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If I Were You/Eye of The Beholder
Reviewed: 08/17/2007
The First Body Switching Episode on DTVA! RECYCLING ROCKS BABEE!!
Here we go post-cool Dukie era...I hope it isn't too painful....
If I Were You was written by Richard Mueller and the story is edited by Richard Mueller and Tad Stones. Richard wrote episodes for Married With Children, Batman: The Animated Series and the Real Ghostbusters animated series so I like him already. Tad Stones you already know. Eye of the Beholder is written by Mark Zaslove and story edited by Jymn Magon.
If I Were You: We begin one in Drekmore AFTER HAPPY HOUR (After dark) in the middle of a indoor thunderstorm as we cut to the throne room as the ogres are in mortal fear as we pan over to a human Scotsman zapping thunderbolts right into the fireplace creating a fire to toast his ugly looking butt. We know it's ugly because Disney won't let us see it. Dukie is sitting on the table sulking as he calls him Mousehanger according to the Disney Captions. Chris Barat calls him Maltsinger which I like more; but since it has an alcohol reference in it; Mousehanger is probably the right name. Mousehanger is voiced by Michael Rye; at least in theory according to Mr. Barat. I betcha Dukie is sulking because he has no heat anymore; but according to him it's the green wood. Suuurrre Dukie. Mousehanger should have been a regular character and the new monster heel because he's ugly and he's a Scotsman and he would predate that Scotsman from Kim Possible by at least 13 years. There some echo on this episode as ultra-cool sidekick Toadie is hiding behind Dukie's chair as he wants to go down to business. Hopefully; it's to torment Bruce Talkington for burying Dukie in the previous episode; but I seriously doubt it. Mousehanger has the STAR OF LOCHLUMEN.
Now I know that a lot of people love my OF DOOM references; but this staff Mousehanger is holding really is the Star of Lochlumen. No mere mortal ranter could ever make stupid puns like DTVA writers. And it's a crystal staff that switches bodies; what a shock?! Because all good DTVA series have at least one soul switching episode based on New Age Themes which the morality police hates to no end. Well; it's better than shrinking and I bet there will be one forbidden word or item that Disney would NEVER allow in a million years now because they are owned by the State of Florida. No wonder they call it Art of the State. Dukie wants a demonstration and Mousehanger has no problem with that as long as a suitable subject is in the room. And of course; Toadie gets picked. Dukie may suck; but ultra-cool sidekick Toadie is awesome when he's getting bullied so it must happen. Toadie tries to back up because he wants to hose down the moat monster. Now there's a monster we NEED to see in this series; just for my amusement. Dukie grabs him and I got to admit that face of Dukie's when he's talking is ultra creepy so at least the animators are game to try to regain any heat that Dukie lost. Sadly; it's an uphill battle. Toadie of course is too humble to change places; but they touch the STAR OF LOCK LOWMEN (much better) and it makes them look green and allows for a gong sound effect.
Too bad that sound effect wasn't in the last episode because I wanted to gong that episode so badly. It of course works as Toadie is Dukie and Dukie is Toadie. Now for those who know about my running gag in A Baloo Switcheroo and Trading Faces rant; I decide to change the names of the characters in funny ways so that people know the soul switching characters better. So Dukie in Toadie's body is now called Doadie while Toadie in Dukie's body is now Tukie. Got that?! Okay; let's move on as ultra-lame sidekick Doadie comments on his new body as ultra-cool master villain Tukie grabs him by the leg to throw him into next week. Sadly; they touch the STAR OF LOCK LOWMEN and they change back to their original bodies. Curses! Foiled Again! Dukie throws Toadie away (before Toadie grins sheepishly at him.) and Toadie takes a MAN-SIZED bump into the cupboard off-screen which shatters two or three dishes depending on what mood I was in while writing this rant. Dukie looks into it's crystal eye with revenge on his mind as he tells Gadd to pay the man. So Gadd gives Mousehanger the sack of gold. Mousehanger grabs it and bites into a coin. How that became a spot I don't know; but it really grates my nerves everytime I see it. Mousehanger decides that he is paid so he casts some more magic and turns into a brown eagle (?!) and flies away out of the castle. Okay; that was different as Dukie proclaims that all he needs is a Gummi Bear to switch bodies with. That logically lead to....
