Figaro Pho

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Figaro ventures out for a short bus ride to the local village. Whilst smelling a fragrant rose, Figaro’s tranquility is shattered by the arrival of a very, very stinky man who sits right next to Figaro despite the fact that every other seat is free.

Figaro switches on an old gramophone only to discover his horror of 1920’s dance tutorial polka. Figaro proceeds to emulate the dance moves of 20th century dance heros Michael Jackson and John Travolta, only to discover that he has been observed by a very appreciative grandma Dorothy from next door.

Figaro goes about his usual morning ablutions only to realize that his skin is completely green when he switches on the bathroom light. Every time he switches the light off and on, his skin changes to a different skin pattern!

Figaro settles down to a nice meal of sausages, eggs and toast. When Figaro unwittingly consumes several mouthfuls of ancient curdled milk, his desire for morning breakfast comes to a grinding halt.

Figaro’s fear of Cats comes to the fore when he hears the horrific sounds of a meowing cat at the front door. In this episode we see how the roles become reversed by the cunning wily ways of a very crafty kitty.

Figaro takes another trip down to the bus stop only to discover grandma Dorothy is sitting on the bench, beckoning Figaro to sit next to her for some company. His horror of old people escalates as Dorothy offers Figaro a boiled mint from the bottom of her purse.

Figaro is sleeping peacefully when suddenly Boris the stinky man invades his dreams. In this episode we try to work out reality from fantasy as Boris keeps rearing his very ugly head.

Figaro is pruning a large cactus plant on his balcony but is thrown into shock and horror when he unwittingly snips the arm off a large stick insect hiding in the shrub.

Figaro discovers a funny shaped plate of jelly, and although he fears the translucent byproduct of horse’s hooves, he prods and pokes fun at it only to be abruptly reminded why he should be fearful.

Figaro exercises his obsessive cleanliness by vacuuming an impossibly high shelf in his lounge room. His closer examination of the shelf reveals an unsightly dust critter on the edge of the bookshelf. The discovery of the microscopic sized foe leads to a succession of unfortunate events, resulting in the worst possible dust-covered result!

In a World War 1 scene we see Figaro in the trenches fighting against a backdrop of approaching vegetables.

Figaro (an ardent bird watcher) observes a rare feathered beauty through his telescope, when he unwittingly leans on the telescope and redirects the scope to an approaching meteor.

Figaro welcomes blue skies and in a sound of music moment dances to his favorite spot outside – The edge of a cliff! His moment is ruined by the entry of a tiny cloud floating on the horizon. In an attempt to ward away the miniscule cloud, it zooms over to Figaro with puppy like enthusiasm.

The only way to Figaro’s bathroom is via the endless hallway lined with hundreds of spooky portraits. Figaro’s paranoia comes to the fore when he believes the portraits are watching him. The climax of his fear enters the scene when he is chased down the hallway by an enormous ‘Indiana Jones’ style eyeball.

Figaro is in Santa’s workshop, when he imagines himself being sucked into Santa’s terrifying beard. In a parody of ‘Alien’ we see Figaro being attacked by a menacing, face hugging beard creature.

Figaro tries to paint, but becomes irritated by a pesky fly. His fear of Vibrating to pieces becomes apparent when the fly lands on his hand and causes a tremor that escalates to the point where Figaro breaks in a heap of rubble on the balcony floor.

Figaro rushes to the toilet on a full bladder, only to discover that 3 stinky deposits have made their presence known in the toilet bowl. In a desperate attempt to flush the poo’s down the toilet, his conscience ignites, leaving him in a mournful and tearful mess.

Figaro lights the candles in his lounge causing his own shadow to change into a menacing shadow creature bent on Figaro’s demise.

Figaro attempts to be civil and polite to an innocent commuter called Herman, when suddenly a telecommunications van zooms by and erects a public phone right next to the bus stop. Figaro’s imagination runs wild as we see the phone turn into a lasso-wielding monster.

Figaro is peacefully laying down on the edge of the cliff (his favorite outdoors spot). The serenity is broken when his world literally turns upside down and he becomes the victim of an intergalactic vacuum cleaner.

Figaro is on a bobsled when he comes to the realization by simple equation that his 5kmphr limit could easily become 500 kph if he is not careful. Of course, safety is abandoned when he trips and stumbles back onto the bobsled and speeds down the treacherous slope down to impending doom.

Figaro pompously unveils a freshly painted portrait of himself, only to receive a karmic tickle in the nose and sneezes a gallon of snot on the portrait. In a Dorian Grey moment, we see how the ugliness on the paining is reflected on Figaro’s face! Brown paper bag here we come!

Figaro is wandering through a dry, salty landscape dying of thirst. He rushes to watery relief only to be disappointed by a cruel mirage. The final mirage being the cruelest of all...

Figaro is shivering by the fireplace as he grabs a piece of wood to throw on the fire. Figaro’s phobia comes to the fore when he observes a humanlike face in the piece of wood. In shock, he throws the wood into fire, which sends a vengeful calling card to all wooden objects and trees.

Figaro observes on his calendar that the 31st of December is the “rising of the great mole rat”. In terror, Figaro imagines the Godzilla of Mole rats on a destructive rampage towards his house, only to realize that his preconceptions were grossly misled.