02x23 - Boober's Quiet Day

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[upbeat music playing]

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We're Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober, Red!

“Whoopee!
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Ooh, a Fraggle!

[chuckles] Look, Ma. I got a Fraggle!

Argh!

Whoopee!

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Down at Fraggle Rock.

[telephone rings]

Hello.

Hi, Ned.

Oh, | had to take Sprocket to the vet
for a flea bath.

'I pick him up tonight.

Oh, | think | can manage one day
without him.

So long.

Where does Shimmelfinney get off saying
I'll go nuts without my dog.

I love Sprockie,

but a day without him
will be a pleasant change.

It's going to be a nice, quiet day.

['I just carry on with my chores
as though nothing had happened.

Sprocket! Breakfast time, boy. |--

What am I doing?


to having Sprocket around.

This is going to be a nice, quiet day.

[Boober] Ah. Laundry all done,

a nice plate of potato cookies,

and a cup of moss rind tea.

[slurping]

Ah. Just sitting back
to watch the dust settle.

Oh, it's gonna be a lovely, quiet day.

[snoring]

Just watch the dust settle.

[snoring]

Ah.

Ah.

Hmm.

Nice, quiet day.

Just watch the dream settle.

[tingling]

[Fraggle] Hey, hey, hey.
Look who has come to the land of dreams!

It's my old other self, Boober!

No, there goes my quiet day.

Am I glad to see you.

-No. Not glad.
{tingling]

Oh, come on. You remember
your old buddy, Sidebottom.

Of course I remember you.

You're my other side.

You betcha! 'm the fun side of Boober,
and you keep me on the bottom.

Sidebottom at your service.

I don't want you at my service.

I just want a nice, quiet day.

Go on.

I'm sick of quiet days, and so are you.

What we want is some real knock-around,
dance-'em-up fun and shenanigans.

-[jingling]
-| hate that.

Oh, come on, you love it.
You got to let your fun, happy side out

once in a while.

Come on. That means me.

[tingling]

Oh, please, I know you're lonely, but--

Whoa! [groaning]

What's happening? I'm being shaken.

I'm waking up.

[Sidebottom] Now's my chance.

I'll go with you! [echoing]

I'm waking. I'm waking up.

Hi, Boober.

Ahhh! Get out of my tea cup! Oh...

Oh. Hello, Tosh.

Oh, Boober, I have a really big favor
to ask you.

Yeah?

The rumor is that
the Old Gypsy Lady's returned to the Rock.

The Old Gypsy Lady?

-You mean, the one who tells fortunes...
-Uh-huh.

And sings those great songs?

Yeah. I want to go look for her, but...

it's too hard with my pet beast.

Your pet beast?

-Oh, thank you, Boober.
-Huh?

I knew you'd look after him for me.

Well, yeah, but--

Whoa! Whoa! Ahhh!

-Ahhh! Ahhh!
-[beast growling]

[Boober stuttering] I can't, I can't.

[stuttering] I'm going away.

-Oh, really?
-Yeah. [straining]

Yes. I've got a trip 'm going on
later in the day.

Oh. Well, go ahead. I'll be okay.

[straining]

Well, I'd love to help,
[stuttering] but I can't,

If it were any other time,
believe me, I'd do it.

Oh, I believe you.

You can drop his rope. I'll get it.

Ahhh! [crashes]

Thank you, Boober.

Come on, beastie. [kissing]

[Boober panting]

[grunts]

I'm not going on any trip.

Why did I say that?

I never tell lies.

- I made you do it.
-[gasps]

-[stuttering] Sidebottom!
-Yeah. [jingling]

You don't belong here.
You're supposed to stay in my dreams.

Well, I sneaked back with you
when you woke up.

It's time for us to cut loose, Boober.

But I do not want to cut loose.

Yes, you do.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.

[stuttering] But I let you out
for one minute,

and then the first thing you do is
you make me tell a lie.

What can it hurt?
-[shrieks]

After all, it was just a little lie.

You don't want
to take care of that beast anyway.

