02x01 - The Mom Identity

[bunniefuu]

[orchestral pop
theme song playing]

♪ A secret story
Somewhere in time ♪

♪ An unsolved mystery
Playing in your mind ♪

♪ A time for action A
fire we must light ♪

♪ A new beginning A
tale we must write ♪

♪ So come with me
It's now or never ♪

♪ So come with me Let's
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♪ Come with me On
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♪ Come with me Let
this last forever ♪

♪ So come with me ♪

[narrator] Oh, hi! Welcome
back. It's been far too long.

I'm so glad to see you,
I could burst into…

[high-pitched singing] ♪Song! ♪

[coughs, clears throat]

Yeah, maybe no song.

It's finally time to track
down Sam and the crew,

and see what fun awaits
us in season two...

[engine roars]

Uh, excuse me!

I'm kind of in the
middle of something here.

[boat whirring]

[surf rock music playing]

[narrator] Hey,
Sam, what ya up to?

Huh. He's not responding.

Ah. That's probably 'cause our
hero is straight up James Bonding.

[mysterious music playing]

[clicking]

[clicking, whirring]

Huh?

Uh…

What?

[buzzing]

[beeps]

[music intensifies]

[garbled sounds of surprise]

[beeping]

[loud rapid beeping]

[alarm wailing]

[horn blaring]

[grunts]

Oh!

[automated voice] Activate.

"Sorry"? Sorry for what?

- [automated voice] Five, four, three…
- [gasping]

- …two, one.
- [high-pitched beep]

[loud splat]

- [high-pitched beep]
- [loud splat]

[narrator] The sneak's sneaking
successed. He heads off on the I am.

Another mission accomplished
for our friend Sam I-Am.

- [bell dings]
- [cook] Order up!

[narrator chuckles]
Oh, never mind.

Sam's right here where we
left off in the last episode.

I wonder who that spy was. I
guess we'll find out later.

[Sam] Mmm!

What's going on, Sam?

The eggs. They're my…

Mom's!

[sadly] Oh.

You all right there, buddy?

Sorry, he just… [sighs]

He really liked your recipe.

Oh yeah, it's the eggs.

I have 'em shipped in. Nice
little farm in East Flubria.

[gasps]

[sparkling]

[mother] Here, Sam. Try them.

That must be where my mother is!

East Flubria?

- That's halfway around the world.
- [door bangs]

That's why we should get going!

[groans]

[narrator] The time was at
hand, a moment like no other.

Sam was finally going
to meet his mother.

[grunts happily]

All right.

I've gotta have just
the right opening line.

'Sup, Mom!

[laughs] Or do you
prefer Mom I-Am?

Or Mrs. Mom? Or the Mother
Formerly Known As "Mom"?

[chuckles, sighs]

No, just be yourself.

Hi, Mom. I…

I… am Sam.

No, that's still not right.

Sam… I-Am.

It's nice to meet you.

[scoffs] Put that hand
away, Samuel I-Amuel.

Where I come from,
moms hug their sons.

I'm so happy to see you. Mmm.

[narrator] Sam practiced
away at his I-love-you-ing,

clueless that a volatile
conflict was brewing.

- [dramatic music playing]
- The stolen substance is highly unstable!

[Joaquin Furmano] Sources believe the
laboratory break-in may be related

to ongoing hostility between the
nations of Yookia and Zookia.

It was clearly the work
of those crooked Yooks!

This has deplorable "Zooks"
written all over it!

[Joaquin] Two countries fighting over
the most dangerous stuff on the planet.

A powder keg that could
explode at any second.

[expl*si*n]

And a reporter who craves the spotlight
so badly, I'm willing to be here!

Live from the Yook/ - Zook
border, I am Joaquin Furmano.

[wood creaking]

Ah!

[whimsical music playing]

[crowd laughing]

Hmm…

I can't believe Sam's headed
all the way to East...

- I wanna go!
- Ah!

You don't even know
where he's going.

Don't-care-it's-not-here-take-me-there!

E.B., look...

Oh, come on. Summer
vacation is so boring.

And, Mom, ever since Meepville,

you've made huge strides in supporting
my life of thrill-seeking adventure!

Well, yes, I've definitely
made real progress there. Oh…

Uh… [sighs]

[chuckles nervously] Well,
what do you think, Guy?

Believe me, I'd love to head off
on another adventure with Sam

just as much as E.B. would.

But look at this stack of bills.

First month's rent on
my new invention shop.

Bamboo for the Pandog.

