All language subtitles for Hatching Pete

Hi.

There's... Hot soup!

Hot soup!

Worst chicken we ever had.

That's a rooster! It's a rooster!

Hot soup!

Cock -a -doodle!

Ah, forget it.

Hey, Miss Banfield. Sorry I'm late. I've
been looking for Cammie Poole. Have you

seen her go inside?

I'm sorry. Are you a new student here at
Brewster High?

You're kidding, right?

I'm in your biology class.

I'm Pete. I'm... I'm Pete Ivey.

What's up, Pete?

Hi, Miss Banfield.

Oh, so you know this young man,
Cleveland?

He was just inquiring into the
whereabouts of your sister.

He was?

He's trying to find Cammy so he can ask
her out. Finally. How did you know that?

I'm your best friend.

Pay attention to your neurotic
ramblings.

Oh, here we are.

Pete, I need a check.

Thank you.

Okay.

Oh.

Is that brain?

the court.

Dale Feathers.

That's a funny one, Skyler.

or I'll have the wrestling team hurt you
again.

Okay, all right. So I'll see you later.

Hey, sis. Move it. Oh, shoot.

Cammy.

Hey. Hey, Pete. What are you doing here?

Oh, me? Oh, I'm, well, I'm here because,
well,

I had something that I wanted to tell
you.

Well, kind of a question.

Okay, shoot. I'm just, I'm kind of in a
hurry. Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, I was wondering if you would go.

Who is this guy? Does he even go to this
school?

Oh, that's just Pete. He's my brother's
best friend.

Don't care.

I'm going to score 20 points today for
you, sweet

thing.

Bye -bye, Pete.

Isn't Dill awesome?

Yeah.

Yeah, Dill is the awesomest.

All right, well, I'll see you at the
game.

See you at the game.

Sir.

Had enough yet?

Get out of here.

How'd it go with my sister?

I dry heaved.

Ball, please.

Thank you.

Okay, we have a simple goal for tonight,
okay? We're going to score more than

seven points.

Oh, and Cammy seems to really enjoy
kissing Bill.

Uh, yeah, Pete, I could have told you
that.

He's always over at my house. You know,
I think he's stealing my mini cologne

sample. Why didn't you tell me your
sister was dating the captain of the

basketball team?

Pete, chill, dude. Listen, I'll level
with you.

Okay, I didn't tell you about Bill
because...

Because I wanted you to grow, man.

Experience new things. I mean, just
building the courage to choke out a few

words to my sister.

It took guts.

Major guts, man.

I'm really proud of you.

Really?

Thanks, Paul.

I really appreciate that. Oh, dude.

I'm just messing with you, dude. It's
slick.

Hey, son.

Dad.

What's wrong, son? You look a little
down.

Yeah.

Just got some things going on.

Woman trouble?

Well, yeah.

I kind of missed my chance with a girl I
like.

Got beat to the punch, huh?

By the captain of the basketball team.

Thing is, Pete, if you want to get
noticed by girls, you got to give them

something to notice.

Like, uh, when you were a kid, you were
into gymnastics.

That got you noticed?

Yeah. Everyone thought I was weird.

Okay, bad example. But, see, my point
is, this guy plays basketball. That gets

noticed.

Your mother didn't even know I existed
until I did something bold.

I got a motorcycle.

And pulling out of the dealership, you
rode off the sidewalk and fell over. I

have poor balance.

Your father broke nearly every bone in
his body.

Shake a tail feather. We got 45 minutes
to tip off.

I don't like going to the game. What did
your son just say?

Why bother?

Rooster hasn't won a game since, like,
early last season.

Pete, if this is some sort of teenage
acting out against your parents, we

ask you to leave Rooster Nation out of
it.

Hello, Cletus.

Hola, Leon.

Hi, Q!

Sounds like you got a cold.

It's allergies, but that's a strong
guess.

Doris.

What's up?

Our names haven't changed, Pletus. We're
still Mr. and Mrs. Ivy to you. That's

right. Hey, wait a minute. Shouldn't you
be heading to the game by now?

Yes.

Yes, I should.

Well, come on, roosters.

Let's cock -a -doodle -doo.

We're going to do that.

That's where we're going.

Oh, what's up? Dude, I need you to do me
a solid.

Okay. Yeah, I'm going to need you to go
ahead and be the chicken tonight at the

game. And I need to borrow like 500
bucks.

What? No.

I thought that you said that you were my
best friend.

Okay.

No worries about the money.

And no hard feelings about filling in
for me today. Thanks.

I'm not going to be the chicken.

What is going on?

This isn't easy for me to admit.

Okay.

Okay.

I'm dying.

I'm serious. Yes, Pete, I'm serious. I'm
dying inside of this foam chicken head.

You idiot. It's my allergies, man.

Okay, they've never been this bad.

