It started with this same set-up, but over the years Germaine's character took a back seat as Foamy developed into an angry, "wisdom-spreading" cult leader and his rants against society became increasingly popular.

Two reasons provided for the change-over included poor quality copies being made and distributed without credit to Mathers.

In recent years, Neurotically Yours has become one of several series run under the broader Youtube banner of 'Foamy the Squirrel', which also includes his side series Island (focusing on Sue Z. June, Foamy and Pilz-E), his animated rant videos and a roughly-weekly (usually posted on Thursdays or Fridays) video podcast called Squirrels and Robots which he co-hosts with Pilz-E, Begley and a "slightly homicidal A.I."

It has been made clear, however, this is simply to please the Youtube algorithm, and the series proper with Germaine and Foamy is still officially Neurotically Yours.

The central story line revolves around the interactions between Foamy and Germaine and, on occasion, their relationships with other characters.

The story starts off with Germaine sitting in front of a computer typing away, while Foamy remains a constant distraction in the background and has occasionally contemplated suicide.

As the plot continues to develop, Germaine dedicates her time trying to have her poetry published, spending hours on it and then being rejected.

However, in later episodes, Germaine discusses the idea of clothing being used to objectify women and expresses dismay with this trend, though it eventually becomes part of her character.

"[8] Mathers acknowledged that the cartoon had become increasingly mature and dark, which had caused reader confusion and loss of his younger audience.

[8] The reboot promised that Germaine will make "better choices" and that the "sexual content will be dropped by 90% at least", although the comic will still be aimed at adults.

[11] Germaine makes attempts to reform her character and personality, including changing her hair and getting breast-reduction surgery.

Despite Mathers's claims however, not long after the reboot the series began to return to the original style, relying heavily on jokes and content derived on Germaine's sexuality.

In January 2015, Foamy moves out in protest over Germaine's "stupidity" and makes his home in a post-office box.

The website shop also offers trading cards, T-shirts, CDs and DVDs, books, and toys.

[16] In the comic, the Card Cult's rise correlates to Foamy's development, in terms of his rants and increasing importance relative to Germaine.

One conspiracy theorist believes that Foamy has lived an unnaturally long life with many owners (who were later found dead), and has "over the years" been "amassing his minions" while subtly trying to take over the world through various means of influence.

[18] Foamy alludes to his power over the world and time when he offers the reset button to Germaine in 2011;[10] the reboot does not eliminate the Cult, although it "sets it back a bit".

Begley is a purple-mohawked British squirrel who rebels against authority figures and generally fulfills the stereotype of punk.

He believes Foamy is an old evil cult leader bent on world domination,[18][21] or possibly the mythical squirrel Ratatoskr or a descendant.

Her struggles provide angst for Neurotically Yours: she is a poet seeking publication, she is highly sexualized, she overeats and has weight issues, she experiments with witchcraft and meditation but seems to be an atheist, she changes her bra/cup size multiple times through surgery and magic,[20] and her indecision between heterosexuality and bisexuality have pushed Foamy to demand she "pick a side already".

Germaine also constantly suffers from money problems; her spotty employment record includes working in an occult bookstore,[22] prostitute,[4][5] sales clerk at Walk-Mart, nude model for a New York art school, and barista at Starschmucks.

In the early episodes, Germaine was flat chested, and a more stereotypical Goth/Punk, somewhat feminist young woman; before the reboot, her appearance often changed, mostly in her weight, bust size, hair style/color.

He has had various jobs: pizza delivery man, clerk at Burger Goo, security guard at a lingerie shop, and gym teacher.

He is a very persistent and proficient stalker, secretly photographing Germaine to post on a website[24] and finding ways to interact with her.

In "Cute Mute", it is revealed that Germaine brought her home from a party because she was drunk, but she decides to room there to help with bills.

Dia is a religious-minded young woman who left India to avoid an arranged marriage to Mammed Udi, and find purpose to her life.

Until recently, Salt and his roommate Sue lived in a storage unit, claiming it was the cheapest possible option in New York City.

Salt tries to stay on her good side because she has a mean streak and a tendency for tazing other people with little or no provocation, which causes Foamy to take an instant liking to her.

Sue has since replaced Germaine as Foamy's verbal foil and musical accompaniment, despite her refusal to react to his ranting, other than responding with different emojis to show her emotional replies.

Recently, Sue relocated to a supposedly "remote island" location to get away from people (yet it still has a local coffee shop), but Foamy and Pilz-E found her and immediately moved in.