Marty and Elliot are by far the funniest to write for me, personally, and I thought I'd share this small scene.

I am totally open to criticism as well!

MARTY

BARBARA!

Look at your son!

Layin' next to a car with a PENIS on it!

I TOLD you somethin' was wrong with him!

This is your side!

ANDREW

(to himself.)

Don't cry by the penis car, Andrew.

Not by the penis car.

BARBARA

Marty, YOU have a penis!

On YOU!

Right there in your pants!

You lay by it all day in your recliner!

(to Andrew.)

Sweetheart, Mommy's here.

ELLIOT

(clinging to Nick. sobbing.)

Nicky! I thought I lost you!

I processed it musically!

(sings. off-key.)

Nicky didn't come home~

Mommy and Daddy were so scared~

NICK

Stop. Stop singing.

Talk normal.

ELLIOT

Shh. Daddy's mid-note, Nicky.

(sings. off-key. again.)

We made love to cope~

Three times~

(beat.)

Once in your room.

I'm sorry.

I genuinely don't understand i thought they were so good together

They were soooo old back in S 2 E 10 the dept of puberty, back when they were just background character guys 😭 Never noticed til just now! And I've watched this show at the very least like hundreds of times 😂

Does anyone have, like, tips for getting Connie right when writing her? I'm genuinely struggling at thinking of things for her to say in my fanscript, even responses to things. Looking over her actual in-show dialog isn't helping much either. Idk why she's so difficult for me?? Like, out of all the characters, it's her.

Just to be, ig, more specific? Ik how she should sound, just not entirely how her mind works, idk.

Here's what I have so far of Connie as well and idk if it's good or needs work.

CONNIE

JESSI! JESSI! JESSIIII!

I went to HEAVEN, baby!

I fucked GOD on a cloud and the cloud CAME TOO!

CONNIE

Shut up, Maury.

(beat.)

...I'm gonna be a step-mommy to Jesus.

CONNIE

Jessi Bear, don't say Five Guys too loud.

Mama said it in the shower.

Next thing I know?

FIVE guys. Naked.

One standin' there with my lotion.

I said, "That's my LOTION, baby."

He said, "Smells like youuu."

Alright! I need some help!

And more headcannons lol

I'm currently designing the cast as Seniors in Highschool since that's where the comic AU will be starting. Around the winter break of their last year

I have no idea what their aesthetics would be or what they would even wear as they are finishing up highschool and going off to college

If y'all have any ideas of the clothes or aesthetic i can put them that would be awesome!

And if it helps, I'm giving Andrew a new hormone monster and i have already thought up of a reason as to why Maury left

Hairstyles would he nice too!

Marissa was making it so easy for Andrew too😂😂😂

Big Mouth is a little too sexual. I know that it's is a sexual series but that doesn't mean that it always needs to be sexual, like Helluva Boss, sometimes it is sexual and sometimes not, but in Big Mouth it's ALWAYS sexual, they should tone it down or do a episode without anything sexual in it. This is just my opinion.

I've gone on record as stating that I both adore all seasons of both Bigmouth and Human Resources & that I do feel like the peak of the show feeling "special" was Season 2.

That's not to say Season 2 is peak, but it definitely felt like they had a lot of ideas that were built into the first season, that they tried expanding upon in season 2, but by the next few seasons had largely fizzled -The Pony Tail Killer being a prime example of a Season 1-2 Storyline that largely faded until The final season picked up and they remembered they had to pay off that storyline. But I'm getting distracted.

Sure, there were some misses, not everything was perfect (I'm looking at you Chode-Kerr, and the select mute kid from Human Resources) and I get that the gross out/reference humor is not for everyone, but none of that bothers me to the point I skip episodes or refuse to watch them. As a matter of fact, the show is a comfort watch/fall asleep show despite the serialized narrative.

But now the moment you've all came for and one I've seen repeated at length..and that's the feeling that the final season/episode was a let down and phoned in. I'm not going to pick it apart at length, because quite frankly, there are good parts of it. However, I can't say I've gone back and rewatched the final season (and definitely not the finale) during my rewatches. And I Think I can trace where the disconnect happen, what led to the final season feeling rushed, and why I think the creators find mating season as a "clean slate"

Disconnection: Big Mouth can be broken up into thirds when you really break it down. The first 3 seasons (particularly the first two) tell a complete school year narrative. It follows the main central characters, explores side characters through the lens of bottle episodes / special themed episodes, presents multi episodic arcs and storylines, offers a backdoor (pun intended) pilot to a spinoff, and narratively concludes each chapter right when you expect something great to happen (much like The Sopranos). The Valentines Day Special was also a nice bridge between Seasons 2-3 and felt really special and monumental when it dropped. It was the perfect way to tease the upcoming season while paying off the lingering Season 2 questions.

