Mac and Bloo are alone, and they have some of the best times of their lives here. No friends, no rules, no problems!!
10
"Perfect"
The episode, "Squeeze the Day", begins with Bloo waking up at 9:00 in the morning -- wondering where everyone went. Wilt, Coco, and Eduardo were nowhere near the bedroom. As Bloo searched for everyone -- Ed, Coco, Wilt, Madame Foster, Frankie, Jackie Khones, and even Never-Leave Steve. Meanwhile, the friends were relaxing at the beach.
Later on, Bloo was watching the weather. You might believe what's the deal with the scene? It was a well-done scene, because of the stuff Bloo said, such as "it's hot in "Topeka", "To-pe-ka" -- "Hot Toe-Picker". :P Later one, he belly-slid on the floor, and he burned himself -- "hot, hot, hot." Later on, he looked at himself in the mirror -- messing around, talking with a French accent (which was better than the accent he used in "Foster's Goes To Europe"), marking himself with lipstick and so on.
Mac arrived at Foster's, and he wondered where everyone went. Mac found a note from Frankie saying that everyone went to the beach, and to tell him to keep Bloo under control. Before Bloo got ready to head for the beach, Mac warns Bloo that this was a golden opportunity to do whatever they wanted at Foster's.
Therefore, the duo ran around like idiots, made farting noises, messed around with the different rooms, and so on. Mac told Bloo that they shouldn't be wasting their time doing the same stuff over and over. Bloo's idea was to seek for the supposed Foster's pirate treasure. Mac believed that it was a bunch of baloney -- only to be proven wrong later on.
The next thing Mac and Bloo do was to watch a movie that grown-ups only watch. :P They were watching a "boring" soap opera, which made Bloo teary. Bloo and Mac sets up a trap (a bucket full of water) for the others' return. Being highly impatient, Bloo wanted Mac to go through the door. Mac attempted to go through the trapped door, only for the trap to fail. At the end of the second act, the duo stuffed themselves with all sorts of foods. Bloo and Mac were completely full. Mac was pretty much out, as Bloo approached him -- he mentioned the very first day they went to Foster's.
At the start of the final act, Bloo and Mac went through each floor (by pressing all of the buttons), riding on the elevator (the first episode we learn that Foster's has an elevator). All the button pushing lead the elevator to malfunction, with the duo trying to save themselves. They climbed the stairs, in order to prepare to slide down. Neither of them brought the cookie sheet, and instead found a painting. After a failed attempt to go down for a ride, they discover a map (proving Mac that there is indeed treasure buried beneath the ground). With uncertainty, Mac and Bloo digged everywhere. They found something, but it was nothing but a bag of items Uncle Pockets (everyone's favorite professional friend, except Bloo's) buried in "Bloo Done It".
Finally, they realize that they're running low on time. They play ball in the house (borefest?), mess with Wilt's locker, go through Coco's diary (Co-co-co-co-coco!!!!), play with Ed's beanie buddies....AAAGH!!! The gang finally arrived at Foster's, with Frankie scolding Wilt at the end and telling Mac how fortunate he is to be a kid. Finally, Mac and Bloo watch the weatherman -- "hot in To-pe-ka".
This was a fantastic episode, and this is the best episode Tim McKeon has written through this day. We don't really get to witness Mac and Bloo actually have fun together, and I haven't seen them have this much fun since maybe Season Two (though I'd have to say that they've had some fun during the first two episodes this season). There was a lot of comedy in this episode: the "weatherman/Topeka" scenes, the eating one, finding Pockets' bag of stuff, and so on. Great job, Mr. McKeon, for a well-written episide.
I've always believed that the voice actors are fantastic in this series, and this episode really takes the cake. The performances of Sean Marquette and Keith Ferguson (as Mac and Bloo respectively) were easily the best I have seen at this point. I read that Marquette's favorite episode was "Partying is Such Sweet Soiree" from Season Two, however, it sounded like he and Ferguson had a huge blast with this one. That's my guess. Ferguson's French accent sounded much better than he did with "Foster's Goes to Europe."
As for the artists, great job with the facial expressions. They have really helped this episode quite a bit. And the review ends here. I don't know what else to say, and I can't really think of anything critical to say.
I don't necessarily agree that Mac was out of character here, because most eight-year-olds can be wild and unruly. That's what kids do -- I know I was pretty wild at age 8. One other thing I want to mention is that even if this wasn't a favorite to you, you have to appreciate the fact that there is a continuance in this series (with all the past events mentioned). In my opinion, that is a huge plus for the series.
