01x09 - The Nightmarionette/Abuelita's World

[bunniefuu]

♪ Who's the improbable duo ♪
♪ That you heard about? ♪

♪ Faster than a scooter ♪
♪ Stronger than metal ♪

♪ Who's the little girl ♪
♪ And her domesticated rodent? ♪

♪ Who's still standing ♪
♪ When you see the dust settle? ♪

♪ It's Hamster ♪
♪ Hamster, Hamster ♪

♪ Hamster and Gretel ♪

♪ If they can do it ♪
♪ Then nobody can ♪

♪ Hamster, Hamster, Hamster ♪

♪ Hamster and Gretel ♪

♪ There's also Kevin in the minivan ♪

This is where
I learned how to be a real superhero.

Truth, justice, the greater good.

Plus periodic reboots
keep the brand fresh.

Wait. The girl from the comic shop.

That's Hiromi.
That's the girl you like.

- Shh. I'm trying to play cool.
- Yeah, Cool.

Wait, Why?

Well, let's just say I didn't leave
the greatest impression last time.

- Hey, Kevin.
- Hmm.

Why don't you go talk to her?

- No.
- Don't you want to talk to her?

Why don't you mind your own...

- Hey.
- Hey...

Welcome back to my comics kingdom
and I am your queen.

Who is this little lady?

- This is my little, uh...
- Sister.

- Sister? Yeah. Her name is a...
- Gretel.

Gretel. That's her name.

Yahoo! Just like Hamster and Gretel!

Yeah. I got a Hamster too.

He's at home watching his Telenovelas.

Oh. I knew it.

Huh. Interesting.
What are you reading?

Um, nothing, really.

Bull Boy?
It was my favorite when I was little.

Yeah, I don't read anymore at all.

I mean, right now
I was reading it ironically

as a prank on myself.

Because this is for little kids,

not almost adults like myself.

Anyway, where are the big boy comics?

Um, well, new books here,

back issues over there,
and if it's sealed, don't touch it.

Comic queen, out.

Kevin, you're being so weird.

What? No, I'm isn't? I mean, not.

Also you have, like,
every Bull Boy comic.

- Yeah, but...
- You even have Bull Boy pajamas.

I don't want her to know.
She thinks it's for little kids.

Why not just be yourself?

That thing that adults on TV
are always telling you to do.

I am not going to take adults on TV
advice from my little sister.

Now here's $5.

- Go get a slushie.
- You had me at "Here's $5."

Oh, wow, Kevin,
Something's going on up there.

Oh, and you don't care
because, puberty. Wait.

Oh! He's sh**ting hairballs.

At last. All you kittens will witness
the sharpened claws of my...

Um, um, my wrath!
The ramp of Copy Cat!

Bad kitty.

Gretel! Where are you...

- Oh, no! We're trapped!
- Don't worry, there's an exit...

Okay, now we're trapped.

Stay close to your escape buddy,
hold hands.

Okay. Civilians cleared.

Meow!

At last. Gretel, my nemesis.

You're not my nemesis.

You're just a bad cat
that needs to get fixed.

Like that car.

You talk a lot of trash
for a little kid.

Where's Hamster?

He's watching
Los Amores De Consuela.

Me-ouch!

There's a real superhero fight
outside and I'm trapped.

Gretel, I'm stuck in the comic shop.

Ooh! Stuck in the comic shop
with the girl you like!

Stop it! There's impending doom
and Hamster's not here!

Move the car so I can help you.

I think I got this, Kev.

Just talk to her.
Okay, bye.

Gretel... Uh, is getting
a slushie, which is good because,

statistically speaking, the food court

is the safest place to be
during a superhero battle.

Out of cat hair.

Need to reload.

Kevin. On second thought
I might need some help.

You're hiss-Tory.

Still can't believe we're missing it.

I wonder if it's on the news.

This is
an Action News special report.

All you kittens will witness
the sharpened claws of my,

um, my wrath!

Sharpened claws of my wrath?

Weird. Sounds like something
out of a comic book.

Wait a second.

I know that voice.

He was in the shop a few weeks ago.

Man Cat would destroy
Hamster and Gretel.

Bro, H&G have actual powers
and work as a team.

Man Cat would get stopped.

