Runaway Robot Prank Patrol Down Under

Today, William joins the Prank Patrol.

His mission, invent a robot so intelligent,

his friends will think their IQ has dropped through the floor.

They will have to choose to save the robot or themselves.

# Here they come

# They're on a roll Where they'll strike nobody knows

# If you have a point to prove

# They'll make a plan and see it through

# They'll sign you up to join their crew

# Scotty and the ninjas too

# Here we go Come on, join the Prank Patrol. #

Ninjas, I think I've found Will. Yeah, get the Prank van ready.

-Oh! Sorry to interrupt, guys. Are you Will?

-Yeah.

-Did you apply for Prank Patrol's help?

-Yep.

Congratulations, you're the newest member of the Prank Patrol.

-That's your Prank Badge. You'll also need this.

-Thanks.

That's your Prank Jacket. Hang on...

-Dad, is it sweet if we go pranking?

-Of course!

-Thank you very much.

You're a good man. Ready for this, Will? No time to waste, let's go.

See you later, Dad. Let's go, Will, let's go.

See you, guys.

Meet William. He describes himself as happy and funny.

He's ultra-musical, plays cello, piano and the guitar,

as well as singing.

He's also a maths whizz.

Hello, Prank Patrol. I really need your help to prank

my two friends Abdirahman and Abdullahi

because I know they'll fall for the prank.

The targets of William's prank

are his identical twin friends Abdirahman and Abdullahi.

They hang out at the park a lot

playing sport, especially football.

Will, welcome to our Prank Patrol spy van.

This is where we plan all of our pranks, including yours.

Tell me, who are we pranking?

-My two mates from school.

-Two?

-Yep, identical twins.

-How do you tell them apart?

-One has a little scar on his face.

There we go. So what's their names?

-Abdullahi and Abdirahman.

-Tell me about these guys.

I've known them for several years

-and they're really into sport.

-Why do you want to prank them?

-They're funny and they'll be easy to prank.

-Do you have any ideas?

We're doing this invention thing at school

and they're really into that, so maybe something along that line.

What about with robots? Does that fall under this inventions category?

Yeah, that would work.

We've got this ginormous robot prank that will be spectacular.

It's quadruple the normal size of a prank,

so if we divide it by two, it'll be double for each of them.

-Shall we check it out?

-Yeah.

Ninja mail?

"Scotty likes to hug pot plants!"

Pfft, what?! I've never heard of that. It's really weird.

Where do they get this footage from?

That is not me... That is my twin, he looks exactly the same as me.

I love you.

-Let's check out this robot prank, shall we?

-Yep.

This is it. It's called Runaway Robot.

What will happen is yourself, Abdirahman and Abdullahi will

meet this scientist at a lab. He'll show you guys

all these cool new inventions including a life-size robot.

-Wicked.

-Sounds pretty cool.

-Yep.

Then you guys will learn how to command this robot

but, when you do, the robot will destroy all these new inventions

and the scientist is going to blame it on you three.

-So you'll get in a bit of trouble.

-Cool.

The scientist will be so fed up he wants to erase the robot's memory.

The robot comes to you guys, asking for help to escape,

and the rest... Well, Will, it's pranking history.

-So this is going to be enormous. Are you ready for this?

-Yep.

We've got so much to do. We can't waste time.

Ninjas, take us to the junkyard.

All right, Will. Welcome to the junkyard.

I reckon this place has all the parts

-we could possibly need to make one wicked robot.

-You reckon?

Yeah! It has every bit of material to make the most fully sick robot.

I'd like to see that happen, Scotty.

Aw, just you wait and see, Will. Let's check it out.

Will! Check this! Look at this.

No way, Scotty.

Will?

Will, I give to you... Scotty-bot!

HE MAKES MECHANICAL NOISES

What do you reckon? Are we going to fool the twins?

-No-one would believe that!

-What? It's awesome.

How can't you like this? If you're not happy, we could see Justin,

our special effects guru.

He can make robots but I think this will be the one.

-Let's see about that.

-All right.

HE MAKES MECHANICAL NOISES

We're on our way to Prank HQ to see if Will can hi-tech his robot.

So this is where we're going to meet Justin.

-And here's the man now. How are you, mate?

-Looking good, Scotty.

-Will, this is Justin. Justin, Will.

-Hi, Will. How you doing?

Will's not happy with my awesome robot outfit. I think it's amazing.

We've come to see you to make something a bit better.

Will, do you want to tell Justin what you're after?

I want the design to be realistic so my two mates, Abdullahi

and Abdirahman, believe it.

