 Through inanimate, the elevator's troubles are a running gag on the strip.Either it does not work properly, it's stolen, removed for repairs (and replaced with alternative elevation methods like a cannon or a bellow), or replaced by newer versions commissioned to a mixed list of builders (like a maker of chess pieces or a glassworker).Sometimes, another of Ibañez characters, Rompetechos, also visits the building, mostly causing Mr. Hurón some form of grief.