ANP #050: The Pi-kademy Awards
(Cue OP-On Our Way-as the song plays, we see various shots of the Pokemon cast in the backstage area, getting ready for a show: Misty walks past one member of the lighting crew, making her trip and drop her paints, which color some of the notes on Brock's sheet music. He tries to clean the music, only to get walloped by a basketball in the face (thrown by May) Pikachu runs past all of this, down a hallway, and through a door with a star on it marked "Ash". He cries "Pika!" and points at a clock, which is ticking dangerously close to "Show Time!" Ash notices the time on the clock and ducks behind a screen to get ready, when he finishes, he's now decked out in a red top hat (with the same design as his cap) and tails. Ash then runs head on at the camera and makes a flying entrance onto a stage as the song concludes)
Female announcer: And now, it's time for the Ash and Pikachu Show!
(Pikachu climbs onto Ash's shoulder and smiles as the title card flies in from the right, a short clip of "On Our Way" in the background)
(Suddenly, Brock appears in the scene wearing his normal clothes and sunglasses)
Brock: And the winner is... (smiles over one last hit of music as the scene fades out)
(Applause as Ash and Pikachu run onstage to greet the crowd)
Ash: Thank you! With tonight being the finale of Season 2....
Misty(offstage): We're halfway to 100 shows! (wild applause)
Ash: Yeah, that's true...tonight's also viewer's choice night, so to celebrate the end of the season, we let the viewers choose what they thought were the best--and the worst--of this season. (light applause) As such, Pikachu has all the winning comics, skits, songs, and hilarity right here! (gestures to the pile of envelopes in Pikachu's paws) So, let's get started with one of the winning cartoons! (wheels out the projector and threads the reel in)
Pikachu: Pika! (starts the projector)
(CARTOON-"The Pi-Kahuna", part 1)
(We see a pair of live Ash hands placing a medallion around a girl's neck as a crowd cheers. We get a close up of the Pikachu face medallion as a female announcer says "You're watching 'The Ash and Pikachu Show'!")
(We join the girls backstage-Misty is organizing her comics, and May is prepping the mini stage. Pikachu sits by the drawing board, bemused.)
May: So, Pikachu, which do you want to announce first? Winning comic or winning skits?
Pikachu: Pika pika chu! (opens one envelope and shows the paper, presumably the winning comic, to Misty) Pika!
Misty: So that's the winner, huh? (Pikachu nods) Here goes... (goes to work)
May: Which one are you drawing?
Misty: The one I drew when Greta came to see us. (May watches as Misty continues working)
(On Our Way interlude plays as title card appears-'Back to the Drawing Board' with Misty". Misty's face appears in the o in "Board")
(A white screen appears, presumably to simulate a blank piece of paper.)
(Brock is drawn on the screen in his normal clothes)
Misty(voiceover): I wonder how Brock would fare training under you? (the pencil draws a ninja outfit on Brock, then draws in a background of the Battle Arena.)
Greta(voiceover): Maybe your mystical pencil will tell us. (the pencil draws Greta facing Brock. They bow to each other.)
Misty(voiceover): Okay...first we'll start with the bamboo staff. (the pencil draws a bamboo staff in Brock's hand. He immediately starts to twirl it in various postions...but then he gets a little carried away with the twirling.)
Greta(voiceover): Now listen to me, Nincada...that's not a baton, that is a staff for battle...
Misty: I think you're a little late... (Brock flies overhead, using the spinning staff as a propellor)
(Later, Brock stands before a block of wood.)
Greta(voiceover): Now, try to break the wood with your feet.
(Brock runs up to the block of wood and tries to kick it, but the impact of the kick sends him flying...into a gong overlooking the Arena. Brock rubs his head in pain as "The End" appears in Mew characters.)
(May giggles as Misty draws the last scene)
May: Now what about the skits?
Pikachu: Pikapi chu! (opens another envelope and shows May the paper)
May: Those? (Pikachu nods) All right...
(On Our Way interlude as the title card appears: "'Curtain Up' with May". May's face appears in the rounded part of the a in her name)
(We see the cast seated at a dinner table. Ash puts some salt on his food, but notices that the pepper is on the other end of the table, by Pikachu.)
Ash: Pass the pepper, sombody....
(the request goes down the line until it gets to Misty, who's next to Pikachu.)
Misty: Pikachu, Ash wants the pepper.
