01x19 - Rat Busters

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Side Hustle". Aired: November 7, 2020 - present.*
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After accidentally setting their principal's boat on fire, best friends Lex, Presley, and Munchy create an app to get jobs to pay off their debt.
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01x19 - Rat Busters

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-Okay. Now, to dance like
a robot is actually very easy.

-To be clear, I didn't ask
to dance like a robot.

I asked to become
a dancing robot.

-Just show us what to do.

-Great!
Let's try it with music.

[ice cream truck music plays]

-Hmm, strange choice
of music,

but I'm into it.

-This isn't my music.

-Trash!

Fresh trash!

-Hey, it's my friend,
Briles, from the dump.

-Hey, Munch-man.

Nice robot dancing.

-Thank you, Briles!

You always say
the sweetest things.

-I thought I heard
the dump cart man.

-Fisher, got lots
of good stuff for ya.

-Briles brought me
some equipment from the dump.

I'm trying to build
an air cannon powerful enough

to blow leaves off trees
before they fall.

-Take that, nature!

-And it gets me out
of the dump,

which is a nice distraction,

especially since Pidgey left.

-[sighs]
I guess I'll ask.

Who's Pidgey?

-Oh, she was my pet pigeon.

Until she flew away!
[sobbing]

-Hey, Briles.
Look at me.

I would never fly away
from you, buddy.

I will stay right here by
your side until the very end--

[phone chimes]
Oh, my phone!

-Hey, it's a KidDING
from a restaurant.

But the name is just
a bunch of letters.

F-N-C-E-E?

-I think it's pronounced
"fancy."

-[gasps]
both: Ooh!

-Sounds fancy.

-Oh, it is!
I know.

I get their trash,
and it is, mwah.

Ugh!

I should never have
kissed that hand.

I haven't washed it
since I left the dump.

-But, yeah,
I've heard of FNCEE.

The waiters make salad
right next to your table.

Here, let me show you.
I have it bookmarked.

-[dryly]
Voilà.

-Ah, my dream is to get a sh*t

at making the ultimate
tableside salad.

-Well, I thought your dream
was to become a dancing robot.

-[robotically]
I can have two dreams.

-Well, let's get down
to FNCEE.

We'll leave you guys
to your trash.

-Pardon, but FNCEE is closed.

Ah!

Perhaps you're looking
for Sloppy Burger.

It is down the street.

Enjoy the toys with your meals.

-No, we're here
for the KidDING.

-But to be clear, we do
like toys with our meals.

-Ah, yes. I'm Lyonne,
the maître d'.

-So, is this where I'll stand
when I'm the hostess?

-No, no, no, no, no.

No!

You misunderstand.

You are not going to be seen
by our customers.

-Oh, so we're gonna be
working in the kitchen,

like, as chefs?

-No. No, no, no, no, no, no!

No!

You are here to fix our problem
with a...

[whispers]
rat.

-[loudly]
A rat?

-Shh!

-But we're not exterminators.

-Exactly. I cannot hire
real exterminators.

The mayor is having
her birthday dinner here

in five hours.

If word got out about the rat,
we'd be ruined,

and no one would pay $
for our scallops.

-I see. Would you please
give us a moment?

-Of course.
-Thank you so much.

I appreciate it.
Thank you.

I am not going anywhere
near that rat!

They try to eat you.

-No, I have a feeling
that Kevin is different.

-Who's Kevin?

-That's what
I just named the rat.

I name every animal
I ever think about.

Watch.
I'll think of a hippo.

Charles.

-Whoa.

That is the perfect name
for a hippo!

-I know.

Okay, now we have
to catch Kevin

so we can find him a new home.

-It'll be an adventure.

Like a safari, only with rats.

A rat-fari!

-Well, you two have fun.

I'll be at Sloppy Burger, where
the rats stay in the kitchen.

-Oh, come on!

Think of scared little Kevin.

He needs our help.

[squeakily]
"Help me, Presley!"

-Okay, fine.

But I'm not touching it.
Or looking at it.

Or thinking about it.

Ugh! I just thought about it!

-So, you're going
to catch the rat?

-Yep.
-Good.

These are kitchen tools
for the rat k*lling.

Take your pick.

