03x15 - Ready, Set, Snow!

[bunniefuu]

This is going to be the most expensive Christmas ever.

-I just love the holidays. -Oh, me too.

All the getting, getting, getting.

And look what I gave me.

Sterling silver earrings.

Girl, you are so good to yourself!

I know! So, tell me more about your father's party.

Well, it's gonna be the most extravagant event of the season.

Beluga caviar, the Lennon symphony and real snow.

Snow? [whispers]

Wow!

I knew your father was powerful,

but I had no idea he could control the weather.

He's renting a snow machine, Jessica.

This year he's going all out for our Christmas party.

He said I can invite anyone I want.

So, is everybody coming?

Don't be silly.

I would never give up the joy

of excluding people.

Do you think we'll ever be invited to a Fowler party?

It's not like I want to go to the Grinch fest anyway.

Don't despair ye not.

We can make our own holiday fiesta this weekend

at my Pop's ski lodge in Mammoth.

-Everyone's invited. -Cool.

A lot of people from school are gonna be going up

to the mountains for the holidays.

Will there be snow, and a big, raging fire,

and hot cocoa and snow?

Yeah, and little elves with sugar plum berries too.

I've never seen snow.

Me neither.

I love Christmas, it's so magical!

...in the front yard--

The Christmas specials and all the old movies on TV...

kisses under mistletoe.

Green and red Crunch Berries.

And everyone's just a little bit nicer.

And a lot cornier.

Could you keep your holiday cheer to yourself?

It's really annoying.

Here you go.

And Winston,

this tacky eyesore is ruining my appetite.

Remove it at once!

[opening title music]



♪ Look right down any crowded hall ♪

♪ You'll see there's a beauty standing ♪

♪ Is she really everywhere Or a reflection ♪

♪ One always calls out to you ♪

♪ The other's shy and quiet ♪

♪ Could there be two different girls who ♪

♪ Look the same at ♪

♪ Sweet Valley Sweet Valley High ♪

♪ Meet me at Sweet Valley ♪

♪ Sweet Valley Sweet Valley High ♪

♪ Meet me at Sweet Valley ♪

♪ Sweet Valley Sweet Valley High ♪

♪ Meet me at Sweet Valley ♪

♪ Sweet Valley Sweet Valley High ♪

♪ Meet me at Sweet Valley ♪

What are you doing here?

Shouldn't you be out feeding the homeless?

I've gotta wrap presents

for the Toys for Tots party

tomorrow night.

I've been collecting toys for weeks.

Is that all you got?

Boy, you got a lousy job.

Where's everybody's spirit of giving?

Probably at the mall with their spirit of shopping.

Jess, Christmas isn't about what you get.

It's about what you give.

I'll put it on a Hallmark card.

[knocking]



[Man]

Special delivery!

[sighs]

Thank you so much.

Toys for Tots can use all the help it can get.

That's for me. Thanks, Richard.

[Richard]

Okay, so you'll call me?

-See, Liz? -[door shuts]



Christmas isn't about giving.

It's about what you get

and who you get it from.

[sighs]



[birds chirping]



Huh? A snow globe?

[chuckles]



"Meet me at the top of the bunny slope at midnight.

"Your secret Santa."

[Radio]

And if you're headed for the mountains,

don't wait too long. The snow's already falling

and they're expecting up to three feet.

-We should have been on the road by now. -Man!

Everybody from school's already up there.

I wish Reggie and Winston would hurry up with the van.

Lawrence? Nah.

Troy? Maybe.

Wilbur. It could be Wilbur.

Are you making your holiday ham list again?

Hey. Do me a favor.

Count me out this year. I hate ham.

A secret Santa left this snow globe on my doorstep.

I've been trying to figure out who it is.

Aren't you overlooking the obvious?

Don't tell me. There really is a Santa?

I knew it!

I'm talking about Manny.

Not a chance.

I really blew it with him.

There's no way it could be Manny.

