Hercules (1998–1999): Season 1, Episode 43 - Hercules and the Long Nightmare - 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!
The dawn of
Grecian civilization.
An empty, lifeless void.
A mere shell of a world.
Uh, a fixer-upper.
And to fix it up,
Zeus would need the
help of the other gods.
To each he assigned
a specific task.
Poseidon was given
the mighty trident,
and made God of the Seas.
Zeus' brother Hades
was given the keys
to the underworld
and made God of the Dead.
OK.
Ares was made God of Love,
and Cupid the God of War.
Love arrows? Do I look
like the romantic type?
Uh, though there were
a few bugs to work out.
The gods received
suitable tasks,
until finally,
only one job
remained to be filled...
God of Sleep.
I want to do it!
- Gimme that!
- Two brothers,
Morpheus and
Phantasos, vied for the job.
But Zeus in his wisdom
decided that Morpheus,
the older of the two,
should be given
the responsibility.
That's not fair!
Just because he's older
doesn't mean he's better.
Yes, it does.
It's called... seniority.
I just came up with it.
But what about me?
What about my needs?
I'm talented. Don't I get
to be god of something?
Well, I suppose I could
create a new position,
say, um... God of odors.
How's your sense of smell?
Stinky idea. No way.
I want to be God of Sleep.
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna!
That job should be mine,
and I'm gonna have that job.
You watch me, brother.
He's really upset.
Sh... should I be worried?
Nah.
I've got the same problem
with my little brother Hades.
They'll get over it.
Morpheus, you are
the God of Sleep.
And so, night after night,
Morpheus throws his blanket
of slumber across the land,
assuring everyone
a good night's sleep.
And along with the duties
of sleep came a bonus...
Dreams.
Mmm... ooh...
With Morpheus in charge,
all dreams were happy ones
where your most
wonderful wishes came true.
But on this night,
something went terribly wrong.
Hmm. There. Finished.
It's only taken me since the
dawn of time, but it is done.
With this, it's good-bye,
happy dreams,
hello, bad dreams.
Ho ho. Behold! My... my, uh...
What should I call it?
My bedspread of dread?
Afghan of agony?
Eiderdown of angst?
Blanket of bummers?
Wait. I've got it.
My dis-comforter.
Oh, yeah, that's good.
It's catchy, colorful,
yet not overly jiggy.
Now it's time to
tuck everybody in.
Sweet screams...
screams... screams...
Aah!
Ooh. Two for the price of one.
Uhh! Uhh! Uhh!
Aah!
Ooh. Ah. Uhh! Ooh! Ah! Ah!
Aah!
What the...
This isn't my usual happy dream.
- Ohh!
- Aah!
Aah!
Oh... oh... ohh... Oh!
Oh... huh?
Wh... Where am I?
Whew!
It was just a... dream.
A really bad dream.
What is up with that?
Morning, Phil.
- How'd you sleep?
- What do you mean by that?
Uh, nothin'.
Just, uh, just wonderin'.
Sit! Your bourekakia's
getting cold.
Mmm! Wow. This is good, Phil.
So, um, have any
dreams last night?
Of course.
Pass the fertilizer, would you?
Anything... strange or scary?
Yeah. How'd you know?
I had a scary dream, too.
I was attacked by the
hydra and couldn't fight back
because I dropped my sword.
Really?
Maybe that's because you
skipped sword practice yesterday
to watch cheerleader
tryouts at school.
That wasn't a dream. That
was your conscience calling.
Hey, wait a minute.
It called me, too.
I had the same dream.
Your conscience is
messin' up my sleep.
That's impossible.
This is ancient Greece, kid.
Gods give birth
through their heads.
Anything's possible.
School barge. Gotta go.
Just make sure you make it home
for sword practice this time.
For your sake and mine.
Aw, man, it was horrible.
I've never been so scared.
I had to crawl into bed
with my mom and dad.
It was screaming.
Cassandra! You're still here!
Oh, thank Zeus!
Icarus, what's wrong with you?
Something terrible
happened to me last night.
I had a horrible... Not-a-dream.
