From The Scoop: Gidney and Cloyd

From the November 10 issue of Gemstone Publishing's The Scoop:

Fondly remembered if grossly underrated, Gidney and Cloyd were the unsung co-stars of Rocky and His Friends. Two goodnatured men from the moon, the duo most notably appeared in the episodes "Jet Fuel Formula" and "Metal-Munching Mice."

They first struck up acquaintances with Bullwinkle when their spaceship ran out of fuel and sort of crashed into our favorite moose's backyard. Ultimately, Bullwinkle was able to set them asail again using his grandmother's Mooseberry pie--known for its heaviness and "kick"--as temporary fuel.

While they visited, Bullwinkle was able to distinguish between them by remembering that Gidney was the one with the moustach and Cloyd... Cloyd was the one who could "scrootch" people.

The scrootch-gun, carried in a holster at Cloyd's hip, had the power to freeze targets in time and space--for moments or for years.

Too bad they weren't quite series regulars, as something as promising as a scrootch gun had the potential for countless story arcs, don't you think?

Writers didn't leave Gidney and Cloyd on the moon forever, of course, they came back to bring the mice from the aforementioned episode "Metal-Munching Mice" to Earth so that they could feast on every TV antenna on the planet.

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