WONDER PETS LORE (reality tv level drama)

[@commandrogyne]

Watching a grown woman have beef with a literal baby duck is so funny. Get her ass.

[@Dr.Soda1]

Haha… Get her ass… Because we’re butt lovers on the AthenaP channel? I’ll be here all night

[@nickgadson266]

Only Athena would have the balls to do that 🤣

[@sarahthomas8670]

Fr 🦆

[@adrienstarfaer]

A fictional baby duck at that! Nonetheless funny and relatable.

[@adrienstarfaer]

Athena is also the same woman who created the image of herself angrily double flipping off the camera with the caption, "I'm gonna cyberbully a fictional child," so this shouldn't surprise us at all lol.

[@GarrettEulett]

I remember when the Wonder Pets spoke to the audience in "Save the What?", and Ming Ming says "Nice haircut!" Now, when i was little and watching this episode for the first time, I had just gotten a haircut a few days prior, and I was so excited that she recognized that I called my mom to let her know

[@g00dbunny]

11 god damn secongds ago

[@chillidog1988]

Oh my fucking god that is so cute

[@SunnLikesStuff]

That's legit adorable

[@ohhimads]

that’s so cute what the heck

[@Inactivechannel-r6]

That’s adorable

[@mangoeswithfudge5012]

“Linny if ming ming stays in leaving” the beef between these two flew right over my head 😭😭😭 they DESPISE each other

[@andreaguzman9658]

I remember the episode of save the donkey and he's not prepared for the play and I re-watch the episode I hate it Cause the audience don't say thank you to the wonder pets the wonder pets are my favorite shows and I don't care it infected me

[@foxxics]

As a kid I never even knew Lenny was a girl and just though she was a boy who liked “girly” stuff I didn’t even think twice about it

[@terrancedixon248]

That's actually tuck

[@TIDMVIDM]

me too

[@azsli2]

Me too

[@mori_nobel]

People like you drove me crazy😂 I knew she was a girl and people kept fighting me on it until the episode with her grandma came out and confirmed it.

[@blossompoolofdramaclan8029]

In that Humpty Dumpty episode when Linny said she was a girl, I felt SO BAD about all the times I argued with my sister over her gender I thought Linny was a BOY!! 😫

[@punkysnarks]

There's an episode where it was basically the pets' day off. Ming Ming decided that wasn't good enough for her and she idiotically went to save a squirrel on her own, getting caught on tree sap and forcing the other two to spend their day off to rescue her.

[@IShy2]

I remember that episode, I remember liking it for some reason...

[@EurypteridFossil]

i think i enjoyed that episode too much i think thats when 6 year old me understood why people write angst in their stories

[@freshcupofangst]

@@EurypteridFossillol

[@punkysnarks]

​@@EurypteridFossilFr, that episode is basically baby's first hurt/comfort fic

[@gracedarlene6670]

@@EurypteridFossil no bc me too I was obsessed with that episode

[@crikieee]

I remember Ming Ming being my favorite character as a kid. Now in the present, Athena trying to convince me that Ming Ming was a bitch actually made me love her even more. Its always the thing with these types of characters, either you love them for being so savage or you hate them for the same reason.

[@minaminasstudios8492]

Same

[@Pinkywinkykinky]

Same Ming-Ming is love, Ming-Ming is life you think I wouldn't like these little shit types of characters when my pfp's Zim?

[@vicki524]

Ming-Ming was my fave too.

[@SugarbirdyOvO]

@@Pinkywinkykinky Your pfp is Error now, but I think your point still stands lol

[@Pinkywinkykinky]

@@SugarbirdyOvO Error's another little shit I love so yup

[@BluffsCastle]

Crazy memories of the show: -The episode where they references the Beatles as literal beetles, stuck in a yellow submarine, and Ming Ming had a crush on Ringo. -The episode where they join the circus. -The fact that they hated Ollie. -Ollie’s mere existence. -The literal Rat Pack -The literal Hound Dog (Elvis) -The fiddler (crab) on the roof -The episode where they get eaten by a whale -The episode where they start talking to the audience -The episode where Ming Ming goes to Kalamazoo

[@Gynoidmm]

I remember the episodes where they saved each other and it changed the “There’s an Animal in Trouble” song

[@Adamant_Adam]

The only episode I recall in full is where they have to unscrew the baby unicorn from the tree it got it's horn stuck in

[@dre1426]

I remember the episode where they didn’t rescue the baby pigeon from the Statue of Liberty because they wanted it to hurry up and fly on its own. Oh there was also the time they helped the three little pigs and almost got eaten by the wolf too.

[@adrianacarlos-ruiz3027]

@@dre1426 i remember there was this one ep when they're swallowed by a whale and they keep trying to get out but almost every attempt didnt work and it gave me so much anxiety that they were never gonna get out.

