03x10 - The Beanbarrow, the Burden and the Bright Bouquet

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Work your cares away ♪

♪ Dancing's for another day ♪

♪ Let the Fraggles play ♪

We're Gobo, Mokey,
Wembley, Boober, Red!

-[female Fraggle]
Whoopee!-Wowee!

Ooh, a Fraggle!

[Gobo groans]

[chuckles] Hey, look, Ma.

-I caught a Fraggle!-[screams]

[Gobo] Whoa! Whoopee!

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

-Yahoo!-♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪
♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

Down at Fraggle Rock.

[Sprocket humming]

[exclaims]

It's an outrage. A
complete outrage.

They're... They're trying to
passa pet curfew in this town.

-Listen to this.-Huh?

"All pets must bekept
indoors at all times."

[exclaims]

Some fuddy-duddy is complainingthat
pets are too much of a burden

on the community.

-[grunting]-But no one...

No one is going to
chainDoc and dog. No one!

[whining]

[Red grunting]

Got our route figured
out yet, Mokey?

Hmm? Oh.

Everyone says the course

for the All-Day, Cross-CaveBeanbarrow
Race Finals is really tricky.

Well, don't you worry about that, Red.
I know this map like the tip of my tail.

We are gonna do just
fine.-[grunts] You bet.

We are gonna do just
fine.-[grunts] You bet.

With an expert
like you navigating

and a powerhouse like
mepushing the beanbarrow...

[grunts]Gobo and Wembley
don't stand a chance.

Well, that's becausewe
are a real team, Red.

Why, the communicationbetween
us is incredible.

-Almost intuitive.-Yes,
which is why, um...

Which is why I know
thatyou've already sensed

and already understand

why I'm taking Lanfordalong
with us on the race.

Lanford?

-[barbell crashing]-[whimpering]

Well, Red, you know how
worriedl've been about him.

And, well, just look at him.

Lanford is a
Yellow-LeavedNight-Blooming Deathwort.

He's not supposed to
havered polka dots all over him.

-[purring]-Oh!

How can I leave himwhen
he looks like this? Oh.

But... but... but... Lanford?

Oh, uh, uh, don't you thinkhe'll
make the beanbarrow too heavy?

Oh, no, he's quite light.

Oh, but, Lanford... We
don't even like each other.

Oh, but, Lanford... We
don't even like each other.

-[Lanford growling]-In
fact, we hate each other!

-[growling]-[screams] Whoa!

Oh, Red.

-[groaning]-Oh, I'm sorry.

-[grunts]-He's a k*ller!

-[growls]-No,
he's not. He's not.

He's quite loving and
sweetwhen you get to know him.

[giggling] Aren't you?

-Besides...-Yeah?

The change'll do him good.

And look at the sweaterl've
knit him to wear on the race.

Oh, Mokey, do we have to?

Well, I can't navigate while
I'm worriedabout Lanford, can I?

Oh, I guess not.

Oh, thank you, Red. I
knew you'd understand.

Uh, that's what makes
ussuch a perfect team, right?

Yeah, yeah.

-[Fraggles clamoring]-Excuse
me, what is all that?

Hey, what's all the
fuss down there?

Oh, I just saw a whole
nestof Clinging Creepers...

-Creepers.-...down
by Table Rock Cavern.

-Cavern.-[Mokey] No!

Well, don't panic, anyone.
We know how to handle them.

Well, don't panic, anyone.
We know how to handle them.

Yeah.

The smell of flowersalways
drives them away.

-[gasps]-Yeah. Call out
the Bouquet Brigades.

We've gotta startstringing
flowers around.

-Oh, just the thought
of those things!-Ugh!

Clinging Creepers
crawling all over you.Yuck.

k*ller weeds rooting
you to the spot.

-Choking you.-[wailing]

Mokey!

I haven't got time
to talk now, Red.

Ah! You see,

I am a member of the Clinging
CreepersEmergency Flower Defense League.

Which means it's my duty as
a Fraggleto go collect posies.

[exclaims]

Oh, but don't you worry. I'll
be back before you know it.

[stammering]

-Mokey, wait!-[screaming]

[Fraggles clamoring]

Okay, this'll be great.

We'll use all these flowersto
make the necessary headbands.

All right, Bouquet Brigade
Two, drop your blossoms.

That's it. That's good.

