[ZIPPING RAPIDLY]
Maddie! Just chill with your zipper.
Sorry.
Oh, I am just so excited!
Diggie's finally coming home from Tundrabania forever! [LAUGHS]
Oh, yay.
That pacing is not gonna get him here any faster.
-[ZIPPING RESUMES] -[DOORBELL DINGS]
[SQUEALS] It did! It worked! Diggie's home!
Oh.
It's just you.
Okay, I get why my arrival is disappointing,
but show some respect for cake.
Check it.
[LIV LAUGHS]
I am stoked for Diggie's return.
I don't typically run with the cool crowd,
but when I'm hanging with the Digg-meister,
I'm cool by association,
which basically translates to 50 percent less wedgies.
[SING-SONG] Holla!
[DOORBELL DINGS] BOTH: Diggie!
[YELPS]
-Diggie! -What's up, Rooney?
[BOTH LAUGH]
Oh, you haven't changed a bit.
Oh.
Well, you've changed a little.
You know it. I'm all Stevens Point in the front,
Tundrabania in the back.
Diggie, look. I got us cake.
[SPLATS]
Oh, no.
Luckily...
me and my man Diggie are tight enough to eat floor cake.
-Don't judge me. -Don't--
♪ Better in stereo Better in stereo ♪
-♪ I'm up with the sunshine ♪ -♪ Let's go ♪
-♪ I lace up my high tops ♪ -♪ Oh, no ♪
♪ Slam dunk, ready or not Yeah, show me what you got ♪
-♪ I'm under the spotlight ♪ -♪ Holler ♪
♪ I dare you, come on and follow ♪
♪ You dance to your own beat I'll sing the melody ♪
♪ When you say, "Yeah" I say, no ♪
♪ When you say, "Stop" ♪
♪ All I want to do is go, go, go ♪
♪ You, you The other half of me, me ♪
♪ The half I'll never be ♪
♪ The half that drives me crazy ♪
♪ You, you The better half of me, me ♪
♪ The half I'll always need ♪
♪ But we both know We're better in stereo ♪
Hey, so now that we're back on the court,
I'm not quite sure that that weird hair, skull thing is regulation.
You might wanna snip, snip, snip.
Maddie, no.
This is my hoerskabuben.
A spirit braid given to me by my adopted tribe.
I can't cut it until the ice melts
and the great boulder shows.
All right, Tundra boy, ready to knock the rust off?
Please, there is no rust here.
Oh, yeah? Okay.
[EXCLAIMS]
Fresh and saucy.
[GIGGLES] Hey, so, uh, tomorrow night,
I was kind of thinking we'd bring back Miggie Movie Night.
-DIGGIE: Hmm. -Remember?
Yeah, tomorrow night, I was actually thinking
we could get a big group together and hang.
That way I could catch up with more friends.
Oh.
Yeah, yes. No, we should-- We should--
We should hang out with a whole group of people,
instead of just the two of us [SCOFFS] as a couple.
Exactly, uh, but instead of watching a movie,
I was thinking we could play Flugelball!
[STAMMERS] So, I-- What-- What-- What ball?
Flugelball.
It's Tundrabania's national sport.
It is way better than basketball.
Wow, you're like serious.
Tundrabania's had quite the impact on you.
Yeah, but it wasn't just Tundrabania.
On my way home, I got to see Russia, Spain, Sweden.
I mean, it really opened my eyes.
Now, Stevens Point just kind of feels small.
Well, on behalf of tiny, insignificant Stevens Point,
I apologize.
Okay, that's not what I meant.
Stevens Point will never be insignificant as long as you're in it.
Oh. [GIGGLES]
You're sweet.
But there is absolutely no way that I am gonna let you win!
[GROANS]
Oh! Fresh and saucy.
The next time we put a hydrogen-fluoride laser on our robot,
we should take the cap off before we fire it.
Hey!
Sorry about your friends, gumball machine.
I give off a vibe that tends to scatter geeks. STYLE ::cue()
Dump Truck is a friend I made in detention,
which is also where I got the moniker "Gumball Machine."
It turns out that kids in detention come up with the sickest nicknames.
Just ask "Hammerhead" Gonzales.
Where're you headed?
It's Trash Convergence Day at the dump. You should come with me.
Six garbage trucks let out at the same time.
I'm in, that sounds cool.