[@nebulit5260]

I vividly remember the episodes where they save the inchworm in Greece and save a tree in some city?? Might have been NYC I don’t remember specifically lmfao

[@maddiekoester7785]

I lived a lie for 19 years- I thought the Guinea pig’s name was Whinny not Linny-

[@CaidenTube]

omg same

[@Some-Dreamer]

SAME

[@Gabbbyyyyyy]

I thought it was Minny 😭

[@teddy3444]

SAME

[@_ThatW3ird0_]

SAME ISTG THIS SOME MANDELA EFFECT STUFF

[@bezierballad8852]

Linny is in the middle of a bisexual love triangle and it's hysterical-

[@Mx._M_o_t_h]

Omg yes

[@gengarghast]

Alternate idea: Infighting in the Wonder Pets polycule

[@alicebthegachaweirdo8378]

Lol

[@mani-ei5kq]

oml I'm so glad I wasn't the only one thinking this during the video 😭 linny's in a whole love corner with these two

[@koira163]

Riiight? I thought it was the thing since i was literally a child watching this on tv, haha XD

[@jennifergriel861]

11:04 would have been fun if they did an episode where Linny was in trouble and Tuck and Ming-Ming had to put aside their differences to save her.

[@NolanMixel25]

it kinda was in save the mouse, only linny was sick instead of in trouble

[@blossompoolofdramaclan8029]

*cough* Save the Platypus *cough* Linny really WAS in trouble in THAT one; with the potential of falling down a waterfall with a platypus, and unless that platypus was a secret agent, Linny truly needed Tuck and Ming-Ming's help. *dab*

[@ImGonnaBeAStarr11]

⁠@@blossompoolofdramaclan8029 a platypus on its way to fall down a waterfall? PERRY IS ON HIS WAY TO FALL DOWN THE WATERFALL?!

[@chasewolfsaveukraine9601]

@@ImGonnaBeAStarr11 good one 😂

[@mottdropsie]

​@@ImGonnaBeAStarr11P E R R R R R R Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

[@captaincrowfish6042]

Ducklings grow up notoriously fast, it's likely the preschool constantly replaced Ming Ming with a new duckling

[@peachymunmagenta]

That feels kind of horrifying on some level; where are all those Ming Mings going??????

[@DavidRamirez-se2yt]

​@@peachymunmagenta slayin

[@theoddbox]

@@peachymunmagenta foie gras

[@mattwhaley1865]

@@peachymunmagenta bunch of baby ducks, send em to the moon

[@ethnictendo]

That would explain why Ming Ming doesn't learn squat.

[@shadywiskerz]

Today I learned “Lenny” was actually “Linny” and I’ve been misgendering her for years.

[@maddiemoiselle9998]

same

[@DodotheCartoonFanboy]

I didn’t confused her name, but I did misgender her.

[@megthefrostdragon]

I actually thought Ming-Ming was a boy until I was 7-

[@DodotheCartoonFanboy]

@@megthefrostdragon …

[@mossybeewasteland]

SAME

[@PurplePenguin212]

I NEVER REALIZED HOW MUCH BEEF MING MING AND TUCK HAD 😭😭

[@demongirl1019]

600th like Why did it take me a KZbin video to realize this?!?! I used to think they had an ok friendship, but now, Holy shit 🤯

[@ellarose7114]

Ngl I don’t think their friendship was *that* bad. Like they give off major sibling energy

[@smookins]

LEAF

[@PrinceEmeraldMoonstone]

THIS IS SEWIOUS!

[@SuperFloxes]

If you're trying to convince me that Ming Ming is bad, all you've done is show me that she is an agent of chaos. And she's awesome.

[@zacattac43]

She so mean and terrible, that it makes her so funny

[@plus9775]

What is tv without drama? She was the drama.

[@TIDMVIDM]

THAT'S WHY SHE'S THE GOAT

[@zacattac43]

@@TIDMVIDM THE GOATTT

[@FlurryPie0]

@@zacattac43 Goat fr fr

[@commanderblackheart5856]

Ming-Ming throwing shade mere seconds after her birth reminds me of a famous quote from a wise gorilla: "I popped out of the womb with a criminal record a mile long!" ~Cranky Kong

[@charlesdunn9222]

Dear lord, man

[@gamie99]

I don't remember Ming Ming being so savage I THOUGHT SHE WAS THE CUTE ONE???? 😭

[@dumbnoodleman]

no that was definitly tuck she was an asshole

[@minecraftmonki3097]

ME TOO 😭

[@WouldntYouLikeToKnow0-0]

I know!! Since when was that a thing😭 but tbf I watched a dubbed version growing up

[@Tusskie]

Same lol

[@derpfluidvariant0916]

@@WouldntYouLikeToKnow0-0 I didn't know there was a subbed version? What the heck?

[@thegreencumulon8979]

Core memory: I loved whales and this show, so my parents looked ahead at the run times and any time the whale episode came on they'd make a holiday out of it and I'd watch it with all my whale toys, have (re-used, but still cool) whale themed decorations and whale themed food. God that was the life.

[@Pollypockets313]

I loved reading that. That sounds so special and sweet.

[@Angeli3598]

Absolutely precious ;w; made my day

[@schqrr]

Haha yeah

[@whyiamafs]

What are whale themed food? 😮

[@supamegacatluver]

​@@whyiamafswhale meat

[@HouriSamatsu]

Fun fact: the voice actor for Ollie was in my high school matching band and did not believe it until I wised up and looked it up later

[@kaylasilverstein4137]

Ooo did he tell you himself or did someone else tell you and you found out yourself? It’d be cool if as a high schooler he was open and happy about it lol!

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

​@@kaylasilverstein4137 I had a high school classmate of mine be the great granddaughter of *WALT FUCKING DISNEY HIMSELF.* She and I both graduated in 2022.