You had a not-a-dream, too?
Yes! And it scared
the be-Zeus out of me!
There I was,
in a romantic setting
with my gloomy doomy.
She was leading
me on a playful romp
to some place
quiet and secluded,
but then she came to a pair
of very familiar wax wings,
which she used
to fly away from me
right into the sun, baby!
Bzzz-zzz-zzz-zzz
zzz-zzz-zzz-zap!
Zzz-zzz-zzz-zzz-zzz-toast!
How terrible!
She was gone forever.
I'll trade you dreams.
You had a bad one,
too? What about?
Picture me in a
domestic setting.
Yeech. I'm already scared.
I was in this cottage,
washing dishes
with fuzzy
disease-carrying vermin.
Then all of a sudden, my 7 seven
small roommates came home,
all of them named Dopey.
I hope this isn't some
new kind of vision.
I don't need another curse.
Ugh! Well, I just hope that I
never have another dream like that.
I mean, that could really
mess up a guy, you know?
Well, maybe Morpheus
was just having an off night.
I'm sure it'll never
happen again. Right?
Wrong!
Frighty night...
My favorite night of the week.
Ohh.
He-e-e-elp!
Aah!
Help. Can't get out.
Stuck in Pancreas.
Whoa-oh!
Huh? What?
No!
Phil?
Gotta help... Phil.
Phil! Wake up.
Huh? What? Wait. What?
W... what's going on?
You were having a bad dream. I, I
heard you screaming in your sleep
all the way over in my hangout.
Kid, I'm getting real tired of
spending my time in your dreams.
Now get back to sleep
and don't let it happen again.
Yaaah! Ooh!
Um, maybe I
should, uh, stay here
in case, you know, you
have more bad dreams.
Y... You could get
hurt in that hammock.
Don't worry about me, but a
hero-in-training needs his sleep,
so go get some.
Ah, I really don't need
any more sleep. I'm...
- wide awake.
- Oh, really?
I think I'll go fix myself
a midnight snack.
Got any of that
spanakopita left?
Herc, I know you're scared.
Ha! I am not.
Kid, I was there. It
was a very scary dream,
but you can't stay
awake forever.
Well, I'm a
demigod. I could try.
OK. You're right.
I'm afraid to go to sleep.
Look, you're gonna
face a lot scarier things
in real life if you're
gonna be a hero.
It may be a bad dream,
but it's still just a dream.
I'll stay up and
keep you company.
Thanks, Phil, but, you know,
I'm not sure I can fall asleep.
Got ya covered. Warm
goat's milk coming up.
What are we meeting at
this time of night for, Zeus?
I've got a war first
thing in the morning...
And I've gotta be refreshed.
There's an item of new business
that needs our
immediate attention.
The latest deity
approval ratings are in.
Bro, big guy, what...
I mean, you're always at
the top of the approval ratings.
Huh? Well, except for the time
you dropped a pile of thunderbolts
on Pompeii during sweeps month.
Oy, was I busy. That was good.
We're not here to talk about
who's at the top of the ratings.
The problem is
who's at the bottom:
Morpheus, God of Sleep.
- What? Morpheus? What?
- Are you joking? I don't believe it.
How is that poss... But
I don't understand this.
I haven't done anything
different. I am taken aback.
Well, it seems mortals aren't
sleeping well these days.
They're having very bad dreams.
Bad dreams? Bad dreams?
What is that? There's no
such thing as bad dreams.
Dreamland is the
happiest place on earth.
Whoo! Maybe the
big old God of Sleep
has something wrong
with his little blankie.
I'm sure that's not it,
and I resent your tone.
I keep it in mothballs.
I... I wash it in soft water.
Look, take a look for
yourself. It's in perfect shape.
- Stop flapping that thing.
- Hey, hey.
Watch out with that.
Dust all over me.
What kind of god are you?
Well, it looks like it's
in good working order,
but that still doesn't
explain the bad dreams.
I can explain them.
You gave the job
to the wrong guy.
I wanted the job, but no, you
went with the seniority system.
