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SinkholeofDoom-KablamTitleCard

The title card (Kablam! version)

Sinkhole of Doom is the first and pilot episode of Action League Now! It first premiered in 1995.

Characters Present[]

Plot[]

The episode begins with two spelunkers named Pierce and Johnny in the kitchen. When Pierce climbs down into the garbage disposal, he can't see anything, because it's too dark. Johnny looks for a light switch and finds what looks like one, but when he flips it, it turns on the garbage disposal, which starts attacking Pierce!

At Action Headquarters, Meltman tries to talk Thundergirl into going to a concert with him, but to no avail. Meltman thinks he knows why Thundergirl doesn't like him; he's melted. Thundergirl denies it, though. The Chief then tells the Action League that a spelunker is trapped, but this isn't just any spelunker; he just so happens to be Pierce, the son of the Mayor. Upon hearing this, Thundergirl rushes off to rescue him, but accidentally gets her hair caught in a ceiling fan. The League then holds up score cards for how many points they gave Thundergirl for doing so. Thundergirl, who is not amused, yells for someone to get her down as The Chief tells Stinky to help her and Meltman and The Flesh to go to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, a screaming Pierce is still trapped in the garbage disposal and Johnny, wondering what's taking the Action League so long, decides to find them himself.

With Thundergirl still trapped in the ceiling fan, Stinky decides to use his spear gun to cut Thundergirl's hair. Thundergirl doesn't think this is a good idea, but Stinky argues that she needs a haircut anyway. When Stinky fires his spear gun, instead of cutting off Thundergirl's hair as planned, it gets caught on another blade. The other end of its rope is caught on Stinky's leg, and the ceiling fan begins spinning him around.

Meanwhile, Meltman and The Flesh are on the roof of the house, getting ready to jump aboard a car about to leave the garage, then jump onto it and hold onto the windshield wipers. Meltman tells The Flesh that the car is taking them right where they need to go. The car's windshield wipers then toss the two into the road. When Meltman tries to point the way to the kitchen, he and the Flesh get run over by another car.

Back at Action Headquarters, Johnny looks for the League, where Stinky, nauseous from being spun by the ceiling fan, retches on Johnny, who finds this disgusting. Thundergirl then tells Johnny that there isn't much time as he must turn the knob. Johnny does so, but the fan now goes faster, tossing a sick-to-his-stomach Stinky to land in the fish bowl and causing Thundergirl's hair to rip off of her head. A bald Thundergirl, who is now free from the ceiling fan, zooms off to the kitchen to rescue Pierce, who at this point, is very badly damaged from the garbage disposal.

Meanwhile, Meltman and The Flesh are on a mailbox, trying to hitch a ride to the kitchen. The Flesh, who is tired of Meltman leading them into trouble, knocks him off of the mailbox. Thundergirl then carries Pierce into the mailbox, which Meltman clings onto. Pierce says that he wanted to go to a concert with Thundergirl, but assumes that she'll reject him because of how badly damaged he is from the garbage disposal incident from earlier. Thundergirl tells Pierce that looks aren't everything and kisses him. A jealous Meltman tries to convince Thundergirl to go with him instead, as he's much more repulsive than Pierce, but to no avail. The mailbox then closes, ending the episode.

Quotes[]

  • Stinky Diver: "Ohhh, I think I'm gonna puke!" (Throws up on Johnny)
Johnny: "Gross. You're disgusting."
Stinky Diver: "No, I'm Stinky! Stinky Diver!"
  • Pierce: "Didn't you used to have hair?"
Thundergirl: "Didn't you used to have legs?"

Trivia[]

  • When this episode aired on KaBlam!, unlike most Action League Now! episodes, the second part wasn't shown immediately after the first commercial break. Instead, it was shown towards the end of the episode. This is because the plot of the KaBlam! episode, Comics of Champions, involved Henry having a crush on Thundergirl, June teasing him for it, and Henry worried that Thundergirl's relationship with Pierce would ruin his relationship with her.
  • Differences between the raw version and the KaBlam! version:
    • Different sound effects play when Pierce goes into the garbage disposal.
    • The title cards are different.
    • In the raw version, the concert that Meltman wants Thundergirl to go to with him is Green Day. In the KaBlam! version, the concert is Molly Hatchet.
    • Different music cues play when The Chief tells the Action League that Pierce is trapped in the garbage disposal.
    • In the KaBlam! version, chime sound effects can be heard when the other members of the Action League hold up score cards.
    • The KaBlam! version has two parts, with the first part ending after Stinky accidentally gets caught in the ceiling fan. The Narrator then asks the viewers if Pierce will be destroyed by the garbage disposal or if Meltman and The Flesh will make it to the kitchen in time, telling them to stay tuned for part two, which begins with Meltman and The Flesh jumping aboard a car.
    • The sound Stinky makes when he throws up on Johnny is different.
    • Different music plays when Stinky is tossed into the goldfish bowl and Thundergirl's hair rips off.
    • Different music plays during the final scene when Thundergirl decides to go to the concert with Pierce and a jealous Meltman tries to convince her to go with him instead.
    • In the raw version, Thundergirl's theme song doesn't start playing until she rescues Pierce from out the garbage disposal, but in the KaBlam! version it plays as soon as she goes in the garbage disposal.
    • When Stinky shoots his harpoon gun, it makes different sound effects.
    • When The Chief tells Stinky to get Thundergirl down from the ceiling fan, he has different walking sound effects.
  • This is the first and pilot episode of Action League Now!

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Transcript[]

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