05x04 - The Trial of Cotterpin Doozer

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Dance your cares away

Worry's for another
day Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock

Work your cares away

Dancing's for another
day Let the Fraggles play

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

A Fraggle!

Hey, look, Ma.

I caught a Fraggle!

Dance your cares away

Worry's for another
day Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock

Down at Fraggle Rock
Down at Fraggle Rock

Down at Fraggle Rock.

Sprockie, how can you
sleepthrough a day like today?

Why, the seabirds are
wheelingin the heavens,

the bees are buzzing,

and the breeze is waftingin
the perfume of the flowers,

on gentle wings.

It's as idyllic as...

as...

Stop it! Stop it, I say!

Look at them.

Sleeping their lives away,

and on such a beautiful day too.

Well, this gives me a chanceto
make some keen observations

on the Silly Creatureand
the Hairy Monster.

On the Silly Creatureand
the Hairy Monster.

Yes, not much interesting here.

Yes. Now, this
looks more promising.

There she is, Cotterpin Doozer.

-A little to the left,
Red.-Okay, but hurry.

I've gotta go to
my aerobics class.

I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying,

but I gotta get this
bridge surveyed.

She speaks to Fragglesas
if they were friends.

Don't you ever get sickof
this construction business?

Heck no!

The Architect let me
designthis bridge myself.

-Take a step forward.-Okay.

Yep, it's gonna bea
triple-span cantilever

with foreshortened buttresses.

-Right there, plant it.-Great.

She's revealing our
construction plansto a Fraggle.

Wait until you see this bridge,
Red. It is gonna be fantastic.

Yep, it's gonna be the Cotterpin
styleof Doozer construction.

Yep, it's gonna be the Cotterpin
styleof Doozer construction.

There goes the Fraggle horn.

That means there's a meetingin
the Great Hall. Gotta go, Cotterpin.

-Bye.-Bye, and thanks.

The Cotterpin style.

She doesn't even deserveto
be Apprentice Architect. I do.

But now I got her
on a clear violation.

Everybody, quickly
gather around, please.

I have a very important
announcementto make.

I was just downat the
Blue Cavern over there

and I saw a Poison
Cackler's nest...

with an egg in it.

Oh, no!

-Yes, it had an egg in
it.-What are we gonna do?

-What can we
do?-Wait. Everyone, wait.

Look, I have an idea.

Poison Cackler eggs only
takea few days to hatch,

and then the babies leave the
nestand move on quickly, right?

-Yeah.-This is no time
for a nature lesson.

We've got a panic on our hands.

But listen!

Look, I just got back from
mappingthe Lesser Galleries.

Look, I just got back from
mappingthe Lesser Galleries.

They're really cozy little caves,
and only a short hike from here.

Why don't we all go there fora
couple of days till the Cacklers leave?

It'll be like a vacation.

Come on, everybody,
pack. Let's get ready.

-Great idea.-What a neat idea!

Red, I love vacations!

-What am I gonna
pack?-I don't know...

It's times like this when it
really feelsgood to have friends.

Yeah... Do we have friends?

Feenie, we have each other.

Oh, yeah!

What's your name again?

Okay, the surveying is complete,

and tomorrow morning begins
constructionon my very first bridge.

Oh, boy, I can't wait.
This is so exciting.

-Hey, watch it.-Are
you Cotterpin Doozer?

Come on, be serious,
Tumbrel. Of course I'm Cotterpin.

We play on the
same Snooball team.

-Silence!-What?

I hereby arrest youin the
name of all Doozerdom.

Arrested? What for?

Everybody ready to
leavefor the camping trip?

Yeah!

Every day the world begins
again Sunny skies or rain

Come and follow me

Every sunrise shows
me more and more

So much to explore

Come and follow me

We gotta flee the Poison
Cackler, old buddy.

I'll flee with you,
Large Melvin.

Marvin, Large Marvin.

Yeah, that's right.

I must flee the
dreaded Large Marvin.

No, no, no. You must flee
the dreaded Poison Cackler

with your friend Large Marvin.
With your friend Large Marvin.

This is getting complicated.

Trust me.

Are you sure this is right?

Trust me, I know I'm right.

Hear ye! Hear ye!

