The Emperor's New School (2006–2008): Season 1, Episode 5 - Cart Wash/Battle of the Bots - full transcript

JOKE TIME. HOW MANY KRONKS
DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN
A LIGHT BULB? 10.

ONE TO SCREW IN THE BULB
AND 9 TO DO THE CATERING.

HA. THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
THEME MUSIC.

[MUSIC INTRO PLAYS]

♪ HE'S ON HIS WAY
TO THE THRONE ♪

♪ HE'S ON HIS WAY
TO SUCCESS ♪

♪ BUT HE HAS
TO GO TO SCHOOL ♪

♪ HE'S GOT TO ACE
THAT TEST ♪

♪ HE'S AN EMPEROR-TO-BE ♪

♪ AND HE'S TOTALLY ♪

YOU KNOW, IT'S
ALL ABOUT ME.
♪ AHH ♪



EXACTLY!

LET'S GO!

♪ HE'S GOING
TO KUZCO ACADEMY ♪

♪ KUZCO ACADEMY ♪

♪ HE'S GOT TO LEARN ♪

♪ HIS ABCs ♪

♪ DON'T TRY
TO STOP HIM ♪

♪ TO TOP HIM ♪
TO DESTROY HIM...

RIGHT?
UHH...

K-U-Z-C-O!

KUZCO! KUZCO!
GO, GO!

♪ HE'S GOT THE COOL ♪

♪ HE'S GOT THE CHARM
AND THE LOOKS ♪

♪ AND A HOTTIE
THAT CAN HELP HIM ♪



♪ READ THAT THING
CALLED BOOK ♪

♪ LET'S GO ♪

♪ HE'S GOING
TO KUZCO ACADEMY ♪

♪ COME ON,
KUZCO ♪

♪ GOT TO FULFILL
HIS DESTINY ♪

♪ HIS FRIENDS ARE LOYAL,
IT'S ROYAL ♪

♪ THEY'LL HELP
AGAINST THE FOIL ♪

FRIENDS? I THOUGHT THIS
WAS ALL ABOUT ME.

HEH HEH!
SPELL MY NAME AGAIN!

K-U-Z-C-O!

KUZCO! KUZCO! GO, GO!

THIS WEEKEND
IS THE ANNUAL

CART WASH FUND-RAISER
FOR CHARITY.

EACH STUDENT MUST OPERATE
A CART-WASHING STAND

WHERE HE OR SHE WILLWORK.

ANY QUESTIONS?

KUZCO. OF COURSE.

YOU SAID I SHOULD ASK
WHEN YOU USE WORDS
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

[SIGHS] WHAT ARE THEY
THIS TIME?

CHARITY AND WORK.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TO THROW
THE DICTIONARY AT ME.

HELPING OTHERS MAY
BE SOMETHING AN EMPEROR
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND,

BUT THE ACADEMY
DOES THIS EVERY YEAR.

YOU WORK, THEN YOU GIVE
THE MONEY AWAY?

HUH. NO WONDER YOU PEOPLE
ARE PEASANTS.

I MEANPLEASANT. YOU PEOPLE
ARE PLEASANT. BECAUSE...

I'D RATHER
BE A SELFLESS PEASANT
THAN A SELFISH EMPRESS.

WHOA, YOU WANT
TO BE MY EMPRESS.

BACK UP. KUZCO,

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

IS RAISE
100 KUZ COINS.

THAT'S IT? 100 ME COINS?

KUZCO FEDERAL,
KUZCO SAVINGS AND LOAN,

KUZCO BAIL BONDS.

AH, BANK OF KUZCO.

[SING-SONG] ACCESS TO ROYAL
FUNDS IS DENIED.

YOU MUST PASS
ALL SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS
WITHOUT ROYAL HELP.

WHAT AN ANNOYING
LITTLE MAN.

AND WHAT'S UP
WITH THAT HAT?

SO, ANY CUSTOMERS YET?

