1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,879 Speaker 1: When your favorite superhero asked you to become their sidekick, 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,879 you've got to say yes. Right What a dream that 3 00:00:07,879 --> 00:00:11,400 would be your own costume with a cape, a cool 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,000 catchphrase like zip zap, zoom your butt to the moon, 5 00:00:14,359 --> 00:00:17,760 and you can even pick up your superheroes dry cleaning. Wait, 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,160 dry cleaning? Did you sign up for that? I don't 7 00:00:22,199 --> 00:00:27,559 know about this. Let's get into it. Hellol, story time 8 00:00:27,559 --> 00:00:29,760 is really not a glory time. I have a standing 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,200 You'll be fine. Follow the whole storyline. Hellol, story time, 10 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:34,640 might you live at least one time? 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:35,039 Speaker 2: Now? 12 00:00:39,119 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: This is the story of a superhero who preferred to 13 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,119 go it alone. No team, no sidekick, not even a 14 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,439 guy to pick up his dry cleaning. Hair Man was 15 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:51,920 a classic crime fighting hero who took on the bad 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,520 guys all by himself. So what if he had one 17 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,280 of the worst superhero names in superhero history. All the 18 00:00:58,359 --> 00:01:02,679 good names were taken, was his usual defense, and since 19 00:01:02,679 --> 00:01:04,879 he had the best hair of anyone he knew, hair 20 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,079 Man kind of made sense. But it didn't matter what 21 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,040 people called him. What mattered was that this guy really 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,439 knew how to save the day. Angry Bear chasing you 23 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,920 down the street, hair Man to the rescue. Bad guy 24 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,879 eating your soup while you're waiting for it to cool. 25 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,840 Hair Man to the rescue. Evil space alien throwing rocks 26 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,560 on the slide while you're waiting to go down. Hair 27 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:31,040 Man to the rescue. He was fast, he was powerful, 28 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,599 and sometimes it felt like he was everywhere at once. 29 00:01:34,239 --> 00:01:39,920 He was hair Man and he was a legend. Oh 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,760 hair Man, you did it again. Thank you. When my 31 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,239 neighbor's kid stuck their tongue note at me, I just 32 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,959 didn't know who else to call. But hair Man didn't 33 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,519 do it for the thanks. He helped people because it 34 00:01:52,599 --> 00:01:56,000 was the right thing to do. It's what I do, ma'am. 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,439 If you ever spot trouble, just blow me a bubble. Sorry. 36 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,719 Other really slick rhymes were already taken. The city of 37 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:07,879 Socopolis loved and adored hair Man, but there was one 38 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,199 person who adored him more than anyone else. Brady from 39 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:15,919 thirteen seventy five Road Street. Wow, Brady, I've never seen 40 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,439 anyone with so much hair stuff before. You've got posters, 41 00:02:19,759 --> 00:02:23,840 action figures, t shirts, coffee mugs, trading cards and hair 42 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,080 Man bed sheets and pillow covers. Brady's best friend, Quinton 43 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,759 could have gone on and on. Don't forget about the 44 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,400 officially licensed hair Man underpants, added Brady, I own all 45 00:02:34,439 --> 00:02:37,680 twenty three pairs. But even though he was one of 46 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:40,719 Hairman's biggest fans, Brady was one of the few people 47 00:02:40,719 --> 00:02:44,719 in Socopolis who had never seen him in real life. Brady, 48 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,360 I can't believe you've only seen him on TV. I 49 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,159 saw him saving the day at my ant's house just 50 00:02:49,199 --> 00:02:51,479 a couple of weeks ago. They had a really clogged 51 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,000 toilet and didn't know who else to call. Brady gave 52 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:59,800 his friend a look. Uh, the plumber, maybe, yeah, but 53 00:03:00,159 --> 00:03:02,120 it's more fun to have a superhero come over than 54 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:06,120 a plumber. Superheroes wear capes, plumbers wear pants that barely 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,919 cover their bump cracks. Quinton wasn't wrong, but Brady always 56 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,479 felt bad for hair Man. Whenever he heard stories like these, 57 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:18,520 he worried people were asking too much of one person. So, Brady, 58 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,560 you've never been tempted to, you know, blow some bubbles. 