02x04 - Groomed for Greatness

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What's the story, Wishbone?Do you

think it's worth the look?Kindness

seems familiar, like a story

from above. Shake a

leg now, Wishbone. Let's wag

another tail. Sniffing

out adventure with Wishbone

on the drill. Come on, Wishbone.

What's the story, Wishbone?

It's OK, Joe. I'm not nervous. Why should

I be nervous?There's nothing to be

nervous about. Ohh Ladies and

gentlemen, I think today is a day that

would make Oakdale's founder, Moses

Johnstone, a very proud man.

Almost 150 years ago,

Moses was rescued from drowning in the

great flood of 1848 by his

fateful dog, Jackson. The dog for

whom Jackson Park is named. I think all

parks should be named after dogs. To

commemorate Jackson's heroic spirit,

we are dedicating an area of Jackson Park

to the dogs of our community. And we are

honored to have with us a world-class

artist who will create a new

dog sculpture to be placed on the site.

Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Renee

Lassiter.

ohh

When my dear, dear cousin, Juanica,

asked me to come to Glendale...

Oakdale. Oakdale. ...to

create this piece, how could I

refuse?

very, very happy that my busy, busy

schedule has allowed me to be here

to fulfill Wanda's dream.

Thank you, Ms. Lassner. Thank you.

And now the moment we've all been waiting

for. The dog selected by the Committee

for the Arts to be the model for Ms.

Lassner's sculpture. Pick me, pick me,

pick me. And the winner is... Please say

Wishbone. Wishbone!

Woo-hoo! I won! I'm Wishbone's

supermodel. Today of day of tomorrow,

Iris. So join us on the 21st in Jackson

Park for the unveiling of Ms. Lassiter's

latest masterpiece. Thank

you. Thank you, darling. Ms. Lassiter,

this is such an honor. I'm a great

admirer of your work. Thank you, darling.

Oh, ohh Renee, this is my friend, Ellen

Talbot. Nice to meet you.

And this is Samantha Kepler. Hi.

And David Barnes. Nice to meet you. Oh,

and this is Ellen's son, Joe

Talbot. Hi. Wishbone's my

dog. Hi. So this

is the dog, ehUh-huhI'd

hoped he'd be taller. Hey.

I suppose he'd just have to do.

Oh, you'll have to excuse me, darling.

The press is calling. Boy,

these sculptors sure know how to chip

away at a guy's confidence. Now, let me

get a shot of Oakdale's newest landmark.

Ooh, photo opportunity. Is she

really your cousin, Miss Gilmore?Well,

first cousin once removed, actually.

Oh, so artistic talent runs in the

family. Oh, Renee is in a different

league than I am. Oh, come on, Wanda. You

have to think big. I may have started

small. But once this statue goes up, I'm

expecting great things. You know,

my high hopes remind me of a character in

a book called Great Expectations.

Great Expectations was written by Charles

Dickens and published in 1861.

It's the story of a poor orphan boy named

Pip who wished for greater things in his

life. But was he in for a surprise when

his wish came true one

evening while visiting his parents grave?

Pip met a man who would change his life

forever.

Hello, Mum. Hello, Dad. Oh,

you're nice. Tell me your

name. Quick! Pip. Pip, sir.

Where do you live, boy?Supposing I

let you live. Over there, sir.

With Joe Gardry, the blacksmith, sir.

Blacksmith, ehYou look

here. You know what a file is?

You know what vetles is?Vittles?

That's phone, Sir. I'm an expert on

vetles. You give me a file.

You give me some vetles. Bring them here

tomorrow morning or

I'll have that tale of yours for supper.

OK, Sir. Don't worry, Sir. I'll fetch you

some proper fiddles. Goodnight.

That was in a file. That was in a file.

That was in a file. Oh, it's Joe.

I'll get a file later. That poor man

needs some food.

Let's see. Oh, well, it's not much,

but I suppose it'll do. Now they get that

file.

I'm back, Sir. Hi. It's the young pup.

You don't look well, Sir. You're

shivering.

I'll eat me this breakfast. That'll

beat the shivers. Wow.

