1 00:00:02,213 --> 00:00:04,381 [school bell rings] 2 00:00:04,448 --> 00:00:06,517 - Children, my brother Ka'Brett, 3 00:00:06,583 --> 00:00:08,652 a famous art critic from New York 4 00:00:08,719 --> 00:00:10,887 has come all the way to Rackleff 5 00:00:10,954 --> 00:00:14,358 to give us some pointers. Who knows? 6 00:00:14,425 --> 00:00:17,027 Maybe one of you will be discovered. 7 00:00:17,094 --> 00:00:18,962 - [laughs] He means me. 8 00:00:19,029 --> 00:00:23,800 - Let's give my brother a warm PS 38 welcome. 9 00:00:23,867 --> 00:00:26,803 - Mm-hmm, uh, thank you, Ken. 10 00:00:26,870 --> 00:00:30,274 - In front of the children, please call me Mr. Rosa. 11 00:00:30,341 --> 00:00:31,908 - No. - [groans] 12 00:00:31,975 --> 00:00:34,077 - Let's see what I'm working with. 13 00:00:34,145 --> 00:00:36,280 Oh, ugh, absolutely not. 14 00:00:36,347 --> 00:00:38,149 Did you use a brush or your feet? 15 00:00:38,215 --> 00:00:40,417 [chuckles] That's not paint. 16 00:00:40,484 --> 00:00:41,718 What is it? - No idea. 17 00:00:41,785 --> 00:00:42,686 - [barks] 18 00:00:42,753 --> 00:00:44,221 - But it grows under my house, 19 00:00:44,288 --> 00:00:45,622 and I know that you can feed it. 20 00:00:45,689 --> 00:00:48,725 [giggles] It tickles. 21 00:00:48,792 --> 00:00:50,194 - [laughs] 22 00:00:50,261 --> 00:00:52,629 Wait till he sees what I can do compared to these hacks. 23 00:00:52,696 --> 00:00:55,866 - Nate here is an extremely talented artist. 24 00:00:55,932 --> 00:00:58,735 - Hmm. 25 00:00:58,802 --> 00:01:01,705 Here's some advice. - Mm. 26 00:01:02,639 --> 00:01:05,209 - Give up now. 27 00:01:05,276 --> 00:01:06,443 - Don't be discouraged. 28 00:01:06,510 --> 00:01:08,645 It's just one person's opinion, Nate. 29 00:01:08,712 --> 00:01:11,548 - Right, I mean, hey, I know I'm good. 30 00:01:11,615 --> 00:01:13,550 Don't worry, Mr. Rosa. I'm fine. 31 00:01:13,617 --> 00:01:15,952 [somber music] 32 00:01:16,019 --> 00:01:17,654 [upbeat music] 33 00:01:17,721 --> 00:01:19,890 - * Don't want to go to school today * 34 00:01:19,956 --> 00:01:22,626 * The sun is red hot and I wanna play * 35 00:01:22,693 --> 00:01:25,229 * But if I get caught they'll make me pay * 36 00:01:25,296 --> 00:01:26,630 * Detention again * 37 00:01:26,697 --> 00:01:28,131 - * Big Nate, Big Nate * 38 00:01:28,199 --> 00:01:29,533 - * Math and social studies just ain't my thing * 39 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:30,967 - * Big Nate, Big Nate * 40 00:01:31,034 --> 00:01:33,270 - * Rocking with my band is where I'm king * 41 00:01:33,337 --> 00:01:38,275 * Stealing the teacher's teeth or bailing on a test * 42 00:01:38,342 --> 00:01:41,076 - * Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh * 43 00:01:41,144 --> 00:01:42,379 * Big Nate * 44 00:01:42,445 --> 00:01:43,914 [loud clang] 45 00:01:43,980 --> 00:01:46,783 [loud crash] 46 00:01:46,850 --> 00:01:49,886 Ugh, ugh! 47 00:01:49,953 --> 00:01:53,457 [chuckles] - Nate! There you are. 48 00:01:53,524 --> 00:01:56,193 How's the "Cesspool" comic coming along for the yearbook? 49 00:01:56,260 --> 00:01:59,763 Oh, my God, ugh. - Huh? What? 50 00:01:59,830 --> 00:02:03,667 Oh, sorry, I'll have it soon. - Cool, no worries. 51 00:02:03,734 --> 00:02:05,269 You know, if there's anything going on 52 00:02:05,336 --> 00:02:07,504 you want to talk about, some of us have noticed 53 00:02:07,571 --> 00:02:10,807 you're not your usual "I'm awesome" self. 54 00:02:10,873 --> 00:02:13,644 - My awesome is fine, Francis. 55 00:02:13,710 --> 00:02:15,679 I'm just having a touch of artist's block, 56 00:02:15,746 --> 00:02:18,048 which nobody's gonna find out about 57 00:02:18,114 --> 00:02:20,150 because you're going to keep your mouth shut. 58 00:02:20,217 --> 00:02:22,419 - Sure, of course. 59 00:02:22,486 --> 00:02:23,587 Nate lost his awesomeness! - Gasp! 60 00:02:23,654 --> 00:02:26,390 - [gasps] - Ugh! 61 00:02:26,457 --> 00:02:29,025 - You wanted to see me, chief. 62 00:02:29,092 --> 00:02:32,062 - Ken, come in, come in. 63 00:02:32,128 --> 00:02:35,432 - Ka'Brett, I thought you'd gone back to New York. 64 00:02:35,499 --> 00:02:38,569 - Change of plans. Right, big P? 65 00:02:38,634 --> 00:02:40,504 - Big P! [laughs] 66 00:02:40,571 --> 00:02:42,773 Oh, no, no, that is so clever. 67 00:02:42,839 --> 00:02:45,141 'Cause the P stands for principal. 