01x06 - Temple of Eliza

[bunniefuu]

This is me, eliza thornberry.

Part of your average family.

I got a dad, a mom, and a sister.

There is donnie-- we found him.

And darwin? He found us.

[Jabbering]

Oh, yeah, about our house-- it moves.

'Cause we travel all over the world.

You see, my dad hosts this nature show

And my mom sh**t it.

Okay, so we're not that average.

[Panting]

And between you and me

Something amazing happened...

And now I can talk to animals.

It's really cool

But totally secret.

And you know what?

Life's never been the same.

[Captioning sponsored by the u.s. Department of education

And nickelodeon]

Hey, deb.

Want to play a game of fish?

No.

Come on.

Don't you ever get sick of sitting around?

I'm not sitting, I'm deep cleansing.

Besides, aren't you doing arts and crafts?

I finished!

Check it out.

Deb? Hello, deb.

Oh, great.

Now I've lost count.

This stuff's only supposed to be

On my face for five minutes.

I'm sorry.

Did you want to play cards

Or show off your picture?

Then find someone who cares.

[Slams door]

[Murmuring]

Mom, dad

Check out this picture I drew.

Nigel: simply smashing!

Marianne: definitely.

And the color is so vivid!

Gee, thanks. It's just a little something I threw together.

Marianne: this is amazing.

Look at this, nigel--

And so close to camp.

Such an extraordinary

Shade of pink, too.

Oh, isn't the amazon smashing?

I thought they were actually interested

In my picture, darwin.

But all they could think about was their spider.

I'm sorry, were you talking to me?

Darwin!

Oh, I was just kidding, eliza.

Well, it's not funny.

I'm going to talk to them.

[Sighs]

Ew! Get these off of me

[Grunts]

[Jabbering excitedly]

[Crunching]

Um...

Excuse me, dad?

Yes, what is it, eliza?

Well... It's just that no one's...

[Screeches]

[Jabbering]

...paying any attention to me

Today and...

Oh, for heaven's sake!

Look what donnie did!

Marianne, quick, come and look.

Well, you set the table?

That's nice, nigel.

Not me--

Donnie!

[Jabbering happily]

He correctly placed the silverware.

Well, it was just that I thought

You know, you might be interested in...

Oh, never mind.

Perhaps somewhere in his mysterious past

Buried in the recesses of his young mind

Is the influence of a highly aristocratic culture.

What do you say we conduct a series of tests

To determine the extent of his sophistication?

Well, if anyone wants to know about me

[To herself]: which is highly unlikely

I'll be in the jungle.

All right, dear.

Um, eating junk food

Jumping on the furniture, staying up late

Making prank calls...

All right, dearest, mm-hmm.

[Sighs]

[Birds singing, insects chirping]

Wow, those are as big as boats!

Come on, darwin.

Hmm?

[Whimpers]

[Crunching]

[Crunching]

[Squeaking]

Come on, darwin.

Help me paddle.

[Splashing lightly]

[Screams]

[Whimpering]

Come on, eliza

Help me paddle!

[Growling]

What's that?!

I can't tell

It's too far away.

Come on, let's go check it out.

[Whimpers softly]

It's an animal.

It sounds like it's hurt.

[Grunting, growling]

Does that sound like hurt to you?

Sounds like "leave me alone" to me.

[Gasps, screams]

[Low growling]

[Roars]

[Grunting]

He's trapped.

Thank heavens, we're safe here.

Oh, but I can't leave him like that.

I'll be right back.

Eliza, what are you doing?!

Do you realize leopards eat chimps?

There are no leopards in brazil, darwin.

That's a jaguar.

Close enough.

Please tell me you're not going to do

What I think you are!

Don't worry, darwin.

Now...

If you absolutely, positively

Promise not to bite

I'll lower this log, and...

You can climb out.

[Sighs in relief]

I won't bite.

You're trusting a vicious jungle cat?

[Gasps]: my necklace!

[Thud]

[Growls]

Hey!

Well, at least she gave me back my necklace.

All right...

Donnie, my boy.

Now...

Where do all of these go?

[Jabbering...]

Look at him, marianne.

The boy is thinking.

In a moment we'll see his true nature.

[Gum snaps]

[Silver clanking]

[Shrieking excitedly]

[Blabbering]

Case closed.

Let me explain again.

You look at me and simply see

A handsome, capable primate.

