1 00:00:02,636 --> 00:00:06,907 - Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Fear the Mollusk! 2 00:00:06,974 --> 00:00:09,877 [upbeat rock music] 3 00:00:09,943 --> 00:00:14,882 * * 4 00:00:14,948 --> 00:00:17,618 - * Cafeteria mush, cafeteria mush * 5 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:20,288 * You're a sticky mystery to me * 6 00:00:20,354 --> 00:00:22,856 * That I love to eat * 7 00:00:22,923 --> 00:00:25,659 * You're gooey and hard, spicy and bland * 8 00:00:25,726 --> 00:00:28,862 * Why I'd want to eat you, I don't understand * 9 00:00:28,929 --> 00:00:30,331 * Ooh, ooh * 10 00:00:30,398 --> 00:00:31,932 - Aah! 11 00:00:31,999 --> 00:00:33,934 - * Oooh * 12 00:00:34,001 --> 00:00:35,803 [panting] 13 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:37,004 How'd I do, guys? 14 00:00:37,071 --> 00:00:38,406 I did great, right? 15 00:00:38,472 --> 00:00:40,841 - My brain hurts. 16 00:00:40,908 --> 00:00:41,975 I dead. 17 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:44,478 [upbeat music] 18 00:00:44,545 --> 00:00:46,747 - * Don't want to go to school today * 19 00:00:46,814 --> 00:00:49,517 * The sun is red hot and I wanna play * 20 00:00:49,583 --> 00:00:52,153 * But if I get caught they'll make me pay * 21 00:00:52,220 --> 00:00:53,687 * Detention again * 22 00:00:53,754 --> 00:00:55,189 - * Big Nate, Big Nate * 23 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:56,657 - * Math and social studies just ain't my thing * 24 00:00:56,724 --> 00:00:58,058 - * Big Nate, Big Nate * 25 00:00:58,126 --> 00:00:59,993 - * Rocking with my band is where I'm king * 26 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:05,566 * Stealing the teacher's teeth or bailing on a test * 27 00:01:05,633 --> 00:01:07,468 - * Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh * 28 00:01:07,535 --> 00:01:10,471 [loud clang] 29 00:01:10,538 --> 00:01:13,207 [loud crash] Thank goodness that's over. 30 00:01:13,274 --> 00:01:14,608 You know, there's something 31 00:01:14,675 --> 00:01:16,810 about being a lead singer in rock band 32 00:01:16,877 --> 00:01:18,912 that makes you feel invincible. 33 00:01:18,979 --> 00:01:20,714 - Hey, man, watch where you're going. 34 00:01:20,781 --> 00:01:23,384 - Maybe it's the access to all the hot clubs. 35 00:01:23,451 --> 00:01:25,886 - Ooh, join our science club. [clang] 36 00:01:25,953 --> 00:01:28,656 - Maybe it's the endless throng of groupies. 37 00:01:28,722 --> 00:01:30,458 - I got a piece of Nate Wright's hair. 38 00:01:30,524 --> 00:01:32,893 - Ayy. - Who's Nate Wright? 39 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:34,962 [screams] 40 00:01:35,027 --> 00:01:38,366 - Or maybe it's the irrefutable fact 41 00:01:38,432 --> 00:01:39,667 that the girl I've been crushing on 42 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:40,734 since the first grade 43 00:01:40,801 --> 00:01:42,136 will finally have to notice me. 44 00:01:42,203 --> 00:01:44,305 [sighs] Jenny. 45 00:01:44,372 --> 00:01:46,340 - Oh, Jenny, my love. 46 00:01:46,407 --> 00:01:48,741 - [groans] - Artur! 47 00:01:48,809 --> 00:01:50,378 - Your eyes glisten like the oil 48 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:52,513 in Stylgravian Lake. 49 00:01:53,847 --> 00:01:55,848 - [retches] I threw up in my mouth a little bit. 50 00:01:55,916 --> 00:01:57,751 Of course, it wouldn't nearly be as disgusting 51 00:01:57,818 --> 00:01:59,187 if I was in Artur's shoes. 52 00:01:59,253 --> 00:02:00,888 - [sighs] [lasers zapping] 53 00:02:00,954 --> 00:02:04,192 Aw. [giggles] 54 00:02:04,258 --> 00:02:06,227 Oh, Ultra-Nate, my hero. 55 00:02:06,294 --> 00:02:07,795 - Gimme some sugar, baby. 56 00:02:09,697 --> 00:02:13,066 I love you my little mall food court cinnamon bun. 57 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,635 - I love you too, bro. 58 00:02:14,702 --> 00:02:16,069 Hey, but in a lip-lock sort of way. 59 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:18,306 And only my mom calls me "cinnamon bun." 60 00:02:18,372 --> 00:02:19,840 [laughter] - What in the world? 61 00:02:19,907 --> 00:02:21,909 - All right, laugh it up, knuckleheads. 62 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:24,678 All I know is Jenny's gonna go totally nuts for me 63 00:02:24,745 --> 00:02:26,680 when she sees me singing in the band. 64 00:02:26,747 --> 00:02:28,382 - If by nuts you mean driven to madness 65 00:02:28,449 --> 00:02:29,517 by your bowel-clenching screeches. 66 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:30,818 - Wait, what? - Nothing. 67 00:02:30,884 --> 00:02:32,420 - Hey, speaking of Fear the Mollusk, 68 00:02:32,486 --> 00:02:34,722 I think we're ready to release our awesomeness on the world. 69 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:36,089 What do you say, guys? 70 00:02:36,156 --> 00:02:38,091 - You mean, like, play in front of actual people 71 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:39,560 with opinions, and ears, 72 00:02:39,627 --> 00:02:40,861 and the ability to throw things? 73 00:02:40,928 --> 00:02:42,329 - No, in front of sock puppets. 