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Some days, a columnist gets out of bed, puts pen to paper, and thinks, “Thank God that I’m alive in this time with a column and an audience just so that I may write these words over and over again: ‘Tubby Nugget.'”
Or maybe that’s just me?
Tubby Nugget.
Tubby @($&ing Nugget.
My hero.
Mr. Nugget, or Tubby, as I feel privileged to call him given how much time I have spent with him, is at the forefront of a trend that we don’t discuss enough: the Kindness Crusade.
There is a genre of massively popular content that is nothing but raw, unadulterated, overly cute, always-relatable positivity. Even when there’s sadness, frustration, or some challenge arising, there’s a sense that one is not alone, and that one will overcome the adversity.
These stories are master classes in emotional resilience. My partner leads classes for school-aged children that are all about social-emotional learning (SEL), and practically every one of these clips or strips could illustrate or inspire a principle for a class.
These comics are not all morality plays. Much of Tubby’s tub of energy is depleted in his quest to find snacks. I’ve watched his multi-part origin story (I should mention that my nine-year-old is obsessed with him), and this doesn’t make sense to me because Tubby is a snack, or the main component of a combo meal. His quest for snacks still manages to be an excuse to show the little nugget’s resilience, along with his sharing skills.
If you can’t get enough of Tubby Nugget, whose creators simply go by their first names Josh and Jenine, there’s plenty more to see.
A personal favorite is Buddy Gator, and you can guess what the strip is about. Chow Hon Lam tells the story of a friendly alligator and his friends.
I’m partial to Nancy, the adult pink elephant, perhaps because of her name. And then there’s the sloth, Lance, whose presence often indicates that good deeds can take time to ripple through the world; a sweater he starts knitting as a child is ready for Buddy as an adult.
Then there’s The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. It was a book I first came across when the music teacher from my daughter’s elementary school read it aloud to everyone on a Zoom during peak pandemic, and it recently was adapted into a short animated film that won the Oscar in that category this year. You can watch it on Apple TV.
The book reads like an ancient guide for how to live well, both to be there for yourself and for others. Some favorite quotes via Goodreads:
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“Kind,” said the boy.
“What do you think is the biggest waste of time?”
“Comparing yourself to others,” said the mole.
“When things get difficult remember who you are.”
“Who am I?” asked the boy
“You are loved,” said the horse.
The quotes without the illustrations don’t do it justice. On Instagram, Mackesy pens his latest ideas in his signature calligraphy. It’s almost too much for Instagram.
There’s so much more beyond these examples. And yet, there’s not enough. I paused writing this column to visit the latest New York Times headlines. With the exception of a guide to making scones for the coronation this weekend, it’s all so bleak.
But there are these glimmers of light. They’re artists and storytellers who set aside cynicism and anxiety and outrage. They’re not just saying we can be better. They’re saying we are better. It’s inside us. Even when all we want in life is to snack, we can hunt for snacks in the sweetest, silliest, most sensitive way possible. There’s a Tubby Nugget inside all of us just waiting to come out.
Can brands follow suit? Can any focus on sharing what they love? Is it possible to build brands around unbridled positivity and hope and kindness?
Maybe?
It’s something to aspire to.
When we feel depressed about our own media habits, when we fear what our kids are exposed to online, and when the outrage engine is whirring out of control to the extent that we wonder if we could do away with our devices entirely, we can discover creators like those here.
We can find these meditations.
For a brief moment inside a square or rectangular frame, we can feel healed.
How can we find more of that?
How can this be what we’re exposed to when we go online?
How can this be what we’re exposed to in the world?
What do we want?
The Tubbynet.
When do we want it?
Right after we get some snacks.
At least, that’s what Tubby Nugget would say.
He has his priorities in order.
David
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Remote/Des Moines
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