01x15 - Summer of El Cringe/Summer of Taternomics

[bunniefuu]

[♪ opening theme music playing]

-[cat snarling]
-[dogs barking]

[singing]
♪ Hey! Another day in my old hood ♪

♪ Summer's starting
and it's gonna be so good ♪

♪ Hey, oh, hey!
I was gonna be so cool ♪

♪ Then you all moved in
and got me looking like a fool, again ♪

[chorus] ♪ Oye, Primos ♪

♪ Why you all up in my face ♪

[chorus] ♪ Oye, Primos ♪

♪ Get up out my space ♪

[chorus] ♪ Oye, Primos ♪

♪ You're wearing out my brain ♪

♪ You're driving me insane ♪

♪ Not the roll call again ♪

♪ Cousin Bud, Nacho and Lita ♪

♪ Tere, Tabi and Toñita ♪

♪ Scooter, Lotlot and Gordita ♪

♪ Nachito, ChaCha and Lucita ♪

-[chorus] ♪ Yay ♪
-[Tater] ♪ No, come on ♪

[chorus] ♪ Oye, Primos ♪

[grunts in frustration]

[Tater reading]

[Tater squealing with excitement]

This has to be the preview
of the new Romancimorphs book!

Ooh! Who do you think
this one will be about?

Merman? Another moray foray?

Or Capybara!

Okay, girls,
the moment you've been waiting for.

[both] The Spyclops Who Loved Me!

We're having a special
book debut tomorrow,

and I promise you won't want to miss it.

Ms. Mahoney, we would never!

N.K. Scheinhorn does it again.

Turns out there's more room
in this little heart

for one more hero,

even if it isn't my sweet Capybara.

[boy scoffs] So cringe.

Wait, brah.
Didn't you used to read those books?

Yeah, and I used to wear diapers too,

but at least I never liked Capybara.

More like Sappy-bara, am I right?

Oh, you ignorant philistines.

My darling Capybara is the heart and soul

-of the series.
-[♪ romantic music playing]

Romancimorphs would just be Morphs

without the romance of Capybara.

-[both laughing]
-[♪ romantic music ends]

-Ah, she's so cringe.
-Stop breathing,

her cringe might be contagious.

You don't know what you're talking about.

-[laughing]
-Capybara is the worst!

Come on, Tater. Let's go.

So cringe. So cringe!

Ugh, teens!

-[knees clacking]
-Uh, Tater? Are you okay?

Capybara isn't a joke character.
He's the best one.

Yeah... I always thought
you were really brave for liking him.

So he is embarrassing.

And I guess the whole series is too.

[squeaks away]

Wait, what?

[♪ somber music playing]

Is this all cringe?

My love...

[sniffs] I smell heartbreak. Oh, Tater!

[clears throat] Uh, any final form
plans today there, kiddo?

All plans must be put on hold,
Vision Tiger.

Because today I learned that the series

upon which I formed my early identity

is... cringe.

And if my tender Capybara
is the most cringe of all...

Oh, now, wait a minute there, Tater.

Does that mean that I, too, am cringe?

"Cringe." You keep using that word.

I don't think it means
what you think it means.

Because you love Romancimorphs.

Don't you remember
the first time you wore your Capy costume?

[grunts] Nice try, Vision Tiger.

It is time for me to bid farewell
to the cringe passions of my past.

But no one can go cold turkey.

I must find a more sophisticated interest.

Go to your rest, Sun,

for tomorrow,
you dawn upon a better turkey.

Uh, Tater. Not turkey.

[whispering] Tater...

[breath exhales]

Rawr, rawr!

Hello. Nice to meet you.

Well, hello. Do you have a big brother?

Why, yes, I do.

Let's fight! Rawr!

Hmm, the dramatic arts, eh?
A sophisticated new pursuit!

Perhaps I should try my hand at...

[in British accent] Theater!

-[♪ sweeping music playing]
-Oh, my love. My time is near.

I hope to leave the world
a brighter place.

[imitating man] It is brighter, my love.

[Nachito crying]

[sniffling] No, Emily Brontë-saurus!

[exclaiming] Live!

[sobbing]

What am I doing?

I'm just recreating
the Romancimorphs "Jurassic Spark" saga.

[in British accent]
I need something more refined

and far away from Romancimorphs.

Ooh! Mature literature. [giggles]

Hiya, T-Sisters...

[forced casualness] Whatcha doing?

Why are you asking like that? It's weird.

What's so weird about me expressing
interest in my parina's interests?

[chiming]

Oh, just give her one to shut her up.

Oh, affection assessment?

It's a quiz to find out
if you and your boo will make it.

But I don't have a boo.

So? Just use your imagination.

Hmm...

So, you see,
Capy was smart to leave Jaguar.

Their attachment styles
are fundamentally incompatible.

And so were their paws.