Enid. Let me get this straight.

It could never be Manny, but it could actually be Santa?

[chuckles]



[phone ringing]



Hello?

You're kidding. All of you?

Sure I can handle it myself. [sighs]



I hope you guys feel better. Bye.

What's the matter with you?

Rachel just called from Toys for Tots.

The entire party committee came down

with food poisoning this morning.

How?

They ate a bad fruit cake.

Ew.

Don't people know those things are dangerous?

[sighs]

That means I have three hours to wrap the presents,

do the cooking, and decorate the Moon Beach, all by myself.

That's a lot of work.

-You better get started. -Thanks, Jess.

Actually, I was hoping you could help me.

I've got it!

Why don't you call Enid, Cheryl and all those other people?

Problem solved!

-You're welcome. -Jess.

They're leaving for their ski trip

in an hour.

Some friends!

They desert you in your time of need.

-[beeping]

-Oops, gotta go!

Time for my massage.

This is so typical of you.

Even at Christmas you're too absorbed

in your own little plans

to help anyone else.

Is this gonna take much longer?

I'm serious, Jess.

It's not just me,

you're like this with everyone.

One day you're gonna wake up and find yourself all alone.

Me? Alone?

I don't think so.

I'm way too popular. [chuckles]



[rapping their backs]



Holidays are so exhausting.

Yeah, that facial really tired me out.

Inga, go tell those do-gooders to do good somewhere else.

What makes people think they can sing sappy songs

on my doorstep?

Don't they know it's Christmas?

Yeah, all we want is a little peace on earth.

-Is that too much to ask? -[scoffs]



[both sigh heavily]



[people chatting]



[Radio]

If you're headed for the mountains, you'd better hurry.

inches of snow have already been recorded

and there's no end in sight.

inches of snow?

If we don't get going soon, some of the roads

might be closed.

We'll get there, Todd.

It's the magic of Christmas!

[all]

Hey!

Okay, merrymakers, let's make some tracks.

By this time tomorrow, I'm gonna be

hotdogging down the slopes

with two ski-bunnies at my side.

You mean carried down the bunny slope

with two medics by your side.

-[all chuckling]

-Liz.

-Whoa. -Hey, Liz.

Hey, I'm surprised you guys are still here!

Well, we're just leaving, actually,

but good luck with your party.

-Thank you. -So, Liz,

you're still gonna meet us

up there tomorrow, right?

You bet. The road should be

-cleared by then. -Hey.

If you want, I could

go up with you tomorrow.

No, I'll be fine.

So, where's the rest of your crew?

You'll never guess what happened.

They all came down with food poisoning

from eating a bad fruit cake.

Harsh! Deadly fruit cake strikes again.

Liz, that's awful.

You can't throw a party

all by yourself.

Sure I can.

I've got everything I need

right here.

All I have to do is

throw it together.

Here, we'll help you unpack.

Yeah, there's a lot of stuff here.

If we all pitch in, we could

have it done in no time.

-Well. -Todd, help me

put up this banner.

-Okay. -[Radio]

Special Travel Advisory.

Due to heavy snow, mountain routes and

-are now closed. -Yeah, that looks great!

Uh-oh, that only leaves one road open.

Look, you guys should get going.

We can stay if you want.

I'll be fine.

Besides, a couple of my friends

are coming by to help.

Really?

Goodbye!

-All right, bye! -Bye. [chuckles]



Hey, Liz?

You sure you can get this done in time?

I'm sure.

-Okay. -[both]

Bye.

-See you, Liz. -Bye, guys.

Drive safely.

Woo-hoo, let's hit the slopes!

-All right! -I'll never get this done in time.

[thud]



How long have we been asleep?

Sven, Inga, what time is it?

Hey, I'm not paying you to stand around. Get to work!

Hello? What's with these people?

I don't know.

When they fall out, they're fired.

[swoosh]



Come with me.

Cheryl, what are you doing here?

