Milo Murphy’s Law

Yes, now! It's battle of the bands.

I think they'll notice if we don't have microphones.

And you are? Milo, Melissa, Zack and Mort.

I mean, the name of your band.

Do we need a band name? We're just getting started.

Well, welcome to Battle of the Bands.

Just Getting Started. That's not what I meant.

Put this up in your practice area.

So this is our competition, huh?

Yeah, but we're not here to battle.

We're just here to get experience

playing in front of people.

I like their band name. Bad Idea.

As in, bad idea if you have to follow them.

Stop worrying.

Our only goal is to experience playing on stage.

All right guys, I got our wristbands.

You okay? - Yeah. I'm okay.

Guess I'll suit up now.

Now we should be safe

of any Murphy's Law-type activity.

Looks sturdy, but I'm still a little nervous.

Ugh. Sorry.

I hiccup when I'm nervous.

We all had nerves when the Lumberzacks first started.

Sure, the costumes alone.

What exactly are you guys worried about?

What if my bass goes out of tune between then and now?

That's not gonna happen. What if no one can hear us?

Or I'm emotionally out of sync?

Or I have a sneezing fit? A coughing fit.

A giggle fit. A snoring fit.

I'm a snorer. Mort, you'll be awake.

I'm preparing for all of the above,

plus electrical fires, building instabilities,

or llama stampedes.

Hey, guys. There's no pressure for us to be perfect.

Everybody relax.

Okay. Thanks, Zack.

Okay, I'm going to go get some snacks.

You guys work on...

See you later, guys!

Relaxing.

I was never anxious about shopping carts.

Until now.

Lumbermax?

Lumbermax? I have your wristbands!

Lumbermax? No, can't be.

Lumbermax. We're right here.

Zack? What are you doing here?

Hey, Max. Lyle, Sean, Melvin.

Oh, we changed their names to Max too.

Oh. Hi, Maxes. ALL: Hi.

You competing today? It's actually our first gig.

So, we'll see how it goes.

I always appreciate some good competition.

I mean, we're really not focused on winning.

I hear you, friend. I relish the rivalry.

But I don't want to be your rival.

I see what you did there. A little reverse psyche.

I'm not reverse psyching anything.

You know. How are you guys doing?

We're making a comeback. Touring, a new album, a music video.

And, there's a Lumbermax themed set of tools.

They sing when you saw. How've you been?

Good! I like my new school,

and my friends. Things are good.

Wow, you've had a rough time, why didn't you say?

No! I'm not having a rough time at all.

That's it, let those hard times fuel you.

I better get back to my band. See you later.

Don't beat yourself up too much.

Second place is great for an amateur musician.

You know what? Ha-ha. Okay! Okay!

You are not going to believe this.

There's a saw that sings?

I picked it up just in case, isn't it cool?

I ran into the Lumberzacks.

They're called the Lumbermax now.

Well now all the good band names are taken.

Who are the Lumberzacks?

Is there some backstory that I'm not...

It was the year 2016.

Sorry, I had the reverb up all the way.

The year 2016 and the Lumberzacks were on tour.

We had been to shopping malls all over the quad-state area.

We sing together. We danced together.

You wore flannel shirts together.

But the pressure was too much.

We started partying constantly.

It was nonstop.

Then one day, a girl came between us.

I was standing there. She can stand there.

I was clearly on line.

I don't think it was clear.

Just like that, we drove her away.

So how did it end?

When I left, they didn't take it well.

I'll see you guys. Good luck.

Okay.

Plus they all changed their names to Max.

So?

When I was the lead singer, they never changed their names to Zack.

Did you want them to?

No, but that's not the point!

And now they're convinced they're gonna win.

We have got to step up our game.

I thought you said to just relax and something.

I don't know what the rest was.

I... I got carried off on a shopping cart.

If we don't sound great,

these guys will really think I'm lost without them.

Wow, this is like one of those movies

where there's one dance team from the streets

and one dance team is classically trained,

and they're both going to do this competition,

but then the street team runs out of funding,

so they have to raise the money,

and then the classically trained dancer

leaves the other team and joins them

and teaches them the value of hard work.

Exactly! Now pick up your sticks!

Melissa, pick up your bass.

Okay, but I'm telling you now, I'm not changing my name to Zack.

Milo, that accordion's not going to play itself.

Actually, it does, it has a self-play function right here.

That's cool, but another time!

A one-two-three-four.

No, stop! Start again.

One-two-three-four.

Wait, no. Not quite my tempo.