This little Dalmatian is me as a puppy!

Hey guys! Marshall here! I know I haven't posted anything in a while now, sorry about that, been busy with life stuff...but I just had to talk about something that's been on my mind for a couple weeks now. A couple weeks ago, I discovered that another favorite childhood show of mine (and honestly, I still like it) has an adult fandom that is big enough to create an entire documentary about it. That show being Thomas the Tank Engine. This information has made me curious about how many teen/adult PAW Patrol fans are out there in the world. One day I would love to see about making something for all of us that's not a full-on documentary but just a YouTube video or something to showcase that PAW Patrol has older fans and (this one means the most to me as an autistic person who gets made fun of by even my own dad for having PAW Patrol as a special interest...and don't even get me started on the bullying I have faced just for carrying PAW Patrol merch around) to hopefully help normalize liking things that people our age "aren't supposed to like". I do have a YouTube channel with this same username "MarshallFan99" but I haven't posted anything to it because I had planned for it to just be a channel used for commenting on PAW Patrol stuff, but if I can collect interviews from the PAW Patrol fans here on Tumblr (as well as share my own story with this show of course), I might be able to compile them into a video of some sort about what PAW Patrol means to its older fans and how we all come together over our love for these adorable pups, as well as to showcase the different things we do in this community since we all contribute to the fandom in different ways (posting art, writing fanfiction, making analyses of various aspects of the show, making character analyses, giving thoughts and reviews on the latest episodes, sharing our merch collections, making character-specific appreciation posts, sharing headcanons...and that's not even all the stuff I've seen).

And yeah, I know the PAW X Project was made last year but that mostly focused on PAWTubers. I want to showcase the Tumblr side of things (as well as the types of things we do on here) since this is the largest community of older fans I've ever been part of, and it made me so happy to find it because I finally felt a sense of belonging. So I wanna make something that can bring us all together and help show people that there's nothing wrong with liking it, especially since it's clear the creators know that we exist since they make PAW Patrol t shirts specifically in adult sizes (I have two of them).

So I guess what I'm saying is, if you'd like to be part of something like this, just let me know and we can talk about what to do! If you're not comfortable with it, that's okay too! Just let me know either way! And if you know someone who might wanna be part of something like this, feel free to share this post with them!

Boy was he hard to draw, his Moto Pups outfit is pretty detailed, plus he's in an action pose which I really struggle with. I tried to use different shades of black for this one so it wouldn't all blend together but it still blends anyway. I used a coloring page as a reference image to draw him, I find coloring pages easier references than 3D renders, so I'm glad I was able to find a coloring page of Wild to use for this drawing. Wild is one of my favorite secondary characters in PAW Patrol (the others being Everest, Rex, and Wild's own team, the Cat Pack), and I've been wanting to draw him for a while, and now I finally got the chance to! I hope you like it!

This is a day late but I wanted to use free day to talk about Marshall and how much he means to me. I was really tired yesterday and this is a long post which is why this is a day late, sorry about that. 😅

But anyway, Marshall has been my favorite character since day 1 of the show, actually wait no, he was actually my favorite even BEFORE the premiere, way back during the days of nonstop commercials for the premiere of the show on Nick Jr. I decided Marshall was my favorite after seeing the "Meet Marshall" ad for the first time because I loved how cute his season 1 voice was and I thought his design was adorable too. The premiere of the show really cemented him as my favorite though when I saw that first elevator wipeout. As an absolute klutz myself, I felt seen and validated. When the show premiered I was on vacation with my family but I couldn't do much of anything but sit around and watch TV since I had broken my left wrist...aka my DOMINANT HAND, in a clumsy accident of my own. I had a cast covering most of my arm so I REALLY couldn't do much. Marshall kept me entertained during that trip since there were new episodes everyday, and I developed a 'spot-on' (hehe, get it?) impression of his OG voice. I'd go around talking in that voice all the time and it drove my parents crazy but it impressed my younger brothers, they were like "Wow you sound just like him!"

