Jumba vs. the Scientific Community

Jumba vs. the Scientific Community is the 68th overall episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series.

Plot
Lilo and Stitch are in Jumba's ship. Jumba is creating something in his lab, the room he is in is closed off and briefly lit in red light. Lilo asks Jumba it is done but Jumba tells her that science needs formula and patience. Jumba than comes out with a digital screen, a tablet actually, Jumba explains this device can scan a person's memories and shows them on the tablet's screen of their personal history. Lilo thinks it is an invasion of privacy, but Jumba claims agencies do this all the time with people's devices and declares this device does more advance hacking.

Pleakley calls Jumba that there is a phone call for him.

Jumba heads into the house and takes the call into the kitchen. Jumba is called by the science community and is invited to this year's conference to discuss about his latest invention. Jumba is excited but finds out the conference is tonight and Jumba don't have a prototype. Lilo claims Jumba can use the tablet but Jumba responded that there is no way he is having his device confiscated or have it stolen and rebranded by someone else.

Lilo offers her and Stitch to help Jumba whatever he can but Jumba claims he can make it by the end of the day and on the ship since the conference takes place on another island. Lilo wants to go, Stitch too, but Pleakley can't let them as he wants to go too. Jumba allows this and must inform Nani where they are going.

At night, Lilo, Stitch, and Pleakley are packing their belongings. Jumba is on the ship preparing to take off. Nani informs Pleakley of Lilo's bedtime but Pleakley reassures her that. They than see Angel coming by to join them. Lilo asks her why is she coming, Angel responded by giving Stitch a lick on the cheek, making Stitch agreeing she should come. Angel gave an answer that she wants to make sure Stitch and Lilo don't do anything without her, prompting Nani to comment that there is at least one more responsible member that takes things seriously. As Nani left, Angel gave a real reason that she doesn't want to be alone with Nani, prompting Lilo and Stitch to laugh.

Jumba tells them to get on. The group gets on board and the ship takes off.

On the ship, Lilo is sitting next to Stitch, she sees Pleakley and Angel sitting together with the latter reading a magazine. Lilo tells Stitch she is going to ask Jumba, she takes her seatbelt off. While Stitch isn't looking, Lilo nudges Angel to look over to see Stitch alone. Seeing her chance, Angel thanks Lilo and heads over to sit next to Stitch. Lilo heads to the pilot and asks Jumba does he have anything for the conference. Jumba isn't sure as he wonders why the community asks him this at sort notice.

Landing the ship behind some trees, hoping they will keep the ship covered. The group heads out into a city. Jumba asks for directions but Pleakley tells him he has guide and that the community is somewhere downtown. Jumba has Pleakley check into a hotel while he checks himself into the community. However, he thinks back the last time Pleakley spend money with 28 credit cards, so Jumba insisted he and everyone come with him.

At the community, Jumba checks himself in and he is up about in 20 minutes. Jumba has Pleakley stay by him so Nani wouldn't get upset with how much money he spent. Lilo and the experiments should enjoy the night out but Pleakley can't since Lilo is suppose to be in bed. Jumba fools him into thinking their might be a fashion show and Pleakley might need to partake in the next day or after, changing his mood that Pleakley lets Lilo go.

Lilo, Stitch, and Angel take a stroll through the night city, seeing how glamorous it is with the lights shining brightly. Lilo takes some snapshots of the town and residents, Angel gazes at some of the jewelry and outfits, and Stitch gazes at some food.

Back at the community, Jumba gets nervous and notes he never was before but Pleakley tells him to relax as he study humans drink water to cool their nerves up until they have to go to the bathroom. Jumba is called to the stage, he pulls out a chart regarding the use of genetic animals to benefit the use of resources and reduce frailties. He goes into detail, without giving the experiments he created, about should human reach the limits of their body, his creations would outlive even us to help take care of the world.

One of the onlookers stopped him, asking what thesis Jumba researched. He responded he is a geneticist that created over 626 experiments but his theory fell on deaf ears as each of them disregarded his scientific mind atrocious, considering no human has created such feat.

Pleakley watches from the stands, concerned seeing the criticism Jumba is getting.

Lilo, Angel, and Stitch are at the gift shop planning on getting gifts for Nani. Lilo admires the Hawaiian girl in snowglobe. She looks at the clock and realizes they are late, they tell them we gotta get back and rushed to the community. By the time they get there, they find Jumba and Pleakley sitting on a stairs with the latter patting the former's back. Lilo thinks Jumba is sad and says they are sorry for missing it, but Jumba reveals he isn't because Lilo and the experiments didn't show, he is sad because his thesis has been disregarded and ridiculed by the community. Shocked upon hearing, Lilo tries to cheer him by revealing Stitch and Angel but Jumba doesn't feel like doing and decides to head out, adding that they also promise Nani they be home as soon as tomorrow morning.