59 00:03:23,879 --> 00:03:26,680 Brady glared at Quinton, already knowing where this was going. 60 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,319 You mean call him for no reason, no way, that 61 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,319 wouldn't be fair. Here, Man has real problems to deal with. 62 00:03:34,479 --> 00:03:39,000 A sinister smile was spreading across Quinton's face. Well, what 63 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,719 if you did have a problem. Before Brady could respond, 64 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,759 Quinton bolted out of the room, worried. Brady chased after 65 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,919 him and caught up just as Quinton was pulling something 66 00:03:49,919 --> 00:03:53,719 out of the kitchen fridge. Everybody stand back, or this house, 67 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,759 including your new leopolster sofa, is gonna get it. Quentin 68 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,199 held up a can of whipped cream, finger poised on 69 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:04,159 the nozzle. Put down the whipped cream, Quintin. It doesn't 70 00:04:04,199 --> 00:04:07,680 have to be like this. Quentin gave the can a shake. 71 00:04:08,439 --> 00:04:11,360 There's only one person who can stop me, and, sadly 72 00:04:11,439 --> 00:04:15,800 for you, he's not here right now. I'm not calling him, Quinton, 73 00:04:16,199 --> 00:04:20,079 not for this, So put the whipped cream down. Brady 74 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,199 might not have felt the need to call hairman, but 75 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,839 his mother, who had just walked into the kitchen, certainly did. 76 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,519 Speaker 2: Brady, what is your friend doing with that whipped cream? 77 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,680 He looks ready to spray it all over the house, 78 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,279 especially on our newly upholstered sofa. We have to call hairman. 79 00:04:34,639 --> 00:04:37,879 Somebody handed me a bubble wand and just like that, 80 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,560 Brady's mom was out in the backyard blowing bubbles up 81 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,680 into the sky. Moments later, hair Man came swooping down, 82 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:45,959 seemingly out of nowhere. 83 00:04:46,639 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: Do not fear hair Man is here? Now, which way 84 00:04:49,879 --> 00:04:53,639 did the bad guy go? Brady wanted to tell hair 85 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,800 Man that this was all a big mistake, that there 86 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,800 hadn't been a good reason for them to have called him, 87 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,360 But seeing hair Man up close in his own yard, 88 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:05,120 Brady practically became paralyzed. He couldn't move, he couldn't speak, 89 00:05:05,319 --> 00:05:08,839 He just stood there, trying not to drool. His mother 90 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,399 pointed the superhero in the direction of the kitchen. Hairman 91 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:15,199 dramatically flipped his hair back before combing his fingers through 92 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:17,879 his hair. He then gave Brady's mother a slight nod 93 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,560 and said, folks, looks like it's time to get herey. 94 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,199 By the time Brady snapped out of his trans Hairman 95 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,839 was already long gone. The only sign he had ever 96 00:05:27,879 --> 00:05:30,000 been there was Quinton tied up in the middle of 97 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,879 the kitchen with a big swirl of whipped cream on 98 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,040 top of his head. Could someone please untie me and 99 00:05:35,079 --> 00:05:39,839 pass me a spoon? After Quentin was released, Brady walked 100 00:05:39,879 --> 00:05:43,040 him to the door. I was a little unnecessary what 101 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,800 you did back there, Quentin. But I know you were 102 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,519 just trying to do something nice. And was it nice? 103 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:55,480 Asked quintin stepping outside. Brady smiled, it was the best 104 00:05:55,480 --> 00:06:00,000 moment of my life. As Quentin walked away, he scooped 105 00:06:00,079 --> 00:06:02,120 some whipcream from off of his head and popped it 106 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,000 into his mouth. Brady closed the door and was about 107 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,839 to go to his room to replay the moment in 108 00:06:07,879 --> 00:06:10,319 his head fifty times over when there was a loud knock. 