Now loading Recap for Operation: P.I.R.A.T.E.:
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Original air date: 12/20/2002
Writing Operatives: Robert Leighton, Mr. Warburton, Mo Willems
Storyboard Operative: Tom Connor
Mission Report:
A pirate ship is moving through the neighborhood and leveling everything in its path. Meanwhile, in the Sector V Treehouse, Numbuh 5 opens a treasure chest full of candy and gives it all to the rest of Sector V. Suddenly, gumwads start coming through the wall and hitting them. It's the "Sweet Revenge" pirate ship. The pirates on the ship all board the treehouse. Numbuh 5 quickly hides the treasure chest full of candy. The pirates and the kids fight. Sector V manages to defeat some of the pirates with their SLUGGUHs, but the pirates soon overwhelm them. Having secured the treehouse, two of the pirates, Chewy and Gooey, signal this to the chief pirate, Stickybeard, who promptly comes in.
Stickybeard is a candy-obsessed pirate, given the lollipop stick he has with him (that is, it's just the straight part of the lollipop) with gum on the end of his peg leg, some candy is stuck in his beard, a candy cane for a hook hand, and his teeth are in really bad shape. He demands all the candy, and Numbuh 5 refuses, saying he can have anything except the candy. But the pirates still take all the candy and take it to their ship. The pirates are about to leave when Stickybeard notices the hidden treasure chest of candy. He takes it, too, and Numbuh 5 manages to burst out from beneath the pirates that were holding her and the other Sector V members dog pile and grab the treasure chest.
She says there's no way she's letting go of the candy, so he just takes her and the chest and warns the rest of the Sector V members not to follow them. The ship "sails off" and Chewy and Gooey bind Numbuh 5 to the mast with licorice, but she just eats it and gets free. She sneaks around and tries to take the treasure chest with her. The pirates notice her and try to attack her, and she's about to get away, but the weight of the chest pulls her down. Stickybeard takes the chest and throws it into the hold of the vessel with the rest of the candy.
Seeing how much Numbuh 5 likes candy, he offers to make Numbuh 5 his first mate, and that they'll rob kids of their candy, and that she'll get all of his candy when his teeth are completely rotted. He tells her that she'll have all the candy for 200 miles. He adds that the 200 miles is in nautical miles, which he believes is more than normal miles. Numbuh 5 thinks about it but then rejects Stickybeard because she doesn't want to leave the KND.
Stickybeard makes Numbuh 5 walk the plank, but Sector V arrives and saves her in the nick of time. The kids had reconfigured their treehouse into a flying ship and they proceeded to attack the pirates. This time the KND manage to take out the pirates. During the course of the fighting, Numbuh 5 tries to find her candy and finds it deep down inside the ship's hold. She's about to leave with it, but Stickybeard interferes once again. Numbuh 5 says she will see Stickybeard at the dentist. Then the two engage in a classic sword fight using candy cane swords, but Stickybeard manages to destroy Numbuh 5's sword, much to both of their displeasure, and he pins her against the wall.
Meanwhile, Numbuh 2 and Chewy and Gooey are fighting over the steering wheel, causing the ship to move about in different directions. The steeple of a building smashes open the hull of the vessel, releasing all of the candy and stopping Stickybeard from finishing off Numbuh 5. A bunch of kids all see it and start eating the candy. Numbuh 2 asks Numbuh 5 if she's okay, and she says she's feeling sweet. The episode ends with Stickybeard, Chewy, and Gooey sadly rowing off into the sunset in a really small rowboat named the "Bittersweet".
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- Didn't Think This Through: A lighthearted example happens when Stickybeard captures Numbuh 5 and has his cabin boys tie her to the mast with licorice ropes. She just eats through them when he's not looking and attempts to escape.
- Friend-or-Idol Decision: Stickybeard gives the choice for Numbuh 5 to join his crew so she can have all the candy she wants. She contemplates this for a while but then recalls the joy of her friends when she shared her candy with them. She ultimately refuses the offer.
- Ship Tease: Contains the first hints of what will be a recurring theme for Numbuhs 2 and 5. After Stickybeard makes his We Can Rule Together offer, Numbuh 5 remembers Numbuh 2 saying, "You're the best, Numbuh 5!" before turning down the offer. Later, Numbuh 2 is the one who swoops in and saves her when she's forced to walk the plank.
- Slippery Skid: Numbuh 3 tries to trip up some Candy Pirates by throwing gumballs on the floor. Rather than trip on them, the pirates simply start eating the gumballs.
- Walk the Plank: Captain Stickybeard makes Numbuh Five walk the plank after she refuses to join his crew. The second she falls off, Numbuh 2 and the others come just in time to save her and take the fight back to the pirates.
- Weapons Breaking Weapons: Stickybeard and Numbah 5 get into a duel with swords made of candy canes, which ends when both blades shatter. The two take a moment to lament the waste of candy before resuming the fight.