68 00:02:45,208 --> 00:02:48,945 - Yeah, got that. So what are you doing here? 69 00:02:49,012 --> 00:02:52,082 - I've been telling this astute academic 70 00:02:52,148 --> 00:02:55,786 that your art department is a virtual gold mine. 71 00:02:55,852 --> 00:02:58,489 - Your wonderful brother says he can teach the students 72 00:02:58,555 --> 00:03:00,824 to make art that actually sells, 73 00:03:00,891 --> 00:03:03,494 and because they'll be creating it on school property, 74 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,196 we'll get all the profits. Cha-ching! 75 00:03:06,263 --> 00:03:08,332 - Is that legal? 76 00:03:08,399 --> 00:03:09,600 [both laughing] 77 00:03:09,666 --> 00:03:12,336 - [groans angrily] 78 00:03:12,403 --> 00:03:15,539 Ugh, it's useless! 79 00:03:17,408 --> 00:03:18,609 - Everything okay, champ? 80 00:03:18,675 --> 00:03:21,678 - Hey, Dad, um, have you ever felt off, 81 00:03:21,745 --> 00:03:24,381 like you've lost your awesome? - Lots of times. 82 00:03:24,448 --> 00:03:26,216 Except in my day, we called it mojo 83 00:03:26,283 --> 00:03:29,820 or sometimes man sparkle, but I always got it back. 84 00:03:29,886 --> 00:03:32,222 - So you've still got your man sparkle? 85 00:03:32,289 --> 00:03:33,924 - [laughs] Oh, heck no. 86 00:03:33,990 --> 00:03:35,492 If I did, I wouldn't be selling 87 00:03:35,559 --> 00:03:37,227 my old socks as bespoke oven mitts. 88 00:03:37,294 --> 00:03:40,030 - [panting] - Ugh, ew! 89 00:03:40,096 --> 00:03:41,432 - But I don't see you having that problem, Nate. 90 00:03:41,497 --> 00:03:43,467 You've got a gift, and no one can take that away 91 00:03:43,534 --> 00:03:45,035 unless you let 'em. 92 00:03:45,101 --> 00:03:46,737 [tender music] 93 00:03:46,803 --> 00:03:49,440 - Ugh, what's going on in my head? 94 00:03:49,506 --> 00:03:51,508 Why can't I draw you? 95 00:03:51,574 --> 00:03:53,577 - [panting] 96 00:03:53,644 --> 00:03:56,413 I'm telling you, you've got the wrong doctor! 97 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:57,781 [grunts] 98 00:03:57,848 --> 00:04:00,116 Uh, maybe I could offer you a second opinion. 99 00:04:01,017 --> 00:04:04,020 - [roars] - [screams] 100 00:04:04,087 --> 00:04:08,091 - Don't waste your time trying to "find your voice and style." 101 00:04:08,158 --> 00:04:11,061 Instead, figure out what everyone likes 102 00:04:11,127 --> 00:04:13,396 and draw that. 103 00:04:13,464 --> 00:04:15,832 Ken! - Ugh. 104 00:04:15,899 --> 00:04:18,300 - Each of you will receive my soon to be best-selling 105 00:04:18,369 --> 00:04:21,372 self-published workbook, "Just Draw, Monkey," 106 00:04:21,437 --> 00:04:23,139 which will have you on your way 107 00:04:23,206 --> 00:04:26,510 to your first art sale in no time. 108 00:04:26,577 --> 00:04:28,345 - Workbooks are not generally part-- 109 00:04:28,412 --> 00:04:31,682 - Eh, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta. Ta. 110 00:04:31,748 --> 00:04:33,850 - [sighs] - Where's Nate? 111 00:04:33,917 --> 00:04:35,386 Art is his favorite class. 112 00:04:35,452 --> 00:04:37,854 - [snoring] 113 00:04:37,921 --> 00:04:38,855 - [gasps] Nate! 114 00:04:38,922 --> 00:04:40,290 - Nate! - Huh? 115 00:04:40,357 --> 00:04:42,393 - See? He looks awful. 116 00:04:42,459 --> 00:04:44,728 Classic case of an all-nighter. 117 00:04:44,795 --> 00:04:46,129 How'd the "Cesspool" comic come out, bro? 118 00:04:46,196 --> 00:04:48,699 - Huh? What's a Cesspool? - Huh? 119 00:04:48,765 --> 00:04:50,634 - Nate, he's one of your characters, 120 00:04:50,701 --> 00:04:53,604 one of your best characters. - Oof! 121 00:04:53,670 --> 00:04:54,605 [soft dramatic music] 122 00:04:54,671 --> 00:04:56,039 [sighs] - Look. 123 00:04:56,106 --> 00:04:59,242 - Okay, haha, yeah, that's a cool drawing, 124 00:04:59,309 --> 00:05:00,811 but that's not mine. 125 00:05:00,877 --> 00:05:02,312 - I knew I was worried for a reason. 126 00:05:02,379 --> 00:05:05,248 Nate, I think you really are losing your awesomeness. 127 00:05:05,315 --> 00:05:09,520 - No, it's the end of the world! 128 00:05:09,586 --> 00:05:11,121 [bricks clatter] 129 00:05:11,187 --> 00:05:14,691 - Guys, I have never had a character named Dr... 130 00:05:14,758 --> 00:05:18,128 what was it? Cesspool? - [screaming] 131 00:05:18,194 --> 00:05:20,330 - What if Cesspool's not his first? 132 00:05:20,397 --> 00:05:22,433 Do you remember Moe Mentum, Hollywood stuntman? 133 00:05:22,499 --> 00:05:23,900 - Yes. 134 00:05:23,967 --> 00:05:25,168 - Luke Warm, private investigator? 135 00:05:25,235 --> 00:05:26,903 - Of course, yes. - Ultra Nate? 136 00:05:26,970 --> 00:05:29,473 - Duh, he's basically me, yes. 137 00:05:29,540 --> 00:05:32,709 - Dan Cupid, love consultant? - Haha, trick question. 