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Life Of The Party/Bridge On The River Gummi
Reviewed: 08/21/2011
Igthorn & Bane in the same episode? My Head Just Exploded!!
No; not really. So; we have pretty much our final combined shorts episode in Season five left to do; one involving a bridge and one involving a love duo that Bane hopes never catches fire. So let's rant on shall we....?
Bridge on The River Gummi is written by Terrie Collins and Bruce Reid Schaefer. Life of the Party is written by Len Uhley. Both episodes are done by Walt Disney Animation Japan.
Life Of The Party: We begin this one at Lady Bane's castle with the zoom in and then to the front door as we see Dukie and ultra-cool sidekick Toadie walking. Dukie asks Toadie about the new red/blue cape that he's wearing. Toadie thinks Dukie looks spiffy. Toadie isn't so sure about this as the doors slowly open and Toadie grabs onto Dukie's leg. Dukie pops Toadie from his leg and throws him into the hallway as he enters. Toadie is not liking this as the doors close and the blue carpet moves by itself. Toadie gulps and wonders why it's moving. Then we get a bad FPS shot as Dukie tells Toadie to let him do the talking. Toadie agrees as long as he does the whimpering and screaming. Okay; that sounds like a fair trade to me. So we enter the throne room which seems to have changed into a observatory for watching the moon. Dukie you-ho's for a bit and then the throne chair twists around and we see Lady Bane in the flesh. Then Dukie does the worst attempt of being seduced ever. Bane addresses Toadie first and then blows off Dukie as the village idiot. HAHA! Dukie cannot sell that because he's stuttering for no reason other than love. Toadie elbows Dukie's leg and Dukie still stutters; but we hear some words come out. Lady Bane turns her back on Dukie (which is not a good sign for him right off the outset) as Dukie has a proposition which is to become allies together to conquer Castle Dumbwin...ERRR..I mean Dunwyn. Geez; I wrote that ten seconds before he said it. And I betcha Bane refuses the deal since it has nothing to do with Gummi Bears...I check the video....Wait; Toadie goes over to the spell book on the pedestal and that gets Bane mad as she squashes Toadie's hand flatter than my sex life with the pixie dust magic. Toadie get dropped on his back as Toadie reads it loud and painfully clear...and damn; I'm so good.
She wants Gummi magic see as she shows the medallion to Dukie and Dukie lies that the bears tremble before him. Well; after tickling them; at least Grammi certainly does. AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SPLAT! EWWWWWWW! Ummmmm.... Toadie tries to point out the lie; so Dukie back kicks him into the wall with a MAN-SIZED bump and Toadie decides to do the Ron Tussien spot and say that the bears do tremble before him. So Lady Bane lays it out that if Dukie finds the great book of Gummi and delivers it to her then she'll help conquer Dumbwin. But first; she wants to iron out the details at Drekmore as she touches the GOATEE OF LUCIFER and Dukie is charmed as he invokes the Hanna Barbara teeth chattering sound effect just to annoy me. Bane wants a summit meeting of the minds although it's clear that Dukie's mind is somewhere else at this point. I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader. They have a cuddle session (well; Lady Bane is doing most of it; Dukie's mind is elsewhere methinks) and then we cut to inside Gummi Glenn right under the lake as the ceiling is leaking again. We pan down as we see buckets on the floor catching the drops as Sunni and Cubbi are arguing over the jiffy tree. What the heck is a jiffy tree and why should I care? See; they are tied in getting the tree and this year is the breaking of the tie. Gruffi breaks it up before the kids kill themselves with headbutts to the nose.
Zummi comes in with his calender telling them that this is not a game because the sap of the jiffy tree is needed to plug up the ceiling holes and if they don't get any; as Gruffi would say; they are swimming in anchovies and no one but the late James Barbers likes anchovies. Zummi shows them a calender showing that today is the only day this year to get it. Cubbi recites the poems as it appears in different places every year. Sadly; Zummi does the dumbest thing ever: Open the box and show off the toys and prizes won if someone does the deed first. Yeah; let's just make the whole conflict worse Zummi. The kids are in such awe that Sunni and Cubbi slip and slide on the floor trying to leave as they bump Gruffi and he lands ass first into the bucket proclaiming that he hates this holiday. HAHA! I love real comments that aren't supposed to be real comments. So we head to Drekmore castle as we zoom into Dukie's room as Dukie is sitting at the table reading a book while Toadie seems to be reading the riot act on him. Dukie proclaims that he must impress Lady Bane with style and elegance as Toadie tells him that the ogres know zero about that. So Dukie gives him the pink book to teach them which is about the size of Toadie. And I see the pink book was originally blue. Dukie continues to ponder about giving Bane that one thing that will win her over and Toadie tells him to get some flowers. Oh boy; I do not like where this is going. Dukie agrees with him as he calls Gad and Zook into his quarters as they run in and Dukie tells him to grab some flowers gently and to not do their usual programming which is to stomp them to bits. Gad and Zook no sell because that is against ogre nature; so Dukie threatens to make them piranha chow by sundown. So Gad and Zook walk out and proclaim that Dukie will hear about this from their ogre union. There's an ogre union? Riiiiigggghhhhhttttt.
