The Story of Twins, Post-Judge Mia

Hey, Miahols! While we wait for the next episode of Monkeytown, I managed to score exclusive information from the lips of Bennett Joel, a writer and creative consultant for the Mia franchise. I e-mailed Joel asking about who Manny's father was, and he replied with this huge piece of Maggie and Marley's lives after Judge Mia. Enjoy!

"Magdalen Florence Mabel Capapasosa Bananomanoman and Marley Henry Bananomanoman were both born on September 19, 1305, to Matilda and Murphy Bananomanoman in Yonkers, Furria at the Yonkers Holy Tenderness Catholic Hospital.

After graduating from PS-22 Preschool in 1311, Maggie and Marley attended kindergarten at Presbyterian Central Primary School, a Presbyterian private school, for the 1311-1312 school year. The twins' tuition was paid in full by their grandmother, Mia, who was wealthy from her reality series. The twins attended Presbyterian Central through 8th Grade (the 1319-1320 school year).

Maggie and Marley attended Yonkers West High School, a public school, for their entire high school careers. In 1322, when Maggie and Marley were both in their sophomore year of high school, their parents, Matilda and Murphy, were divorced. Murphy and Marley moved to another house in Yonkers, while Maggie and Matilda remained in the old family home. Maggie and Marley both graduated from Yonkers West in 1324.

Maggie was admitted to Monaunkibou University for the 1324-1325 school year, her first year of college. Marley was admitted to Nuttingham School of Business for his first year of college. Their grandmother, Mia, paid their tuition in full. Maggie planned to major in fashion with a minor in political science, while Marley was scheduled to major in accounting.

For her sophomore year in college, Maggie studied abroad in Ambia (a small country above Bangladult known for its fashion). During her abroad study, when Maggie was 20, she came across Eduardo von Monkingsquire. Eduardo was an Ambian exchanged student at PS-22 in 1310, but returning to his home country after preschool. Eduardo and Maggie re-introduced themselves to each other, and soon started dating. The summer between Maggie's sophomore and junior year of college, Eduardo proposed to her, and she accepted. Soon after the marriage proposal, Maggie dropped out of college. Eduardo, who is the son of an Ambian Earl, was already rich enough that Maggie didn't need a career.

Meanwhile, Marley graduated Nuttingham School of Business in 1328. He quickly accepted the position of CFO at S. C. Shinypelt, working alongside his father, Murphy, who became the CEO of the company in 1319 immediately after Mr. Shinypelt's death. Marley begun dating Melissa Danley, an elementary school teacher, in 1332, after they met online.

Maggie married Eduardo in the summer of 1327, legally changing her name to Maggie von Monkingsquire. She and Eduardo lived in Yonkers after their marriage ceremony in the Ambian Palace. On July 30, 1330, Maggie and Eduardo had a son, Manfred Elijah Bananomanoman, called Manny. Eduardo agreed that Manny could keep Maggie's last name instead of his. Maggie and Eduardo experienced marital difficulties after Manny's birth. Eduardo and Maggie got divorced in 1332. Eduardo voluntarily forfeited all parental rights to Maggie, give Maggie complete custody of her son. Following the divorce, Eduardo moved back to Ambia, leaving Maggie in Yonkers. Maggie's name reverted back to Maggie Bananomanoman due to the divorce.

Eduardo later married Princess Moony Furry of Furria in 1334, a union which improved diplomatic interactions between Furria and Ambia, a relationship that had been tense since Ambia supported Samua's independence in the Furrian War. Eduardo and Moony had a son in 1335.

Marley proposed to Melissa Danley in 1335, and they were married in 1336 at Marley's grandmother's courthouse, JMN Studios. Mia herself did not attend the wedding. Marley and Melissa's marriage was cut short when Marley was involved in an automobile accident on April 9, 1337, forcing him into a coma. Melissa stayed with Marley at the hospital for a week, until his heart suddenly stopped on April 16, and Marley died. After her husband's death, Melissa lived with Maggie and Manny as she grieved. She eventually moved to Samutropolis and continued her teaching job at a school there.

