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Ghost Rustlers
Reviewed: 04/19/2008
Will Scooby Doo show up...?!
Ummm...no. However; wouldn't that be worth it despite the obvious lawsuits that would follow. So we are officially beyond the halfway point of this series and pretty much over the quality hill when it comes to good episodes. I hope that my previous statement is wrong however. So let's rant on shall we...?
The episode is written by Ken Koonce and David Weimers while the tory is edited by Moosel. We can only hope now can we?!
We begin this one in the WONDERFUL LAND OF WUSS...ERRR..WUZ as the MAN-SIZED BUMPS shake the village good as we go inside Rhinokey's house as he is doing the CONTRIVED SPOT OF THE DAY (grab fragile objects before they shatter spot) before his closet gets too bloated and it's contents spill out onto the floor. Well; if there ever was a metaphor for homosexuals; that would be it. Thankfully; no bad jokes are cracked as we head to inside Hoppo's house as we see the cause of the MAN-SIZED BUMPS: Hoppo square-dancing. Why they needed to fuse the square part is beyond me since the dance is already fused. HOLY CRAP?! Hoppo's ass has gain about five hundred pounds since we last saw it. She looks like Yokozuna now. The B&W television show featuring a human cowboy (I think) is showing some square-dance moves as Hoppo and Moosel are doing the square-dance move spots (bow to your partner, swing the partner, do-see-do etc.). Hoppo spinning into a ball is pretty entertaining as Rhinokey walks to Hoppo's house and he looks mad (well as mad as Disney would allow since he merely looks sharp here). More dancing and bouncing in MAN-SIZED bump like fashion as Moosel gets bounced by Hoppo's big belly in which Rhinokey opens the door right on cue allowing Moosel to take the MAN-SIZED BUMP into him. HAHA! Nice to see Hoppo thinking along the same lines as I am when it comes to any appearance by Rhinokey. Rhinokey has been bounced out of the Improv before he can MURDER the audience. AHHAHAHAHA!
Rhinokey walks in and turns off the television set which causes Hoppo to protest. I'm actually on Hoppo's side in this one since Moosel is making her look decent for a change. Rhinokey declares Earthquake Free Week on Hoppo as a buzzing sound beckons. Hoppo defends herself from the eye contact violence (oh the irony?!) as we cut to Moosel looking outside and we see the TUNADO OF HUMBUGS (seriously; that is what they are called- half humming bird, half fly) which Narrator Stan sells it as (at least this one looks pretty apporos.) . We cut to the beehive as Bumblelion is doing situps on his pole vaulting equipment and doing a good job of it as Rhinokey runs to him and unintentionally cracks a bad joke as we get more shots of the TUNEADO OF HUMBUGS. Bumblelion does a neat acrobat spot and hops into his beehive as we see the TUNEADO OF HUMBUGS spin around and cover the LAND OF WUSS with Humbugs. Yeah. We cut into Bumblelion's telephone as he is using the phone book to call the Bug Off Exterminator. If Bumblelion wanted to get good service; he should have used the Yellow Book. We cut to the messy exterminator's office as a half duck/half squirrel character named PU Quack (UGH!Worse...name...in...the...series...ever.) talking on the other end. I see the bad Ducktales reference has started about two years early.
He then goes from being lazy to being on the case as he runs out of his office and we cut to a shot outside of the beehive as PU Quack arrives with his ultra-gay exterminator car. This guy must have been both DARKWING...DUCK's fashion director (all episodes) and Gosalyn's marketing director for Let's Get Respectable! Seriously; this guy's fashion sense is so whacked that the FASHION POLICE OF LAW would have a field day with him. He then invokes the MAGIC LENS OF DOOM on Hoppo which also makes him a goofy pervert to boot as he thinks Hoppo is a Humbug. Hoppo invokes the fist on the lens to counter his perverted like ways. Hoppo twists PU's head and he sees the Humbugs buzzing on the trees. He invokes the lens and the Humbugs tap dance for him right on cue. Why do I get the feeling PU Quack is the one responsible for creating these annoying pests? Never mind that they are the same purple color as Quack's car. Butterbear asks how long it would take and PU Quack sezs it could take a year which SHOCKS & APPALLS (in that order) the babyfaces. PU Quack takes out his bug busting tools from the car (and it creates a mess already which is logic break #1 for the episode) and tells them to take a vacation. Eleroo wonders where they could go and Bumblelion suggest Wuzzlestone Park (Can you smell the bad Yogi reference commencing here?) and Butterbear proclaims that it's a great idea since we all know Bumble and Butter are going to marry some day.
