♪ 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 ♪
(Birds chirping)
Ohm.
(Munching)
(Grunting)
Mmm.
(Slurping)
So, where's the old waterworks on this beautiful, sunny day?
If you're referring to Elizabeth,
she's at the flea market in town.
She's going to buy a whole lot of junk, like she always does!
(Clattering)
Ooh!
(Grunting)
Hmm.
(Wheels squeaking)
Good morning, everyone!
Hi, Elizabeth. Hi, Elizabeth.
So, what did you buy today?
I bought a dipping bird,
and this hat,
and a magnifying glass,
and in case anyone ever needs a back scratcher--
Oh, brother!
And I bought this cuckoo clock.
Isn't the little bird just adorable?
It looks like the only thing
you didn't buy at the flea market was fleas!
I've got a present for you, Stripes!
"A present"? For me?
(Humming)
It's an authentic Indian rug from
the Dingling Brothers circus.
Oh! Thanks, Elizabeth.
This is-- Oh, this really nice.
And it was a great deal.
The man said I was getting two for the price of one!
Two what?
I don't know!
But I never turn down a bargain!
Hmm.
(Sighing)
(Music playing)
What the?
What's that?
It sounds like music.
It's coming from the rug!
"From the rug"?
Really?
Can I borrow your magnifying glass, Elizabeth?
♪
Whoa! It's a marching band!
"A marching band"?
Yeah, little tiny bugs playing instruments!
Oh, I know! It's a flea circus!
Elizabeth, you did buy fleas at the flea market!
Wait until Jack sees this!
Fantastic! These bugs are going to be a huge hit!
They must be the fleas from the Dingling Brothers Circus!
They're world famous!
Oh, look at their little matching spandex outfits.
They are just so sweet!
That tune is so catchy. I could listen to it all day!
I don't think we have much choice
but to listen to it all day.
There's a chorus line too! Jumping horny toads!
Look how high they kick up those little legs!
Amazing!
Hmm, and the one on the stunt bike isn't half bad.
Hoo-wee! Pop a wheelie!
(Cheering)
Come one! And come all!
Come and experience the teeny, tiny world of the flea circus!
Watch as they perform daring, death-defying stunts!
Their costumes are just gorgeous!
Wow!
That's amazing!
Cool!
(Crowd chattering)
(Clapping)
That's all for now! Come back in an hour for another show!
It's unbelievable! It's amazing!
Nice work, kid. Those fleas are fabulous!
Make yourselves at home, fellows. You're here to stay!
(Squeaking)
That was great!
Those fleas were my best purchase yet!
(Squeaking)
Hmm? Oh!
Hmm? What?
Those fleas have made themselves at home all right, on me!
Oh, dear!
(Groaning)
Get them off of me!
(Groaning)
Here, little fleas!
Come back home to your nice furry rug!
Uh-uh. I still got 'em.
Maybe they'd like my mane instead.
(Squeaking)
Nope.
(Groaning)
I'd try. But I don't have any hair or fur!
Me neither!
(Sighing)
Stripes, they picked you because of your nice, thick fur!
You should be flattered!
Flattered, shmattered! Just get 'em off of me!
What is going on there?
(Panting)
(Grunting)
Okay, boys, what's Jack got over there
that everyone's lining up to see?
Bugs!
"Bugs"?
Tiny bugs, playing drums--
Up on the trapeze.
And dancing!
A flea circus? Jack's got a flea circus?
I want one too!
♪
(Chuckling)
Hey!
(Groaning)
Huh?
(Grunting)
(Birds chirping)
(Spitting)
(Buzzing)
(Screaming)
♪
You nincompoops! I said "Fleas", not "Ants"! Fleas!
(Groaning)
♪
(Buzzing)
(Screaming)
(Grunting)
(Whistling)
(Spitting)
(Grunting)
(Buzzing)
(Grunting)
(Owl hooting)
(Insects chirping)
(Snoring)
(Groaning)
(Squeaking)
Dagnabbit!
JACKLadies and gentlemen, children of all ages,
I am proud to present Stripes,
the ferocious man-eating tiger!