But hey, it's never too
late to make a change.
I mean, it's not
written in stone, right?
Phantasos, this doesn't
really concern you.
He's, uh... you know,
he's just being a brat.
Sez you.
Frankly, I really think
my brother's lost it.
Personally, I think he's
earned a loooong vacation.
Hmm. You may
have something there.
Hey, if you're implying that
I'm falling asleep on the job,
well, that simply is not true.
Oh, yeah? Just look what
you've done to the son of Zeus.
♪ Close your eyes ♪
♪ Until the new day ♪
♪ Let the magic of Morpheus ♪
♪ Whisk you away ♪
See? Even the mighty
Hercules is afraid to go to sleep.
He needs a lullaby.
And what chance does someone
who's afraid of their dreams
have of ever becoming a hero?
Enough! I can't watch any more.
Looks to me like you are falling
asleep on the job, Morpheus.
I'll give you until tomorrow
night to fix this problem,
or I'm putting someone
else in charge of sleep.
♪ Da da da da da ♪
Whoo hoo hoo!
The son of Zeus is
going to have a bad night.
Well, so much for
brotherly love, kitty-o.
Sometimes I feel
sorry for him, you know,
'cause I have this
exciting career,
a lot of responsibility, tenure,
and, you know, he's been
cooped up in his room for eons.
- Take a letter, Hermes?
- Yes! Shoot, babe.
And I want it delivered
to Hercules right away.
♪ To the stars in the heavens ♪
♪ Where dreams all come true ♪
♪ High atop Mt. Olympus ♪
♪ Zeus is watching over you ♪
Hermes. What
brings you out so late?
Neither rain, nor sleet,
nor really bad satyr
singing... ooh hoo...
Can stop the
messenger of the gods.
Humph! Hey, I'm just
trying to get the kid to sleep.
Well, why don't you
just hit him with a rock?
That'd be more merciful.
You know what I mean?
But this is no time for
sleep, you crazy cat.
Morpheus wants a
gig with you ASAP.
Really. A god is beseeching me?
Oh, man.
We'll be in line for days.
You've been summoned,
kid. This is a VIP Pass.
Make way. We
have an appointment.
Demigod coming through.
You wanted to see me, Morpheus?
Hercules, I need your help.
Let's go to my office, where we
can... Where we can talk privately,
'cause I can't even hear
myself think out here.
Folks, uh, if you could
just write the dreams down
and slip them under my door.
Ahh. That's better.
What did you want
to see me about?
I need a hero, Hercules.
I am an absolute wreck
over this dream situation.
Just look at me.
I'm a basket case.
Yeah. And so are we.
We're not gettin' any
sleep! What's goin' on?!
You know, it's... it's
my brother Phantasos.
He must've found a
way to invade dreams
and turn them into
something frightening.
I'll say. That hydra I keep dreaming
about is as scary as they come.
He is obviously using everyone's
deepest fears against them
so they'll turn against me.
Y... You have got to
stop him, Hercules.
W... why me? You're a god.
Can't you stop your
brother yourself?
I'm not good at confrontation.
Besides, the... the
deity union rules
are very strict on this point.
I oversee sleep,
but this gets into
righting wrongs.
It requires a hero.
What exactly do you
want the kid to do?
I want him to stand up to
Phantasos in Dreamland
and take away his most
powerful weapon, fear.
OK. If you need a hero, I'm in.
And he doesn't go anywhere
without his personal trainer.
I'm in, too.
Nighty night.
Don't let the gorgons bite.
Welcome back, boys!
It's gonna be a hot time
in the old head tonight!
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
This is the mother
of bad dreams.
It's my... - Mother!
- Oh, Phillygoat,
let me look at you.
Let me give you
a hug. Come here.
Come to megamama.
Umph! Y... You were right, Herc.
This is a scary place.
Morpheus! Take the blanket off!
You can't run,
and you can't hide.
This is Dreamland.
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!
I love my work!
Boy, your mom can
really turn on you.
Huh?
For me?
Oh, aren't you sweet?
I'll let you know.
Whaah!
