03x09 - TV or Not TV?

[bunniefuu]

[announcer] The following program
is closed-captioned

and has been recommended for viewing
by the American Federation of Teachers

and the National Education Association.

[upbeat music playing]

Boy, Dinah, you wouldn't believe
how much homework I have.

English, science, math.

I was going to watch
my favorite TV show tonight.

-[meows]
-But since the rule is,

no TV until my homework is done,

it looks like I'll have to catch
my show next week.

Wish I could have a TV in my room,
then I could watch it all the time.

On the other hand,

there are other things in my room
I can use whenever I want.

Like this mirror.

[theme music playing]

♪ Hold on to your seat
Let's go for a ride ♪

♪ Now that we're here on the other side ♪

♪ Use your imagination
And you'll understand ♪

♪ It's an adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Every day is something new ♪

♪ With music, rhyme and a dance or two ♪

♪ It's a curious place
With a wonderful crew ♪

♪ And you're never quite sure
What they will do ♪

♪ Use your imagination
You'll understand ♪

♪ It's an adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventure in Wonderland ♪

-[sirens blaring on TV]
-Nope.

-[channels changing]
-Ugh. Oh.

-[cartoon sound effects on TV]
-[chuckles]

Hi, Mr. Hatter, what are you doing?

Oh, hi, Alice. Sorry, can't talk.
I'm busy with softball practice.

What part of the game were you practicing?

The seventh-inning stretch.

The Wonderland Spring Picnic
is in three days.

We play volleyball, tetherball,
costume ball...

But the big softball game is my favorite,
so you see why I need to practice.

Right. So, what position do you play?

Left field of course.
After all, I'm always out in left field.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ I've never flown straight
Always off to one side ♪

♪ I like to swim upstream
And go against the tide ♪

♪ It's always been this way
Even when I was small ♪

♪ I've had a different point of view
Another outlook on it all ♪

♪ A vision that's unique
And just a bit oblique ♪

♪ But one that's sure
To pique your interest ♪

♪ A different path in life
Is always what appealed ♪

♪ Oh, yes, indeedy-do
I'm way out in left field ♪

♪ When I was a lad
I would go to sleep at night ♪

♪ Counting tea bags in a pot
Oh, what a lovely sight ♪

♪ It's always been this way
Even when I was small ♪

♪ I've had a different point of view
Another outlook on it all ♪

♪ A vision that's unique
And just a bit oblique ♪

♪ But one that's sure
To pique your interest ♪

♪ A different path in life
Is always what appealed ♪

♪ Oh, yes, indeedy-do ♪

♪ I'm way, way, way, way
Way out in left field ♪

[indistinct voices on TV]

[whistling]

-Nice catch.
-Thanks.

Hey, Hatter.

-Why didn't you throw the ball back to us?
-What?

Oh, sorry, I got involved
in this old episode of Hatter Knows Best.

How can you watch TV
in the middle of practice?

We need you, big guy.

But this is a good show.

Can't you have Alice take
my place for now?

Oh, could I? I'm a good softball player.

[whispering]

Okay, we'll give you a shot.

So, Hatter,
you're still gonna play later, right?

-How much longer is your show on?
-I don't know, check the TV schedule.

Looks like it's over in about 20 minutes.

Hey, look on Channel 86,
one of my favorite monster movies is on.

Channel 99, This Old Palace,
my favorite do-it-yourselfer program.

And channel 222, The Hare Shopping Club.

Gee, I'd like to watch that.

I've got three more TVs.
There's one in my attic,

one in the library, one in the game room
next to the air hockey table.

[mischievous music playing]

Hey, wait. I thought you were
in the middle of softball practice.

-[all] Huh?
-Softball! What about softball?

-Sure, Alice.
-Right after this.

You go on. We'll be right there.

That's how they do that with the--

-[indistinct chatter]
-[laughing]

I wouldn't worry. There's nothing wrong
with watching a little TV.

After all, you like to watch
a little TV too, don't you?

Well, sure, I guess.

See? There's no harm in it.

The picnic is not until this weekend.
It's not like they're gonna do nothing

for three straight days and nights
but sit there and watch TV. [chuckles]

[indistinct chatter and laughter]

[overlapping voices
and sound effects on TV]

[slow indistinct chatter and laughter]

[grunting]

[overlapping voices on TV]

[laughing weakly]

-Hey, you know what?
-What?

