01x02 - The Parker Luck

[bunniefuu]

All right, Peter, this is the first
day of the rest of your life...

at a high school for geniuses.

How bad could this possibly go?

- [loud thud]
- [crowd exclaims]

- [roaring]
- [crowd screaming]

- [yelps]
- [roaring]

- [gasps]
- I don't think she's interested, buddy!

- [roaring loudly]
- [yelps]

- [boy] Hurray!
- [Doctor Strange] Good save, kid.

- [Nico] So, you got a name, hero?
- I'm Peter Parker.

- Nice to meet you, Pete. I'm Nico Minoru.
- [groans loudly]

[exclaims] Peter?
What happened to him?

[♪ intense music playing]

[Peter] Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Okay, Parker!

If you can stop a truck, you can
ask out the girl of your dreams!

[Nico] About that,
someone beat you to it.

[Lonnie] Mr. Taylor,
can I work with Peter?

- [Peter] Lonnie?
- [Lonnie] So, smart guy.

You ready to get to work?

Hello, Peter, it's
nice to meet you.

[♪ music fades]

[♪ Marvel Animation
theme music playing]

- [♪ "Neighbor Like Me" playing]
- [chorus] ♪ Hey there ♪

♪ There goes the Spider-Man ♪

♪ Spider-Man ♪

♪ Does whatever a spider can ♪

♪ Spider-Man ♪

♪ Spider-Man Spider-Man ♪

- ♪ There goes the Spider-Man ♪
- [Relaye] ♪ Yeah! Eh! ♪

♪ There we go There we go ♪

♪ There we go again ♪

♪ Swinging through the city so
fast You can barely notice him ♪

♪ Wall crawler ♪

♪ You know what's after that ♪

♪ Friendly neighborhood He's
taking care of the habitat ♪

♪ Urban acrobat ♪

♪ Don't know where he find
the time Fighting crime ♪

♪ Humble beginnings And
now we flyin' high ♪

♪ Spi-Spidey sense
Superpower science kid ♪

♪ You don't think it's fair I
got the world's smallest violin ♪

♪ At the pinnacle
Perched at the top ♪

♪ It's daily and
it never stops ♪

[chorus] ♪ Hey there ♪

[Relaye] ♪ Need my city,
my city it need me ♪

♪ A hero not a vigilante ♪

[chorus] ♪ There
goes the Spider-Man ♪

[Relaye] ♪ Taking off the
mask I know what you see ♪

[chorus] ♪ Look out ♪

[Relaye] ♪ Know you want
a neighbor like me ♪

♪ Cleaning up Queens, NYC ♪

♪ And I do it even
better with a team ♪

[chorus] ♪ Here comes
the Spider-Man ♪

[♪ inspiring music playing]

My name is Norman Osborn.

I know. I... I mean, of
course, I've heard of you.

- Who hasn't?
- [May] Oh. [chuckles]

I had to look him
up on my phone.

Uh, May, he's, like, one of
the most famous guys in NYC.

[chuckles] Well, it's not a competition,
but, yes, I'd say I'm up there.

I thought I recognized the face,

- but, Peter, you know how I am with names.
- [groans]

I'm sorry about that
Mr. Osborn, sir, uh,

but why exactly are you here?

Well, I'd call it
outreach, Peter.

I've been doing research
with local schools,

taking a look at available
academic records,

and I found yours over at Bales
High. Now, needless to say,

I was very impressed.

Oh. [chuckles] Wow.

Really? But I'm only a freshman,

and I... I wasn't even supposed
to be at that school, you know?

I'm sure that's true for a
lot of ex-Midtown hopefuls.

- You had to adapt. And you did.
- [whispers] My God. Can you believe that?

You're already excelling at advanced
junior and senior-level science courses.

That shows promise,

and I want that promise
working with me at Oscorp.

Cool.

[Norman chuckles]

I'm offering you an
exclusive internship, Peter.

Cool. That's... Wait. You
mean... You mean, like a job?

You mean, I get to work in a real lab,
doing real science with real scientists?

[chuckles] That's kind
of the whole idea, yes.

It wouldn't interfere with his
regular schooling, would it?

