Elder Kettle's cottage[]
Exterior[]
[The episode opens on a shot of tree leaves. Then, Cuphead and Mugman's house is revealed, with a jolly background song. Three faced flowers can be seen dancing next to the house's window. Elder Kettle's silhouette can be seen through the window.]
Interior[]
[The inside of the house is shown. Elder Kettle is seen, funny enough, with a kettle that has pancake mix inside it. Then he pours it into a grill, making a sizzling noise. He flips the already cooked pancakes, and throws them behind him, except for the last one--which is thrown by whistling onto it. Cuphead is seen reading a comic strip called "Adventure Comix". He uses his left leg to kick a plate that is next to him, he grabs it, and catches the pancakes Elder Kettle threw before. He looks away from the comic strip he was reading, to look at the pancakes with a happy expression. Mugman rises his plate too high, making his pancakes hit the wall, then falling onto the floor. He sighs and makes a sad expression. Cuphead, about to put syrup on his pancakes, literally cuts half of his food (plate included) and gives it to Mugman. Then he puts syrup on his pancakes. When the plate with the pancakes reaches Mugman, he suddenly looks really happy. Cuphead gives him the syrup, and Mugman tries to put it on his pancakes, but nothing comes out, making a fart noise. He looks into the syrup bottle, then looks at Cuphead with a bothered expression. He can be seen with his pancakes completely covered with syrup, and eats it, then gulps.]
Elder Kettle: Cuphead! Mugman!
Cuphead and Mugman: Yes, Elder Kettle?
Elder Kettle: Today, you two are in for a real treat!
Cuphead and Mugman: [with a surprised expression and voice tone] Really?!
Elder Kettle: You get to... [pulls out two buckets of white paint] paint the fence!
[Cuphead and Mugman's enthusiasm completely fades away, leaving them with a bored and stressed expression. A cup crack can be heard.]
Front yard[]
[Cut to the front yard. Cuphead and Mugman are painting the fence. Cuphead groans in boredom.]
Mugman: [sighs] Jeez... I guess we know what we're doing the rest of the day, huh?
Cuphead: [annoyed] Oh, banana oil! [He throws paint around while talking] "Paint the fence, milk the goat, patch the roof...!" It's the same old stuff every day! What we need is a little fun and adventure.
Mugman: [with paint on his face that Cuphead threw at him] If we could only speed things up, maybe we'd still have time to squeeze in a little fun and adventure at the end.
[Mugman stops painting.]
Cuphead (OS): Way ahead of you, pal.
[Cuphead can be seen next to a cannon, where he puts a whole bucket of paint, points it at the fence with his foot, and covers his ears. Suddenly, Elder Kettle prepares to walk through the fence, until...]
[Suddenly, Elder Kettle prepares to walk through the fence.]
Elder Kettle: Hey, boys! How's that fen--
[...the cannon explodes all over Elder Kettle and the fence, destroying the fence in the process.]
The woods[]
[The scene then transitions to Cuphead & Mugman walking to the store to buy more supplies to fix the fence. Cuphead has his hands in his pockets.]
Mugman: Boy, was he steamed.
Cuphead: Eh. I ain't too worried about it. You know, that should have worked. [He gets his hands out of his pockets, caresses his chin and starts talking in a think tone] If only I used a little less gunpowder... Hmm... [normal voice tone] Oh, well!
Porkrind's Emporium[]
[Cuphead and Mugman reach the door of Porkrind's Emporium.]
Mugman: Eh... let's just focus on getting more paint. And try not to get distracted.
Cuphead: Mugman! Look!
[Cuphead pulls Mugman towards a carnival.]
Mugman: Um, Cuphead, I'm not so sure...
Cuphead: You know what I do when I'm not so sure? I double down!
[Mugman is lost.]
Mugman: ...What does that even mean?
Cuphead: It means we're going to that carnival!
Mugman: Absolutely not! There's no way we're go...
Carn-Evil[]
[But of course, they just had to go the carnival. Cuphead and Mugman continuously ride carnival rides as well as eating snacks, topping it off with having to throw up in a trash can.]