138 00:05:32,776 --> 00:05:35,045 Barf, no. - [screams] 139 00:05:36,012 --> 00:05:39,149 - Should I have heard of him? 140 00:05:39,215 --> 00:05:41,818 Maybe something really is happening to my awesomeness. 141 00:05:41,885 --> 00:05:43,620 How can I be losing my characters? 142 00:05:43,687 --> 00:05:46,690 - We're all doomed! 143 00:05:46,757 --> 00:05:48,058 - Okay, just throwing this out there-- 144 00:05:48,124 --> 00:05:49,760 aliens might be abducting you while you sleep 145 00:05:49,826 --> 00:05:51,962 and erasing your memory. - Nate, go home. 146 00:05:52,028 --> 00:05:54,164 Lock yourself in your bedroom, and whatever you do, 147 00:05:54,230 --> 00:05:57,468 don't fall asleep. - [whimpers] 148 00:05:57,534 --> 00:06:00,571 [eerie music] 149 00:06:00,637 --> 00:06:02,005 * * 150 00:06:02,072 --> 00:06:05,308 Okay, aliens or whatever you are, 151 00:06:05,375 --> 00:06:07,511 you are not getting past me tonight. 152 00:06:07,578 --> 00:06:09,946 [owl hooting] 153 00:06:12,716 --> 00:06:14,485 [heavy thumping] 154 00:06:14,551 --> 00:06:15,852 [screams] 155 00:06:15,919 --> 00:06:18,555 [whimpering] 156 00:06:18,622 --> 00:06:20,757 [smooth mysterious music] 157 00:06:20,824 --> 00:06:22,693 - You sure this is the right bureau? 158 00:06:22,759 --> 00:06:24,260 - [sighs] It's the only bureau. 159 00:06:24,327 --> 00:06:26,797 Eyes open, Mr. Fish, both sides. 160 00:06:26,863 --> 00:06:29,533 - It's the beast! He found us! 161 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,537 [both screaming] 162 00:06:33,604 --> 00:06:35,305 - Oh, uh, wha--who are you? 163 00:06:35,371 --> 00:06:38,241 Why are you trying to steal my awesomeness? 164 00:06:38,308 --> 00:06:40,076 - That doesn't sound like a beast. 165 00:06:40,143 --> 00:06:41,478 - [screaming] Ugh. 166 00:06:41,545 --> 00:06:44,114 - Nate, is that you, lad? - How do you know my name? 167 00:06:44,180 --> 00:06:47,150 - Because you created us. - Don't you remember? 168 00:06:47,217 --> 00:06:49,085 The summer between third and fourth grade, 169 00:06:49,152 --> 00:06:50,954 your friends were all on vacation. 170 00:06:51,021 --> 00:06:53,557 You needed a project, so you created a comic book 171 00:06:53,624 --> 00:06:55,291 detective story starring us. 172 00:06:55,358 --> 00:06:57,160 - We were supposed to solve the mystery of how Ellen 173 00:06:57,226 --> 00:07:00,697 could possibly be your sister when she's so lame. 174 00:07:00,764 --> 00:07:02,198 - That case remains open. 175 00:07:02,265 --> 00:07:05,869 - Moose, Fish! Yeah, I do remember you. 176 00:07:05,936 --> 00:07:08,505 But this is insane. How can you be here? 177 00:07:08,572 --> 00:07:10,607 - We came 'cause the very thing that makes you awesome, 178 00:07:10,674 --> 00:07:14,377 your art, your creativity, well, it's in danger, son. 179 00:07:14,444 --> 00:07:16,647 - This bow and arrow belonged to a friend of ours, 180 00:07:16,713 --> 00:07:18,081 Dan Cupid. 181 00:07:18,148 --> 00:07:20,717 You created him, Nate, but you don't remember him 182 00:07:20,784 --> 00:07:24,154 because there's a beast living in your imagination, 183 00:07:24,220 --> 00:07:25,288 and he's taking your characters. 184 00:07:25,355 --> 00:07:26,590 - Huh? 185 00:07:26,657 --> 00:07:29,526 - We need you to help us solve the mystery of why. 186 00:07:29,593 --> 00:07:35,832 * * 187 00:07:35,899 --> 00:07:38,434 - Oh? Whoa! 188 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:39,469 [fireworks boom] 189 00:07:39,536 --> 00:07:40,604 [bicycle bell chimes] 190 00:07:40,671 --> 00:07:42,272 [car lock chirps] 191 00:07:42,338 --> 00:07:43,406 [chicks chirping] 192 00:07:43,473 --> 00:07:45,609 - Oh. 193 00:07:45,676 --> 00:07:47,410 - Live from Nate's mind. 194 00:07:47,476 --> 00:07:49,312 * * 195 00:07:49,379 --> 00:07:51,281 - [roars] - [roars] 196 00:07:51,347 --> 00:07:54,350 - Wait a minute, these all came from my imagination? 197 00:07:54,417 --> 00:07:57,353 - These and more. - We should get going. 198 00:07:57,420 --> 00:07:59,956 It's a long walk to the Butt Forest. 199 00:08:00,023 --> 00:08:01,491 - There's a Butt Forest? 200 00:08:01,558 --> 00:08:02,593 * * 201 00:08:02,659 --> 00:08:04,060 [flatulence] 202 00:08:04,127 --> 00:08:07,097 There is a Butt Forest! I remember now. 203 00:08:07,163 --> 00:08:09,666 I made this up as a joke for Teddy and Francis 204 00:08:09,733 --> 00:08:11,267 back in, like, third grade. 205 00:08:11,334 --> 00:08:14,638 - We found Dan Cupid's bow and arrow not far from here... 206 00:08:14,705 --> 00:08:17,574 [muffled sobbing] But no Dan! 207 00:08:17,641 --> 00:08:19,810 - Save the fluids, Mr. Fish, your scales will dry out. 208 00:08:19,875 --> 00:08:21,077 We need to be careful, mate. 209 00:08:21,144 --> 00:08:23,513 This is Green Hat Gnome territory. 