Amphibia (2019) s03e07 Episode Script

1
[jackhammer rumbling]
[theme song playing]
[frogs croaking]
In the name of justice,
your reign of terror is over, Buffer Fish!
Why fight me Tarantu-Lad?
When you should join me!
What?
Like me, you'll never
be accepted by this world.
If that is my fate, then so be it!
[laughs]
[groans]
You will never be loved.
[all gasping]
[chattering]
[crowd gasps]
All this time…
He's a monster!
[crying]
I don't care what you are.
To me, you're a hero!
[cheering]
[Tarantu-Lad] Mother, Father,
I've finally found my home.
[sobbing]
And that was Tarantu-Lad:
The World I Call Home.
Quite possibly the finest film ever made.
I-- I've never seen anything like that!
So moving! So inspiring!
[sighs] I wish I could be
lovingly embraced by all of humanity.
No can do, dude. Low profile, remember?
I know, I know, but it's not fair.
You got to make your mark in Amphibia!
That's because in Amphibia,
we weren't in hiding.
[sighs] Fine.
I still can't believe you guys
actually liked that movie!
It was stuffed with predictable tropes
and lazy writing.
We have got to cut back
on your Internet use.
All I'm sayin' is that you'd
have to be pretty dense
to think any of that would be possible.
First of all, the idea that a vigilante
would be given free reign…
[Sprig] He was just a mild-mannered
frog boy who never made a fuss.
But he was destined to be something more…
[electronic music plays]
[groans]
Who knows how long he's got left on Earth?
It's time to put his mark on the world
and be adored by all!
All right, Earth.
Get ready to meet Frog-Man!
Hey Sprig, did you see--
What are you doing?
I'm fulfilling my destiny as Frog-Man,
your neighborhood superhero!
You mean neighborhood attention-seeker.
The only thing I seek is justice!
Hop, hop and away!
You're never going to
solve systemic societal problems
with a sock on your head!
-[Sprig in distance] Watch me!
-[dog barks]
Here I am. Guardian of the city.
No evil shall escape my gaze.
[screams]
Whoa, whoa!
Totally meant to do that.
-And now to search for crime.
-All right, I'm writing you kids up.
You need a permit
to sell goods on this street.
-[groans] Mom's gonna hate this.
-Dude, we're eight.
What seems to be the problem here?
[chuckles] Who are you?
Some kind of masked vigilante?
Exactly. I am…
Frog-Man! Ribbiter of Justice!
Well, these streets don't need you,
'cause they've got me!
Robert Otto,
Neighborhood Safety Supervisor.
More like Neighborhood Butt Cheek.
Listen, this neighborhood ain't big enough
for the both of us.
And I was here first, so get lost!
Hey, I don't want to fight you.
I only want to fight injustice!
[screaming in distance]
[both] Someone's in trouble!
This neighborhood's
finally hit rock bottom.
-[horn honking]
-[tires screeching]
[screaming]
It's okay! Your Neighborhood Safety
Supervisor is here--
Hit the brakes!
They're out! And now I can't even see!
-[screams]
-[horn honks]
Not so fast! Tongue web!
[stretching]
[screams]
-Ow!
-Oh, my gosh. That kid did it.
What a hero!
Hey, what about me?
I mean, I slowed the bus down first.
-[cheering]
-Hey, hey. Way to go, kiddo.
Please. Citizens, please. It was nothing.
Molly Jo? You were in that bus?
Oh, thank goodness you're safe.
Thank you, Frog-Man,
for saving me and my Grandpa Robert!
[chuckles] Oh, no problem.
-Uh.
-[both straining]
-What the--
-Sorry, just gotta--
There we go.
-[both laugh]
-[crowd cheers]
Stupid Frog-Man.
[meows]
[Frog-Man shouts]
Look out, LA,
there's a new frog superhero in town!
[speaking Spanish]
[Anne] Sprig!
-[dog barking]
-[Robert grumbles]
[growls]
[grunts]
[roars]
I've been taking care of this neighborhood
for years, and what do I get? Nothing!
Hmm. If only I could prove
Frog-Man is a joke.
[groans] What's this?
It's some kind of
high-tech mechanical arm.
Oh ho ho!
Surprisingly light.
Yet so powerful. And a perfect fit.
This must be fate!
And it looks like fate wants me
to squash that frog boy. [laughs]
Haha!
[chanting] Frog-Man! Frog-Man!
Yes, yes. Adore me!
Please, please. No thanks necessary!
-[meows]
-Okay, maybe a few thanks necessary.
Please, Frog-Man,
have a novelty pizza on the house!
Ooh, thanks!
[Robert] Halt, fiend!