It has to be humanoid, because it's going to have to speak.

OK, no worries. First thing we should probably do is design it.

-We can then work out how we're going to build it.

-OK!

So we're going to start with a human-style body.

So you want a half-robot, half-human? That what you're after?

Yeah, half-robot, half-human.

-Is this something along like what you're after?

-Yeah.

It's not really what I had in mind, but if this is what you want...

Looks a lot better than yours.

-Looks a little better than mine.

-And he's going to talk, you're saying?

-Yes.

-How about this? That all right?

-That's awesome!

That's great, Justin. Well done.

-These friends are pretty into robots, aren't they, Will?

-Yeah.

Do you reckon they'll be able to tell between a real and fake robot?

Not with Justin's design!

-Have you ever talked to a real robot?

-Please! Talk to a robot?

Diego, come here.

-This is a talking robot?

-Yeah, it's my attack robot, Diego.

This is a killer robot! Hey there, little fella!

BABY TALK: You a killer robot, are you?

You going to do robot walking and talking? Talk to Scotty.

-Who does your hair, Scotty? Your mummy?

-Huh?

-Nice face. With sun tan.

-What's that about my tan?

-You smell like clams.

Why, you little!

Get off me! Don't talk about my hair and my face!

I'm going to get you, robot!

Activate robot dance.

I'm really excited about pranking the twins Abdullahi and Abdirahman.

I think they'll get fooled by the robot.

I don't have anger management issues,

and I wasn't insulted earlier.

It's all part of hosting Prank Patrol. It's the gift of the gab.

DIEGO: I'd have thought that'd help you get more friends.

That is IT!

GLASS SMASHES

Latest Prank Patrol member William is out to catch his friends

Abdirahman and Abdullahi into helping break out a runaway robot.

With the costume under construction,

only time will tell who'll end up looking the silliest.

I need your help.

OK, here we have the head of the robot as per your designs.

We're going to put it into this contraption,

heat this plastic up, then form it over the face of the robot.

Ever done plastic moulding before?

-No, but I really want to.

-You'll love it, but whack these on.

This is our safety gear. Let's get to it, Justin.

Old-fashioned.

Put the robot in here.

This plastic is going to heat up, then we pull it down.

Once I've pulled it down, hit the vacuum,

and then when I say, you squirt the whole thing. Cool it down.

OK, now! Go!

VACUUM STARTS

Now spray it!

OK. There's the first part of your robot. This is the face.

We'll just cut this out, then start doing the other parts.

Great work, loving the face.

Now you've got to decide what colour you want your robot.

-Er, can I have it black, white and grey?

-No probs.

-Thanks.

I'll get started on the face.

-Ooh!

-What's that...?

COUGHS

-Was that you?

-No! Eurgh!

Ninjas!

THEY LAUGH

Aah! Aah!

DOG BARKS

Aah! Huh?

DOG GROWLS

THEY SCREAM

Aah!

Aah!

SCREAMS

Latest Prank Patrol member William is out to catch his friends

with a rogue runaway robot.

With the costumes almost done, it's time to meet the mime,

learn how to do the robot, and set those prankees' faces to stun!

-No, stop! Stop! Stop!

-No!

All right, guys. I get the vibe you don't like my robot costume,

or me as a robot and on prank day, I'm not going to be the robot. So...

I've brought in a good friend of mine, Sam,

who's a professional mime artist and street performer. How are you, Sam?

That's right, she can't talk.

On prank day, how are you going to make Sam talk?

We'll put a speaker in the suit, give you a microphone

and you can be the voice.

-Awesome!

-Sounds great. All right, final offer.

I can be the robot on prank day. Me or Sam? Me or Sam?

-Me or Sam? Me or Sam?

-BOTH: Sam.

Fair enough. All right, let's go test it out.

Will, everything is sorted for the prank.

We need to call the twins and make sure they're sweet.

Do you know what you're going to say?

-Yep.

-Are you feeling nervous?

-Oh, only a little bit.

Don't be, they're just your friends. Here we go.

Good luck. And I'll talk to you on the other side of the phone call.

PHONE RINGING TONE

Hello?

-Hey, Abdullahi.

-What's up?

-Just wondering if you're on for tomorrow.

-Yeah, we're coming.

-OK, that's good. So, you know what we're doing?

-Yes.

-OK, that's good. See you tomorrow.

Bye.

Short and sweet, just a confirmation call. He's in.

-Do you reckon he knows anything's up?

-No.

-I don't think so either.

-All right, Will, one more thing to do, do you know what that is?

-Yep.

What's that?

Yeah! Release the ninjas!

