01x18 - Tooth or Consequences

[bunniefuu]

[thunder crashing]

Boy, that was close.

If I'd been outside a second longer,
I would have gotten soaking wet.

-Hiding from the rain, huh, Dinah?
-[meows]

Don't worry.

I won't make you go outside today.
I know cats don't like to get wet.

-[thunder crashes]
-[Dinah meows]

Dinah, you old fraidy-cat.

I know cats don't like the rain...

but there's nothing to be afraid of.

[thunder crashes]

Okay. Maybe it's a little scary.

I'll go someplace
where things are a little quieter.

[mystical music playing]

[theme music playing]

♪ Hold on to your seat
Let's go for a ride ♪

♪ Now that we're here
On the other side ♪

♪ Use your imagination
And you'll understand ♪

♪ It's an adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Every day is something new ♪

♪ With music, rhyme, and a dance or two ♪

♪ It's a curious place
With a wonderful crew ♪

♪ And you're never quite sure
What they will do ♪

♪ Use your imagination
You'll understand ♪

♪ It's an adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventure in Wonderland ♪

[grunting]

[pants]

-What's in the trunk, Your Majesty?
-It's full of things from my days at PU.

PU?

Princess University,
where I went to school.

Today I got a letter from Betty,
an old school friend.

Oh, it brought back so many memories.

I just had to take out this trunk.

Betty and I were the best students
in our ruling class.

We got good grades in the three R's.

-Ah, the three R's.
-Yes.

Reading, writing and royalty.

Um, beg your pardon, Your Majesty.

"Reading" and "royalty" begin with R,
but I believe "writing" begins with a W.

It does, but the W is a silent letter,
so R is the first letter you say.

Exactly. Silent letters are seen
and not heard.

Like royal employees ought to be.

Oh.

-What does your friend do now?
-She's very successful.

She's been ruling
her own country for years.

Oh!

Look. Pictures of everyone in my class.

Oh, there's Betty, and there's me.

You know, I was voted most likely
to never do anything for herself.

Wow. That's really you, Your Majesty?

Yes, yes.

You sure have changed. [chuckles]

I mean... you're even lovelier now
than you were then.

So you were really a cheerleader?

The best.

After all,
I've always been full of good cheer.

In fact, I can remember
singing our school song.

[chuckles]

PU...

[upbeat march playing]

[both] ♪ Let's go! ♪

♪ Let's go! ♪

♪ Oh, PU, from you we've learned ♪

♪ To keep our noses in the air
The right kind of shoes to wear ♪

♪ How to dictate from the throne
And perfect our royal tone ♪

♪ Rah-rah sis-boom-bah
Tell them what to do ♪

♪ Rah-rah sis-boom-bah
PU, we love you ♪

♪ You also taught us how
To intimidate a crowd ♪

♪ Keep others on their toes
But be lovely as a rose ♪

♪ Rah-rah sis-boom-bah
We owe it all to you ♪

♪ Rah-rah sis-boom-bah
PU, we love you ♪

♪ And thanks to you, we found
There's a jewel in every crown ♪

♪ We're pretty and we're proud
And we shout your name out loud ♪

[Rabbit & Alice] ♪ PU, we love you ♪

♪ Rah-rah sis-boom-bah
To you we will be true ♪

♪ Rah-rah sis-boom-bah ♪

♪ PU, we love you ♪

♪ PU! ♪

[chanting] PU! PU! PU!

Who loves you?
PU! PU! PU! We do!

PU! PU! Ha-cha-cha!

PU! PU! Sis boom-bah!

[groaning]

That's not the way
the cheer's supposed to go.

-[groans]
-What's the matter, Mr. Rabbit?

Ooh. I should never have opened my mouth.

Oh, well, it wasn't that bad.

Considering you've never had
cheerleading lessons.

No. I mean my whole mouth is sore
from this toothache.

[yelps]

Oh, dear.

