I started re-watching g1 Monster High and I think the reason g3 failed in it's attempt to re-vamp an old show was because they forgot what made Monster High special in the first place. That it wasn't like other girls... literally. Monster High wasn't afraid to be whatever it wanted. Even the motto "we are monsters, we are proud" Monster High was all about just being who you are and owning it. The characters were who they were and they owned it, they didn't let people tell them wrong. Each character was different and special. That's what they got wrong. It's just not interesting anymore because it's not special anymore. "Show your true monster heart" just doesn't really hit that well does it? The original motto makes me feel like I want to shout it out and tell everyone about it, the new one makes me feel like a baby. It's just not special. It's not fun... or funny. Like at all, all the jokes are so flat. It lost the charm that made Monster High special in the first place. That's where they went wrong.
and also g1 never took itself too seriously all the time, not everything has to be so serious. One of the parts that made g1 especially charming was the play-on-words.
Scarice, city of frights (Paris, city of lights)
Boo York (New York)
Boovie (movie, though that one wasn't present in s1)
Spooktacular (spectacular)
Beast (best)
Biteology (Biology)
Creature (teacher)
Casketball (basketball)
Creeperific (terrific)
Creepateria (cafeteria)
Curdy (cute + nerdy, this one isn't play on words, it's just adorable)
E-gore (e-mail)
the list just goes on and it's honestly adorkable. It's so fun and charming, even if I was 80 I'd still love it. It was interesting unlike just "haha bad actually means good in this world isn't that so funny haha hilarious and totally not overused haha lol" it's just so overdone and boring. It doesn't even fit the Monster High universe. Maybe they thought it was "too childish" but that's exactly it, that's exactly what made people of ALL AGES love it so much. It was fun and felt fun to watch. Now it's like they sucked all the life out of it. G2 was too childish, g3 was too lifeless.
Jaundice Brothers (Jonas Brothers)
Justin Biter (Justin Bieber)
Monstallica (Metallica)
William Shakesfear/Spookspheare (William Shakespeare)
Boofriend (boyfriend)
Ghoulfriend (girlfriend)
Dismembers (members)
Hall moanitor (hall monitor)
Manster (male monster)
Normie (human)
Vamposer (poser)
Mad science (science)
Hauntlywood (Hollywood)
Londoom (London)
Eiffel Terror (Eiffel Tower)
Vampitheater (Amphitheater)
iCoffin (iPhone)
Eek-vite (invite)
FrightTube (YouTube)
Critter (Twitter)
10 Things I Creep About You (10 Things I Hate About You)
Clawless (Clueless)
Twi Hard (Twilight and Die Hard)
Truth or scare (truth or dare)
Dairy Scream (Dairy Queen)
New Yuck Times (New York Times)
Skull-utations (salutations)
Oh my goth! (oh my god/gosh)
Oh my ghoul! (oh my god/gosh)
Boo-la la (ooh la la)
Thank gore (thank god/gosh)
Thank ghoulness (thank goodness)
Voltageous (no real meaning but it's a positive exclamation used by Frankie)
Fangtacular (spectacular,, mostly used by Draculaura but anyone can use it)
Fangtasic (fantastic, mostly used by Draculaura but anyone can use it)
Ghoulest (coolest)
Clawsome (awesome, mostly used by Clawdeen but anyone can use it)
Scaritage (heritage)
Creepover (sleepover)
there's so many I'm getting kinda dizzy.