Vacaytioner: Cannonball!
Spruce: Running drinks to the back to top. Lenny! Seaweed floats are almost out.
Vacaytioner: Thanks, boss.
John Dory: Hey, yo, Spruce! Spruce! Hey!
He unknowingly throws a menu at John Dory.
Spruce: Specials are on the back. Don't order the clams. Don't ask why. Fricassee squid and one jellyfish slider.
Branch: Spruce, wait.
Spruce: Huh? Oh, no. I knew this would happen one day. Listen, I know you recognize me from BroZone, and I'm happy to give you an autograph or whatever. But can you please be discreet about it?
John Dory: Spruce, it's us. It's your brothers.
Spruce: Whoa. Bitty B?
Spruce runs past John Dory towards Branch.
John Dory: What?
Spruce throws Branch up in the air.
Spruce: Whoa! (chuckles)
Branch: No tossing, okay? (stammers) Too big to be tossed.
Spruce: The last time I saw you, you were in diapers. (laughs)
Branch: Diapers. Right.
Spruce: Wet willy! (grunting)
Branch: Stop it. That's disgusting. I am a grownup.
Spruce: Oh, sorry. A wet William.
Poppy: Hi, Spruce. I'm Poppy. Wow. It's, like It's so cool to meet you or whatever. This is Tiny Diamond.
Tiny Diamond: Hey, what's up? Killer nachos you got here, by the way. Yeah!
John Dory: Okay, Spruce. We're here because Floyd...
Spruce: No one's called me Spruce in years. I go by Bruce now.
John Dory: I'm sorry. Did you say Bruce?
Spruce: Yeah. I wanted to put the whole boy band thing behind me now that I'm a dad.
John Dory: Wait a minute. You're a father?
Spruce: Yeah. I can't wait for you to meet everyone. Hi, honey. These are my brothers, unexpectedly.
Brandy: Oh. Oh! Oh, hello there. So nice to finally meet you.
Branch and John Dory: Hi!
Poppy: Hello.
Spruce: This is my wife and business partner, Brandy. She is my soulmate. My very tall soulmate. But we make it work.
John Dory: How?
Brandy: We don't even really know how it works. (chuckles) I'm kidding. I'm I'm not. I'm I don't know.
Spruce's Kid #1: Daddy, Daddy, can I have a cookie?
Spruce: Becoming a dad was like a like a seismic shift in my brain.
Spruce's Kid #2: Daddy, Bruce Jr. bit me.
Spruce: No biting.
Spruce Kid #3: Daddy, I don't see how any government stands a chance.
Spruce: You're not wrong, kid.
Spruce's Kid #4: I'm stuck in this ketchup bottle.
Spruce: Okay. Gonna handle all of that. Just give Daddy two seconds, okay? Love you. As a dad—
Spruce's Kid #5: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy! Guess what? I have pink eye.
Branch: Oh, my Pink eye.
Tiny Diamond: Oh, (bleep)
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Bat-Troll Rises
Mystery / ThrillerWhen Branch learns his brother, Floyd is being imprisoned, he and Poppy must embark on an adventure to reunite Branch's other older brothers to perform the Perfect Family Harmony. On the way, The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman, and Two-Face hire a rut...
