Hey, Andy, Sweetie

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About

"Hey, Andy, Sweetie is a comic featuring a dialogue between the video game character Princess Peach and a young boy, in which Peach greets the boy by saying "Hey, Andy, sweetie." The comic has spawned numerous parodies and remixes on YouTube, Tumblr and DeviantArt.

Origin

The webcomic was originally created by artist Andy Reyes, who published various artworks dedicated to Princess Peach on the website Cheep-Productions.^[5] In the comic, Peach asks a character named Andy what he's drawing, to which he replies he is making "a map of your eyes, because I often catch myself getting lost in them" (shown below). The exact upload date is unknown.

Spread

On December 17th, 2004, a thread about Reyes' artwork was submitted to the Neo-Geo Forums,^[4] where many mocked his Princess Peach-themed artwork. On February 27th, 2008, YouTuber TheWesker uploaded a video titled "Hey Andy Sweetie," in which a young boy tells Princess Peach that he is drawing a map of her eyes because he can see himself "getting lost in them." After paying Peach the compliment, she begins to say "aww" which turns into a loud scream (shown below).

On January 21st, 2009, a page for "Andy Sweetie" was created on the Lurkmore Wiki.^[1] On April 27th, 2015, DeviantArtist^[3] Chopfe uploaded an illustration based on the video (shown below). On July 7th, Redditor brownwaifuguy submitted the original comic to /r/CringeAnarchy^[2] in a post titled "Andy Reyes aka Cocotapioka is obsessed with Peach."

On February 5th, 2016, Tumblr user puppymoth published two Valentine's Day e-cards based on the meme (shown below).

On July 17th, 2017, Tumblr user therubberfruit posted a video clip showing footage of the game Puyo Puyo Tetris being played with a "Hey Andy Sweetie"-themed background (shown below).

On September 19th, YouTuber MatterBoar Gaming uploaded footage from an OneyNG stream discussing the "Hey Andy Sweetie" video (shown below, left). On February 18th, 2018, YouTuber Saltydkdan uploaded a Pop Team Epic-themed version of the video (shown below, right).