Big Trouble/Gallery

Bill: "Oh, Tilly,"

"...my sweet little angel."

"A real beacon of goodness, that one."

Welp, except him, though.

"Welp, one out of two ain't bad."

"Nothing like a freshly cleaned..."

Bill, you're stepping on something.

"...house?"

It's mud.

And it's in a complete mess.

"What in the--"

Even at the entrance of the house. Guess he knows who made this mess.

"CRICKET!!!"
Yep, there it is.

Commercial announcer: "New diet cheese puffs are so light,"

"...they'll make you FLY!"

"Yeah, right."

They make you fly, alright.

"Whaa--"

"Miracles are real!"

"Whee!"
Nope. That's just Bill grabbing him to accuse him of his wrongdoing.

"Oh."

"Hey, Dad."

"I just finished cleaning the whole house,"

"And then you go..."

"...and wreck the place?!"

"What are you talkin' about? I didn't do nothin'."

"I've heard that one before."

Tilly: "Pardon me, Papa."

"It was actually me who was responsible."

"I gave Melissa a mud bath..."

"...and then I brought her inside for tap dance lessons."

"I now realize I should have swapped those two items on our itinerary."

"Tilly,"

"...you did this?!"

"But--"

"...I thought you were an angel."

"I am."

"Cricket's always the troublemaker."

"I suppose I have no choice but to..."

"...send you to your room, Cricket--"

"Oops, reflex."

"I meant, Cricket--"

"Darn it!"

"Come on,"

"...stop fighting it."

Bill still struggling to point at Cricket...

"Gah!"
...but fail.

"Tilly, I just cleaned the house..."

"...and you know dirty animals..."

"...aren't allowed inside."

"Therefore,"

"...you're being punished."

Yep. Tilly is now being grounded for the first time in the series.

"I've never been punished before."

"Now, go to your room."

Oh no...

Tilly is being punished.

And now she has been outcast to her room.

Bill: "I thought you were an angel."

"I'm shocked. This is bad, Tilly."

*SLAM!*

"Have I fallen from grace?"

"What does this mean?"

"Have I sunken deep into a life..."

"...of misdeeds?"

"I thought I was Papa's perfect little angel."

"But angels don't..."

"...do bad things."

"Angels don't disappoint their Papas, do they?"

"No!"

"No, they do not!"

"So, if I'm no longer an angel,"

Uh, oh. I know where this is all going.

"I'm..."

"...a bad kid."
Are we doing this again?

"That's right, Mr. Friggles."

"Don't look away..."

"...from my twisted rebirth."

"Tilly Green is an angel..."

"...NO MORE!"

And things are not going to end well for Tilly.

*KNOCK KNOCK!*

"Okay, Tilly! I think you served your time, you can come out now!"

"This feels so wrong."

"She'll be fine. It builds character."

"Yeah, Dad, this is an important moment for Tilly!"

"It's the beginning of her journey as a bad kid!"

"I gotta make sure to document the very beginning..."

"...of Tilly's descent."

"Now, if I know my Tilly,"

"...she'll never do anything bad again."

"Sup, old man?"
And Tilly just turned into a bad girl.

"Wow."

"Tilly,

"...what happened to my good little girl?"

"The Tilly you once knew is gone."

"This can't be happening."

"My good baby."

"This is so funny."

"Oh, my gosh. Tilly, Tilly, Tilly!

"Do something bad!"

"Do something bad!"

"No! Do not encourage this!"

"First, I'm gonna drink this milk."

"Well, in that case, you better grab a--"

"But I'm not gonna grab a cup!"

That's not how drinking the milk works. It's unhygienic.

"But that's so unsanitary!"

"Now, I'm gonna scratch all my bug bites!"

"But that only makes them itchier!"

"Tilly, where are you going?!"
"Out."

"Where?!"

"To a little place called Nunya."

"It's in the business district."

"Okay."

"So that's Nunya in the business district."

"Nunya business?!"

"That does it!!"

"There go your extended TV privileges, young lady!"

"Do you hear me?!"

"I can't believe this is happening."

"Listen, we all knew that if one of us were to snap one day..."

"...It would be Tilly."

"I'm sorry but..."

"...Tilly had "extended TV privileges?!""