...Gummi Glenn in Tummi's bedroom as the bear alarm beckons and Tummi bounces out of bed in a really cute spot. See; today is his day to be the central character of this episode. He goes over to the MIRROR OF VANITY and combs him hair claiming that he is mature. Nice CONTINUITY from the writers to show that his nightgown is coming apart in the middle there because he's still TOO FAT! See it's his birthday as he puts on his red hat. You know in today's world; talking to yourself is a good thing. Back then; they called it anti-social; not unlike playing video games while sitting on your butt like a zombie. Tummi leaves as he is now in full clothes (logic break #1 for the episode) as he is sniffing in the hallway for his next meal. Apparently he thinks that it's birthday goodies as we cut to inside Grammi's kitchen as Grammi has the cookie and she wants Cubbi (sitting on the shelf) to eat it. Cubbi groans because it's the RED COOKIE OF HELL'S POISON this time around..and Tummi storms right in wondering what is cooking. Grammi seems awfully defensive when she explains that she is just wanting Cubbi to try out some marble nut cookies and then stuffs a cookie right into Cubbi's mouth. YOU HEARTLESS FIEND! Normally; this would be okay; but this is Grammi we are talking about here. Tummi is shocked because those are his favorite cookies; which really isn't saying much. He tries to take one; but earns the LADLE OF PAIN right on the back of the hand..because they are for Cubbi. Well; you got to make him plump so his growth doesn't become stunted after the lack of eating her usual fare.
Tummi walks away (I assume since we don't actually see Tummi walking out) as he goes over to the book room to see Zummi writing with the white feather just to make sure that Michael Eisner stays safely in the Phantom Zone with Scott Hall and General Zod. Probably writing his latest satanic spell to teach children how to play Pokemon and then lodge the Pokemon inside the throat of parents and kill them in order for the kids to steal their money. And before someone writes in and tells me how funny that is; I should note that it was actually a serious article (Read: Good enough for Ed Brayton to poop on) by a theocrat who was teaching children to burn and stab their Pokemon dolls. This is the MIRACLE WORKERS CONNECTION PLUS PIGHEAD completely debunking the whole story and mocking it for laughs because it is COMEDY BABY: Pokemon Is Evil! That will keep you entertained for minutes on end. Zummi turns around and is SHOCKED at Tummi's presence. So is that Ebeneezer in a bear suit? NAH! Couldn't be...He would NEVER accept beastality. Zummi goes over and pushes Tummi right out of the room and shuts the door telling him to come back tomorrow. In other words; the guy behind the curtain being the Wizard of Oz was a phony! It was Zummi who was the real Wizard of Oz. I just needed the episode to prove it. Tummi is upset because tomorrow will not be his birthday. If Tummi wasn't so literal; he would have figured it out by now. Tummi walks away; and then has a meeting of the minds with Gruffi and Sunni who are lifting the BOXES OF BIRTHDAY SECRETS. You're only fooling literal Tummi guys! Sunni and Gruffi land on their butt after that spot. Tummi apologizes to Sunni and helps her up.
