(subtle string music) (wind gusting) (gulping) (up-tempo music) (water flowing) (birds and insects chirping) (growling) (honking) (engines revving)
- weary traveler you havefound us at long last. - have i found it? is this the fabled cityof trumpet animalcules? - the sacred map has led you to us, the promised land of our people. (throat clearing) ♫ this is the promised land of our people ♫ the filter-feedingheterotrophic ciliate protists ♫ i'm sorry, sometimes i have to sing.
it makes the exposition flow better. alas, weary traveler. our home is not yet complete. it is not even begun. we've been waiting for you to find us and with us create thisgreat stentor trumpet city. what is your name? - my name is nunzio. - nunzio, i am the mayor stentor.
and i welcome you with open cilia. here's the shovel, now get to work. (snoring) (birds chirping) (phone ringing) - hello? someone thinks i'm cute? and they want to share a donut with me? so they entered me into a contest?
and i won? what'd i win? hello? (electronic music) - [voiceover] meteors are balloons from the outer reaches of space that enter the planet's comfortable zone. they travel so fast that they guffaw as theyfall towards the ground.
because they're ticklish. this is why they're called giggling stars. mostly they burn up intorectangular pieces of pastry. once in a while, a small, tinyleftover fragment of a meteor will fall to the ground. when it hits the ground,it's called a bazooka and it sounds delightful. tonight's meteor shower is expected to last 1/100 of an hour or less.
so keep your eye in the sky and your foot in the dumpling jar. (doorbell ringing) - cuckoo bookoo. whenever i answer the door,something bizarre happens. i hope something bizarre doesn't happen. oh ho ho. this isn't strange at all. it's my friend paul.
hello, paul. - bubble bubble meows,let's get some coffee. - paul, you already have a coffee. - i do? well let's get another coffee. (subtle jazz music) - how have you been, paul? - real good, what you been doing? - i won some kind of contest.
i guess i'm cute. am i cute? - a cute contest? wow, i could've entered that. just look at my nose. what'd you win? - i don't know, they didn't tell me. - congratulations, anyway. it's always good to win a contest.
and it's always good to be cute. - what have you been doingbesides drinking coffee? - me? i've been working odd jobs. - oh ho ho, what a busy cat you are. tell me more. - i worked one day at a baby horse farm. (horse whinnies) - [bubble bubble meows] ohfun, what happened there?
- i had to quit. the coffee was terrible. then i worked one day crampedup inside a porcelain box. my job was to be paperweight on the desk of the owner of a toiletpaper recycling company. (sneezing) gesundheit! - [bubble bubble meows] sounds great. how did it turn out?
then i worked polishing hot air balloons. it was really fun. - that sounds like fun. - it was really fun. - so that turned out well then, huh paul? i also tried selling discount vouchers for bulk containers offreeze-dried gelatin door to door to invalid tumbleweeds in the desert, but i don't have timeto tell that story now.
needless to say-- - oh, let me guess. - but why? - the coffee was not terrible, but it was too cold. - in the desert? - all they had was iced coffee. i can't stand the stuff. it hurts my teeth.
- well, you're sure one busy cat. have you been doinganything for fun, paul? - i've been dressing up like a pig and playing pranks on people. but i would never do that to you. - oh, that's very nice. - another cup of coffee, please. - paul, how can you drink so much coffee? - i don't know, i just can.
- how many coffees have you had today? - today? what day is today? - thursday. - really, thursday? what was the question? - how many coffees have you had? - oh man, i don't know. hundreds.
- just today? - oh yeah. - you've had hundreds of coffees today? - oh yeah, tons of them. - i think you're exaggeratingthere a bit paul. no one can drink hundreds of coffees. - this guy here? he was here at threeo'clock in the morning drinking coffees before we were even open
for crying out loud. - but truly now, howmany coffees has he had? - hundreds. - hundreds? - but that sign over there. isn't it a warning that youshouldn't have too many coffees? warning, customers advised to not approach the coffee threshold. - uh, what do clowns know?
- clowns don't know anything, but that sign warns against approaching the coffee threshold. what is this coffee threshold? - gee, i never thought of that. i don't know what the threshold is. - and what happens when someone goes past the coffee threshold. - i have no idea.
- how many coffees has myfriend paul the cat had? - gee, let's see. two at one o'clock, plusthree at two o'clock, plus four at twenty to seven, plus three, plus four, plus six, plus two, plus one and-- - oh no, paul you haveto stop drinking coffees. you might reach the coffee threshold. if you do, there's notelling what might happen.
- maybe you're right, bubble bubble meows. - paul, i'm going to leave you now. there's a meteor shower tonight and i want to reference myastronomy books before it starts. - okay, bubble bubble meows. maybe we'll get some coffees later. - paul, if i had a nickel forevery coffee you had today, i'd have hundreds of nickels. - yeah, so?
- well, do the math. it's a nice sum of money. a huge pile of nickels. - huh, look at that, i'mshaking uncontrollably. too much coffee. (piano chord) - let's see. it says here that meteorsare tiny gas planets that have been flying acrossthe universe for days and days
in search of pizza parties. my my, this book, it mightbe a few decades out of date, but it makes me feel smart. ♫ sweet potato boy ♫ you are super sweet ♫ you are made of sweet, sweet potato boy ♫ that's why we call you sweet potato boy - yes, this is bubble bubble meows. your best friend is a horse?
you don't know what toget her for her birthday? i don't know. bye bye. i need to get my number unlisted. (doorbell rings) there goes the door again. let's hope nothing bizarre happens. i would qualify this as bizarre. what a large cake.
i wonder why there's sucha large cake at my door? excuse me, massive, massivecake, did you ring my doorbell? probably someone left it here on accident. ah, but what's this? something's written onthe side of the cake. is it the name and number ofthe person who dropped it here? hmm, all it says is "congratulashonsh." what kind of made upmartian language is that? (squishing)
(light piano music) - congratulashonsh, you won a contest. congratulashonsh,congratulashonsh you won a contest and i'm the prize. - oh? - you won the contest,bubble bubble meows. i'm your new friend, stringbean. - oh, hello new friend, mr. stringbean. - just stringbean.
stringbean's my name andvisiting you for the weekend is my game. - it is? - sure is. didn't you get the postcard? - i got a phone call. - that's just a formality. there should be a postcard. - did you send me a postcard?
