The Magnificent Story of the Mediocre Melodies

Today we're taking a look at a mediocre group and how the manage to upstage the main band in their own goofy, off-kilter fashion. The gang's all here and it's time to tell their tale! So, let's begin...
Music:
Melting Time Cells - Chica in Space
Just Add Water - Pizzeria Simulator
Play With Me - Alex Khaskin
Last Breath - Ultimate Custom Night
Fazer Blast Lobby - Security Breach
Legal Woes - Pizzeria Simulator
0:00 Darn those obscure secondary characters!
1:05 Their Possible Origin in Chuck E. Cheese
2:09 Happy Frog, the Quirky Gal
2:54 Pigpatch, the Proverb-spitting Banjo Player
3:35 Nedd Bear, the Obvious Knock-off
4:08 Orville Elephant, the Valuable Magician
4:57 Mr. Hippo, the Wonderful Windbag
6:27 Orville and Mr. Hippo's Friendship
7:07 Fnaf 3's Beta Mediocre Melodies
8:29 Porkpatch, Blue Bear, & the Coincidence(?)
10:23 The Mediocre Melodies Arrive! (Pizzeria Simulator)
11:29 Are the Melodies Possessed or Puppets? (UCN)
13:40 How do they fit in the ducts again? (UCN gameplay)
15:18 Pigpatch the Teenage Stud (Chica's High School Years)
16:09 Magnets, Studs, and Frog Legs (Security Breach)
17:36 Mystic Hippo, the Femme Fortune Teller (Help Wanted 2)
18:34 Pigpatch in "Puppet Carver!" (Fazbear Frights)
19:17 Mediocre? Not Quite!... Well, maybe.

[@Liex59]

My favorite detail of Mr Hippo is that he even acknowledges that youre dead in one of his stories but it doesnt stop him from rambling to your corpse lmao

[@gauthiervergison6332]

When you think of it this way, it just make it super funny Imagine the scene He's like "think, afton, think"

[@JezElectro13]

I imagine that "Well, you can't, because you're dead" wasn't in the script.

[@CloneElectrical]

Same lol

[@baileybhamjee8080]

I think it’s because like. Y’know. You’ll be back almost instantly

[@AwesomeGuy123]

I’m 99% sure the only reason Pigpatch doesn’t have ghost child voice lines in the background is purely because of the banjo joke, though I personally think it would have been infinitely funnier if Pigpatch was all serious and Cassidy was talking through him all menacing, then he just breaks free of her control to play the banjo.

[@Billyblue98]

Eh. More likely that his Cassidy line would just be his one line without a banjo riff. It would be very easy, and it would actually make the line *even more unsettling*

[@AppulightningYT]

You will never see the light of day *banjo noises*

[@masterboa6321]

would've been cool to hear the toreador march on the banjo after his line (also nice pfp)

[@ConnorDoesGames2]

Pigpatch can say the most offensive, racist thing ever and play a banjo like it's nothing

[@nicolasburgosarrojo6699]

His*

[@casualcommenter7152]

I like to believe that it is not revenge, remnant or agony that empowers the spirit of Cassidy, but that Cassidy is merely the conglomerate of the sheer power of the Mediocre Melodies. This is why two thirds of the band speak her thoughts.

[@howdenking]

You mean she speaks their thoughts. They are in control.

[@casualcommenter7152]

Of course, my apologies. Fredbear is merely an ambassador, an echoing follower of their will.

[@marcosgalvis3498]

I think you mean Andrew.

[@syweb2]

@@marcosgalvis3498 No

[@BooklikesBFDI]

@@marcosgalvis3498That's the books version of the one you should not have killed. The games versions name is MOST LIKELY Cassidy, but I have a feeling you knew who they were talking about but you just wanted to be right.

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

Despite being called mediocre they somehow became very memorable.

[@azimuddin1890]

The Memorable Melodies

[@TheZamaron]

Probably because all of them are unique, FNAF animatronics likely stand out more for the look of the group they are in, not so much for individuals, downside of most of them just being a variant of Freddy and the main gang or of the more unique FNAF 2 animatronics, Puppet and BB, and Mangle is a Foxy variant but stands out on their own with the pink and white color scheme and broken mangled appearance to stand out on their own. These guys are completely originate characters, except for Nedbear, but he supposed to be like a knockoff of Freddy. Plus each of them with UCN actually got some character rather then being just a joke animatronics. Pig patch is funny with the bad puns and banjo playing, Happy Frog turns out Is a girl with a cute with s cute voice and design, Orville’s a magician, and old friend with Mr Hippo who’s basically an old man telling long winded stories. Plus they still get referenced from time to time. Especially having some involvement with Help Wanted 2.