210 00:08:23,580 --> 00:08:26,650 - Wow, I drew comics about Green Hat Gnomes? 211 00:08:26,717 --> 00:08:28,250 - No, that's the problem. 212 00:08:28,318 --> 00:08:30,086 You've never drawn comics about Green Hat Gnomes, 213 00:08:30,153 --> 00:08:31,354 and they're not happy. 214 00:08:31,421 --> 00:08:33,023 They've declared war on your imagination, 215 00:08:33,089 --> 00:08:34,524 so stay on your toes. 216 00:08:34,591 --> 00:08:36,592 They could sneak up on us if we're not careful. 217 00:08:36,659 --> 00:08:39,996 * * 218 00:08:40,063 --> 00:08:42,799 - All of this is from my imagination? 219 00:08:42,866 --> 00:08:46,837 Wow, I am so creative. Cool. 220 00:08:46,903 --> 00:08:50,674 - Do you see anything at all that could help us? Any clues? 221 00:08:50,741 --> 00:08:54,444 - No, but hey, wait, when I created the Butt Forest, 222 00:08:54,510 --> 00:08:58,114 I also created a Butt Guru to watch over it. 223 00:08:58,181 --> 00:08:59,950 - We've heard tale of the Butt Guru, 224 00:09:00,016 --> 00:09:02,485 but we've never seen him. - I am here, Nate Wright! 225 00:09:02,552 --> 00:09:05,255 [triumphant music] 226 00:09:05,321 --> 00:09:08,358 I, the wise, old Butt Guru. 227 00:09:08,424 --> 00:09:11,594 I would've preferred just wise and old and no butt. 228 00:09:11,662 --> 00:09:14,898 But what should I expect from an 11-year-old boy? 229 00:09:14,965 --> 00:09:17,734 - You know, technically, I was actually eight at the time. 230 00:09:17,801 --> 00:09:19,002 Very advanced for my age. 231 00:09:19,069 --> 00:09:21,604 - This does not make being a butt any easier. 232 00:09:21,672 --> 00:09:23,039 Speak your question. 233 00:09:23,106 --> 00:09:25,475 - Something is trespassing in my imagination 234 00:09:25,541 --> 00:09:28,679 and stealing my characters. We want to know why. 235 00:09:28,745 --> 00:09:32,716 - I sense a dark presence, one my butt wisdom 236 00:09:32,783 --> 00:09:34,985 has never felt before. - [gasps] 237 00:09:35,051 --> 00:09:36,319 The beast! 238 00:09:36,386 --> 00:09:38,955 - A dark presence that was brought here by you, 239 00:09:39,022 --> 00:09:41,024 Nate Wright! - Me? 240 00:09:41,091 --> 00:09:43,458 But why would I hurt my own characters? 241 00:09:43,526 --> 00:09:46,429 - You have been given awesomeness, Nate Wright, 242 00:09:46,496 --> 00:09:48,031 and yet you squander it. 243 00:09:48,098 --> 00:09:50,667 That is why the dark presence is here. 244 00:09:50,734 --> 00:09:52,703 - [roars] 245 00:09:52,769 --> 00:09:53,937 [ominous music] 246 00:09:54,004 --> 00:09:55,672 - It's here. The beast! 247 00:09:55,739 --> 00:09:59,075 - [flatulence] Heed my warning, Nate Wright. 248 00:09:59,142 --> 00:10:00,911 And draw me some arms, next time! 249 00:10:00,977 --> 00:10:02,178 [flatulence] 250 00:10:04,881 --> 00:10:06,182 - [roars] 251 00:10:06,249 --> 00:10:08,118 - Stop there, evil doer! 252 00:10:08,184 --> 00:10:09,119 [energetic rock music] 253 00:10:09,185 --> 00:10:10,987 - Ultra Nate! 254 00:10:11,054 --> 00:10:13,089 - Never fear, citizens! 255 00:10:13,156 --> 00:10:15,425 Ultra Nate is here to vanquish-- 256 00:10:15,491 --> 00:10:16,993 [screaming] 257 00:10:17,060 --> 00:10:19,763 It's eating me alive! No, not my elbows! 258 00:10:19,830 --> 00:10:20,831 Not my elbows! 259 00:10:20,897 --> 00:10:23,299 - No! 260 00:10:23,366 --> 00:10:25,201 [panting] 261 00:10:25,268 --> 00:10:26,636 Oh. 262 00:10:26,703 --> 00:10:28,939 [soft dramatic music] 263 00:10:29,005 --> 00:10:31,107 Was it-- was it just a dream? 264 00:10:31,174 --> 00:10:33,176 * * 265 00:10:37,347 --> 00:10:38,749 - No, Gina, the green is not green enough. 266 00:10:38,815 --> 00:10:40,583 Reread chapter eight. Clean your brush. Start over. 267 00:10:40,650 --> 00:10:42,485 Ken! [snaps] 268 00:10:42,552 --> 00:10:46,322 - Mm. - Go ahead, clean your brush. 269 00:10:46,389 --> 00:10:48,191 - [whimpers] 270 00:10:48,258 --> 00:10:50,493 - That's it, Gina. Really rub it in there. 271 00:10:50,560 --> 00:10:51,762 Yeah, get that green off... - Guys! 272 00:10:51,828 --> 00:10:53,730 - That dirty, dirty green. 273 00:10:53,797 --> 00:10:55,198 - [screaming and grunting] 274 00:10:55,265 --> 00:10:57,934 - And then I woke up, but I know I wasn't dreaming. 275 00:10:58,001 --> 00:11:00,403 I saw this beast or whatever it is 276 00:11:00,470 --> 00:11:01,972 eat Ultra Nate. 277 00:11:02,038 --> 00:11:04,540 - But this time, you remembered because you were there. 