Sam's subscription to the
Egg-of-the-Month club.

Okay, I'm canceling that one.

He only eats green!

- [banging on door]
- [gasps]

Whoo! Ding-dong!
Doorbell's broken.

[sparking]

[laughs and cheers on TV]

[clicks off]

Operation Find My
Mom begins now!

Because me and my best bud are on
our way to East Flubria. Right, Guy?

Actually, Sam… I can't.

[gasps]

[gasps]

[gasps deeply]

[exhales] Sorry, I just realized
I forgot our toothbrush.

By the way, did you say something?
I kinda zoned out for a second.

[slowly] I can't go with you.

And I can't go without you.

You're my best friend, Guy.

I need you.

So, I'm gonna go for broke
here and give it one last sh*t.

Will you come to
East Flubria with me?

[moans] Ah…

[giggles]

No.

- One more sh*t?
- No.

- Another sh*t?
- No.

- What about now?
- No.

- Will you?
- No.

Will you?

No.

No. No. No. No. No!

- Are you sure?
- Yes!

Whoa!

[Guy] Sam, I'm sorry, but
I just can't go with you.

I'm starting a new business,
I've got new responsibilities.

And you know what opening
this shop means for my family.

[shutter clicks]

You're right. Your
family needs you, Guy.

Just like mine needs me.

So, I'm gonna go find my mom

and do for the I-Am's what
you've done for the Am-I's.

Anyways, I should have known
this shop was your destiny.

- What?
- [excited chatter]

[Sam] This place
is gonna be huge.

[narrator] It is huge for
Guy, you got that right, Sam.

He'll be able to provide
for his whole new fam.

I mean, look,

for the very first time
in your entire career,

not a single one of your inventions
has spontaneously exploded.

[Guy chuckling]

[yelling]

[crowd yells]

[sparking]

[all muttering]

Oh, my shop.

My inventions.

- [clangs]
- [gasps]

Hey, look, that one didn't ex...

[Guy sighs heavily]

Sorry...

[tires squealing]

Hood flip!

Guy, I heard about what
happened and I want you to know,

I will find the person
who did this to you.

Thanks, Gluntz. But it was me.

I swear on my life,

the wretched monster responsible
for this atrocity will pay!

- [moos]
- Oh, that cow looks suspicious.

I'm gonna go interrogate it.

[laughs]

Reverse hood flip!

[tires squeal]

- Guy, I am so sorry.
- [cow moos]

I know what this meant to you.

[Gluntz] Moo!

Me too, Guy.

This is an unspeakable tragedy
with absolutely no bright sides.

Mmm, except…

You can come to East
Flubria with me now!

- No, I can't.
- [Gluntz] Moo.

I have to rebuild the shop.

Plus, I'm responsible

for every smashed window and
tipped-over car in town right now.

[Gluntz] Moo!

- I must have a stack of "U.O.
- Me's" a zillometer tall.

- [Gluntz] Moo-moo-moo-moo!
- [cow moos]

- [sighs]
- [Gluntz] Moo!

Guy, you should go with Sam.

- What?
- Yeah.

It'll take at least a week for them
to clear all that wreckage and…

You've been so stressed out, it's
gonna be good for you to get away.

You need to clear your
head and, well, reset...

[E.B. muffled] I can come too!

Achoo!

Okay, this isn't
what it looks like.

It's not? 'Cause it looks like you
were stowing away in my suitcase.

Okay, it is what it looks like.

But the point is, I'm
coming with you guys!

Young lady, we've
discussed this.

We discussed you being more fun.

Come on, Mom. I know you
can let go a little bit.

[narrator] Michellee has
learned how to loosen the reins.

But this trip is a whole
new level of pains.

Though it's not her first choice,
or her fifth, or her eighth,

her husband and daughter
have both earned her faith.

[sighs]

[chuckles]

You know what? I trust you.

[inhales] Ah!

Okay, Sam. I'm in.

Sklergagenatpak!

That's East Flubrian for

"I do not speak East
Flubrian but will do my best

to assimilate to the local
customs and culture."

- Let's go!
- Whoo!

[Guy] Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hmm.

[narrator] Whoa! Here we go.
I'm fired up. How 'bout you?

This trek's so big, a cold
air balloon just won't do.

- [Sam] Whoo-hoo! Yeah!
- [E.B. laughing]

East Flubria, here we come!

[sighs] Be careful with my baby.

Hmm.

I promise.

Mmm.

- [wedding bells ringing]
- Ah!

