02x15 - Lester Leaps In

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". Aired: October 13, 1996 – May 15, 1998.*
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Combines live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, refashioning characters and themes from the original Dr. Seuss books into new stories that often retained much of the flavor of Dr. Seuss' own works.
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02x15 - Lester Leaps In

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♪♪ Hello!

♪ Come on along, get up

And let's shout hooray now ♪

♪♪ Hooray! Here we go!

♪♪ Ha ha!

♪♪ ♪ We're gonna have

A wubbulous kind of day now ♪

♪♪ Come on, sarah.

♪♪ Ok.

♪♪ ♪ Just grab a hat

And spin around

You'll be feet

Off the ground ♪

♪♪ Great!

♪♪ ♪ Come on along,

We're waiting for you ♪

♪♪ Come on!

♪♪ ♪ This is the song

To welcome you to

"The wubbulous world

Of dr. Seuss" ♪

♪♪ Hello!

Hello.

I'm so glad that you're here.

Oh, I like it a lot.

It's just not as much fun

To be here when you're not.

We have to get ready.

Today is a very special day.

We must all look our best.

Because today, terrence mcbird's

Brother is coming to visit!

Let's see if he's here yet.

Uh, bird, is your brother here?

♪♪ No! Listen, cat,

You will know when

My brother lester gets here.

Believe me, we will all know.

♪♪ Well i, for one, cannot wait!

I'm always happy to welcome a

Member of someone's family.

♪ Who is gonna be there

Through thick and thin?

Who will always help you out

And tuck you in?

Who will love you whether

You lose or win?

Just take a look around you

And see,

It's all about fa-mi-ly

Because in a fa-mi-ly

It's all about sharing and

Caring for you,

When you're in a fa-mi-ly

You're singing in har-mo-ny

And everything's one for all

And all for family!

It's all about fa-mi-ly

Because in a fa-mi-ly ♪

♪♪ ♪ It's all about cousins

And dozens of kin ♪

♪♪ ♪ When you're in a fa-mi-ly

You're singing in har-mo-ny

You're part of a party where

It's always fun to be,

That's why I love...

My...fa-mi-ly! ♪

♪♪ Waha!

♪♪ All right!

♪♪ [Sigh]

Cat...

[Sigh]

Can I tell you a secret?

♪♪ Of course, bird.

♪♪ Well, I'm a little nervous

About my brother coming.

Lester and I don't always get

Along very well.

♪♪ What do you mean, bird?

♪♪ Well, he thinks he knows

Everything! And he's stubborn!

[Sigh] so we fight a lot.

[Doorbell rings]

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ He's here!

Have no fear, bird.

I'm sure you and your brother

Will get along just fine today.

Let's go!

[Doorbell rings]

♪♪ We're coming! We're coming!

[Doorbell rings]

♪♪ Stop that! See what I mean?

[Doorbell rings]

♪♪ Come in!

♪♪ Lester!

♪♪ Brother, it's good to see

You.

Is this your tree?

♪♪ Uh, yes. Yes, it is.

Do you like it?

♪♪ Like it?

Brother, it's indoors!

How can one sleep in an indoor

Tree? It can't be done.

♪♪ Well, well, actually, it's

Quite comfortable.

♪♪ I see your tie is crooked as

Usual.

♪♪ But--but--i--i--oh, oh, ohh.

♪♪ Allow me to introduce myself,

Lester mcbird. I--

♪♪ Good heavens, brother, you

Have a cat in your house!

♪♪ Uh, yeah, uh.

♪♪ I suppose I shall have to

Take care of it.

♪♪ Go away, kitty.

Be a good kitty now and just run

Along. Go, go, go.

♪♪ Well, uh, where should I go?

♪♪ [Gasp] brother, it talks!

A talking cat? How absurd!

♪♪ Um, ah lester, uh, this is

The cat in the hat.

He lives here, too. And he's

My friend.

♪♪ Your friend?

♪♪ Oh, yes, we have lots of

Friends here, don't we, little

Cats?

