03x07 - The Gift/Theo Knows Best

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♪ Watch out, 'cause here we come ♪

♪ It's been a while,
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♪ So get set to have some fun ♪

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♪ Alvin, Simon, Theodore ♪

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

[Alvin] Ugh, guys!
Have you been up here all day? I...

Ooh, um, is that for me?

Oof! OK. Not the best
wrapping job, Theodore.

But, good news,
I don't judge a book by its cover.

No, no, Alvin! It's for Dave.

Ugh, Theodore,
why are you getting Dave a gift?

It's for his birthday tomorrow.

No, no, no. I mean, come on,
he just had one a year ago!

Are you kidding me?
I've been reminding you all week!

Well, what do we do?

We don't do anything.

Come on, come on, can't we go in
on, you know, a gift together?

Uh, no, Alvin.
I already got him my gift.

Oh, please, please!

No.

OK, all right, Theodore!

How about we go halfsies
on whatever you got him?

Oh, uh, gee...
I don't know, Alvin.

I... I made him my gift by hand.

Oh, that's fine, you know.
Just say I helped design it.

Alvin, you can't do that!

No, it's... it's OK, I guess.

Oh, Theodore, thank you.
Thank you!

You see this, Simon?
This is what a real brother looks like.

Oh...

-[Alvin] Dave, this one's from me.
-And?

Oh, right. And... and Theodore.

Theodore did all the hand work,
but I was more of the, you know,

the brains behind it,
giving design notes

and stuff like that.

What is that?

Well, actually I was...
I was kidding, Dave.

Nothing better
than a little birthday joke, right?

Seriously,
I had nothing to do with this thing.

And I mean, nothing! No-thing!
All right? This is all Theodore!

100%! OK?
Now, my real gift is upstairs, OK?

-I'll just be a second.
-Oh, oh! What a beautiful flag!

Oh, no! It's not a flag, Dave!

And... and you're holding it
upside down!

Oh. Of course, of course.
It's a beautiful... curtain?

No! It's a vest!

-I made it for you to wear!
-Oh, of course!

Well, Theodore, it's the most
beautiful vest I've ever seen

and I will cherish it forever.

Wait.
Aren't you going to put it on?

Oh, sure, yes, no,
I definitely want to, Theodore,

but, you know, it's so beautiful,

I'm worried I could ruin it.

Oh, don't be silly, Dave!

Vests are made for wearing.
Put it on!

Oh, yeah, yeah. OK.

Almost got it! Oh, wrong arm.

Oh, there... there we go!
It fits.

-Um...
-[Theodore] Perfectly!

Oh, I knew it would!

Oh, great news, Dave.
I found my gift.

I thought it wasn't here, but...

-Whoa!
-Move your body around, Dave.

Make sure it's comfortable
and you have enough room.

No, no. I think it...
I think it's just perfect, Theodore.

Anyway, here's my gift.

Oh, wow, chewing gum.
Thank... thank you, Alvin.

Yeah, I remember you saying
how you needed some, a while back.

No. I never... never said that.
I don't normally chew gum.

Oh, OK. Well, well, you know,
maybe you could still use it, you know...

for your breath.

[Chipettes]
Happy birthday, Dave!

We brought presents and...

-Oh. Wow.
-Yeah. Wow, wow, Dave.

Wow. Wow.

Do you guys like it?
I... I made it for Dave.

-Yeah, I can tell.
-Yeah, it's just... wow!

Like, like, really, really wow.

Yeah, wow, wow, Theodore.

Yeah, yeah,
and Alvin was the one who designed it.

-Really?
-Uh, no, no, no. I did not!

You know, that was all Theodore.

-Aw, thanks, Alvin.
-h*, h*, h*!

Oh, Theodore,
you are so welcome, OK?

I mean, I want to make sure
that everyone knows

you did this alone.

You created the entire thing.
I mean, this is all you!

[different music
as he flicks through phone]

[Alvin]
Whoa! Where are you going, Dave?

Sorry, guys.
I'm running late for a meeting.

-Make yourselves breakfast.
-Is your meeting more important

than our breakfast,
which studies have shown

is the most important meal of the day?

Thank you, Alvin.

But I'm meeting with the agent of Joelle!

-Joelle?
-Wow, Dave!

She's huge right now.

She's like the number-one singer
in the world!

And she's looking for a songwriter!

So, how do I look?

Uh, like you're nervous

and really desperate for the job.

Ignore him.
You'll be fine, Dave.

-See you guys soon!
-Oh, wait!

Aren't you going to wear your new vest?

Oh! My new vest, of course!

Oh, I knew
I was forgetting something.

Let's see. Where did I put it?

