[Bea] Bzz!
Ooh. [screams]
-Bzz! -Wow! [chuckles]
♪ Live for today ♪
♪ Life's an adventure ♪
♪ Whatever comes his way ♪
♪ Whatever comes, stay in the moment ♪
♪ Keep your heart open ♪
Ah!
♪ Whatever comes his way ♪
♪ Whatever comes our way ♪
♪ Whatever comes our way, hey! ♪
"Archibald's Next Big Thing"?
[gasps] Got to go!
[crowing]
[dramatic male voiceover] This season... a storm is coming.
Maverick-cop-slash-super-agent
slash-professional-leg-wrestler
Johnny Hawkstorm is back in...
[beeping]
Hawkstorm 15: Molting Season. Taking flight soon to a theater near you.
I can't believe they're making another Hawkstorm movie!
I know, right?
The original is arguably the best of the series,
especially compared to the last one, which was pretty lackluster.
I love them all.
Man, what I wouldn't give to meet Johnny Hawkstorm.
Well, you're in luck!
They're shooting the final scenes of Hawkstorm 15 right here in Crackridge!
What?
[engine revving]
-[grunts] -[revving]
This alley definitely ain't big enough for the both of us.
[squealing]
-[director] Cut! -[bell rings]
That was perfect, Johnny!
You can step out. Bring in the stunt double.
[snaps fingers]
-Uh, we have a problem. -[sighs] Don't tell me.
-The stunt double's late again? -Mm-hm.
We're never gonna finish this movie.
We need a stunt double and we need one now!
-Hey, Archibald! -Ooh! I got it!
[snoring]
-Hey! You can't go in there! -Almost got it! Whoa!
[chuckles]
Yes!
Oh. Hello.
Are you in the middle of something?
[narrator] As the movie crew was setting up,
Sage hoped to meet his favorite action hero.
There he is!
-[gasps] -Johnny Hawkstorm!
"I'm bringing you in for questioning."
Hey, you're not allowed in there.
That area's off limits.
-I just want to shake his hand. -Sorry, can't let you through.
[Archibald] It's OK, Gary. Let him in.
-Huh? -Oh, hey, Sage.
I'm the stunt double in a movie about some guy called Johnny Hawkstorm.
Can you believe it?
A: I do not believe it,
and B: that is amazing!
And C: can we get some makeup on the chicken?
[coughs]
-Thanks, Bea. -Bzz-bzz!
But how? When?
Places, everyone!
I'll explain later. We'll do lunch.
In show business, "do" means "eat," apparently.
Whoa!
Uh... OK.
OK, Johnny, in this scene, you swing off the building and onto a moving bus.
OK, but what's my motivation?
To get on that bus.
Get on bus. Got it.
All right. Roll camera!
And... action!
If you'll excuse me,
I have a bus to catch.
-Cut! Johnny, baby, pure poetry. Oh! -[bell rings]
Bring in the stunt chicken!
Once you land on the bus, be sure to stay low.
-Okey-dokey. -[director] Roll camera!
-And... action! -Wahoo!
Archibald knew right then what he needed to do next.
First, land on the bus. Second...
Uh-oh.
Ah!
[gasps]
Ooh! Ah! Wahoo!
Whoa!
[whimpers]
[director] Cut!
You OK, Archibald?
Let's do it again!
-[cheering] -Wahoo!
Wahoo!
That stunt chicken's got a lot of talent.
-But is he expensive? -Actually, he's working for peanuts.
Mm, salty.
That was some beautiful work back there, Archibald.
Really? I'm just kind of winging it.
So, you like to improvise.
No, I just make stuff up.
-[narrator] That is improvising. -Gotcha.
You're so carefree.
Reminds me of my early days.
Mr. Hawkstorm, I just wanted to tell you how much I love your movies.
I am a huge fan!
Ah. Well, I do it for the fans.
Also, where's security?
