Silly LazyTown Polls

Just what IS sportscandy, anyway? New polls posted semi-daily.

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But is it sportscandy?

Polls about Sportacus

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Obligatory "reblog for larger sample size or to traumatize your friends with reminders that there are still people in this, the year of our lord 2024, who care about LazyTown minutiae" notice.

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I am not personally interested in brackets/tournaments, but if you want to run a LazyTown-themed one (perhaps featuring Robbie's disguises?) I will be happy to promote.

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Does Sportacus know what Valentine's Day is?

Yes, and he's an enthusiastic participant

Yes, but he's ambivalent about it

Yes, but he dislikes the holiday

Yes, but he'll pretend he doesn't when the kids explain it to him

Yes, other (???, please share your headcanon in the notes)

No, where LazyTown takes place doesn't have Valentine's Day

No, Sportacus was raised in a cultural vacuum

No, sports elves in general don't know most human holidays

No, Sportacus has the memory of a goldfish

No, other (???, please share your headcanon in the notes)

Voting ended onFeb 21

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It's Friday the 13th in LazyTown! Which unlucky item is playing a central role?

A ladder

A skateboard

Sugar apples

That one tree branch

The kitten

A hole dug in the ground

A robot

Robbie's cannon

A waist-high wall

A brand-new prop that will never be seen again

Voting ended onFeb 20

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(Additional context below poll)

In the first episode, Mayor Meanswell describes a previous LazyTown hero with a 9 on his chest. What's your preferred headcanon for who "Nine" was?

A previous incarnation of Sportacus (time loop)

A previous incarnation of Sportacus (reincarnation)

Sportacus' dad/brother/close relative

A nice sports elf like Sportacus, but no specific relation to him

An evil sports elf who traumatized LazyTown's residents with excessive exercise

Robbie Rotten before he decided to be a lazy villain

Milford Meanswell before he became the Mayor

Bessie Busybody in drag

Sportacus in a different outfit

Someone else, but NOT a sports elf

Nine never existed; Mayor Meanswell made him up to placate Stephanie

Other (???, please share your headcanon in the notes)

Voting ended onFeb 18

From the first episode, "Welcome to LazyTown":

Mayor Meanswell: You know, there might be someone who can help you! Stephanie: Really? Mayor Meanswell: Yes, I remember a story about a hero who came from an island in the North Sea. I can't remember his name but there was a big number nine on his chest and he moved around all the time. Swish swish swish! I think he may have even been a superhero. Stephanie: A superhero! Mayor Meanswell: Yes, and he lived in an airship. When people wanted to contact him they would write a letter and send it to him in a tube by the mailbox. Stephanie: Wow, do you think I could send him a letter? Mayor Meanswell: I'm not sure it works anymore but it's worth a try.

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How does Robbie Rotten get his inventions and bulky purchases from his lair to LazyTown?

Teleportation magic

Star Trek-style transporter

He laboriously carries them up the pipe

ADA ramp and a heavy-duty push cart dolly

He hoists them up with a series of ropes and pulleys

A very large pneumatic tube

There's an elevator in the back of the lair

He uses a shrink ray to make them small for convenient transport

He doesn't; the big ones are kept in an above-ground garage

He doesn't; he builds identical copies of them above ground

Sportacus is secretly in on all of Robbie's plans and hauls them up for him

Other (???, share your headcanon in the notes!)

Voting ended onFeb 17

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In the episode Rottenbeard, the LazyTown Big Book of History contains pictures of a pirate and hero that look VERY similar to Robbie Rotten and Sportacus. Why?

Pure coincidence

Robbie previously modified the book for Rotten Plan™ purposes

Milford saw what the kids were playing and quickly wrote a story to go along

Bessie was writing slash and accidentally left it in the mayor's office

Robbie and Sportacus are immortals who periodically reinvent themselves

Something something time loop

In every age, there is a born a Rotten trickster and a hero sports elf…

All Icelandic men happen to look like either Stefán Karl or Magnús Scheving

Episode writers wanted to make the parallels extremely obvious to children

It's just a show; you should really just relax (la la la la la)

~Actually~, I don't think they look very similar at all

Other (???, please share your headcanon in the notes)

Voting ended onFeb 16

Incidentally, when Milford opens the LazyTown Big Book of History, we see a page with several paragraphs of text. I assumed these would be Lorem ipsum, but in fact it seems to be Milford's to-do list repeated over and over and over. So that's kinda weird.

