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Wrecks, Lies & Videotape
Reviewed: 10/07/2012
Aren't Most Family Guy Episodes That Way?!
Welcome to more of the Fall Assortment as we head to the second Goof Troop episode as Max is videotaping Goofy to be a part of America's Most Painful Videos; but Pete acts like a piss ant heel wanting to create pain on those Goofs as revenge for murdering his motorboat, I guess. Well; the first episode was impressive so how does this episode fare? Let's rant on shall we...?
This episode is written by Jan Strnad. The story is edited by Karl Geurs. The animation is done by Walt Disney Animation Australia PTY Limited.
We begin this one with the STOCK FOOTAGE OF DOOM as the red title card equals the red tree in the front lawn. I see the animators do have a sense of humor. We zoom in and we hear Biff Fuddled/Harold Hatchback on the B&W television (I'm guessing that Goofy is still in the 1950's; just more accepting of Max being in the 1990's) announcing America's Most Painful Home Videos. The show that doesn't give a damn about slander lawsuits. Which will be more successful than Sony suing Kevin Butler for trademark infringement after he appeared on a Bridgestone commercial playing Mario Kart Wii. That whole incident made me laugh because it showed how loyal Sony fanboys really were. Which Kevin Butler (Jerry Lambert) isn't. Max and PJ are on the couch and look bored; although at least they have more work rate than the Quack Pack nephews and don't fling forks in the ceiling all day. Goofy is cleaning the floor with the vacuum cleaner and setting the record for making this episode really suck. HAHA!
Ron Sparks: It sucks more than Shaun Desmond.
Goofy cleans and tries to keep the vacuum cleaner from being evil on him as Max sulks. See; every summer PJ can afford to go to places like Hawaii for vacation; but Goofy cannot afford any fun stuff to save his life. At least it's money issues and not the "vacations kill productivity" like some parents I know. Goofy manages to get blinded by the lampshade on his head and sucks up a cloth and shatters a vase; while Waffles cozies around his legs. Goofy notices Waffles is hungry and pushes the switch on the vacuum cleaner unintentionally with his foot, which somehow makes the vacuum cleaner a hot rod. So Goofy is feeding Waffles with a lot of unprocessed meat while naming off non-meat products in a cute spot; while the wired vacuum cleaner races around the floor of the living room grabbing stuff including the dreaded moosehead trophy while the kids do not give a damn. It finally enters the kitchen while Waffles is just trying to stuff his face with food and both panic. So we cut to Max and PJ watching as we get the off-screen bumps; as per BS&P while Biff/Harold cuts his promo which apparently the grand prize winner of the Most Painful Home Video gets a trip to Hawaii. Max is eating peanuts by the way as we play pinball in the kitchen with the objects lighting up as such. Now this is a neat way to do a spot without jackhammering the point home. They go out into the living room; the wire snaps and Goofy does a three point landing into the table where the conveniently placed camera is and the camera somehow takes a picture which lands on PJ's belly. PJ gets inspired because this could give them the free vacation they always wanted. Well; what Max always wanted anyway. We segue to outside and I mention this as a segue because the announcer drifts on that the video must be in Biff's hands by midnight to some place in Ohio. I'm guessing Spoonerville is in Ohio. Who said Hollywood is out of the touch with middle America? Answer: EVERYBODY! Still better than being out of touch with the rest of the world. So we see a ladder being put in front of the highest floor window of Goofy's house as we cut to Goofy pumping iron and lifting weights. This brings new meaning to the term dumb bell because the thing is still on the holders. If only he was three feet tall; this would be perfect for chin ups. We cut to the window as Max wants the video camera and apparently PJ stole Pete's video camera as he is not impressed with this. Which Pete catches instantly. Damn; this Pete can see through anything. Max loses is balance and falls into the arms of Pete. And yes; the video camera is safe. For now anyway. PJ begs for Pete not to kill him (yes; he does say kill here) because the taping is for a good cause. They want a free vacation as we see clips of Pete's family in France trying to eat French bread and doing the mummy walk in Egypt and then show an upside down clip of Goofy and Max fishing in the backyard. This is officially the first time we see Peg and Pistol for rant purposes.
