Defend/Attack
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TEAM HOWARD!!
When one considers the villains from popular cult television program The Mighty Boosh, it is undeniable that they are a strange and varied bunch. While characters such as The Hitcher may be more popular, the villain which could be called most effective and indeed the best is the character of the Black Frost.
As Howard Moon: Explorer explains it, “Old Eskimo legend tells of the terrible frost that descends in an instant. Can freeze a man in a second. You try to scream, you can’t scream. Black Frost freezes your scream in midair. Eurghh… all jutting out of your mouth in an icy tangle.”#
What this tells us is that Black Frost can move quickly, fast enough that there is no escaping him, but also he is gentlemanly enough to let you leave a final message for the world. Should they be lucky enough to find it and defrost it.
Black Frost appears in the pilot episode, making him a fundamental cornerstone of the program, and he also appears in what is arguably the most popular episode of the Boosh, “Tundra.”
Black Frost has the honor of being played by Dave Brown, when many other villains such as the Crack Fox or Hitcher were played by Julian and Noel, making it more difficult to put both Howard and Vince in shot with those villains. Black Frost also has an etching done of him, which makes its way into Dixon Bainbridge’s powerpoint presentation on the Arctic Tundra.
The pilot episode also displays a carving of Black Frost, which later proves to be a fairly accurate rendition of Black Frost’s spiky exterior.
The Black Frost of the episode has the audience benefit of being a lycra outfit, and Black Frost also has quite a modern hairdo, being quite spiky.
His nose is another wonder to behold in its length and prominence.
However, the blur out effect of Black Frost in the pilot makes him quite a terrifying figure to behold, especially if one is a small child or on acid.
Actually, he is quite scary even if one is not a small child and has never taken acid. Even the Series 1 Black Frost, who seems to be more of a friendly character, gives quite a terrifying look to the camera.
He also succeeds as a villain because unlike the Hitcher or The Spirit of Jazz, Black Frost has actually killed people, and done so on screen, and we as viewers have seen the results of his villainy. He threatens not just one of our main characters, but both of them when they are vulnerable and helplessly tied to the shrine of the Egg of Mantunbi. Black Frost freezes Dixon Bainbridge, a man who is difficult to defeat, and while Bainbridge eventually escapes due to the heat stored in his moustache, he briefly lets us believe our Zookeeper heroes have succeeded for once.
His imminent threat also forces our main characters to declare their love for one another, which many a Boosh fan will agree is perhaps Black Frost’s greatest contribution to the Mighty Boosh series. Unlike so many other villains, who simply caused Howard to declare “I don’t want to die, I’ve got so much to give!” the ceremony associated with being sacrificed to Black Frost by the Parka People allowed enough time for Howard to arrive at a confession of his love for Vince.
Beyond this, Black Frost also defeated the famous explorer Biggy Shackleton, for whom even Dixon Bainbridge shows reverence.
Known as a “Hideous, icy bastard”# according to Dixon Bainbridge, and called “frosty”# by Bob Fossil, Black Frost has the power to render those he encounters “crushed and lifeless, like crisps under bison,”# or if you ask Ayoade-Bainbridge of the Pilot episode, “Rice Krispies under bison.” Black Frost can also freeze you in “the most horrific way possible.”#
Black Frost’s other skills include looking like Keith Flint from The Prodigy, according to Noel Fielding in the audio commentary of “Tundra,” shooting white smoke out of his codpiece to freeze you,
wearing cowboy boots so awesome Vince has to steal them,
and dancing.
However it is notable that in the original pilot Black Frost freezes with an icy stare, and he has no codpiece.
The dancing abilities of the series 1 Black Frost have also increased, though he moves less quickly than the pilot Black Frost, who disappears with a quick camera jump only to reappear through the magic of editing. Series 1 Black Frost displays exactly why it is that Dave Brown became the impromptu choreographer for all of the Series 1 song and dance numbers, as Dave Brown and Black Frost are clearly dancing fiends.
Black Frost’s only known weaknesses seem to be Polar Bears hellbent on protecting their sweethearts, and when confronted with such a polar bear, Black Frost can be defeated with a single punch.
In the pilot Black Frost’s weakness seems to be Vince’s overly loud Gary Numan ringtone, which causes Black Frost to explode.
The same mobile phone rendition of “Cars” however also exploded glass, suggesting that Black Frost is perhaps only as strong as that substance. It is questionable whether Black Frost is made of frost and iciness himself, as the Pilot costume might suggest, or is merely the spirit of such things, as the lycra/codpiece combo of the actual episode would imply.
When defeated Black Frost also exclaims “Crikey!” though it can also be noted this exclamation was add in ADR (additional dialogue recording). Other lesser known users of the phrase include Steve Irwin, cockneys, and the general population of Australia. Since Merriam-Webster notes that this is a shortening of Christ, or possibly as Urban Dictionary suggests “Christ the King,” we can also add taking Christ’s name in vain to the list of Black Frost’s misdeeds.
Black Frost also has very notable theme music, which in the pilot is a menacing kind of techno, but in the actual episode is a winding yet jaunty electronic tune.
In conclusion, the evidence is overwhelming that Black Frost is quite simply the best character ever created for The Mighty Boosh.
