#the lumbermaxes

[dwampyverse-tournaments]

Bonus poll!

[gregdotorg]

I, for one, would like to know more about this solid timber scooter/bench in Frank Gehry's music room, next to the Kermit green Steinway [Michael Eisner thank you gift]. It was presumably designed by either Frank Gehry or his son Sam, who collaborated together on the house.

Since Architectural Digest published this photo in 2019, I can find no info on the scooter/bench.

image: detail from Jason Schmidt's 2019 photo of Frank & Sam Gehry's house, via archdigest

[mysteriesofmilo]

#1: Battle of the Bands

It was a close call between this and The Race, but I ultimately went with Just Getting Started's amazing debut over Milo's shark mantras and the Time Traveler Bermuda Triangle.

And that's the biggest reason why I love this episode: everything about the performance was A++ material. I love Milo managing to play his accordion (which, as I learned from this show, is Weird Al's instrument of choice) while also saving the speaker and the stage itself from Murphy's Law. I love Mort noticing that the band name was about to fall on him and scooting forward, playing his drums the whole time. In fact, Murphy's Law actually made this a BETTER performance by making it MORE memorable. And the song itself, even without any of that, was an absolute banger -- easily one of the best songs in a universe chock full of amazing music.

Then there was Zack and part 2/2 of his journey from being embarrassed about being the lead singer in one band to being proud of being the lead singer in two bands. While not my favorite part of the episode, it was still great, and it still gave a necessary reason to drive the plot and created some internal and external conflict for Just Getting Started.

The rehearsal was the funny part of the episode. Everything from Zack accidentally giving the band a name, to Mort's hiccups, to Milo and the shopping carts, to Zack's Backstory (and Milo putting up the reverb all the way), everything in that scene was comedy gold.

But the best part was Milo using the Lumbermaxes' singing saw, to cut actual wood, right before the commercial that specifically says "the singing saw is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used for cutting actual wood", without the slightest idea that Zack would be embarrassed by it because it was made by his old band who changed their name to the Lumbermaxes. And then Melissa just responding to Zack's "You're never gonna believe this" with a very matter-of-fact "There's a saw that sings?"

The one thing I didn't really like about this episode was Max. (And I mean the original Max, since the others seemed to be almost a hivemind controlled by the lead Max.) But that's just a minor nitpick in what was otherwise an amazing episode.

And my other minor nitpick is just the broadcast order. Specifically, it's made clear in this episode that this is Just Getting Started's first gig, but School Dance, in which they played a different song, premiered before this one for some reason. But that's a knock on Disney.

Overall, I LOVE this episode. It's one of the funniest episodes of the series, it's got not one but three great songs, Zack begins to realize just how cool it was that he was in a band, and I'm always a fan of times when Murphy's Law actually helps Milo instead of hurting him.

[musshroomhead]

Chop chop chop! Lumberzacks or Lumbermaxes? This was a dtiys for instagram 😎 if you wanna check, my account is dbigreeneyes ✨

[pistachioguardiansau]

Milo makes friends... With the wrong village children Featuring: The LumberMaxes

[arendalphaeagle]

Hey, for the MML fans who have used or still use FanFiction.Net, I managed to get the staff team to add the following characters:

Brick

Savannah

Mr. Block

Pistachions

King Pistachion

Derek/Evil Orton

Lumbermaxes

Veronica

Marcus U.

Richard C.

Chad

Jackie

Professor Time

Victor V.

The character "Dr. Zone" has also chaned to "Dr. Zone/Orton M."

If your fanfictions have or will have any of these characters, please add them in your fanfics, so they could show up in browser searching. Those of you who have used the "Dr. Zone" tag might also need to replace it with the "Dr. Zone/Orton M." tag. And please spread this around to other MML fans that write on FanFiction.Net. Thank you.

[themurphyzone]

His World: Music

I think we’re long overdue for a new His World chapter.

