Hercules (1998–1999): Season 1, Episode 17 - Hercules and the Underworld Takeover - full transcript

♪ Who put the
"glad" in gladiator? ♪

♪ Hercules ♪

♪ Whose daring deeds
are great theater? ♪

♪ Hercules ♪

- ♪ Is he bold? ♪
- ♪ No one braver ♪

- ♪ Is he sweet? ♪
- ♪ Our favorite flavor, Hercules ♪

- ♪ What a guy ♪
- ♪ Hercules ♪

- ♪ Ask his friends ♪
- ♪ Hercules ♪

♪ Honey, they won't lie ♪

- ♪ Hercules ♪
- ♪ Ahh, Hercules ♪

♪ Hercules ♪



♪ No one's fool ♪

♪ Now, the boy's in school ♪

♪ He's in trainin' ♪

♪ Smart and shy ♪

♪ And the nicest guy ♪

♪ No complainin' ♪

♪ He was a no
one, a zero, zero ♪

♪ He'll never quit
till he's a hero ♪

♪ He's the most
likely to succeed ♪

♪ From zero to hero ♪

♪ Herc is a hero ♪

♪ He'll be a hero ♪

Wait and see.

Hercules, please come quickly.



I am injured and need your help,

your loving Pop.

Pegasus!

Let's go!

Faster, Pegasus.

Pop! I'm...

Here.

Hello, son. Glad
you could make it.

Help yourself to cocoa.

I have come to wreak vengeance
upon the scum who injured you!

Truth is, I stepped
in a gopher hole.

You said it was urgent!

I rushed over to
wreak vengeance.

Well, it is urgent,

but what I need isn't
exactly vengeance.

Sheep?

You want me to watch the sheep?

Someone has to tend
the flock until I heal up.

I just hope that you can
handle the responsibility.

Come on, Pop!

I'm a hero-in-training,
remember?

Uh-huh.

And do you remember
what happened

the last time you
looked after the flock?

I swear I only looked
away for a second.

Well, I-I've changed!

Hero rule #65 says...
"A hero is responsible."

I'll watch your sheep, Pop,

like they've never
been watched before.

Some hero.

The committee will
consider Artemis' request

to designate the
Caledonian boar endangered.

Now, what's next on
the agenda, Hermes?

Well, today's supplicant

is a demigoddess and
Underworld enchantress.

Deities, I give you... Hecate.

Huh? What the...

Heh, babe, the winged
pooches are too nutty, babe.

But, uh, no minions.
Policy, babe.

I respect that.

A policy is a policy.

Hello... darling!

Aphrodite, lovely as always.

Oh, Demeter, this
spring is your freshest yet.

Ares, I love what
you've done with Sparta.

So... Spartan.

Heh heh. You hear that, sis?

Oh, go polish your spear.

Oh, I'm not talking to you.

You're on my list.

Witch.

Mighty Zeus, Gods
and Goddesses...

A magic pointer. Oy vey.

As you can see, the Underworld

is underperforming,
underachieving,

bottom line, it's underwhelming.

Now, I don't want
to point fingers but,

Listen, I gripe, I moan,

but hey, I run
one tight Tartarus.

Never had a customer
complain. Got it?

He's old news.

He's been doing
things the same way

since time immemorial.

Simply put, I can do better.

Hecate, dear...

Queen of the night is a
very responsible position.

Be a team player, huh?

Oh, I get it!

He's your brother,
and I'm just a witch.

There's nothing wrong
with being a good witch.

I am a great witch!

You understand, I call
everyone babe, babe.

I don't care what Athena says.

Sparta rules.

No hard feelings?

Please!

What, huh, you gave
it a shot, and hey,

You came up short.

Boom. Done. We'll do lunch.

Can't wait.

Me neither. Good.

Have your minions
call my minions.

Thanks, all. You're
the mightiest.

Toodle-oo. So long.

What can I tell you?

When you own your
own market share,

you always gotta
watch your back.

Is it a little drafty in here?

Fine, fine. Now, where were we?

Ah, yes. New business.

I say it's time to
recognize Sparta

as the capital of
the Greek world!

Athens has wisdom and reason.

What does Sparta have?

Battering rams
and flamethrowers!

That's what!

Oh, I hate these meetings.

Not the most exciting job
in the world, eh, Pegasus?

It's OK, old guy.

Come on, you can't
help it if you're boring.

Whoa!

Nice shot.

Hecate!

What a surprise.

Hades is not presently in now.

What a shame.

Bad timing.

And timing is everything.