Maggie and Manny currently live in Yonkers, Furria on the same street as her mother, Matilda."

Ruby...Who?: The Mystery Bear Who Left as Soon as She Came

Possibly the most obscure, unnecessary, and odd things about the entire final episode of Judge Mia was the epilogue. It seemed to have a considerably lower quality than the rest of the episode, and it provided off-kilter details like a mother-daughter artificial banana company and well-loved characters being mysteriously killed off in the mountains. But one of the most unexpected, inexplicable tidbits from the epilogue was this little ray of sunshine:

Ruby!!!

When Mia uttered the famous words, "Buck married Ruby," all fans watching wrinkled their noses. "Wait, he married...who?" Who, indeed? Ruby had made a few scattered background appearances in the series, except for a minor speaking role in "Judge Mia's Valentine's Day", when Ruby tells Buck:

Wow, your hair is stunning!

Some random bear from preschool who talked to him at the Valentine's Day party, and they get married. Ruby hadn't even been named until it was revealed that she was married! Talk about weird, and a little sketchy.

But this bright-red bear does not stick around for long. When Monkeytown was first announced, and the first promotional posters were rolled out, the die-hard Miaverse analyzers were disturbed to find that Buck was married to a new character named Karen! It felt like a major plot hole; a huge oversight on Stuffie Studios' part. No one could tell where Ruby went...the canonicity of the JMF epilogue has never been trustworthy since.

It wasn't until the official Monkeytown Facebook page posted a Snortleson family tree when Ruby came back into the picture. That family tree has since been deleted, but it clearly showed Ruby Rosá Lopez (her middle name and maiden name had not been previously known) listed as the ex-wife of Buck Snortleson. Finally, an explanation! Buck and Ruby somehow got divorced between the Judge Mia finale and the premiere of Monkeytown. But more questions arose: Why did they untie the knot, and why hasn't Ruby been mentioned in the web series itself?

The Ruby Problem was further elaborated upon in her first full appearance since the epilogue. In "Custody Wars: Part 2", Buck has a flashback to him standing in front of a furious red bear who is screaming "I hate you, get out of my life!" The bear was quickly assumed to by Ruby herself by the Judge Mia super fans. Who else could it be? However, the scene did not explain how or why Ruby and Buck were divorced. It only confirmed that the marriage ended in a fiery doomsday showdown...seriously, Ruby seemed a little too upset in that flashback.

Why would the Stuffie Studios team even include Ruby if she was never going to become relevant? Answer: She will become relevant. If Ruby was truly done and over with, then she would not have been given that flashback. I think we can expect a lot more Ruby in Season 2.

Headcanon #1: Brownfeather and the Immortals

Headcanon #1: Brownfeather, among other characters, are immortal and invincible beings who a silent subspecies/master race.

Let me elaborate. It is a common known fact that Brownfeather seems to be some supernatural demigod thing. She has been directly spoken to by a god ("Brownfeather's Prophecy"), has the power to levitate herself and disappear ("Nigel vs. Buck"), and seems to have an inner instinct when it comes to nature ("Brownfeather vs. the Logger Union" and "Buck's Lil' Earth"). Plus, she has been resurrected from apparent death ("Brownfeather vs. the Logger Union"), which she actually called being "temporarily summoned". More evidence for Brownfeather's immortality is the jump between Judge Mia and Monkeytown. Brownfeather is working as a lawyer all the way back in 1309 ("Nigel vs. Buck"). In her first appearance, she emits a wise and somewhat elderly persona. However, almost 30 years later, Brownfeather is doing the exact same job ("Custody Wars: Part 2"). Most of the Judge Mia characters have changed and aged by the events of Monkeytown...and then there's Brownfeather, doing the exact same thing she's done for almost half a century. Obviously, its not uncommon to hold the same career for a long time, and it doesn't prove immortality. But another clear indication of Brownfeather's unnatural existence is seen on her character file. Instead of a normal birthday, her date of birth is listed as "unknown". Her age is "unknown". Her country of birth is "unknown". Even the producers of the Miaverse have no idea what Brownfeather is! This anomaly cannot be a coincidence.