Darwin, it's all right.

But when a jaguar looks at me, he sees...

[Growling]

[Meekly]: chimp kabobs.

Help.

I'm kito, the head cat around here.

I, i, uh, wh-wh-what do you want?

Come on.

You don't know?

I know, I know.

I told everybody about the thing

You did with the log.

Yeah!

It was great.

It was nothing, really.

I couldn't have done that.

You can't even roar.

The point is, you helped raamba out.

And when you help one of us, you help all of us.

I guess it was kind of a good idea.

Please, don't be fooled, eliza.

Think "kabobs."

Hey, that's me!

No, it's not.

It doesn't look

Anything like you-- it's me.

No, it's not, it's me.

Hey, hey, hey.

I can settle this.

It's me.

How'd you do that?

I look at something

Then put it on paper and...

Well, it's called a drawing.

Ooh, first the log and now this?

Are all humans like you?

No, not all.

They must think you're pretty amazing

Where you come from.

Yeah, I wish.

[Purring]

Would you like it? I mean

You can have it.

Yes, take it to remember us by. See ya!

No, wait. We can't just take your drawing.

We got to do something for you.

Hey... Let's take her to the stone place.

The human place. Yeah!

[Groans]: oh...

Marianne, how's that crepe suzette coming?

[Sighs]

Now, based on what the boy eats

We'll know where he's from.

[Gum snaps]

[Slurping, drooling]

[Jabbering]

It's a temple.

Let's go inside!

We can't, there's no way in.

Sure there is.

[Panting]

Here, I'll bet this opens it.

[Grunting...]

[All growl, impressed]

[Door creaking]

Wow!

You like it?

This is amazing!

She likes it.

[Eliza giggling, jaguars purring]

I'm glad you like it.

Stay as long as you want.

See you in the jungle.

You're leaving?

But I'm having such a good time.

This is a place for humans.

It's not really a place for jaguars.

But that's not true.

Um, oh... I-i, I didn't want

To tell you this, but, um, well

See, the reason I can talk to jaguars is

Well, uh, I'm...

I really am junglebello...

The jaguar princess.

All: huh?

Oh, no.

I thought your name was eliza.

It is, but, uh...

That was before I came into the temple.

Let me explain. See this writing?

These pictures tell the legend of a girl princess

Who lived with jaguars in this very temple.

And right here they predicted

That on this very day-- this very year--!

A new princess, uh, wearing a magic pendant, would come

And she would help jaguars

And she would be known as "junglebello."

And this princess thing is...?

A princess is something that all jaguars must have.

I want a princess.

I want a princess, too!

Hey, me first.

Darwin: and I'll be your king!

[Growls]

No, you'll be the royal pet chimpanzee.

I will not.

I'm always the royal pet chimpanzee.

And so it shall be again.

Male cub: I'll be the royal pet chimpanzee.

Female cub: what about me?

[Groans]

[Gate rattling]

[Thud]

Do weneeda princess?

A princess is the jaguars' leader.

When they fall into holes

Like raamba did

She gets them out.

[Impressed purring]

And she carries with her all secret knowledge--

Like the magic of the drawing.

[Impressed purrs]

And she opens doors

And solves problems.

She's the one who knows everything

And does everything

And makes sense of everything there is!

So, uh... [Nervous chuckle]

What do you think?

You'd do all that for us?

Yup.

But what can we

Possibly do for you?

Want to play a game of fish?

Jaguars: huh?

[Bird pecking, chirping]

[Jabbering humming]

Marianne: I hate to say it, nigel

But maybe the silverware thing

Was just a coincidence.

[Squishing]

Come on, let's get this place cleaned up.

[Slurping]

[Gulps]

Kito, do you have any threes?

[Whispering]

I don't have any threes.

Go fishing.

[Sighs]

When do we get toeatthe fish?

[Giggling]

"A stitch in time saves nine."

[All gasp in awe]

"It takes two to tango."

[Growling "ooh"]

"I see london, I see france

I see someone's underpants."

[Growling "ooh"]

Can I get you something, princess junglebello?

No, me, I'll get it!

Oh, I don't need anything.

I just want to look around.

Um...

Yes, junglebello?

Can I get you something?

Yes, princess?

Well, uh, if I need something

I'll, I'll get it myself.

Are you kidding?

You are our princess.

And you'll be our princess forever.

