Kaput and Zösky
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Kaput and Zösky are the heroes of the French cartoon Kaput and Zösky: The Ultimate Obliterators, as well as the comic book from the French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim upon which the cartoon was based. Bloodthirsty conquerors, Kaput and Zösky travel the universe, landing on planets and trying to conquer them. They are not the most able tyrants, however, and have trouble holding any planet for more than a few days, if they can even manage to dominate it in the first place. In fact, they spend as much time running for their lives as they do enslaving and slaughtering innocents. Kaput and Zösky are a dynamic, if generic, duo. Zösky is a cunning, level-headed pseudo-intellectual who always has a plan. Kaput, on the other hand, is short-tempered and volatile; his strategies always involve "crisperizing" everything in sight. Kaput is a short and dumpy little terrorizer with a brilliant red mohawk, and Zösky is a tall and thin tyrant with a set of yellow antennae. Many of their exploits have been converted into the little known French cartoon that runs on weekends and late at night on the Nicktoons TV and the lesser known TeleToon channel. These exploits almost always end in the same way for the two space tyrants; the two barely escape from their fates by flying off in their dumpy little spaceship, leaving a red smoke trail behind.
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Cast
Technically, the cast is composed of three actors, two of which are Canadian, which is pertinent because Canada has a strong influence on the show as a whole. The cast is composed of Rick Jones, John Stocker, and Mark Camacho. The cast also includes (often) Helen King, who usually plays, like the rest of the cast, many roles. There are no other actors, but it has been said that (though not fully substantiated) Janice Kawaye plays roles in the show. The Internet Movie Database has her listed as being a guest star, but that information cannot truly be confirmed.
Characters
Kaput- Kaput is the fat one of the duo, and the exact reverse of Zösky. While Zösky is clean, methodical, and thorough, Kaput is all mayhem and prefers to fire at will. He is short and fat, has red hair in the shape of an unruly mohawk, and pupils, and a prominent underbit]. His crisperizer is red as are the buttons on his outfit. Kaput is considered derisative to most, due to his fat body and his manner. He is also allergic to moles and swells up when he is near them. Kaput is voiced by Rick Jones.
Zösky- Zösky is the thin one of the duo, and more the planner. He seems to be well versed on matters beyond Kaput's control, and is quite easliy agitated by Kaput mayhem and discord. He also wishes to first use his mind to dominate rather than brawn. Zösky is tall and thin, has yellow antennae which have some feeling in them, and squinted eyes. To some characters in the show, Zösky is considered attractive, perhaps due to his British accent and his suavè manners. Zösky can't stand carrots, contrary to some characters believing that he is a rabbit and thus likes them. Zösky is voiced by Mark Camacho.
Minor characters
Office Lady- The Office Lady helps the two on their assumption of power on the office planet. She is a character which is dressed in a suit and wears an air helmet. She translates all of the employee complaints to Kaput and Zösky. Towards the end of her appearance, she advised the two to leave before lawyers came to "instigate precedings on work-equipment deterioration and attempted intimidation". The Office Lady is voiced by Helen King
The Great Ghandizen- The Great Ghandizen is a squat, little ruler with an arsenal of crushing devices with which to crush offenders. He made a massive amount of contributions to his planet and is long lived, at about 600 years old. The Great Ghandizen is voiced by John Stocker.
Marvin the Enchanter- Marvin is a bird-like, bespectaled wizard with a white beard famed for his ability to perform magic of an awesome ability. He assists Kaput in trying to take the crown of the planet by magically attaching the sword Exkaliput, a clear parody to Excalibur to his hand. Marvin is also a play on Merlin of King Arthur lore. Marvin the Enchanter is voiced by John Stocker.
Bobo Bibola- Bobo Bibola is a genie who is the denizen of a lamp which opens very seldomly. He is against granting Kaput and Zösky wishes becaus he is tired of doing favors when he gets nothing in return. Bobo Bibola is voiced by John Stocker.