[@bennieshan6544]

My headcanon is that Montgomery Gator was produced by the same company that made the Mediocre Melodies. They are all somewhat southern based animatronics and they mentioned during SB how Monty was just a regular animatronic before the GR Bonnie incident.

[@Pc_98_Fan]

In one of the endings, Rockstar Freddy is replaced by a Rockstar version of Mr. Hippo, so I think it works

[@Montgomerygolfgator]

My headcannon is that the corporate entity that owns El Chip bought Fazbear Entertainment. They also already owned other related enterprises, and just Incorporated them all into the Pizzaplex, including Monty's Gator Golf. This is why an El Chip is inside the Pizzaplex. A now dead headcannon, is that Monty was the original prototype. Think about it like this, you're Fazbear Entertainment, and you're testing a new type of animatronic. Doesn't it make sense, to make one of an unknown character and drop them into a cheap roadside attraction like a mini-golf to test them? If Monty kills on the mini-golf, it's owned by a shell company that Fazbear Entertainment can back away from and not have another "incident" in the public record. After a successful test, why not put the prototype into the pizzaplex doing what it knows? Would explain his waterproofness.

[@Mollymauking]

the mediocre melodies being monty's weird cousins who he left behind for stardom and is now kind of embarrassed by is my new favourite theory

[@purplehippopotato]

How are hippos and elephants southern based

[@felixt808]

​@@purplehippopotato accents, and energy generally i think

[@samueltitone5683]

I think Mr. Hippo might unironically be one of my favorite animatronics. Reminds me of a kindly old grandfather between his voice and his long winded rambly stories. I can easily imagine a night guard asking Mr. Hippo to them a story as they wait for their shift to end.

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

Peter Falk in Princess Bride 100%

[@ScoundrelChestnut]

this is so precious

[@KGDHMF]

For me, Mr.Hippo is doing a Norm McDonald set.

[@elizabethcharlton7755]

I like how Nedd Bear seems to be a bit more self-aware about what he is, at least in UCN. One of his lines is even "don't you hate getting killed by obscure secondary characters?"

[@justsomerandomperson6506]

Not gonna lie, I’d honestly love to see a full animated series of just Mr Hippo and Orville having picnics, drinking ice tea and lemonade, and going to the bakery for bread.

[@ryanspalding6524]

A sorta werid robot asmr

[@ryanspalding6524]

@@Skullgrin-nb9pk okay thats sexist

[@tobysinbad]

Orville and Mr Hippo are old gays who feed the ducks together (canon), garden (headcanon), and torture the souls of a murderer (canon)

[@shybandit521]

I do find it interesting how the invention of the mediocre melodies kind of introduced the whole "character vs robot" debate when it didn't exist at all before since we knew 0 about the "marketing character" or even the "animatronic personalities" of any of the main freddys cast

[@thattransmuffin]

God I need more Mr. Hippo and Pig patch! * *banjo riff* *

[@lilithofthevoid4922]

Your pfp is adorable. Love the little frog

[@Bonkpunktexe]

I love the mediocre melodies so much. I love the idea of pigpatch as well. A beautiful pig with homophobia in his eyes

[@elikenny1075]

Dang, you got lucky

[@TheWizardMus]

Im actually not that surprised the MM are more fondly remembered than the Rockstars. I think their jokes are better done and more thought out, ironically enough. The rockstars, particularly Chica and Bonnie, leave a lot to be desired with their jokes. Meanwhile Mr Hippo and Nedd Bear are peak meta humor, Orville is Mr Hippo's husband and Happy Frog is charming on her own. Which personally kinda tracks i think that it makes sense for whoever was designing the MMs in trying to not get sued wanted to make them actually stand out from the thing they're ripping off. Meanwhile the rockstars were the nth iteration of the band made just to be on the title screen irl and to be in the building thats going to burn in universe.

[@ThefifthBishopofGord]

Even tho you didn’t mention anything redeeming for Pigpatch I think he is the most amusing out of the bunch. A pig that is wise and says very wise stuff then afterwards plays his banjo in what is likely would be considered the bm tss of the punchline of a wise pig talking to corpse.

