♪ Fight the criminals chase the bad guys ♪
♪ Save the world fly through the sky ♪
♪ Half kid half amazing okay ♪
♪ Static Shock's who you're facing ♪
♪ Yeah one zip then you zapped ♪
♪ Good against evil get trapped ♪
♪ Look in my eyes I've got the power ♪
♪ Villains run from the Static Shower ♪
♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪ ♪ Woo woo ♪
♪ Criminals get twisted ♪
♪ This superhero gifted ♪
♪ The bell rings and I'm back in school ♪
♪ Nobody know what I do okay ♪
♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪ ♪ Woo woo ♪
♪ One zip then you zapped ♪
♪ Good against evil get trapped ♪
♪ Look in my eyes I've got the power ♪
♪ Villains run from the static shower ♪
♪ Criminals get twisted ♪
♪ This superhero gifted ♪
♪ The bell rings and I'm back in school ♪
♪ Nobody know what I do okay ♪
♪ Superhero Static Shock ♪
Higher, Virgil.
See if you can find a bigger ladder.
♪ What y'all gonna see I staged.. ♪
♪ So I could write down all my lines.. ♪
Never mind, Sharon, I got it.
♪ It's automatic plus I know y'all gotta have it ♪
♪ That's why I won't be.. ♪
How come every time you volunteer for something
I end up doing the hard part?
Don't be such a crybaby.
You should be honored to help.
Hardly, Sharon.
I am honored to have your assistance.
Hey, Dr. Anoyke. I was about to take off to go do my homework.
Before you go, wouldn't you like a peek at the exhibit?
click click click
They're beautiful!
And priceless as well.
They are from the ruins of an ancient Ashanti palace.
I excavated it soon after your family visited West Africa.
So, how old are they?
Carbon dating can't tell us when the pieces were made
but they are perhaps as old as 1000 years.
Excuse me.
Uh, this is Dr. Anoyke.
'I have arrived at the airport.'
'Do you have the item?'
I do. Come quickly.
The sooner it is out of my hands and in yours
the better.
Sharon.
It is late, you must go, now.
You're being kind of rough There aren't you, doc?
I can handle this myself, little brother.
Come on, if he wants us to go, we'll go.
But you could be a little more polite about it, doctor.
Especially, after all my work.
Come on.
Looking for me I pres-s-sume?
I am Onini the Python.
Save yourself a great deal of trouble
and hand it over to me.
I do not know what you are talking about.
Aah!
'The more I think about it, the madder I get!'
He even shut the door in my face.
I've never seen him act that way.
Seemed like he was upset about something
or maybe scared.
You're taking his side?
I'm not, I'm just saying.. Oh, man!
I left my backpack at the museum.
Do what you want.
I'm not going back there and getting my head bit off.
Where is-s-s it, doctor?
Ah!
Give it to me!
It is no longer here.
You will tell me where you have hidden it.
Talk!
'To be fair..'
...it'd be a lot easier for him to talk
if you'd stop squeezin' him.
S-S-Static!
S-s-surprise!
Sorry, doc, I had to get him to let you go..
Ohh!
This does not concern you.
You set off the silent alarm
when you ripped open the display case, snakes-for-brains.
He must work out.
Doesn't matter. We got him outnumbered.
Count again.
zap zap zap
Thanks. Uh, you better take him.
I'm allergic to bee stings.
Who isn't?
Ah!
'That should take care of..'
zap zap zap
What I wouldn't give for a jumbo flyswatter
right about now.
This is taking too long.
Mmoboro we need a dis-s-straction.
zap
I gotcha.
boom
Doctor? Doctor?
You better call an ambulance.
Backpack's already on it.
'I don't get it.'
Near as the police can tell, nothing was stolen.
Maybe we scared 'em off.
Yeah, they looked terrified.
I am sorry, my friend, I was too slow to save you.
But perhaps there is still time to save the spider.
Yeah, I think those guys have the right idea.
