♪ 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 ♪
♪♪
[ Cicadas chirping ] Grandad:
Cicadas -- the big, ugly bugs
that make the sweet sound of summer.
They spend most of their lives holed up underground,
feeding off of tree roots,
until the weather is right for them to crawl out,
shed their shells, and make their music.
But every 17 years, a swarm of cicadas, called a brood,
crawl out of the Earth by the thousands
and take over the trees!
This is the shell of one of those cicadas
from when they last came to Maryland, 17 years ago.
Whoa.
Isn't it just incredible?
A bug, living underground for 17 years
just so they can fly around with their friends for a few weeks.
And all that's left behind is this delicate, little shell.
I know you wanna hold it! Ahh!
[ Shell crunches ]
Ahh! I'm so sorry!
Oh -- Oh, it's okay.
I-I-I probably shouldn't have shoved it
in your face like that.
I'll get you another one, I promise!
Even if it means freezing my body
in a cryogenic chamber until they return.
Now, now, no need to turn yourself into a Craigsicle.
Those cicadas will be coming back pretty soon, actually.
Really? When?
[ Cicadas buzzing ] Run!
[ All screaming ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Coughing ]
We got a JP down!
It's crawlin' around in my throat!
Our only chance is the stump.
♪♪
Check your clothes!
Shake 'em out, shake 'em out!
[ Grunts ]
Ugh! Those cicadas are like flying baseballs with eyes!
I definitely swallowed one.
It is inside of me.
Listenin' to my thoughts.
Stealin' my dreams.
Tastin' my food.
I'm sorry, guys.
Eh, I messed up this whole afternoon.
I thought it was gonna be a fun bug adventure.
I was gonna find a shell for my granddad,
and you guys would see how cool it was
and wanna get your own shells,
so we'd have a contest
to see who could find the biggest shell,
and then we'd wind up with so many shells,
we would be able to fill a bank vault with them,
and then JP would dive into the bank vault
to swim in the shells, and then we'd laugh,
but then JP would accidentally
get some shells stuck in his ears
and have to go to the hospital.
Oh, that does sound fun!
Yeah, but none of that's gonna happen down here.
Well, did you at least get the shell for your granddad?
[ Sighs ] Well, at least we did that, and at least we're safe.
That's true.
[ Shell crackling ]
[ Dramatic music plays ]
Dracula!
[ All screaming ]
I've vanquished bigger vampires than you!
Ahhh! No!
The shell! I need it for my granddad.
And it's not a vampire.
It's just the cicada molting.
It's just the gross, disgusting cycle of life.
Eugh!
Hmm...You up for some guard duty, Morty?
[ Chirps ] [ Screeches ]
[ Shrieks ]
Mortimer! Aw, man.
Okay. Mortimer's freaked out!
We're out of options! We gotta get outta here!
But if we go out there, we'll be pelted to death!
I-I'll figure something out.
Maybe we can message someone to come get us.
Well, my mom and Laura are workin'.
My dad's working, too.
My parents are working, too.
Wait... should we be at work?
Who else can we text?
Aw, man. We really need more friends.
What about our emergency messenger? The bottle!
Right! Okay, I-I'll grab paper.
Oh, I coulda gotten it, Kelsey.
"Keep...out...
JP".
Well, can't argue with a door.
Trapped by cicadas.
Send help to the tree stump,
two backyards past the rock that looks like an owl.
Oh, promise a reward. Ooh, let me.
'Kay, I'll get the bike pump!
Free ice cream
for the first five rescuers.
Oop!
A little peck for a little "leck."
[ Smooches ]
♪♪
[ Cicadas chirping ]
There!
The bottle should be making its way down the creek.
[ Cicadas chirping loudly in distance ]
I hope someone's out there to find it.
Say, Mortimer is feeling peckish.
Maybe we can finally break into our super-secret
emergency rations?
Yes!
Let me get this guy out of the way.
Ew. Blech.
Come to Mama!
-Aw, yeah! -Oooh!
-Come on, baby. -Oh-oh, yeah!
Come on!
Yes! Sweet choco rolls!
Guh, why is this white?
Uh, it might be expired. I wouldn't do it.
B-But it could a long time before someone gets to us.
Yeah. Yeah.
We better eat everything.
♪♪
[ Craig and Kelsey groan ]
Another.
I got you, fam.
