01x20 - The Potato Collection/Nico and the Nutty Buddies

[bunniefuu]

[♪ Drumbeat ]

[♪]

Singers: ♪ YES!

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Singers: ♪ The Collector!

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Singers: ♪ It's Carl, it's Carl ♪

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Singers: [chanting] ♪ Carl! Carl! Carl! Carl! Carl! ♪

Singers: ♪ The Collector!

CARL: The Potato Collection

[♪] [School bell ringing]

FORREST: School Spirit Day. The best day of the whole

FORREST: school year! The day we show our school spirit in

FORREST: the most fun, creative way we can think up.

FORREST: There's no way we can top what the other students

FORREST: did last year.

FORREST: That butter sculpture of the school with little

FORREST: lights inside was pretty cool...

[♪]

CARL: Sounds like a challenge. I'm heading home to come up

CARL: with an idea that'll beat butter.

[Tap water running] [scrubbing]

CARL: School Spirit Day is NEXT week and I need to come

CARL: up with the best idea ever, because I have the most

CARL: school spirit. But I don't have an idea yet.

CARL'S MAMA: You DO have a lot of school spirit! But ideas do

CARL'S MAMA: take time. Just be patient. Maybe look around

CARL'S MAMA: and see if anything inspires you.

CARL: There isn't time to look around or be patient, Mama!

CARL: All I can see are potatoes. And what am I going

CARL: to do?

[♪]

[sparkle sound]

CARL: This potato looks like Principal Gokey...

[♪ Rimshot ]

CARL: [whispers] Potato that looks like Principal Gokey...

CARL'S MAMA: Let me guess, you have a good school spirit

CARL'S MAMA: idea?

CARL: No! I have the BEST school spirit idea. This

CARL: potato looks like Principal Gokey. If I find

CARL: potato twins of all the people who work at the school,

CARL: I can beat last year's butter sculpture! I'll make a

CARL: butter-besting diorama of a day in life of the school

CARL: I love.

CARL: Mr. Kelly is in charge of Spirit Day. I'm going to

CARL: ask him tomorrow if I can set it up in the

CARL: cafeteria. So I need to wear my lucky frog tie...

[♪]

CARL: [snoring]

MR. KELLY: Carl? Carl?

CARL: Wha...! Where am I? Oh, good morning Mr. Kelly, I was

CARL: up late working on my Spirit Day idea. I wore my

CARL: frog tie to show how serious I am about it.

MR. KELLY: Whoa, nice! Let's hear your idea.

MR. KELLY: Razzle dazzle me!

CARL: This year, I would like to celebrate this school by

CARL: honoring those who help all of us students grow like

CARL: this potato! It looks like Principal Gokey.

CARL: See?

MR. KELLY: Uhhh...you lost me?

CARL: Oh, wait.

CARL: There!

MR. KELLY: Ha! It is Brian! I mean, Principal Gokey.

CARL: That's right, and I can promise a potato twin for

CARL: everyone who works here. So can I set up a

CARL: potato school in the cafeteria?

MR. KELLY: Sorry, Carl. You can't have a spot in the lunch

MR. KELLY: room.

MR. KELLY: This idea deserves a place of honor that everyone

MR. KELLY: will see! The main hallway display case!

CARL: [gasp]

MR. KELLY: Carl, this display honors one of the greatest

MR. KELLY: achievements of our country. The first landing on

MR. KELLY: the moon. This case is the perfect place

MR. KELLY: for you to display your potato tribute!

CARL: That's good. Everyone walks by here! And when they

CARL: see my spectacular potato display, they'll also

CARL: see a big part of what makes this school so great!

[♪]

MR. KELLY: You're right. The teachers, staff, and

MR. KELLY: administration all help the students be their

MR. KELLY: best selves.

CARL: Thank you. This will be the BEST display EVER!

MR. KELLY: [coughing]

ARUGULA: Hey, this one looks like Mrs. Doe, the School

ARUGULA: counselor.

SHELDON: This one is exactly like Mr. Smith!

FORREST: Do you see it? Isn't it beautiful?

SHELDON: Whoa...What are we looking at?

CARL: Wait one moment.

