After I have done with the testing of characters' screen time in this episode, I decided to write an article for this episode. This is one of the episodes that I think that many fans of the old anime series will remember which is the episode where Maya and Willy met a stinkbug and Hannibal the daddy long legs spider and is the twentieth episode of the European version. Ξefore I describe the plot of the episode, I'm going to tell you something about the stinkbug is that he appears to be based on the one from the eighth chapter of the original book and Hannibal appeared in the ninth chapter of the same book. The episode starts where Willy had woken up to a terrible gale and told Maya to see this gale, but Maya was not afraid and found it amusing and told him not to be so afraid of it, but suddenly the wind had become so strong that the two little bees were trying to hold each other's hand until they succeeded and Willy entered the same flower that Maya was there. After that, the two little bees started eating/drinking nectar from the flower, but Willy thought the gale had stopped and told Maya to go out to see if it had really stopped, but as she got out of the flower she saw that the wind had blown it from a great distance and she called Willy to see it. Willy was very afraid when he saw that, but Maya still found it amusing, but as strong as the wind had become it had turned the flower upside down which made both Maya and Willy dizzy and in the end the flower fell down to the ground. Maya and Willy managed to get out of the flower but the strong wind had blown it away until they fell down and trying to get through the wind they managed to find a hole under a tree they entered and greeted various insects that were here which are Flip, Hieronimus the centipede, and a ladybug. Maya explained to them about the gale she had seen and said it was fun, but Hieronimus told her that in such a gale it is not good to laugh and explained to her the story of how he had lost all his legs before finding them and putting them back on his body but he said he went to a doctor (who it could be Dr. Heinrich Snail) to put all his legs on his body, but the doctor had confused his left and right legs which he was not so happy with that result. Then the ladybug went to explain his story with the gale how he had lost all his spots together with another friend of him who was also a ladybug, but with the strong wind had detached all their spots and blew them away until they managed to find them after three days putting their spots back on their backs and that's where the story of the ladybug ended. Maya was shocked at these stories she had heard from the ladybug and Hieronimus, but Flip who was very skeptical did not believe that these stories were true and the ladybug and Hieronimus started laughing at Flip for his disbelief. Then suddenly a stinkbug appeared next to Maya and Willy who was a little shy to go talk to them and decided to sit down and rest himself. Maya asked the stinkbug why he doesn't come near her and her friends, but the ladybug warned Maya not to let the stinkbug go near them but Maya decided to go talk to the stinkbug in the end. Maya explained to the stinkbug to go and hear about the stories they told before about the gale, but the stinkbug didn't want to hear them because the other insects don't like him so much without Maya knowing why everyone else doesn't like the stinkbug and Flip explained to her that something terrible will happen if the stinkbug hears any of the stories about the gale, but Maya ignored Flip's warning and continued talking to the stinkbug. Then at this moment, the ant soldiers had entered the hole in the tree and the ant general asked Maya and the other insects what they were doing there and Maya replied that she and the other insects were telling stories about the gale that with this, the ant general found it interesting and explained to her the story of how the ants (some of them were black and some of others were white) worked together until they were blown away by a strong wind which in the end made them all black and white and that's how the story of the ants ended. After Maya had heard the story of the ants, she had noticed that something was wrong with the stinkbug who had become so agitated with everything he had heard that he was ready to burst from the redness on his body that caused the ants to run away at the end. Maya was so curious to know what was going on with the stinkbug, but Flip warned her to not go near him, but the stinkbug ended up releasing his foul gas that made everyone dizzy which still made Maya so dizzy that she was close to tears from the horrible smell until she finally passed out. Then her friends were worried about her that they decided to make her come to her senses and as when she came to she said that this smell was horrible which made the stinkbug laugh at it and told her that he didn't know she was going to pass out after he released his foul gas, then Flip told the stinkbug that he should be ashamed of himself for making Maya pass out with his stinkiness and he explained to Maya why he and the other insects don't want any good relationship with the stinkbug which she understood and sighed. Then Hannibal entered the hole in the tree and Maya greeted him. As Maya allowed Hannibal to pass, she just noticed that one of his legs was missing by counting his legs to seven and asked him why he has seven legs and he explained that normally his species has eight legs and he lost one. Maya asked Hannibal how he lost one of his legs and at first he was embarrassed to talk about it, but Maya told him to talk about it and Hannibal explained to her that it was a man's fault that made Maya and the others being shocked about it. Then Hannibal explained his story, he entered a window of a house where there were various insects sitting on the