03x32 - The Color of Wobucks

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

Boy, can Mom be unfair sometimes.

-[meows]
-Oh.

I saw this great outfit in the window
of the Calico Clothes Source,

but Mom said it was too expensive.

Then you know what she said to me?
She said, "Money doesn't grow on trees."

Now why would she say that?

I know you can't just go
and pick money off a tree.

Wouldn't it be neat if trees
did have money instead of leaves?

If that were the case,
you wouldn't have any trouble

getting me to rake
under the trees in the fall.

If there were a place magical enough
for money to go on trees,

I know where it would be.

[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 ♪

Three hundred and forty-two...

Three hundred and forty-three, 344...

-Hi, Your Majesty.
-Oh, fiddlesticks! You made me lose count.

-Sorry.
-Oh, that's all right.

I don't really need to count my money

to know what to write
on this bank deposit slip.

When it's about wobucks,
I'll put what I always put.

Oodles and oodles.

-Was Mr. Rabbit too busy to count it?
-Uh...

Oh, I'd never waste Rabbit's valuable time
with something so unimportant.

Okay, I admit it.

I do it myself
because I love to count my money.

[dance music playing]

♪ If there's one thing I know
That will make my day ♪

♪ It's counting my dough
Takes my troubles away ♪

♪ Money, money, money
I can't count enough ♪

♪ I think this dough
Is really great stuff ♪

♪ One wobuck, two wobuck
Three wobuck, four ♪

♪ I could count forevermore ♪

♪ The bigger the pile
That needs to be counted ♪

♪ The bigger the smile
On my face is mounted ♪

♪ Money, money, money
I can't count it enough ♪

♪ I think this dough
Is really great stuff ♪

♪ One wobuck, two wobuck
Three wobuck, four ♪

♪ I could count forevermore ♪

♪ Oodles and oodles
Of money through my hands ♪

♪ I'm the happiest queen in Wonderland ♪

Rabbit! Rabbit! Oh, Rabbit.

My weekly bank deposit
is ready to take to the royal teller.

And whatever you do,

don't let anybody know
you have a bag full of money.

[gasps]

Uh...

-One question, Your Majesty.
-What's that?

If we never want anyone to know
I'm carrying a bag full of money,

why do I always carry it in a bag
that has dollar signs on it?

Good grief. Don't bother me with details.
Just be careful.

Remember, money doesn't grow on trees.

Come on, Alice.

Say, bunny.
Where were you headed with that money?

[gasps]

How did you know I had money in this bag?

Oh, call it a hunch.
Call it a lucky guess.

Call it 20-20 vision.

I spotted the dollar sign a mile away.

I talk and talk and talk,
but does the queen ever listen? No.

Scalawag Jones here. And you are?

Oh, I'm the White Rabbit.

Mighty glad to shake your hand.

Oh, well, you're not shaking my hand.

You're shaking my wobucks.

Oh! So I am.
But as long as you brought it up,

you wouldn't be interested
in investing those wobucks, would you?

Oh, you mean putting them somewhere now

so that when I take them out later,
I'll have more of them?

What would you say if I told you

that I had a way to make your dough grow?

-[gasps] My dough?
-You know, simoleon.

Moolah!

Money.

You see, with this little seed...

right here,

you can have your own,
honest to goodness, no buts about it...

-money tree.
-[gasps]

[laughs]

Oh, boy. You must think
I just fell off the carrot truck.

Everyone knows
money doesn't grow on trees.

Ah! But you're wrong.

Why, if you just take this seed,

plant it in open ground,
cover it with a foot of soil,

add a pad of butter
and a generous helping of syrup...

-A pad of butter and syrup?
-What?

Oh, sorry. Scratch that last part.
I used to sell waffles irons.

Long time--
The point is, if you just plant this seed,

you can watch your dough grow.

[pop music playing]

♪ I'll tell you, friend
A little known fact ♪

♪ A secret that I share ♪

♪ If you listen and take my advice
You'll become a zillionaire ♪

♪ I've got something in my hand
That's worth its weight in gold ♪

♪ Just plant this seed
And step right back ♪

♪ And watch your dough grow ♪

♪ This is a seed to a money tree ♪

♪ The wobucks sprout just like leaves ♪

♪ Plant it now, and tomorrow
You can watch your dough grow ♪

♪ What a lucky break for you ♪

♪ I'm in such a generous mood ♪

♪ You'll become a big hero ♪

♪ Stand back and watch your dough grow ♪

♪ Take this seed, grow a money tree ♪

♪ The wobucks sprout just like leaves ♪

♪ Plant it now, and tomorrow ♪

♪ You can watch your dough grow ♪

♪ You can watch your dough grow ♪

[scat singing]

Well, I don't know.
You, uh, wouldn't deceive me, would you?

