Grief For The Chief

Grief For The Chief is the 48th episode of Action League Now!. It first premiered on the Kablam! episode, Now With More Flava on January 15, 2000.

Characters Present[]

Bill the Lab Guy
Meltman
Justice
Stinky Diver
The Flesh
Thundergirl
Two Boxers
Various Townspeople
Vendor

Plot[]

The episode begins at First Aid Kit General Hospital, where a bandaged Chief is in a wheelchair, having recovered from a recent injury. Thundergirl asks if he's ready to go home, and The Chief is angry with her and the rest of the Action League. He snaps that he's going to end up dead if he keeps working with them. Stinky tells The Chief to calm down, as they made one mistake, convincing him that it won't happen again. The Flesh then secures one end of a rope to the Action Mobile; the other end is tied to The Chief's wheelchair. As the League climbs aboard the Action Mobile, The Chief begs them to let him in the car, but Meltman replies that there's no room for his wheelchair, and Stinky adds that he'll be fine. As they set off, the Action Mobile tows The Chief's wheelchair in where they run across the road. They go over a speed bump, and the wheelchair (with The Chief still on it) breaks loose. It then lands in the middle of the road and gets run over by a street sweeper, which breaks The Chief into many pieces. A nervous Meltman then tells Stinky that at least they're still near the hospital.

Back at the hospital, the League anxiously awaits the results of The Chief, who lies in a deep coma. They pass the time by playing Duck Duck Goose as Bill the Lab Guy says that it doesn't look like The Chief is going to make a full recovery, so all they can do is wait. The League then talks about how they miss The Chief, as he's always been there for them. Thundergirl starts by telling the rest of the League her favorite memory of The Chief: the time he helped her overcome her fear of ceiling fans. In her flashback, The Chief stands on a tennis racket, persuading Thundergirl that she can fly. Thundergirl refuses, as she's scared that she'll be chopped up again. The Chief encourages her by telling her, "A quitter never wins and a winner never quits." With that, Thundergirl tries to fly and does across the room without getting chopped up, singing a song that tells The Chief how proud she is of him. She lands on the other end of the tennis racket, which launches The Chief into the air and causes the fan to chop him into pieces. The Chief lands, thinking he's okay at first, but then he falls apart and growls.

As Thundergirl's flashback ends, The Flesh comments that he liked her story. Meltman and Stinky go next, telling Thundergirl and The Flesh about their favorite memory of The Chief: the time he invited them to see a boxing match with him. In their flashback, Stinky thanks The Chief, and Meltman adds that he's more than a Chief because he's their friend. The Chief tells him and Meltman, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." Meltman responds that the least he and Stinky can do to repay him is to buy him a bag of peanuts. The Chief answers that they don't have to, as he's trying to watch his sodium intake, but Stinky insists and asks the vendor to give them one bag of peanuts. The vendor tosses the bag and knocks The Chief into the boxing ring, where one of the boxers punches his head off and it lands in the bag. The Chief growls at this.

As Stinky and Meltman's flashback ends, The Flesh implies that he also has a favorite memory of The Chief as well: the time he helped him find himself. Thundergirl argues that The Flesh has done that for all of them, but The Flesh really means that The Chief literally helped him find himself. In his flashback, The Flesh walks around with a can on his head and doesn't know where he is. The Chief tells The Flesh that he's right here, but nobody can see where they're going with a can on their head. The Flesh removes the can, happy that he's still here, and tosses the can, which turns on a power sander that sands The Chief down to a fine powder. The Chief then growls as The Flesh sneezes him away.

As The Flesh's flashback ends, the League starts crying over the fact that they might soon lose their boss for good. Justice then comes in and barks, making Thundergirl ask if he has a favorite memory of The Chief as well, which Justice does; HIS favorite memory of the Chief is the time he got hit by a cinder block as Justice just stood and stared. As Justice's flashback ends, Stinky hugs him, says that he loves The Chief, and hopes he survives. Bill the Lab Guy tells the League that The Chief has taken a turn for the worse, and it's only a matter of time now before he kicks the bucket. The Narrator then ominously asks the viewers if the League will lose The Chief, telling them to stay tuned for part two.

In the second act, with The Chief just moments away from being sent to the great beyond, the devastated League gathers around him to tell him that they've been thinking about him. They then explain about all the times they had together, such as when they blew him up with a nuclear bomb, and when they accidentally diced him in a food processor. Suddenly, the Chief's heart rate goes up, much to Bill's surprise. It continues to rise and skyrockets as the League (still too upset to notice) tells him about the time with a milkshake maker, a trash compactor, and a waffle iron. The Chief then awakens from his coma with a scream of shock, and the now-happy League cheers about having their boss back. The Chief, however, tells them that they're in a lot of trouble. The Flesh then says that it's time for them to go home, but The Chief tells him not to touch him. The Flesh accidentally pushes The Chief's bed, which bumps into a vice that launches The Chief out through the window and into the road. Once again, the street sweeper runs him over and The Chief is once again in pieces as the episode concludes.