Red's always boasting, Wembley.

Imagine, her claiming thatshe
and Mokey could beat us

Imagine, her claiming thatshe
and Mokey could beat us

in the Cross-Cave
Beanbarrow Race.

-Oh, gosh, what a silly
idea, eh, Gobo?-Yeah.

-[chuckles]-I mean, Red's good.

-Oh, she's very good.-But
she's not that good.

Of course not, no.
No way is she that...

Come on, Wembley, I don't
wanna get overprepared.

-Let's go see how
Red's doing.-Okay.

Hey, Gobo, Wembley,

don't forget to see me before
the racefor your floral headband.

Oh, yeah. A flower a daykeeps
the Clingers away. [chuckling]

"A flower a day keeps the Clingers
away." That's... That's very good!

A little overly familiar,
perhaps, but, well...

[Gobo and Wembley laughing]

-Lanford?-[laughing]

I don't believe it!

Mokey won't leave him here by
himself. She's worried about him.

[clears throat] Uh, those
polka dotsall over his leaves...

Uh, what's wrong with Lanford?

It's not, like, uh,
catching, is it?

With my luck, it probably is.

-Well, come on.
It's not that bad.-No.

It's that bad.

Well, to make it fair, Wembley's
gonna carry a plant, too.

Well, to make it fair, Wembley's
gonna carry a plant, too.

-He is?-I am?

Yeah. The banana
tree on your shirt.

[both laughing]

Oh! [grunting]

Oh, Mokey, where are you?

There. Fine Gorg butter,
and a little elbow grease,

and we'll really be flying.

That's right.

[Oldest Fraggle grumbling]

But Your Oldestness, I'm sure allthe
contestants will be here any minute.

Sonny, when you get to be my
age, you don't have many minutes left.

[scoffs] Let's get
this race rolling.

Hey, Red! Mokey!

-We'll be right down.-[growls]

They'll be right down.

-Well, tell them to make
it snappy!-[shudders]

Attention, please!

The World's Oldest Fragglehas
asked me to tell you to...

-[thuds]-Make it snappy!

-Make it snappy.-Grr.

-[gnashing]-Lanford, back off!

Oh... You are only coming
alongbecause my best friend wants you to.

Oh... You are only coming
alongbecause my best friend wants you to.

But let me make it clearthat I
think this is a totally dumb idea!

I said, make it snappy! [sighs]

Where is everybody?

Mokey!

I don't know about anyone else,
but I've got better things to do.

You hear that?
Better things to do!

-And I don't just
mean better...-Oh.

We are going down to wait for
Mokeyat the starting line, Lanford.

But if you do anything
to trip us up... [gnashing]

Watch it, fungus breath!

-[hissing]-[groans]

[scoffs] Giving up down
here. Falling asleep.

[sighs] Wake me if you ever
passthrough the Great Hall.

I said, wake me if you ever
passthrough the Great Hall!

[grunts] Let's go. Mokey
had better be there.

-[chomping]-Lanford, let go!

-[straining]-[Lanford growling]

-[screams]-[beanbarrow crashing]

[Red grunts] Whoa! Ooh!

Why do I get the feelingthis
isn't going to work out?

Flower Force Five, forward!

And remember, keep to
the right of Swinging Boulder

when you're cutting
through Zigzag Tunnel,

'cause there's Clinging
Creepersdown the left side of the tunnel.

-Tunnel?-Oh, hi there.

Are you, uh, quite finished?

Yes, absolutely.
Sorry. No problem.

Good. On your marks!

Uh, uh, wait!

I'm not ready yet. My
navigator isn't here.

[all gasping]

Well, then, who is this
weird-looking Fraggle

with the polka-dot leaves?

-He's a plant, sir.-Yeah.

"He's a plant, sir."

Just how much of a
dimp do you think I am?

-Well, he'll have to do.-What?

-On your marks,
get set...-But... Oh!

The rules. You forgot the rules.

-Will you stop interrupting
me?-[all laughing]

-First, the rules.-Okay.

[thumping rhythmically]

Hoo! Everybody clap.

Louder!

