01x12 - Prank U, Next

[bunniefuu]

♪upbeat intro music playing *

Hey. What's with all the papers?

I woke up at a.m. to study the school budget.

[gasps] Who are you and what have you done with Max?

We're wasting money and some of these cuts I'm making

is gonna free up a ton of cash.

So you can buy stuff for yourself?

Why would you ask that?

Because there's a picture of a golf cart labeled

"Buy with school money!"

It is not just a golf cart, Chloe.

It's a vice principal delivery unit.

And it is pretty and shiny and I need it.

"Why?" she asked, knowing the answer

would be incredibly dumb.

As the vice principal, I walk around the school all day,

and how can I be a good supe and make saves

if my legs are tired?

Max, you can't use school funds as your personal bank account.

Why? Those clubs don't need all that money.

You're cutting the money from the school clubs?

My science club is down to its last three beakers.

The budget says you have eight.

That was before Jinx joined.

Yeah. That kid's a dropper.

Please, Max. Promise you won't use the clubs' money

to order that thing.

Fine, I promise.

But I can't promise I didn't already order it yesterday!

Say hello to the Max Mobile.

Oop. Forgot to use the sound system.

[over speaker] Say hello to the Max Mobile!

[upbeat dance music playing from sound system]

♪theme music playing *

[Chloe]I come from a family of superheroes.

But now, my brother and sister and I

are heading to a brand-new town.

[Phoebe]We're going undercover.

[Max]To try and solve our most important mission yet.

♪A picture-perfect family is what we try to be ♪

♪Look closer, you might see the crazy things we do ♪

♪This isn't make-believe It's our reality ♪

♪Just your average family ♪

♪Trying to be normal and stay out of trouble ♪

♪Livin' a double life ♪

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I can't believe Max cut the science club budget.

That ratball.

Wow. She's really mad.

I've never heard her use that word.

I've never heard anyone use that word.

Other clubs are suffering too.

The band is down to one last sad trombone.

[sad trombone notes play]

Check out the swim club! [sighs] Those poor souls.

On the bright side,

that really cuts down their lap time.

This isn't right.

Excuse me!

[indistinct chatter]

Allow me to use my protest voice.

Everyone! Quit what you're doing and listen to Chloe!

Speak your truth, girlfriend.

We all know what the vice principal did was wrong.

Isn't he your brother?

That's a lie, and you know it!

Jinx, that's true.

Oh yeah. Never mind.

My point is we're not just gonna sit back and take it, are we?

[all] No!

I've already called his boss.

He'll fix this.

Whoo-hoo!

[dance music playing from sound system]

Move it or lose it, twerps. [laughs]

[music ends]

So you approve, sir?

Approve? This road rock is the best thing

that's ever happened to this school.

Try harder, swim club.

Welp, he's gonna be no help.

This is so embarrassing.

My brother's gonna ruin this school for everyone.

[sighs] I don't like to show my tough side! [sighs]

I'm gonna talk some sense into Vice Principal Chloe's brother.

Vice Principal Chloe's brother, a word.

How's this for a word? [clears throat] No.

Seriously, we need to talk.

Okay. Fine. Make it quick. I got a game paused in the cart.

Using the money for the--

Wait, you have a gaming console in that thing?

[laughs] Focus, Jinx.

What you're doing is wrong.

We all have to make sacrifices sometimes, okay?

For example, I wanted to buy heated seats, but I didn't.

Hm. Really?

No, I did. My butt needs first class.

Now if you'll excuse me,

I'm gonna do donuts in the softball field.

[screams]

[gasping]

[laughter]

Who put cream pie in my Max Mobile?!

[laughter continues]

Don't look at me! I've been pranked!

-[laughter continues] -[Max yelps]

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Hey, Wayland. I'm here to pick up my to-go order.

You are lucky because you get to be

one of our first customers to try our to-go tube.

Ooh. So my iced tea

is just like mixed in there with the sandwich and the fries?

Mm. True genius is never appreciated.

Ah, hey, guys. Ooh, cool egg.

It's terrible!

Yes, like I just said,

terrible egg.

We found this speckled turtle egg

lying on the beach unprotected.

What if it hatches?

I'm too young to be a turtle mama!

It's okay, Booch.

Breathe and we'll come up with a plan.

I guess I can keep searching the beach

for the mama turtle and return it to her,

after I give her a firm talking to.

