02x29 - Luck Be An Aye-Aye

[bunniefuu]

This is me, eliza thornberry

Part of your average family.

I got a dad, a mom, and a sister.

There is donnie-- we found him.

And darwin? He found us.

(Jabbering )

Oh, yeah, about our house-- it moves

'Cause we travel all over the world.

You see, my dad hosts this nature show

And my mom sh**t it.

Okay, so we're not that average.

(Panting )

And between you and me

Something amazing happened...

And now I can talk to animals.

It's really cool

But totally secret.

And you know what?

Life's never been the same.

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Donnie: ha! Ha!

Ooh.

(Babbling )

(Sighs )

Oh.

Oy.

(Hoots )

Debbie: donnie?

Donnie?!

(Creature chewing )

(Laughs )

(Giggles )

(Screams )

Found you.

You're it.

Who's the best at tag?

Moi-- antoinette.

(Groans )

I thought we'd lost that pesky kid.

Marianne: eliza, it's time to go!

Grab donnie on your way down.

Be right there, mom!

Darwin, where is donnie?

Was I supposed to watch donnie today?

We better hurry and find him.

Come on!

Nigel, the foundation wants the film by tonight.

Where are those kids?

Much like the parson's chameleon

It would seem they've acquired the skill of camouflage.

One can pick up all sorts of things in nature.

(Cooing )

Your brand-new valve is installed.

No more engine problem for you.

Thank you, dokobe.

It would have taken most of the day

To get back to antilaja.

My daughter and I will be on our way now.

Antoinette!

Since you know the area

Do you know where we might find any parson's chameleons?

They've been seen in a grove not far from here.

Just go past tomasina

But just before you hit antisenana

Turn left on the masola road.

Um... Perhaps you have a map?

Donnie... Donnie!

Ha!

(Both scream )

You're it!

Antoinette, the game is over.

I'm trying to find... Oh, never mind.

Find what?

Eliza has lost something!

Shh! Shh!

Eliza has lost something!

I didn't lose anything.

I misplaced something.

It's the same thing.

I'm going to tell!

Antoinette, wait!

Okay, you can help.

Donnie is missing.

Hey, a nest.

I bet he's up there.

(Grunting )

Stop!

What are you doing?

An aye-aye lives up there.

A what-what?

An aye-aye-- a very bad animal.

(Babbling )

(Grunting )

(Yelps )

(Babbling )

(Grunting )

Where aye-ayes go, bad things happen.

They'remal chance-- bad luck.

Antoinette, that's silly.

Eliza, don't go!

(Grunting )

Debbie: don't do it!

(Debbie yells )

You got mud on my magazines.

Didn't wolves... Or kangaroos

Or whatever raised you, teach you any manners?

(Jabbering )

Eliza, we found donnie!

Let's go!

Well, did you see it?

Was it awful?

If you mean the aye-aye, no-no.

(Babbling )

Antoinette, ready to go, sweetie?

You have to leave and so do we.

Oh, bye, antoinette.

It's been fun.

(Grunts )

Marianne, I believe we're right on schedule.

No chameleon shall escape our eager camera.

Hi-yo, commvee, away!

Ooh, there's a spot of bad luck.

(Rattling )

Mom, dad, while we're in madagascar

Do you think I might get to see an aye-aye?

Nigel: not unless you're sleepwalking

Feet in the air, pumpkin-boodles.

Marianne: aye-ayes are nocturnal

And they live in trees.

(Hits bump )

(Grunts )

(Hits bump )

(Screeching )

Come back!

(Screaming )

(Yelling wildly )

Marianne: is everyone okay back there?

Just ducky, lovely

But I'm afraid we've lost your head hankie.

(Banging, backfiring )

Oh, now what?

Oh, no, the engine's blown again.

And it appears we have a flat tire.

We're cursed.

Evil eye, bad luck.

Deb, there's no such thing as curses, evil eyes or bad luck.

Easy for you to say.

You didn't lose two years worth

Of "teenage wasteland!"

Let's look on the bright side.

Surely we've used up all our bad luck.

Things can only improve.

(Clangs )

Eliza, be a love, and fetch the spare tire, would you?

(Screams )

(Aye-aye yelling, donnie babbling )

(Coos comfortingly )

Donnie...

Wait a second.

Are you an aye-aye?

What's your name?

Karroo.

Where am i?

You're in our commvee.

Where did you come from?

How did you get here?

How do I know?

I was sleeping in my nice warm nest

And the next thing I know, some little animal grabbed me.

That wasn't an animal.

It was donnie.

