Some of you may be wondering who the hell is Mr. Black, well the answer is found in the Season 4 Premiere "Kamp Krusty". Mr. Black is the head councilor at the Kamp where he employs Dolph, Kearny, and Jimbo to be his councilors/enforcers. Prevously he was the head of Euro Krustyland before it blew up. He unwittingly hires Barney to portray Krusty at the camp, who he is unware has a relationship with the Simpsons, and therefore recognizes Bart, also he thinks he is Krunchy the Clown. Mr. Black enjoys smoking and drinking Brandy with his employees while toastin evil. When the kids revolt he attempts to make his escape in his trusty hydrofoil... his fait is never revealed. He never returns in any future episodes to date.Best Quote - "Gentleman to evil"
Mr. Black was a singularly impressive one-off character. I think and always hoped he would come back, at least in the form of a sight gag (say, in a picture in the paper about indictment or something, possibly in the the 2008-09 season). I also always wondered what the heck a hydrofoil is.
ReplyDeleteA hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. As the craft increases its speed the hydrofoils develop enough lift for the boat to become foilborne - i.e. to raise the hull up and out of the water. This results in a great reduction in drag and a corresponding increase in speed.
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