The Mighty Ones (2020–2022): Season 1, Episode 7 - Naked Mole Wrath/Momma Leaf - full transcript

The Mighty Ones think they are being menaced by a mole rat; Leaf discovers eggs stuck to his body.

Oh!

- Uh!
- Uh!

Oh!

Whoa!
I can't believe we all made it
out of that hawk attack alive.

Hey, where are we?

Y'know, I don't know.

I've never seen this part
of the yard before.

- Whoa!
- What?

- I wanna see.
- And Twig!

Ooh.

It's beautiful.



Today, on "Vicious Planet,"

we travel to the plains
of East Africa,

where there is surprising life
hidden just beneath the surface.

It's a naked mole rat.

These remarkable creatures
are hairless and nearly blind.

Here, a tender young leaf,
becomes a tasty snack

for this voracious herbivore.

Dude...

The mole rats' moist,
clammy hands

help it grasp
twigs in the darkness.

Oh!

These rats have come across
a cache of juicy berries.

No way.

This rats way
is blocked by a stone.



It manipulates the stone
with its large teeth

located outside its mouth.

Their skin is naturally
retardant to acid and fire,

they feel no pain,
they eat their own scat!

Hey, where are we?

This looks like the kind
of place a mole rat would live.

Berry, cut it out.
There aren't any mole rats here.

But, Rocksy, there are signs
of the mole rats everywhere!

What signs?

Look! Scratch marks!

And?

Bite marks!

So what?
- Is this scat?
I think I found some scat.

Hmm...

Gross!
That is not scat.

Ya see, nothing to worry about.

Leaf, behind you!

Whoa! It's the mole rat's lair.

You guys,
this is just a dumb hole.

I'm not exactly sure
what we saw back there,

but wherever the mole rat is,
it definitely is not here.

Run from the mole rat!

Rocksy, am I gonna be grasped
in the darkness?

Yes! But first, I'm gonna get
completely shredded!

I mean I'm already, like,
totally shredded.
But I mean like in the bad way!

Did you see?
Berries are their playthings.

Our insides painting
their outsides,

like, like outside paint!

- Outside paint?
- Oh, no!

We gotta leave the yard
and never come back!

We're not abandoning our home.
Family meeting!

Listen, I know
that the mole rat is scary...

Very scary!

Thank you, Twig.
This Yard is our home
and we're gonna defend it.

We can take care
of this mole rat.

But, Rocksy!

You saw
what it does to berries.

Outside paint.

Oh, no!

We can't face that!

Maybe we don't have to face it.
We just gotta be smart.

Come on,
I got an idea!

Calm down there, tummy.
We'll find some nuts to nibble.

A special treat
for birthday number five!

- Did we get it?
- Let's go, come on.

Does anyone see a body?

No.
Maybe the trap was too slow.

Dude, no way.
That thing can outrun wood?

Wait, wood? I'm wood!

My trap is fool-proof.
It crushes anything in its path.

Uh, Rocksy,
is standing underneath it

considered "in its path"?

Yeah, could be.

See, Leaf?
Works perfectly. Leaf?

Oh!

Brother! Rocksy, what do we do?

Um, give me a sec to think.

Ah!

Oh, my gosh, my teeth
are outside of my mouth!

Ah! Right now we run.

But Leaf?
- There's nothing
we can do for him!

Now move
before the mole rat comes back!

That was pretty intense.
Huh, I'm missing my arm.

Better than being crushed,
I guess.

Where is everyone?
Dudes, where'd you go?

Okay, all the mole rat has to do
is walk into this trap and bam!

He's done-zo, chica!

And then we can go back
and get Leaf out
from under that log?

Leaf's a goner, right?

But we'll mourn him later.
- I can hear you.

Leaf's completely flat already,
it's impossible
for him to be crushed.

I don't mean to be a nag,
but here I go...

We need to get Leaf and give up
on this trap business.

The mole rat already escaped
one of our traps.

What? You think
he's just going to walk in here
and set this one off?

He's too smart for that.