Well, that's certainly true.

-[Mokey] Boober! Boober!
-Company.

Oh, no. It's Mokey. Stay here. Stay here.

[tingling]

This is gonna be fun.

[laughs maniacally]

Oh, hi, Boober.

I was just wondering where you are going.

Me, going? I'm not going anywhere.
[laughs nervously]

Oh, that's funny. I just met Tosh,
and she said you're going on a trip.

-Oh, that going. Yes, yes, I am. Yes.
-Mmm-hmm.

-Going.
“Where?

[clicks tongue]

Uh, just a minute.

Where am I going?

-To the Lilac Cavern.
-Yeah, yeah.

[stutters] Why?
-To collect bleach nuts for your laundry.

-Yeah.
Dummy.

To the Lilac Cavern
to collect bleach nuts for your laundry.

But-
My laundry.

But, Boober,
that's along trip, it's an overnight.

[screams] I know.
gasps]

Uh, that's why I have to pack.

Oh.

Why did I say that? I fold another lie.

What harm can it do?
Now they all think you're leaving.

So you can really have the nice, quiet day
you've been dreaming of.

Oh, yes.

[Mokey] Oh, Boober?

Oh, no.

Oh, yes.

Yes, yes, yes.

-Boober, would you do me a big favor?
-Mmm, yes.

-Right next to the Lilac Cavern...
-Yes.

-Is a cave where the Dreedlebugs nest.
-Yes, yes.

-Dreedlenests make great ink.
-Yes.

“Would you pick me up half dozen?
[gasps]

Oh, yes.

[tingling]

Now we have to go trudging all the way
down to the Lilac Cavern

to get Dreedlenests for Mokey's ink.

"One little lie can't hurt," you said.

"Nice, quiet day," you said.

Oh, you are really having
a wonderful time.

I know because I'm part of you,
and I'm having a ball. [laughs maniacally]

Look who's coming.

[humming]

It's the Storyteller.

Say, she must have gallons of ink.

Quick. Here she comes.
Get in, get in. Get in.

[tingling]

No. No, not that way.
The other way around.

[tingling]

[panting]

Morning.

Hmm.

Who were you talking to just now?

Who me?

Nobody. I was just...

Uh, I was... I was composing.

Composing aloud. I'm writing a book.

Oh. What's it about?

Um...

Uh, dreams.

-Oh.
-Dreams.

[gasps] Phew. Nightmares, actually.

I'd love to read it, Boober.

Well... Good, good. Fine.

And speaking of ink,

do you have any Dreedlenests
that I could make ink from?

Sure. Come with me.

Phew! That was close.

[Sidebottom] See how easy that was?

Now we've got our Dreedlenests.

I suppose you're right.

Boober! Oh, Boober?

Yes! Uh... Hello, Red.

Uh, hi.

Listen, Mokey tells me you're going
on an all-night camping trip

-to the Lilac Cavern.
-True. True.

She also tells me she's gonna hold
an overnight chant-a-thon in our cave.

And I'm not gonna get
a wink of sleep, so...

-Can I borrow your cave tonight?
-No!

Oh, rats! How come?

How come?

Because I've already loaned the cave
to the Old Gypsy Lady.

-She's coming back to the Rock.
Oh.

[Boober] Oh, no.

-[groans]
-t was just a harmless little lie.

[jingling] We're enjoying this a lot,
and you know it.

-[Goho] Boober, are you still here?
-It's Gobo. Stop that jingling.

[Wembley] Hey, Boober!

-[stutters] Quick, hide.
“Whoo!

Oh, too bad he's already left
for the Lilac Cavern.

Uh, it's a shame we missed him.

Well, doesn't really matter.

[Gobo] The important thing is,

we know the Old Gypsy Lady's
gonna be here in Boober's cave tonight.

[Wembley] Yeah.

So, we know just the place to throw
a surprise party. [laughs]

Now what am I gonna do?

No problem. Now all you got to do

-is pretend you're the Old Gypsy Lady.
-Ugh!

Oh! [crashes]

Don't worry.

