@@AthenaPOfficialplease do! Also just gotta make a quick recommendation since your here. Maybe try the outsiders, the ghost book series (the one about the track running kid) and Gregor the outsider. All are really great and if you like west side story for everything but the romance than you'll love the oursiders! (Also please do the raina telgemar graphic novels they're all great). Alright ill leave now and take my plug with me
I think the Backyardigans do something similar to that too! Usually when one of the characters are alone on screen, but this does happen when there are multiple characters on screen too! So I think it's like a collective imaginary friend or something like that!
Yeah same, it’s such a unique idea. In most kid shows it seems like you’re basically supposed to be a GOD of some kind lol. Like in Dora/Diego for example. They ask you for help any time they have to do a task, and then when they succeed they say YOU did it and thank you for helping. Ex: the episode I’m thinking of is one I saw where Diego asked “you” to help him win a race by pantomiming running. Then when he won the race he turned to look at the screen and said “YOU did it!! Great job”
I feel like Daniel Tiger does that too, addressing the audience as 'neighbor' and he's the only one who seems to talk to/acknowledge they're there (I mean in most episode openings he'll tell his parents/teacher/friends 'look! My neighbor's here too!" and they respond with a 'hi neighbor!') I know its referring to Mr. Rogers referring to the audience as 'neighbor' but it still would be cute
My head cannon is Monas biological father was a toxic peace of crap and Nana didn't even want him in her house but then her mom left him and found a really good dude who takes Mona as his own kid and that why the mom got happier 😊
i'm actually so endeared by how small mona's puppet is when held by her human puppeteers...she's so itty bitty, must be handled with love and care...she can fit in the palm of your hand,, im gonna cryy
I get the sense that Mona's dad walked one day (didn't come back from work), leaving her mom a single parent who has to work a lot to keep up, and is dropping Mona off at Nanna's house every day because the other options would be daycare or a sitter. Mona loves it though, and Nana doesn't seem bothered, so no fault to Mom there. She's clearly pretty stressed and its good that she has a support system. I do wonder if she got together with someone new, not Mona's bio dad.
Maybe it's like that episode of The Simpsons where Lisa comes to terms with the fact that Homer is so dumb his brain can't calibrate a female voice. Maybe her disclaimers need to be read out by someone with a deep, masculine voice, either that or she can just be like Wak's World Rebooted and put 13+ on all her thumbnails🤔
I’m so flabbergasted I made a joke yesterday about how matpat retiring so I’ll just watch Athena for lore videos AND SHE PULLS A FILM THEORY ATHENAPETENIA OUT OF HER ASS😭😭😭
Instead of Mona’s mum getting back together with her dad I like to think that her parents were always together and were just going through a really really rough patch and just weren’t on the best of terms. Perhaps both of Mona’s parents work full time but her dad works so much where he’s almost neglectful of his family and it makes it hard for her mum to properly look after her and the house with her own job, hence why she’s always with Nana so she has some form of care. When her mum starts wearing new cloths and says she’s happy it’s because Mona’s parents had a talk and are beginning to working things out
I just want to comment that I loved shows that were sensory heavy as a kid. For me it was max and Ruby, a lot of the stuff they played with gave me some weird sort of happiness when I watched it-like the wrapping paper from the birthday parties, the red gummy crawlers, the ice cream that max gets in the bath. I love sensory shows!!!!
Yes I loved Max and Ruby as a kid because that show me and my Younger brother liked because the sibling relationship. And its Relatable I think it's a good kid show even though Ruby can seem a bit Bossy but you would too if your little bro was being annoying
Yes!!! I had no way of describing this until now! I was OBSESSED with those red gummy crawlers and that ice cream bath one and I had no idea why but it makes so much sense now
This whole time I assumed "Nanalan" was just her name, I would see the memes and think "oh there's Nanalan saying vegetable names again" a real "Cowboy Bebop at his computer" moment for me
I mean valid since I thought the same. Usually kid shows will be named after the main character (Little Bear, Arthur, Daniel Tiger, Dora, etc) so I think a lot of people would assume her name's Nanalan rather than a portmanteau of Nana and Land
My theory on Mona's family is that at the beginning of the show the family couldn't make ends meet with only the dad's job, so the mom started "going berserk" looking for jobs and trying to accommodate to the dad having to do extra hours to try and get more money. During season 2 she gets the job and their life starts slowly improving until at one point they both start being paid enough to live comfortably without having a long ass work day so the dad can finally come back at reasonable hours to spend time with Mona after she comes back from Nana's.