Phil, I need a sword!
Find me a sword!
Kid, the last thing you use
to defeat the hydra is a sword.
You got enough
mouths to feed already.
What am I supposed to do?
Remember why you're here!
Fight your fear, not the hydra!
I'm not afraid. I am not afraid.
Aah!
Aaaah!
Wha... Aah!
Don't be afraid, Herc.
It's just a dream.
It can't hurt ya. Ooh!
Hey, I didn't say
it couldn't hurt me.
Go be brave over there.
It's a dream. It's
just a bad dream.
This isn't real.
I must be... brave.
Unh. What are you looking at?
You can't hurt me.
Oh, we can really scare ya!
Hah! No, you can't.
I won't let ya.
Now what are you gonna do?
- Uh... We're not sure.
- It's never happened before.
- First time.
- Got me. I'm flummoxed.
File this under flummoxed.
- Group huddle!
- OK, what are we gonna do? Any plans?
Ow! Stop it!
What are you
doing? I hate neckties.
Yaaaaah!
Way to go, kid!
You can do anything in a
dream if you set your mind to it.
I kinda grow on
ya, don't ya think?
- Ow!
- The dream's over, Phantasos.
Time to go back
and face reality.
No! You can't make me!
OK. Have it your way.
Whoa-ohhhhh!
What are you doing? Stop!
Sure you won't change your mind?
I bet, even in a dream,
hitting the ground's
gonna smart.
OK, OK, you win.
Next stop, reality.
Yaaaaah!
So, little brother,
it was you who's
been doing this.
Hmm. Panels of individual fears.
Very clever.
And very good use
of the cross-stitch.
You know, if it wasn't
so evil, I'd be proud.
Keep it. I won't
need it anymore.
I give. You're the God of Sleep.
Well, you know, I'm... I'm glad
you won't be troubling people
with bad dreams anymore.
I mean, Dreamland
should be a happy place.
Not so fast. You know, Morpheus,
bad dreams aren't
necessarily a bad thing.
I mean, I feel really
good right now.
You do?
What I hear you saying is that
you feel really good right now.
- How so?
- Well, like, I wouldn't be afraid
if I ever faced a real hydra.
Tackling it in my dreams made
it, I don't know, less frightening.
Hmm. You know, you may
be onto something, Hercules.
Perhaps I haven't fully explored
the potential of dreams.
While Hermes passes
out the overnights,
let me congratulate Hades
for regaining his spot at the
bottom of the deity approval ratings.
Way to go. Yeowch!
Thank you. Thank
you. It's good to be back.
Hey, Morpheus, you're
number 5 with a bullet.
- Coolsville.
- Yes, it seems that mortals
are getting used to bad dreams.
Well, you know, the dreams are
having what I call a cathartic effect,
where... where mortals identify with
issues and fears in their sleep state,
work through them,
and then lead happier
and more fulfilled lives.
Oh, please!
That's the eggheadiest
thing I've ever heard.
Speak in plain Greek!
Simply put, bad
dreams put into pictures
fears that can't
be put into words.
Ya don't say?
Your boy Hercules
is walking taller today
because he confronted
his own fears.
Well, then, keep
up the good work.
Actually, it's not my work.
It's the work of my
brother Phantasos.
Ta-da!
Hold your applause, please.
We are. What's going on here?
Well, let me ask you this.
How would you feel
about creating a new deity...
God of Dreams,
and appointing Phantasos to
the position? What do you think?
Well, I suppose
that seniority idea
wasn't the best I've
ever come up with.
Ooh! Does that
mean that now I can...
In your dreams!
Phantasos... Welcome
to the company.
Aw, thank you, sir.
I won't let you down.
I'm gonna give people the most wonderful
dreams and the scariest nightmares.
Oh, it's gonna be great.
OK, OK, but not too scary.
When someone's
falling in a dream,
I don't want them to
hit the ground. Agreed?
Ohh... all right.
And no one being chased by
dream monsters ever gets caught.
Right, right. These are
mortals we're dealing with.
That would be cruel.
