Terrahawks (1983–1986): Season 2, Episode 5 - Ten Top Pop - full transcript

Terrahawks, stay on this channel.

This is an emergency.

[TERRAHAWKS THEME BEGINS]

[BIRDSONG, INSECTS BUZZ]

[ELECTRONIC MUSIC]

"You send me that shiver"

"Spin the doll."

"You can come a little nearer"...

"And try to make me follow you."

"With your powers of persuasion"

"You tell me I'm the one."



"But just on this occasion"...

... "Will I be the lonely one?"

"Play the game
and never cheat."

"Ooh treat me good,
be a little discreet."

"I can stand on my own two feet."

"I can be poison, I can be meat.
I'm faster"...

... "Faster than the speed of love".

Ooh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, huh...!

[TUNELESS GURGLING]

[CRACK]
Ouch! Mother!

Caught you again,
you deceitful boy.

What was he doing, Zelda?

Filling his mind with triviality.

Trivi---ality?



Yes, the senseless noise, and
incessant thumping beat...

...the Earth-scum call "POP".

"Pop"?

Yes, indeed.
Observe.

I have complied a list of precedents
the Earthlings call the "top ten".

[LAUGHTER]
The top, pop, ten!

[YUNG-STAR AND CY-STAR
BOTH LAUGH]

Top, ten, pop! Urgh---
[CHORTLING]

Don't encourage him, (Dy-Star.

He misspends his youth,
playing with this contraption.

And I intend to put a stop to it.

No, Mother, please!

Cy-Star, don't let her
smash the Ferret.

Perhaps, Zelda, the machine could
be put to a more devious use?

Such as...?

It hears the waves called "radio",
that come from the planet Earth.

Might it be possible to reverse
the process...

...and send something back?

Humm. Yung-Star, tell me more
about your most interesting device.

It's just a small get-together
for a few friends.

Oh, yah, er, that sounds
really fine. Urm...

...what time will you pick us up,
Miss Kestrel?

Oh, around eight,
eight-thirty.

Okay, you know. Er, well,
we'll be ready. Ah-huh.

Good. I'll see you later.

Bye, Chick.

Goodbye, Kate.

Great session.

Hey, ah, yah. Urm, goodbye,
Miss Kestrel.

What's happening, Stu?

Well--- what's happening, right.
Well, what's happening is...

...er, we need to play back that
final take and it's a wrap.

It may not work, Mother.

Let us try,
and see the outcome.

In order to receive your words...

...an Earthling would have
to be wearing ears.

Is there...

[OVER RADIO]
...anybody there?

Urm, you er, say
something, Mr King?

How's that?

Oh, sorry - I thought you said
something, you know, urm---

Not a word, Stu.

I sense someone
hears my voice.

WON-DER-FUL! Oh!

Be quiet and let me concentrate.

Listen to the power of
my voice...

[OVER RADIO]
...Earthling.

You will hear only
my voice.

And you will...

...OBEY.

I will obey? Oh, yeah, right, okay,
well, okay. Ok--- Okay.

I will obey.
[DREAMY MUSIC]

[EVIL CACKLE] I have taken
control of an Earthling.

We will use him to help us destroy
the Terrahawks! [CACKLE]

[ALL CACKLING]

[VIDEO GAME NOISE]

I don't like the look of this,
Dicks Huet.

This time he might
do it. [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] Oui - 'eez scur iz very
close now. [BLEEP]

Hm. Let's hope come something
goes horribly wrong.

[CHUCKLING]

If he do do it, we'll never
hear the last of it. [BLEEP]

[KATE SINGING]
"I've got the power to rescue you."

"I've got the power,
I'm coming through.?

"I've got the power,
it's meant to be."

"I've got the power."

- "To set you free."
- Hee, hee, it makes me want to...

...ooh, to throw my arms
in the air!

Yes, indeed!

[SONG CONTINUES]
I captured it some time ago.

And can reproduce
the sound at any time.

You've captured it?

Caught the waves that travel through
the ether and held them in the Ferret.

The Earthlings call it
"recording".

Re-cord-ing?

Ho! You're so clever,
Yung-Star.

And now the song
is number one.

I have watched it climb
the chart.

The pop, top, ten!
Ha, ha, ha, ha!

[BOTH LAUGH]

ZELDA:
Where are you, devoted ones?

[CLUNK]

Arh! There you are.

Zelda, you should recognise
the genius of Yung-Star.

Stored in the Ferret
he has--- oh!

Nothing of any real interest.

I recognise, perhaps,
some minor talent.

But I have news of more import.

Which we are hungry
to hear, Mother.

A swarm of meteorites will shortly
pass this sector of the galaxy.

I don't understand.

I intend to use these meteorites
as a protective shield...

