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I do get why the crazy bus song is viewed as annoying by Arthur in-universe (especially played very loudly again and again) but even though the lyrics are nonsensical…at least there’s some creativity behind some of the wordplay.

The Binky song is literally one word repeated over and over again…I understand that the band is Swedish and the lyrics aren’t in English, and again, these are kids under age 10…I don’t expect any of them to be listening to high art or anything.

I also understand that Arthur and his friends played the song in some form of moderation and he didn’t shove it down his family’s throats like DW did…I just think it’s funny that his taste in music really isn’t that much better than hers.

Like, literally, right down to the resolution of this episode, it is beat for beat everything that Big Hit wanted to be but isn't.

Let me explain.

To those unfamiliar...Arthur's Family Feud is about Arthur and DW accidentally messing up their dad David's souffle. They (of course) each blame the other and there's all this back and forth about what happened. David kind of acts over the top childish about it at some points, but that's when Jane tries to reel him back in to some form of reality.

They both give the kids a chance to explain their side of the story, and neither one of them really give the whole truth. They are both sent upstairs to their bedrooms to calm down and eventually, they both admit that they each more or less played a part in the downfall of the souffle.

David is still upset at that point, but more or less contends that it was an accident and the kids are each about to go do their own activities, when they see how upset their dad is, they ultimately come to the realization that he is what really matters to them and they make an attempt to make him a replacement souffle...of course, being literal children, they have no idea how to cook and David helps them. It ends with them all enjoying the souffle that they made together, with David even admitting that this one is even better because he made it with the kids.

Now...how does that relate back to the Big Hit episode?

Most fans hate that we really only see Arthur getting punished (I would argue that there's plenty of evidence to support that Jane and David DID still punish DW, and even if they didn't...she DEFINITELY received consequences). I think this is another scenario where both kids really did need some time to cool off, and I do agree that DW did need to learn a lesson about respecting other people's property.

I have said before that I actually think the whole episode could reasonably take place in the Read house. The school stuff really doesn't add much here in my opinion...I know Binky getting peer pressured into violence is something, but Arthur has covered peer pressure multiple times before, and I don't know if this episode needed that.

I think that what was really needed was a chance for both kids to reflect and that DW needed a subplot where she is working hard on something like a picture that Kate maybe messes up. That way she can understand how it feels to work hard on something only for it to be wrecked. That is when she and Arthur both apologize to each other and when Arthur sees her painting, he decides she is maybe old enough to help him make a new plane...this one being even better because it was made together.

Okay, some are definitely better than others. I think the Thanksgiving one is easily the weakest, but I think there are good things in all of them.

There are bad things in all of them too (the songs are freaking horrible, and the animation definitely leaves a lot to be desired) but there is a certain charm and creativity.

For all the things you can say about the flash era…it at least tried new things. I enjoyed meeting some members of the extended Read family, I’ve talked before about enjoying the later characterization of DW making her seem more her age, and we get some fun pairings (Buster and DW actually have really fun chemistry).

I also enjoyed exploring some fun what ifs…seeing an aged up DW was fun (as was an aged up Kate…even though she looked hideous). It was also nice to explore Arthur and DW’s dynamic and having both of them not only admit their faults but also realizing that even though they antagonize each other now, they will likely grow up to be pretty decent friends and that they complete each other in that weird way siblings do.

I liked the Halloween special because it’s one of the few times Jane seems to really treat all of her children fairly. It was fun to watch Arthur and DW mess with each other playfully (their dynamic stayed realistic but also became far more wholesome once Ladonna and Bud entered the picture).

They aren’t perfect by any means but they are charming (and LEAGUES better than the abomination that was Arthur’s Missing Pal)

I know the episode wouldn’t exist otherwise, but it’s kind of wild that apparently TV time in the Read house is so strict that Jane and David wouldn’t just cave and let Arthur and DW watch a little extra TV during a rainy day.

I know one argument might be that the two of them would want to watch different things, but there are actually several times throughout the series that they both enjoy watching television together just as mindless entertainment.

Again, I know there’s something to be said for encouraging creativity and allowing kids to find unique ways to entertain themselves, but on a day like that one where Jane and David have to focus on work and the kids really can’t go outside to play, I think they’d be forgiven if they just put on a movie to quiet the kids for a few hours.

