The Ghost and Molly McGee has developed quite the following over the past 2 years it's been on the air. Having sat through a good chunk of the first season on Disney+, it pains me to say I am NOT a fan of this show. From the awful writing to the annoying main character, this show fails at entertaining me but excells at annoying me.
Created by Bill Motz and Bob Roth, the show follows the misadventures of a middle school girl and her ghostly companion in the small town of Brighton. A familiar but interesting premise, this show seemed to be off to a decent start by introducing us to the ghost first. However, once Molly McGee enters the picture, the whole show goes downhill from there. The writing in this show is absolutely terrible with each episode going through the motions of same old plot after same old plot. One episode has Molly trying to make a friend with the town's spoiled brat and, surprise surprise, she ends up being friends with the outcast. Another episode has Molly and her Mom taking jobs and wouldn't you know it, their efforts are made invain. The world building isn't much better as the ghost world mostly has the VIP lounge and the council and Brighton is a generic looking one-horse town where the people are absolute sheep. Then there's the comedy, which just falls head first into cringy, eye rolling and obnoxious territory. If you you didn't so much as smirk at at the slapstick, you're never going to as long as you watch this show. It's hard to get invested in a show that has a ghost world and a small town when they're bother so boring to be in.
The characters in this show don't offer anything noteworthy besides being dull and unlikable. The ghost in this show, Scratch, is a lazy, manipulate, selfish and gluttonous ghoul who curse himself to be stuck with Molly for eternity. While he's not a likable character in his own right, I do kinda feel bad for him. Why? Because he's trapped in a relationship with one of the most annoying and obnoxious girls in cartoon history! Molly McGee is the wrong type of character to be a protagonist. She never shuts up, she's unbearably naive, she never puts her foot down when she's being undermined and she's too forward thinking to focus on the present. She should've been a one of character who gets her comeuppance at the end at best, but as the protagonist, she's just awful. Her family isn't much better as they're all pretty one not. Peter is the bumbling Dad, Sharon is the typical Mom who tries to think positive, Darryl is the mischievous brother and Nin is the tired old Grandma who doesn't get along with her daughter trope we've seen time and again. Then there's the people in Brighton who aren't much better than the McGees. Libby is the anxious girl, the Mayor is a cheapskate and Andrea is a spoiled brat who, for the umpteenth time I've seen this stupid trope, people take her seriously despite the fact that her attitude stinks! Geoff is also a really stupid ghost who annoys Scratch. If he was cut from the show, nothing would change. That's how bad Geoff is.
These characters are brought to life by the stellar voice work on display here. Ashley Burch was fantastic as Molly, making her sound very lively and upbeat. Dana Snyder makes Scratch sound very sarcastic and desperate. Sumalee Montano did an excellent job making Sheryl and Nin sound distinct from one another with Sheryl sounding more like a middle aged mother and Nin sounding like an old Thai grandmother. Jordan Klepper made Peter sound very easy going and natural. Michaela Dietz did a good job making Darryl sound like a boy, though when he scream he sounds a little too much like Amethyst, which took me out of the show. Eric Edelstein made Geoff sound really slow and dumb, which works really well with his character. Lara Jill Miller was really good as Libby, making her sound very nervous but smart. Jules Medcraft perfectly captures the nasty and snobbish attitude of Andrea. Like her equally talented voice director brother, Sam Riegel, Eden did an excellent job bringing out the best of these actors.
Visually, the animation is outstanding, which shouldn't be surprising because it's Disney Television Animation. The characters have really unique and stylized desgins with the humans having different body types, fitting clothing and unique hair styles. The ghosts also look really otherworldly with them all being see-through blobs with unique faces and different colors. The character animation is very fluid and bouncy with the character's hair and clothes moving in tandem with their bodies. The animators also added some neat details that show how ghost operate in this show rather than tell, such as Scratch being invisible when talking to Molly or Scratch trying to be outlandishly scary. The backgrounds are also very well crafted with the ghost world looking like a dark void lit up by neon lights and ectoplasm. Brighton also looks like it has history with chipping paint on buildings, the school being made of bricks and the house being full of cobwebs. If nothing else, this show delivers on high quality animation.
