Darkwing Duck (1991–1992): Season 1, Episode 55 - Inside Binkie's Brain - full transcript

♪ DARING DUCK OF MYSTERY ♪

♪ CHAMPION OF RIGHT ♪

♪ SWOOPS OUT
OF THE SHADOWS ♪

♪ DARKWING OF THE NIGHT ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE
SOME VILLAIN SCHEMES ♪

♪ BUT HIS NUMBER'S UP ♪

3, 2, 1!

♪ DARKWING DUCK ♪

♪ WHEN THERE'S TROUBLE
YOU CALL D.W. ♪

♪ DARKWING DUCK ♪

LET'S GET DANGEROUS.



♪ DARKWING DUCK ♪

DARKWING, DARKWING DUCK!

♪ A CLOUD OF SMOKE
AND HE APPEARS ♪

♪ THE MASTER OF SURPRISE ♪

♪ WHO'S THAT CUNNING
MIND BEHIND ♪

♪ THE SHADOWY DISGUISE ♪

♪ NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE ♪

♪ THE BAD GUYS
ARE OUT OF LUCK ♪

♪ HERE COMES ♪

♪ DARKWING DUCK ♪

LOOK OUT!

♪ WHEN THERE'S TROUBLE
YOU CALL D.W. ♪

♪ DARKWING DUCK ♪

LET'S GET DANGEROUS!



♪ DARKWING DUCK ♪

♪ YOU BETTER WATCH OUT,
YOU BAD BOYS ♪

♪ DARKWING DUCK ♪♪

AT LAST, I, DR. SLUG,

SHALL CRUSH DARKWING DUCK
AND RULE THE WORLD.

WHAT'LL WE DO?

ONLY ONE THING TO DO--

STOP!

WHOA!
PRETTY HANDY TRICK.

YEAH, YEAH.

I JUST THOUGHT
THIS MIGHT BE
A GOOD TIME

TO RESPOND
TO SOME VIEWER MAIL.

AHEM.

MANY OF YOU
HAVE WRITTEN IN
ASKING QUESTIONS

SUCH AS--
"DEAR DARKWING,

"WHAT MAKES YOU
THE WORLD'S
GREATEST HERO--

"YOUR JAUNTY
GOOD LOOKS?

YOUR DASHING DEEDS
OF DERRING-DO?"

HEY, THAT LOOKS
LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING.

I'M MAKING
A POINT HERE.

AHEM.

"WHAT IS IT
THAT MAKES A HERO?"

I HAVE A TALE
TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

I CALL ITTHE CASE
OF THE HOUSEWIFE HERO.

IT STARTED
ONE TYPICAL DAY

OVER AT
THE MUDDLEFOOTS.

GEE, BINKIE,

AIN'T MODERN
TECHNOLOGY WONDERFUL?

YEOW!

OOH! HELP! FIRE!

CALL 911! 911!

OH, HERB.

YOU MUST
BE MORE CAREFUL...

OVERLOADING
A CORD LIKE THAT.

REMEMBER--
SAFETY FIRST.

OOH, THANKS, BINKSTER.

WOULDA BEEN A SHAME
TO BURN DOWN
THE HOUSE AGAIN,

'SPECIALLY SINCE
I CLEANED UP THE YARD.

YOU DID A FINE JOB, TOO,

BUT WHERE DID YOU
PUT YOUR STUFF?

BINKIE, DON'T OPEN--

STOP!

BEFORE THIS
TYPICAL MUDDLEFOOT DAY

IS MARRED BY THIS TYPICAL
MUDDLEFOOT BOWLING BALL,

LET'S LOOK
INSIDE BINKIE'S BRAIN

AND SEE WHAT MAKES
YOUR STANDARD
NON-HERO TYPE TICK.

I EXPECTED A BRAIN
TO BE A MORE...SQUISHY.

ACTUALLY, THE BRAIN'S
A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN PEOPLE THINK.

BEHIND EACH DOOR
IS A DIFFERENT
BRAIN DEPARTMENT.

OVER HERE--
THE EMOTIONS.

THIS ONE'S ANGER. OOH.

YEP...I'M ANGRY.

NOW, OVER HERE
ARE THE SENSES,

SUCH AS SIGHT,
SMELL, AND--

WHAT'S BEHIND
THAT DOOR, D.W.?