♪♪ What is this!?

♪♪ Uh, actually, lester,

Those are little cats.

They can be kinda fun.

♪♪ Fun? Do you call a bunch of

Furry, talking, dancing cats

Fun?

♪♪ Sure!

♪♪ Personally, I do.

♪♪ Well, I do not! Ohh! Ohh!

I feel faint.

What could possibly be next?

[Fanfare plays]

♪♪ What's that?

[Boing!]

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ A story alert! It's a story!

"There are families getting

Together right now in the

Wubbulous world!"

Wubbulous world!" Come on to the wubbulascope!

Come on to the wubbulascope!

Ah, the wubbulous world is just

Full of families!

And, here we go!

[Honk!]

♪♪ First we'll go to the jungle

Of nool. We'll find a family,

Hanging right there,

Covered with thick

Light brown wickersham hair.

It's the wickersham brothers,

High off the floor. But look!

Here comes or more!

♪♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, fam-il-ly,

Ooh, ooh, fam-il-ly ♪

♪♪ Yes, it's the wickersham

Clan. Why there must be dozens--

Wickersham uncles and aunts

And wickersham cousins!

And wickersham cousins! ♪♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, family...

♪♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, family...

♪♪ Not all families are this

Big!

In seussville there's a

Family for us to see.

♪♪ It's mom, and it's dad,

And it's little old me.

At least so far.

♪♪ Yes. Sarah hall small

And her family are here.

And there's still one more small

Who is really quite near--

♪♪ Yoohoo, cookies, anyone?

♪♪ Yep.

Grandma's here for a visit.

It's cookie time! Ha!

♪♪ Now back in the jungle

Is a family of , made of

Sneels and a fribbermaggee.

When the sneels found their son

He was as small as a mouse.

♪♪ He was!

♪♪ And they took him to live

In their own sneel house.

♪♪ Ok, junior, throw the ball!

Throw it here!

♪♪ Throw ball! Heh heh.

♪♪ Unh!

♪♪ Very good, honey, yes.

♪♪ Nice throw.

♪♪ They might look quite

Strange, this family of .

♪♪ But we're all as happy

As happy can be.

♪♪ Heh heh.

♪♪ Aren't we?

♪♪ Ah, wee!

♪♪ Yes, no matter what shape or

In what size they come,

The family that's best

Is the one you come from.

What a wonderful story!

There's nothing like a love that

Is shared between a family.

♪♪ Les-ter!

♪♪ Even if there is a little bit

Of, uh, fighting sometimes.

I'd better try to help.

♪♪ Ahh!

♪♪ ♪ La di de

♪♪ Lester, are you done yet?

♪♪ Not yet, brother.

But I must say this water is far

Too cold.

D'oh, and look, that dreadful

p*ssy cat is back. How awful.

♪♪ Cat, I can't take it any

More! My brother lester is

Driving me crazy!

He's using all my things!

And he's never satisfied.

And he never has a nice

Thing to say. And he makes

Everything so--grr--crowded.

♪♪ Does he know how you feel,

Bird?

♪♪ I don't know, i--

That's it!

Of course, that's the answer.

Let's see how "he" likes feeling

This way! Heh heh.

Cat? You're a genius!

♪♪ Hmm.

[Splash]

♪♪ Ahh.

♪♪ Here, now, brother,

What on earth are you doing?

♪♪ I have to take a bath. It is

My bath.

♪♪ True, but I was here first.

♪♪ Oh, yeah. Well, now I'm here!

♪♪ I see. Well, I'm not leaving.

♪♪ Neither am i.

♪♪ Well, that's just fine.

♪♪ Fine!

♪♪ Good.

♪♪ Great.

♪♪ Superb.

♪♪ Okey-dokey.

♪♪ Terrific.

♪♪ Cool, baby.

♪♪ Hmph.

♪♪ Uh-oh.

♪♪ What's the matter?

[Boing!]

♪♪ A story alert!

Excuse me, birds.

