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Macbeth in Space?
This is going to be the greatest school play ever
because it's in space
and it's about Macbeth.
Uh, who's Macbeth?
I don't know.
Some guy with a girl's last name.
Principal Willoughby wrote
it was somebody named Shakespeare.
Isn't he the custodian?
Libby, this could be my big break.
A talent scout might come to the play,
see me and put me in my own TV show.
And I'm going to marry Smally Big-Big
and live in his house in Beverly Hills.
Uh, that's nice.
( in odd accent ): Bolbi be in play.
Bolbi act good.
Bolbi to be our not to be...
Bolbi, sit down!
What part are you
going to try out for, Jim?
I'm not.
School plays are just excuses
for kids to make fools of themselves.
Macbeth in Space?
It sounds silly, ridiculous, and...
the most beautiful thing in the world.
Hey, Jimmy, trying out for the play?
I'm going to try out for Lady Macbeth.
See you.
Ugh, yuck!
There's a kissing scene
between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Out of my way.
I've got to be in this play.
Falling.
To prepare for my audition,
I've researched Shakespeare, Scottish kings
and downloaded the Keanu Reeves advanced acting course.
( imitating Reeves ): Well... is this a laser sword I see before me?
Oh, that was very...
Oh, that was stink-o-roony, Jimbo.
Open up a window.
Hugh!
But luckily I can help you.
I used to tread the boards back in the day.
I'll give you some good acting tips.
Now, you might want to write this down, son.
When you want to act mad, do this:
Now, if you want to act happy—
which is different than mad— go like this:
Now, if an anvil
drops on your head, you'd go, uh...
( screaming ): There's an anvil on my head.
Ow, it hurts!
And that's pretty much all there is in acting.
Hugh, where are you going?
I have no idea.
Okay, here we go with the auditions, people.
Let them hear you in the cheap seats.
Will all the great oceans of Mars
wash this space creature's mucous clean from my hand?
Lady Macbeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, we have found our Macbeth.
Principal Willoughby, that's not fair.
What about the others?
But Nick is...
Oh, all right.
Next!
I'll be reading for Lady Macbeth.
Ladies and gentlemen, we've found our Lady Macbeth.
She hasn't even read yet.
My great Glamis of the Galaxy,
let one kiss upon your lips
speed you to victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, I've found my Lady Macbeth.
Uh... sorry.
Louder.
Louder!
Um... uh...
Carl Wheezer, you cannot be in the play
if we can't hear you.
You are wasting our time...
( histrionically ): It's not my fault.
I didn't even want to do this.
My mom forced me.
She said it would be good for my self-esteem.
Ladies and gentlemen, our first witch.
Thank you.
Louder!
Since the part of Lady Macbeth
is still available, I'll take it.
I'll need a big dressing room, and when you send flowers
I prefer long-stemmed roses, thorns removed...
We've found our second witch.
Okay, there's witch number three.
Who's the star of this thing?
It's this Macbeth dude, right?
I want to be him.
Over my dead body.
Sheen, I see you more as soldier number five.
What?
A lousy soldier?
No way, forget it.
I'm out of here.
He gets to carry a laser spear.
Laser spear?
For the love of UltraLord,
please let me be soldier number five.
I'm reading for the part of Macbeth.
( haltingly ): A spaceship, a spaceship, my kingdom for a spaceship.
Well, he's no genius at acting.
Yeah... thanks, Jimmy.
Don't quit your day job.
We will now announce...
Wait, wait.
You forget Bolbi.
I act, I act good.
All right, Bolbi, give it a try.
Okay.
( in deep, theatrical voice ): Life's but a walking shadow,
a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
and then is heard no more.
It is a tale told by an idiot
full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Yeah, sorry, don't see it.
So we've got our witches, Nick is Macbeth,
Betty is Lady Macbeth,
Sheen's a spear carrier
and Bolbi is Rangoon, the space pirate.
Is role I born to play.
I'm sorry you didn't get a part, Jimmy.
No big deal, I don't care,
I didn't really want to be in the play.
You got to put me in this play.
I'll do anything.
Even... stage crew.
Principal Willoughby?
What do you think of my flying machine for the witches?
Ow!
Oh... maybe I should sell tickets instead?
Jimmy, can you make outer space appear on stage
and create fantastic visual effects
all on a budget of $17?
Do it, Jimmy.
You could make some really cool stuff.
Principal Willoughby, you found yourself a stage crew.
This will impress Betty better than some stupid part.
I'm going to make the most amazing special effects
the world has ever seen.
Hi, Betty.
Do you want to see
my neutronic Storminator?
It can create rain, thunder and lightning.
