#bertie atab

[fanfic-inator795]

Happy 3rd Anniversary Arlo the Alligator Boy! ^v^

As someone who only just joined this fandom late last year, I still wanted to celebrate its anniversary, as this little film has managed to mean a lot to me in such a short amount of time.

When it came out in 2021, I can remember seeing maybe one or two YouTubers talking about it but not many others, making it easy to just brush off. It wasn't until December 2023 when my friend @toondandy convinced me to give it a watch - and I'm SO happy I did! ^v^

While I can't say it's my favorite movie of all time, it's certainly in my top 25 simply through being such a happy and positive experience that I just really admire and appreciate for being so genuine with its heart and its charm. As someone who enjoys fun characters above all else, I love the chemistry between the cast and the found family aspect, I love the absolutely spectacular animation and music of the film, and I love the themes of body positivity, identity, optimism, and the importance of community.

By the time I joined the Arlo fandom, it was pretty much dead (which was to be expected, given that this was a Netflix fandom that hadn't seen any canon content in forever - though I did enjoy going through the backlog of adorable fanart I now had, haha, shout-out to @vanillaearwig for helping keep this new lowkey hyperfixation of mine going through their incredibly cute and really great Arlo art ^v^) but while I was somewhat disappointed, that didn't stop me from thinking about these characters nor did it stop me from sharing the movie and TV show with my brother, my best friend, and another online friend of mine (who I later commissioned to make me an Ansel plush, which I still love to bits! ^v^)

So yeah, tl;dr: Wish I could've watched the Arlo movie and show when it first came out, but hey- better late than never! So yeah, happy 3rd anniversary to a wonderful film and show that (despite Netflix still being a bit of an animation garbage fire rn) I hope gets a sequel or another sort of final follow-up sometime in the future ^v^

Also, for the record: My Top 5 favorite characters in order are Ansel, Arlo, Marcellus, Furlecia and Teeny Tiny Tony; my Top 5 fave Arlo songs are Better Life, Something's Missing, Beyond These Walls, Beautiful Together, and More,More,More; and my Top 5 I Heart Arlo eps are In The Blue With You, Make A Fish, Be The Turtle, The Shedding, and Swamp Itch.

[theartsyhognose]

Following up the alphabet challenge with Bertie from Arlo the Alligator Boy!

She’s such good introvert and anxiety rep I relate to her character sooo much 💜

[vanillaearwig]

Two years later and this is still one of my favorite movies ever and a huge source of comfort and artistic inspiration 💕🐊

[luckyshinyhunter]

Happy anniversary to Arlo the Alligator Boy, I remember watching it back in 2021 and I instantly fall in love with this underrated gem. Besides meeting Arlo and the gang, it's filled with colorful animation, banging songs and great performances, it became one of favorite animated films of all time. To this day, I'm still hoping for season 2 of I heart Arlo but for now, Happy anniversary to our little alligator boy! 🥰🎂🐊🍕🦅🐟🐅

[tyrantisterror]

Just got finished reading No Sympathies. 1. Matilda was one of my favorite characters for her backstory and the major "Arlo and Bertie from AtAB" friendship dynamic she had with Pug (I swear that makes sense in context). 2. Is there any chance you could put all the major character illustrations you did for it in one post for the incoming TV Tropes page (and future reference)? and 3. Did you ever give Matilda's husband a name? Just asking. Overall, pretty strong for a first published work!

Thank you! I've been intending to update the character artwork for No Sympathies for a while, actually, though my ability to pump out finished artwork has declined a great deal in recent years, so I might have to settle for republishing the old art (or paying someone to do the lineart for me). But yeah I'll try to get that done.

Matilda's boyfriend is intentionally nameless in the text, as are all the humans who aren't (alternate versions of) Biblical figures, as a little writing trick to make the audience identify more with the nonhuman demons than their human victims. Playing with the audience's sympathy is very much the game with that novel.

But if I ever end up writing the sappy romantic tragicomedy story of Matilda's love affair on earth (which would be called Love is Hell for the record, and may or may not be an actual writing project down the road), I would name him Mark Johns. Why Mark Johns? Well, Johns as in Johnny from The Devil Went Down To Georgia, who was tempted by the devil only to turn the tables on him quite severely, and Mark as in "that guy looks like a good mark for our con, let's target him."