1. Serenade

“There’s a girl I know whose name isn’t Sandra,

She isn’t a blonde like Kendra,

Nor is she as tall as Melinda, 

But she’s perfect and I’m talkin’ about you, Amanda!” 

Milo promptly passed out under her window, his accordion still attached to a strap around his neck. His Shakespearian cap was carried off by the wind, hitting the windshield of a passing car, which swerved and slammed into a brick mailbox. 

Amanda rushed outside, setting the heavy accordion aside and dragging Milo into the house. She sighed as she left him in the living room, finding a small towel to use as a wet cloth. 

“I appreciate the gesture, Milo,” Amanda said as she laid the cloth across his head. “But maybe you should be sure the weather isn’t 95 degrees Fahrenheit first.”

2. Chopping Away at the Creativity

“Angry fanmail, angry fanmail, coupon for that milkshake place down by the wharf, that’s the only thing worth keeping....” Max muttered, tearing up the first bag of fanmail they’d received since Zack had abandoned the group. 

“So what’s gonna happen now?” Sean asked. Lyle and Melvin tapped away at their phones. If they were worried about the future of the group, they were good at not displaying it. 

Max gestured to himself. “We need a new lead. And since I was second in command, I’m now the leader of the former ragtag group of the Lumberzacks. Which will be called Lumbermax from this day on. Someone tweet it now. This needs to be made official as soon as possible.”

Melvin raised his hand. “I’ve already started posting it on every major social media site. Hasn’t been ten minutes and I’m already feeling the flames.”

“Ignore the haters, Max,” Max said. “We need a new image. If our fans don’t like it, it’s their loss.”

“But you’re Max,” Melvin complained.

“I’m not the only Max anymore,” Max replied. “Anyway, my name is just Max. Sean, your name is Maxwell. Melvin, yours is Maximillian, and Lyle, I’m calling you Maximo. However, for branding and convenience purposes, we’ll be shortening it all to Max. Any questions?” 

Nobody objected. Max nodded in approval. “Good. Now, we should start coming up with a new single. Since Zack used to handle the songwriting, I will take on that duty in his absence. Now, someone call up the record company and tell them to change ‘chop’ to ‘saw’, since it’s easier than coming up with a new song.”

3. The Dr. Zone Files Theme Extended Cover (Collab with Zonian4life and Rubbishdroid)

“Take Five,” Kris said. “And remember Wally, the line is ‘Time for trouble on the double’, not ‘Time to bubble for toil and trouble’.”

Wally frowned. “Well excuse me for going to see Macbeth last weekend. I needed to do some research.”

“How’s your English project going by the way?” Sara asked. “I’ve been putting off mine for two weeks now.”

“It wasn’t for the English project,” Wally said. “I needed to look at the clothing so I can be historically accurate for my AU.” 

“Okay, let’s try this again. Everyone quiet!” Kris said, hitting the play button. An instrumental version of the theme song started up. 

“It’s time for danger, time for action-” 

“Ah!” Sara yelped. 

Kris slammed the stop button, whirling around in her chair. “What?” she yelled. 

Sara laughed sheepishly, setting a cup of lemonade aside and dabbing at her shirt with a napkin. “I spilled my drink on myself. Guess I shouldn’t have tried to sneak it in between the opening notes and the first line.” 

Kris groaned and slammed her head on her desk. “Take Six. Please don’t screw up this time.”

[rainbowsunshinegeesus]

hey wasnt it kind of unfair in milo murphys law that in battle of the bands the lumbermaxes were playing against all those small bands even tho they were already super famous or whatever

[milomurphysblawg]

Daily Doodle! 5/4/17 Okay, so after initially watching “Battle of the Bands” something inside me was ,like, “you know that voice (of Max) from somewhere, like the way he says “four” it seems so familiar.” and then the observation faded in the back of my mind until I spent 3 whole days at work listening to the entire Phineas and Ferb soundtrack, and then BAM!!! CARL!! CARL KARL IS THE VOICE OF MAX!!! so I looked it up and sure enough I was right. so here’s to that discovery.

