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The Zooniverse's beloved gorilla, Bollo, is dying, so Bob Fossil recruits Howard to pretend to be him while a wealthy benefactor of the zoo comes to visit. While Howard is playing the part, the GrimReaper comes for Bollo, and takes Howard off to Monkey Hell in his place.
Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and is sent to a cab station for Grim Reapers, all of whom are Cockney and drive dead souls in cabs. Meanwhile, the real Bollo makes a miraculous recovery, and the zoo holds a funeral for Howard. The Grim Reapers allow Howard the opportunity to briefly come back as a ghost by stepping through a magic mirror, and he haunts Bob Fossil and Vince.
Vince turns to Naboo for help in rescuing Howard, but is horrified when Naboo tells him he will someday loses his hair and then die. Naboo gives him his special magical hair wax to mollify him, and Vince steps through a mirror to chase after Howard. Meanwhile, Howard gets back in the death cab, and gets sent to Monkey Hell for real.
Vince and Howard are captured in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to the Ape of Death, King of Monkey Hell, confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the Ape of Death ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and is sent to a cab station for Grim Reapers, all of whom are Cockney and drive dead souls in cabs. Meanwhile, the real Bollo makes a miraculous recovery, and the zoo holds a funeral for Howard. The Grim Reapers allow Howard the opportunity to briefly come back as a ghost by stepping through a magic mirror, and he haunts Bob Fossil and Vince.
Vince turns to Naboo for help in rescuing Howard, but is horrified when Naboo tells him he will someday loses his hair and then die. Naboo gives him his special magical hair wax to mollify him, and Vince steps through a mirror to chase after Howard. Meanwhile, Howard gets back in the death cab, and gets sent to Monkey Hell for real.
Vince and Howard are captured in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to the Ape of Death, King of Monkey Hell, confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the Ape of Death ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
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The Zooniverse's beloved gorilla, Bollo, is dying, so Bob Fossil recruits Howard to pretend to be him while a wealthy benefactor of the zoo comes to visit. While Howard is playing the part, the GrimReaper (a [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Cockney]] cab driver) comes for Bollo, and takes Howard off to Monkey Hell in his place.
Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and is sent to a cab station for Grim Reapers, all of whom are Cockney and drive dead souls in cabs. Meanwhile, the real While Bollo makes a miraculous recovery, and the zoo holds a funeral for Howard. The Grim Reapers allow Howard the opportunity to briefly come talks a Grim Reaper into letting him go back as a ghost by stepping through a magic mirror, and he haunts Bob Fossil and Vince.
Vince turnsto Naboo for help in rescuing Howard, but is horrified when Naboo tells him he will someday loses his hair and then die. Naboo gives him his special magical hair wax to mollify him, and Vince steps through a mirror to chase haunt Vince, who after Howard. Meanwhile, Howard gets back in the death cab, and gets sent some persuading, comes to Monkey Hell for real.
Vince and Howard arehis rescue. Both of them get captured in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to Vince's hairstyling skills (and some unlikely help from Naboo) save the Ape of Death, King of Monkey Hell, confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the Ape of Death ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
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* TheGrimReaper: In this episode there are many of them, all the typical black robed skeletons, but they drive the dead to the afterlife in cabs and all speak with Cockney accents. They have an office much like a cab stand where they hang out, drink coffee (somehow) and wait to be dispatched.
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* FleetingPassionateHobbies: In this episode, the skill Howard is convinced he's good at is acting, but after many grant Shakespearean proclamations, his acting skills are put to the test by playing a gorilla in a cage.
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* FleetingPassionateHobbies: In this episode, the skill Howard is convinced he's good at is acting, but after many grant grand Shakespearean proclamations, his acting skills are put to the test by playing a gorilla in a cage.
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-> ''Don't kill me, I have so much to give!''
