Archie's Weird Mysteries (1999–2000): Season 1, Episode 8 - Fleas Release Me - full transcript

When practical joker Reggie scares Archie with a wolfman mask, his prank backfires!

Announcer: CAN ARCHIE
AND HIS FRIENDS ESCAPE
ITS SLATHERING FANGS?

NOTHING CAN STOP
THE TERRIFYING WEREWOLF

FROM THE DARKEST DEPTHS
OF THE FOREST.

WILL ARCHIE FALL PREY
TO ITS HORRIBLE JAWS?

♪ WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪

♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ WHO IS GONNA
CRACK THE CASE? ♪



♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ THAT REDHEAD
WITH THE FRECKLED FACE ♪

♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ THINGS ARE GETTIN' WEIRD
IN RIVERDALE ♪

♪ HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THIS TOWN? ♪

♪ ARCHIE'S
♪ WEIRD

♪ MYSTERIES

♪ ARCHIE, REGGIE

♪ VERONICA, BETTY



♪ JUGHEAD, TOO

♪ WEIRD

♪ ARCHIE'S
WEIRD MYSTERIES ♪

SO, JUGHEAD, WHAT
DO YOU THINK OF MY
TITANIC BURGER?

I BET SHE GOES DOWN
IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS!

[CHOMP CHOMP]

AH!

[CHOMPING]I NEED A GOOD LINE

FOR MY STORY ABOUT
A MONSTER THAT
RIPS PEOPLE OPEN,

AND THEN DEVOURS
THEIR SPLEENS.

HEY! I'M EATING HERE!

GOOD ONE! THANKS.

LOOK! A HOLE
IN THE OZONE!

HUH?HUH?

Archie: WHERE?

BETWEEN YOUR EARS.
HA HA!

VERY FUNNY, REGGIE.

[CHOMP]
PTUI!

HUH?

HOW DO YOU LIKE
YOUR NAPKINS?

MEDIUM RARE? HA!

YOU KNOW, REGGIE,
YOUR PRACTICAL JOKES

ARE NOT ONLY DORKY,
THEY HURT PEOPLE!

AH, JUGHEAD HAS
AN IRON STOMACH!

SO, WHAT'S OUR FRECKLE-FACED
BOY WONDER WORKING ON?

IF YOU MUST KNOW,
IT'S MY LATEST
WEIRD MYSTERIESARTICLE.

OOH. I'VE GOT
A WEIRD MYSTERY
FOR YOU.

WHY DO PEOPLE
PAY TO SEE
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO

WHEN THEY CAN SEE
REGGIE MANTLE
FOR FREE?

PRANKSTER.

AT LEAST I DON'T
HAVE TO MAKE UP

DUMB STORIES
TO GET NOTICED.

LISTEN! MY ARTICLES
ARE HARD-HITTING,

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
ABOUT IMPORTANT TOPICS.

"ARE THERE
WEREWOLVES IN OUR
GROCERY STORES?"

[LAUGHING]

HA! IMPORTANT,
MY TAILBONE!

MY POLICE SCANNER
SAID A STORE WAS
ROBBED LAST NIGHT.

AND THE ONLY THING
TAKEN WAS RED MEAT!

HA! SOME GUY
HAS A BARBECUE

AND YOU THINK
HE'S A WEREWOLF!

GOOD THING EGGS
WEREN'T STOLEN,

OR HE'D BLAME
THE EASTER BUNNY.

[LAUGHING]

Crowd: HI, VERONICA!

HELLO, ONE AND ALL.
SO, WHAT'S THE JOKE?

ARCHIE AND HIS
SCATTERBRAINED
MYSTERIES.

SOPHISTICATED FOLKS
DON'T BELIEVE

IN WEREWOLVES,
DO WE, VERONICA?

WEREWOLVES, HUH?
SOUNDS EARTHY!

LET ME HELP WITH
YOUR RESEARCH,
ARCHIE-KINS.

WE CAN DRIVE UP
TO LOOKOUT POINT

AND USE OURSELVES
AS BAIT.

WE'LL SNUGGLE
IN THE MOONLIGHT

AND WAIT FOR HIM
TO SHOW UP, HMM?

YOU CAN EVEN WEAR
MY RING AROUND YOUR
NECK FOR GOOD LUCK.

GOOD IDEA,
RONNIE-CAKES!

UH, HOLD YOUR WILD
HORSES, VERONICA!

WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING

WITH MY DATE?BOTH: HUH?

HEH HEH. HI, BETTY.

ARCHIE, DID YOU
REALLY MAKE
A DATE

WITH THIS--
THIS...BLONDE?

BAD MATH! ONE GUY
PLUS 2 DATES EQUALS
3 MISSING TEETH!

ARCHIE'S MINE!HUH?

DREAM ON, BETTY![GRUNTS]

HE'S WEARING
MY RING, NOW.

HEY!OH, YEAH?

WAAH!

DON'T WAR
OVER THAT BORE!

I'M TOTALLY
AVAILABLE.

SCRAM!
SCRAM!

WELL?
WELL?

NOW, UH, ISN'T
THIS COZY?

NO! NEIN! NYET!

YOU CALL THIS
A SOLUTION?

I-IT'S JUST THAT
I'M SO LUCKY

TO BE WITH 2 SUCH
AMAZING GIRLS!

GO ON.

AND IT BETTER
BE GOOD.

WELL, BETTY, YOU'RE
AN ABSOLUTE ANGEL.

AND, RONNIE, YOU
HAVE THE LARGEST,
UH, WARDROBE IN TOWN.

ANGEL? YOU
WANT ME DEAD?

LARGEST
WARDROBE?

YOU THINK
I'M FAT?

NO! NO! I DIDN'T...
WELL, THAT IS...

[ROARS]

WEREWOLF!

[SCREAMS]

[GROWLS]

[BOTH SCREAM]

Veronica: FASTER, ARCHIE!

Betty: [PANTING]
ON CAR! BIG!

ROAR ROAR! DRIVE!
BUT MORE ROAR!

ARCHIE THREW UP
ON HIS CAR?

AND THERE, CAUGHT
IN MY HEADLIGHTS,
STOOD A SNARLING BEAST!

BLOODY FANGS DRIPPING
ONTO ITS HAIRY CHEST!

LUPUS LYCANTHROPUS:
WEREWOLF!

[ALL GASP]

ARCHIE, YOU SAW
A REAL WOLF MAN?

[REGGIE LAUGHS]

STOP THE PRESSES!
CUBREPORTER
DISCOVERS WEREWOLF!

[LAUGHS]

THAT WAS YOU?!
REGGIE, I COULD HAVE
CRASHED THE CAR!

BOY, ARCHIE, YOU
SURE KNOW HOW TO
SHOW A GIRL...

AND ANOTHER GIRL,
A GOOD TIME.

[ALL LAUGH]

THAT WAS THE WORST
DOUBLE DATE
OF MY LIFE!

AND THAT GOES
FOR ME DOUBLE!

BOY, ARE THEY MIFFED!
I'LL PLAY ANOTHER
JOKE ON ARCHIE.

OH, MAN. NOW BETTY
AND VERONICA HATE ME!

IF I WERE YOU,
I'D GO APOLOGIZE.

I'M NOT LISTENING
TO YOU, REGGIE.

LOOK, I DON'T BLAME
YOU FOR BEING SORE,

BUT TRUST ME
ON THIS.

I DON'T KNOW, REG.

COME ON, ANDREWS!
WHAT WOMAN DOESN'T
LOVE TO SEE

US MEN GROVEL
IN ABJECT APOLOGY?

THAT'S TRUE.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT!
THANKS, REGGIE.

GOTCHA!

[DING DONG]

RONNIE! I KNOW
I MESSED UP BAD.

BUT LET ME JUST QUICKLY
SAY ONE WORD: SORRY.

AND LET ME SAY
JUST 2 WORDS:

SMI--THERS!

HUH?SMITHERS!

WHO-O-A!

MAYBE I'LL HAVE
BETTER LUCK WITH BETTY.
THEY DON'T HAVE A BUTLER.

[TAPS ON WINDOW]
BETTY!

HI, SWEETIE-PIE!

BYE, CRUMB-CAKE.

WHO-O-A!

[CRASH]

THINK I'LL GO HOME
TO BED. I'M BUSHED.

HEY, ANDREWS! I HEARD
YOUR DATE LAST NIGHT
WAS A HOWLING SUCCESS!

GIVE ME A BREAK.

IT'S A GALA DAY...

AND 2 GALS A NIGHT![LAUGHING]

IF ANOTHER JOKER
BRINGS UP LAST NIGHT,

I'M GOING STRAIGHT
TO PRINCIPAL WEATHERBY!

