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[theme music playing]

♪ Come dream with me tonight ♪

♪ Dream with me tonight ♪

♪ Let's go to far off places ♪

♪ And search for treasures bright ♪

♪ Come dream with me tonight ♪

♪ Let's build a giant airship ♪

♪ And sail into the sky ♪

♪ Let's watch the ground so far below ♪

♪ Let's watch the birds as they fly by ♪

♪ Fly so high ♪

♪ Come dream with me tonight ♪

Louie on microphone: Welcome back, sports fans,

to another exciting day of competition of Wizard Week.

This is your announcer Louie bringing you

the play by play of The Great Grundo Ground Race.

Oh, man, like, this could be a close one.

Like, you know, I'm betting on Teddy.

[ratcheting]

[hammering]

L.B.: "Villain on board."

More like "Bored Villain." [laughs]

I hope you know how much this race means to me,

you sniveling beach ball.

No, but I'm sure you'll tell me.

I've never challenged Mommy before.

I'm afraid it might upset her.

L.B.: What a thoughtful son you are.

Upset her when I leave her sucking dust at the finish line.

[laughs]

Ignore my previous statement.

The biggest surprise today,

Eleanor Tweeg has formed her own team,

refusing to be humiliated anymore by her own son.

That nitwit son of mine

isn't going to show up his own mother, is he?

You never know with Tweeg.

[sniffles] If he does,

he'll break his poor old mother's heart.

[crying]

[normal voice] Then I'll be forced to break his kneecaps!

Louie: And you certainly can't ignore

the Wooly What's-It and his team of Fobs.

[jabbers] Are you fellers almost ready?

Ready when you are, Wooly.

Okay, then here goes!

[jabbering]

Uh-oh.

I'm afraid one of you fellers will have to get off.

[Fobs cheering]

Let's go, Wooly!

[Fobs laughing]

Yeah!

The Elf-Woodsprite entry

is an unusual spring-powered design

built by the students themselves.

How's that, Seymour?

It's a perfect fit, Ms. Leota.

Now, when the car slows down,

I'll fly back and wind it up for you.

Tweeg: Allow me to do it.

Oh, why thank you.

But please, don't wind it up too much.

You can trust me. [straining]

[shouting]

I warned you! Not too much!

[Tweeg laughs] Sorry.

I guess I don't know my own strength.

[laughs]

What do we do now?

-[all groaning] -Quickly, students,

if we work together, we might still be ready by race time.

Things would go much quicker

if Grubby here would use

all of his natural talent.

A fella's got to eat.

I think you may have let your bet with Tweeg

get in the way of having fun, Gimmick.

Certainly not.

I'm, uh, I'm having fun.

Don't I look like I am?

Oh, uh, sure.

As the racers approach the starting line,

let's look at the route they'll be taking.

The race starts here, at the base of the volcano.

Our racers then cross the Great Desert,

making sure to avoid the Mudblup Caves.

Then through Woodley Bog and Boggely Woods.

Finally ended up in Gimmick's Valley

where they'll camp for the night.

And who's responsible for this incredible event?

Our own wonderful Wizard.

-[crowd cheering] -Thank you. Thank you.

If you care to, you may throw money.

And just what a wonderful prize awaits the winner of Wizard Week

is anyone's guess.

Yes, mine, too.

I wish he wouldn't keep yapping about this blasted prize.

Racers, on your marks...

-Elf: There he is! -Elf #2: Go get him!

[crowd cheering]

-...get set... -Watch out now, buddy.

[blows raspberry]

Ah!

-...go. -Louie: And there's the start.

The racers are all running neck and neck.

Wait for me!

Well, almost all the racers.

Yes, sirree, a great start to a great day.

Hmm.

What's this?

What a terrible way to start the day.

Uh, something wrong, Your Reekiness?

My breakfast is still moving.

Well, we're take care of it right away.

-[bowl shatters] -Oh!

I just lost my appetite.

Look!

I was sure I got them all.

No, no. That idiot Tweeg.

He's participating in The Great Grundo Ground Race today.

I want you three to get down there and bring him back.

But the race has already started, Your Nastiness.

Then you'd better hurry, hadn't you?

Louie: He's a move by that intrepid threesome in their mighty airship.

Soon we shall come to the mountain pass

at Woodley Bog.

Oh, boy. This sure is exciting.

Gimmick: Indeed it is.

Unfortunately, we need more coal

to power ourselves over the pass.

I'm afraid we'll have to go into the Mudblup cave for that.