[bellamer]

I think they'd be really great friends tbh

[katie-wants-donut]

Their friendships have similar energies

[magicfrogboi]

Arlo the Dragon Boy!

[lovelywayniac]

(THIS TOOK SO LONG BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!!!)

The original Au is based off of @/i_love_anselbeauregard on Insta‘s au! It inspired all of this! But from the many differences I would probably count this a it’s own separate version.😅

Extra addition of Arlo Beauregard and Mayor Gordon!💗💗💗

[voidfishing]

some Arlo the Alligator Boy icons :) free to use w credit 

[hmvw2015]

Arlotober Day 9: Friendship

Ice cream after a movie? What could be better!

[fanfic-inator795]

SU screenshot redraw w/ Arlo, Bertie and Ansel! ^v^

I like to imagine Arlo inviting Bertie along on at least one of the super-fancy vacations his dad takes him on - it’s a bit much for her at first, but I feel like they’d all end up having a good time ^v^

…also I wanted an excuse to draw these characters in suits asdfghjkl (screenshot reference under cut)

[vanillaearwig]

Last day of pride!! I hope you all had an amazing month 💖🏳️‍🌈

[luckyshinyhunter]

💟🎼🐊Happy anniversary to I 💚 Arlo, it's just unbelievable that show got overlooked like so many underrated shows.

Such a feel-good with amazing songs, dazzling animation and relatable characters. With those standing ovations, this deserve season 2, but Netflix just love making poor decisions.

No matter what, this franchise is must-watch and deserves the same status like any praised cartoon!🐊🎼💟

[mar64ds]

Who would you say was your favorite character in ATAB? (excluding Arlo and Bertie, those two are automatically the best)

Alia, she’s my daughter

[fanfic-inator795]

How likely are the Arlo crew members to swear/say curse words?

*AKA back at it again with the silly ATAB headcanons*

Arlo: I feel like Edmee was one of those people/guardians where she'd be very casual about cursing but at the same time would still remind Arlo to watch his own language, though it's more of a 'mind your manners' thing than a 'saying a swear is one of the worst things you could do' thing. As such, Arlo shares a similar mindset, typically choosing not to swear for politeness sake but at the same time not seeing it as a big deal. That being said, this boy is 15 going on 16, so he certainly knows a few of the words - and the first time he swears, for anyone around to hear it it's literally like a brick to the face in terms of how caught off guard they are, lol.

Bertie: Similar to Arlo, she doesn't mind hearing other people curse, but very much feels awkward and self-conscious about doing it herself, at least around others. While she still only does it when she's feeling really emotional or stressed, she's a lot more likely to curse when she's completely alone.

Ansel: Given all that this guy put into his social image and trying to fit into high society, it's nearly impossible for him to actually curse out loud. He's just gotten too used to censoring himself for the sake of keeping up appearances, save for the occasional "damn" or "hell" (or frustrated squawk). THAT BEING SAID, you can bet that when he's super stressed and freaking out about something, while he may be silent on the outside, his inner monologue is very swear-heavy, lol.

Tony: Tends to alternate between cursing in English and Italian, often preferring the latter if only so people can't call him out on what exactly he's saying. Even then, he doesn't drop F-bombs or anything like that too often unless he's truly heated about something. Will try to censor himself somewhat around Arlo and Alia, but otherwise doesn't really bother.

Furlecia: Like Bertie, she's more likely to curse when she's either alone or just around Tony and Marcellus than when she's out in public, though in this case it's less about feeling awkward about it and more about just wanting to sound classy and professional, especially in her salon. Plus, she's just more likely to just start shrieking when things go wrong over letting out a stream of swear words.

Alia: Given that she's still a teen, I imagine she naturally uses the 'lighter' swears - stuff like crap and frick - over the actual swears. I could also see her just naturally preferring to hiss and yowl (and likely use her claws) to express her feelings over giving a long curse-filled rant.

Marcellus: The most likely out of all of them to swear, let's be real here. BUT, at the same time, I could almost see him thinking of swear words as too basic or too easy to use (being in the Tank for so long with other aquatic criminals, it was probably like being in a Vivziepop cartoon with how often he heard people cursing). Like- he'll still drop a classic "fuck you" if he's feeling particularly lazy that day, but if he's TRULY feeling emotional or pissed off at someone, he's gonna get creative with his language in order to be all the more scathing/get his point across all the more clearly.