I am the ghost of Christmas past.

In that outfit,

I think you mean Christmas passe.

Come with me.

Are you kidding?

We're in the middle of a massage.

Do you have any idea what these guys charge an hour?

Now!

[sobbing]



Hey, what's wrong with that little girl?

Her sister left her and she has no one to play with.

On Christmas morning? Who's her sister?

You.

That's Liz, years ago.

Well, I'm sure I had a good reason.

You went off to play tea party with Lila's new... crystal set.

That's a good reason.

Besides, Liz never cared when I went off to Lila's.

I see a girl who cared very much.

Well...

[grunts]



She never said anything.

Hey, hey! Look, guys.

I got a ...Pepsi for only cents.

Enid, if you drink that, we're gonna be stopping

every minutes.

No, we won't!

[Enid]

Oh, let me out. Let me out!

Sorry, thanks for stopping!

That's our last stop, got it, Enid?

[Enid]

Got it!

Oh, no, the cookies!

-[sighs]

-Hey.

Didn't it seem like Liz had a lot of work to do

at the Moon Beach?

Yeah, but I'm sure she's got it all under control.

[coughs]

Great!

[exasperated sigh]



[sighs]



I feel bad about leaving Liz alone like that.

You know the Lizster!

She's always got things covered

no matter how gnarly the waves.

[crash]



Oh!

Do you guys really think she had other people

coming to help her?

She didn't sound too convincing.

-[all]

No, she didn't. -That's true.

Oh!

[faint singing of the Merry Christmas song]



[all]

♪ And a Happy New Year ♪

What are you guys doing here?

We thought about you hogging all the fun,

so, we decided to come back.

Thanks, you guys. This really means a lot to me.

But what about your trip?

[Cheryl]

It wouldn't have been any fun without you.

Besides, we can all go tomorrow.

Together.

So, what do you want us to do?

Anything!

I'll finish the tree.

Come on, let's wrap some presents.

-Merry Christmas. -Thank you.

-I had the weirdest dream. -Me too.

You should have seen what Cheryl was wearing.

Wait.

You had a dream about Cheryl too?

Excellent landing.

What are you doing in my house?

You have just entered an eerie dimension

of sight and sound

known as Christmas present.

Come with me.

I am not going anywhere with seaweed boy.

What are we doing in the Moon Beach?

-I think it's another bad dream. -It better be.

We're standing in the Moon Beach

in our bathrobes.

No one can see or hear you.

You're here to observe.

Look, if I wanted to watch people doing manual labor,

I can do it at home.

Chill, frosty...

Hey, look at me.

I'm Lila Fowler, and I'm gonna have a party

and not invite any of you.

That cookie looks nothing like me.

I'm Jessica, I'm so popular

one day they'll name a holiday after me. [chuckles]



Hmm. Not a bad idea.

You may notice an abundance of harshing on you.

It's called Christmas karma.

Spare me the moral of the story

and get me back to my massage, please.

[Liz]

No.

What?

I don't think we have enough presents to go around.

Oh, man. What are we gonna do?

-[smack]

-Ow! Wha---

Now, where are we?

[heavy footsteps]



Let's ask him.

Can't we ask somebody else?

[sighs]

Thank God it's just you!

Enid.

Say something.

Anything. Come on.

Tell us about your aunt and uncle at Kalamazoo.

Or your kiss in Elmo and El Paso.

Ashley, Charles, go get washed up!

We're going to Fowler Manor to have Christmas dinner

with Aunt Jessica and Aunt Lila.

Yuck! Aunt Jessica never buys any presents--

[both children]

Except for herself!

And Aunt Lila always make us come through the serving...

Now kids, be nice.

Aunt Jessica drove all of her husbands away

and she has no one to share Christmas with.

Drove all her husbands away?

That's impossible!

I'm popular. People love me.

And Aunt Lila lives all alone with her cats.

[scoffs]

I've become a cat lady!

