♪ Monster, Monster High ♪
♪ We might give you a fright ♪
♪ Unique as can be ♪
♪ And friends forever, literally ♪
♪ We might walk, might swim, might fly ♪
♪ Either way we gonna run the night ♪
♪ We're Monster, Monster High ♪
♪ Monster, Monster High ♪
♪ We might give you a fright ♪
♪ Monster, Monster High ♪
♪ Friendship never dies ♪
♪ We're Monster High ♪
♪ Monster High-igh-igh-igh ♪
[whispered] We're Monster High.
[eerie music playing]
-[cat meows] -I'm glad you moved in with me, Sweet Fangs.
Even though it only happened
because my mom tried to take over the world,
which she had to do before this year's Family Day.
Ugh!
Bad timing, right?
Why do we even need a Family Day?
The thought of seeing everyone else being happy with their families
makes me want to hock up a hairball.
-[loud rumbling] -[cat meows]
-Whoa, what was that? -How should I know?
This school is always doing something strange.
-Fair. Well, ready to head over for the welcoming cheers? -[cat meows]
Of course, I am.
Are you sure you're okay?
I'm fine!
See? Rah, rah, families!
Plus, it was my idea to have welcome cheers. And to set up the treat table.
And to do the pep rally. And I'm going to be so busy with all this stuff
to make Family Day good for everyone else
that I won't even think about how I'm the only one
-without family visiting! -[loud rumbling]
Do you want to talk about it?
No.
I don't have the right words to say it.
I--I'm fine.
Let's go.
Let's get our fear on, squad.
Here are our first arrivals, the De Niles!
[together] These two pharaohs know how to make us smile!
Let's give it up for the De Niles!
[squealing]
For my most beloved daughters!
-Ugh. -[loud rumbling]
Uh, the school must be settling.
It does that every thousand years.
Ugh!
[gasps]
[Cleo clears throat] Toralei!
Oh, that's yours. There you go.
[together] Here's a family who knows how to win!
Give a big shout for House Gorgon!
-Bleh! -[loud rumbling]
[all gasp]
Oh!
Augh, right in my eye!
[cheers and applause]
Hah!
[growls]
[loud rumbling]
[shrieks]
[camera clicks]
[cheers and applause]
[loud rumbling]
[gasps]
[cheers and applause]
[loud rumbling]
Okay, 126 families down.
Spirits high for the last family up, the Steins!
[together] These two give us a cheery chill up our spine!
Welcome to Monster High, Dr. and Dr. Stein!
Positively frightful.
I love a good welcome cheer.
-[squeals] Best Family Day ever! -[squeals]
Yuck! Frankie's family is the mushiest of them all.
And it's so-- [loud rumbling]
[gasps]
Well, that's all the families for today.
Thank you, Fearleaders.
You may now join your families
for the student-led tours.
Lagoona! Your mom couldn't make it?
Unfortunately, she had a sea monster conference
in the Scariana Trench she couldn't miss.
That is why I am hanging out with Heath and Hades today.
Would you like to join us?
Oh, no. I'm fine.
I have a lot of things to do around the school.
Okay, have a good Family Day then.
[sighs] First on the list.
Oh, my rah. This cupsnake pyramid is supes cute, Toralei.
Almost too cute to eat, almost.
The form is fantastic!
We might need your help building our summer home
in the Boohamas. [chuckles]
-[loud rumbling] -No other way I'd want to spend my summer.
-[clanging, snarling] -[gasps]
Um, how about some baba ghoulnoush and chicky mummy wraps
at the Creepateria instead?
-[burps] -Ahh!
Add the die-carbonate. There we go.
I'm pleased to see the lab carries the latest equipment.
Mix this for us, Frankie.
If you like this,
-wait till you see what I have back at my dorm. -[loud rumbling]
Huh, ugh, maybe it turned into a pull door?
[grunting] Ooh!
Okay, definitely still push then.
Ahh! Ahh! Ahh! [screams]
How peculiar.
Frankie, could you lend us a hand in getting down?
Grapple hand on, and Steins out!
Well, the door may have gone wonky.
But at least I get to repel with my two favorite parents.
