04x13 - Artsy Smartsy/The Crush

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♪ Alvin, Simon, Theodore ♪

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-Oh, I love yours, Ellie!
-Oh, thank you!

And I love that you added
glitter to the fruit!

That is so cute!

Alvin, what are you doing?
We're supposed to be finished!

[chuckles] Well, Brittany.
Shows you how much you know.

I've been done for an hour.
Anyway, I call it,

Fruit Bowl à la Minimalism.

OK, no one else
sees a fruit bowl. Right?

No. Because
he literally painted nothing.

As much as I appreciate
the minimalistic art style,

we are working on technique.

You need to put some paint
on that canvas.

Oh, all right.

-Darn it. Darn it!
-Simon, is everything OK?

Oh, OK. That's... um,
what's the word? Um... bad.

I know!
I just can't draw an image

if my life depended on it.

Just like anything else,
it takes practice, Simon.

Don't worry. You will get it.
You will.

Just so you know, Miss Kate,
telling Simon not to worry

is like... well,

it's like telling Alvin
not to be obnoxious.

Yeah, see... Simon's good at...
well, everything.

So, when he isn't, um, well...

No, no...

[sound of head exploding]

Hmm. I'll keep an eye on that.
Thanks for the heads-up.

And how are we doing over here,
Theodore?

Uh... I think, uh... good.

Oh, everyone! Everyone, come!
Look at Theodore's painting.

Look at his excellent use
of lighting and colour!

[sighs]

Hey, wait. Wait a minute.

You know, if you squint
your eyes like this

and then tilt your head...
Nope. Nope. No. Still bad.

OK, class,
it's time to clean up.

One week from today, I want you
to turn in a new piece of art.

Really try to express
your creativity.

Now, you can create your work
of art in any format you want,

as long as it tells us
something about you.

So, so,
when you say "any format",

do you really mean any format?

Well, OK. What I really meant...

Nope! Sorry. Too late.
Any format. We all heard you!

No take-backs!

I hate art class.

You know why you hate it?
Because you're not good at it.

You're too much in your head.

You have to be great at everything
or you break out in hives.

Oh, see?

I just don't get
why I should be wasting my time

learning how to draw!
How is that useful to my life?

Let me tell you.

Let's say you want
a representation of Theodore.

How are you gonna
do that without...?

Ah! My eyes!

OK. Fair point.

Give me a warning next time,
please!

-Oh...
-How... how's it going, Simon?

Swell! I'm taking classes
from the Alvin Art Academy.

See? Nothing.

Well, if you want, I have
some tricks that might help.

[sighs] Thanks, Theodore.
Maybe later.

[Chipmunk song playing]

Theodore...
Do you have a minute?

I could use your help.

Oh! Oh, Simon!

Nothing in this world
would make me happier!

Um... great. OK, but, um...

could you just
take it down a notch?

Oh!
This is gonna be so much fun!

OK... I guess not.

Meet me outside!

Alvin, have you even started
your art project?

It's all ruminating, Simon.

Marinating in a giant goulash
of creativity.

So, the trick here
is to look at the clouds

and... and
just say what you see.

And... and
there are no bad answers!

Oh! OK.
Well, that sounds easy enough.

Oh! Oh, right there. See?

It kinda looks like a duck.

And that looks like a bunny
wearing a bow tie! See?

So, so, what do you see?

Oh. OK, well, let's see.

Um... Oh, oh!
There's a cumulous.

And... and, oh, right there,
that's a stratocumulus.

And... and way up there is just
a lovely example of a cirrus.

OK. Uh... remember how I said
there were no bad answers?

Um... OK, so why don't we forget
about using our imagination

for a second
and focus on just what we see,

like... like colours?

What colours do you see
in the clouds?

Oh, um, well, uh... white.

Do you see a little pink?

-No.
-Do you see just a little...

just a little blue maybe?

Hmm... Nope.

Really? What about that cloud

with the greyish tint
over the right side?

Nope. Nope. White.
I just see white.

[sighs]

Simon, you've got to let
your mind go.

Go where?

Just, like, let it wander.

