01x06 - Bruce Banner Unmasked

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Hey, this is Stan Lee. Wouldn't it be

horrible if a supervillain could control

the Hulk?Well, you're about to see the

evil puppet master do just that.

Hang loose, heroes, 'cause here we go.

ohh Not like camera!

I hope the cameraman wasn't hurt. No one

was, luckily. But we won't be lucky

forever. From this moment on, our

primary objective is to capture the Hulk.

And you're in charge, Major. I want him

stopped. Yes, sir, General. Ned will

handle the fighting end. You two use

every computer and every test tube on

this base to solve the mystery of the

Hulk. Imagine Bruce Banner's

shock. He has just been ordered to

reveal his own terrible secret.

Here he is, the villain we warned you

about, the uncanny puppet master,

and his gentle daughter, the blind

Alicia. Thank you for giving up your work

with the puppets, Father. You've made me

very happy.

Dear Alicia, she doesn't suspect that I

gave up my old mind control puppets

only because I had no more atomic

clay. But now, with the

huge atomic supply of clay I

found beneath Mesa City, there is

nothing I cannot accomplish for Anisha.

My computers create new puppets daily,

and with them, I can control the

actual people. Soon

I'll have the whole town, then the

state, then...

And my latest puppet will

guarantee my success.

The Puppet Master isn't the only one

after the Hulk. Here's Major Talbot,

drilling his squad of fighting

Hulkbusters. All right, men, that's

enough. Let's test the Hulkbusterweapons.

Battlestations, it's the Hulk!

Uh, Major, it's just a model. We're using

them in the test, remember?Of course, I

was just testing my reflexes.

Fire freeze-ray!

When the Hulk shows up, we'll be ready

for him. Don't look so glum, Bruce. If

anything can tell us what or who the Hulk

is, the Garth-7 can. It's the best

multi-processor in the country. I know,

Betty. I know.

Desperate to protect his incredible

secret, Bruce Banner changes the

computer's programming.

That's odd. I was sure those figures were

right. I'll check them again. But he

knows he can't deceive Betty Ross

much longer.

I hope we can find a way to help the

Hulk. I wish he could know that not

everyone hates him. Maybe he

does know. Bruce, what's

wrong?Uh, nothing.

I'm just clumsy.

He's not responding. But that's

impossible.

Just a headache. Uh, I'll be fine.

Perhaps I need more atomic clay to

overcome the Hulk's strength. Sooner or

later, the Hulk will be mine.

I hope this self-improvement course isn't

ripping you off for you. No way. The

lecturer, Scott Grant, has written three

bestsellers. So that's how he improved

himself. What's he gonna do for you?

You'll see. Soon I'll be a changed man.

To achieve a goal in life, you have to

know what that goal is. Do you know what

your goal is, Mr. Rio?Sure. To have a

chain of rios, rancheros...

I mean... My

goal is to serve the puppet

master. Exactly. Now go

and serve him well.

This is great, Alicia. It looks just like

Ms. Ross. Oh, thanks, Rick. Dr. Banner's

giving it to Betty for her birthday. Dad,

through already?Yes. And I've

something to show you. What's that?A

short second?Where am I?What's

happened?Ohh I remember now. This is

incredible and very important.

Everyone in Mesa City is-- No!

Alicia must not know yet. She wouldn't

understand.

Everyone in Mesa City is under the

control of... What is it, Rio?

Nothing, Muchacho. As I said, I have

something to show you. You'll like it.

Listen to me. Get away fast. Rio's not

himself. He's being controlled by the

Puppet Master, my father. Do not let them

leave. Stop them, my puppets.

Bring them to the scanner. Rick,

what's going on?It looks like trouble,

and Rio's on their side. Come on!

OK, for now.

I found the error, Bruce. It was a

deliberate code change. Why did you do

it, Bruce?I can't tell you, Betty. Bruce,

please. I'll have to tell Dad.

Bruce Banner can't fight it any longer.

Slowly, relentlessly, the helpless

scientist changes into the Incredible

Hulk, a monster controlled by the

Puppet Master.

Without a second thought, the green

Goliath obeys the puppet master's

command. Hulk, smash the

lab table! Hulk

destroys Banner's delicate experiment.

What's going... Ohh Voice in

Hulk's head makes Hulk want to

smash! No, don't! That's the

Garth Seven! We can help you! Where's Dr.

Banner?Banner! Always

Banner!Hulk hates

Banner!

Hulk, wait!

All right, men, let's act like it's for

real. It is for real!

Fire the freeze ray!

Soldiers always attack, Hulk!

His rage is hard to control.

It's like trying to ride a wild bull.

I must regain control of him.

Ohh Not even the mighty Hulk can

withstand both the stun beam and the

strange power of the puppet master.

I did it! I stopped the Hulk!

Aren't you proud of me?Look, he's

changing. No!

It's Bruce!

Unbelievable! Bruce Banner

is the Hulk!

No, you didn't imagine it. You

saw it with your own eyes. You heard it

with your own ears. Bruce

Banner is the Hulk!Deep in my heart, I

always felt-- Bring him to the hospital,

under maximum security. I thought he'd

given up his mind control experiments. He

wants to create a puppet empire for me.

If we destroy the puppets,

he'll no longer control the real people.

Everyone would be free again. Look,

is that a scanner?That's how he watches

his human puppets.

The force field is still experimental.

If he changes to the Hulk, it might hold

him. Well, it's a cinch none of the

security cells will. Good work, darlin'.

There has to be a way to cure you, Bruce,

and I'll find it. I love you.

