| Blast from the Past | |
| Season 2, Episode 3 | |
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| Air Date | 1987 |
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Blast from the Past! was episode 14.
Premise
Cyril is sent into a panic when he learns that his old business partner Karl Snarl, whom he double-crossed years earlier, is about to return and "give him what he deserves". Meanwhile, Bert finds an old helicopter, a 1947 Whirlyboy Stubbs, and Melissa must overcome her fear of heights (which is a lot less phobic than Ralph's) in order to save her friends.
Plot
While delivering papers, Bert and Broo discover an antiquated flying machine and inform Ralph and Melissa about it. Ralph, drawing upon his ancestors' presence at Kitty Hawk, N.C. when the Wright Brothers took flight is excited about it, while Melissa is anything but.
Meanwhile, Cyril dreads the return of Karl Snarl to exact vengeance for our avaricious aardvark's transgressions against him back in 1947. In hopes of detaining Snarl from entering the premises of Sneer Mansion, the Pigs devise an outstanding security system but somehow manage to screw things.
While Bert and Cedric are at the mansion, they get into trouble and need Ralph and Melissa's assistance. However, Ralph is afraid of flying, so Melissa is forced to face her fear of heights and save the day. Thankfully, she comes through while Cyril proves to get exactly what he deserves from Snarl.
Characters
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Trivia
- Sharon Lewis is credited for the voices of both Sophia and Broo, but Sophia only has a silent cameo at the beginning of this episode - she is seen flying a kite.
- Ralph notes that his family was there the day the Wright Brothers made history. Ralph's uncle Rocky was a bush pilot and one of the greatest to ever slip into the cockpit of a plane. In fact, the scarf Ralph wears once belonged to his uncle Rocky. Coincidentally, Ralph's uncle Rocky was named after the Beatles' 1968 single from the White Album: "Rocky Raccoon".
- Pig One mentions Snorts Illustrated, a parody of the popular sports magazine Sports Illustrated.
- Cyril notes that he and Karl were business partners 40 years prior to the series. Since this episode aired in 1987, it's clear that Cyril left Carl "holding the bag" in 1947.
- Melissa notes that she gets dizzy looking up the upstairs window of the Raccoondominium.
- The 1947 Whirlyboy Stubbs' cockpit apparently is big enough for two pilots - either Bert and Cedric or Ralph and Melissa. Schaeffer is too big.
- While flying the helicopter on its first test flight after repair, Bert and Cedric fly over the house of Dan the Chief Forest Ranger, Tommy and Julie -- a reference to the characters that were written-out after Season 1's Cry Wolf!.
- Stock footage from Surprise Attack and Opportunity Knocks! is used in this episode.
- First and only appearance of Karl Snarl, voiced by Len Carlson.
- We found out Cyril Sneer and Karl Snarl business was called "Sneer 'n Snarl".
- When Cyril opens up the letter and finds out it is from Karl Snarl, he turns white and faints.
- Cedric breaks the fourth wall because he was telling the viewers how to operate Ralph's helicopter.
- Between this episode and the later episode, The Sky's the Limit!, Ralph had finally overcome his fear of flying, whether or not Melissa was helping.