74 00:02:42,396 --> 00:02:44,198 Yes, actual people. Who else? 75 00:02:44,265 --> 00:02:45,599 - I--I don't know... 76 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:48,636 - Uh-uh, uh-uh. - Shh, shh. 77 00:02:48,702 --> 00:02:51,905 - If they can handle the awesomeness. 78 00:02:51,972 --> 00:02:54,007 Great idea, Nate. - [chuckles] Thanks, Dee Dee. 79 00:02:54,074 --> 00:02:56,377 All right, next stop, superstardom. 80 00:02:56,444 --> 00:02:57,878 See you guys at practice! 81 00:02:57,945 --> 00:02:59,280 - We have to come clean with Nate, 82 00:02:59,347 --> 00:03:01,615 tell him his singing sucks. 83 00:03:03,417 --> 00:03:07,321 - [yelling] [dog whimpering] 84 00:03:07,388 --> 00:03:09,089 Aah! 85 00:03:09,156 --> 00:03:11,392 - [whistling] 86 00:03:11,459 --> 00:03:12,860 - [gasps] Are you Martin? 87 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:14,662 Of Peter, Paul, and Martin, 88 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:18,266 America's favorite adult contemporary folk trio? 89 00:03:18,332 --> 00:03:20,601 I'm a huge fan! 90 00:03:20,668 --> 00:03:22,636 * A man isn't a man * 91 00:03:22,703 --> 00:03:26,974 * Until he's used a public bathroom * 92 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,511 That guitar solo you did at the Frier-Katz wedding was 93 00:03:30,578 --> 00:03:32,980 off-the-chain mellow. 94 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:34,882 - Well, that's-- wow, I'm very touched. 95 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:36,917 - What brings you to P.S. 38? 96 00:03:36,984 --> 00:03:38,852 - I'm here to pick up my son, Nate Wright. 97 00:03:38,918 --> 00:03:40,321 You know him? - Know him? 98 00:03:40,388 --> 00:03:42,656 He's only my most creative student. 99 00:03:42,723 --> 00:03:44,258 But I guess it runs in his blood. 100 00:03:44,325 --> 00:03:47,295 - Hopefully unemployment doesn't run in his blood too. 101 00:03:47,361 --> 00:03:48,896 - Hey now, no frowny face. 102 00:03:48,962 --> 00:03:50,964 We creative types have to stick together. 103 00:03:51,031 --> 00:03:52,766 I work for this catering company on the side. 104 00:03:52,833 --> 00:03:54,234 Teaching feeds my soul, 105 00:03:54,302 --> 00:03:56,236 but catering feeds my family. 106 00:03:56,304 --> 00:03:57,738 You should give them a call. 107 00:03:57,805 --> 00:03:59,273 - Thanks! - Dad? 108 00:03:59,340 --> 00:04:03,043 Dad, what are you--oh. You lost your job again. 109 00:04:03,110 --> 00:04:05,679 - [chuckles] But I've got a new job. 110 00:04:05,746 --> 00:04:07,080 You'll never guess what it is. 111 00:04:07,147 --> 00:04:09,182 - Aw, come on, give me a hint. 112 00:04:09,249 --> 00:04:10,551 - It starts with a "C." 113 00:04:10,618 --> 00:04:14,722 - C...CEO! You're the big boss? 114 00:04:14,788 --> 00:04:17,825 Dad, that's huge! I am so proud of you. 115 00:04:17,891 --> 00:04:22,430 - I'm so proud of me too for being a CEO, 116 00:04:22,496 --> 00:04:24,565 which is what I am. [panting] 117 00:04:26,166 --> 00:04:28,302 - Hey. What are you guys doing here? 118 00:04:28,369 --> 00:04:29,870 - We need to talk. 119 00:04:33,741 --> 00:04:35,308 - You guys gotta be kidding me. 120 00:04:35,376 --> 00:04:38,245 I mean, I'm Nate Wright, destined for awesomeness, 121 00:04:38,312 --> 00:04:40,748 destined to be the lead singer of Fear the Mollusk. 122 00:04:40,814 --> 00:04:42,650 - * Fear the Mollusk * 123 00:04:42,716 --> 00:04:43,951 - We know your name. 124 00:04:44,017 --> 00:04:46,153 We also know you're in total denial. 125 00:04:46,219 --> 00:04:47,388 - Observe. 126 00:04:47,455 --> 00:04:49,423 [rock music playing] 127 00:04:49,490 --> 00:04:52,192 - Hey, wow, we sound great. 128 00:04:53,494 --> 00:04:54,495 * Cafeteria mush * 129 00:04:54,562 --> 00:04:55,929 What is that sound? 130 00:04:55,996 --> 00:04:58,131 An owl choking on a chicken bone? 131 00:04:58,198 --> 00:04:59,767 Bagpipes in a microwave? 132 00:04:59,832 --> 00:05:02,403 A manatee getting hit by a boat propeller? 133 00:05:02,470 --> 00:05:04,472 - It's you, Nate! 134 00:05:04,538 --> 00:05:07,240 For the love of all things sacred, 135 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:10,344 it's you singing! 136 00:05:10,411 --> 00:05:11,979 - It's awful! Turn it off. 137 00:05:12,045 --> 00:05:15,148 Turn it off! - [grunting] 138 00:05:15,215 --> 00:05:16,183 [electricity crackles] 139 00:05:16,249 --> 00:05:18,085 Okay, fine. You guys win. 140 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:19,687 We'll hold lead singer auditions 141 00:05:19,753 --> 00:05:20,954 tomorrow after school. 142 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:22,623 - Now you're talking sense. - Good man. 143 00:05:22,690 --> 00:05:24,957 - But we'll only settle for the best. 144 00:05:25,025 --> 00:05:27,361 Now this person must have rock star charisma, 145 00:05:27,428 --> 00:05:29,963 killer dance moves, and most importantly, 146 00:05:30,030 --> 00:05:31,932 mind-boggling singing chops. 147 00:05:31,999 --> 00:05:33,601 - Or just be better than you. 148 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:35,603 - [scoffs] We'll see. 149 00:05:37,571 --> 00:05:38,972 - It says here that you completed 150 00:05:39,039 --> 00:05:40,841 half a semester of college? 