Cookie BaBOOM may just be the most underrated /co/ sexy design Is it because no one actually watched The Mask?
>>150417098I'd say the Mask show was underrated, but it wasn't. Animation and writing was mostly weak. It just had its moments.
>>150417606It borders on being a waste of potential. It has a few great episodes, a handful of interesting villains, but buy and large it wastes alot of its time dicking around and trying to be a TMNT ripoff. Half the time the writers cant seem to decide if they want the show to be dark and moody like BTAS, or satirical and lighthearted like Freakazoid or (again) Ninja Turtles. So you're stuck with an unsatisfying midpoint between the extremes. They also make alot of strange creative decisions. Tina (Cameron Diaz' character from the movie) is effectively wiped from existence in favor of Peggy. Peggy is written as this psuedo April O'neil type. It's a choice that is neither satisfying or makes any sense given her character's motivation and ultimate demise in the movie. She pretends to have the hots for Ipkiss just to get on his good side, then turns him to Dorian in the promise of a big cash reward. At which point Dorian kills her and keeps the dough before dawning the mask himself. As if that isnt bad enough they also undo the ending of the movie just to keep Stanley a loser as part of the status quo. There's alot of stock plot episodes aswell, far too many where in Ipkiss loses the Mask to the villain of the week infact. The bar just gets lowered so much it makes the few good episodes stand out all the more.
I've thought about it extensively for years now but the best approach for a Mask cartoon based off the Carrey film would have been a rip off of the 90's Spider Man series. Alot of the same elements are at play in The Mask TAS, down to even Ipkiss being a Parker type loser with a heart of gold living in a big scummy city, but it never really comes together. Pretorius, Davida Steelmine, Skillit, and Walter make up Stanley's most competent rogues but are often written poorly or never reappear past one or two episodes. Hell Davida only ever had the one appearance from what I remember. The goofier bad guys then take center stage and past a certain point render the show painfully unwatchable and very repetitive. Not to mention you end up with some episodes with cool premises that go to total waste. Booge with the Man sees Ipkiss make a deal with the devil to turn his luck around at the cost of his soul. It's a bit of a stock plot but it could have been cool. Something high stakes and intense for a change, but instead it's just another excuse for the Mask to act like a silly asshat as opposed to being a silly asshat that outwits his opponents.
>>150417098Yeah maybe
>>150418522Wait, Dorian killed her? (I haven't seen the movie in a long ass time and genuinely don't remember that. I remember her turning Stanley over but nothing from after that)
>>150420147No, she doesn't die in the movie. They filmed a death scene for her but it was never used. Dorian orders him men to throw Peggy into a printing press while Stanley watches.
>>150417098>Cookie BaBOOM may just be the most underrated /co/ sexy designHer and SIZZLE.
>>150420147Only in a deleted scene. It's not really considered canon
>>150417098I'd explode inside her if y'know what I mean, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more guvna, say no more.
>>150417098Fuck you people watched it.And the best one was a Zatanna expy, Davida Steelmine...woof
>>150417098I watched it growing up but I don't remember this bitch at all
Remember the Ace Ventura crossover?
>>150420227whats this from
>>150417098>>150418522>>150418590It's like the show had no leadership or quality control or the guy in charge was a terribly weak boss and indecisive. The tone and quality are all over the place. Sometimes you get stuff like Cookie Baboom, that's funny and so adult it shocks you that it got past censors, and then other times you get goofy garbage that would be at home in a cartoon for preschoolers (Putty Thing and Fish Guy). Some times the writing is good 80s comedy tier, and sometimes it feels like a mediocre superhero cartoon with the Mask fighting some guy instead of joking and making mischief. I grew to loathe Pretorious because his episodes were always moronically simple "evil guy tries to steal the mask and fails" garbage. And it's really telling that the Mask himself wasn't even the funnies character on the show. The supporting cast and random one-offs were.
>>150421037All three seasons had different story editors.
>>150421037The not-Zatanna episode, comic biok convention one and those with the Shadow guy were good
>>150420810Stunt Dawgs
>>150420563That shit looks creepy.
>>150421166>>150421259We should make a Mask good episodes list. I bet a lot of people miss out on the good ones because of all the boring episodes.
>Evelyn, the shy girl with a crush on Stanley>gets the mask for a while and becomes a horny Jessica Rabbit character wooing him>comes out of her shell a bit by the end of the episode and it's hinted she now has the confidence to pursue Stanley>disappears from the showI'm somehow still mad.
>>150423483Their dogs hated each other, that was the end of that.
Im pissed she never returned.She actually had a crush on Stanley and told him the truth.
The animators even gave her Zatanna's legs
Sorry Stanley...i would simp for my magic using, fishnet wearing, horny af, criminal babe with velvetty voice...just be ok with her crimes
Mmm
What about the younger Peggy?
