The Witch of Pickyoon

**The Witch of Pickyoon** is the eighth episode arc of *The Underdog Show.* In these series of episodes, a witch kidnaps Sweet Polly Purebred.

This is the first arc of season 2.

## Story

### Part 1 (#33 - 1/23/1965)

After Polly's plane crashes, Polly asks Underdog to pick some flowers while she waits under a tree she thinks is friendly. But the 'friendly' tree turns out to be the witch of Pickyoon. As Polly tries to scream the witch gags her and takes her to her castle. Underdog is at a loss to where Polly is.

### Part 2 (#34 - 1/23/1965)

The witch gives Polly a potion that puts her to sleep for a thousand years, and states that only a kiss from a hero will break the spell. Meanwhile, Underdog asks the natives of Pickyoon who speak in whispers due to fear of the witch, where he can find Polly. They inform him that she must have been taken by the witch. Underdog heads to the castle to find Polly asleep and insists the witch wake her. She tells him that he must do things for her first. To confirm how strong he really is, she has him go to an arena and fight her 'pets'. After finishing off all the creatures, he again insists she wake Polly. But the witch says she will only do it if he completes 3 tasks.

### Part 3 (#35 - 1/30/1965)

The witch reveals to Underdog the 3 tasks he must do before she awakes Polly. The first task, she tells him that the land is so dry and she wants him to steal the water from other lands to make Pickyoon greener. Overhearing this, the townspeople say that if he steals water, he will be as wicked as the witch. Instead, he decides to burrow down deep into the ground until he hits water and gushes plenty out to make the land green. For the second task, the witch instructs Underdog to make her land the richest by stealing the wealth of other lands. Instead, he goes to the nearest coal company and using his bare hands forms the coal into diamonds and then sends a truckload to the witch. The final task the witch asks for, is that Underdog leads an army to take over all the world.

### Part 4 (#36 - 1/30/1965)

Underdog has no intention of granting the witch's last request. With a heavy heart, he leaves Polly a prisoner of the evil sorceress. But not before he gets a chance to clobber this monster. The Witch escapes Underdog by flying through her castle and then, after stopping him at a dead end, sending a barrage of junk metal at the super-powerful mutt. Luckily for our hero, he is able to destroy the witch's metal barrage and he grabs the witch's broomstick and turns it into sawdust. The Witch, without her broom, is helpless and quickly disappears forever. After foiling the witch, Underdog tells the people of Pickyoon that he has destroyed the witch and that they are free. But the cheers and the joy of the now-freed Pickyoonians do little to ease Underdog's unhappiness, for Polly is still under the witch's sleep spell. Seeing how sad our hero is... and wanting to repay him for saving their lives, the citizens of Pickyoon promise Underdog that they will watch over Polly until she regains consciousness centuries later. As a parting gesture, Underdog kisses his true love and he inadvertency breaks the witch's curse. Taking his lady love into his arms, Underdog and Sweet Polly fly home to the cheers of the people of Pickyoon.