03x26 - Gratitude Adjustment

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

"Dear Aunt Carol,
thank you for the stuffed animal.

It was a great present."

For someone about half my age.

Such a pain writing these thank-you notes.

Mom and Dad are already mad at me
because I've waited so long to do them.

I don't see why I need to worry about it.

The people who gave me birthday presents
know what they got for me.

What difference does some mushy note make?

Well, I guess if I put off
writing thank you's this long,

waiting a little longer can't hurt.

[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 ♪

Hi, Mr. Rabbit, you look busy.

Oh, well, it's that time of year.

Working on your taxes, huh?

Yes-- No! I'm working on my thank you's.

Alice, don't tell me
you're one of those people

who waits to the last minute to do yours.

You couldn't have forgotten
that today is Thanks a Lot Day.

Actually, I've never heard
of Thanks a Lot Day.

You're kidding.

Why, Thanks a Lot Day is
a wonderful holiday.

Especially the Thank You banquet.

Yes, the Thank You banquet,
now there's a party.

What do you do on Thanks a Lot Day?

It's a day for expressing gratitude.

You know, thanks to your friends

for all the wonderful things
they do for you all the long year-round.

But of course, the best part of the day

is the Thank You banquet

when everyone gathers to share a meal
and exchange thank you's.

I see. So that's why
you have this big book.

Yes. Yes. Exactly.

Alice, I have here
a year's worth of gratitude,

all logically organized, of course.

For instance, let's just name an example.

Last Wednesday, Tweedle Dum told me
he liked how I was combing my whiskers.

So that meant that for this year,
I owed him a total of, let's see,

oh, 23 regular thank you's,
nine "that was nice of you's,"

and one "I'm eternally grateful."

You see, it's all right here in the book.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Last May, the queen informed me
I was standing on her toe ♪

♪ I really have to thank her
For letting me know ♪

♪ So I keep this handy list
It's all in here, you see ♪

I owe the queen 1,200.
There's ten for Tweedle Dee.

♪ Oh, Rabbit, let me see
Are there some in there for me? ♪

♪ That's a lot of thank you's
Are they all just for me? ♪

♪ Well, you're owed 29
And Mr. Hare has 70 ♪

♪ For giving me a recipe
For carrots jubilee ♪

♪ It's all written down
No need to hunt around ♪

♪ If you wanna know what's owed ♪

♪ This is the place to look ♪

♪ That's what this is for
It helps to keep the score ♪

♪ It's important to keep track ♪

♪ And that's an honest fact ♪

♪ So come on, take a look ♪

♪ 'Cause it's all in the book ♪

So you see...

This is one bunny who won't get
caught short at the Thank You banquet.

-[beeper beeping]
-Ooh, my beeper.

That's the queen.

She probably needs me
to help her sort out her thank you's

and get them in order.
After all, when you've got a problem...

[groans]

...call an expert.

-Does the queen like Thanks a Lot Day?
-Oh, like it?

She loves it.

She adores it.

She's crazy about it.

You're canceling it?

That's right.

It's a chuckleheaded holiday and
I've gone through it for the last time.

But everybody loves Thanks a Lot Day.

-You can't cancel it.
-Of course I can.

I'm the queen,
but you don't have to take my word for it.

The Stuff Queens Can Do handbook?

Turn to page 43.

As queen, I can cancel
any holiday my heart desires.

Says so right there.

"As queen, you can cancel
any holiday your heart desires."

Oh, Your Majesty.

Please, reconsider.

Forget it. I never liked that holiday.

Everybody gets zillions of thank you's
and I never get any.

And what's the point of having a holiday

if I don't get more of the good stuff
than anyone else?

Oh...

But it's not a competition.

It doesn't matter
how many each person gets.

That's easy for you to say.
You got 73 thank you's last year.

You know how many I got?

One! One lousy thank you.

The only reason I got that was
because I thanked myself for coming.

But what about that Thank You banquet?

You don't want to miss all the good food,

the good friends, the good fun.

Oh, please, I have more fun
at monster truck rallies.

[gasps]

I didn't know
you liked monster truck rallies too.

I love the funny cars.

How about the big trucks with all--?
Those are wonderful-- Vroom!

Oh, stop that! I don't like
monster truck rallies or funny cars

or Thanks a Lot Day.

That's the point.
Get out and spread the word.

This holiday is history.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Oh, Rabbit!

[comical music playing]

Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!

Out of my way!