So we scene change into the forest as Sunni looks around and Cubbi pops from the bushes and slides down proclaiming that he'll find the Jiffy tree first. Sunni chases Cubbi and we get a BUGS BUNNY SPOT OUT OF CONTROL as a pile of green hair with a tree trunk pops up out of the ground; which is about two feet in height with red berries on it. Cubbi and Sunni try to tackle the tree; but it pops into the ground and they collide into each other and drop on their butts on the ground. HEE HEE! Sunni doesn't call this game fun as it was in previous years as the Jiffy Tree borrows away and the kids chase after it blowing the other kid other in the process. So we return to Drekmore as the ogres are in maid suits cleaning the dust off the chandelier with a chicken. No; you are not seeing things; he is using a chicken. And the yellow ogre is using orange ogre as a vacuum cleaner. Now this episode really sucks! HAHA!
Ron Sparks: It sucks more than Sean Desmond.
The orange ogre chokes on a hairball and Toadie (complete with feather and clipboard) gets all flustered. So we cut to the kitchen as green ogre tries to stir the cauldron; but the spoon melts in the stew. Uh Oh indeed! So the ogre drops the spoon handle into the stew and whistles out of the kitchen. So we head back into the forest as Gad and Zook pick flowers of course. I see their definition of gentle is the not the same as ours as the smell is making them sick. They also took some tree trunks for good measure before leaving. So we continue the wimscial chase for the Jiffy tree and Sunni tackles Cubbi to the ground. Both kids blow each other off as Gad and Zook hear them and then we get a fight between kids. Nice to see that in DTVA; kids can still punch each other on camera as both kids tumble down the hill. Zook is confused until the Jiffy tree groin shots Zook! Good one DTVA; good one. Zook grabs the Jiffy tree and proclaims that Dukie will be tickled pink as the ogres leave stage right. Cubbi climbs up as Sunni proclaims that the fun is over. NO?! REALLY?! Cubbi doesn't think so and rushes after the ogres much to the disdain of Sunni. So we head inside the dining room of Drekmore as the Jiffy tree is placed in a pot on the table as several ogres in butler gear are setting the table. Yeah; this is completely out of character for them as we see Sunni and Cubbi watching from a window. Sunni proclaims that it at least is staying in one place. Cubbi isn't all that amused as he ponders how to get that plant.
Sunni ponders it over and then notices Dukie walking in looking like a gentlemen. Yeah; this charm thing is getting seriously overplayed now. Dukie proclaims that the place never look this clean as orange ogre sums it up for us. Then we hear the door bell and Dukie panics because Lady Bane has arrived. Dukie panics asking how he looks and shakes Toadie telling him to do something. Dukie's screaming is so bad Toadie back slaps him in the fact causing his mustache to move about six inches. Misty has got to be hating 4Kids now. (Ash: Why do you hate 4Kids Misty? Misty: Because they didn't allow me to slap you in the first episode I appeared you clueless putz!) Dukie thanks Toadie for the slap because he didn't know what came over him and Toadie agrees with himself too. Dukie walks to the front door wanting Toadie to wish him luck. Toadie follows as Dukie opens the front door and in comes Lady Bane wearing a black hooded cape and blue dress as Dukie greets her. Dukie kisses her back hand and then cues up Toadie as Toadie orders orange and yellow ogre to remove her coat. The ogres sell and then they fight over the black cape behind her back. Tug of war ensues as Toadie gets the cloak ripped up and Lady Bane notices the bump and she is PISSED off. She sometimes sounds like April Winchell's Peg voice when she is angry as Dukie apologizes ; blows off Toadie and goes off-screen and MURDERS Toadie off-camera. He returns and takes Bane's hand into the dining room as he apologizes again and wants to celebrate the demise of Dumbwin together. Bane seems content to do us despite the fact that she wanted the Gummi magic first. Sunni and Cubbi notice Bane's alliance with Dukie and realize that Gregor and Dumbwin are doomed. So they decide to give up the Jiffy tree hunt and stop them as they shake hands on the truce. Okay fine; but they still have to bring the Jiffy Tree back anyway.
