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I am very pleased to bring you Sweet Boy Beach - Taco Salad. 

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I think I started it late last year and it must have taken somewhere between 300-400 hours to make.  Quite often I'll start disliking a cartoon when I'm over halfway on it and question my judgment in starting it.  But not this one!  I enjoyed working on it I think right up until the end (although sometimes finishing a cartoon can be brutal and this one was one of the toughest).

This is my first patreon cartoon since Fernando and the Disk of Chaos which was finished way back in February 2018.  Thank you every one for supporting this!  

You will notice I have a sponsor for this one (on the youtube version only).  I've always been wary of working with brands because I don't want to deter viewers with a brand message at the beginning of something I put so much work into.  Surfshark were happy with an ad read at the end of the cartoon, so I don't feel like the cartoon will lose viewers because of it.  

I've thought a fair bit about the title for this one.   Sweet Boy Beach - Taco Salad feels right, but I don't know if it's a clickable title.  Taco Salad doesn't seem any more appealing.  I thought about calling it simply Sweet Boy Beach.  It's never too late to change it so I'm interested in reading anyone's opinion on what the best/most clickable title is.  My girlfriend suggested Who Stole my Taco Salad? which is clickable sure but it also feels like it demeans the cartoon somehow.

Thanks again everyone and I hope you enjoy Cuthbert and Dante's first proper adventure.

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Henry

This is most enjoyable! The surfshark spot at the end of the YT version did not seem out of place at all — in fact, with Cuthbert presenting and some of the other unique visuals you put into it, I found quite amusing and tasteful. Good job!

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2026-10-13 14:00 10/10 I agree with Henry the transition to your sponsor was ridiculously smooth and pleasant lol. I'd say it was worth the extra effort. Great job :D
2020-04-12 12:52

SexuaLobster

Thanks! And I'm glad to hear that. It's my first brand ad so I'm feeling my way.

SexuaLobster

Thanks! I thought about several effort intensive transitions for a while then i realised a star wipe would do the trick.

Lurker45

The through-line of the humor is very funny with Cuthbert's apparent intelligence wavering back and forth between moronic and more-than-you-thought.

SexuaLobster

it clicked for me when i realised how much of a dick he's being, he goes off and accuses someone he doesn't like of the transgression, with no evidence, and is totally wrong. i think he's inspired by the people in my life who are confidently wrong about stuff

Ztpia

If this one was one of the toughest, which was THE toughest?

Bullet

I have been waiting so long for another amazing credibly petty adventure involving the glistening duo and you didn't disappoint at all sir! Bravo! Like the rest of your work I find myself screaming for more! Also my 4 year old niece saw one of your first sweet boy beach videos and now she asks if there's any new videos on the "two weird friends"

SexuaLobster

Would have to be Fernando and the Disk of Chaos.

SexuaLobster

aww thats cute, well im not sure if this one is ok for kids, its probably ok except for the discussion of horny dolphins. Glad you liked it!

johnny R

I think "Sweet Boy Beach - Mystery of the Missing Taco Salad" would be a good working title. it keeps the sweet boy beach series and adds a little flair to the taco salad angle. I also love how you worked in the sponsor, its great you have one and having cuthbert do the ad it gives it a much more personal feel.

Lurker45

What puts it over the top as humor is the a seagull/Aseagull fakeout and Aseagull lying about being the culprit, which briefly makes Cuthberth seem competent. That the first thing Cuthbert actually saw (i.e. the unnamed beach boy, not the seagull) really was the culprit is just great. All the main jokes connect to each other and change meaning (the seagull joke three times!) until the end of the cartoon.

Bullet

Yes dolphin rape aside its far easier to show off in polite company then stuff like pleasure island

Grug

I dunno, Lobster. I don't think this one worked. Dante being so panicked the whole time didn't really fit with his character. He was more like Krillin from Dragon Ball Z than the relaxed, confident shop-owner from the other cartoons. Characters in this one also talk way faster than any of the short leading to a more tense atmosphere. It works for Pleasure Island, Fernando, and company but not for our Sweet Boys.

SexuaLobster

Yeh the ad went well I think, low stress and didn't take long to do. Thanks for the title suggestion but the end of that would be cropped.

SexuaLobster

fair enough, i approached this one like a reboot rather than a continuation so it doesn't closely gel with the first two, appearance or content wise.

Grug

I hope we get more sweet boy beach but with more emphasis on dialogue than animation.

SexuaLobster

I've written another two scripts for them and I've got hazy ideas for a few more. But I've got a bit of a sequel cramp with it for now, I'm not sure what I've written exceeds this one. And there's another idea which is awesome but I haven't figured out how to end it.

Grug

I also noticed that their designs were a lot simpler in Taco Salad, especially in the faces. That also changed the mood a lot.

Adam Kelly

This is wonderful. Fantastic work as always, Chris!

Michael Wagner

Boy am I late to the party, how could I let a mere pandemic distract me from a new SBB cartoon!? Not sure if that blonde guy is challenging or coming on to Cuthbert (oh the erotic ambiguity!) but we now know Dante, at least, likes to munch a nice "taco salad", and we all vaguely guess what THAT means! All in all a beautiful shiny dolphin of an animation.

SexuaLobster

Hey Michael glad you liked it, hope you're doing ok.