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And with that, the Poppies 2024 season comes to an end. Thank you all, PHB readers, for participating in our 10th annual Poptropica fan awards!

Like last year, we received well over 300 votes, and we appreciate all the enthusiasm. This year, the awards show was hosted by Smart Bubbles and Smart Icicle, presented for the first time with character sprites. Catch the video below, or scroll down for the list of winners!

(Also, small author’s note—thank you Fishy for your continued support!)

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And the Poppies go to…

Poptropica Awards

• ⚔ Best Boss Fight: Omegon – PoptropiCon Island (runner-up: Mordred/Binary Bard – Astro-Knights Island)
• 🐹 Cutest Character: Sprocket from Steamworks Island and Bosko from Goofball Island (tied)
• 😭 Most Tearjerking Moment: Ghost Story Island ending (runner-up: Poptropica: End of Time (Graphic Novel #4) ending)
• 🎵 Classic Island Most Deserving of an Original Soundtrack: Astro-Knights Island (runner-up: Vampire’s Curse Island)

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Community Awards

• 🎨 Best Fan Art of the Year: “Poptropica’s Sweet 16 Collage” by PHB readers, arranged by Gentle Dolphin (runners-up, tied: “Beartraps” by snoopypliot and “Zeus – April Fools” by Pajama Moon)
• 📷 Best Fan Video of the Year: “Survival Edit” by lexly1234 (runner-up: “Poptropica: Nostalgia Rewind” by Nintendo Hero)
• 🖼 Best Animation/Animatic: “Nightmare Night” by Starswirl (runner-up: “Who Broke It?” by Gentle Dolphin)
• 👗 Best Costume Submission: “Bollenhut Creature” by Silver Lion (runner-up: “Space Wizards” by Sporty Boa)
• 🔎 Most Likely Popspiracy: “The Baron’s Backstory: Part 1 and Part 2” by HeartOfEnder (runner-up: “Octavian’s Secret” by HPuterpop)

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of the 2024 Poppies. Each one makes the legacy of Poptropica shine brighter! 🥳🌟

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“Best Fan Art” Nominee Gallery

Check out this year’s top-tier fan art, chosen by the people:

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Thanks for joining us on the blue carpet of the Poppies awards! From nominations to voting to the party, it’s been sweet celebrating Poptropica, and the PHB’s Sweet 16 birthday, with all of you! 🩵✨

Keep on poppin’ on,

— 🌟 the Poptropica Help Blog 🌟 —

Happy awards day, Poppie-tropicans! We’re ready to reveal the winners of the Poppies, our Poptropica fan awards. 🏆✨

Thank you all for popping in on the fun throughout the month! We received over 300 votes (double from last year!) to determine our winners. This year, we made our Poppies presentation extra special with the video editing expertise of Sunneebee, who was also a host alongside the PHB’s Slanted Fish and Smart Bubbles. Catch the video below, or scroll down to directly see the winners of the 2023 Poppies!

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And the Poppies go to…

Poptropica Awards

• 🚁 Best Airship Arrival: Red Queen, October 2022 (runner-up: Amelia, December 2022)
• 💙 Best Version of Poptropica: Flashpoint (unofficial) (runner-up: Desktop Poptropica)
• 🥶 Worst Alt-Poptropica Platform: Our Discovery Island (runner-up: Poptropica Junior)
• 🕹 Best Available Mini-Game: Star Link (runner-up: Sky Dive)
• 🗓 Best Year: 2012 (runner-up: 2015)

Community Awards

• 🏡 Coolest Clubhouse: Invisible Ring (with multiple clubhouse tours here) (runner-up: Pink Crush)
• 🖼 Best Fan Art of the Year: “Time to Fly Back Home” by Bunnies-N-Bowties (runner-up: “The Knowledge of the Stars” by Smart Bubbles)
• 📘 Best Fanfiction: “The Villain Saga” by Smart Bubbles (runner-up: “Nevermore” by Brave Tomato)
• 🎥 Best Fan Video of the Year: “Pirates, Camera, Action (Official Trailer)” by Invisible Ring (runner-up: “I played and ranked every Poptropica island so you don’t have to…” by Jake Miller)
• 📱 Most Unhinged Social Media Post from the Pop Creators: Myron van Buren in your walls (runner-up: NYC air quality like Time Tangled Island dystopia)

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of the 2023 Poppies. There’s so much to celebrate! 🥳🌟

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“Best Fan Art” Nominee Gallery

Check out this year’s top-tier fan art, chosen by the people:

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Thanks for joining us on the blue carpet of the Poppies awards! From nominations to voting to the party, it’s been a blast celebrating the past with you. Plus, happy 15th blog birthday to the PHB! 🩵✨

Keep on poppin’ on,

— 🌟 the Poptropica Help Blog 🌟 —

Greetings, Poppie-tropicans! We’ve come to the end of another sparkling Poppies — our eighth year of Poptropica fan awards. 🏆✨

Thank you all for joining in on the festivities throughout the month! We received over 160 votes in the polls to determine this year’s winners, announced via a livestream hosted by Slanted Fish, Sporty Boa, Gentle Dolphin, and Lucky Joker. Catch the spectacular slideshow celebration below, or scroll down to directly see the winners of the 2022 Poppies!

