Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, there's something surprisingly delightful to be found within the world of DreamWorks Animation's The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants.

The 13-episode first season, which debuts on Netflix today, serializes the world of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants books into a whole new context. The series follows George Beard (Ramone Hamilton) and Harold Hutchins (Jay Gragnani), two fourth graders who spend their days playing pranks and making comic books.

As the series' absurdly catchy theme song explains, George and Harold used a hypnosis ring on their curmudgeon principal, Mr. Krupp (Nat Faxon), with some pretty surprising results. At the literal snap of George and Harold's fingers, Mr. Krupp transforms into Captain Underpants, a jovial, well-meaning superhero clad in tighty-whites and whatever red fabric"Strong Female Character" trope.

As executive producer Peter Hastings explained to ComicBook.com, his goal is for The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants to unlock viewer's creativity, and it feels like the series largely succeeds on that front. Whether you're a fan of the comic book world, a parent looking for a show to watch with your children, or someone looking for an animated series with a little bit of fun, something in the series will hopefully surprise you. And hey, maybe it will even inspire you to pick up a pen and paper and revisit that childlike wonder for yourself.

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The first season of The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants is now available to stream on Netflix.