Now why would I ever fool you?

Because it's well known
throughout Wonderland

that I'm an easy mark for any con man,
sharpy or bunko artist.

This isn't even my money.
It belongs to the queen.

Then it's your royal duty to buy it.

[gasps] There's a wobuck inside.

It is a money tree seed. Oh! Oh!

How much do you want for it?

-Uh, how much is in your bag?
-Oh, oodles and oodles of money.

I wouldn't let this little baby go

for less than oodles and oodles
and oodles of money. But for you...

-sold!
-Oh!

Wow! The seed of a money tree.

And I was smart enough
to spend Her Majesty's money on it.

Can you imagine the look
on the queen's face when I tell her?

Oh, I can imagine.

See you later, Mr. Jones.

Not if I see you first.

Hey, Rabbit, join us in a cup of tea?

I can't. I'm on my way to the palace
with a surprise for the queen.

I just spent oodles and oodles
of her money on this seed of a money tree.

Did you just hear what I heard?

The sound of the wind as it whispered
through the Wonderland Woods?

No!

He meant that business about
the Rabbit blowing the queen's money

on some phony seed
for some phony money tree.

Can you imagine the look on
the queen's face when he tells her?

Oh, I can imagine.

[shuddering]

A money tree? You can't be serious.

Well, not usually. But since
Rabbit's a friend, I'll give it a try.

Pinniped and I are concerned
that once the queen finds out,

Rabbit will be in the royal doghouse.

Actually, I kind of enjoyed my stay there.
Great rumpus room.

We'd sure like to help Rabbit,
but the problem is

money doesn't grow on trees.

I think you'd better listen to this story.

Once there was a boy named Timmy

who was never happy with his toys.

He threw tantrums until his parents
bought him bigger and better toys.

But the new toys
never made him happy for long.

One day, a new boy moved in next door.

Timmy was very curious
about the new boy's toys.

-Did you unload my space ship?
-Mm-hm.

Have you found my castle yet?

Mm-hm.

What about my fire truck?

Oh, yeah.

To Timmy, the new boy's toys
sounded much better than his.

He had to go see them.

But when Timmy ran next door,

he saw the new boy playing
with a simple cardboard box.

This is just a stupid box.

I thought you had a spaceship,
a castle, and a fire truck.

But I do.

All it takes is a little imagination.

Timmy saw that the new boy was right.

From then on instead
of wanting bigger and better toys,

he simply used his imagination
to think bigger and better things.

Wait. So you're saying we might be able
to get a money tree for Rabbit

if we just use our imagination?

What's that, Pinniped?

Speaking of using your imagination.

Well, blow me down. [laughs]

Pinniped just had a wonderful idea.

We'll make our own money seeds
and glue them on to a regular tree.

-Oh!
-Thanks, Pinniped--

Using whose money?

Well, if we all chip in a few wobucks,

the queen will get her money tree
and Rabbit will be off the hook.

[laughs weakly]

I was gonna spend this on some ice cream.

But if Rabbit's in trouble,
here's five wobucks.

-I'm good for five.
-Yeah, okay.

-It's all I have, he can have it.
-Oh, here.

-And five.
-All right. There you go.

Imagine the look on the queen's face
when Rabbit tells her what he did.

Oh, I can imagine.

You spent my oodles
and oodles of money on what?

The seed of a money tree, Your Majesty.

And I must say
I feel almost guilty about it.

-I should think so!
-I really took advantage of the poor man.

The poor man?

You see, normally he sells these seeds

for oodles and oodles and oodles of money,

but, uh, he didn't know
who he was dealing with.

Oh, I think he knew.

Because, you see,
I was able to get him to part with it

for just oodles and oodles of money.

Because, uh, this is one bunny
who knows how to bargain.

Oh, Rabbit!

No, no, Your Majesty. Don't thank me now.

You can save your thanks for the morning

when you see
your beautiful new money tree.

Oh! [laughs]

Oh, Rabbit. Oh!

Gee, maybe you will get a money tree.

I've never seen Mr. Rabbit
this sure of something.

Oh, I have. And that time
he bought Swampland in the Tulgey Woods.

Gee, I didn't know you had a green thumb.

Well, if you mean a talent
for getting plants to grow, oh, yes.

In fact my thumb is so green

that this seed is going
to grow into a money tree.

Ah! Get it? Green? Money? [laughs]

I get it, but I don't believe it.

You'll believe it when you see it.

Then you can tell all of your pals
that you saw it here first.