I'm sorry, I don't have time to...

-Here it is!
-[Dave] Oh, there... there it is.

Here we go. One arm in... Oops!

Back, back, wrong arm.

Now, OK, just about got it.

This is like watching a disaster movie.

[Dave] Great. Got it inside out again.

Ah! There... there we go.
Nope, nope, upside down.

[groans] There... there we go!

-[gasps] It looks great!
-Oh, thanks. Thanks, Theodore.

OK, then. Bye... bye, guys!

What in Zook's name are you wearing?

You look like an idiot!

All right, then, Miss Croner.
Thank you.

[Alvin] I can't believe
I got another C in math!

It might help
if you didn't sleep in class.

Simon, I couldn't be happier.

Hey, that's Dave's car.
What's it doing here?

[Alvin] He's meeting with Joelle's agent.

He... he's not wearing his vest!

[gasps] Do you think he...
he doesn't like it?

No, no! Theodore,
who wouldn't love one of your vests?

[Dave] Hey, hey! Hey, guys!

Why... why aren't you
wearing your vest, Dave?

Oh, oh, well, um, you know,
I was eating spaghetti and...

you know, didn't want
to spill any sauce on it!

It's right here in my bag!

Oh! Oh, oh, I know!
I put it in the car!

Oh, oh, that's right,
the trunk! Now I remember!

-See?
-Oh, OK.

I was afraid you lost it.

[Alvin] Dave, do you really expect us
to believe the whole

"I didn't want to spill sauce

on my precious, beautiful vest"
story?

No, no, no, it's true, guys!

You know, I didn't want to...
Oh, all right! All right!

I made it up, OK?
I can't wear that vest out in public.

And Joelle certainly isn't going
to hire me looking like that!

Dave, we can take care of this for you,

but it's gonna cost you.

I mean, you know, not a lot, but...

All right, we'll do this one for free.

I can't believe it.

♪ Do, do, do, do-do ♪

♪ Do, do, do, do-do ♪

♪ I've got this secret thing,
you know ♪

♪ When it's around me,
it's like nothing's ever wrong ♪

♪ Do, do, do, do-do ♪

♪ I think
you gave it to me long ago ♪

♪ When you were my friend ♪

♪ My friend ♪

♪ It's been so long
since you've been gone ♪

♪ But you've been with me
through it all ♪

♪ Everything I needed all along ♪

♪ Was there to remind me ♪

♪ I just put
my favourite sweater on ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I just put
my favourite sweater on ♪

-[Dave] Good night, guys.
-[gasps] Dave!

There's... there's a spot
of ketchup on your vest!

Oh, really?
I don't see anything.

Oh, it's there all right.

I'm... I'm thinking
you'd better clean it.

Oh, oh, you are right.
There we go.

Well, I will wash it
first thing in the morning.

Make sure you put it
on the delicate cycle.

-It's very special, you know.
-I will be very careful.

-[Chipettes] Hi!
-Hey girls, what's goin' on?

Oh, well, you know,
we just wanted to say hi.

Yeah, hi and...
and it's a beautiful day.

And... and we thought,

"Hey, let's go say hi...
hi to the boys!"

Yes! Exactly!
And we brought you muffins!

OK, girls, what's going on?

Ugh! We came over
to do our laundry...

Yeah, and we, uh, well, we...

we didn't see Theodore's vest
in the, uh, in the machine!

It was an accident.
We're... we're so sorry!

Oh, guys, it looks like it really shrunk.

Ooh, Dave, I guess you'll never
be able to wear that again.

Oh, that is so sad.

No, no, don't worry, Theodore.
It isn't that small.

I'm pretty sure I can still wear it.

Here we go! That's... OK, no.

[groans]

OK, OK, OK! I got it! I got it!

See that?
There we go, Theodore. Still fits!

No. It... it doesn't fit, Dave.

You don't have to wear it.

Everyone will think you look silly.

You know what, Theodore?

You put a lot of time and effort
into this gift and...

and that's more important to me
than what anyone thinks.

Now, I've got a meeting
to go to, so wish me luck.

Good luck!

[chuckling]

Oh...

Joelle, hi, hi.
I'm David Seville.

Ha, ha! Oh, that's great!
I guess you have kids too.

Well, guess who got the job, guys?

-Alvin?
-Doesn't it look good on him?

Oh, you have never looked better.

Oh, and Simon,
I'll make you one for you too.

So... so you can all have matching vests!

Oh, really? Matching...
Yeah, no, that, uh...

Well, if it's not too much...
I... I mean...

that's, you know,
a lot of work, isn't it?

[Theodore] Whoo!