-That's the inventor's spirit. -And thank ghoulness
we gave you some of that rock-climbing were-goat's brain.
[all] Ahh!
Ugh!
On second thought, eh, did we go
with the parasailing poltergeist's brain instead?
Thanks for refereeing, Toralei.
Of course. My favorite thing to do,
spend time with someone else's family.
It's kids versus moms.
If you three win, no chores for a month.
Oh, you're on!
Ha!
Oh.
Ah. Ahh!
Oh!
[ball shatters]
Over here!
Yes! Wah!
Whoo! Ha-ha, yeah!
Another happy family.
[loud rumbling]
[chuckling]
Ahh!
-Whoa! -Don't you dare eat my son!
[sad music playing]
[laughter]
-[growls] -[loud rumbling]
School sure is shaky today.
Anyway, back to the tour.
And now presenting the bedroom of the bestest boo crew,
the living quarters of Friendship Trio,
the dorm of your kid and their two closest companions!
[together] Whoa! Ugh!
Uh, I don't remember our dorm being upside down before.
Oh, nothing to fret about.
We'll be right-side up in no time.
Oh, or topsy-turvy.
This school really has changed since I was a lad.
Whoa! Whoa!
How absolutely fascinating.
[together] Ahh! Ugh!
Toralei, did you see what's holding everybody up?
The pep rally should be starting soon.
I guess everyone is too busy with their perfect little families to come.
[loud rumbling]
Hmm, something strange has been happening with the school today.
-I know! It has been getting in the way -[loud rumbling]
of all my Family Day plans.
Everything I've done to make this a great day
but everyone else keeps getting messed up.
I wanted today to be perfect
so I wouldn't have to think about--
[rumbling stops]
Wait. It's like whenever I start getting my hackles up
when I see everyone with their happy families,
the school sort of tries to make the families less happy.
-Huh, well, this isn't the first time it's happened. -Really?
Back when I was about your age, me and all my friends
were going to our homes for the semester break.
That was back before iCoffins made it easy to talk when you're apart.
I was going to miss them all so much,
I wished we could all just stay here during the break.
The school heard me.
So, it tried to keep us all from leaving.
What did you do?
Talked it out.
Well, cheered it out actually.
You know I can't resist a good cheer.
After I could put it all in a cheer,
it seemed both the school and I felt better.
It was like if I could cheer it, I could deal with it.
You got, you got, you got this, Toralei!
Your heart, your heart, share it with Monster High!
Thanks, Coach Thunderbird.
Guess I should go out there
and figure out how to deal with this.
Okay, Monster High, time to see what you've got brewing.
Huh, this isn't what I was expecting.
Is this for me?
[piano music playing]
[gasps]
It's broken.
Thanks a lot, Monster High.
You're not exactly giving the best gifts today.
It's not cool to ruin everyone else's Family Day
just because my mom had to go and ruin my chance
at having a happy Family Day.
[piano music playing]
But, uh, thank you for caring.
It's just been so--
so-- ugh.
I don't know how to say it.
But maybe I could play it.
[piano music playing]
♪ Sitting here all alone ♪
♪ Questioning all That you gave to me ♪
♪ How did I miss All the signs? ♪
♪ They were right there In front of me ♪
♪ I was searching For the truth ♪
♪ Wish that I could Turn to you ♪
♪ But I'll turn fear Into strength ♪
♪ I'll work through the pain ♪
♪ To get over the heartache Again ♪
♪ And I'll hold on ♪
♪ When I don't feel strong ♪
♪ If it gets hard I'll just hold on ♪
♪ Yes, I'll hold on ♪
♪ I'll pour it into this song ♪
♪ I will look for the light I've got plenty of lives ♪
♪ I will land on my feet Once again ♪
♪ I'll find a way to move on ♪
♪ I'll hold on ♪
[mystical shimmering]
The song, it helped.
-[Coach Thunderbird] Aw. -[cat meowing]
I found this cub pawing at the door.
We got a full house in the Clawditorium.
Ready for a pep rally?
Is it okay if I don't want to?
Absolutely.
Take as much time as you need, Toralei.
You know, I've never seen this room before.