The one and only court of
the Doozersis now in session.

All shout, "Huzzah, huzzah."

Huzzah! Huzzah!

A trial at last.

I'm in the mood
for a conviction.

Thank you.

You may call the first case.

Doozerdom versus Cotterpin.

But I’m being framed.

-I'm innocent, I
tell you!-Silence!

How can you be
innocentwhen you're on trial?

Exactly.

You know how
Doozer justice works.

Come let us blazon the
flame of the law Law, law, law

Raising our praise in the name of the law
Raising our praise in the name of the law

Law, law Law

When a trial beginsThere's
a song that we sing

-Right a wrong-Right a
wrong -Sing along-Sing along

And we find no one mindslf
they're sentenced and fined

-Right a wrong-Right a
wrong -Sing along-Sing along

We find that... If
there's a bad guy

He won't be a sad
guyHe sings with the judge

And he gives her a nudgeAs
she sums up his case

And they often
embrace with this refrain

Sing that law again

This is crazy. I got
a bridge to build.

Not if I can prove
you're guilty.

Which is certainly likely.

When the sentence is
passedThere's a heck of a blast

-Right a wrong-Right a wrong

-Sing along-Sing the song
-Sing along-Sing the song

And the prisoner
remainsAnd we sing it again

-Right a wrong-Right a
wrong -Sing along-Moving on

You know that the courtroom's
jumpingThe gavels are thumping

The jury keeps hoppingThe
judges come bopping

It's time to relentWhen
the prisoner repents

And he cries, "I was
wrongBut I won't be for long

Gonna stand up for
justicel know that I must"

It's a time for
ablutionAnd due restitution

The law made me grieve
itAnd now I believe it

Sing that law Again

Law

Time to read the charges.

-Your Honor?-Yes.

I am Tumbrel of the
prosecution.-Oh, brother.

I am Tumbrel of the
prosecution.-Oh, brother.

I have personally witnessed this
Doozermaking friends with Fraggles.

What a terrible charge.

Time for the verdict.

Guilty.

Time for the sentencing.

Cotterpin Doozer,

I sentence you to a lifetimeof
not being Architect's Apprentice.

You may never build
anything ever again.

But, Your Honor, why
must I suffer like this?

And besides, what's wrongwith
making friends with Fraggles?

It says in our rule book thatDoozers
may only befriend creatures

that are noble and intelligent.

Well, who said Fragglesaren't
noble and intelligent?

The rule book.

So, change the rule book.

We can't do that.

Article three, section 12,

"If you can prove a rule is
dumb, it can be changed."

We can do that? We can do that?

This rule is not dumb.

Fraggles are large,
stupid, silly creatures.

I happen to know some
Fraggleswho are noble and intelligent.

Very well.

You have until suppertimeto
return to this court

with noble,
intelligent Fraggles.

Suppertime? But suppertime
is almost here now.

Your Honor, please!

She'll never do it.

She's through as
Architect's Apprentice.

Yeah.

I can't believe that Tumbrel,
trying to get away with this.

Yeah, he's always wantedto
be Architect's Apprentice.

Well, they're not gonna get meon
some out-of-date rule about Fraggles,

no way, uh-uh.

I'll just go and find Red,
or Gobo, or Wembley.

Any one of them will do.

Boy...

Come on, you guys.

Where are all you noble,
intelligent Fraggles?

I only got till suppertime.

Excuse me, ma'am.
You looking for Fraggles?

Yeah, 'cause we're
the only Fraggles left.

That's us!

Well, follow me, then.

-Follow her.-Follow her.

Feenie!

Come here.

Walk this way.

Coming, little gal.

Coming, little gal.

This may be a little
tougherthan I thought.

-Your Honor?-Yes?

It's suppertime.

Cotterpin is nowhere to
be seen. She has failed.

Your watch is fast. It's
only a quarter to suppertime.

She still has a
few more minutes.

Intelligence and nobility?

Oh, boy, I sure hope
these guys can deliver.

Allow me to introduce myself.

My name is Cotterpin.

-Well, I'm Large Marvin.-Uh-huh.

And this is Feenie.

Well, it's a pleasure
to meet you.

Why is this Gorg talking to us?