[@aarkproductions]

Fun fact Tila dunn was actually 11 when she first voiced tuck

[@marian_hayes]

Oh, it’s such a small world

[@ribittner]

I remember watching the episode about the beetles trapped in the yellow submarine and because I was so young and impressionable it made me actually believe that the real life Beatles died in a submarine accident. I went around telling everyone about this relegation until my parents kindly corrected me

[@ladyblakeney]

I just snorted so hard. Gives new meaning to "we all live in a yellow submarine"!

[@lukaspatrickson4776]

We all die in the yellow submarine

[@Tomboyspleaseheadpatme]

"relegation"

[@izzy-77]

I giggled

[@batorecapacidade451]

@@lukaspatrickson4776 we all died in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine

[@AwesomeAtTheMaximum]

My strongest memory of this show is from the episode "Save the Crane" where Linny defines lava as just "something that's too hot to touch."

[@diffjuns323]

That sounds so familiar

[@bridgetdunleavy3549]

You just yanked that memory out of the crevices of my mind

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

Me too!

[@azsli2]

My favorite is “Lenny ,Tuck and Migmig … usually.”

[@luzura707]

Oh my god SAME!! And also the episode with a tornado

[@paxxishere7932]

"I'm over this ducking, I wish she would just give one flying fuckling" 10/10, made my day

[@penguin._.pudding]

A theory that I think could be true is that their adventures are just stories that are told by the teacher to the students, and this is why there are moments that are just completely impossible, and why the stories always coincide with things the students learn.

[@rowan404]

That would also explain the title cards, as most preschoolers can’t write, but all teachers can.

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

I always thought it was made up stories by the students

[@spicybeantofu]

@@nationalinstituteofcheese3012 we used to do that in class so I thought it was

[@carolinemary7876]

I still watch Backyardigans to this day. It’s such a comfort show and it’s a mini musical with the some of the most original plots you’ve ever seen! And it’s definitely partly responsible for me becoming a theatre kid

[@shanicem.6291]

Omfg it literally is i thought i was the only one who peeped that!! It's like as the show goes on the episodes get more musical-theater-esque. Like the backyardigans definitely grew up to be theater kids fr

[@carolinemary7876]

@@shanicem.6291Truly!

[@livliveart]

SAME OMG

[@kadeorade5296]

I always forget that “what’s gonna work? Teeaamwork,” isn’t just a song that everyone knows and had sung when doing chores. My family had ducks once, our favorite was named Ming Ming. When landlines were still used and we heard ringing throughout the house, more often than not at least one person would sing “the phone, the phone is ringing.” If it wasn’t followed up by someone else, they do it themself. God I love this show. Also, side note, celery is one of if not my favorite vegetable. It always has been, as a toddler I’d walk around holding full sticks of celery and carrots, just munching as I walked and singing my own alphabet songs to myself.

[@dragonspirit996]

Lol, I had the exact same experiences with those songs! I'm sure me and my brother annoyed my parents to death with the phone XD

[@elizabethb4168]

Why did I read landlines as landmines 😭

[@heather1084]

Holy crap i love Ducks there so cute

[@ismeza76]

SAME !! I was obsessed with celery cause of this show!!! Also my friends and i from elementary school would sing the wonder pets song when we did a group project

[@thescooshinator]

I'm more of a cucumber fan myself but I also completely forgot “what’s gonna work? Teamwork” was even in a show until today.

[@starbearskies]

I loved this show as a kid, I actually had a Ming Ming toy that wouldn't stop singing. For your next deep dive, I suggest Blues Clues, Ni Hao Ki Lan, Octonauts, Bear in the Big Blue House, Jungle Junction, and honestly anything on Disney Junior in like 2010 lol

[@imnotcrazy7108]

Jungle Junction?! I thought that was a fever dream I had…

[@morgan1076]

Octonauts and Jake and the neverland pirates were an experience

[@helixsol7171]

She already did Jungle Junction

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

i need an octonauts vid

[@StarlitHeart11]

Octonauts is still one of my favorite kid shows, and I adore blues clues, those would be great ones to cover! Honestly forgot bear in the big blue house existed until you mentioned it, now the song is in my head

[@violetjohann]

As horrible as Ming Ming may be, you can't deny that the way she speaks is adorable.

[@sketchyskies8531]

Shoutout to my dad who I gave PTSD to because I watched this show constantly. Played the theme song a few years ago in his presence and he literally groaned in agony

[@genericname2747]

That's sewious

[@justaperson4656]

Shout-out to my mother who is the complete opposite and sings the theme at random

[@coraguerin1613]

Same with mine (and I love her for it)

[@al_2331]

Shout out to my dad for the same reason and tried lying to me on the TV guide saying it wasn't on while my 3 year old self recognized the word shapes (couldn't read yet) and pointed it out to him

[@tylorgax8217]

My dad was the same, but it got so stuck in his head that he hummed it on accident and was repulsed 😂

[@elitettelbach4247]

Ming Ming and Tuck hating each other but putting up with the other so they can hang with Linny really is some reality tv dynamic. Also you always go above and beyond with your makeup for these videos, but I love that you also went out and bought celery for this one haha. Big Celery is too powerful with Linny as their spokesperson.