AHH, THIS IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT DOOR OF ALL.

YOU SEE, LAUNCHPAD,
TRAPPED INSIDE EVERYBODY

IS A LITTLE HERO.

LEMME OUTTA HERE!
LEMME OUT!

NOW YOU'LL ASK--

WHAT HAPPENS HERE WHEN
THAT BOWLING BALL HITS?

I WAS GONNA
ASK ABOUT LUNCH,

BUT THAT
BOWLING BALL THING

SOUNDS MUCH
MORE INTERESTING.

WHOA!
WHOA!

WHOA!
WHOA!

[HORSE WHINNIES]

YEE-HAW!

RUN!

BINKIE'S LITTLE HERO
IS LOOSE!

AHH, HE DOESN'T
LOOK SO DANGEROUS.

EN GARDE!

YEEOUCH!

HI-HO!
YIPPEE-KIYO-KIAY!

AAH!

YEEOW!

YAAH!

[FIGHTING]

[BELL RINGS]

BINKIE!
OH, BINKUMS!

YOU WARNED ME

NOT TO STACK
SO MUCH STUFF
IN THE SHED.

FROM NOW ON
MY MOTTO IS--

SAFETY FIRST!

WHOA.

SAFETY...FIRST.

[GASPS]

SAFETY FIRST!

THAT'S IT! HMM.

I'VE GOT TO
SAFETY-PROOF THE CITY.

OOH.

TOODLES.

SHOULD I FIGURE
ON A LATE DINNER?

YOU MIGHT THINK
YOUR AVERAGE CITIZEN

WOULD JOIN
A SAFETY GROUP

OR START A NEWSLETTER,

BUT THAT LOOSE LITTLE HERO

KNOCKED BINKIE
A TRIFLE...ASKEW.

SO SHE STARTED
FILLING POTHOLES...

OOH, MUCH BETTER.

INSPECTING
TRAFFIC LIGHTS...

SO MUCH BETTER.

AND CLEANING UP
THE CITY'S SAFETY HAZARDS,

BE THEY BIG OR SMALL.

OH, MY.
SOMEONE COULD TRIP
OVER THIS GARBAGE.

[BARKS]

OH! OH, MY POOCHY!
MY POOCHY'S GONE!

HE RAN AWAY?
WELL, YOU SEE,

THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE LEASH LAWS.

MEANWHILE,
ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY,

THINGS WEREN'T SO SAFE.

DON'T HURT ME.
YOU CAN HAVE THE JEWELS.

I DON'T WANT JEWELS.

I WANT THE DISPLAY
LIGHTS! HA HA!

MY MISSION'S
TO LIBERATE
THE LIGHT BULBS

ENSLAVED BY SOCIETY.

THERE!

RUN! BE FREE!

FROLIC IN THE WILDERNESS!

I SAID RUN AWAY.
RUN AWAY!

THEY CAN'T MOVE!

THEY'RE WEAKENED
BY THEIR LONG SERVITUDE.

I'LL HAVE
TO NURSE THEM
BACK TO HEALTH.

I WAS THERE TO FOIL
THIS FIENDISH FELON.

TRYING TO
PULL THE WOOL
OVER MY EYES?

SAY, GOOD IDEA!

NOW, SAFETY FIRST.

MUSTN'T LEAVE
THE DOOR OPEN.

SOMEONE COULD
RUN INTO IT.

EXCUSE ME,
MRS. MUDDLEFOOT.

WELL, HELLO,
MR. DARKWING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT YOU DID?

NO NEED TO THANK ME.

THANK YOU?

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU JUST ENABLED
A SUPERVILLAIN TO ESCAPE!

LEAVE THE CRIME FIGHTING
TO US COSTUMED HEROES,

O.K.?

OOH, WHAT A LOVELY IDEA,
MR. DARKWING.

NOW I CAN MAKE
THE CITY SAFE IN STYLE.

ALL RIGHT, ST. CANARD.

GET READY FOR
THE CANARDIAN GUARDIAN--

CHAMPION OF SAFETY.

TOODLES!
OFF TO SMASH HAZARDS.

THIS IS HORRIBLE!

YOU'RE NOT KIDDING.

RED AND WHITE
AREN'T HER COLORS.

OHH.

