Did You Know?
This section is dedicated to the fans of the Land of Loome.
Here is were behind the scene trivia will be revealed:
- In the first ever Neo Eccentric pantomime show starred Cowboy Smithx as Napi, Joe Provost as Nighthawk, Josh Crowshoe as Santa Clause and Chance Goodrider as The Resurrected Rock.
- The character concepts of Deadless and Kawliga were first brought forth in the short film entitled "Wicken House" starring the great Garrett McDougall.
- Bucked-Off Moose and Killer Klown were first introduced in the same story "Napi meets Bucked Off Moose". Both characters would go on to become two of the most popular Neo Eccentric characters.
- The Elvin Tribe is not named after the more recognized term for elves but is derived from Cowboy Smithx's first name: Kelvin.
- The first character to utilize entrance music was the Killer Klown, when he made his first appearance during "Napi meets Bucked Off Moose". It was performed by original voice for Bucked Off Moose.
- The audio constuction of a story can can take up to 5 hours in the studio for a 45 minute show. Construction of the "Trickster Trilogy", a 3 episode show with each episode being around 45 minutes took around 10 hours to complete.
- Mahicans Diamond, best known for portraying Bucked Off Moose, got his break just by sitting in a bar waiting for a show to start. Neo Eccentric Entertainment was short one performer and enlisted him 15 minutes prior to the show starting, he would go on to become one of the top stars of the family.
- The first Dance Off occured during "Napi vs. Death", and was due to the belief that during an earlier story "Napi and the Wise Man in Red" it would have been better if the Dance Off took place instead of the Resurection Dance that brought Santa Back to life.
- Deadless was written out of the stories due to his character becoming stale. He was suppose to be the main nemisis to Napi but kept getting beaten to easily. Killer Klown would go on to assume the role off top heel.
- It is not uncommon for injuries to take place during a performance. Smithx suffered a hip injury during "Napi and the Rock" when he was slammed to the ground. J-Ro suffered a mild concussion when he was sent head first into a concrete floor during "Napi and the Demon of Halloween". Stacy Da Silva was the recipient of a hard unprotected shot to the head from the Thunderstick during Episode 1 of the "Trickster Trilogy". Marcie Meguinis injured her neck during a rehersal for "Wizard on the Rez" and would have to sit out of the performance.
- The original ending for "Napi and the Outlaws" had Napi being taken to the future by Professor Zondo. The new alternate ending has Killer Klown coming out and beating Napi only for Kawliga making the save to end the show. The reason for the change was due to the lack of funds for the costumes needed for the futuristic storyline.
- Black Out Witch is the only female heel.
- The Journey Music debuted during "Napi and the Tobaccoo Thief".
- "The Guild of Thieves" is not the first story where the heels triumph over the faces to end the show. Episode 2 of the "Trickster Trilogy" ends with Napi being beaten by Nomakks and Klawber, and Killer Klown had succeded in capturing Princess Leda with little resistance.
- The duo of the Outlaws; Billy the Kit and Doc Halliday, was spilt due to Billy the Kit becoming a more popular character. Billy the Kit would go on to be showcased during the "Trickster Trilogy" and join the Guild of Thieves.
- J-Ro has portrayed the largest number of characters out of all the Neo Eccentric Family, they include: The Rock, Deadless the Destroyer, Death, Doc Hulliday, Kawliga, Professor Zondo, the Demon of Halloween, Killer Klown from Outer Space, Buffalo Assassin, Giant Buffalo and even Napi.
- The first ever pantomime show "Napi & the Rock" portrayed the resurrected rock as the popular wrestler "The Rock."
- Contrary to what logic would dictate no man has played the role of Bogeyman. Only female members of the family have worn the costume of Bogeyman
- In the story "Napi and the Black Out Witch" a character named Gimit the Prophet was introduced, he was never brought back because he SUCKED!! He was suppose to be an ex-cannible that wanted to now help Napi.
- The charcter Drooble Squeakface also was a character that was debuted during "Napi and the Black Out Witch" and never brought back due to his poor crowd reaction.
- The Ghouli Dance first debuted during an intermission between episodes for the "Trickster Trilogy". Always generating a good crowd reaction it has been brought back as a popular introduction to recent stories.
- Two characters that are yet to debut but have been in the works for sometime are the Gophers, they have been on hold because of the lack of financial resources for their costumes. They are based on the two Plutonian characters from the hit animated TV show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force".
- Nayla is named after an establishment located in Calgary, that has been frequented by a number of the Neo Eccentric Family over years named NYLA.
- The real Creepervine Forest was the setting for Smithx's short film "Entombed" which starred John Rory Loftus as a hitchhiking busker.
- Narrator Persey Klaw is showcased on the SNAG Records complilation album "Rhymes from the 49."
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