And for Halloween that year my grandma and I made a Marshall costume together, and when I put it on for the first time to test it out, the first thing I did was trip over my own feet and get back up with an "I'm good!" in my Marshall voice, which made my grandma laugh at how in-character it was, even though it was an accident. I only talked in my Marshall voice the entire time I had that costume on that Halloween too because I wanted to be in-character...and I was, because I also tripped a few times, luckily I didn't lose any of my candy.

Marshall has been a character I look up to and admire for a long time now. He's tied with a Pokémon character for my favorite fictional character of all-time. He's taught me so much, like how to laugh off a wipeout with a well-placed joke/pun. I've been trying my best to do that instead of getting embarrassed whenever my clumsiness gets bad. He's shown me that clumsy people (or pups in his case) can still do great things. He's taught me that when I have to do something difficult, all I need to do is just do my best, and forget the rest. "Do my best and forget the rest" has become one of my mottos now because of Marshall. He (and the other pups) have taught me that you don't need to have superpowers to be a hero (I know Mighty Pups is a thing now but it didn't exist back at the beginning of the show). He's taught me to not let my clumsiness bring me down for long, it never keeps him down for long so why should it keep me down?

My favorite episodes of PAW Patrol are all Marshall-focused episodes, and almost all of them focus on him having some kind of self-confidence issues due to his clumsiness. Pups Fight Fire, Pups Save A Friend, Ready Race Rescue, etc. Pups Save A Friend in particular is the most emotional episode for me because of how RELATABLE Marshall is. He really felt like he couldn't do anything right and that all he did was mess stuff up, so he ran away. I can't even begin to count how many times I've felt like that myself. But just like the rest of the PAW Patrol was able to comfort Marshall and make him feel better, I know I have friends who will do the same for me (you know who you are), and I'm grateful to them for it.

Marshall's endless supply of jokes and puns whenever he has a wipeout never fails to cheer me up if I'm having a bad day, like, during that vacation, his jokes really helped with my depression over not being able to do anything but sit in front of the TV. If I need a laugh at any time, I'll just turn on an episode of PAW Patrol and laugh at Marshall's antics, or I'll search Marshall wipeout clips on YouTube and that'll be enough to make me laugh. As I said above, seeing Marshall, such a clumsy character, still be able to do amazing things and be a hero is inspiring to me and it makes me feel seen and validated as I'm a clumsy person myself, but I also have some skills and talents of my own that I'm good at...just like Marshall has his own skills and talents.

I am autistic, so I grew up with no friends, only bullies for the most part...my life was very lonely so I turned to the TV for friends. I genuinely saw the characters I watched in TV shows as my friends, with Marshall definitely in the "best friend" category because of how similar we are. Seriously, if I was a puppy, I'd be Marshall. That's why my blog title is "This little Dalmatian is me as a puppy!" I have friends now of course, best friends even, but I still see Marshall as a best friend even to this day because I feel like we have a bond even though he's a fictional character. He means that much to me!

I'm really hyped for the Dino Movie now that it's pretty much confirmed to be Marshall's movie! I hope we get a deeper dive into his clumsiness and his self-confidence and insecurities because of his clumsiness and how it affects him. I also hope we get his backstory, I wanna see baby Marshall so badly, he would be so ADORABLE as a baby with those big blue eyes! August can't get here soon enough, I can't wait!

So that's my final post for Marshall Appreciation Week...a day late but I had a lot to say, I could still probably say a lot more but this post is long as it is, so I'll just leave it at this. Thanks for reading if you read the whole thing, I appreciate it! I hope you have a pup-tastic day, everyone! And till next time, Marshall out! ✌️

I've got three moments between Marshall and Ryder that I really like, so here they are!

