Victor and Valentino - S01E14 - Los Perdidos - Toonstalgia

Victor and Valentino - The Lost Boys Episode

Season 2, Episode 14

The Lost Boys Episode

Premiered October 5, 2020

Quickly

Victor and Valentino meet Los Perdidos.

Thoughts

The Music cues - They are subtly accurate to the movie in a way that makes me want to turn on the album.

Javier returns from "Legend of the Hidden Skatepark". The early reference to "rulegivers" is a clever foreshadowing to his appearance later in the episode.

"Who's the jumping lump in the little nemos?" A clever reference to Little Nemo in Slumberland, a comic by Winsor McCay that ran from 1905 to 1927. Little Nemo was often in his pajamas. The comic series is remembered for its creative adventures, artistic quality and being a product of its time.  I'd recommend his work to people who are interested in the history of art in comics and cartooning with the warning that it has racist caricature in the art. Winsor McCay was also one of the early animators. He created a Little Nemo cartoon and Gertie the Dinosaur. 

The back of the Perdidos jacket is modeled on Ratfink.

The mouth cave entrance is a vampire's mouth. 

Also, the bat in the episode is too cute.

I feel the joy in this episode. There's so many references to not just the plot but lines and scenes in the film. This is a love letter.

Way Too Much Detail Recap

In the middle of the night, Victor is awoken by the sound of skateboarders. Victor and Valentino go out to skateboard and pogo. They meet Los Perdidos, Jamie, Tony and Alex. They join the Perdidos in skating through town to their hang out. Victor is enticed by their life of sleeping all day, skating all night and never getting bored. Victor and Valentino hang out in the black light colored cave until they get tired. Victor drinks a glass of skater's delight. They offer it to Valentino but he refuses. An unseen individual watches with glowing red eyes from the darkness. The next day, Victor isn't feeling himself. Valentino investigates. He sees Victor's sharp teeth. Don Jalapeno informs him Perdidos are vampires and sells him the gear he needs to face off with the Perdidos. Valentino walks into the cave to save his brother. The Perdidos capture Valentino. Javier reveals himself and a thirsty Victor. Victor restrains himself and frees Valentino by biting through the rope. Valentino turns the gang members human with water balloons filled with garlic water. Valentino turns Victor back. Javier crashes into the wall again. Javier lives and the boys escape.