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As you can see, [[Speak of the Devil|speaking or merely typing the name]] of this ''[[Freakazoid]]'' villain (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) will result in the speaker being abducted by said villain. Thus sentences tend to abruptly end when Candle Jack's name is spo |
As you can see, [[Speak of the Devil|speaking or merely typing the name]] of this ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' villain (voiced by [[Jeff Bennett]]) will result in the speaker being abducted by said villain. Thus sentences tend to abruptly end when Candle Jack's name is spo |
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A notable villain in that he had very few appearances, but was so memorable that everyone remembers the one where everyone said "Candle Jack" and |
A notable villain in that he had very few appearances, but was so memorable that everyone remembers the one where everyone said "Candle Jack" and |
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For those of you who came here actually looking for information, not in-jokes, ''[[The Scottish Trope|that guy]]'' is a villain from the cartoon ''[[Freakazoid]].'' He looks a little bit like the ''[[Batman]]'' villain, the Scarecrow, or the ''[[Ben 10]]'' alien Ghostfreak, a bit like [[The Nightmare Before Christmas|Oogie Boogie]], and kind of like the ''[[Pokémon]]'' Dusclops (or Darkrai). He's [[Defanged Horrors|pretty creepy for a children's cartoon]]. He only showed up in two episodes; in the first he would kidnap and tie up anyone who said his name, much to the annoyance of the hero (and ultimately [[Delicious Fruit Pies|defeated by his love of pie]]), and in the second he spent the majority of the episode scaring Professor Jones. [[Memetic Mutation]] has popularized the Candle Jack abdu |
For those of you who came here actually looking for information, not in-jokes, ''[[The Scottish Trope|that guy]]'' is a villain from the cartoon ''[[Freakazoid!]].'' He looks a little bit like the ''[[Batman]]'' villain, the Scarecrow, or the ''[[Ben 10]]'' alien Ghostfreak, a bit like [[The Nightmare Before Christmas|Oogie Boogie]], and kind of like the ''[[Pokémon]]'' Dusclops (or Darkrai). He's [[Defanged Horrors|pretty creepy for a children's cartoon]]. He only showed up in two episodes; in the first he would kidnap and tie up anyone who said his name, much to the annoyance of the hero (and ultimately [[Delicious Fruit Pies|defeated by his love of pie]]), and in the second he spent the majority of the episode scaring Professor Jones. [[Memetic Mutation]] has popularized the Candle Jack abdu |
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In the original toons nobody got kidnapped in the middle of a sentence, but [[Painting the Medium|that's really the only way to make the joke funny in a written format]]. Though the general rule is that he's [[Fridge Logic|nice enough to hit Submit for you on the way ou]] |
In the original toons nobody got kidnapped in the middle of a sentence, but [[Painting the Medium|that's really the only way to make the joke funny in a written format]]. Though the general rule is that he's [[Fridge Logic|nice enough to hit Submit for you on the way ou]] |
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Now somewhat of a [[Discredited Meme]], as can be expected if everyone who uses says 'Candle Jack' disap |
Now somewhat of a [[Discredited Meme]], as can be expected if everyone who uses says 'Candle Jack' disap |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Bennett&oldid=452231306 Has even infiltrated the][[Other Wiki]] - see the entry for [[Freakazoid]] |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Bennett&oldid=452231306 Has even infiltrated the][[Other Wiki]] - see the entry for [[Freakazoid!]] |
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This wave of abduction lead to an interesting question : [[Fridge Logic|Who clicked on the 'save' button to validate all those unfinished messages ?]] |
This wave of abduction lead to an interesting question : [[Fridge Logic|Who clicked on the 'save' button to validate all those unfinished messages ?]] |
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