| “ | A true luchador comes in all shapes and sizes, even made of plastic and with kung-fu grip! | ” |
— El Rey
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"Will the Real El Rey Please Stand Up" is the first segment of the 10th episode in the first season of ¡Mucha Lucha!. It aired on November 23, 2002, on Kids' WB and on May 7, 2004, on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis[]
When The Real El Rey comes to town, Rikochet is overwhelmingly excited to meet his hero. His El Rey action figure, however, is less than thrilled at being upstaged by a six-foot, fleshy replica of his honorable plastic self. And so, in order to restore his relationship with Rikochet, the toy El Rey sets off to find The Real El Rey and show him just how real he really is.
Plot[]
Work in Progress!
Characters[]
- The Three Mascaritas
- El Rey
- Masked Dog
- Abuelito
- Captain Ahab
- Referee from the 70s
- The Real El Rey (debut)
- Dr. Maskenstein (debut)
- Monkeyman (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- This is the only episode where El Rey quotes instead of The Three Mascaritas during the title card.
- El Rey is inspired by a Mexican wrestler/luchador and an actor, El Santo.
- The title of the episode "Will the Real El Rey Please Stand Up?" is a parody of a rap song "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem.
- This is one of Two Episodes to be Animated Overseas By YR Studios Korea.
Goofs[]
- When the real El Rey was heading back to his dressing room, he had a championship belt on his right shoulder, but when Rikochet, Buena Girl, and The Flea show up, the championship belt disappeared from the real El Rey's shoulder.
Gallery[]
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