Lookays like the school made a safe space for you here in its heart.
You can use it all you need.
Thank you.
And thank you.
[musical piano flourish]
And that's the school!
Sorry, it was acting up.
I love a scientific anomaly.
It was absolutely perfect,
just like you, our little bolty boo.
[electricity zapping]
Whoops.
[spooky music playing]
[owl hooting]
[grunts] Gotta limber up for the games.
[grunting]
[knock at door]
-Hello! I'm looking for Draculaura. -Mom! You made it!
Come in! Come in!
Ma, these are my best boos, Frankie and Clawdeen!
I'm Fang-Wei.
Draculaura talks all about you both
-in our telepathic coffin calls. -Telepathic calls?
[both] It's a mother-daughter vampire thing.
And it makes it easy to stay in touch while I'm in Taipei
and Draculaura's here at Monster High.
I am so sorry I missed the first half of Family Weekend.
My Air Icarus layover was delayed. And--
It's okay.
You made it for the best part,
student-plus-one game night!
Oh, are you competing too?
I'm teaming up with my dad.
Me, too.
Well, my dad, not her dad.
Isn't it fun that all the games test all sorts of skills?
You never know who will win!
Ha! Of course Draculaura and I will win.
Oh, what a lovely dorm.
[chuckles] My mom doesn't mean to be rude.
It's just that we do win, a lot.
But I'm sure you two have a chance at winning, too.
Hey, as long as we all have fun, who cares who wins?
[loud crash]
I found the perfect place
to put our trophy.
Welcome!
Please see Mr. Klopman to sign up for the games.
Ah, Hades, glad you made it.
Kuma!
I haven't met your plus-one.
This is my... [growls]
That means "grandma" in Onikuma.
[growls]
A pleasure to meet you... [growls]
Have fun tonight.
[snakes hissing]
Medusa!
Fang-Wei! Welcome!
Uh, you must see the blooming corpse flower in my office.
And Draculaura and Deuce, you come, too.
We'll see the flower first!
Nope, we will!
[Medusa] Gorgons always win.
Pardon me.
[Bloodgood] There is no flower.
I lured you here
for an important reminder.
Tonight's game should be fun for our students
and their plus-ones,
not a blood fest or a snake pit.
[Fang-Wei] Bat-ling, did we ruin the fun
for the other competitors in the past?
[Draculaura] Mmm, there was that time at the parent-teacher conferences.
[speaking in Hungarian]
-Whoo-hoo! -Yeah!
[Draculaura] And the B.A.T. exams.
-Go, Draculaura! -You'll get the top score, Deuce!
[Draculaura] Then there was the scary face competition.
Come on!
The scary face competition
was supposed to be over hours ago.
We're scheduled for our casket-ball game now!
All I'm asking is to focus on fun for everyone.
Can you do that?
[together] Yes, Headmistress.
So, it appears that in the past,
we have been too intense.
And with wonderful results.
One of our families is always on top.
Mom-dusa, Headmistress said everyone else was not digging that.
I really don't want our other friends to not have fun
because we win all the trophies.
But if we lost on purpose,
then they'd have to have fun, right?
Hmm, losing will be difficult.
But if you think that would improve your friends' enjoyment,
I know we can do it.
Not as well as we can.
May the best family lose.
Game on!
Or wait, is it, game off?
[together] Game off!
First game, the painting competition!
How do I lose at painting?
[paint swishing]
Why, Draculaura, that's an abstract masterpiece.
It is lovely.
But I was trying to do badly.
If I were trying to do it well,
I would have done it in my style.
That's nice, Deuce.
But it's a painting contest, not sculpture.
-I'm afraid you get last place. -Yes!
[together] We are the losers.
We'll lose the next one.
Time for the Game Night Bake Off!
Every team must use the same recipe for goo-berry pie.
But only one of you bakes.
The other gives the directions. Got it?
Good! Now bake!
He, he, yeah, Dad, time to break out our secret ingredient,
flambé!
Ho, ho, ho, I rock goo-berry pie.
That's why you should do the baking, Mom-dusa.
You are too gifted in baking.
We'd win for sure if you tried.