With teeth as big as yours,
that could be a problem.

Let's see. Open wide. Say "ah."

Ah-- Aah!

[groaning]

How long has that tooth
been bothering you?

Oh, not long, really. Maybe a day or two.

-Or six.
-What?

Why haven't you gone to the dentist?

Oh, well,
you know how it is, Your Majesty.

No one really likes going to the dentist.

Speak for yourself. I go all the time.

That's why I have such a sparkling smile.

[purring]

Yes. So you do.

Well, actually,
I did plan on going to the dentist.

It's just that I-- I have so little time.

That's it. I have so very little time.

Sounds to me like you're procrastinating.

What's that, Mr. Cat?

Avoiding the problem,

putting it off,

making excuses, stalling.

Right, Rabbit?

No. Not at all. Not at all.
It's just that I--

I'm afraid.

-You're afraid of the dentist?
-Oh, no.

What I meant was, I'm--
I'm afraid I have too much work. Yes, yes.

Hmm. I think the Cat is right.
You are procrastinating.

-Alice, get me the throne phone.
-[Rabbit] No, really, I...

Dr. Livingston, I presume? Yes.

I'd like to make
a dental appointment for the White Rabbit.

Right, the guy with the big teeth, yes.

Thank you. Goodbye.

You're all set. Ah, 3:00, sharp.

But, Your Majesty,
I think I'm busy at 3:00.

At least, I hope I'm--

-I mean, I know I'm busy.
-Oh...

Don't you want the dentist
to fix your tooth?

Certainly. Definitely. Unquestionably.

But you know me.
Work, work, work. That's all I do.

A busy bunny like me
just has nothing but work.

It would be quite possible for me

to accidentally forget
all about a dentist appointment.

Don't worry, I'll be happy to remind you.

Good idea, Cat.

And make sure
he gets to the dentist on time.

Certainly, Your Majesty.

As for you, Mr. Rabbit,
remember, taking care of your choppers

is more important
than anything else you have to do today.

Oh. More important
than working for you, Your Majesty?

Of course.
All I care about is your health.

Besides, how can you announce
my royal decree with a sore mouth?

[yelps]

[chuckles]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

Mm, mm! This is gonna be
my crunchiest tea party yet.

This is the kind of food
we can really sink our teeth into.

May I have a little something?

Of course. Where are my manners?

Here, have an apple.

[Dormouse] Whoo!

I guess an apple day
keeps the Dormouse away.

[Dormouse chomping]

[Dormouse] Thank you.

Hello.

[groaning]

I'll tell him.

Please don't take offense,

but as your friend,
I think you should know,

someone has tied a bedsheet
around your head.

It's not a bedsheet. It's a bandage.

I was hoping it would take away
the pain from this toothache.

-Oh!
-Oh!

How did you end up with a toothache?

You ought to take better care
of your choppers.

Especially when your choppers
are whoppers.

Well, I do take care of them, sort of.

Well, sort of won't cut it.

I brush and floss four times a day:
after breakfast, lunch, dinner--

And tea.

In fact,
it's time for tooth care right now.

-Ready...
-Set...

[both] Floss!

[both laugh]

[Mad Hatter humming]

-[laughs] Gotcha!
-[Hare] Well played.

-[Mad Hatter humming]
-[floss squeaking]

Now brush.

Now smile.

See? Nothing to it.

But I don't think I can brush and floss,
the way this tooth hurts.

[yelps]

If your tooth hurts that bad,
why don't you just go to the dentist?

He will, in just one hour.

Actually, I was hoping I might stay here

and help with any tasks that need doing.

Um, especially tasks
that take longer than an hour.

[chuckles]

Nice of you to offer,

but if we give you something to do
that takes longer than an hour,

you'll miss your dentist appointment.

Exactly. I mean, uh...

[chuckles]

I'm willing to pay that small price

to stay here and help you,
my good, good friends.

