Ryder, the local young leader of the Paw Patrol, has long been a fixture in Adventure Bay. He is often seen gallivanting around town with his high-tech ATVs or overseeing operations in his pup-filled command center. However, recent concerns about his upbringing have left many locals bewildered and wondering where the hell are Ryder’s parents?

“I see that kid zooming around town on his ATV at all hours of the day and night,” expressed one concerned citizen. “Doesn’t he have a bedtime? And where are his parents when he’s operating heavy machinery without any formal training? I have never even heard his parents being referenced, let alone seen proof that they exist. The kid can’t be more than 10 years old! Where are social services?”

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  • Smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    My head canon is that he’s a severely autistic teenager with billionaire tech parents that develop AI-based autonomous robotic helpers. They gave him a bunch (mostly dog shaped) and a literal warehouse built to be Adventure Bay, so he lives out his days happy and “helping people” with his pups. In reality he’s beta testing his parents’ prototypes with edge cases no regular user could even think to come up with. The show is what Ryder thinks is happening, but it’s 50% in his head, and 50% enabled by his parents’ products. He is a more closely guarded secret than all of their IP combined. He doesn’t exist as far as anyone knows.

    We don’t speak of how many pups get destroyed, or what fluids may get into them.

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    6 months ago

    The entire show is canonically just there to sell toys to children and it works.

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      6 months ago

      This is true and it’s why my floor is constantly covered with these damn toys and my kids are still asking whatever the new one is

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        6 months ago

        There is a simple way to solve the problem.

        Say no. Nobody should buy that shit.

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      6 months ago

      It’s not just to sell toys; it’s also copaganda for toddlers.

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        6 months ago

        No its literally just to sell toys, wich was admitted by the two people that made the thing.

        And there is no such thing as “copaganda” id rather say it’s literally ancap propaganda rather than anything, like… Bro there is one dude that monopolized basically all public services.

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      6 months ago

      Is the paw patrol tax payer funded? If so, Adventure Bay citizens need to start a protest for blatant misuse of funds and child labor offenses

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    6 months ago

    I have a theory about Ryder. I think he is secretly Bruce Wayne, Ryder is his codename. Hence, he has the funds to build extreme HQs, train some awesome dogs, and teach them how to drive vehicles. This also covers why his parents are not around as they were murdered. I am waiting for the series to end after one of the pups dies on duty, and he realizes he can only rely on himself to keep everyone safe.