UH...YOUR FEET
ARE IN THE BUCKET.

OH, I'M SOAKING THEM.

I HAD TO WALK ALL THE WAY
TO THE BANK AND BACK.

WHAT'S WITH THE STALE BREAD?

THAT'S A SPONGE.

YOU DIP IT IN THE SOAPY WATER,

AND SOMEBODY BRINGS A CART BY,
AND YOU WASH IT...

[THINKING] WOW,
MALINA IS SO CUTE.

HERE'S A GREAT SONG
ABOUT HER.

♪ MALINA,
YOU'RE A CUTIE ♪

♪ YOU'RE THE TUTTI
OF MY FRUTTI ♪

♪ A-DO-DA-DO-DA-DOODY ♪

♪ A-DOODY-DA-DA-DO ♪

UH, OK,
THAT WASN'T SO GREAT.

ACTUALLY, IT WAS
DOWNRIGHT EMBARRASSING.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU WASH A CAR.
ANY QUESTIONS?

UM, SO THIS DEFINITELY
ISN'T BREAD?

[CHUCKLES] MAKING KUZCO
WORK FOR CHARITY...

IT'S BRILLIANT.

THERE IS NO WAY
LAZYBONES KUZCO

WILL BE ABLE TO EARN
100 KUZ COINS,

AND SOON I WILL BE EMPRESS.

AH HA HA HA HA!

YOU SENT FOR ME,
PRINCIPAL AUNTIE.

KRONK, HOW MANY TIMES
DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?

IT'S ME--YZMA.

WOW, IT'S JUST SO GOOD,
I ALWAYS FORGET.

HERE, I'LL FIX THAT.

I AM ZZs, MY AM ZZs,
MY AM ZZs.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MEMORIZING THROUGH
AM ZZs BY REPETITION.

I AM ZZs, MY AM ZZs...

OH, STOP IT
AND COME WITH ME.

WE'RE GOING TO PAY
OUR FAILING FRIEND
KUZCO A VISIT.

OH, YOU GUYS
ARE GETTING ALONG NOW.
THAT'S GREAT.

NO, NO, HE'S NOT OUR FRIEND.

BUT YOU JUST SAID
HE WAS.
WELL, HE'S NOT.

THEN WHY ARE WE
PAYING HIM A VISIT
IF WE DON'T LIKE HIM?

IT'S AN EXPRESSION.

AND WE HAVE TO PAY
FOR THIS VISIT?

HE'S GOING TO FAIL,

AND WE ARE GOING TO BE THERE
TO WITNESS IT. NOW COME ON.

AM ZZs, MY AM ZZs,
MY AM ZZs, MY...

IT'S TIME FOR
KUZCO'S DOODLES.

THAT'S THE PART OF THE SHOW
WHERE YOURS TRULY

DRAWS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

SO I OPENED UP
MY CART-WASHING STAND.

THIS IS IT.

AND THAT'S ME.
AND THAT'S STALE BREAD.

NEXT, SOME OLD GUY
BROUGHT IN A DIRTY CART.

HE WAS SHAPED LIKE
A...PEANUT. HA HA.

THAT'S GOOD.

SO PEANUT MAN WAS LIKE,
"HEY, YOU, WASH MY CART,"

AND I'M LIKE, "YOU COULD
SAY PLEASE, PEANUT MAN."

AND HE WAS ALL, "I DON'T
LOOK LIKE A PEANUT,"

AND HE DROVE OFF ALL MAD.
BYE-BYE. COME AGAIN.

PROBLEM IS,
HE DID COME AGAIN,

AND HE BROUGHT
ALL HIS PEANUT SIBLINGS.

OF COURSE,
I DEFEATED ALL OF THEM
WITH MY KUNG-FU ACTION.

[KARATE YELLS]

SAY, I WONDER
HOW MALINA'S DOING.
LET'S GO SEE.

