"Let's croak us some Toads!"

So, for those of you not in the know, Bucky O'hare follows the adventures of the crew of the Righteous Indignation. Bucky himself is the captain of the space crew, Jenny the Cat is his first mate & navigator (and secretly a Psychic), Dead-Eye the Duck is the ship's gunner and professional "former" pirate, and Blinky is the ship's Android First Class (Or A.F.C.).

The show's dueteragonist (Or main protagonist, depending on who you ask) is Willy DuWitt, a boy from San Francisco who ends up being the crew's engineer after his science experiment, a photon accelerator, intersects with the Righteous Indignation's own photon accelerator, thus making this a weird mix of an isekai and a funny animal cartoon.

I know that some people, like myself, get a little uncomfortable with the idea of a reboot these days, but I really don't think a lot would really need to change. Especially since the show came and went like a phantom in a night, so this isn't a TMNT situation where every new series gets its own radical take.

However, if there's one thing I think a new series would need: more humor relating to Willy's situation.

I normally don't like kid characters, cause I don't think writers can get 'em right, but I think Willy's a pretty good-or, at least, a fairly okay-example. And I think some of the best humor in the show came from when things Willy seem as normal or as toys in his world were mistaken to be more than what they were-or even turned out to be useful. Like Dead-Eye taking Willy's play money & water gun and thinking they were real.

So, like, as an example: The crew fly over to a bar for some reason. Bucky orders everyone drinks.

Dead-Eye: Careful, Willy-me-boy! This here is one of the strongest drinks this side of the Aniverse! It seperates the star dogs from the landlubbers.

Willy: *cautiously takes a sip* Dead-Eye, this is just Cherry Soda.

Dead-Eye: Exactly! Nothing's as hardcore as Cherry Soda.

Willy: *casually chugs the glass* Dead-Eye, I drink this every day.

Dead-Eye: What?! Whoa! I knew you were tough, Willy, but I didn't think you were this tough!

Willy: I mean, it's just carbonated water and fruit syrup.

Dead-Eye: And he says that like it's nothing...

Jenny: Willy, is everything okay? You can talk to us if you need to.

Willy: *awkward laugh* Huh?

Bucky: Willy, soda addiction is no laughing matter. I too know how hard it is to fight the siren call of carbonated beverages. It's not too late to get help.

Okay, so maybe this is a bit too far and the censors might come down on a joke like this. But, like, stuff like this would be fun to throw in a little more often.

You know, in between forced terraforming planets and animal slavery & cruelty. That's kind of the magical tone of Bucky O'hare: it's a serious space opera in a silly cartoon world. And it's played totally straight on both accounts.