#bobby bearhug

[froagles]

Day Eleven Redraw: Breakfast

Completely redid this one, it didn’t make like ANY sense why Picky would just be making breakfast for Dogday 😭

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[nikiichann]

Can you please draw Bobby giving you a hug to make you feel better?

Huggies!

[meet-the-critter-kids]

What grade are each kid in and class?

Theodore, May and Maria are in 2nd grade

While Jullian, Sam, Karter, Willow and Piper are in 3rd grade

Theodore is in a class with other kids he doesnt talk to but he has recess with some of the older kids having to watch them where he met and talks with Elijah(huggy wuggy)

May and Maria are in the same class and for recess they usually ask to go to the art room ro just talk and draw which is why they never really met Theodore (just saw him around) until sam introduced them

Sam is in the same class with Willow while Piper, Karter, and Jullian are all in the same class

Ima also write how they all met through each other.

When sam first arived to playcare he met Karter and Jullian and introduced them to each other, then Karter introduced both of them to Piper while Jullian introduced them to Willow.

They were a group of 5 for a while before Sam went to an after-school art class where he met May and they became friends, May introduced him to Maria and Sam introduced the two of them to everyone else

Sam has taken a notice to Theodore around this time and after a while eventually decided to approch him and after a rocky start became his friend and eventually introduced Theo to everyone else.

[ericmpellerier]

Help Wanted: Looking for voice actors and 2D animators for ‘Smiling Critters In Real Life’. If you’re interested let me know. P.S. since the smiling critters belong to Mob Entertainment this is a no pay role.

[froagles]

Day Seven Redraw: Bobby

This one’s lowkey kinda basic 💔

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[whatstheusein8morelives]

Oh- it seems all their main qualities are amplified so badly that its become more of a curse

“I’m… gonna try something.”

CatNap stretches a bit- weird that he can still feel stiff even as a ghost- and walks to Bobby’s place.

Inside… woof, it’s bad. The bear’s place is a mess. Disorganized, trash everywhere- conspiracy theory style garbage on the walls planning on how to keep everyone happy and safe…

CatNap thankfully does find Bobby, though the bear is barely awake. He slowly walks over and wraps his arms around her, focusing…

“Hello little bear… you need your rest.”

He smiles as she suddenly yawns, and slowly guides her towards her bed. His form flickering as he pours energy into guiding her and influencing her to act on her exhaustion…

…

He loses focus, but it’s okay. He watches Bobby crawl into bed before he discorporates…

…Bobby had been so busy before a… weight settled onto her. A calming weight, like a heavy blanket. Gods she was so… sleepy all of a sudden. She walks towards her bed and lays down- and for a split second before she falls asleep, she can smell lavender.

[frixostheanimator]

Bobby Bearhug is a Care Bear?! (The Playtime Co. Rebrand Conspiracy Theory)

What if Playtime Co. didn't design the Smiling Critters line from scratch? What if they built the entire franchise around a hijacked, mind-wiped blueprint?

On December 25, 1988, the original Care Bears animated series officially ended. According to this theory, that exact night, Playtime Co. executives acquired a single, forgotten entity: Hug-a-Lot Bear. To mask her true origins and claim her as corporate property, they aggressively rebranded her. They bleached away her magical belly badge. They replaced her mystical symbols with a cold heart necklace. Finally, they altered her face into the signature wide-mouthed, hollow smile.

Re-released in 1989 as Bobby Bearhug, she became the literal design template that Playtime Co. used to manufacture the other seven Smiling Critters from the ground up. She spends her days comforting her new friends, completely unaware that she is a repurposed piece of 1980s cartoon magic.

Many people point to the popular fan song "I'm Not a Care Bear" to try and debunk this theory. But if you look closely at her unhinged, corrupted eyes in the artwork, the truth is much darker. The song isn't a declaration of independence—it's a hardcoded corporate brainwashing jingle. She has to constantly scream it to convince herself that she belongs to Playtime Co., trapping her in a permanent state of identity denial.

This is exactly why her factory programming constantly glitches. It is why her in-game cardboard cutout desperately repeats: "I'm lost without you... I've been lost a long time." She isn't just lonely; she is remembering her past life in Care-a-Lot.

The Community Crossover:I would absolutely love to see popular YouTubers like INUbis or Cougar MacDowall VA adding her in a video at the bottom end! Imagine an emotional animation by INUbis showing Bobby's programming glitching, or a dramatic comic dub by Cougar MacDowall VA giving a voice to Hug-a-Lot Bear's tragic transformation. This concept has so much video potential!

Original design and character artwork by Gemstin Productions. What do you guys think of this crossover theory?

[nikiichann]

Badminton.