03x30 - Purple Potato Eaters

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

...40, 45, 50, 51, 52.

That's it? I must have more than 52 cents.

-Okay, 53.
-[meows]

Well, I'm going to need
a lot more than that

if I wanna go to the movies
with Kim tomorrow.

Sure, I could get the money from Dad.

The problem is
he said that before he'll give it to me,

I'll have to wash the car.

Can you believe it?

He actually said I'd appreciate
the money more if I worked for it.

I told him I always say thank you,

but he said
that's not what he meant by appreciate.

Well, before I do any work,
I'm going to take some time off.

[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 ♪

[Red Queen] Can you believe this?

It says here that every time
the Duchess goes for a walk,

she pays someone
to sprinkle rose petals in her path.

Shocking. Simply shocking.

I'll say. I can get you to do it for free.

-[laughs] Now, let's practice.
-Oh.

Oh. You can do better than that.

When I said rose petals,
I meant lots of rose petals.

[stammers] Oh, yes. Hm...

They, uh, seem to be a bit stuck together.

Oh, come on. What are you waiting for?
Start sprinkling.

Oh.

Oh, dear.

A bit, uh, dewy, aren't they?

-[sniffing]
-Mmm. Something smells delicious.

-Let's find out what it is.
-Oh, yeah.

Oh!

-Oh, stop that.
-Your Majesty--

Oh, you're just getting my feet all soggy.

Hey, something's cooking.

It sure is.

I'm about to win.

No. I think he means that wonderful smell.

Let's finish the game later.

Mmm! What a wonderful aroma.

Thanks. Since I tried
that new lemon-scented shampoo,

I've been getting
all kinds of compliments.

[sniffing] Wait. That's not me you smell.

No, it's something else.

Something... [sniffs] tasty.

I don't suppose you have
any more of that... whatever it is?

Sorry. This is the last bite
of purple potato pancakes in this batch.

Ah!

[chuckles] And they were quite tasty too.

Purple potato pancakes? What are those?

Mm-hm. They're from
an old Pinniped family cookbook.

In fact, they're my invisible friend's
favorite food.

What's that, Pinniped?

Oh, of course I'll give them your recipe.

[chattering]

Thank you, Pinniped. Thank you. Thank you.

-There it is.
-Thank you very-- Thank you.

[clears throat]

The card is blank.

Oh, come on, Walrus, I can't read this.

Yes. Pinniped's penmanship is pretty poor.

But trust me,
these are the most perfect pancakes

to ever pass your palate.

[pop music playing]

♪ There are tales of tasty treats ♪

♪ That tantalize the tummy ♪

♪ But nothing comes close
To this most delicious yummy ♪

♪ The recipe is rare ♪

♪ It really ranks highly ♪

♪ Made with loving care ♪

♪ I never eat them shyly ♪

♪ Oh, purple potato pancakes
They're appetite-appeasing ♪

♪ Those purple potato pancakes
They're perfectly pleasing ♪

♪ In the morning on the day
On my menu, they're a must ♪

♪ I say hip-hip, hooray
For they are the yummiest ♪

♪ Oh, purple potato pancakes
No other food can beat them ♪

♪ Those purple potato pancakes
Oh, how I love to eat them ♪

♪ Yes, purple potato pancakes
No other food can beat them ♪

♪ Those purple potato pancakes ♪

♪ Oh, how I love to eat them ♪

Mwah!

I'm convinced.

[laughing]

I hereby proclaim that we will have
a purple potato pancake picnic,

and everyone's invited.

[cheering]

Wonderful. But who will help us
make so many pancakes?

The recipe is quite complicated.

-It has a lot of steps.
-Oh, how complicated could it be?

Well, first, you hike four miles
to the purple potato patch

-in the Wonderland mountains.
-That's the arrangement.

Once there, you dig the potatoes,
put them in a potato sack

and carry them back home.

Where you wash them,
peel them, chop them, boil them,

mash them, shape them into pancakes,

-and finally cook them up on the griddle.
-Okay, so it's complicated.

-You don't have to rub it in.
-You're right. You will need help.

In fact,
I decree that everyone will pitch in.

[chattering]

Aw, tough taters!

If you want to appreciate something,

that is enjoy it more
and be thankful for it,

you have to work for it.

In fact,
I'd like to be first to volunteer.

-[gasping]
-Your Majesty.

You mean
you're going to help make pancakes?

No. I just said
I'd like to be first to volunteer.

-I'm not actually going to do it.
-Oh.

I mean, I am the queen.

It would ruin my reputation
to be seen, uh... working.

First of all,
I would like to thank Pinniped

for painting this poster
for purple potato pancake preparation.

