The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021) s02e05 Episode Script

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ALEX: Previously on
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
I'm tired of you telling me everything
that's wrong with this place.
You got the job, Coach.
If you can not pick me, that'd be great.
- This is good for you.
- Really, Dad?
- It's for you.
- COACH COLIN: Shoot it!
JACE: It's always for you.
You have no idea how I feel right now.
I get nothing but pressure
from my parents.
I'm like you.
I guess we're just on different paths.
I hope you find what you're looking for.
I choose Nick Ganz.
I pick Evan Morrow.
Down to my last pick.
Pick Jace, he's one of us.
Can't believe you're not
on our team anymore.
- Friends still?
- Best friends.
This must be what it feels like
when families are
broken apart by civil war.
How do they have an elaborate handshake?
They've been a team for,
like, eight hours?
Aye, Ev!
Hey, Evan. Over here, team meeting.
(SIGHS) Well, I'm
definitely not gonna go
give him this yoghurt I got for him.
That'd make things even more awkward.
Maybe this'd be a good time to
get to know our new Ducks.
I know why we were all
drafted from the bottom,
but what's your story?
You, scared boy. Tell us why you suck.
I just suck next to my older brother.
He's here too.
One over there with the biceps
only God could carve?
I think we're all familiar with
Incredible Hulk over there.
All bro-in' out with my best friend.
Wow. He's never mentioned you.
Yeah, that seems about right.
He's kind of the main
course in our family
and I'm basically just the side dish.
That's how I got my nickname, Fries.
Which doesn't hurt my feelings.
Hmm. Side of fries. Damn, that's cold.
I've noticed the beautiful brother.
Me? I do not have a brother.
It is just me, Gertie,
from Moose Lick, Alaska,
in the county of Fishhook,
where I am the best youth
hockey player around.
I think.
It's hard to know,
I rarely play with other kids,
which is why some say I have
a few glaring weaknesses.
But, when it's just me v. me,
gosh, I'm good.
I've got moves you've never seen.
Actually, no one has.
So, I asked my dad if we
could take the boat into town
to borrow JoJo Mike's VHS camcorder
and put me on tape.
And then we took the seaplane
to the post office, and now I am here.
So, that is most of the story.
Not all of it, I left out
some details for time.
And what about our other new teammate?
Anything you'd like to say,
down there, Jace?
What? Like all my hopes and dreams,
for how this is gonna be the greatest
summer of my life with my new besties?
No.
Hey, all my people.
- Another package for you.
- NICK: Thank you.
Dude, that's your third one this week.
Yeah, I guess my moms just miss me.
You know, there's no one there
to do bedtime with, so, it's
It's not like I do bedtime.
Or it's not like we use the verb
"to do bedtime" in our house.
Look, we all sleep, okay? Shh!
Wow!
I knew that helium tank
would pay dividends.
We got everything you need
to throw an awesome birthday party.
Oh, yeah, happy almost birthday.
All right, let's go.
You guys headin' out already?
Yeah, the tournament play
is starting soon.
And I should probably warn you that
the team training schedule
is pretty hardcore,
so you might wanna have
a barf bucket around, just in case.
Mmm-hmm. This probably won't
come as a shock to you,
but I don't plan to work my kids
so hard that they throw up.
You do you. Good luck.
Everybody, take out your phones
You're already on them.
Okay, you should've gotten an
email today with our schedule.
We have ice time starting
in negative five minutes,
followed by one hour
at the Headspace Gym,
followed by a six-mile treadmill course.
Now, here is the most important part
of today's schedule of this email.
Delete it.
But it's so official.
Coach's orders. Put it
in the tiny trash can.
Instead,
I offer
this.
Eighty-two miles on the treadmill
course seems steep, but
It's 82 degrees out today.
We're not going to a freaking
ice rink, we're going outside.
(BLOWS WHISTLE) Go!
Get it, get it, get it.
