The Talking Ben animated series is a masterclass in anti-humor. The jokes are slow, the pacing is glacial, and the characters are depressive. To a hyperactive personality like Speed—a human Duracell bunny on Red Bull—watching Ben live a slow, mundane, purposeless existence is actual torture.
“BEN! DO SOMETHING! WHY IS HE JUST SITTING THERE?! THIS DOG IS TRYING TO ANGER ME! I’M GETTING TIRED OF HIM, CHAT!”
Ben’s neighbor, Hank, a grumpy old dog, asks Ben to fix his sink. Ben, with dead eyes, picks up a wrench and purposely breaks the pipe, flooding the house.
Yes, we’re talking about Talking Ben the Dog .