Athena doing a Matpat style skit made my day. When he announced it, my daddy issues were showing as hard as Athena's do. ~laughing and crying at the same time~
I love the designs of The Grogs’s puppets. They can either make something that is either cutesy like Nanalan or something that is absolutely grotesque like Mr Meaty and still express charm in what they create.
Imagine she does a lore video about a kids' TV show called The Upside Down Show from 2006 because I love that show as a kid who doesn't. Anyway, I would love to see an Upside Down Show lore video BTW love your lore videos😉
I kinda liked watching Nanalan’ as an adult because it reminded me of how special it felt visiting my grandparents’ house or a close relative. Everything just felt different in special in these new places.
Madly in love with these insane lore deep-dives. I know I’m about to sound like a broken record… but Jake and the Neverland Pirates would be interesting to look at :) the lore is funky af and only enhanced by the contractions to the original Peter Pan movie
My theory about Mona’s parents is that her had is in the puppet military and was stationed away which is the reason why Mona’s mom was sad and tired because she stayed up thinking about her husband but he came back home by season two making the mom’s mental health better. This is also carried by the fact of the line of when Mona dad is at work, he is at work in the military. But that’s just a theory
I love the matpat section (you did a stellar job and it’s fitting timing 😭😭😭) and the I ADORE the makeup today!!!! So comforting and I can see myself Wearing it out the house 🤩🤩🤩
Let me say I am AMAZED how creators picked up Nanalan from being forgoten because of the meme and continue being wholesome. Jim Henson would be proud. Also RUSSEL IS A BEST DOG I was one of people that discovered this show like 10 years ago xD
I just watched the "We all love our Nana" song with the real life inspiration of Nana. I am a grown ass 25 year old man and I'm in tears with how sweet that was. By the time i found this show i was a bit too old for it but my siblings weren't, and we would watch it together, with our grandma, who unfortunately passed in 2014. This show is my childhood. PS, im not sure if it was ever said officially, but in my family we all assumed that russel was a Jack Russel terrier. We also had one, also named Russel. This show was my whole family's life lol
I would love to see a tangled the seires/ Rapunzel's Tangled adventers (It had a name change mid way).Before you watch the series theres a more that came after the original Tangled.The series surprising doesnt fell like a quick cash grab to sell more toys it actually expands on the lore and is decently written.The show also has AMAZING music and the artstyle is beautiful.❤
I was almost convinced this show was just a fever dream conjured up by my little 6 year old mind 😭 I still remember crying at the one episode where the child gets her duck plushie’s foot stuck under a table and it gets ripped off.
27:04 That makes sense, Russell is a Jack Russell terrier, they're known for being hunters of small creatures so it could just be his natural instincts at play when he is being aggressive toward other animals
On the Lesson in Meme culture video about Nanalan, I made a comment about you and it was nice that Yo Gabba Gabba was showing their appreciation of you reviewing the show. I just love it when creators of children's media actually respond and appreciate being brought to attention. Much like you did to yo gabba gabba.
Hey Athena, don't know if you'll see this but I feel The Mr Men Show deserves a deep dive. That show felt like a fever dream and I'm sure you would agree.
I would love a lore episode on Arthur! That was my favorite show growing up and tbh I missed the last seasons because the flash animation hurt to watch 😭 but the family dynamics always made me happy. I remember the Francine episode with the food fast helped me in a dark time and woke me up from an ED relapse that was slowly starting again. That show had some really good lessens
So Mona and the Mr. Meaty dudes exist in the same universe? Knowing the same minds are behind both makes them even better. As a mega fan of both I have no idea how I never made the connection
Mona's mom going berserk could mean that she's slaying gremlins in the cursed bogs down the street. Entering a trance-like state where she can't decipher friend from foe.
7:49 "I'm a kid, I basically know nothing. I'm expecting a lot of things for the first time and I have to figure that out through trail and error... and putting them in my mouth!" "Good Lord! What else have you eaten!" "I've literally eaten everything that I've come across. When I interact with a new object, I'll look at it for a little bit, then I'll reach out, poke it, see if it moves around. I'll pick it up, wiggle it back and forth... And then that thing goes all the way in my mouth. And if it doesn't try to get out of my mouth, it's going down the hatch!"
About Mona putting feather on her face - that wasn't half bad. My little sister put one in her mouth and quite literally she got some sort of disease that turned her mouth moldy and patchy inside. She couldn't eat anything but soft biscuits and soup for a month or so.
