02x11 - Blythe's Big Idea

[bunniefuu]

( mellow theme playing )

( water dripping slowly )

Yup. Yup.

Yup.

( door opens )

Buongiorno! Is this the Littlest Pot Shop?

I need a tiny little pot.

No, they're a block over and two streets down.

Grazie! You've been most helpful.

Yup.

Yup.

( tires squealing )

Oh, not the Littlest Pit Stop?

Nope. Sorry.

Yup.

Yup.

MAN: Down here.

Top 'o the mornin', lassies!

I'm Littlest Pat and I'm looking for a shop

that caters to my particular needs.

I'm afraid that wouldn't be us, Littlest Pat.

Oh, hmm, tittly-tee.

This is the slowest business has ever been, Blythe.

We need to get some customers in here,

if for no other reason than to keep us from going bonkers.

Yeah, I mean, I enjoy making lanyards

as much as the next fashion-conscious teen,

but I think I'm developing an allergy to plastic.

( sneezes )

Oh! Bless you, dear.

There's gotta be something we can do to improve business.

Well, catering to Littlest Pat's needs might help.

I got it!

The way to get customers into a business is to advertise.

We'll make a commercial!

A commercial?

Great galloping grapes.

That is a wonderful idea, Blythe.

The only problem is that there's no way

I could afford to do that.

It costs a lot of money to make a commercial.

That's the beauty of it, Mrs. T.

We can save a lot of money by doing it all ourselves.

Jasper is a whiz at making videos on his computer,

so I'm sure he could help us.

Mm. An actual commercial for Littlest Pet Shop.

Um, Littlest Putt Shop?

No.

Let's do it.

♪ You think about All the things ♪

♪ That you love to do ♪

♪ It all comes true ♪

♪ You find a place You never knew ♪

♪ Where you're happy To just be you ♪

♪ We can be ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Who we wanna be ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ At the Littlest Pet Shop You and me ♪

♪ We can be ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Who we wanna be ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ At the Littlest Pet Shop You and me ♪

JASPER: This is so cool, Blythe.

I never thought I'd be directing a for-real commercial.

I know you'll do an awesome job, Jasper.

And thanks for helping out too guys.

Are you kidding?

Yeah, this is gonna be so much fun.

I gotta go get ready. You know, get my director game-face on.

Okay, see you in a bit.

Wow, they're going to sh**t a commercial here at the shop.

Mm, what's a commercial?

That's the stuff on TV that comes in between

the stuff you want to watch.

It pays for the stuff you want to watch.

ALL: Oh.

I always wondered.

That's right. You're all going to be on TV.

On TV.

Oh, that's so exciting. Uh-oh.

What's wrong, Penny Ling?

I'm not sure if the viewing public is ready

for a close-up of me.

I might be too cute for TV.

( all chattering )

BLYTHE: Don't worry, it'll be okay.

Well, I gotta go get working on the script.

See you later.

( all clamoring )

Ooh, let me tell ya, ladies and pets,

you cannot get any more showbizzy exciting than this.

Oh!

What if we had our own animated series

that celebrated our adorable antics

here at the Littlest Pet Shop?

Would that not, in fact, be more showbizzy exciting?

Ha. Like that will ever happen.

Gee, I wonder what our commercial will be like.

I'm guessing it'll be something

like this.

Whoa.

Look at all of those toys.

That's right, Minka.

Here at Littlest Pet Shop,

we're proud of our huge selection of pet toys.

Including weird toys for pets from distant galaxies.

Really? That is so cool.

Yo, check this out.

♪ Yeah ♪

( grunts )

The LPS is off da hook

representin' some of da finest

pet care in all da city, yo.

Ah, you talking like that sounds...

Hmm, how should I say this?

Lame.

I know.

And do not forget,

our fabulous selection of top quality

pet food is second to none.

( chuckles )

♪ You got money in your pocket That you want to spend ♪

♪ Come to Littlest Pet Shop And be a friend ♪

♪ For all your pet shop needs ♪

♪ Supplies are all organic And gluten free ♪

♪ Don't wait, Just take a chance ♪

♪ Coming here will make you Wanna sing and dance ♪

♪ Day care for your pets ♪ ♪ Where we sing duets ♪

♪ And there's no regrets ♪ ♪ Plus we sell fishing nets ♪

Um, actually, Vinnie, we don't sell fishing nets.