In Pups Fight Fire, Ryder saw that Marshall was struggling with his self-confidence due to his clumsiness and the fact that he broke his ladder. He called the team to the Lookout and said Marshall was the emergency and that all he needed to do was try his best and not worry about whether or not he broke the fastest fire pup record, leading to Marshall's repetition of "Do my best, and forget the rest!" throughout the rest of the episode. Marshall doesn't end up breaking the record in the end because of a real fire he had to put out along the way, but Ryder was so proud of him regardless, and he got the trophy in the end for being a hero.

In Pups Leave Marshall Home Alone, Ryder respected Marshall's fear of flying and put his full trust in him to look after the Lookout. By the end of the episode he's not only done that but he's also helped Katie with finding and rescuing kittens, with the help of the other pups' Pup-Packs. When Ryder and the other pups get home they're surprised to see Marshall flying using Skye's wings to rescue a kitten from the top of the bridge, and Ryder is proud of Marshall for doing such a great job.

(This is such a cute picture.)

Last but certainly not least, in Pups Save A Friend, when Marshall ran away, thinking the others didn't want him around anymore, Ryder called the team to the Lookout. Their mission? Find Marshall and bring him home. This whole episode is the most emotional episode for me personally because I relate to Marshall here, but like Marshall, I have friends who will comfort me and help me feel better and tell me I'm not someone who can't do anything right and that they wouldn't be better off without me. When Ryder says "The PAW Patrol wouldn't be the PAW Patrol without you, Marshall", that always gets me. This episode is my favorite episode for Marshall and Ryder's dynamic.

(I love this scene, it's one of my favorites in the whole show 🥺)

Marshall has a LOT of different outfits, and I have a LOT of favorites, so this is a list of eleven. They are in no particular order.

His RRR outfit has to be on this list because I love RRR and racing, the racing suit looks great on him! All the pups' racing suits are great but I think Marshall's looks the best out of them all! If I didn't like this one I wouldn't have taken the time to painstakingly draw EVERY LAST DETAIL on my drawing of him in this suit!

His EMT outfit is great, I love his little baseball cap, it's so cute!

His outfit from the first movie is definitely a great one, it's become iconic to me since I've rewatched the movie so many times!

Same with his Mighty Movie super suit! I love how it glows with the energy from the crystal powering it up, and I've also watched the Mighty Movie so many times so it's also iconic to me!

Now we have his Mighty Pups Super PAWs super suit from the show. I dunno, I just think this one is cool!

Next is his Moto Pups biker suit. I love the biker suits for all the pups and Wild in that subseries!

Next is his Ultimate Rescue fire gear, this is definitely one of his best looking outfits in my personal opinion!

I really like his Fire Rescue firefighting gear too! Especially with the beige color scheme, that makes him look like a real firefighter since their uniforms are beige in real life...at least, they are where I live.

His Rescue Wheels suit is next! This is just a cool outfit, but it's also not too complex which is always nice, since I'm actually thinking of drawing him in this outfit (and other outfits) one day!

Next is his pumpkin costume from Pups and the Ghost Pirate! This is just so adorable and every time I see it I can't help but fanboy over how cute he is in this costume!

And last but certainly not least, his Christmas sweater from A PAW Patrol Christmas! These sweaters are just so adorable and cozy-looking, and this is another outfit I took the time to painstakingly draw EVERY LAST DETAIL on. I did one drawing of each pup in their sweater.

Okay so I have three headcanons about Marshall, the last one may not make sense to you but it does to me so let me as a neurodivergent person (autistic) have this one please.

He's a very strict EMT. When he's on medic duty, he doesn't let any of his patients disobey his rules for them. This is because he cares deeply for everyone and genuinely wants to see them at their best, and to see them at their best they need to be healthy/healed.

He and Chase confide in each other about insecurities/self-doubts they may have, even though Chase tries to hide his problems, Marshall can tell when he's feeling off, it's like he has a sixth sense for it.

He has the hyperactive type of ADHD and he also has whatever the dog version of dyspraxia is called, which is why he's so clumsy.

This is an easy one, it's his friendship with Chase!

I love these two so much, especially in the earlier seasons!

Look at them! Adorable! Best pup pals for sure!