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01x52 - A Word to Mowgli / Farewell to Mowgli

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Jungle Book". Aired: 2 October 1989 – 29 October 1990.*
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Mowgli is a "man-cub" who was raised by Akela's pack. He grows up in the jungle with Baloo, Kaa and Bagheera while ending up having to deal with the plots of Shere Khan, Grizzle and Tabaqui.

01x52 - A Word to Mowgli / Farewell to Mowgli

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wake up

a new day is dawning there's beauty and

happiness

everywhere

jump up

destiny's calling you and your friends

have so much to share

swinging through love on this great

adventure the spirit of nature will see

you through there are lessons to learn

about life and its mysteries lessons of

love that are waiting for you

look up

there's joy all around you nature is

wondrous but beware the law of the

jungle has a lesson for life

but you can still soar right up to the

sky hold your head up high

keep your courage inside

then sure as the sun and the stars up

above

you will discover

love

hear me you animals of the jungle

there is to be a full-scale assembly at

council rock

hurry you animals who feed on the wrong

grass

council rock will be crowded today hurry

for they will not be room for everyone

attention animals the assembly will soon

begin lurie leader of the wolves summons

you to the greatest assembly in living

memory

creatures of the jungle the time has

come to be available to the mankind

thank you

can i really leave

everyone's waiting mowgli are you going

to come or not yes a crew

well all right then let's go

sure just give me a minute to collect my

thoughts you can collect your thoughts

while we're walking now come on

okay

let's go

um

even happy the elephant's here yes it's

the first time he's ever been to an

assembly he came for mowgli's sake this

is the biggest assembly i've ever seen

is mowgli really leaving the pack i

heard he was going to live with humans

humans no it can't be well that's what i

heard and i must say it makes sense to

me when is this assembly going to begin

anyway look lori's going to speak now

quiet please wolves and friends from the

jungle i've called this special assembly

to announce that mowgli is leaving the

wolf pack he will join the human child

jamira and her family as they rebuild

their village

see what did i tell you did you hear

that mowgli's going to live with his

human friends and they're going to

rebuild the village

needless to say we'll all miss smogly

he's very dear to our hearts he's

brought happiness to all of us

yes

but now it is time for him to go that's

why i've asked you all to join together

in this assembly today

because the moment has come to bid

mowgli farewell

i can't the pack will miss him terribly

hey remember the time mowgli heals my

leg sure you had an awful fever if he

hadn't put that healing plant on your

wound you might not have made it and

then there was that time i had the thorn

in my paw it hurt so much i could hardly

walk but mowgli had it out now fire

please

we all have fond memories of the kind

things mowgli's done and we also

remember how often we've admired his

quick wits and courage his deeds will

live on in the legends of the wolf pack

and yet despite his achievements mowgli

has never lost his modesty he is still

gentle and unassuming a friend to all

jungle creatures but under that humble

exterior beats the heart of a noble

hunter it was mowgli who defeated

grizzle the marauding wolf it was mowgli

who led the fight against the doles and

it was mowgli who defeated the outlaw

sheer khan the stories of mowgli's

strength courage and nobility will be

told and retold with pride by future

generations of wolves in a pack and we

who knew him can count ourselves lucky

to have witnessed his exploits

as mowgli's mother i have known his love

as the pack's leader i have seen his

skills and courage he's truly a worthy

son of alexander well said hooray for

mowgli he's the greatest wolf i've ever

known he's a hero of the wolf pack it's

as simple as that we're going to miss

you mowgli yeah we sure yes we are going

to miss him

very much but we must respect his

feelings mowgli grew up among us as a

wolf but we can't deny the truth that

he's a human being

he's no longer a child it's natural that

he should join jamira's family and be

with others of his kind and even if it

breaks our hearts we must let him go

all of mowgli's many friends in the

jungle will feel the pain of his absence

and as his mother i will feel that pain

more strongly than any of you

but what can we do mowgli wants to leave

the pack we have no choice but to

respect his wish i've never seen lori

