Substitute Creecher Dennis & Gnasher

-Ready, Gnasher?

-Yes, yes!

-Let's go!

# Playing by the rules

# Is highly overrated

# Unstoppable, unstoppable, yeah

# They can't hold us back

# We'll make the most of every second

# Unstoppable, unstoppable, yeah

# After all is said and done

# Shout one for all and all for one

# Nothing's gonna bring us down today, yeah

# Open up your eyes, the world outside is waiting. #

Pass me a water, please, Den.

Catch!

-Oh!

-This is fizzy orange.

-Agh!

So?

-Ha-ha, watch it!

-I wanted water.

Look out!

You boys, settle down.

Miss, I-I wouldn't take that one.

-B-but...

-Shh!

Ehh... Ehh...

Aaagh!

Oh, no!

THEY LAUGH

It was Dennis' fault, Miss.

He was throwing the bottle about, I saw him.

I see.

Well, I'll just add it to the list of offences

I'll be talking to your parents about, tonight.

-Eh?

-Parents' evening, Dennis.

Or had you forgotten?

HE GULPS

Maybe you shouldn't have wound up Creecher

so close to parents' evening.

Hey, chill, I've got a plan.

Are you going to find a way to stop your mum and dad

coming to school, like you did last year?

Nah, I bet he's going to try and stop Creecher like he did the year before.

Right, Den?

Meet me at the treehouse after school.

Then you'll find out.

OK, so I'm wearing one of your dad's suits,

-now what?

-My mum and dad are going to meet a teacher at parents' evening.

-But it won't be Creecher.

-Oh...

-Like a substitute teacher.

-Exactly.

You're going to be our substitute teacher and tell them I'm brilliant!

But...why me?

Well, it can't be me and it certainly can't be Pie-Face,

unless he taught at clown school!

Ha-ha, look at me, I'm a teacher, ha-ha-ha-ha!

You look the part, Curly. Now, act it.

Oh... Ahem...

You, boy, come to the front of the class.

THEY LAUGH

Do you mind telling the rest of us what you think is funny?

THEY LAUGH

We're going to have to work on your teacher act.

Menace One to Clown Feet.

-'Are you receiving me?'

-Eh? Who said that?

-'Pick up your walkie-talkie.'

-Oh... Ah!

Hello, Dennis.

It's codenames from now on, Pie-Face, I mean, Clown Feet.

Oh, Sorry, Den... Erm, what's your codename, again?

-Menace One.

-OK, Menace One, I'm in position.

Good, get ready for incoming parents, over and out.

Menace One to Mr Din, are you receiving me?

Loud and clear, Menace One.

Are you ready, Mr Din?

I think so.

I compliment your mum on her hair,

talk to your dad about rubber bands and paperclips and...

Oh, tell them you're an A-grade student!

That's it, good luck! Over and out.

Game on!

Gnash-gnash!

Good evening, Mr and Mrs... Walter.

Erm... Happy Parents' Evening, erm...

-What are you up to?

-I'm the greeter.

I'm here to welcome you to parents' evening.

So... Welcome!

This way, go on.

Phew!

-Pie-Face?

-Aaaagh!

Oh, good evening, Dennis' dad and...

Mrs Dennis' dad.

Welcome to parents' evening, I'll show you where to go.

Follow me.

'Not that way, Pie-Face.'

Eh? Oh, yeah, erm...

Right, this way, come on.

-So far, so good, Gnasher, let's hope Curly can keep his end up.

-Gnash!

Here we are... And here comes Mr Din.

-What happened to Mrs Creecher?

-Erm, she's on...

IN DEEP VOICE: ..leave...for stress.

So, Mr... Erm...

Din, but you can call me Stan.

Stan Din?

Nice to meet you, Stan.

We're very interested to hear all about our son, Dennis.

'Menace One to Clown Feet, Menace One to Clown Feet.

'Rendezvous outside hall.'

-What's that?

-Nothing, got to go, duty calls.

How's Curly doing, Pie-Face? Everything going to plan?

-Yeah, he's doing a great job... I think.

-Right.

We'll go and keep an eye on Creecher, let's get into position.

Now then, to business.

That's a nice tie you've got there, I have one just like it.

Except that mine's got a blob of gravy right about th...

Hey, you've got exactly the same stain.

I do... I do?

Yes, I do, ha-ha, what a coincidence!

Erm... How can I explain that?

Oh, no need to explain.

You obviously love gravy just as much as I do.

Oh, yes, that's it!

So, erm... Let's take a seat, shall we, and talk about your son?

And may I say, Mrs, erm, Dennis,

your hair...

-Yes, your hair...

-My hair?

It's great, lovely cut, nice...style!

Great... Great hairstyle.

Oh, thanks!

Uh-oh, trouble.

Quick, Gnasher, in here!

Pie-Face was here a minute ago, Miss.

Showing all the parents the way to go.

Hmm, well in that case, where are Dennis' mum and dad?

I'm supposed to be with them now.

A-ha, that's it! He must have taken them somewhere else.

Then we'd better find them.

Come on.

Menace One to Clown Feet.

Red alert, Creecher's on the warpath.

Aaagh, make sure she doesn't come towards the hall.

OK, I'm on it, over and out.

There'll still be time for you to talk to my parents though,

won't there, Mrs Creecher? I don't want them to miss out.

Depends how quickly we can find Dennis' parents, Walter.

Creecher's right outside the hall.

Copy that. Blockade the door and stop them from getting in.

I'm just about to cause a distraction.

This door isn't usually locked.

Go, go, go!

HE HOWLS

-Oh!

-Woof-woof!

If that dog is here, Dennis must be too.

After him!

I have a feeling someone doesn't want us to see

what's behind these doors.

Huh, well, I'll show them!

So I said to him, those paperclips are hand tooled, you know.

Ha-ha, yes, I had a similar experience at Clipcom back in '05.

Well, it's great that you two share some interests,

but what about our son? How's he been getting on?

Ah, yes... An excellent pupil.

Very funny,

great imagination and... Oh, what he can do with rubber bands.

-Wow-ee!

-Really?

Takes after his old dad, does he?

THUMP

Nobody's going to stop my teacher from telling my parents

how brilliant I am.

-Walter!

-What's the meaning of this? Who are you?

GNASHER YELPS

Gnasher?

-Mrs Creecher?

-I thought you were on leave with stress?

I may well be next term.

Stan here has been filling us in on Dennis' good work.

-Huh?

-Oh, sorry, dear me...

Here we are, here's your glasses and...your moustache and...

Oh... Oh!

Mr Din to Menace One, you better come to the hall.

Over...and most definitely out.

Curly, I thought better of you.

And Pie-Face too.

BOTH: Sorry, Mrs Creecher.

Since you worked together in this ridiculous scheme,

-you're all going to be punished.

-Ha!

-I recommend that they all go to summer school.

-Oh, no.

No, they can't go to summer school, they'll ruin everything.

Oh, this is... This is not fair.

I can't believe it, no-one ever thinks about me.

-It's always about Dennis, Dennis...

-Oh.

I'd better go and speak to Walter's parents, that'll cheer him up.

Don't be too disappointed, son,

you still get to spend the summer with your two best friends.

That's true. Perhaps it won't be too bad, after all.

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