1 00:00:01,043 --> 00:00:04,001 [opening theme music plays] 2 00:00:04,084 --> 00:00:05,543 [siren blaring] 3 00:00:13,626 --> 00:00:14,543 [horn honks] 4 00:00:21,626 --> 00:00:23,376 [siren blaring] 5 00:00:24,376 --> 00:00:25,626 [tires screech] 6 00:00:31,501 --> 00:00:33,376 This is Gabby Tocamera at City Theatre 7 00:00:33,459 --> 00:00:36,376 where Poppy Starr has scheduled a charity concert to benefit those 8 00:00:36,459 --> 00:00:38,834 who can't afford tickets to this charity concert. 9 00:00:38,918 --> 00:00:41,001 We just got word thieves have stolen a rare, 10 00:00:41,084 --> 00:00:42,459 defective talking Poppy doll 11 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:44,001 that was to be sold at the event. 12 00:00:44,084 --> 00:00:45,918 Ugh, what is that smell? 13 00:00:46,001 --> 00:00:48,959 Guys, yeah, the recording booth smells like feet! 14 00:00:49,043 --> 00:00:51,376 The theft highlights the rising crime rates in the city 15 00:00:51,459 --> 00:00:53,876 before the upcoming mayoral elections. 16 00:00:53,959 --> 00:00:57,126 I'm here with Mayor Solomon Fleck, who is running for re-election. 17 00:00:57,209 --> 00:00:59,251 Mayor Fleck, how do we prevent terrifying, 18 00:00:59,334 --> 00:01:02,001 silly doll-related villainy from becoming an epidemic? 19 00:01:02,126 --> 00:01:04,251 Gabby, the key is work, work, work. 20 00:01:04,334 --> 00:01:07,126 Hard work. So I have a simple solution to this crime problem... 21 00:01:07,209 --> 00:01:08,751 You're going to say, work. 22 00:01:08,834 --> 00:01:11,626 Yes, but in my voice. Work. 23 00:01:13,126 --> 00:01:14,751 Oh. Thank you, Mayor Fleck. 24 00:01:14,834 --> 00:01:16,626 Here is our other mayoral candidate, 25 00:01:16,709 --> 00:01:18,751 business tycoon, R.E. Fendrich. 26 00:01:18,834 --> 00:01:20,876 Mr. Fendrich, rumor has it you, yourself, 27 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,251 are responsible for the rise in crime to make Mayor Fleck 28 00:01:23,376 --> 00:01:24,376 -appear inept. -[clears throat] 29 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:25,584 How do you respond? 30 00:01:25,668 --> 00:01:27,376 Gabby, the good people of this city 31 00:01:27,501 --> 00:01:30,626 deserve a non-evasive, honest answer to that question. 32 00:01:30,751 --> 00:01:32,293 -I respond-- -Boss, 33 00:01:32,418 --> 00:01:34,168 I stole the defective Poppy doll like you told me to 34 00:01:34,293 --> 00:01:36,001 in order to make Fleck look inept 35 00:01:36,126 --> 00:01:37,668 Hi, I'm Poppy 36 00:01:37,751 --> 00:01:39,834 and to all my fans... [burps] 37 00:01:39,918 --> 00:01:42,543 I had an everything bagel just now, it's so gross. 38 00:01:42,626 --> 00:01:45,626 I've never seen this employee of mine in my life! 39 00:01:45,709 --> 00:01:48,376 Officers, I've caught the doll thief! 40 00:01:48,501 --> 00:01:49,709 [grunts] 41 00:01:49,793 --> 00:01:52,001 Come on, Tommy, let's show this doll thief 42 00:01:52,126 --> 00:01:53,709 that crime is nothing to play with! 43 00:01:57,293 --> 00:02:00,709 Or how about this one, with the caption, Re-elect Fleck 44 00:02:00,793 --> 00:02:03,001 because change is scary! 45 00:02:04,834 --> 00:02:06,293 Mr. Mayor, are you still worried 46 00:02:06,376 --> 00:02:07,834 about Fendrich making you look bad 47 00:02:07,918 --> 00:02:09,168 in front of the whole city? 48 00:02:09,251 --> 00:02:12,126 I'm fine, Carol. I'm working. Work is the great healer. 49 00:02:12,209 --> 00:02:13,959 It fills the heart and lifts the spirits. 