I mean, Principal Daly got a new chicken
head for my costume.

He thought that the bright new colors
would boost school spirit. I mean, it's

fine plan, right?

Yeah. I mean, I'm probably going to be
the first person in history to sneeze to

death.

No one quit?

I hate being the chicken.

Pete, you know I can't do that.

Okay, it's my family legacy.

Don't go for the wallet. Yes, I'm going
for the wallet. Pete, you made me do it.

Me?

My dad?

My uncle?

My other uncle?

Think that's my aunt?

My granddad?

Pete, you're going to have to do this
for the grandkids.

Who? I don't even know what makes you
think I can be the chicken. I

blacked out saying hi to your sister.

Okay, Pete, you know what? That's a
sound argument. I really don't want to

into it. Maybe I came and asked the
wrong guy.

Okay, Pete, if you don't want to do it,
I guess I'll just go talk to Keith

Burke. You know, he said he would pay me
to let him wear the chicken suit. I

mean, the guy knows it's a chick magnet.

Wait, wait a second. No, Pete, that's
too bad, you know.

I was even going to offer to put in a
good word to Cammy for you. You know,

and Dill are barely hanging on by a
thread.

You serious?

Yeah. And I know little sis listens to
big bro.

I mean, come on, Pete.

You know, I was going to say a few
choice words on your behalf.

Just think about that.

Pete and Cammy?

That's catchy.

Now it's going to be the, uh,
Berkmeister and Cammy.

It's tragic.

Well, I mean, I don't even...

I don't know the routine. Pete, here's
the routine. You walk around, you flap

your wings, make sure to get in all the
school yearbook pictures. Dude, I don't

know. I'm an awful mascot.

Listen,

I heard a mascot camp.

They make a hyperallergenic head for
like a thousand bucks.

Dude, I'll look into that.

But for now, can you hook a buddy up?

You know, Poole, it's not exactly my
thing to...

I make a clown out of myself in public.

I mean, they usually leave that to you.

I mean, what if somebody finds out it's
me?

Pete. Dude, I need this to be a secret
more than you do.

Come on, man.

Yes, we should fan another big game
today. As the Armadillos, 18 wins and 2

losses, take on their own raging
boosters.

who are zero for 20.

It's going to be tough for the Roosters
to beat a team of this caliber.

And here we go.

I think my boy Cletus has got what it
takes to outshine even me.

I am not a loser. I am not a loser. I am
not a loser.

We're on air.

Hey, Chip, off we go.

He knows it's me. Just walk around, cup
your wings, be generally annoying like

pool for a couple hours, and go home.

Oh, stupid tail.

Oh, oh, what's up?

All right, here we go.

Hey, it's a chicken!

It's over with.

Go, Dale!

This one's for you, baby.

No, it's taken away again.

Smooth, Dale.

Sorry, Pooh, I'm out of here. I still
got a little pride left.

I hope

Leland is all

right. Oh, he's fine. He's all right.
He's got padding under those feathers,

right? Well, no, no. The school didn't
spring for the deluxe model with the

pads. So, hey, you're okay, son. Shake
it off. Let's go.

Keep watching.

Best dry cleaning expenses could be on
me.

Okay, thanks, Pete.

And rest assured, Operation Make Cammie
Fall in Love with Pete will commence

tonight. All right.

Keep me posted.

Good night.

Good night.

Hey, Pete.

Thanks.

I know you must have hated being the
chicken.

So, Pete, the chicken worked good, huh?
Not so bad.

Hey, Poole. Hi. Good work, chicken.

Thanks.

Good job, man.

I guess the game went good, huh?

Yeah,

I think it went all right.

I want Poole expelled. He's a menace,
hating from the girders, teasing the

officials. It's not funny, and it's not
safe.

He made a mockery of the team.

Seems to me the team did a pretty good
job of that all by itself.

Oh, that's nice, Fred. That's great.
Thank you for that.

You know, I would never say something
like that to you.

I'm sorry, Coach. I'm sorry.

But your team is just not good.

I don't know whether it's because the
athletes are all horrible or because you

need more practice being a coach.

But let me put it this way.

Right now, that chicken has greater job
security than you do.

What up, fellas?

Good game Friday night.

Wow, Pooh. You got some guts.

Right, boys?

Still?

Guts kind of runs in the family. They
actually call my grandpa Grandpa Guts.

Well, you might want to consider a new
career path.

Because this one goes straight to the
frying pan.

That's a funny deal.

Prime pen. I get it. Do you get it? Yes,
Floyd, I get it.

And I'll be going now.

Freeze!

Let him go, let him go, let him go.

Coach, you made people laugh at us. They
belittled us.

And you.

That's his job. He's a mascot.

One feather on his scrawny little head
gets touched.

You go three rounds with me, comprende?

