Line #17 Headscratchers/Freakazoid


1	* What would happen if [[JustForFun/CandleJack you-know-who]] said his own name?
2	** I dunno. What would happen if he (candle...not that last part of the name) said his own name? I guess he'd tie himself up.
3	** His [[YourHeadAsplode head would asplode]]. Why? [[Mst3kMantra Don't ask. Ya don't want to know....]]
4	*** Nah, he'd just... hear himself. Isn't that how it works? He comes for you if you say his name; he's not a [[LogicBomb evil computer]].
5	*** But he comes across people he doesn't kidnap until they say his name. It may not be mandatory for him to kidnap everyone who says it, but it at least seems to be a limit that he can't kidnap them unless they say those words.
6	** And didn't The Lobe call him by name in the series finale without being abducted afterwards? Maybe naming him gives him the ''option'' of kidnapping someone and he can always not take it.
7	*** So did the Warner Brothers in the Freakazoid and Friends theme.
8	*** Can you even kidnap yourself?
9	** The Lobe only called him "Jack" if I recall. You gotta say the full name, or the guy would be abducting the entire cast of ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' several times a day.
10	** I don't think that there's anything that automatically, necessarily, ''inherently'' happens upon the particular cluster of morphemes K-sound, short-A, N-sound, D-sound, glottal stop, L-sound, J-sound, short-A, K-sound, in that order, being uttered. I mean, it's not like there was anything special about that phrase before Candle Jack himself existed. It's not an ''incantation''. He just makes a point of ''deciding'' to appear when someone says his name.
11	** I am perfectly immune to saying my own name. How do you think you know it in the first place? -@/CandleJack.
12	* If somebody saw him do it, he might kid them by chasing his tail until hes bored. Other then that I don't think anything would happen.
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14	* What would be the result if Cosgrove told him to cut it out, using his name in the process?
15	** He'd cut it out. Even you-know-who has his limits.
16	*** No, he'd definitely show up and ''try'' to abduct him, but Cosgrove would give him a knuckle sandwich. He has no problem giving one to an EldritchAbomination; he could handle ol' C.J. Believe-It-Or-Not.
17	* Jack vs. Jack: What would happen if [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] named ''that guy''?
18	** Jack Bauer would have twenty four hours to get himself untied.
19	*** In WesternAnimation, [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique Kidnapper ties up]] [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]].
20	* Is Freakazoid the true personality, or is Dexter? He spends more time in the "hero" persona and less ClarkKenting then is typical for the genre.
21	** I don't think either of them is "true", its a split personality thing; Freakazoid being the personality Dexter produced to cope with the amount of information he absorbed from the internet. Given the SplitPersonalityTakeover that seems to be in progress, perhaps the two melded, with Dexter being washed away by the flood that is Freak.
22	** Freakazoid is a separate being from Dexter. When not transformed he lives in Dexter's head, listening to his own thoughts (in this case, Switzerland and the taking of all the chocolate therein). They co-exist.
23	* Would you-know-who still kidnap you if you said his name in Pig Latin (Andlecay Ackjay)?
24	** We never heard from this user again.
25	*** Nor would we want to after asking such stupid questions.
26	** Nope; that user's still here.
27	*** Unless it was Candle Jack himself who typed tha
28	*** What about Japanese {RosokuJakku}[[spoiler: Konnichiwa, baka.]]
29	* In 'The Freakazoid', why didn't The Huntsman realize that heroes [[spoiler: don't have to do everything that's told to them on their birthday?]]
30	** He lives in isolation, in the woods. Apart from playing on the baseball team with the other heroes, I don't think he's in very regular contact with them, or most anyone.
31	* Professor Jones...wasn't he on a show with a robot?
32	** [[SilenceYouFool Never mind...!]]
33	* Where exactly is it stated that writing his name will make him take you away? The characters in the episode said it was only if you said his name out loud, so how does this Candlejack meme make any se
34	** [[CaptainObvious They were obviously wrong, weren't they, or people wouldn't be disappearing like flies around here, don't you think?]]
35	* Just who ''was'' Freakazette's secret identity? The episode she was planned to be introduced in never got made, and [[FroggoFan64 this troper]] is dying to know who she really was. Was she Steff, or some female cousin of Dexter's? Someone provide me with the answer!
36	** [[WebVideo/FamiliarFaces CR]] came up with [[EpilepticTrees an interesting theory]] that she was Dexter's mom [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting transforming back and forth]] with her normal form [[IdentityAmnesia remaining completely oblivious]].
37	** I remember hearing (back in the day) that it was ''plannned'' to be Steff, but can't give a definitive source for that. Close examination of the animation cel (it's my wife's) shows that her eyes are identical to Steff's, if that means anything.
38	* If Freakazoid was produced by Dexter absorbing the internet or something of that nature, why doesn't he reflect the 'net's pornographic nature more? In universe, not out. The out of universe explanation is obvious.
39	** Freakazoid is the internet of the mid-nineties. Porn content was vastly lower then.
40	*** I bet the percentage was about the same, there is just more of ''everything'' now.
41	*** This, plus some of his powers seem to be partially related to [[LightningCanDoAnything the electricity]] surging into him. Like sticky-uppy hair. And superspeed.
42	** I always thought the Freakazoid personality was just Dexter going batshit insane, not a personality generated from the sum total of all the information on the internet. Also, I have a sneaking suspicion the ratio of porn to non-porn content on the internet is ''vastly'' overstated.
