The Snake and Mongoose Chronicles: Episode 1 Page #2

let me drive another dragster,

'cause I crashed it.

Crashed it. Yeah, I remember.

So I need one new driver, huh?

I supply the car. You drive.

You win.

70-30.

Another deal

with another rich kid.

I could use a drink, Roland.

What do you say?

Okay, brah.

- How about a bonus if I win Indy?

- Hey.

Hey, Mike.

Hello, Tommo.

What can I do for you?

Well, I got a favor to ask you.

Why don't you take a look

at this for me?

"The Mongoose bites the Snake."

- Yeah, yeah. You get it?

- Yes, I do. I like it.

Yeah, yeah, I knew you would.

I knew you could.

All right, cool, Mikey.

I'll see you later.

Ah, thanks.

"The Mongoose bites the Snake."

Mongoose.

The Mongoose bites the Snake.

Gotta go, baby

Think yourself...

The Mongoose bites the Snake,

and the Snake bites him back.

Chevy. Your mom's

got good taste, huh?

She does.

That thing work better

than a handkerchief?

Helps keeping the paint fumes

from making me sick.

- But now you're here.

- Right.

- Hey, you want to grab a bite?

- Nope.

I'm working, Torn.

- Yeah, I can see that.

- Yeah.

You seen this?

You dig it?

There's really no need for all that

running off at the mouth, is there?

Now pay no mind to it.

It's just publicity.

No, don't get paint on it, dummy.

You think all this Mongoose

and Snake nonsense

is going to make any difference?

Not on the track, it won't,

but it might make us some dough.

Yeah, well, I say

let the cars do the talking.

Well, every time

they open their mouths,

it costs money, Don.

That's why we have sponsors, right?

Well, there's got to be

a lot more to it

than ma-and-pa gas stations

and a bunch of free parts here.

Well, I barely have enough time

to work on my car as it is.

I'm not going to go running

around, chasing down sponsors.

The way I see it is you got

to make the time, Don.

I win races.

Winning the money will follow.

Well, if it's that simple,

you got nothing

to worry about, partner.

Have a nice night in your shop.

Doing all right

Doing all right...

Hey. Yeah, Shelly.

Kelly.

Hey, Ed. Oh, all right. Hey, guys.

Glad you guys are here.

Thanks for coming out, huh?

Going to be a good day.

There you go.

I like that shirt.

Hey, all right. Thanks, Phil.

- Genius.

- Right?

Don't have much time for

a new paint job, do you, 'Goose?

Oh, this?

It does a great job

blocking nitro fumes.

- Let me see that.

- Nope.

Got to go, buddy.

And that's Tom "Mongoose" McEwen

out of the U.S. Nationals.

Tommy Ivo stays in there

all the way to win.

Now he'll need...

What the hell happened?

...Don Prudhomme,

the Top Fuel eliminator

at WinterNalionals in the finals.

You'll get him next time, buddy.

Yeah, whatever.

Well, I guess this is your chance

to go head-to-head with Ivo,

the celebrity.

Working for him was a nightmare.

Hey, revenge is a dish

best served with a cold, huh?

You don't mind

if I steal this, do you?

No, sure. Help yourself.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this year's final pits Prudhomme

against his former mentor,

"TV" Tommy Ivo.

She's winding up

and letting it fly

Over the line in the

blink of an eye...

Prudhomme gets the jump

this time and really lets it out,

hitting 207.33 miles per hour

in 7.5 seconds.

What a finish!

Don Prudhomme, Top Fuel eliminator

at the WinterNationals

and now at the Nationals,

is truly the Top Fuel

eliminator in the nation.

Ladies and gentlemen...

You want to take a picture

of me and my husband?

- Sure thing, Ms. Prudhomme.

- ...and his lovely wife Lynn.

Let's give him a well-deserved

round of applause.

One, two...

- Whoo!

- Three, four!

I just want to celebrate

Another day of living

I just want to celebrate

Another day of life

Put my faith in the people

But the people let me down

So I turn the other way

And I carry on anyhow

That's why I'm telling you

I just want to celebrate,

yeah, yeah

Another day of living

- Yeah

- I just want to celebrate

Another day of life

Had my hand on the dollar bill

And the dollar

bill blew away...

But the sun is shining

down on me

And it's hereto stay

That's why I'm telling you

I just want to celebrate

Yeah, yeah,

another day of living

Yeah

I just want to celebrate

Another day of living

Yeah, I just want to celebrate

Another day of life

Don't let it all

Get you down, no, no,

don't let it turn you around

Round and around and around...

That's the funniest-looking

Barracuda I ever saw.

Look where the wheels are.

Yeah, that's why

they call 'em funny cars.

Mongoose, can I have

your autograph?

- Yeah, me too.

- Oh, my God, that's Mongoose.

Yeah, of course you guys can.

There you are. There you are.

All right, you tell your friends

to cheer for the Mongoose now.

- Bye.

- Bye.

See you.

Hoo! Almost like you're invisible.

U.S. Nationals champion,

you've been in magazines.

- The fans just walk on by.

- Yeah, yeah.

You got to do some P.R., baby.

No, that's your thing.

It's not my thing.

Count the number

of Mongoose Ts out there

compared to the number of Snake Ts.

Snake Ts are for crew.

That's different.

Exactly. All three of 'em?

Oh, there must be 100

Mongoose shirts out there.

I know. I drank way too much.

Oh, my God, you're human.

- Very funny.

- Huh.

You still hell-bent on driving

this suicide machine, huh?

Pick your poison.

Better get used to it too,

'cause the crowd loves funny cars,

ergo sponsors love 'em.

"Ergo"? What the hell's an ergo?

Um, it's in "The Jungle Book."

How you doing?

Oh, I like that T-shirt.

Look at that.

We're finally here, folks,

the last race of this glorious

event at Famoso Raceway.

Don "The Snake" Prudhomme

beats Gary Ritter

with a 6.92, 229-mile-an-hour run.

Prudhomme is our top eliminator.

I'll never understand why you

starve yourself out there all day.

Too much work to do.

I'm way too nervous for that.

Okay, what is going on

with you today?

Nothing.

Just looking at Judy and her boys

and all those kids at the track.

Babe, come on.

It's fine.

I was just saying I know

you're going to be a great mom,

all right, but we got to think

about the big picture here.

My gig is dangerous,

and you know that,

so what if something

happens to me, you know?

A lot of drivers

have families, Don.

I don't want to miss out

on that with you

because we're afraid of something

that might not happen.

Yeah, well, having a kid

costs money.

- I know that.

- All right? We have no idea.

So let's get an idea.

Tom is always coming up

with a way to make some money.

Maybe it's time

that we heard him out,

took him seriously for a change.

He changed his name

to Mongoose, for Christ's sakes.

I mean, I don't know.

You're part of this

whether you like it or not,

so we might as well see

if we can make some money with it.

Mongoose and Snake.

Don, it's pretty catchy.

If it's that important to you,

I'll track him down

and see what he's got cooking.

That's all I'm asking.

You start showboating

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