07x11 - Car Tunes

[bunniefuu]

[theme song]

♪ Sometimes the world
looks perfect ♪

♪ Nothing to rearrange ♪

♪ Sometimes you just
get a feeling ♪

♪ Like you need
some kind of change ♪

♪ No matter what
the odds are this time ♪

♪ Nothing’s going
to stand in my way ♪

♪ This flame in my heart ♪

♪ Like a long lost friend ♪

♪ Gives every dark street
a light at the end ♪

♪ Standing tall ♪

♪ On the wings of my dream ♪

♪ Rise and fall ♪

♪ On the wings of my dream ♪

♪ The rain and thunder ♪

♪ The wind and haze ♪

♪ I’m bound for better days ♪

♪ It’s my life and my dream ♪

♪ Nothing’s going
to stop me now ♪

[instrumental music]

Bartokomous,
I’ve been looking for you.

Well, congratulations,
Mr. Wainwright.

You found me.

Now, you want to hide
and I’ll look for you?

‐No, no.
‐Go ahead.

Bartokomous!

I want to talk to you
about the sheep cartoon

you draw
for the company newsletter.

You know, "Dimitri’s World."

Oh, I’m sorry
about that thumb smudge

on Dimitri’s cheek.

I, I had a brownie
while I was drawing.

I never noticed it.

I’m dropping
"Kangaroo Cowboy"

from the cartoon page
of the "Chronicle"

and I want to replace it
with "Dimitri’s World"

and I want you to draw it.

Thank you, Mr. Wainwright.

I promise you, you will
never live to regret this.

Yes, well, uh...

You know, you do
a pretty good job

drawing this little sheep.

Hey, do you want to see

an unpublished
"Dimitri’s World?"

‐Well, I‐‐
‐Come on!

Come on! Come over here.

This my secret drawer.

Now, look, this is one of my
particular favorite cartoons.

Um, in the, in the first one

Dimitri standing
at the street corner

looking across the street
at one of them lights

that says
"Don’t walk" and "Walk."

And then...

And then the really
funny part comes

here at the end
where we realize

that Dimitri is too short
to push the button.

[laughing]

He’s just...

He’s too short
to push the button.

[mumbling]

Well, as much as
I like your cartoon, Bartokomous

I think we should seek the input

of a good writer
to help you with the words.

Now, what we need is a writer
with a unique talent.

’I’m not sure anyone
here at the "Chronicle"’

’fills the bill.’

I could! I could do it, sir!

I could be unique!

I‐I have a file
full of‐of unique articles.

There is no job too big
for Larry Appleton.

The "Chronicle" is my life, sir.

You may be right, Appleton.

I can’t picture you
having a life away from here.

Alright, you’ve got the job.

Oh, thank you, sir!

Thank you, and I will not
let you down, sir.

I’ve never let you
down in the past.

Well, I have let you down
in the past

but it’s always
worked out for the best, sir.

‐’Appleton.’
‐Yes, sir.

‐You’re babbling.
‐Like a brook, sir!

Appleton, fill in the bubbles.

Fill in the bubbles, sir?

I want you to help Bartokomous

write his Dimitri cartoon.

If I like it,
I’ll put "Dimitri’s World"

on the children’s page
of the "Chronicle"

a week from Sunday.

I’m writing a cartoon?

Cousin, this
the most exciting thing

that ever happened to me.

I’m going to be sharing
Dimitri with the world.

And I’m going to be doing it

with my best friend
in the whole world.

I am so jazzed!

I am the happiest Mypiot
in shoes!

I have to sing! I have to dance!

I have to fly!

‐Balki? Balki?
‐Yes?

‐Yes, Miss Lydia?
‐Uh, do you have my mail?

Oh, I’m sorry, Miss Lydia.

In all the excitement
I forgot to bring you your mail

but don’t worry because I can
always bring you to your mail.

[Lydia laughing]

‐There you go.
‐Oh, thank you.

Oh, well, what excitement?