Hey, you wanna get in on this?
No, you guys are good.
I'm soakin' in the sunshine.
Okay.
Bruh. Check.
(GRUNTS)
COACH COLIN: Yeah,
that's what I like to see.
Want it! Earn it! Live it!
What do we say?
ALL: Dominate! Dominate! Dominate!
ALEX: Yes!
This hand-eye coordination
is impressive.
Doing fine. Doing fine.
COACH COLIN: Come on, you guys.
This isn't a Sunday afternoon
ride in the park.
Morrow, let's go.
Ride it like you stole it!
(PANTING)
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
Time for lunch, I think.
I shouldn't have erased the schedule.
Yes! It is time for lunch.
Good job.
Coming with us? Can't say no to lunch.
Yet, here I am. Defying the odds.
It was great. I came up,
A.J. came from the left.
(LAUGHS)
- Hi.
- Hey.
How's it going lightin'
up the hockey world?
It's going great.
It's going great, actually.
How's Sofi 2.0 and her summer of chill?
You're not buying it, are you?
As long as you're buying it.
I don't have to buy it.
I already own it. Later.
Can't believe I'm spending my summer
across the hall from my
mom and my ex-girlfriend.
Yeah, sounds like the opposite
of whatever a love triangle is.
I want things to be good
between me and you.
I feel a little weird about
the stuff that happened earlier today.
Really?
Yeah, me too. This is a
big relief. Yeah, 'cause
It felt like I was across the room
watching you make lifelong friends.
You know, not like us where
we make like funny inside jokes,
but more like we go on boats together.
Right. No, they're just my summer
teammates. You're my best friend.
Well, remember that when you
notice what I did with your banner.
EVAN: Moved it to your side, huh?
- Looks nice.
- Thanks.
Oh, yeah, and that reminds me.
So my birthday is this Saturday night,
and the Ducks were gonna be throwing me
a little party and I was wondering,
if you're not too busy
with your new team
Yes. Of course, buddy.
Of course I'll be there.
The dress is casual chic.
Or whatever, you know, I trust you,
I trust you. You got
good drip, all right.
I feel like Evan can only see this
rule-following good girl side of me.
But I'm complex, multi-faceted even.
MAYA: Mmm-hmm.
I feel like he wants me to be
on this journey to excellence.
But I'm on more of
a road to rebellion, you know.
Okay. I'm gonna stop you there.
If you're on a road to rebellion,
then why did I have to move
an AP Bio textbook to sit down?
I was just casually
browsing through that.
Trust me, your girl can be a rebel.
I only brushed for
90 seconds this morning.
Everyone knows you're supposed
to do a full two minutes.
Oh
Sweet, precious Sofi.
Until you snuck outta the house
to meet a boy so you could illegally
drive to Canada to get
matching piercings,
you can't call yourself a rebel.
Oh. Uh You did that?
Why else do you think my belly button
gets infected every three weeks?
It always makes me think of Derek.
Okay, so maybe I have
a little work to do,
but you'll see I can do this.
I can rebel so hard.
Said no rebel ever.
EVAN: I can't believe how much
stuff your moms packed.
Why do you have so many birthday cards?
So you guys can fill 'em out
and give 'em to me.
Aw!
Right here, this one's from you.
Classic Evan. There you go.
Thanks.
(GASPS)
Is that Lightning McQueen?
What? You got a problem
with a high-performance talking
race car built for speed?
- No.
- All right, good.
(GASPS) Oh, my gosh!
Nick, you have glow?
Yeah. But don't crack it right now.
'Cause then by Saturday night,
it'll just be a plastic stick.
Not true. Not if you put it in the
freezer. It'll last twice as long.
Please. It's an urban legend debunked
by anybody that's ever
been to a bar mitzvah.
Respect the glow.
COACH COLIN: (BLOWS WHISTLE)
Bring it in.