Ghost King- The Ghost King is not exactly dead, nor alive, but he is invisible and considered a ghost. He takes control of inanimate objects because he lacks a body. He is also furious at Kaput and Zösky for ruining his kingdom.
El Kinga- The current ruler of Diskotekus and a good dancer, El Kinga is a large two-headed ruler, one head sports a pompadour and the other, blond hair. This ruler is not only the leader of his/her planet, but also the most revered dancer.
Ichabob the Liberator- A native to a planet held in discord for many years, Ichabob is commonly known as Ichabob the Liberator. He has a long, unkempt beard and tattered clothes from staying underground for so many years. He was unwittingly freed from prison by Kaput and Zösky when he pretended to be a crazed prisoner. He speaks in a strong Scottish accent.
Max- Like many of the other characters, Max made made only one appearance in the show. He is a cheery and helpful mechanic who installs a travelling device in the ship belonging to Kaput and Zösky. He wears traditional mechanic garb and speaks with a New York accent. With his moderation, the two conquerors made it to uncharted lands far away from the rest of the galaxy.
Mermaid Queen- The Mermaid Queen is a large, corpulent sea creature who is the queen of the planet H2O. She was shown as the bride to Kaput when he was forced to marry the queen in order to gain the crown. She speaks in a strong New York accent in the voice of a man. When angered, she emits a large, blinding cloud of ink, like an octopus.
Boudini- Boudini is a wizard of the planet Hokus Pokus. He is the ruler and an accomplished magician. He wears a pointed black outfit as well as a magic scepter with which to perform magic of all varieties. Boudini had plans for Zösky, in the hopes of disappearing him, for he thought that Zösky was a rabbit. Kaput rescued Zösky by dressing like a woman, who had caught Boudini's eye, due to the fact that there were no more women on Hokus Pokus (they had all disappeared). Boudini was converted into a large, savage beast when Kaput stole his scepter and has apparently remained that way since.
"Cabbie"- The cabbie is a slug-like character who speaks with a strong New York accent and drives the two conquerors around on Rycta Ryctim, while bearing in mind the planet's cardinal rule; obey the traffic signs. He refers to Kaput and Zösky as touristás.
Crazy Joe- A crazed, dirty mercenary (the name says it all), Crazy Joe is after Kaput and Zösky to try and "cream them". It was never revealed what he had against them, but it possibly has to do with Kaput borrowing a massive amount of money off of Crazy Joe. He was brainwashed so that he would be little more than a lackey to them, but soon came to his senses and resumed his pursuit of the two. He is shown being short and having the same build as Kaput as well as being tan and having tentacles at the bottom of his body. His ship resembles Kaput and Zösky's ship.
Heads and Tails- These two (they are two different personalities with one body) are the instruction manual of the planet Gamma Blorg, and are conjoined twins. One speaks in a strong British accent and has a tiara as well as red hair, is named Heads, and the other, Tails is a moose head with a Canadian accent. They argue continuosly and have a cauldron as a body.
Races
"Babblers"- Though the name of these small aliens is unknown, they are small creatures who speak in a babbling language to fool any invaders who may try to conquer them. The planet which they live on is unplotted.
The Byurks- The Byurks are a race of stuttering slug-like characters who are very gullible and believe Kaput to be a god, due to his drinking of a ceremonial dish of theirs, the Flabyurk, which when drunk, will make the drinker a stuttering fool and only massive blows to the head can reverse that effect. The Byurks are not as stupid as they appear and are actually quite deceptive at times.
Pickaplop residents- These aliens resemble horses, with the exception that they are flat in shape and are reputed around the galaxy for being flat and laughed at. They can be hostile but are placated by being inflated so that they are round again.
Hohoba residents- These small, blue aliens are known for possessing the ability to reproduce by laying eggs orally. The little aliens follow the leadership of a certain being and then spew out eggs orally which hatch to resemble their leader. They were driven into extinction by Kaput and Zösky when they took the planet over.