It's more than cool. It's-- It's transformative.
Now get your giddy-up pants on. It's a long walk, and we're running late.
-Let's take our bikes. -Uh, I don't have a bike.
You want to borrow Joey's bike? I know his lock combination.
I would, but borrowing someone's bike without their permission
is morally reprehensible and against my ethos.
All right, you ride my bike, and I'll ride Joey's.
What's with you and the bikes? I said we're walking, so let's walk.
Oh, what's your problem with bikes?
I got no problem with bikes. I love them.
You get on the thing, and you start going.
Then you got to turn, so you press the turn button.
"Turn button"?
Yeah.
It's right next to the, uh...
brake laser.
Whoa. You don't know how to ride a bike.
Don't look at me.
I will punch you in your smiling device.
I can't believe this.
Wait till I tell Hammerhead Gonzales.
Hey, zip your soup cooler!
It is my secret shame and the greatest regret of my young life,
which is saying something because I have some skeletons, Gumball.
I could teach you how to ride a bike.
Seriously? You would do that for me?
Hey, we all have our secret shames.
You know, sometimes in the car,
I sing along with Taylor Swift.
Ooh, really?
No, I'm just trying to make you feel better, buddy.
Okay.
-[MADDIE SIGHS] -Hey, Mads.
How was day two of the return of Diggie?
Uh, kind of like watching Joey eat corn on the cob.
You know, just awkward and wildly uncomfortable.
Actually, do you have a sec? I kind of need some girl talk.
Girl talk? Whoo!
Girl number three is here.
Girl talk in... [IN POSH VOICE] session.
Okay,
and talk.
Wow, jeez.
Uh, you know, I have always just found it so hard
to open up without, uh... [CLICKS TONGUE]
-Uh, uh, snacks! -Ooh, it's gonna be a long one.
Okay, I will get herbal tea, ginger snaps, and a pan flute CD.
Ooh, I'm so excited, I could spit.
-[BOYS CHATTER] -Get out of my way!
I'm a part of girl talk. I'm a part of girl talk!
Girl talk?
Let's put our listening holes to the door, and see how the other half lives.
"Listening holes"?
You've been hanging out with Dump Truck too much.
Hey, zip your soup cooler!
Okay, what's going on?
[SIGHS]
It's just--
Diggie's just been kind of different since he's gotten back.
I mean, you know, he blew off Miggie Movie Night,
and he's not as into basketball.
MADDIE: It's just weird.
Okay, well...
I mean, maybe he just needs some time to adjust.
I mean, we both know that when I came back to Stevens Point,
you and I didn't exactly fall into our old rhythm immediately...
but eventually, we got there.
Yeah, I don't know, Liv.
He's just not really the same guy that I started dating.
Ooh, sounds like Maddie and Diggie are having problems.
If those two break up, it's over for you and Diggie.
No! He's my lifeline to cool. What do I do?
Go to him.
You need to relax, Maddie.
I mean, he just got back.
I'm sure things are a little awkward,
but isn't awkward what you guys do?
[CHUCKLES THEN SNORTS] Yeah.
He's my Diggie, and I dig my Diggie. [GIGGLES]
[LAUGHS] Then what are you doing here?
Go out. Hang out with him. You guys will warm up to each other.
[SHUDDERS] Just, Maddie, please do not get one of those gross hair-braidy things.
[LAUGHS]
Liv, they're called a hoerskabuben.
And, yeah, don't worry. I hoerska-won't.
[BOTH LAUGH]
The goal of flugelball is to kick this fur-ball
into the opponents turnip pile,
and the winner gets to keep the turnips.
JOEY: Okay. And what are these balls for?
Aah, we wear these.
Ancient Tundrabanians actually played wearing the bladder of a blue whale,
[CHUCKLES] but we're more civilized now.
I'm game. Let's do this.
Ooh, actually we can't start until we have an even number of players.
We need one more to flugel.
[THUDS]
[PANTING]
How about a flu-gal? STYLE ::cue()
-Hey. -Well, hey there, Rooney.
-I'm glad you made it. -[GIGGLES] Yeah.
I mean, if you're into this, then I'm into this.
Okay, so this seems like the dumbest thing ever,
but I really wanted to do whatever I could to get us back into our groove.
I mean, besides, how bad can this be? It's a sport.
You know, as long as there's a winner, I'm fine. [CHUCKLES]
As long as that winner is me!