WOO!

OH, SORRY, MR. ANDREWS.

BY THE WAY, WHAT'S THIS
ABOUT YOU TAKING

MISS COOPER AND MISS LODGE
TO A DOG SHOW? [LAUGHS]

HEH HEH HEH.
GOOD ONE, SIR.

YUP. IF YOU EVER
WANT TO BUST UP

A DATE, HERE'S
THE TICKET!

[LAUGH]

SHH!
OH.
HUH?

[GASPS]SON, THIS WEREWOLF

THING IS NO
LAUGHING MATTER.

Sheriff: I RECEIVED
COMPLAINTS THAT

A WOLF-CREATURE
WAS TERRORIZING

PEOPLE ACROSS TOWN
AROUND 9 P.M.

SOME PETS WERE
EVEN HARMED.

I-I ONLY SCARED
ARCHIE LAST NIGHT!

HEY, ARCHIE, OLD PAL,
TELL HIM I WAS

WITH YOU AT 9!
TELL HIM!

YES, SHERIFF, REGGIE WAS
ANNOYING ME AT 9:00 SHARP.

[SIGHS]Archie: BUT AFTER THAT,

WHO KNOWS WHERE HE WENT?HUH?

[GASPS]SON, IF YOU DON'T

HAVE AN ALIBI
FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT,

WE'RE PLAYING 20
QUESTIONS DOWN AT
THE POLICE STATION.

BUT...BUT...

[LAUGHS]
LOOKS LIKE REGGIE'S

GETTING A REPUTATION
FOR CRYING WOLF!

OR RATHER, WOLF MAN.

NOBODY BELIEVES
ANYTHING HE
SAYS NOW.

NOW MAYBE HE'LL LEARN NOT
TO PLAY PRACTICAL JOKES.

TRUE. BUT WHAT IF
REGGIE DIDN'T SCARE
THOSE PEOPLE?

MAYBE THE SHERIFF
IS BARKING UP
THE WRONG TREE.

YOU'RE RIGHT, JUGHEAD!

MAYBE THERE REALLY
IS A WEREWOLF!

I SMELL A WEIRD MYSTERY!

SO WHO'S AN EXPERT
ON WEREWOLVES?

I'M HAVING SECOND
THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS.

AND THEY'RE THE SAME
AS MY FIRST!

LET'S FORGET IT!

LOOK, OLD MAN CHANEY
RAISES WOLVES, I TELL YOU.

HE CAN ANSWER ALL
YOUR QUESTIONS.

HE DOES KEEP THEM
LOCKED UP, RIGHT?

YEAH, NO SWEAT.[DOG GROWLS]

YES SWEAT!

[BOTH SCREAM]

ARCHIE!

OOF!
[BANGS ON DOOR]

WAAH!

[GROWLS]

OLIVER, KNOCK
IT OFF!

[WHIMPERS]

YOU'RE NOT
LAWYERS, ARE YA?

UH, NO, SIR. WE'RE HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS DOING
A REPORT ON WEREWOLVES.

WEREWOLVES, EH?

THEN KNOW THIS,
YOUNG TRESPASSERS,

[GASPS]
TO TURN INTO
A MAN-WOLF,

YOU NEED 3 THINGS:
A FULL MOON,

A PENTAGRAM, AND
THE BITE OF A WOLF.

BUT TO STOP
A MAN-WOLF, ONLY
ONE THING WILL DO:

SOMETHING TO
COUNTERACT

THE SILVERY
MOONLIGHT.

SOMETHING MADE
OF PURE SILVER.

LIKE A SILVER
BULLET.

R-REALLY?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT
I HEARD ON AN OLD
MONSTER MOVIE.

[LAUGHS]

VERY FUNNY.

EASY, JUG, HE
MAY HAVE A POINT.

SIR, YOU SAID
A WOLF BITE.

ISN'T THAT A WOLF?

OH, NO. HE'S
MOSTLY DOG.

HE CAN'T HELP IT
IF HE GETS LOOSE
ONCE IN A WHILE.

DID HE GET OUT
LAST NIGHT, SIR?

WELL, AT LEAST
THIS TIME,

THE SHERIFF DIDN'T
HAVE TO BRING HIM BACK.

HE COME BACK
ON HIS OWN.

TOTALLY TAME,
YOU HEAR?

WELL, THANKS FOR
YOUR HELP, MR. CHANEY.

