01x28 - Rip-Roaring Rabbit Tales/Rabbit Without a Cause

[bunniefuu]

[quirky music playing]

[thunder crashing]

-Isn't it ever going to stop raining?
-[Dinah meows]

Oops. Careful with those books, Dinah.

They're not mine.
They came from the library.

[meows]

You don't like the rain either?

We're both stuck inside until it lets up.

Wait. There is something I could do.

Sorry to leave you behind, Dinah.

I know just the place to go
if I want a little excitement.

[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 ♪

[sighs]

[rumba music playing]

[sighs]

-Hi, Mr. Rabbit.
-Oh!

-Oh. Hello, Alice.
-What's going on?

-Floor wax.
-What?

Floor wax is going on. On the floor.

What I meant was "what's going on"
as in, what are you doing today?

You know, for fun.

[gasps] Waxing the royal floor is fun.

If one knows how to do it properly.
Stand back.

Allow me to demonstrate.

See? [chuckles]

And not only is it fun,

but just look at that shine.

It helps if one has large, fuzzy feet
to do the polishing.

I see. But I was hoping there might be
something more exciting going on.

Ooh, well, if you like excitement,

after I finish the floor,
you could help me wash the dishes,

oh, trim the hedges...

do the royal grocery shopping.

That's it?

All right, if there's time,
we could dust the furniture.

But I'm not promising a thing.

There's such a thing as too much fun.

Fun? Those are just
normal everyday chores.

Can't you imagine something more exciting?

[upbeat music playing]

♪ It may seem that I'm waxing the floor
But I am waltzing with a dinosaur ♪

♪ Doing the dishes can be fun too ♪

♪ If you have a leprechaun
Do them with you ♪

♪ If you use your head
While getting your chores done ♪

♪ It will be more fun ♪

♪ Cleaning your room
In a polka-dotted hat ♪

♪ Can you imagine that? ♪

♪ Tending the garden, it is a breeze ♪

♪ When there's bubble gum and lollipops
Sprouting through the weeds ♪

♪ I'll wash the dog and brush his hair ♪

♪ Then he turns into a buffalo
In purple underwear ♪

♪ If you use your head
While getting your chores done ♪

♪ It will be more fun ♪

♪ Cleaning your room
In a polka-dotted hat ♪

♪ Can you imagine that? ♪

Hmm.

Those things do sounds exciting, Alice.

Oh, but, uh...

I've got a floor to wax.

Okay. Never mind.

Maybe I'll go see what the queen is doing.
Is she in?

Oh, yes.

She's inside now, planning
for the royal dance contest tomorrow.

-I'm sure she'd love to tell you about it.
-Okay. I'll go talk to her.

-See you later, Mr. Rabbit.
-Goodbye.

[Rabbit sighs]

-My.
-Oh!

Aren't you a barrel of laughs?

-Oh, it's you.
-[laughs]

It's so sad.

I don't know what you mean.

Just look at you.
A young bunny, still in his prime.

And yet here you are,
trapped in a dull, boring life.

My life is not boring.

[laughs]

Why, I have plenty
of excitement to fill my days.

No offense, Rabbit,

but your life is about as exciting
as watching paint dry.

[gasps]

So, what's your point?

[meows]

I'm afraid you wouldn't know excitement
if it looked you in the face.

Hmph. What does he know?

My life is very exciting. Hmph.

In fact,
sometimes I don't know how I can stand it.

[Red Queen] Rabbit!

Oh, there you are.
I have something for you to do.

Oh, uh, something exciting, Your Majesty?

Not unless returning a cookbook
to the Caterpillar

is your ideal of a thrill.

-Ooh!
-Now put on your skates and hurry up.

I want you back here in time
to dust my collection of royal vases.

Alice, come. You can help me decide
what to wear for the dance contest.

[laughs, then hums]

-See you later, Mr. Rabbit.
-[Rabbit] Oh, yes.

Goodbye. Have, uh, fun.

[groaning]

Hello, Caterpillar.

I'm returning the cookbook--
Uh, I say, I'm returning the cookbook--

I'm returning the cookbook
the queen borrowed.

Oh, Red Hot Royal Recipes.

Did she find any dishes she liked?

Oh, yes. The regal radish rolls really
spiced up an otherwise boring dinner.

[Caterpillar] Hmm.

And speaking of something
that needs spicing up,

-let me--
-[shoes honk]

Let me ask you a question.

Certainly.

Do you think my life is, uh...
How shall I put this?

...unexciting, uninteresting--

Unbelievably dull?

Well, I wouldn't go that far.

No one's life is exciting all the time.

You can't expect a thrill a minute.

-I'd settle for a thrill a year.
-Hmm.

Your predicament reminds me of a story.