Flugelers, assume the position!
Flugel!
[CONK BLARES]
[JOEY GRUNTS]
[GRUNTING]
[CONK BLARES]
-Flugel-kick! That's a foul. -What?
[JOEY GRUNTING]
Oh, come on, ref!
I'm sorry, Rooney.
You have to spend one minute in the umskauen.
It's the Tundrabanian penalty box.
Yeah, Maddie, get in the umskauen, you cheater.
Okay, fine.
But I am looking for you when I get out!
[SIGHS]
So now do we play with one less flugeler, or...
Nope, now we just wait.
In Tundrabania, this would be the part where we'd whack our frozen toes
with a rock to bring back circulation.
But how cool is this? Maddie really seems to be enjoying flugelball.
Yeah, totally fresh and saucy.
Quick question.
If you being so weird since you got back from Tundrabania
made Maddie break up with you, we'd still hang out, right, buddy?
Dude?
What are you saying, man?
-Is Maddie gonna break up with me? -[JOEY GASPS]
[SQUEAKS] No.
So she is gonna break up with me?
I never said that.
If I have to choose...
I choose you, buddy.
[CONK BLARES]
MADDIE: All right, Joey...
get ready to taste turnip!
[CRACKING SOUND]
Maddie, are we okay?
Because Joey just said that you're gonna break up with me.
What?
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY] I did not say that.
I merely posed a hypothetical situation
based on information that I gained through eavesdropping.
Oh.
Joey, I cannot believe you right now!
[YELPS]
So is it true?
I mean, okay, so things have been a little weird,
but I just think we need some time to, you know, get used to each other again,
and then everything will be like it was.
-Okay, so we're good? -No, yeah, no, no. We're good. We're good.
-[SIGHS] Okay. -[MADDIE LAUGHS]
-Ready to play some flugelball? -[CHUCKLES] You know it.
Whoo! Glad I fixed this.
Welcome to Bike Theory 101.
First topic...
how bikes stay up.
I always wondered about that.
First, we must understand spin momentum,
steer axis tilt and inertia.
Say what, little man?
It stays up by magic.
I knew it!
What was that?
Not a big fan of magic. You should know this about me.
Let's move on to the hands-on portion of the lesson.
Dad!
-[BELL RINGS] -Here's your old bike, buddy.
Why is my training bike so feminine?
It's a gender-neutral bike.
It works for both boys or girls.
Oh, right. I forgot.
-[SNIFFS] What's with the girl bike? -I knew it!
We saved money by having you all learn on Liv's bike.
I regret nothing.
Hop on.
Here's your gender-neutral helmet.
You know, he's not wrong.
Some ladybugs is dudes.
[SIGHS] Wow, your first bike ride.
-You want me to take a picture? -I wouldn't advise it.
Now start peddling.
I'm scared, little guy.
-It's okay. I'll give you a push. -Okay.
Whoo.
I'm doing it.
I'm doing it good, man. STYLE ::cue()
Yeah! Uh-oh.
[DUMP TRUCK CRASHES]
-Oh, I got to get a picture of this. -DUMP TRUCK: I wouldn't advise it.
All right, a Miggie Movie Night is exactly what we needed.
-I'm glad we got some alone-time. -Yeah, me too.
[MOVIE MUSIC PLAYS]
How's that light bulb coming, Dad?
Almost.
Ugh! Misaligned. This could take all night.
There, it didn't.
Now go. Give these two some privacy.
-Thanks, Mom. -Any time.
-Sorry about that. -[BOTH LAUGH]
Where were we? Hmm.
[GIGGLES]
[SIGHS] I missed this when you were gone.
This is perfect.
[SNIFFS]
Uh... [CLEARS THROAT]
Sorry, your hoerskabuben is just kind of like...
-directly touching my face. -[CHUCKLING] Sorry. There we go.
[FORCED CHUCKLE]
[SIGHS]
So what'd you miss most about Stevens Point?
Obviously, this.
-You, us. -Oh. [GIGGLES]
What else?
Uh...
Did I say "you" already?
[GIGGLES] Come on. This is your hometown.
I know. It's just traveling really changed me.
Everything's different now.
That's why I want to be a foreign exchange student again.
[FAKE LAUGHS THEN SNORTS] That's funny.
What? You're serious?
Yeah, I signed up for next semester.