Where's Stripes?
♪
(Snoring)
(Gasping)
Stripes, wake up!
Huh? What?
You look awful!
Uh, no sleep, fleas,
up all night.
Well, wake up. You're on.
(Grunting)
Uh, here's our ferocious tiger!
(Gasping)
Hear his raging roar!
(Yawning)
Uh-oh.
Uh, behold his savage stride!
(Muttering)
(Groaning)
(Snoring)
Poor Stripes!
Uh, behold his, uh,
spine-tingling snoring.
(Booing)
This is all our fault!
And that's why we're going to have to fix it.
You want anything done around here, you got to do it yourself!
One flea circus coming up!
(Groaning)
Oh, can't you wretched insects
take your lunch break someplace else?
Stripes?
What?
We owe you an apology.
We really should have respected your feelings.
And your comfort.
And so, we're here to make it up to you
by getting rid of those pesky fleas!
Really? But they're so good! You don't mind losing them?
Oh, no. Of course not!
No, not at all!
We just have to find them a new home,
someplace warm and furry and not here.
LYMANHere, fleas! Here, fleas!
Here, nice, little fleas! Come work for Lyman Slime!
Why that conniving, low-down--
STRIPESHome for fleas?
Is that okay with everyone?
Mm-hmm.
Goodbye, dear little fleas!
Be sure to write!
Don't get stepped on!
Good luck!
All right, all right.
Here, fleas! Here, fleas!
(Squeaking)
Hey, fleas!
I got 'em! I finally got 'em!
(Laughing)
Bye, Lyman!
JACKYou'll be sorry!
♪
(Grunting)
Edward?
Here are a few things to remind you of home.
Are you sure you won't get homesick
at your sleepover, Edward?
At the carnival? No way!
That's my brave boy!
Thanks, Grandma.
(Grunting)
Whoa!
You're the best!
Bye, Grandma!
Bye!
(Birds chirping)
♪
Hurry up!
Uh, what are we doing, boss?
Take Jack's poster down. And put ours up!
Oh. Oh.
(Groaning)
(Cat screeching)
Whoa!
(Gasping)
Whoa!
(Grunting)
Hey, that Eddy kid can really ride! Look at that balance!
I can balance better than him! Look, no hands!
Whoa!
It's the kid's night off.
What's he going to Jack's for?
Look, one foot!
Whoa!
And what's in the big bag?
Look, no feet!
Whoa!
Hey, get out! Hey, I was in here!
Hmm.
Wow! Is that for me?
You bet! Welcome to Camp Eddy!
And we're going to have campfire and a marshmallow roast!
All right!
(Grunting)
I'll help you with your stuff, kid.
(Humming)
(Grunting)
(Insects chirping)
Is your marshmallow done, Eddy?
Well done.
(Laughing)
Hey! Why don't we sing a song?
Nothing ruins a nice evening faster than Elizabeth's singing.
(Chuckling)
I know a song. But it's a bit scary.
"Scary"?
Oops.
It's a ghost story called
"The Ballad of the Jittery Juggler"!
Gee, I don't know, Stripes. It's almost bedtime.
Aw, come on, Marvin, what's a sleepover without a ghost story?
Atta boy, Eddy! I knew you were a brave cat like me!
Hey, I'm a brave cat too-- I mean, horse!
So are we. Go right ahead, Stripes.
♪ Gather round and you will hear ♪
♪ A story that is quite strange, I fear ♪
♪ It tells of a performer with very little fame ♪
♪ And the "Jittery Juggler" was his name ♪
♪ Whoa
♪ Now, this juggler, see, well, he couldn't quite juggle ♪
♪ In fact, when he tossed up a pin ♪
♪ He'd leave the whole place in rubble ♪
♪ Smashing and crashing, missing pin after pin ♪
♪ No one was safe, not even him ♪
♪ Whoa
♪ No one was safe at all
♪ So, he wandered about, from town to town ♪
♪ But the harder he tried
♪ The more he looked like a clown ♪
♪ What goes up always comes down, it is said ♪
♪ But no one ever told him to watch his own head ♪
♪ Or anyone else's, for that matter ♪
♪ You might not think this tale is true ♪
♪ Maybe it's just a silly thing to you and you and you ♪
♪ But folks will say that when the moon is out ♪
♪ The Jittery Juggler still roams about ♪
♪ Oh, he's still out there
Ooh! Ooh!