This is my favorite Lore video yet! The amount of heart and effort (and humor) put into it is so evident, all the way down to your entire Nanalan' fit! Keep up the amazing work Athena!! ♥
waaaaiiittt a starkid video would slay either like a tier list of their shows or just their “lore” but just like the actual story of the group not like traditional lore of the shows 🫶🫶
Hold on- HOW MANY OF US HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED BY TORTISES "WRESTLING"???!! The list of people who also share this "unique weird" childhood memory is growing and I'm starting to think that tortoises are way hornier than I previously believed
At 14:21 I thought she was gonna say "more like Mr. AWOOGA" hehe Also shout out to the Reba reference, I started making it myself before I realized it was already being said X3
this show was made right when I would've been the target demographic but somehow I've *never* heard of it. can't wait to learn about its lore and think too hard about it ✨ Mr. Meatie gave me NIGHTMARES the range this pair have
14:39 When the episode "goodbye" was started with the next words, "Mr. wooka said to nana over the phone." I was scared for the worst Like I thought he was leaving and wanted to say goodbye
21:55 imagine asking the creators of a show a question, getting the answer and proceed to go "erm, actchually, this shoddy unmoderated website that anyone can edit freely says otherwise!" 28:15 Well, at least in the Snake short Russel barked at snake because he was scared. He even tried to protect Mona when it hissed. But it was a very chill snake. The whole short is priceless to me.
I legit held my chest for a second in disbelf when i saw the thumbnail. That green little girl is like one of my first core memories of nickelodeon in 1999 as a toddler. I was born in '96 so i obviously have very few memories of the 90's that is tangible in general but I'm so glad you covered this! I see the resemblance to oobi as well , another show i forgot existed but definitely watched!
It's good to know the names of the men responsible for my nightmares. Seriously. I used to wake up in the morning when my little sister was watching her shows and catch glimpses of this before falling back to sleep. They're creepy AF and I thought I had imagined them in my bad dreams.
I physically recoiled with the trolls lore announcement my brain randomly decided to fixate on it the other day and forced me to stay up till 4 am thinking about it I’m still not over it when will the suffering stop/pos
Thank you Athena, I am so glad that this lore video is finally here! I grew up with this show as a kid in Canada watching tv in the early 2000’s. I really believe that this show is a healing show, I used to watch it when I was at home sick from elementary school and when I came home for lunch from elementary school and after school too! I have moved cities to go to school alongside my sister and we have revisited this show and started watching it in our new apartment as something to comfort us when we miss home. This show has always held a special place in my heart and I am so glad that others have it hold a special place in theirs now too!
I have two memories of this show. 1: The episode when Mona gets grape juice on Feefer, and her high-pitched shrink of "Feeeeferrrrrrr!!!" 2: The bird that flew into the window and broke its wing
When I was a baby, both of my parents were working parents, so they'd drop me off at my nana's house. Mona supposedly goes to her nana's house on a daily basis. So, maybe Mona's mother is a working single mother, and Nana keeps an eye on Mona while she's at work? Preschool can cost a LOT, and maybe there isn't a preschool they can access where they are, whether it be too far to drive there then go to work, or too expensive, or any other myriad of reasons.
Tangentially related, but I love Athena's style. It's like a Zoomer version of Clarissa Darling or Helen Hunt in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985). It makes me want to be more adventurous. I'm not too embarrassed, just too lazy. Edit: Okay, I'm invested in the geriatric puppet love story now, too.
I have a idea for a nanalan reboot. Mona is 16 years old and she owns nanas house after she dies, mona loves kids so she becomes a babysitter in her Neighborhood and turns nanas old house into a daycare for the young toddlers and she is reminded of when she was a toddler and playing with her nana and now keeping nanas memories alive
@ari_sings_songs because I thought it was cute and come on, nana won't live forever, and mona seems like the kind of person who would open a daycare or something I also made a football player at her school live in mr woka's old house and his name is Chad and he helps mona whenever he can
I personally think that monas dad was in the army or on a long business trip so monas mom was sad that he wasn't there but when he got back that's probably why he's taking her on dates and making stew
Pls do a Peg + Cat lore video. It is my favorite PBS Kids show and I think you would have a field day trying to explain how so many fictional characters and historical people are in the modern day interacting with our protags.
