Confused Baby Carl
@carlcrushes.bsky.social
@carldoonan.bsky.social nostalgically reminiscing about characters he totally crushed on as a kid, but never realized because wee baby Carl didn't know gay was a thing.
12-Year-Old Me, reasonably critical: "Man, this cartoon is... not good at all."
Ad in Beckett Pokémon Collector magazine: "Here's this DVD cover where the characters & logo are layered super weird so these three huge men kinda look naked to you."
12-Year-Old Me, staring: *Internet dial-up sounds*
Ad in Beckett Pokémon Collector magazine: "Here's this DVD cover where the characters & logo are layered super weird so these three huge men kinda look naked to you."
12-Year-Old Me, staring: *Internet dial-up sounds*
August 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
12-Year-Old Me, reasonably critical: "Man, this cartoon is... not good at all."
Ad in Beckett Pokémon Collector magazine: "Here's this DVD cover where the characters & logo are layered super weird so these three huge men kinda look naked to you."
12-Year-Old Me, staring: *Internet dial-up sounds*
Ad in Beckett Pokémon Collector magazine: "Here's this DVD cover where the characters & logo are layered super weird so these three huge men kinda look naked to you."
12-Year-Old Me, staring: *Internet dial-up sounds*
Eternally disappointed that Surge has never again been officially depicted as a towering, tan, bare-chested behemoth.
The anime later retconned him to look more like his in-game design during a flashback in Pokemon Journeys, 23 years after his original episode.
The anime later retconned him to look more like his in-game design during a flashback in Pokemon Journeys, 23 years after his original episode.
October 11, 2023 at 1:26 AM
Eternally disappointed that Surge has never again been officially depicted as a towering, tan, bare-chested behemoth.
The anime later retconned him to look more like his in-game design during a flashback in Pokemon Journeys, 23 years after his original episode.
The anime later retconned him to look more like his in-game design during a flashback in Pokemon Journeys, 23 years after his original episode.
I sometimes forget that in the early 90's they let Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm age into their 20's for a few made-for-TV animated movies.
He cute.
He cute.
October 7, 2023 at 9:10 PM
I sometimes forget that in the early 90's they let Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm age into their 20's for a few made-for-TV animated movies.
He cute.
He cute.
Lion-O in the original show loses a lot of his big burly appeal when you remember he's actually a 12-year-old in the body of a 24-year-old thanks to shenanigans with a malfunctioning sleep capsule.
October 7, 2023 at 12:01 AM
Lion-O in the original show loses a lot of his big burly appeal when you remember he's actually a 12-year-old in the body of a 24-year-old thanks to shenanigans with a malfunctioning sleep capsule.
I recall this being among several cartoons I felt the need to watch in secret at the time.
I felt an inherent embarrassment, assuming anyone who saw me watching a show full of big muscly loincloth men would think I'm strange - despite the fact that the show was aimed squarely at my demographic.
I felt an inherent embarrassment, assuming anyone who saw me watching a show full of big muscly loincloth men would think I'm strange - despite the fact that the show was aimed squarely at my demographic.
October 1, 2023 at 2:11 AM
I recall this being among several cartoons I felt the need to watch in secret at the time.
I felt an inherent embarrassment, assuming anyone who saw me watching a show full of big muscly loincloth men would think I'm strange - despite the fact that the show was aimed squarely at my demographic.
I felt an inherent embarrassment, assuming anyone who saw me watching a show full of big muscly loincloth men would think I'm strange - despite the fact that the show was aimed squarely at my demographic.
*Waggles eyebrows* 👀
September 29, 2023 at 10:08 PM
*Waggles eyebrows* 👀