01x72 - Go West, Young Meowth

[bunniefuu]

♪ Gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

Narrator: It's a beautiful
morning in palett town,

and ash and Brock
are up with the sun,

getting ready for the
pokémon league competition.

Unh!

I'm really breaking
a sweat today.

It feels great to work out.

You know me.

Nothing I love more than
getting a nice, hard workout.

Pika!

The only thing that gets a
hard workout with those two

is the TV remote.

[Bicycle bell rings]

Mime, mime.

Morning.
Special delivery.

Mime?

Hmm. It's
an invitation.

"You and your guests
are cordially invited

"to attend
the world premiere screening

"of the exciting
new motion picture event

pokémon in love
in Hollywood, California."

Misty: Wow, Hollywood!

I'm gonna see the stars!

Brock: And I'm gonna
be seeing the starlets.

Together: We're
going to Hollywood!

Uh, you all go have fun.

I'll stay here and train

for the pokémon
league. Ohh...

Oh, that's right.
That's too bad.

Uhh...

You convinced me!

I'll go, too!

Pikachu!

James, I just can't wait to go

to the gala premiere
of this movie.

But I didn't get
an invitation. Did you?

We don't need invitations.

We're the stars! All
we have to do is show up.

And all they have to do
is throw us out.

Don't be ridiculous, James.

This movie is our ticket

to Hollywood superstardom,

and soon we'll be
getting limousines

and movie contracts
and fan mail.

We might even get
our own... infomercial!

Lights!
Camera!

[Clack]
Action!

Cut!

Huh?
Whoa!

Hollywood...

A Place I'd like to forget.

Meowth: My story's
a bittersweet one,

like a cheap chocolate bar.

The first thing I remember

was being alone.

No family. No friends.

No home.

My stomach was empty...

And so was my heart.

Kids: Oh, yeah!

Heads up! Yeah! Hit the ball!

Even a basket of baseballs

looked good enough to eat.

Ah... ah...

Unh! Aggh!

Whoa-aah!

Meowth! Meowth! Ah!

Bad Meowth! You
deserve to be punished.

Waah! Waah! Ow!

Meowth:
I cried and cried

and finally cried myself
to sleep. Then...

[Kids cheering]

Something woke me up.

Man on bullhorn:
All right, all right,

settle down, everybody.

We've got a special treat
for you tonight

at camp poké-hurst.

Tonight, we'll be showing
a brand-new movie

direct from Hollywood.

So without any further ado,

here's tonight's
special presentation

of that darn Meowth.

[Whirring]

Meowth: I'll never forget

what I saw on that screen.

Ice cream!

Ahh...

Fried chicken!

[Gulps] Ahh...

I knew what I had to do.

Haa...

Yah!

Hee hee!

Go west, young Meowth.

Go west to Hollywood,

the Place where
there was ice cream

and fried chicken
waiting just for me!

I hitched my dream

to a truck headed for Hollywood,

and tinseltown

was the light at the end
of the tunnel.

We made it!

We're here!

In Hollywood!

Pika pika!

Oh! I'm getting swept
up in all the excitement,

aren't you?

[Wind blows]

Is this where the premiere is?

I don't believe it.

What a dump.

Brock:
They usually go

to one of those big,
beautiful theaters downtown

for the premieres of
all the new blockbusters.

This block looks
pretty busted to me.

Now, let's see.

According to this map, the
theater should be right around here.

Hmm...

Ash: This must
be the Place.

That's right, film fans!

This is the Place where
motion picture history

is about to be made!

Get ready for
the gala world premiere

of cleavon schpielbunk's
pokémon in love!

This sure ain't the
town it used to be.

Huh?
Huh?

Meowth, why didn't you
ever mention

that you'd been
to Hollywood before?

Hmm? There are things
you don't know about me.

Things I like to keep Private.

Really?
Like what?

You two go ahead. I'll be
back before the movie.

I got some personal
business to take care of.

Huh?
Huh?

[Thinking] Looks like
this part of town

has fallen on hard times,

but times were always hard here,

at least for me.