Yes! h*, h*!

h*, h*! Huh?

I mean, you know, it's gonna
end up in the same place anyway.

So, with the potato chips in the centre,

you get that bonus of,
you know, a nice crunch!

Yeah, this is just fascinating.

[Theodore] Hey, guys! Look!

I... I think I found something!

It... it looks like a ticket or something.

Theodore, get rid of it.
You're wasting your time!

But it... it says I won
the mega-mini jackpot!

OK, OK, let me see that!

Oh, it looks like a lottery ticket.

No way!

Yeah, I know
that's what it looks like,

but it's probably one of those...
Hey, hey!

You're a grand-prize winner, pal!

Call in the next ten seconds
to find out what you've won!

And then you're trapped on the phone

with a guy trying to sell you
a timeshare in Las Vegas!

-Believe me, it's for suckers!
-Alvin, would you please,

would you just stop now, OK?

This isn't one of those!
This looks legit.

-[gasps] You mean...?
-Yep.

From the looks of it,
you just found a lot of money!

Really?
Well, I mean, you know, guys,

in a way,
it's kinda like we all found it.

Uh, yeah, I don't think so.

I... I believe your exact words were,
"Theodore, get rid of it.

You're wasting your time."

I didn't finish my sentence.

I was going to say,
"..unless it's real!"

[Brittany] h*, h*! No, no, no!

Don't try to weasel your way in, Alvin.

This is Theodore's ticket,
fair and square!

Right, and of course.
But I just wanted to make sure

Theodore uses it responsibly.

Oh, yeah! And I suppose
you have a responsible way

for Theodore to use his winnings.

Yep! The Y-class 248 go-cart.

Are you kidding, Alvin?

The online toy reviewer called
it "A deathtrap on wheels"!

Theodore, Theodore, now listen, OK?

Here's all you need to know.

All the girls love a guy with wheels!

[funky music]

[Simon] Yeah, yeah, Alvin,
and that's a great idea,

as long as Theodore doesn't mind
getting horribly maimed!

-[crash]
-[Theodore] Ow!

Simon's right, Theodore.
That is a terrible idea.

What you need to get
is the new Oven Master 34.

Oven Master? What would he do
with an Oven Master?

Well, I love to cook and he loves to eat.

Now, make sure to really
whisk those eggs, like so...

and after 25 minutes at 425,

your cookies should look
exactly like this.

-[gasps]
-[burps]

OK, we're gonna take
a quick commercial break, folks.

Yeah, maybe that Oven Master's
not a great idea.

But I... I do love to eat.

Well, you know,
as long as we're throwing out ideas,

you could get a gift certificate
to Sugar and Spice.

Sugar and Spice?
Brittany, that's a girl's store!

Theodore won't want a gift
certificate to a girl's store!

He might...

Oh, darling.
That won't do at all.

You're... you're an autumn,
not a summer!

-It... it could be fun, right?
-Not even close.

Theodore,
we need to think responsibly, OK?

You know,
we've got to upgrade our computers.

We should put the money
toward some new memory

and... and maybe even
a new motherboard.

Oh, oh... Oh, my gosh!
A new motherboard!

Oh, how... boring!

Boring? How's is that boring?

OK, so, you know,
it's... it's a little boring.

That doesn't mean we don't need it,
and it's responsible.

OK, guys, hold on!

You're all so concerned about
what Theodore can get for you,

that nobody has thought to ask
Theodore what he wants.

Uh, Theodore?

Theodore?

♪ I met you on a sunny Saturday ♪

♪ Day ♪

♪ My tongue tied up
in every single way ♪

♪ Way ♪

♪ I'm trying to play it cool
around my friends ♪

♪ Friends, friends ♪

♪ But I don't notice
when the party ends ♪

-♪ Ends ♪
-♪ No, no ♪

♪ I think about you all the time ♪

♪ I just wanna make you mine,
yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh! ♪

♪ There's something I do wanna do ♪

♪ But don't know how to say ♪

♪ I hope it isn't rude to tell ya ♪

♪ I think you're yummy ♪

♪ Here we go!
I think you're yummy ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh! ♪

♪ I think you're yummy! ♪

♪ Come on, let's go! ♪

♪ I think you're yummy! ♪

♪ Come on, let's go! ♪

♪ I think you're yummy! ♪

♪ Come on, let's go! ♪

-[Alvin] Earth to Theodore!
-What?

-[Alvin] Come on, let's go.
-Huh?

Wait for me!

[school bell rings]

Hey, Theodore!

Oh, that's... that's nice, Alvin.

But, uh, what are
all these black dots on my teeth?