Well, as long as
I've come all this way,

I'll just wait.

No, no! Not possible.

Nobody's allowed in this room
when Hades is gone. Sorry.

But you're in here.

That doesn't seem proper.

A clear violation of protocol.

W-w-we were just doing a, uh,

a security check of
the premises and, um,

but if you had been doing
that, we wouldn't have gotten in.

Not his chair!

Ow!

As the flame within
this vessel grows,

Hades' fire shall
ebb and slow...

Is that a spell?

Until his godly powers dim,

and I can do away with him.

Uh-oh! Uh!

Athens? Ha ha!

Athens is a geek
retreat for eggheads!

Oh, and we're supposed
to just surrender...

Hey, backwoods, is
it, Is it cold in here?

Do you feel a little
draft-on-the-neck kind of thing?

What I wouldn't give
for a fur coat, heh.

Nobody you know. Faux fur.

Seriously, did Zeus forget to
pay the heating bill, or what?

Refresh my memory.

Exactly what purpose
do you serve here?

Um... uh... We're
Hades' go-to guys!

Well, consider yourselves...
downsized and outsourced.

Excuse me?

You're fired.

- No, no, Spike, no!
- No, Spike!

Whoa! Whoa!

Oh, gross! Dead souls!

Dead souls! Dead souls!

Oh, get 'em off me!

Yuck!

Are there any on me?

Aah!

I got it!

Eww! Yuck!

We gotta tell Hades!

But it's really,
really important.

Sorry, the "no minion"
thing is absolute.

Yee-ouch!

Ow! Ow!

We gotta get rid of Hecate!

Now you're talking crazy.

That would take
somebody really brave.

And strong.

And heroic.

And affordable.

- Ahh...
- Ahh...

Surprise!

Remember us?

Hyah! Ha!

Wait! H-H-Hercules, the hero.

Friend of the downtrodden.

We come in peace.

Honest.

This better be good.

And you want me to break the
crystal and get rid of Hecate?

- Uh-huh.
- Yeah, please.

Look, even if I wanted
to help you, which I don't,

I can't leave the sheep.

I'm responsible for them.

Who cares about
some stupid sheep?

The future of the Underworld
is even grimmer than usual!

I swore that the sheep would
not leave my sight. Sorry.

Aaaah! Listen to us!

Hecate is worse than Hades!

The devil you know is a lot
better than the devil you don't.

No problem. No problem.
We'll be going now.

The sheep!

Get lost, pest!

Huh?

No!

Looking for someone?

Where are those sheep?

We'll never tell.

Yeah, unless you help us.

You'll never see your woolly
wuss-sponsibility again!

What kind of twisted sicko
threatens innocent sheep?

We learned from the master.

Hades would be so proud.

So, what's it gonna be?

All right.

But first you have to show
me the sheep are safe.

And you swear you'll help us?

Sure... no problem.

Hero's honor?

Hero's honor.

Deal!

Uh, five, six, seven...

eight, nine, ten, uh...

All right. All present
and accounted for.

That's it, hero boy.
Happy reunion's over!

Time is of the essence!

Hyah! Let's go!

Ow! Ooh!

Ow! Ow!

Whoa. Hold it. I don't think so.

The fluffballs stay here!

I am responsible
for these animals.

If they stay, I stay.

If I go, they go.

Fine. Whatever.

They're your
problem. Just move it!

Ow!

Yeah! Step lively,
Pokey! We're in a hurry!

By the time the Council
of the Gods is over,

Hades' power will be drained

and I'll be sitting pretty.

Hmm...

Sit!

Up straight!

Better.

Now, you're
probably all wondering

why I've gathered you together.

We know.

We know all.

You want to share your
plans for Underworld domina...

Let's not spoil it for everyone.

OK?

Congratulations.

You are all getting in
on the underground floor

of a new, improved Underworld.

Unlike a certain
Lord of the Dead,

I don't care a whit
about Mount Olympus.

My focus is on making this

the best Underworld it can be!

Our primary purpose,

increase new admissions.

Let's start with...
everyone on Earth!

Hey, Panic... Undead
tongues are wagging.

You guys really blew it.

Heh, heh. Yeah.

Real funny.

Hey, whoa, hey, hey,
come on. Step back.

Hecate's not gonna like this.

Maybe you'd like to
explain that to Hades.

Yeah, he should
be back any minute.

Ooh, wait now. I
don't want any trouble.

I just row the boat.

Well, Sparta's got
a great new motto,

"Come for the discipline,

stay for the carnage."

