02x04 - Opening Doors

[bunniefuu]

[CLEARS THROAT] I'm the very important

CEO of Fear Co., Johnny Worthington,

and I want you, Tylor
Tuskmon, to join me.

Nice monocle, Mr. Worthington.

I demand an answer.

Oh, right. Uh... [CLEARS THROAT]

Mr. Worthington,
I appreciate the opportunity,

but I have to turn your job offer down.

[GASPS] Turn me down?

- All right, I...
- [BAWLING]

TYLOR: That's... That's a lot now.

And scene.

That felt good, but I have some notes.

- Okay.
- You might want to explain why you're turning it down.

- Friendship with Val, never leaving Val behind...
- Sure. Sure.

Basically anything Val-related works.

Do I really need to do that?

Yes, Tylor. Some people get clingy.

I got this.

I'll just pop over to Fear Co. at lunch

to return Johnny's Scare Card,

and then gently turn down his job offer.

You promise?

[CHUCKLES] I promise.

[LAUGHS]

Work buds forever! [EXCLAIMS]

- [YELPS]
- Uh... Val?

[GULPS] I swallowed my monocle.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

[HUMMING TUNE]

[CREATURE CROAKS]

Huh?

Where's Katherine?

[GASPS]

[YELPS]

[WHIMPERS]

Listen, we don't want any trouble.

Please take a Drooler Cooler
and just mosey on out of here.

[SPUTTERS] Terribly sorry,
frightening stranger.

There's no one named
Katherine around here.

I don't go by that name
anymore, and you know it,

Susie Sunshine.

It's just Sunny now.

Your Receiving Station kind ain't
welcome around these MIFT parts.

[GROWLS]

Mmm.

Your new big canister is leaking.

It says it's full, but when I check it,

- it's only 80%.
- [BEEPS]

My cans don't leak.

I suggest you recheck your work.

[BOTH GROWL]

Now, ladies, I'm sure this
can be settled with words.

- [GRUNTS]
- Company protocol states

you have to check your equipment
to rule out malfunctions.

I'd think you'd be more familiar

with the safety protocols
you helped me write.

You know what? Whosever mistake it was

has to apologize to the other.

Oh, if we're doling out apologies,

maybe I'll finally get one
for the incident.

I'm starting to think this isn't
just about the canister.

Much like our relationship,

you're going down in flames.

It's on.

- It's on.
- It's on.

Oh, it's on!

I'll be back later for that
apology, Katherine.

[SNICKERS]

Is it safe to come out?

Did Sunny, the frightening,
yet ironically-named lady leave?

[GROANS] Good riddance.

I'll check this canister
to make sure there's no leaks

so I finally get that
apology Sunny owes me.

Okay. And while you do that,

the rest of us will head
up to the Laugh Floor

to make sure that none of the
equipment is causing the leak.

Oh, and I'll track it
on this handy checklist.

These empty boxes are
just hankering for a check.

♪ So, we're off to find the leaks ♪

♪ Those cheeky, leaky leaks ♪

♪ We'll look under chairs
and up the stairs ♪

♪ We'll even check our underwear ♪

♪ We're off to find the leaks ♪

BOTH: ♪ Those pesky, cheeky leaks ♪

[LAUGHING, GIGGLING]

Right.

[GROANS]

[CHUCKLES]

Bingo. I just did six solid minutes
on a kid's pet goldfish.

All ad-lib. You know, I'm at the point
where I'm surprising myself.

[GRUNTING, WHIMPERS]

[SIGHS]

Don't worry, you'll get more laughs.

It's not even lunch yet.

- [BUZZER SOUNDS]
- CELIA: That's lunch.

- Oh... Hmm.
- [SIGHS]

Hey, do you mind if I use your
scooter to pop over to Fear Co.?

Of course. But do you want me
to go with you for mor-Val support?

No, no, no, don't... Don't worry
about it. I won't be long.

I'll be back at 1:00 on the dot.

- [GASPS]
- Tylor, come join us

on our magical journey
to check for leaks.

[LAUGHS] Oh, can you
believe we get paid for this?

