"ReTired", Way to Die #412, is the seventh and last death to be featured in "Bringing in the Dead", which aired on January 6, 2010.
Plot[]
Arthur was a retired old man and Shuggy a petty thief and criminal, they had nothing in common, until their paths crossed at the intersection of fate and death.
Shuggy was a life-long bad guy, entering in gangs and prisons without having earned honest buck in his entire life, Arthur was an 85-year-old retiree who lived his autumn days alone, he was at peace with himself and with the life he lived. Shuggy was planning his next assault, a gas station store, he put on his hoodie and moved, up the hill, Arthur towards his ritual, unable to drive due to his poor eyesight, he sat behind the wheel of his 1946 Chrysler Windsor, started it and traveled down the street of the memories of his entire life.
In the store Shuggy was going for his prey, while Arthur fell asleep, his time came, causing him to die, sending this poor retiree to Heaven where he belonged, Shuggy hit the employee, left him unconscious, took the money from the register and left the store, the worn out emergency brake slipped and the old man's car started rolling down the hill, Shuggy made a clean escape, while the car gained speed with the dead man in the driver's seat. Finally, the bad guy met the dead man and the classic car ran over Mr. Shuggy, causing hemorrhages throughout his body that caused him to bleed to death and die, sending this petty thief to Hell where he belonged.
"Arthur never met Shuggy while he was alive. Shuggy wishes they never met at all."
Transcript[]
Cast & Interviewees[]
- Edison S. Layne - Shuggy (lead/intended victim)
- Ron Schawrtz - Arthur (lead)
- Jason Romero - EMT
- Dr. Pavel Bindra - Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Trivia[]
- Since Arthur was 85, that would put his birth date at 1915 or 1916, depending on if his birthday had passed or not.
- Despite taking place in Scottsdale, Arizona, this death was filmed at Garzota Drive in Santa Clarita, California.
- This is the second death to have the number #412, this death shares its number with Em-Bear-Assed, S**t Canned, Hair Today, Dead Tomorrow, Lesboned, Goon Interrupted, and Gang Banged.
- Arthur is the first person in the series to die of old age and natural causes, with the second being the old man in Premature Endings.
- Shuggy's death is similar to that of Flippy's death in Happy Tree Friends episode, "Without a Hitch", Cub's death in Happy Tree Friends episode, "As You Wish", Flaky's death in Happy Tree Friends web series episode, "Treasure Those Idol Moments", Giggles, Toothy, and Cuddles' death in Happy Tree Friends episode, "And the Kitchen Sink" and Brandon's death in M3GAN.
- The gas station in question Shuggy robbed, as seen from Google Maps via the location the death was filmed, is a Mobil.
- Shuggy's death is similar to that of Harold's death in Sumowed and Steve's death in Dead Light Green Light.
- When Shuggy got hit by a car, some of the Battlespire moan can be heard.
Foreign names[]
- Aplastado por el Muerto (Squashed by the Dead) - Latin American Spanish dub
- Retirado (Retired) - Spanish dub
- Von Toten Mann zerquetscht (Crushed by the dead man) - German dub
- Yanta sumida (Tire crush) - Lazoran dub
Goofs[]
- Anachronism: A 2005 Nissan Quest and 2007 Chevrolet Suburban are shown in the backgrounds, despite this death being set in 2001.
- Revealing Mistake: After Shuggy ''dies'', he can be seen breathing.
- Revealing Mistake: During an interior shot of the Chrysler rolling down the hill, the steering wheel moves slightly.
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