- no, the head office sent it. - did they send it to theaddress of my new condo or the address where i used to live? - i don't know. i'm just a little stringbean. - oh stringbean, you'rea funny little guy. (stringbean laughs) this is a nice surprise. please come on in.
- oh wows. - so your name is stringbean and you are a little stringbean. does this get confusing at all? - i'm sorry, i don'tunderstand the question. - hmm, stringbean, what was the contest? how did i win? - the contest was forlearning to tie shoes. - oh, i thought it was for being cute.
- what are you talking about? - i thought i won for being cute. - i don't think so. - so, who entered me in the contest? - was it you? - yes, me. yes, no it was a pig. - well in any case, i'mhappy to have a new friend. that's what life's all about, isn't it?
- well welcome to my condo, stringbean. what do you want to doon your visit with me? just visit i guess. - was there anything special you wanted to do while you're here? - oh wows, i don't know. do you have any all-terrainvehicles i can ride? - all-terrain vehicles? those things are dangerous.
no i don't have any. - you got any cranberry pineapplepickle salami juice boxes? - what boxes? - you got any baby hippopotamuses? - baby what? - you got any pine cones? pine cones with miniature lightbulbs that can spell words and can bet money on horses? - what?
oh i get it. we'll do and say funny things. make moments of levity. (stringbean exhales) hey look at me! i have a bunch of grapes on my head. it's totally cuckoo bookoo bonkers. isn't it? - i'm sorry, i fell asleep.
i sleep with my eyes open. - you sleep with your eyes open? stringbean? - do you have any lemonadestands around here? - lemonade stands? oh, actually i think we do. there's one at the zoo. - the zoo? oh wows.
- we can go tomorrow andspend the whole day there. - oh wows, you're the best. - you're a funny little stringbean. what'd you bring there? - this is my robot, joey. he can't talk good,but he can blow kisses. say hi, joey. (kissing) - hello, mr. joey.
- i built him out of parts ifound in a bag of marshmallows. - really, a robot made of marshmallows? - well, he used to have hairi got from a yarn store, but i guess it fell off. but everything else isfrom a bag of marshmallows. - who knew stringbeans were so talented? and who's that? - oh, joey the robot's smart too. he also built a robot, that's joey jr.
- wow, an even smaller marshmallow robot. no, i'm a robot. not a marshmallow robot. i'm not made of marshmallows. - but he just said-- - you're a bit of a long,long kaboppy, bobble meows. - it's bubble bubble meows. - um, why? - that's my name.
- not a great response. try again. - i don't, i-- - go on, there's no one wrong answer. - because-- - because you're a sinewy kaboppy? - i'm a what? - i'm just saying. bobbble bobble meows,it's kind of redundant.
- but so is joey jr. - well, it's not quite the same thing, but i'll give you that one. - and who's the other marsh, robot. - oh my gracious. joey jr. also built a robot. that's chompy. - oh, hello chompy. did chompy build a robot too.
- no, he's not that smart. he designs miniskirts, though. - jeepers. - this sure is good espresso. - i'm glad you like it,but don't drink too much. - oh wows, why not? - espresso has caffeine in it. it makes you not sleepy. - but we can have a littleand stay up late tonight
and watch the meteor shower. what's meteor shower? - it's when these rocksfrom space come falling down and looks like lightsmoving across the sky. - oh wows, i love lightsmoving across the sky. - then you'll love this, butwe won't stay up too, too late, otherwise we'll sleep too long and won't have time for the zoo. - what zoo?
- where the lemonade stand is. - we have to go to a lemonade stand. - okay, so let's make surewe get a good night's sleep. - good. - bubble bubble meows,may i have more espresso? - hmm. - hey, can i get some too? - robots drink espresso? - yes, you glowing kaboppy.
we like anything but tomato juice. - what's wrong with tomato juice. - it's gross. - how's it going, nunzio? - it is very hard work,but i am almost finished. - what have you built there? - this is the house that we will live in and enjoy the land offree trumpet animalcules. - it's a grand home, a fine home, and--
- what is it? - we're going to need this many more. - oh. (slurping) - uh, bobble meows? - bubble meows. - this espresso is decaffeinated. - yes, it says so on the package. - oh, i guess it is.
- do you even read thepackaging when you buy stuff or do you just grab thingsoff the shelf without looking? - i, what? - it takes 1/80 of a secondto look at the packaging and discern the word decaf versus regular. - umm-- - you wet kaboppy. - if it's no good for you,why do you keep drinking it? - coffee!
free coffee! - coffee. - free coffee samples, they're free. - it's free coffee. it just tastes just likecoffee, because it is coffee. and it's free. - coffee, coffee, coffee. (fireworks exploding) (intense piano chord)
- what an unusual character. - get ready stringbean. the meteor shower is about to start. - when is it going to start? - right now. - wows! - look at those stars. they formed a pattern and itlooks just like a burrito. - look at them now, theylook like a taquito.
- look at them now. do you know what that looks like? - a bowl of mung beans. - stars are amazing,aren't they stringbean? oh look, they're changing again. i wonder what they'll look like this time. - mung beans again? - stars are amazing. - make a wish stringbean.
(yawning) - i wish i wasn't so sleepy. i wish your espresso wasn't decaffeinated. i wish you knew how toshop for coffee better. let's sing a song. - like a eurovision song? - no, let's sing an actually good song. (intense piano music) ♫ bubble bubble meows
♫ you are kitty kitty cat ♫ you smell like an old man's hat ♫ you look like an ice cream splat ♫ you are yucky like a rat ♫ you are fatty, fat, fat ♫ you have boogers in your lap ♫ you are scared of paper bags ♫ you look like a butter pat ♫ - go to sleep.
