(laughing maniacally)
-♪ I can't believe you're all mine ♪ -Uh, what?
-♪ You and me for all time ♪ -Ugh!
♪ I'm never, ever, ever gonna be alone again! ♪
Oh, boy!
-♪ The dream team, you and me ♪ -For all eternity?
-♪ For all eternity! ♪ -(yells)
BOTH: ♪ It's the ghost, it's the ghost ♪
♪ And Molly McGee ♪
♪ I've been cursed, it's the worst! ♪
MOLLY: ♪ Now you're stuck with me! ♪
♪ We're never gonna be apart ♪
♪ Is there a way to hit restart? ♪
-Nope! -BOTH: ♪ We're the ghost ♪
♪ Ghost and Molly McGee ♪
-That's me! -Well, that's she.
BOTH: ♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee ♪
(spooky music playing)
(jazzy music playing)
MOLLY: There she is! But what's... Oh, no!
Worm Woman's surrounded! (gasps)
Dr. Featherbrain! Aw, so whatcha gonna do?
SCRATCH: Turn the page already, come on!
I need to know how Worm Woman wiggles her way out of this one!
MOLLY: Hey, don't rush me!
SCRATCH: Worm Woman makes it to the Big Apple.
Wow, what an ending!
Wha... Scratch! Spoilers!
Ooh, and what are we reading here?
Uh, writing, not reading.
My journal contains my hopes, my fears, my very essence!
Eh, pass. Not really a autobiography kinda guy.
Turtledove, I've got a honey-do list
as long as your arm, but no honey to do the doing.
Think you can handle watching the store alone?
Of course you can. You're a capable young woman!
You've got this! Love you! Bye!
(doorbell jingles)
Me? Watch the store?
Without supervision?
"Dear Journal, will I rise to the occasion
of this awesome responsibility?"
-I really hope so! -(ghost slurping in distance)
Does anyone hear... slurping?
No food or drink in the store on my watch!
(ghost slurping continues)
Aw! It's a cute wittle ghost! It must love reading!
What's your poison, little ghoul?
Romantic fiction? Romantic nonfiction?
(slurping)
Okay. It is devouring books. Literally.
Hey! You gotta buy before you try!
(belches, giggles)
Oh, no, no, no, no, no! This is bad!
Don't worry, Libby! We have the leader of the Ghost World on our side.
Yep! That's me, ah... Okay, let me get in here.
I just gotta identify this ghost type we're dealin' with.
I'd say what we got here is a, uh...
LIBBY: Uh, looks like a Story Sprite to me.
I mean, yeah, yeah, that's what the laypeople call it.
-(clears throat) -Uh, okay, uh...
"It's a ghost that consumes knowledge.
They're said to have caused the Dark Ages
-by destroying the world's books!" -SCRATCH: "...world's books." Yes, yes!
Good. That's exactly what they do, and I know that's true,
because I've experienced them many times.
Yeah, but I can't let the store get destroyed
on the one day I'm in charge!
Mom's counting on me!
We have got to get rid of this Story Sprite!
-At least we don't have... -(bell jingles)
(gasps) A customer!
(sonar beeping)
ALL: Ollie?
-(Molly grunts) -Huh?
We cannot deal with a rogue ghost and a ghost hunter at the same time!
Well, we don't know that he's here in a ghost-hunting capacity.
He might be here because he loves literature.
-Wow! Mm-hmm. -Mmm...
Well, he's a good person!
With his sense of civic duty and his cute little laugh,
-and... -Oh, boy.
The way his hair does that...
just that adorable swoopy thing, and...
-(powers down) -What, you brought it up!
-No, we didn't. -We did not.
-(crashes) -Well, you did!
I heard you said... Look, never mind!
You two worry about the Story Sprite, and I'll deal with Ollie.
(theme song remix playing)
MOLLY: ♪ Ghost, ghost ♪
♪ And Molly McGee ♪
Oh, Ollie! Hey! Hi! Great to see ya!