"Queen to Wonderland:
'Thanks, but no thanks!'"

Impossible.

"'Thanks a lot? I think not!'
says queen!" Unthinkable.

"'Banquet, Schmanquet!'
Queen cancels popular holiday!"

Unbelievable.

-You know what this means?
-I do.

No holiday means no Thank You banquet.

No banquet means no great food.

And no great food means
no gratitude goulash.

No appreciation apple pie.

No candy thank-you yams.

That means the dinner tonight is...

[both] Leftovers.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ I'm looking in the fridge
And to my surprise ♪

♪ There are just old dinners
Sitting inside ♪

♪ Some dried-out turkey
Yesterday's stew ♪

♪ Leftovers again? ♪

♪ Leftovers again blues ♪

♪ I remember this meatloaf
When I ate it before ♪

♪ It taste so bad, I can't eat anymore ♪

♪ Those clams in red sauce
Once was supreme ♪

♪ When I opened up the jar ♪

♪ They'd all turned green ♪

-Green?
-That's right. Green.

♪ I was scanning the ice box
For a midnight snack ♪

♪ I reached for some chicken
And it grabbed me right back ♪

♪ I tried a piece of pot roast
It was tough as old shoes ♪

♪ Leftovers again ♪

♪ Leftovers again blues ♪

We gotta figure out a way
to get the queen to change her mind.

No kidding, the thought of eating
your cold cabbage casserole

for the third day in a row
is more than I can stand.

You said a mouthful--

Hey! I thought you liked
my cold cabbage casserole.

I do. But you know the saying:
You can have too much of a good thing.

[snoring]

[lullaby music playing]

Caterpillar, we need your-- Oh.

Look at the big fella
sleeping like a baby.

Yeah, gee, I almost hate to do this.

[blowing whistle]

[shouting]

Well, thanks a lot.

I was having a very nice dream
about a cute little ladybug.

Sorry, but we have to speak with you.
We've started a petition.

It's a letter

telling the queen that we want her
to let us have Thanks a Lot Day.

We're trying to get everyone
in Wonderland to sign it. Here.

"We, the citizens of Wonderland,
hereby protest Your Majesty's decision

to cancel Thanks a Lot Day.

Please stop being a big meanie
and bring back our day of gratitude.

Blah, blah, blah, etcetera, etcetera,
and so on and so on."

I wrote that last part.

Yes. Well, I'll sign it.

But this petition may not help.

Unless you know
why the queen canceled the holiday,

it would be hard
to get her to uncancel it.

What would the queen have
against Thanks a Lot Day?

In the unlikely event that anyone
might ever thank her for anything,

-I'd think she'd love it.
-I think I see the problem.

Listen to this story.

Yeah.

[Caterpillar] "Once there was a frog
named Phil who never smiled.

Even though he lived
in a lovely muddy swamp

and had lots of salamanders and snakes

and other friendly creatures
for neighbors,

and had swarms of delicious
creepy crawly bugs to eat,

Phil never looked happy.

The other swamp creatures were puzzled.
'Why the frown, Phil?' they asked.

'Don't you want to smile?'

'Sure I do,' Phil croaked,
'but I don't know how.

I come from a family of frowning frogs.'

The other swamp creatures
felt bad for Phil.

So they decided
to help him learn to smile.

But nothing worked.

When it came to smiling,
Phil just didn't get it.

And soon, Phil's frustrated friends
were frowning too.

Phil's friends didn't know
why he was having so much trouble.

After all, they told him a smile is
nothing but a frown turned upside down.

'A frown turned upside down,'
Phil croaked.

'Why didn't you say so
in the first place?'

And from then on,
Phil had the sunniest smile in the swamp."

I get it. In the story,
the frog's friends all got together

to help him learn to smile.

So maybe we could help Her Majesty

learn how nice it is
to receive thank you's.

-But how?
-No problem.

If we want people to thank the queen,

all we have to do is get her
to do nice things for everyone.

Yeah. Oh.

Well, nobody said it would be easy.

Here she comes.

Now, remember, fall right in front of her,

and when she helps you up, thank her.

-Your Majesty, could you give me a hand?
-Why should I clap for that?

That was the worst somersault
I've ever seen.

But... [grunts]

Hey!

[both scatting]

Whoops!

Gee, how clumsy of us!

We'd sure be grateful
if you helped us up, Your Majesty.

And risk breaking a nail? No way.

-Wait.
-Help us.