Plus it doesn't even work.

Oh!

What is that peculiar noise?

Hello?
Has anyone seen my spectacles?

I'm nearly blind
without my spec--

Uh, Twig! Twig?
I don't see him anywhere.

The mole rat
wrenched him apart!

Ah! Poor Twig!

Quick, hide!

Oh, that was close.

Rocksy, I was right.

That mole rat is unstoppable.
We have to leave the yard.

I guess
if you wanna leave, you can,

but I just thought
you might want
to give it a shot first.

Give what a shot first?

The Apparatus.

But you said it was forbidden!

Because I didn't want you
to maim anyone. Until now.

Come on!
Let's go set it up.

Oh, hey, how's it going, Twig?

Oh, you know, pretty good.

Is it ready?

I give you...

the Apparatus!

- What's it do again?
- The five P's.

Prodding, punching, pinching,
poking, peeling!

Y'know, the classics.

There's no way the mole rat's
gonna get past this.

It's here!

Huh?

The trip-line!

Berry, no!

Got it! Huh? Ah!

Berry?

Did it work?

No!

Berry!

No, no, no, no!

Oh! Sweet nuts and berries,
I'm naked!

They're, they're all gone.

Forever.

All I have are mementos
to remember them by.

Leaf's arm.
Berry's stem.

Twig's...

Well,
you can't remember everyone.

Rocksy...

Uh?

Is that...

Guys?

It can't be.
You're all--

Rocksy, what are you doin'
sitting all alone in the dark?

Can I have my stem back?

Ah, that's better.

I feel more
like my old self now.

Oh, wow!

You almost feel real.

I can't believe
I can see you.

Of course you can.

We have unfinished business.

I get it now.
You've came back to guide me.

You can't give up on getting rid
of the mole rat now, Rocksy.

But nothing we tried
as a team worked.
And I'm all alone now.

You're never alone.
We're always right beside you.

We've been with you
the whole time.

Um. Can I get my arm?

But I'm out of traps.

No more traps.
It's time for you to face
the mole rat, face to face.

Okay.
How do I get it out of its lair?

Calm the rough waters
of your heart,

and the answer
will flow out of you.

Also, please?
My arm.

Rough waters...

Flow...

Uh! I've got it!

Huh? Oh, no! Moisture!

Oh, oh!

Why is this happening to me?

Because you deserve it!

You thought
you could come in here

and scare us
out of the only home
we've ever known.

But you can't.
I may be alone now, but--

Hey, Rocks?

Yeah?
- We're literally
right behind you.

Oh, yes, I know,
and I carry your strength
with me always.

Now where was I?
Oh, yeah.

I am not letting
no stinkin' mole rat--

Mole rat?

No, no, no,
I'm not a mole rat.

Okay. I think I know
a mole rat when I see one.

Those horrible teeth
outside your mouth,

the squinty blind eyes,
disgusting hairless body.

Yep. Definitely a mole rat.

No. You are mistaken.

I'm Flippy the Squirrel,
you know...

Oh, dude, Flippy!

I love this guy.

Flippy, dude, what's up, man?
I haven't seen you in ages.

How ya been?

Uh, so, that's Flippy,
he's a squirrel.

Was a squirrel.

What have I done?

You got rid of the mole rat
and saved the yard!

Hmm, did I?

That mole rat
won't be bothering us anymore!

Again, he was a squirrel.

What do we do with the remains?

Worst birthday ever!

Nature always finds a way.

You know, that hawk is probably
the yard's actual problem.

A problem for another day.

I want to thank you, guys,
for coming back to help me.

But, your work here is done.

You must now continue
your journey

to the great beyond.

I'll never forget you.

Does she think we're ghosts?

- Uh Rocksy, we're alive.
- Rocksy, we're all alive!

Ugh!

Huh?

Guys! The storm is over!
Rocksy, wake up!

Ugh! Ugh!

What? Did we blow away?

No, we're still here.

- Where is here?
- I don't know.

We were just running around
and needed shelter,
so we found this place.

I think this is like,
somebody's house. But whose?