See; Sunni, Tummi has some class. Tummi tries to peep in the boxes but Gruffi takes it away and blows him off for being in the way. If he wasn't in the way; then he wouldn't be funny. Gruffi walks off because he has a bench to clear. Tummi wants to help; but Sunni blows him off in a nice way and tells him to take a walk in the woods. Wow; Gruffi sounds like a diva. Must be an early episode in the timeline. We cut to outside Gummi Glenn in the forest as Tummi slides down a tree slide and walks while sulking because they forgot his birthday using his usual deadpan humor. Now why didn't Lorenzo Music do this with Dunder? I guess Colonel Spigot breeds no irony. More sulking and kicking of rocks until he has a meeting with the heatless mind of Dukie..and this wasn't at the moat because the moat monster would...you know...Dukie is loving it because it was so easy. Tummi tries to run away but Private Zook grabs him and Dukie goes over and touches Tummi with the STAR OF LOCK LOWMEN. Green flash and gong sound beckon and I'm almost getting a Pokemon-equse seizure seeing that spot. So from now on Tummi in Dukie's body is now Tukie while Dukie in Tummi's body is now Dummi. Which pretty much explains Bruce's idea from the last episode. Dummi grabs the STAR OF LOCK LOWMEN as he demands that Zook puts him down. So Zook drops him like a bad habit and Dummi takes a MAN-SIZED bump off-screen. This is actually a decent plan; but Dukie has no heat to pull it off and convince anyone at this point.
Dummi then really makes a stupid decision by telling the ogres to grab Tukie; but invokes his catchphrase to say it. The ogres grab both Tukie and Dummi of course and we get the thrilling who is my Dukie spot. Dummi blows him off calling Toadie a jackanape. So that's where the translator from Final Fantasy V got the name for that imp monster in Walse Castle. Dummi blows him off because ultra-cool sidekick called him Dukie and then literally kicks Toadie right in the butt. Nice bump from Toadie as he gets who is who. If you're going to lose heat; give it to ultra-cool sidekick Toadie. Toadie and the ogres tie up Tukie as Dummi states his plan to get the ROIDED JUICE OF DOOM as we cut to Sunni walking down the hallway while Dummi is still talking. Taraus Bullba would make a killing doing that spot as she meets the babyfaces as they exchange notes on Tummi's disappearance. This is their fault for trying to keep Tummi's birthday a secret. Remember that for later on. Gruffi is doing his annoying pose just to annoy me of course. Zummi wonders if they were too hard on him. There's the understatement of the episode as Gruffi blows it off because good food always makes him forget that his family is a bunch of jerks. Okay; maybe not as Gruffi decides to leave to check on him topside....
So we cut to Dummi walking around the forest area at a tree stump acting badly and confused. Memo to Dummi: Tummi talks in deadpan mode. Your plan is going to fail miserably unless Gruffi and company are as REALLY STUPID as Drake is. Dummi sits on the stump and blows off Tummi because he apparently has no friends...and of course the top of the trap door stump open and out pops Gruffi who blows off Dummi while getting off death reference #1. That is so not forbidden in Disney's world. Dummi takes a MAN-SIZED bump into the tree and is completely knocked silly of course. Great; even in another body; Dukie cannot buy heat to save his life. So we logically cut to Dummi waking up in Gummi Glenn with a headache and logic break #2 for the episode. They have got to work on the suspense part better than this. The babyfaces cheer surprise as Dummi is surprised. The babyfaces WAY doesn't suspect that Dummi sounds like Dukie. Dummi is placed in a chair as the babyfaces explain that they had to keep him away to work on the surprise birthday party. Which is why I don't like surprise parties. Cubbi comes over with the batch of marble nut cookies and stuffs one in Dummi's mouth and then slaps him on the back as Dummi looks dumbfounded. Get use to it Dummi; this is life during their life and it doesn't get any less sugary from here on. Zummi decides to show his surprise as he grabs the NOTES OF SATAN out of his sleeve and does the annoying clear the throat spot before he chants...
Zummi: Spummer, kummel lummites umma pummair!
Translation: Bum Verse Come My Junior Mites Up My Bum Air!