Once there was a bored little boy
named Ralph.

Ralph's parents
didn't want him to be bored,

so they got him a book
of stories from the library.

"What good is this?" Ralph griped.
"It's just a boring old book."

But suddenly, the book spoke.

"Don't judge a book by its cover,"
the book said.

"My pages are full of excitement."

Ralph was curious, so he opened the book.

And to his surprise,
the book grabbed him from page one.

Together, Ralph and the book
traveled to strange lands

and had exciting adventures.

Before Ralph had time
to share all the book's adventures,

it was time for the book
to return to the library.

"But I wasn't finished reading,"
Ralph said.

"Do you have to go?"

"Yes," the book said.

"You wouldn't want me to be overdue,
would you?

But don't worry.
You can check me out anytime you like."

So Ralph did.

And from then on,
Ralph was never bored again.

Ooh.

-[engine starts]
-Ooh!

So you see,

even if your hands
are doing something uninteresting,

your imagination can supply
all the excitement you need.

Hmm.

I think that's what Alice was saying
this morning.

You really think so?

Of course.

And there's nothing better
than a good book

to get your imagination going.

Here.

The Adventures of Rip-Roaring Rabbit.

Believe me,
you won't be able to put it down.

Oops.

I'd better get back to the palace.

Pretty soon.

Just one more chapter.

Wow.

Rip-Roaring Rabbit goes on one wild
and wooly adventure after another.

Oh, it must be great
to lead such an exciting life.

Where was I? Where was I? Oh, yes.

So Rip-Roaring Rabbit
jumped into his plane

and flew deep into uncharted territory.

[rousing music playing]

He had to deliver fresh carrots
to the remote island.

Otherwise, they'd have nothing to eat
all winter but canned lima beans.

Suddenly, a storm hit.

[thunder crashing]

His small plane was tossed like a leaf.

But through it all,
one thought kept him going:

"I must deliver those carrots."

Of course, he made it,

and the village was saved
from a winter of bland canned vegetables.

[Dum] Rabbit. Rabbit!

Thank you. Thank you all. It was nothing.

-Nothing at all.
-What was nothing?

What are you talking about?
Why are you waving to us?

Hmm? What?

Oh. Waving? No. No. Um...

I was just shooing away a mosquito.
Shoo, shoo there. Go away.

[Dee chuckles]

-Good book, huh, Rabbit?
-What, this?

Well, yes. It's quite exciting, actually.

I guess I did get
a little caught up in it.

-More than a little.
-But that's okay. I know how it is.

You know it.
Once I get into the book I like,

I can hardly put it down.

[hip-hop music playing]

-[rapping] ♪ One more sentence ♪
-[rapping] ♪ Just one more line ♪

-♪ When a book is good ♪
-♪ It's hard to decline ♪

♪ It's hard to refrain
You just want to keep reading ♪

♪ You can't abstain ♪

♪ Because the story's got you needing
To know what comes next ♪

♪ Just one more chapter
Will they make it to the island? ♪

♪ Tell me what comes after ♪

[both singing] ♪ It's a real page-turner
It's a real mind churner ♪

♪ And it doesn't matter
If you don't have time ♪

♪ You've got to read just more line ♪

[rapping] ♪ Just another paragraph
To see what happens ♪

[rapping] ♪ When it's a page-turner
There's no time for nappin' ♪

-♪ You can't put it down ♪
-♪ You'll keep on reading ♪

♪ You'll carry it around ♪

♪ Because the story's got you needing
To know what comes next ♪

♪ Just one more chapter ♪

♪ Will they find the hidden treasure? ♪

♪ Tell me what comes after ♪

[both singing] ♪ It's a real page-turner
It's a real mind churner ♪

♪ And it's doesn't matter
If you don't have time ♪

♪ You've got to read just more line ♪

♪ You've got to read just more line ♪

♪ That's right ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

Well, that's true.

But as for me,

I'm reading just to escape
from my own humdrum existence for a while.

-What do you mean, humdrum?
-Well, I-- Well, let's face it.

My life's not exactly filled
with excitement.

Oh, come on, Rabbit.

You make it sound like your life
is as boring as watching paint dry.

Yeah. You do all kinds of exciting things.

Oh? Like what?

Like where you... Um... tell him, Dee.

Lots of things. I mean, you always...

And then there's when you...
And there's the times when...

See? You do so many exciting things,
we can't even name them all.

[Dee & Dum chuckle]

Nice try.

Sorry. Listen, um,
maybe we'd better get going.

Right.

We'll let you get back to your book.

Now, let see.

Where was I? Where was I?

Oh, yes.

"There he was,

alone on safari
where no rabbit had ventured before."

Oh, how exciting.

Out on safari.

"The rest of the expedition
had turned back.