50 00:02:14,043 --> 00:02:17,293 So, everything will be fine, until I lose the election. 51 00:02:17,376 --> 00:02:20,376 Don't talk that way, sir. How is your speech coming? 52 00:02:20,459 --> 00:02:22,501 It's a dry analysis of community problems 53 00:02:22,584 --> 00:02:24,543 and the amount of work it will take to solve them. 54 00:02:24,668 --> 00:02:27,001 -It may be my finest speech yet. -[door opens] 55 00:02:27,084 --> 00:02:28,918 Hi, Mommy! Hi, Mr. Mayor! 56 00:02:29,001 --> 00:02:30,751 Maddy! 57 00:02:30,834 --> 00:02:33,793 Hello, Small Carol, I mean, Madison, excuse me. 58 00:02:33,876 --> 00:02:37,584 Uh oh. You're worried about the election, aren't you? 59 00:02:39,334 --> 00:02:40,793 I understand. 60 00:02:40,876 --> 00:02:43,668 I'm running for Mayor of Recess against a mean kid, 61 00:02:43,751 --> 00:02:45,543 Tommy Wedgieman. 62 00:02:45,626 --> 00:02:48,876 Everyone's gonna vote for Tommy because they're scared of him. 63 00:02:48,959 --> 00:02:51,584 He'll take all the fun out of recess. 64 00:02:51,668 --> 00:02:54,168 But no one grasps the intricate policies and nuanced diplomacy 65 00:02:54,251 --> 00:02:56,001 of kickball and hopscotch like you do. 66 00:02:56,084 --> 00:02:58,126 You should tell your classmates how much work goes 67 00:02:58,209 --> 00:02:59,793 -into having fun. -Um... 68 00:02:59,876 --> 00:03:01,626 Mayor Fleck is working on his speech. 69 00:03:01,709 --> 00:03:03,418 Why don't you work on yours, as well? 70 00:03:03,543 --> 00:03:05,376 We'll make City Hall campaign headquarters 71 00:03:05,459 --> 00:03:07,209 for my two favorite candidates. 72 00:03:07,293 --> 00:03:09,751 -Really? Yay! -Yeah, well, technically, 73 00:03:09,834 --> 00:03:11,543 City Hall can't provide resources for-- 74 00:03:11,626 --> 00:03:13,126 Unofficially, Mr. Mayor. 75 00:03:13,209 --> 00:03:16,418 This is one of those make believe things we've discussed. 76 00:03:16,543 --> 00:03:19,168 Oooh. Yes. Of course. 77 00:03:19,251 --> 00:03:20,501 Just when I think I've seen the limits 78 00:03:20,584 --> 00:03:23,126 of the human imagination... 79 00:03:23,251 --> 00:03:25,668 I can't believe you had me arrested, boss. 80 00:03:25,793 --> 00:03:28,126 Oh, stop complaining, Hacksaw! 81 00:03:28,209 --> 00:03:30,168 Judge Strictpunish let you off with a warning. 82 00:03:30,251 --> 00:03:32,334 True, and it was a pretty good warning. 83 00:03:32,418 --> 00:03:34,918 Don't buy insurance from a man dressed as a goat. 84 00:03:36,834 --> 00:03:39,459 It's all part of my bigger plan. 85 00:03:39,543 --> 00:03:42,668 To defeat Mary Sinclair once and for all. 86 00:03:42,751 --> 00:03:43,626 Hmmm. 87 00:03:43,709 --> 00:03:46,376 We really need a new portrait of Sinclair to deface. 88 00:03:46,459 --> 00:03:47,418 How's that coming, Frankie? 89 00:03:47,501 --> 00:03:50,418 I'm really capturing her impending defeat 90 00:03:50,543 --> 00:03:52,584 even better than the last one, boss. 91 00:03:53,293 --> 00:03:55,251 Fendrich, you louse! 92 00:03:55,334 --> 00:03:59,251 You said you wanted to meet to beg for my forgiveness! 93 00:03:59,334 --> 00:04:01,001 I should have known something was up 94 00:04:01,084 --> 00:04:03,168 when I was asked to sit completely still 95 00:04:03,251 --> 00:04:06,126 by this easel for three hours! 96 00:04:06,209 --> 00:04:09,876 The Fendrichs have never defeated the Sinclairs 97 00:04:10,001 --> 00:04:11,918 and they never will! 98 00:04:12,001 --> 00:04:13,168 [gasp] Boss, 99 00:04:13,293 --> 00:04:15,626 -I didn't finish her sleeve! -Hmm. 100 00:04:15,709 --> 00:04:18,918 Vito, call Sinclair's office and set up another meeting. 