So the Wuzzles all go back into their houses (Logic Break #2- Why aren't the Humbugs infecting the houses where leaving the village would make sense? The Humbugs are doing nothing but being merely annoying and a good set of earphones will do.) and pack up for the trip. Well; mostly Eleroo is inside his house. That pouch sure comes in handy to carry stuff doesn't it? We cut over to Rhinokey and Bumblelion putting Butterbear's plants into the Bumblecar (of Rhinokey Car; I'm getting confused here). See; the fragile jellybean plan must come with her. Of course we get the scene changer and see Moosel in a boat with the luggage on it as the Rhinokey Car (since Rhinokey is driving here) stops and Rhinokey blows off Moosel's luggage. Moosel defends himself by claiming that Rhinokey actually said pack the lighthouse. Oh; snap! Rhinokey is screwed since Hoppo packs a trailer. Which is proven in the next scene despite all the failed attempts to make it look like Hoppo packed her gay lunch box instead. Hey; if anyone deserves to be screwed it's Rhinokey. Rhinokey faints in the car and that's the second best thing that has ever happened to him. The best would be if his joke MURDERS him. AHHAHAHAHA!
We logically go to Crock's big wooden tugboat outside as Crock is BBQing boots on a spit while having his ears covered with cotton. Wow. When the villain finds the best way to counter Humbugs; you know this show has tanked. Flizard arrives to tell Crock that the car is packed and it's time to go. Oh well; he lasted longer than the babyfaces did so he isn't a complete pussy. Crock throws away his fork and it shatters some stuff off-screen despite there being nothing to shatter. Logic break #3 for the episode as the mess is returning. Crock does a soul metaphor as we cut to Brat making a wooden box on Crock's car as Flizard calls it protection. Crock comes over and is mad as hell. Flizard gets blown off as we head back to the Rhinokey Car as they packed up a trailer (only one?) of luggage and Bumblelion feels good that it's over. Umm; not really because here comes Hoppo with her television set and Rhinokey protests this because he wants peace and quiet. Hoppo then makes the obvious mistake proclaiming that if it doesn't go; she'll never go. Rhinokey gleefully blows her off and tells her that they'll see her next year. You have no one to blame but yourself for that one you demanding diva! So we get the bad scene changerand the babyfaces minus demanding diva ride in the car and ride off into the desert. Luckly; Hoppo found another trailer and attached it to the second one allowing her to ride with her television set. FATASS HITCHHIKER!! Of course she doesn't do a good job in attaching the second trailer to the first trailer and when the car bumps; it unattaches and she's LEFT BEHIND. HAHA! Hoppo blows off Rhinokey's driving as the car rides away. Hoppo is forced to walk (good; she can lose that weight she got earlier in the show) with her wagon filled television set as Narrator Stan uses a bad Scrooge metaphor to explain the situation. That officially ends the segment almost six and a half minutes in. Wow; that was quick.
After the commercial break; we see the Rhinokey Car has made it to Wuzzlestone Park and it's full to the brim (helpfully labeled as such) so we never get to see the depth of the actual park. I guess Yogi is making this his home away from home and knew Hoppo was coming. Oh come on! You could spot that coming a mile away. Everyone panics; but Bumblelion takes it in stride and we move on to another spot as Hoppo continues to complain about the bumps. How did she get her wagon reattached to the Rhinokey Car when they stopped? Logic break #4 for the episode as they drive on and there is no relief in sight as Lake Wuzac is full; Wuz Springs is full; and Gay Wuz Park (okay; I made up the name but whatever) is also full. However; there is Wuzzle Gulch which Moosel hopes it is empty and he won't be disappointed as the sign below it breaks from the post on the entrance. Wuzzle Gulch is your Wuzzle version of a ghost town in the cowboy west I should note. This is sounding like a dead ringer for that weak Scooby Doo episode featuring the Miner 49er. Yeah. Hoppo catches up with the second trailer when they stop in front of the Dupe Drop inn lucky fat wrench.