-[camera clicks] -[chuckles]
There, change into a simple font
instead of Head Chef's handwriting.
And now I can read it better.
Dyslexia coping strategies for the win!
I mean, for the loss!
Put all the goo-berries in.
[laughing]
Whoo!
Hey! Stop goo-berrying us!
Sorry, we were just having fun.
Well, your "fun" is ruining ours.
[gasps] And the recipe warns against too many goo-berries for a reason.
[snarls]
Oh!
This is awful.
Mmm, ugh!
[spits] This might be the worst pie we ever--
[loud crashing]
Oh, never mind.
That's worse.
Last place for them.
But yours was pretty bad.
Next game is Hang the Flag.
[growls]
Shouldn't you be batting up?
Wouldn't that be fastest?
Oh, yes, of course.
We forgot.
Won't we be too fast?
Follow my lead.
[growls]
[grunts]
I don't know, Deuce.
This rope doesn't look safe.
Come on!
You have to at least try.
Whoa!
Oh, no.
I fell.
[both gasp]
Dad!
Oh, watch out!
[together] Ugh!
[grunting]
Hey, I won!
[howling]
[together] Aw.
[sighs]
I had no idea
we'd be so good at losing.
Still, trying to be the biggest loser
isn't working like I thought it would.
Uh, sorry, werewolf hearing means accidental eavesdropping.
Did you say that you're losing on purpose?
Well, yes, but only so everyone else would have more fun.
So, I won the last race because you didn't even try? That feels wrong.
That's worse than not winning.
Hey, my bionic sensors picked up on vibes of hurt feelings.
Draculaura and her mom are trying to lose all the games.
They think that's the best way for everyone to have fun.
Ooh. Oops, my brain sparks when stuff is hard to process.
I, I don't get it.
Is losing on purpose fun for you?
Do you think it's fun for us to see you do that?
Final game time, everyone!
And it's a good one, the Hedge Maze-ing Race!
Hey, so my dad and I are really bad at mazes.
But we'll have fun trying.
Hope you do, too.
Each student and their plus-one
have a different but equally difficult entrance into the maze.
Now, ready, set, race!
Giving everyone a head start, I see.
We'll still come in last,
because no one is slower than Deuce's sloth snake.
Wait till you see us crawl.
[Draculaura] Ma, can we teletalk?
Hold that comeback.
What's wrong, Bat-ling?
[Draculaura] I keep thinking about what we did today
and what we could have done today.
[chuckles]
Draculaura, I love you so much.
It hurts to see you make yourself be less than you could be.
And I love my friends.
I would never want them to hide their talents
to make me feel better.
And I know they'd feel the same about me.
They'd want me to be me, the me who is pretty good at some things.
Right there with you.
I hated making a bad pie.
Perhaps we misinterpreted Bloodgood's advice.
No more holding yourself back.
Show the world what you can really do.
Same goes for you, Deucey.
Now the race is on, for real!
No competing, Mom-dusa.
We're just trying to do our best.
Okay, fine. They'll do their thing. And we'll do our thing.
Let's really race!
Ma... [speaks in Hungarian]
[shrieks]
[snarls]
Augh!
[growls]
Dad!
[grunts]
[clanging]
[grunting]
[gasps]
[growls]
[gasps]
[snarls]
[Fang-Wei] This way!
[all snarling]
[gasps]
Aah.
[Kuma] Sorry, Clawdeen!
But... [growls]
...and I have a race to win.
[snarls]
[both growl]
[creature whimpers]
Nice stonework, Deuce.
You've gotten so fast.
I know! And watch this.
Make some blaze out of the maze!
Yes! We made it!
Your magic was so impressive.
Ooh, finally. Thought we might
have to send a search party in for you.
So you and your mom won?
[laughing]
No... [growls] ...and I did.
You all were so caught up in your rivalry,
you didn't even notice the real competition.
-Congratulations, Kuma! -Well done!
You thinking what I'm thinking?
Let's see.
[mystical shimming]
Hey, whatcha doing?
Telepathically planning a training schedule
so we can do our absolute best next year.
Fun. But first, pie time.
[both] Ooh! Yes!
[both gurgling, snarling]
[spooky music playing] g]