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This was new on the Bugs Bunny and Friends show on MeTV Toons (to me at least).

Overall, it is great to see a newer Roadrunner v Coyote cartoon. New ideas, for the most part. New sound effects, as well.

While some may not appreciate the opening segment, as it does not have either the Roadrunner or Coyote. But it does set up the Acme Book of Magic, flying broom, and wizard's familiar (black cat). Aside from getting hit with the book, the cat also has first contact with the Coyote. Sort of adding insult to injury.

Using the book of magic leads to some new gags, as does the flying broom. The floating rock, unfortunately, is one of the old ideas, and does not add anything.

This also leads to the other disappointment, hardly any Roadrunner. Yes, he does show up to eat the birdseed, but is gone a few seconds later. I don't think there was even a meep, meep.

The series of transformations at the end were great, even if the ending on the shark is a callback to many different older Warner Bros cartoons.

At least at the end, the Roadrunner gets to make a friend.

Btw, to those who must bring in politics, get your computer nomenclature right. Harddrives are not quoted in "flops", they are quoted in bytes. As in a 122TB SSD harddrive, although it currently sells for as much as a good used car.

I have seen this one many times, including the original broadcast. I would normally agree with the majority opinion, this was silly (to put it mildly). But tonight, I saw something that made me wonder what it might have been if it was not so cheaply produced. Science fiction is at its best in addressing the "what if", so considering a planet dominated by intelligent vegetation is a perfectly valid line of exploration. Another "if only" for this series.

Another element, Tybo is as megalomaniac as any other "animal" opponent of any other such series. He wants to turn the Robinsons into some form of vegetation, no matter what they want.

Also, in the end, John Robison pulls a "James Kirk", giving Tybo water because it is the "human" thing to do.

Btw, not because it was a shining example of science fiction, but Space 1999 also did an "intelligent vegetation" episode, The Rules of Luton (1976), this one was not played for laughs.

For guest stars, Stanley Adams did an OK job as Tybo, given the limitations of the writing and his costume/makeup. He had many other well-known characters he played, so I won't hold this one against him.

The one that startled me this time was James Millhollin (Willoughby the Llama). Aside from being vastly different from his other parts at the time, he looks very much like Bill Mumy does in recent years, except for the hair color. It makes me wonder if that was Bill's takeaway from this episode.

The biggest crime of this episode is that Perry Mason and Paul Drake don't show up until it is more than half over, and Della even later.

The first half reminds me of the older 60's soap operas, all overwrought dialog and acting. The kind that Carol Burnett used to parody in their Canoga Falls potboiler.

Then there is the suspect/victim du jour, who does just about everything wrong that he can.

The episode does pick up once Parry and Paul are on the scene, with Perry tricking a confession out of the real killer, outside the courtroom, even. It is worth adding a star to the rating of an otherwise poor outing.