Gotta love how the parents would literally rather kick them out of the house and make them walk in the rain than to just turn on the TV.

Lots of people cite comics like Jim Carey as a very possible real world influence for Luan, and I don’t doubt that she would enjoy him and his influence, but there’s another lesser known comic actor that I could see her really liking.

John Ritter played a major role in this sitcom from the 70s called “Three’s Company” and then went on to a 90s sitcom called “8 simple rules” both shows are pretty good in their own right, but John’s performance screams Luan to me.

April Fools Day Persona aside…I actually see Luan as a very tame type of comic who always wants to keep things family friendly to an extent. It makes sense since she has always had young siblings that she’d kind of vibe the most with that audience. I know that “House Flipped” kind of implied that sitcoms weren’t Luan’s style or ida of entertainment…but I think it could be argued that was just because it was Flip forcing her to perform on demand (and read directly from his bad scripts).

I could actually see Luan getting her big break as a comic relief character on a family sitcom and I think the way John Ritter was kind of aggressively over the top goofy, while always maintaining a certain degree of family friendliness, and giving his all to every role he was in…I think it suits Luan to a tea.

One last fact just for the fun of it…I knew John Ritter as the voice of Clifford the big red dog from the 2000s animated series on PBS. He brought so much warmth and care and energy to a show made for the youngest of young kids (that Clifford series actually had a STACKED voice cast that all brought their A-game) but that’s a little off topic.

Honestly, at this point in the series, I am not expecting them to make a design change regarding Luan getting her braces off. Hopefully, an eventually finale gives us a good glimpse of what Luan looks like as an adult, but even that is kind of up in the air.

I did have what I think would be a fun/interesting theory about that development though, and I thought I would share it. In every flashback we have seen of Luan, she has always looked really cute, but she has also been...for lack of a better term...funny looking.

Her teeth have always been crooked, and her sense of style has always leaned more towards looking comical as opposed to looking traditionally pretty. I kind of theorize that Luan decided early on in life to "lean into it". Like, maybe some of her peers at daycare would make fun of how she looked, and she decided that if they were going to laugh at her anyways...she might as well be the one controlling the laughter.

What if after Luan finally gets her braces off, for the first time in her life, she looks and feels traditionally pretty? She suddenly starts getting positive attention based on her looks and actually starts leaning into it. She starts wearing makeup and primping and maybe even acting like a typical popular teenager?

While Lynn Sr is devastated by the development...Rita actually REALLY likes it. She actually feels like she can connect to Luan for the first time because Luan is (finally) acting like a real teenage girl instead of a goofball?

Obviously, something would maybe happen to revert her back to the status quo (or heck, maybe Rita is getting some dental work done herself and the whole thing ends up being a dream induced by the laughing gas or something). I just think it would maybe be a fun "what if" status quo shift.

For better or worse, one thing about DW that stays consistent throughout the series is that she is always confident. Whether or not it is warranted, she is a confident girl. It is part of the reason why I found it really interesting near the end of the series when the writers had her go through an arc where she was extremely anxious about starting kindergarten.

It is interesting for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is how it impacts her relationship with Arthur. When Jane is talking to her about starting "real-school" one of DW's first questions is if she will have homework and tests like Arthur does. To me, that shows that even if she struggles to understand WHY Arthur's schoolwork is important or why it stresses him out or why she sometimes has to be quiet while he is working...she does understand enough to know it is something to worry about.

All of a sudden, she stops watching Arthur just to tease and bug him, and starts watching him knowing that all too soon, she's going to be like him. I don't know that she ever reaches the point where she "admires" him, but she does start to take him more seriously as a big brother.

It's also interesting how she worries when her mom hugs her and says she's "such a big girl now". Jane is actually a great parent through these anxieties, but it also kind of reminds me of an episode like "Operation DW". In that episode, DW doesn't really make a big deal out of her operation until Arthur points out that it is a big deal. In the "last day" episode, DW is convinced Kindergarten will be a piece of cake until Jane points out what a big deal it is.

Thankfully, when DW has her meltdown over not being big enough to do Arthur's chore of carrying the trash outside, Jane realizes the extent of DW's anxieties and calms her down...even though she's still nervous on her actual first day.