You eat even faster than I do. I'm

glad you enjoy it.

Thank you, you boy.

Would you like a toothbrush?I

don't get it. All that work and it's

still a Bush. Wow.

Awesome car.

You know how much one of these things

cost?Yeah, I know. She must have a ton of

money. Of course she does. She's famous.

My mom says she travels all over the

world, Europe and everywhere. Man, that'd

be great. I wish I could do that. I've

hardly been out of Oakdale.

Oh, did you see this computer stuff she's

got?It's amazing. I think she's

got a CAD system. I'd like to try one of

those. Young man.

Let's see what else an artist carries

around in her car. What do you know about

computers, young man?Oh, Renee,

David's our resident expert on everything

technical. Hey, there's no toys in here.

Maps and a thingy. Fine.

Then you'll be my assistant on this

project. You can start by bringing my

things into the house.

Wow, this is going to be great. I get to

work with a famous artist. Come on, man.

Sorry, Miss Gilmore.

Wanda, for the record, I

didn't do it. Okay?Hey, guys, wait

up! Hey, let's... Guys?

Hey, guys. Guys! What do I need

to get in here?An invitation?Soon

after his strange meeting in the

graveyard, Pip received a very odd

invitation. He was asked to come and play

with a rich old lady named Miss Havisham,

who lived in the biggest house in town.

Go on in, boy.

What?Oh,

uh, what a jury sort of case this is.

Hurry up, boy.

Who is it, Estella?Pip,

ma'am, come to play.

You're not afraid of a woman who hasn't

stepped outside since you were

born. No, ma'am. Then walk

with me, boy.

But I thought we were going to play. Hmm

Seems a pity to let good food go to

waste. Do you know what I touch here?

Uh, your heart?Broken.

When my fiancee left me on my wedding

day. I'm tired,

Pipp, but I want to see some play. No

problem, lady. That's what I do best.

Watch me. Come on, Estella.

Oh, no, you common laboring boy.

That's not how young gentlemen play.

People with manners play at cards or

chess. Now sit

and stay.

Pip, what do you think of

Estella?I think she's very pretty.

Anything else?And very

insulting. I

think I should like to go home now and

never see her again, though

she is so pretty. Well,

I didn't say I never wanted to see her

again. You shall go soon.

Now play the game out.

I'll move this one. Oops. You

stupid, clumsy, common boy.

Sorry.

The years rolled by. And every month, Pip

was sent to visit Miss Havisham. Each

time, Pip fell more in love with the

beautiful Estella and became more ashamed

of his poor, humble life.

I've had enough of this.

Oh, that's it.

Here, Pip. Oh, chap. What's the

matter?I'm not at all happy, Joe.

And I never shall be. Unless I can lead a

very different sort of life from the one

I lead now. I want to be a gentleman,Joe.

I am looking for a blacksmith's

apprentice, commonly known as Pip.

That would be me, Sir. My name is

Jaggers. Hello. I'm instructed

to tell you, Mr. Pip. That you will come

into a large fortune, that you are to be

immediately removed from this place and

brought up as a gentleman. In a word, you

are a young man of great expectations.

I don't believe it. I'm a

gentleman, Joe. I'm a gentleman. Thank

you, Mr. Jagger. I tell you at once, this

wasn't my doing. I only represent

your benefactor. The only rich

person I know is Miss Havisham. She must

be the one who's given me this fortune.

So I will be a gentleman. Gentleman. It's

my dream come true. Now, now, Mr.

Pip, the name of your benefactor must

remain A profound secret until they

decide to reveal themselves, and you are

prohibited from making any inquiry into

this matter. This is the condition

of your fortune. Do you have any

objections to this arrangement?No, Sir.

I should think not. Then, Mr. Pip, I

suggest you leave for London as soon as

possible. I'm

going to London. Well,

I surely will miss you, Pip.

But ever the best of friends, eh

Make sure we have enough lateral rotation

on the head position. I got it, Ms.

Lassiter. Good. This system is

awesome. It is. It was so nice of you to

let all of us be here. I hope we're not

too distracting. Oh, no.