Help me.

Okay, this is our last chance.

If we all fall down at the same time,

the queen is bound to help
at least one of us up.

Right. Hare, did you bring
the banana peels?

Of course, I always bring
the banana peels.

I hope you don't mind,
the bananas are still in them.

No problem, there's always time
for a potassium-rich snack.

It'd better be a fast snack.
The queen is coming.

Ooh.

-Oh, no!
-We've fallen and we can't get up.

Who will help us?

Your Majesty,
could you lend us a helping hand?

You don't need a helping hand,
you need walking lessons!

What's going on around here?
Every one of you is as clumsy as an ox.

Actually, uh, ahem,
not all oxen are clumsy.

I know an ox named Maurice
who is as graceful as a swan.

Although, not all swans are graceful.

I know a swan who's as clumsy
as a newborn colt.

Oh, stop that!

Just tell me why you're all tripping
over your own feet.

Looks like the queen didn't fall
for your act.

Don't you get it? They fell down,
hoping you'd help them up,

so they'd have a reason to say thank you.

They actually thought that once
you started getting a few thank you's,

you'd bring back Thanks a Lot Day.

How ridiculous!

I'll say. Getting thank you's
is only half your problem.

Let's face it. You don't know
a thing about giving them.

Hold it, buster.

Are you saying I don't know
how to say thank you?

That's ridiculous.

Really?

Then prove it.

Fine. Tweedle Dee,
say something nice to me.

Uh, um...
That's a nice dress, Your Majesty.

Of course it is.
I have great taste in clothes.

Uh, that didn't sound like
"thank you" to me.

Oh, no, fair. I wasn't ready.
Let's try it again.

Okay. Gee, Your Majesty,
your garden looks wonderful.

Ah, don't butter me up. You're just hoping
I'll let you pick my roses.

Well, too bad, bub.

Hold it. Uh, that was joke. Get it?

What I mean to say was... [stammering]

What's wrong, Your Majesty?
Cat got your tongue?

[stammering]

[all shouting indistinctly]

I don't need any help. Oh!

Don't worry, Your Majesty.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.
A broken thank you can happen to anyone.

-Allow us to explain. Crystal!
-Crystal!

The brain, keeper of knowledge
more amazing than any computer

and yet, can it help you remember
where you left your house keys? No!

Your Majesty, in your case,
the part of your brain

that controls the "thank you" reflex is--
Well, to put it scientifically, goofed up.

But we can fix that with...

The Appreciation Installer.

Here you go.

Not so fast. What does this thing do?

About 400 rpm once it gets going.

Also, it helps you to appreciate
nice things others do for you.

When you appreciate something,
you realize what's good about it.

Thus, if you can learn to appreciate
the things other people do,

you're likely to thank them.

-Are you sure it works?
-Trust me.

After all, I'm not just the owner
of the Appreciation Installer,

I'm also a client.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Assembled with care ♪

♪ Right here in Wonderland ♪

♪ It's currently available
By popular demand ♪

♪ One size only
Fit for a queen ♪

♪ It comes in three colors ♪

♪ Red, red and green ♪

♪ Though it looks quite normal
I'm sure you've never seen ♪

♪ Such a marvelous invention ♪

♪ It's a wonderful machine ♪

♪ It speaks for itself
There's nothing to discuss ♪

♪ Once it's worked its magic ♪

♪ You'll be thanking us ♪

♪ One size only
Fit for a queen ♪

♪ It comes in three colors ♪

♪ Red, red and green ♪

♪ Though it looks quite normal
I'm sure you've never seen ♪

♪ Such a marvelous invention
It's a wonderful machine ♪

♪ Though it looks quite normal
I'm sure you've never seen ♪

♪ Such a marvelous invention ♪

♪ It's a wonderful machine ♪

Okay. There. You should now be
full of appreciation.

Soon you'll be thanking people
left and right.

In fact, why not start thanking right now?

Here's a crumpet, Your Majesty.
What do you say?

I say...

Thanks for nothing!

The only thing this phony gadget did
was mess up my hair.

-Hey, where--?
-Wait.

Well, Hare, I'm afraid
it's time to take drastic measures.

You mean, sell all our belongings,
move to another land

and try to make a new life for ourselves

in a place where saying thank you
is not just a privilege but a right?

No, I mean, it's time
to go over the queen's head.

[clears throat]

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

We were wondering if you would care
to come out to the courtyard

for an eensy moment.

