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- All right, guys, thanks for helping me figure out
a new superhero catchphrase.
How about, "You just got saved--to the Max!"
- Nice! - I think it's great!
- Oh, you like it?
That's off the list.
- There's only one catchphrase in this family, baby.
[whooshing]
- Saying "baby" all the time isn't a catchphrase.
- Max, stop what you're doing.
We're at a ThunderTwin "orange" alert.
- We're outta taco sauce?
- No, that's magenta.
Learn the color alert system.
Look, they've ranked all the Z Force hopefuls.
- How are we behind Nightlight?
She is useless during the day.
- We're in last place because, somehow,
we're the only ones who didn't do
a bonus assignment called "The Li'l Z's."
Look.
- MAX: "Li'l Z's Mentor Program"?
- We're supposed to submit a video of ourselves
helping a young supe take their powers to the next level.
And the more impressive your Li'l Z,
the more points you get.
- How come we didn't know about this until now?
- I might know why.
- MALE VOICE: This is an important message
for Max and Phoebe Thunderman
about the Li'l Z's Program.
- Hm, sounds important.
On to adventure!
- Colosso, not cool.
- Uh-oh, time to fly.
So long, suckers!
- We're not letting him leave, are we?
- No! - [electrical zapping]
- [balloon pops] - COLOSSO: Mayday!
- [heavy thud]
- Phoebe, we need to get those points
to get back in the running for the Z Force.
- But we only have two days left.
Where are we gonna find a young supe
we can train and mentor?
- You know, there are two talented supes in this house
who'd be happy to help you.
- Uh, sorry, guys, it's called the Li'l Z's,
not the Old and Retired Z's.
- Max, they're not talking about themselves.
- Actually--
- You are not talking about yourselves.
- We meant Billy and Nora.
We've upped their superhero training
and they are doing great.
I'm sure either one of them
would love to be your Li'l Z.
- As would your mother.
- All right, here we go. Bye.
- I'm worried about Mom.
But Dad makes a really good point.
- Yeah. But do we take Billy or Nora?
- Help! Nora! This bucket's attacking me!
- So, we're going with Nora, right?
- Definitely Nora.
- "Hi, Max."
"Get outta my room, Phoebe."
- Aw, look at our sweet little angel
playing with her-- [screams]
Oh! Why are your toys so pointy?
Young lady, you promised you'd pick up your toys.
- I know, but it's so much easier not to.
- Chloe, if you say you're gonna
do something, you do it.
A ThunderPromise is as strong as ThunderTanium.
- Okay, I'll clean up.
- Wahoo!
- Oh, no, that sounds like...
- CHLOE: Blobbin!
- Greetings, ThunderFam.
- Are you floating? - Floating?
That would be crazy. [chuckling]
No, I'm on an invisible skateboard.
- Blobbin, do the thing! Do the thing!
- Oh, Chloe, he's probably tired.
- Hi-ya! Hi-ya! Hi-ya!
So, listen... [chuckling]
I'm here because my scientists at BlobCo
started a fashion division.
- Oh, you're making clothes now?
Is there a "family" discount? - BARB & BLOBBIN: [laughing]
- No. Anyway, I want ThunderMan
to be the face of our new Fall line.
- Oh, Blobbin, I mean, I'm flattered.
But, you know, I'm retired as a superhero.
- Oh, but you've been the face of so many products.
- That is true.
Hello, I'm ThunderMan.
You know, after saving the town from villains,
I like to save my face from razor burn--
with ThunderMan's After Save lotion.
[chuckling]
Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
Ah. The burn means it's working.
ThunderMan's After Save!
- Oh, you can sell anything.
- Well, I am pretty amazing.
- Then you promise you'll help me?
- I promise. - BARB: Oh!
- Where do I sign? - Right here--
on this invisible contract.
- Oh?
- [chuckling] I'm kidding.
There's no such thing as invisible paper--
yet.
- Hey, Nora, um,
can we talk to you over here for a sec?
- Thanks. I'm tired of pretending to rake.
- [rake clatters, cat yowls]
- What is it?
- Congratulations.
We're picking you to be our Li'l Z.
Is that like a rap name?
'Cause I was thinking Nora the Destroya.
- No. As our Li'l Z, we're gonna train you
and help take your powers to the next level.
- Whoa, that'd be amazing!
You can help me perfect my laser loops,
so I'll be ready to protect my own city some day.
- [lasers zapping]
- MAX: Ha. Cool.
- Oh, I hope Billy's not gonna be disappointed
when he finds out about all this.
- Unh, Billy's used to being disappointed.
Just give him a cracker and he'll be fine.
