Whether you’re living in the country or in a big city, connections are important. Whether
they be platonic, familial or romantic, having a support system filled with people you care about
and who care about you in return is extremely important. With its wide cast of characters,
Disney’s “Big City Greens” exemplifies this well, while also acknowledging that some
of these relationships have their faults. Today, we’re going to figure out which of
these relationships are the healthiest and which could use some improvement.
I’m Brad with WickedBinge, and this is Big City Greens Relationships: Healthy to Toxic!
As always, we’re going to be starting with the healthiest relationships before working
our way down. These relationships are the Healthy.
Easily earning the Gold Medal of Healthiness are the BFFs, Cricket and Remy. Next to the various
Green Family relationships, it could be said that the friendship between these two is the heart of
the show. Following a typical “opposites attract” dynamic, the relationship between these two is
extremely strong - to the point that they’ll do anything for each other if it means helping them
or making them happy. For Cricket, he’ll always be there to help Remy work through his anxieties or
bring him out of his comfort zone. He doesn’t look down on Remy for being so emotional, and instead
tries to help his friend solve his problems - even if Cricket’s ideas aren’t always the best,
admittedly. As for Remy, he’s about the most supportive friend you could ask for, always being
right by Cricket’s side whenever he needs a hand. It’s pretty rare for these two to fight or even
argue - and when they DO fight, it doesn’t take very long for them to work things out. Although
Cricket may be the one who’s more bold and confident, it never feels like he’s simply pushing
Remy around or ignoring his wishes. Occasionally, Remy can be a bit less loyal - like when he became
obsessed with the influencer, Itchaboi, or when he was too intimidated by the Cyber Knights to stand
by Cricket’s side - but as we’ve also seen in those episodes, Remy always comes around
in the end. Honestly, we really couldn’t think of any relationship more deserving of this spot.
Getting the Silver Medal of Healthiness is the romantic relationship of Gabriella and Cricket.
Although these two started off as a bit awkward, it didn’t take long for this pair to become one
of the sweetest in the series. Now, Gabriella was Cricket’s first crush, so it wasn’t exactly easy
for Cricket to confront these new feelings. But for as awkward as it might have been,
the two of them still had some chemistry - thanks to both of them being pranksters. Although
Gabriella isn’t quite as wild as Cricket, she’s still a big fan of having fun and messing with
people, and while she might have been a bit turned off by Cricket’s weird attempts at courting her,
she didn’t judge him for it and was even the one to suggest that they could be boyfriend and
girlfriend. Gabriella also didn’t judge Cricket for how over the top his dad was in the episode
“Date Night”, with the two of them still able to have a good time even after Bill changed their
plans. Given how casual their relationship is, it’s hard to say how it’ll develop as they get
older. Based on what we’ve seen, though, we say they have a pretty good chance.
For our Bronze Medal of Healthiness, we have siblings Cricket and Tilly. Unlike many other
animated siblings who are constantly squabbling or just barely tolerating each other, Cricket and
Tilly are the best of friends. They are almost always hanging out and are very supportive of
each other. Tilly often acts as Cricket’s moral compass, wanting to guide her younger brother
into doing the right thing. As for Cricket, he doesn’t judge Tilly’s weirdness and will often do
what he can to support her, like when he tried to help her out during the dog show or when he tried
to make her wish come true in order to cheer her up. These two also work together extremely well,
being ‘partners-in-crime’ in a way. Now, that’s not to say that these two NEVER argue. We saw two
of their biggest fights in the latter half of season two - one where they argued over
their bedroom space, and the other where they argued over which ending of a show they like,
with the two of them competing with each other and sabotaging one another to get their ending made.
Cricket can also sometimes be oblivious or careless, leading to him annoying Tilly or
making things harder for her without him even realizing it. But, much like with
Cricket and Remy, it doesn’t take much for these two to push their conflicts aside and
go back to supporting one another. For all these reasons, we felt they deserved a high ranking.
Up next, we have Remy and Vasquez. Although originally hired to be Remy’s bodyguard,
it could be said that Vasquez has become both a friend and father-figure for Remy at this point.
Vasquez is protective, supportive and loving - and Remy appreciates all of this! …Well, MOST of this.
With how overprotective Vasquez can be at times, Remy can sometimes get frustrated with Vasquez
treating him like a baby, as seen in the episode where Remy and Cricket temporarily move out of
their homes. Other times, it seems like Remy is pretty dependent on Vasquez - though, to be fair,
he’s still just a kid, so this dependence never seems too unreasonable or concerning.
