Recap / KikoRiki Ep 68 "Material Instinct"

Other dub names: Girls and Boys (4Kids), Material Instincts (Studio 100)

Krash and Rosa are playing table tennis. Krash loses to Rosa and asks her to play some games for girls instead, like dolls. Rosa refuses, because she has none of them. Krash tells her to play with Chiko for a bit, and he will make her a doll. Rosa feeds Chiko porridge and when he is about to leave, tells him that it's time for him to go to bed. Chiko objects, but Rosa says that she knows best.

Krash finishes making a cart and sews a doll. Suddenly, Chiko runs up to him in a baby's cap. Rosa catches up to him, claiming to have lost her "son". Krash gives her a doll cart and leaves with Chiko, but Rosa is no longer interested in dolls and calls for Chiko.

In the evening, Krash and Chiko play table tennis. When Krash runs after the flying ball, he runs into Rosa, who demands that her "son" to be returned to her immediately. Krash and Chiko try to escape from Rosa and run into Dokko. He tries to explain to Rosa that she has gone too far in her game, but this leads to her falling to the ground and crying. Dokko suggests that Chiko returns to Rosa. Krash agrees with him, saying that Rosa will eventually get tired and let him go. Chiko returns to the embrace of Rosa. Krash and Dokko are seen playing table tennis, while Rosa carries Chiko in a cart and takes care of him like a child.

Tropes:

• Baby-Doll Baby: Krash wants Rosa to use a doll this way, but while he's busy making one, she uses Chiko instead, though her ttachment goes too far.

• I Was Beaten by a Girl: Krash really doesn't take his constant losses to Rosa at table tennis well, eventually asking her to play games for girls instead.
• My Beloved Smother: Rosa turns into such a mom in relation to Chiko, not letting him go practically anywhere.
• Shout-Out:
  • When Chiko goes to see Rosa, Dokko says: "The Return of the Prodigal Son". When he gets to the Rosa, Chiko gets on his knees.
  • The original Russian title of the episode: Basic Instinct.

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