Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023) s01e05 Episode Script

(upbeat music playing)
LUNELLA: Oh, my feet touch the ground ♪
Here I am world Did I drop a sound? ♪
Yeah, I have arrived ♪
And me and my girls
'Bout to dip and slide ♪
Swerve ♪
Better make way ♪
Skur-skur ♪
I've got rules to break ♪
Workin' non-stop ♪
Now it's time to drop ♪
Ooh, honey, boom, who's smart?
High five ♪
SINGER: If you didn't know it
Then now you know ♪
Moon Girl Magic ♪
LUNELLA: Yeah, I'm Magic! ♪
SINGER: Thought you knew ♪
LUNELLA: Thought you knew, baby ♪
SINGER:
Genius, inspiration on the floor ♪
Moon Girl Magic ♪
LUNELLA: Moon Girl Magic ♪
SINGER: Thought you knew ♪
LUNELLA: Thought you knew, baby ♪
(chuckles)
(upbeat music playing)
Bye, bye, Devil.
(upbeat music playing)
And hello, precious bed.
(groans)
(snores)
(knocks on door)
(yawns) Mornin', Mommy.
Uh-uh-uh, where is your silk bonnet, Lu?
You mean my silk nuts
and bolts holder? (chuckles)
Lunella Lafayette,
it's time you took proper care
of your hair.
But that's what I've got you for.
You know you love doing it.
I do, baby.
But don't even try it!
You're 13.
Old enough to know that
to love your hair is to love yourself.
Oh, c'mon, Ma. It's just hair.
(gasps) Just hair?
- Just hair?!
- Ugh, not
- The Lunella Wall of Fame.
- The Lunella Wall of Fame!
I look at this and remember
who you were in each moment.
Here, you were my curious,
curly-haired baby.
My talented and twisted first-grader.
My bold and braided fourth-grader.
My calculating and cornrowed
seventh-grader--
Please stop.
See, it's not "just hair," sweetie.
It's a part of you.
So when you take your school picture
in a few days,
these precious puffs will help us remember
who you are right now.
Well, right now, I'm the girl
who's gonna be late for school.
(chuckles) I should get dressed first.
(upbeat music playing)
(school bell rings)
(upbeat music playing)
Oh, Lafayette!
Hey, may need an assist
on the lesson today.
Like you may need to teach it.
Oh, you know, I got you, Coach Hrbek.
Case! Since when are you
in this science class?
Oh, I'm not.
I just needed to consult
on my picture day outfit.
Sunny. Spicy.
- Sunny--
- Casey. Hit it girl.
Please. Always go spicy.
But I still don't get all the fuss
about picture day.
My mom went in on me
about how my hair looked this morning.
- That's ridiculous.
- Right?!
Thank you, girl.
I mean, your hair always looks
messy like that.
Uh (scoffs) Say what now?
Like how it stands on end all frizzy.
But that's the look
you're going for, right?
Don't listen to her, Lu.
Yo, Clueless, after school.
- In my office--
- HRBEK: Okay so
robots!
We're building 'em.
(tense music playing)
(upbeat music playing)
Uh, maybe it wouldn't hurt
to try a new hair style
for picture day.
More fly and less frizz.
Lunella, your hair is fly as it is.
Yeah, but I need picture day fly,
you know.
- (wind blows)
- (gasps)
(upbeat music playing)
I need some of that!
CASEY: For the record,
I love your natural hair.
But, since you insist
- welcome to my lab.
- (gasps)
(upbeat music playing)
Okay, chica.
Say hello to your brand new do!
(scoffs) More like "yo" to your bad fro!
It's way too poofy, Casey!
Yeah, the curls are strong with this one.
Maybe you should leave this
to the professionals?
- With their hair goop.
- (scoffs) A relaxer?
Oh, no. My mama is not having it.
She's scared of the chemicals
for some reason.
Oh, what's this, Ma?
- Ugh!
- (crash)
If only some super genius
could bioengineer
a mega-strength hair straightening product
without the harsh chemicals.
(groans)
(gasps)
Wait a minute
(upbeat music playing)
LUNELLA: Moon Girl Magic.
- (crackles)
- (growls)
What do you mean you have a bad feeling?
I have to do this.
Give my creation
juice!
Yes, yes.
A little help, D?
(groans)
(tense music playing)
(gasps) Yes!