Take a bow, Pinniped.

-Thank you.
-Why, Pinniped, I think you're blushing.

-[laughs]
-[all laughing]

-Yeah, you're blushing. You...
-Now, as we complete each task,

we will color in
that section of the pancake.

First, who would like
to hike into the mountains,

dig for the potatoes
and bring them back here?

Gee, that sounds like a lot of work.

-I can do it. I've been working out.
-[Hare] Oh, it's true.

The kid can bench-press ten ounces
without even breaking a sweat.

Even so,
this job requires someone a bit bigger.

After all, we need a lot of potatoes.
Uh, how about you, Hare?

Uh...

I would, but knowing I kept the Hatter
from having all the fun

would break my heart.

Ha. I'm touched.

But, uh, how can you honestly expect me
to deprive Tweedle Dee the experience?

That's so kind,
but I could never live with myself

knowing I had kept my brother
from enjoying himself.

Uh, please. My conscience
just won't let me accept the job

when I know how much it means to Alice.

-Me?
-What a trouper. Isn't she great, guys?

-Oh, yeah.
-Oh, terrific.

And don't worry, Alice,
we'll be behind you every step of the way.

-You mean you will come along and help?
-No.

"Behind you every step of the way"
is just an expression.

What Hatter meant
was we'll be rooting you on.

While we're just sitting around here
waiting for you to get back.

Would you pass the tea?

Where are you two going
with those shovels?

[whispers indistinctly]

Oh, sorry.

I didn't mean to forget about
your invisible friend Pinniped.

Where are you three going
with those shovels?

We're hiking into the Wonderland mountains
to dig purple potatoes.

So we can make a big batch
of purple potato pancakes for everyone.

Well, if you're going
to do that much work,

it's important to get plenty of liquids.

Uh, care for some mineral water?

Oh, no, thank you.

I've been drinking
from Pinniped's canteen.

But if you want to help,
we could use a few extra pairs of hands

-to help with the digging.
-Well, I have the hands...

but I promised a friend
I'd meet him for a round of golf.

Why don't you ask the Hatter,
Hare or the Tweedles to help you?

We tried,
but they didn't seem too interested

once they found out
how much hard work was involved.

I see.

Well, I have a story
you may find interesting.

Once there was a spoiled prince
who loved shoes.

In fact,
he got a brand-new pair every single day.

But when the king grew tired
of daily trips to the shoe store...

he told the prince
he would buy no new shoes

until the old ones wore out.

"I'd rather go barefoot
than wear day-old shoes,"

the prince said archly.

But the pampered prince's tender tootsies
were soon sore.

So he marched into a shoemaker's shop
and demanded service.

"I'm busy," said the shoemaker.

"Prince or no prince,
you'll have to wait."

But the prince didn't want to wait.

He found a spare bench in the shop
and made himself a pair of shoes.

To the prince's surprise,
they turned out rather well.

Back home, the prince asked his father

why he was so happy
with these simple shoes

when he had been unhappy
with the fanciest footwear

money could buy.

"Because," the king replied,
"when you do something for yourself,

it means more to you
than all the freebies in the world."

The prince felt like a heel
for acting so spoiled before

and vowed to change his ways.

So he gave away all his expensive shoes

and opened a chain
of do-it-yourself shoemaking shops,

where he was quite successful
and lived happily ever after.

It's true.

We will appreciate the pancakes more
by working for them.

We just wish the Hatter,
Hare and Tweedles felt the same way.

Well, thanks for the story,
Mr. Caterpillar. See you later.

Gee, it sounds
like they've got purple pancake problems.

Don't you know
it's not right to eavesdrop?

Besides, what do you care
about purple pancakes, anyway?

Are you kidding?
Purple is my favorite color.

Well, personally, I prefer green.

But that's another story.

Uh, sorry, my big, wiggly buddy,
I don't have time for another story.

I need to help Alice and the Walrus.

You? I can't believe
you want to help them dig up potatoes.

Please. And get dirt under my claws?

No. I have other ways
of lending a helping paw.

[cackles]

-[carnival music playing on TV]
-[laughing]

More cheese puffs?

Oh, no, thanks. I'm saving room
for those purple potato pancakes.

I can taste them now.

Really?
My chips are just barbecue-flavored.

Gee, if I didn't know better,
I'd say the four of you

were trying to get out of
helping with the pancakes.

We've helped a lot already.

As soon as Alice and Walrus left,

we colored in the places on the chart
to show what they were doing.

Wow. You must be exhausted.

Yeah, how true that is.
But, hey, it's all in a day's work.

