WEBVTT 00:00:06.302 --> 00:00:07.470 Here we go 00:00:07.679 --> 00:00:09.681 Hey, Piper. Putting up flyers? 00:00:09.681 --> 00:00:11.683 Me too. 00:00:14.144 --> 00:00:15.603 Bowie! What are you doing? 00:00:15.603 --> 00:00:17.522 Promoting Knickknack's 75th anniversary. 00:00:17.522 --> 00:00:19.482 We're throwing a party for the employees. 00:00:19.482 --> 00:00:21.526 I mean, why'd you put that there? 00:00:21.526 --> 00:00:22.861 I don't know. For some reason, 00:00:22.861 --> 00:00:27.073 I just thought that was a good spot for a flyer. 00:00:28.575 --> 00:00:30.535 Here's another good spot for a flyer. 00:00:32.078 --> 00:00:33.246 Stop it! 00:00:33.246 --> 00:00:34.914 I'm starting a band. 00:00:34.914 --> 00:00:36.541 I want people to see my flyer. 00:00:36.541 --> 00:00:38.126 You're starting a band? That's cool. 00:00:44.340 --> 00:00:45.383 Aren't you gonna get that? 00:00:45.383 --> 00:00:47.385 Nope. 00:00:47.385 --> 00:00:48.595 But I play keyboards. 00:00:48.595 --> 00:00:49.387 All kinds! 00:00:49.387 --> 00:00:51.097 Including... 00:00:52.390 --> 00:00:53.850 The keytar. 00:00:58.938 --> 00:01:00.940 The keybone. 00:01:07.113 --> 00:01:09.532 And the keyzoo. 00:01:14.996 --> 00:01:16.956 Ooh... 00:01:16.956 --> 00:01:19.751 "Musicians wanted for a new band." 00:01:23.588 --> 00:01:25.715 Piper, can I be in your band? 00:01:25.715 --> 00:01:26.299 No. 00:01:27.342 --> 00:01:29.469 But I play the drums. 00:01:29.469 --> 00:01:32.305 And I already have the band uniform. 00:01:36.226 --> 00:01:38.812 Look, I don't want to mix work with the rest of my life. 00:01:38.812 --> 00:01:40.313 You guys know "work Piper," 00:01:40.313 --> 00:01:43.775 but outside of here, I have a dark side. 00:01:43.775 --> 00:01:46.486 We've been seeing your bright side? 00:01:46.486 --> 00:01:49.364 Yes. 00:01:49.364 --> 00:01:50.698 If you don't want Knickknack employees 00:01:50.698 --> 00:01:51.866 in the band, 00:01:51.866 --> 00:01:53.368 why are you posting your flyers around here? 00:01:53.368 --> 00:01:55.453 A lot of musicians cut through this courtyard. 00:01:55.453 --> 00:01:57.455 It leads to the record store, the guitar store, 00:01:57.455 --> 00:01:58.873 and the food bank. 00:01:58.873 --> 00:02:00.166 The point is, 00:02:00.166 --> 00:02:02.418 I don't want anyone from work in the band. 00:02:02.418 --> 00:02:04.003 You're starting a band? 00:02:04.003 --> 00:02:05.213 I play guitar. 00:02:05.213 --> 00:02:06.673 Welcome to the band! 00:02:08.091 --> 00:02:10.343 ...Everyone? 00:02:13.054 --> 00:02:14.430 Buckle up 00:02:14.430 --> 00:02:16.516 And hold on tight 00:02:16.516 --> 00:02:19.435 You and me on a wild ride 00:02:19.435 --> 00:02:22.730 We're gonna own it and change the game 00:02:22.730 --> 00:02:25.859 Together we'll make it all the way 00:02:25.859 --> 00:02:28.611 Through all the ups and all the downs, downs 00:02:28.611 --> 00:02:29.946 We'll always find our way around 00:02:29.946 --> 00:02:30.113 So here we go whoa-oa-oh 00:02:30.113 --> 00:02:34.117 Here we go whoa-oa-oh 00:02:34.117 --> 00:02:37.120 Yeah, here we go whoa-oa-oh 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:38.788 You got me 00:02:38.788 --> 00:02:40.123 I got you 00:02:40.123 --> 00:02:41.624 Here we go 00:02:44.794 --> 00:02:46.379 Okay, guys, welcome to the first band practice 00:02:46.379 --> 00:02:48.047 of Piper and the Pied Pipers. 