...to travel to Earth.

Can I come too, Zelda?

We will all go.

Prepare to launch
the mighty Rhino.

[GAME NOISE]

This time I've got you.

This is the big one.

How do I look?

Well?

Mary, you look fabulous.

You'll knock 'em out
at that party.

[BEEPING]

Oh, Tiger, I spoilt your game.

Mary, wanna know something?

I couldn't care less.

- Don't work too hard.
- Don't bend my aeroplane.

And enjoy Katie's party.

[BLEEP] Cor! Saved by
the bell. [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] You could say saved
by the bell: ze belle of ze ball!

[LAUGHS HEARTILY]
[BLEEP] What?

Oh! Got it. Double meaning. "Bell"
and "belle of the ball". Oh, ho, hm!

Hey, hey - you know,
Dicks Huet...

...sometimes, you're not so thick
as you look.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Hm, hm, "bell Of the ball"!
[ZERO CONTINUES CHUCKLING]

"Belle", ze ball---
huh, huh, hur!

[TWINKLY MUSIC]
Stu, are you down there?

Some clown has locked the
door up here and I can't get out.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Thank you for picking me
up, urm, Miss Kestrel.

My pleasure.

It's a pity Chick
couldn't make it.

Yah, Mr King asked
me to apologise.

He's been unavoidably detained.

You feeling all right, Stu?

Never better.

[ENGINE NOISE]

[ENGINE IGNITION]

[TAKE-OFF NOISE]

[ACTION MUSIC]

Who will be at this
party, Miss Kestrel?

Just a few friends.

You sure you're all right, Stu?

I would prefer to be
alone with you.

Stop the car.
[KATE GASPS]

Is anything amiss, madam?

Do as he says, HUDSON -
pull over.

[CRUNCHING GRAVEL]

Tell the driver to walk
away and keep walking.

You heard the man,
HUDSON.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

What's this all about?

You'll find out, Miss Kestrel.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[MARTIAN MUSIC]

The snivelling pawn under my
control has taken a hostage!

Victory will soon be ours!
[ALL CACKLE]

[SPACE MUSIC]

[BLEEPS AND BUZZES]

[BLEEP] Lieutenant, we have
a contact. [BLEEP]

- Identify.
- [BLEEP] A meteorite.

Quite large.

[MARTIAN MUSIC]

Perfect cover for an alien.

And there's nothing
we can do.

[MARTIAN MUSIC]

[BLEEP] Meteorite's now
receding. [BLEEP]

If there was an intruder
hiding out there, it's through.

[LANDING NOISE]

- What now?
- We wait.

Phew, it's hot in here.

I should've worn
something lighter.

Maybe a different colour.

Don't even think of
trying anything.

[SNEAKY MUSIC]

[TENSE MUSIC]

[WHOOSH, BLEEP]
No sign of Miss Kate.

And it's getting late.
[BLEEP]

Let's over-fly her route
and check it out.

Ten ten.

[ENGINE WHINE]

Hear my voice, Earthling.

Someone will join you
shortly to collect the hostage.

I understand.

Let ME go, Mother.

I would like to walk
among the trees.

Yes, your legs are
younger than mine.

GO, and bring the Earth
scum back to the Rhino.

Thank you, Mother.

Wait.
Take those with you.

[HISSING]

[EERIE WHINE,
ENGINE NOISE OVERHEAD]

What was that?

How would I know?

Hawkeye, we've found Kate.

[NINESTEIN OVER COMMS]
She's in some kind of trouble.

- Get Battlehawk out here.
- Ten ten.

[WHIRR OF HYDRAULICS,
URGENT MUSIC]

[TAKE-OFF NOISE]

[HYDRAULICS WHIRR]

We'll be there in
seventeen minutes.

Don't land, but drop a couple
of Zeroids in the area.

[NINESTEIN ON COMMS] I wanna know
what's going on down there.

[BLEEP] That's us, Dicks
Huet. [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] Oh, no! Not another
drop from ze great height.

Now, then, now, then -
watch it, lad. [BLEEP]

[THREE THUMPS]

[THUMP]
You will get out...

...and come with me.

[CLUNK]
And do not try to escape...

...or my cubic friends will
blow you into tiny bits.

[HISSING]

Someone for space' sake unlock
the door and let me outta here.

I'm gonna miss the party.

Ooh! Arh! Oh, Oh...!

Ooh!

Oh.

Ah.

Ooh, it's my feet.
They hurt so much.

It's all this walking.

What is taking so long?

Don't answer that.

Move on, move on.

[SPOOKY MUSIC;
NOCTURNAL CREATURES CALL]

[ENGINE WHINE, TERRAHAWKS RIFF]

- Out you go, Zero.
- [BLEEP] Ten ten.

