03x01 - Rupert and Ginger

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Yahoo!

Whee!

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Rupert, could you do me a favour and take this to Mrs. Badger?

Of course, Mum.

She's organizing a Bring and Buy sale and every little bit helps.

RUPERTMmm, ginger snaps!

Did someone mention ginger snaps?

Get your noses out of there, you two!

All right, just one each.

Thanks, Mum. Mmm.

I wish I could give more,

but someone seems to have pinched a few

as they were cooling on the window sill.

Er, um, well, back to work.

Into each garden, a little rain must fall.

(Chuckling)

You can have one more, dear.

DADAah!

Uh-oh. Oh, dear.

Something's been at the Brussels sprouts.

It's been at the spinach as well.

Well, at least someone around here is eating their vegetables.

(Chuckling)

DADOoh! Ouch!

Aha!

Well, a fondness for my greens will soon be the downfall

of this little pest.

I wouldn't call anything that's willing to eat up

the spinach and Brussels sprouts a pest.

Don't worry, Rupert, it's still early in the season.

Plenty of time for a second planting.

Oh, great, Dad. That's fantastic.

What on Earth are these?

I've never seen tracks this size before.

(Humming)

(Twig snapping)

Aha.

Got you, you little...

Huh?

Vandalism now, is it?

Oh, no!

Not the carnations.

Come back here, you whatever-you-are!

What could it be?

Whatever it is, it's as big as a...

(Screaming)

A dinosaur?

(Snorting)

They're ginger snaps. Would you like one?

Wait till I tell Mum even dinosaurs love her ginger snaps.

Whoa! Would you like another?

I'll call you Ginger

because you're so fond of Mum's ginger snaps.

What do you think of that?

I'm glad you like it.

But where did you come from?

Something tells me the Wise Old Goat

has been using his time machine recently.

Yuck!

(Laughing)

DADStop! Come back, you.

(Squealing)

Come back here.

(Panting)

(Squealing)

Aha!

Got you!

No, stop! Whoa!

Oof!

Ouch.

That must be the most physically fit hedgehog in all of Nutwood.

When we get to the Wise Old Goat's house,

I'll give you two ginger snaps, Ginger.

(Snorting)

Whoa!

Whoa, Ginger! Whoa!

Aah!

All right, all right. Here you go.

Hey!

(Squeaking)

Where did he come from?

Probably the same place as you.

Hello? Is anyone home?

The time machine.

Hey!

Come here!

Don't be frightened.

(Squeaking)

Whoa!

Oof.

Come back!

Good work, Ginger.

Well, now I know how you came to Nutwood.

Oops. And why this place is such a mess.

The Wise Old Goat must have set his time machine

to the age of dinosaurs.

Go on, little fellow, back to where you belong.

That's strange.


You shouldn't be able to come through without a return medal.

It's as if it's stuck open somehow.

One of the medals is missing!

That means the Wise Old Goat is still there.

Something terrible might have happened to him.

Whoa!

(Squealing)

I'll have you know I was a champion sprinter in my heyday.

I'd just forgotten how long ago my heyday was.

Ah.

A cool drink will be just the thing.

(Coughing)

Stop! Come back, you.

You can't be.

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Whoa!

We made it. Welcome home, Ginger.

Hmm. There must have been quite a battle here.

And not very long ago, I'd say.

Well, actually, it was a long time ago,

about million years, to be exact.

But it's best not to think about things like that

when you're time travelling. It's so easy to get confused.

Whoa!

What is it, Ginger?

I don't see...

(Roaring)

(Gasping)

(Snarling)

Don't worry, Ginger, he's probably already had breakfast.

(Roaring)

(Growling)

(Gulping)

Of course, when you're that size,

there's always room for a second helping.

(Snarling)

That's the Wise Old Goat's return medal.

Uh-oh.

(Roaring)

Run, Ginger!

(Screaming)

(Roaring)

(Squealing)

(Dad panting)

My eyes must be playing tricks on me.

I couldn't possibly be chasing a...

My word. I've come further than I thought.

That's the Wise Old Goat's castle.

Hmm, he's quite an authority on flora and fauna.

Perhaps he can tell me

what I've been chasing all over the countryside.

