Thank You Mask Man:

I am hoping Bruce’s clip makes sense to no one else as well. It’d be embarrassing if there was some parallel in those 7 minutes to something obvious that I just wasn’t catching onto, but part of me seems to think that this cartoon was inspired less out of methodical comedic planning and more out of a bad (or good) acid trip.

After watching the clip, I was thinking that it might be a commentary on selfishness and ego, demonstrated by both the people that want to thank the Mask Man and the Mask Man, himself.

The people that want to thank the mask man are irked that the Mask Man doesn’t even stop to accept a “thank you”, and feel slighted or irrelevant because of it. They don’t just want to be helped, but they want everyone to know that they know they are being helped. Otherwise, they’re charity cases. That’s when they get violent and forceful, and act as if they’d rather not receive any help from the Mask Man at all. A bit of ego gone awry as their pride has the potential to get in the way of their wellbeing.

The Mask Man on the other hand represents perverted ego as well. While he once did things out of decency, once he heard “Thank you Mask Man” come out of someone’s mouth, he had a trip and grew boastful. So much so that suddenly, he lets loose thinking that he’s some sort of god who thinks that everything and anything is his, whether that is telling a little kid to repeatedly thank him, or doing indecent acts with Tonto.

Or it could be about nothing at all. Honestly, I have no clue.