Think... think outside the box,
Simon!

Hmm. OK. OK.

Oh, I know! Try this.
Don't look at the paper, OK?

Just let your hand
draw what it sees!

Good! I'll... I'll be back soon.

I'm just getting a little
something to eat.

[gibbering]

Simon? What happened?

I made a mistake.

I tried to erase it,
but then I rubbed a hole in the paper...

Simon, stop!
Don't look at the paper.

Remember, that's what I said.
That was the one rule!

Just draw! Don't judge it!

Don't erase it!

-Let your mind relax!
-Oh. Yep. Yep. Right.

Totally forgot. Relax.

OK, good. Let's try again

and I'll be back
to check on you later.

I've got a very,
very important meeting.

Hey, Theodore.
What are you doing here?

I got this note that says,

"If you want a bag of candy,

meet me under the Chipettes'
treehouse at three o'clock,

in your swimsuit."

-Hey, that's weird. I got the same note.
-Hey, look!

What's the note say?

"Please put on the goggles.

Your candy will arrive shortly."

What do you think?
I've done weirder things for candy.

Hey, you ever put on goggles
in the hot tub

and just stare at the jets?

-No.
-No. Yeah. Yeah, me neither.

-Ow! Ow! Ow!
-Hey! What's going on?

[screaming] Ow! Stop! Ow!

[Cheesy] Aaah!

h*, h*! I am a genius!

-[Cheesy] What the heck?
-Great work, guys.

Couldn't have done it
without you.

OK, so, as promised,
here is your candy.

-Totally worth it.
-Speak for yourself, man.

Sorry, Simon. That took
a little longer than I...

Theodore! Theodore!
Check this out!

-What's this?
-I've invented it.

A robot that can create art for me!
Look, look...

You just feed a picture in here...
and then it makes art!

OK, it looks like I need to reel you
back in from crazy town.

No, Simon, you can't have a robot
do your art for you!

You have to... do it...

OK, Mr Robot, now just let go!

You have to do it yourself!

Hey!

I don't think I can do this,
Theodore.

You... you can and you will.

You've got to believe
in yourself, Simon.

And I'll stay right here
and help keep you motivated.

Oh, really? And how exactly
are you going to get me...

Hey!
You think hitting me in the forehead

with a jellybean
is going to motiva...

Hey! OK, OK, look.
I'm telling you,

it's not going to...

OK, all right, just stop, OK?
I'll do it.

OK, I don't like this!

See how the paintbrush spreads
out at the end? It looks messy!

Yeah, art is messy.

Now be quiet
and paint something.

Anything you love.

I call it, Candy Horror.
Candy Horror!

-It was horrific!
-Hey!

You got your candy,
didn't ya? Art is sacrifice!

A bag of candy? That's it?
You swung a canvas at me!

You've still got some blue
behind your ear over there.

Well, Alvin, it's certainly...
it's certainly creative.

-I'll give you that.
-Yes! I'll take it!

Simon, are we ready?

Oh, well, you know, I'm not...

sure about how
I feel about it, you know...

-Ow!
-Be confident! No excuses!

-OK.
-Oh, Simon! I love it!

-Really?
-Yes, I do!

Some people may love it,
others may not.

But the beauty of art
is that one piece can bring out

a million different perspectives
and interpretations.

Hey! Guys! Guys! Did you know?

One art critic called
Candy Horror

a unique and offbeat
masterpiece!

Oh, an art critic.
And what art critic is that?

I don't think
that's really important.

It was me! I said that!

He gave me
another bag of candy to...

[girl] I really like it!

What does it mean?

He doesn't know!
But I know what mine means!

I know so much! Look! See! See!

It's about, you know, the candy,
if you eat too much, you know,

it's not candy good for you!

Hello? Hello?

Where did everybody go?

[Alvin] Dave, why do we have
to have a babysitter?

Because, like I said 12 times,
I'll be at the event all day

and I'm not gonna get home
until very late.

Dave! Dave! Please!

We don't need a babysitter!
We'll be fine!

Well, last time you said that,

I came home to the National Guard
in my front yard.