It is a long way down.
[WHOOSH, BLEEP]

ZERO:
SHUT UP! [BLEEP]

But now ze ground, it
come up very FAST--- [CRACK]

- Ooh, ma fois!
- Ooh! [CRUNCH]

Oof!

[ZEROIDS GRUNT]
Zut alors!

[TWIDDLY BLEEP] Zere 'as to be some
easier way of doing ziss. [BLEEP]

KEEP YER VOICE
DOWN--- ah, hm.

[SOFTLY] Follow me.
[TWIDDLY BLEEP]

[RUSTLING]

I can't go on.

Lend me your ears.

Mother,
I can walk no further.

Can you come and
get me?

The Rhino cannot land in
the trees! You imbecilic youth.

Get back here, or you will
feel the weight of my stick.

OHHHH...!

[BLEEP] There they are.
[WHOOSH]

Sah. We've found
Miss Kestrel.

She's being held
by Yung-Star.

And a couple of
cubes. [BLEEP]

Stay out of sight, Zero.

[WHOOSH]

I think I'll try a little bluff.

I'm taking us down.

[HIGH-PITCHED ENGINE WHINE]

[LANDING NOISE]

[RUSTLING,
BIRDS CHATTERING]

- Mary, you stay here.
- Take care!

Android.
You're surrounded.

- Ninestein.
- Argh.

I have a prisoner, clone.

Show yourself or
she dies.

[HISSING]
Arh!

Take out those cubes as
soon as you can, Zero.

And let me know
when you've done it.

Yes, sah!

I'm coming in, android.

I see you are unarmed.

Are you surrendering
to me, Doctor?

Why should I?

I hold all the cards.

You're surrounded.

What are you looking at?

Looking at?

My ship.

I know what you're thinking.

Thinking?
What am I thinking?

That you can use my
ship over there to escape.

You mean your
heavier-than-air machine?

Yeah. But you can't use it.
Because you can't fly it.

But you can, clone.

- Oh!
- I have outwitted you!

Oh, no.

Oooh! Mother.

I will be flying to join you, with
the greatest prize of all.

What is the cretin
talking about now?

[BLEEP] The Doctor's going
back to Hawkwing.

Miss Kestrel's still covered
by those cubes. [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] I would lay down my
life for such beauty.

I Dix-Huit, I am ready
to charge. [BLEEP]

No no no. They'd kill her
before we got close.

But one of us needs to get
in there fast. [BLEEP]

But how do we do ziss?

Urn, huh, huh, huh, hum.
Leave it to me, lad. [BLEEP]

[ENGINES POWERING UP,
BANG]

[TAKE-OFF NOISE]

Zelda, there it is again.

My instincts warn me
of a trap.

We must leave.

What about Yung-Star?
Can he fly?

If I had intended him to fly, I
would have given him wings!

[BLEEP] You ready,
Dicks Huet? [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] Yes, I'm ready.

Why is it always I
who jump? [BLEEP]

Right, let's have you then,
lad. [BLEEP]

Here I come.
[TWIDDLY BLEEP]

Hmp.
[PLAYFUL ACTION MUSIC]

[BOING]
Aaaarrrh!

Oh...!
[RUSTLING, BOING]

- [HISS]
- [TWIDDLY BLEEP]

[BLEEP, WEAPON FIRE AND IMPACT]

Ah.
[WEAPON FIRE]

[EXPLOSION]

[CRACKLING]

Nice of you to drop in, Zero.

Well done, Sergeant Major.

[BLEEP] Thank you,
ma'am. [BLEEP]

Tell Dr Ninestein we're free.

[WHOOSH, BLEEP, WHOOSH]
Ground position secure, sah. [BLEEP]

Ten ten, Zero.

- Hey, creep.
- Are you addressing me?

Reckon you could fly this?

With my mechanical aptitude,
there is no doubt in my mind.

In that case, have
a good fright.

[WHINE OF DESCENT]

Great mounds of dust!

He meant it.
He-elp!

Oooh!

HELP! HELP!

ARRUGH!

There's a tree!
[RUSTLING]

[WHINE OF CRAFT PLUMMETING]

I'm downside up, Mother.

Oww! I daren't look.

[ENGINE STRAINING]

[FIZZING]

HE-ELP!

[CRACKLING, BUZZING]
HE-ELP!

Mother, for pity's sake
get me out of here!

[ENGINES SCREAMING]
ARRGHH!

MOTHER!

[FEEBLE COUGHING]

You stupid boy.

But, Mother - I'm ninety-nine
next birthday.

Yes. Well, I'll be glad
when you've grown up.

Perhaps by then you'll have
acquired some sense.

[INCOHERENT GURGLING]

[END THEME]