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Dook on Fire

From Dook & Flops Wiki

Dook is standing around in a featureless, infinite void. He is completely engulfed in flames but doesn't seem to notice or care.

Flops (approaching from out of frame): Dook, you're on fire!

Dook: Yes?

Flops: That's normally a cause of emotional and physical trauma.

Dook: Oh. Sorry.

Dook starts to act as a normal person on fire, screaming hysterically and trying to beat out the flames.

Flops (looking around): Okay, now where's the fire extinguisher?

Dook stops screaming and flailing (and the flames stop animating). He hands Flops a fire extinguisher from nowhere.

Dook: Here.

Flops: Thanks.

Dook: You're welcome.

Dook resumes screaming and flailing until Flops douses the flames with liberal applications of CO2

Dook (completely black with soot): Thank you.

Flops (tossing the fire extinguisher out of frame): You're welcome.

Dook shakes himself like a dog and the soot falls off, revealing he is completely unaffected by the fire.

Dook: That was fun!

Flops theatrically clears his throat loudly.

Dook: That was emotionally and physically traumatizing!

Dook faces the viewers with a stern expression.

Dook: Remember, being on fire is dangerous and harmful. Always ask an adult before becoming on fire.

Flops pulls out a couple of sheets of papers and puts on reading glasses, examining the papers.

Flops: Uh... we're not doing a public service announcement episode. You don't need to talk to the viewers.

Dook looks over Flops' shoulder, reading the script to himself.

Dook (mumbling): Flops: Uh... we're not doing a bla bla talk to the viewers. Dook: Okay. What's that next bit?

Dook (out loud): Okay. What's that next bit?

Flops: It says 'Exeunt'

Dook and Flops walk theatrically out of frame. A curtain drops.

Interpretation

This sketch is a classic example of Cartoon Physics meets Dreamlands detachment, with Flops grounding the situation in logic and Dook treating fire like a minor inconvenience—or a joke.