The very definition of a Poochie!
Mystery Incorporated threw some massive shade at Scrappy
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Real life "Poochie the Dog" characters in media?
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Mystery Incorporated threw some massive shade at Scrappy
I️ loves Columbos dogAs I understand it, the network execs were insistent that Columbo should have a partner despite not really having anything for a partner to do because of the show's formula. So the first one the creators gave him was some tryhard idiot rookie cop who Columbo basically just tries to ignore the whole time.
Then they gave him an actual Poochy the Dog, by way of Dog, Columbo's dog. He exists solely for Columbo to tell him to stay in the car.
I agree 100%Randy's addition to That 70's show - the bumbling nerdy "every-man" character leaves the show and is replaced with the most unlikely bland "cool" character with no flaws. The quality of the show had already tanked at this point, but this was the final nail.
I'm gonna come in with a scorching hot take here and say Gohan in Dragon Ball
Goku grew up, so there needed to be a new kid character for the children to latch on to. Gohan sheds this when the Buu Saga comes around and he's finally allowed to develop a personality though.
I like you.
Gohan sucks.
All of them inspired by the OG, Robin:
lol I was tempted to say Robin, he fits the description in the first post, although to go full Poochie I think you have to fail.
Yes. I don't think they even mentioned why she disappeared after a few episodes.
Jason Todd was the only Robin readers got to vote to weigh in on, and they voted him to die.
... okay that Flim Flam joke, I need to check Mystery Incorporated out.
Anywho, others have already said, but Seven from Married with Children is who came to mind when I read the thread.
We need to define 'Poochie' more clearly.
There's:
- Character added to keep an ongoing fictional world fresh
- Character added for a new demographic to connect with
I think full Poochie is those plus the character must be a corporate designed 'cool' character using every flavour of the minute trope of the era, but still be out of date in a 'Hello fellow kids' manner due to being designed by an out of touch committee.
It would be like some long running show today adding a 'cool' character who is constantly dabbing, eating tide pods, planking, and playing Pokemon Go (to the polls).
This thread is about characters that were added to shows to appeal to youth or for ratings improvement. I don't understand the [point you're trying to make since Chuck Cunningham was neither of those.
Mystery Incorporated is better than any Scooby Doo show has the right to be. It's legit amazing with some batshit insane story arcs
Not for the youth, but he just appears and is handed a deep backstory with Coop so the show would have a point
And then he is never mentioned in season 3 so I think it fits!
Yes I believe it was said at the time Lynch didn't like the character and the direction the show took. Looking at the way he was basically brushed aside by the real antagonist in the season 2 finale, it makes sense that Lynch didn't give two shits about him
Bort and Team 7
I watched one clip from this and old Naruto having the same voice as when he was 12 years old is the most distracting shit.
Future Trunks is the most Poochie character ever.
Before he was introduced, the concept of the Super Saiyan was that it was only something gained every once in 1000 years. He was introduced and NOPE, as long as you have Saiyan DNA in you, with the right amount of training you can also obtain it.
He's introduced making both that plotpoint and Frieza being actually threatening irrelevant. He one-shots the villain AND that villain's father without breaking a sweat, making him the strongest character ever at that point.
He looks cooler than everyone else, and he has a sword even though he doesn't need it. Nobody even trained him to use it, canonically. He just gets it after Gohan dies in his timeline, for some reason.
On top of that when he comes back to the series in Super, he attains his own exclusive Super Saiyan form that makes him the strongest person in the universe at that point next to Goku and Vegeta. It isn't God ki but it apparently can match God ki, for some reason. He also gets the final blow using a technique he pulled out of his ass.
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She wasn't shoehorned in, she was brought on to replace Tiffani Amber Thiessen who left the show
Yeah I was meaning to edit my post to say he needs to be a corporate decision too, Robin wasn't, from the sounds of things.
Yeah, but Dick, Tim and Damien are all pretty popular.
I will give you Jason, though. As well as his edgelord new persona, Red Hood, which was good for exactly one story.