Sure, Jimmy.
Time for the romantic love scene with Macbeth.
Oh, I'll see you later, Jimmy.
Whee!
Jimmy, these hover shoes are totally cool.
I love being a witch.
P.W.-- You know these lines
"Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble"?
I was thinking we could funk it up a little, like this:
I love it— do it.
But not right now.
Principal man, why is Rangoon space pirate
not in the act of five?
Oh, because he falls off a 150-foot cliff
into a crater of boiling lava.
Oh... so sad.
But happy for Bolbi.
I acting good.
Avast, ye space pirate.
You have awakened the fury of soldier number five.
Careful, Sheen, remember it's a real laser.
You could... ( blast )
Hey, Jimmy, can you help me with my line?
I'm kind of busy— I got to set up the storm cloud.
( harshly ): "My lord, Lady Macbeth approaches."
( suavely ): Or "My lord, Lady Macbeth approaches."
( in Mexican accent ): Or "Me lord, Lady Macbeth, approaches."
All right, love scene.
Let's do it.
Kiss me, my queen of the galaxy.
Kiss me, my king of the stars.
Now, go in for the big kiss.
Really plant that sucker.
Hey, watch it, Neutron.
Sorry, Nick, won't happen again.
I'm wise to you, Neutron.
You did that on purpose.
Accidents happen.
Just don't try anything funny
when I'm on stage,
because if anybody messes the show up, I mess them up.
My daughter Cynthia
is the star of the show.
She's Macbeth?
No, she's a witch.
So I hear.
Five minutes till curtain.
Attention, people— center.
My old college roommate at Vassar, Corky Shumatsu, is here.
He's scouting girls with attitude
to play the lead in a new TV show, Spunky Girl.
This is my big break.
If any of you does anything wrong tonight,
I will kill you.
That's it, Cindy— now, lock it.
Okay, everyone, break a leg.
Uh, do we have to break our own leg?
Can I break Carl's leg?
Saying "break a leg"
is an old theater tradition.
It's bad luck to say "good luck."
Oh, I get it.
That makes perfect sense.
He's whacked.
Has anybody seen Nick?
( gasps ): Nick?
The star of our show?
The boy playing Macbeth— that Nick?
Hey, here comes Nick on his skateboard
going really fast and doing some extremely dangerous tricks
that could cause him to...
Oh, man, I broke my leg.
All right, that's good luck.
Way to go, Nick.
He can't go on.
We can't do the play.
No play?
No kiss?
No fame?
This show must go on.
Who'll play Macbeth?
Well, someone would have to have
a photographic memory
and be able to memorize super fast.
Like Jimmy?
Me?
I can't.
I'm not a...
I can't.
Look at me.
Look at me!
James Neutron, you're going out there
a lowly, dirty, greasy stagehand,
but you've got to come back a star.
But, but, but...
You can do it, Jimmy.
Ladies and gentlemen...
you've found your new Macbeth.
One minute till show time.
Memorize, memorize.
Got it.
I hope.
Jimmy, you're going to be a fabulous Macbeth.
Now show Sheen
how to operate the special effects.
Okay, Sheen, all you have to do
is press the buttons...
Got it.
I'm not done.
Press the buttons...
Got it.
I'm not done!
Press the buttons one at a time
when they light up.
I'm done.
Got it!
See you on stage, Jimmy.
I mean, Macbeth.
Hey, Jimmy.
Um, I thought we agreed that we didn't like girls.
We don't.
Betty is a woman.
Got it!
Corky Shumatsu is in the front row.
Just think, Libby,
after I get discovered tonight
and become a big star,
I'll be living in a mansion in Beverly Hills.
Yeah, right, and I'm going on a world tour with Shoop Puppy Dog Boy.
That's nice.
Hey, Jimmy, I just found out
that the play Macbeth has a curse
and you're not supposed to say Macbeth,
because if you say Macbeth, bad things happen,
and we've been saying Macbeth a lot.
And congratulations on getting the part of Macbeth.
I said Macbeth.
It's show time.
Bonsoir and welcome to the world premiere
of Macbeth In Space.
Thank you.
The part of Macbeth normally played by Nick Dean
will be played by...
I bet it's my Cynthia.
She could play all the parts.
I once played all the parts in Snow White,
even all the dwarfs—
Happy, Zippy, Smiley, Cranky, Gloomy, Medic,
Shy-Eyed, Drowsy, Narcoleptie...
Miss Vortex, we do have a little show we'd like to start.
Continue.
Thank you.
Macbeth will be played by Jimmy Neutron.
Yay!
I'm going to go give Jimbo
a few last-minute acting tips
before he gets started.