Athens is the center of culture.

Yakety-yak.

Could we break for
naptime? What do you think?

Oh, yeah?

My warriors can
beat up your warriors!

Oh, yeah, pal?

Well, Athens
rules, Sparta drools!

Too much talk.

Too loud. Oy.

Back off, pal!
You're crowdin' me!

Outta my face, Pokey!

Oh, my gosh!

Hang on, big fella!

Guess he's taking a sheep-dip.

Oh, leave him!

You're here to help
us, not the stupid sheep.

It's OK. I've got you.

Grab him!

Oh! Pyew!

Hey, these sheep are our
responsibility, remember?

Wh-o-o-oa!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

What are you looking at, Pokey?

Hey!

Ooh. Soft.

Ugh!

Aah!

Aaah!

Remember, I just row the boat.

Hurry, Pokey! You can do it!

You and that sweater shedder
are becoming awfully chummy.

If anything happens to
those sheep while I'm gone,

The deal is off.

Trust us.

Ooh!

Welcome to the Underworld.

Under new management.

I'll be happy to bring
you in... permanently.

Shh! Shh!

Seven, eight, nine...
Oh, someone's missing!

Pokey!

Pokey's asleep.

Psst! Wake up, woolly!

Rise and shine, sheepyhead.

- Oh, we gotta bring him in.
- Not me, brother.

Come on. Get up!

Move it!

Oh, all right.

Whoa!

Aah!

Hecate, I must ask that
you vacate the Underworld

and return to haunting
the nether regions of night.

Such a polite young
man. Get rid of him.

Thanks so much
for coming. Bye now.

Aaah!

You are so special to me.

I love you like a
brother, you big lug.

Uh... we are brothers, Hades.

Are you feeling all right?

I, I feel different. I do.

Not that I'm OK.

Po-po!

Oh, I love you like a
brother, Ya big, slimy fish.

You know, is it just me,

or is the H-man getting
mellower by the minute?

Um, Pain... I-I don't
think Pokey's a he.

He's not?

Pokey's g-gonna be a mommy!

Aah! When?

Right now!

- Ho! I better go check that out!
- Dig in!

I'll handle Mr. Manners, here.

Boil some water!

I don't know nothin' about
birthin' no baby sheep!

Breathe in! Breathe in!
Breathe out! Breathe out!

Focus! You're a calm
lake! You're a calm lake!

Ho! What is this? Some
kind of offering to Hecate?

Get your filthy paws off her!

Hoo-ah!

Wa-a-a-h!

Wah! Hyah!

Ooh! Wa-a-a-h!

Hey! Hold it! Ow! Ho! Hey!

Watch it! Oh! That
was the, ow! Oh! Hey!

Hey, now, hey!

You've got a stick,
man. It's just not fair.

Ow, oh, hey.

Come on, Pokey. You can do it!

Push! Push!

Cleansing breaths!

This one's for Pokey!

It's so... beautiful!

Aww! Ohh!

Awww!

Like mother, like baby.

Hades!

Welcome back...
Your flamelessness?

Ah, don't mind me, boys.

Uh, I can see you're busy.

Hmm... Hecate's in
your throne room, boss.

She sort of, um, took
over the Underworld.

We told her you'd
be really flamed off!

No, no, no, no.

Dominating a realm
is a young god's game.

Boys, retire my number.

Whoa!

Get real.

You think you can waltz in here,

toss a few pebbles
around, and go on home?

Think again, junior!

This is my Underworld,
and welcome to it!

Aah!

Hey, good luck.

Hey, I've tried
to waste the kid.

He's like a roach. He
keeps coming back.

Hey. Flaming crystal. Nice.

Ha-a-a-des...

Whatever is the matter?

Is your pilot light out?

Yeah, you know, I,

I am feeling a bit... shvach.

But, I, you know, I
don't like to complain.

We've got a situation
here, old timer.

It's called the New
Underworld Order!

Deal with it!

Whatever. Fair enough.

Bada-bing! Bada-boom!

Ladies, gentlemen...

Third-rate pretenders
to the throne. Ha!

Hades... is back
in the building!

Gotta go! You're welcome!

You were saying?

Hey, if you were in my
position, you'd try the same thing.

And if you were
in my position...

Well... I feel better.

Congratulations, son.
Mother and child both look fine.

And my ankle's healed up

just in time for our vacation.

Vacation? Oh, no!

I've had enough
sheep to last me,

don't worry, son. I made
other arrangements.

Hi, everybody!

We have got such an
exciting weekend planned!

Ohh!