01x32 - Pizza De Resistance

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

Guess what I got in the mail, Dinah.

It's a letter from my pen pal, Yvette.

She's on vacation in Italy.
Just listen to this.

"Dear Alice, I want to say grazie
for your last letter."

She says "grazie"
is Italian for "thank you."

I'll take that please. Grazie.

How exciting!

She went to the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
I saw a picture of it in school.

It's this old tower in Italy
that's famous,

because every year,
it leans more and more to one side.

You're right, Dinah.
It seems like the tower should fall over.

But things aren't always what they seem.

Especially in some places.

[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 ♪

-[gasps]
-I've got it! I've got it!

-Oh!
-Oh!

Phew! Thanks, Alice. That was too close.

It's supposed to be takeout pizza,
not takeoff.

I love ordering takeout pizza.

Oh, yes, so does the queen.

But we've tried every pizza parlor
in Wonderland,

and none have been able
to make a pizza to the queen's liking.

I'm afraid if she doesn't like this one,
she'll make me bake the pizza from now on.

I like to cook, but I guess
I wouldn't want to do it every night.

Exactly.

Is it any wonder I love pizza night?

Ha, ha!
The one night a week I don't have to cook.

[pop music playing]

♪ There's only so much that you can do ♪

♪ We all deserve a break ♪

♪ Oh, please, just once a week ♪

♪ For this poor rabbit's sake ♪

♪ Oh, pizza night, oh, pizza night
You mean so much to me ♪

-♪ You taste the best
-You let me rest ♪

♪ You're good as food can be ♪

♪ Oh, pizza night, oh, pizza night
A box of yummy treasure ♪

-♪ With lots of cheese
-I hope you please ♪

♪ And bring Her Highness pleasure ♪

♪ I certainly don't mean to complain ♪

♪ That's never been your style ♪

♪ But I sure hope this pizza pie ♪

♪ Will make our queen's royal tummy
Smile ♪

♪ Oh, pizza night, oh, pizza night
You mean so much to me ♪

-♪ You taste the best
-You let me rest ♪

♪ You're good as food can be ♪

♪ Oh, pizza night, oh, pizza night
A box of yummy treasure ♪

-♪ With lots of cheese
-I hope you please ♪

♪ And bring Her Highness pleasure ♪

Where is that rabbit?

My favorite program,
The Wonderland Years, is about to start,

and my pizza's not here yet. Oh!

Oh, a commercial.

[man] Wouldn't you like
a big juicy pizza right now?

Oh, Rabbit!

Where's my pizza?

Right here, Your Majesty.

Well, it's about time.

Uh, just the way you ordered it,
extra-large, with everything on it.

Uh, everything except anchovies, that is.

[chuckles] No fishy pizza for you.

Oh, good. Let's dig in.

[man on TV] Mm-mm!

Doesn't exactly look like the pizza
in the commercial, does it ?

I'll say, it looks like
a box of melted crayons.

[groans]
Uh, but with extra cheese, Your Majesty.

Just the way you, uh, like it.

Oh, harrumph.

-Well, let's try a piece.
-Oh, yes, let's.

Sorry, Your Majesty.

I do beg your pardon.

Oh!
What is this cheese made out of? Rubber?

Oh! Ow.

Well, it still may taste yummy,
Your Majesty.

Hm. Okay. You go first.

Me? Uh, me?

Ugh!

This pizza tastes like cardboard.

[laughs, then gasps]

It is cardboard, Your Majesty.

It stuck to the pizza box.

[groans]

Hand me another piece. Without cardboard.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Now this looks better.

Oops.

Not a very well-balanced meal, I'm afraid.

That does it! Take this pizza back
where you bought it.

-From now on, you will be my pizza chef.
-[gasps]

Oh, uh, Your Majesty,
I was just thinking...

why should the honor of pizza chef

be handed to me on a pizza platter?

Why not, um...? Uh...

Why not have a Royal Pizza Pie Contest?

And then all your subjects
can bake pizza using their own recipes,

and you can pick the best one.

And the winner of the contest

will become my royal pizza chef!

And work in that hot kitchen
on pizza night.

Oh, I love my idea! [laughing]

So do I.

Of course...

you will enter the contest.

[laughing]

Of course.

[laughing]

We're here about the contest,
Your Majesty.

Oh, Hatter.

-Don't tell me that's your pizza pie?
-You mind if I tell you?

Isn't this a little small for a pizza pie?

Besides, it's as light as a feather.

The best meringue always is.