Oh, this is my brother Sage.
-He loves you. -Yeah.
Ah, put her there, Sage.
-[cries out] -[laughs]
Gotcha!
Ah, the old rubber hand gag.
[laughter]
Wow! You're funny. I had no idea!
I figured you were all business, like in your movies.
I might be all business on the big screen,
but when the cameras aren't rolling, I loves me a good joke.
Ow!
-[gasps] Bzz! -[gasps]
[Archibald] Frozen corn?
Nut butter?
Fifteen kinds of seed brittle?
Pinch me, I'm dreaming!
Ow!
Tell me, Sage, what do you like most about my movies?
Well, you're tough, no-nonsense, and fearless like a Rooster Ranger.
Yeah. But am I also...
the ultimate life of the party?
[laughs] Good one!
If you like comedy so much, why not put a few of these jokes in the movie?
[sighs] I don't know.
Johnny Hawkstorm makes the world safe from bad guys, but he doesn't make jokes.
Places, everyone! We shoot in five minutes!
Oh, I'm not sure I can finish all this in five minutes, but I'll give it a shot.
Let's get you out of this prickly situation... baby!
Cut! Oh, Johnny, honey, that just brought a tear to my eye.
Bring in the stunt chicken!
Boy, that fire looks pretty hot.
Not to worry, Archibald. This is "movie magic."
The warehouse is fake, the fire is fake.
-Even this baby is fake. -[squeaking]
Wow, the fake cactuses are so lifelike.
-Those are real. -Wait, what?
[director] Action!
Ah! Ooh! Ah! Ow! Ooh! Ah! Ah!
That bird really knows how to color outside the lines.
You have no idea.
Bridge is out.
Guess this hawk's got to fly.
[revving]
[director] Cut!
Johnny, magic, baby. Bring in Archibald!
-You sure you know how to ride this thing? -Not even a little bit!
Uh... Action?
[screaming]
-Uh, shouldn't we help him? -Wait for it.
This chicken knows what he's doing.
[screaming continues]
Forget peanuts,
that kid just earned himself a bag of macadamias!
Way to ride, brother!
Archibald, you're more than just a stunt chicken. You're an inspiration.
Aw! I'm getting all choked up. [retches]
Swim away, Alan!
Inspired by Archibald, for the next scene,
Johnny decided to try something different.
[grunts]
You seem hot under the collar.
Maybe this will cool you off.
[grunts]
Huh?
[both laugh]
-Cut! -[bell rings]
Johnny, you were supposed to say,
"I've had enough of your monkey business for one day."
Also, what's with the gag flower?
-I just thought-- -[producer] Don't think.
Johnny Hawkstorm isn't funny.
He's strong and brave.
But why can't he be funny, too?
Because the fans don't want funny. Trust me, kid.
Just stick to the script.
Oh, man.
Archibald!
Great news!
I know!
They've got Frosted Corny-O's, Fruity Corny-O's,
Parmesan Crusted Corny-O's--
Not that.
Thanks to you, the head of Crackworks Productions
just approved a new stunt for the big finale.
There's gonna be a helicopter, an exploding building
and a one-of-a-kind stunt chicken!
What a lucky chicken!
-It's you, Archibald. -Uh-huh.
Uh... We have a problem.
Johnny is gone!
[both] What?
Without Johnny we can't finish the movie!
Archibald, Bea, let's go find him!
[Archibald] I'll be back for those Corny-O's!
[Bea] Bzz-bzz!
[Sage] There he is!
So long, goofy glasses,
chattering teeth,
snakes in a can.
It's been... fun.
[Archibald] Stop!
You were gonna throw away a perfectly good fart machine?
-How dare you, sir? -[machine farts]
How dare you?
I'm done trying to be funny. Maybe I'm done with acting, too.
-You can't give up acting! -Why not?
Think of the millions of Johnny Hawkstorm fans out there.
Yeah, they would really miss you.
