Mumbo Jumbo is a Kid's Show
As dense as this book is, this would make a great cartoon episode from the 60s. I know Mr. Mitchell mentioned that Reed himself referred to this book as cartoony but I just cannot stop reading this book like a Scooby-Doo episode. The pacing and goofiness just lend themselves to the medium so well. I was adding my own sound effects to every scene throughout the book. Firstly, Hinckle Von Vampton and Hubert “Safecracker” Gould are two of the most stereotypical villains I have ever read. Vampton even wears an eye patch. Vampton even has the wacky maniacal laugh that every villain written for 5-year-olds has. “Heh heh. He laughed. Heh heh, Hinckle laughed. Passersby stopping to watch this man double up on the street HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH.” It is just impossible not to see him and his evil henchman as the most basic antagonists ever devised. Their schemes for villainy are also very reminiscent of Doofenshmirtz's plans, just the most surface-level logic being applied. The scene w...