#I LOVE BLONZIE

[jeffrrandell]

Siigghhhh

[ask-the-neighbores]

Mark I dare you to kiss Eduardo

Eduardo: Ah, c'mere. That's just whatcha need.

Eduardo: Hehehehahah

Mark: *sigh* Me siento más tranquilo. Te amo.

Eduardo: Heheh, I love you too

Blonzie: Ey, doin dares is my-

Jon: Shh shh shh!! ...Sorry! But shhshh

[mxttellion]

sort of related to my previous post about not connecting new characters to preexisting ones, I think the issue with adding SO many new side characters comes from fundamentally misunderstanding why those characters became popular in the first place

(it's under a read more because it became..longer than expected LOL)

Side characters like laurel or bing and larry, the rejects are beloved because they ..well, felt like characters, as simple as they might be - and they had memorable roles and character designs to along with them

Background characters are a weird phenomenon, of course, because it's silly to fall in love with a character who only spoke 2 times (talking to myself in the mirror here) but- I personally believe that happens for the same reason why side characters get popular- cool character designs and the possibility of being part of a bigger plot / being developed (the pilots and yuu have that going on when you think about it). Usually bg characters don't become popular unless they have some kind of connection to a main character, in the case of the aforementioned pilots it's their connection to Tord / Red Leader

Beyond is ...basically trying to do what the fandom does but in an inorganic way, almost forced in some sense: Trying to introduce side characters they think Might be interesting for the audience, thinking they might be a hit, but it comes off as awkward (look at the blonzie? stuff) ...because well- why are we supposed to care those guys? And why is the staff / episode pushing so hard for the fandom to care about them? Do we have a reason to care about the bullies when the neighbors already exist? Or that one scientist when the evil director has the same role?

Not to say it never worked with any character, I mean it SORTA worked with Dan and Honey Piper but even then, it seemed more like those were pushed by the staff rather than the fandom actually giving them importance and letting them become popular - that's why I said inorganic beforehand lol

The best comparison I always bring up is deltarune and the addisons, they became popular because of the connection with spamton (namely pink and blue), not because some outside force was pushing them to become popular and to care about them in the first place

I DUNNO where I'm going with this weird ass rant I promise, I'm just saying that they want something like the next Paul and Patryck without remembering why those two became popular in the first place (bait)

Oh, btw, the adding characters thing beyond has going on shares the same issue with cartoons that continue for too much long have. introducing new characters to keep things "fresh", but without developing them, changing the status quo in the worst way possible or replacing characters that already had the same role for some reasons (think of the fairly oddparents for example)

I get that maybe they're trying to add more characters to make the world feel "alive", but when you're focusing on characters that only appeared once and people haven't really attached to the whole thing falls kinda flat, I guess

[eddsworldbish420]

More Blonzie hcs?

OAHSHDNSND OK OK UH UH SOSOOSOSSOOOO he's had sunglasses since birth. His birth mom looked at his eyes and said "ew cover them" and his dad put on the shades. Then they made up a lie before they got rid of him "You're like madusa so you need to always wear these otherwise you kill people" and so he wears them as much as he can but he accidentally looked at Mark one time without them and panicked so mark had to explain to his pathetic ass that it was a lie

Blonzie loves old greaser movies and some noir movies, and of course, Johnny Bravo (thus the hairstyle)

He uses a single curler thing for his tuft

He had paparazzi (Mark paid them drunk one night bc he felt sorry for blonzie)

He's actually a local jet ski competitor with a 3 year winning streak

Fucking loves juices of any kind (thinks of grape juice as wine because he hates wine)

Tries to see mark atleast once every week

Was a popular kid in school because he ran with the bad boys (toxic ahh friend group btw)

Got baptized to kiss a girl he liked (cringe failed and got punched in the face) (I stole this from young Sheldon)

A surprisingly good and charming boyfriend

Denies a crush often

He's allergic to pants (not literally of course)

Laughs at no shirt no shoes no service bc of it

Gets a bunch of side jobs over town like window cleaning n such (volunteers as a free bagger when gravy works at the clothes store)

Adopted a bear cub once because the mom wasn't there

He kinda can't die, he has insane luck and survived a fire, bear attack, shark attack, drowning, heart attack, beat to near death, and yet he always turned up fine and just has a bunch of scars he doesn't really bother to hide (they blend into his skin really well aside from when he deep tans)

He likes tanning

He hates shaving his legs (he feels too girlish) but he never needs to bc not alot grows in

Adores rocky road ice cream and oreo ice cream cake

Hot chocolate supplement for coffee

He has an "I ❤️ [blank]" shirt he can customize

Selled girl scout cookies as community service

He's caused alot of damage jet skiing (got arrested so many times he became friends with like 6 cops)

That's all I can think of for now.. but yk, yeah >:)

[jeffrrandell]

More trans/body positivity

[ask-the-neighbores]

It’s lovely having you here Blonzie! Got any embarrassing stories about Mark from your childhoods?