[nautiscarader]

Smutember 2020 day 1 - Dirty talk (show), Zalissa (Melizack)

Smutember 2020 day 1 - Dirty talk (show), 

Zalissa (Melizack) (Milo Murphy’s Law), E, 1.8k

(Ao3) 

If you liked my story, here’s a Ko-fi link if you’d be so kind ❤️.    

Prompt suggested by @vickyships

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- Nervous, mister Underwood? Is it your first time live on air?

Melissa's voice brought Zack from his short moment of thoughtfulness.

- Me? - Zack returned a cocky smile Melissa blessed him with - Are you kidding? We've been through tougher times. And why did you call me that? - Journalistic integrity. Gotta stay professional, since, you know, we are a thing. - Uh, babe, the entire school knows we are a thing, so- - I know, but let's pretend. - she cut him off - Ssh, we're going live.

Melissa gave him a quick wink and slid the headphones on, just as Lydia, sitting behind glass in the director's room opposite them was giving them signals. She silently counted from five to one, and when the red "On Air" lamp above them turned on, her confident, alluring voice filled the recording room.

- And now, Danville, welcome to another episode of "Chased into the spotlight", a programme where your humble host, Melissa Chase, interviews your favourite local celebrities, idols, oddballs, or whomever is available.

She spoke the intro on a single breath, giving her boyfriend a subtle wink at the end of her opening line.

- Today's guest has moved into our town only a couple of years ago, but he has already made a name for himself, though I will most certainly try to uncover a bit of his past. How are you doing, Zack? - I am fine, Melissa, and thanks for inviting me. - Oh, it is my pleasure for having you.

Her smirk widened just a bit as she spoke those words, prompting a sudden twitch from her interlocutor sitting opposite her. As if nothing has happened, Melissa casually looked at her list of questions and continued.

- Zack, most people know you for being cool, laid-back guy and a loyal friend, but only some of us have heard about your passions and talents. Would you care to tell us about them? - Well, I guess it started when I was a young kid, I liked dressing up for Halloween and that kinda led me to getting interested in theatre and dancing, and I guess singing. - Interesting... - Melissa toyed with her pen, and took one end of it into her mouth, gently grazing it with her teeth - Were you interesting in role-playing? Wearing costumes? Assuming different characters, to enact some of your... fantasies?

Melissa might have wondered about it before, but there was no mistake now - in the lights of the recording studio, she could easily see droplets of sweat on Zack's forehead forming as her words left her mouth, still forming an alluring connection with the pen.

- Uh, well, you-you can say tha-that... - And you have played roles, singing in your boy band, "Lumberzacks". - Melissa interrupted him - Oh, uh, yes. - ... which was of course called "Lumbermaxes", before the lead singer, Max, left, leaving you in charge. Tell me, how does it feel to be chosen as the dominant alpha male of your group? - Wha-what do you mea-AA!

Zack yelped and put hands over his mouth when he felt something smooth sliding up his leg, right up to his crotch. Neither the listeners, nor Lydia could see what Melissa was doing with her feet underneath the table, but neither the pop-filter, nor the equipment could hide his ecstatic voice.

- Impressive vocal range - Melissa commented without missing a beat - Why don't we listen to a clip of your song, long enough to let our viewers experience your talent, and short enough to avoid our channel being taken down by copyright bots?

She nodded towards Lydia, and the familiar tune of a lumberjack-themed song started seeping from the speakers, giving the two a short moment to breathe, though Zack evidently needed it more.

- Mel! - he spoke in half-whisper - What the what was that?

His girlfriend graced him with another smirk, as her foot slid from her shoe and started climbing up his leg again. She looked at the equalised of his microphone and watched as the waves of his breathing osculate with each inch she was travelling up. Their eyes met, and as she travelled up, Melissa wondered if she made the right choice. Though he was nervous, her boyfriend didn't let her know she has won, until her toes found the familiar thickness hidden in the left leg of his jeans. She moved her toes back and forth around his head, until in the corner of her eye Melissa noticed Lydia signalling the end of the clip.