Forever? Well, i-i, I don't think

I can stay forever, I mean...

And when I have cubs

You'll be their princess, too.

Forever?

Everyone, your princess

Wants to play a game.

Great!

Of course.

Are there fish in this one?

What kind of game?

The kind in the legend

Passed down thousands and thousands of years.

It is called junglebello's journey.

All you have to do is close your eyes

And your princess will hide.

Then, when I'm ready, I'll call

And, and you'll come find me.

[Purring]

[Grunting]

[Screaming]

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

In fact, I've discovered

Another part of the legend.

Tell me, tell me!

See those markings?

They appear to be a map

Uncovering the ancient princess secret.

A big, important, really great-for-a-jaguar secret.

Wow!wow!

Oh, wow!

The map says

This good jaguar secret is deep

In the lower chambers.

You go ahead, while I study

These markings for more clues.

Ooh, let's go find it.

[Jaguars snort]

Male cub: come on, guys!

Let's go find it.

[Darwin grunting]

Eliza! You won't believe what happened.

You locked me out.

[Sighs]

[Gasps]

Junglebello.

Junglebello.

Junglebello.

Junglebello...

[Chatters]

Junglebello.

Junglebello.

Junglebello.

Junglebello.

Junglebello!

Eliza!

Eliza!

[Panting]

Jaguars calling out: junglebello, junglebello.

[Groaning]

Junglebello...

[Screams]

Junglebello!

[Panting]

[Snorting]

[Panting]

That was a good game.

Mmm... A lot better than fish.

Okay. The truth is I'm not a princess.

I'm just a plain old regular girl.

I live with my mom and my dad and a sister

And a couple of other creatures in a big trailer.

And, so we travel all over and...

No!

You are our princess, junglebello.

Forever. That's what you said.

Junglebello! Oh, what kind of name is that?

I told you, I'm not a princess.

I'm, I'm eliza.

I'm eliza, a -year-old-girl

With braces and pigtails and, and book reports and...

[Jaguars chanting]: junglebello, junglebello...

Junglebello, junglebello...

Stop it!

Eliza! [Screeches]

Hold on tight.

[Growling]

[Chanting]: junglebello, junglebello...

Hurry up, darwin.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

Junglebello...

[Gasps]

[Screams]

Thank you.

We're almost there.

Junglebello, junglebello...

Come back!

[Dishes clinking]

[Soft growling]

Have you seen eliza?

Why yes, she's right there.

[Eliza panting]

[Darwin chatters]

I don't get it.

Me either.

She's not a princess.

Come on, let's go.

You missed quite a lot of excitement around here.

We thought donnie might be a lord of the manor

Or, or something similar.

Oh, I feel just awful.

Don't worry, eliza.

They're predators.

They'll survive.

That's not good enough.

Just like I thought.

No jaguars here.

Oh, well, let's go home.

Wait, maybe they're inside.

My necklace!

You're right, darwin.

The jaguars are gone.

And I don't know where else to look.

Eliza, you tried.

But we should be getting back to camp now.

You don't want your parents worrying again, do you?

I guess not.

If you ask me, it's not your fault, eliza.

Those jaguars were

So quick to believe all that

Princess business.

That's the thing

With predators.

Sure, they can hunt.

But if you ask me, they're dumb.

Dumb, dumb, dumb...

[Growls, roars]

In a really... Intelligent way.

[Screeches]

Kito, I'm so glad to see you.

I wanted to apologize...

[Growling]

He's mad at me.

I don't blame him.

He's hurt.

He trusted you, eliza.

We all did.

I'm sorry I made that story up

About being a princess.

I didn't mean to lie

It's just that you all made me feel so special.

I never meant to hurt anyone.

I, I can't be your princess, but...

I'd like to be your friend.

[Growls gently]

[Growls happily]

Thank you, my friend.

[Wood cracks]

Uh-oh.

[Screaming]

I don't suppose you've already eaten?

I'm afraid we must go now.

You were a good princess, eliza.

I'm a better friend, believe me.

[Soft growl]

Come on, darwin.

Let's go home.

Well, it's about time.

I've had enough excitement for one day.

And the jaguars never did eat you.

What do you say now?

I'm hungry.

Are you hungry?

You have to be hungry.

I've not seen you eat a thing, and I'm hungry.

I'm famished...

[Dog barking]

Darwin: I'm always the royal pet chimpanzee.

[Sighs]