"Well, yeah."

"I give Tilly rewards for good behavior."

"At least I used to."

"Ya mean being "good"..."

"...comes with..."

"...perks?!"

"So that's why people do it!"

"I guess I better figure out..."

"...what I'm gonna do when Tilly gets home."

"Rewards for good behavior, huh?"

Guess Cricket is about to do something bad just to excuse for doing something good.

Meanwhile outside at Andromeda's apartment.

"Who are you and what do you want?"

"Relax, Andromeda."

"It's me, Tilly."

"I'm just bad now."

"And you're gonna be bad with me."

"I've never been peer-pressured before."

"I'd be honored!"

Tilly: "We shall become the baddest,"

"...most feared group..."

"...of bad girls,"

"and Saxon, in Big City."

"We are..."

"...The Monarch Butterflies!"

And thus, the Monarch Butterflies were formed.

"Why are we called The Monarch Butterflies?"

"Because they're poisonous to birds."

"Oh."

"Now listen up, ladies."

"Here's what we need to do."

Plan A

"One surefire way to be bad..."

"...is to lie."

"I said I wanted bangs."

Tilly: "Excuse me."

"I just have to say,"

"...your haircut..."

"...looks very cool."

"No, it doesn't!"

"You're a liar!"

"Sure am."

"And lying..."

"...is bad."

"But, you know,"

"...hearing someone say that..."

"...has really boosted my confidence!"

"Now I feel like I can take on the world!"

"Thanks, little girl!"

Welp, that didn't work.

Time for plan B then.

Tilly: "Another way to be bad..."
Chewing the gum...

...then spitting it...

...onto the ground.

"...is to make mayhem."
Wait for someone to step onto it to see how it happens.

"I just know today is gonna be a good day."

"Ugh!"

"Oh, no!"

"Mayhem made."

"Aah!"

"Are you..."

"...okay?"

"You saved me."

"Listen, I know we just met, but..."

"...will you marry me?"

"Yes!"

"What?"

"But aren't you upset?"

"You just stepped on my gum!"

"None of this would've happened without you."

"Here's an invite. It's a June wedding."

That didn't work either.

Okay, it's time for Plan C.

Andromeda: "Wow, Tilly, you've changed several people's lives for the better!"

""I'm confused."

"Are we still pretending to be bad?"

"I'm NOT pretending!"

"The good Tilly is gone."

"This is who I am now."

"I have to do something bigger."

"Bigger? Like what?"

"Something that only the most rotten of apples would do."

"Steal."
Yep, that kind of Plan C.

Meanwhile, at the Greens' house...

"Here you go, Gramma. Brought you some tea!"

"Precooled, of course."

"Oh."

"Aren't you sweet."

"And I love that triple-braided..."

"...double basket weave."

"It's elegant and modern."

"Thank you."

"Come and snuggle..."

"...with your Gramma."

"Now that's a good boy."

"So this is what it's like to be good."

"Man alive, I've been missin' out."

Aww, he's so cute when he sleeps like that.

"What? What is this?"

"The boy is being a perfect little sweetheart,"

"...THAT'S what".

"It's true, father."

"Need I remind you of earlier...

"...when I was..."

"...falsely accused..."

"...of getting mud in the house?"

"Key words being "false" and "-ly!""

"Cricket's helping out, actin' polite."

"He even bathed for the first time in days."

"Weeks!"

"The boy deserves some positive reinforcement."

"Just look at him!"

Can't resist the power of cuteness, aren't you, Bill?

"I guess everything going on with you kids..."

"...has me all topsy-turvy."

"You're right, Cricket."

"I should've trusted you before..."

"...and I should trust you now."

"You're free to do whatever you want the rest of the day."

Wait, does that mean?

"Whatever I want?!"

Yep, Cricket got want he wanted.

"Welcome to Sip 'N Snak."

"Be cool"

"Can I help you find anything?"

"We're just browsing!"

"BAA!"

"Tilly, you can't steal, it's bad."

"This isn't like you."

"Well, get used to it."

"I know I'm not good."

"So if I'm not bad,"

"...then what am I?"

"You're, uh--"

"you're on your own."

"I can't do this!"

"Hmph."

