#Pelswick

[vortainz]

[Not just Cartoons, We’re Nicktoons!] 2002

[julesandthemachine]

this is truly an autism moment!

i drew this with @alexluvsskittlez in mind. mostly it’s just our comfort characters interacting. so yeah.

[katiebug586]

Honestly, it's criminal how underrated Pelswick is. As a cartoon created by a disabled cartoonist, it's incredible how pro-disability and anti-ableist it is. The entire moral of Pelswick is essentially 'Treat me like you would a normal person, you weirdos', with it not afraid to delve into the inherent issue with infantilizing disabled people and how some people act all righteous but are really just being performative.

I re-watched "Hear No Evil, PC No Evil" last night (Yes, the PC does indeed stand for 'politically correct') and I don't think it stuck with me that much when I first watched it a couple years ago, but wow. The plot is basically that Pelswick's dad is seeing a supposedly multi-ethnic woman named "Spagna", who turns out to be one of the most infantilizing characters I think I've ever seen on TV. She refuses to see Pelswick as a kid who happens to use a wheelchair, instead acting as if he's helpless and needs everything done for him because he's such a 'poor, helpless' boy. She ends up accidentally 'Sigmund Freuding' herself into calling Pelswick the C-word when he rightfully tells her off for treating him like he's some kind of fucking charity case, then loses her shit because how dare she say the c-word, (like yeah, you shouldn't, but there's a couple of other things you need to work on first, lady) and scrubs her mouth with a soap she conveniently has on hand and leaves the house sobbing. Pelswick's dad immediately says he's breaking up with her after she leaves. Not for the c-word comment, I don't think, but "have you ever seen somebody so PC in all your life?".

I vaguely remember there being another episode where Pelswick got suspended because he refused to make his ventriloquist dummy or whatever they were with a wheelchair because gasp! he sees himself as himself, and doesn't base his whole character and personality on being paralyzed. There was another where he couldn't go on a school field trip to go camping because of his wheelchair, even though Pelswick does snidely remark that he's the only kid who couldn't accidentally get paralyzed.

Not ALL of the episodes involve Pelswick being infantilized though, there's plenty of episodes that revolve around him being a kid and doing dumb kid shit without his wheelchair being brought into question other than it just being there, which I think adds to the point I was trying to make with the three episodes I mention. However, when the subject/issue DOES come up, Pelswick doesn't just nod his head and take it, he ends up giving out various clapbacks (sometimes with the help/vague advice of his guardian angel, Mr. Jimmy) to them. And more likely than not, these people end up outing themselves as being ableist shitheads anyway.

Pelswick does need some aid/help, his house has an elevator installed so he can get to the second floor, and a ramp he can use instead of steps, but that's miles better than just assuming he needs everything done for him.

Anyway, if you enjoy good disabled representation and want a recommendation, watch Pelswick.

[davisexplainableart]

On this day, 22 years ago, Nick on CBS premiered.

While I never really saw the block myself, since I wasn't born yet (I'm mainly familiar with Cookie Jar TV in particular), I do enjoy the style of the bumpers from the block (both the 2002 and 2004 ones).

I'm sure it was a joy for many kids to watch, especially since one of the 4 shows seen in the poster (Pelswick), is somewhat obscure nowadays.

[dailycrippledcharacters]

Pelswick Eggert (Pelswick)

[Image Description: From the official show. Pelswick, a white teenage boy with shaggy brown hair, sits in a green wheelchair. He is wearing a backwards red ball cap and a bright purple shirt with headphones around his neck. He is frowning. In the background is a brick wall. End ID.]

Pelswick is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair.

[memoriesofachicken]

In Matrimelee, you can throw Kuroko, the referee, at your opponent.

Meanwhile, Pelswick had a wrestler throw the referee at his opponent 3 years before Matrimelee was released.

[worldssmallestfan]

I’ve seen Wishbone and Pelswick, but I have yet to see references to this 90s/00s kids show.

[fuzzychildchopshop]

Nick Trios 6 by AfroOtaku917

[pelswickhottakes]

drake wishes he was pelswick

[tvthemesongs]

Pelswick intro

[incorrectpelswick]

Pelswick: If we’re in trouble, just throw Ace at the problem, and hope for the best.

[julesandthemachine]

based off of a youtube comment

[katiebug586]

CURRENT BRAINROT

My Life As A Teenage Robot

Digimon

Dan Vs.

Pelswick

The Weekenders

Generation O!

3-South

Braceface

Pepper Ann

Fillmore!

Phantom Investigators

I WILL GO ON AND ON ABOUT ANY OF THESE SHOWS SO HIT ME UP, BOLDED MEANS SUPER INTERESTED/HYPERFIXATING.

I LOVE TO MAKE DIGIMON AUS FOR SHOWS AS WELL!

[ellafox1729]

Pelswick

[mega1232]

Wasn’t this an episode of Pelswick on Nickelodeon?

Avid collector Remy struggles to cope after Cricket finds the rarest of all trading cards

Christopher Sabat ("Dragon Ball" franchise, "My Hero Academia" Franchise) is set to guest star on the POKÉMON cards inspired episode

"Starter Pack" premieres Saturday at 8AM EST only on Disney Channel.