Rio-A

This segment is a parody of Rio and Green Lantern.

This segment is from the episode Rio-A/Thomas the Unstoppable Tank Engine.

Plot
The scene starts with Blu walking on the beach. He says that his girlfriend has been kidnapped and he is the only bird in Rio that can't fly. But after he sees Alfred E. Neuman fly in the background, he says he is the only thing in Rio that can't fly. Just then, he thinks he sees a shooting star and wishes to fly. However, it turns out it is Abin Sur on his mission to give Hal Jordan the ring. But then Blu hits him with a shovel because he needs the ring more than he does. He grabs the ring and it takes him all the way to Oa. There, a machine gives him a green suit and the Guardians of the Universe welcome him as Hal Jordan but then find out he is a bird, or as Blu would say, a macaw. They say the ring would never choose a bird, but Tomar-Re says he resents that. The Guardians of the Universe also say that the ring is reserved for important purposes and Blu says that flying is important. So he breaks the gumball machine that holds all the rings and says to seek out all the birds who can't fly. The first ring goes to Sesame Street where Big Bird gets the ring and Kermit gets upset because he is supposed to be the green one. The next ring lands in the park where Mordecai and Rigby (Regular Show) are. They say with the ring they will go to "Ooooooooa". However, Mordecai goes and Rigby says that the ring carries one person at a time. So he waits. The third ring goes to the desert where Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote are. Yet another ring lands in bird seed and Road Runner eats it and flies away, leaving an anvil to land on Wile E. Coyote. The flightless birds meet up with Blu, who says he summoned everyone to create a new Green Lantern caw (core). He also tells them to give the oath which was "In brightest day in blackest night, Despite our shape, our size, our height. We're birds who walk, which isn't right. But starting now we will take flight." and they fly away. Meanwhile, Rigby is still waiting for Mordecai to take him to Oa. The flightless birds go to Sandy's Warehouse where Nigel is keeping Jewel in a cage. Blu asks Mumble what he can do with the ring but instead he dances but then he uses a ring to create a shoe that almost squished Nigel. He ran away but was squished by Big Bird's power (which was Oscar the Grouch with two garbage lids.) Just then, Marcel comes in and sees the destruction and says that the ring doesn't work on yellow and he zips up his yellow jacket. So Mordecai punches Marcel and says, "Hmm hmm". Blu uses the ring to create a key and unlocks the cage holding Jewel. And Jewel says the ring could do anything and Blu said no kidding and he says "How else do you think a movie like Rio made so much money?" and he pops up lots of $20 dollar bills which cover the screen and end the segment.

5-second Cartoon
In the 5-second cartoon, it shows Rigby who is still waiting for Mordecai to come and take him to Oa.

MAD References

 * Cliffordfield
 * Ribbitless
 * The Social Netjerk

Characters

 * Bluthumb|300px|right|Video of the short
 * Alfred E. Neuman
 * Abin Sur
 * Hal Jordan
 * Guardians of the Universe
 * Tomar-Re
 * Papa Smurf
 * Big Bird
 * Kermit the Frog
 * Mordecai
 * Rigby
 * Road Runner
 * Wile E. Coyote
 * Mumble
 * Yellow Bird
 * Nigel
 * Jewel
 * Oscar the Grouch
 * Marcel

Transcript
Blu: Great! My girlfriend's been kidnapped, and I'm the only bird in Rio that can't fly!

Alfred E. Neuman: (flapping hands like a bird) Whee!

Blu: Make that the only thing in Rio that can't fly.

(Meteor flies)

Blu: (gasp) A shooting star!

(Blu closes eyes)

Blu: I wish I could fly!

(Blu opens his eyes)

Blu: Wait! That's not a shooting star!

(Camera zooms in revealing Abin Sur)

Abin: Aaaahhhh!

(Camera zooms out back to the back of Blu while Abin Sur crashes)

(Scene goes to front of Blu)

Blu: Couldn't land closer, huh?

(Scene goes to Abin Sur and Hal Jordan)

Abin: The ring has chosen you, Hal Jordan.

(Camera zooms in on Jordan)

Abin: It will allow you to fly.

Hal: Fly?! That's awesome; I always wanted to fly--oomph!

(Shovel knocks Hal)

(Scene goes to Blu with shovel)

Blu: Get in line, buddy! I need this more than you.

(Scene goes to Blu about to put on the ring)

(Blu puts on ring)

(Blu looks at ring)

(Blu flies)

(Scene goes to Blu in space, still flying)

Blu: Aaaaaahhh!!

(Blu goes to orange planet with green lights)

(Scene goes to Rio-A logo)

(Scanner changes Blu's color to green)

Guardian #1: Welcome to Oa, Hal Jordan of...Whoa! I think Hal was eaten by a chicken.

