01x16 - Radio Lulled the Mischievous Stars! (A New Program! The Rocket g*ng Undercover Kingdom Radio!!)

[bunniefuu]

[narrator] Ash's goal is to battle

one of the world's
greatest Trainers, Leon.

Goh's goal is to catch
one of every kind of Pokémon,

including Mew.

-This is the story of their...
-[Jessie] Put a sock in it!

-[narrator] Huh?
-[Jessie laughs]

[Jessie] Hi from the other side
of our broadcast signal!

[narrator] Wait. What?

[Jessie] Spare me the whats!
This is our time!

[narrator] No, it isn't.

[Jessie] I'm taking over
this narration gig.

[narrator] No, you're not!

-I mean, we haven't even...
-[Jessie imitates buzzer]

-[narrator] But, but, but...
-[Jessie] Get outta my way.

Test! Do you copy out there?

Okay, title time!

Listen, you two, we're reading
this one together, capiche?

Ready, set...

[all] Welcome to Team Rocket's
Undercover Kingdom Radio live!

Comin' at ya...

Wobbu.

Yeah? You rang?

Run the background music
before I turn you into a phone book!

Please pick on someone else...

Hm?
[laughs maliciously]

[Rotom Phone] When you put it that way...

Folks, feast your ears on our live,
late-night talk show,

Team Rocket's Undercover Kingdom Radio.

I'm Jessie.

Your queen! The star!

Right here...

[grunts]
You mean me?

-My name is...
-This is James.

-Second fiddle but first class!
-[gasps]

-To my right...
-It's Meowth, that's right!

-A superstar delight!
-Wait!

If you're a superstar, then I have to be...

I have to be a super great,
super ultra, super master superstar!

Super master isn't even a stinkin' word.

And what's up with this "second fiddle,
first class" balderdash?

Assistants are usually second fiddles.

We're all stars here, aren't we?

That's what we agreed to
at the Kingdom Radio planning meeting!

-Well, I can't seem to recall.
-But I do.

These things happen all the time.

On live radio, you expect the unexpected!

You never know what's going to happen
on the air, so go with the flow!

[laughs]

No surprise.
Trying to control everything, eh?

-Another ego parade.
-Hey, zip it!

Now's the time when we explain
to the folks what's coming up on the show.

Right you are! Batter up, James.

Righto! On Team Rocket's undercover team...

On Team Rocket's Undercover Kingdom Radio,

everyone is a potential member!

This web radio program intends
to expand our team membership!

-Those were my lines.
-It's all about you.

Obvy!

Team Rocket is a wonderfully evil
secret organization!

Now, your super great, super hyper,
super master superstar

will explain everything!

Wow. My assistants here and I
aim to bring you this program

with a bang!

Which is to say we'll shower you
with flowers of joy!

-Old chum?
-And it's all brought to you...

How can Jessie read her script
without a stumble or a stutter?

It's because being the star
of a radio show

really floats her big shot boat.

-You dig?
-Moving on.

I'm humbly living the life
of a girl in her prime,

and so it goes...

What'll I do next for you cutie pies?

Something with a bang!

Without a fleeting moment's hesitation
for the benefit

of Team Rocket members only!

-Now, you know what happens next...
-[James and Meowth yelp]

[all] Let's catch us some new members!

Wobbuffet.

And now it's time to bring you
our opening song!

-"Team Rocket's With You".
-[Meowth and James] One, two, three, meh...

["With You" playing]

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ Lightning strikes or any shade of blue ♪

♪ The journey's the best part ♪

♪ Even when the road gets hard ♪

♪ I'll go anywhere if I'm with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

[theme music]

[Team Rocket] Coming atcha!

-[Jessie] "Radio..."
-[James] "Lulled..."

[Meowth] "The Mischievous Stars!"

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet.

[sighs, laughs]

I know I shouldn't say it,
but that was the best show ever!

You think so just
because you took over everything.

Somehow you managed
to do all of the talking.

It was little more
than a one-woman Jessie fest!

Your timing stinks!
You should've just jumped in!

[all exclaim]

Hm.

Radio has its own kind of rhythm
and pacing, see?

There's background music,

so you may think that
you understand the rhythm.

But that kind of surface-level thinking
is the worst of the worst!

In other words, you're both rank amateurs!

You're supposed to create a wave
that washes from the back of the throat,

which then becomes words that convey
your feelings to the heart!

Of course, there's acting.
Just part of a performer's skillset!

Which, as a great actress,
I do as easily as breathing itself.

[Meowth] She opens up her yap
and lectures fall out.

Now that we're clear...

We will now discuss the second broadcast!

[all grunt]

You want to do another one of these?

Why, of course.

[Jessie] It's an order
from the Boss, after all.

Now. Meowth!

-Read the order again aloud.
-[soft grunt]

"You must increase Team Rocket
membership all over the world."

