Episode 35: Dougie's Space Date
(Play Nowhere to Run by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas for this first section.)
It was another normal day at the Space Tree until...
Dougie: (In his normal clothes running) Gotta keep running...
Theresa and Isla are angrily chasing him.
Theresa: Get back here, Dorky!
Isla: Yeah! You're a fucking dead man!
He starts running through the Space Tree with the two girls angrily chasing him. He then goes in the barracks and hides under the sheets. The two girls enter and instantly found him. He shoves them out of the way and keeps running. He runs past Portia and Gwen, and then backs up.
Dougie: Hey, Beautiful Ladies.
Portia: Theresa and Isla!
Gwen: He's right here!
Dougie: And I take it back. (He runs off while the two angry girls chase after him. He continues to run through the Space Tree while Theresa and Isla continue chasing him. He then ran next to Tom, who was chasing Jerry.) Hey Tom. Mind helping me? (Tom nods no and tries to grab Jerry, but the mouse continues to outrun him. Dougie then entered the man's bathroom.) Ha! You can't come in here!
Theresa: Cartman's just gonna throw you out!
Isla: Yeah!
Just as she said that, Cartman throws him out and Dougie quickly runs away and the two girls chase him. He goes through multiple doors while Theresa and Isla behind them, referencing the Scooby-Doo Doors. Near the end of the song, Dougie continues running until the two girls jump and tackle him and Theresa grabs his collar.
Theresa: Let's beat him up and break his glasses, like back on Earth!
Isla: Yeah!
Dougie: No wait! Please!
Theresa and Isla start beating up Dougie, and then they left him alone, while he's groaning in pain and the song ends.
(Play Every Little Bit Hurts by Brenda Holloway for this section.)
Karen is licking an ice cream from a cone when she sees Dougie walking towards her all beaten up.
Karen: Dougie, what happened?!
Dougie: I pulled a prank on Theresa and Isla by scaring them with a ghost face mask and after I revealed myself to them, they got pissed and chased me all around the Space Tree. Afterwards, they beaten me to a pulp.
Karen: Oh you poor thing! (She hugs Dougie) Let's get you to the infirmary.
She then takes him to the infirmary and he lays on a bed.
Dougie: Thanks. My god, they can't handle a joke!
Karen: Maybe try not to prank them next time.
Dougie: Thanks for the reminder.
Karen: When you recover, let's go on a date.
Dougie: I would love that. (Karen kissed Dougie's cheek and leaves.) Oh my face.
(Play Calender Girl by Neil Sedaka for this section.)
The next day, Dougie was listening to the song on his phone while eating lunch with Butters and Pip. The song continues playing in the background on the Space Tree's speakers.
Pip: How's your face feeling?
Dougie: It still hurts.
Butters: Sucks that it still hurts.
Pip: Oh, and any reason why we're not wearing out supervillain outfits?
Butters: Rawls said we and the rest of our friends have been wearing our superhero and supervillain costumes too much, so he suggested that we take a break from wearing them for a few days.
Pip: Okay then.
Dougie: What should I do when I go on my date with Karen?
Pip: Maybe try playing some of your favorite music?
Butters: Yeah. Wait, what music do you listen to?
Dougie: I listen to old Motown music.
Butters: So you listen to old Motown artists, like Billy Stewart?
Dougie: Billy Stewart isn't a Motown artist.
Pip: Well, who's his record label?
Dougie: Chess.
Butters: No Dougie. Chess is a board game.
Dougie: No. There's a record company called Chess!
Butters: What kind of record company would call themselves chess? That would be a lame name.
Pip: Yeah.
Dougie: No. We're not talking about chess. I was just telling you that I listen to old Motown music.
Pip: Oh! Otis Redding is my favorite Motown artist!
Dougie: He's not a Motown artist. You know what? Forget about it.
Butters: Dougie, just play whatever song you want while you're dating Karen.
Dougie: Will do.
He leaves them.
Pip: Is Sam Cooke a Motown artist?
Butters: I honestly don't know, but I did hear one of his songs play in the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
Pip: Very well then.
(Play Upside Down by Diana Ross for this section and skip to 2:05.)
Dougie is in the barracks changing his clothes and then he tries on a fancy suit.
Dougie: Lookin' good, Dougie. All the ladies will be all over you. No. Just remember, you're dating Karen for like, a year now? Eh, whatever. I'm gonna make sure this date is perfect!
At the 2:41 mark of the song, he exits and walks past everyone, and they notice his fancy suit.
Bessie: Lookin' good!
Dougie: Thanks.
Bebe: Not gonna lie, you look cool in that suit for an ugly person.
Dougie: Thanks...
Spike and Tyke noticed Dougie while they were walking past them.
