Pilot

***Pilot*** (or ***Perfect Hair Forever***) is the first episode from the first season of *Perfect Hair Forever*. It first aired on November 7th, 2004 on *[Adult Swim]*.

## Plot

This first episode concerns a young boy named Gerald who is on a quest to find perfect hair due to his premature baldness. He seeks help from his "Uncle Grandfather", a pervert who loves to eat and watch his young schoolgirl companion, Brenda, dance around in a short mini-skirt and thong. Also of no particular help is Uncle Grandfather's gift to Gerald, the "Action Hot Dog". Action Hot Dog is a hot dog which chants "do the la la la la!". Gerald's right ear was also cut off by Brenda, when the two had a sword fight. After this, Gerald exits Uncle Grandfather's Temple, and starts his quest to find Perfect Hair in a strange land.

Our hero soon enters a forest, in which he encounters Cat Man, an odd cloud, visions, three Secret Military Policemen that only stand around, and Space Ghost being mauled by a Bear, Gerald is then chased by the said bear through the forest. Meanwhile, Gerald's arch-nemesis Coiffio, and his robot companion, Model Robot, send a arboreal agent, the Inappropriate Comedy Tree, to deal with Gerald, who sits on top of the said tree, to avoid the bear.

## **Characters/Cast**

* Gerald Bald Z (Kim Manning)
* Uncle Grandfather (Matt Maiellaro)
* Brenda
* Action Hotdog (Will Armstrong)
* Gerald's Mother (Kim Manning)
* Witch Head (Andy Merrill)
* Rod The Anime God (Matt Maiellaro) (cameo)
* Catman (Dennis Moloney)
* Space Ghost (George Lowe)
* Coiffio (Dave Willis)
* Model Robot (Matt Harrigan)
* Inappropriate Comedy Tree (Nick Ingkatanuwat)
* Secret Military Policemen (cameo)
* Blue Cat
* Bear

## **Trivia**

* This is the very first episode of Perfect Hair Forever, an anime parody made by *Adult Swim*.
* If you listen closely when Gerald is on a cloud, voices of Gerald can be heard. He is also heard saying the words of "Why I am on this cloud?", promises of hair, and mentioning that he loves Brenda, which is some foreshadowing.
* The blue cat that Uncle Grandfather is shown holding in the fantasy, which vomits out a hairball that Uncle Grandfather puts on Gerald's head, has the same design as of Astronomic Cat, minus the wings. However, Astronomic Cat wouldn't debut until "Cat Snatch Fever."
* Felix acts like a normal bear at the time of this episode. However, his name wasn't revealed until the episode "Happy Suck Day."
* Model Robot's voice in this episode sounds different compared to his next three appearances.
* The music that plays when the Inappropriate Comedy Tree appears onscreen is a piece of production music known as On With The Show, composed by Charles Braker. This production music was used again in "TiVo Your eBay" and in three episodes of *Aqua Teen Hunger Force*
* The end credits are written in the Wingdings font and uses the "Love Theme" by Eddie Horst. The credits roll over live action footage of a "dancing clown" windsock.
* This pilot was actually aired to replace the unfinished Squidbillies pilot in 2004, which was followed by the Anime Talk Show, which aired after this program.

## Cultural References

* Space Ghost from *Space Ghost Coast To Coast* appears in this episode. He is first shown on the title card of the opening of the pilot and appears in the forest being chased by chased, bitten and attacked by Felix. He is also shown laying in an live-action environment and when Gerald is on Norman Douglas to protect himself from the bear, Space Ghost's legs are seen. Additionally, Felix's animation was recycled from the episode "Kentucky Nightmare."
* This episode has several references to the the anime series *Dragon Ball Z*. Uncle Grandfather is considered to be a parody of Master Roshi. Gerald's last name is known as Bald Z, as said by Uncle Grandfather. The odd cloud that Gerald rode could actually be a parody of the Flying Nimbus. Coiffio's multicolored wig is a could even be a parody of the hair of a super Saiyan.
* Gerald is voiced by Kim Manning, a reference to the Bishōnen boys.
* Brenda's character is a parody of *Sailor Moon*, named after the titular character from another anime series with the same name.
* Action Hotdog's "Do the la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!" line served as inspiration of Kurbioh in *Yugioh! the Abridged Series.* and Coiffio's "Eff!" censor sound effect was even used in the said series.
* The appearance of Model Robot resembles that of a "Gundam" robot from *Super Deformed Gundam*.

