Digital cable rules. In my last article concerning the Nicktoons channel, we looked at a lost TV gem known as Rocko's Modern Life. Today, I'm going to review an episode of another brilliant cartoon that was unjustly cancelled, brought back for one more episode, then cancelled again. The Angry Beavers.

The episode is called Mission To The Big Hot Thingy. This is one of my favorite episodes of any cartoon ever. It's just pure genius. It starts off at a space station launch site, and the Beavers are there, too. Norb and Dag are looking at pictures of all the animals that have been launched into outer-space, and they make a startling discovery. There has never been a beaver in space.

Of course, Norb and Dag get onto a rocket ship and head for the final frontier. Just before the trip begins, they get free gear and equipment essential for anyone who is thinking about going into space. They get some spacesuits, a map, some instructional videos, and some other stuff. Then they head off to their destination.

After the beavers finish their list of pointless experiments to do in outer space, they just fuck around on the ship for a while. That is, until they realize that its starting to get really hot. Then they find a map and realize that they're headed to the sun, and they're not supposed to come back. Well that's a real kick in the nuts. Anyway, Dag accidentally falls back into the shelf with all the videos, and one in particular falls into his lap that could really help them out of this crazy predicament.

So, You're Spiraling Into The Sun? It's perfect. Our heroes pop this vid into the on-board VCR, and figure out to save their beavery asses. In the video, they learn that the sun is like a waterfall, and it sort of sucks in anything that gets too close to it. So they decide to do what beavers do best. Build a dam. Dag and Norb take parts from nearby satellites and other things, and build a giant barrier around the sun. Hooray! They're saved! But they've got an even bigger problem waiting for them when they get back to earth. The barrier has completely eradicated sunlight from earth, and the earthlings have entered a new ice age. Oh well.

--Kyle