>>150420147In a deleted scene. They removed it because they were hoping to bring Amy Yasbeck back for a sequel with Jim Carrey, but that never happened.
>>150424242I'm pissed the Mask cartoon isn't streaming anywhere, now I gotta watch it exclusively on a computer screen
>>150417098>>150423483>>150424416The show had a lot of hot babes. At least it had that going for it.
>>150426416>The redneck twins from.the shotgun weddingFuck i remembered them now. Soo fuckin hot
>>15041709890s cartoons really were just open season, weren't they?
>>150417098>Cookie canonically avoids arrest after being disarmed by the Mask because the officers faint, as looking at her in the nude makes all of the blood in their bodies go to their dicks, and she just walks away stepping over their bodies
>>150427121Too bad she had time to put her trench coat back on.
>>150421037I liked Pretorius as a character because he was menacing and he had more power than the Mask's usual enemies. I think his thing was that he was very serious while the Mask was wacky and clowning on him. That was a general dynamic comedic duos used to have back when the writers were children.I think he would had worked if they had put him in a serious cartoon instead and let him be an actual threat.
Perhaps the Mask would had been handled better by the guys who made the Tick show.
>>150427522Ben Edlund was personally in charge of it, that wouldn't have worked. John Arcudi did write a couple of episodes of The Mask, they were pretty funny. One of them featured the not-Animaniacs.
>>150427598I have to watch this. Do you have a youtube link?
>>150417098This episode was actually banned because it was too sexual
>>150417098Love me some big ol' hoop earrings! Oh.. and nude women, that's also nice
>>150428858Seriously? It ran in Europe.
>>150428858Bullshit>>150429571Yup, CN showed it no problemo in Poland
>>150427214lovely lovely legs~
>>150421570AI always does
>>150429571>>150430235>While the episode did see airtime on American syndicated channels (mostly former affiliates for The WB and UPN, as well as on such syndicated animation blocks as BKN and Amazin' Adventures) and some overseas networks (mostly in the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, and Mexico), CBS, FOX Family (in the days before it changed its name to ABC Family and then Freeform, but after it went by The Family Channel), and the American feeds to Cartoon Network and Boomerang have banned this episode due to violent and sexual content that was too strong for its TV-Y7 rating (though CBS never aired any episode from season 2, as the network was trying to revamp its Saturday morning programming block [mostly to incorporate news shows and educational children's programming, as per new FCC regulations at the time] and was only able to air seasons one and three of The Mask: The Animated Series). Despite this, the episode is available for digital download on Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play and YouTube; it also airs on MeTV's all-animation spinoff channel, MeTV Toons.Huh
>>150417098Literally any half-naked woman could look like this, nothing unique pops out about here
>>150417606I'll tell you what was underrated from the show: Rob Paulsen's performance! His channeling of Jim Carrey's Stanley Ipkiss is spot on. He knows how Ipkiss stutters, when to drop his voice low for comedic effect, and the timing and cadence for line delivery Carrey would have... It's such a quality job for what could be seen as an otherwise simple show. That, and he's just such a charismatic performer in his own right. Rob Paulsen might not be underrated as a voice actor, but he could have easily phoned it in for this show. Instead, he was giving a Jim Carrey-level performance with such an ear for detail!
>>150431036Again, it's telling that Stanley is the outstanding performance in the show called The Mask.
>>150417098>>150427121
>>150417098>Is it because no one actually watched The Mask?https://youtu.be/W23LKD9Z1hw?t=3
>>150430365Kek, US is so gay they didnt even see the not-Jack Black episode of Powerpuff Girls with the Gnome
>>150430365Kek, US is so gay they didnt even see the not-Jack Black episode of Powerpuff Girls with the Gnome>>150431036Easily Paulsen's best role (maybe besides Morte in Planescape Torment)
>>150432882Huh!? Peggy is hot? Her character somehow hid that from kid me. I just remembered her as Stanley's annoying reporter friend who always gets into trouble for him to save.
>>150433269She's a bit of a frumpy 30-something so the show doesn't give her a chance to show off much but she's generally pretty hot when she dresses up.She gets age-regressed to a college age girl briefly for one ep and he's pretty damn hot.
>>150424242>>150424381>>150424416Damn fine
>>150423483>be a /co/ fag like Stanley>don't jump on this chance to have sex with a willing closest thing to a cartoon character babe IRLWas he gay? Was he and Charlie secretly a couple?
>>150432882>>150433309Honestly, I can't tell the difference. Are her breasts supposed to be smaller and perkier?
>>150430443That's untrue even on the very simple fact that most women simply don't have that attractive chest to waist to hip ratio and there's nothing that can change it.
>>150433616Imagine the suction...
