History YMMV / Mulberry

** The complete absence of Leslie Jones implies, either intentionally or unintentionally, that she didn't seem worth readers' attention.[[note]]Peter has admitted never hearing about her before she became a Ghostbuster.[[/note]] Hackers and harassers would eventually demonstrate otherwise, by targeting her. Fans would also express support and sympathy for Jones in the wake of their torment.

* HarsherInHindsight: "My Fat Lady" ends with the less crude Creator/MelissaMcCarthy helping ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' earn a reception as glowing as that of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', prompting Sony to greenlight yet another ''Ghostbusters'' movie, this time with all male leads. The hopes that ''Ghostbusters'' would boast one of [=McCarthy=]'s least crude performances would eventually come true, but none of the other predictions would. Some time after the release of "My Fat Lady", Sony canceled their plans for another all-male Ghostbusters team.[[note]]Though since this story foresaw an all-white team led by a high-as-a-kite Creator/SethRogen, this would only feel harsh to readers who would have wanted to see this reboot with different actors.[[/note]] Even later, ''Ghostbusters (2016)'' would only earn a SoOkayItsAverage critical reception and box office performance[[note]]a 73% Website/RottenTomatoes score vs. the original's 97%, and a worldwide gross that covered the production budget, but not advertising[[/note]], leaving Sony to question the feasibility of another movie. Additionally, the complete absence of Leslie Jones from "My Fat Lady" implies, either intentionally or unintentionally, that she didn't seem worth readers' attention.[[note]]Peter has admitted never hearing about her before she became a Ghostbuster.[[/note]] Later, hackers and harassers would demonstrate otherwise, as would fans who'd express support and sympathy for her in the wake of their torment.

*** ''Batman vs. Batman'' seems to unintentionally reflect future complaints that ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' makes Batman's and Superman's philosophies too similar, compared to the comics.

*** For readers who didn't like the thought of another all-male Ghostbusters team, its cancellation adds this tone to the last page's lack of support for the idea.

* HarsherInHindsight: "My Fat Lady" ends with the less crude Creator/MelissaMcCarthy helping ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' earn a reception as glowing as that of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', prompting Sony to greenlight yet another ''Ghostbusters'' movie, this time with all male leads. The hopes that ''Ghostbusters'' would boast one of [=McCarthy=]'s least crude performances would eventually come true, but none of the other predictions would. Some time after the release of "My Fat Lady", Sony canceled their plans for another all-male Ghostbusters team.[[note]]Though since this story foresaw an all-white team led by a high-as-a-kite Creator/SethRogen, this would only feel harsh to readers who would have wanted to see this reboot with different actors.[[/note]] Even later, ''Ghostbusters (2016)'' would only earn a SoOkayItsAverage critical reception and box office performance[[note]]a 73% Website/RottenTomatoes score vs. the original's 97%, and a worldwide gross that covered the production budget, but not advertising[[/note]], leaving Sony to question the feasibility of another movie. Additionally, the complete absence of Leslie Jones implies, either intentionally or unintentionally, that she didn't seem worth readers' attention.[[note]]Peter has admitted never hearing about her before she became a Ghostbuster.[[/note]] Later, hackers and harassers would demonstrate otherwise, as would fans who'd express support and sympathy for her in the wake of their torment.

* HarsherInHindsight: "My Fat Lady" ends with the less crude Creator/MelissaMcCarthy helping ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' earn a reception as glowing as that of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', prompting Sony to greenlight yet another ''Ghostbusters'' movie, this time with all male leads. The hopes that ''Ghostbusters'' would boast one of [=McCarthy=]'s least crude performances would eventually come true, but none of the other predictions would. Some time after the release of "My Fat Lady", Sony canceled their plans for another all-male Ghostbusters team.[[note]]Though since this story foresaw an all-white team led by a high-as-a-kite Creator/SethRogen, this would only feel harsh to readers who would have wanted to see this reboot with different actors.[[/note]] Even later, ''Ghostbusters (2016)'' would only earn a SoOkayItsAverage critical reception and box office performance[[note]]a 73% Website/RottenTomatoes score vs. the original's 97%, and a worldwide gross that covered the production budget, but not advertising[[/note]], leaving Sony to question the feasibility of another movie.