[playing from ring]
♪ Eternal courtship ♪

Um…

Mm.

[Sam] Whoa.

[Sam and E.B. laughing]

Hmm…

[engine huffing]

[narrator] Our journey will
cross every corner of the map.

But it's a long flight, so
first, how 'bout a quick nap?

[bell ringing]

["Stressed Out" playing]

♪ Wish we could turn back
time To the good old days ♪

♪ When our momma
sang us to sleep ♪

- ♪ But now we're stressed out ♪
- Mom?

♪ Wish we could turn back time ♪

[laughter echoing]

♪ To the good old days ♪

- ♪ When our momma sang us to sleep ♪
- Mom?

- Mom?
- ♪ But now we're stressed out ♪

[screaming]

Whoa!

♪ We're stressed out ♪

♪ Used to play pretend Give
each other different names ♪

♪ We would build a rocket ship
And then we'd fly it far away ♪

♪ Used to dream of outer space But
now they're laughing at our face ♪

♪ Singing, "Wake up You
need to make money", yeah ♪

♪ Used to play pretend Give
each other different names ♪

♪ We would build a rocket ship
And then we'd fly it far away ♪

♪ Used to dream of outer space
Now they're laughing at our face ♪

♪ Singing, "Wake up You
need to make money", yeah ♪

♪ Wish we could turn back time ♪

♪ To the good old days ♪

- ♪ When our momma sang us to sleep ♪
- Ma-ma-ma-ma.

♪ But now we're stressed out ♪

[mother] Here, Sam. Try them.

- [Guy] Sam? Sam. Sam!
- [chewing]

[Sam] Huh?

[woman on PA] Thank you for
choosing Glurfsburg World Airways…

Oh! Hey, guys.
Enjoying the flight?

Did they come by
with the snack cart?

Sam, we're here.

[gasps]

According to The Fludzner's
Guide to East Flubria,

we're in the city of Katroo, a place
known for its bustling marketplace,

colorful fruit smoothies,
and friendly strangers.

Some Pokie-McDokie,
mister? For you!

Steamed? Fried? Still alive?

Oooky-fruit smoothie? Comes
stinky or extra stinky.

Taxixat, sir? Travel to the
right for three bruckles.

- Ey, travel to the left for two bruckles.
- To the right is better.

New hat, mister? New fez? New
fez? New fezzle de foozle?

Boy, my mom's town
is just great!

Hey, buddy. Sweet
country you got here.

I dig it a lot.

- [gasping]
- Oh!

Not right. Rude.

Sam, in East Flubria, a double
thumbs up actually means,

"Your uncle cheats
on his taxes."

[slurps]

Ah!

Ugh. What?

What did I do?

In East Flubria, it's
customary to spit a drink

in the face of the best friend
of a person who offends you.

[chuckles] Wow. Come on, Guy.

Have some respect for
the way of life here.

Okay, enough wasting time.

The best way to track
down Sam's mom is...

Actually, let me jump
in here real quick, Guy.

I've already orchestrated
the perfect plan to find her.

Watch and see.

Mom!

Where are you? It's me, Sam!

Your son!

I'm here to find you!

Mom!

Whoa!

Or we start with our only clue.

Whoa, Sam, look.

These eggs came from a place
called "Ma's Farmhouse."

Exactly. And "Ma" is
short for "Mother."

Which is long for "Mom"! That's
where she must be! Come on!

Taxi! Taxi!

[all gasp]

- [all slurping]
- Oh no.

Ugh.

Ah!

- We're here! We made it, Guy!
- [E.B. chuckles]

[Guy grunts]

- Wow!
- [sighs]

It's just like I
dreamed it would be.

- Uh-huh.
- [chickens clucking]

[upbeat music playing]

Whoa!

Eggs just like Ma used to make.

Hey, hello there.

Excuse me, is Ma here?

Ma who?

My ma, to be specific.

She looks like
this. Or maybe this.

Or quite possibly this.

Ringing any bells?

Well…

We're all Ma's here.

Huh?

I'm Fa Ma.

That's Ba Ma.

That's Ga Ma.

And that is Ya Ma.

[sadly] Great names.
I love a good rhyme.

Well, then maybe Sam's
mom is a customer.

Check with the record-keeping
office out back.

You want to talk to...

Not going to happen.

We can't just give out
that kind of information.

Our customer logs
are privileged.

[E.B.] But he basically
is a customer.

He's been eating your
eggs since he was a baby.

- No.
- [E.B.] Uh…

And he's a member
of the I-Am family.