More on them later; I assure thee. Pete no sells of course because there is no excuse for stealing...unless it involves a $10,000 vacation and winning it for free. Then he gets inspired. All Max needs is Pete's camera and a video of the most painful footage caught on film. Max sulks and walks on the sidewalk stage left because it has to be there by midnight tonight at the KBOB station. Pete follows him and cut a smug promo about how much Max is putting into this to make the free vacation happen. And he mispronounces vacation too as he offers Max some professional interference. So that segues to the backyard as Goofy is sitting on a hammock. Pete asks about Goofy laying down on the job and Max claims that you wait for something to happen. Pete sets Max down on the ground (who was sitting on Pete's shoulder; probably the only time you'll ever seem do it willfully) and asks if corn beef waits for cabbages to spout. He gives Max the video camera and tells Max to watch how a pro does it. So Pete screams and Goofy does the whirlwind spot and gets tied up into the hammock before falling on his ass the other way. Pete warns Goofy of a storm brewing and should clear out his rain gutters. Goofy looks up and blows it off since there isn't a cloud in the sky. HAHA! So Goofy tries to get into the hammock; but we hear the rumbles of thunder, which is Pete banging wooden spoons against the dome of the BBQ. Pete tells Max to roll film as Goofy notices that it's raining despite the fact that it's a hose from Pete. So Goofy slips on the grass (which is actually quite possible in real life) and whirlwinds the hammock and falls on his ass again and looking like he's legit hurt. Max is filming it and calls it not bad; but not painful enough. Pete claims that he's only warming up so we segue to Goofy putting a ladder up and walking up said ladder. Until Pete shows him the art of reverse psychology since Pete's ladder looks to be almost at it's wits end. Goofy climbs up as the video camera is on and Goofy is cleaning the gutter with a hand brush as Pete is using a handsaw to cut a side of the ladder. Goofy asks for help as Pete climbs the good ladder and Goofy gives him a nest of blue bird babies because Goofy doesn't want to hurt them. Goofy continues to clean as the momma blue bird with a worm arrives and she's pissed. So she does the hell diver on Pete while Ride of the Valkyries is playing in the background. And pecks Pete's nose as the ladder takes a mind of it's own as Goofy grabs the nest and puts it back to it's original spot. Pete gets poked in the ass and then gets his brown coat (he is wearing his normal outfit: brown shirt, gray pants, shoes and a black striped green tie) caught in the ladder and we do some ladder walking for a while. So the ladder gets caught in a gopher hole and flexes towards the fence as Max sums up the entire ordeal nicely. Pete get flicked off the ladder and lands into the power wires where he turns into about 25 different international objects while being fried. HAHA! Pete bounces into the sky and Max proclaims that if this doesn't come down by midnight; then the hammock stunt will have to do. That ends the first segment almost seven and a half minutes in; which seems awfully short to me. Just average so far.