He'll be fine, Hugh.
After all, he is a genius.
'Twas long ago in a galaxy most far, far away...
Hark!
Great stomping mechanical feet approach.
How now, ye warty hags?
All hail Macbeth!
But I'm no king.
King you soon shall be say we witches three.
How now, soldier number five?
What sayest thou?
( softly ): "My lord, your wife, Lady Macbeth approaches."
( whispering ): I know.
I was just taking a dramatic pause.
What was it again?
"My lord, your wife..."
Macbeth lady, your my lord approaches, wife.
Oh, why didn't I use a puppet for that part?
Macbeth, Macbeth.
Wherefore art thou, Macbeth,
my greatest love.
Hi!
I mean, uh... greetings, wife.
Witches from another planet
have prophesied me king.
But to gain the crown,
you must vanquish Rangoon, the space pirate.
T'will be easy with my robo space-walker.
Pulleth!
Hello, Mr. Shumatsu.
Would you like a cappuccino
while watching the fabulous performance
by the beautiful Cindy Vortex
playing witch number two?
No, thank you, sweetheart.
No distractions for the Corkster.
Could I have a mocha espresso
with plenty of sugar?
Yeah, right.
Shh!
Exactly— shh the milk so it gets all foamy.
Vortex!
Get you tuchis back on stage.
But soft, what piercing comet through yonder porthole breaks?
Rangoon the space pirate.
Friends, Mulvexians, countrymen, lend me to your ears.
I come to bury Macbeth...
not to praise him.
Oh, Willoughby, you've done it again.
Ooh!
Get thee to another galaxy.
Ha-ha.
Now is the winter of your discontent.
Maketh my day.
I'll be backeth.
A plague on all your galaxies.
Parting is such sweet sorrow...
Beware, Macbeth.
Rangoon is not dead.
Hello, everybody.
My name is Cindy.
What's yours?
Smile, baby!
What? There are no tap-dancing witches in my play.
Hello? Wait a minute. Hello?
All right, it's button- pushing time, Sheen.
Work your magic.
Kiss me, my queen of the galaxy.
Kiss me, my king of the stars.
Methinks I hear a storm approaching...
a little too early.
Sheen, what's going on?
I was only following orders.
Unwelcome visitor, dost thou desire a piece of me?
Jimmy...
Neutron, you're ruining my career.
You're ruining my hair.
Whoo-hoo!
This is awesome!
My play, my beautiful play.
I think I'm going to faint.
What a world!
Must... disable... tornado.
That wasn't too bad.
I thought it was going to be much worse.
It will be.
In the outside atmosphere,
the tornado will increase in size.
I don't usually like classics,
but this is pretty good.
I'll have to reverse the direction of the tornado.
What doing, Jimmy?
Bolbi need jet-pack in act five
for return from dead as spooky ghosty.
If I don't stop the tornado,
we might all be spooky ghosties.
Set jet-pack to hyper-drive.
Jimmy Neutron, you ruined my show.
Strike that.
Jimmy, you're a genius.
What? What am I— chopped jalapeños?
These buttons don't push themselves, you know.
How was Bolbi?
You like?
Two thumbs over?
Bolbi, my lad—
I want you to star in my next play:
Hamlet on Ice.
Is other role I born to play.
Why, Mr. Shumatsu.
I didn't know you were here.
Corky Shumatsu is everywhere showbiz is,
because Corky is showbiz.
Now, I must ask you
a very important question, small child.
My answer is yes.
I would love to be the star of the new TV show Spunky Girl.
Fantastic.
But you are not my superstar.
Where is the genius who played witch number one?
That's me! That's me!
How would you like to be my spunky girl?
Carl can't be spunky girl.
He's a boy.
Guilty as charged.
Wait.
Corky has super brilli.
Change title to Spunky Boy.
Hey, Corky.
You're going to need some hot funk for that show
and I'm the girl who can bring it.
Super crazy.
Go, babe, talk to Corky.
What?
No more Spunky show?
That's showbiz.
Call me, we'll do brunch.
Ciao.
Sorry I messed up your machine, Jimmy,
but it was awesome.
You didn't get to kiss Betty,
but the whole school flew up in the air.
But I ruined the play,
but we went into space.
But we almost burned up during reentry.
Hey, Jimmy.
Too bad we didn't get to do our big scene.
But I guess I can still give you a kiss
for saving our lives.
I love show business.
And it loves us, Jimmy.
This was truly the most fabulous
and magical night of our lives.
Um, is that why we're tipping back and forth?
Jimmy!
Awesome!
This is even better than when we went in space.
Everybody, lean to the left.
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