guillermogage
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Post by guillermogage on May 20, 2015 22:41:57 GMT -5
The Secret Recipe
Bad Hair Day
Gailbreak!
Sunil's Sick Day
So Interesting
In the Loop
Standup Stinker
What, Meme Worry?
War of the Weirds
Snow Stormin'
Dumb Dumbwaiter
What's in the Batter?
Proud as a... Peacock?
Lights, Camera, Mongoose!
Those are fourteen particularly good episodes that I can name off the top of my head.
What some of these have in common is that both the pet plot and the human plot are memorable. If you cannot recall what Blythe was doing in an episode, or don't remember what some of the pets were doing, then the whole episode is not all that memorable.
There's many episodes in which Blythe and the pets are separate for most of the episode, and she comes home from school and they tell each other what they did, and how their days had similar life lessons or something.
Problem with that is that, of those types of episodes, one of the two storylines is often a stupider, unfunny version of the other one. Grounded and Inside Job have stupid pet plots, with the human portions being suprisingly smart (even tho this is a show called Littlest PET Shop). The Blythe and Biskit plot in Inside Job was witty and reminded me of smarter takes on the teen drama comedy movie genre such as Mean Girls.
Other times, the pets have a cool adventure or fantasy and Blythe's activity (human's activity) in the episode is just filler or stupid. Both groups were a boring humorless stupid in The Hedgehog in the Plastic Bubble.
I like episodes that have good guest characters that are memorable. That is why the best "guest pet" episodes are entirely pet-centered without cutting to seeing what Blythe is doing at school or whatever. Basil the Peacock was rather memorable.
Some really good episodes have misleading titles that only reference some of the plot, but not a good "subplot" that actually takes up at least half of the episode.
"Standup Stinker" is the one were Minka goes to Mars. But the title event is also a good part of that episode.
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Post by Zib on May 21, 2015 7:40:23 GMT -5
In no particular order
Door Jammed
The Expo Factor
Grounded
In the Loop
What meme worry
Secret Cupet
Topped with Buttercream
Sweet Truck Ride
I'm probably forgetting a lot of good ones. I usually like the episodes where Blythe is directly involved with the pets. Although, there are episodes like Door Jammed and Grounded which have separate plots that are both enjoyable.
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Post by Zib on May 21, 2015 8:04:02 GMT -5
Grounded and Inside Job have stupid pet plots, with the human portions being suprisingly smart (even tho this is a show called Littlest PET Shop). The Blythe and Biskit plot in Inside Job was witty and reminded me of smarter takes on the teen drama comedy movie genre such as Mean Girls. I agree the pet plot in Grounded was lack luster but it wasn't really bad. The main reason it's on my list of best episodes is because of the great human plot. And for Inside Job... I think it was all stupid. The pet plot was fairly uneventful but it certainly had funnier moments than the human plot. The human plot was so cliché with it's class president story line and following all the predictable tropes used in said story lines. And I hate the Biskits in episodes like these where they are written to where they are just put in the role of just a bland unmemorable antagonist. I wouldn't really call it "witty", especially compared to Terriers and Tiaras, but I still respect your opinion. |
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Post by guillermogage on May 21, 2015 15:59:07 GMT -5
And for Inside Job... I think it was all stupid. The pet plot was fairly uneventful and felt but it certainly had funnier moments than the human plot. The human plot was so cliché with it's class president story line and following all the predictable tropes used in said story lines. And I hate the Biskits in episodes like these are written to where they are just put in the role of just a bland unmemorable antagonist. I wouldn't really call it "witty", especially compared to Terriers and Tiaras, but I still respect your opinion. Oh yeah, I was remembering about Terriers and Tiaras last night. A much better episode and one of the better, more memorable episodes. |
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Post by zoesparkler on May 22, 2015 9:30:58 GMT -5
I love LPS's songs. I like every episodes having songs. My best episodes are The Secret Recipe and Sue Syndrom.
Ashleigh Ball did Great jobs! I love her voice and Blythe. And I like Bakers and Fakers too. It's so funny!!
