Year: 2005
Runtime: 4 mins
Language: English
Director: Roger Gould
An animated short film produced by Pixar included as a bonus on the DVD edition of the 2004 feature film “The Incredibles.”
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Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and Mr. Skipperdoo begin their night vigil at the site of the missing West River Bridge, a heist that has left cars stranded on both riverbanks and threatens to freeze normal life into a standstill. When Mr. Skipperdoo uncovers a rivet from the vanished span, the team sees a strange glow around it and—right away—Mr. Incredible identifies the source as radioactive. He points the blame squarely at the villainess Lady Lightbug, whom he describes in a breath of wary admiration as “sinister, yet lovely.” The moment marks a vow to mend the chaos and restore the flow of the city.
Determined to keep traffic moving while they hunt, Frozone crafts a quick temporary ice bridge that threads across the river, letting cars slip past in a shimmering, urgent line. With this makeshift path in place, the trio skates off, chasing a lead that will take them to an unlikely arena. Their pursuit carries them to an abandoned fairground, an eerie carnival of rusted rides and flickering lights. Mr. Incredible tries to locate Lady Lightbug by lifting up the decaying structures, scanning every corner, but she remains elusive beneath the carnival’s shadows. Then, suddenly, Lady Lightbug bursts forth, declaring her plan to steal the world’s bridges—an audacious scheme designed to unleash massive traffic jams and strike at the very heart of free economies. She makes her entrance with confidence and menace, a spectacle of danger and charm.
The confrontation escalates as Lady Lightbug fires a line of radioactive silk from her abdomen, weaving a snare around Frozone and pulling him out of the fight. The bind tightens around him, momentarily taking him out of the action as the others regroup and reassess their approach. In a bold bid to disarm the threat, Mr. Incredible hurls a Ferris wheel toward her path, the colossal wheel spinning in a dangerous arc. She dodges the improvised weapon with surprising agility, prompting him to improvise further and leap into a flying roller coaster that surges toward her with speed and purpose. The ride becomes his weaponized shield and sword combined, a thrilling display of strength, timing, and courage.
With a decisive clash of force and wit, Mr. Incredible knocks Lady Lightbug out of the air, ending her immediate threat and leaving the fairground eerily quiet again. The missing bridge is restored, traffic resumes its normal rhythm, and calm returns to the city’s streets thanks to the teamwork of Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and Mr. Skipperdoo. In a moment of victory, Mr. Incredible adds, > “and democracy.” A quiet postscript shows Lady Lightbug trapped in a large jar on the bridge, still imprecating the heroes for her imprisonment as the camera pulls away.
As the episode closes, a brief teaser hints at the next adventure, featuring a gigantic anthropomorphic ear of corn who roars with menace and proclaims, > “I’ll crush you, Mr. Incredible!” before laughing evilly as the two prepare to fight, leaving audiences with a sense of looming danger and comic menace on the horizon.
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