SEE YOU AROUND!

CASE SOLVED,
JUGHEAD!

PRAY, ILLUMINATE ME,
SHERLOCK.

THOSE FOLKS ACROSS
TOWN DIDN'T SEE

A WEREWOLF,
THEY SAW OLIVER!

SO, ARE YOU GOING
TO TELL THE SHERIFF
THAT REGGIE'S INNOCENT?

SURE I AM...
TOMORROW.

I JUST WISH I COULD
MAKE BETTY

AND VERONICA
NOT HATE ME.

GOOD LUCK! YOU'D
HAVE TO SAVE THEM

FROM A REAL WEREWOLF
TO GET THEM BACK.

GREAT IDEA!

AND YOU'RE GOING
TO HELP ME!

HEY, LOOK!
THERE'S A GREAT SPOT
TO BURY THAT IDEA.

COME ON, JUGHEAD.

NAH. THIS SOUNDS
LIKE ONE OF REGGIE'S
PRACTICAL JOKES.

SOMEONE COULD GET HURT.
NAMELY ME!

THERE'S
A TITANIC BURGER
IN IT FOR YOU.

WITH NO NAPKINS.

I'M A SLAVE TO
MY OWN STOMACH!

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHY I'M OUT HERE,
ARCHIE ANDREWS.

I'M STILL ANGRY
WITH YOU.

Betty: DITTO.
TIMES 2.

I WAS WRONG TO
MESS UP OUR DATES
LAST NIGHT.

IT WAS RUDE
AND UNFEELING.

AND I BEG YOUR
SWEET FORGIVENESS.

[BOTH SIGH]
YOU'RE FORGIVEN.

AH. I'M A WHOLE
MAN AGAIN!

[GROANS]

ARRGH!

[GROWLS]

[HOWLS]

[ALL GASP]

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

LET'S GET OUT
OF HERE!

I AGREE!

THE SHERIFF SAYS
THERE MIGHT

REALLY BE A
WEREWOLF LOOSE!

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
WHEN THE MOON IS FULL,

WHO KNOWS WHAT EVIL CAN
CRAWL FROM A MAN'S SOUL?

Veronica and Betty:
THAT'S NOT FUNNY, ARCHIE!

WHO'S JOKING?[GROWLS]

TERROR WALKS
THE STREETS TONIGHT.

I SAID, "TERROR WALKS
THE STREETS TONIGHT!"

[GROWLS]

[ALL SCREAM]

[GROWLS]

STAY BEHIND
ME, GIRLS!

I'LL HANDLE
THIS BRUTE!

BE GONE,
DEMON SPAWN.

[GROWLS]WAAH!

OOF!

ARCHIE!

PTUI. HEY, JUGGIE,
NOT SO ROUGH. PTUI.

SORRY I'M LATE,
ARCH. I LOST

THE RUBBER MASK
AND GLOVES.

[GULPS]

IF YOU'RE NOT HIM,
THEN WHO IS HE?!

GRR!

UH, REGGIE?

[GROWLS]

ONE OF US SHOULD GET
THE GIRLS TO THE CAR,

WHILE THE OTHER
DISTRACTS THE MONSTER.

GOOD PLAN. SEE YA!

HUH?WAIT!

AREN'T YOU GOING TO
VOLUNTEER TO STAY BEHIND?

SORRY, I'M ALLERGIC
TO FUR AND HAVING
MY LEGS RIPPED OFF.

BYE!

RUN![GASP]

[GROWLS]

NO! THIS WAY!

COME ON, UGLY,
CHASE ME!

[GASPS] HE'LL NEVER
BE ABLE TO TURN

THE KNOB WITH
THOSE LONG CLAWS!

YEOW!
AAH!

[PANTING]

WHO-O-A!
OOF!

HUH?

WAAH!

[QUICK BREATHS]

Jughead: ARCHIE, HOP ON!HUH?

YOW! FASTER,
JUGHEAD!

I'M FLOORING IT!

GO, GO!

[GROWLS]

[GROWLS]

ARCHIE, WHERE
ARE YOU HURT?

SHOULD I
KISS IT AND
MAKE IT BETTER?

UH, I THINK
I'LL PASS.

LOOKS LIKE YOU
HAVEN'T QUITE SOLVED
THIS MYSTERY YET, ARCH.

YEAH. OLD MAN CHANEY'S
DOG IS INNOCENT.