Wait... Whoa! (grunts)
But now's not a great time.
We're closed for, uh... bookworm fumigation?
Bookworms are the least of your worries.
My ecto-detector's telling me there's a ghost in this store!
-(beeps) -(gasps)
-(blaring) -What? That can't be right.
Don't worry, Molly, I won't stand by and let innocent book lovers be haunted!
I'll rid you of this phantom.
And, if I happen to prove with hard, indisputable evidence ghosts exist,
-hey, bonus, right? -Right.
-(slurping) -Okay, uh...
It says here, the first thing to know about Story Sprites is, uh...
Libby! You think some human book is gonna tell me how to do my job?
Get outta here! Shoo!
(ominous music)
Scratch! It says here the Story Sprite's defense mechanism
is they can become the words they eat!
(slurping)
(roars)
Just taking a stab in the dark here,
but I'm guessing that book was the story of a minotaur?
(roaring)
My ghoul goggles will show me anything supernatural in this shop!
And they help me keep my swoopy bangs back.
(nervous chuckle) So I noticed.
-(both screaming) -(roars)
-(crashing) -What was that?
Wa... Wait! I've got a signal!
Beep, boop-boop-boop-boop. Beep. B-Bup, bup.
It's pointing outside!
-Let's go! -Wha...
(slurping)
If you want these books, you'll have to go through me!
-(roars) -Yipe!
(roars)
(eerie music stings)
(hisses)
Libby! Turning it into a vampire isn't really helping.
Please, let the expert handle this.
-(hisses) -Okay, buddy.
Gloves are coming off!
I didn't want to have to do this,
but I'm putting on my spooky Chairman robe!
-(thunder rumbles) -(demonic voice) As Chairman,
-I command you to... -(chirping)
(hisses)
And that's helping, how?
I'm just wearin' him down.
MOLLY: Beep, boop-boop-boop, beep, boo-bop-bop.
-Beep, boo-bop-bop. -(sighs)
We've lost the ghost.
I feel like I've let Brighton, and you, down.
You know, what if maybe, stick with me here,
ghosts can be good?
Like, what if a kindly ghost and her pet bear
were helping maintain the town, for a random example I just made up?
Or what if the ghosts of mayors past
could keep an eye out for our Brighton's future?
That wouldn't be so bad, right?
And what if we became ghosts?
Would we be bad?
Because I would be the friendliest ghost ever,
en-happifying wherever I went!
Molly, I love your optimism. But ghosts aren't like us.
They live to scare! They're mean, horrible creatures
who prey on helpless kids!
No one deserves to live in fear! No one!
Uh-oh, litter! Better recycle this!
♪ Look at him go ♪
♪ Look at that passion ♪
♪ That can is full ♪
♪ But he keeps jammin' trash in ♪
♪ How can it be ♪
♪ Someone so kind has hate in his heart ♪
♪ For a dear friend of mine ♪
♪ He'll help a stranger ♪
♪ Loading her car ♪
♪ He'll give a wounded raccoon CPR ♪
Don't you die on me!
♪ Why can't he see ghosts aren't the enemy? ♪
♪ He volunteers At the Brighton Retirement Castle ♪
♪ One night a week at least ♪
♪ How can you be so giving and warm to the living ♪
♪ But so cruel toward the deceased ♪
♪ They're just like you ♪
♪ They're just like me ♪
♪ And yet he hunts them mercilessly ♪
♪ Why can't he see ghosts aren't the enemy? ♪
♪ Let the dead live in peace ♪
♪ Ghosts aren't the enemy ♪
Mmm! My favorite. Vanilla fudge.
No, I don't want it. It's too black and white.
The world isn't black and white, Ollie!
Uh... you want to add sprinkles?
Oh, well, if sprinkles are on the table, we should obviously add sprinkles.
Look, I just don't understand why you're so sure that ghosts are bad.
What did they do to you?
They didn't do anything to me. But my Dad?
