♪ Who's gonna help when the danger overwhelms ♪
♪ And the mysteries are piled high? ♪
♪ Who's gonna be around, never gonna let you down ♪
♪ When you're on a wild ride? ♪
♪ Your friends are always by your side ♪
♪ It's Craig of the Creek, he's gonna save the day ♪
♪ It's Craig of the Creek ♪
♪♪
[ Cellphone buzzing ]
[ Beep ] Craig!
Why aren't you at the creek?!
Oh, hey. Hey, Craig.
Why aren't you at the creek?!
I'm working on some math homework.
I got put in an advanced math group,
and this new math is twice as hard.
Well, maybe 2 1/3 as hard.
If I had two worksheets per week,
and now I get four, then --
The point is change is stressful,
and I'm afraid to tell my parents!
Well, I got some math for you.
What does water plus balloons plus sheer terror equal?
Can you assign a numeric value to those words?
There's a water-balloon fight!
♪♪
What?! But it's not even summer yet!
Tony Mozafari showed up, and just threw one
right in the ninja kids' faces, and now it's on!
Hurry before you miss all the fun!
[ Beep ]
♪♪
Craig: Hydro-assault Craig!
Ha! Hoo! Oh, yeah!
Huh?
Craig, where are you running off to
looking like the world's cutest fisherman?
Uh...the creek?
Oh, sorry, baby.
You're going to have to stick to dry land.
Tonight, we're having a...
[Slo-mo] family dinner.
Nooo!!
Wait. We have dinner every night.
Well, tonight's special. Dad's home early from work,
Bernard doesn't have any extracurriculars,
and your little sister agreed to eat some vegetables.
We can finally have a nice night together where we can all talk.
Sorry to rain on your parade, my guy, [chuckles]
but do you know what's better than a parade?
Steaks, Craig. Steaks.
♪♪
I've got to get out of this.
Don't worry. I'll be there soon, or skulls trying. Fire emoji.
♪♪
Nicole and Duane: ♪ We're gonna grill some stea-aks ♪
♪ We're gonna grill some stea-aks ♪
♪ Cows, your butts are ba-aked ♪
Or grilled. [ Both laugh ]
Corner to corner, edge to edge, this is how we make our beds.
Scanning for escape routes.
Boop, boop, boop, wrrr.
♪♪
Boop, boop, wrrr.
Hey, honey.
How's one of my three reasons for living?
Schoom, wrrr.
Is everything all right?
Everything's fine... I guess.
What's the matter, sweetie?
Well, I've decided to become a vegetarian.
Really? When did this happen?
Well, the other day, I was thinking
that animals are living beings.
They deserve to be free to fly and swim and get an education.
You know, I can't say I didn't see this coming.
You've always been a very empathic child.
I remember one time when you were 2 years old --
Yeah, anyway, I don't want to mess up dinner,
so I'm just going to grab a snack and go to the creek.
Craig, that's a chicken leg.
Oh, but chickens don't need legs to fly.
Uh-huh. Why don't you put that back, nature boy?
Ugh, Craig, are you trying to skip out on dinner?
Enemy detected.
Wrrr.
♪♪
These moments with Mom and Dad are precious.
You should cherish them.
Activating destroy mode.
I do cherish Mom and Dad!
Ohh. What an aggressively sweet thing to say.
Ugh. Anyway, Mom, can Alexis come over for dinner?
I'm sorry, but we only bought enough steaks
for the five of us.
Right. Target neutralized.
[ Cellphone buzzing ]
♪♪
Ah! Wait for me.
I'll find a way to speed up dinner.
Greater than, underscore, less than, sweat emoji.
Wrrr.
♪♪
Fast mode engaged!
♪♪
Table is all set, so let's start eating that steak!
I'll have mine extra rare, as in right now.
It's completely wrong, Craig!
It's supposed to be like this.
Corners to corners, edge to edge.
This is what you did.
See how terrible that is?
Craig, let your sister do her job.
Why don't you tell me how that new math group is going?
It's, uh... [ Cellphone buzzing ]
I got to use the little man's room!
Hmm.
JP: Kids aren't just using water balloons!
They're using water guns, too!
So, we're using water swords!
Aah! I'll be there soon!
Duane: Everything's ready!
I figured out how to turn on the grill!
Ugh!!
Hey, Craig, is something tong?
Craig: Wrrr.
Activate...[sighs] helpful son mode.
Duane: Once we get this baby up and running,
we can add the ol' plate of vitamin Bs,
"B" for burgers. [ Laughs ]
They're steaks.
Dad, come on! I got places to be!
All right, hold your horses.
Wouldn't want to make a mistake.
Whoa!
My guy, you ever use a grill?
Here. Let me show you how to take care of these bad boys.
Look at them -- raw, uncooked, uneducated.
