So I guess I lied earlier when I said my computer was on it’s last leg. It booted up fine and is running faster than it was earlier. I’m still planning on getting it looked at. Hopefully it can hold on until I can get that done! For now, please enjoy this Murdad doodle I was finally able to do after being MIA for almost three months!
Every kid heard about a kid that knew a kid, who knew a kid, who knew a kid, who went so high they went all the way over the top of the swing, and every kid wanted to see if the rumor was true, including Noodle! Murdoc would have an internal conflict between which version of himself was going to manifest when Noodle would ask him to push her on the swing. Murdad wanted to nurture her imagination, but keep her safe, while Uncle Muds wanted her to have fun and be a kid, and deal with the consequences later. Neither wanted to deal with Angry Mom Russel, so Murdad would win.
When you win the big bar fight and try to sneak into your Winnebago but get caught by your FedEx crotch goblin and you have to sit there for an hour while she lectures you in Japanese.
Y'all went and did it. This is what you voted for, so this is what you are getting. You forced my hand. I hope you are happy!
Before we get to the fun part, I feel like I just need to add a tiny disclaimer:
I am not responsible for any injury/accidents that may include, but are not limited to: choking, fainting, stubbing you toe, broken phone screens, vocal chord strain, sudden temporary blindness/loss of vision, messages of brain.exe has stopped working, unexplained muscle spasms, tingling sensations, ringing in the ears, spontaneous combustion, wildly erotic dreams, wildly disturbing nightmares, vivid daydreams causing awkward situations, sudden urges to write fanfiction, trouble sleeping, or death.
Murdad watching Saturday morning cartoons with his FedEx Kid
(Most tv stations dropped Saturday morning cartoons in 1992, but one or two still broadcast them until 2004, so Noodle would have gotten to enjoy the tail end of the best cartoon era!)
Mom Russel coming into the livingroom: I told you to stop eating on the couch—!
Murdad, already emotionally invested in Sailor Moon: SHHHH! Shut yer gob! This Sailor Moon bird is going to kick that Queen Beryl slag’s bottle!
Every great dad knows it is their life’s work to annoy their offspring, and Murdad takes his job very seriously. The most annoying things he likes to do include:
Referring to Noodle as various types of pasta
Linguini, ravioli, rotini, penne, rigatoni, farfalle, tortellini, soba, udon, capellini, manicotti, fusilli, ziti, and macaroni are the ones he uses the most
He even has her in his contact list under ‘Ramen’
When he leaves her notes, he always calls her one of the pasta names
Every time he runs into her while he’s out, he always shouts out a random pasta name to get her attention
If they go to an amusement park, mall, shopping center, etc., Noodle makes sure to stay with the group or else Murdad will wander around screaming pasta names at the top of his lungs
He also likes to annoy Noodle by driving like an old lady
He always makes sure to drive perfectly, following the law to the letter,and even drives a few mph under the speed limit
This drives Noodle crazy, and she calls him a Boomer
To which Murdad responds with a laugh I was born in '66. I’m not a Boomer, love, I’m Gen-X
And then he drives 10mph under the speed limit, which, while not illegal, is still annoying, and Noodle is ready to tear her hair out
Murdad also likes to make his Annoying Murdoc Noises at the end of everything Noodle says, as if she just made a dirty joke
It always confuses 2D, leaving him wondering what the punchline was
He also makes weird noises when he answers her phone calls, just to keep her wondering what he’s doing
Noodle stops calling and switches to texting only
Murdad resorts to spelling out his noises as phonetically accurately as possible
Sleeping anywhere but in her own bed is risky business
Murdad is always watching for when Noodle falls asleep on the couch
He then tips the couch, yeeting her onto the floor and running for his life
He WILL flush the toilet while Noodle is showering
Murdad likes to point out that she’ll never find her name on a novelty keychain, or bicycle plate
Asks her “how was school?” Every time she walks into the room
Calls Noodle from another room, and then doesn’t answer her
Walks into Noodle’s room, then leaves without shutting her door behind him
Sits beside Noodle while she plays on her phone and rapidly and repeatedly pokes her in the shoulder
(Edited 08.12.2021 because I misspelled a word and made some minor adjustments to the drawing) Just my personal headcanon that Noodle really is Murdoc’s daughter, he just doesn’t remember because it was part of the deal he made with the Devil to be a rock god!
@beebzly Who ordered the Soft Murdad with a side of Noodle?
On a side note, I’m low key mad that we only got to see Murdoc wear a hoodie ONCE, so I drew him in his Phase 1 hoodie!
Need to take a moment and leave the room to go cry over this picture
@radioactive-goo I ’m gonna make you cry a little more by creating a little backstory/scenario for this picture:
The band and some collaborators are standing around in the studio, discussing details for their next video, when Noodle leans on Murdoc with a tired yawn. Without even a break in his conversation, Murdad grabs a throw blanket off the couch, and scoops up Noodle, bundling the blanket around her. He keeps right on talking while everyone else desperately tries not to loose their collective doo doo as they watch Murdoc F-ing Niccals begin gently swaying from side to side, his FedEx Kid resting comfortably in his arms. Noodle is out like a light 10 seconds later and a picture ends up on the internet.
