02x01 - Gremlin the Dragon/Royal Wedding

[bunniefuu]

[music playing]

FLASH GORDON: Blastingoff on a desperate mission

to save earth from
the evil plottings

of the tyrannical spaceLord, Ming the Merciless.

[laughing]

Doctor Hans Zarkov
and Dale Arden

have joined me, Flash
Gordon, on a fantastic

journey into worlds whereperil and adventure await us.

[theme music]

FLASH GORDON: Well, Dale, 20more quadrants to Arborea.

Oh, Flash, isn't it romantic?

Um, what's that Dale?

Why Prince Barin and Auragetting married, of course.

Of course, yeah.

Oh, yeah, very romantic.

DALE ARDEN: Well, I
think it's wonderful.

Aura will make a
beautiful bride.

Sure, hey, considering she'sthe prettiest girl on Mongo--

[laughing] next to my co-pilot.

Keep your eyes on
the sky, Flash Gordon.

Hey, Dale, look.

Look at all those clouds
of smoke up ahead.

Looks like a signal.

DALE ARDEN: Three dots,three dashes, three dots.

In the Morse code
that spells SOS.

And that spells trouble.

[gremlin crying]

[growling]

The poor thing.

It's a baby dragon.

Yie-yie-yie yee!

Hey, the beast men
have trapped him.

[growling]

[gremlin crying]

DALE ARDEN: Oh, they're
hurting him, Flash!

FLASH GORDON: We'll
put a stop to that.

Take this baby down, Dale.

I'll fly ahead with the jetpack and see what I can do.

Blast off!

[gremlin crying]

You look like you're
at the end of your rope.

[growling]

Za-ba-ding!

[growling]

FLASH GORDON: And they looklike they're fit to be tied.

Za-ba-ding

That should hold them.

[growling]

[chattering]

And you're free as a bird.

No strings attached.

Uh, oh!

It's Dale.

DALE ARDEN: Zarkov's ice
ray may come in handy.

Come on ice ray, do your stuff.

FLASH GORDON: Skiing anyone?

Step right up, gentlemen.

Don't be bashful, try your luck.

Bulls-eye.

And we have a winner.

Are you OK, Dale?

Fine.

But I wish I could say thesame for our flying machine.

What's the damage?

The communicator is out.

The left booster is ruptured.

And it looks like
our cabin has a new air

conditioning system, a hole.

And it looks like
you have a new friend.

Huh?

Ah, h*, it's you again.

What do you think he wants?

He wants to thank
you for saving him.

FLASH GORDON: Oh, is that all.

Well, little buddy,
you are very welcome.

Now, you be a good
dragon and run along.

Go on home.

Now, look what you've done,you've hurt his feelings.

He thinks you're trying
to get rid of him.

FLASH GORDON: I amtrying to get rid of him.

It's just that he's so--

well, cute.

Oh,no.

He doesn't seem to be
in any hurry to leave.

But we are.

Those beast-men are going tocome back with reinforcements.

Then we better start
repairing the ship.

FLASH GORDON: I
have a better idea.

I'll start in on the repairs.

I want you to take the jetpack and fly to Arborea.

What, and leave
you here alone?

Not a chance.

Look, we need help, Dale.

And there's only one jet pack.

Fly to Arborea and bringback Thun and the Lion Men.

And what if the beast-men
attack while I'm gone?

I can handle them.

Don't worry about me.

I am worried about
you so I'm not going.

FLASH GORDON: You
have no choice, Dale.

That's an order.

DALE ARDEN: Oh, Flash Gordon,if anything happens to you,

I'll never forgive you!

I'll never
forgive me, as well.

You be careful, Flash.

FLASH GORDON: I will.

Drive safely.

Protect our friend
down there, OK?

GREMLIN: Za-ba-ding!

Za-ba-ding!

Hm, that's funny.

Oh, so it's you, you little imp.

Come on down here.

Now, I thought I
told you to go home.

[sigh]

This is no place for a dragon.

Those beast-men might come back.

Ha, ha, that's right.

Run along, little Gremlin.

I've got work to do.

[gasp]

[growling]

[growling]

No, Gremlin!

Fly away, away,
they'll hurt you!

Fly away while you still can.

Za-ba-ding.

Right, Za-ba-ding.

So long, Pal.

GREMLIN: Za-ba-ding.

[growling]

A little trick I
learned from a gremlin.

I was just leaving, anyway.

If I can make it to the ship,I'll have some protection.

[growling]

FLASH GORDON: I think Ican beat them to the ship.

Uh, oh!

Looks like it's time for
a strategic withdrawal.

[growling]

The ice ray!

Dale!

Za-ba-ding!

Good to see you, Gremlin.

Quick, get me loose.

Za-ba-ding!

[growling]

Za-ba-ding!

Za-ba-ding!

So, Mr Gordon,
I thought you said

you could handle the beast-men.

Hey, I was doing fine
until you two butt in.

DALE ARDEN: h*, h*!

And while we're
on the subject, what

are you doing back here anyway?

DALE ARDEN: Your frienddidn't give me much choice.

Well, thanks, both of you.

Now, let's repair the ship.

But Flash, I haven't
been introduced

to the new member of our team.

Oh, pardon me.

May I introduce Dale Arden.

Miss Arden, I'd like
you to meet Gremlin.

I'm pleased to
meet you, Gremlin.

