The story takes place in Amiens. A jazz funk master, having fled the U.S., is assassinated by his rival. Splinter, who learned to play the Rhodes by observing him, takes refuge in the sewers. There he takes in 4 baby musicians who had fallen there by accident. Exposed to a radioactive and strangely funky substance, the musicians mutate and change into skunks.

Splinter teaches each one to master an instrument in the hope of creating an odoriferous jazz-funk combo. He teaches Davidello the art of the Rhodes, sharp as a razor blade; to Kennyello, mastery of the bass thumping like a billyclub; to Raphaelo the technique of the alto and soprano saxophone, and the bass clarinette, notes shining like ninja stars; and to Joslinello the secrets of the drum set, percussive like a submachine gun.

In this way the group Funky Skunk was born, the only common point between Herbie Hancock and The Monty Pythons..their war cry: "You're a rotten egg!"

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