- if we sleep, instead of sing, we are the crushers of our own dreams. i read that in a magazineabout eastern european cinema. - goodnight, stringbean. goodnight joey, joey jr., and chompy. - goodnight, bubble bubble meows. (crickets) - oh, for a second, i thought i was allalone in the whole world.
- you're not alone, stringbean. joey the marshmallow robot and these other robots are with you. - oh yeah, they are. - goodnight. hello, is anybody there? what's wrong stringbean? - oh, it's you. where did you go?
- i was trying, i was going to go to bed. - oh, so you didn't disappear. you were just going to bed. - yes. just because i leave the roomdoesn't mean i disappear. - you could've fooled me. - it is a funny thing. - it's funny. - okay then, i'm going to go to bed now.
- don't leave me alone in the whole world. - i won't. i'm just going to the other room. - don't disappear. - i'm just going over there to my room. - i mean it. - it's okay, i'm not disappearing. - big baby kaboppy. (crying)
oh stringbean, what's the matter? - i'm lonely. it's a scary world and i'm lonely. - would you like me to sing you a song to help you go to sleep? - yes, i'd like you to singme a song to help me sleep. - is there any particularsong you'd like to hear? - yes, i'd like you to singme the stringbean song. - not sure i know the stringbean song,
but i'll sure do my best. maybe, just maybe, itgoes something like this. (slow violin music) ♫ teeny tiny stringbean man ♫ he's teeny and he's tiny ♫ and he's teeny tiny stringbean man ♫ - oh wows, sing it again. maybe this time withdifferent instrumentation. - okay, and maybe this timeeveryone will sing with me.
- this is optional, right? (lighter violin music) oh, i forgot, you sleepwith your eyes open. - i thought you were asleep. - almost, i was almost asleep. i'm sleeping now. goodnight, stringbean. - welcome to bedtime, the parade of tears. (soft keyboard music)
(electronic dance music) (swallowing and choking) - boy, i'm pooped. watching a meteor shower is fun, but having stringbean for aguest is a huge responsibility. - nunzio, what excellent work you've done. by end of this week, we shallhave a vibrant neighborhood full of happy trumpet animalcules. - neighborhood?
how many buildings am i to make? - why, hundreds.- hundreds? - and streets and sewers and bus stops and sports equipment stores. - sports equipment? - of course. we don't play with imaginarybadminton birdies here. (grumbling) i won free monkey bar lessons?
for last week? no, thank you. i wonder if this phonehas a no ring setting. i better wake up stringbeanso we can go to the zoo. i mean, lemonade stand. stringbean! stringbean, wake up. - good morning, bubble bubble meows. how did you sleep?
- well, short but sweet. - just like me. (laughs) - what are you doing sleepingout on the lawn, stringbean? - well we need to get going if we want to spend the day at the zoo. - the lemonade stand. - i'm coming, i'm getting up. - do you want an espresso?
- no thank you. it made me kind of gassy. - huh. - this is your car? - yes, it's a hybrid. - a hybrid of what? - part car, part twice-baked potato. - does it run on bacon bits? - yes, it does.
- oh dear. - and it plays a little theme tune. (electronic bass music) - what the heck is thatpotato doing on the road? - hi, snowpea. that's my friend snowpea. (crunching) - who knew wild bagels couldbe so fearsome and scary? - this is a g-rated movie, right?
- where's the lemonade? - aren't you at all interestedin the zoo attractions? - aren't we the ones whobelong in cages, bobble meows? - alright, let's get some lemonade. - and joey wants a soda can. - he does? - oh yeah, i taught him to say soda can. joey, say soda can. - and i taught him to say
please pass the onion rings in swahili. - wow. what was that? - must be a malfunction. joey, cut that out. you know your french is horrible. - lemonade for sale. - that's right. - we're currently selling lemonade.
- not one natural ingredient. - except for lemons. - and sugar. - one lemonade, please. - it's for me. - who said that? - me, i said that. - what are you supposed to be? - i'm stringbean.
- you're tiny. - i know. - i don't think we have anylemonade small enough for you. - you don't? - i mean, he's too tiny. - so? - so we only have two sizes, extra large lemonade and theother size is bigger than that. - you don't have anything smaller?
- small enough for me? - nope, you're out of luck, goodbye. - wait, why can't we justbuy the extra large lemonade. - because it's too big for him. he's just a little guy. he's just a little stringbean. - but he doesn't have todrink the whole thing. just as much as he feels like. - sorry, i can't afford to take the risk.
- risk, what risk? - i cannot say. - you can't? - i can't? - you can't or you won't? - i can't because idon't what the risk is. - you're being silly. - not at all. if i don't know what the risk,then i don't want to take it.
- what a salty kaboppy. - what did you call me? - you heard me, nana. - psst, cat. - what do you want? - i'll sell you the lemonade. - you will? - sure, i'm not a bad banana in a wig. but you see that banana over there?
- that banana won't sell you any lemonade, not with that kind of liability. but me, i'm a risk taker. - ow. - uh oh, bobble meows. - bubble bubble meows? - stringbean? - i don't feel so good. - oh no, what's wrong?
- i knew it, this waswhat i was worried about. - my tummy hurts. - wow, that banana was right. i retract what i said beforeabout me being a risk taker. no lemonade for you. - did the espresso giveyou tummy troubles? - it wasn't even real espresso. - jeepers, i better take you home. - yes?
- i've seen this kind of thing before. my brother-in-law, his tummy hurt once. it wasn't espresso either,and it sure wasn't lemonade. - oh, what was it? - your little friend, he'sgot the symptoms alright. he's swallowed a meteor. - swallowed a meteor? but that's impossible. how could that happen?