I... I still want him to get
a well-rounded education.

- Shakespeare, Charlemagne, all that crap.
- [groans]

- Strictly extra-curricular.
- [exclaims] I'm so in!

Excellent.

Oh. Uh, wait. I should ask. Does
this internship happen to be paid?

I take good care of
my people, Peter.

Details can be ironed
out when you come by

- the Oscorp Tower after school tomorrow.
- [chuckles]

- Uh, tomorrow?
- Yes. Four o'clock.

Unless you have
another commitment.

[chuckles nervously] Me? No, no.

N... Nothing. I mean, I-- [laughs]
What would I possibly have going on?

- I'm just a kid.
- [door opens]

Oh, and one more thing,
when you arrive tomorrow,

tell the staff to send
you right to my office.

I'll give you a proper welcome.

Absolutely. Uh,
yeah, uh, will do.

See you again soon, then, Peter.

- [May squealing in joy]
- [Peter chuckles]

Oh, man!

- This is so good.
- My God.

- I can't--
- Oh my God, May!

- [stammers] Can you believe this?
- [loud banging]

[neighbor] Shut the
hell up, Parkers!

[both chuckling]

[man on radio] Good
morning, New York City.

It's gonna be a pleasant one.

- Mostly sunny. A high of 67, a low of 42.
- [♪ upbeat music playing]

It's gonna be like this for most
of the week. So, enjoy, folks.

[groaning]

Oh, wow. These are some beautiful photos
you took of the apartment next door.

You know, I especially love this
close-up of the lady who lives there

punching in her alarm code

- before she leaves for work.
- [muffled grunting]

Listen, I just got a new job
and I am [laughs] very busy.

So, in the future, if you wanna commit
a robbery and have me catch you...

[grunting] ...you're gonna have
to reach out to my assistant

- so I can go ahead and pencil you in.
- [muffled grunting continues]

This whole crime thing really needs
to take a "raincheck" this week.

So you just hang tight
until the cops come.

- Shouldn't be long.
- [muffled speaking]

I called them right before
I webbed ya. Thanks.

[♪ upbeat music continuing,
The Mondays and LiTTiE "Hello"]

[grunting]

[woman on radio] For your traffic update,
Lincoln Tunnel has a 45-minute backup.

You might need to plan a little bit
of extra time for your commute today.

[Peter] Whoo!

[grunting]

Whoa! Whoa!

[♪ upbeat music continuing]

[Peter grunting]

- [♪ music fades]
- [school bell rings]

[people cawing]

Hey, Parker! Don't freak out.
This isn't as weird as it looks.

- [cawing and cheering]
- All right, you got me. It's weirder.

Oh, dude, let me
introduce you to the crew.

Guys, this is my new science
partner, Peter Parker.

- Peter, this is Johnny, our wide receiver.
- 'Sup?

- [Lonnie] Our flex tight end, Aaron.
- Hey, Parker.

- [Lonnie] And my main center man, Mike.
- Go Ravens!

Hey, guys, it's
nice to meet you.

- You got a big game today or somethin'?
- [laughs] Yeah!

- Nah. We do this instead of practice.
- [Mike exclaiming happily]

I'm messing with you. Yeah, it's game
day. You should come watch after school.

Oh. Maybe I can stop
by for like, a second,

but I actually start this
new internship thing today.

Damn, for real? Oh, then you should be
the one gettin' the good luck, not us.

- Here. Rub the championship trophy.
- Go Ravens!

[cawing continuing]

It's wet?

- [chuckles] Yeah, Mike's got sweaty hands.
- [boy] Go Ravens!

- Mm-hmm.
- That's why he fumbles.

- [softly] Ugh.
- [chanting] Peter! Peter!

[all chanting] Peter!
Peter! Peter! Peter! Peter!

Peter! Peter!

- [Mrs. Eberhardt clears throat]
- Uh--

[grunts] Sorry, Mrs.
Eberhardt. I gotta go.

- Can't wait for the game, Lonnie.
- Me either, man. I'm gonna go off!

[laughing and cawing]

- [whistle blows]
- [Lonnie] Set! Play! Hike!

