The Mystery of Micchu Pachu

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“The Mystery of Micchu Pachu”
The Emperor's New School episode
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 12
Written by	Ed Scharlach
Directed by	David Knott
Original airdate	12 May 2006
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[edit] Plot

A guest speaker regales the class with the history of the ancient city of Micchu Pachu. It fell into disrepair and was abandoned after its Emperor, Micchu III, was transformed into an anteater and overthrown by his royal advisor, reportedly still haunting the ruins today in skeletal form. The story hits rather close to home with Kuzco, who is left rather disturbed by the whole affair. Despite, or maybe because of this, Mr. Moleguaco announces that the class is to spend 24 hours in the ruins of Micchu Pachu.; Kuzco's negative reactions leads to teasing by Kavo, the class bully. However, he is won over when Malina shows interest. Yzma realises that if she and Kronk can scare Kuzco out of Micchu Pachu, using a scariness potion, he will fail.

Mr. Moleguaco and the students take the more conventional route into the ruins, while Kronk scales the mountain at the rear, with Yzma in a palanquin, only to discover the nearby staircase once reaching the top. Yzma drinks the scariness potion, only for it to make no difference to her.

Kuzco is pressured into entering the city first, only to find an amusement park, complete with rollercoasters, gift shops and a 3D cinema. The students have a wonderful day, until they make a campfire that night. Kavo challenges Kuzco to enter the old part of the city and find the dead Emperor's tomb, bringing back photographic evidence. Kuzco reaches the tomb, somewhat inadvertently, only to fall through the floor into a sub-chamber. He encounters a massive golden avatar of Micchu III, which speaks to him... in a familiar voice.

Malina attempts to cover for Kuzco, but Kavo informs Mr. Moleguaco of his disappearance. Meanwhile, Kronk overplays his hand, revealing himself as the voice behind the avatar. Malina joins Kuzco in the labyrinth, only for the giant anteater skeleton to make its appearance. Kuzco initially assumes it to be Kronk in disguise, until he and Yzma appear behind the Emperor. The skeleton gives chase to the four of them.

Yzma and Kronk escape from the labyrinth, but Kuzco and Malina are cornered by the creature. After sharing a tender moment, Kuzco leaves Malina to the skeleton and runs. After a conscience attack, he changes his mind, and tries to lasso the anteater with a convenient vine. This results in its head being removed, to reveal a man in a costume - the guest speaker from the start of the episode. He admits to pretending to be the anteater in order to retain public interest in the honeypot industry that Micchu Pachu has become. Kuzco and Malina agree to keep his secret in exchange for the "anteater" scaring away Kavo.

[edit] Micchu Pachu Theme lyrics

Micchu Pachu, it's-a gonna get you, a ghostly, ghastly anteater;
Micchu Pachu, it's-a gonna eat you, for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

He's over there, here's over there, the anteater is everywhere;
Look out! Don't you shout!
He's up, he's down, he's all around, you cannot hide 'cause you'll be found;
Look out! You'd better shout!

Micchu Pachu, it's-a gonna get you, a ghostly, ghastly anteater;
Micchu Pachu, it's-a gonna eat you, for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
A ghostly, ghastly anteater!

[edit] Trivia

• UK Premiere: 21 April 2006
• The titular city is a parody of the true historical city Machu Picchu.
• Kuzco refers to his stint in llama form, which is of course the story of the The Emperor's New Groove.
• Introduction of the troglodytic although somewhat insightful Kavo.
• Kuzco's nickname for Kavo, "Monstro the Male", is another reference to Pinocchio, a play on the character Monstro the Whale.
• Kavo is afraid of baths.
• Kronk's advisors make a third appearance, giving him advice when Yzma asks how scary she is. The good advisor tells the bad one how his new suit came from a sale at a little Consience store, upon which they both leave in order to go shopping.
• Malina has a security blanket in the form of Floopy, the stuffed pink rabbit. Kuzco later admits to having one of his own, Wompy, which is rather threadbare and ape-like.
• Kuzco's encounter with the giant Emperor avatar, which is in actuality being voiced by Kronk, is a parody of Dorothy's initial encounter with the Wizard of Oz, particularly as depicted in the famous 1939 motion picture.
• The chase sequence, set to the Micchu Pachu theme, is reminiscent of such sequences in long-running cartoon Scooby-Doo. The unveiling of the paranormal creature as a normal human in disguise is also an oft-parodied device originating in the same show.
• Kuzco gets turned into: Nothing.
• "Pull the lever" gag: the lever activates a fire alarm, sending the students running outside, until Yzma tells them over the PA system to return. A voice upon entering the roller coaster car informs that flash photography is prohibited.
• Bucky appears: inside the labyrinth, along with a number of other creatures that scare Kuzco.
• Chimp and the bug: right after Kuzco falls through the floor in the Micchu III's tomb. Kuzco actually asks "what's with the chimp and the bug?"
• "Kuzco's doodles": None.
• End credits: Kuzco performs an instrumental rendition of the Micchu Pachu theme, while Kronk throws potions on him, transforming his instrument. The "instruments" consist of: a lute, a trumpet, pan pipes, a maraca, a recorder, a saw, a cat, a pair of red-eyed tree frogs, pom-poms (with cheerleader outfit), and Bucky the squirrel, playing a lute of his own.
• This is the first full episode without Kuzco's doodles.
• This is the second full episode without Pacha.
• The anteater is kind of similar to the skeleton anteater on Tony Hawk's skateboard.