03x14 - Bat to the Future/Gregoria Gets Down!

[bunniefuu]

♪ Vampirina ♪

♪ We were normal vampires
In Transylvania ♪

♪ Like the other monsters
On every block ♪

♪ Till we packed our things
And we flapped our wings ♪

♪ And we got a case
Of human race culture shock ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ I may be blue
With pointy teeth ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ But I'm not so different
Underneath ♪

♪ It's true that our taste
♪ May be a little offbeat ♪

♪ But we're the battiest
Monsters you'll ever meet ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ A ghoulish girl
In a human world ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ It may seem strange
But it's true ♪

♪ I'm just like you ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

[Vampirina]
"Bat to the Future."

Ah-ha!

Esmeralda, I found
your other slipper.

Wonderful, Vampirina, my dear.

I've had a marvelously
spooktastic stay

here at the Scare B＆B,
which I knew I would,

because I'm the world's greatest
fortune-teller

and I'm never wrong.

I appreciate your help
packing up.

No problem. We always
want to make sure

our guests leave happy
and screamy.

-Any luck, you two?
-I got her headband.

And I found a deck
of fortune-teller cards.

Can you really tell
the future with these things?

Why, of course you can,

if you have the gift of seeing
the future, like I do.

Aah! The cheerful bunny card.

Oh! Oh, that has to be
the worst of them all.

Well, that's everything.

You have my many thanks,
dear monsters.

No problem.

Though you'd think
a fortune-teller

would know where
all her stuff is.

And with that,
I must be off.

Are you sure you don't want to
stay another night, Esmeralda?

Our family is throwing
one of our famous

surprise parties tomorrow.

It's the vampire kind
of surprise party too.

You know, where the hosts
spook the guests.

And no one loves a good
surprise more than Vee.

Alas, I cannot.

I ordered a brand-new turban
through Deliver-eek,

and I predict that...

[gasps]

...I must be home
to sign for it.

Farewell!

[gasps]
She disappeared!

[straining]

A little help?

[Vampirina]
Oh, good work.

The guest room's
spook-and-span.

Never been cleaner.

That calls for
a snack break.

Huh? Whoa.

-Boo-tiful.
-Sparkly.

It looks like
a crystal ball.

Hey, do you think
it's Esmeralda's?

Fortune-tellers are always
gazing into stuff like this.

[crystal ball]
Yes, I belong to Esmeralda.

I'm Crystal Ball 9.0,

a magical object that can
predict the near future.

-Whoa!
-Great ghosts!

This seems like a really rare
magical item.

I'll hold on to it
until Esmeralda comes back.

And since Esmeralda's
a fortune-teller,

she probably already knows
it's missing.

I say we help ourselves
to that snack I mentioned.

-Yup.
-Sounds good to me.

I do not eat, but thank you.

Wow, I wish I could have
stopped by to see Esmeralda.

Is she coming to your
surprise party tomorrow?

She can't make it,

but she did read our fortunes
before she had to go.

She said I'd live a long
and happy afterlife.

I don't know
how she does it.

[barking]

[giggles]
Aw, Wolfie,

You're excited to see
all your dog friends

at the park,
aren't you?

[barking]

Whoa! Hold on to your zombie
horses, Wolfie.

[barking]

Uh-oh. Wolfie really likes
to chase squirrels, right?

Uh-huh. Wolfie, no!

[barking]

-Come back!
-Don't panic.

It's not a full moon tonight,

so he can only transform
if he gets into some...

milk.

No, it-it-it can't be.

The ice-cream truck!

Which means frozen milk.

We got to find Wolfie,
and fast!

Should we try squeaking
his favorite ball?

[gasps]
That's it!

We can use this.

Um, Miss Crystal Ball?

Can you tell us
where Wolfie is going

to chase the squirrel to?

[crystal ball]
One moment.

Wolfie will soon
corner Mr. Nutty

at this tree.

[barking]

That's the gate
near the park entrance.

If we hurry,
we can beat Wolfie there.

Gotcha!

Phew. That could've been bad.

Wolfie you scared us so much,
and not in the good way.

[barks and pants]

Sure was a good thing

we had that crystal ball,
Vee.

Yeah, it really was.

Maybe this crystal ball
could be a big help.