- maybe your friend sleepwalksand accidentally went outside last night during the meteor shower and then a meteor fell into his mouth when his mouth was open. and now he doesn't remember anything because he was sleepwalking. - that's cuckoo bookoobonkers, how could that be? - crazier things have happened. statistically it's veryrare, but if you sleepwalk--
- stringbean, do you sleepwalk? - no, yeah, sometimes. - he means constantly. - if you sleepwalk, thechances increase dramatically. - dramatically increase? - but what can we do to help him? - how should i know,i'm a banana in a wig. - are you talking aboutyour brother-in-law again? - what's it to ya, banana?
- ow, my tummy. - i'm taking you to the hospital. - not now, joey. we need to help stringbean. - potato. i've never been to a hospital before. - it's a lot of fun. - sure it is, we're goingto have a good time here. - hospitals creep me out.
it's the clean smell, the smell of clean. - closed for the worldgiggling tournament? oh no. what will we do now? - i guess we'll have to go findthe doctors at the stadium. - or we could just waituntil this thing blows over. - joey jr., stringbean isin a lot of discomfort. - i know, i know. it's just, this thing isbecoming quite a hassle.
- i think it's more like an adventure. - that's the spirit, stringbean. we're having an adventure. - excuse me, excuse me. is this hospital closed today? - yes, it looks that way. what happened to you? - i got my head stuck in an egg. - dogs, total moldy kaboppies.
- i hope you get better. - thanks! - let's go, bubble bubble meows. - yes, let's go to the stadium. - good luck. watch out for eggs. oh! (spitting) (giggling)
- sold out, now we can'tget in to find a doctor. - what do you mean it's sold out? - we've been excited about this for weeks. - you babies don't have tickets? - if we did, we'd be in thereand not out here with you. - are cats always this slow? - we're having an emergency situation. we need to see a doctor quick. - so go to the hospital.
- it's closed. everyone's at this giggling tournament. - a likely story. - here, take this book. - read the cover. - first aid care for emergencies when all the doctors andnurses are super busy. what good luck! maybe i can find a curefor stringbean in here.
- seriously? - wow, there's so much in here. there's even a cure for wild bagel bites. - what about tummy aches? - yes, i found it. it's a recipe. - a recipe? for what? - for a casserole.
- a casserole? what's that? - i've never made one,but we'll figure it out. thank you, little baby. - you're welcome, now scram. - babies are so rude. - i heard that, marshmallow man. (speaking gibberish) - come on, everyone.
- hey, let's sneak inthe service entrance. - what if we get nabbed? - just start crying. it works every time. (electronic base music) - i'm a cheese sandwich. - casserole, a meal cookedin a dish inside an oven. the instructions are very easy. - doesn't sound too good.
i won't like picking theseeds from your teeth. - i don't think there'sseeds in a casserole. - okay, okay, let's get going. my tummy hurts like you wouldn't believe. - it says here that we needjust three ingredients. but i've never heardof these things before. i certainly don't have them here at home. - what kind of things? - ingredient number one, watermelon spray.
- what's that? - watermelon spray. hmm, it must be a spraymade from watermelons. - wows. what else? - ingredient number two, a kitten eyelash. - kitten eyelash? i'm supposed to eat a kitten eyelash. - you will if you want to get better.
- i do, i do want to get better. my tummy hurts and it'snot getting any better. - the last ingredient,ingredient number three, chicken beak butter. - oh, well that sounds okay. - it does? - sounds okay to me. - you'd eat chicken beak butterbut not a kitten eyelash? - i wouldn't eat that.
- oh stringbean, well let's get started. watermelon spray, whatan unusual ingredient. i wonder if the watermelon clinic has any. - watermelon clinic, what's that? - it's a place where watermelonsgo for physical therapy after they've been in bicycle accidents. it's a long shot, but i don'tknow where else we could go to find watermelon spray. - let's go.
- i think you shouldstay here and rest up. - no way, i want to see thewatermelons on bicycles. - we should bring a towel. i predict some kind of blowout. (construction noise) - nunzio, how goes it? - we've done good work here. i was just about to clock out for the day. - clock out?
- well i have an appointment. - an appointment? with whom? - well, with a-- - oh, i understand, you have a date with a speciallady trumpet animalcule. that's wonderful, nunzio. - so if it's okay with you, i'll finish drywallingthat 71st floor tomorrow.
- well-- - i prefer that you finishthat drywalling today. - but it's quitting time. - well i need that drywall finished. it won't hurt you none to putin a few hours of overtime. won't you need the extracash now that you got a little lady friend to take out to dinner and buy flowers and candy. - i guess i could push dinner a few hours.
- i'm sure she'll understand. now, get back to that 70-whichever floor. (grumbles) (steam whistle blows) you woke up inside abox of garbanzo beans? you want to know if you're one of them? this isn't even a contest. this is just a weird question. - bobble meows, get it in gear.
- i'm sorry, i have to go now. let's go. - this must have taken 700 hours to draw. (subtle base music) - nice, nice morning. are you here to donate? - good morning. i mean, nice, nice morning to you. we're here on a matter of urgent business.
we're hoping to findsome watermelon spray. - urgent business, is it? you do realize where you are. on an average day weprovide physical therapy for several dozen watermelons who have had bicycle accidents. our beds are always full. we are always runningshort of watermelon water which is why i'm askingif you're here to donate.
which is why all thosewatermelons are here to donate their watermelon water. - all these watermelons are sick. and i should know, i'm a doctor. - oh my. i didn't realize it was sucha serious business here. - serious? has a bicycle accidentever been not serious? - what's the big deal?
sell us some watermelon spray. - i need to fix my tummy. - what a rude little person. - which one. - i'm not a rude. i'm a stringbean. - take this teeny tiny stringbeanout of my sight at once. i will put up with nomore insubordination. - but we need watermelonspray to fix his tummy.