Oh, well maybe we should.

Not really a pet supply.

Huh? Fish are pets too.

( all chattering )

Fine.

♪ Just come to Littlest Pet Shop ♪

♪ Yeah, come on out To Littlest Pet Shop ♪

♪ Spend all your money At the Littlest Pet Shop ♪

♪ Where we'll be ♪

♪ Your friend too ♪

PETS: Yeah.

We'll be right back after a word from our sponsors.

It'd be nice if we could do a big musical dance number.

A musical number in a commercial...

That's just silly.

Ooh, Blythe, I jotted down a few little ideas for the commercial.

Oh, but you probably don't want to see them.

Sure I would, Mrs. T. What do ya got?

You want to include an elephant?

Well, I always hear people talking about

the "elephant in the room,"

and thought that it might be a sure-fire attention-getter.

Umm, maybe.

Okay, hold on.

A luxury yacht pulling a line of water skiers

holding a Littlest Pet Shop banner?

Too much? Just a little.

Well, just skip down to the end,

and give me your honest reaction.

"Then the gorgeous shop owner,

"dressed in a fabulous diamond-studded ball gown,

"descends a grand staircase,

"surrounded by muscular male dancers

as she sings the Littlest Pet Shop theme song."

We have a theme song?

♪ You can be ♪

♪ What you wanna be ♪

♪ At the Littlest Pet Shop-- ♪

Okay, forget the theme song,

but the rest is do-able, isn't it?

Mrs. Twombly, this commercial isn't exactly going to be

a big budget extravaganza.

I hope that doesn't disappoint you.

Of course not, dear.

I was just spit-balling some ideas.

I don't really care what you and your friends come up with...

as long as I'm in it.

Of course you'll be in it.

Jasper's a no-frills, laid-back kind of guy,

so I think we'll all have a lot of fun.

( Jasper clears throat )

All right, enough of this goofing off, people.

Let's make some pet shop commercial magic.

Or not.

Okay, people, we don't have all day.

Let's do this first sh*t. Now.

Dude, chill.

I'll chill once I call, "Cut, that's a wrap."

Camera's ready.

Finally. Roll camera.

SUE: Rolling.

Establishing sh*t of Littlest Pet Shop.

Take one.

Have we started yet?

Cut.

Yes, Mrs. Twombly, we've started.

And you've just ruined the opening sh*t.

Oh. Oopsy daisy.

Sorry.

I don't want anyone coming out the door

while we're doing this sh*t.

Right. Okay, everyone,

please stay inside the shop while we...

( static buzzing, indistinct chatter )

Uh, what did she say?

I have no idea.

Okay, let's try this again.

Camera still rolling.

Establishing sh*t of Littlest Pet Shop.

Take two.

Youngmee, can you repeat that?

I couldn't understand what you were saying.

Cut!

She said that everyone should stay inside

until the first sh*t is finished. Got it?

Yeah, I got it.

Sheesh.

One more time.

Please.

Establishing sh*t of Littlest Pet Shop.

Take three.

Cut. Print. Let's move on.

Hold it. We've gotta go again, the battery ran out.

Argh!

( muttering indistinctly )

I'm so nervous.

I never realized how important

being in a commercial was to me,

until we started this whole adventure.

Well, just relax and have fun. You'll do great.

Mrs. Twombly, we're going to film your part,

so just look into camera and say your line.

You bet, Brett.

My name's Jasper, but I'm glad you got it.

Oh, Jasper, I know it's you.

I don't know why I called you Brett.

I suppose it's my nerves.

Don't worry about it. Roll camera.

Rolling. Mrs. Twombly's line.

Take one. Oh.

JASPER: And action.

Uh, y-you want me to do something?

Yes, Mrs. Twombly. Say your line.

Oh, of course.

Um, my line, which is...

Come to Littlest Pet Shop for all your pet care needs.

We're the best.

Very good.

Are we done?

No, Mrs. Twombly, you have to say your li--

Blythe, please. I'll work with the actors.

You have to say the line, Mrs. Twombly,

not Blythe.

Oh, yes, I knew that. Ahem.