It's hard to hear
with all four TVs going at once.

We can turn the sound off.

Great idea. The only thing
that really matters is watching.

[remote controls all click]

Hey, you guys, do you mind if I plug in
my electric cheese shredder?

It'll help you make
your pizzas a lot faster.

[all grunt]

Okay. If you're sure
the noise won't distract you.

-[shredder whirs]
-[power shorts]

[all] Hey! My TV turned off.

It happened when I plugged in
my cheese shredder.

We must have blown a fuse.
We're using too much electricity.

We're TV-less.

Somebody do something.
I can't take much more of this.

Hare, snap out of it.
If we panic, we're done for.

He's right, Hare. We just need to think.

I haven't done any thinking
for three days.

I'm not sure I remember how.

Wait. I've got it.
Who else do we know that has a TV?

The fuzzy guy-- Uh, what's his name?
The... White Rabbit.

Huh, yeah.

No, hold it.
What if he won't let us watch his TV?

Wait a minute.
And what if he doesn't have any chips?

He's got to. Don't you see?
He's got to. He's our only hope.

Come on.

[announcer] Disney's Adventures
in Wonderland will be back after this.

And now more of Disney's
Adventures in Wonderland.

I just love getting my box
from the Bunny Book of the Month Club.

-"Sherlock Rabbit."
-Ooh!

-"The Bunny Who Knew Too Much."
-Oh, that's a good one.

-And "The Maltese Rabbit."
-Ooh!

Gee, all these books
have something in common.

Right, they're all mystery stories.

Actually, I was going to say
they're all about rabbits.

Of course they are. It wouldn't be
the Bunny Book of the Month club

if they were about porcupines,
now would it?

Oh, I can't wait to curl up
and start reading.

-[sniffs] Ooh--
-[giggles]

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Look, a book
Oh, boy, let's read ♪

♪ Look, a book
Oh, boy, let's read ♪

♪ I really love the smell
And feel of a book ♪

♪ Curled up on the couch
Or in a cozy nook ♪

♪ I love to read the classics
Of the ages ♪

♪ Where fascinating tales
Seem to leap from the pages ♪

♪ Shakespeare, Jack London
And Hemingway, I think you'll find ♪

♪ Create a world of pictures
All inside your mind ♪

♪ I really love a romantic story ♪

♪ An edge-of-your-chair mystery
And tales of glory ♪

♪ Sometimes a book
Will really make me think ♪

-♪ About places I've never been nor seen ♪
-♪ It really makes you think ♪

♪ That come alive from pen and ink ♪

♪ Look, a book
Oh, boy, let's read ♪

♪ It's always great, fabulous
I think that we agree ♪

♪ Look, a book
Oh, boy, let's read ♪

-♪ Oh, boy ♪
-♪ Oh, boy ♪

Well, I think I'll go. I wouldn't want
to bother you while you read.

Thank you, Alice.
I'll see you in a few hours at the picnic.

[all] Television. Television. Television.

Television. Television. Television.

Television. Television. Television.

Rabbit, we need your help.

[gasps]

Good gracious, you all look awful.

If I didn't know any better,
I'd say you hadn't slept in three days.

Sleep? Who can sleep
when there's so much to watch on TV?

Besides, the couch is too crowded
to sleep on.

You mean, you've been laying
on the couch for three days?

No!

We've been lying on the couch
for three days.

Lay means put down,
and lie means rest or recline.

So why don't you lay down your books

so we can go lie around your room
watching TV.

Well, I wanted to read now.

Read? How sad.

Imagine a perfectly good TV
going to waste.

Look, Rabbit, this is an emergency.
Our TVs are on the fritz.

[remotes clicking]

I guess you could.

[all] Oh!

Oh, thanks. You're a real pal.

We need to finish watching
a celebrity shuffleboard tournament.

We'd really hate to miss the six-hour
Planet of the Penguins movie marathon

that comes on after that.

Yes. How can you watch all that
and still go to the picnic later today?

Picnic? That's today?

Time sure flies when you're having fun.

Sorry, we can't make it.
Maybe we'll come to next year's picnic.

Unless of course
something's good on TV. Ooh!