00:02:48.047 --> 00:02:49.132 -Yeah! -All right! 00:02:49.132 --> 00:02:51.676 Now, just because we're naming the band after me, 00:02:51.676 --> 00:02:53.303 I don't want you to think you'll have less say. 00:02:53.303 --> 00:02:54.721 Because you never had any say, 00:02:54.721 --> 00:02:56.347 so you can't have less than that. 00:02:57.891 --> 00:02:59.642 One, two, three, four! 00:02:59.642 --> 00:03:01.477 Knox, we haven't decided on a song yet. 00:03:01.477 --> 00:03:04.647 I know. I just love counting. 00:03:04.647 --> 00:03:07.233 But thanks for stopping me when you did, 00:03:07.233 --> 00:03:10.486 because I get pretty lost after "four." 00:03:11.529 --> 00:03:12.864 I wrote a song for us. 00:03:12.864 --> 00:03:14.490 I think you'll enjoy playing it 00:03:14.490 --> 00:03:16.242 as much as I enjoyed writing it. 00:03:16.242 --> 00:03:19.287 It's called "Soul-Crushing Sadness." 00:03:21.247 --> 00:03:22.415 One, two, three, four! 00:03:24.500 --> 00:03:24.626 Life is badness 00:03:24.626 --> 00:03:26.711 Consumed by madness 00:03:26.711 --> 00:03:27.712 Can't you just feel This soul-crushing sadness? 00:03:27.712 --> 00:03:27.921 What's wrong? 00:03:27.921 --> 00:03:29.422 You guys are supposed to sing backup, 00:03:29.422 --> 00:03:31.466 not just back up. 00:03:32.508 --> 00:03:34.761 Yeah... 00:03:34.761 --> 00:03:36.971 it's just your song is a little... 00:03:36.971 --> 00:03:38.973 horribly depressing. 00:03:38.973 --> 00:03:40.183 Maybe we could brighten it up 00:03:40.183 --> 00:03:42.560 with a little tambourine... 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:45.146 Or better yet, a little keybourine! 00:03:48.775 --> 00:03:51.527 Ooh, ooh, girl... 00:03:51.527 --> 00:03:52.528 What are you doing? 00:03:52.528 --> 00:03:55.198 Ooh-ooh-girl-ing. It's my thing. 00:03:55.198 --> 00:03:57.283 Well, I don't want your thing. 00:03:57.283 --> 00:03:59.535 What about my thing? Do you want my thing? 00:03:59.535 --> 00:04:02.914 Nobody wants your thing. 00:04:02.914 --> 00:04:06.292 I don't want tambourines, keybourines, or Ooh-ooh-girls. 00:04:06.292 --> 00:04:07.460 I don't want any of your ideas. 00:04:07.460 --> 00:04:08.962 Why not? 00:04:08.962 --> 00:04:11.631 Because the band is called "Piper and the Pied Pipers," 00:04:11.631 --> 00:04:14.092 not "Piper and the Pied Nitwits." 00:04:14.092 --> 00:04:15.218 Let's just take five. 00:04:15.218 --> 00:04:17.262 Take what? 00:04:24.269 --> 00:04:28.648 Wow, Aster. Your outfits just get weirder and weirder. 00:04:28.648 --> 00:04:30.233 This isn't my outfit. 00:04:30.233 --> 00:04:32.068 I'm just carrying a cardboard box. 00:04:34.570 --> 00:04:35.655 What is all this stuff? 00:04:35.655 --> 00:04:37.490 Bunch of old Knickknack products. 