[@BubblyBlackbird]

Bluey is a modern cartoon that heavily leans into its use of music! Not so much in terms of singing, but the background music is unique for every episode and often borrows from classical music while also mixing in original compositions. It's wonderful!

[@Enteringdullsville]

Tuck and MM’s continuous, series-wide beef will never stop being hilarious to me.

[@MarioLOLZ]

my family feverishly denies this, but this show is what originated the name for my little brother. that day, i was at my mother's parents' house and watching nickelodeon, and this show, which was one of my favorites at the time. i watched the "save the griffin" episode and was introduced to what a griffin was, helped by the song. when i got home that day, my mom was very pregnant, like i'd say a month or less from birth, and that's when i decided to mention the name "griffin" for my brother's name. i sang the song that described what a griffin was, and the "oh wow"s came out and then that was about it. after that day, my parents started considering the name, and that's what his birth name is. i always tell how i decided the name, and they deny it very hard, but they can't find where they would have came up with the name. this show has inadvertantly named at least one person.

[@sunettas9738]

Aww!

[@jommisalami]

My little brother is stuck with the nickname Oobi because of my fascination with the show. People use it more than his real name

[@dr.claudiafinch1088]

This show was my JAM when I was a kid. I grew up raising and owning guinea pigs so the fact it featured one, automatically made it a banger show imo. My favorite episode is the one with the dinosaurs, as I absolutely loved dinosaurs as a kid, my second favorite was the one with the unicorn. I can still sing the theme song to this day, oh man the memories.

[@kbhasi]

Wow. For me, however, it was one of my first introductions to the existence of guinea pigs, so I initially thought Linny was a hamster. At the time, I also didn't realise how much larger adult guinea pigs are in comparison to adult hamsters.

[@mv4624]

I'd love to see a lore video on Max and Ruby. That show was such a bop I actually ended up watching the musical lol. Also growing up I unironically loved Mingming just because of how much she hated Tuck.

[@artcasual99]

Fuck you. Tuck hate will not be tolerated. But on a serious note, how do you feel about Max and Ruby's parents showing up in later seasons and Max talking a lot more. Like full sentences.

[@itsjamieokay2645]

There's a musical?!

[@AndreNDP]

Ruby is one of history's greatest villains.

[@_doodles01]

i remember seeing somewhat recently that they gave max and ruby parents

[@wyatt778]

@@_doodles01yeah, they also gave them two more siblings. Guess the parents were doing the devils tango this whole time

[@toonydotloony]

one of my most potent single-sentence childhood memories comes from an episode of this show. tuck and ming ming are in a really bad fight and ask linny to resolve it and she goes “i can’t! i’m about to go over a waterfall with a platypus” in the most dora the explorer delivery possible and i think about that every day

[@gavinfarkas283]

Each episode is technically an opera, specifically an opera buffa. When the dialog is sung it Iis recicativ. The episodes have arias to express their own thoughts. They have trios and duets. And when you bring the conflict into it and looks more like an opera. Ming ming is the diva soprano, Lenny would be a heroic dramatic tenor, and Tuck would be a lyric baritone.

[@livliveart]

That's so cool omg, it makes so much sense. Thanks for sharing!!

[@dravenhuffman]

While matpat is the king of lore, you, Athena, are the queen of lore

[@Justanotherqueer7476]

Yes. Just. Yes. (I do not ship them. I just think this fits. )

[@yourlocalvintagegal]

Nah man she’s the goddess of lore

[@dravenhuffman]

@@Justanotherqueer7476 me neither, but I agree, the name fits

[@colleendurkin2000]

@@Justanotherqueer7476 where do you come from XD lol jk

[@servantofwrath7370]

Don't you dare compare the goddess, her majesty Athena P to MatPat.

[@freewave04]

So great to see a creator that just films and doesn’t worry about what’s in the background

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Damn

[@n3bulav876]

You bringing up Backyardigans and Little Einsteins just makes me want to see lore videos for them

[@ForrestFox626]

Yes, please!

[@renzluigiaquino7608]

​@@ForrestFox626if you want Really anonymous shows then I can provide a few suggestions. - pororo the little penguin - gon (the orange dinosaur cartoon) - tayo the bus - fireman Sam (for anyone who's not from the UK) - nyark [?] (or some shit? It's about a dog named Murphy and an alien dude going by jack butting heads while hunting a cockroach thing) - tobots x & y - hero 108 - robocar polly - every square inch of baby tv - sheriff calli - puuca

[@starlitcentaur]

YEAAA

[@gothicsloth4552]

​@renzluigiaquino7608 oh my god Sheriff Calli wow the memories just came flooding back

[@aethernight18071]

Tuck being left on the doorstep makes sense tbh because many red-earred sliders are released into the wild when kids don't want them as pets anymore so they're an invasive species which could also explain Buck's behavior

[@bucketsdoesstuff2824]

When I was a little kid, I was obsessed with this show, and my family and I ended up giving each other nicknames from the show. I was Linny, Dad was Tuck, and Mom was Ming-Ming. We STILL quote this show on a daily basis and I admittedly still adore it.

[@marian_hayes]

Omg. I kinda did the same thing with my parents as a kid, but I decided that my dad was Tuck, like you did, my mom was Linny, and I was Ming Ming! Aaaah! That’s crazy! But I guess great minds think alike!