- [players grunting]
- [crowd cheering]

Okay. You know, I'm happy
for you and everything, Pete,

but I just gotta say, gross.

You're seriously gonna
work for Norman Osborn?

Nobody gets as
scary-rich as that guy

without doing some shady
stuff along the way.

- Oh come on. You don't know that.
- [slurping]

He seemed really nice
when I talked to him.

Of course, he seemed that way, but
grab a shovel and dig in his backyard

and I'm sure you'll find skeletons
right next to his underground bunker

filled of gold and plutonium.

Look, even if you're right,

turning him down is just
turning down the chance

to get my hands on
some really cool tech.

Next-gen robotics even
better than the type of

stuff they were supposed
to have at Midtown.

Right, right. I'm just
looking out for you.

But if you take a side gig for Roxxon
Oil, I'm staging an intervention.

- Ah. About that...
- [both laugh]

Congratulations, Petey. I
didn't mean to eavesdrop,

but a job at Oscorp? I mean,
May's gotta be so proud.

Oh, uh, yeah. She is, totally.

She says I'm really...
[chuckles] grown-up.

Yeah, she even lets you
stay home by yourself now.

[chuckles] That's rad.

- So, when do you start?
- Well, today, actually, Pearl.

Like, uh-- Oh, right now. I
should probably head over.

What? Come on, dude.
This game just started.

Twenty-two! Big-double
Z. Top to Elmhurst.

[players grunt, groan]

[Lonnie pants, grunts]

I got it. I got-- [groans]

[grunts, groans]

Yeah! Touchdown!

- Whoo!
- [players cheering]

There it is! There
it is, Lincoln!

- [crowd cheering]
- [Lonnie] Touchdown, baby! Whoo!

- [cheering]
- [groans]

Yeah! [cawing]

[player] Whoo! [caws]

I have a feeling I
know how it'll end.

[chuckles] Ravens never lose.

- So you're bailing, Pete?
- Don't worry, Nico. We don't need him.

You're right. Bye, Pete.

Have fun, guys. I can't
be late on my first day.

- [man] You're late.
- What?

How is that even possible? I
got here two minutes early.

You were supposed to be
here 15 minutes early

so we could take your ID photo.

- Wait, nobody told me I--
- Please, sign in.

- [sighs]
- [uplifting music on tv]

I started Oscorp to be a leader
in the industries that I believe

will define our future.

[chimes, whooshes]

And all these years later,
I'm sticking to that promise.

Now that you're here,
you'll be held to it, too.

Uh, do you happen to
know where his office is?

Mr. Osborn actually told me to
come see him when I got here.

- [scoffs] Sure, kid.
- No, really, he did.

Don't move. Face forward.

- [camera clicks]
- [groans]

- Ugh. Do we have time for a redo?
- [man] Report to the lab on floor 17.

[elevator dings]

[gasps]

[♪ pensive music playing]

[keyboard clacking]

[slurps]

- Hi. I'm Jeanne. You're nervous. Don't be.
- Uh... [sighs]

But your backpack's about to get
caught in the elevator door, though.

Look out for that.

Huh? Whoa. [grunts]

Hi! I'm... I'm Peter.

Greetings, Peter.
You're just in time.

We were introducing ourselves
and where we are from.

I am Asha, and I
hail from Wakanda.

That's Amadeus, who is
from the Lower East Side.

While Jeanne hails
from the Long Island.

Uh, where are you from, Peter?

Oh, me? I'm from Queens.

Incredible! Each of us from
places all over the world,

meeting here for the first time.

I don't want to be dramatic,
but this might be our destiny.

Wow. Our destiny, huh? Someone
should have told Pete here that.

He might've shown
up on time for it.

- You can call me Dr. Cho.
- Oh, I, uh... [clears throat]

I'm so sorry, sir.

I am not usually late.
Well, actually, I am a lot,

but this time, I wasn't going to
be, and then, of course, I was.

[clears throat] Unbelievable.

I didn't ask for any interns, and
now Mr. Osborn saddles me with four.

I am Dr. Wittman, and I
will be overseeing you.