It may seem that Brownfeather is just a one-time quirk. But she is only the most prominent of this race of immortals...in fact, there are many more:

Smokey Beanbum: This should be no surprise. It has been a long-running gag that Smokey is killed off for the sake of humor, then returning his regular cameo position in the very next episode. In first happened in "The Snortleson Brothers vs. Smokey", when Smokey did suicide by jumping off a bridge because he felt guilty for sending the Snortleson brothers to jail. Another time was in Me vs. Wild, Day 2, when Mia murders Smokey by throwing a rock at him. The next day, Mia returns to the crime scene in order to EAT Smokey's corpse...but he isn't there! Smokey then emerges, riding on a helicopter, directing an entire search time towards Mia! Another time, most recently, is when Officer Jackson accidentally kills Smokey when he is haphazardly shooting into the crowd of restaurant-goers in "Custody Wars: Part 2". Smokey is seen in the hospital later that day, told that he is about to die. Later in the episode, Smokey flatlines and is proclaimed dead. But I'm sure he'll pop up later.

Kari von Kingsbury: In a quick but evident couple of scenes of "Crappy Anniversary", Matilda (disguised as Miranda) poisons and kills Kari at least 3 times. Each time, Kari returns to try to next sample Miranda is cranking out. Eventually, it does seem that Kari dies from Matilda's latest poison...but then how does she appear in "Buck vs. Hipper" (the very next episode!) in the crowd! Not only that, she also appears the crowd of the episode after that ("Judge Mia Forever")!!!

Cornflake Groucheberger: In "Grouch vs. Private", Cornflake was personally ripped apart by his corrupt parents. Physicall torn into two pieces. However, he later appears in scores of episodes later. Most notably...remember this quote?

A little bird told me.
Cornflake: Tweet tweet!

Elmer Pucenose: Buck, is his stint has a substitute judge, publicly executed Elmer when he lost a case to Hipper ("Judge Buck"). However, Elmer has appeared in later episodes...and no one has made a big deal about it. Despite being a frequent background character, some of Elmer's notable postmortem appearances are: The "Lifeguards Save Lives" commercial, Elmer plays the role of a lifeguard. This commercial aired along with "Croakella vs. Schnauzette", a Season 8 episode. Elmer was executed in Season 7. He also appeared in "Brownflesh" as a pharmacist in his very own drug story. "Brownflesh" is a Season 10 episode. Elmer was executed in Season 7. Get the picture?

Commercial deaths: Commercials are debatable in a different realm than Judge Mia, so deaths could be explained as the death of the commercial-character, not the character playing the commercial-character. But it never hurts to try...

• Speaking of "Lifeguards Save Lives"...the cream colored bear who drowned in the commercial? (Fans called him Vanilla Pudding.) He later appears in several crowds. This is weak evidence because it could be argued that Vanilla Pudding was just acting for the commercial, but...)
• Kit Bittlemeier: She was rammed over by a train in a Costline Compromiser commercial ("Crappy Anniversary"), but she appears later in "Judge Mia Forever".

Resurrection seems to the a common theme in Judge Mia. Besides the evidence listed above, there is an entire episode confirmed the existence of zombies in the Miaverse ("Night of the Living Ape"). It clearly proves that dead people can be simply brought back to an undead form of life. While that might not equate to immortality, it does make the prospect of immortality more believable.

