"As-Capped", Way to Die #273, is the second death to be featured in "Grave Decisions: The Halloween Episode", which aired on October 31, 2011.
Plot[]
Old Man Arthur is a man modeled after Phil Spector. Donning a wig, he was a one-time legendary producer who ripped off every musician he worked with including a band known as "Jerry and the Atrics", who now reside in the nursing home with him. After saying the songs stink worse than his diapers, he's shown to also be rude and ungrateful to his nurse. Arthur told them that they were the scum of the world, he took his gun and told them that he would kill them, the musicians believed that he was just bothering them and the nurse told Arthur to put the gun down. However, his palsy affects the grip of the gun. Arthur yells at them "I'm a genius! I made you!..." and accidentally shoots his oxygen bottle causing it to explode, killing him and sending him to hell while his death gave Jerry and the Atrics an ending to their song and they mocked him by singing the ending.
"HE'S DEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAD"
Transcript[]
Narrator: Ladies and Gentlemen; Jerry and the Atrics.
Jerry and the Atrics: (singing) I'm old! (Oh, your time has passed). I'm old! (You got really bad gas.)
Narrator: They're the house band at the Full Rest senior citizen's center. It's a place where older musicians hang out and, if their arthritis isn't too bad, play some music.
Jerry and the Atrics: (singing) Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!
(Cut to Arthur arguing with a nurse)
Arthur: Where's my wig?!
Nurse: It's right here.
Narrator: One of the regulars was old man Arthur.
Arthur: Who are you?!
Narrator: A one time legendary producer.
Arthur: You're ugly.
Arhtur: In his prime, he ripped off every musician he ever worked with.
Arthur: Stop! Stop! This is crap!
Narrator: But now, those same players were tired of his act.
Jerry: When are you gonna pay us our royalties?
Jesse Wilder: Musicians, as you know, are always excited if somebody's interested in them, and you're just-they're just tryin' to make it, especially when you're young. Back in the 50s, when everybody was, you know, cutting singles and everybody just wanted a taste of that. They were just like "sure, I'll sign this, I'll sign that." The people that were makin' hit records that are still played, they're listening, I'm sure, at home just thinkin'about how they-they could've been livin' in mansions, still, at this point, or at least, you know, not ending up in an old folks' home, with no money left, you know?
Jerry and the Atrics: (Singing) I'm old!
Arthur: You guys stink worse than my diapers!
Narrator: From musicians to his nurse, Arthur was an equal opportunity jerk.
Nurse: There you-go.
(Arthur spits out the water)
Arthur: Warm. You can't do anything right. Help me up.
Nurse: Where are you gonna go?
Arthur: Shut up nurse! Fat bitch.
Jerry: Why do you put up with that guy?
Nurse: I've had it!
Narrator: Arthur was famous for two things: bad wigs and carrying a gun.
Guitar player: You've owed me money for thirty years!
Arthur: Musicians. Ha!
(Arthur then pulls out a Colt Single Action Army and cocks back the hammer, pointing it at the band)
Arthur: They're the scum of the earth!
Narrator: He raised his palsied hand and took aim.
Arthur: Every one of you, you'll all die!
Nurse: ARTHUR! PUT THAT GUN DOWN, ARTHUR!!!
Arthur: I'm a genius! I made you!
(Arthur accidentally shoots his oxygen tank, causing an explosion)
Jerry and the Atrics: (Scream)
Eddie Paul: By him shooting down at his own bottle, he hit the weakest part of the bottle, which is where the valve is connected, 'cause there's a hole in the bottle. That would've forced the valve up, the bottle would've opened up like a flower, instantly blown all the oxygen out of it. It would've been a catastrophic explosion, and he was as close as can get to it, so it would've taken him out.
(Recap, Epic Rock Piece is playing)
Narrator: Arthur screwed everyone he ever worked with. But in the end, he gave Jerry and the Atrics an ending to their song.
Jerry and the Atrics: (Singing) HE'S DEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!
Cast & Interviewees[]
- Jacob Reff - Arthur (Lead; Intended victim)
- Jesse Wilder - Music Producer
- Eddie Paul - Engineer
Trivia[]
- Also called "Killjoy" on the Spike TV website and no it's not named after boss from dark deception.
- This is one of the Deaths at the end that shows the picture of the Victim before they die, also is one of the deaths who don't see the dead body of the victim after the death, however there too much smoke in the set.
- This death doesn't end with the deathcard theme and instead uses the continuation of Jerry and the Atrics singing "HE'S DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAD!!!"
- The location is the same as Butt Plugged and Sun Burnt.
- The weapon carried by Old Man Arthur which he accidentally fired at the oxygen canister and used to threaten the band is a Colt Single Action Army revolver.
- The name of death is a play on words, with "ASCAP" (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) AND "Cap" (tube, bottle)
- This is one of 2 deaths caused by oxygen tank explosions. The other is Butt F***ed.
- Two people have died this way. One was a smoking woman and the other was a man who’s tank burned.
- This death takes place a day before Little Chop Of Horrors.
- This death is similar to Down With The Clown because when both victims died, the group continued singing their song to gloat the victim.
Foreign Names[]
- Oxigenazo (Oxygenation) - Latin American Spanish dub
- Oxigenado (Oxygenated) - Brazilian Portuguese dub
- Botellazo (Bottled Up) - European Spanish dub
- Strzał w dziesiątkę (Shot in the Dark) - Polish dub
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