What do you mean?

If I know the future,
I know what's coming next.

I'd know if Wolfie
is going to transform

when he's not supposed to,

or I could even get a heads-up
if Demi ghosts into school.

Yeah, I do do that a lot,
don't I?

[laughs]
Yup.

Knowing the future would fix
all kinds of problems.

[doorbell rings]

[gasps]
Eek!

A gift from Nanpire.

Wait, Nan usually sends me
pretty dramatic gifts.

Better check first.

A crystal ball?

What am I about to open?

[crystal ball]
You're about to open up

an adorable stuffed banshee.

Thanks.

Hm.

[shrieks]

Thanks, crystal ball.

[grunting]

Oh, I can't reach.

-I'm too short.
-You can fly, remember?

Oh. Right.

But still, I'm tired of being
so handsome, yet so short.

Oh, oh, maybe I could perform
a growing spell on myself.

You sure that's a good idea?

What could go wrong?

That's a pretty good question.

Crystal ball, can you show us
what would happen

if Demi used a growing spell
on himself?

[crystal ball]
Certainly.

The following would happen.

-[all screaming]
-[Demi] Oops.

I think that growing spell
went a little overboard.

Don't mind me, Pennsylvania.

Okay, that's what could
go wrong.

You know, I'll just stick
to being a fun-size ghost then.

You know, more huggable
that way.

I think that'd be for the best.

It smells scare-licious in here,
Chef Remy. What's cooking?

Why, the sweetest of sweets,
of course.

I have been tasked to cook
a batch of human cupcakes

for Oxana's book club,

and a batch of bouncing cupcakes
for the upcoming surprise party.

Luckily, I am a master
of multitasking.

Oh, these look so good.

Are they done?

Oh, they are, yes.

That tray is for the humans,

and this tray has bouncy
magical frosting.

Got it. Sous Chef Demi will go
set these out.

Wait, which was which again?

Oh, this one must be
for the book club.

Yeah, yeah, I'll take them
to the living room, and--

Wait, Demi, not yet.
Hold on a sec.

Crystal ball?

[crystal ball]
This is what will happen

if Demi takes that tray
to the book club.

[gasping]

[Vampirina]
Oh, no.

Demi, you definitely
mixed up

the tray of magical cupcakes
with the regular ones.

Whoops.

That was almost
a classic Demi mix-up.

Another save by Vee
and the crystal ball.

Hey, Vee.
What's the big smile for?

This. It's been so great being
able to predict the future

and solve monster-sized
problems before they happen.

No more batty surprises.

Poppy told me
all about it.

Can we see it in action?

[crystal ball]
Vee, the sprinklers are about
to come on to your left.

-[all exclaim]
-Wow.

You didn't even have
to ask it that time.

Huh. You're right.
I wonder why I don't--

I am programmed to make things
easier, remember?

Yeah, yeah.
I guess that makes sense.

"'But Grandma,'
said Riding Hood,

"'What big teeth you have.'

Then Grandma took off
her bonnet and--"

[crystal ball] Grandma was
the wolf in disguise.

-[all gasp]
-[Vampirina chuckles nervously]

Sorry. That was me.

[Bridget]
I love mystery meat day.

It's the best surprise.

You never know what you got
until you bite into it.

[crystal ball]
It's chicken.

Although I'd prefer fish,
if I ate.

Uh, sorry.

So much for that surprise.

I'll just put the ball away
so we can enjoy our lunch.

Heh.

[laughs]
All right, class.

I know you're all
very excited

about our field trip
tomorrow,

but I'm going to keep
our destination a secret.

I don't want to spoil
the surprise yet--

[crystal ball]
It's a chocolate factory.

And you'll go on a ride

where you get a free
chocolate bar at the end.

Sorry. Again.

Whoops.

That crystal ball wouldn't stop
talking all day.

And it spoiled
every surprise.

[sighs]
I know.

It went from being handy to--

-Interrupt-y?
-[sighs] A little, yeah.

Crystal ball, is there any way
to get you to--?

Stop spoiling things?

You mean like the surprise
party that's about to start?

Uh-uh. I have to keep
spoiling the future.

It's what you wanted.

[gasps]
The surprise party!

I was so wrapped up
in using the crystal ball,

I totally forgot
it was happening.

