Superdad Prank Patrol Down Under

'Today Brian Nankervis joins the Prank Patrol.

'His mission - to become a man of super-strength,

'demonstrate his telekinetic powers

'and convince his kids he's a superhero.'

-# Here we go!

-# 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

# Here we go

-Brian Nankervis?

-Yes?

-Did you apply for Prank Patrol's help?

-Yes, I did.

-Congratulations.

You are the newest member of Prank Patrol. That's your prank badge.

You'll also need to pop this on, your prank jacket.

Er, Mum and Dad, is it sweet if we go pranking?

All right, we're all good to go! You ready to prank?

-We are looking good!

-Let's get pranking!

'This is Brian, Prank Patrol's biggest kid prankster ever.

'When he's not spending time having fun with his three kids,

'he's discovering new music and burying his nose in novels.'

Hi, my name's Brian. I need Prank Patrol's help.

I want to turn the tables on my two children.

I want to prank those two kids

with a little help from my eldest daughter.

THEY GIGGLE

'This is Henry and Lola, the target of Brian's prank.

'And Claudia, their older sister, and for today, Brian's co-prankster.

'Henry loves his game and Lola is hardly ever without a phone.

'Together, they're a recipe for fun and mischief.'

Brian, welcome to our Prank Patrol spy van.

This is where we plan all our pranks.

It is great having someone of equal height here to prank with.

Happy to be your height, Scott.

Let's not muck around. Let's get down to business.

-You're pranking your kids. Tell me about them.

-The youngest is Henry.

He's eight years old, fabulous kid, loves to laugh.

Then there's Lola who's in grade six. She's 12.

She likes music, she likes dancing.

Now, the oldest girl is Claudia and I'm thinking we might involve her

-in the stunt. Is that all right?

-Like your wing girl?

-Like my wing girl.

-All right. So Henry and Lola, what have they done?

-Are they pranking you all the time?

-They prank me all the time

and I prank them in my own way

but it's possibly getting a little...

Not tired, but I think they're getting used to my jokes.

-A little bit dad-ish?

-Perhaps the dad jokes.

-Why do you want to prank them?

-I want to make them laugh.

With Prank Patrol on your side, we'll get them.

The Ninjas and I have put our heads together.

You're the first dad we've ever had pranking their kids

so this is something special. We think you'll love it. Check it out.

Excuse me. This is just my Ninja mail. Hang on.

Excellent. Scotty likes to wear nappies on his head.

That's weird. I don't think anyone wear nappies on their head.

Anyway, let's check out the prank. The Ninjas are weird.

That's you putting a nappy on your head.

Brian, that's not me, and I wouldn't wear a nappy on my head.

So you can afford ninjas but not proper hats.

Brian, that is not me. I don't wear nappies on my head. I'm a grownup.

-Anyway, can we move onto the prank?

-Of course.

-So this is the one. It's called Superdad.

-Right.

-Feeling super?

-Yes.

-We're going to get you to take your kids

to a coffee shop where you're going to break it to them

-that you've been leading this double life.

-Double life?

Part of this double life is you've been moonlighting as a superhero.

-All right.

-You feeling that?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah!

You're going to demonstrate some of your super strength, mind control.

Excellent. Yep.

But with every superhero, there must be a nemesis

and we'll get your evil nemesis to rock up and have a rumble.

-But who will play my nemesis?

-Er, that'll be by yours truly.

Bring it on, Nappy Man!

Brian, I'm not into this nappy business.

-So how does this sound as a prank?

-Fantastic.

-It's a big prank. Can you handle it?

-I can.

-Do you reckon the kids will handle it?

-They will love it.

All right. First things first. We need to get the appropriate wear.

-You don't like my jacket?

-No, I love your jacket,

it's just that the stuff underneath is not very superhero-like.

Anyway, leave it to me, it'll be fine. Ninjas!

Take us to the Prank Patrol comic lounge!

'If Brian and I want to come across as street-savvy superheroes

'with extra-cool costumes and abilities,

'then it's time to talk to the guys who know all about super-powers.

'The guys who draw them!' And here we are.

-And here's David. How are you?

-Good. How are you?

-Very well.

-Brian, this is David.

-Hello, David.

-Hello.

-He's our comic book artist.

So not only is he a repository of comic book knowledge,

but when he draws his illustrations, they are absolutely amazing!

We're going to tell him our ideas and he'll come up with designs.

-Shall we get into it?

-Absolutely! Brilliant!

-I can't wait!

-Tell me about your character.

-I want to control things with my mind.

Telekinesis. I want to blow things up.

-But I want to be a force for good.

-We can do that.

-What were you thinking for your suit?

-Purple I like.

