MUCHA LUCHA - THE MUMMY WITH THE GOLDEN MASK (2002)

 "A TRUE LUCHADOR KNOWS THAT THE GREATEST VICTORY IS MAKING A NEW FRIEND -- EVEN IF THAT FRIEND IS AN ANCIENT MONSTER TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!" 

Um, how has it taken me 22 years to see this show?  Very Adult-Swimmy cartoon about a bunch of masked wrestler kids going to Luchador school, this couldn't be more up my street!  And this Halloweeny-appropriate episode finds the kids on a field trip to the Museo de Lucha Libre where they learn about the ancient civilisation of the Slamazonians who were "an advanced wrestling society" ruled by their queen Voladora who wore a golden mask which was taken from her when she was deposed.  Queen Voladora vowed her revenge when the golden mask will be reunited with her mummified body.  The mummy, of course, is in the museo along with the golden mask.  The dire warning is that the Golden Mask never be placed on the mummy's face.  Of course, The Flea promptly puts the mask on the mummy's face crying "Why not, man?  It fits like a glove!". 

Voladora's mummy comes back to life with actually a kinda horrifying screech!!!  Voladora keeps up the screech and it's really kinda disconcerting!  Buena Girl attempts to stand up to Voladora but the mummy just kidnaps her because the kid resembles the ancient Slamazonian princess who deposed the queen and took her golden mask away.  Every mummy story has to have a reincarnation/exact double angle, doesn't it?  I mean, it's the law!  Voladora apparently steals all the toilet paper in the world and creates a giant pyramid out of TP rolls with a wrestling ring on top.  Buena Girl is helplessly bound in said toilet paper.  Rikochet decides to challenge the mummy to a wrestling mask title fight; the loser will lose their mask and that will make Voladora loose her power.  If Rikochet can win, that is! 

This is one of the funnier episode with some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments; especially the comic timing of Flea when he puts the golden mask on the mummy.  It must never be done and he immediately does it!  Also the scene with Rikochet falling down the pyramid of toilet paper rolls alternately screaming and ow-ing is priceless as well.  The comic timing is just really well done in this episode.  And just remember -- Tuesday night means Mask Toony's take-out pizza!