I'm dangerously close to curfew.
You wouldn't have a curfew if you hadn't
blown up your garage.
Those compounds were theoretically stable.
You go ahead. I want to see if I can find any more clues.
You got it.
I thought they would never leave.
Anansi, what are you doing here?
I have come for your assistance, young friend.
Anything. How can I help?
Break into that museum.
Uh..
zap
'You do not have it. Explain.'
The doctor has-s-s hidden it.
Then, Static arrived and we were forced to retreat.
You fear the wrong person.
Static's wrath is nothing compared to my own.
We're sorry, Osebo.
Do not apologize. Find it!
As you say, Osebo.
We have eyes everywhere.
Oops! What in the world?
It's from the exhibit.
How'd I end up with..
'Sharon, are you home?'
knock knock knock
Yes, daddy, just a minute.
Huh?
Sharon.
You do realize it's your night to do the dishes?
Uh-huh.
Well, stop staring at your nails
and go clean up the kitchen.
Ta-da!
Don't worry, I already shut down the alarms.
They didn't waste any time fixin' that.
I still can't figure out why they didn't take anything.
But they did. A golden spider with incredible powers.
In fact, it is the source of my powers.
Where is he?
- We need to talk. - Huh?
You've been neglecting your chores for days.
'Maybe the volunteer work at the museum '
'is too much for you.'
N-no, daddy, that's not it.
I-I just don't have time right now.
- Why not? - I c-can't really explain.
Then I can't really let you off the hook.
Dishes.
Now.
Hello.
Hmm.
♪ Yeah hey ♪ ♪ Here we go ♪
♪ I'm tired of them same old beats ♪
♪ Yeah me too ♪ ♪ And them same old rhymes ♪
♪ Uh-huh what you got? ♪
♪ With that same old style ♪ ♪ Unh yeah ♪
♪ Just one time ♪ ♪ Come on baby ♪
♪ We're gonna show you how it's done ♪
For my next trick..
♪ How it's supposed to be done come on ♪
♪ Hey yo I got the best way ♪
Much better.
♪ The catchiest phrases slangs and languages ♪
♪ Just one time one time ♪
♪ We're gonna show you how it's done ♪
♪ Here we go ♪
Oh, Sharon. Uh, Virgil's not here.
I'm not looking for Virgil, nerd boy.
I'm looking for you.
I have found the gold spider.
- 'That's from the museum?' - Must be.
But I don't know what it is.
These are all books I bought in Africa.
There's lots of stuff about Ashanti Gold in there
but nothing about spiders.
And that's where I come in.
Right. So get on the computer. Search the engine.
- Crunch the numb-- - Sharon.
- Yeah? - I found it.
- Really? - 'Yeah. Listen to this.'
This story belongs to Kwaku Anansi
as do all stories.
Once there was a very clever spider named Kwaku Anansi
who wished to have the power of storytelling.
The Sky King, who owned all things
made a bargain with Kwaku.
"Bring me three evildoers and in return
I will give you that power."
So brave Kwaku set out to bring
the Sky King what he asked for.
Kwaku tricked Mmoboro, the stinging hornet
into a gourd.
Kwaku tricked Onini, the bullying python
and tied him to a stick.
Kwaku tricked Osebo, the greedy leopard
who fell into a pit.
The Sky King was pleased.
He granted the spider his request.
And with the power of storytelling
came the power of illusion.
Is the gold spider Kwaku?
No. Kwaku made the gold spider to hold his powers.
And, in each generation, passed those powers
from one hero to the next.
But the original spider had been lost
for hundreds of years.
until Dr. Anoyke found it in the Ashanti ruins.
What happens if Osebo gets it?
He could drain my powers back into the spider.
But worse, he would have powers equal to mine.
Well, you obviously still have your powers
so maybe he doesn't have it.
Then where would it be?
One way to find out.
- Aah! - Told you it works.
I can make anything with it.
Uh, I believe you! Make it stop!