If that isn't a recipe for Hell's poison; I don't know what is. It only creates fireworks; but if you watch closely you can just see tiny Pokemon being stuffed into the parent's throats while they are napping on the sofa while the child sits there watching and giggling with a wicked giggle. Dummi tries to practice the art of not being seen as he sneaks away; but Zummi's spell screws up badly and Dummi takes a firework shot right up his brown eye. Okay; that was pretty funny and Dummi's over reaction was priceless. Sunni and Cubbi come over with the water bowl to soak Dummi's butt as Zummi comes over to apologize. Too bad a parent is dead from choking right now; so you will have to apologize to the child. Although he'll be too busy stealing money and buying gum. Dummi of course blows them off like Dukie as the babyfaces are SHOCKED AND APPALLED; but recoils like an evil genius in a soft voice. Now that's how you recover from blowing your cover. And of course; The Gummi Bears are REALLY STUPID to notice so Grammi stuffs another red cookie down Dummi's mouth. This is not working well as we cut to Dukie's camp (check the skull) as ultra-cool sidekick Toadie blows off the ogres because the camp is a disgrace and everything must be in order. The ogres don't care as they do nothing...AND THE ROCK SEZS NOTHING!
Tukie is tied with rope against the tree of course in case anyone didn't notice. Toadie then gives up and someone throws a piece of meat which misses Toadie's head by inches which allows Toadie to run into the tent. Tukie sulks as he know he's got to get back to warn the Gummi Bears. Tukie asks Gadd and Zook how long he has to be tied up and they say until he is Dukie again. Tukie claims to be Dukie and they blow it off because Dukie yells at them. Tukie then tries to yell at them but the deadpan mode is killing the idea before our very eyes. The ogres no-sell of course. So Tukie calls them muddy stinkers and growls really badly. Zook and Gadd tease a possible no-sell and then sell it as close enough. They untie Tukie and Tukie sezs thanks and leaves. Gadd and Zook show everyone that they are not mental giants as they realize that's not Dukie and they go see Toadie. What a bunch of muddy stinkers?! We cut into the dining room as Dummi is sitting down looking really sick as Grammi introduces him to asparagus pie. Dummi runs away holding his mouth because he needs water. You are going to need more than that Dummi as he runs into the closet and closes the door. Gruffi opens it to show the fallacy of his way. I think we can accept now that Dukie is a second class heel right now so let's move on. Dummi runs out of the closet and leaves as everyone is surprised and think that Dummi is sick.
Dummi is sick all right; sick for your ROIDED JUICE OF DOOM. Grammi wonders why he doesn't touch his asparagus pie and that gives Gruffi time to blow off Grammi's cooking AGAIN...and since Grammi is off-screen that means Gruffi is going to take said pie right in the kisser. Damn; I'm good. We cut to the kitchen as Dummi is drinking water from the water tap (EWWWW!) and blows off Grammi's cooking as he looks around in the kitchen for the ROIDED JUICE OF DOOM so he can MURDER Gummi Glenn of course. He looks around the cupboards; but no dice until he looks topside on the cupboards and sees the BARREL OF ROIDED JUICE. Okay; am I getting a sense of deja vu here. He tries to grab it; but the babyfaces comes in because it's still Dummi's birthday. Well; at least Cubbi is still awesome to watch. They surround Dummi as he now has to try Grammi's crumble cake and Dummi looks like he wants to quit now...We cut to outside as Toadie and the ogres try to find Tukie in the woods. They have no luck and walk away as ultra-cool sidekick Toadie shudders the thought of licking the floors for years. Since Dukie already forces him to do just that; that is sort of pointless. Tukie pops from the bushes of course as sees the entrance to Gummi Glenn. He pulls the lever (WRONG LEVER!) and tries to pop in; but he's Tukie so he's way TOO FAT! Who would have ever thought that being someone else would make the problem with weight even worse. Tukie climbs up to try the bigger hole as he makes it and steps on the trapdoor and pulls the lever (WRONG LEVER!) and he manages to shoot in; but he's still TOO FAT to enter as he is stuck badly! HA HA!
