Static Shock: Static in Africa

AJ McKenzie

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00:08Ah, Africa. The motherland. The cradle of humanity. We're almost there. Can you feel the electricity?

00:15I can't feel anything after the 23 shots I had to get. You took them all in your arm? You

00:20know where they wanted me to take them?

00:22Your mother and I always dreamed of bringing you here. We've saved for this trip since you were little.

00:27I just want to see the tigers. There aren't any tigers. Tigers in Africa. I know. I just said it

00:33to get your goat. Are there any goats?

00:36Actually, there are thousands of animal species. Elephant roan antelopes, lion hearted beasts, leopard water bucks, bongo chimpanzees, bush buck

00:44olive baboons.

01:14It's a good thing this is 2003 and they don't have cameras right here today.

01:19Oh, children. Just look at it.

01:24Yo, pops. It's an airport.

01:26Yes, but it's an airport in Africa.

01:30Hey!

01:31Taxi!

01:34Trotro!

01:35Trotro?

01:36That's what you call those vehicles. Some of us were paying attention when Daddy was telling us all the boring

01:41stuff.

01:43That's right.

01:44Hey!

01:45Trotro!

01:54Accra has been the capital of Ghana for over 200 years.

01:58Ours was the first black African colony to achieve independence.

02:01From the British in 1957.

02:05Check it out. What's that?

02:08Independence Monument.

02:09The black star represents African freedom from colonialism.

02:12And right over here is the W.E.B. Du Bois Center, where the great American civil rights leader is

02:18buried.

02:19That's right. He was a proponent of pan-Africanism.

02:22Didn't we get a shot for that?

02:23Pan-Africanism is the belief in the unity of all black people and their cultural connection to Africa.

02:30It says that the blood and history we share binds us together as strongly as any national border.

02:36One people, many lands. Can you feel it?

02:42Yeah. I feel it.

03:07Richie? Richie?

03:09Oh, right. Guess I'm a little out of range.

03:13Richie? Richie?

03:14Are you there?

03:17Richie?

03:19Richie?

03:21Hey! Richie!

03:23V-Man! How's the trip?

03:25It's amazing.

03:26There are black people everywhere.

03:28Dude, you're in Africa.

03:30No, Richie. I mean...

03:31Ever since I got here, I felt different.

03:34Connected.

03:35Hey, you know what? My dad went to Ireland. He got all goofy, too.

03:38It's not like that. It's like I've been carrying this weight around all my life without knowing it.

03:43And now it's gone.

03:45What are you talking about, Virge?

03:47In Africa, I'm not a black kid.

03:49I'm just a kid.

03:50I mean, is this what it feels like for you all the time?

03:54Yeah, I guess.

03:57Feels good!

03:58Woo-hoo!

04:01Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

04:04Yes!

04:06Woo-hoo!

04:15Honey, you look so beautiful.

04:18Like an Ashanti princess.

04:20Your mother would be so proud.

04:22Yeah, you look so African.

04:24Maybe we should leave you here.

04:25Train three, no one!

04:27Come on. That's our train to Kamasi.

04:52Is this seat taken?

04:54No. Akwaba.

04:57Medasi. I am Dr. Anoki, professor of archaeology at the University of Ghana.

05:04I'm Robert Hawkins, and these are my children, Sharon and Virgil. We're tourists.

05:09From America, yes. Perhaps we are distant cousins. One never knows.

05:14That's true, kids. About 16% of all American slaves came from Ghana.

05:20Really? We gotta ditch Pop's books.

05:23I want to show them where the Ashanti kings used to live.

05:26Then you must go to the Prempa Jubilee Museum.

05:31What's that?

05:36This was not in the brochure.

05:45You can give me your briefcase, or I can tear it away. Your choice, Doctor.

05:50Hey, Catman. Leave him alone.

05:53I quite agree.

05:56I suggest we stand on tradition, Osipa. You know well the ancient story.

06:03The Spider always captures the Leopard.

06:08Hello.

06:14Do you say, friend Leopard? Shall we dance?

06:20I am a non-city Spider ever at your service.

06:23I am a non-city Spider ever at your service.

06:26Huh?

06:28He is the most famous crime fighter in all of West Africa.

06:33I was too modest to say.

06:41I was too modest to say.

06:47Hit him with a web blast!

06:49I am not that kind of Spider.

06:52And this is not that kind of web.

06:59He is the best of all.

07:09Always with your tricks.

07:21Behind you.

07:27Perhaps today I have a trick of my own.

07:30This is Ociba.

07:32Demolish the train.

07:38We demolish the train.

07:48We'll switch to a side track.

07:50We're going to crash.

07:52No, we will not.

08:01After him.

08:06Okay, that's kind of cool.

08:08No, please.

08:12Leave him alone.

08:18My bad.

08:22Stay away from my family.

08:36I should punish you for that.

08:38But I am out of time.

08:39And so are you.

09:00Abandon the train.

09:01I repeat, abandon the train.

09:03You heard me.

09:17We're not going to stop in time.

09:31We're not going to stop in time.

09:49See, I told you Africa would be exciting.

09:52There he is.

09:55He is.

09:59Forgive me for not staying, but the Leopard's trail goes cold.

10:07And before I could tell him anything, he disappeared.

10:10Well, you better do something.

10:12The tracers are going to go dead in a few hours.

10:14I know, but I'm stuck in this village with my family until they can fix the train.