I prefer the stabby thing.

-Hey!
-Ow!

-We are not stabbing anything.

We are going to safely remove
and re-home him.

This will be perfect
to catch him.

-This will be perfect
to catch him across the head.

Gently across the head.

-Whoa.

I feel like Thor.

[raspingly]
Follow me.

A rat-fari awaits!

Look! There it is!
-The rat?

-No, that's where waiters make
salad right next to your table!

-Focus.
We need to find Kevin.

-Let's do it.
I'll be right behind you...

using you as a shield.

[rat squeaks]
-Guys, look!

He's behind the drapes!

-Okay. I have a plan.

On three, we get it.

One, two, three. Go!

Where'd he go?

-Okay, Presley,
do you see him?

-No, I think we scared it off.

Why are you looking at me
like that?

-[slowly]
No reason.

I just want you to remain calm.

-When you talk to me
like that,

it makes me think
something is wrong.

-[slowly]
Everything is perfectly fine.

-We just want to talk.

-And capture the rat
on your shoulder.

-[screams]

-Oh, there he goes!

[rat squeaks]

-Uh, guys?
Why'd he stop?

And why is he staring at us?

-Don't worry.

He's more scared of us
than we are of him.

[rat squeaks]

-He wants to eat us!

Run!
[all scream]

-♪ I got, you got me ♪

♪ We got this ♪

♪ I like the odds
when we're side-by-side ♪

♪ I like the sound of that ♪

♪ Oh, we're taking off,
gonna do this right ♪

♪ I like the sound of that ♪

♪ And when things go up
in flames, we're on it ♪

♪ 'Cause I got you, got me,
we got this ♪

-I can still feel
the rat crawling on me.

-Oh, come on.
It's just a cute little animal.

Did you see his beady little
eyes and his yellow teeth?

-It tried to eat me
like I was a $ -scallop!

-Guys, we gotta go back.

It's still our job to catch it.

And there's only three hours

until the mayor's
birthday party starts.

-Okay, but kitchen utensils
are not going

to catch that sneaky rat.

I'm calling backup.

Fisher!
-No!

-Fisher!

-'Sup, Lex?

-Fisher, we need your help.

-To k*ll a rat.

-To catch a rat
without hurting it.

-Wink, wink.

-No winks.

-Actually, the air cannons
I've been working on

might be perfect for this.

-I think this is
a great plan.

Wink, wink.

-I'm not sure you understand
how winking works.

-Oh, don't I?

Wink.

No, I really don't.

Can someone explain?

-Hey, thanks again

for bringing those jumpsuits
from the dump.

-Oh, in the biz,
we call them dumpsuits.

And I'm happy to.

I know what it's like
getting bit by rats.

Better than opossums,

worse that raccoons.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

-Yeah!

Oh, yeah! Yeah!

Now that's an entrance!

-See? Told you
the smoke machine was worth it.

-Okay, now you can use

those high-powered
portable air cannons

to herd the rat into this.

It's a trap that
will safely suck the rat in.

-Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Can we go back

to the high-powered
air cannons, please?

-Right. There's something
you should know.

Your packs are set
to level two.

Turning them any higher
would blow air

at the same velocity
as a hurricane.

-Why would you add a setting
that's too powerful to use?

-I'm a scientist,
but I'm still a kid.

Okay, everyone.
Power up your rat packs.

[rat-packs whirring]

-[imitates whirring]

Just wanted to feel like
I was a part of things.

-Okay. See if you can get
this fake rat from here,

over to the trap.

[rat-packs whooshing]

I'll open the trap.

[rat trap dings]

When you see the light
turn green,

that means you've
trapped the rat inside.

-Garbage and science
working together.

Whoo!

-Uh, hey, uh,
ever since Pidgey left,

I've been looking
at getting a new pet.

Maybe I could bring that
little rat you catch home

to live at the dump?

-Well, I do have
an extensive screening process

on animal owners.

-What if I interview Briles
for you?

I know exactly
what you're looking for.

I've read
your animal adoption blog.

All pages, twice.

-Huh, I never thought
your obsession with me

would be helpful.

Interview away.
both: Yes!

-Boy, you just never know
the days

that are gonna
change your life forever.