After the commercial break; we head to the amusement park as apparently; it is the Torture Ramp Roller Coaster of death. Or something along those lines; which Max calls Pete thinking big. PJ explains that Evil Boweevil is doing a stunt on it as soon as he gets out of the hospital. Apparently; he's either friends or cousins with Pete as Pete has Goofy on roller skates and has a paint brush. Pete wants Goofy to paint the ramp for Evil Boweevil stunt to come up; and Pete offers to pay him too. How nice of him...NOT!! Goofy wants a new fishing bucket as he splatters red paint on Pete; which so gleefully disappears a few shots later. Pete than notices a makeshift jet pack (Ah; I knew that would be involved somehow) and calls it a safety harness. Pete rolls some wire from the roll and then gets WARNERED. I have no idea why that was needed as Pete drops on his ass. Max shows the type of concern troll that I don't blame for being concerned. Pete claims that real passionate kids go much faster to give dads the gift after a stunt like this which is a vacation as Goofy is hunched down and in position. So (Toon Disney Cut commencing!) Pete lights a match and the spark goes up the wire. So the wire is the string for dynamite? So Goofy rolls down the ramp painting the middle of the track with red paint as I discover that we are at Pete's used car lot which means Pete is a used car salesman. Oh why not play up to the stereotype while we are at it. Goofy sees the spark on the wire and then looks disturbed as the spark goes into the back of the engine and we FIRE! Goofy paints the ramp at the speed of light. Don't surrender now; because Max wants to roll that camera for a $10,000 vacation. So Goofy collides into walls (including a brick wall which has the Scooby Doo Snow Angel spot written all over it) and it all ends with Goofy setting the plunger underneath the ramp which causes the remote control to fire the conveniently placed rocket (Where? Who knows) and both collide into the target at the same time allowing Goofy to spiral up into the air as Max calls this solid gold. I call it solid gold sadism at it's finest as Goofy gets WARNERED to get back at Pete's version of it. This one is much better by the way as Goofy does his trademark YAHOOE scream for fun. Meanwhile; Pete is on the ground pouring water into a bucket and mixing a bag of SEAMEN-T! Maybe one day when I do Goof Troop rants full time; I'll explain that and show why it sounds so funny.
Max is filming as Pete takes the wooden stick and nudges the bucket a bit before removing it, allowing Goofy to take a really sick MAN-SIZED bump head first into the bucket. This guy might not live to see that vacation; I swear to God! Pete pops the bucket from Goofy's head and fishes out a model of Goofy's head in SEAMEN-T! Pete even gives him the MONEY, MONEY, YEAH, YEAH to buy the bucket too. Geez; Pete has been decent thus far and we are almost to the halfway point of this Fall Assortment run with this show. Max and PJ slap skin thinking that they won as Max kisses the VHS tape. Pete grabs the tape and offers to drive it to the station which is codeword for; Pete just stole the tape. Max doesn't suspect a thing as Pete tells him to think as big as he does. I have this sinking feeling that this is going to turn into Crock Around The Clock; only the gullible ones can act. Pete claims that they said it as Pete kicks the bucket and it releases a board and that causes half of the stunt ramp to be destroyed and bury Pete in a daredevil tomb. HAHA! Pete is more awesome than Kick Buttowski. (Kick: Oh biscuits! ) Pete pops up and looks slightly injured; but otherwise all right. So we head to the television studio which is your usual home living room setting as Biff/Harold introduces us to America's Most Painful Home Videos. The crowd pops like the audience at the Roman Arena Of Death. So our first video is an old lady trying to bowl and her fingers get stuck in the ten pound bowling ball and she flies away stage left with the sick off-screen bump into the vending machine. OUCH! Again I ask; how can the old farts defend this crap; while blasting it in the new Disney? The date is either January 4th, 1992 which indicates when the episode started production; or it's April Fools Day. You the viewer decide! And she drops the ball and it rolls down the lane (How? Anyone who has been to a bowling alley knows that the hallway is lower than the actual bowling lanes. Logic break #1 for the episode at almost 12 minutes in) and all the pins go down despite being the slowest ball in the land. The old lady stops selling and gives a thumbs up because BS&P RULEZ~! So we head to Pete's living room or Goofy's living room. It's hard to tell right now since everyone except Pete is here.