Yes. Sounds like a plan.

But I can't bring the egg with me.

It could get damaged during the search.

Do you mind watching it, Phoebe?

Hey! Why can't I watch it?

Oh. That's why.

Alright. Guess I'm on egg watch.

Thanks! And don't worry, eggy.

Aunt Phoebe will take good care of you. Right, Aunt Phoebe?

Right, Kombucha.

Okay! Let's go find that mama turtle!

Oh, it's alright, little eggy.

No need to be shell-shocked. [chuckles]

Yeah, you're laughing.

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What happened?

I was toilet-papered during my daily nap.

You take a daily nap?

That's not the point.

And someone painted my office doorknob.

Who's doing this to you?

[sighs] A prankster.

And they left this note on my desk.

"Give back the clubs' dough or the pranks will flow.

Tee-hee-hee, the prankster."

Oh, I will not be defeated by someone who says "tee-hee-hee."

[laughs] It is pretty embarrassing.

I mean, that's terrible.

I'm Max Thunderman. I don't get pranked.

I do the pranking.

Chloe, you know these kids.

You can help me figure out who it is.

It's hard to narrow it down. You are pretty well hated.

I already checked every student's schedule

to see who'd even have time for this.

I even went to the bakery to ask who bought banana cream pies.

-Any luck? -No. They just laughed at me.

Pie people with poofy hats laughed at me!

Maybe you should just return the money to the clubs.

[laughs] Oh no. Not after they humiliated me.

Guess you know how your old principal felt.

Principal Bradford?

Yeah, you tortured him

like every day in Hiddenville.

I'm nothing like Bradford. He's cringe. I'm Gucci.

You saying "Gucci" is cringe.

You're right. I'm losing it.

I gotta find this prankster.

[yelps]

A trip wire?!

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

"Have a nice trip! The prankster.

P.S. Tee-hee-hee."

He got me again!

There's only one person who can help me now.

♪upbeat musical transition *

Well, well, well.

Look who came crawling back to Principal Bradford.

Now let's get this party started.

♪upbeat musical transition *

Thanks for coming, Principal Bradford.

Please, my friends call me Tad.

Okay, Tad.

We're not friends! Boom! Got him!

[laughs]

How did my life get to this point?

Not a bad place you got here.

Maybe the Hero League could hook me up with a condo.

My mom just raised my rent.

I haven't seen you since your superpowers were taken.

Well, at least I still have my good looks.

Agree to disagree.

Hey. If you're gonna insult me,

then I will be on the first bus outta here, and yes,

I said "bus" because I drove a school bus here.

Wait. No. You can't go. Please. I'll do anything you say.

I've never seen you beg before. I like it.

Yeah, I'm down bad.

I need to catch this prankster before I totally lose it.

Well, then you've come to the right guy.

Because you've been pranked harder and more painfully

than anyone I know and you're still standing?

You do realize you did all of those pranks.

Just wanted to remind you how awesome they were.

Good luck with everything!

No, wait. Please don't go.

I'll give you tons of cash.

The lesson starts now.

You know, people always say that being a principal

is about "educating kids," but what it's really about

is learning how to deal with humiliation and pain.

Keep going. This is good stuff.

Bradford?

Nice egg, Phoebe. Did you lay it?

I didn't realize the pranks had gotten so bad you called him.

Are you wearing that egg like a baby?

Ugh! She's always doing weird stuff.

You know, makes sense that you two would be friends.

What? We're-- We're not friends. I made that clear!

Yeah! I mean, unless you want to be.

Boom! Got him back! [chuckles]

Nah-uh! No, I didn't picture us

laughing together at a baseball game.

♪"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" style musical transition *

"No signs of the Mastermind. All clear."

And that, turtle egg, is how I perform

my daily surveillance check.

Is that egg some kind of Easter Bunny joke?

Because that is a very hurtful stereotype.

[phone chimes]

Huh. One of the teachers at school

just invited me to go play pickleball.

Why'd they invite you? Did they lose a bet?

If I go, I could bond with a coworker,

which would be great for my cover story.

Plus I've always wanted to try pickleball.

It's the sport with the cutest name.

Oh sh**t! I forgot I'm on egg watch.

Welcome to parenthood.

It's super boring. You'll love it.

Colosso, that's it. How about you look after the egg?