window glass at the same time a moth passed through the house and had reached the lamp where the man was sitting at the same time. The man saw the moth flying around the lamp and hit him with a book he had in one hand and was about to grab him and Hannibal came down with a web to go save the moth from the man, but he failed and the man grabbed him by one leg until he managed to escape him when he lost his leg and ran away that at the same time, the man let the moth fly out of the window and after that, Hannibal finished his story. But the stinkbug starts turning red again from his agitation and he said that he was very moved by Hannibal's story and Maya went next to the stinkbug to calm him down by taking a long breath so that all the redness would fall from his body. After that, the stinkbug calmed down and he told everyone that he can be easily moved by hearing touching stories and Flip scolded Hannibal for the story he told and told him he told a lie as he explained his story by telling him he was a daddy long legs and not a spider (as only spiders make webs) and asked him what else he said was all lies and Hannibal had admitted that he had told his story wrong and decided to retell it. He explained that the moth was flying around the lamp and the man was just looking at the moth which at that moment, Hannibal went behind the table and hid in a glass of water. As he was walking, the man noticed him and touched one of his legs with one of his fingers which he couldn't get away from him until the moth threw dust over the man's eyes to blind him and save Hannibal who in the same time, one of his legs was cut off as he was running away and thus Hannibal finished his story. Then Maya told Hannibal that what had happened was the opposite where the moth saved his life instead of him saving the moth's life in the previous telling of his story and he replied to her that was exactly the case. But Flip still didn't believe Hannibal's story and asked the stinkbug if that had upset him more but indeed the stinkbug was so angry and upset with all these stories he had heard from others and he didn't believe all the stories which made his body turn red from his nerves and Flip was trying to calm the stinkbug down. When Maya, Willy, Flip and the other insects were trying to calm down the stinkbug, suddenly a mantis appeared inside the hole in the tree to go eat Maya and her friends at the time he saw them calm down stinkbug, but the stinkbug couldn't take it any longer and made Flip, Hieronimus, Hannibal and the ladybug to run away from him, but where they saw the mantis appear nearby and immediately they were trying to run away from him to escape the terrible danger that occurred. Maya was still trying to calm the stinkbug down but he refused to believe anyone when the mantis immediately came to him to eat him, but by this time, he had burst out and released his foul gas which made the mantis dizzy and all insects again causing them all to run away from the hole in the tree except for Maya and Willy who had passed out. When Maya and Willy finally came to their senses, they noticed that almost everyone was gone except the stinkbug who was still sitting there. But Willy thought that he had seen a dream with the mantis who wanted to eat them all as he did not recover well from his dizziness, but the stinkbug told him that it was not a dream, but it had really happened, but Willy went on to explain his "dream" about the foul gases that had affected him but the stinkbug explained to him that he was the one who caused all this which after that, Willy understood. Then Maya explained to the stinkbug that she and Willy don't have a problem with his stinky smell and said that she and Willy are friends with him. The stinkbug got excited and asked the little bees if they want to be friends with him and Maya said "yes". The stinkbug was so excited that he was about to burst as his body turned red, but he decided not to release his foul gas and calmed himself down in the end. The episode ends where the stinkbug told the little bees that the gale had stopped and said goodbye as he left and then the little bees flew away to find a place to rest or drink/eat nectar or pollen from flower to flower which I think is how it happened at the end of the episode. Here are the ranking results that I have gotten for each character who have appeared in the episode:
9. The Ant General (43 seconds)
Yes, the ant general was very unlucky in this episode and got the least screen time out of all characters by just 43 seconds which I found it to be a bit surprising that he lost to the ant soldiers for the first time ever, but I think he got a lot of screen time in the twenty-second episode which is an episode that focused so much on the ants and is the fourth episode of the European version which you will find that out soon when I will make an article for that episode.
8. The Old Man (50 seconds)
Yes, the man who appeared in Hannibal's backstory was the same old man who appeared in the link, but he only appeared in the flashback scenes which is why he got very little screen time, but at least, he managed to beat out the ant general by 50 seconds which is why he is not in the last place on this list though.
7. The Ant Soldiers (1 minute, 28 seconds)
Yes, the ant soldiers got a little more screen time by making it to 1 minute and have beaten out the old man for beating out their general, but they are still ranked lower in this list due they didn't stand the stinkbug who was ready to burst and release his foul gas when he heard their story and they ran away because of that though.
6. Hannibal (3 minutes, 2 seconds)
Well, I found it surprising that Hannibal didn't got enough of screen time, but he have managed to make it to 3 minutes as his flashback scenes also count when I tested him for the amount of screen time he got overall though.
