Los Mexicanados

**Los Mexicanados**, known at times as *El Ornitorrinco Español*, is a Spanish-American animated television series that premiered on Kiddie Plus in 2022.

## Plot

The series chronicles the adventures of a young Spanish platypus named Callidrake, as well as her relatives and diverse neighborhood friends.

## Why This Show Sucks

* To start off the list, the main character, Callidrake Mederrin, basically rips off Perry the Platypus (though not directly ripping him off).
* The voice acting, while decent, can also get rather annoying at times, with Callidrake's voice being one notable example.
* The animation may be fluid, but it never really goes above average in terms of quality and looks crude. It also tends to go off-model.
* Many of Callidrake's songs are played at the wrong times.
* During many episodes, there are attempts at intentional comedy, but they are shamelessly poor and stupid.
* Most of the episodes have weak and boring storylines. The show relies heavily on Spanish languages and heritages, which is also a source of the show's humor as well. Notably, the main character is only focused on learning Spanish in *almost every episode,* and she has a magical guitar on which she plays Mexican party music, which is not even necessary for a lot of episodes.
* Most of the characters are one-dimensional and unlikeable, other than Callidrake herself.
* There are even dated Spanish references that sometimes feel out of place because they don't need to be there.
* The running gag of Callidrake endlessly celebrating her Mexican culture can get **very** tiresome at times.
* Even pushing the botched characterizations aside, this show has **several** episodes that can be considered *very* inappropriate for Spanish viewers. For example:
	1. Several episodes feature Callidrake's musical segments. The show also attempts to sugarcoat this by ***playing the same songs over and over again!***
	2. One episode, "Fiesta Piñata", features a camera shot.
	3. In "Un Desafío Histórico", the other characters basically *worship Callidrake's music* after her transformation into a superhero, similar to El Chapulín Colorado.
	4. In "¡Vamos!", Callidrake deliberately uses her Spanish culture to her advantage!
	5. "Lo Siento" features **child abuse** in a show *aimed towards children*; the episode shows the characters fighting over, throwing and pulling around ***an actual baby*** like a ragdoll, with Callidrake ***forcefully shoving*** the said baby onto a truck and happily saying "Now that's how you get the job done right".
* Callidrake tends to teach random Spanish words in a *very* forced and rushed way, with many of them being poorly shown and having no substance to them at all.
* One of the main problems with Callidrake Mederrin is also the fact she gets *way* too much screentime and has *way* too many episodes focusing on her. And while some of the other characters are good as well, they get very neglected in the show to where only one episode focuses on them.
* "Mi Casa Mexicano" basically preaches ***blind nationalism and xenophobia*** by portraying Mexico as the greatest nation ever, and depicting United States, Canada, London, Ireland, Scotland, and all other nations as villains. **Yes, really!**
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## Redeeming Qualities

* This show is The Kiddie Channel's only attempt at teaching Spanish to its preschool viewers.
* Callidrake does get her comeuppance at times, albeit very rarely.
* The show's music is wonderfully outstanding and fun to listen to, as provided by Los Tucanes de Tijuana.
* In most episodes of the show, Callidrake always gets the main focus of the episode and often has too much screen time, but at least the other characters appear sporadically.
* The show has decent world-building.
* The concept is kind of interesting, despite being too poorly executed.
* Some memorable lines, such as Callidrake's catchphrase: "La encantaría!"

## Reception

Despite *Los Mexicanados* doing successfully well with young children, many parents have expressed concern over the show's exaggerated Spanish words and visually intense content, as well as the main character's blatant resemblance to Perry the Platypus from *Phineas and Ferb*.