Hercules (1998–1999): Season 1, Episode 2 - Hercules and the King of Thessaly - 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 ♪

- ♪ Come on ♪
- ♪ No one's fool ♪

♪ Now the boy's in school ♪

♪ He's in trainin' ♪

♪ Sun is shinin' ♪

♪ And the nicest guy ♪

♪ No complainin' ♪

♪ He was a no one ♪

♪ Zero, zero, give
him a quick deed ♪

♪ He's our hero ♪

♪ He's the most
likely to succeed ♪

♪ From zero to hero ♪

♪ Herc is a hero ♪



♪ He'll be a hero ♪

Wait and see!

Long ago in the age of heroes,

there was a civilization
of beauty, art,

and scholarly fulfillment.

Men called her Greece.

She was the pinnacle
of human achievement,

Except for the land of Thessaly,

For the king who ruled there
was a greedy, two-faced,

triple-chinned, four-flushing
tyrant named Salmoneus.

King Salmoneus, as your
advisor, may I offer some advice?

Oh, do, Stephanopoulos.

Give it up, sir.

You have run Thessaly
into the ground.

To wit, per capita
income has dipped to zero,

crop production is currently
holding steady at zero,

and lastly, your
approval rating is...

is zero.

Stephanopoulos, as always,
you underestimate your master.

I got a plan... A plan I call...

Divine intervention.

Welcome to Thessaly, home
of the first ever Zeus-a-Palooza.

Zeus-a-palooza?

This doesn't seem
like Dad's style at all.

This isn't anyone's style.

Whoo-hoo!

Bring on the big "Z," baby!

I just can't believe that
he didn't tell me about this.

I had to read it in the
Greekly World News.

In mere moments, the mighty
Zeus himself will appear in person

to greet the faithful
and smite the wicked.

I see the entire kingdom
of Thessaly destroyed,

demolished, wiped out.

Whoo-hoo!

So I vote we leave now.

Zeus! Zeus! Zeus! Zeus!
Zeus! Zeus! Zeus! Zeus!

Wait. Not now. It's my dad.

Zeus! Zeus! Zeus! Zeus!
Zeus! Zeus! Zeus! Zeus!

And now, citizens of Thessaly,

from the tiptop of Mt. Olympus,

the master of disaster,

the ayatollah of
the lightning bolt-a,

The one, the only... Zeus!

Good mortals of
Thessaly, it is I, Zeus.

I can squash you with my
pinkie, but I choose not to.

Instead, I ask only this...

That you forever
honor your great leader,

King Salmoneus.

We shall, great Zeus.

You must pledge to King
Sal your blind obedience...

You got it.

Unquestioning servitude... Yes!

Undying loyalty... No! Stop!

Can't you see? That's not Zeus.

I love Herc.

You never know
what he's gonna do.

Uh, people of Thessaly,

your mighty Zeus
demands a show of faith.

Dispose of this nonbeliever.

Yeah!

Wait, wait, wait! Oh!

We got him, Zeus. Now
smite the nonbeliever.

Yeah, smite his butt off.

OK.

Yeah, mighty Zeus.

Hit me with your best shot.

Wow!

Here we go.

Wipeout.

What mortal dare
call himself Zeus?

Well, let's examine
the evidence then.

Exhibit alpha... One
license plate reading "Zeus I."

Exhibit beta... one
lightning bolt, fake.

Exhibit gamma...

King Salmoneus!

Trickery!

Blasphemous infidel
in the side pocket.

Hermes, set him up.

I hereby tender my resignation
effective immediately. Goodbye.

Oh, nice bank shot.

You!

Move.

Ha! My boy!

Hermes, look... Hercules.

By my name, it's
great to see you, kiddo.

Hey, come on, Dad.

All my friends are here.

Would you autograph this?

What's with him?

Who? Icarus?

Flew too close to the sun.

Oh, you're the kid
Apollo told me about.

What were you thinking, son?

Hate to break up the love,
but you have a thing, sir.

You're going already?

Sorry, son.

Meetings, meetings.

Did you hear what
Zeus called him?

Son!

He's the son of Zeus!

Zeus has delivered us
from our corrupt leader,

And now wants us to
make his son our king.

