02x06 - Costumed Capers

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Do I hear my favorite go-getters?

Lots of go-getting lined up for today?

Go... getting... tired.

Yesterday's side gig wore us out.

Remember when weekends were chill?

Like practicing a dance routine for five hours straight?

Or planning every last detail of the next week?

Beach.

Sunshine.

Shave ice.

Once, just once,

it would be nice if one of our jobs was... simple.

You could simply work for me.

As my taste testers.

It's your mom and my's anniversary

and I want to surprise her by recreating our favorite desert

from our favorite restaurant, mango sticky rice.

You call that simple, Dad?

Did you forget about the last time you employed taste testers?

Jacks and Jayla won't even look at a plate of meatballs anymore.

What if we start as color testers.

Like is it supposed to be green?

Ooh. I thought I fixed that.

I don't know if we're getting out of this one.

It's from Rafa.

"Hey ladies. You're welcome in advance."

"I'm on my way with costumes right now..."

"...for the modeling job I just booked you!"

- -Yes!

Rafa to the rescue.

This is perfect.

An easy simple gig we were practically born for.

Just think of it.

Strutting down the runway. Cameras flashing and--

Wait.

What?

Are the flashes too bright?

We can wear sunglasses.

No, no.

Have you ever noticed how Rafa is, uh, creative

with his job descriptions?

Right.

Like when he booked us a performance gig

and we spent all day wrangling a runaway pigeon.

So by modeling, he could mean...

Anything.

Huh?

Oof!

Rafa. Is that-?

Yep. May I introduce Caper the Cat.

She's the mascot for Caper's Costumes.

The best costume store in the city.

I'm there like all the time.

How come you've never taken us?

It's where I go for some me time.

And this morning the owner said she was looking for

two people to promote the store in Times Square.

So, since the costumes are both adorable and fabulous,

I obviously thought of you two. Plus, they make cute sounds.

Mostly cute.

Brings back so many memories.

Same. For me, it was the Tater Truck Toad.

His croaks still give me nightmares.

I meant good memories.

I loved seeing Caper the Cat around the city

when I was little.

And now we get to put our own spin on the character.

She even has her own signature move.

It's called the Purrfect Pirouette.

Did someone say perfect? Who's ready to try-

Sorry, Dad, us go-getters gotta get going.

Sorry, we can't help you with your...

...science project?

- Hello my wonderful family. -

Hi, Mom. Bye, Mom.

Cat costumes? You two are already hard enough to herd.

Honey, happy anniversary.

Uh, Kel?

Uh, hi honey.

Our ping-pong paddles are broken, yeah.

So uh, frying pan for the pinging and ponging.

You know I have the sharpest eyes in the skies, right?

Why are you covered in rice?

Uh, it was supposed to be an anniversary surprise.

I was trying to make

our favorite mango sticky rice from Rice Patio.

So far I've mastered the sticky part.

Oh, honey.

I see your copycat cooking and raise you

an actual lunch reservation at Rice Patio.

No, you didn't!

Table for two. Happy anniversary.

Marrying you was the smartest thing I've ever done.

Let's go.

Uh, maybe leave your ping-pong paddle at home.

Now that's a cat walk.

Right? You know, I had my doubts.

Mostly about the smell in here.

But I'm loving this cat noise machine.

Meow, meow.

Muh-muh-meow.

That'll be great for, um, catching people's attention

to hand them the store's flyers.

And I'll get their attention with my pirouettes.

The deal is we have to hand out all the flyers to get paid.

How hard can handing out some flyers in Times Square be?

There's, like, so many people.

Come to Caper's Costumes!

Brook, hey.

A cool costume for every caper.

Brook! Brooklyn!

And there she goes.

Oh, no.

It's okay. You'll make it purrfect in no time.

-No, not that. -That!

So many mascots.

And they're handing out flyers too.

And that whale costume is cuter than yours.

What? The cuteness factor was a big part

of my flyer deployment strategy.

Now we have a whale and two frankly fabulous castle guards

to contend with.

We're just as cute and fabulous.

But that is a lot of competition.

Looks like handing out all these flyers

won't be so simple after all.

Ooh, I have been thinking about this mango sticky rice

since our last anniversary.

Hey. You know how we've always made sure to eat

our main course and veggies before dessert

to give Brooklyn a good rule to live by?

I am hating that rule right about now.

Exactly. And Brooklyn isn't here.

Waiter!

All right. I did a quick calculation of which corner

has the most foot traffic, and this is it.

It's flyer time.

I feel some serious Barbie-level inspiration

about to happen.

Come to Caper's Costumes.

A cool costume for every caper.

Oh! Hi Mr. Stefan's Dad.

Say Caper's Costumes.

Oh, no, those are for...

We're on your turf?

And we should leave... now.

Oh, no problem.

We'll do just fine over on that corner.

Wow. Stefan has some work to do.

We understood his dad perfectly.

It's almost like they've got something against cats.

But our costumes are so cool.

Woah!

Coolness, check.

Visibility, not so check. I didn't even see that curb.

Me neither.

But I am seeing the saddest corner in Times Square.

Correction. It was sad. But now we're here, right?

Sorry ladies, but this is the only corner

with no other mascots.

Oh. I can smell why.

Ugh. I think it's soaking into my fur.

Etta would not approve.

Aha!

Hey. It's like mi Abuela always says.

When life gives you dumpsters, you take out the trash

and then drink lemonade by the recycling bin.

Does your Abuela ever make any sense?

Come to Caper's costumes.

A cool costume for every caper!

Come on. We can still own this corner.

That's the spirit.

