Another perfect afternoon at Gus' Games & Grub.
Those amazing garlic knots.
The amazing games.
The amazing prizes.
I still can't believe you used all your tickets on that.
What's that, General Blork?
Wow, you're so right.
After the invasion, we'll see if Rusty's still laughing.
Hold up, fellers.
I think I lost my retainer again.
Oh, dang.
I bet I left it on the table.
Let's go back and get it before Gus
accidentally tosses it.
Ugh, we're too late.
It's closed.
♪ I'm all alone, nobody near me ♪
Yeah, but somebody's in there singing opera.
Can't be Gus, y'all.
He don't even talk that there good.
It must be a burglar.
Nobody messes with Games & Grub on our watch.
♪ Collect the quarters ♪
♪ The tens and twenties ♪
♪ Take all the dollars ♪
♪ Take all the monies ♪
♪ I'm all alone ♪
♪ Nobody near me ♪
♪ I'm all alone ♪
Gus?
Jeez, what's up with the sneak attack?
Sorry, Gus.
We thought you were a burglar.
Hold on.
That was your buttery-smooth voice we heard?
Heck, who would have thunk you were
a professional opera singer guy?
Oh, no. I'm no pro.
Opera's just a secret passion of mine.
Has been ever since I was a teeny weeny pepperoncini.
I always dreamed of singing on a big opera stage.
♪ La, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la ♪
♪ La, la ♪
But it never happened.
Why not?
Would you believe I'm too shy to sing
in front of other people.
I only cut loose when I'm alone.
Hey, I bet we can help you get over your shyness.
I mean, it's the least we could do
after all you've done for us.
Gus, we'll have you on stage faster than you can say
"one artisanal pizza to go, hold the anchovies
add sun-dried tomatoes."
What do you say?
Well I say, facciamolo.
That's Italian for "let's do it."
Dr. Lopez says to overcome shyness,
you need to take baby steps.
Or as she calls them, toddler tiptoes.
Now you can sing for people without singing for people.
Oh, you kids are the best.
Well Gus, here goes nothing.
All right, Gus. That's a start.
You tipped the first toe.
Yeah, Gus!
♪ Detroit, Lansing ♪
♪ Town to town, I'm prancing ♪
♪ This is what we call the Michigan strut ♪
That was Grouse, bringin' down the house.
Next up, Gus.
Everyone make a fuss!
Okay, Gus.
Toddler tiptoe number two-- performing for real people.
Yeah, I--I don't think I'm ready for karaoke, you guys.
Relax.
It's all-you-can-eat crepe taco night.
Nobody will even notice you up there on stage.
Tiptoes.
Ahh!
You don't have to do it all alone, Gus.
We'll sing with you.
♪ You can do it Gus ♪
♪ Come out and sing with us ♪
♪ I will try ♪
both: * He will try ♪
♪ I will try to sing one song ♪
♪ I think my jitters are depleting ♪
♪ And my panic is receding ♪
♪ My embarrassment is going ♪
♪ And my confidence is growing ♪
♪ I've been afraid of this so long ♪
♪ And in the span of just one song ♪
♪ My distrust no longer lingers ♪
♪ And I'm now an opera singer ♪
Okay, y'all.
Now that Gus is cured of his shyness,
we gotta find my retainer.
Mee-Maw's gettin' mighty suspicious.
I've been using a bunch of mushed-up fruit leather.
Look!
Augusto's Opera 'n Antipasto?
What happened to the Games & Grub?
Huh?
♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi, la, la, la, la, la ♪
Gus, the place looks different.
Do you like it?
You see, now that I'm able to sing in front of people,
I said to myself, Gus, why not turn
the old Games & Grub into an opera house?
Then myself said back, yeah, let's go for it.
Well, it's showtime.
Break a leg up there, Gus.
Oh, thanks there, Gus.
What?
No more garlic knots?
No more games?
No more prizes?
Now I'll never have the tickets to get General Blork
the slap bracelet he wants.
Guys, look.
It stinks losing the Games & Grub,
but if it means a lot to Gus, well,
maybe we ought to give his new place a shot.
Who knows? We might like it.
Augusto's has a strict dress code.
Follow me.
Anybody else's collar feel a little tight?
Tiny bit.
- Ow! - Oh, my!
Okay. Let's just sit back and enjoy some opera.
Is it over?
Aw.
If this was still the Games & Grub,
we'd be playing games right now.
Ah.
I know something we can play.
Right, General Blork?
- Hey! - What?
- Oh! - Ugh.
Our posted rules of etiquette
very clearly state no playing volleyball
with inflatable aliens.
Well dawgs, We gave Agusto's a shot, and we do not like it.
I'm just a simple man.
All I want is a life of gamin' and grubbin'.
I can't believe Gus did this to us.
And after all we've done for him.
I say we get him to switch back.
Why would he?
Everything is going great in there.
But what if it wasn't?
Okay, I connected timers to the marinara mixers
and the caviar hoses.
And they're all synchronized.
So now we start the countdown and watch Augusto's go down.
I'd like to dedicate this next song
to some very special friends of mine.
Now I'm no poeta, as we say in Italian,
but I took a stab at writing my own opera song
to show them how I feel.
♪ My six dear friends I must thank ♪
♪ Friends that I know would not prank me ♪
Listen to that.
It's so thoughtful.
We can't do this to Gus.
Turn off the timer, Stella.
I told you children no games!
Them sabotages are about to go off!
♪ La, la, la ♪
What do we do?
There's only one thing we can do.
We have to take the hits ourselves.
♪ My friends ♪
♪ You helped me shed my fear of singing ♪
♪ In front of crowds ♪
♪ My friends ♪
♪ I want to sing this song about you ♪
♪ To make you proud ♪
♪ Thank you, thank you ♪
♪ You helped me sing my song ♪
♪ Now I know I'm just where I belong ♪
♪ I know I'm safe because my friends ♪
I told these children no--
♪ Thank you, Lincoln, Stella, Rusty, Clyde, Liam, and Zack ♪
Bravo!
What a good show.
Okay, somebody start talking.
What was that all about?
We rigged up your opera joint
'cause we wanted it to go belly up.
But we realized how selfish we were being,
so we decided to take the sabotages ourselves.
We're so sorry.
It's just that we really miss the Games & Grub.
It was our home away from home.
Yeah. It was the one place in this mixed-up world
where we could just relax and be kids.
Gah, wow. Jeez, Gus.
You didn't even consider how much
the G&G meant to the kids.
Hey, you know what?
I think I know a compromise.
Ladies and gentlemen, Gus' Games & Grub
proudly presents our monthly performance
of "Tears of Marinara."
Okay, guys. It's showtime.
♪ My friends ♪
♪ You helped me shed my fear of singing ♪
♪ In front of crowds ♪
♪ My friends ♪
♪ I want to sing this song about you ♪
♪ To make you proud ♪
Liam!
I found your retainer.
♪ You helped me sing my song ♪
♪ Thank you Lincoln, Stella, Rusty, Clyde, Liam, and Zach ♪
♪ Cramped inside this tiny space ♪
♪ May sound bad but ain't the case ♪
♪ In the Loud house ♪ - * Loud house ♪
♪ Duck and dodge and push and shove ♪
♪ That's the way we show our love ♪
♪ In the Loud house ♪ - * Loud house ♪
♪ Laundry piles stacked up high ♪
♪ Hand-me-downs that make me cry ♪
♪ Stand in line to take a pee ♪
♪ Never any privacy ♪
♪ Chaos with 11 kids ♪
♪ That's the way it always is ♪
♪ In the Loud house ♪