CARL: Now do you see?

SHELDON: Mr. Pizzoli, the art teacher?! That's amazing!

CARL: Forrest, this is the best potato of the bunch. It

CARL: will be the centerpiece of the potato diorama.

ARUGULA: Good job Forrest! Oh! Tell Carl your Spirit Day

ARUGULA: idea!

FORREST: I'm making a jumpsuit in the school colors, and I'm

FORREST: gonna decorate my helmet with tiny lights. Mr.

FORREST: Poblano will set up a mega ramp on the playground

FORREST: and I'll do a spectacular roller skate jump,

FORREST: grab onto a zip-line, and zip over everyone's head

FORREST: at the Spirit Day ceremony.

SHELDON: Whoa, that's going to be so cool! I can't wait to

SHELDON: see that Forrest!

CARL: It's not a potato-twin level cool idea, though. It's

CARL: just okay.

[♪ dramatic guitar fuzz wah effect ♪]

ARUGULA: Carl! Why would you say that?

FORREST: It's getting kinda late.

FORREST: I should go home.

CARL: Yeah, you've got brainstorming to do. Keep at

CARL: it Forrest, you might think of something else —

CARL: something almost as cool as my display. Thanks for your

CARL: help today!

SHELDON: That wasn't very kind, Carl. I think you hurt

SHELDON: his feelings.

ARUGULA: You should say sorry, Carl.

CARL: What? Fine. Sorry. There, I said it. Sorry, sorry,

CARL: sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. There's seven

CARL: more. Is that enough for you?

CARL: ...and then he said I can have the spot where the

CARL: spaceship was, and that my potatoes were more

CARL: important and then Forrest found a giant potato

CARL: that looks like Mr. Pizzoli! Then I told Forrest

CARL: that his idea wasn't as spectacular as mine, because

CARL: ...it wasn't, and he should keep thinking until he

CARL: came up with a better idea, and then I found a potato

CARL: that sort of looks like the guy who cuts the grass at

CARL: school. You have to squint, though.

CARL'S MAMA: Wait, what did you say?

CARL: I said you have to squint. It'll look better when

CARL: I make it sweaty.

CARL'S MAMA: No, what did you say about Forrest?

CARL: Oh. He wanted to jump over our heads on roller

CARL: skates, wearing a light-up helmet at the Spirit

CARL: Day celebration. Don't worry, I told him it wasn't a

CARL: very good idea.

CARL'S MAMA: Huh? Really? I think that sounds amazing!

CARL'S MAMA: Lights? A roller skate jump? I dunno. Forrest's

CARL'S MAMA: idea sounds pretty fun!

CARL: Arugula and Sheldon thought so, too. They said I

CARL: needed to apologize.

CARL'S MAMA: And? Did you?

CARL: MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES!

CARL'S MAMA: Hmm. But did you mean it?

CARL: I guess not.

CARL'S MAMA: Well, how would you like it if your friends

CARL'S MAMA: treated you the way you treated Forrest?

CARL: Hmmmm.

[♪ Collecting thoughts jam ]

FORREST: Potatoes? Is that what you think of the school?

FORREST: I'm not sure that's what Spirit Day is about.

FORREST: Where's the spectacle? Where's the

FORREST: showmanship?

SHELDON: Potatoes belong on a plate, not in a display case.

ARUGULA: Keep trying, Carl. Maybe you'll think of a better

ARUGULA: idea one day.

[♪]

CARL: I guess...I guess I didn't think about it that

CARL: way. I wouldn't like that at all. I was so excited

CARL: before, but now I feel terrible. Mama, how can I say

CARL: sorry so that Forrest knows I mean it?

CARL'S MAMA: You can start by letting him know you're sorry

CARL'S MAMA: about how you made him feel.

CARL: Okay, I'll draw a sad face.

CARL: There. What else should I do, Mama?

CARL'S MAMA: Let Forrest know you'll be more open to his

CARL'S MAMA: ideas next time he shares them with you.

CARL: Okay. I'll draw me.

CARL'S MAMA: Now, comes the most challenging part: find a

CARL'S MAMA: way to SHOW Forrest you're sorry...Maybe by

CARL'S MAMA: seeing if there's something he needs help with

CARL'S MAMA: for his idea.