-Good colour.

-That's good! That I like.

-I thought you'd like that.

Powerful, strong. What about, on my chest, a light bulb?

-Yeah, all right.

-Perfect! Now what about Scotty?

Well, I'm the bad guy, so I want dark colours,

I want to show how muscular I am, cos I am muscular.

I want to sort of have these powers where I can blow stuff up, as well,

and basically a bad guy on the loose.

I'm thinking just a freelance eye piece.

Now, I think a very important detail is a cape, as well.

Another feature I definitely want is black tights.

-With a nappy on his head.

-Sure.

No nappy on the head. I don't know...

-All right, guys, here are prints of your costumes.

-Yes!

-David!

-Oh, man, you are the best! I love it!

I love it! What we need now is something equally as important.

-We need the names of our characters.

-Ah.

-I'll kick it off.

I'm the bad guy, I'm tough, I'm mean.

-I'll be something like...

-Nappy Man!

No, not Nappy Man. Real tough. Something like...

-Nappy Boy?

-Nothing nappy!

-All right.

-It's got to be mean and tough. Annihilatron! Yeah!

-Hm.

-Brian, you're up.

All right, I'm a force for good.

I'm a force of nature. What about... The Force?

Smooth. Nice. Clean. I like it.

Fantastic. Well, David, do you have the costume-atron?

-Got it. Here we go.

-Fire it off.

Ohh! Wow! That is awesome! Let's not hold back. Let's suit up!

Oops.

Oh. I think I've got it on backwards. Be back in a sec.

You'll never defeat me, The Force!

My evil powers of evilness are so evil!

Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

Only in your sick, delusional mind,

Anna Hiltron.

Anna Hiltron? It's Annihilatron!

Let's fight!

'Give your friend a run for their money with today's recipe.

'You need some special handwritten notes.

'Tell your target you've figured out some shortcuts

'to all the places you go, like school, the library, the park,

'that will cut your travel time in half. If they don't believe you,

'bet them that you can beat them to anywhere they choose.

'Once they've chosen, get ready, set and go!

'Run off in a totally different direction than your friend

'and when you lose sight of them, just relax and go home.

'When they get to their destination, they'll find a little note.

'They might accuse you of pulling a fast one.

'If they do, remind them that they chose the destination

'only moments before the race.

'If they're still suspicious, offer to bet them double or nothing

'and they can choose the next location from your list.

'Next destination, laughter!'

SHE LAUGHS

'Brian is out to prank his kids Lola and Henry

'into thinking he's a superdad.

'He's got his super suit sorted, but will some cool costuming be enough

'to pull off this super prank?'

Hey, Bob. I need a favour for a prank.

What's with the costumes?

Scotty, did he just insult us?

-I think he did. Do you know what this calls for?

-A nappy hat?

No! Annihilatron.

Ooh, ahh, ooh, ahh, ooh, ahh, ooh, ahh.

Yeah.

-All right, so Brian, this is Bob. Bob, this is Brian.

-Hi, Brian.

Bob's our art department guy. Bob, what we need from you is,

Brian's pranking his kids, he's pretending he's got super powers.

So we need something so he can demonstrate his super powers.

Excellent. What sort of powers are you thinking?

Bob, I'm thinking of mind control.

I like it. And Scotty?

Well, I can basically point to things and make them blow up.

Anyway, back to Brian. I reckon mind control,

how about you can boil liquid with your mind?

-Bob, I like it.

-Just by looking at it.

-Yes.

-Give it a go on this.

Just concentrate quite hard.

Really hard. Will it to boil.

Will it to boil and...

-Brilliant.

-How did you do that?

The power of the mind, Scotty boy!

And a little help from this guy.

-Always a catch, isn't there, Bob?

-There is.

-How does it work?

A little vaporiser. You put this in the water,

drill a hole in the bottom, drop the power out of the bottom,

-turn it on and vaporiser.

-Classic vaporiser.

Onto you, Scotty. A super-villain character who blows up things.

-Yep!

-How about balloons?

-That's not very evil.

-What about birthday balloons?

-A bit more evil.

And when the birthday balloons explode, someone cries.

Yeah, that's my type of evil!

-Excellent. How about you hold these, Brian?

-Bob, I'd love to.

-And pretend it's your birthday.

-Yes! Happy birthday to me.

-Happy birthday, Brian.

-Scotty, we need evil balloon-exploding gestures.

Yep, all right.

A bit more evil. More evil. More exploding-like.

A little bit more powerful, a bit more evil...

Oh, my balloons!

HE WEEPS

Awesome!

I think the elements of the prank are there,

it's very well designed, it's well set up

and I think if we can hit them with that first one quickly,

they'll believe it.