Humph. There's not a problem
with having them show up
in school naked, is there?
"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!
The dawn of
Grecian civilization.
An empty, lifeless void.
A mere shell of a world.
Uh, a fixer-upper.
And to fix it up,
Zeus would need the
help of the other gods.
To each he assigned
a specific task.
Poseidon was given
the mighty trident,
and made God of the Seas.
Zeus' brother Hades
was given the keys
to the underworld
and made God of the Dead.
OK.
Ares was made God of Love,
and Cupid the God of War.
Love arrows? Do I look
like the romantic type?
Uh, though there were
a few bugs to work out.
The gods received
suitable tasks,
until finally,
only one job
remained to be filled...
God of Sleep.
I want to do it!
- Gimme that!
- Two brothers,
Morpheus and
Phantasos, vied for the job.
But Zeus in his wisdom
decided that Morpheus,
the older of the two,
should be given
the responsibility.
That's not fair!
Just because he's older
doesn't mean he's better.
Yes, it does.
It's called... seniority.
I just came up with it.
But what about me?
What about my needs?
I'm talented. Don't I get
to be god of something?
Well, I suppose I could
create a new position,
say, um... God of odors.
How's your sense of smell?
Stinky idea. No way.
I want to be God of Sleep.
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna!
That job should be mine,
and I'm gonna have that job.
You watch me, brother.
He's really upset.
Sh... should I be worried?
Nah.
I've got the same problem
with my little brother Hades.
They'll get over it.
Morpheus, you are
the God of Sleep.
And so, night after night,
Morpheus throws his blanket
of slumber across the land,
assuring everyone
a good night's sleep.
And along with the duties
of sleep came a bonus...
Dreams.
Mmm... ooh...
With Morpheus in charge,
all dreams were happy ones
where your most
wonderful wishes came true.
But on this night,
something went terribly wrong.
Hmm. There. Finished.
It's only taken me since the
dawn of time, but it is done.
With this, it's good-bye,
happy dreams,
hello, bad dreams.
Ho ho. Behold! My... my, uh...
What should I call it?
My bedspread of dread?
Afghan of agony?
Eiderdown of angst?
Blanket of bummers?
Wait. I've got it.
My dis-comforter.
Oh, yeah, that's good.
It's catchy, colorful,
yet not overly jiggy.
Now it's time to
tuck everybody in.
Sweet screams...
screams... screams...
Aah!
Ooh. Two for the price of one.
Uhh! Uhh! Uhh!
Aah!
Ooh. Ah. Uhh! Ooh! Ah! Ah!
Aah!
What the...
This isn't my usual happy dream.
- Ohh!
- Aah!
Aah!
Oh... oh... ohh... Oh!
Oh... huh?
Wh... Where am I?
Whew!
It was just a... dream.
A really bad dream.
What is up with that?
Morning, Phil.
- How'd you sleep?
- What do you mean by that?
Uh, nothin'.
Just, uh, just wonderin'.
Sit! Your bourekakia's
getting cold.
Mmm! Wow. This is good, Phil.
So, um, have any
dreams last night?
Of course.
Pass the fertilizer, would you?
Anything... strange or scary?
Yeah. How'd you know?
I had a scary dream, too.
I was attacked by the
hydra and couldn't fight back
because I dropped my sword.
Really?
Maybe that's because you
skipped sword practice yesterday
to watch cheerleader
tryouts at school.
That wasn't a dream. That
was your conscience calling.
Hey, wait a minute.
It called me, too.
I had the same dream.
Your conscience is
messin' up my sleep.
That's impossible.
This is ancient Greece, kid.
Gods give birth
through their heads.
Anything's possible.
School barge. Gotta go.
Just make sure you make it home
for sword practice this time.
For your sake and mine.
Aw, man, it was horrible.
I've never been so scared.
I had to crawl into bed
with my mom and dad.
It was screaming.
Cassandra! You're still here!
Oh, thank Zeus!
Icarus, what's wrong with you?
Something terrible
happened to me last night.
I had a horrible... Not-a-dream.
You had a not-a-dream, too?
