#puppet tales

[fanofspooky]

Scream King - Keith David

[atalana]

more things i've noticed on rewatching tale of two stans with all the recent context

this was not at all notable when the episode first came out, but hey we all know that computer now! love that stan must have kept it all that time, for it to exist in ford's lab in the present day

empty fish tank (one day frilliam will return)

this one isn't actually new to book of bill, but since this fandom resurgence is the first time i've listened to the episode commentaries - i definitely recommend the grunkle stan commentary on land before swine if you haven't listened to it yet, alex hirsch does the entire commentary as stan, where he talks about how their dad was never the type to play games with them, so he tries to invent the footbot to do it for him (with limited success)

and was cool to see the shoutout to yet another reason why their dad is the source of at least half of these guys' mental issues!

so i knew alex hirsch has said several times that he found it really funny if mcgucket was destined to be the steve jobs of that universe, but ford came along and wrecked the whole thing

but this is the first time i've noticed the strawberry (and the "ponder alternately" in the same vein as apple's "think different")

hey

hey bill

why are the stairs broken

[gifs-of-puppets]

Sesamstraße (1973-Present)

[moon-song-and-star]

So many friends and yet,

Not a single one a normal human being

[saikakin]

Imagine a blonde boy who climbs on the window sill at night and invites you to play together.

So grab his hand, and he will fly you away from your troubles to the clouds to fly freely, to make friends with the stars.

[puppetmaster13u]

How I imagine Tim encountering Batman for the first time went

Au is by @phoenixcatch7 and you need to go give them love! Comment on their drabbles, reblog their posts, shower them in affection as they deserve <3

[profmadscientist]

Dont worry, he's just playing with smarsh

[factuallywrong]

My TJ Klune collection to far!

[faeofdusk]

Puppet History Season 1: Ahaha what a funny little show about puppets and history! The epitome of edutainment! Such a charming little idea!

Puppet History Season 5: After Ryan's deal with the evil genie resulted in the Professor's death, he somehow made an uncanny return. Turns out, it is a hologram that grew sentience and desires to revenge the Professor's death whole become a proper living being. For that, he's been forcing Ryan to win every game and rewarding him with lotion, which would make his skin soft and more wearable, so to speak. Meanwhile, the real Professor is in the past being taken care by a couple of dinosaur puppets. This is all boiling up with a possible finale where the real Professor comes back and the fake Professor is either expunged or has his wish come true. We are all waiting on the edge of our seats to know how this story will be concluded. The show is still about history, btw.

[imultimouse]

I never come on here, but I wanted to discuss something since I've seen a couple of salt posts discussing Adrien's "sudden" shift of feelings towards Marinette in season 5, and I don't think some of you are understanding the whole lovesquare arc. Adrien has ALWAYS loved Marinette, ever since the umbrella scene. His feelings gradually grew more and more, but since he had already taken interest in Ladybug, he suppressed those feelings. This was the whole point of the "just a friend" phase. It was DENIAL, not genuine disinterest. If you go back and rewatch the show from the beginning, you'd notice that Adrien unconsciously behaves in a way that makes his crush on Marinette obvious. Ex:

Feeling uncomfortable kissing Chloé in season 1, but feeling perfectly comfortable with Marinette.

The constant heart eyes we got throughout the show.

He carries her lucky charm with him all the time, and he even made a gift especially for her

He called her his "everyday Ladybug", which we all know how much that means coming from him.

Effortlessly dancing romantically with her, TWICE.

Etc, etc. Keeping all that in mind, what happened in Puppeteer 2 isn't when he started DEVELOPING feelings, it's when he started REALIZING those feelings. He said it himself, the way he reacted to her going ahead and kissing him shocked him. Not to mention that in Chat Blanc, he straight up told her in his confession that he had always felt this way, he just didn't understand what he felt.

All their interactions thus far had Marinette somehow friendzone their encounters, so Adrien never had the chance to think about his own feelings, except in Weredad, but he was too preoccupied with his intense feelings for Ladybug to notice. And it's because of that, that after Marinette kissed him, he started noticing the similarities between her and Ladybug, causing his feelings to grow even further.

"You remind me of the girl I love."

Then, he started paying more attention to her, and noticed how she always cheers him up and makes him laugh, and is always there for him when he needs her.

Finally, we reach the season 4 finale, and he realizes that Marinette truly understands him for who he is, not the image he kept up, and it's THEN that he fully realizes there is something there, but he is too confused to know for sure, which is directly supported by his confession in Chat Blanc.

That is when Determination comes into play, and Adrien finally realizes what the butterflies in his stomach meant this entire time. This is also why that every time he discovers Marinette is Ladybug, he is instantly relieved and overwhelmed with joy, because that makes the two people he loves the most one person, and there is no more dilemma in his heart.

So this is it, a summary of Adrien's development of his feelings towards Marinette, which also explains why it's so sincere from his end. It's not sudden for sure. Yeah, it could have been written a lot better, but what do we expect from MLB writers anyway? If you've made it this far, thank you for reading, and let me know what you think.

[laughable-umbrella]

ON MY THIRD LISTEN OF TMA NOW AND I JUST PICKED UP ON THIS ABSOLUTELY DELECTABLE FORESHADOWING TO THE FINALE AAAAHAHSHDJEB

[dyinggirldied]

Puppet

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I have been a resident of the Pacific Northwest for almost two decades, and yet yesterday was my very first time making it to the Enchanted Forest fairy tale-themed amusement park outside Salem, OR. It's such an Oregon thing, really--unlike your major corporate theme parks which are polished and enormous and structurally supported by reams of trademarks and licensing deals, Enchanted Forest was the brainchild of one guy who managed to wrangle family and friends into helping him build an entire twenty acre theme park one bag of cement at a time.

And it's just that charming, really. You can see the love that went into making each exhibit and ride. One family member designed sculpted the buildings; another specializes in animatronics; a third focuses on the music (it's the only theme park in the U.S. that doesn't use any third-party copyrighted music!)

But I fell in love with the little details, like the brightly painted mushrooms in the Alice in Wonderland section, and the punny grave markers in the western town, and the colorful waterfalls in the Seven Dwarves' mine, and the massive, moss-covered cement "boulders" lining the pathways, and the two dozen singing blackbird animatronics popping out of a huge fake pie. It's silly and fun, and yet at the same time there's so much care that went into it. A small museum shows pictures of the Tofte family and friends working on it in the 1960s and 70s, and then you can go out and see the actual structures they were building still around today.

And, it being me, I spent some time examining the flora I found (baldhip roses! western sword ferns! inside-out flowers!), and delighting over a common house spider that had made a web inside a giant moving kaleidoscope (and which I had a heck of a time trying to get a picture of.) It's a really lovely place, and the landscape has recovered nicely from all the construction over the years.

We're definitely going to be going back; apart from the entertainment value, we also just appreciated the artistry and craftsmanship that went into this family-owned treasure.

[self-righteous-god]

Infiknight Interns! love this silly show!

[r26yz]

day 3 - dnd

[uwudonoodle]

Just thinking about the genuine beauty of this movie.

The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger (1926, Germany)