| "The Turbo Diner" | |
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| Release date | 2002 |
| Running time | 2 minutes and 25 seconds |
| Previous episode | "525 Crackervac" |
| Next episode | "The Snoozatron" |
"The Turbo Diner" is a short film in the Cracking Contraptions series. The film features the invention of the Turbo Diner, a device that helps quickly clean up diner.
Plot[]
In the night, while trying to repair the Autochef, Wallace tries a new replacement contraption. To help speed up Gromit's chores of preparing the table, Wallace activates the Turbo Diner, a machine that operates with coin usage. The Turbo Diner cleans the table via suction, but not before clamping Wallace and Gromit's hands and legs onto the chair arms and legs (to prevent the two sucked up into the vacuum). The Turbo Diner then instantly cooks a delicious meal, and lights the candles. But then the meter runs out of coins (as Wallace inserted a 10-pence piece inside, giving the machine a mere minute to operate). The table and meter are too far away for either Wallace or Gromit to reach because of the wrist and ankle clamps. Just as the machine goes up the ceiling, the minute is up and the lights and candles go out, leaving the duo hopelessly trapped in the darkness. How the two managed to break free has never been explained although Wallace believed he had a brilliant idea, he said. "Don't Worry. I've got a great idea!", at the ending with eyes in the dark scene.
Trivia[]
- As Wallace trying to repair the Autochef, he hums the Wallace & Gromit theme song.
- The kitchen and dining room have the same interior's wallpaper as in The Wrong Trousers.
- The episode was set at the time of the day after "The Autochef", which explains why Wallace was busy repairing the Autochef at the start of this episode.
- Wallace's eyes and Gromit's eyes are seen in the blacked out darkness.
- Wallace's line at the end of the episode "Don't worry! I've got a great idea!" pays homage to the 1969 film The Italian Job, which ended with Michael Caine's character stating he "had a great idea" to save the crew and the gold from falling off a cliff (hence, the term "cliffhanger") but not actually showing it.
Goofs / Errors[]
- When the suction machine comes out to vacuum everything, it doesn't suck up the table cloth.
- Until the lights goes out, Wallace's eyes were looking at each other.
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