[@SweaterSwagg]

Where is it implied that Orville is Mr. Hippo's husband? Nbs I really wanna know if I missed something

[@TheWizardMus]

@@SweaterSwagg funny joke you've not missed lore my friend

[@kaileychambers6969]

Man the mediocre melodies stood out so much more than they were supposed to. Excited to see what this is about

[@RandomDude1487]

When you make characters designed to not stand out but they end up becoming fan favorites

[@fishnewt1331]

I have never seen Mystic Hippo before. I love her design. I sincerely hope she has a role that shows us her personality.

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

I think it would be hilarious if they get the same voice actor to do the part and it's just Mr. Hippo in drag.

[@nepi7847]

@@Hex.A.Decimal or better yet, use the same actor but make them do a somewhat voice trained voice but isn't quite there yet to represent her being in the early stages of her transition

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

@@nepi7847 It's straight beta Vanny's voice lol. Idk if this is lore relevant or they just gave the old VA a new role like Cameron with Carnie since Monty is MIA. Probably the later. I'd like to now think this is Mrs. Hippo to Mr. Hippo. Like they were an old married couple.

[@nepi7847]

@@Hex.A.Decimal they might be a couple but i like the idea of trans hippo more so i'm going with that until anything is confirmed or denied

[@killerking1966]

She is a new character

[@marek1shtar538]

I feel like this crew should get a fun little side game all to them. Possibly an actual pizzeria sim or maybe they owl little RPG or something

[@lyleabner2475]

I love these videos cause I can imagine Velma from Scooby-Doo is telling me about fnaf lore

[@llewelynshingler2173]

Let's find out who Springtrap Really is!

[@Takejiro24]

@@llewelynshingler2173 *pulls off mask* "William Afton?!"

[@eduardoaguero1220]

​@@Takejiro24"and I would have slaughtered you meddling kids if the springlocks hadn't gone off."

[@llewelynshingler2173]

@@eduardoaguero1220 "Like, Zoinks, Man, he hasn't got any Skin!"

[@handsomejack4125]

@@llewelynshingler2173 Like zoinks, man! He's me!

[@Shark_Toothed_Therapod]

I honestly feel that the pizza sim animatronics benefited most from voices in UCN.

[@wafagdplqs4421]

Mr. Hippo is one of the best running gag character of the franchise ! Besides, I feel like the Mediocre Melodies are a really fun cast of characters with a neat meta vibe to them whrn you think about it. I also find them very charming in UCN. Such an odd addition for sure, but one I overall enjoyed as pointless as they are.

[@sworishina]

I hate that this made me realize something, but Glamrock Mr. Hippo's head seems to be attached to a Glamrock Freddy body (even though in that ending Freddy leaves intact). So that's probably the freakin' prototype 😭 OF COURSE MR. HIPPO GIVES US THE LORE

[@shinyocelot04archive]

I loved this crew in Pizzeria Sim. Having a knock off band was such a fun novelty.

[@truboom6514]

i find orville and mr hippo unsettling. Orville is mysteriously creepy and mr hippo rambles so much that its unsettling

[@tobysinbad]

Orville’s initially British accent slipping later into “vaguely European with formal education” accent throws me for a loop a little tbf

[@genericname2747]

Mr Hippo did nothing wrong :(

[@WackyDemonFire]

I don't like pig patch he gives me the creeps

[@collinsmaxey2363]

The melodies have always been one of my more favorite character groups. They'd totally fit into a cartoon show. Each of them are unique and although i like mr hippo the most, i feel like neddbear needs to make a a cameo. Justice for the country bear

[@Shark_Toothed_Therapod]

"I consider this an excellent video, not really, it was actually quite pathetic." *banjo sounds* (this is a joke btw)

[@ASHE_ATTACC]

I love how utterly regretful Glam Freddy sounds when Gregory talks about the Mr. Hippo magnet

[@This-is-a-commentt]