CARL: Okay, I'll draw my universal screwdriver. I use

CARL: it to build things. That could help!

CARL'S MAMA: That's a great idea, Carl.

CARL: Thanks, Mama.

[♪]

CARL: Forrest! Wait up!

FORREST: I have to practice, even if you don't think my

FORREST: trick is as special as your potatoes.

CARL: I should never have said that. I hurt your feelings and

CARL: I came here to apologize.

CARL: This sad face means I want to say I'm sorry. I'm

CARL: sorry Forrest. You and your roller skates are going

CARL: to help make this the best Spirit Day ever! I was

CARL: wrong to make you feel bad. Okay, number . See this

CARL: picture of me, that means I won't put down your

CARL: ideas again.

FORREST: I really have to practice.

CARL: Can I tell you quickly what I'll say next time you

CARL: share an idea with me?

FORREST: Uh, sure. I guess.

CARL: I'll say things like, ‘I like your roller skate idea.

CARL: It's rad.' That's a roller skate word. 'I want to

CARL: help you however I can.' Okay, number ...

FORREST: I don't need your help. I have to practice!

CARL: The crown jewel. The Pizzoli Potato.

CARL: Forrest!

FORREST: Nice potatoes, Carl! Looks great.

CARL: That's not important right now, I have one more

CARL: step to let you know I'm sorry.

FORREST: There's a light out on my helmet. I have to see if

FORREST: Mr. Kelly can fix it for me before the Spirit Day

FORREST: celebration.

[♪]

MR. KELLY: I'm sorry, Forrest. It's wired correctly, but you

MR. KELLY: need new batteries, and I'm afraid I don't have

MR. KELLY: any.

FORREST: But...the lights were the most special part! They

FORREST: were school colors for School Spirit Day!

CARL: Maybe I can help! When I was researching potatoes, I

CARL: came across a science project where a potato was

CARL: used to power a clock. Do you think we could use a

CARL: potato to power Forrest's helmet?

MR. KELLY: Possibly...But it would have to be a pretty big

MR. KELLY: potato.

CARL: [gasp]

CARL: Mr. Kelly! Think fast! Zinc nail, copper coin! STAT!

MR. KELLY: We can try!

MR. KELLY: Now for the moment of truth...!

MR. KELLY: It worked! Good job, Carl!

FORREST: But...your display! The crown jewel!

CARL: Our friendship is more important. And I wanted to

CARL: show you how sorry I am for saying your jump would not

CARL: be amazing. It will be amazing!

FORREST: Thank you, Carl. You're a great friend. Now,

FORREST: gotta go!

MR. KELLY: As the Grand Finale of Spirit Day, I am proud to

MR. KELLY: present...THE AMAZING...

MR. KELLY: FORREST!

CARL/SHELDON: Whoa!/Incredible!

[crowd cheers]

FORREST: Carl! You did it. Your potato saved my trick!

CARL: No. WE did it. Together, we're better than butter!

FUZZY FRIENDS: [laughing together]

[♪]

CARL/FORREST: Best Spirit Day ever!

[♪]

CARL: Nico And The Nutty Buddies

[♪]

[♪]

FORREST: HIYA, CARL!

FORREST: Oops, sorry I scared you. You want to come and play

FORREST: on the jungle gym?

CARL: I can't right now, Forrest! I'm using my Mama's

CARL: camera to collect pictures of colorful birds for

CARL: bird lovers everywhere!

[♪]

CARL: Ooh!

FORREST: Have fun collecting colorful bird pictures, Carl!

[tussling]

NICO: Hey! Watch where you're going, Forrest!

FORREST: You crashed into me, Nico!

NICO: Did I? I'm sorry! I'm just so nervous! And excited!

FORREST: It's okay! Want to come play on the jungle gym

FORREST: with me?

NICO: I can't! I'm late!

FORREST: Late for what?

NICO: A meeting of the Junior Nutty Buddy Nut Lovers' Club!

NICO: Today's the day they're letting in new members! And I'm

NICO: really hoping they let me join!

FORREST: You love nuts?