All right, guys, gameplay
is just around the corner
and I am not seeing the confidence
that I need to see. All right?
We are Dominate.
It all starts right in here.
If you don't believe you'll dominate,
then you won't. Say it with me.
ALL: Dominate!
All right, take five.
Is it me? I'm good, but I
crumble under pressure.
Actually, Franklin,
come here for a minute.
Oh, God, it is me.
Your nerves are getting
the best of you, man.
So here's what we're gonna do.
You're gonna shoot three
for three from center ice.
Just you and the net.
No distractions, all right?
See, pressure is a tough opponent.
But don't worry, if you don't make
'em, we'll just keep workin' on it
at an extra practice
on Saturday night,
with the whole team.
Saturday night?
Come on, Franklin, you got this!
PLAYER: Yeah, Franklin.
Please, get this.
Oh, he doesn't have this.
- Yes! Yes!
- Yes!
Here we go! One for one!
Come on.
COACH COLIN: Yes!
And that's the Franklin I drafted.
All right, one more shot.
Franklin, should I go grab a nap or
(PANTING)
PLAYER 1: No.
- PLAYER 2: Seriously? Come on.
- (SIGHS)
Well, I guess your free time
just became my time.
See you Saturday.
So, how mandatory are
the extra practices?
- Like, what if we already have a thing?
- (LAUGHS)
That's funny.
(UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
Everything okay with your ear?
I mean, what are we
doing here? What is that?
Hey, okay. Whatever you're doing,
I need you to not do it.
Uh, I don't understand.
Why isn't anyone reacting?
Because we're a jaded generation
just watching the world burn?
I mean, why, what
should we be reacting to?
How do you not
I dyed a whole strip of my hair blue.
That's a rebellion against
my natural color.
Pretty subtle. I'd rate
it a two out of ten.
- Okay, don't judge. Help.
- (SIGHS)
Hey.
What are you listening to?
Music. I don't think you've heard of it.
Oh, you'd be surprised.
Actually, maybe not.
I still listen to Phil Collins.
He's good, right? He's still cool?
Yeah, I mean, with a name
like Phil, he must be.
(CHUCKLES) Hey, I'm
headed over to set up
this party for Nick that we're having
on Saturday night. You should come.
Yeah. Well, thanks for the invite.
That doesn't sound like a yes.
Look, I don't look great
in pointy hats, so
You know, I can't tell you
what to do. Obviously.
But I think you should give
this team a chance at least.
It's a really great group of kids.
Yeah. I'm sure that's why your son was
so excited to get
moved to my dad's team.
(GASPS) Oh! You got me. True.
But you're on the Mighty Ducks.
Hey. Also, we can keep doing this thing
where I reach out and you push me away.
It's not the most fun dance
I've ever been part of.
Then stop asking.
Never gonna happen.
Okay, let me see your phone.
See, no, this? This is all wrong.
Okay, rebel 101, you must
unfriend your parents.
Wait. But they requested me.
I ignored my mom's
follow request for six years,
and replied to my dad with
"Wrong number. Who dis?"
So, you're saying it was a bad idea
to give them my password.
Wait, why would you do that?
To make sure I was making safe
and responsible social media choices?
(SIGHS)
- Hi!
- EVAN: There you are, finally.
I've been looking everywhere for you.
Yeah, well, I'm trying to
decorate for Nick's party.
All the stuff his moms sent
has sort of a similar theme,
so I'm gonna save him from himself
on this one. What's up?
Nothing. It's just that Coach Cole,
he scheduled a practice the same day
as the party, and I can't miss it,
so I was wondering if we could
reschedule the party?
Wait, wait, what? He scheduled
a practice for Saturday night?
Yeah, you know how he is.
Yeah, but that's ridiculous. And
no, we can't change the party.
It's the only free night we have.
You know how much this means to Nick?
He's already picked out an outfit.
Yeah, I know, I know.
You have to talk to Coach
and explain to him.