>>150434318Kek
>>150427121missing embed youtube link
I want Miss BaBoom to ride me and bellitle me in Spanish
>>150434925That makes two of us!
>>150422511this
>>150434318Imagine the EVERYTHING. The wearer of the mask could do absolutely amazing things in bed.
>>150422511that
>>150433616There were other hotties in that episode, BTW. This is the cowgirl Pretorius was on a date with — Jethrene. So what's your excuse?
>>150435471Hi, Mayor Tilton
>>150436683He has Tim Curry's voice okay? Unfair advantage.Im straight and there would be days i would be tempted...
>>150436683A closer look at that babe in the background.
>>150420400>>150420406>hottest girl in the show>arguably Cree Summer's best role>incredible chemistry with Stanley, perfect contrast against the mask>BTAS tier villainess>only shows up onceSeriously what the fuck was their problem? The show leaves you with the bluest balls after this.
>>150420565I do, and it is probably one of the best episodes in the entire show. Not only do the two VA's do a great job of bouncing off each other, but you honestly forget the Carrey connection between thr characters as the episode plays out. The writers really nailed the distinctions between Ventura and Ipkiss.
>>150421037/threadYou totally nailed it. The Mask TAS is just that much of a mixed bag. Of the 54 total episodes, I can only really recommend a dozen. The sheer volume of throwaway "silly" villains really gets to be a turn off aswell. It's hard not to sympathize with you, down to even your points about Pretorious and The Mask himself being obnoxious.
>>150421166That makes a ton of sense in retrospect.>>150422511I'll get the ball rolling if nobody else will.>Shadow of a Skillit / All Hallow's Eve (first ep sets up Skillit, second ep follows his return and doubles as a Halloween special)>Magic (Davida's debut and sole appearance)>Flight as a feather (Cookie's debut and sole appearance)>The Mask Is Always Greener on the Other Side Part 1 & 2 (sets up Pretorius and Walter, but retcons the ending of the original film. Still it's probably the best of Pretorius' appearances)>Mayor Mask (another decent Pretorius episode)Feel free to add to the list. I was tempted to add the Gorgonzola episode to the list too but once the chick becomes a witch she's no longer all that sexy.
>>150423483It's a pedantic note but I'd argue Mask Evelyn is closer to the old trope of the man-starved butterface trope from the old looney tunes than Jessica Rabbit. The fake out Jessica in toon town is more comparable.
>>150424242Genuinely such a top tier character just to be tossed aside and never acknowledged again. Davida didnt even get a comic appearance!
>>150423483>>150433616Does the mask alter the wearer's body when in neutral mode? Because judging by Eve, Evelyn us stacked.>>150437325It's like they loved to blueball the viewers in every way possible: literally with all the hot girls who never appeared again, emotionally with engaging characters that vanished after one episode, and intellectually with interesting plot points and mechanics that were never referenced again.>>150437580I think w can add Bride of Pretorius, the episode itself is moronic (Pretorius wants to repopulate the earth with any willing woman after a comet kills everyone), but Evelyn is Cute and Eve is sexy if you're into cartoon physics waifus. But we really need someone who watched the show recently to make the list. I barely remember specific episodes.
>>150431036That's why I recommended the Ventura episode so highly. You get to see two different guys perfectly pulling off impressions of distinct Carrey characters and telling a story ontop of it.
>>150418590Dr Chronos was also an decent villain. Though dont think about her schemes too much.
>>150437658>Does the mask alter the wearer's body when in neutral mode? The results vary from wearer to wearer. Sometimes you get massive upgrades, other times the power of the Mask simply exaggerates your underlying persona. Fish guy and the annoying psychologist both got the Mask in different episodes, retained their base bodies, but gained all the wacky powers in the process. Same with Milo and the one baby who wears the Mask. Having noted as much I should highlight the fact this cartoon utilizes the exact premise of Son of the Mask some 8 years before it. Except instead of Ipkiss' son, it's his nephew who inherits its power. Realizing that while watching the show one saturday night on Me TV toons was a trip and a half.>It's like they loved to blueball the viewers in every way possibleFuck that's such an accurate observation it might aswell be the tagline of the show.Updating the list now btw>Shadow of a Skillit / All Hallow's Eve >Magic >Flight as a feather >The Mask Is Always Greener on the Other Side Part 1 & 2 >Mayor Mask>the Ace Ventura crossover>Bride of Pretorius
>>150437708The show really liked time travel alot didnt it? Chronos, Pretorious, and the future mayor of Edge City all had hard ons for it. Off the top of my head I want to say Ipkiss/The Mask have gone to the future, altered the timeline, and visited the past several times over.