Morning came, at the house, Nani looks around to see no one at home. Thinking something is wrong, she tries to call Jumba. Pleakley answers instead, Nani tells Pleakley they should've been back by now but Pleakley tells her Jumba had a bad day at the community and didn't felt like flying today. Lilo hears them talking and asks Pleakley if he is talking to Nani. Nani tells him to let her talk to Lilo. Pleakley hands her the phone and goes off. Nani tells Lilo they should have been back and Lilo confirms what Pleakley said. Nani than asks Pleakley if he did shopping, Lilo responds they have been sleeping in the ship since Jumba didn't want Pleakley to spend any money, much to Nani's relief. She tells her to be back before lunch before hanging up.

As Nani prepares to go to work, she thinks if they are gonna stay longer she would have time to herself.

Back at the city, Jumba looks through his research tablet of his scientific files. Lilo and Stitch come in to check on him, the former asks if he is fine with the alien genius replying he is not, lamenting how his scientific knowledge is disregarded as he is an evil genius. Lilo reassures him he still is and can't let the community do that to him. Jumba couldn't come up with a way to get back and suggest they should head home. Lilo isn't gonna take this so he brings Stitch with him.

At the community, the scientists from before are met with angry Lilo and Stitch, and Angel tagging along earlier, she claims it was wrong to disregard Jumba's IQ but one of them thinks it is cute that she is standing up to him. He goes on that his thesis can't be achieved by any standards regardless of how precise they are. Lilo than hypothetically states she can show her own experiment, Stitch tries to stop her knowing what she's doing but the scientist accepts to show it later.

The scientists from earlier see Lilo and Stitch take the stage, Stitch isn't sure while is in the backstage. Lilo introduces Stitch and explains how to compare what animals can and can't do, Stitch lifts a table with one hand, which is enough to get the entire audience shocked and dumbfounded. The sscientist from before disbelief what he is seeing but asked Lilo if his "dog" has something else. As such, Lilo proudly signals Stitch to show him his true form, shocking the entire crowd, with Lilo admitting Stitch is an alien. The said scientist is amazed than reveals why there is a reward for his capture, bringing confusion to Lilo, Stitch, and Angel.

Meanwhile, Pleakley is gazing at the local dress shops. He than sees a poster with auditions to a fashion show in the same center as the science community is held, lamenting those scientists may know about science but not fashion. A bystander overhears Pleakley and asks about the community, Pleakley explains how critical the scientists were but the bystander reveals the science community was over about four months, leaving Pleakley confused. Jumba comes by and asks if he saw Lilo and the experiments, Pleakley doesn't but reveals about the science community toke place. Jumba ponders for a moment before realizing where Lilo, Stitch, and Angel went, and they are in danger.

Back at the center, Lilo asked what he meant about a reward before Stitch is sealed away in a containment box. Stitch tries to break free but gets shocked, one of the men grabs Lilo. Angel tries to rescue them but gets caught in a net one of the scientists fired from a strange device that restrains her. One of the scientist reveals they are not actual scientists but bounty hunters hired to capture Stitch. When Lilo demands who sent them, the hunters tell her to be quiet and one of them prepares to contact their informant. One of them reveals they don't know but are promised to get paid about delivering Stitch. Stitch tries to break free but gets electrocuted again, angering Angel. When one of them asks what should we do with Lilo and Angel, the leader stated the informant wanted to get rid of anyone who knew, so it means Lilo and Angel.

Just than, a plasma bolt hit one of the hunters holding Lilo, releasing her from his grasp. Jumba and Pleakley came rushing in with a plasma gun the former has. Jumba takes shots at the hunters but he missed but his actual target is the container Stitch is in. The electric shock weakens and is disabled, allowing Stitch to break free and jumps on one of the hunters. Angel than breaks loose herself and knocks out the hunter restraining her. A brawl breaks out between the hunters and aliens with the former being defeated quickly. The leader fires his gun as Jumba but hits Pleakley instead that puts a gag around his head. Stitch crawls around the leader and takes his weapon away, allowing Jumba to fire a string shot that ties him up.

As the bounty hunters hold up together, Lilo and the aliens ask them who sent them and know about them. The leader responds they don't know who the informant is but promised to pay them a huge amount for Stitch. However, he revealed the informant to capture Stitch referring to him as a dog, which confused them until they saw he is an alien.

In Jumba's ship flying back to Hawaii, Lilo apologizes to Jumba, she wanted to prove to them that he is a genius. Jumba feels appreciated for what Lilo did and didn't matter, as his thesis was judged by hunters not scientists feeling confident it would get recognition by actual scientists. Pleakley cuts in about who the informant is and letting the hunters know, that is on everyone's mind on how this informant was.

Back home, the gang finds Nani relaxing. Lilo comments she is looking refined, Nani responded she should get the day to herself more often when they are being called away for important research. She asks how was the community, Lilo stated science is quite an adventure and the gang agreed to leave out what really happened.

Trivia

 * This is the second time Jumba went off to the scientific community since "Frenchfry".
 * Jumba prevented Pleakley from going shopping, as apparently didn't want a repeat from "Yapper" when Pleakley carelessly spent 28 credit cards.
 * The bounty hunters that pretended to be scientists revealed someone knows the existence of aliens is the one who placed a bounty on Stitch.