Name: Wayside
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Kids
Released: 2007-03-16
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Mark Rendall, Lisa Ng, Martin Villafana, Denise Oliver

A school built 30 stories wrong, and somehow that's the LEAST weird thing here.

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Chaotic good energy2000s cartoon nostalgiaPure unhinged logic

Latest Episode

Season 2 • Episode 15

Latest

Kidswatter's Opus

Jul 13, 2008

Kidswatter discovers the joys of teaching after substituting; Maurecia agrees to be one of the three Erics when Small Eric changes his name.

Overview

Animation Comedy Kids

The comically-absurd tales of students on the top floor of Wayside, a quirky grammar school that was accidentally built 30-stories high.

Content warning

whimsical elementary school playful nostalgic

Institutional absurdityFound family among weirdosChildhood imagination unleashedOrder vs. delightful chaos

Standout Aspects

Writing

Gag density that hits like a sugar rush

Production

Visual gags that reward frame-by-frame pausing

Acting

Voice cast commits 300% to absolute nonsense

Best for:Kids·Background

Creator

John Derevlany

First AiredMar 16, 2007

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons2·Episodes52

Top Cast

Mark Rendall

Todd (voice)

Denise Oliver

Maurecia (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Based on Louis Sachar's Wayside School books, but the show invented tons of characters and storylines the books never touched.

Cultural

Aired during Cartoon Network's weirdo renaissance alongside Chowder and Flapjack—peak 'let's just get strange with it' animation era.

Gallery

Wayside (2007)