So we cut to yellow ogre playing the SQUEEZE BOX OF ENTERNAL PAIN AND SUFFERING. You'll understand why when you hear yellow ogre playing it. We pan west to Dukie and Bane toasting with the wine glasses as Bane wants to make some Gummi Bears lives miserable and Dukie calls it one of his favorite past-times. I cannot argue with that overwhelming logic there Dukie. Toadie then annoys them as Chateau Drekmore (Riiiigggghhhttt Toadie) introduces Roasted Boar Flambe on veggies platter which looks very appealing methinks. As Gad and Zook enter with it; Cubbi then slams the door on them allowing the power of suggestion to trip them up and they get shoved onto the wheel trays as they race around the dining table; MURDER the yellow ogre squeeze box player then Gad ramps up a conveniently placed picture of Dukie by Sunni; run up the wall; down the wall and Gad slides onto the table and destroys everything on it; Jiffy tree goes flying and the big ass bowl of acid gravy somehow lands in Gad's hands and then it pours right onto Lady Bane's dress. Got that?! Ah; the wonders of Gummi Bear traps. Lady Bane naturally is parently PISSED off so she counters with the pixie magic as Dukie and Toadie go flying into the table with the conviently placed pies and pies get shoved in said kissers and then gets dropped on their faces as Lady Bane storms off stage left in a huff. Dukie and Toadie follow as Dukie pleads for mercy while Toadie licks cream off face before leaving. Sunni and Cubbi then tackle the Jiffy tree and it's a draw as they both agree that they both won. However; they must carry the Jiffy tree out now; or they are losers as the yellow and orange ogre slowly recover.
So we continue as Bane makes it to her carriage and walks in without the need of the Troggles. Yeap; it's punishment as I expected it to be. Dukie runs in pleading for mercy claiming that it's not his fault as Lady Bane demands to know who's fault it is. Dukie stammers and then notices the Gummi Bears on the terrance running with the Jiffy Tree. Naturally; he blames them (and he's right of course); but when Bane looks at the terrance; they are gone already. Then we see them sliding down the roof as Bane blows him off and snaps her fingers and we have an invisible man driving the carriage. WHAT THE HELL?! Didn't we already state that the Troggles do her dirty work? Then why not have them drive the carriage? It's not like no one was available to do the voices anyway. Dukie gets his foot squashed by the carriage wheels for fun as the horse carriage drives away out of sight as the alliance is destroyed. Dukie does the foot grabbing spot as Toadie consoles him; but Dukie is so charmed of Bane that he cannot be mad and he faints off-screen and probably squashes Toadie good for all we know. So we return to Gummi Glenn as Gruffi is sealing the roof with the Jiffy Sap Of Doom on a wooden ladder. We then see Zummi stirring a bucket as the sap comes down and they have a year's supply of it too. We see Sunni and Cubbi sulking because they have to share the prizes. Cubbi proclaims that there is one good thing to this is that there is always next year as he steals Sunni's toys and runs out. Sunni chases her remembering to bump the ladder Gruffi was on and Gruffi tumbles and MURDERS Zummi with a MAN-SIZED bump on the floor. Gruffi is glad about one thing and that is the event doesn't happen twice a year. HAHA! That ends the episode at 10:35. A pretty good one as Dukie gets his ass kicked for my pleasure; and Bane provided the kicking for me. **** (80%).