We get the pan shot of the town which is completely empty as Bumblelion calls it quiet. Bumblelion goes into the inn while the remaining Wuzzles go to the general store for some treats. Rhinokey cracks his first really bad joke in this episode. Wow; it took him nearly seven minutes for him to do that which I think is a record for him in terms of restraint. We cut to inside the dusty Dude Drop Inn (Something perverted about that name for some reason) as Bumblelion makes it to the desk. He asks for someone and Hoppo enters to blow him off since ringing the bell shows class. That's like showing respect to a well hung sapsucker. AHHAHAHAHA! POW! OUCH! Ummm...And isn't that fat diva supposed to be with Eleroo in the general store? No logic break this time; just a little weird. Bumblelion slaps the bell and it shatters. I didn't know that bell was made of glass? So now Hoppo yells for some service like the fat demanding diva that she is and we pan forward to the picture which is half rooster; half something and it's the old EYES OF PEEPING TOM DOOM which we saw in abundance in Bumblelion In The Terrified Forest. Nothing yet comes out of it as we head to the General Store and it's empty and dusty as expected. Rhinokey cracks another silly joke as Eleroo is fearful for the sale of cobwebs I guess. Butterbear then realizes that this is a ghost town. You know Butterbear; you could have said that about two minutes ago. Otherwise; it makes you look like a silly wooden acting butterfly/bear.
The male Wuzzles are scared (and Moosel of course has an imagination of a psychopath) and they disappear like a bunch of ghosts. Hoppo and Bumblelion check through the window of the Saloon and it's empty as usual. This IS like a bad Scooby Doo episode. Now all we need is the Miner 49er; and we are all set. The babyfaces meet up and Eleroo wants to leave because this is a ghost town and even then he cannot say it properly. Bumblelion blows it off because there's no such things as ghosts. So Bumblelion is Freddy Jones and Eleroo is Shaggy. So who is Scooby Doo (Moosel), Valema (Hoppo) and Daffeny (Butterbear)? I guess that leaves Rhinokey as the Miner 49er. AHHAHAHAHA! I think we are going to find out. And of course; the answer is none of them since only Bumblelion wants to stay. Rhinokey asks everyone to get into the car and orders Hoppo into her wagon. Hoppo takes one glance and decides that she'll stay after all. Bumblelion calls this experience a scream as we cut to the Saloon and see the EYES OF DOOM staring in the darkness. We then cut to Crock riding his car which apparently has run out of gas and Flizard and Brat are pushing it like the henchmen that they are. Well; there is one punishment for trying to box Crock in. Crock complains about his stomach and orders his complaining henchmen to get him some food so the henchmen scatter to find it while Crock sits in his car and waits for food.
So that logically leads to the sheriff's office (helpfully labeled as such) as the door flings open and out comes Bumblelion in cowboy gear. And he trips like a goof of course which shows what a wuss he is as we cut to the town shot and see Flizard hiding in a CACTUS JACK OF DOOM costume (it's NOT what you think you sick freaks!) .We cut over to see Moosel painting some letters on a glass window. Moosel proclaims that Butterbear would be impressed. Impressed of what? Vandalism?! Flizard pops his costume a bit and eats paint for his punishment before going away. We head inside as Butterbear is making pies again (as per in her gimmick) as they are on the counter. Moosel eats one and likes it...until Butterbear tells him the flavor (cactus something which is a Western favorite among Wuzzles. It's something even Shaggy and Scooby wouldn't eat) . Then the place rumbles and everyone is paranoid that it could be the HUMBUGS OF DOOM migrating until we find out it's Rhinokey doing his Wormhorse and Carriage routine. And of course they commit a CONTINUITY ERROR since Rhinokey is not wearing his cowboy outfit from In the Money. Rhinokey does a car gas joke to amuse me (which is rare I assure ye) which is greeted with Bumblelion calling him Pokey Rhinokey which is a real comment that aren't supposed to be a real comment.