Huh?

Long live king Hercules.

King Herc!

Oh, this'll be good.

And so Hercules became
the new king of Thessaly.

As for the old king, the deposed
and despised Salmoneus,

let's check in at
the grove of despair.

Years of blissful
tyranny down the drain.

I might as well be dead.

Now that you're dead, you
may feel disoriented, confused,

and/or a general malaise.

This is normal.

Excuse me? Dead?

Uh... I'm not dead.

Oh, yeah. He's
confused, all right.

Well, we're gonna have to grease
the doorway of the underworld

to get this one in.

I'm not dead.

I think I slipped a discus.

Sheesh!

It's like he's still alive.

Ahhhh! Have a salad.

Not dead.

Not dead.

Oh, no.

I think we jumped the
crossbow on this one.

I'm not dead!

I said, "I might
as well be dead."

We can't afford
another mistake like this.

Last time we
brought in a live one...

Alive?

He's alive. This
is the afterlife.

Afterlife!

I need dead!

And I just grew my hair back.

Oh, you two work for Hades, eh?

Well, I suppose I could
keep this incident to myself,

providing everyone
is willing to cooperate.

The grove of despair
is for despairing.

You're scheming, aren't you?

- Oh, uh, forgive us.
- Sorry.

Apologies.

Didn't mean to ruin your grove.

You run Thessaly's
new king out of town,

and I'll forget I ever saw you.

Get me back my throne.

Deal. Run out new
king... Return throne.

Easy-peezy, guaranteezy.

So, who is this soon-to-be
ex-king anyway, hmm?

Oh, he's Hercules,
son of, uh, Zeus.

I see.

How the years fly by.

Our baby boy is growing up.

I always said he was
meant to be a king.

Didn't I always say that?

I always said that.

Poseidon is sea green with envy.

Well, we better get going, hon.

Oh, yes... the
imprisoned Titans.

Your father loves to gloat.

And this'll really
stick in their craw...

My son, a king.

Ha! Stick it, Titans.

It doesn't feel right.

I don't think I was
meant to be king.

Hey, was your dad
just here again?

Oh, we missed the big "Z"?

You can smell the gods?

I can do many things.

Yeah, Dad was here.

I... I've never seen my
dad so... So proud before,

And he's a pretty proud guy.

Duh! Of course he's proud.

You're king!

But I-I don't even
know what a king does.

Oh, please!

You just got to know
the dos and don'ts.

Example... do pepper
your conversations with

"we are not amused."

Don't declare war

on any kingdom that
can kick your butt.

Thessaly declaring war?

But we can kick your butt.

Yeah, but our new
boy king Hercules says

he's tired of smelling your
stink from across his border.

That's what Hercules said.

We are not amused!

Mission accomplished.

You the imp. Yeah!

Now, this is the
disaster I foretold.

This Zeus-forsaken land
is about to be wiped out.

That's right.
Thessaly... wiped out.

You are so hot.

Prepare for humiliating
defeat, king Hercules.

Smite him, son of Zeus.

Son of Zeus?

Sure, go ahead. Celebrate.

Who cleans it up?

Who always cleans it up?

You don't want to clean it up?

So don't clean it up, boyo.

Are you familiar with the
term "labor dispute," hmm?

Garbage strike?

And so, in his
second official act,

King Hercules, uh...
took out the trash.

♪ This trash is truly trouble ♪

♪ It's stinking up our streets ♪

What?

♪ There's sloppy
glop inside my shop ♪

♪ We've all got smelly feet ♪

♪ But there's no need to worry ♪

♪ King Herc is at the helm ♪

♪ The finest royal highness ♪

♪ That has ever
ruled our realm ♪

Whoo! That boy's so fine.

♪ He's the can do king ♪

♪ There's nothin' he can't fix ♪

♪ He's takin' care of business ♪

♪ And checkin' off his list ♪

♪ He's the can do king ♪

♪ A leader with a plan ♪

♪ To make this place
Called Thessaly the best ♪

♪ In all the land ♪

Oh, what that boy can do!

