Earlier this year, Lackadaisy lovers saw Ivy Pepper as an adorable kitten in 1921 [29] [76] [77]. Just as this year’s Sagittarius season began [20] [21], a preview of the first episode of the first season titled “Spaghetti Noodle” was uploaded onto YouTube. Anthropomorphic cats have been popular in cartoons since the debut of Felix the Cat in 1919 [69], so there may be the possibility of a crossover between Felix and Lackadaisy. But for now, we are hopeful that all five episodes of the first season starring Butler’s flock of felines will be another example of quality over quantity [74] [75]. EastEnders may be something for residents of the United Kingdom like me to watch when there is nothing else to watch during its modern era in the mid-2020s [17] [71], but fans of outstanding modern animation and furries cannot wait for more of an interpretation of the United States during the Prohibition era populated by anthropomorphic cats [27] [32] [33]. Shortly after being amazed at Brandon Rogers cosplaying as the antiheroic imp he has voiced since the pilot of Helluva Boss and the new plushies based on Rayman from the video game franchise that goes by the same name and Nifty, Vox and one of the Egg Boiz from Hazbin Hotel from YouTooz [22] [43] [45] [56] [57] [86] [87], I shall proceed to discuss the potential of a forthcoming episode of Lackadaisy revealed in a preview [33].
The preview begins with Rocky driving a truck with Viktor as his passenger [33]. So far, there is not much to the plot and the portrayals of the fellas besides some conversational humour, which is at least a sign of competent pacing. Surely, the writing of the pilot consisted of notable pitfalls to some of us [55], but fans of the comics who are especially satisfied with the pilot’s outcome and the first minisode are sure to keep their hopes up for “Spaghetti Noodle” and the other four episodes of the first season [33] [74] [75]. After all, the plot of the pilot is basically a demonstration of the concept and the characters and lore are expanded on throughout the seasons, right? Moreover, maintaining the Roaring ‘20s elements would at least prevent any tacky and overused references to memes and trends that the reboot of The Powerpuff Girlsthat ran from 2016 to 2019 is guilty of [51] [58]. I suspect that the episode will be based on the debut of the pig farmers [9] [35], reflecting on Rocky asking if he could be led to a pig farm near a river [33], along with the likeliness of the events before Atlas’ death in the teaser being a flashback at the start of the episode [32] [74] [75].
Viktor once again reminds me of Husk from Hazbin Hotel with a bit of Wolverine as the alliance between him and Rocky in the scene is like Deadpool and Wolverine’s in Deadpool & Wolverine with one fella being witty and the other being stern [11] [33] [52]. His remark on how his companion often returns to the bar looking wrecked gives a hint that the episode takes place after the events of the pilot [72] [73]. Additionally, he claims that he is like a spaghetti noodle. Well, the poetic violinist is apparently cursed to have spaghetti arms [30] [31], but his record of not getting hit by a train would make him a survivor in Happy Train Friends [78] [79]. Despite how puzzled some of us were at how reckless Rocky was at the junkyard in the pilot and how quiet he was in the first season teaser [30] [31] [32] [55], he remains one of my favourite Lackadaisy characters and I do not doubt that he will vow to prevent Lackadaisy from decaying into bankruptcy aside from his cunning nature [31]. Moreover, we are yet to see some humble beginnings that were briefly shown in the teaser trailer over a year ago [32] [74] [75]. As for Viktor, there still could be a few more callbacks during his time in World War I [29] [76] [77].
Of course, the biggest highlight of the animated web series based on the comics so far is the exceptional animation [29] [31] [32]. The characters’ movements are once again lifelike in a realistically coloured world that goes beyond the monochrome essences of cartoons from the late 1920s [62], such as the debuts of Mickey and Minnie Mouse [67], despite being set in the Prohibition era [27]. The background the truck is being driven through is a forest coated in an easing Autumn-like sunset palette [33], even though it appears to be looped, quite like the wraparound backgrounds in Hanna-Barbera cartoons, such as The Flintstones [65]. Examples of extra effort include the shadows of the tree Rocky drives the truck through, but at least it seems to be scrolled through at different angles [33]. The title card for the preview looks rather distorted as if it was seen during a heatwave, but its blurriness at least helps the Lackadaisylogo and the indicating subtitle below it stand out. Call me crazy, but I can imagine a crossover between Lackadaisy and Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss [41] [42] [44] [52], considering how amazingly animated these cartoons are and how there might as well be a third animated series on Vivienne Medrano’s Hellaverse that ought to consist of arguably but notably improved writing and could be a spin-off centred on a specific character [24], such as Alastor from Hazbin Hotel or Stolas from Helluva Boss [41] [44] [52].
As the preview concludes, footage of what appears to be the animation progress of the first season plays as Tracy J. Butler, the creator of the comics thanks us for watching the preview, announces the rest of the first season’s development and advertises LackadaisyShop.com [33] [34]. The samples of said progress have increased our curiosity, much like how the samples of animation progress in the first trailer for the second season of Helluva Boss that was released nearly two years ago and the second one that was shown at LVL UP Expo in 2023 brought on the hype after a journey through most of the first season [40] [80] [81] [82] [83]. The scenes shown in development appear to be a young child giving out newspapers and a desperate kitty licking some spilt beverage that appears to be alcoholic, even though it looks like milk without the colouring [33]. Don’t tell Puss I said that [49]! There is also some progress on the sceneries as well as there is a rotation of what appears to be an abandoned music room [33]. I wholeheartedly praise Butler for not only how exceptional her art style for Lackadaisy has been since 2006 but also for the progress of the websites based on the comics so far and I wish her and her creative team all the best throughout the series’ production [8] [9] [32] [72] [73].
In conclusion, I cannot wait to see the full first episode of Lackadaisy in 2025. Previously, we praised “Ghostf**kers”, the tenth episode of the second season of Helluva Boss for providing some amazing character development for Blitzo and Millie, as well as some backstory on how they first met and an expansion on how strong their friendship has been ever since…and saw Ratatouille gone wrong before that [1] [28] [42] [43] [53]. Currently, we are intrigued by the preview of “Spaghetti Noodle”, the start of the first season of Lackadaisy [33], still hopeful for Sonic the Hedgehog after watching its second trailer and we shall witness the promising outcome of “Mastermind”, the eleventh episode of the second season of Helluva Boss near the end of this month [33] [48] [84] [85]. More events in 2025 include Barbie: The Movie: In Concert in Mexico City this January and possibly a new expansion pack for The Sims 4 that officially adds preteens to the game as a new life stage [3] [4] [18] [64]. Plenty of us may miss the times when kids’ cartoons handled complex and challenging issues, such as depression, potty training and gender stereotypes [14] [15] [16], but proactivity must still be valued as we reflect on what we were influenced by back then and what we are inspired by nowadays [6]. Furthermore, after we listen to the retelling of Shadow the Hedgehog’s origin in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [48], we shall find out more about Rocky and Viktor’s alliance in the first episode of Lackadaisy [33].
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