Pikachu: Pikachu! (hands off a bottle to Misty, where it goes down the line until it gets to Ash. He winces at the bottle)
Ash: No, not BLACK pepper, just pepper.
(the request goes down the line again to Misty)
Misty: Pikachu, Ash still wants the pepper.
Pikachu: Pika! (hands off another bottle to Misty, where it goes down the line again until it reaches Ash. He winces at the bottle)
Ash: No, not CAYENNE pepper...
(the request goes down the line again to Misty)
Misty: Pikachu, Ash still wants the pepper...
Pikachu: Pika! (hands off another bottle to Misty, where it goes down the line again until it reaches Ash. He winces at the bottle)
Ash: No, not LEMON pepper...
Misty: Then what pepper DO you want?
Ash: The toilet pepper! (laughter and applause as the scene fades out)
(We see the inside of a movie studio. Brock, as the director, is looking on a set of a Western town as the others, as the actors, mill about.)
Brock: Okay, guys! Places! (everyone rushes into position. May, the cameraperson, approaches Brock)
May: Uh sir?
Brock: Not right now, May...let's get this done first. "The Legend of Sheriff Ketchum", take 1...and...action!
(guitar riff as Kamon, playing the role of the villian, saunters onto the set)
Kamon(in his best Western drawl): Whar's that no-good, bow-legged, buggy eyed sheriff?
Ash(in his best Western drawl): Ah'm right hair, Nasty Jack! And you ain't welcome in this here town!
Kamon: Draw! (draws a fake six shooter. Ash does the same and fires a cork into Kamon's stomach, making him play dead)
Brock: And, cut! Not bad, but it needs to be a little more graceful, so let's try it again... (May tugs Brock's shirt sleeve) Yes?
May: Brock, this is urgent!
Brock: Can it wait? (May slinks to her position) Okay..."The Legend of Sheriff Ketchum", take 2...and...action!
(Ash and Kamon do the scene again, this time dancing like ballerinas)
Brock: (sigh) I didn't mean that kind of graceful....let's see some action this time! Take 3....
(Ash and Kamon do the scene again, only the action is in fast motion)
Brock: Take 4, and slow it down!
(Ash and Kamon do the scene again, but now the action is in slow motion)
Brock: Not THAT slow... (May tugs on Brock's shirt sleeve) What is it?
May: I have something to confess...I forgot to put film in the camera this morning. (everyone groans as the scene fades out)
(Pikachu giggles as May takes down the mini stage)
May: No wonder the audience chose those...Pikachu liked them too! (watches as Pikachu hurries onstage, where Brock and the band are waiting)
Ash: So what did the viewers decide was the best song this season?
(Pikachu opens an envelope and shows the paper to Brock. Brock nods and tunes his guitar a little more, while Ash grabs a whistle)
(music begins)
Brock: Together, wherever we go...
In battle we learn and grow...
(Ash grabs a whistle and joins in with Brock and the band)
Brock: With courage when we're put to the test,
Desire to be the very best!
And good friends to share in
The magic journey
With the power when we need to be strong!
And comfort when the struggle is long,
We hold on to all that we know is true...
It's always only what we make it...
We see our chance and then we take it!
The road is long, so don't delay it!
To be a Pokemon master ---- we train....
Forever and everywhere we go,
We offer the best of what we know
While hand in hand we walk as one
From battles lost to battles won!
With the Pokemon we claim
In the spirit of the game
The spirit of the game....
The challenge is everywhere!
For you and me if we only dare,
To hold on to all that we know is true!
[dance break/whistle solo]
Brock: You're for me and I'm for you!
Loyal always through and through!
We know now that we all must do!
To be a Pokemon master ---we train...
Forever and everywhere we go,
We offer the best of what we know
While hand in hand we walk as one
From battles lost to battles won!
With the Pokemon we claim
In the spirit of the game!
The spirit of the game...
We try...
We aim high....
And we reach for the sky-sky high! (applause as Brock, Ash, and the band bow)
May: Here's the conclusion of the cartoon...(starts the projector)
(CARTOON-"The Pi-Kahuna", part 2)
(We join the entire cast onstage)
Ash: I can't believe it...we're halfway to 100 shows...
May: I'm hoping for 1000 shows!
Ash: We had a great time tonight...so we'll see ya next time...and next season! (wild applause as the cast waves goodbye)
Pikachu: Pika pi! (waves goodbye as the curtain closes. "On Our Way" reprise plays as the credits roll)
THE END
END SEASON 2