♪ Hello, buffalippo You sure are looking fine ♪
♪ I jump between my worm pals Then fall on my behind ♪
Oof! [chuckles]
[sighs] Worm friends for life! High-five!
Uh, low-one.
Low-one, low-one, low-one, low-one, low-one.
- [buzzing] - Baitsy, assume baiting stance.
[grunts] Baitsy can look yummier than that.
[humming]
Yep, Amber eat that.
Hey! Worms bait mosquitoads for us! Bonkers, bonk and awe!
[all grunt, cheer]
A worm baiting better than a person? But they're so... [gags]
[scoffs] Can't be for the taste. No way they taste better than me.
[gags] I stand corrected. There's no comparison.
And who care if worms get eaten?
If Baitsy get eaten, Amber mildly inconvenienced.
It settled! Tomorrow, use worms as bait!
[all cheering]
Worms... as bait?
- [buzzing] - [screams]
We must warn the others. I shall give you safe passage.
Ahh...
[panting]
[sighs]
There's too many of you. I need help, ideally from someone awesome.
Of course! Eep! We're always there for each other!
She saved me from that charging ramu...
and that charging log.
She even helped that time my foot tried to eat me.
That last one may have been a dream, but still, a point in her favor.
[sighs] "My mom makes 75 eggs a day working from home."
Ugh! Why do I even check my quicktograms? It's all junk shale.
- Ah, hey, Lerk! - Eep, I need your help!
- Oh, no! Is another log after you? - Eep, you won't believe how lucky you are.
Amber wants the valley's kids to gather up worms tomorrow.
Really? Wait, that sounds gross.
Oh, it is. That's why us hunters don't want to do it ourselves.
But... whoever catches the most gets to be junior bonker for a day.
Really? Ooh, I'm in!
I'll be all, "Gotcha, worm! And you too! And you're the third one I got!"
[chuckles] And so on.
[sighs] So, what was it you needed help with?
[gasps] Never mind.
I'm gonna now have to end this conversation.
Hmm.
Sorry, guys. I can't trust Eep on this one.
- Who else is there? - [giggling]
[giggling continues]
Thunk, you love all animals, right?
No, I wuv them. It's like loving, only cuter.
[giggling]
Great. Then let's save every worm in the valley. Here, take these.
- [shrieks] - Whoa, whoa!
[chuckles] Worms?
You did say you love all animals.
I do. It's just... Are worms animals?
Oh, don't tell me you're one of those closed-minded people
who doesn't appreciate the earthy beauty of worms
and thinks they're just biting blobs of boogers!
[screams, yelps]
Know what? Every animal does have a huggable cuteness to it somewhere.
Even worms. I just have to find it.
Aw!
[yelps] I'll just think of those as kisses.
[yelps]
Today, first hunt worms, then use worms to hunt prey.
Amber know it confusing having two foes, so Amber make foe chart.
Uh... Oh, that Amber special project. No worry about that.
Worry about worms!
[grunts, growls]
Out of my way! That junior bonker position is mine!
Mm.
Huh! I can't find any.
And I looked moderately hard. Where are they?
We did it! We're worm heroes!
Oh, isn't that the most adorable thing?
Super cute. But don't worms multiply like crazy?
Is it okay to just dump 'em all in the same cave like this?
[scoffs] That's just an old worms' tale. You guys will be cool, right?
[chuckles, screams]
[screaming]
[continues screaming]
- [grunts] - I think they like you. [chuckles]
[grunting, growling]
Remember, Thunk, we tell no one about this, not even Eep.
Really? She'd understand. She always understands.
She is a good friend but not to worms.
[sniffing] Hey, Lerk! You know a lot of worms.
Do I really? I mean, does anyone really know worms?
Yeah, you.
[chuckles] Half the guests at your last party were worms.
I don't see species, Eep.
You beautiful... I'm guessing, person?
Look, Lerk, I'll cut to the chase. Can you tell me where to find worms?
I'm trying to win a chance to become a junior bonker.
Uh, I would, but I gotta go squash... my hair.
You know, squash dirt in it to keep it stylish?
Oh, uh, sure. Yeah, I get it.
Hey, you seen any, Thunk?
Gah! [mumbling incoherently]
Huh. You're both acting pretty unusual.
[inhales deeply] Which I guess, for you, is normal. Later!
[coughs, sighs]
[sighs] Well, lying to my best friend wasn't so bad.
[chuckles] Now, all we have to do is keep doing this forever.
[chuckles nervously]
[snoring]
No, worms! Don't drag me back to that cave.
Worms! [whimpers, gasps]
Thunk, you're having a bad dream.
Now, come on, I gotta drag you back to that cave of worms.
[whimpering]
Well, I'm not saying
you were definitely right about worms multiplying, but...
They'll fill the whole cave. It's happening.
Oh, how will I protect you all, my sweet children?
What about sweet Thunk? Oh, I need air.
Look, I tried to see the cuteness in worms, but all I see is the putridness.
I am done with this!
Oh. Well, I'm disappointed, but I understand.
Of course, I can't risk you telling someone,
so you can never leave this cave again.