Bridge On The River Gummi: We begin this one with a pan shot of the forest and then to a field of flax as Sunni and Grammi both come out with a wheel barrow of the stuff. Sunni is whining about the trip and Grammi agrees with her; but this field is the only place where it grows and she needs it to make clothes. However; she does not like crossing the bridge which we see on the left pan shot and the bridge is downright close to being unsafe to use. Grammi rolls up her sleeves and she's not getting any younger either as they slowly walk across the bridge as Sunni nearly loses her balance in the process. Sunni whines about buying clothes in Dumbwin like everyone else; so Grammi yells at her not to look down because it makes it worse. Sadly; the wheels get caught on a enraised end and the bridge rope snap spot rears it's ugly head as the cart crashes down into the river below and the girls hang onto the left side of the bridge. So Grammi and Sunni uncork their vials of roided juice and it's BUTT BOUNCING TIME~! They bounce up the bridge (How does THAT work?) and manage to get onto the other side before the the rest of the bridge falls into the drink. Grammi proclaims that this is the last time they see Cliffton Meadows and the bridge too as Sunni would say.
So we head to Gummi Glenn as we see Arte flying around inside and Gusto gleefully annoying Gruffi for me. We see Gruffi repairing something from the ancients as he blows off Gusto because it's a honor to repair something that is supposed to last a lifetime. Gruffi grabs his wrench as apparently; he is fixing the plumbing. Gusto laughs it off as he thinks it's better to create something new and original. Sounds like someone in creative was ribbing those critics who didn't like the recycling of old characters in DTVA which is hilarious considering the amount of recycling from public domain material Walt Disney did. The power of the echo chamber indeed! Gruffi thinks that recycled plumbing is all that they need and he manages to make a LEAK PILLAR OF DOOM right into Arte. Heh. I see Gruffi is in a sense of humor mood today. Which isn't all that much different then from his usual attitude. Gusto gets splashed on to boot as Gruffi plugs the leak while looking dirty. Yeah; like that was an accident eh Gruffo?! Gusto gleefully asks the million dollar question for me and Gruffi blows it off as Grammi and Sunni come in breaking logic since I don't recall them being dirtied or covered in feathers like Grammi is. Gusto gleefully laughs it up on the look and Sunni blows him off as Grammi informs them that the Cliffon Bridge is out. Gruffi decides to go fix it; so Grammi wishes him luck and gives him a piece of wood to proclaim that this is what is left of it. Of course she is lying as we go to the scene changer and there is still half of it hanging from the other side and the wooden posts on the left side. Still; it's enough for Gruffi to concede that he must start from scratch.
So Gusto gets inspired as he wants to make a better bridge; but Gruffi thinks he's crazy in roundabout terms and gives him a log and tells him to stop goofing off since they have a job to do. Hey Gruffo; Gusto goofing off IS his job. You are just being a stick in the mud; which is shoved up his ass to boot. POW! OUCH! Ummm...Anyhow; we head to Drekmore BEFORE HAPPY HOUR (sunset) as we see a statue of Gregor get shot by a laser cannon shooting something that looks like urine? WHAT THE HELL? I've heard of out of place; but I don't recall Gummi Bears having sci-fi elements. Steampunk maybe; but not sci-fi. We see the ogres nodding at approval as Dukie has created the ultimate weapon as Toadie wants to play; but Dukie smacks him out because it is not a toy. I agree; dick jokes are NOT a toy. Only professionals should be using them. Oh; and the statue is destroyed in case you didn't notice. Dukie proclaims that he'll conquer Dumbwin, BLAH! BLAH! BLAH! Toadie does make me laugh at Dukie's reaction on the weenie roast. Now that's a quality dick joke as Dukie recoils and we try to march the weapon out of Drekmore; but it's just TOO WIDE and Dukie gets bumped right into the metal front which looks like the H symbol from Mighty Hercules. Toadie claims that it looked smaller in the catalog. Something tells me Gregor seriously needs to realize that making dick jokes illegal is only going to create black market products like this. Dukie proclaims that he will not be denied and he grabs Toadie and tells him to do something. So Toadie jumps down and orders the ogres to push the weapon through the entrance which has to be the dumbest way possible and of course the walls and ceiling crumble above Dukie's pinhead. HAHA! See; dick jokes are NOT A TOY!
