♪ I'm Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse ♪
(Hooves clicking) ♪ He can dance, he can dance
♪ Just shine that spotlight on me ♪
♪ Every show must have a star ♪
♪ He can dance, he can dance
♪ He can dance he can dance ♪
♪
♪ When the lights go down
♪ I'm ready to perform
♪ This is my home upon the stage ♪
♪ I'll dance for you
♪ And we'll perform for you, too ♪
♪ I'm Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse ♪
♪ He can dance, he can dance he can dance, yeah ♪
♪
Look at that! Today's my anniversary!
It's the exact day I started working at the carnival,
a momentous occasion!
A cause for celebration! I'd better tell the others.
Maybe we can have a little party.
JACKHmm. It's about time the new costumes got here!
There must be some mistake. These aren't costumes!
They're Christmas decorations!
Well, doesn't that just take the cake!
Did I just hear someone say "Cake"?
Could it be? It must be!
Jack's got a cake!
He remembered it's my anniversary and got me a cake!
I wonder if the others know too.
MAN ON TVAnd now we return you to "Animal Hospital".
WOMAN ON TVPriscilla, I have something I have to tell you.
Ooh! What could it be?
She's not really Priscilla's sister.
She's actually the long-lost Queen of Malibutu.
I'm the long lost Queen of Malibutu.
And she has to leave because her kingdom needs her.
I must leave tonight. My kingdom needs me!
Incredible!
How 'bout some more popcorn, toots?
Coming right up!
Edna, you really are all seeing and all knowing!
What can I say? It's a gift!
What was that? "A gift"? They've got a gift?
It must be for me!
What? Who's there?
Stripes, have you seen my ball? The big striped one?
You woke me up for a ball?
Yes, have you seen it?
No, I haven't seen it!
Are you sure you don't have it?
Does it look like it's in here?
Oh, maybe I ate it!
Well, that wouldn't be such a surprise!
"A surprise"?
A cake, a gift and a surprise?
They're planning a surprise party for me!
Oh, I've never had a surprise party before!
(Humming)
Hello, Marvin.
Oh, hi, Diamonds. Were you in there?
I didn't hear you. I didn't know you were there.
Nope, I sure didn't!
Have you seen my striped ball?
I can't do my new routine without it.
Well, I wasn't snooping around. So, I haven't seen anything.
I haven't heard anything and-- Whoa!
(Chuckling)
Okay, well, if you see it--
I think I saw your ball in the performance tent, Diamonds.
Oh, thank you, Eddy!
So, are you all ready, Marvin?
I, uh, ready for what?
Jack wants everyone to have their new routines ready
for the end of the week!
Oh, that.
I've got it covered, good thing too!
Now it won't interfere with today!
(Humming)
See you later, alligator!
In a while, crocodile.
MARVINOh my, what a surprise!
A party? For me?
Aww, you shouldn't have!
Marvin, hurry up! You're late for the staff meeting!
A "Staff meeting"! Okay, if you say so!
Now you just run along. And get everything ready.
And I'll be right there!
But I-- Oh, suit yourself.
It's party time!
Here I come!
Well, isn't this a surprise!
"A surprise"? We have staff meetings every week!
Oh, right,
this is a staff meeting.
Yeah, a staff meeting.
Now sit down!
First announcementThe new costumes haven't arrived yet.
Aww.
They sent the wrong box.
Hopefully, the right box will arrive by Friday.
Next, uh, how are the new routines coming along?
Marvin, could you come help me for a minute?
I bet this is it! I'll just have a bit of fun first.
Uh, sorry, Diamonds. I'm kind of in a hurry right now.
Oh? Why?
Uh, I, umm, got to have a bath!
All right then, see you later.
But my bath can always wait if you really need some help!
Are you sure, Marvin? That's very sweet.
Okay, I'm entering the tent now!
That's nice, Marvin.
Now could you watch my new routine
and tell me what you think?
Sure, Diamonds,
go right ahead.
EDDYLunch time!
Thanks, Eddy. What've you got?
I've got oats and an apple!
Thanks for the special treat. What's the occasion?
No occasion.
Well, it's certainly a surprise. I just love surprises.
In fact, probably the only thing I like more than surprises,
are parties.
Parties?
Aww, you don't have to pretend with me, Eddy.
I figured out about the surprise party.
"Surprise party"?
Yeah, don't worry, Eddy.
I won't let on. I'll act real surprised!
"Surprise party"?
Who's getting a surprise party?
Marvin. Well, he thinks he is. But nobody's planning anything.
Well then he's in for a surprise, all right.
You're all-seeing, all-knowing.
Why does Marvin think he's getting a party?
Hmm. It's not his birthday.
No.
He hasn't won anything.
Don't think so.
He's not graduating from anywhere.
Uh-uh.
He's not getting married.
Yuck!
I give up.
It doesn't matter.