You're having a wonderful time.

[Doc] Sure is a nice, quiet day.

If Sprocket were here,
we'd be going for a walk about now.

Well, 'I pick him up at the vet's
in about two hours.

It really is a nice, quiet day.

I hate nice, quiet days.

All I wanted was a nice, quiet day.

How could you do this to me?

The question is,
how could you do this to you?

Anyway, what's so bad about having
to pretend you're an old gypsy lady?

I can't be someone I'm not.

You want to bet?

Yeah.

[coughing]

This is terrible!

What have you done?

Actually, Boober,
it's quite an attractive disguise.

Wait a minute. Uh. A peg leg?

The Old Gypsy Lady has a peg leg?

-And a squeaky shoe.
-Huh?

[shoes squeaking]

[peg leg clacking]

[laughing]

[Mokey] Yoo-hoo! Anybody here?

Oh, no, it's Mokey. What am I gonna do?

Say you're here.

After all, you are here.

Why lie?

[screaming]

[gasping]

Morning.

Oh, Old Gypsy Lady!

Oh, | had heard you were gonna be here.

Ah, well...

[with an accent]
Hello there, Mokey Fraggle.

You know my name!

No wonder they say
you can tell fortunes. Wow!

Well, what-a can I do for you?

Well, I came to see about Boober.

You see, he was going to the Lilac Cavern,
and to tell you the truth,

I'm worried about him.

Oh, Boober, he is gonna be okey-dokey.

-Oh, that's very reassuring...
-Get back. Get back.

Coming from you.

But just in case, I'm going to follow him.

Follow him?
-Mmm-hmm.

That Lilac Cavern is a very scary place
to spend the night alone.

Well, I don't-a think he was planning
to spend-a the night.

He's just gonna rush right-a there
and rush right back.

Oh, uh, well... All in one day?

My goodness! He'll be exhausted.

Oh, you just go home and wait.

He's gonna be there before you know it
with your Dreedlenests.

Hey, Mokey, I got some mare news
about the surprise party for--

Uh, uh, Gobo. Gobo, hi.

Gobo, I'd like to introduce you
to the Old Gypsy Lady.

“Whoops!
“Whoops!

Uh... Hi there. [chuckles]

-Yes.
-I was...

I was just saying that...

Something about your Uncle Matt's
postcard, right?

-Yeah. Yeah, yeah, I got it right here.
-Yes, yes.

Ah, good.

"Dear Nephew Goho..."

[Matt] What odd things I find here
in Outer Space

with the help of my trusty disguises.

Hmm.

Recently, discovered

that the silly creatures
have a strong affection

for a simple piece of cloth
called a napkin.

They keep one on their legs when they eat.

An odd way to show affection,
don't you think?

But that's nothing
compared to what they do next.

They actually kiss
this unimpressive object.

I couldn't understand this
strange behavior,


a few quiet moments with a napkin.

Hmm.

[kisses]

But I'm happy o report...

Yuck!



"Love, your Uncle Traveling Matt."

-Oh, boy!
[laughs]

[clears throat]

Mokey, could we talk about
that other thing now?

Ah, yes.

-Um... Uh, Gypsy Lady?
-Yes.

Will you excuse us, please?

Oh, yes, that's okay.
You're excused. Run along-a.

What kind of a gypsy accent is that,
anyway?

Uh... It's-a the very good kind-a.

[humming]

Oh, this is awful. Whoa! [crashes]

No, it's not.
We are having a wonderful time.

And your accent is perfect.

But, but, don't you understand?

Now they've seen me as the Gypsy Lady,

I'll have to play the part
all through their rotten surprise party.

True, but first, you have to take off
the disguise

and go to Mokey's cave
with her Dreedlenests.

[growling]

Ahhh!

[Sidebottom] That's better. Now relax.

Right.

Boober, it is just amazing that you got
all the way to the Lilac Cavern and back

-in this amount of time.
-Yes! [laughs]

Well, you know, "Never dawdle."
That's my motto. [laughs]

-And look how many Dreedlenests you got.
Mooing.

