Episode 23 Splatalot

Welcome to Splatalot - the mysterious and messy kingdom

that invites ten brave young warriors to go head-to-head

with those despicable defenders, as they compete to capture

the greatest treasure in the land - the much-prized Splatalot crown!

Game on!

Can the defenders keep the castle safe from the attackers?

Or will our young warriors overcome every hurdle,

and find a true champion to rule the kingdom?

Whoo hoo!

So, who will tumble? Who will tilt? Who will teeter?

-And, who will go...

-Splat!

Hello, I'm Dick, he's Dom.

And this is Splatalot, the kingdom that puts the "zing" in amazing.

The "ting" in exciting.

And the "ding" in astounding!

Yes, on a tournament day, we've got more zings, tings,

and dings than we know what to do with.

Mainly because of the three splatacular challenges that

test our ten attackers to the very limits.

Here's a sneaky peak.

In the Moat Challenge, ten attackers will enter,

but only the six fastest will survive.

Ditch The Dungeon will reduce that down to four.

And Capture The Crown is the final round,

where one attacker will claim the crown.

Doesn't it look magical in the moonlight?

So, three top challenges,

and the prospect of a moonlit final to look forward to!

But let's not get ahead of ourselves,

here's Round One in more detail.

The attackers begin in the splatapult,

which hurls them into the moat.

They then head up the Slippery Slope, across the Rolling Mace,

down the Impossible Incline, and over the Beastly Battle Axes.

The Bridge of Disaster then leads to the Wavering Warhead, which is

the final obstacle between the attackers and the finish line.

Plus it's a time trial, so the faster the better.

Here's all six of them, but let's see who's defending the moat.

I'm Madeva, baby. Ha ha ha!

Then it's Kookaburra.

Oh, you scared me.

Really, Kook! And finally, Skabb.

He doesn't scare so easily!

We going to bring the pain!

No, no, no, no. Safety first.

Let's make a compromise here - safety and then pain.

They're joking, of course. The only pain

in this tournament is the pain of defeat for the defenders.

Down at the moat, the defenders are in position,

and priming their slime weapons.

So, let's meet our first attacker, Sean.

Game on!

Apparently he doesn't like bugs or surprises.

Well, I can't promise bugs, but here's surprise number one!

He heads up the slippery slope for an early encounter with Madeva.

Oh, I think you need to work on your aim.

You sassing me?

So, Sean taunts Madeva, and, unsurprisingly, she slimes him

even more.

-G'day, Sean.

-Hi.

-How you doing?

Apart from all the slime, you mean!

-I feel terrible.

-You do?

Something tells me that feeling might get worse. Swat nuts!

But I think you look fabulous in green!

Well, all that green slime's been washed off now,

so it's a fresh start for Sean.

-You're right. He's over the incline.

-Oh, I made it!

Yes, you did, Sean, but stand by for a few more surprises!

That's one.

That's two...

And that's three! Slip diddly daddy!

Top splatting there from Sean.

He survived the water blast, but then Kook surprised him

with another splat in the moat.

But is any of this really a surprise?

I mean it's hardly surprising to be splatted on Splatalot!

Run, Sean!

He decides to go for a steadier option,

but that just makes it splattier!

He's spending way too much time in that moat.

Oh, thank you, thank you.

He's so polite.

Sean grabs the warhead, but he's a bit wobbly,

and he's back down in the splaggle waggles!

But he manages to finish in 8.58.

Oh, what's this?

Eat it, I dare you.

Eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it!

I love chives!

Here's attacker number two, Lauren. Oh, careful!

What's your name, child? You hear Madeva talking to you, child?

I think she's just ignoring you, Maddy.

Onto the mace roll. Oh, wa-boom!

That's what happens when you don't answer Madeva!

The defenders always choose the wrong time to have a chat.

But if you don't chat, then you get a splat.

At least, that's how Madeva sees it.

She sees many things differently to us!

Skabb hoses Lauren down, as she swings for the finish line,

but she's heading back into the woff.

If we see that again...

..then it's really quite amusing.

Well, Lauren's smiling, but is that time good enough?

