The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997): Season 2, Episode 14 - More Than Zero - full transcript

[ Jonny ] DOESN'T IT FEEL WEIRD
DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE
OF THE ROAD ?

[ Dr. Quest ] A LITTLE,
BUT THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO
SEE THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE.

WHAT'S WEIRDER IS THE FACT
THAT WE FINALLY GET TO SPEND
SOME TIME ALONE TOGETHER.

ARE WE TALKING
FATHER-SON BONDING HERE ?

IT'S JUST THAT
I'M ALWAYS SO BUSY.

I THOUGHT--

I-I MEAN, DON'T YOU THINK
A LITTLE FLY-FISHING
WOULD BE FUN ?

RELAX, DAD.
IT'LL BE GREAT.

WHAT THE--

[ Groans ]

DAD ?
[ Gasps ]



[ Growling ]

[ Grunting ]

AAARGH !

[ Panting ]

OHH !

[ Gasps ]

- [ Growling ]
- AAAAH !

- [ Growling ]
- NO !

[ Growling Continues ]

[ Growling Continues ]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?

YEAH. THANKS.

UP YOU GO,
MR. INNES.

- SORRY, LAD. HE'S AN
ESCAPED MENTAL PATIENT.
- [ Gasping ] MY DAD !



[ Groaning ]

- JONNY, ARE YOU--
- I'M OKAY.

- IT WAS JUST SOME GUY
WHO FLIPPED OUT.
- OUR VAN IS DOWN THE ROAD.

WE'LL GIVE YOU A RIDE
TO THE CLINIC, THEN SEND
A TOW TRUCK FOR YOUR CAR.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A LUCKY CHAP,
DR. QUEST. JUST A LITTLE
BUMP ON THE HEAD.

WELL, I'M AFRAID OUR CAR
WASN'T SO FORTUNATE.

YES, QUITE.

BUT YOU COULDN'T HAVE BROKEN
DOWN IN A MORE PEACEFUL PLACE,
EH, MISS HOLLOWAY ?

OH, WYCHFORD IS SO IDYLLIC,
NO ONE EVER WANTS TO LEAVE.

[ Door Opening ]

THERE'S GREAT FISHING,
AND THE PEOPLE ARE
THE FRIENDLIEST IN DEVON.

YEAH, EXCEPT FOR THE GUY
WHO TRIED TO TURN US
AND OUR CAR INTO SCRAP.

AH, YES.
POOR MR. INNES.

A MOST UNFORTUNATE SOUL.

BUT I HOPE THE MAN
WILL BE HIMSELF SOON.

ANTISOCIAL TENDENCIES
ARE NOT WHAT WYCHFORD
IS ALL ABOUT.

AND WHAT IS WYCHFORD
ALL ABOUT, DR. SMALLWOOD ?

WHY, TRANQUILLITY,
OF COURSE.

EVEN A FAMOUS SCIENTIST
LIKE YOURSELF
CAN APPRECIATE THAT.

INDEED I CAN.

IN FACT, I'D LIKE
TO SHARE SOME WITH MY SON
FOR A FEW DAYS.

[ Laughing ]
THEN A STAY IN WYCHFORD
IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

THE WYCHFORD ARMS
HAS VERY COMFORTABLE LODGINGS.

THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR HELP, DOCTOR.
WHAT DO I OWE YOU ?

[ Laughing ]
DON'T MENTION IT.

BUT PERHAPS WE MIGHT HAVE
A LITTLE SCIENTIFIC CHAT
WHILE YOU'RE IN TOWN.

YEAH, IF DAD CAN TEAR
HIMSELF AWAY FROM FISHING.

ENJOY !

LET US TEND
TO INNES.

[ Sighing ]
ANOTHER MALFUNCTION.

THIS IS SIMPLY
NOT ACCEPTABLE.

TAKE IT BACK
TO MR. DARCY AT THE PLANT.

NO PROBLEM, LOVE. I HAVE
TWO ROOMS UPSTAIRS. WE DON'T
OFTEN GET YANKS IN WYCHFORD.

WELL, WE'LL TRY TO BE
ON OUR BEST BEHAVIOR,
MRS. CADBURY.

[ Barking, Panting ]

[ Laughing ]
WHO'S THIS ?

I SEE WINSTON
HAS TAKEN A FANCY TO YOU, LOVE.