Why, there must be enough here for,
oh, say, six pots of ink.

-Six? Six pots.
-Ooh, [ forgot!

I need to go get water to soak 'em in.

Water to soak them in.

Boober, did you really go all the way
to the Lilac Cavern and back today?

Well, uh, uh...

[gulps] Uh...

Yes.

But it's a full day's hike
just to get there.

Well, I... I ran.

You ran to the Lilac Cavern and back?
You're not even out of breath.

Well, I am a title bit.

[panting]

-Uh... Got to run.
Uh...

Huh?

[snoring]

-Sidebottom?
-Yes?

Oh, good. There you are.

Sidebottom, I've got to admit,
this is really fun,

fooling our friends
with these silly, little stories.

Actually, they're lies.

-Oh, pfft, harmless little lies.
-[jingling]

Well, really, now all you have to do
is pretend that you're a lady gypsy,

and then pretend that
you can tell fortunes,

and then pretend that
you can sing gypsy songs.

-[laughs]
-That's it. Three little things.

Yeah, Three little things.

Boober!

You must be home from your trip.

Oh, good.

You can take care of my beast then.

Uh, well, actually, you see, |-

-[beastie exhaling]
-Huh?

I promised some of my friends that 'd--

[roaring]

[crashes]

Huh?

Yes, I know.

[speaking baby talk]

Nice beastie.

Yes.

It worked. It's quiet.

I told you he wanted baby talk
and chin tickling.

Wonderful. I wish somebody would care
about what I want for a change. Tsk.

You want to wear gypsy costumes
and fool your friends. [jingling]

That's what you want.

It's silly for me to pretend
that I want it too.

[peg leg clacking]

Will you please admit
that I am a part of you?

Oh, all right, all right, all right.

Where is everybody?

Where is everyone?

Who?

The surprise partyers.

Wouldn't you think they'd be here by now?

See, you can hardly wait
for the party to begin.

You want to be the Gypsy Lady.

No, I don't.

In fact, while I still have the chance,

I'm gonna sneak right out of here
and hide in some dark tunnel.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[peg leg clacking]

[all screaming] Surprise!

Whoo-hoo!

-Oh, what a surprise!
-Uh-huh.

Oh, Gypsy Lady, your legend
lives in Fraggle Rock.

And your coming is an honor for us.

Yes, well, it's a real-a fun-a thing
for the Old Gypsy Lady to be here.

-Ah!
-Of course I might-a have to leave early.

Like in about four seconds.

-[all] Oh!
-Oh, Gypsy Lady, the legend says

that you can tell a Fraggle's fortune
by reading the shape of his tail.

-Does it?
Mmm.

I mean, yes, it does. Yes, yes, yes.

Oh, then you'll tell our fortune?

Uh, well, "There's a tale in every tal"

So say the gypsies.

Oh, read my tail. Read my tail.

-Oh, yes, okay.
-Please, please.

Put the tail down for Gypsy Lady.

-I'm not as young as | used to be.
-[laughs]

Okay, nice and easy there. That's a good--

Ooh! It-a say you are
a very artistic Fraggle.

[all] An!

And you share a cave
with a very athletic Fraggle.

-That's right!
-Let me have a look at the tip.

There's always something good in the tip.

-Oh, look at what it say.
“What?

It say tonight you will be the owner
of six pots of ink.

-[all] Ah!
-Oh, that is uncanny!

Way to go, Boober.

[all] Me next. Me next. Me next.

Now I have a very sad announcement-a.

[all] Oh!

I cannot-a read no more fortunes tonight.

[all] Aw!

No. The tails must go untold.

Oh, but Old Gypsy Lady,
the legend also says

that you know all the famous gypsy songs.

Sing one for us, please.

Oh, no.

[all] Oh, yes!

Oh, boy!

[all chanting] Sing! Sing! Sing!

Having fun?

Yes. The jig is up.
They want me to sing a gypsy song.

Best thing they could possibly do
under the circumstances.

You're right. But I don't know any.

