So prevalent were parody superheroes that even legit superheroes like Space Ghost got in on the act. In 1991, there was the Mask in comics, and in 1994 a softer, less-homicidal version made it to theaters. In less mainstream circles, there was the Maxx in 1993, the surreal hobo-superhero who was also a rabbit.
There was the Tick, the mighty god-king of superhero parodies, was first written in 1986, but his popularity took off like a rocket in 1994 when he got a cartoon in 1994, the same year that brought us Earthworm Jim. What a lot of people don’t get looking back on the XTREME decade was that quite a lot of it was tongue-in-cheek. The 90’s were also the decade of the superhero parody. It was as if the human noosphere understood that in a few decades childhood would transition from outdoor fun and bruises and developing a functional immunity to days spent languishing in front of screens and wanted the gross, disgusting aspects of childhood to go out with a bang. It was the decade of slime, bathroom humor, babies adventuring outside, Miss Frizzle saying it was time to make mistakes and get messy, and stuff they wouldn’t dare make today for cartoons like Ren and Stimpey and Rocko’s Modern Life. It wasn’t just grunge rock and slacker culture, kids were weaned on a diet of gross-out.
Really Really Big Man’s Really Really Disturbing Powers And Abilities.Powdered Toast Man Powers And Abilities.So there's, unfortunately, no Happy Happy Joy Joy for Ren and Stimpy this time around. After a disastrous - and, frankly, disturbing display of the pair's "superpowers" - Spider-Man swings away, seemingly trying to hold back vomit. The story wraps with the titular characters thanking Spidey for stopping by to boost the book's sales (which actually had a 44-issue run) and asking to join him on future Marvel adventures, with Ren rocking a Punisher outfit and Stimpy having affixed utensils to his fists like a makeshift Wolverine. That is until PTM pulls from his shorts a can of Powdered Toast, and downs it Popeye-style to regain his strength and put Dough-Naught down for good. Dough-Naught, and after taking a couple blows from a lead pipe, the web-slinger seems out of commission. But this leaves Spider-Man alone against the dreaded Dr. A conveniently located milk truck allows Spidey to put PTM down for good since everyone knows he can't stay crunchy in milk. "And that's the way the toasty crumbles! Any last words before you go bready-bye?" (we warned you about the puns). "Looks like all you need was a little kneading," Spider-Man quips as he trounces PTM. The two eventually face off, with Dough-Naught upping PTM's "Toastosterone" levels to take on the wall-crawler.Īn especially ridiculous fight ensues, which includes Powdered Toast Man's signature attacks like launching corrosive breadcrumbs through armpit farts or hurling razor-sharp bread slices like they were Batarangs. Related: The Secret History Of Nickelodeon CartoonsĪfter arriving at the office of "The Commish," Spider-Man is informed that Dough-Naught has injected Powdered Toast Man with a yeast infection, causing him to rampage through the city, with the Commish saying he's been turned into a "Cereal Offender" (puns aplenty in this one). After somehow using his web-shooters to provide our title characters with their breakfast, Spidey receives a distress call through PTM's spare pair of Elasti-Shorts (that he'd apparently adorned at some point) and zips off to investigate. Spider-Man is, "just filling in," he explains, as PTM has been mind-controlled by the evil genius Dr. "Stimpy" Cat one morning find themselves out of powdered toast, the breakfast food that "tastes just like sawdust" (it's a thing in the R&S universe, just roll with it). Stimpy naturally calls on the series' hero Powdered Toast Man to replenish their supply, but to their surprise, it's not the Bread-Head, that arrives, but instead the Web-Head. The eponymous duo of Ren Höek and Stimpson J.
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