Then one good deed deserves another.

I can help with your toothache.

It just so happens
I've studied a little, uh, dentistry.

-[yells]
-I thought you studied car repair.

Oh. Right. What was I thinking?

Sorry.

I can't help.
You'd better go to the dentist after all.

He's right.
Besides, if you don't go to the dentist,

there's no telling what might happen.

-Earthquake. Flood.
-Fire.

[both] Or worse!

Your teeth might fall out.

Fall out?

Is that possible?

[ominous music playing]

[gasps]

My teeth!

What happened to my teeth?

It's a shame, isn't it?

Too many years
of not taking care of his teeth.

That's the tooth, the whole tooth,
and nothing but the tooth.

[rock music playing]

[both] ♪ Brush them in the morning
Brush them in the night ♪

♪ You'd better not forget
You gotta treat them right ♪

♪ Hey, nobody else
Is gonna do it for you ♪

♪ And if you lose your teeth
You can't chew, can you? ♪

♪ If you lose your teeth
You can't chew, can you? ♪

♪ Unless you brush and rinse and floss ♪

♪ You'll be gumming carrot sauce ♪

♪ Corn is creamed, not on the cob ♪

♪ Chewing's just too hard a job ♪

♪ No pearly whites, a toothless jaw ♪

♪ Eat all your meals through a straw ♪

[both] ♪ So brush them in the morning
Brush in the night ♪

♪ You'd better not forget
You gotta treat them right ♪

♪ Hey, nobody else
Is gonna do it for you ♪

♪ And if you lose your teeth
You can't chew, can you? ♪

♪ If you lose your teeth
You can't chew, can you? ♪

[Mad Hatter] Rabbit. Rabbit?

Rabbit. Yoo-hoo!

Hmm?

Well-- Ooh. [chuckles]

Ooh. Sorry.

[sighs]

I must have been daydreaming.

Don't you think losing your teeth

is a lot scarier
than going to the dentist?

Well, I guess.

[yelps]

On the other hand,
creamed carrots might not be so bad,

once I got used to them.

[Mad Hatter sighs]

[exotic music playing]

[Rabbit groaning in distance]

[Rabbit continues groaning]

Excuse me?

Whoever's doing that moaning,

I'd appreciate a little quiet.

I am trying to eat.

[groaning]

[yelps]

Sorry.

Rabbit, if I had to guess,

I'd say you have a toothache.

Good guess.

So are you going to the dentist?

Well...

He sure is, in about 30 minutes. [laughs]

Actually, [chuckles]

I was hoping you could tell me a story.

A long one.

Say about 31 minutes long.

Hmm.

Sounds to me
like you're trying to procrastinate.

Why would you want
to delay your visit to the dentist?

I don't want
to delay my visit to the dentist.

I want to avoid it altogether.

Are you afraid of the dentist?

"Afraid" wouldn't be the right word.

"Absolutely scared out of my whiskers"
would be more like it.

Well, even when we're afraid,

sometimes we must take the bull
by the horns

and face the situation.

This reminds me of a story.

Oh, good. Is it a long one?

Not long.

Oh.

[Caterpillar] Once there was
an extremely handsome young caterpillar

who lived in the middle
of a beautiful forest of mushrooms.

His life was very full,
and so was his belly.

[Rabbit]
But don't some mushrooms make you sick?

[Caterpillar] Some can make you very sick.

But, luckily, all the mushrooms here
were the good-for-you kind.

Phew.

[Caterpillar] "Then one day
some humans came along

and began bulldozing everything
to build a road.

The mushroom forest
was going to be destroyed.

[screams]

So I-- I mean he... bravely grabbed
the last of the mushrooms

and hid it beneath a fallen tree.

The last mushroom was saved.

And from that mushroom,
a whole new mushroom forest grew.

Thus, the caterpillar's brave deed made
the world a more delicious place to live.

[sighs]

[Rabbit] Hmm.

