Summer Penguin originally appeared as an animated character in the 2018 version of Muppet Babies. The following year, she was reimagined as a puppet for the Muppet Babies Play Date series of shorts on the Disney Junior YouTube channel.
Sources:
Muppet Babies. 2018-2022.
"Let's Play Together 🐸 | Music Video | Muppet Babies Play Date | Disney Junior." Disney Junior. YouTube. May 17, 2019.
Here's the stills for a tiktok i did featuring the mayhem 》
Here's their full shots ( I used so many refs not even funny but so worth it , plus I love how their are so many body shapes without even trying )
The man himself animal! 》
Them separate ( just so if I digital draw them I have it )
The last one is the tiktok itself 》
Again still gotta go with my Theory/Headcannon that the mayhem is all poly and they all take care of animal like they all are his parents, but on paper, Floyd is the main guardian
Both Gonzo and Fozzie have dressed up as Dracula in the Muppet Babies, albeit different iterations of the show. Gonzo's Dracula character is referred to as "Count Gonzula," and Fozzie's follows suit with "Count Fozzicula."
Sources:
Muppet Babies. Episode 102: "Dental Hyjinks." September 29, 1984.
Muppet Babies. Episode 804: "Remote Control Cornballs." December 1, 1990.
Muppet Babies. Episode 115: "Happy Hallowocka" / "The Teeth Chattering Tale of the Haunted Pancakes." October 5, 2018.
Wanted to have a crack at drawing an older Summer design with bonus Animal!! These two are one of my fav duos no matter their dynamic
My feelings for Summer's character have really developed, I remember when I first saw art of her I was so confused on who those random penguin was and I was sure that I wasn't gonna be that attached. But her and Animal are literally so adorable together! I often rewatch episodes of Muppet Babies 2018 just for their interactions!
Some small headcannons cuz I love these two:
-So I like to think of these two as a couple, but like I said in the beginning I love all dynamics with them, platonic and romantic
-They used to be primary school buddies and that's how their friendship started. Animal was outcasted by other kids for being too freaky and Summer was very shy, so the two gravitated towards each other and ever since have been close
-Piggy used to babysit Summer before she was a big star. I love Floyd and Piggy's enemies dynamic so watching these two trying to be civil when Animal and Summer are having fun amuses me
-Summer works on the Muppets show as a prop and scenery designer. She got her job through Piggy who has a somewhat soft spot for Summer even after she grew up
-Summer knows the band but she knows Floyd and Teeth the most, since they where the two who first raised Animal together when he was a kid. Summer and Animal as kids put Floyd and Teeth through so much stress
-Animal is so smitten with her and greets Summer via flying tackle hug everytime she pops over to visit, it's all good though Summer is round and bounces so she can take it
-In the beginning Floyd was kind of jealous of Summer cuz he felt like Animal was spending more and more time with her. It wasn't till Teeth and Janice talked with him about it did he relax and stopped worrying as much
-I dunno how old the two are exactly, Animal is obviously not as old as the band but I don't think he's necessarily as Scooter is (who I hc is in his early-mid twenties)
Rating Yoda Minifigs Because I have Nothing Better To Do
There have been a number of Lego Yoda minifigs over the years, and I’m going to rate them. My criteria is more or less “does this minifig represent the Yoda puppet from the original trilogy well”
Basically I think a good Yoda minifig should look like this:
Let’s get into it.
- Original Yoda
Item number: sw0051
Released: 2002-2005
Appears in 4 sets
Rating: 6/10
This is the only Yoda that gets the stoned eyes right.
Points off for lack of face printing but. It was early in the Lego-Lucasfilm partnership.
The CORRECT shade of green, thank you
legoyodadying.wav
- Clone Wars Yoda
Item number: sw0219
Released: 2009-2011
Appears in 2 sets
Rating: 3/10
as with most Clone Wars figures, yikes.
It can see my soul
There are a couple different variations of this fig, but they all have the all-seeing eyes and weird proportions
This one gets points for giving him hair but that's about the only good thing I can say about it
- Olive Yoda
Item number: sw707
Released: 2016-2019
Appears in 2 sets
Rating: 8/10
friend
just a guy
looks like a muppet
Eyes are weird again, and I feel like they switched to the wrong shade of green personally.
- Olive Yoda w/ Belt
Item number: sw0906
Released: 2018-2022
Appears in 2 sets
Rating: 9/10
That's him! That's Yoda!
Panpipes printing absolutely essential
I can't even complain about the shade of green or eyes that's YODA BABEY!!!!
and lastly.
- Whatever the hell this is my bionicle buddies told me about when I mentioned I was rating Yoda minifigs that just got released
Item number: who cares
Released: Literally today
Appears in that one new set about that star wars cocomelon ripoff for babies
Rating: -47/10
Literally what is that
Why is he MORE green (okay I know they use brighter colors on +4 sets to make them more appealing to kids but STILL they could've used the olive colors it would've been fine???)
He looks like the little green aliens from Toy Story help
Is that literally master wu's gi torso or am I tweaking
That's it for now, I may do more of these because they're fun.