-Who, me? -Yeah.

All you have to do is watch it.

Come on. You have a son.

You mean what's his face? He's a dummy.

I'll take the parental controls off your internet.

You got a deal.

Great.

Unrelated, where is our egg pan

to cook eggs and then eat eggs?

Just take care of this egg or you'll be cooked.

Bye!

How pathetic. I've gone from supervillain to egg-sitter.

You just sit there and be quiet.

Huh.

You don't talk back like my own kid.

I'm think I'm starting to like you, egg.

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Janet. It's Tad.

Your little Tadpole.

I moved out of my mom's place

and I'm chillin' at my new beach house.

Call me.

Do we really need all this stuff to find the prankster?

Yes. Now, line up.

-How do I line up? It's just me. -I said line up!

Rule number one:

Principals don't negotiate with pranksters.

Yes, Sensei!

Rule number two:

Never let a prankster make you cry.

Yes, Sensei!

Rule number three: As part of your payment,

you will pretend this is my house if Janet calls me back.

Yes, Sensei?

Good! Now, the prankster wants

a big reaction, but you're not gonna give it to him, are you?

No, Sensei!

The desperate prankster

will then go bigger, get sloppy,

and make a mistake.

And that is when you will strike.

Not physically, of course. We are educators.

Shall we begin training?

Yes, Sensei.

Hey. Relax. I'm not gonna hurt you.

Ah. [chuckles]

-Hyah! -Ah!

Rule number four: Don't be so gullible, Thunderman.

-Hyah! Hyah! Hyah! -[groaning]

Ooh, that one hurt. Again!

Big pickleball win for the Dill-more Girls.

Oh, hey, Phoebe. I'm not doing anything, just cleaning up.

-[grunts] -[laughs]

No, I know that giggle.

I've done it myself when I got one over on Max. [gasps]

Wait a minute. You're the prankster.

I am! I totally am!

[excited squeal]

Wanna watch the butt-kicking?

Ah, I'm supposed to be on egg duty,

but, yeah, scooch over.

[grunting]

Let me punch you in the face!

[laughing]

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With your newly-trained eyes,

finding the prankster will be easy.

What threats do you see?

Ooh! Two o'clock.

Kid with suspicious rubber band.

Potential prank spotted.

There's hope for you yet. What else?

[can clanking out of machine]

Ooh. Suspect with straw, possible spitballer.

Good. But you missed the kid at ten o'clock

holding the lunch tray.

Might be looking to start a food fight.

[Jinx groans]

[sighs] Come on, man, you're better than this.

That's just Jinx. That kid's a dropper.

Man! It's like I can see these pranks

before they happen. [chuckles]

Only a matter of time before I catch this prankster.

Plus you're so defeated inside, you no longer feel pain.

My work here is done.

-Thank you, Sensei. -You're welcome.

You know, it's nice that we have

this newfound respect for each other.

Hm. No, we don't.

That was a test.

You passed. [chuckles]

These baseball tickets weren't real either.

Now, what about my payment?

Oh, of course. Right in my office.

Get to class, slackers!

I'll take this.

So, what do you say we take another ride

in the Max Mobile before you head out?

-[gasps] -♪dramatic sting *

My Max Mobile.

[dramatically] She's... gone!

The prankster has struck again.

[several phones chiming at once]

[laughter]

The laughter of children.

That's never good.

Hey, Max. How'd you get your golf cart on the roof?

What?

No!

[Bradford laughs]

Even you, Sensei?

It's not my golf cart.

Besides, I already got paid.

Help me, Sensei!

[deep inhale] Hey, Janet! Yeah.

Remember how pathetic I used to be?

Well, this kid's way worse. [laughs]

Hey, call me back or I'll cry.

♪upbeat musical transition *

Max! I heard about the prank today.

[Max groans]

Are you okay?

Do I look okay?

Maybe if you just returned the golf cart

and gave the clubs back their money,

the prankster would stop.

Sensei Bradford says

we don't negotiate with pranksters.

Don't listen to him.

He still lives with his mother.

Just give up, Max.

Yes. I will give up...

on our entire Secret Shores mission.

What?!

How can I expect to catch

a villain like the Mastermind when I can't even catch

a middle school prankster?

Uh, maybe they're just really clever?

No, Chloe. My mind's made up.

