The Overthinkers/Transcript

[CABBY STRAINS]

Haha! Hang in there Cabby! Hehehe!

[BUTTON PRESS]

Yay!

[HI-FIVE]

Hmm... maybe I shouldn't.

[GULP]

[CABBY SCREAMS]

GOO: Squiiiiiiiiish....

[CABBY SCREAMS]

[BUTTON PRESS]

And two more members from Team Pinkers reach the top!

That's four Pinkers, two Sinkers, and five whole Thinkers!

Impressive!

Nicely done.

An updated file on good manners.

And for you...

Some fascinating infographics I acquired from MePhone directly.

Like... negative 100 stars!

Writing about monster hunting in a cramped dark space

is a BAD VIBE!

You're lucky I didn't get cab...

...sick ...

Catch me... oh no...

... oh...

PAINTBRUSH: Hey Floory!

If you can scare Goo off, we can send a Pinker home!

No don't waste your time Floor! Just hurry up the mountain!

Um, uh volcano actually, heh.

Unfortunately for my studies, it's been dormant.

I don't know which order to listen to so I'll do...

nothing. :)

Don't think I won't throw your disrespectful mouth off a cliff.

Hah! You won't if you don't wanna get eliminated next!

Keep it together! He's coming!

[GASP!]

It's a race to the finish!

Which team will be the last to touch the button?

PAINTBRUSH: FLOORY!!!

Oh... right.

MmmmmMMMM!!!

And now to hit the button and complete the challenge.

Alright...

Yeah... I dunno about that.

[TRIPLE BUTTON PRESS]

And in a surprise finish...

Both The Sinkers and The Pinkers are safe.

Wha? How is that fair? The Floor wasn't able to compete!

You're only as strong as your weakest teammate!

And now is the time to figure out who exactly that is...

Thinkers... you're up for elimination.

1, 2, 3, GO!

[♫]

[SPEAKER ACTIVATES]

MEPHONE4: Welcome. This is MePhone. Using text-to-speech from my spa day getaway.

As the final team up for elimination,

I would like to introduce you all to the Elimination... Button.

YANG: I will press it!

[CHIME]

[CANDLE GIGGLES]

MEPHONE: Just hit the butter after you famish

talking a-boat who you'd like to vote out.

Win you press it...

we'll be a bell sent to the a-liberation area.

Until then, I'll be getting my screen polished.

And if you take too long... you'll know.

How do I end text?

[DIAL TONE]

[HUSHED] Let's just vote for the one who lost us the challenge today.

Ah you mean the one giving us heart attacks on a daily basis?

The same one probably standing right BEHIND US RIGHT NOW?!

And you are standing in front of ME! Very fun!

Aw, look at Candle helping Yin-Yang back up.

- Oh, that's so sweet.- So sweet, I know know.

Just a little enchantment.

SILVER SPOON: Oh they just love her.

Off flying in her own little world.

Always knows exactly what to do and say without trying it all.

I've had enough!

If you think that's sweet, I have power to share in the way of...

viewer vote information.

If you align with me, I'll tell you all about-

EEP! Act natural!

Uh fan me with this as you do for a prince!

YANG: Look at them! Plotting! No... SCHEMING !

They don't want us in their team leader club

because we're not nearly as tall as them!

YIN: Yang's jealous.

YANG: ABOLISH ALL THE LEADERS!

Wanna go press the button?

YANG: YAY!!!

We'll vote with our guts, as it should be.

Who do you think Candle and Yin-Yang were talking about voting for? Hmm?

The Floor? Hm. Probably not. He's likeable. Gets a lot of votes.

My... I hope WE'RE safe.

Wait wait wait! We're doing this wrong!

We need to THINK together! And that's our second challenge of the day!

Yeah it'll be fun! Care to prepare some invites, Silver?

My pleasure.

[♫]

And without The Floor, we'll finally have our privacy back!

We're trapped in a reality show. When did you expect to get privacy?

YIN: Never. Yang never knocks before entering my eternal bedroom.

YANG: Hah! He has a brain diary! What is he?

Some sort of loser [LAUGHS] ... who writes?

Perhaps it's best you two embrace each other by taking part in one another's interest.

YANG: Fine, but... if I write about my feelings. Yin has to...

sing "A Party".

My favorite activity!

YIN: You don't like singing!

Yin. Connection is a two-way street.

YIN: [SIGHS] Fine.

♪ All I wanna do is go to a party. ♪

♪ A party... yeahhhhh... ♪

How is it you always know all the answers? Hm?

Energy mumbo-jumbo?

I occasionally go somewhere special that presents me with solutions.

Guided by my inner-flame.

[EXCLAIMS] Heavens! Candle!

Your inner-flame! It's on the outside!

Oh look out!

[BLOWS]

Dude! C'mon!

But we need Floory's power to transport himself.