Now we come to our fan theory thesis: In the Miaverse, there is a race of immortals who are not gods (they are born from mortals), yet they cannot die from old age. Not only are they immune to aging, they can also resurrect themselves from unnatural and violent deaths (unlike most mythological immortals). Some Immortals also have supernatural powers, like Brownfeather. Some Immortals are aware of their abilities (Brownfeather), and others do not know how they come back to life (all the others). I'm sure there are many other hidden Immortals in the franchise that I have not identified yet.

Heh-heh, this is just a fun fan theory! It's a bit too fantastical for the Miaverse franchise. But...it makes eerie sense.

Monkeytown Christmas Special Coming This Week

Hey, Miaholics! (Unless you prefer Miaddicts.)

After the first season of Monkeytown (the critically acclaimed successor to the also-acclaimed web series, Judge Mia) came to an astounding and brilliant close last month, Stuffie Studios has left their devout followers in the dark on when we'll be getting new episodes.

Season 2 was confirmed on November 15, but there has been no news on when the new episodes will get rolling.

But, thankfully, we don't have to wait for a second season to get new material!

The official Monkeytown Facebook page posted an image of Buck, Karen, Bradley, Jasmine, and two unidentified characters sitting around a Christmas tree earlier today. One of the unnamed-beings is a bear, a rarity in the primate-centric series. Jasmine appears to have an obscene amount of colorful piercings all over her face, which may have something to do with the Jasmine vlogs that depicted Jasmine piercing herself in the nose. Anyway, the post reveals that there will be a Monkeytown Christmas special before Season 2!

The picture is captioned:

Deck the halls with Buck and the gang: the Monkeytown Christmas special premieres this week, in HD!

It doesn't give a clear release date or a title of any sort, but it claims that the special will air this week, the week of December 13-19. It also announces that the new episode will be in all-new HD, which has been a long-running rumor since Season 1 began. Season 2 is presumed to be produced in the same quality.

This isn't the first time a Christmas special was touched upon. On the official blog of Bennett Joel (a Stuffie Studios crew member who co-wrote "Custody Wars: Part 2"), a post from October 30, 2015 says:

...there will be a holiday special released between Season 1 and 2 that encompasses both Thanksgiving and Christmas. The special has a working title of "The Holidays", and it will serve as a Judge Mia reunion episode, as well has develop many of the current characters. Karen's mother, Marge Bonobo, is scheduled to make an appearance in the Christmas special.

It is unknown how relevant that information is now, since it has been almost two months since Joel's post, and the special was likely in pre-production at the time of the post. But the details sound promising: a Judge Mia reunion episode? Could Mia make another cameo?

Now, what about those two mystery people in the promo image? One seems to be a light brown monkey, and the other is a pure white bear. As Bennett Joel's blog states, Marge Bonobo, Karen's mother, is scheduled to make an appearance in this episode. Could one of these characters be Marge?

This is not the first mention of Karen's family. Karen's mother was first revealed in a family tree posted on October 9. Her full name is Margaret Venus Bonobo, and she was married to Yogi Loren Bonobo, who is somehow dead. The tree also reveals Karen to have a sister, Cleo. I'd say that there is a good chance that the two mystery people are Marge and Cleo, even thought Joel's post does not mention Cleo visiting the Snortleson household. In related news, the post that contained the official Snortleson family tree was swiftly deleted just this morning, so it canonicity is currently debatable.

Among the many undisclosed factors surrounding the special, something to consider is the length of the episode. Monkeytown and time management have had a awkward, lopsided relationship in the past four or five episodes; Stuffie Studios can't seem to find a happy medium between the underwhelming 7-minute clip and the nauseating, almost-unwatchable 50-minute made-for-TV movie. The content of the episodes themselves is spectacular, but in the flexible world of web series, episode length is something to be talked about. Will the Christmas special be a disappointing 8 minutes, a comfortable 16 minutes, or a hard-to-swallow hour-long event?

What do you think? Are you excited for the special? Will it be just as good as the "Custody Wars" Miracle? Comment your thoughts!