- Hello, and welcome to my presentation.
Have you ever wondered how close we are
to paying back my dad for the boat we exploded?
Well, now I can show you in
chart form!
- Whoa! We're so close.
Look, the red is almost to the top!
- Yes! - Uh, no.
The white is how much of the boat we've paid off.
So we still have this much to go.
- Why would you make a chart like that?
- Because when you have a fever, which is bad,
the temperature goes up.
So the payments, which are good,
make the temperature go down.
- From now on, I'm in charge of charts.
[knocking on door]
- Oh, hey, Dad.
I thought you were hanging out with your boat buddies today.
- I changed my mind.
It's no fun hanging out with boat buddies
when you don't have a boat.
Speaking of boats,
I saw the Professional Federation of Thumb Wrestling
is having a tournament in Altoonisburg.
Do you know what the prize is for winning?
- A hug from a panda?
- No. A boat!
- A hug from a boat?
That doesn't make any sense.
- He's talking about winning a boat,
which would mean we wouldn't have
to do any more jobs to pay him back.
- Exactly.
And I heard Presley's an expert at thumb wrestling.
You should enter that tournament
and win me that boat.
- Tedward, my thumb wrestling past
is something I don't like to talk about.
- Okay. Well, if you're not comfortable--
- I was seven years old.
[dramatic music]
And the number one ranked junior thumb wrestler
in the state.
I called myself
Thumbderstorm!
I was in the championship match
against a jerk named Rago.
- Wait, Rago!
Before you fight, let Mama kiss your thumb for luck.
- Now my thumb is mighty!
♪ ♪
- Fight!
- I did my signature move,
pretending I had a thumb cramp.
[grunts]
When he tried to pin me,
I surprised him.
But my thumb slipped.
He pinned me and won.
- [laughing harshly]
[laughing in slow motion]
- I was humiliated and vowed never to compete again.
- I got to admit, I wasn't expecting
such a dramatic thumb wrestling story.
- Presley, it was such a long time ago.
Can't you get back into the ring?
- There's too many painful memories.
Well, really just that one, but it's very painful.
But I can do the next best thing.
I'll train one of you.
- Oh! Pick me!
- Eh, fine. I don't want to touch
random people's thumbs.
- Yes! You hear that, boys?
We're going to the big leagues.
[upbeat music]
- [sighs]
Maybe I shouldn't have left the big city.
Nothing exciting ever happens here.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Oh, my gosh! Is that pop sensation, ZooZoo?
- Stop asking questions, milk man,
and get her a milkshake stat!
- I need to commandeer this. It's for a celebrity.
What happened?
- This hero saved my life.
I was in the crosswalk on my phone,
just looking at pictures of myself,
and almost got hit by a bookmobile!
- The only thing worse than libraries
are moving libraries.
- He pushed me out of the way at the last second.
How can I repay you? [gasps]
Do you want tickets to my concert?
- Yeah, I'm not really a fan.
- Well, is there anything I can do to pay you back?
- Knowing the crosswalk is safe is the only payment I need.
- Okay.
- Wait!
I want a dune buggy.
- For real?
- I've always wanted a dune buggy
to patrol the crosswalks all around Altoonisburg.
- Sounds dumb.
But if that's what you want, that's what you'll get.
- I also want a hammerhead shark to go--
- You get one thing.
- Dune buggy it is.
[upbeat music]
- My old thumb wrestling trunk.
I haven't opened this since I was seven.
Me on the cover of "Thumb Wrestling Insider."
They called me an "up-and-thumber."
I have everything in here I need
to turn Munchy into a champion.
- Ooh, and I'll create a thumb wrestling costume for him.
- Oh, great idea.
Thumb wrestling is 50% having a great costume,
50% thumb strength,
and 50% agility.
- That's too many percents.
- I'm sorry, was your thumb on the cover
of "Thumb Wrestling Insider?"
Mm, didn't think so.
Now let's get to work.
[intense rock music]
Break the board! You got this, Munchy.
You got this. Follow through!
♪ ♪
Follow through. Come on!
- I just can't--
sneak attack!
- I believe in you.
You believe in you.
Follow through. Break the board.
- Yah!
[both cheering]
Yes!
- Munchy,
you're ready.
- ♪ I got, you got me ♪
♪ We got this ♪
♪ I like the odds when we're side-by-side ♪
♪ I like the sound of that ♪
♪ Oh, we're taking off, gonna do this right ♪
♪ I like the sound of that ♪
♪ And when things go up in flames, we're on it ♪
♪ 'Cause I got you, got me, we got this ♪
- Hang on to your thumbs,
because I'm about to blow their minds.