You know, I'm surprised
you aren't racing to the potato patch.

Of course, not everyone cares
about buried treasure.

[TV turns off]

Did you say buried treasure?

Yes. Of course, I don't know if it's true,

but they say there's buried treasure
in the potato patch.

Well, have a relaxing afternoon.

So...

now we see why Alice was so quick
to volunteer to dig the potatoes.

Well...

the potatoes may be purple,
but the ground they're in...

is gold.

[dance music playing]

♪ There may be a bonanza of gold bullion ♪

♪ Just waiting to be found ♪

♪ Or a billion bags of big gold doubloons
Buried beneath the ground ♪

♪ I may be Dum, but Dee will agree ♪

♪ We're wasting precious time
Waiting around ♪

♪ Grab the shovels
It's time for us to go ♪

♪ Before you know it
We'll be rolling in dough ♪

♪ There's gold in the ground ♪

♪ Never can get enough
Glittery yellow stuff ♪

♪ Gold in the ground ♪

♪ Better keep it hush-hush
Or there's gonna be a gold rush ♪

♪ Maybe it's an ancient
12-karat cobblestone road ♪

♪ Perhaps the pot
At the end of the rainbow overflowed ♪

♪ Pay dirt overload ♪

♪ Treasure trove truckload ♪

♪ The great granddaddy
Of all the other motherlodes ♪

♪ Thanks for letting me
Carry all the shovels ♪

♪ Gee, Dee, I always knew
You had a heart of gold ♪

♪ Now with pick and pan in hand ♪

♪ We're heading for the hills
Of Wonderland ♪

♪ There's gold in the ground ♪

♪ Brother, get ready
To live a life of luxury ♪

♪ Gold in the ground ♪

♪ Better keep it hush-hush
Or there's gonna be a gold rush ♪

Come on. If we hurry, we can catch them.

[Hare] Stop!

Sit down, you guys.
We'll be happy to do the digging.

-We appreciate your offer--
-But we thought you--

You thought we didn't wanna help?

Why would you think
a silly thing like that?

Maybe because earlier
we all weaseled out of doing any work

by coming up
with every lame excuse we could think of.

But we've had a change of heart.

We realized we can't stand by
and let a little girl do a Hatter's job.

Or a Tweedle's. Now, stand back.

We are professionals,
but this could get a little messy.

[panting]

Wow.

This should be enough potatoes
to make plenty of pancakes.

Indeed.

Why, you were working so hard,

we'd almost think
you were trying to find buried treasure.

Man, if I never see
another purple potato, it'll be too soon.

You might wanna look the other way.
I just found one in my pocket.

Gee, you don't sound
like you just found buried treasure.

We didn't.
About all we did get were sore muscles.

And purple stains on our fingers.

We're all potatoed out.

There's no way we're gonna
get roped into doing any more work.

So the purple potatoes
didn't have gold and jewels in them, huh?

In them? Wait, I thought
the treasure was buried with them.

In them, with them. What's the difference?

Picking the proper preposition
is very important.

Righty-roo. Since a preposition is a word

that tells
how two things relate to each other.

Such as in, on, to, around, near or with.

If you meant the treasure is buried
in the potatoes,

you shouldn't have said
with them or around them or near them

or by them.

So tell us, Cat,
which preposition is it going to be?

Well, I don't know if the story is true,

but you know how you sometimes
find pearls inside oysters?

I've heard
it's the same with purple potatoes.

You can find
purple potatoes inside oysters too?

Hare, I think he means
the purple potatoes have treasure in them.

But Alice and the Walrus
are probably about to start

peeling and chopping the potatoes
right now.

You know what that means?

It's almost time for the picnic.

So a between-meals snack right now
might spoil my appetite?

No!

We've got to get there
before they split those spuds.

[laughing hysterically]

[Dee] Stop!

Hi. Is something wrong?

Are you kidding?

Alice, if I'm not mistaken,
you and Walrus are about to peel potatoes

with absolutely no formal training
of any kind.

Training? Who ever heard
of needing training to peel potatoes?

Show them, Hare.

As you can see,
the four of us are graduates of...

Spud U.

Spud U?

U as in university.

Wonderland's most prestigious institute
of higher potato learning.

You went to college
where all you study is potatoes?

Not just potatoes.

Last semester, we had a visiting professor
who taught a seminar on rutabagas.

[chattering]

Who will ever forget that?
Anyway, the point is these diplomas prove

that we are very a-peeling guys.