♪ My olive trees are thirsty ♪

♪ Our crops are fallin' down ♪

♪ A big, old, rolling boulder
Is about to squish the town ♪

♪ But that's no
cause for panic ♪

♪ Just call the man in charge ♪

♪ He'll right the
wrong before too long ♪

♪ We'll all be livin' large ♪

Oh, like butter, baby.

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ He's the can do king ♪

♪ There's nothin' he can't fix ♪

♪ He's takin' care of business ♪

♪ And checkin' off his list ♪

♪ He's the can do king ♪

♪ A leader with a plan ♪

♪ To make this place
called Thessaly ♪

♪ The best in all the land ♪

♪ He's a can do king ♪

♪ Can do king ♪

You do it, boy.

Oh!

Sire, should there be a four-way
stop sign at this intersection?

That's it? How should I know?

Well, you are the king.

I mean, you know, you must
counsel all of our decisions.

Sure, whatever.

Uh, four-way stop...
Knock-knock yourselves out.

What can I help you with?

It's my chickens.

Do you think I need to
pluck every feather off...

My mother-in-law or should
I force her to move into...

A big pile of goat manure.

So can I move upwind
so I don't smell...

My wife's Suvlaki?

The brown sandals
go with the khaki tunic.

Khaki is neutral...
goes with everything.

Oh, a thousand
thanks, king Hercules.

Oh, thank you,
thank you, thank you!

Ohhhhh, we are not amused.

Attaboy, you got it!

No, really. I am not
amused anymore.

I decree that we leave
and never come back.

Second the motion.
All in favor say "aye."

The ayes have
it. Motion carries.

Uh-oh.

Father, Mother, hi.

Happy kingship, my boy.

We stopped by with a few things.

So, like being top dog?

It's, uh, not what I expected.

Never is, never is.

Better, isn't it? Ha.

Exciting, empowering.

Ha, "empowering" isn't the
first word that... leaps to mind.

All we hope is
that you'll be happy,

Be yourself.

And be the greatest king ever.

Thanks. I'll try.

That's the stuff.

I'm staying.

Uh... he's staying?

Aah, can't breathe!

He's what?

Whoa, there, sally. Chill out.

We've got everything
well in hand.

Yes!

Looks like I'm stuck here.

You have to do
what's right for you.

Crud! I swore I'd never
say anything that corny.

Yeah, well, I-I don't even
know what's right for me.

That's the problem.

That's not the only problem.

The floor's making
crazy, nutso noises

like a monster's stomping
its way towards the city and...

It is I, the rightful
king of Thessaly,

Salmoneus!

All right!

Now, this I can handle.

Finally.

Here it comes.

Thessaly wiped out.

Huh!

Whoa!

Hey, I don't think
that's a real lion.

Really?

Come on, come on.

Take a piece of me.

Pardon me. Coming through.

Whoa!

I'm back!

King Sal is back!

What?

Pbht!

Aaah!

Go! Finish him off, already.

Don't look at me!
Don't look at me!

Get him!

You two are hopeless!

A lot you know.

Yeah, uh... we're more
fearsome this way?

Mmm! Hercarific.

Oopsie.

Ha!

Oh!

You... you...

Whoa!

Aaah!

Ooh, that's gonna blister.

Uh, you know, you could have
foretold us that this was gonna happen.

Someone get this
man a hemlock latte.

What do we do now?

Where do we go?

And what do we wear
when we get there?

Aah! Leave me alone!

I'm not a king!

Uh, we've got no king.

Who will decide what we do?

That's what I'm
trying to tell you.

Why don't you just try
to decide for yourselves?

Hmm... Decide for ourselves.

Yes, why, we can form a
representative parliament

in which decisions are
effected by majority vote.

Hey, kids, let's put
on a democracy.

Sorry.

I know you're disappointed
that I gave up my crown.

You made a choice
that was right for you.

We couldn't be any
happier or prouder.

Yeah, I never really
liked the sound

of "King Hercules" anyways.

You know, there's an
emperor position in Abyssinia.

Aah! Stop looking at me, woman.

A deal's a deal.

Here's your throne, Sal.

All in all, that wasn't so hard.

And Hades remained
none the wiser.

Hello.

Uh-oh.

Hey, guys, speak
of the devil, huh?

Come here, come here. Come here.

Oh, my hair!