Episode 6 · Swipe right to continue

The OK-ish Corral

The final showdown has arrived. Not at the OK Corral. That would require buying the missing A. This is the OK-ish Corral.

Start the Cartoon All Episodes
Wyatt Erp and Sheriff Spellcheck face Vanna Vowel at the OK-ish Corral while glowing vowels flicker over a dusty western town.
At the OK-ish Corral, the West will be won, lost, or at least spellchecked.
Story setup

The town gets one last chance to spell freedom without paying retail.

Vanna has challenged everyone to the OK-ish Corral, where the vowels are locked, the consonants are nervous, and Sheriff Spellcheck is trying very hard not to correct the name of the battlefield.

Wyatt Erp does not have money, a plan, or a complete last name. But he does have a town behind him, one public A, and a kid who knows how to pick locks made of punctuation.

Vanna wants control. Winner takes the words, plus obedience, payment, and dramatic lighting.
Sheriff has changed. His red pen is no longer for humiliation. It is for helping the town speak.
Wyatt must choose. Become Wyatt Earp, or stay Wyatt Erp and give the A back to everyone.
Cartoon reader

Episode 6: The OK-ish Corral

Swipe right for the next panel. Swipe left to go back. Buttons and keyboard arrows also work.

ERPdaily.com · Episode 6Panel 1 of 10
Exterior reveal of the OK-ish Corral at sunrise. Wyatt, Sheriff Spellcheck, the Missing A Kid, and the Vowel Co-op arrive while Vanna waits in the distance with glowing vowels.
Panel 1. The OK-ish Corral waits at sunrise. It is almost legendary, but still one vowel short.
Vanna Vowel stands on a balcony with glowing E I O U behind her and announces the rules of the showdown.
Panel 2. Vanna announces the rules: winner takes the words, the lighting, and probably the service fee.
Wyatt’s posse prepares with broken signs as shields, beans as supplies, an honest ledger, and Sheriff Spellcheck polishing the red pen.
Panel 3. Wyatt’s posse prepares with beans, broken signs, and exactly one honest ledger.
Anthropomorphic consonants B, C, D, H, R, T, and N stand together, nervous but brave.
Panel 4. Even the consonants show up. Silent H may be quiet, but he is not absent.
Spreadsheet Slim presents a final showdown readiness matrix while everyone groans and Wyatt points at the snacks row.
Panel 5. Spreadsheet Slim’s final chart accidentally reveals the vault weakness: every lock needs a vowel to open.
The Missing A Kid sneaks under the corral gate and unlocks the vowel vault with the public A.
Panel 6. The Missing A Kid uses the public A like a key. The vault spills light. Vanna spills rage.
Vanna throws glowing vowels like cards while Sheriff Spellcheck fires red correction marks and Wyatt holds a sign reading WORDS ARE NOT AMMO.
Panel 7. Vanna throws vowels. Sheriff fires red marks. Wyatt steps between them.
“Words are not ammo.”
Wyatt holds the glowing A near his badge, almost becoming Wyatt Earp, then sees the town’s broken signs behind him.
Panel 8. Wyatt can finally become Wyatt Earp. Then he sees a whole town still missing its voice.
Wyatt places the A back in the public letter box instead of keeping it. Signs repair to BANK, SALOON, HOTEL, and JAIL.
Panel 9. Wyatt puts the A back in the public letter box. The town starts spelling itself back together.
The OK-ish Corral sign changes to OKAY-ish Corral while Vanna rides away plotting and Wyatt smiles.
Panel 10. The OK-ish Corral becomes the OKAY-ish Corral. Not perfect. Better. Some legends stay misspelled.
Next: A Fistful of Consonants.
← Episode 5 Back to Episodes

Episode transcript

  1. The OK-ish Corral waits at sunrise. Wyatt, Sheriff Spellcheck, the Missing A Kid, and the Vowel Co-op arrive while Vanna waits with glowing vowels.
  2. Vanna announces the rules: winner takes the words.
  3. Wyatt’s posse prepares with broken signs, beans, an honest ledger, and a polished red pen.
  4. The consonants stand together, nervous but brave. Silent H finally shows up loudly by being quiet.
  5. Spreadsheet Slim’s chart reveals the vowel vault weakness.
  6. The Missing A Kid unlocks the vault with the public A.
  7. Vanna and Sheriff Spellcheck duel with vowels and correction marks until Wyatt declares that words are not ammo.
  8. Wyatt gets the chance to become Wyatt Earp, but sees the town still needs its letters.
  9. Wyatt returns the A to the public letter box, and the town signs begin to repair.
  10. The OK-ish Corral becomes the OKAY-ish Corral. Vanna rides away plotting. Some legends stay misspelled.
Story continues

A Fistful of Consonants

The vowels are public. Now the consonants want respect. Silent H has a speech prepared, which is already a problem.

See the episode hubMeet the Alphabet Gang