01x09 - The Wolf of Jealousy/Stench Mensch

[bunniefuu]

[water bubbling]

[toads croaking]

[toad sniffs]

[croaking]

[Pliny exclaiming
in delight]

This is incredible!

What's going on?

Why are the grubs
attaching to the toads?

I'm not sure.
I built this swamp lab

to find out, but
bailed because of the smell.

[toads croaking]

Thank you so much
for taking me out here.

That was our agreement.

One full day
of a unique island phenomenon,

in exchange
for your cooperation.

[exclaims]

Oh, boy! They are rank!
[gags]

[inhales deeply, gags]

[excitedly]
Oh, yeah, these guys reek!

Now it's time for
your end of the deal.

-Sign this.
-Hmm?

[Dr. Lullah] Standard
Non-Disclosure agreement,

You agree to never speak
of the video you discovered!

I don't know why
you're ashamed.

-Shh.
-It was just an accident.

Sign the document.

Everybody makes mistakes.

[sighs] Not me.

Not anymore.

I was this close to becoming

Miss Trinidad and Tobago's
Powerlifting Queen of 1993.

But my hands sweat mixed
together with my muscle oil

and I lost my grip.

[crowd exclaiming]

[crashing]

[crowd screaming, exclaiming]

No, no, no... [exclaims]

-No!
-[crowd exclaiming]

It was my first
and last humiliation.

I erased the minds
of everyone in that room

and stole the tape.

So, as far as the world
is concerned,

it never happened!

And I'd like
to keep it that way.

So, sign... this!

Yeah, but you promised

we could spend
the whole night here.

And my lawyer
has advised me

not to sign anything
until the deal is done.

Your lawyer?

Ugh.

Merian...

[♪ dramatic music playing]

I'm on your side!

Have you or a loved one

been the victim of an
unwanted human leg graft?

Has your houseboat
been stolen by a 40-foot crab?

Are you being
actively digested by fauna?

[Larry grunts] Uh-oh.

I'm Merian,
the Maritime Hammer,

and I'll fight for you!

Free consultations
at my office

located at: Boat.

-[music stops]
-So I'll sign it tomorrow.

I don't want to miss a moment
of this stinky science.

Ugh, You will sign this
in the morning.

[sighs] I'll be in
my massage chair.

-[toads croaking]
-[Pliny] Nice looking
couple over here...

Wait...

What's going on?

Hey, Dr. Lullah,

what's up with that one grub?

[voice shaking]
What?

There's a grub left
out in the field.

Oh. There're always a few
that don't pair off.

Not every grub gets a toad.

What happens to those ones?

They die of a broken heart.

-No!
-Just kidding.

In two days,
when the migration is over,

the leftover grubs will boil
in the sun

and explode into goo.

It's good for the plants.

So that little grub...
it's doomed?

I hate doom.

I'm gonna go
observe it some more.

[snoring]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[snoring]

-[crackling]
-[exclaims]

Awake!

Pliny, time to sign.

-Pliny?
-[toads croaking]

[Dr. Lullah]
All right, Pliny,

no more hiding.

It's time to sign--
Ahh!

Good morning. [chuckles]

Get that thing out of here!

But you said the sun
would turn her into goo.

We gotta keep Pudding inside

until she can pair of
with a toad tonight.

-Pudding?
-Yeah, it's her name

because she's sweet and also
because she's full of--

You are signing this and
we are leaving immediately.

We can't leave.

-Pudding will die.
-[crashing]

It's a bug, Pliny,
and that's what happens.

Nature is full
of exploding animals.

But she just needs
a little help.

-Listen, you're young.
-[crashing]

You feel bad
and want to help everybody.

But when you're older,
you'll understand.

You won't feel bad,

and you won't want
to help anybody.

No! I'm not leaving
until this Pudding has a toad!

And I certainly couldn't...
[clears throat]

...sign anything

when my hands are busy
helping the grub.

Ugh, fine.

This is your last chance,
anyway.

The toad migration ends
tomorrow morning.

And clean all this up!

Affirmative, ma'am!

[door slams]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[toads croaking]

[grunts]

Hmm.