Who's your favourite? Point at your favourite.

-Yes!

-Well done, Lauren, "GOO-d" choice.

Here's Owen.

Preposterous purple pink polka-dotted pony panda penguin!

And our p-p-p-penguin plunges and plops!

Aaaarrgghh!

Well, that was a lively start!

Hey, Owen, what were you saying with all those "p"s?

Preposterous purple pink polka-dotted pony panda penguin!

Oh!

I'm impressed. I thought he'd just made it up!

Oh, pug squeezer!

Let me try - purple p, p, p, pah-pah, ppple, per, p, p...

Was that right, Owen?

About as near as you'll ever get, Madeva!

Purple squash!

Owen gets a blast, but he hangs on to the incline.

How will he get out of that?

-He's break dancing!

-Not any more, he isn't!

At first, the incline came to Owen's rescue,

breaking his fall from the water blast.

But he became trapped, and had to hang around like some

kind of preposterous purple pink polka-dotted pony panda penguin.

But that time is far from preposterous.

3.20 is the fastest today!

Bring it on!

Here's our next attacker, Keith.

You're real big!

Yes, he is, but that just makes him easier to splat!

Why don't you hit me, maybe!

What you say, child?

Now, can big Keith make small work of the mace?

No. Banana squit!

I didn't know you could dance too, Keith!

And if we mess around with the replay a little, I think

we can see what Madeva means.

Nice footwork, Keith.

One flap and you're on your back, champ. Wah!

Kook makes little impact,

and the water blast doesn't trouble Keith, either!

I clearly said my catchphrase, and you're not on your back!

Just a matter of time, Kook. There we go!

I thought it didn't work for a second there!

Well, despite the odd splat,

Keith has finished in a pretty good time of 4.15.

I'm going to win!

Now, I think Tyler could have said that with slightly more conviction!

Oh, dear, he's dithering and dathering.

Take your time, Tyler, bro.

Eventually he makes his move, oh, but he trips, and splats!

If he's "going to win" then he needs to get out of the swim.

-Hey, Tyler, I heard you like skateboarding.

-Yeah.

Yeah, well, maybe you should gnarly out!

So, will Tyler "gnarly out" on the bridge? Yup!

What does that mean?

Oh, never mind. It means the big bad bridge was too much for him.

But the rest of the course wasn't. Great time, Tyler!

Here's some gnarly gruel!

Now, our skateboarding dude Tyler was the fifth attacker to

complete the course, so that means we're halfway through Round One.

And so far it's been pretty good.

The defenders have been reasonably well behaved,

and the attackers have entertained us with a healthy number of splats.

So, let's check out the state of play on the leaderboard.

So, our first half attackers have done all they can.

They now have to sit back

and watch the next five brave, young warriors take to the course.

Remember, the four with the slowest times, will be

going home after this round!

But I think everyone wants to stay, so that can only mean one thing.

It's about to get a whole lot splattier!

So, any particular moment that stood out for you in the first half?

Well, it has to be that memorable battle cry from Owen.

Oh, yes. How did it go again?

I can't really remember.

Well, the trick is to break it down and visualise it.

So, let's start with a purple pony.

Then a pink panda.

Then a polka-dotted penguin.

Now think of the three colours, then each animal, and what have you got?

A purple, pink, polka-dotted pony panda penguin!

Brilliant. Now you just have to add "preposterous" on the front,

and the battle cry is complete.

Right.

How do I visualise "preposterous"?

There you go - is that preposterous enough for you! Stop it!

Right, back to the tournament.

The defenders have primed their slime and are ready

to do splattle, so let's meet the next attacker, Kaylin.

I'm magical!

OK, Kaylin, let's see if you can disappear into the moat.

Skabb rule 101 - what goes up must go splat.

Thanks, Skabb.

I hear you do magic, girl. Well, watch this!

Abracadabra.

Whoops! Now, is this still part of the trick?

She made herself disappear! Great magicianship!

Come on, girl!

Kaylin steadies herself, and is good to go.

-Oh, sop choppy!

-Well, it was magical in its own way.

You need to take a nap?