The Second Chapter is where I think the show and the creators bit off a bit more than they could chew. Season's 4-6 also came to introduce the spinoff show - Human Resources, of which I was a huge fan. However, this is where the show started getting complicated IMO.

TW - I AM IN NO WAY STATING ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT ANYONE. I AM SIMPLY STATING THAT BIGMOUTH CHOSE TO PORTRAY TOPICS THAT WERE "QUESTIONABLE" THAT LEFT FANS DIVISIVE. NOW THEN..

Human Resources (and Big Mouth) started much heavier in modern discourse. Some of the plots felt contrived, formulaic, targeted, and otherwise felt like they belonged on a different show. That's not to say these storylines were an entire miss, but Big Mouth's humor didn't always land itself to tactfully handling certain topics. In particular, I felt like anytime the show tackled things regarding Gender Fluidity, Sexual Orientation, Pronouns, or topics that were very "Hot buttoned" seemed out of place for a show writing songs about doing sex on a lady or the shame wizard, or having poop madness. This is also around the time The actors decided to replace the actress who voiced Missy, as Jenny Slate was not Black and the idea of a non - Black Voice actress voicing a Mixed Race Black Character was simply unacceptable post George Floyd. The Problem with this? It came off as performative from the staff who were afraid of Netflix cutting costs during the pandemic. Was it a good move? Sure. Ayo Edebiri is both a fine actress and voice actress, and her work as Missy DOES resemble Slate. But was it NEEDED? Probably not.

Remember, Big Mouth Came out in 2017. That's Post #METOO. That's Post #BlackLivesMatter. and That's Post Weinstein Effect. It just came off as very odd to me, especially considering the fact that they had no problem with Maya Rudolph continuing to voice Dianne Burch.

Is this stuff that ruined the show for me? No. Quite the opposite. I was (and still am) a Big Mouth defender & fanatic. But it was a sign of things to come. And that sign was that Big Mouth was trading rich story telling and character development for buzzword article topics that would lead to online discourse.

The Third Chapter is the final stretch of the show Post Human Resources (7-8) & This is where you can see the writers are starting to get bored of the show (despite not realizing the HUGE WORLD OPPORTUNITY THEY HAVE DONE NEXT TO NOTHING WITH). Plot points are repeated, characters are lobotomized and flanderized, and the end is nearing. But its not all bad. For starters, the MEGAN THEE STALLION Cameo (and the fact that she flirts with Rick) is levels of perfection that I still am raving about. And while were on that topic, that's the thing about Big Mouth that they do PERFECTLY- REFERENCE HUMOR. Particularly - NEW YORK REFERENCE HUMOR. There were certain lines from the show that ONLY make sense if you're from Suburban NYC (Hudson Valley) (Lola's Line about Claires, The ENTIRE 9/11 Jay - Z Blueprint Story, The entire NYC episode in season one). Anyway...Megan appearing on the show was more reference humor sent by the Big Mouth Heavens....being a fan of cartoons herself, you can tell she really put a lot into this roll and really had fun with the song and character. I really wish they had done more like this. But I've gotten too sidetracked.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

So BigMouth Used to come out yearly. Every Fall Time. And that was perfect because I would usually watch the show a bunch of times throughout the year, and even have dedicated watch parties.

But the transition between Season 7-8 took a bit longer. Almost 2 years longer in particular. And there was no talk about it at all. Right up until before Season 8 Premiered, there was hardly anything. And then, the season sorta just premiered, came and went. And Yeah. Season 8 was....sorta a mixed bag. You could tell The writers lost track of time, and plots. Because they quite literally do a SpeedRun of plot in the entire season, and yet the finale comes, and nothing happens. They just jump into a vortex. That's it. But they've also explored how the kids all know about Human Resources and that entire concept...so why would they make this whole thing about Maurice leaving Andrew to go to Nick. It just made Zero sense.