Unfortunately, that appears to be the only solution.

Grubby: Yuck. Sure hope we don't meet up

with any of them slime-os.

Hmm.

Perhaps we could use

the invisibility crystal so they can't see us.

Good thinking, Gimmick.

Well, in that case, I volunteer to go. [laughs]

A little more to the right, please, Grubby.

[beeping]

-Gimmick: Oh, my! This is most unusual. -[Grubby gasps]

What's happened to Grubby?

I believe I've used the wrong crystal.

[slow-motion] Hey, I appear to be slowed down.

What are we gonna do? We can't leave him like this.

Just give me a moment to consider the options

of such a situation.

I don't think we have a moment.

The sun is moving behind the clouds.

That means it'll be dark enough for the Mudblups to come out.

Oh, no! There they are!

Quick, reverse the crystal and see what happens!

Splendid idea, Teddy.

-[Mudblups grumbling] -[beeping]

[fast-forward] Hey, watch it, slime-o. Let me outta here.

Gimmick: Heavens to Grundo!

I believe we have discovered a new use for this, eh, crystal.

[grumbling]

[beeping]

[laughing in slow-motion]

[normal voice] Let's see if it works on anything else.

Eh...

[beeping]

[slow to normal voice] I've got an idea.

How about those ants down there?

[beeping]

[gasping]

[groans]

May I suggest we conclude these festivities

and collect our much needed fuel?

Good idea, Gimmick. Let's go.

Grubby: Now that we know what the fast crystal does,

why don't we use it to win the race?

Teddy: Well, that wouldn't be fair, Grubby.

The rules say we have to make all our equipment.

And we didn't make the crystals.

Grubby: But if we don't use the crystals,

Tweeg might win by cheating.

Gimmick: In which case, I'll lose my house.

Teddy: Well, I wouldn't want that to happen, Gimmick.

But just because Tweeg cheats doesn't mean that we should.

Grubby: Hmm. I never thought of it that way.

Teddy: Anyway, Gimmick's inventions are so good,

they're really all we need to win.

[Gimmick chuckles] Well, thank you, Teddy.

I certainly hope you're right.

Full speed ahead!

It looks good for Teddy and his friends.

With this kind of great lead, they'll be hard to catch.

Wooly: Whoa!

[Wooly grunts, crashes]

[jabbers] You guys okay?

-I think so. -Fobs: Yeah.

-Are you okay, Wooly? -I guess so.

Hey, where are we?

Uh-oh.

The Mudblup Caves.

Oh, dear. I was afraid that's what it was.

I wonder which way we go from here.

Look. Octopede prints.

[Wooly jabbers] Those gotta be Grubby's footprints.

He's the only Octopede in Grundo.

And they lead right into the cave.

[jabbers] Then I guess that's the way we have to go.

There you have it, folks.

Wooly and the Fobs are making a big move.

Uh-oh. Here's a new development.

It's Arin and Aruzia following the What's-It.

Ooh, bad move.

They must think the hairy wonder knows where he's going.

And right behind them and into the cave go Leota and Seymour.

Followed by Tweeg.

Hmm.

Louie: Who's busy throwing all the extra weight overboard.

[grunts]

[clanging]

[Eleanor screaming]

Oops. Sorry, Mommy.

Stop calling me that!

It's spineless wimps like you

that give mommyhood a bad name.

-[grumbling] -[Wooly shouting]

[grumbling]

Both: Huh? [grumbling]

Huh? [grumbling]

Oh!

[screeching]

[gasps]

Seymour: What do we do now?

Mudblup: New prisoners!

We'd better do as he says.

I think we should stay and fight.

Trust me, Seymour. We surrender.

[grumbling]

These bars are too wide to hold us in here,

and you knew it all the time!

That's right.

Now, isn't this better than having to fight a big muddy bully?

[exhales]

On to Woodley Bog, man.

This is Louie high above the Mudblup Caves

in the sports-reporter-copter.

The Surf Grunges are catching a good wind

which should take them to the pass.

Manfred: This way, dudes.

[groans]

Ginnie: Awesomely weird directions, you know.

But, like, you're the navigator, man.

Totally in control, dudes.

Louie: But what's this?

It seems everybody's making mistakes.

Yes, folks, there are more goofs here than at the monthly meeting of M.A.V.O.

-Arin: Look out! -[Aruzia screaming]

-Yow! -That was close!

-[grumbles] -[Leota screams]

Whoa!

Hang on, fellers.

[groans]

Tweeg: Watch where you're going, you brainless furball.

