>His sin was watching too much sin>His punishment in no way prevents him from sitting on the couch watching TV
>Oh, you like to CHEW GUM?>DIE!!!!
I don't think they were ironic punishments, just horrible life changing accidents because the kids were stupid
>>220138222For Mike it wasn’t really horrible though. He loves watching TV, and now he still can.
>>220138256And assuming he didn't get major circulatory issues causing him to stroke out by age 12, they fix him by making him much taller than he was before in the taffy puller, an advantage to the rest of his life
>>220138406Well we don’t actually see him get fixed in the original, though it’s not like being small would’ve been all that bad, it just would’ve meant the couch is so much bigger to him and so is the TV
>>220138441He’s basically enjoying a massive screen while watching television, which can only enhance kino
>>220138568Indeed, so long as his mom or dad remembers he’s on the couch it’s a great life for him
>>220138583He only requires one single piece of popcorn for a movie. He won
>>220138776And he can be snuck into a theater for free