"Go to seussville,

And hurry up, mister--

A baby is meeting

His very own sister!"

Oh this we must see!

To the wubbulascope!

♪♪ Sometimes I wish I had a

Sister instead of a brother.

Sister instead of a brother. ♪♪ So do i, brother, so do i.

♪♪ So do i, brother, so do i.

♪♪ So do i, brother, so do i. ♪♪ Hmm.

♪♪ Hmm.

♪♪ Hmm. Now where is seussville?

Now where is seussville?

Oh, there's seussville!

Now let's go find that baby,

Shall we?

Shall we? [Honk!]

[Honk!]

♪♪ In seussville a brand new

Baby's been born,

He's being brought home by his

Mom on a bright sunny morn.

And who do you think

Is the most happy of all?

♪♪ Why, it's gotta be me--

Sarah hall small!

I'm getting a new baby brother!

A bro-ther, a bro-ther, I'm

Gettin' a bro-ther! Oh, boy.

We're gonna be best friends, and

We'll play together all the

Time! Ooh, I can't wait!

[Gasp] they're here!

Grandma, mom and dad are

Here with my new baby brother!

They're here, grandma!

♪♪ Oh, so soon?

♪♪ Yeah. Yeah, come on grandma,

Come on. Let's go. Come on.

♪♪ Sarah, you're gonna

Have to calm down.

Babies like it quiet and calm.

♪♪ Quiet, yes. Right. Calm.

Ok, let's go see the baby!

Hey! Hi! Welcome home!

Ah, gimme that baby!

♪♪ Hello, sarah. Hello, grandma.

I'd like you to meet the newest

Member of our family--paul hall

Small.

♪♪ Hi, paul, I'm your sister

Sarah. And we're gonna have so

Much fun together!

Hey, what do you want to do

First? Huh? Hey, hey, why don't

We go play with my sneezle ball?

Ok? Come on! Come on!

♪♪ Sarah?

♪♪ [Crying]

♪♪ Sarah, honey...

Sarah, honey, um...

You're scaring your brother.

I'm afraid little paul can't

Answer you.

♪♪ He can't?

♪♪ Uh-uh.

♪♪ Something wrong with him?

♪♪ No, sarah. He's a baby.

He won't be playing sneezle ball

Or even talking for at least a

Year.

♪♪ A year?

♪♪ Mm-hmm.

♪♪ But he is cute, isn't he?

Woodgie woodgie woodgie

♪♪ Oh, he's adorable.

♪♪ "Woodgie woodgie?"

Um, listen, uh, guys. Don't

You think you're over-reacting

Just a little bit here?

♪♪ Come on, let's go show little

Paul his new room.

Come on paul, come on.

♪♪ I'll just be waiting here,

Ok? Ok?

Boy, this really isn't working

Out like I thought it would.

♪♪ So the family hall small

Has a new bouncing baby.

But is everyone happy right now?

♪♪ Well, maybe...

Nobody seems to notice that I'm

Here anymore. Watch.

♪♪ Yes! Who's a happy

Wittle baby?

♪♪ Mom, dad, I did really well

In school today!

♪♪ That's nice, sarah.

Oh, ticklish?

♪♪ Are you tickle tickle tickle

Tickle tickle!

♪♪ Yeah, and I drew this

Picture too, see?

♪♪ That's very nice, sarah.

♪♪ Yeah, and the teacher told me

Today that I could move to the

Moon. I'm leaving friday.

♪♪ That's nice, sarah.

♪♪ That was a joke! You guys

Aren't even listening to me!

♪♪ Oh, I'm sorry, sarah, honey.

What were you saying?

♪♪ Well, I was just saying that

I would, uh...

♪♪ [Crying]

♪♪ Ooh.

I think he's a little cranky.

Someone needs a nap.

Ah, I think we should change

Him, too.

♪♪ Oh, do you need a change?

♪♪ Maybe I can change him!

♪♪ Oh, well, sarah, I'm afraid

You're a little too young for

That.