“Ah, it seems that you have met your end. Ah, what a pity. You know I, I don’t feel too bad about it though, after all if it weren’t me, it would’ve just been one of the others I guess… I’m honestly just glad to be out of those air ducts. You know it’s… it’s not easy for a hippopotamus to fit up there… and… not easy to get down either. I’m not as young as I used to be as you can see, I used to be able to do all sorts of things, you’re young, you’re vibrant, you have that sort of pep in your step. Ah, it reminds me of a conversation I was having with one of my good friends Orville. We were having a nice picnic one day. I believe it was summer? Oh, perhaps it was… was it the fall? Yes, yes, it was the fall because the leaves had turned already. But I said to Orville, I- I says, “Orville, I have a story to tell you.” And Orville looked at me, you know, kind of odd and- and said, “Well what’s it about?” I- I said to him, “Not every story has to be about something Orville. Sometimes a person just wants to talk, why does it have to be a story?” I said to him. He just looked at me and he said, “Well y-y-you said you had a story.” You know, he was quite right, I did in fact. I told him I had a story. I suppose if a person just wants to talk, it’s best to not announce that you’re tellin’ a story. Tellin’ a story does come with its own pressures and expectations I- I suppose. After all, if you’re just talking to a friend then, there’s no more expectations then if you were talking into the wind. Words… by themselves are not expected to carry… aren’t expected to stick. But if, you know if you announce that you’re tellin’ a story well then… there better be a point to it all. No one wants to sit and listen to someone ramble on and on and”

[@MorningDusk7734]

I kind of wanted the Mediocre Melodies to be the animatronics in the Pizzaplex. It would allow the classics to rest, while letting them be the sole animatronics affected by computer error rather than possession. The Fazbear brand could have been trying to distance themselves from the bad luck Freddy always seemed to bring, and so brought out the alternatives to be a new face to the brand. Even if you kept the new animatronics of Roxy and Monty, I would think that Happy Frog and Mr. Hippo would slot much closer with the aesthetic they're going for. I say Mr. Hippo rather than Ned Bear to replace Freddy due to being both a fan favorite, and it would be entertaining to implement the long stories being told by your ally as you're desperately trying to escape his friends. Replace Glamrock Bonnie with Orville, and you even have the friendship angle of the originals.

[@ThefifthBishopofGord]

Then I guessed Pigpatch is shelved for Roxy. I don’t know why people seem to not like Pig Patch as much.

[@gamasannin5668]

What I like about them is that they are not some versions of Bonnie, Chica, Foxy and Freddy. I wish they had more impact.

[@MaxMallard]

I think in regards to Mr Hippo at least, it's a mix of a funny character trait and the idea that his stories give a cozy sort of feeling. You said yourself he has a grandpa sort of vibe, which could be a huge draw to a lot of people. For people that maybe lost a grandparent or didn't have the best relationship with theirs, Mr Hippo becomes an unexpected source of comfort that places him above the others in terms of fandom love

[@wrightcember]

this explains my feelings to mr hippo so much. i adore him! my grandparents were always kinda crap, so i guess mr hippo helps fulfill my destiny of having traditional grandparents LOL

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

I know Showbiz had a Hippo and an Elephant. I think Rainforest Cafe may be the inspiration for Happy Frog? The mediocre melodies remind me of a prototype of the Rockafire Explosion that used to be mounted to a loft in Frontier City's gift shop. (Frontier City is a smaller six flags down the road from where I live) I think it was the retired Jamboree Bears? There was also a ride called "Quick Draw" that had old animatronics and the new Foxy Logride level looks neigh identical. Brings back memories. Also there is another new animatronic in screenshots for HW2. I think it might be either a reimagining of Neddbear or a Righty to Lefty. It kinda straddles the line between mediocre melodies and the rockstars.

[@BinaryHedgehog1]

I just got Oklahoma jumpscared. I never put much thought into this because I only went once years ago while my father was getting his doctorate at OU

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

"Frog legs are on the menu tonight, folks" absolutely destroyed me. You're amazing at writing these scripts.

[@OrpheusMC]

I hope we see more of the Melodies besides just Mr. Hippo in the future. I love him but I wanna see Nedbear fulfill his liability rating by being a complete klutz and I wanna see Orville’s magic show lol. I just hope that Steel Wool doesn’t use the Melodies as suits for the Mimic 😅

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

Imagine if the biggest reveal in Help Wanted 2 is that Mimic is Mister Hippo. XD

[@OrpheusMC]

@@notrealnamenotatall2476 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@eduardoaguero1220]

"Well you see I was going aboyt my business as an endi, but some terrible events transpired leading me to go down a path of violence and wrong-doing, I apologize in advance for what's gonna happen... Cassie."​@@notrealnamenotatall2476

[@georged-vy7mn]

@@notrealnamenotatall2476 that would be the best reveal in fnaf to date.

