02x03 - Save the Chameleon!/Save the Platypus!

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Wonder Pets!" Aired: March 3, 2006 - October 17, 2016.*
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Series follows a trio of classroom pets—Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck, and Ming-Ming Duckling—who use teamwork to help animals in need.
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02x03 - Save the Chameleon!/Save the Platypus!

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[Kids chanting] wonder pets! Wonder pets!

We're on our way

To help a friend and save the day.

We're not too big, and we're not too tough,

But when we work together, we've got the right stuff!

Gooooo, wonder pets!

Yay!

[Bell ringing]

[Kid] the wonder pets.

Save the chameleon.

[Teacher] come on, everybody.

It's time to go home.

[Boy] bye, ming-ming.

[Girl] see you tomorrow, tuckster.

[Boy] later, linny.

[Door shuts]

[Jingling]

♪ The phone.

♪ The phone is ringing.

♪ The phone.

♪ We'll be right there.

♪ The phone.

♪ The phone is ringing.

♪ There's an animal in trouble... ♪

♪ Better get there on the double. ♪

Huh?

♪ There's an animal in trouble somewhere. ♪

[Grunts]

Ming-ming, what are you doing?

What do you mean, tuck?

You sang...

♪ Better get there on the double. ♪

That's not what we usually sing.

I know, but I felt like a change.

♪ Sometimes it's fun to shake things up. ♪

♪ I like when our songs stay the same. ♪

Guys, there's an animal in trouble.

Look.

♪ It's a baby chameleon.

[Ming-ming and tuck] ♪ what's a chameleon?

♪ Chameleons are lizard who change their colors. ♪

[Both] wow.

But what's his problem, linny?

I see the problem.

Look.

[Hawk squawks]

That's a cuckoo hawk,

And from what I see,

He looks hungry as a cuckoo hawk can be.

[Both] oh no.

♪ A chameleon and a hungry cuckoo hawk. ♪

♪ This is vewry upsetting.

♪ Don't you mean "se-wious?"

♪ You keep forgetting.

♪ I'm shaking things up today. ♪

♪ Let's save the chameleon.

♪ Let's save the chameleon. ♪

[All] ♪ let's save the chameleon.

Wheeeeee!

[All giggling]

♪ Linny. Huh?

♪ Tuck. Huh?

♪ And ming-ming too.

[All] ♪ we're wonder pets, and we'll help you. ♪

This isn't my cape or my hat.

True.

Isn't it gweat?

Let's all wear each other's stuff today for fun.

Well, I guess we could try.

That's the spirit, tuck.

♪ Go with the flow.

I don't see the red disc.

♪ This is serious.

Hey, that's my line.

You said to shake things up.

Touche.

You learn fast, tuck, old pal.

Hey, let's shake things up even more

And make a new flyboat.

[Both] yeah

We can use this drum.

♪ What's gonna work?

[All] ♪ teamwork.

♪ What's gonna work?

[All] ♪ teamwork.

[All] ooooh.

A drumboat.

You can't b*at it.

[All giggle]

Come on, wonder pets.

We've got a baby chameleon to save.

Whoa!

This drumboat takes some getting used to.

We are coming to save you, baby chameleon,

From that hungry old cuckoo hawk.

[All] whee!

Whoa!

Whoo-hoo!

[All] ♪ wonder pets! Wonder pets! ♪

♪ We're on our way

♪ To help a baby chameleon and save the day. ♪

♪ We're not too big...

♪ And we're not too tough...

[All] ♪ but when we work together,

♪ We've got the right stuff.

Gooo, wonder pets!

Yay!

[Tuck] where are we, linny?

[Linny] we're near africa, on the island of madagascar.

[Tuck] wow.

[Ming-ming] love your groovy trees.

Look, the chameleon.

[Tuck] he's so blue.

You can see him a mile away.

Let's land, wonder pets.

[All] whee!

♪ Hello, baby chameleon. ♪

♪ We have traveled far to save you from... ♪

[Hawk squawks]

[Wonder pets] the cuckoo hawk!

[Tuck] he looks hungry.

Do you think he sees the baby chameleon, linny?

I think he might.

[Ming-ming] baby chameleon,

If you don't mind my saying,

You stick out like a sore thumb on that rock!

♪ Dear baby chameleon,

♪ Perhaps you're not aware ♪

♪ That at this very moment...

[All] ♪ a cuckoo hawk's up there.

And he can see you.

♪ Dear baby chameleon...

♪ Things sure would improve... ♪

♪ If you'd get up off your rock... ♪

[All] ♪ and move, move, move.

Uh-uh.

But that cuckoo hawk up there

Looks really hungry.

Hmm.

Uh-uh.

He ain't budging.

Step into my office.

♪ We have a pwoblem.

♪ He can't stay there.

♪ He's an animal in trouble... ♪

[All] ♪ who doesn't care.

What do we do, linny?

I'm not sure.

Hey, look, wonder pets.

Leapin' lizards!

Those two chameleons just changed from blue to green.

That's right.

Chameleons can change color.

[Ming-ming] they did it again!

[Tuck] and when they turn green, they're hidden.

You can hardly see them.

You can't see the chameleons

Because they blend in with the moss.

It's called "camouflage."

[Tuck and ming-ming] camouflage?

Uh-huh.