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* KindaBusyHere: Vince's cell phone goes off as Howard, back on Earth for a short time as a ghost, tells him urgently about his need to be rescued from Monkey Hell. Vince picks up wastes time with an inane conversation while Howard stares at him aghast.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Howard spends much of the beginning of the episode reciting Theater/{{Hamlet}}'s soliloquy and making grand statements about how he will FaceDeathWithDignity. When Death actually comes for him, he begs to be spared.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Howard spends much of the beginning of the episode reciting Theater/{{Hamlet}}'s Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'s soliloquy and making grand statements about how he will FaceDeathWithDignity. When Death actually comes for him, he begs to be spared.
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Vince turns to Naboo for help in rescuing Howard, but is horrified when Naboo tells him he will someday loses his hair and then die. Naboo gives him his special magical hair wax to mollify him, and Vince steps through a mirror to chase after Howard. Vince finds himself in a room full of mirrors and encounters Mr. Susan, a man made of cleaning rags, who taunts Vince with riddles and urges him to choose carefully. Vince makes fun of him and immediately chooses the correct mirror, and finds himself at the Grim Reaper cabstand. Meanwhile, Howard gets back in the death cab, and gets sent to Monkey Hell for real.
Vince and Howard are captured in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to the King of Monkey Hell confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the King of Monkey Hell ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
Vince and Howard are captured in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to the King of Monkey Hell confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the King of Monkey Hell ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
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Vince turns to Naboo for help in rescuing Howard, but is horrified when Naboo tells him he will someday loses his hair and then die. Naboo gives him his special magical hair wax to mollify him, and Vince steps through a mirror to chase after Howard. Vince finds himself in a room full of mirrors and encounters Mr. Susan, a man made of cleaning rags, who taunts Vince with riddles and urges him to choose carefully. Vince makes fun of him and immediately chooses the correct mirror, and finds himself at the Grim Reaper cabstand. Meanwhile, Howard gets back in the death cab, and gets sent to Monkey Hell for real.
Vince and Howard are captured in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to the Ape of Death, King of MonkeyHell Hell, confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the King Ape of Monkey Hell Death ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
Vince and Howard are captured in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to the Ape of Death, King of Monkey
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In "Bollo", the zoo's beloved Gorilla and Vince's friend and mentor, Bollo, is dying. Howard waxes lyrically about death and his acting skills, until he receives a rude awakening from Bob Fossil, who makes him pretend to be Bollo in Bollo's cage while a wealthy benefactor of the zoo comes to visit. While Howard is fulfilling this role, the GrimReaper comes for Bollo, and takes Howard off to Monkey Hell in his place.
Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and hangs out at a cab station for Grim Reapers, all of whom are Cockney and drive dead souls in cabs. Meanwhile, the real Bollo makes a miraculous recovery, and the zoo holds a funeral for Howard. The Grim Reapers allow Howard the opportunity to briefly come back as a ghost by stepping through a magic mirror, and he haunts Bob Fossil and Vince, letting Vince know what his situation is.
Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and hangs out at a cab station for Grim Reapers, all of whom are Cockney and drive dead souls in cabs. Meanwhile, the real Bollo makes a miraculous recovery, and the zoo holds a funeral for Howard. The Grim Reapers allow Howard the opportunity to briefly come back as a ghost by stepping through a magic mirror, and he haunts Bob Fossil and Vince, letting Vince know what his situation is.
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Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and
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Vince goes to Monkey Hell to rescue Howard, but quickly gets captured as well. An idle insult by Vince leads to the King of Monkey Hell confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the King of Monkey Hell ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
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Vince goes to Monkey Hell to rescue Howard, but quickly gets and Howard are captured as well. An in Monkey Hell, but an idle insult by Vince leads to the King of Monkey Hell confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the King of Monkey Hell ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Howard spends much of the beginning of the episode reciting Theater/{{Hamlet}}'s soliloquy and making grand statements about how he will FaceDeathWithDignity. When Death actually comes for him, he begs to be spared.
--> "Don't kill me. I have so much to give!"
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: In this episode, the skill Howard is convinced he's good at is acting, but after many grant Shakespearean proclamations, his acting skills are put to the test by playing a gorilla in a cage.
--> "Don't kill me. I have so much to give!"
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: In this episode, the skill Howard is convinced he's good at is acting, but after many grant Shakespearean proclamations, his acting skills are put to the test by playing a gorilla in a cage.
