MiP and the Revenge

The MiPs are pursued by a forgotten adversary.

• Release Date: September 3, 2022

• Episode: Season 3 Episode 4

• Episode (Overall): Episode 15

• Characters:

  • • Cody

    • Bob

    • Mary

    • MiPP-E

    • RoboMe

    • The Mysterious Voice

    • The Robo-Cops

    • The "Townsrobots"

Plot

In the Mysterious Voice's evil lair, the voice instructs RoboMe to pursue the MiPs in revenge. RoboMe enters Robot Park alone, recalling the events of MiP's Face-Off, but is embarrassed when Mini Tri-bot catches him monologuing.

Meanwhile, the MiPs are splitting up for the day to pursue individual activities after their gaming session from the previous episode. RoboMe is surprised by this, deciding to then make various attempts to stealthily attack each MiP individually. He comically fails each attempt but is never seen by the MiPs.

Finally enraged, he decides to simply charge at the MiPs, but trips over one of their stunt ramps. He is visibly defeated at first, but when he realizes that all four MiPs are within view of the Robo-Cops, he hatches a plan to frame the MiPs for tripping him. RoboMe calls over the cops, and they believe his lie. Aware of the MiPs' deal with The Great Council, the cops decide the MiPs have broken their promise to do no more harm and arrest them.

Trivia

• • When the Mysterious Voice says "strike them down with all of your hatred," this is a reference to Emperor Palpatine's line from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

  • Mini Tri-Bot's voice is based on Mickey Mouse.

    • When Mini Tri-Bot meets RoboMe, their interaction references the popular joke that people who wear Apple Airpods to make phone calls look like they're talking to themselves.

  • When RoboMe is pursing both MiPP-E and Mary, multiple rare Skylanders figures can be seen.

    • When pursuing Mary, the sword he sees stuck in a McDonald's Happy Meal box is a reference to The Sword in the Stone.

  • RoboMe says "I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye," which is a popular quote from Spider-Man 3 (2007).

  • When RoboMe pursues Bob, he runs forward, swinging a Nintendo Wii Nunchuck controller in the air. This is a reference to the use of the real weapons that the Wii controllers are named after.

  • RoboMe has not been seen in the series since MiP's Face-Off, an episode from 2017. Since then, the RoboMe app was made incompatible with up-to-date Apple smartphones. Since this app was required for RoboMe's facial animations, RoboMe had to be filmed in three different configurations to complete this effect.

    • The first configuration involved the use of an iPod Touch 4th generation, which was old enough to still be compatible with the RoboMe app. However, this device had no battery life remaining and required constant wall power to operate, so this was only used for close-up shots.

    • The second configuration involved using a more modern device, the iPhone SE 1st gen. This device was not compatible with the app, but screenshots of the app were used when needed for action shots.

    • The final configuration was to use no device at all, showing RoboMe's original smiling face instead.