Marvin thinks he's getting a party.
And I'm going to give him one!
Time's running out.
I wonder when this party is getting started.
(Insects chirping)
Nice evening, isn't it?
Beautiful.
Have any plans for tonight?
Sure do.
You do?
I'm planning on getting a good night's sleep,
starting right now.
Good night, Marvin.
Good night, Stripes.
How about you, Elizabeth? Doing anything special tonight?
Oh, yes! I've been looking forward to tonight for ages!
Really?
Yes, it's my "Animal Hospital" marathon tonight,
shows in a row!
I'd better make some popcorn before it starts!
Good night, Marvin!
(Door closing)
Good night.
Diamonds, have you seen Eddy?
Not since this afternoon.
Oh. What are you up to tonight?
I'm practicing my new routine again.
Practice makes perfect!
I'm sure it does, Diamonds.
♪
MAN ON TVWelcome to our Animal Hospital marathon.
(Owl hooting)
I guess there isn't going to be a party after all.
When I overheard all that stuff about a cake and gifts,
I though they were talking about my anniversary.
I guess I was wrong.
If I really wanted to celebrate with my friends,
then I should have told them about my anniversary,
especially Eddy. Now he's gone home.
♪
(Sighing)
I guess I'll just go to bed early.
Surprise! Surprise!
And look what I havelemon ices for everyone!
Oh my, what a surprise! You-- You shouldn't have!
This is too much!
I knew he'd be surprised.
Surprise parties are so exciting!
And you haven't even heard Eddy's song yet.
You wrote a song for me? Really?
Go on. You'll do fine.
♪ On this day, your special day ♪
♪ There are some things we'd like to say ♪
♪ You make us smile when we're feeling down ♪
♪ And you make us laugh more than any clown ♪
♪ You're kind and smart, you dance and sing ♪
♪ And you can do most anything ♪
♪ Marvin, best wishes
♪ To you we send
♪ And I'm awfully glad
♪ You're my best friend
Aww!
Thanks, Eddy. Nobody ever wrote a song for me before.
Way to go, kid.
It was just lovely.
Bravo, Eddy.
This is all wonderful.
But I have one question.
Why the Christmas decorations?
These were the only decorations we could find,
on such short notice.
The truth is we weren't planning a party for you at all.
Eddy threw this together in a couple of hours.
Because he knew you wanted one.
I just overheard you talking and thought I was getting a party.
A surprise party for?
My anniversary.
The anniversary of?
The day I first joined the carnival!
Oh!
That anniversary!
"Anniversary"?
Happy anniversary, Marvin. We don't have any cake. Sorry.
Eddy, this is even better than a cake.
And this party is a terrific gift!
I couldn't wish for anything more.
What a beautiful sentiment!
Have a lemon ice, Elizabeth. It'll cheer you up!
Good idea.
Ah, just as I thought, he joined the carnival on the nd.
That's next week, not today!
(Chattering)
Well, I could tell them.
But I think they've had enough surprises for one day.
Happy Anniversary, Marvin!
Say, is there any lemon ice for me?
Sure, Jack.
Help yourself.
♪
Whoa!
Need any help, Eddy?
No, no, I've got it!
Ah! Ooh!
You okay?
Sure, I'm fine. Don't stop.
♪
Ta-da!
Bravo! Bravo!
Thank you! Thank you very much!
Gee, I wish I could dance like you!
Why don't I give you a lesson or two? I'm sure you could learn.
Oh no, not me. I've never been able to dance.
Ah, but you've never had me to teach you!
But I'm a total klutz!
Once, in school, we were learning the waltz.
And I stepped on my partner's toes so hard she started crying!
Well, no danger of that with me, my hooves can take it!
Come on, Eddy, what do you say?
Okay, I'll give it a try.
That's my boy!
But do me a favour. Don't tell the others.
Why not?
If you tell them, they'll want to watch.
And that'll make me too nervous!
All right, it'll be our little secret. Let's get started.
First, you need some taps.
What, right now?
No time like the present!
(Clicking)
Hey, listen to this!
Lightly, Eddy!
It's tap dancing, not stomp dancing.
Right.
Here we go! Are you ready to trip the light fantastic?
Oh, I'll be tripping all right.
It's easy. Just do what I do.
Step, step, shuffle, step, step.
(Sighing)
Step, step, shuf--
Ooh!
See? I've got two left feet!
So do I!
But you've also got two right feet to balance them out!
DIAMONDSI think I'll do a little practicing.
ELIZABETHMe too!
Quick!
Ooh!
Hi, Diamonds!
Hi, Elizabeth!
What are you two up to?
I, uh-- We're just, umm--
Trying on hats! What do you think?
(Giggling)
Why, it's huge!
You could get lost in there!
Right you are. I said so too. Well, uh,, we'd better be going.
Come on, Eddy.
Yeah, we've got to--
Try on more hats.