-♪ Rule number ten
♪-♪ What's that again? ♪

♪ One more than nine ♪
♪ One more than nine ♪

♪ But today, my friendYou
can have it for nine ♪

♪ Well, that's just fine ♪

♪ If you really can't waitlf
you don't have the time ♪

-♪ It's yours for eight ♪
-♪ That sounds great ♪

♪ If you haven't much to
spendlt'll do at any rate ♪

-♪ And what about
seven? ♪-[thumping]

-♪ What about
seven? ♪-[thumping]

♪ You say what about seven?
Did you forget how to count? ♪

♪ No need to shoutWe
haven't worked that out ♪

-♪ Well, what about
six? ♪-♪ Nix on six ♪

-♪ Sakes alive! Uh, what
comes next? ♪-♪ Number five ♪

♪ We gonna strive ♪

♪ Better stand up and
roarlf you wanna survive ♪

-♪ Which brings us to
four ♪-♪ More! More! ♪

♪ Where would we belf
we didn't keep score? ♪

-♪ How about three?
♪-♪ Golly gee! ♪

♪ Don't tempt me, you!
I'll put you over my knee ♪

♪ Rule number two ♪

♪ She-bop she-do
she-bop she-do ♪

♪ She-bop she-do she-did ♪

♪ We're almost
doneWe're almost through ♪

-♪ Rule number one
♪-♪ Run! Run! ♪

♪ That's more like itNow
the counting is done ♪

♪ Run! We said run! ♪

-[Fraggles clamoring]-You
forgot rule number zero.

-[chuckles]-[thumping]
I know that!

I was just testing
their reflexes.

-Rule number
zero!-But... Go! Go!

Oh! [screaming]

Well, all this palaveris
just a waste of breath.

[Mokey panting]

This younger
generationnever listens anyway.

[Mokey] Uh, I didn't
miss them, did I?

-Pardon? I wasn't
listening.-[stammering]

Oh. Oh.

Hey, Gobo, we've got a
big lead over Red now.

-Great. Just keep your
eyes to the front.-What?

Oh, you bet. You bet.

-[Gobo grunting]-Oh, hey!

Hard left, Gobo.
Hard... Ooh. Oh, boy!

The Spring Vines dead ahead!
Go to the left! Go to the left!

Now back to the right.

Ooh, I love a good race.

[Lanford growling]

-How am I doing?-[growling]

I don't... Whoa! Lanford,
you're in the navigator's seat,

you're supposed to warn
meabout these things.

Oh, with helpers like
you, who needs enemies?

[Gobo] Keep a sharp lookout, Wembley.
Swinging Boulder's around here someplace.

And it moves so slow, it's easy to miss.
And it moves so slow, it's easy to miss.

-You bet!-Whoa!

[Gobo] We wanna make sureto
go down that tunnel to the right.

'Cause of that patch of Clinging
Creepersdown the left-hand one.

-[Wembley
screaming]-[Gobo] Whoa!

[Red] Lanford, since
Mokey missed the barrow,

and we're stuck with each
other, why not try to be helpful?

Which you sure
haven't been so far.

-[hissing]-[Red screaming]

[Lanford shrieking]

[Red] Since you can't push,
Lanford, don't be pushy.

-This is my
race!-[Lanford screaming]

-[Lanford
chirruping]-[Red grunting]

Okay. Official break.

-[panting]-[Lanford grunting]

Hey, guys! First
official break time!

-[Lanford growling]-What's
happening?

They weren't that
far ahead of us.

Gobo! Wembley!

[both] Red!

Oh, Gobo, do you think
we should wait for her?

Oh, Gobo, do you think
we should wait for her?

-Official break time!-[sighs]

-Whoa. I'm exhausted.-Me too.

Phew. [sighs]

Besides, it's not our
faultshe can't hear us.

Yeah. Hey, this seems
likea perfect opportunity

to read this postcardfrom
Uncle Travelling Matt.

-Hey, you're right,
it does.-Yeah. Yeah.

"Dear Nephew Gobo..."

[Matt] The other day, I was walking along,
following a very strange, flat staircase,

when suddenly a monstrous,
fire-breathing beast

with eyes glowing hideously

-appeared behind
me.-[whistle blowing]

Naturally, I was curious.

[screams, grunts]

And I paused, courageously, I
might add, to study the beast.

Imagine my surprise when I saw
thata silly creature rode on its back.

In fact, it was
obviously his pet.

Ever eager to learn, I
joined the silly creature

on the back of the beastin
order to study it more closely.

Well, your little pet
seemsto be quite hungry.