GOOD JOB, KIRI.
HEY, KOOKSIE, BRING IN
THE NEXT CART.

HEY, MALINA,
HOW'S CART WASHING
WORKING OUT?

I GOT BEAT UP.
WE'VE ALMOST
REACHED OUR GOAL.

REALLY?
BUT HOW'D YOU...

OH...I GET IT.

[WOLF WHISTLE]
NICE SUIT.

IT'S FOR CHARITY.
IF YOU SAY SO.

CHARITY. HUMPH.

CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GONNA
LOSE MY ENTIRE KINGDOM

OVER 100
LOUSY KUZ COINS. AAH!

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU WATCH
WHERE YOU'RE GOING, YOU--

YOU BAG OF SHINY KUZ COINS.

1, 2, 3, 4...
HMM, HMM, HMM, 95.

95 KUZ COINS?!

HMM, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

YOU CAN'T KEEP THAT MONEY.
IT BELONGS TO SOMEONE ELSE.

2 WORDS--FINDERS KEEPERS,
LOSERS WEEPERS.

THAT'S 4 WORDS.

THEY'RE HYPHENATED.

AREN'T YOU GUYS, LIKE,
ON THE WRONG PERSON'S
SHOULDERS?

WE'RE FREE-LANCING.

IT'S AN OUTREACH PROGRAM.

HEY, I'M GETTING PAID.

YOU WANT TO DO CHARITY WORK,
THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

FELLAS, I'M EMPEROR.

HELLO...

YEAH, I'LL TRY AND FIGURE
THIS OUT ON MY OWN.

95 KUZ COINS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S, UH...

5 KUZ COINS A CART...
ONE MORE, HE PASSES.

I DO NOT BELIEVE IT.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T SEE
HIS OUTFIT.

OHH, THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG HERE.

UH-HUH.

KUZCO, IT'S ALL GONE.

KIRI LOST OUR MONEY
ON THE WAY TO TURN IT IN,

ALL 95 KUZ COINS.
HAVE YOU SEEN IT?

PLEASE TELL ME
YOU'VE SEEN IT.

OK, WE'RE GONNA SPLIT UP
AND LOOK FOR THE MONEY.

WE'LL NEVER REACH OUR GOAL
IF WE HAVE TO START OVER.

UH, HI THERE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

HOW COULD I KEEP THE KUZ COINS
AND LET MALINA FAIL?

WELL, IT WASN'T
AN EASY DECISION,

AND I UNDERSTAND
THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS
TO MY ACTIONS,

SO, LET'S LOOK AT
THE BIG PICTURE.

BECAUSE I KEPT THE MONEY,
I'LL PASS THE ASSIGNMENT

AND EVENTUALLY
BE REINSTATED AS EMPEROR.

MALINA WILL BECOME MY EMPRESS,
AND WE LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER

WITHOUT EVER WORKING AGAIN.
YAY!

FOLLOW MY THINKING?

THEN MALINA FINDS EVIDENCE
THAT I STOLE THE KUZ COINS.

SHE GETS REALLY MAD,
AND I END UP IN JAIL.

HUH, I DIDN'T THINK OF IT
THAT WAY.

NO, NO, NO, SOMETHING'S WRONG
WITH THESE CHARTS.

SOMEBODY FIRE
THE ROYAL CHARTMAKER.

YOU'RE FIRED.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I'M GOING TO GET AN "F."

MY WHOLE LIFE IS RUINED.

IT'S JUST
ONE ITTY-BITTY "F."

OOH, I'M A TINY LITTLE "F."
I'M NOT SO BAD. HUH? RIGHT?

I'VE NEVER GOTTEN AN "F."

TELL YOU WHAT--
I'LL HELP YOU RAISE THE MONEY.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR OWN GRADE?

NO, NO, NO, THIS IS
ABOUT YOU, NOT ME.

YOU. NO ME. YES, YOU.

AND IT'S ALSO NOT ABOUT
ANY POTENTIAL JAIL TIME.

