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The Naked and the Dumb is the 43rd episode of Action League Now!. It first premiered on the Kablam! episode, Sasquatch-ercise on December 11, 1999.

Characters Present[]

Plot[]

The episode begins at the Action League testing center. In order to renew their Action Hero licenses, the League must pass a difficult exam: the First Grade equivalency test. When the timer dings, Bill tells them to hand in their answer sheets.

Moments later, Bill tells the League that Thundergirl, The Chief, Stinky Diver, Meltman, and Justice have all passed their tests. Unfortunately, The Flesh has failed. The Chief then tells him that as a result, he is forced to turn in his badge and leave the Action League. Shocked by this news, The Flesh starts to cry.

At Action Headquarters, the League finds out why The Flesh failed his test; he marked his answers in the shape of a cat (as a result, Meltman smacks his forehead in exasperation). As much as The Chief hates to exile him from the League, he has to obey the rules. Thundergirl tries to convince The Chief that they need The Flesh; after all, none of them have super strength. Meltman tries to convince Thundergirl otherwise, but he can't lift The Flesh's tuna can weight (simply crashing into a tower of blocks behind him). Thundergirl asks Bill if there is any way The Flesh can stay in the League. Bill says that the only way The Flesh can stay is if he retakes the test and passes it. The Chief knows that The Flesh will not be able to pass if he does, but then Thundergirl has an idea; she, Stinky, and Meltman will all take turns throughout the week tutoring The Flesh.

Thundergirl goes first, showing The Flesh four hummingbirds and asking him how many are left if he subtracts one. The Flesh throws one of the birds (which lodges through Thundergirl's head) and guesses, "Eleventy-Five?". Thundergirl says that The Flesh is close enough and stops for now.

Meltman goes next, trying to teach The Flesh how to draw a triangle. When The Flesh tries to choose where he should put the ruler, he knocks Meltman into a lamp, which melts him in its strong heat.

Stinky goes last, writing his name on the chalkboard, and then tells The Flesh to write his own. The Flesh tries to do so (albeit incorrectly, as he starts with an "R") but accidentally hits the chalkboard, which knocks Stinky into the road and causes him to get run over by a bus.

One week later, The Flesh is ready to retake the test. The rest of the injured League brings him in, revealing that he is covered in cheat notes. As Bill wipes them off, The Chief tells him that cheat notes are the only way The Flesh can pass. Bill then says that the Action League regulations forbid the use of cheat notes. Stinky implies that he used cheat notes, but realizing that this could get him kicked out, retracts that he didn't. The Flesh then tells the League that they did a good job teaching him before the test and goes to sharpen his pencil (spinning him wildly). Bill sets the timer and tells The Flesh to begin his test as The Narrator asks the viewers if The Flesh will pass his test and stay in the League, or if he will fail again and get kicked out, then tells them to stay tuned for part two.

In the second act, The Flesh finishes his test and the rest of the League awaits the effects. Stinky, Meltman, and Thundergirl are sure that he failed again, claiming dibs on his stuff. Just then, Bill tells The Chief that The Flesh got every answer right; the rest of the League cheer when they hear this. The Chief thinks the League has really taught The Flesh something. After that, The Flesh reveals his secret; instead of marking his answers in the shape of a cat, he marked them this time in the shape of a dog! Everyone laughs as the episode concludes.

Quotes[]

  • Bill the Lab Guy: "Thundergirl; Pass, Chief: Pass, Stinky Diver; Pass, Meltman; Pass, Justice; Pass." (Justice barks) "I guess that's it. No, wait. The Flesh; Fail."
The Flesh: "Hooray for me!"
The Chief: "Sorry, Flesh, but I have no choice but to ask you for your badge."
The Flesh: "Why? did you lose yours?"
The Chief: "No, you bonehead! Don't you get it? You're out of the Action League!"
The Flesh: "Huh? Waaah!"
  • Stinky Diver: "Blimey! The moron marked his answers in the shape of a cat!"
The Flesh: "I did not!"
Thundergirl: "I knew he couldn't be that stupid."
The Flesh: "I made a little kitten."
Meltman (slaps his head): "Oi!"
  • Thundergirl: "Wait, Chief! We need The Flesh! None of us has super strength."
Meltman: "Oh yeah? Watch and be amazed!" (He tries to lift The Flesh's tuna can weight, with no success) "Uh, are you amazed yet?"
  • Thundergirl: "Two, three, four birdies. Now how may birdies are left if you take away one?"
The Flesh: "Let's see..." (he tosses a hummingbird, which lands in Thundergirl's head)
Thundergirl: "Ow!"
The Flesh: "Eleventy-five?"
Thundergirl: "Close enough. I think our work here is done."
  • Narrator: "After a week of intesive care... er, study, the League finally gives The Flesh what he needs to pass his exam."
The Flesh (covered in cheat notes): "Whoo! I'm all over this test!"
Bill the Lab Guy: "Looks like the test is all over you. Cheat notes, Flesh?"
The Chief: "Blast it, Bill! It's the big dope's only chance of passing!"
Bill the Lab Guy: "Sorry. League regulations. No cheat notes." (He wipes off the cheat notes)
Stinky Diver: "But I used them! Uh... didn't."
  • Narrator: "The Flesh; a Flunk-out. The League; flung about. Will the naked one pass? There's doubt." (Timer dings)
The Flesh: "Eggs are done!"
Narrator: "A lot of doubt.
  • Narrator: "But as they await the results, the loyal League never loses hope."
Stinky Diver: "I get dibs on his desk!"
Meltman: "I get his parking place!"
Thundergirl: "I get his thighmaster!"

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