We cut to the dining room as Dummi is now really ticked off as we pan over to the presents as he destroys some innocent looking presents for my amusement much to the shock of Sunni. Even heatless villains get tried of being door mats once in a while. Gruffi tries to calm him down and Dummi grabs him by the vest and blows him off as he shakes him and throws him right into the birthday cake. God bless Jim Cornette as the birthday cake gets destroyed of course as Gruffi takes a MAN-SIZED bump into the wall. Well; only the top of the birthday cake anyway. Sunni is scared because she thinks that's not Tummi at all. When the diva actually has a clue; you are hosed as an episode. Cubbi calls Dummi a monster and that's REAL BURTHA! And the door opens and in comes Tukie as he realizes that this was all of him and of course the babyfaces calls him Igthorn because they still don't have the two clicks in the making of a clue. Maybe Gruffi's tinfoil hat does work to stop evil thoughts after all. Must be silverfoil as Zummi gets out his SPELLS OF SATAN while misspelling again as usual.
Cubbi and Gruffi uncork their VIAL OF ROIDED JUICE and drink up. It's BUTT BOUNCING TIME as they grab the presents and they box Tukie as he is in full deadpan because there are party hats. Now you would think that the deadpan mode of Tummi would be enough to convince everyone it's Tummi in Dukie's body; but again the writers don't have the concept of logic down for this kind of episode yet. Zummi casts his FIREWORK POKEMON CHOKING SPELL OF SATANIC DEATH and zaps Tukie with lightning. Not much happens as Tukie is in slight pain. Zummi has got to work on that spell; even Palom and Porom do a better job than that. Tukie protests this outrage as we cut to the kitchen as Dummi grabs the BARREL OF ROIDED JUICE while laughing and walks out. But that ends because he's in the hallway and the place is a maze. And logic break #3 beckons (and one I don't accept) as Tukie is free and after Dummi. Dummi then decides to uncork the BARREL OF ROIDED JUICE and drink it all. And......Dummi bounces like a goof. Remember that Gummi Bears can drink more juice than a human or ogre before the juice kills them. Dummi bounces off Tukie and the STAR OF LOCK LOWMEN comes out and it shatters into a million pieces as both are down.
The souls switch (much better spot by the way) as the babyfaces comes out. Gruffi tells them to be careful because they don't know who is who. The real Tummi gets up and he wants food which is enough for Grammi and the Gummi's to to praise him for coming back. However; Dukie is knocked out cold from the shot to the back of the head from the bouncing of Tummi. Sunni wonders how to deal with Dukie and Gruffi knows how...and Dukie is POPPED RIGHT OUT OF THE STUMP! HA HA! Logic break #4 has Dukie yelling as he lands right into the bushes with a pretty sick bump. He is right in the middle of the ogres and the ogres blitz him and tie him up as ultra-cool sidekick Toadie blows Dukie off. You are so dead Toadie! Dukie basically does the best blowoff I have ever heard on the ogres as they scatter because he is really Dukie. AND DON'T CALL ME DUKIE! And of course as they run; they call him Dukie. And of course Toadie gets the honor of untying Dukie as he is hopping mad. Toadie backs up and runs away as Dukie chases him to end the episode at 10:48. Too many logic breaks and too many dumb Gummi Bears made this one merely average and the worst body switching episode so far in DTVA. *** ( 60%)
Eye of the Beholder: We begin this one in the forest as the TMS animators went hog wild with the animation in this sequence. It must really be spring for this to happen. And then from the bushes comes a horse out of control with Sunni on it. Best moment in the series ever. That teenybopper streak is dying before our eyes and I'm loving it. Sunni flies off the horse and then wraps around a tree branch before landing on her butt with a wussy bump on the ground. The horse and Princess Calla laugh at her expense of course because Sunni sucks at riding a horse of course. Princess Calla helps Sunni up and basically taunts her for lasting just ten seconds and of course Sunni is back to diva mode as she blames the horse for her misfortune. The horse didn't like that and... OH MY GOD! The horse just bit her on the bum...ON-SCREEN NO LESS! Does Walt Disney Animation France look like a total pussy now for making Kit biting Don Karnage on the butt off-screen or what?!