Yes! And it scared
the be-Zeus out of me!
There I was,
in a romantic setting
with my gloomy doomy.
She was leading
me on a playful romp
to some place
quiet and secluded,
but then she came to a pair
of very familiar wax wings,
which she used
to fly away from me
right into the sun, baby!
Bzzz-zzz-zzz-zzz
zzz-zzz-zzz-zap!
Zzz-zzz-zzz-zzz-zzz-toast!
How terrible!
She was gone forever.
I'll trade you dreams.
You had a bad one,
too? What about?
Picture me in a
domestic setting.
Yeech. I'm already scared.
I was in this cottage,
washing dishes
with fuzzy
disease-carrying vermin.
Then all of a sudden, my 7 seven
small roommates came home,
all of them named Dopey.
I hope this isn't some
new kind of vision.
I don't need another curse.
Ugh! Well, I just hope that I
never have another dream like that.
I mean, that could really
mess up a guy, you know?
Well, maybe Morpheus
was just having an off night.
I'm sure it'll never
happen again. Right?
Wrong!
Frighty night...
My favorite night of the week.
Ohh.
He-e-e-elp!
Aah!
Help. Can't get out.
Stuck in Pancreas.
Whoa-oh!
Huh? What?
No!
Phil?
Gotta help... Phil.
Phil! Wake up.
Huh? What? Wait. What?
W... what's going on?
You were having a bad dream. I, I
heard you screaming in your sleep
all the way over in my hangout.
Kid, I'm getting real tired of
spending my time in your dreams.
Now get back to sleep
and don't let it happen again.
Yaaah! Ooh!
Um, maybe I
should, uh, stay here
in case, you know, you
have more bad dreams.
Y... You could get
hurt in that hammock.
Don't worry about me, but a
hero-in-training needs his sleep,
so go get some.
Ah, I really don't need
any more sleep. I'm...
- wide awake.
- Oh, really?
I think I'll go fix myself
a midnight snack.
Got any of that
spanakopita left?
Herc, I know you're scared.
Ha! I am not.
Kid, I was there. It
was a very scary dream,
but you can't stay
awake forever.
Well, I'm a
demigod. I could try.
OK. You're right.
I'm afraid to go to sleep.
Look, you're gonna
face a lot scarier things
in real life if you're
gonna be a hero.
It may be a bad dream,
but it's still just a dream.
I'll stay up and
keep you company.
Thanks, Phil, but, you know,
I'm not sure I can fall asleep.
Got ya covered. Warm
goat's milk coming up.
What are we meeting at
this time of night for, Zeus?
I've got a war first
thing in the morning...
And I've gotta be refreshed.
There's an item of new business
that needs our
immediate attention.
The latest deity
approval ratings are in.
Bro, big guy, what...
I mean, you're always at
the top of the approval ratings.
Huh? Well, except for the time
you dropped a pile of thunderbolts
on Pompeii during sweeps month.
Oy, was I busy. That was good.
We're not here to talk about
who's at the top of the ratings.
The problem is
who's at the bottom:
Morpheus, God of Sleep.
- What? Morpheus? What?
- Are you joking? I don't believe it.
How is that poss... But
I don't understand this.
I haven't done anything
different. I am taken aback.
Well, it seems mortals aren't
sleeping well these days.
They're having very bad dreams.
Bad dreams? Bad dreams?
What is that? There's no
such thing as bad dreams.
Dreamland is the
happiest place on earth.
Whoo! Maybe the
big old God of Sleep
has something wrong
with his little blankie.
I'm sure that's not it,
and I resent your tone.
I keep it in mothballs.
I... I wash it in soft water.
Look, take a look for
yourself. It's in perfect shape.
- Stop flapping that thing.
- Hey, hey.
Watch out with that.
Dust all over me.
What kind of god are you?
Well, it looks like it's
in good working order,
but that still doesn't
explain the bad dreams.
I can explain them.
You gave the job
to the wrong guy.
I wanted the job, but no, you
went with the seniority system.
But hey, it's never too
late to make a change.
