02x27 - Song For Eliza

[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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Nigel: "it was a sight full of quick wonder and awe.

"The vast swells of the omnipotent sea...

"The surging hollow roar

"They made as they rolled

Along the eight gunnels. "

(Inhales deeply )

Ooh, this is getting good.

This is so lame.

Aren't we... I mean, aren'ti

Too old for bedtime stories?

Nonsense, debra.

One is never too old to enjoy the stupendous tale

Of captain ahab.

More like stupidnous.

Marianne: night-night, donnie.

Don't let the bedbugs bite.

And don't eat them either. (Chuckles )

(Slurping, burping )

(Rattling )

What... What is all this stuff doing here?

Wait a minute... This is the missing tasmanian wolf footage.

(Snoring and jabbering )

Donnie, do you have any idea how all of this ended up under here?

(Babbling )

"But the lovely aromas in that enchanted air did at last seem to dispel--

"For a moment-- the cankerous thing in his soul."

(Whale song )

(Darwin and debbie gasp )

(Song continues )

What is that?

Okay, this is too creepy.

Girls, you have just heard the hypnotic song of the humpback whale.

This is so cool!

Isn't it thrilling?

We are about to embark on a journey

To the epicenter of whale wonderland.

I must alert your mother!

Marianne!

Donnie: whee... (Laughing )

Darling, did you hear it?

Yeah, I think those bedsprings are on their last legs.

No, I mean the harmonious serenade of the humpback.

We just heard it on the hydrophone.

Oh, nigel, I missed it.

What do you have there?

Some of our missing footage.

I found it under donnie's pillow with all kinds of stuff.

(Laughing and babbling )

Aah! What is he doing in my des brodine tee?

Now, debbie, I'm sure it's just a phase.

Oh, mom, that's what you said when he was eating socks.

(Grunts, gulps )

(Rock music playing in headphones... )

Darwin, you know what's weird?

I can't understand the whale song.

Maybe you've lost your ability to talk to animals.

I hate to tell you this, but you're an animal.

Thanks for reminding me.

Do you want to know a secret?

(Yawning ): oh, no, thanks.

Tomorrow I'm going to swim with the whales.

That's nice.

Tomorrow I'm going to relocate my hammock.

Nigel: here we are in the predawn still of morning

Witnessing the wondrous migration of the humpback whale.

Each fall, these majestic mammals

Swim , miles from alaska

To their wintering habitat

Here in the hawaiian islands.

Oh, magnificent!

That was what is known as a tale slap.

Though much of their behavior is a mystery

It is most likely a form of social communication

Between the whales.

Aloha.

I see you have some camera equipment here.

I suppose you have the appropriate permits?

(Stammering... )

I've got it... I know it's here somewhere.

Only... Just a...

Just a moment, my good man.

(Gasps ) no way!

Nigel thornberry?

Fromnigel thornberry's

Animal world?

Why, yes, and this is my wife marianne.

Aloha.

I just watched your "tiny tales of the least weasel" this morning.

I really should take a look at those permits.

I don't think that's necessary.

This is nigel thornberry

The man who saved an entire family of zebra by tap-dancing for tigers!

Ah... Oh, yes.

Well, why let three years of instruction

Go to waste? (Laughs )

There are strict laws protecting these whales.

They are an endangered species.

Any obstruction in their breeding practices could cause them to die out.

Oh, we quite understand, my good man.

You do know federal regulations prohibit any persons within yards of the whales?

Marianne: I assure you, sir

We care about the whales as much as you do.

We're trying to educate people.

That's why we're here filming

Our "year of the whale" special.

Well, you'll have no problem adhering to the law then.

Bye. Good luck with your show.

If you need to interview any locals, I've been told the camera loves me.

Nigel: mmm...

Mmm... Mmm...

How come the whales sing?

Well, poppet, it's one of the more baffling questions of the animal world.

Scientists seem to think that the whales sing as a sort of courtship practice.

You mean the girl whales pick the boy with the best song?

Not exactly... Funnily enough, the males all sing the exact same song. (Laughs )

Groovy.

If I only had a whale cd

I'd play their one song all the time.

Why don't you give these a listen?

No, thanks, dad, I prefer to listen to human music.

Especially now that I have my awesome new mega-bass boom box.

This one can handle anything.

It's rhino-proof, tsunami-proof...

Even donnie-proof.

(Rock music blaring )

Is this reggae, debra?

How am I going to swim with the whales

If I can't get any closer than this?

Unless...

Yup, there's always an unless.