[Ray Parker Jr.'s
"Ghostbusters" playing]

♪ ♪

-We're back.

Empty?

Well, that was a waste
of an entrance.

-Where have you been?

I hired you to catch the rat

and the mayor's birthday starts
in two hours.

-[gasps]
That's only two hours from now!

-So get in and catch the rat.

-With this baby,
we have plenty of time!

[rat-pack whooshing]

Sorry!

-[bitterly]
You fill me with confidence.

Now go!
-Okay.

-Yes, ma'am.

-Mm. Mm-hmm.

Very impressive résumé.

-Oh! Thank you.

I found it last week
in the trash.

-Very resourceful...

and gross.

Using this stuffed rat,

show me how you'd tuck him in
at night.

-[clears throat]

♪ Rock-a-bye, Kevin ♪

♪ In the trash dump ♪

♪ I hope in your dreams ♪

♪ You run, play, and jump ♪

-Wow, you're really good
at this--

-[softly]
Shh! He's sleeping.

-Okay, let's focus
and safely catch Kevin.

We just need to catch him away
from anything breakable, and--

oh, my gosh, is that
a chocolate fountain?

There is nothing better
than coating your food

with chocolate from a fountain.

-You obviously have not seen
salad being made tableside.

-[screams]
Rat!

[rat-pack whooshes,
tableware shatters]

-That wasn't a rat.
That was a napkin!

-But I got it pretty good,
right?

-Yes, but we have
to be careful

so we don't mess this place up.

-There he is!
Let's blast him.

-No! Hey, we can't.

He's right next
to the chocolate fountain.

-Then what are we gonna do?

-Munchy, you brought cheese
to lure the rat?

That's brilliant!

-No, I found it in the pocket
of this suit from the dump.

-Ooh! Wait, give me that!

Come follow this cheese away
from the chocolate fountain.

-So I can blast you,
you vicious monster.

-Presley, it worked!

-Eat air, rat!

[rat-packs whoosh]

-It went under the table!
-Okay.

Keep him pinned down,
and I'll slide in the trap!

-Okay.

[rat-packs whooshing]

[rat trap thuds, dings]

-[gasps]

The light is green!
That means Kevin's in there.

-And we didn't even
break anything!

-Okay, let's tell Lyonne
we caught her rat.

-But first, a celebration.
Who wants sparkling cider?

-Munchy, no!
-Not from the bottom!

-Oh, did you guys
want some too?

-No.
-Hey!

-Done!
[stopwatch beeps]

-Impressive time!

-That's the first time
I've put a diaper on a rat!

-We got him!

-Well, you'll be happy to hear

that Briles is the perfect
candidate to adopt Kevin.

-Great! You can
bring him home right now.

-Yes! I'm so glad
I brought my rat car seat.

-Say hello
to your new best friend.

-That's not a rat.
It's a napkin.

-I'm not opposed
to a pet napkin,

but I had my heart set
on a rat.

-That sneaky rat
must have tricked us

into capturing a napkin.

-Do you know what this means?
-[gasps]

The restaurant is gonna be
one napkin short for dinner!

-And Kevin is still
on the loose!

-Oh, that is more important.

-And the mayor's birthday
is going to start in--

minutes ago.

-Okay, let's get back to that
restaurant and rescue Kevin.

-So, what do you guys want
to do while they're gone?

-Presley!
-Presley, come on.

-Noo! Don't make me!

-No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.

No!

You caught the rat.
I paid you.

You are never to return
to FNCEE.

-Listen, Lyonne.

And you're gonna laugh
when you hear this.

-We thought we caught
Kevin the rat,

but we really caught
one of your napkins.

-What?

-And here's the funny part:

the rat is still somewhere
in your restaurant.

Isn't that funny?

[forced laughter]

-This is what I get
for hiring buffoons.

The mayor is already inside
with her party.

-Don't worry.

We're going to,
how you say, catch le rat.

-Not dressed like that,
you're not.

You look like exterminators.

-I see what you're saying.

We'll dress up all the waiters
to look like exterminators.

That way, we blend in.

-Or we dress you up
to look like the waiters.

-Ah.
-That makes more sense.

[elegant piano music]

♪ ♪

-There's Mayor Gildersleeve.