Cook: Hamburgers!
Hot dogs! Ice cream!

The best in Hollywood! Step
right up and taste for yourself!

Yaag! Get out of here,
you mangy Meowth!

Hyah!

Yaah!

Unh!

I'll teach you!

Meowth:
The streets of Hollywood

were colder than the ice cream
I craved.

Nobody cared about
a young, hungry Meowth.

My life was at a dead end.

Huh?

[Stammering]

Meow-meow purr meiow.

[Snarling]

Uh?

[Glass breaking]

Cook: Get out of here,
you moochers!

Meowth:
The next day,

I tasted fried chicken
for the first time

in my life!

I ate and ate...

But I was still starving...

For love.

[Truck approaching]

And then...

And then I met... her.

Meowth?

Meow-ow-ow-ow!

Meowth.

[Horn honking]

Meowggh!

[Crash]

[Crash]

[Crash]

Yah yah yah yah yah!

Meowth Meowth Meowth.

Meowth.

Ah...

♪ Meow meow meow
meow meow meowww ♪

Oh! You dirty
little Meowth!

Stay away from my
gorgeous little meowzy!

Come on, darling.

Time to go bye-bye with mummy.

I've got a brand-new
diamond-studded Pokéball

just for you,
my poopsie woopsie!

Meowth?

Meowth: I saw the way
she looked at those jewels.

I knew I didn't stand a chance.

How could I compete
with diamonds?

In Meowth language,
meowzy told me,

"she's a Rich lady,

"and she can buy me
anything I want.

"And what are you?
You're not Rich.

"You're not even human.

"You're just a Street Meowth.

"You'll never be human,

so just forget about me."

Hmm? Hmpf!

[Straining]

Meowth: If I wanted her, I
had to make myself a human!

Kids: Who's that pokémon?

Kids: It's...

Woman: Why don't you
take me out anymore?

Man: Because you
keep coming back.

This Place had changed
a lot, too.

How dare you talk
to me that way?

I'm lucky I can get
a word in edgewise.

Instructor:
Un, deux, trois.

Un, deux, trois.

Un, deux, trois.

Un, deux, trois.

Un, deux, trois.

Un, deux, trois.

Un, deux, trois...

[Counting in Meowth]

Meowth: To win meowzy's
love, I had to be human,

and humans walk
on legs, not .

Awk!

[Straining]

So I learned to walk
like a person.

A weird person, but a person.

Woman: Aah! Cook:
Get out of here!

I could walk on legs...

Cook: I'm gonna
get you this time,

you freaky little cat burglar!

Uh... but I couldn't run
fast enough,

and he caught me.

[Moaning]

And that's when
I learned to crawl.

Instructor: All right,
class, repeat after me:

She sells seashells
by the seashore.

Class: She sells
seashells by the seashore.

Meowth Meowth Meowth Meowth.

Talking was hard,

but I wouldn't give up.

[Meowth vocalizing]

[Vocalizing]

[Vocalizing]

♪ Under the evening sky ♪

♪ with the moon
high up above ♪

♪ I learned
to speak human ♪

♪ 'cause this cat's got
puppy love ♪

♪ I'll stand on legs ♪

♪ hold my head up high ♪

♪ and she'll want me ♪

♪ wait and see ♪

♪ I'll write poetry ♪

♪ and recite it myself ♪

♪ for meowzy ♪

[Meowing]

I had my heart set on meowzy,

so I kept runnin'.

And I kept getting caught.

Uhh!

But I got a little faster
every day.

[Moaning]

Instructor: She sells
seashells by the seashore.

Students: She sells
seashells by the seashore.

[Mumbling rhyme]

Instructor: Once again.

Students: She sells
seashells by the seashore.

[Speaking a little clearer]

Instructor:
Enunciate, please.

Students: She sells
seashells by the seashore.

She sells seashells
by the seashore?

Huh?!

Instructor: Excellent.

Hey! She sells seashells!

I didn't know
what seashells were,

but I was finally talkin'.

So I got myself a picture book
and tried to figure out the alphabet.