[@killerking1966]

or Mystic Hippo, since sometimes in other media, men disguise themselves as women and viceversa@@notrealnamenotatall2476

[@justyouraveragejoe9454]

As I recall - and I'm not an expert - there was a thing in the books about animatronics coming to life just as well through love as they do through agony. Like, if the Mimic had stayed with the kid, it could have been a kind, whimsical person, but all the grief from the inventor turned it monstrous. Or how the one Charlie bot in the novels stayed normal and chill because she didn't have her dad's rage poured into her like her evil doppelganger. If the Mediocre Melodies were Henry's first attempt at a Pizza franchise, like MatPat suggested, maybe they did have some level of sentience that came free of any trauma or hauntings. Heck, maybe after Freddy's got off the ground, they became self aware and wandered away to live life elsewhere. It could be that Orville and Hippo really *did* go on all those adventures we heard about in UCM.

[@leawilson5630]

I simp for Mr Hippo

[@banananananananananananana.]

I simp for your mom. And by that I mean I'm your dad. Hi kid.

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

Weird flex but to each their own. Go watch Columbo. You're welcome.

[@NotYourCuppatea1]

I simp for Nedbear

[@Tifflve12]

Cool

[@jose_rgu]

God’s strongest soldier

[@connt1nu3]

I personally think Afton bought the Melodies from a knockoff company and named them Mediocre to piss them off.

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

Hey, so, I just recalled Fredbear's deathcoin line in UCN... And it is interesting in context of speaking through the Mediocre Melodies. "There was more Fantasy and Fun where I came from."

[@imjusthereexistingithink]

I haven't seen anyone compare just how similar Mr. Hippo and Mystic Hippo are physically but, I wonder if it's a nod to real animatronics that got reused and edited into other characters, including of a different gender- Like the time a Chuck E Cheese animatronic was converted into a female animatronic character named "Mitzi the Bunny" 🤔

[@cherrylimeali4393]

They turned a mouse into a rabbit??

[@imjusthereexistingithink]

@@cherrylimeali4393 Yee, kinda the opposite of back when Oswald got replaced by Mickey lmaooooo

[@RvlXdripyeditz]

I just noticed that the Orville has a purple bow tie while Mr Hippo has a red tie this could represent there friend ship

[@user-mj9ur7bh8s]

Happy frog is my favorite when I just heard her energetic nice and creepy voicline I was hooked

[@JadeTheHobo]

I want Orville to become fnaf's gman stand in.

[@fakelu8576]

Me. Hippo and Orville are my favorite romance in the FNAF universe, they are the married eccentric grandpas and I’m here for that.

[@onar_]

I hope Mystic Hippo keeps the accent.

[@Candjstudios2024]

Mr. Hippo would play a triangle in a rock band. He's that cool.

[@chicofnaf7114]

I think one theory related to the Mediocre Melodies that I liked is the them being part of Chica's Party World, that they were before the friends of Chica, but then sadly forgotten by everyone, even Chica herself Honestly that's a nice way to connect them with the Fazbear franchise in any way Also for the fun of it, here's a rank of favorites of the Mediocre Melodies: 1: Happy Frog 2: Orville The Elephant 3: Mr. Hippo 4: Nedd Bear 5: Pigpatch

[@klaibefhuoaiuwehjklbdfsnxnik]

You put nedbear in first RIGHT NOW

[@klaibefhuoaiuwehjklbdfsnxnik]

And pig patch in second

[@chicofnaf7114]

@@klaibefhuoaiuwehjklbdfsnxnik Is my opinion

[@irysgundam0052]

I think what helps the Mediocre Melodies popularity wise is a couple of contributing factories. 1: Even as second rate knock offs of the main band, they at least have a fair degree of thought put in to their design. Even though Ned Bear is clearly a Freddy rip off, Happy Frog, Orville, Mr. Hippo, and Pigpatch all stand out among the various Freddies, Bonnies, Foxies, and Chicas. If only virtue of being different animals. 2: The fact that their some of the first true animatronics available to the play in Pizzeria Simulator combined with their non-existent liability rate meant that I'd be willing to be a lot of people stuck with them through out their first play through despite better animatronics becoming more readily available. It's the "Old Reliable" mentality: they may not be the core band, but their there from the start, their reliable, and they won't put your business in danger. Side note: 16:27. Y'know, I saw that image on google once. Did not realize that was actual artwork from the games. Guess someone at Steelwool must be a Tsuyu Asui fan. *Laughs* Jokes aside, I totally find Happy Frog a perfectly smoochable animatronic. She's cute and clean, has no danger, I find her personality endearing (and the image of her bouncing up and down after a smooch is utterly adorable to me) and I would imagine she could be quite sympathetic living in the shadows of the likes of the Chicas and Roxanne Wolf. Only hang up I would have is that her energetic personality could be exhausting after a while. But still, I'd give her a solid 10 to 11 on the animatronic smooching guide. Which means that I probably have some French blood in my family tree somewhere. 😆

[@monochromemann]

I feel like one reason Pigpatch didn’t have a super cryptic line in UCN like Happy Frog, Orville, and Nedbear is because him playing a banjo solo at the end would be a massive tension breaker, since he does that with his other lines.

