♪ We are splitsboro kids
♪ And we go to sidekick school
♪ Learning to be second best
♪ While playing by the rules
♪ Maxum man is missing
♪ Now we rule the school
♪ Flyin', smashin', bashin' stuff ♪
♪ And lookin' super cool
♪ I'm a sidekick, sidekick
♪ That's the life for me
♪ Half-sized superzeros
♪ With full-sized hero dreams
♪ I'm a sidekick, sidekick
♪ What an awesome gig
♪ Just like superheroes (just like superzeroes)
♪ But only half as big
♪ Sidekick!
♪♪♪
Millions of years ago,
Grunk, the world's first super villain,
Ruled the earth.
Students oooooh...
Puppet bow before grunk! Rrrroarrrrr!
(Snoring)
Pamplemoose the early supers tried to stop grunk,
But they were no match for his dino army.
(T. Rex puppet roars, super army puppets scream)
Pamplemoose then maxum man arrived!
Maxum man puppet I'll save you with my prehistoric freeze breath!
(Grunk puppet screams in terror, t. Rex puppet roars)
And maxum man froze grunk for all eternity -
Or the end of the universe, or until a really hot day,
Whichever comes first. I can't remember.
Vana and kitty the end.
(Cheering)
(Snoring)
Whoa! Aghhh!
You've heard grunk's story.
Now, get ready to see grunk in all his frozen glory...
Students (cheers)
After a grueling hour bus ride through the desert.
(Laughs)
(Groans of disappointment) booo!
(Pointer snaps like a whip)
(Eagle cries)
Eric this is the worst field trip ever.
What are we even looking at?
Oooh. Whoa!
Do not touch grunk!
Did none of you pay attention in class?
Who's grunk?
What's a class?
(Teeth shatter)
If grunk were ever to thaw out,
We would all be doomed!
And cave men and dinosaurs
Would once again roam the earth!
Now, to the gift shop for a grunk tea cosy!
Students (cheering)
Vana come on. Let's go to the gift shop.
You can help me pick out some cute grunk earrings!
Ooh! Accessories!
So you're the first super villain ever, huh?
You don't look so tough to me.
Kee-yah! Hep! Yah!
That's right, grunk, don't mess with me!
Ungh!
(Rock thunks softly, clinks softly)
Glad nobody saw that.
(Chuckles)
(Glass cracks and shatters)
(Bird chirps)
(Crash)
(Screaming)
(Screaming)
This is your fault, isn't it?!
No! Maybe! But there's no proof.
(Screaming)
(Roars)
Grunk thanks, thumb-shaped kid, for releasing grunk.
(Disappointed groans)
(Nervous chuckle)
See? No proof at all!
(Angry scream) (burps)
Grunk return to his rightful kingdom!
First grunk need stick.
Then maxum man pay for freezing grunk!
(Snorting sniffs, gasps)
Mmm... Grunk hungry!
Hey, caveman, give that back!
Ya! Nobody steals from my eric.
Thanks, katy.
Kitty. Whatever.
(Licks lips and giggles)
(Gasps)
Ooh...
(Loud fart)
(Snickers) (angry groan)
Girl.
Huh?
(Gags)
What's going on here?
Grrrr...
Oh!
Grrrr...
(Heartbeat thumps)
(Beeping)
I can't believe this.
It appears that... (Gasps)
Grunk's in love with kitty?!
Perhaps that's why he's already kidnapped her
And escaped?
(Roars)
Kitty (screaming)
Eric noooooooooo!
(Crying)
Kitty whoa! You're kidnapping me?!
But no one ever kidnaps me.
(Engine roars)
Stop!
You've just stolen my one true love!
Eric!
I had no idea he felt that way.
This is better than I ever dreamed.
Agh! Give me back my sandwich!
(Hearts shatter)
Oh... (Cries)
Grunk grunk irked by pushy human.
Make girl sad.
Eat him!
(Gulps)
(Roars)
Cool!