So we head back to the bridge as Gruffi is lucky to create an ancient Gummi Bear equal to a crane. He uses it for a bit and then jumps off as Tummi is with him and Gruffi proclaims that he's going to make a few improvements.... in bed. Okay; wrong show to be using that joke. Tummi offers Gruffi a basket of muffins from Grammi and Gruffi is looking at the plans and he no sells. Tummi proclaims that there is always time to eat and Gruffi blows it off because there is work to be done. So we go up a hill to fetch a pail of Dumbwin nuts with Dukie and his new SEX TOY CANNON OF DOOM. The ogres are pushing it up the hill on Dukie's order as I expected them to. Toadie thinks the cannon is overloaded and Dukie agrees to lighten the load and of course Toadie gets grabbed by the ears and thrown into the air and he lands in a water puddle. Talk about being out of your depth in one too. Toadie wishes Dukie would lighten up as the SEX TOY OF DEATH makes it to the top of the hill. Sadly; the ogre pant and sell tiredness just as the cannon rides backwards down the hill much to Dukie's surprise and all the ogres bail and we crash off-screen as Dukie flies off the thing in mid air off-screen before crashing off-screen. Nice one animators; nice screw up there. So we head to Gummi Glenn AFTER HAPPY HOUR (after dark) as Gruffi loads his wooden mallet into the toolbox and slowly leaves into the hallway just as Grammi shows up to ask him to fix the sink again. She just NOTICED that now?! Gruffi blows her off because he has a bridge to fix and Grammi doesn't see the big picture. So Grammi grabs the conviently placed picture from the wall and is about to MURDER Gruffi with it; but Gruffi turns around and agrees to fix it...and then slams the door proclaiming that he'll do it after the bridge is fixed. Well; that was a pointless end around isn't it.
So we head back to the bridge and Gruffi is making a stone bridge now (on top of wood) with columns on one side. Gruffi is sticking bricks together with a cement like substance as he sniffs the air and proclaims that he loves the fresh scent of mortar in the morning. Then Zummi appears out of nowhere wanting to talk to Gruffi about something and Gruffi blows him off. So Zummi gets on the bridge and of course it's about 20 feet in the air; so the fear of heights comes back. Okay; this plot device is getting older than Zummi at this point; it's time to develop that character NOW and get rid of the device. Zummi asks him why the bricks and mortar and Gruffi proclaims that stone lasts longer than brick and wants it to last forever. Umm; that makes no sense Gruffi. Lifetime yeah; but nothing lasts forever, not even crappy shows like Family Guy; no matter how much Seth Macfarlane tries to force the point. Zummi proclaims that the bridge is too big and it's more than they need. Really Zummi?! Methinks your fear of heights is hurting your brain. Gruffi blows it off because he's sticking to the plan (which Gusto infected his brain with) and that is final. So we head in the forest BEFORE HAPPY HOUR as the SEX TOY OF DOOM gets pushed around in the SINKING BOG OF DEATH. HAHA! Dukie gleefully points out the obvious for me and grabs Toadie and demands he do something now. Toadie salutes him and wants to go down with the cannon. HAHA! That spot is a lot funnier when you really have a dirty mind as Dukie blows him off and wants some logs to pry it out. Gad and Zook proclaim that it won't be easy and then they have a meeting of the skulls and it was at the bog this time as they splash down into the green slimy bog. HAHA! Pointless; but still funny.
So we head to a meadow of flowers as Gad does the loves me, loves me not promo while squashing flowers. HAHA! Nice CONTINUITY from Life Of The Party by the way. Zook spoils the fun as he has a log as he blows him off. Gad proclaims that he never has any fun as they walk in the foreground with the completed bridge in the background as I wonder how you can do that shot without them near the river in the first place. Anyhow; Gad gets MURDERED by Zook with the tree as Zook notices the pretty bridge and Gad notices the phillac symbol on his noggin which is holding his tiny helmet. Zook and Gad leave to tell Dukie as we return to the bog and notice Toadie ordering the troops to heave ho the SEX TOY OF DEATH. They lift the thing up and Toadie falls backwards and takes a spill in the bog. Dukie is on a rock sulking in almost total defeat because he wants to conquer Dumbwin and he cannot get his cannon to Dumbwin; as Gad and Zook come in and tell him that they have found a way. Dukie's face lights up on cue as we go to a sky shot of the bridge and then pan east to behind the bushes as Dukie and Toadie are hiding. Dukie thanks those pesky Gummi Bears for providing him the way to Dumbwin and....Wait; how does Dukie know it was done by Gummi Bears? I don't understand how. Toadie proclaims that Gummi Bears think of everything as Dukie hears voices and pushes Toadie down in the bushes like the oppressive sex loser that he is.