You all staying for breakfast?

I could make more eggs.

Oh. Hey, Ben.

Huh. I'm good.

Yeah, I'm just gonna...

Oh, once again, I'm all alone.

Oh, wow.
The yard's completely wrecked.

Oh, it's a new windy wonderland
for us to explore!

- Windy wonderland!
- Come on!

Hey, you know what they say:

"While the cat's away,
the Twig will be cleaning up."

How about it, Leaf?

Sorry. My day is full.

You're really gonna make me
clean up alone?

Uh, I helped.
Okay, this section
is all taken care of, baby bro.

Squalor is gross
and spreads diseases.

You know, it would be nice
if you were responsible
for once in your life,

and cared about something.
Oh, ugh, ugh!

Other than yourself!

Wha, wha, wha, wha, wha...

What's going on?
What are these, Twig?

What's happening to me?

Do you taste metal?
I can't go out like this,

I still have
so much blooming to do!

Not like this!

Oh! Stay back,
the squalor has infected you.
- No, no, no, no.

- Wha'd we miss?
- Rocksy, is that you?

I'm wilting.

Remember me how I was...

wise and, uh, so fit.

- What's up with Leaf?
- I think he's gone.

Nope. Still here.

Definitely on my way out,
though.

Oh! We should take him
to Dr. Clod!

Almost there, almost there.

Almost...

Oh! That wasn't supposed
to come off.

Doc, doc, doc, you busy?

Nope. Uh, this one's all done.

Hmm.
Very interesting.

What is it, Dirt Doc?
Am I gonna be okay?

Oh, my little green friend,

you have, but minutes to live.

Oh, no!

There's gotta be something
you can do!

There is one thing,
an experimental operation

I've been preparing
for just such an occasion.

But it's experimental,
I've never done it before!

Anything, Doc! Anything!

Okey-dokey!

Just sit down,
so I can clip off your legs!

His legs?

What does that have to do
with the bumps
under his armpits?

What bumps? Oh! I see, I see.

They seem to be egg sacs

containing some kind
of weird embryos.

"Em-bros"? So, like,
am I going to be okay, Doc?

More than okay.
You're going to be a mommy!

What?

Oh, these little "em-bros"
won't kill me. Right on!

Congratulations!

Let me know
if you change your mind
about the operation!

Alright, guys,
the doctor has given us
some pretty spectacular news.

- Did he, though?
- Yes, Leaf.

You're literally
a miracle vessel.

And it's up to us,
mommy's little helpers,

to take care of you
while your eggs get ready
for their big hatching day!

Uh...

yeah, I'm good, guys,
I can take care of myself.

Good one, Leaf.
But I think we all know
that's not the case.

Well, Twig
does like taking care of stuff.

If you're looking
to be smothered with love,
never left alone.

Your every thought
second-guessed.

Oh, stop. But you're right.

Leaf, I order you to relax.

Hey, no problem.

Whoop, oh, whoa.

Oh, uh...

I've got something
to help Leaf relax.

In what world would that help?

Will this help Leaf relax?

No, no, get this out of here!

Uh! I will take it from here.

I am clearly more suited
for this, right, Leaf?

What do you think
you're doing?

Relaxing, bro.
- But that's not good
for the babies!

How can relaxing
be bad for the babies?

Also, please,
they're "em-bros."

They're sinking!

Leaf, you really need to start
thinking more responsibly

now that you're
an expectant mother.

Oh, no way, is that Leaf?

What's up, bro?
It's been ages!

Dave! Aw! Bro!

Yo, I can't believe it,
it's Dave!

Aw, man,
it's been too long.

Dave, Dave, you remember
my brother Twig, yeah?

Well, not really.

So, mate,
what's been going on with you?

Leaf is going to be a mom.

Oh, no way, man!
Congratulations!

Thanks, Dave.
Kind of my news to tell.

But check it out, dude.

'Lil teeny weeny broskinis
of my own.

Aw, mate, this is...

this is so unexpected.
I'm getting really emotional.

