05x05 - Easy Money!

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Raccoons". Aired: July 4, 1985 – August 28, 1992.*
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Series revolves around Bert Raccoon and married couple Ralph and Melissa Raccoon, of whom Bert is a friend and roommate.
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05x05 - Easy Money!

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- [Narrator] This is
the evergreen forest,

quiet, peaceful, serene.

[upbeat music]

That is until Bert
raccoon wakes up.

- Yahoo!

Whoo-hoo!

Yikes!

[laughing, crashes into tree]

- [Narrator] Luckily he
has some good friends

to help him out.

[puppy panting]

[upbeat music continues]

Life would be simple in
the forest except for:

Cyril Sneer.

[video game beeping]

And his life would
be simple except for:

The Racoons.

[fireworks]

It seems like long
weekends are a time

when everyone heads
for the country.

But for Bert raccoon
and his friends,

a long weekend is a
time for adventures

in their own backyard.

- [Bert] And Bert Raccoon,
champion race driver

shatters the lap record as
he rounds the final turn,

and screams down the
home straight away!

- Hooray yeah!

- What a race!

- And the winner,
Turbo Bert Raccoon!

- [Cedric] Boy, she's a beaut!

- Thanks, Cedric.

It took me two months
of delivering papers

to save up for it,

and worth every penny
if I do say so myself.

[car honks]

- Have a good weekend, Burt.

- [Bert] Wouldn't have
any other kind, Ralphie!

[laughs]

Enjoy your camping trip!

- Now you behave
yourself Bentley,

and do what your
sister tells you.

- Sure mom.

- [Nicole] Bye
guys! Bye, Bentley!

- [Ralph] See you later.

- [Nicole] Have fun.

- Okay guys,

have we got a great
weekend lined up or what?

- Boy you said it, Bert.

- [Cedric] Yeah!

Fishing, hiking, swimming.

- And what better
way to kick it off,

than with one of Bert Raccoon's

mega peanut butter sandwiches?

Come on.

- [Cedric] I thought
you'd never ask.

- Gee, Burt, when do I
get a turn on the car?

- Right after lunch.

We'll eat, then I'll show you
how to work the radio control.

- I already know how.

- Hey, Cedric, you want
a peanut butter milkshake

or a peanut butter
float for dessert?

- And here's Bentley raccoon,
champion Formula One driver.

[making engine sounds]

- Oh, no! Stop!

- Surprise!

- Look out!

- Ahh!

[remote control car crashes]

- Oh, no.

[door creaks]

- My car, my beautiful car.

[upbeat music]

- [Cyril] Come on, don't daddle!

Hup to, hup to, hup to!

Faster, faster!

You'll feel disaster!

Hup to, hup to, hup to.

quit whining you puffy porkers.

It'll do you the world of good.

- No, Snag, noooo!

- That's it boy, keep
giving Snagarooni incentive.

We'll work him down to a
fine sleek physique yet.

Ha ha!

- Couldn't we just enter Snag
in the overweight division?

- You out of your mind?

Snag's a blue point
ridge back retriever.

He's going to win the cash
prize for best of show,

or you three will
get the worst of me!

Kupish?

[all yelling]

- Back off, Snag!

- Lady Baden-Baden's
dog show's only two days

from now and Snag
better be ready.

I'll check back in a few hours,

so keep on trotting, boys.

Ha ha ha!

[birds singing]

- [Bentley] Three bucks,
three lousy bucks.

- Look, Bentley.

You don't have to pay
me back right now.

- Oh yes I do.

I pay all my debts.

[sound of basketball dribbling]

Hey Lisa?

- No way!

- But you don't even know
what I'm going to say.

- You want me to
give you money to pay

for Bert's car and
the broken window?

And I said no way.

- Oh fine.

Nice sister.

- It was your fault Buster,

So you pay for it.

Thanks for nothing.

- Hey watch it, little buddy,
or you'll break another one.

How about this?

I'll split my paper
route with you

and in just a couple of months-

- That's forever.

- [Lisa] I'll make
you a deal, Bentley.

Do my chores for
the next two months.

And I'll give you the money
and we'll call it square.

- [Bentley] No, thanks.

I wouldn't wanna put you out.

I can take care of this myself.

- Okay Mr. Independence,
have it your way.

I'm off to work.

Dinner's in the fridge.