Tater! Who knew you had
all this spicy cheese menu?

Sure, all of it's from your animal books,
but this is juicy stuff.

My animal books?

[groans] Not again!

Oh, Romancimorphs. Why can't I quit you?

[grunting]

[continues grunting]

Buela!

Should I call a doctor?

Move it or lose it, mija.

'Buela está bailando!

A-ha! What's a more sophisticated

and mature interest than dance?

"Mature"? Who you calling vieja?

Can you please teach me how to dance?

Watch and learn, mija.

There's still some salt in this shaker.

[Tater laughing] I'm doing it!

Now you can dance the mambo.

The mambo?
That reminds me of Romancimorphs.

Merman's story is all about the mambo.

He goes on a quest to get--

Oh... [groans]

What's wrong with me?

No. No. No!

No matter what I do, I keep coming back.

Am I really so pathetic?

So cringe. So cringe!

More like Sappy-bara!

[both laughing]

Tater! You don't have to
listen to these people. Oof!

[groans and whimpers]

[both laughing] So cringe, so cringe!

[yells]

No more.

This is it! Sayonara, Capybara.

[grunting with effort]

What's stopping me?

Of course.

The destruction of any book,
however cringe,

is too heinous a crime
for a little book nerd like me.

I'll donate you to the library!

Give you a chance at a better life, ha-ha!

But not with me. Not with me!

[laughing maniacally]

Uh, is Small Fry okay?

Yeah, she's on some real
next-level stuff today.

[rustling]

That isn't Tater.

Who are you?

What? I'm Serena.

Tater and I had a sleepover.

Oh! Everybody, it's Pizza Bagels!

[all] Oh!

You here to wreck the toilet again?

What? No,
I'm here to go to the library with Tater,

but I saw her throw
her Romancimorphs stuff in the trash.

Oh, but she loves that stuff.

And that's why we have to help her.

-[♪ suspenseful music playing]
-[Tater mumbling]

[exclaims and grunts]

What am I doing?

[♪ calming music playing]

[singing] ♪ The love I feel for you ♪

♪ Can't be compared to ♪

♪ No, no, no no, no, no ♪

♪ It's like you're made for me ♪

♪ And I'm made to adore you ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ How could it be wrong? ♪

♪ When it feels so right to love you ♪

♪ I'm feeling lost and afraid ♪

♪ It's the shame of the love ♪

♪ It shatters my heart like a mirror ♪

♪ Swept under ♪

♪ The rug ♪

♪ Where no one can see or can hear us ♪

♪ I'll put you away ♪

♪ But I'm filled with regret ♪

♪ I can promise you this ♪

♪ I will never forget ♪

♪ Oh, the love ♪

♪ We had ♪

-[♪ song ends]
-Oh, Capy...

Ooh...

[male voice] Help me, Tater!

Help me, Tater!

Don't leave us here!

Oh, actually, I'm good, fam! [clicking]

Tater, it's me, Capybara.

Oh, there is, like, so much space there.

We can definitely both be saved.

Help me... [voice fading]

-[Ms. Mahoney] Tater!
-[yelps]

You made it.

We've got a special guest
for today's book debut.

[Tater] N.K. Scheinhorn!

[gasps] She's here!

You've done so much for the library.

So I thought it was time
we did something for you.

Ms. Mahoney,
do you think Romancimorphs is cringe?

And maybe that I'm cringe too?

Were you happy reading your books?

Yes. [sighs]

Isn't it embarrassing

to like things like this so much?

Nothing that makes you happy
can truly be embarrassing.

And look how many other people
it's made happy too.

[both gasp]

-[whimpering]
-[whistling]

What matters more to you, Tater?

Being cool or being happy
with something you love?

[Tater] But my final form.

Shouldn't she be cool?

Does that really mean
letting go of the things you love?

One day, are you going
to let me go too? [mewls]

Tiger! No, never.

[Vision Tiger purrs]

You're right.
I love Romancimorphs. I love Capybara.

And gosh darn it,
I'll always love you, Tiger.

I'm not gonna do it.

Tater, don't do it!

Serena? Primos? What is this?

It's an intervention.

Oh! That's okay.
I think I just intervened myself.

I realized that being passionate
about something you love is great.

Especially if you have
a friend to share it with.

Ooh! My Capy costume!

Capybara for life!

[N.K. Scheinhorn] Is that a Capybara fan?

I haven't seen Capybara cosplay in ages.

[squeals]

-[sobbing]
-Can we take a photo?

That means yes, Ms. N.K. Scheinhorn!

[Tater] Spyclops was so good.

How is N.K. Scheinhorn gonna top that?

Oh, don't worry, she's done it again.

[Serena gasps]

-[Serena] Capy-ccino?
-[Tater] Extra Foam?

Hey, is it just me,
or does that new character look like you?