- Mm-hmm. - [screams]
[screams] Oh, I don't see where my body ends and the worms begin.
Lerk! Lerk!
Lerk!
[sighs] Come on! I was sure there were gonna be worms in there.
[humming]
[both gasp]
Thank goodness you're here! [sighs] Hey, what's all that food for?
Oh, I have to go feed, uh... me.
Oh, well, I don't want to keep you from a feeding, but...
Look, I really need your help finding these worms.
And we're always there for each other, right?
Listen, Eep, I need to tell you...
Uh...
Your name rhymes with "beep." [chuckles]
- Beep, beep! - Lerk, I'm serious.
Right, you'll never find them. I'd give up. [chuckles]
It's not you. If worms don't want to be found,
no cave person's gonna find 'em.
We'll see about that.
Wait! No.
Wait! No!
Wait! [grunts]
New plan! No cave person's gonna find these worms, but... they might.
Here, girls! Got that worm scent?
- [clucking] - Go find 'em!
Now, all we gotta do is follow them.
[humming]
Okay, there can't be too many more since this morning.
[groans] Oh, thank goodness. These worms do not respect personal space.
[screams] Worm-mergency! Get back in before somebody sees you guys!
- Please, you gotta stop all this! - I can't quit. I've come so far!
I am in it, man! I'm in it till I die!
- Whoo! Find those worms! - [clucking]
[gasps, grunts]
[sighs] That was close, but now, everything is under control.
[giggling]
Okay, whoever's wiggling on my toes...
[giggling] knock it off!
[clucking]
What's that, girls? They're in here?
[gasps] I gotta find a way to keep Eep out.
Come on! Can't you cool it for, like, two moments?
Lerk, it's okay. Eep is your friend.
[gagging]
And her hugs are way less squishy than worm hugs. [grunts]
Eep, wait! But don't "stand still" wait! "Come to my voice" wait!
Lerk?
I'm hiding all my worm pals in here! Thunk and I are trapped!
Lose the chickunas and save us!
[Eep] No problem. You can count on me, Lerk!
My best friend is in trouble. [grunting]
[both panting]
Eep, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have hid the worms from you.
I just didn't know if you'd understand how important they are to me.
It's okay. We're best friends, Lerk.
I may want to impress Amber, but you'll always come first.
And yuck.
You don't know the half of it.
[sighs]
There Grug daughter! So, plan work? Or plan big failure?
Plan big failure. So much for being junior bonker, huh?
Grug daughter show lot of hustle. Amber make her junior bonker.
- [gasps] - Meaningless title, anyway.
Oh. Hm.
Of course! They were hiding in the sky. Duh! Ready to bait, fellas?
[buzzing]
[gasps] Oh, maybe worms not make great bait after all.
[giggling]
[laughing, cheering]
That's it, Sandy. You're just going on a fun, non-deadly ride,
and Daddy is not panicking.
- [chuckles] - [continues laughing]
Bonking rock, you're like the son I always wanted, who's not named Thunk.
Now, go save the daughter I always wanted.
You had one job, rock! Again!
- [grunting] - [laughing, cheering]
I have no son! Except Thunk.
[growls] Still not panicking, sweetie.
[chuckles, screams]
[grunts, whimpers]
[continues laughing]
No! No rock can hit it now!
[continues laughing, cheering]
[grunts, chuckles]
- Yah! - [shrieks]
[screams, continues laughing]
- [grunting] - You want to do it again?
I am proud and terrified by your lack of fear.
[continues grunting]
[whimpers]
Whoa!
[grunting] Whoa!
A stick that hurts like a rock but sticks like a stick.
Plus, I can use it to scratch my back. Or de-gunk my toes.
Oh, this thing can do anything!
It'll change the course of cave-manity forever!
[Grug's voice echoing] Forever...
[grunts]
[laughing]
- [grunts] - [grunts]
[laughing]
[yelling]
[laughs] Hyah! Hyah!
And it'll all be thanks to you, my greatest creation.
- [clears throat, grunts] - Oh, I'm sure you'll do good things, too.
[clears throat] Just not as good as...
Well, it pierces things, so I'll just call it "the spierce"!
No, that sounds weird. How about "the spear"?
Uh, this is the part where you all go "Ooh!"
[all] Eh?
I don't get it. Is it for poking? 'Cause I could poke things with my finger.
No, you stab things with it.
Uh... Huh.
Really? Amber not able make it stab Bort.
[groans] Flip it around.
Wrong again, Grug. Bet you feel pretty dumb right now.
- Well, I, for one, like your weapon, Grug. - You do?
Yep, I just wish it was a bit, uh... heavier and harder and rockier.
- Like a rock. - [all gasp]
A rock?
- See? Baitsy get it. - Brilliant!
[all laughing, cheering]
There, there, Grug. You had a bad idea and it failed.
At least you can bond over that with Thunk.
Yeah, I don't know why my tongue cleaner didn't catch on, either.
Ahh...
[screams]
[screaming continues]
- But my idea... - [screaming continues]
But my idea's actually good!
