Bob and Eliza Pancakes

"Admiral8Q;c-18059168" wrote:

I KNEW IT!!!
Ok, no... but it figures. :p Bob Pancakes is actually Darth Maul's secret identity... :D :D :D
https://i.imgur.com/F8eUWOS.png

@Admiral8Q omg that's hilarious :joy: I'll have to look for him next time I play the star wars pack.

I have never played them, even though I recall Bob and Betty Newbie. But Bob and Betty seemed like a healthier, happier couple even if Bob Newbie was a bit of a slob and an oaf. Whereas Eliza's impression to me is that of a woman in denial who feels helpless to find a better life for herself, living with an ill-tempered slob who doesn't seem to like her much. I played that household for a few minutes and left never to return, with a bad taste in my mouth.

In the world, Eliza seems very intrusive as an NPC. She's everywhere, in everyone's business, yet also has some indefinable pathetic vibe. Anyway I don't blame her for being unhappy, married to that, but I do blame her for continuing to live that way when she has choices.

If I were to take them up again, it would be interesting to see if their relationship can ever be better considering their incompatibility. I might just choose one or the other, and split them up for their own sake.

But in the end, I don't like either of them and couldn't decide in the few minutes I spent on them, which was worse.

Maybe Neighborhood Progression will get them unstuck from their rut? Now that would be fun to see! Maybe they'll start a family, or maybe start seeing other people! That would make me pay attention.

"ignominiusrex;c-18063247" wrote:
I have never played them, even though I recall Bob and Betty Newbie. But Bob and Betty seemed like a healthier, happier couple even if Bob Newbie was a bit of a slob and an oaf. Whereas Eliza's impression to me is that of a woman in denial who feels helpless to find a better life for herself, living with an ill-tempered slob who doesn't seem to like her much. I played that household for a few minutes and left never to return, with a bad taste in my mouth.

In the world, Eliza seems very intrusive as an NPC. She's everywhere, in everyone's business, yet also has some indefinable pathetic vibe. Anyway I don't blame her for being unhappy, married to that, but I do blame her for continuing to live that way when she has choices.

If I were to take them up again, it would be interesting to see if their relationship can ever be better considering their incompatibility. I might just choose one or the other, and split them up for their own sake.

But in the end, I don't like either of them and couldn't decide in the few minutes I spent on them, which was worse.

Maybe Neighborhood Progression will get them unstuck from their rut? Now that would be fun to see! Maybe they'll start a family, or maybe start seeing other people! That would make me pay attention.

@ignominiusrex Yes, they are set up quite dysfunctional at the start. They are not very likeable at first glance. I find them an interesting couple. I like to swap their traits, add their kids from the gallery, so they start with a teen and toddler which makes it more compelling for them to work out their problems. I like family gameplay so I send them on family camping trips or to the park or beach. I think most people just break them up though. I've never actually broken them up in my game. Actually, I never see Bob around, but I see Eliza a lot working at every festival stall. One time I saw Eliza working in the Glimmerbrook alley as a ghost and I was like, ELIZA??!! Did you die so you could work this magic stall too?? :lol:

@Elliandre, I never see Bob around anywhere either! I see Eliza everywhere, always behind the counter at a food stand. I've not seen her in Caster Alley yet, but maybe after she dies... :lol:
Or are vendors one of the types of sim the game makes immortal?

"Stormkeep;c-18063610" wrote:
@Elliandre, I never see Bob around anywhere either! I see Eliza everywhere, always behind the counter at a food stand. I've not seen her in Caster Alley yet, but maybe after she dies... :lol:
Or are vendors one of the types of sim the game makes immortal?

