Have you seen this childhood show: Wonder Pets! (2006-2018), United States (English)
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[Mod A: This show was about classroom pets who aim to save other animals from dangerous situations that occur outside the classroom (during the night-time/weekends that school is not in session) via their FlyBoat. The pets names were Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming Duckling, and Turtle Tuck. This show used an innovative animation style called "photo-puppetry" which uses photos of real animals and moves them using Adobe After Effects. The image of Tuck was from Jennifer Oxley (the show creator)’s own pet turtle (a red-eared slider)! I never knew that this show was done in an operetta style (the dialogue is sung this way) and had an original 10-member orchestra music to keep the pace. My parents were big on opera/operetta music (grew up listening to a lot of operas while doing chores as a kid) so if this show came out when I was younger, I would’ve really loved it for the familiar, nostalgic music alone (the live-action images of the animals are a bonus)!]
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Edward Helps Out
A/N: Didn't feel like making a title card for this, sorry!
A little while after Mr. Conductor told Matt about Thomas, he told him a story about another really useful blue engine: Edward.
One day, Edward was in the shed-house where he lived with the other engines. They were all bigger than Edward and boasted about it.
"The driver won't choose you again," said Gordon. "He wants strong engines like us." But the driver and fireman felt sorry for Edward.
"Would you like to come out today?" asked Edwards driver. "Oh yes, please." said Edward. Edward took off his polo-shirt, so they could open a valve in his chest to light the fire. Edward made lots of steam and skated away.
The other engines were very cross at being left behind. Edward worked hard all day. The jewelpets thought he was very kind and the driver was very pleased.
"I'm going out again tomorrow," Edward told the other engines that night, while reading Pride and Prejudice. "What do you think about that?"
But he didn't hear what they thought, for he was so tired and happy that he fell asleep right away on the couch, in his cozy blue pyjamas.
The next morning, Edward woke up to find nothing had changed. Gordon was still boasting. Stan, Kenny, Eric and Kyle from South Park were watching them (IDK WHY THEY'RE IN THIS OMG).
Kenny: Mmmmhhhhmm.
Stan: Yeah Kenny you're right, the big blue robot guy with the cross is being egotistical!
Eric: Really guys? C'mahn dis guy gets me.
Kyle: Shut up Cartman.
"You watch me, little Edward, as I rush through with the express. That will be a splendid night for you. Goodbye, little Edward. Look out for me this afternoon."
Edward went out to jump rope with the freight car boys. He liked jumping rope. It was fun playing with them. One car held one end of the rope, and the other car held the other end so Edward could hop over.
"Oh!" they cried. "Whatever is happening?"
Edward played until the freight cars were worn out. Then he stopped to rest. Presently, he heard a whistle. Gordon was very cross. Instead of pulling shiny new coaches, he was pulling a very dirty freight train.
"A goods train, a goods train, a goods train!" he grumbled. "The shame of it, the shame of it, oh, the shame of it!"
Stan: Sucks to be you I guess.
Edward laughed and went to find some more freight cars. Then, there was trouble.
"Gordon can't get up the hill," Linny the guinea pig, Tuck the turtle, and Ming-Ming the duckling called to Edward's driver. They were the wonder pets, and they were here to save the day! "Will you take Edward and push him please?"
They found Gordon halfway-up, and very cross. His driver and fireman were talking to him severely.
"You're not trying."
"I can't do it!" said Gordon. "The noisy freight cars are breaking my back!"
Edward's driver came up. "We've come to push."
"No use at all!" said Gordon.
"You wait and see," replied Edward's driver. They brought the train back to the bottom of the hill.
"I'm ready." said Edward.
"No good." grumbled Gordon. They pulled and pushed as hard as they could. "I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't do it!" puffed Gordon.
"I will do it, I will do it, I will do it!" puffed Edward. Edward pushed and puffed and puffed and pushed as hard as he ever could. And almost before he realized it, Gordon found himself at the top of the hill.
"I've done it, I've done it, I've done it!" Gordon said proudly. He forgot all about kind Edward and didn't say thank you. Edward was left out of breath and far behind, but he was happy because he had been so helpful. At the next station, he found that the driver and fireman were very pleased with him. The fireman gave him a nice long drink and the driver said . . .
"I'll give you a beautiful new polo shirt and shorts. Then you'll be the smartest engine in the shed."
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I know they're genetically not that closely related (though not that far removed either), but every time I see/read about a bronzewing Pionus parrot I think 'that's a Big Edition Vaiya' haha. They have similar proportions! The huge dark eyes the short tail. They're also rather quiet, though linnies are more silent by far, and the sound they do make a bit more unique (I still haven't encountered any other parrot that by nature sounds like a geiger teller, frog or guinea pig, depending on mood). Vaiya has a very slight sweet musky odour-- something a Pi has a very strong version of.
even giving same sort of look, I think!
Though in my opinion Vaiya's eyes are more expressive by far. But then of course I'm a liiitle biased. ;)
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