Hopefully, he'll offer me a glass of water.

(Screeching)

(Roaring)

All right, Ginger.

(Roaring)

Ready, aim...

(Roaring)

Fire!

Great shot, Ginger.

Now we've made him really angry.

Whoa!

That's done it!

He's giving up.

Ginger, you're brilliant.

(Laughing)

I've got to go back to the clearing

and find out what happened to the Wise Old Goat.

Maybe he managed to run away.

Oh!

It's all right, little fellow.

This must be your first flight.

(Peeping)

Whoa!

Hey.

(Peeping)

And Bill thinks it's a good trick

when his pet budgie lands on his finger.

(Peeping)

Whew.

Last stop. All passengers must now disembark.

(Screeching)

(Screaming)

(Peeping)

Whew.

I just wanted to be sure they got home safe and sound.

(Peeping)

Well, um, I'll be off now.

(Peeping)

Goodbye.

(Squealing)

Whoa!

I must be hallucinating.

The crows are starting to look like pterodactyls.

I really do need that drink of water.

We're getting closer to the clearing, Ginger.

We'll have to watch out for the--

What is it? The tyrannosaurus?

Whoa!

I can't see him. Keep going!


Maybe he didn't see us. I don't think he's following--

OLD GOATRupert?

What are you doing here?

(Squealing)

What's going on?

A family reunion. Come and see.

It's Ginger's Mum.

Ginger?

Is she hurt?

With a bit of rest, she'll be fine.

She was in a fight, protecting her baby from a tyrannosaurus.

So, that's what happened at the clearing.

You materialized right in the middle of the battle.

Yes. In the confusion, the mother and I managed to escape,

but the little one went missing.

Ginger got away through the History Clock.

I found her in Nutwood.

But that's impossible! She would need a return medal.

Not anymore. The door's been jammed open.

It was such chaos, I hadn't noticed.

We must repair it at once.

If Ginger could cross through the time portal...

others might do the same.

(Roaring)

The tyrannosaurus!

That monster may be on the loose in Nutwood already.

(Roaring)

You should stay in the cavern, little one. It is too dangerous.

(Laughing)

She wants to help.

I'll lure the tyrannosaurus away from the clearing

and Ginger can help you move the tree.

No, Rupert, I couldn't possibly allow you to take such a risk.

Don't worry, I've already had some practice.

Besides, there's no time to lose. Look!

(Growling)

Hello? Is anyone home?

Hmm, the old fellow needs to call in a carpenter.

And a housekeeper.

Hello?

(Growling)

Oh, no!

Hey, get away from there!

(Growling)

Could I trouble you for a drink of water?

What in the world is going on around here?

Whoa!

(Roaring)

It worked!

(Roaring)

This way.

I hope Rupert knows what he's doing.

(Roaring)

Now I'll give him a dinosaur-sized headache.

(Roaring)

Oh, no! He's a fast learner.

All right, Ginger, pull.

(Straining)

(Panting)

That stopped him.

Whoa!

Aah!

Whew. That was...

(Roaring)

Close?

(Gasping)

Whoa!

Mrs. Pteranodon. Thank you.

(Peeping)

You three are improving. Well done.

RUPERTHello? Rupert?

(Laughing)

Goodbye, and thank...

Hey!

(Laughing)

Dad?

Rupert?

Good girl, Ginger.

Shoo! In you go. Come along.

(Laughing)

In you go.

Shoo. In you go.

Come back, you!

Here we go. Come along.

Well, that was the last of them.

Thank you, little one, for all your help.

(Chuckling)

You'd better hurry home now, before Mama gets worried.

I'll come and see you tomorrow.

That's one left, Ginger, and it's all yours.

Hey! It's a pleasure.

Yes, uh, well...

Goodbye, Ginger.

Goodbye, Ginger.

I'm afraid it won't be easy explaining this

to your mother, Rupert. It's simply unbelievable.

But you saw Ginger too, Dad.

And I can vouch for the part about the tyrannosaurus.

Ah, yes, but there's one thing Mrs. Bear could never believe,

not in a thousand years.


What's that?

That it wasn't Rupert and I who ate all of her ginger snaps.

(Laughing)

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