[gobbling]

[angelic harmonizing]

[Nachito reading]

-[sighs contently]
-[coins clinking]

That's the sound of true happiness,
Garage Possum.

Not that you'd know
anything about that, being a possum.

[grumbles]

Aww.

[angelic harmonizing] ♪ True happiness ♪

My wildly successful lemonade stand
taught me a valuable lesson.

The power of sisterhood?

Uh, no.

That my final form
is clearly an entrepreneur!

The time is nigh to discover
my next ingenious business venture!

[laughing]

Oof! [spits]

Nellie! Why didn't you warn me
Cousin Bud's compost was here?

Hey, if you want to be filthy rich,
you gotta start somewhere.

Ba-dum-psst!

[whistling]

-[squelching]
-[spitting]

Oh, hey, Tater Gator.

Enjoying the riches of the earth?

[Tater grunts]

Ugh. No, I'm gonna get rich

by starting my own
wildly successful business line of, uh...

Something business-y.

Oh. Well, commercial businesses

run on supply and demand.

[sinisterly] You've gotta find a need
and exploit it.

Huh. That makes sense.

But you don't strike me
as the biz kid type.

Uh-oh, I think I hear
my plant fam calling. Bye!

I don't know him very well.

[chuckling]

Now to find a need to exploit.

-Hi, Tater!
-No, not the baby.

-[Scooter] Here you go.
-Whoa!

[Big Nacho] You made this?

Incredible!

I didn't even know how much I needed it.

[gasps]

[alarm ringing]

Hasta la business, baby.

[humming]

Hey, Scooter, how much for a crate
of your luchador plushies?

How much for my lucharitos?
Oh, they're not for sale.

I give them away.

[stuttering] You give them away?

But... Where... Money!

Uh, I just like making lucharitos.

It feels kind of awkward
charging since I do it for free.

And look,
I customize each one to the owner.

So the lucharito,
blah blah blah... [voice fading]

[♪ whimsical music playing]

[laughing with glee]

-Oh, Madam CEO?
-Oh, yes?

What new design have you cooked up today,

Vice President Scooter?

-Take a look!
-Mmm!

Your imagination!

You deserve a raise!

-Hose him down, folks!
-[cash register dings]

[Scooter laughing] Thank you, Madam CEO!

Employees! [cackling]

Scooter!

It's time you got paid for your work.

You've got to stand up
for yourself, primo!

Uh, by selling my lucharitos?

Exactly!

And I can help.

There must be something

you want to buy for yourself, right?

Well, I have been dreaming about
this new costume design for El Patin.

These skates would take his--

I mean my moves to the next level.

Yeah, El Patin 2.0!

But they're so expensive.

Say less. You're hired.

Huh? Wait. Am I working for you?

We're partners.

And we'll be as epic as El Patin.

We gotta drum up some customers,

fill a few orders

and make boo-yah-bank.

Yeah? Yeah?

-Yeah...
-It'll be fun, okay?

Come on. Trato?

Okay, uh, yeah. This will be fun.

-Trato.
-[cash register dings]

Time for Rito Promos!

Lucharitos commercial,
scene one, take one. Action!

[chuckles nervously]

Oof! Inside all of us
is a luchador ready to rumble!

Ya! Hee-ya!

Now you can get
your one-of-a-kind lucharito.

With tons of costumes,
lucharitos wrestle, rumble and flex!

Some say they can even fly!

-Can they, though?
-Yes! And much, much more.

Buy now to unlock the lucha in you.

[mimicking expl*si*n sound]

Accessories and wrestling ring
sold separately.

And, cut! Okay, I think we got it.

That's why they call me "One-Take" Tater.

Literally, no one calls you that.

Nice job, Tater.

But, uh, aren't we overpromising?

We got to sell them on the sizzle, primo.

Besides, it's nothing
your talented self can't handle.

And... Posted.

Our promo is live.
Orders should be coming in soon.

-[notification dings]
-Ooh, our first order!

[dinging continues]

They're really racking up!
Time for what you do best, Scooter!

Ooh! I'll get my thimble!

[♪ rock music playing]

[man singing] ♪ This is the montage
where everybody's sewing ♪

♪ Working together
and making lots of things ♪

♪ It's going so great, yeah! ♪

♪ These are looking so good
Coming out real nice ♪

♪ Ugh, maybe not that one ♪

♪ Let's forget that happened
and throw it in the trash ♪

♪ Tater's good with that
because we're still in a montage ♪

♪ Trying to stay hydrated ♪

♪ Check out that big pile ♪

♪ The montage is done ♪

Presenting...

Lucharitos with Love! A Tater Company.

Our first orders are for
Lucita and ChaCha.

-Hooray!
-[doll squeaks]

Hmm...

[squeaking]

[sniffing]

[mumbles happily]

Aww, she loves it so much,

she doesn't even want to chew it.