You got to put
that crystal ball away

before it starts ruining
all the surprises.

Oxana's going to pop
out of the closet.

Bwah!

-Demi's in that wall.
-Boo!

No?

Ooh, get ready.
Boris ahead.

Ooh! Surprise!

Hi, Papa.

Huh. I guess my surprises
are getting a little rusty.

-Phew! Made it.
-Yeah.

But not before the entire
surprise party was ruined.

[Esmeralda]
I could've told you that.

[Vampirina]
Esmeralda! Did you predict

that we'd have
your crystal ball here?

Why predict its location

when I have
a "Find My Crystal Ball" app?

Oh. Well, I'm really sorry

that I used it without
your permission.

It turns out I don't really like
knowing the future all the time.

It's a gift and a curse

to always know
what's next.

♪ Sure, it can be great
To always know your fate ♪

♪ To have the skill
To see the future clearly ♪

♪ But this special gift
Can also leave you miffed ♪

♪ And that's a sentiment
I'll state sincerely ♪

♪ Knowing what comes next ♪

♪ Can make you feel
Quite vexed ♪

♪ Now I'll foretell
Exactly what I mean ♪

♪ Life is full
Of fun surprises ♪

♪ The future's often better
Left unseen ♪

♪ Birthday gifts are swell ♪

♪ But I can always tell ♪

♪ Exactly what's beneath
The wrapping paper ♪

♪ And there's no mystique ♪

♪ When I play
Hide-and-shriek ♪

♪ Or watch my favorite
Monster movie caper ♪

♪ Seeing what's to come ♪

♪ Can often leave you glum ♪

♪ From future gazing
Here's what I can glean ♪

♪ You'll enjoy all life's
Surprises ♪

♪ The future's often better
Left unseen ♪

♪ The future's often
Better left unseen ♪

You're right.

What I first loved
about my life in Pennsylvania

was that it was all new
and unknown.

Every day was a surprise.

I want my unpredictable
life back.

I knew you would,
Vee, darling.

And I'm very sorry
about your surprise party.

I wish I could stay,
but I must be off.

A magical storm
is headed for my home,

and I do not like dealing
with raining frogs.

-[gasps]
-How do you do that?

Weather app. Farewell.

Forgot my coat.

Yeah, there it is.

Okay, now, farewell!

[Vampirina sighs]

I'm glad the ball is gone,

but the surprise party
is still ruined.

I've been looking forward
to it for forever.

Mama! Papa!

I'm home.

Anybody here?

[all]
Surprise!

Welcome to the surprise
surprise party.

[laughing]

You all spooked me.

And that's pretty hard to do.

It was all
Esmeralda's idea.

Well, I couldn't just let
my crystal ball

ruin the party for good,
now could I?

Thank you, Esmeralda.
I love it.

I knew you would, Vee.

And I'm never wrong.

[Vampirina]
"Gregoria Gets Down."

Voilà, breakfast is served.

Mmm, Scary O's.

My favorite.

-Thanks, Chef Remy.
-Yeah!

Mm, thanks.

-[slurps]
-[loud crash]

Boy, Vee, you sure are
a loud cereal eater.

Those sounds aren't
coming from me.

Oh! Then what could it be?

It's too early in the day
for something

to go bump in the night.

I'm sure it's just some
dust bunnies scampering around.

Oh, you're probably right.

[loud crash]

Unless you're not.

What if it's wind
blowing through the trees?

An extra creaky floorboard?

[gasps]
A litter of kittens?

Demi, you love
all of those things.

Oh, true.

Almost as much as I love
eating Scary O's.

Mm, they're so good.

Huh, things seemed to have
quieted down around the house.

Yup.
[yawns]

Now it's time to get
my ghostly beauty sleep.

-[loud crash]
-[gasps]

Okay.

Now something is going
bump in the night.

Oh, I'd say more like
bump-crash-thud in the night.

I think it might be coming
from the dungeon.

-You with me?
-I'm with you, Vee.

If I can hold your hand
and hide behind you.

[laughs nervously]

[loud crashing and thudding]

[funky music playing]

Is that...?

[feet thudding and crashing]

-[both] Gregoria?
-Who's there? Whoa!

So you're the one doing
all the bump-crash-thudding?