(Gasps) you bring eric back right now!
Anything for pretty girl.
Pretty?
He was looking at me, right? Right?
(Hard punch) (grunts)
(Disapproving grunt)
(T. Rex grunts, hard splat)
No. No.
Thanks.
No.
(Pained groans)
Yes!
Grunk now, grunk will finish off humans
With power of fire!
Trevor that's not fire, dude, it's a sandwich.
(T. Rex roars)
I can't believe he picked kitty.
I can't believe he took my sandwich.
I can't believe this tea cozy!
(Slurps)
(Refreshed) ahhh...
(Teacup shatters, screams angrily)
Hi-yah!
(Beeping)
Eric okay, I think we pinpointed grunk's hideout.
But now we need a plan.
You got any ideas?
I don't know.
Maxum man froze grunk the first time,
So I guess all we need is... Maxum man.
Trevor, you're a genius!
I know, right?!
You wanna invest in my mayonnaise light bulb?
(Flies buzz)
Grunk oh, grunk sorry about mess.
Grunk have terrible roommates.
(Growls)
Grunk like girl.
That's nice.
(Gasps)
Grunk make girl romantic dinner!
(Whistles)
Uh, this may take a while.
Yeah, I got that.
Eric I'll save you!
Maxum man?
(Wind gusts)
Grunk no like maxum man.
Trevor then what about maxum men?!
That mean grunk hate twice as much!
Hmm... I'm not a whiz with math,
But the caveman's right!
Let's see how maxum man defend against ultimate w*apon!
Aghhhhh!
Wait. That's dino poop, right?
Yes. Yes, it is.
Oof!
(Screaming)
(Splat)
Hmm. Grunk no account for dodging.
Hold still!
Aghhh!
Eric! I knew you'd come.
So what's the plan?
This is it.
We were hoping that two maxum men
Would confuse his primitive brain
And he would just give up.
Um, that doesn't seem like much of a plan.
Grunk (groans)
Grunk confused. Grunk give up.
I'm sorry I ever doubted you!
But they no give up!
(Roaring)
Whooa-oa-ho!
I knew I should have doubted you.
(Screaming)
(Roars)
Eric I'm. So. Hungry!
Well, I'm not.
(Gulps)
Awesome!
(Sniffs)
What is that?
(Moans)
Grunk make dinner for pretty girl.
We have meat, other meat,
Meat chunks, meat-sicles,
Four cheese souffle infused with jasmine...
With meat,
And finally...
(Gasps) that's it!
I have to save that sandwich!
And kitty.
And kitty!
And I know just who to call!
Let me get this straight.
You want me to help you to help kitty?
Get real.
But vana, you're our only hope.
Later, needles. Oh wait, maybe not.
Eric you know what, vana?
We don't really need you anyway.
After all, we have kitty.
Dude, that makes me feel weird.
You remember kitty, right?
She's the bravest, the smartest,
And the prettiest sidekick in the whole world.
It's no wonder grunk picked her instead of you.
Right, vana? Vana?
(Everyone gasps, ground rumbles)
(Gasps)
(Loud expl*si*n)
(Pained grunts)
Hi-ya!
(Ferocious growl)
Brave, huh?
Smart, huh?
(Roars)
Pretty, huh?
(Ice cubes clunk)
(Roars)
Oh yeah?
(Gulps)
(Whirring sound)
(expl*si*n)
Aghhhhhh!
(Ferocious panting)
Hey, what up with ugly kitty?
(att*ck yell)
Eat ice, caveman!
(Loud blast)
Grunk nooooo!
You think she'll come back?
Yeah. Of course.
Just as soon as she forgives us.
All oh.
Don't worry.
After first thousand years, time just fly by.
Trevor I spy with my little eye,
Something that starts with...ice.
(Groans)
Eric unnnggghhhh!
Kitty unnnggghhh!
(Hard slap)
Eric so. Hungry.
