"Chowder and Mr. Fugu" is the 24th episode of Season 1 of Chowder and the 24th episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
When Mr. Fugu, the catering company’s most important customer, enlists Chowder to valet him on culinary tour around Marzipan City, Chowder gets nothing but the short end of the stick when he realizes he’s met the one person who can eat more than him.
Plot[]
Mr. Fugu, Mung Daal's best customer, comes with his valet, Foie Gras, to see if his order is ready. Mung Daal, Shnitzel and Chowder are still making making his meal, only for Mr. Fugu to take an interest in Chowder and decide to make him his valet while they continue. Mung argues that he needs Chowder's help, but Mr. Fugu threatens to leave if his request is denied. Although Chowder doesn't want to go, Mung convinces him that he and Mr. Fugu can bond of their love of eating, telling him to imagine it more of a “culinary safari”.
The first visit is a taco stand where Chowder orders them a pair of meef tacos. Mr. Fugu is reluctant since he's never had a taco before, but upon tasting one, he voraciously devours his as well as Chowder's. He then buys an almost literal pyramid of tacos and orders Chowder to sing as he eats. Chowder sings about how he wants tacos, and Mr. Fugu devours them in less than a minute. Chowder tries ordering one for himself, only for the vendor to tell him Fugu basically bought out the whole inventory. Though Chowder is upset, he manages to meet with the thrice cream vendor. Although Chowder buys a large cone for two to share, Mr. Fugu instructs Chowder to wait as he eats first. Seeing Chowder upset he isn't getting any, the cone comes to life and tells chowder to suck the thrice cream out by biting the cone. Chowder fails and the thrice cream falls over, though Mr. Fugu continues eating, much to Chowder's disgust. Now having gone two hours without eating, Chowder decides to take Mr. Fugu to a meat vendor that serves crowns made of roast that are custom made for the buyer, hoping they will both get their own food. Mr. Fugu devours his quickly and orders Chowder to surrender his roast. Finally losing patience, Chowder runs away, letting the sentient balloon go to eat his food. Once finishing, Chowder realizes he's made a mistake and tries to save Mr. Fugu. Using Kimchi, Chowder manages to grab hold of Mr. Fugu, only for a large bird to grab them and take them to her nest where she prepares to feed them. Chowder, mistaking one of the chick's comments about how she "brings home the bacon", opens his mouth and discovers it isn't bacon at all. Chowder finally returns home, where Mung Daal and Schnitzel have been uneasy around the staring of Foie Gras and discover, to Mung's horror, that Mr. Fugu isn't with him. Mr. Fugu remained with the giant bird, immensely enjoying her "bacon" and demanding to be fed more.
Food Eaten:
- Egg from a pearl
- Meef Tacos
- super duper double scooper (Thrice Cream)
- Crowned Roasts
Characters[]
1st Appearance: Mr. Fugu, Foie Gras
Trivia[]
- This episode possibly makes the Third Reference to the series of Nintendo games/products. With the second in Sniffleball and the first in The Froggy Apple Crumple Thumpkin.
- The two men in the meat hat crown shop bear a resemblance to Mario & Luigi from Mario Bros..
- When Chowder lets go of Mr. Fugu, he floated away but when Chowder and Mr. Fugu are first seen outside, Chowder isn't holding onto Mr. Fugu and he isn't flying away.
- When Chowder and Mr. Fugu are in the bird's nest, Kimchi just disappeared.
- Chowder is able to touch Kimchi, but in the episode Grubble Gum, Truffles is touching him and her hand is going right through him.
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