I liked this show. It wasn't any sillier than any other kids' shows of that era.
David Rappaprt was an awesome actor. His death was an especially tragic and heart-breaking one. He took his own life after years of struggling with depression.
For the longest time I filed this show under the "did I hallucinate that?" category. He had a soccer ball that grew arms and legs and could bend steel bars. It HAD to be a fever dream.