Let me introduce you to your new character.
You're no longer Munchy from Altoonisburg.
- I'm not?
- No. You're from the Australian outback.
Your best friend is a kangaroo.
You're...
Crocodile Thumbdee!
- Wow!
Or should I say
[with Australian accent] crikey.
[upbeat music]
- Welcome, thumb wrestlers.
Sign up for the tournament here!
The grand prize is this boat!
- G'day, mate.
G'day, mate.
Put another shrimp on the barbie!
Look at that boat!
Crocodile Thumbdee reporting for duty.
- Make way for the champion!
- Is that Rago, the guy you lost to?
- Yep. That's him.
And his weird mom.
- Well, well, well, if it isn't Thumbderstorm,
all grown up.
Please tell me you're entering the tournament.
I would love to destroy you once again.
[laughing]
- She's not competing.
I am.
And you're going down
under.
- We don't have to wait for the tournament to start
in your American gymnasium.
We can thumb dance right now. Come!
Let's have a friendly practice match, huh?
- Munchy, no-- - Munchy, yes.
- Mama, kiss my thumb for luck.
- Anything for my precious baby.
[martial music]
♪ ♪
both: One, two--
- One, two, three!
My beautiful boy has won again.
- Ow, ow, ow! [grunting]
- Let him go. Rago, the match is over.
- If it breaks, it breaks.
[bones crack] - Ah!
Crikey!
- The pain will eventually fade,
but the humiliation will last forever!
Come, Rago!
- Munchy, are you okay?
- [in normal voice] Who has a broken thumb
and needs to go to the hospital?
This guy--
[whimpering in pain]
You wrote, "Feel bet?"
- Well, I wanted to write "Feel better,"
but your thumb cast is just too small.
- I wish somebody could take Rago down.
- I know who can do it.
- Santa. - Vin Diesel?
- No.
Thumbderstorm!
K-kew!
- I told you, my thumb wrestling days are over.
- No, you got to do it.
- Avenge me.
- But more importantly,
avenge your seven-year-old self.
- Yeah. Do it for me.
You know what?
Young me is right!
Let's do this! - Whoo!
- Give me that thumb cape.
[thunder rumbles]
I've missed you, old friend.
[upbeat music]
- Hey, you! Look both ways!
Yes, this is a new dune buggy.
No, I'm not a professional model,
but thanks for asking.
And that's how I imagine my first day in my new dune buggy.
- So you like it? Great.
I'm out of here.
- I like it, but I don't love it.
There are some extra features I need,
and I know the perfect kid for the job.
- Hey, Jaget. So what's so important that I--
whoa!
You're pop sensation, ZooZoo!
- [chuckling] Please, please.
Call me international pop sensation, ZooZoo.
- Sweet dune buggy, ZooZoo.
- It's mine.
And you're here to make some modifications.
I jotted a few things down.
- Flame thrower, ejector seat,
invisibility mode?
- Come on, Science Kid.
Do your science stuff on my dune buggy,
and ZooZoo will pay you.
- Fine. Whatever gets me out of here.
I'm starting to wish that bookmobile hit me.
[upbeat music]
- Hey, Munchy, have you checked the weather?
- Yup, and there's a Thumbderstorm coming!
[cheers]
[boos]
- Yeah! Whoo!
Go, Thumbderstorm!
- I know her!
- The champion is here.
Show respect, weaklings!
- I'm glad you came out of retirement.
Now I'm going to break you.
Just like I broke your friend's thumb.
- Over my dead thumb!
- Welcome to the Professional Thumb Wrestling Federation's
Pin Down!
[cheers]
This is a single elimination tournament.
Winner advances, loser goes home!
Or you can stay and watch.
It doesn't matter to me.
First up, it's Thumbderstorm!
- Yeah! I want that boat!
- Versus Thumberjack!
[cheers]
[upbeat intense music]
♪ ♪
Fight!
The championship match tomorrow will be defending champ,
Rago...
[cheers and boos]
Against Thumbderstorm!
[cheers]
- I can't wait to crush you.
History's going to repeat itself.
- Well I'll have you know,
history's my worst subject!
Oh! all: Oh!
Burn!
- [sighs]
- Hey, you did amazing today at the competition.
Just one more win and we get that boat,
and no more KidDINGs.
- Yeah, but I'm up against Rago.
He drove me out of the sport and crushed Munchy's thumb.
Plus, I'm getting a lot of pressure from Tedward.
He keeps leaving me voice messages.
[voicemail tone plays] - Presley!