"R" is for r-r-rocket.

If that hadn't been the
first word I understood...

"T" is for prepare for trouble.

And "d" is for make it double.

I might not have joined
the illustrious team rocket.

"H" for happy.

"M" for marriage.

And "m" is for meowzy.

♪ A, b, c, d, e, f, g ♪

♪ h, I, j, k, I, m, n ♪

Oh, my dream came true!

I can talk!

[Meowing]

Ahh, meowzy!
Just look at me now.

Huh?

See? I can stand on legs,
just like a human does,

and I can talk human talk, too.

Meow.

I'm just like
a human now, meowzy.

And here, I brought these
flowers, just for you.

Meow.

Huh?

Meow meow meow.

Here's what meowzy is sayin':

What's so human about you?

Look at yourself.

You may stand on legs
and talk like a human,

but you're still just a dirty
Street Meowth with no money.

You're worse than before.
Now you're a freak!

I was crushed.

She thinks I'm a freak?!

Aah!

She thinks I'm a freak,
does she?

I'll show her.

I'll become the richest, most
powerful freak she ever saw,

and she'll come
crawling back to me,

beggin' for my love.

That was the last I ever saw of
meowzy, Hollywood, or my old g*ng.

I joined up with team rocket
to become Rich and powerful,

but my dream
just never came true.

Hmm.

Huh? Huh? Huh?

[Snarling] [Snarling]

Hiya, bud.

Hmm. Hmm.

I wonder what could be
keeping that Meowth?

He said he'd be back
in time for the movie.

Huh?
Hmm?

Meowth? Meowth?

So, you want me to join
the old g*ng again, huh?

Meow meow.

Well, I can walk
and talk like a human,

so I guess I'd be pretty
valuable to your operation.

Ain't that right?

Me-meow.

Sorry to disappoint ya, pal.

But I'm sticking
with team rocket.

Meow.

My mind's made up, and
you're not gonna change it.

Meow!

Huh?!

Meow.

It can't be.

Meowzy, what are you doin' here?

Meow meow.

What happened?

Meow meow.

[Screeching to stop]

Meowzy, dear, we need to talk.

Meow!

I hate to do this, but my
money has nearly run out.

I wish I could keep you,

but I'm sure you can
fend for yourself.

I have to.
Good luck, darling.

[Coughing]

Huh?

Meow?

Meow.

You didn't wanna join, did ya?

Meow meow.

But the Rich lady
left ya with nothin',

and ya had no other choice,
did ya?

Meow meow.

Well, you're not thinkin'
of stayin' with them, are ya?

Meow.

I can't believe it!

She leaves you all alone

with nobody to turn to
but a bunch of bums?!

Meow.

I'm gettin' ya
outta here right now.

Meow. Meow.
Meow.

Me-meow.

Cool it, cats.
She's coming with me.

Meow?

Me-meow!

Meow. Meow.
Meow.

Huh?

♪ You know us
as team rocket ♪

♪ and we fight
for what is wrong ♪

♪ we're tired
of our motto ♪

♪ so we thought
we'd try a song ♪

Jessy!

James!

Team rocket to the rescue!

Hey, guys, did you really
come here to rescue me?

We may be mean and nasty,

but we never turn our backs
on a teammate in trouble.

As long as we're not exposed
to any physical danger.

Both: Ha!

Uhh!
Uhh!

We saw you with this
scruffy-looking g*ng.

So we followed you here
just in case.

We can't let anything bad
happen to our little buddy.

Because we're more than
teammates, we're friends.

Ooh, ooh. It's so nice
to have real friends.

We'll take care of this g*ng.

Go, arbok!

Weezing, go!

Ar... bok!

Weezing!

[Coughing]

Meow!

Uhh!

Uhh.

Meow?

Meow!

Nice try.

Meow. Meow!

Meowzy, I'm OK!

Ahh... Uhh!

[Meowing]

Huh?

[Worried meowing]

Meow.

Huh... huh?

After what Meowth did for her...

She's sticking with the persian?