NICO: Oh yeah! I love to eat ‘em, love to crack 'em, love

NICO: to make crafts out of them!

FORREST: You know, my mom, my Aunt Susie, and my third

FORREST: cousin twice removed, Jeremy, all belong to the

FORREST: Nutty Buddy Nut Lovers' Club.

NICO: Ooh! Then YOU can come with me! Having the relative

NICO: of a Nutty Buddy recommend me may help my

NICO: chances of getting in.

FORREST: I would, Nico, but I have a nut allergy, remember?

FORREST: Nuts can be dangerous for me. I could never be a

FORREST: Nutty Buddy.

NICO: I know, but you don't have to eat the nuts, Forrest,

NICO: just put in a good word for me. Maybe mention your

NICO: Nutty Buddy aunt, or your third cousin

NICO: twice removed.

FORREST: Okay, Nico. I'll help!

NICO: Bunnybuntastic! Let's go!

[♪]

CARL: Ooh! An Indigo Bunting! The Bluest of the Bluebirds!

[♪]

NICO: Sorry! Coming through!

[bird chriping]

[Camera click]

[♪]

CARL: This will be perfect for my collection!

BUDDY: Crackle crackle nutty nut!

OTHER SQUIRRELS: Crackle crackle nutty nut!

BUDDY: The meeting of the Junior Nutty Buddy Nut Lovers'

BUDDY: Club will now come to order. What is today's first

BUDDY: nutty business?

AMANDA: Well, Nutty Buddy Numero Uno, today we are

AMANDA: accepting new members of the club!

BUDDY: Where are they?

NICO: Wait! Here I am! Don't start without me!

NICO: Oof!

[Honk]

[GASP]

AMANDA: You knocked a giant pecan onto Nutty Buddy Numero

AMANDA: Uno?!

NICO: Who's Nutty Buddy Numero Uno?

BUDDY: The name's Buddy. I'm Nutty Buddy Numero Uno. The

BUDDY: Leader of the Junior Nutty Buddies. And I'm only

BUDDY: years old. Pretty impressive, eh?

OTHER SQUIRRELS: Oh! Very impressive! / Super impressive!

BUDDY: So tell me, squirrel in short pants - why do you want

BUDDY: to be a Nutty Buddy?

FORREST: Oh, I don't want to be a Nutty Buddy, thank you!

BUDDY: I'm sorry...what?

FORREST: I don't want to join the Nutty Buddies. My friend

FORREST: Nico does!

BUDDY: Who's Nico?

NICO: I am, your Nuttiness! And I've wanted to be a Nutty

NICO: Buddy ever since I heard about the club. You see, nuts

NICO: are a passion. I love cracking nuts. I love

NICO: crunching nuts! I compose nutty poetry, and I

NICO: even make nutty art! Like my bracelet and

NICO: this!

NICO: It's my Achoo Cashew Bless You Tissue Holder!

FORREST: Why tissues?

NICO: Because when everyone hears me recite my very

NICO: emotional poem, Ode to Nuts, there will be tears.

BUDDY: Yeah, yeah! Tissues, cashews. Interesting. But what

BUDDY: I find more interesting is that the squirrel in short

BUDDY: pants doesn't want to be a Junior Nutty Buddy Nut

BUDDY: Lover!

FORREST: Oh, because I don't love nuts.

BUDDY: What? Which? Where? When? Who? What kind of a

BUDDY: squirrel doesn't love nuts?!

FORREST: Well, me. Cause I'm allergic.

BUDDY: Allergic, shmallergic! You're a squirrel! Squirrels

BUDDY: and nuts go together! Like cookies and milk...like

BUDDY: shoes and socks! You must be the only squirrel in

BUDDY: the WORLD who doesn't love nuts!

BUDDY: Unless your whole family doesn't like nuts.

FORREST: Oh no, they do. Some of my family are actually

FORREST: Nutty Buddies!

BUDDY: Well, they must be very embarrassed to have a short

BUDDY: pants-wearing squirrel in their family who doesn't

BUDDY: love nuts!

FORREST: Oh...um...I don't think they're embarrassed.