*** ''Batman vs. Batman'' from "My Fat Lady" seems to unintentionally reflect future complaints that ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' makes Batman's and Superman's philosophies too similar, compared to the comics.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Before Mulberry goes to help Melissa [=McCarthy=] prepare for ''Ghostbusters'' in "My Fat Lady", she uses a clip of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' to demonstrate that she was ActuallyPrettyFunny before becoming pigeonholed as degrading BigFun and FatBastard characters, then hopes, "The damage is bad, but not irreversible. The funny person has to still be inside her, somewhere." In real life, Paul Feig must have managed to find her without Mulberry's help; while the next two roles [=McCarthy=] would play for him ([[Film/{{Spy}} Susan Cooper]] and the aforementioned Abby Yates) do have moments of social awkwardness and clumsiness, they ultimately seem more defined by their intellect and combat skills than their weight. (After the first ''Ghostbusters'' trailer premiered, Peter [[http://www.toonzone.net/first-full-ghostbusters-trailer-arrived-watch-now/ thanked God]] that it at least didn't contain any fat jokes.) Additionally, a Creator/{{Netflix}} ''Gilmore Girls'' revival would give [=McCarthy=] the chance to ''really'' return to her old comedic style.

* HarsherInHindsight: "My Fat Lady" ends with the less crude Creator/MelissaMcCarthy helping ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' earn a reception as glowing as that of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', prompting Sony to greenlight yet another ''Ghostbusters'' movie, this time with all male leads. The hopes that ''Ghostbusters'' would boast one of [=McCarthy=]'s least crude performances would eventually come true, but none of the other predictions would. Some time after the release of "My Fat Lady", Sony canceled their plans for another all-male Ghostbusters team.[[note]]Though since this story foresaw an all-white team led by a high-as-a-kite Creator/SethRogen, this would only feel harsh to readers who would have wanted to see this reboot with different actors.[[/note]] Even later, ''Ghostbusters (2016)'' would only earn a SoOkayItsAverage critical reception and box office performance[[note]]a 73% Website/RottenTomatoes score vs. the original's 97%, and a $219M worldwide gross that covered the production budget, but not advertising[[/note]], leaving Sony to question the feasibility of another movie.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Before Mulberry goes to help Melissa [=McCarthy=] prepare for ''Ghostbusters'' in "My Fat Lady", she uses a clip of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' to demonstrate that she was ActuallyPrettyFunny before becoming pigeonholed as degrading BigFun and FatBastard characters, then hopes, "The damage is bad, but not irreversible. The funny person has to still be inside her, somewhere." In real life, Paul Feig must have managed to find her without Mulberry's help; while the next two roles [=McCarthy=] would play for him ([[Film/{{Spy}} Susan Cooper]] and the aforementioned Abby Yates) do have moments of social awkwardness and clumsiness, they ultimately seem more defined by their intellect and combat skills than their weight. (After the first ''Ghostbusters'' trailer premiered, Peter [[http://www.toonzone.net/first-full-ghostbusters-trailer-arrived-watch-now/ thanked God]] that it at least didn't contain any fat jokes.) Additionally, [=McCarthy=] got the opportunity to ''really'' return to her old comedic style, with ''Gilmore Girls'' becoming revived on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Before Mulberry goes to help Melissa [=McCarthy=] prepare for ''Ghostbusters'' in "My Fat Lady", she uses a clip of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' to demonstrate that she was ActuallyPrettyFunny before becoming pigeonholed as degrading BigFun and FatBastard characters, then hopes, "The damage is bad, but not irreversible. The funny person has to still be inside her, somewhere." In real life, Paul Feig must have managed to find her without Mulberry's help; while the next two roles [=McCarthy=] would play for him ([[Film/{{Spy}} Susan Cooper]] and the aforementioned Abby Yates) do have moments of social awkwardness and clumsiness, they ultimately seem more defined by their intellect and combat skills than their weight. After those, [=McCarthy=] got the opportunity to ''really'' return to her old comedic style, with ''Gilmore Girls'' becoming revived on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Before Mulberry goes to help Melissa [=McCarthy=] prepare for ''Ghostbusters'' in "My Fat Lady", she uses a clip of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' to demonstrate that she was ActuallyPrettyFunny before becoming pigeonholed as degrading BigFun and FatBastard characters, then hopes, "The damage is bad, but not irreversible. The funny person has to still be inside her, somewhere." In real life, Paul Feig must have managed to find her without Mulberry's help; while the next two roles [=McCarthy=] would play for him ([[Film/{{Spy}} Susan Cooper]] and the aforementioned Abby Yates) do have moments of social awkwardness and clumsiness, they ultimately seem more defined by their intellect and combat skills than their weight. After those, [=McCarthy=] got the opportunity to ''really'' return to her pre-Hollywood comedic style, with ''Gilmore Girls'' becoming revived on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Before Mulberry goes to help Melissa [=McCarthy=] prepare for ''Ghostbusters'' in "My Fat Lady", she uses a clip of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' to demonstrate that she was ActuallyPrettyFunny before receiving degrading movie roles, then hopes, "The damage is bad, but not irreversible. The funny person has to still be inside her, somewhere." In real life, Paul Feig must have managed to find her without Mulberry's help; while the next two roles [=McCarthy=] would play for him ([[Film/{{Spy}} Susan Cooper]] and the aforementioned Abby Yates) do have moments of social awkwardness and clumsiness, they ultimately seem more defined by their intellect and combat skills than their weight. After those, [=McCarthy=] got the opportunity to ''really'' return to her pre-Hollywood comedic style, with ''Gilmore Girls'' becoming revived on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