-That's what it says.
-Using radio!

Radio can be heard worldwide!

Our conversations will create
a wave of evil that will spread,

covering every listener
in Team Rocket evil goodness!

-Let's catch some...
-[all] New members!

[muttering]

See?

Well, it really isn't such
a bad plan, the radio.

-I told you...
-Hey, Rotom!

Spill the beans on how many
new member applications we have!

Are you serious? Let's see...

-Zero.
-[all] Huh?

Listen up.

The ratings for your live
broadcast were a big zero.

And zero people listened
to your archived recording. None.

[both] Huh! As in none?

[cries]
Wobbuffet...

[all grunt]

[soft laugh]

-Jessie dear?
-What's wrong?

Well, that will be just fine!

Now, we'll make a hugely popular
radio program that will make everyone

a full-fledged member of Team Rocket!

-[all] Yey!
-[Jessie giggles]

[crickets chirp]

[snoring]

[sighs]
All done.

I can finally take a break
from server maintenance!

[grunts]

-It's pretty late, you know?
-[groans]

Huh? Oh.

What's that?

It's only a notification, that's all.

Notification? What's it for?

One of my hobbies
is listening to radio programs.

Radio?

And that's why
I have all my favorite programs

send me push notifications.

The radio.

Back in the day,
I used to listen to it quite a lot.

[Ren] Really?

[Cerise] The reception wasn't good,

so I'd extend the antenna all the way
and stick it out of the window.

Oh, that's so cool!

These days, it's mostly web radio.

You get to listen whenever you like.

So that must mean you don't send
in questions on postcards.

What? Now it's mostly email.

It's much more convenient.

But still, there's something wonderful
about waiting for that program each week.

[Cerise] I liked that feeling.

It was like making a promise to meet up
with the DJ.

Hm. I know what you mean.

That's why I like tuning
into live webcasts.

And while I'm listening,

I feel the connection
between the audience and DJ.

That unseen feeling sent over
the radio waves

for the whole world to experience!

Well, now you've got me
wanting to listen again!

-Should I?
-Do it!

[distant chirping]

It's all done.

That's good news.

I think we squeezed in what we needed to.

With this, our second broadcast
is evil perfection.

[all] Gather up,
all of you fellow vile villains!

We've got your perfected evildoings
right here and now!

And a mashup of lovely, charming evil
is blooming right there and then!

We like to call it
Team Rocket's Undercover Kingdom Radio!

Coming to you live
and covering everything from A to Z!

[lively background music]

And so, let's get started!

Now, it's time to gather up,

every single one of you
fellow vile villains!

It's a lovely mashup of charming evil
blooming right there and then!

We like to call it
Team Rocket's Undercover Kingdom Radio!

I'm Jessie, humble yet shining star!

And I'm James, turbo transcendent star!

And I'm your supersonic-level star,
Meowth!

Our driving force is the need
to increase membership in Team Rocket,

so we're bringing you this web
radio-based program, live and unedited!

And for our second broadcast,
we're reformatting!

You won't stop digging this
until the very end!

[giggles]
And so!

[all] Gather up,
all of you fellow vagrant villains!

It's a mashup of lovely,
charming evil blooming right here and now!

We like to call it
Team Rocket's Undercover Kingdom Radio!

So don't you forget to remember

it's Team Rocket's
Undercover Kingdom Radio!

Coming to you live and covering
everything from A to Z!

[all in sing-songy voice]
We're evil.

[breathes deeply]
After this short break.

[all groan]

New member application: zero.

I'm thinking that maybe the reason
we really bombed this time

was the introduction
of our all-new segment.

Let's Play the Evil Things Name Game.

[groans]

The one who insisted on it,
if memory serves me,

that would be James.

Hold the phone!

Everybody was supportive
when I suggested it! That's why...

Don't you think
our program name is too long?

[grunting]

So why don't we try utilizing
some nicknames?

-Perhaps...
-Good idea!

Each of the show openings

could have a cool
and unique greeting, you know?

And each of us sporting
a neat nickname might work!

-Say!
-Yes, James?

Feast your eyes...

I just made a brand new giveaway item.

-Giveaway?
-Giveaway? Translation, please.

Oy.

They're teensy weensy thingamabobs
that are only given out to listeners

who send in questions.

[James] Bottle cap badges!

-So, what do you think?
-[both] Perfect!

-[laughs]
-A real radio prize!

Our listeners are gonna love them!

You think so?

I was also thinking
this might be another winning prize.

A Premier Ball!

But isn't that
from your personal collection?

Anything to make our listeners happy.

-So touching.
-You're a good radio egg!

Right! I'm ready to rock!

The "Regret Our Failures
While Planning Episode Three"

meeting is underway!

-[all] Yay!
-Wobbuffet!