Was that too scary for you, Eddy?
"Scary"? That was great! Why? Were you scared, Marvin?
No! I was just worried about you.
(Teeth chattering)
What's that noise?
I'm just c-cold.
I'm going to stay by the f-f-fire for a while.
Good idea!
(Wind whipping)
On second thought, I think I'll hit the hay!
Me too!
Me three! Night-night!
I hope they don't run into the Jittery Juggler, huh, Eddy?
Aw, that's silly, Stripes.
(Yawning)
Well, good night.
Night, Eddy.
Ah, gee, what a bunch of chickens!
Mmm, chickens.
(Stomach growling)
Aw, now I'm all hungry.
(Owl hooting)
Psst. Eddy?
Stripes?
I think I heard a noise.
Are you sure it wasn't your tummy?
That was no tummy! He's coming this way!
Who is?
The Jittery Juggler! Ah!
(Teeth chattering)
(Clanging)
(Groaning)
Hi. Couldn't sleep either, huh?
Did-- Did you hear a clank out there?
It's so dark I stepped in a bucket.
Too scared to sleep?
No! I heard a noise. And I wanted to see if you were okay.
Ah! What kind of noise?
Well, it was sort of a--
(Clattering)
That! Huh?
It's probably just the wind.
Or a ghost!
You bunch of scaredy cats, there's no such thing as ghosts.
Wait up!
Oh, nuts and oats!
Hmm, nothing out here.
Uh, nope, false alarm, back to bed.
Let's see if Diamonds saw anything.
Diamonds, you awake? Diamonds?
(Gasping)
She's disappeared!
The Jittery Juggler got her!
I'm sure she's around somewhere.
(Screaming)
Huh?
Elizabeth, you frightened Eddy!
Well, I'm sorry. But I heard a noise in Eddy's tent!
But Eddy's in here.
Then who's in there?
Yikes! Yikes!
(Grunting)
(Groaning)
Diamonds, are you all right?
I went to check on Eddy.
And when he was gone, I panicked.
Well, I am here. So, there's no reason to--
(Clattering)
(Gasping)
Worry?
That sounded like it came
from the lemon ice stand!
♪
(Screaming)
Now, that's scary.
Edna, you scared us half to death!
I scared you? You're the ones creeping around in the dark!
Sorry, Edna. But we're on the trail of the Jittery Juggler!
Elizabeth, that was just a ghost story!
Ghost? Well, something spooky's going on. Look at this!
(Gasping)
There's no such thing as ghosts.
(Grunting)
So, if there's no ghost, then who made those?
There's only one way to find out.
♪
(Owl hooting)
♪
(Gasping)
♪
(Gasping)
♪
(Clattering)
(Gasping)
(Clattering)
(Gasping)
You were right, Stripes!
Stripes?
Somebody do something!
Well, what about you, fuzzy? You're the most ferocious!
But Diamonds is the biggest!
But Marvin is the fastest!
Well, I, uh--
EDDYI'll go in there!
Ghost or no ghost, I'm going to get to the bottom of this!
Let's go!
(Gasping)
It's got to be here somewhere!
ALLLyman Slime?
Aw, nuts.
What are you doing here?
I know Jack's working on some kind of a new act.
What did you have in the big bag, kid?
Pyjamas. I'm here for a sleepover!
"Sleepover"! Oh.
Well, I'll just be going then.
Hold on a minute, big boy.
First, you clean up your mess.
Aw, nuts!
(Bicycle bell ringing)
Bye! Bye!
(Chuckling)
The ghost of the Jittery Juggler!
Boy, were we silly!
Oh, you sure were brave, Eddy.
Well, someone had to be.
As Grandma always says, it's best to face your fears.
I'm just glad it's all...
Over?
(Nervous chuckling)
(Owl hooting)
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