Meringue?

On pizza pie?

I told you we should've gone
with a banana cream.

Lemon meringue pie?

I asked for pizza pie, not a piece of pie!

-Oh!
-Oh!

Oh. Your Majesty, I now wear
the chef's hat of my great-grand pater,

Il Cappellaio Pazzo.

I didn't know
your grandfather was Italian.

He wasn't.

Now, where would she get
a silly idea like that?

But Grandpa Il Cappellaio Pazzo did have

the world's best recipe for pizza.

-Well, do you have the recipe?
-No.

But who needs a recipe
when it's all up here?

[pop music playing]

♪ Hey, it's all up here
Who needs a recipe? ♪

♪ I've got know-how
No need to show me how ♪

♪ It's all up here ♪

♪ Why, I've got all I need above my brow ♪

♪ I'm just a natural ♪

♪ Who needs a plan? ♪

♪ Just let us have a goal we understand ♪

♪ Who needs instructions
When you've got it all? ♪

♪ It's all up here ♪

♪ It's all up here ♪

♪ We've got it all upstairs
We're, oh, so smart ♪

♪ No blueprints needed
'Cause it's all up here ♪

♪ The two of us
Are experts from the start ♪

♪ We're good at everything ♪

♪ Who needs a plan? ♪

♪ Just let us have a goal we understand ♪

♪ Who needs instructions
When you got it all? ♪

♪ It's all up here! ♪

[laughing]

Now, don't worry, Your Majesty.

We won't disappoint you.

Oh, we sure won't.

Why, we'll make you
a delicious pizza pie this big:

-[gasps] Oh.
-Oh!

Oh, yeah. It'll be biggie, biggie, biggie.

Oh.

Let's see, "Add two cups flour."

Oh, this is just awful.

If my pizza wins
the queen's pizza contest,

I'll be in this hot kitchen
seven nights a week.

Hi, Mr. Rabbit.
May I borrow a cup of flour?

I'm helping Mr. Caterpillar
bake his pizza.

Certainly, Alice. There's enough left
in the box I just used.

Wait, Mr. Rabbit! That's not flour.

Look, there's soap in this box.

[gasps]
By my fur and whiskers, you're right!

Why, one slice of the queen's pizza
would clean a whole load of laundry.

Good thing I caught you before you made
the queen's pizza with soap.

Just think of what she might've done.

[laughing, then gasping]

Yes!

She would have been foaming at the mouth,

and then she would have hated my pizza
and never made me the royal pizza chef.

Mr. Rabbit, if I didn't know any better

I'd think you were deliberately
trying not to bake a good pizza.

Why, Alice, I'm surprised at me-- Uh, you!

Uh, why would I do that?

Well...

perhaps deep down,
I was trying to lose the contest

just so that I wouldn't have
to cook every night.

Can you blame me?

No, I understand.

And if it helps any,
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

-[gasps]
-That you lose.

Oh!

Thanks.

[sighs]

So have you decided yet
what kind of pizza you're going to make?

Why, an award-winning one, of course.

I'll just follow a recipe
from my favorite cookbook,

How to Cook Italian by Mamma Mia.

Let's see. Ah!

Here we go.

"How to prepare
a perfectly pleasing pepperoni pizza."

Is it the alliteration of the pepperoni
that's making you frown?

No, it's not the alliteration.

Using words that all start
with the same sound is fun.

Then you don't like pepperoni pizza?

I don't know. I've never had one before.
I always eat plain cheese pizzas.

Oh, my dear girl!

What you need to try is a variety.

Variety? I've never heard
of that kind of pizza before.

No.

"Variety" means
a number of different kinds.

Oh, well, I like a variety of cheeses
on my cheese pizza.

I don't think I'm quite making my point.

Perhaps, a story will help.

Once there was a charming
chimpanzee named Ashley.

Ashley was a very happy chimpanzee

because she got to have
a peanut butter sandwich for every meal.

Her father made her
a peanut butter sandwich for dinner.

Ashley's mother made her
a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast.

And Ashley made
her own peanut butter sandwich for lunch.

[school bell rings]

When Ashley's friends wanted
to trade sandwiches at lunchtime,

Ashley would never agree.

"Don't you get tired of nothing

but peanut butter sandwiches
all the time," asked her friends.

"No. I like peanut butter,"
replied Ashley.

They tried to get Ashley
to try something new,

but Ashley was not interested.

Then one day,

Charlie accidentally dropped a banana
on Ashley's sandwich.