Bumblelion asks for Hoppo and Eleroo and Rhinokey offers them a ride to rustler them up (I guess). Butterbear is wearing an old fashioned blue dress which makes her look like a bigger tool than Hoppo does in her Winky Bell outfit. They hop into the carriage and Rhinokey whips away as Flizard looks on from a distance. And of course the pies are sitting on a table in plain view as Flizard and Brat steal them all. Butterbear needs to learn the proper ways of security. We now head to the saloon as Eleroo is polishing glass mugs behind the counter as the GOOFS WITH ATTITUDE sit down on the counter (nice touch with the spurs on your ankles there Bumbleboy! HAHA!). They order up some Rootberry Shakes (why? Root Beer is ALREADY a fused name. Oh wait; beer is alcohol and not allowed on a preschool show even if it isn't really alcohol my mistake) as Butterbear asks for Hoppo. We then see her walking down some staircase wearing the worst dress I have ever seen. It's all in bright banana yellow. DAMN YOU GEDO! If you don't get the reference; consider yourself lucky. And she's Honky Tonk Hoppo which has got to be the most racist thing Hoppo has ever done and that covers A LOT of ground. AHHAHAHAHA! POW! OUCH! Ummm..She calls for Eleroo to start up the coin operated piano and Eleroo starts it up so to speak. It just isn't a bad western episode without a coin-operated automatic playing piano. Hoppo then makes it worse by waltzing down the steps and singing which is actually good here. UGH! Her bad singing is better than her actual singing since it is a lot easier to mock. I have NOTHING...AND THE ROCK SEZS NOTHING to work with here. And of course she leans against the railing and it breaks allowing her to destroy a perfectly innocent table in the process. I smell Rhinokey thinly veiled fat joke coming at 6:00. And damn it to hell; if I'm not right.
Bad scene changer logically leads to back to Crock's car as Flizard and Brat bring him the CATCUS JACK PIES OF DOOM Crock eats one as Flizard tells him that Bumblelion and his merry band of Wuzzle friends are in the ghost town. Crock then notices the gold paint on Flizard's yellow hat (CONTINUITY BABEE!) as Crock realizes that he has Gold Fever. Umm; Crock? Gold Fever didn't get over until Valley of the Golden Suns pilot episodes Ducktales did two years later. You are not fooling anyone. Flizard thinks he's sick and gets blown off by Crock because he knows that there's GOLD in them ghost town...and Crock hopes the babyfaces doesn't notice. Don't worry Crock-boy; they don't. If they did; Bumblelion would lapse back into asshole Bumblelion (or nicely called BumbleScrooge by Butterbear). Thankfully; Brat hisses to make sure Crock doesn't try anything funny like being selfish. How does Crock understand him; I don't know. I cannot understand myself sometimes. Crock then whispers his MIMI JOKE ZONE PLAN to the henchmen and sadly; no narration from Stan as we get the circle scene changer as we head back into the saloon as Eleroo is serving more stuff to Moosel. Moosel explains that he returned to the general store and found out that all of Butterbear's pies were gone. Moosel claims ghost took her pies (If you consider Flizard and Brat to be ghosts then Moosel is absolutely right) and Eleroo blows him off because Moosel is a psychopath who has his imagination going OUT OF CONTROL!
Sadly; someone is playing the piano (despite clearly being an auto playing piano) and it's Brat and Flizard in an unconvincing ghost disguise (if he kept his arms inside the thing while playing this would be perfect); however, since the LAW OF DTVA states that the people who are supposed to be fooled must be fooled despite not convincing anyone in the audience (except maybe the 3-6 year olds) ; Moosel and Eleroo scatter stage left like a bunch of scalded BirdDogs. Brat and Flizard stop playing and smirk on their easy to fool victory. Bad scene changer beckons and we see that the ghosts are gone and Bumblelion proves it by actually coming in. Bumblelion blows off the best thing this show has got going and Moosel insists that he hear and saw ghosts playing the piano. Bumblelion gleefully blows that one off by inserting the coin into the piano jukebox (now there's a fusion invention someone should steal) and accuses them of watching too many scary movies. See; I never liked that spot since Kit perfected it by calling Baloo a big baby when he saw a scary movie and tried to bail.
