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Tale of the Tail/Mr. Pickles

Episode Number: 4    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday July 22, 2005    Prod Code: 104
Tale of the Tail:

Gordon is depressed after Human Kimberly's friends make fun of him for his tiny tail. Mr. Blik and Waffle are going fishing, and Mr. Blik wants Gordon to go so he'll carry the cooler. Reluctant to go, Gordon is convinced by Blik to go when he makes up a magical creature called the Kraken, who will grant you a wish if you defeat him in battle. Of course, Mr. Blik knows the Kraken is not real. But is he?

Mr. Pickles:

Mr. Blik has been bossing around Gordon and Waffle forever. But when he falls into Gordon's pickled cabbage baths, he turns green, and nobody takes him seriously anymore! Saddened, Mr. Blik, now Mr. Pickles, sets off to become a hobo. With nobody to boss them around, Gordon and Waffle can do anything they want. But when they destroy the house, they realize they need Blik.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Mitch Watson
Director: Michael Girard
Star: Wayne Knight (Mr. Blik),  Rob Paulsen (Gordon),  Maurice LaMarche (Hovis),  Liliana Mumy (Human Kimberly),  Kevin McDonald (Waffle)
Recurring Role: Maurice LaMarche (The Kraken)
Guest Star: Tom Kenny (Bum #1)

Notes

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We learn that Candy-coated gummy unicorns are Human Kimberly's favorite. (edit)
This episode without commercials is 23 minutes and 39 seconds long. (edit)
We learn that Gordon is allergic to 2 things, chocolate and broccoli. (edit)
After a Kraken is defeated, they come back to life after a few seconds but must grant their defeater a wish. This means Krakens can't be completely destroyed. (edit)
Due to scaring children, Hovis' "laugh" was edited and changed to a monkey's screech. (edit)

Quotes

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Waffle: You lied to Gordon?
Mr. Blik: Call it what you will!
Waffle: But I call it lying, LIAR! (edit)
Waffle and Gordon: Yay! Mr. Blik is gone!
Hovis: (Laughs like a girl) Hehehohahehe. (edit)
Mr. Blik: The Kraken ate my tail! (whining) The Kraken ate my tail! (edit)
Waffle: (after reading Blik's letter) Gordon...Blik's gone?
Gordon: Aie laddie he is.
Both: Wahoo! (edit)
Mr. Blik: That's a great idea! You can do that and...carry the cooler! (edit)

Trivia

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It has been sort of implied that Gordon once had a tail, but then it got teared of. For one thing when Mr. Blik was telling Gordon that he made up the whole kraken story, he tells him that he is not getting his tail back. Also Gordon says that he wishes for a new tail. (edit)
Hovis didn't seemed to be threatened or attacked by the kraken when it was bashing around the ship in "Tale of the Tail". In fact, after when he said that he could not hear Mr. Blik over the bubbles in the spa, it was his last appearance in the episode segment. (edit)
When the Kraken is defeated and gives Gordon a wish, he has five tentacles. But when he flies up into the sun, he only has four. (edit)
After Waffle falls off the couch in "Mr. Pickles", the table with the phone by the couch disappears! (edit)

Allusions

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Gordon: Hi ho, Kraken!
This quote is an obvious spoof off of the Lone Ranger's famous saying, "Hi ho Silver! Away!"
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Kraken:
The Kraken is a horrifying legendary sea monster. (edit)
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