Hercules

The Narrator: [First lines] Long ago, in the far away land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules. But what is the measure of a true hero? Now that is where our story- Thalia: Would you listen to him? He's making the story sound like some Greek tragedy. Terpsichore: Lighten up, dude. Calliope: We'll take it from here, darling. Narrator: You go, girl.

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Calliope: If there is one god who don't want to get steamed up, it's Hades. Terpsichore: 'Cause he had an evil plan. Thalia: [singing] He ran the underworld, <br /> But thought the dead were dull and uncouth <br /> He was as mean as he was ruthless <br /> And that's the gospel truth <br /> He had a plan to shake things up <br /> And that's the gospel truth!

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Thalia: [singing about Hercules' fame and success] And they slapped his face on ev'ry vase. Clio: On ev'ry "vah-se."

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Narrator: Long ago, in the faraway land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules. [A Greek vase is shown with a picture of Hercules fighting a monster lion. Vase zooms in slowly] But what is the measure of a true hero? Ah, that is what our story is- Thalia: Will you listen to him? He's makin' the story sound like some greek tragedy. Terpsichore: Lighten up, dude. Calliope: We'll take it from here, darling. Narrator: You go, girl. Calliope: We are the Muses. Goddesses of the arts and proclaimers of heroes. Terpsichore: Heroes like Hercules! Thalia: Honey, you mean "hunk-ules". Ooh, I'd like to make some sweet music with him- Calliope: Our story actually begins long before Hercules, many eons ago.. [scene changes colors and the Muses start walking and singing] Back when the world was new, The planet Earth was down on its luck. And everywhere gigantic brutes, Called Titan

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Hera: Hercules. Behave yourself. Zeus: Oh, look at this. Look how cute he is. [He blubbers at Hercules]Hah. Oh, he's strong. Like his Dad, hmm. Hermes: Whoa. Excuse me. Hot stuff coming through. Excuse me. One side, Ares. Hera: Why, Hermes-they're lovely. Hermes: Yes, you know I had Orpheus do the arrangement, isn't that too nutty? Famous feast, you know, I haven't seen this much love in a room since Narcissus discovered himself. Hera: Dear, keep these away from the baby. Zeus: He won't hurt himself. Let the kid have a little fun. On behalf of my son, I'd like to thank you all for your wonderful gifts. Hera: What about our gift, dear? Zeus: Well, let's see here...we'll take, huh, yes, a little cirrus, and, uh, hmm, a touch of nimbostratus and a dash of cumulus. His name is Pegasus and he's all yours, son. Hera: Mind his head. Zeus: He's so tiny. My boy. My little Hercules. [He tucks Hercules in, kissing him] Hades: How sentimental. You know, I haven't been this choked up since I got a

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Zeus: Huh? Hera: What? What is it? Zeus and Hera: The baby! Hera: Hercules! [starts sobbing] Zeus: <big>NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!</big> Panic: Now, we did it! Zeus is gonna use us for target practice. Pain: Just hang onto the kid. Panic: Hurry. Let's just kill the kid and get it over with, okay? Pain: Here you go, kid. A little Grecian formula. Panic: Look at that! He's changing. Can we do it now? Pain: No, no, no, he has to drink the whole potion. Every last drop. Amphitryon: [offscreen] Who's there? [Pain and Panic run away, dropping the empty vial. It breaks and one last drop falls into the ground] Alcmene, over here. Alcmene: Oh, you poor thing. Oh, don't cry. Amphitryon: Is anybody there? Panic: Now? Pain: Now. [Their shadows are shown as they walk and transform into snakes] Amphitryon: He must have been abandoned. Alcmene: For so many years we've prayed to the gods to bless us with a child. [Amphitryon reads Hercules' name from a medallion on his neck] Perhaps, they've answered our prayers

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