Spike: Hey Kid! Where did you get that suit?
Dougie: Space Mall. Two Galaxies over.
Spike: Nice.
Jamaican Domer: Wow.
Peppermint Patty: You look awesome in that suit!
Lincoln: You look fancy in uniform.
Clyde (The Loud House): Yeah. No kidding.
Dougie: Thanks for the compliments.
Kevin M: Hey. My sister has a surprise for you.
Dougie: Really? Where is she?
Kevin M: Behind you.
The song ends and another one plays.
(Play I Say a Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin for the rest of this section.)
Karen was wearing a sparkly dress and Dougie was happy and in love.
Dougie: You look so nice.
Karen: Glad you think so. Lola Loud designed it.
Lola (The Loud House): It's true. I did.
Dougie: I rate it a 10 out of 10.
Karen: Thanks.
Kenny: (You look cute in that dress, Karen.)
Karen: Thanks, Kenny!
Dougie: I'm so ready for our date.
Karen: Me too.
They enter one of the ships.
Butters: Let us know how the date went.
Dougie: Okay. We will.
Karen: You know how to fly a spaceship?
Dougie: Yeah. I'm still a cadet here, and I've been learning how to fly one of these things.
Karen: Cool!
Dougie: Let's go.
(Play My Girl by The Temptations for the rest of this section.)
Dougie activates the ship and he and Karen fly into space.
Pip: Godspeed to them.
Dougie is flying them through space and to a fancy restaurant. The ship is playing the song in a 60s radio station.
Karen: The stars are so beautiful.
Dougie: Yeah. (He starts singing along to the song.)I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way
My girl, my girl, my girl
Talkin' 'bout my girl
My girl
Karen smiles as they continue flying to the restaurant and the song ends at the 0:50 mark.
(Play Soulful Strut by Young-Holt Unlimited for this section.)
After making it to the fancy restaurant, Dougie and Karen enter and it was full of people wearing fancy uniforms.
Dougie: Hello. We would like to make a reservation.
Reservationist: Okay. (After looking in the book, he closes it.) Your table is over there.
Dougie: Okay. Thanks. (He and Karen then left him and went to their table.) Ladies first.
Karen: You are such a gentleman, Dougie.
She sits down and Dougie does the same. They start looking at their menus.
Dougie: Oh, and I'm paying for dinner.
Karen: Okay.
A waiter, who is an alien with 2 heads, approaches them.
Waiter (Head 1): What would you like to eat?
Dougie: I'll have a lobster with a cob salad and a glass of water.
Karen: And I'll have a crab cake with a glass of lemonade.
Waiter (Head 2): Okay. Would you like some appetizers while your food is being cooked?
Dougie: Sure.
Waiter (Head 1): Okay.
The waiter leaves and then returns with the appetizers, which are fried shrimp.
Karen: Thanks.
(Play Bring It On Home to Me by Sam Cooke for this section.)
Dougie and Karen's food arrive and they start eating.
Dougie: This food tastes really good.
Karen: Yeah.
Dougie: I think I heard this song before.
Karen: Oh. That song. Well, it played in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. You know the scene where Star-Lord danced with Gamora. It was a cute scene until they got into an argument.
Dougie: I remember that. And Star-Lord did say that Same Cooke was one of Earth's greatest singers.
Karen: I wonder what's going on with him.
Dougie: He got shot to death by a hotel manager in 1964.
Karen: Oh...
Dougie: It's all true.
Karen: Okay. I'll look it up on Wikipedia when we get back to the Space Tree.
They continue eating.
Dougie: It's just sad the some singers died horrible fates.
Karen: Yeah. Plane crashes, car accidents, drownings, helicopter crashes, drug overdoses, getting shot to death by people, which some were their own family members, and so much more.
Dougie: I know.
An employee takes the stage.
Employee: Okay. Before we close for the night, we need some couples to slow dances on this stage. Any volunteers?
Dougie: Karen, we should volunteer to slow dance.
Karen: Good idea.
He and Karen approach the dance floor, along with several couples.
Employee: Okay. Time to play the song.
(Play The Closer I Get to You by Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack for this section.)
He plays the song and then Dougie, Karen and the other couples start slow dancing.
Dougie: This is the first slow dance I've ever done.
Karen: Really?
Dougie: Yeah.
Karen: I see. Well, I'm gonna give you the best slow dance ever.
Dougie: Thanks, Karen.
They both continued slow dancing along with the other couples.
Waiter (Head 1): Cute moments.
Throughout the song, all the couples continue dancing and all the workers were applauding.
Dougie: This is amazing.
Karen: I know. You said you don't know how to dance? Well, I can teach you.
Dougie: Really?
