Getting everything set up for the show was pretty uneventful up until that Friday night. The Warners and the Tiny Toons were getting everything squared away for their shows first broadcast.
"Yep, channel 22… at 9 pm sharp… yes, I know" Buster talked into the Warners phone.
"Come on Buster!" Yakko complained. The blue rabbit had been hogging the phone for over half an hour. "A landline connected to a water tower isn't cheap you know!"
"Keep your slacks on!" Buster spat back at him before continuing his call. "No, you don't have to come over… it's all for you…trust me Babs, this is a surprise you'll never forget... okay, bye"
He hung up.
"You filled her in?" Yakko asked him. Buster nodded.
"Like a crack in the sidewalk. My song will leave her heart melting once she hears it!" The rabbit gushed with excitement.
"I'd hate to clean up the mess" Yakko retorted. "Come on! It's almost show time!"
The two of them left the Warner's bedroom where the phone was located, and passed through a wall of shower curtains draped from the ceiling. They peeked through the curtains and were pleased to see that everything was in place for tonight. Their rehearsal spot had been repurposed as a stage.
Since gang had only the budget of a ham sandwich with a pack of gum, they had to downsize the set considerably. Wakko and Dot were busy propping up one of the three cameras they had installed throughout the tower. This was a much smaller set compared to a typical set for a Warner short, which would have at least 10 different cameras.
Their satisfaction disappeared when they noticed a crowd slowly filling in from the tower's steel door. They had only expected a few friends from ACME Looniversity and maybe some of the Animaniacs cast to show up.
But very few of the guests appeared to be any of their own friends. Most of these guests were much older than them. Tattered jeans, mullets, tattoos, and Mohawks were as far as the eye could see. These folks seemed less interested in seeing a bunch of kids cartoon stars playing music and more into seeing a bare-knuckled brawl at a bikers club.
"Lovely crowd, isn't it?" Yakko stated. A muscular guy with a skull tattoo on head bumped past Buster. The rabbit was about to give a snide comment when the man sent a nasty sneer.
"I thought Plucky only sent a few invitations to our friends! Where the heck did the rest of these guys come from?" Buster said while scratching his head.
"I can't believe you losers actually pulled in a crowd" someone answered. Both them flinched at the hearing the sound of Montana Max's voice. They turned around to face the bratty kid standing before him. Another familiar person who was just a few inches taller than Max came forward. He was pudgy and had a red nose.
"Hey, Max. Did I miss the train wreck yet?" he asked him.
"Nope, it's just starting Lefou"
"What do you want, Montana? " Buster complained.
"Here to see if Plucky wasn't blowing smoke out of his tail for once! How the heck did you get Pearl Jam on the bill?"
Both Yakko and Buster blinked before looking at each with confusion.
" Exsqueese me, what are you talking about?"Yakko asked them.
"Pearl Jam, the band. Pretty big right now? Why'd you get em?" Lefou asked impatiently.
"Look there must be a mistake-" Buster began to explain when a green hand clamped over his mouth.
"Because Soundgarden was unavailable!" Plucky interrupted with a confident grin. The green ducks sparkling sunglasses glinted in their faces. "They'll be here soon. But, try to conserve your enthusiasm after we rock this place first"
"Ha, I'll believe it when I see it!" Max scoffed before Lefou nudged his shoulder.
"Come on, let's go see if there is any good beer here" he uttered as they walked off.
"Isn't Montana still too young to drink?" Plucky wondered.
"Who cares about that? What's the heck was that all about Plucky?!" Buster grumbled.
At the same time, Hampton had come up behind him carrying his bass guitar. "Something wrong?"
"Montana just told us we have Pearl Jam on the bill tonight. Know anything about that, Plucky?" Yakko asked sternly.
"Um, sort of…" Plucky muttered, twiddling his fingers." I might have started a rumor that we'd have Pearl Jam as surpise guests tonight"
Buster grabbed hold of his shoulders, he was a hair away from throttling him.
"Plucky, why did you do that?!" the rabbit screeched.
" Come on Buster! Our friends know we stink as a band! I had to get a crowd in somehow!"
"We just wanted a few friends!" said Yakko.
"Relax you two, when the time comes Well just tell em they called out sick at the last minute. The people will take it just fine."
"Sure, just as well as people took Kiss without their makeup".Buster retorted.
Both of Yakko's siblings came forward.
"It's almost time you guys!" Dot pointed at the watch on her wrist. Behind her, Wakko held up two cables and plugged them together.
"Look, once we get on stage, they won't even remember someone may be playing after us," Plucky reassured them. He whipped out his drumsticks. "So, you ready to rock?"
"Guess we'll have to wing it," Yakko said with a shrug before turning to Hampton. "Hey, did you check to see if the satellite is bolted down good?"
"Sure did, but don't you think Brain will be kind of mad about us taking his dish?" the pig asked. The item in question was 'borrowed' from ACME Labs. It had just enough a signal to span at least 20 miles, and Babs lived less than a mile away from the studio.
"I doubt it" Yakko dismissed. "That satellite was just used in one of his botched world domination plans last month. He won't think of using it until after we're done with it. In the meantime, we'll finally get HBO!".
"So, what will be our script for the show?" Hampton asked. Both Plucky and Buster looked at him blankly before all four of them burst into laughter.
"Hammy it's public access! Who's gonna care? Most of those shows never have a script" Buster replied.
Meanwhile, both Wakko and Dot stood from afar watching the eager band walk away, preparing themselves for what was to come.
"This show is going to bomb isn't it?" Dot asked Wakko.
"Yep" her brother replied. "But least we might have something do next chapter.