The Cartoon

Wander Over Yonder"The Cartoon"
Season 2
Number 13a
Episode information
Production code	213a
Written by	Ben Joseph
Storyboards by	Benjamin Balistreri
Directed by	Benjamin Balistreri Dave Thomas
Original airdate	February 8, 2016
Wander Over Yonder Episodes
Previous	"The Show Stopper"
Next	"The Bot"

"The Cartoon" is an episode of Wander Over Yonder.

Synopsis

Lord Hater orders the Watchdogs to make an action cartoon about him.

Plot

Lord Hater has commissioned a propaganda cartoon be made about himself titled Lord Hater: The Greatest in the Galaxy. He claims that it is to spread fear to everyone, but Commander Peepers deduces that it is so he can once again impress Lord Dominator. Throughout the episode, the cartoon plays while Hater, Peepers and two other Watchdogs watch the episode play out and comment on it.

Hater has arrived on a planet to acquire a staff that will give him more power and is accompanied by a very nerdy depiction of Peepers (which Hater seems to enjoy, much to Peepers' chagrin). They are suddenly attacked by Emperor Awesome who has brought his minions with him. Hater calls upon his muscular minions (which Peepers is flummoxed by) as they do battle. Afterwards, Hater and Awesome fight (though the animation is not shown as they ran out of budget).

Hater succeeds in defeating Awesome and acquires the staff, but suddenly a goofier Wander and horse version of Sylvia arrive on the scene (causing Hater to laugh as he finds the depiction funny). However, Wander empowers Sylvia and himself to fight Hater and his minions in fantastic glory (this angers Hater as he wanted it to be "true to life", but the Watchdogs inform him that that is exactly what happens when they meet Wander). Wander tells Hater that he wanted him to be his friend and he admits his own faults resulting in the two of them becoming friends (Hater is horrified by the ending, while Peepers is amused, and he tells the Watchdogs to burn the cartoon, but they tell him that it is being broadcast across the galaxy to everyone's enjoyment. Wander and Sylvia reveal that they have been in the audience and tell Hater they enjoy the cartoon too).

As Hater runs off to destroy the ending, the Watchdogs reveal that there is a twist ending where Hater reveals that he was pretending to like Wander and plans to destroy him. However, Hater cuts off the cartoon before this is shown and attempts to film a new ending where he destroys Wander for good. Being that the broadcast is live, the cartoon's fans rush the studio to celebrate Hater; preventing him from killing Wander. Dominator is revealed to be among the people watching from home and switches the channel out of boredom. She begins to watch The Mystery Kids Mysteries and voices her love of this cartoon over Hater's.

The episode cuts back to the cartoon version of Wander and Sylvia who try to explain what the lesson of the episode was. When they cannot come up with a lesson that ties into the theme of the episode, they settle on telling kids that you should wear a helmet when riding a bike.

Trivia

• Hater breaks the fourth wall when he talks about animators.
• When Lord Hater and the Watchdogs are watching the show, they are shown watching in silhouette from a row of theater seats in the lower area of the screen. This is similar to the theater scenes in Mystery Science Theater 3000.
• When Lord Dominator watches "The Mystery Kids Mysteries" (an alien parody of Gravity Falls and Scoob-Doo), Mabel Pines, Dipper Pines, Grunkle Stan, and Soos Ramirez appear in modified forms in this episode.
• The cartoon is a spoof of the 1980s show He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, as well as the animation studio Filmation Associates, known for its limited animation.

Cast

• Jack McBrayer as Wander
• Keith Ferguson as Lord Hater, Cashier
• April Winchell as Sylvia, Additional Voices
• Tom Kenny as Peepers, Additional Voices
• Sam Riegel as Cartoon Awesome, Additional Voices
• Noël Wells as Lord Dominator
• Jon Hamm as Cartoon Hater
• Jason Ritter as "Skipper" (Dipper Pines)
• Eddie Deezen as Cartoon Peepers
• Kristen Schaal as "Mavis" (Mabel Pines)
• Frank Welker as Announcer
• Alex Hirsch as "Old Man" (Grunkle Stan), "Soosy Du" (Soos Ramirez), Additional Voices

