Freakazoid!/The Wrath of Gutierrez

The Wrath of Gutierrez
Season 1, Episode 13
Airdate	February 17, 1996
Production Number	113
Written by	Paul Rugg
Directed by	Scott Jeralds
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Freakazoid! — Season One

The Wrath of Gutierrez is the thirteenth episode of the first season of Freakazoid!.

Starring The Voices Of: Paul Rugg (Freakazoid), Ricardo Montalban (Armondo Guitierrez), Craig Ferguson (Roddy McStew), Tress MacNeille (Speaker Voice), Edward Asner (Sergeant Cosgrove), Jeff Bennett (Keir), Brian George (Warden Riba), Mitch Schauer (The Door Keeper), Bebe Neuworth (Deadpan), Joe Leahy (Our Narrator)

Plot Overview

In The Wrath of Gutierrez, Gutierrez, still in prison, convinces the warden to allow him to have an internet connection and activates the same flaw that created Freakazoid. He becomes a super-villain; stronger and more powerful than Freakazoid. He sabotages Freakazoid's energy field, forcing him into the internet. He then puts a "deleter" on Freakazoid that will "delete" Freakazoid unless he can make his way through the computer game Amazing Castle in 1 hour.

At the end, Freakazoid beats the game and gets rid of the 'deleter', but still struggles with Gutierrez. He eventually reflects Gutierrez's own energy back at him and kicks him off a ledge. He fixes his power supply, but cannot find Gutierrez. He then goes with Cosgrove and Roddy to watch Congo so Cosgrove can learn how to identify the real monkey from the guy in a suit.

Notes

Emmitt Nervend Sightings

• 1: In credits

Trivia

The Show

• Cosgrove Sidetrack: Cosgrove and Freakazoid are at Medieval Times at the beginning of the episode; Cosgrove stops at "Chubby Boy" on the way to the hospital with Freakazoid. He also drags Freakazoid and Roddy to Congo at the end of the episode.
• Emmitt Nervend Credit: Has left the building
• Post Credits Quote: "I hope the Humanitas commitee is watching."
• Instead of the number of times Emmitt Nervend appears, the credits read "Say Goodbye To: Emmitt Nervend"

Allusions and References

• '200l: A Space Odyssey' - Freakazoid, in a bedroom, sees an astronaut who walks up to him and asks him where the bathroom is.
• 'Star Wars' - Roddy references Obi Wan Kenobi. Gutierrez also tries to convince Freakazoid he is his father.
• 'Congo' - Freakazoid, Roddy, and Cosgrove go to see this ape film at the end of the show.
• Paul Harvey - The talk radio host again narrates a portion of the story.

Memorable Moments

• Gutierrez stepdancing
• Gutierrez trying to convince Freakazoid he's his father
• Freakazoid/Gutierrez 'weenie' interactions
• Roddy's exposition rampage

Quotes

• Freakazoid: If it's a trap, why do you want me to go in?
  Roddy: You don't have a choice, lad. The reason you're so weak is that Gutierrez sabotaged the energy field that powers you here on the outside. If you didn't go in, another hour or so, you'd be no better than a dried up piece of fleshy haggis! Oh, he's figured it all out, he's baiting you lad, he's made sure you have no choice but to go in after him. He means to destroy you.
  Freakazoid: Boy, you have a lot of lines in this show.
  Roddy: Aye, that's what I told them! But, no, all the cruddy exposition goes to me! I've got to talk and talk and fiddle with the computer and talk some more and fiddle and talk... I feel like Obi Wan bloody Kenobi!
  Freakazoid: Roddy, settle.

• Gutierrez: I took the liberty of improving upon the flaw that created us both. I am now more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
  Freakazoid: Yes, but can you dance?
  [Gutierrez does a snazzy, fast step dance]
  Gutierrez: Yes.
  Freakazoid: Wow.

• Gutierrez: I am not a weenie!

• Freakazoid: Oh, nutbunnies.