G5 - Where is Sunny's Mom? · 11:46am Dec 2nd, 2021
Where, indeed, is Sunny's mother? We see Argyle, her dad, and the movie very strongly implies he's dead -- or has been missing for years, presumed dead -- but there's no sign of her mother anywhere.
Similarly, Sprout's mother Phyllis features prominently, but there's no sign of his father.
So I got to wondering (partially inspired by Mike Cartoon Pony's The Endeavor Within)... are these questions linked? Do they actually answer one another? What if Argyle and Phyllis were a couple, who split over irreconcilable differences of opinion, with each of them keeping one foal? That would make Sunny and Sprout siblings -- though I imagine neither knows it, since their parents separated when they were too young to remember it -- and would explain why Sprout's over at Sunny's home playing with her and Hitch at the start of the movie. Crackshippers ahoy! It's time to write some stories based on this silliness!
I've considered the possibility myself. Argyle and Phyllis's sniping could definitely be seen as a divorced couple bickering, especially with their protectiveness over each child. Though given the ages involved, this might make Sunny and Sprout fraternal twins. There's some legitimate for heartbreak here, especially Phyllis struggling with her rebellious daughter over the years, knowing she'd never believe her if she tried to play the mom card.
Sorry, I couldn't read the title without IMMEDIATELY hearing "Sunny's Mom has got it going ooon..."
You do touch upon an interesting topic about missing parents, but I guess the show itself can show us more.
Hm. Now that you mention it, I think I recall that the idea did occur to me a while ago -- but as far as I'm remembering, I didn't think much more on it, possibly distracted by something else. Thanks for the reminder, and going further into it here!
Suffering from Disneyitis. You know, that condition that kills parents as soon as they would be a hinderance to the plot.