[ Laughing ]
HE'S LIKE A BRITISH BANDIT,
DAD.

SO I NOTICE.
LET'S GET OUR GEAR.

COME ON, WINSTON.
[ Barking ]

[ Man ]
PARTS NEED TO COME DOWN
FROM LONDON, DR. QUEST.

COULD TAKE A DAY OR TWO
BEFORE YOU'RE BACK ON THE ROAD.

PERFECT. JUST ENOUGH TIME
FOR SOME FISHING.

I CAN ALMOST
HEAR THEM BITING.

NEED ANY HELP ?

NO, RACE TAUGHT ME ALL THIS
WHEN WE WERE TROUT FISHING
IN MONTANA.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

THIS IS GREAT, DAD.

[ Jonny ]
OH, EASY, BOY.

LOOKS LIKE
I'VE GOT AN OFFER.
ALL RIGHT !

YOU NEED
ANY HELP ?
NO.

RACE TAUGHT ME ALL ABOUT THIS
WHEN WE WERE SALMON FISHING
IN ALASKA.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

NOW WE'LL SEE
WHO TIRES OUT FIRST:

YOUR OLD MAN
OR THE FISH.

HANG ON,
I'LL GET THE NET.

NICE CATCH !
AW, DAD,
SHE'S A BEAUTY !

LOOKS LIKE
DINNER'S ON ME.

WELL, I'M HEADING UPSTREAM.
I'VE GOT TO CATCH THESE GUYS
BEFORE THEY GET TO YOU.

SAVE ME A COUPLE, SON.

[ Barking ]

WHA--
AW, SHOOT !

[ Bell Ringing ]

'AFTERNOON, "GUV."

BOY,

THAT WAS A FAST RECOVERY.

RIVER'S THAT WAY, SON.

YOU'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
NOW, RUN ALONG.

- WHAT IS THIS PLACE ?
- BE A GOOD LAD, AND RUN ALONG.

YEECH. SO MUCH FOR
THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE
OF WYCHFORD.

IT'S THE QUEST BOY.

[ Computer Keyboard Clicking ]

- IMAGE SCANNED AND LOGGED.
- SHOULD WE BRING HIM IN ?

NO.
HE ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

"WENT FOR A CHAT
WITH DR. SMALLWOOD.

MEET YOU BACK AT THE HOTEL
FOR FATHER-SON SALMON DINNER."

[ Barking ]

AND I SUPPOSE YOU'LL
WANT THE LEFTOVERS.

BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO EARN 'EM.
FETCH !

[ Panting, Grunting ]

OH-OH !

YOU'RE NO BANDIT, WINSTON.

[ Growling ]

ACCESSING I.D.

MUST BE A 9055
CHIP MALFUNCTION.

RECOVER SUBJECT AND CHIP
AND RETURN TO TECH CENTER.

WINSTON,
ARE YOU OKAY, BOY ?

[ Growling, Snarling ]

- OH, NO !
- [ Growling ]

[ Panting ]
[ Growling ]

[ Snarling, Growling
Continue ]

[ Growling, Barking ]

WHA--

[ Beeping ]

[ Sputtering ]

[ Whimpering ]

- MOFFATT, LOOK.
- [ Phone Ringing ]

WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
THE CHIP IS MISSING.

[ Man On Phone ]
FIND IT !

[ Dr. Smallwood ]
IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT CRIME,
DR. QUEST,

WHERE A FAMILY WOULD NEVER
BE TOUCHED BY VIOLENCE...

THE WAY MINE ONCE WAS.

I SYMPATHIZE,
DR. SMALLWOOD, BUT--

A WORLD FILLED WITH HAPPINESS,
JUST BY STIMULATING
THE CEREBRAL CORTEX.

THAT SOUNDS
LIKE MIND CONTROL, DOCTOR.

BUT I WAS HOPING
YOU'D HELP ME.

ONE OF OUR CONTROL GROUP,
THAT MAN WHO ATTACKED YOU
TODAY--

YOU WERE USING HIM
AS A GUINEA PIG,
WEREN'T YOU ?

THERE SEEMS TO BE
A SLIGHT PROBLEM
WITH THE CHIP MANUFACTURER.

I THOUGHT TOGETHER
WE MIGHT--

YOUR MOTIVES MAY BE
WELL-INTENTIONED, DOCTOR, BUT
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG !

