Might go on a slight (though, very light) rant on a show that was meaningful to me growing up, but since someone already mentioned it:
This show was the perfect example of when it seems like you don’t have real life friends, but you can chill out and just enjoy the fact that ”friends“ like these existed, even if if was in a fictional form.
The one episode where I honestly think they hit it out of the park was when Mac had a new friend that was very talkative:
It speaks volumes that the woman who co-directed and wrote episode would go on to make
My Little Pony, but it says a lot how Goo was such a wonderful, yet adorable character. She actually wants to make friends with Mac and she’s outright interested in wanting to make more friends, only to then get yelled at (which I thought was the first time they really
nailed the dramatic approach on this show):
A lot of people might think she may have deserved it because she was annoying, but I disagree. Goo was very talkative and she wanted to be around people that really appreciated her for being herself, and was very open to wanting to make new friends, while coming up with a reason as to why they are imaginary — she never learned how to make real friends.
Looking back, I can’t say that I was the best at making friends because of ego or shyness, or the fact that I was alone all of the time. However, I have to say that in my mind, this was honestly one of the best episodes I’ve ever seen from a cartoon like this. It almost shocks me how I vividly remember this particular episode and I recommend anyone to watch it if they have time.
I secretly like to think that this was a subtle way on what it’s like for children to be classified as “special needs” while focusing on the mental health trend that has been famous over the last four to five years, but I’m probably looking into it too much.
