As
Mark (Butch Patrick) attempts to build and launch a rocket to escape Lidsville
once and for all, Hoo-Doo (Charles Nelson Reilly) and Raunchy Rabbit are in an
accident -- a lightning strike – that scrambles Hoo Doo’s “zap” powers.
Now
Raunchy Rabbit gets that power, and the incompetent bunny lets the power go to
his head. Desperate to regain his powers, Hoo-Doo tries to steal back his
powers by pretending to be a lovely female bunny…
Meanwhile,
Mark and Weenie, realizing that Raunchy Rabbit is not as evil as Hoo-Doo is,
decides to through the lepus an inauguration party to get on his good side…
Okay.
Where to start?
This
is one weird episode of the 1970’s Sid and Marty Krofft series, Lidsville.
No more than a “sap without a zap,” Hoo-Doo
loses everything, and most regain his position of power. He uses a
tried-and-true technique (for Bugs Bunny, anyway…) dressing up like a female
rabbit and attempting to draw Raunchy Rabbit’s attention.
The
last portion of the episode involves Hoo-Doo in drag, flirting (successfully)
with a clearly stimulated Raunchy Rabbit. It’s all a little creepy and
perverse.
Once
again, too, Mark makes an attempt to leave Lidsville only to be stymied. He
builds a rocket to escape the world, but when Hoo-Doo gets his mojo back, the
villain blows it up. So first of all,
Mark apparently has the know-how to build a rocket, and all the equipment and
supplies necessary.
Secondly, why doesn’t
he try, after this adventure is over, to build a second one?
Intriguingly,
politics are still a factor in the “underneath” social commentary of this
live-action series. Consider that the
denizens of Lidsville take a look at their choices for “leader:” Hoo-Doo or
Raunchy, and decide to get behind Raunchy.
What have they done here?
Well,
in the time-honored tradition of many U.S. Presidential elections, they have
selected the lesser of two evils!
Next
Week: “Have I Got a Girl for Hoo-Doo
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