User blog:Flames1616/Unnecessary Toilet Humor: Plot Development or Lazy Writing?

Ok, so obviously I love TLH or else I wouldn't be on this wiki, but there is one aspect of the show that I believe is starting to become a major issue, and that is toilet humor. Now, I think toilet humor is for the most part pretty funny and it can usually get a good laugh out of me... when it's done correctly. But lately in the newer episodes, burp and fart jokes just seem to appear out of nowhere and serve no purpose to the plot whatsoever, and, in my case, actually ruins the story for me. Now maybe this is a nod to past Nickelodeon cartoons that featured gross out imagery and toilet humor like Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life and Angry Beavers; which would make sense seeing as Savino started his career working on those shows, and I could appreciate that because I grew up with those shows, but with a show like the Loud House, there really isn't much need for random gross out humor popping up at every possible second. Now, I mentioned earlier that I enjoy toilet humor when it's done correctly, so now I'll name off a few episodes that I think pulled it off perfectly, and a few that butchered it. First up: Space Invader. The comedy in this episode was great (Lynn's "lack of balls" joke is probably my favorite innuendo in the show so far), but the one thing that made the episode for me was Lynn's Dutch Oven of Lincoln, because 1. It was unexpected. 2. It fit the segment., and 3. It was funny and wasn't forced on the audience. This is how this type of humor should be used. Next up is Two Boys and a Baby. This was, for the most part pretty light on the gross out humor up until the scene where Lily needed to be changed, which I thought was the best part of the episode. I found Lilly farting on Lincoln and Clyde to be hilarious because it was again, unexpected and fit in with the current situation, and the dirty diaper being cast into the ceiling fan (sh*t hitting the fan) was the icing on the cake. Ok, so now I'm going to hurry through some episodes I think we're ruined because of unnecessary gross out humor. It's almost 5:00 AM and I'm ready for my bed. Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru: The flash back with Lynn's second Dutch oven. Come Sale Away: The flashback to the belching contest. One of the Boys: Honestly I saw all that humor coming a mile away, so I knew I wasn't going to enjoy this episode. Roughin' It: The burp/fart scene with Lincoln and Clyde. Making the Case: Lori's fart clips, it was funny at first, but became overused. And the most recent offender, Making the Grade: Lisa's fart scenes at the school and house were uncalled for and completely out of character for her. I've probably missed out on a bunch of other episodes, but this is all my brain could muster up for now. So what do you guys think? Am I being nitpicky, or do you think all of this toilet humor is also unnecessary and the result of lazy writing and/or a quick way to move the story along? Leave a comment and let me know! Also, I still love the Loud House, and I don't think I'll ever stop loving it. I just think it's good to give out constructive criticism sometimes; especially with a show like this.