Sun, Dec 3, 2006
Ruby acts as Frank and Len?s manager and suggests they get a girl singer for their upcoming appearance at Gloomapalooza. The auditions are fruitless, until they hear a beautiful pop-sounding voice from somewhere in the house. Eventually, they discover its Misery, but she?s sleepwalking. Turns out, she can only sing when she?s asleep. They go about trying to get her to sleep so they can rehearse. But then realize they have to keep her awake so she?s tired enough to sleep for the performance. It?s not until Poe steps in with an anecdote backstage, that Misery is knocked out enough to rock the house in the finale.
Fri, Mar 14, 2008
The train is still running away ? Iris is now riding atop the train in daredevil style and Misery?s cough continues despite the bag over her head. Ruby is thrown from the train, POE IS STILL MISSING, and there is a mysterious man lurking in the shadows carrying a Poe sized box!!!!. Who will solve the mystery? Will it be our gal RUBY (wearing a stylish trench coat and appearing in black and white). or zee Inspector? (Skull boy, inspired by a baguette has assumed the role of a French inspector.) This adventure unfurls with a nod to Agatha Christie, Film Noir and pretty much every train adventure ever written. The gang is involved in an action packed half hour as they search for their friend Poe, retrieve Doom from the spa, stop the runaway train and get some color back in this film.
Sun, Jul 8, 2007
Scaredy Bat is terrified at the prospect of losing his wisdom tooth for fear of losing all his wisdom. He?s even more terrified of a scary tooth fairy coming in the night to snatch his tooth. The gang try to convince him things will be okay, and try helping him get rid of the aching tooth. Finally, the tooth comes out and Scaredy is nervous to go to sleep. The tooth fairy does visit that night ? but turns out, she?s more timid than he is and never wanted to be in the tooth exchange biz to begin with. Eventually the two become fast friends and ?Milly? and soon Scaredy helps her to realize that her fairy job really is a worthwhile vocation ? and as Milly gets ready to return to her fairy post, she points out that Scaredy couldn?t have lost all his wisdom along with his wisdom tooth, because how else would he have been able to help her come to this discovery?
Fri, Feb 15, 2008
It?s Friday the 13th in Gloomsville. Not only that but it is Friday the 13th with a full moon during the day. This rare event results in a good luck day for Misery, and a series of mishaps for everyone else. As Misery tries to adjust to the presence of good fortune, happy birds, sunshine and sprouting flowers, the others have to be on keen alert or their bad luck will have disastrous results.
Thu, Feb 28, 2008
Its time to pick up Doom from the Kitty spa. What better excuse to take a ?family vacation?? The gang embarks on a relaxing family trip ?( despite Misery?s apparent illness and Poe?s fear of trains). It promises to be a perfect family vacation full of travel games and fun ? even though Frank and Len can?t ever find the elusive Wocca Wocca bird (or their seats), Iris can?t keep still, Misery?s illness is in full throw and Ruby has trouble getting either R of R&R. Things get ramped up when a mammoth Misery sneeze knocks the engineer off the train and they are all at the mercy of a runaway train. Not to mention, as Scaredy points out ?Where is Poe??
Sun, Feb 18, 2007
The annual holiday of Yam Ween is upon the gang. When names are drawn from a skull to pick a person for the gift exchange, Poe?s name accidentally goes missing. He goes about trying to find the person who got his name so he can drop some not so subtle hints of what he would like. But he soon feels left out when he realizes NO ONE got his name. Meanwhile, Skull Boy thinks he?s the ancestor of a French philosopher, because he sees Yam Ween on a deeper level than the commercial occasion it has become. Ruby brings Poe and Skull Boy back into the fold when she reveals the true meaning of Yam Ween.
Sun, Nov 12, 2006
Iris? latest adventure craze ?coiled spring jumping ? proves that enough is never enough for Iris. As she crashes through floor after floor she causes chaos and mayhem, perfect for Misery but not so great for Skull Boy who had just finished putting together a working model of the cosmos using only potato chips and dip. However, at the moment Ruby convinces Iris to spring less, Iris crashes through the floor, down into the earth. The gang must journey far below, brave perilous and wonderful worlds in order to rescue her. In the end, they find her on the other side of the world and learn to appreciate the adventure lust that drives her.
Fri, Dec 28, 2007
The gang is gathered around for the latest installment of their favourite radio soap opera, As the Stomach Turns when Skull Boy is hit on the head by falling debris and knocked unconscious. When Skull Boy comes to, he no longer remembers who he is. The gang tries a bunch of things to twig Skull Boy?s memory but nothing works. It isn?t until Skull Boy?s evil twin brother, Ralph (pronounced ?Raife?), shows up that things really get? interesting. Ralph charms his way into everyone?s heart, while Skull Boy tries to convince Ruby and the gang that ?Raife? is here to steal his life! What ensues is a soap opera of their very own, complete with melodrama and over-acting that would put As the Stomach Churns to shame.
Sun, Apr 15, 2007
Thanks to a timely idea from Ruby, Skull Boy invents the amazing eon-hopping ?Time Vaulter? and travels back to the past, hoping to meet his ancestors. His crafty copilot, Poe, takes advantage of the time trip to visit with his forefather, Paco, faithful pet budgie and supposed muse to the Great Poet, Edgar Allan Poe. Stowing away aboard the Flyer, the ?not-so-brilliant? budgie unwittingly returns to the present...then promptly disappears. Pondering a time conundrum, a horrified Ruby realizes that if Paco remains in the present, Poe won?t have a future. Even as their feathered friend fades away, Ruby and Skull Boy work against time to find the missing budgie and return him to the past.
Fri, Nov 16, 2007
In an episode told only through music and singing, the gang really miss Skull Boy and try their best at getting along without him (but it doesn?t work). Meanwhile, Skull Boy is not having a good time with Skelly T. and the Skeletunes, and decides to come home. But their trolleys pass each other and Skull Boy arrives home just as Ruby and the gang have left to find him. Skull Boy skulks around the empty house, lost ? until he meets up with Mr. White and Mr. White who tell him all about the importance of ?The Family?. Skull Boy realizes he doesn?t have to be related to be part of Ruby?s ?family? and when Ruby and the gang return home, they all join in singing in a rousing musical finale that can only make everyone feel better for it.