You are correct. The writing did seem amaterish. But maybe the writers were told to do that because they wanted to attract a young audience in hopes they would be fans of the show for decades...IT WORKED!
I've noticed in the theme song, they're hard drivin' " Rough necks"....I guess Red Neck is a bad word now! It's like Jeff Foxworthy on Scooby Doo, he would " If you......you MIGHT be a County Boy!" Don't want to corrupt children's minds with 4 letter words, like Red Neck!
It's not that they're goofy...a lot of the DOH episodes are too but it's just they didn't put too much thought into the plots or the episodes are almost carbon copies.....I find myself doing other stuff while they're on, like typing on here.....
I remember you doing this a couple years ago. I like the cartoons. Sure some of them are goofy but they are cartoons after all. The best thing about them is the voices....all original!