LET'S SEE, WHAT CAN WE USE
TO MAKE SURE KUZCO

DOESN'T WASH
ONE MORE CART? AH...

HOW ABOUT THIS? IF KUZCO
CHEWS ONE OF THESE,

HE'LL BLOW A PINK
SPHERICAL BUBBLE
THAT WILL EXPLODE

AND CAUSE HIS FACE
TO GET ALL STICKY.

IT'S BRILLIANT.

ISN'T THAT, UH, BUBBLE GUM?

[GLASS SHATTERS]

THEN WE'LL USE THIS...

TO TURN HIM INTO
AN ELEPHANT. HA HA!

THEY DON'T HAVE HANDS,
SO THERE'S NO WAY
HE CAN WASH A CART.

WAAH HA HA HA HA!

GET YOUR CART WASHED
BY A REAL EMPEROR--ME.

HELPING OUT MY FRIEND,
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

UH, KUZCO?

ONLY 5 KUZ COINS.

KUZCO...

ALL FOR CHARITY.
KUZCO!

AAH! OH! OH, HEY YA, PACHA.

WAY TO SNEAK UP ON A GUY.

I HEARD ABOUT YOU WORKING,
FOR CHARITY.

I'M IMPRESSED.

JUST TRYING TO DO
THE RIGHT THING.

AT LEAST ONCE TODAY.

WELL, MAYBE I CAN HELP.

I BROUGHT MY CART BY
FOR A WASH.

GREAT. BUCKET'S OVER THERE,
STALE BREAD OVER THERE,

AND WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED,
GIVE YOURSELF A BIG TIP.

UH, KUZCO...

UH, ALL RIGHT.

HEY YA, KUZCO.
MUST BE A LOT OF WORK.

ALL THAT WORK PROBABLY
"WORKED" UP QUITE A THIRST,

HUH? HA HA HA. PARCHED.

EHH...

OH. OH...THIS SODA I'VE GOT
IS REALLY THIRST-QUENCHING.

IT'S A DELICIOUS FLAVOR.

OH? WHAT FLAVOR'S THAT?
YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR.

YOU MEAN IT'S...
EXACTLY.

IT'S...
YES.

LEMON-LIME?

HA HA HA! LEMON-LIME.

PART LEMON, PART LIME.

LEMON-LIME.

KUZCO'S FAVORITE.
HAVE A DRINK.

UH...WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW. I WAS HAVING
A DELICIOUS LEMON-LIME SODA,

AND NEXT THING I KNOW,
I'M A BIG STINKY ELEPHANT.

HOW'S AN ELEPHANT SUPPOSED
TO WASH CARTS? NO HANDS.

HEY, DO YOU KNOW HOW
ELEPHANTS CLEAN THEMSELVES?

YEAH, NOT VERY WELL.
GET A WHIFF OF ME. WHEW!

THEY USE THEIR TRUNK.

HEY, I GOT AN IDEA.

[AROO!]

LOOK AT ME!
I JUST WASHED YOU!

BOOM BAM!
JUST LIKE THAT.

OW! OOH,
CHECK THIS OUT.

[SPLASHING]

[BLOWING]

HEY, GOOD WORK, KUZCO.

I BELIEVE I OWE YOU...

5 KUZ COINS?!

I KNOW IT'S NOT MUCH,
BUT IT'S ALL I MADE.

HOPE IT HELPS.

I'LL EXPLAIN THE WHOLE
ELEPHANT THING LATER.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU ACTUALLY WORKED,

AND NOW YOU'RE GIVING
THE MONEY AWAY?

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
HELPING YOU

HAS DEFINITELY CLEARED UP
THIS WHOLE CHARITY THING.

THE WAY I LOOK AT IT,

I'D RATHER BE
A SELFLESS EMPEROR
THAN A SELFISH ONE.

OH, THAT'S SO SWEET.