You're right. It's not perfect, but we'll make it work.

After all these years, you still fascinate me.

Now I remember why we had the dessert last rule.

No room for the rest of the meal.

Whew. You ready to go?

This is going to take a lot of blocks to walk off.

Turmeric?

No, no, no, no.

Cayenne? Oh, sorry honey.

I tried to find the secret ingredient all morning

and just couldn't.

Oh, wait! Paprika.

No, no.

What is it?

Well, I know better than to take you away

from a culinary mystery.

I think I can pack in one more round to help solve this.

Waiter.

Hey, girls.

Aww. You two didn't have to take time off your jobs

to come see us.

Listen to you staying in character.

I've got to get a picture of this.

Adorbs! Can I say that? I'm saying it, so adorbs.

Oh. Well bye, girls.

Since when does Brooklyn wear cologne?

Stop them!

What exactly were you two plotting

with those devious pranksters?

Pranksters?

Need a costume that will survive anything

New York can throw at it?

Check out Caper's Costumes.

Who is that?

Am I seeing double?

Hmm. The store owner promised me you'd be the only Caper Cats.

It's bad enough having to compete with Clucky's Clothes

and Whale of a Wardrobe.

Don't worry. I'll get to the bottom of this.

Who's worried? We can handle some competition.

Yeah! Bring it.

Costumes. Get your costumes here.

Ma'am. That was our daughter and her best friend.

They're good kids.

Hardworking, with big dreams.

They don't have a pranking bone in their bodies.

If that wasn't a prank, then my name isn't Glynis DéBouquet.

Just look at my grandson. He's frazzled!

- -Frayed.

- -Flummoxed.

- -Waiter?

I have been pranked at your restaurant.

My club sandwich is full of feathers

and my grandson, bless his heart, has never been so, so...

Flustered?

The perpetrators are getting away

thanks to these two accomplices.

What are you going to do about it?

-Now wait just a second. -Accomplices?

I'm so sorry, Mrs. DéBouquet.

But I can't exactly chase them down.

Fine. Then I'll take care of those troublemakers myself.

Blaine!

We're going to need our check.

Brooklyn, I'm almost out of fliers.

We're in the homestretch. Easy pea-

Huh?

Costume?

I have some questions for you hooligans.

-Hoolie who now? -Us?

Do you think it's funny to frighten old ladies?

-No! -Never.

Who's paying for my club sandwich?

-You? -Him?

Are you two good at catching pigeons?

-Kind of. -We've had some practice.

Aha! So it was you who fowled our platter.

I'm not sure what's going on.

-But we've been right here. -Doing our job.

But wait.

We did see two other Caper Cats over there a few minutes ago.

Maybe that's who, uh, what was it?

You! You think taking my flyers

and throwing them in the sewer is funny?

Today was my one chance to get promoted to bowling ball.

That settles it. You two are in big trouble.

That's them, over there.

A likely story.

Do I look like I was born yesterday?

No, ma'am.

Not even the day before yesterday.

But can I just say that you've got amazing skin

for your age, no matter when you were born?

You want proof we're not the pranksters?

-We'll get you proof, come on. -Woah!

We've got to catch those guys.

Hey, get back here.

Another day, another gutter ball.

Okay, now wait just a second.

We claimed this corner fair and square.

Oh, uh, you okay?

I should just give up show business.

And bowling.

-Rafa? -Rafa?

Where are Brooklyn and Malibu?

And why is the bowling pin crying?

That's what I want to know.

-I've been crying because... -No, I meant the cats.

Exactly!

-What? -What?

The girls were just here.

I left to check about those other Caper Cats

and the owner said they're definitely not official mascots.

So, there are more cats.

I knew our girls weren't causing trouble.

Wait. How do you guys know about the other cats?

And what trouble?

Hey!

You owe me a promotion!

They're not affiliated with us.

Caper the Cat does not prank.

How does it feel?

Girls. We found you.

You'll never guess what happened...

I don't think those were the cats we're looking for.

-Woah! -Woah!

- -Blaine!

Uh-Nah. The cats went that way.

No, they went that way.

Whew. Some anniversary.

Never exercise right after a meal.

We're breaking all the rules today.

You okay, Malibu?

Brooklyn. It's me.

Watch it, cat!

How are they so fast in these bulky things?

I don't think we can catch them.

Maybe we don't have to.

Look. They're headed straight for the other mascots.

If they get the same treatment we did...

Then we know exactly where they'll end up.

Hard to see in those things, huh?

We gotcha.

And I've got all of you.

It was them!

See? They just tried to run.

And you ran away earlier.

I think it's time to call the authorities.

Oh, wait, Mrs. DéBouquet.

We have proof which cats pranked you at the restaurant.

Look closely.

The pranksters got rice stuck to their costumes.

Blaine!

You think you're sad now?

I'm going to find your mothers

and see what they have to say about this,

or my name isn't Glynis DéBouquet.

On the house.

Thanks for your help finding those pranksters.

Well, don't mind if we do.

- Mm-mm. -That's all of it.

The store got so much buzz from the video

of you two catching the pranksters,

the owner didn't even care about the flyers.

I guess a simple job wouldn't have been as fun, huh?

Still it would be nice for a certain manager

to get us at least one simple gig.

Or for a certain manager to give us a heads up

next time things are going to get... catty.

Wait, wait, wait.

You want me to let you know next time one of your gigs might lead

to a case of mistaken identity involving a pair of pranksters

in cat costumes, an aspiring bowling ball,

and a shockingly fast senior citizen

with a hiccuping grandson?

Coconut!