Unrelated but out of the blue I remembered that Pinky Dinky Doo existed. I used to watch that shit constantly, so much so that it was the first show I recognized reruns in. If you make a video about that I will straight up jump for joy
I remember there was like this one kids dvd I used to have. I remember it had like a puppy lion thing that would say “BUBBELY” over and over again XD. And that he would say hi “insert kids name” over a slide show of children photos haha. I don’t remember anything more of it but Mona reminds me of that thing cause of the puppets and personality from what I can remember
I'm a newer fan of yours, but I was immediately hooked. I hope you continue not to censor yourself as far as swearing goes, people are far too precious about that. Especially youtube, sigh
Fun fact! "Metaphysics" is actually called metaphysics not because it refers to a realm beyond the physical. 'Meta' in ancient Greek meant 'after,' and an editor of Aristotle's works labelled the original doctrine as metaphysics because he placed it *after* his works on physics :]
It’s sad that Athena will never do commercial lore again. Those Geico commercials over the decades deserve a deep dive, especially the caveman series.
Honestly I’ve been reconsidering my commercials stance 👀
@@AthenaPOfficial Oh, great!
@@AthenaPOfficialplease for the love of god please do it please Athena please please please do the geico lore Athena please
@@AthenaPOfficialplease do! Also just gotta make a quick recommendation since your here. Maybe try the outsiders, the ghost book series (the one about the track running kid) and Gregor the outsider. All are really great and if you like west side story for everything but the romance than you'll love the oursiders! (Also please do the raina telgemar graphic novels they're all great). Alright ill leave now and take my plug with me
@@AthenaPOfficialIt was actually the Goldfish lore video that introduced me to you.
“I’d rather be cringe and happy, rather than boring and f*cking miserable.”
Amazing quote ✨
Honestly she should put this on a shirt and sell it for merch on her channel 👀✨✨✨(would buy)
Honestly. My younger sister practically overuse the word cringe. I can't do shit without being called cringe and I'm so damn tired of it.
That line has no business being that good
@@doggycatalan tell her shes cringe for overusing the word so much.
@@Sky_The_Daily_Dreamer I agree. Great idea. 👍
Making the audience Mona's imaginary friend is honestly such a genius idea, I'm surprised more kids' shows don't do that.
I KNOW THAT IS SO CUTE, little girls are so pure
I think the Backyardigans do something similar to that too! Usually when one of the characters are alone on screen, but this does happen when there are multiple characters on screen too! So I think it's like a collective imaginary friend or something like that!
Big & Small kind of did the same thing (not same creators as Nanalan, but same puppeteers. Jason Hoppley and Jamie Shannon and Todd Doldersom)
Yeah same, it’s such a unique idea. In most kid shows it seems like you’re basically supposed to be a GOD of some kind lol.
Like in Dora/Diego for example. They ask you for help any time they have to do a task, and then when they succeed they say YOU did it and thank you for helping. Ex: the episode I’m thinking of is one I saw where Diego asked “you” to help him win a race by pantomiming running. Then when he won the race he turned to look at the screen and said “YOU did it!! Great job”
I feel like Daniel Tiger does that too, addressing the audience as 'neighbor' and he's the only one who seems to talk to/acknowledge they're there (I mean in most episode openings he'll tell his parents/teacher/friends 'look! My neighbor's here too!" and they respond with a 'hi neighbor!') I know its referring to Mr. Rogers referring to the audience as 'neighbor' but it still would be cute
“I’d rather be cringe and happy than boring and fucking miserable.”
So. I will be repeating this to myself every time I wake up now.
Same!!
Perhaps I am cringe, but that makes me free
“I am cringe and that’s based. I will never be based and that’s not cringe.”
I need that reassured to myself whenever I continue with my Ed Edd n' Eddy AU fanfic series, or pretty much any fanwork I make
4:36
My head cannon is Monas biological father was a toxic peace of crap and Nana didn't even want him in her house but then her mom left him and found a really good dude who takes Mona as his own kid and that why the mom got happier 😊
that would be a great explanation!
Y E S!!!!!!
The first puppet of the grandma/nana was creepy as hell, but when they updated the grandma/nana puppet they make her thicc
She looked like a banana. Nana.
Slay glow up!
Lucky for Mr. Wooka
i'm actually so endeared by how small mona's puppet is when held by her human puppeteers...she's so itty bitty, must be handled with love and care...she can fit in the palm of your hand,, im gonna cryy
“But hey, that’s just a theory. AAAAAAAAAA-“
Yeah…that’s been a lot of people’s current mood these past few days…
(Also Athena Patena is amazing)
the cutout almost made me cry-
then i laughed so hard that i woke my cat up
haha im ok!
youre right tho shes amazing
@@friendlyneighbourhoodashhonestly the cut out and her voice is perfect for that bit. She absolutely nails it
20:29
I get the sense that Mona's dad walked one day (didn't come back from work), leaving her mom a single parent who has to work a lot to keep up, and is dropping Mona off at Nanna's house every day because the other options would be daycare or a sitter. Mona loves it though, and Nana doesn't seem bothered, so no fault to Mom there. She's clearly pretty stressed and its good that she has a support system. I do wonder if she got together with someone new, not Mona's bio dad.
i love how your disclaimer gets longer and longer every single time, some parents need media comprehension classes
🦸🏻🦹🏻♀️🦹♂️🧑🏻🏭👮👮👮🏿♂️👮🏻♂️🎅🏻
100% the parents are looking at the thumbnail, clicking it, and handing the iPad straight to the kid
Maybe it's like that episode of The Simpsons where Lisa comes to terms with the fact that Homer is so dumb his brain can't calibrate a female voice.