151 00:05:40,908 --> 00:05:42,643 - Well, I dropped out to tour with my band, 152 00:05:42,710 --> 00:05:44,311 Peter, Paul, and Martin. You heard of us? 153 00:05:44,378 --> 00:05:46,947 - Mr. Wright, exactly what position 154 00:05:47,014 --> 00:05:49,683 did you have in mind here at Happy-to-Serve Catering? 155 00:05:49,750 --> 00:05:53,721 - C...E...O? [whimpers] 156 00:05:53,787 --> 00:05:55,756 - I'm the CEO. 157 00:05:55,823 --> 00:05:57,491 - Understood, 10-4. 158 00:05:57,558 --> 00:05:59,092 Not trying to steal your job, 159 00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:04,498 but is there another CEO spot like Cutlery Expert Operator? 160 00:06:04,565 --> 00:06:06,800 - We're hiring for a temporary catering position. 161 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:09,302 - I'll take it. - I haven't offered it 162 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:11,539 to you yet. - You won't be sorry. 163 00:06:11,605 --> 00:06:12,873 [horn honks] 164 00:06:12,940 --> 00:06:14,742 - I kind of already am. 165 00:06:14,808 --> 00:06:16,544 - As your manager, Nate, 166 00:06:16,610 --> 00:06:19,346 I'm really proud of you for putting your ego aside 167 00:06:19,413 --> 00:06:20,981 for the sake of the band. 168 00:06:21,048 --> 00:06:22,750 - Yeah, yeah. Let's just get this over with. 169 00:06:22,816 --> 00:06:25,018 [horse neighs] 170 00:06:25,085 --> 00:06:29,423 - * Home, home on the range * - No. 171 00:06:29,490 --> 00:06:32,225 - * Rah, rah, ooh, rah, rah * - No. 172 00:06:32,292 --> 00:06:34,662 - * The wheels on the bus go round and round * 173 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:35,696 - No. - [inhales deeply] 174 00:06:35,763 --> 00:06:37,130 - No. - Aw. 175 00:06:37,197 --> 00:06:39,032 - * There's a squirrel in the nut house * 176 00:06:39,099 --> 00:06:40,901 - No. - * Tasty-taste * 177 00:06:40,968 --> 00:06:41,935 - No. - [squeals] 178 00:06:42,002 --> 00:06:44,738 - No, no, no. Niet, Nein. 179 00:06:44,805 --> 00:06:47,875 No, no, no, no. maybe, wait for it--no! 180 00:06:49,276 --> 00:06:51,344 - All right, new guy, let's start your training. 181 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,046 I need you to take that tray 182 00:06:53,113 --> 00:06:56,049 and serve every dummy at that table their bubbly. 183 00:06:56,116 --> 00:06:58,852 And by bubbly, I mean ginger ale. 184 00:06:58,919 --> 00:07:00,721 - No problem. 185 00:07:00,788 --> 00:07:02,055 [clears throat] 186 00:07:02,122 --> 00:07:03,290 Ooh. 187 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:07,360 [grunting] 188 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:09,362 [crash] 189 00:07:11,164 --> 00:07:12,666 - Aah! 190 00:07:12,733 --> 00:07:14,134 [electricity crackles] [explosion] 191 00:07:15,869 --> 00:07:17,505 - [grunts] 192 00:07:17,571 --> 00:07:18,839 - [grimaces] 193 00:07:19,673 --> 00:07:20,808 Oh, sorry, sir. 194 00:07:20,874 --> 00:07:22,743 Here, let me give you my shirt. 195 00:07:22,810 --> 00:07:24,111 Oh, what? 196 00:07:24,177 --> 00:07:26,814 Hold on. [glasses clinking] 197 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,651 Easy, easy. Phew. 198 00:07:30,718 --> 00:07:33,220 [glasses shatter] Oh my, what have I done? 199 00:07:33,286 --> 00:07:35,756 * * 200 00:07:35,823 --> 00:07:38,025 So how'd I do? 201 00:07:38,091 --> 00:07:40,828 - How would you feel about working in the bathroom? 202 00:07:40,894 --> 00:07:42,362 - I'll do it. 203 00:07:48,536 --> 00:07:49,603 [bell rings] 204 00:07:49,670 --> 00:07:50,938 - Ah, well, it was worth a shot. 205 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:52,773 Guess I'm still our best option, though. 206 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:54,207 - Hmm. Oh, what about Dee Dee? 207 00:07:54,274 --> 00:07:55,609 - Oh, no, no, no, no. 208 00:07:55,676 --> 00:07:57,144 My voice is an instrument 209 00:07:57,210 --> 00:07:59,547 to be used strictly for the theater. 210 00:07:59,613 --> 00:08:00,914 - All right, well, then it's settled. 211 00:08:00,981 --> 00:08:02,249 Now, if you'll excuse me, 212 00:08:02,315 --> 00:08:04,885 I have to go drop a mollusk in a tide pool. 213 00:08:05,753 --> 00:08:09,122 My charmingly stubborn plan to stay lead singer is working. 214 00:08:09,189 --> 00:08:12,325 - * We Stylgravians are fearful people * 215 00:08:12,392 --> 00:08:13,861 - Huh? 216 00:08:13,927 --> 00:08:17,197 - * Unquestionably devoted to our Motherland * 217 00:08:17,264 --> 00:08:19,933 - W-w-wait a minute. I only know one Stylgravian. 218 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,434 Oh, no, no, no! 219 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:22,770 - Is that someone singing? - What is that sweet sound? 220 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:25,238 - Ay, es perfecto. - No, no, no, no. 221 00:08:25,305 --> 00:08:27,207 Uh, hey. [chuckles] Oh, whoops. 222 00:08:27,274 --> 00:08:28,375 What's up, guys? 223 00:08:28,441 --> 00:08:30,243 - Nate, was that you singing? 