278 00:11:04,607 --> 00:11:06,910 - Then we need to be there too. 279 00:11:06,977 --> 00:11:08,278 - Since we don't know what we're dealing with, 280 00:11:08,344 --> 00:11:10,580 I had Uncle Pedro give me a grab bag of his best 281 00:11:10,646 --> 00:11:13,416 and most ridiculous alien catching devices. 282 00:11:13,483 --> 00:11:15,085 - What's the plan? We just wait? 283 00:11:15,151 --> 00:11:17,220 - Yeah, pretty much, but stay alert, 284 00:11:17,287 --> 00:11:20,690 and whatever you do, don't fall asleep. 285 00:11:20,757 --> 00:11:23,193 [all snoring] 286 00:11:23,259 --> 00:11:25,762 [deep rumbling] 287 00:11:25,829 --> 00:11:28,431 - Whoa, huh? Guys? 288 00:11:28,498 --> 00:11:30,400 Guys, guys, it's happening again. 289 00:11:30,466 --> 00:11:31,601 [door thuds] 290 00:11:31,667 --> 00:11:32,903 Guys? 291 00:11:32,969 --> 00:11:34,237 [soft dramatic music] 292 00:11:34,304 --> 00:11:36,572 [door squeaks] 293 00:11:36,639 --> 00:11:37,808 - Hello, son. 294 00:11:37,874 --> 00:11:39,976 - Moose, Fish, you're okay. 295 00:11:40,043 --> 00:11:42,946 - [sobs] He cares about us! 296 00:11:43,013 --> 00:11:45,548 - No crying! Now, mate, a lot has happened. 297 00:11:45,615 --> 00:11:48,284 Word of the beast has spread throughout your imagination. 298 00:11:48,351 --> 00:11:49,352 - [gasps] 299 00:11:49,419 --> 00:11:51,087 [dramatic music] 300 00:11:51,154 --> 00:11:55,425 - The beast is coming! - [screaming] 301 00:11:55,491 --> 00:11:59,195 - The beast is coming! - Oh, man, this is bad. 302 00:11:59,262 --> 00:12:01,231 - Uh, Nate, there's one other thing. 303 00:12:01,297 --> 00:12:03,199 - Attack! 304 00:12:03,266 --> 00:12:06,502 - The Green Hat Gnomes have vowed to start a civil war 305 00:12:06,569 --> 00:12:07,871 unless you give 'em a storyline. 306 00:12:07,938 --> 00:12:10,540 - With real plots, not just gags and screaming, 307 00:12:10,606 --> 00:12:12,775 and a cool theme song. - Yeah! 308 00:12:12,843 --> 00:12:14,077 [energetic rock music] 309 00:12:14,144 --> 00:12:17,380 - [sobs] I don't want to go this way. 310 00:12:17,447 --> 00:12:19,715 - Oh! - [grunts] 311 00:12:19,782 --> 00:12:22,919 - [groaning] 312 00:12:24,354 --> 00:12:25,421 Now lad, run! 313 00:12:25,488 --> 00:12:28,124 * * 314 00:12:28,191 --> 00:12:29,325 - [gulps] 315 00:12:31,527 --> 00:12:33,696 - Oh, no, oh, no. Wake up! Wake up! 316 00:12:33,763 --> 00:12:35,031 Wake up, you guys! 317 00:12:37,868 --> 00:12:40,636 Nate won't wake up! - Ooh, yeah, I got this. 318 00:12:40,703 --> 00:12:42,906 Nate has extremely sensitive pits. 319 00:12:42,973 --> 00:12:45,808 Tickle, tickle, tickle. [gasps] 320 00:12:45,876 --> 00:12:48,144 Oh, the Teddy Tickle Torture didn't work? 321 00:12:48,211 --> 00:12:49,279 Dios mío! 322 00:12:49,345 --> 00:12:51,381 - Which can only mean one thing. 323 00:12:51,447 --> 00:12:55,618 Guys, I think Nate is trapped inside his own imagination. 324 00:12:55,685 --> 00:12:57,187 [soft dramatic music] 325 00:12:57,253 --> 00:13:00,891 - Yes, yes, hmm, hmm, huh, huh, I see. 326 00:13:00,957 --> 00:13:02,325 It is good you came to me. 327 00:13:02,392 --> 00:13:04,360 Your friend is clearly unconscious. 328 00:13:04,427 --> 00:13:06,429 - We know that, Pedro, but can you help him? 329 00:13:06,496 --> 00:13:09,032 - Of course I can, boy plagued by the regrets 330 00:13:09,099 --> 00:13:10,800 of yesteryear. - [gasps] 331 00:13:10,867 --> 00:13:12,802 How does he know? 332 00:13:12,869 --> 00:13:14,504 - I purchased this from the militaries, 333 00:13:14,570 --> 00:13:16,039 Project Brain Ripper. 334 00:13:16,106 --> 00:13:19,242 It was created to get into the minds of enemy combatants. 335 00:13:19,309 --> 00:13:20,843 - What do you use it for? 336 00:13:20,911 --> 00:13:22,913 - Mostly to get free Wi-Fi from the clown next-door. 337 00:13:22,979 --> 00:13:24,647 [whimsical music] 338 00:13:24,714 --> 00:13:27,850 - This is going to work, right? 339 00:13:27,918 --> 00:13:29,785 - I used it many times during my career 340 00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:32,255 as a hamster therapist with 100% success. 341 00:13:32,322 --> 00:13:34,991 Except for Mr. Wiggles. Poor, tormented soul. 342 00:13:35,058 --> 00:13:36,726 Just couldn't get him off the wheel. 343 00:13:36,792 --> 00:13:39,629 - Uh, okay, but how does this work on people? 