Each of you has shown great
aptitude for your age,

- and were...
- Wait. I thought you were in charge.

- I am. They just don't know it yet.
- To blah, blah.

- [loud bang]
- You may be geniuses

back at whatever
daycare you study at,

but in my lab, your squishy little brains
will be juiced for all they're worth.

- [whooshing]
- Why are you raising your hand?

- Well, I have a question.
- Then ask it with your mouth.

[Peter] Oh, okay, right. Uh...

Well, Mr. Osborn told me to come
see him when I got here today,

so I was wondering when a
good time to do that would be,

and also, uh,
wondering where he is.

[laughs] Gotta love it.

First day, and Pete's already
gunning to become the CTO

- of the whole company, huh?
- [gasps]

Talk about a go-getter.

[softly] Why does
everyone think I'm joking?

Enough. Enough!

It's time to see how you all measure
up in a real laboratory environment.

You, solve the equation
on the whiteboard.

You, rewire the circuit
board on table two.

You, I want the contents of all six
test tubes in the back identified.

- And, you...
- Hmm?

- Eyes on this microscope.
- [Peter] Yeah, coming.

I am not seeing anything.

Wow, nothing gets by you, Hawkeye.
I haven't put a slide on yet.

How you perform at these basic functions
will determine what division of Oscorp

your intellect will
be best applied to.

- Biotechnology, pharmaceuticals...
- Oh, and what about robotics?

Oh, if you think you
can hack it, junior.

But judging by you chit-chatting
instead of sample analyzing,

I wouldn't hold my breath.

Asha, go see the head of
aerospace technologies.

You've been placed.

Jeanne Foucault, you've gotten
the attention of Oscorp's

quantum computation think tank.

As for robotics...

Amadeus Cho.

Hell, yeah!

Pound it, bro.

[♪ solemn music playing]

Parker, you're finally up.

I'll let Dr. Connors
introduce herself.

Hi, Peter. I'm Carla Connors,

currently with Oscorp's
energy research division.

Oh. Energy research? [chuckles nervously]
Wow. That... That sounds really cool.

I'm glad you think so, Peter.

It's what we will eat, sleep,
and breath while we work together

on your intern project.

In your case, we'll be
focusing on trying to create

a new self-sustaining
battery, of sorts.

- Oh, you mean like the Stark Arc Reactor?
- Exactly like that.

But, except not like that,
because he patented that.

[chuckles] Oh, this is gonna be
awesome. Thank you for picking me.

You know, after listening to
Dr. Wittman, I was, kinda worried

- this job might not be very fun.
- [Connors sighs]

Wittman's the type of person who
treats this work like a competition.

A race to be the first to
figure something out. [chuckles]

You don't need to think like that
to be a good scientist, Peter.

I'm really glad to hear that.

Now, let's get you up to speed
on some of these core concepts.

- [♪ upbeat music playing]
- [Connors] Ah. Hmm.

[both laughing]

[sighs]

[Connors] Okay, so, if we want to maximize
the applications for this battery,

- we need to run some models.
- [phone vibrates]

Don't worry. Take that.
We're overdue for a break.

Let's regroup in 15, and
we can prepare our research

- for Dr. Wittman.
- [phone vibrating]

- Hey, Nico. What's up?
- [Nico] Well, we won the football game.

Everyone's throwing Gatorade
and making bird noises now.

Awesome. How many home
runs did Lonnie slam dunk?

Wow. There is a lot
to unpack there.

Anyway, how's the internship?

Started bad. [sighs] Got
worse. But now it's great.

From suck to success, the Peter
Parker story. Glad to hear it.

Hey, Nico, if that's Parker, I better
see him at Sweaty Mike's tonight!

Forget the trophy, he's
my new good luck charm.

- [laughs] Love you, Pete.
- [laughs]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, so we
got invited to a party.

Wait, us as in you and me?

[chuckles] Like, Nico and
Peter invited to a party?

- Are we suddenly becoming cool?
- Yeah. [chuckles]

I mean, I've been
cool, Pete. [sighs]

I don't wanna go to this party without
you, though, if you're stuck at work.

We're about to wrap up for the day.
I just have my last review. Um...

