Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja - Season 1 ❲WORKING - SECRETS❳

(Minus one point because the "McFizzle" product placement is aggressively early-2010s Disney.)

Stay sneaky, Norrisville.

Randy Cunningham isn't smart. He isn't brave. He isn't even particularly athletic. He’s just a ninth grader at Norrisville High who accidentally stumbles into the suit of the "NinjaNomicon." The twist? The Ninja’s identity must remain secret, not to save the world from a dark lord, but to maintain his "social grade." Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja - Season 1

Season 1’s slow-burn reveal of The Sorcerer (voiced with delicious ham by John DiMaggio) is a masterclass. For the first half, we only see his floating mask or hear his whisper. He isn’t trying to kill Randy; he is trying to humiliate him. The arc culminates in "Night of the Living McFizzles" where Randy realizes that every monster he fought was a test. (Minus one point because the "McFizzle" product placement

In the golden age of early 2010s animation, shows were caught between the surreal chaos of Adventure Time and the gross-out grit of Annoying Orange . Buried in that weird middle slot on Disney XD was a show that deserved a longer life: Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja . He isn't even particularly athletic

As we look back a decade later, holds up as a surprisingly sharp (pun intended) piece of action-comedy storytelling. Here is why the first thirteen episodes are a hidden masterpiece of tween mythology.