43	*** According to Website/ThisVeryWiki, porn constitutes 30% of the internet's traffic. But again, that's a relatively recent figure.
44	** It's possible he started off that way at his "birth" but got so freaked out by the pictures (and RuleThirtyFour) that he went insane and ended up the way we know him. And now you know the rest of the story.
45	** In the opening, one part claims that Freakazoid is a "textbook case for Sigmund Freud", and as we all know, Freud believed all psychological problems to have sexual bases. So Being that Freakazoid has downloaded loads of freakish porn, I wouldn't be surprised that he needed help[[note]]though this may be to make a rhyme[[/note]].
46	** Here's a better question: When Dexter Douglas was sucked into the internet, he was driven insane (Creating the Freakazoid personality, this was explicitly predicted by Roddy MacStew) and his appearance is changed. When Armando Gutierrez is sucked into the internet, his personality remained the same but his appearance is changed in a manner similar to Dexter/Freakazoid. And when Roddy MacStew is sucked in... nothing really changes, either appearance or personality-wise... Why is that?
47	*** They were clearly already insane.
48	*** Maybe they were just more prepared for going into the internet. Dexter didn't have a clue what was going on, so when he was hit with the full blast of cyberspace, his mind created Freakazoid's personality to try and compensate.
49	*** I think Roddy had the lightning-streak when he came out. Somewhere around his sideburns, maybe? I dunno, I'd have to rewatch the episode. As for not being affected any further, dude's voiced by Craig Ferguson. The man is the closest thing to a real Freakazoid you can get.
50	*** IIRC, Gutierrez mentioned that he improved the process that transformed him. Persumably that means no insanity as well.
51	*** Another alternative - In The Island of Doctor Mystico episode, Cobra Queen asks Steph why she's with Freakazoid, and Steph answers that he's usually very nice, and only acts crazy when he's on TV. So, it might be that Freakazoid, MacStew and Gutierrez all have the same FourthWallAwareness power - Freakazoid acts crazy because he knows that's his job, while MacStew is allowed to act (comparatively) normal because he knows his role is TheMentor. Now, Gutierrez is another story, since he was already evil before gaining powers. Maybe he knows he's always going to lose, but plays along with it.
52	* Why does Duncan (Dexter's brother) called Freakazoid ''that blue guy'' in ''hot rod from heck''? Freakazoid was already known superhero, is that guy live in a bubble or something?
53	** Because Duncan is an idiot.
54	*** Well, yes, but more than that, Duncan is a sheltered mama's boy; an early model of [[Literature/HarryPotter Dudley Dursley]]. I find it totally believable that character would have no idea what's happening in the world around him.
55	** Dudley first saw Freakazoid before he'd made headlines; he was a bejumpsuited nightmare who attacked him from nowhere. That characterization might easily stay in his mind even after seeing him in other contexts.
56	* What was Huntsman doing during the events of "The Freakazoid"? He wasn't at the conference with the other superheroes, so why wasn't he available to take on Lobe? I know it would go against the whole point of Huntsman's character, but it's odd that the issue is never raised, particularly since he shows up again at the very end, implying that he was still in the area.
57	** The Huntsman strikes me as a fellow with either wanderlust or at least an urge to run long distances a lot. He probably goes back and forth between different towns and forests a great deal. In fact he may even be (or have been) slightly nomadic.
58	** Obviously, he was waiting for someone to blow on the Horn of Destiny!
59	* What the ''hell'' is Steph saying in 'The Island of Dr. Mystico'? You know, the OverlyLongGag line.
60	** "That was quite a jolt, Freak" (according to the DVD subtitles).
61	* Has anyone else been wondering what would have Freakazoid looked like had Dexter gotten sucked into the Internet today?
62	** No but I am now.. shudder
63	** He would become JustForFun/TropeTan.
64	* So, is Freakazoid a split personality or Dexter Insane/Without Inhibitions? I always wondered...
65	** The show seems to be pretty inconsistent in this regard, with hints towards both. An argument can be made for either one, really.
66	* As was shown in the episode "Dexter's date," Freakazoid is capable to catch Lobe in a few seconds if he put a mind in it. The fight and chase is just a routine they both enjoy. So can he do the same with other villains too? Maybe Freakazoid can even catch Candle Ja... you know, that guy, [[SpeakOfTheDevil after saying his full name?]]
67	* So, if Ed Asner tells someone to cut it out, do they have to? I mean, besides voicing Cosgrove he also physically resembled the character. Could Ed Asner be the key to all major conflicts? And if so, could we convince him to help, or would his power also come with the unceasing desire to go get mints and build go karts?
68	* Here's a question: What the hell does it mean to get a mint? Are we talking like, breath mints here, or is there some context I'm unaware of?
69	** Have you ever eaten fancy dinner mints? They’re like a soft peppermint candy with various flavors in pastel colors. I remember many relatives and families in the 90s that would have a bowl of these in their parlor or living room. You might still be able to find them in dollar stores, but they aren’t as popular now.
70	*** But upon leaving, Freakazoid's stomach was bloated. How many of them did he eat?!?
71	*** They were also at a... store? Restaurant? Something called "Make Mine Mint", so presumably wherever they had gone specialized in mints. It could be like the popcorn shops where you can get all kinds of gourmet and specialty popcorns in various sizes, or maybe they each just got one enormous mint instead of a huge quantity of ordinary sized ones.

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