Gallery

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Media TV Show: Wander Over Yonder The Shorts: The First Take • The Smile • The Killjoy • The Theme Song • The Bathroom Break • The Planetary Conqueror • The Sharpshooter • The Glitch • The Caller • The Whatever • The Big Finish Episodes Season 1: The Greatest • The Egg • The Picnic • The Fugitives • The Good Deed • The Prisoner • The Pet • The Bad Guy • The Troll • The Box • The Hat • The Little Guy • The Bounty • The Ball • The Hero • The Birthday Boy • The Nice Guy • The Time Bomb • The Fancy Party • The Tourist • The Day • The Night • The Lonely Planet • The Brainstorm • The Party Animal • The Toddler • The Epic Quest of Unfathomable Difficulty!!! • The Void • The Liar • The Stray • The Date • The Buddies • The Big Job • The Helper • The Funk • The Enemies • The Rider • The Gift 2: The Giftening • The Gift Season 2: The Greater Hater • The Big Day • The Breakfast • The Fremergency Fronfract • The Boy Wander • The Wanders • The Axe • The Loose Screw • The It • The Cool Guy • The Catastrophe • The Rager • The Good Bad Guy • The Battle Royale • The Matchmaker • The New Toy • The Black Cube • The Eye on the Skullship • The Secret Planet • The Bad Hatter • The Hole...Lotta Nuttin' • The Show Stopper • The Cartoon • The Bot • The Family Reunion • The Rival • My Fair Hatey • The Legend • The Bad Neighbors • The Party Poopers • The Waste of Time • The Hot Shot • The Night Out • The Search for Captain Tim • The Heebie Jeebies • The Sick Day • The Sky Guy • The Robomechabotatron • The Flower • The End of the Galaxy Shorts: The First Take • The Smile • The Killjoy • The Theme Song • The Bathroom Break • The Planetary Conqueror • The Sharpshooter • The Glitch • The Caller • The Whatever • The Big Finish Characters Wander • Sylvia • Lord Hater • Commander Peepers • Watchdogs • Emperor Awesome • Fist Fighters • Binglebops • King Bingleborp • Doom Dragon • Fleeblebort • Captain Tim • Badlands Dan • Papa Doom • William Wimperson • Oink • Troll • Prince Cashmere • Lords of Illumination • Westley • Moose • Beeza • Sir Brad Starlight • King Draykor • Princess Demurra • Harvax • Stok • Trudi Traveler • Planet Janet • Maurice • King of Flendar • Princess of Flendar • Huckleberry Knucklehead • Queen Entozoa • Lost and Found Guy • Intergalactic Guru • Destructor • Thrax • Little Bits • General Outrage • Wild Card • Brainz • Clipper • Ryder • Lord Dominator • Olive • Dr. Screwball Jones • Sourdough the Evil Sandwich • Stella Starbella • Mittens • King of Sherblorg 7 • Mandrake the Malfeasant • Schmartians • General McGuffin • Something the So and So • The Black Cube of Darkness • Kragthar • Those Two Guys from that Time • Major Threat • Andy the Watchdog • Drill Sergent Watchdog • Chef Watchdog • Dog Walker Watchdog • Giuseppe • Beep Boop • Dorothy • Gram • Bill, Phil & Gil • Melodie • Angela • Jamie & Hank • David • Butler of the High Gnee Council • Gluteus Maximus • High Gnee Council • Orbble & Wilmur Wright • Princess of Binglebopolopolis • Chad • Princess Remora • Slug Boss • Nephew Slug • Slug Grandchildren • Mummy Thugs • Pitt Beast • Ripov • Arachno-Queen • Frankenstein Alien • Phantomimes • Ms. Myrtle • Neckbeard • Bitties • Robomechabotatron • Giant Bee Organizations/Groups Lord Hater's Army • Insurgent Generals • Wander and Sylvia • Bounty Hunters • Lord Dominator's Army • Galactic Villain Leaderboard • Emperor Awesome's Army Locations Lord Hater's Spaceship • Binglebopolopolis • Doomstone • Baaaaa-halla • Phunulon • Ballzeria • Buster • Doom Arena • Planet Ziziks • Flendar • Lord Dominatior's Spaceship • Arachnomorph Homeworld Objects Wander's hat Songs Season 1: Wander Over Yonder Main Theme • Hot Dog Eatin' • Bronco's Buck • Mother and Child Y'all • Let's Get Awesome • Commander Peepers' Theme • Lord Hater's Theme • Do You Know the Button Song • Lord Hater's Skeleton Face Metal • My Best Buddy • What's in the Box? • Ride Sylvia Ride • Westley's Song • If You Wander Over Yonder • The Tale of Brad Starlight • It's Your Happy Birthday • Here Comes Wander Now • Take it Easy, Sylvia • Sylvia • Shake Your Deadly Venom Sac • Banjo • Hater and the Queen • Inside Your Mind • Dance Competition • A Night to Remember • The Best Buds Shake • Best Friends Forever • Positive Song • Brahms' Lullaby • Helper • Bein' Evil is Good • Hidin' and Seekin' Season 2: This Guy's the Real Deal • Hello Song • Gettin' Ready For the Big Day • Gelatinous Bob's • Hater Makes It Better • Let the Pun Fit the Crime • Commander Who's Made His Last Command • Starbella's Theme • We're Gonna Party Like It's Your Last Night Alive • Ask Her a Question • That's How We'll Get Her • Let's All Go Meet Dominator • You're the Greatest • I'm the Bad Guy

