#PPB

[charmac]

Earlier this month I asked members of the fandom to answer a series of questions related to the concept of "Canon Macdennis" — does it exist and what does that mean, if so, or if not?

I highly appreciate everyone who participated and shared their thoughts, as the concept of ships being canon in something like Sunny is a complicated and fascinating idea to me, and it was a lot of fun to pour through the results!

In short, the fandom is almost evenly divided on the idea of Macdennis being canon:

And this really comes down to a fundamental difference in interpreting canon as something that in the intent of the show (it is canon because jokes and/or plot rely on the audience reading their relationship a certain way), or something that is true to the characters (it is not canon because the characters don't acknowledge the relationship as such).

For those who believe that, yes, they are canon, I asked for Respondents to pin point the earliest season in which they are canon, and found that while results were a bit scattered, the majority sees Macdennis as being canon since Season 5 or earlier

Mac and Dennis Break Up was the most cited episode for the early Seasons, as may be expected, with the later Seasons heavily citing Dines Out or Tends Bar. In all of these episodes, Mac and Dennis are written to be viewed as a couple, clearly intentionally, but the divide on when this makes them canon seems to be at the point in which the viewer believes the intention of pairing them together "like a couple" isn't purely for the joke. Whether or not they're still paired to tell or perpetuate a joke is mostly irrelevant, because such a continuation of that, across so many years, makes it clear that they're written to be interpreted as being in a [extremely dysfunctional and fucked up] non-platonic relationship (and, in fact, many jokes and plots just don't work as well if you aren't reading them as a couple).

Those who don't agree that Macdennis are canon didn't report much on the idea of whether or not they're intended to be read as a non-platonic relationship, but instead focused more on the fact that Mac and Dennis, themselves as characters, do not identify as being in a romantic and/or sexual relationship (either because they won't admit it or because they truly don't think they are), and that is what bars them from being considered canon.

I asked those who responded no to Macdennis being canon to provide me with an idea as to what would make them canon, and responses were truly across the board on this idea: everything from 'once Dennis makes his feelings about Mac clear' to 'they have to be in an official relationship for the rest of the show' was quite evenly split. Even when narrowing the ideas down into two set categories, the fandom seems divided:

For some, it's just about getting a physically consensual act between the two and for some it's just about getting Dennis' admitted feelings, but for many it's about both of these ideas being continuing and genuine, as many expressed that they see Dennis having admitted feelings as a minimum expectation, but the two of them hooking up as a minimum standard for canon. But, unless Sunny becomes a completely different show, it is pretty unlikely that both of these things happen (at least, not at face value or without some kind of "catch") and stay consistent for the remainder of the show.

So, in some sense, it seems like the Fandom will probably never universally agree on whether or not Macdennis is canon..... but I can confidently claim that a sloppy makeout is guaranteed to push us over the line for more yeses than nos!

There's a more in-depth and complete discussion/breakdown of the Fandom's idea of canon Macdennis on The Paddy's Pub Blog!

[puffskeeter]

Powerpuff boys au

It came to me in a dream

[radchocoart]

Play picture perfect boyfriend! you'll have a picture perfect time! wink wink

[lurkingsan]

Ashton the man you are....

Fanart for my ultimate boyfriend from picture perfect boyfriend by @espoirduvide

I never tire of drawing him.

[moth09]

Happy Valentines 💌

[1tzvee]

Drew this two idiots in a cartoon Network vibe type of style lol

Picture perfect boyfriend is created by the lovely @espoirduvide

[xxaddisoncampbellxx]

I had too lmao 🤣

(Ashton, Ashino, John are not mine, they belong to @espoirduvide)

[miyuchimiya]

Happy Valentine's Day ❤💋

Walk your pets? Sighhh

[i-just-wanna-write-fanfic]

Could we perhaps get some yandere headcanons for Ashton? Like he's slowly getting back into his old habits but he's trying to fight them off for you or something? Like kinda of a hurt-comfort or something? I think it'd be quite interesting! Plus, I don't think it would so easy for someone who literally killed his friends to stop being obsessive so easily.

Hey! Sorry I was gone and this is.. likely years late, but i'm doing it anyways!

ASHTON FELL HEADCANONS!!

Ashton trying to get out of bad old habits for you :((

After doing what he did, he feels bad, but he just hopes you don't know.

He's trying his best to be less obsessive, he doesn't want there to be anymore victims to his obsession.

Even if you already know, he acts like it's entirely secret, just for his own peace of mind.

You'll constantly see him pausing before speaking, stopping in the middle of doing something- he's overthinking every little thing he does and says to seem like less of a threat, I guess you could say.

If you bring it up, he'll either change the topic, run, or start apologizing and begging for forgiveness..

..he does feel bad, but his main drive of moral right now is if you're going to stay with him.

If you reassure him you won't leave, it'll 100% make it easier for him to do better, as it's mostly stress holding him back.

Just try and stick around, even if you keep it platonic, the extra support really helps.

Sorry it's so short lol

[roseybat09]

More fanart of Ashton <3

And some doodles I made

I’m really proud of my art and how many people like it so I hope you’ll like this too :3

(I hope who ever is reading this has a good day🩷)

@espoirduvide

[charmac]

Charlie's going bald!? How much of that trailer was The Golden Bachelor Live? Is "the dog plot" really the dog plot? Where do our favourite returning characters fit in?

Addressing all of this and more in my frame-by-frame break down of the Season 17 trailer!

[puffskeeter]

The City of Transville

Powerpuff boys and Rowdyruff girls supremecy. I LOVE GAY OEPLE!!!!!!!!

Here r all of their names :)

I had a suggestion to leave Butch's name the same but i'm already doing that for Berserk so... Butcher it is..

[pinkylover555]

Ask and you shall receive 🙂‍↕️🫴 @espoirduvide

Just a doodle, I'm a little rusty on drawing

[adrianzzzz]

B3 < power puff boys stamps (+ ships) i've collectedd..

B3 < u could guess these r furrom deviantart,, !! links wanted jus ask :3 my new hypurrfixation

[alynn069]

"👉👈" (I love drawing him(🙏Can the PPB fandom hear me?!😔🙏 ))

[1tzvee]

Da boys as plushieee :3

Picture perfect boyfriend is created by the lovely @espoirduvide