So yes; we finally debut for rant purposes a red haired catnose with a pink sweater, white pants and purple shoes wearing golden earrings. We saw her earlier in the clips of the family going on vacation and yes; the SUPER MOM OF DEATH has finally beckoned. She is Peg (who is a play on Pegleg Pete in the classic Disney shorts) and I have mixed feelings about her in general. On the one hand; she is pretty good when she's sweet, but her gimmick is to scream in someone's face after acting all sweet. And she repeats it almost every episode she is in. Now granted; Pete deserves the wrath of it most of the time and as you will see, this is a good example of it; but she comes off as the biggest jerk in the land and it also shows how wrong everyone was with Rebecca Cunningham. You want to see a real jerkass? Hire Peg and be prepared with ear plugs when she gets pissed off. She is voiced by April Winchell as mentioned before. Also there is a little 4 1/2 year old female catnose wearing pigtails with Gedo yellow bows, a white shirt, yellow dress, purple socks and white ballet shoes. She is basically Molly Cunningham; only a lot meaner and nastier; and more unjustified than Molly ever could be. That is Pistol (a play on Pistol Pete; again from the classic shorts) and she's all right; but her bouncing around is annoying as hell. Think ADHD Molly and you're almost there. Pistol is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and according to Wikipedia (DANGER! DANGER!): In addition to her work on The Simpsons, Cartwright has voiced many other characters on several animated series, including Chuckie Finster in Rugrats and All Grown Up!, Margo Sherman in The Critic, Mindy in Animaniacs and Rufus the naked mole rat in Kim Possible. For the role of Rufus, Cartwright researched mole rats extensively, and became "a font of useless trivia".[51] She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in 2004 for her work on the show.[52] In 2001, Cartwright took over the Rugrats role of Chuckie Finster when Christine Cavanaugh retired.[51] Cartwright describes Rufus and Chuckie as her two most difficult voices: "Rufus because my diaphragm gets a workout while trying to utilize the 18 vocal sounds a mole makes. Chuckie because ... he's an asthmatic with five personalities rolled into one—plus I have to do the voice the way [Cavanaugh] did it for 10 years."[51]
Other television shows that have used her voice work include Galaxy High; God, The Devil and Bob; Goof Troop; Mike, Lu & Og; The Replacements; Pinky and the Brain and Timberwolf.[53] Cartwright has appeared on camera in numerous television shows and films, including Fame, Empty Nest, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Flesh & Blood, Godzilla and 24.[53] In 2000, Cartwright published her autobiography, My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy. The book details her career (particularly her experiences as the voice of Bart) and contains stories about life behind the scenes of The Simpsons.[54] Laura A. Bischoff of the Dayton Daily News commented that the book was the "ultimate insider's guide to The Simpsons".[55] Critics complained that the book lacked interesting stories and was aimed mostly at fans of The Simpsons rather than a general audience.[56][57][58] Cartwright adapted My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy into a one-woman play in 2004. Cartwright has performed it at a variety of venues, including the August 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.[1] The play received modest reviews, including criticism for a lack of inside stories about The Simpsons,[59] and its "overweeningly upbeat" tone.[60] David Chatterton of British Theatre Guide described the show as "interesting and entertaining, but not really a 'must see' even for Simpsons fans".[61] Cartwright has shown an interest in stock car racing and as of 2007 was seeking a NASCAR license.[62] In 2001, she founded a production company called SportsBlast and created an online animated series called The Kellys. The series is focused on racing; Cartwright voices a seven-year-old named Chip Kelly.[63] In 2002, SportsBlast received a Silver Remi Award from the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival for The Kellys.[64] . The Riche Rich/Scooby Doo Show as Gloria Patterson was her career debut in 1980. Goof Troop is her DTVA debut along with Fawn Deer for Raw Toonage. She also appeared on Bonkers (as Fawn Deer), Timon & Pumbaa as Pumbaa Jr., Kim Possible as Rufus The Naked Mole Rat (and that show is next on the Fall Assortment rant sked.), Lilo & Stitch The Series as #297 and #375, and Todd Darling in The Replacements. As expected The Simpsons are her most recent credit as Bart Simpson. She has 124 acting credits, 4 soundtrack credits, 2 other credits and 30 self credits to her resume.