I'M AFRAID I MUST INFORM
THE AUTHORITIES ABOUT THIS.

I DON'T THINK SO,
DR. QUEST.

- DARCY, NO !
- WHY DON'T YOU COME ALONG
TOO, OLD CHAP ?

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH MY CHIPS,

MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST
DISSOLVE OUR PARTNERSHIP.

[ Panting ]
MRS. CADBURY, YOUR DOG !
TWO MEN GRABBED HIM OUT BY--

DON'T WORRY, LOVE.
HE'LL COME BACK.
HE ALWAYS DOES.

- YEAH, BUT--
- NOW, WHAT TIME WOULD YOU
LIKE DINNER ?

YOUR FATHER CAUGHT
SOME VERY FINE SALMON.

[ Stammering ]
WHENEVER YOU FEEL
LIKE MAKING IT.

I'M SORRY, YOUR FATHER
AND DR. SMALLWOOD
ARE STILL OUT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT ?

UH, I THINK
I'LL WAIT FOR HIM
BACK AT THE HOTEL.

I SAY,
TELL YOUR FATHER...

THOSE PARTS ARE GOING
TO TAKE LONGER THAN I THOUGHT.

- A WEEK, MAYBE.
- A WEEK ?

- SO, HOW WAS THE FISHING ?
- UH, FINE, THANKS.

WHATEVER IS GOING ON HERE
HAS TO DO WITH THIS.

INSTITUTING
VR DIAGNOSTIC SCAN.

[ Jonny ]
IRIS, WHAT HAVE WE GOT ?

[ Iris ]
ENLARGING, PROCESSING.

IT APPEARS TO BE SYNTHETIC
NEUROTRANSMITTER CIRCUITRY,

MICROWAVE CONTROLLED
CEREBRAL CORTEX STIMULATION.

[ Jonny ] MICROWAVE.
SO THAT EXPLAINS THE
TRANSMITTER ON THE ROOF.

NATURE OF CORTEX STIMULATION ?
[ Iris ] PASSIVITY.
TRANQUILLITY.

[ Jonny ]
TRANQUILLITY.
SMALLWOOD.

WHAT ABOUT THAT
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR ?

[ Iris ]
APPARENTLY ALSO
BUILT INTO THE CHIP.

ENLARGING
CIRCUITRY SCHEMATIC.

I GET IT. THE CHIP
HAS A PIGGYBACK CIRCUIT
SWITCH FOR DUAL INPUT.

"HAPPYLAND"
AND "CRAZYVILLE" ALL IN
ONE NEAT LITTLE PACKAGE.

- BUT WHY ?
- GOOD QUESTION, JONNY.

- READY FOR THAT SALMON DINNER ?
- DAD ! IT'S ABOUT TIME
YOU GOT BACK !

LISTEN, I'VE CAUGHT
A MUCH BIGGER FISH.
AND CHIP. SEE THIS ?

YOUR PAL SMALLWOOD
HAS IMPLANTED
THESE CONTROL CHIPS...

IN HALF THE PEOPLE
IN WYCHFORD !

ISN'T WYCHFORD
A WONDERFUL PLACE ?

I THINK WE'LL BE STAYING HERE
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

OH, NO !
GET RID OF THAT !

DON'T FIGHT IT, JONNY.
IT'S PEACEFUL IN WYCHFORD.

WE COULD BE HAPPY HERE.
[ Woman ]
DINNER IS SERVED.

DID SMALLWOOD
DO THIS TO YOU ?

DR. SMALLWOOD
IS A VERY WISE MAN, SON.

NOW, LET'S HAVE
THAT DINNER.

FORGET DINNER. WE'VE GOT
TO GET OUT OF WYCHFORD...

AND TELL THE WORLD
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

WELL, THAT WASN'T
VERY FRIENDLY, GENTLEMEN.

THE BOY HAS THE CHIP.

[ Grunting ]

I'M INSTITUTING
PURSUIT ATTACK MODE.

AAAGH !
[ Snarling ]

JONNY !

AAAAGH ! JONNY !

[ Gasping ]
[ Man ]
GET JONNY QUEST !

[ Growling ]

[ Growling ]
[ Grunting ]

GET
JONNY QUEST !
[ Growling ]

AND THIS ISN'T
A MALFUNCTION, SMALLWOOD.

