02x42 - The Gambler

[bunniefuu]

♪ He-Man!

[Adam] And the Masters of the Universe!

I am Adam, prince of Eternia

and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend.

Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me

the day I held aloft my magic sword and said,

"By the power of Grayskull!"

♪ He-Man!

I have the power!

[roaring]

Cringer became the mighty Battle Cat,

and I became He-Man,

the most powerful man in the universe!

Only three others share this secret:

our friends the Sorceress, Man-At-Arms, and Orko.

Together we defend Castle Grayskull

from the evil forces of Skeletor.

♪ He-Man!

[circus music plays]

[Adam] Well, looks like the Widgets are about ready

to celebrate the completion of a new reactor.

[yawns]

What's there to celebrate?

Well, when King Randor turns it on tomorrow,

it will give Eternia safe power--

for lights, cooking food...

Food? Now, that's something to celebrate.

[man] Here, here, here. I am Melbrag,

worker of mysteries, dealer in harmless tricks and games.

Gather around.

Guess which sphere contains the apple, and it's yours.

-That's easy. -So it looks, my lady.

But I am so sure you'll get it wrong

that I'll make it more interesting for you.

An apple and a diamond? Wow!

Games are easy, but a diamond,

ladies and gentlemen, you will have to work for.

I think it's the left one. What do you think, Orko?

Oh, no. It's the one on the right.

I understand these magic tricks. I think.

All right, then. Right it is.

Uh-oh.

-I guess it was the left one. -Your turn, Smudge.

Uh it's the middle one.

Congratulations, young sir. You have a keen eye.

Of course he does. That's why Smudge

is chief guard at the Coridite reactor.

-Is that so? -[alarm blaring]

Oh, no! The emergency signal!

[male voice] Alert. Alert.

Mineshaft number three has collapsed.

Rock fall in mine number three.

That's where we get Coridite from.

Come on, Father. The Widgets may need help.

We'd better tag along just in case He-Man is needed.

Wait, Smudge.

Give me a chance to win my diamond back.

I'll bet this diamond

that you cannot pick the right sphere again.

But there's trouble!

I have to, uh...

Listen, would you really bet this big diamond against this small one?

That's the deal.

[rumbling]

Timber bugs. They're eating away at the support beams.

One must have collapsed and caused that rockslide.

Then hadn't we better get out of here?

You're right, Teela.

These other beams could go at any minute.

Father, look out!

Father, are you all right?

I... I think so.

Oh, no!

Hurry, Father!

-We're trapped. -Well, it could be worse.

At least we're not hurt.

I think it's about to get worse.

The expl*si*n has broken through to an underground river.

We're going to have to climb.

We can't climb any further, and the water is still rising.

-What can we do? -Hope for a miracle.

Adam, Teela and Duncan must be trapped on the other side.

We have to get them out of there, fast.

By the power of Grayskull!

♪ He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

I have the power!

Stand back, Orko.

♪ He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

[grunts]

Orko, are you all right?

That was kind of exciting. I think.

[Teela] He-Man!

♪ He-Man!

Well, thank goodness we got to you in time.

Our problems aren't over yet.

-What is it, Father? -Look.

That underground river must've contained selenium.

It's caused a chemical reaction in this Coridite.

What does that mean, Duncan?

It means that all the Coridite in this section is now unstable.

If we use it in the reactor,

it could cause a terrible expl*si*n.

Then we must make sure this Coridite is dumped someplace safe

so it can never harm anyone.

Oh, I agree, but first we'll have to replace

the rotten timbers to avoid more rockslides.

We should be able to move the Coridite by tomorrow morning.

I'll tell the Widgets right away.

♪ He-Man!

Uh, the left one.

You've won every time.

I have nothing left except, uh, my Wind Raider.

You can have everything I've won in exchange for that Wind Raider.

The Wind Raider is worth more than that,

but there is something that I would bet on.

-What? -You could bet

some of the Coridite that you've got.

I couldn't do that. It's not mine.

Just a small amount. You Widgets have so much of it.

But someone would notice.

I'd get into terrible trouble.

I need the Coridite to power

some medical equipment I'm experimenting with.

Why, you'd be helping to save lives. [chuckles]

Save lives? Well, I guess...

All right. It's for a good cause.

