[joyful music playing]
Oh, man, I am so excited
to check out the new Big City wax museum!
Me too.
The only waxes I know
are candle, bee, and ear.
But something tells me
my mind is about to be blown.
Look at us, family, expandin' our horizons
and livin' our best lives!
Yessir! Us Greens have
not a care in the world!
[all cheer] Yeah!
Heh. And here I am,
thinking there are only three kinds of wax!
- Whoo-oo-ooa! - [body thumps]
[grunts]
Operator, I gotta call you back.
[Hooded Man's evil laughter]
Uh, hello?
[Hooded Man] Hello, Wholesome Greg.
Long time no--
[Wholesome Greg] Oh!
I just go by Greg now. The only person
who called me Wholesome Greg was my old boss,
but he fired me, then died.
[surprised gasp] Wait a tick!
That's right.
It is I...
Chip Whistler.
But, uh, how?!
It's a long story.
About 11 minutes, give or take.
[Chip] I was on top of the world,
CEO of Wholesome Foods.
And the only thing standing in my way
was that rotten Green family.
So I hatched a master plan to force them out of Big City.
But the stupid mayor banned me like some kind of loser!
[Wholesome Greg] Your helicopter was launched
all the way out of Big City!
Nobody could've survived that crash!
Well, heh, then I guess I'm a nobody.
Oh, wait, that's not what I meant!
The point is, I survived.
Because of my nerve,
my unending will to live...
And also, I had a parachute.
While I managed to survive the helicopter crash,
I did run into something even deadlier:
a tree.
[yelling and grunting]
And some branches.
And a thorny bush.
[grunts] Ow! Owie!
I thought I was done for.
Until I finally found
civilization.
- [door bell jingles] - Excuse me...
I'm terribly brave and injured--
Shh! News is on.
Following his lifetime ban from Big City,
local pariah Chip Whistler is presumed dead,
after the wreckage from his helicopter has been found.
[whispers] Dead?
And, if for some strange reason
he's not dead, he's still banned
from Big City forever!
- [citizens cheering] - Bingo bango!
We beat the baddie!
[chanting] Chip's dead! Chip's dead!
Chip's dead!
[Chip] I couldn't believe it.
Everyone thought I was dead!
And no one even cared.
All because of the Greens!
I wanted revenge.
But what could I do? I was a ghost!
That's when I realized:
There's only one thing
ghosts are good for:
scaring people.
So I spent months brewing
a ghastly illusion to torture my nemesis!
Neme-- Nemee-- My nemesisees?
[male TV narrator] Welcome back to our midnight movie...
The Haunting of Haunt House!
[scoffs] People in these horror movies always act so dumb.
- [whooshes] - What was that?
- [screeches] - Hello?!
- [whooshes] - Who-- Who's there?
Oh, no! Ghost!
Ooooooh...
[screams]
Ghosts are real!
[ghost] That's right!
And I'm the Greens' worst nightmare.
[deep normal voice] Uh... Um, sorry, by the way,
where-where are the Greens?
Are they out shopping or...?
No! They left Big City
and moved back to Smalton.
Now, now, what do you want from me?
[Chip] I was at a loss.
- [Chip crashes] - What do you want from me?!
[Chip] The Greens were finally gone from Big City,
and yet I felt so unsatisfied.
Hey, buddy. Why the long face?
I lost my chance for revenge
on the family I swore to destroy.
Heh. Heard that one before.
But you know what?
Losing big can also mean a fresh start.
A chance for... reinvention!
You just gotta figure out what makes you happy.
Yeah. That sounds pretty good!
I can become whoever I wanna be!
I just have to find out what makes me happy!
♪ The world is my oyster ♪
♪ I can be anything! ♪
♪ Like A professional pilot ♪
♪ I'd get to wear Those little wings! ♪
Eh, it's too much work.
♪ I wanna be happy! ♪
♪ Happy as a clam! ♪
♪ Happy! Happy as a clam! ♪
♪ Happy Like a little lamb! ♪
[patrons whisper] ♪ Little lamb Goes ba-ba-ba! ♪
♪ Happy Happy as can be! ♪
♪ But the question is What makes me happy? ♪
♪ I could be a fireman And put out fires! ♪
But I'm kinda more into starting fires.
♪ I could learn music And play the guitar! ♪
Eh, actually music's overrated.
[guitar twangs]
♪ So many options! ♪
♪ A world of possibility! ♪
♪ I wonder who I'll be! ♪
Uh, can we wrap it up?
Sure, thing! Hit it, boys!
[snapping fingers in rhythm]
♪ Happy, happy as can be ♪
♪ The only problem is ♪
♪ I have no clue Who I wanna be ♪
♪ All the options Feel so wrong ♪
♪ And this song Is getting pretty long ♪
♪ Maybe I should just agree ♪
♪ That there's nothing Out there meant for me ♪
- [door slams] - [Chip gasps] Wh-- What's that?
Who could that be? Who are you and...
why do you look so happy?
I don't know! I guess I'm just a normal guy--
not a thought or mental hang-up in sight!
Normal? That sounds...
perfect! Ha-ha-ha!