I love my public around me when the

pieces of my creative puzzle are falling

into place. Oh, Renee, I've got an

idea. Well, yes, yes

I've done a little canine sculpting of

my own, and I've always found that

dogs are at their most expressive when

they're about to be fed. So maybe you

could try giving Wishbone a snack.

Sounds logical to me. I look great on a

full stomach. A snack?

Oh, Wanda, that's so

funny. You always were the one in the

family with the sense of humor.

Well, it was just a suggestion.

It was a great suggestion. Wanda! Wanda!

Oh, I've got an itch. Oh, oh!

Stay still, boys! Nope! I'm gonna have a

scratch! Oh, oh!

Disgusting. For the last

time, will you please try and stay

still?I'd like to see her stay still

with an itchy collar. I picked up all the

supplies you asked for, Miss Lester. I've

got the bills right here for this stuff,

the equipment you rented, and all the

food you had delivered. Food?

Bills?I don't have time to worry about

these bills. Don't these people realize

I'm an artist?

Tell them. Tell them someone will take

care of them later. Joe. Is that you?You

got to break me out of here. I don't like

being with an artist. Joe. Hey. Hey,

how's it going in there?Just send it. See

how wish one was doing. We're dying to

get a look at the sculpture. Can you

sneak us in?No way. You can't disturb an

artist. No one gets in except for Miss

Lassiter and her team. Wish one's fine.

What's kind of in

it?I don't know. You know,

David, you really shouldn't forget who

your friends are. Pip

left his friend Joe Gargery and arrived

in London to start his new life. Now that

he was a gentleman, surely all his

troubles were behind him. Uh,

Barnatine, my new home.

London. What a city.

Uh, you must be Mr. Pip.

I'm Herbert Pocket. Hello, Herbert.

Mr. Jaggers tells me we are to be sharing

these lodgings. I'm sure we're going to

become fast friends. Allow me to show you

in. Thank you very much.

With his new fortune, Pip had a generous

allowance, which he was more than willing

to spend. And spend.

And spend.

Oh, Herbert, how can it be that we've

spent so much and have so little to show

for it?I, for one, am perfectly

miserable. Our debts are mounting up,

Pip, to be sure. Being a gentleman is not

as easy as I dreamed it would be. But you

look tired, Herbert. Go to bed and I'll

finish up with you. Goodnight. Goodnight,

Pip.

How in the world are we ever going to pay

for all of this?Who could that

be at this hour?

No ball, Pip.

Pip?Wait a minute. Aren't you the

man I met in the graveyard when I was a

boy?Yeah, I am.

You acted nobly that day, me boy.

And I have never forgotten it. Well,

that was a very long time ago. Our ways

are different now. I mean,

I'm a gentleman.

Indeed you are. And it was me what

made you a gentleman, Mr. Pip. You?

You were no one else?And it wasn't

Miss Havisham?It wasn't easy, Pip,

for me to get here.

Door where it's safe.

The law is still after me around these

parts. I

was determined. I

was determined to see the young gentleman

what I made. Oh, no.

Not only have I been living off a

convict's fortune, but now I'll

never win Estella's heart.

Soon after Magwitch arrived, Pip went to

visit Miss Havisham for the last time.

Miss Havisham, I've found out who my true

patron is, and since this discovery, I've

decided to give up my fortune.

Well, what affair is that of mine?

You knew that I believed you were my

patron and that Estella was intended for

me. Yes, I let you

go on. Was that kind?Who

am I that I should be kind?

Very well. But before I take my leave,

there's something I have to say. Estella.

I know that I have no hope that I shall

ever call you mine. Estella. I may

soon be a poor man with nowhere to go,

but I still love you. I am to be

married, Pip. The preparations are

underway.

Farewell.

Miss Havisham, just because your heart

was broken long ago, you've turned

Estella's heart into a block of ice.

I meant her no harm. I

meant to save her from misery like myown.

Miss Havisham. Oh, no. Miss

Havisham.

I'm

taking you. I'm coming. Do you forgive me?

I forgive you, Miss Havisham. You may

dismiss me from your mind and conscience.

