Original subtitles

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

- Rej! Rej! No.

Rej!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC CLIMAXES)

- Ah, Rub? - A ghost!

- No, Rub, I am not a ghost.

Luckily, I was in the toe of the gumboot,

and the car did not run over the toe of the gumboot.

- Wow, amazing.

Well, can you hurry up and come rescue me then?

- # Rej and Rub.

- # They're tiny little bots a long way from home.

- # Rej and Rub.

- # They're tiny little bots a long way from home.

# They miss their daddy, makes 'em cry.

- # Goodbye AI.

- # I bet they wish that they could fly.

- # Goodbye AI.

# Goodbye AI.

# Rej and Rub.

- # They're tiny little bots a long way from home.

- # Rej and Rub. #

- # They're tiny little bots a long way from home. #

- All right, you're back with Midday Manaia,

and I am sick of you people telling me these little robots aren't real.

I have seen the footage at the dump. I have spoken to two eyewitnesses.

Sure, one was asleep and the other had tomato sauce in his eyes, but it still adds up.

I don't wanna hear any more doubters on this.

I'm sick of being called a liar on this issue.

Hello, caller. - # Manaia, Manaia, pants on fire.

# Manaia, Manaia, pants on fire. Manaia, Manaia, pants on fire. #

- My pants are not on fire. All right?

Mark my words, at this moment, these robots are involved in something mind-blowingly huge.

(BANGS ON GLASS)

Mind-blowingly huge.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

- Hey, Rej. Can you read me this, buddy?

- Yes, associate. I read you.

'I have discovered an entry point to the premises you are in.'

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(DOG GROWLS) (DRAMATIC MUSIC CLIMAXES)

Monster! Monster! Monster!

Monster! Monster! Monster!

(DOG GRUMBLES)

Phew.

Rub, are you in here?

- Who are you? - I am Rej, as you know.

- Who? - Rej, the other robot

who has been accompanying you on your adventures.

- Huh? Nah. - Rub, it is your friend, Rej.

- (GIGGLES, LAUGHS)

I was just pretending not to know who you were, and you fell for it.

And called me your friend! Classic.

Anyway, could you please come give us a hand getting down so we can head south?

- Ascending that shelf looks like very difficult work.

Please stay there, and please stay out of trouble.

- How am I going to get into trouble up here, mate?

Ah, g'day, mate.

Mate! Hey, mate. Hello?

- ECHOES: Hello?

- How's it going? - ECHOES: How's it going?

- Well, I'm good, thanks. I'm just waiting on my best mate, Rej.

- ECHOES: Well, I'm good, thanks. I'm just waiting on my best mate, Rej.

- Mm. Wise guy, eh?

I said, 'Wise, guy, eh?'

- It's a toy. Also, I believe I have discovered a solution to my conundrum

for ascending the shelf. - Whatevs, man.

OK, so let's continue where we left off...

Wise guy. How do you know Rej?

(GRANDIOSE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

- Hmm. This is very high indeed.

(EPIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

- Hey, friend? Are you OK?

Hey, new buddy.

- ECHOES: Buddy, buddy. (VOICE DISTORTS) - Um.. Uh-oh.

- ECHOES DISTORTEDLY: OK? OK? OK? - Um...

- ECHOES DISTORTEDLY: Hey! Hey! Hey! Buddy? Buddy? Buddy?

- Help! - Friend, friend, friend.

- Oh, dear. (THUD!)

(REJ GROANS)

- OK, my little friends.

I'm about to make you more compatible by giving you these personality chips.

With these chips, you will get along like peas and carrots.

- What? - It means they will be best of friends.

They will get along like houses. Now to insert the personality chips.

(ELECTRICITY ZAPS)

Oh, dear. I'm afraid there's been a slight hiccup with the installation of the personality

- What kind of hiccup? - Well, they did not quite install correctly.

So... one of these bots is going to be rather boring,

and the other is, well, how do I put this?

They are going to be extremely annoying.

- Extremely annoying. So marketable.

- Yeah, I don't know. These happy little accidents of mine may work to their advantage.

- Hmm. Well, that's just great, Professor.

I am sorry to say this, but we are months behind schedule.

These bots need to show results right now, or we are finished.

ECHOES: Finished, finished, finished, finished.

(REJ GROANS)

- Rej! Rej! Rej.

Wake up. Hey, man, if you see a really big yellow robot with wheels for feet, watch out.

(REJ GROANS)

Also, hurry up. What are you doing sitting down?

(REJ GROANS)

(GRANDIOSE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

- Hard...work...

Hard work.

- Hey, Rej. Hurry up. I'm getting really bored.

- So heavy. So heavy.

(CLOCK TICKS RAPIDLY)

(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)

- Rub, I have arrived.

- Oldsmobile! Hey, dude! Down here.

- What? I just― (STAMMERS)

- Yeah, sorry, buddy. While you were taking a very, very, very, very,

very, very, very, very, very...

long time making your way up,

I worked out a way to get down.

Probably should have told you while you were climbing up.

Classic me. (LAUGHS)

- (GRUMBLES) OK.

Please remain there, and I will come down to you.

- Sweet as, Rej. Don't fall on your way down.

(EPIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC)

- Rub, where are you? - Hey, Rej, mate. I'm up here.

(REJ GRUMBLES ANGRILY)

- How did you get back up there?

- Ah, not sure, sorry, Rej.

And come to think of it, can't remember how I got down in the first place.

Although I do have a new cunning plan for getting down. Watch this!

- No, Rub! - Woo-hoo!

(REJ GROANS)

(THUD!)

Captions by Phoebe Upton

Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air.

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