♫ Bottle Top Bill and his best friend Corky
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- [Bill] The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill.
- [Corky] And his best friend Corky.
♫ Bottle Top Bill
- [Corky] Where are we going today, Bill?
- [Bill] We're off to Mrs. Whistlehead's farm, Corky.
- [Corky] Is that where we're having today's adventure?
- Spot on, Corky, and it's called Milking the Cow.
I love it out here, Corky.
- Me too, Bill.
- Fresh air...
- Open spaces...
- The peace and--
(wailing)
- Sorry, Bill, what did you say?
- I said peace and--
(wailing)
- I still didn't hear you, Bill.
- What I'm trying to say is peace and--
(wailing)
Quiet?
But it's not quiet at all.
- [Corky] The noise is coming from over there, Bill.
- [Bill] It sounded like a cow.
- [Corky] A very big cow.
- [Bill] Not just any big cow, Corky, but Maisie the cow.
- What's the matter, Maisie?
- Why all the mooing?
(wailing)
- She sounds upset, Bill, but why?
- I don't know, Corky.
(honking)
Now who could this be?
- [Corky] That's not a moo this time, Bill.
- [Bill] So it can't be a cow.
- [Corky] Not when it's got wheels and a loud horn.
- [Bill] It's a motorbike, Corky, but who's on it?
- [Corky] Mrs. Whistlehead.
- [Bill] And Timmy the dog.
- Hello, Bill.
Hello, Corky.
- Hello, Mrs. Whistlehead.
(barking)
- And hello to you, Timmy.
(mooing)
- Maisie's very loud today, Mrs. Whistlehead.
- Is something the matter with her?
- It's her milking time, but she'll have to wait a bit.
Poor Timmy's hurt his paw.
It's only a scratch, but I should take him to the vet
to make sure it's not serious.
- Poor Timmy.
(whimpering)
(moaning)
- Maisie, I'll be back to milk you as soon as I can.
(groaning)
Oh dear, she can be such a trouble sometimes.
- There's no trouble here, Mrs. Whistlehead.
We can milk Maisie for you.
- That's so nice of you to offer,
but Maisie only lets me milk her.
- Don't worry, Mrs. Whistlehead, we're up for the job.
- Are you sure?
- Easy.
Milking's no problem at all.
- Thank you, Bill.
Thank you, Corky.
Come on then, Timmy.
(honking)
- Good luck, Timmy.
(barking)
- Right, Corky, let's get into this milking.
- Uh, there's just one thing, Bill.
- What's that?
- I've never milked a cow before.
- Not to worry, Corky, I've seen it done on television.
- So you've never milked a cow either.
- Uh, not really, no.
But there's a first time for everything.
Now, what do we need?
- [Corky] A stool to sit on.
- [Bill] And a bucket for the milk.
- [Corky] I think that's everything.
- Right, let's get cracking.
- Are you sure about this, Bill?
- Nothing could be simpler.
Now look here, Corky.
(groaning)
I just put the bucket under the udder,
sit on the stool, and we're ready to go.
(groaning)
It's all right, Maisie, you just hold still.
Maisie...
Maisie...
- Maisie's not going to make this easy, Bill.
- We'll see about that.
(playful music)
This isn't very friendly of you, Maisie.
(mooing)
What are we going to do?
- I've got an idea, Bill.
I think some vegetables might be just what we need.
- [Bill] We can have lunch later, Corky.
- But these carrots aren't for you and me, Bill.
They're for Maisie.
- I get it, Corky.
Now she's eating, she'll stay in one spot.
- While you milk her.
- Which is coming up right now.
Maisie, I can't see what I'm doing
with your tail in the way.
Maisie, you're being very naughty.
Paint me pink, Corky.
- I think Maisie's got us beaten.
- I wouldn't be so sure of that, Corky.
- What are you thinking, Bill?
- You take the bucket, Corky, and follow me.
(mooing)
When I give the word, Corky, you hold the bucket
under Maisie and I'll start milking.
- But what if she moves, Bill?
- Then we keep moving with her.
Ready, Corky?
- Ready, Bill.
- And go.
(mooing)
- [Corky] I don't know if we can keep up, Bill.
- [Bill] We have to, Corky.
(mooing)
(panting)
- She's too fast for us, Bill.
- You're right there, Corky.
- What should we do now, Bill?
- To tell the truth, Corky, I don't really know.
- [Male] Bill, Corky!
- [Bill] Who was that?
- [Corky] I know that voice.
