I wanted to like this show... I REALLY wanted to like this show, but I didn't. It's almost kind of like how Drtooth has pointed out, many times before, Camp Lazlo pretty much only served as a reminder that Rocko was gone.
I have to admit, I do like Camp Lazlo, but it's just one of those sad reminders that just because it's the same creator, doesn't mean it's the same quality because they need the same writers to get the show to work. Of course, let's not forget, one of the writers for Rocko had his own show and left it for other things early on (I'll get to that later). Personally, I blame myself and anyone who wanted this to be as funny as Rocko for it not being as funny as Rocko. We all should have known this was a different show completely, just the same creator and some of the same voice actors. Sucks they didn't get Charlie Adler involved. HE would have made the show funnier. It's enjoyable on its own, just not one of CN's best. Though, I must point out this
was CN's weakest and worst line up, just before they started the live action nonsense trying to be Hanna Montana. This line up also introduced Squirrel Boy and my personal least favorite, My Gym Partner is a Monkey. Seriously... MGPIAM had the feeling of a bad Disney Saturday Morning cartoon, which would have lasted a season, that was trying too hard to be a Nicktoon and failing. The line up failed to catch on.
I always thought they were trying to be Ren and Stimpy only failing on every level to be honest
I'd say this more recursively. Hear me out... Spongebob is pretty much the same humor as Rocko's Modern Life, just not quite the same. Given the fact it has some of the same writers, of course. Steven Hillenburg was a head writer for Rocko long before Spongebob. Now, if you ask me, Camp Lazlo is trying to be Spongebob, which was trying to be Rocko. Lazlo is
very much like Spongebob, the Camp Counsilor is very much like Squidward, moreso than he is trying to be Mr. Bighead. So, the problem with the show's humor is simple. Spongebob has similar humor to Rocko, Lazlo has similar humor Spongebob, essentially a photocopy of a photocopy that lacked the substance of the one prior.