At once, Melissa retracted her foot from between his legs, seeing longing in his eyes and fixed her position in the chair.

- And that was "Forest Fire of My Heart", which I understand you also co-wrote? - Uh, yes - Zack grunted - Usually Max was the head writer, but this is the one song where I proved that I am skilled not only in using my mouth, but also my fingers...

Zack leaned forward, eager to see Melissa's eye widen as hers, but instead, Melissa let out a short and quiet snort.

- Be-because I had to ty-type the song on-on my PC... - Of course.

Melissa restrained herself from bursting into laughter.

- Tell me, in the song, you sing about "Burning wood" and "Fire consuming your body".

She once again half-closed her eyes, and lowered her voice into a seductive, alluring range, accentuating the innuendos.

- Were you describing- - Love.

Zack answered at once.

- I was writing about love, warming one's soul, heart and mind, love that if left unspent can burn bridges and forests. I was thinking, seeing into the future, perhaps, about a flame with a flaming red hair that I will meet one day and make her cheeks burn with the same fire...

It was time for Melissa to stare at her sly-looking lover with a dumbfounded, empty expression on her face, while the room and the airwaves were filled with nothing but silence for a solid twenty seconds.

- Uhm, this-this is all the time we have for today, Lu-Lumberzacks are about to have a- uh, reunion charity concert on Saturday, and you can buy the-the tickets on our website, though I should warn you, the first row is already sold out because I will buy all of them.

She waved quickly at Lydia to end the recording early, and soon as the red light above them and the one behind the glass were turned off, Melissa regained some confidence in her voice.

- How much time do we have till next classes? - Fifteen minutes. - Perfect. - And keep the headphones on, you look sexy in it - Zack spoke just as Melissa was about to take it off.

The sound-proof walls contained Melissa's shriek that escaped her mouth when Zack grabbed her waist and lifted her up just so he can slam her against the table. Anticipating his move, she spread her legs, and the second he slid between them, they closed behind his back in a tight lock, and a quick kick to his ass made him press his crotch against her wet sex.

While his lips found hers, her hands at once dashed between their heated bodies, to the same length she was massaging through his jeans, and after a few seconds of fumbling, he slid into her delicate palm. She wished they had time for delicate foreplay, but the heat burning between her legs told her she needs a far, far quicker fix for that.

She ended their ravenous kiss just so she could hear his voice cracking when his cock's head pushed aside the strip of her soaked panties and parted her puffy lips, followed by a savoured, blissful moment of tranquillity. But metaphorical tables were turned pretty quickly on her, when Zack used those few seconds to gather strength and sank inside her in one, smooth move which made Melissa's body arch as her senses were overwhelmed by her lover's filling her up.

- You... you would like this to be live, on air, wouldn't you...?

Melissa taunted him, eager to see his eyes widen at her salacious proposal.

- I want to proclaim my love to you to the who-whole school... - he grunted leaning against her for a kiss - And the nation. Even world. - And space, don't forget that. We know they got your songs out there...

Picking up speed, the two lovers moved in unison, racing both together and against each other, with the words of Zack's song still in their heads. Melissa didn't know whether it was poor air conditioning, or maybe their bodies grinding against each other have made the wooden table catch fire, but with each second she felt her core superheating.

- Me-Melissa... - Zack groaned, feeling the same overwhelming need in his loins - Where- - Inside - she answered at once in a broken voice - i want your seed to extinguish the fire inside me...

Those were the last words Melissa could speak with a clear mind. Melissa's final moan rivalled his grunts, and the sound-proof room trapped them around the two, just as their mouths joined again, rocking their shared climax that made the table slam against the wall with each thrust of Zack's hips and each portion of his cum that flooded her womb.

After another minute or so, the aggressive noise died down, just as the first wave of blissful afterglow began engulfing the two young adults. Zack gave Melissa a charming smile, leaned against her, and Melissa automatically closed her eyes, waiting for her lover's lips... But after a while of waiting she realised something must have gone wrong.