Last thing I need is having to explain to my folks
how the llama poo got in my room.
I just realized how I got this.
Dr. Anoyke must have slipped it into my jacket
when he kicked me out of the museum.
But why?
We could call him at the hospital and ask.
Why would he be at the hospital?
Uh..
You can ask him yourself when you join him there.
Now the llama doesn't seem so bad.
Stay back!
Richie!
Whoa! Uh!
And I used to want to wanna be a fireman.
Give me the spider, girl.
How 'bout I give you this?
boom
Clever. You have discovered the spider's power.
That's not supposed to happen.
Or perhaps you do not fully understand what you hold.
The spider only grants you the power of illusion.
You do not deserve it! Give it to me!
Where? I do not have time for your games!
Aah! Put me down! Let me go!
Put me down! Hey! Help!
Aw, come on.
The doctor's gonna be under guard.
Hope we can convince the police to let us talk to him.
Follow my lead.
Heh! You have no idea how happy you just made my pops.
Why do I even bother?
Once again, what's the diagnosis?
Uh, eh, the disease presents itself as a, um..
Mitochondrial conflagration.
Good. Course of treatment?
Well, first we'll check the status
of the patient's health insurance
then incubate with something.
Interns.
Dr. Anoyke.
It's you, Anansi.
Are you gonna be okay?
Yes, thanks to you.
And the spider? Do you have it?
No, but it is safe.
I hid it in my assistant's pocket.
Your assistant?
Uh-oh.
Static, it's Gear. I got some bad news.
'What now?'
Your sister's been snatched by a tiger guy.
Osebo! He's not a tiger, he's a leopard.
Then why does he have stripes? Leopards don't have--
- Focus, Gear! - 'Right.'
I tagged him with a tracer.
You should be able to follow.
We're on our way.
I, too, have often wondered about the stripes.
If you do not give me the spider
I promise you that the consequences will be dire.
What are you gonna do? Kidnap me and put me in a cage?
I do enjoy your spirit.
but my patience is wearing thin.
Mmoboro!
- Have you ever been stung? - J-just by old boyfriends.
Here! Hope it gives you a rash!
You'll forgive me if instead I use it
to destroy my greatest enemy.
Whoa! So you're the spider guy.
I expected you to swing in on a web.
I get that a lot.
- Where are they? - Inside.
Man, it's awfully quiet.
Sure this is the right place?
Pretty sure.
Very good, Anansi.
I expected no less from you.
Return the spider. It belongs to me.
There is an American expression
"Finders keepers."
Take care of the others.
Osebo is mine.
Over here.
Thank you for your assistance.
Were you silent, I might never have found you.
Static, how about you take the snake guy?
Never mind! False alarm.
Come on! Is that all you got?
I'm a human bug zapper over here.
Whoa!
Perhaps this will prove more of a challenge.
Hold that pose.
Good job.
Ahh! Ahh!
Oh, man.
thud
boom
The illusions are more difficult now, aren't they?
Perhaps it is because I have been using the spider
to drain your powers.
I can still fight.
Ohh!
You are weak.
I am strong enough for one final trick.
Huh?
Here, kitty, kitty.
Talk about your static cling.
You know, I hear fabric softener's real good for that.
Tryin' to help some people.
I think this belongs to you.
Yes.
And from this day forward
it will always remain with me.
I am forever in your debt, dear lady.
Heh-heh. It's okay.
This was really exciting.
I actually had a good time.
- Except.. - Yes?
I can't help thinking I'm forgetting something.
Oh, don't worry, ma'am, the boy who was with you
when you were attacked is just fine.
- I saw to that. - Thanks.
But I-I don't think that was it.
- Hello? - 'Sharon?'
'This is your father. Heh heh. Guess where I am?'
I'm in the kitchen, looking at the dirty dishes.
The dishes you're gonna be washing
'every night for the next month!'
Oh, yeah. Now I remember.
Heh.