Well, you see, my, my little
cartoon, "Dimitri’s World"

is going to be moving
from the company newsletter

to the "Chronicle"
and I am going to be drawing it

and Cousin Larry
is going to be writing it!

‐Oh!
‐Oh!

Oh!

‐Oh, congratulations, Balki.
‐Thank you.

‐Do you want to see it?
‐Oh, yes!

Whoa!

It’s a, it’s a little rough

because I haven’t
shaded it in yet.

Cousin, I’d love to stay here
and tickle your brain

for some Dimitri ideas

but, but I got to go
deliver this mail.

[Lydia laughs]

Don’t think until I get back.

I know I won’t.

[indistinct shouting]

I’m writing a cartoon!

I can’t wait for Jennifer
to get back from her flight

so, so I can tell her

"Guess what your husband,
the journalist, is doing?

I’m putting words
in a sheep’s mouth."

You know, I‐I,
I’m not gonna stand for it.

I’m just gonna tell
Mr. Wainwright I won’t do it.

Wait, wait,
wait a minute, Larry.

Larry! Dim‐Dimitri’s
not just a sheep.

He’s a gold mine.

What do you mean, "A gold mine?"

Larry, this cartoon could end up

running in papers
all over the country.

Dimitri could be bigger
than Garfield!

Just think
of the marketing possibilities

of a soft, wooly, cuddly sheep.

Dimitri calendars, lunch boxes

coffee cups, greeting cards...

Coloring books, posters

breakfast cereal.

Well, Dimitri,
you are going to be the sheep

that lays the golden egg.

[instrumental music]

Now, ahem, in this first scene
you’re supposed to be sad

so...let me see sad.

‐Hi, Balki.
‐Oh, hi, cousin.

Okay...

...take five, babe.

Ready to get started on Dimitri?

Well, not so fast, Balki.

If we are gonna work together,
first thing we gotta do is

decide on a basic concept
for the cartoon.

I’ve given this
a lot of thought

and I think it would be good
for the first cartoon

the first time we see Dimitri,
what is he doing?

He is helping out with chores.

I like him for that. Don’t you?

Balki, that’s sweet.

Oh, thank you, cousin.

But sweet stinks.

But, cousin, uh...

Dimitri is a‐is a‐is a sweet

kind, cuddly little sheep.

Balki, today’s kids

don’t want sweet, kind,
and cuddly.

See, see,
what today’s kids want

i‐is a, is a sheep
that’s gonna be doing everything

they want to do...but can’t.

See, they, they want
a sheep that will...

...skip school!

They, they want a,
a rebellious, mischievous sheep.

They want a four‐legged
Bart Simpson.

Then why don’t they just
put two more legs on Bart

and leave Dimitri alone.

Okay, Balki,
you don’t understand.

‐No, no, cousin, I understand.
‐You don’t get it.

‐I get it.
‐No, you don’t get it.

‐No, no, no.
‐No, you’re not gettin’ it.

You know what?
I get it! I get it!

You’re gonna get it!

Balki, we have to take Dimitri

and, and mold him and shape him

into something
that kids want to see.

Cousin, listen to me,
Mr. Wainwright wants to see

the little kind,
sweet, cuddly Dimitri

that he saw
in the company newsletter.

And if we are not
going to give him that

then I wash my face
of the whole thing.

‐Okay.
‐Okay.

Okay...

...you’re out.

I’ll have to do it myself.

Oh...

This is rich!

[sarcastic laughter]

You think
you can do it yourself?

[mocking laughter]

Yes.

[both laughing]

How hard can it be
to draw a sheep?

How hard can it be
to draw a sheep?

The greatest painters
who ever lived

Rembrandt, Picasso

Earl Scheib...

...none of them ever
even attempted a sheep.

Balki, I can draw a sheep
and I don’t need you.

Oh, is that so,
Mr. I‐Can‐Do‐It‐Myself?

Well then, I quit.

Good. Who needs ya?

Oh, and I already have
the first cartoon.

Dimitri is gonna show
a bunch of kids

how to sneak
into the movies for free!

[laughing]

I have to dance! I have to sing!
I have to fly!

