Wonderfalls was a short lived show that FOX only aired four episodes of in 2004, though a DVD set of the complete first season containing all 13 episodes was later released.  Much like other Bryan Fuller shows, Wonderfalls had a certain quirkiness about it that you either got or you didn't.  Apparently, most people didn't and thus this wonderful little show was quickly cancelled. 

"Okay, I'll ask you one more time, where's the monkey? Did he walk away? Can he walk away? Are you guys ambulatory?" - Aaron

Wonderfalls was centered around a 24 year old girl named Jaye Tyler who worked in a Niagara Falls gift shop called Wonderfalls.  Her life was pretty mundane and stagnant until the day that a smooshed face waxed lion talked to her.  It wasn't just the lion either, soon after she found that any inanimate object with a face could talk to her and they all told her to do things (usually very cryptically).  Even though she thought that she was crazy, Jaye found herself listening to the muses, helping out a lot of other people, and becoming a better person for it.

The best parts about the show were the writing and the characters.  Every character was unique, fleshed out, well written, and they were all cast perfectly.  Jaye may have been the only one talking to wax lions and brass monkeys, but every character had a bit of crazy in them which made the show all the more interesting.  The actors all embraced the quirkiness of the show and had wonderful chemistry together.  The storylines were all well thought out and executed and the dialogue (as with Pushing Daisies) was so quick and fun.  A lot of the episodes seemed to be written in different genres, so they all had something fresh, yet none seemed out of place.

The worst part about the show is that it was cancelled before it got good.  I only watched the show well after the DVD's came out, and I couldn't believe it when I read that only four episodes were ever aired.  The worst thing being that the show really hit its stride in episode five, in my opinion.  Just like many other shows that have been cancelled unjustifiably, Wonderfalls wasn't given a chance to prove itself.

It did not have a chance to go wrong as it only had one short season.  Had it become a hit and gone on to have many more seasons, it might have worn out its welcome, but I don't think that would have happened.  I've heard some of Bryan Fuller's plans for future episodes, and it sounds like the show would have held onto its initial charm for a long while, but I guess we'll never know.

All of the scenes involving Aaron Tyler and the cow creamer are among my favorites.  Actually, anything involving Aaron and any of the muses are my favorites.  Lee Pace did great things on this show and him working with that cow creamer was comedy gold.  The scene with Jaye and the light switch in Dr. Ron's office is also among my favorites for the mere absurdity of the whole thing.  On what other show can you have a brass monkey statue tell someone to "lick the light switch", and then have her actually do it (and get electrocuted)?  I have more favorite scenes, but the list could get rather lengthy if I kept going.

I love all of the characters, but my favorite would have to be Aaron, which really surprised me as he didn't have much to do in the earlier episodes.  I love Lee Pace on Pushing Daises, but I think that I love his character on Wonderfalls even more than Ned.  Aaron is so funny and I love the brother/sister relationship with Jaye and his romance with Mahandra.  As I mentioned above, Aaron with the cow creamer and then with all of the muses are some of the best scenes in the show, and I would have loved to have seen where his character went had the show continued.  I also love Jaye and thought that her character grew really well throughout the series.  She started off kind of annoying and standoffish and became well rounded and likeable by the end (though she still had her prickly charm intact, which was good because it was part of her appeal).