Not if he had a big trust fund
and a degree in mechanical engineering,

and armor that he built
in his step dad's unfinished basement

and a burning desire
to make people respect me.

I mean, him.

Well, that was oddly specific.

One day I'll show you.
I'll show all of you.

Then you kittens will witness
the sharpened claws of my, um, of my...

I would like to purchase these comics.

A real super villain basing his whole
persona on a comic book villain.

But that means any comic with Man Cat
in it could help us beat him.

We could find his weakness.

If we could get that info to Gretel...

We help her defeat Copy Cat.

Pobre Consuela.

We interrupt
Los Amores de Consuela

for this special news bulletin.

We take you to Veronica Hill
at the mall.

Gretel is taking on the new villain
of the week, Copy Cat.

And this time she's on her own.

No sign of Hamster anywhere.

So much for loyalty.

Now back to Consuela, who we all know
could do much better than Raul.

Adios, Consuela.

True love can wait.

Captain Fast Racer Man.

Worst heroes of Stockton, England,
but with dragons.

Veronica Hill, still on the scene

where Gretel is struggling
with this villain

in what is a clear escalation
of the stakes.

Oh, no! We got to find it.

I've got nine wives, but I only need...

You have nine wives?

No, wait. Hold on.

I've got nine lives,
but I'll only need one to defeat you.

Are you reading from a comic?

Wait? Are you just copying
your whole persona

from the villain in a comic book?

Dude,
don't try to be something you're not.

You should just be yourself
like the adults on TV always said.

You know what?
Hiromi, I do read Bull Boy.

Still to this day,
it's one of my favorites.

I just didn't want to geek out
in front of you.

Dude. I work in a comic shop.
My job is to geek out.

It's been my favorite title
since I was a kid.

Anyway, I just remembered something.

Man Cat's origin
isn't in a Man Cat book.

It's here in this Bull Boy comic.

Bull Boy in Spain!

Pamplona Peril.
Man Cat's origin

and his weakness is
in this one, but it's sealed.

It will lose two thirds of its value,
but it's for the greater good.

Come on, Kevin.

Here it is.
His weakness is water.

- Water?
- Yeah, pretty basic.

Well, cats are scared of water, right?

Whatever. We got the weakness.

But how do we get
the information to Gretel?

Well, that's... That is, I...

I read somewhere
that Gretel has super hearing.

If we just read it out loud from here,
I'm sure she'll hear us.

I don't think that's how it works.

Gretel, can you hear me?

I'm reading it out loud, like this.

Um, I can hear you just fine, Kevin.

Whoa. She knows your name?

She's probably just assuming.

I mean, I look like a Kevin.

You do, actually.

Okay, Gretel, if you can hear us,

I already said I could.

Right. CopyCat's weakness is water.
It's water.

Water? Where will I find water
in a parking lot?

Wow, that is convenient.

Hmm, this hair ball's too sticky.

Hamster.

You're here but, Consuela.

She can wait.

Aw, I missed you too.

Hamster, we need to get him wet.

Time to give Kitty a bath.

Meow. Missed me!

That's it? That's all you got?

Hamster never misses.
We know water is your weakness.

Water?

Oh, no, I'm melting!

Sure I'm copying Man Cat,
but I'm not copying his weakness.

I'm not an idiot.

Yeah, that would have been weird
if it had worked.

Oh, yeah. You're not an idiot.

That's why you have
exposed wiring on your suit

and with exposed wirings,
water is your weakness.

Hey, wait, Stop!

Ow! Ow!

This is why I'm a dog person.

Huh?

I never realized we had
so many cats at this mall.

I'm taking that as a win.

Wow. Thanks, Hamster.

Kevin, That was Hamster.

The Hamster!

Yeah. Pretty neat for a rodent.

Thanks for the help, Citizen Kevin.

Glad I could always
count on you to be yourself.

Anything for the greater good.

And thank you, Citizen Hiromi.

Hold up.

How does the city's first superhero,

first female superhero
actually know my name?

You, um, look like a Hiromi.

- You do, actually.
- Oh.

Maybe I should give
Bull Boy another look.

What do you think?

It's kind of vintage, but I like it.

Thanks for the awesome team up, Kevin.

Yeah. Bye Hiromi.

How am I gonna get
this car out of here?

Team up. Cool.

You know you're not allowed
to bring your cats to jail with you.

But they're not my cats.