If you need to sleep, do it now.

I'm not tired.

Hey, sleep as you're going down here.

Don't listen to him, Kaylin. Oh, chug water!

You put 'em on that incline, they go straight out.

I don't think it's the best place to get a good night's rest.

The attackers are more likely to fall asleep

listening to him!

And Kaylin finishes in a very sleepy 16.10.

Missed!

Yes, but the gruel never misses.

Whooo!

Hey!

Here's Alianna on the slope.

Hi, hey, girl. Oh, yes!

Almost at the top. Careful.

-Hey.

-Hey.

Don't get distracted, Alianna! Stay focused.

-Come on, girl!

-I've got a bad feeling about this.

Here, come on, reach to Kook. Come on, yes, yeah, nearly there.

It looks like a trap, and feels like a trap.

I think it's a trap.

We've stopped the mace roll. Go, you've got this.

It's just walking now. It's stopped.

One, two. Keep going.

Try a third foot. Yes!

Yeah! There you go! Oh, yeah!

Oh, yes!

Well, it wasn't a trap after all.

But even so, Alianna has decided to call it a day, and Does Not Finish.

They call me the splat in the hat!

OK, let's make Christopher's dream come true - splat-tastic!

I do not like green splats and ham.

I do not like green splats I am.

Thank you, Skabb, now do some defending.

Oh! That was quite a blast, but Christopher is still standing!

Kook, what you doing, child?

Looks like Kook was peckish!

Back to Chris, trying to cross the axes.

He's nearly there, but chin knock!

What's wrong with you, having a snack?

What are we doing?

In case you hadn't noticed, we're in a tournament,

and Chris is splatting his heart out.

Yes, that was quite a trip on the last axe.

-Hats off to you, Chris!

-Whoa!

Onto the bridge now, and a bit of a soft shoe shuffle from Chris!

-Wrong kong korma!

-Skabb got him with the aqualiser.

-Skabb rules.

-Actually, Skabb,

on this occasion Chris rules with the fastest time of the day so far.

Holla!

Here's hollering Haley in the middle of a blue goo

slime attack from Madeva.

Oh, girl, I must say, blue is your colour, girl.

Haley shrugs it all off and prepares to make her move.

Oh, slippy trombone-o!

She seems to treat the incline as a surfboard,

which is great until she loses balance

and splats feet first into the mucky moat below.

And that will cost her precious time.

Remember, this is all against the clock.

Onto the axes.

She doesn't look steady...

and wicky bellyfloppia.

Well, the water blast gave her a kick start,

but it was too fast and furious from then on.

She lost her footing on the last axe,

and then bounced her way into the spew.

But she won't mind all that splatting,

because 4.50 will see her through to the next round.

Maddy!

Now, Madison's our last attacker,

and needs to beat Lauren's time of 8.19 to qualify.

That is very beatable, but who knows what this course might throw at her?

Now, apparently, Madison likes the occasional cappuccino.

This morning, I had cafe Americano, cafe au lait...

Really, Madeva?

..capa mocha, capa suara.

I think you need to watch your weight, honey!

-Oh-oh!

-Oh, splat, no!

Oh, dear, Madison takes her taunting too far,

and she pays for it with a mace splat into the pronk.

Hey, Maddy, how are ya?

Now, what's he up to?

Who is your favourite person in the world?

-Kook.

-Me? Oh.

Latte macchiato!

Super fan, super fan alert.

Well, we see a lot of this in the moat challenge -

the attackers are drawn into conversation,

then they lose concentration, and that affects their duration.

Hey, Madison. I heard you like Kookaburra.

What about Skabb?

Skabb's a terrible person. Kook's nice, kind, he's my role model.

You want to be like that guy?

Yes!

Oh, careful, Maddy. Hey, she's copying Kook!

Well, she did say he was her role model.

Now she's just rolling off the bridge.

But she's also rolling into Round Two.

She's happy, Kook's happy, everybody's... Ah.

The tournament's off to a great start.

And there's more to come!

Yes, life for the attackers is about to get even

splattier in Ditch The Dungeon!

Now, Round Two is a different...

