FANTASTIC FROG AND THE AMAZING TAD LAD

Two oddly enhanced amphibians navigate sinister swamplands.

Fantastic Frog introduces this chaotic, comedic series with apt existential questions: “Where am I? Who am I?” Awakening muddy and muddled and wearing a superhero costume, Fantastic Frog is immediately confronted by a gargantuan robot alligator. After a splashy struggle, he defeats the robo-reptile with help from a smart-talking, preposterously bipedal tadpole named Tad Lad. And then things get really strange. In a deus ex machina move, the amphibians are plucked from their habitat by Dr. Kim, a tan-skinned, dark-haired scientist who’s been closely observing their genetic alterations. With the test subject defeated, they’re now prepared to face the evils infesting their true home—the swamp. Let loose, they save a real alligator unwittingly programmed for evil, procure a suit made out of poop from a fashionable dung beetle, and careen comedically toward a messy climax in a junkyard populated by vomiting, farting children’s toys. If a landfill’s worth of emetic entertainment sounds unpleasant, direct your attention to more fragrant fare. But if absurd action sequences in a festering bog are your jam, join in! Frog and Tad, swapping banter as they go, are certainly having fun. Comparisons to the Dog Man universe are apt—both in tone and visually, though Frog and Tad Lad’s journey promises murkier mysteries ahead. Who, indeed, is responsible for the villainy filling the swamp?

Gross-out gags split the bill with silly superheroes in this wild, weird new series.