♪♪♪
(School bell rings, students chatter)
Pamplemoose now, class, we have a guest speaker
With a very special announcement.
Please be rocket underwear.
Please be rocket underwear.
(Disappointed groans)
Good morning, sidekicks.
Today, I am excited to share with you
A technological breakthrough
Which will change the world of sidekicks forever.
(Cheering)
No longer will you risk life and limb assisting supers.
I'm listening.
No longer will you be pummelled,
Beaten and blown up.
Oh yeah!
Mayor swift never again will you have to wash
Your super's unmentionables!
Gospel choir ♪ yeah...
Sing it to me, brother!
Behold the future...
Please be rocket underwear.
...of sidekicking:
Laser operated individual digital sidekicks...
The loids!
Hmph! Fine then! I'll just make my own.
You are all obsolete.
The sidekick academy is closed forever!
Uh...
Woo-hoo!
(Sighing)
Freedom!
(Laughs)
I'll never have to get beaten
In the name of sidekicking again!
Well, that fine for you, needles,
But I was born to be a sidekick.
It's my one and only dream.
And if the school closes, when will I see you?
Eric don't worry.
You can still drop by the mansion.
Hmm...
(Snoring)
(Farts)
(Sighs) you got it!
Vana no way! I won't stand for this.
No machine can replace me!
Yah!
Think fast!
(Whirs)
Oh, they're good.
Whoa!
Pamplemoose I just want to tell you all
How much I'm not going to miss you.
I'm not going to miss you, or you,
Or really any of you.
Good riddance.
(Laughs)
High-five, everyone!
(Chuckles) yeah!
Ugghh!
(Chuckles)
(Bones crunch, lands hard)
Owww!
Come on! This is a great day.
No more sidekick school.
No more painful tests to fail.
No more putting our lives in danger.
Then again, if I'm not a sidekick,
I won't be able to live in the maxum mansion anymore,
And I guess I'll have to go back to the orphanage.
I'll lose everything...
Those robots have got to go!
Who's with me?!
Once again, I'm talking to nobody!
(Knocking)
Hey, maxum brain! Open up!
We need to get rid of the loids
Before they ruin everything for everyone -
Especially me!
Also we gotta fix this door.
Since you are no longer a sidekick,
You can no longer be staying in the mansion.
But I thought maybe you could help me-
What is that I'm hearing?
Oh yes,
The sound of someone who is leaving.
Fine. I get it.
I'll just take my things and go.
Actually, all of your "things"
Were replicated here in the mansion
And are property of maxum corp.
I'll be taking them back
And then will be giving them to the orphans.
But I am the orphans!
(Whirs) hey!
(Chuckles)
Aghhhh!
Fine. They can take my job,
My home, even my clothes,
But they can't take away my dignity...
(Embarrassed chuckle)
(Knocking)
Yeeeeessss?
Aghhhh!
Trevor, what happened?!
You grew an evil goatee?
Nah. It's licorice. Want some?
My chin sweat makes it salty.
Mmm. Yum.
Hey, wanna see some cool stuff I invented
Since the school closed?
The superfun skin melting ray,
The sparkly bone crusher,
And the funday device!
Don't point that at me! It's a doomsday device!
No! It's a funday device.
What does it do?
Spread doom.
But in a fun way. See?
Hi, eric. Whoa!
Oops!
All these gadgets are totally evil.
Pfft! Yeah, right!
Next, you'll tell me my pet gargoyle collection is evil too.
(Vicious snarling)
Anywho...
You wanna help me get rid of the loids
So we can get back to being sidekicks again?
Sure. What's a loid?
And where can I get a garbage bag pantsuit
Like yours?
It's divine!
(Chanting) om...
(Knocking)
Vana?
Oh, hey guys..
Om...
Wow! You're a lot calmer than I thought you'd be
After the whole loid takeover thing.
We thought you'd be a little more...
Um... Tense.
Vana I thought I would be, too.
