02x06 - The Perils of Punky: Part 1

[bunniefuu]

[theme song]

♪ Maybe the world is blind

♪ Or just a little unkind

♪ Don't know

♪ Seems you can't be sure

♪ Of anything anymore

♪ Although

♪ You may be lonely and then

♪ One day you're smiling again

♪ Every time I turn around

♪ I see the girl
who turns my world around ♪

♪ Standing there

♪ Every time I turn around

♪ Her spirit's lifting
me right off the ground ♪

♪ What's gonna be

♪ Guess we'll just
wait and see ♪♪

[instrumental music]

♪ A camping we will go

♪ A camping we will go

♪ Hi ho the Derry-O

♪ A camping we will go ♪

[children shouting]

[indistinct chatter]

Henry: I tell you,
I'd rather sleep under the stars

than in the fanciest
hotel in the world.

Betty: Is that right?

Henry: No reservations,
no snooty desk clerk,

no check out times.

Betty:
No expensive bills.

Henry: Exactly!

[instrumental music]

Punky: Look, a duck!

Allen: Where'd he go?

Punky: He ducked.

Allen: Hah!

[children laughing]

[instrumental music]

Henry, I'm exhausted.
Can't we camp here?

Only if we all agree
that this is the right spot.

- I do!
- Finally!

- I agree.
- We're here!

- Ah!
- Ah!

Fresh air!
Isn't it wonderful?

Well, you can keep it.

I don't trust air I can't see.

This incessant sun
is absolutely frying my face.

I hope I brought
enough moisturizer.

You don't need
moisturizer, Margaux.

You're naturally all wet.

[giggling]

- Peasant!
- Ow.

Henry, look!

[dramatic music]

How come there's so many
dead trees around here?

I don't know!

It's strange, as there's been
plenty of rain.

Maybe it's bugs.

Bugs? Can't we call
the Orkin Man?

[Henry chuckling]

Chill out, Margaux.

Yeah, loosen up, honey!

We're here to have fun!

That's right! We're in the prime
beef of our lives!

We're young, we're in
the great outdoors!

And it's summertime!

All: Yay!

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Henry: Children! Over here!

Troops, I have
a mission for you.

We need wood for the campfire.

- Okay. We'll get.
- Hold it!

You stick together in the woods.

Don't separate and don't
go far. Understand?

Dismissed!

Margaux, come on!

Oh, God.

Listen, I'm not puttin' one foot
in that filthy forest.

There are things in there
that sting for a living.

You guys run along
and I'll sit here quietly

in the tent till
dinner is served.

No you guys.

- Don't do this to me!
- Come on!

[instrumental music]

Hey, guys, look!

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Another dead tree.

Margaux: Punky, You've got dead
trees on the brain.

No, I don't. It just
bothers me, that's all.

Why are they dying?

They probably got a whiff
of Marguax's freckle cream.

That stuff will k*ll anything.

[chuckling]

Another peasant!

Hey, look! A rabbit!

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[Brandon barks]

Brandon, come back here!

Why does he always have
to act like a dog?

[instrumental music]

[Brandon barking]

[sighing]

Allen: Hey, neato. A cave!

Cherie: Yeah!

Guys, forget about the cave.

How come it's taking us so long
to get back to camp?

Do any of you guys remember
seeing this spot before?

- No.
- No.

- Me neither.
- That's what I was afraid of.

I hate to say this guys,
but I think we're lost.

[instrumental music]

- Punky!
- Cherie!

- Children!
- Allen!

- Margaux!
- Camp!

I said no way!

We'll find 'em.

Children!

You could have used sterno,
but no you had to...

What do you mean? Your voice
is getting on my nerves!

Ah, you fool!

Children!

Cherie?

Brandon, lead us back to camp.

Find Henry
and Mrs. Johnson, Brandon.

Use your nose.

[instrumental music]

Brandon, this isn't camp!

We're right back
where we started.

Punky, you said Brandon's nose
would lead us back to camp.

Maybe he has a cold.

What are we gonna do?

Come here.

Well, if we give him chicken
soup and keep him in bed--

Allen! We're lost!

We don't have any soup!

We're four helpless babies
in the wood, you chowder head!

Come on, guys. We better
find a way back to camp.

I think we should stay here.

I bet Henry's probably
looking for us by now.

It'll be easier for him to find
us if we stay in one spot.

I think we should
go into that cave.

Why?

Because... it'd probably
be warmer in there

and also, cause it'd be fun!

We go in that cave
over my dead body.

That's another good reason.

I'm gonna do me some exploring.
See ya!

- Allen, come back!
- Oh, come on, Allen!

- Allen, just get back here!
- Meet me here!

- Allen, come on!
- Allen!

- Come back!
- You can't just leave!

- Allen, come on!
- Allen!

What are we gonna do?

Well, Henry told us
to stick together.

I guess we better
go in after him.

Yeah.

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Allen: Come on!

Punky: Allen...

I got a feeling
this is a mistake.

[dramatic music]

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Wow! Outrageous!

Hello? Anybody home?

Wow! Look at that!

All: Ooh!

[echoing]
Hello!

It sounds like the cave
goes forever.

Maybe all the way to China.

Moo shu pork!

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Who do you think
drew those pictures?

I'm not sure I wanna find out.

That one gives me
the willies.

Three girls and a boy.

That's just like us!

Yeah!

It's almost like-- like--

Like what?