Lola, Henry, remember, The Force will always be with you.

I have to say, Scotty, I am so excited about this prank.

-So excited!

-It will be a cracker.

-Hey, look, there's a balloon.

Excuse me, Brian, this is a job for Annihilatron. Hang on.

Scotty, just grab it. No. Just reach up and get it.

I'm all over it. This is Annihilatron on the job.

HE LAUGHS

-I love balloons!

-NINJAS LAUGH

Ninjas!

SCREAMING

Ooh, blimey!

THEY SCREAM

SHE SCREAMS/LAUGHS

-NINJA SHOUTS

-Oh, goodness me!

SCREAMING

Oh, you're so funny, Ninja.

'Latest Prank Patrol member Brian is out to prank his kids

'Lola and Henry into thinking he's got super powers

'and a super-villain arch nemesis. He's got the Superdad costume

'and the super powers under his belt. Now all he has to do

'is get Lola and Henry to believe he's really

'an ace crime-fighting man of steel. Yeah, right!'

Brian, welcome to your prank location. What do you reckon?

It's great! It looks just like a cafe!

That's because it is a cafe. I'd like to introduce you to Claudia.

Claudia, this is Brain. She'll be playing your daughter.

-That's good, cos she is my daughter.

-Fantastic.

-Brian will be playing your dad.

-Good cos he's my dad.

Look at that. It's just all coming together, isn't it?

How do you feel? You're pranking your brother and sister.

I'm pretty nervous but it's pretty exciting, too.

You'll do great. All right, guys, there's one more thing to do.

You guys need to go home, get the kids, while I need to...

'Release the Ninjas!'

'The blueprint for Brian's prank is

'one choking customer, one smashing glass,

'one superhero dad, a hypnotised waitress, and evil arch nemesis

'followed by an explosion of balloons and one not-to-be-missed

'superhero showdown!

'It's prank time.

'Brian arrives at the cafe with the targets of the prank,

'his kids Lola and Henry.

'Brian's eldest daughter Claudia has come along, too,

'and is completely in on the prank. This should be super-fun!'

This is me.

-Hello.

-ALL: Hi.

-How you going?

-Coffees? Juices?

-I can please have a chocolate?

-Yeah.

-Can I have a vanilla?

-Of course.

-Can I have a skinny latte, please?

-I'm going to have a pot of tea.

'With drink orders out of the way,

'it's time to get the first part of the prank underway.

'Erm, is that guy choking?'

-All right.

-'Time for Superdad to come to the rescue.'

-Three!

-Oh, my God.

-You OK?

-Sorry, sorry.

-It's OK.

-'Did Dad just save that guy?'

-I'm embarrassed.

-Thank you so much.

-Sorry.

-It's all right.

-Sorry. Thank you. Thank you.

-You're amazing. Thank you.

-No, no, no, it's all right.

-It's all right. Just watch the way you eat.

-'Good advice!'

-Are you all right?

-You saved my life.

-Yeah, you just saved that guy's life.

-Well, it's nothing.

Mind you, it's possibly a good introduction

-to why I wanted you to come here today.

-'Oh, yeah?'

I wanted to talk to you. Erm...

I've been wondering when I'm going to tell you this,

-but I've got certain powers.

-'Good one, Dad!'

No, it's real. Remember how I used to tell you I was an alien?

-Is this serious?

-Yeah.

-'Maybe it's time for a little demonstration.'

-I can do things with my mind.

-What?

You see on this end of the red table there's a glass and a bottle?

Finger goes to the head. Watch this.

Look at me and then look at the glass. One, two, three.

Watch.

Careful, careful, don't cut yourself.

The thing is, you've got to promise you can't tell anyone.

Mother knows. She knows that's why we're coming today

It's just so out of the blue.

-Have you ever noticed anything?

-No.

-You've never seen anything?

-How did you do that?

-Actually, Lola, do you remember

-when we were in Phillip Island ages ago.

-Was I born?

No, you weren't born. I was four so you probably don't remember it.

You were crawling on the balcony and then you fell off

and we all thought you would fall to the ground

and then Dad put out his arm and stopped you...

-I thought I'd imagined that.

-You remember that?

-Yes!

-'Good work, Claudia!'

-Do you have any memory? OK.

-Have you ever heard of something called telekinesis?

-No.

-Yes.

-You have? Do you know what it is?

-Isn't it where you can move...

Telekinesis is where you use your mind.

That's what I did. I did that with my mind.

-I can move objects.

-'That is so cool!'

-I can control people.

OK? Do you want an example?

-Yeah, I want another example.

-Yeah?

All right. Where's the waitress?

See how she's holding the tray?