I know most fans hate the flash era, but I actually do like what they do with DW for the most part. She acts much closer to her age and is treated more age appropriately. I have been saying that part of the problem with DW is that her intelligence fluctuates depending on the scenario, so when she does act like the four year old that she is...people don't know what to think. It is weird that the flash era simultaneously made DW act younger but also grow and mature more (especially regarding her relationship with Arthur).

Many people (none more so than myself) point out that Jane and David putting a newborn in the same room as their four year old is one of their many horrible parenting choices, but it wasn’t the only bad choice they made in this episode.

Honestly, Jane and David did NOTHING right in the entire 11 minute runtime. I’d argue they needed to learn whatever lesson this episode was trying to teach 100000 times more than DW did, but they are painted as completely in the right and DW is painted as the one needing to learn something.

Even before the baby moved into her room, DW was actually doing everything right from a child behavioral standpoint. Okay, obviously she was acting in that traditional DW way of being kind of bossy and upfront, but she genuinely wanted to HELP which is actually very mature for a four year old who just got a new baby sister. And obviously, despite her saying otherwise, she is NOT an expert on babies, but you know what? She shouldn’t HAVE to be!

You guys know the TV sitcom cliche where they have middle school/high school aged kids take home an egg or a doll or something and pretend to be parents to it? The lesson it always tries to get across is the same “you are NOT ready for the responsibility of a defenseless baby yet, so don’t go doing the actions that will lead to you getting pregnant”.

Developing children are not ready to give care to a defenseless baby, and they shouldn’t be expected to know all the things that a baby needs. So yes, DW DOESN’T know everything about babies yet, but what she does know are genuinely good and positive traits of being a big sister. She wants to HELP, she wants to SHARE, she wants to BOND, but she’s shut down at every possible moment.

It’s so weird too because in the scenes before the baby moved into her room, she wasn’t allowed to do ANYTHING to help, but the MILLISECOND the baby does move into her room, Jane and David INSTANTLY expect her to be a third parent. Knowing she can’t open a window or the draft will come in, knowing how to baby proof her room, knowing what to do when the baby cries at night and she DOESN’T.

She comes to breakfast literally looking like she’s a cracked out druggie going through withdrawals and Jane SCOLDS HER!!!!

That’s my biggest problem with how these two treat DW in general…they know how to scold her by saying her name threateningly when she does something wrong, but they have no clue how to explain WHY what she’s doing is wrong and also no clue how to praise desirable behaviors. She’s four!!! You have to explain the world to her because if you don’t…she becomes the type of person to toss model airplanes out the window because she thinks planes are supposed to fly!!! If you don’t TEACH she won’t LEARN!!

And she’s shown throughout the series that (despite their utter lack of care and attention) that she IS really smart! If they put an ounce of care into her upbringing, DW could be as smart as the Brain and as caring as Sue Ellen.

I don’t have a problem with her sternly telling Luan to do what she’s been told to do right now. That’s just kind of par for the course mother behavior. What bothers me is her shutting down Luan’s attempt to make a pun.

Shutting down Luan’s pranks is one thing. I can understand not liking those. I can also understand if Rita herself doesn’t like puns, but they are absolutely, 100 percent, harmless forms of self-expression. She’d never tell Lucy to smile more or tell Luna to not quote song lyrics or tell Lola to wear less makeup or force Lana to wear a dress.

To me, it’s just the writers showing us how much Rita seems to despise one of her daughter’s very core personalities. Would she rather Luan respond like a normal moody 15 year old?

It also bothers me because (spoiler alert) it’s revealed at the end that everyone worked together to prank Luan, and at this point in the execution of the plan, they needed to keep Luan from talking to Mr. Grouse, so allowing Luan to take some extra time to tell a pun before getting her clothes would actually HELP the plan go off successfully.

There’s a million more important issues out there and I do recognize that, but Rita had started doing so much better as a mom as of late (she even actually had some downright caring moments towards Luan in Doll Day Afternoon), so it was a little disheartening to see more confirmation of Rita seemingly viewing Luan as her least favorite.

P.S. Rita needed an episode like “Home of the Fav” WAY MORE than Lynn Sr. did.

When I was in primary school (around 2000-2003) we had an elective known as “guidance” where we mainly watched videos that taught us how to be good responsible kids.

One of these films that has stuck with me all these years was what looked like a filmed puppet show. The main character was a dog whose dad (also a dog) is struggling with alcoholism. The puppy talks about how mad his dad gets and how his dad breaks promises to him (like buying him a dog tag).