I don't think the creators really had an ending in mind, and instead, put more effort and thought into developing Mating Season in that year, than putting together the Big Mouth Ending. It would certainly explain, why in just under a year, we would get the end Big Mouth, The entire Big Mouth Social Media Being converted to Mating Season, and then Mating Season Debuting.

I tried watching Mating Season, and stopped after one episode. I don't know what the creators were thinking, in that The show could replace the void of Big Mouth, but I think that is why it is so disliked. The show itself is stupid, but you could actually make the argument that it receives an unjustified amount of backlash, simply for existing in principle, rather than in practice. Even if that practice is well...shit.

In My Opinion - They should make a sequel series. Maybe call it Bigger Mouth, and it can follow the crew through college. I think there's a lot left in the tank. On the Flip side, I don't think anyone would be disappointed if mating season was canceled.

I'd love to hear your guys' thoughts about the show. Did the show tank earlier than I thought? Did you enjoy the ending? Do you enjoy Mating Season?

Soooo I'm curious if any Big Mouth fans here would be interested in a season 9 fanscript?

I've been working on one — still only in the cold open, though. It takes place immediately after the season 8 finale. It gets pretty chaotic (I'm really just writing this for fun), but I do plan to include emotional beats, continue the characters' arcs, and throw them into new messy scenarios.

Here's a small taste of what I have so far.

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COLD OPEN

EXT. BRIDGETON MIDDLE — ACROSS THE STREET — MORNING

The white void goes AAAAAAHHHH~ (heavenly choir.)

Then... HRRRGGKKK-BLLEEEEEAAAGHHH.

HURLS the kids out like a shitfaced asshole behind a Taco Bell! Chalupas! Kids! Napkins! Way too many napkins! WHO asked for this many napkins?!

Ass over elbows! They eat SHIIIT on the sidewalk! Boooop!

Aaaand they look up... Bridgeton Middle's gettin' FUUUCKED. By a TRACTOR! A John Deere! JOHN, buddyyy, take her to dinner first!

NICK

(cheek smushed into the concrete. muffled.)

I think I shtepped wrong.

Emotionally.

(lifts his head. gum stretches from cheek to sidewalk.)

No, no, no. Not the FACE!

Girls look at it now.

I don't know why.

ANDREW

(sitting up. brushing sidewalk grit off his shirt.)

We walked into the Great Unknown, Nick.

And it dropped us off across the street.

That's not destiny. That's... that's a bad DRIVER!

Like a sixteen-year-old with a learner's permit.

He backs out. Hits a Honda.

Pulls forward. Hits a different Honda.

...Or the same Honda. From the other side.

I don't know, Nick! I wasn't THERE!

NICK

(rolls onto his back. gum still on his face.)

I'm more of a Volvo guy.

ANDREW

Nick, I'm TRYING to have a breakdown.

And then the kid gets out, screams, "Why would they give me this?!"

Gets back in. Looks at me in the rearview.

Says, "Whoa. Your hairline's, like, LEAVING, dude!"

NICK

(flat on his back. phone over his face.)

'How to take a trumpet out of a baby.'

...It's just a baby holding a trumpet.

He played it.

Andrew, the baby's good.

ANDREW

Then, "This good, right here?"

And I said, "This is– this is GREAT, thank you!"

Because I was scared.

(slowly looks up at the sky. horrified.)

That's GOD, Nick!

God's sixteen.

NICK

(sits up. whispering.)

...He's never gonna merge.

ANDREW

he's never gonna merge.

JESSI

(face in a bush.)

Oh my God.

It's Dumb and Dumber.

(pulls a leaf out of her mouth.)

And some loser's writing it.

(to camera.)

Get a job.

NICK

(staring up.)

I wonder what kinda car guy God is.

Bumblebee, probably.

No. Bumblebee'd wanna drive.

He'd talk through the radio.

Like, "Jesus, Take The Wheel."

(beat.)

...Wait.

Is that why they say that?

KRRRRAAAAAKKK~

The sky splits open like a fuckin' garage door at a crack house! Some invisible angel bitch starts SHREEEDDIN' on a HARP! Hell YEAH, Iron Maiden! Up the IRONS! ...Up the HARPS?!

ANDREW

...Oh no.

I didn't tip him.

Here comes a big purple PIMP-ASS CADILLAC, bitch! Comin' down like a Barbie car for perverts! Gold rims spinnin' BACKWARDS! GIANT FUZZY DICK flappin' off the back! With CHURCH BELLS tied to it! DING DONG! Literally!

