BubbleCAN Review: Knuckleheads “The Diet”

Mmmmm….corn dogs.

Spoilers Below

Carol dreams about Julio Caracas, and is able to score tickets at the local self-help group by swindling the winner with fried chicken. The tickets include VIP backstage access and they inspire Carol to go on a diet for three months and lose 150lbs so as to win the heart and mind of Julio. Two weeks of dieting, Carol and her pal Shirley give up and opt for surgery after hearing on TV that someone lost 245 lbs in just one day. When the two head to “The Murphy Clinic” they learn of the exorbitant costs that come with lipo and instead decide to do things the hard way by exercising and eating right.

Shirley and Carol head to a local diner where they run into Fred who used to be a former bodybuilder before he got into the restaurant. While Shirley quits her diet on the spot, Fred agrees to help Carol lose weight. After a while, Carol gets all the way down to 140 lbs just in time for the Julio Caracas show. After the performance, Carol and Shirley go backstage and we come to learn that Julio prefers the plus-size girls and takes Shirley to his limo. A month later, Carol gains back all of her weight and is able to get on a yacht with Shirley and Julio with Fred as the chef.

Our Take

We’ve seen a bunch of animated shows do weight-loss stories and usually, they all end kinda like this in that we should just be happy with whatever cards you’re playing at the time. The twist at the end of the episode was pretty good, though. To be quite honest, I had Julio pegged as coming out as gay, but having a preference for the plus-sized variety is pretty funny, too.