#mfn ricky the sock

[ask-your-friendly-neighborhood]

Perhaps one of these boxes will return one day…

[missyzero]

Doodling up some Rickys!

[ericaportfolio]

Hey! My Friendly Neighborhood Fans!

If you want a sequel to the game, what do you want to see next? I'll start!

Gordon and the Neighborhood versus the villains from the in-universe The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth movies after they fell for a trap they thought was a movie deal!

[cyrussuckss]

i made ricky into a human (not exactly, but he's a human puppet now)

i love MFN so much tbh, 10/10 horror game (and ricky is one of my favorite sillies)

[madmachaca]

So, in the My Friendly Neighborhood universe, puppets and humans co-exist.

Seeing a sentient puppet seems to be as normal as seeing a stray cat. Nothing weird there.

We know this because of the way Gordon reacts to Ricky, because of how, in one of the newspapers, the token human actor talks about them as if they were thier own people and not costumes ir props, and because of how they weren't allowed to watch TV while they were on production.

There was no twisted experimentation, no strange rituals, or anything or the sort. They just are.

Which makes the game even sadder for them.

These were living sentient creatures that got no experience in the real world because they weren't allowed to, but they still got abandoned when their show was canceled. Nobody stayed behind or came back to check on them every now and then. Nobody came to guide them through the world outside and teach them how to deal with it (they could already tell right from wrong, as implied on Ricky's dialogue: "...it was mean... it felt like we were dying..." they just didn'thave the means to deal with that level of mean), nobody was there to tell them that, yeah, it sucked, but it was going to be alright...

But I think that's part of the point. People on the mfn universe got a survivor attitude. The general sentiment is that kindness and friendliness are harmful because, to survive, you need to put yourself first and stop caring about others, so, under these circumstances, it's understandable the crew would just left them there on their own; it was easier than helping them adapt to the real world. If they face reality, they should deal with it themselves. And so they did.

And that's the nice part.

Though some of them got twsited beyond repair, others (specifically Ricky, for the purpose of this... mini essay) understood that people needed hope and light in their lives. He (along with others, maybe) saw the darkness and doom of the real world and eventually and was like, "Nah, let's fix that."

Did he orchestrate the events of the game by broadcasting knowing that maybe someone would come and then subtly guiding them?"

Possibly.

And, if that was the case, it worked:

One of the things I take from the game is that, yeah, things can be pretty bad, but we can always choose kindness, we can chose to be a good neighbor, orbat least try. even after seeing how bad things can be.

(Hey, I never said that was easy. It just how it is)

[daydreaming-ace]

i'm a bit worried for ricky, since i think he might get the sexyman treatment

only a bit worried, though, not too much

[sillysillyxinnabun]

So I watched a playthrough of My Friendly Neighborhood over Christmas break

[mimicmew]

My epic Ricky the Sock (My Friendly Neighborhood) Fandragon is completed :]

[dragonduckyquack]

I’ve just realized that I didn’t even post about my MFN (my friendly neighborhood) oc. How dare I be so cruel to my child. More info and sketches under the cut!

I’ve had an absolute obsession with this game ever since well the beginning. So Trinket was created. I’m imagining Trinket would be a ‘helping’ puppet like Ricky the sock puppet, in fact you would meet the two of them at the start of the game.

Trinket being some sort of “guide” puppet when the Player/Gordon gets lost or is having trouble finding the next place to go. (Fun fact! Trinket cannot speak.)

…It also being a sneaky little thing that likes crawling around in the vents. Might accidentally spook you once or twice.

Trinket also will help the Player/Gordon dealing with Ricky. …or at least try to.

(Gordon now being the father of two puppets)

[ask-your-friendly-neighborhood]

Can we see Gordon as a catboy? (Potentially in a maid-dress)

If not, can we see Ricky with cat-ears?

[paper-starz]

If you were to pick a puppet (MFN) to represent you in court, which puppet would u pick?

Ricky

[ericaportfolio]

Raise the curtain! Bring up the lights! The Neighborhood is coming to town!