You know, I feel like they were
channeling their anger at me instead of

other. That's just my theory.

I don't like you, Poole. Huh? I don't
like the chicken.

Get it?

Okay. I wish I could cut those boys
loose.

Play patty cake with your face.

But I'd lose my job. And that is the
only reason you are still upright.

What did I do that was so bad?

Oh, don't play dumb with me, mop top.

You know what you did out on that court.

And let's just say some feelings were
hurt.

And hurt feelings.

Stink.

You were so funny Friday night. I will
never have a wrestler

beat you up again.

It is only fitting that we have our
chicken present when we talk about the

Rooster Day celebration.

Now, I need two volunteers from this
class to be on the float committee.

Oh, come on, citizens.

Pete Ivey.

Hey, Pete, what about you?

This could be a great way to make a name
for yourself, huh?

I'll volunteer, Miss Banfield.

Oh, that would be wonderful, Angela.

So then it is Angela Morrissey and Pete
Ivey on the float committee, the two new

kids in school. That is perfect. I
didn't realize you were a new kid in

Save it for the float committee.

Thank you.

Okay, all right, guys, one more time.

I gotta run, but there will be another
show later.

When later?

Huh? How about later after school?

You and me.

So, what do you say? Yes, please.

Okay,

did everybody see that?

Okay, everyone, let's get started. Sorry
I'm late.

I just got lost again.

You know, there's just so much you gotta
learn with a new school. Put a dollar

in the light jar.

Good.

Maybe we can build a big rocket ship and
paint something on it. Like, I don't

know, go roosters.

Really? A rocket ship?

That's the best you got, rocket ship.

I'm out of here.

Good luck without me.

It was just my first idea.

What else you got?

Uh, space shuttle.

Hey, listen up. Angela's got an idea.

Well, I don't want to be pushy or
anything. No, hey, it's wide open.

Help us out. Come on.

Uh, well, um... Okay, well, it seems to
me like

everyone likes the chicken.

So, why don't we try to use him somehow?

I like it.

Any specific idea?

Put the chicken on a rocket ship.

Anyone besides Bob got an idea?

Angela! Angela!

Hey! Hey!

Hey, your idea was awesome right there.
Oh, thanks.

Yeah. You're, uh, Peter, right?

Yeah, Pete. Pete's the name. Oh, don't
worry. I'll definitely give you your

dollar back for that.

Keep it. I got like 20 more where that
came from.

Good.

Hey, you want to ride home?

My car's right there. Oh, no, no,
thanks. I'm going to walk.

Kind of my exercise for the day.

But thanks.

Really.

I like to walk.

Yeah. Good for the lungs, right?

Yeah. That is it. I'll walk with you.

Don't you have a car?

Well, yeah.

Yeah, but it's...

It's so bad for the environment and
stuff.

I was thinking about donating it to like
a foundation.

Oh. Oh, yeah? Well, my boyfriend back in
Houston, he volunteers for a nursing

home. They're always looking for
donations.

Well, I will strongly consider donating
my car to your boyfriend.

Cool.

Well, I better go.

Bye, Pete.

No hunger, Mom.

Yeah.

Listen,

partner, we gotta talk.

I need to know what you did at the game
Friday.

I don't know. I just improvised.

Improvised? Like how, Pete? I mean, did
you use props, catchphrases? Can you

please just give me some details?

I don't know.

I followed the coach around a little
bit.

I made fun of him.

That explains a lot.

I got the other team's huddle that got a
big laugh.

Pete, you do realize that you broke all
of the mascot rules, right?

I'm sorry.

I just went with it.

I've never acted like that before.

It's cool, man. I really don't care. The
important thing is, is that I might be

kissing Jamie Wynn by week's end.

Yeah, well, because of me.

Don't think that this is going
unrewarded, okay?

I mean, um, Cammie was just asking about
you. Whatever. Cammie's lying to me.

Oh, really?

Why'd she ask if you get sweaty palms
when you hold hands with a girl? Eh?

Why'd she ask that, Pete?

Really?

Mm -hmm.

What did you say?

I mean, I do sometimes, but it depends.

No, man, I'm just kidding.

She actually hasn't asked that yet.

But, Pete, I'm prepared to defend all of
your flaws.

Okay, here's the deal.

I need you to teach me the routine.

All I remember is everybody was staring
at me and then, I don't know, something

clicked. Clicked?

Beat? I need specifics.

You realize that I will probably never
be this popular again in my life?

I know. Even Angela Morrissey's a fan.

Morrissey's a fan?

Yeah.

Sweet.

Okay, Pete.

What is it?

I mean, you want to be a friend? A best
friend? Because that's what I'm telling

people that we are.

All right, I'll show you some moves.

Perfect.

My goodness, Pete.

I'm a genius.

You're going to be the chicken tomorrow.