Mugman: I've gotta hand it to you, Cuphead. That was great! And we still have time to get supplies and fix the fen... Cuphead?
[Cuphead stares at a game named Soul Ball. He rolls a ball and gets a win.]
Machine: Winner!
Cuphead: Ha-ha!
[Mugman walks over as Cuphead rolls another. He wins a second time.]
Machine: Winner!
Cuphead: Eh? Eh?
[Mugman gives Cuphead a thumbs up. Cuphead continues winning, and the machine continues saying "Winner!" whilst other people go over to the machine to see Cuphead's winning streak. Mugman sees the Telephone lose, causing his soul to get sucked into the machine.]
Mugman: "Soul Ball."
[He sees carnival inhabits without their souls and looks at the entrance sign.]
Mugman: "Carnival." "Carn-Evil."
[The "carn" part of the Carn-Evil sign flickers only showing the word "Evil"!]
Mugman: EVIL?! [GASPS!; now worried!] Uh... Cuphead?
Cuphead: Not now, Mugsy! I'm on a hot streak.
[Cuphead rolls and wins again.]
Machine: Winner!
[The crowd cheers for Cuphead.]
The Underworld[]
[The screen then transitions to the underworld to reveal The Devil happily watching Souls of the Inkwell Isle residents being sucked into the Soul Bank as their screams echo through the tubes.]
Devil: Everyone loves a carnival. [he moves over to a soul count which is being operated by one of his minions] What a haul.
[The Devil starts sing his song.]
The Devil: ♫ Whoa! In case you ain't heard, I'm the Devil. ♫
♫ I'm real low down, not on the level. ♫
♫ They call me Old Scratch, Mr. S, the Big D. ♫
♫ I'm the king of the underworld. ♫
♫ Yeah, it's great to be me. ♫
[He starts playing a piano.]
The Devil: ♫ Ho-di-llie doh-di-llie doh-di-llie doh. ♫
Demons: ♫ Ho-di-llie doh-di-llie doh-di-llie doh. ♫
The Devil: ♫ Hee-di-llie hee-di-llie hee-di-llie hee! ♫
Souls: ♫ Hee-di-llie hee-di-llie hee-di-llie hee. ♫
The Devil: ♫ I'm a real naughty boy, I'm sure you'll agree. ♫
[The henchman nods]
The Devil: ♫ I get my kicks playing tricks on the locals. ♫
[The Devil pops a kid's balloon making him cry, then proceeds to steal the kid's lollipop]
The Devil: ♫ They're easy marks, they're real dumb yokels. ♫
♫ But now folks, listen closely, it's time I made a confession. ♫
♫ Collecting people's souls is my greatest obsession! ♫ (laughs)
[The Devil dances in a white suit to a background with flashing colours...]
Henchman: Uh, hey, boss. Boss! Hey, boss!
[...but all things die eventually. The music quickly stops.]
Devil: [angrily] What?! I was singing!
Henchman: The... the soul counter stopped.
[The Devil bangs The Soul Counter but it doesn't do anything. He then rushes to his pipes, only to see no souls getting sucked into the pipes.]
Devil: What the...
[The Devil uses a telescope to see what is going on in the Carn-Evil. He sees nobody first but then he turns it to the Soul Ball machine and sees the crowd watching Cuphead winning continuously.]
Crowd: Cuphead! Cuphead! Cuphead!
Devil: [annoyed] Terrific. Looks like we have a real show-off. [He teleports away]
[Cut back to Cuphead, Mugman and the crowd at Carn-Evil.]
Mugman: Cuphead, maybe you should quit while you're ahead.
Cuphead: Double down!
[He throws the ball, it bounces off of the machine and The Elephant's bottom into the winners hole.]
[The Incidentals cheer.]
Cuphead: Thank you!
[Suddenly, The Devil appears making the sky darken.]
Elephant: THE DEVIL!!!!
[He screams and as he flees, the other incidentals do the same.]
Devil: My fans. They love me.
[He walks up to Cuphead and Mugman. Mugman notices The Devil.]
The Devil: Hello.
Mugman: [Stutters] Cup... Cuphead! [He pats Cuphead's head]
Cuphead: Watch it! [He accidentally tosses it into the loser hole.]
