0:00:02 > 0:00:04# We are Splitsboro kids and we go to Sidekick School
0:00:04 > 0:00:09# Learning to be second best while playing by the rules
0:00:09 > 0:00:12# Maxum Man is missing Now we rule the school
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# Flying, smashing, bashing stuff and looking super cool
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# I'm a sidekick, sidekick - that's the life for me
0:00:17 > 0:00:21# Half-sized super zeros with full-sized super dreams
0:00:21 > 0:00:23# Sidekick, sidekick What an awesome gig!
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- # Just like superheroes - Just like superzeros
0:00:26 > 0:00:28# But only half as big! Sidekick! #
0:00:33 > 0:00:36LIGHTNING STRIKES
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Needles! What are we doing here?
0:00:38 > 0:00:41My former headmistress said the orphanage is checking up on me,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44so please don't say anything bad, OK?
0:00:44 > 0:00:46You actually lived in this dump?
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Er... yeah.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52THUNDER RUMBLES
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Huh?
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Hmm...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Ha-ha-ha!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I, for sure, deserved that.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Hello? - KITTY'S VOICE ECHOES
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Eric, it's deserted.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12THEY SCREAM
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I am Meredith Mushpickle, headmistress here
0:01:15 > 0:01:18at Mushpickle's Home for Parentally-challenged Youth.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Welcome back, Eric.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Erm, OK.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- Eric! - HE GASPS
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Glenn!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28BOTH: Secret handshake!
0:01:29 > 0:01:31THEY MAKE ODD NOISES
0:01:38 > 0:01:39BOTH: Shimmy, shimmy, shimmy!
0:01:41 > 0:01:43THEY SNORE
0:01:44 > 0:01:46And... done!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Oh, brother.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Come on, we're orphans. We had a lot of time to kill.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Glenn, this is Vana.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57Kitty.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Trevor.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Trevor's dad.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03And Professor Pamplemoose.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Nice to meet all of you.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Dude, you've got to see my room.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- What's with the power hugs?- Ugh...
0:02:13 > 0:02:16He has some... abandonment issues.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Banana mint shoes?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23He fears people leaving him. Just don't say goodbye.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Never, under any circumstance...
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Ever.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Well? What do you think?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Hmm...
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Wow, not creepy at all.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I... don't know what to say.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Yeah, I knew you'd like it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46You know, I really missed you, buddy.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I know, Glenn.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Hey! Off! Off!
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Aha!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54How does she do that?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Interview time!
0:02:56 > 0:03:00And for Eric's sake, let's hope I get the answers I want.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Move!
0:03:01 > 0:03:02TREVOR SCREAMS
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Bye, Glenn!
0:03:07 > 0:03:08Oops...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Get him off! Get him off!
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Don't go! Please, don't go!
0:03:18 > 0:03:20OK, just hold still.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21One...
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Two...
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Argh!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Sweet!
0:03:27 > 0:03:30First, tell me how Eric is adjusting to life in Splitsboro.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Oh, Eric's fitting in great.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I think at first it was weird for him
0:03:34 > 0:03:37being pummelled by a girl every day but he's getting used to it.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40His grades? Is shtinktastic a word?
0:03:40 > 0:03:41How about poopvolting?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43So, the unicorn is like...
0:03:43 > 0:03:44HE ROARS
0:03:44 > 0:03:47But Eric wouldn't give back his wallet.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I keep telling him we're too young to run away to Doughnut Island
0:03:50 > 0:03:54and that Doughnut Island isn't a real place but he's such a romantic!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Oh, sure, he's a bit rambunctious
0:03:56 > 0:03:58and slow-witted
0:03:58 > 0:03:59and ill-mannered
0:03:59 > 0:04:01and potty-mouthed and smelly and weak,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04but then, who isn't at that age?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Thank you Mr Troublemeyer.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Please send in a Master XOX.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Ahem. Eric Needles will be destroyed!
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Do I like Eric?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Do you know how to spell "meh"?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I'm working on a computer programme that will allow me
0:04:22 > 0:04:26to digitally capture Eric's entire being so I can carry him around with me wherever I go.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29So, yes. Yes, I like him.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Who are we talking about again?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35No, I actually despise him. A lot.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37I believe I was promised a Danish.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39How'd it go?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Don't worry, bud. It went awesome, right?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Fo' sho'.- Yeah.- Whatever.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45I have Danish in my teeth.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47HE SIGHS
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Hey!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Aha! Flunking school?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Fighting unicorns?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55What are we going to do with you?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Piano lessons!