His friends and a counselor help him through it and the counselor even gets him a dog tag

Anyone have any ideas?

Okay, so I literally just randomly watched the Jessie episode “GI Jessie” and oh my gosh I’d forgotten how much I hate her dad…judging his daughter every chance he can, marrying the mother of her bully, giving her no prior warning…horrible dad, and Jessie is better than me because I’d 100 percent cut him out of my life forever for just a fraction of his behavior.

That then got me thinking about the stepdad from “Cadet Kelly” who I also really dislike (although I dislike Kelly’s mom significantly more) and it got me thinking…has Disney channel ever had a truly positive portrayal of a parent in the military? I feel like I remember Hannah Montana having an episode for Veterans Day, but I can’t really recall any specific instance of a military parent being portrayed in a truly positive light.

I do remember the dad from the movie “Tiger Cruise” being pretty decent…come to think of it, all the military parents from that movie were portrayed very positively…likely due to the nature of the story they were trying to tell and the time period in which they were trying to tell it.

I’m curious if there are other examples?

So, in one of the newer episodes, “Personal Train Wreck” I honestly found the episode as a whole kind of meh. I do think Lynn Jr is really over hated on the whole though. Luan is my personal favorite Loud family member, but even I will contend and say that when she is bad she is REALLY bad. I say that to say that I see where people who dislike Luan come from (even though I feel the exact opposite).

Meanwhile, Lynn Jr. I really don’t see where the deep hatred comes from (obviously I know the basics, but find those basics pretty unfounded). I really do kind of feel sorry for her more than anything. I think Luan is probably the most misunderstood person in the family, but even then, she does have people (and puppets) she can connect to…poor LJ never seemed to have anyone in the house who truly gets her or even makes an attempt to relate to her.

That’s why, even though I found the episode itself mid, I do think that this turn with Uncle Lance becoming more of a mainstay will be really positive for Lynn Jr. Not only will she now have a relative to roughhouse with and who understands her interests and points of view, but she will also have a place to go to work out any energy and aggression that she doesn’t get out during her sports games.

I honestly find most of the Loud cousins pretty average. I think they’d be fine in a less crowded series, but they did come in kind of late and there’s really not much they bring to the table that you can’t find in the main family, but I do honestly think that if for no other reason than the Lynn Jr and Lance dynamic, that it is generally worthwhile.

I’ve loved our girl from day 1, and even though part of why that love has bloomed over the past decade is how far she’s come as a character, I gotta highlight that she freaking rocked in the pilot.

I’ve said before I miss the motif of Luan being a video maker and wish they’d harken back to it occasionally. It can’t be overstated how it was thanks to her and her camera that Lincoln felt better about missing his TV show. She literally was the one who provided him concrete comfort thanks to that camera.

Let’s also talk about how she’s the only one to not complain at all during the episode. She just tries to keep the mood light, and even when she’s done wrong by Lisa, she just completely rolls with it. To the point where Lori doesn’t even have to ask her to eat another radioactive cookie…Lori knows Luan would do it if it would help the situation. That is an awesome sibling.

Also…even if she didn’t successfully make her family laugh, Luan’s jokes DID HELP if for no other reason than it took everyone’s minds off of being scared. They were annoyed but that’s better than being scared.

Luan has been awesome from the start and quite frankly, her family doesn’t always deserve her.

In honor of the 10 year anniversary of the show, I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about what I still think is the shining achievement episode. It’s my favorite Loud House episode of all time and truly what cemented Luan Loud as my absolute favorite character of the series. Everyone I know loves this episode, and I’ll never get tired of giving it its well deserved flowers.

I think what Luan does for Lucy in this episode is easily one of the kindest things any Loud sibling has done for any one of their fellow siblings, simply because Luan helped Lucy without expecting anything in return and knowing that she had nothing to gain outside of making the creative road easier for her little sister.

Even characters like Lincoln will primarily help his siblings if he has something he can gain from doing it…or he will help his siblings after he does something that messes things up for them or puts them in peril. You get none of that from Luan, she just wants to help Lucy because she knows Lucy needs her help.

For her part, Lucy is great too. At this point in the series, most of the time Luan speaks or tells a joke, the reaction is overwhelmingly negative. I like how Lucy really does respect where Luan is coming from and how she lets her defenses down a little bit…even laughing at Luan’s puns (despite her being the last sibling you would expect to do so).