Aw, Dave, quit it,
you're making me cry.

Leaf, how are we going to expel
all these overwhelming emotions?

The same way we always do, Dave.

Wrestling!

Get over here, rah!

You are not gonna like this.

Oh, Dave, c'mon, man!
Dave! Okay, stop!

That's enough! Ow!

Bro, what's your damage?

My damage?
What if you damaged the eggs?

Oh, you're like obsessed
with my pits.

They're my eggs.

Egg pits are a privilege!

Oh, we doing this now?

Hey, guys,
uh, should I go?

Yes, Dave,
I think you should leave.

No, Dave, you don't have to go.

Are you being serious?

So, should I leave like,
right now?

David, look at yourself.

You literally have spikes
coming off your body.

Come on, man.
Where's the critical thinking?

Oh. Fair enough.
Well, catch you later, Leaf.

You didn't have
to send Dave away like that.

I think I might've dropped
my ballpoint pen over here?

David!
My bad, okay, yeah, I'm off.

Leaf, what do you think
you're doing?

You're a real downer.

I'm going somewhere
where you can't smother me
with your smother vibes.

Woosh.

Leaf, wait, that is not safe!

Leaf, are you listening to me?
Leaf? Leaf!

This way we won't fly apart
in the next windstorm.

Whoa!
- You can't just go
flying around anymore!

Quit following me!
- What if you land
too hard? Think of the babies!

Listen, Leaf.

I know parenthood
is a lot of pressure.

Maybe it'd be easier
if you just...

I don't know,
I'm just spit-balling here,

but put the eggs on me
for a little bit?

Okay,
so that's what this is about.

Bro, I think it's time
for you to accept

the eggs have chosen me
as their momma and not you.

Ha! Well, sure,
I mean, they're babies.

They're real dumb.

Uh! Oh, oh.

Check out the gains

the little "em-bros"
are getting with my guidance.

Big momma Leaf in town!

I have like such a sense
of purpose.

It's not fair!

You'll understand
when you have "em-bros"
of your own.

It should be me!

I am mommy!
I am mommy!

I could've been
a great mom.

I wouldn't let anything
happen to them.

Ah...

Uh, okay.
Bro, it's not all bad.

I mean,
like, you're pretty like,

I don't know,
you're responsible.

And look, the lil' "em-bros"
are doing alright!

See? There's Taylor,
Mariah, Mikey, Rebecca.

Ooh.

Rebecca.

See? Doing great.
Named 'em and everything.

Oh, and this one right here,
this one's my favorite.

- Really?
- Yup.

I call him "Little Twig."

Uh? Little me?

That's right.
Everything's gonna be okay.

Oh!

Encore!

We gotta get out of here! Ah!

Leaf, what is it?

Oh! Something's happening.

I'll go get Dr. Clod.
Just hold on!

Ah! I can't do this alone! Twig!

- I gotcha!
- Don't let me go! Oh!

Don't worry!

Leaf, talk to me.

- Bro.
- I'm here, bro.

No, no.

The "em-bros."

Ooh, I can feel them!

Leaf, it's time!

Bro, I'm scared!

I'm not good mama material.

Oh! Now you listen to me!

Sure, you might be
an unlikely parent,

in every distinguishable way,

but you have
the most important quality.

I do? Oh!

Yes!

Your ability to be chill
in any situation.

You can do this!
Just stay calm and breathe.

Twig.
I want you to be the uncle.

Ooh! And the godmother.

Oh!

Leaf! I do!

Is it time? Is it happening?

Oh, what...

what is...

Oh! Oh...

Huh?

It's mommy!

Ah!

Oh! What are these things?

Baby Bens?

How did they get on Leaf?

You all staying for breakfast?

I could make more eggs.

I could make more eggs.

I could make more eggs.

Oh, no.

I, y'know, I think I heard
more windstorms over there.

Come on, Berry, let's go.

There's so many of them.

- Do you want--
- No.

So, what do you think
we should do?

Huh?

Oh! There you go.
Now you're not alone.

Uh!