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Post by Shokew on May 23, 2015 9:16:50 GMT -5
I'm usually turned off or easily ready to call an episode bad if those stupid fucking twins are anywhere involved. This show would be a lot better if they were barely in the show at all and the only time I don't feel like bashing this show outright is when they are punished or shat on frequently - the best episodes (not naming examples) have them suffering for my amusement for being so damn hate-worthy!
Door-Jammed is one of my most hated episodes in the entire series because of this, for example (that, and I found the pet plot really stupid - a good song couldn't save this for me.). It's only thanks to Seasons 2 and 3 (though Two Pets for Two Pests, Fish Out of Water, and If The Shoe Fits were royally teetering on pushing it for me; I fucking hate everything about Feud for Thought...) going out of their way to make these characters suffer a little more that I have renewed respect for this show that I felt I didn't for most of Season 1.
The best episodes (also not naming examples) focus on Blythe either getting better at her craft, but also making damn sure the pets are there to keep things from being forgettable. The really best episodes have Blythe and the pets together, playing off of each other, while remembering that the pets are what make this show, as while I'm one of few people who love Blythe as a character, especially for what a fucking hard worker and dedicated to her craft as she is, the pets are the true stars of this show.
TBH, I'm probably one of the few people who actually liked The Hedgehog in a Plastic Bubble, and I can see why - though I was laughing at it (and though Blythe looked kinda hot in that vampire get-up...), Blythe was acting pretty damn stupid, hence its negative reception; the pet plot wasn't all that memorable either...
Terriers and Tiaras (S1) & Room Enough (S3), at least IMHO, were much better at showing Blythe getting carried away with something, while having good, if not awesome enough pet plots to keep things interesting and entertaining enough to not piss people off.
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Post by Zib on May 23, 2015 10:44:27 GMT -5
I'm usually turned off or easily ready to call an episode bad if those stupid fucking twins are anywhere involved. This show would be a lot better if they were barely in the show at all and the only time I don't feel like bashing this show outright is when they are punished or shat on frequently - the best episodes (not naming examples) have them suffering for my amusement for being so damn hate-worthy! Door-Jammed is one of my most hated episodes in the entire series because of this, for example (that, and I found the pet plot really stupid - a good song couldn't save this for me.). It's only thanks to Seasons 2 and 3 (though Two Pets for Two Pests, Fish Out of Water, and If The Shoe Fits were royally teetering on pushing it for me; I fucking hate everything about Feud for Thought...) going out of their way to make these characters suffer a little more that I have renewed respect for this show that I felt I didn't for most of Season 1. The best episodes (also not naming examples) focus on Blythe either getting better at her craft, but also making damn sure the pets are there to keep things from being forgettable. The really best episodes have Blythe and the pets together, playing off of each other, while remembering that the pets are what make this show, as while I'm one of few people who love Blythe as a character, especially for what a fucking hard worker and dedicated to her craft as she is, the pets are the true stars of this show. TBH, I'm probably one of the few people who actually liked The Hedgehog in a Plastic Bubble, and I can see why - though I was laughing at it (and though Blythe looked kinda hot in that vampire get-up...), Blythe was acting pretty damn stupid, hence its negative reception; the pet plot wasn't all that memorable either... Terriers and Tiaras (S1) & Room Enough (S3), at least IMHO, were much better at showing Blythe getting carried away with something, while having good, if not awesome enough pet plots to keep things interesting and entertaining enough to not piss people off. I don't really hate the Biskits, at least not when they're being entertaining as teen girl satires. It's when they're being just bland antagonists that I start to really hate them. I completely agree that they do need to be punished in every episode for what they've done and season 2 and 3 did this a lot better than in season 1. |
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Post by Shokew on May 23, 2015 12:55:50 GMT -5
I don't really hate the Biskits, at least not when they're being entertaining as teen girl satires. It's when they're being just bland antagonists that I start to really hate them. I completely agree that they do need to be punished in every episode for what they've done and season 2 and 3 did this a lot better than in season 1. Thank you for agreeing with most of why I feel Season 1 is this show at its absolute weakest, overall - if it wasn't not enough focus on the real stars, the pets, it was that there was just not enough comeuppance for those 2 Biskit idiots, besides lack of development for Blythe's human friends who needed it from the word "go" in order to make them more relatable and stand out better, if only so, for example, people wouldn't go making these headcanons about how Blythe should be friends with the 2 worst characters on the show who aren't Jasper... |