Like... whoever drew
those pictures

and made this fire...
was waiting for us.

Are you scared, Punky?

Me? Scared? That's a laugh.

[chuckling]
Yeah, that's a laugh!

Are you guys scared?

- Petrified!
- Uh-huh.

Me too!

So we gotta do something to take

our minds off how
scared we are, right?

My heart is b*ating so fast.

Since we're all scared anyway.

Let's do something that makes
it fun to be scared.

- Like what?
- Like let's tell ghost stories.

- Yeah!
- Good idea!

You go first, Punky.

Okay, here goes.

Once upon a time...

there were four kids
and a dog.

Now these kids got
lost in the woods

and found a spooky,
scary cave.

When all of the sudden,
they heard a noise.

[owl hooting]

Was it an owl?

That's right!

And then Punky yelled

- Quiet!
- Ah!

- And the owl stopped?
- That's right.

Then they heard another noise.

[slow drumming]

Was it Indian drums?

It was supposed
to be a wolf's howl!

Nope, definitely Indian drums.

- Punky, this is a Indian cave!
- Let's get outta here!

[Margaux screaming]

[all screaming]

[intense music]

[slow drumming]

How...

do you do?

And you're probably wondering
what me and my friends--

Sit!

[instrumental music]

Many-many summers ago...

summers beyond count.

There was no Lake Waxahatchee.

The land was barren.

Nothing could live or grow

for evil dwelt here.

Evil?

A wicked spirit

lived deep under the earth

in the heart of this cave.

Mm! The spirit's name...

was Owah Tagu Sayem.

Oh, what a goose I am?

Hm... All who tried

to defeat the spirit...

d*ed a horrible death!

But then the brave
little Princess Moon

journeyed with her friends

into the spirit's
underground kingdom.

The children survived
the terrible traps

and ferocious creatures

created by the spirit.

Finally, Princess Moon

came face to face

with Owah Tagu Sayem

himself!

There was a fierce
and terrible battle

but the princess
was full of goodness and love.

Her strength was stronger
than the evil

of the spirit.

He fled from her

and shut himself up
in a chamber of living rock.

Aright, Princess Moon!

The land became
fertile and green.

Wild animals rode
through the forest.

And my people lived here
in happiness.

What a great story!

- I'm not finished.
- Sorry.

The evil spirit has escaped!

The land is dying again.

So that's why we saw
so many dead trees!

The spirit knows that
Princess Moon no longer lives.

And we fear that he has come
back stronger than before.

What a bummer!

It is no longer a bummer.

A new champion has been sent

to defeat the spirit.

- Wow! Who is it?
- You!

I beg your pardon?

Since last winter snow

we have kept this fire burning.

Waiting for the good spirits
to send us someone

with the power of love.

Someone full of goodness.

Uh, that can't be me.

Just last week, I dropped
a water balloon on our mailman.

- Yeah, she did.
- She did.

Hmm.

You won't help us?

Well, I'd love to.

but... see this spirit
fighting stuff

could take a long time.

And Monday I have
to get my teeth cleaned.

Hmm.

Then we are doomed.

The plants and the trees
shall die.

The animals shall leave.

My people will have no home.

Uh, sir, could we talk this over
for-- for a second?

Mm.

Guys, if we don't
help these people

they'll lose everything
they got.

It'll be our fault.

- Yeah.
- I know.

I say we show that evil spirit

that he can't push
people around!

- Yeah!
- Yeah.

Are you people insane?

You heard what he said.

There're dangerous traps

and ferocious creatures
in there.

Oh, don't be such
a gloomy Gertie!

The chief believes in us.

He thinks we can b*at
that evil spirit.

I say we give it a sh*t!

Oh, alright!

But if we get k*lled,

you'll be hearing
from my lawyer.

Sir, we talked it over.

I guess we'll take
on that evil spirt.

[speaking foreign language]

Thank you, little one.

Many tales will be told
of your courage.

I hope we live to hear them.

Remember...

the spirit feeds on fear.

So fight it...

with love.

I'd rather have a bazooka.

Good luck.

[instrumental music]

Sir, my foster father's
outside somewhere

looking for us.

His name's Henry Warnimont.

Could you tell him
where we are and not to worry.

We'll go find him now.

Tell him that I love him.

[thunder crashing]

We have chosen well.

What was that?

Punky: Probably the evil spirit.

And we're gonna fight that?

Relax, Margaux, we've got
an ace up our sleeve.

- We do?
- Sure.

If things get too hairy

all we have to do
is come back here.

So long, cave.
Hello, world.

[rumbling]

[screaming]

Margaux: Oh, no!

We're trapped!

[grunting]

Punky...

those rocks moved
all by themselves.

How could that happen?

It's magic!

So the evil spirit has magic.

Big deal!

Maybe it is a big deal.

We've got something too.

We've got Punky power!

[screaming]

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[all screaming]

[screaming]

[rocks rumbling]

[coughing]

- Oh!
- Please don't do that anymore.

[rats squeaking]

Let's get moving.

Maybe we can find another
way out of this cave.

[instrumental music]

[rats squeaking]

[water dripping]

[bats screeching]

Punky, you think that mean
old spirit is watching us?

No way!

This is a huge cave.

He can't see everywhere at once.

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[roaring]

[children screaming]

[instrumental music]

Punky: Next week
on "Punky Brewster"

[dramatic music]

[screaming]

[growling]

Henry! Mrs. Johnson!

Punky!

[screaming]

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