Scoundrels like you deserve no such za!
Who or what is that?
Huh. It looks like Robert Otto.
He said he hated me
and was gonna get his revenge.
What's he doing here?
Now frog, let's settle this!
-[bystanders screaming]
-Yes! My very own supervillain!
People are going to love me even more!
Just like Tarantu-Lad!
This is no longer a popularity contest.
This is a battle for the soul of a city.
A battle I intend to win!
Whoa!
-[car alarm blares]
-Wow. Cool robot arm.
Where'd you get it?
Wouldn't you like to know!
Frog-Man, you're but a wart
on the face of this city.
Get ready for some laser surgery!
[Frog-Man shouts]
[gasps]
[cackles]
[panting]
[grunts]
[both] Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
[shouts]
[screaming]
[screams]
[Frog-Man] Na, na, you can't get me!
Why won't you just sit still?
Crime doesn't sit still
and neither shall I. [shouts]
Whoa! [screams]
[screams]
-Huh? Molly Jo!
-Huh? Granddaughter!
[grunts]
[grunts, sighs]
Oh, good one, Frog-Man.
Thanks. It was no problem for Frog-Man,
Defender of Jus--
Jerk!
No, justice. Defender of Justice.
Justice? Look around you!
Your flashy battle
could have really hurt someone. Or worse.
What have I done?
That's a lot of property damage.
I don't believe this.
I thought you were cool.
You're both just destructive
attention seekers. Nothing more.
Wait!
You're-- You're right.
It was selfish of me.
If I really wanted to help people,
there were better ways.
[scoffs] You're darn right.
Yeah, I'm sorry too.
We'll clean this up stat.
Mmm.
[rock music playing]
[music ends]
Friends?
[sighs] Friends.
[both straining]
Oh!
[laughing]
Hey. Can I see your face?
No. It would give you nightmares.
And those nightmares would puke.
Haha!
You're definitely under arrest.
Fair enough.
-[Anne] You!
-[shouts]
I cannot believe this!
You put all of us at risk
just to play dress up?
Yep, but that's all done now.
It ended up doing more harm
than good anyway.
Looks like you've had a time.
I have to admit,
it was a pretty cool costume.
You like it?
I cut up your clothes to make it.
[Anne] Sprig!
[frogs croaking]
What? Holy moly. It's beautiful!
Once, I stood on this very same balcony
with my mother and had--
Whoa! Is that a seagull but also a bug?
Almost the same reaction.
I am a descendant of a long line of newts
who made a sacred vow
to care for this land.
The trees, the plants, the animals--
All are under our care.
Lady Olivia,
you newts took me in when I landed here.
Fixed me up, cared for me.
I promise to do my best
and look after this place as well!
We'll be counting on you, Master Marcy.
[groans]
[sighs]
Lady Olivia,
you have been summoned by the King.
[gulps]
Oh, hey. The King summoned you too?
Do you know what this is about?
No, and it's been weeks since the Plantars
and Anne disappeared.
And we haven't heard a peep
from him since.
I wonder what's keeping him.
[King Andrias] Please, my lord.
Things are progressing as fast as they--
Yes, I know,
but the device hasn't even been tested.
Surely we should try it
on someone else first?
[sighs] As you wish.
Well, that was freaky.
Ah! You two. Come in, come in. [chuckles]
Good news! You're both promoted.
Olivia, you will now oversee
the construction of our refineries.
It's time to sap this pitiful mud bowl
of all its remaining resources.
And Yunan, we're gonna need frogs
to work in these factories,
so go round up some villagers.
And if anyone resists…
[both gulp]
…give them a stern talking to.
-Oh.
-Not too bad.
Just kidding! Terminate them!
All right now, get to it!
I have business to attend to.
[growls] That does it!
I made a sacred vow to protect this land,
and I cannot continue to stand idly by
while King Andrias destroys it.
-Lady Olivia.
-[gasps]
If you're going to talk treason…
[whispering] I insist
that you do it in private!
[sighs]
You're dang right he's gone too far.
And based on whatever we just witnessed,
Andrias is losing it.
I for one, will not serve a mad king.
Agreed. But we can't take him down alone.
We need someone clever,
someone who understands strategy,
someone like Marcy Wu.
The human? Absolutely not.
In case you haven't noticed,
they're all scheming backstabbers.
I trust Marcy.
Besides she's the only one who's ever
defeated King Andrias in flipwart.
If anyone can outthink him, it's her.
[chuckles] I'm plenty smart!
Whoa! Did you see that?
[chuckles] I nearly took my head off.
-Okay, maybe we do need Marcy.
-Glad to hear it.
But she's being held under the castle.
No one is allowed down there.