So we see the babyfaces whining to Gruffi about a broken washing machine, the hot water heater and Tummi's broken bagpipes as Gruffi blows them off and wants them to leave him alone as he shoves Tummi away. Gruffi gets on the spring cane as he'll fix their problem as soon as he finishes putting the keystone in the middle of the bridge and then having the ribbon cutting cemermony as he drives the crane onto the bridge right in the middle of it. Dukie proclaims that he will not miss this for the world as we scene change as the entire stone/wooden bridge is finished. We pan over to Grammi praising Gruffi's work as the babyfaces beam at the work and Zummi hands Gruffi a pair of scissors as Gruffi takes them and tries to cut the ribbon; but here comes rumbling. Gruffi thinks he's nervous; but Cubbi thinks otherwise and here comes Dukie's SEX TOY OF DEATH~! He shoots his manhood off and the Gummi Bears scatter. Man; that stuff is like the soup from Life Of The Party. The Gummi's all bail in the bushes as they got to stop Dukie now. Zummi wants Gruffi to destroy the bridge; but Gruffi blows it off. Zummi proclaims that this is the only way; which is absolutely dumb because I can think of a million ways to stop it; but it's the dreaded SLEDGEHAMMER OF PLOT rearing it's ugly head again. Dukie laughs and thinks that he has won and calls them Dummy Bears. Well; only two really, one is a stubborn brown bear and one is a vain blue one. Anyhow; nothing can stop him from conquering Dumbwin as he shoots his manhood again as Gruffi ponders what went wrong and then the adults force him to duck as a tree behind them gets destroyed in the process. And now Gruffi is PISSED!
So he takes the Gummi Crane of Doom and he rides on it blitzing towards the dreaded cannon and he uses the hook to remove the keystone from the middle of the bridge. The bridge begins to crumble as Gruffi drinks the vial of roided juice and it's BUTT BOUNCING TIME~! Gruffi bounces back towards the other side as the SEX TOY OF DOOM goes down with Dukie as he grabs Toadie and Toadie takes it as a sign that he loves him. Oooooooooo....No, not really Toadie. They fall into the river and that is that. We scene change back to the bridge as Gruffi creates a much more modest wooden bridge this time; but it appears to still be a vast improvement from the previous bridge anyway. Gusto arrives as Gruffi nails the last board and admits that he was wrong to outclass the ancients because if they wanted a stone bridge; they would have built it in the first place. Well; Gruffi didn't know Dukie was going to use that weapon; so what's wrong with the bridge? Gusto agrees with me as he proclaims that Gruffi pulled it off in creating and destroying his own work in one episode and the ancients would be proud. Gruffi wonders if that is true and Gusto states that he is...and then Gusto gets inspired again as he wants to curve Gummi heads out of a mountain and call it Mount Gummimore. EEEKKK! Thankfully; Gruffi kindly blows it off because his head isn't that big anymore as they walk away stage left to end the episode at 10:36. Just okay; but made funnier by the yellow stuff that was pouring out of that cannon Dukie was using. I still don't understand how Gruffi got out of character with that big head since Gusto didn't influence him really at all when you think about it. ** ¾ (55%).
THE REVIEW LINE
So we have another mixed bag of shorts this time around. I know it sounds like a broken record; but at least most of them are not a thumbs down. Life of The Party was a fun match between Sunni and Cubbi which I wished would have gone on a bit longer than it actually did; but it would have to be padded out too much for a 22 minute episode anyway; so this is the best we could do. I did like Dukie's feeble attempt to impress Lady Bane by having the ogres try to be formal and screwing it up. The chicken duster was hilarious. The finish was predictable though; and I didn't like the invisible stage coach leaving at the end since Bane already has Troggles to do that. Bridge Over The River Gummi was basically a solid bridge building story; but Gruffi's big ego stance was too forced to be believable. The writers focused more on the other bears pleading for him to do something else; instead of having Gusto being there to egg on Gruffi to make the bridge bigger and better until Dukie screws them over. That would have made the story. Instead; Gusto had almost zero influence in this episode ( and it was only at the beginning of building the bridge and Gruffi blew Gusto off at that point which was contradicted throughout the rest of the short. Terrible writing there. The rest was perversely funny which was all Dukie and his ogres trying to get to Dumbwin with the most absurd weapon in history. It was the allegory of dick jokes methinks. Otherwise; that episode is below ** ½ for sure. So next up is Zummi In Slumberland and Recipe For Trouble to complete all of the shorts that I can do as full rants. So.....
Thumbs up for Life Of The Party and a thumbs in the middle for Bridge Over The River Gummi. I'll see you all next time.