Igor[voice over]That's Scamper, one of my most successful inventions.
[Scamper drops a giant weight on himself, flattening himself]
Igor[voice over]I made him immortal, which is kind of a hassle for him, since he doesn't want to live.
Scamper[fills out again]Will *nothing* end this vicious cycle?
Igor[voice over]I also made him talk, which is a hassle for me, since he never shuts up.
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Igor[voice over]That's Brain, one of my other inventions. Legend has it when the smartest man in the world died, they put his brain in a jar... this is not that brain.
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BrainWait, wait, wait, wait! Why does *he* get to pull the switch?
Igor[voice over]Nice weather we're having, huh? Here in the Kingdom of Malaria, every day's forecast is rainy, with a 100% chance of horror! It wasn't always like this, though. Years ago, Malaria was a sunny land of farmers, until the mysterious storm clouds rolled in, and never left. They killed our crops, and our people became poor. And that's when King Malpert thought up a new way for us to make money: Evil Inventions! The kind that crush you, kill you, bring you back to life, then kill you again way worse! We invent them, and the world pays us not to unleash them. Oh, it's a great gig, especially if you're an evil scientist. Fame, fortune, a rent-free castle in the hills. They get it all! They're the top of the heap!
Dr. HolzwurmIgor, pull the switch!
Dr. Holzwurm's IgorYes, Master.
Igor[voice over]And the bottom of the heap? Those are the poor schlobs like me, born with a hunch on our back - Igors.
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IgorI always wanted to be an evil scientist. Unfortunately the hunch on my back was a one-way ticket to Igor School. I majored in Talking With A Slur and graduated with a Yes Masters Degree.
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[Scamper drinks a whole bottle of poison, twitches, and falls over, then...]
EvaYou're upset. I know... 'who's the strange woman living with Igor?' But, I assure you, Igor and I are just friends. As his girlfriend, you have *nothing* to worry about.
IgorOh, uhh, oh, excellent, uh, thank you uhh... For generations King Malbert has kept us, in the dark. By creating the clouds, with a weather ray. HE LIED TO US! WE TRUSTED HIM, AND HE LIED TO US! He tricked us into thinking we needed to be evil, TO SURVIVE! BUT WE DON'T, none us do.
[audience boo at King Malbert]
King MalbertTHIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! HE HAS NO PROOF, WHERE'S HIS PROOF, I DEMAND TO SEE PROOF!
BrainI want to live forever! I got plans! I got dreams! I got a squeaky wheel... was that me?
ScamperReally, Brain. You want to be trapped in an endless, existential nightmare, forced to keep living even though life is meaningless and nothing matters?
Eva[putting the label on the jar] You shouldn't really worry about labels, though. Because you may be a brain, but you have a heart, and in some ways, that's more important.