He's not like you. He's
not gonna understand.
I know. But it's ridiculous.
You're a kid. It's Saturday night.
This is your best friend.
You've to go talk to him.
Mom, no. That would mean his face
looking directly at my face,
all face to face, and No, okay?
I can't do it. Just forget it.
It's not happening.
Evan would kill me
if he knew I was here,
but can he please just miss
this one practice, one time?
No. Sorry.
So, you're good making a kid choose
between his sport and
his best friend's birthday?
That seems right to you?
I'm not punishing Evan.
I'm just a firm believer of if you
wanna be great, you gotta work hard.
He wanted to be on my team,
and sacrifice is part of that.
Yeah. I get it. You have
your methods. I respect that.
- But, do you?
- No, not really.
They're just so overscheduled.
Can't they just miss
this one Saturday night?
This is what premier athletes do, okay?
They sometimes miss
a birthday party or two.
Of course. Because that would be fun,
which is awful. Fun is terrible.
Part of me thinks that the reason
you're doing this is because
you don't wanna be alone for even one
measly hour on a Saturday night,
'cause then you might have to
figure out what to do for fun,
and I'm not sure you
know how to do that.
You know, my wife,
she used to say the same thing.
She was always on me
about having more fun.
She died about ten years ago.
(SIGHS) Wow, I'm so
Oh, boy, I didn't know. I'm sorry.
Oh, wow, Jace was so little.
Yeah.
Anyway, she would have agreed with you.
Well, sounds like she was really smart.
Reasonable priorities.
Okay, fine, you're not going to
reschedule this practice, I get it,
but should there ever come a day when
you want to embrace the spirit of camp,
let's call it, I have a few suggestions.
- A few?
- Mmm-hmm.
Like, there's this beautiful lake,
no one ever seems to swim in it.
You could just do simple things,
like a water balloon fight,
or find a hill and roll down it.
A classic kitchen raid.
I know how to have fun, okay?
Okay, for example,
a couple of years ago,
I snuck into the walk-in freezer,
and I ate a bunch of ice cream
that was reserved solely for
the last night of summer.
- Oh, my God.
- Yeah.
Wait, so two years ago,
you did something once?
You're out of control.
You're a party animal.
Uh, what you doin'?
I'm waiting until I'm at least five,
no, eight minutes late for Nick's party.
Rebel much?
Hiding behind a tree
and checking the time
so you're late on purpose
when you're actually early
isn't rebellious. It's insane.
What if instead of signing
Nick's card "warm wishes",
I wrote "stay breezy"?
I give up.
What's happening?
Welcome, welcome.
Yeah, we're not officially started
yet, since Evan is not here.
So, for now, we're just acting
like strangers in the woods.
Oh, no, no, no, no. Yeah, sorry.
Can you stick to water?
'Cause, you know, soda is basically
like a party in your mouth,
and we're not at
the party stage yet, so
Okay.
Are we at least allowed to talk, or
Yeah, yeah. We can talk, yeah.
Let's just keep it to some amusing
anecdotes that Evan's already heard.
Actually, Nick, I think we might
wanna think about getting started.
I don't think Evan's gonna make it.
What? No, no, he'll be here.
He texted me earlier saying he'll
be a little late, but he'll be here.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
He probably got hung up writing my card.
You know, all that white space,
the stress, it's crippling.
I'm here, but let's be chill about it.
Late, no card, no respect for
the soda rule. That's a rebel.
All right, put it on him. There you go.
Nice, nice. There you go.
Paint the corners. There you go.
Keep your speed through the turn.
Hey, coach. I'm really not feeling well.
I think I should probably go lay down.
- You're feeling sick?
- Mmm-hmm.
You should go rest
your head for a little bit.
Thanks.
On the bench.
There you go. Put it on him! Nice!
Nice, nice save, Johnny!
Never thought I'd say this,
but we're out of things to stack.