"Well, I can do bad all by myself."

"I just need to find somethin' small..."

"...that'll fit in my pocket."

Guess Tilly has found something to steal.

A candy dispenser.

Need to make sure no one is looking.

Why's the cashier always this lazy?

Cashier: "Hey!"

"I told you not to call me."

"I'm supposed to be working."

Looks like the coast is clear.

Just need to take something...

...and steal it.

"I'm not interested in any of your wares, goodbye!"

Success!

Tilly, you forgot something?

"Forgot my goat."

Finally, return home safely.

"All right,"

"...this thing is hot."

"Let's just lay low and keep our cool."

"BAA!"

"Not speaking today."

"Uh-huh."

"You're almost to your room,"

"...no one is gonna find out."

Gloria: "Hey, Tilly!"

"DON'T ARREST ME, OFFICER!"

"Tilly. It's just me. Relax."

"Cool outfit by the way."

"Did you steal that from..."

"...a rock star's closet or something?"

"Steal?!"

"Why would you even think that, Gloria?!"

"Maybe the real thief here..."

"is you..."

"...after you stole your brain..."

"from the crazy store,"

"...you ever think about that?"

Ouch. That kinda hurt.

"Phew."

"Look at yourself, Tilly."

"You're mean to your family and friends."

"You're lyin'."

"You're stealin'."

(heart beating)

"Huh?"

"What is that?"

"What?"

"You're a bad person."

"No!"

"I don't wanna be bad anymore!"

"It's too late."

"You're already..."

"...a bad girl!"

"NO!!!"

Candy dispenser: "It doesn't matter what you tell yourself."

"We all know what a rotten person you've become..."

"...on the inside."

Guess Tilly gonna come clean.

♪ Barry Cuda ♪

"Aah! I'm sorry, boss!"

"I'm not on my phone!"

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry!"

"I didn't mean for this to happen!!"

"What?"

"It was me!"

"I stole the candy heart dispenser..."

"...because I had to prove I was bad!"

"But then, I got home and..."

"...it was just..."

"Nightmares!"

"I deserve to be thrown to the Big House!"

"Take me away."

"Uhh..."

(chuckles nervously)

"Thank you..."

"...for bringing this back, I guess."

"Just don't..."

"...do it again."

"Just don't do it again."

"Okay."

Gramma: "Hey, Bill."

"You happen to see my--"

"Oof."

"What the--?"

"How many times do I gotta tell you?"

"If you're gonna wallow in despair,"

"...do it outta the way!"

"Sorry, Gramma."

"I just don't know what to do."

"I failed at being good,"

"...so then I became bad."

"But being bad doesn't feel good."

"In fact, being bad feels really bad,"

"...and I'm not even good at being bad!"

"I don't even know who I am anymore."

"Oh, one of those."

"Come here."

"Looks like it's a busy day for snuggling."

"The world's full of a lot of weird garbage, Tilly."

"Right and wrong,"

"good and bad,"

"...it's all mixed together..."

"...and tough to tell apart."

"But one mistake doesn't define your whole identity."

"Take your mom for instance."

"She made tons of mistakes."

"Does that make her a bad person?"

"And you know who else has made mistakes?"

"All of these folks."

"We've all screwed up a bunch of times,"

"...but that doesn't make any of us bad people! We're flawed just like anyone else!"

"Except that little cutie on the end there."

"She's perfect as she is."

"And you're a good one too, Tilly. Don't you forget it."

"Thanks, Gramma."

"Tilly, I have something to say."

"Don't worry, Papa."

"I'm over my bad girl phase!"

"Oh."

"Thank goodness."

"Well, at least until I hit adolescence."

"That's gonna be good."

"Boy, it's hard for a parent to keep up sometimes."

"Just look at Cricket! He's been such a good kid all day!"

"Turns out, the best part of being good is earning your family's trust."

Took him 5-6 hours to build this just to get away to do bad stuff, huh?

"So you can get away with doing bad stuff!"

"Whoa!"

Guess he's having fun while...

...the Greens having a peaceful reunion.

*SPLAT!*

Cricket is the one who started this mess...

"I'm innocent, I swear!"

Yep, he's grounded for real this time...

"Forget it. I'll see myself to my room."