The Fribbles are canonically “knee high to a grasshopper,” but the grasshopper in question is very large and has abnormally long shins. Please keep this in mind when the Fribbles go on adventures. They are not so small that a Tic Tac would be a particularly filling meal for them, but they cannot reach high shelves (unless those shelves are in a home made for a ladybug, in which case, it would not be merely plausible, but likely).
Fribbles are the personification of caring and love. When two Fribbles meet on the road, they always make time to inquire about any health issues the other Fribble may struggle with, whether said issue be a toe stubbed on a dandelion, or advanced pancreatitis. Their traditional greeting is ALWAYS, “Hi ho, my Fribble-dee-bibble-o!” after which they kiss one another full on the lips. This kiss is NOT SEXUAL and is offered in the spirit of peace and love. This is true even if they use tongue.
Fribbles have one power, and that is CARING. Caring is visualized by a “Fribbleblossom ray” that shoots from their eyes, killing their enemies.
Fribbles do not engage in romantic relationships, and there are no such things as “Fribble families” beyond the ad hoc “family” of their community. This lack of family is why they’re so chill.
Fribbles reproduce by budding, and Fribble babies sprout from their knees, thighs, armpits, and eyebrow regions. These babies are shed at “The Feast of the Molting,” their harvest festival, when the new generation emerges from their skin prisons, and the useless elders travel beyond the pines, where their depleted bodies will fertilize the crops of delicious Fribbleberries.
While female Fribbles have ample bosoms (each mammary weighing as much as the knees of an extra-tall grasshopper), these glands are merely used to produce the cream traditionally eaten with Fribbleberries and are NOT SEXUAL.
Fribbles are named for their personalities, with characters like “Bossy Fribble,” Gloomy Fribble,” and “Flaky Fribble.” However, it is important to remember that these are all ironic nicknames, given as a joke by friends because they’re not like that at all—for instance, if Flaky Fribble makes plans, she always studiously puts them on her calendar and arrives fifteen minutes early.
The Fribbles’ main antagonist is Grabbler. He wants to get his hands on Fribbles so they can teach him the secrets of Fribbleberry farming, which is the only real opportunity for career advancement in West Fribbletopia. This is his primary motivation, but he has also expressed interest in:
- Eating Fribbles
- Skinning them to make slippers
- Mounting them on the wall as art pieces
- Stealing their teeth to make the thing that rattles around inside cans of spray paint
His interest in the Fribbles is NOT SEXUAL. If he put a Fribble on his penis, the Fribble would not know what to do, and he would receive NO GRATIFICATION.
Grabbler’s pet anaconda, Squeezy, is the secondary antagonist. His dislike of Fribbles is primarily because he wants to be a supportive friend to Grabbler, and demonstrate that he shares Grabbler’s interests, even though, between you, me, and the wall, he thinks the Fribbles seem pretty cool, so… y’know. Kind of a toxic friendship, honestly.
Grabbler’s catchphrase in season one was, “By griddle or fiddle, I’ll grab me a Fribble!” but Dave P. Melendez, who provides the vocal performance, found the line difficult to say. From season two onward, his catchphrase has been, “I hate Fribbles!”
Please do not tell Dave P. that’s why we changed it. He’s having a rough time at home. I mean, he probably KNOWS, deep down, but there’s no reason to confirm it for him.
Squeezy the anaconda lives in Grabbler’s pant leg, and when Grabbler does something outrageous, Squeezy bursts through his zipper and does a spit take of Fribbleberry cream. This is NOT SEXUAL and should not be drawn as such.
Grabbler is allowed to capture and torture Fribbles in the following manner:
- Putting them on a tiny rack
- Locking them in tiny stocks
- Telling them they were not accepted to their college of choice
- Boiling them in tiny cauldrons.
However, by the end of the episode, ALL FRIBBLES MUST BE SAVED before their injuries would plausibly result in death and/or emotional scarring. Actual physical scarring is permitted as long as it is cured by Fribbleberry juice before the end of the episode (or it is implied that such a cure is forthcoming). At no point should a Fribble refer to past trauma incurred from these encounters, because that would totally bum people out.
Remember: when formatting scripts, all sound effects of crushed Fribbles should be denoted by bolding “SQUAAAAAAAAACH” in all caps.
Have fun! Let’s have a great season 12!