Chibapiano residents- These aliens are large, slug-like aliens which move, speak, and even think slower than the rest of the galaxy's creatures because they appear to be inprinted with such a slow-less in their DNA. They were easily dominated by Kaput and Zösky, but soon fought back (slowly).
Pax residents- These aliens are small, dwarf-like workers who live on a planet which is known for its hospitable ways. These aliens are also lesser known for having an evil temper which morphs into its worst (along with the alien) when severely angered.
H2O residents- These aliens resemble mermaids of ancient lore and live in a planet covered in water. They are shown as gentle and calm towards any visitors to the planet.
Hobbie Hobans- These aliens are considered highly bureaucratic and resemble pale, gray leeches which make any matter at all difficlt due to their tendancy to make all visitors fill out many pointless forms.
Globin 2 residents- These aliens appear to resemble (if anything) vampires. They speak with strong Transylvanian accens and enjoy eating blood-themed foods. These aliens are also (as classic vampires, a strong dislike towards garlic and the smell of it makes them sick.
Rycta Ryctim residents- These aliens were shown as being strict, law-abiding aliens which resemble sharp-toothed slugs. They often have New York accents and can be killed by a shot. They make it perfectly clear that on their planet, "You're better off obeying the traffic signs!"
Planets
Pachu Pachu- A planet ruled by large, green aliens fascinated with guns. It is verdant, with primitive villages and many plants around. The residents appear to be quite calm.
Alamax is a planet composed mostly of dry land. There is very little surface water and very few colonizations. What colonizations exist are fake; they are sets used to film a movie, which is what the residents appear to only do. Any visitors to the planet are taken in as part of the show.
Kleen- The name says it all. This planet is one which is spotless and sparkling in every form. The residents take great care to keep all things clean, including even going so far as to suggest that the residents be brainwashed.
Pickaplop- Pickaplop is a planet which, while verdant, is indeed literally flat. Everything seems to be flat, as thoguh made of cardboard. Even the inhabitants are flat. The residents are quite round if inflated. Pickaplop is flat because of a strange phenomenon which occurs when the night arrives. The night lasts but two seconds and literally falls, deflating anything below it.
Globin 2- Globin 2 is notably inhabited by vampires. The planet is perpetually in black and white, reminiscent of the old horror films of vampires. There is a large castle, which is easily taken by anyone who wishes to become a vampire in turn.
H20- H20 is a water planet, composed (possibly) of pure ocean and inhabited by mermaid-like creatures which treat all visitors to the planet with respect. The planet seems to have a simply hierarchy.
(unnamed Arm-creature planet)- This planet, while given no name in the series, is a rainforest nplanet where, due to a flood, the natives all developed long arms to live in the trees. The planet was devoured by a huge flood, due to the carelessness of a servant, who left the water running to one of the bathtubs.
Isn't That Precious- This planet appears to be little more than a large desert at first glimpse, but looks can be quite deceiving. The planet is actually a thriving populated world where the civilizations, as well as the natives, are invisible and are considered quite ugly when visible.
Diskotekus- Diskotekus appears to be little more than a planet made up of dance clubs in that the planet is composed of bright lights and dance clubs, where one needs an invitation in order to enter; however the guards of the club are easily fooled by anyone wearing clothes which make them appear famous. The seat of power is easliy gained by any who can dance better than the current ruler, El Kinga. If the challenger fails, he or she is put onto a giant record player and scratched with the needle.
Adventures
Their exploits are usually ended in the same way, in a failure:
- their visit to the planet Mudhole, which was ruled by a ghost king who was able to control inanimate objects. During their trip, they managed to build two giant fighting robots in their likeness, to better take over the planet.
- their hostile (and quite successful) takeover of the luxury space liner Gigantic, an evident parody of the real life ship, the Titanic, but the takeover resulted in the two leaving before the ship would sink into a water planet, leaving the dynamic duo driving off quickly, Zösky claiming that it reminded him of "a really bad movie" that he saw.
- the invasion of planet Tatayoyo, where the two conquerors had to deal with stuffy, little bureaucrats who seemed to accommodate the tyrants' needs, but in truth, they all had a hidden agenda in mind.
