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In this episode, the so-called-by-Rebecca loser Baloo finds that he is the heir of a huge fortune, and is to be baron of a gigantic castle, accompanied by his two suspicious servants. He is the thirteenth baron of a line of twelve, all of which died under mysterious circumstances due to a mythed-about family curse. Baloo thinks it is all nonsense, but it turns out that he gets way more than he bargained for.
The dialogue was clever and the characterization never slipped. The animation was, as always, impeccable. I loved Wildcat's search for the bathroom that lasted the entire last half of the show. It proves, once and for all, that cartoon characters really DO use the bathroom! That's just something you never hear!
Baloo did a lot of running in this episode, and it is always interesting to see his big, pear-shaped body lumbering around. Some of the scenes in which he was almost killed were nothing less than intense, what with all those knives and arrows flying around. I also found Rebecca's scene in the fire pit particularly disturbing. Poor Becky!! The servants planning on killing everyone, and their ridiculously apparent homicidal tendencies, also gave a lot of laughs. Nothing funnier than a rat Hungarian rat named Helga charging at Baloo with a butcher knife the size of Kansas, as kid-friendly as it isn't.
Best line was spoken my the raccoon servant guy to the female maid ,"Oh, I love it when you talk cutlery." Mmmm-mmmmm. That is also in the running for my Sumptin-Sumptin Award, which is given to the line that does the best job in covering obvious sexual innuendo. The other line that's in the running is in the very beginning when Baloo comes out dressed in drag, carrying a pair of drums he promised to play for Louie and wearing and pair of large chestal endowments (GEEEZ!) and says the the staring man nearby, "What, haven't you seen seen a pair of bongos before?" I think the Sumptin-Sumptin Award goes to the latter. But I DO love it when you talk cutlery. Also good: the pig peeking out from under the platter. Cute! And Rebecca's heart-covered, incredibly cheesy bedroom.
Random thoughts about this ep: If Wildcat and Rebecca spent the night at the mansion, where the heck were Kit and Molly? Summer camp? And why didn't Baloo know of his ancestry? So all in all, it was a good ep. It lost a few points because of it's failure to include my weekend fling Don Karnage, or my future husband Shere Kahn. But that's just ME. :)
I recommend this episode for it's incredibly funny dialogue, ex: "That tub of lard should watch who she calls a tub of lard!" and good plot. Many tense and creepy scenes also add points. But if you're looking for something emotional to watch with your honey on a rainy night, get "Her Chance To Dream."(sniffle) Rebecca was good as always. Sometime I wonder if that bear wasn't Sally Struthers' best role.
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