- [Narrator] This is
the Evergreen Forest.
Quiet, peaceful, serene.
That is, until Bert
Raccoon wakes up.
- Yahoo!
[pedals squeaking]
[Bert whooping]
[Bert screaming]
[body thudding]
[pie splatting]
[Bert laughing]
[Bert crashing]
- [Narrator] Luckily,
he has some good friends
to help him out.
[upbeat music]
Life would be simple in
the forest, except for
Cyril Sneer.
[video game beeping]
And his life would
be simple, except for
the Raccoons!
[fireworks exploding]
[crickets chirping]
[tense music]
In the darkest hours of an
Evergreen Forest evening,
Cyril Sneer is dealing in ideas
darker than the night itself.
- [Cyril] So then!
We have a deal, Mr. Knox?
- Why certainly, Mr. Sneer.
- Excellent!
- But there are two as yet
undiscussed conditions.
- [Cyril] And they are?
- [Mr. Knox] Payment
by noon on the 13th.
- Heh, no problem.
- The second is I want
it entirely in gold.
[Cyril coughing in shock]
- Gold?
[Snag whining]
But I have all kinds of
cash, stocks, works of art!
- No gold, no deal!
- [Cyril] You'll get your gold.
But I want those ink
and paper deliveries
to stop, immediately!
- I can see that
deliveries dwindle.
- Good, good!
- [Mr. Knox] But, until
I see all that gold
by exactly noon on Friday,
I'll do as I please, Mr. Sneer.
[door closing]
- It's as good as
sealed, Mr. Knox!
[Cyril laughing]
By Friday at noon, I'll
own every single company
that has anything to
do with newspapers!
Then one paper in these parts
will be nothing more
than a bad memory!
[Cyril laughing evilly]
- [Narrator] There's a saying
in the Evergreen Forest
you get to know almost from
the first day you're there.
"Where there's smoke,
[expl*si*n booming]
there's Burt Raccoon."
- It worked! [laughs]
Ah, this is fantastic!
Wow!
Hall of Fame, here I come!
[Broo barking]
Broo, this magic
book is gonna give me
months and months
worth of columns!
For the Standard!
- [Ralph] Yes, that's
what they assured me.
We placed that order
over a month ago!
Thank you.
Goodbye.
- Something is definitely wrong.
- And that's the third
delivery in a row
that's been missed.
- What's going on?
[door creaking]
- Hey, g*ng!
[Broo barking]
Have I got something
for you! [laughs]
Uh...
What's the matter, guys?
- Things aren't going
very well, Bert.
- Well, maybe my new column
on magic will cheer you up!
[Broo barking]
- It's going to
take magic, Bert.
Because if we don't come up
with a miracle by Friday,
there won't be a column.
- [Melissa] The fact is, Bert,
the newspaper is
going out of business.
- Wha-
How's that possible?
- [Melissa] We're
having trouble getting
paper and ink supplies.
And without those supplies,
we can't print the Standard.
- If this keeps up,
Friday's edition
of the Evergreen Standard
will be the last!
- [Bert] What?
That's impossible!
There must be
something we can do!
- I think it's time
we took some action!
Schaeffer, let's go get
those supplies ourselves!
- And while you're gone,
Sophia and I will
do what we can here.
[bell ringing]
- Come on, Broo, let's go!
We've got work to do.
[Broo barking]
[crows cawing]
- [Cyril] Front and center!
All of my gold has to
be gathered together
for noon, Friday!
There's a deadline to be met,
and we're going to meet it!
- [Pigs] Yes, sir!
- [Cyril] Synchronize
your watches!
In three,
two,
one!
[watches beeping]
Now the next time those Raccoons
yell, "Stop the presses,"
it'll be for good!
Because by noon on the
dupes the unwitting
public for the last time!
- But sir, they only
print the facts!
- Facts?
I'll give you facts!
The life expectancy
of a loud-mouthed pig
is shortened every time
it opens its mouth!
Understand?
- Yes, sir!
- [Cyril] What now?
- Cedric's not going
like this, sir!
- Cedric's not going to know!
Is he?
- Yes, sir!
I mean-
I mean, no, sir!
- Now let's get to work!
Time is running out!
