02x08 - Let The Good Times Grow

[bunniefuu]

[hip-hop beat]

[people chatter]

♪ Have you ever fought for something
Bigger than yourself ♪

♪ Sometimes when other people
Have opinions, can I change their minds? ♪

♪ Stand up for my beliefs
For the greater good ♪

♪ To save what's most important
I think one kid could! ♪

-[music slows and stops]
-[people murmur]

Have you ever had to convince people
to change their minds?

[Karma] Stick around,
I'mma show you what went down.

[Winston grunts]

Look, Karm… [neighs]

I'm a uni-carrot!

[they laugh]

We're never going to finish
pulling these carrots for my Mom

if you keep fooling around.

-[stomach rumbles]
-Whoo!

Well, do you think she'll mind
if we take a break for lunch?

I'm sure that'll be fine.

[Keys] Did somebody say lunch?

[heroic voice] Never fear hungry citizens,

the Sammy Kablammy is here!

Blasting peanut butter and jellies
at the speed of sound!

-[barks]
-Sammy Kablammy!

[grunts]

Oh!

-Uh, I usually use a plate, Keys.
-Uh!

[chuckles] Still working out
a kink or two.

-[machine beeping]
-[gasps] Ah!

[groaning whimper]

Or three.

-[distant commotion]
-What's that?

It sounds like it's coming from out front.

-Hey, hey, I want one.
-Attention, please.

Coupons, get your coupons!

Coupons? For what?

For the new Mega Mart, sweetie!

[laughs] The brilliant Neighborhood
Council President

convinced them to build their latest store
on our block.

-[excited chatter]
-Wait.

Aren't you the Neighborhood Council
President?

[laughs] Yep, and you're welcome!

"Mega Mart: If you want it, they got it."

-Ooh, can I get comic books there?
-They got it!

But will it have fresh veggies
for my diner?

They got it!

I need stuff to fix my Sammy Kablammy.

Screwdrivers, wrenches,
inverted jelly conductors!

They got that.

And that. And that!

[gasps] I thought I made up that last one.

Plus, the Mega Mart will bring jobs
and business to our community.

The Mega Mart's the future.

They're gonna have everything, like--

Bowling ba*ls!

-Hot air balloons!
-So what?

And dancing robots, and--

Video games! Plus--

Turtle food in bulk!

Who cares?

And giant tubs of gummy worms!

Did he say gummy worms?

-Mm.
-You know it.

-Okay, I'm in!
-[laughs]

I want one!

Hooray, Mega Mart!

Oh, yeah!

-[laughs]
-Wow!

Even Mr. Crawford is excited.

And he never gets excited about anything.

Karma! Keys! Winston!

A little carrot help in here?

-Coming, Mom!
-Be right there!

At least when the Mega Mart comes,

we won't have to pick carrots,
we can buy them.

And the parts to fix my Sammy Kablammy.

Enough about the Mega Mart.

Mom, you're not excited
about the Mega Mart?

[scoffs] Excited?
They want to build it here. Here!

And get rid of the garden.

-What?
-I didn't know that.

The garden that I've been
taking care of forever.

-[strains]
-[all] Uh!

[laughs] My bad.

But think about all the stuff
we can buy there.

This garden is better
than just a place to buy stuff.

It's where Chef Scott served us
delicious meals.

[barks]

Ms. Washington taught you double Dutch.

Where Dad and I met.

[sighs]

It's where you two made memories
like this one.

-Oh, yeah!
-I remember that.

But maybe the garden's our past.
And the Mega Mart's the future.

[sighs] Maybe.

But this was a place where we all went
from being strangers to neighbors.

And I'm gonna be really sad to lose that.

Oh.

[distant traffic]

Hm.

If we get the Mega Mart,
we'll lose the garden?

♪ This is such a hard decision
To consider ♪

♪ Do you remember
All the memories we made ♪

♪ From January to December ♪

♪ Like the garden and the trees ♪

♪ And my favorite tire swing ♪

♪ Holiday festivities
And those birthday parties ♪

♪ I don't know, I'm gone miss this ♪

♪ I'm gone miss these picnics ♪

♪ I'm gone miss that time
I made those handprints with Winston ♪

♪ And even soccer games
And double Dutch was my thang ♪

♪ It's hard to come to grips
That everything is gonna change ♪

But we could buy so much stuff
at the Mega Mart.

♪ I am so confused
And I don't know what to do ♪

♪ 'Cause the Mega Mart is coming
And I think that's really cool ♪

♪ Buy some clothes, buy some shoes
Buy some toys, buy some food ♪

♪ But it gets complicated ♪

♪ 'Cause I think we're going
To lose the garden ♪

♪ The garden, the garden ♪

♪ I'm so disheartened ♪

♪ Disheartened, disheartened ♪

♪ The Mega Mart's a problem ♪

♪ A problem, a problem ♪

♪ We need to save the garden! ♪

♪ The garden, the garden, the garden ♪

[sighs]

[Mom singing in distance]
♪ All the times we shared ♪

♪ I don't wanna see them go ♪

♪ If we loved, if we cared ♪

♪ Then we coulda seen it grow
The garden ♪

♪ Oh, I'll miss the garden ♪

[sighs]

-Hey, Mom?
-Huh?