Maybe I should just show you what they did to him.
(eerie music playing)
DOLL: Mama.
(child laughing creepily)
-(glass breaking) -(thunder rumbles)
My name is Ruben Chen.
My experience happened one dark and stormy night,
when I was a boy.
I had just finished blowing the dust out of my video game cartridge collection...
-(screams) -...when I was attacked
by a vicious ghost!
-(roars) -Since that day,
I vowed to prove ghosts exist.
And then rid the world of them!
We're going to do it together!
We are...
ALL: The Ghost Chaser Chens!
Smash that like button and subscribe!
(powering up)
Most Unbelievers think we're a joke.
But not you, Molly. I feel like you really get me.
We both want to en-goodify the world!
By getting rid of ghosts?
-(sprinkles shaking) -Right! Uh, Molly?
Maybe ease back on the sprinkles?
Oh! (laughs nervously, sighs)
"Dear Journal, this is my final entry."
-(screaming, grunting) -"All hope is lost."
Unless... Scratch, did you figure out a way to save us?
Nope! We're doomed! (groans)
(grunts)
-(Story Sprite roars) -(both gasp)
(roaring)
-Oh, no, no, no! -Oh! Please don't eat me!
Wait a minute. That's it!
Story Sprites are what they eat!
(shouts, groans)
(chomps)
(wind blows)
Whoa. That journal really is you.
What have I done? This place is a disaster!
Right? What's Mom gonna say when she gets back?
She's gonna be so disappointed!
Yeah, she trusted you, and you didn't rise to the occasion!
Oh, the shame!
This feels worse than the time at Andrea's sleepover
in third grade when I...
Uh-uh-uh! No need to bring that up.
Stick to the abridged version.
Oh, yeah. Sorry, Libby. I'm sorry, Mom!
I would do anything to make this right!
You could put all the words back in the books?
Consider it done! (retching)
-(bell jingles) -(belches, giggles)
-Scratch, you were right. -(bell jingles)
Ollie may be dreamy, but he's dangerous.
Hmph. The dreamy ones always are, kid.
I thought I could change his mind about ghosts,
but even though we're so alike, maybe we're still too different.
Ugh! I hate this!
I know deep, deep, deep down,
he's just afraid of what he doesn't understand.
Well, this bookstore was completely ruined
before the Story Sprite came to understand me, so...
So... maybe there's still hope?
-(humming) -Huh?
(gasps)
(suspenseful music)
(bell jingles)
-Phew! -MS. STEIN-TORRES: Whoa-ho-ho!
This place is looking cleaner than I left it!
Great job, kiddo.
Yes! I nailed it!
(clears throat) You just put a cookbook
-in the True Crime section. -Close enough.
SCRATCH AND MOLLY: ♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee ♪
(light music playing)
(school bell rings)
I've tried everything I can think of to mold Darryl into a good student,
but we still end up with things like this!
(gasps) How could you, Darryl?
Honestly, getting the chalk was the hardest part.
Everything after that was... easy.
We'll have a long, hard chat about this after school, young man.
No recess until this wall sparkles!
(stifling laughter)
(both laughing)
Wow! That drawing! Did he capture O'Connor, or what?
And his line work? Chalk is a tricky medium,
but he's showing some real artistic potential.
Not that a school wall is an appropriate medium.
Or that his principal is an appropriate subject.
Of course, of course.
-(car starts) -(both snickering)
But you grabbed a picture of that, right?
(kids laughing)
-(inhales deeply) -Let me guess,
you're here to give me a Molly lecture
-about being good? -(stifled laughter)
(groans) Okay, fine!
But what happened to living by the motto
"What Would Molly Do?"
Hmm. She'd probably help her brother clean this wall.
Yeah, okay, just hand me that scrubber, Mister,
and let's wait a second!
I'm not gonna help you, Darryl.
If I do, you're not gonna learn your lesson.
(squeaks)
Okay, I'm just gonna do one little scrub, and that's it!