224 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:31,779 - Oh, uh, you could hear that? 225 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:33,813 Uh, y-yeah. Yeah, yeah. 226 00:08:33,881 --> 00:08:35,115 That--that was me. 227 00:08:35,182 --> 00:08:38,952 * We Stylgravians are a fearful people * 228 00:08:39,019 --> 00:08:40,953 [all groaning] 229 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:42,556 - Friend Nate! 230 00:08:42,623 --> 00:08:46,193 You know Stylgravian national anthem? 231 00:08:46,259 --> 00:08:47,761 - Artur, I had to check my pulse 232 00:08:47,828 --> 00:08:49,029 to make sure I didn't die... - [groans] 233 00:08:49,096 --> 00:08:51,364 - Because you have the voice of an angel. 234 00:08:51,431 --> 00:08:53,466 - Where'd you learn to sing like that? 235 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,268 - Always I have sing like that. 236 00:08:55,335 --> 00:08:57,004 In my village in Stylgravia, 237 00:08:57,070 --> 00:08:59,039 whenever the goats were getting nervous, 238 00:08:59,106 --> 00:09:02,375 my singing would soothe them into peaceful slumber. 239 00:09:02,442 --> 00:09:03,911 [goats bleat] 240 00:09:03,977 --> 00:09:06,013 - Uh, why were the goats so nervous? 241 00:09:06,079 --> 00:09:07,615 - They were about to be sacrificed. 242 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:09,216 [clang] [goats bleating] 243 00:09:09,282 --> 00:09:10,918 - Emergency band huddle. 244 00:09:10,984 --> 00:09:12,519 Are you thinking what I'm thinking? 245 00:09:12,586 --> 00:09:14,354 - That Artur smells like ham? - No! 246 00:09:14,421 --> 00:09:15,656 That we should totally ask Artur 247 00:09:15,723 --> 00:09:17,490 to be the lead singer of Fear the Mollusk. 248 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:19,159 - Totally. - 100% with you. 249 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:20,527 - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 250 00:09:20,594 --> 00:09:22,095 Aren't you guys forgetting something? 251 00:09:22,162 --> 00:09:24,564 Artur's my nemesis, hello? 252 00:09:24,632 --> 00:09:26,800 - Hello, Friend Nate. 253 00:09:26,867 --> 00:09:28,268 - I like Artur. - He's really cool. 254 00:09:28,335 --> 00:09:32,305 - He's also super annoying. And he's with Jenny! 255 00:09:32,372 --> 00:09:34,474 - [gasps] So? 256 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:36,343 - So, I should be with Jenny! 257 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:40,113 - I think Jenny should be with whoever Jenny wants to be with. 258 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:41,649 - All of favor of asking Artur 259 00:09:41,715 --> 00:09:43,183 to be our lead singer say "Aye." 260 00:09:43,250 --> 00:09:44,718 all: Aye! - [groans] 261 00:09:44,785 --> 00:09:46,954 Fine. I'll do what the band wants, 262 00:09:47,020 --> 00:09:49,757 even though the band is making a ginormous mistake. 263 00:09:49,823 --> 00:09:52,425 - Artur, how would you like to be the lead singer 264 00:09:52,492 --> 00:09:55,062 in our band? - Really? You mean this? 265 00:09:55,128 --> 00:09:57,798 In Artur country, crying is forbidden 266 00:09:57,865 --> 00:10:01,268 because otherwise we would never stop. 267 00:10:01,334 --> 00:10:03,671 both: Aw. - Hey, Artur, 268 00:10:03,737 --> 00:10:05,973 you know, being the lead singer in a band 269 00:10:06,039 --> 00:10:07,474 is a big responsibility. 270 00:10:07,540 --> 00:10:09,542 So, you know, if you wanted to back out, 271 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:10,778 now would be the time. 272 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:13,647 - I will not let you down, Friend Nate. 273 00:10:13,714 --> 00:10:16,049 And if I am not deliver, 274 00:10:16,116 --> 00:10:17,450 I demand to receive 275 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:20,020 traditional Stylgravian punishment for failure, 276 00:10:20,087 --> 00:10:22,422 public shaving followed by no hugs for a month. 277 00:10:22,489 --> 00:10:24,958 [speaking native language] 278 00:10:25,025 --> 00:10:27,460 - Well, that won't be necessary. 279 00:10:27,527 --> 00:10:29,429 All you have to do is show up at practice. 280 00:10:29,496 --> 00:10:30,630 We're meeting at Nate's house at 5:00. 281 00:10:30,698 --> 00:10:33,266 - Okay, then I will be there. 282 00:10:33,333 --> 00:10:35,135 Seeing you later, friends. 283 00:10:35,202 --> 00:10:36,804 - Wow. Smart, handsome, 284 00:10:36,870 --> 00:10:38,138 and a singer in a band? 285 00:10:38,205 --> 00:10:40,307 No wonder Jenny's madly in love with him. 286 00:10:40,373 --> 00:10:42,009 [banging] 287 00:10:42,075 --> 00:10:43,777 - He'll be all right. 288 00:10:45,545 --> 00:10:47,414 - [crunching] 289 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,117 - Marty's got himself a new job. 290 00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:51,451 - New job? 291 00:10:51,518 --> 00:10:53,386 I thought you just became a CEO. 292 00:10:53,453 --> 00:10:56,223 - Oh, uh-- 293 00:10:56,289 --> 00:10:57,590 Remember, Martin, 294 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,092 you already told him you were a CEO. 295 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:00,360 Keep up the ruse. 296 00:11:00,427 --> 00:11:02,229 Give him something to believe in. 297 00:11:02,295 --> 00:11:04,297 Uh, why, yes. 298 00:11:04,364 --> 00:11:06,499 You are looking at a new CEO. 299 00:11:06,566 --> 00:11:08,535 - That's great, Dad! When do you start? 