The Magic of Plug is the ninth episode of Dimension 20: Animated. It features a clip from A Starstruck Odyssey and is animated by Melina Caron.
Featured Characters[]
- Gunthrie Miggles-Rashbax played by Lou Wilson
- Big Barry Syx played by Brian Murphy
- Sundry Sidney played by Emily Axford
- Plug Strutt played by Brennan Lee Mulligan
- Skip played by Zac Oyama
- Riva played by Siobhan Thompson
- Margaret Encino played by Ally Beardsley
Transcript[]
Gunnie: Plug!--
Barry: Plug, you're alive!
Gunnie: --You're alive!
Sidney: Plug, I thought you were--
Plug: Hello there friend, of course I'm alive. Why wouldn't I be alive for?
Skip: We--
Riva: You said about three times yesterday that you were gonna die tomorrow.
Plug: Well, it's not tomorrow, it's today.
[They all groan "Ohh" and laugh]
Gunnie: Fuck this.
Lou: He walks away.
Gunnie: We're not doing this bullshit.
Riva: We were worried about you.
Plug: Well say why? What you, what were you worried about?
[...]
Plug: Oh because yesterday I said tomorrow and tomorrow is the day, today for yesterday.
Sidney: If I give you a bag of drugs, will you gimme those rocket boots?
Plug: If you give me a bag of drugs, you'll never see me again.
[...]
Plug: Well, that's your mistake. [he snorts the bag] [...] Goodbye!
Brennan: And he... twinkles into light.
Margaret: What!?
Siobhan: Oh my God!
Riva: What!?
Margaret: What!
Gunnie: Okay.
Barry: [crying] Plug!
Zac: Wow.
LATER
Brennan: [...] as you guys dig on the outside of the hut, you feel a box, the chest underneath the hut. [...] You open it and Plug steps out.
Gunnie: Wait he's in the box?
[...]
Gunnie: No wait, Plug, explain yourself!
Siobhan: Taken a long rest.
[Murph laughs]
Gunnie: What happened, how'd you do this? What's been happening?
[...]
Plug: Hold on, all will be explained in time.
[...]
Brennan: He puts a hand up [...]
Plug: I'm always gonna be with you no matter where you are.
[...]
Skip: Plug... can you distract 'em?
Plug: I don't know can you?
Brennan: And he throws you a pair of rocket boots.
[Emily yells and Murph laughs]
Plug: I'll hold down the fort.
Brennan: And he takes out the biggest cannon you've ever seen [laughter] and he says,
Plug: You better scoot and boogie. I'll see you next time, sailors.
Sidney: Just remember: it's today, not tomorrow, so you can't die yet.
Plug: Never can, 'cause it's never tomorrow.
Brennan: With that I'm gonna need everybody here to roll initiative! That's all for this episode of Dimension 20, tune in next week for another thrilling episode of A Starstruck Odyssey. We'll see you in the stars.
Trivia[]
- There are lots of nerdy references and easter eggs in this clip! In approximate order of appearance:
- A sign in an alien script for the shop next to Plug's that translates to "Miscellaneous"
- The Crown of the Nightmare King marked 50% off on the counter behind the Gunner Channel
- A "Pepis Room" sign hanging on the same counter[1]
- A "HOTBOI" license plate also hanging on the counter[2]
- Titania's Slippers on display above the rocket boots on the wall
- A Game Changer sign on the wall behind Plug
- A sign written in an alien script that roughly translates to Bud Cubby's speech about police, also behind Plug[3]
- An axe labelled "Q.Blade" can be seen displayed on the wall in several shots
- A jar labelled "Terry for adoption" containing the vague shape of the Pokémon Tangela[4]
- A stuffed pig with a red neck kerchief, an inside joke between the artist and he friends.
- Another sign in an alien script that likely translates to "Clearance" on the wall behind the Gunner Channel
- The store "Uncommon Knowledge" across from Plug's as they dig Plug up
References[]
- ↑ Griffin McElroy, Twitter, 2 July 2016: https://twitter.com/griffinmcelroy/status/749335565544329220
- ↑ Justin McElroy, Twitter, 4 October 2013: https://twitter.com/justinmcelroy/status/386239879870689280
- ↑ SquirrelCurls, Twitter, 7 June 2022: https://twitter.com/SquirrelCurls/status/1534259362260205571
- ↑ Brian David Gilbert, The Perfect PokéRap, part of Unraveled LIVE at PAX East 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cT6ULpScZA