[KISS]

BUT WE FOUND OUR MONEY.

SOMEONE--
I'M NOT SAYING WHO--

KIRI!

LEFT IT ON ONE OF
THE CARTS TO BE CLEANED.

OK, SO YOU
DON'T WANT IT.

YOU NEEDED 5 MORE
KUZ COINS, RIGHT?

REALLY?
KEEP IT.

YOU EARNED IT.

YEAH, I DID, DIDN'T I?

I EARNED IT.

THAT MAKES
100 KUZ COINS. HA HA!

I DECLARE
THIS ASSIGNMENT...

PASSED.

♪ OOH, YEAH,
PASSIN' THE CLASSIN' ♪

♪ MM-HMM, UH-HUH ♪

♪ UH-HUH, UH-HUH,
UH-HUH, UH-HUH, UH-HUH ♪

OOPS. HEH HEH. SORRY.

FORGOT ABOUT
THE ELEPHANT THING.

OOH! I KNEW I SHOULDN'T
HAVE GIVEN HIM THAT BUBBLE GUM.

BY THE WAY,

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT
95 KUZ COINS I GAVE YOU

FOR MY CHIN WAX?

UH...RIGHT.

♪ KUZCO, KUZCO, GO, GO ♪

THAT'S RIGHT, CLASS,

THE ANNUAL INVENTION FAIR
IS ALMOST HERE.

AS I'VE SAID,
PARTICIPATION IS MANDATORY

FOR ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO GRADUATE.

OR BECOME EMPEROR.

ENJOYING YOUR
COMIC SCROLL, KUZCO?

WHY, YES, MR. M.
THANKS FOR ASKING.

KUZCO!

WHAT? I ALREADY HAVE
MY INVENTION.

IT'S CALLED
THE NO TALKEE MACHINE.

ALLOW ME TO DEMONSTRATE.

KRONK, WHAT'S
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

OH, BOY. TOUGH ONE.

SPINACH IS A FAVORITE,
HAZELNUT SOUP.

OH, RIB ROAST
WITH MANGO CHUTNEY--

[MUFFLED]

EUREKA. IT WORKS.

COOL INVENTION.
CAN I TRY IT?

[MUFFLED] QUIT IT!
WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?

IT'S MY INVENTION.

YEP. FEELS LIKE
A WINNER TO ME.

PEOPLE, I HAVE TEACHER THINGS
TO PRETEND TO DO.

SO REMEMBER,
IT'S AN INVENTION FAIR.

THAT MEANS
IF YOU ENTER SOMETHING
THAT ALREADY EXISTS,

YOU'LL FAIL! HUMPH.

YES, KRONK, I'M REFERRING
TO THE BUCKET.

OHH, HOW AM I GOING
TO FIND AN INVENTION

AS HANDY AS THE BUCKET?

OH!

NO, KRONK, THE RAG HAS ALSO
ALREADY BEEN INVENTED.

WELL, I'M TAPPED OUT.

[RING RING RING]

ALRIGHTY, TIME TO INVENT.

INVENTION IDEAS, HERE WE GO.

NEED AN IDEA.

ANY IDEA WILL DO.

NEED AN IDEA.

COME ON, IDEA.

I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE.

THIS FAKE BEARD
IS NOT HELPING.

SORRY.
IT ALWAYS HELPS ME.

YOU KNOW, YZMA HAS
A SECRET LAB.

IT'S FILLED
WITH INVENTIONS.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD BUILD
YOURSELF A SECRET LAB.

THAT'S IT!

REALLY? YOU'RE GONNA
BUILD A SECRET LAB?

IS THAT PRACTICAL?

NO. I'LL JUST BORROW
ONE OF YZMA'S INVENTIONS.

NO ONE WILL KNOW.

HI. I'M NO ONE.

HAVE WE MET?

YOU SAID NO ONE WILL KNOW.

SO IF I'M NO ONE,
THAT MEANS I'LL KNOW.