looking so sad she's mowgli's mother

she'll miss him even more than we will

that's all i want to say i'm sure every

animal here has a kind word they'd like

to say to mowgli but since we don't have

time for everyone i'll ask those who

knew mowgli best to come up and say a

few words look acro's going to speak

i have something to say

i don't think mowgli should leave if he

goes to live with the humans he'll be

making a terrible mistake we all know

you can't trust humans that's right i'm

with that crew sora

well

i don't know about the rest of you but

i'm against this idea of mowgli leaving

human beings can be devious sneaky

creatures if mowgli lives with them he

may regret it but if he stays here with

us his life would be happy

i know he was born a human but he was

raised a wolf and he belongs in the

jungle with us

mowgli my brother stay in the jungle we

animals love you

isn't that right don't we want mowgli to

stay

the jungle is where you belong

you can't trust the humans mowgli

it's lala quiet i disagree with akru and

sura i believe mowgli should go back and

live among humans huh

there was a time when my anger made me

want mowgli to leave

and there may be some of you who think

i'm still angry but it's not anger that

makes me say these things today it's my

concern for mogley's happiness i don't

believe you lala

it's the truth surah

why don't you ask yourself why you want

mowgli to stay is it to make him happy

or to make yourself happy

i know some humans are evil but many

humans are gentle and good-hearted like

mowgli's young friend jamira

jamira and her family love mowgli every

bit as much as we do and they can offer

him human companionship

we have to think of mowgli will he be

happy if he spends his life with us we

all love him of course and we'll do all

we can to make him happy but the truth

is he'll grow lonely if he stays on as a

member of our pack

he's already lonely he needs to be with

his own kind that's why i don't think he

should stay i know we're all going to

miss him terribly but if we all truly

love him and we want the best for mowgli

that we have to let him leave that's all

i had to say

you know she could be right maybe mowgli

is better off

excuse me everybody unaccustomed as i am

to public speaking i assure you that i

won't keep talking for long

i just want to say that i agree

completely with lala i know mowgli yes

better than most of you

i think it's time he left the jungle

he's a clever boy full of ideas he needs

human company and that's the one thing

he'll never find in the jungle

i wish he could stay of course and i

know i'll probably be miserable after he

goes

but like all of you i want mowgli to

have a rich and happy life will he have

one with humans i think he will and i

know he won't have one here

oh we would try to make him happy but as

lala said what mowgli really needs is

human companionship and we animals can't

give him that um

mowgli i'll miss you my young friend i

hope you find happiness in your new life

my turn mowgli as you know i just

celebrated my 100th slothing and you

were there to help me celebrate you've

always been a loyal friend man cub i'm

deeply grateful for that and after

you've rebuilt the village with the

humans i'll visit you there huh

well let's face it mowgli a snake my

size can go wherever he likes no human

would dare stop me

if they did they'd regret it

so you'll be seeing plenty of me in

years to come i'll slither up to your

door every once in a while

and we'll reminisce about all the

wonderful adventures we had when you

were a member of the wolf pack

how does that sound to you

huh

sounds great

glad to hear it let's go below hmm

well but gary it's your turn

my turn

good heavens i don't know what to say

well uh

you see i've nothing to say because

unlike the rest of you i don't have to

bid farewell to mowgli and why's that

because i have wings that's why so i'm

entirely free to pay him a visit

whenever i like

mowgli i hope you find life with the

humans agreeable i'll pop up to see you

regularly well that's it

pardon me

now then it's your turn panther

everyone's waiting

you stubborn cat it's your turn

since bellew forced me up here i'll say

this

while everyone's in the mood for

sentimental farewells i've decided that

i'm going to bid farewell to all of you

what farewell to all of us i don't

understand bagheera sounds like he's

leaving leaving no it can't be but it's

the truth i too have decided to leave

this jungle huh what's he saying

yes i'm going my years here have been

happy

and i'll miss you all

but it's time to move on

leaving he can't be serious he certainly

looks serious it's unbelievable

why are you going the jungles you're

home are you angry at us no i'm not