Rip-Roaring Rabbit alone forged onward,

braving terrible heat...

to say nothing of the humidity.

Facing ferocious safari beasts.

[zebra braying]

[elephant trumpets]

Until, finally, he had found it:

the Golden Carrot of Kilimanjaro.

He reached for it, carefully,

carefully...

when suddenly, an alarm sounded.

-[alarm wailing]
-The carrot was booby-trapped!

A gigantic boulder rolled
straight towards him.

Was this is the end
of Rip-Roaring Rabbit?"

[screaming]

-[cell phone ringing]
-Oh!

Hello?

Rabbit? What took you so long
to answer your phone?

-There was this gigantic boulder--
-Never mind. Just listen.

I want to practice for the dance contest,
but I don't have music.

Go to the Hatter and borrow a few records.

Tango, mambo, rumba, cha-cha-cha,
you know, the usual.

Yes, Your Majesty.

-And hurry up about it!
-Yes, Your Majesty.

Remember, I still need you to dust
my collection of royal rose vases today.

-[dial tone humming]
-[huffs]

Borrowing records, dusting rose vases...

I'll bet Rip-Roaring Rabbit
never has to do such unexciting things.

[sighs]

Now, then, Alice, there are several things
one needs to win a dance contest.

First, one must be a great dancer.

-No problem there, of course.
-Of course.

And second, one needs a good partner.

No problem there either.

My partner for the contest
will be the King of Diamonds.

Is he a good dancer?

No. But he never complains
when I step on his toes. [laughs]

And finally,
the most important thing of all,

great dancing shoes.

[Red Queen laughs] Oh, oh.

-All these boxes are boxes of dance shoes?
-That's right.

Ballet slippers for when I ballet.

Cowgirl boots for square dancing.

What about these?

Oh, those are for the foxtrot, of course.

What kind of dancing
are you doing for the contest?

Oh. Oh, the mambo, the tango,

the rumba, and my personal favorite,
the cha-cha-cha.

[upbeat jazz music playing]

♪ Take a look at my collection
Make a thorough inspection ♪

♪ You'll find a selection
For dancing perfection ♪

♪ I've got closets full of dancing shoes ♪

♪ And when I'm invited to dance
I just can't refuse ♪

♪ 'Cause there's nothin', no, nothin'
Like a danceable beat ♪

♪ The way it makes you move your feet ♪

♪ When you've got the rhythm
I daresay ♪

♪ What fun it is dancing the night away ♪

♪ A ballet or ballroom
Waltz or Watusi ♪

♪ A twist or a tango
Or just a hokey-pokey ♪

♪ For any occasion
Or any persuasion ♪

♪ I've got the shoes
For every kind of dance ♪

♪ Well, there's nothin', no, nothin'
Like a danceable beat ♪

♪ The way it makes you move your feet ♪

♪ When you've got the rhythm
I daresay ♪

♪ What fun it is dancing the night away ♪

Hello?

Anybody at home?

Hatter? Hare?

Dormouse?

Hmm. I wonder where everyone is.

Surprise!

Surprise!

Surprise!

What did you do that for?

Because it's a surprise tea party.

But it's not my birthday.
Why are you surprising me?

Oh, we were ready to surprise
the first person who came along.

You just happen to be the lucky one.

So it's a surprise party
for no one in particular?

-Mm-hm.
-That's ridiculous.

But it's more exciting
than a regular tea party,

wouldn't you say?

Well, yes, I suppose I would.

And I could use
a little excitement in my life.

Aw.

Does your life seem dull,
boring, pointless,

without even the tiniest shred of fun?

Well, uh... yes.

Especially compared to the adventures
I've been reading about in this book.

You shouldn't compare your life
to a storybook.

Especially that book.

Why, compared to Rip-Roaring Rabbit,

even my exciting life
is as dull as dishwater.

Speaking of dishwater,
we're out of teaspoons.

And speaking of teaspoons,
well, look on the bright side.

You're here
for an exciting surprise tea party.

Oh, well, yes, that's true.

Oh, but I can't stay.
I'm here on official business.

[clears throat]

The queen wishes to borrow some music.

Oh, certainly.
I'd be happy to loan her a few records.

Come on, Hare!

[Rabbit] But, uh, wait, I...

You don't even know
what kind of music she wants.

[both] Good point.

Ye-- Yes. [clears throat]
She wants dance music.

Tango, mambo, rumba, cha-cha,

uh, the usual sort of thing
when practicing for a dance contest.

Boy, good thing we stopped.

I was gonna dig out
my old yodeling records.

[Hare yodels, then laughs]

[sighs]

Well, I might as well read a bit
while I wait.

Let's see. Where was I? Oh, yes.

"There he was, a lone rabbit
against an invasion of fearsome monsters."