THERE REALLY IS
A WEREWOLF!

BUT WHO IS IT?

WELL, IT'S NOT YOU.

AND IT'S NOT YOU.

THOUGH YOU DO WOLF
YOUR FOOD DOWN.

[CHOMPS]
I'M A GROWING BOY!
[GULPS]

COULD IT BE
PRINCIPAL WEATHERBY?

NOT!

HOW ABOUT POP TATE?

NEGATIVE!

MOOSE MASON?

NAH, TOO BIG.

IT'S GOT TO BE
SOMEONE ELSE!

THANKS FOR HANGING
ME OUT TO DRY
YESTERDAY, ANDREWS.

THE SHERIFF DIDN'T
LET ME GO UNTIL
DINNER TIME.

YOU MEAN, YOU WERE
FREE LAST NIGHT?

HOW ABOUT REGGIE?

RIGHT SIZE,
RIGHT BUILD,
RIGHT JACKET.

WHAT ARE YOU
BABBLING ABOUT?

REG! YOU MIGHT
BE THE WEREWOLF!

UH-HUH, RIGHT.
CHANGE YOUR NAME

TO JIM CARREY
AND MAKE ME LAUGH.

NAAH!

THIS IS NO PRANK!

HOW'D YOUR JACKET
GET RIPPED UP?

I, UH, DON'T KNOW.
I WENT TO BED EARLY
WITH A HEADACHE,

AND WHEN I WOKE UP,
MY JACKET WAS TORN
AND LYING ON THE FRONT PORCH.

DON'T YOU SEE?
WHEN THE MOON ROSE,

YOU BLACKED OUT,
AND TURNED INTO
THE WEREWOLF!

THE SAME WEREWOLF
WHO ATTACKED US

LAST NIGHT
IN THAT SAME JACKET!

I ATTACKED YOU?
COOL!

NOT COOL! YOU ALMOST
HURT BETTY AND VERONICA.

WHOA! IF I HURT
THEM, THEY'D NEVER
SPEAK TO ME AGAIN.

TOO TRUE! YOU'RE
A MENACE, MANTLE!

OH, BROTHER! YOU
MIGHT BE RIGHT!

ARCHIE! WHAT
SHOULD I DO?!

[SIGHS] THANKS, SHERIFF.
I FEEL MUCH BETTER.

OK. BUT I HOPE
THIS ISN'T ONE OF YOUR
HIGH SCHOOL PRANKS.

IT'S JUST
FOR TONIGHT, SIR.

IF REGGIE DOES
TURN INTO A MONSTER,

AT LEAST EVERYONE
WILL BE SAFE.

AND IF HE DOESN'T,
EVERYONE WILL
STILL BE SAFE.

WELL, DON'T WORRY.
I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.

MAYBE WE'LL SOLVE
THIS MYSTERY AFTER ALL.

DON'T WORRY, REG.
IF YOU'RE A WOLF,

WE'LL SEE YOU GET
PROFESSIONAL HELP.

IN THE MEANTIME,
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

A FACE COMB,
A FLEA COLLAR?

RAWR!

FINALLY. ON THE LAST
NIGHT OF THE FULL MOON,

THE WEREWOLF WAS
SAFELY BEHIND BARS.

THUS ENDS ANOTHER OF
ARCHIE'S WEIRD MYSTERIES!

WELL, JUGHEAD,
I SOLVED THE CASE AGAIN!

GOOD WORK, ARCH.
ONE THOUGHT, THOUGH.

REGGIE MAY BE A MEAN,
SNARLING JERK, BUT HE

DOESN'T EXACTLY FIT
THE WEREWOLF PROFILE,
DOES HE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, HE'S MISSING
2 OF THE 3
REQUIREMENTS.

NO WOLF BITE,
AND NO PENTAGRAM.

WHAT EXACTLY IS
A PENTAGRAM, ANYWAY?

IT'S A 5-POINTED STAR!

LOOKS NASTY.
CUT YOURSELF?

NO. OLD MAN CHANEY'S
DOG BIT ME LAST WEEK
AFTER IT GOT LOOSE.

HA HA HA. WELL, HE
CALLS IT A DOG,

BUT WE ALL KNOW
IT'S REALLY A WOLF.

WOLF? I WONDER
IF WE'RE RELATED?

OH, BY THE WAY,
REGGIE,

YOU LEFT YOUR
LETTERMAN JACKET
HERE YESTERDAY.

