In the highly polluted city of Highland, the evil alien Dr. Killemoff has taken over with his toxic waste except for one place, Tromaville. Luckily, a hopeless nerd janitor falls into some toxic waste and becomes Toxie, a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength. I know because he says it in full more than enough times.
Whenever Dr. Killemoff is about to win a battle, his henchman Zygote always predicts the failure in blunt detail. “Don’t be ridiculous!” Oddly, it always comes true in full.
Soon, Toxie’s team grows. He finds a girlfriend, Yvonne. She’s a beautiful, but tone deaf accordion player. Even though Toxie is a monster on the outside, his heroism is honored and even the children love him. Just don’t mess with his tutu.
Other hideously deformed creatures also come along. There’s Major Disaster, a soldier who has the ability to control plant life, and Nozone, a pilot with powerful sneezing. Together they are the Toxic Crusaders.
Paul Eiding, who I met at BotCon 2010, does the voice of Nozone. As insane as this show was, he really enjoyed the role.
Dr. Killemoff has other allies also. There’s Bonehead, a street punk who Toxie accidentally threw into some toxic waste during a battle, and Dr. Bender, a mad scientist who fell into an atom smasher with a surfer named Fender. A chemical formula he creates turns people into forgetful nearsighted old folks. Now that’s just silly.
This is a good series filled with excitement and humor. However, the dialogue could’ve used a little toning down at points. One thing’s for sure, it’s still better than Captain Planet.
