01x10 - Flim-Flam-A Fiddle/A Beastly Garden/Spring Cleaning

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast". Aired: August 26, 2000 – June 9, 2002.*
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A 5-year-old girl named Maggie creates her own map of an imaginary world known as Nowhere Land that, in reality, takes the characters nowhere.
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01x10 - Flim-Flam-A Fiddle/A Beastly Garden/Spring Cleaning

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♪ Maggie and the Ferocious Beast ♪

♪ In Nowhere Land

♪ To Nowhere Land

♪ Come along if you can

♪ Hey ho, come on, let’s go ♪

♪ To Nowhere Land

♪ With Maggie and the Ferocious Beast ♪

FEROCIOUS BEASTGreat googly moogly!

Hmm.

It’s still your turn.

I know, I know.

Ah.

Eh-hem, uh-ah.

Hmm.

That’s your move?

That’s my move.

You’re absolutely sure?

I’m absolutely sure.

Maggie, can you move for me?

(Whispering)

Ha-ha, ha-ha! I win!

What? I--

Well you just-- oh!

Aw, don’t feel bad.

The Beast is very good at checkers.

He always beats me too.

We can play something else now if you like.

Hmm.

Yes, I know just the game we should play.

(Clatter from box)

This game is called croquet.

You have to hit the balls through the wickets.

Like this.

Nice sh*t.

Thank you.

Why don’t you give it a try Maggie?

Oh, okay.

Ooh.

It’s harder than it looks.

Mm-hmm.

Your turn.

Okay.

(Grunting)

HAMILTONWho-wee!

(Laughing)

Wow, you hit it clear into Mooville.

(Singing moo)

I think you hit it a little too hard, Beast.

I can’t help it.

I am a ferocious beast, you know.

Here, I’ll try it again.

You already had your turn.

But that was just for practice.

Too bad, it’s my turn now and I’m winning.

That’s not fair.

Don’t fight, you'll get another turn, Beast.

Who-wee!

Nice sh*t, Hamilton.

(Beast sighing)

I don’t want any more turns.

You have to play the whole game.

I played your silly game.

(Gasping)

Checkers are not silly!

Wait, wait!

I know a brand new game we can play,

one that nobody’s ever played before.

Nobody, ever, anywhere?

Nope.

And we’ll be the first to ever, ever, ever play it?

Yup.

What’s it called?

Um...

It’s called flim-flam-a-fiddle.

Do you want to play?

Yes!

What do we do?

First, we run around in a circle.

BOTHOkay.

(All laughing)

(All panting)

I’m ahead of you, Hamilton!

No, I think I’m ahead of you.

Maggie, who’s winning?

Nobody’s winning.

It’s not a race.

Oh.

Stop!

Whoa!

Now, we shout out the name of the game.

What’s the name of the game again?

The name of the game is--

Um...

flim-flam-a-fiddle!

Flim-flim-a-flable!

Flip-flap-a-foodle!

You said it wrong. You said it wrong!

(Laughing)

If we say it wrong, do we lose the game?

No, it’s part of the game to say it extra silly.
[ … ]

Come on!

(All laughing)

Whoa!

Whoa-- ugh!

Whoa!

Whooa-- ooh.

(Giggling)

(Giggling)

Whoa.

(Giggling)

The name of the game is?

Ping-pong-a-poodle.

Glip-glop-a-gloodle.

Snip-snap-a-snoodle.

(All laughing)

MAGGIESsssss.

Now for the sss-snake part of the game, hiss.

(All hissing)

Touch the sky!

BOTHTouch the sky!

The name of the game is?

Hippy-happy-stroodle.

Diffy-duffy-doogle.

Tippy-toppy-hoople!

(All laughing)



Is that the end of the game?

Uh, yup, I think so.

HAMILTONWell who won the game, Maggie?

Did I win?

Nope.

Did I win?

Nobody wins or loses this game.

It’s just for fun, I made it all up.

So nobody wins?

Nope.

A very unusual game.

