The Match Before Xmas is the 9th episode in the third season of ¡Mucha Lucha!. It aired on December 11, 2004, on Kids' WB and on December 9, 2005, on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis[]
The Luchadores must rescue Christmas from the clutches of evil Santa![1]
Plot[]
Under Construction!
Characters[]
- The Three Mascaritas
- Los Rudos (debut)
- Santo Claus (debut)
- Rudo Claus (debut)
- Masked Reindeer
- Headmistress
- Pinkle (debut)
- Chewy
- MC Goat Lover (debut)
- Sr. Hasbeena (non-speaking)
- El Gundamo
- Coco Demento (non-speaking)
- Ensalada De Frutas
- Penny Plutonium
- El Perrito (non-speaking)
- Mr. Flea (non-speaking)
- Mrs. Flea (non-speaking)
- Referee
- Potato Patata Jr.
- El Haystack Grande
- El Perrito
- El Loco Mosquito
- French Twist
- Dragonfly (non-speaking)
- Megawatt
- Double Ninja Ninja
- Tic Tac Toe
- Snow Pea
- La Piñata
- Electricity
- Protozoa
- Pierre Del Fuego (cameo)
- El Pacifico (cameo)
- Mama Maniaca (non-speaking; cameo)
- Abuelito (cameo)
- Lonestar (cameo)
- Hairy Knuckles Brutos
- Carlton Cold Jones (non-speaking)
- Primadonna Hodges
- Heavy Traffic
- Lucha Cop (cameo; non-speaking)
- Sr. Estupido (cameo; non-speaking)
- French Twist's Father (cameo; non-speaking)
- El Pared (cameo; non-speaking)
- El Cientifico (cameo; non-speaking)
- Sr. Pantalones (cameo; non-speaking)
- Shoeshine Man (cameo; non-speaking)
- Bag Boy (cameo; non-speaking)
- Dr. Smileytooth (cameo; non-speaking)
- Viking Jim (cameo; non-speaking)
- Sr. Pantalones (cameo; non-speaking)
- El Dolor De Kurtz (cameo; non-speaking)
- Los Pantalones Elegantes (cameo; non-speaking)
- Hula Hattie (cameo; non-speaking)
- Francisco of the Forest (non-speaking)
- La Flamencita (non-speaking)
- Heavyweight (cameo; non-speaking)
Transcript[]
Click here to view the script.
Gallery[]
Click here to visit The Match Before Xmas's Gallery!
Trivia[]
- During the production, this episode was originally known as "A Mucha Mucha Christmas" and "'Twas The Match Before Christmas".
- This is the only Christmas-themed episode that was produced.
- This episode was premiered on Cartoon Network a year later during Fridays block. [2][3]
- This is also the last episode to premiere on Cartoon Network.
- According to Mort, Ray DeLaurentis was the only writer to be received during the title card/ However, he and Ricky Garduno did not get credited as a writer even though they worked on the first part of the episode, while DeLaurentis brought out the dialogue for the second part. [4]
- This episode reveals that Cindy Slam and Timmy of a Thousand Masks are part of Los Rudos.
- Timmy of a Thousand Masks appears in this episode for the second time.
- His disguises also have been improved dramatically since his last appearance.
- Rudo Claus is inspired by the late WWE wrestler Eddie Guerrero and they both have a similar motive such as lying, cheating, stealing, and coming to the ring with the car.
- The stockings were hung from the chimney with care, in hopes that Santo Claus soon would be there. This is a reference from the poem "The Night Before Christmas".
- 1313 Rudo Lane is a reference to The Munsters which took place in 1313 Mockingbird Lane. [5]
- From the storyboard, there was a scene where The Flea finds Pinkle, the small chupacabra along with the bag full of gifts and finds a lump of coal, so he takes a bite and turns out it was a chocolate brownie. This storyboard scene had to be cut from the episode. [6]
- An original gag had Private Reinhardt received a box full of weapons from Rudo Claus as a gift, but in the final version, his gift was changed to a box of stink bombs.[7]
Videos[]
Promos[]
Kids' WB (2004) - ¡Mucha Lucha! Gigante Holiday Special Promo
References[]