| “Do you wanna know what you are? You're my ticket back to the throne. All that power the Monkey King give you. After I made my dinner, it's all gonna be my power.” |
| — The Spider Queen |
Noodles or Death is the fourth episode of Season 1 and the fourth episode overall of Monkie Kid.
Synopsis[]
Short DescriptionWhen Pigsy is taken hostage by the Spider Queen, Sandy, MK, Mei and Mo must take their race boat down into the sewers and free their friends.[1] YouTubePigsy and Mr. Tang, on the hunt for ingredients for the perfect meal, are taken hostage by the villainous Spider Queen. Sandy, MK, Mei, and Mo must take their new boat down into the sewers and free their friends before they become the main ingredients in Spider Queen’s dinner.[2] |
Plot[]
At a market, Pigsy and Tang were looking for ingredients until they meet a woman, who Pigsy quickly becomes infatuated with. However, when the woman convinces Pigsy to go inside her store, she sends him and Tang down a trap door, into her lair.
At the Sea-Crate HQ, Mei and Sandy were inside discussing if they even need a headquarters, as they haven't been inside the Sea-Crate HQ for weeks. Suddenly, MK comes in to tell Mei and Sandy that Pigsy is missing, as his noodle shop is closed. When Mei checks the camera she installed in Tang, MK realises that Tang is also missing and they find out that Pigsy and Tang are actually kidnapped by the Spider Queen. Frightened, MK mentions his arachnophobia until Sandy says it's up to them to save Pigsy and Tang from the Spider Queen.
At the Silken Web Cave, Tang blames Pigsy for their capture until the Spider Queen arrives, who explains her plan to take back her empire as well as eat Pigsy and Tang. When Tang mentions that MK will come for them, the Spider Queen decided to wait for MK's arrival.
Meanwhile, MK, Mei, Sandy, and Mo ventured across the Silken Web Cave by using Sandy's Speedboat, but only for them to get ambushed by the Spider Queen. However, Mei dropped the Dragon Blade when she was caught, so Pigsy and Tang were able to use the blade to free themselves and the others to rescue MK, who was being chased by the Spider Queen.
After MK's Team confronted the Spider Queen, they attempt to rescue MK but the Spider Queen attacks him again. Her attacks cause the floor to cave in and everyone to fall. While the Spider Queen was able to save herself with a web, Sandy rescued the others by using his Speedboat and escaping from the Silken Web Cave.
Unbeknownst to MK's Team, the Spider Queen got what she wanted, a lock of MK's hair.
Cast[]
| Voice Actor | Role(s) |
|---|---|
| Dave B. Mitchell | Pigsy |
| David Chen | Tang |
| Jack De Sena | MK |
| Kimberly Brooks | Spider Queen |
| Patrick Seitz | Sandy |
| Stephanie Sheh | Mei Mo |
Features[]
Characters[]
Main:
Supporting:
Antagonists:
Locations[]
- China
- Megapolis
- Harbor
- Market
- Spider Queen's store
- Pigsy's Noodles
- Sewers
- Megapolis
- Sea-Crate HQ
Objects[]
- Carrots
- Dragon Blade
- Ice cream (projection)
- Mei's phone
- Monkey Mech
- Noodles (video)
- Spider crown
- Spider Queen's staff (illustration)
- Tea
- The Golden Staff
Vehicles[]
Abilities[]
Species[]
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Translation, etymology, and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | حفرة الكابوس | Translates to Nightmare Pit. |
| Cantonese | 誤闖盤絲洞 | Translates to Trespassing the Silken Web by Mistake. |
| Dutch | Noedels of sterven | Translates to Noodles or Dying. |
| French | Le dîner de la mort | Translates to Dinner of Death. |
| German | Nudeln oder Tod | Translates to Noodles or Death. |
| Hebrew | נודלס או מוות | Translates to Noodles or Death. |
| Italian | Missione di salvataggio | Translates to Rescue Mission. |
| Japanese | ディナーにしないで！スパイダークイーン登場 | Translates to Dinā ni shinaide! Supaidākuīn tōjō. |
| Korean | 국수가 아니면 죽음을 | Translates to Noodles or Death. |
| Mandarin (China) |
生死面条 | Translates to Fatal Noodles |
| Mandarin (Taiwan) |
綁架朱大廚 | Translates to Kidnap Chef Zhu. |
| Polish | Dla klusek wszystko | Translates to Everything for Noodles. |
| Slovenian | Rezanci ali smrt | Translates to Noodles or Death. |
| Spanish | Fideos o muerte | Translates to Noodles or Death. |
Trivia[]
- This episode was adapted into a comic book in Monkie Kid Comic Story 3.
- This is the last appearance of the Sea-Crate HQ.
Characters' roles[]
Protagonists[]
- There is no main protagonist in this episode but instead focuses on the mission to rescue Pigsy and Tang from the Spider Queen.
- While at Megapolis' market, Pigsy and Tang were looking for ingredients until they met the Spider Queen, who Pigsy was briefly infatuated with. After their capture, the Spider Queen intended to eat them.
- After Tang and Pigsy were kidnapped, Tang blamed Pigsy for the situation until the latter apologized, claiming that they needed to work together to save MK.
- After discovering that Pigsy and Tang were kidnapped by the Spider Queen, MK, Mei, Sandy, and Mo go on a mission to rescue them. However, due to his arachnophobia, MK was briefly captured by the Spider Queen until the others came to rescue him.
Antagonists[]
- The Spider Queen serves as the main antagonist of this episode.