Well, your little pet
seemsto be quite hungry.

So I helped to feed it.

[whistle blowing]

And then the great
beast was so grateful

that it carried me on its back for many,
many, many, many, many, many miles.

[Matt] Here, let me
help you with that.

Ow! Ooh, it's hot.

"Love, your Uncle
Travelling Matt."

[sighs]

[clicks tongue]

-Wembley!-[exclaims]

You're the one that
asked meto read this card.

Oh, I'm sorry, Gobo. I... I just
keep wondering where Red is.

You don't think that
maybe, somehow,

possibly, she might
havegotten ahead of us, do you?

-I don't know, but it
is possible.-Uh-huh?

-She really wanted to
win this race.-Oh, yeah.

-She might have found
a shortcut.-[screams]

-We'd better hurry!
Whoa.-[grunting]

Okay. Whoa,
careful. Gobo, careful!

Boy, you sure use up a lot of
Gorg butterduring these races.

[Lanford growling]

What? Are you tryingto
tell me something, Lanford?

What? Are you tryingto
tell me something, Lanford?

Well, what is it?

Uh... sounds like map?

-[Lanford chirruping]-What?

Looks like map?

-[groans]-What?

[exclaiming]

Look at the map?

Okay, I'll look
at the map. Uh...

All right, Table
Rock Cavern. Yeah.

Table Rock Cavern!

[both shuddering]

-We took a wrong
turn?-[chirruping]

Oh, [stuttering] but this is awful.
This is where the Clinging Creep… ers...

[both whimpering]

It's a good thingl've got
my floral head... band.

Oh, no. It's gone.

That Spring Vine you didn't
warn me about! How could you?

How could you?

-Help! Help!-[Lanford screaming]

[both shrieking]

Help! Help!

Only four signatures on our
petitionagainst the pet curfew.

That's pathetic.

Everyone seems to thinkthat pets
are a burden on the community,

even the postman.

[growls]

"Oh, don't take it personally,
Sprocket, but some of your relatives bite."

Oh... Ooh, I could have
almostbitten him myself.

-[barking]-There's
only one thing for it.

What, me? Bite the
postman? Don't be ridiculous.

No, what I'm saying is, we have
got to beard the lion in its den.

We've gotta take
the bull by the horns.

Well, I don't mean that.

We should go down now,
immediately, to the town hall meeting,

-you and me.-[howling]

We're gonna march in
thereand demand a hearing.

[barks]

Well, it's the only way.
For pets and people!

[barking]

-[Clinging Creepers
rustling]-[Red whimpering]

[Lanford chirruping]
[Lanford chirruping]

Oh, come on, Lanford.

We've gotta do
something. [groans]

[gasps] You're a
plant.Yeah. Talk to them.

-[chirruping]-[chuckles,
shrieks]

I don't think I want
youto translate that.

Well, I can't climb this rock.

But I bet if I boosted you up,
[grunts]you could grab something up on top

and pull yourself up
the rest of the way.

[straining]

Mokey'd k*ll meif
anything happened to you.

[panting]

Oh... Well, I'm not
gonnagive up without a fight.

Ha! Okay, back! Back!

[grunting]

[shrieks]

Lanford! We're safe. [chuckles]
Lanford! We're safe. [chuckles]

-At least for
now.-[Lanford chirruping]

[all snoring]

I just can't believe
I missed that race.

I hate myself. I just
hate myself.[groans]

-[Gobo grunting]-Gobo. Oh, Gobo.

-Gobo, Red and Lanford,
well, they... Oh, I know. I know.

[sighs] They probably
beat usby a Gorg's age.

Mm-mm.

The winners and new champions!

Did you say "winners"?

But I... I thought Red
passed us long ago.

No, no. We haven't seen
Red and Lanford at all.

And I'm feeling so
badlyabout missing the race.

On your marks...

-But then where
could she be?-Get set...

There's no wayl can
see to escape, Lanford.

Well, thanks for
savingmy life back there.

You gave it a good shot.
You gave it a good shot.

And, uh... sorry I
snapped at you so much.

Uh, you know, being
stuck heremakes me realize

it must be tough being stuck
in a potin the corner all the time.

Well, in the future...

if there is a future,

I'm gonna take you out for
walks, because for a Deathwort,

you're really, you know, lively!

