#Primos Tater Ramirez Humphrey

[sugar-miss1]

Can you do Tater Humphrey Ramirez?

Okay !

I Don't Know This Show But it Looks Good .

[lifes-remedy]

"Primos"

Despite all the backlash from when it was first revealed, this show has surprisingly redeemed itself.

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DTVA Past and Present in Chibiverse s2 finale

[owlphibiaisthebest15]

Marcy was just buttering up, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, so Darcy can deliver the ultimate roast of all time.

[thepinkestbow]

Two girls with pink and red stripes who love spending some quality alone time in the attic after a long day crawling through the air vent

So in other news, I’m hooked on Primos 😭 I won’t lie, episode 6a made me shed a tear or two, I thought that story was really heartwarming, and the score from Jim Lang never fails to miss. I then thought about another girl who’s favourite passtime is also finding new places after crawling in the vents and hey presto, its a crossover!

Can you believe I drew this all in one go today? 10 hours near about, I was just entranced by how beautiful the reference art is for the backgrounds of Primos 😭

I really do recommend giving this show a watch, I love the character development so far and the cartoony yet wholesome vibes

This is basically just my love letter to Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett and Primos creator Natasha Kline for the premiere of Primos🩷 I can’t wait to watch more ☺️

[thetrollslover]

THIS WHOLE SCENE WILL LIVE RENT FREE IN MY HEAD FOREVER

[shrodie]

How PBS fans heard this interaction.

Artist: anonymous

[saysomethingabout]

Say something good about this show!

[nikk0qrx]

!! PRIMOS ANIMATION !!

AND THE CROWD GOES... SOBBING???? (summer of el futuro omg 💔☹️)

[toonrandy]

Happy belated birthday to my SOF! In this crossover art, it’s Tater from Primos as seen in the episode “The Summer of Tater”, and Lola from The Loud House as seen in the episode “Home of the Fave” in the style of Primos!

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Nellie and Tater: PRIMOS is an Unbalanced Mess

I know this is a lumity blog, but I wanted to talk about something different that has been bothering me lately and it's that new show, PRIMOS.

Now the show did get a lot of backlash a while back for how stereotypical it looked, and Disney Channel made some changes to save face. Now that it's out, the consensus is...

It's so okay, it's average.

And quite frankly, no one cares. Except my brother who I'm watching the show with. Now, I think the show is meh except for two things:

I HATE the main character, Tater, but I love her younger sister, Nellie.

(Tater on the left; Nellie on the right)

For those of you fortunate enough not to know what PRIMOS is, PRIMOS is the new animated show from Disney Channel about a girl name Tater who wants to have big dreams and achieve her "final form" (they never explain what that means), except her mom invited her twelve cousins to stay at their house for the summer. Easy to understand. Very slice of life comedy-ish.

My problem with the show (besides how it looks) is the main character, Tater. I hate her. I hate her design. I hate her voice. I hate her character. But she's the main character which means she's going to be in every episode and get all the screen time. Tater is also very egocentric. Everything has to be about HER and her "final form" whatever that is. Even in episodes that aren't about her, Tater actively tries to make herself the center of them. Hell, the trailer and first episode end with Tater yelling to the heavens, "BUT THIS SUMMER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT ME!"

Nellie, on the other hand, is her taller yet younger sister.

I love Nellie. Her design is better. Her voice is better. Her character is better. She's mischievous, goofy and level-headed. She's learned to tolerate her gaggle of cousins by tuning people out with her headphones, meditating, doing yoga, and making snarky comments to take people down a peg.

The problem is that Nellie doesn't appear in every episode. Despite being the main character's younger sister, there are some episodes where she's not even mentioned.

At first, this doesn't seem like a big deal. I'm not an idiot. I'm not gonna complain that a secondary character is secondary. But then I saw two episodes: Summer of La Trabajadora and Summer of La Madriguera.

In Summer of La Trabajadora, the episode starts with all the primos at a pizzeria for "primo pizza hour." And Nellie isn't there. She's not even mentioned. They give no reason for her not being there. I guess it would have cost too much to draw her in the background? Her actress costs too much?

Then Summer of La Madriguera, which actually needs a little bit of context. In the second episode of PRIMOS, Tater was afraid the primos were going to completely take over her room. But the primos built Tater her own special "Tater's corner," so she can have her privacy. In Summer of La Madriguera, Tater finds a secret spot in the attic she can use as a hideaway, but Nellie discovers it. Tater doesn't want Nellie to tell any of the primos about it, and Nellie agrees because sometimes you need time alone to recharge. And then Nellie says this:

"I get it. That's why I meditate. I mean, none of the primos made me a special corner."

Wow. Puts a whole new spin on all the episodes that don't have Nellie in them. So now do I not only like Nellie as a character, but I sympathize with her too. As confident and aloof as she is, she does feel left out by Tater and the primos.