Sunni then almost wants to call that horse a bitch; but Princess Calla tells her that the horse is after the sugar cubes and wants Sunni to give her one. Sunni goes to her pocket and gets one and blows off the horse of course. Sunni sticks out her hand and the horse licks the sugar cubes and about half of her face. I am so loving this scene. Sunni wipes off the horse germs and Princess Calla laughs..badly..at Sunni's expense. Well; there is your forbidden spot right there with the horse butt biting. And the horse bops Sunni right on the butt and Sunni falls down again. Sunni's got that: I am going to kill that horse look that makes her even more like a teenybopper. Hey; if she's going to act like a diva; then she should be punished for being one. It's to protect the public safety. Diva=jerk. The horse shows off his sugar cube grabbing skills as Princess Calla decides to end this before more hi-jinks happens at Sunni's expense for me to laugh at. Sunni and Princess Calla agree to meet tomorrow same time to try again as they leave so they can try on some new hats. The horse eats the sugar cube in a funny spot and he's more over than anyone in this episode ever will be. We cut to the sign that sezs border as Sunni is walking as she is still selling the butt biting at the hands of the horse. HEE HEE!
However; she still has enough presence of mind to scatter into the bushes as a horse carriage runs to the border and they stop as two guards throw away an ugly woman who apparently is a witch. I guess burning witches were deemed too stupid and offensive even for Disney. The witch hisses which means she is Medusa apparently. The guard blows her off and threaten her with the gallows if she tries to steal their money again as they leave. Gallows: Codeword for execution in case you didn't notice. The knight is voiced by Chuck McCann if you didn't notice. She basically throw the BAG OF SATAN MAGIC into the river and she instantly turns into a red haired young woman. And she still looks as ugly as a female version of the devil. Sunni is up in the tree since she felt that Marzipan almost spotted her. This I believe was Tress MacNeille's second DTVA voice acting stint having done a character for the first DTVA show The Wuzzles. The bag floats around as Sunni wonders what the bag was. We cut back to the stump as Sunni is waiting for Princess Calla. I guess this is tomorrow today. She waits on the stump...(Spongebob SquarePants Narrator) Four hours later..(Normal Voices)...Still waiting on the stump..No dice...(Spongebob SquarePants Narrator) Four hours later..(Normal Voices)..Sunset and no Princess Calla; so Sunni acts like a whiny diva and storms off to find Princess Calla. That logically leads us to....
....The STOCK FOOTAGE OF DOOM of Castle Dumbwin...ERR...Castle Dunwyn as we head to Princess Calla's room as Calla is in her alternative Snow White outfit combing her hair and looking at the mirror looking charmed. I don't like where this is going. Sunni enters from the door on top of the bed (I hope Calla isn't in bed when Sunni comes knocking at night) as Sunni asks for answers. Calla explains that King Gregor is getting married...Ooooooo....and he met the Dutchess yesterday. Marzipan is the best; blah, blah, blah. Sunni looks a bit shocked and a bit scared at Calla's drug like state. Princess Calla actually grabs Sunni harshly and shakes her because Sunni asks the question twice. Sunni wants her to put her down and Princess Calla drops her like a bad habit. Why do I get the feeling that bag in the water was filled with an illegal substance which poisoned the water? Princess Calla leaves to go to Marzipan and Sunni follows her remembering to sneak to the door and peep in it like a peeping Susan. Se sees Princess Calla doing Marzipan's hair and Sunni realizes that it is the witch and is forced to scatter as Sir Tuxford and his knights march down to the storeroom and they are under the enchanted. I knew that bag in the water was Hell Poison.
