El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera · Season 1
[Manny kicks the school library doors open and enters, after his conversation with his father, feeling bad-tempered]
Oh. You spoke to your father?
[grumpily] Huh, you mean the coward?!
[having to hear that; sharped] Manny!
Harsh.
It's true! He ran from a fight! He tarnished our family name, Mom!
There's only one way I can save the Rivera name from disgrace. [walks towards the window] I must defeat El Mal Verde myself!
You will do no such thing!
That dude is way dangerous!
It's been 10 years. So El Mal Verde's due to attack Miracle City again. And if the coward that is my father won't stop him, it's up to me. [opens the window and heads over to Mount Tortura]
[worried] Manny, come back!
[calling out] Want me to stay behind and protect your mom, okay.
[panting while climbing up to the mountain's peak] Why'd they have to put the mountain's peak all the way at the top? [makes it to the top and enters the cave] I'll show this guy with the Riveras are really made of!
[off-screen] I hope it's chocolate. [zoom out to reveal Manny standing on top of his eyes] Hi. [Manny screams and dashes out of the mountain's peak and runs down; sniffs] You have the stench of the only hero who ever got away from me. What was his name? White Panties? I didn't get to him, but you'll do fine.
Capitán Águila's Helmet of Power. Loba Roja's heat ray. Dude needs to floss.
[voice-over] I would do anything for my family! Any…[grunts]. Any…[grunts]. Any…[grunts].
[remorsefully as he knows the truth] Dad didn't run away 'cause he was scared to fight. He ran away 'cause he was scared of leaving me and Mom alone! Papa! [sticks out of Mal Verde's mouth, calling out to his father] I'm sorry! I know you're no coward. You can beat him! I believe in you, Dad!
Dad, I'm sorry I doubted you. You're no coward. You ran away for us.
I had to make sure I was around to raise a heroic son like you, no?
And you did a good job.
You're super macho, Dad.
Thank you, mijo. But we beat that bandito together.
By the way, the samurai is bringing his son, who will be staying with us for a while, in your room. [gestures to Manny]
[shocked and offended] What?! I have to share my room?!
[laughs] Of course not. You'll be bunking with Señor Chapi.
[losing it; irritated] I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE! We're gonna be stuck with Toshiro forever! There's no way he could beat a supervillain, never, forget it, not a chance!
Can't we buy him a practice one, like a training nemesis?
Buy one, that's it! We'll just find a bad guy we can pay to take a dive.
Here is my life savings. Anything to get rid of the mighty politey!
Frida, I got busted! I gotta go home after school. I can't go to the Festival of Flammable Things!
NO!!! We saved for months to buy those tickets! Betrayal! How could you... [realizes] Oh, wait. I got busted, too.
Oh, yeah, for what?
Glued my sisters together again.
[laughs] Ah, that just never stops being funny.
So now I gotta floss the dogs' teeth. What'd they nab you for?
Well, Granpapi got a new cane. And he told me not to touch it or "terrible things would happen."
So, obviously, you had to touch it.
Well, yeah. But before I could reach it…
[Flashback; Grandpapi stops him from touching the cane]
Manny! I have only one rule. And you break it. Which make me want to do the happy dance. But also make you in trouble! Rodolfo, discipline your boy. Keep up the bad work. [clicks tongue and leaves]
[points to Manny; sternly] Grandpapi told you not to touch that cane. You will come home immediately after school, and clean up Señor Chapi's cage.
[Manny cringes and shudders in disgust]
The little donkey boy is trying to stop the giant robot? [Manny and Frida both nod yes] Then he's our only hope. Go, little donkey boy. GO!
Davi, you can maybe do it!
All right, Davi! Hit… anything!
[to Manny and Frida] Muchas gracias. I never could have done it, if you guys hadn't made me train by doing all those chores for you.
You made him do what?!
[shrugging] Guh.
[after Frida throws a potato at her in the face] A potato? That's the best you can do?
Um…yes?
[snatches the magazine out of Frida's hands] La Tigresa? Claws, a tail, and a belt? She's totally copying my whole…me! [angrily rips the magazine into shreds] What kind of low-down, bottom feeder steals a guy's GUY?!
[attaching Manny's El Tigre belt to her mystic guitar as a guitar strap] I've been needing a new guitar strap for a long time now. [to Frida] So, this must be the 10th time I've captured you this month.
[sighs remorsefully] I'll just take my usual cell. Hey, who messed up my cards?
[wakes up, noticing Frida is gone] Frida? [hops off from the sofa and his pants fall down from his waist, seeing his El Tigre belt is missing and gasps] My belt! Wha…?! [compares the newspaper of Frida's bear incident and the magazine with La Tigresa on the cover; shocked in realization that…] Frida's La Tigresa! Man, the blue hair totally should've tipped me off.
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