Come to Littlest Pet Shop for-- For...

Oh, for the love of scale, feather, and fur.

What do I say again, Blythe?

BLYTHE: For all your pet care needs. We're the best.

Right. Are we done?

JASPER: Yes.

Thank goodness.

Oh, this is so much fun,

I can't wait to see how I look on camera.

Now Blythe, can you get the pets

to sit still for a minute while I record them?

Sure. Why?

Not that I need to explain myself,

but I feel I'll be able to emphasize

what a fun place Littlest Pet Shop is for pets,

by actually showing some pets.

Just sitting there?

That doesn't make very good use of--

Blythe, are you questioning my artistic vision?

Uh, no, sir.

Not me. You're the director.

Finally, something we both agree on.

Okay, everybody, our "genius" director

wants you to just sit still and look at the camera.

That's all?

That doesn't make very good use of our personalities.

It's what he wants.

Something about his "artistic vision."

Any director that doesn't make full use of me in their project

can't have much of an artistic vision.

JASPER: Cut!

Cut!

Cut!

( screams then grunts )

JASPER: Cut.

Cut.

Finally, someone who knows how to act in front of the camera.

( barking )

Cut!

( box playing music )

What's this?

Blythe, lose the props.

Pee-yew!

Cut!

That's a wrap, people... and pets.

Thank you all for your help. Such as it was.

I promise that even though I wasn't given much to work with,

I will deliver the best commercial possible.

Adieu.

BLYTHE: Adieu?

Could he get any more full of himself?

ALL: No.

Blythe, I did it.

Did what, oh great director?

I was looking at all of the crummy footage we sh*t today

and suddenly it came to me,

the way to make this commercial really work.

You're gonna love it. Well, what is it?

I have a computer program that I can use

to make the pets look like they're actually talking.

Mouth moves and all.

They're going to be the stars of this commercial.

The pets will be talking?

That's...different.

So what about Mrs. Twombly?

Oh, she's out. What?

Jasper, you can't do that.

You have no idea how much Mrs. Twombly

wanted to be in this commercial.

Sorry, Blythe, but that's showbiz.

It's about my artistic vision, after all.

Gotta go, lots more editing to do. See ya.

Mrs. Twombly's out?

This is terrible.

Oh, this is so exciting.

My TV commercial debut.

The screening starts in one minute, everyone.

This is not going to be good.

So Jasper, did you read my suggestions

for the pets' voices?

I did, Blythe, and no offense,

but you were way off base with your voice direction.

You really don't need to worry

your pretty oversized head about it, though.

I went with my choices and it turned out just great.

I'm not the only one around here with a big head.

All right, everyone, time to show you what will no doubt

become known as my masterwork.

Lights, Mrs. Twombly.

( drumroll playing )

I give you my Littlest Pet Shop commercial.

Hey, all you pets out there.

( in deep voice ): Listen up, yo.

I don't sound like that. Do I?

( in squeaky voice ): Are you tired of getting the same old food, toys,

and other pet supplies?

Ha-ha. You sound funny.

( in old man's voice ): Are you tired of not getting the best pet day care available?

Hey, that's not funny.

You know, everybody thinks their voice sounds weird

the first time they hear it.

( in high-pitched voice ): You gotta start talking

to the people in your life.

( in dark voice ): You gotta get them to take you somewhere new.

I sound like a girl.

Well, at least he got my voice right.

( in deep voice ): You gotta get them to take you to Littlest Pet Shop.

Do you have any idea what this is going to do to my image?

PETS: Go to Littlest Pet Shop for all your pet care needs.

We're the best.

Littlest Pet Shop, we don't sell pets.

We cater to them.

So? What did everybody think?

What did I think? Hmm.

Well, what did I think?

I, uh, I think that, um...

I think I need to go find a box of tissues.

( sobbing )

Huh, well...

I never thought my work would bring people to tears.

Blythe, Mrs. Twombly left before I could share my good news.

What's the good news?

That this wasn't the actual commercial

and we were all just punked?

What? No.

My dad is pals with the manager at the local TV station

and he agreed to put the commercial

on the air starting tomorrow.

Pretty cool, huh?

Not so much.

You guys stay here.

I have to go talk to Mrs. Twombly.

