Lord Cowboy Darrell
Coming right after a cartoon built around random unproductive changes is this one about a change that makes sense to happen, and moves things forward for major characters.
One of the biggest surprises of the previous season’s finale was the enemy robot company, Boxmore, getting overthrown by one of its own robots, Darrell. Sporting a creative cowboy getup, he ousted the original company owner, Lord Boxman, into the sun, and took over like it was nothing. As this cartoon shows, regardless of his childish dress-up, Darrell is easily better at running Boxmore than Lord Boxman ever was. It’s been previously stated that the outside villain world did not approve of his obsession with inconsequently attacking Lakewood Plaza Turbo, so Darrell focuses on what matters. Sales for the company reach new heights and he’s well-liked by all the other company workers.
Then as a way of embracing the show’s cartoonish side, Lord Boxman comes back from the sun he was fired into, relatively unscathed. Caring more about his petty plaza obsession than actual productivity for the company, he goes into his old office to berate Darrell for his leadership. Darrell, however, is unmoved by his dad’s rage, insisting that he’s in charge and Lord Boxman is the one who’s working for him now. There’s a collection of funny sight gags of Lord Boxman in ill-fitting robot parts while doing robot work around the factory. When none of that works out, Darrell decides that the only thing his dad is good for is attacking the plaza which, after all, is something he won’t stop talking about.
So to further treat a human like a robot, Darrell sends Lord Boxman straight there to face K.O., Rad, and Enid. During the confrontation, they see through Lord Boxman’s appearance that he’s too pathetic to see as a legit threat. He confides to them about all his frustrations of Darell taking over his company, and his enemies tell him that Darrell would want to be supportive and that he’ll always be his dad. Lord Boxman misses the point at first, saying that Darell will automatically listen to him because Lord Boxman is the dad. This inspires him to fight harder, but the bodega heroes easily beat him back to where he came from.
Once Lord Boxman is back, all the comedy of him adjusting to his robot son running his company brings an endearing end. The things his enemies told him finally sink in, and he gives a passionate speech about how Darrell really has been running Boxmore better than he ever could. In other words, he’s legitimately proud of him, putting him on his way for true redemption as a father. He boldly leaves his son to his work, but Darrell has a heart in the matter too. He’s saddened by his father leaving again, and while he continues to run Boxmore as he has been, he also honors Lord Boxman by leaving room to attack the plaza.
Ultimately, the cartoon comes off as a well-rounded work on changes that
benefit, and honoring fresh starts and original legacies, even if they’re evil.
A+
Season 2
Rankings
1. Lord Cowboy Darrell
2. Seasons Change
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