Were you dancing?

Trying to dance,
if you want to get specific.

But you're great
at dancing.

You're an expert at doing
the spine-chiller.

The spine-chiller is easy.

I'm working on some new,
advanced moves

for the Monster Bop
competition tomorrow.

The Monster Bop?

It's a once-every-century
dance contest in Transylvania.

It's been a lifelong dream
of mine to enter

since I was knee-high
to a garden gnome.

Oh, that's spooktacular.

But why are you
practicing for it in secret?

Well, I love to dance,

but I'm not exactly
light on my feet.

As you've heard all day.

Oh, we heard,
all right.

Sure, I may have won
the Junior Stone Division

of the Monster Bop
when I was a little gar-girl,

but this is the main
competition,

when all kinds
of monsters compete.

The other dancers
are going to be scary good.

But you're the rockingest rock
I know.

I'm good for a gargoyle.

Trouble is, we're made
for standing and staring.

There's no way these stone feet
could measure up

to the super-fly moves
of a ghost,

skeleton or vampire.

[sighs]

I guess I'm nervous.

And I don't usually
do nervous.

Well, it's a good thing
you live in a house

with a ghost,
a skeleton and vampires,

because we can show you
all of our best moves.

Abso-spookly.

You know, some say I resemble
a young Fred A-Scare.

Well, it's not the craziest idea
I've ever heard.

[humming]

But it's close.

Let's do this.

Let's start your Monster Bop
boot camp with Demi.

-[dance music plays]
-[scatting]

[laughs]

I don't know
what I was expecting,

but it wasn't that.

Arms up, Gregoria.
Here I come.

Those were some ghoulishly
good moves, Demi.

Just doing what comes natural
to us ghosts.

Now you try it, Gregoria.

Uh, which part?

Well, all of it.

The trick is to be light
on your feet.

Light on my feet,
light on my feet.

[Demi]
Yeah, way to put some rock
in your roll.

Whoa! Aah!

Here I come!

Gotcha. Oh!

Nobody puts Demi
in a corner.

Except Gregoria,
it would seem.

It's easy to be light
on your feet when you can float.

Maybe we should move on
to the next round

of Monster Bop boot camp.

Gregoria's ready for her
skeleton dance lessons,

Chef Remy.

I will show you how
to pop and lock

with the best
of the bones.

I have no idea
what you just said.

It is a special skeleton
dance recipe.

One part pop,
two parts lock,

and a dash of attitude.

Does that mean
I should stretch first?

Cement isn't really known
for having a whole lot of give.

Just give it a try.
You might surprise yourself.

Un, deux, trois.

-[Gregoria] Go, Remy. Go Remy.
-[dance music plays]

Go, go, go, Remy.

Voilà

Yeah! Bat-tastic.

Now you give it a try.

[Remy laughs]

Looking good, Gregoria.

Whee! You are busting
the many moves.

Oh, now for
the pièce de résistance.

-Pop!
-I take it

this is the pop part
of the pop and lock.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Too bad I don't pop.
I only crack.

I wonder if vampire dancing

might be a step
in the right direction.

-[Boris grunting]
-[Oxana] There.

Oh, perfect timing,
batkins.

Mama, Papa and I
will get you ready

-for the Monster Bop in no time.
-I don't know.

So far, ghost and skeleton
dancing hasn't gone that well.

But I guess
it can't hurt to try.

We'll go through the dance
step by step,

then you jump in
when you're ready, Gregoria.

-[disco music plays]
-Zombie step to the left.

[Boris]
Frankenstein to the right.

Then shake it
like a swamp man.

These are definitely some moves
I can master.

Five, six, seven, eight.

[all]
Zombie step to the left,

Frankenstein to the right,

then shake it like a swamp man.

Whoo-hoo! This dance is my jam!

Boo-tastic work.

Now, let's do it
at actual vampire speed.

And with a little
vampire flair.

Speed? Flair?

This may come
as a surprise to you,

but I can't turn into a bat.

[Vampirina]
Oh, yeah.

Sorry.

It's a pretty important
part of the dance.

There must be another way to get
you ready for the Monster Bop.

What about...
ooh, a spell?

There's one called
Shimmy Shoes,

yes, that can help Gregoria
practice her steps.