Some people kind of harp on how outwardly jealous Luan gets when Lucy gets invited to read her poem, but I think it’s really noteworthy that while it is very obvious to the audience that Luan is upset…it’s clearly not obvious to Lucy. Yeah, Lucy knows that SOMETHING is up, but Luan isn’t outright ignoring her or being mean or harping on her skills…she’s just upset. Lucy wouldn’t even know WHY unless Lincoln outright told her what was going on. Luan might not have done the best job hiding it, but if it was up to her, Lucy would have NEVER found out that this reading was her taking Luan’s dream.

Luan was also not only willing to go, but made the extra effort to look especially nice for the occasion. She also instantly became concerned when she thought that Lucy was truly sick. Even before she knew why Lucy was potentially going to not do the reading, she immediately entered protective big sister mode. Her tone softened and any of the “hints” of jealousy from the previous days melted away.

I’m sorry, but how ANYONE can see this episode and not think that Luan is a morally good family member and human being is so beyond me!! If you ask me, this episode alone has earned her a hundred April Fools Days.

In honor of the 10 year anniversary of the show, I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about what I still think is the shining achievement episode. It’s my favorite Loud House episode of all time and truly what cemented Luan Loud as my absolute favorite character of the series. Everyone I know loves this episode, and I’ll never get tired of giving it its well deserved flowers.

I think what Luan does for Lucy in this episode is easily one of the kindest things any Loud sibling has done for any one of their fellow siblings, simply because Luan helped Lucy without expecting anything in return and knowing that she had nothing to gain outside of making the creative road easier for her little sister.

Even characters like Lincoln will primarily help his siblings if he has something he can gain from doing it…or he will help his siblings after he does something that messes things up for them or puts them in peril. You get none of that from Luan, she just wants to help Lucy because she knows Lucy needs her help.

For her part, Lucy is great too. At this point in the series, most of the time Luan speaks or tells a joke, the reaction is overwhelmingly negative. I like how Lucy really does respect where Luan is coming from and how she lets her defenses down a little bit…even laughing at Luan’s puns (despite her being the last sibling you would expect to do so).

Some people kind of harp on how outwardly jealous Luan gets when Lucy gets invited to read her poem, but I think it’s really noteworthy that while it is very obvious to the audience that Luan is upset…it’s clearly not obvious to Lucy. Yeah, Lucy knows that SOMETHING is up, but Luan isn’t outright ignoring her or being mean or harping on her skills…she’s just upset. Lucy wouldn’t even know WHY unless Lincoln outright told her what was going on. Luan might not have done the best job hiding it, but if it was up to her, Lucy would have NEVER found out that this reading was her taking Luan’s dream.

Luan was also not only willing to go, but made the extra effort to look especially nice for the occasion. She also instantly became concerned when she thought that Lucy was truly sick. Even before she knew why Lucy was potentially going to not do the reading, she immediately entered protective big sister mode. Her tone softened and any of the “hints” of jealousy from the previous days melted away.

I’m sorry, but how ANYONE can see this episode and not think that Luan is a morally good family member and human being is so beyond me!! If you ask me, this episode alone has earned her a hundred April Fools Days.

Lynn Loud Jr. ranks kind of low on my personal sibling ranking list (I’m just not a fan of the sporty type of character in general because I don’t enjoy sports much). I do think she is highly over hated though and that fans of the show are too hard on her.

One episode idea that I’m actually shocked they’ve never fully done before is Lynn Jr. getting a sports injury and being made to feel insecure and anxious about getting hurt again.

Depending on the time of year it is, she’s really close to starting her freshman year of high school. That’s the time when she will seriously be thinking about her future, possible recruitment, scholarships, etc. I could see a well-meaning coach or even older sibling making an off-handed comment about how if she’s not more careful, she could wind up with a career ending injury…and that it would be awful for that to happen before she’s really even begun her career.

I feel like “Crystal Ballin” tried something kind of similar, but it relied too much on Lucy’s powers as opposed to any real world threats. Lynn Jr is at her best when she gets truly vulnerable. She clearly has a great deal of insecurity that she doesn’t know how to properly express…the problem is that too often the writers have that insecurity expressed at external forces (her superstitions, blaming others, unchecked aggression) instead of having Lynn Jr look inwards.