[@johnofonett8036]

Wonder Pets was a big part of my childhood. It’s actually what got me to try celery for the first. I hated it back then, but now I can tolerate it as long as I have some ranch to dip it in.

[@JustEpic_Yt]

Exact same thing lol

[@BloodyMaryLPS1112]

I tolerate it with peanut butter

[@tianataurus7898]

Same

[@andreasavy7]

I tolerare it with soup

[@treehousegames7903]

It tastes like nothing, which isn't a bad taste, but those phloem veins man, I swear, they get stuck in my teeth every time.

[@theoddbox]

I think the reason so many kids shows during the 2000s were music centric was because of a sort of new age belief back then that listening to music makes kids smart which is why we had stuff like Baby Einsteins being sold as a magic tape that makes your baby a genius and preschools always showing Raffi doing his thing singing about whales

[@teslaphilipson2406]

Honestly they should have more of that regardless

[@junjunjamore7735]

​@@teslaphilipson2406 Yeah, Coco Melon just isn't the same.

[@graymonk5972]

i sing “the phone is ringing” song at work when we’re ignoring phone calls all the time. truly a classic also i loved ming ming as a kid bc i’m asian and based on her name (i grew up in a white family in a Very white small southern town) i figured she was asian like me too

[@drake_diangelo]

When I was in 7th grade we had a combined chemistry lab with one of the other chemistry teacher's classes and at one point my teacher sang out "Whats gonna work?" And collectively with no prep almost all of the students responded "Teeeeeeam Work" and the other teacher started laughing so hard from surprise she had to step out for a minute. It still makes me giggle when I think about it

[@aniahmatthews936]

Same here! In seventh grade the phone rang and I sang “the phone, the phone is ringing” and everyone joined in with “the phoneeee we’ll be right thereeee”

[@kariharper8649]

Now that you mentioned it, it does seem like at least the adults know about the wonder pets and the animal society. I mean, the teacher just HAD to know about Linny visiting her grandma or how else would she be able to tell that kid she would return to the classroom the next day with such certainty, and it would explain why the pets are always left alone during breaks, they have to know they're able to care for themselves. Also, this show encouraged me to try celery and I ended up hating it too 😂

[@junjunjamore7735]

The panda episode convinced me to try it with soy sauce and it only tasted less bad.

[@crystalrose5646]

So it wasn’t only me that tried celery after watching the show? I do remember it was good though, haven’t tried one in a while

[@kariharper8649]

@@crystalrose5646 I think you're FAR from the only one tbh.

[@RikkiLove0317]

@@junjunjamore7735The taste of celery isn’t that bad (it kinda just tastes like water), but it’s the fucking TEXTURE

[@andreaguzman9658]

I remember the save the snow leopard episode! Why is it called a leopard!? The snow leopards dad gave them iceles and the goat sharpa is good at climbing mountains he is a god op king!

[@skyr5247]

This show made me buy into the celery propaganda as a kid and I still haven’t recovered from the betrayal since.

[@ALEXABC1989]

Same

[@bluethebunnylord9274]

Here’s a theory on Ollie, he’s clearly a domesticated bunny and was shown in the classroom as a sort of class pet, what if after that episode his owner decided to dump him outside in the wild because they couldn’t take care of him anymore? What if his family were also dumped and lived near the school just because they knew the wonder pets are there thus they would be safe? Surprisingly abandoning bunnies isn’t that uncommon

[@Olivertheolive]

NOOOOOOOO!

[@carolyns4519]

Good theory, but it makes me want to cry for those poor fuzz friends :(

[@JamboreeBlackberry]

My oldest memory is playing with my wonderpets ship toy. Thank you for blessing me with nostalgia.

[@jaimevanberkel8299]

I use have the stuff animals !

[@Thereaperofcrows]

THERE WAS A TOY?

[@JamboreeBlackberry]

@@Thereaperofcrows Yeah! It went so damn hard

[@drweamypawsicle]

I have the stuffed animal and I used to have the toy aswell and throw it off the stairs

[@marian_hayes]

I think I had the Wonder Pets ship toy too! Course, my parents meant to give it to me for Christmas, but by then, I’d already outgrown it and lost interest in it, so I let my sister have it instead cuz she was still into it. And they also got me a WP DS Game that year, which I also gave to her

[@wittlekitty123]

Why do I have a feeling Charlie and Lola will be somewhere in this series sometime in the future

[@alexf225]

Charlie and Lola were probably my favourite show as a kid and maybe the first I have a memory of watching. Also Lola and Ming Ming are so similar.

[@ProjectLethargic]

I was genuinely surprised at how well the show looks, the only other show that I can think of off the top of my head that pulled it off well was Madoka Magica, specifically for the witches and labyrinths, and those are meant to be surreal, creepy, and unnerving

[@MToastL]

Yes! The mixed media animation is probably one of the best parts of Madoka Magica, especially the photo puppetry!

[@Eric_Pham]

Did not expect Madoka Magica to be reference in the comment section of a Wonder Pets videos

[@genericname2747]

I can't wait for a Wonder Pets/Madoka Magica crossover where the Wonder Pets defeat the evil cat creature and fix everything.

[@elenafriese891]

The only other one I can think of is like, a couple second clip of a fan made TMA animation that uses magazine collages

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

This reminds me that in the past I watch that anime just to see those terrifying moments. I even compared it to some other mindfucks musical movies. Add: And even till this day I want to see a crossover between Madoka Magica and Yellow Submarine.