[sighs] I'd hate to disappoint the fans.
They need you. We need you.
The world needs you.
[chanting] Hawkstorm! Hawkstorm!
Hawkstorm!
-Caw! -OK! I'll finish the movie.
Yeah!
This calls for jellybeans!
[grunts and screams]
Whoa!
[female fish] Swim away, Alan!
[director] OK, this is the big finale.
Johnny's gonna race to the roof of this abandoned skyscraper
and jump onto a helicopter before the whole thing explodes.
Oh, and we need to get this all in one take.
Places, folks!
Is everything OK, Johnny?
I uh never got a chance to memorize the new script pages.
Remember, just colonize!
-[narrator] Improvise. -Oh, right, right.
Remember, just wing it!
Right. Wing it!
When you enter the building, make sure you take the staircase on the right.
-It leads straight to the roof. -Okey-dokey.
Stunt chicken ready? And action!
Uh...
Did you forget which way to go, Archibald?
I was smart enough to write it on my hand...
which is really sweaty.
Oh, dear.
[grunting continues]
Hoo! Ah! Wahoo!
[panting]
[cries out]
Uh... None of this is in the script.
Yeah, it's even better. Keep shooting!
[rumbling]
[grunting]
Ooh!
Ah! Wahoo!
[panting]
You got this, Johnny!
I-I think I'm gonna wing it. I just can't find my motivation.
Oh, well, I'll help you look for it.
-[machine farts] -Archibald!
-I didn't do it. -Yeah, you did.
You helped me find my motivation, and there's nothing they can do about it.
[rumbling]
Something's about to blow, but it ain't the building!
-[machine farts] -[laughter]
Wahoo! [laughs]
Who knew Johnny Hawkstorm could be strong and hilarious?
Look, Bea! There I am!
-[machine farts] -And there I go.
[audience cheering]
Archibald, the movie is a huge success. What are you planning to do next?
Well, later I'm gonna brush my teeth,
eat a snack, maybe read a comic book,
go to sleep, and then tomorrow I'm gonna play Crackarack.
[gasps] Crackarack! I forgot to return the ball!
[crickets chirping]
Uh... Maybe we should give him a few more minutes.
[Archibald singing] ♪ I got that blue sky ♪
♪ All around me ♪
[narrator] On a Saturday morning, Archibald was playing a video game
he recently purchased at the mall.
♪ Breeze is breezy ♪
♪ The surf is high ♪
♪ Got to get this pesky sand ♪
♪ Right out of my eye ♪
It was a game that gave points on your karaoke performance,
which involves singing and dancing.
[game] Two-and-a-half smileys!
[Bea] Bzz-bzz!
Thanks, Bea! Ooh, I'm pretty good.
All right, Sage, your turn.
No, thanks, brother. A little busy with this tree bark taste test.
Hm. Silver birch?
Got it again.
[Loy groans]
Have you guys seen my chromium?
It's missing from my Periodic Table Trading Cards.
Nope. Sorry, Loy.
♪ Maybe if you checked outside! ♪
Whoa! Is that the new Karaoke Dokey video game?
-Can I play? -Yeah!
Sing and dance the chorus, sis.
[tropical beat playing]
♪ Island fun ♪
♪ Got to run ♪
♪ Left my towel ♪
♪ My only one ♪
♪ Getting sunny ♪
♪ Don't want to burn-y ♪
♪ Left my towel ♪
♪ My only one ♪
Level over. Fi-Fi-Final score: three smiley faces!
Yeah! Three smiley faces!
Out of five!
What? Three out of five?
That's 60%! That's failing!
But I sang and danced according to the rules!
Donnie the Dolphin can be pretty tough with the scores.
-That fish don't mess around. -He's not a fish, Archibald.
Oh, I know that.
He's a video game fish.
[sighs]
Well, Donnie,
it's time to put on a happy face...
or five.
[narrator] Four days later.