And I'll be in the stands watching you
do what you do. And you can count it.

That'll work.

People see you in the stands, they know
you're not in the suit.

Pete, I'm not stupid, man.

That base will be covered.

Cool.

It's going to be fine, Pete.

Okay.

Okay, chicklets.

It's a whole new ballgame.

Now let's get out there and show those
dolphins what roosters are made of.

Feathers and a beak!

Woo!

Okay. Put your hands in here.

rooster basketball 14 and four dolphins
coming in to play your very own raging

roosters who are zero okay let's bring
it in let's go 21 in the last defense

take care of the ball defense take care
of the ball hands in here we go

Where'd it go, Floyd?

Hi, Cletus.

Hi, Cletus.

Angela,

we're seeing the computer every day.

to be to pick me to run away with.

Mom, I

think your fans are calling.

Well,

I should get back to my chair.

You were amazing.

You know, now I know why everybody loves
me.

Anyways, I got to run. I got a date with
Jamie.

Isn't this great?

Yeah, for you.

Everyone still thinks you're the
chicken. I'm just boring old Pete Ivey.

Monday morning, I'm going to be the kid
in the back of the room nobody knows.

Okay, Pete.

I mean, maybe you're right. You should
be getting more out of this than all the

groundwork I've been laying down with my
sister.

Trust me, Pete.

Dude, she's coming around. I'm sure she
is.

Here's what we're going to do.

You're going to be the chicken full
time.

All right. What do you mean full time?

What about that allergy -proof chicken
head or whatever?

The financing dried up. You know, the
PTA shot down Principal Daly's request

the thousand bucks. Something about fire
extinguishers being a better resource

of... I don't know. It's politics, man.

Say, Poole, does this custom -built
hypoallergenic head really even exist?

No.

Now, Pete, no, it doesn't.

Why don't I ever believe anything you
say anymore? Because we're best friends.

Now, Pete, are you in or are you out?

Well, I don't know. I'm just not sure
about being the chicken full time.

I mean, well, if you were to find out
that it was just boring old Pete Ivey in

the suit, they'd expect me to be this,
hey, check me out, I'm crazy kind of guy

all the time. And it's not me.

That's you.

Okay, Pete.

I don't ever recall saying that we could
let people in on our little secret

here. Oh.

Oh, so I keep being the chicken, you
keep getting the credit?

Yeah. Pete, it's a win -win, dude.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

How is it a win -win? Uh, simple. I get
the benefit of fame. The pool family

tradition lives on. Oh, let's not forget
about Jamie.

And you.

You get to have fun in a chicken suit.
Pete, it doesn't get better than that.

It's kind of fun. Yeah, it is.

I mean, I'm kind of good at it. Good?

Pete, dude, you're amazing.

I mean, no pool has ever been this good.

You're a natural, baby. You know, you
got all the moves and stuff.

All right.

Yeah, I'll do it.

Why not?

Do you want to do it? Yeah.

Perfect. I'll do it. I'll call you.
Cool. All right. You do it.

You're my big chicken. Why not?

Okay.

I want him gone, Fred. I can't keep my
mind in the game. The crowd isn't even

looking at the court anymore.

Excuse me, Coach.

There's something I remembered I had to
do.

Let's see here.

The Roosters have scored 24 points all
season.

Their opponents...

After this, we need 14 feet of chicken
wire. Ah, chicken wire.

That would be in the wire department
under chicken.

Or would it be in the chicken department
under wire?

So,

glad you're here from Houston.

You mean my boyfriend?

Well,

he made captain of the debate team.

Oh, sounds like a fun guy.

Yeah. Yeah, he, uh, sure likes to argue.

So, Pete, um, look at this pool. He, uh,
he's a friend of yours, isn't he?

I mean, only since kindergarten.

Why? Oh, no reason. Just, he, uh, seems
like an interesting person.

He's complex, isn't he?

Pool? Yeah.

I just, I don't want to really consider
the concept.

Well, I mean, it's like...

By day, he's just kind of this ordinary.
Really, really ordinary. Yeah, yeah,

ordinary. Guy. But, you know, when he's
the chicken, he's just so different.

Well, how different? What do you mean?

I don't know. He's, um, fresh and bold
and daring, and he's so funny.

Angela, are you saying you're, like,
interested in pool because he's the

chicken? Oh, I found the putty.

It's a little pricey, but good putty is
worth every cent.

Did you get any twine?

Where's the twine?

I didn't see twine on the list.

Come on, twine's the main thing. You
don't build a float without a big old

of twine. Come on, it's back in the
twine aisle. You can't miss it.

Thank you.

Anyways, um... Oh, fool.

Oh, it's nothing, really.

I mean, he's got a girlfriend anyways,
right?

Right. And you have a boyfriend.