Additionally, while their relationship may come off as a bit one-sided at times, Remy still cares
about Vasquez - even to the point of wanting to give him the best Bodyguard-iversary party ever.
They really are like family, and it can be incredibly sweet at times. Overall,
these two still managed to land in the upper half of Healthy.
Even pets can have great relationships, and the relationship of Phoenix and Dirtbag is
a great example of this. Phoenix is the ‘queen’ of the farm while Dirtbag is her right-hand cat.
Together, the two of them are able to keep things in-line while also making sure the other farm
animals have everything they need. If we’re being honest, it’s Dirtbag’s side of things that pushes
this relationship so high up. When Phoenix loses her status as queen to the farm’s mean rooster,
Cogburn, it’s Dirtbag who steps up and not only brings all the other animals back to her side
but also helps Phoenix get her confidence back. It’s a really sweet moment, showing that Dirtbag
isn’t just a lazy old cat while also indicating that these two have a pretty deep friendship,
even if we don’t always see them hanging out together. In other words,
these two easily buck the stereotype of dogs and cats hating each other.
Although we haven’t seen a lot of them, we just had to give a mention to Alice and Ernest.
It’s kind of hard to believe a relationship that began with one person stealing the other’s car
could still make it into the Healthy - but hey, sometimes love works out that
way. While it may have taken a while for Alice to accept Ernest’s help,
Ernest was a patient and kind man who never tried to push even if he was still persistent.
It was obvious from the story told in “Garage Tales” that he cared about Alice deeply,
loving her for who she was. Alice, in return, went on to show a lot of respect and affection
towards him, even seeing him as her “hero”. D’awww… It really is a shame we haven’t gotten
more flashbacks with these two, but if they’re anything like the stories we’ve already seen,
we’re sure that there were plenty of other great things about their relationship.
Following them, we have Nancy and her kids. While Nancy may be a bit reckless at times, this
ultimately doesn’t stop her from being a great mother. She loves her kids, even being willing to
drop out of her old biker gang so she can be there for them. Although she’ll be a bit more lenient
than Bill, being okay with bending the rules a bit and indulging in things like pranks with Cricket,
Nancy still steps up when she needs to and tries to instill good morals in her kids since she
doesn’t want them to end up getting arrested like she did. In return, Cricket and Tilly both love
their mom a ton, connecting with her in different ways. Really, the only negative we have to mention
here is how sometimes Nancy can be a bit careless in her parenting - especially when it comes to her
and Cricket’s love of pranks. This was seen in the episodes “Impopstar” and “Shark Objects”, where
she ends up accidentally putting Cricket in danger after enabling his prankster nature.
Still, in both these instances, she did what she could to make up for her mistakes, so
she still lands somewhere in the good.
Keeping with the parental relationships, we’re ranking Bill and Tilly next. Now, for the
most part, these two have an incredibly sweet father-daughter relationship. Not only do they
love and care about each other, but they’re almost always seen getting along. While they occasionally
argue or butt heads, this doesn’t happen nearly as often as it does with Bill and Cricket. For the
most part, even if Bill doesn’t always understand his daughter, they support each other well.
However, there was one major instance that earns it this low of a ranking. In the episode “Big
Trouble”, we see that Bill seems to subconsciously see Tilly as a ‘perfect angel’, and when Tilly
isn’t this, Bill ends up making her feel like she’s instead a bad person. Now sure, Bill didn’t
mean to give his daughter an identity crisis, but whether it was an accident or not, making your
child feel like they always have to be perfect in order to be ‘good’ is always a bit of a red flag.
Still, with how many positive moments this relationship has, we couldn’t put it any lower.
Nearing the end of this tier, we have Bill and Nancy. Starting off as childhood sweethearts
and ending as divorcees after Nancy got arrested, these two still manage to keep
a pretty positive relationship with each other. In fact, if it weren’t for it being mentioned,
you probably wouldn’t even know they were divorced. Unlike other animated divorcees,
there isn’t any real bitterness there, to the point where Nancy is just able
to visit whenever she feels like it. Still, we can’t say their relationship is perfect.
Because of their opposite personalities and parenting styles, they can sometimes bicker
over things - like properly disciplining Cricket or even something as simple as the
annual harvest stew. In some ways, we can see WHY they divorced, but at the same time, it’s nice to
see an example of exes being civil towards one another and still seeing each other as family.