♪ I'm gonna be a normie! ♪
♪ Just your average guy! ♪
♪ Pass me on the street ♪
♪ And you wouldn't notice me go by ♪
♪ I'll join a book club ♪
♪ We'll never meet ♪
♪ And I'll be happy! ♪
♪ Happy as can be! ♪
[chorus] ♪ Happy, happy as can be! ♪
[barista] Coffee for Norm?
Norm... Alguy?
That's me!
Extra foam for an extra cool dude.
[Chip] Chip might've been banned from Big City,
but Norm Alguy wasn't!
My new life had begun.
Hey, Norm, you gettin' after it?
- You know it! - [phone vibrates]
[Chip gasps] Another ad for khakis?
This phone must be readin' my mind!
[Chip] So then he turned to me and said,
"That ain't no hyena, uh, that's a dog!"
[hysterically laughs]
Ah, I love dogs!
- Norm, you're so funny. - Thanks, babe.
[Chip] Babe was my totally original nickname
for my brand new girlfriend.
I did everything as normal as possible.
Fitting into the rhythm of Big City
by doing everything that Norm would do.
I spent nights in the basement crafting beautiful furniture.
And I would think to myself,
Norm, you're a happy lad.
But one day, something strange began to happen.
Extra foam for an extra cool dude.
[Chip] It almost seemed like he was mocking me.
But I continued my day.
That was just a blip.
Nice work, Norm!
I think you can handle
a little extra this week, don't you?
[Chip] But it happened again.
Is Norm supposed
to do this much paperwork?
Then he said,
"That ain't no trash can, that's a dog!"
[laughs hysterically] I love dogs!
[Chip] Wait a second. That joke was terrible!
Why was she laughing so hard?
How come everyone seems to love Norm so much?
He's not that great. Is he?
What was my old name again?
Dip? Or Crisp?
From that moment on, I accepted the truth:
There was nothing in me, but Norm.
Norm with his office job and mid-sized sedan.
Norm with his mildly funny jokes and paperwork.
Norm with his two garbage bins.
- [all chanting] You're Norm! - [Chip] Office birthday party.
His one cool dance move.
Everyone loved Norm...
except for me.
[Dad] And that should do it!
Okay, Bean family!
It's our first day in Big City!
What should our general vibe be?
I'm gonna be real obnoxious!
And nobody's gonna stand in my way!
- Hey, kid! - [son growls]
Um, uh, have a nice day.
Don't tell me what to do!
[Chip groans in pain]
I don't understand. Why are you so down
about some little boy?
He was just so mean to me,
and I didn't do anything.
Oh, Norm! Is there anything we can do
to make you happy?
Well, I guess we could, I don't know,
- track down that kid... - [laughing]
...then we'll pelt his dumb little face with tomatoes,
till he's all sticky and gross...
- [uncomfortable laughs] - ...and then, well, we could fly
a helicopter straight at his head?!
[maniacal laugh] Who's livin' now, kid?!
Could you, uh, excuse me?
[Chip screams]
[giggles] I love dogs.
[door squeaks]
[♪]
[reflection snickers]
I don't understand!
I tried to be normal!
Why can't I just be happy?!
[impact grunt, groans]
- [clinches teeth tight] - [Chip exclaims]
Because you're not normal.
Huh? What--? Who's there?
It's me, the truth.
Listen, Chip, being angry and vengeful
is what makes you feel alive.
But you haven't been alive.
Trying to make "Norm Alguy" happy
isn't gonna make the real Chip happy!
Well, then, what makes the real Chip happy?
You'll never know if you can't see him... smile.
[Chip] It was in that moment I realized
I would never be happy if I didn't accept myself
for who I truly was.
[tooth shatters]
You knocked out your own tooth?!
- Why would you do that? - Because my tooth veneer
became a symbol of the fake life I was living,
and only by destroying it could I fully embrace my true self--
[snapping fingers] Keep up, Greg!
[Chip] And that led me down here.
Down in the sewers, something washed over me.
- [Wholesome Greg] The smell? - [Chip] No.
It was freedom, Greg-- freedom to be myself.
[Wholesome Greg] Oh, that's a nice lesson!
[Chip] And myself, in this case,
is a villainous, vengeful monster!
Oh, no, that's a bad lesson.
[Chip] Now that the Greens are back in the city,
I can plan my revenge.
Up on the surface, I can go unnoticed,
as my veneer, Norm Alguy.
But down here, as my true self,
I can plot to destroy the Greens
from right under their feet.
And it's just not the Greens.
A lot of people have wronged me.
My barista, my boss,
plus everyone who sided with the Greens over me!
I want revenge on them all!
And that's why I need you, Greg.
'Cause together, we are gonna destroy everyone in Big City!
Chip Whistler is back, baby!
[gasps] How'd you get that scar?
Oh, completely separate incident with a rat.
- [maniacal laughing] - [nervously laughing]
♪ I got sweat in my eyes ♪
♪ Lost a bet, got bit by 100 flies ♪
♪ I fell out a big old tree ♪
♪ Hit every branch and scraped up both my knees ♪
♪ I got chased by a dog ♪
♪ Licked by a frog ♪
♪ Got a rash on my leg ♪
♪ Dropped a dozen eggs ♪
♪ I got splinters in seven and ten ♪
♪ And tomorrow I'll do it all again ♪