We're checking to make sure
there are no leaky leaks anywhere.

Oh, okay, great. Well, I'm off.

Where you running to, college boy?

To lunch because it's lunch.

And where, exactly, might that be?

Sneezecake Factory? Lou Mal-snotty's?

[DEVICE BEEPING]

[FRITZ VOCALIZING]

Okay.

All the equipment is good here.

No leaky leaks.

♪ Leaks, leaks, leaks ♪

♪ Still looking for those leaks ♪

Singing.

♪ Those cheeky, sneaky, creaky, peaky ♪

♪ Nasty little leaks ♪

♪ We'll look on every floor
and open every door ♪

♪ And top to bottom inside out ♪

♪ Until there's not a single doubt ♪

♪ We're gonna find the leaks ♪

ALL: ♪ Those cheeky, leaky leaks ♪

[CHUCKLING]

Fear Co. How can I help you?

Please hold.

Hi. Welcome to Fear Co.

Hi. Uh, how are you?

So, I know he's super busy,

but, um, I have a very a personal
item to return to Mr. Johnny...

- CHET: Okay, you have the commercial sh**t at 2:00.
- Yeah.

But I told them that you
will arrive camera-ready.

- Uh-huh.
- [CHUCKLES] You always look great.

TYLOR: Mr. Worthington.

Oh. Tylor?

TYLOR: Uh, hi. Hello.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

Uh, about last night...

Thank you for dinner, by the way.

But I... I came here because you

forgot your dad's Scare
Card at the restaurant.

Oh. [CHUCKLES] Wow. Thanks.

I cannot believe I did that.

You know, uh, you came all this way.

Let me show you around.

Oh, uh, well, I... you
know, actually, I...

Yeah, you got a full schedule.

Photo sh**t. Sales presentat...

Don't worry. I'll make it quick.

Chet, hold all my calls.

Okay. Well, been here


But you two guys have fun.

ROGER: ♪ Still looking for the leaks ♪

♪ Those cheeky, cheeky leaks ♪

♪ Found nothing in the holding pen ♪

BOTH: ♪ But just to be sure
I checked again ♪

♪ So color in my checklist once again ♪

♪ We're just meant to think
there's no leaky leaks ♪

♪ By some diabolical saboteur ♪

[GROANS] God,

you've got me singing.

And it doesn't even rhyme.

Yeah, but a saboteur would
still need a key to get in here.

- Oh, yeah, you need the key.
- [GASPS]

Anyone else have a copy of this key?

Oh. Oh. I have one. It's right here.

Uh, it was here.

Look, I had them all while
you were at the CREEP show,

but I returned them promptly, like this.

Clink.

Someone must have borrowed it, then.

Or stole it.

It could be any of us, really.

Yeah, it could be.

Ah. So, you're saying it could
be you behind this leak, huh?

No. He's just saying
he's a possible option.

Anything else you want to confess?

[WHIMPERS] I'm not a real orthodontist.

What?

- [RASPING NEARBY]
- Huh?

[ALL WHIMPERING]

[CREATURE GROWLING]

- [SCREAMS]
- [YELPING]

What a surprising and
frightening entrance.

My second heart is b*ating so fast.

- Did Katherine send you guys to spy on me?
- [OTHERS GASP]

Oh, no. Relax.

We're just checking the
equipment for leaky leaks.

Please don't k*ll me.

Oh, well, in that case,
follow me. [CHUCKLES]

I'll show you my little
part of the world.

There's a lot of live wires around
here, so don't lick 'em. [LAUGHS]

Edward learned that lesson.

I miss him.

Come on. [SCATTING]

TYLOR: Wow, you have so much space.

JOHNNY: Notice how
the offices are all glass.

We value transparency here
at Fear Co. And also glass.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

Hey, welcome back, Ethan.

ETHAN: Hey, how you doing, Mr. W?

- Hey there, Brian.
- BRIAN: Hey, boss.

- There's our nap pods. Good morning, Jane.
- [YAWNS]

JOHNNY: And our daycare.

I really want work to feel
like home, you know?