They logically leads to outside the Saloon where Crock is digging for gold with the pick ax and making a pretty small hole in the process. Effort is not this shows' strong point methinks. Flizard and Brat come to tell him that they are scared; but they are not leaving. Crock realizes this MIMI JOKE ZONE PLAN isn't working well; but he tells them to frighten them again. Did we really need that scene? Just do it again and do it to different Wuzzles instead of going to Crock for approval. Otherwise; this is new meaning to the phrase time wasting. So we cut to the front of the Dude Drop Inn (I think) as we see Hoppo approaching Rhinokey's Wormhorse & Carriage service as we get another CONTINUITY ERROR in that she's wearing a pink dress looking similar to Winky Bell and has a parasol just to make her look like a bigger tool than Butterbear. Someone needs to check on the costumes Hoppo is wearing. Hoppo asks for a ride and Rhinokey cracks another bad joke in response.
Hoppo climbs in (with assistance from Rhinokey; what a swell guy he is..NOT!) as we cut over to an alleyway where Flizard and Brat walk forward with the PUMPKIN GHOST OF DOOM as they put it onto the driver seat of the stage coach while Hoppo puts lipstick on her mouth for vain reasons I cannot handle at this point. Rhinokey packs the back as she wants to get it on and Flizard is happy to do that as he slaps the Wormhorses good and they gallop and race the carriage away as Moosel comes out and sees the Pumpkin Ghost and he goes into panic psychopath mode~! He runs to Bumblelion who is tending to his Worm Horse and tries to tell him; but he stammers like Honker getting bullied by Gosalyn. Bumblelion doesn't get it until he sees the Pumpkin Ghost on the carriage and he gets on his WormHorse. Kaio; Silverhorse...AWAY! Okay; that was pretty original considering that I thought it would be Wuzo Silverhorse away! Kudos to the writers for finally doing something original instead of another Wuzzle pun. Hoppo bounces around in the stage coach as the coach bumps the Pumpkin Ghost onto the ground and Bumblelion stops to check it out and it is fake as expected. Classic psychopath Moosel as Hoppo blows off Rhinokey's bad driving (CONTINUITY BABEE!) as the stage coach rides quickly in the east. Nice unspoken metaphor there guys. Hoppo cries for help as we get the stage coach riding sequence. Hey; this is not like a bad Scooby Doo episode thank goodness. And the coach is heading straight for the CATCUS JACK PEPPERS OF DEATH! Because nothing screams death like a patch of prickly peppers.
Hoppo blows off Bumblelion as she slips out the back door of the coach (how did she do that?) and uses her ass to try to stop the coach. Wow; she's got her working ass on tonight. I am such a dirty 450 pound man. And she manages to stop it in time as Bumblelion secures the coach before it goes into the prickly peppers. And since Rhinokey is not here to crack a thinly veiled fat joke; Bumblelion is right there to do so. Hoppo does her eye contact violence on that one as we get another scene changer inside the inn as Bumblelion shows Moosel the fake ghost and Hoppo blames Rhinokey for it. Rhinokey blows it off because it wasn't his joke. Yeah; like any Wuzzle is going to fall for that one Rhinokey. Eleroo is scared like a bunny rabbit which makes no sense since Hoppo is the rabbit of this outfit.
Eleroo points to the right side as we pan over and see Flizard in another ghost costume and Bumblelion goes over and pulls the sheet to reveal Flizard and Brat. Nothing is getting past this Freddy Jones clone. Butterbear isn't amused either as Bumblelion then uses the POINTY FINGER OF DOOM and we cut over to the door as we see four real ghosts (half weasel half birds) haunting the scene. Nice way to kill off the CONTINUITY this episode was striding for with Bumblelion. I knew they would screw it up soon enough. The babyfaces huddle up as Bumblelion realizes that he is a liar in not believing in ghosts which are called poultrygiests which are half polar bear, half chicken. Heh Heh. The ghosts scare and haunt as Narrator Stan explains them in a nutshell. The babyfaces are scared stiff as the ghost start flying towards them to end the segment 14 minutes in.