- [Bill] And I know those feet.
- [Corky] And those arms.
- [Bill] And that head.
- It's Neighbor Ned.
Hello, Ned.
What brings you here?
- I saw you chasing Maisie.
What's going on?
- We've been trying to milk her.
- But she won't let us.
- Ha, I could've told you that.
Maisie only lets Mrs. Whistlehead milk her.
(mooing)
- But Maisie really does need to be milked.
- Bad luck.
If you don't look like Mrs. Whistlehead,
then you can't milk Maisie.
- What did you just say, Ned?
- I said if Maisie looked like Mrs. Whistlehead...
Uh, no, that's not it.
I said if Mrs. Whistlehead looked like us...
Uh, that's not right.
- You sort of said that if one of us
looked like Mrs. Whistlehead, we could milk Maisie.
- That's it.
That's what I said, I think.
- Paint me pink, that's how we'll do it.
- But, Bill, none of us
looks anything like Mrs. Whistlehead.
- Correct, Corky, but I know someone who can look like her.
- Who?
- Where?
- [Bill] We'll have to look inside our shed.
- [Corky] What, is someone hiding there?
- [Bill] No, we put them there.
- [Corky] We did?
- [Bill] Remember the robot that
Cedric the scientist gave us?
- [Corky] But he doesn't
look anything like Mrs. Whistlehead.
- [Bill] He doesn't now,
but he will when we've finished with him.
- How will you make him look like Mrs. Whistlehead, Bill?
- Watch this, Corky.
First, we give him some hair.
- [Ned] Wow.
- Then we make him a dress.
- [Ned] Double wow.
- He does look like Mrs. Whistlehead, sort of.
- I bet he'll fool Maisie.
- But, Bill, how will you get the robot to milk her?
- I'll use that.
- [Ned] What is it?
- [Bill] It's my remote control box.
- Great.
What does this button do?
- Careful, Ned.
- Don't touch.
- I won't touch, I promise.
- Right, robot, let's see if you work.
- It's working, Bill.
- Let's go and milk Maisie.
(mooing)
- So far so good, Bill.
- Now, let's see if he's any good at milking.
- It's working, Bill.
- Look at that robot go.
- [Corky] And look at all that milk.
- We did it.
(mooing)
- Was the robot meant to do that, Bill?
- No, Corky, it was meant to stop.
There's something wrong with these controls.
- It wasn't my fault.
I didn't touch anything this time.
- It's all right, Ned, we know that.
- Nothing seems to be working, Corky.
- Where's the robot going, Bill?
- Wherever it's going, we've got to stop it
before it gets there.
Stop, robot.
It looks like the robot's heading
for Mrs. Whistlehead's washing.
- [Corky] I hope it's not going to cause trouble.
- Got you.
- Now what, Bill?
- We stop it, Corky.
- How do we do that?
- Uh, I'm not sure.
Corky!
- Oh no, I can't look.
- [Bill] Help me, Corky!
- Are you all right, Bill?
- No, Corky, I'm not all right at all.
Help me.
- I've got to save Bill.
I said I wouldn't touch anything, but I have to try.
Which button would stop the robot?
Um, this one.
(shouting)
- Bill, are you all right?
- I think so, Corky.
- How did you get the robot to stop?
- I didn't.
- It was me, I stopped it.
- Good for you, Ned.
- You touched the right thing.
- I did.
I did touch the right thing.
- Thanks, Ned, you did well.
- But look at the mess it made, Bill.
- All this for one bucket of milk?
- The milk, what's happened to it?
- Here it is, safe and sound.
- That's amazing.
- Not a drop was spilled.
- Mrs. Whistlehead will be happy.
- Until she sees her washing everywhere.
- Quick, let's pick it up before she gets back.
- What about the milk?
- Good thinking, Ned.
I'll put it safely in the refrigerator.
- Maybe one of these buttons will make the robot help us.
- Careful, Ned.
- But I know what I'm doing now.
- What's happening, Corky?
- Ned touched something, Bill.
- But it was the right thing again.
- [Bill] The robot should be taking the clothes
back to the line.
- [Corky] But it's going towards the house.
- I can stop it.
- No, Ned, don't touch.
- Please, Ned.
- I'll just try this button.
- [Bill] It's out of control.
- After it again, Bill?
- After it again.
(mooing)
- I'll touch the right thing again, I will, I think I will.
- There's a lesson to learn here, Bill.
(panting)
- This was the first time we've ever milked a cow.