Ooh! I do beg your pardon.
I was looking for a quiet place to read.

-Mind if I pull up a mushroom?
-Not at all.

I was just peeling a few potatoes
for my picnic potato salad.

Ooh, I love potato salad.

You're welcome to stay and read
but no free samples.

Well, I'm afraid my room is a bit full.

The Hatter, the Hare and the Tweedles

have been watching television
for three days straight.

When their TVs quit, they took over mine.

Three days? How can anyone watch
that much television?

I don't know.

But you should see them.
They can't be distracted by anything.

All they care about is TV.

Mmm. I have a story
you may find interesting.

"Once there were two potatoes
named Spud and Chip.

Spud and Chip had been friends
from the time they were tiny tubers.

They played together.

They pedaled together.

And they pumped iron together.

In fact, they were the most pumped-up
potatoes in the potato patch.

But after a while,
Chip noticed a change in Spud.

Instead of staying in shape,
Spud started staying inside,

content to sit and watch TV.

Weeks passed
but Spud never left the couch.

The fact was, Spud was turning
into a downright pudgy potato.

'Look, Spud,' Chip said finally.

'You're a real sweet potato,
but you've got to get off that couch.'

But Spud wouldn't budge.

'I'm not gonna change,' he said.

'I yam what I yam.'

Sadly, Chip's words of warning
did not take root in Spud's mind.

And after a while,

Spud couldn't have budged
from the couch if he'd wanted to.

Because what did take root
was Spud himself."

Excellent story, Caterpillar.

Our TV-watching friends should hear that.

It sounds to me like
the only way they'll ever hear it

is if it's on television.

Well, I'm going to give them the message.

A little television is fine,
but this has really gone too far.

Besides, I've laundry to do.

And I don't want people in my room
when I'm folding my bunny boxer shorts.

I should say.

[announcer] Disney's Adventures
in Wonderland will be back after this.

And now more of Disney's
Adventures in Wonderland.

[indistinct voice on TV]

-[all] Hey!
-It's for your own good.

Watching TV can be fun
and even educational,

but watching it every moment of the day,
well, it's just too much.

[stuttering] But what are
we supposed to do now?

Gee, I don't know.
Maybe take a shower and come to my picnic.

Might as well, we can't watch TV anymore.

Unless we go back to the Hatter's
and just watch one TV.

There must be enough electricity for that.

Wait, I've got a better idea.
We'll unplug everything in my house.

My clock, my lights,
even my electric teakettle.

That way there'll be enough power
for all four TVs.

Hatter, you're a genius.

But, wait, how can you live like that?

If you unplug your clock,
you won't know what time it is.

Actually, we can tell what time it is
by the shows that are on.

Yeah!

Oh, this is ridiculous!

You can't unplug your lights.
What about when it gets dark?

Don't worry,
they'll still be enough light to read.

You mean you're actually gonna do
some reading?

Of course, we have to read
the TV schedule to know what's on.

And don't worry, the glow
from the screen provides plenty of light.

Oh! This has gone too far.

They've been acting like slugs
long enough.

But you heard them, Your Majesty.

Nothing can stop them from watching TV.

Oh, really?

Well, we'll see about that.

[man on TV] Attention, please,
for an important announcement.

All right, you video-viewing varmints,
listen up.

Let's watch something else.

Don't bother. I'm on every channel.

Watching TV can be a good thing
but not when it's all you do.

Look at yourselves. You've turned
into sloppy, sluggish slobs.

All you eat is junk food,
you haven't slept in three days,

you haven't gotten any exercise,

and your brains are turning into mush.

Now, turn off the TV set,
get up off the couch,

get cleaned up and come to my picnic.

[Hatter] "Please do not stand by.

We will not resume
our regularly scheduled programming."

Why is the queen spoiling our fun?

She sure rained on our parade.

Does that mean it won't be on TV?

My, my. Can you believe the queen said

you were turning
into sloppy, sluggish slobs?

No. And I for one am hurt.

No exercise in three days? Please.

We've been given our thumbs a real workout
on these remote controls.

And how about that crack
about eating junk food all the time?

Exactly. I mean, how could she say that?

That's a good question.

My question is, what do we do
until the queen gets off the screen?

We could take a nap.