344 00:13:39,695 --> 00:13:41,297 - Let's find out! 345 00:13:41,364 --> 00:13:42,765 [console beeping] 346 00:13:42,832 --> 00:13:45,401 [energy pulsating] 347 00:13:45,468 --> 00:13:46,769 [televisions humming] 348 00:13:46,836 --> 00:13:49,805 * * 349 00:13:49,872 --> 00:13:51,174 - [screams] 350 00:13:52,375 --> 00:13:57,147 * * 351 00:13:57,213 --> 00:13:59,882 - Huh, you know, weirdly, this is exactly what 352 00:13:59,950 --> 00:14:02,218 I pictured Nate's imagination looking like. 353 00:14:02,285 --> 00:14:04,620 - Teddy, look, it's Godfrey-Zilla! 354 00:14:04,687 --> 00:14:06,089 - [screaming] 355 00:14:06,156 --> 00:14:10,093 - Giant Elton! Can we stay here forever? 356 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:11,127 - Huh? 357 00:14:12,495 --> 00:14:13,930 - Hey! - I know you. 358 00:14:13,997 --> 00:14:17,300 Claude the Stupid Ideas Fairy. - Please let me go. 359 00:14:17,367 --> 00:14:20,636 I need to get away. I've been flying for hours. 360 00:14:20,703 --> 00:14:23,373 - You were flying in a circle. - I was? 361 00:14:23,439 --> 00:14:24,874 - Where's Nate? 362 00:14:24,941 --> 00:14:27,577 - The Green Hat Gnomes have taken the great creator 363 00:14:27,643 --> 00:14:29,245 to the Butt Forest. 364 00:14:29,312 --> 00:14:30,680 [flatulence] 365 00:14:30,746 --> 00:14:33,883 - There's a Butt Forest? Sweet! 366 00:14:33,950 --> 00:14:35,185 - Take us there, Claude. 367 00:14:35,251 --> 00:14:37,387 - What about a Western storyline 368 00:14:37,453 --> 00:14:39,022 called "Gnome on the Range." 369 00:14:39,089 --> 00:14:42,492 - Or a comedy, "America's Funniest Gnome Videos." 370 00:14:42,558 --> 00:14:43,759 - Ooh, that's catchy. 371 00:14:43,826 --> 00:14:45,461 - [roars distantly] - Ah! 372 00:14:45,528 --> 00:14:47,363 [butts rumbling] 373 00:14:47,430 --> 00:14:48,564 - [roars] 374 00:14:48,631 --> 00:14:50,600 - [screams] Run away! 375 00:14:50,666 --> 00:14:52,268 - [screams] It's the beast! 376 00:14:52,335 --> 00:14:55,805 The beast is a giant snail! - No, no, no, no! 377 00:14:55,871 --> 00:14:58,574 I think, uh, that's my band logo? 378 00:14:58,641 --> 00:14:59,809 - * Fear the Mollusk * 379 00:14:59,875 --> 00:15:01,177 - And my friends! 380 00:15:02,112 --> 00:15:04,180 - This is so unsanitary. 381 00:15:04,247 --> 00:15:06,616 - I can't believe you guys are in my brain. 382 00:15:06,682 --> 00:15:08,184 [laughter] 383 00:15:08,251 --> 00:15:09,819 - [screaming] - The gnomes are coming back! 384 00:15:09,885 --> 00:15:12,655 [all screaming] 385 00:15:12,722 --> 00:15:14,557 - The beast! 386 00:15:14,624 --> 00:15:16,159 [dramatic music] 387 00:15:16,226 --> 00:15:17,827 - [roars] 388 00:15:17,893 --> 00:15:19,895 [all scream] - [whimpers] 389 00:15:19,962 --> 00:15:22,398 - Ugh, ah. 390 00:15:22,465 --> 00:15:24,667 * * 391 00:15:24,734 --> 00:15:26,236 - [roars] 392 00:15:26,302 --> 00:15:27,970 [growls] 393 00:15:28,038 --> 00:15:30,706 I've seen that mole before! That's Ka'Brett! 394 00:15:30,773 --> 00:15:32,708 [screaming] - [laughing] 395 00:15:32,775 --> 00:15:33,943 [roars] 396 00:15:34,010 --> 00:15:35,345 - Why are you doing this? 397 00:15:35,411 --> 00:15:37,847 Why are you destroying everything I care about? 398 00:15:37,913 --> 00:15:40,450 - This is your world, Nate! Fight back! 399 00:15:40,516 --> 00:15:41,751 Don't doubt yourself! 400 00:15:41,817 --> 00:15:43,586 - Don't doubt myself. 401 00:15:43,653 --> 00:15:46,556 [energetic rock music] 402 00:15:46,622 --> 00:15:48,191 * * 403 00:15:49,525 --> 00:15:51,361 Guys, I know how to get my characters back! 404 00:15:55,798 --> 00:15:57,667 - Mr. Rosa, you going somewhere? 405 00:15:57,733 --> 00:16:00,270 - Yep, I'm taking a trip to Loserville 406 00:16:00,336 --> 00:16:04,507 to reassess my life choices and do a lot of crying. 407 00:16:04,574 --> 00:16:06,809 - Mr. Rosa, I know you're leaving 408 00:16:06,876 --> 00:16:09,645 because of your brother Ka'Brett, but you can't. 409 00:16:09,712 --> 00:16:13,416 - Not that simple, Nate. Okay, it is that simple. 410 00:16:13,483 --> 00:16:15,751 I can't look at his man bun one more day. 411 00:16:15,818 --> 00:16:17,120 - Amen, bro. 412 00:16:17,187 --> 00:16:19,755 A man bun is just one step away from a mullet. 413 00:16:19,822 --> 00:16:21,724 - A beast invaded my imagination 414 00:16:21,791 --> 00:16:23,726 and started eating my characters, 415 00:16:23,793 --> 00:16:26,962 and that beast is your brother. Don't you see? 416 00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:29,665 It all makes sense now. He's doubt. 417 00:16:29,732 --> 00:16:32,068 He makes me doubt myself as a cartoonist. 