COME ON,
WORK WITH ME, GUYS.

OH, YEAH,
BUT THAT'S OK,

'CAUSE YOU'D NEVER
TELL ANYBODY

'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO GET IN TROUBLE

'CAUSE YOU REALLY CARE
ABOUT ME.

DON'T YA?
LITTLE BIT?

YOU WERE SO WRONG
SO MANY TIMES THERE,

I LOST COUNT.

KUZCO, USING ONE OF YZMA'S
INVENTIONS IS CHEATING.

AND YOUR POINT IS...

CHEATING IS WRONG,
YOU'LL FAIL CLASS,

YZMA WILL BECOME EMPRESS--
PICK YOUR FAVORITE!

BESIDES, INVENTING
ISN'T THAT HARD.

IT'S DEFINITELY EASIER
THAN BREAKING INTO YZMA'S LAB.

THANK YOU, MALINA.

YOU'VE TURNED ME AROUND.

I NOW SEE THE ERROR
OF MY WAYS.

I ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT
BREAK INTO YZMA'S LAB
ANYTIME SOON.

NOPE.

HELLO.

[GASP]

OH, MALINA.
DIDN'T, UH...

WHERE DID YOU...

ISN'T THIS
A LOVELY OFFICE?

YOU KNOW,
I HEARD SOMEWHERE

THAT CHEATERS
REALLY DON'T PROSPER.

RIGHT. WHAT DOES PROSPER
MEAN, AGAIN?

CHEATERS NEVER THRIVE?

NOT HELPING.

CHEATERS ALWAYS FAIL.

WOULD A PICTURE HELP?

NO, NO, NO.
I GOT IT NOW.

FORTUNATELY,
I'M NOT CHEATING.

I'M BORROWING.

AAH! AAH, AAH...

HMM. MUST BE OUT OF
SECRET LAB COSTUMES.

WHOA. LOOK AT
ALL THIS STUFF.

KUZCO, THIS
IS A BAD IDEA,

EVEN FOR YOU.

WE SHOULD LEAVE.

Kuzco: WOODBOT.
LOVE IT.

I BET WOODBOT HERE
GETS ME FIRST PRIZE

IN THE OLD INVENTION FAIR.

HOW ABOUT WE GIVE
THIS BAD BOT A TEST DRIVE?

UH, HOW ABOUT WE DON'T?

HOLD IT! THERE'S SOMETHING
JUST LIKE THIS

IN MY COMIC SCROLL.

I KNEW READING THESE
THINGS WOULD PAY OFF.

OK, I DIDN'T.

HERE'S AN IDEA--
WHY DON'T YOU IGNORE ME

AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT?

SOUNDS GREAT.
BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

[SQUEAKING AND CREAKING]

THAT SHOULD DO IT.
I THINK.

[MOTOR REVVING UP]

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M STARTING TO THINK
CHEATING

MIGHT BE A BAD IDEA.

IS NOTHING SACRED ANYMORE?

YOU!

AND HERE I THOUGHT THIS
COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE.

HOW DID YOU GET DOWN HERE?

YOU MUST BE AT LEAST
THAT TALL

TO RIDE THE SECRET
LAB COASTER.

OH. I THOUGHT
YOU WERE SHORTER.

[BRAKES SQUEAL]

[MOTOR RUNNING]

AAH!

IS THAT MY WOODBOT?!

IS THAT WHAT THAT IS--

A WOODBOT?

HMM. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY,
I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE IT

UNTIL JUST NOW.

[ROAR]

[CRASH]

OK, I ADMIT IT.

I WANTED TO STEAL
ONE OF YOUR INVENTIONS

TO ENTER THE INVENTION FAIR
AND MALINA TRIED TO STOP ME,

THEN I ACTIVATED THE
WOODBOT, HE WENT BERSERK,

AND NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP
TO STOP IT OR--

WAIT.YOU MADE MY WOODBOT WORK?