[pop music playing]

♪ There are many peeling methods ♪

♪ I use the up and down stroke ♪

♪ I prefer the side to side ♪

♪ How, Hare, narrow or wide? ♪

♪ I don't know ♪

♪ You decide ♪

♪ We are a-peeling
Our potato knowledge sends you reeling ♪

♪ We mastered in digging and scrubbing ♪

♪ PhD'd in brushing and rubbing ♪

♪ Once again, hey
With feeling ♪

♪ We are a-peeling ♪

♪ At Spud U
They taught us how to ♪

♪ Take a timber
And peel it right through like this ♪

♪ We are a-peeling
Our potato knowledge hits the ceiling ♪

♪ We mastered in digging and scrubbing
PhD'd in brushing and rubbing ♪

♪ Once again now with feeling ♪

♪ We are a-peeling ♪

Gee, I never realized
potato peeling could be so complicated.

Complicated or not,
we don't mind doing it.

You gentlemen did so much work already.

I know, but we can peel,
chop, boil, and mash these for you

to see if there's anything inside--

What my brother means
is we're glad to help.

Did you bring the purple potato peelers?

Oh, of course.
I always bring the purple potato peelers.

[carnival music playing]

-Any treasure yet?
-Not yet.

-Let's chop them.
-Oh, chop them.

-Still no treasure.
-Let's boil them and mash them.

Yeah.

-I don't get it.
-Nothing in the potatoes but potatoes.

Naturally. They're potatoes, not oysters.
It's not as if they have pearls in them.

[laughing]

[ringing]

All right. Welcome to the purple
potato pancake picnic, everyone.

[cheering]

Now, I know you all worked very hard
to follow this complicated recipe.

And to reward you,

I'll be happy to be the first
to taste the fruits of your labors.

Uh, how does your eating first
reward them?

Haven't you ever heard
it's better to give than to receive?

Now, get me a plate.

[humming] Oh!

Delightful, Walrus. Delightful.

-How are they, Your Majesty?
-Even tastier than they smell, eh?

They're like rubber.
They have no taste at all.

No way. Do you know
how hard we worked to make those?

You sl*ve over a hot stove all day long,
but do they appreciate you?

You said a mouthful.

Well, I wanna taste a mouthful.

-So do I.
-What?

Mmm! An amusing little pancake.

Dry with just a hint of fruitiness.

Indeed. A riot of flavors
that tickle the taste buds.

-Oh, please. Don't tell me you like them.
-Like them? They're delicious.

They are pretty good.
Even if they're a little chewy.

I wouldn't say chewy.

To me they have a springy texture.

Try another bite, Your Majesty.

What's going on here?

Why are you pretending to like
these lousy, lumpy, lavender flapjacks?

They're not pretending.

Maybe you'd like the pancakes
if you'd helped make them.

You know the saying,
if you want to appreciate something,

you have to work for it.

Oh, come on.

What chucklehead said that?

Uh, you did, Your Majesty.

Well, you asked.

Wait a minute.

Do you mean to tell me
I'd actually like these hotcakes

if I'd helped make them?

That's right. We sort of had planned
to help only with the eating.

But I'm glad we ended up doing more.

Yeah, he's got a point.

[laughs] Glad to be of service.

Then maybe next time I'll help too.

[gasping]

You would work, Your Majesty?

Don't look so surprised.
I'm actually quite a good cook.

Why, as recently as last month,
I made a bag of microwave popcorn.

The point is
a little work never hurt anyone,

even the queen.

[pop music playing]

♪ That notion doesn't frighten me ♪

♪ Perhaps it could enlighten me ♪

♪ To extend a regal hand
And help out in Wonderland ♪

♪ A little work never hurt ♪

♪ Roll up your royal sleeves ♪

♪ A little work never hurt ♪

♪ An opportunity to see ♪

♪ A little work never hurt ♪

♪ You're the one who'll win ♪

♪ 'Cause life is more delicious
When more of you goes in ♪

♪ I'll taste the fruits of my labor
Before it's even done ♪

♪ Hurry, let's get started
And have ourselves some fun ♪

♪ A little work never hurt ♪

♪ Roll up your royal sleeves ♪

♪ A little work never hurt ♪

♪ An opportunity to see ♪

♪ A little work never hurt ♪

♪ You're the one who'll win ♪

♪ 'Cause life is more delicious
When more of you goes in ♪

♪ When more of you goes in ♪

Hey, Dinah.
Find any more loose change on my desk?

-[meows]
-That's okay.

I decided to accept Dad's job offer.

I'll wash the car and he'll pay me enough
to go to the movies.

I have a feeling I'll appreciate
the movie more knowing I worked for it.

-[meows]
-Don't worry, I won't put you to work.

I can tell you appreciate me
by the way you purr.

[purring]

[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 ♪