418 00:16:32,135 --> 00:16:34,137 He's chipping away at my awesomeness, 419 00:16:34,204 --> 00:16:38,408 and I can't stop him alone. I need your help. 420 00:16:38,474 --> 00:16:40,510 - Mr. Rosa, you okay? 421 00:16:40,576 --> 00:16:42,245 - You know, I became a teacher 422 00:16:42,312 --> 00:16:45,615 because I loved seeing kids transformed by art. 423 00:16:45,681 --> 00:16:47,650 That's what are does, changes us. 424 00:16:47,717 --> 00:16:49,685 It changed me when I was your age, 425 00:16:49,752 --> 00:16:51,687 but Ka'Brett never understood that. 426 00:16:51,754 --> 00:16:53,689 To him, art isn't worth anything 427 00:16:53,756 --> 00:16:55,558 unless there's a price tag on it. 428 00:16:55,625 --> 00:16:59,995 He came here to my school filled with my students 429 00:17:00,062 --> 00:17:04,333 and tried to ruin my dream to make me doubt my art! 430 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,968 [triumphant music] 431 00:17:06,035 --> 00:17:08,471 I won't let him do that to you, Nate, 432 00:17:08,537 --> 00:17:12,242 or anyone else ever again. Tell me what you need me to do. 433 00:17:12,308 --> 00:17:14,444 - Yeah! - Whoo-hoo! 434 00:17:14,510 --> 00:17:15,945 * * 435 00:17:16,011 --> 00:17:17,479 [all screaming] 436 00:17:17,546 --> 00:17:19,048 - [sobbing] 437 00:17:19,114 --> 00:17:20,716 [energy whooshing] 438 00:17:20,783 --> 00:17:23,218 - What are you doing? 439 00:17:23,285 --> 00:17:25,821 - [sobs] He came back. 440 00:17:25,888 --> 00:17:27,523 - The creator. - It really is him. 441 00:17:27,590 --> 00:17:29,692 - I had no idea he was so short. 442 00:17:29,759 --> 00:17:34,264 - Yes, it is I, Nate Wright! Hold your applause please. 443 00:17:34,330 --> 00:17:35,865 - They weren't applauding. 444 00:17:35,931 --> 00:17:37,767 - Your world-- that I created, 445 00:17:37,833 --> 00:17:40,303 thank you so much-- is under threat from a beast 446 00:17:40,370 --> 00:17:42,037 that feeds on doubt! 447 00:17:42,104 --> 00:17:44,174 This beast-- - His name is Ka'Brett. 448 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,309 Actually, that's not true. His real name's Brian. 449 00:17:46,376 --> 00:17:47,777 Then he changed it to Brett. 450 00:17:47,843 --> 00:17:49,412 Then he added the "ka" because he thought 451 00:17:49,479 --> 00:17:51,080 it sounded more artsy, and then-- 452 00:17:51,147 --> 00:17:52,582 - Okay, Mr. Rosa, please, 453 00:17:52,648 --> 00:17:53,916 I'm trying to sound inspiring here. 454 00:17:53,983 --> 00:17:55,385 - Oh, right. 455 00:17:55,451 --> 00:17:57,653 - The Ka'Brett beast wants us scared and unfocused, 456 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,655 creating more doubt for him to feed on. 457 00:17:59,722 --> 00:18:02,658 - But I'm scared. - And I'm unfocused! 458 00:18:02,725 --> 00:18:04,960 - We need to cut off his food source 459 00:18:05,027 --> 00:18:06,095 and fight back! 460 00:18:06,162 --> 00:18:07,763 [all cheering] 461 00:18:07,830 --> 00:18:10,466 - But do you have a plan? 462 00:18:10,533 --> 00:18:12,468 - [laughs] Yeah, duh. 463 00:18:12,535 --> 00:18:14,604 I just need a volunteer. 464 00:18:14,670 --> 00:18:17,340 - Okay, Claude, remember, you're the bait. 465 00:18:17,407 --> 00:18:22,144 Is bait the same as birthday? Is it my birthday? 466 00:18:22,212 --> 00:18:24,180 - [roars] 467 00:18:24,247 --> 00:18:26,616 [dramatic music] 468 00:18:26,682 --> 00:18:29,185 - Well, hello there. 469 00:18:29,252 --> 00:18:31,521 - Are you my birthday present? 470 00:18:31,587 --> 00:18:33,923 [screams] 471 00:18:33,989 --> 00:18:35,525 - [laughs] 472 00:18:35,591 --> 00:18:37,059 - Hey, Ka'Brett! 473 00:18:37,126 --> 00:18:39,195 I mean, hey, Brian! 474 00:18:39,262 --> 00:18:42,698 You're trespassing in my imagination! 475 00:18:42,765 --> 00:18:46,001 I want my characters and my awesomeness back! 476 00:18:46,068 --> 00:18:47,203 Attack! 477 00:18:47,270 --> 00:18:48,804 [all screaming] 478 00:18:48,871 --> 00:18:50,105 [Royal Blood's "Figure It Out"] 479 00:18:50,172 --> 00:18:51,707 - [roars] 480 00:18:51,774 --> 00:18:54,710 - Whoa! - [screams] 481 00:18:54,777 --> 00:18:56,045 [truck horn blares] 482 00:18:56,111 --> 00:18:59,782 - You don't have the talent to defeat me. 483 00:18:59,849 --> 00:19:03,386 - We'll see about that. Battle cry! 484 00:19:03,453 --> 00:19:05,321 [upbeat rock music] 485 00:19:05,388 --> 00:19:06,889 - Ah! 486 00:19:06,956 --> 00:19:08,591 - [laughs] 487 00:19:08,658 --> 00:19:10,560 - Ah! Huh? 488 00:19:10,626 --> 00:19:12,262 [screams] Oh! 489 00:19:12,328 --> 00:19:13,296 - [groans] 490 00:19:13,363 --> 00:19:14,330 [engine rumbles] 491 00:19:14,397 --> 00:19:15,498 [tires squealing] 492 00:19:15,565 --> 00:19:16,499 [together] Whoa! 493 00:19:16,566 --> 00:19:18,468 - Huh? - [laughing] 