I'm going to Australia,
so you can call me Diggerie-doo.
[MIMICKING DIDGERIDOO]
You get it? [RESUMES MIMICKING]
-I get it. [FORCED LAUGH] -Nice.
But why would you want to leave again?
I mean, you literally just got back to Stevens Point.
I know, and this will always be my home. It just feels confining.
It's like how you can't fit into your desk from kindergarten.
Once you've outgrown it, you can't, like, wedge your way back in there
without getting an owie.
You know what I mean?
Yeah, I-- Yes. I definitely know what you mean.
Don't worry. We still have a couple months before I go away.
It'll be awesome.
[IN GIRLISH VOICE] So awesome.
[SIGHS]
So awesome.
-Brought some snacks. -Mom!
I just want to be in your life!
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
So Diggie's going to Australia?
Yep, but I'm fine!
Just gonna, you know, work it out by working out.
Okay, so before that snaps and takes out an eye... [CHUCKLES]
Maddie, we need to talk about this.
What is there to talk about?
I think this could be an amazing opportunity for Diggie.
How do you feel?
I mean, do you want him to go away?
No. [SCOFFS] Of course not.
I just can't believe that I wasn't even a part of the conversation.
But, I mean...
we did the long-distance thing before,
and I'm sure we can do it again.
Yeah, Maddie, you did it, but you hated it.
I mean, for months, you stopped being Maddie,
and you started being all saddie.
I mean, come on, this is Diggie we're talking about.
You know, he cares about how you feel.
But if you don't tell him how you feel, he's not gonna know how you feel.
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah, you're right.
I think I'm gonna tell him.
Thanks, Liv. Great talk.
Talk? Did I miss girl talk?
I have been carrying this pan flute CD around with me all day.
This is your final test.
Pass and you'll join in on the two-wheeled fun
and freedom experienced by 6-year-olds everywhere.
Let's do this.
-Go! -[HORN BLARES]
This is too easy.
Beware of dogs.
[BARKING OVER THE SPEAKER]
-[GROWLS AND BARKS] -[DOG WHIMPERS]
Car door!
Hey! I'm biking here!
Oh no, extreme fog!
[STEAM HISSING]
Refreshing.
Watch out for your greatest fear.
-Magic! -[SCREAMS]
-[BICYCLE BELL RINGS] -[EXCLAIMS]
[CLEARS THROAT] STYLE ::cue()
I made it.
[KAREN GIGGLING]
Wow, look at us.
Just two girls, bouncing balls and shooting hoops,
Opening up about feelings, but only if you feel like it.
[WHISPERS] Please feel like it.
Actually, Mom, I kind of do feel like it.
-Things haven't exactly been the most-- -DIGGIE: Hey, Rooney.
-Mrs. Rooney. -Diggie.
-Mom? -I know. [SIGHS]
Hi. Thanks for coming over.
-What's up? -Uh...
[CLICKS TONGUE] I'm really happy
that you're so excited about going to Australia.
Yeah, I am too. I can't wait to--
I really, really, really don't want you to go.
What? Why?
Because being in a long-distance relationship
was really hard on us.
I know. It was hard for me too.
I mean, we're not gonna be in high school forever,
and then who knows what's gonna happen after that.
Exactly! Maddie, that's why I have to jump on this opportunity right now.
[VOICE BREAKING] What about me?
What about us?
[SCOFFS] Why you being like this?
Because you left me for eight months!
And I waited for the day that you were gonna come back,
and now you're just telling me that you're taking off again?
Okay, I thought you'd be a bit more supportive!
I have been so supportive! More than you!
This isn't really making me want to stay.
-Then go! -I will!
But I can't promise that I'm just gonna be waiting for you
-when you get back this time. -Fine!
Maddie, maybe we should break up.
Wow.
Okay.
[BREATH HITCHES]
Okay.
-See you around, Rooney. -Yeah.
-[SOBS] -KAREN: Maddie?
Mom, we just broke up.
-Oh, oh, honey. I'm so sorry. -[SOBBING]
So...
no hard feelings, right?
None at all.
And we're still buds?
-Yup. -Great!
Question, why do I feel like there may be a little bit of hard feelings?
Not sure.
[MIMICS HORSE CHARGING]
Oh, no.
Flugel!
[SCREAMS]
JOEY: I don't like flugelball anymore!