[Meowing]

She says the persian took her in

and helped her when
she was down and out,

and it wouldn't be right
to leave for me.

Meow meow.

Anyway...

Meow meow meow meow.

Aah!

Huh?
What'd she say?

She doesn't want to be with me

'cause I'm still just
a walkin', talkin' freak Meowth!

[Crying]

Maybe so...

But at least he's...

Our freak.
Our freak.

Uhh.

[Applause]

Well, what do you think?

I've done it again, haven't I?

I've given birth to
a new cinematic masterpiece.

I don't know
if it's a masterpiece,

but I didn't see us anywhere
in the whole movie.

Neither did I.

Yeah, where were we?

I'm pretty sure I saw a shot of
Pikachu and togepi from behind,

but only for a second.

Pika.

Togepi.

We must all sacrifice for art.

My film is about pokémon, so I left
you all on the cutting room floor.

It hurt me so to do it.

It hurt us even more.

If we aren't even in the movie,

I don't know why you invited
us to come see the premiere.

Yeah.

Well, I couldn't get
any movie stars to come,

so I decided to invite
all the little people.

Jessy: If you wanted
stars to come...

James: Then you
should have invited us.

To protect the world
from devastation...

To unite all peoples
within our nation...

To denounce the evils
of truth and love...

To extend our reach
to the stars above...

Jessy!

James!

Team rocket blast off
at the speed of light!

Surrender now
or prepare to fight,

but you'll have
to talk to my agent.

That's show biz!

What do you want this time?

Oh, nothing.

We just like to do our part

to preserve musical theater.

Now it's time for the finale.

See you all next time!

♪ Looks like team rocket's
dancing off again! ♪

That was scary.

I guess our movie
career is over.

Before it even started.

Togepi!

Aww. Aww. Aww.

Pikachu!

Narrator: I wonder
what Meowth is thinking

as gazes at the night sky?

Well...

Maybe meowzy's looking
at the moon, too. Ohh.

Ash: Don't go away.

Pikachu's jukebox is next.

Pika, pika.

♪ Pokéball, go! ♪

♪ Go! ♪

Whoo!

Leader: So you want to be
a pokémon Master? Ah ha ha!

♪ I got to be the one,
the only one who can ♪

♪ withstand the test
and be the best ♪

♪ just got to strive,
keep up the drive ♪

♪ be a Master ♪

♪ whoa-oh-oh ♪

♪ it takes a certain
kind of skill ♪

♪ and I won't stop
until ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ are mine,
I must define the art ♪

♪ of capture ♪

♪ capture pokémon ♪

♪ to be a Master ♪

♪ hey! Pokémon Master ♪

♪ I will be writin' ♪

♪ I will be writin' ♪

♪ a brand-new chapter ♪

♪ a brand-new chapter ♪

♪ to be a Master,
hey-ey-ey ♪

♪ pokémon Master ♪

♪ I will be strivin'
to be the greatest Master ♪

♪ na na na na na
na-na na ♪

♪ Master, hey-ey-ey ♪

♪ na na na na na
na-na na ♪

♪ greatest Master
of pokémon ♪

♪ I wanna be
the very best ♪

♪ like no one
ever was ♪

♪ to catch them
is my real test ♪

♪ to train them
is my cause ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta
catch 'em all ♪

♪ a heart
so true ♪

♪ our courage
will pull us through ♪

♪ you teach me ♪

♪ and I'll teach you ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ I wanna be
the very best ♪

♪ like no one ever was ♪

♪ to catch them
is my real test ♪

♪ to train them
is my cause ♪

♪ I will travel
across the land ♪

♪ searching far and wide ♪

♪ each pokémon
to understand ♪

♪ the power that's inside ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta
catch 'em all ♪

♪ it's you and me ♪

♪ I know it's my destiny ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ oh, you're
my best friend ♪

♪ in a world
we must defend ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta
catch 'em all ♪

♪ a heart so true ♪

♪ our courage
will pull us through ♪

♪ you teach me,
and I'll teach you ♪

♪ pokémon ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ gotta catch 'em all ♪

♪ pokémon ♪