*** Kate [=McKinnon=]'s absence from Mulberry's list of alternate female Ghostbusters seems to suggest that [[ItWillNeverCatchOn she doubts McKinnon's potential to become one of her time's greatest comediennes]], which might sound ironic to readers who now [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail consider her their the funniest star]] of ''Ghostbusters (2016)''.

*** Kate [=McKinnon=]'s absence from Mulberry's list of alternate female Ghostbusters seems to suggest that [[ItWillNeverCatchOn she doubts McKinnon's potential to become one of her time's greatest comediennes]], which might sound ironic to readers who now [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail consider her their favorite character]] in ''Ghostbusters (2016)''.

*** Kate [=McKinnon=]'s absence from Mulberry's list of alternate female Ghostbusters seems to suggest that she doubts [=McKinnon=]'s potential to become one of her time's greatest comediennes, which might sound ironic to readers who now consider her their favorite character in ''Ghostbusters (2016)''.

** ''Batman vs. Batman'' from "My Fat Lady" seems to unintentionally reflect future complaints that ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' makes Batman's and Superman's philosophies too similar, compared to the comics. In the same story, Mulberry's ImagineSpot about tasteless fat jokes ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' could make includes one where Melissa [=McCarthy=] loudly eats a sandwich during an investigation. Swap [=McCarthy=] with Kate [=McKinnon=], and replace the sandwich with Pringles, and this would perfectly match an actual gag in the movie.