[ Groans ]
Uh, all that's left is dried prunes.
I guess this'll be our rations for the next ten years.
Let's just hope it doesn't come down to eating prunes.
Say, how's Dracula doing?
Whoa. He's already out of his coffin.
Shell. He's molted.
Now he's just gotta let his wings form.
He's been waiting in the ground for 17 years just to do this.
17 years.
Wait, is Bernard gonna molt next year?
I don't know.
I'll probably never find out 'cause we'll still be in here.
[ Clears throat ]
Welcome, everybody, to the Cicada Comedy Hour!
[ Deep voice ] Great to be here.
You're a real handsome crowd here today.
Psh, yeah.
What's got six legs and is really weird lookin'?
Me!
[ Chitters ]
[ Laughs ]
Ha, I just made that joke up.
Guess you could say I'm...
"wingin' it"! [ Laughter ]
I'm really sweatin' up here.
I'm so hot, I've molted!
[ Laughter ]
But really, you live 17 years underground,
finally hatch and claw your way up,
only to get trapped in a jar with you guys --
who are also trapped?
I guess life's the biggest joke of all.
JP!
No, the bug's just telling it like it is.
We're never gonna get saved.
[ Normally ] Hey, Craig?
You know I was doin' the voice for the bug, right?
Jason: [ In distance ] Craig? Kelsey? O-Other guy?
Who is it?
Jason the Junior Forest Scout?
Thank you for saving us!
Even though you're a rump!
Where's my ice cream?
-What? -The note!
It said there'd be ice cream for the first five rescuers!
Oh, yeah. I promised ice cream...
that we don't have.
Uh... i-it's at my house!
A whole dang freezer full.
So, uh, j-just help us get out of here,
and I'll take you back to my house and --
Are you crazy?
I am not going any further unless you got ice cream!
No ice, no dice!
But you -- you gotta help us!
Isn't that part of your stupid Junior Forest Scout code?
You lied to me.
Scout's code is out the window.
You're dealing with Jason's law now.
Aah!
Jason? Is he bein' a rump?
For tricking me into coming all the way out here,
I'm taking this, and this, and this...
and this!
He's taking our stuff!
And now he's gone! [ Growls ]
You okay, Craig?
That's it! This afternoon is officially ruined.
Now we're just gonna have to wait in here
until mankind rises up and finds a way to take back the Earth...
or our parents get home.
At least we're here together.
Yeah, underground, not having the awesome adventure
I planned for us.
Look, if I weren't down here,
I'd probably just be reading a book in my room by myself.
Yeah, and let's be honest guys,
I'd probably still be stuck in a hole.
Craig, I know I seem like a classic lone-wolf type, but...
every day I'm just counting down the minutes
until I can come to the creek and see you guys.
I don't care what we're doing, as long as we're together.
Yeah, man. I feel bad for that bug.
He did all that waitin', and he doesn't get
to hang out with his friends at all?
Up there, they're probably, like, partyin'
and chattin' about how different
they all look now that they're big bugs.
[ High-pitched voice ] "Oh, hey, Gary.
Remember when you were the size of a grain of rice?
And now look at you.
The size of a proon goon.
How's that job at the bug bank goin', by the way?"
[ Deep voice ] "Oh, it's goin' pretty good.
They got good...benefits."
What he means is, we ain't mad at ya.
You guys are the best.
Yeah, we're awesome.
♪♪
If a cicada can do it, then so can we.
[ Cicadas chirping ]
Come on, guys!
This way.
[ All grunting ]
Onward!
♪♪
Come at me, broods!
Aah!
Ow, ow!
All of you, stop!
♪♪
[ Groans ]
[ Roars ]
Freedom!
Aah!
Whoa, Kelsey, you look different.
I have emerged from my cocoon a butterfly warrior.
Cool!
Is that from last Halloween?
Yeah.
Time to set this big guy free.
Aw, you're kinda cute.
Go hang out with your friends, little buggy.
♪♪
Have fun, you freaks.
You got the shell for your granddad!
Maybe this isn't what you planned,
but it definitely qualifies as a bug adventure.
Yeah. Let's take a pic.
Everybody ready?
♪♪
♪ When it's time to go to bed ♪
♪ I know I don't have to feel alone ♪
♪ 'Cause I'll see you tomorrow ♪
♪ At the creek ♪
Just like I drew it.
♪♪