Mike Goes Crazy

Mike Goes Crazy is the pilot episode of Mike and Melissa written, animated, and directed by Mike Chenoweth.
==Synopsis==
A college student named Mike is living his everyday life when suddenly an animal spirit in the form of a skunk appears before him.https://letterboxd.com/film/mike-and-melissa/ 
==Plot Overview ==
left|thumb|250x250px|"Oh god, I look like a crazy person..."
The episode begins with Mike staring into his bathroom mirror commenting on his appearance, stating that he looks "...like a crazy person." before proceeding to howl. His neighbors then proceed to yell at him to shut up and Mike slumps over and walks away before heading towards his living space where he puts a bowl of Sloppy Stuff in the microwave and eats it. Various segments show Mike spending his free time drawing, attempting to search Angry Beavers online, talking to his pet cat Vera, and playing a football video game with until he gets angry and begins to scream about the outcome of the match. After showing several other segments, Mike is heard questioning what he is doing with his life and reflecting on his choices.
thumb|250x250px|Mike having a flashback to his ex-girlfriend
Later on, Mike is seen waiting at a bus stop donning a shirt that says "I AM MIKE THE HARDCORE + AWESOME". Mike finds himself have a vision of his ex-girlfriend and is visibly startled. He snaps out of his trance when he sees a woman standing next to him. Mike, in an inner monologue, states that she should say hi to him before she walks away and doesn't interact with him, leaving him bitter. Mike is then shown listening to a lecture in his composition class which he finds exceedingly boring. Mike, in another inner monologue, hopes that the party he would be attending later that night would at the very least be more fun than the lecture. Mike groans as his professor continues to ramble about rectangles before transitioning to the party. 
left|thumb|250x250px|"DRINKS! Beer, Pshh, Gulp gulp gulp, psst"
Mike finds himself at the party with his friends and Ted notes that he isn't having fun. Mike attempts to convince Ted and his friends to staying as he glances at a girl he seems to be interested in before loud, obnoxious laughter interrupts Mike. Mike sees that this is coming from Lenny and Choo-Choo, both visibly intoxicated and Mike introduces them to his friends. Lenny and Choo-Choo embarrass Mike in front of his friends with their drunken ramblings, leaving Mike to find a way to escape the situation. Mike turns to beer and tries to spark several conversations with other party goers with no luck. When Phil asks if Mike is doing alright, Mike states that music may help cheer him up. A band begins to play music which enrages his friends, which are fans of metal music. Ted jumps on stage and throws off the drummer before beginning to play his own music on the drums. Everyone leaves the party in fear of conflict as Mike and his friends vandalize the property. Mike then proceeds to piss on a tree, displeasing someone.
thumb|250x250px|The ending scene for Mike and Melissa
Later in his bedroom, Mike starts masturbating before a purple anthropomorphic skunk appears in his room. She explains that she is an animal spirit named Melissa his mind created to have someone to talk to. He starts questioning if he's insane because his ex-girlfriend called him crazy, but Melissa reassures him that its fine to talk to her. He has sex with her on his bed. He then gets out of bed as it is time for him to go to see a World War II film for class. Melissa convinces him to skip watching the movie and to go on a walk with her. They become significant others and the episode ends with them kissing.
==Characters==
*Mike 
*Melissa
*Vera
*Mike's Ex-Girlfriend
*Unnamed Girl
*Professor Culkin 
*Girl at Party
*Phil
*Ted
*Travis
*Jason
*Lenny
*Choo-Choo
*Nickelback Fan
*Snazz McNazz
*Shotgun River
*"Don't Pee on Tree" Guy
==Track List==
*"Weasdfghj (Weasel Fig Hinge)"
*"ADS"
*"Annoying"
*"Beer Pshhh Glugluglug Pssss"
*"Landfill"
*"A Friend"
==Gallery==
Gallery: Episode1/Gallery
== Trivia==
* The following text appears at the end of episode 1: "Maudlin and Narcissistic? Maybe, but who isn't??? Thanks for watching!!!"
* There is still an ongoing debate on wether or not Melissa is a púca or a tupla, as she leaves Mike to choose what to believe. 
=== Original and Re-upload Differences ===
*In the original video description, one of the edits states that the full animation took around 3 months to produce
*There were plans of episode 2 as stated in a description edit of the original upload
*It’s currently unknown who re-uploaded episode 1
*There's noted to be several audio delays in the re-upload, suggesting minor audio corruption 
=== Lost Media ===
*It was declared that as of September 30th, 2013, the original upload along with the DirtyLittleMammals YouTube channel was deleted
*There was an animatic version of this episode uploaded, but it is currently lost media
==References==
Category:Episodes
Category:Canon
Category:Videos