When she looked at him again, she saw a terrified look in his eyes, fixated at some point behind her, and when she tilted her head back, she noticed a single figure in the director's room that was lit once again.

Even with the image of her friend upside-down, Melissa could spot Lydia's burning cheeks and equally frightened look on her face, as the poor soul didn't know how to react to finding her friends in flagranti. Slowly, she decided to back away, though she never took her eyes (nor her phone) away from Zack and Melissa's half-naked, tangled bodies, until the director's room was empty once more.

- Well, I think we should count our blessings. - Zack huffed - If it was Milo, we would be live and everyone would hear us. - Are you saying everyone won't hear about it? - Melissa raised her eyebrow, and cupped his face to give him a kiss. - Get ready for an extra amount of awkward interviews for the next few days. Also, I am going to take the headset home, if you like me wearing it. - Yeah, shame it doesn't go with anything, so you'll have to be naked.

Zack laughed when Melissa gave him a light punch just as the two began to cover up their mess.  

[wendip-week]

Story by Anonymous (“You mean a lot to me, man.”; “Hey, I guess we’re both freaks.”)

(Just a reminder; you can submit whole works while Anonymous instead of in parts.  It makes it super easier for the Wendip Week staff.  Thanks!)

Dipper: “Does weirdness, or trouble itself, just follow us? I mean we decide to travel the country this Summer, making a pit-stop in some tri-state area hub, and suddenly we’re captured by mutant plants in rubber masks. We’re in a cell in an abandoned amusement park far away from home. I don’t get it.”

Wendy: “Preaching to the choir, man. Your uncle did say there was weird stuff outside the Falls. Maybe this is a sign that this is our calling.”

Dipper: “Maybe. Have you seen Mabel?” 

Wendy: “I think she’s in another cell. I didn’t see those Lumbermax imposters in the windowless-van come by ours.” 

Dipper: “Why did she have to follow them? What are the odds they’d in the same area as us, anyway?” 

Wendy: “What are the odds she’d be into that band still? After their leader left, they got so generic.” 

Dipper: “Uh, we’re getting off subject! We need a game plan. Do you have your stuff?” 

Wendy: “Sorry, Dip. They took my axe, crossbow, and phone when they got us.” 

Dipper: “Drat. And I left my journal and gear in the car. We’re really up the creek here...” 

Wendy: Don’t say that. Look at this way: at least we have each... Hey, is that music?” 

Dipper: “What?” 

Wendy: “Almost sounds like...”

Dipper: “Don’t say it!” 

Wendy: “Zack from the Lumberzacks! AHHHH!!! I’m so getting his autograph!” 

Dipper: “Wendy, we’re in a situation!” 

Wendy: “Yeah-yeah. In a just a... Hey, who’s the nerdy new singer? He’s got some moves.”

Dipper: “Seriously?! The heck!  Well, this reeks of deja vu.”

Wendy: “You mean us about to be transformed in a massive plot that threatens to overtake the world?” 

Dipper: “Yep. And, ironically, we’re next in line behind Zack Underwood and some other redheaded girl who I’m not freaking out over.”

Wendy: “Hey, you were the one who decided to argue instead of run! I was actually moving.” 

Dipper: “You were distracted. And on top of that, did you ever consider how small I feel? You hear one line, and I’m invisible.  But petty-jealousy aside, you’re barely concerned with our safety, let alone Mabel’s. I feel like maybe you care more about that broken boy-band than me sometimes. It’s like when I was twelve.”

Wendy: “Dip... I-” 

Derek: “Next!” 

Wendy: “Crud! That’s us! Dipper, I’m so sorry I made you feel inadequate and confused my priorities. I don’t know why I’m so fixated. Maybe I want to feel like a teen again. Or maybe it’s nice to really have something in common with the girls.  But you’re my real priority. You mean everything to me, and I took that for granted. Also, I’m not just saying that because I feel guilty.” 

Pistachion: “Move it!” 