Text me the address and
I'll meet you there. Okay?

Uh, all right. See you there.

[phone beeps]

[Amadeus] I barely had time to blink
before pointing out all the redundancies

in their programming logic.

It'll take all night to whip
that code vomit into shape.

- [Jeanne sighs]
- Oh! Peter, Peter, join us.

[chuckles]

Hey, guys, how's it
been, uh... going?

- Ah, I was just talking about--
- We're watching TV,

instead of letting
Cho talk again.

[man on TV] Crusher
Hogan off the top--

[romantic music playing]

[reporter] Harry,
here for the camera--

Firefighters are unable
to contain the flames,

while the arsonist remains active
in the abandoned structure.

Wait, wait, don't change it!

Why? [chuckles] It's
just the news, dude.

I just, uh, really like... fire?

Love watching it,
uh, you know, burn.

[♪ whimsical music playing]

- [Amadeus and Asha] Uh...
- [Jeanne] Hmm.

That's a bit of a
red flag, Peter.

Residents say the historic
building, only two blocks west

from DeWitt Clinton Park,
was recently red-tagged.

[softly] Two blocks west...

Okay, uh, you know, you're right.
Go, go ahead and change it, guys.

I actually just,
and this is nuts,

uh, I remembered I left
something in the bathroom,

which I have to go use as well.

So...

uh, deuces. Parker out.

Uh, I'm going to go
hide the matches.

[♪ tense music playing]

Just this once,
please make it quick.

[latches click]

- [radio chatter]
- [siren chirps]

Attention. You must
vacate the building.

[Butane] Oh, yeah, yeah. I will
once there's no building left.

- [evil laugh]
- [grunts]

Who the hell are you?

[chuckles] One sec. Civilians
first, crazy guy second.

- Hello? Is anyone still in here?
- I'm not a monster, dude.

I made sure this place was
empty before I sparked it.

You did? Well, thank you.
Funny enough, I am in a rush.

So, I appreciate you
making this easy for me.

[both grunt]

It'll be even easier if you
drop the wannabe hero act...

- [whirring]
- and scram!

[Peter grunts]

[Butane] As you can see,
I'm kind of busy here.

The developer's payin' me
[grunts] beaucoup bucks

- to burn this whole block down...
- [both grunt]

so they can buy
it back for cheap.

You're looking at the future site of 52nd
Street's newest luxury [grunts] high-rise!

[grunts] Wait. We're
on 51st Street.

[Butane] Huh? [panting]

[sirens wailing]

- [♪ intense music playing]
- [Butane exclaims]

[Peter] You're burnin' the
wrong building down, dude.

[Butane] Oh, you gotta be
kidding me! This place is a dump.

It was begging to
go up in flames!

[exclaims]

I still got plenty of fuel.

- [Peter grunts]
- Pure butane, baby!

- Whoa!
- [Butane] I'll torch everything!

And I'll torch you, too!

- [Peter grunts]
- [crashes]

- [♪ intense music continuing]
- [Butane yells]

[Peter] You are coming
in hot right now.

- How about you cool off?
- [Butane coughs]

[Peter] My 15-minute break
ended 25 minutes ago,

so I was really hoping this
wouldn't turn into a whole thing.

[Butane] Oh, it's
definitely a thing!

[Peter grunting]

- [Butane screaming]
- [Peter] My bad.

- [glass shatters]
- [Butane grunts]

- [parrot squeaks]
- [dog barks]

[Butane grunts]

Oh, hey, I'm so sorry. I really
did not mean to hit you that hard.

- I guess I still don't know my-- [grunts]
- [♪ tense music playing]

- [Butane grunts]
- Hey, I was apologizing.

[Butane] I don't need
an apology. [yells]

[groans]

- [barks]
- What the--

- [Butane yells]
- [Peter] Time for walkies.

[♪ tense music continuing]

- [grunts]
- [whines]

[Butane] Where are you, bug boy?

- [cat meowing]
- [whirring]

[dog barks]

- [Peter] Oh, no.
- There you are. [yells]

[Peter exclaiming]

You were almost a hot dog.