Our final Healthy relationship is the father-son relation of Cricket and Bill. Similar to
characters like Homer and Bart Simpson, these two have quite a bit of friction. Although Bill
clearly loves his son, he’s almost always scolding him for getting in trouble. Cricket, meanwhile,
can often ignore his dad’s teachings and tends to see him as boring or frustrating a lot of the
time. They have a hard time seeing eye-to-eye on a lot of things, and they both have a bad habit of
trying to prove the other wrong, given that both of them have a pretty strong stubbornness streak.
Still, that doesn’t mean they hate each other. Far from it, in fact. For as much as they may argue,
these two do try to talk things out. Additionally, they can be incredibly supportive of each other.
Whenever Cricket actually learns his lesson or makes up for his mistakes, Bill always makes it
known how proud he is of him. When it comes to his dad, Cricket does genuinely want to
see him be happy, which is why he often tries to push Bill out of his comfort zone. So while they
may not always get along, the love between them is always there - even if it’s sometimes hard to see.
Moving on, we’ve now come to relationships that aren’t quite toxic but still have some
issues that are pretty noticeable. These are the Grey Relationships.
Starting off this tier is the relationship between Remy and his parents, Rashida and Russell. When
we first saw them, Rashida and Russell didn’t make the best first impression. They tried to push Remy
into as many extracurriculars as possible, not really asking if he wanted to do them,
and when they found out that he was skipping practice to hang out with Cricket and Tilly,
they tried to send him to boarding school. Thankfully, once Remy stood up for himself, his
parents actually allowed him to do what HE wanted. While they may not always be able to spend time
with him due to their busy work schedules, the Remingtons are still shown to be a close family.
They go on vacations and go to trivia nights, and they go to Remy’s little league game to support
him - though this is done reluctantly on Russell’s part. Speaking of Remy’s father, though it’s
obvious that he still wants Remy to be a football player, he’s also willing to accept Remy for
who he is and acknowledges that he needs to do a better job of showing that support. While we feel
that there’s still plenty of room for improvement, we felt we couldn’t put them any lower.
Next, we have Alice and her grandkids. Though she may not always fulfill the ‘sweet,
lovable grandma’ role, Alice does love her grandkids as much as they love her.
She’s protective of them and will fight for them whenever possible. When it comes to Cricket
specifically, she’ll often team up with him to help out with his crazy schemes. As for Tilly,
we saw the two bonding in the episode “Tilly Tour”. Later on, during Tilly’s ‘bad girl’
identity crisis in “Big Trouble”, Alice gave her some incredibly helpful advice. The kids
also love their grandma and will do anything for her, like helping her get her license or making
sure she doesn’t get hurt after eye surgery. But for as many good moments that they’ve all shared,
Alice has still done some pretty questionable things. We can’t overlook how she pretty much
disowned Cricket in the episode “Cricket Versus” when he couldn’t complete their family tradition.
Though this was only temporary and Alice did accept Cricket back into the family, it was still
pretty messed up. You also have her not-so-great moments with Tilly, like when she refused to
spend time with her in “Park Pandemonium” without actually saying why or when she insulted Tilly’s
Saxon doll. While we can say her relationship with her grandkids is better than another relationship
that we’ll get to in just a moment, these negative moments bring it down quite a bit in our opinion.
After them, we have Bill and Alice. Yes, much like her relationship with her grandkids,
Alice wasn’t always the best mother for her son - and again, it’s her side of things
that bring this relationship so far down. When it came to Bill’s dreams of being a gymnast,
Alice put a ton of pressure on him, turning it into a terrible experience for him. In fact,
as mentioned in “Green Mirror”, Alice gave Bill quite a few anxieties as a child, whether she
meant to or not. But while their relationship may seem pretty rough on the surface, there’s still a
strong connection there. No episode shows this off better than “Greens’ Acres”, where we see
a young Bill do what he can to help his mother out - showing how attentive he can be as a son,
even as a kid - all while Alice just wants to keep him safe and happy. Though they may
not be the closest, the care they show towards each other in this episode is incredibly sweet.
While Alice can admittedly still be pretty critical of her son in the present day, that care
and love hasn’t disappeared - though she could still probably do a better job of showing it.
Finishing off the Greys, we have the friendship of Cricket and Gloria.
In a way, this relationship has grown the most out of any other in the entire series.
