Monster Truck Island is the first segment of the fifth episode of the second season and the thirty-first overall episode of the Pucca television series. It first aired April 21, 2008.
Synopsis[]
Tex Lugie and Sloppy Sue return to Sooga Village, bringing with them SUVs and oil drilling rigs, which pollutes the environment.
Plot[]
Sooga Village gets another visit from Tex Lugie and Sloppy Sue, the large and loud tourists who first appeared in Sooga Size Me. This time they've arrived in a huge leaking oil tanker and set up an Sport Utility Vehicle factory, selling their gas-guzzling behemoths to the Sooga residents by seducing them with "that new car smell." To support the village's new appetite for fuel, Tex and Sue follow up with oil drilling rigs scattered throughout Sooga. When the environment falls victim to pollution and global warming, it is up to Pucca to save the day!
Pucca takes to the SUV-clogged streets in her shiny new pedal-powered car. With the help of best friend Ching as well as Santa and his reindeer-powered sleigh, they manage to run Tex and Sue's SUV into a mud pit. However, the SUV transforms into a new giant robot and goes on a rampage through Sooga in pursuit of Pucca. She is able to stop the robot by turning on her radio, but her success is short-lived because her car battery suddenly dies. Pucca comes up with a new strategy, tripping up the robot and destroying it. Tex and Sue are forced to eject from the robot and leave the island.
Although the visitors are now gone, Sooga Village has a new problem-- a glut of unwanted SUVs. Pucca solves the issue by creating a drive-in theater using stripped-down SUVs as seating. Pucca's clever reuse efforts are duly rewarded when she gets plenty of kisses with Garu on movie night.
Characters[]
Protagonist Characters[]
Antagonist Characters[]
Supporting Characters[]
Minor Characters[]
Background Characters[]
- Garu
- Abyo
- Uncle Dumpling
- Ho
- Linguini
- Chang
- Tobe's ninjas
- Ring Ring
- The Vagabond Ninja Clan
- Goblins (Smiley People)
- Ssoso
- Doga
- People
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the second (and latest) appearance of Tex Lugie and Sloppy Sue from season one's episode, Sooga Size Me.
- The pedal car Pucca drives resembles a Volkswagen Fusca.
- The SUV resembles a Hummer truck.
- The episode highlights environmental awareness and the broadcast premiere coincided with Earth Day.
Errors[]
- At the beginning, when the chiefs are first seen Ho was not holding a net. But when Dumpling catches a fish, a net appeared.
- Tex and Sue previously introduce themselves, but they already introduced themselves in Sooga Size Me.
- The SUVs have upper wipers. Real SUVs have down wipers.
- There would be a solar heating in Sooga because of much oil and smoke.
- The left side wiper is pointing to the left after the reindeer pooped on the windshield, but when the SUV sinks on the mud the wiper is pointing to the right.
- The wheels change on the SUV.
Allusions[]
- The episode title is reference to both Monster Island and Monster Truck.
- Transformers- Tex and Sue' SUV transforms into a robot which is a reference to Transformers, Plus, the robot is evil which means he is a Decepticon.
- Gundam Wing- The SUV robot version looks like Zaku II.