Maybe her disclaimers need to be read out by someone with a deep, masculine voice, either that or she can just be like Wak's World Rebooted and put 13+ on all her thumbnails🤔
@@gothnerd887late reply but their brain damaged and sexist?
I’m so flabbergasted
I made a joke yesterday about how matpat retiring so I’ll just watch Athena for lore videos
AND SHE PULLS A FILM THEORY ATHENAPETENIA OUT OF HER ASS😭😭😭
I still think about the “peepo” scene a lot
NASSAPEEPO
@@jakebooo1 shoosh.................
and the cushie
SAMADO SNUDDER MADO
Instead of Mona’s mum getting back together with her dad I like to think that her parents were always together and were just going through a really really rough patch and just weren’t on the best of terms. Perhaps both of Mona’s parents work full time but her dad works so much where he’s almost neglectful of his family and it makes it hard for her mum to properly look after her and the house with her own job, hence why she’s always with Nana so she has some form of care. When her mum starts wearing new cloths and says she’s happy it’s because Mona’s parents had a talk and are beginning to working things out
You know? That fits as well, I like that.
I just want to comment that I loved shows that were sensory heavy as a kid. For me it was max and Ruby, a lot of the stuff they played with gave me some weird sort of happiness when I watched it-like the wrapping paper from the birthday parties, the red gummy crawlers, the ice cream that max gets in the bath. I love sensory shows!!!!
Yes I loved Max and Ruby as a kid because that show me and my Younger brother liked because the sibling relationship. And its Relatable I think it's a good kid show even though Ruby can seem a bit Bossy but you would too if your little bro was being annoying
Yes!!! I had no way of describing this until now! I was OBSESSED with those red gummy crawlers and that ice cream bath one and I had no idea why but it makes so much sense now
This whole time I assumed "Nanalan" was just her name, I would see the memes and think "oh there's Nanalan saying vegetable names again" a real "Cowboy Bebop at his computer" moment for me
I mean valid since I thought the same. Usually kid shows will be named after the main character (Little Bear, Arthur, Daniel Tiger, Dora, etc) so I think a lot of people would assume her name's Nanalan rather than a portmanteau of Nana and Land
WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT ATHENA’S TURTLE WRESTLING DRAWING!!! I AM SITTING MY FLOOR CRYING LAUGHING BECAUSE OF IT 🤣🤣🤣
15:35 just corrected the sick freaks and then immediately delves into "ANYWAY HERE'S MY FAN-ART OF A WOONA FUSION--"
I always thought that Nanalan was the name of the toddler and that everyone was a vegetable.
"I'd rather be happy and cringe than boring and miserable" words to live by
Athena referencing Trail To Oregon was unexpected but welcome. She owes us a Starkid video now.
YES i need athena to talk about at least one of their musicals! the tto reference made me very happy
YOURE SO RIGHT
BOOSTING
I know it's not a kid show or anything but I think she'd have a field day with the hatchetfield lore tbh
My theory on Mona's family is that at the beginning of the show the family couldn't make ends meet with only the dad's job, so the mom started "going berserk" looking for jobs and trying to accommodate to the dad having to do extra hours to try and get more money. During season 2 she gets the job and their life starts slowly improving until at one point they both start being paid enough to live comfortably without having a long ass work day so the dad can finally come back at reasonable hours to spend time with Mona after she comes back from Nana's.