- well why don't you try over there? where it says watermelon spray. one line is for the watermelon spray. the other line is to buy the tickets to get the watermelon spray. - why thank you, thank you very much. - just be gone. - thanks, toothy kaboppy. - vanish.
- used to be watermelonswere as small as cornflakes. they only got biggerbecause they sat around watching television for weeks on end. - excuse me, is this the linefor the watermelon spray? or the line for the ticketsfor the watermelon spray? - oh, i don't know. - okay, have you been inthis line the entire time. - oh, no i was in that other line before. - what happened?
- i don't remember. it was ages ago. - oh man, everyone knows thatcarrots have bad memories. - do what? - uh. - say, what's thatthere, right next to you? - it looks like watermelon spray to me. - oh, does it? - so, if you were in that line already,
that means that's theline for watermelon spray. and this is the line for the tickets for the watermelon spray. - oh, it is? - it has to be. you need a ticket to getthe watermelon spray. so you started here and got your ticket, then went to the other line to get the spray with the ticket.
and now you're back in the ticket line because you don't rememberbeing here before. so you see, you don'thave to be in this line. you've already been here. - oh, i have? - oh brother. - yes, you've got watermelonspray right there. - oh, wow. - so you can go now.
you don't have to stand in line anymore. - wow, that's just great. i can get on with my day now. - absolutely. hey, why don't you take it? - yes, but it's yours. you stood in both these lines to get it. - oh, i did? - yes, you did.
don't you remember? don't you remember why you came here to getthe watermelon spray? - oh, no. here you can have it. i'm going to go get some lemonade. - lemonade, that sounds good. - you can't have any, stringbean. not while your tummy hurts.
- i know, it just soundsreal good right now. - come on, we have to gofind the next ingredient, the kitten eyelash. - oh no, that's gross. - yeah it is. - too bad, you'll needto eat it to get better. - where are we going to? - the only place that willhave kitten eyelashes, the place where kittens are born.
- oh, i have a ticket. oh, i get it. so this means this is theline for the watermelon spray and that line is for the tickets. that means i haven'tbeen in this line before. which means i didn't getwatermelon spray already. which means what was in thatbottle that i gave to that cat? - hot enough for ya? - who are you talking to, motormouth?
(mooing) ♫ welcome to the kitten patch ♫ we hope you have comfortable laps ♫ so we can take our kitten naps ♫ and if you move just slightly ♫ that's when kittensgive you a kitten scratch ♫ kittens ♫ kittens, kittens, kittens, kittens, ♫ kittens, kittens, kittens, kittens
♫ and one fudge brownie ♫ - look at all those kittens. this should be all too easy,finding a kitten eyelash. - i like easy, and i like kittens. hi, kitten, can i have an eyelash. hey, kitten, i'm talking to you. kitten. - what a shy kitten. - clearly related to tigers and lions.
- i'll ask this other kitten. kitten, hello kitten. kitten, why did you do that? (subtle bass music) kitten, will you talk to me? - use your aggressive face, stringbean. - i don't have an aggressive face. - hey, that kitten looks like a pig. - is it a hybrid?
- kittens sure look strangein the kitten patch. what's wrong with all these kittens? maybe since they're still growing they can't give any kitten eyelashes away. - am i the only one whothinks this is baroque? - i think it's weird. - maybe we have to waituntil the kittens are born. i wonder when that is. - [voiceover] october 12th.
- it's a small kitten. - oh my, you really are tiny. - you're smaller than i am. - can you tell us why none of the kittens in the kitten patch willgive us a kitten eyelash? - small kitten? small kitten? - maybe it's a fake kittenmade out of mashed potatoes. - i'm trying to think of an answer
but you two keep talking. - if you can possibly keepquiet for half a minute then maybe i can answer you. - let's be quiet, stringbean. - let's play the whispering game. you try to guess what i'm saying. - shh! - shh, stringbean. - i think--
- i think you had better leave. - it's chilly today andnone of the kittens have had any eyelashes fall off this recently. i blame the cold snap. but it could also be a vitamin deficiency or a change in the brand of pesticide. - cold snap? - pesticides? kittens are grown with pesticides?
- that's a good question. you would have me devouredby bugs and their larvae? - i didn't mean that, i meant-- - i know what you meant. it's cats like you that makefarming such an embittered subject to discuss. i wish you would requiresome foundational knowledge before you show up impromptu at our patch and presume you have the basic faculties
to engage a rational discourseon agricultural methods and modern meal improvements. - look, we just want aneyelash you furry kaboppy. - well why didn't you say so? - oh boy, you mean we can have one? - absolutely not. - this is beyond the beyond. - excuse me, would you like some cake? - cake?
why yes, i would like some cake. - cake, oh absolutely. - what flavor is it? - lemonade. - oh my goodness, that's my favorite. - stringbean, are you sureyou should be eating cake? - oh yes, pretty sure. - but your stomachache. - oh yeah, for a second i forgot.
just for a second, ow. - why give us cake and not an eyelash? - it's my birthday. - does this mean you get born today? - no, i don't get born until later. - but if today is yourbirthday, then how old are you? - 47. - you look good. (chewing)
- watch out, some of thecandies on the cake are sharp. did you cut yourself? - it's okay. i cut my mouth all the time. - oh gross. - wow, what a strong wind? - oh boy. here it comes. - i wonder what's happening.
- i've shed one eyelash. - wonderful. - if you wish, you may take it. - wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. yes please, and thank you. - don't mention it. - and happy birthday. - happy birthday to me. - i don't want any pesticide eyelash.
i want organic. - stringbean, you're overreacting. we are taking this eyelash. you have no choice in the matter. - but i worry about my well-being. - i worry about your mental capacities. - i'll rinse it off for you. - with distilled water? - yes, now we just needone last ingredient,
- i'm so excited. - this is like a fellini movie. - but i don't know where tofind chicken beak butter. we're going to have to ask someone. - oh wait, that wasn't an eyelash. that was a nose hair. it would be great toget the other one out. - everyone knows tater tots are the future on clean transportation.