Sunni goes back to Princess Calla's room and walks around to figure out what to do and then Princess Calla returns to her room as Sunni tries to get her to snap out of it. She tries to splash water on her; but Calla blows Sunni off for being jealous. Calla walks away as Sunni proclaims her friendship to her and Calla orders her to leave. Sunni leaves but she proclaims that she will prove that Marzipan has drugged her. Sunni goes into the hallway as she hides to let Marzipan leave her office and go down further. Sunni knows she's got to find that stuff to change Marzipan into a witch but doesn't know where to look. So she'll try everything as she climbs up on a wood beam with a vase filled with the white pepper on Marzipan. She sneezes but it does nothing else. She tries again with mustard but still nothing. We cut to the stairway as she comes down while Sunni slides on the ceiling side with a basket filled with lemons and dumps them on her head. That's enough to make her mad and scream Frigga. We head outside to the stairwell as Marzipan is angry because someone is pelting her with garbage. King Gregor (who is charmed by the way) dismisses it as wedding day jitters because everyone loves her. And of course she moves about three feet away from being pelted with eggs. Marzipan blows it off as King Gregor walks away; Marzipan thinks someone knows who she is as the segment ends five and a half minutes in. Well; this episode has been dull since the first scene....
After the commercial break; we go to the STOCK FOOTAGE OF DOOM as Sir Tuxford and his knights pour sugar into the moat. I think we can guess the finish right there can we so we head into Castle Dumbwin's secret kitchen as Sunni is still looking for the secret potion to make Marzipan a witch again as she is in the store room while Marzipan and the royal pastry chef (voiced by Chuck McCann who still has a better bad French accent than most voice talents I should note. Awesome Swedish accent too.) step down the stairs and into the store room. You can tell he's French by his bad use of French words. They both go into the store room as Sunni hides in the bags of sugar. The royal chef presents to her his wonderful masterpiece from behind the blue curtain: A wedding cake. Marzipan is really upset of this and the royal chef continues to show her the wedding cake top much to her disdain and disgust as she screams and runs away for the guards. Sunni realizes her weakness is sugar. The royal chef blows her off and goes to his cake as Sunni grabs some sugar from the bag and walks out. The royal chef returns to continues to blow Marzipan off and goes to the bag and turns it around to reveal that Sunni took some salt. CURSES! FOILED AGAIN!
Most rookie cooks really have problems telling the difference; but Sunni isn't a cook so it's apporos. We head to the stable as Marzipan has apparently gotten over her fear of sugar to show Princess Calla how to steady the horse in a circle as Sunni hides behind a trough and waits for Marzipan to step into position. She does as Sunni runs in front of her and throws salt right between the eyes. Talk about throwing salt in the wounds of your friendship there you teenybopper. Of course the plan fails because she cannot tell the difference between salt and sugar. If I were you Sunni Gummi; I would run right now. And she does as she hates in the hay as Princess Calla hates her for life. She threatens to tell the secret of the Gummi Bears if she ever shows up again. Huh?! Why not just tell the secret to them NOW?! Princess Calla leaves as Sunni pops out and licks her hand as she realizes that it is salt. She tries to run back to the kitchen; but sees the horse and hugs it in a disturbing spot because she has one sugar cube left. She runs into the castle telling Calla that she is still her friend....
So we head to the throne room as the wedding commences nearly eight minutes in meaning there is only two minutes left in the episode. King Gregor and the preacher (voiced by Brain Cummings) stand in awe as Marzipan walks down towards the king in her white wedding gown. The court is standing at attention along with Princess Calla as she is paranoid that Sunni will try something to ruin this wedding. She walks to stand beside the couple as the wedding is about to start. The ring bearer arrives dressed with a white mask and with blond hair wearing pink and red uniform clothes. Princess Calla notices the yellow hair and calls out for the guards as the ring bearer runs...like the wind...but get squashed by the guards as the dramatic music plays out as we think Sunni is caught..but it's only a small kid. Princess Calla apologizes and King Gregor blows her off for that little stunt. Princess Calla believes that Sunni has decided to leave her for good and that's good enough for her little drugged mind. The preacher cuts and the ring is put on the finger. I guess she decided to charm the preacher into cutting away the vows for being too religious. However; the wedding is stopped as a talking dead pig arises from the plate on the table and calls out Marzipan and shows her two sugar cubes.