Dipper: “Wendy, I feel the same way. Maybe I overreacted. I have no right tell you what to like or dislike.” 

Wendy: “Yeah, but I got carried away. From now on-”  “From now on, it’s you and me in our new Pistachion-society!” 

Dipper: “Happy to hear it. Say, have I said that those wooden-limbs compliment your hair? 

Wendy: “No, but I wouldn’t mind hearing it. Have I mentioned that my old hat and your shell-like head give you a sort of rustic charm?” 

Dipper: “I’ll take that compliment. So... want to go fight these identical-looking humans trying to stop us?” 

Wendy: “It’s a date. Hey, looks like we did find our calling.”

[dwampyverse-tournaments]

Windowless Van vs. It's Not One Thing, It's Another

[mysteriesofmilo]

#5: Fungus and Mungus

For a long time that's what I thought the episode was called. I had watched some Phineas Flynn's Law videos before I really knew what Milo Murphy's Law even was, and that's how I thought he was pronouncing it.

I shouldn't need to state why this episode is so good -- you all know that already. I will, however, explain why this episode DOESN'T sit in the top two. I will preface this by saying that I was splitting hairs at the top of the list, because I needed to rank the top five somehow.

The first reason, and this is the reason I give every time, is because I rank episodes based on personal preference, not on how "big" or how "plot relevant" they may be. And while yes, big plot relevant episodes do get a longer time slot and therefore have more fleshed out stories, they are not always my favorite. But that said, the "big" episodes usually DO rank fairly high on my list.

The second reason is that this episode kind of felt disconnected from most of the show, except for Missing Milo and The Phineas and Ferb Effect. Missing Milo at least felt like a natural progression of the Milo - Cavendish - Dakota arc, whereas this one felt like they were writing a "Part 3 of 5" episode. (I say part 3 of 5 because each of the other two were full hours while this one was only a half hour.)

Not to say that this was a bad episode; far from it! I loved that they brought back the Lumbermax, Lard World, the Pistachions, Dr. Zone, Cavendish and Dakota, Joni, and even Zack and Melissa's gambling habit, while also setting up other storylines like the whole PnF arc (Speaking of which, I would argue that you could remove Phineas and Ferb from the equation entirely and not lose much, or even make the show better. I'll go into detail on that later.) and even Zack's feet dexterity.

Fungus Among Us DID have that special brand of Milo Murphy's Law charm. It wasn't present throughout; I will admit that parts of the episode just felt forced. By comparison, The PnF Effect felt forced throughout, and Missing Milo felt genuine throughout.

As season finales go, this was better than Star vs or Total Drama, but not on par with Amphibia or Gravity Falls. (But to be fair, that's not saying much.)

How has your day been progressing?

[the-adorable-vinnie-dakota]

"What if they weren’t Time Travellers?"

The gang as they’d appear in an AU entitled There for You by me and @wiz-witch - Short summaries of important moments that play out in the lives of each couple will probably be shared at a later date :) It’s gonna be cute, heartwarming and of course… There’s angst too.

Mr Block, a certain lumbermax and an OC I had as a villain are extra fun to use for tormenting the innocent - including innocent child Milo *oops*

Yes tis is where Milo Dakota is a thing and his fathers are the best ever. Brick isn't that much of an asshole (still a bit immature tho) and Savannah is close friends with Vinnie, offering Milo the aunt/motherly support he needs

Mr Block's a huge pain and dislikes Vinnie for he and his fiance Orton used to date in the past... (their breakup is mutual. Vinnie and Orton are more similar to brothers now and Milo is seen by the latter as a nephew)

[pistachioguardiansau]

Melissa comes to Milo's rescue and gives Max his just desserts ....

[annamaetion]

Me: Melissa has a weirdness scale that goes from one to ten, but when confronted by the Lumbermax’s she says they rank a 78 on that scale.

Stretch: Yeah normally I’m against breaking a rating scale so blatantly like that, but to be fair the ‘windowless van’ bit was super creepy.

Me: True that.