'Cause I haven't lost yet. [laughs] I'm bound to win.

Right. Now, let's get to it.

♪ He-Man!

This is the Coridite they use in the reactor when the king starts it up.

[Melbrag] Let me have it.

Not so fast. You haven't won yet,

and I'm going to make sure you don't.

As you wish.

All right, Melbrag,

I'll bet my winnings plus this against your Wind Raider

that I can pick the right sphere one more time.

Done.

Hey, hey!

Hey, that's much faster than the other times!

And now, my little friend, which do you choose?

I, uh, uh...

The right one. No, no.

Uh, the middle one.

Oh, bad luck, Smudge.

Well, I have to go now.

No! No, wait, wait!

You can't take the Coridite! It's not mine!

You should have thought about that before.

Oh! It wasn't fair!

The-The spheres moved too fast!

There is no law says you have to win every time,

or that it'll be easy. [chuckles]

Oh, please! I'll do anything!

Just-Just give me the Coridite back.

I'll get in big trouble!

Nonsense. All you have to do is replace this

with some Coridite from the mines.

Why, I won't tell anyone.

I guess I could do that.

Trust me, Smudge.

Everything will be fine.

Melbrag was right. I'll just put this in the reactor

to replace the Coridite I lost.

No one will ever know, and everything will be all right.

-[door opens] -Who-Who goes there?

Easy, Smudge. It's just me.

Teela asked me to check to see if everything was all right here.

You can never be too careful.

If some of this Coridite got into the wrong hands,

the whole of Eternia would be in danger.

The whole of Eternia? Oh, no!

What is it? Something's bothering you. Tell me, Smudge.

Oh, He-Man, I've done a terrible thing!

I gambled some of the Coridite

with Melbrag, and I lost!

You lost? You mean, Melbrag has some Coridite?

Yes! Oh, I'm so ashamed!

We'll decide what to do about you later.

You were right to tell me, but now we must get that Coridite back.

There's no telling what Melbrag might do with it.

♪ He-Man!

[He-Man] This Coridite detector should lead us right to Melbrag.

I... I think I see him!

[He-Man] Well, he doesn't seem to be hiding.

Let's go talk to him.

We'd better be careful, Smudge. He's tricky.

Greetings, my friends. What can I do for you?

[He-Man] We've come for the Coridite, Melbrag.

Hey, I won it fair and square. It's mine now.

Then we'll buy it from you.

Ha! Skeletor will b*at any price you name.

Skeletor? He can never be allowed to have Coridite.

So, come and take it.

He-Man, look out! It's a force field!

First the Coridite, now He-Man himself.

[chuckles] Hey, not a bad day's work.

[grunts] These bars are pure energy.

My strength can't budge them.

So let's see if we can't short-circuit Melbrag's plans.

There. That seems to have hit the spot.

Now, let's find Melbrag.

[vehicle approaching]

Ah, that must be Skeletor's man now.

-You are Melbrag? -Yes. Who are you?

I am called Spikor, greatest of evil warriors,

servant to Skeletor.

You have brought the Coridite?

It's here. And I have something else Skeletor might wish to buy--

namely, He-Man.

He-Man? You think Spikor is a fool?

A puny man like you could never capture He-Man.

-Well, he did try. -He-Man!

Time for you to be going, Spikor.

He-Man, Melbrag's escaping!

He won't get far. Come on.

[together] We ready to go, Chief?

Out of my way. He-Man's coming.

He-Man!

This ray is our only hope.

There he is, He-Man!

Surrender, Melbrag. It's all over.

I wouldn't bet on that, He-Man.

[groaning]

The ray.

It's weakening me.

I can hardly stand.

I used some of the Coridite I got

from that silly Widget to power this ray.

Even you can't stand up to it.

Hang on, He-Man! I'll save you!

Let me go! Let me go!

-Who's gonna save you, shrimp? -♪ He-Man!

Hey, you caused me a lot of trouble, He-Man.

But that's over. Soon you'll be in the hands of Skeletor,

and I will be a rich man.

Melbrag, you're a really bad person!

I am, aren't I? [chuckles]

I must contact Skeletor and tell him what's happened.

Watch He-Man and that Widget.

Uh, Chief, suppose He-Man's strength returns.