angry at you but nothing you can say

will make me stay i have decided to

leave the jungle and that's final i

can't stand by and let this happen

bagheera

you're not angry at the wolves you're

angry at me aren't you old friend hmm

you think i'm selfish and this is your

way of punishing me

maybe you're right maybe my wanting to

leave is selfish

oh you're mistaken mowgli

i'm not angry at you i honestly don't

think you're selfish

in fact i'm planning to move to the

human village with you huh that's right

mancub you and i will be living together

among humans from now on

humans now i've heard everything

in the village but he's a wild animal i

think it's some kind of joke well it's

not very funny

everyone listen to me

you don't seem to believe me but i

assure you i'm serious about moving to

the village but bagheera i know

you're going to point out that i'm a

wild animal

wild animals and humans don't mix but

you forget

you forget that i was captured by a

human once

i know humans

so in fact you could say

that i'm really a domesticated panther

not a wild animal at all and that's why

i believe i'll get along with the humans

just fine

but you may ask why do i want to go away

because i love mowgli that's why for

years now i've known the day would come

when mowgli would give up his jungle

life and return to the human world and i

decided long ago that when he left i'd

leave with him

i had intended to keep my plans a secret

but then a certain pushy bear forced me

up here and i had no choice

i had to announce the truth to you all

friends i'm leaving with mowgli

first mowgli now bagheera the jungle is

losing its two greatest heroes i can't

imagine life without them no neither can

i i'm sure i'm gonna miss them so my

we'll all miss them this is a sad day

for the wolf pack

for the whole jungle

well it's a happy day for mowgli a happy

day that he doesn't look very happy he

looks as sad as the rest of us yes

you're right

don't be sad mowgli we want you to

rejoice on this important day we love

you man cub

mowgli it's your turn to speak now

go on my son all of your dearest friends

are here you should say a few words to

them

do you think you can

um

thank you

uh

thank you all for coming here

oh

i'll never

i'll never forget this day as long as i

come now man cub pull yourself together

show some strength you're a great hunter

now behave like one all this sentimental

nonsense is getting on my nerves

friends

thank you thank you all for coming to

this assembly to bid me farewell

as you all know i'm going to the village

i'm going to help jamir and her family

rebuild it and after it's rebuilt i'm

going to stay with them as a member of

their family

leaving the jungle is the hardest

decision i've ever had to make in my

life

and now that i've made it i only regret

one thing

that i'm leaving my friends

and the wolf family that raised me and

loved me as one of their own

but

i know

that i'm doing the right thing that

sooner or later i was bound to go away

from the jungle it's just

that i'm going to miss you all

when i leave the jungle i'll be leaving

a part of myself behind

i'll come back here often and i'll try

to see all of my old friends as much as

ever

but i know it's never going to be the

same

because i'm human now

yes i am a human being my friends but i

swear to all of you i won't forget all

i've learned

i'll teach other humans to respect the

creatures of the jungle and to abide by

the law that governs us all

you'll help the humans to understand us

mowgli we all hope you succeed all of us

and we all wish you good luck good luck

mowgli yes good luck my young friend

good luck man cub good luck mowgli

yeah

enjoy your new life with the humans

we'll miss you we love you good luck

mowgli we'll be thinking of you don't

forget to come back with us sometime we

love you lovely have a good time with

the humans we love you we'll miss you

friends i have a suggestion for this

assembly i think we should all give

mowgli a token of our esteem something

that will remind him of the days when he

was a hunter

the skin of sheer khan

um

bagheera what took you so long you'll

slowpoke

there are animals coming let's go see

okay

hi everybody good to see you

i sure didn't miss you too

hey it's ricky

careful sarah

wow

a child is learning

in nature's special way he's

beginning to see

all the beauty in this world today

his eyes are gleaming

at every sight and sound with

no scent hearts

he feels that love is all around

but this world can be confusing

and learning can be hard

when lessons that you often learn

mean danger looks beneath the stars so

take good care of nature's friends and

they'll take good care of you

then we can all live together

as

a one

you