Buy Bessie some flowers. Call Bessie for dinner. Walk in Park with Bessie. Eat Lunch in Park. Exercise and loose weight.

The odd capitalization and misspelled "loose" are repeated every time as well.

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Does Sportacus own the airship?

Yes, he owns it outright

Yes, but he's still paying it off

No, he leases it

No, he stole it

No, he's borrowing it from someone with their permission

No, it was assigned to him by the hero organization he works for

No, he checked it out from the library

No, the airship is its own person/being and thus can't be "owned"

Other (???, share your headcanon in the notes)

Voting ended onFeb 15

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How do you feel about shameless self-promotion in the LazyTown fandom?

It's great! How else will we convert more followers to a 2004 children's show?

I'm cool with self-promotion, but the creator should have SOME shame

Only people who have never met the creator irl can credibly promote fanworks

Can't stand it; keep those fanworks on the deep web where they belong

It's cool for other fandoms, but not LazyTown

It's cool for LazyTown, but not other fandoms

Is this a shameless excuse to self-promote? 'Cuz I have a link to share if yes

There's still a LazyTown fandom in 2026???

Voting ended onFeb 12

Oh look, it's an excuse for all the LazyTown 'content creators' still active in 2026 to self-promote. How very convenient! 😁

This is your gilded invitation to post a link to whatever art, fic, rp blog, community, or whatever else fandom kids do these days (tiktok dances? idk) in the notes. Can be your own work, can be someone else's that you think is awesome and needs more love.

Here, I'll start us off with some recent (and not-so-recent) favorites of mine that I want to see get more love:

@xbydefault's Mr. Kicker's Little Black Book got three new chapters this year after an extended hiatus! (She is my favorite author you guys; she also did Definition of Insanity.)

Speaking of updates, Fireagate's Robbie's Rotten Christmas finally updated with the "good" chapter! (Not sure if it still qualifies as teen, but Sportacus doing a flip "like that" would have made me spit out my coffee if I was drinking any at 3 am.)

It's going on nine(!) years old now, but if you haven't read any LazyTown fanfic yet and are looking for a good place to start, I always recommend GoblinCatKC's Only a Little in the Air as being emblematic of that "wait, isn't this for a kid's show??" feeling the best LT fic has without being overly dark.

@bugmeeku has been posting some adorable art this year. I particularly like their Brokeback Mountain sportarobbie for some reason, but honestly it all makes me happy.

@rotten-sportcandy makes art that seriously looks like it's out of the tie-in books from back when this show had merchandise, except for what the art is of (lol)

Hey, remember when Sportacus vs Homelander was a thing for a hot second and @ilexvici made a video? That was fun!

@erdenmaedchen has been posting some excellent gif sets for this very, very gif-able show.

....and like I could keep going for a while, obviously, but I really do want authors/artists/etc to feel encouraged to promote themselves. Come on, have you ever met a community as welcoming as this one when it comes to new fanart? I think not.

It is going to be so embarrassing if all the votes go to "can't stand it" now that I've made this list. 😅

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Some more shoutouts from the notes:

@cullendrawss shared a sweet image of Sportacus and Robbie sleeping/cuddling.

curled up, died, and now it's Rotten by @sportatiddy. "That series gets deep on the "what if LazyTown, but dark? no, darker than that" scale while doing some pretty awesome world-building."

Absence Makes The Heart Jolt and The Fae Prince by @pioneereen356

@nosferatufaggot shares a piece of art they really love: King from The Owl House driving/stealing Stingy's car.

@fortunes-haven has been making gifs of "Robbie complaining about children/noise or else Sportacus being ~extra~".

