#Marcellus atab

[fanfic-inator795]

Maybe this is just me but- for as much as it is very much a for-funzies crackship, I feel like the idea of Ansel/Marcellus could either be really surprisingly wholesome and sweet or just really funny depending on the day.

On the one hand, you have the fun surface level Opposites Attract dynamic of Flamboyant Upper Class Guy meets Lovable Trash Man (and also they're both just so silly) that can then develop into something deeper and more poignant - where they find things to genuinely appreciate and admire about one another (Marcellus appreciating Ansel's style/showmanship/passion, Ansel appreciating Marcellus' bluntness/honesty/secret soft side - especially when it comes to Arlo despite Marcellus supposedly hating kids - and both of them being able to sympathize and relate to each other's rough pasts) and are just able to, at the very least, build a solid friendship and rapport with each other.

...On the other hand, you have "Boyfriend who can literally afford anything they want/need for a date" VS "Boyfriend who is more than happy to steal anything they want/need for a date". Like those couples who constantly bicker over who's going to pay the check but more chaotic (which makes it even better)

Either way, whether for silliness or wholesomeness, short-term or long-term, I'm pretty down for it (and the fact that Marcellus is canonically attracted to Ansel at the very least just makes this even more fun to think about asdfghjkl)

[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 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!🐊🎼💟

[theanimatedbishoujoevalana]

It is an absolute crime that this song wasn't included on the soundtrack.

[hmvw2015]

Arlotober Day 9: Friendship

Ice cream after a movie? What could be better!

[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.

[fanfic-inator795]

Ansel: Excuse me, but may I get a sip of that water?

Marcellus: It’s not water.

Ansel: Ah, vodka then! I like your style-

Marcellus: It’s vinegar.

Ansel: …What?

Marcellus: It’s VINEGAR, coward!

[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.

[fanfic-inator795]

Random game night thoughts involving the Arlo crew

The one and only time Monopoly gets suggested, Ansel is the one to do it, leading to the others to be like "bro, don’t you work in real estate?" "...What does that matter?" *gives Ansel the flattest of stares* asdfghjkl

Though, given how much Monopoly relies on luck, Ansel wouldn't have THAT big of an advantage, but most of the crew still aren't super interested in playing a money-focused game with a rich guy

Arlo tends to lean more towards simple card games and stuff like checkers since those are the games he played with Edmee growing up. As such, I could see him and Bertie playing checkers together on the days where Bertie is looking for something quieter and less shenanigan-filled to do with her gator best friend

As for cards, depending on the specific game, things can get real chaotic real fast. Being a former con-man and all, Teeny Tiny Tony definitely tries to give Arlo some tips on how to play stuff like poker, and admittedly gets frustrated at Arlo's complete lack of poker face

Charades is another favorite of Arlo's, as well as another game that leads to more than a little chaos whenever the whole crew tries to play it together - though Bertie is usually the best at deciphering Arlo's clues/gestures (even if she still gets confused and has to guess/take a shot in the dark half the time)

Despite being teenagers (i.e. bit older than the typical age demographic), Arlo and Alia both enjoy the more gimmick-y kids board games. Think stuff like Candy Land, Trouble and Operation

Furlecia is actually a wiz at trivia, just because out of everyone in the Arlo crew, she seems like the one who would know the most about pop culture. Another person who does surprisingly well is Marcellus - he just knows random crap, and not even he can usually remember where he heard it. But hey, if it gets him a win, he's not gonna complain

No matter what game they play, Marcellus tries to cheat at least once. No one is surprised by this. Also, in an instance where cheating isn't possible, Marcellus forgoes trying to win and either picks a specific person to pick on or just does whatever he thinks will be funny. Again, no one is surprised by this

Feel free to add your own!

[fanfic-inator795]

(I'm sure I'm not the first to do these but-) have some Arlo crew character alignments:

[fanfic-inator795]

Arlo: We're going to the candy store? Bertie: No, it's midnight. All the candy stores are closed. Marcellus: We're going to ROB a candy store?!

[fanfic-inator795]

Arlo and the Gang: Arcade Headcanons

Because Tess and I went to a local arcade today, and it’s fun imagining my favorite characters doing the things I do

Arlo, naturally, is pretty thrilled with the experience the first time he goes to one

He plays as many arcade games as he can, not really having a favorite ‘genre’ of arcade game since he wants to try them all (though I could see him sorta preferring the ‘simple’ games like skee-ball and rhythm games, since the boy’s got natural rhythm)

Arlo also finds luck-based games to be a lot of fun, having fun with the experience itself and not minding if he wins big or only gets a couple tickets

He also LOVES playing two-player games, since he loves getting to play with his friends + dad

Bertie is good at a lot of the more physical games - skee-ball, air hockey, basketball, etc.

The noise of the arcade can sometimes be a bit much for Bertie though (hence why she hates stuff like pinball or those games with all the alarms. WAY too noisy), so she occasionally needs breaks/will occasionally just watch instead of playing herself

Furlecia and Ansel both enjoy showing off on the DDR machine - Furlecia’s got long legs and knows how to use them, and Ansel just enjoys music/style-focused games (he definitely knows how to bring a crowd to the machine)

Furlecia also loves a lot of the fighting games like Tekken and Mortal Kombat, given that she’s a former underground wrestler and all. She usually plays against Alia.

