Finding Groovy in a Mixed-Up World, Part 2: Mystic Dippy!
Let me explain.
The first reason is the death of Charlie Kirk. Now listen — I didn’t agree with him, not on most things, maybe not on anything. But that doesn’t matter. What matters is he was a young man, just starting his life, building a family, and he was shot down simply because somebody didn’t agree with him. That shook me. It made me feel sick. We’ve hit a point where disagreement turns into violence, and to me, that’s the death of humanity itself. My show Mystic Dippy! is, in part, a response to that tragedy. It’s my way of saying, “Hey world, can we please cool down, take a breath, and just be human again?”
The second reason is the state of children’s shows today. I don’t mean to knock everyone working in the industry, but it feels like so many shows now aren’t really made for kids at all. They’re made for adults with agendas, or to impress their peers, or to win Twitter points. But where’s the entertainment? Where’s the fun? Where’s the wonder? I grew up with shows that were trippy, colorful, sometimes nonsensical, but always rooted in imagination. They didn’t talk down to kids, but they also didn’t try to use kids as pawns in some cultural chess game. I want to bring that spirit back.
So yeah — the show’s message isn’t political. Mystic Dippy himself is just a chill hippie puppet who speaks about love, grooviness, and seeing the world in a brighter way. But my act of creating it — that is political. Because in a world tearing itself apart with hatred, violence, and self-righteousness, making something purely for love and imagination becomes its own quiet rebellion.
Mystic Dippy! is my way of planting a flower in the middle of all the chaos.
26-30, M