[narrator] After several false starts,
the Team Rocket radio program

underwent multiple reformatting attempts.

And in doing so,
they became a topic of conversation

among radio lovers all over the land.

[Team Rocket] It's Dum Dum Dum Z!

[Jessie] Tonight, we're doing Dum Dum Dum!

[James and Meowth] Dum Dum, meow!

[Jessie] We're celebrating
our 56th episode!

They've been doing this
for quite a long time.

[Jessie] ...Princess Number Seven.

-[James] And I'm Mister Bluesy Locks!
-[Meowth] And I'm your Cosmic Charm!

Our purpose is to make friends!

And that goes for every one of you

while we broadcast
these momentous events completely live!

And today, I mean, again today,

we're going to bring you
brand new features!

-And the first?
-Get ready.

It's time for What's in Pelipper's Mouth?

And as for number two...

"Morpeko's ASMR Time!"
is coming at ya after!

Uh...

Exactly what is ASMR supposed to mean?

[James] And, of course,
the segment you all love,

"You Need Advice,
and We Give It with a Dum Dum Dum!"

Let's kick things off
by diving into our mailbag.

Our first writer's Dum Dum name
is Feeling Lonesome Father.

-Ooh.
-Thanks for your letters.

Every one of them!

"Lately, my daughter's only
been paying attention to Pokémon,

-and she ignores me!"
-Oh?

"How can I get her back again?"

Isn't this asking for advice?

Now, that's just what I'd expect
from Mister Are You Lonely Tonight.

Sending this to our regular mailbag
is actually a pretty clever idea,

now that I think of it. Yup. Smart.

Perhaps, but, you know what?

Of course, she'd pay attention
to her Pokémon.

Yeah. Some Pokémon, like an Eevee
for example, are adorable!

I must agree.

If I had an Eevee near me,
I'd focus on it all day long!

I don't know who'd be able
to pay attention to anything else.

Elementary! I'd expect nothing else.

Wait.

He doesn't want to hear that!

-What's the solution?
-Eureka!

-[James] Hm?
-He wants her attention!

-Why not perfect his Pokémon smarts?
-Sound logic.

Uh. I know what, why not work
to become a Pokémon Professor?

Good idea!

And therefore,
Mister Are You Lonely Tonight

needs to become a Pokémon Professor
for his poor daughter's sake.

-Dig?
-Um-hmm.

Do that and I'm sure your daughter
will pay attention to you!

Go for it!

You know what?
I think this program is kind of fun!

[James] How many bottle cap badges
have we sent him so far?

-[Jessie] Uh...
-[Meowth] Twenty-four.

-No, I'm wrong, that makes twenty-five!
-[James] No.

[Meowth] That means Mister Are You Lonely
Tonight joins our listener hall of fame!

Congratulations on a problem well solved!

[all cheer]

[Jessie] Please, someone gets
to 30 questions,

we'll call them Letter Laureates.

Um-hm.

From Workers, Regulars,
and Hall of Famers,

the listeners can then become
Letter Laureates. A real success story.

That parade of words zings
my heartstrings!

After so long,
I've finally found a show I can get into!

-[laughs]
-[James] Up next...

[all] Get ready for
What's Inside Pelipper's Mouth?

[noisy background music]

This is where someone feels
something that's inside Pelipper's mouth

and guesses what it is!

It's Mister Bluesy Locks's turn.

I'll do my best.

-[warbles]
-[grunts]

And we would like you lovely listeners
to judge Mister Bluesy Locks's reactions

and try to guess for yourself.

-[Pelipper warbles]
-I'll never get used to doing this.

Excuse me...

[Pokémon grunts]

[James] Hm? Isn't this, um, fluffy?

It is fluffy!

All right, just a little more.

Okay.

[James] Let's see...
Now, this part is rather stone-like.

What could it be?

[screams]

The thing you just touched is Morpeko!

So did all of you lovely listeners
figure it out?

And next up, we're bringing you
our Morpeko ASMR feature!

Yes, yes, yes! I did a search on it!

ASMR is a really warm and fuzzy feeling
given by a certain sound, right?

Tell me how close I am to the truth.

Um-hm.
Yeah, you're pretty close, all right.

All right.

Morpeko is just about
to eat something now.

Could you chill out a bit?

And in the meantime,
can all of you lovely listeners guess

what it's nibbling on?

[screams]

All right, here we go!
I know you can guess this!

-Here.
-[munching]

You know you're not supposed
to eat that, Morpeko!

Huh? What's it supposed to be eating?

I was saving that tasty treat
to eat later.

So, dear listeners,
can anyone out there figure out

what Morpeko was indulging in?

Bet nobody can figure that out.

It was just a huge splashing sound...

-[James] And the answer is...
-I'm all ears.

-It's...
-...Pudding à la mode!

Pudding à la mode?

Morpeko-peko.

