#just kickin it

[liftin-up-and-liftin]

OOTN just not tonight.

[maiko-coy]

Your honor, they all share exactly one braincell and 80% of it are Bubba's

[caramelcove]

Ah yes, my favorite episodes of smiling critters

It was originally just supposed to be this

Man...

[x-i-l-verify]

Something that I've noticed ever since the Smiling Critters were introduced is that they can so easily be paired off into complementary duos, ones that are specifically designed to teach children fundamental lessons about life and self-care from two different angles. It's really interesting to me.

Like obviously you have Dogday and Catnap, with their sun/moon, dog/cat dichotomy, that stress how important it is to have fun and get things done during the day, but also that it's important to wind down, relax, and get a good night's sleep.

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Bubba Bubbaphant and Craftycorn were introduced as a duo in the Smiling Critter show's intro, and their dichotomy is quite obvious. They are basically the right and left sides of the brain personified. Bubba is the left side of the brain, logical, analytical, focused on math and science. Craftycorn is the right side of the brain, creative and imaginative, focused on the arts and self-expression. They represent learning and academia in all its forms, the different ways people engage with and understand the world.

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Hoppy Hopscotch and Kickin' Chicken form the sportsmanship duo. They are both portrayed as enjoying sports and the outdoors, but in different ways that highlight the different ways sports can be played and enjoyed and also what it entails to be successful at them. Hoppy Hopscotch may be loud and impatient, but she is also a team player, shown in her willingness to slow down her fast pace to make sure none of her friends are left behind. Kickin' Chicken, on the other hand, is laid-back, relaxed, and chill, the described "cool kid" of the group, but he's also described as having a ton of perseverance, more of a "slow and steady wins the race" type of person.

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This leaves Bobby Bearhug and Picky Piggy as the last pair. Fittingly, these two are all about how to meet the fundamental needs of yourself and others. Bobby teaches children how to nourish themselves emotionally through showing and receiving care from others, while Picky teaches them how good food is important to nourish the body and soul. Depriving oneself of either of these things only makes oneself and therefore everyone around one miserable, because those fundamental needs are no longer being met.

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Like fr, this is some pretty genius marketing right here. You have enough characters that every kid will have their favorite, but not so many that any would get lost in the shuffle, because the lessons each one of them would teach would be integral to the group as a whole. It really makes me that much sadder we saw basically nothing of the Smiling Critters during the game itself, because Mob Games struck gold with this concept, only to ultimately do nothing with it. :/

But I guess that's what fandom is for, eh?

[iidgm]

back at my bullshit again

catnap the mysterious, serious one kickin' the sporty, cool one bubba the princey one dogday the...dog one ( LEADER ) hoppy the sporty one crafty the shy, cute one picky the cool/tsundere one? big sister? ( gotta think about it better ) and bobby the lovey dovey one ( LEADER ) AU is basically the Smiling Critters made into idols lmao. Not under Playtime Co. but under Playtime Entertaiment, a company made... for entertaiment. The groups are separated between boys and girls. Still gotta think about the groups' names themselves... And that's all I have for now! I will update as I get more ideas :]]

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[andy-clutterbuck]

Savage Rick | requested by Anonymous

[jinstronaut]

a taehyung a week until he's released ♥

week 16/52

[krislgfox]

Idk I just thought it's suits them :]

Also picture was taken from @draw-the-squad-like-this ↓

[rqaszoba]

Aaaaa I made more SC pin badge icons Hoppy Hopscotch and Kickin Chickin this time yuh :,D (Also reposting the dogday and catnap one bc i fixed some things)

[birdsong-warriors]

Putting off uploading because I kind of hate this comic right now, lol.

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[ccycloneblogging]

Fun fact for the critters bananas are berries and strawberry is not a berry.

Have some quick doodles, because this made me laugh

[hcnnibal]

is a2 playing with hotwheels in the game?

yeah ahahhaa

zrooom

[dangerdazee]

me wanting to do a full in-order rewatch

vs

my list of favorite episodes

[thewiz9062]

I like to think this is unironically his default sitting position

As in he's unconsiously gonna sit like this unless his spot physically won't allow him to

Like everyone will be sitting fairly normally and then there's kickin casually serving with that "you like jazz?" face and omg he's my son

[kyurochurro]

saw this image on Pinterest and the pose gave me such riker vibes that I just HAD to draw it as him and troi HEHEHE

[imkinddassus]

What's kickin blushing about dawg?

I swear the next coming camping (8) it's just him blushing and confused lmao