Prismatology
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Prismatology is a philosophy founded by Hugh Bliss. Prismatologists pursue various mental exercises in order to attain a state of true bliss. Bright colors play an important role in prismatology, especially the colors of the rainbow. The tenets of prismatology are recorded in the book "Emetics: the handbook for multicolored happiness by Hugh Bliss". It is first mentioned in Culture Shock, and its owner first appears in Situation: Comedy.
The main headquarters of the prismatology movement is the Blister of Tranquility on the moon. In Bright Side of the Moon, Sam & Max pretend to be prismatologists in order to get inside the Blister.
The movement seems to have dissolved after the death of its founder, as it is not heard from or talked about after Season One other than when Mr Featherly briefly mentions regretting ever being part of it in What's new, Beelzebub?.
It is a thinly-veiled parody of Scientology (Emetics being a reference to Dianetics).
Details of what exactly Prismatology's goal(s) are are slim, as only one goal is known about it; making everyone happy all to allow Hugh Bliss (who is actually a bacterial alien) to eat them, as people's bliss is a food source for Bliss (who is from a continent of sentient bacteria). Hugh Bliss's Master Plan confirms this.
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[edit] Talismans
In Bright Side of the Moon many "Talisman"s are revealed; magic powers used by Prismatologists. They appear in and only in this episode. They are all activated via the mind.
- Spoon bending Talisman - Bends the shape of the target object (its shape must be spoon-like). Originally found in a display case by Sam and Max who later use it.
- Lead talisman - Lets the user see through anything lead. Used by The C.O.P.S. and S&M.
- Gastrokinesis talisman - Can make other people throw up. Used by Abe Lincoln and S&M.
- Magic hat talisman - Used to pull rats out of hats. Used by Mr Featherly and S&M on Jimmy Two-Teeth.
- Magician talisman - Switch places with somebody else; used by Hugh Bliss on Sam.
[edit] List
[edit] Prismatologists
All these people defunct from Prismatology after Hugh Bliss's death.
- Hugh Bliss - Leader and key master of organization, creating and continuing it for however many years all in order to hypnotize the world. Killed in Bright Side of the Moon. Has many magical abilities (changing color, placing photos in pockets mysteriously, disappearing). He is the owner of the Magician Talisman.
- Chuckles - Some key figure in the organization, he commands/hypnotizes Myra Stump, the Toy Mafia and Abe Lincoln. Killed in Abe Lincoln Must Die!
- Brady Culture - Connection to Prismatology unknown, though his hypnotism strategies are similar to that of Prismatology. Killed in Culture Shock.
- Philo Pennyworth - Joins the religion sometime after the events of Situation: Comedy and is the original owner of the "magic hat talisman". Defuncts from the religion after its owners death. Original owner of the Magic Hat talisman.
- The Bug - After helping S&M out for the last time, joins Prismatology. Later seen to leave it alive in Ice Station Santa.
- Agent Superball - The door guarder to the "Blister of Tranquility" located on the Moon.
- Abe Lincoln - After losing both the election, most of his body and the one he loved joins the religion as a head. He leaves the Moon after Sam & Max set him up for a date. Original owner of the Gastrokinesis Talisman.
- The C.O.P.S. - Joined the religion to create their new game (Tic-Tac-Toe) after their last game was lost. Original holders of the Lead Talisman.
- Hubert & Mr Spatula - Sam and Max's "office pets" who are shown to be very inactive throughout the season. Joined Prismatology for unknown reasons.
[edit] Hypnotized by Prismatologists
Most of these plans are seen in Hugh Bliss's Master Plan.
- Soda Poppers - Brainwashed by Brady Culture in Culture Shock to promote his image.
- Myra Stump - Brainwashed by either Harry Moleman, Chuckles or a Toy Mafian prior to the start of Situation: Comedy to keep a massive audience captive.
- Puppet President - From an unknown time to the events of Abe Lincoln Must Die!, the puppet president (who isn't even a real man) was hypnotized to run the country in accordance to the plans of Prismatology.
- Players of Reality 2.0 - Bosco, The Internet, Auntie Biotic, Sybil, The Internet Wizard. Hypnotized when playing Reality 2.0.
- The whole word is hypnotized briefly by Hugh Bliss in Bright Side of the Moon.