I'm quitting the mission and moving back to Hiddenville.

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♪upbeat musical transition *

-Thunderford! -Can I be of service?

I'm leaving. Gas up the Thundercopter.

For the last time, we do not have a Thundercopter.

But there's a rusty unicycle in our azalea bushes.

Max, you can't let the prankster make you quit.

The mission is bigger than your silly ego.

You underestimate the size of my ego.

What if I promised you

the prankster will never prank you again?

How can you do that? You don't know who it is.

I can mention it to Jinx, and he'll tell everybody.

He does have a big mouth.

But... [sighs] ...it's no use, Chloe.

The prankster will never quit.

It's over.

I'm going to pack up my desk at school.

Thunderford?

What is it now?

Pack up the rest of my things.

Is he aware that I'm a hologram?

There's a lot he's not aware of.

♪upbeat musical transition *

Phoebe, I found the mama turtle!

Are you sure it's the mama?

Yeah, I speak a little turtle.

She's excited to be reunited with her egg.

You mean egg-cited?

Wow, you really can't stop yourself.

I cannot.

So, where's the egg?

Oh, I left it with someone who I've known forever.

I'm sure he's tired and ready to give it back.

Who's a good egg? You're a good egg. You are.

Hey, Colosso. Booch found the mama turtle.

Time to return that egg to where it belongs.

You will not take this egg from its papa.

I'm sorry. What? You are not its papa.

I don't get it. You didn't want to watch the egg.

But then we started to bond.

He showed me there's more to life

than just being evil and worshipping Max.

Wow. An egg taught you all that?

Doesn't matter. It belongs with its mama.

Egg-ory belongs with me.

"Egg-ory"? [laughs]

Well, that's adorable.

But I'm still taking him.

No!

I know it hurts, Colosso.

But, hey, maybe this whole experience

taught you something about fatherhood.

You mind if papa says goodbye to his little guy?

Weird, but okay.

Egg-ory, my son.

You can call me any time you want.

For advice, not for money.

Get a job, you lazy--

Speed this up.

When you're , come find me.

We'll buy motorcycles.

The open road will be our home as I train you in the evil arts.

Okay, we're done.

Make evil choices! That's how I raised you!

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[sighs] Goodbye, school.

[sniffles] I'll miss this time of day most of all,

after the children have left

and today's half-eaten hamburgers are being made

into tomorrow's meatloaf.

Are you really leaving, Max?

I can't show my face around here anymore, Chloe.

Can you teleport me back to Hiddenville?

I'm trying to save money as I no longer have a job.

I can't let you leave the mission.

I understand. I'll walk.

Max!

I'm the prankster.

What?

Nice try, Chloe.

You'd never do something so mean and vile to your own brother.

I did. I teleported the car onto the roof.

I'll go get it back.

[items clattering]

Chloe? It's crazy finding out that you're the prankster.

Get out of there and we can talk about this right now.

I can't. I'm stuck.

Oh. That's right. Because...

I already knew you were the prankster yesterday!

But... But... But...

Save your but.

I'm trying to.

Your mistake was doing a prank that required teleportation.

That was the only way to get the car on the roof that fast.

Now what am I sitting on?

Mega-strength glue. [chuckles]

I knew you'd fall for my prank of pretending to quit

and get the cart back.

So I climbed up on the roof

and put glue on the seat.

Okay. You've proved your point.

And now, I'll prove mine.

You double-reverse pranked me?

I knew you might try something, so I put a towel on the seat.

How did you see that coming?

I don't like doing pranks, but I'm really good at them.

You're okay at them.

I haven't even unleashed the spiders.

I don't like spiders.

I know. And if you don't return the golf cart,

I'll even bring this prank w*r home.

Ugh, you wouldn't.

Maybe I already have.

Be careful with your hair products.

[gasps]

Fine. I'll return the cart.

Just... don't mess with my hair products.

-Deal? -Deal.

You know, I'm kind of shocked that Bradford was here

and you didn't even prank him once.

What can I say, Chloe? I guess I've just matured.

♪upbeat musical transition *

Looks like when old Tad gets back to Hiddenville,

he'll be able to buy Janet's love,

thanks to Max Thunderman.

[sneezes]

Sneezing powder?

[sneezes]

I hate... [sneezes]

...you... [sneezes]

...Max Thunderman!

[screams]

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