But, you know, I've really grown
And found my centre by doing normal,
Non-sidekick stuff.
I've been doing a little light reading...
Knitting...
Making exact replicas of loids out of my earwax.
(Crazed laughter)
Keepin' busy.
Vana, would you like to get rid of those robots?
The robots that took away your chance to be a hero?
The robots that ruined your life?
Would you like to do that with us? Huh?
Wouldja?
(Battle yell)
Hi-ya!
(Crazed screaming)
(Snorts)
Yes, I believe I would.
Those robots don't stand a chance!
Wow! They had such a ginormous chance!
Totally. Ya-huh.
Fo' sho.
Curse these brutal mechanical marvels.
Awww. Thanks!
We don't stand a chance.
The loids are amazing sidekicks.
Static clint sidekicks, maybe.
But they're no match for full-blown super heroes!
(Cheering)
(Fighting and punching grunts)
Wow! They're so much more than a match
For full blown super heroes.
All for sure. Uh-huh. Oh yeah.
There's only one thing left to do.
Invent yogurt shoes?
Dibs on rhubarb!
No. If we want our old jobs back,
We've got to go into the very heart of darkness
Where heroes dare not tread.
You mean like the congo?
The horror.
The horror.
No. We need to go to the evil side of town
And call upon the worst super-villain
The world has ever known!
(Dramatic organ chord)
(Thunder)
Xox ooh, visitors!
I'm all a-twitter.
Trevor xox, what happened to you?
I am a changed man.
Tell me about it.
Xox since the loids got rid of all you good guys
And took the fun out of being bad,
I decided to retire from evile
And get the old band back together!
(Groans, chains clink)
Here's our new album.
Tell me what you think.
Be honest... But gentle!
(Slow tune plays)
(Gags and vomits)
I think I'm gonna be sick.
Honestly and gently sick.
Eric are you telling me,
That the world's greatest super villain
Has been defeated
By a bunch of goody-goody robotic sidekicks?
I wasn't defeated!
(Calming down) I told you, I retired to pursue my music.
I'm through with all that nasty evile stuff.
(Spits)
You take that back!
Aww! That's too bad, xox.
We were going to try to destroy the loids.
You know, crush them.
Maim them.
Blow them up.
Forget it, eric.
"Sweater vest" here wouldn't be interested.
Grrr...
Sweater vest?! Aaaargh!
I hate those loids
More than I hate pop music and sweaters and, and...
Tea!
And I really don't like the drum mix
On the third track of our album either.
Totally!
Join me, my villainous brothers,
As we destroy this plague of mechanical goodness
And once again spread evile throughout splittsboro!
(Cheering wildly) I love it!
Now let's cause some destruction.
(Evil laughter)
Yaaa! Way ahead of you, dude.
(Laser blasts) yeah!
Those loids are going down!
Wow, they did not go down.
All you're telling me. Oh yeah. Uh-huh.
Curse you loids and your brutal tyranny!
And thanks!
So that's it, we lost.
Trevor it's all over.
I wish we could just pack up, leave the robots behind,
And move to a new town.
All hmm...
(Cranes whir)
(Drills whir)
(Lasers blast)
(Loud clang)
Ahhhhh!
And we shall call new splittsboro,
"Splittsboro"!
And never speak of its newness again.
(Cheering)
This new city is great.
Yup, a clean slate.
A town where heroes can be heroes.
And villains can be villains.
And sidekicks can be sidekicks!
Yeah!
Hey!
Wouldn't it be great
If we had some kind of cool robots
Who could help us out and do our work for us?
All hmm...
02x37 - The Land Before Grunk / I, Sidebot
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Series is about an orphan boy named Eric, with his best friend Trevor and his two female friends, Vana and Kitty, who are training to become superhero sidekicks at the Academy.
Series is about an orphan boy named Eric, with his best friend Trevor and his two female friends, Vana and Kitty, who are training to become superhero sidekicks at the Academy.