[@Hugelag]

Another great video! The lore is interesting, but finding out that the guinea pig is named _Linny_ and not _Lenny_ is an earthshaking revelation for me. Also, *SHE'S A GIRL???*

[@texasroze2371]

Just like blue from blue clues, it feels like my life was a lie

[@adrianatejeda6198]

I thought Linny a boy not a girl

[@jellymcmichaels4240]

​@@texasroze2371 Nickelodeon, you sit on a throne of lies!

[@juliusvelasco4789]

I legit grew up thinking Linny is a boy and my older brother kept telling me she's a girl. And it's when I got alittle older when I started to notice that she is a girl. "Yes he said I told you so."😅

[@SebijoIsMyName]

​@@juliusvelasco4789I legit thought Edna Mode was a boy, but knew Linny was a girl. I think there's just something wrong with me then-

[@Ohboycommentsection]

26:26 When you brought up the use of the celery and said "Chokehold" I thought you might say about what happened after the first episode aired. I was a designer on this show in the mid 2000s. When it was finally the day that the show aired, we were all excited and hoping for Great feedback. Well...the first messages we saw on IMDB were from mothers who were furious that Linny was eating celery. Why? Celery is very easy for a Guinea pig to choke on. That was the first feedback from the public. Bummer. Seriously though, the research depart failed that.

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Woah that’s actually WILD 👀 THAT NEVER WOULDVE OCCURRED TO ME!! The commitment to having her eat it after every episode despite that being brought to their attention is BONKERS omg 😅

[@Obsessor23]

Speaking of Oobi, one of the puppeteers is the same guy who played Bear in Bear in the Big Blue House Idk if it's something you'd cover, it's very slice-of-life and wholesome, but at the same time I feel the need to recommend it for a future video because of that. There's a lot of interesting behind-the-scenes stuff about why it was made the way it was, and it honestly makes it more wholesome (and hilarious depending on what you find). Bear's puppeteer did an interview with Defunctland that is both informative and cozy at the same time

[@abisnail4888]

Bear in the Big Blue House was my favourite show as a toddler. It’s one of the first shows I can ever remember.

[@CloroxBleachiest]

Bruh the potty train song from Bear in the Big Blue House still goes hard asf

[@rachezzel]

​@@CloroxBleachiestPOOOOOTTY HEY HEY HEY POOOOOTTY

[@ethanthomsen3973]

I think Oobi's history itself is really interesting as well, it's rooted back to Sesame Street (writers and puppeteers worked on both shows) even Kevin Clash, prior voice of Elmo and Stephanie D'Abruzzo who was also in the original cast of Broadway musical Avenue Q I never saw the show back then but I love puppeteering and I'd like to see Athena's two cents on the show

[@Eric_64_UwU]

WONDER PETS, WONDER PETS, WE FOUND A WAY! TO CURE ATHENA’S SICKNESS AND SAVE THE DAY! We’re not, too big! And we’re not, too tough! BUT WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER WE GOT THE RIGHT STUFF! Gooooo Wonder Pets! YAAAY!!! Edit: DANG! 100 Likes in one day!?!?!? Sick!

[@octodaddy1602]

Love that tuck shows up on the doorstep WITH his hat. ig his previous owners cared about him enough to give him that but not enough to keep him

[@cotc3052]

This series was probably the most emotional nick jr show ever. A lot of the episodes were so sad, but in a good way. Remember in the episode "The Wonder Pets save the Duckling" is the most emotional episode ever in my opinion.

[@marian_hayes]

I feel like the emotional aspect of this show made me feel safe when I watched it as a kid. I always felt like an outcast but when I watched the Wonder Pets, I felt comfort from them. Their job was to save others and solve problems, and it made me feel like there were people (or animals) who truly cared about me. I particularly felt a connection to Linny cuz she was like the mom of the group and she always validated, Tuck, Ming Ming, and all the animals’ feelings and didn’t shame them for what they thought or felt

[@braedensimon8023]

I don’t remember Ming Ming being so savage. I remember hee being my favorite

[@Corgipon]

She’s so brutally honest

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

yeah, I remember loving her.

[@rorynari7218]

Me tooooo

[@TheReal_ist]

Ming Ming is the real mvp here and u cant tell me other wise!!! lmao loved this show and love u Athena keep it up u are doing gods work for our generation and saving all these nostalgic shows for us all. Much love!!

[@purplepitbullpuppy5669]

Holy flipping shit this might have to be my favorite lore video yet. I had to rewatch the segments about Ming Ming like five times because I couldn't stop CACKLING. What makes it funnier is that she's the most popular character despite Linny being the leader so the idea of her being borderline evil has me asphyxiated.

[@mr.x2567]

I did hear that theory of her having NPD which would make sense

[@animatepokemonadventures7889]

Loved this show when I was a literal babbling baba, sitting on the floor in the living room pondering on where my mother went after moving her hands in front of her face.

