>> SCAREDY BAT: Oh dear!
[Screaming]
[Applauding]
>> Uh, hello.
I am, uh, Mr. Bat.
And this is my partner, Mister--
>> Boo!
[Screaming]
Ta da!
[Crickets chirping]
Whoa, is this a theatre or a
graveyard?
>> MAN: A graveyard would be
funnier.
>> Oh!
[Laughing]
>> Yeah?
You wanna come up here and say
that?
Ah!
>> Oh, a tomato!
Why, thank you for your
generosity in sharing your
vegetables.
But perhaps you should bear in
mind that tomatoes bruise easily
and should not be tossed with
such abandon--
Oh!
>> Hey, watch it!
Ow, oh!
[Audience booing]
>> Oh, I get it.
Perhaps you are suggesting I
make tomato sauce.
>> Pasta this, Wisenheimer.
>> MAN: Hey!
>> Oh, ow!
>> Again, you are too kind.
But I-- I think we have plenty
now, thank you.
Ha ha.
No more please.
Okay, that's enough.
Please?
[Laughing]
Um, thank you.
♪
♪ So today we're gonna
♪ Take the time to show you
♪ The br-br-bright side
of the dark side ♪
♪ Only think you oughta
♪ No you really gotta
♪ See the br-br-bright side
of the dark side ♪
♪ Ruby Gloom Ruby Gloom
♪
♪ We're gonna show you why
♪ There's more than
meets the eye ♪
♪ The br-br-bright side
of the dark side ♪
♪ Only think you oughta
♪ No you really gotta
♪ See the br-br-bright side
of the dark side ♪
♪ Ruby Gloom Ruby Gloom
♪
[Laughing]
>> Almost there!
At last it's complete!
Complete, I say!
[Laughing]
[Coughing]
[Sipping]
[Laughing]
>> Um, Mr. Mumbles, are you
okay?
>> Heh heh heh.
Yes, I'm fine; just a bit
excited.
Eh, Socrates?
[Ribbiting]
>> How's your new amusement park
coming along?
>> Yeah.
Guess you're working on some
super new ride, huh?
Are ya, huh?
>> As a matter of fact--
>> Oh, wow, wow, oh, wow.
I bet it's really, really
exciting, isn't it?
Huh, isn't it?
>> Well--
>> I bet it's so super cool.
I can't wait to see it!
Oh, go ahead.
I'm done.
>> Yes, it is exciting.
Take a look.
This is a portable control
device for my most diabolical,
laugh inducing ride ever.
I give you my giant snakes in a
can!
Do either of you know someone
who might like to try it?
[Screaming]
>> I will, I will!
Oh yes, yes, yes!
I will, I will, I will!
Unless you want to, Ruby.
[Laughing]
>> I think I'm good.
>> Excellent!
Just take the elevator to the
top.
By my precise, predictable
calculations that can will
gently hurl Iris up and into
the feather filled, cylindrical
shaped object.
>> Huh?
>> She's gonna land in that
barrel.
>> I'm ready and raring to go.
>> Then, Socrates, if you
wouldn't mind.
[Drum roll playing]
>> IRIS: Hey guys, nothing's
happ--
Wahoo!
>> Uh oh.
[Ribbiting]
>> Wahoo!
Cannonball!
>> Bull's eye!
He he he he!
Those feathers should make for
a ticklish situation.
>> IRIS: Woohoo!
Whoa!
>> Oh dear, the extreme
oscillation of the barrel
appears to be generating less
than the calculated effect.
Let's see how it scores on my
laugh response indicator.
That's LRI for short.
It rates the success of a ride
by measuring the laughs it
generates.
Ugh, just as I figured: a measly
2.3 out of 10.
[Sighing]
Back to the drawing board.
>> Whoa!
Wow, crazy ride, Mr. M.
Now, if you just increase the
speed another few notches, and
made the upside-down part a
little longer, it would be even
better.
>> Right, right.
Faster-- upside-down earlier--
Mm hm, mm hm.
>> I can't wait for your new
park's grand opening.
>> Just 3 more days!
>> Really?
That soon?
Oh dear, I seem to have lost
track of time.
And I have so many rides to
finish and test yet.
[Ribbiting]
Ugh, looks like I best postpone
the opening.
>> Postpone it?
But, you can't.
>> Yeah!
Everyone in Gloomsville's
talking about it.
>> Aye, but there's more work to
do here than I can handle.
[Ribbiting]
>> Hey, why don't you two team
up?
>> Yeah!
You build the rides and I'll
test them.
>> That's a wonderful idea.
Working together we'll be sure
to achieve my goal of building
the ultimate amusement park
attraction!
[Laughing]
[Coughing]
So, um, who'd like a nice cup of
tea?
>> Wow, that's exciting.
Testing amusement park rides
sounds like fun.
>> Yep, Iris has already started
working with Mr. M.
>> When it comes to amusement
park rides Len and I have been
around.
>> And around and around.
>> My fave is the
Discombobulator.
You know, the one that shakes
and spins and twirls you till
you're discombobulated?
>> Yeah.
Killer.
>> Ugh, all of this talk of
discombobulating has made me
lose my appetite.