The blueprint for William's prank is a fake science laboratory,

some weird inventions, a decommissioned robot,

a grumpy scientist and a couple of kids out to free

an anxious android, about to be taken permanently off line.

Hi, William, good luck with the prank.

I know you'll do a terrific job.

Good luck, William, with the prank. Get the twins!

All right, Will, welcome to our prank location. This is it.

This is your laboratory

with the hi-tech gear hidden everywhere. What do you reckon?

-It's the perfect place for the prank.

-Sounds awesome.

I will introduce our Prank Patrol actor Mark.

Ah, hello, William! How are you?

-Good, thanks, you?

-Good.

Tell the professor how you want to play out the prank.

What sort of professor do you want him to be?

-Can you play a bit vague?

-Huh?

Look at that already!

Once we've done something wrong, can you play grumpy?

Ooh, yes, of course I can be grumpy.

A vague, grumpy professor. Mark, good luck with the prank.

Last but not least, the icing on the cake,

I will play the security guard right at the end, to bust you three boys.

All right, Will, it's prank time!

William, Abdirahman and Abdullahi arrive at the science centre,

ready for the tour.

With me as the robot voice, this is where the fun begins.

-Yes?

-Oh, hi.

-Hello?

-Hello? Hello. Hello, so what are you here for?

-The inventions.

-Yes, inventions... Oh! Oh, oh, oh. Ah, you're students?

-Yes.

-Yes.

This guy's a genius(!)

If we're doing inventions, we need coats, OK?

There you are. Fantastic.

As you've noticed, there are a lot of inventions here.

This is the laboratory. This is my laboratory.

It's where all the magic happens. Let's have a look at my inventions.

Here. You can help me with this first one.

Wacky invention one is my favourite. The auto deodorant applicator.

William, take this thing. I want you to turn that on. Ready...now.

Watch! It will work. It will work... Oh. Oh, oh, erm...

Look, you're the wrong height.

You're just the wrong height.

Abdullahi smells just fine the way he is.

Let's have a look at the next invention.

Wacky invention number two, the nutrient reliquification module.

This machine is an amazing revolution for food.

You take these pills - ice cream, spaghetti, fish and chips,

and there's porridge. Now, which one would you like to see?

-Ice cream! Ice cream!

-Obviously, ice cream.

Ice cream, yeah.

-PROF: Ice cream? You want ice cream?

-What do I do with it?

-OK, take a pill and put it in there. A little tablet.

-What's in the pill?

It's the food but it's in condensed molecular form.

Oh, scientific!

-A little bit of water.

-OK.

-A little bit.

OK, then this goes into the machine.

-See, it just goes in there.

-Yep.

-Yeah.

-OK.

One, two, three...

MECHANICAL WHIRRING.

Ah...

What it's doing is restructuring the food from the tablets.

It's adding reliquification to them.

Ah... Are you ready?

And...ice cream!

Oh, eugh.

That's not ice cream!

That's not food!

Watch this, hold that. Hold that.

-Mmm, OK.

-Wacky invention number three. The homework machine.

Have a look at this. It is great for students. Do you have homework?

Bring it here, come over.

-Right, this is your homework, is it? Mathematics?

-Yeah.

This machine is an amazing revolution for homework.

What it does, it reads your homework

and it looks for questions that haven't been answered

and then it looks into its databanks and writes out the answers.

And voila! There are your answers. Science, gentlemen, science.

Or maybe just Prank Patrol?

Erm, two plus six doesn't equal 22!

This kid is really good!

It's wrong.

No, the computer says it, so it must be right.

No. What's two plus six then?

What? It's 22, look, it says right there.

Oh, I thought I 'd fixed this.

Having seen that all the lab inventions are duds,

it's time the boys noticed that interesting looking robot

in the corner.

That? Stand away. You have to be careful.

There's a lot of expensive equipment in this room.

Of late, I've been studying robot intelligence.

-Intelligence, huh?

-Let me just turn it on. Aha!

Allow me to introduce to you Syah.

Let's try something. Syah, activate mimic mode.

BEEPING

Who wants a go? Yeah? OK.

The first trick our robot will do is make Abdullahi do the tea pot.

Here, put your arm up.

That was easy. Now let's see if we can get Abdirahman

to do the funky chicken.

Come on, it's OK. Come on. Now, I want you to do some kind of dance.

The chicken dance, yes! Chicken dance.

Too easy.

That's it, that's it. Do the hands, like this.

HE HUMS BIRDIE SONG

Yes. All of you dance, all of you dance. Syah, watch!

(LAUGHS)

-That's it.

