Release: December 8, 2009
Episode: He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special (December 25, 1985)
This review contains examples of:
- Call-Back: "I WAS FROZEN TODAY!", first used during the Suburban Commando review.
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: Invoked; The Critic is stunned by the fact that an enemy ship looks way too much like a penis.
- Mondegreen Gag: Invoked. The Critic mishears "Hordak" as several sound-alikes before declaring, "I don't care."
- Running Gag: The Critic keeps a running counter of how many homoerotic jokes he could have made.
- Sickeningly Sweet: The "love and sharing" song hits this so much for the Critic that he winds up vomiting. For several minutes.
- Unusually Uninteresting Sight: The Critic interprets Adora's reaction to He-Man's transformation as this.Adora: I’ve got a feeling my brother may need some help.
Critic: (chuckles) I love how the transformations aren't even a big deal anymore. She could be doing the dishes like, "Oh, hey He-Man, when you get a chance, could you dry these off? ("I HAVE THE POWER!!!") Okay, never mind." - Vocal Dissonance: The Critic is surprised that She-Ra's horse has a gruff voice.Critic: Wait a minute! Wait a minute. THAT'S the unicorn’s voice?! That's like the most unwhimsical thing I've ever heard. (...) Okay, I didn't grow up with She-Ra, but aren't unicorns supposed to be swift and elegant? I mean, what girl wants to hear their unicorn say: (in gruff voice) "Come on, She-Ra, let's find some evil doers. Maybe we can drop by the cigar store on the way there!"
- Vomit Discretion Shot: The Critic vomits profusely while the sappy Christmas song plays. But it's all done into a vomit bag.