>> I too consider myself
somewhat of an amusement ride
connoisseur.
>> Really, Poe?
You never told us.
>> As you know, I'm not one to
boast.
Yes, I've seen my share of wild
rides back in the days of my
youth of course.
>> Hey, I just thought of
something!
>> Wow, that's a good sign.
>> Nope.
Gone.
>> Come on, Len.
If we're gonna tackle Mr. M's
massive rides, we'll need to get
into shape.
>> Right.
Into shape for what?
>> As I was saying, it is
actually quite extraordinary
that I'm alive to tell you about
the death defying rides I have
encountered.
>> Oh really, Poe.
Do tell.
>> Well, if you insist.
The first ride I ever
experienced was when I was 3--
or was it 2?
In any case, just a mere
fledgling.
>> Hey, I like what you're doing
with the place, Mr. M.
>> Oh, wait till you see his new
sign.
>> That's right!
In my quest to create the
ultimate amusement attraction
I'm turning my glass house into
the world's biggest funhouse!
[Laughing]
Iris, care to show her in?
>> Mm hm, with pleasure.
>> This will be home to a myriad
of mirth making devices.
>> Isn't that great?
Huh, isn't it, huh?
>> It sure is, guys.
Only aren't funhouses usually
pitch black and all spooky
inside?
>> Oh, oh, oh, oh, but get this.
Tell her, Mr. M.
[Laughing]
>> Okay!
[Laughing]
Room not gloomy enough?
>> Then say, "See you later," to
unsightly light.
>> With the handy dandy
Darkulator.
See?
>> Not a thing.
>> Thanks, lass.
I'm blushing.
I think.
>> Um, guys?
Which way is out?
>> Oh, I know.
Follow me.
[Crashing]
Anyone got a candle?
>> Ah, there's no place like a
graveyard to find a little peace
and quiet.
>> And also for catching up on
one's sleep.
[Screaming]
>> Hi guys, we're training to
get in shape for Mr. M's massive
rides.
>> Yeah, care to join us, Poe?
>> No need.
I keep myself ride ready at all
times.
>> SCAREDY BAT: Oh please, do
not let us stop you.
[Screaming]
>> Whoa!
>> What was that you said about
peace and quiet?
>> BOTH: Again!
[Laughing]
>> Now, the first thing you need
to test is my new ride car.
It takes you through my Madhouse
from one laugh inducing
attraction to another.
But, it does have its own
special feature: a rubber bubble
bouncer mode.
Keep your eye on the bouncing
ball.
[Laughing]
>> Sounds like she's having fun.
>> Aye, it's scoring a healthy
6.4.
A total success I'd say.
So, what did you think?
>> Eh, it was okay I guess.
But, it just didn't have that
thrill factor.
>> Thrill factor?
>> Yeah, I didn't scream once.
>> If you're screaming you're
not laughing.
And laughter is the surest sign
of a successful ride as my
trusty LRI proves.
>> You can't measure fun, Mr. M.
You feel it right here.
>> Aye lass, but what could be
more fun than a funhouse?
>> Uh, I don't know.
How about a roller coaster?
Nothing beats that for thrills
and chills.
>> Too bad you couldn't do both.
[Gasping]
>> That's it!
I'll build a roller coaster
outside.
You finish your funhouse in
here.
>> Aye, and we'll see which
one's the ultimate ride.
Great idea, Ruby.
>> Thanks.
>> Oh, yes.
This is gonna be so much fun.
[Construction rattling]
>> That's it, Iris.
A little lower.
Almost there.
Easy.
Easier.
Easier!
>> Oh, this ride's really
shaping up.
Great work, guys.
>> Thanks.
So what's left to build after
this?
>> The best part: my fun finale.
A stomach turning barrel roll
into a hang-on-for-your-life
loopty loop ending with a
mammoth, head spinning corkscrew
descent!
A thrill a second guaranteed.
>> It looks thrilling all right.
Doom wonders if maybe you've
gone a little overboard.
>> Overboard?
Not for the ultimate amusement
ride experience.
Come on, we've still got lots to
do.
>> That's good then, lad!
Couldn't a done it better
meself, eh Socrates?
[Ribbiting]
I really appreciate you coming
up to lend a hand with my
Madhouse.
>> With your grand opening so
close, and Ruby helping Iris on
her ride, it was the least I
could do, Mr. M.
[Sniffing]
Further more, I appear to have a
knack for repairin' things of a
mechanical nature.
I might even be descended from a
long line of grease monkeys.
Ah heh heh.
Maybe too much grease.
So, what's that you're workin'
on?
>> Oh.
[Laughing]
This is the Laughatron 3 000--
[Laughing]
My crowning achievement in mirth
making mechanics.
>> It looks kind of dangerous.
>> Dangerous?
It's a finely honed scientific
device; perfectly safe!
[Screaming]
♪
>> MR. MUMBLES: At last, our
rides are complete!
>> RUBY: And not a moment too
soon.
We're hours away from the big
opening.
>> Yeah, but we still haven't
decided which one's the ultimate
ride: my wild, amazing,
fantabulous roller coaster; or,
you know, his thing.