-And likable.-[chirrups]

-[kisses]-Aw!

I...

I just wish you'd
been different.

[chirrups]

No, no, no. I don't
mean personally.[gasps]

You see, the only thing that will
drivethose Clinging Creepers away now

is the smell of flowers.

So, I just wish that in this
situation, you'd been a flower.

-[chirrups
excitedly]-What? What is it?

[exclaims]

You're getting ready to flower?

That's why you're
coveredin red polka dots!

Oh, well, come on,
then. Let's have it.

[grunts]

Come on, it's
Deathwort blossom time!

-[gasps, groans]-Oh.

Well, is there anything
I can do to help?

-[panting]-Yeah, yeah.

[chirrups melodically]

Sing you a lullaby?

-Is this some kind
of sick joke?-[grunts]

[panting] But, Lanford, well...

A lullaby?

They're so sloppy
and sentimental.

-[Clinging Creepers
rustling]-[whimpers]

Oh, uh, suddenly I've got
this wild urgeto sing one to you.

-[Lanford
grunting]-[Red vocalizing]

[Lanford chirrups melodically]

I have to rock you too?
I have to rock you too?

[sighs] Oh, okay.

-[chirrups contentedly]-[groans]

This better work, Lanford.

[sighs] You have no ideaof
the sacrifice I'm making.

[clears throat]

♪ Down a dark pathThrough
the willow woods ♪

♪ There is a pond where ♪

♪ Dream boats are
dockedln the cattail reeds ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ I've been there ♪

♪ At the end of the trail ♪

♪ When the last
light has failed ♪

♪ You can turn in
your day cares ♪

♪ And hoist up your sails ♪

♪ Hitch a ride out on a dream ♪

♪ No fears ♪

♪ No cares ♪
♪ No cares ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ I've been there ♪

♪ Wind on the
pondStrums the lily leaves ♪

♪ Stars come ♪

♪ Twinkling ♪

♪ Moon on my cheek
like a silky sleeve ♪

♪ Starts me ♪

♪ To thinking ♪

♪ That the wind
wafts and blows ♪

♪ And the pond ebbs and flows ♪

♪ And the moon comes
and goesAs it pleases to ♪

♪ The wind and the
pondAnd the moon and me ♪

♪ Dreaming ♪

♪ Our dreams ♪

- [screams]-[Red gasps]
- [screams]-[Red gasps]

-[chirrups happily]-Ah.

-[gasping]-[Lanford]
Flowers. Flowers. Flowers.

Oh, Lanford, you did it!

You're blooming, and...
And you're beautiful. Oh!

[chuckles]

[Lanford chirruping]

Oh, hurry! [grunts]

[Red grunting]

Oh, Lanford. Oh,
we did it. [sighs]

Red! Red and Lanford! Oh,
you're safe, thank goodness.

-[Gobo] Wow.-Yeah.

Hey, listen, we
thought you passed us.

Then when we got
back to the Great Hall...

-Yeah?-Well, what happened?

Lanford!

-[stuttering] You're
lovely!-[gasps]

-You are.-And you
smell wonderful.

-[sniffing]-Oh,
he was wonderful.

He was the perfect companionfor
the situation we were in. Terrific.

[chuckling]

Even if he does haveall
the navigational sense

of a moldy mushroom.

[all laughing] [all laughing]

So, what happened?

Well, it's a long story...

Whoo-hoo! But it
has a happy ending!

[all cheering]

Yay, Lanford! [cheering]

♪ They're together
and always will be ♪

-♪ They walk on through
the fog ♪-[Sprocket humming]

♪ That man and his dog ♪

♪ They're together
and always will be ♪

-[howling]-Whoopee!
We did it. We did it.

-[panting]-And you were
magnificent, Sprocket.

Why, when that man burst out
of the crowdand tried to throw

a gallon of yellow painton the
statue of the town's first mayor...

The way you leapt on himand
knocked him to the ground,

well, they had to seehow
useful a pet could be.

[barking]

And they had to throw
outthat stupid curfew.

Oops! I almost forgot. Well,
congratulations, anyway. [laughing]

[upbeat music playing]

[scatting]

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

♪ Worry's for another day ♪

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Dance your cares away ♪

-♪ Worry's for another
day ♪-[Red] Whoopee!

♪ Let the music play ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪

♪ Down at Fraggle Rock ♪