- WOMAN: What do we do?
- [KIDS GROWL]

JOHNNY: And here in the R&D lab,

our scientists are hard
at work on Fear Co.'s

game-changing scream amplifier.

Oh, yeah, I heard you mention
that at the CREEP show.

Relax, Colleen.

[CHUCKLES] Don't mind her.

She's overly protective
of all her stuff.

[GASPS]

And this is the Receiving Station,

where the laughs are pulled
before going to the refinery.

The Monsters Inc. automated
canister draining system?

It's beautiful, isn't it?

How does it work, exactly?
That's what you're wondering?

I'll tell you right now.

Well, first, we have to attach
a full laugh canister cart.

Then we input the correct grid code.

[KEYPAD BEEPING]

- [CHUCKLES]
- [GRUNTS]

SUNNY: Now, it's alive!

It's alive! [LAUGHS]

Whoa!

SUNNY: I could listen
to the sweet sounds

of those canisters draining all day.

The energy is drained
from the canister into...

... the Receiving Station's
containment tanks.

Yep. And then, that pooled energy
is released through the pipeline

- over to...
- The refinery, for speedy processing.

- [HISSES] Where the refined gigglewatts...
- The gigglewatts...

BOTH: Are safely sent...

- ... to...
- ... to...

- Oh, just finish it.
- [GASPS]

The gigglewatts are safely sent
to Monsters Inc. customers

to power their homes. [GIGGLES]

And you know all of this because...

Oh. Well, what can I say?

I'm just a huge fan
of Receiving Stations.

- Smiles.
- [GROANS]

And this is where the magic
happens. And by magic,

I mean screams. Lots of them.

- You hear that?
- [FAINT SCREAMING]

- [LOUD SCREAMING]
- [GASPS] The Scare Floor.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Sorry.
Official Scarers only.

Hopefully, that'll be you soon, huh?

The leaderboard. [CHUCKLES]

I kind of miss that.

Well, of course you do. It's good
to be acknowledged for your talent.

[CHUCKLES] You really scared
'em good this time, Joy.

[CHUCKLES] Thanks, Kenny.
All in a day's work.

Way to go, Joy.

She's been at the top of our leaderboard
for, what is it, five weeks?

Six. I think it might be a record.

If Tylor here joins us, you may
not be number one for very long.

Me? No, no, no. Come on.

A Monsters' U legend? [CHUCKLES]

I would be honored to scare beside you.

[CHUCKLES]

Maybe later. Come on, let's go.

ROGER: ♪ We never found
those leaks, you see ♪

♪ A failed mission, unfortunately ♪

♪ And all my boxes have been checked ♪

♪ Something else I do suspect ♪

♪ But we never found the leaks ♪

ALL: ♪ The cheeky, leaky leaks ♪

I knew I was right.

There wasn't a problem
with my equipment.

Someone is still gonna
have to tell Cutter.

That the leak is her fault? I'll do it.

[BUZZER SOUNDS]

VAL: See you later, Kay.

[MUNCHING] Hey, Tylor.

I have some leftover Barf-allo
wings, if you want them.

[GULPS] Uh...

Come on, Tylor. You should
be here by now.

HAZEL: All right, all right.
Dashiell, your macchiato.

Addie, your hisspresso.

[GASPS] Changed your hair. Ooh, love it.

- WOMAN: Oh, thank you.
- And for our honored guests here,

your extra large pepperstink mocha.

Ah, thank you.

Oh, look at that. You actually
spelled my name right.

That never happens.

Mmm.

This place is amazing.

I mean, it's all just so different here.

I mean, there's so much space.

I haven't even hit my horns on anything.

Hey, Claire Worthington!
Senior vice president of marketing,

and my heart.

[SIGHS] Done with work for the day.

My evening as kid-chauffeur begins.

Off to get Lorelei to roller derby
and J.J. to singing lessons.

And apparently, he's a baritone.

[SCATTING]

I don't see it.

Kids, say hello to one
of the best roarers

your dad's ever heard
and won't stop talking about.

Even when I'm trying to meditate.

Oh, hey, it's Mr. Fish and Ships.

- [GULPS]
- Is your roar better than your jokes?