- [Pigs] Yes, sir!
[pig squealing]
[gold clattering]
[comical music]
[Pig 3 sighing]
- That's tough work!
- I'll say!
Do you think the boss
will have enough gold?
- I don't know.
My total seemed a little low.
- If he doesn't, that
newspaper will still be writing
those slanderous
truths about him!
- Yeah, he really wants
the Evergreen Standard
out of business!
- [Pig 1] So we're going
to help him out, guys!
- Help him out?
- [Pig 1] Since he needs gold,
We're going to make him gold!
Enough gold to put every
newspaper in the world
out of business!
- Whoopee, gold!
Yeah!
How are we gonna do it?
- With the help of this book!
I got it from the "get
rich quick" section
from the boss's library!
It has a chapter on making gold!
- A chapter on making gold!
Wow!
That'll really show the
boss what we're made of!
- [Pig 3] It'd show
him our devotion!
- And it might even
earn us a raise!
It says here that to make
a large amount of gold,
you need a small amount of gold.
- Gee, where are
we gonna get gold?
- The only person around here
with any gold is the boss.
- [gasps] We can't
take the boss's gold!
Can we?
- [Bert] Broo, if the newspaper
can't afford supplies,
we've gotta help them.
But we're gonna need money.
Oh, where are we
gonna get money?
[Broo barking]
You're right, Broo!
Doing a magic show is just
not thinking big enough!
They've come to expect great
things from Bert Raccoon!
[triumphant music]
[Broo barking]
Hey, Broo, wait!
That's exactly the
way to get the money
for the ink and the paper!
The magic formula is right here!
This is it, Broo!
We'll perform the greatest
trick of all time!
We'll make gold!
[menacing music]
- [Pig 2] Six
ounces of snake oil!
- [Pig 1] Check!
- [Pig 2] A dab'll do ya!
- [Pig 1] Check!
- A hair from the
dog that bit ya!
- Check!
- That's it!
- [Pig 1] Okay,
everything is set.
All we need now,
according to the book,
is a massive amount
of electricity.
- [Pigs 2 And 3] Oh, goodie!
Let's do it!
- Ready?
Three,
two,
one,
zero!
[electricity zapping]
[Pig 1 screaming]
- Hey, what happened?
- Must be a power failure.
The lightning outside must've
taken out a few power lines.
- Oh, what are we gonna do?
Without electricity,
we can't make our gold!
Wait a minute!
Lightning's electricity!
[thunder clapping]
We'll take the gold out there!
- And I think I know
just the place to put it!
It's so high that the
lightning is sure to strike it!
Green's Peak!
[thunder clapping]
[door creaking]
- Ralph!
Schaeffer!
You're back!
- What happened to
the lights, Melissa?
- Oh, it's just a power failure.
- Did you get any supplies?
- No.
In fact, we couldn't even
get anyone to talk to us.
- Did you have any luck?
- Well, we came
up with something.
We figured that if we cut
the newspaper in half,
we could save on ink and paper.
- That's a great idea!
[thunder clapping]
But we'll still need
supplies, and soon.
Or tomorrow will be
our last edition.
- Ralph, I just had a thought.
If we gathered up the old
editions of our newspaper,
couldn't we recycle them?
- You're right!
And that would make us less
dependent on paper deliveries.
- [Ralph] It's a step
in the right direction.
Let's keep thinking.
We're not gonna give up yet!
[rain pattering]
- [Bert] I wanna make
sure I got this right.
"One incantation at the
stroke of midnight."
What else?
Peanut butter! [lips smacking]
Oh, "high mountaintop."
Hmm, high mountaintop?
Hey, the highest mountaintop
nearby is Green's Peak!
[Broo barking]
You're right, Broo.
It's time to go!
This may be the room of plain
old Bert Raccoon tonight.
But by morning, it'll belong
to the greatest wizard
and magician since Merlin!
Because tonight's the
night I, Bert raccoon,
master of magic, waver of wands,
the leader of the
pack, really make gold!
