Hope This Flies (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Season 1 Episode 51) - 'Toon Reviews 19

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Hope This Flies

Because many of these characters are so interesting and entertaining, them hanging out together, while not always being important, has potential to be great fun.  That’s the case with this cartoon where many characters get together for a race. 

It all happens through a simple occurrence when K.O. and Enid meet up with Rad to see what he’s done with his prized van.  He’s setting up an adjustment to make it fly, though through Rad’s lack of intelligence, he thinks he can do it with a simple kite.  Also, because of his egotism, he refuses to accept anyone’s help which is dumb. As seen through a brief yet hilarious side note from Enid, Rad didn’t actually build the van with his own two hands even though he says otherwise.  Then K.O. ends up making a mess of the van through mishandling special glorbs that happen to be stored in Rad’s backyard.  K.O. regrets his mistake, but Rad not wanting him to help fix the van doesn’t help matters. 

From there, the plot grows in appeal as more characters join in the story.  Dendy suddenly appears capitalizing on her sneaky and surprising side when it comes to entrances.  This side is also put to great use when she and K.O. sneak out to fix the van themselves and play to Rad’s simple-mindedness by convincing him he fixed it in his sleep.  Then comes the race to seal the deal on full-on excitement when Red Action arrives with her futuristic tank.  By the way, her entering after hanging out with Enid is a nice way of showing how close they’ve become. 

The clash of egos from Rad and Red Action goads the race, and it builds itself up as a big one all of Lakewood comes to watch.  The moment it starts, the race lives up to the promise.  There are drives through mazes of suburbs, twisting mountain passages, and volcanos with hazards Rad and Red Action’s vehicles creatively avoid.  There’s also a lot of hilarious banter between the egotistical drivers and a refreshing atmosphere with the music and course design akin to classic racing video games like Mario Kart. 

Since Rad and Red Action are alike personality-wise, this race brings an interesting take on egotism.  Red Action leads most of the way while showing pride in herself, meaning it’s fine to stroke her ego since she truly knows what she’s doing.  Rad being so irrational by refusing the help he clearly needs demonstrates those who don’t have the right to be egotistical, hence why he gets himself in trouble at a volcano.  It’s an interesting dynamic in setup that makes a small difference between two similar characters meaningful. 

While the race is fun and insightful, when danger is near for Rad, it also works in surprising endearment. Little Dendy suddenly shows up, and Rad is finally smart enough to swallow his pride and ask for her help.  Through adorable compatibility, they escape the volcano and win the race.  The race may have lots of action and banter, but the last scene of everyone hanging out on friendly terms is very wholesome. Even when they compete or have problems with each other, these guys are still great friends.  It’s especially meaningful with it feeling like something was learned with Rad genuinely open for help. 

As a result, this cartoon may exist just for fun, but it’s still a great watch thanks to the entertaining character dynamics which remind you that they make this show as great as it is.

A

Cartoon Ranking

1. Face Your Fears
2. Let’s Take a Moment
3. Mystery Science Fair 201X
4. You Have to Care
5. T.K.O.
6. Back in Red Action
7. No More Pow Cards
8. Action News
9. Glory Days
10. Legends of Mr. Gar
11. We’ve Got Pests
12. I Am Dendy
13. Let’s Have a Stakeout
14. You Get Me
15. Hope This Flies
16. Let’s Be Heroes
17. You’re Everybody’s Sidekick
18. We Got Hacked
19. K.O.’s Video Channel
20. Jethro’s All Yours
21. Know Your Mom
22. Everybody Likes Rad?
23. OK Dendy! Let’s Be K.O.
24. Villains Night In
25. Lad & Logic
26. A Hero’s Fate
27. Plaza Prom
28. We’re Captured
29. My Dad Can Beat up Your Dad
30. Let’s Be Friends
31. We Messed Up
32. Parents Day
33. Plazalympics
34. Presenting Joe Cuppa
35. Sibling Rivalry
36. Plaza Shorts
37. RMS and Brandon’s First Episode
38. Second First Date
39. Stop Attacking the Plaza
40. The Perfect Meal
41. Just Be a Pebble
42. The Power is Yours
43. Do You Have Any More in the Back?
44. Let’s Watch the Pilot
45. Villains Night Out
46. You’re Level 100
47. We’ve Got Fleas
48. You Are Rad
49. Rad Likes Robots
50. One Last Score
51. Let’s Not Be Skeletons

Plaza Shorts Ranking

1. Life of Darrel
2. Action News
3. K.O.’s Inner Monologue
4. Where in the World is Mr. Gar?
5. Rad vs Enid

The next and last OK K.O. review brings an exciting finale of awesome battles and endearing character development as K.O. tries to prove he can control T.K.O.'s power.

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