Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-25360281-20150111053551

So recently I've been getting back into Cartoon Network and watching shows like Regular Show and The Amazing World of Gumball. Now I had seen Uncle Grandpa before, but usually the TV was background noise for me so I didn't really pay much attention to it. But when I did, It kind of freaked me out.

Have you ever seen those "redneck" memes, where they say things like "sister mom" or "uncle daddy"? I, unfortunately, got reminded of those as I watched Uncle Grandpa. To me, Uncle Grandpa screamed incest.

Aside from the name itself, his overly dopey and child like behavior also bothered me, considering he's supposed to be an adult figure in the show.

To me, this show portrays a mentally disabled man, born out of incest, that causes him to behave and appear childish and allows him to connect to children more than anything and "help" them. Let me explain a little further...

Incest can cause an increase in physical birth defects (his abnormal head shape) and mental disabilities (his dopey attitude toward everything and child like behavior).

Throughout the series Uncle Grandpa helps children with their problems, showing obvious connections to each and every child and why teenagers seem to dislike him or use him (how teenagers typically act toward children). This may be because he acts like a child himself, and so the children feel comfortable around him, and teenagers tend to be cold and mean.

Now you might be wondering about the other characters, such as Giant Realistic Flying Tiger, Mister Gus, and Pizza Steve.

I believe that GRFT is Uncle Grandpa's younger sister, Mister Gus is Uncle Grandpa's father, and Pizza Steve is the youngest brother out of the trio (Uncle Grandpa, GRFT, and Pizza Steve).

I say this because Uncle Grandpa doesn't really "understand" GRFT or her habits, which could explain why she simply roars instead of actually speaking. Uncle Grandpa can't understand her so to him its all just pointless "roaring".

Mister Gus is constantly the "bore" of the group, usually doubting the things they say (like in Season 1 Episode 12: Treasure Map) Mister Gus completely disregards Uncle Grandpa's and Pizza Steve's adventure for the "treasure".

Pizza Steve is the "cool younger brother" that Uncle Granpa idolizes. In the show, Uncle Grandpa constantly believes Pizza Steve's made up adventures and shenanigans, even though the rest of the group knows that they're false. This also highlights Uncle Grandpa's child like naivety, further supporting my theory.

Although on the surface this show appears to be fun and bubbly, that isn't all it really is...

 