♪♪ Yes, that's right. We'll

Handle it, sarah. Come on.

Handle it, sarah. Come on. ♪♪ But...

♪♪ But...

Ok, I guess I'll just

Go practice playing my big bass

Go practice playing my big bass thumper bumper.

Thumper bumper.

Thumper bumper. Really loud!

Really loud!

♪ Rock-a-bye baby,

On the tree-top ♪

♪♪ Sarah! Just what do you

Think you're doing?

♪♪ I just thought I'd play the

Baby a lullaby.

♪♪ The baby is trying to sleep.

You're going to have to be quiet

Now.

♪♪ Uh, listen dad...

♪♪ Hmm?

♪♪ Maybe this whole baby thing

Was a bad idea. We could always

Send him back, you know.

♪♪ Sarah! He's your brother.

Honestly, I don't know where

You get these ideas.

♪♪ But dad, he's just a baby.

[Sigh] he's the only one they

Care about now. What about me?

What about sarah hall small?

[Sigh]

♪♪ Sarah's really quite sad,

And she doesn't know how.

But she wants attention.

♪♪ And I want it right now!

Oh, if I don't do something

Soon, things will only get

Worse.

Hello!

Hello folks, here I am. Dad?

♪♪ Dga. Ga. Woodgie woodgie.

♪♪ Ha ha ha.

♪♪ Mom?

♪♪ Woodgie woodgie goodgie

Goodgie goodgie goo.

♪♪ Ha ha ha.

♪♪ Hey, everyone look at me!

I'm a car! Veerum! Veerum!

Err!

Oh, brother.

Um, hey, everyone look, I'm a

Um, hey, everyone look, I'm a kangaroo! Boing boing boing...

Kangaroo! Boing boing boing...

Kangaroo! Boing boing boing... ♪♪ Boing boing boing...

♪♪ Boing boing boing...

♪♪ Walkin' on the ceiling.

Walkin' on the ceiling here,

Folks. Folks? It's no use.

All they're interested in is the

Baby.

Ahh, I know!

If it's a baby they want,

It's a baby they'll get. Hmph!

♪♪ Who's daddy's little baby?

Yes, you are! Yes, you are.

♪♪ Ga!

♪♪ Ga?

♪♪ Gagagogogogogahgahgahgahga!

♪♪ [Crying]

♪♪ Wah! Wah! Wah...

♪♪ Sarah hall small, what on

Earth are you doing?

♪♪ I'm crying! Aren't you going

To tuck me in and give me a

Snack?

♪♪ Sarah, you aren't a baby.

♪♪ But I still need your

Attention! You two have been

Spending all of your time with

Paul. You don't even notice me

Anymore. I'm your kid too,

You know. And I'm...lonely.

♪♪ Oh, sarah, honey. Oh, I wish

You would have said this to us

Before. So that's why you've

Been acting so...peculiar.

♪♪ Uh-huh.

♪♪ Oh, sarah, we're sorry.

We have been paying a lot of

Attention to paul.

♪♪ It's just that babies need a

Lot of taking care of.

♪♪ You did too, when you were

Paul's age.

♪♪ I did?

♪♪ Oh, yes. But you're still our

Little girl. And we love you.

♪♪ Thanks. That makes me feel

So much better.

I'm sorry I was so angry.

♪♪ Ga, ga, ga, ga ga!

Oh, and I'm sorry to you, too,

Paul. I'm going to be the

Best sister in seussville from

Now on, ok?

♪♪ Ha ha ha.

♪♪ Hey, he laughed!

Do you think he likes me?

♪♪ Of course, he does.

You're his big sister.

And you're gonna have to teach

Him everything there is to know

About being a kid.

♪♪ Oh, I will.

Stick with me, little guy.

And you'll be just fine.

♪♪ Ga ga ga?

♪♪ ♪Brother of mine

Brother of mine

I love you,

You know I do,

You're gonna find

We're two of a kind,

I love you, brother of mine,

Whether you're happy,

Or feeling sad and blue ♪

♪♪ [Crying]

♪♪ Oh, shh! Hey, there!