>> Which is a thing of beauty, I
might add.
>> Where are the ride experts
when you need them?
>> BOTH: Again!
[Laughing]
>> How would you 2 like to be
our amusement ride judges.
>> Really?
>> Cool.
>> Except that since they count
for 2 votes any decision could
end in a tie.
>> Then we'll need a tie
breaker.
>> Well, what about you, Poe?
You said you've seen your share
of rides.
>> So I did.
But when I said I've seen my
share I meant just that.
I've never actually been on one.
>> That's okay, Poe.
There's a first time for
everything.
>> I suppose such an experience
might add to my already vast
expertise.
Very well.
I'll do it.
>> That's fantastic!
Let's start with Iris's roller
coaster.
>> Ah, now, ha ha, where is my
head?
This is not fair.
I should let someone else have a
chance to go first.
Anyone?
>> IRIS: There, all strapped in?
>> Snug as a bug in a rug.
[Nervous laughing]
>> Then here we go!
[Cheering]
>> This is gonna be good.
>> Yeah, good!
>> Oh, well-- well this isn't so
bad.
[Screaming]
>> According to my LRI our
judges aren't having much fun.
[Screaming]
>> Sounds like fun to me.
[Socrates screaming]
>> POE: The track up ahead!
>> Relax, it's just part of the
ride.
>> That isn't part of the ride.
We have to do something!
And fast!
>> I know, the giant snakes in a
can.
>> But I haven't fixed it.
It might fling ya too far.
>> Details "shmetails".
Come on!
>> Oh dear.
I need to make some
calculations.
>> No time for that, Mr. M.
We're gonna fly by the seat of
our pants.
[Ribbiting]
[Screaming]
[Cheering]
[Laughing]
>> I told you this would prove
exhilarating.
>> Oh.
[Cheering]
>> This is quite a ride you've
built.
But now we'll see how my
Madhouse measures up.
On your mark, get set, laugh!
[Laughing]
>> I'm not sure what's so funny,
but--
[Laughing]
>> Excellent!
>> Oh, this looks like fun.
>> POE: It does?
[Laughing]
[Dinging]
>> Ah, very good readings here.
>> RUBY: Uh oh.
Maybe too good.
>> Yo, yous guys stand aside and
I'll try to fix it from here
before someone dies of laughter.
[Laughing]
>> This-- is-- fun!
>> Very fun!
[Laughing]
>> Too fun!
Oh, I give!
I give!
[Laughing]
>> It's no use.
Maybe I didn't descend from a
long line of grease monkeys.
>> Hey, it stopped.
>> Bravo!
>> It sounds like your Madhouse
is a big hit, Mr. M.
>> Thanks.
Now it's up to the judges.
>> So, did you like it?
Huh, did you like it?
Huh, huh?
>> Yes lads, what's your
decision?
>> I vote for Iris's roller
coaster 'cause it rock and
rolled.
>> Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
I knew it.
I mean, thank you Frank.
>> And I vote for the Madhouse
of Merriment 'cause it made me
merry.
>> Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes--
Thank you, Len.
>> So, the tiebreaker goes to
Poe.
>> So, it is up to moi to
decide?
Well, such a huge responsibility
that one should not take on
lightly.
Let me think.
Um.
But then again--
>> Who won!?
Please!
>> POE: I agree with Frank--
[Gasping]
[Laughing]
And Len.
[Gasping]
Well, excluding the 2
unfortunate mishaps both rides
were top notch.
>> Ugh, a tie?
Then neither of us won?
>> But you built 2 great rides.
[Sighing]
>> Not the ultimate one.
>> What's that, Doom?
That's a great idea.
Sometimes one plus one equals an
even better one.
Here's what we'll do, guys.
[Ribbiting]
>> FRANK & LEN: Yes, yes!
>> I concur.
Combining the 2 rides has
created the ideal blend of
thrills and merriment, in short,
the ultimate ride experience.
Woo ha!
>> We did it after all.
>> Who says there's no "I" in
team.
This one has three of them.
>> You spell team with 3 I's?
>> Of course Len, it's Latin.
>> Oh.
>> That's it, girl.
Get it!
[Laughing]
Hi, Skull Boy.
Whatcha doin' with Mr. M's
Darkulator?
>> Borrowing it to turn my
bedroom into a giant darkroom.
>> Hm, what do you think would
happen if that thing went off
out here?
>> I don't want to know.
>> RUBY: Uh oh.
>> Does that answer your
question?
>> Yes, thanks.
>> FRANK: Behind the scenes with
Frank--
>> And Len.
>> Good evening, we are Frank
and Len, or rather, their stunt
doubles.
>> When the script calls for a
bit of daring-do, we get called
in to take their place.
Observe.
>> Oh dear.
>> I am afraid.
>> Ow, let's go again!
[Laughing]
>> Guys, I'm shooting a show
here.
>> Sorry Mr. Director.
I'll get back in position for
the daring mountain dive scene.
[Screaming]
Ow!
[Laughing]
>> How do I land?
>> Like that.
Let's go again!
>> Cut, cut!
>> Ow!
[Laughing]
>> Again!
♪