Blonzie: Ohohoo, you betcha! And you're lucky mama posts everything on Facebook!

Blonzie: This was the time they ate 2 and a half tubes of mama's lipgloss. And I betcha they'd do it again, too. He cried sooo hard when it got taken away pffttt!

Mark: That's not funny, I would not! And-

Blonzie: Time they couldn't blow out their birthday candles. We gave him maybe ahhhh 2 minutes before we intervened, pfttheheheh! The cake was barely edible at that point.

Mark: Oh my god, like you were any smarter at that age...

Blonzie: Oh, and here's the time he dressed up as a character from Star Trek, an' nobody but some of the the teachers knew who he was. Ended up changing into his old cat costume that didn't even fit them anymore, hehah.

Mark: That wasn't fun for me! In fact, it really-

Blonzie: AND OHOOHH Oh oh, I remember wearin' a creepy bunny mask just to scare em a little, and he ran a whole block back home. Dropped his candy and everything, which I took heh.

Mark: Oh, would you shut up already! You're being very inconsiderate right now!

Blonzie: It's not my fault ya can't take a prank!

Mark: Your pranks go way too far, just like your stupid little stunts! And I wish you'd stop talking about me like I'm not right here! That Halloween was one of the worst days of my life!

Blonzie: So guess I'm gonna be the one to mention I actually did give your candy back, huh? I took the stuff you don't like! Ya never give me any credit!

Mark: Well you don't have to emphasize on the shame I felt-!

Blonzie: Oh, so ya also never wondered why nobody walked up to ya and picked on ya straight to your face that day huh? Or EVER??

Mark: Oh, whatever I don't even wanna listen to you right now!

Blonzie: You never-

Eduardo: Okay- cuuutt cut-

Eduardo: Alright, everyone take 5. Breathe, Mark you'll be alright. Happy place.

Mark: I swear he triggers my anger issues on purpose!

Eduardo: Okay, okay just- juuust breathe, c'man.

Jon: Oh, I knew this would escalate fast :'(

[ask-the-neighbores]

blonzie whats your favourite movie and game and song

Blonzie: THE ORIGINAL SHARK THRILLER FILM: JAWS (1975). JAWS FOR THE NES SYSTEM (1987). I have Jaws on VHS 2 times, BluRay, a collectors edition of all the movies in a bundle, and ohh if I had my action figures from home I'd show ya that too! Blonzie loves his cinema.... And sharks. What a perfect formula for me, Blonzie!

Blonzie: And nothin' also makes Blonzie happier than the Happy Days theme song, Happy Days! Sunday Monday, happy days! Tuesday Wednesday, happy days! Thursday Friday, happy days!!! Saturday, what a day! Rockin' all week for you! Haha, ohhh Happy Days.... Gotta love it.

Mark: That's the bloody song that busted our radio because he replayed it so many times. It overheated and blew up almost.

[jeffrrandell]

So how do you think mark came to dislike blonzie so strongly? (Sorry if this has been asked before 😔)

Here's my idea for this, a short (but actually very very long) explanation of their dynamic.

I think that as kids, Blonzie was always a troublemaker on his own. Very shy and felt different from everyone around him, but that's what made him believe doing crazy shit would get him attention and love. Mark was the opposite of that. He was wanted to stay out of everyone's way, and did as he was told always. Blonzie was never a bully to anybody, but Mark being the younger sibling, he'd push him around a bit.

Mark was very gullible (as most kids are anyway!), and Blonzie would often use that against him. He'd play a little rough and tease him. But (and this is coming from someone with 2 brothers, and an older brother myself) it is all out of love. With certain sibling dynamics, it's hard to say "I love you" and especially with an age gap, they are very different people in general.