## Quotes

* **Gerald Bald Z**: Uncle Grandfather, I want Perfect Hair Forever.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Oh, yes.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: The other students laugh at me. They call me...Retarded hair guy.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Bwa, ha, ha!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: How can I attain such hair that is so desired in our fruited land of action?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Sit down, nephew, And I shall tell you. You will attain a level that will bring you to large gifts of unbalding ways. With those ways, you follow the path to the pass of the, um--
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Oh, Brenda.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Uncle Grandfather--
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Sit down!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Ow.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Dumb kid. Oh, good. She has brought a long tray of hamburgers.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: But what about that path?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Stay true to the pass and beware the, uh... What do you know. The guy.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Who?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Brenda--
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Beware of who?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Put those on the top shelf until the fire is hot.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Who, Uncle Grandfather? Beware of who?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Coiffio.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Who?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Higher!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Coiffio?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: You can do it. Now do you understand?
* **Gerald Bald Z**: No, I don't.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: You see, Gerald-san... Hamburgers should be higher.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Uh...alright.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Oh, Damn. Look at that. Look at that.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Uncle Grandfather?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Not important.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: You didn't finish.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: There is no need to finish before it hasn't begun... To finish. Brenda, please do bend over in front of me and see if the coals are ashed. Oh, good, That, Gerald, is what is important.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: But what about that path?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: You must attain, Gerald-san.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Uh...
* **Uncle Grandfather**: To attain, you must begin. To begin, you must finish.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: But Uncle Grandfather.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Look at that.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: But Uncle Grandfather, how do I do that?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: You have reached the first level.
* **Gerald Bald Z:** What are you talking about?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Listen to the hot dog.
* **Action Hotdog**: Do the la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: That's an annoying hot dog. May I have a hamburger instead?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: A Hamburger. Ho, ho, ho! Brenda! Action Hotdog, go.
* **Action Hotdog**: Do the la, la, la, la, la!
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Brenda, fly up in the air like I like. Nice. Now hang from chandelier. Ha, ha, ha! Swing. Swing around. Yeah. Awesome. Let's go!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Ow. My ear.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Gerald Bald Z, come here. What a sissy little boy you are, beat up by a nude girl and a nude hotdog.
* **Action Hotdog**: Do the la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Yes, but--
* **Uncle Grandfather**: You are embarrassment to my family.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Yeah, but--
* **Uncle Grandfather**: You are banished until you succeed in your quest.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Yes, but, Uncle Grandfather--
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Get your meat face out of my apartment, you balding baldy... bald-a-nam... bald-a-nama-ning-nong.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Alright.
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Brenda, back up into my hands.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: I wonder if this cloud does anything? Oh. Who was that Brenda with the hamburgers? She was so beautiful. I love her. Even though she cut off my ear. I'm a young man on a cloud with promises of hair. Promises of hair. What if victory. I love her. Why I am on this cloud?
* **Gerald's Mother**: Gerald.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Mommy?
* **Gerald's Mother**: Gerald.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Mom.
* **Gerald's Mother**: Gerald.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: What?
* **Uncle Grandfather**: Secrets of the....
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Umm.
* **Witch Head**: Your eyeballs look delicious.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Are you talking to me?
* **Rod the Anime God**: Beware the coiffed one.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Huh.
* **Action Hotdog**: Do the la la la la la, la la la la la.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: This quest cannot wait. I seek the ninth level of power.
* **Cat Man:** Halt. Not so fast.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Who are you?
* **Cat Man**: I am Cat Man. I'm gonna to scratch your face off.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Look here, Cat Man, you're little more than an obstacle placed in my path by the evil Coiffio, my ever-present and demonic enemy bent on destroying the world. While I am just a modest youth with a competitive spirit. Look how long this is taking.
* **Cat Man**: Hey, where you going? That's it? Come back here, I'm going to cut you. I'll lick a hole in you with my sharp tongue.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: That man in that cat suit, was going to be cleaning himself forever. They'll be more cats, more men in cat suits.
* **Felix**: Aah!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Look at that guy.
* **Space Ghost**: Oh! Oww.
* **Gerald Bald Z**: Are you giving this to me? Aagh!
* **Space Ghost**: I might--should sit down.
* **Coiffio**: Cat Man has let me down again. Why? Why do I keep relying on him? What the f\*\*k (Eff) are you doing?
* **Cat Man**: What do you mean? I'm grooming.
* **Coiffio:** Where is Gerald.
* **Cat Man**: Oh, he's getting chased by a bear.
* **Coiffio**: Oh, the bear I had to send because you were so busy with your fucking (Effing) grooming?
* **Cat Man**: Sorry. I can't--you're breaking up.
* **Coiffio**: The bear I had to send because you were so busy with your fucking (Effing) grooming?
* **Cat Man**: Are you calling Cat Man undependable?
* **Coiffio**: Yes, Pussycat Man.
* **Cat Man**: Yeah, you know what? Suck it.
* **Coiffio**: Yes! Model Robot, what do you think?
* **Model Robot**: I think we're dealing with a very, very, very smart person or a very, very, stupid person.
* **Coiffio**: And so we are very, very, very much in danger or very, very, very much...safe. Model Robot, prepare--prepare--pre--pre--prepware--pwe-- get ready the tree.
* **Coiffio**: Get ready the tree.
* **Model Robot**: Do you mean the battletree?
* **Coiffio**: Yes, the Trojan Judas hairnet battle tree!
* **Model Robot**: We don't have that tree in stock.
* **Coiffio**: Come on, man.
* **Inappropriate Comedy Tree**: I'm available!
* **Coiffio**: Ha-ha-ha! It's our Inappropriate Comedy Tree!
* **Inappropriate Comedy Tree**: I have sex with dogs! What's up with that?
* **Coiffio**: Yes! Yes! Clap your hands for Inappropriate Comedy Tree!
* **Gerald Bald Z**: This tree will keep us safe from the bear.

## **Links**

* http://www.adultswim.com/videos/perfect-hair-forever/perfect-hair-forever