Athena doing a Matpat style skit made my day. When he announced it, my daddy issues were showing as hard as Athena's do. ~laughing and crying at the same time~
The game theory reference had me CACKLING and slightly sad 😭!!! Such a good video! ❤
We’ll never stop theorizing!💚❤️💛🩵
I love the designs of The Grogs’s puppets. They can either make something that is either cutesy like Nanalan or something that is absolutely grotesque like Mr Meaty and still express charm in what they create.
finally someone who's asking not just WHO that wonderful girl is, but the what, why, and how
Imagine she does a lore video about a kids' TV show called The Upside Down Show from 2006 because I love that show as a kid who doesn't. Anyway, I would love to see an Upside Down Show lore video BTW love your lore videos😉
DUDE IVE BEEN THINKING THIS FOR M O N T H S SHE NEEDS TO DO AN UPSIDE DOWN SHOW LORE VIDEO- I NEED TO SEE HER DISECT THAT SHOW
Bro the gourple moment has lived with me since I saw it when I was 3
holy crap someone else finally acknowledged that show's existence
Yessss
I WAS SO OBSESSED WITH IT AS A KID
I kinda liked watching Nanalan’ as an adult because it reminded me of how special it felt visiting my grandparents’ house or a close relative. Everything just felt different in special in these new places.
Madly in love with these insane lore deep-dives. I know I’m about to sound like a broken record… but Jake and the Neverland Pirates would be interesting to look at :) the lore is funky af and only enhanced by the contractions to the original Peter Pan movie
Oh boy yes.
My theory about Mona’s parents is that her had is in the puppet military and was stationed away which is the reason why Mona’s mom was sad and tired because she stayed up thinking about her husband but he came back home by season two making the mom’s mental health better. This is also carried by the fact of the line of when Mona dad is at work, he is at work in the military. But that’s just a theory
In one episode, I don't remember which one, Mona kisses BOTH Nana and Mr. Wooka goodbye. So she definitely sees him as her grandpa figure.
I love the matpat section (you did a stellar job and it’s fitting timing 😭😭😭) and the I ADORE the makeup today!!!! So comforting and I can see myself Wearing it out the house 🤩🤩🤩
I WAS HOPING YOUD MAKE THIS! This show is such a joy to relive through memes, its weird in an endearing way.
Really hoping Athena does Between the Lions lore at some point.
YES ABSOLUTELY YES, i adored that show so much
Let me say I am AMAZED how creators picked up Nanalan from being forgoten because of the meme and continue being wholesome.
Jim Henson would be proud. Also RUSSEL IS A BEST DOG
I was one of people that discovered this show like 10 years ago xD
I just watched the "We all love our Nana" song with the real life inspiration of Nana.
I am a grown ass 25 year old man and I'm in tears with how sweet that was. By the time i found this show i was a bit too old for it but my siblings weren't, and we would watch it together, with our grandma, who unfortunately passed in 2014. This show is my childhood.
PS, im not sure if it was ever said officially, but in my family we all assumed that russel was a Jack Russel terrier. We also had one, also named Russel. This show was my whole family's life lol
I would love to see a tangled the seires/ Rapunzel's Tangled adventers (It had a name change mid way).Before you watch the series theres a more that came after the original Tangled.The series surprising doesnt fell like a quick cash grab to sell more toys it actually expands on the lore and is decently written.The show also has AMAZING music and the artstyle is beautiful.❤
I was almost convinced this show was just a fever dream conjured up by my little 6 year old mind 😭 I still remember crying at the one episode where the child gets her duck plushie’s foot stuck under a table and it gets ripped off.
27:04 That makes sense, Russell is a Jack Russell terrier, they're known for being hunters of small creatures so it could just be his natural instincts at play when he is being aggressive toward other animals
On the Lesson in Meme culture video about Nanalan, I made a comment about you and it was nice that Yo Gabba Gabba was showing their appreciation of you reviewing the show. I just love it when creators of children's media actually respond and appreciate being brought to attention. Much like you did to yo gabba gabba.
Don't listen to people who tell you to not use "bad" words, and I sincerely respect your attitude towards cringe.
Headcanon: The dad works somewhere far away, like on a ship or the military, and thats why he's hard working but only home part of the time.
How about doing a Totally Spies Lore Video? The suspension of disbelief you need for some of those Villan plans is absurd.
A buddy of mine once 3D printed out "peepo" and gave it to me. Its still sitting on my desk. peepo forever
Hey Athena, don't know if you'll see this but I feel The Mr Men Show deserves a deep dive. That show felt like a fever dream and I'm sure you would agree.
I always viewed the ending as the house being the biggest part of her life.
I would love a lore episode on Arthur! That was my favorite show growing up and tbh I missed the last seasons because the flash animation hurt to watch 😭 but the family dynamics always made me happy. I remember the Francine episode with the food fast helped me in a dark time and woke me up from an ED relapse that was slowly starting again. That show had some really good lessens
Anyone remember the vine where one of Mona’s actors just started swearing like a sailor behind the scenes with the puppet?