Well, just give him another blast of the Coridite ray.

All right, you two, sit down and don't try anything funny.

[grunts] It's no use. I'm...

I'm still too weak from the Coridite ray.

Oh, this is all my fault!

Giving Melbrag Coridite was the stupidest thing I've ever done!

By the way, Smudge,

where did you get the Coridite from?

From the bin in the reactor room.

You know, the one the king will use to start up the reactor.

But I... I checked that bin.

none of the Coridite was missing.

I... took some Coridite from the mine

and put it in the bin to cover up.

The mine? Oh, no.

-What's wrong? -Why, that Coridite was unstable.

When the king dumps that bin in the reactor,

it could cause an expl*si*n-- a very big one.

Oh, no! We-We've got to do something!

I... I've got an idea.

Do you think you can keep the guards busy for a few minutes?

Leave it to me.

Hey, what are you two whispering about?

Oh, we were just saying

how slow and foolish you two are.

Why, you little...

-[blows raspberry] -Hey, come back here!

Nyah, nyah! Come and get me!

-Got ya! -Oh, no, you don't.

[grunting]

By the power of Grayskull!

♪ He-Man!

Come down from there.

I like it up here.

but I'll send you down something to snack on.

All right, Widget, that's it. You're gonna get it now.

Whoa-oa!

Keep shaking. We almost got it.

Excuse me,

but I believe these belong to you.

Uh, thanks.

Oh, no.

Hey why'd ya... [gasps, exclaims]

-Jump, Smudge. -Be right there, He-Man.

-You've got your strength back. -Yes, thanks to you.

Melbrag! Melbrag! He-Man's loose!

Bunglers! Fools!

Now I'll have to use the Coridite ray on him again.

[Smudge] He-Man, Melbrag's going for the ray!

I've had enough of that thing.

Now what do we do, Chief?

What any evil genius would do:

Run for it!

He's getting away again!

We'll have to deal with him later.

Right now, we've got to get back

and stop the king from loading the reactor.

♪ He-Man!

[all chattering]

[King Randor] I don't believe that son of mine.

He knows how important this ceremony is.

I'm sure he'll be here.

Smudge is missing too. I wonder if anything is wrong.

Well, we can't keep everyone waiting.

We'll just have to start without Adam.

Citizens of Eternia, we have long awaited this great day.

Thanks to the scientific genius of Man-At-Arms

and the hard work of the Widgets,

this new Coridite reactor

will provide power for many years to come.

And now it gives me great pleasure

to throw the switch that will start the reactor.

-Everything ready, Duncan? -Yes, sire.

Well, here we go.

The reactor's been loaded, and everything seems to be going smoothly.

Teela, look. Isn't that He-Man?

Yes, and he's sure in a hurry.

-I hope we're in time. -Me too.

He-Man, is something wrong?

Your Majesty, you must not switch on the reactor.

Too late, He-Man!

Don't you hear it? The reactor's already on!

What's this all about? The reactor seems to be working just...

-[alarm blaring] -[groans]

Oh!

-We're too late! -There's only one chance.

Man-At-Arms, clear everyone off the reactor.

[alarm continues blaring]

What's He-Man trying to do?

I don't believe it,

but he's lifting the whole reactor.

This is going to take...

everything I've got.

[grunting]

[exclaims]

By the ancients!

He-Man has sent the entire reactor into space.

-Terrific! -Wonderful, He-Man! That's great!

Blast that He-Man.

He ruined my whole deal. But at least we got away safely.

Uh, you wouldn't want to bet on that, would ya, Melbrag?

To the escape pod, quickly!

Wow!

I wonder what happened to Melbrag.

Oh, I'm sure he's floating around somewhere.

[shouting, exclaiming]

Cringer. Hey, Cringer, wake up.

[yawns]

Hello, everyone. Did I miss anything exciting?

[chuckles] Not a thing, Cringer.

No, not a thing.

[all laughing]

You know, a big part of growing up

is learning to respect other people's property.

When Smudge lost all his money gambling,

he gambled with someone else's property,

and that's when things went from bad to worse.

If you want to use something that belongs to someone else,

ask their permission.

If you don't, you may get more than you bargained for.

Right, Orko?

[chuckles] Right you are.

[theme music plays]