It's up to us to help them cook up into happy, healthy steaks.
Now, we don't want to mess with them too much.
Important to give them their space,
but if we're not careful, they could wind up overcooked
and off to college before you know it,
and all you'll be able to think about
are the times you could have talked to them, and you didn't.
Uh, Dad?
Speaking of school, how's advanced math going?
My guy in advanced math --
makes me feel like we should be in advanced parenting, huh?
Right. You feeling good about it?
[ Sighs ] I guess things have been pretty hard in math lately.
Oh? Oh?
I've been learning stuff I've never learned before.
Yeah? Yeah?
And I-I guess --
And I guess I've been feeling --
[ Shatter! ]
What broke?!
Jessica: It's -- It's, um -- I broke grandma's plate!
Okay! Don't move!
My guy, keep an eye on the grill.
If I'm not back in a few minutes, flip them for me.
You're not wearing socks, are you?!
[ Sizzling ]
[ Cellphone buzzing ]
[ Coughs ] The water balloon war
has taken a turn for the worst.
Some kids just started filling garbage bags with water.
[ Kids screaming ]
[ Gasps ]
Oh, Craig, if I don't make it out of here --
No. No, don't say it, JP.
I got to tell you, man. Bernard is a really great dresser!
No!! No! He's not.
Hang on, guys! Here I come!
[ Grunts ]
Dang stairs are so slippery.
I'm going to [grunts] the hose,
[grunts] and run it down [grunts] to the creek.
Easy. Easy.
[ Grunting ]
♪♪
Craig! Craig, we need the hose!
Whoa! Dang stairs are so slippery.
Craig, I told you to watch the grill!
I thought we agreed -- no more hose mummies.
Okay. No, no. Okay. You know what, Craig?
We have to go!
Aah! It's constricting around my body!
You should have thought of that, boy!
♪♪
[ Both scream ]
Put it out! Put it out!
Look who just happened to be in the neighborhood.
I brought potato salad.
Whoa!
Aah!
[ Sizzling ]
[ Both chuckling ]
What are we laughing at?
I'm just thinking...
of all the things I'm gonna put on your tombstone.
[ Laughs ]
Nicole: All right, no more tiptoeing around.
What's been going on?
Ever since you started that new math group,
you've been so distracted.
Distracted?! You almost burned the house down!
You struggling in math? Here, I'll help.
We lost one, two, three, four, five steaks!
Also, you almost burned the house down!
You got house money, Craig?
I bet the creek don't have house money.
What your father is trying to say is the point of tonight
was to check in with you kids.
Just tell me what's going on with you.
Well...there's this huge water- balloon fight in the creek.
Tony Mozafari showed up out of nowhere
and started making trouble.
He's always doing stuff like that.
So, the ninja kids retaliate,
and Kelsey filled her sword with water.
And, oh, poor JP! And I just wanted to be there.
I wanted to be there to help my friends.
I'm good at helping my friends,
but I was taking so long on my math
'cause this new math is really hard.
I'm glad I'm in this class, but it's just harder,
and I'm not used to it.
Hey. Hey!
Sounds like you got a lot going on.
Math is tough, and the math you've got is even tougher.
That's the challenge of being smart.
But, you know, the things you miss out on help you appreciate
the things you're able to see.
Mm-hmm. [ Clears throat ]
I mean, mm-hmm!
Your dad and I, we miss out
on a lot of things watching you kids grow up.
You got your girlfriends, their potato salads,
your water-balloon fights, your Tony Mozafaris.
Your hair's pretty! I know.
And I make the table!
Nicole: Yes, you do.
We just want to know what's going on sometimes.
You're a busy guy, and we miss you.
That's all. Okay.
Duane: Well, I'm not gonna let steak night go to waste.
I'm going to order a steak pizza.
It'll take about 45 minutes.
You think that's enough time to save your friends?
45 minutes is perfect!
[ Smooches ]
That's just one I really didn't want to miss.
Now, go soak them suckas!
[ Panting ] I'm coming, guys! I'm coming!
Huh?
Hi, Craig.
♪♪
What are you guys doing here?
Have I...failed you?
Nah. Someone put soda in the water balloons,
a weak, cowardly, delicious mistake, so we left.
Yeah. Now we're all sticky.
Oh, and also, we keep getting followed by bees.
Bees?! Then why the heck did you come here?
I don't want bees to know where I live!
Wow. You guys look sticky.
If you're feeling hungry, you're welcome to stick around.
[ Both laugh ]
Oh! Wow! That's a good one!
I really like that JP.
You know, I almost burned down my grandma's house once.
Jessica: Move your elbows! I'm still making the table!
♪ When it's time to go to bed ♪
♪ Know you don't have to feel alone ♪
♪ 'Cause I'll see you tomorrow ♪
♪ At the creek ♪
Just like I drew it.