Figaro Pho
Figaro Pho is about a boy swamped by an alphabet of phobias. Whether it is the fear of spiders, telephones, vegetables, bears or even fear of the great mole rat, Figaro has experienced them all! Each episode counts through the 26 letters of the alphabet, starting with Arachnophobia (Fear of spiders) and ending with Zemmiphobia (Fear of the great mole rat). Figaro Pho takes a "Patch Adams" approach to our fears and phobias. Laughter is one of the more desirable medicines...
Episode guide
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Arachnophobia (Fear Of Spiders)
Figaro is reading on his favorite chair (the toilet), only to be interrupted by a descending spidery visitor. In a vain attempt to rid of the furry fiend, Figaro blows the spider away with…
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Bromidrosiphobia (Fear Of Bodily Odours)
Figaro ventures out for a short bus ride to the local village. While smelling a fragrant rose, Figaro's tranquility is shattered by the arrival of a very, very stinky man who sits right nex…
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Chorophobia (Fear Of Dancing)
Figaro switches on an old gramophone, only to discover his horror of 1920s dance tutorial polka. Figaro proceeds to emulate the dance moves of 20th century dance heroes Michael Jackson and…
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Dermatosophobia (Fear Of Skin)
Figaro goes about his usual morning ablutions, only to realize that his skin is completely green when he switches on the bathroom light. Every time he switches the light off and on, his ski…
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Emetophobia (Fear Of Vomiting)
Figaro settles down to a nice meal of sausages, eggs and toast. When Figaro unwittingly consumes several mouthfuls of ancient curdled milk, his desire for morning breakfast comes to a grind…
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Felinophobia (Fear Of Cats)
Figaro's fear of cats comes to the fore when he hears the horrific sounds of a meowing cat at the front door. In this episode, we see how the roles become reversed by the cunning wily ways…
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Gerontophobia (Fear Of Old People)
Figaro takes another trip down to the bus stop, only to discover that grandma Dorothy is sitting on the bench, beckoning Figaro to sit next to her for some company. His horror of old people…
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Hypnophobia (Fear Of Sleep)
Figaro is sleeping peacefully when suddenly, Boris the stinky man invades his dreams. In this episode, we try to work out reality from fantasy as Boris keeps rearing his very ugly head.
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Insectophobia (Fear Of Insects)
Figaro is pruning a large cactus plant on his balcony, but is thrown into shock and horror when he unwittingly snips the arm off a large stick insect hiding in the shrub.
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Jellophobia (Fear Of Jelly)
Figaro discovers a funny-shaped plate of jelly, and although he fears the translucent byproduct of horse's hooves, he prods and pokes fun at it, only to be abruptly reminded why he should b…
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Koniophobia (Fear Of Dust)
Figaro exercises his obsessive cleanliness by vacuuming an impossibly high shelf in his lounge room. His closer examination of the shelf reveals an unsightly dust critter on the edge of the…
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Lachanophobia (Fear Of Vegetables)
In a World War I scene, we see Figaro in the trenches fighting against a backdrop of approaching vegetables.
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Meteorophobia (Fear Of Meteors)
Figaro (an ardent bird watcher) observes a rare feathered beauty through his telescope when he unwittingly leans on the telescope and redirects the scope to an approaching meteor.
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Nephophobia (Fear Of Clouds)
Figaro welcomes blue skies and, in a "The Sound of Music" moment, dances to his favorite spot outside -- the edge of a cliff! His moment is ruined by the entry of a tiny cloud floating on t…
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Ophthalmophobia (Fear Of Being Stared At)
The only way to Figaro's bathroom is via the endless hallway lined with hundreds of spooky portraits. Figaro's paranoia comes to the fore when he believes that the portraits are watching hi…
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Pogonophobia (Fear Of Beards)
Figaro is in Santa's workshop when he imagines himself being sucked into Santa's terrifying beard. In a parody of "Alien," we see Figaro being attacked by a menacing, face-hugging beard cre…
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Quassophobia (Fear Of Vibrating To Pieces)
Figaro tries to paint, but he becomes irritated by a pesky fly. His fear of vibrating to pieces becomes apparent when the fly lands on his hand and causes a tremor that escalates to the poi…
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Rhypophobia (Fear Of Poo)
Figaro rushes to the toilet on a full bladder, only to discover that three stinky deposits have made their presence known in the toilet bowl. In a desperate attempt to flush the poo down th…
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Sciophobia (Fear Of Shadows)
Figaro lights the candles in his lounge, causing his own shadow to change into a menacing shadow creature bent on Figaro's demise.
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Telephonophobia (Fear Of Telephones)
Figaro attempts to be civil and polite to an innocent commuter called Herman when suddenly, a telecommunications van zooms by and erects a public phone right next to the bus stop. Figaro's…
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Uranophobia (Fear Of The Cosmos)
Figaro is peacefully laying down on the edge of the cliff (his favorite outdoors spot). The serenity is broken when his world literally turns upside-down and he becomes the victim of an int…
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Velociphobia (Fear Of Speed)
Figaro is on a bobsled when he comes to the realization by simple equation that his five kilometer per hour limit could easily become 500 kilometers per hour if he is not careful. Of course…
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Wretchphobia (Fear Of Being Ugly)
Figaro pompously unveils a freshly painted portrait of himself, only to receive a karmic tickle in the nose and sneeze a gallon of snot on the portrait. In a Dorian Grey moment, we see how…
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Xerophobia (Fear Of Dryness)
Figaro is wandering through a dry, salty landscape, dying of thirst. He rushes to watery relief, only to be disappointed by a cruel mirage. The final mirage being the cruelest of all...
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Ylophobia (Fear Of Wood)
Figaro is shivering by the fireplace as he grabs a piece of wood to throw on the fire. Figaro's phobia comes to the fore when he observes a humanlike face in the piece of wood. In shock, he…
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Zemmiphobia (Fear Of The Great Mole Rat)
Figaro observes on his calendar that the 31st of December is the "rising of the great mole rat." In terror, Figaro imagines the Godzilla of mole rats on a destructive rampage towards his ho…