[screaming]

[screaming continues]

Hmm? [gasps]

At last, a way out of here.

Along with my chance to get ahead.

Don't worry, L.B., we'll soon end up on top.

Did you say "stop"?

Okay. You're the boss.

No! No! What I said was--

[screams]

Ah!

[all groan]

Oh, me!

Why is it always me?

We're still awaiting the outcome of the Mudblup cave catastrophe.

And here comes the first competitors now.

[Mudblup grumbling]

Sunlight!

[screaming]

[laughs] Serves you right

for thinking you could beat Tweeg the unbeatable.

[laughs] I'm home free now.

-[gasps] -[screaming]

Don't stand there gawking, you pinhead puffball.

Get me out of this muck.

But you ain't in muck, boss.

Well, then what do you call this stuff?

-L.B.: I call it quicksand. -Quicksand?

Oh, no! Help me out of here! I'm sinking fast!

Kind of a touching moment, ain't it? [laughs]

Yes, it makes me want to sing.

Well, then, hit it, gorgeous.

♪ My, boy, I must ♪

L.B.: ♪ Your mom just must ♪

♪ Bid you adieu ♪

♪ You're sinking fast, alas, alas ♪

♪ Into the slimy goo ♪

Get me out of here!

♪ You're sinking fast into the goo ♪

♪ This is our last chance to say we'll miss you ♪

L.B.: ♪ It's sure been grand and lots of fun ♪

All: ♪ You're in quicksand ♪

[Bounder lowered] ♪ Quicksand ♪

L.B.: ♪ I'd lend a hand but I have none ♪

Help me, you idiots.

♪ We'd pull you out without a doubt ♪

♪ But we're busy as you can see ♪

♪ We have to sing, sing-a-ling-a-zing-zing ♪

♪ This harmony so prettily ♪

-L.B., throw me a rope! -L.B.: In a minute, boss.

There's one more chorus.

♪ You're sinking fast into the goo ♪

♪ This is our last chance to say we'll miss you ♪

♪ Nevermore will you be mean ♪

♪ I'd be blue ♪

[Bounder lowered] ♪ Blue ♪

♪ If I was you and you weren't green ♪

♪ If I were you and you weren't green ♪

♪ If you weren't green ♪

[laughs]

Rope, L.B. Get some rope.

You remember?

It's that long thin stuff that looks exactly like rope!

You ain't exactly in a good bargaining position, Twaz.

Do you think you oughta try being nice to me?

Nice? I'll be better than nice.

I'll even pay you.

I never thought I'd hear those words.

Me neither.

I'd love to stay around and see you cash your check,

but I've got a race to win. [laughs]

Look! There's the guy we're looking for.

Oh, just when you think things can't get worse.

[groans]

Quellor can't wait to see you.

Aw, nuts. There goes my paycheck.

Hey, you guys better hurry up.

Tweef can't wait to see Quellor either.

-[gasps] -Sludge: What do you mean?

What's he got to be so eager about?

You don't understand.

He can't wait 'cause he ain't gonna last that long.

I'm afraid... [sniffles] it's fatal.

Uh, what's fatal?

Tweeb's disease. Woof-and-poof disease.

He coughs at you once, you're history.

I hope you guys have had your shots.

Uh, gosh.

Did Quellor say "collect Tweeg,"

or was it "collect twigs"?

On second thought, I'm sure it was twigs.

Bye.

I never thought I'd thank you for anything, L.B.

Aw, shucks, boss.

So I won't.

And then poof, you just leave?

How can you fools be fooled by a such a complete fool?

It wasn't easy.

Yeah, it took lots of training.

Louie: Step right up, folks,

and get your peanuts, programs, and hug-your-Wizard buttons.

I think I see something coming, folks.

Yes, it looks like, in the lead is...

Yes, it looks like... it looks like...

a great race!

Awesome, man.

There's Bounder Pass.

On to Gimmick's Valley, man.

And here they come.

It's Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick out in front.

Followed by Wooly and the Fobs.

With Arin and Aruzia close behind.

Then it's Leota and Seymour.

Next with Eleanor and Sparky only slightly ahead

of Tweeg and L.B.

But wait, what's this?!

The Surf Grunges have taken the lead!

[crowd cheering]

Louie: And the Surf Grunges are the winners!

As you can see, no team has yet emerged as a true winner,

so that fabulous prize is still up for grabs.

Be with us for the final exciting day of racing

right here during Wizard Week.

This is Louie signing off.

[theme music playing]

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