Feenie, this is not a Gorg.

-How can you be
sure?-Well, look.

Hey! What are you...

-Watch it!-Gorgs are
giant, hairy, smelly brutes.

-Hey, what?-Oh, yeah.

You see, this is small.

-Watch it!-See?
And not very hairy.

-Hey, would you... And...

hardly stinky at all.

Put me down, cr*cker-breath!

Please.

-Sorry.-It's okay.

I've come to ask for your help.

You have?

Yes.

They're gonna take
awaymy life's work and...

Well, only you two can help me.

I've never been needed before.
I've never been needed before.

-Yeah. We'll do
whatever you want.-Yeah.

Good. I want you
to be noble and...

intelligent.

We can handle that. Me
and Feenie are pretty noble.

Yeah, but I'm not smart
enoughto be intelligent.

Well, no problem.
Class in session.

Miss Cotterpin,
could I ride your trike?

Not now, Marvin.

Now, listen, in
just a few minutes,

the judge of the Doozers is gonna
ask youabout your finest attributes.

-Abra-toots?-Yeah.

I don't even have
any abra-toots.

I had some once, but
I loaned them to a guy.

Let me put it another way.

What's the best thingthat
you can say about Fraggles?

I got it! I got it!

We ain't spiders.

That's the best thing you
guyscan say about yourselves?

Miss Cotterpin, we'll say
anything you want us to say.

Miss Cotterpin, we'll say
anything you want us to say.

Okay, say something like...

"Madam Judge,

Fraggles are clean
in mind and body,

pure in heart,
thoughtful, industrious,

and most of all, dependable."

I gotta say that?

-You can do it, Feenie.
Come on.-Sure, yeah.

Go on! Go on! Go on.

Madam Judge, Fraggles are
purely dust, cleaned-out minds,

full of all sorts of thoughtsof
stupendous bodies.

Oh, no.

It's suppertime.

-Cotterpin has failed.-It's
not quite suppertime.

But we could start
setting the table.

Now, remember, you guys,

when we get there,
noble and intelligent, okay?

Miss Cotterpin, you
got real pretty hair.

-Thanks, Marvin, thanks.-And
I like your little boots.

Hey, Marvin, does this egg
remind youof something we forgot?

Nah, I guess not. Nah.

Right over here, you guys.

Oh, rats!

-Anything wrong,
Miss Cotterpin?-Yeah.

Yeah, you guys are too bigto fit
through the tunnel to Doozer Dome.

I'm gonna have to bring the
judgeout here. Wait for me, will you?

Well...

that's a pretty big opening.

Feenie, I bet youwe
could fit through there.

No. We better do what Miss
Cotterpin says. She's counting on us.

Come on!

I know a trick for
gettingthrough tight places.

You go through backwards.

Backwards? Okay.

Cotterpin Doozer,

do you actually mean you have
foundnoble and intelligent Fraggles?

Well... Oh, yes. You bet you.

Noble and intelligent enoughto
be a Doozer's friend, yep.

They better be, our supper's
getting cold back there.

They better be, our supper's
getting cold back there.

Is that one of your Fraggles?

No. I mean, well...

Yes... Actually, yes.

Very noble.

Yes, indeed.

Feenie.

Feenie, maybe
you could be right.

I think I might be stuck.

Yeah, I think you're too fat.

Yeah, suppose so.

Give me a cr*cker.

Oh, no, you don't, Large Moron.

Marvin. Large Marvin.

Please give me a cr*cker!

Please, I'm begging you.

-Please give me a
cr*cker!-No, no, no.

Okay, one.

I really don't know
what to suggest.

Bailiff, do something to
getthis Fraggle out of our way.

Bailiff, do something to
getthis Fraggle out of our way.

Yes'm. This should do it, Your
Honor. This should move him.

Cootchie, cootchie,
cootchie coo.

I feel real bad about this.

Now you're stuck in the doorway,

we ain't gonna be
ableto help little Cotterpin.

What's funny about that?

I think Cotterpin was real
niceand I wanted to help.

I'm serious, Marvin.

She tried to teach
me all kinds of stuff.

Nobody done that for me before.

Besides, she's kind of
cute, and I think she likes me.

