AI-animated satire from DOOOD What The?!. Reacts to a real news story; see transcript below.
Dooood! What the? Okay, check this out. Nine hundred wildfires in Canada. Detroit had the worst air quality on the planet. Trump called it an invasion. The smoke cloud hired a lawyer. His name is Gerald. The smoke cloud's name is Gerald. My name is Gerald and I am seeking temporary protected status, eh. I am genuinely displaced. You should see what it is like where I came from. I tried to go home but the wind is just not cooperating, bud. I have filed a motion against the wind. My lawyer says we have a strong case. Also I want to be clear — I did not choose Detroit. Nobody chooses Detroit, eh. That was the jet stream. I have documentation. The president has not responded to the lawsuit. You cannot serve legal papers to a smoke cloud. Gerald is still here. Gerald is everywhere. Gerald says he is really sorry about that. Duuude... What the. (sigh)
The episode responds to the significant air pollution in Detroit due to widespread wildfires in Canada.
In the satire, the smoke cloud personifies itself and hires a lawyer named Gerald to sue wind patterns for displacing it from its original location.
No, the lawsuit is entirely satirical; legal systems do not handle cases involving natural elements like smoke clouds or wind.
Gerald humorously suggests that nobody chooses to be in Detroit, implying it was the jet stream's fault for bringing him there.
'Temporary Protected Status' is a legal term used for individuals from countries affected by natural disasters or conflict; in this case, it’s humorously applied to a personified smoke cloud.
DOOOD, What The?! is a faceless AI-animated daily news-comedy cartoon. The host, The Reactor, reacts in disbelief to one real news story per episode, with whip-pan cutaways to animated characters. New episodes post daily.