00:04:37.490 --> 00:04:39.575 Jarvis asked me to pick one of these discontinued toys 00:04:39.575 --> 00:04:41.577 to re-release for the 75th anniversary. 00:04:41.577 --> 00:04:42.870 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 00:04:42.870 --> 00:04:45.581 I'm the company's product and safety tester. 00:04:45.581 --> 00:04:47.834 You should run these things past me first. 00:04:47.834 --> 00:04:49.419 I was trying to run them past you, 00:04:49.419 --> 00:04:51.838 but you saw me. 00:04:51.838 --> 00:04:54.173 So now we're talking. 00:04:54.173 --> 00:04:55.591 I'm just saying 00:04:55.591 --> 00:04:58.761 maybe some of these old toys were discontinued for a reason. 00:04:58.761 --> 00:05:00.346 They might not be safe. 00:05:00.346 --> 00:05:01.764 I'm sure they're fine. 00:05:01.764 --> 00:05:03.558 They're just simple, old-fashioned toys. 00:05:05.643 --> 00:05:07.103 See? Like the Knickknack Dipsy Ball. 00:05:07.103 --> 00:05:08.187 You just throw it and catch it. 00:05:09.272 --> 00:05:11.983 Aah! Sports! 00:05:11.983 --> 00:05:13.860 I caught it! 00:05:22.535 --> 00:05:24.412 See? Your finger's stuck. 00:05:24.412 --> 00:05:27.457 So? I'll just pull the ball off. 00:05:30.626 --> 00:05:33.504 Or get another finger stuck. 00:05:33.504 --> 00:05:35.673 I'm sure I can get out of this. 00:05:40.887 --> 00:05:42.638 All right. That settles it. 00:05:42.638 --> 00:05:45.099 I'm gonna have to test all these old toys 00:05:45.099 --> 00:05:47.143 to make sure they're safe. 00:05:47.143 --> 00:05:49.645 Okay. If you think it's necessary. 00:05:54.650 --> 00:05:56.652 Okay, what about keystanets? 00:06:01.491 --> 00:06:02.658 Hey, guys. 00:06:02.658 --> 00:06:04.660 I came up with a great idea for the band. 00:06:04.660 --> 00:06:05.912 Here's an idea. 00:06:05.912 --> 00:06:08.748 Stop coming up with ideas. 00:06:08.748 --> 00:06:10.083 But I arranged for us 00:06:10.083 --> 00:06:11.834 to perform at Knickknack's anniversary party. 00:06:11.834 --> 00:06:14.087 Really? That actually is pretty cool. 00:06:14.087 --> 00:06:14.837 Yeah. Sweet gig. 00:06:14.837 --> 00:06:15.880 How'd you hook that up? 00:06:15.880 --> 00:06:18.174 I know a guy. 00:06:18.174 --> 00:06:19.675 Ooh, what guy? 00:06:19.675 --> 00:06:20.760 Me. 00:06:22.387 --> 00:06:23.471 I'm the guy. 00:06:24.764 --> 00:06:25.723 The guy is me. 00:06:28.184 --> 00:06:30.228 You don't know him. 00:06:30.228 --> 00:06:31.604 This is awesome! 00:06:31.604 --> 00:06:32.772 This could be our big break. 00:06:32.772 --> 00:06:35.108 Speaking of big breaks... 00:06:36.776 --> 00:06:39.487 I just took a two-hour lunchbreak. 00:06:39.487 --> 00:06:42.657 Because I had a hard time eating my sandwich. 00:06:42.657 --> 00:06:45.368 Because I broke both my arms. 00:06:45.368 --> 00:06:46.577 What happened? 00:06:46.577 --> 00:06:47.620 Did you hurt yourself 00:06:47.620 --> 00:06:49.497 testing those old discontinued toys? 00:06:49.497 --> 00:06:51.457 No. I hadn't even started yet. 00:06:51.457 --> 00:06:53.543 I did this trying to open a book. 00:06:55.294 --> 00:06:56.963 Great. Now our band has a gig, 00:06:56.963 --> 00:06:58.214 but no drummer. 