The Bad Guys: Breaking In
This DreamWorks animated prequel on Netflix follows Wolf, Shark, Piranha, Snake, and Tarantula in the bumbling early days of their would-be criminal crew, before the events of the movies. The heists are played for laughs, the gang keeps accidentally helping people, and an undercurrent of friendship and teamwork runs through all nine episodes.
Great for kids who enjoyed The Bad Guys movies and are ready for some cartoon mischief and slapstick chase humor.
Episodes to know about
The crew steals a painting to grab a news spotlight, and Piranha passes gas as a running gag; sets the show's tone of cheerful cartoon lawbreaking.
Fart jokes and mild name-calling ('freakshows') appear here and recur as a comedy staple across the series.
A villain threatens to dissolve the Bad Guys in citric acid powerful enough to destroy them; played for tension-comedy but may feel a little intense for the youngest viewers.