109 00:06:11,199 --> 00:06:15,120 He assumed Quentin had forgotten something. Brady opened the door 110 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,959 and instantly went weak in the knees. There on his 111 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:22,160 front porch was hair Man. Hair Man accidentally left with 112 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,279 your can of whipped cream, and he may have not 113 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,600 so accidentally finished it off. Sorry about that, hair Man 114 00:06:27,639 --> 00:06:31,240 didn't have much time for lunch today. Brady couldn't believe 115 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,920 hair Man was standing on his front porch talking to him, 116 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:39,279 and not just talking apologizing for eating his whip cream. Quickly, 117 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,439 he had to remind himself how to speak hair Man. 118 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,560 It's really you, dude. I have seventeen of your coffee 119 00:06:45,639 --> 00:06:49,279 mugs and I don't even drink coffee. Hair Man did 120 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,360 not appear to be flattered, kid, Would you mind if 121 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,480 I sat down on your front porch for a few minutes, 122 00:06:54,759 --> 00:06:57,920 I am sucked. Catching the whipped cream creamer was already 123 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,959 my eleventh bubble call today since breakfast. Brady could see 124 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,360 it in the superhero's eyes. He looked exhausted. Powerful and legendary, 125 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,480 but exhausted. Of course, you can sit down, stay as 126 00:07:10,519 --> 00:07:14,040 long as you want. Brady was delighted to serve Hairman 127 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,240 some coffee out of a Hairman coffee mug. You know, 128 00:07:17,319 --> 00:07:19,920 hair Man, have you ever thought about getting a sidekick? 129 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:24,480 You're hired? Brady took a step back. He hadn't meant 130 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,000 that as an offer. Who me, I can't be your sidekick. 131 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,519 I've never sidekicked anyone before. I frontkicked my sister once, 132 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,399 but I got in really big trouble for that, even 133 00:07:33,439 --> 00:07:37,360 though she totally deserved it. Hair Man simply stated that 134 00:07:37,439 --> 00:07:39,759 being a sidekick was easy and that anyone could do it. 135 00:07:40,279 --> 00:07:42,920 If Robin could be a sidekick to Batman, then Brady 136 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,480 could be a sidekick to hair Man. Can you start Wednesday? 137 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:49,680 Brady considered checking with his mom first to see if 138 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,279 they were busy Wednesday, but decided that probably wasn't a 139 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,120 very sidecackish thing to do. Yeah, Wednesday's good man, I'll 140 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:00,199 see you. Then Brady went back inside and nearly fell over. 141 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:05,560 Had that seriously just happened? With Wednesday being just days away? 142 00:08:05,879 --> 00:08:09,120 Brady had so much to do. First, he needed a 143 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:13,519 superhero sidekick costume. Then he needed a superhero sidekick name. 144 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,360 Then he was going to have to come up with 145 00:08:15,399 --> 00:08:19,120 a superhero catchphrase unless Hairman was willing to share. Let's 146 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:23,519 get Harry. At dinner, Brady kept showing his parents different 147 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,560 types of sidekick poses. So do you guys think this 148 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,519 stance would look good on the front of a poster? 149 00:08:30,079 --> 00:08:31,879 And how about this look for a photo of me 150 00:08:31,959 --> 00:08:35,759 on a coffee mug. He even practices talking to bad 151 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:39,960 Guy's voice, Dad, you better put down that salt before 152 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,879 I make you put down that salt. Too much salt 153 00:08:42,879 --> 00:08:47,879 can make your food too salty. He hadn't sorted out 154 00:08:47,879 --> 00:08:50,639 the cape before Wednesday, but figured hair Man wasn't gonna 155 00:08:50,639 --> 00:08:54,320 care about that. Where's your cape, kid, was the first 156 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,279 thing out of hair Man's mouth. If you want to 157 00:08:56,279 --> 00:08:58,639 be a superhero sidekick, you've got to dress like a 158 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,759 superhero sidekick. Brady apologized and told him he'd get it 159 00:09:02,799 --> 00:09:05,919 sorted out as soon as he could. Trying to turn 160 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,600 things around, he told Hairman his new catchphrase, you know 161 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,000 what time it is, drop a hair and a bad 162 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:17,559 guy's cheeseburger time. Hair Man stared vacantly at Brady. Hey, kid, 163 00:09:17,639 --> 00:09:20,360 you don't get to have your own