- So um.

- Bert, I wouldn't
mind some privacy.

I've got things to think about.

- Sure. I, I understand.

No, I'll just walk
Lisa to the museum.

[slams door]

- [Bentley] Colonel Jethro
Smith's genuine treasure map.

Uncover wealth beyond
your wildest dreams!

Send just $2 for your own
deluxe personal treasure map,

and you'll discover
treasures in your backyard!

- [Bert] Wow! What
a place to work!

- [Professor
Smedley-Smythe] Oh yes I,

I know it's terrible, but,

but one of these days I'll
get around to sorting it all.

- No, I mean, it's fabulous.

- Oh, well!

Very kind of you to say so.

- So what am I doing
today Professor?

Labeling the jewel collection?

Polishing the ancient armor?

- Oh much, much better
than that, Lisa my dear.

Oh, no today you'll be filing!

- Filing? All of it?

- [Professor
Smedley-Smythe] Yes, yes!

Well, you needn't do all
of it today, of course.

But we we've got treaties and
building plans, legal papers-

Oh here, these are
detailed maps and charts

of the entire evergreen forest.

Exciting isn't it?

[all coughing]

- They are invaluable, you know.

Oh my. Would you file them
under E, for Evergreen?

Or F, for forest?

Hmm. Oh well, have fun my dear.

- I'll get right
on it, professor.

- Oh, I like your
attitude, Lisa.

You will go far. Yes, far.

My brother went far,
never did fight.

- Yeah. Far all right.
Far into the night.

What a mess.

- Oh! [coughing]

- So I guess Bentley's
pretty mad at me.

- Well, you know-

- I've been working
here for a month to save

for a brand new pair of

super foam power surge
basketball shoes.

And he wants me to just
hand that money over to him!

Just like that!

Selfish little brat.

- Ah, take it easy on
the little guy, Lisa.

He's just, you know, a kid.

And well, kids get in trouble.

- Yeah. Well it's his trouble.

Not mine.

If you don't mind Bert, I'm
going to be a little busy.

- I guess I know
when I'm not wanted.

Anywhere.

See you Lisa.

[gasping for breath]

- I'm falling apart.

- If you stop now,
you'll be torn apart.

- Oh! He's gaining!

[Snag barking]

- Snag may not be trimmed
down for the dog show,

but if we don't lose him soon,
he's going to trim us down!

[Snag continues barking]

- In here boys, it's
our only chance!

[running and screaming]

- That's it boys, we're safe!

- Maybe, but I know
one thing for sure.

- What?

- We're lost.

- Oh.

[all scream]

- [Lisa] Bentley,
are you gonna finish

this breakfast or what?

- Nah, throw it away.

Hey, good morning.

Anything for Bentley
Raccoon, Esquire?

- [Lisa] Hey Bentley.

I'm off work.

Bentley?

- This is it.

Thank you Colonel Jethro Smith.

- What have you got there?

- None of your bees wax.

- Fine. I'll be at
the museum working.

Which is something you'd
better think about,

unless you're just planning to
forget about the broken car,

and the broken window.

- Sure, sure.

Look out easy
money, here I come.

- [Cedric] Okay. Bentley.
Well, some other time then.

Bentley's busy,

So it looks like it's just
you, me and the fish, Bert.

- [Bert] Just about
done here, Cedric.

Hey Broo,

what do you think of this poach?

[Broo honks]

Yeah, me too.

[laughing]

Lady Baden-Baden
said she'd pick up

the dog show posters later.

I'll just leave her a note.

[door slams open]

- Hi Pop, what's up?

- [Cyril] Larceny, grand
theft, pooch-napping!

That's what's up.

I want this plastered
all over the front page

of your alleged newspaper.

- "Wanted: three
pigs for the theft

of one blue point
ridge back retriever.

Answers to the name of Snag"

Generous reward for
any information?

- But Pop, your kidding, right?

- Does this look like the
face of a kidder, son?

Those three perfidious porkers

made off with my
champion show dog.

They've been gone all night,

probably across
the border by now.

- Ah, come on Cyril.

There must be some
other explanation.

- Who can explain the
mental workings of a pig?

- [Bentley] Log of the
Bentley Expedition.

Colonel Jethro Smith's map
has led me to the entrance

of the endless echo caverns.

Somewhere in there lies a
secret to success and treasure.