@Stormkeep She wasn't dead though! I quickly went back to her house and she was perfectly fine! She just impersonated a ghost so she could run that stall too. :lol: What do you mean "maybe after she dies" are you planning to take her out? haha

I changed up the Pancakes family a little from the original. I kept Bob and Eliza's relationship on the rocks and added in some traits to reflect them as opposites (ex: Eliza has good manners and is a morning sim, and Bob has bad manners and is a night owl). I've added a couple of kids as well - their daughter, Zuri, and their son, Iggy. They have two pets as well; Cookie, the cat, and Butter, the dog.

https://i.imgur.com/AwRXOt3.jpg

I see Eliza all the time because she's in a yoga/spa-going type club with one of my main sims called the "Humble Housewives." I also have Bob in a bowling club specifically for dads with one of my other main sims called the "Rad Dads." They are such a cute little family in my save.

I kind of ignore them.
I usually ignore most of the Sims 4 characters, so Bob and Eliza are only in the background of my games.
The only time I would probably play them is if my characters became friends with them, or married them.

"jpajari;c-18063624" wrote:
I changed up the Pancakes family a little from the original. I kept Bob and Eliza's relationship on the rocks and added in some traits to reflect them as opposites (ex: Eliza has good manners and is a morning sim, and Bob has bad manners and is a night owl). I've added a couple of kids as well - their daughter, Zuri, and their son, Iggy. They have two pets as well; Cookie, the cat, and Butter, the dog.

https://i.imgur.com/AwRXOt3.jpg

I see Eliza all the time because she's in a yoga/spa-going type club with one of my main sims called the "Humble Housewives." I also have Bob in a bowling club specifically for dads with one of my other main sims called the "Rad Dads." They are such a cute little family in my save.

I love your family gameplay. Those are such great club ideas. And Cookie and Butter are the cutest names for pets. I just love the name Butter for a golden lab. :heart:

"Elliandre;c-18063604" wrote:

"ignominiusrex;c-18063247" wrote:
I have never played them, even though I recall Bob and Betty Newbie. But Bob and Betty seemed like a healthier, happier couple even if Bob Newbie was a bit of a slob and an oaf. Whereas Eliza's impression to me is that of a woman in denial who feels helpless to find a better life for herself, living with an ill-tempered slob who doesn't seem to like her much. I played that household for a few minutes and left never to return, with a bad taste in my mouth.

In the world, Eliza seems very intrusive as an NPC. She's everywhere, in everyone's business, yet also has some indefinable pathetic vibe. Anyway I don't blame her for being unhappy, married to that, but I do blame her for continuing to live that way when she has choices.

If I were to take them up again, it would be interesting to see if their relationship can ever be better considering their incompatibility. I might just choose one or the other, and split them up for their own sake.

But in the end, I don't like either of them and couldn't decide in the few minutes I spent on them, which was worse.

Maybe Neighborhood Progression will get them unstuck from their rut? Now that would be fun to see! Maybe they'll start a family, or maybe start seeing other people! That would make me pay attention.

@ignominiusrex Yes, they are set up quite dysfunctional at the start. They are not very likeable at first glance. I find them an interesting couple. I like to swap their traits, add their kids from the gallery, so they start with a teen and toddler which makes it more compelling for them to work out their problems. I like family gameplay so I send them on family camping trips or to the park or beach. I think most people just break them up though. I've never actually broken them up in my game. Actually, I never see Bob around, but I see Eliza a lot working at every festival stall. One time I saw Eliza working in the Glimmerbrook alley as a ghost and I was like, ELIZA??!! Did you die so you could work this magic stall too?? :lol:

LOL That Eliza! She does have to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral, doesn't she? :D

Your ideas are inspiring: the challenge of resolving or repairing a bad marriage. It would be like a reality show: "Can You Fix This?" In fact that would be a fun thing to watch on some simmer's youtube channel, or even here on the forums: someone doing relationship surgery on various otherwise incompatible Sims, without changing their traits or in any other way using cheats!

@Elliandre Yay, well I’m glad you like the family! I made my own base save where I either filled up the worlds with original families or re-imagined the current pre-made sims. I’m glad I got to share my version of the Pancakes! Ahh yes, as soon as we got Cats & Dogs, Butter was immediately added to the family. I just couldn’t resist! ?