Monsters? Oh, no.

Oh, no. It's just in my book.

But think how brave
Rip-Roaring Rabbit must be.

"Monsters were attacking from all sides.

There was panic in the streets.

The city faced certain destruction
unless someone, somehow,

could stop the monster's horrible attack.

Luckily, Rip-Roaring Rabbit was there.

He fearlessly faced the savage beasts
and drove them off.

[heroic music playing]

The city was saved."

[crowd cheering]

[Mad Hatter] Rabbit? Rabbit.

Thank you. Thank you all. You're too kind.

It's no big deal.

The queen can borrow these records
as long as she wants.

What? Hmm? Oh! Oh.

The queen. Yes.
Uh, records. Right. I knew that.

[all grunt]

What are you doing?

Following you. Can't you tell?

Yes, but why?

To give the queen dancing lessons.

Didn't you say
she needed to practice for a contest?

You two are dance instructors?

Our dance card.

"Hatter and Hare, royal dance teachers.

Helping queens cut a rug since 1992."

Trust us, the queen will be delighted
to be in such good hands.

-Or should we say... feet.
-Feet.

[zany music playing]

What do you mean, dance lessons?
Are you saying I'm not a good dancer?

-Uh-- Uh--
-Uh-- Uh-- Of course not, Your Majesty.

But even an expert
like you needs to practice.

Mm...

Now, what order
would you like to practice in?

Mambo, tango, rumba, cha-cha?

-Or cha-cha, mambo, rumba, tango?
-Or tango, rumba, cha-cha, mambo?

-We could do tango, cha-cha, mambo, rumba.
-I don't care! Start the music.

All right.

-[Rabbit sighs]
-How's it going, Mr. Rabbit?

Oh, you know,
same old dull, boring chores.

I thought I might work out here
and watch someone else have fun.

Now, Your Majesty,

our contest-winning dance method
is very simple.

You merely follow the dancing footsteps.
Observe.

-[Hare] ♪ One, two ♪
-[Mad Hatter] ♪ Cha-cha-cha ♪

-[Hare] ♪ Move the feet ♪
-[Mad Hatter] ♪ Cha-cha-cha ♪

See? Now it's your turn.

Oh, wait. Wait.

♪ One, two, cha-cha-cha ♪

♪ Watch the screen, cha-cha-cha ♪

-♪ Way to go, Your Majesty ♪
-♪ You're a natural ♪

♪ Yes, I see
I think I'm getting it ♪

-Oh, no, I'm not.
-The queen is pretty good.

Wouldn't it be exciting if she won?

Oh, yes, very exciting, for her.

♪ Looking good, cha-cha-cha ♪

♪ Faster now, cha-cha-cha ♪

Faster.

[Red Queen] Wait. It's too fast.

-♪ Spin your partner, cha-cha-cha ♪
-♪ Spin your partner ♪

♪ Comin' at you, cha-cha-- ♪

-Whoa!
-[Red Queen screaming]

Look out!

[heroic music playing]

Rabbit, that was an amazing save.

-A real close call.
-That sure was a close call.

I'll say.

In fact, that was as exciting

as any adventure in this book
of stories you've been reading.

Yes, it was exciting, wasn't it?

And you know what? Who needs it?

♪ I made it to the end ♪

♪ All in one piece ♪

♪ Adventure after adventure ♪

♪ I thought they'd never cease ♪

♪ Then suddenly ♪

♪ The vase was falling
To the ground, ground, ground ♪

♪ I was running
All around, round, round ♪

♪ Just before a horrible
Sound, sound, sound ♪

♪ I caught it in one single catch
I truly did astound ♪

♪ It was one close call ♪

♪ And I don't think I need
That kind of thrill at all ♪

♪ I can't fight monsters every day ♪

♪ Somebody has to keep things going
In the normal way ♪

♪ If I need excitement
I'll just go look ♪

♪ Inside the pages of my favorite book ♪

♪ That was one close call ♪

♪ And I don't think I need
That kind of thrill at all ♪

Close call is right.

That's my most beautiful vase.

If you would've broken it,
it would've come out of your salary.

-Oh.
-Hmm.

Look like you got your wish
for a little excitement, Rabbit.

Well, if that's what it's like
to live an exciting life,

give me my boring old chores any day.

What do you mean?

I mean, from now on,
if I want a little excitement,

I'll get it from a book.

Good idea.

[all] Oh!

Oh, Rabbit...

You know, Dinah, just because it's raining
outside doesn't mean I have to be bored.

-[meows]
-I can have fun indoors.

After all, there's plenty of excitement
in the pages of a good book.

Hmm. Looks like you're not in the mood
for excitement.

That's okay.

You finish your nap
while I finish my book.

[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 ♪