- Their visitation to an intergalactic control room where individuals controlled life on all planets with the clicks and pushes of buttons. It is believed that their boss may be God, since he was referred to as "the big guy" and spoke with a booming voice.
- Their crash landing on planet H2O, where through a special sort of water, known as "telessotelepathic waves", which allowed the invaders to breathe under the waves, Kaput had, in order to be king, almost ended up marrying a huge, repulsive squid-like creature who happened to be the queen of the planet.
- Their meeting with some long armed faceless aliens who put an ad in the newspaper for a "ruler, dumb and thickheaded" to rule over them, when in reality, the long armed natives actually had a hidden agenda to expel the planet of both a flood which was destroying their world and in the process, get their palace back by asking the two invading obliterators to literally "turn off the faucet and pull the plug" of a bathtub which had been left running by one of the servants.
- Their landing on planet Siracusa, where the inhabitants seemed to worship the vegetable which provided the greatest lives for them: the carrot. On the planet, anyone caught with anything other than a carrot would be set for execution. In this planet, Kaput and Zösky planned an attack by surprise with the use of a single tomato, with which to frame the king.
- Their conquest of the planet Hohoba, where they encountered a race of creatures with the ability to reproduce in the form of their leader solely by regurgitating an egg, but the two tyrants left hurriedly running off when the natives reproduced in the forms of Kaput and Zösky themselves and thus the natives attempted to kill the originals off.
- Their visiting of planet Dunceville, where all residents were donkey-like and seemed to be dumb to Kaput and Zösky, until they found out the truth; the donkeys had captured and imprisoned previous conquerors. The donkeys proved themselves to be intelligent by speaking in full sentences and defending themselves. Were it not for one last bit of stupidity, the donkeys would have certainly killed Kaput and Zösky.
- Their "invasion" of the planet Getaway, where the local natives of the planet were in a hurry to evacuate the planet, claiming that it was no longer the trendiest vacation spot in the galaxy. Speculation has fallen on a select number of fans, wondering if indeed Kaput is a native of Getaway, as he resembles the other natives greatly, in that he has a pale and fat body, with a crop of wild and unruly hair.
- Their intrusion of the planet Isn't That Precious, where they ran into a group of invisible creatures, who they tried to conquer by hosing them with red paint .
- Their audience with the Great Ghandizen, a tiny ruler who made a massive number of contributions to his homeworld and who often crushed any and all invaders who wished him ill with a massive set of pulverizing crushing devices.
- Their visiting of a planet where the residents were flat and wished to be inflated, and as it turned out, could stay inflated for only a minute because the night literally fell and re-deflated them.
- Their voyage around the possibly unknown galaxy where they met up with some rather frightening things, among them a huge, red eye, the heinous image of they themselves, and the dark void, which seemed to go on forever, all due to a button installed on the ship's controls.
- and their attempt of takeover of planet Gooston, ruled by a race of goose-like creatures. The takeover involved a series of Olympic-esque games, for the pursuit of the crown and leadership of planet Gooston.
Overview
Of course, many of the exploits happen to end up a failure, and the two rogues end up usually destorying a world order, and causing quite a bit of chaos.
Though this show remains relatively obscure, it airs from time to time on the Nicktoons Network. If one knows where to look, there are luckily Kaput and Zösky DVD's about on sale. However, many of the episodes shown on the DVD's were not shown on television in the U.S.
The DVD's themselves are compilements of some of the earlier episodes in the show, some of which never starred on television. Some of these episodes have some jokes or situations which some would deem to be unruly and unfit for television, but they are most likely unintended.
Possible Undertones
Some of the situations which were perhaps deemed unfit for television were involving Kaput stopping to go to the bathroom on a rock and close the zipper on something of his person. And another is the situation in which Zösky was shown trying to kiss Kaput in a Southern mansion setting, but this perhaps was intended as the joke that the two of them were kept in a television and forced to perform against their will. Simply put, there are many situtations which some perhaps deemed too explicit for television.