Say, how would you
like a sockin your chin?

All three of 'em.

Tickle, tickle, tickle.

This is not working.

Bailiff, stop that tickling.

This is ridiculous.

Let's go out thereso you
can talk to the Fraggles.

We can't go out there, that
Fraggle's blocking the way.

You've lost your chance, young Doozer.
You've lost your chance, young Doozer.

Wait, no! We could
go the back way.

Not the back way.

It's dark and yucky down there.

-Slooshy.-Yes.

And spiders and beings.

It wasn't nice of you to laughjust
'cause I said Cotterpin liked me.

-Well, that's not why
I was laughing.-No?

Besides, I think she likes
memore than she likes you.

-You do?-Yeah.

Come on, it's this
way. Just follow me.

That was yucky. I saw
a spider down there.

This is a waste of time.

Cotterpin, this
better be worth it.

There are those awful Fraggles.

There are those noble,
intelligent Fraggles.

Large Marvin and Feenie.

Swear in the witnesses.

Large Marvin and Feenie,

do you swear to tell the Doozer
truth, the whole Doozer truth,

and nothing but
the Doozer truth,

so help you, Doozerdom.

I, Doozer.

No. I mean, I do, sir.

What he said.

Yes.

I will now question you carefullyto
see if you are noble and intelligent.

You first, Feenie.

Cotterpin, what should I say?

Tell her that under
the circumstances,

you'd be pleased
to discuss any topic.

Yeah. Madam Judge,

in the circus, we're
pleased to be standing in...

Yeah, we'd be disgustedby
the topic of underpants.

Oh, no!

That does it.

Fraggles are neither
noblenor intelligent.

Cotterpin Doozer, you
may never build again.

Victory is mine.

We failed Cotterpin.

Yeah.

The Poison Cackler!

Hey, it just hatched.

-Let's get out of
here!-It's awful.

I knew we forgot to
remember something.

And...

What are we gonna do?

Hey, sitting there scratching
won't help. We better run!

I'm running. Believe
me, I'm running.

Oh, no, it's got Cotterpin!

Feenie! Yuck!

-Feenie, help! Save
me!-I'm coming, Cotterpin.

Careful, Feenie. A
baby Cackler is tough.

You got me.

Marvin! Marvin, you can do it.

Help! Save us.

I'm working on it.

Miss Cotterpin, I'll do it for you.
Miss Cotterpin, I'll do it for you.

What happened?

Marvin.

Help!

Where am I?

The Cackler loves
your food, Large Marvin.

Yeah. Yeah, he
does. Feenie's right.

Maybe he'll go awayif
you give him your food.

-What?-What an intelligent plan.

Oh, no!

You mean give him my food?

Yeah, yeah. Give him your food.

-Give him all my
food?-All your food.

Marvin, please!

-Hurry, hurry.-Hurry, Marvin!

Well, for you,
Cotterpin, I'll do it.

What a noble sacrifice!

Oh, rats!

There you go, fella.

Careful. Be careful.

Come on, Cotterpin. Come on.

Careful. Watch his tail.
Careful. Watch his tail.

Hey.

Yay! Bravo! Bravo!

Marvin, Feenie, you saved me.

You saved us all.

This court finds that
Cotterpin Doozeris innocent.

-But Fraggles are... Fraggles
are noble and intelligent.

They are worthy to
be friends to Doozers.

Driver, drive on.

-They're still ugly.-I
don't believe it!

Did you hear what she said?

That I'm not guilty.

Then I can still
beArchitect's Apprentice.

I can build again.

Thanks, guys. Thanks.

You mean it's a happy ending?

But we never got to
discuss underpants.

Yes, the Hairy Monster is certainlya
noble and intelligent creature.

I'm just not quite certain why he
keepsthe Silly Creature as his pet.

Well, I must tell Gobo.

What was that?

Sprocket, it's a
perfect day to be alive.

The seabirds are
wheelingthrough the heavens,

the bees are buzzing.

It is as idyllic as...

as...

Dance your cares away

Worry's for another
day Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock

Dance your cares away

Worry's for another
day Let the music play

Down at Fraggle Rock

Down at Fraggle Rock

Down at Fraggle Rock