OMG PLEASE SHARE THE LINK
@@gloomiiii WOULD IF I HAD IT, I’LL LOOK
So Mona and the Mr. Meaty dudes exist in the same universe? Knowing the same minds are behind both makes them even better. As a mega fan of both I have no idea how I never made the connection
Mona's mom going berserk could mean that she's slaying gremlins in the cursed bogs down the street. Entering a trance-like state where she can't decipher friend from foe.
Athena P, Mat PAT, ATHENA PAT. It's all coming together.
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"I'm a kid, I basically know nothing. I'm expecting a lot of things for the first time and I have to figure that out through trail and error... and putting them in my mouth!"
"Good Lord! What else have you eaten!"
"I've literally eaten everything that I've come across. When I interact with a new object, I'll look at it for a little bit, then I'll reach out, poke it, see if it moves around. I'll pick it up, wiggle it back and forth... And then that thing goes all the way in my mouth. And if it doesn't try to get out of my mouth, it's going down the hatch!"
That’s my son. Craphole. The baby killer.
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the only thing I thought of is The tapeworm episode from Mr meaty but with Nana land characters 💀
About Mona putting feather on her face - that wasn't half bad. My little sister put one in her mouth and quite literally she got some sort of disease that turned her mouth moldy and patchy inside. She couldn't eat anything but soft biscuits and soup for a month or so.
Omg the game theory style of editing was so fun and cool!! XD
Might have athenapatena swing by more often!
This is my favorite Lore video yet! The amount of heart and effort (and humor) put into it is so evident, all the way down to your entire Nanalan' fit!
Keep up the amazing work Athena!! ♥
waaaaiiittt a starkid video would slay either like a tier list of their shows or just their “lore” but just like the actual story of the group not like traditional lore of the shows 🫶🫶
Hold on- HOW MANY OF US HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED BY TORTISES "WRESTLING"???!! The list of people who also share this "unique weird" childhood memory is growing and I'm starting to think that tortoises are way hornier than I previously believed
Again, i hope you guys do The Upside Down show!
The house it takes place in is absolutely nuts. I think one would go mad if they actually lived there
Yes. Even though there were only a few episodes, there's a LOT of lore in that show...
I LOVED THAT SHOW OH MY GOSH!!!
If Athena does a lore of the upside down show, how would she decorate her face
@@Jaiden-c4x idk
I REMEMBER THAT SHOW! For the longest time I forgot what the name of the show was, thanks for jogging my memory!
At 14:21 I thought she was gonna say "more like Mr. AWOOGA" hehe
Also shout out to the Reba reference, I started making it myself before I realized it was already being said X3
That’s even better dang!!!
The song you did of Nana singing to Mona's mom was so silly and you did the voice super well. Another great video as always!!!
The fact that the creators also made Mr. Meaty makes this show even more interesting.
this show was made right when I would've been the target demographic but somehow I've *never* heard of it. can't wait to learn about its lore and think too hard about it ✨
Mr. Meatie gave me NIGHTMARES the range this pair have
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When the episode "goodbye" was started with the next words, "Mr. wooka said to nana over the phone."
I was scared for the worst
Like I thought he was leaving and wanted to say goodbye
21:55 imagine asking the creators of a show a question, getting the answer and proceed to go "erm, actchually, this shoddy unmoderated website that anyone can edit freely says otherwise!"
28:15 Well, at least in the Snake short Russel barked at snake because he was scared. He even tried to protect Mona when it hissed. But it was a very chill snake. The whole short is priceless to me.
My Canadian friend used to show me images of this show to scare me.
They said "You have an American dream. There are only Canadian nightmares."
I legit held my chest for a second in disbelf when i saw the thumbnail. That green little girl is like one of my first core memories of nickelodeon in 1999 as a toddler. I was born in '96 so i obviously have very few memories of the 90's that is tangible in general but I'm so glad you covered this! I see the resemblance to oobi as well , another show i forgot existed but definitely watched!
It's good to know the names of the men responsible for my nightmares. Seriously. I used to wake up in the morning when my little sister was watching her shows and catch glimpses of this before falling back to sleep. They're creepy AF and I thought I had imagined them in my bad dreams.
I physically recoiled with the trolls lore announcement my brain randomly decided to fixate on it the other day and forced me to stay up till 4 am thinking about it I’m still not over it when will the suffering stop/pos
the mattpat style is everything 19:47
Thank you Athena, I am so glad that this lore video is finally here! I grew up with this show as a kid in Canada watching tv in the early 2000’s. I really believe that this show is a healing show, I used to watch it when I was at home sick from elementary school and when I came home for lunch from elementary school and after school too! I have moved cities to go to school alongside my sister and we have revisited this show and started watching it in our new apartment as something to comfort us when we miss home. This show has always held a special place in my heart and I am so glad that others have it hold a special place in theirs now too!
