Season finale, part 1. The Story Pirates return to the Isle of Monsters to gather a rare substance they need to power the ship. Featuring two new stories: “But Ratt,” a story about an unlikely superhero, written by Liliana and Oliver, two siblings from Nevada, and “Who Turned Out the Lights?”, a story about a dad who refuses to call a professional electrician, written by a 10 year old from California named Indira.
Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!
Illustration by Camila Franklin
Butt Rat
by Liliana, age 11, and Oliver, age 10, Nevada
(Interview with Butt Rat, New York’s greatest superhero)
Director: “We’re live in 3…2…1!”
Mr. Steve: “Hello and welcome to New York’s favorite news channel, Totally Real News. I’m your host, Mr. Steve, and today I will be interviewing the one and only, Butt Rat!”
CUE BUTT RAT THEME SONG:
Butt Rat!
He’s a rat,
With a big butt!
Butt Rat!
Bob the bobcat,
Is no match for
Butt Rat!
Saving the world,
And eating moldy pizza!
Butt Rat!
Butt Rat!!
BUTT RAT!!!
CUE APPLAUSE SOUND
Butt Rat: “Yes, thank you for having me here today, Mr. Steve. You were lucky I could fit this interview in with my tight schedule, you know, saving the world and all that. Typical rat things.”
Mr. Steve: “Tell me, Butt Rat, how did you manage to defeat New York’s greatest superhero, Bob the Bobcat during your 127th encounter?”
Butt Rat: “Well, Mr. Steve, when I realized that Bob the Bobcat was replacing all the pizza shops’ pepperoni with brussel sprouts, I roasted the brussel sprouts, because raw brussel sprouts are disgusting and roasted brussel sprouts are tolerable. To some people, at least.”
Mr. Steve: “But what will you do with the riot of angry citizens hungry for pepperoni pizza?”
Butt Rat: “I definitely thought of that! You see…I will… um….”
CUE COMMERCIALS
“Are you tired of having your hair smell like flowers and rain? Try Cheese Shampoo! Will leave your hair smelling like parmesan, cheddar, colby jack and more! New Deal! Buy two and get one 75% off! Warning: Cheese Shampoo may cause side effects of nausea, messy hair, vomiting, passing out from the smell, and smelling like moldy cheese. Cheese Shampoo may or may not be just melted cheese.”
Mr. Steve: “We’re back with Totally Real News, with an interview with Butt Rat!”
Butt Rat!
He’s a rat
With a big butt
Butt-
Butt Rat: (interrupting his own theme song) “Hey, do you smell that? Smells like, hmm… rotten pepperoni?”
[Sniffs the air]
Mr. Steve: “Umm… I don’t smell anything!? Resume theme song!”
Butt Rat: “I think it's coming from…you!”
Mr. Steve: “I’m not hiding anything! You’re acting strange, not me!”
Butt Rat: “Then what’s in your pocket?”
Mr. Steve: “Okay fine! You got me!”
[RIPS OFF MASK, REVEALING BOBCAT FACE UNDERNEATH]
Butt Rat: “Gasp! You’re Bob the Bobcat, New York’s greatest supervillain?”
Bob the Bobcat (Previously Mr. Steve) : “MWA HA HA HA HA! I WILL RULE THE WORLD NOW!”
The End.
Part Two coming soon to theaters near you!
Who Turned Out the Lights?
by Indira, Age 10, California
Roll Call Stories
Scroll down to read the original stories or watch Peter and Lee read them and react here:
The Bear in the City
by Eva, age 9, Minnesota
Once, there was a bear who was tired of living in the forest, and he dreamt of living in the city.
The bear read a book called ‘the big apple.’ “Big Apple?” he thought. “THAT'S IT! I’ll just move to New York!” So he moved to New York. when he got there… “OMG!!!!” he said. “It’s filled with animals!” “and the Central Park Zoo is filled with… humans!?” “ wow! New York has really changed, especially the Statue of liBEARty!”
The Confusing Story
by Owen, age 5, Pennsylvania
Three little aliens were jumping on the bed. The mother said, "stop!" The three little aliens jumped into the kitchen, but then the dad came in and said, "stop eating all the ice cream!" Then a big volcano eruppted and split theire planet in two. Then a lava monster declared "I must rule all of space," but then superheros came they were called *righno rusher and eagle flyer* and they said, "we must attack the lava monster!" so then the attack started. The superheros threw ice balls at the lava monster and it turned into an ice cube. The ice cube monster became nice and evryone shouted "yay!" Then a vampire came and said "what happened to that monster?" But then it turned out to be morning so the vampire left. The end.
Hungry Mustache Man
by Cora, age 11, Virginia
Hi I’m hungry mustache man and I’m hungry so I’m going to the juice shop. Do,do,do,do,do walking to the juice shop.
Mustache man:Hi juice lady
Juice lady:Um my name Gigi
Mustache man:Ok juice lady
Juice lady: Sigh what can i get you
Mustache man:Can I have some apple juice please
Juice lady: Ok be right back
Crash, Bam, Clank, Clonk, Smash
Juice lady:Here you go I hade to put it in a watermelon boll
Mustache man:A watermelon boll ?Oh well I guess I can work with this
So hungry mustache man walked around town saying I’ve apple juice in a watermelon boll for the rest of his life and never even took a sip.
