A Monster And Boy Show

**A Monster And Boy Show** is the thirtieth Season 1 episode of Leeko: The Beginning trilogy, and the thirtieth episode overall.

## Summary

Leeko raises a newborn called Baby Gator; Baby must choose between Leeko and the evil, much larger Giga Gator.

## Characters

### Primary

* Leeko
* Baby Gator (*debut*)
* Milly

### Secondary

* Beatrice
* Chef Peppermint
* Chief Gordy
* Daisy
* Dr. Medico
* Gamba
* Gene
* Giga Gator (*debut*)
* Helios & Luna
* Hilda
* Hover
* King Leonardo
* Manny
* Moonlight Man
* Mr. Mage
* Parker
* Professor Antico
* Tommy
* Whitehead
* Various unnamed Puffy villagers

## Episode summary

The episode begins with Leeko parting company with Milly, Manny, Helios, and Luna for the night. As they walk away, Milly comments on the chilly weather and heads back to remind Leeko to bundle up only to find him sleeping in the nest on the tree instead of inside his house. Assuming Hover is responsible, she barges into the house to demand an explanation, but Hover insists that Leeko prefers the nest. Frustrated that Leeko is not using the house the town built for him, Milly tries to wake Leeko up, but to no avail. Furious, she leaves Leeko to sleep in the tree, but not before Leeko gets annoyed to the point of throwing a water balloon to shut her up. The next morning, Leeko wakes to find that a large egg has appeared underneath him in his nest. Some of the kids then show up to get Leeko to play with them, but Leeko is hesitant to leave the egg behind. Disturbed by the commotion, Hover barges out of the house only to discover the egg. Once Manny sees it too, he brings Milly in to have a look at it.

Later on, Milly and some of the residents of Puffy Town show up to have a look at the egg and determine where it came from, but the Puffies prove to be of little help, preferring to joke about the situation, much to Milly's frustration. After perusing the library at Castle Leonardo, Milly soon discovers a clue in the form of the Common cuckoo; a bird which lays its egg in other birds' nests. She is then interrupted by King Leonardo and Tommy, which leads her to accuse them of planting the egg, but they predictably laugh her off. Out in the hallway, however, Leonardo and Tommy reveal they were indeed responsible for the egg, and relish what may happen when it hatches. Back outside, it begins to rain, and the kids leave Leeko to look after the egg. Leeko tries to get the egg back into the nest, but fumbles it, causing it to roll into the countryside and smack into Hilda. Despite this, Hilda helps Leeko by teaching him egg incubation techniques and leaves him to it. After protecting the egg from a falling tree, Leeko falls asleep on top of it. He dreams of becoming a bird, and grows fond of the egg in the process.

Some time later after the storm passes, Milly, Manny, Helios, and Luna go out looking for Leeko, and end up finding him still resting on the egg. After briefly commenting on the situation, the egg starts to hatch. From the egg emerges a small orange reptile-like creature. The kids do not know what to make of this creature, but it nonetheless bonds with Leeko. They watch as Leeko gets food for the creature, demonstrating its fortitude by crushing coconuts with its teeth and swallowing fish whole. As the group continues to forage, King Leonardo and Tommy watch on from their Tank car. The baby creature soon starts to cause trouble for Leeko by eating more than it should, causing a stir in Puffy Town. A number of them attempt to accost the baby creature, causing it to cry and offending Leeko. Seeing this attachment, King Leonardo and Tommy decide to initiate phase two of their plan. They call further a much larger Gator from the Monster delivery system in the idea that Leeko will be unwilling to fight it due to its resemblance to the baby.

Outside of town, Leeko sets up a nest for his Gator inside a ruined storm drain. As before, the baby's only instinct seems to be eating, so it first tries to eat the bedding, then bites Leeko's arm. Despite this, Leeko still goes easy on it. At that moment, the baby Gator is led away by bait carried by Helios and Luna, giving Milly and Manny the chance to try and reason with Leeko about the creature's behavior. The talk is interrupted, however, when the giant Gator appears. After Moonlight Man reveals the nature of the creature to the kids, it attacks them with fire breath. Leeko tries to evade the attacks, but finds himself unable to fight back due to the monster's resemblance to the Baby-Gator. After Leeko takes a few hits, Helios and Luna return with the Baby-Gator and drop it between the two combatants. The baby is then forced to choose between Leeko and the monster which is likely its actual parent. The baby ultimately chooses Leeko and starts to fight back against the Giga-Gator, but is burned to a crisp in the process. Seeing this, Leeko mourns, but then is filled with such rage that he sets upon the Giga-Gator, swallowing its fire breath to gain the Fire Copy Ability.

Milly calls for the Shooting Star to help Fire Leeko win the fight. Using the Shooting Star, Fire Leeko flies inside the Giga-Gator's mouth and roasts it from the inside, causing it to swell up and explode from the intense heat. Later on, the group gathers around the charred Baby-Gator, unsure of what they can do. At that moment, the Baby-Gator starts to move, and molts its charred skin, having re-grown a fresh coat underneath. Leeko celebrates and takes the banana bunch bait from earlier to feed the baby. While the two celebrate, the episode ends with the Baby-Gator biting Leeko's arm again, but this time receiving a proper scolding from the pink mouse.

## Trivia

* This is the fourth episode in *The Beginning* series to feature the Fire Copy Ability.
* Third episode where Leeko cries.
* The ninth episode where Milly summons the Shooting Star.
* This episode has a very similar plot structure to A Puppy To Love!, except this episode ends on a happy note for Leeko.
* This is one of the very few episodes where Leeko gets annoyed with Milly's temper.
* The title of the episode is a reference to the phrase "a dog and pony show", which originated in the 19th century.