The spear will catch on, even if I have to stab every last person in the valley.
Please don't do that.
[clucking]
Amber love slaughtering chickuna, but why must take so long?
[Grug] Mm-mm-mm.
Looks like you brought a stone to a spear fight.
[grunts]
[gasps, laughs]
[laughing, cheering]
[chewing]
Amber bloodlust satiated and then some!
[clucks nervously]
[grunting]
Mm-mm-mm. Looks like you could use a hand.
And some teeth. [shudders]
But first things first.
Ah! Huh?
Now, open wide and I'll spear out Marm's teeth.
[whimpering, grunting]
Mm-mm-mm.
Looks like you need some help wrangling those kids.
- [sighs] - Now, that's what I call childcare.
[growling]
Happy Spear-it Day, people!
You get a spear! And you get a spear! Everyone gets a spear!
[bellows]
Grug, you know I love made-up holidays celebrating deadly weapons
as much as the next cave person, but this might be dangerous.
Ew.
I have a talent!
[cheering, laughing]
[laughing]
I still got it!
I take it back. This is definitely dangerous.
Ugga, the only danger is in people not having enough spears.
[grunting]
Good talk, though.
Hey, everybody!
I got spears! Yes, I do! I got spears! How about you?
We've got spears! Yes, we do! We've got spears! How about you?
You know I do!
I think we can all agree that the spear is the greatest great thing ever greated.
- [all cheer] - And it's only gonna get greater.
Starting today, you can perfect your spear-throwing
at Ahhh! Valley's own spear range!
[chuckles, gasps]
And carry your spear in style in a spear holdster.
Whoa! Remember, Eep, always point the pointy end towards people.
That way, you look cool.
Now, will you please join me in celebrating
the majestic beauty of the sp...
- Prey! Circle up and spear it! Spear it! - [all yelling]
[grunting in slow-motion]
[squealing in slow-motion]
[in slow-motion] No!
- [spears falling] - [people screaming, groaning]
[chuckles]
[all groaning]
[whimpers, grunts]
Okay, so spears and circles don't mix. Now, we know. Moving on.
[all chanting] Get these spears out of here!
Now, just everyone who got hit in the throat!
- [wheezing] - Come on, don't blame the spears!
They just got overexcited.
They didn't mean to hurt anyone. Right, pal?
Ow! Get it together. I'm trying to defend you here.
Your own son got speared in the butt. What if, next time, it hits his brain?
[chuckles] That is unlikely because my brain is a pretty small target.
Face it, Grug, valley has spoken!
Then valley spoken it again. Over and over. In chant. Spears must go!
[all clamoring]
Sorry I gotta do this, guys.
The world's just not ready for you, so you've gotta be smashed.
Like my heart.
Or I could just hide you till they come to their senses.
[chuckles] It's practically the same thing.
I'll be back to visit you soon. [kisses] Heave you later!
[clucks]
[clucking]
- [whimpering] - [both grunting]
[laughing]
- [clucks] - [bellows]
As you can see from the fact that I am dusting off my hands,
I have finished destroying the spears.
Thanks, Grug. I know they meant a lot to you, but we're better off without them.
People were meant to die by animals' hands, not people's hands.
I don't agree with all of your points,
but we can agree on the fact that I definitely did get rid of the spears
and also that it's not weird that I keep repeating this fact over and over.
- We certainly can. - [Baitsy screams]
- The animals are attacking! - [yelps] They certainly are.
[all screaming]
- [screaming] - [clucking]
[screaming]
Prey seek revenge! Amber never dream Amber bloodlust have consequences!
Huh? How did the animals learn to make their own spears? So weird.
Mm...
Okay, fine. But I only saved them 'cause I thought I knew better than everyone
since I'm so much smarter!
But I see now I'm only slightly smarter. I'm sorry.
- [buzzing] - [Thunk] How do we get them to stop?
I tried asking nicely and that did not work.
Asking rudely doesn't work, either.
- We've got to disarm... uh, dismouth them! - I know! Everyone, follow me!
Everyone, hide in that grass!
I'll save the day... that I ruined.
[all screaming]
But animals kill Grug! Which, granted, Grug deserve.
[bellowing in distance]
[clucking]
Oh, no. Looks like the hunter who became the hunted...
is about to become the hunter.
[all shrieking]
Sorry, spears, but you'll always be with me here.
- Ooh, and here too, apparently. - Nice work, Dad. And nobody died.
Yeah, way to go, man.
You did the right thing, Grug. Eventually.
Well, you were right. Eventually.
Spears are too dangerous, and we should get rid of them.
I don't know. They would've been pretty useful to have
when defending us against animals.
So, everyone gets spears again,
without any changes to how we use or regulate spears at all?
No, that would be dumb. Incredibly, incredibly dumb.
Maybe real lesson here about responsibility.
There always be weapons,
so it up to valley to keep spears away from people and animals
who no should have spears.
Or maybe the real lesson is that animals look way cool with weapons.
- That not lesson. - That's not the lesson.
- [creature squawking] - [all gasp, scream]
Still way cool.