This life is not for me.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, don't take that away.

It's not finished. Hey, what are you

doing?Where's Miss Lassiter?Didn't you

hear?She left town this morning. Didn't

pay for anything either. That's why I'm

taking my stuff away. One of the

Gilmore's been going all over town trying

to pay off that artist's debts. Man, I

can't believe this. Okay, Steve, take

it away. You know, Steve, you shouldn't.

It's my statue. Oh, I

can't believe she'd just leave like that.

She didn't even say goodbye. I'm really

sorry about Renee running off like that.

All I know is she left a note saying the

Smithsonian had called and she had to go

to Washington right away. I guess

she thought that was more important. So

what you're saying is I'm not going to be

immortalized in stuff. OK, I'll just have

a cookie. This is very disappointing. I

know you worked hard, David, and she

really let you down. I'm crushed,

devastated, distraught. But you know,

Nate, a cookie would make it better. I

guess I'll let some people down, too.

I'm sorry if I was a jerk, guys.

That's OK, David. Yeah, we understand.

I understand, too. Now, does anyone here

understand cookie?Cookie. Listen,

Renee means well. It's

just that. I guess when you're famous and

you travel around all the time, you might

not have a place like Oakdale to come

home to. Thank you, Nathan. I just don't

know how we're going to explain this

whole thing. The town is expecting a

statue. There's going to be a lot

of disappointed people. Well,

I don't know if this would help, but

I do have a piece of my own I've been

working on. All right, I can still

be a landmark.

Pip tried to repay Magwitch's generosity

by hiding him from the authorities, but

it was no use. Magwitch was caught and

taken to Newgate Prison, where he fell

seriously ill. Pip went to see him every

day without fail. God bless you, my

dear boy. You never

deserted me. Dear Magwitch,

I will be as true to you as you've been

to me. I'm quite content.

Oh, see me, boy,

and he is a gentleman.

Dear Chappie, have you come home?After

all the kindness you've showed me as a

boy. I repaid you by forgetting you and

running off to chase my dream. But now

that dream has all gone by, Joe. The

truth is, I was never as happy being a

gentleman as I was here with you.

Ever the best of friends. Hey, baby.

Ever the best of friends, Joe.

Finally, the moment I've been dreaming

of, I'm going to look

tall. 123.

Oh, Wanda, that's

wonderful.

Wait a minute. That's not me. That's an

imposter. Congratulations.

Oh, oh, Wanda, you really captured the

canine spirit. It's really great,

Miss Gilmore. Yeah, but I've

got a feeling Wishbone was expecting your

sculpture to look like him.

Oh, you're in the sculpture,

Wishbone. There's a little bit of

every good dog in there. Yeah.

OK, but which bit is me?You know, which

bit is Wishbone?Wanda?Wanda?I

mean, look at it. Wanda, come on. Wanda,

pay attention, please. Wanda. Wanda. Pay

attention to me. Wanda. Wanda, Wanda,

Wanda, Wanda, Wanda, Wanda, Wanda, Wanda,

Wanda, Wanda, Wanda.

I saw her shrieking with a whirl of fire

blazing all about her. That's how the

writer Charles Dickens described the fire

on Miss Havisham's dress. But how does a

film crew recreate such a frightening

scene without putting anyone in danger?We

called on our special effects department.

The big fire scene from Great

Expectations was actually shot in a bunch

of little pieces. We never actually lit

someone on fire. Sometimes we put a

fire bar between the camera lens and the

actor. Sometimes we used a small piece of

cloth, for instance, the piece where the

dress runs through the fire. It was just

a small rig with a piece of her dress

cloth on it that had been fireproof. It's

a well thought out plane. Before we sh**t

the scene, the special effects

coordinator plans the shot with the

director and the assistant director. With

a lot of safety precautions, we filmed

the flaming dress and the actor didn't

even have to be in the scene. Hey, what

about the dog?He's kind of like a child

and you have to take care that he won't

get into certain things. And that he

isn't exposed to things that could hurt

him. Believe me, I really appreciate

that. Fire up your imagination with a

good book. It's what I do.