02x51 - The Hula Hoop Contest

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music]

♪ All cats in rows of six

Two at the rear ♪


♪ Together they lined up

In rows of six, two at the rear ♪


♪ Their whiskers all aligned

In rows of six, two at the rear ♪


♪ Their tails were all entwined

In rows of six, two at the rear ♪


♪ Six times seven is

Plus two makes ♪

[suspenseful music]
[Pilou pants]

Hey, Buffycats,

look what I found in the attic!

What is it, Pilou?

-I don't know.

-[Meatball laughs]

But it looks like a wheel!

Maybe we just have to put it like this

and then… [grunts]

…jump on it to make it roll.
Ooh! [grunts]
I think it's for a jumping game. Look!
[grunts]

You see? [grunts]

It's not… [grunts] …hard.

[grunts]
[groans]

Um, Lampo… maybe that's not

what we're supposed to do with it.

There must be another way to play with it.
Maybe like a ball!
[grunts]

Now let me grab it

and I'll show you how it's done!

[Buffycats gasp]
Oh, my whiskers! Where are the brakes?
I want to get off! [yells]
[all] Meatball!
[thud]

Ooh!

I feel like a half-digested cat treat.

I wonder how this thing… works.

-[Alana] That's a hula hoop!

-Huh?

Playing with a hula hoop isn't hard.

And after some practice,

it's a lot of fun!


Hi. We haven't seen you around before.

We're the Buffycats!

Hi! I'm Alana and I'm from Hawaii.

It's a group of islands

in the Pacific Ocean.


Do you know how to use the hula hoop,

Alana?

Of course! It's kind of my thing. Look!

-[giggles]

-[Hawaiian-style music]

You're pawesome, Alana!

Ooh!

I wish I could use a hula hoop like you!

[Buffycats] Us, too!

Then why don't you enter the hula hoop

contest I'm putting together?

Yeah! We're gonna have so much fun!

I'm so proud of myself

and my golf course!


You see, Boss? It's all thanks

to my new high-tech sprinkler!


-[clicks]

-Ha! [chuckles]

This is a lawn worthy of me, Winston,
the most awarded golfer of all time!

This is my "please-finish-it-

before-it-gets-dark" award!

My "club-stub" trophy.

And, last but not least,

my "go-take-up-knitting" award!


A tribute of respect from my opponents!

[chuckles]


Only one trophy missing

from my collection!


And now, Boss,

witness the shot that will make history!


-[scared meow]

-[ball whistles]


A truly magnificent shot.

Now I must recover my ball, Boss.


Wait for me here

and keep an eye on my sprinkler!

[Winston chuckles]

[sighs] I can't take this anymore.

I have to speed it up.

Hmm. [groans in frustration]
[worried meow]
Hey! Where are you going?!
Come back!
I gotta stop that thing now!
[pants] I can't lose sight of it!

Hi, everybody!

I brought hula hoops for everyone!


-[all] Hi, Alana!

-[Alana giggles]


Wow! You did a cat-tastic job!

It really feels like Hawaii!

[Hawaiian-style music plays]
This Hawaiian vibe is cat-tastic!
And even the Hawaiian volcano is finished.
[Boss pants]

[pants] Maybe I can turn it off…

like this.

[grunts] Hmm?

No! Winston's sprinkler

got stuck in that… trophy!

[Hawaiian-style music plays]

[giggles] You have to spin the hula hoop

around your waist without dropping it.


The challenge is to keep it spinning

until the music stops.


The last one with a hula hoop

spinning around his or her waist

will win the contest!
And the prize is… that!

[Alana] A trophy decorated with a "lei,"

a Hawaiian flower necklace!

Oh, no! How can I get the sprinkler now?
Let the contest begin!
Wait!
[all] huh?
Uh… [chuckles]
Hey, everyone. Um… excuse me.
Boss?! What are you doing here?

Well… I… I just wanted to tell you

that the cat catchers are coming.

Uh… You have to go!
Huh?
[giggles]
Hmm! My fur turned pink.

I have the impression

someone's told a lie.


Are you here to play

one of your usual pranks, as usual?

No! I'm here because I want… that!
You want first prize?

Well, take this hula hoop

and do your best!

Uh… I gotta enter your contest?
Oh! Alright!
Everyone ready? Go!
[fast Hawaiian-style music plays]

-[chuckles]

-Mm-mm!

[chuckles]
[giggles]

-Yeah!

-Great!


If I can just turn the sprinkler back on,

maybe I can get it out of that trophy.


Wow! It really looks like a volcano

from Hawaii!

Maybe I can boost the power like this.
[rattling]
Oh, no! I must avoid space rain!
Uh… Whoa!
Whoa. Uh… Oh…
Cosmo is out!
[yells]
I'm… too tired!
Wrench is out!

This contest is way harder

than I thought.


-[Meatball] Oh! Whoa!

-Ow! [grunts]

Ah!
Wow! Great job, Pilou! [grunts]
Huh? Oh.

Pilou is still in!

But Meatball has dropped his hula hoop!


-[rumbling]

-Oh! Ooh!


I'm suddenly hungry

for… spaghetti and meatballs!


-That means…

-[both] …danger!

Oh, I really need to… switch it off!
[rumbling increases]
Huh? [screams]
Ooh! No!
Pilou is out!

-We gotta do something!

-[gasps]


Buffycats, I have the answer.

Competing always makes me hungry.


That's why I brought

some of Granny Pina's noodles.

Hmm!

♪ The secret's in the noodles

Of Granny Pina ♪


♪ A plate of super power

A stress cure and reliever ♪


♪ You eat them hot with meat ragu ♪


♪ With ragu ♪


♪ They'll help you grow up tall

And stop your feeling blue ♪


♪ Because a plate of noodles

By Granny Pina ♪


♪ Is better than a doctor

They'll take away your fever ♪


♪ So be happy, come on now

No problems here to stay ♪


♪ If you've got noodle power

To brighten up your day ♪

[Buffycats] Noodle power!
[all laugh]
[grunts] Ha!
[grunts]
Uh-oh, we better back off!

[Milady] With all that water,

the volcano could explode!


I've got a Buffy-brainstorm.

Let's close the washing machines.

Right, Meatball!

That way, the water

will only have one way up!

[grunts]
[grunts] Ha!
[laughs]
[grunts]

The sprink… I-I mean, the trophy!

I have to save it!

[grunts]
[grunts, makes worried noises]
[grunts] Voilà!
Wow.
Huh? Oh.

-[music on the gramophone stops]

-[Cats in Black] Hmm? Hmm.


What a pity! Peppy is out!

That means…

That means…
That means…

[grunts] Boss is the winner

of the hula hoop contest!

My furry fellows, you were all pawesome!
[all cheer]

Uh… Thank you.

I guess I actually deserved it.

[laughs] Thanks! All of you!

I can't believe it.

For once, Boss won. Fair and square.


[pants]

Good thing I got the sprinkler back.


But I've gotta get it out of this trophy

before Winston sees it.

It's really… [strains] …stuck.
See, Boss? I got my ball back!
Boss, did you keep an eye on my sprinkler?
[gasps] But… Boss! What did you do?!
[worried meows]
Boss! You… you…
[Boss whimpers]

-You brought me a lei! [laughs]

-Huh?


A Hawaiian award was the one thing

missing from my golfing trophy collection!


-[laughs]

-[sighs] Phew!


Thank you so much!

You really are my favorite kitty!

[kisses]
[both laugh]