TEAM HOWARD!!
When one considers the villains from popular cult television program The Mighty Boosh, it is undeniable that they are a strange and varied bunch. While characters such as The Hitcher may be more popular, the villain which could be called most effective and indeed the best is the character of the Black Frost.
As Howard Moon: Explorer explains it, “Old Eskimo legend tells of the terrible frost that descends in an instant. Can freeze a man in a second. You try to scream, you can’t scream. Black Frost freezes your scream in midair. Eurghh… all jutting out of your mouth in an icy tangle.”#
What this tells us is that Black Frost can move quickly, fast enough that there is no escaping him, but also he is gentlemanly enough to let you leave a final message for the world. Should they be lucky enough to find it and defrost it.
Black Frost appears in the pilot episode, making him a fundamental cornerstone of the program, and he also appears in what is arguably the most popular episode of the Boosh, “Tundra.”
Black Frost has the honor of being played by Dave Brown, when many other villains such as the Crack Fox or Hitcher were played by Julian and Noel, making it more difficult to put both Howard and Vince in shot with those villains. Black Frost also has an etching done of him, which makes its way into Dixon Bainbridge’s powerpoint presentation on the Arctic Tundra.
The pilot episode also displays a carving of Black Frost, which later proves to be a fairly accurate rendition of Black Frost’s spiky exterior.
The Black Frost of the episode has the audience benefit of being a lycra outfit, and Black Frost also has quite a modern hairdo, being quite spiky.
His nose is another wonder to behold in its length and prominence.
However, the blur out effect of Black Frost in the pilot makes him quite a terrifying figure to behold, especially if one is a small child or on acid.
Actually, he is quite scary even if one is not a small child and has never taken acid. Even the Series 1 Black Frost, who seems to be more of a friendly character, gives quite a terrifying look to the camera.
He also succeeds as a villain because unlike the Hitcher or The Spirit of Jazz, Black Frost has actually killed people, and done so on screen, and we as viewers have seen the results of his villainy. He threatens not just one of our main characters, but both of them when they are vulnerable and helplessly tied to the shrine of the Egg of Mantunbi. Black Frost freezes Dixon Bainbridge, a man who is difficult to defeat, and while Bainbridge eventually escapes due to the heat stored in his moustache, he briefly lets us believe our Zookeeper heroes have succeeded for once.
His imminent threat also forces our main characters to declare their love for one another, which many a Boosh fan will agree is perhaps Black Frost’s greatest contribution to the Mighty Boosh series. Unlike so many other villains, who simply caused Howard to declare “I don’t want to die, I’ve got so much to give!” the ceremony associated with being sacrificed to Black Frost by the Parka People allowed enough time for Howard to arrive at a confession of his love for Vince.
Beyond this, Black Frost also defeated the famous explorer Biggy Shackleton, for whom even Dixon Bainbridge shows reverence.
Known as a “Hideous, icy bastard”# according to Dixon Bainbridge, and called “frosty”# by Bob Fossil, Black Frost has the power to render those he encounters “crushed and lifeless, like crisps under bison,”# or if you ask Ayoade-Bainbridge of the Pilot episode, “Rice Krispies under bison.” Black Frost can also freeze you in “the most horrific way possible.”#
Black Frost’s other skills include looking like Keith Flint from The Prodigy, according to Noel Fielding in the audio commentary of “Tundra,” shooting white smoke out of his codpiece to freeze you,
wearing cowboy boots so awesome Vince has to steal them,
and dancing.
However it is notable that in the original pilot Black Frost freezes with an icy stare, and he has no codpiece.
The dancing abilities of the series 1 Black Frost have also increased, though he moves less quickly than the pilot Black Frost, who disappears with a quick camera jump only to reappear through the magic of editing. Series 1 Black Frost displays exactly why it is that Dave Brown became the impromptu choreographer for all of the Series 1 song and dance numbers, as Dave Brown and Black Frost are clearly dancing fiends.
Black Frost’s only known weaknesses seem to be Polar Bears hellbent on protecting their sweethearts, and when confronted with such a polar bear, Black Frost can be defeated with a single punch.
In the pilot Black Frost’s weakness seems to be Vince’s overly loud Gary Numan ringtone, which causes Black Frost to explode.
The same mobile phone rendition of “Cars” however also exploded glass, suggesting that Black Frost is perhaps only as strong as that substance. It is questionable whether Black Frost is made of frost and iciness himself, as the Pilot costume might suggest, or is merely the spirit of such things, as the lycra/codpiece combo of the actual episode would imply.
When defeated Black Frost also exclaims “Crikey!” though it can also be noted this exclamation was add in ADR (additional dialogue recording). Other lesser known users of the phrase include Steve Irwin, cockneys, and the general population of Australia. Since Merriam-Webster notes that this is a shortening of Christ, or possibly as Urban Dictionary suggests “Christ the King,” we can also add taking Christ’s name in vain to the list of Black Frost’s misdeeds.
Black Frost also has very notable theme music, which in the pilot is a menacing kind of techno, but in the actual episode is a winding yet jaunty electronic tune.
In conclusion, the evidence is overwhelming that Black Frost is quite simply the best character ever created for The Mighty Boosh.