See?
- I should be upset that Nora's not helping me rake,
but, man, these crackers are good.
[crunching]
- No wonder we're always outta crackers.
Um, Nora, why don't you go wait inside for us.
- Okay.
- Billy, we need to talk. - Cool.
Just let me finish getting rid of these leaves first.
- [wind whooshing]
- Did Billy just do something cool?
- I think he did.
Uh, Billy, have you ever thought about
doing that with both arms?
- You mean, like this?
- [wind whooshing]
- So, we're going with Billy, right?
- Definitely Billy.
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¶ What you see ¶
¶ Is not what you get ¶
¶ Livin' our lives with a secret ¶
¶ We fit right in ¶
¶ Bet you never guessed ¶
¶ 'Cause we're livin' our lives ¶
¶ Just like all the rest ¶
¶ 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 ¶¶
- Sorry, guys.
I didn't realize how powerful my armnadoes were.
- Powerful and amazing.
How would you like to be our Li'l--
- Max!
Um, Billy, could you give us a sec?
- Just knock when you're done.
- Max, what are you doing?
We already told Nora she was our Li'l Z.
- Billy's powers are cooler than Nora's.
If we work with him,
we'll get a ton of Z Force points.
[whining] And I wanna be on the Z Force, Phoebe!
- [whining] I know. Me, too!
I guess we could, you know, probably teach him a lot.
- He could teach us, too. - Yeah.
- He's a whiz with that bucket.
- BILLY: Swish! I think.
- [knocking on bucket]
- Who is it?
- Billy, um... how would you like for us
to take your powers to the next level?
- Well, my bucket powers are already great.
You saw that swish I think I made.
- No, Billy, your armnadoes.
As our Li'l Z, we'll train you to help make them more...
- Armnado-y?
- Sure. Why not?
- Wow, with your training,
I could become the greatest hero in the family.
- Sure. Why not?
- I'm in. I can't wait to tell Nora the good news.
- Whoa! - Not so fast!
There's no time for that. Training starts now.
Why don't you take a couple of laps
around the world to warm up?
- All right. See you in a minute.
- Um...uh... you know what, actually?
Just keep running until we text you.
- BILLY: [zooming]
- All right, I'm good at these things,
so, let me do the talking.
Uh, Nora, we have something to tell you.
- Look, I made a bow with a Li'l Z on it
because I'm so excited!
- Awww...
In that case, Max has something to tell you.
- You're so weak.
Nora... [nervous laugh]
how can I put this delicately?
We don't want you as our Li'l Z.
- You don't?
- Oh, look at her sad widdle face.
- Her lip's quivering, but I'm staying strong.
- [tear sizzles]
- Now there's a laser tear.
- Nora, you didn't let me finish.
We don't want you as our Li'l Z,
we need you as our Li'l Z.
- Really? - Yeah, really?
- Absolutely, and her first assignment
is to walk the perimeter of Hiddenville
and make a mental map.
- Why wouldn't I just use my phone's map?
Oh, because a villain could hack my phone.
- Sure. Why not?
- Max, why didn't you just tell her the truth?
- You're the one who made me talk.
Lie and deny is the Max Thunderman way.
- Yeah, well, not getting lasered in the face
is the Phoebe Thunderman way.
- Phoebe, by the time she finds out,
we'll already be on the Z Force.
- Hm, that's a good point.
We'll have a whole team of superheroes to fight her off.
- BLOBBIN: [fluttering tongue]
- Blobbin, you've been doing the drumroll for 30 minutes.
Just show us the product, please.
- [chuckling] Okay.
From now on,
when the world thinks of Hank Thunderman's face,
they'll think of...
- Underwear?
- [chuckling] Not just underwear.
It's ThunderWear! [chuckling]
It makes the everyday person look and feel like a superhero.
- Daddy's a ButtFace.
- Blobbin, my face does not belong on your tighty brighties.
- You don't sound as excited as I thought you'd be.
- Because you put my cheeks on people's cheeks.
- But we ordered two million of these,
and operators are standing by.
[gasps]
You're not gonna break your promise, are you?
- My Daddy would never break a ThunderPromise.
- Of course, he wouldn't.
- I won't break my promise.
I'll be your buttface.
- Oh, thank goodness,
because we're having a ThunderWear launch party
later today at Splatburger and I need you to wear these.
- Ew.
"One size fits all"?
- That's right. I tested that pair myself.
- Ahhhhh!
- Whoa, hey. What happened to you?
- I was in the middle of my first Li'l Z assignment,
but I made a wrong turn at the Skunk Park.
- Accch! You smell terrible.