Ha. Good one.

Uh, well, you know, I mean,

[SPUTTERS] I guess I could...
I could give it a sh*t.

This will be good.

[INHALES]

[ROARING LOUDLY]

[MONSTERS GASPING]

- Whoa, I goo'd myself. [CHUCKLES]
- [APPLAUSE IN BACKGROUND]

[EXCLAIMS] That almost
made me feel something.

- Hah!
- Not too shabby.

ROSIE: [GASPS] Tylor?

Tylor Tuskmon?

Rosie?

All right, everyone.

We need a good work shift
to get those gigglewatts up.

Val, get those donuts ready for Tylor.

I'm on it. And here comes Tylor now.

Tylor, I got everything ready for you

while you were definitely in the
bathroom and not somewhere else.

So, you're here at Fear Co. now?

Am I here now? No. No, no.

Well, you know, I am here
now, yes. [CHUCKLES]

But I'm not here now.

Please don't tell anyone back
at Monsters, Inc. I was here.

- Don't worry about it.
- [SIGHS IN RELIEF] Thanks.

Since I left Monsters, Inc., I haven't
really kept in touch with anyone.

- Oh. Yeah.
- You know, I gave the jokester thing a try,

but at the end of the day,
I had to look in the mirror.

And ask yourself the hard questions?

No, I literally looked in the mirror
and saw a big, scary monster.

Scaring is what I was made to do.

You can't escape who you
are, so just embrace it.

[SIGHS]

So, do you like it here?

Yeah. I've only been here
a couple of weeks.

But I'm happy. Can't you tell?

[CLEARS THROAT] Yes. Well, um,
yeah, you're glowing. [CHUCKLES]

[GASPS] What's Duncan doing here?

Yeah, no, that's not Duncan.

- That's Declan.
- Declan?

Declan, come here!

Rosie, my love.

I want you to meet Tylor.

He's a Monster University alum
and former Scream King. So...

College boy, eh?

I greatly appreciate your
post-secondary education.

A big proponent of that.

Declan here just got promoted
to Scare Floor deputy supervisor.

We're all jealous of him.

Oh, I'm not one for titles.

I just live every day asking, "How
can I be of service to others?"

I just wanted to make my father proud.

Definitely not Duncan.

CELIA: Let's go, monsters.

Put some more pep in your comedy steps.

We need to fill those canisters now!

[SIGHS] All right, all right, all right.

Val, Tylor will be here any
minute and it'll all be fine.

Excuse me, Val. You best
tell Tylor to hurry up

or find somebody else to get
some laughs. [CHUCKLES]

I guess "somebody" is me.

Okay. I'll just glance
at who we've got here.

Name, unknown.

Likes... stuff?

Sense of humor... "It's all subjective"?

Who wrote this?

[EXHALES]

You're right, sticker. I can do it.

They wouldn't put it on
a sticker if it weren't true.

[HUMMING]

[GASPS]

[WHIMPERS]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

Uh, hi.

Donuts?

Yes. Yes, they are.

Would you like one?

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

You seem like the chocolate-glazed type.

[LAUGHS]

May I sit next to you?

Mmm-hmm.

What's your name?

I'm Avani.

I love your name, Avani. I'm Val.

Nice to meet you.

Hi, Val.

[VAL GASPS]

VAL: You like toads, too?

Yeah, I love them.

This is Wartso.

Oh, hello, Wartso.

[GASPS] I'm Thaddeus Rexford,
with my short little arms.

Short arms are just
as good as long arms.

Trust me, I know.

[LAUGHS]

[GASPS] Would Wartso like to accompany

Thaddeus Rexford to
a rainbow dance party?

Yes, please.

[SCATTING]

Oh, here comes Wartso,
hopping over the rainbow.

[GASPS] Oh, look. Here
comes Thaddeus Rex.

[SCATTING]

[ROARS]

Oh, no, wait, they just
want to hug it out!

[GROWLS]

- I love you. I love you.
- [LAUGHING]

[BOTH GROWL]

Check out these insane dance moves.