I'd rather sleep
than watch the queen's frowning face.

No kidding.

Besides, what does she care
if we watch a few minutes of TV?

Exactly.

After all, it's not like you've all turned
into a bunch of couch potatoes.

-[scoffs] Couch potatoes? Us?
-Oh, don't be silly.

[snoring]

[upbeat music playing]

♪ We are couch potatoes
Couch potatoes are we ♪

♪ Do you like our duds?
We are sofa spuds ♪

And we're here for eternity ♪

♪ It's time to change the channel
But it's so hard to move ♪

♪ We never exercise
What's to improve? ♪

♪ We're stuck here on the sofa
Through the night and the day ♪

♪ As long as there's a program on
This is how we'll stay ♪

♪ We are couch potatoes
Couch potatoes are we ♪

♪ Do you like our duds?
We are sofa spuds ♪

♪ And we're here for eternity

-♪ Someone make it louder ♪
-♪ And switch the station ♪

♪ We're part of
The couch potato generation ♪

♪ The only thing we do
Is sit here and view ♪

♪ We're here, outside the sky is blue
The weatherman has said it's true ♪

♪ We are couch potatoes
Couch potatoes are we ♪

♪ Do you like our duds?
We are sofa spuds ♪

♪ And we're here for eternity ♪

♪ It's a couch potato scene
If you know what we mean ♪

[all screaming]

So, you know, ahem, I was thinking,

maybe I'll do something
besides watching television.

-I wouldn't mind stretching my legs.
-Not because the queen was right about us.

No. I mean it's not like
we were watching too much TV.

Oh, no, no.

We just feel like doing something else.

-Yes.
-Yes.

[indistinct chatter]

I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it seems

that even your kind words weren't enough
to get them off of that couch.

-Excuse me.
-Well...

Now we don't have
enough people to play softball.

-[Hatter] Greetings, everybody!
-Anyone for a picnic?

Hi, you guys!

What brings you four here?

Did your TVs go out again
or did you just run out of junk food?

No, Your Majesty,
we turned over new leaves.

And turned off our TVs.

Well, you certainly look better
than the last time I saw you.

I don't get it. What happened
that made you decide

to stop watching television?

Um, well, you might say we looked
at ourselves in a whole new way.

-And it was not a pretty picture.
-How true that is.

Well, I hope you've learned your lesson.

A little TV is just fine,

but too much of anything
is not a good thing.

[rock music playing]

♪ Too much is too much
Too much is too much ♪

♪ Too much is too much
Too much is too much ♪

♪ Once I went to take a bath
To relax and have some fun ♪

♪ Put too many bubbles in
And the room was overrun ♪

♪ With bubbles on the ceiling
And bubbles on the floor ♪

♪ There were bubbles on the walls
And bubbles out the door ♪

♪ Then I ate a bowl of ice cream
And I couldn't eat just one ♪

♪ And another and another
Until I almost came undone ♪

♪ Too much is too much
It's all too much for me ♪

♪ Oh, too much is too much
Too much is too much ♪

♪ Too much is too much
Too much is too much ♪

♪ Too much is too much ♪

♪ It's all too much for me ♪

♪ Too much ♪

-Now let the picnic begin. Let's eat.
-Great, we're starved.

[all laugh]

Plenty of food here. Have a potato chip.

Or better yet, try some
of my homemade picnic potato salad.

We've also got baked potatoes,
potato pancakes and potato soup.

[gags]

Actually, could we skip the food
and go straight to the picnic games?

All of a sudden, I'm not that hungry.

[announcer] Disney's Adventures
in Wonderland will be back after this.

[upbeat music playing]

-Hi, Dinah.
-[meows]

You know how I said I wanted a TV in here

so I could watch it all the time?

Well, I've changed my mind.

It's okay to watch TV for a while,

but doing anything all the time
is a bad idea.

Oh, right, except scratching
behind your ears.

That, I could never do too much.

[theme music playing]

♪ That's all for now
But we'll see you again ♪

♪ Come back real soon
Now that we're all friends ♪

♪ Where every day is something new ♪

♪ With music, rhyme and a dance or two ♪

♪ Use your imagination
And you'll understand ♪

♪ It's an adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventure in Wonderland ♪

♪ Adventures in Wonderland ♪