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

SO, YOU TRIED TO CHEAT
AND NOW YOU NEED MY HELP
OR YOU'LL FAIL.

HA HA HA HA!
WHY SHOULD I HELP YOU?

I'M GOING TO SIT BACK
AND ENJOY THIS.

[CRASH]

COME ON! YOUR INVENTION
JUST WENT PUBLIC.

[THINKING] HEY,
MALINA'S TOUCHING MY ARM.

THAT MUST MEAN SHE LIKES ME.

Kuzco: HE'S HEADED
FOR THE SCHOOL!
SOMEONE HAS TO STOP IT!

I SECOND THAT.
I NOMINATE YOU.

WAIT. "YOU" IS ME.
I CAN'T STOP THAT THING.

THAT THING WOULDN'T
BE OUT THERE

IF YOU
HADN'T TRIED TO CHEAT.

BESIDES, YOU STARTED
THE WOODBOT.

IF ANYONE CAN STOP IT,
IT'S YOU!

YEAH, BUT...

HEY, YOU'RE RIGHT.

I DID START HIM.

WHY WOULDN'T I BE ABLE
TO STOP HIM?

ISN'T THAT
WHAT I JUST SAID?

ICAN DO THIS.

I'VE BEEN READING
COMIC SCROLLS FOR YEARS.

TO STOP THE WOODBOT,
I'LL BUILD SOMETHING
EVEN BIGGER AND STRONGER.

I'LL BUILD A...

A LEAFBOT!

Malina: TRY AGAIN.

FEATHERBOT?

[MALINA IMITATES BUZZER]
AH-CHOO!

ROCKBOT?

PERFECT.

YEAH, A ROCKBOT!

BUT THERE'S NO TIME.

YOU GET TO WORK,
I'LL STALL THE WOODBOT.

WAIT. WHY ARE YOU
HELPING ME?

WELL, IT'S NOT BECAUSE
I LIKE YOU,

IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.

[THINKING]
SHE SAID, "I LIKE YOU."

MM-HMM. YOU HEARD HER.

I'M NOT MAKING THAT UP.

IT'S TIME FOR
KUZCO'S GOOD OLD...

DON'T THINK I CAN BUILD
A ROCKBOT?

WELL, GET READY
TO BE WRONG,

'CAUSE I'M SMARTER
THAN I THOUGHT I WAS.

AFTER CONSULTING
BUCKY BLASTOFF,

ISSUE NUMBER 107,

I CARVED EACH ROCKBOT PIECE
OUT OF SOLID ROCK.

[CLANKING]

OK. IT WASN'T SO SUPER-STRONG.

HMM.

FORTUNATELY, MOMENTS LATER,

I FOUND AN UNUSUAL
ROCK FORMATION.

I ADDED PULLEYS,
SPRINGS, GEARS,

AND MY MUSIC BOX--

I MEAN, CHACA'S MUSIC BOX.

I DON'T HAVE
A MUSIC BOX.

WHY WOULD I HAVE
A MUSIC BOX? HA HA.

AND VOILA!
ROCKBOT!

NOW, IF MALINA CAN JUST STALL
THE WOODBOT LONG ENOUGH

FOR ME TO MAKE THIS THING WORK,

WE'LL BE ALL SET.

[BRAKES SCREECH]

SORRY.
EXACT CHANGE ONLY.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

YOU KNOW, THE SUPERVISOR'S
GONNA DOCK YOUR PAY
FOR THAT GATE.

2 HOURS AGO THEY SAID
IT COULDN'T BE DONE.

THEY WERE WRONG.

WRO-ONG!

KUZCO, THE WOODBOT
ALMOST HERE.

CAN YOU, LIKE,
MOVE IT ALONG?

RIGHT. I PRESENT...

THE ROCKBOT!

[GRUNTING]

YEAH. THE COVER
THINGY'S STUCK.

HERE, I'LL FIX IT.

NO, I CAN DO IT.