-Yes, we do.
-Yes, we do.

-The first verse goes like this...
-Huh?

-[whispering]
-Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

[tingling]

[peg leg clacking]

[sentimental music playing]

♪ You call on-a me ♪

S You cry, "Gypsy!"



♪ You croon the words I've only heard-a ♪

I Beneath that gypsy moon-a ?

I There is no secret to my song-a!

P A gypsy's life is pain}

♪ So when I need a song-a to sing-a ♪





I That quickly goes »



I taste the rain }

1 It's gone again



I Who leaves me then!

s I'm all alone I

♪ I'm all alone again ♪

[laughs]

Oh, this is my kind of music.

No, it's our kind of music.

[both laughing]

1 You look at-a me



I To dance and-a sing

I Be anything she choose }

1 It's not-a that way ?

I I've had to pay

1 The more you get
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I M quickly goes

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1 It's gone again



I Who leaves me then!

♪ I'm all alone again ♪

I To sing my song }

s All night long I

1 All alone again

I Hey, hey, hey!



s All night long I

1 All alone again

I Hey, hey, hey!

s All night long I

Whoo!

Hey, everyone, look who I found!

“Whoa!
-That's-a right.

It's-a me, the Old Gypsy Lady.

Oh, this is humiliating.

Oh, no.

Now there's two old gypsy ladies.

Hmm.

Evening.

Hal Ha!

That's-a funny. I thought I was
the only Gypsy Lady around here.

Well, uh... Uh...

Pfft.

Well, uh...

I guess you are
the only Gypsy Lady around-a here.

-That's-a right.
-You see...

[all gasp]

I'm Boober Fraggle.

But, Boober,

[stuttering] why are you dressed up
like the Old Gypsy Lady?

Huh.
Well...

-| lied to Tosh.
-Oh.

-And then I lied o Mokey.
all] Oh.

And then I lied to Red,
and then I lied to Gobo...

All' because there is no such thing
as one little harmless lie.

But, Boober, why did you do all that?

[shouting] So I could have
a nice, quiet day!

[sighs]

But, Boober, why didn't you just ask?

[all] Yeah.

Come on, everyone, let's leave Boober
to have a nice, quiet day, huh?

[all agreeing]

Just ask?

Huh!

[peg leg cackling]

Wow! Sure is quiet around here.

Hey, Sidebottom, all we had to do was ask.

[jingling]
Yeah, but didn't we have a great day?

[laughs] 'I say we did.

Well, I'm glad
you're finally admitting it.

I still feel bad about all the lying.

You know, if your dull side
would cooperate with your fun side,

both sides of us could have
a good time without the lying.

You're right. I'll really try to
let you out to cut loose once in a while.

-[laughs]
-It was fun. [laughs]

[Sidebottom] Well, I'll let you alone
sometimes



[laughs] Okay. Thanks for coming.

[Sidebottom] Are you kidding?
I never leave.

[laughing]

[beastie growling]

[Boober] Ahhh!

[screaming]

[beastie growling]

Oh!

[Doc] Should I call?

Uh, no.

Well... Why not?

I'll just call up the vet
and ask to speak to Sprocket.

Just for a minute.

No. They'll think I'm crazy.

Still, it can't be the first time

that a pet owner
has called up the veterinarian

to speak to his dog.

Just for a minute.

It's been so quiet here without him.

[telephone rings]

Hello?

Oh, Dr. Gottesman.

How are you?

My dog?

What about my dog?

He...

He wants to talk to me?

Why, how very strange.

[Sprocket barking]

Hello, Sprocket!

[Sprocket barking]

I'll be over in a little while
to pick you up.

[Sprocket barking]

How are you?

[Sprocket whining]

It's been such a quiet day.

[Sprocket howling]

[laughs]

[music playing]

[scatting]

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

» Worry's for another day

I Let the music play }

I Down at Fraggle Rock

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

» Worry's for another day

I Let the music play }

I Down at Fraggle Rock

I Down at Fraggle Rock

I Down at Fraggle Rock