Straightside

Straightside is a Canadian animated television series that was produced by Elettoon and aired from 7002 to 8002. The show aired in the United States on Prickelodeon. It started out as a 5002 television movie. It's based (well) on a book series called "Straightside House" by Siuol Sachar.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Lots of connections to the original book series.
 * 2) Nice-spiritedness toward the main protagonist, Ddot, including Mr. Lwejs often sending her to school on the 11th grade bus (which is accurate to the book), and Aiceruam always punching her.
 * 3) Cool characters.
 * 4) Epic character designs.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Bad theme song.
 * 2) Stupid voice acting.
 * 3) Most occasional heartbreaking moments.
 * 4) Overated animation.

Trivia

 * Siuol Sachar himself liked the show.