Look, if there really is a money tree,
I won't wait to tell the rest of the cats,

I'll hold a "mews" conference.

[cackles]

See you in the morning,
you big beautiful money tree.

Oh! Oh!

Oh, careful. You knocked off a money seed.

Oh, don't worry, Walrus.
We'll just put it back on.

-Hare, did you bring the glue?
-I always bring the glue.

Now we're sure
every one of these has a wobuck in it?

Almost every one.

We ran a little short
so one of them has an IOU.

Oh, good grief, Rabbit.

Why are you dragging me out
this early in the morning?

I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

I know you wanted to be out here earlier,
but we mustn't neglect brushing our teeth

even if we are anxious
to see our money tree.

That's not what I mean, you chucklehead.
There's no such thing as--

[gasps] The money tree!

You see, Your Majesty.
I told you it would grow overnight.

Oh, not so fast, Rabbit.

Just because a tree grows overnight
doesn't mean I have to be a sap.

Where's the money?

Inside these seeds, Your Majesty!

See? There's a wobuck inside.

Hey! It is a wobuck.

Oh, Rabbit!

[stammering] Oh!

"In the queen we trust."

[gasps] And it's real.

-They're all real, Your Majesty! Look!
-Oh!

But they're all singles, Rabbit.

Couldn't you get me a tree
with larger denominations?

Your Majesty, if you want more money,

all you have to do
is plant more money trees.

Oh! Oh, goody! Oh, Rabbit!

Well, well, well. What have we here?

Well, I'm no botanist.

One who studies the properties
and life phenomena exhibited by plants,

but it looks to me like a money tree.

It looks to me like a shameful display

of greed, avarice
and give me, give me, give me.

Well, it looks to me
like Rabbit did the right thing

investing the queen's savings
in a money tree.

Proving once and for all

that Rabbit does have
good bunny business sense.

So now Her Majesty
can't possibly be upset with him.

Upset? This is the best investment
Rabbit's ever made.

But remember, we mustn't
crack open all the money seeds.

We must save some for replanting.

-Yes, yes, yes.
-I'll be right back with the shovel.

Oh! Oh, goody. Yes! Hurry, Rabbit!

Because we'll plant

we'll have 10 more money trees tomorrow.

And if we plant 20 seeds from those trees,
we'll have 20 more money trees!

Oh, it's a lot. It's a lot!
It's a lot! Money!

Uh-oh.

The queen's going to expect

-Do you know what this means?
-Yes, she's going to be fabulously wealthy

and I couldn't be happier for her.

No!

I think you're forgetting where the money
came from for the money tree?

Right. We can't afford
to keep making money trees.

So we've got to march in there
and come clean with the queen.

Uh... [clears throat]

But if we do that,
isn't the queen likely to,

oh, say, hit the roof,
blow her stack and fly off the handle?

Maybe, but we helped Rabbit into
this mess, now we've got to help him out.

You're absolutely right,
and we are right behind you.

Way behind you.

[clears throat]

Excuse me, Your Majesty, but may we--

We?

What? Oh. [groans]

Uh, Pinniped and I were wondering
if we might have a minute of your time?

Speak quickly. Remember time is money.

We'll have a bazillion money trees soon,
why should I worry?

Yes, well, that's what I came to tell you.
The money tree isn't real.

Of course it's real. You saw me
pick these wobucks off it yourself.

True. But that money didn't actually
grow on the tree, we put it there.

We didn't want Rabbit to get into trouble

when you found out how
he was deceived by that seed salesman.

Oh, I knew it was too good to be true!

I hope you won't be too angry with Rabbit.

I'm sure he'll pay you back
every wobuck he lost.

On his salary? Ha-ha-ha!
Don't make me laugh.

Whoever bamboozles the rabbit,
bamboozles the queen.

And believe me, being bamboozled

is on the list of top five things
that make me crabby. Oh!

-What are you gonna do?
-Oh, I don't know yet.

Find out from Rabbit
what that guy looked like.

Because I think I have an idea
how to bamboozle the bamboozler.

Oh!

"Treasure map for sale by owner

guaranteed to lead you to a lot of dough.

Desperate Hatter must sell.
Asking oodles and oodles of wobucks,

but will accept best offer.
Hurry, won't last."

Boy, if this treasure map is on the level,

it would be worth sneaking back
into Wonderland to buy it.

Ooh...

Of course I don't wanna be recognized
by that silly Rabbit I bamboozled.

I do believe a disguise is in order.

Say, you wouldn't happen to be
a desperate hatter, would you?

I wouldn't say desperate.