I mean, it's not
written in stone, right?
Phantasos, this doesn't
really concern you.
He's, uh... you know,
he's just being a brat.
Sez you.
Frankly, I really think
my brother's lost it.
Personally, I think he's
earned a loooong vacation.
Hmm. You may
have something there.
Hey, if you're implying that
I'm falling asleep on the job,
well, that simply is not true.
Oh, yeah? Just look what
you've done to the son of Zeus.
♪ Close your eyes ♪
♪ Until the new day ♪
♪ Let the magic of Morpheus ♪
♪ Whisk you away ♪
See? Even the mighty
Hercules is afraid to go to sleep.
He needs a lullaby.
And what chance does someone
who's afraid of their dreams
have of ever becoming a hero?
Enough! I can't watch any more.
Looks to me like you are falling
asleep on the job, Morpheus.
I'll give you until tomorrow
night to fix this problem,
or I'm putting someone
else in charge of sleep.
♪ Da da da da da ♪
Whoo hoo hoo!
The son of Zeus is
going to have a bad night.
Well, so much for
brotherly love, kitty-o.
Sometimes I feel
sorry for him, you know,
'cause I have this
exciting career,
a lot of responsibility, tenure,
and, you know, he's been
cooped up in his room for eons.
- Take a letter, Hermes?
- Yes! Shoot, babe.
And I want it delivered
to Hercules right away.
♪ To the stars in the heavens ♪
♪ Where dreams all come true ♪
♪ High atop Mt. Olympus ♪
♪ Zeus is watching over you ♪
Hermes. What
brings you out so late?
Neither rain, nor sleet,
nor really bad satyr
singing... ooh hoo...
Can stop the
messenger of the gods.
Humph! Hey, I'm just
trying to get the kid to sleep.
Well, why don't you
just hit him with a rock?
That'd be more merciful.
You know what I mean?
But this is no time for
sleep, you crazy cat.
Morpheus wants a
gig with you ASAP.
Really. A god is beseeching me?
Oh, man.
We'll be in line for days.
You've been summoned,
kid. This is a VIP Pass.
Make way. We
have an appointment.
Demigod coming through.
You wanted to see me, Morpheus?
Hercules, I need your help.
Let's go to my office, where we
can... Where we can talk privately,
'cause I can't even hear
myself think out here.
Folks, uh, if you could
just write the dreams down
and slip them under my door.
Ahh. That's better.
What did you want
to see me about?
I need a hero, Hercules.
I am an absolute wreck
over this dream situation.
Just look at me.
I'm a basket case.
Yeah. And so are we.
We're not gettin' any
sleep! What's goin' on?!
You know, it's... it's
my brother Phantasos.
He must've found a
way to invade dreams
and turn them into
something frightening.
I'll say. That hydra I keep dreaming
about is as scary as they come.
He is obviously using everyone's
deepest fears against them
so they'll turn against me.
Y... You have got to
stop him, Hercules.
W... why me? You're a god.
Can't you stop your
brother yourself?
I'm not good at confrontation.
Besides, the... the
deity union rules
are very strict on this point.
I oversee sleep,
but this gets into
righting wrongs.
It requires a hero.
What exactly do you
want the kid to do?
I want him to stand up to
Phantasos in Dreamland
and take away his most
powerful weapon, fear.
OK. If you need a hero, I'm in.
And he doesn't go anywhere
without his personal trainer.
I'm in, too.
Nighty night.
Don't let the gorgons bite.
Welcome back, boys!
It's gonna be a hot time
in the old head tonight!
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
This is the mother
of bad dreams.
It's my... - Mother!
- Oh, Phillygoat,
let me look at you.
Let me give you
a hug. Come here.
Come to megamama.
Umph! Y... You were right, Herc.
This is a scary place.
Morpheus! Take the blanket off!
You can't run,
and you can't hide.
This is Dreamland.
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!
I love my work!
Boy, your mom can
really turn on you.
Huh?
For me?
Oh, aren't you sweet?
I'll let you know.
Whaah!
Phil, I need a sword!
Find me a sword!
