Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x1 Production Number: 003 Airdate: Saturday September 02nd, 2006 |
Main Cast
Recap
Johnny is driving down a street in a high-tech car, and complaining about the fact that he is a robot magnet because there is a Kree Sentry following him. The thing begins to shoot a laser at Johnny, and he accelerates even harder so that he can try to avoid the robot, but it continues to follow Johnny is pursuit. Johnny then begins to get warnings from Reed about not striking the robot until there is backup for him. This goes right over Johnny's head, and he turns into the Human Torch in order to prepare for battle. Johnny fliesthrough the sun roof of his car and up to the robot. However, due to his actions, the car hits the wall of a nearby building and explodes on impact. Reed, a witness to this, begins to wonder why Johnny didn't understand to not go after the robot, so Ben replies with a comment about Johnny having lost Reed when he said the word "don't." Reed gives another warning, but Johnny ignores it once more, and begins to attack the Kree Sentry, burning it with his flames. Though the robot is not destroyed, Johnny yet again attacks it using his flames, destroying it once and for all. After destroying the robot, Johnny begins to gloat about how he destroyed the robot as the rest of the Fantastic Four appear. Johnny suddenly disappears. Susan screams, worried about her brother, saying that the robot vaporized the Human Torch. Reed assures her that robot didn't vaporize him, it merely transported him. She doesn't find that reassuring, and faints...Read the full recap
Episode Notes
This episode was not intended to be the pilot episode.
This episode was intended to be the third episode of the series, but the creators felt that this series would make a better introduction.
In real life, Brian Dobson (the Thing) and Michael Dobson (Ronan) are brothers.
Episode Quotes
Mr. Fantastic: I don’t understand it. I’ve given him half a dozen excellent textbooks on anger management –
The Thing: He sets ‘em on fire after you leave.
The Thing: He sets ‘em on fire after you leave.
Mr. Fantastic: Johnny! We’re on our way, ETA twenty two point three seconds! Wait for backup! Do not attack! Repeat, do NOT attack the robot!
Johnny: Sure, Springy. Like that’s gonna happen. FLAME ON!
Johnny: Sure, Springy. Like that’s gonna happen. FLAME ON!
Susan: There go his insurance premiums. Again.
Thing: That’s, what, third bike this month?
Susan: Fourth, if you count the BMX.
Susan: Fourth, if you count the BMX.
Mr. Fantastic: My scans of the incoming robot showed no weaponry.
Susan: No weapons? It just vaporized my brother!
Susan: No weapons? It just vaporized my brother!
Mr. Fantastic: Mmm, no. Not vaporized – transported. I’m getting residual wormhole readings. Think I can track it…
The Invisible Woman: Think!? You think!? This is my brother, Reed Richards!
The Invisible Woman: Think!? You think!? This is my brother, Reed Richards!
Mr. Fantastic: (to Susan) Definitely. Your brother is hardly an optimal choice for first contact with an advanced civilization.
Mr. Fantastic: (to Thing) Odd. Was there anything even remotely inaccurate about my statement?
Mr. Fantastic: But we’re supposed to be the guests of honor at the orphange fundraiser… and we’re already late…
The Thing: I’ll cover. They just wanna freak show, an’ I qualify. You got the hard job.
Mr. Fantastic: Finding Johnny?
The Thing: Grovellin’. Get busy.
The Thing: I’ll cover. They just wanna freak show, an’ I qualify. You got the hard job.
Mr. Fantastic: Finding Johnny?
The Thing: Grovellin’. Get busy.
Mr. Fantastic: Um… Susan?
The Invisible Woman: I can’t believe you. My brother gets abducted and your first concern is that he’ll end up starting an interplanetary war with an alien civilization?
Mr. Fantastic: Well, you must admit that with Johnny it is a distinct poss – (coughs) Um, I mean, I’ll start tracing him immediately.
The Invisible Woman: I can’t believe you. My brother gets abducted and your first concern is that he’ll end up starting an interplanetary war with an alien civilization?
Mr. Fantastic: Well, you must admit that with Johnny it is a distinct poss – (coughs) Um, I mean, I’ll start tracing him immediately.
Johnny: Oh man, not a dog collar. The punk look is so last century.
Mr. Fantastic: J-just calibrating now. I’m t-tracing the path of the energy signature… really quite an interesting form of --
Susan: Where. Is. My. BROTHER!?
Mr. Fantastic: Ah. Uh – Central Park!?
Susan: Where. Is. My. BROTHER!?
Mr. Fantastic: Ah. Uh – Central Park!?
Ben: These are my kids, alla ‘em. And they need yer help, hear? Even th’ Fantastic Four can only do so much. So get out them checkbooks, people. Cause th’ Everlovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing would consider it a personal favor!
Ben: Whoa, nice big legally soundin’ words there, Stretch. Must help t’ have an elastic tongue.
Ben: Who ya want me t’ hit first?
Reed: Nobody!
Johnny: Yet.
Reed: Nobody!
Johnny: Yet.
Ronan the Accuser: Eleven earth weeks ago, Kree Sentry 459 attempted contact and was destroyed without provocation.
Johnny: It was big and ugly. I thought it was trying to break in.
Johnny: It was big and ugly. I thought it was trying to break in.
Other Episode Crew
| • Executive Producer | Avi Arad | Eric S. Rollman | Craig Kyle | Nicolas Atlan | Benoît Di Sabatino | Daniel Lennard | Suzanne Berman |
| • Co-Executive Producer | Stan Lee |
| • Editor | Bertrand Martineau | Benoit Tricot | Sandrine Mercier | Valerie Chappellet |
| • Line Producer | Hermetine Vincent |
| • First Assistant Director | Julien Ballet |
| • Second Assistant Director | Stephane Robert |
| • Production Assistant | Fatima Hannat |
| • Story Editor | Christopher Yost |
| • Storyboard Artist | Yacine Elghorri | Laurent Delion |
| • Voice Director | Karl Willems |
| • Creative Consultant | David Faure |
| • Production Management | Joanna Ruer |
| • Based On The Works Of | Stan Lee | Jack Kirby (1) |
| • Script Editor | Caterina Conelli | David Cox |
| • Score | Noam Kaniel |
| • Assistant To The Executive Producer | Kyla Kraman |
| • Dialogue Editor | Timur Kalyuzhnyy |
| • Project Manager | Diana Gage |
| • Legal Advisor | Catherine Lebailly | Emmanuette Heredia | Frederic Mondolfo |
| • Recording Engineer | Michael Iske |
| • Development Coordinator | Joshua Fine |
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