BUDDY: Oh, trust me! You embarrassed your whole

BUDDY: squirrel family! I know I would be embarrassed if a

BUDDY: squirrel in MY family didn't like nuts. Totally

BUDDY: embarrassed. You're embarrassing!

NICO: Does he always act like this?

AMANDA: Like what?

NICO: Like...a bully!

AMANDA: Yeah. Ever since he became Nutty Buddy Numero Uno,

AMANDA: he kinda bosses everyone around.

NICO: Why doesn't anyone stand up to him?

AMANDA: Because we want to be in the club. If we say

AMANDA: something, he may kick us out.

NICO: Hey Forrest, why don't you go and play on the jungle

NICO: gym and I'll see you later.

FORREST: That's a good idea.

BUDDY: Wait! Short Pants! Maybe you haven't tried all

BUDDY: the nuts yet. Perhaps a Brazil Nut would change your

BUDDY: mind!

NICO: He already told you. He's allergic! You shouldn't

NICO: try to give nuts to someone who is allergic.

[♪ Rimshot ]

BUDDY: I'm sorry, do you want to be a Junior Nutty Buddy?

BUDDY: Because if you do, you really shouldn't speak that

BUDDY: way to Nutty Buddy Numero Uno!

BUDDY: You know what? I bet he's not allergic to nuts at

BUDDY: all! I bet he's scared of nuts! [laughing]

BUDDY: Yeah! He's a squirrel who's scared of a nut!

FORREST: Umm...I'm not afraid. I, uh, I just have to

FORREST: be careful around nuts.

NICO: You should go, Forrest.

NICO: I'll meet you at the jungle gym later.

FORREST: Maybe you should come with me now, Nico.

NICO: It's the Junior Nutty Buddies, Forrest! I really

NICO: want to be a Junior Nutty Buddy!

FORREST: They don't seem like very good buddies.

NICO: Maybe once we get to know them, they'll be nicer?

NICO: After all, your aunt is a Nutty Buddy, so they can't

NICO: be ALL bad. Right?

[♪ ]

FORREST: I guess. I'll see you later, Nico.

BUDDY: Hey, Short Pants! Be careful that a nut doesn't

BUDDY: jump out at you from behind that bush!

BUDDY: [mean laugh]

[♪]

BUDDY: Do you want to be a Junior Nutty Buddy, or not?

[♪]

NICO: Nuts, nuts, nuts, I love you so, From Pecan to

NICO: pistachio!/Almonds bring joy/yes! I'm a fan!/And

NICO: nothing thrills me like a pecan can!/Nutty Nuts, you

NICO: are so nutty! And I want to be a nutty buddy!

[♪]

NICO: Told you you'd need tissues!

[blowing nose] [♪]

AMANDA: Great job, Nico! Wasn't that great, Nutty Buddy

AMANDA: Numero Uno?

BUDDY: Yeah, sure.

AMANDA: So, can Nico be a Junior Nutty Buddy?

BUDDY: Yeah, whatever.

AMANDA: Congratulations! You're officially a Junior

AMANDA: Nutty Buddy!

AMANDA: Crackle crackle nutty nut!

OTHER SQUIRRELS: Crackle crackle nutty nut!

NICO: CRACKLE CRACKLE NUTTY NUT! YAHOO!

BUDDY: See! You're excited to be in the Junior Nutty

BUDDY: Buddies, right?

NICO: Oh, yeah!

BUDDY: That is the correct response. Because the Junior

BUDDY: Nutty Buddies is the greatest club in Fuzzytown!

NICO: It does seem pretty cool!

BUDDY: And yet, that squirrel in short pants didn't want to

BUDDY: join. What kind of squirrel wouldn't want to be a

BUDDY: Nutty Buddy? Is he even a real squirrel? I'm not so

BUDDY: sure! But I'm gonna find out! Come on, Nutty

BUDDY: Buddies!

[♪]

NICO: Wait! Can't we stay here and make some pecan potpourri

NICO: or macadamia macrame?!

AMANDA: Wow!

AMANDA: He's really good on that jungle gym.

BUDDY: Any squirrel can do that! Watch!

[♪ Jungle gym showdown jam ]

[♪]

FORREST: You ok?

BUDDY: You think you're better than me?!