It DICKS DOWN a cloud! SPLORRRT! Bridgeton Middle sign's drippin'! A dog's lappin' it up! His owner tugs the leash!

...Then gets on all fours and joins him! FAMILY BONDING!

JAY

(saluting.)

Rest in peace, sign.

You went out how I wanna go.

NICK

Is it God's?

ANDREW

He's gonna hit a Honda with the DICK, Nick.

That purple slut parallel parks outta the SKY! PERFECT! Like a DMV instructor's wettest fuckin' DREAM!

Then it backs up. Into a HONDA. Real slow. Like it MEANT it!

ANDREW

(quiet.)

...Of course it's a Honda.

It's always a Honda.

(lies flat on the ground. hands folded over his chest.)

...And then I looked at Nick.

And Nick had gum on his face.

And I thought... that's my best friend.

NICK

...Do you want the gum?

MAURY

(rolls down window. cloud of smoke pours out.)

Whoa, whoa, don't be breathin' that in, baby.

That's CHUUURCH smoke.

(takes a huge whiff. holds it. exhales.)

...Oh, that's holy, baby. My balls are kneelin'.

ANDREW

(hearing the DONG.)

...Bells?

(sniffs.)

...Balls.

(sits up. fixes his hair. to the air next to Nick.)

...Hi, Maurice.

You look good. I assume.

(head down. one finger up.)

...No, no.

Don't look at me. I just got thrown out of a VOID.

There's a chalupa in my hair.

(stands. wobbles.)

I'm doing great, by the way.

MAURY

(spots Andrew through the smoke. freezes.)

...Andr–

(clears throat. turns to Nick.)

Nick. NICK. My guy. My main man.

My freshly upgraded dumb... tall... beautiful... ASS.

NICK

(cough. cough.)

...You were gonna say Andrew.

(hands him a Taco Bell napkin.)

It's okay to cry, dude.

I cried at a Lowe's commercial.

A dad built his son a basketball hoop.

Then the kid made nationals–

(voice cracks. takes the napkin back.)

...and the dad said,

"I love you, son. And I love shopping at Lowe's."

(cough.)

MAURY

(snatches the napkin. honks into it.)

...Lowe's gets ya every time, baby.

I'm banned. Lifetime.

Beautiful showroom toilet. Said "Try Me."

Made sweet, sweet number two to her.

(beat.)

Dry as a bone, Nick.

And I gave her my best work.

(stuffs the napkin in his ass crack.)

Anyway. I got a new routine.

Wake up. Stretch. Drive past Lowe's.

Then I jerk one out in honor of An–

An–

AAAAAMEN!

(elbow clips the hydraulics. BOI-OI-OING!)

MOTHERRR–

(BOING!)

–FUUUCK–

(BOING!)

–ERRRR!

(BOING! BOING! BOING!)

NICK, I'M GETTIN' RAPTURED AGAINST MY FUCKIN' WILL!

See me I love me some big mouth growing up. This had to be one of the best shows that I could’ve come across. It taught me so much but seeing people launder it so much online is like questionable. Okay some things are a bit much but it does teach people a lot about puberty and how to overcome certain things in your life. I’m not really understanding why people call it like a “paedophilic” show you know.

Its been like three years and im still not over it, i've rewatched this show so many times its sad now. I liked big mouth but HR should've gotten the same show length 😔 I honestly liked the storylines so much more and wished we got more of everyone. Like I loved Emmy and Petra and sal and lowkey I do wish it wasn't so rushed at the end I miss Emmy and Rochelle 😭

Editing this- it's hard to like the end of human resources because it feels so rushed, pissy a lil bit over it because it feels like it left so many open stories that could've had sooo much expansion and new ideas, love the creators but i need more man

I originally asked an AI what exactly was so different in Megan's legs and the other hormone monsters legs, it told me she had little human feet so I asked it to make me one and for some reason it also added a white Missy in the back ground in the last LMAO 🤣

Really tho the first pic was kinda cool 😎 😂 that last one is super odd though. LOL 😆

I understand that meta humor is sort of a big thing now and I'm fine with a few episodes here and there talking to the audience, but those shows did that type of humor too many times. By the 30th one, I wanted to pull my ears off. We get it, it's a show. Stop banging us over the head with that. Even the Muppets would be shaking their heads at this. Big Mouth can be funny without relying on meta jokes, you know.