0:04:57 > 0:04:58No, wait. Horseshoes!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Enough! Eric's life in Splitsboro is fraught with danger.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05His school is a substandard deathtrap
0:05:05 > 0:05:08and his friends are of low moral character.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10And...?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Eric stays.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13The rest of you...
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Get out of my orphanage!
0:05:15 > 0:05:17THEY GASP
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Eric's staying? Yay!
0:05:21 > 0:05:23No! You actually think you can keep Eric away from us?
0:05:23 > 0:05:28We're sidekicks and we do not leave one of our own behind.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Bring it on!
0:05:30 > 0:05:33But first, perhaps we should review Normalton's rules
0:05:33 > 0:05:36and regulations on sidekicking.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Well, I'll be...
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Engaging in any sidekick activity in the town of Normalton
0:05:43 > 0:05:45is punishable by...
0:05:47 > 0:05:49..volunteering at the local pool!
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Well, good luck, dude. - I'll wait for you.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55I won't.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57What? You can't just leave me here!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Sorry, man. Is there a pool around here?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Wait! Don't leave me here!
0:06:03 > 0:06:07So, mystery loaf for supper?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Noooo!
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Argh!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Argh!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Huh? Argh!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Rod Lightningrod?- Here.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Becky Manchin? DEEP VOICE:- Present.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Eric Needles?
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Eric Needles?
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Eric Needles?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Eric... HE BAWLS
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Trevor's right! We've got to rescue Eric.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Nothing should stand in our way, not even volunteering!
0:06:42 > 0:06:43CLASSROOM GASPS
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Who's coming with us? Huh?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Erm...
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Hmm...
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Fine, I'm in!
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Isn't it great being back where you belong? With me?
0:06:56 > 0:07:00No, Glenn, it is not great being back here, not at all!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Then why don't we try to escape? - You mean you want me to escape?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Wait! I've got an idea!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10How would you like to be MY sidekick and help me bust out of here?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15So that's a yes?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19WHISPERS: I can't see anything.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Hold on, I'll get the light.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24THEY SCREAM
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Man, she's good.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28And...
0:07:29 > 0:07:32We're going to make it!
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Oh, no, you're not! Ha-ha-ha!
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I'm getting out of here, Mushpickle, and if I can't be a sidekick,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41then we'll just had to settle this the old-fashioned way.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43DRAMATIC PIANO PLAYING
0:07:49 > 0:07:55- Whoa!- And so ends the escape of Eric Needles! Ha-ha-ha!
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Wait! All right, you win.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02I can't escape. I'm going to be stuck in this orphanage forever.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03HE CRIES
0:08:07 > 0:08:10You've been a great friend to me.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13You're the best sidekick a guy could ever have.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Goodbye!
0:08:15 > 0:08:16HE WHIMPERS
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Please don't go!
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Get off of me!
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Almost there!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30You're mine, Needles!
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Forever. Nothing, nothing can help you! Ha-ha-ha!
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Oh...
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Yeah!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Whoo-hoo! Hop in, buddy!
0:08:43 > 0:08:44Come on!
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Thanks, guys.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I knew you wouldn't let me down. That's what friends are all about.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Yeah, yeah, yeah... I got to drive a tank, Eric!
0:08:54 > 0:08:55I got to drive a tank!
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Oh, no, you don't!
0:08:57 > 0:08:59SHE THUMPS ON TANK
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Excuse me, I think someone's at the door.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03No, Trevor, don't!
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Yello?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06THEY SCREAM
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I told you I'd get you, Needles. You are mine!
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Oh, no, you don't! He's our friend and we're taking him home!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Can we hurry this up?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Home? What home?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21He has no parents, no structure, no supervision.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Don't you see?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Splitsboro is a violent and scary place.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Being a sidekick is dangerous.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Eric would be much safer here with me.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Much happier here.
0:09:35 > 0:09:42I just want what's best for poor, little orphan Eric.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43SHE SOBS
0:09:43 > 0:09:45THEY SOB
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Maybe she's right.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Maybe I would be better off here in Normalton.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Maybe we all...would!
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Firing Mush!
0:10:03 > 0:10:05SHE SCREAMS
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Yes!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Trevor!- What?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I felt a mushy, huggy moment coming on.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Nothing like firing off a tank to break that up! Ha!
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Thanks, Glenn, for all your help. I guess this is goodbye.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Looks like you're over your abandonment issues.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26And you make a pretty good sidekick.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Yeah, I'm a sidekick now!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Er...
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Huh? What are these?
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Duh!
0:10:42 > 0:10:45It's his banana mint shoes!
0:10:45 > 0:10:47HE SNIFFS
0:10:47 > 0:10:50These bananas don't smell like mint...