- snowpea, hi. - that nice lady in the bar last night told me her number was in the phone book. when i asked her what her name was, she said that was also in the phone book. but which name and which number is it? - pardon me, mr. knowitall. i was hoping you couldtell me where to find - oh come now, that's easy.
the chicken beak factory. - chicken beak factory? of course. thank you, mr. knowitall. - but now you must compensate me. - compensation? - i'm a consultant. i consulted you. i demand compensation.
- what kind of compensation? - hmm i don't know. i like treats. - what kind of treats? - as it just so happens,i do like marshmallows. - i'm afraid we don'thave any marshmallows. - psst, bubble bubble meows,we do have marshmallows. we do, we do. - we do?
- sure, the robots. they're made of marshmallows. - nonsense, what kind ofrobot is made of marshmallows? have you ever seen one? i haven't. no i don't see any, do you? nope, none here. joey, i can't look! - hmm, delicious compensation.
- joey, what are you doing? oh no, joey's head! - oh what, you expectedme to rip off my head and feed it to that droolingpile of cottage cheese? (burps) - don't worry, joey. we'll make you a nice, new head after we get this stomachacheproblem sorted out. - thank you, joey, forlending us your head.
and thank you, mr. knowitall. thanks. - that smells like adiaper full of durian. - something very crunchyabout that marshmallow. (foghorn blowing) - this place gives me the creepy creepies. - i am also experiencingthe creepy creepies. - industrial food ain't pretty, folks. - look, there's someone overthere at the loading dock.
let's go ask him how we canget chicken beak butter. - yes, that seems more reasonable than trying the front door. - excuse me, but couldwe ask you a question? - uh, if it's about thesquid nachos, i ate them all. - no, it's not about the squid nachos. - is it about the liverwurst ice cream? - liverwurst ice cream? - i ate it, if that'swhat your question is.
- actually, can i ask about that? why would you eat liverwurst ice cream? - oh man, it's good. it's so good. - okay, the real questionwe want to ask you since you work here atthe chicken beak factory is if you could help us getsome chicken beak butter. - chicken beak butter? are you being serious with me?
- oh yes. - huh, i thought you were. listen, come here. i'm only going to tell youthis because i like you and because i don't wantyou telling anyone else that i ate all the liverwurstice cream and tuna fish fudge, so listen close. the chicken beak factory official policy, no exceptions to anyone,
is no visitors allowed. - oh, i see. but we're not visiting. we're just talking withyou at the loading dock. - technically, you are visiting me and i'm not even on my break. - so, for work, you just eatice creams and fish fudge? - i'm only telling you so youdon't get into any trouble. they have armed guards inthere, with attack dogs,
and a helicopter, andbackpacks full of snakes. - but i will help you. i will help you and give yousome chicken beak butter. - yes, i will, just becauseyou asked me so nicely. - oh, thank you. - but i will only giveit to you if you win. - win what? - a game of roll the marble. - roll the marble?
is it a very difficult game. - you'll have to play to find out. - ow, watch it! - what's the object of the game. - we roll the marbles upthe wall and see who wins. - up the wall? how do we do that? - these are special marbles. they roll up walls.
- they do? - yes we do. - we do. i swear on a stack of pancakes. - are we ready? - yes, sir. (drum roll) (marble rolling) wee!
- now it's your turn. - here goes nothing. what? that marble's a flim flam phony kaboppy. - just kidding, i can do it. - well, they both made it up the wall. now what? - huh, they did both make it up the wall. what do you know?
- this game doesn't make any sense. i think this pig is trying to dupe us. - this game makes total senseand it looks like you lost. i'm afraid i can't help you. now go away. - but please, we need-- - you need to go away or i'll tell securitythat you're trespassing. - oh no, please don't do that.
- please don't. - then off you go. - that mean pig. he's as mean as that pigfrom the watermelon clinic. - he sure is. hey, wait a minute. that mean pig is the mean pigfrom the watermelon clinic. - say what? - you are the same pig.
- i don't know what you're talking about. - you're dressed up likea loading dock worker, but you're really awatermelon clinic worker. - but he also lookslike one of the kittens at the kitten patch. - something's funky in the barn and that funk ain't emanating from the processing of chicken beaks. - you're trespassing.
i'm gonna call-- - you're not calling anybodyyou overgrown kaboppy. - maybe it's us whoshould be calling security since you're the onewho's really trespassing. - technically, we're all trespassing. - okay, okay, stop hollering at me. - you should be ashamed of yourself. - ashamed. ow.
- why have you been so unhelpful? why don't you want my smallfriend stringbean to get better? - i don't know, my hands are shaking. and the coffee, the coffee. - i'm gonna get out of here. it's too stressful. - don't tell anyone i gave you this jar of chicken beak butter. i can get into very serious troubles.
- is that actually chicken beak butter? - yes, it is. i was hiding it. i didn't want you to find it. - you really are a mean pig. - just take it. joey jr., where did stringbean go? - probably to find a restroom. - let's go find him.
(laughing) - little do you know that i didn't give youchicken beak butter, it's just a jar ofground up chicken beaks. you fools. don't you know there's no suchthing as chicken beak butter? i don't know why i'm acting so mean. coffee usually just keeps me awake. but my hands are shaking so much.
(drum march music) my hands are shaking so much. shaking so much. i had too many coffeesand i put a pig mask on. it makes no sense to me. but i'm shaking so much. - [both] shaking so much. - shaking so much. shaking, shaking, shaking.
- shaking, shaking, shaking. - i am afraid of heights. stringbean, where are you? - where do you think he went? - i'm worried. - so am i. - i am a kaboppy. (somber piano music) - boy does my tummy hurt.
i wish it didn't hurt. i wish i wasn't causing so much trouble for bubble bubble meows. he's trying so shard to help me, but maybe i can't be helped. maybe my stomachache will never go away. maybe i should justfloat away from everyone and just disappear. i don't even want any lemonade.