- [crying] How long
have we been down here?

- [Lloyd] Forever.

- Let's face it. We're doomed.

- Finished.

- Food for worms.

[all scream]

We'll I never see the
light of day again!

[crying]

[distant howling]

- Trolls! Ah!

[Snag howls]

- Log of the Bentley Expedition.

The cavern is full
of strange sounds.

I can only assume it's the wind.

♪ Where does this kind
of danger lead us? ♪

♪ Don't want to play
the hero role. ♪

♪ I feel a heartbeat,
try and help me. ♪

[screaming]

♪ Just want your love
and nothing more. ♪

♪ And nothing more.

♪ Restless in the night.

♪ Burning like a light.

[Snag howls]

♪ Desperate in the night.

♪ For something more.

♪ Restless in the night.

♪ Burning like a light.

♪ Desperate in the night.

♪ For something more.

♪ Restless in the night.

♪ Burning like a light.

♪ Desperate in the night.

♪ For something more.

♪ Restless in the night.

♪ Burning like a light.

♪ Desperate in the night.

♪ For something more.

- Yikes!

Help!

- Bentley! We're saved!

Aww Bentley, my hero!

You've come to take me home.

Oh, oh, oh, thank
you. Thank you.

- Help!

- [Cyril] [on the television]
I'm interrupting this program

to bring you a public
service announcement.

Have you seen these hoodlums?

These hard-bitten miscreants
are wanted for dog napping.

Any information as
to their whereabouts

should be forwarded
to Sneer Central.

- He's taken his backpack,
sweater and flashlight,

and his tape recorder.

- Only told us was he
didn't wanna go fishing.

- It's all my fault.

I should have given
him the money.

- Come on.

We gotta think logically.

Now, where would Bentley
go needing a flashlight

in broad daylight?

- Some place dark?

With no electricity.
The Caverns?

- He knows better.

Besides why on earth would
he go there by himself?

- [Bert] For treasure!

Listen to this.

"Congratulations on
your wise decision

to purchase one of
Colonel Jethro Smith's

authentic personalized
treasure maps."

- It's a scam.

The pigs sent away for
one in Mudman Comics.

Pop confiscated it
and spent three days

wandering around the
endless Echo Caverns.

- Oh Bentley.

- According to the map,

that tunnel should
lead us out of here.

- It's worth a try.

- Oh! Another dead end!

- Oh, I wish you
wouldn't use that word.

- This doesn't make sense.

Colonel Jethro's map says-

- [Pigs] Oh no!
Not Colonel Jethro!

- Why? What's wrong with Col-

[dog howls]

- It's Snag!

- Oh, he's still out to get us!

- Get up here, Bentley!

- [All] Ahh!

[Snag howling]

[crickets, owls hooting]

- [Lisa] I know it's
in here somewhere.

The map's over 50 years old,

but it's still the
most detailed map

of the caverns ever made.

Here it is.

- Well what are we wearing for?

Let's hit the caverns!

- Oh dear.

Sorry Professor!

- Where are you going
with that document?

- Sorry, no time to explain!

- You come back here right now,

Or you're in a packet
of trouble, young lady!

I say a packet!

- [Cyril] I'm coming.

I'm coming.

Please.

Snag! My little Snagaroni!

Good boy!

What did those rotten
reprobates do to you?

Oh, who cares?

My blue ribbon, blue
point, oh my Snagaroons!

We'll still win first prize.

Hey, sit! Maladjusted mutt!

Come back here you
cantankerous canine!

[Snag barks]

- Don't you wanna be a champion?

Think of the prestige!

Think of the money!

- [All] Bentley!

- Answer us!

- Where are you?

- What if he's not
even down here?

- What if he is?

- We'll find him,
Lisa. I promise.

- Let's have another
look at that map.

- [Cyril] Get back here,
you flea-bitten flig!

- Snag?

- [Cyril] Get back here!

Pop?

Pop! Hey Pop!

- [Cyril] Good boy.

Stay.

- Sit.

- Now. Lie down.

- [Cedric] Pop!

- Oh, hello son.

What in the name of
spelunking are you doing here

at this hour?

Those overfed oinkers aren't
down here with you, are they?

- It's Bentley Mr Sneer.

We think he's down
here somewhere.

- Lost.

- What is it, boy?