NOW IT'S CAUGHT
IN THE BACK.

LOOK, JUST LET ME--

NOW YOU GOTTA
PULL IT THIS WAY.

NO, YOU PULL IT
THIS WAY.

KRONK, WOULD YOU JUST--AAH!
NO, THAT WON'T WORK.

GO, ROCKBOT!
SHOW 'EM WHAT
YOU'RE MADE OF!

HE'S, UH...
MADE OF ROCK.

GO, WOODBOT!

WHAT? I'M NOT ALLOWED
TO CHEER?

[CHEERING]

UH-HUH!
WHOO-HOO!

WA-HOO!

YEAH!
WHOO-HOO!

GO, TEAM.
HURRAH!

ALL RIGHT!

GRRRR!

AND THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S
INVENTION FAIR IS...

KUZCO'S ROCKBOT.

[CHEERING]

THANK YOU.

THIS RIBBONY THING
MEANS A LOT TO ME.

AND AS A--

NO NEED FOR AN ACCEPTANCE
SPEECH, KUZCO.

BUT THAT'S JUST IT.

I CAN'T ACCEPT IT.

YES, I BUILT THE ROCKBOT.

YES, I'M A SCIENTIFIC GENIUS.

AND, YES, I'M TOO CUTE
TO BE THIS SMART, BUT...

BEFORE I DISCOVERED
I WAS A GIFTED INVENTIONER,

I...I TRIED TO CHEAT.

WHOO! THERE, I FEEL BETTER.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE I CAN
ACCEPT THIS RIBBON NOW.

NO, YOU CAN'T!
BUT, SINCE YOU CONFESSED
ON YOUR OWN,

WHICH IS EVEN MORE
SURPRISING THAN THE FACT

THAT YOU ACTUALLY
INVENTED SOMETHING,

I'M NOT GONNA FAIL YOU.

PROVIDED YOU WRITE AN ESSAY

ON THE CONSEQUENCES
OF CHEATING.

1,000 WORDS.

CAN WE MAKE IT 500?

750?
1,000.

1,000!

DEAL. 1,000 IT IS.

AND THAT MEANS
FIRST PRIZE NOW GOES

TO KRONK
FOR HIS INVENTION--

THE BUCKET HANDLE.

[CHEERING]

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
I'VE EVER MET.

BY NAME.

LET'S GET STARTED.

THANKS, MOM.
THANKS, POPPY.
THANKS...

Kuzco: SO, IT ALL WORKED OUT.

I LEARNED MY LESSON,

KRONK WON FIRST PRIZE FOR HIS...

BUCKET HANDLE,

AND MALINA FELL MADLY
IN LOVE WITH ME.

[KISSING SOUNDS]

OK, MAYBE THAT
LAST PART'S NOT TRUE.

BUT I DID GET
A COOL NEW BUTLER.

FOR ABOUT 8 MINUTES.

THANKS, MRS. PETERSON.

YOU MADE THOSE YEARS
IN HIGH SCHOOL...SO SPECIAL.

I REALLY THINK I GOT
OFF TO A GOOD START.

AND MR. PEDRO
IN KINDERGARTEN.

THAT TIME WE MADE TURKEYS
OUT OF OUR HANDPRINTS.

Kuzco: YEP, THAT'S
THE ROYAL CHARTMAKER.

I'M NOT COMPLETELY HEARTLESS,

SO I HIRED
THE LITTLE GUY BACK.

SEE, I GOT THIS
IMPORTANT CHART I NEED MADE,

SORT OF A
"KUZCO'S THE GREATEST

AND NO ONE CAN EVER COMPARE
TO ME" KIND OF CHART.

THEN AGAIN, DOESN'T EVERYONE
ALREADY KNOW THAT?

IN WHICH CASE, WHAT DO I
EVEN NEED A CHART

OR CHARTMAKER FOR?

ANSWER: I DON'T!

YOU'RE FIRED.