♪ Left my towel ♪
♪ My only one ♪
[sighs]
Level over. Score: F-F-Four-and-a-half smileys.
What? That was flawless, you eight-bit bottlenose!
-Hey, Loy, maybe you should take a break. -A break?
I am not quitting until I get a perfect five smileys.
But you've been playing for four whole rise-and-shines.
[singsong] I know!
This Karaoke Dokey game is obviously broken.
Archibald, we should go to the game company and let them know.
[gasps] Oh, maybe I'll get to meet my favorite karaoke actor!
Blaine.
-[tropical beat playing] -Actually, let me try one more time.
♪ Island fun ♪
Never mind. Let's go.
[narrator] Archibald and Loy soon arrived at the game headquarters
to ask one very important question.
-Hi-- -Where's Blaine?
Two very important questions.
I'm sure this game's broken. Can we talk to the game creator about fixing it?
-You want to talk to the game creator? -Yes, please.
[sighs] Very well. You have three options:
Wait in the lobby,
write a letter,
or play a real-life video game and get a perfect score of five smileys.
[buzzer]
[alarm wailing]
Looks like you're playing the game.
-[Archibald] Ooh! Come on, Loy! -[Loy] Whoa!
[snores] Am I next?
[narrator] Archibald and Loy soon discovered every floor
was a game level they would play.
Oh, wow! Disco level!
[gasps] And look! Country music!
This is gonna be so much fun!
And tough.
We have to stay focused and score five smileys, Archibald.
Gotcha.
[gasps and stutters] B-B-B...
B-B-B...
Heard you guys are playing the game. Good luck.
Thanks, Blaine! Come on, Archibald.
-We've reached Level One. -B-B-B...
-Hello, players. -Hello.
For this interactive game,
I'll be your s-s-score master.
There are 37 levels.
-Wahoo! Bring on the fun! -I wasn't finished yet.
In order to meet the game creator and ask your q-q-question,
you need to score fi-fi-five smileys by the final level.
-Now I'm done. -Bring on the fun, again!
G-G-Game beginning in three,
two, o-o-one...
[country music playing]
♪ The hardest part about karaoke ♪
♪ Is knowing which part you're singing ♪
[disco groove playing]
♪ Which lyric you should be belting ♪
♪ Which beat you're forgetting ♪
[tropical music playing]
♪ You never know When the key will change ♪
♪ Or when the duet parts Will be rearranged ♪
[video game beeps]
[synth pop playing]
♪ So stay focused ♪
♪ And keep your heart in the game ♪
♪ In the game! ♪
Digging your focused approach.
Thanks! I didn't blink for two whole minutes.
-Just trying to score-- -Two-and-a-half smi-smi-smileys.
What?
Remember, you must score five smileys to meet the game creator.
-I know that, Donnie! -[Mike laughs]
Donnie's a fish that don't mess around.
Hey! B-B-Back to work!
-And I'm a dolphin, Mike. -Got to go.
I thought we were so close to five smileys. What happened?
Archibald, stop goofing off!
I told you we have to stay focused!
Oh, sorry, Loy. Stay focused.
Fi-Fi-Final level.
You must perform a ballad, solo.
"Solo"? That means...
Ha! For a second I thought only one of us could play.
Only one of us can play, Archibald.
How about you sit this one out? I got this.
You go, sis!
[Loy] All right, Loy, it's time to show Donnie how to score five smileys.
[piano ballad playing]
[Archibald] Get it, girl!
♪ Singing ♪
♪ From a place inside my heart ♪
♪ A tune that's hard to start ♪
♪ Because we're far apart ♪
♪ But this is a ballad ♪
♪ From ♪
♪ The heart ♪
Wahoo!
[Donnie] Game over.
Final score is...
four-and-three-fourths smileys.
What? But I gave a scientifically perfect performance!
I hit every note and was on tempo. Check again!
