"Get out of here Scammy. You're not supposed to have access to my web preferences!" - Zig
Overview[]
Zig and some critters in a scam advertisement answers viewer questions.
Plot[]
Zig pops into his message board and is elated at the new questions. An intrusive, suspicious ad for a website called "Campets" suddenly pops up near the top of the webpage, as Zig's adblocker has expired and could no longer keep them away from him. Despite annoying Zig, he and the critters in the ads precede to answer questions.
Q: "How did you get into a TV show? Who put you there?"
A: Zig explains that the show was created in a garage and funded by the creator's aunt, who wanted to make creative executive decisions regarding the show. They based their bootleg off a local broadcast in order to make quick money. The critters add that, from analyzing public and private records, the show was created on March 2002, and that the creator and the aunt both wanted to work in the cartoon industry but had no creativity. When Zig mentions how the two went "no contact" by Easter, the critters attempt to persuade Zig to add his contact information to their listing.
Q: "What's it like to not be real?"
A: Zig thinks it's weird: his voice comes from someone else and his movement is animated by whatever his animator felt like doing.
Q: "Did Maddy have someone like Jonah? The human from the outside she talked to while on the air"
A: The critters mentioned how Your Angel's Here aired a week before Easter for 5 minutes before being pulled. However, Zig mentioned how the creator's nephew, Josh, often watched episode cuts in the garage and frequently communicated with Maddy (emphasizing the frequency). The critters then mention how, through public records, Josh is now in jail.
Q: "Do you have any good tips on how to deal with stress? Maybe a good hobby that keeps you centered? I'm asking for a friend"
A: The critters try to scam the audience to click on their ad for professional help, while Zig mentions how Richard deals with Maddy by controlling how he reacts to her shenanigans and spends time alone whittling when he needs it. Richard's not responsible for whatever Maddy does, and that keeps his stress under control.
Q: "How come even though you're an angel, you don't have wings?"
A: Zig claims to not know. The critters reveal a private X-ray showing that Zig does in fact have wings, but are small and practically useless; they were able to gain access to the X-rays after Zig downloaded an "solar pack exclusive GIF background", which he believes was worth it. Zig's background switches to the aforementioned background.
Q: "If you're supposed to be an angel, why do you act so crude?"
A: Zig reveals none of them chose to be angels, and therefore they refuse to behave like one.
Q: "How many fingers am I holding up?"
A: Zig answers 8.
Q: "What's your favorite recycled animation or looping background in the show?"
A: Zig shows it.
Q: "Do you agree that Elias True should be shot out of the airlock by now?"
A: Zig is surprised he hasn't and hints that there will be consequences.
Q: "Can you draw a dragon?"
A: Zig shows a picture of him as a dragon.
Q: "Do the letters that flash sometimes mean something?"
A: Zig has no idea. The critters then flash an entire series of text, then criticize it for not being covert enough for ARG standards.
Q: "What's your favorite food?"
A: Zig likes carrots and claims that Richard likes Thai food and Maddie doesn't eat, since technically they don't need to.
Q: "For what it's worth, I'm sorry. No one deserves to be stuck in a purgatory of poor animations, laugh tracks, and clichés."
A: Zig appreciates the condolences.
Q: "Did the cheetah have a name? Was it meant to be your assistant or a third?"
A: Zig tells the audience to be patient, since she appears in the next episode.
Zig then realizes that he has to leave, or else the series' continuity would start to mess up. The critters creates a pop-up ad for another exclusive background, which after considering, Zig chooses to download.
Trivia[]
- Despite being set between the second and third episodes, the episode is numbered "4" out of 3.
- Josh was likely the narrator at the beginning of A Maddy of Life and Death!, as the narrator was incarcerated and had memories of the show.
- One of the questions referenced Elias True, a character from The East Patch's show ROT who regularly gets in trouble but bailed out by the audience.