[grunts]

Mmm.

[Pliny grunts]

Hmm.

[grunts]

Hmm.

[grunts intensely]

[screams] Whoa!

[Pliny straining]

Oh, enough already!

Sign the form and let's go!

[Pliny] I'm not signing
that form

until Pudding has a toad!

Forget the grub!

We're leaving... now!

[Pliny] Okay... But it sure
will be embarrassing

when all the mutants
see that tape.

Well played.

But you'll never get
a toad like that.

I'm helping.

-Really?
-Get your goggles.

[Pliny] Oh, yeah, Pudding!

Come on!

[♪ upbeat instrumental
music playing]

[Dr. Lullah exclaims
in frustration]

We're not accomplishing
anything.

We've just got to try harder.

You need to know
when to quit!

Just say you hate the grubs

and want to leave
because they smell bad.

Ugh!

I don't hate them!

Besides, Pudding
doesn't even smell bad.

Pudding doesn't smell bad...

[both] The toads don't like
her because she doesn't stink!

We have to make
this grub stickier!

-Time for science!
-[♪ dramatic music playing]

[music stops]

How much longer do you think
she has to be in the trash?

-Thirty to forty minutes.
-Okay.

-[♪ dramatic music playing]
-[both] Science!

[toads croaking]

So many toads
surrounding her.

Pudding would be beating
'em back with a stick

if she could hold one.
[chuckling]

[toad sniffs]

[croaks]

What's happening?

She stinks so much.

C'mon, Pudding. C'mon!

There's only one left.

[sniffs]

-[croaks]
-[Pliny exclaiming]

Aw.

[Pliny sighs]

Pliney, you like science,
right?

Yeah, love it.

And we've done good science
here today.

Yeah, I had a blast.

So you accept
the empirical conclusion

of the data we gathered?

-Of course.
-Toads don't like this grub.

I don't accept that.

Pliny, we've tried
everything!

It is time to let this go!

The sooner you accept

that the world
is an uncaring place,

the sooner you will stop
caring about it.

And the sooner we can
get on with our lives.

Tomorrow morning
you are signing this thing

and we are leaving!

Capisce?

Capfffft.

[Pliny sighs]

Humph.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Awake! Hmm.

Spotless.

Good.

[stretching, grunting]

Huh.

That wasn't so hard, was it?

[Pliny grunting]

Pliny?

-Ugh. Unbelievable!
-[Pliny panting] Ah, Pudding.

How did you get
so much poopier, honey?

Pliny, this is deranged.

[sighs] What do you care?

You got your document.

You can go home.

-[grunting]
-Are you kidding?

It's an hour drive
through the touclam habitat.

[squelching]

[shudders]

I'm not taking
that trip twice.

Now, leave it!

The migration is over.

That grub is as good as goo.

[Pliny straining]

[sighs]

This is a lesson, kid.

You can't help everyone.

I know, but...

I can help this one.

[sighs]

All right.

You want to see how this ends?

[spits]

[grunting] Let's see
how this ends!

[grunting]

Dr. Lullah,
you're still super strong!

I trained twice as hard now
as I ever did before.

I told you I'll never be
embarrassed again--

[breathing heavily]

[grunting]

-[panting]
-Look!

[toads croaking]

Quick! Let's find Pudding
a toad, before it's too late.

Wait. The toads are just
delivering them to the pond.

Why?

What do they get out of it?

Who cares? Just put us down!

Go on, pudding.

Fulfill your
genetic programming.

Looks like Pudding
didn't need a toad after all.

Yes, she did.
You were the toad.

We were the toad.

Nope. It was definitely you.

All that matters
is that Pudding is happy.

[expl*si*n]

[Pliny screams] Pudding!

Yeesh!

I'm sorry, kid, but...

This is an important step

on your path
to not caring about anything--

[both screaming]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

-[Dr. Lullah] Incredible!
-[Pliny] Woah!

[Dr. Lullah] It seems
the toads

bring the grubs to the pond

to complete their life cycle

just out of the goodness
of their hearts!

Have I been too callous
my whole life--

[both gagging]