And a special mention for this sweet comment from @cityfey:

im not in the lazytown fandom but y'all r generally funny so. im pro whatever y'all are doing

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How do you feel about shameless self-promotion in the LazyTown fandom?

It's great! How else will we convert more followers to a 2004 children's show?

I'm cool with self-promotion, but the creator should have SOME shame

Only people who have never met the creator irl can credibly promote fanworks

Can't stand it; keep those fanworks on the deep web where they belong

It's cool for other fandoms, but not LazyTown

It's cool for LazyTown, but not other fandoms

Is this a shameless excuse to self-promote? 'Cuz I have a link to share if yes

There's still a LazyTown fandom in 2026???

Voting ended onFeb 12

Oh look, it's an excuse for all the LazyTown 'content creators' still active in 2026 to self-promote. How very convenient! 😁

This is your gilded invitation to post a link to whatever art, fic, rp blog, community, or whatever else fandom kids do these days (tiktok dances? idk) in the notes. Can be your own work, can be someone else's that you think is awesome and needs more love.

Here, I'll start us off with some recent (and not-so-recent) favorites of mine that I want to see get more love:

@xbydefault's Mr. Kicker's Little Black Book got three new chapters this year after an extended hiatus! (She is my favorite author you guys; she also did Definition of Insanity.)

Speaking of updates, Fireagate's Robbie's Rotten Christmas finally updated with the "good" chapter! (Not sure if it still qualifies as teen, but Sportacus doing a flip "like that" would have made me spit out my coffee if I was drinking any at 3 am.)

It's going on nine(!) years old now, but if you haven't read any LazyTown fanfic yet and are looking for a good place to start, I always recommend GoblinCatKC's Only a Little in the Air as being emblematic of that "wait, isn't this for a kid's show??" feeling the best LT fic has without being overly dark.

@bugmeeku has been posting some adorable art this year. I particularly like their Brokeback Mountain sportarobbie for some reason, but honestly it all makes me happy.

@rotten-sportcandy makes art that seriously looks like it's out of the tie-in books from back when this show had merchandise, except for what the art is of (lol)

Hey, remember when Sportacus vs Homelander was a thing for a hot second and @ilexvici made a video? That was fun!

@erdenmaedchen has been posting some excellent gif sets for this very, very gif-able show.

....and like I could keep going for a while, obviously, but I really do want authors/artists/etc to feel encouraged to promote themselves. Come on, have you ever met a community as welcoming as this one when it comes to new fanart? I think not.

It is going to be so embarrassing if all the votes go to "can't stand it" now that I've made this list. 😅

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In fanfiction, it is frequently assumed that Robbie has a ~thing~ for sexytimes happening in his fuzzy orange chair. What would/should be the equivalent object in Sportacus' kinky fantasies?

The airship wall bed

The airship pilot seat

The airship floor buttons

The airship ladder

His backpack/jetpack

His crystal

That little airplane he jets around in sometimes

Sportscandy (fruits & vegetables)

Sports equipment

A green screen

Also Robbie's chair

Sportacus has never had a kinky fantasy in his life

Voting ended onJan 17

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Who is kiki, and who is bouba?

Sportacus is kiki, Robbie Rotten is bouba

Robbie Rotten is kiki, Sportacus is bouba

Both are kiki

Both are bouba

~Actually~, they seem more like a maluma/takete pair

....uh, what?

Voting ended onSep 28, 2025

If you are unfamiliar, Sportacus is the one in blue and Robbie Rotten is in magenta.

For more on bouba/kiki, see Wikipedia.

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between Sportacus (LazyTown) and Captain Vegetable (Sesame Street)?

Friends

Rivals

Lovers

Enemies

Co-workers

College roommates

Pen pals

Casual acquaintances

Close relatives

Distant Relatives

They're the same person

Fuck buddies

Voting ended onSep 27, 2025

If you are unfamiliar with either of these veggie-loving heroes, music videos espousing their views are below the cut.