[@Goldiethesalmon]

I love their designs especially Mr Hippo and Nedbear❤️ And Happy Frog is just really sweet. Also I like the golden girls

[@DecepticonFan21]

Mediocrity has never looked so good till' now

[@Ghostface1998]

Ah yes a new animatronic group that came out of no where but had very important lines in UCN except pig patch wonder why he was the only one left out on having the kids voice lines actually Mr Hippo as well only 3 of them have these kid voices lines . Happy frog was always my favorite member just by her personality

[@JustAnotherColinKinnie]

glad to see mystic hippo's transition went well!

[@mikaroni_and_cheez]

She realized it was time to move on and maybe start up a business

[@ivratsdargy955]

9:30 The Monkees also has a gag like that in the episode "Monstrous Monkee Mash" where Micky frantically mentions him being the last Monkee, even listing the other members in order of which they would eventually die. Unrelated, but when am i ever gonna be able to bring up this bit of dark trivia.

[@apdg904]

It’s bugged me for SO LONG that no one mentioned how Pigpatch didn’t have a cursed voice line! I’m just so happy that someone FINALLY acknowledged it!

[@leawilson5630]

So far Mr Hippo returned in help wanted 2 in the form of mystic hippo. Pig patch in the first health and safety level, and Happy frog as a small cameo as a bandaid also in health and safety. Ned bear and Orville may be in the game and I just can’t recall/haven’t seen them yet.

[@Bofrab]

I find it kinda funny how we got to se Mr. Hippo’s glamrock varient before Bonnie’s.

[@user-ox6qg6zm6b]

I love how Roxy is in shock how Glamrock Mr. Hippo exists while Monty and Chica are having the time of their lives.

[@JuiceAce69]

I’m so happy to see them get mentioned not because I like all of them but because Happy frog was my weirdest animatronic obsession because I just liked frogs and her voice is cute.

[@SamuelDoherty]

You forgot how Orville, happy frog and pig patch are described in a fazbear frights story performing along side an early version of chica. I've forgotten which one it is but matpat mentioned it in a video to prove chica was created before she joined the band of core 4

[@kytkeyboardsyoureterrific439]

12:39 I can now just imagine Mr. Hippo saying something like "I am gonna make you burn fo- oh that reminds me of the time I almost burned my cookies, it was-" the one you shouldn't have killed: "no stop what are you doing?"

[@klaibefhuoaiuwehjklbdfsnxnik]

Lol missed opportunity

[@rinikat28]

pig patch is now my favorite fnaf character just for 3:24 "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" *aggressive banjoing*

[@arcticdino1650]

It's my personal headcanon that the Mediocre Melodies are rip offs of specifically the fnaf 1 animatronics (either from their original run pre fnaf 2, or their run during fnaf 1's story). They're the ones that feel the most visually similar to the Mediocre Melodies. I imagine that they probably weren't popular at first, eventually leading to bankruptcy and the rights being bought by Fazbear Entertainment, but they slolwy started to become cult classics in universe (with Orville being the first).

[@Mollymauking]

the idea of mystic hippo giving you a long winded speech just like mr hippo was so much better than what we got. RIP.

[@HarvestPeiskos2209]

Mr Hippo and Orville are married, your honor.

[@SE-io4bw]

It’s crazy to see that Elvis lion (The King?) in this vid because I remember him being at our Chuck-E-Cheese’s when I was a kid and he scared me so bad I couldn’t even go into the dining area. I can’t remember why this one in particular, but I absolutely had a meltdown because of this guy.

[@supersmilyface1]

Mr. Hippo and Orville are my robot grandpas purely because of their vibes. Mr. Hippo would tell me stories from his youth while Orville would show me cool magic tricks.

[@hayleywaalen2612]

I would love to have Mr. Hippo read bedtime stories for me when I go to bed.