- You used to be a man. - Fair enough.
- [wind whooshing]
- Hey, what gives?
- All right, Billy, you're doing great.
- But maybe you'll get a little bit more wind,
if you try opening your fingers while you do it.
- I don't get it.
Why are they training Billy when I'm their Li'l Z?
- Okay. Armnadoes, go!
- [wind whooshing]
- [objects clattering, shattering]
- I can't believe how reckless and destructive that was.
- I know.
It was amazing!
But it'll probably be safer,
if we train him at a different location.
- Well, we could take him to the junkyard.
Everything there's already broken.
- Awesome! [zooming]
- Okay, uh, I guess we'll meet you there.
- Cool, they made Billy a Li'l Z, too.
- Oh, you sad, smelly child.
They chose Billy over you. - What?
How could they do this to me?
- They said something about impressing the Z Force
with Billy's awesome powers,
and you being an overgrown laser pointer.
- They said that?
- No, I made it a lot meaner.
The point is-- he's in, you're out.
- We'll see about that.
I'll show them my powers are cool.
- Whoa, you can't go down there
with those useless eyeballs stinkin' up the place.
You've gotta up your game, girlfriend--
and I have just the thing.
- You'd really help me?
- Yeah, sure.
Right after I finish the dishes.
- [dishes shattering]
- Okay. All done.
- Oh, what's taking Hank so long?
We're gonna be late to the launch party.
- Well, he insisted on washing your ThunderWear--
twelve times.
- HANK: Coming!
These Thundies feel weird.
They keep storming my castle gates.
- It's diaper rash. Been there.
- Hank, ThunderWear go on the outside--
like a supersuit.
That's why the slogan says,
"You'll look and feel like a superhero."
- I wouldn't feel like a superhero.
I'd feel like a weird guy
wearin' his underwear over his jeans.
I only endorse high quality products.
[chuckling] Hey, do you like pasta?
Then you are gonna love microwavable ThunderManicotti,
the only meal that fights crime and hunger.
- So, it's settled-- put these on over your jeans
and meet me at Splatburger in an hour.
Now where is that invisible skateboard?
It's the fifth one I've lost today.
[chuckling] Oh, I'm so happy.
The man of thunder is wearing my unders!
[chuckling]
- Oh, Hank, I've never seen Blobbin this excited.
- Yeah, me, either.
I'm not doin' it.
- What?
- I'm not gonna embarrass myself
at a restaurant full of people.
- You're not gonna help Blobbin?
- Yes, he is, Chloe, because your Daddy promised,
and a ThunderPromise is as strong as ThunderTanium.
- Unless a giggling rich guy
wants to put your face on his underwear.
Whoa! [heavy thud]
Found the invisible skateboard.
- All right, Colosso,
I showered and I'm ready for you to help me.
- Ugh, the only thing that could help you
is another shower.
You still stink!
- You know, I've never laser-fried a rabbit before.
- Actually, I think I'm the one who stinks.
So, I got you a visor to help up your laser game.
- Are you talking about these weird sunglasses?
- Those were supposed to help me cheat
by seeing everybody's cards
at the Villain League poker tournament.
- And they didn't work? - They worked too well.
My eyesight was so boosted, that when someone
lit a candle, I thought the sun exploded.
- So, if the visor made your eyesight stronger,
it should do the same for my lasers.
Colosso, you're a genius!
- Evil genius!
Now aim for the target.
- [laser zapping, explosion]
- Bumble Bee-oncé, Jay-Zebra, no!
- Cool. Max and Phoebe will wish I was their Li'l Z
when they see this.
- [coughs] That blast was way too big to control.
Someone could get hurt, Nora.
Nora?
Unh, she'll figure it out.
- All right, this is the junkyard.
Where's Billy?
- [disco music starts playing] - What's that music?
- BILLY: Guys, check it out.
These mirror balls make me just wanna dance.
- [disco music]
¶
- Okay, time to focus, disco dork.
- Guys, should we be worried about that sign?
- BILLY: "Beware of guard cat"?
- There's no such thing as guard cats.
If there were, we'd just shoo it away.
Like this, git, kit, kit! [laughing]
Cats hate it, so do sisters.
Git, kit, kit! - PHOEBE: [hissing]
- See?
- Man, my arms are sore.
Mind if I take a break, first? - Yeah, sure.
We need you rested so we can get those extra points.
Okay, break's over.
Time to show the Z Force how we upped your powers.
And we're rolling.
- So, Billy, I bet if you superspeed spin in a circle,
you could create your biggest cyclone yet.
- Or puke from being too dizzy.