I am. An I-Am. Sam I-Am. I am.

It's pronounced I-Ahm.

No way!

Oh my gosh.

I ahm so embahrrassed.

Now if you'll excuse
me, I have work to do.

[sighs]

Ma'am, listen,

we're trying to reunite
our friend with his mother.

Are you a mother?

[chirping]

[whimpers]

[chirps happily]

Here.

This is the address.

[Sam] Hmm?

We can't read this.

You wrote the address
in chicken scratch.

- Wow. That's offensive.
- [crying]

Whoa, hey!

Hold on, I think if…

If I just cross my eyes
and look at it upside down

with my head tucked between
my legs, I can make out a…

[grunts] I know I can read this!

"Bawk, bawk-bawk, bawk,
bawk, bawk, bawk."

Hey, Guy, I think
I've got an idea.

Yeah.

["There's A Trick In Pickin' A
Chick-Chick-Chicken" playing]

♪ Oh the way they're dressing
And the things they do ♪

♪ Keeps me guessing,
I'm telling you ♪

♪ There's a trick in picking
A chick-chick-chicken today ♪

♪ Why grey-haired Granny and Sister
Sue I can't tell 'em apart, can you? ♪

♪ There's a trick in picking
A chick-chick-chicken today ♪

♪ You must be wise
You must be gifted ♪

- ♪ To recognize a face that's lifted ♪
- [humming along]

♪ Oh, the way they're dressing
and the things they do ♪

- [whistling]
- ♪ Keeps me guessing, I'm telling you ♪

♪ There's a trick in picking
A chick-chick-chicken today ♪

[truck retreats]

[emotional music playing]

You sure this is the place?

We should circle the neighborhood to
make sure we're not missing something.

What neighborhood?

Sam, this is it.

Come on, Sam.

We'll all knock together.

[exhales]

- Uh…
- [Guy] Here, Sam, let me.

[E.B.] Oh!

Thanks.

[Sam gasps]

Hi, Mom. I am Sam.

Sam I-Am.

It's nice to meet you.

[deep breath]

[footsteps approaching]

[older woman] Hello.

Huh?

Hello?

[gasp]

May I help you?

Mom.

No.

Never had any
children of my own.

Oh. [Sighs]

So sorry to bother you,
but is this the I-Am…

I mean I-Ahm house?

No, it's not.

I bought this house from a
nice woman many years ago.

The woman, do you know her
name, or where she is now?

I don't remember
a thing about her,

other than she used
to live here alone.

Don't give up, Sam.

Maybe this isn't
the right house.

Oh! No.

This is it.

[sparkling]

[Baby Sam] Ma-ma-ma-ma.

Will you make it for me?

[mother] Of course
I will, honey.

Here, Sam. Try them.

I remember.

This is where she
would make them for me.

Right here.

[sighs]

We found her house.

But it's a dead end.

You'll find her, Sam.

How?

That was our only clue.

Maybe I just wasn't
meant to find my mom.

[narrator] It's hard to see Sam
like this, all sad and un-fun.

Hey, Sam. Look.

[narrator gasps]

It's the same briefcase they
swapped back in season one!

It's just an unremarkable attaché
sold in most major stores.

To Yookia.

With love.

Oh no! An erroneous
briefcase swap!

I've got to help him!

Sam, hold on.

There's been a mistake!

Wait for us!

- [Sam] You dropped your briefcase!
- Huh?

Please acknowledge you can hear me so I
can return it without further incident!

- [man laughs, grunts]
- Ah!

[both struggling]

[both grunting]

Sorry, don't mean to butt in, but
I think I can sort things out.

It's nobody's fault.

- [woman yelps]
- What the…

[grunts]

It is crazy how popular
this briefcase is.

Ah!

- Yes!
- Nobody move!

- What?
- [Sam] I've got it!

- I got it!
- No, no, no, no, no, no.

Yes!

[both grunt]

[laughs wickedly]

[narrator] Heads up, plot twist.

Let me jump in while I can,
before that guy spoils it.

Not today, Pam I-Am!

- [laughs]
- [grunts]

Pam I-Am?

[gasps]

[Baby Sam] Ma-ma-ma-ma.
Will you make them for me?

Here, Sam. Try them.

Ma-ma-ma-ma.

Ma-ma-ma-ma. Ma-ma-ma-ma.

[narrator] Dang! I was dying
to drop that major truth b*mb.

That lady's not just a
spy. She's also Sam's…

Mom?

[orchestral pop
theme song playing]