I agree the caterpillar
in the story was rather brave.

Naturally.

But all he had to worry about
was a gigantic bulldozer

and some huge stomping boots.

At least he didn't have
a [yelps] toothache.

Neither will you,

after you go to the dentist.

[scoffs] Thanks for the story.

I wish it had been longer.

[groaning]

What am I going to do?

I've just got to get out
of going to that dentist appointment.

I know!
I'll pick some flowers for the queen.

That'll delay me for a while.

[humming]

[yelps]

[chuckles] Oh.

Let's see.

Picking flowers
for the queen has delayed me for...

seven seconds.

Oh, dear.

Hmm.

There must be something else I can do.

I've got to find a way to be late.

[funky electronic music playing]

♪ Hurry, hurry, hurry
Rush, rush, rush ♪

♪ There's really no need
For all of this fuss ♪

♪ I'd like to finish
My game of solitaire ♪

♪ Why, I've got plenty of time to spare ♪

♪ Sometimes it's great
Great to be late ♪

♪ Dr. Livingston can surely wait ♪

-♪ Never hesitate ♪
-♪ To procrastinate ♪

-♪ Better late than never ♪
-♪ But better never late ♪

♪ What's all the rush?
What's all the hurry? ♪

♪ Biding my time is such a luxury ♪

♪ I have time to finish
This crossword puzzle ♪

♪ Sorry, just don't see
The pressing need for me to hustle ♪

[both] ♪ Let's deflate this great debate ♪

♪ Before we complicate our fate ♪

[purrs]

-♪ Never hesitate ♪
-♪ To procrastinate ♪

-♪ Better late than never ♪
-♪ But better never late ♪

No offense, Cat,
[scoffs] but I do have a watch of my own.

And I'm here
to watch you watch your watch.

Just as the queen commanded.

[chuckles]

Oh, come, now.

We both know the queen doesn't really care
if I go to the dentist or not.

-[phone rings]
-Oh.

Uh-huh.

Hello-- [yelps] Hello?

Rabbit, you haven't forgotten
that dentist disappointment, have you?

How could I, Your Majesty?

Good. I just wanted to remind you,
you have to be there in 20 minutes.

[sighs]

How thoughtful of you, Your Majesty.

Of course. Don't mention it.

[dial tone humming]

[creature roaring on TV]

[man] Watch out! Get back!

-I can't look.
-It's only a movie, Alice.

Ah, Attack of the Bunk People,
a movie classic.

-Mind if I watch?
-No, but it's already more than half over.

I don't mind coming in in the middle.

Excuse me. Pardon me.

Do you mind? Oh, good. Thank you.

I have all the time in the world today,
you know, nothing whatsoever to do.

But isn't it almost time
for your dentist appointment?

Uh, dentist appointment?
Why would I have a dentist appointment?

Oh, look.

Because of your toothache.

Oh, that.
Oh, my toothache's completely gone. Yes.

Absolutely no reason for me
to go to the dentist whatsoever.

In fact, my teeth have never felt better.

Great. So have some popcorn.

Oh. Uh, no. No.
I, um-- I'm not really all that hungry.

You wouldn't be saying that because
your tooth is still sore, would you?

Oh, no. No.

It's just that I don't want anyone else
to go hungry

because I ate all the popcorn.

There's plenty. Eat all you want.

Yeah, dig in.

After all,
your tooth doesn't hurt anymore.

Oh, uh... Uh...

[yelps]

Crystal, why don't you stop the movie
for a minute?

-[groans]
-Looks like your toothache's back.

-I don't think it ever left.
-[groans]

Pretending your tooth doesn't hurt
isn't gonna make it feel better.

But seeing the dentist
will make it feel better.

Why not just go to your appointment?

Well... Well, because, first of all,
I have far too much to do today.

And because the queen expects me
to be on the job.

-And because--
-Because you're afraid.

[sighs] That too.