[instrumental music]

Hey, Dimitri, did you miss me?

I wasn’t aware they moved
the recycling bin down here.

[whistling]

Cousin, you know what?

That’s, that’s really

quite a wonderful drawing...

...of a shoe.

Would, um,
would this be the cartoon

where Dimitri dreams
he’s a penny loafer?

Appleton, Bartokomous.

How’s the Dimitri
cartoon coming?

Well, Mr. Wainwright

I’m gonna let Cousin Larry
field this one.

Well, it’s‐it’s coming along
amazingly well, Mr. Wainwright.

You know, I have to admit it.

This little sheep
really makes me laugh.

[sarcastic laughter]

Well, if it’s coming along that
well, why wait till next week?

I’ll put it in the paper
this Sunday.

Have it on my desk
first thing in the morning.

Y‐yes, sir.

Balki, did you hear that?

We, we have to have it finished
and on Mr. Wainwright’s desk

first thing tomorrow morning.

I’m sorry, cousin, I...

I don’t quite understand.

Mr. Wainwright says Dimitri has
to be done by tomorrow morning.

Oh, no, no,
that part I understand.

What I don’t quite
have a grasp on

is why you are using
the word "We?"

Okay, okay.

Mmm, I admit I may have

overestimated my ability
to draw Dimitri.

Okay, okay, I admit it.

I can’t do it.
I can’t draw Dimitri.

You have to do it.
You have to draw Dimitri.

Balki, help me.

Help me, please. Help me.

Help me, help me.

[imitates Larry]
Cousin, I would love
to help you...

...but as you may recall

you and I just
don’t see ear to ear

on how Dimitri
should be presented.

Um, you see, I really see him

as a sweet, kind,
cuddly little sheep.

Okay, okay,
you know, you know,

I, I may have taken the idea

of changing Dimitri
just a little too far

but I can admit when I’m wrong.

Now, I’d be willing
to cut back a bit.

You know, alright
tell you what, tell you what

we’ll give Dimitri

tough exterior

but a heart o’ gold.

Huh?

I love it! I love it!

I love it! Ooh, ooh, ooh, yes!

I love the idea.

Yes! Yes!

[nervous chuckling]
Yeah.

[mumbling]

There’s his eyes!

Okay, you know what?

I’ll tell you something, Balki

I have had it.

I mean, what is it with you

and, and your obsession
with this ridiculous toy?

Cousin, listen. Dimitri
is not a ridiculous toy.

[sighs]

There was a real Dimitri.

A sheep that I had on Mypos

and he wasn’t just
any little sheep, you know?

He was, he was

the finest and the friendliest

and the fluffiest sheep
in the flock.

And, uh, one night
we were out, uh

doing our evening jog,
and, um...

...all of a sudden,
out of nowhere

this ox cart comes barreling out
of some side street

and is bearing down on us

and Dimitri, thinking quick

with his itty‐bitty
little tiny sheep legs

pushes me out of the way
and saves my life.

And I‐I couldn’t
do anything for him.

So I took the wool

from the real Dimitri

and I made this
little stuffed Dimitri

so that he would
always be with me.

You know...

I see Dimitri a‐as...

...sweet, kind, and cuddly.

What do you think?

‐Well, we can go that way.
‐Thank you, cousin.

But if we’re gonna get
everything done by morning

we’re gonna have
to work very hard.

‐Okay.
‐Now.

We’ll stay up
all night if we have to

uh, maybe you can do, uh,
some kind of, uh, rough drawing

and‐and I’ll do an outline.

We’ll‐we’ll get it
to Mr. Wainwright

tell him it’s
just a first draft

and, and ask him
if he’ll give us

a few extra days
to finish it up.

And I’m sure he’ll be happy
to give us the extra time.

Okay, I’m finished with my part.

You just got
to fill in the bubbles.

[instrumental music]

[sighs]
Balki.

[screaming]

[gasping]

Balki, I have been racking
my brains trying to figure out

why Wainwright
wants to meet us up here.

I don’t know why he want
to meet us up here.