00:06:58.214 --> 00:06:59.966 Don't worry, guys. These days, they make 00:06:59.966 --> 00:07:03.219 some really sophisticated high-end drum machines. 00:07:10.643 --> 00:07:12.728 We need someone with real rhythm. 00:07:25.658 --> 00:07:27.034 Ooh! 00:07:29.787 --> 00:07:31.330 Ooh! 00:07:35.460 --> 00:07:36.586 Ooh! 00:07:39.255 --> 00:07:40.923 I say we give the monkey a shot. 00:07:49.307 --> 00:07:51.309 Knox, how are you gonna safety-test these toys 00:07:51.309 --> 00:07:52.310 with two broken arms? 00:07:52.310 --> 00:07:55.480 Easy. By getting you to do it. 00:07:55.480 --> 00:07:57.315 Me? Safety-test? 00:07:57.315 --> 00:07:58.733 I barely survived the Dipsy Ball! 00:07:58.733 --> 00:08:00.109 You're fine. 00:08:00.109 --> 00:08:01.944 None of you is stuck in it anymore. 00:08:01.944 --> 00:08:04.572 I wish that were true. 00:08:08.326 --> 00:08:10.244 I'm sure nothing in this box 00:08:10.244 --> 00:08:12.413 is as dangerous as the Dipsy Ball. 00:08:15.458 --> 00:08:18.878 "Professor Knickknack's Atomic Energy Lab." 00:08:18.878 --> 00:08:20.922 Aah! 00:08:26.427 --> 00:08:28.888 So...what else is in here? 00:08:31.682 --> 00:08:34.435 Knick-o The Clown's Juggling Axes. 00:08:34.435 --> 00:08:36.687 Now extra-killy. 00:08:37.813 --> 00:08:39.899 Ah... poor Knick-o. 00:08:39.899 --> 00:08:42.610 He died in a car accident. 00:08:42.610 --> 00:08:43.528 I heard they were 00:08:43.528 --> 00:08:45.446 pulling dead clowns out of the wreckage 00:08:45.446 --> 00:08:47.198 for hours. 00:08:48.449 --> 00:08:50.701 Yeah. I left a bouquet of squirting flowers 00:08:50.701 --> 00:08:53.538 at that intersection. 00:08:53.788 --> 00:08:56.290 I can't believe you've never played the drums before. 00:08:56.290 --> 00:08:57.416 You're incredible! 00:08:57.416 --> 00:08:58.543 I have to admit, 00:08:58.543 --> 00:08:59.710 you're a better drummer than the monkey. 00:09:01.045 --> 00:09:02.088 But to be fair, 00:09:02.088 --> 00:09:03.381 the monkey's better at your job. 00:09:07.885 --> 00:09:09.929 I was right to make you test those toys. 00:09:09.929 --> 00:09:13.933 Turns out they were all extremely dangerous! 00:09:13.933 --> 00:09:16.561 But there is one left you haven't tested. 00:09:16.561 --> 00:09:18.938 You test it! 00:09:18.938 --> 00:09:21.774 I can't! My arms are broken? 00:09:21.774 --> 00:09:22.900 Yours aren't. 00:09:22.900 --> 00:09:25.111 Pfft. 00:09:25.111 --> 00:09:27.196 Besides, that one looks harmless. 00:09:28.698 --> 00:09:31.617 Fishy-Friends InstaPet. 00:09:31.617 --> 00:09:33.953 This little guy actually looks kind of cute. 00:09:33.953 --> 00:09:36.205 Just add it to water and watch it grow. 00:09:39.917 --> 00:09:42.920 Help! Help! Aah! 00:09:42.920 --> 00:09:44.755 I'm trying to help you... 00:09:44.755 --> 00:09:46.173 Pick a toy. 00:09:46.173 --> 00:09:48.551 But there's nothing left except the box. 00:09:49.635 --> 00:09:51.804 Wait a second! 00:09:51.804 --> 00:09:54.473 I love cardboard boxes! 00:09:54.473 --> 00:09:57.893 We should release this as the toy! 00:09:58.978 --> 00:10:00.062 What do you say, Aster? 