>>150437580>GorgonzolaOh right, Stanley's landlord's hot platinum blond niece Jennifer with the cursed medallion. The episode is Mask au Gratin. They really sabotaged themselves by making her witch form ugly. Was the episode funny though? All I remember is a million cheese puns.
>>150427121>>150427214
>>150437904Cheese puns and wacky antics is all the episode has to offer once she transforms into the ugly witch. Upto that point you atleast had the eyecandy to appreciate. If you ask me she should have just kept the same look while getting possessed by Gorgonzola but y'know, 90's cartoon, the bad guy has to look over the top.
>>150431036Paulson griped that he disliked having to be an imitation Jim Carrey most of the time and relished any opportunity when he could put his own personal spin on the character instead.
it's just now dawned on me that a Mask/TMNT crossover is possible given the Warner-Paramount merger
Back when X-men 97 was red hot, I was thinking of other capeshit toons I'd want to see receive the same treatment. In the event that the job could be done well my choices were Mask, EMH, and BATB.
It's interesting how many stories had Stanley become enamored with a woman in some way. Pretty rare for a boys' show to have that much of a romantic element. Although the girls usually were out to exploit Stanley or in need of his help.
>>150439001It makes Tina's abscence all the harder to ignore. The original film is a perfect one and done capeshit flick. The plucky dorky hero wins, gets the girl, and saves the day. The cartoon retcons all that away and replaces it with nothing. Every woman Ipkiss interacts with in Edge City (with the exceptions of maybe Evelyn and Davida) just seem to be malicious manipulative cunts.
>>150430443You're as delusional as they come
>>150439001>>150439061Well, yes, this one in particular used him for smuggling. But surely there had to be more than two nice ones. Jennifer was nice when she wasn't possessed by an evil with trying to turn him into cheese, for example.
This show can fill a whole background babes/obscure waifus thread by itself. That's a little sad when comparing it to modern shows that lack both a pleasant style and hot girls.
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Yes.
On the other hand, for a kids show, there were barely ever kids in it. The only ones I remember are the few he interacted with in the Christmas episode.I'm guessing at least some of the writers and show runners didn't even cater to kids. I really wonder how close we were to a pg13 or even a nc17 Mask show.
>>150441545Given the time it released, where would a pg13 mask cartoon have aired? HBO?
>>150441644Would it even have to move? Some cartoons of the era got away with more than the Mask had. I think the only reason nc17 animation has that rating is the blood and unveiled adult themes. No one shows uncensored sex or nudity regardless. So as long as you let things fly over kids heads and cool it with the gore, you can have an adult cartoon with a TV-PG rating, like Simpsons were once upon a time.
>>150433616>fellatrix.png
>>150437658>It's like they loved to blueball the viewers in every way possible:whats most likely is the show had a bunch of writers and none of them worked togethereveryone got in, told the story they wanted to tell, and checked out
>>150441843Fair point. Still I wonder how badly the censors would have come down on them.
>>150439819Yeah.The Dragon Lady with russian accent was quite hot too...>>150437651We were robbed. Fuck we never learned how she learned real magic after college. We need more Vicky Pratt in our lives...
>>150443442It's actually possible that she was TOO Zatanna. One appearance was fine because parody, but they were afraid to bring her back.
>>150433616The Mask movies terrified me as a kid and then when I hit puberty became an all-consuming sexual fantasy. I dont think I've jacked off to any woman in the past 10-12 years and not imagined her putting on the mask and us fucking like crazy. Now that free AI image sites are everywhere I'm in a goon hole so deep that I've jacked off to custom Mask porn 2-3 times a day for the past year and a half, and I dont know if my autistic ass will ever be able to climb back out
>>150441545there seemed to be this big debate in the 90s over childrens cartoons: do kids self-insert as the adult hero, or do studios need to inject a kid character for kids to self-insert?
>>150420563Nice
>>150444279> I dont think I've jacked off to any woman in the past 10-12 years and not imagined her putting on the mask and us fucking like crazy. Pretty sure you made that up for this thread
>>150437658>>150433616The masks face doesnt change so its kinda weird to have it on a woman or someone's ass. I like that.
>>150436683I imagine the writers would say that would add to why ipkiss is so crazy as the mask. The city is running hot and cold with attractive and very interesting women everynight and he gets repressed.
>>150441545It would be a bit ironic since basically everyone on the show is acting childish and the hero is basically has irresponsibility as his super power. Like, would the kids be prudent and responsible? I mean,>>150427121 is the most known villain in the show because is is a crazy bitch who is going to be a suicide bomber for being dumped by a lecherous mayor. She isnt doing it because she is depressed or indoctrinated into a cult, she is just so spiteful and shortsighted that she will kill a crowd of people amd herself in a huff.
>>150417098>Is it because no one actually watched The Mask?That, and she was a one-off character on a show nobody watched.