Don't forget that. Oh, yeah, yeah, of
course.

Chicken layer.

Does anybody remember Poole being this
funny? No.

It's only the last couple of games he's
come alive, and you don't just wake up

one day and be funny.

Whatever. Of course it's Poole.

Well, then there shouldn't be a problem
to check and make sure.

Watch us play. We stink.

See the results.

You hear about this?

I'm gonna hear about this.

Ow!

Gosh, Pete, watch it.

Let me poke my eye out. You watch it,
man. It's not easy getting out of this

thing.

Hey, man.

What's with you saving Angela out there?

You should have saved Jamie.

What were you thinking? You know what,
Pete? You weren't thinking as what you

were doing.

You need to get your head in the game.
It's hard up there, fool.

You're ripping all the benefits. I'm not
out there in the trenches, man. Pete,

I'm in the trenches, too. Do not
underestimate the job of promoting you

sister, okay? It's subtle, yet
consistent.

Seriously? She'll probably get into
marketing when I get older.

No offense to your sister, but I'm over
her now.

Okay, good, because she wasn't taking
the bait.

You're kind of like Angela.

Angela likes his chicken.

Man, if she only knows.

Okay, Pete, stop talking right now.

We obviously both know you can't tell
her.

I understand this whole dual identity
thing can be really difficult on you.

Yeah. But guess who else has to deal
with it, Pete?

Superman. Yeah, well, it's me being
Clark Kent when Superman's the only one

gets noticed. But Clark never complains,
Pete! Oh, my God. Cletus?

Cletus, is that you? We had a deal.

There's no backing out.

Yeah, the closet.

Right. I change in there sometimes.

I know it's weird. I'm kind of a shy
guy.

Oh, that's okay.

I like shy guys.

Really?

Good, because I'm shy.

You just mentioned that.

I did. Yeah.

Look, I just wanted to thank you for,
you know, out there.

You saved me from getting trampled. I
saved you from... That's right, I saved

you. Yeah.

That's pretty sweet of me.

You know, this may sound kind of funny,
but, um... You're sort of a...

Superhero.

Yeah, I know.

Sensitive guy, I was going to say. Yeah.
Actually.

Well, Superman's a sensitive guy, too.

Right. Of course. Want to know something
else about Superman?

Sure.

When he makes a deal with his best
friend, he doesn't back out.

Oh, yeah, Superman's best friend?

Wait, you mean Jimmy Olsen, the
photographer guy? Yeah.

See, Superman kept promises with Jimmy.

Mm -hmm.

Super promises.

Right.

Well, you know what else Superman does.

He saves people in distress, like you
did for me.

So, anyways, thank you. Okay.

I, um, I guess you're kind of my
superhero today.

Hey, sorry.

That, uh, once or twice a week it
happens.

I'll see you later. I'll see you later.

See you when later is.

Pete? Bull?

I just remembered. In fourth grade, I
lent you a quarter for a taco boat, and

you never paid me back.

Oh, okay. You want the quarter now?

Well, I want it in fourth grade, but now
I'll be fine.

Here's your quarter.

Thank you.

Oh, you see that? I missed a call.

Yeah, I've been getting a lot of those
calls lately.

Oh, that must be nice.

It's the old man.

He once spent some more face time with
his favorite kid. You know, I can't

him. My stock is pretty high these days.
It makes him feel good being seen with

me in public.

What did he say?

Yeah. We've been hanging out a lot
lately.

He's really proud of the chicken.

Er, I mean, me.

You know, he's carrying a picture of us
in his wallet right now.

I mean, obviously, he thinks it's me,
but it's really you. Pete, I cannot take

it anymore.

What's wrong? What's the matter? Dude,
I'm a fraud.

Okay, my dad's walking around talking
about how proud he is of the chicken,

it's really you, Pete.

You know, he's proud of you because
you're the chicken. You know, if he knew

bad of a chicken I really was, he would
never talk to me again.

Well, your dad doesn't care if you're a
good chicken or even if you are the

chicken.

Your family loves you no matter what.

You see, Pete, I understand that in
theory.

Trust me, it's true.

You're a really good friend, Pete.

I'm really sorry that this whole thing
has been really hard on you.

You were right, though, you know?

We should just... We should call it
quits.

Let the cat out of the bag.

Whoa, whoa.

What if I'm not funny without the suit?
Come on, Pete.

You're a funny guy.

You should have to let everybody see
that.

Without wearing your chicken suit. Come
on.

Hey, everybody!

You know what?

Let's just keep the cat in the bag. At
least until after the parade.

I mean, what's the rush, really?

Right?

Going anywhere?

Yeah, I guess. Look, I'm sorry, Paul. I
can't switch right now.

Look, I did you a favor.

Do me one.

Pete. What?

What do we do with the twine?