Sure, occasionally I lose heart
like everybody else--

[clearing throat]

Oh! Oh, the ad! Oh, yes! Yes!

You wouldn't happen to be in the market
for a treasure map, would you?

Guaranteed to lead you to a lot of dough?

Yes! But I wanna see it first.

Well, sure, I can see it's a map,

but how do I know it's a treasure map
guaranteed to lead me to a lot of dough?

[Hare] Oh. "Treasure map.
Guaranteed to lead you to a lot of dough."

An X marks the spot.

[pop music playing]

♪ X marks the spot
You know you're getting hot ♪

♪ And you're sure to find a lot
Of buried treasure ♪

♪ Just take our advice
There's no need to think twice ♪

♪ We're just being nice
It is our pleasure ♪

♪ The legend will help find
What you need to know ♪

♪ And use the scale
To see how far you'll go ♪

♪ Most important to remember
When you're peering at the spot ♪

♪ It's the symbol right here
'Cause X marks the spot ♪

-♪ This arrow's pointing north ♪
-♪ And this one leads you west ♪

♪ This one's pointing south
We really passed the test ♪

-♪ You know what every little dot ♪
-♪ And every slash is for ♪

-♪ We studied long and hard ♪
-♪ With a real cartographer ♪

♪ The legend will help find
What you need to know ♪

♪ And use the scale
To see how far you'll go ♪

♪ Most important to remember
When you're peering at the spot ♪

♪ It's the symbol right here
'Cause X marks the spot ♪

♪ X marks the spot ♪

Okay! I'll take it.

Good! That'll be oodles
and oodles of wobucks.

-But the ad said best offer.
-That's my best offer.

Ah-- [sighs]

Well, I guess it's worth it. As long as
this map leads me to a lot of dough.

[laughing]

Wait, Hatter, I just remembered something.

When Rabbit described
the guy who bamboozled him,

he didn't say anything about glasses
and a handle bar mustache.

Oh, my gosh! You're right.

We've just sold the map
to the wrong person.

[gasping]

Hey, hey, hey! What's the big idea?

-Sorry. I can't sell this to you.
-What?

You wouldn't want it.
It isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

-I paid--
-This map doesn't lead to a treasure.

You said--

No, it's just a trap we set for this guy
who bamboozled a friend of ours.

Oh, I see what you two are trying to pull.
You're holding out for more money.

No, really.
We can't sell this map to a person

who has glasses and a handlebar mustache.

What? What? Is that the problem?

-Yeah.
-That's it.

Give me my money.

Well, look. Now I don't have them.

Sold! Enjoy your trip.

♪ X marks the spot
I'm getting very hot ♪

-[sighs] Oh, boy.
-Phew.

Boy, this treasure chest
is bigger than I thought.

It must really have a lot of dough in it.

Oh, yuck! What in the world is this?

It's bread dough, that's what it is.

Bread dough? Hatter, you deceived me.

You said this would have
a lot of money in it.

No, I didn't. I said there would be
a lot of dough in it.

And there is. Pumpernickel to be exact.

And it smells good too.

This isn't the kind of dough I meant! I--

Why I've been...

Bamboozled?

Just like you bamboozled Rabbit when
you sold him that phony money tree seed.

How does it feel
to get a taste of your own medicine?

Not very good. I hate pumpernickel.

Maybe you should get out
of the bamboozling business

and open a bakery.

-[chattering and laughing]
-Open a bakery!

We did it, everyone!
We bamboozled the bamboozler.

[cheering and laughing]

[dance music playing]

♪ We hoodwinked the hoodwinker
We even fooled the fooler ♪

-♪ Played a joke on the joker ♪
-♪ And bamboozled the bamboozler ♪

♪ Scalawag Jones tried to trick us
You see ♪

♪ But now we know
Money doesn't grow on trees ♪

♪ So we turned ♪

♪ Turned the tables ♪

♪ We tricked that trickster
With a trick of his own ♪

♪ We hoodwinked the hoodwinker
We even fooled the fooler ♪

-♪ Played a joke on the joker ♪
-♪ And bamboozled the bamboozler ♪

♪ We hoodwinked the hoodwinker
We even fooled the fooler ♪

♪ Played a joke on the joker
And bamboozled the bamboozler ♪

Dinah, I figured out what Mom was saying
when she said money doesn't grow on trees.

She was just using an old proverb.
An old saying.

It means money
is not that easy to come by.

I also figured Mom's likelier to
get me that outfit if I chip in for it.

So, I've decided to set aside
a bit of my allowance every week.

There are ways to make your money grow,

but adding water and fertilizer
aren't on the list.

[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 ♪