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Brigit O'Regan, synesthesia consultant, answers questions

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Crystal Villarreal, writer, answers questions

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Luke Boyko-Phelan, production manager and post-production supervisor, answers questions

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Chase Rugirok, voice of Mimi Toots, answers questions

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Austin Kulbak, Record Assistant, answers questions

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pbskids on instagram

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a brand new carl the collector game titled “marble-ous run” is now available to play on the pbs kids website and game app!! 🩷

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Ummm I don’t know if I’ve ask you this before. So if I did, I’m sorry.

There is a show called Carl the Collector. It’s about an autistic raccoon who love to collect.

What if Carl the Collector but he’s an autistic boy who is trapped inside the Digital Circus?

Sorry haven’t watch this show so I did my best 😭

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Carl showing Duck his model boat collection (I think they have quite similar autistic traits)

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Kai Barham, Carl's voice actor, answers questions

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The Lost Yo-Yo and Rainy Day recap!

The Lost Yo-Yo

Carl wants to show the others a yo-yo trick, but his special yo-yo is missing. Nico, Arugula, and Forrest become detectives and try to find the missing yo-yo. Nico, as usual, is being pushy and not really listening to the others. Arugula and Forrest had enough and they go back to Carl’s house. Nico apologizes to the two, and starts listening to their ideas - to retrace Carl’s steps to find the missing yo-yo. As it turns out, Nico had the yo-yo in her pocket the entire time.

Definitely one of the weaker episodes of the show. It feels more like a typical episode of a mediocre kids show, rather than the high quality I expect from this show. Criticizing the show from an adult perspective seems silly, since we have to remember that it is in fact a kids show, but I feel like the lesson about listening was done better in “Listen Coach.” It feels like in every episode Nico is in, she causes problems due to her personality. I have to wonder - why are Carl and the others friends with her? Is it because she’s Arugula’s twin and thus, has to be with her all the time?

Rainy Day

Carl is excited to go to the swimming pool, but it’s raining, which ruins his plans. He had an entire plan outlined, and of course, is upset that his plan changed. Carl calls his friends on his walkie talkie to see if they want to come over, but Sheldon is helping his mom pack broccoli, Forrest is clothes shopping (which he hates, just like me fr), the twins are cleaning their room, and Lotta is practicing music. Carl is bored and frustrated out of his mind, and he doesn’t know what to do. He calls his friends again, and finds that they are having fun with their chores. Carl finds out that he can have fun by making a clay pot for his pencils.

A slow-paced episode, but also a very cozy one. This is the quality I expect from the show. It’s the little things about this episode - Carl and Maude having fun making clay pots, Carl imitating the weather forecaster’s voice towards the beginning of the episode, and some of the random facts Carl tells. I like the detail of Forrest hating clothes shopping, I do too.

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CARL ZONE MIXTAPE

Zachariah OHora shared a mixtape of songs that inspired the Carl the Collector soundtrack, give it a listen! Also, he confirmed that a soundtrack release for the show is in the works, and will be available on streaming and vinyl.

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fuzzytown on instagram

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The Artifact Collection and Mothership Day recap!

The Artifact Collection

Ms. Huffman comes to Carl’s classroom to explain what an archaeologist does. Arugula wants to be an archeologist when she grows up, but when she learns that archaeologists have to be brave, she is unsure, since she doesn’t consider herself to be brave. Arugula and Carl play at being archeologists and try to look for artifacts around the neighborhood. They come across a bee, and Arugula is scared, but Carl tells her that the bee will not hurt her. Next, they see a crayfish in the lake, and Arugula is scared again, but she bravely crosses the lake. Soon they dig up a pyramid-shaped coin, much to their delight. Suddenly, a wolf spider appears, and Carl is scared this time, but Arugula encourages him to be brave. The kids show the coin to Ms. Huffman, who tells them that it’s a Pizza Pyramid coin, which was used to raise money for the library. Towards the end of the episode, Arugula accidentally loses the coin somewhere in the skate park, and she overcomes her fear of the skate park to retrieve the coin.

Eh, it’s just another episode. Carl/Arugula episodes tend to be less interesting than other ones, since they don’t have conflicting personalities, but at least we got to learn more Fuzzytown lore.

Mothership Day

Today is Mother’s Day, and Carl wants to play a song on the theremin for his mom. Carl decides to take a break, and see what his friends are up to - they are all making gifts for their mothers as well. Carl goes back to his house, but gets distracted by an apparent UFO sighting. Carl puts off practicing his theremin song so he can find the UFO. He chases it around the neighborhood. Eventually, he realizes it was just a frisbee. When it’s dinnertime, Carl is still not ready to perform his song. When Carl performs the song, it’s wobbly and inconsistently played. He admits to Maude that he got distracted by the UFO. Maude understands, and Carl decides to practice the song until it sounds right. Then at the end of the episode, a real UFO appears. Whaaaaat?

I saw on the Carl the Collector wiki that people don’t really like this episode. It’s not that it’s awful, it just feels like a slog to get through. I don’t want to criticize the show too much, as it is meant to be slow-paced and calming, but it’s just not that interesting. It’s relatable though, as I can often be distracted.

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Featuring my fursona Carmen and Carl from Carl the collector (Pbs kids)

It's World Autism Awareness/Acceptance Day, wishing the ones who are on the spectrum like me a great day, that you should not be ashamed of being who you are no matter if even today autism is still seen badly by some people, you can go far past the stereotypes and expectations from society!

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finally drew this little guy :3

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a whole lotta lotta (and a random heart guy yay)