Oh, Dave! Dave! Please!
That was just a precaution.

That could have happened
to anyone!

Besides,
think of all the money you'll save

if you don't have to pay
a babysitter!

Alvin, stop!
I don't have time for this!

-No, Dave, wait!
-[door slams]

We're getting a babysitter.

Oh, boy!

Wait. You want a babysitter?

Yeah! I love babysitters!

Well, I don't. I mean, you know,
we're not kids any more.

Did he say
who he was getting?

-He said her name was Mandi?
-Wait. Did you say Mandi?

-With an "i"?
-Simon, who cares?

Mandi with an "i" or a "y" or,
you know, a "k", I don't care!

-It still stinks.
-But, on the other hand,

I mean, extra supervision
around here couldn't hurt.

You know, for... for Theodore.

Yeah. Yeah. Maybe you're right.

I'm glad you agreed
to a babysitter, Simon.

What?

Oh, yeah, yeah, no, yeah,
smoke alarms, right. Good idea.

Thank you. Wait. What?

♪ And it's Mandi with an "i"
I've got an eye for Mandi ♪

Hey, Simon! What are you doing?

Oh, Theodore!
Hey, kinda scared me.

Kinda creeped up on me there.
Why are you following me?

I have lived with you
for my whole life

and I have never
seen you pick flowers.

Shh! Would you please
keep your voice down?

OK,
but why are you acting so weird?

All right, OK, I'll tell you,

but you have to promise
you won't tell anyone, OK?

Oh, I never tell secrets.

I still haven't told anyone
that Cheesy sneaks into the cafeteria

and eats the extra desserts.

Yeah, well,
good job not telling anyone.

Thank you. I'm very trustworthy.

OK, look, here's the thing.

Last year, I took an advanced
physics class and, well,

Mandi was an assistant.

[gasps]
Mandi? Mandi with an "i"?

Yes! She was so smart.
I think I've got a crush on her.

Oh! This is great!
Simon, Simon, I can help you!

Oh, well, thank you.
Thank you, but I think I...

I know everything about girls.

For example, girls do not like it
when you yank their ponytails

and yell, "Honk!"

And do not ask me
how I know that.

Well, good to know.
Um...

but, you know, the best thing
you could do for me, Theodore,

is, just, you know,
just don't tell anyone, OK?

-Especially Alvin.
-Why especially Alvin?

Because, Theodore,
he hasn't been supportive

of girls I've liked in the past.

-Oh, that's so interesting!
-Uh, Simon. Give it up, pal.

She's totally
out of your league.

-Hi. My name is Simon and...
-Don't even try, Simon.

Nope. Give it up!

OK. I promise I won't tell anyone,

especially Alvin.

-Thank you.
-What will you do with those?

Well, so,
I thought I'd make dinner,

a little candlelight dinner for her.
Nothing too obvious.

Maybe some fresh flowers
in a centrepiece.

Oh! Oh! Please let me help!

[Chipmunk song playing]

-Has anyone seen the remote?
-No!

OK...

I'll use the one downstairs.

Hi. Hi, Mandi.

You're Steven, right?

[sighs] Yes. Yes. I'm Steven.

-Hello, Alvin.
-Yeah, hello. Whatever!

If anyone's looking for me,

I'll be up in my room
reading comic books.

That's a great idea.

Hey, before I go,

could I have a word
with you guys?

Now listen, guys, I do not want
to come home to any disasters.

What about natural disasters?

Listen to me very carefully, Alvin.

Turning the kitchen
into an ice-hockey rink

is not a natural disaster.

It is if you leave the freezer door
open for three hours.

-No, it isn't.
-But...

Stop! I don't want to hear it!

In addition, there will be
no stapling things to other things.

You know what?
I'm just gonna take this with me.

[Dave] So, here's all the usual numbers,
Mandi.

You know, fire, police,
allergy hotline, poison control,

our local SWAT team.
Just ask for Jack, he...

Well, he knows us.

Um, you know,
I'm just thinking, Mandi...

why don't I pay you twice
what we agreed to, OK?