AND SO,
THE CANARDIAN GUARDIAN

SET OUT TO SAVE THE CITY

IN HER OWN
INIMITABLE FASHION.

SAFETY FIRST!

SAFETY HAZARD.

MUCH BETTER.

SOMEONE COULD FALL
AND GET HURT.

YOU SHOULD
WEAR A HELMET.

REMEMBER--
SAFETY FIRST.

[GASPS]

SAFETY HAZARD.

[CRASH]

OH, DEAR.
THIS LITTLE NAIL

COULD HAVE GIVEN
SOME POOR DEAR A FLAT TIRE.

I'LL FREE YOU,
MY LIGHT BULB BROTHERS.

YOUR LONG YEARS
OF SENSELESS TOIL
ARE OVER.

I'M THE TERROR
THAT FLAPS IN THE NIGHT.

I'M THE BURNT-OUT BULB
YOU CANNOT REACH.

I AM DARKWING DUCK!

GET READY
TO BE DEADMEAT DUCK.

SAFETY HAZARD.

OH, MUCH BETTER.

SOMEONE COULD'VE SLIPPED
AND SKINNED THEIR KNEES.

OOH, I SHOULD'VE KNOWN--

ANOTHER COSTUMED
GOODY TWO-SHOES.

THAT LADY
IN THE CAPE
ALMOST KILLED US.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO PROTECT US
FROM THOSE PEOPLE.

I'M SORRY. I TRIED
TO STOP HER BEFORE--

YOU'RE THE VILLAIN!

I'M NOT SUPPOSED
TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU!

I'M SUPPOSED
TO SMASH YOU!

DON'T FORGET TO WRITE!

I'LL WRITE SOMETHING
FOR THAT OTHER CAPED
TROUBLEMAKER--

AN OBITUARY!

HA HA HA HA!

GOODNESS GRACIOUS.
LOOK AT THIS AWFUL
GREASY MESS.

SOMEONE COULD SLIP
AND PUT AN EYE OUT.

OOH, MUCH BETTER.

I KNEW YOU'D FALL FOR
THE TRAIL-OF-GREASE TRICK.

HEY, YOU CAN'T
DO THIS TO ME.

I'M THE CANARDIAN
GUARDIAN--

CHAMPION OF SAFETY.

NOT FOR LONG.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE TOAST!

BEFORE I RUN
A FEW ZILLION VOLTS
THROUGH YOU,

I HAVE TO RESCUE
ANOTHER LIGHT BULB PAL.

POOR LITTLE GUY,
STUCK UP HERE ALONE.

UH, MR. VOLT,

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
IT'S UNSAFE.

NOW PLANES CAN'T
SEE THE BUILDING.

I WON'T HAVE TO ZAP YOU
AND RUN MY BATTERY DOWN.

HERE COMES A PLANE NOW!

CIAO, SAFETY LADY!

THE ONLY ONE GETTING HURT

WAS SOMEONE
IMPORTANT TO ME...

ME!

AAH!
AAH!

BEFORE THINGS
GET TOO CHAOTIC,

LET'S SEE HOW
A VILLAIN'S BRAIN

DIFFERS
FROM A HERO'S.

BUT, D.W.,
WHAT HAPPENED?

DID WE CRASH?
WERE WE KILLED?

WE'RE GONNA BE O.K.,
AREN'T WE?

KIDS, DON'T TRY
THIS AT HOME.

EVEN IN A BRAIN
AS WARPED
AS MEGAVOLT'S,

ONE CAN FIND
A LITTLE HERO.

[CRICKETS CHIRP]

JUST HAVE TO LOOK
A LITTLE HARDER.

NOPE, NOT HERE.

HOW ABOUT TRYIN'
IN HERE, D.W.?

THAT FIGURES,
A CUCKOO CLOCK.

HELP ME.
HELP ME.

WE FOUND THE HERO.
NOW WHAT?

NOW WE GET BACK
TO OUR STORY.

WE WERE ABOUT TO
SPLATTER BINKIE
ALL OVER THE LANDSCAPE

WHEN MY BRILLIANT MIND
SAVED THE DAY.

AAH!
WHOA!

THEY SHOULD'VE PUT A RAILING
AROUND THIS ROOF.

WHEW! THAT
WAS TOO CLOSE.

THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU DON'T SEE EVERY DAY--

A LADY TIED TO THAT TOWER.

LADY?
LADY?

BINKIE!
BINKIE!

GOT HER!

UH-OH.
UH-OH.

MRS. MUDDLEFOOT,
WHAT ARE YOU--

SHH!

THAT'S MY SECRET
IDENTITY.

I'M THE CANARDIAN
GUARDIAN NOW.

AND I'VE GOT TO
CATCH MEGAVOLT.

TO STOP HIS
CRIME WAVE?

NO. TO STOP HIM
FROM USING THIS ROPE.

LOOK HOW EASILY
IT PULLS APART.

IT'S EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY
CATCH A MASTER CRIMINAL
BY YOURSELF.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN BE MY SIDEKICK.

I CAN BEHER SIDEKICK?

C'MON! A SIDEKICK'S
GOTTA BE QUICK!

I'LL PLAY ALONG
TO KEEP BINKIE SAFE,

BUT I'M NOT
HER SIDEKICK!

LAUNCHPAD, WE'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE STORY.

I THOUGHT THIS
MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME

TO LOOK AT
A SIDEKICK'S BRAIN

AND SAY HELLO
TO MY LITTLE HERO.

COME ON!

[DARKWING]
BOY, IT SURE IS
EMPTY IN HERE.

[LAUNCHPAD]
HEY, NICE ECHO.

YOO-HOO! LITTLE HERO!

WHILE WE BEGIN OUR
LONG JOURNEY FOR
LAUNCHPAD'S HERO,

MAYBE WE SHOULD GET
ON WITH THE STORY.

WATCH YOUR STEP, D.W.

THERE'S SOME
SCREWS LOOSE IN HERE.

WE CAUGHT UP
WITH MEGAVOLT IN...

THE BAD PART OF TOWN...

WHERE THE SUN
NEVER SHINES,

WHERE BRUTALITY
IS A WAY OF LIFE,

AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY
NOT VERY NICE AT ALL!

MY LIGHT BULB
BUDDIES, AT LAST
YOU'RE FREE!

NO MORE SLAVING
IN A HOT SOCKET.

ONWARD TO
THE PROMISED LAND!

FREEZE, MR. VOLT!

THE CANARDIAN
GUARDIAN SAYS YOU'RE
NOT GOING ANYWHERE!

OH, YEAH? WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE
NOT WEARING
YOUR SEAT BELT.

TWO CHOICES--

BUCKLE UP, OR I CAN
DO IT FOR YOU.

I'LL TAKE NUMBER THREE.

HEY, EVERYBODY,
LOOK WHO'S HERE!

IT'S THE CANARDIAN GUARDIAN

AND HER SIDEKICK
DARKWING DUCK!

I AM NOT HER SIDEKICK!

[MENACING CHUCKLES]

THIS IS WHY
I HATE COMING TO
THE BAD PART OF TOWN.

[MENACING CHUCKLES]

STAND BACK!

I'LL RUB OUT THESE
ROUGHHOUSING REPROBATES!

HYAH!

[MOANING]

O.K., YOU'RE
THE NEW HERO.
YOU TRY IT.

O.K., IF YOU INSIST.

MR. THUG,
YOU STOP THAT!

DO YOU KNOW HOW
HAZARDOUS THIS IS?

WHY, WHAT IF IT
HIT SOMEBODY?

CAREFUL,
MR. HOODLUM, YOUR...

[CRASH]

SHOE'S UNTIED.

IT LOOKS
LIKE BINKIE--

THE CANARDIAN
GUARDIAN--

TOOK CARE
OF OUR PROBLEMS!

EXCEPT ONE.

I DON'T SUPPOSE

YOU KNOW
HOW TO UNTIE

A DARKWING
DOUBLE HALF-HITCH?

SO BINKIE GOT LUCKY.

THAT DOESN'T
MAKE HER A HERO.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT A HERO'S BRAIN!

UH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO FEEL INFERIOR.

I'M USED TO IT.

IN THAT CASE,
PREPARE TO WITNESS

THE WONDER AND MAJESTY
OF...DARKWING'S BRAIN!

WELL...
A CLUTTERED MIND
IS A HEALTHY MIND.

WHO SAYS THAT?