Blu: I'm a macaw.

Guardian #2: Something's wrong, the ring would never choose a bird.

Tomar-Re: Um, Hello? I resent that. But seriously, are you gonna eat that cracker?

Guardian #3: (points to gumball machine full of rings) The ring is reserved for important matters.

Blu: Flying is important, especially to birds who can't do it. So seek them out. (Knocks down machine)

Guardian #3: (gasp)

(Rings rise and fly to planet Earth)

(Ring knocks Big Bird in the head)

Big Bird: Hey, a ring!

(Whoosh)

(Scene goes to Big Bird in space, still flying)

Big Bird: Aaaaaahhh!!

(Big Bird goes to orange planet with green lights)

Kermit: Oh, but I'm the green one!

(Ring lands in front of Mordecai and Rigby)

Mordecai: A Green Lantern ring? Heh, heh, I know where we're headed!

Mordecai and Rigby: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-A!

(Mordecai zooms away)

(Scene goes to Mordecai in space, still flying)

Mordecai: Aaaaaahhh!!

(Mordecai goes to orange planet with green lights)

Rigby: Huh, I guess they can only carry one at a time. I'll wait.

(Ring lands in pile of bird seed)

(Whoosh)

(Road Runner snacks on birdseed)

Road Runner: Beep, beep!

(Road Runner flies away)

(Anvil falls on top of Wile E. Coyote)

Blu: Everyone, I've summoned you here to create a new Green Lantern CAW! Uh, I'm sorry. It's core. Green Lantern Core. The point being, the love of my life is being held against her will. So I need you all to take the oath.

Birds: In brightest day, in blackest night. Despite our shape, our size, our height. We're birds who walk, which isn't right. Beware our feather... Green Lantern's light. WOOHOO!

Rigby: Yep, should be coming back for me, any time now.

(Scene cuts to Shady's Warehouse)

Nigel: Gonna get a pretty penny for you, princess.

(Birds crash in wall)

Blu: Step away from her, Nigel, or else.

Nigel: Or else what?

Blu: Show him what you can do, Mumble.

(Mumble tap dances)

Blu: I meant the ring.

Mumble: Oh the ring, right, right, right.

(Mumble summons a shoe which almost crushes Nigel)

Big Bird: Not so fast, Birdy.

(Big Bird summons Oscar who crushes Nigel between trash can lids)

Marcel: Nigel, what is the...huh? Green Lanterns! Heh, luckily your rings don't work on yellow.

(Mordecai punches him)

Mordecai: Hmm, hmm.

(Blu summons key that unlocks cage with Jewel)

Jewel: You did it Blu! You saved me and learned to fly! That ring can do anything!

Blu: You're not kidding. How else do you think a movie like Rio made so much money?

(Money comes out of Blu's ring and covers up screen)

(Segment ends)

5-Second Cartoon
(5-Second Cartoon segment begins with Rigby at the Park, still waiting for Oa to beam him up.)

Rigby: Yep, any time now.

Trivia
1. Blu from Rio
 * Alfred E. Neuman appeared flying and having a voice. However, in the rest of the series, he doesn't talk much.
 * After Abin Sur crashes, there was a sign behind Blu that said Alien Crash Site - 50 miles. The sign was not there before.
 * After Tomar-Re said he is a bird, Blu had a cracker in his mouth. It wasn't in his hand before.
 * The gumball machine that held all the power rings looked like Benson from Regular Show.
 * Papa Smurf appeared part of the Guardians of the Universe mostly because he is wise and blue and the oldest of the Smurfs.
 * One of the rings has a message that says, "If lost, call Oan Ganthet."
 * Kermit the Frog did his dance he did from Cliffordfield and Ribbitless.
 * The team of flightless birds included:

2. Big Bird from Sesame Street

3. Mordecai from Regular Show

4. Road Runner from Looney Tunes

5. Mumble from Happy Feet

6. Yellow Bird from Angry Birds
 * All the dollar bills Blu made with the power ring were all $20 dollar bills.
 * This is the second time The Smurfs gets spoofed. The first one was in Avaturd.
 * This is the third time a Muppet gets spoofed. The first was Cliffordfield, and the second was Ribbitless.
 * This is the second time Mordecai and Rigby from Regular Show make a cameo in a sketch. The first was The Social Netjerk.
 * Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, and one of the Angry Birds make appearances in this parody.
 * This is the first time that the Angry Birds aired on MAD.
 * Mordecai and Rigby sound different from how they sounded in The Social Netjerk. Plus, they were colored how they are on Regular Show.
 * Antagonist: Nigel and Marcel
 * Mumble looks like an adult penguin. But in the movie Happy Feet, he still looks like his young self because he hasn't molten his feathers.