Max is dumbfounded because the television studio hasn't returned his call yet which indicates that maybe he in fact lost the big contest. Max calls the footage awesome stuff and Goofy encourages him to wait because it might surprise him. Max is hoping that he won't have to suffer a life time of fish buckets. Which is funny considering this episode aired AFTER Slightly Dinghy. Pistol then points out that the winner is going to be announced and if you cannot guess which video won and guess who is going to get the prize; you have no business reading this rant. So Biff announces the winner of the grand prize and shows complete footage of Goofy's stunt on the ramp way and Max Goof wins the prize. That's what we all think and in any other sane universe; this would be the case. However; we have about ten minutes left and we just have to invoke the screwjob on Max as Max is cheering and Biff introduces the one who has ownership of the tape...and it's Pete wearing the SEAMEN-T head of Goofy (and looks like Fat Goofy in the same vein as Fat Robin from Romancing Saga 3) as he takes all the credit for the footage while doing the dumbest acting job ever. He even remembers to crash through the set ala The Shockmaster from WCW (I think the Shockmaster happened a year later; which does put a damper on the "shoot" nature of the incident). Goofy thinks it's him and Peg is naturally pissed off because it's Pete acting like a heel. The problem with this is: They used Pete's camera and video tape. So by all rights; Pete should win the contest even if Max filmed it for him. If they had used Goofy's video camera (if he had one) then this would be classic heel Pete; but it doesn't quite work here. Max cannot believe this as Pete's Shockmaster routine is a million times funnier than the real thing. No wonder WCW looked bad. PJ wonders what name was on the tape (Answer: Pete) as Biff back slaps Pete's chest and makes fun of Goofy's weight in roundabout terms. Max is pissed off because Pete stole his vacation for Goofy complete with steam and jackhammered red background and that ends the segment 13 and a half minutes in. Well; you can guess where this episode is going on can't ya? Now; Crock Around The Clock does pass the seven year gimmick rule. However; The Idol Rich was the better on anyway; so this episode is screwed either way.
After the commercial break we see Biff/Harold give THE SHOCKGOOFER various vacation stuff (and a grass skirt) as Biff continues to make thinly veiled fat jokes on SHOCKGOOFER as we see Pistol and Peg find about two dozen different words to call Pete a bastard. Geez; don't be afraid to tell us how you REALLY feel about Pete Peg? Goofy cannot believe this as Max embraces him. Peg proclaims to them not to give up yet because she's going to use her secret weapon: her mouth. She basically lays out her gimmick front and center which is going to make life difficult for me to accept as we go outside as Pete is unpacking the back of his station wagon. The other babyfaces look on from the window as Goofy's house has gone from yellow to green for some odd reason. PJ checks his watch on the ETA and Pete opens the door and he gets exactly what this episode needs: You know what it is; you know (everyone nods). She really blows off Pete and Pete stammers claiming that he did it for her. So Pete has admitted outright that the vacations were a complete lie? Still doesn't change the fact that it was his property that Max used in the first place. Peg basically threatens to disown herself from the vacation unless Goofy and Max get those tickets instead and throws a pillow and blanket into Pete's face before slamming the upstairs door. Pete sits down on the loveseat and blows her off because he earned it fair and square. Well; outside of trying to be the SHOCKGOOFER he has a point there Peg. Max did use Pete's video camera and tape; and Pete did drive to the station with it; so he earned it. And that is without setting Goofy up with all those painful moments being into play. I mean; if you want to get pissed off at Pete; it's being pointless in dressing up as Fat Goofy which is a HORRIBLE sight to see. So we head back to Goofy's house as the doorbell rings and in comes Peg looking like she lost the argument as Pistol hugs her anyway calling her awesome. Oh yeah; that windbag routine really stopped the SHOCKGOOFER in his tracks. Max isn't about to quit and he has a Wuzzle Joke Zone Plan~! Why do I call it that? Because I could easily just recopy the third act of Crock Around The Clock and get it over with early.