* HarsherInHindsight: "My Fat Lady" ends with the less crude Creator/MelissaMcCarthy helping ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' earn a reception as glowing as that of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', prompting Sony to greenlight yet another ''Ghostbusters'' movie, this time with all male leads. The hopes that ''Ghostbusters'' would boast one of [=McCarthy=]'s least crude performances would eventually come true, but none of the other predictions would. Some time after the release of "My Fat Lady", Sony canceled their plans for another all-male Ghostbusters team. Even later, ''Ghostbusters (2016)'' would only earn a SoOkayItsAverage critical reception and box office performance[[note]]a 73% Website/RottenTomatoes score vs. the original's 97%, and a $219M worldwide gross that covered the production budget, but not advertising[[/note]], leaving Sony to question the feasibility of another movie.

* HarsherInHindsight: "My Fat Lady" ends with the less crude Creator/MelissaMcCarthy helping ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' earn a reception as glowing as that of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', prompting Sony to greenlight yet another ''Ghostbusters'' movie, this time with all male leads. Some time after this story's release, Sony debunked reports for such a follow-up. Even later, ''Ghostbusters (2016)'' would only earn a SoOkayItsAverage critical reception and box office performance[[note]]a 73% Website/RottenTomatoes score vs. the original's 97%, and a $219M worldwide gross that covered the production budget, but not advertising[[/note]], leaving Sony to question the feasibility of another movie.

* HarsherInHindsight: "My Fat Lady" ends with the less crude Creator/MelissaMcCarthy helping ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' earn a reception as glowing as that of ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', prompting Sony to greenlight yet another ''Ghostbusters'' movie, this time with all male leads. Some time after this story's release, Sony debunked reports for such a follow-up. Even later, ''Ghostbusters (2016)'' would only earn a SoOkayItsAverage critical reception and box office performance, leaving Sony to question the feasibility of another movie.

** ''Batman vs. Batman'' from "My Fat Lady" seems to unintentionally reflect future complaints that ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' makes Batman's and Superman's philosophies too similar, compared to the comics. In the same story, Mulberry's ImagineSpot about tasteless fat jokes ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' could make includes one where Creator/MelissaMcCarthy loudly eats a sandwich during an investigation. Swap [=McCarthy=] with Kate [=McKinnon=], and replace the sandwich with Pringles, and this would perfectly match an actual gag in the movie.

** In "Mulberry's Epic Yarn", Mulberry [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=21&page=10 shoots]] [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]] with her FingerGun, then proclaims, "That's official canon, by the way." Later, ''Webcomic/FreeSpirit'' would allow Jessie Harper, another TV character portrayed by Willow's actress, to become a recurring part of the Platypus Comix oeuvre.

** ''Batman vs. Batman'' from "My Fat Lady" seems to unintentionally reflect future complaints that ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' makes Batman's and Superman's philosophies too similar, compared to the comics. In the same story, Mulberry's ImagineSpot about tasteless fat jokes ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' could make includes one where Creator/MelissaMcCarthy loudly eats a sandwich during an investigation. Replace [=McCarthy=] with Kate [=McKinnon=], and the sandwich with Pringles, and this would perfectly match an actual gag in the movie.

** ''Batman vs. Batman'' from "My Fat Lady" seems to unintentionally reflect future complaints that ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' makes Batman's and Superman's philosophies too similar, compared to the comics.

* HilariousInHindsight: In "Mulberry's Epic Yarn", Mulberry [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=21&page=10 shoots]] [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]] with her FingerGun, then proclaims, "That's official canon, by the way." Later, ''Webcomic/FreeSpirit'' would allow Jessie Harper, another TV character portrayed by Willow's actress, to become a recurring part of the Platypus Comix oeuvre.

