The humor seems off as well. The original show had a distinctively goofy and wry sensibility. It mixed historical factoids and Borscht Belt tomfoolery, with Mr. Peabody educating his boy Sherman on the culture and history of whatever society they happened to be disrupting, then getting them out of jams via Sherlock Holmes-style displays of icy super-competence. There's a fair bit of that in here, and it's marvelous. Peabody's math-driven approach to travel and escape is visualized with onscreen graphics,
arrows and equations, and the name of Mr. Peabody's fancy mixed drink "Einstein on the Beach" is funny on at least two levels. It's hard to imagine how Ty Burrell's vocal performance as Peabody could be improved.
Everything about it is exquisitely judged, from the way he sprints through Peabody's scientific exposition, but never so quickly that he confuses the viewer, to the way he unveils the dog's wretched puns (in Peabody's mind, he's underplaying the jokes, but to anyone listening, he's hammering them).
Segala-galanya tentangnya dinilai tinggi, dari cara dia memecut melalui pameran/eksposisi saintifik Peabody, tetapi tidak pernah begitu cepat dia mengelirukan penonton, dengan cara dia memperkenalkan jenaka berdebah anjing (namun di dalam minda Peabody, dia tidak menonjolkan jenaka itu, tetapi untuk sesiapa yang sedang mendengar, dia sedang membelasah mereka).
Segalanya benar-benar dinilai, dari cara dia berlari melalui percobaan ilmiah, tapi tidak pernah begitu cepat dia membingungkan para penonton, sampai kepada caranya mengungkap gaya bercanda sedih anjing itu (dalam pikiran Peabody, dia tidak menganggap penting lelucon itu, namun supaya semua orang mendengarkan, dia mengulangnya terus).