catchphrase. Only superheroes 164 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:22,960 get to say cool stuff. And anyway, I would never 165 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,840 wish upon my worst enemies for them to find a 166 00:09:24,879 --> 00:09:27,039 hair in their cheeseburger. Do you know how ikey it 167 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,399 is to find hair in your food? Come on, don't 168 00:09:29,399 --> 00:09:33,279 make me regret giving you this job. Brady couldn't believe 169 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,480 he was blowing it. He had prepared so hard to 170 00:09:35,519 --> 00:09:39,039 be a good sidekick. Sir, how about you to show 171 00:09:39,039 --> 00:09:41,159 me where the bad guys are. I'm ready to help 172 00:09:41,159 --> 00:09:44,840 you save the day. Hair Man handed Brady a list, 173 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,399 a shopping list. Now make sure you get the right 174 00:09:48,519 --> 00:09:51,440 kind of shampoo, kid, hair like this doesn't just happen. 175 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,480 He then dramatically whipped his hair back and began running 176 00:09:54,519 --> 00:09:56,799 in the direction of some distant bubbles rising up toward 177 00:09:56,879 --> 00:10:00,080 the sky. His hair bobbed perfectly and sank with the 178 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,840 the flutter of his cape. Very superhero whisk. It wasn't 179 00:10:04,879 --> 00:10:07,080 exactly how Brady had wanted to spend his first day 180 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,919 as a superhero sidekick, but he was grateful he still 181 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,799 had his job, and if buying some things for Hairman 182 00:10:12,879 --> 00:10:15,120 at the supermarket helped free up some time and energy 183 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,360 for hair Man to save more people's days, then so 184 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:22,080 be it. Helping fight Evil could wait until tomorrow. Well. 185 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,440 The next day, Brady didn't get to join Hairman on 186 00:10:24,519 --> 00:10:27,200 any superhero quests either. He had to learn how to 187 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,639 patch a hole in Hairman's backup superhero suit, and patching 188 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:34,960 spandex was not easy. On Friday, Brady had to pick 189 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,200 up Hairman's dry cleaning, walk his three dogs, wash the 190 00:10:38,279 --> 00:10:41,759 Hairman mobile, send a birthday card to Hairman's grandmother in 191 00:10:41,799 --> 00:10:43,919 exchange to the shampoo he had bought the other day 192 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,600 for a different brand of shampoo. Come on, kid, you 193 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,519 bought me Glimmer and Shine when I clearly had written 194 00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:54,519 down Everlasting Shine. Those two shampoos are night and day. 195 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,879 Brady was doing his best to keep up with all 196 00:10:57,919 --> 00:11:01,080 of his superhero sidekick duties, but as the weeks went by, 197 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,080 the heavy workload really started to take a toll. When 198 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,080 he eventually found himself with a short break in his 199 00:11:07,159 --> 00:11:09,720 busy schedule. One day, he decided to pay a visit 200 00:11:09,759 --> 00:11:13,480 to his best friend, Quinton. Climbing Quentin's front steps to 201 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,720 ring the doorbell felt like climbing Mount Everest. He sat 202 00:11:16,759 --> 00:11:18,679 down on the top step and waited for his friend. 203 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,440 The moment the door opened up, words started pouring out 204 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:26,840 of his mouth. Hair Man is the worst superhero sidekick. 205 00:11:26,879 --> 00:11:30,519 For no wonder, he normally works alone. Every other superhero 206 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,919 lets their sidekick help fight the bad guys. But do 207 00:11:32,919 --> 00:11:35,960 you know what I've been stuck doing? Shopping, cleaning, and sewing. 208 00:11:36,279 --> 00:11:38,840 I'm not even allowed to have a catchphrase either, not 209 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,480 that I need one to do superhero laundry. What would 210 00:11:41,519 --> 00:11:45,519 I even say? Evil dirt on capes? Beware stain Remover 211 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:49,480 boy is here, like seriously, and do you know what else? 212 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,080 He asks for this and for that? But do I 213 00:11:52,159 --> 00:11:53,480 ever hear please or thank you? 214 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:53,919 Speaker 2: No? 215 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,399 Speaker 1: Because there's never enough for this guy. He's never satisfied. 216 00:11:57,759 --> 00:12:00,679 They should have named him Captain Grumpy. So you know 217 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,320 what I'm gonna do? I think I'm gonna quit. Brady 218 00:12:04,399 --> 00:12:06,559 realized he had not even said hello to his friend. 