"1 Angry Ghost" (一匹の怒れるゴースト, Ippiki no Ikareru Gōsuto) is the fifteenth episode of season 1 and the fifteenth overall episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. It first aired on November 19, 2010.
Synopsis[]
Panty and Stocking are put on trial for the supposed murder of a friendly ghost.
Plot[]
Panty and Stocking arriving at Judgement Day in handcuffs.
The episode starts with a TV program called Judgement Day, where the commentator explains they are going to be judging the Anarchy sisters. Upon welcoming them, he asks them how they feel; naturally, Panty and Stocking reply that they will rather not be there at all. Their fans go crazy, but the commenter declares that not everyone in the public is fans; indeed, a large section of the audience is waving anti-angel signs and chanting "No more Panty! No more Stocking!". The commenter proceeds to introduce their prosecutor: Tom Croose, who mourns for his friend and vows that the angels will pay for their crime - killing an innocent ghost.
The commenter summarizes the case by reviewing the life of the victim, a dog like ghost named Husband Petter. Despite being a ghost, he was surprisingly cheerful and good-hearted, becoming the first Ghost recognized as a citizen of Daten City, and happily married to another of his anomalously non-violent kind. However, on November 27th, he was found dead in Central Park, and the Anarchy sisters are the prime suspects for his murder. As the commenter finishes the story, Tom Croose solemnly declares that it is a tragic tale, but the angels simply ask if he can prove their involvement.
Before the trial can begin, the angels are given a chance to choose an attorney from one of three boxes; the oldest lawyer in the world, the cheapest lawyer in the world, and the lawyer with the highest IQ in the world. After the host assures them that the show doesn't lie, Panty and Stocking choose the third box - only to meet a monkey named Mr. Abrams. The host explains that Mr. Abrams is a certified attorney, and the smartest lawyer in the monkey world. The angels demand to know how the monkey is supposed to defend them, but Mr. Abrams reveals that he can speak perfectly, thanks to a machine on his head which translates his thoughts into speech.
With the judge presiding, the trial commences, and Tom Croose begins asking the Anarchy sisters a few questions. He reveals that Panty and Stocking were only five minutes away from the crime scene, making it quite possible for them to be the murderers. He proceeds to ask Panty what she would do if she saw a rampaging ghost. Panty responds she would shoot it - however, Tom Croose only whispered the "rampaging" part, and uses her response to imply that the angels would not think twice about killing even the most innocent of ghosts. When Stocking protests, Tom Croose produces several pictures of ghosts destroyed by the angels and asks if Stocking remembers their names. Stocking and Panty point out that they would never have a chance to learn a Ghost's name in the heat of battle, which Tom Croose explains is why they don't recall killing Husband Petter.
Panty dancing on a pole.
The prosecutor then presents the judge with Panty's panties, explaining that they are her main weapon. He asserts that witnesses at the scene of the crime heard gunshots in Central Park, which implicates Panty, as her underwear can transform into a gun. To prove his point, he asks Panty to demonstrate - despite the latter's reluctance, Stocking suggests that she just gets it over with. Panty starts pole dancing for the audience, reciting her usual chant, but the judge soon stops her, outraged that Panty would desecrate the courtroom with her lewd acts. As a consequence, Panty and Stocking are trapped inside iron maiden-like cases that only leave their faces exposed. Mr. Abrams begins trying to grab Panty's exposed bangs, thinking them to be bananas; meanwhile, Tom Croose calls Wife Petter to the stand, where she breaks down into tears, begging for her husband to return to her.
With that done, the commenter asks for everyone's verdict regarding the case, and everyone votes for the angels to die. Accordingly, Panty and Stocking are electrocuted through their restraints; when the initial shock proves useless, the commenter signals someone to heighten the power of the electrocution machine. It is then revealed that the commenter and Tom Croose are Scanty and Kneesocks in disguise - the entire trial is a front for them to finally be rid of the angels.
The electrocution machine eventually overloads before it can kill the Anarchy sisters; in the smoky aftermath, Mr. Abrams finally grabs Panty's bangs. Upon touching Panty's electrified hair, the monkey receives a powerful shock of his own, causing his thought translator to malfunction. As Stocking begs for another lawyer, the helmet falls to the ground, and Mr. Abrams gets to his feet, now possessing incredible intelligence. He objects to the prosecution's argument, pointing out that Husband would have left no remains if he had been killed by angelic weapons. Furthermore, large fang marks were found on Husband's body - thus, Mr. Abrams declares that the true culprit was none other than Wife.