So we head inside Pete's house as Max and PJ practice the fine art of not being seen as PJ checks Pete's whites and they show Pete in a cradle. Awwww; that is so cute. I'm serious about that one. It's hard for me to accept this because at least with Crock Around The Clock; Dumberbear was getting screwed by a heel and she was just too nice and thus easy to control. It's just not that way here. So the kids tie up Pete to the loveseat as Max and PJ bail and we play The Ghosts of Christmas Past; only Goofy is a glow in the dark ghost with a bucket on his head. HAHA! Even Pete is taken aback by that one. You know what; let Goofy bump the rest of the climax until the finish. Here's the obvious problem with the plan: the pulley is directly in the line of sight of Pete; therefore he could easily see the kids pulling it. Pete's stammering when he sees Goofy is priceless. According to Glow Goofy Ghost (Triple G); Goofy "drowned" in the fishing bucket and he committed suicide because he didn't want to live on without a vacation. That was depressing; although it's hard not to laugh here. Another obvious problem: Ghosts should not be able to flick a nose like Goofy just did when he blows off Pete for stealing his vacation. Pete stammers like an idiot anyway as Max bails for scene two as PJ cannot control the pulley and the pulley drops and Goofy bounces about a foot off the floor. Now normally this would be bad; but since it's GOOFY we are talking about; it makes perfect sense. Pete tries to weasel his way out of this argument which is just not going to work since weaseling involves getting the hell out of there and Pete is all tied up now. So Goofy continues his awesome promo as Pistol is behind the chair and she flicks the rope and Pete does the whirlwind spot because he just has to steal from Butterbear as well. So Pete ends up in front of Max dressed up as Pete and Max's acting sucks as he shows a picture of a kid's drawing of Pete's Car Lot; which is another obvious problem with the plan and it's clear that this is making Pete look dumb and weak. Which is fine if you are Peg; but for us watching it, not so much. Anyhow; the music is awesome and sounds similar to a track from The Goof Troop SNES video game. Basically the spiel here is that Maximum Pete is going to screw everyone on their used cars as we see the most horrible sight for BS&P ever: Peg dressed up like a maid.
Now the problem with this is: Max is still the same size here and I find it difficult to believe that his growth was stunted. Anyhow; Max blows off the raise as he peels an apple while Peg begs for mercy. Max picked up his cruel tactics from her late husband as Pete is stammering well for someone who is a bastard. See; Max stole the car lot from Pete after his death. Oh; I would LOVE to hear how Pete died and I have a feeling that Max killed him with the paring knife. Now THAT'S cruel; along with paying Peg three cents an hour to be his cleaning lady. Pete is now pissed off because that's two cents too generous. Ummmm; that was not smart to say Pete. Maximum Pete does mention PJ and Pistol as Peg is horrified about this as Maximum Pete turns on the television and it's clear that Goofy is doing the news. Problem with this is: Goofy is supposed to be DEAD now. It's obvious to me that the writers never thought this scene through because I am seeing more logic breaks in this entire sequence than even Kick Buttowski does in a 22 minute episode. We see the wire as we pan over to the kitchen as Goofy is on camera at the table. Pete cannot believe that the kids have turned to a life of crime and are about to go down in a blaze of glory at the Sleazy LA. Which makes my last sentence even more sleazy than I intended. So we see on the television PJ and Pistol in stereotypical mobster outfits packing machine guns which are painted green due to BS&P. I see Honker's brave attempt has ruined the scene for me. You couldn't paint those things black; couldn't you? Besides; they are clearly prop guns anyway so why BS&P them? Maximum Pete is on the megaphone being the police officer too as Pete is scared to death and looking at the television set. Too bad there are too many logic breaks to make that otherwise good scene believable. They shoot the guns and it's obvious by the lack of bullets that they are fake. Again; why paint them green when they are clearly fake?
