Stargirl (TV Series)

Summer School: Chapter Three (2021)

Trae Romano: Mike Dugan

Quotes 

• Mike Dugan : What the heck are you?

  Thunderbolt : I'm your new best friend and you don't even know it!

• Mike Dugan : What's going on?

  Thunderbolt : What's going on is that you, Mike Dugan, are now in control of me, the Thunderbolt!

  Mike Dugan : The Thunderbolt?

  Thunderbolt : As in Johnny Thunder and the Thunderbolt. Of the Justice Society of America! You're so lucky.

  Mike Dugan : [indicating the pink pen]  This belonged to the JSA?

  Thunderbolt : Yep! You said the magic word, and now I'm back in action.

  Mike Dugan : Wait, so the magic words are "so cool"?

  Thunderbolt : Word, singular. It's pronounced "sowkewl" in my native land of Bahdnesia.

  Mike Dugan : Bahd-what?

  Thunderbolt : It's not on the map anymore. Thanks for bringing it up.

• Thunderbolt : Sowkewl meets "set free the all-powerful force upon the Earth of the magical and awe-inspiring Thunderbolt"! It's also a synonym for the sound on the chalkboard that drives everyone crazy, but I like that sound.

  Mike Dugan : So, if I free the genie...

  Thunderbolt : Your wish is my command.

  Mike Dugan : So, all the wishes I want?

  Thunderbolt : Yup!

  Mike Dugan : Start small. I'm thirsty. I wish I had some water.

  [Thunderbolt laughs as water drenches him] 

  Mike Dugan : I meant in a glass.

  Thunderbolt : Rule number one: you gotta be specific. Oh, my gosh, you look so silly. I love it when people do that. Uh-oh.

  [he disappears into the pen as a woman with a baby stroller passes by] 

  Thunderbolt : Human, 3:00.

  Mike Dugan : [conversationally]  Morning. Nothing like a good sweat to start off the day, huh? Wish I was dry. Did you hear that?

  [he's magically dried off] 

  Mike Dugan : Thanks.

  Thunderbolt : Well, you're welcome. You're learning. You're learning.

• Thunderbolt : It's never a good thing when other people see me. Reactions range from mild amusement to sheer panic. Sent one guy to the ER. Heart attack, yeah. He recovered, I think. I don't know. He was old. He probably didn't have much time anyway. This is fun. So, what else can I do for you?

  Mike Dugan : I'm thinking. Okay, I got it. I wish I was taller.

  [he begins to increase in height, but then realizes he's just standing on a park bench] 

  Mike Dugan : What the hell?

  Thunderbolt : [laughing]  What? You're taller. You gotta be...

  Mike Dugan : Specific. Yeah, okay. Uh, I wish my body was taller.

  Thunderbolt : Uh-uh, sorry. Can't wish for the same thing twice. And be happy about that in this case. Wishes about body transformation never go well.

  Mike Dugan : Another rule?

  Thunderbolt : Well, yeah, there are a few. Let me see if I can remember them. I mean, there are only... uh... can't wish for someone to die. Can't wish someone back from the dead. That's important. The last guy that tried...

  Mike Dugan : O-Okay, back to the point. So, you were a member of the JSA and so was...

  Thunderbolt : Johnny Thunder, my previous master. And you are my new one.

  Mike Dugan : Super sowkewl.

• Lutz Lone : Hey, Dugan.

  Mike Dugan : Devin, Lutz, Marky. It's a little early, don't you think? Uh, did you set your alarm just to bully me?

  Marky Malarky : To get paid, paperboy.

  Mike Dugan : Why do you need the money, a brain transplant?

  Lutz Lone : All right, that's gonna cost you extra, Dugan.

• Courtney Whitmore : Pat, we've come to a decision.

  Pat Dugan : Hey, this is not a group discussion, okay?

  Courtney Whitmore : But Mike deserves to be in the JSA.

  Yolanda Montez : We voted.

  Mike Dugan : Just call me Mikey Thunder.

  Courtney Whitmore : Let me handle this. Also, that's terrible.

• Mike Dugan : So, in conclusion, show us the location of, quote, the Shade, unquote, not to be confused with a lamp or window shade, but the last known member of the Injustice Society of America, hiding somewhere in Blue Valley, Nebraska, 68060, USA.

  Beth Chapel : [as the pen crackles, a pink flame appears on a nearby map]  Where is he?

  Pat Dugan : That's William Zarick's old house.

  Yolanda Montez : That's the Wizard, right?

  Pat Dugan : Yeah.

  Courtney Whitmore : Hey, you did it, Mike!

  Pat Dugan : Yeah, you did good.

  Mike Dugan : Thanks, Dad. Let's go.

  Pat Dugan : Whoa! Whoa! You're staying here.

  Mike Dugan : What?

  Pat Dugan : Yeah, that was the deal, remember? You agreed to it. And it's safer that way for everyone.

  Mike Dugan : No, no, no, no, no. Come on, man. You can't bench me now. I...

  Pat Dugan : I'm sorry, Mike, that's just the way it is.

  Courtney Whitmore : Mike, you really did help us.

  Pat Dugan : Hey, you guard the Pit Stop. That's an important job, right? There's some, uh, pizza bites, string cheese, and some of those juice boxes you like.

  Mike Dugan : [dejected]  Mikey Thunder, riding the pine.

• Mike Dugan : Hey. So, did you guys have a vote yet? Am I in the JSA or do I have to go through some hazing first?

  Courtney Whitmore : There's no hazing.

  Mike Dugan : Oh. Great. So I'm in, right?

