Marc, it took you a while to get used to them too, right? I used to badmouth the crap out of them, but they really are a completely different style of play.
I love using Jigglypuff and using the strategy where you throw someone off and just jump toward them and keep kicking them further and further away, until they can't get back. Then turn around, use the rest of your jumps and >+B's to get back.
In the old one I used to throw someone into a wall, yo-yo them coming back, stomp them into the ground, shield (for their rising attack) and bat them out for a 60+% combo. I loved it.