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Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018 — Chapter 3 of 21 · 4'43" · B1

Ralph Breaks Sugar Rush, Explained: go out of business

After a new track goes wrong during a race, the game is left broken. The company that made it went out of business long ago, and the owner may sell the machine for parts. The kids find a wheel online - "I found one! On ebay!" - but it costs more than the game earns in a year.

What happens

During a race in Sugar Rush, Vanellope races ahead while Ralph secretly unlocks a new track to please her. The track wrecks the car instead. Mr. Litwak says the company that made the game went out of business long ago and he may sell it for parts; then a kid finds a replacement wheel on eBay.

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right on cueson of a gungo out of businessHow about that?

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Phrase of the scene

go out of business

to stop operating as a company or shop

Litwak explains the game's maker shut down years ago, so parts are unavailable.

Many small bookshops went out of business after online sales took over.

Also in this scene

  • right on cue

    happening at exactly the expected moment

  • son of a gun

    an affectionate tease for someone who surprises you

  • How about that?

    well, what do you know (surprise)

Everything marked in this scene

28 notes across 101 lines

Phrase · B2start your engines- start your engines. - (ENGINES REVVING) You're gonna lose today, Princess.
Phrase · B2think of someone as somethingI'd rather you just think of me as plain old Vanellope...
Phrase · B2plain old somethingI'd rather you just think of me as plain old Vanellope...
Grammar · B2rather you just think

would rather

I'd rather you just think of me as plain old Vanellope...
Phrase · B2kick someone's buttthe racer who's about to kick your butt.
Phrase · B1coming throughAnd pardon me, excuse me, coming through.
Soundcoming through

liaison

And pardon me, excuse me, coming through.
Phrase · B2right on cue

happening at exactly the expected moment

Vanellope hits three gumballs in rhythm, and her friend notes the timing is perfect.

And one, two, three gumballs right on cue.
Phrase · B1right on timeRight on time.
Phrase · C1son of a gun

an affectionate tease for someone who surprises you

Vanellope finds the secret track Ralph made and teases him warmly.

Oh, Ralph, you old son-of-a-gun.
Phrase · B1drive itselfI can't. It's like it's driving itself.
Grammar · B2like it's driving itself

like + clause

I can't. It's like it's driving itself.
Phrase · A2what is wrong with somethingWhat is wrong with this thing? (GRUNTS)
Phrase · B2take something seriouslyYou know I take my duty as your hero very seriously.
Slang · A2doodyYou took a serious doody where?
Phrase · B2we have a situationWe have a situation.
Phrase · B2go out of business

to stop operating as a company or shop

Litwak explains the game's maker shut down years ago, so parts are unavailable.

but the company that made Sugar Rush went out of business years ago.
Grammar · B2that made Sugar Rush

relative clause with that

but the company that made Sugar Rush went out of business years ago.
Phrase · C1a needle in a haystackGood luck, that'll be like finding a needle in a...
Phrase · B1under controlSee? Those kids have it under control.
Phrase · B2I hate to say itAw, I hate to say it, but my salvage guy is coming on Friday...
Phrase · B2for partsand it might be time to sell Sugar Rush for parts.
Phrase · B1unplug somethingLitwak's gonna unplug the game.
Soundout of here

flap

Get out of here! Go, scram, let's go, run!
Phrase · B2get a hold of oneselfY'all, calm down, calm down. Get a hold of yourselves.
SoundGet a hold

elision

Y'all, calm down, calm down. Get a hold of yourselves.
Grammar · B2until the arcade closes

until-clause

Well, you can stay here until the arcade closes, I guess...
Phrase · B2where the heckand then we'll figure out where the heck we're gonna put you all.

Ralph Breaks Sugar Rush, explained

What's really going on

The scene sets the movie's whole plot in motion with a small mistake. Ralph only wants to make the game more exciting, but the new track destroys the car, and the consequences are immediately bigger than he intended: the maker is gone, the owner is thinking about selling the machine for parts, and an entire community may lose its home. The comedy keeps it light - a kid matter-of-factly announces, "I found one! On ebay!" - but the scene is quietly about how fragile an arcade world is. The game depends on a part that no longer exists, sold by a company that "went out of business years ago." Ralph's good intentions have made his best friend's home disposable, and the road trip that follows begins here.

Theme

FriendshipRalph's attempt to make the game more fun for a friend ends up threatening her home.
MoneyA rare part costs more than the game earns in a year, so the machine may be sold for parts.

What you'll learn

  • Notice how "serious doody" changes the exchange.
  • Listen for the attitude carried by "serious doody".
  • Try the phrase in a comparable conversation.

Listen for

  • coming through — liaison
  • out of here — flap
  • Get a hold — elision
the racer who's about to kick your butt.

A boast that sets up the race as a contest about who is truly the best.

Oh, kid, I'm so sorry, are you okay?

Ralph's immediate panic and apology after crashing the course he built.

They're just gonna get another wheel from the eboy.

A confident but wrong prediction that the missing part can simply be replaced online.

Y'all, calm down, calm down. Get a hold of yourselves.

An order to stop panicking when the game is about to be unplugged.

and then we'll figure out where the heck we're gonna put you all.

A vague promise to find a home for the displaced characters, with no plan yet.

Questions about this scene

Why is Sugar Rush in danger?

A new track wrecks the car, the company that made the game went out of business, and the missing part is expensive, so the machine may be sold for parts.

Why does Ralph add the new track?

He wants to make the game more exciting for Vanellope and the other players, but the track crashes the car instead.

What does "go out of business" mean here?

It means the company stopped operating. Because it closed years ago, no new parts can be ordered for the game.

How do the kids try to fix the game?

They search online and find a replacement wheel on eBay, but the price is more than the game earns in a year.

What happens to the game in the end?

It is set to be unplugged, and the characters have nowhere to live, which starts Ralph and Vanellope's trip to the Internet.

Ralph Breaks the Internet · 21 chapters

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Up next · Chapter 4That's the stuffVanellope Asks Who She Is
Chapter 1riddle me thisRiddles on the RooftopChapter 2agree to disagreeThe Arcade Gets Wi-FiWatching · Chapter 3go out of businessRalph Breaks Sugar RushChapter 4That's the stuffVanellope Asks Who She IsChapter 5beggars can't be choosersFelix and Calhoun Adopt the RacersChapter 6on the houseRalph Mishears eBayChapter 7Not on my watchRalph and Vanellope Enter the InternetChapter 8put Humpty Dumpty together againKnowsMore Finishes Your SentencesChapter 9going once, going twiceRalph and Vanellope Win the AuctionChapter 10I got a guySpamley Pitches Loot HuntingChapter 11mess with the bullStealing Shank's Car in Slaughter RaceChapter 12go viralShank Offers to Make Them ViralChapter 13saturate the marketYesss Explains Hearts Are MoneyChapter 14like shoes and socksRalph and Vanellope Say GoodbyeChapter 15the million-dollar questionThe Princesses Vet VanellopeChapter 16bring out the worst in someoneRalph Reads the CommentsChapter 17a kick in the faceVanellope Wants a New HomeChapter 18keep a low profileBuying a Virus in the DarknetChapter 19an empty gestureRalph's Clones Chase VanellopeChapter 20hold someone backRalph Says Let Her GoChapter 21don't be a strangerRalph and Vanellope Say Goodbye
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