OK. So, so... good.
Um... So long!

[phone rings]

Sorry. That took forever.
Yeah, two of them are really cute,

but then there's Alvin.

Yes. That Alvin.

Yeah, I know, I know, but I was
desperate! I need the money!

OK, look, look, Theodore.

I'm gonna have dinner
ready at seven.

So, I'm gonna need you
to keep Alvin busy. OK?

OK! You got it, Simon!

-Uh, whatcha reading, Alvin?
-What's it look like?

-Uh... a comic book?
-You got it.

What's that comic book about?

Meadow Monster.

And it says here,
there's been some actual sightings!

I'm just trying to get
as much information on him as possible.

[gasps]
Alvin! Where are you going?

I'm gonna get something to eat.
I am starving.

-Aaah!
-What? What is it?

I... I saw something! Out there!

-What? What did you see?
-Uh, uh... That!

OK. Hold on.

You're saying
you just saw Meadow Monster

-right outside our window?
-Yeah. Uh-huh.

Well, what are we waiting for?
Come on. We've gotta catch him!

Oh, yeah. Yeah, let's go!

Come on, Theodore. We're about
to become national heroes!

Shut up! She did not.
I can't believe she said that to him!

Hold on.
One of them is staring at me.

Creepy.

Now, you said you saw him
run through here?

-What?
-Will you get with it?

If we're gonna catch Meadow Monster,
you'll have to focus.

-Lives are at stake here!
-Oh, yeah, yeah, right.

OK, let's... let's do this!

Oh! Oh, look at this!

Oh! Oh!
Look at the size of this!

And check out these symbols.

It looks kinda like
a one and a two.

What do you think
that could mean?

I don't know. 12?

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

But maybe
it's some sort of countdown.

But countdown to what?

Or maybe it's a shoe size?

Look, you know, it could be
markings for soil samples.

You know,
Meadow Monsters do that.

You... you are really smart,
Alvin.

Yes, well, thank you.

But I'm not sure even I know
what it takes to track down

a Meadow Monster.
Maybe we should get Simon.

No! No! I heard him say that,
um... he has a ton of homework.

Oh, there we go!
That's my point!

That's exactly why
you shouldn't do homework.

Boy, you always give
the best advice, Alvin.

Oh, of course! I don't know
why I didn't see it before.

Theodore, the Meadow Monster
feeds on electricity!

Well, that and the flesh
of his enemies.

But, but,
this is all making sense now!

[nervous laugh] Yeah. Yeah.
It all makes sense.

Wait. What? She told you that?
She can't be serious!

Well, Theodore,
we gave that Meadow Monster

a real run for his money,
and don't worry,

one of these days we'll get him.

You hear that, Meadow Monster?
We're coming for you!

Hey, what's Simon doing?

[gasps] Wait! Alvin!
Look over here!

I think there are
more footprints!

-Why's he all dressed up?
-Alvin...

Ahem! Uh... Mandi?

May I show you
something over here real quick?

Ugh! Hold on.
One of the kids wants something.

-What's all this?
-Oh, well, um, you know,

I was just wondering if you might,
you know, want to, um,

you know, uh...
like to... join me for dinner.

Oh! Um... No, thanks.
I already ate.

Something about dinner.
He had a rose and everything.

I know! Weird, right?

Alvin, don't!

OK, what's going on?

Wait. Wait.
Simon, you like her?

Please, Alvin. I already know.
You don't have to tell me.

Simon,
what are you even thinking?

You are totally
out of her league.

-What?
-I mean, look at her.

All she does
is talk on that stupid phone.

Who wants a girlfriend
like that?

Look, she may be smart, OK,

but she's shallow
and insensitive.

And I know
because I'm shallow and insensitive.

You deserve
a lot better than her, Simon.

Really?

Definitely!

Thanks.

OK, Theodore, come on.
We've got to draw up some plans.

We have got
a Meadow Monster to catch!

-Yes, sir!
-Hey, Simon. Wanna help?

-Meadow Monster? Yeah!
-Oh! Great! Great!

'Cause Theodore's already found
some very suspicious footprints.

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