- And the last time we'll ever milk a cow.
- When you're right, Corky, you're right.
(mooing)
- [Corky] It's time for an adventure, isn't it, Bill?
- [Bill] It sure is, Corky.
- [Corky] What's today's adventure called?
- It's called The Big Dig.
It's a lovely sunny day, Corky.
- Just right for doing some gardening.
- I don't think we'll have time for that, Corky.
We've got a visitor.
It's Mrs. Whistlehead.
- [Corky] But who's that with her?
- [Bill] It doesn't look like Timmy the dog.
- [Corky] It's too small for Timmy.
- [Bill] And Timmy doesn't have feathers or a beak.
- [Corky] It's a duck.
- Hello, Bill.
Hello, Corky.
- Hello, Mrs. Whistlehead.
- Who's your new friend?
- This little duck has been around my farm for days.
- Maybe he's lost.
- Or maybe he's looking for a new home.
(quacking)
- That means a duckpond.
But I don't have anything like a duckpond on my farm.
(mournful quack)
- What if someone dug a pond for you?
- Someone like me and Corky?
- How wonderful.
- And we'll start right away.
- Oh, thank you.
I'll go into town and get some ice cream.
You'll be needing it after a big dig on a hot day.
I won't be long.
- Take your time, Mrs. Whistlehead,
we'll dig the best duckpond ever.
- Are we all ready?
(quacks)
- Then let's get cracking.
- [Corky] What should we do first, Bill?
- [Bill] First we go to Mrs. Whistlehead's farm
and find a good place for the duckpond.
- [Corky] And then put some pegs in the ground
to mark the shape of the pond.
- [Bill] You've got it, Corky.
And we'll be needing some tools for digging.
- Like two spades and a wheelbarrow?
Do you think this is a good spot for the pond, Bill?
- I do, Corky, but let's hear what this little fellow says.
(quacking)
- Shall we get started, Bill?
- Too right, Corky, let's dig in.
(groaning)
(quacks)
- What's wrong, Bill?
- This ground is as hard as a rock.
- Let me have a try.
(groaning)
(quacks)
- We need a machine.
- [Corky] What's this, Bill?
- [Bill] It's just the thing for a big dig.
- [Corky] A big drill?
- [Bill] The biggest, Corky.
There'll be no trouble with hard ground now.
- You better stand back, little duck.
- There'll be dirt flying everywhere.
(quacking)
- Ready, Bill?
- Ready, Corky.
(quacking)
- I think that's enough, Bill.
- [Bill] We did it, Corky.
- But what have we done?
- It should be a big hole for the pond.
- It doesn't look like a big hole, Bill.
- It's more like a great big mess.
(quacking)
- Bill, look, something's there.
- [Bill] What is it?
- [Corky] It must be something
that has a home under the ground.
It's a rabbit.
He doesn't look too happy, Bill.
- Our digging must've upset him.
- What's he doing, Bill?
- He's sniffing the air.
That's how rabbits find their food.
- Do you think he's found some?
- He couldn't have.
There's no food around here, Corky.
- Then where's he going?
(quacking)
- [Bill] Paint me pink, he's heading
for the vegetable patch.
- [Corky] But why would he go there?
- [Bill] He wants to eat the vegetables.
- We have to save them, Bill.
- Let's go.
The carrots have gone, Corky.
- So have the lettuce.
- The tomatoes, Corky.
- He's got everything, Bill.
- What's Mrs. Whistlehead going to say?
- We've made a big mess, Bill.
- And we've got a big job to clean it up.
- And how will we replace the missing vegetables?
- Good question.
- We need some help, Bill.
- And I know just the person.
Farmer Sam.
- You stay here while we go to Farmer Sam's.
(quacks)
- Let's go, Corky.
(crashing and booming)
(quacking)
- [Corky] Do you think Farmer Sam
will give us some vegetables, Bill?
- [Bill] I hope so, Corky.
- I hope he's home.
- He doesn't seem to be in his field.
- I see someone.
Look.
- [Bill] It's the rabbit.
- He's followed us.
- The cheeky thing.
Excuse me, Mr. Rabbit, could we have a word, please?
(honking)
- How about that, Bill?
I didn't know rabbits could honk.
- Neither did I, Corky, amazing.
- Maybe not so amazing, Bill.
Because I don't think it was the rabbit.
- [Bill] Then who is it?
- [Corky] I think it's someone on a tractor.
- [Bill] You're right, Corky.