LOTS OF PEOPLE!

LET'S HAVE A LOOK
AT MY LITTLE HERO.

OOPS. SORRY.

GUESS WE DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT YOUR HERO.

HE LOOKS HARMLESS
ENOUGH TO ME.

MEET MY PARTNER.

ROWR!

IT'S...
IT'S MY EGO!

GEE, IT--
IT SURE IS BIG!

AAH!
AAH!

I THINK THIS MIGHT
BE A GOOD TIME

TO GET BACK TOTHE CASE
OF THE HOUSEWIFE HERO.

BY NOW, MEGAVOLT'S
MANIACAL MASTER PLAN

HAD TAKEN HIM TO THE OLD
ABANDONED POWER PLANT.

HA HA HA HA!

NO LONGER WILL LIGHT
BULBS BE ENSLAVED!

I'M GONNA CHARGE
YOU GUYS UP,

THEN YOU CAN GO BACK
TO THE WILDERNESS

WITH ALL THE UNTAMED
LIGHT BULBS.

BINKIE, YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR
WITH THIS SAFETY THING.

NOW, NOW,
MR. SIDEKICK.

AN ACTIVE LAD
LIKE YOU NEEDS
EXTRA PROTECTION.

BUT I CAN HARDLY
MOVE IN ALL THIS!

IMAGINE HOW HURT HE'D GET
WITHOUT THAT PADDING.

AH, WELCOME, DO-GOODERS.

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME TO
WITNESS MY GOOD DEED--

THE LIBERATION
OF THE LIGHT BULBS.

DO YOU HAVE A SAFETY
PERMIT FOR THIS?

BINKIE,
LET'S NOT GET SAFE!

LET'S GET DANGEROUS!

I'LL HANDLE HIM
WITH A GLUE BOMB.

CAREFUL! YOU MUSTN'T
POINT GUNS!

HEY!

UH-OH.

I THINK YOU USED
TOO MUCH GLUE IN THAT ONE.

SMOOTH MOVE,
MRS. MUDDLEFOOT.

DON'T THANK ME...

JUST TAKING CARE
OF A SAFETY HAZARD.

JUST LOOK AT THESE WIRES.

UTTERLY UNSAFE.

AWUWUWUWUWUWUWOAH.

WHY, HELLO,
MR. DARKWING.

WHAT AM I DOING HERE?

WE'RE NOT GONNA
GET MUCH HELP FROM HER.

NO PROBLEMO.

I'VE ALREADY STOPPED
MEGAVOLT'S LUNACY.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE THESE
LIGHT BULBS ALIVE!

IN A FEW SECONDS, THIS
PLANT'S GONNA BLOW LIKE...

LIKE SOMETHING
REALLY BIG BLOWING UP!

THERE WON'T BE ENOUGH LEFT
TO SPACKLE A CRACK!

[LAUNCHPAD]
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME
TO BE HEROIC.

[BINKIE] YOU MEN. ALWAYS
MAKING A FUSS OVER
EVERY LITTLE PROBLEM.

OOH. MUCH BETTER.

OOH! THAT'S THE TROUBLE
WITH BEING A VILLAIN--

THE HEROES ALWAYS
HAVE TO WIN.

HEY,
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

BINKIE SAVED US!

SHE'S A HERO
JUST LIKE YOU, D.W.

"JUST LIKE YOU, D.W."

HA! LET'S NOT
GET CARRIED AWAY.

AND SO...

MEGAVOLT'S PLAN
WAS SHORT-CIRCUITED.

AND BINKIE WAS BACK TO
HER SUBURBAN PARADISE.

OOH, HERBY-McGERBY!

BINKUMS!

OOH!

UH-OH.

OH, DEAR.

HERB, YOU HAVEN'T
DANCED IN YEARS.

IT'S LIKE
OUR FIRST DATE...

EXCEPT YOU WEREN'T
WEARING A DRESS.

AND THUS BEGANTHE CASE
OF THE DANCING DIMWIT.

BUT THAT IS ANOTHER STORY
ALTOGETHER...

WHAT MAKES A HERO ISN'T
THE COSTUMES OR GADGETS.

IT'S PURITY OF HEART
AND STRENGTH OF WILL!

BUT COSTUMES AND GADGETS
MAKE IT MORE FUN.