I'VE ADDED
SOME SMASHING APPLICATIONS
TO YOUR HAPPY LITTLE CHIP !

NO ! DON'T HURT THE BOY !

[ Snarling, Shouting ]

[ Man ]
FIND JONNY QUEST !
AAAAARGH !

HELLO, POLICE ?
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY !

[ Woman ]
STAY ON THE LINE, PLEASE.

[ Man ]
WHY DON'T YOU
TURN YOURSELF IN, LAD ?

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE !
[ Laughing ]

JONNY QUEST !
[ Gasps ]

AAAAAH !
[ Grunting ]

DOWN HERE.

[ Together ]
WHAT ?

[ Gasps ]

- DAD !
- JONNY ! AAARGH !

COME ON !
[ Engine Cranking ]

- DAD, NO !
- [ Growling ]

[ Tires Squealing ]

[ Beeping ]

[ Groaning ]

JONNY ! IT MADE ME--

- I KNOW, DAD, BUT
THEY'RE STILL AFTER ME !
- GET HIM ! GET HIM !

[ Shouting Continues ]
[ Engine Cranking ]

COME ON, JONNY !

STOP !
I'VE GOT HIM !

NO, STOP !
LET ME GO !

I THINK THEY BOUGHT IT.

[ Beeping ]
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON ?

DR. QUEST'S CHIP
HAS GONE OFF-LINE.

INSTITUTE PURSUIT CAPTURE
ON DR. QUEST !

AFFIRMATIVE !
DR. QUEST TARGETED !

GET HIM !
GET JONNY QUEST !

NOT QUITE
THE FATHER-SON VACATION
I HAD PLANNED !

[ Shouting Continues ]

LOOK ! THAT TRANSMITTER
MUST BE CONTROLLING
THOSE CHIPS !

THEN WE HAVE
TO SHUT IT DOWN.

- [ Shouting Continues ]
- [ Barking, Growling ]

SO MUCH FOR THE ELEMENT
OF SURPRISE !

THE QUESTS ARE CORNERED.

GO !

[ Grunting ]

- OHHHH !
- [ Growling, Hissing ]

NO !

A TRULY HEROIC EFFORT,
GENTLEMEN,

BUT YOU MUST REALIZE
I CANNOT LET YOU SPOIL MY PLANS.

YOU REDESIGNED
DR. SMALLWOOD'S CHIP !

AND I'M SURE IT WASN'T
FOR THE GOOD OF SOCIETY !

FOR PURE PROFIT,
DR. QUEST.

I CAN SELL THIS TO ANY NUMBER
OF INTERESTED PARTIES...

FOR ANY AMOUNT I CHOOSE.

THINK OF IT--
NATIONS OF SHEEP;
NO DISSENT.

AND CITIZENS WHO CAN TURN
INTO AN ARMY OF BERSERKERS ?

EXACTLY. AT THE FLICK
OF MY SWITCH.

THAT'S POWER.

MANY WILL PAY HANDSOMELY
FOR THIS CHIP,

BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
A NICE NEW ONE,

INSTALLED
ABSOLUTELY FREE.

NO !

[ Grunts, Gasps ]

GRRRR-- WHAT ?

STOP THEM !

[ All Grunting ]

AAAAH !

AAAH !
JONNY !

AAAAH !

NICE SHOT.
I HAD A LITTLE HELP.

CAR'S READY,
DR. QUEST.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT
WHAT DOC SMALLWOOD DID,
IT MAKES ME--

ANGRY ? THAT IS
A NORMAL EMOTION, QUENTIN.

I'M SURE THE DOCTOR
AND DARCY ARE BOTH
FEELING IT... IN JAIL.

WINSTON !

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN
TO COME INTO MY CLEAN KITCHEN
WITH MUDDY PAWS !

GOOD DAY, MR. INNES !

GOOD ? IT LOOKS A WEE BIT
LIKE RAIN TO ME.

WELL, I GUESS WYCHFORD'S
JUST A REGULAR TOWN AGAIN, DAD.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKIN'
WE MIGHT STAY.

FOR A FEW MORE DAYS OF FISHING ?
SMASHING IDEA !

YOU KNOW, WE DO MAKE
A PRETTY GOOD TEAM, DAD,

ESPECIALLY WHEN
THE CHIPS ARE DOWN.

[ Groaning ]

[ Laughing ]

[ Winston Panting,
Barking ]