She should drop the tray. Drop the tray.

Oh! I'm so sorry!

-'Dad!'

-I'm so sorry.

-Are you OK?

-Yeah.

-Is there anything on you?

-No, no, no.

Can I get a dustpan? Thank you.

I'm telling you because you're old enough, OK?

Why don't you suggest something?

-She brings some menus over and gives us everything for free.

-'Brilliant!'

I'm sending her the message now.

-Dad, don't do it.

-The message has been sent. Let's see if it happens.

It's probably not going to happen.

-Guys, here's the menus.

-Thank you. Beautiful.

As a special treat for you guys today, everything's on the house.

-'That's too freaky!'

-Milkshakes definitely free, OK?

-ALL: Thank you.

That's amazing, Dad.

When it's in the hands of someone who knows what they're doing,

you use it as a force for good.

-A force.

-The thing is, I have been called The Force.

THEY LAUGH

I like to call myself The Force.

-It probably will happen to you.

-'What?!'

-When I was really young,

it was a little bit hit and miss. As I've got older,

I'm able to control... Why don't you try and do something?

-Me?

-Yeah.

-No.

-What do you want me to do?

-OK, see the woman in the blue shirt?

Heat her up. Concentrate.

-No, Dad, don't.

-Concentrate. You've got to really...

-The chair's hot! The chair's hot!

-Well done!

-'Gee, I hope that lady's all right.'

-Static or...

-It was hot for a second, I swear!

-What you've got to do

-is try...

-I'm not going to use it on anyone.

'With Lola and Henry completely believing their dad's super powers,

'it's time for Brian to come face to face with his evil arch enemy,

'Annihilatron!'

At the bar, he is really, really bad. Evil.

"I smell something. The Force."

-Can you hear that?

-"I haven't sensed you in years."

'Remember, the cafe speakers are playing a recording of my voice.'

-"But wait. Another one."

-He knows it's me.

'And with none of the customers in the cafe reacting,

'Lola and Henry will think they're hearing Annihilatron's thoughts.'

-"Two!"

-He called me The Force.

-"Three!"

-He knows you're here, too.

-Can anyone else hear that?

No-one else heard it. Look at these people. Look.

None of them know. OK, so we've got to try and block him out.

We've got to make some noise and start humming.

-THEY HUM

-People are watching. Doesn't matter.

-It's important you make some noise.

-THEY HUM

'Careful, guys. You'll make him mad!'

"Force, what are you doing in my favourite coffee shop?

"You're disturbing my morning routine

-"and for that you must pay."

-What does he mean by pay?

OK, I recognise the voice.

It's Annihilatron. He knows you're here. OK.

'Annihilatron? That doesn't sound good.'

-Claudia, I need you to make him angry.

-'Angry?'

-Boil that drink.

You know what you did with that woman? You heated her chair?

He's got a drink. Can you see the drink? Heat the drink.

Claudia, do what you did to the woman in the chair.

-Do it to the drink.

-I'm trying.

You've got to heat that drink. Well done! Well done! Look at that!

-That was fantastic!

-'Uh-oh. That's going to make him angry now.

'Time for Annihilatron to strike back!'

Someone is going to pay dearly for that.

All right! Stand clear, you guys.

'It's time to unleash The Force.'

-It's time.

-"Face me, Force!"

"But Force, before we finish, isn't there something else

"you'd like to tell your darling children?"

Yes. Lola and Henry,

you've just been pranked.

You've just been pranked by the Prank Patrol!

-Well done, guys!

-THEY CLAP

Come on! Your dad doesn't have any powers!

Are you serious?

Well, I felt very surprised, very surprised,

and also excited, cos it was lots of fun.

But while it was going, I felt pretty freaked out.

When my dad saved that guy who was choking,

I was like, "Whoa!" Yeah. I was freaked.

-You saved my life!

-What was the weirdest bit for you, Henry?

-Probably when the chair heated up.

-The chair's hot!

It was good to see Henry's reaction when I heated up the chair.

-He freaked out and started touching his own chair.

-Oh, no!

I was just thinking, "Oh, my God, it's like a movie,

-"I'm going to tell my friends about this."

-It's time!

What do you have to say to him right now?

-Erm, I hate you.

-THEY LAUGH

-Are you still going to be nice to your dad? Will you forgive him?

-Yes.

-Are you going to get him back?

-Oh, yeah, definitely get them back.

-Give your dad a big hug. He's worked hard to prank you guys.

-Aww!

And then maybe a wedgie while you hug him!

-I have been called The Force.

-THEY LAUGH

I like to call myself The Force.

Two, three. Watch.

..certain powers.

-HE LAUGHS

-Like the movies.

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