I've been thinking. Maybe I was wrong.

The garden's not just a garden,
it's where strangers became neighbors.

Plus, we built it with our bare hands!

Well, technically, my bare hands.

Making a point, Mom.

Mm-hm.

This is our garden! Our community!
We have to save it!

That's a beautiful idea, Kar-star.

But the Mega Mart's a huge company
that everyone loves.

How are the two of us going to stop it?

You and Dad always taught me to fight
for what I believe in, even if it's hard.

[chuckles]

So, what if we got all our neighbors
to sign a petition

saying they don't want the Mega Mart
to replace the garden?

That's smart, but we'd have
to get a lot of people to sign it

to convince the Neighborhood Council
to change their mind.

Piece of cake!

Save the garden!

-Excuse me?
-Would you like to sign our petition?

Ooh, Mr. Singal!

Oh, Karma!

Would you mind signing this petition?

Hm, let me see.

"We believe that the Community Garden

should be protected
from the Mega Mart that's--"

Got everything you want!

Take a coupon. Two-for-one turtle food.

[gasps] Ooh!

But Mr. Singal, they're going
to destroy the community garden!

Sorry, Karma. But it's two-for-one!

[sighs]

[music plays]

A-ha!

Excuse me, will you sign
to stop the Mega Mart?

-No.
-Nuh-uh.

-Nope!
-Don't you mess with my gummy worms!

Sammy Kablammy!

[muffled sigh]

See? I need the bread capacitor
from the Mega Mart to fix that!

[Keys laughs]

[Karma groans]

Winston! You'll sign our petition
to save the garden, right?

-Well…
-What do you mean "well"?

It's just that they're going
to sell everything.

Jet skis! Tennis rackets! Pineapples!

But Winston, you don't jet ski.
Or play tennis.

And you're allergic to pineapples!

[clears throat]

[sighs] What about our handprints?

I know this means a lot to you,
but the garden's old news.

And the Mega Mart is the future.

Two-for-one. [laughs]

Sorry, Karm.

Well, looks like that's everyone.

The whole block wants the Mega Mart.
Better luck next time, ladies.

[sighs]

It's okay. At least we tried.

♪ All the times we shared
I don't want to see them go ♪

♪ If we loved, if we cared ♪

♪ Then we coulda seen it grow
The garden ♪

♪ Oh, I'll miss the garden ♪

[gasps] Mom, that's it!

Our neighbors know why they want
the Mega Mart, to buy stuff.

But they're not remembering
why the garden's so important.

Because it's where we all went
from being strangers to neighbors.

Right, but--

So we have to show them.

And I think your song can help!

-Wait, but I don't--
-Come on!

Oh!

Alright now, let's see.

The cereal aisle can go here…
And frozen foods over there…

And the camping aisle is…

-[music plays]
-Huh? What's that?

-What's going on?
-Do you know where that's coming from?

Hi, everybody!

[clears throat] We know y'all
are excited about this Mega Mart.

But if it comes,
we'll lose this place we love.

The garden is where we all went
from being strangers to neighbors.

Yeah.

Hm.

It doesn't just represent our past,
it represents our future, too.

So, to protect it,
we need you to sign our petition.

[murmuring]

♪ We don't need the Mega Mart ♪

♪ Let's protect what we started ♪

♪ It's such an important place ♪

♪ And we need to save our garden ♪

♪ Where strangers become neighbors ♪

♪ Memories never end
Where my parents first met ♪

♪ Me and Winston became friends ♪

♪ Everything is organic
What we have is the best ♪

♪ And do you really think
The Mega Mart's food is this fresh? ♪

-[sniffs]
-♪ Our community's grown ♪

♪ This our community's home
I say we all come together ♪

♪ This our unity song! ♪

♪ All the times we share
We should never let 'em go ♪

♪ We should love
We should care ♪

♪ Our community will grow
With the garden! ♪

[chatter]

[people gasp]

Everybody, everybody!

Just got some breaking news
from the Neighborhood Council President.

But… you're the President.

That's right and…

You and your petition changed my mind.

We're moving the Mega Mart
to another empty lot, so…

The garden stays!

[cheers and applause]

Karma, you did it!

You fought for what you believed in,
and you saved our garden, baby, you--

Learned from the best.

[chuckles]

Plus, who even needs the Mega Mart?

I fixed my invention all by myself.

-Keys Lamont Grant, no, no!
-Keys, don't!

Sammy Kablammy!

[barks]

[Keys] You get a sandwich!
And you get a sandwich!

And you get a sandwich!

[they laugh]