Twine? He means twine. Um, have you seen
Angela? I don't know where she is. No,

I think she might have gone home or
something, but, uh... Well, Angela

this whole thing.

We'll take over.

For real, though.

I have, like, a mile and a half of twine
here.

Any idea?

Come on.

You could build something.

Angela!

Hi. Hey.

Why aren't you building the float?

The better question is, how come you're
not building the float?

What's wrong?

What happened?

I got a text message today.

From Houston.

I got something to do with the text
message. Can you believe it?

Coward.

Did you know that 86 % of all long
-distance relationships are doomed to

failure?

That sounds high.

Yeah. Well, he attached a link.

I checked it out.

It's pretty accurate.

Stupid debaters.

That must have been a pretty annoying
habit to deal with.

Must be lots of other lame stuff about
him.

I don't know.

I don't want to rip on the guy.

He broke up with you with a text.

You're sick for this rabbit.

Weak. And he refused to say anything
that's not orange. What a loser.

And he derides you a lot.

Well, that's kind of a clinical
condition.

There's really not anything he can do
about it.

Me? Um, Angela, have I ever dry heaved
around you?

No.

And believe me, I would have remembered.

Yeah, cool.

Well, we can talk about dry heaving some
more, or we can go a little float.

I think I'll go with building a float.

Yeah, me too.

Car's right up here.

I think I'll take you up on that ride. I
don't think I can make you walk.

Do you believe it, Deputy?

All these people voted for me.

They didn't all vote for you, Uncle Lou.

It wasn't exactly a laugh, lad.

Don't call me Uncle Lou.

about the opinion of others. I don't
want to spend my time hiding under the

covers. I'm scared to let it loose. I'd
rather go and just be free. So I'ma do

what I do best.

Chicken. But my son is the chicken. Why
isn't he in the chicken suit?

Yeah. Great.

Now I totally made out with Poole for no
reason.

So, who's the chicken?

Man.

dropped your hat, Uncle Lou.

That was crazy.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Oh,
jeez. Oh, jeez.

Jamie, baby.

This doesn't mean we have to break out.

Oh, we're breaking up. Oh, that's a
visit from the wrestling team. Okay, I

do. Let's get him out of here. Oh,
really?

Hey, where are we going? Where are we
going?

The law enforcement weren't here, folks.

Hot paper says, you know, it's a lot
more fun when we both play.

Hi, Uncle Lou.

Boys found your car?

That chicken was long gone.

Don't call me Uncle Lou. Why not?

Because people think I hired you because
we're related.

Let me get this straight.

You're the chicken?

Officially. Yeah, but somebody else was
in the suit, right?

Oh, you're both smart.

So, everyone thought you were in the
suit, but you really weren't.

Exactly. So... So who was in the suit?

Come on, guys, I cannot tell you.

We made a promise.

Son, we're talking Grand Theft
Automobile here.

That's G -P -A -Mobile. So you better
start talking.

Until I get that root beer I asked for
about an hour ago.

Well, go get it.

Yeah, a little.

Hey, Jack.

Sup?

Lou, can you give us a minute here?

Sure, Jack.

Thanks.

Well, Cletus, you know, I just, I wish I
understood why you did it.

You know what?

I'm allergic to the chicken suit, okay?

I mean, every time I put the thing on, I
go into a sneezing fit, and my body

gets all itchy.

I mean, I didn't want to quit.

And I think the main thing is, is that I
still want to let you down.

You know, let me tell you something,
Cletus.

I was allergic to the chicken suit, too.

Yeah, I know. It was rough.

My sinuses got all stuffed up, my eyes
watered, my fingers swelled up like hot

dogs. You know, I felt like I was
itching my way through high school.

I didn't want to quit either, for the
same reasons.

I'm proud of you, Cletus.

You had the guts to...

Fly the coop.

Like I should have done.

Thanks, Dad.

But I mean, you're really okay with me
not being the chicken?

I know it's the family legacy.

I'd rather you be my happy son than a
sneezing chicken any day.

Thanks, Dad.

Uh, Dad?

Yeah.

I think I'm allergic to math.

Yeah, I'm not going to be okay with
that. Okay, cool. Okay, science. No.

Hey, Pete. Hey, Angela.

Where were you?

Didn't see you at the parade.

Oh, no, I was there.

Oh. Still turned out great, huh?

Yeah. Good work.

I just did a little sawing, some
hammering, poked some twine time.

Hey, how about that whole chicken thing?
It's all anybody can talk about.

Who do you think it is?

The chicken? Yeah.

I don't know.

Do you really want to know?

No, I...

I guess not.

I mean, yes.

Well, I mean... Do you want to know?

Yeah.

But I'm afraid once the mystery is over,
so is the magic.

It's sure getting colder.

Am I crazy, Pete?

What? I think I was actually falling for
a guy in a chicken suit.

