Birds Of A Feather; A Pokemon Sitcom!

This idea was started in the Pokemon thread, and it was decided that it would be moved so that it didn't take up most of the conversation there.

This is the story of Braviary and Mandibuzz, a couple trying to raise their kids, Rufflet and Vullaby, as they all go about their daily lives.

Here is the cast of characters, as it currently stands.

Braviary: The father of Rufflet and Vullaby and husband of Mandibuzz, he has to deal with his wacky boss, Cacturne, and try to keeps his kids out of trouble.

Mandibuzz: The Deadpan Snarker wife of Braviary, and mother of Rufflet and Vullaby. She works as an outings organizer for any social gatherings that take place.

Cacturne: Braviary's boss, who is quick to fire him on the slightest of slip-ups, though it never sticks.

Garchomp: A pro athlete, who secretly takes Rare Candies to "enhance his performance".

Zoroark: An old crone living alone, she doesn't like to be disturbed.

Zangoose & Seviper: The childless neighbors of Braviary and Mandibuzz, they fight almost constantly and always seem seconds away from coming to blows, though they never have.

Mrs. Vespiquen: Rufflets teacher, she dislikes him because he is always pulling pranks with his friends, like leaving Spikes on her chair before class.

Mr. Skitty: A single father of a Wailmer, he does his best to provide for his enormous child.

Dodrio: The central head is a Crazy Cat Lady towards all Skittys, and she constantly tries to adopt Mr. Skitty. The left head is a French, male, Only Sane Man named Pierre, who the other heads can't understand. The right head is just generally loopy.

Staraptor & Pidgeot: Braviary's closest friends and drinking buddies, they are a Red Oni, Blue Oni due towards eachother. Staraptor, one of the few pokemon who Cacturne actually fired, now tries to earn money through Get-Rich-Quick schemes, while Pidgeot tries to make sure he doesn't get into too much trouble.

Spinda: The bartender at the towns local pub, The Tipsy Tavern, he is always in the state between sobriety and drunkness, but can't ever get passed that, no matter how much he drinks. He also has a habit of making Gargle Blaster s, which only he can withstand.

Electrode: The schools principal.

Conkeldurr: The schools gym teacher, and also coach of all the sports in the school. He enrolls his son in all the sports and hypes his son up to be the next Garchomp, which has given Timburr a major superiority complex.

Scyther: A common visitor to Spindas pub, he is a Private Investigator and Conspiracy Theorist, and has the habit of letting the two mix, leading to him mistaking something as simply unlucky as, say, food poisoning, and claiming the sufferer was being poisoned. He is always looking for "THE TRUTH" but despite his oddities, he is always trying to help.

Honchkrow: He is the leader of the Honchkrow mafia, consisting of Him, his lackey, Murkrow and anything he can create with Double Team. He has a habit of sending Murkrow on literally impossible tasks, such as robbing a bank yesterday, though Murkrow usually just goes to drink at the pub.

Murkrow: One of Braviarys drinking buddies, he is somewhat mysterious about his job and since he is a very affable fellow, Braviary and pals usually just leave the subject alone when he is there, and occasionally speculate on where he works when he is gone.

Rufflet: The mischievous son of Mandibuzz and Braviary, and Vullaby's brother.

Vullaby: The daughter of Braviary and Mandibuzz, and sister of Rufflet. She is the proud owner of a lemonade stand which she made herself.

Karrablast: One of Rufflets friends, he is the son of Escavalier and is rather lax about schoolwork, though he can be trusted to get things done when asked by his friends. His father is trying to get him into a more diligent work ethic, so he can follow in his footsteps.

Abra: Another of Rufflets friends, he is The Smart Guy of Rufflets trio of friends, and is Brilliant, but Lazy unless he is coming up with another plan for Rufflet and Karrablast to try out.

Kirlia: Vullabys best friend, she is a gossip, and while she tries to tell the truth whenever she can, sometimes she only catches part of a conversation, and runs off to spread an out of context tidbit to everyone.

Timburr: The son of Conkeldurr, he is very strong and athletic due to his fathers habit of enrolling him in every sport. He has a massive superiority complex because of all the attention his father pays to him and all the hype he hears from him.

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The first episode of the series is set during Spring Break and deals with Vullabys lemonade stand.

Any suggestions are welcome, so long as they fit the pokemon theme. Also, credit for the original idea goes to Calamity Jane.

edited 7th Mar '11 7:32:20 PM by Alfric

I read "Birds Of A Feather" and thought this would be an idea for an Angry Birds Machinima. Reading the rest of the thread title still made me think it had to be a Machinima.

edited 6th Mar '11 2:26:48 PM by RocketDude

Kricketot, Chatot, and some undecided drummer could be Rufflet's favorite band.

Roggenrola.

Single dad skitty struggling with raising a wailmer, y/n?

edited 6th Mar '11 2:38:24 PM by twasBrillig

Whimsicott is the prankster and generally causes trouble. Kind of like Bart from The Simpsons.

Was Roggenrola a suggestion for the drummer or the band name? I'd personally suggest Geodude as the drummer, and name the band either Roggenrola or Rock-Type.

Whimsicott would do well as a prankster.

Timburr could work as the drummer but isn't the thing he carries kind of big for that?

edited 6th Mar '11 2:45:59 PM by Alfric

I was going to suggest Timburr as the drummer. It can use that thing it carries as a drumstick.

Not sure if I want...

edited 6th Mar '11 2:45:18 PM by YamiiDenryuu

I was thinking the drummer, but considering it doesn't have hands that might not work so well.

Although I suppose as a running gag...

Braviary was/is an Eagle Scout...although the pokemon world would probably have something like Braviary Rangers, but this is for silliness!

Skitty Dad was once a very successful prize fighter before he settled down to raise his family. Pick on his offspring at your own peril.

I say we give Mrs. Vespiquen a kid who she holds up to an enormous standard that secretly wants to be a punk rocker, except for the fact that he sucks at playing instruments because he doesn't have hands.

when you say Cacturne is a wacky boss, are we talking like George Jetson Job Security?

Yes we are.

Braviary, you're fired!

bleh, that's what I get for asking a question before reading the entire OP...

What's still missing is the bartender for the local hangout were Braviary goes to unwind, and perhaps a few drinking buddies for him.

An Unfezant maybe?

And Braviary owes a huge tab to Unfezant.

WHERE'S MY MONEY, MAN? -peck- WHERE IS IT? EH?

His drinking buddies could be Pidgeot, and Staraptor.

edited 6th Mar '11 4:09:31 PM by Alfric

Who else frequents the bar? Spinda can be the one that constantly passes out in a puddle of his own vomit.

Ew no. I am not drawing that.

Maybe the Unfezant could also be a wacky neigbor that tries to "save the day" whenever there's a "crisis" and immediately does so only to fail epically. Like so:

• Braviary: Son, you're flunking English! What am I going to have to do to get you to do better?
• Unfezant: THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR UNFEZANT-MAN! *jumps off the roof of his house to slam into the wall of Braviary's family's house*

edited 6th Mar '11 4:10:02 PM by theLibrarian

Haha! This sticom just gets better and better.

naw, the bartender has to be the down to earth guy everyone else can go to for advice.

as for his drinking buddies, Staraptor can always be coming up with Get Rich Quick Schemes, that always fail epically.

edited 6th Mar '11 4:12:26 PM by Blissey1

Yes. A Weavile.

Actually, Spinda could be a good bartender. Known for sampling his own drinks, but pretty level-headed.

Own Tempo does suggest a certain level of unexpected wisdom.

"Talk to your children about evolution stones today." Since they aren't something you want to do too early, and they stunt your growth.