I have a surprise for the men.

Good, Rio. I know the men will enjoy it.

It's impossible, but it happens.

The entire base is now under the

spell of the Power Mad Puppet

Master. I gave you a dollar for a 20

cent candy bar, and you gave me a quarter

in change. Use your head, man. If you

don't, who... Who will?

Why, the puppet master, of course.

Excellent. Now lead me to the

one who is the Hulk, my puppets.

Betty, I need your help. It's him.

Bruce Banner is the Hulk. At

last. Now the Hulk will be

mine.

There he is! Get him!

Give up, banner! You can't

resist the puppet master!

A puppet master?In

another minute, the puppet master's

computer will complete your puppet,

and you'll be one of us. Ah

The stress. It's too much. Get away.

away from me. I'm

changing. Stop

him. It's a trick.

Bruce Banner heads for Mesa City, hoping

to lose himself in the crowds there,

unaware that the puppet master already

controls the town.

It's unlocked! Come on!

Keep quiet!

Let's go!

There's Moose Banner. Get him! Oh, no.

It's worse than I thought.

His only hope is to overcome the puppet

master's scanner beams, so Banner

desperately creates a jamming device.

But can he do it in time?

Search every building in the area.

I know you're here somewhere, Bruce, and

I'll find you. You can count on it.

Rick, ah thank heaven you're here. We've

got to stop the puppet master.

No, Doc. We've got to stop

you.

Just relax, Doc. You'll like working for

the Puppet Master. Really, you will.

Come back! Rude

Neo! It won't work, Doc. You can't

escape.

Listen to me, Rick. You don't know what

you're doing. Oh, yes I do, Doc. In a

minute, you will too.

What happened, Doc?What's going on?

The puppet master no longer controls you,

Rick. Oh, wow. I

remember now. I owe you another one,

Doc. I'd better put this one on. The

puppet master scanners are everywhere.

Banner has outsmarted me, but not

for long. Find Bruce

Banner and Rick Jones, my puppets.

Find them and bring them to me.

We'll have to leave Rita locked up. I

don't have the materials to make another

jamming device. Why aren't you affected,

Alicia?My father loves me. He'd never

make a puppet of me, Dr. Banner. Your

father is the puppet master?Yeah, and if

we're gonna stop him, we better get

moving. There's only a whole city looking

for us. There they

are.

oh, we've got company.

Get to his headquarters. I'll lead him in

the other direction. I'm not leaving you,

Doc. Do as I say, Rick. Move!

He's right, Rick. We have a better chance

this way. He'd

better be right.

If I could see what you're doing, I'd be

scared to death. Next stop, the

puppet master.

Help!

Help They were just here! They can't have

gotten far, let's hurry. Banner will

change into the Hulk again, sooner or

later. And when he does, I'll be

ready for him. I'll construct

my most powerful puppet ever. He

cannot possibly resist it.

There he

is!

Trapped, desperate, not knowing where to

turn, the gamma energy in Bruce Banner's

cells is triggered once again.

Ohh

Hang on! No one

escapes home!

In his mindless rage, the

rampaging Hulk plays into the puppet

master's hands as he loses his

protective headband. At

last! Now, I control the

Hulk! Ohh

Now, Hulk, find Rick Jones and my

daughter. Find them and bring them to me.

My father has rented office space on the

floor below the penthouse. The puppets

must be stored there. Look! It's

the Hulk!

Listen to me, Hulk! You've got to help us

stop the Puppet Master!

Hulk helps no one! Except

Puppet Master! Oh no!

Hulk, stop! I'm your friend! I'm Rick!

He is your enemy! Deal with him! I

command you! No one

commands Hulk! I

command you, you brainless

monster! Hulk no

monster!

You will do what I say!

Voice makes Hulk mad!

The more Hulk gets mad, the

stronger Hulk

gets! There they are!

Come on, we've got to destroy those

puppets!

He's out of control.

He's unstoppable! I've got to escape!

We're here! Puppet Master's lab!

It's on separate power. I'll have to shut

it down myself.

I hope I can remember all that stuff Doc

Banner taught me about computer

programming.

Hurry, Rick, they're coming! You've led

us quite a chase, Alicia, but it's over

now.

Rick! What happened?Where

are we?You explain it to him, Alicia.

I won't be able to rescue Alicia if I

don't save myself first. Ohh You can't

escape, h*! No!

Don't hurt him, Hulk! Everyone gives

Hulk orders! Now,

my turn! Leave

Hulk alone!

Father! Here, Alicia. I

almost built an empire for you, Alicia. I

never wanted an empire, Father. Maybe

someday you'll understand that.

With the puppets gone, things will be

back to normal soon in Mesa City. I hear

the Garth Seven was destroyed by the

Hulk. That scraps our learning who he is.

For a while, anyway. You mean you

don't. I'm just glad you're

all right, Bruce. I have the strangest

feeling something terrible almost

happened to you.

All right, Rick, out with it. Why doesn't

anybody remember that I'm the Hulk?

Simple. Before I blew up all the puppets,

I programmed the computer to erase that

knowledge from their minds. Except mine,

of course. I even had it make a puppet of

the puppet master and ordered him to

forget it, too. So everything's OK, Doc.

They said the Hulk was responsible, Dr.

Banner. I'm sorry. I'll do another one.

That's okay, Alicia. I've I've changed

my mind. The sight of the

damaged statue, shattered by the

fury of the Hulk, reminds Bruce

Banner that he can never dare admit

his love for Betty Ross.