Congrats on making it to the finals!
Don't lose.
I need that boat.
- Rago is a Cheaty McCheaty Pants!
- What are you talking about?
- I filmed his matches today looking for a weakness.
You know how his mom kisses his thumb before every match?
- It's weird. - So gross.
- Well, she's not just kissing it for luck.
Look.
[crowd cheering]
- Thumb grease?
- Thumb grease is illegal.
It makes your thumb impossible to pin.
That must be how Rago beat me when I was seven.
- And why my thumb slipped off and he pinned me.
- Okay, guys, all we have to do
is tell the ref that Rago is a cheat.
He'll be like, "Rago is
out!"
He'll be disqualified, and you can win that boat for Tedward.
- No. I need to prove to myself that I can beat him.
- But his mom is just gonna kiss grease on his thumb.
- Then we'll just have to make sure
she doesn't get the chance.
[phone ringing]
Hey, Dad. Oh, yeah, she's here.
- [chanting] Boat, boat, boat, boat!
Boat, boat, boat, b--
[upbeat music]
- Can I open my eyes?
Please, please, please.
- I never told you to close them.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
- Science Kid!
This is amazing!
- I couldn't put everything in, but look.
Here's the button for the ejector seat.
Here's the button to transform it into a submarine.
Oh, and listen to this.
[horn honks Jaget's "The Greatest"]
- Now we're talking.
- Okay. I'm gonna, like, go.
I need to be around other famous people.
- I saved the best for last.
- [yelps]
I can't believe you shot a net on me!
But also,
I'm gonna use this in my next show.
Bye.
- Today is the best day of my life.
I'm gonna say something I never said before.
Thank you.
- Wow.
That actually means a lot. I don't know wh--
- I'm not talking to you!
I'm talking to my new dune buggy.
Thank you for being so awesome.
[upbeat music]
- Cotton candy! Who wants cotton candy?
- I don't eat cotton candy!
It's too joyful.
- We have blue, we have pink,
or you could combine them to make blink.
You seem like a blue person.
- What are you doing? - Whoa!
[spluttering] Well--well, I'm in line
for cotton candy.
You know, they have pink, they have blue--
- Get out of my way!
[upbeat electronic music plays]
♪ ♪
- One, two, three, four,
who's ready for a thumb war?
[cheers]
Please welcome the champion of central Pennsylvania
and northern Maryland,
Rago!
[boos and cheers]
And our challenger,
former "Thumb Wrestling Insiders" Up-And-Thumber,
Thumbderstorm!
[cheers]
- Hey, look. Our plan worked.
- I can't find the thumb grease!
- Mom, you had one job.
Leave me.
I'll beat her myself.
[bell dings] - Wrestlers.
[martial music]
♪ ♪
Thumbs in.
- What? No good luck kiss from Mommy?
- I don't need it.
- Good, 'cause it's super weird.
- And fight!
[cheers]
- Thumbderstorm!
- [grunts]
- Ow! Thumb cramp!
[in slow motion] - No!
[triumphant music]
♪ ♪
- One, two, three,
winner!
[cheers]
[upbeat music]
- Now that you've won me a new boat,
I officially release you from your debt.
You kids are free!
[all cheering]
- I can't believe we finally paid it off.
- Well, I knew we could do it if we all worked together.
- Boop-- - Boop--
all: Boo-woo--pew!
- To mark this marvelous day,
I prepared some fireworks!
- Munchy! That is a terrible idea!
-That is exactly how we got
into this mess in the first place!
- Whoa, hey, be careful. They're pressure activated.
[firework hissing]
You activated them!
- Why do I always squeeze things?
[fireworks exploding]
- Okay.
- Hoo. - Whew.
That was close.
But my boat is safe!
[loud explosion]
[all scream]
- It's probably nothing?
- This flew into my new dune buggy
and set it on fire.
- We're really sorry.
- Son, I feel terrible.
- Then why are you smiling?
- Oh, am I?
I guess the more I look at your dune buggy,
the more I appreciate my unexploded boat.
Which I will go play on now. [chuckles]
♪ 'Cause my boat's the greatest ♪
♪ It's the greatest ♪
♪ The greatest boat of all time ♪
- If it's any consolation, Jaget,
it looks like it was a really cool dune buggy.
- It was.
And it will be again.
- What do you mean?
- I mean you're gonna buy me a new one.
You're gonna be making payments to me instead of my daddy.
From now on, you three work for Jaget.
- By any chance, do you know of any thumb-related contests
with a dune buggy as the prize?
- Are we making jokes now?