Alongside fighters, Alia really enjoys shooting games - her extra senses actually come in handy here with shooting all the digital targets. Same thing applies to pinball.

Alia likes driving games too obviously, but she usually loses since the games/machines can’t usually handle her ‘unique’ and wild style of driving (much to her annoyance)

Tony doesn’t really care WHAT game he plays, he just tries to win as many tickets as possible so he can get a top prize from the prize counter/bragging rights.

He teams up with Marcellus (aka the cheater of the group/the guy who spends the whole trip trying to figure out how to ‘cheat the system’) to try and accomplish this.

Marcellus is also the one most likely to get his fin/part of his body stuck in a crane machine in his attempts to get a prize from it

Ansel also sometimes gets caught up in trying to win tickets/a great prize for his lil alligator boy. Like- he knows that Arlo doesn’t need nor want the top prize to be happy, but Ansel still wants to win him something decent for a nice keepsake his son can have

As for Arlo and the others, it’s not uncommon for them to just pool their tickets so they can all get a little something- or, on occasion, so they can get something cool and worthwhile that they can share or put somewhere in Seaside for everyone to enjoy

After they run out of tokens and have all their prizes, the group always goes out for ice cream after each arcade trip

Feel free to leave your own headcanons/comments on mine! ^v^

[fanfic-inator795]

Not me remembering the Grand Galloping Gala episode of MLP g4 and applying the scenario to the Arlo crew going to that year's MET Gala-

Arlo (given that it's the anniversary of when his dad finally accepted him as his son) just wants to hang out with Ansel

Bertie just wants to enjoy the actual art that's at the museum

Tony wants to try and get people to try his Italian hors d'oeuvres that he snuck in/wants to try and advertise his pizzeria

Furlecia wants to show off her absolutely AMAZING outfit/hairstyle for the paparazzi to advertise her salon

Alia just wants to have a fun time

Marcellus wants to cause a bit of chaos/challenges himself to steal something seemingly impossible to steal just to see if he can

And of course nothing goes as planned, but they still manage to have a good time in the end, going out for midnight donuts afterwards

[fanfic-inator795]

*throws hands up in the air* Pokemon!Arlo AU?

Arlo is a Totodile (because duh) who was raised by Edmee the Kangaskhan (not quite a 'swamp' pokemon admittedly but still tough as nails + very motherly and kind - just like Edmee! ^v^).

Note: Yes, I KNOW Fuecoco evolves into a literal singing crocodile but as much as I like that line, I just feel like Totodile fits Arlo more.

His father, Ansel from the NYC Unova Region, seems like a grand and strong Pidgeot BUT in reality is actually a Ditto, hence why he's still able to have a Totodile son in this AU (since I'm pretty sure Totodile and the Pidgey line aren't in the same egg group). Even after his secret is revealed to poke-society, I could still see him using Transform pretty often (he enjoys being Pidgeot/enjoys transforming into other bird pokemon as well as some beach Pokemon/water types) but at the same time he's more willing to be his normal Ditto self in public.

As for the rest of the Arlo crew, hmmm...

Bertie: Not a hundred percent sure tbh... If you wanna lean more on how she used to struggle being around others due to being so big, you could make her a Snorlax. BUT, if you want to lean into her gentle giant/extremely protective side, Nidoqueen could also work really well. Wigglytuff may also be a good option since we see her grow to love expressing herself with music in the "I Heart Arlo" series and the Jigglypuff line is famous for the move 'sing' and all.

Tony: I don't think there's a better fit out there than Rattata - specifically Alolan Rattata. It's rat-like, it's food obsessed, AND the Alolan variant specifically seeks out fresh and high-quality food. Couldn't you just see this lil' guy making pizzas with veggies and poke-berries?

Furlecia: If you just need a big ol' hairball, I guess Venonat is right there, lol. But in terms of matching both looks AND personality: Furfrou. Like- it's a pokemon that's ALL about giving it fun and stylish hairstyles, so I feel like Furfrou!Furlecia would both have a fun time styling her own fur along with helping other pokemon find a stylish new look. Furfrou isn't a bad fighter either, so it encompasses that aspect of Furlecia as well even if it's not a wrestler specifically.

Alia: I could totally see her being a Torracat. It just seems super fitting to me ^v^ I guess Growlithe could also work since it looks more like a tiger but, nah, I think Torracat (or Litten even) just fits best for her. It's got the ~vibes~

Marcellus: I feel like Qwilfish could potentially work, if only cause it'd match Marcellus' typical surliness and anti-social nature that comes out whenever he's interacting with people outside of the crew. Feebas also seems somewhat fitting - could totally see a Feebas!Marcellus being proud of his 'uglyness' and not caring about evolving into a Milotic.

So, yeah. Is this anything? *shrugs*

[fanfic-inator795]

I just realized that Marcellus is the Frank Reynolds/Danny Devito of the Arlo friend group.

…I don’t know why it’s only just NOW hitting me as it’s pretty damn obvious asdfghjkl

[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! 🥰🎂🐊🍕🦅🐟🐅