Which confuses me.

The creator based Tater off herself, so she's a self-insert creator's pet. We're supposed to like Tater more than any of the other characters because she's the main character. So why make Nellie more sympathetic? We're supposed to care more about Tater's "final form" (whatever that is) than a little girl being ignored in her own family? Fucking...no?

All of this reaches its boiling point in the episode Summer of Imi-Tater.

The episode starts with NELLIE narrating. We get some visual metaphors that I have to describe to you because I don't have screenshots. We'll miss you, KimCartoon.

Nellie sees herself as the Earth (makes sense) and Tater is represented by a sun that never shuts the fuck up. The primos are represented by the other planets and you can guess where this is going.

After that, we see Nellie and the primos watching TV with Nellie riffing (or mst3k-ing if you're old school) the shows and the primos getting a good laugh. They're all having a good time before Tater shows up to make herself the center of attention again. Nellie correctly predicts that Tater has some dumb idea about her final form but need the primos' help. Apparently, Tater needs money for a reason we never learn, and Nellie suggests selling lemonade. Tater then scolds Nellie for interrupting her and then suggests selling lemonade. The primos go wild for Tater's idea...even though Nellie just suggested it not even thirty seconds ago.

Nellie tries to mediate and have tea, but she can't help it this time. She's angry. And she decides to get back at Tater by becoming Tater 2.0 and making her own lemonade stand.

Nellie becomes "Tater 2.0" and is an instant success with her lemonade stand, showing up Tater and winning control of the primos. She even gets a song that is a total bop...and is kinda sad when you pay attention to the lyrics.

"Nellie see you later/cause I'm tater 2.0"

She thinks she has to be a better Tater just to get some attention because no one cared about Nellie being Nellie.

And of course, Tater, being the egocentric gremlin that she is, can't handle it.

Nellie considers this a win...until the primos all comfort Tater. Even when Nellie wins, it has to be about Tater. Nellie decides to prove her point even further by taking over Tater's failed lemonade stand, but goes too far when she reads part of Tater's diary out loud. Nellie threatens to destroy Tater's diary, but when the primos try to talk her down, Nellie loses it. She just screams:

"Tater! Tater! Tater! What about ME?!?!"

And I get it. Usually, Nellie can handle herself but this has been building since the series started. Humans are social creatures and everybody likes attention, at least every once in a while. Nellie was cool just chilling with the primos, but it felt like they dumped her every time Tater had some dumb idea. The didn't even miss her in primo pizza hour. Tater shooting down her idea and then taking credit for it was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Nellie realizes that she was burying her anger instead of dealing with it and talks to Tater. And then I hate the episode again because Tater makes it about herself again. Tater shows that she has a "Nellie Index" in her diary and that when Tater wins the Nobel Prize, she'll be sure to thank Nellie during her acceptance speech.

First of all, fuck you. Second, this isn't good enough for me. This ending doesn't resolve any of the issues brought up. It doesn't resolve or explain why the primos ignore or straight up forget Nellie. It doesn't show why we should prefer Tater over Nellie. It barely resolves Nellie burying her feelings. So it brings up the question, why do this? Why make an episode that shows your main character being a jerk to a close family member and then handwaving a resolution?

My theory is that when creators have their super-special-OC-don't-steal, they have blinders on that prevents them from seeing how bad their characters actually are. Like Mike and Bryan about Aang from Avatar the Last Airbender. Aang did some bad things, but Mike and Bryan don't see them as bad, just little character flaws to grow out of. Here I thought consent was cool, but whatever.

I like this episode and I don't like this episode. It's an unbalanced mess that has the moral and the focus in the wrong place. I love Nellie more and hate Tater more. The problem is I know that the show intended for the opposite to happen, and that's not a good sign.

Later, hater!

[mistylovesprimos]

they think im just a big joke

I hate this but I realized that I never drew imitater angst and that is a crime for me 💗

[misiahasahardname]

the summer of primos!

(edited because i accidentally marked the post as adults only LMAO)

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I love them together!

[toaverse]

Here are some released shots of Primos...

[jacksonreadcartoons]

PRIMOS episode 4b: SUMMER OF LA NATURALEZA

Yo! Here are some of my storyboards from Primos episode 4. This was one of my favorite episodes we did, and I'm so happy with the way it turned out! I got to do a lot of funny gags in the first half of the episode with Tater failing to survive outside before Cousin Bud shows up to help her out. My storyboarding partner Ainsley handled the second half of the episode and really brought this one home with all of the sweet moments with the puppy! And all of the beautiful moments of Cousin Bud interacting with the animals like a true disney princess.

And as always our Director David @daveofthedead tied it all together and made sure the episode could be as funny and sweet as it is! (He came up with Tater's Po-Tay-Toe shirt lol) Over all it's a great episode! Check it out if you haven't already Cheers!