# Broccoli Man

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Broccoli Man and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its charm, personality and memorable lines despite crude animation; critics say the remaster loses the original's spirit.

## Why people recommend it

- Charming crude animation full of personality (3 comments): "the slop feeling of the original version was a deliberate decision and part of its charm" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46046356)) "full of personality and ideas even if its poorly drawn and kitsch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46046002)) "This is 100% AI slop, cool story and all" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46045805))
- Memorable lines and voice reads (2 comments): "There will always be a special place in my heart for the stilted "do you. do you think your users are scum."" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46049107)) ""only if you are Yahoo!" is one of the best line reads of all time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46047748))

## What people warn about

- Remaster loses the original's charm and spirit (4 comments): "This didn't capture the emotional tone as I perceived it in the original." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054247)) "this remaster looks fancy but loses the entire spirit of the thing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46046188)) "it does lose something in the more realistic performances" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053088))
- Less funny than the original (2 comments): "the original is funnier in its delivery" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46053060)) "Impressive (but less funny)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46047808))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [They're Made Out of Meat short film](https://hackerapproved.com/p/they-re-made-out-of-meat-short-film.md): 8 recommend
- [The Wrong Trousers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wrong-trousers.md): 8 recommend
- [Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames](https://hackerapproved.com/p/powers-of-ten.md): 6 recommend
- [Wallace and Gromit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wallace-and-gromit.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Broccoli Man", https://hackerapproved.com/p/broccoli-man-remastered/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).