Marzipan runs away as Sunni goes after her. Princess Calla isn't fooled by this and calls for the guards and we get a thrilling camera shot of the chase by the guards and Princess Calla. Why bother with Calla?! One of the guard blocks the way; so Sunni uncorks her VIAL OF ROIDED JUICE and drinks up. It's BUTT BOUNCING TIME and the guard is bounced to the ground as Sunni chases Marzipan as she's at a dead end. Sunni has her cornered as Princess Calla arrives to MURDER her. However; Sunni crumbles the sugar cubes and throws it right in Marzipan's face and she turns back into a ugly old hag DUH! Princess Calla is SHOCKED and APPALLED (judging by the closeup of her face when she sezs that Sunni was telling the truth). Marzipan manages to turn halfway back as she runs away again past the guards and King Gregor. Princess Calla goes after her as we head back to the kitchen as the real finish commences. See; while Princess Calla believes in Sunni; King Gregor doesn't know what Marzipan really is. She enters as the royal chef has the wedding cake with him as Marzipan bumps into him and he takes a shot to the can on the floor; but the cake is still intact (and not make contact with Marzipan).
Sunni and Princess Calla chase her around the table and find the cart which they shove right into the path of Marzipan from behind and she takes a tumble right into the wedding cake with a really, really sick bump as a result. She turns into a witch of course as King Gregor and the guards come in and blow off Princess Calla as Sunni escapes in the commotion. Marzipan foolishly comes out and she is SO BUSTED! King Gregor tells the guard to get her and the guards grab her. Marzipan cuts a pretty awesome Wicked Witch of The West promo on her way out. King Gregor and Princess Calla exchange notes as they realized that they were stoned and they walk out as we pan over to Sunni out of the pig costume (check the pig mask) and that ends the episode quickly at 10:47. Great opening, good ending, dull middle. I really think the threat Princess Calla gave to Sunni before the wedding was a little contrived too. *** ½ (70%).
THE REVIEW LINE
Much better offering this time around; but still pretty middling for the most part. If I Were You was the first body switching episode and it looked okay; but the logic breaks really showed in this one. Mousehanger was a pretty funny character and it's a crying shame that he only got about a minute of screen time. I like when he changed into a bird. However; I felt that once Dukie switched bodies with Tummi, the writers made the Gummi Bears look pretty dumb because it was clear that it wasn't Tummi. If Dukie had learned about Tummi's deadpan literal speaking he probably would have been able to maintain creditability throughout the episode; but his acting made it so obvious that it was him and the Gummi Bears had to act too dumb to cover that mistake up. I liked the ending though; it is so like the ogres to mistake Dukie.
Eye of the Beholder was better written; but it had a dull middle that made Marzipan a one trick pony of beauty changing. I also felt Princess Calla's threat to Sunni was stupid. I mean; why not just tell them about the secret in the first place? The beginning was awesome as I loved seeing Sunni get screwed by the horse and it gave my favorite moment in the series when she got bit on the can on-screen. Kit bit Don Karnage on the bum; however, it was off-screen. Good ending and good animation as well once the wedding got started. Overall; two middling shorts which at least take the taste out of my mouth. However; I'm still very concerned at this point because Gusto hasn't shown up yet after four episodes and apparently he won't appear for a few more episodes to come. The next two shorts brings a return to Cubbi and Tummi plus the return of the trolls from Over The River And Through The Trolls. So....
Thumbs in the middle for both episodes and I'll see you all next time.