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guillermogage
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Post by guillermogage on May 26, 2015 13:13:11 GMT -5
The best episodes (also not naming examples) focus on Blythe either getting better at her craft, but also making damn sure the pets are there to keep things from being forgettable. The really best episodes have Blythe and the pets together, playing off of each other, while remembering that the pets are what make this show, as while I'm one of few people who love Blythe as a character, 1. especially for what a fucking hard worker and dedicated to her craft as she is, the pets are the true stars of this show. 2. TBH, I'm probably one of the few people who actually liked The Hedgehog in a Plastic Bubble, and I can see why - though I was laughing at it (and though Blythe looked kinda hot in that vampire get-up...), Blythe was acting pretty damn stupid, hence its negative reception; the pet plot wasn't all that memorable either... Terriers and Tiaras (S1) & Room Enough (S3), at least IMHO, were much better at showing Blythe getting carried away with something, while having good, if not awesome enough pet plots to keep things interesting and entertaining enough to not piss people off. 1. That is indeed something I admire about Blythe. She is not just talented from being some sort of Mary Sue, she is an excellent role model for girls and people in general. I'm guessing, with informed experience from watching the first three seasons, that, despite having a part-time job and probably getting nigh-straight-As, she probably works harder at her hobby than most adults do at their jobs. And even then she makes time for her friends who mostly don't have the same passionate interests as her. Also, she/ her dad Roger, most likely have more disposable income than, for example, her friends, and also the average American teen in general, her father being a pilot (which must be a more demanding and therefore higher-paying profession), in addition to her being an only child. But she also totally makes good use of her economically-advantaged circumstances and pursues a productive hobby and works really hard at it. 2. Littlest Pet Shop excels at "characters descend into madness/ go crazy*" episodes, moreso than the MLPFiM "crazy pony" episodes almost all of which are overrated. *this is not the same as episodes in which characters simply become delusional early on in the episode as a result of practically pre-existing stupidity (most of the Sunil and Vinnie/ pets being paranoid plots) Altho those are occasionally funny in their own right (War of the Weirds). |
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Post by pepperclark1973 on May 27, 2015 16:01:46 GMT -5
Secret Cupet.
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Post by Shokew on May 28, 2015 6:48:21 GMT -5
1. That is indeed something I admire about Blythe. She is not just talented from being some sort of Mary Sue, she is an excellent role model for girls and people in general. I'm guessing, with informed experience from watching the first three seasons, that, despite having a part-time job and probably getting nigh-straight-As, she probably works harder at her hobby than most adults do at their jobs. And even then she makes time for her friends who mostly don't have the same passionate interests as her. Also, she/ her dad Roger, most likely have more disposable income than, for example, her friends, and also the average American teen in general, her father being a pilot (which must be a more demanding and therefore higher-paying profession), in addition to her being an only child. But she also totally makes good use of her economically-advantaged circumstances and pursues a productive hobby and works really hard at it. 2. Littlest Pet Shop excels at "characters descend into madness/ go crazy*" episodes, moreso than the MLPFiM "crazy pony" episodes almost all of which are overrated. *this is not the same as episodes in which characters simply become delusional early on in the episode as a result of practically pre-existing stupidity (most of the Sunil and Vinnie/ pets being paranoid plots) Although those are occasionally funny in their own right (War of the Weirds). Well, it does make me feel good hearing this... 1) At least someone understands why I have no problem with Blythe being the show's star, though the pets are the true ones that make it stand out in general. I just wish more cartoons weren't afraid to show a main character being good at something and making a drive to do something with it in their future lives. I'm sick of all these other shows that act like it's okay for one to hide their blessing from everyone (definitely not saying this show ain't guilty of that with Blythe's abilities, neither - I can think of a couple times where the humor for this show would be a lot tighter if Blythe had revealed her secret earlier on like someone off these forums ranted about, TBH - in some cases, of course.). 