Okay, one more.
She... she can never do just one, Darryl, don't worry.
Okay, I missed a spot. I'm done!
That felt good. All yours, Darryl.
Yeah, this seems like mind-numbing, soulless work,
so I'm gonna go ahead and bounce.
-Deuces! -Soulless?
-Wait! -(grunting)
Molly, you used a ghost portal
to split your spirit and body, right?
Why, yes, I did.
To save Scratch in the Ghost World.
And I would do it again, my buddy!
Okay, well, if you want me to do what Molly would do,
then I should split myself in two!
Then my soulless shell can clean the wall
while I grab some sweet recess action!
Wha... I didn't... Ugh!
That is not what I meant, and you know it, Darryl!
It's only fair, Moll.
He's literally doing what you did.
(groans) Fine, fine, fine!
But... just for recess, all right?
Yes!
(crackles)
(laughs) Awesome!
All right, Shell-Me, get scrubbin'.
-Okay. -He'll do whatever I tell him?
Aw, I love this guy! (gasps)
Come on, Scratch! Recess is already half over!
Whoo! I always knew flying would be the best super-power!
Personally, I'm more of a telepathy gal, but flying is a solid second choice.
-Cool! -(Scratch clears throat)
Watch and learn.
(inhales deeply, grunts)
(exclaims)
(sighs) Refreshing.
(gasps) Lemme try!
(breathes deeply)
(exclaiming)
-(grunts, chuckling) -(both laugh)
It's fun, right?
You know, this actually worked out pretty well.
-No harm done! -(school bell rings)
But now it's time to get back in your body
-and go to class. -Oh! Better idea.
Shell-Me, go to class.
-All right. -Uh, Darryl,
I don't think this is a good...
Molly, look at him!
He's so excited to go to class.
You can see it on his face.
We should let him finish out the day.
(nervous laughter) But isn't this cheating?
O'Connor wants me to be good.
Mom and Dad want me to be good.
You want me to be good! Well, I'm being good! See?
Aw, look at him, he's taking notes!
(groans) Okay, just until school's over!
You got it!
Since I'm invisible,
you ready for some consequence-free pranks?
I was wondering how long it'd take you to connect those dots.
(upbeat music playing)
♪ There ain't no prank that they won't play ♪
♪ Got no corporeal form gettin' in their way ♪
(both laugh)
♪ They're gonna make you jump and make you shout ♪
♪ Gonna block every shot till the clock runs out ♪
♪ School Spirits, whoa ♪
♪ His body is learning biology ♪
♪ School Spirits, whoa ♪
♪ While his soul is busy letting the frogs go free ♪
-♪ School Spirits... ♪ -This is biblical!
It's absolute chaos! Send reinforcements!
-(yells) -♪ School Spirits, oh ♪
♪ 'Cause you can't give a disembodied soul detention ♪
♪ Feelin' so invincible ♪
♪ Watch him pantsin' the principal ♪
-♪ And I'm feelin' School Spirits ♪ -(chuckles)
Thank you kindly, Darryl.
I appreciate that very much.
Well, Darryl, Shell-You was pretty great today.
But I am glad the two yous are back together as one.
Me too! (chuckles)
Totally back together.
Yeah, they're totally back together...
Why are you guys laughing?
-Darryl! -What?
We agreed on the whole day!
We did not, and you know it!
But I've never felt more alive than as a ghost!
SHARON: Darryl McGee, you come here right now, young man.
Sure would hate to be me right now.
He's about to be so grounded.
Principal O'Connor just called
and said you were like a whole new kid today!
O'Connor said, and I quote, "Darryl was a model student!"
(gasps) I don't know what's changed,
but we are so, so proud of you!
-Hooray. -PETE: Okay, you've earned a treat.
Whaddya want? Ice cream? Extra screen time?
Huh. They look really... happy.
Okay, Darryl. Look at me. Eyes here.
Now, this obviously isn't enough cookie for a hungry ghost.
