The New Fish

The New Fish is the third episode of season 1 of The Brothers Grunt. This episode stars Frank, and is the second part of a three episode arc based around him.

Opening Narration
''Frank goes to jail, but is haunted by his failure to find his brother Perry. Luckily, he learns a valuable lesson in dental hygiene.''

Synopsis
The episode begins with security leading Frank to his cell within Strike 3 State Prison. As he is placed in his cell, he is intimidated verbally by several other prisoners, including a large man who tells him to brush his teeth after every meal, brandishing a toothbrush as if it were a switch blade.

The next morning, Frank gets into an altercation with the same prisoner in the exercise yard, accidentally interrupting his weight-lifting routine as he is treated to a hallucination of the Gruntus Poobah, reminding him that he should be searching for Perry. The prisoner smashes him into the wall, threatening him to “floss after every meal.”

At lunch time, Frank takes a large helping of mucus-like prison food from the chef, after which he takes a seat next with the remainder of the inmates. As he proceeds to sloppily eat the inedible gruel, showing no signs of concern, another prisoner shows signs of contempt. He spits out his helping, throws his lunch to the side, and angrily attempts to rile his fellow prisoners in protest; demanding that the warden himself try to eat the slop. As Frank applauds the inmates outburst, the smaller inmate is seized by the large, dental hygiene conscious prisoner, who forcibly brushes his teeth. The sight of the dripping toothpaste on the floor causes Frank to reminisce of times spent with Perry as toddler, bashing each others heads in with a teeter totter.

That night, Frank is brushing his teeth at the sink when he is ambushed by the dental hygiene conscious inmate, who happens to be his cell-mate. He attacks Frank with a long piece of dental floss, threatening his life unless he properly places the cap on his tooth paste. At this point, a guard steps in to breakup the fight, but inadvertently sends the large prisoner into a range due the noticeable amount of filth plaguing his teeth.

A riot ensues, in which Frank and the prisoner manage to fight of the guards by vigorously brushing their teeth. In the midst of the chaos, Frank manages to escape the prison as the large inmate watches, saying “Don’t forget me, Frank.”