Hey, sorry this is your first
big birthday party experience.
They're normally less depressing.
Are you kidding? This is the best.
My last birthday,
our snowmobile broke down
halfway through the four-hour
excursion to get pizza.
That's the end of that story.
That's it, I'm going rogue.
The fun is about to go down.
Don't try and stop me!
Yes! Let's go, come on!
What's goin' on?
Stop this! Stop this madness, no!
Please stop this. No!
There will be no fun birthday
memories without Evan!
Nick! I have something to tell you.
- (PANTING)
- Hey, how you feeling?
Um
Worse, actually. I think I should just
head back to my dorm and sleep it off.
I don't wanna get anyone else sick.
Right.
You mean, get to Nick's party
before it ends, right?
Your mom told me.
She was willing to ask me first.
What, you're still going?
You leave right now, you're
benched for the first game.
I guess that's something I'm
just gonna have to live with.
And, look, I'm sorry I lied, and
please don't hold that against me,
but Nick's my best friend.
And if I have even the slightest chance
of not letting him down, I'm takin' it.
I made it. I made it. I did it.
Let the record show,
I did not let you down,
and the only reason I'm late is because
I dropped your gift in the woods, and
- Your mom told me about the practice.
- Mom!
You didn't have to watch
Koob play Solitaire with leaves.
What?
No, it's fine. It's whatever.
Just eat the cake and be done with it.
- Yeah.
- EVAN: See, here at the best part.
- (SHRIEKS)
- (ALL GROAN)
Oh, God!
Um, it's okay, it's all right.
Do you think that the ten-second
rule applies to squirrel spit?
It's whatever. I mean, the party's over.
The cake's ruined.
(SIGHS) I don't have it
in me to glow anymore.
No, don't say that.
Look, it's my fault, okay?
It turns out that small, harmless lies
to your coach aren't effective
if your mom's already
told him the truth.
I was only trying to help.
(SIGHS) It's I know.
But the bottom line is, I'm
sorry, okay? It was my fault.
I just wanted things to be good
between us, and I ended up,
in the process, ruining
your birthday party.
I got benched trying to be here.
I'm just a mess. And I don't know
how to make it up to you.
You were benched trying to
come to my birthday party?
Yeah.
I'm no math genius, but I'm pretty sure
risking your position on a team
that means the world to you
cancels out what some would say
is a disappointing party.
- Some?
- No, no.
So, you forgive me?
Yeah. Look, all you had
to do was tell me.
You're my best friend,
I would have understood.
It's just my birthday, no biggie.
Um
This is really nice for you guys,
but the only guy who partied
and got cake was that squirrel.
Well, I have an idea.
Who's up for a kitchen raid?
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
What are you doing?
Avoiding the lasers.
- This camp has it all.
- SAM: Yeah.
Hey.
Huddle up.
Okay, your mission, should
you choose to accept it,
is to liberate some very sad
tubs of ice cream
that have been held
hostage by an evil freezer.
I'm gonna do some recon.
Say the alphabet backwards,
and then enter!
(FRIDGE OPENING)
Uh, excuse me, what are you doing here?
What are you doing here?
I asked you first.
Just routine nutritional
loading exercise.
- Oh, yeah, sure.
- Mmm.
Listen, in like ten seconds,
a whole group of kids
are comin' in here to raid the place.
What? They can't just come in here
(SIGHS)
Okay, fine.
If we agree that this never happened.
There might be some sprinkles
right down there.
Deal.
- EVAN: Let's go!
- NICK: Quick. Let's go.
ALEX: Hey!
(SINGING) Happy birthday to you ♪
(ALL CLAPPING)
(ALL CHEERING)
Okay, who wants ice cream?
- Me!
- KOOB: Ooh, yes!
ALEX: Okay, everyone will get some.
I like the blue streak
in your hair. It's badass.
You and the bad boy? Now
that would be a nice rebellion.