A Star Is Torn

A Star is Torn is the 39th episode of Action League Now!. It first premiered on the Kablam! episode, The New Class on November 15, 1998.

Characters Present[]

The Flesh
Thundergirl
Stinky Diver
Meltman
The Mayor
The Little Boy
The Little Boy's Mother
Various Directors
The Little Girl

Plot[]

The episode begins with a little boy, who has climbed way up into a tree branch. The boy falls, but Thundergirl sees him and catches him. However, she doesn't look where she's going and runs into a clothesline. The clothesline launches her back near the bottom of the tree, where the boy's mother is waiting. The Mayor, who is disguised in sunglasses, a mustache, a goatee, and a blue hat, cheers at Thundergirl's performance. Stinky then asks The Mayor who he is, and he says that his name is Louis D. Mayor, a film director that plans to make a movie called Deadly Thunder and wants Thundergirl to be in it. Thundergirl accepts and starts acting like a movie star. The Mayor assures her that she'll have anything she wants and much more.

At a set of train tracks, The Mayor sets up many cameras to film Thundergirl. The Flesh acts as her agent and talks on the phone (holding it upside down), while Thundergirl asks Stinky and Meltman how her hair looks, as it has to be perfect when she's being filmed. Stinky and Meltman comment that her hair looks good. Just then, The Mayor appears and says that with Thundergirl out of the way, he can easily defeat the Action League. Thundergirl appears, ready for her scene, and The Mayor tells her that she must stand in front of the train and say her lines. After Meltman hits the clapboard, Thundergirl steps on the tracks and tries to stop the incoming train, but it pushes her into the floor and makes her lose her left arm. The Mayor is sure he's gotten rid of Thundergirl, but she rises up and asks him how the first take went. The Mayor tells Thundergirl that her acting is so alive and to get ready for her next scene. Thundergirl then goes to her trailer and grumpily asks where her hair stylist is. The Mayor says that his plan needs a rewrite.

Later, as The Mayor prepares to film another scene, Thundergirl asks him how her hair looks. He says that it's shiny and full, perfect for the next scene, where she'll have to fly headfirst into a big fan, where a little girl is tied-up. A confused Thundergirl asks The Mayor if she has to fly into the fan, and he asks her if it's going to be an issue. Thundergirl says it will be, as she's not sure what her motivation is. The Mayor tells her that the little girl is getting "windburns", and she must stop the fan at any rate. Thundergirl is ready for the next scene, and The Mayor says, "Action!". Thundergirl then flies into the fan, which tears her to pieces, much to The Mayor's delight. Thundergirl falls to the floor, having lost her other arm, and asks The Mayor how that take went. The Mayor tells her that she's supposed to be dead, but then says she should be changing for her next scene. Thundergirl rises up and answers that as long as she has great hair, she won't need a wardrobe. The Mayor wants to make sure the next scene blows away the audience and, more importantly, Thundergirl. The Flesh is sure that Thundergirl will win an Oscar for her performance in the movie. Meltman then asks The Flesh and Stinky if Thundergirl is getting hurt, but Stinky argues that Thundergirl is acting and is a star for doing that.

Thundergirl is soon in her trailer and getting ready for the next scene, which The Mayor is planning to film. She then asks Stinky and The Flesh which side is her best, and they tell her that they're both amazing. Next, Meltman tells Thundergirl that he doesn't think her next part is good. Thundergirl asks him what he knows about movies, and Meltman tells her that he's read over the script, which shows Thundergirl getting injured in various acts. Thundergirl closes the script book with her foot (thus crushing Meltman) and promises to call Meltman if she needs a rewrite. The Flesh and Stinky then comment that her performance was great and she's always in character.

Moments later in the kitchen, The Mayor demonstrates his next scene to the League by having a safe smash a potato with a wig. He then tells Thundergirl to stand under the safe, as the next scene will make her a flat-out smash. The Narrator then asks the viewers if the next scene will smash Thundergirl permanently, telling them to stay tuned for part two.

In the second act, Meltman crawls out of the book and wonders who would try to kill Thundergirl. After checking over the script, he observes that the picture of Louis D. Mayor looks vaguely familiar. He then pulls it off, revealing a picture of The Mayor above the words, A MAYOR PRODUCTION; The Mayor's been behind this sinister plot the whole time!

Meanwhile, The Mayor stands under the safe, as he wants Thundergirl to stand at that spot. Meltman arrives and tries to tell Thundergirl about The Mayor, but she furiously calls for security. Meltman argues that Thundergirl will thank him for saving her later and says, "Action!". The little girl that's been holding the safe lets go of the rope, dropping it onto The Mayor. Thundergirl is appalled by this, thinking Meltman crushed the director, so as the safe is lifted up, Meltman pulls off The Mayor's disguise, revealing his true face! Thundergirl then apologizes to Meltman, as he's the real hero. The Flesh and Stinky say that they want Meltman to be in the movies. As an overjoyed Meltman screams triumphantly, he accidentally knocks the other Leaguers into a spotlight, knocking it over and having it land on Thundergirl. Finally, Meltman nervously indicates that the movie is complete as the episode ends.