So the kids fake getting shot and it's so over dramatic that you know it's fake. And there's no blood coming out; even if it's minor. HA! I made a funnie! It also doesn't help that PJ has to pull on Pistol's garland to drag her to the ground to stop the playing dead part. Pete and Peg are horrified and Peg is doing a Class S job selling the fake death. Maximum Pete throws the apple core down which has skin on it and gives her 15 minutes for the memorial service. Now that is just COLD. I would have given her an hour; one for each minute she sold those deaths perfectly. Then Pete breaks the ropes and goes to the television and cries. Great "last words" from PJ by the way. And right now; you can guess where this is going as Goofy Ghost (who somehow in the last two minutes changed outfits) blames Pete for being a jackass who was justified because it was HIS video camera; and Pete panics and proclaims that he has changed his mind and Goofy and Max can have the damn trip. Pete should only be so lucky that they didn't go for the hospital angle in Crock Around The Clock because I don't think Pete can stand THAT much pain. And again; Pete doesn't notice that Goofy is not a ghost because you cannot kiss a ghost's foot. So we fade to black...and we head to the beaches of Hawaii as Goofy is fishing from the beach in his beach chair and everyone is reading and relaxing in the hammocks in their beach outfits. Max demands some more lemonade as we pan over to see Pete with the tray of cold drinks as he blows off all this and then throws down the tray in protest. So Goofy does his ghost voice again and Pete goes back to the cart in fright and pours more lemonade as the tray is suddenly gone. Pete runs in with the glass of lemonade and everyone laughs at him. Pete is dumbfounded and that ends the episode at 21:12. This was a decent episode before the logic breaks piled down like crazy in the Ghost scene which was basically done better in Crock Around The Clock; if you can believe that. Plus; it's difficult to have sympathy for Max and even Peg when Peg looks like a jerk and Max used Pete's camera. I would have written it as Max using Goofy's camera and Pete thinks that it's his instead in some sort of mistake. Call it ** 3/4 (55%).
THE REVIEW LINE
Well; another decent episode that was watered down a bit. The whole "Pete being a heel on Max's dreams of getting a vacation" was good in theory; but the writers used Pete's video camera, and thus it made Max and Peg look like fools who got what they deserved for using property that doesn't belong to them. Pistol was fine, PJ was fine, Goofy was himself and Pete was pretty good. Now Peg was great; except for the scenes where she yells like crazy which is annoying and in this case; a little unjustified. And BS&P didn't even allow her to kick Pete out of the house which would have gotten the message toot-sweet. However; they needed to redo the climax to Crock Around The Clock; only with Mickey's Christmas Carol which is a nice wink wink to the classic Disney fanboys; but the whole thing was so fake that even Pete should have seen through it. It was logic break after logic break; but Pete bought it and looked like a weak little man in the end. I guess Peg's selling job of her children's "deaths" was very convincing; which it was, but the logic horse was out of the barn by then. I would have wrote it as Max using Goofy's camera and then giving the tape to Pete instead; so that there's no way Pete can justify in winning the contest in the first place. Otherwise; it was a decent episode and nothing else was bad about it. This is a problem for Goof Troop: It's dull and boring despite not having anything actively bad. While it helps give stars; it's also draining on me because it's dull. TaleSpin drained me emotionally; but it gave me various emotions from tears; to anger to smiles and all points in between. And I laughed too. Goof Troop gives me two emotions: laughter with Goofy and a blank stare for most of the rest of it (there are exceptions of course) so it's difficult to enjoy an episode when only Goofy is getting really over and there are no standouts. Now granted; the kids are leagues better than the Quack Pack nephews and even Gustave/Shirley; but the female lead is worse than Daisy in some respects. And Pete is better than Kevin Powers; but like the kids, it's no hard task when those two in Quack Pack sucked badly. So we have one more episode left: Shake, Rattle & Goof. I just hope my mind doesn't wonder away. So....
Thumbs in the middle for this episode and I'll see you all next time.