One of the most expensive episodes, and one which breaks all records as far as how many times the protagonists get captured by the antagonists. It's like a running theme. But the entire episode is played for laughs anyway, plays out like a slowed-down, less animated version of a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The premise is clever and lends itself to many easily exploitable comedic situations which the writer didn't fail to include.
The key thing is that the mobsters were well-cast. Unconvincing bosses could have sunk the episode easily. For example, baby-faced actors playing the heavies. The obvious example: Leonardo Di Caprio playing a tough guy, in a variety of really bad, overrated turkeys made by has-been directors mooching off their old fame... Now, I know that most people had been convinced by media hype to believe that this guy is a great actor and that all his hits are great movies, but the inescapable fact is that casting such a person is the equivalent of admitting to cinematic guilt i.e. The equivalent of an "admittance to intentionally create cinematic garbage for profit"...
The only thing I'd change is the overly goofy card-playing scene, otherwise the episode is almost without major flaws.
The key thing is that the mobsters were well-cast. Unconvincing bosses could have sunk the episode easily. For example, baby-faced actors playing the heavies. The obvious example: Leonardo Di Caprio playing a tough guy, in a variety of really bad, overrated turkeys made by has-been directors mooching off their old fame... Now, I know that most people had been convinced by media hype to believe that this guy is a great actor and that all his hits are great movies, but the inescapable fact is that casting such a person is the equivalent of admitting to cinematic guilt i.e. The equivalent of an "admittance to intentionally create cinematic garbage for profit"...
The only thing I'd change is the overly goofy card-playing scene, otherwise the episode is almost without major flaws.