101 00:04:19,043 --> 00:04:21,043 Tell them I wanna beg her forgiveness 102 00:04:21,168 --> 00:04:23,501 for tricking her into sitting for a portrait, 103 00:04:23,626 --> 00:04:25,668 and tell 'em she needs to wear the same clothes. 104 00:04:25,751 --> 00:04:27,876 Genius. Will do, boss. 105 00:04:27,959 --> 00:04:31,001 Now, tomorrow is Fleck's big speech at the police station. 106 00:04:31,084 --> 00:04:33,543 I want you to steal his speech. 107 00:04:33,626 --> 00:04:36,626 Fleck will make a fool of himself and I'll be elected mayor! 108 00:04:36,709 --> 00:04:38,251 Then I'll change the law 109 00:04:38,376 --> 00:04:41,668 so everything Sinclair does is illegal, or, better yet, 110 00:04:41,793 --> 00:04:45,501 I will make being Mary Sinclair a crime! 111 00:04:45,626 --> 00:04:48,793 Uh, boss, can a mayor do that? 112 00:04:48,876 --> 00:04:50,501 Of course not! 113 00:04:50,626 --> 00:04:52,501 I'm not an idiot, Big Betty! 114 00:04:52,584 --> 00:04:56,501 First I have to change the law so the mayor can do that! 115 00:05:02,126 --> 00:05:04,293 Fleck's speech is in that briefcase. 116 00:05:04,418 --> 00:05:05,626 We have to get it! 117 00:05:05,709 --> 00:05:07,959 Don't worry. I got a perfect plan. 118 00:05:09,001 --> 00:05:10,626 Excuse me, ma'am. 119 00:05:10,709 --> 00:05:13,376 I can't help notice your awful briefcase. 120 00:05:14,709 --> 00:05:16,959 Luckily, Vito's Briefcase Boutique 121 00:05:17,043 --> 00:05:18,459 has a special promotion 122 00:05:18,543 --> 00:05:20,626 for the person with the worst briefcase. 123 00:05:20,709 --> 00:05:24,668 We'll give you our new Speech-Holder 3000 for free. 124 00:05:24,751 --> 00:05:26,959 Just put your smelly, ugly old case up here. 125 00:05:28,334 --> 00:05:31,918 Wow! That is a cool briefcase. 126 00:05:32,001 --> 00:05:34,834 Made from 98 percent artificial pleather 127 00:05:34,918 --> 00:05:37,709 and 2 percent unknown. 128 00:05:37,793 --> 00:05:40,126 See how easily your personal items I'm handling 129 00:05:40,209 --> 00:05:41,959 without your consent fit inside. 130 00:05:42,043 --> 00:05:44,918 That is impressive. What about my old briefcase? 131 00:05:45,418 --> 00:05:47,918 Don't worry, a hazmat crew is on their way. 132 00:05:48,001 --> 00:05:49,043 Have a good day! 133 00:05:49,126 --> 00:05:51,793 Thank you so much. You, too! 134 00:05:53,876 --> 00:05:57,334 -Boom. We got the briefcase. -Ugh. 135 00:05:59,168 --> 00:06:01,418 Okay, Maddy, you're gonna do great today. 136 00:06:01,543 --> 00:06:02,751 I am so proud of you 137 00:06:02,834 --> 00:06:04,543 whether you're Mayor of Recess or not. 138 00:06:04,668 --> 00:06:06,168 Thanks, Mommy. 139 00:06:07,918 --> 00:06:11,126 -Wait, two speeches? -[slurping] 140 00:06:11,209 --> 00:06:12,668 -[police car approaching] -[gasps] 141 00:06:13,668 --> 00:06:17,293 [yelps, panting] 142 00:06:18,251 --> 00:06:21,459 [screams, groans] 143 00:06:21,543 --> 00:06:22,834 Oh, I've gotta get to the police station 144 00:06:22,918 --> 00:06:24,084 for the Mayor's speech! 145 00:06:24,168 --> 00:06:26,501 -Wait, Mommy, my speech! -Right! 146 00:06:27,584 --> 00:06:29,876 [slurping] 147 00:06:30,001 --> 00:06:31,918 Here! Go show that Tommy Wedgieman 148 00:06:32,043 --> 00:06:33,459 what fun is all about! 149 00:06:35,626 --> 00:06:37,459 [distant chattering] 150 00:06:38,459 --> 00:06:39,418 [gasps] 151 00:06:41,084 --> 00:06:41,959 [laughing] 152 00:06:43,251 --> 00:06:44,501 Security checkpoint. 