Unless we sneak off tonight when no one's looking.

And there's always a we.

(Jabbering and laughing )

Oh.. Uh... Oh!

Will you knock it off, jungle boy?

Why don't you go watch some whales?

(Grunts )

Oh... Oh, I have got to get out of here.

(Sighs )

(Snoring )

(Sleepily ): no... Donnie...

Those are my cheese crunchies.

I... Oh... (Snoring )

Come on, dar, it's time.

Oh... Oh!

Gee, what do you know?

Eliza's sneaking off somewhere again.

(Snoring... )

Okay, darwin, all you have to do is lower the boat.

(Grunting )

And later you can pull me up.

I didn't know this would be an all-night job.

(Yawning )

Oh... Ooh!

(Rock music blaring... )

(Eliza grunting, whales blowing... )

Hi! I'm eliza!

I don't mean to stare, it's just...

I've never met a humpback whale before.

What's your name?

Maliko. Are you the one out here making all that noise?

I'm sorry, I thought I was paddling quietly.

It's a lot louder than paddling.

It... It's awful. I can't sing, I can't breach...

What are you doing out here, anyway?

I was just hoping I could go for a swim with you.

Aah! There it is again!

I can't believe you don't hear that.

(Groaning )

Maliko! Maybe I can help!

Do not attempt to leave the boat!

You are under arrest!

(Gasps )

This girl is in violation

Of the marine mammal protection act!

But I didn't mean to do anything.

Do you realize how serious this is for the whales?

They're here to breed.

You've upset the balance of nature.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't mean to harm them, honest.

Help me understand this, eliza.

What were you doing taking a boat out

In the middle of the night all by yourself

And rowing over to a whale?

I... I just wanted to get a closer look.

This really isn't like her.

Well, only a bit like her.

Actually she does this all the time. Once in borneo...

So, like, how long is she going to be in jail?

Hmm... Why are they swishing their tails like that?

They seem really agitated.

Trust me, this will not happen again.

Now, poppet, I know how much you love animals

But I think you went a tad too far this time.

I'll let her off with just a warning this time

But I must ask you to anchor your boat an additional hundred yards away.

(Radio hissing... )

Attention, cool teens of hawaii.

Is there anybody out there having any fun?

Come in, teens...

Hello, whale defenders.

This is kimo. Who are you and where are you?

I'm debbie thornberry and, um, I'm stranded

Out on kahoolawe with my boring family.

Kahoolawe? Hey, there's a lot of kohola out there.

Yeah, kohole lot of nothing.

No, no, kohola means whale.

Love those whales.

Really? Me too.

Cool. I cannot wait to meet you.

Hey, maybe me and some of my buds

Will swing out there to say hi.

Awesome. (Laughs )

Aloha and out.

Hey, wait, debbie... How will I find you?

Oh, you'll find me.

Their movements are still quite erratic.

And this silence is... Troubling.

Ooh! Ah...

Oh, no, you don't!

You go hide some of eliza's stuff.

(Grunting )

Whee-ooh...

(Jabbering and laughing )

Mom... Can't you do something about this wild child?

Not now, debbie.

Nigel, listen to this...

There's a low frequency noise of some kind.

What do you think it is?

(Rock music playing faintly )

I don't know, but I suspect that whatever it is

Must be what's responsible for disturbing the whales.

Perhaps we should paddle over to the patrol station

And have a chat with the authorities.

I guess I have to stay here?

Yes, you do.

Could you help lower us down?

How did you do this by yourself last night?

Oh... Darwin helped.

Oh...

Have fun, poodles. (Laughs )

Well, not fun exactly... (Laughs )

Well, um, enjoy your mopping.

Eliza, do me a favor, please?

Stay out of trouble.

Gosh, dar, something is really wrong with the whales.

I wonder what it is.

Oh, eliza... I have to tell you something.

Oh, I feel so bad, i...

What?

Last night

I accidentally dropped

Debbie's noisemaker

Into the water and... There, it's out.

I feel so much better.

Hold on, her, her what?

The booming box thing.

Oh, debbie's going to freak.

At least we don't have to listen to that horrible noise anymore.

Wait a second... Wait a second, the horrible noise?

Darwin, this is really bad.

Oh, you're not going to tell debbie, are you?

She was just starting to like me... I think.

I'm talking about the whales!

That's the sound that's driving them crazy!

Oh, it's all my fault!

No, it's mine. This wouldn't have happened

If I hadn't asked you to help me.

Don't worry, I'm going to fix everything.

