Rotten-weiler

“*Whoa, guys! Why are you two such in a hurry?*”
―Jacob
“*Jacob, you don't understand! There's a crazy dog on the loose and it's after us!!!*”
―Everett
***"Rotten-weiler**"* is the first segment of the sixth episode of Season 1. It premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on June 25, 1994.

## Synopsis

A vicious Rottweiler that has escaped from the pound chases the boys throughout Blackberry Hills, forcing them to figure out a way to get the unpleasant pooch off their backs.

## Plot

Aaron and Everett are in Blackberry Park, playing a game of catch with a football. The boys continuously pass the ball to each other until Everett accidentally misses the ball, which ends up hitting a Golden Retriever being taken out for a walk by his female owner. As the worried owner checks her dog for any possible injuries, the boys run over to her and apologize for hitting her dog, and are soon forgiven when she finds nothing wrong with her pet. The dog forgives the boys too by licking their faces, and then they go to a different spot in the park to resume their game.

Meanwhile, at an animal shelter, a pair of dogcatchers are bringing food to several stray dogs in cages. One of the dogs is a snarling, ill-tempered Rottweiler, who growls at one of the dogcatchers when he tries to get close to him, attacks him and runs away as the dogcatchers chase him with the intent of recapturing him. However, the dog manages to outrun them and escapes into the streets of Blackberry Hills.

Back at the park, Aaron and Everett have decided to call it a day and exit the park to walk back home. As they are doing so, however, they notice a terrified cat running by and stopping at their feet, looking back to see something in the boys' path before letting out a screech of terror and vamoosing. As Aaron and Everett look on in bemusement, they suddenly hear growling in the distance and notice the escaped Rottweiler, staring daggers at the two boys. Aaron nervously greets the black and tan canine and asks him where he came from, but the Rottweiler's aggression suddenly kicks in and he starts running towards the boys, barking loudly and angrily. Now scared out of his wits, a panicked Aaron tells Everett to "***RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!***" as he and his brother make off like a bullet and run away from the dog.

As the boys continue to run from the Rottweiler, they meet Jacob, who is skateboarding down the sidewalk, and when he asks them why they are running, Everett frantically explains to him that there is a crazy dog (the Rottweiler) on the loose and it's out to get them. Jacob, however, doesn't believe them until he hears some distant barking from the Rottweiler coming after the boys, and he immediately tells Aaron and Everett to keep running, which they do, as the Rottweiler passes by Jacob and doesn't even notice him.

The boys make it back to their house and frantically bang on the door, yelling for Gregory to let them in, and when he opens it to respond, he sees his sons shivering with fear and asks them what is going on. Aaron and Everett are so terror-stricken from their encounter with the dog that they explain the entire situation at a fast and incomprehensible pace, and when Gregory is unable to understand them, the boys repeat what they just said more slowly. Seeing the Rottweiler racing towards their house, Gregory is quick to believe the boys, lets them in and slams the door mere moments before the dog can catch them.

Aaron and Everett thank Gregory for saving their life, but suddenly, the dog shoves his snout through the door, snarling angrily and taking the boys by surprise. Despite trying to force the door closed with all his might, Gregory is then pushed away as the dog finally makes it inside the house and continues his pursuit of Aaron and Everett, chasing them throughout the house until they manage to escape through the kitchen door and end up in the backyard. However, just when they think they're safe, the dog exits the house as well through a doggy door, which the boys question why they even have that in the first place, and gains up on the two kids, forcing them to jump through a fence and into Emma's yard.

Just then, Emma walks out the front door and sees her two best friends shivering and trembling with pure terror, so she asks them what is going on. By this time, they boys are so frightened that they are hyperventilating intensely as they tell Emma all about the loose Rottweiler and how it wants to attack them. Concerned for the boys' safety, Emma goes off to contact animal control about the escaped Rottweiler and tells Aaron and Everett to come in with her, locking both the front and back door to prevent the dog from busting in.

Inside, Aaron and Everett lament about their current situation as they fear that the dog won't stop until it's finally caught them. Turning to Emma for help, the boys plead she do something to finally get the dog off of their backs once and for all. Emma thinks for a moment, pacing around the room, until she finally gets an idea, which raises questions from Aaron and Everett. Huddling up with the boys, Emma explains that she has formulated a plan to take care of the Rottweiler, which is to set up a trap in the park and lead the dog straight into it, which her two friends agree with. After recruiting Aaron to help her set up the trap and enlisting Everett to trick the dog, Emma then leads the boys out of the house and quietly sneaks with them to make sure the Rottweiler doesn't hear or see them.

TBA.

## Guest stars

* B.J. Ward as the female dog owner
* Tom Kenny as Dogcatcher #1
* Maurice LaMarche as Dogcatcher #2