10:19Uh-oh, gotta go.

10:20Miss Shopper Zulu is coming.

10:22Hey, Daddy just got us a hotel room.

10:25We're not getting out of here until tomorrow.

10:28Shouldn't you be pacing yourself on the shopping thing?

10:32This is not a shopping thing.

10:34It's a cultural epiphany.

10:37Ooh, cante cloths!

10:39And in American money, it is only $15.

10:44Doctor?

10:45Virgil, sit down and join me.

10:47Would you like some fufu?

10:49My treat.

10:51Uh, looks good, but I think I'll pass.

10:54I was just wondering, what did Asaba take from you?

10:57A map of ancient Kumasi, home of the great Ashanti nation.

11:01I believe I've found the location of a long-lost palace.

11:06A palace?

11:07In Ghana?

11:08Oh, yes.

11:09The Ashanti were talented goldsmiths.

11:12The palace might have artifacts worth millions if it were accessible.

11:16What do you mean?

11:17According to the map, it lies at the bottom of the largest man-made lake in the world.

11:22Lake Bolta?

11:23A lake won't stop, Ursula.

11:27A Nazi?

11:28I regret to report that I have lost Ursula's trail, Doctor.

11:31I fear I have no way to find him.

11:34Uh, actually you do.

11:36Can you keep a secret?

11:40A tracer?

11:42My friend Richie makes them.

11:43But I'm the only one who can track them.

11:45And why is that?

11:51I'm a superhero too.

11:53Don't tell my dad.

11:54Then you are going to have to help me.

11:56Yeah, but what do I say to my pops?

11:58Uh, excuse me, Father.

11:59But I'm going to save the ancient treasure of the Ashanti.

12:02Don't wait up.

12:03Yeah, right.

12:04Boy, wait until Virgil hears about this.

12:05Uh-oh, that's him.

12:06He's going to love it.

12:07Do not move.

12:10Hey, Virgil, hungry?

12:11We actually found a burger fool.

12:13Oh, he must be exhausted.

12:17Let him sleep.

12:24Nice.

12:25People see what I want them to see.

12:27When your family comes back,

12:29they'll see you are still here.

12:32You have got to teach me how to do that.

12:35We're definitely getting closer.

12:37You hanging in there okay?

12:38I still don't get how you can stand upside down.

12:41Stick to it, Evness.

12:44Damn, I lost it.

12:46The tracer must be out of juice.

12:48Not to worry.

12:49I see them.

13:06Is he another of your illusions, spider?

13:08His name is Static.

13:10He's an American.

13:12You know how flashy they can be.

13:14As flashy as this?

13:16Look out.

13:18Ah!

13:34At last, the spider has been stepped on.

13:55That is a very useful ability.

13:57I practice on weekends.

14:06They are gone.

14:07Well, it's not like he can blow a hole in the bottom of the lake and let all the water

14:11out, right?

14:13Right?

14:14Lake Volta is formed by a dam.

14:16If Osebo were to destroy it, the lake would pour into the valley.

14:20And he could find the hidden palace and the gold.

14:24Yes, and destroy thousands of homes as well.

14:36No sign of anyone yet.

14:38And you call yourself a lookout.

14:48Where is Osebo?

14:50Inside the dam with the others.

14:53Where in the dam?

14:55The bottom tunnel.

14:56He has been most helpful.

14:58What should be his reward?

14:59How about we take him for a spin?

15:02Uh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

15:13Go!

15:16Go!

15:19Go!

15:20Go!

15:31I'm trying to do it!

15:33Go!

15:33You're not.

15:33Go on, I'm trying to do it!

15:34Go!

15:46And they call me a trickstaff.

15:48Tonight, we celebrate!

15:50Ha ha ha!

15:52Sure.

15:58Be quick!

15:59We bury the spider!

16:00We dig up the gold!

16:02He's so happy.

16:03It's a shame to disappoint him.

16:10Shield your eyes!

16:45Great show, but where's Whisker?

16:48See to there.

16:54Goin' somewhere, huh?

17:00Asiva!

17:01Goin' to jail.

17:02The game is finished.

17:04There are no moves for you to make.

17:07The spider weaves his web.

17:11And the cat is caught.

17:13But a cat has many lives, Anansi.

17:15I can still detonate explosives with this.

17:18So unless you watch a flying friend crushed, you will reveal yourself.

17:23You press the button, and we all go.

17:26Do not tempt me.

17:35What?

17:36You guys play keep away over here?

17:54At the very least, I will finally be rid of you.

18:07And they say cats always land on their feet.

18:22I'm gonna miss Africa so much.

18:24I don't know why.

18:26You're bringing most of it home with you.

18:27Hey, I just read that the government is gonna start an underwater expedition to find the Ashanti Palace.

18:32Now that Dr. Inoki has his map back.

18:35Cool.

18:35I better go down and check us out.

18:38I'll go with you, Daddy.

18:39I saw the cutest little earrings in the gift shop.

18:45I will miss you, my friend.

18:48And your good humor.

18:49I'll miss you too, Anansi.

18:51I never knew how important it would be to meet a role model like you.

18:54Role model?

18:55Yeah.

18:56A black superhero.

18:58I don't know.

18:58It validates me somehow.

19:00Heroes come in every color, my friend.

19:03I know.

19:03It's just that sometimes I wish there was a black superhero back home for folks to look up to.

19:08Oh, but there is.

19:11And he is my hero too.

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