[@calebc4968]

I think the style of the Wonder Pets hound dog 24:56 is referencing the RCA Victor mascot dog Nipper. This cartoon dog seems relatively similar to the dog in the show (Nipper merchandise created also illustrates the eyes very similarly) and would be seen on the labels of vinyl records themselves, including pressings of Elvis songs. This idea is especially supported by the fact that stacks of vinyl are featured in the back of the clip you showed- going along with the theory of the pets imagining their activities based on lessons given in school, the pets may have theoretically seen/been spoken to by the kids (who love animals!) about this animal on the records and imagined it for their story. :)

[@ArKkoKase]

ming ming is the reason im so into toxic mean characters nowadays

[@Emperor-Quill]

Real

[@smcphee8499]

Love arrogant characters

[@chillidog1988]

What's up with Ducks and being toxic af???! I'm here for it, tbh

[@DooDooWater9732-n5z]

What the hell

[@danielm.berube3256]

This implies you had a crush on a duck

[@Thepeopleinmybrainloveyou]

Ming Ming was genuinely my favorite when I watched this show I just found her adorable and funny My mom literally made one of her green shirts into a cape and gave me and aviator hat so I could dress like her

[@ALEXABC1989]

same as a kid I would always quote her and had a plush of her don’t know whare it is now tho I actually might still have it

[@Thepeopleinmybrainloveyou]

@@ALEXABC1989 Awesome! She was just cool to me lol

[@marian_hayes]

I think she is Asian

[@Blake-kr6pd]

You dont understand how much i worried for Ming-Ming when she got stuck in a tuba

[@phr0ggerz_]

WONDER PETS WAS MY CHILDHOOD! I’ve been working on rewatching it recently

[@BluffsCastle]

3:35 It ended last year, but Let’s Go Luna has incredible music. It is centered on world travel, so in each episode, the music is styled after the country and it is beautiful. Ready Jet Go also has pretty great music, composed by the legendary Jim Lang. From jazz, to 50s rock, to musical theater, it’s good stuff. Sofia the First has Broadway-level songs.

[@purplepitbullpuppy5669]

PBS Kids is the only kids show channel I know that still airs extremely good shows on it's platform nowadays. They're mediocre at worst and masterpieces at best fr

[@connorbeith3232]

Sofia's sister show, Elena of Avalor, has some good ones too.

[@lolout9428]

I remember when let’s go Luna was a really new show and I loved it when it came out

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Really?

[@galactic-hamster7043]

23:12 FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT *NOAH CYRUS* VOICING PONYO IS KINDA ABSURD

[@mack2896]

Omg, Linnie is the Steve Rogers to Tuck and Ling-Ling’s Bucky and Sam. They’re only ‘friends’ cause of Linnie. Athena, you have blown my mind and deep dived into my childhood once again.

[@musha4]

wait ur so right omfg 💀

[@wornouthoodie]

HOLY SHIT YOU’RE RIGHT-

[@minaminasstudios8492]

IT'S MING MING

[@terrancedixon248]

Well it's actually Bing Bing I will see myself out

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

"Are you two really having a staring contest?!"

[@geministrial950]

Bluey is literally such a musical goldmine. You would be surprised

[@Sasha-zw9ss]

What I like the most is that its music style is instantly recognizable, just like the visual one.

[@xinnixity.j]

as a toddler i stanned ming-ming, but now i stan her even more

[@dragonbat376]

I would say that Bluey does music very well even though it's not through singing but the tone. I think you should check it out it's very wholesome. Also I'm glad you did Wonder Pets because this was my childhood

[@Sushininja10]

There was also an episode called "Save the Mouse", where Linny got sick and had to stay in her cage, so Tuck and Ming Ming had to go save the animal without Linny keeping these two together. I don't remember it very well, all I can remember is that the mouse was stuck in a saxophone in the attic of the school.

[@andreaguzman9658]

Also ming ming ask when the bat said blah she said it's a bat thing

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Linny had to deal with so much shit I thought she was Ming Ming and Tuck's adoptive mother (I also had a terrible relationship with my brother at that age, so them being siblings was consistent with my conception of the world)

[@mizcantybaby]

this feels like a polyamorous relationship but two out of the three are enemies forced to love the same person so they suck it up for lennys sake

[@bettyunicorn6132]

That’s hilarious. And makes so sense.

[@bulletproofwhale5869]

Thanks, I kinda hate it xD

[@insanityrat3063]

Auspisticism

[@strangevol5264]

@@insanityrat3063 Chumhandle checks out.

[@smcphee8499]

Ming Ming giving off mean lesbian energy

[@msjkramey]

I never knew photo puppetry was a term! Now i have a word to describe the horror that was Angela Anaconda! (Though that was a bit more mixed media)

[@vvgirl6173]

Their teamwork song was sung a lot in my class when i was like 5. And i still remember it to this day. One of my favourite childhood shows. What's going to work? Teamwork~!

[@caracaracat2958]

I internally squealed when I saw this thumbnail because I LOVED this show so much when I was a kid but completely forgot about it until now. Thank you Athena for covering this!! The nostalgia is real

[@GraciousDragon]

As someone who loves going through the Wikipedia/IMDB pages of actors to see what other weird or nostalgic things they’ve been in, I greatly appreciate you informing me of the fact that Teala Dunn (who I’m only vaguely familiar with because she was in season 3 of Escape the Night) was the voice of Tuck

[@superpenguin645]

Ming Ming was a menace to society. If any character in the show could cuss it would be Ming Ming but Ming Ming is still my favorite character.