After the commercial break; we get a shot outside of the Dude Drop Inn as Narrator Stan makes the mistake of the episode by calling the ghost; trick or treaters. The babyfaces finally decides to scatter like scalded BirdDogs. No really; I'm as shocked as you are. They all run into the Rhinokey car; but cannot fit into it and thus are screwed. Bumblelion then blows them off as the EYES OF DOOM stare down at them. Gleefully; the babyfaces blow him off in kind for thinking that standing their ground was a good idea. Hoppo does her ghosts go; or I go and that actually makes sense for her now. Bumblelion proclaims that it's time to call in some Ghostrustlers. Rats; I knew that would get into the episode somehow. Bad scene changer and we head to the hole Crock is digging with the jackhammer. It just isn't a DTVA episode without one right Drake Mallard? Flizard and Brat run to him and inform him about the real ghosts and Crock uses the POINTY FINGER OF DOOM to blow him off because he's digging for gold. And they'll be ghosts if the babyfaces aren't scared out of their wits. Brat and Flizard don't want to die (basically) so they scatter stage right as Crock ponders about being born rich which is a sign of a true failed schemer for life. He just doesn't think big enough.
Scene changer and we head into the Dude Drop Inn as Hoppo and Bumblelion pull in the GIANT GHOST TRAP OF DOOM and set it up as Bumblelion bails and Hoppo bails into her costume. We then see a Chickenhost (It's funnier this way and easier to spell) drinking some Rootberry shakes as the ghost of Hoppo tries to seduce him. Yeah; a 450 pound half hippo/half rabbit/fake ghost trying to make love; that is so cool. NOT! The ghost somehow sells it and chase after Hoppo which shows that even perverts love fat chicks I guess. We get the SCOOBY DOO CHASE SEQUENCE OF DEATH as Hoppo blows off the ghost and she makes the mistake of getting trapped in the GHOST TRAP OF DOOM and the Chickenhost bails. Bumblelion of course like an idiot thinks he's got the real ghost. On the other hand; it might be a trap to make sure Hoppo doesn't interfere with his relationship with Butterbear. Bumblelion uses the vacuum cleaner and it sucks up the sheet revealing Hoppo allowing Hoppo to blow him off. Now this episode really sucks. HAHA!
Ron Sparks: It sucks more than Sean Desmond.
Hoppo snaps the trap (while snapping at Bumblelion) and the GOOFS WITH ATTITUDE try to bail; but the Chickenhosts have them trapped in response. HAHA! Hoppo then blows off the ghosts for scarying them and the Chickenhosts blow them off in kind because they are tearing up the town as we see Crock using the shovel to...ummm...tear up the town. I see the Chickenhosts are all stereotypical speaking elders which was okay in 1985; but really bad now. Bumblelion notices Crock and tells the ghosts that they are not involved with him. However; Bumblelion has a MIMI JOKE ZONE PLAN to scare him out of town as we cut to Crock digging with his new toy (which is painted in pre-school red) as Bumblelion walks up to him. Crock and Bumblelion blow each other off as Crock dares Bumblelion to make him leave. Bumblelion then offers a Western Showdown as they go nose to nose. Sadly; the deal is off since Bumblelion has no weapon and Crock keeps digging. Bumblelion turns around and sees Hoppo at the entrance eating one of Butterbear's CATCUS JACK PIES OF DOOM and there is his weapon of choice. I knew Disney would do that since bullet shooting guns aren't allowed in this cartoon. Actually; I don't think they started using such weapons until Ducktales or Rescue Rangers I do believe. If not; then TaleSpin was the first for sure.
So; it time for the WESTERN SHOWDOWN OF DOOM; which for anyone who has watched this scene a million times in various cartoons involving western themes should be pretty obvious. Although; using pies does have a unique twist to it; I'll give them that much. The pies get loaded on the roof of the saloon because Crock just has to cheat somehow. The clock reaches high noon and it's time for the staredown. I'm almost glad TaleSpin didn't do this spot. Almost. Rhinokey gives them each a pie (with a worried Butterbear watching on from the sidelines) and explains DA RULES (FAIRY GODPARENTS!) which is laughable coming from Rhinokey. So they turn around and it's the ten paces, turn and fire spot. I'm sorry folks; but once Bugs Bunny perfected this spot there was no topping it. Naturally; Rhinokey cannot count which shows who Baloo's math teacher was. Or maybe not. Crock then fast counts and turns around to fire his pie which goes splat right into Bumblelion's face. It works best when the babyface cheats as Flizard is on the roof (along with Brat) and he eats pie. Somehow Eleroo is with Butterbear on the porch and they both eat pies. Isn't Rhinokey supposed to get it since Eleroo was supposed to be with Moosel and Hoppo? Not really a logic break; but it still bugs me.
