Season 24, Episode 1

Mr. Buff and E-Biscuit were in a bit of a jam.

“Oh Lord,” Mr. Buff said, “Rhubarb and Strawberry. Our secret weakness, Emmet.”

The Great Dane nodded its Harlequin head, lolled its tongue out of its mouth and said “Rell, Ret’s Reat!”

And so they did. Since it’s going to take a while for them to finish, here’s a bit of back-story:

Yes sirrie Bob, Bob and Bobby, these two were a couple of crime fighting Adults-disguised-as-teenagers that made Shaggy and Scooby look like Charles and Snoopy. (I don’t actually know what that means)

In this particular adventure, the Amazing Mr. Buff – Haybine Mechanic Extraordinaire, and his trusty sidekick E Biscuit went off to investigate the mysterious goings on in the big mansion outside of Pella.

They expected the plot would resolve itself as they usually did – the Monster of the Week would be revealed as Old Man Stover in a rubber mask, who would end up going to jail because he was lame.

Sadly, the findings of this case were a bit different. The villain turned out to be The Sis (not in any way, shape or form like a Svaag, a Jatsis or a Pharmasister – just so you know) and unlike most times where Buff and E-Biscuit would walk in, confound the monster by pretending to be something wildly fanciful (like Elvis and a hound dog, a lion and Toto, and a two-person donkey) and eventually victory was theirs; our heroes were put in a defensive position by The Sis, and frankly, it sucked.

Nearly beaten at the commercial-break cliffhanger, the show came back as we found them, up to their necks in their secret weakness, Rhubarb-strawberry jam.

Now, when I say weakness, I don’t mean that it weakens them, I mean that they can’t help but eat it on sight; a handy trait in this situation!

And, since this is a Scooby Doo rip-off, the amazing Mr. Buff and his goofy Great Dane finished eating, (complete with comically distended tummies) and continued advancing the plot - which included a chase scene involving office chairs, skid loaders, dragon boats and rolling on electrical cable spools. Eventually The Sis was defeated with an appropriate use of thermite, marshmallow fluff and mangos.

As The Sis is sent away, Mr. Buff and E-biscuit strike a pose as the episode ends with everybody’s favorite catch phrase – “GO CYCLONES!”


Tune in next week as The Amazing Mr. Buff takes the Haybinemobile across country to investigate the disappearance of Mortimer Q!