History Headscratchers / TheCupheadShow

*** Sally is also a PrimaDonnaDirector with a massive ego given that she ends up playing both Cup Rogers and the evil Catman rather than picking up two other participants in the audition. It is likely that the whole play is a vanity project for her (and she plays virtually everyone).

*** But then... Would it not make more sense for Sally to (personally) deal with Cuphead and the Devil and leave Mugman out of it rather than collectively kicking all 3 out? That way it would probably be a win-win situation: Mugman would likely get the role, Sally's theater would be safe, and Cuphead and the Devil would be reduced to backstage actors or outright banned from the theater for the chaos they caused. Either that, or at least having tact and telling Mugman why he can't have the role while rightfully punishing the other two. In the way she handles it, protecting her interests or not, Mugman is basically treated as a troublemaker solely because [[BlamingTheVictim he was on the receiving end of the actual troublemakers]] and his efforts to do well at the audition also go to complete waste as a result, which also means she indirectly helps the other two in succeeding in dragging him down with them.

** Probably cutting her own losses--Mugman became a liability the second it was clear there was someone out to get him. If she let him stick around, who knows how much of the theater would be destroyed in the crossfire? Callous, sure, but Sally's got to protect her own interests after all.

* In "Cupstaged", why does Sally Stageplay kick out Mugman alongside Cuphead and the Devil? In the case of Cuphead and the Devil it's at the very least understandable because they were sabotaging each other, but it's obvious as day Mugman did absolutely nothing wrong - he was taking his role seriously before very clearly getting slammed and injured by forces outside his own control, ''right in front of Sally'', and she ''still'' yells at him and kicks him out! What kind of logic did she follow that led her to decide that he should have been punished at all, let alone in the same way as his saboteurs?

** If a ''carnival hot dog'' can have a soul, why not a demon? Let's just assume, for sake of logic, that "soul" is synonymous with "personality and memories usually (but not necessarily) contained within a physical form". Stickler has a body, he has memories, and he has a personality (annoying and bland as it is), ergo he should have a soul.

* In the ending of "The I Scream Man", the ice cream man calls the protagonist of the book Mugman is reading "Captain Mugbeard" when he spoils that he dies in the end. Up until then Mugman simply self-inserted himself and the people he knows into the story, but the ice cream man also calling the protagonist Captain Mugbeard begs the question: is the text ''ACTUALLY'' like that?nm There's a published book with characters based on Mugman and his acquaintances that even banks on his PrecociousCrush? What's up with that?

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** Considering the Devil seemed to recognize the type of sweater it was, maybe the animal whose hair it was made from ''was'' some sort of innately holy creature, [[FridgeHorror and it's extinct because of that……]]

* Why was the Devil always obsessed with taking Cuphead's soul and after Cuphead obtained a sweater, he never bothered to take Mugman's soul? Was Cuphead's soul really that important considering there are billions to souls to get?

** During the episode that was previewed during Netflix's Geeked Week Table Read "The Devil's Pitchfork" [[spoiler: The Devil does just that. In exchange for Cuphead taking The Devil's pitchfork, he kidnaps Mugman.]]

** I believe the brotherly love is what "enchanted" the sweater, as it were. Now it can work for anyone
* I get Cala Maria's kiss undoes the petrification of Captain Brineybeard because of his [[ThePowerOfLove Power of Love]] being ignited by her returning his affections... but how did his ''parrot'' break free from being stoned?
* I get why Mugman turned into a Gingerbread Man, but why did Cuphead turn into a Gummy bear?
** ...Why not? Makes just about as much sense as Mugsy turning into gingerbread (i.e. none). If they had turned into any other kind of sweetmeat I'm sure the question would remain.
** Actually, there IS sense to Mugman's Gingerbread transformation, it's a play on the Gingerbread Man fairy tale character. Mug''MAN'' Gingerbread''MAN'', but what about Cuphead?
* In the ending of "The I Scream Man", the ice cream man calls the protagonist of the book Mugman is reading "Captain Mugbeard" when he spoils that he dies in the end. Up until then I assumed Mugman simply self-inserted himself and the people he knows into the story, but the ice cream man also calling the protagonist Captain Mugbeard begs the question: is the text ''ACTUALLY'' like that?!? There's a published book with characters based on Mugman and his acquaintances that even banks on his PrecociousCrush? What's up with that?

* I get why Mugman turned into a Gingerbread Man, but why did Cupheas turn into a Gummy bear?

* Stickler states in response to the Devil's furious threat of eating his soul that it isn't possible specifically because he's wearing the invisible sweater. So does Stickler, a literal demon from the Underworld, have a soul?

* In the ending of "The I Scream Man", the ice cream man calls the protagonist of the book Mugman is reading "Captain Mugman" when he spoils that he dies in the end. Up until then I assumed Mugman simply self-inserted himself and the people he knows into the story, but the ice cream man also calling the protagonist Captain Mugman begs the question: is the text ''ACTUALLY'' like that?!? There's a published book that features Mugman, the people he knows and even banks on his PrecociousCrush? What's up with that?