Kid, the last thing you use
to defeat the hydra is a sword.
You got enough
mouths to feed already.
What am I supposed to do?
Remember why you're here!
Fight your fear, not the hydra!
I'm not afraid. I am not afraid.
Aah!
Aaaah!
Wha... Aah!
Don't be afraid, Herc.
It's just a dream.
It can't hurt ya. Ooh!
Hey, I didn't say
it couldn't hurt me.
Go be brave over there.
It's a dream. It's
just a bad dream.
This isn't real.
I must be... brave.
Unh. What are you looking at?
You can't hurt me.
Oh, we can really scare ya!
Hah! No, you can't.
I won't let ya.
Now what are you gonna do?
- Uh... We're not sure.
- It's never happened before.
- First time.
- Got me. I'm flummoxed.
File this under flummoxed.
- Group huddle!
- OK, what are we gonna do? Any plans?
Ow! Stop it!
What are you
doing? I hate neckties.
Yaaaaah!
Way to go, kid!
You can do anything in a
dream if you set your mind to it.
I kinda grow on
ya, don't ya think?
- Ow!
- The dream's over, Phantasos.
Time to go back
and face reality.
No! You can't make me!
OK. Have it your way.
Whoa-ohhhhh!
What are you doing? Stop!
Sure you won't change your mind?
I bet, even in a dream,
hitting the ground's
gonna smart.
OK, OK, you win.
Next stop, reality.
Yaaaaah!
So, little brother,
it was you who's
been doing this.
Hmm. Panels of individual fears.
Very clever.
And very good use
of the cross-stitch.
You know, if it wasn't
so evil, I'd be proud.
Keep it. I won't
need it anymore.
I give. You're the God of Sleep.
Well, you know, I'm... I'm glad
you won't be troubling people
with bad dreams anymore.
I mean, Dreamland
should be a happy place.
Not so fast. You know, Morpheus,
bad dreams aren't
necessarily a bad thing.
I mean, I feel really
good right now.
You do?
What I hear you saying is that
you feel really good right now.
- How so?
- Well, like, I wouldn't be afraid
if I ever faced a real hydra.
Tackling it in my dreams made
it, I don't know, less frightening.
Hmm. You know, you may
be onto something, Hercules.
Perhaps I haven't fully explored
the potential of dreams.
While Hermes passes
out the overnights,
let me congratulate Hades
for regaining his spot at the
bottom of the deity approval ratings.
Way to go. Yeowch!
Thank you. Thank
you. It's good to be back.
Hey, Morpheus, you're
number 5 with a bullet.
- Coolsville.
- Yes, it seems that mortals
are getting used to bad dreams.
Well, you know, the dreams are
having what I call a cathartic effect,
where... where mortals identify with
issues and fears in their sleep state,
work through them,
and then lead happier
and more fulfilled lives.
Oh, please!
That's the eggheadiest
thing I've ever heard.
Speak in plain Greek!
Simply put, bad
dreams put into pictures
fears that can't
be put into words.
Ya don't say?
Your boy Hercules
is walking taller today
because he confronted
his own fears.
Well, then, keep
up the good work.
Actually, it's not my work.
It's the work of my
brother Phantasos.
Ta-da!
Hold your applause, please.
We are. What's going on here?
Well, let me ask you this.
How would you feel
about creating a new deity...
God of Dreams,
and appointing Phantasos to
the position? What do you think?
Well, I suppose
that seniority idea
wasn't the best I've
ever come up with.
Ooh! Does that
mean that now I can...
In your dreams!
Phantasos... Welcome
to the company.
Aw, thank you, sir.
I won't let you down.
I'm gonna give people the most wonderful
dreams and the scariest nightmares.
Oh, it's gonna be great.
OK, OK, but not too scary.
When someone's
falling in a dream,
I don't want them to
hit the ground. Agreed?
Ohh... all right.
And no one being chased by
dream monsters ever gets caught.
Right, right. These are
mortals we're dealing with.
That would be cruel.
Humph. There's not a problem
with having them show up
in school naked, is there?