With Blonzie being shy on the inside too, even around family he kept a lot to himself. Both their parents were very loving, and loved both of them dearly. But Blonzie somehow thought they still loved Mark more. It was definitely not that they loved Mark more, but Blonzie was just a little jealous of him. Him being the youngest (therefore more "spoiled") and didn't get into as much trouble as he did. Which is on him, really. But when he didn't listen to his parents he'd often try not to do it around them because he loves his family, truly he does, and feels guilty as an adult nowadays.

Their parents, despite Blonzie being closed off, knew everything anyway. Because they are his parents. Unless he was going to get severely hurt, they let him do as he pleased. And they knew about all his interests and such. But he couldn't recognize that as a kid. They also realized the gap between his and Marks relationship form.

Even if Mark can't remember these moments, and even during Blonzie "teasing him", Blonzie was always a caring older brother. He remembers all of his preferences, and would protect him from anything that scared him. He'd shoo off rabbits from the yard, bugs, would sometimes tidy up after him when he was even smaller. And probably even ACTUAL bullies in school. Always always he loved his brother like that.

As Mark got older, Blonzie felt he could up his game in picking on him because he was more mature. He'd just like to get on Marks nerves and do as he pleased, like taking his things and spending as much time on things they take turns on. Call him names that were of course harmless but still. BASICALLY, he was not a bully. Just very very annoying and nuisance.

As they grew up, Blonzies jealousy kinda stayed. He saw Mark, who was also shy, bloom into confidence and get an actual friend group, go to college. Blonzie likes crowds around him and people cheering on his stunts, but none of those people that like him like that would he consider people he could hang out with regularly. Mark achieved things that Blonzie felt he couldn't.

Nothing feels worse than feeling JEALOUS of your YOUNGER BROTHER. Its a double edged sword. On one side, he's jealous and wishes he could almost be like him. On another, he's proud of his little bro. No matter what side has the most power, he wants to be in his life again.

Blonzie has a hard time saying "I love you" as much as he has a hard time with saying "sorry" and also has a bad memory. So he attempts to get back into Marks life. As I've said, in general, Mark and Blonzie are very different people. Blonzie does crazy stunts, stupid shit, some people love him some hate him. And Mark just doesn't want anything to do with it, even if he worries too.

But Blonzie trying to get back into his life felt out of nowhere. In Marks head it was like "Why are you pretending you weren't a jerk to me all those years?" Because he really does just try to "put it all behind them" and stuff. And yeah, a lot of his visits are just him being annoying on purpose. But he wants Mark to see that that is how he shows his love. He'll never straight up confess it, but he gets happy seeing his brother in magazines. He's happy he found someone to love. He loves his brother. And he can say that to Mark, but now, Mark is the one who finds it hard to say it back. It's almost as if Blonzie "boy who cried wolf'd" himself. It's hard to believe anything Blonzie says because of how much he'd make up and tell Mark. It's hard to take him seriously when everything was a joke to him back then.

And yes, with all of that, Mark loves Blonzie as much as Blonzie loves Mark. He doesn't approve of his stunting, but worries he doesn't have a "real" job. (He does, but Mark doesn't take the time to listen to him.) He worries that he struggles on a daily basis. All that's pushed aside when he remembers he's a grown man, and can always go to their parents if he's struggling that bad.

Their parents are aware of their strained relationship. They don't try to fix it, and they're not mad but a little bit sad if anything. They wish they could get along, but it seems they never really did. Once again they love both of them. Mark and Blonzie both talk to their parents on the phone a lot, and a lot of the time THAT is how they get updates on each other's lives. They will tell each other about what they saids been going on. Mark will usually roll his eyes, still listen, but just be a bit meh about it. Blonzies ears perk up and gets excited to hear about his brother. The one who's less willing to open up nowadays than he is.

This isn't an impossible fix, Mark just needs to be less uptight. Blonzie a little bit more serious. They both have reasons to be sorry to each other. And some days it is hard, because that brotherly love will always be strong in their hearts. It just has to finally grow again, and blossom into a healthier and more understanding relationship. Their biggest issue as they grew up was that they couldn't understand each other. And Marks problem is that he doesn't want to understand Blonzie. Blonzie knows a lot more about Mark than he thinks he does, because he's observant despite being a bit rough with memory.

Blonzie will always be the "annoying" older brother, but it has to take Mark to be a bit more loose and willing to joke around too.

And that's. Yup. Yup 👍😊