Just in Case (El Chavo Animado)

Just in Case (Por si las Moscas in the original) is the 11th episode of the sixth season of Chavo Animado.

Why It's Worse Than a Fly Invasion

 * 1) It is yet another episode of torture to Don Ramon from the third act. Seriously, how many Don Ramon torture episodes can there be in this show? What's wrong with the writers? Do they love to see torture?!
 * 2) Very absurd plot: Like Vuela Chavo and Viaje en Avion, the plot of the episode does not make any sense, since its story unfolds in Don Ramón and the Fly Man climbing a building without a harness, this, in theory, is impossible since the human being, even with years of preparation, could risk his life if he carries out this type of activity, in fact, it is something completely strange that city authorities have approved this activity since carrying out this represents a huge process for it to be approved, even if it was approved, the authorities must verify that no one gets hurt, in the case of the episode, safety measures are not complied with.
 * 3) *If we take into account that Don Ramón almost fell off the building because of the Fly Man, he and the authorities would be accused of an attempted death.
 * 4) As is customary, the first act does not contribute anything to the plot.
 * 5) Most of the characters here are very nasty in this episode.
 * 6) *Doña Florinda is at her worst here, since she was not only selfish with her neighbors by not wanting to invite them, but she tortures Don Ramon at the end of the episode with a crane and a giant fly swatter, even though he did not he had done absolutely nothing and showing the exaggerated hatred she has for Don Ramón; also you could see her face as if she really wants to kill him.
 * 7) *Doña Clotilde is also an unpleasant character here as she chases Don Ramon into the building while he risks his life to avoid being hit by a giant fly swatter.
 * 8) *Chavo, while okay at first, gets very unlikable at the end where he sadistically smiles implying he knew all along Doña Florinda was torturing Don Ramón with a crane and a giant fly swatter, and did not stop her, despite Don Ramón being his friend and often acting like a father to him.
 * 9) *The other kids, while likable for the most part, have two annoying moments where they hit El Chavo with heavy things like bricks or toys playing to imitate King Kong and another where they force Don Ramón to race the Fly Man into the top of the building.
 * 10) *The Fly Man (Hombre Mosca in the original) it is unpleasant to blame Don Ramon for making him lose the race, even though he did absolutely nothing against him, besides hitting him and being happy about it. Showing that he likes torturing people, kind of like Tom's Owner from the Gene Deitch era of Tom and Jerry who loves to abuse Tom.
 * 11) *Baby Panfilo's parents aren't any better either, just like in the episode "Viaje en Metro" they are irresponsible with their son, by leaving him with Chavo just to see The Fly Man Show. Making them very bad parents, and even to a baby.
 * 12) *The neighborhood is also unpleasant because they make fun of Don Ramon when his life is in danger while he is tormented by Doña Florinda.
 * 13) The episode only consists of references from the beginning that is a parody of King Kong to the Fly Man which is a clear parody of Spiderman.
 * 14) Misleading title: One would start to imagine by the title that it would be an invasion of pests to the neighborhood or that it would be an episode similar to "Los Churruminos ", however, the title only focuses on the last act where Don Ramon and the Fly Man compete.
 * 15) At the end of the race between Don Ramon and the Fly Man, Panfilo and Chavo win, which is disappointing and unfair as both of them had not signed up to participate.
 * 16) Several moments without grace that as mentioned before, are only torture Don Ramon and terrible jokes like the scene where Jaimito remembers Tangamandapio.
 * 17) Due to the negative feedback the episode received, the Fly Man (Hombre Mosca) has never been seen or heard again after this episode, thus making it his only appearance in El Chavo Animado.
 * 18) Terrible ending: As mentioned above, Don Ramon gets trapped in the building while being tormented by Doña Florinda on a crane with a giant fly swatter while everyone laughs at him.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The title at least is a good pun.
 * 2) Don Ramón, Ñoño, Popis, Paty, Señor Barriga and Professor Jirafales are likable characters, and Ñoño is not flanderized like he usually is. Quico and Jaimito are also okay.
 * 3) Unlike the other Don Ramón torture episodes, at least the kids don't contribute to the torture (aside from the scene they force Don Ramón to join the race), and they take action by trying to save Chavo and Panfilo.
 * 4) To be fair, it is kinda Don Ramón's fault as he, out of jealousy of the Fly Man, lied to the kids by saying he already climbed a building without the harness. But that still doesn't excuse what the Fly Man, Doña Florinda, and Doña Clotilde made him go through in this episode, and, as mentioned above, at least, Don Ramón is still likable as usual.
 * 5) The beginning where Chavo imagines his version of King Kong, despite contributing nothing to the main plot of the episode, is at least fun and creative.

Trivia

 * As mentioned before, in the beginning, it is a parody of King Kong while the flyman is a parody of Spiderman.
 * It is considered by many fans to be the worst episode of season six, even worse than "Viaje en avion".

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