Preposterous purple pink polka-dotted pony panda penguin!

-Hey, it worked, I remembered it!

-Good, can I carry on now?

-Yeah.

As I was saying, Round Two is a different challenge

altogether - the attackers will be competing on the course

at the same time, and that can lead to some spectacular splatting.

Yes, one simple slip can lead to an avalanche of attackers,

or "splatalanche", as we like to call it.

And that can make this round a bit more tactical.

If you're in the right place at the right time,

you can avoid all sorts of bother.

Here's a reminder of the attackers who've made it this far.

The remaining six are Christopher, Owen, Tyler, Keith, Haley

and Madison.

They will now be attempting to Ditch The Dungeon.

But the dungeon will be ditching two of them!

Here's what they're up against.

The challenge begins beneath the castle walls.

The attackers must escape from the Stockmarket,

cross the Splatwalk, then climb the Loathsome Ladder.

At the top there are just four flags.

If they claim one, they're in the final. If they can't, they're out.

Plus they have the slimy, grimy defenders to deal with.

Talking of which, it's time to find out who's on dungeon duty.

Let's meet the next three defenders.

First, it's the fun-loving, feisty Viking, Faetal.

Who ordered the pain cakes?

That's the cold-hearted Thorne, and here's the empty-bellied Vane.

-I'm starving.

-There's a surprise!

We take our jobs seriously.

Very seriously.

Dah dah dah dah! This is awesome!

Well, Vane looks focused as ever!

The attackers are in the stocks.

Chris is in yellow and green, Owen's in red, Tyler's in yellow,

Keith's in green, Maddy's in stripes, and Haley's in purple.

Thorne's on the froth broth-er, Vane's up top, and Faetal...

-Wooo!

-..is on the splatter batter.

HOOTER

And they're off. The attackers head for the gate.

Do your little thing on the splatwalk down there.

Christopher goes for an early sprint.

He's caught the defenders off guard.

-He's halfway up the ladder!

-Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wah! What is happening?!

Unbelievable! Chris is at the top!

This could be the fastest finish ever!

But Vane just fends him off, and Chris heads back down the ladder.

But at least he's taken Vane's weapon with him.

Everyone keep an eye on green. He's quick and crafty.

Great start from Chris...

-Not so great from Haley.

-Take some of this.

Ah, Chris doesn't get so far this time.

Whip it!

Thorne can't budge Madison,

but Owen slips and he heads back down into the milky brew.

Double whip it!

This time he does budge her, and she nudges Haley.

Dude, that foam looks like mayo. I'm getting hungry.

Does he ever get full?

Chris is down again,

and he takes a slippery slide along the splatwalk.

Madison also slips, and takes Keith with her.

Now, what's Tyler up to?

Slow down, it's not worth it.

Tyler disagrees.

Vane!

I don't know what to do.

These kids are on coffee or something.

Tyler's really got Vane rattled!

You're going to have to defend, Vane!

Well, the mini crisis for Vane is over,

as Tyler ends up back in the bazenge.

Thorne also helps out with an extra helping of foam for Chris.

Yes, he was near the top again, but the foam dislodges him

and we have our first splatalanche.

Madison does well to stay on the splatwalk.

Thorne turns his froth broth-er on Haley.

Haley, I'm your biggest fan!

I'm sure she really appreciates that, Faetal.

Oh, here comes Chris again!

And there goes Chris again.

Those sprints are less effective now the course is so wet.

That's Madison underneath all that foam. Frappucinno!

What a splat!

Madison loses grip, and then takes Owen for a slide on the splatwalk.

Yes, our cappuccino lover got more froth than she bargained for,

and then, just for fun, she decided to sweep Owen off his feet.

Uh-oh, look what I have!

The tummy rumbles?

No, worse than that, it's...

BOTH: The purple plague!

Vane unleashes the plague, and the attackers are sent scattering.

All except Keith. He seems to be immune.

Thorne tries a froth infection instead,

and Keith is down - all the way down!

Well, Tyler was the first to go,

riding the plague like the surfer dude he truly is.