219 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,600 As he turned around, he saw that the person he 220 00:12:09,639 --> 00:12:14,080 thought he was talking to wasn't even Quinton. WHOA, How 221 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,279 did I not know Quentin got a new sister? Now 222 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,679 we could see that Quintin's door wasn't even the same color. 223 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,399 And why had someone changed the numbers on his house? Oh? No, 224 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:26,799 I am so sorry. I thought this was my friend 225 00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:30,679 Quinton's house. Brady was preparing to make a run for 226 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,879 it before his cheeks could get any more red, but 227 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:37,000 the girl stopped him. No way, is it really you? 228 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,600 Is Brady's sidekick actually sitting on my friend's steps right now? 229 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,159 Brady wondered if this was what it was like to hallucinate. 230 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,000 Had a girl he'd never seen before just recognized him 231 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,159 as Brady's sidekick? You you know me? 232 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:52,919 Speaker 2: Know you? 233 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:54,159 Speaker 1: Are you kidding me? 234 00:12:54,399 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 2: Of course? 235 00:12:54,879 --> 00:12:57,279 Speaker 1: I know you. I'm your biggest fan. I think you're 236 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,639 like the best sidekick of all the sidekicks. Girl pause 237 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:01,519 to catch her breath. 238 00:13:01,919 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 2: I'm Nyla. 239 00:13:02,519 --> 00:13:05,399 Speaker 1: By the way. Brady thought his brain would have had 240 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,759 so many questions, but it only had one. Nyla, do 241 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:12,759 you have a poster of me on your wall? Nyla 242 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,159 regretfully answered that she did not, but that's only because 243 00:13:16,159 --> 00:13:18,919 they don't let sidekicks have their own posters. Otherwise I 244 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,080 totally would I do have a Brady sidekick coffee mug. 245 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,600 Though Brady realized he did not know what you were 246 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,000 supposed to do when you met a fan, was running 247 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:32,399 away a good option because that's what he felt like doing. Fortunately, 248 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,720 he stuck around. Can I be your sidekick? 249 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:36,759 Speaker 2: Please? 250 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: I know sidekicks don't normally have sidekicks, but I think 251 00:13:40,039 --> 00:13:42,200 I can be a really great sidekick to a sidekick. 252 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:44,720 And from everything you said earlier, it sounds like you 253 00:13:44,759 --> 00:13:48,960 could really use some help. Help was exactly what Brady needed. 254 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:50,799 He felt like he was drowning and all of the 255 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,360 responsibilities of being a sidekick who didn't yet have their 256 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:57,200 own sidekick. Well, Nyla, looks like your new name is 257 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:02,080 about to become Nyla's sidekick to a sidekick. Get ready 258 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:05,039 to someday have your own coffee mug? Or not not 259 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:07,759 sure if they do those things for sidekicks of sidekicks. 260 00:14:08,399 --> 00:14:11,639 Brady handed Nyla a shopping list and then said time 261 00:14:11,799 --> 00:14:15,919 to shop, like you're never gonna stop. Nyla smiled, thinking 262 00:14:15,919 --> 00:14:19,720 in this cashphrase sounded very slick. In just a few 263 00:14:19,759 --> 00:14:23,679 short days, Brady was beginning to feel more rested. Turns out, 264 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:27,240 being a sidekick wasn't the problem. Being a sidekick without 265 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,399 a sidekick was the problem. Now that he had Nyla, 266 00:14:30,559 --> 00:14:32,240 there was so much extra time in the day for 267 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,240 things that really mattered, like video games at Quinton's house. 268 00:14:36,399 --> 00:14:38,919 Finding his best friend's house was also much easier now 269 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:44,039 that he was no longer an exhausted sidekick without a sidekick, Brady, 270 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,200 I can't believe how good you've got it now, Quentin 271 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,720 told him one day. You're basically living the sidekick dream. 