-But I'm allergic! -[laughing]



This can't be our future.

-Can we still change it? -Is it too late?

[evil laugh]



[both screaming]



-Lila? Sven? -Jessica? Inga?

Oh, my God, there's time!

[both]

Merry Christmas!

-[Sven]

Yeah. Merry Christmas. -[Inga]

Merry Christmas.

[people talking]



[Children singing in the background]



-Isn't this great? -Here you go!

Whoa, that's cool!

-That's it. -[scoffs]



What am I gonna get?

Here you go, little elf...

A spoon?

It's not just a spoon, man.

It's a super-duper

projectile laser gamma ray deflector.

Awesome!

I want the gamma ray deflector.

No, give it to me!

We're out of presents.

We're all out of food,

unless you count for cookies and tap water.

What do we do?

-I'm hungry. -Me too.

I know.

[both]

Merry Christmas, everybody!

[all]

Merry Christmas!

Sorry we're late, Santa.

Traffic was a mess.

I've got those presents you left in the sleigh.

And we brought plenty of food for everybody.

Come on, kids!

One for you.

And, for you.

And I'm sure there's one--

These are frog legs.

They taste just like chicken.

Ew!

Let me see.

Now, go show your Mommy!

[Girl]

Mommy, look what I got!

Wow, a pocketbook!

A really expensive pocketbook.

...

Oh, well.

Who else needs a present?

Anybody else?

What's gotten into you guys?

What do you mean, Liz?

It's that time of the year!

♪ Ho ho ho Fa la la la la ♪

And all that stuff.

Lila and I are just getting into the spirit.

That, and I really hate cats.

Liz, I thought about what you said.

Christmas is about giving.

So, I figured for one day out of the year,

I can think of someone else.

Which reminds me...

Operation?

Didn't I get this, like, years ago?

Yep.

But we never played it together.

Come on, I'll set up.

Liz.

This is for you.

Todd, thank you.

But I feel so bad, I didn't get you anything.

That's okay.

I got that for you a while back.

I was gonna give it to you,

but...

well, we broke up before I had the chance.

It's [sighs]

it's beautiful.

Merry Christmas, Liz.

-[Reggie]

What's up bro? -Hey, Reg.

Nice globe. Where did you get it?

A secret Santa.

I was supposed to meet him tonight.

It was gonna be so romantic.

Were you meeting at the bunny slope?

Yeah.

At midnight?

Yeah.

Wait.

How did you know?

Was it you?

Are you disappointed?

No.

Not at all.

Merry Christmas, Enid.

Merry Christmas, Manny.

[laughing]



Sorry.

[slow music playing]



Now that's the magic of Christmas.

[both]

Snow?

-[both laughing]

-Wow.

Blowout idea, Lilac.

Where did you get the snow maker?

I borrowed it from my Daddy's party.

I figured you guys would appreciate it more

than those stockbrokers would.

Snow and my secret Santa.

This is the perfect Christmas.

-Oh! -Would you look at this?

-It's amazingly cool. -[rest laughing]



-Oh, my. -Wow!

And later on, you're all invited

to Fowler Manor for hot chocolate

and full body massages.

We're invited to Fowler Manor?

And you don't even have to use

the servant's entrance.

Come on, you guys!

Let's make snow angels.

-Oh! -Yeah!

[all laughing excitedly]



[all talking and laughing]



Let the pro try.

[squeals]



Oh, yes. Oh, yes!

-Can I have a high five? -[chuckles]



-Okay. -[ Jingle Bells playing]



♪ In a one horse open sleigh ♪

♪ Look right down any crowded hall ♪

♪ You'll see there's a beauty standing ♪

♪ Is she really everywhere Or a reflection ♪

♪ Sweet Valley Sweet Valley High ♪

♪ Meet me at Sweet Valley ♪

♪ Sweet Valley Sweet Valley High ♪

♪ Meet me at Sweet Valley ♪