Freakazoid!/Mo-Ron

Mo-Ron
Season 1, Episode 3
Airdate	September 23, 1995
Production Number	103
Written by	Paul Rugg, Tom Ruegger
Directed by	Dan Riba
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Freakazoid! — Season One

Mo-Ron is the third episode of the first season of Freakazoid!. It is made up of four parts with several short cuts, an introduction, Mo-Ron (which continues throughout the episode), a Lord Bravery episode and the Legends Who Lunch. Also, throughout the episode, the network censor appears only to be maimed, crushed and generally smote.

Starring The Voices Of: Paul Rugg (Freakazoid), J Stan Freberg (Mo-Ron), Jeff Bennett (Lord Bravery), Tress MacNeille (Di), Mark Slaughter (Mother), Frank Welker (The President), Maurice LaMarche (Krimson Kvetch), Michael Des Barres (Man In The Hole), Rob Paulsen (Himself) Joe Leahy (Our Narrator)

Plot Overview

Our hero stands before an adoring crowd at the start of the episode, a crowd which includes president Bill Clinton, Princess Diana and the Pope. Freakazoid is being commended for saving the world once again, only to accidentally blow it up with the nuclear weapon he reactivated. After the opening sequence, an alien tamed Mo-Ron lands on the planet with a message for all mankind... which can't remember. Without a clear conclusion on what the alien has to say, he's blasted by the military and we move on to another segment.

Lord Bravery is a snobbish Brit who insists on being a superhero, despite the complete lack of superpowers. In this episode, entitled Sewer Rescue, Lord Bravery flies through the city looking for someone to save, to come upon a sewer with a man stuck inside. When Lord Bravery finds that the man is stuck in a sewer, he decides not to go in and get him. But when Lord Bravery lowers the rope, the trapped man pulls him in instead and the two call for Superman.

In the next bit, an alien spacecraft lands by the White House to ask a very important question concerning the entire universe-- What the name of Barbie's little sister is. It's Skipper. The aliens leave, Mo-Ron can't remember what he was supposed to say still and we have a musical interlude where Freakazoid (badly) plays Chopsticks on the piano.

The last segment is The Legends Who Lunch, candid conversations with the superheroes of yesteryear. The elderly heroes discuss Aquaman, The Green & Brown Fog and booby trapped pastrami. At the end of the episode, Mo-Ron finally remembers what his message was. A giant comet is heading to Earth. But it's too late and the auditorium Freakazoid was in is crushed by the comet. The network censor appears a third time to get smashed by an anvil and the very last bit is a mellow bit where the crew says they don't have clips of the next episode because they're on vacation.

Notes

Emmitt Nervend Sightings

• 1: Theme Song.
• 2: After "It's Croakin' Good", about 15:49. In the background next to the restaurant.
• 3: At the end of the Legends Who Lunch segment, about 17:40. Same place as #3.
• 4: During the cast & crew fight, about 18:12. In front of Spielberg fighting over a check.

Trivia

The Show

• Cosgrove Sidetrack: Cosgrove does not appear in this episode.
• Emmitt Nervend Credit: Our Mascot
• Post Credits Quote: "Say, here's a sound you don't want to hear at 3AM: [Freakazoid makes gagging and belching sounds at the same time]"
• Fight Scene Caricatures: In the cast and crew fight scene at the end of the episode features the entire crew (including Steven Spielberg) with what sounds like Tress MacNeille and Rob Paulsen arguing over who's the boss.
• Elder Superheros: The elderly superheroes in the Legends Who Lunch segment are Aunt Eater, Lady Vericose, The Mighty Avarian, Captain Sharpei, The Stygmatist, Frost Heaves, Sergeant Scurvy and Krimson Kvetch. The one who threatens Freakazoid is Krimson Kvetch.

Behind the Scenes

• Legal Notice: At the very end, before the post credits quote from Freakazoid with the following legal message: "Aunt Eater," "Lady Vericose," "The Mighty Avarian," "Captain Sharpei," "The Stygmatist," "Frost Heaves," "Sergeant Scurvy," and "Krimson Kvetch" appear courtesy of "Freakazoid! Comics," "Freakazoid! Comic" characters, the "F!", and all other indicia and logos may not be duplicated, drawn or talked about without prior written consent of "Freakazoid! Comics," a subsidiary of Time-Warner. Failure to abide by these restructions will bring swift and appropriate action by what will soon be the world's largest communication company. We're so big we could make your cable go out if we wanted, or print hurtful lies about you in "Time," or follow you wherever you go and you'd never know we're doing that 'cuz we're so secretive and big. We could! So watch it!

Memorable Moments

• Lord Bravery fighting with his family.
• The cast and crew fighting over a check.

Quotes

• Freakazoid: Now ladies, ladies, calm down. There's plenty of me for everybody. If not, I'll just have them draw me bigger.

• Lord Bravery: Most people your age die. Why won't you?

• Announcer: We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to bring you a special report from the WB network.
  Freakazoid: What exactly is the WB? Can someone tell me this? What's it mean, the WB? The water bucket? The wimpy boy? The wet bananas? I don't know what! The weird butt? What? I'm asking!
  Announcer: This has been a special report from the Weird Butt Network. We now join Freakazoid, already in progress.