I was hoping to get this done yesterday, but since I was mainly focused on playing the game. So the final picture was delayed. I wanted a better complete version than an incomplete drawing at the end. Now we need a sequel with the Neighborhood and Gordon versus the game's version of the villains from The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth! Sign me up when that happens!

[thesaturn1nez]

Ricky headcanons!!!!!!!

everyone’s faaaaavorite footwear 🧦 what is he plotting

Ricky 🧶

• no duplicates. one Ricky is enough.

• had a pretty rocky relationship with Richie Bromine. Ricky always struggled to understand you didn’t talk to adults the same way you talk to kids, he still doesn’t get it to this day. it kind of confirmed to Richie that Ricky was just another prop, something you could never really open up to or even chat with for fun.

• if he doesn’t want Gordon to see something he’ll toss himself over the man’s eyes like a towel [he always gets ripped right off]

• does feel guilt about letting the others consume such disturbing media, but thinks it’ll go away once they’re back on air again. besides, he thinks most of them handled it ‘pretty well’, taking it as a sign that they could put more darker material into the episodes.

• trust me, the tv did effect him as much as it did to the others. he thinks all the bad in the world could have been easily avoided if people just thought a little more positive, including things completely out of control. the moron genuinely thinks reviving My Friendly Neighborhood will solve all those horrible things that were discussed on the news - while it might help younger viewers act more nicer and have families bond, just having the show back won’t give the world a do-over. Gordon’s eventually going to bring this up and it won’t be a fun discussion.

• while he does feel, he actually isn’t a very expressive person on the outside despite truly experiencing whatever emotion he’s trying to express. visitors noted that in every conversation, he sounded happy, but looked very distant and bored [ and, of course, took it as an insult then complained to Al. ] every time he even wants to add something to the conversation, he has to go ham using acting techniques and gestures he learned - just to avoid anyone thinking he doesn’t care. you’d think he’d get better after all those years, but people still notice it, even if they mistake it for him just lying.

• doesn’t even realize how untrusting his tone tends to come off as, since he’s so used to having to talk down so children could understand and not explain more than what’s neccessary. Stevie was the one who did the speeches and motivating talks, not Ricky. despite this, he really wants to help people.

• has a couple of tiny clothing accessories that they used for special skits. Gordon came across them thinking it was barbie clothing 😭

• avoids the unfriendly neighborhood as much as he can. Ricky can be a little naive at times, but he’s smart enough to know those guys don’t want him around. if some of the unfriendlies were to ever feel comfortable going back to the surface, Gordon would have to keep them in separate buildings to avoid any conflict.

• day two of ‘mission: help the unfriendlies,’ Ricky received a very crude drawing of him being skewed like a shish kabob on a wooden stick surrounded by demonic looking puppets, complete with a YOU -> and a messy ‘PILLBUG’ signature in the corner. this little sock went wee wee wee and tattled to Gordon, acting all scared like just barely got away from the unfriendlies’ grasp too.

• whenever a bigger puppet was acting out, it was considered Ricky’s responsibility to solve whatever was going on. being the closest thing to their leader as well as a translator, he always had to be the one to get the felt beings back to their place. he was only ever ordered to make the others just stop, rather than helping them with whatever was the matter. it’s why he insists the others are fine, their issues are all gone now that the show is going to come back!

• before the show was even picked up, there was a scrapped idea of having him be a human puppet. in the end Al decided Ricky would be more charming the way he is. the unused puppet was repurposed to be this minor character, who was eventually picked up to play the role of a hairdresser. neither puppets are aware they were supposed to be one.

[numberonesnarkfan]

man, I sure hope he's okay.

(I completely inadvertently created a sort of 3D pop-out effect with this I'm so stoked)

[thepuppetmasterb]

EXPLOSION FX i drew ricky but like.. as not a sock puppet and a normal one!! yahoo!!!

[itsjustbl0op]

May I request a doodle of Ricky and Gordon? They are very silly blorbos to me :>

A short doodle animation! :D

I love My Friendly Neighborhood ‼️‼️🗣🗣🗣 I didn't have time to animate the full audio, sadly.