Really? You don't know how relieved I
was to find out it wasn't pool.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

Do you think the chicken will come back?

Probably not.

So long as everyone wants to know who's
in there.

Magic's in the mystery, right?

You're right.

Wait.

No, I'm right.

Okay, we're both right.

Hey, do you want to ride?

No, I'm just going to walk.

It's kind of my exercise for the day.

Right.

Bye, Pete.

See ya.

See that, Pete?

We made the newspaper. What are you
doing here, fool?

Look, man, I'm sorry I got caught.

Dumb? I know.

But, I mean, we gotta talk.

Decide what to do next.

What do you mean, next?

I stole the sheriff's car.

So?

Dude, you had no choice. You were being
chased by a mob. You're legally allowed

to do whatever you want when you're
being chased by a mob.

It's in the Constitution. Tell it to the
sheriff.

I already did.

Oh, great.

Did you tell him who I am? No, Pete.

i was slippery like a like an oiled up
watermelon okay here's what we're gonna

do we're gonna let the whole thing die
right we're gonna retire the chicken and

let the myth grow and then maybe at our
30th reunion we tell everybody it was

you who turned the chicken into a legend

I think he'll come.

I would have found on this.

Well, aren't you just dying to know who
he is?

Um, no.

real chicken. We got a copycat here.
Everyone stand down. Repeat, we have a

copycat. Sorry, folks. I couldn't
resist. I just wanted some attention and

Come on.

Janitors.

Let's go. Huddle up.

Well, there's no chicken. I'm going to
get on home and soak my feet. Out of my

way.

Friday night's game was the biggest
crowd in rooster basketball history for

first ten minutes, anyhow.

Seems to me people only come to see the
chicken.

Hmm. You know, I'm pretty sure people go
to basketball games to watch

basketball, but hey, maybe you're right.
Maybe they just want to see a chicken

act like a fool. It's becoming an
economic issue, Coach.

There's been a substantial increase in
the sale of game tickets.

Most importantly, the town's pride
quotient has increased significantly

nights. Now, it's a simple question.

How can we get the chicken to come back?

Well, I suspect one thing on his mind is
the little matter of the sheriff's car.

Well, I spoke to Lou, and he's willing
to drop all charges.

But that's not fair. He stole the
sheriff's car.

Come on, Corky.

Who here among us has never stolen the
sheriff's car when we were young?

Huh?

Anyhow, the chicken.

Let's not forget the reason he stole the
car in the first place was to prevent

himself from being unmasked.

We need to convince that chicken.

But if he shows up again, he won't be
touched.

Well, how are we going to do that?

Ah.

So, our objective is to get the chicken
back.

We're certain that he is here among you
at this very moment.

Whoever you are,

I want to assure you that all vehicular
theft charges have been dropped and that

no one will expose you.

Whoever even tries will be given double
permanent suspension and endure eternal

misfortune, which I will personally
inflict.

Coach Mackey speaks for all of us. We
need you back, chicken.

Come back, you big chick.

I can't believe I'm actually doing this.
I can't believe you're actually doing

this.

It can't be Keith Berg. He's too

short to be the chicken.

What about Bobby Nevin? You never see
him again.

Hey, Pete.

I know. How's it going? Good. Good.

What are you guys doing?

Oh, you know, just what everyone else in
school is doing.

Trying to figure out who the chicken
really is.

Hey! Maybe it's this Pete Ivey guy.

Whoever he is. No way is Pete Ivey the
chicken.

I mean, Pete Ivey is not smart enough,
and Pete Ivey is not cool enough, and

Pete Ivey is not wild enough.

I'm standing right here.

Yeah.

Angela, who do you think it is?

Uh, I have no idea.

Maybe Keith Burke?

He seems like he can be that kind of
guy.

I guess.

That's what I thought.

It's totally the Berkshires.

Mm -hmm.

Bye, Pete. Bye.

Boy, I hope the chicken shows up.

Oh, Lou, would you mind leaving the
handcuffs and the cruiser? Fred, I will

arrest the chicken.

Should he choose to return.

We've been stood up again.

I am tired of looking like a fool.

When that chicken is supposed to be
here. Oh, that chicken will be here. You

just wait.

Yeah.

We need the chicken.

Oh, boy.

Why? Why?

Why? Oh, why?

Stupid chicken.

What is that, Suze?

We're going to use this snack to signal
the chicken.

It's not our best idea, but we're
desperate.

Suze, how's my rooster signal?

Oh, boy. Oh, boy. Oh, boy.

Best idea I ever had.

Good luck.

Personally, I think the chicken has a
better chance of saying that than this.

What is this?

Didn't you hear?

Tommy's challenging the chicken to come
on Rooster Talk today and explain why

he's called it quits.