[@RSStarfire]

I was maybe 3 when this show came out, but I have so many bizarrely specific memories from being a toddler. I remember when this show came out and started being advertised on Noggin. Because of this, it will be new and fresh to me for the rest of my life. I’m nearly 20 and can’t process that this show is not only old, but that it ended seven years ago.

[@RogersRegularShow]

You are LITERALLY one of the funniest people on the internet and I'm so happy that I've been on this ride for the past few years.

[@egg_bun_]

Oh my god yes

[@megabuu761]

"Ollie Ollie Ollie to the rescue." Lives in my head rent free.

[@jonunya6552]

25:56 i was absolutely that kid, i despised Dora for the uncomfortable attention towards me. It was HER idea to go find The Big Red Chicken, feels like she’s just making me come along to do all the heavy lifting

[@LifeAvoiding]

Honest I’m an Ollie fan, not only because my brother is named that, but because he just struck me as lonely He always seemed like he just wanted to be included and Ming Ming didn’t let him, and he just seemed like he didn’t know how to socialize Perhaps that was me, an autistic child with no friends, projecting! But I’m honestly just upset Ming Ming was mean to Ollie. Or anyone for that matter

[@burnedoutgraduatestudent4482]

Eh I also had no friends as a kid and I hated Ollie because he’d keep waking up his friends by singing that he can’t sleep

[@ethnictendo]

He had his annoying moments for sure, but as a whole I never really hated him. I actually quite liked him in Save The Skunk, he had some pretty hilarious lines and even ended up learning a lesson at the end, it was nice.

[@Radiopimp]

Absolutely loving this channel, it's so hard to find conversations about these old TV shows from my own childhood that are taken seriously

[@blanemacy8453]

15:27 fun fact, there are some Peanuts specials which are about historical events where adults are not only heard, but seen as well

[@yourlocalvintagegal]

This show was my LIFE when I was little and I’m so happy you covered it Ming-Ming was my favorite

[@IShy2]

Lol same

[@ALEXABC1989]

Same

[@purr-fectcatstudios5195]

Little does Athena know, that The Wonder Pets will be returning as a revival and she has to talk about it later 🐰🐹🐍

[@mandyamityxtherascalx4818]

"Can i take a shit Linny?" ".......Sure Tuck" "Yes! Best boss ever!" That is hilarious 😂

[@estebanramirez1178]

POV: You used to work for Amazon.

[@YazmineYin]

I absolutely ADORED this show as a kid, but was always under the impression that the pets were imagining their adventures.

[@BUMMY105]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALL MY LIFE FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A WONDER PETS DEEP LORE VIDEO. THANK YOU FOR THIS!

[@coreynugget6646]

Fun Fact I used to be terrified of one episode about the wonder pets saving a hummingburd from an apple. The reason I was scared was the humming song the creature sang for some reason.

[@thefrizziestdrycat_05]

Request for you to do a show called “Team Umizoomi” I think? I loved it as a kid and think it has potential for lore as well! (Really hoping Athena sees this!) Edit: upon rewatch I realized this was part of the poll so maybe it will get picked next time?

[@kevinmencer3782]

The whole thing with Ming Ming is just classic narcissism. Nothing is ever her fault, she's great, anyone who criticizes her is either mean or crazy, and no matter how often they say they will, THEY NEVER CHANGE. A valuable lesson for kids to learn that people like that are to be avoided.

[@ellarose7114]

Chill man she’s like a toddler

[@MostlyAnimatedSketches]

You should do a video on The Fresh Beat Band! It is a live-action show but there's also a cartoon spinoff lol, I've been rewatching the original lately and I'm actually kind of surprised at how cartoony it is sometimes? And the actors weren't kidding about giving their all in their roles, they actually really make the characters feel somewhat real lol. It must have been fun and exhausting to play Twist sometimes. Also I now know a large chunk of the choreography... how cool of me

[@pinkajou656]

Oh my god, I thought I was the only one who remembered that show and its songs! That was one of my favourite shows as a kid.

[@paradox_vtuber6861]

19:45 Was not expecting the Urban Rescue Ranch cameo, but am ABSOLUTELY here for it!!!

[@shrimp.trap3]

I think the wonder pets adventures are stories that the teachers make up the next day as a circle time activity! Kids want to know what the pets did when they’re not there, and making up fun stories is a good way to incorporate the previous days lesson into the next day to build critical thinking skills

[@Theagames10]

I hope Imagination Movers lore is coming in the future, it was on a poll but lost. :(

[@BerriBerriLunchbox]

ME TOO THAT WOULD BE FIRE

[@LuckyPigeon1111]

I find Ming Ming relatable. I feel like she doesn't mean to be mean due to being autistic or unintentionally having NPD. I feel bad for her. I think she's neurodivergent. Same with the rabbit.

[@BluffsCastle]

Wait you’re right

[@LuckyPigeon1111]

​@@BluffsCastle I have autism and possibly NPD (which I'm getting help for) and I see so much of myself in Ming-Ming.

[@aquastartv1895]

​@@LuckyPigeon1111 I'm autistic as well. I may not relate to her, but I understand where you're coming from.

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

NPD icon Ming Ming. Gonna add her to my list.

[@Pukeprincess]

I forgive this

[@drewt1717]

Oh thank you so much for the trip down memory lane... I watched every episode of this show with my daughter way back then, and I smiled through your whole recap... ❤️❤️❤️