272 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,919 Hair Man's off fighting bad guys and you're just here 273 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,440 taking a nap and eating the last of the nacho chips, 274 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,080 which my mom is not going to be happy with. 275 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,360 By the way, Brady took a long sip of his 276 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,120 Jumbo slushy drink and then sighed, you know, Quintin, I 277 00:15:05,159 --> 00:15:07,799 wouldn't exactly say it's a walk in the park. I 278 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,960 still have to tell Nila what to do. Speaking of whom, 279 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,600 where is that sidekick of mine? She should have been 280 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:17,120 here by now. Quinton looked out his window to see 281 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:20,120 a very tired looking sidekick of a sidekick shuffling up 282 00:15:20,159 --> 00:15:23,840 his walkway. Brady didn't say hello, and she walked in. 283 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,960 He greeted her with a you bought that kind of shampoo. 284 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,360 That's not what I had put on the list. This 285 00:15:30,519 --> 00:15:33,759 is for people with curly hair. Hair man has thick, 286 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,879 wavy hair. We've been over this. Nyla tossed him the 287 00:15:37,879 --> 00:15:41,600 bottle of shampoo and then turned back around. I quit, 288 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,960 she said, on her way at the door. Wait, Nila, 289 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,960 you can't quit. You're a sidekick to a sidekick. Do 290 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,559 you know how many people would love to be in 291 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,600 your shoes right now? Nyla didn't turn back, but Brady 292 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,480 saw her shoulders rise and her fists clench. Dude, you 293 00:15:57,679 --> 00:16:00,240 just dumped all of your work on me. Was what 294 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,759 I signed up for. I wanted to help you, not 295 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:07,480 do everything for you. Trying to be helpful, Quinton suggested 296 00:16:07,519 --> 00:16:09,720 they should split the work in half. Then it would 297 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,440 feel more manageable for both of them. You know what, Quintin, 298 00:16:13,879 --> 00:16:17,519 Brady began, This wasn't what Nila signed up for, and 299 00:16:17,559 --> 00:16:21,559 it wasn't what I signed up for either. We're sidekicks, well, 300 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,360 one sidekick and one sidekick to a sidekick. But a sidekicks. 301 00:16:25,399 --> 00:16:29,440 We deserve better, We deserve catchphrases and posters and a 302 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,200 little bit of the fighting action. We have capes after all. 303 00:16:32,799 --> 00:16:35,279 So here's what we're gonna do. We're gonna march right 304 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,320 up to hair Man and tell him how we feel. 305 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:40,320 Either he lets us do some real sidekick stuff, or 306 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:44,000 we're both gonna quit. Quentin had kept a straight face 307 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,600 up until now, but this had him bursting at laughing, 308 00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:50,240 You're actually gonna march up to a superhero who can 309 00:16:50,279 --> 00:16:53,279 spin bad guys over his head and give him an ultimatum. 310 00:16:53,639 --> 00:16:57,840 Oh please, I have got to see this. So Quinton 311 00:16:57,919 --> 00:17:00,240 followed behind with a bag of popcorn. As the other 312 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:04,759 two marched onward, hair Man wasn't hard to find. Bubbles 313 00:17:04,759 --> 00:17:07,960 were going off like crazy in the city center. As 314 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,559 the kids approached, they were surprised to see that Hairman 315 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,160 wasn't spinning any bad guys over his head while dazzling 316 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:17,079 spectators with his amazing hair. The bad guy was twirling 317 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:21,599 Hairman around in the air. Oh man, look at that thing, 318 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,319 some sort of octopus guy, and Hairman looks like he's 319 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,799 having a bad hair day. Just then, a glob of 320 00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:31,000 hot ink landed right in front of the three kids, 321 00:17:31,119 --> 00:17:34,559 who took a whole bunch of steps back. Hair Man 322 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:36,440 called out to them from within the grasp of one 323 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,960 of the octopus guy's tentacles. Sidekick, you're here, so good news. 324 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,279 Starting today, I'm going to allow you to help fight 325 00:17:44,319 --> 00:17:47,759 the bad guys. This was the kind of action Brady 326 00:17:47,799 --> 00:17:52,160 had been waiting for. This was finally his moment. Okay, Nila, 327 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,960 this is finally your moment. I'll be right here behind 328 00:17:55,039 --> 00:17:59,240 Quinton cheering you on. Nyla pivoted behind Quinton as well. 329 