[whispers] There's even a rumor
she's being guarded by a horrible monster.
A monster?
Don't tell me the great General Yunan
is scared of some ridiculous rumors.
[growls] I see what you're doing.
And it's working. Lead the way, milady.
[groans] We'll never get past them.
Well, not with that attitude we won't.
What? [shouts]
-And that's how it's done.
-Will you put me down already?
[shouts]
Ooh, ominous. After you, milady.
Yoink!
-Remember--
-I know, I know.
Get the human and get out.
She better be worth it. [gasps]
Whoa.
You knew this was down here?
Sort of. Even I was strictly forbidden
to come here.
But I did sneak down a few times
as a girl.
[growls]
[shouts] What the--
Don't worry! It's harmless.
[rumbles]
Take it. It's a friendship offering.
Oh. Why, thank you. I think.
More kooky creatures? What is this place?
I think it's where our ancestors
kept all their otherworldly prisoners.
Delightful.
This is it.
No going back now.
[grunting]
-[both gasp]
-[Yunan] There she is!
[grunts]
[gasps, coughs]
Sashy? Anne?
She's out of it.
Wake up, human!
Wake up, I say!
Yunan! Gentle! Be gentle!
Marcy, it's Olivia and General Yunan.
There's no time to explain,
we have to get out of here!
Okey dokey. Lead the way, Lady Olivia.
Captain Yoo-hoo.
I'm okay.
[grunting]
[all gasp]
What the heck is going on?
[all grunt]
[all gasp]
What in newt's name…
Whoa. We're outside already?
It can't be… [gasps]
-Mother?
-[grunts]
Is that you?
Olivia. The sky! The trees!
How could you let this happen?
I'm sorry, Mother.
I did everything I could.
Well…
[monstrous] it wasn't enough!
[screams]
What is this witchcraft?
What?
[computerized beeping]
Oh. [chuckles] It's a projection.
You know, like, uh, VR.
Vvvvrrrr?
It's not real, you goof.
The room's changing again!
Just try not to freak out!
[scoffs] Oh, please.
Nothing scares the great General Yunan!
Scourge of the Sand Wars! Defeater of…
Oh, no.
What? It's just a cute, little--
Grubhog!
[oinks]
You're afraid of this little cutie?
I had a bad experience, okay?
When I was a little girl,
one of those monsters
nearly took my arm off.
[squeals]
[screeches]
No. No. No!
-[screams]
-Wait, come back! It's not real! It's--
Whoa. Whoa!
Oh, no. Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no.
-How could you, Mar Mar?
-You betrayed us.
No! I know what I did was super dumb.
I'm so sorry.
It's too late.
We want nothing to do with you.
Ever again.
No. Please.
-[grubhogs screech]
-Stay back! Stay--
[pops]
-Back?
-[pops]
-[popping]
-[sighs] These eyes.
These eyes are making the nightmare, guys!
Eyes?
That must be where all of these things
are being projected from!
[gasps] Guys, take out the eyes!
[both] Right!
You'll pay for using my mother's likeness!
[grunts]
[panting] What the--
[grunts, screams]
[screams]
Woo! Here's the last one!
[screeches]
Marcy! Here! Catch!
That's what I'm talkin' about.
[screeches]
[powers down]
-Woo-hoo!
-We did it!
[cheers]
[clears throat]
I'm not normally one for teamwork,
but, uh, good job out there everyone!
Very nice hustle!
You goof.
We make a good team, huh?
Now let's get out of here!
Sorry. [chuckles] I might need help.
[Olivia] All right, up and at 'em.
Here we go--
[screaming, gasping]
Leaving so soon?
But we have so much to discuss.
But how did you…
Simple.
We've been watching you the whole time.
[all gasping]
[shrieks]
What the heck is that?
[screams]
[both] Marcy!
[King Andrias] Behold!
Our ultimate creation.
A collection of Amphibia's greatest minds,
preserved for all eternity.
What are you doing, Andrias?
Stop it, you maniac!
Studying the Mossman
improved our medical technology,
but it wasn't until we met the Shadowfish
that we truly learned to conquer death,
and thus, the core was born.
[grunts, strains] Let me go!
I wish I could. But my lord craves a host.
And it wanted the best, the smartest.
The only one who could beat me
at flipwart.
[gasps]
Honestly, Marcy? I like you. Always have.
I begged the core to consider
an alternative host, but alas.
What? What is this? Huh?
[grunts]
-Marcy!
-No!
[Marcy grunts, screams]
[both gasp]
The time has finally come
for the core to lead us to our destiny.
But what destiny you ask?
Well, I suppose
I should just let it speak for itself.
[robotic] Why, hello there.