[@eduardoaguero1220]

Awesome Video Note! I personally like these guys, I think they are underrated, especially Pigpatch, that's mostly because I adore pigs, they go as some of my favorite animals, I'm kinda sad you didn't include Rosie Porkchop in this discussion but at least Porkpatch made the cut. Also Mr. Hippo and Orvillie Elephant are dating you cannot convince me they aren't.

[@boopdoop2865]

Pigpatch gets a cameo in the new VR game!

[@Muto099]

I do personally believe all are possessed, my original theories on them was either they were made for the Pizza Playground restaurant in the books by Fazbear Ent cuz of the MCIs at other locations, they were made by Fazbear Ent to try to create some new animatronics and see how people liked them, or they were from a competitor. Now I believe some things they say hunt at who they were in life, like how Mr Hippo’s and Orville’s souls may have been friends in life and that is what he is talking about (or it is in some arcade machine area thing like Happiest Day if you get what I mean). Now I believe some of the souls in Happiest Day are the Mediocre Melodies, but some aren’t, I believe the blue masked kid was possibly possibly possessing an animatronic we just haven’t seen yet, or could be a canon version of the blue springlock animatronic from the novel trilogy. And the green masked kid is most likely Andrew from Fazbear’s Frights, although most say he isn’t canon and is just a non canon version of Cassidy, then either Cassidy used male pronouns or the one who should not have been killed was a boy.

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

I always thought Monty was part of them considering Andrew has a gator mask and the Fazbear Frights series is more modern specifically instead of the semi near future that Security Breach is in. Not a full on new character, but given new life as a Glamrock along with Mr. Hippo. Which I think fits well. Might have also had Monty and the Mediocre Melodies and maybe even at least one wolf character (akin to Twisted Wolf or Roxy) for the old cartoon show in the 80's or something. Also, if we consider Monty and Chica (and Mr. Hippo) both as Melodies that got popular eventually, I would hope some game eventually gets Orville because he just seems luke a genuinely dapper soul. I was for real about to type "chipper soul" but that's already taken even if it also fits Orville's temperament as well despite nit being a pun for our Elephant grandfather. Orville's at least more naturally suited to being kindly in nature than Mr. Hippo, who's real animal self is one of the most malicious and violent animals to ever live. Elephants get around the same body count as Hippos (500+ names a year), but Elephants are usually drunk or males are in a violent mating state that they can't help. Hippos go out of their ways to even friendly fire each other and actively hunt other animals or just attack them for swimming with them or running from another predator because they can. Reminds me of that Family Guy bit "Damn nature, You scary!"

[@rooksclown316]

21:00 his flower is clipping through his jaw

[@Zi-zr4ip]

OMG the golden girls reference! ACK who would've thought 2 of my fav things could align

[@THE_titangames]

Hey just wanted to say I love your videos and your voice, thanks for all the content you put out. Your perspective in the fnaf community is unique!

[@mudshrooze]

When this game came out Pigpatch and Orville were my go to animatronics. I love them

[@snorkmimimimi]

hearing the golden girls talked about in a fnaf video as a golden girls and a fnaf fan is so funny

[@mango9808]

I love your long videos of analysis, theories and basically everything you do, keep it up!

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

Thank you so much! I will! 8D

[@Britt0nline123]

Now this is the video I’ve been waiting for! These guys give of a vibe. A nostalgia that I can’t quite explain.

[@metalmadness5851]

Wow, the slime boss from the Toy Story 2 video game. There's a weird reference to my childhood.

[@mechamadearsenal9594]

I like mat pat’s idea on the mediocres, that they came from a rival franchise ran by henry that somehow fused with William’s business and became Fredbear’s Family diner, if you look on their models in Fnaf 6 they have batteries outside os their bodies, which means that they are very old

[@fib900]

I think having the UCN Cassidy lines tied to them was definitely for the best as they were known to have no possession and basically no importance. If the lines were tied to any version of a Freddy’s cast, somebody would’ve gotten the source of the lines confused.

[@j.a.m.m]

11:16 Wait, as far as we know, the Rockstar animatronics aren't possessed either, but they don't have batteries? So how did you make the "presence of batteries -> not haunted" link? Aren't those batteries here to show that they're old, outdated models instead? 20:05 Tbh the Rockstar animatronics have to compete with all the other variations of the main band, which is why they aren't that popular, they're easily overshadowed, which is a problem the Mediocre Melodies don't really have, they have no real competition (though I ain't a fan of the Rockstars anyways sooo...) Great vid as always!

