mission incompletion

Z-Dub is obsessed with Little Einsteins these days. He watches it regularly and proudly yells "mission completion!" at the end of each episode. As I watched him excitedly watch his program this morning, I wondered, what if the mission isn't completed? What if they actually failed? It would teach a valuable lesson -- life doesn't always turn out perfect. Missions aren't always completed, just look at Iraq.

I can picture the episode now. Since they're so used to their perfect lives, those little characters wouldn't know how to handle the failure. Leo the conductor would probably hit the bottle to drink away his failure. His little sister Annie would probably end up knocked up after a night of seeking comfort with strangers. Little June, the dancer, would probably turn to pole dancing. Wanting more out of life, she'd end up turning tricks. Finally, Quincy would probably end up selling dope on a street corner.

Now that would make an interesting cartoon, wouldn't it?