Look. At. That. Swang!
Watch out I.S. 833!
Ya girl got more silk than a worm
and she's gonna slay picture day.
All right.
Go ahead, Devil, tell me how cute I am.
Come on, don't hold back.
What's wrong?
- (screams)
- (screams)
(both screaming)
(upbeat music playing)
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(upbeat music playing)
(screaming)
LUNELLA: Shh! Casey! Casey! Shh!
My bad.
- (muffled screaming)
- (ominous music playing)
Okay. I'm done.
Que te paso?
I thought you weren't gonna use
harsh chemicals?
Well, yeah.
I made my all-natural hair straightener
but I supercharged it and somehow
changed the molecular structure.
Just say you used too much juice.
I used too much doggone juice.
Yeah, you did.
- (knocks on door)
- ADRIA: You guys okay?
(thuds)
I heard yelling.
Oh, yeah. Hey, Mommy. Yeah. We're fine.
We're just screaming and giggling
like normal teen age girlies
who aren't hiding anything!
(giggles)
Ah, it's fun being a youth.
Hey, yeah.
(laughs)
Who gave you that ridiculous lid?
(gasps)
The hat from our matching
Halloween costumes!
I knew you'd come around!
Should I get mine?
I'm going to get mine.
What is going on in here?
We're, uh
having a silly hat contest!
(chuckles) See, we're fine in here.
So you guys
go do you.
Out there.
You know Lu,
bald is not a bad look on you.
(groans)
Seriously, it brings out your eyes!
Oh, my family cannot find out
about my hair.
And picture day is coming!
Oh, my mom's gonna wig out.
(gasps) That's it!
Let's just say,
I went through a wig phase.
(choir vocalizing)
You're so weird, Casey.
Thank goodness!
(chuckles) Okay. Let's do this!
- Crista.
- Nope.
- Melva.
- Oh, yikes.
- Roxy.
- Whack.
- Tish.
- Fright.
- Veruca.
- Crazy.
- Sheba
- (gasps) Yes.
Oh, welcome home, Sheba!
(phone rings)
Duty calls!
Time to take my girl for a test drive.
(tense music playing)
(car engine revving)
You won't catch me, Moon Girl!
I'm the baddest that's ever been, baby!
Faster D!
Rockin' Rudy is getting away
in that souped up coupe!
(growls)
(tire screeching)
Oh, sorry, my helmet doesn't fit right
with this slippery wig.
Not that I don't love it!
Oh, y'all coming for these jewels or not?
I ain't gonna just give 'em to you.
Later gator.
(laughs)
Oh, I can't see!
Have a nice trip!
(screams)
- (whines)
- Devil?
Rockin' Rudy is rollin' out! ♪
Oh, Devil. You're hurt.
Hey, what's this?
It looks like hair.
I'm running an analysis
on the hair I found as we speak.
I'll know who's behind the sabotage
by the time my robot takes first place.
Speaking of which, girl,
why are you still in my science class?
It's fun!
Don't worry, I'm not learning anything.
Hey, you hair's
- pretty now.
- Thanks, girly.
But I prefer "fierce."
So fierce! (roars)
All right. All right. Game day, people.
Let's see those robots!
(screams)
Oh, my precious!
Whoa! Is that hair?
Oh, even I know this isn't right.
Someone's out to get me.
And they used hair to destroy my robot.
See?
- I just need more time to--
- More time?
Can't believe I'm saying this
but you're out!
- Oh, no.
- (gasps)
- (device beeping)
- Uh, Lu.
According to your pocket thingy,
this is your hair.
(dramatic music playing)
(sniffs) Oh, what's that smell?
SHEBA: Sheba!
(gasps) Sheba!
Are you cooking some baby girl?
No! I'm not really cooking--
Oh, it's okay.
Midnight snacking runs in our family.
Why is that awful smell
coming from my kitchen?
Mimi, don't make her feel bad.
Oh, that Sheba smells great, Lunella.
- No, guys, I--
- Who's Sheba?
It's the stuff she's cooking.
She's not cooking, she's burning.
- Let me help you, child.
- (yawns) What y'all doin'?
I'm getting a bowl of that Sheba,
'cause I'm hungry.
LUNELLA: Everybody stop!
I
I spent a lot of time on my Sheba soup
and I'd like to eat it alone
- please?
- Okay.
