02x37 - Pack Of Thornberrys

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Wild Thornberrys". Aired: September 1, 1998 - June 11, 2004.*
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Eliza travels the world with her unusual family, as her parents make wildlife films.
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02x37 - Pack Of Thornberrys

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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.



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Marianne, you've been driving almost continually

Since we left the arctic.

Why don't we stop for the night?

We need to get to yellowstone tomorrow

If we're going to get our wolf show done.

In that case, I shall keep you awake

With strong coffee and amusing automobile games.

Ooh, I love those!

Eliza: "I slid down the glacier with darwin

And two polar bears swam by."

Excuse me, miss i-can-read-now, will you stop doing that?

(Whispering ): "the little cubs climbed onto the ice..."

I can still hear you! Good night!

(Sighs )

(Giggles )

Polar bears.

Hey, good night means lights out!

(Sighs )

Hey, I can't see!

(Grunts )

(Grunts )

(Both grunt )

(Gasps )

(Laughing )

We're at the border already!

Oh, how time flies when you're playing "predator or prey."

Your choice. (Laughs )

Hello, hello, girls?

(Girls screaming )

As tradition dictates, let's have a thornberry cheer

As we cross yet another country's border.

We're now in the united states of america.

Hip-hip...

(Grunting )

Debbie!

Nigel: oh, canada geese in wondrous synchronized flight!

A marvel of teamwork, eh, girls?

Poppets?

You didn't speak to each other throughout montana.

Now that we're in wyoming

Don't you think it's time to bury the proverbial hatchet?

Tell debbie-- she started it.

Did not!

She's so immature.

Finally! We haven't had mail in a month!

Don't think you're getting

Your grubby little mitts on it

Till I go through it.

Who cares?

(Panting and gasping happily )

Oh, youth, constantly challenging their territory.

(Laughs )

They remind me of my wolves.

I'm sam rainwater.

You have your own wolves?

Well, they don't belong to me.

I work for the wolf restoration program

Tracking the progress of a pack brought here from canada.

Nigel, there's a problem.

Sam didn't receive our request to film in yellowstone.

But I distinctly remember putting the letter in my jacket pocket like this.

On my way to the post, I heard the cry of a rare arctic tern

So I used the letter to shield my eyes like s...

Oh... (Chuckles )

Why, here it is.

Terribly sorry, dearest.

Marianne: well, there's lots to see in yellowstone.

Let's set up at the campground.

Darwin, look!

There they are!

Those aren't...

Yes, wolves!

(Radio playing, equipment buzzing... )

(Siren wailing... )

(Yelps )

Hello...

Lovely to see you.

Marianne, it's so seldom

We're around that distinctive breed, the camping tourist.

(Laughs ) isn't it fascinating?

I'll be sleeping in the tent tonight

To get away from a certain someone.

(Both grunt )

Nice move, klutz.

Uh, debbie, what did grandma sophie have to say in her letter?

Oh, the usual: she thinks I'm leading an uncivilized life in the jungle

And my only hope is going to a boarding school.

Oh-ho-ho, not that again.

Oh, will my mother never quit?

(Chuckles ) guess not... Check out this brochure she sent.

"Miss wentworth's school for girls"?

She can't be serious.

Mom, chill.

Like I told grandma

The last times she talked about this

I'm not going to any dumb boarding school.

Like you could get in anyway.

What?

Girls... Remember.

This is a geothermicallly active area.

No need to add to the eruptions.

(Laughs )

Eliza, we're not seriously going to look for wolves, are we?

Wolves eat people.

There has never been a single person k*lled

By a wolf in north america.

Where did you get that idea?

From donnie.

Look, a wolf is just about to eat

These little piggies.

And in this one, oh, this awful wolf

Is going to eat that sweet little girl in the red coat!

"Little red riding hood" is not true...

(Gasps ) you knew about this red-hooded little girl

And you still want to meet a wolf?

Darwin, these are fairy tales.

They're not true.

I mean, come on, pigs don't wear clothes.

Hey, where's my pillow?

I'll be right back.

But chimps wear clothes!

Nigel, look at this.

Can you see debbie at some stuffy school for girls?

Absolutely not!

I forbid it, in fact.

Are those young ladies playing croquet?

(Eliza screams )

What was my pillow doing on your bed?

I don't know-- donnie must have moved it.

Oh, isn't that convenient-- blame donnie for everything.

Right-- it could have been the monkey.

You think you can get away with stuff just because you're older, but you can't.

I do not... And who's going to stop me?

Girls, let's talk this out intelligently.

Mom, you're assuming debbie can carry on an intelligent conversation.

Oh... Grandma's right.

My only hope for sanity is going away to school.

I'm going to e-mail my transcript

To this miss wentworth place right now. Oh!

Marianne, are you sure we're doing the right thing

Letting debra interview at miss wentworth's school for girls?