I MEANT TO
RETURN IT.

YOU MEAN I DIDN'T HAVE
MY JACKET LAST NIGHT?

NO. I WAS BRINGING
IT TO YOUR HOUSE
WHEN IT GOT CHILLY.

SO I PUT IT ON TO
STAY WARM, BUT...

THEN I...HMM.
I DON'T REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

[SHERIFF GROANS]

WHAT'S WRONG,
SHERIFF?

I DON'T...UNH...

DON'T...AARGH

[GROWLING]

[HOWLS]

[SCREAMS]

HEL-L-P!

HELP! HE'S
THE WEREWOLF!

SOMEBODY
SAVE ME! HELP!

N-NICE DOGGY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO
EAT ME, I-I'M SPOILED.

EEK! GO AWAY! I'M
TOO HANDSOME TO DIE!

HOLY FRIJOLES!

ARCHIE! JUGHEAD!
MY PALS.

EAT THEM! EAT THEM!

THINK OF SOMETHING,
JUGHEAD!

I AM. A PLANE TICKET
TO BOLIVIA!

REMEMBER WHAT
OLD MAN CHANEY SAID?

WE CAN STOP
THE WEREWOLF WITH
SOMETHING SILVER.

LIKE A BULLET.

WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE,
THE LONE RANGER?

WAIT! WHAT
ABOUT VERONICA'S
SILVER CHAIN?

Both: WHOA!

[GROWLING]WHOA! WHOA!

[GROWLS]

WHOA!
OOF!

NO!

ARCHIE! YOU DID IT!
YOU BROKE THE CURSE!

YOU OK, SHERIFF?

IS IT TRUE? AM I
REALLY A-A WEREWOLF?

I'M AFRAID SO, SIR.
BUT NOT TO WORRY!

I'M PRETTY SURE
THAT AS LONG AS
YOU WEAR SILVER,

YOU'LL NEVER
CHANGE BACK.

I'LL NEVER
TAKE IT OFF.
THANKS, SON.

IS--IS IT OVER?

YES. AND SO ARE
THESE PRACTICAL JOKES,
I HOPE.

I HEAR THAT! WHEN
I TRIED TO FOOL
BETTY AND VERONICA,

IT ALMOST
GOT THEM HURT.

PLUS, NOBODY
BELIEVED THERE WAS

A REAL WEREWOLF,
THANKS TO YOU.

YEAH. PEOPLE LET
THEIR GUARDS DOWN.

IT WAS WAY
TOO RISKY.

YOU'RE RIGHT, ANDREWS.
FROM NOW ON, I'LL NEVER
MAKE UP STORIES EVER AGAIN.

Reggie: YEP!
I SINGLE-HANDEDLY

CRACKED THE CASE
WIDE OPEN.

SHERIFF LANDON SAID
HE'D NEVER SEEN SUCH
BRAVERY AND CLEVERNESS.

WHAT A JERK!
WHY DID I SAVE HIM?

[SLURPS] 'CAUSE
YOU'RE BETTER THAN
HE IS, ARCH.

YOU DID THE RIGHT
THING, EVEN IF
NOBODY KNOWS IT.

WELL, THANKS. THAT MAKES
ME FEEL A LITTLE BETTER.

BUT IT DOESN'T HELP
MY LOVE LIFE ONE BIT.

ARCHIE!HUH?

OUR BRAVE HERO!HUH?

YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT.
THE WAY YOU SAVED US
FROM THAT WEREWOLF!

YOU'RE A HERO,
EVEN IF YOU DID
LOSE MY RING.

BETTY AND I WANTED
TO THANK YOU,

SO WE'RE BOTH TAKING
YOU TO THE MOVIES.

Both: MMWA!

HEY! ARCHIE'S HOGGING
ALL THE GIRLS!

WHERE'S MY DATE?

[SLURPS] TRY
THE CITY POUND,
WOLF BOY.

Archie: TO THIS DAY,
MOST PEOPLE IN TOWN

STILL THINK
THE WEREWOLF SCARE

WAS JUST ONE
OF REGGIE'S JOKES.

BUT AS REGGIE LEARNED,
PRACTICAL JOKES
CAN BE RISKY THINGS...

BOTH TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS.

FORTUNATELY, WEREWOLF PROBLEMS
ARE NOW A THING OF THE PAST...

IN A LITTLE TOWN
CALLED RIVERDALE.