Yeah, we've got hats to try on.
See you later, girls!
Something's up with those two.
MARVINJust keep trying.
Step, step, shuffle, step, step.
Step, step.
Can you do that shuffle thing again for me?
ELIZABETHMarvin! Eddy!
(Gasping)
(Whistling)
Hi.
Hi. Hi.
We're playing cards if you want to join us.
No, thanks. We're busy.
Busy doing what?
Uh, reading.
Why is your book upside-down?
Uh, I'm practicing my upside-down reading!
Yeah, he's getting pretty good at it.
Why does he want to learn that?
It's-- It's spy stuff.
You know.
Oh!
I can't tell you any more.
I better be going. Bye!
"Spy stuff"?
Upside-down reading?
So, where were we?
Step, step, shuffle, like this.
(Panting)
Any nines?
Go fish.
Marvin and Eddy don't want to play.
Marvin says they're doing spy stuff!
"Spy stuff"?
That's what he said!
They were acting very odd.
Remember when they were trying on hats?
I bet that was more spy stuff! Disguises!
Interesting.
But who would they be spying on?
Do you think they're spying on us?
We've got to find out for sure.
How?
We've got to spy on them!
Ooh! How exciting!
MARVINThat's it. Now add the shuffle.
EDDYWhoa!
(Sighing)
And again.
Whoa!
You okay, Eddy?
Yeah.
That was a lot better. Let's try it again.
No way, I give up.
Some people can dance. And some people just can't.
I know how you feel.
It took me a long time to learn to dance too.
I bet you never fell down.
Sure, I did!
You? Really?
Sure, you think it's easy to get all four feet going?
I used to fall down so much, I had to tie pillows to, uh,
my derriere!
That's a good idea.
So, just remember one thing.
♪ Keep trying, don't give up
♪ And before you know it, you'll reach the top ♪
♪ When you think that you can't do it ♪
♪ Just try, there's nothing to it ♪
♪ You can fly, touch the sky
♪ Keep trying
Marvin, you're right! Let's try it again!
That's the spirit! Here we go. One, two, three, four.
Step, step, shuffle, step, step.
It just sounds like tap dancing to me.
Oh, don't let them fool you. I bet it's some kind of a code!
Tapping in code!
We just have to cr*ck the code!
♪
(Gasping)
Oh!
Huh?
(Mumbling)
I'm getting nowhere with that blasted code.
Diamonds! Stripes!
What did you see, Elizabeth?
Eddy's dancing!
He was dancing and kind of tapping and twirling!
Hmm.
He was dancing when I saw him too.
"Dancing"? "Tapping"? "Twirling"?
And he and Marvin get together. And it's just more tapping.
That's awful strange spy behaviour.
Those two sure don't know the spy business!
There's only one way to get to the bottom of all this.
We'll just have to ask them!
Why didn't we just ask them in the first place?
♪
Ta-da!
I did it! I did it! I was really dancing!
Congratulations, Eddy!
You have graduated from
the Marvin School of Dance with an A-plus-plus-plus!
Thanks, Marvin!
STRIPESA-ha!
We want to know what your little secret is!
We have a right to know!
Well, we are your friends! Can't you tell us?
I don't know what you're talking about.
According to our notes,
you've been doing a lot of tapping and dancing
and twirling, and then more tapping,
tapping in some infernal code that I just can't break!
What are you doing, taking dance lessons or something?
Actually, yes. Marvin's been teaching me.
(Gasping)
Sorry we didn't tell you.
But Eddy wanted to keep it a secret.
Come on, Eddy, let's show 'em what you can do.
Oh, I don't know.
Oh, give us a little demonstration, Eddy!
We're all friends here!
Dance for us, Eddy! Please?
Okay, okay!
Just relax. And think about the steps. One, two, three!
♪ Keep trying
♪ Every day
♪ Don't worry about the bumpy road ♪
♪ Along the way
♪ When you think that you can't do it ♪
♪ Just try, there's nothing to it ♪
♪ You can fly
♪ Touch the sky
♪ Keep trying
♪ When you think that you can't do it ♪
♪ Just try, there's nothing to it ♪
♪ You can fly
♪ Touch the sky
♪ Aim high
♪ Don't be shy
♪ Just try, just try, keep trying ♪
♪ Keep trying
Ta-da!
Bravo, Eddy!
Hooray! Well done! Amazing!
MARVINYou did it, Kid. I knew you could.
I was pretty good, wasn't I?
You sure were! And you didn't step on my foot once!
I just want to be with you, Marvin.
We make a great team, don't we?
Sure, we do. But you're going to do a lot of wonderful things.
And I won't always be with you.
Marvin!
But you'll always have this memory
in the back of your mind.
And far down the road, whenever you need it,
you take it out, dust it off,
and remember that I'll always be your friend.
(Chuckling)
Boy, look at all the fireflies.
♪