What do we do? Watch this.
Boom! Infinitely higher cookie to body ratio.
(mouth full) Is there some reason
you're not excited about a giant cookie?
I don't know, Scratch.
Just Mom and Dad are really proud of boring Shell-Darryl.
Which feels weird.
You don't think everyone loves him better than me, do you?
(gulps) What? No! Of course not.
Who could love that empty shell over you?
Aw, Darryl! (sighs)
I know you're just a body and not my real brother,
but... Oh, look at us!
No shenanigans, all schoolwork! This is nice.
Molly, too!
And she knows he's not me, which makes it worse!
My whole family likes him better! Why?
Yeah! Just because he's a model student
and a well-behaved son and a thoughtful brother...
Hold on a minute.
You know what, I see it now.
Quite clearly. Wow.
Well, if they love that stupid shell more than they love me,
they can have him. I'll... I'll just stay a ghost forever!
Uh-huh. What? What? No! No, wait!
You're the only one who likes the real me, Scratch.
Whaddya say you and me hit the Ghost World?
(nervous laughter) I mean, this has really
spiraled out of control, hasn't it?
You can't stay a ghost forever!
I... I can't think of a reason right now.
Get out of here, you piece of garbage!
Just give me five minutes, okay? Yeah.
Then you'll have everything, my family, my friends,
my blueprints for future pranks that will no doubt go to waste!
(sighs) Goodbye, room.
Goodbye, life. Goodbye, Heidi Hairylegs.
(thuds)
(grunting)
Fine! He gets the suitcase, too!
Oh! I still think you might be making a hasty decision here, buddy!
You can't change my mind, Scratch!
SHARON: Pete?
Does Darryl seem a little strange to you?
(sighs) I am so glad you said it.
I know he's behaving better and all, but...
It's like the spark has gone out of him.
Just this morning, he was doing hilariously insulting
-caricatures of authority figures! -(gasps)
Which have only gotten funnier with time! Oh, no.
Did we break his spirit? Sharon! We broke our son!
Wait, wait, wait. Maybe Mom and Dad actually do love the real me.
The soulful, troublemaking, real me!
-Molly, too, probably. -Duh!
No one's picking that shell over you!
Except maybe O'Connor. But you know, can you blame him?
I cannot. (sighs)
Scratch, what was I thinking?
I can't leave my family with that wet noodle.
Exactly! Glad I could finally get through to you.
I'm gonna get some cookies to celebrate.
-(door closes) -Huh?
(tense music)
(gasps) Okay, I did call him garbage,
and he always does what he's told.
This is on me.
(action music playing)
(dings)
(gasps, growls)
(grunting, panting)
(gasps, sighs)
(gasps)
No, no, no! I need my body back!
-Boo! -(screams)
(laughs) Okay, okay. Okay.
Focus, Darryl.
(grunts)
(sighs)
(gasping)
I'm so sorry I abandoned you, body!
I won't do it again, ever, okay?
Bring it in, bro!
(gasps)
Okay, let's go home.
Ow! Right, not a ghost anymore.
The old Darryl is back!
Yes! Oh, I know you had fun,
and okay, maybe I did a little, too,
but I need my real brother!
And I need my real partner in crime.
We get a lot more variety as a duo this way.
Mom, Dad, I know I was really good today, but it's just not sustainable.
I'm gonna get into all kinds of classic Darryl shenanigans.
And if you love me, you'll just have to accept me as I am.
Oh, Darryl, we love you as you are.
Even with all the trips to the Principal's Office,
the detention slips, after-school detentions,
before-school detentions, in the middle of school detentions...
But we'd love you without those things, too.
And look, you can forget WWMD.
Maybe instead, try WWDDTWGHIT:
"What Would Darryl Do That Won't Get Him in Trouble?"
-That's a mouthful. -Yeah, I need a drink of water.
SCRATCH AND MOLLY: ♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee ♪
(closing theme music playing)