5. Flip (3 minutes, 24 seconds)
Unfortunately, poor Flip didn't got enough of screen time either, but at least, he managed to beat out everyone who are ranked lower than him though, but don't worry, he will be ranked higher in the future episodes and he will enter the top 3 in some episodes that focused on him.
4. Hieronimus (3 minutes, 32 seconds)
This is something that might surprise you a bit, but yes, Hieronimus is ranked so high for once again, but he is not in the top 3 like in his link, but overall, I'm fine with him getting some more screentime in this episode though.
3. The Stinkbug (4 minutes, 50 seconds)
Yes, the stinkbug is one of the characters who have managed to get the most screen time out of all characters who are ranked lower and got into the third place by earning his bronze medal for the amount of screen time he got overall in this episode.
2. Willy (6 minutes, 23 seconds)
Now this is something that will make all Willy fans happy is that he managed to get a lot of screen time in this episode by getting into the second place and he finally earned his third silver medal which made him so proud that he have gotten another one and because he was so tired for getting so many bronze medals after he made it to the third place in the previous episodes, so yes, he is very happy about it now.
1. Maya (8 minutes, 55 seconds)
After losing to Hieronimus and the frog in the previous two episodes, she have managed to get the most screen time out of all characters in this episode by getting into the first place and earned her thirteenth gold medal by the amount of screen time she got overall since she is the protagonist after all.
And that's all of the results that I got from this episode and I'm planning to test the screen time of characters in the twentieth episode which is the one where Maya and Willy met Jimmy the firefly and is the twelfth episode of the European version which I will explain more about that episode in the article that I will make soon.
9. The Ant General (43 seconds)
Yes, the ant general was very unlucky in this episode and got the least screen time out of all characters by just 43 seconds which I found it to be a bit surprising that he lost to the ant soldiers for the first time ever, but I think he got a lot of screen time in the twenty-second episode which is an episode that focused so much on the ants and is the fourth episode of the European version which you will find that out soon when I will make an article for that episode.
8. The Old Man (50 seconds)
Yes, the man who appeared in Hannibal's backstory was the same old man who appeared in the link, but he only appeared in the flashback scenes which is why he got very little screen time, but at least, he managed to beat out the ant general by 50 seconds which is why he is not in the last place on this list though.
7. The Ant Soldiers (1 minute, 28 seconds)
Yes, the ant soldiers got a little more screen time by making it to 1 minute and have beaten out the old man for beating out their general, but they are still ranked lower in this list due they didn't stand the stinkbug who was ready to burst and release his foul gas when he heard their story and they ran away because of that though.
6. Hannibal (3 minutes, 2 seconds)
Well, I found it surprising that Hannibal didn't got enough of screen time, but he have managed to make it to 3 minutes as his flashback scenes also count when I tested him for the amount of screen time he got overall though.
5. Flip (3 minutes, 24 seconds)
Unfortunately, poor Flip didn't got enough of screen time either, but at least, he managed to beat out everyone who are ranked lower than him though, but don't worry, he will be ranked higher in the future episodes and he will enter the top 3 in some episodes that focused on him.
4. Hieronimus (3 minutes, 32 seconds)
This is something that might surprise you a bit, but yes, Hieronimus is ranked so high for once again, but he is not in the top 3 like in his link, but overall, I'm fine with him getting some more screentime in this episode though.
3. The Stinkbug (4 minutes, 50 seconds)
Yes, the stinkbug is one of the characters who have managed to get the most screen time out of all characters who are ranked lower and got into the third place by earning his bronze medal for the amount of screen time he got overall in this episode.
2. Willy (6 minutes, 23 seconds)
Now this is something that will make all Willy fans happy is that he managed to get a lot of screen time in this episode by getting into the second place and he finally earned his third silver medal which made him so proud that he have gotten another one and because he was so tired for getting so many bronze medals after he made it to the third place in the previous episodes, so yes, he is very happy about it now.
1. Maya (8 minutes, 55 seconds)
After losing to Hieronimus and the frog in the previous two episodes, she have managed to get the most screen time out of all characters in this episode by getting into the first place and earned her thirteenth gold medal by the amount of screen time she got overall since she is the protagonist after all.
And that's all of the results that I got from this episode and I'm planning to test the screen time of characters in the twentieth episode which is the one where Maya and Willy met Jimmy the firefly and is the twelfth episode of the European version which I will explain more about that episode in the article that I will make soon.