( Mrs. Twombly crying )

Hi, Mrs. T.

Oh, ahem. Hi, Blythe.

It seems like everyone comes in here when they're sad,

so I thought I'd give it a try.

I know how much it meant to you to be in the commercial.

I'm really sorry it turned out this way.

Oh, don't you worry about me, Blythe.

I've gotten by without commercial fame for this long.

I suppose I can keep going without it for a while longer.

I am a little worried about your friend, though.

Jasper? Yeah, me too.

Does he always act like this?

No, he doesn't. Fortunately.

Well then you might want to talk to him

and find out why he's acting like such a knucklehead now.

Good idea, Mrs. Twombly.

And you stay in here as long as you like, okay?

Oh, thank you, dear.

Jasper, we need to talk.

Uh, sure.

What's up? Okay.

This whole commercial thing has turned out to be a big mess.

For one thing, I know that Mrs. T. is completely bummed

that you cut her out of her own commercial,

and that the pets are not at all happy

with the voices you gave them.

How do you know that?

Well, I just talked to Mrs. T.,

and as far as the pets go,

I just know, okay?

I also know that you've been acting

like a big jerk the whole time

and that Sue and Youngmee aren't happy

with how you've been treating them.

And neither am I...

Happy about how you've been treating them. And me.

Look, I know that this was your project

and that you were the creative captain

in charge of the commercial ship,

but, unfortunately, you forgot how important the sailors are

who hoist the sails,

and tote them bales,

and make the boat go and, boy,

I wish I knew more about sailing.

Don't worry, I get it.

You're right. I've been a big jerk.

YOUNGMEE: Is everything okay over here?

I'm really sorry I treated you guys the way I did.

I was so nervous about messing up,

that I let you all down

by acting like Mr. Cool Director Guy.

Please forgive me.

Now that's the Jasper we know and love.

Oh, I've still got time.

For what? Never mind.

Just make sure everyone is watching tomorrow

for the commercial.

Okay. Oh, and don't worry about

Mrs. Twombly or the pets' voices.

I'll take care of it.

They'll be so happy.

They will?

MRS. TWOMBLY: Well, it's almost time for the commercial to air.

Did give you any more details about what he was going to do?

Not really.

He just said it's going to be great.

I hope, I hope, I hope.

Ooh! It's time.

Come to Littlest Pet Shop for... For...

Oh, for the love of scale, feather, and fur.

What do I say, Blythe?

BLYTHE: For all your pet care needs. We're the best.

Right.

JASPER: But don't just take our word for it,

listen to these satisfied customers.

( in Sunil's voice ): I love Littlest Pet Shop's Day Camp.

Come, spend the day with us. What the heck?

( in Penny Ling's voice ): Littlest Pet Shop has something for every pet.

( in Pepper's voice ): They've got the best treats in town.

Hey, you sound like me.

And you sound like me.

Now, that's funny.

( both laughing )

Wow. Maybe Jasper is a genius,

he did an amazing job on the pets' voices.

It's just too bad he got them mixed-up.

( in Vinnie's voice ): Littlest Pet Shop has the latest pet fashions by Blythe.

( in Minka's voice ): Littlest Pet Shop may be little,

but it's big on service.

( in Zoe's voice ): When I need my quills waxed, I go to Littlest Pet Shop.

( in Russell's voice ): Going to Littlest Pet Shop makes me want to sing.

♪ Ah ♪

Hmph.

Come to Littlest Pet Shop for all your pet care needs.

We're the best.

( in Jasper's voice ): Littlest Pet Shop: We don't sell pets.

We cater to them.

I love it.

( all cheering and chattering )

I don't think I've ever seen the shop this busy.

Isn't it great?

Hi, everyone.

There he is, director of the year.

Thanks, Mrs. Twombly.

It was nice working with you.

I'm glad to hear that,

because I think I've got a new project we can collaborate on.

A new project?

Yep, it's a little movie script I've been working on.

It's called: Twombly:

Portrait of a Pet Care Bombshell.

What do you think?

Uh...I'll have my people call your people.

You have "people"?

Ye... No.

( both laughing )

( upbeat pop theme playing )

♪ We can be ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Who we wanna be ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ At the Littlest Pet Shop You and me ♪