But it was lots of fun.

(Yawning)

Good game, Maggie.

Thank you.

(Yawning)

(Yawning)

What was it called again?

I-- I can’t remember.

(Snoring)

Hi Maggie.

Hello.

Hi!

What’s that, Maggie?

I bet I know.

It’s a beach ball, isn’t it Maggie?

Can we play catch?

I love playing catch.

(Laughing)

It’s not a beach ball, Beast.

It’s something good to eat.

Yehey! I like something good to eat

even more than I like playing catch.

It’s called a watermelon.

Haven’t you ever seen one before?

Unh-unh.

Nope.

It’s very hard. How do we eat it?

Oh, you don’t eat the green part.

You eat the inside part.

Well how do we get inside?

I’m not sure.

I could step on it.

No! We don’t want it squished flat.

Hmm.

Wait, I’ve got an idea.

You climb on the Beast’s back...

(Grunting)

Phew.

Now Beast, kneel down and lower your head.

Now, Hamilton takes the watermelon.

Okay, now what?

Now drop it onto the ground.

If you say so.

Ooh, hey!

HAMILTONLook at that!

It’s all pink inside.

Now remember, don’t eat the green part

and you have to spit out the little black seeds.

Mmm! Delicious.

Mm-hm!

Delicious.

Hey, watch it!

Oops, sorry.

This watery melon would be a lot better

if it didn’t have all these seeds in it.

(Giggling)

It has to have seeds.

That’s what the new watermelons grow from.

A big huge watery melon

grows out of this little bitty seed?

Oooh!

Just like big pumpkins grow from little pumpkin seeds.

That’s right.
[ … ]

Wait! I need that.

So, can I take this seed and plant a watery melon garden?

Of course you can,

but you’ll need more seeds than that.

You can use all these seeds too.

Could you both help me?

I don’t know anything about gardening.

We’ll help you.

Of course.

All right then, let’s get started.

Come on.

MAGGIEThat’s it, all done.

But where are the watery melons?

How long does this take?

Oh, plants grow very slowly, Beast.

It takes time- days, weeks even.

I have to wait a long time for my pumpkins to grow big.

Not my watery melons.

I’m going to take such good care of them

that they’ll grow extra super fast.

(Owl hooting)



Oh you, get out of there, shoo!

(Squawking)

(Roaring)

(Shrieking)

My watery melons, they’re growing!

Oh, a ladybug.

Nice spots.

I have spots too, see?

It was nice meeting you, bye.

(Water splashing)

Hi Beast, how’s the garden?

Don’t stand there, you’re blocking the sunlight.

My plants need the sunlight to grow.

Move over there. Shoo, shoo.

Look, you’ve got watermelons.

Yes, but they’re still small

and they’re growing so slowly.

What can I do to make them grow faster?

Well, I sometimes sing to my pumpkins to help them grow.

I never thought of that.

♪ Grow little watery melons grow, grow, grow ♪

♪ Grow into big watery melons grow, grow, grow ♪

♪ Grow big and green and round and yummy ♪

♪ And pink on the inside

♪ To go in your tummy!

♪ To go in my tummy

Good rhyming, Hamilton.

Thank you.

(Owl hooting)

(Yawning)

(Squawking)

(Snoring)

Green tangerines!

(Yawning)

What? Look!

Your watermelons.

Great googly moogly!

They grew so fast.

Your singing really worked.

I did it, I did it!

They grew!

♪ My watery melons, watery melons, watery melons ♪

♪ Watery melons

Here’s one for you.

And one for you, and one for me.

Thanks for helping with my garden.

You’re very welcome, Beast.

We’re always glad to help.

BOTHHooray!

Watery melons for breakfast.



Hey, watch it!

Oops, sorry.

By the way, it’s "watermelon",

not "watery melon".

But they’re very watery.

Maggie, tell him.

The Beast grew them,

the Beast can call them anything he wants to.

I suppose so.

But they’re still watermelons.

