04x01 - How I Got My Shrunken Head

[bunniefuu]

[ Doorbell Rings ]

Hello?

Anyone there?

Ha, ha. Very funny.

"From Aunt Benna!
Somewhere in the jungle of Baladora?"

Cool!

[ Grunting ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Whooshing, Clattering ]

- [ Growling ]
- [ Screaming ]

[ Screams ]
Whoa!

- [ Growling Continues ]
- [ Screams ]

[ Screaming ]
Let me out! Let me out!

- Mark?
- Mom! It was chasing me!

It's alive! Alive!

Ed, I-- I-- I'd like you to
meet Mark. My son.

[ Ed ]
Yeah.

So, you'll call me?

Mark!

Well, thank you very much.

The first guy I've met in the last
year and a half who isn't a jerk,

and now he thinks
I've got a crazy kid.

I'm not crazy, Mom.
This thing was alive.

I saw it.
Why won't you believe me?

Oh, honey, what I believe is...

is that you fell asleep
with this thing in your hand,

and you dreamt the whole thing.

It didn't seem like a dream.

I'm surprised you don't have
nightmares in here all the time.

Look at this place.

I didn't argue when
you wanted a palm tree...

or a leopard skin rug.

But a red ant farm?

- [ Yelling ] - Things are--
They're gettin' out of hand, Mark.

- Mark? Are you listening to me?
- [ Mark ] Kalia!

Kalia! Kalia!

[ Yells ]

Mom! You k*lled me!

Don't tempt me.

And what's this "kalia"?
It's not some foreign swear word, is it?

No, no.
It's a word I made up.

It sort of makes me feel...
stronger.

Well, how convenient.

And since you're feeling so strong,

maybe you won't mind
"kalia-ing" up this place.

All of it.

- What?
- You heard me.

I want all this
jungle stuff out of here.

No more shrunken heads,
no more masks, no tom-toms.

I don't even want to see a coconut in here
unless it's sliced up in a fruit salad.

Is that clear? Is it?

- Yeah, Mom.
- Good.

Now go to bed.

Thanks a lot.

[ Boy Laughing ]

- [ Phone Ringing ]
- Aunt Benna?

[ Phone Ringing ]

- [ Mom ] Mark, answer the phone!
- What?

[ Ringing ]

Well, thank you very much.
Hello? Hello!

Benna?
I can hardly hear you.

Well, how is it going down there?

- Met any nice crocodiles lately?
- I want to talk to her.

- [ Benna, Indistinct ]
- Yes. Yeah, he got it yesterday.

Honestly, Benna, a shrunken head?

Couldn't you have sent him
a nice sweater or something?

Oh, all right. Hang on.

Keep it short.
It's long distance.

Aunt Benna! Hi.
Yeah, it's great. Thanks.

Uh-huh. Yeah. I just had
the strangest dream about you.

Uh-huh. Yeah.

What! No way!

Mom! Aunt Benna wants me to come
and visit her on the island of Baladora!

Cool, huh?

- Whoo!
- Benna, what's going on?

Well, yeah. Of course he'd love it.
I-I just don't think--

- [ Indistinct ]
- Two weeks?

You want me to send my son
away from home...

to a jungle on the other side of
the world for two whole weeks?

- When?
- Yes!

- [ Squawks ]
- [ People Chattering ]

[ Woman On PA ]
G.D. Flight 401 to Kathmandu...

is now ready for boarding
at Gate Number 27.

[ Chattering Continues ]

[ Goat Bleating ]

[ Clucking ]

- Sorry.
- [ Chicken Clucks ]

Kalia. Kalia.

How'd you know that?

[ Man ]
Mark! Hey, Mark!

How you doin'? I'm Jimmy.

- I'm your pilot.
- Why do I need a pilot?

Camp's a whole day away by road.
And it's too dangerous to drive anyway.

- So your plane's safer?
- [ Chuckles ] No.

But it's faster.

[ Plane Engine Droning ]

- You're from America, right?
- Yeah.

- You live in Hollywood?
- No.

- You live near Hollywood?
- No.

- You ever been to Hollywood?
- No.

Oh. I'm goin' to Hollywood.

- Really?
- Uh-huh.

Gonna be a movie star.
Listen.

[ Imitating Schwarzenegger ]
I'll be back.

- Cool, huh?
- Yeah, great.

[ Engine Sputtering ]

- What's wrong?
- [ Nervous Chuckle ] Nothin' to worry about.

- Just a little engine trouble.
- [ Alarm Sounding ]

- A little engine trouble?
- Okay, big engine trouble.

- What are we gonna do?
- Well, we got two choices.

One, we jump out,
try to hit the water...

and hope the sharks don't get us
before we swim ashore.

- What's the second choice?
- We crash.

[ Shrunken Head ]
Kahar lahia.

Kalia?

Come on, baby! I know you can do it!
I know you can!

- Kalia?
- Who loves ya, baby?

I do. I love you.
I love you!

[ Shouting ]
Kalia!

Oh! Ha, ha! See? I told you
there was nothin' to worry about.

Everything's under control.

Got some supplies here for the camp--

Some food, some medicine...
and this.

- Very important.
- What is it?

