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Legends of Mr. Gar
When a show has a character that others look up
to, that leaves opportunities to explore their influence on certain people. Mr. Gar is one of those influential
characters. Sporting a high hero level,
having strict authority over his staff, and fighting brutally
during all attacks from the Boxmore robots, there's lots to admire about him. In a cartoon exploring the impressions Mr. Gar
leaves, we also learn how Rad and Enid got their key character traits from
their awesome boss.
As K.O. talks about
how amazing he’s found Mr. Gar to be ever since starting his job, Rad and Enid
share exactly how amazing they found Mr. Gar to be on their first days. Rad started out insisting to Mr. Gar that he
has no weaknesses at all apart from not knowing his own strength. It was fighting a Shannon robot that put
Rad’s skills to the test. He tried using
raw strength, but that wasn’t enough. Eventually, it turned out that for all of
Rad’s overconfidence, he was nervous and embarrassed about his special power
from his fingers. They didn’t allow him to stand out from his family. Mr. Gar’s guidance allowed Rad to use his
finger power with no shame and beat Shannon. Now Rad uses this power to
this day when fighting robots and stocking.
While Rad’s development isn’t usually the most engaging, hearing how he
grew to appreciate his power says a lot.
As has been
the usual case however, Enid’s development from working with Mr. Gar stands out
more. Contrary to how she is now, she
started caring about the customers a little too much. She forced herself to smile
at their estranged mannerisms at the checkout counter, sounding
nervous all the way. It wasn’t until she
met an unruly snobbish sentient skateboard badgering her about wheel polish the bodega
didn’t have. Fortunately, Mr.
Gar helped her by showing it’s ok to be firm when the customer is
being a jerk, allowing Enid to shout loud to kick the skateboard out
of the store. What Enid learned is a
rare message on how the
statement that customers are always right really isn’t totally true. It gives a believable reason why she’s
unmoved by mobs of customers now.
While these stories
are big on character development, they close off with one simply being told in
the name of fun by the local crazy old man, Crinkly Wrinkly. In a fake dramatic voice, he gives a creative
yet ridiculous story of Mr. Gar being a God-like figure with a robot companion, Plazamo. Mr. Gar singlehandedly, with a few punches and kicks, laid the
groundwork for Lakewood Plaza Turbo while Plazamo became the plaza. It also explains how Boxmore came to be when
Mr. Gar kicked a young Lord Boxman to that robot factory’s building site. It’s a fun story to close things off, but it
seems a little too far-fetched even for this show especially with what we later
learn about Mr. Gar. You have to wonder if Crinkly Wrinkly and Mr. Gar are
valid when they say the story is true.
Still,
this whole cartoon is a great look into the inspirational side of idols with
great looks into the backgrounds of some of the main characters, standing as
one of the show’s best works.
A+
The Ranking
- Legends of Mr. Gar
- We’ve Got Pests
- I Am Dendy
- You Get Me
- Let’s Be Heroes
- You’re Everybody’s Sidekick
- Jethro’s All Yours
- My Dad Can Beat up Your Dad
- Let’s Be Friends
- We Messed Up
- Presenting Joe Cuppa
- Sibling Rivalry
- Just Be a Pebble
- Do You Have Any More in the Back?
- You’re Level 100
- You Are Rad
Be sure to stay tuned for the review of the next episode where K.O. sets out to prove how much he loves his mommy, and learns about her past along the way.
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