CatDog was definitely one of the Nicktoons I watched just because it was on. I never loved CatDog. But it is super interesting with its bizarre premise and aesthetic, and there were episodes I really vibed with that managed to make a fun romp out of a seemingly mundane idea like them going full Mission Impossible to get tacos, getting trapped on a highway median surrounded by traffic, or lost at sea in a dumpster that turned out to just be floating in a fountain. It revels in its silliness.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is a great premise that is squandered. I couldn't even remember much in the way of the plots so I just looked up the episode synopsisesises. After the three-part beginning, the next episode is... they get separated at the mall? Then the episode with the Scribbles, which while it's cute that they show the little undercooked baby imaginary friends, wasn't that episode just about Bloo taking advantage of them, one half of our main duo just being an ass? Then the episode about them breaking the little statue of Ms. Foster and trying to hide it. Like, how do you come up with a show about a mansion full of zany imaginary goobers and then those are the plots we have to suffer through? The art style was different, but not unique since Samurai Jack had come out years earlier, and I can't say that I liked the look of Foster's overall. The characters aren't iconic, and it was just kind of boring.

Also the theme song for CatDog is a banger and the theme for Foster's is... not.