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* BestialityIsDepraved: Vince gives Howard a hard time for having sex with Jack the Fox. Later, Howard gets sent to Monkey Hell for real for bumming a fox. Howard insists that that's just a rumor, but the fox corroborates Vince's accusations.
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In "Bollo", the zoo's beloved Gorilla and Vince's friend and mentor, Bollo, is dying. Howard waxes lyrically about death and his acting skills, until he receives a rude awakening from Bob Fossil, who makes him pretend to be Bollo in Bollo's cage while a wealthy benefactor of the zoo comes to visit. While Howard is fulfilling this role, the GrimReaper comes for Bollo, and takes Howard off to Monkey Hell in his place.
Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and hangs out at a cab station for Grim Reapers, all of whom are Cockney and drive dead souls in cabs. Meanwhile, the real Bollo makes a miraculous recovery, and the zoo holds a funeral for Howard. The Grim Reapers allow Howard the opportunity to briefly come back as a ghost by stepping through a magic mirror, and he haunts Bob Fossil and Vince, letting Vince know what his situation is.
Vince turns to Naboo for help in rescuing Howard, but is horrified when Naboo tells him he will someday loses his hair and then die. Naboo gives him his special magical hair wax to mollify him, and Vince steps through a mirror to chase after Howard. Vince finds himself in a room full of mirrors and encounters Mr. Susan, a man made of cleaning rags, who taunts Vince with riddles and urges him to choose carefully. Vince makes fun of him and immediately chooses the correct mirror, and finds himself at the Grim Reaper cabstand. Meanwhile, Howard gets back in the death cab, and gets sent to Monkey Hell for real.
Vince goes to Monkey Hell to rescue Howard, but quickly gets captured as well. An idle insult by Vince leads to the King of Monkey Hell confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the King of Monkey Hell ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
!!''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' episode "Bollo" contains these tropes:
* ChekhovsGun: Naboo's Miracle Wax, which is introduced at first in what seems like a one-off joke about Vince's vanity, but later becomes key for Vince and Howard's escape.
* ChekhovsSkill: Vince's hair styling abilities are a defining character trait, but Vince's vanity seems like it would be useless in an adventure. However, Vince's hair skills are essential for winning his freedom from Monkey Hell.
* MagicMirror: A mirror in the afterlife cab station serves as a portal to the land of the living, and Naboo has a similar mirror in his hut that takes you to a room of mirrors that are all portals to somewhere.
* MethodActing: [[invoked]] Howard is so committed to the ''craft of acting'' that he imitates a monkey by throwing his own shit at visitors.
* ObiWanMoment: Bollo, who's been a mentor and old friend to Vince, is slowly and quietly dying in the zoo infirmary. Vince and Bollo share tender goodbyes as they talk about how much they mean to each other. Bollo seemingly fades away, and Vince pulls a sheet over a head. Subverted moments later when Bollo recovers miraculously and says he feels fine.
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: Subverted. Mr. Susan insists that Vince listen to him closely and carefully choose which mirror to pass through to reach his destination. But Vince, who's definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, completely ignores him and randomly picks the right mirror on the first try.
* PaperThinDisguise: Howard's gorilla costume is mostly just a cheap mask.
* {{Poltergeist}}: The Grim Reaper mentions to Howard that his options as a ghost are saying goodbye to loved ones, or moving cups around. Howard laughs at the latter, but he later gets his revenge on Bob Fossil by moving cups in his office, completely terrifying him (even though a previous scene established that Howard is perfectly visible).
* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: Vince travels to Monkey Hell to rescue his good friend Howard, and they are able to return home thanks to Vince's hair skills.
* RockMeAsmodeus: The King of Monkey Hell (basically monkey Satan) and his minions, all of whom resemble ape versions of Music/Kiss, perform a rousing GlamRock-inspired musical number near the end of the episode.
* ThresholdGuardians: Mr. Susan, a weird creature made of cleaning supplies, lives in the room of mirrors and taunts travelers in a sing-song voice about their ability to choose the correct mirror to continue their journey. He's no obstacle for Vince, though.
* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: In between life and the afterlife is a vast, black space that you have to travel through in a cab.
Howard tries to explain that there's been a mistake, and hangs out at a cab station for Grim Reapers, all of whom are Cockney and drive dead souls in cabs. Meanwhile, the real Bollo makes a miraculous recovery, and the zoo holds a funeral for Howard. The Grim Reapers allow Howard the opportunity to briefly come back as a ghost by stepping through a magic mirror, and he haunts Bob Fossil and Vince, letting Vince know what his situation is.
Vince turns to Naboo for help in rescuing Howard, but is horrified when Naboo tells him he will someday loses his hair and then die. Naboo gives him his special magical hair wax to mollify him, and Vince steps through a mirror to chase after Howard. Vince finds himself in a room full of mirrors and encounters Mr. Susan, a man made of cleaning rags, who taunts Vince with riddles and urges him to choose carefully. Vince makes fun of him and immediately chooses the correct mirror, and finds himself at the Grim Reaper cabstand. Meanwhile, Howard gets back in the death cab, and gets sent to Monkey Hell for real.
Vince goes to Monkey Hell to rescue Howard, but quickly gets captured as well. An idle insult by Vince leads to the King of Monkey Hell confessing his dissatisfaction with his hair. Vince offers to give him a makeover, and thanks to Naboo's Miracle Wax, the King of Monkey Hell ends up with smooth, silky, GlamRock-inspired hair. The King and his guardians perform a musical number, and then let Howard and Vince go out of gratitude. Once they are back, the Grim Reaper comes for the real Bollo when nobody is paying attention.
!!''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' episode "Bollo" contains these tropes:
* ChekhovsGun: Naboo's Miracle Wax, which is introduced at first in what seems like a one-off joke about Vince's vanity, but later becomes key for Vince and Howard's escape.
* ChekhovsSkill: Vince's hair styling abilities are a defining character trait, but Vince's vanity seems like it would be useless in an adventure. However, Vince's hair skills are essential for winning his freedom from Monkey Hell.
* MagicMirror: A mirror in the afterlife cab station serves as a portal to the land of the living, and Naboo has a similar mirror in his hut that takes you to a room of mirrors that are all portals to somewhere.
* MethodActing: [[invoked]] Howard is so committed to the ''craft of acting'' that he imitates a monkey by throwing his own shit at visitors.
* ObiWanMoment: Bollo, who's been a mentor and old friend to Vince, is slowly and quietly dying in the zoo infirmary. Vince and Bollo share tender goodbyes as they talk about how much they mean to each other. Bollo seemingly fades away, and Vince pulls a sheet over a head. Subverted moments later when Bollo recovers miraculously and says he feels fine.
* OnlySmartPeopleMayPass: Subverted. Mr. Susan insists that Vince listen to him closely and carefully choose which mirror to pass through to reach his destination. But Vince, who's definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, completely ignores him and randomly picks the right mirror on the first try.
* PaperThinDisguise: Howard's gorilla costume is mostly just a cheap mask.
* {{Poltergeist}}: The Grim Reaper mentions to Howard that his options as a ghost are saying goodbye to loved ones, or moving cups around. Howard laughs at the latter, but he later gets his revenge on Bob Fossil by moving cups in his office, completely terrifying him (even though a previous scene established that Howard is perfectly visible).
* RescuedFromTheUnderworld: Vince travels to Monkey Hell to rescue his good friend Howard, and they are able to return home thanks to Vince's hair skills.
* RockMeAsmodeus: The King of Monkey Hell (basically monkey Satan) and his minions, all of whom resemble ape versions of Music/Kiss, perform a rousing GlamRock-inspired musical number near the end of the episode.
* ThresholdGuardians: Mr. Susan, a weird creature made of cleaning supplies, lives in the room of mirrors and taunts travelers in a sing-song voice about their ability to choose the correct mirror to continue their journey. He's no obstacle for Vince, though.
* VoidBetweenTheWorlds: In between life and the afterlife is a vast, black space that you have to travel through in a cab.