Karen: Yeah. Ever since Kenny left Earth, I've been taking dance lessons. I was bad at it at first, but I've been getting really good at it.
Dougie: That's cool. And I'm glad you're gonna teach me how to dance better.
Karen: Me too.
Later at the Space Tree, Dougie and Karen return and make their way to the dance room.
Dougie: I'm glad I'm finally gonna dance better.
Karen: Me too.
They heard music playing in Rawls' office.
Dougie: Let's check it out first.
They made their way to the office and the song playing was Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) by Marvin Gaye. They noticed him crying while listening to it.
Colonel Rawls: You were a good man, Marvin Gaye. Too bad your life ended by the hands of your own father.
He continues crying.
Dougie: I don't blame him. Fuck Marvin's dad.
Karen: Yeah.
They left the office, and then made it to the dance room.
Dougie: So what song should we dance to?
Karen: This is the song I dance to the most. Wanna hear it?
Dougie: Okay. Sure.
Karen: Alright. Let's do it.
She then plays a song on the radio.
(Play Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners for the rest of this section.)
Dougie: I heard that song before.
Karen: Yeah. I'm really good at dancing when this song plays. Now try to copy my dance moves.
Dougie: Okay.
Karen begins dancing to the song while Dougie tries to copy them, but messes up.
Karen: No. You gotta dance like this. (She then dances to the beat of the music and Dougie sees this.) This is how you dance.
Dougie: Okay. I think I get it now.
He then begins to copy Karen's dance moves.
Karen: That's good.
Dougie: Looks like I'm getting good at this!
Karen: Yeah. Your dancing are awesome now.
Dougie: Thanks for teaching me! Now I can dance with the others when space prom comes either next month or in February.
Karen: I'm looking forward to the space prom!
Dougie: Me too. Let's dance together!
At the 1:18 mark, they start dancing together and hold hands and spin around while still holding hands. Karen smiles and Dougie was happy that he was finally learning how to dance properly.The song ends at the1:36 mark.
1 Hour Later...
(Play Sitting at the Park by Billy Stewart for this section at skip to 0:24.)
Dougie and Karen are slow dancing to the song.
Dougie: Karen, thanks for teaching me how to dance.
Karen: You're welcome. You can thank my dance instructor to helping me dance better.
Dougie: I'm so happy to be with you.
Karen: Dougie, I have a question. Would you rather keep chasing after girls only to be rejected or be with me?
Dougie: I do like being around girls because they're hot, but... None of them are hotter than you. I'm gonna be with you.
Karen: Aw! Thanks!
Dougie: You're welcome. And you know, I'm into old school music.
Karen: Who's your favorite artist?
Dougie: Diana Ross. I just love playing her songs, especially the ones from the Supremes. She was a member of the Supremes.
Karen: That's awesome. My favorite singer is Katy Perry. She's an artist from our time.
Dougie: Cool. Hey Karen. I have a surprise for you.
Karen: What is it?
At the 1:45 mark of the song, Dougie kisses Karen and she blushes romantically.
Dougie: That was your surprise.
Karen: Aw! Thanks Dougie!
Dougie: You're welcome.
He then changes the songs.
(Play [Sittin' On] The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding for the rest of this section)
Karen: Cool. Who's that singing?
Dougie: Otis Redding.
Karen: Cool.
Dougie: Let's slow dance one more time.
Karen: Okay!
They began slow dancing again onto the night.
(Play Shambala by Three Dog Night for this section.)
All the dancing was over and Dougie was walking with Karen.
Dougie: I had so much fun with you.
Karen: Me too. You were so amazing.
Dougie: Wanna do this again soon?
Karen: Sure! This has been the best space date ever!
Dougie: Yeah. Goodnight.
Karen: Night.
They both go in the barracks and he gets in bed in a bathrobe due to him not owning any pajamas.
Dougie: I had an awesome night.
He goes to sleep.
(Play Joy to the World by Three Dog Night for this section.)
Dougie is dreaming and in his dream, he walks around and sees Karen waving to him. He smiles and holds her hand. Later in the dream, he and Karen are back on Earth holding hands and going on a date.
Dougie: I'm glad to be back on Earth with you.
Karen: Me too.
Later in the dream, they are both grown ups and are getting married and then he drives in a Lamborghini with a sign saying just married. The dream ends with Butters waking him up and the song ends.
Butters: Dougie, wake up. We have to go on a new mission.
Dougie: Already?
Butters: Yeah.
(Play Am I the Same Girl byBarbara Acklin for the rest of this chapter)
Dougie: Okay. And after that, I'm gonna go see Karen again.
Pip: Okay then. Let's go!
They exit the barracks and make their way to Rawls' office and the credits roll for 30 seconds.
Stay tuned for episode 36.