The Tar Doll (Foxy Fables)

Plot
The plot is based off of the Uncle Remus story, which has a racial slur in it directed towards black people. Brixton the Rabbit is seen greeting everyone in the forest, including Fox the fox, Cranium the crow, and Tarquine the frog. But one day, came across a tar figure. He decides to greet the tall, tar figure, but it seems that it didn't want to say hi back because it was a figure. So, Brixton decides to slap it, making his hand stick to the tar. So, he got the bright idea to slap it again, making it stick to BOTH of his hands. Fox the fox and Herman the bear seem to take note of this, so they decide to greet Brixton once again. Fox and Herman being the mischievous troublemakers like they always are, they conclude to cut off Brixton's fingers. Which, obviously, made Brixton scared since he couldn't move. Fox also wanted to light Brixton on fire, but Herman was too tender-hearted to go along with Fox, so he poured water on him. Fox got exasperated and forced Herman to put Brixton into the pot, Herman pulled Brixton off the tar doll, and put him in the pot just like Fox said. Brixton told Herman and Fox to do anything to him but put him in the bush, which Herman did causing Brixton to run away.

Why It’s Tardy

 * 1) Racist history. Although the term tar doll is said to be a folktale of African origins, the modern American meaning says otherwise. Many consider the term to be a derogatory term for black people, as in a slur. In modern times, most dictionaries state it as a "Derogatory term for black people", but it was also considered to be a sticky situation that got worse overtime. Several politicians have been called out for using this term, on top of that.
 * 2) Boring and generic episode. While yes, it is based on Uncle Remus, it doesn't mean it's invulnerable to critique. So, let's start. The way the pacing is portrayed here is very bad, even for Foxy Fables standards. When Brixton meets the tar doll, the scene takes way too long until Fox and Herman come along and spy on him in the bushes.
 * 3) Stupidity. This episode has a lot of examples of stupidity, so, here are some examples as said.
 * 4) * When Brixton and the tar doll met, Brixton said good morning to the tar doll, but got mad when he didn't say good morning back to him. Seriously? Brixton, you are portrayed as the quick-minded one in the books, which means his character is portrayed badly here. Also, use your brain in this episode!
 * 5) * Brixton slaps the doll, and gets stuck. Brixton slapped the doll again with the other hand, which made his other hand stuck as well. Really? First of all, since Brixton knew that the tar doll got stuck to his hand, why did he do it again? Yeah, his character is portrayed badly in this episode. He also decided to kick the tar doll, but you already get the point of how dumb it is, so no explaining.
 * 6) * In the scene where Herman decides to let go of Brixton, Fox just stands there doing nothing. Which is confusing since their relationship is presented as Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Brixton the rabbit being Bugs Bunny, while Fox the fox is Elmer Fudd. It's never explained why Fox didn't even bother with him, maybe it's because of how lazily written this episode is.
 * 7) Explanations? Those are for losers! This episode has many plot holes, so it's going to be put into points, just like the stupidity reason.
 * 8) * There was no explanation why the tar doll was left there in the episode, even re-watching the episode won't help since there weren't any clues of who left it there. But it escalated to Fox the fox creating the doll, which is possibly why Fox and Herman brought out a knife, match, and Herman brought a pot. But, it sadly hasn't been confirmed yet so this obscure cartoon is left with a confirmed plot hole.
 * 9) * It was also never explained why Brixton decided to put his hands and legs on the tar doll once more, since he got stuck. It's never been confirmed why Brixton did it more than twice, was it because he knew Fox and Herman were coming? Who knows.
 * 10) A badly made clay character. While there are some well made characters by Rony Oren such as his stop motion ads, this isn't one of them. The tar doll's design is just stupid and it looks like it took 3 minutes to make. It's proportions aren't even blended properly, making it look lazily done.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) Only ONE good portrayed character. Herman is the only one that was portrayed nicely here, since in most of the episodes, his only personality trait is being kind-hearted and dumb.

Reception
There have been no reviews of the series, due to how obscure it is, but since it's a story made by Uncle Remus, the story of his has been a sensational best seller, praised by everyone back in the day. From Mark Twain to even the president, Theodore Roosevelt. But nowadays, people do not care for it as much as they did back in the old times.

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