Is it Bentley?

- [Lisa] Bentley!

Bentley, answer me!

- Lisa! Come on,
we gotta stay calm.

We've gotta think!

- Darn stupid kid.

It'll take us days
to get to him.

- We don't have days.
We've got hours.

- What do you mean?

- [Cedric] Bentley's in
there, we're out here.

This is the only way in,

and this marks the
path of a stream.

It must connect up with
Evergreen Lake somewhere.

- If there used to be a
stream flowing through here,

where's all the water gone?

- We're sunk!

- We're nothing but shark food!

- [crying] Oh dear!

Oh mom!

- [Bentley] Things haven't
worked out quite as planned.

This might be the last
entry for a while.

The air is getting bad.

I must conserve oxygen.

- You don't even know

if there is an underwater
entrance down here.

- There's gotta be!

That underground stream
comes from somewhere, Pop!

The map, says the caverns
go right out under the lake.

- All right.

Just, just be careful Cedric
and bring Bentley back,

because I wanna have a
serious chat with that boy.

[crickets chirping]

- I was just thinking, if
we all drank a lot of water,

maybe the level would drop.

- That's the dumbest
idea I've ever heard!

[all slurping water]

- Log of Bentley Expedition.

Pressure is finally
beginning to take its toll.

Hey! Look!

- [burps] Excuse me.

- [All] Yes! We're saved!

- Bentley, you little idiot!

Just wait till I
tell mom and dad!

Well, I, boy, am
I glad to see you!

You're looking pretty
good yourself, sis.

- [Cedric] What are
you three doing here?

- Drowning! Get us outta here!

- All right, everybody!

let's share our tanks!

Buddy system!

Lisa, you take Bentley.

I'll take two of the boys

and you get the other one, Bert.

- Just breathe easy, Bentley.

[splashing]

- Bentley, my boy!
Cedric, are you all right?

- Piece of cake, Pop.

- Just fine.

Thank you Mr. Sneer.

- Ha ha! Great.

- Uh, we're fine too, boss.

- [Cyril] What in the
name of water buffaloes

are you doing here?

- Well, well, uh-

- [Cyril] Skip it!

I'll deal with you water
logged warthogs later.

Get in the boat.

[Snag growls]

- Well, I'll just
follow behind the boat,

if you don't mind. Ha ha.

- Honestly, Bentley, I
don't know anyone else

with a brother like you.

The things I have
to put up with.

- [Bentley] Yeah, I know.

Good thing I've got
a sister like you.

- [Narrator]
Sometimes we all look

for the easy way
out of our problems.

But as Bentley found
out, making easy money is

usually a lot more
difficult than it looks.

- [Bert] I always knew you
were the best puppy, Broo!

And now you've got
the award to prove it.

- [Pigs] Sit, Snag! Heel, boy!

[screaming]

- Darn mutt!

I've got 15 minutes to
turn him into a show dog.

He's up next!

- I wouldn't get
your hopes up, Pop.

- Hi, Mr Sneer. Thanks
for getting me this job.

It's sure a lot easier than
getting money the easy way.

- Always. When this wraps up,

there are a few things you
could do around the mansion,

If you're up for it.

- You bet, Mr. Sneer.

- At this rate you'll get
a new car in no time, Bert.

Not to mention the window.

- Oh, Mr Sneer, we're
almost ready for your dog.

A blue something or other?

[all screaming]

- He's just about ready.

- So young lady, I'll expect
you for work as usual,

this afternoon?

- [Lisa] Yes, sir.

And I'm sorry about the map.

- Oh, no harm done, my dear.

I have a little
brother too, you know?

Yeah. Funny things, brothers.

[still screaming]

Oh, that it! Hold him
Mr Sneer, hold him!

Bring your dog to the ring!

[screaming]

Last call for Cyril
Sneer and Snag!

Last call!

[upbeat 80's music]

♪ When darkness falls.

♪ Leaving shadows
in the night. ♪

♪ Don't be afraid.

♪ Wipe that fear
from your eyes. ♪

♪ But desperate love.

♪ Keeps on driving you wrong.

♪ Don't be afraid.

♪ You're not alone.

♪ You can run with us.

♪ We got everything you need.

♪ Run with us.

♪ We are free.

♪ Come with us.

♪ I see passion in your eyes.

♪ Run with us.
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