Super Spore
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Super Spore
Season: 2 Episode: 6
Overall episode number: 24
Production code: 206
Writers: Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis
Director(s): Jay Edwards
Content rating (USA): TV-14L
Plot: Following his orders, Steve takes off Dr. Weird's head with a baseball bat, but high tails it when the now headless neck begins to smoke.
The episode begins with the Aqua Teens in Carl's backyard, in his pool. During one of Master Shake's arguments with Frylock, a tentacle comes up and inserts itself into Shake's head, rendering him unable to speak. After goading Shake into continuing the argument, he realizes that something's wrong (after Shake starts speaking Japanese) and follows the tentacle back to near their crawlspace, where they meet an alien spore. The spore introduces himself as Travis of the Cosmos, and see that the tentacle he's using is his way of communicating since he has no mouth and cannot speak through any of the spikes on his body (only being able to urinate out of them, as he shows several times).
Travis has come to Earth looking for a job, preferably with a 401K and health insurance. However, he cannot communicate this need to the Aqua Teens because none of them understand Japanese (even Frylock, who claims to know a little). The group decides to teach him English so he can better communicate. However, it doesn't go smoothly at the beginning, as Meatwad procures a self-help tape from Carl, who gave a tape that is geared more toward someone looking to get laid than learn how to speak English.
After hearing what Travis has learned, Frylock decides to go in a different direction and teach him normally...although it doesn't work because Travis is still cursing and earns himself a time out (along with Meatwad, who uses a string of obscenities to scold Travis). Shake then starts to freak out, because Travis has caused him to lose "long, long tracks of time" and also burned his hand off with acid he shot from his tentacles.
Frylock is finally able to craft a communication portal out of a colander and a stereo speaker, and Travis is able to communicate without using his tentacle. He finally applies for a job, but is not hired because the place of business isn't "hiring animals."
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