  Courtney Whitmore : It's not up to me.

  Mike Dugan : Yeah, it is. You're, like, the JSA's leader.

  Courtney Whitmore : But Pat's your dad. That's veto power I can't overrule.

  Mike Dugan : He told you no, too. Come on, Court, think about it. All the bad guys we'll be able to take down. All the people we'll be able to save. You and me together, brother and sister!

  Courtney Whitmore : Yeah, that sounds great, really, but...

  Mike Dugan : The Thunderbolt picked me. So I'm like you. I was meant to be a superhero. It's my destiny. Please, help me try?

• Courtney Whitmore : [walking home from school with Yolanda]  Don't worry, we're gonna figure this out. Things are looking up from here.

  [they watch as a stop sign falls from the sky and lands in the sidewalk] 

  Courtney Whitmore : Mike?

  Mike Dugan : [they see he's holding the pink pen]  Guess who's the newest member of the Justice Society of America? Me.

  Thunderbolt : [emerging from the pen]  You mean us! Ta-da! Pleasure to meet you.

  [another stop sign lands on a car in the background, setting off its alarm] 

  Thunderbolt : What's going on? Sorry about the sign. Tough crowd, right?

• Pat Dugan : I knew you took the other stuff from the JSA headquarters, but you didn't tell me you took the pen.

  Courtney Whitmore : I forgot about it!

  Pat Dugan : Okay, Court, I told you it was dangerous. Somebody could have been killed.

  Courtney Whitmore : Well, you should've told me everything about it in the first place. You know, been specific.

  Mike Dugan : You gotta be real specific with the wishing, let me tell you.

  Pat Dugan : No, Mike. No more wishes.

  Beth Chapel : But, Mr. Dugan is this genie really grants wishes, maybe he could fix the goggles?

  Rick Tyler : Or find the Shade?

  Yolanda Montez : And stop him.

  Pat Dugan : Trust me, he'd just cause more trouble.

  Mike Dugan : Me?

  Pat Dugan : No, not you, Mike, the Thunderbolt. He's not exactly a living monkey's paw, but he's close.

  Mike Dugan : [the pen crackles]  I, uh... I think he can hear you. Also, what's this got to do with monkeys?

• Mike Dugan : [watching bullies from school steal cookies from a Girl Scout]  Thunderbolt, I wish you'd make 'em stop.

  Thunderbolt : You got it!

  [a stop sign falls from the sky and lands in the middle of the street, blocking the bullies' way] 

  Mike Dugan : That's great. Look at how freaked out they are.

  Lutz Lone : [more stop signs appear]  What is this?

  Mike Dugan : O-Okay, that's... that's good. You can stop now.

  Thunderbolt : Well, I can't until they do.

• Pat Dugan : Okay, give me the pen.

  Mike Dugan : No.

  Pat Dugan : Now!

  Mike Dugan : You're saying I can't handle it.

  Pat Dugan : Nobody can. I'm sorry, all right, Mike? I really am. It's just that the Thunderbolt, he's too unpredictable.

  [as he takes it, it disappears and re-appears in Mike's hand, and Thunderbolt chortles] 

  Pat Dugan : Give me that.

  [taking it] 

  Pat Dugan : Thank you.

  [it re-appears in Mike's hand again] 

  Pat Dugan : Hey!

  Mike Dugan : Ah! Gues he likes hanging with the boss.

  Pat Dugan : Call him out here right now. I wanna speak to the Thunderbolt alone.

• Courtney Whitmore : Mike and the Thunderbolt could find the Shade for us.

  Rick Tyler : We don't have any leads on him, Pat.

  Beth Chapel : And the goggles haven't found him.

  Pat Dugan : The Thunderbolt, it's dangerous, Beth, okay?

  Courtney Whitmore : You didn't want me to use the Cosmic Staff for the same reason.

  Yolanda Montez : You didn't want any of us suiting up at first.

  Courtney Whitmore : But together, we stopped the ISA. A-And Mike helped. He stopped Icicle, if you remember.

  Pat Dugan : Yeah, I try to not think about it.

  Courtney Whitmore : We need to find the Shade, and Mike and the Thunderbolt are our best chance of doing that right now.

  Mike Dugan : She rests my case.

  Pat Dugan : Okay, you can help us *locate* the Shade. That's it. Deal?

  Mike Dugan : [offering a fist bump]  My man.

  Pat Dugan : All right, knowing how these wishes can backfire, we gotta come up with one that's bulletproof, and I need all of your help.

• Wildcat : Hey, Mike. You okay?

  Mike Dugan : No. No, not really. I thought I could help you guys, but, you know, I blew it.

  Wildcat : Do you ever feel bad about what happened? You know, with Icicle and all?

  Mike Dugan : Yeah, about that. Truth is, I was hauling ass, you know? Look up, Icicle's in the middle of the road icing up, and bam! He was ice cubes before I even knew it.

  Wildcat : It was an accident?

  Mike Dugan : Well, yeah. Yeah, I guess it was. I'm no hero.

• Mike Dugan : I know I should've listened, but...

  Pat Dugan : You didn't!

  Courtney Whitmore : I didn't either in the beginning.

  Barbara Whitmore : Courtney.

  Courtney Whitmore : This is the beginning for Mike, Mom, with the Thunderbolt. Even if Mike hadn't shown up, the Shade was way ahead of us. You saw, Pat.

  Mike Dugan : No. No, I-I screwed up. Thought this pen was my ticket into the JSA, but now I kind of just wish it was in better hands.

  Courtney Whitmore : [the pen disappears]  No!

  Mike Dugan : Thunderbolt?