Pocket Chocolate

***The Heist*** is the fourth episode of the first season of *Cyberstars*. It was both written and directed by David Ragin. It was released January 29, 2016 on YouTube.

## Synopsis

A commercial promoting a new snack called *Pocket Chocolate*, a "portable chocolate substitute" that has many interesting side effects.

### Plot

A boy named Hakeem is on the phone with his grandmother when The Host suddenly appears and offers him a snack product called *Pocket Chocolate*, the world's first ever "portable chocolate bar". Despite Hakeem not being interested, the Host continues to promote and try to sell the product. He lists off the ingredients, being chocolate flavored by bananas, strawberries, apples, watermelon, kiwi, frosted doughnuts, pizza, hamburgers, burritos and a gallon of Meek Milk. He then offers to sell Hakeem (and now the audience) a second *Pocket Chocolate* chocolate bar for free if ordered within the next 15 minutes for $49.95. The Host then proceeds to list off the extended list of side effects while Hakeem simply leaves the room. The Host then cuts to four "satisfied" customers who all hate the product: Matthew, their first customer, Kenneth, an employee who recently quit the business, Tony, the company "test monkey" and Alicia, a woman whom the company does not actually know. The Host ends the skit telling the audience to order *Pocket Chocolate* by dialing 1-800-328-6949, not realizing that the editor forgot to take out that the phone number says "EAT-N-DIE".

## Cast

### *Cyberstars* Cast

* David Ragin as The Host
* Demonte Thompson as Hakeem
* Christian Parker as Matthew
* DK Williams as Kenneth
* Cortez Andre as Tony
* Alyssa Crawley as Alicia

## Trivia

* This skit marks the first appearance of The Host. He would later appear in *Blind Date: Episode 1* and *Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy or Random Sentence.*
* The backing track for the skit is "Payday" by Jason Farnham, a very notably non-copyrighted song from YouTube's Audio Library. It would later be most popularly used by the Van Vuuren Bros for their video "AUSTRALIA'S DEADLIEST ANIMALS (SONG)".
* The side effects of *Pocket Chocolate* listed are: severe headache, blistering, peeling, red skin rash, rigid muscles, high fever, sweating, fast or uneven heartbeats, tremors, overactive reflexes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, loss of coordination, trouble concentrating, memory problems, weakness, anorexia, confusion, hallucinations, colored urine, fainting, seizure, shallow breathing, stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat, drowsiness, dizziness, upset stomach, constipation, increased appetite, weight changes, insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, suicidal ideation and possibly death.
* DK Williams' character name is Kenneth. In real-life, "Kenneth" is DK's middle name.

#### Cultural References

* James' ringtone is "Friday" by Rebecca Black.
	+ This is the first of two times that the song appears in the series. The second time is in *Blind Date: Episode 1*.

* Lunchmeat tells James that he looks like amateur rap artist 50 Tyson.
* The song featured throughout the sketch is "Master Plan" by Simon Viklund, a song featured in *Payday 2*.

### Goofs

* When The Host is listing off the side effects of *Pocket Chocolate*, he begins reading from the second line instead of the first.
	+ He also skips "fainting, seizure, shallow breathing, stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat" in the middle of the list.
* According to David Ragin, when the end card fades out, *Pocket Chocolate* and *EAT-NDIE* were supposed to be the only things left on the screen; however, the entire phone number remained onscreen instead. This was confirmed to be an error.

## External Links

* *YouTube Episode Link*
* *IMDb Page Link*