Hi, I'm Tommy Thompson, and we have a
very special guest on Rooster Talk

The pride of Brewster, the chicken.

Hello, Tommy.

Yes, the chicken's voice has been
electronically altered to protect his

identity. Chicken, let's get right to
it. Why have you decided to hang it up?

Well, Tommy, because under these
feathers, I'm not really a mascot

Just an average guy.

I love you, chicken!

I think that proves you're anything but
average.

You're the spark plug of our school.

You're the spirit of the whole town.

That's a lot to live up to.

Well, seeing as how the Roosters' last
remaining game is against the Mountain

Lions, number one in the league, it's
going to be tough to avoid a shutout

season without the chicken.

I think they can do it, right? Let's
bring out someone who believes they

win without you. Coach Mackey.

Coach,

you think you can't win without the
chicken? I am positive we can't win

the chicken.

I love the show, by the way. I'm a big
fan.

I'm going to get a picture with you
afterwards. That would be good.

Chicken,

just hear me out, okay?

Look, if you come back, I promise I
won't throw my clipboard at you anymore.

And you can break through the big paper
sign before the game.

Huh? What do you say? Give me a wing?

Come here, you big lug.

You guess this means the chicken will be
at the big game Friday?

I'll be at the game, but I'll be in the
stands with all the other students.

Well, if this has gone for good for the
chicken, can we at least know who the

man is behind the chicken suit?

Well, let me answer that with another
question.

Why doesn't a lone ranger take off his
mask?

I give up. Why?

This is magic from the mystery.

Once you know, the mystery's over.

And so is the magic.

Pete! Dude, we're back in business.

And check it out.

I even got the suit dry cleaned.

Great. Dude, the chicken's risen from
the ashes.

You know, kind of like the phoenix.

They're both birds, right?

Well, I thought we were agreed we were
done with that.

But, Pete.

The chicken's off the hook.

You heard what the coach said. He said
if you show up at the game, they won't

arrest you.

What a beautiful country we live in.
When a chicken can steal a sheriff's car

and run scot -free, I mean, I'm just
saying, God bless America.

No, well, you were right before.

You know, we should just let this all
die and we can have a good laugh about

in 30 years.

But, uh, Pete, you said that you wanted
people to know that you were the

chicken. I mean, you tried to tell
everybody at the rally you were ready

I'm not ready now.

Maybe I'm never going to be ready for
people to know. It's just... Boring old

Pete Ivey in a suit. What are you
talking about?

You're going to be famous, man. People
are going to love you. Yeah, but what if

they don't?

Who? What if people stop liking the
chicken because they knew it was me?

Pete, if that's seriously what you're
worried about, then you need to look at

like this, man.

I mean, you can live your whole life in
a shell, or you can hatch.

You know, no guts, no glory.

Glory is overrated, anyhow.

Well,

I hope you know what you're doing, man.

Because you're letting a whole lot of
people down.

You little chicklets believe you can
beat those lions?

Not without the chicken, no.

What? I'm being honest.

Even Coach said it on TV.

Okay, okay, okay.

But now I'm saying we can.

And there are 500 rooster fans out there
who believe you can win without the

dang chicken.

They're all just going to leave as soon
as the chicken doesn't show up. So what?

Maybe they will. But this is our last
game, men.

Do you want to go through life with the
honor of being the only winless team in

46 years?

No!

haven't won one single game. It is
absolutely true.

Now, do you believe we can beat them
Lions?

Maybe.

I'll take it. Now, let's go crashing
through that sign like raging roosters

show them who we are.

Actually, you know what? We should
probably not go through the sign. In

chicken shows up, I sort of promised it
to him.

Eugene Roosters will try to score the
first victory of the season against the

undefeated 25 -0 Mountain Lions.

Can they do it? Can they do it? Our fans
think they can do it, so let's do it.

Let's get off we go.

Okay, please protect the ball. Say it
with me. Protect the ball.

You're killing me.

Okay, here we go. Oh, thank goodness.

This is it. This is it.

Can I pay the electric bill?

This is the best two grand a school ever
spent.

We have our super weapon, okay? So keep
your heads up, keep your butts down, and

let's win this thing, okay? Yeah, yeah.
I mean, your hands are ready.

time to see what it feels like to stand
at the intercourt for a change i

mean you can live your whole life in a
shell or you

could hatch now or never

Who's that fella?

That's Pete.

It's Pete Ivey.

That's Pete.

You rock, Pete.

That's Pete!

The kid

makes a darn good shit. How did you
know?

The magic's in the mystery.

You told Tommy, remember?

Your fans are calling.

Again.

on three. One, two, three.

I told you I was falling for a guy in a
chicken suit.

Is it okay if I'm the guy?

Pete, dude, they love you.

Put your head on.

And call your mom and dad and tell them
that the party's never gonna stop.