* ShallowParody: "Outtatime" replaces the holographic ''Film/{{Jaws}} 19'' ad with a giant Creator/MelissaMcCarthy hologram, who chomps Marty to promote the comedy ''Unsubtle''. While this provides a slam at movies wasting [=McCarthy=] as FatComicRelief, her filmography for 2015 doesn't contain any movies making jokes about her overeating--just the espionage spoof ''Film/{{Spy}}'', in which she played an adorkable yet genuinely witty and resourceful CIA agent.[[note]]The closest thing ''Spy'' has to a joke about Melissa [=McCarthy=] overeating involves her character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTqtVnXQwxQ eating a hand towel]] while in a fancy restaurant, instead of using it to wipe her hands. However, this functions more as a contrast between her naivete and typical movie spies' sophisticated personas (the size and folding of the towel caused her to mistake it for a fancy appetizer, and it doesn't help that a later scene reveals that some restaurants really ''do'' serve appetizers in that shape), than a jab at her eating habits.[[/note]]

* ShallowParody: "Outtatime" replaces the holographic ''Film/{{Jaws}} 19'' ad with a giant Creator/MelissaMcCarthy hologram, who chomps Marty to promote the comedy ''Unsubtle''. While this provides another slam at movies wasting [=McCarthy=] as FatComicRelief, her filmography for 2015 doesn't contain any movies making jokes about her overeating--just the espionage spoof ''Film/{{Spy}}'', in which she played an adorkable yet genuinely witty and resourceful CIA agent.[[note]]The closest thing ''Spy'' has to a joke about Melissa [=McCarthy=] overeating involves her character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTqtVnXQwxQ eating a hand towel]] while in a fancy restaurant, instead of using it to wipe her hands. However, this functions more as a contrast between her naivete and typical movie spies' sophisticated personas (the size and folding of the towel caused her to mistake it for a fancy appetizer, and it doesn't help that a later scene reveals that some restaurants really ''do'' serve appetizers in that shape), than a jab at her eating habits.[[/note]]

* ShallowParody: "Outtatime" replaces the holographic ''Film/{{Jaws}} 19'' ad with a giant Creator/MelissaMcCarthy hologram, who chomps Marty to promote the comedy ''Unsubtle''. The only movie that Melissa [=McCarthy=] starred in during 2015, ''Film/{{Spy}}'', doesn't include any jokes about her overeating.[[note]]The closest one involves [=McCarthy=]'s character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTqtVnXQwxQ eating a hand towel]] while in a fancy restaurant, instead of using it to wipe her hands. However, this functions more as a contrast between her naivete and typical movie spies' sophisticated personas (the size and folding of the towel caused her to mistake it for a fancy appetizer, and it doesn't help that a later scene reveals that some restaurants really ''do'' serve appetizers in that shape), than a jab at her eating habits.[[/note]]

* ShallowParody: "Outtatime" replaces the holographic ''Film/{{Jaws}} 19'' ad with a giant Creator/MelissaMcCarthy hologram, who chomps Marty to promote the comedy ''Unsubtle''. Melissa [=McCarthy=] only starred in one movie in 2015, ''Film/{{Spy}}'', which doesn't include any jokes about her overeating.[[note]]The closest one involves [=McCarthy=]'s character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTqtVnXQwxQ eating a hand towel]] while in a fancy restaurant, instead of using it to wipe her hands. However, this functions more as a contrast between her naivete and typical movie spies' sophisticated personas (the size and folding of the towel caused her to mistake it for a fancy appetizer, and it doesn't help that a later scene reveals that some restaurants really ''do'' serve appetizers in that shape), than a jab at her eating habits.[[/note]]

* ShallowParody: "Outtatime" replaces the holographic ''Film/{{Jaws}} 19'' ad with a giant Creator/MelissaMcCarthy hologram, who chomps Marty to promote the comedy ''Unsubtle''. Melissa [=McCarthy=] only starred in one movie in 2015, ''Film/{{Spy}}'', which doesn't include any jokes about her overeating.[[note]]The closest one involves [=McCarthy=]'s character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTqtVnXQwxQ eating a hand towel]] while in a fancy restaurant, instead of using it to wipe her hands. However, this functions more as a contrast between her naivete and typical movie spies' sophisticated personas (the size and folding of the towel caused her to mistake it for a fancy dessert, and it doesn't help that a later scene reveals that some restaurants really ''do'' serve desserts in that shape), than a jab at her eating habits.[[/note]]