3-2-1 Penguins!, Season 2

Admiral Strap:
Penguins! Come in, penguins!

Zidgel:
Admiral Strap, sir! [salutes]

Michelle:
Uh, who's that?

Fidgel:
That's Admiral Strap. Our commander at Federation HQ.

[The Rockhopper arrives at Grandmum's cottage in the attic, sending Jason and Michelle back]

Zigel:
Well, until next time, cadets!

Midgel:
G'bye, mates!

Jason and Michelle:
Goodbye!

[As Fidgel fires the galeezle, the claw pops out and falls on the floor, covered in gum]

Michelle:
Oh no, what happened?

Jason:
What happened?! Can't you see? The thing's broken!

Michelle:
How?

Fidgel:
[examines the gum] Hmm…corn syrup, soy lecithin, and titanium dioxide, if I'm not very much mistaken. A construct otherwise known as…

Jason:
Hubby chubby bubble gum! Oh no! [points angrily at Michelle] It was you! You must have spit it out when the galeezel pulled us in!

Michelle:
I wasn't the only one with hubby chubby! You were chewing it too!

Jason:
I swallowed mine!

Michelle:
Well, I didn't do it! You must have done it!

Jason:
I didn't do it! You did!

Michelle:
No, you did!

Zidgel:
Ah, ah! Temper, temper. Here we go, accusing each other again! Remember what old Sol told us: not smart without all the facts.

Jason:
Well, the fact is we aren't going to be able to get back to Grandmum's and it's all Michelle's fault!

Michelle:
Can you fix it, Fidgel?

Fidgel:
Well, um…it's not…Well, I can try.

Jason:
"Try?!" Oh no! We're going to stay this size? I'm only as big as my little finger!

Michelle:
Can you make it work again?

Fidgel:
[pulls out a small, burned out device covered in gum] This is what makes it work. The metric magnetic matter disperser. The only one in existence as far as I know! Without this, the galeezle is useless! I fear the bubble gum has burnt it out.

Fidgel:
Jason, Michelle, would you like a sandwich?

Jason:
No. I just want Grandmum's cocoa.

Michelle:
I thought you weren't talking to me.

Jason:
I wasn't talking to you, you galeezle breaker!

Michelle:
I didn't break it. You did! Your gum must've come out when you were screaming like a baby.

Jason:
Screaming like a baby?!

Michelle:
Yes, you always scream like a baby when galeezled into the ship!

Zidge:
[angrily enters the main room after taking a shower with his hair all droopy] KEVIN! YOU'VE BEEN INTO MY SHAMPOO AGAIN!

Midgel:
Calm down, captain.

Zidgel:
Calm down? Calm down?! Listen to me! "Ridiculous proportions shampoo" is shampoo! Do you hear me? Shampoo! But you always use it as a body wash! A body wash! Do you know how much body you have to wash?!

Midgel:
Now wait just a minute, captain. Didn't you say earlier that we shouldn't be too quick to accuse each other? [gasps as he sees his poster lying in the table; outraged] Doc! Doc! What have you done to my poster?!

Fidgel:
I-I just needed something to protect the table.

Midgel:
Do you know how much this is worth?! It was from the last tour of the Boomerangutans!

Fidgel:
[offended] Well, if you wouldn't leave your quarters in such a mess, how am I to know what's rare and what's rubbish?

[As the penguins argue with each other, Jason and Michelle cover their ears]

Jason:
Nice going, Michelle!

Michelle:
What?! Now you're blaming me for this?!

Jason:
We wouldn't even be here if you hadn't broken the galeezle!

[The Rockhopper pulls up at the Comet Lounge]

Zidgel:
Captain's blog, we're going on a picnic.

Michelle:
So, what are we doing here?

Midgel:
Had to stop off for some supplies, first. Soda pop, sandwiches, you know.

Fidgel:
Don't forget the chocolate bars and marshmallows!

Jason:
Oh, great! I love eating s'mores!

Fidgel:
Eating? Oh no, I need them for a new fuel experiment.

Midgel:
Now don't take all day with your science project stuff, Doctor. We're here to get in, get supplies, and get out. No nonsense.

Fidgel:
I assure you, my experiments are not nonsense.

Midgel:
What about the time you tried to make glass invisible so you can see through it?

Fidgel:
Well, it worked, didn't it?

Jason:
What's wrong with being lazy?

Sol:
Well, just think, if I didn't work around here, nobody would get served, dirty dishes would pile up. Pretty soon the whole place would stink!

Michelle:
Like Jason's room!

Sol:
[chuckles] Old Sol says, "The lazy person wants many things, but has nothing; but the person who is diligent and hardworking truly has it all." You want to be diligent, right, kids?

Jason:
Actually, the picnic sounds more fun.

Sol:
[laughs] I'm sure it does. You just keep an eye on those ants, you hear?

Jason:
We will. Is it just me, or is he weird?

Fidgel:
[opens the storage bay, finding it a huge mess inside] Oh, dear me.

Midgel:
What's got your knickers in a knot, doc?

Fidgel:
Well, I'm scheduled to run a diagnostic test on the Harryhausen ray, but it's in the back of this storage bay, and I can't get to it.

Midgel:
Harryhausen ray? What's that?

Fidgel:
Oh, it's simply a device that halts movement on a molecular level.