Don’t miss the intermission show by Smart Icicle where you can enjoy a “pop down memory lane” through seven years of Poppies past. For even more mems, check out our Poppies playlist! 🎥

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And the Poppies go to…

Poptropica Awards

• 🏔️ Best Side Quest: The Baron’s Crusade and Rumpel’s Challenge (tied)
• 🏝️ Best Dream Island Winner: Jade Scarab Island (runner-up: Goofball Island)
• 😀 Best Returning AS3 Island: Monster Carnival Island (with a twist!) (runner-up: Mocktropica Island)
• 😢 Most Missed AS2 Island: Astro-Knights Island (runner-up: Mystery Train Island)
• 🧝 Most Captivating Current Character: The Baron (runner-up: Dr. Hare)
• 🤴 Most Legendary Lost Character: Balloon Boy (runner-up: Binary Bard)
• 🙄 Most Ironic Name: Hamburger Hamburger (runner-up: Icy Flame)
• 🪄 Most Magical Name: Blue Moon (runner-up: Golden Cloud)
• 😎 Coolest Wallpaper: Mythology – Hydra (runner-up: Poptropica Crowd)
• ☹️ Most Pointless Update: Removing the Costumizer (runner-up: Removing islands on the mobile app)
• 💬 Best Comic: Mystery of the Map (runner-up: Zomberry: Day Zero)
• 👗 Best Costume Contest Winner: Love Potion Demon (runner-up: The Rockette)

Community Awards

• 🤳 Funniest TikTok: “Expectations vs Reality: Poptropica Looks” by PoptropicaCreator (runner-up: “Best island you can even @ me” by kpizz_)
• 😂 Funniest Tweet: “i wanna do a poptropica concert” by @LilNasX, now deleted (runner-up: “More of this, please!” by @Poptropica, now deleted, in a response to Barack Obama’s endorsement of Joe Biden for US president)
• 🎨 Best Community Creations Theme: Ghosts & Ghouls (runner-up: Arabian Nights)
• 🤩 Most Fun Contest: The PHB’s Halloween Costume Contest (runner-up: Poptropica’s Make Your Own Mighty Action Force Card Challenge)
• ✨ Most Aesthetic Pinterest Board: “Monster Carnival” by haunteddisco (runner-up: “Mythology” by gallifreyanfairytale) (See more Pop Pinterest boards here!)
• 👉 Best Pop-over Special: Poptropica x Pokémon Go (runner-up: Scooby-Doo)
• ✍️ Best Official Guest Blog Post: “Poptropica Fashion (Poptropashion?)” by Pink Crush (runner-up: “Invisible Ring’s Ultimate Movie” by Invisible Ring)
• 📹 Best Fan Video: “How it Feels Returning to Poptropica in 2021” by the Dimension Bros (runner-up: “Backspace – Poptropica Parody Music Video of ‘Blank Space’ by Taylor Swift” by the PHB)
• 🖼️ Best Fan Art: “Carnival” by XMzhier (runner-up: “Nervous Star & Blueberry Cake” by Bunnies_n_Bowties)

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees of the 2022 Poppies! The spotlights are well deserved. 🥳🌟

This year, the Poppies had a special visitor on our Discord server: Official Poptropica! At least, it seems to be — our hunch is that it’s legit. Appearing after the show for only a few minutes, the new account dropped by with just one short and sweet message of thanks plus some hype for “more Discord appearances.” Will we get to interact with the current social media manager like in the days of Skinny Moon? Maybe we’ll find out soon. In any case, it’s an honor to have Pop stop by! 🤩

(UPDATE – DEC 2023: The Discord appearance has been debunked as not representing the real Poptropica. The PHB apologizes for the error.)

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“Best Fan Art” Nominee Gallery

Feast your eyes on this year’s glorious gallery, chosen by the people:

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From nominating to voting to tuning in live, thanks for joining us at the Poppies blue carpet, bearing with technical difficulties, and celebrating the Poptropica universe, fandom, and PHB’s 14th blog birthday! 🥳💙

Keep on poppin’ on,

— 🌟 the Poptropica Help Blog 🌟 —