153 00:06:44,584 --> 00:06:47,209 I'll need to look inside your briefcase, ma'am. 154 00:06:47,293 --> 00:06:48,876 Oh. Okay. 155 00:06:48,959 --> 00:06:50,876 Making sure the mayor's speech goes smoothly? 156 00:06:50,959 --> 00:06:52,543 Um... Yes. 157 00:06:52,668 --> 00:06:54,668 I'm checking for illegal fruits and vegetables 158 00:06:54,793 --> 00:06:58,793 to protect crops and livestock inside the speech-giving area. 159 00:07:03,501 --> 00:07:04,709 -[laughing] -Thanks again 160 00:07:04,793 --> 00:07:07,876 for getting my defective me doll back, Grandpa Grizzled! 161 00:07:07,959 --> 00:07:09,209 Good to see you, Duke. 162 00:07:09,293 --> 00:07:11,501 -Um, something Duke would say. -[laughs] 163 00:07:11,584 --> 00:07:14,043 That is such a Duke thing to say. 164 00:07:14,126 --> 00:07:17,043 You know I would do anything for you, Poppy, dear. 165 00:07:17,126 --> 00:07:18,584 -[Poppy] And to all my fans... -[gasps] 166 00:07:18,668 --> 00:07:20,584 ...I am so sick of your messages... 167 00:07:20,668 --> 00:07:23,209 Except run after crooks for a doll. 168 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:26,376 Officer, I don't have any agricultural contraband! 169 00:07:26,459 --> 00:07:28,001 You have to go after those crooks! 170 00:07:28,084 --> 00:07:31,459 But I'm not really-- I mean, I am really-- I mean-- 171 00:07:32,501 --> 00:07:35,626 Drat! [panting] 172 00:07:35,751 --> 00:07:38,001 Phew. That was a close one. 173 00:07:41,168 --> 00:07:44,376 Um, um, anytime now Carol, I need my speech. 174 00:07:44,459 --> 00:07:47,584 What's the matter, Fleck, cat got your speech? 175 00:07:48,251 --> 00:07:49,793 Sorry for the hold up, Mr. Mayor. 176 00:07:49,918 --> 00:07:52,209 Here's your speech. Go show that R.E. Fendrich 177 00:07:52,293 --> 00:07:53,751 what work is all about! 178 00:07:55,334 --> 00:07:57,793 -[gasp] -[clears throat] 179 00:07:57,876 --> 00:08:00,834 Work, work, work. That's what we do all day. 180 00:08:00,918 --> 00:08:03,543 Where's the fun in that? What? 181 00:08:03,626 --> 00:08:06,043 [indistinct chattering] 182 00:08:06,126 --> 00:08:08,334 Oh, no. That's Maddy's speech! 183 00:08:08,418 --> 00:08:10,626 What happened to the Mayor's speech? 184 00:08:11,918 --> 00:08:14,418 If there's one word that sums up all the joy 185 00:08:14,501 --> 00:08:18,918 and wonder of human existence, it's "work." Huh? 186 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:23,168 Ah, we have to work. 187 00:08:23,293 --> 00:08:27,293 They make us work. That's why we do it. Duh. 188 00:08:27,376 --> 00:08:29,918 But why do we play? We don't have to play. 189 00:08:30,001 --> 00:08:32,918 Nobody makes us play. We wanna play! 190 00:08:33,001 --> 00:08:36,084 Our days are a big blob of work, so the itty-bitty blob 191 00:08:36,168 --> 00:08:39,834 we get to play is the most important blob of the whole day! 192 00:08:41,168 --> 00:08:44,668 [crowd cheering, applauding] 193 00:08:44,751 --> 00:08:46,543 Fun is fun! 194 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:50,626 Yes, fun is too important to make just anyone the boss of it. 195 00:08:50,709 --> 00:08:53,043 Do you really think Tommy knows how to get the most 196 00:08:53,126 --> 00:08:55,251 -out of play time? -It's true! 197 00:08:55,334 --> 00:08:57,459 I've never been good at playing! 198 00:08:57,543 --> 00:09:01,084 So remember, a vote for me is a vote for fun! 199 00:09:01,168 --> 00:09:03,501 [women 1] There's no fun without you, Mayor. 