I don't like it either

But debbie really wants this.

We can't hold her back.

But... It would break up our happy little family.

Right...

Have a lovely trip, dearest.

Mom, you really don't have to come with me.

Debbie, I'm not letting you do this alone.

How embarrassing.

Yeah, for mom.

No way that school's going to let you in.

You have to have brains, remember?

At least I have manners.

Ha! That will be the day.

Girls, please.

This is very emotional day for us all.

Try not to embarrass dad with your little animal games.

Oh, you... You...

Oh, can't speak?

Why don't you write it down?

Then you can read it out loud to us.

Oh! Go away and never come back!

Morning.

Thought I'd find you here.

Good morning, sam.

You're up early.

Best time to spot my wolves.

I'm heading out to hayden valley

To check out the crystal creek pack. Care to tag alone?

How thrilling!

Eliza, do you want to go?

Yeah! I mean... No, thanks, dad.

I'm going to head back to camp.

Oh, of course, what was I thinking?

You must be missing debbie already.

Uh... Something like that.

Hey, why don't you and donnie go?

Maybe tonight we can have a campfire.

Capital idea!

I'll pick up the necessary foodstuffs.

Wolves are scary and that's all there is to it.

No, they're not-- they're misunderstood.

Now debbie-- that's scary.

There they are!

It's okay... I'm not a pig or a girl in a red coat.

I'm a rare and unusual chimpanzee...

Probably a wolf delicacy!

(Sniffing )

Hey, how's it going?

Ah, you speak.

You're like us.

Well, no, not exactly.

I'm a girl.

I know, but we'll overlook that.

This is near our den.

We were afraid for our pups.

I'd never hurt a wolf.

I read all about you and I think you're cool.

Ah... A special girl.

Eliza, this one is sniffing me.

Winema, he's not a raccoon or a bear.

Are you a rabbit?

Certainly not!

I'm a rare and unusual chimpanzee.

And I'm scared to death of you!

An honest creature... You're special, too.

Are you the alpha wolf?

We, my mate and i, are the leaders, if that's what you mean.

Where's your pack?

Pack? You mean my family?

Well, my mom is somewhere with my sister-- don't ask--

And my dad is somewhere with donnie.

Don't ask.

Did you hear that nice wolf?

She thinks I'm special!

Told you.

(Cubs barking )

Hello. Who are you?

Eliza.

Pava, it's time for the hunt.

Mato, why don't you show our visitors around the grounds?

So what's there to see around here?

Lots. Follow me.

(Laughter )

Debra, we don't usually agree to interview someone on such short notice

But your transcripts were impressive.

Huh? Oh, thanks.

Mom, I've counted teenagers!

There are students currently enrolled in my school.

?! Oh, you mean I can actually choose and reject my friends?

Debbie has been home-schooled along with her sister.

Oh, yes, you travel in your work.

We certainly do.

Debbie has been to every continent at least twice, including antarctica.

A globe-hopping lifestyle doesn't utterly mesh

With the miss wentworth philosophy.

Uh-huh... Which is?

"A wandering vine cannot blossom like a hothouse orchid."

What?

Oh, that's my philosophy, too.

Now, I know that I am at a major disadvantage here

But I can forget all those places and just plant myself in the miss wentworth garden.

Debra, I can't abide an apple-polisher.

Now, your interview is in two hours.

I advise you wear something clean... And pressed.

Uh, excuse me.

Just because we sometimes have to wash our clothes in the local river...

Mom! (Laughs nervously )

We only did that once.

I would hope so.

Debbie, are you sure you really want to go to this school?

Oh, are you kidding?

This is my dream!

No more weird food from places I can't pronounce

No more creepy bugs

And best of all, no one under allowed!

Well, if that's what you want.

Mom, I don't want to be a wandering vine anymore.

I want to be a hot orchard!

(Eliza and darwin laughing )

Oh, it's beautiful here.

You must love living in yellowstone.

I never lived anywhere else.

And your pack is really cool.

They are, but I like being on my own... Don't you?

Yeah, I do whatever I want.

Back there, I have to share my food, my den.

Boy, I can relate to that.

There's definitely an advantage to not having my sister around.

She's always taking my stuff or turning out my light.

Yeah, you know, I could go off by myself, hunt alone, play all day.

Sure you could.

Eliza, what are you doing?

I've got to get back for this campfire

But maybe later we can meet back here

And you could show me the park at night.

Come back when the sun goes away.

(Tuning radio )

(Babbling )

Ha-ha!

Marianne: debbie's really serious about this school, nigel.

We even called my mother for etiquette lessons.

I think she's got a sh*t.

You don't say.

Nigel, you're fading.

Really? But it's the shank of the evening.

I mean the radio.

Uh, I'll call you after the interview.

Hey, dad, tell eliza she can have our room.

I won't be needing it anymore. Over and out.

Well, that sounds, um... Promising.