And Ashley got a taste of something new.

And she liked it.

So from then on,

Ashley had a peanut butter
sandwich for dinner,

and a peanut butter sandwich
for breakfast.

But for lunch, she had peanut butter
and banana sandwiches.

Because Ashley had learned
that it's good to try new things.

Oh, I get the idea, Mr. Caterpillar.

I'll never know if I like anything new
unless I give it a try.

Exactly.

How are we gonna make a pizza
without pepperoni?

You know, if we wanna win the contest,

maybe we should try
something different on our pizza,

instead of the same old pepperoni.

-That's a good idea.
-Mm-hm.

Let's try something new.

[funk music playing]

♪ If you always do
The same old pizza thing ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

♪ It will always have
That same old ring... to it ♪

-♪ You might wanna go with a jalapeño
-Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Or dump on a bit of oregano ♪

♪ Mm! Just do it! ♪

♪ Goat cheese, pineapple, mushrooms too ♪

♪ Eggplant, olives and onions will do ♪

♪ And just when you thought
That pizza was through ♪

♪ Try something new! ♪

♪ Well, how about you? ♪

♪ Let's try something new ♪

♪ Don't be stuck in a rut
Change a topping or two ♪

♪ Who says you've got to simmer
In the same old stew? ♪

♪ Nobody, that's who ♪

♪ Add a bit of this, and a dab of that too
Try something new ♪

♪ Dump on lot, a little won't do
Try something new ♪

-♪ Maybe no anchovies
-Come on, brother, try something new ♪

♪ Let's try something new ♪

♪ Try something new! ♪

How about a little barbecue chicken?

Sounds good.

A maybe some pine nuts.

[Cheshire Cat]
And don't forget the catnip.

-Catnip?
-Catnip?

-That wasn't me who said that.
-That wasn't me who said that.

It's the favorite at the kitty cafeteria.

Cat, I should have known
that you'd suggest catnip.

Well, at least
don't leave off the anchovies.

Not on your nine lives.

This pizza is for the queen,
and she hates anchovies.

But what's a pizza without anchovies? Hm?

In this case, prize-winning.

Say, Cat, don't you have
a ball of yarn to play with?

Sheesh.

You're trying to spice up an otherwise
humdrum Dee and Dum pizza,

and look at the thanks you get.

Arrivederci!

Well, ahem, that looks like
a prize-winning pizza to me.

Let's go check on the oven.

Now, then...

a pizza without anchovies
isn't a real pizza.

I better help them out.

[sniffs] Ah!

Now that's a pizza.

[cackles]

So, Rabbit, how's my pizza coming?

Uh, I've just finished putting
on the cheese, Your Majesty.

Finished? It looks to me
like you haven't started.

You know I like oodles and oodles

and oodles of cheese.

[laughs] Oh!

Now stay on your toes,

or someone else might win this contest.

-Okay.
-Mm!

Okay, Hare, I believe
we have all our ducks in a row.

Well, just keep them away from the pizza.

Oh, no. That's just an expression.

It means that we are organized
and ready to make our pizza.

If you need a cheese expert,
I'm just the mouse for the job.

I know my cheese from A to Brie.

-[laughs]
-Uh...

-Hatter?
-Mm-hm?

We seem to have forgotten the pizza dough.

No problem. Bread has dough in it.

So we'll just use a loaf of bread.

Oh! [chuckles] Uh...

And I don't see a pizza pan.

Right. Because I don't have one.

I thought we'd use this meatloaf pan.

Did you make any meatballs?

Why waste time making meatballs

when you can just throw
the hamburger meat in all at once?

Wait a minute.

You don't have pizza dough,
you don't have a pizza pan,

and you don't have any meatballs?

Do you have a recipe?

Pfft! I don't need a recipe.
It's all up here.

Uh-oh. Sounds like a recipe for trouble.

-We have some meat.
-Hamburger meat in here.

-There you go, bell pepper.
-Oh, ding-dong.

Some mushroom...

Sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms.

Well, I guess I can't really go wrong

since the queen
likes everything on her pizza.

Everything, except... anchovies.

How's my pizza?

What? Nothing. Fine.

I'm just trying to decide
what toppings to put on, Your Majesty.

Oh, of course,
you want to put on a lot of mushrooms.

[laughs] Oh, and a lot of sausage.

Oh, and onions.

But, Your Majesty, isn't helping me
unfair to the other contestants?

Oh, I'm not helping you.

You were planning on putting all of these
wonderful toppings on my pizza, anyway.