200 00:09:03,584 --> 00:09:06,626 [cheers, chanting] Mayor Fleck! Mayor Fleck. 201 00:09:06,709 --> 00:09:09,418 -Hacksaw, what is going on? -Hang on, boss. 202 00:09:09,501 --> 00:09:11,918 I have to process and fingerprint these crooks. 203 00:09:12,001 --> 00:09:14,334 I'm gonna make detective for sure! 204 00:09:15,459 --> 00:09:16,876 [grunts] 205 00:09:16,959 --> 00:09:19,043 Luckily, I'm so far ahead in the polls, 206 00:09:19,168 --> 00:09:21,668 one measly speech isn't gonna stop me 207 00:09:21,793 --> 00:09:23,543 from winning this election! 208 00:09:23,626 --> 00:09:24,626 The election results are in 209 00:09:24,709 --> 00:09:26,918 and Solomon Fleck is once again our mayor. 210 00:09:27,001 --> 00:09:29,709 With one masterful speech, Fleck became the fun candidate, 211 00:09:29,793 --> 00:09:32,668 giving him a landslide victory over R.E. Fendrich. 212 00:09:34,751 --> 00:09:35,584 -The tycoon's re-- -How could this happen? 213 00:09:35,668 --> 00:09:37,543 Fleck is the fun candidate? 214 00:09:37,626 --> 00:09:39,418 I once saw him turn down apple juice 215 00:09:39,501 --> 00:09:41,793 because it wasn't party time! 216 00:09:41,876 --> 00:09:42,959 It's an outrage! 217 00:09:43,043 --> 00:09:45,501 I should be mayor and being Sinclair 218 00:09:45,584 --> 00:09:47,334 -should be illegal! -Ha! 219 00:09:47,418 --> 00:09:49,501 Whether you're mayor or not, 220 00:09:49,584 --> 00:09:52,834 The Fendrichs have never defeated the Sinclairs 221 00:09:52,918 --> 00:09:55,168 -and they never will! -[growls] 222 00:09:56,751 --> 00:09:59,584 Shouldn't we make an appearance at your victory party? 223 00:09:59,668 --> 00:10:01,751 But, that wasn't my speech, Carol. 224 00:10:01,834 --> 00:10:03,501 I can't celebrate inaccuracy. 225 00:10:03,584 --> 00:10:05,209 And now Maddy's gonna lose her election 226 00:10:05,293 --> 00:10:07,293 because of my silly mistake. 227 00:10:07,376 --> 00:10:08,543 She'll be crushed. 228 00:10:08,626 --> 00:10:10,584 I won! I'm Mayor of Recess! 229 00:10:10,668 --> 00:10:12,876 Even Tommy Wedgieman voted for me! 230 00:10:12,959 --> 00:10:14,626 But... How? 231 00:10:14,709 --> 00:10:17,876 Mr. Mayor's speech! It said I will work harder 232 00:10:17,959 --> 00:10:21,001 than anyone to make sure everyone has fun! 233 00:10:21,084 --> 00:10:22,918 Thank you for your speech, Mr. Mayor! 234 00:10:23,001 --> 00:10:26,168 And thank you for your horrible carelessness, Mommy! 235 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:29,084 -You're welcome? -Congratulations, Madison. 236 00:10:29,168 --> 00:10:33,251 Unfortunately, now everyone thinks I'm the fun candidate. 237 00:10:33,334 --> 00:10:36,251 But you are! For you, work is fun! 238 00:10:36,334 --> 00:10:38,293 Huh. You're right. 239 00:10:38,376 --> 00:10:40,751 It's like your speech said, people work all day, 240 00:10:40,834 --> 00:10:43,334 which means I spend my whole day having fun. 241 00:10:43,418 --> 00:10:46,168 Maybe I am the fun candidate, after all. 242 00:10:47,668 --> 00:10:49,876 Now, how about we all go down to the ballroom 243 00:10:49,959 --> 00:10:51,501 for our victory party? 244 00:10:51,584 --> 00:10:54,001 Ooh, can I please have apple juice, Mommy? 245 00:10:54,084 --> 00:10:55,834 -Sure, honey. -Hmm. 246 00:10:55,918 --> 00:10:57,418 Apple juice, huh? 247 00:10:57,501 --> 00:11:00,251 I think I'll join you. It's party time. 248 00:11:01,043 --> 00:11:02,709 [closing theme music plays]