♪ Sometimes when
you're sleeping ♪
♪ So restless in the night
♪ Listening to your heartbeat
♪ And no relief in sight
♪ Lying in the darkness
♪ Walls are closing in
♪ When all around
seems hopeless ♪
♪ You know you can begin
♪ Don't be scared of
what you don't know ♪
♪ It's just the way
the wind blows ♪
♪ One step to discover the
need is there tonight ♪
♪ You're so scared of losing
without an even fight ♪
♪ Sometimes when
you're feeling ♪
♪ That your dreams
have slipped away ♪
♪ Listen to your heartbeat
and what it has to say ♪
♪ Don't be scared of
what you don't know ♪
♪ It's just the way
the wind blows ♪
- [Pig 1] Let's set
this up and hide!
When that lightning hits,
it'll turn everything
around here to toast!
- And gold! [giggles]
And boy, oh boy will the
boss be impressed! [giggles]
- [Pig 3] Are you
sure the gold is safe?
- [Pig 1] Of course it's safe!
Only an idiot would be
out on a night like this!
- Fortunes hidden in the dark,
behind the thunder's roll,
at my command, you'll
spit and spark,
surrendering your gold!
[thunder clapping]
[Broo whimpering]
Huh?
[thunder clapping]
[Bert screaming]
[upbeat music]
Huh?
[Bert stammering in shock]
I did it!
I, Bert Raccoon, master
wizard, have created gold!
Gold! [laughs]
Gold!
Yahoo!
Bert Raccoon's done it again!
- This is it, boys!
That storm was strong enough
to fill Fort Knox with gold!
Now, the boss'll really-
[tense music]
- [Pigs 2 And 3] k*ll us!
- The gold!
It's gone!
- [Narrator] The Raccoon
g*ng toiled all night,
looking for other ways
to save the newspaper.
But their valiant effort
was just not enough.
- Can this really
be our last edition?
- Seems like only yesterday
that the first one came out.
- It's hard to
believe it's all over.
[door clattering]
[Bert panting]
- Hang on, g*ng!
I, Bert Raccoon,
grand master wizard,
have saved the Standard!
[upbeat music]
- What are you
talking about, Bert?
- Nothing up my
sleeve. [chuckles]
Presto! [laughs]
The gold that will
save the Standard!
- Gold?
Bert, where did you get this?
- I made it!
Last night, during the storm!
With my awesome magical
powers! [chuckles]
- Nobody can make gold!
It's impossible!
[Bert chuckling]
- [Bert] The impossible
is what I specialize in!
And this is the gold
that's gonna buy
all the supplies we need!
It's worth money!
- Bert, we have the money.
But the companies won't
sell us the supplies.
- Huh?
You have the money?
- Bert, we really
appreciate what you've done,
but you can't buy
what you can't get.
- The newspaper is
finished, isn't it?
[phone ringing]
- Hello?
The Evergreen Standard.
- [Cyril] Well, hello!
Cyril Sneer, here.
I'm holding a press conference
at five to 12 today.
It's a big story!
One I'm sure you'll
be interested in.
- Well, thank you.
That was Cyril Sneer.
He's holding a very
important press conference
just before noon.
[tense music]
- [Cyril] Are you ready
for the count, Cedric?
- [Cedric] Yes, Pop.
- [Cyril] All right,
let's get a move on!
We've only got an hour!
- [Cedric] What kind of
count are we doing, Pop?
- [Cyril] A gold inventory.
I wanna make sure it's all here.
Let's go, Cedric!
Time is money!
My money!
- [Cedric] Right, Pop.
- Oh, what'll we do now?
- If he finds that the gold
is missing, we're done for!
- You try to stall him
while we search the forest!
It's got to be out
there somewhere!
- Let's speed this up!
You, start counting!
- Yes, sir!
One,
two,
four,
five,
six-
- Uh, you missed "three."
- Oh, I did?
[Pig 2 giggling]
I've always had
problems with geometry.
[Pig 2 giggling]
Eight, nine...
- [sighs] It's no good.
We've looked everywhere!
Our goose is cooked! [whimpers]
Without the gold, the
boss won't be able to
put the newspaper
out of business!
- Newspaper?
Hey, there is
something we can do!
- What's that?
[Pig 1 whispering]
But that's-
That's the enemy!
- It's either that, or...
[Pig 1 hissing]
- Let's go!
[clock ticking]
[typewriter clacking]
[fingers tapping]
- [Pig 1] Quick, quick!
