Previously, We have to believe that Trixie is magic [HERE]
#13 Earth to Obie
Season 2, Episode 4b
Earth to Obie was created by Guy Vasilovich who has long list of directing, producing, and writing. Like directing 10 episodes of "Growing up Creeipie" working on other "Oh Yeah! Cartoons" shorts including creating another couple we'll be getting to in the future.
This one is about a boy named Obie and he uses imagination a lot, this cartoon with the imagination sequences of Obie seeing the world in weird amusing ways. Obie is with his mom on one the more boring things to do , riding around the grocery store, when the mom says the shopping cart is his prison and he can't touch anything, he imagines a prison.
There's aisle 13, the cereal aisle and Obie's words (in his mind) that sound like he's Brain from "Pinky and the Brian" says he has a cereal addiction and has to do a prison escape to get the prize. Most of the cartoon has him with 3 other prisoners doing an escape plan. Only breaking the illusion a couple times. The ending is funny, but I don't know why.
It's weird fun, the cartoon is presented with dark colors and gives it it other worldly feel. I like how it takes something small and normal, like a trip to the grocery, and makes a weird and fun adventure with a prison escape. The voice of Mike from Mike Lou and Og , and Luna from The Loud House , Nika Futterman provides the normal Obie voice you won't be hearing much. The dream Obie has the prefect voice for a devious prison escaper. (Voiced by Danny Mann)
The other prisoners are cereal mascots, you know , cereal escape. They have Frosty the Flake, who looks like Quisp but has a Frosted Flakes name, Sugar Puff Daddy, doing a Puff Daddy reference, a sugar daddy reference , and a Golden Crisp reference in one throw. Koko Bird, based on the bird from Froot Loops, and Tiger of Sugar O's who is based on Tony the Tiger which is justf funny they didn't have him be the Frosted Flakes guy. Rabbit , is just that rabbit from Trix, And Bee, the same thing but with Honey Nut Cheerios.
I'm going to say this one is an acquired taste though, I can see why some wouldn't like, I enjoyed it , though. I could see this being picked as a series, Nickelodeon really missed the boat on making something weird around the same time "Courage the Cowardly Dog" on Cartoon Network. There's a lot of elements that I think would have worked for a series.
If you're curious, go on, watch it!
That's it for now, tune in next time when we break free, oh I want to break free!
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