Oh, no, I was afraid of that.

Teens of the world...

Debbie is here!

(Gasps )

Where's my boom box?

Donnie!

(Jabbering, panting and laughing... )

Donnie, donnie, come on...

Eliza, aren't you in enough trouble?

I'll be careful. Cover for me.

If debbie looks for me

Just... I don't know, distract her.

Why didn't I let your father teach me how to tap dance?

Hey, maliko!

Oh, hi, eliza...

I don't mean to bug you, but I think I can stop that noise.

Can you take me to the spot where the sound is coming from?

Anything, sure. Hold on.

(Rock music playing faintly )

Hey, maliko

I haven't heard any whale songs since the other night.

You won't, unless you get rid of that noise.

Don't worry, I will.

I hope I get to hear you sing.

Me, too. I really miss it.

One thing I don't get, maliko.

If I understand you now

Why can't I understand the words to your songs?

I guess it's because the songs don't really have words.

They're just our feelings.

Wow...

I got to get that boom box out of here.

Where's my boom box?!

Eww...

(Water and garbage disposal running... )

Debbie! Debbie!

Debbie, is this your boat?

Hmm, she said I'd know how to find her.

I guess this isn't it.

(Turns off garbage disposal )

(Boat engine accelerating )

(Gasps ) oh...!

Stop! Come back!

Eliza, why didn't you tell me...? Eliza?

Okay, monkey, where is she?

(Whimpering... )

We'll just grab some cables, then we can hook up our tracking devices with yours.

Hello, pudding, what have you been up to?

Gee, let's see.

I was up here doing nothing

And now I'm going inside to do nothing!

(Rock music playing... )

I'm sorry, I can't go any closer!

The noise is worse than a clamshell scraping on a rock!

I think I see it.

Thanks for the ride, maliko.

(Rock music gets louder... )

Eliza! Hop on!

What happened? What took you so long?

Where's the noisemaker?

I couldn't get it-- a shark came after me!

I have to go back!

Oh, no, you're not going back down there.

You have to tell your parents

And... (Shudders ) debbie.

Maybe they'll put me in a nice zoo.

No one's going to any zoo.

We just have to get that boom box without being eaten alive by sharks.

Wait, wait, I have an idea.

You haven't seen my boom box, have you?

You mean that big square thing that makes loud, annoying sounds?

Oh...

(Creaking )

(Grunting )

Okay, darwin, climb in.

Have you ever driven this thing?

How hard can it be? Besides, I have the manual.

Come on.

Oh...

(Whirring )

(Sonar pinging... )

Marianne, flip the main power switches.

(Pinging )

Ready to go.

Leave the whales alone!

Get your boat out of here and go back to hollywood!

Nigel, I've got something!

I'm picking up something odd.

(Pinging... )

(Rock music playing... )

Here, dar, grab one of these arm thingys.

We'll try to clamp on to the boom box.

I don't think this is in the manual.

Excuse me...!

Way to go, dar!

(Whirring )

Oh, I'll get that slippery little noisemaker.

Ooh...

We did it!

(Shrieks ) looks like we're the catch of the day!

(Gasps ) I'm going to be grounded

For the rest of my life!

(Grunting )

We've got it!

(All gasp )

Both: eliza!

My boom box!

Farani, get me my handcuffs.

Don't you care about the baby whales?

A whale is not a fish!

Haven't you caused enough trouble, thornberrys?

Thornberrys? Debbie?

Kimo?

That's the debbie

You thought was cool?

Yeah... Not anymore.

Oh, could my life get any worse?

Excuse me, miss, but we'll need that as evidence.

Oh...

Eliza, explain yourself.

Mom, dad, I was just... I only tried to...

Disobeying federal orders...

Coming within yards of an endangered species...

Unattended minor in a submerged vessel...

Please let me explain.

I knocked the boom box into the water.

That's when the whales stopped singing.

I didn't mean to break the law.

I just thought if I could only get it back...

(Whales singing )

Listen, everyone!

The whales are singing again!

(All cheering... )

Under different circumstances

You could have been in a lot of trouble.

Well, I for one am really looking forward

To your "year of the whale" special.

Hey, thanks for letting me hang with you guys.

Your family is so cool.

Yeah, sometimes.

Nigel: behold the euphonious melodies of the humpback whale.

So soothing.

In the time we have spent with the whales

We have noticed that they have made a small change in their song.

It appears they have added a new phrase, as they often do.

(Whale song echoing ): eli... Liza...

Good-bye.


That's the debbie you thought was cool?