Nigel: eliza, how's it coming with that spare?

Donnie, what did you do with the tire?

(Babbles )

Nigel: eliza...

(Slams )

Gee, the spare must have fallen out

In all the bumping, dad.

Well, this is a predicament.

(Clattering )

(Mumbling )

Sorry.

(Donnie jabbering )

My shop is only ten kilometers from here.

You are lucky we are still nearby.

(Groans )

Oh, yeah, lucky.

That is so us.

We have had some bad luck of late--

Broken doors, engine problems, a flat tire.

(Snorts )

Can't explain it really.

I can-- you must have run up against an aye-aye.

See, whenever one come near our village

We have flooding, bridges collapsing, roof leaking.

Did you hear that, eliza?

An aye-aye.

Animals don't bring bad luck.

That's...

An interesting local belief, eliza

Especially when coming from the owner

Of the only repair shop in miles!

(Animals calling, children laughing )

I can't figure out how that new part went bad already.

It'll take a while for george and I to fix.

Well, we're not that far

From where you said the chameleons were.

Are you kids going to be okay here if we go filming?

Sure, mom.

We can play, eliza.

I've got some homework to finish, antoinette.

Sorry.

I guess I'll go see

If anyone from school's online.

(Donnie babbling )

(Aye-aye wails )

What was that?

Donnie... I'm sure it was donnie.

Mom, you think you'll make your deadline?

Your mother always makes her deadlines, eliza.

It's one of the things I find most admirable.

Oh, what's this, deborah?

It's my school's homepage.

Listen to these dorky clubs they have--

Computer club, chess club debate club.

Oh, debate club.

Oh, the memories that brings forth.

I'll never forget my spirited defense

Of the queen mum's decision

To wear espadrilles to a polo match.

Dad, what are you talking about?

Well, debbie, in debate

The basic idea is to try to convince someone else

That you're right, and they're full of biffle.

Tell people I'm right?

(Laughs )

No problem!

Well, it looks like you found something to do, debbie.

We'll see you later.

Okay, bye-bye.

See you in a couple of hours.

Don't wander too far, eliza.

We've got to leave promptly at :

To get to the mail drop.

Hey, like debbie says, no problem.

So are we going to play?

I just remembered

I have to get something out of the commvee.

Wait here.

Why are you acting so strange?

It's like you're hiding something.

(Screams )

Darwin, shh.

You'll wake him up.

Ahh.

Darwin: that's my pillowcase!

Ooh.

Okay, little guy...

You're free.

(Jabbering )

Donnie, let karroo go.

He's got to get back home.

But where am i?

You're a couple of miles away from your nest.

Are we past the big river?

Uh... Yeah, there was a river.

How am I going to cross the river by myself?

I'll never make it home.

Okay, I guess I'll have to take you back.

(Both grunting )

All right, we'll take you back.

Come on, darwin.

Me?

Why do I have to go?

(Gasps ) (yelps )

Hey!

Papa!

(Babbling )

An aye-aye!

(Antoinette screaming )

An aye-aye!

Bring your weapons!

Weapons? No!

(Panting )

Karroo? Karroo!

Mmm.

Karroo? Oh, karroo!

(Grunts )

Is this the thing you said causes bad luck?

I didn't say that; antoinette did.

It's a local superstition

Like "breaking a mirror means seven years of bad luck"

Or that you shouldn't walk under ladders.

(Screams )

Superstitions aren't real.

(Locals talking excitedly )

(Clucking loudly )

Get off of me!

Darwin, quit messing around.

Messing around?

Those vicious beasts att*cked me.

Nigel: when at rest

The parson's chameleon is as plain as the nose on your face

But when frightened, it becomes nearly invisible.

(Locals yelling )

Hi, mom, hi, dad. How's it going?

(Laughs nervously )

Wonderful-- eliza's participating

In some manner of local cross-country race.

(Snorts )

Let's resume, shall we?

Marianne: uh, nigel, where's the chameleon?

Oh, clever creature!

Marianne, it's still here, but it's camouflaged.

Don't you see?

Marianne: actually I don't, but if you say so.

Karroo, where are you?

It's me, eliza.

(Donnie jabbering )

I never did anything to those people.

Why are they chasing me?

Why?

They think... Oh, never mind.

Hurry-- come down and I'll take you back home.

(Babbling )

(Grunts )

(Panting )

Where is he?

He went that way.

Let's get going.

So those are the rules of debate, debbie.

Any questions?

No, let's do it.

Hey, how about if we debate about fashion?

I mean, shoulder pads-- what's up with them?