Fine. Final score is...
four-and-one-fourth smi-smi-smileys.
Four and one fourth? That's...
-Oh, is that worse? -Yes.
And that means you cannot talk to the game creator.
Ga-Ga-Game closing in three, two... Goodbye.
[both scream]
[screaming]
[both grunt]
Awesome! Let's do it again, Loy!
-Loy? -Maybe this game isn't broken, Archibald.
Maybe it's just me.
But you did so much.
Disco, country, bossa nova banjo...
[gasps] Blaine?
And he's eating a snack!
Karaoke stars are just like us.
-Been watching you guys. Good job. -B-B-B...
-You care for a breadstick? -B-B-B...
B-B-Breadstick?
Archibald, look! Blaine's mustache!
Oh, yeah!
Do you happen to have any breadsticks without a mustache?
-Bzz-bzz! -[gasps]
-[Archibald] Finly? -Yeah, um, about that.
I sometimes act as Blaine on the weekends.
Sorry I didn't say anything. I was trying to stay in character.
-You're not mad, are you? -Are you kidding me?
My favorite karaoke actor is also my brother?
This is the best day of my life!
So many questions. First, do you like donuts?
Second, can anyone be a karaoke actor?
Third, and more importantly, can I be a karaoke actor?
First, you know I do.
Second, yes! Third, definitely!
[both] Wahoo!
[Archibald] Yeah!
So, what's your favorite part of karaoke?
Oh, dressing up. Yours?
Dancing, of course. Loy?
Well... it was earning points.
OK, but what about karaoke itself?
Huh. I guess I don't know.
[rhythmic clanging in distance]
[narrator] Just then, Archibald knew how to help Loy feel better.
Oh, yeah, I do! It is time to get groovy!
-[rhythmic tapping] -Whoo! Right on, brother.
The best part of karaoke is losing yourself to the music.
Try it, sis!
But I don't have any lyrics!
Just sing what you know.
-Sing what I know? -Yeah!
Oh! Chromium and hassium?
And gallium and zinc!
Get it, Loy!
♪ Chlorine and oxygen ♪
♪ And sodium make you think ♪
♪ Copper, platinum and gold are nice ♪
♪ But it's the hassium element I want to rap twice ♪
♪ These are the metals ♪ ♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ On the Periodic Table of Elements! ♪ ♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Antimony, arsenic, astatine and boron ♪
♪ Germanium, polonium Tellurium and silicon ♪
♪ Scientific wonders Not to steal metals' thunder ♪
♪ These elements Are part of the semi-conductors! ♪
Wow!
Karaoke is about letting go and having fun,
and this is fun!
-[video game tune] -What's going on?
[Donnie] Bo-Bo-Bonus level now over.
-Ba-Ba-Back to work. -[buzzer]
Wait, we were still playing?
Yeah, I'm confused as well.
Final-final score:
five smileys.
[Loy] I got a perfect score?
But how?
[female voice] Donnie, I will take it from here.
I am the game creator, Güda.
Hello. I'm Blaine's brother.
Congrats. You have won the game, so now you ask me the question.
Um... Miss Güda, when I played this before,
I followed all the rules and never got five smileys, but now--
You finally let loose and had the fun, yes?
Yes, I did have "the fun"!
Karaoke not just singing and dancing,
but upping your fun factor.
Like this chicken here.
His fun keep you floating through the game.
Oh. Thanks, Archibald.
You will be fine karaoke actor.
Ja.
Your karaoke name is forever "Charlie."
Yes! I have always wanted to be a Charlie!
This calls for dancing.
You dancing? We dancing.
[synth pop playing]
[narrator] And that is how everyone learned the true meaning of karaoke.
♪ In the game ♪
[narrator] And I mean everyone.
[hip-hop percussive beat]
♪ Chromium and hassium and gallium ♪
Huh. Those karaoke actors look awfully familiar.
Blaine.
Lizzy.
Charlie.