HORTON

HORTON

First airing in 2002 and running for four seasons until it's cancellation in 2005, HORTON told the story of a teenage Old Man Suddard and his struggle to fit in at the small Horton High School. He is forced to hide his powers and confront many villains and teenage traumas... "and all before fifth period!!!", or so the tagline for the show stated. This show was created in order to answer the age old question of the true origin of Old Man Suddard. Here, Suddard is simply called Sexy Teenage Suddard and shows Suddard evolve into the character he is today. Despite being made non-canon as soon as it was cancelled, many still believe this to be the true origin story of Old Man Suddard.

Season recaps:

Season 1

Season 1 was a very typical monster of the week scenario as Suddard tried to fit in and get the girl. He struggles with social interactions, but is coached by his loving uncle, Joenathun Kunt. The season ends with Suddard going to prom and having to face a scary entity in the form of a mutated Principle "Rock" Shandy.

Season 2

This saw Suddard continue his studies as he takes classes such as Lynchin' 101. He also takes on various villains of the week but there are some longer story arcs such as one where Suddard meets Suddard India featuring a guest appearance by Ishi Patel as Sanji Handslam.

Season 3

Suddard's final year in high school had him take on aliens on the football field as he grew closer to his love interest, Gina. He faced his former friend, Alex and took down the evil Crypt organisation.

Season 4

The final season had Suddard move away from the Kunt farm to the big city where he pursued a job as a drug dealer, having failed his exams. Gina has left him, but he still has a sense of justice. The season ends with him becoming Old Man Suddard and defeating both Reverse Suddard and Robohead Sud.

Trivia

The show won an award for it's musical intro, "Somebody Shave Me," originally called "Somebody Lynch Me," before a lawsuit forced the change.

Despite cancellation, this show was highly rated by fans and critics. The only issue that fans had was that it took Suddard four whole seasons to learn how to fly.