00:10:00.062 --> 00:10:02.023 Aah! Aah! Aah! 00:10:08.362 --> 00:10:12.783 The unwanted girl Never got her way 00:10:12.783 --> 00:10:15.077 Like the kid on the team Who never got to play 00:10:15.077 --> 00:10:18.539 Unwanted girl 00:10:18.664 --> 00:10:23.085 Unwanted girl 00:10:23.085 --> 00:10:24.503 to-- 00:10:24.503 --> 00:10:30.676 Those dumb jerks 00:10:30.676 --> 00:10:33.679 Piper, there was so much emotion in that song. 00:10:33.679 --> 00:10:35.681 It's so powerful. 00:10:35.681 --> 00:10:36.932 So raw! 00:10:38.309 --> 00:10:40.645 Who's it about? 00:10:41.687 --> 00:10:44.106 Seriously? 00:10:44.106 --> 00:10:45.691 Yeah, I mean... 00:10:45.691 --> 00:10:46.942 Do I know this girl? 00:10:46.942 --> 00:10:49.945 She clearly needs professional help. 00:10:49.945 --> 00:10:52.114 It's about me! And how I'm out of the band! 00:10:52.114 --> 00:10:53.616 Really? But you quit. 00:10:53.616 --> 00:10:55.034 I didn't want to. 00:10:55.034 --> 00:10:56.535 Being in a band has been my dream 00:10:56.535 --> 00:10:58.788 for as long as I can remember. 00:10:58.788 --> 00:11:00.873 Now there's a band, but I'm not part of it. 00:11:00.873 --> 00:11:02.083 I feel like I'm watching other people 00:11:02.083 --> 00:11:03.292 live out my dream... 00:11:03.292 --> 00:11:05.419 and ruining it with happy lyrics 00:11:05.419 --> 00:11:06.796 and colourful clothes 00:11:06.796 --> 00:11:09.298 and Bowie. 00:11:09.298 --> 00:11:11.509 Forget it. You wouldn't understand. 00:11:12.802 --> 00:11:13.969 Actually, I do. 00:11:13.969 --> 00:11:16.180 Running a toy company is my dream. 00:11:16.180 --> 00:11:18.808 But Knickknack isn't just my company. 00:11:18.808 --> 00:11:20.184 We all work together, 00:11:20.184 --> 00:11:21.727 so, in a way... 00:11:21.727 --> 00:11:23.521 it belongs to all of us. 00:11:23.521 --> 00:11:25.022 I guess that's true. 00:11:25.022 --> 00:11:26.732 I mean, I feel that way emotionally, 00:11:26.732 --> 00:11:29.151 but legally it's mine. 00:11:29.151 --> 00:11:31.404 If I sell it, I get all the money. 00:11:32.905 --> 00:11:35.032 But sometimes, for the good of the company, 00:11:35.032 --> 00:11:36.992 I have to really consider other people's ideas. 00:11:36.992 --> 00:11:38.202 Even the bad ones-- 00:11:38.202 --> 00:11:40.746 like Knox's idea to make Whoopee Pants. 00:11:40.746 --> 00:11:43.666 That was my idea. 00:11:43.666 --> 00:11:46.168 Bad example. 00:11:46.168 --> 00:11:47.753 But I get what you're saying. 00:11:47.753 --> 00:11:48.754 I could've been more open 00:11:48.754 --> 00:11:50.756 to people's ideas for the band. 00:11:53.008 --> 00:11:54.802 Eh? 00:11:58.848 --> 00:12:01.350 But we should've trusted your vision more. 00:12:01.350 --> 00:12:02.935 It's clear you have a gift. 00:12:02.935 --> 00:12:04.854 That song you were singing when I came in 00:12:04.854 --> 00:12:05.855 was really good. 00:12:05.855 --> 00:12:07.356 Thanks. 