An episode like this could still have an external force, but the resolution has to come from LJ. One thing I like about all of the older sisters (especially post season 1) is that each one of them have this resilience and self-sustainability that is so interesting to explore. Like, they all have some comprehension of the fact that they have to show more leadership and independence than average teenagers because they know in a big family, any resources they’ll have once they become adults will likely be somewhat minimal due to the sheer size of their family. I would really like to see Lynn Jr have to struggle with the fact that sports are fickle…that promising young athletes have career ending injuries often and that she’s not immune.

I really like the reveal of pranking being Luan's love language. I think it sort of ties back into what this series is (supposed) to be about. How in a home full of extreme people and extreme personalities, love is shown in extreme...and sometimes less than traditional ways. I think it also offers a good explanation as to why Luan often pranks those that are viewed as "innocent" by society, and we don't really see her pranking "bad people" as much as people that she loves.

I even think that the first April Fools episode shows that side of her pretty well...I have said before that to me, the worst part of those episodes (simply from a character perspective) are the evil smiles she gives while she is "torturing" her family. I will make it clear that from a humor and entertainment standpoint, it's not bad and helps fit the style that these episodes go for...I just personally don't like it because to me, it betrays the whole notion of it being done "out of love".

Yeah, in the first April Fools episode, Luan kind of had a bit of a devious smile going on when she reminded her family that it was "prankmas eve" but even then, it really did seem quite playful. Like, "tomorrow will be full of surprises for you guys". It also helps that the traumatic flashbacks really were not at all that bad...the ones who got it the worse were the pets who got shaved, but even then, the fur would grow back.

I still don't see how wrapping the house up like a birthday present is anything bad and the chickens and jell-o were kind of classic high school style pranks. Honestly...Luan only got MEAN about it after her siblings locked her in a crate and mocked her for it. Kind of rubbing salt on the wound by making the types of puns SHE normally makes and then laughing in her face about it (despite the fact that at this point in the series, they only ever moaned angrily at her puns).

Luan really is not that hard of a character or kid to figure out, if people spent more time trying to understand her instead of constantly shutting her down. Again, it's kind of why I love how her relationship with Lori is getting expanded on, as well as her relationships with Luna and Lucy.

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We see Luan get a magic kit in "11 Louds a Leapin'" which makes sense considering some light magic was usually part of her party business, but we suddenly see her completely stop doing magic shortly afterwards. It then becomes one of Lincoln's hobbies (I have a theory that Luan was the one who gave Lincoln the magic kit and started encouraging him to try it). When we see Lincoln practicing magic, Luan always tended to look the least annoyed and seemed most interested in his progress.

I have a kind of dark theory that Gary met a particularly sad demise at one of Luan's birthday parties, one of the kids or parents might have sat on him or a trick might have gone wrong or something. Luan was so upset by it that she swore off doing magic forever, which is about the time she got into acting...she likes to think of Gary whenever she needs to have a particularly sad acting moment.

I know it is pretty dark, and Gary is far from the only Loud pet we don't see anymore (Fangs the bat anyone?) Lucy and the morticians club gave Gary a very nice send-off, but Luan vowed to never get another rabbit to replace him. Maybe it's why she's developed a closer bond with Mr. C. Again, I have zero evidence, but it is fun to theorize.

We see Luan get a magic kit in "11 Louds a Leapin'" which makes sense considering some light magic was usually part of her party business, but we suddenly see her completely stop doing magic shortly afterwards. It then becomes one of Lincoln's hobbies (I have a theory that Luan was the one who gave Lincoln the magic kit and started encouraging him to try it). When we see Lincoln practicing magic, Luan always tended to look the least annoyed and seemed most interested in his progress.

I have a kind of dark theory that Gary met a particularly sad demise at one of Luan's birthday parties, one of the kids or parents might have sat on him or a trick might have gone wrong or something. Luan was so upset by it that she swore off doing magic forever, which is about the time she got into acting...she likes to think of Gary whenever she needs to have a particularly sad acting moment.

I know it is pretty dark, and Gary is far from the only Loud pet we don't see anymore (Fangs the bat anyone?) Lucy and the morticians club gave Gary a very nice send-off, but Luan vowed to never get another rabbit to replace him. Maybe it's why she's developed a closer bond with Mr. C. Again, I have zero evidence, but it is fun to theorize.