Mr. Stain on Junk Alley (Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta)5dvdsub
stainMr. Stain is a street-dwelling bum who has uncovered a twisted and bizarre world within Junk Alley, the back lot he calls home. Unexplainably, the trash that's piled throughout the garbage-infested alley... is coming to life. Now with the help of an unpredictable feline and a group of extremely unusual friends, Stain digs himself into the most magical, hilarious and sometimes disturbing adventures imaginable.
Episode 1
Egg
Mr. Stain finds a very uniquely colored egg and decides that he's going to take care of it. Palvan, on the other hand, wants to use the egg for food, and Stain is forced to violently fight him off. During the fight, the egg hatches a seemingly harmless fish. Unfortunately, when the fish shows its carnivorous intentions, the situation turns bad quick.
Episode 2
Refrigerator
When Palvan spots a refrigerator, his ravenous hunger convinces him to keep the prized possession to himself. The only problem is that he can't get the door open. Eventually, Palvan teams up with Stain, and they begin a series of somewhat disturbing attempts to try to open the door. However, neither of them saw a massive explosion coming.
Episode 3
Portrait
Mr. Stain finds a portrait of a beautiful woman and falls in love with the picture. He is enthralled by the painting, as he doesn't move, drink or eat anything. Palvan thinks that he has the perfect cure for Stain's stooper, but the giant feline's good intentions are met with disastrous consequences.
Episode 4
Heavenly Bird
Mr. Stain stumbles upon an abandoned bird with rainbow-feathered features and a gift for dancing. Immediately, Stain decides to take the colorful creature in as his pet, but he's soon forced to realize the bird can only survive in tropical climates. When he tries to replicate an exotic paradise for his feathered friend, tradgdy occurs, and Stain commits an unnerving act of sacrifice.
Episode 5
Cassette Tape
Mr. Stain and Palvan find a mystical cassette tape and use it, along with some spare junk, to make a doll that amazingly comes to life. The doll's only desires are to incessantly dance to the tape, and make Stain and Palvan nonstop dance partners. Unable to escape the dancing doll, the exhausted duo must fix the situation before the creation discovers its ability to display anger.
Episode 6
Magic Crayons
When Mr. Stain discovers what seems to be an ordinary box of crayons, he grabs his notebook and draws pictures that come to life... literally. Realizing the possibilities, Stain and Palvan begin a humorous and somewhat disturbing adventure of drawing things into existence. But when the fun goes too far, things get monstrously out of hand.
Episode 7
Binoculars
When Mr. Stain finds a pair of binoculars, he looks from a distance to see Palvan's softer side. As it turns out, the giant feline is secretly raising and nurturing a tiny kitten. Stain is continuing to observe this interesting event, when suddenly, a whole new factor enters into the equation that could change Stain and Palvan's future forever.
Episode 8
Toy Robot
Mr. Stain discovers a remote-controlled robot. However, the robot refuses to obey the control's signal. When Stain tries to figure out the robot's reason for rebelling, he finds that it's tired of being controlled and yearns to fly like a bird. Stain offers to assist the robot in flying, but of course, he becomes more of a hindrance in his disastrous attempts to help.
Episode 9
Wollen Yarn
On a snowy day, Mr. Stain picks up a single thread of woolen yarn. Little does he know that at one time, the long, singular thread was knitted into a magical mitten that came to life and helped a lost little girl find her way out of Junk Alley. Perhaps, in the spirit of magic, the woolen glove can be restored to its original glory.
Episode 10
Seed
When Mr. Stain plants a mysterious seed, it rapidly grows before his eyes into a beautiful flower. Amazingly, the flower takes the form of a luscious woman, and Stain instantly falls in love with her. Together, they dance throughout the night, seemingly unaffected by the fact that the world around them has been plunged into a galactic war.
Episode 11
Clay
Mr. Stain comes across some clay and molds it into a likeness of his face. Acting with a mind of its own, the clay finds Palvan and forms him into a living replica of Stain. Now, Mr. Stain must decide between a friend who acts and looks just like him, or his old buddy Palvan who lies beneath the clay.
Episode 12
Fishing Rod
When Mr. Stain and Palvan find a fishing rod, they decide to put it to use and end up catching a big fish in the nearby fountain. Sadly, after they cook and eat the fish, Stain discovers its babies yearning for their mother. Feeling ashamed, he takes pity on the fish and decides to raise them on his own with extremely outlandish results.
Episode 13
Human
Mr. Stain finds an abandoned baby in Junk Alley's garbage dump. In order to nurture the infant, Stain decides to steal milk and a baby bottle, which incites the police to come after him. Refusing to bend to the law, Stain faces dire consequences and sets off an unbelievable series of twists that leads to a struggle between life and death.
Episode 14
Epilogue
Fortune seems to have found Mr. Stain when, while playing his harmonica, he sees a beautiful woman across the way and immediately falls in love with her. However, an insanely twisted set of events begin to unfold that forces Stain to compete for her attention with his alter ego, a cocky and greedy mirror image named Handsome Stain.
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Commentary
I picked up Mr. Stain on Junk Alley (Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta) because I happened to notice this big green cat face staring back at me. I've always liked CG animation and I thought I might like Stain.
Stain doesn't actually say anything. In fact, no one says anything. Stain is reminiscent of golden age animation like Tom and Jerry or Road Runner where the animators tell a complete story without a single word of dialogue. The CG effects are fairly simple, but, the animators have constructed a complete and believable world for Stain and his companions to live in.
There are no naughty bits or gore. There is some violence, but, Stain's world is not a malevolent place. Even the gangsters are relatively benign. Stain is pure at heart and tries to do good, but, sometimes things just don't work out the way he would like.
I liked Stain from beginning to end and I particularly enjoyed the credits at the end of each episode. All of the characters are introduced at the end of each episode. I like the fact that even though there's no dialogue and we don't always know their names in advance, every character has a name. Also, there's a dance sequence where all of the characters in the series make an appearance. I found myself studying the dance sequences to identify which characters I have yet to meet. By far, my favorite characters are the Pylons. But, sadly, we don't get to see much of them in Stain.