Um, woodgie woodgie?

♪♪ Ha ha ha.

♪♪ ♪ You can depend on me

To be there for you,

For you...

Brother of mine

We're two of a kind,

And that's how we'll always be ♪

♪♪ ♪ We are a family

♪♪ ♪ We are a family ♪♪ [giggling]

♪♪ [Giggling]

♪♪ So way far away in that

Deep seussville night.

A brother and sister

Will both be all right.

Oh, what a wonderful story!

[Sniff] endings like that just

Give me a big lump in my throat.

[Sniff] no, I'll be ok.

♪♪ Ahh!

♪♪ I guess some people still

Can't get along. Let's go see.

♪♪ Eh, eh, eh...

Cat, cat, I made my brother some

Fresh worms. Heh heh!

I hope he likes them.

♪♪ [Choking]

♪♪ Lester, lester, what's wrong?

What's wrong? Huh?

I--i made these worms just for

You! Just like mommy used to

Make.

♪♪ These worms are too dry.

Well-prepared worms are always

Served moist.

♪♪ Fine! Fine, fine, fine!

Don't eat them then.

All the more for me.

♪♪ No, I'll suffer through them.

♪♪ Oh, no, no, no, don't do

"Me" any favors!

♪♪ Uh, a bird does have to eat!

♪♪ Eh, let go!

♪♪ You let go!

♪♪ You think you're tough, eh?

♪♪ Not as tough as these worms,

Ooh!

♪♪ Fine! Take it!

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ Eh!

Lester, what have I done?

Aah!

Lester! Oh, oh-oh, lester!

It's all my fault!

♪♪ Oh, don't blame yourself,

Bird.

♪♪ Oh, lester, lester, I should

Have let you have the worm!

[Sobbing] you're stubborn, but

You're my brother [sobbing]

Ohh-oh, I can't stand the

Thought of anything happening to

You! [Sobbing] ohh.

♪♪ Don't wrinkle my tie,

Brother.

♪♪ Aah!

Brr-brr-brr! Lester!

You're all right!

♪♪ Yes, quite fine, actually.

And brother, I'm sorry.

It was my fault as well.

Thank you for caring about me.

♪♪ Oh, well of course I care

About you, lester.

I'm so glad you're all right.

♪♪ Yes, well I landed in this

Pot of soft batter. Hmm.

Say, is this birdseed brickle

Batter?

♪♪ Why, uh, yes, I thought I'd

Whip up a batch for you and

Terrence.

♪♪ A cat who makes birdseed

Brickle? Extraordinary.

It's good.

♪♪ Why, thank you.

♪♪ Ah, oh, I'm sorry brother.

I'm sorry I was so difficult.

You have a wonderful home, and,

And wonderful friends, even if

They are cats.

♪♪ Oh, thank you!

♪♪ And you're a wonderful

Brother.

♪♪ Aww. Thanks.

♪♪ ♪ It's all about fa-mi-ly

♪♪ ♪ Because in a fa-mi-ly

♪♪ ♪ It's all about brothers

And others who care ♪

♪♪ ♪ When you're in a fa-mi-ly

You're singing in har-mo-ny,

You're part of a party where

It's always fun to be,

That's why we love...our...

Fa-mi-ly! ♪

♪♪ Yay!

♪♪ Oh, I'm so glad you're here

Lester!

♪♪ Aw, thanks.

I'm glad I'm here too!

♪♪ What a day!

And it would not have been half

And it would not have been half so much fun without you.

So much fun without you.

[Piano playing]

♪♪ ♪ Hooray for us,

Hooray I say,

Hooray for all the fun

That we have every day,

And all the new faces

And all the new places we see,

Just you and me,

So come back soon,

And when you do

I'll have some new surprises

In my hat for you,

Just one last thing

And then I'm on my way,

Let's shout hooray!

Let's shout hooray! Just shout hooray! ♪

Just shout hooray! ♪
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