300 00:11:08,601 --> 00:11:09,669 - Uh... [phone rings] 301 00:11:09,737 --> 00:11:10,771 Hold that thought. Hello? 302 00:11:10,838 --> 00:11:12,472 Oh, hi. Tomorrow? 303 00:11:12,539 --> 00:11:13,941 The Mayer-Saferson wedding? 304 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:16,209 Shoot, my band was supposed to play that wedding. 305 00:11:16,276 --> 00:11:18,511 You don't care. Yes, of course I understand. 306 00:11:18,578 --> 00:11:20,013 - Mm, CEO business? 307 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,482 - Sorry, son. I have to make a few calls. 308 00:11:22,549 --> 00:11:24,985 This is Martin Wright. I'm really sorry, 309 00:11:25,052 --> 00:11:26,920 but you're gonna have to find a new band for the wedding. 310 00:11:26,987 --> 00:11:28,922 Yes, I--I know it's last minute. 311 00:11:28,989 --> 00:11:30,958 - But not too late for me to become 312 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:32,860 an international rock sensation. 313 00:11:32,926 --> 00:11:35,863 - Hey, Peter, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but-- 314 00:11:35,929 --> 00:11:38,231 [shouting over phone] [sighs] 315 00:11:38,298 --> 00:11:41,034 I'm gonna draw a lukewarm bath. Papa needs pampering. 316 00:11:41,101 --> 00:11:43,771 - [laughs] [phone beeping] 317 00:11:43,837 --> 00:11:45,638 [clears throat] Yes, I heard 318 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:47,207 you're looking for a band to play 319 00:11:47,274 --> 00:11:49,076 at your wedding tomorrow? 320 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:52,345 All right, Project: Nate Wright is a Rock God 321 00:11:52,412 --> 00:11:54,081 is back on. 322 00:11:54,147 --> 00:11:56,817 - * Fear the Mollusk * - Hello, Friend Nate. 323 00:11:56,884 --> 00:11:59,586 - Just need to take care of Mr. Perfect over there. 324 00:11:59,652 --> 00:12:01,088 - Oh, uh, hello, Artur. 325 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:03,824 Did you find my house okay? - Was super easy. 326 00:12:03,891 --> 00:12:06,894 I just follow howls of despair from your faithful hound. 327 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,929 [barking] 328 00:12:09,830 --> 00:12:10,964 - Look, I want you to know 329 00:12:11,031 --> 00:12:12,800 that I don't in any way resent you 330 00:12:12,866 --> 00:12:14,701 or scream into a pillow every night 331 00:12:14,768 --> 00:12:16,870 wishing you weren't born for taking my rightful place 332 00:12:16,937 --> 00:12:18,471 as lead singer in the band. 333 00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:20,540 - That is most mature of you, Nate. 334 00:12:20,607 --> 00:12:22,042 You are good friend. 335 00:12:22,109 --> 00:12:23,676 - [chuckles] Yeah, yeah, yeah. 336 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:26,146 And good friends like us should really know 337 00:12:26,213 --> 00:12:27,314 each other's weaknesses. 338 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:29,983 Like, uh, my weakness is nothing. 339 00:12:30,050 --> 00:12:32,185 Do you have any weaknesses I should know about, 340 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:33,887 Friend Artur? 341 00:12:33,954 --> 00:12:35,655 - Well, to tell truth, 342 00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:38,625 I only sing in private before. Or to goats. 343 00:12:38,691 --> 00:12:40,660 In my village in Stylgravia, 344 00:12:40,727 --> 00:12:43,463 it is believed that any time there is immodest singing... 345 00:12:43,530 --> 00:12:45,933 - * Stylgravia * 346 00:12:45,999 --> 00:12:48,435 - It attracts a legendary two-headed beast 347 00:12:48,501 --> 00:12:52,572 called the Azdaya who eats our loved ones. 348 00:12:54,942 --> 00:12:57,978 - [chuckles] Oh, yeah. I can definitely use this. 349 00:12:58,045 --> 00:13:00,747 - [munching] - Whatcha doing buddy? 350 00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:01,915 - Collecting nuts 351 00:13:01,982 --> 00:13:03,750 before the squirrels get 'em all. 352 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:05,218 [squirrel squeaks] 353 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:06,453 - Yeah, good thinking. 354 00:13:06,519 --> 00:13:09,289 So I need you to do me a little favor. 355 00:13:09,356 --> 00:13:10,590 - Hey, Artur, what's up? 356 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:12,492 - Oh, nothing, just waiting. 357 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,427 We Stylgravians are known for our waiting. 358 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:16,363 - Okay, everyone, okay. Thank you for coming. 359 00:13:16,429 --> 00:13:19,532 I have a very important announcement to make. 360 00:13:19,599 --> 00:13:21,234 I got us a gig. 361 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:23,703 We're gonna be playing a very public wedding-- 362 00:13:23,770 --> 00:13:26,874 - [whimpers] - Very public. 363 00:13:26,940 --> 00:13:29,376 Tomorrow! - Oh, this couldn't be 364 00:13:29,442 --> 00:13:30,543 better timed. 365 00:13:30,610 --> 00:13:32,012 I just got you all new outfits. 