I'm afraid I am afraid.

Oh, Mr. Rabbit,
there's no reason to be scared.

As long as it doesn't keep you
from doing what you want to do.

Or need to do.

I'll tell you what,
I'll go with you to the dentist.

You know, just for company.

Well, um...

Unless you'd like me
to come along instead.

Thank you.
You've been quite enough help already.

Just doing my job. [chuckles]

[sighs]

[grunting]

Let's get this over with.

Come along, Alice.

I've got a dentist appointment to get to.

-Way to go, Rabbit.
-Crystal, hit it.

Now, pack those things carefully.

Now, pack those things carefully.

They're valuable reminders
of my college days.

Ah, college days.

They're so long, long ago.

Not that long ago.

No, no, no.

[whistling]

Hello, Your Majesty.

I'm back from the dentist.

See? You did have time.

And while you were gone,

the Hatter and the Hare
happily volunteered to repack my trunk.

It was the least we could do.

Especially since we had no choice.

Mr. Rabbit was very brave, Your Majesty.

He was afraid to go to the dentist,
but he went anyway.

Did it... hurt?

Well, a little.

But not nearly as much as it did
before I had the tooth fixed.

And now my teeth are as good as new.

[Red Queen] Good for you, Rabbit.

To tell you the truth...
Or should I say "tooth"?

...once I got there,
it wasn't all that bad.

I don't know why
I procrastinated in the first place.

Yeah, and the dentist said
if he has regular checkups from now,

he probably won't even get
any more toothaches.

Well, we're glad you're feeling better.

We're also glad you don't have to wear
that goofy bandage anymore.

I should say so.
Talk about a fashion nightmare.

Oh, I will. A couple of nights ago,
I dreamed you were wearing these shorts

that were horrible.

Well, if you ask me, Mr. Rabbit...

-I think you are one smart bunny.
-Oh.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ One smart bunny, he's here to tell ♪

♪ A story about a tooth
That he knew so well ♪

♪ A story of a mouth
That started to swell ♪

♪ Until he took his teeth
To the dentist for relief ♪

♪ That's one smart bunny ♪

♪ Oh, it was nothing
Nothing much to tell ♪

[chuckles]

♪ And once I finally went
It was time well spent ♪

♪ I'm back in fashion
Now I can smile ♪

♪ And I-- I hadn't been able to do that
For a while ♪

-♪ I'm one smart bunny-- Oh! ♪
-♪ He's one smart bunny ♪

♪ With no sheet wrapped around his head ♪

♪ His wisdom teeth are just as wise
As the rest of Bunny's head ♪

-♪ He's one smart bunny ♪
-♪ I'm one smart bunny ♪

♪ Well, I do suppose I am ♪

[both] ♪ One smart bunny ♪

-♪ That's me ♪
-♪ That's him ♪

I hope you've learned your lesson.

There's no reason for anyone
to be afraid of a visit to the dentist.

Oh, I quite agree, Your Majesty. Yes.

In fact, Dr. Livingston mentioned
that he hadn't seen you for quite a while.

Yes, so I took the liberty
of making the appointment for you.

-A-- A dentist appointment for me?
-Yes.

Tomorrow afternoon, 3:00, sharp.

[Red Queen spluttering]

Bye!

Oh!

[mystical music playing]

-Dinah, where are you?
-[Dinah meows]

Still hiding from the thunder, huh?

It's okay.
Everybody's afraid of something.

[thunder crashes]

As I found out today,
even a rabbit can be a scaredy-cat.

Don't worry. The storm is almost over.

And it'll be easier
if we weather it together.

[theme music playing]

♪ That's all for now
But we'll see you again ♪

♪ Come back real soon
Now that we're all friends ♪

♪ Where every day is something new ♪

♪ With music, rhyme, and a dance or two ♪

♪ Use your imagination
And you'll understand ♪

♪ It's an adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventures in Wonderland ♪