Machine: LOSER!
Cuphead: [angrily] Aw, heck. Now look at what you made me do!
[Mugman points at The Devil and Cuphead stutters.]
Devil: And that's game~
[The machine sucks Cuphead's soul into the winner's hole, but Mugman runs up to the machine, pulls out Cuphead's soul, and pats it back in.]
Cuphead: [inhales heavily] RUN!!!
[Cuphead and Mugman run for it.]
Devil: Ooh, I love it when they run. [He levitates and pursuits after the two.]
Mugman: [tearing up] I'm sorry I made you miss! This is all my fault!
Cuphead: [tearing up] We should've never have come here in the first place! It's all my fault!
Mugman: [tearing up] You're right! It is your fault!
[The two yell as the Devil starts shooting fireballs from his pitchfork, before they hop into a rollercoaster.]
Cuphead: I think we lost him.
Devil: Surprise!
Cuphead and Mugman: Huh?
[Camera zooms upwards revealing the Devil on the rollercoaster as well, he shoots another fireball, but Cuphead and Mugman manage to escape the rollercoaster just in time. The two then land on a carousel horse, before the Devil turns it into a skeleton, and breaks free from the carousel.]
Cuphead and Mugman: Whoa!
Cuphead: Bad horsey! Whoa!
[Both brothers get launched off and hide behind two cardboard cutouts before taking a picture. They then resume their run before the cutouts are destroyed and that the Devil is still chasing after them. The two then enter a funhouse, in which the Devil then transforms the clown in himself. Camera pans into Cuphead and Mugman running through the funhouse, which includes a series of having eye-watching hallways, spike slides, sideways buzzsaw corridors, a mirror room, in which the two's reflections transform into the Devil, and finally, an exit tunnel with many metal teeth that try to crush them. The two then land on a mattress.]
Cuphead: Whoa!
[The Devil blows up the funhouse and is now a dragon, who's still shooting fireballs at the two, as they whimper. Suddenly, Mugman gets an idea.]
Mugman: Come on, Cuphead! It's time for a double down! [He grabs Cuphead and turns the opposite direction]
Cuphead: What are you, nuts?!
[The cup brothers swing round to face another direction.]
Mugman: Now pretend like we're cornered!
Cuphead: We are cornered!
[The Devil walks towards Cuphead and Mugman. He cocks his pitchfork like a shotgun whilst laughing wickedly.]
Mugman: [slow motion] Jump!
[Mugman jumps and pushes Cuphead away, resulting in the Devil accidentally destroying the Soul Ball machine. As he sees what he has just done, the fire dies down. He then goes into shock, as the souls fly freely into the open air.]
Devil: No!!!
[The telephone gets his soul back.]
Telephone: Yay!
[Several other carnival patrons also get their souls back, causing the Devil to facepalm several times in anger and frustration, as Cuphead and Mugman flee the carnival.]
Devil: You don't just get to run away!
[Meanwhile, in the background parts of the carnival collapse as Henchman flies over.]
Henchman: Wow, boss. I never saw you let no one escape before.
Devil: He didn't escape! He played the game. He lost. His soul belongs to me. I'll get that cup...
Henchman: Head?
[The Devil whacks Henchman on the head with his pitchfork.]
Devil: Oh, shut up.
[Cut to Elder Kettle's house later that day, where Cuphead and Mugman are fixing the fence.]
Cuphead: What an amazing day. We rode rides.
Mugman: You owe the Devil your soul.
Cuphead: We played games.
Mugman: And you owe the Devil your soul.
Cuphead: We're even almost finished with this dumb fence!
Mugman: And you owe the Devil your soul!
Cuphead: Eh. I ain't too worried about it.
[Cuphead attempts to use the cannon again to paint the fence for the second time. Elder Kettle again prepares to walk through the fence with a similar line...]
Elder Kettle: Hey, boys, how-
[The cannon explodes all over Elder Kettle and the fence again, as the camera pans to Cuphead and Mugman.]
Cuphead: Still too much gunpowder.
Mugman: And you still owe the Devil your soul.
[End of episode.]