366 00:13:32,079 --> 00:13:33,947 - Um, Dee Dee, what am I to sing? 367 00:13:34,014 --> 00:13:35,782 - Oh right, sorry, Artur. 368 00:13:35,849 --> 00:13:37,450 Mm, how's your sight-reading? 369 00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:39,586 - Excellent. - [grumbles] 370 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,121 - Perfect. Here you go. 371 00:13:41,188 --> 00:13:44,357 All right then, everyone. A one, two, three-- 372 00:13:44,424 --> 00:13:47,327 [upbeat rock music] 373 00:13:49,396 --> 00:13:52,232 - * Cafeteria mush, cafeteria mush * 374 00:13:52,299 --> 00:13:57,370 * You're a sticky mystery to me that I love to eat * 375 00:13:57,437 --> 00:14:00,073 * You are gooey and hard, spicy and bland * 376 00:14:00,140 --> 00:14:01,641 * Why I'd want-- * - Oh, no! 377 00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,710 It's the Azdaya. Artur, run! 378 00:14:03,776 --> 00:14:05,745 - [growling] 379 00:14:05,812 --> 00:14:08,115 - Aah! [screams] 380 00:14:09,449 --> 00:14:11,118 I promise I never sing again! 381 00:14:11,184 --> 00:14:14,955 Just leave me alone, hateful creature! 382 00:14:15,022 --> 00:14:16,623 - Well, that was surprisingly easy. 383 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:18,158 - What was that all about? 384 00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:20,193 - Oh, Artur probably just got stage fright. 385 00:14:20,260 --> 00:14:22,129 You see, Dee Dee, being lead singer takes 386 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:25,598 a certain kind of je ne sais quat. 387 00:14:25,665 --> 00:14:27,400 - You know what, Nate? You're right. 388 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:31,171 We've been so focused on your totally awful singing, 389 00:14:31,238 --> 00:14:32,906 we've overlooked your leadership. 390 00:14:32,973 --> 00:14:34,841 - And trustworthiness. 391 00:14:34,908 --> 00:14:36,643 - Yeah, and the way you'd never, ever trick anyone 392 00:14:36,709 --> 00:14:39,146 into leaving the band, Nate. 393 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:40,981 - Okay, that last one was oddly specific. 394 00:14:41,048 --> 00:14:42,682 - We'll support you, 395 00:14:42,749 --> 00:14:44,084 even though your singing should only be used 396 00:14:44,151 --> 00:14:46,286 as a deterrent during a national emergency. 397 00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:48,488 - Because that's what band members do. 398 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:49,722 They support each other. 399 00:14:49,789 --> 00:14:51,691 - Francis made a good point there, bro. 400 00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:53,193 Hope you were listening. 401 00:14:53,260 --> 00:14:55,695 - W-w-wait, hey! Shouldn't we keep practicing? 402 00:14:56,663 --> 00:14:58,198 - [growls] 403 00:14:58,265 --> 00:14:59,866 Was the growling too over the top? 404 00:14:59,933 --> 00:15:01,301 - You did good, pal. 405 00:15:01,368 --> 00:15:03,570 - [growls] 406 00:15:03,971 --> 00:15:05,272 [glasses clink] 407 00:15:05,338 --> 00:15:07,707 - Fear the Mollusk has arrived. 408 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:09,842 - * Fear the Mollusk * 409 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:11,644 - Would you like an hor d'oeuvre? 410 00:15:11,711 --> 00:15:13,981 - Gee, thanks, Mr. Rosa. 411 00:15:14,047 --> 00:15:15,848 all: Mr. Rosa? - Hi, kids. 412 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:17,417 Beautiful wedding, isn't it? 413 00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:18,818 - You're the band? 414 00:15:18,885 --> 00:15:20,420 - * Fear the Mollusk * 415 00:15:20,487 --> 00:15:21,721 - At your service. 416 00:15:21,788 --> 00:15:23,991 - But you said you played The Grammys. 417 00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:25,592 - Well, technically that's true. 418 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:29,096 My Grammy loves it when I play the drums for her. 419 00:15:29,162 --> 00:15:31,264 - Oh, I knew it sounded too good to be true. 420 00:15:31,331 --> 00:15:33,533 Just don't eat any of the food, okay? 421 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,602 - [gags] 422 00:15:35,668 --> 00:15:38,005 - Dad? - Nate? Nate. 423 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:39,206 What are you guys doing here? 424 00:15:39,272 --> 00:15:41,540 - Oh, well, we're the new band. 425 00:15:41,608 --> 00:15:43,210 - Well, this is great. 426 00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:45,845 I get to hear my son's band play their first gig. 427 00:15:45,912 --> 00:15:48,915 - [chuckles] And I get to see-e-o 428 00:15:48,982 --> 00:15:52,852 my dad CEO-- 429 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:56,089 this is not really a verb--ing. 430 00:15:56,156 --> 00:15:57,757 Why do you have to be here anyway? 431 00:15:57,824 --> 00:15:59,959 I thought you were the boss. - I am. 432 00:16:00,027 --> 00:16:02,429 You there, keep doing what you're doing. 433 00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:03,696 [glasses shatter] 434 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:05,232 And clean up that mess. 435 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:07,400 Well, I better go boss some more people around. 