Sooga Size Me is the third segment of the twenty-third episode of the television show Pucca. It first aired on April 16, 2007.
Synopsis[]
A Texan couple arrive to Sooga Village and begin a competition with the Chefs, putting their "authentic" cuisines against each other.
Plot[]
It begins as a peaceful day in Sooga Village, with everyone enjoying their time in the calm outdoors until the atmosphere is broken by an earthquake. From the lake, leaving a trail of pollution through the water, emerges a giant utility vehicle that nearly runs down the chefs, though they are saved by Pucca. Tex Lugie and Sloppy Sue emerge from the RV, a loud (and perhaps confused) couple who inquire about the village they’ve arrived to (and assuming that everyone are “foreigners” except for themselves). Sloppy Sue is interested in purchasing one of the lion statues and though Uncle Dumpling explains that it is not for sale, the Lougies are certain anything can be bought with enough money. From there, they proceed to go branding anything and everything Sue desires with a cattle prod and leaving trails of money behind them. She even tries to “purchase” Abyo, to his distress.
Tex turns to Pucca and asks where they can get food. She points him to the Goh-Rong Restaurant, where they drive their truck at a three feet distance. The non-English menu confuses the pair and they order the “house special” which is JaJang Noodles, though Sue declares the portion is not big enough. Lou likes the noodles but insists they need barbeque sauce, an idea that the chefs label as “sacrilege”. Displeased by their dining experience, the Lougies decide to open their own restaurant and serve “authentic” Sooga Village foods (well, authentic as far as they can see).
In no time, the "Sooga Lougie Style" restaurant has been constructed and Pucca goes with her uncles to pay it a visit. Despite claims to be "Sooga authentic", it is a Texas-themed café with cacti and cow folk, run by the Vagabonds. As Chang is making an order of food which have hilariously skewed names, Chief asks if he would like to “Sooga size” his order and he agrees.
Uncle Dumpling questions the food and the Lougies show them to the kitchen where instead of vegetable oil, they are using Texas crude to cook as it is cheaper. The chefs are aghast at the dishonorable and inedible operation, though the Lougies declare that only doing business matters here. At that moment, country music comes on in the restaurant and the couple are overtaken by an urge to dance. They do not notice that the Goh-Rong group have left.
Back at their own restaurant, the chefs go about preparing real Jah-Jong noodles, certain that they cannot be outmatched by imitators. Pucca agrees but they are soon visited by the Lougie pair. After brushing off their martial arts method of cooking, Tex requests to purchase the restaurant so they can construct a second Lougie. The chefs refuse and usher them both out, though cannot overlook that they are not getting any business.
Sure enough, everyone in the village is lining up at the Lougie restaurant. There is a conveyer belt by the door which pulls customers inside, then spits them back out, incredibly overweight from the unhealthy super-sized food. Not only is everyone now exhausted in their new round shapes, there is litter from the food packages all over the streets. Pucca is already annoyed by this but as she sees the Goh-Rong being closed by her regretful uncles, she is left in tears. Her spirits brighten a little when she spies Garu, but is horrified to see he too has become overweight from the Lougie restaurant. An equally large Abyo challenges him to a spar but neither can move their diminutive limbs and are easily tired out. This is the last straw for Pucca.
In a whirlwind, the noodle girl gathers up all the garbage and, forming a massive wrecking ball from it, drops it all on top of the Lougie restaurant, destroying it in the process. Pucca considers the matter settled but the Lougies won’t take this lying down. Hoping into their RV, the automobile transforms into a giant robot (a transformer, if you will) that fires barbeque sauce at her. Though Pucca is nimble enough to avoid the attacks, her attempts to fight back are deflected and she is swatted through the Goh-Rong wall, landing in her bedroom. The Lougies, declaring they cannot be stopped, take their giant robot on a rampage through town.
But Pucca is not done. She returns to the battle with a fiddle in her hands and as she plays a country tune, the giant robot has no choice but to break into dance. The chefs join in with their niece to lead the square dance out of Sooga Village and up to cliff where the robot dances right off the edge. The Lougies swear to return as they fall out of sight.
The Goh-Rong is officially reopened and the smell of their real authentic food draws the hungry villagers through their door in droves. Garu tries to join them but with his slow gait, Gym Trainer Pucca easily captures him. As she goes about using him for a trampoline, the chefs comment on the “exercise routine” she has developed just for Garu. They call it a sweet gesture and laugh while Pucca is stealing kisses from Garu between her jumps.
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Trivia[]
- Monster Truck Island is a sequel to this episode.
- The only ones who didn't get fat were Tobe and his ninjas since they didn't appear during the episode.
Errors[]
- Tex and Sue introduced themselves in this episode so why they introduced them again in Monster Truck Island.
Allusions[]
- The episode makes allusions to Super Size Me, a documentary about fast food in the USA (which centers around McDonald’s.)
- The title is a play on the documentary's title.
- Chief asks Chang if he wants to "Sooga size" his order; this is a nod to McDonald's "Supersize" option they used to have prior to the documentary's release.
- There are also many illusions to the USA's culture, including food and fast food.
- Tex Lugie and Sloppy Sue complain about the jajang noodles not being 'big' enough.
- Transformers- The RV transforms into a robot is a reference to Transformers, Plus, The RV robot version is evil which means it is a Decepticon.
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