Oh, oh, those are bugs, you know,

because you've got
this huge smile on your face,

'cause you're going
like 200 miles an hour!

And, you know, it's fun!

Oh, yeah. Bugs... are fun.

Theodore, keeping current
with the latest technology

helps everyone do their best at school.

Don't you want to do your best?

Yes. I... I do want to do good at school!

But you know what else is important?

Keeping all your friends looking good.

You know the old saying,

"You're only as smart as you look."

That's not a saying!

I'm telling you, a robot!

Where's he gonna get a robot from?

You're gonna just go out
to the store and buy a robot?

No. You have to go to the government.
They have all the good robots.

Theodore! You don't want a robot, OK?
A robot will turn on you!

And it won't stop until it gets you!

Have you seen any of the movies?
This stuff happens!

It's based on real life!

No. I... I do not want
a robot to get me.

Guys, OK, Theodore
should get what he wants, OK?

Like the Y Class 248!

[all talk at once]

[general argument continues]

[Cheesy] What you wanna do
is get a rocket ship!

Hear me out, though.
Hear me out.

[general argument continues]

Excuse, me.
You... you dropped this.

Oh, thank... thank you.

You're welcome.

Hey, hey, Theodore!
Whatcha doing?

What is this place?

It's the homeless shelter.

Oh, for... for people
who don't have a place to live?

Yeah. Come on, Theodore.
Let's go.

I see. Uh-huh. Well, thank you.
Thanks very much.

So, Dave? Do we get the money?

I mean, you know,
does Theodore get the money?

-He sure does.
-[all] Yes!

You know what you're getting, right?

Alvin, he doesn't need to spend it.

There's nothing wrong
with saving for a rainy day.

[Alvin] Dave, take a look outside, OK?

We're in a drought.
It never rains!

Theodore, Theodore, you want
to use the money now, OK?

Instant gratification
is always the best policy.

-Why does he have to use it now?
-Oh, OK, Dave,

let me just spell it out
even more for you.

All right? Remember when I was
riding on my skateboard

and had that horrible fall?

Where are you going with this?

Dave, please!
I'm telling a story.

And my poor little legs were
wrapped up in bandages.

Couldn't even wiggle my little toes.

And I couldn't go to the bathroom,

so I had to do my business
in one of those bedpans!

OK? You ever do your business
in one of those bedpans? No! No!

Because it's not
as easy as it looks!

[Dave] Alvin, what's your point?

I'm making it, David!

Theodore, you gotta live
every day like it's your last!

You could have an accident tomorrow,

and all you'd be thinking about is,

"Oh, I wish I'd enjoyed
that jackpot money

with Alvin when I had the chance,

'cause Alvin's so wise
and thoughtful and selfless and..."

-[all] Alvin!
-What?

Can I help it
if he thinks these things?

[Dave] You won't get in an accident
tomorrow...

[Alvin] All right,
I admit it's unlikely, but it's possible.

I... I think I know what I want
to do with the jackpot.

You... you want to do what?

[Dave] That's very thoughtful.

[Alvin] Yes, yes. Thoughtful is,
you know, is wonderful, OK?

But instead of just
giving her the money,

why don't we get the car and, you know,

then we could take her out in it.

You know, teach her to drive.
You know the old saying,

"Teach a person to drive
and it's better than money."

[Simon] Ugh! That... Hold it.
That's not a saying!

Where do you people
get your sayings?

[Dave] Theodore, are you sure
this is what you want to do?

I can't believe it! Now come on,
Theodore, think this through!

Think really hard
about what you're doing.

What we want!
What... what you want!

OK, Alvin.
I'll... I'll think about it.

There. I...

I did it.

You OK, Theodore?

Dave, would... would you
give them the money for me?

-Well, don't you want to do it?
-No. I... I'm too shy.

OK, Theodore.
I'll be right back.

-All done.
-Great.

You... you didn't have
to do that, you know.

Yeah. Yeah, my brother
wanted me to get a race car,

but I didn't want to get
horribly maimed.

Not sure what that means,
but it doesn't sound good.

Thank you.

-What are you guys doing here?
-[Jeanette] We saw what you did.

That was really sweet, Theo.

Alvin, are you mad?

No. I'm proud you're my brother.

Besides, Theodore,
I figure if you only spent,

say, 20 minutes a day, you know,

looking in gutters
and trash bins, you know,

'cause you've got
that lucky lottery-ticket winner,

-"I can feel you thing..."
-Alvin,

I don't want Theodore rummaging
through trash bins and gutters!

Dave, Theodore has a talent, OK?

A very special talent!

He has a lottery-ticket ability
we've got to take advantage of!

Alvin!

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪

♪ Doo doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