436 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:08,968 Knock 'em dead, son! 437 00:16:09,036 --> 00:16:11,238 [dramatic music] 438 00:16:14,141 --> 00:16:18,778 - "Cafeteria Mush" on three. A one, two, three. 439 00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:22,082 - You look so beautiful right now. 440 00:16:23,550 --> 00:16:26,386 - * Cafeteria mush, cafeteria mush * 441 00:16:26,453 --> 00:16:31,524 * You're a sticky mystery to me that I love to eat * 442 00:16:31,591 --> 00:16:33,093 * You're gooey and hard * 443 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,495 - Oh, I can't do this. 444 00:16:35,562 --> 00:16:37,130 - The music or the marriage? 445 00:16:37,197 --> 00:16:38,898 - Both! - Whoa! 446 00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:41,568 - * Oooh * 447 00:16:42,902 --> 00:16:45,972 [all screaming] 448 00:16:48,375 --> 00:16:49,609 Oh, my gosh. 449 00:16:49,676 --> 00:16:51,311 Guys, what did we do? 450 00:16:51,378 --> 00:16:55,148 [alerts dinging] 451 00:16:55,215 --> 00:16:56,816 Oh, geez, oh, no, no. 452 00:16:56,883 --> 00:16:58,985 Oh, geez, what have I done? 453 00:16:59,052 --> 00:17:01,054 - Trust me, a successful relationship 454 00:17:01,121 --> 00:17:03,022 has nothing to do with love. 455 00:17:03,090 --> 00:17:05,425 - Aah! [panting] 456 00:17:05,492 --> 00:17:07,227 Dad? What are you doing in here? 457 00:17:07,294 --> 00:17:09,662 - Me? Oh, I'm just washing my hands. 458 00:17:09,729 --> 00:17:13,800 As one does in a bathroom. 459 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:15,268 - Thanks for the bro talk, dude. 460 00:17:15,335 --> 00:17:17,237 You're really good at your job. 461 00:17:19,271 --> 00:17:21,308 - Dad, why did that strange man just pay you 462 00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:23,076 for a moist towelette and a peppermint? 463 00:17:23,143 --> 00:17:27,946 - Well, um, because I, uh-- [groans] 464 00:17:28,013 --> 00:17:29,316 I'm not a CEO. 465 00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:31,251 I couldn't even hack it as an apprentice caterer. 466 00:17:31,318 --> 00:17:32,585 I'm a-- - Towel boy. 467 00:17:32,652 --> 00:17:35,255 - Actually, my title is Bathroom Attendant. 468 00:17:35,322 --> 00:17:36,756 [sighs] 469 00:17:36,823 --> 00:17:39,792 Anyway, I just wanted you to be proud of your old man. 470 00:17:39,859 --> 00:17:41,428 I'm sorry I lied to you, Nate. 471 00:17:41,494 --> 00:17:43,730 - No, no, it's--it's okay. Look, if we're being honest, 472 00:17:43,796 --> 00:17:45,265 I'm not a perfect singer. 473 00:17:45,332 --> 00:17:46,933 I--I mean, I'm good, duh. [chuckles] 474 00:17:46,999 --> 00:17:48,268 But I'm more of an acquired taste. 475 00:17:48,335 --> 00:17:49,769 You know? Ahead of my time. 476 00:17:49,836 --> 00:17:51,338 - But you're a great drummer. 477 00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:53,473 Sometimes we have to accept the things we're bad at... 478 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:54,574 - Never said I was bad. 479 00:17:54,641 --> 00:17:55,875 - To see what we're really good at. 480 00:17:55,942 --> 00:17:57,677 For me, that's handing people towels 481 00:17:57,744 --> 00:18:00,847 and playing therapist to men in nice suits. 482 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:02,715 - Dad, there's something I gotta do. 483 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:04,717 - Go get 'em, tiger. 484 00:18:04,784 --> 00:18:07,954 [epic music] 485 00:18:08,521 --> 00:18:10,457 - Marty, we, uh, need you in the women's restroom. 486 00:18:10,523 --> 00:18:12,792 It's the bride. - Say no more. 487 00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:16,363 I'm on it. - Towel boy, yeah! 488 00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:23,035 ["In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel playing] 489 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:25,405 - [panting] 490 00:18:26,806 --> 00:18:29,942 - * All my instincts, they return * 491 00:18:30,009 --> 00:18:33,112 - Aah! 492 00:18:35,582 --> 00:18:37,717 - Oh, Friend Nate, it is just you. 493 00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:40,253 I thought it was the Azdaya again. 494 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,090 Face me, creature born of mud and sullied vegetation! 495 00:18:44,157 --> 00:18:45,725 I right here! 496 00:18:45,792 --> 00:18:48,395 - Artur, look, that wasn't the Azdaya. 497 00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:50,430 It was just Chad. - [screams] 498 00:18:50,497 --> 00:18:51,864 - I was jealous of you 499 00:18:51,931 --> 00:18:54,167 and your bonkers, amazing singing voice, 500 00:18:54,234 --> 00:18:55,568 and for dating Jenny. 501 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:56,969 Still not gonna let that last one go. 502 00:18:57,036 --> 00:18:59,038 But for now, we need you, Artur. 