[both giggling]

This is what makes the work all worth it.

All right, gals! Pay up.

-Let me hear that jingle-jangle.
-[coins clinking]

[giggles] ChaCha!

[inhales and sighs contently]
Ah, commerce.

Let's not forget our
shipping orders, Scooter!

All right, little lucharito.

You're taking your first steps
out into the world.

Come on, come on. Keep it moving.
Time is money, let's go.

Oh, you two are k*lling it.

The video's got tons of hearts,
and Lucharitos are five-star rated!

Told you this would be epic, huh, Scooter?

Those skates are as good as yours.

Okay, time to hit the hay, kiddos.

Some of us have to be up
for work in the morning.

We've been working since morning.

We're entrepreneurs!

That's right.

Entrepreneurs, huh?

With all them cute little dolls?

-[Tater] Peep these numbers, Bud.
-[gasps]

Holy dinero!

Tater, that's... Wow.
That is real impressive.

But bringing home the bacon

is kinda your mom's and my job.
[voice fading]

[cackling maniacally]

[angelic harmonizing] ♪ Real impressive ♪

It's no big deal, tio Bud.

We just need enough money
to buy these new skates.

We'll close now that we reached our goal.

-Phew.
-What?

[exclaims]

Bye.

Why did you say we're closing up shop?

-Why should we keep going?
-For more money.

But we're out of supplies
to make new Lucharitos.

But we can order more supplies.
There's no reason to stop.

We're "real impressive."

Hmm. Talk to me when
you're ready to listen.

[yawns] I'm so tired.

I'm going me-me's.

No. The Lucharitos keep flowing
no matter what.

We're just getting started.

Nothing stops this train.

Nothing.

[imitates train whistle]

-[notification dings]
-Huh?

[gasps] A new order?

For 1,001 Lucharitos?

Is that too much?

[shivering in fear]

No, never too much.

I'll cut costs here,

and increase our margins there.

Make a little graph and...

Time to bring home the bacon!

-[cackles maniacally]
-[pig squealing]

Buenos días-- [gasps]

[cackling]

Uh, Tater?
Where'd all these materials come from?

[giggles] You got to spend money
to make money.

You used the money
we made for El Patin 2.0?

We're cutting costs
by using premade dolls.

All we have to do is customize.

But I like making them by hand.

Look at this chunky order!

We can't make 1,001 dolls by hand!

I can't just be a cog
in your machine, Tater.

Oh, come on. What's a little
passionless exploitation between primos?

Just think, with these profits,

you can make El Patin 10.0.

With rockets and laser eyes!

-[Scooter] No.
-[gasps]

Come again?

I'm not doing anything.

[growls] Fine!
I don't need your help anyways.

-Oh, employees?
-[cash register dings]

I need your help.

Quick! Form an assembly line
and rise to the gallop.

-Private enterprise!
-What? No.

We're busy, prima.

Yeah. You can't just call on us
whenever you want.

But supply and demand demands it!

You heard them. We're not doing anything.

We're done here, Tater.

[growls]

[yelling] I sell your plushies!

I sell them all!

Yeah, my plushies.
And I'm not making any more.

You told me to stand up for myself,
so I am.

Making lucharitos was supposed to be fun.

But this is not fun.

I can't even buy my skates
for El Patin 2.0.

Is that what you wanted?

[sighs]

No, I didn't want this for you.

I just thought maybe
I could be a great She-EO.

You can be one day.

But maybe today,
we just focus on what's fun for us.

We're still just kids after all.

You're right.

Well, I hate to disappoint this customer,

but I hate to disappoint my primos more.

Primos before profits.

Want to do the honors?

[cackling evilly]

Oh, Sweet Bambino?

Your order for the wrestling dolls
was cancelled.

I told you we shouldn't
support small businesses.

What? No!

I wanted my 1,001 Lucharitos!

And I wanted Poo-Tater to sweat,

making every last one!

Guess we're back to square one
for my El Patin savings.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, Scooter.
I'll figure out a way to pay you back.

It's okay.

Thanks for helping me learn
how to stand up for me.

So what the heck are we going to do

with all this stuff?

-[chuckling menacingly] Hey.
-[both yelp]

-I heard you have dolls.
-[♪ eerie music playing]

I'll take the whole lot... Lot. [chuckles]

Wow, I didn't know
you were that into dolls.

Oh, yes, I've dreamed of visiting
the island of haunted dolls in Xochimilco.

But now, I can just have my own.

[woman screaming]

-So peaceful, right?
-[shudders]

Aww, I love a good dream, Lotlot.

You can use my island if you want.

Since when do you have an island?

Oh, it's just a shelter for taxes.

[gasps] I mean, animals.
It's a shelter for animals.

[yelps]

Wow. I really don't know that guy.

[♪ closing theme music playing]