Keith held on for a moment longer,

but the froth plague combo got him in the end.

Here's Chris again, with yet another sprint. Thorne starts frothing him.

And Faetal's got him in her sights, too.

Whoa! Vane!

Vane tries a slimeball.

And that's just enough to dislodge him. Oh, forehead brooder!

It's another splatalanche!

Bowling for attackers!

Once again Chris came so close to finishing,

but ended up colliding with Maddy and Haley.

Yes, this game can be so cruel - from the top of the castle to

the dungeon dregs in three seconds flat!

But Chris just keeps coming back for more!

I'm getting tired, you guys better slow down!

Vane's looking weak, and Keith senses an opportunity.

Owen's down, but Chris is there to take his place!

Thorne comes to help Vane, but he's too late.

Keith is through and takes the first flag!

He's joined almost immediately by the courageous Chris,

so we have two finalists.

Who will be next?

I think it's going to be Madison - yes, she's through

and claims the third flag!

One place remains.

Oh, not the best time to slip, Haley!

So Tyler might have a chance.

You're no longer my favourite!

But the surfer dude finds the ladder too gnarly.

Well remembered. And Owen can't make it either!

But he does slide beautifully along the splatwalk.

That leaves us with an exhausted Haley,

who crawls over the finish line to claim the fourth and final flag.

So that's it, Round Two is complete!

What exactly happened?

You lost Faetal, that's what happened.

Owen takes his slide of shame.

-I must say, he's very good at it.

-What about Tyler?

-I think he's all gnarled out.

-OK, enough with the gnarling.

Let's concentrate on the whooping and the cheering.

Yes, these four brave attackers are now one step closer to

claiming the crown.

Here's confirmation of our finalists.

That was an excellent round but the real treat is still to come.

Yeah, we are moments away from our moonlit final.

Our brave young warriors will be dreaming of that much-treasured

crown, but they'll have quite a nightmare trying to reach it!

Time now for a splat stat attack,

and for that we need the splat stat hat. Go!

After two rounds, Haley and Madison have the same overall results,

so can't be separated.

Keith just won Ditch The Dungeon,

but finished fourth in the moat challenge.

That leaves Chris, with a first and second place to his name,

which makes him today's favourite.

Will the hat be proved right? Only time will tell.

Here's a reminder of our four finalists.

We have Keith, Christopher, Madison and Haley. Good luck.

They're going to need it, because this is what they're up against!

It may look lovely in the moonlight,

but there are loads of stumbling blocks. The attackers start with

the Dire Mire, where they'll find the barrier of all barriers.

They then head through the gate, where the Terrifying Tees await.

Once over, they must leap onto the ScaryGoRound,

climb over the Annihilating Arm, and land on the Gruesome Twosome.

The Clobbering Cannons are next,

followed by a leap onto the Royal Ramps.

And once they've climbed up the slippery rock wall,

they'll find what they're looking for - the magical

and majestic Splatalot crown.

But standing in the attackers' way will be all six of the defenders.

They look fired up,

and they're certainly not going to give in without a splat.

Vane and Kook are on splatzukas,

Skabb and Faetal have cannon duty, Thorne has the vicious vaporisers,

and Madeva is in charge of the aqualiser.

The attackers look ready for battle.

Keith's in green, Chris is in green and yellow, Haley's in purple,

and Madison has the stripes.

Let the final begin!

-HOOTER

-And they're off!

The attackers head into the evening fog,

where they'll stumble upon the Dire Mire.

Stumble's the word. The mire slows everyone down.

Keith gets to the barrier just before Chris.

Both boys make it over,

but they leave the girls to fend for themselves.

You guys, we can't get over!

Right or wrong, you decide!

The boys are in it to win it.

Walk through that door, I dare ya!

Well, the boys do dare, and Vane splats them for good measure.

Back to the barrier. And Haley has just about made it!

Can you help pull me over?

Madison asks for help, but Haley's not listening!

Heads up!

Oh, Vane nearly splatted Haley there.

Keith tries the Tees. Sock-eye salmon!

The Terrifying Tees are really all about footwork.