Mr. Abrams after becoming smart.
Faced with this evidence, the audience turns on Wife, electrocuting her with the same force as the angels. Unhinged by the shocks, Wife confesses her crime, revealing that she was only playing the part of an innocent to protect herself. Deriding Husband's unwillingness to destroy humanity, she mutates into a four-jawed monster and attacks the judge - meanwhile, Mr. Abrams grabs the commenter and Tom Croose, using a residual electricity within him to shock them and remove their disguises.
Exposed and infuriated at another failure, Scanty and Kneesocks flee, leaving the judge to beg Panty and Stocking to destroy the rampaging ghost. The angels feign reluctance, citing the judge's own disapproval of their actions, but the desperate man writes his earlier statement and frees the sisters from their restraints. With palpable amusement at the situation, Panty and Stocking transform their garments and quickly finish off Wife Petter, to raucous applause from the crowd. Bidding viewers farewell, Panty and Stocking declare that justice always prevails - shortly before Mr. Abrams rips off the former's bangs and stuffs them into his mouth.
Characters[]
- Panty
- Stocking
- Scanty
- Kneesocks
- Mr. Abrams (debut)
- Wife Petter (debut)
- Husband Petter (debut)
- Giant Brown (in picture)
- Crazy Crazzy Gabby (in picture)
- Queen Bee (in picture)
- Bloody Hood (in picture)
- Cowpers (in picture)
- Hell Pound (in picture)
- Secret Speed Star (in picture)
- Ugly Snot (in picture)
- Boogey Pukey (in picture)
- No-Brain Ghost (in picture)
- Ghost Bot (in picture)
- Money Ghost (in picture)
Production images[]
Trivia[]
General trivia[]
- This is the first and only episode of the first season that Chuck does not appear in.
- This episode is implied to take place on December 4 because the murder of Husband Petter occurred on November 27, and the host of the show says it occurred 1 week prior to the episode.
- Stocking may have broke the fourth wall by asking if they could show their transformation sequence on television; although, she may also be referring to the fact that they were on live TV within the episode.
- At the end of the episode, Stocking thanks the audience for putting her in the electrocution machine, even calling it the "feel-good chair".
- This marks the first and only episode of season 1 in which Scanty and Kneesocks appear without Fastener.
- While Wife Petter was murdering Husband Petter, Scanty was seen in the background holding a gun.
Cultural references[]
- The episode's title is a reference to the American drama film, 12 Angry Men. The title card references the knife that was stabbed into the table during the jurors' argument.
- Kneesocks' alter-ego, Tom Croose, is an obvious parody of celebrity Tom Cruise. His appearance and role as an overdramatic prosecutor is based off of Tom Cruise's character in the film, Magnolia.
- In the Japanese dub, Tom Croose is also voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa, who is the official Japanese voiceover for Tom Cruise in dubbing.
- After the monkey was jolted and gained heightened intelligence, he shouted "Objection!", a reference to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
- When Mr. Abrams' brain was being supercharged, rainbow-colored lines of light were shown spreading through his brain. This is a reference to Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, where technical readouts of Lagann combining with other mecha would have a similar animation of glowing lines spreading through a silhouette of the other mecha.
- When Scanty and Kneesocks are talking about creating the false charge, they mention being outwitted by a monkey. Right after Kneesocks mentions being outwitted by a monkey, a quick lightning bolt comes down the middle of his face with a figure in the lightning. The figure may resemble Matilda Ajan from Mobile Suit Gundam. The “lightning bolt” is a reference to Mobile Suit Gundam, where certain characters, known as New Types, Six Sense activates (a lightning bolt will come down the middle of their face).
- Mr. Husband Petter and Mrs. Wife Petter resemble the titular characters from the American cartoon, The Ren & Stimpy Show.
- The scene where the judge dismisses Panty & Stocking's case and begs them to save him from the ghost is a reference to the courtroom scene of Ghostbusters II.
- During Stocking's speech at the end, she says "Justice always prevails", which is a reference to the 1994 manga series, Case Closed.
- After Mrs. Wife Petter transformed, she resembled the Thing's canine form.
- When killed, her scream of "Carpenter!" references the director of the movie, John Carpenter.
Music[]
- "S-Trip" - Panty starts her transformation
- "Theme for Scanty and Kneesocks" - Scanty and Kneesocks revealed
- "Cherryboy Riot Part 2" - The judge pleads for help
- "Fly Away" - Panty and Stocking transform
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