The last time I was up here

Mr. Wainwright
was f*ring Miss Johnson

and the time before that I was
up here and I lost my mitten.

Oh, my Lord. Balki, that’s it.

That’s why he wants
to meet us up here.

He found my mitten?

No, he’s going to fire us!

This is where
Wainwright fires people.

He probably likes
to put on a little show

in front of everybody.

Appleton, Bartokomous.

I suppose you know
why I called you up here?

Yes, sir, we do, sir

and, and may I say,
although I do agree

with each and every one
of your decisions and

and you are one of the great
decision makers of our time...

That’s enough, Appleton.

I wanted to tell you
that everyone loved

the Dimitri cartoon.

I especially like the

the innocence
of "Dimitri’s World."

A lot of people
would have tried to change him

into a rebellious,
mischievous sheep

but not you.

Oh, no, no. Not us, sir.

Not not, not us, Mr. Wainwright.

I’m gonna run it every Sunday
on the children’s page.

Oh, cousin!

Now, we are so happy
we do the Dance of Joy.

No, no, wait, Balki.

Later, later... Uh, later.

Do you know why I asked you
to meet me on this floor?

Well, of course, we do.
Don’t be ridiculous.

To see the little show
that Cousin Larry says

you put on in front of everyone.

I hope it’s "Oklahoma."

That’s what I love about you,
Bartokomous.

You’re‐you’re innocent and kind

and face it, you’ve got
the a mind of a child.

‐And the socks to match.
‐Huh? Oh...

And that’s why I’m making you
the editor

of the Sunday children’s page.

Balki’s an editor?

He’s perfect.

‐Balki’s an editor?
‐Yes, he is.

‐I’m a predator?
‐You’re an editor.

And with a new job

come new responsibilities

and a new office.

What do you think of it?

Oh. oh.

Mr... Mr. Wainwright, I love it.

I absolutely love it.

This is gonna
take some getting used to

but I, I think
I can make it work.

Wwowww!

Balki, congratulations,
I’m very happy for you.

And if anyone wants to reach me

I’ll‐I’ll be
in the basement...

...with all the other people
goin’ nowhere.

I’ll just get in the elevator

press ’B’ for
...bottom of the barrel.

You know, Mr. Wainwright

I‐I would’ve made
a pretty good editorial writer.

But‐but you’ll never know.

Because when it comes to having
an eye for a talent

you are as blind as a bat.

Oh, as a matter of fact,
Appleton

since the cartoon
only runs one day a week

I was going to offer you the job
as my new editorial writer.

What vision you have, sir.

And I hope you didn’t mind my,
my little joke about the...

[speaking gibberish]

I mean we can, we can kid
with each other, can’t we, sir?

‐Of course we can.
‐Oh, yeah. Thank you.

Congratulations
on your promotion

and, uh, I hope
you like your new office.

Oh. Ooh! Ooh!

And have a nice day, shorty.

[chuckles]
Good one, sir.

Cousin, cousin, congratulations

and welcome
to the top of the barrel.

Excuse me,
Mr. Wainwright, sir.

I couldn’t help overhearing.

If Bartokomous
is going to be an editor

then who is going to be doing

the Mypiot’s work
in the mailroom?

Oh, Gorpley, I’ve been aware
for quite some time

that Bartokomous
has been doing his job

and yours in the mailroom.

And I’ve decided,
uh, it’s about time

you do your job...

...and his.

Outgoing, I believe.

Ha.

Well, I suppose you think
I am, ooh, bitter...

Angry? Well I am!

And let me remind you

poison is often
odorless and tasteless.

I’m gonna miss
those helpful little tips

of Mr. Gorpley’s.

Well, Balki, we are on our way.

People are finally
starting to look at us

as mature,
responsible professionals.

Cousin, is it, is it okay now?

Now.

Now we are so happy,
we do the Dance of Joy.

♪ Dai dai dai
dai dai dai dai ♪

♪ Hey hey hey hey
hey hey hey ♪

[instrumental music]

[theme music]

[music continues]