The Tragedy of Learning With Pibby

Learning with Pibby quickly went from a cartoon community darling to a surprisingly controversial series due to a combination of problems that were completely outside of its control. Today I aim to go over what made Pibby so popular in the first place and detailing the fall of its reputation and the unlikelihood of the show being picked up.

Tracks in order of appearance (Repeats not counted):

Yakuza 4 OST - Speed Star
Persona 5 OST - Phantom
Earthbound OST - Buy Somethin' Will Ya!
Sam & Max: Save The World OST - The Office
DELTARUNE OST - Hip Shop
UNBEATABLE [white label] OST - Title Theme
Picross 3D Round 2 OST - Challenge
Losing Streak - Chew Well (Outro Song)

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#rant #entertainment #learningwithpibby

[Kaiju_King]

Velma got the green light but this didn't

[mx]

I had hoped it could become a series, but I knew it would be a licensing nightmare to make such a crossover.

[Elvusmiw]

I really wanted pibby to happen. Not as a 2000 year series but a mini series. If the show did relied on nostalgia and what I've heard social media... no thank you...

[gp-]

It’s very possible that the amount IPs being involved was the main problem
Too many people to talk to and too much logistics involved

[toonthought]

To me, I gravitated less to the creepypasta-esque imagery and crossover appeal, and more to just the fact that Pibby herself is a sweetie bun that deserves to be hugged, and I think her journey would've been a really fascinating one.

[Moofshire]

Im honestly surprised that Adult Swim of all companies decided to reject it. I mean, this is the same company that greenlit Squidbillies and 12 oz Mouse. I hope one day the show can finally be greenlit. But, thats just a hope. I hope if Dodge cant get the show greenlit, he could at least make it a webcomic. I think itd be good for that

[lesterwilliamsjr]

Its ironic Pibby suffers so much in and out of the show.

[jackwhite]

The creator of Pibby was a guest lecturer at my school recently. He's a really cool guy, but I could tell he was trying not to vent about his series getting shafted. He basically explained that it's a miracle if any animated series gets off the ground, because of new executives being hired, networks changing their mind, or being stuck in development hell so long that someone just decides to pull the plug. There are a million things that can happen, and he made it very clear it happens more than you think. He had to be vague for legal reasons, but the gist of it is, if you have a vision for an original series, it's almost a certainty it'll never see the light of day.

[TheDigitalApple]

I think the warning signs were there once the Friday Night Funkin fandom got ahold of Pibby.

[jewelsdragonfly]

It was bit weird how Pibby was easily the exception for having other IPs, but other media like TTG with their WB 100th celebration for example, would get flak for having a lot of IPs or making children's media edgy.

[locosword]

What’s crazy is I remember hearing “Oh yeah the show is already greenlit” so many times, I kept hearing “Yeah the show is being made” and stuff like that, and it’s kind of funny now because they were either also being lied to or just being stupid/liars.

[ImmaLittlePip]

Pibby went through what I like to call the internet hype-hate cycle

Thing is interesting it gets popular
Thing gets too popular it gains a large fanbase
The fanbase gets annoying and loud
People start to hate on the fanbase and thing and it becomes cool to do so or people say they like the thing Ironically now
After a while the people that hate on the thing and fans become too loud that people start to hate on the haters
After a while things die down and so does hype
In a few years people will act like its cool to like the thing again and say they were always a fan and didn't jump on the hate bandwagon

[damfelover]

The thing I liked more about the pilot was the plot idea they show, the concept of an innocent character learn how harsh the real world is it's a cool and interesting idea but it's obvious that the crossover did the heavy lifting of the pilot and made it impossible to fully realized

[topcat]

Honestly I really did like the concept of the plot but I feel like it would’ve been better if this was a story focusing on pibby trying to get back to her own show and experiencing various of things that her show would never allow her to do making her question if she even wants to go back.🤔🐱

[eva_art_]

This whole thing kinda reminds of the Welcome home fandom. A horror project that got super popular way too quickly by (mostly) young fans.

Its sad that pibby might never get picked up but im glad that the creator tried at least

[amazingborys]

Sad to see pibby go. It had so much potential

[kingbash]

The concept seemed pretty cool, however, I really think what hurt it was them basically showing Pibby's overall character development in the trailer. While the show could definitely expand on her story, it doesn't change how people already had a basic idea on how her role will play out, and it's not exactly a unique one either if you've seen stuff like Terminator. There's a reason why people talk more about the concept of the glitch and already established IPs than the actual characters we're suppose to follow.

[Plackowicz]

Rule 372 of the internet: If it exists, I has an Fnf mod

[NonsensicalTrickster]

Pibby was appealing to me not for the creepypasta stuff but more because it reminded me of Subspace Emissary from Super Smash Brothers. The idea of heroes trying to save their friends from this unknown corruption and not knowing who among their motley crew could become corrupted next appealed to me. I suppose the point is that the drama and tension is what I wanted... not really the "horror"

[rafaelcastor]

And yet, Velma is a show that was deemed worthy to exist... FUCKING VELMA