Review: Middlemost Post “POSTBOT 3000/Boom Goes the Cloud”

Overview (Spoilers Below):

Angus challenges Mayor Peeve’s POSTBOT to a mail-off to save the Middlemost Post. Parker’s anxiety generates thunder that disrupts the citizens of Mount Middlemost.

Our Take:

The show’s first episode featured the battle of the mailmen as Angus races against a robotic version of himself. “POSTBOT 3000” has Mayor Peeve using the POSTBOT to challenge Angus to a mail-off, with the winner being the permanent mail person for Mount Middlemost. It’s a race against time with the fate of the Middlemost Post hanging in the balance.

The episode represented Peeve’s distaste of Angus’ ship blocking the sun over him and City Hall, resulting in him using the robot to beat Angus at his own game so he can destroy his ship. The mail-off ended with the POSTBOT being the winner. However, Angus wound up keeping his job due to rescuing Peeve’s bodyguard Ryan (voiced by Johnny Pemberton from Son of Zorn and Superstore) after the robot kicked Ryan into the Stink Hole.  

Along with its solid humor, the episode provided a well-executed message about the importance of being an employee, especially in the mail delivery business. It’s not just about doing the job. It’s also about caring for others in a time of need, which is something that a selfish robot should’ve learned in the first place.

The second episode, “Boom Goes the Cloud”, represented a situation that we all dealt with during our childhoods. After having nightmares about his evil self raining on people’s parades, Parker unintentionally gets “night booms” that kept people up all night and destroy their property. What I found amusing about this scenario was that Parker’s night booms were equivalent to wetting the bed. The only difference was the amount of time it takes to clean up the mess and the amount of sleep lost. The episode ended with the characters discovering that the Fruity Tootie toasts gave Parker the night booms the whole time. It’s an entertaining episode that cleverly puts a unique twist on an accidental problem and is backed up by its good jokes, including Parker’s attempts to stay awake and the “Thunderwear”.

Overall, this week’s episodes of Middlemost Post continue to provide charm and cleverness in their plots and humor. The first adventure worked in delivering a relatable message to young viewers, while the second episode worked in providing a humorous take on the term “wetting the bed”. After watching the first few episodes, it looked like I may have found the show’s main formula, and I hope the writers continue to showcase more of that in the future.