(door slams)
Oh, so she can have a whole pot of soup,
but when I don't want
to share my birthday cake,
it's a problem.
- (clicks)
- (sighs)
Okay. That was too close.
Casey, so sorry to bug you this late
but you're not gonna believe this.
Oh, I am wide awake.
Someone trashed Coiffure de Casey
and they cut my wigs to shreds!
(gasps) No, they didn't.
Oh, it's gonna take me days
to give each of them
a proper send off.
I'll see you at picture day.
You always think you'll have more time.
LUNELLA: Oh, I'm telling you, D,
the same person ruined
my robot, made you fall,
and destroyed Casey's wigs.
And we're gonna search every
warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse,
outhouse and doghouse in this city
until I find--
- MANE: Me.
- What the--
(upbeat music playing)
- (grunts)
- Devil.
Who are you?
Why, I'm your hair, Lunella.
My hair?
Well, I was your hair.
Your naturally curly crowning glory.
Now, I'm the baddest
super-villain there is.
- I'm Mane.
- MAN: Mane.
Unwittingly created
when our favorite 13-year-old
super-genius went all Dr. Frankenstein
trying to bioengineer
a hair straightener.
Oh, wait, you already saw that part.
Anyway, she is really mad, y'all.
My compound did this.
Dang, I created life.
Huh, black girl magic!
After you burned me and ripped at me
with a tiny comb!
You have to use a wide-toothed comb
on naturally curly hair!
I mean, who doesn't know that?
Well, Newton never mentioned
wide-toothed combs!
I'm sorry, girl!
Sorry? You tried to get rid of me!
Replaced me with some cheap wig
that doesn't even
have a lace front!
You just decided out of the blue
that I wasn't good enough.
- Why?
- Well, I--
MANE: Be quiet! Answer the question!
- Well, see, I--
- MANE: I said silence!
- Well?
- I'm so confused.
You turned me into a monster.
Now, I'll take your compound
and make monsters of my own.
My hair minions and I
will destroy this city!
(laughs)
Stop! Don't do this! No!
(Mane grunting)
(heavy breathing)
Your two ton vat is ruining my evil exit!
You know, you really are the worst,
Moon Girl.
What's the matter, Lu?
- What in the world?
- (indistinct chatter)
Oh, my baby's hair. It's bald.
(crying) There was this jerk in class
and I felt unpretty, then I supercharged
the amino acids and now I look like this!
Oh, my poor baby.
(sobbing)
(kettle whistling)
Sweetheart, we live in a society
that's never valued our natural hair.
People tend to criticize
what they don't understand.
So they tell us
our natural hair is sloppy,
unkempt, unprofessional, or even ugly.
But they're wrong.
Our hair is versatile,
textured, beautiful,
political, powerful, bold.
It reflects our culture, who we are
and what we've been through.
Hmm. Someone at school
said my afro puffs looked messy.
And it's when we believe those lies
and start to feel
insecure about how we look,
that's when the trouble starts.
That's how it started for me.
I wanted my hair straight so badly,
but regular heat
wouldn't get it straight enough.
So I made that hot comb extra hot.
(laughs)
What I did to my hair was even worse.
I gave myself a home relaxer,
but I skipped an important step
And then disaster.
So that's why you're afraid of relaxers!
Wait, what step did you skip?
The neutralizer.
It's a liquid that you put on your hair
to make the chemical
in the relaxer stop working.
Oh, that's it!
I didn't make a neutralizer!
That was my mistake!
Your real mistake was letting other people
make you feel bad about yourself.
Always be proud
of who you are, little girl.
No matter what the world tells you.
And remember, Lunella,
if you want your hair
to be good to you,
you've got to be good to it.
Because to love your hair
is to love yourself.
Where are you going?
I've got to go stop Mane.
Stop maintaining these hurt feelings
and start taking better care of my hair.
(scoffs) Bye!
I did it, Devil!
I reversed the electrostatic
attraction between
the oppositely charged ions
in my original compound!
In other words
I made a neutralizer 'cause I'm dope ♪
Now, all we gotta do
is find Mane's hideout,
spray her with this juice,
and she goes back
to being a big old, normal hairball.
(sniffing)
- (growling)
- The Hair Lair?
(scoffs) That's so Mane.
Remember, a sneak attack
is our best chance
so I'll go in here,
and you go in through the alley.