Midgel:
[not understanding] In the Queen's English, Fidge.

Fidgel:
Yes. It stops action, freezes things in time and space.

Midgel:
Classic. But it looks like you could use some help.

Fidgel:
Oh, why thank you.

Midgel:
If I see anyone available, I'll send 'em round.

Fidgel:
[enters Jason's room, finding Jason lying on his bed] Hello, Jason. I hear you're looking to earn some extra money for sea chimps?

Jason:
Yeah!

Fidgel:
Well, the storage bay is in a bit of a mess. What say I hire you to clean it?

Jason:
Hire? You mean like a job? I'm kinda busy. Maybe later. Uh, doc? Turn the page for me. I can't reach.

Jason:
[enters Michelle's room as he follows the smelling scent and spots a cupcake on the table, but as he tries to take it, Michelle snatches it from him] Let me have a cupcake. I'll tell Grandmum you've learned your lesson when we get back.

Michelle:
No. I made them, I say who gets one.

Jason:
You won't give me one because you're still mad about play-ser tag. [holds up the toy set of said game]

Michelle:
Yeah, it was no fair. I was sick of being it.

Jason:
[puts on the play-ser shield] At least I shared with you.

Michelle:
You gave me the broken one.

Jason:
This one? It's a new invention. Fidgel even said it didn't work right. turns on the device and a straight and spiral beam fires and goes around the room until it reaches him]

Michelle:
No, thanks, that thing is a play-ser tag magnet. Wherever I hid in the room, that beam would find me. I was it the whole time!

Jason:
Fine, but it's not my fault it doesn't work. Keep your stale old cupcakes. [leaves the room in a huff]

Grandmum:
Michelle, is this the way I've taught you to rinse the dishes?

Michelle:
[sees the sink overflowing; alarmed] Oh no! [quickly turns it off and places a towel on the wet floor]

Grandmum:
And, Jason, you didn't replace the plastic liner in this trash can.

Jason:
Sorry, Grandmum, I'll go get it right now.

Michelle:
I guess I was in too big a hurry. I'm sorry.

Grandmum:
Remember what the Good Book says, "Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good. Haste makes mistakes."

Jason:
Is that a real proverb?

Grandmum:
It jolly well is. Take the time to listen and do it right the first time.

Jason:
Like the trash liner. I'm on it.

Grandmum:
You'll just make a mess if you rush.

Jason:
Now where's that spaceship? It was right here!

Michelle:
Jason, you heard Grandmum. We got to put the clean sheets on our beds.

Jason:
I did.

Michelle:
[sternly] Jason.

Jason:
It's fine. I'll make the bed later. [Midgel galeezles both him and Michelle into the Rockhopper] Whoa, definitely later.

Michelle:
Hey, thanks, Midgel. Where is everybody?

Midgel:
Sorry, Michelle, no time for chit chat, we got to get going. [The kids are strapped to their seats and buckle up] The others are at the Comet Lounge making sure Sol doesn't run out of the afternoon special.

Jason and Michelle:
Sol's Aurora Borealis fruit punch!

Jason:
What are we waiting for?!

Jason, Michelle, and Midgel:
BONSAI!

[The Rockhopper arrives at the Comet Lounge and Jason, Michelle, and Midgel enter where the rest of the crew are already there]

Midgel:
Where's the aurora borealis punch?

Fidgel:
Sol hasn't lit the sign, yet.

Midgel:
Whew. I'd hate to miss the aurora borealis. Best fruit punch in the galaxy.

Fidgel:
Hey, I was in line first.

Zidgel:
Captains first, then everyone else.

Jason:
You were right, Michelle. We didn't take our time and we made mistakes.

Michelle:
Captain Zidgel? Jason and I have realized something.

Zidgel:
Can't stop it. Tried everything.

Jason:
Captain, we have tried everything, except listening.

Zidgel:
Listening? What do you mean?

Michelle:
Grandmum told us, enthusiasm without knowledge is no good.

Jason:
And haste makes mistakes.

Zidgel:
Translated, means…is this a tongue twister?

Fidgel:
Wait, I think I know. Rushing to do things in your own enthusiasm instead of taking time to understand and think causes problems.

Midgel:
Cuz you'll just make a mess if you hurry.

Kevin:
Yeah, big mess.

Jason:
Right, we've been in such a hurry to get back to the Comet Lounge for Sol's aurora borealis fruit punch--

Michelle:
That we've been running with the first ideas that popped into our heads. Nobody listened to the tiki king.

Midgel:
Hey, Mish, everything all right?

Michelle:
Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Midgel, do you, do you think I'm pretty?

Midgel:
What? [nervously laughs] Well, to tell you the truth, Michelle, I really don't know much about that sort of thing. To me, the prettiest thing in the world is the Rockhopper. She's a beaut, she is.

Fidgel:
[tweaking the galeezle as Michelle enters the main room] Oh, hello, dear. I've been tweaking the galeezle device. Would you like to help me?

Michelle:
Fidgel, do you think I'm pretty?

Fidgel:
Pretty? Uh, well, pretty is as pretty does, as my mom always used to say. [pulls out a photo of his mother] Ah, Mum was the prettiest woman in the world.

Jason:
No, that was not my fault. It was the lousy time machine. It didn't even work!

Michelle:
Or maybe you didn't listen to any advice!