503 00:18:59,105 --> 00:19:00,340 We need you to sing. 504 00:19:00,407 --> 00:19:03,075 - Okay, well... I think about it. 505 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,511 - No, Artur, you're not getting it. 506 00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:06,779 We literally need you to sing right now. 507 00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:09,282 - [weeping] - I can't tell you what to do. 508 00:19:09,349 --> 00:19:10,517 I can only tell you 509 00:19:10,583 --> 00:19:12,018 that the man out there loves you. 510 00:19:12,084 --> 00:19:13,186 Not just the woman he met 511 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:15,255 at Bobby Weston's 26th birthday party, 512 00:19:15,322 --> 00:19:16,723 but the woman you are today, 513 00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:19,125 the woman you'll be in ten years, 30 years. 514 00:19:19,192 --> 00:19:21,093 Heck, 50 years! 515 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:22,762 - You really think so? 516 00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:26,599 - I know I think I think I know so. 517 00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:30,036 - Thank you. - I'm just doing my job. 518 00:19:32,138 --> 00:19:33,906 Ooh. 519 00:19:33,973 --> 00:19:37,344 - Always the bridesmaid, never the bride! 520 00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:39,412 Aah! [explosion] 521 00:19:39,479 --> 00:19:41,681 - Here. 522 00:19:41,748 --> 00:19:43,015 - Oh, thank goodness you're here. 523 00:19:43,082 --> 00:19:44,617 Francis and Teddy have been cycling 524 00:19:44,684 --> 00:19:45,852 through the same three songs 525 00:19:45,918 --> 00:19:47,820 and the guests are going crazy. 526 00:19:47,887 --> 00:19:50,657 - Then we can't do any of our regular songs. 527 00:19:50,723 --> 00:19:52,925 - May I take liberty to sing private love song 528 00:19:52,992 --> 00:19:54,894 I wrote for Jenny? - No, barf. 529 00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:57,430 - Nate! - [groans] Fine. 530 00:19:57,497 --> 00:19:59,599 - [screaming] 531 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:01,934 - Okay, then. 532 00:20:02,001 --> 00:20:04,036 In the key of sheep. [sheep bleat] 533 00:20:05,672 --> 00:20:08,641 [romantic melody] 534 00:20:11,678 --> 00:20:15,081 * In my tiny village is Stylgravia * 535 00:20:15,147 --> 00:20:18,985 * I dream about a girl like you * 536 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,088 * Eyes bright like the flaming goats * 537 00:20:22,154 --> 00:20:25,592 * We sacrificed for good harvest of oats * 538 00:20:25,658 --> 00:20:28,995 * Lips so soft, they call to me * 539 00:20:29,061 --> 00:20:32,732 * Like friendly sheep dog devoid of fleas * 540 00:20:34,434 --> 00:20:37,737 * Oh, American dream girl * 541 00:20:37,804 --> 00:20:41,441 * You are to me the whole world * 542 00:20:41,508 --> 00:20:44,744 * No, not just a new start * 543 00:20:44,811 --> 00:20:47,714 * You are my petty, capitalist sweetheart * 544 00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:51,518 * I can't contain myself much longer * 545 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:54,554 * Can't you hear my heart? * 546 00:20:54,621 --> 00:20:57,990 * Girl, it beats so brazenly * 547 00:20:58,057 --> 00:21:04,096 * 'Cause I love you immodestly * 548 00:21:05,365 --> 00:21:08,100 * Whoa, can't you hear my heart * 549 00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:11,638 * Girl, it beats so brazenly * 550 00:21:11,704 --> 00:21:18,745 * 'Cause I love you immodestly * 551 00:21:24,584 --> 00:21:25,852 - Aww. [giggles] 552 00:21:25,918 --> 00:21:28,755 - Jenny? - Jenny, my love! 553 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:30,457 I did not know you were be here. 554 00:21:30,523 --> 00:21:32,825 - The bride is my cousin's cousin thrice removed. 555 00:21:32,892 --> 00:21:34,293 We're a tight-knit family. 556 00:21:34,361 --> 00:21:36,696 Artur, that was amazing. 557 00:21:36,763 --> 00:21:38,698 Why didn't you tell me you were in a band? 558 00:21:38,765 --> 00:21:40,767 - I was ashamed of my singing. 559 00:21:40,833 --> 00:21:42,469 - [laughs nervously] 560 00:21:42,535 --> 00:21:43,970 - But my fellow bandmates show me 561 00:21:44,036 --> 00:21:46,873 I have no reason to be afraid. 562 00:21:48,541 --> 00:21:51,043 - Ugh. Okay, okay. 563 00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:54,146 Maybe I deserve this. Or maybe-- 564 00:21:55,682 --> 00:21:58,317 [Azdaya growls] - Aah! 565 00:21:58,385 --> 00:22:00,753 - [giggling] 566 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:02,355 - That's more like it. 567 00:22:03,189 --> 00:22:05,958 - Aah! 568 00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:12,532 [upbeat rock music] 569 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:16,703 - * Cafeteria mush, cafeteria mush * 570 00:22:16,769 --> 00:22:19,338 * You're a sticky mystery to me * 571 00:22:19,406 --> 00:22:21,941 * That I love to eat * 572 00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:24,744 * You're gooey and hard, spicy and bland * 573 00:22:24,811 --> 00:22:27,880 * Why I'd want to eat you, you don't understand * 574 00:22:27,947 --> 00:22:29,716 * Ooh, ooh * 575 00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:32,351 Whoo!