- doesn't want any lemonade? what a sad little stringbean. - oh leave him alone. let him wander over to the unsupervised hot air balloon stand. - leave him alone? at a time like this hedoesn't need to be alone. he needs to be with his friends. - well, i don't see anyfriends around here, do you?
- maybe they're knittinghim a nice pair of mittens. - he's a stringbean,he doesn't have hands. - but he has feelings. and maybe friends giving him mittens, even if he doesn't have hands, would make him feel better. - your logic is funny,but your humanity is true. - bobble meows, look. stringbean's in that hot air balloon.
- oh no. - hey, aren't you thebananas from the zoo? - oh, that's my brother-in-law. he has a lemonade stand too. - come on, let's go get stringbean. - are you friends withthe little stringbean? did you knit him mittens? - he's a stringbean, hedoesn't have any hands. - told you so.
- hey, this hot air balloonis totally unsupervised. - i know, it's crazycuckoo bookoo bonkers. stringbean, stringbean? - we're going faster than him. we'll catch up soon. - just let me float away. i don't want to make anymore trouble for anybody. - trouble? what's he talking about?
- he thinks he's causing trouble for us just because he has a stomachache. - stringbean, you'renot making any trouble. - yes, i am. ever since i came to visit, everything's gone cuckoo bookoo bonkers. - stringbean, you're my friend. i'm used to things goingcuckoo bookoo bonkers. - i'll bet that's true.
- friends don't maketrouble for other friends. - stringbean, friends help each other when they're in trouble. without trouble, there'd beno such thing as friends. - no such thing? - really? - it's true, stringbean. we're all in this together. and i hope that if i had a stomachache,
you'd be there to help me too. i mean, not in the bathroom. but medicinal help, you know what i mean. - yes, if joey jr. had astomachache, i would help. i would. - actually, if i had a stomachache, i'd take liquid of bismuthand go lie down for a while. - let's go home, stringbean, and make that casseroleto save your stomach.
- okay. how do i get down? how do we get down? i don't know how to fly a hot air balloon. i'm surprised we made it this far. (lightning crashing) oh, i jinxed it. - i'm scared. - hold on, stringbean.
- how did i even get up here? - what are we going to do? - we could put grapes on our head. sorry, i thought the levity would be welcome at this moment in time. (upbeat piano) chompy, you saved us. (air sucking) - you delayed our crash by seconds.
- i think the worst is over. - how do we get down? - let's jump. - jump? - look, it's a cotton candy factory. - great, we can aim for that dumpster of flawed cotton candy scraps. - so does flawed mean it doesn't taste good or it isn't fluffy?
because if it isn't fluffy it's not going to be very helpful. - hmm, it looks fluffy to me. - we don't have much choiceor much time, so let's jump. (screaming) (crashing) - it tastes terrible. - [bubble bubble meows and joey] hooray! - thanks for saving me,bubble bubble meows.
- sure thing, just don't do that again. - it was kind of fun. - no, no it wasn't. - can we make the casserole now? my tummy has reached unbelievablelevels of discomfort. - absolutely, let's get back to the condo. (engine slowing) - hey, the potato stopped. - oh no, i think thetwice-baked potato car is broke.
- so much for providing uswith reliable transportation. his mouth opens as if to say "i'm sorry" and then it closes. - hey, maybe my friend snowpea can help. - [snowpea] hey, your potato broke. - snowpea, can you help us. - [snowpea] okay. - wow, that little snowpea sure is strong. - and a former wrestler.
- okay, bye. - i feel gross, like a garbagebag full of rancid radishes. - huh, this watermelon spraysmells like carrot juice. well, here goes nothing. the instructions say to mixthe ingredients until moist and then bake for five minutes. - that's a very under cooked casserole. - well, it is medicinal. it's probably supposed to be a little raw.
(spraying) i sure hope i'm doing this right. - i sure hope so too. (stirring) - it stinks funny in here. - now let's bake it. now we just wait five minutes. - what will we do while we'rewaiting, bubble bubble meows? - i could sing you the brain man song.
- oh yes, yes, yes, and yes! - okay, then. (electronic rock music) ♫ brain man ♫ - thank you bubble bubblemeows, that was wonderful. look what i built while you were singing. - it's a hologram ham hock. i made it out of parts i foundin a bag of marshmallows. - this is too far-fetched.
- well that's wonderful, stringbean. you're so smart. - hey, i can invent things too. i've got loads of ideas. how come no one everasks me to invent things? give me some balsa woodand i'll go to town. hey look, here's a song i wrote about my friend's pet alligator. ♫ you said that i could playwith your baby alligator
♫ and then he bit me ♫ now, here's a littledance to go along with it. (funky piano music) i'm dancing. this is, this is dancing. this is dance music. hey you, bobble meows, give me a j. come on, give me a j. - j.
- give me an o. - o. - give me an e. - e. - give me a y. - y. - give me a junior. - junior. - wait, stop, i forgot the comma.
there's a comma before junior to make it grammatically correct. - nunzio, julia, kids. - mayor stentor, the city is complete. our people now have a good place to live and municipal services tokeep them happy and safe. - it is a grand day fortrumpet animalcules. - but mayor, what shallwe name this great city? - how about mayor stentor city.
we'll name it after me. because this was my ideaand i did all the work. - brilliant - [all] hooray. - let's have a dance party. (dance music) - who keeps calling here? you're calling from the moon? you don't have bubble gum up there?
(bell ringing) i have to go now. hello, operator? i think my phone is broken. strange people keep calling me. okay. - what did the operator say? - he said if people are calling, then that means the phone isn't broken.
do you know what that means, stringbean? the casserole is ready. - the casserole, the casserole. - let's take it out and cureyou of your stomachache. - i don't like casseroles, but i don't like stomachaches even more. so yes, let's eat the casserole. - this is the moment of truth. go ahead, stringbean.