For a good chunk of the show, these two bickered and butted heads. Cricket can be easily annoying
and lazy while Gloria can be strict and look down on Cricket for his childishness. In other words,
total opposites. Neither one was ever completely in the right, as there are quite a few instances
of them both being jerks to each other - especially in their first episode together.
However, it never crossed a line into them becoming enemies. In fact, they eventually end up
developing a sort of brother-sister relationship. This is mainly due to Cricket being willing to
make up for his mistakes, being willing to help Gloria out with her troubles and supporting her
efforts. In return, Gloria will show kindness to Cricket and cut him some slack - like when she
gave him the muffin he wanted after he saved her from the skunks, or when she helped him
get to Chip’s office in “Chipocalypse Now”. The two are also shown to be an incredibly
strong team when they do get along, so while it took quite a while to get to that point,
their recent episodes together keep this relationship from turning toxic.
We’ve finally arrived at the most questionable and
concerning relationships in Big City. These are the Toxic Relationships.
Just outside the podium of toxicity, we have Alice and Mr. Grigorian. These two take
“bad neighbors” to a whole new level. Essentially, they hate each other - constantly throwing insults
and even garbage at each other, and all over what was revealed to be a misunderstanding.
The interesting thing about this relationship though, as we learn in the episode “Truce Bomb”,
is that while they are willing to put their grudges aside and be kind to one another,
they actually prefer to be enemies. Without that ‘hatred’, being normal neighbors is
just dull and boring for them. We still aren’t sure if this hatred is a completely good thing,
though it seems to make them happy, so they’re able to stay just on the edge of Toxic.
Getting the Bronze Medal of Toxicity is the would-be friendship of Bill and Chip
Whistler. Though not as built-up as another Chip relationship that we’ll be getting to shortly,
we still felt it deserved a mention, given that this relationship was the center of a
couple episodes. Although Bill is patient and friendly towards Chip, willing to let bygones
be bygones even after everything Chip’s done so long as Chip puts in the effort,
Chip refuses to give that same courtesy. He fakes a friendship with Bill in “Friend-Con” just to
get some petty revenge, and when Bill tries to give him advice in “Reckoning Ball”, Chip
essentially just blows him off. Even when it seems like Chip finally realizes the error of his ways,
it just turns out to be an act. As such, it makes all of Bill’s efforts come off as not only
one-sided but also a bit foolish. While it would be nice to see these two form a true friendship,
as they really did seem like they’d get along, we just can’t see how that’s possible at this point.
Earning the Silver Medal of Toxicity is our final parental relationship,
Chip and his father. The main thing that brings this particular relationship down is the lack
of respect on Chip’s part. For as much as his father tries to help him, Chip is once again
shown to blow off any advice that isn’t his own. While he may go along with what his father wants,
getting the Greens to sign the Forgiveness Contract, it’s made very clear that Chip only did
this to get the CEO position at Wholesome Foods. That’s not to say his father is completely in the
right either. While Mr. Whistler does try to give his son consequences and even threatens to kick
him out of the company, you have to wonder what could have made Chip this way in the first place.
Perhaps Mr. Whistler accidentally spoiled him as a kid? It’s hard to say. What is concerning,
however, is how little Mr. Whistler seems to step in once he’s retired and Chip’s
CEO. Even if Chip was in power, you would think that his father would still be checking in more
often to make sure that Chip was keeping his word and actually being a good CEO. As such,
it makes Mr. Whistler come off as distant as well as oblivious to his son’s true nature. Even if
he still tried to be a good dad, it was obviously too late for any of these lessons to sink in. But
while it’s hard to say anything too positive about this relationship, there’s still one that’s worse.
Finally, our Gold Medal of Toxicity is going to none other than Cricket and Chip. Yeahhh,
this really shouldn’t come off as too much of a surprise. While Cricket will occasionally
try to give Chip a chance and make peace with him, Chip always refuses the offer,
assuring that these two will likely remain enemies until the bitter end. Despite their similarities,
they still often bring out the worst in each other and have no problems trying to
sabotage each other. Naturally, Chip takes this one step further and actually tries to
KILL Cricket and his family - and all over a mistake that was his fault in the first place,
not that he’s willing to admit it. Although there’s always a slim chance that these two could
eventually improve their relationship - this is the age of villain redemption arcs, after
all - there’s still no denying that these two have the Most Toxic relationship in Big City Greens.
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