Ha, ha, The feeling is mutual.

Za-ba-ding!

[chattering]

[music playing]

[spaceship approaching]

Very soon, I,
Ming the Merciless

will have revenge
upon those who drove

me from my throne and theaccursed Earthman Flash Gordon.

Today, my enemies have
gathered to celebrate

the marriage of the
rebel Barin to my once

beloved daughter, Aura.

It would be rude of me not tosend the happy couple a wedding

present.

[zap]

[laughing]

[pulsating sound waves]

PRINCESS AURA: Isn't
it beautiful, Dale?

How strange that I,
the daughter of Ming,

could be happy with a
man like Prince Barin.

He's a wonderful man, Aura.

And you've been a
wonderful friend, Dale.

I'm glad our days of mistrustand jealousy are gone.

Wow, this is quite aspread you laid out, Barin.

How often does the newregent of Mongo take a bride?

Huh?

Sometimes I wonder whyyou and Dale ever adopted

that little pest, Flash.

[chattering]

No thanks.

It's all yours, Pal.

You just stay out of troubleuntil the wedding is over.

Za-ba-ding!

[crashing]

Oh!

Thun, what is
it, an earthquake?

I don't know.

Look there.

[gasp]

Say, I've heard
of party crashers,

but this is ridiculous.

Ming.

Greetings, Prince Barin.

I was very distraught
at not receiving

an invitation to the wedding.

I trust it was
merely an oversight.

What do you want here, Ming?

Why nothing, except
that which is mine.

Father!

No!

Unhand her.

[thud]

Barin.

Fire on that robot.

[laughing]

[zap]

Hey, Tinhead, down here.

Ah, Mr. Gordon, how amusing.

We have a saying
on earth, Ming.

The bigger they are,
the harder they fall.

MING THE MERCILESS: You
Earthlings, also have

another saying, do you not?

Give a man enough ropeand he will hang himself.

[laughter]

No, Gremlin.

MING THE MERCILESS: So,Dale Arden, we meet again!

This I would also have.

Dale.

MING THE MERCILESS: And
now I take my leave.

Goodbye, Barin.

Thank you for a most
enjoyable celebration.

Ha, ha.

[crash]

MING THE MERCILESS:
How ironic, Daughter.

In most weddings, thefather gives away the bride.

What do you want
with us, Ming?

All in good time, Miss Arden.

You should learn to be patientlike your little friend.

Ha, ha.

Barin will not stand
for this, father.

He'll be here, and
his friends with him.

Oh, but I'm counting
on that, Daughter.

You and Miss Arden
are merely the bait

that will lure Prince Barinand Flash Gordon to their doom.

When they have come to rescueyou they will be annihilated--

wiped out by my army
of robot warriors.

Ha, ha.

Gulp!

FLASH GORDON: We've pickedthe robots iron trail.

It's headed for Ming'smagnetic mountain fortress.

We must hurry.

There's no telling whatmay happen to Aura and Dale

at the hands of that madman.

Get that beast!

Yie, yie, yie, yie,
yie, yie, yie, yie, yie!

Agh!

Go, Gremlin!

Warn Flash.

Za-ba-ding!

PRINCE BARIN: We must finda way inside the fortress.

I'll take the jet pack
and scout from the air.

THUN THE LION MAN: Growl--

we've got company.

[whoosh]

Growl.

Nice pitch, Thun.

Uh, oh.

Nice going, buddy.

Where's Dale?

Barin, Gremlin can
take us to Ming.

[whoosh]

Go on.

We'll hold them off here.

Will you be all right?

Growl-- ha, ha, ha.

We'll be all right.

It's those tin cans
who will have to worry.

Bah.

You've lost, Ming.

Only the battle not
the w*r, Miss Arden.

I'm far from finished.

FLASH GORDON: Hey, you
want to bet on that.

MING THE MERCILESS:
Flash Gordon.

FLASH GORDON: Release
those women now, Ming.

MING THE MERCILESS: What, fool?

Did you so quickly
forget my giant robot?

This will serve to remind you.

[gasp]

Ha, ha.

Enjoy the ride you're aboutto take, Flash Gordon.

It will end in my radium mines.

Ha, ha.

Flash.

Help him, Gremlin.

Za-ba-ding.

[chattering]

He's too strong, Gremlin.

We can't stop him this way.

We've got to think of another.

Wait a minute.

That's it, the control.

Go get Ming's
control box, quick.

Za-ba-ding.

Za-ba-ding!

His foolish friends,Thun and Barin will fall.

THUN THE LION MAN: Growl--

Well done, Thun.

That was the last of them.

Are you certain?

PRINCE BARIN: Very.

THUN THE LION MAN:
That thing's got Flash.

And it's coming after us.

[zapping]

Ha, ha, ha.

Zing.

No.

No.

Give me the control
box, you filthy beast!

Za-ba-ding!

[gasp]

The robot's
after Gremlin, now.

[crash]

MING THE MERCILESS: Thisround to you, Flash Gordon.

But we will meet again, soon!

FLASH GORDON: So Prince Barinfinally gets his princess.

Kind of gives you
ideas, doesn't it?

Yeah, but Aura's
already married.

[laughter]

Ooh, why you--

you--

FLASH GORDON: Ow, hey, I
was only kidding, Dale.

Just kidding!

[theme music]

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