(Chuckling)

(Beast making bubbly sounds)

I can do that too.

(Maggie making bubbly sounds)

Can you do this?

(Sipping sound)

(Giggling)

(Sucking noise)

Wow, how do you do that?

It wasn’t me, I thought it was you.

It wasn’t me.

What’s making that noise?

It’s coming from over there.

Hmm.

It’s Hamilton.

Hi Hamilton!

(Vacuum buzzing)
[ … ]

BEASTHey, Hamilton!

Up here!

He can’t hear us.

Let’s go down and see what he’s doing.

Okay.

BOTHHi Hamilton!

(Squealing)

Sorry Hamilton, are you all right?

Oh I’m fine, nothing could bother me

on a beautiful day like this.

You didn’t tell us you were having a yard sale.

A yard sale?

I’m not having a yard sale.

I’m doing my spring cleaning.

I’m cleaning out my box.

Wouldn’t you rather be doing something fun?

Are you kidding?

Nothing’s more fun than spring cleaning.

Really? Cleaning is fun?

Oh yes, it’s my favourite thing to do.

I love to vacuum and sweep and dust and wipe

and polish and wash and mop and--

Oh, that does sound fun!

Let me help you clean, please?

(Beast humming)

No Beast. I’ve already dusted these.

What else can I do?

Give me something to do, Hamilton.

What’s this, Hamilton?

It’s a whisk.

I use it to stir up my muffins.

Wow, are you ever a good whisker.

(Vacuum turned on)

Beast, no!

Could you turn it off, please?

My spot!

My vacuum cleaner!

My ears!

(Straining)

(Giddy music) Whoa-oh-oh-oh!

(All coughing)

Great googly-- moogly.

That’s for sure.

Oh.

Here’s your spot, Beast.

Thank you Maggie.

Oh my goodness.

It’s a good thing spring cleaning is fun

because this is going to take all day.

No, no, I’ll do it.

Thanks anyway but I’ll do it.

You go and spring clean some place else.

But I don’t have some place else.

I don’t have any place at all.

Sure you do, Beast.

When someone asks you where you live,

what do you tell them?

Nowhere Land.

Nowhere Land, the biggest place in the whole entire world!

Oh yes, I can clean the oasis and sand castle beach

and the river of dreams and Mooville.

(Giggling)

That sounds like a lot of cleaning.

Would you like some help?

Yes, please.

Let’s get started.

See you later Hamilton.

Oh boy, we’re going to have so much fun!

Bye.

(Sighing)

(Coughing)

MAGGIEBeast, are you having fun?

No, and I’ve even tried holding the duster

by the tickly end.

Well, I’ve scrubbed rocks

and it still isn’t any fun.

Hmm.

I don’t know why Hamilton thinks this is fun.

(Giggling)

He is an odd little pig sometimes.

I don’t want to do any more cleaning.

Me neither.

HAMILTONHello?

Hi Hamilton.

Are you finished cleaning your box?

Yes, all done.

I thought I’d come and help you now.

I can vacuum the hills.

Actually Hamilton, we’re--

We’re finished cleaning.

Already?

Yeah, we weren’t having fun

so we’re going to do something else now.

You weren’t having fun?

What could be more fun than spring cleaning?

Um, well...

(Playful carnival music)

How about--

BOTHGoing to the beach?

Sorry Hamilton, we just don’t like cleaning
[ … ]

as much as you do.

But cleaning really is fun.

Vacuuming and sweeping and dusting and wiping

and polishing and washing and mopping and--

Well, if you want to keep cleaning, you can.

The dry rocks are the ones I haven’t washed yet.

Have fun Hamilton.

Unless you want to come with us to the beach.

I, uh--

Nowhere Land looks just fine the way it is.

I think we’re all done cleaning for today.

Hooray!

Let’s go!

(Laughing) Yippee!

I’m glad you're coming with us.

Me too.

I just don’t understand why you don’t like cleaning

as much as I do.

MAGGIEOh, Hamilton.

(Playful music)



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