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Media Gravity Falls (soundtrack) • Disney Super Speedway • Mystery Shack Attack • Rumble's Revenge • Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition • Legend of the Gnome Gemulets • Lost Legends Characters Dipper Pines • Mabel Pines • Grunkle Stan • Ford Pines • Soos Ramirez • Wendy Corduroy • Waddles • Bill Cipher • Sheriff Blubs • Deputy Durland • Manly Dan • Old Man McGucket • Tate McGucket • Gideon Gleeful • Robbie Valentino • Candy Chiu • Grenda • Pacifica Northwest • Preston Northwest • Priscilla Northwest • Ergman Bratsman • Blendin Blandin • Bud Gleeful • Lazy Susan • Mr. Poolcheck • Paper Jam Dipper • Rumble McSkirmish • Summerween Trickster • Toby Determined • Shandra Jimenez • Tyrone • Tyler Cutebiker • Dipper Clones • Tambry • Melody • Mayor Befufftlefumpter • Thompson • Nate • Lee • Gabe Bensen • Gnomes • Gompers • Lilliputtians • Sergei • Pa and Ma Duskerton • Manotaurs • Gobblewonker • Xyler and Craz • Wax figures • Multi-Bear • Quentin Trembley • Cheekums • Mermando • Aoshima • Pterodactyl • Abuelita • Mrs. Gleeful • The Undead • Shape Shifter • Agent Powers • Agent Trigger • .GIFfany • Sprott • Lolph and Dundgren • Time Baby • Greg and Janice Valentino • Love God • Marius von Fundshauser • Ghost of Northwest Manor • Blind Ivan • Justin Kerprank • Probabilitor the Annoying • Celestabellebethabelle • Darlene • Unnamed old woman in pink • Unnamed old woman in purple Episodes Season One: Tourist Trapped • The Legend of the Gobblewonker • Headhunters • The Hand That Rocks the Mabel • The Inconveniencing • Dipper vs. Manliness • Double Dipper • Irrational Treasure • The Time Traveler's Pig • Fight Fighters • Little Dipper • Summerween • Boss Mabel • Bottomless Pit! • The Deep End • Carpet Diem • Boyz Crazy • Land Before Swine • Dreamscaperers/Gideon Rises Season Two: Scary-oke • Into the Bunker • The Golf War • Sock Opera • Soos and the Real Girl • Little Gift Shop of Horrors • Society of the Blind Eye • Blendin's Game • The Love God • Northwest Mansion Mystery • Not What He Seems • A Tale of Two Stans • Dungeons, Dungeons, & More Dungeons • The Stanchurian Candidate • The Last Mabelcorn • Roadside Attraction • Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future • Weirdmageddon Locations The Mystery Shack • Tent of Telepathy • Underground laboratory • Gravity Falls • Gravity Falls Forest • Northwest Manor • Lake Gravity Falls • Gravity Falls Pool • Dusk 2 Dawn • Mystery Mountain • Fearamid Objects Journal 1 • Journal 2 • Journal 3 • Smile Dip • Pitt Cola • Height-altering crystals • Crystal Flashlight • Cloning Copy Machine • Cackling Skulls • Jack O' Melons • Soos' pick-up truck • Wax Stan • Stanmobile • Electron Carpet • Tape Measure Time Machine • Memory Gun • Mystic Amulet • Universe Portal • Grappling hook • The Author's Laptop • Nathaniel Northwest's Statue • Infinity-sided Dice • Time Cuffs • Shacktron Songs Gravity Falls Title Theme • Disco Girl • Li'l Ol' Me • The Lamby Lamby Dance • Homework's Wack • Mabel's the Boss Now • Stan Wrong Song • Don't Start Un-Believing • Training Mix • Mabel Girl • Taking Over Midnight • We'll Meet Again • It's Gonna Get Weird