I mean, it's not like you were going
to add anchovies.

-How did your pizza turn out?
-Not bad.

But I think I'll try another piece
just to be sure.

Well?

Well...

I think I'll have another piece.
I'm still not sure what I think.

You know what I think?

You were more interested
in making pizza for yourself

than for the queen's contest.

Oh! Oh! Oh!

That is not entirely correct.

I also made it for you.

Have a piece.

Mm! I love pepperoni pizza.
It's better than plain cheese any day.

Now aren't you glad
you tried something new?

I want to welcome all the chefs
to the Royal Pizza Contest.

Remember, the winner of the contest
will be named the royal pizza chef,

and have the great honor
of cooking my pizza

every Saturday night in the royal kitchen.

Now let's get started
because something smells delicious.

Oh, well, you must be smelling our pizza,
Your Majesty.

Hare, it's in the bag.

No, it's not. It's under the napkin.

Wait a minute, this isn't a pizza.

This looks like meatloaf.

How true that is.

I trust this won't hurt
our chances of winning.

Wait till you try our pizza, Your Majesty.

It's unlike any you've ever tasted.

We like to think of it
as a pièce de résistance.

Or should I say, pizza de resistance?

Oh, it looks yummy.

Barbecue chicken, pine nuts.

Wait a minute. [sniffing]

That smell...

Anchovies!

-What?
-What?

Did I hear the word "anchovies"?

Something's fishy,
and it's not just the pizza.

Hm. Seems like too many hands,

or should I say paws, spoiled our pizza.

Sorry, Tweedles,

but you're disqualified
on account of fish.

I'll never eat this.

In that case...

I'll just sprinkle a little catnip on,

and it will be... perfect.

[laughs]

Hi, Your Majesty. How's the contest going?

Oh, harrumph.

Some contest this turned out to be.

There's only one pizza left.

So, Rabbit, I guess you're the winner.

Well, Your Majesty,
you really should taste it first.

Just to be sure.

Oh, I don't need to taste it.
I know it's great.

Well, I practically made it myself.

So I guess this makes me
the royal pizza chef.

Yes! Congratulations!

But wait a minute, Your Majesty.

If you made the pizza yourself,

then Mr. Rabbit
doesn't really deserve to win.

Hm. You've got a point there, Alice.

According to the rules,
if you made the best pizza,

then you should be the royal pizza chef.

Me? But I can't be
the royal pizza chef to the queen.

I am the queen.

But I must admit,

I did enjoy rolling up my sleeves

and wiggle-waggling my fingers
in that mozzarella cheese.

Then, uh, perhaps you wouldn't mind

baking your own pizza on pizza night?

Oh. Come to think of it, no.

And you wouldn't mind
if I took that night off?

Mind? I insist on it.

I don't want anyone in my kitchen
when I'm cooking.

Well, just don't stand there, Rabbit.

Let's serve up my prize-winning pizza.

[soul music playing]

♪ I'm a pizza-baking queen
And my pizza reigns supreme ♪

♪ It's the hottest thing around
It'll be known from town to town ♪

♪ Give them all a slice ♪

♪ It's my prize-winning pizza ♪

♪ Well, you want cheese? ♪

♪ There's a mountain of it ♪

♪ My mouth waters at the thought of it ♪

♪ No more cardboard pizza for this queen ♪

♪ I'm breaking from the mold
My pizza's new and bold ♪

♪ A beauty to behold ♪

♪ Give them all a slice
Of my prize-winning pizza ♪

♪ And the sauce on it, the perfect kind ♪

♪ It brings out flavor
That's just divine ♪

♪ Oh, so fine! ♪

♪ My prize-winning pizza tops the list ♪

♪ It's got a flavor
That you cannot resist ♪

♪ P-I-Z-Z-A P-I-E
That's what it means to me ♪

♪ It's a pizza lover's dream ♪

♪ My pizza reigns supreme ♪

♪ Stand aside for my prize-winning pizza ♪

♪ Get out of the way
For my prize-winning pizza ♪

♪ Give them all a slice of my ♪

♪ Prize-winning pizza ♪

Well, Dinah, I guess I should sit down
and answer Yvette's letter,

and say thank you.

I mean, grazie,
for telling me all about Italy.

Especially the part
about the Leaning Tower of Pizza.

Oops.

Did I say "pizza"?

I meant the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Now why do you suppose I said "pizza"?

Dear Yvette...

[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 ♪

♪ Adventures in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventures in Wonderland ♪