I recognize her from that
one time I watched the news.

-Okay. Let's go find Kevin.

-Okay.

-Enjoy your meal.

Enjoy your meal.

-Excuse me, waiter.

I would like you to make me
a tableside salad.

-Oh, my gosh!
It's happening!

[clears throat] I mean,
right away, mademoiselle.

Voilà!

-This looks amazing!

Mmm! And it tastes even better!

[clinks glass]

As mayor and birthday girl,

I demand everyone
try this salad!

[crowd murmurs]

-Oh, my gosh.
Do you see that?

-I know! Munchy is incredible
at making salads!

He turned that radish
into a flower.

-No!

Over there.
It's Kevin the rat.

-[whimpers]
I see him!

-But how are we supposed
to catch him

with everybody watching?

-Voilà!

-That's it!

I'll signal to Munchy to get
everyone into the lobby.

Munchy!

-There is no way Munchy's
gonna know what that means.

-Anyone who wants a salad,
please follow me to the lobby!

all: [chanting]
Salad! Salad! Salad!

-This is why I should never
underestimate Munchy.

-What can I say?
I know how the dude thinks.

Okay, let's get ourselves
a rat.

-Okay.

-What is happening?

-I'm making salads
in the lobby.

-This is not a lobby.
It's a foyer.

-Then I'm making salads
in the foyer.

-Salad in the lobby?

What a birthday I'm having!

-Anything for the mayor.

[both laugh]

-Okay.

Time to crank our rat-packs up
to level three.

-What? No. Hey!
Fisher said anything higher

than a level two would
blast out air like a hurricane.

-Do you want to catch this rat
or not?

-[sighs]
You're right.

Kevin needs us.

Kevin.

Come here, buddy.

-Kevin, Presley's coming
for ya.

There!

[rat-pack whooshes]

[chocolate fountain clatters]

[both gasp]

-My beautiful
chocolate fountain!

-Over there!

[rat-pack whooshes]

[cake splatters]

-He got away!
Where is he?

-There's no way to tell!

Just blast and scream!

[both screaming]
[rat-packs whooshing]

[bang, clatters]
-What was that?

-That's the sound
of me creating salad art!

[bang, glass shatters]
Uh, I have an idea.

Let's have everybody
chant "salad" again.

all: [chanting]
Salad! Salad! Salad!

Salad! Salad!

-Presley, don't move.
He's on the table.

-Let's blast him!
-No, don't!

He's next
to the sparkling cider tower.

It's the only thing
we haven't destroyed.

-Okay. Then bring your trap
over here!

-I'm scared if I move,
he'll run away again.

Just grab him.
-With what?

-Your hands!

-No! No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.

No!

-You can do this.
I believe in you.

Just pretend it's not a rat.

It's a tiny, fuzzy puppy.

-Tiny, fuzzy puppy.
Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

Tiny, fuzzy puppy.
Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

Tiny, fuzzy puppy.
Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

It does not feel like
a tiny, fuzzy puppy!

-Here. The trap.

[rat trap dings]

Rat, secured!

-What have you done?

You have destroyed
my beautiful restaurant!

-No.

The tower of glasses
is still standing.

-Yeah, see?
Good as new!

[rat-pack whooshes]
[screams]

-You three kids are
in so much trouble.

I am calling the authorities.

-I don't think so.

This young man just made me
the best salad of my life.

I hereby give him
and his two friends

a mayoral pardon.

-Yeah!

-Now let's go
to Sloppy Burger!

-Yeah!

-Salad kid,
you wanna roll with us?

-Salad kid is in!

-Okay, Briles, are you ready
to meet Kevin?

-Never more ready
for anything in my life!

-What?

It's empty.
Kevin must have escaped!

Find him!

Okay. Forget it, Presley.
He's gone.

-That's okay.

I think I'm finally over
my fear of rats.

Wherever Kevin is,
I hope he's happy.

-Well, the good news is,
he's happy.

-What?

-[slowly]
Everything is perfectly fine.

-Oh, no!
Not again!

Why do rats love my shoulder?

Okay. Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

Tiny, fuzzy puppy.
Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

Tiny, fuzzy puppy.
Tiny, fuzzy puppy.

[screams]
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