2) At least someone understands that seeing ponies that are meant to be relatable as human characters acting stupid and crazy just to make something plot-wise is way less funny and entertaining, compared to tiny animals doing it on this show. I feel this way, as the tiny animals don't know better, compared to semi-human pony characters (not saying it's not difficult to sit through when human characters on this show act like this - that's a major problem with this show. It's just not funny when the human characters on this show act stupid and crazy without really good reason.)... Unlike this show, seeing it in that pony show is what it is to me - fucking stupid; I've come to realize that over re-watching earlier episodes of the pony show, compared to this show, whose watchably is improved by the pets and their curiosity with the human world (sorry if anyone doesn't feel the same way or if I angered anyone with this comment...). |
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Post by Zib on May 28, 2015 7:17:45 GMT -5
1. That is indeed something I admire about Blythe. She is not just talented from being some sort of Mary Sue, she is an excellent role model for girls and people in general. I'm guessing, with informed experience from watching the first three seasons, that, despite having a part-time job and probably getting nigh-straight-As, she probably works harder at her hobby than most adults do at their jobs. And even then she makes time for her friends who mostly don't have the same passionate interests as her. Also, she/ her dad Roger, most likely have more disposable income than, for example, her friends, and also the average American teen in general, her father being a pilot (which must be a more demanding and therefore higher-paying profession), in addition to her being an only child. But she also totally makes good use of her economically-advantaged circumstances and pursues a productive hobby and works really hard at it. 2. Littlest Pet Shop excels at "characters descend into madness/ go crazy*" episodes, moreso than the MLPFiM "crazy pony" episodes almost all of which are overrated. *this is not the same as episodes in which characters simply become delusional early on in the episode as a result of practically pre-existing stupidity (most of the Sunil and Vinnie/ pets being paranoid plots) Although those are occasionally funny in their own right (War of the Weirds). Well, it does make me feel good hearing this... 1) At least someone understands why I have no problem with Blythe being the show's star, though the pets are the true ones that make it stand out in general. I just wish more cartoons weren't afraid to show a main character being good at something and making a drive to do something with it in their future lives. I'm sick of all these other shows that act like it's okay for one to hide their blessing from everyone (definitely not saying this show ain't guilty of that with Blythe's abilities, neither - I can think of a couple times where the humor for this show would be a lot tighter if Blythe had revealed her secret earlier on like someone off these forums ranted about, TBH - in some cases, of course.). 2) At least someone understands that seeing ponies that are meant to be relatable as human characters acting stupid and crazy just to make something plot-wise is way less funny and entertaining, compared to tiny animals doing it on this show. I feel this way, as the tiny animals don't know better, compared to semi-human pony characters (not saying it's not difficult to sit through when human characters on this show act like this - that's a major problem with this show. It's just not funny when the human characters on this show act stupid and crazy without really good reason.)... Unlike this show, seeing it in that pony show is what it is to me - fucking stupid; I've come to realize that over re-watching earlier episodes of the pony show, compared to this show, whose watchably is improved by the pets and their curiosity with the human world (sorry if anyone doesn't feel the same way or if I angered anyone with this comment...). I completely agree, the pets are just as relatable and likable characters as they are interesting to see what goes on in their curious and sometimes crazy heads as pets! |
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Post by star912 on Jul 29, 2015 12:18:45 GMT -5
The Secret Cupet was hilarious!!!!!!! Dumb Dumb Waitor and In the loop, would be my favorite episodes.
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Post by bewarethewheelers on Aug 22, 2015 13:08:23 GMT -5
I havnt seen that many episodes yet but one of my favourites so far is two pets for two pests where velvet and cashmere are introduced , I also think it had some good character development for the biskit twins
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Post by youflamingidiots on Aug 23, 2015 15:33:49 GMT -5
My favorite episodes are the ones that focus on one cohesive plot. So Interesting is still my #1 favorite episodes because not only is it focused on Penny (one of my favorite characters) but it was a fun adventure story that she was telling the other pets.
The worst episode by far is Inside Job. Both plots were cliche and boring.
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