[VOCALIZING]

TYLOR: Your office is
[CHUCKLES] incredible.

I mean, this couch? Wow.

You know, our couch
at home reclines, too.

But that's just because
the springs are broken.

So, let's cut right to it.

What are you thinking
about the job offer?

Uh... [CLEARS THROAT] Yes. Well, okay.

- Yes. Mr. Worthington.
- Call me Johnny.

Yes, J... Sorry. Johnny.
Johnny. [CHUCKLES]

Um, I... Look, I appreciate
the opportunity.

Um, I am sorry, [SPUTTERS]
but I have to say...

no.

Well, that was convincing.

I mean, this is obviously
a great opportunity,

but I just don't think that I can...

- [GRUNTS] Okay.
- ... leave Monsters, Inc.

All right, I respect your decision.

You're a good kid. I'm sorry if I
put you in an awkward position.

No, not at all.

- Chet.
- [YELPS] I wasn't listening at the door.

I came in because you buzzed
for me and I'm attentive.

I'll send in your 1:00.

Wait, it's past 1:00?

Uh, I gotta go.

Um, thanks for the tour.

Um... Oh, and thanks for
the job offer, too, obviously.

Uh, bye.

Geez, somebody's really
desperate for attention, huh?

- VAL: Goodbye, Avani.
- [AVANI LAUGHS]

Bye, Thaddeus Rex. Bye, Wartso.

Good night.

[CANISTER TRILLS]

[GASPS, LAUGHING]

Wow. Good job, Tylor.

You sure earned yourself
another bathroom break.

I guess I'll see you when you get back.

Hmm.

Ooh.

I'm so, so sorry. But I'm back.

From the bathroom where you went
for an extra-long period of time.

Yes. Yes. The bathroom was where I was.

Yes, we all understand
you have a tiny bladder.

Thank you.

How'd it go at you-know-where?

Well, I looked Johnny right in the eye,

and I firmly said, "Johnny..."

You called him Johnny?

Oh, yeah, we have a whole dynamic.

I said, "Johnny,
I appreciate the opportunity,

but I have to turn your job offer down".

"Because of my friendship with Val".

- Implied, but yes.
- Ah, I knew rehearsing was a good idea.

Wow. What? The canister's full.

Yeah. So, please don't be mad,

but you were so late and
I couldn't stall anymore,

- and I had to fill in...
- You filled it yourself?

... and I totally struggled.
I don't know how you do it.

Wait, wait, wait...
You filled that yourself?

I got a couple chuckles.
I wouldn't call them chuckles.

They were more like chucks.
Tiny little chucks.

And it was a total fluke. So exhausting.

Definitely never doing
that again, I promise.

- CELIA: Well, look at that.
- TYLOR: Oh.

Tylor, you filled
a whole canister today?

- Way to step it up.
- Oh.

[SPUTTERS] Well, we had
some great teamwork today.

Yeah, great teamwork.

Well, keep it up, you two.

As for the rest of you, get it together!

[LAUGHS]

Huh?

Hey, Roze, where's the sugar?

Did you use it all?

You think I'd have a body
like this if I ate sugar?

I am not answering that.

Hey, Val, was that you I saw
coming out of a kid's door earlier?

Huh? Oh. Oh, no. No,
no, no. That was not me.

I'm really impressed.

- But...
- You filled that giant canister

with just one little kid.

You're a natural. You ever
consider being a jokester?

- No.
- Well, you should.

[SLURPS, SPITS]

[GRUNTS] Roze, I can't
drink this without sugar.

Can you please call someone?

The sugar police?

Yes, Roze. The sugar police.

I'd like you to call the sugar police.

That would be so sweet of you.

[CHUCKLES]

SUNNY: Well, no leaks on my end.

Read it and weep from all
three of your unloving eyes.

Apology, please.

No leaks on my end, either.

[BOTH GROWLING]

FRITZ: ♪ It really is a mystery ♪

ROGER: ♪ Our cheeky, leaky history ♪

DUNCAN: ♪ A mystery indeed ♪

[GASPS, LAUGHS]

Looks like we found our leaky leak.

[GROWLS]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]