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[frogs croaking]

[frogs croaking]

There you go. Now you're getting it.

Anne, wanna chop us some veggies for me?

You got it, HP.

[grunting]

Wow, where'd you learn to cut like that?

You know, my parents actually owned a Thai restaurant back home.

Ah, whoops. Hold on.

I used to work there all the time and help out.

I hope they're doing okay without me.

Well, how about that. A restaurant. Pretty impressive, Anne.

[explosion]

Yep, I blew up the pizza. Oh, dang it, Sprig.

Well, looks like this meal's a bust. Who wants to eat out?

Oh, wow. This place is not to code.

Oh, man. The font on these menus is way too small.

Rookie mistake.

Here you are. Four bowls of slop.

Enjoy. Or don't. Makes no difference to me.

Thanks, Stumpy.

Excuse me, hello. Over here. Yoo hoo!

There be a problem, sir?

Um, yes, there's only one fly in my soup. There should be dozens.

I mean, how hard is it to run a restaurant, anyway?

You just put food on tables. A tadpole can do it.

[groans] Who's that jerk? And why won't he shut up?

That is Albus Duckweed. He writes reviews for the paper.

They have comic strips sometimes. [Polly ] Blah!

He thinks he's better than everyone else

just 'cause he talk good. It's true.

[groans] A foodie. Say no more.

We dealt with snobs like him all the time back home.

Just listening to him is driving me crazy.

[groans] I can't take this anymore.

Anne, just ignore it and enjoy your slug gruel. Anne?

I mean, seriously, look at this place. Hey. Lay off, buddy.

Running a restaurant is hard. Kid, what are you doing?

Ha! Well, what does a creature like you know about running a restaurant?

Well, what does a little lizard like you know about anything?

Besides, my parents ran a restaurant back home,

so I know what I'm talking about.

Well, if your parents are anything like you, I'm sure their restaurant was terrible.

Oh, yeah? Well tell you what, then. Why don't you come back in,

I don't know, two days or something?

And we'll have completely turned this place around.

I, uh, I beg your pardon. What?

Oh, a wager is it? Fine, I'll be back in two days.

Looking forward to writing my review and shutting this place down.

Kid, what have you done? That was the most popular critic in town.

One bad review from him and we're finished.

Stumpy, I know I got carried away, but we can do this.

The Boonchuy family pride is at stake. What do you say?

I say...

you just put me out of business.

Bound to happen eventually, I suppose.

Anne, did you just promise to save this restaurant?

In two days? By yourself?

Yep. That's, uh, that's pretty much what just happened.

Uh, me and my big mouth.

[Stumpy humming]

Dang mushroom needs replacing.

Not that it matters anymore.

[exclaims] Mother of pearl! Hey, Stumpy!

How long you been here?

All night. Couldn't sleep, too excited!

-So, you ready to beat that critic? -[scoffs] Creepy kid.

What do you wanna start with? Change the menu, redecorate...

Burn this place to the ground and start over?

Look, kid, you're on your own. Do whatever you want.

It's not gonna make a difference in the end, anyway.

[laughs] Oh. That is where you're wrong.

Pow! Ha-cha! Ha!

Oh, what day is it?

-[grunting] -[Stumpy groans]

[growling]

-[screams] -[growls]

[laughs] I knew about that garbage lizard.

[sighs]

[shouting]

[Stumpy laughs] Nice shot.

Direct hit! You got it. Whoo!

Thanks. One at a time.

I gotta hand it to you, Anne.

This place looks great.

We even scrubbed the Wally out.

-That's what you think! [laughs] -[crashing]

The critic is gonna be blown away.

Blown away? Ha! No.

All we've done is mop the floors and clean some dishes.

This place is still a house of broken dreams.

Harsh, but on point.

If we're gonna impress that critic,

we've got a lot more work to do.

We need a complete and total transformation.

What do you mean? Like placemats?

[Anne] Bigger.

Oh. I'm gonna need me hammer hand for this.

[whirring, hammering]

What are you all looking at?

-[crowd chattering] -Stumpy's changed overnight.

-[man 1] Wow, look over there. -[man 2] It's so exotic.

-Oh, my goodness. -[speaking Thai]

And welcome to Stumpy's, Wartwood's first frog-Thai fusion restaurant,

now with napkins.

[crowd chattering] Napkins? What are those?

Need a refill of fly ice tea? On the house, sweetie.

Order up. Enjoy!

Mmm. That's good.

I'll take the maggot larb. Did I say that right? Larb?

It's actually pronounced "laap."

Well, how about that? One foot in the grave and still learning new things.

I've never seen this place so packed. What-- What's this weird feeling in me chest?

That is called hope. I think we might actually pull this off, dude.

Please. Please stop ringing that bell.

Anne, this place is amazing.

You weren't kidding when you said you were good at this.

Oh, yeah! Score one for Anne.

So, table for three.

Ooh, sorry guys. All the tables are full.

[clears throat loudly]

They can have my table. I am done here.

[gasps] It's... Duckweed! He's here!

-I have another question. -Thanks for coming.

Okay, great, see ya.

Duckweed... What's with the disguise?

Oh, this? It's kind of a critic thing. Uh-huh. Really?

It's to guarantee that we get a genuine experience, you know?

Oh, interesting. If you knew it was me, you'd probably zhuzh it up a bit,

make it a little bit better. But in a disguise,

you're just gonna serve me like anyone else.

Oh, that's actually really clever. Thank you!

So, did you like the food?

Oh, right... No!

I found the experience had no cohesion,

like one thing was clumsily grafted on top of another.

And when I publish my review, your restaurant will be ruined.

[laughs] I love my job.

Will you, uh... Will you give us a moment? Stay right there!

That's it. It's over. We're finished!

The second that review goes up, this restaurant goes down.

[grunts] Pull yourself together, man.

We can do this. It's time to bring out the big guns.

My parents' squid and basil special.

No critic in town could resist.

Okay.

I already said okay! Sorry, sorry.

I am amped!

Hey, we've got a special dinner just for you. Be right back.

Don't go anywhere.

Amusing. All right, I'll play your little game.

So... this mean we can't have your table?

Man, squid are huge here.

It's not a squid. It's a kraken.

[Anne] Eh, potato, tomato.

[Anne grunts]

Gangway, coming through.

All right, dude. Get ready to be blown away.

Oh, my...

What an exotic selection.

-[squid growling] -[Duckweed screams]

[roaring]

Assassinating your critics, I love it.

[roaring]

Okay, this is a disaster. I never should have made this dumb wager.

Anne, calm down. Maybe we can't save the restaurant,

but we sure can save those people's lives. What do you say?

I say...

let's crush this calamari.

[gasps] I've got an idea.

[exclaims]

-[squid roars] -[all screaming]

[yells]

Mm... Oh, that's good.

Stumpy! The lemon!

Coming right up!

Pad See Ew, you later.

[squid screeches]

I don't think this thing's getting back up. Phew.

So, Duckweed. Guess you got a bad review to write, huh?

Bad... Bad?

That was incredible! A food that tries to eat you?

The irony, the ecstasy! I simply must tell everyone.

To the message board!

You go, girl! Go, Anne!

She lives in my basement.

Wait, you guys have a message board?

Sure do. It's a literal board.

Well, guess we better clean this place up. Again.

Stumpy, I'm sorry about all this.

I took things way too far.

No way, Anne. This whole thing was a big success.

You even convinced this old grump to actually care.

If your parents could see this, I'm sure they'd be proud.

Thanks, Stumpy.

Put her there.

Oh, this feels nice. What is this? Oak? Mahogany?

It's carved from the bones of me missing hand.

Oh, come on!