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

Honestly, we don't know about the Rockstar band, so maybe. I just find it interesting that the Mediocre Melodies have to have batteries when many of the confirmed haunted animatronics don't... and do some spooky stuff, like floating and swiping batteries. The batteries are the key!...Or probably not. I just think it's neat. XD

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

AR had some really interesting cut Fazfacts about the Rockstars being made with parts from the OG animatronics. Due to that and the Rockstars getting the intro art for FFPS, I personally believe that Henry bought the masks in FNaF 3's ending at auction, rebuilt them as Rockstars, and the MCI spirits came in through them. But it was all glossed over for the Afton plotline and lost all context.

[@jujuoof174]

My favourite is Happy Frog, these are so iconic

[@jankington216]

People really liked those frog legs

[@Foxfire7772]

I absolutely love that picture of Mr. Hippo mid jumpscare cause it just looks like he's screaming omg

[@TheFourBusyDebs]

I love happy Frog . She’s one of my favorite animatronics .

[@ScoundrelChestnut]

if mr hippo doesn't give a speech at my wedding and funeral I'm not going 🦛🙄🙄

[@Spamtonthedude_]

Why are they named the mediocre melodies? I think they’re pretty cool not gonna lie.

[@Thor-Orion]

That’s just what Fazbear’s called them after they bought-out the company.

[@Hex.A.Decimal]

That's just the achievement for getting all of them and it stuck.

[@bergsterama126]

Thanks to the section names, I finally have been motivated enough to look up what "wind bag" means. Everything makes sense now. Also the Orvella Elephante bit was great. Another lovely video!

[@authenticlimeflavor432]

“the first time a minor character got a variant of a different gender” rip JJ…

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

I meant the same character having a different gender. JJ looks like BB, but she's pretty distinct.

[@smollmoth6376]

Okay so I know mascot heads are supposed to be hallow but like mr.hippo is very noticeably hollow. Idk if its because he lacks upper teeth but in his ucn jumpscare it looks....idk how to describe it except uncomfortable.

[@itstheblandman8734]

I know I said this somewhere before, but I love these guys. I love how they show a lower level of robotics and the compromises they had to make, like the external power source they are connected too. Wish they added more details, like maybe the paint is peeling off already because it was cheap. But either way it’s pretty interesting. I only started to appreciate them in UCN because of hippos story’s and Orville’s enthusiasm for the stuff he does, but overall it’s a nice little gang. I hope they keep making cameos in the series! Also: 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@azimuddin1890]

I just noticed you wrote perfection in the thumbnail, beautiful.

[@PineappleDealer37]

Did you know that by looking at animatronic eyes you can notice some patterns in the white dots on these eyes, and by comparing the patterns of different series of robots together one can make a conclusion that Mediocre melodies were the oldest set of animatronics there ever was?

[@josiea.3855]

I actually love the Mediocre Melodies. I think their designs are so cute, they're some of my favorites 😭 I especially love Orville. He's so underrated and has such an adorable design 💗

[@TindraSan]

I like the idea that Orville and Mr. Hippo as in-universe fictional characters were like... straight up queer-coded as a couple but never outright said bc that wouldn't have flied back in the day (or today in most places for that matter) ... OH! and having that carry over to the animatronics would "queer _coded_ " a whole new meaning lol

[@shadowthief6471]

Also I would say that Orville and Mr Hippo is a underrated Fnaf Ship as well

[@Yuckycoffeegrinds]

something i want to mention about this is that kane carter made a really good edit of if the mimic used the mediocre melodies bodys which is a cool concept

[@doowagoflame4368]

I find comfort in ur videos theyre nice to listen to n touch on topics more in depth that others kinda skim over, keep up the good work!

[@celinnejansson5679]

My little theory for why these guys got rememberd is beacuse everyone was getting REALLY bored of the 15 copys of Freddy & the other main band characters.

[@SayoriMCiscool2017]

I like to think that Mystic Hippo is a distant cousin or even sister to Mr. Hippo.

[@Candjstudios2024]

Also, the blue mask is a recolor of the pink pig one. In my interpretation of it, it decided since there are three "Country" animals (Bear, Pig, Frog) and two Savannah animals (Hippo, Elephant) i made him a blue rhino (based on a design i saw on DeviantArt) who i named rhino Kyle. He had a very deep voice and played a sh*tty guitar. He was very friendly and also got lost alot for some reason. I think he had green eyes.

[@ALiteralClown69]

i love the mediocre melodies so much. i genuinely could not tell you which one is my favorite, i love all 5 of them equally