It sure does. Yes!

A rancher just reported a sheep k*ll near hayden valley.

He got a glimpse of the wolf.

It's number ten from the crystal creek pack.

Astonishing. How do you know?

The description fits.

He's a young male, very inquisitive.

He's got unusual markings: his face is half white, half gray.

(Gasps ) mato.

Number ten's my favorite

But if I find proof that he did this

I'll have to destroy him.

Oh, no.

I've got to warn mato.

(Wolf howling )

Do you have to destroy the wolf, old chum?

Only if I find proof of the sheep k*ll.

It's how we keep the peace

Between the ranchers and the park.

I'm heading out to track him.

Could you use some help?

That would be great.

Poppet, I'm going to go with sam and help sort this out.

Stay here with donnie.

(Grunts )

Let's go, darwin.

I need to see winema and pava.

There's a problem.

What's wrong?

Is mato here?

He hasn't been back since he was with you.

Oh, no, the thing is... He might have gone to a ranch and...

Oh, he k*lled a sheep!

A wolf who takes a sheep will be k*lled by man.

We're notsure it was mato.

Why didn't he come home to eat with us if he was hungry?

It's my fault.

I told him to go out on his own.

Wolves belong together.

Would you tell that to someone in your pack?

Actually... I did.

See, my sister is going away to this school because of me.

(Man coughing, clearing throat )

(Footsteps approaching )

(Crying... )

Wentworth: miss thornberry?

Miss thornberry!

Tardiness is not acceptable!

This is the girl who lives outdoors.

Hey, in the arctic, I only went outside

To get some ice to melt so I could take a bath.

(Laughs )

But what do you expect at the north pole?

Bet that admiral perry dude didn't complain.

Debra, why don't you convince us that you are miss wentworth school material?

Oh, sure. (Laughs )

First of all, I'm me!

(Laughs )

Seriously, hmm...

Oh, this is like when I had to convince

This guy in mongolia

That ten tugriks are way too much

For a pair of used blue jeans.

(Laughs )

What was the question again?

Uh... What... What is your reason for attending our school?

The high academic standards

The desire to be a polished young woman...

Definitely, plus I need to get away from my annoying sister.

She's usually getting chased by cheetahs--

Did you know that cheetahs can run miles an hour?

My sister, she just can't get enough of animals.

She actually picks bugs off of gorillas.

Okay, so grooming is how gorillas establish social bonds.

Do I have to watch it?

You certainly know your animal kingdom.

Hello? I only live with two animals, if you count borneo boy

Which by the way is a country that really needs to deal with

The whole deforestation issue, or say good-bye to orangutans.

This isn't real ivory, is it?

Because that's, like, so uncool, not to mention illegal

Since the ivory trade ban

In .

Does anyone have any gum?

Eliza: mato!

Mato!

Is that blood?

You k*lled a sheep!

No, I didn't.

I squeezed through a sharp fence.

There was food there, but a man came out and chased me away.

Let me help you.

I haven't eaten all day.

I've been trying to hunt, but it's too hard.

Mato, I was wrong.

You need to stay with your pack.

Families belong together.

(Wolves howling )

That's my pack!

They're worried... You should go.

You're right.

Thanks, eliza.

Oh, a happy ending.

Now let's get back to those hot dogs.

I'm hungry.

Me, too.

(Deep voice ): me, too.

(Gasps )

(Snarling... )

(Whimpering )

(Roaring )

But the bears in donnie's story books

Are always cute and cuddly little things.

Hmm, your father says they've gone after some wolf.

Who cares? Let's find them.

I want to see the look on eliza's face

When she hears the news that I got into that school!

(Snarls )

I smell food!

We have no food!

If we did, I'd be eating it, I promise you!

It's donnie! There's marshmallows in his hair!

(Yelps )

Oh, debbie, it will be so hard

To have you away at school.

You'll miss everything:

Celebrating boxing day with grandpapa and nana thornberry

Eliza getting her braces off

Donnie's first word...

(Roaring )

(Screaming )

Ooh!

(Panting, grunts )

(Snarling )

Thanks, jack. Over and out.

Great news: the rancher found his sheep.

The wolf didn't take it after all.

Splendid.

Nigel, a grizzly!

Eliza!

(Snarling... )

Eliza! Can't I leave for one day

Without you getting into trouble?

The bear's hungry!

It's not my fault!

(Wolves calling )

(Roaring )

Oh, is everyone all right?

It appears so, but don't keep us in suspense.

Debra, were you accepted?

Yes.

But you can't go, debbie.

What will we do without you?

Families should stay together.

For your information, I have decided not to go.

Thank heavens!

Oh, debbie.

Yeah, well, you're my family, like it or not.

So... Afraid you'd miss me, hmm?

Oh, yeah, that's it.

(Laughs )

(Howls )

Wentworth: this is the girl who lives outdoors.
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