Place this in your
newspaper for us!
- "Lost: one gold bar.
Reward: handsome."
- Gold bar?
- Yes, yes!
- [Melissa] When
did you lose it?
- Last night, during the storm!
We've got to get it back
as soon as possible!
That's why the reward's so big!
It's a matter of life and death!
Ours!
- [Bert] But I used
the magic formula!
I waved my wand like
this, and poof, zap!
I saw it happen right
before my eyes, honest!
I made a small mistake
anyone could have made!
[Bert laughing nervously]
Did they say "reward?"
- Uh, reward?
[chuckles nervously]
What reward?
- You said that there
was a big reward!
- Ah!
Oh, that reward!
Well, we don't
really have a reward.
- No reward, no gold!
- Look, we'll do anything!
- Anything?
- [Cyril] Hurry, hurry, Cedric!
We only have five minutes!
[clock ticking]
[tense music]
Time is running out!
What's our grand total?
- Gee, Pop.
I don't know how
to tell you this,
but we seem to be-
[bell ringing]
Right on!
[Pigs panting]
[Cyril laughing]
- [Cyril] This is it!
In a few minutes,
it'll be all mine!
Mine!
Mine, all mine!
[Cyril laughing hysterically]
I thought it would be
nice if you could be here
to share history in the making.
Do you see all this gold?
- It's hard to miss, Mr. Sneer.
- No, I'll miss it, all right.
But it'll be for a good reason.
Because there's enough
gold here to buy
all the ink and paper factories
this side of the
Evergreen Forest!
- So you're responsible for
our supplies being cut off!
- But Pop, that's hardly nice.
- Nice?
This is the nicest thing
that's ever happened to me!
I'm placing the call
[Pigs giggling]
that's going to put an
end to your newspaper
and your meddling for good!
[all gasping]
Pigs, call Mr. Knox!
[phone ringing]
- [Pig 1] Hello?
[person on phone chattering]
Uh, really?
[person on phone chattering]
Are you sure?
[clock ticking]
[person on phone chattering]
[Pig chuckling nervously]
Okay, uh, bye!
- Who was that?
- Uh, well, it was,
uh, Mr. Knox's office.
Well, it seems you're
a little too late.
The deal is off.
- What?
But I have the gold!
- Well, you missed
the deadline, sir.
They won't sell.
- What?
But it isn't noon yet!
He has to sell!
- They just told me it's,
uh, three minutes past.
- [Cyril] Three minutes past?
How's that possible?
Who set the clock?
Who?
Speak up!
I'll make an example of them!
- I think you forgot
something, Pop.
[Cedric whispering]
- Speak up!
What secret policy?
- Maybe I shouldn't mention
it in front of the employees.
[comical music]
- Blast them!
Tell me!
- Well, Pop, you rigged
the clocks years ago
to be five minutes slow
so you can get
more work out them
and not have to pay them for it.
You must have forgotten.
[all laughing]
[Cyril yelling angrily]
- [Narrator] By secretly
putting pressure
on the Evergreen Standard
with his unsuccessful
takeover scheme, Cyril Sneer
unwittingly made the newspaper
a better and more
efficient enterprise.
And the staff of the Standard
even got some unexpected help.
- There you go!
And, uh, while you're
delivering those papers, guys,
don't forget to pick up the
old issues for recycling!
- You and your big ideas!
- Yeah!
"We can make gold." [scoffs]
"We'll put the newspaper
out of business
and even get a raise!"
- Oh yes, I remember.
"We'll do anything!"
- [Pig 1] Shut up,
shut up, shut up!
[Bert laughing]
[upbeat music]
♪ You can run with us
♪ We've got
everything you need ♪
♪ Run with us
♪ We are free
♪ Come with us
♪ I see passion in your eyes
♪ Run with us
♪ Oh, run with us
♪ We've got
everything you need ♪
♪ Run with us
01x11 - Gold Rush!
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Series revolves around Bert Raccoon and married couple Ralph and Melissa Raccoon, of whom Bert is a friend and roommate.
Series revolves around Bert Raccoon and married couple Ralph and Melissa Raccoon, of whom Bert is a friend and roommate.