Discuss: The Mysterious Tooth Crisis

Kor · **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2008, 03:23:23 AM

It could be that.

And the link looks like that episode of the teen titans was pretty weird.

Malte279 · **Reply #21 on:** March 12, 2008, 05:53:27 AM

Not sure about that point. Spike is coming along happily same as Ruby making one of each gender to happily accept Tria's invitation. Cera is finally happy, but only after she was "forced to her luck". Ducky would have come along had it not been for Chomper and Littlefoot...
Well, it is certainly true that this would have left no female in the group that didn't come along.
Still it may be more of a character than a gender issue.
The mud in LBT 6 was mentioned above, but come to think of it there is another reference in LBT sequels. In LBT 7 we have grandpa longneck ask Littlefoot if he was playing in the bubbling mud again after Littlefoot's initial excuses for his running away from Pterano. This does not suggest Littlefoot to be one to be generally turned back at the idea of a mud bath, but then again playing versus relaxing may make the difference.

Noname · **Reply #22 on:** March 12, 2008, 01:23:57 PM

Good point, but keep in mind that Spike is a kind of a... sloth, which sets him apart from all of the other males. And had Cera known that she would enjoy it so much, she probably wouldn't have complained.

Malte279 · **Reply #23 on:** March 12, 2008, 01:37:59 PM

Do you think that Littlefoot, Chomper and Petrie would have complained if they had known they would enjoy it (provided that they did, which is not clearly said but seems at least not unlikely)?

You have a good point for sure about Spike being the male character whom we would be least surprised to see enthusiastic at the idea of relaxing.

Kor · **Reply #24 on:** March 12, 2008, 02:03:41 PM

I assume the others did like the mud once they tried it, though I do agree it seems natural with Spike, when he's not eating that is.

Noname · **Reply #25 on:** March 12, 2008, 02:11:45 PM

Well, at the end, we see them all in the mud, but they seem to be playing with it rather than lying in it... so I cannot say.

Mornai · **Reply #26 on:** March 12, 2008, 02:55:41 PM

Maybe they are enjoying it by playing in it.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #27 on:** March 12, 2008, 05:52:04 PM

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And had Cera known that she would enjoy it so much, she probably wouldn't have complained.

I'm not trying to pick on Cera or anything, but she is always competitive. Even if she wanted to go, I doubt she would just say "okay, let's go!" and go with them. I'll bet she would've tried to come up with an alternative to what everyone else thought was fun to do and attempted to persuade the others into doing her thing instead.

Kor · **Reply #28 on:** March 12, 2008, 07:31:18 PM

Very likely it is true. From her father's influence, some of her nicer friendlier feelings are often buried and she seldom shows them, only the less friendly sorts of emotions and feelings were pushed and encouraged by her father. Over time this may lessen but since she spend the first however many years with her father's influence before she met her present friends this will likely always be a part of her, including some bits of her father's feelings like speciest, though some may lesson over time. Her mother may have felt much the same as her father did, though we never saw her personality so can't say for sure.

Her little sister will likely not be molded like that since from the start she has the influence of others besides just her father.

Noname · **Reply #29 on:** March 12, 2008, 09:44:51 PM

Speaking of Tricia, she isn't in the Mysterious tooth crisis episode. She doesn't seem to be with her father either.

Kor · **Reply #30 on:** March 12, 2008, 10:38:29 PM

Maybe she was being babysat. Chomper mentions that he met Guido when he was babysiting Tricia if I recall the dialog corectly. So maybe Guido was babysitting her again. Though likely if Guido ever did it was likely Tria's idea, I doubt Threehorn would ever allow Guido to do that. Maybe Tria used her female whiles to talk Threehorn into allowing Guido to look after her for one or more times.

Mornai · **Reply #31 on:** March 13, 2008, 12:53:21 AM

I thought i remembered seeing tria in the mud pool, but i don't think i'm right, as i haven't seen this episode in a while.

Kor · **Reply #32 on:** March 13, 2008, 02:37:32 AM

I watched it on youtube and she wasn't there. I guess the only real explainations are either Guido was watching her again, or Threehorn let her run free with no supervision.

Malte279 · **Reply #33 on:** March 13, 2008, 05:02:02 AM

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Her little sister will likely not be molded like that since from the start she has the influence of others besides just her father.

Don't forget that from the very beginning Tricia is growing up in a paradise with very little active racism. Cera on the other hand grew up in a world of permanent peril, sparse food, and a very firm rule that threehorns were not to have any contact with other kinds. Rebelling against these rules and any attempts to continue them in the Great Valley (most notably in LBT 3) is a great achievement for Cera. I would not want to see her "tamed down" too much.

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Chomper mentions that he met Guido when he was babysiting Tricia if I recall the dialog corectly.

This is in another episode? :blink:
Now that's something! Who of you would have thought it likely or even possible that Mr. Threehorn would let a sharptooth babysit his young hatchling? Tria mush have played a role in this!
There is one somewhat illuminating statement of Mr. Threehorn about his relationship with Tria. When Cera tries to avoid going to the mudhole he says:

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"If you don't go, I'll never hear the end of it!"

An almost stereotypical occurrence in a "marriage"

Noname · **Reply #34 on:** March 13, 2008, 11:59:06 AM

It sounds like a stereotype of a 1950's type marriage, minus the mother-in-law jokes.

And I think it meant GUIDO was babysitting Tricia. I know, English can be ambiguous at times. And it makes sense that Guido would be allowed to do it because he had saved Tricia's life once and was commended by Cera's father for it.

Kor · **Reply #35 on:** March 13, 2008, 03:44:08 PM

Yes, it was Guido who was babysiting Tricia, sorry I wasn't more clear. The dialog want something like:

Chomper to Guido: "...we met when you were babysitting Tricia."

As for Chomper babysitting someone I doubt he'd be seen as old enough to babysit himself let alone someone else.

Malte279 · **Reply #36 on:** March 13, 2008, 04:30:56 PM

Not like Guido would appear as an excellent choice either

I have not yet seen the episode you are referring too though.

Kor · **Reply #37 on:** March 13, 2008, 07:22:49 PM

I would have thought Ruby would have been a better choice. She seems older then the other kids in the group. I wonder what Guido does all the time since he isn't with the group but in 1 episode. I guess in Limbo Valley with the other characters.

Mornai · **Reply #38 on:** March 13, 2008, 07:42:10 PM

Maybe Mr. threehorn didn't trust Ruby watching tricia, seeing as she isn't technically a leaf-leafer.

Kor · **Reply #39 on:** March 13, 2008, 11:53:17 PM

That or he is being his usual speciest nasty self, which do to what Guido did may give him one of the few exceptions to his usual feelings and ways of thinking.