Licorice gum.
Dr. Hawlings loves his licorice gum.

- Who's Dr. Hawlings?
- My father, the mad scientist.

- Hey, Kareen, this is Mark, Benna's--
- Nephew. I know.

- Well, welcome to the jungle.
- Thanks. Where's Aunt Benna?

- Did you remember my CD's?
- The latest.

Yes, Jimmy. Thanks.
You're a lifesaver.

Miss Hawlings ain't
a big fan of jungle livin'.

- Really?
- How would you like to spend...

a year of your life
in the world's biggest salad?

Come on.
See you next week, Jimmy.

- Thanks for the ride, Jimmy.
- Be careful, Mark.

Have fun!

[ Mark ]
Wow. This place is so cool.

Oh, yeah. Fun city.

Well, it's better
than my neighborhood.

I mean, a bunch of boring houses
full of boring people.

Wouldn't you rather live here?

Let me draw you a map. If I even
have to look at another fried banana,

I will throw myself into the tiger pit.

This way.

Tiger pit?
They have tigers here?

He's here.

Aunt Benna!

Mark! You're just as handsome
as your picture.

- Isn't he handsome, Kareen?
- He's kind of short.

Oh, don't pay any attention to her,
Mark.

She's just an old grumpy Gus sometimes.
I'm Dr. Hawlings.

Well, one of them anyway.
You just call me Carolyn.

So, what do you think of our
luxury vacation resort so far?

I love it!
Where's Aunt Benna?

Let me give you the two-quid tour.

This is the lab. This is where
we've been doing our research.

Wait a sec. This is all
really fascinating and everything,

but I kind of want to see my aunt.

- Is she in her tent or something?
- Not exactly.

Mark, this is my husband, Richard.

The other Dr. Hawlings.

What do you mean "not exactly"?
Where is she?

I'm afraid we don't know, Mark.

She's... disappeared.

Gone?
What do you mean, she's gone?

Why didn't someone
tell me when I got here?

We didn't want
to worry you unnecessarily.

She's my favorite aunt in the world.
I think I'm allowed to be just a little worried.

Look, Benna is always wandering off
on her own, taking these solo adventures.

Yesterday she went out in the morning
and just never came back.

I'm sure it's nothing serious.

But we're organizing a search party
just to be on the safe side.

- Good. When do we leave?
- Oh, no, no, no. Not "we."

You stay put.
This jungle is far too dangerous

for someone who doesn't
know their way around.

Yeah, well, you obviously
haven't seen my bedroom.

Don't move.

What? Is there
something on me? A bug?

Licorice gum.

I love licorice.

What are you doing?
You clumsy fools!

That's valuable equipment!

She's gonna be all right, Mark.

My father might seem a little strange,

but he knows the jungle
inside out.

What if something's happened to her?

- What if she's--
- We'll find her.

Aunt Benna?

[ Grunting ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

Just a dream. Just a dream.

- Just--
- Kahar lahia.

[ Growling ]

Man, what is this?

- [ Growling Continues ]
- You want me to follow you?

[ Growling Continues ]

[ Growling ]

Open it?

[ Sighs ]

Okay. Oh, is that on?

Yeah. Okay. Hello.

This is Dr. Benna Thomas,
and I've just been joined...

on this project by doctors
Richard and Carolyn Hawlings...

from Mis--
- [ Laughs ]

Miskatonic University.

- And will be continuing my research into--
- [ Tape Fast-forwarding ]

- They make a very strong tea--
- [ Carolyn On Video ] Benna!

I was just going through
your old notes...

and I found this reference
to something called "kahar lahia."

[ Benna ]
Where did you find this?

[ Carolyn ]
It was in a trunk in your tent.

- I was looking for a map--
- This is private, Carolyn.

I really would appreciate it if you would
just stay out of my tent, please.

[ Indistinct Shout ]

[ Radio Static ]

Hawlings to Point Zero.
Hawlings to Point Zero.

Come in, Point Zero.

[ Static ]

I repeat, Hawlings to Point Zero.
Come in, Point Zero.

[ Man On Radio ] This is Point Zero.
I repeat, this is Point Zero.

What is your status?
Over.

I'm afraid there's still
no sign of our Dr. Thomas.

She knows this jungle very well.

She can survive out there indefinitely.

[ Man On Radio ]
That's a problem.

[ Richard ] There may be a solution.
We have her nephew.

[ Man On Radio ]
Oh, a hostage.

We prefer to think of him
as our special guest.

I suspect he may be the one thing that
can help us get through to the good doctor.

[ Man On Radio ] Excellent.
Stay in touch then. Over.

My pleasure. Over and out.

[ Grunts, Panting ]
Hey, man.

You've gotta help me.
Listen.

I'm not sure, but Dr. Hawlings
is up to something.

He might be lying about my aunt.

Is there a phone around here I can use?
I have to call the police.

Hey. Hey, are you
listening to me? Hey!

[ Snarling ]

[ Gasping, Screaming ]
Hey!

Get your hands off me!
Let go! Let go of me!

I'm sorry, Mark.
I'm afraid he can't do that.

In fact, I'm afraid
you're not going anywhere.

[ Yells ]

[ Screaming ]