He's sometimes good at challenges and he's great at gathering intel!

And when the teams merge that'll be dangerous. C'mon! He's the clear vote!

I am back from my distraction!

Let's try just one more option! For safety!

Yeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeahyeah-

[COUGHS]

[♫]

Imagine: a two-in-one elimination! what more could you want?

Absolutely, they're a menace!

One time, they tapped my shoulder from behind, and spun as I spun!

And after three hundred AND SIXTY degrees,

I was dizzy. I was off-balance. I- I’m reliving it.

Great. Yin-Yang it is then. All in favor?

Ah... hm...

I retract my statement.

[♫]

Ugh, this song again? Boring.

There is a witch creature living among us!

What a magical inner flame place that-

Thank you, dear.

That can give her any answer?!

Not that I’d ever use such a cheap getaway. I'm not jealous!

I'm starting to feel like someone is a little jar of jelly.

We're not eliminating Candle, she's the best one at keeping us together...

... unlike...

[♫...?]

Ugh sorry for the new song suggestion buds. that was way cooler in my head.

There are no downsides to Silver Spoon leaving.

He's lazy, slippery, and probably rich already.

OJ you already won the season.

[SPIT TAKE]

YANG: HE WHAT?!

THE FLOOR: You didn't know?

Even I did and half the time I live under a rock.

YIN: Where do you think this hotel came from?

YANG: I- I don't know! Don't make me look dumb!

You'll regret it! I'll-

[♫]

YANG: No more of that garbage!

Press that button and I will promise you all, I will vote for Yin!

YIN: You'll lose too!

YANG: Grrr!

My place of vision showed me that only one will lose today...

One who refused to connect...

So I expect you two will be fine.

That’s it!

You are bringing me to your magical secret-telling fire place! Right away!

While Paintbrush wastes their time talking in circles,

Candle will show me what gives her all of her answers.

And then I'll ask it how to eliminate my enemy...

... who is Candle!

YANG: With Candle gone, I thought of the perfect new alliance!

YIN: He wants to make a boy's club.

YANG: Stay out of my brain journal!

I'm nonbinary.

YANG: I mean... anti-girl club.

And I... have heard enough.

YANG: Grr...

When you listen to every single person on the team, it never ends!

If we hit the button, I'll make the decision! Simple as that!

Oh- what, and just make the decisions for us?

Yeah, we're a team OJ.

And teams have a leader to make a decision.

[SPEAKER ACTIVATES] MEPHONE: Attention Thinkers.

Text-To-Speech MePhone again.

While I appleshade the extra dime for my screen shining

enough is in rough!

You all have ten minutes to hit the button.

Or I am going to spin... around

and punt to someone at ran dumb

to chew who's eliminated.

Good luck.

[DIAL TONE]

Thanks, you too.

What?! Randomly select? Wh- a-after all this planning?

More importantly, isn't THAT where the Elimination Button is supposed to be?!

[YANG LAUGHS]

My inner flame guides me here...

... and I look into the lava down below. Join me.

If you insist.

I've learned so much here I know you can too.

Think deeply on any question. You will see.

I only see red goop.

Is this some rouse?

Look closer...

Closer...

Do you see how to eliminate me yet?

No! What?! Wha-

D-ah wo hoa ho ho!!

So, um...

... why me?

YANG: I, King of Mount Fizz, block you from your beloved button

until you meet my demands!

Dinosaurs! Explosions! And... respect!

Preferably together! [LAUGHS]

YIN: And some warm milk!

YANG: YES! Exploding warm milk!

I demand you finally take me seriously... shorties!

This was every day back at the hotel...

I didn't listen to him then... I refuse to now.

Was I supposed to let you take over the team?

Force us all to conform to chakras and slap bracelets?

I doubt this is for the team.

Did anyone ask you to come here and discover an easy way to eliminate me?

Well...

They didn’t say they... didn’t want me to.

CANDLE: It's not about you.

It's not about me.

And now...

it'll be about neither of us.

I can fix this!

If I can bolt through the cans and get to the button quickly, we can strategize last-second.

Ow!

Or, maybe we need another meeting, or-

NO! No more of this! I am SICK OF IT.

We are NEVER going to ALL AGREE!

All you needed to do was LISTEN TO ME.

If there was only one leader to listen to,

WE'D BE DONE!

And MAYBE IF YOU DIDN'T MANAGE US LIKE WE'RE BACK AT THE HOTEL

WE'D ACTUALLY-

[EARTH SHAKES]THE FLOOR: HEY!

We don't need to overthink ever little thing,

and we don't need to put each other down.

We just. Need. To Vote.

I liked when being on the team wasn't so stressful

so let's... get back to fun, okay?

[EARTHQUAKE] [CANS RATTLE]

Ah... glad to get that off my chest.

Thanks for speaking up, Floory.

Let's hit that button.

[SIGH] I think I need to take a back seat.