Quietly.
(quirky music playing)
(Mane snoring)
- (explosion)
- Huh, D,
you were supposed to sneak in!
Neutralizer?
To stop you, Mane.
Devil Dryersaur! Attack!
Devil Dryersaur?
- (hissing)
- (roars)
You jammed a dryer full of hair
and brought it to life with my compound?
I needed a sidekick to laugh at my jokes.
Which he would if he understood them.
But he's not that smart.
But he is vicious!
He and I together, will destroy-- Oh, man.
(upbeat music playing)
Look, Mane.
Your sidekick was no match for Devil.
And you're no match for me.
Oh, really. How about now?
(boxing ring bells)
(radio whirring)
SINGER: I'm lost ♪
And I can't see the wall ♪
Can't find my way though ♪
Can't ♪
Can't find my way though ♪
And (indistinct) ♪
SINGER: I feel like
I'm stuck in the track ♪
Stuck in the city
Ain't no pity where I'm at ♪
No GPS, but I'm still on the map curve ♪
Yo, no curveball
I'm still at the back ♪
Kept the world on my back ♪
I'm a globetrotter
Know my place on the stage ♪
Because my flow hotter ♪
I gotta find my direction
Put my goals in perspective ♪
I'm en route to connection
For the light ♪
A detective, I'mma search for the clue ♪
Keeping things together ♪
I'mma search for the clue
From the concrete I grew ♪
Just like a rose ♪
When a scene changed
I guess so does your roll ♪
Being lost, I supposed ♪
I'm just trying to find my way ♪
One thing that I know ♪
This is all I can sing ♪
SINGER: I'm lost
And I can't see the wall ♪
Can't find my way, though ♪
Can't find my way, though ♪
(groans)
Give it up, Mane!
Don't bother, honey.
If there's one thing I can do,
it's bob and weave.
(growling)
(sighs) I know, Devil!
What did he say?
That we're too evenly matched
and I'm going to be here
forever fighting myself.
Wait. I'm fighting myself.
Always be proud
of who you are little girl.
Because to love your hair
is to love yourself.
(gasps)
I don't want to fight you anymore, Mane.
Because you're part of me.
I was a part of you until you ruined it.
Actually, you were one of the best parts!
My hair helped make me, me!
You never took care of me!
You never gave a hair flip about me!
I know. Okay. You're right.
I took you for granted.
I didn't know I could lose you
until you were gone.
I'm not falling
for your trickery, Moon Girl!
It's not a trick, okay.
When that girl made fun of me,
I felt ashamed.
That's why I made the stupid compound.
But when I wore that straight hair,
it just it wasn't me.
I miss my natural hair.
- You do?
- Sure.
(scoffs) I miss how my curls bounced,
and how my hair fits perfectly
inside my helmet.
My signature style makes me look adorable
and manages to stay on point
no matter how fast I skate!
(sighs) I miss all of that, Mane
and I miss you.
I miss you, too, Lunella.
We were a great team.
And we will be again!
Go ahead, Big Red.
SINGER: Come on now ♪
I'm moving on a whole another level ♪
Gotta catch up to my speed ♪
You ain't gotta gas me up ♪
I'm never leaving my tank on E ♪
I'm looking myself in the mirror ♪
I tell you what I see ♪
Beautiful brown with a big 'ol smile ♪
I'm coming in strong,
I'm gonna wear it and proud ♪
MANE: Be good to me, Lunella!
And I'll be good to you!
SINGER: My hair is a move ♪
It's my attitude ♪
The way a curly
In the spring and the summer ♪
I can brush it down
I can wear it loud wild ♪
My hair is a move ♪
It's my attitude ♪
I love myself, I love my hair ♪
I can't explain it, yeah ♪
It's so amazing ♪
Said, I love myself, I love my hair ♪
I can't explain it, yeah ♪
It's so amazing, yeah, yeah ♪
- Oh, gorgeous?
- Oh, muy bonita.
I still can't believe you made
an instant hair growth serum!
Now, that's some Black Girl Magic.
Right.
Oh, that's my girl.
Don't y'all stay up too late.
Sorry I missed all 67
of your wig funerals.
- You okay?
- It was time to let them go.
And besides, at least I still have Sheba.
Where is she, by the way?
- (gasps)
- SHEBA: Sheba!
(upbeat music playing)