- it's too hot, will you blow on it? (blowing) - there, that ought to do it. - thank you. - well, how do you feel? - i feel, i feel the same. - are you sure? - i mean, it tastes like garbage but all medicines taste like garbage
so what are you gonna do? have another bite, little stringbean. stringbean wait, somethingfell into the casserole. - huh? (swallowing) - on no, what is that? - it's a corn cob, itfell from the ceiling. - a corn cob? - what, how did it get up onthe ceiling in the first place?
and there's somethinggross growing all over it. - stringbean, that corn cobcontaminated the casserole. - i feel, i feel better. - you do? - i do. - something in thatcorn cob must have added a medicinal quality to the casserole. - oh that's convenient. - how else can you explainstringbean feeling better?
- lazy writing? seriously, how did itget up on the ceiling? - i feel good, bubble bubble meows. - thank you, cute corn cob, and i guess thank you, bobble meows. i don't know what to say, you did a really goodthing for stringbean. - hey, it's that pig. the one from the watermelon clinic.
- and the one from the kitten patch. - and the one from thechicken beak factory. - yes, yes, it's me, the very same pig. - who is this squeaky kaboppy? - why have you been so unhelpful to us? - coffee, give me coffee! - coffee? (tearing) paul!
- what's he going on about? - that's my friend paul. he's been having a lot of coffee lately. he might have even reachedthe coffee threshold. - coffee threshold? - i don't even know what that is, but i saw a sign that warned against it. - does paul usually go around in a pig mask annoying people?
- well, no but-- - i think he's definitelyreached the coffee threshold. look at his paws. - of course, this must be the side-effect of reaching the coffee threshold. - bobble meows, i've got an idea. give him some coffee. - but that won't help. he's gone past the coffee threshold.
he's gone cuckoo bookoo bonkers. - i mean, give him some of your coffee. - my coffee? oh yes, joey jr. you're a genius. - coffee, coffee! - bobble meows, look at his paws now. - joey jr., we did it! - paul, you acted like, like a pig. my friend stringbean couldhave been really hurt.
- and psychologically damaged. - i think you owe stringbean an apology. - i don't know what came over me. i had too many coffees. i guess the coffee thresholdis a real thing after all. i'm sorry, stringbean, do you forgive me? - oh, okay. - shake on it. - maybe we can play rollthe marble together.
- i don't think we'revery good at that game. - you're as capable asa wheat bread zeppelin. - good one. - how about another cupof decaf espresso, paul? - that was decaf? i like it. decaf, yes please. - and a decaf espresso for me. - joey jr.?
- what the heck. - and joey, we'll get youa new head after the movie. and chompy? - i haven't had any dialogfor this entire movie so i won't start now. - what a crazy adventure we had. stringbean, you should visit more often. - hey, nice miniskirt. - gee, thanks.
- okay, now before the credits roll, i'd like to sing a little song for you. it's about friendship andcaffeine addiction and astronauts. but most of all, it's about friendship. - you already said that. ♫ sometimes we struggle ♫ to understand whypeople do strange things - you mean cats. ♫ the world may not make sense
♫ most of the time - all of the time. ♫ so i'm here to tell you ♫ that it's alright ♫ the planet is cuckoo bookoo bonkers ♫ cuckoo bookoo bonkers ♫ we must all attempt tounderstand this completely ♫ so everyone repeat after me ♫ fa-la-la-la-la-la ♫
and that's my reasonable explanation. - explanation for what? ♫ the world is sometimesfilled with opaque smoke ♫ and the moon refuses to glow ♫ and earthworms and scorpions ♫ play backgammon under your bed ♫ and chemicals in your clothing ♫ puff gas right into your head ♫ and pimentos and kumquats
♫ arm wrestle in a sled ♫ and pine cones wearing stilettos ♫ thumb rides from barkhamsted ♫ and flapjacks high five donuts ♫ who have successfully counted to 10 ♫ and a llama having an orange ♫ decides to have a kiwi instead ♫ and marmalade with no flavor ♫ wins first place at a marmalade fest
♫ and gargoyles wearing hearing aids ♫ play the best of simply red ♫ and a ball bearing on a cruise ship ♫ takes one last shrimp from the buffet ♫ and that guy falco isoffered a bartending job ♫ at chilis and proudly accepts ♫ and a ream of paper files for bankruptcy ♫ even though it's stunningly rich ♫ and a seven foot plum on a flagpole
♫ is obsessed with collecting wheat cents ♫ and a turkey from houstonis eating greek yogurt ♫ and asks why his fork is bent ♫ and a goldfish on rollerskates - wait, bobble meows, you've come to myfavorite part of the song. the part where it's over. (fly buzzing) i've won a million dollarsworth of underwear?
(bird squawks) (marching music) - [voiceover] my little boy. - my mommy! - [voiceover] i wasjust thinking about you. - oh, how come? - [voiceover] how's the new condo? did you get my care package? - it's really great.
and yes, i opened the package you sent. - [voiceover] get the diarrhea? - diarrhea? yes, i got the diorama. - [voiceover] i know howmuch you like meteors. now you can have your own. - thanks, mom. - [voiceover] did youget the espresso beans? - yes, and they're not decaf.
- [voiceover] don't eat them all at once. - i'll save them for a special occasion. - [voiceover] and didyou get the cantaloupe? - yes, why did you send me a cantaloupe? - [voiceover] i thoughtyou liked cantaloupe. - i'm allergic. - [voiceover] why don't you like them? - i can't eat them, i'm allergic. you know that.
- [voiceover] just try it. - i don't want to get sick. - [voiceover] it's fruit,fruit doesn't make you sick. - i'll find a way to use it. thanks, mom. - [voiceover] you're welcome,now go have a good day today. - i'm gonna have the bestday of my whole life. i've just won a milliondollars worth of underwear. - [voiceover] hooray for you, bye bye.
- bye. wow, just think, a milliondollars worth of underwear. that should make for a veryfun and interesting adventure.