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Which of these items is the heaviest thing Sportacus can lift unaided by a lever, pulley, or other machine? (An apple is okay)

A box of printer paper (50 lbs/23 kg)

Robbie Rotten (~190 lbs/85 kg)

A small cannon (~500 lbs/230 kg)

A grand piano (~1,000 lbs/450 kg)

The world's heaviest pumpkin (2,749 lbs/1,247 kg)

A bull African elephant (~14,000 lbs/6,350 kg)

The center anchor of the Titanic (34,188 lbs/15,507 kg)

A stone from Stonehenge (~80,000 lbs/35,000 kg)

A space shuttle (~165,000 lbs/75,000 kg)

The Eiffel Tower (~22,200,000 lbs/10,000,000 kg)

The Pyramid of Khufu (~11,500,000,000 lbs/5,000,000,000 kg)

The Moon (~160,000,000,000 lbs/70,000,000,000 kg)

Voting ended onSep 26, 2025

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How does continuity work in LazyTown?

All episodes share the same continuity

Each episode is its own self-contained continuity

Each season has its own self-contained continuity

Seasons 1-2 and 3-4 are two separate continuties

It depends on the episode

It depends on what's relevant to the fanfic I'm reading

It doesn't

Voting ended onSep 25, 2025

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Where do Robbie Rotten's costumes primarily come from?

Department stores

Thrift shops

Spirit Halloween

Mail-order catalogs and infomercials

He makes them himself (by hand)

He makes them himself (by magic)

He pays a tailor to make them based on his own designs

He has a subscription to a "Costume of the Week" club

He steals them from theaters and circus troupes

A generous friend regularly gives Robbie clothes (whether he wants them or not)

They're all handmedowns from his relative Glanni (whether he wants them or not)

He doesn't know; they just appear in the costume tubes seemingly at random

Voting ended onSep 24, 2025

Can't believe I haven't asked this yet!

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In an Ace Attorney AU, which roles would Sportacus and Robbie Rotten play?

Sportacus: Phoenix Wright, Robbie Rotten: Miles Edgeworth

Sportacus: Phoenix Wright, Robbie Rotten: Larry Butz

Sportacus: Phoenix Wright, Robbie Rotten: Maya Fay

Sportacus: Phoenix Wright, Robbie Rotten: somebody else

Robbie Rotten: Phoenix Wright, Sportacus: Miles Edgeworth

Robbie Rotten: Phoenix Wright, Sportacus: Maya Fay

Robbie Rotten: Phoenix Wright, Sportacus: somebody else

Robbie Rotten: Miles Edgeworth, Sportacus: Dick Gumshoe

Robbie Rotten: Miles Edgeworth, Sportacus: somebody else

Robbie and Sportacus are both colorful side characters

Actually, I feel like this is more of an Apollo Justice situation

I don't know enough about LazyTown or Ace Attorney to answer this question

Voting ended onSep 23, 2025

Today's poll is inspired by this post by @simandthedimbulbv2-0, which you should really make a point of checking out because the best joke is in the bonus art.

However, while I see the obvious temptation to cast blue-clad good-guy Sportacus as blue-clad good-guy Phoenix Wright, consider that Sportacus' whole deal is that he's already talented and good at his job, while Robbie tries very, very hard to protect the downtrodden of LazyTown (himself) but is constantly thwarted by The System (also fruits and vegetables).

On the third hand, consider the comedy potential if they're on the same side, or (fourth hand) if they're the side characters you get to accuse of murder before the real murderer is finally revealed. Wouldn't they be absolute delights to cross-examine on the witness stand?

tl;dr: every permutation is great, so let's use the excuse of voting in a tumblr poll to talk about them :D

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Did you ever notice that in popular LazyTown fanon, the puppets are always human while the humans are (almost) always magical beings?

🤯

Huh, weird

Makes perfect sense to me

~Actually...~

Voting ended onApr 19, 2025

Characters played by humans:

Sportacus -> sports elf

Robbie Rotten -> fae

Stephanie -> if one of the kids is going to be magical, it's her

Characters played by puppets:

Ziggy -> human most likely to be abducted by fairies

Stingy -> human

Trixie -> human

Pixel -> human

Mayor Meanswell -> human

Ms Busybody -> human

I just think that's interesting.