494 00:19:18,534 --> 00:19:20,703 - [grunts] 495 00:19:20,770 --> 00:19:22,872 * * 496 00:19:22,938 --> 00:19:24,774 - * I let it go 'cause I won't see you later * 497 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,709 * And we're not allowed to talk it out * 498 00:19:26,776 --> 00:19:30,380 [both screaming] 499 00:19:30,446 --> 00:19:32,081 - [chuckles] - [growls] 500 00:19:32,147 --> 00:19:33,115 - Huh? 501 00:19:33,182 --> 00:19:34,116 [gnomes chomping] 502 00:19:34,183 --> 00:19:35,351 - Get off! 503 00:19:35,418 --> 00:19:36,752 - * I said I'd go * 504 00:19:36,819 --> 00:19:38,220 * Yeah, I won't see you later * 505 00:19:38,288 --> 00:19:40,390 * And we're not allowed to figure it out * 506 00:19:40,456 --> 00:19:42,358 - Ugh! [grunts] 507 00:19:42,425 --> 00:19:43,893 [roars] 508 00:19:43,959 --> 00:19:45,295 [screams] 509 00:19:45,361 --> 00:19:47,663 [laughs] 510 00:19:47,730 --> 00:19:50,400 [all screaming] 511 00:19:50,466 --> 00:19:52,802 - [gulps] - [roars] 512 00:19:52,868 --> 00:19:54,470 - * Just a kid like me * 513 00:19:54,537 --> 00:19:55,705 * Trying to cut some teeth * 514 00:19:55,771 --> 00:19:57,106 * Trying to figure it out * 515 00:19:57,172 --> 00:19:59,108 - You know, I'm no fan of Godfrey, 516 00:19:59,174 --> 00:20:02,445 but in this case, go Godfrey! Uh-oh. 517 00:20:02,512 --> 00:20:03,979 - [gulps] 518 00:20:04,046 --> 00:20:05,481 [roars] 519 00:20:05,548 --> 00:20:06,649 [chuckles] 520 00:20:06,716 --> 00:20:08,984 * * 521 00:20:09,051 --> 00:20:11,654 - [screams] 522 00:20:11,721 --> 00:20:12,655 * * 523 00:20:12,722 --> 00:20:14,690 [groans] No. 524 00:20:14,757 --> 00:20:18,494 [all screaming] 525 00:20:18,561 --> 00:20:20,095 - [sighs] 526 00:20:20,162 --> 00:20:21,831 - You've got a gift, and no one can take that away 527 00:20:21,897 --> 00:20:23,132 unless you let 'em. 528 00:20:23,198 --> 00:20:25,000 [dramatic music] 529 00:20:25,067 --> 00:20:27,570 - Everyone, stop fighting! 530 00:20:27,637 --> 00:20:29,572 Lay your weapons down! 531 00:20:29,639 --> 00:20:31,073 - Huh? - What did he say? 532 00:20:31,140 --> 00:20:33,576 - What? Bro, have you lost your dang mind? 533 00:20:33,643 --> 00:20:35,578 - Trust me, we need to stop fighting 534 00:20:35,645 --> 00:20:37,046 and walk away. 535 00:20:37,112 --> 00:20:42,852 * * 536 00:20:42,918 --> 00:20:45,855 - Giving up already? [chuckles] 537 00:20:45,921 --> 00:20:49,625 - No, see, you're my doubt, and acknowledging you 538 00:20:49,692 --> 00:20:51,961 just makes you stronger, so you know what? 539 00:20:52,027 --> 00:20:54,196 We're gonna ignore you. 540 00:20:54,263 --> 00:20:58,568 - That won't work. I'm too powerful to resist. 541 00:20:58,634 --> 00:21:00,436 Come back and fight me! 542 00:21:00,503 --> 00:21:01,937 [grunts] 543 00:21:02,004 --> 00:21:05,140 Ah, oh, my, what's happening? 544 00:21:05,207 --> 00:21:07,977 [screams] 545 00:21:08,043 --> 00:21:10,580 Oh, oh. [burps] 546 00:21:10,646 --> 00:21:11,814 [flatulence] 547 00:21:11,881 --> 00:21:15,718 You're not talented enough to succeed! 548 00:21:15,785 --> 00:21:19,689 To succeed! To succeed! 549 00:21:19,755 --> 00:21:22,625 * * 550 00:21:22,692 --> 00:21:25,828 [both grunting] 551 00:21:28,330 --> 00:21:29,565 - How do you feel, Nate? 552 00:21:29,632 --> 00:21:33,335 - I feel...awesome! 553 00:21:33,403 --> 00:21:34,870 - One, two, three, four. 554 00:21:34,937 --> 00:21:37,773 - * Armed only with a pencil * 555 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:41,744 * And 8x10 lined paper * 556 00:21:41,811 --> 00:21:45,014 * He leads a life that's awesome * 557 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:49,419 * That's why they call him Big Nate * 558 00:21:49,485 --> 00:21:51,086 [upbeat rock music] 559 00:21:51,153 --> 00:21:52,688 [laughter] - Yeah! 560 00:21:52,755 --> 00:21:55,157 - * If you need a toilet * 561 00:21:55,224 --> 00:21:58,494 * To detonate by lunch time * - Whoo-hoo! 562 00:21:58,561 --> 00:22:01,831 - * Or perhaps a burrito * 563 00:22:01,897 --> 00:22:05,367 * In your teacher's pants * 564 00:22:09,705 --> 00:22:11,340 - * His destiny * 565 00:22:11,407 --> 00:22:14,844 * As a god of awesomeness * 566 00:22:14,910 --> 00:22:18,581 * Is to ride a mighty llama * 567 00:22:18,648 --> 00:22:21,250 * That probably breathes fire * 568 00:22:21,316 --> 00:22:23,653 * And take his place * 569 00:22:23,719 --> 00:22:26,889 * Among the legendary pranksters of yore * 570 00:22:26,956 --> 00:22:30,626 * Who will welcome him into Valhalla * 571 00:22:30,693 --> 00:22:33,929 * This is the Ballad of Big Nate *