Yup, this is one of those threads where people posting almost understand the subject at hand, but are missing an important detail. In this case, the character has to be a lame attempt at being hip and edgy and with the times. (That isn't and wasn't Gohan.)
People need to remember that for a character to be considered a Poochie. That character needs to be...
1. Introduced for the sole purpose of rejuvenating ratings by trying to appeal to a certain demographic.
2. Is rejected by fans of the show almost universally.
3. Often killed off or writen out of the show. If not, their importance is downplayed and they become relegated to more of a occasional background character.
The core of a Poochie is that it is a shallow corporate decision that is hated and then they try to sweep it under the rug to save face.
1. Introduced for the sole purpose of rejuvenating ratings by trying to appeal to a certain demographic.
2. Is rejected by fans of the show almost universally.
3. Often killed off or writen out of the show. If not, their importance is downplayed and they become relegated to more of a occasional background character.
The core of a Poochie is that it is a shallow corporate decision that is hated and then they try to sweep it under the rug to save face.
The very definition of a Poochie!
Believe it or not, Scrappy was pretty popular when he was first introduced. But the showrunners forgot that too much of a good thing can be bad for you and made him the focal point of the show cutting out Daphne, Velma and Fred in the process. Then his popularity tanked.
Randy's addition to That 70's show - the bumbling nerdy "every-man" character leaves the show and is replaced with the most unlikely bland "cool" character with no flaws. The quality of the show had already tanked at this point, but this was the final nail.
Yeah, Randy's a good one. He was barely even in the finale and didn't even appear in the final scene lol.
The worst part was that originally he was just going to take over Eric's character. Eric was going to come back from Africa a "changed man". I can't IMAGINE how pissed people would have been.
I think by now Scrappy Doo has spent for more time being shat on by the Scooby Doo franchise across multiple incarnations than he ever did being, well, Scrappy Doo.
Greeen Ranger is the exact opposite of Poochie. He's more like Urkel, intended to be a side character (because there was only limited footage of him in the Japanese show) but grew so popular he effectively became the show.
I know it is I was just going through his Poochie moments and that's one of them lol. A lot of Dragon Ball characters are Poochies.
A related phenomenon is the "Cousin Oliver," named after a late series addition to the Brady Bunch. Like Poochie, it's an attempt to revitalize a fading show by adding a character who doesn't belong and is based on market trends, ultimately failing. However, where the Poochie relies on cool factor, the Cousin Oliver tries to do this by being a cute kid who inevitably ends up annoying.
LOVED the way they handled his ass in Mystery Inc.The very definition of a Poochie!
EDIT: Beaten.
I don't even hate scrappy as scrappy, I just hated that he eventually served to stand in for fred, daphne, and velma
I mean nothing in Boruto is original so... yeah...
it's a bad take because Gohan had been in the series from the beginning and they built up to this moment and developed his character in a natural way.
Not really.
See, a Poochie can't be the main protagonist, they're a side character shoved into the spotlight. Lightning is in fact the main character in the FFXIII series. They also have to be largely unpopular with the intended fanbase... Which she's not. She's quite beloved. Hell, a recent popularity poll ranked her 6th, above both Tifa and Noctis. People undersell how much she's liked. At most she's a divisive character, but she's certainly popular.
I was specifically referencing Homer's demands to improve Poochie. "Whenever Poochie's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking 'where's Poochie?' Also, Poochie should have access to a time machine."
Poochie characteristics:
- One-note, flat personality
- Despite this, shows up regularly, even when he wouldn't belong
- Visual design meant to convey attitude
- Has zero coherence with the world he's been placed in
- Extremely, overwhelmingly unpopular
The Poochie of the Sonic series isn't Shadow.
- One-note, flat personality
- Despite this, shows up regularly, even when he wouldn't belong
- Visual design meant to convey attitude
- Has zero coherence with the world he's been placed in
- Extremely, overwhelmingly unpopular
The Poochie of the Sonic series isn't Shadow.