Lobo

Lobo for President (1x10)

: 21, 2000

The humor in this episode worked really well for a couple reasons: First, there's the usual element of the random violence and general kickassness that makes Lobo damn cool. From Lobo ripping out the dude's skeleton to Lobo's hairy ass having a band-aid on it, Lobo was in his element throughout the episode. Fragging those politician dudes one by one? Nice touch! Secondly, the neat thing about this episode is that the narration sounds eerilie similar to what an authentic candidate endorsement might be like in modern politics. Amazingly, the episode actually conveys a compelling, welcome, and hilarious message about campaigns and the way we view them: as entertainment. Lobo's being a bastard as always, but the campaign still manages to twist him into seeming like some heroic figure, which Lobo himself points at the end. The ep has the usual Lobo elements, but is unique in that the contrast between what is being said and the reality of the situation is what makes it funny.