"The Curse of Truckenstein" is the 87th episode of the series and the 5th(a) of Season 4 of Robotboy.
Synopsis[]
In this episode, when the gang are preparing to watch a Monster-Truck presentation it gets interrupted by the most dangerous Monster Truck of them all; Truckenstein. And then suddenly the cursed Monster Truck sucks Gus into his entrance and possesses him to be his driver.
Plot[]
Appearances[]
Quotes[]
- Robotboy: Where go Gus? He okay?
- Tommy: I’m sure he’ll be fine.
- Lola: Yeah. He’s just going for a little ride IN A HORRIBLE MONSTER TRUCK WITH GIANT CAR-CRUSHING WHEELS! He’ll be fine.
Trivia[]
- The episode title is a pun on "The Curse of Frankenstein".
- The book on how to defeat Truckenstein reappears in "Donnie Turnbull's Day Off". Strangely enough, Ro was the one reading it before he fell asleep.
- Captain Wonder-Wheels is a parody of Marvel's superhero Captain America.
- Throughout the episode, Lola is implied to have a crush on Captain Wonder-Wheels.
- This episode's prototype title was "Monster Truck Mash".
- The working title for this episode was "Monster Truck Mash".
- According to the episode's writer Nick Gibbons, this episode was troublesome for him to write:
- Nick: The other three episodes pretty much made it through the process without many notes. The two I've seen so far have been right on the money as far as my scripts were concerned. They stayed true to what I had written, which doesn't happen a lot in this industry. This one went through a couple of rewrites on my part. There was problems with the ending and on my last rewrite I remember it all clicking for me. I feverishly retooled the show and it just worked. For me at least. It was a pretty drastic rewrite and I sent it in with my fingers crossed. I never heard a peep back from them, so I assumed they liked it.
Goofs[]
- Ro's fingers are missing in the scene after Captain Wonder Wheels crushes the three environmentally unfriendly cars.
- When Tommy blinks when Gus says "Wake me up when something not boring happens", there's a frame where his left eyelid hasn't been colored in, leaving it white.
- Possible Goof: When Truckenstein is chasing down Lola and Tommy, they run through an alley in which Truckenstein follows them through. After Robotboy Super-activates, he hovers before the entrance to the alley. But in the next shot, Truckenstein, Lola, and Tommy are shown already on the other side. Ro is also shown to be on the other side when he activates his cannon blaster.
In other languages[]
| Int. Language | Int. Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | De vloek van Truckenstein | The curse of Truckenstein |
| French | Pureé de poids lourds | Puree of heavy weights |
| German | Truckensteins Fluch | Truckenstein's curse |
| Spanish | La maldición de Truckenstein | The curse of Truckenstein |
| Polish | Klątwa Truckensteina | The curse of Truckenstein |
Gallery[]
"Let's go have some fun!"
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Ro, where are your fingers?
You...uh...okay there, Tommy?
Background of the park during Robotboy and Truckenstein's fight.
Watch the episode[]
The Curse of Truckenstein