- [Butane yelling]
- [Peter] Whoa!

[Peter grunts] Okay. Sit,
Spider-Dog! Good Spider-Dog.

[Butane] Oh, I'm going
to exterminate you.

[Peter] Bad pyromaniac!

- [Butane] I'm done chasing you.
- [Peter yells]

Okay? You're safe.

- [hisses]
- Or not. Sorry about that.

- Oh, no.
- [yelling]

Ow! Stop, drop,
and roll. [grunts]

Okay, next suit's
gotta fireproof.

- [Butane] Caught you, bug boy.
- Not quite.

[Butane screaming]

[Butane grunting]

[Peter] Here, eat up. It'll
make your coat nice and shiny!

[Butane groaning, sighs]

It wasn't supposed to go this way!
No, no, no, no, no. Come on. Come on!

I don't know where
you got those things,

but I feel like you definitely
voided the warranty.

- [whirring]
- [yelling]

[Butane yells, grunts]

- [creaking]
- Huh? [groans]

[glass shattering]

[dogs barking]

Was that a knockout?
[chuckles] Did I knock you out?

- [Butane yells]
- [Peter yelps]

[cat meowing]

Oops. Sorry, dude. Ugh,
scared the hell out of me.

[flopping]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

[♪ whimsical music continuing]

Don't go towards the light. I
don't wanna be a fish m*rder*r.

- Hmm. Well, what do we have here?
- [phone rings]

Oh, sh-- [sighs]

[siren wailing]

Where is he Connors? He
is your responsibility.

Bentley, calm down.

Peter is just [chuckles] getting
supplies from Dr. Bond's office.

I, in fact, sent him to.

- There's nothing to get heated about.
- [door opens]

I'm here. I'm here. There-- There
was a long line at the... [chuckles]

[grunts] uh, bathroom.

Supplies? Then why is he
walking in empty-handed?

You, this is a secure
building, you ignorant child!

You can't just stroll around
it like you own the place!

- Oh, I--
- This is not a summer camp.

I'm not your groovy
camp counselor

who will let you sip a cold one
and go skinny dipping in the lake.

- Huh?
- Relax, Bentley. That's enough.

- No, he needs to understand--
- [knocks at door]

Mr. Osborn wants
a word with you.

Tell him I'm busy, you
worthless walkie-talkie jockey.

Not you. I meant him.

[Peter gasps]

- [Dr. Wittman chuckling]
- [interns exclaim]

- [Dr. Wittman and interns chuckling]
- [sighs]

[sighs] I'm sorry, Peter.

[♪ solemn music playing]

[sighs]

RIP to your future
career prospects, bro.

Even though our time together was
short, I will never forget you.

I won't lie. There is a really
good chance I will forget you.

Bye, skeeter.

[♪ party music playing, The Anxiety,
WILLOW, Tyler Cole "Meet Me At Our Spot"]

[lively chatter, laughter]

[sighs]

- Hey, Pete.
- Uh...

Hey, you made it.

[boy] It's crazy, man. I wish
you woulda tell me about it.

[clears throat] Excuse me.
Hey, watch it. Behind you.

[♪ party music continuing, The Anxiety,
WILLOW, Tyler Cole "Meet Me At Our Spot"]

[Mike cawing]

- [Nico groans, gasps]
- [Mike burps]

- [Mike] Oops. My bad, bro.
- [Nico] Ugh.

- [Mike] Go Ravens!
- [sighs]

[elevator dings]

[♪ suspenseful music playing]

[sighs]

[buzzer sounds]

[Nico] Guess you
got busy. [sighs]

I'm bailing on this
party. Talk to you later.

[door creaking]

[gasps]

[sighs] I know I messed
up today, Mr. Osborn.

I messed up [scoffs]
so much today,

and I wish that I could
explain why, but I can't.

If I could, I-- [sighs]

Well, you know what? It
doesn't matter. I just--

You gotta believe me when
I say that I can do better.

I can be better. Just
don't fire me, please.

Give me another chance.

[Norman] So...

[♪ tense music playing]

You're Spider-Man.

[♪ music swells]

[♪ music fades]

[♪ closing theme music playing]