- [Corky] Could it be Farmer Sam, Bill?
- [Bill] It is Farmer Sam.
- Morning, Bill.
Morning, Corky.
- Good morning, Farmer Sam.
- Where are you going?
- I'm taking my vegetables into market.
- Vegetables?
Vegetables are why we've come to see you.
- Could you spare a few for us?
- Not really for us, for Mrs. Whistlehead.
- Of course.
Take a box from the trailer.
- Thank you, Sam.
- Is there anything we can do for you?
- Mm, there is one thing.
- You tell us and we'll do it.
- [Sam] I want to build a new fence across this field
to stop my cows from wandering away.
- [Bill] It looks like you've got all the fence posts ready.
- That's right, Bill, it just needs one thing to be done.
- What's that, Sam?
- I need holes for the fence posts and that means digging.
- [Both] Digging?
- Do you know much about digging?
- Too right, Sam, we're experts in digging.
- Excellent, happy digging, then.
(honking)
- This is getting to be one big job, Bill.
How will we do it?
- Good question, Corky.
The ground is too hard for our spades...
- And our big drill just makes a big mess.
- But that rabbit makes digging as easy as you please.
- [Corky] If only he'd help us.
(gasping)
- I think I might have the way, Corky, watch.
- [Corky] What is it, Bill?
- [Bill] A new machine I've invented, Corky,
especially for planting vegetables.
- [Corky] Planting vegetables?
- [Bill] That's right, Corky.
- [Corky] But how will planting vegetables
help us build a fence?
- Watch, Corky.
This is going to be amazing.
Just start it up.
Then let it go.
- [Corky] I see it now, Bill, the rabbit is digging holes
as he eats the vegetables.
- And the holes are just the right size
for these fence posts.
- Brilliant work, Bill.
- We'll have this fence finished quicker than a wink.
- Farmer Sam will be delighted.
The machine moves very fast.
- [Bill] And it's getting faster.
- [Corky] Where's it going, Bill?
- [Bill] It looks like it's heading for the river.
- Oh well, at least we've got all the post holes dug.
- And at least the rabbit's got lots of vegetables.
- Hi.
- Let's finish the fence, Bill.
- Spot on, Corky.
- Mrs. Whistlehead will be pleased with these vegetables.
(quacking)
What's the trouble, little fellow?
(quacking)
- He wants us to follow him.
(quacking)
- Look at this big hole, Bill.
- Where did it come from?
- And what happened to the vegetable patch?
- The rabbit's digging made it turn into a big hole.
Paint me pink, Corky, we've got to fill up this hole,
then dig another hole for the duckpond.
- Hold on, Bill, if we already have one big hole here...
- Yes?
- Then maybe we don't need another for the duckpond.
- Top thinking, Corky.
- [Corky] We'll just put one end of the hose on the tap.
- [Bill] And the other end in the hole.
- [Corky] And fill the hole with water.
- Ready, Corky?
- Ready, Bill.
- Here it comes.
- It's filling, Bill.
- Let's hope the duck will like it.
(quacking)
Another job done, Corky.
- But, Bill, what about Mrs. Whistlehead's vegetable patch?
- The veggie patch?
Why it's...
Not there anymore.
- We need to make a new patch.
- That means more digging.
- Maybe not, Bill, look.
Why don't we turn that into the vegetable patch?
- Top idea, Corky.
- Then let's get planting.
(honking)
- Bill, Corky, I have that ice cream.
My goodness.
- What do you think, Mrs. Whistlehead?
- What a wonderful duckpond you've made.
But, um...
- But what, Mrs. Whistlehead?
- Isn't this where my vegetable patch was?
- Well, uh, you see, Mrs. Whistlehead...
- We moved the vegetable patch over there.
- That's an excellent place for it.
And this is just right for the duckpond.
You're the best diggers in the world.
- Really?
- This deserves a nice treat.
I'll just get some plates for the ice cream.
- This has been quite an adventure, Corky.
- Yes, Bill.
We took to digging just like ducks to water.
- When you're right, Corky, you're right.
(quacking)
♫ Bottle Top Bill
♫ And his best friend Corky
♫ See you again
♫ Goodbye
♫ Bottle Top Bill
(dramatic tones)
02x10 - Milking the Cow / The Big Dig
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Bottle Top Bill is a man who lives in a town called Junkyardville with his best friend Corky, a horse.
Bottle Top Bill is a man who lives in a town called Junkyardville with his best friend Corky, a horse.