Oh, I'll edit that out.
Just trying spinning, Li'l Z.
- Okay, I'll give it a try.
- [wind whooshing]
- [garbage cans clatter]
- Wow, that looked amazing,
but I think you hit a skunk.
Something stinks.
- That would be me.
You guys sent me on a fake assignment,
and I ended up in Skunk Park.
- Made that wrong turn, huh?
- You smell and I'm dizzy.
[small thud]
- MAX: Nora. [nervous laugh]
I can explain this.
Phoebe, you're up. - What?
- I know you guys picked Billy
because you think his powers are cooler.
But my powers are cool, too.
- Colosso's visor. You shouldn't be wearing that.
It's wonky. - You're wonky!
Now watch this.
- [laser zapping] - Uh-oh!
- [dramatic music]
- Cut it down, Nora! - I'm trying!
- MAX & PHOEBE: [scream] - [heavy thud]
- Are you guys okay?
- Yes, is what I would say,
if I weren't being trapped by a giant pizza.
- I'm sorry.
I just wanted to show you guys that I could be a great Li'l Z.
- No need to apologize. Tiger.
- That's a weird nickname for her.
I'd go with Skunk Girl.
- No, no, no, tiger! - [tiger snarling]
That cat sign was very misleading.
- MAX: Don't worry, guys, I got this.
Git, kit, kit!
- [tiger snarling]
- You're making him and me much angrier.
- [chuckling]
I knew we had another box of ThunderManicotti.
Ew, expired three years ago.
I'll take my chances.
Ow! Ow! Ow!
- Ow! Not again!
- Ah, it's like I'm standing on a family of stingrays.
- Chloe! - [whooshing]
Hey, guys, what's up?
- Why are your toys everywhere?
- You promised you'd pick up your toys.
- So? You didn't keep your promise to Blobbin.
Later! [whooshing]
- Hank, this is what you get
for breaking your ThunderPromise in front of Chloe.
I think you know what you need to do.
- Eat this expired manicotti?
- [tongue fluttering]
[laughing]
Sorry about the two hour drumroll.
But I don't think our special guest is gonna show.
- Think again! - BLOBBIN: [gasps]
Where were you?
I forgive you. Strut your stuff.
And now, former superhero-- ThunderMan!
- CROWD: [cheering, applauding]
- Wow, look at him rocking those ThunderWear.
So fierce. So comfortable.
- The breathable cotton allows me to stay super cool
when I'm dropping the kids off at school,
or showing up at Splatburger to keep my promises.
- And with our patented stretch 'n snap technology,
say goodbye to saggy, droopin' drawers.
- Goodbye, saggy, droopin' drawers.
- [elastic snaps]
- Isn't he amazing?
Just like ThunderWear!
Now who wants a pair?
Buy one, get one free. [nervous laugh]
Buy none, get two free?
At least give it a try.
Ohhh...
- Sorry, Blobbin.
They can't all be winners.
Or make sense.
- It's not the end of the world.
At least I didn't put my face on it.
[chuckling]
Catch ya later, ThunderFam!
- I am proud of you, honey.
- Oh, well, I don't care how silly I look,
as long as our little girl learns her lesson.
- Goodbye, saggy, droopin' drawers!
- [elastic snaps]
- Well, at least she learned a lesson.
- [tiger snarling]
- Oh, no! This is my fault.
Now you and Max are gonna be eaten.
- Why didn't you just pick up a sub?
- Wait, our Li'l Z can fix this.
- Which one, Stinky or Twirly?
- We're standing right here.
- You tell 'em, Twirly.
- Nora, the visor boosted your lasers,
but maybe you could boost them on your own.
- Yeah, try closing your eyes to build up the energy.
- Oh, so now I'm your Li' Z. - Just try it!
- [lasers zapping] - [pizza sizzling]
- It worked! - Yeah!
- [tiger snarling]
- And the tiger's not a fan.
- I'm on it.
- [wind whooshing]
- [tiger snarling]
- [triumphant music]
- Way to go, guys.
- Don't you mean, way to go us?
We mentored them into saving our lives.
- Nora, we're so sorry for not being honest.
We should have never put our assignment ahead of you.
- I forgive you.
Besides, I already rubbed my skunk smell
all over your clothes at home.
- Where's my apology?
- For what? Making you awesome?
We're sorry for pushing you so hard.
It's too bad you can't both be our Li'l Z's.
- Wait, Max, there are two of us.
Maybe we can submit two Li'l Z's.
- Really? - That'd be great.
- Let's go.
Wait, we forgot the video.
- [tiger snarling]
- We'll make a new video.
Run!
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