If you put your foot in the wrong place, it ain't going to work -

as Keith just demonstrated!

Chris tries one of his trademark sprints.

Oh, he's down, but not out. He picks himself back up,

and somehow makes it over the Tees in one piece.

Keith leaps onto the ScaryGoRound and makes his landing.

He gets past the water blast and heads for the Annihilating Arm.

Back to Madison, who's made it to the Tees.

Yes, Maddy, yes!

Oh, no, Maddy, no!

Keith's over the arm now.

Vane slimes him, but the attacker just about hangs on.

Now Skabb's after him. He survives and leaps onto the Gruesome Twosome!

Oh, it's a top landing!

Keith's having a great final so far.

Chris needs to catch up.

He makes his landing, and moves towards the Annihilating Arm.

Vane knows from Round Two how quick he is.

-And he clears the arm in no time!

-How are you, buddy?

Look out, Chris! Sarcastic fringe head!

Skabb tries to distract Chris with a well-aimed splat and it's worked!

Here's Haley. She's decided to go for the slow and steady approach.

Oh, it's a water blast, but she's OK!

Now she's got two more Tees to go. Can she make it?

Yes, she can. Nice one, Haley.

Back to Keith on the Twosome.

Hey, splata, splata, splata!

Oh, he's been well and truly slimed!

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah!

Well, I've never seen that before!

Arrhhh! Arrrhh, arrrhh!

Thorne's gone gnarly.

Yep, can't argue with that.

Haley leaps successfully onto the ScaryGoRound.

The Annihilating Arm is soon upon her.

And so is the slime!

This is impossible!

No, it's not. Nothing's impossible!

Well, Keith's made it past one cannon.

-But mummy-chong!

-Where did he go?

-Here's Chris. Panga!

-Run, boy, before I lose my cool.

-I can't see, man!

-You can't see?

-I cannot see!

You can't use your hands.

You can only use your hands if you're going to high-five me!

Oh, catch a hoola!

So, what just happened?!

Faetal fooled Chris with a fake rule about high-fiving

the defenders. But, as we know, the only rule is, there are no rules.

Haley's over the arm, but she's got nowhere to land!

Apart from the moat.

Chris heads for the Royal Ramps, but he can't land either.

Now, what's Madison up to?

Somebody yell at me and tell me to run!

Run!

Aaah! I did it!

Well done, Maddy.

That was fun, wasn't it?

Maddy!

Ah, now she's got to do it all again.

Keith attempts the Royal Ramps, but he's down.

Chris has another go, and he's over!

Oh, no!

Madeva turns the aqualiser on full blast,

and goo grenades come raining down too!

The defenders sense danger.

They seem to think the best form of defence is attack!

But Chris deals with the pressure and makes it onto the wall.

Madeva doesn't let up with the aqualiser,

but Chris just keeps climbing.

He's at the top of the wall now.

One more step, and yes, he's over!

And that's it, Splatalot has a new ruler.

Yes!

All hail, King Christopher!

Madison applauds, but Haley and Keith are speechless.

I got the crown!

Yes, Chris, you did indeed get the crown,

and it was thoroughly deserved too!

Let's keep this celebratory mood going - here's the Splat Of The Day.

Well, King Chris has only gone and won that too!

Here's our new ruler in the moat challenge,

coming a cropper on the beastly choppers,

where splits led to splats.

Here's his journey to the crown.

He was the fastest round the moat,

and then sprinted and splatted his way through Round Two.

And then it was a simple matter of winning the final.

Anything to add, Your Highness?

Yes! My first act as King of Splatalot is to have one of you

thrown into the moat.

I wish I could do it to all of you, but tonight it will be you, Skabb!

Oh, just look at the other defenders, they couldn't be happier!

Nice to know who you're friends are, eh, Skabb?

So, that wraps it up for another tournament.

We'll have more mess and mayhem for you soon.

But for now we'll leave you with the final action of the day,

back down in the moat!

Oh, I can't bear to look.

Don't feel sorry for him.

No, I can't bear to look at his barbaric undies!

Skabb still rules!

So, until next time...

BOTH: Keep splatting!

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