Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Mad Dogs and Englishmen is the fifth episode of the third season of Action League Now!, and the 32nd episode overall. It first aired on the KaBlam! episode, Year Round Fun on September 27, 1998.

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The episode begins at Action League Headquarters, where the League has just successfully captured The Mayor and preapres to imprison him in a cooler, literally. The Chief is pleased, as he has waited a long time to put The Mayor away. As a reward for a job well done, he decides to treat the League to a dinner of chips and salsa, courtesy of the taxpayers. The Flesh and Thundergirl are excited upon hearing this, but Stinky tells them to count him out, also calling them morons and leaving, as he has lots of stuff to do. Thundergirl asks The Chief if Stinky hates them. The Chief tells her that he has every reason to; they're a bunch of morons, but there's more to Stinky's mood than just that. He then adds that he will explain about the story of Stinky's past after he gets back from the bathroom. This makes Thundergirl and The Flesh look at each other in disgust.

When The Chief returns, he tells the League not to go in the bathroom for a while. He then begins the story of Stinky's past. During the Gulf War, Stinky was on a secret mission, searching around in the gross and putrid sink. But the enemy had somehow been tipped off and turned on the garbage disposal, flushing him down. When Stinky was recovered later on, he discovered who ratted him out: his own mother! Something died in Stinky that day, so The Flesh wonders if that was the reason why Stinky smells so bad.

Meanwhile, outside, Stinky is near some garbage cans, reminiscing about his past, and blaming his mother for ratting him out. Suddenly, he hears a strange sound and turns around, where a dog appears from behind the garbage can and begins licking him. Stinky notes that the dog is smelly, just like him, so he names him Smelly and becomes friends with him.

That day, Stinky and Smelly spend all their time together; they first drink from the toilet, and then play fetch. Stinky throws a stick and Smelly brings back Bill the Lab Guy, goofing up. After that, they play fetch in the bathroom and go out for a walk. Of course, since Smelly is much bigger than Stinky, his leash drags him across the road. Stinky lets go and gets run over by a motorcycle, and Smelly licks his pieces. Despite being broken, Stinky still loves Smelly.

The next day, The Chief orders Stinky to get rid of Smelly, but Stinky sings that he's his best friend. The enraged Chief then reminds Stinky that Smelly is using The Flesh as a chew toy and Thundergirl and Meltman have gone missing. It is later revealed that Smelly buried them out in the yard, with Meltman trying to persuade Thundergirl to love him yet again and getting slapped. Stinky tells The Mayor that Smelly is a good dog, so he just has to get to know him more. Smelly then appears and starts chewing on The Chief. Stinky thinks Smelly just wants to play, but suddenly, Smelly drops The Chief and runs away. A confused Stinky asks Smelly where he's going as Smelly opens the cooler and sets The Mayor free, who reveals that Smelly is his dog, and his real name is "Bad Dog". He then orders Bad Dog to attack Stinky, who is distraught, as he thought he and Bad Dog were pals. The Narrator asks the viewers what kind of monster would release such a monster, and The Mayor announces that he's good at his business. After that, The Narrator tells the viewers to stay tuned for part two.

In the second act, just as it looks like Bad Dog is about to bite Stinky to death, Stinky's mother appears and tells The Mayor, who is holding onto Bad Dog's leash, that nobody double-crosses her son but her. Stinky is surprised to see his mother, who fires her spear gun at The Mayor, launching him off the cooler and onto Bad Dog's butt, causing Bad Dog to run out of the house and into the street, dragging The Mayor along. From this, The Mayor loses his arm and gets left behind, causing a car to run over him into pieces. Stinky, covered in slobber, returns to the house and thanks his mother for saving his life, asking her how she could rat him out back in the Gulf War. She explains that she did it for the money and apologizes to him for losing his dog. Stinky assures her that it's okay, as he has found someone he loves even more than him: her! They hug each other with tears of joy as the episode ends.