You nailed the matpat video style editing so hard
20:30 The MatPat video made me feel the same feelings I felt when Steve from Blue's Clues put out his video. Just all the emotions 😭😭
the athena lore about the wrestling turtles is so funny LMFAOOOOO😭
This show speaks to me. Both my parents worked when I was a kid, so I went to daycare at a friend’s house, and this brought back a lot of memories.
I watched Nanalan so much as a kid but honestly forgot about it until the memes came up. Super excited to relive it through this video!
I’m such a big fan of your lore videos
"How much of nanalan is improvised? All of it."
Fucking based.
I like the switch to The Film Theorists editing style at 18:54. If it appears again, I would enjoy that.
Mr. Wooka does puppet shows, or as they call them, shows
I have two memories of this show.
1: The episode when Mona gets grape juice on Feefer, and her high-pitched shrink of "Feeeeferrrrrrr!!!"
2: The bird that flew into the window and broke its wing
The livestream Mona voice took a second for me to place how it felt off, but you know what it is? It’s giving Carl Wheezer
That’s spot on omg
I REMEMBER THIS SHOW it was on the very edge of my memory but you made me so emotional about Mr. Wooka thank you so much!!!!!
When I was a baby, both of my parents were working parents, so they'd drop me off at my nana's house. Mona supposedly goes to her nana's house on a daily basis. So, maybe Mona's mother is a working single mother, and Nana keeps an eye on Mona while she's at work? Preschool can cost a LOT, and maybe there isn't a preschool they can access where they are, whether it be too far to drive there then go to work, or too expensive, or any other myriad of reasons.
we all will never get over Matpat retiring
Tangentially related, but I love Athena's style. It's like a Zoomer version of Clarissa Darling or Helen Hunt in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985). It makes me want to be more adventurous. I'm not too embarrassed, just too lazy.
Edit: Okay, I'm invested in the geriatric puppet love story now, too.
I have a idea for a nanalan reboot. Mona is 16 years old and she owns nanas house after she dies, mona loves kids so she becomes a babysitter in her Neighborhood and turns nanas old house into a daycare for the young toddlers and she is reminded of when she was a toddler and playing with her nana and now keeping nanas memories alive
WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS??? I love it, but it makes me sad!!
@ari_sings_songs because I thought it was cute and come on, nana won't live forever, and mona seems like the kind of person who would open a daycare or something I also made a football player at her school live in mr woka's old house and his name is Chad and he helps mona whenever he can
@@i-can-imagine it's so bittersweet! Aaaaaaahh so beautifully sad and yet happy
I personally think that monas dad was in the army or on a long business trip so monas mom was sad that he wasn't there but when he got back that's probably why he's taking her on dates and making stew
Pls do a Peg + Cat lore video. It is my favorite PBS Kids show and I think you would have a field day trying to explain how so many fictional characters and historical people are in the modern day interacting with our protags.
No, Peg + Cat sucks and it's cringe
The Film Theory reference was hilarious and made me feel a little better about MatPats retirement
The fan art of nana and mr woka being a fusion killed me 😂😂
I didn’t know I would ever need a Nana/Mr. Wooka and Grampu/Inka double date fic until now
The Game Theory reference though, haha. Athena trying to fill that niche quick.
Lazy Town lore exploration when?
Unrelated but out of the blue I remembered that Pinky Dinky Doo existed. I used to watch that shit constantly, so much so that it was the first show I recognized reruns in. If you make a video about that I will straight up jump for joy
I remember there was like this one kids dvd I used to have. I remember it had like a puppy lion thing that would say “BUBBELY” over and over again XD. And that he would say hi “insert kids name” over a slide show of children photos haha. I don’t remember anything more of it but Mona reminds me of that thing cause of the puppets and personality from what I can remember
I'm glad Nanalan is finally achieving the popularity it deserves. I thought this show was insane as a kid, but watched it nonetheless.
I've had Nana's advice to mom stuck in my head for days, but I don't mind because it brings me joy every time my brain sings it, lol 😊
I'm a newer fan of yours, but I was immediately hooked. I hope you continue not to censor yourself as far as swearing goes, people are far too precious about that. Especially youtube, sigh
Hilariously "scoot" or "scoot over" is one of the few commands my dog knows.
Fun fact! "Metaphysics" is actually called metaphysics not because it refers to a realm beyond the physical. 'Meta' in ancient Greek meant 'after,' and an editor of Aristotle's works labelled the original doctrine as metaphysics because he placed it *after* his works on physics :]