FORREST: No!

BUDDY: First, you don't want to be in the club. And then you

BUDDY: try to make me look bad in front of all my Nutty

BUDDY: Buddies!

FORREST: I'm not trying to do anything! I'm just playing.

BUDDY: You know what I think? I think you're a fake

BUDDY: squirrel!

FORREST: A what?

BUDDY: Only a fake squirrel wouldn't want to join the

BUDDY: Junior Nutty Buddies! So that's what you must be!

BUDDY: Fake Squirrel! Fake Squirrel!

NICO: Is anyone gonna say something?

[Whistling]

AMANDA: What can we say?

NICO: Stand up to him! We have to make him stop bullying my

NICO: friend!

AMANDA: If we say something, he might say mean things to

AMANDA: us! He may even throw us out of the Junior Nutty

AMANDA: Buddies!

BUDDY: It's probably why you spin better than me, the tail

BUDDY: is fake too!

FORREST: I'm...I'm not a fake squirrel...

BUDDY: Then why don't you like nuts, Fakey McFakeSquirrel?!

NICO: I can't let him bully my friend any longer. I'm going

NICO: to say something!

AMANDA: But he may throw YOU out of the Junior Nutty

AMANDA: Buddies! And you like nuts!

NICO: I love nuts. But I love my friend more.

BUDDY: Fake squirrel! Fake squirrel!

NICO: STOP!

BUDDY: Stop what?

NICO: You're saying really mean things right now. And

NICO: your words are hurtful, and they are hurting my friend

NICO: and that's NOT okay!

BUDDY: I think you forget, I'm Nutty Buddy Numero Uno!

NICO: I don't care! You can't talk to Forrest the way you're

NICO: talking to him. It's mean, and it's bullying, and I

NICO: WON'T let you do it!

BUDDY: I'm Nutty Buddy Numero Uno! I can do whatever I want!

BUDDY: Now give me your sash! You're out of the Junior Nutty

BUDDY: Buddies, forever!

[♪]

BUDDY: Nutty Buddies, h*!

[♪]

AMANDA: No.

BUDDY: What do you mean, 'no'?

AMANDA: I mean, I'm not going. I'm tired of you acting like a

AMANDA: bully, and telling us what to do without asking how

AMANDA: we feel about it!

BUDDY: Fine! See if I care! I'll just go have fun with my

BUDDY: other Junior Nutty Buddies!

[♪]

BUDDY: Et tu, Nutty Buddies? But I'm Nutty Buddy Numero

BUDDY: Uno! Doesn't anyone want to hang out with Nutty

BUDDY: Buddy Numero Uno?

[Camera click]

BUDDY: HEY! WATCH IT, camera boy!

NICO: Don't be mean to Carl!

FORREST: Yeah! No bullying allowed!

BUDDY: Ugh, that's it! I'm outta here! Get this bird off

BUDDY: my head!

[Bird Chirping] [♪]

CARL: What just happened?

FORREST: I was being bullied, but Nico was an amazing

FORREST: upstander!

NICO: No big deal, I've been standing up for years!

CARL: No, Nico, an upstander is someone who decides to help

CARL: when someone else is being bullied.

NICO: Oh...And once I stood up to him, everyone else stood

NICO: up to him too!

FORREST: Yep! They were all great upstanders!

CARL: This gives me an idea for a new collection.

CARL: An Awesome Upstanders Picture collection! Everyone

CARL: gather around Nico, and say 'upstanders'!

ALL: UPSTANDERS!

[bird chriping] [♪]

[Camera click] [♪]

[♪]

[♪ Drumbeat ]

[♪]

Singers: ♪ YES!

Singers: ♪ It's Carl,

Singers: ♪ The Collector!

♪ Clap, clap

Singers: ♪ It's Carl, it's Carl ♪

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♪ Clap, clap, clap

Singers: ♪ Carl!

Singers: ♪ It's Carl

Singers: ♪ The Collector!

♪ Clap, clap

Singers: ♪ It's Carl, it's Carl ♪

Singers: ♪ The Collector!

Singers: [chanting] ♪ Carl! Carl! Carl! Carl! Carl! ♪

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