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Old 09-10-2006, 06:43 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by Mr. Marshmallow View Post
The gag wasn't the issue, it was the fact that Bloo was going a great length to humiliate Mac........again. The fact that Mac has a physical fear of birthdays because of Bloo's actions is not exactly a healthy thing.

Bloo has literally warped Mac's perception of something and it not only caused Mac to act crazy (which I admit, was funny) but it made him feel sad and then humiliated again at the end.
Bloo's extreme lengths were part of the joke/gag, though, and I thought that was kinda funny (it's certainly not a new gag in cartoons). I'll contend that it was Mac's guilt trip that deadened the joke (for me anyway).

I did like the episode though.
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