To lighten the mood a bit.

Next up is a bit of nonsense!

Cosmic Charm says
it's tongue twister time!

And the one who sent us
the tantalizing tongue twisters

goes by the Dum Dum name
The Rock Solid Hero!

All right! That's mine!

They're using mine!

It warms my heart
that my beloved Princess Number Seven

actually spoke my name!

Her lovely voice
is in fine form again tonight!

Dig it! Say this three times fast!

[inhales deeply]

[Meowth] Torkoal and Torterra
trot through ten t...

[chuckles]

-Lemme try it again!
-[James] Right!

[Meowth] Torkoal and Torterra trot
through ten tunnels to town!

Torkoal and Torterra trot

-through ten tunnels to town!
-[Jessie and James laugh]

[Meowth] Torkoal and Torterra trot
through ten tunnels to town!

-[Jessie and James] You did it!
-[James] Exemplary!

-[Team Rocket cheer]
-[Meowth] Rock and roll!

[laughs, sighs]

[laughter]

And now it's time
for us to reveal the letter

from the lovely listener
that touched our radio hearts the most!

[drumbeats]

His Dum Dum name?
None other than Fidgetycois!

[all cheer]

"A couple of wonderful people
I know have some admirable goals.

One wants to be a Pokémon Master,

while the other's goal is to catch
one of every Pokémon, including Mew!

Princess Number Seven,
Mister Bluesy Locks, Cosmic Charm,

would you mind passing along
a message to them?"

-You first.
-Wow!

-Talk about big dreams!
-Yeah!

Um, yes! There's a thing about dreams.

The bigger they are, the more exciting

-when they come true!
-True.

-True.
-True, that!

So I'm gonna cheer them
on one hundred percent!

Me too! Me too!

Should there be trouble,

I hope they know they can rely
on Mister Bluesy Locks!

And if they feel sad
or endure painful times...

Then, please. Remember!

Your friend Fidgetycois
is also your ally just as we three are!

Keep those dreams
close to both your hearts!

And thanks a bunch for the mail!

Once our program is over,
we'll send Pelipper to your place

along with
Mister Bluesy Locks's Premier Ball

and a bottle cap badge!

[warbling]

And that's our 56th broadcast
of Dum Dum Dum Z people!

You've been listening
to Princess Number Seven, and...

Mister Bluesy Locks...

And Cosmic Charm, live on the air!

-And I must say...
-[all] What a blast!

[all laugh]

[distant chirping]

-[Ash] Good morning.
-[Goh] Good morning.

[Pikachu yawns]

Good morning, Professor! How are you?

-Good morning.
-Morning, everyone!

Good morning, Ren!

You seem like
you're in a great mood today!

-Huh? Think so?
-Did you get some good news?

Something like that, yes.

Look at that!

-[Ren] Isn't it...
-[Cerise] Well, it's just a badge.

Just something I found lying around.
[laughs]

-Professor Cerise!
-Hm.

Tonight, we're doing Dum Dum Dum!

-Dum Dum Dum Z!
-Yeah!

[Goh] Huh?

-Could it be?
-Yeah!

I understand.

I looked into listening to web radio
after you mentioned it.

And then I found this show!

Last night was my first one.

-Isn't that...
-A Premier Ball!

Now, where did you get that?

[laughs]
Long story!

That means you must be Fidgetycois?

Of course.

As a fellow worker, it's only proper
that I introduce myself.

Hm!

Huh? Could it be...

Mister Are You Lonely Tonight?

Um-hm.

And I must say...

-it was a blast!
-It was a blast!

-Grookey?
-What's all that about?

I don't have a clue.

But it looks like they're having fun!

-Grookey.
-Pikachu.

-Hm.
-Um-hm.

[Team Rocket] Dum Dum Dum Z!

[Wobbuffet] Wobbuffet.

Now, Dum Dum Dum!

-Dum Dum, yo!
-Dum Dum, yo!

You'll never guess what just happened!

[narrator] Jessie, James, and Meowth
started with the goal of increasing

Team Rocket membership worldwide
which they soon forgot.

They'll be called on the carpet
and chewed out by the Boss...

That's true.

...but since their radio show is a blast,
Dum Dum Dum Z

keeps broadcasting at a whimsical pace,

-because it's popular, legendary...
-Why are you butting into our broadcast?

-[narrator] Well, I...
-Did you even listen to what I said?

[narrator] To be honest...

I suppose I didn't.

No fair!

You may be the narrator,
but there are things

a voice without a face shouldn't do!

-[narrator] I'm very sorry!
-You can save your apologies for later!

Take this.

Now, you read the first bit of mail.

[narrator] What? You mean me?

Wobbu. Wobbu.

[narrator] Very well.

Our first letter is from the listener
with the Dum Dum name

Radio Connoisseur.

[closing theme music]