We have a little surprise for you.

No.

I'm reading.

And besides, you know the rule,

all surprises must be submitted
in writing two days ahead of time,

so I may have time to think about
whether I want them or not.

But this was sort of a last-minute idea.

Please.

Oh, all right!

But I'm warning you, if this surprise
surprises me, you'll be sorry.

Hey, this looks like a banquet.

Good, because it is a banquet.

What?

How dare you hold a Thank You banquet

after I specifically canceled
Thanks a Lot Day.

But this isn't the Thank You banquet.

Oh, don't make me laugh.

This is clearly an attempt
to fool me into thinking

this is an ordinary banquet,

so then I'll sit down
and start enjoying myself,

only to discover at the last minute

that I've been
at the Thank You banquet all along.

You're amazing, Your Majesty.

I can't believe you were able
to figure out all that.

Especially since none of it's true.

You see, Your Majesty,
this isn't the Thank You banquet. Yet.

All the places are set
and everything's ready,

but none of us will sit down
for food or thank you's

till you say it's okay.

Well, you're in for a long wait.

There's absolutely nothing
that can make me change my mind

about canceling Thanks a Lot Day.

Please, Your Majesty, don't decide
for sure until after the phone call.

What phone call? I didn't hear any phone.

[cell phone ringing]

-Hello?
-Hello.

Mommy dearest, how are you?

Oh, you know at my age,
getting to do everything you want

doesn't mean what it used to.

But enough about me.

I hear you canceled Thanks a Lot Day.

-Is this true?
-Yes, Mommy.

Oh, harrumph! Is that how I raised you?

Do anything you wanted
because you felt like it?

Yes, Mommy.

Oh. Right. So I did.

I also taught you that a good queen knows
how to show some appreciation

when people do nice things for her.

-Yes, Mommy, but--
-Don't "but, Mommy" me.

You're not too old to be sent to your room
without supper or without caviar.

But what's wrong
with showing a little gratitude

to your subjects now and then?

It brings excitement
into their dull lives.

Yes, Mommy.

Look, pumpkin, I know
it's hard to say thank you to people

who aren't as important as you are,
but trust me, it's the right thing to do.

In fact, it's the royal thing to do.

Yes, Mommy.

-Thank you, Mommy.
-Ah, that's my girl.

Now, who loves you the most?

-You do, Mommy dearest.
-That's right.

Now say hello to all your subjects for me.

Especially that Hatter.
Tell him I love his hair.

Uh...

Mommy says hello.

Oh! What a surprise.

Now I want you all to know something,

and this has nothing to do
with the conversation with my mother,

but I'm having second thoughts
about canceling Thanks a Lot Day.

[all] Oh?

Second thoughts?
You might change your mind?

Yes. After all, I know how much
you all look up to me.

Therefore, I would like
to show my appreciation

for your being such loyal subjects.

I would like to turn to you
on this special day of gratitude

and say...

And say...

Thank you.

[all exclaim]

-We thought your thank you was broken.
-You said that like a pro.

Especially considering how hard
it must have been for you.

Actually, it wasn't that difficult.

-In fact, it felt rather nice.
-[all laugh]

I don't see why you're making
such a big deal about it.

After all, saying a little thank you
never hurt anyone.

[rock music playing]

♪ You tell your friends
Thanks a lot ♪

♪ What good pals I've got ♪

♪ A little thank you never hurt ♪

♪ It never hurt ♪

♪ Friends are friends
They'll always stay so ♪

♪ They'll take you to the airport
When it's time to go ♪

♪ They'll help you clean your roof
Or the house down below ♪

♪ So tell them thanks a lot ♪

♪ What good friends I've got ♪

♪ A little thank you never hurt ♪

♪ It never hurt ♪

♪ So if you're ever at a loss
For something to say ♪

♪ How about thanks
You went out of your way ♪

♪ Friends help each other
It's the way it should stay ♪

♪ Tell your buddies
Thanks a lot ♪

♪ What good friends I've got ♪

♪ A little thank you never hurt ♪

♪ A little thank you never hurt ♪

♪ It never hurt ♪

[all] Thank you!

No, no, thank you.

Scoot over, Dinah.

-I got thank-you notes to write.
-[meows]

What? Okay, so I didn't want
to do these just a little while ago.

I got to thinking, writing thank you's
doesn't take that long

and it makes other people happy.

In other words,
it's the right thing to do.

All right.

[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 ♪