| Some of you may remember the episode where mini-Barbie and Pikachu repaired a Hi-Lift jack. After the various mishaps that occurred during that fiasco, I thought it might be time for an update on the participants. Fearing a lawsuit by Pikachu over the unfortunate hammer incident, I settled out of court and gave him a job as grill ornament on Frank. It's a fun, but dirty, job and before long the "P"-man was in need of a bath. |  |
| Retiring to the cat di... er... whirlpool tub in the palatial Frankentaco hospitality suite, Pikachu was soon soothing those aching bones and soaking off the road grime. What P-Daddy didn't know was that he was about to be visited by an old "friend"... |  |
| Mini-Barbie had never really gotten over The Yellow One, in spite of his decidedly unchivalrous behavior during the Tex the Cat run amok incident. The heart wants what the heart wants... Finding the door to the hospitality suite unlocked, mini-Barbie slipped in to see her old flame... |  |
| ...and before The 'Chuster knew what was happening, mini-Barbie was in the tub with him rubbing his shoulders and washing his back. |  |
| About the time the little Pocket Monster's "pocket monster" began to make an appearance (if you catch my drift... Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink...) mini-Barbie's common law husband burst through the door in a rage. Doesn't anybody know how to lock a door around here?!?! (I know y'all think Mr. Potatohead is still married to Mrs. Potatohead, but they went through an ugly divorce last year because of his drinking, banging his secretary and rearranging his wife's face... But I digress.) |  |
| With a cat-like agility belying his girth, Taterhead, as he's come to be known by various unsavory elements since his fall from grace, vaulted into the cat di... er... hot tub and began to choke the life from The Artist Also Known as Pikachu. Mini-Barbie shrieked in horror and ran to get the ace security guard hired to protect the palatial Frankentaco hospitality suite as Taterhead savagely pushed the stunned and struggling cartoon hero beneath the murky suds. |  |
| In no time mini-Barbi was back with the rent-a-cop (I hear Bruce Wayne took a big hit when high tech stocks hit the crapper...) who quickly took the violent spud in hand. |  |
| As the Caped Crusader took the deranged Tater to the slammer, mini-Barbie and Big P* got back down to business. That only leaves Tex the Cat. He spent a little time in an institution for criminally insane cats for his attack on mini-Barbie. Since his release he's become rather gelatinous as a result of an eating disorder. Even though it hasn't slowed down his eating, sometimes he complains his food tastes a little like soap... * "Big P" suggested by Jason Diaz |  |