-That's it. More, more, more. Yes, yes, Syah's doing it.

Quick. Look, look...

And... Oh.

Well, I'd like to be able to show you more with the robot

but I'm afraid that's all it can do.

I have to make a phone call to one of my assistants

to get them to fix that machine. Don't touch anything, all right?

Don't touch anything. I'm going to go out. I'll be back in just a moment.

Hey, do you want to tell it to do something?

Time for prankster William

to get Abdullahi and Abdirahman into a little bit of trouble.

Syah, pick up those books.

Pick it up.

Or hold...

Oh, no! No, no, no!

Pick it up. Pick it up.

Syah, stop.

Syah, stop, stop.

Anyone seen the instruction manual?

No, no! Stop, stop!

Oops.

Don't. Don't smash anything else. Don't! Don't!

What is going on in here?

-It was Syah!

-It wasn't us.

-I do not believe that.

You need to be more careful. This room has years of my work in it.

-You're blaming us?

-Yes. Who else would have done it?

-This robot can't do anything.

-But it wasn't us.

-It wasn't us. It did it.

It just did it.

As far as I'm concerned, you can clean up this mess. So, there you go.

I think it was you. Now, you kids need to learn some responsibility

for your actions.

I want you to clean up this mess and put this stuff back up here. OK?

Sure thing, Dad(!)

This is too slow. William, come with me.

You boys better have this cleaned when I get back.

With William out of the room,

it's time for Syah, Abdi and Abdullahi to have a little chat.

Stupid robot. Syah, stop.

Syah...run!

ROBOT VOICE: Hello. Please, help me.

Whoa, he can talk?

I'm not going to come close. You're freaking me out, man.

SYAH: The professor is going to wipe my memory. I need your help.

Oh, no. Memory wipe?

-What's going on?

-That thing talked to us.

He's like, "come close."

What do you mean, it doesn't...

It was like, "The professor's going to wipe my memory."

No way!

-It's freaking me out.

-The professor said he wouldn't speak, though.

SYAH: I want to follow you.

See! I told you.

With the cat out of the bag, it's time for this anxious android

to make a run for it.

SYAH: I want to follow you. Please, save me!

-Come on.

-Hey, come in front. Come in front, quick.

I will follow you.

Come on, Syah. Quick, Syah, come on.

Go, quick! Go!

Outside.

It looks like the coast is clear but how far do the boys

really think they're going to get with a walking, talking robot?

Come on, Syah, quick. Faster! Come on, Syah, faster.

-Am I going the right way?

-Yes.

-Yes, come on.

Move faster, come on, Syah...

SIREN

Oh-oh.

-PROF: What's going on?

-It wasn't us.

Syah? What's happening?

What are you boys doing with my robot?

-It wasn't us.

-You're stealing my robot.

-It was...it was...

-It was Syah.

You boys are in a lot of trouble. This is very important equipment.

This is thievery and we'll have to tell your parents.

SYAH: These three kids were trying to steal me.

-No, we weren't.

-We weren't!

What an ungrateful hunk of plastic.

Before, he or she said, "Help me from the professor."

I highly doubt that.

You believe that, instead of a human?

You kids are in a lot of trouble.

SYAH: What were you kids trying to do to me?

Trying to help you.

-Yeah, you said to help you.

-You asked.

-SYAH: Steal me.

-Help.

PROF: I'm going to call security.

They should be arrested.

That's exactly right, Syah.

Arrested? Time to wrap this prank up and send in the security.

You kids, stay here. Security?

We're going to... No! Hey!

What's going on here? You called me?

-Yes, these kids were trying to steal my robot.

-These guys?

Can you explain what's going on?

You've just been pranked!

You guys have just been pranked by the Prank Patrol!

William set you up for the Prank Patrol, boys!

-What do you have to say to William?

-I'm going to get you back some day!

-You're going to get him back?

-I don't know how.

-Will, how did that go for you?

-It went well.

-Boys, on a scale of one to ten, how good was this prank?

-Ten.

-Yeah?

I think it's five.

-Why, because you thought the robot was real?

-Yeah, sort of.

I think the prank went exceptionally well and I loved the part

when Abdullahi was wanting to fight the professor.

The professor kept forgetting our names. I thought he had a problem.

I thought he had amnesia.

I think we will be best pals.

I'm not so sure about that! Still going to call my lawyer.

-All right, boys, do you want to know if it's real or not?

-Yeah.

It's so real!

It's breathing!

They still don't know if it's real!

Fantastic prank. Round of applause, everyone.

APPLAUSE

ROBOT: Aw, the hair gel got me.