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- Not to be confused with the Oh Yeah! Cartoons shorts, the series or the world itself.
"ChalkZone" is the first episode of ChalkZone that aired on July 19, 1998.[1] It is the first part of Fred Seibert's Oh Yeah! Cartoons animated shorts showcase. ChalkZone serves as the pilot for the ChalkZone shorts. When the ChalkZone series premiered in 2002 (four years later), it was edited into the first episode along with “Birdhouse Blues”, making "Rudy's First Adventure", where it is presented as a flashback. The animation is different as it was produced in 1997-1998. At the time it was the most-watched show that premiered.
Synopsis[]
After getting in trouble for using chalk in class, Rudy accidentally opens a portal to ChalkZone.
Plot[]
Rudy, who is 8 years old, seen drawing Snap in class while sitting at his desk. Classmate Reggie approaches him, asking if it's a gumball machine. Before Rudy can answer, Reggie picks up Rudy's desk and shakes him repeatedly, taking his lunch money. Rudy gets back at him by drawing Reggie on the chalkboard as a bull ("Bully Nerd"). Reggie uses Rudy as an eraser and at this time their teacher, Mr. Wilter, asks the boys what's going on. Reggie replies that Rudy drew him on the chalkboard, not telling Wilter that he had bullied Rudy previously. Wilter punishes Rudy by forcing him to write "cartoons are not funny" on the chalkboard several times after class.
The piece of chalk where Rudy uses to write breaks, and so he grabs another from the "White Lightnin' Chalk" pack. However, the specific stick he chooses glows, and once he writes an "o," he sees a hole to a world he does not recognize. Now using the chalk to draw a large circle, Rudy enters a world made entirely of chalk, and finds that his drawings (namely Snap and Bully Nerd) are alive in it. Snap instructs Rudy to draw something heavy to knock down Bully Nerd, but when he doesn't rise to the occasion, Snap decides to physically bring Rudy to their world and have Rudy fall on Bully Nerd, using the chalk.
Snap asks Rudy if he watches cartoons, and Rudy asks if this world is what that is. Snap tells him this is ChalkZone. He explains ChalkZone is a place where chalk drawings go when they're erased, and Rudy even meets his drawing, Blocky, from the first grade and Bathtub Granny, which Rudy drew the year before.
Bully Nerd comes back shortly after, resulting in a chase. Rudy uses his chalk to draw stairs over a cliff, ultimately jumping in Bathtub Granny's bathtub to escape. However, they soon leave when Bully Nerd catches up to them, with Rudy drawing a shark in Granny's bathtub to distract Bully Nerd. This works for a while, but soon enough Bully Nerd is back to focusing on them. Rudy then uses his chalk to draw a cage, but Bully Nerd breaks it with ease. As a last ditch effort, Rudy and Snap try flinging Bully Nerd out of ChalkZone through the portal to the regular world, but it only manages to hit his chin. However, the force is strong enough to return Rudy to the regular world.
Rudy and Snap both deal with their respective bullies (Reggie and Bully Nerd) in their worlds, with Reggie taunting Rudy by stealing his chalk. Rudy reminds himself he doesn't need it, now having White Lightnin'. He draws an anvil and shortly after erases it, causing Bully Nerd to be hit on the head with it. This sends him flying, as Rudy erases him just in time as he is back on the chalkboard. Mr. Wilter sees the drawing and, as Reggie has the chalk, he punishes Reggie and now believes Rudy is innocent. Wilter gives Reggie the same punishment as the episode ends.
Trivia[]
- This episode re-aired on Nickelodeon's animated Thanksgiving week in November 22, 2007.
- Rudy is the first character to speak in this episode, making him the first character in the franchise to speak.
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References[]
- ↑ Harris, Lee (July 19, 1998). Madeline takes a global magic carpet ride; ‘Balto’ saves the day; ‘Smart Guy’ plays chess: ‘Hang’ a habit. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2020.