00:12:07.356 --> 00:12:09.108 Though it would've been even better 00:12:09.108 --> 00:12:12.862 with an Ooh, ooh, girl! 00:12:16.490 --> 00:12:19.577 In celebration of Knickknack's 75th birthday, 00:12:19.577 --> 00:12:21.746 We present an old toy that's new again... 00:12:21.746 --> 00:12:24.123 Knickknack's Cardboard Box! 00:12:27.126 --> 00:12:29.837 There are lots of ways to play with Cardboard Box. 00:12:30.838 --> 00:12:32.256 You can't play with it. 00:12:32.256 --> 00:12:34.383 It hasn't been safety-tested yet. 00:12:34.383 --> 00:12:36.802 It's a cardboard box. I'll be fine. 00:12:38.220 --> 00:12:40.806 Cardboard Box... 00:12:42.099 --> 00:12:44.727 You can pick it up. 00:12:44.727 --> 00:12:46.061 You can put it on your head. 00:12:48.898 --> 00:12:50.983 You can pretend you're in a dark cave 00:12:50.983 --> 00:12:53.235 where you can't see anyone's ugly outfit. 00:12:53.235 --> 00:12:54.820 You can-- 00:12:54.820 --> 00:12:56.238 Wa-a-a-ah! 00:12:56.989 --> 00:12:58.574 Aah-- 00:12:58.574 --> 00:12:59.950 Aa-h-h-h-h! 00:13:03.204 --> 00:13:05.915 Aah-hh-hh! 00:13:07.917 --> 00:13:10.336 Aah-hh-hh-hh! 00:13:13.088 --> 00:13:15.883 Aah-hh-hh! 00:13:22.807 --> 00:13:25.142 Piper and the Pied Pipers are! 00:13:26.852 --> 00:13:28.020 What are you talking about? 00:13:28.020 --> 00:13:29.855 Starting a band was your thing, 00:13:29.855 --> 00:13:30.856 and we messed it up 00:13:30.856 --> 00:13:34.860 with cool costumes and good music. 00:13:34.860 --> 00:13:37.279 You never hang out with us much outside of work. 00:13:37.279 --> 00:13:39.031 The only reason we joined the band 00:13:39.031 --> 00:13:40.449 was to spend more time with you. 00:13:40.449 --> 00:13:41.784 Not me. 00:13:41.784 --> 00:13:44.036 I joined for the tale! 00:13:44.036 --> 00:13:45.496 Because someday, 00:13:45.496 --> 00:13:48.916 this will be an exciting tale I tell my children. 00:13:48.916 --> 00:13:49.959 You guys are the best. 00:13:53.796 --> 00:13:56.298 I'm alive? I'm alive! 00:13:56.298 --> 00:13:59.134 All those old dangerous toys are here too. 00:13:59.134 --> 00:14:00.302 Oh, no. 00:14:00.302 --> 00:14:01.804 That means... 00:14:03.931 --> 00:14:05.808 Great. 00:14:05.808 --> 00:14:08.811 This was the last thing I needed! 00:14:21.824 --> 00:14:23.158 Hey there, boys and girls. 00:14:23.158 --> 00:14:24.577 I have big news! 00:14:24.577 --> 00:14:26.328 Real front-page stuff! 00:14:26.328 --> 00:14:27.329 Knickknack Toys, 00:14:27.329 --> 00:14:28.414 the company that brought you 00:14:28.414 --> 00:14:30.666 Knick-o the Clown's Juggling Axes 00:14:30.666 --> 00:14:32.960 and Professor Knickknack's Atomic Energy Lab, 00:14:32.960 --> 00:14:35.337 brings you an exciting new toy-- 00:14:35.337 --> 00:14:37.172 Cardboard Box! 00:14:37.172 --> 00:14:39.341 And it's not just any cardboard box! 00:14:39.341 --> 00:14:40.843 Our Cardboard Boxes 00:14:40.843 --> 00:14:42.094 are made by clear-cutting 00:14:42.094 --> 00:14:43.929 only the oldest and mightiest of trees. 00:14:46.181 --> 00:14:47.933 I'm P. Everett Knickknack. 00:14:47.933 --> 00:14:50.936 You can't tell, but I'm a cartoon! 00:14:50.936 --> 00:14:53.856 The "P." stands for "packaging not included."