I'm sorry, okay? I knew what I was doing wrong and I did it anyway!

You can do anything! Right, Candle?

Use your magic!

[BLOWS]

[BOOM]

[BOOM]

[BOOM]

INNER-FLAME: There is no magic...

... just... your Inner-Flame.

[SILVER SPOON SCREAMS]

INNER-FLAME: Look closely...

Do you see the answer?

I think so.

[SILVER SPOON EXCLAIMS & LAUGHS]

[SIGHS] Thank you.

This is... wow!

What can I do to find MY inner-flame?

INNER-FLAME: It's quite simple really... Silver Spoon.

All... you need... to do... is...

[♫]

Thank you all for coming team. Negotiations have concluded.

B-but... we were FLYING!

The lava showed me something... a strategy.

Who would you like to see leave?

[TAP TAP]

Oh! I see here Yin, that your client...

Supreme Overload Ruler Yang would like to...

press the button...

YES! GO! We have TEN SECONDS!

YANG: Yes! [LAUGHS]

Sounds like he was quite the handful.

Perhaps it's best we deal with him tonight before he cause any more mayhem.

[DRAMATIC BUTTON PRESS] [BUZZ]

[MECHANICAL GEARS] [SPEAKER TURNS ON]

SPEAKER: ♪ Elimination Time! Da-da! ♪

Now THAT'S the musical transition I've been waiting for.

Very cute.

"Nice to see you" is what I WOULD say if I wasn't

temporally blinded by your incompetence forcing me into an extra long spa day.

I can't think of a worse fate! ...

Anyway, time for one of you get punched into the sky.

But first, the Immunity vote.

The viewers voted too and will save one of you.

Tonight's immunity goes to:

Yin-Yang.

[SPIT]

OJ & PAINTBRUSH: What?!

Hm...

Any votes cast for Yin-Yang won't count.

I'll read the votes.

First vote...

Yin-Yang.

Does not count.

Yin-Yang.

Does not count.

Yin-Yang.

Also. Does. Not. Count.

OJ.

That's one vote for OJ.

Paintbrush.

That's one vote OJ, one vote Paintbrush. One vote left.

And the fourth eliminated contestant...

OJ.

Leaving Inanimate Insanity for the first... time... ever.

[SIGHS]

Wow.

So that's how it feels.

[SIGHS] Alright.

Thank you guys... so much for-

WOO! IT ACTUALLY WORKED!

Cabby's file on prior votes gave me everything I could ever need

on voter habits to be secure in Yin-Yang's getting the vote once again!

Okay, enough Silver.

And then since Candle insisted we vote OJ due to his disconnected form of leadership

and I knew you all would be too scared to do that, I pushed you all to vote for Yin-Yang!

Because... who wouldn't?

The Former King of Inanimate Insanity... DETHRONED.

SILVER SPOON!

[FIRE EXTINGUISHES]

[SIGHS] That's... enough... okay?

I expected a bit more applause team.

It was for all of you!

Candle?

I listened to the lava.

Just because it was his time to go, it does not mean it was your time to speak.

[SIGHS] Well it looks like the team... really needs a new leader now.

That was pretty rough...

I guess but... we've always pulled it together.

Good luck back at the hotel, I know they need you there.

Sorry about the drama today.

You two okay?

I'm pretty alright.

And how about you? Sorry Silver dragged you into that.

Hmm...

I'll survive.

Congratulation on your promotion.

Yeah... y'know what?

Maybe The Thinkers are better off without a leader!

We're smarter together!

YANG: We destroyed the government!

We sure did.

A wise decision.

How about we ease the day out with a group cheer?

Sounds great!

YANG: Ughh... I guess. Do it, Yin.

YIN: Yay! Everyone in.

Wh- even after I?

Thank you... I'm...

Uhh... little help? Please?

Hey! I haven't left just yet!

YIN: Think big!

ALL: THINKERS FOREVER!

Ah, there we go.

Ready to leave behind that mess, OJ?

Yeah... I think they'll be alright.

Well DUH.

[BUTTON PRESS]

[OJ SCREAMS]

Of course they will be! It's a game!

And if today proves anything, it’s that no one’s in charge.

It's anyone's game!

Can The Thinkers get back to their winning streak?

Find out next time on... Inanimate Insanity Invitational.

CANDLE: Adamation.

Ah, thank you dear.

Hello everyone my name is Justin and I have been your writer for today's episode!

I hope you all had a lovely time and I cordially invite you to VOTE.

That is right you get to keep THREE of your favorites safe from elimination, unable to be voted out.

That is one from The Sinkers, one from the Pinkers, and, of course...

one from the Thinkers.

I'm sure Yin-Yang appreciated all those votes more than...

... some... others.



I hope you all have an inanimate day and please share this video with three of your friends before I finish this drink

or I will eliminate your favorite next! Aaaaand go!

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