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Even as a kid I didn't understand why Mac liked Bloo or would visit every day to make sure they remain friends. Bloo was such an unlikable little shit.
I've heard some takes suggest that bloo used to be a sweet if naive friend when he lived with Mac, and being away from him over time eventually eroded away bloo's moral compass. Bloo became a jerk over time without Mac to regularly control him. But the sad thing is that's just fan takes, kt something they intentionally meant to insert into the show, or if they did they didn't convey it very well
 
What's been getting merchandise these days? Just Spongebob and capeshit?
Trolls, Bluey, Star Wars, Barbie, and lately I've been seeing a lot more Harry Potter stuff. The Walmart knockoff American Girls (My Life dolls I think they're called) have entire color-coded Hogwarts uniform set
Sonic, Pokemon, FNAF, and Minecraft as well. (Because autism never dies)
 
Saw this courtesy of some X account devoted to "lost media", the artwork for an ultimately rejected pitch to Disney, now up for auction.

These boards are for an unmade sci-fi cartoon titled "Warp Wilde", which never made it past the pitch stage, really, and the illustrator went on to work on the Aladdin TV show.

It's more than a bit sad when you see rejected cartoon pitches from years, even decades ago where the artists still have a better grasp on character design than anything that modern outfits like Disney TVA produces now. Like I imagine more kids would be interested in watching something along the lines of the above than the latest beanmouth tripe about some kid with a massive family going on quirky adventures.
 
Saw this courtesy of some X account devoted to "lost media", the artwork for an ultimately rejected pitch to Disney, now up for auction.

These boards are for an unmade sci-fi cartoon titled "Warp Wilde", which never made it past the pitch stage, really, and the illustrator went on to work on the Aladdin TV show.

It's more than a bit sad when you see rejected cartoon pitches from years, even decades ago where the artists still have a better grasp on character design than anything that modern outfits like Disney TVA produces now. Like I imagine more kids would be interested in watching something along the lines of the above than the latest beanmouth tripe about some kid with a massive family going on quirky adventures.
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The original concept for "Warp Wilde" followed an military man in the future who got demoted to become the guardian of the kids of extraterrestrial ambassadors. The kids then joined him as he continued to investigate the galactic Gandi trying to bring down the Intergalactic Federation, and got in the way as only kids are able to do.
pretty damn cool find.
 
I've heard some takes suggest that bloo used to be a sweet if naive friend when he lived with Mac, and being away from him over time eventually eroded away bloo's moral compass.
Bloo was a troublemaker at home, that and the move made Mac give him up to Foster's.

Also you'd probably lose your shit and become a jerk too if your "half-brother" was Cheese.
 
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That design got used somewhere else I know it. I didn't recognize the others (except for them being vaguely in the style at the time - i.e. the big guy looks a human version of Launchpad McQuack) but that character design there is triggering my autism. They definitely reused that somewhere...
 
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That design got used somewhere else I know it. I didn't recognize the others (except for them being vaguely in the style at the time - i.e. the big guy looks a human version of Launchpad McQuack) but that character design there is triggering my autism. They definitely reused that somewhere...
yeah it's a The Littles or a Thundercat or a something
 
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Rocko is such amazing show it feels like someone wanted to make an adult comedy but was forced to do a kids show with all the jokes in it.
I feel that was most of the '90s cartoons tbh. Also Rocky & Bullwinkle is pretty much an adult comedy disguised as a family-friendly cartoon when you think about it, so this is a pretty old take.
 
Explain, please.
I don't recall sexual jokes at all, but you don't need those to be adult. Just need to reference and spoof the politics of the day on the regular, most of which was Cold War-related. Wasn't uncommon for the show to have it be where Bullwinkle, who's a simpleton, tends to be in the right unintentionally because of military/government incompetence. Almost like the writers were saying they'd rather have a moose in charge.
 
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