03x10 - Dance With Danger

[bunniefuu]

[imitating plane engine]

♪ Come with me to the Inkwell Isles
It's just off the coast, maybe miles ♪

♪ Where there's good and there's bad
And then there's in-between ♪

♪ With Cuphead and Mugman
You'll see what I mean ♪

♪ Ice cream and rockets
Trouble never ends ♪

♪ Watch these ding-dongs
As they make new friends ♪

♪ They'll need some help
Just to stay on track ♪

♪ Oh no, there's that guy!
You better watch your back! ♪

-♪ So if you're looking for fun ♪
-♪ Yes, we're looking for fun ♪

-♪ And a dash of heebie-jeebies ♪
-♪ We've got the heebie-jeebies ♪

♪ Pack your bags and let's go
Welcome to The Cuphead Show! ♪

♪ Welcome to The Cuphead Show! ♪

[plays mellow coda]

[lively jazz plays]

[somber jazz plays]

[horn honks]

[somber jazz continues]

[grunting]

[woman] Guess who always got
the worst chores at the orphanage.

[continues grunting]

[breathes deeply]

[slow tapping]

[giggles]

[grunting]

[water splashing rhythmically]

Huh?

[rhythmic splashing continues]

-[line strumming rhythmically]
-[sheets flapping rhythmically]

[towel flaps rhythmically]

[sounds continue in unison]

[tapping in time with other sounds]

[tap dancing]

Ms. Chalice, what's our number one rule?

[in unison] No fun of any kind.

Exactly.

[bell rings]

That's lunch.

[children clamoring]

Oh, lunch! [chuckles nervously]

I'd love to stay and chat,
but that gruel isn't gonna eat itself.

Not so fast.

Lunch is only for children
who abide by the rules.

Now, scrub that floor.

[sighs]

[scrubs rhythmically]

[piano plays lively tune]

[laughs]

[tap dancing]

[both exclaim]

[penguins squawking]

[rubs washboard rhythmically]

[penguins squawking]

[line strums]

[strums rhythmically]

[penguins squawking]

[penguins] Hmph.

[towel snaps]

[snapping towel rhythmically]

[penguins squawking]

You've left us no choice.

[grunting]

[Ms. Chalice] They kept trying to keep me
from dancin'.

That's when I knew
it was time for a change.

[giggles nervously]

And just what do you think you're doing?!

Uh…

[lively jazz plays]

Stop her!

[penguins squawking]

Young lady, you have just
three seconds to get down from there.

One,

two…

[Ms. Chalice] Three!

[all squawk]

-Oh!
-[both gasp]

[lively jazz plays]

[laughs]

It seemed like
things were startin' to look up.

Yes, sir. Everything was
finally comin' up Chalice.

[slams]

Until they weren't.

[screaming]

Ugh.

[stomach rumbles]

[grunts]

Huh?

[gasps]

-[gasps] Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew, ew!
-[shoes tapping]

[panting]

What a charming little dance.

[Ms. Chalice] And just like that,
everything changed.

[gasps]

[Ms. Chalice] That's when I realized
alls I had to do was turn up the charm.

[shoes tapping]

♪ With a tickety-tap tap ♪

♪ And a wink of the eye ♪

♪ I can get anything ♪

♪ By turnin' up the charm ♪

♪ I'll do whatever it takes
To get what I need ♪

♪ And really, what's the harm? ♪

♪ I was down-and-out done for
Life had me licked ♪

♪ Then I batted my eyes
Flashed 'em a smile ♪

-♪ Suddenly something clicked ♪
-[spectators cheer]

Whee!

[scatting]

[continues scatting]

[dogs growl, bark]

[tap dancing and scatting]

[continues tap dancing]

♪ Now I'm free as a birdie
Flyin' high and flyin' low ♪

♪ The world is my "erster"
Hey, it's a one-person show ♪

♪ I'm lookin' out now for number one
I don't need friends to have my fun ♪

♪ With a tickety-tap-tap
And a wink of the eye ♪

♪ I'm charming ♪

♪ And disarming ♪

♪ I'm lookin' out for number one ♪

[Ms. Chalice groans]

What happened?

Where am I?

I feel so strange.

[gasps]

[gasps]

I'm a g-g-g-g-ghost!

[Devil] That's right.

You're a g-g-g-g-ghost.

I'm afraid it was just your time.

What? My time? But that's not fair.

Everything was finally coming up Chalice!

File.

-File. [snaps fingers]
-Oh!

[grunts]

Yes, yes. Pity.

Let's just take a look
at your file, shall we?

Ooh!

What's this?

Charming people into
giving you things for free

through song and dance.

[chuckles nervously]

You know, I'm a bit
of a song-and-dance man myself.

Impressive, Ms. Chalice.

It's just this little thing I do.
Hey, listen, I really should be going.

Stay a while, won't you?

After all, how do you expect to dance

without feet?

So I'm gonna be like this forever?

Mm-hmm.

Unless you'd like to make a deal?

I could offer you a second chance.

To be normal again?

Well, you'd still be a ghost,

but you'd have the ability to turn into
your living form any time you want.

Okay! Sure!

[Devil] There is one more thing.

You'd owe me a favor
to be named at a later date.

Deal?

Deal!

[sizzling]

[Ms. Chalice yelps, blows]

[gasps]

[tap dancing]

[laughs]

Hey, it works!

Of course.

But don't forget you owe me a favor.

Well, I best be hittin' the bricks.
[chuckles]

[Devil] Uh-uh-uh.

Wallet.

Aw, you got me. [chuckles awkwardly]

[chuckles]

Yes. I've got you.

[cackles]

Okay, off you go. [snaps fingers]

[chuckles]

Uh… Hey, where's my wallet?

-[crowd chattering]
-Poor little thing.

Ah, what a shame.

-[Ms. Chalice] Hiya!
-[gasp]

-What's everybody lookin' at?
-[scream]

Ain't you never seen anyone
come back from the dead before?

-[piano plays lively tune]
-[tap dancing]

[Ms. Chalice] Again,
everything was comin' up Chalice.

[man] Hey!

[whistle blows]

You gonna pay for that?

[chuckles] Ah!

Get back here!

[panting]

[panting]

[scatting]

♪ Click your heels, go, go, go
And dance across a rainbow ♪

[Ms. Chalice] That was the day
I met the two ding-dongs.

Come to think of it,
that was the first day

I started lookin' out for someone
who wasn't number one.

They're my best friends.

Heck, they're my only friends.

-[thud]
-[elevator bell rings]

Uh, okay, we're here.

Good luck.

[gulps]

[sinister organ music plays]

Hey again, Devil. Been a while.

Say, you look fantastic.

You seem to be getting younger
and younger. [chuckles nervously]

Ms. Chalice, charming as always.

Looks like you've been having
quite a time up there.

I see you've made some friends.

Just a couple of ding-dongs.
You'd love 'em. [chuckles]

[Devil] Yes. That's precisely
what I'd like to speak with you about.

It's time to cash in on
that favor you owe me.

Sure. What do you need?

I need you to betray

the ding-dongs.

[gasps]

[closing theme music plays]