Well, that was annoying! The Ghost and Molly McGee is a disappointingly bad show made from the Mouse House's television division. Sure, the voice acting and animation is great, but the awful writing, the dull and unlikable characters and the lack of humor prevents me from giving this a recommendation. If your looking gor a good cartoon where ghosts come into our world, watch Danny Phantom. I'm aware the show's creator has been controversial as of late, but Danny Phantom still remains is most beloved show to date. The best part about Danny Phantom though is none of the characters are as annoying or obnoxious as Molly McGee -.-
Created by Bill Motz and Bob Roth, the show follows the misadventures of a middle school girl and her ghostly companion in the small town of Brighton. A familiar but interesting premise, this show seemed to be off to a decent start by introducing us to the ghost first. However, once Molly McGee enters the picture, the whole show goes downhill from there. The writing in this show is absolutely terrible with each episode going through the motions of same old plot after same old plot. One episode has Molly trying to make a friend with the town's spoiled brat and, surprise surprise, she ends up being friends with the outcast. Another episode has Molly and her Mom taking jobs and wouldn't you know it, their efforts are made invain. The world building isn't much better as the ghost world mostly has the VIP lounge and the council and Brighton is a generic looking one-horse town where the people are absolute sheep. Then there's the comedy, which just falls head first into cringy, eye rolling and obnoxious territory. If you you didn't so much as smirk at at the slapstick, you're never going to as long as you watch this show. It's hard to get invested in a show that has a ghost world and a small town when they're bother so boring to be in.
The characters in this show don't offer anything noteworthy besides being dull and unlikable. The ghost in this show, Scratch, is a lazy, manipulate, selfish and gluttonous ghoul who curse himself to be stuck with Molly for eternity. While he's not a likable character in his own right, I do kinda feel bad for him. Why? Because he's trapped in a relationship with one of the most annoying and obnoxious girls in cartoon history! Molly McGee is the wrong type of character to be a protagonist. She never shuts up, she's unbearably naive, she never puts her foot down when she's being undermined and she's too forward thinking to focus on the present. She should've been a one of character who gets her comeuppance at the end at best, but as the protagonist, she's just awful. Her family isn't much better as they're all pretty one not. Peter is the bumbling Dad, Sharon is the typical Mom who tries to think positive, Darryl is the mischievous brother and Nin is the tired old Grandma who doesn't get along with her daughter trope we've seen time and again. Then there's the people in Brighton who aren't much better than the McGees. Libby is the anxious girl, the Mayor is a cheapskate and Andrea is a spoiled brat who, for the umpteenth time I've seen this stupid trope, people take her seriously despite the fact that her attitude stinks! Geoff is also a really stupid ghost who annoys Scratch. If he was cut from the show, nothing would change. That's how bad Geoff is.
These characters are brought to life by the stellar voice work on display here. Ashley Burch was fantastic as Molly, making her sound very lively and upbeat. Dana Snyder makes Scratch sound very sarcastic and desperate. Sumalee Montano did an excellent job making Sheryl and Nin sound distinct from one another with Sheryl sounding more like a middle aged mother and Nin sounding like an old Thai grandmother. Jordan Klepper made Peter sound very easy going and natural. Michaela Dietz did a good job making Darryl sound like a boy, though when he scream he sounds a little too much like Amethyst, which took me out of the show. Eric Edelstein made Geoff sound really slow and dumb, which works really well with his character. Lara Jill Miller was really good as Libby, making her sound very nervous but smart. Jules Medcraft perfectly captures the nasty and snobbish attitude of Andrea. Like her equally talented voice director brother, Sam Riegel, Eden did an excellent job bringing out the best of these actors.
Visually, the animation is outstanding, which shouldn't be surprising because it's Disney Television Animation. The characters have really unique and stylized desgins with the humans having different body types, fitting clothing and unique hair styles. The ghosts also look really otherworldly with them all being see-through blobs with unique faces and different colors. The character animation is very fluid and bouncy with the character's hair and clothes moving in tandem with their bodies. The animators also added some neat details that show how ghost operate in this show rather than tell, such as Scratch being invisible when talking to Molly or Scratch trying to be outlandishly scary. The backgrounds are also very well crafted with the ghost world looking like a dark void lit up by neon lights and ectoplasm. Brighton also looks like it has history with chipping paint on buildings, the school being made of bricks and the house being full of cobwebs. If nothing else, this show delivers on high quality animation.
Well, that was annoying! The Ghost and Molly McGee is a disappointingly bad show made from the Mouse House's television division. Sure, the voice acting and animation is great, but the awful writing, the dull and unlikable characters and the lack of humor prevents me from giving this a recommendation. If your looking gor a good cartoon where ghosts come into our world, watch Danny Phantom. I'm aware the show's creator has been controversial as of late, but Danny Phantom still remains is most beloved show to date. The best part about Danny Phantom though is none of the characters are as annoying or obnoxious as Molly McGee -.-