I'm willing to try anything
at this point.

So bring it on,
you goofy ghoul.

As werewolves have their howls
and ghosts have their boos,

I cast upon Gregoria
a pair of shimmy shoes.

Would you look at that.

They don't happen
to come in gold, do they?

-The spell's working.
-That's some serious shimmying.

[Oxana]
Ooh, looking good, Gregoria.

-Excellent footwork.
-It's not me.

it's the shoes!

They have a mind
of their own.

I don't think
this is working out.

I can't do
any of your dances,

and these shimmy shoes
are a shimmy disaster.

I don't think I'm going to enter
the Monster Bop after all.

-Gregoria, come back.
-I can't.

The shoes won't let me.

[slurping]

This can't be the end
of Gregoria's dancing dream.

We have to help her perform
at the Monster Bop.

I mean, she was able to learn
some of our monsterly moves.

Plus, she won
the Junior Stone Division.

That's it.

[gasps]
Demi!

We need to get onto
the World Wide CobWeb.

Let's see what Gregoria actually
did to win that competition.

Ah-ha.

Hello, my name's Gregoria,

and I'm this many years old.

My dance is called
the Rooftop Rumbler.

Here goes.

[scatting]

Huh? But Gregoria
didn't do

any of these Rooftop Rumbler
moves today.

She was at her best
when she was being herself.

I think I know how
to get Gregoria

into a winning groove.

A little help here, Demi?

Oh, yeah. Sorry.

As werewolves cease their howls
and ghosts stop their boos,

I cast off Gregoria's
shimmy shoes.

-Whoa!
-[loud crash]

Gregoria,
I know how you can

still compete
in the Monster Bop.

You have to do
the Rooftop Rumbler.

We watched the footage
from when you were a gar-girl.

Oh, it was fierce.

Those are just
gargoyle moves.

Stompy, not sleek
or stylish.

There's no way I can win
with the Rooftop Rumbler.

I think you can, because those
moves are totally, uniquely you.

♪ You got the moves ♪

♪ You got the beat ♪

♪ In your uniquely fleet
Stone feet ♪

♪ Just be yourself ♪

♪ I think you'll win ♪

♪ If all of your moves
Come from deep within ♪

♪ Dance like nobody's watching ♪

♪ Let your soul shine through ♪

♪ Dance like nobody else can ♪

♪ Dance like you ♪

♪ Other dance steps ♪

♪ Didn't quite fit ♪

♪ But you've got too much grit
To quit ♪

♪ Just look inside ♪

♪ Deep in your stone ♪

♪ You know there's a dance
That is yours alone ♪

♪ Dance like nobody's watching ♪

♪ Rock the way that you do ♪

♪ Dance like nobody else does ♪

♪ Dance like you ♪

♪ Dance like you ♪

♪ Dance like you ♪

Oh, thanks, Vee.

You put the spring
right back in my step.

Now, let's get ready
to Rooftop Rumble.

[Dragos]
Hello, Transylvania.

I am Dragos the Dancer,

your host and judge
for the Monster Bop.

We've seen so many scarily
superb contestants tonight,

and have one more to go.

But, before we bring her out,

let me give you a little dance
of my own.

[cheers and applause]

[indistinct chattering]

Is it too late to go back
to Pennsylvania?

Maybe coming to the Monster Bop
wasn't such a good idea.

Dragos the Dancer dances like,
well, Dragos the Dancer.

All you have to do
is dance like you.

Thank you, thank you.

Now, please welcome to the stage
our final contestant...

Gregoria!

Who will be performing
the Rooftop Rumbler.

-Yay, Gregoria!
-That's our gargoyle!

[Demi]
You go, gar-girl!

Just dance like me.

[sighs]

[grunting]

I'm dancing like me.

Whoo!

Rooftop Rumbler.

[cheers and applause]

[footsteps thumping
and rumbling]

[cheering and applause]

The winner of the Monster Bop
is...

-Gregoria!
-[audience cheers]

[gasps]
She did it!

I know her!

I can't believe
my dancing dreams came true.

And all I had to do
was dance like me.

Being yourself
is always the best move.

Who wants to join me
for some Rooftop Rumbling?

[cackles]

Let's dance!

[dance music playing]