00:18:00,039 --> 00:18:03,000 Who know, no, sidekick, Brady hair Man was talking to you. 330 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,799 I didn't hear anything about needing help from the sidekick 331 00:18:05,799 --> 00:18:09,440 of the sidekick. Back and forth this went before Quintin 332 00:18:09,519 --> 00:18:13,079 finally stopped them for crying out loud. Have neither of 333 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,359 you figured out how to beat this thing? Brady pulled 334 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,680 up his sleeve. Dude, look at these arms. These are 335 00:18:19,759 --> 00:18:24,720 shopping arms, not octopus beast wrestling arms. Quinton shook his 336 00:18:24,799 --> 00:18:29,279 head and walked into a nearby office depot. Where's he going, asked, 337 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:33,319 Nyla beats me shrugged. Brady guess he thought it was 338 00:18:33,319 --> 00:18:36,759 a good time to buy a new stapler. Quentin returned 339 00:18:36,759 --> 00:18:42,079 moments later carrying a big box full of Whiteout. Brady groaned, Uh, 340 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,519 what a waste of your money, dude. You know teachers 341 00:18:44,519 --> 00:18:47,880 don't like us using pens at school. Whiteout was a 342 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,680 paper matching liquid you could use to cover mistakes written 343 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,839 in pen, but pens were strongly discouraged at their school. 344 00:18:55,039 --> 00:18:58,160 Quentin began hurling bottles of Whiteout at the Octopus Monster. 345 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,680 Don't you guys watch superhero movies? These bad guys always 346 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,440 have an obvious weakness. If this guy is squirting hot 347 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,720 ink everywhere, why bet whiteout is the only way to 348 00:19:07,759 --> 00:19:11,559 beat him. And it worked. The white Out covered the 349 00:19:11,559 --> 00:19:14,720 Octopus Guy's inksprayer, which sent the villain into a frenzy. 350 00:19:15,799 --> 00:19:18,240 It released its grip on Hairman, who was able to 351 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:22,720 finish off the job. Time to get harry Octopus Guy. 352 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,440 Once everything had settled, Brady got his very first thank 353 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:31,839 you and a much deserved apology. Sorry, little sidekick, buddy, 354 00:19:32,039 --> 00:19:34,400 I probably haven't been the best superhero to be a 355 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,839 sidekick for, have I I kind of thought your little 356 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:38,920 arms were more cut out for picking up dry cleaning 357 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:43,279 than fighting, But turns out I was wrong about you. Actually, 358 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,160 my friend, Quinton here was a real hero. He was 359 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:50,079 the hair Man pushed Brady aside, quintin, will you be 360 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,240 my new sidekick? I'll let you say one catchphrase per month, 361 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,039 and I'll even let you appear in the corner of 362 00:19:55,039 --> 00:19:58,519 one of my bolsters. He then turned back to Brady. 363 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,960 That's gonna make you sidekick to the sidekick, little fella. 364 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:06,440 Hope you don't mind. Nila was scratching her head, and 365 00:20:06,519 --> 00:20:10,200 that makes me sidekick to the sidekick of the sidekick. 366 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,200 Hair Man was trying to sort this out in his head, 367 00:20:13,519 --> 00:20:16,759 but he really didn't have to. Quentin's mind was already 368 00:20:16,759 --> 00:20:20,039 made up. Hair Man, you were a lot better when 369 00:20:20,039 --> 00:20:22,240 you didn't have a sidekick, or at least that's how 370 00:20:22,279 --> 00:20:23,799 it seemed to when we didn't realize you were such 371 00:20:23,839 --> 00:20:26,559 a super butt cheek. So how about my friends and 372 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,200 I go watch some superhero movies at my house. Well, 373 00:20:29,279 --> 00:20:32,240 you go do whatever it is you do, and for 374 00:20:32,319 --> 00:20:34,880 crying out loud, do something about that hair Would you 375 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:47,279 looks like a rat's nest the end. That's the story, 376 00:20:47,759 --> 00:20:50,880 and I hope you enjoyed it. Question of the Week, 377 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:55,759 Who is your favorite superhero? Go hair Man, Go hair Man? 378 00:20:56,599 --> 00:20:59,799 Thanks to Nyla and Quinton and Brady from Austin, Texas. 379 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:05,119 Shoutouts this week go out to Cad Graham and Parker 380 00:21:05,279 --> 00:21:10,200 from Springfield, Illinois, Max Scott and Ruby James from Gladstone, Oregon, 381 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,880 Sophie and her pug Peanut from christ Church, New Zealand, 382 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:19,400 Landon Quintin and Hudson from Greenville, South Carolina, and Safie 383 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,839 Squires from Southbourne, Dorset in the UK. 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