(Kids snickering )

What?

What's going on back there?

We like to debate about important issues.

This way!

Karroo: don't let them get me!

(All panting )

(Chattering, screeching )

(All scream )

(Shrieks )

Okay, this only seems like bad luck.

(Snarling )

Here, little girl.

Take my hand.

So you can take the aye-aye?

No way!

(Giggling )

(Laughing hysterically )

(Screams )

(Grunts )

(Both grunt )

Nigel: it's difficult to pinpoint

The exact size of the chameleon population in madagascar

Due to its facility of camouflage, however...

Oh, I can't believe it.

We're out of film!

I suppose we'll have to go back to the commvee for more stock

And hope this little fellow remains...

Where he is.

Why, he's disappeared.

Oh, I thought I put in

A fresh magazine this morning.

Are you ready for your first debate?

Um... I guess.

Anyone who laughs at me gets a face full of static.

Okay.

Amy will take the pro position and speak first

And debbie will respond with the con.

The topic is modern family structure-- go!

Okay, I know this sounds complete retro

But the modern family should totally mirror

The traditional family model

Which has worked for, like, centuries.

Whoa.

I mean, nature showed us

How this is supposed to be, right?

Huh?

The males of any species

Are physically equipped to be hunters

So human males should bring home the bacon.

And mothers carry the babies

So they're the right ones to stay home and take care of them.

Hold it-- are you totally gonzo?

First of all, a family can be anything--

Two parents, one parent, one kid, a couple of kids

Two sisters, a jungle boy and a monkey.

Don't you guys know

That, like, mother lions go out and do all the hunting.

And there are lots of father birds

Who stay home with their chicks.

When it comes to family, nature's like, "uh, whatever!"

Nature rocks!

Um... The end.

Eliza, please say you believe in bad luck now

And let's leave this thing.

(Screams )

(Hissing )

(Yelps )

(All panting )

They're back!

Other way!

(Locals yelling "aye-aye!" )

They split up!

We're surrounded!

(Growling )

Don't let them take me!

Give him to them!

Dokobe: we're not going to hurt you.

We just want the aye-aye.

(Babbles )

(Jabbering )

Donnie, that's a great idea!

Oh, yes, now's the time for a sack race.

No, darwin, it's...

Darwin, can you do me a really big favor?

Will it get me away from him?

Definitely.

(Grunting )

Here-- you were right.

He's nothing but trouble.

You've really helped our village.

Thank you, little girl.

(Grunts )

(Yawns loudly )

I'm sorry about all the trouble.

It's not really your fault.

All this running around in daylight made me really tired.

(Moaning )

We better hurry back, donnie.

Donnie?!

(Jabbers sadly )

Don't worry.

We have brought back the aye-aye.

(All gasp )

(Babbling )

Darwin, are you all right?

Well, there I was in the back of the van.

It was dark, I was alone, I needed a plan.

You're fine.

You ruined my story.

Eliza, the aye-aye got away.

No one knows how.

Hmm.

Did it bring you any bad luck?

No, not really.

I mean, let's just say you believe what you believe

And I believe what I believe, okay?

Have you had any bad luck

Since you last saw the aye-aye?

No, but...

Au revoir.

(Giggles )

Don't know what we would have done without you.

Thank you, my good man.

Actually, george fix your vehicle.

Well, in that case, thank you, my good men.

Marianne: oh, there you are.

Did you win your race, honey?

Huh?

Oh, yeah.

Did you film your chameleons?

No, they got away, twice.

Dokobe: mr. And mrs. Thornberry!

Over here.

There are never this close to town.

Ooh! Smashing!

Marianne, our luck seems to have changed.

(Giggles )

Deborah, while your mother and I were searching for lizards

I had plenty of time to think of debate topics for you

And here's one.

(Snorts )

Marmalade: friend or foe.

What do you think?

Forget it, dad.

I quit debate.

Did they throw you out

Because you can't stop arguing?

Ha! Ha!

No, I quit because I won every time.

Those wimps were no match for me.

So now I'm starting my own club.

That's great, debbie.

What is it?

Okay, get this.

It's a club for people who hate clubs

Just like me.

But, debbie...

Why would people who hate clubs join a club?

Well, because... Because...

You'd be a pretty good debater, squirt.

Hello.

What's this?

Dokobe must have left a franc behind.

Well, you know what they say--

"Find a franc, pick it up.

All day long, you'll have good luck."

(Chuckles )

Make a wish, poodles.

I wish I found this this morning.

(Jabbering )

(Grunts )