Hoppo blows off Crock's cheating and throws a pie at Crock. Crock ducks and Bumblelion eats pie again. HAHA! Flizard uses the plank to cheat and to launch more pies as the babyfaces decide to cheat themselves (outnumbering them 5-3) ; but they all eat more of Butterbear's pies. Now this is a perfect metaphor for the mess this series has been all along. Crock then sneaks up from behind and blows Bumblelion off before splatting Bumblelion with another pie. Crock steals Bumblelion's star and becomes the new sheriff of town. Crock orders them out of town before sunset and I suspect that will become important later on as we head inside the saloon as Crock uses the ice pick to break a hole into the floor. Crock continues digging as the Chickenhosts have had enough and they jump in and scare Flizard and Brat out of their wits for disgracing their Inn. Crock doesn't sell as the henchmen scatter like scalded BirdDogs and the ghost surround Crock as he demands the dynamite as the ghosts blows him off. Crock still doesn't sell because he doesn't believe in ghosts. Flizard and Brat are shown in the window frailing their arms and Crock finally gets the LIGHTBULB OF BLOODY CLAIRTY and the ghost start a haunting.
Crock runs stage left (complete with the HB running sound and looping effect of course) as we cut to outside where the babyfaces are packing the Rhinokey car. Crock runs away and does a neat spot where he takes a stray pie to the face which Hoppo was holding in her paws and the heels run away from town and never look back. We then pan over to the ghosts and the babyfaces exchanging goodbyes and notes for the last time. So that logically leads to the WONDERFUL LAND OF WUZ as apparently; the humbugs are still buzzing around. PU Quack is using the butterfly net to catch them; but having no luck with the tree. The Rhinokey Car stops behind her/him (I cannot tell anymore) as PU tells them that they are six months early. So Bumblelion tells him that they have a better idea as he tells the Humbugs that they can stay as long as they respect their peace and quiet. Hoppo is more direct and yells at them to buzz off and the humbugs sell and they stop humming. Oh; so that was the moral of the story: Try something different when something fails. That's a good one fellows and I'm sure Nintendo will heed that advice in about 20 years right?
PU Quack heads back to him/her gay car and drives off. Hoppo is HAPPY that this is all over and she can get back to square dancing which Rhinokey gleefully blows off because if the humbugs have to be quiet so should she. Moral the story: Respect other people's property. Which is another good moral to follow. Nice to see one show actually doing different morals and using them properly. Hoppo agrees to the terms and decides to take ballet which causes everyone to groan. Not because she is noisy; but because her grace sucks eggs. Hoppo dances as Narrator Stan ends the episode for us. Rhinokey offers a handshake to Hoppo and Hoppo foolishly shakes his hand which contains the ELECTRIC JOYBUZZER OF DEATH! You have no one but yourself to blame for that one. Rhinokey laughs and runs off as Hoppo chases him through WUZ contradicting the moral as they run. Well; lapsing into character is such a good thing with DTVA characters. We head to the far shot pan to end the episode at 21:42. Started off a pretty mess; but got good once the second act began. Two good morals to boot as well. *** ¼ ( 65%)
THE REVIEW LINE
Well; not much to say about this episode as this one was pretty much Perfectly Acceptable Animation with a couple of decent morals which are rarely used nowadays like respecting other people's property and to try different things when something doesn't work. Other than five logic breaks at the start and the usual bad Rhinokey jokes; this was pretty good. I'm starting to respect Hoppo a little more now that he looks like a true diva rather than a dense idiot. And they kept Butterbear's acting to as little as possible; although her cooking gimmick came in handy for the western showdown. Crock was his usual bad self although they made him pretty strong with winning the pie fight on the climax. I still think Eleroo is being buried as a scared guy though which should be Moosel's gimmick since he's got the imagination to pull it off. Overall; a middling episode that got better once the logic breaks stopped happening. Next up is Pest of A Pet and so....
Thumbs in the middle for this episode and I'll see you all next time.