♪ In the forest in madagascar ♪

♪ Chameleons turn to green. ♪

♪ And in the forest, when they turn green, ♪

♪ Chameleons can't be seen.

♪ It's camouflage.

[Both] ♪ it's camouflage.

♪ It's camouflage.

[Both] ♪ it's camouflage.

♪ It's camouflage.

Hey.

I know how we can save the baby chameleon.

We just have to get him to change his color.

[Hawk squawks]

Come on, wonder pets.

We better hurry.

♪ Baby chameleon,

♪ We know what to do

♪ So that the cuckoo hawk will not eat you. ♪

♪ Just change your color from blue to green. ♪

♪ The cuckoo won't see you. ♪

♪ Do you know what we mean? ♪

What do you say, baby chameleon?

Will you change colors?

Uh-uh.

Oh, bwother.

♪ The cuckoo hawk.

[Hawk squawks]

♪ He's getting closer.

♪ This is se-wious.

We have to get the baby chameleon to change colors.

But how?

He doesn't want to change colors.

I know.

Let's show him how much fun it is to shake things up.

Yeah, just like we did in the classroom.

But how do we shake things up in madagascar?

Like this, wonder pets.

♪ Linny.

♪ Tuck.

♪ And ming-ming too.

[All] ♪ shaking things up is what we love to do. ♪

♪ Dah-ditty-dah-dah-dah.

♪ Shake it up.

♪ It's a blast.

♪ You should do something new and do it fast. ♪

♪ Put on a silly mustache...

♪ Or a skirt made of bamboo.

♪ For a laugh, be a giraffe. ♪

[Ming-ming] ♪ and use teamwork too.

[All] ♪ or maybe change to green instead of just staying blue. ♪

Huh?

[All] ♪ shake it up.

♪ Shake it up.

♪ Shake it up!

We still got it.

[All] ♪ shay-yay-yay-ya-ake.

Did it work?

Yes. He's smiling.

He liked us.

He really liked us.

So what do you say, baby chameleon?

Will you change to green?

Hmm.

[Hawk squawks]

The cuckoo hawk.

You can do it.

Change.

This is your last chance, se-wiously.

[Linny] look, he's changing.

[Hawk squawks]

And just in time.

We better hide, wonder pets.

[Hawk squawks]

The cuckoo hawk doesn't see the baby chameleon.

[Ming-ming] ♪ he can't be seen against the green. ♪

[Tuck] the cuckoo hawk's flying away.

[Linny] we did it.

It's the chameleon's daddy.

♪ Thank you for saving my son, ♪

♪ Wonder pets.

[All] ♪ you're welcome.

Did you like changing colors, son?

Uh-huh.

This calls for some celery.

Why not try some lychee nuts with your celery?

Now that's shaking things up,

In a good way, of course.

Well, wonder pets, it looks like our work here is done.

To the drumboat?

To the drumboat.

[Wonder pets] bye, baby chameleon.

Bye, daddy chameleon.

Bye-bye.

[All] ♪ wonder pets! Wonder pets! ♪

♪ We found a way

♪ To help a baby chameleon and save the day. ♪

♪ We're not too big...

♪ And we're not too tough...

[All] ♪ but when we work together,

♪ We've got the right stuff.

Gooo, wonder pets!

Yay!

Ooh!

Whee!

Yay!

Wow!

Whoa!

Splash!

[Bell ringing]

[Teacher] I'll see you all tomorrow.

[Girl] good day, ming-ming.

[Boy] bye, tuck.

Bye, linny.

[Yawns]

Tuck! ♪ Ming-ming is missing.

[Gasps] she is?

♪ I am?

♪ I could swear I was right here. ♪

♪ Ming-ming, you're in my cage. ♪

♪ I am?

♪ You are.

♪ That's really bizarre.

Glad you're okay, ming-ming.

What's this?

My nana made that.

Be careful.

♪ Ming-ming, you are welcome to stay, ♪

♪ But please put my things away. ♪

You got to loosen up a little.

♪ Hey, what's this?

Hey!

♪ Ming-ming,

♪ Please don't touch my turtle... ♪

♪ Or else.

♪ Or else what?

♪ Or else...

♪ I'm not going to talk to you anymore. ♪

The silent treatment, huh?

Bold, but how could you not talk to me?

My--my turtle sculpture.

♪ Now it's a duck with a cherry on the top. ♪

That does it.

♪ I am not talking to you anymore. ♪

Yeah, sure.

Hey, are you two playing nicely?

[Jingling]

♪ The phone.

♪ The phone is ringing.

[Toy squeaks]

♪ The phone.

♪ We'll be right there.

Hmph!

♪ The phone.

♪ The phone is ringing.

Splash!

♪ There's an animal in trouble... ♪

♪ There's an animal in trouble... ♪

♪ There's an animal in twouble somewhere. ♪

Are you really not talking to me?

Hmph!

Se-wiously?

[Grunts]

[Grunts]

Is everything okay, you two?

[Both] fine.

[Platypus squealing]

Listen.

♪ It's a platypus who lost his way. ♪

♪ He's stuck on a river, and he's not okay. ♪

What's a platypus?

♪ It lives in the river and swims in the muck ♪

♪ With a body like a beaver and a nose like a duck. ♪

Wow, can I see?

Of course.

The baby platypus can't swim to the shore.

[Tuck] oh, no.

♪ A baby platypus who's stuck in a river. ♪

♪ This is se-wious.

♪ We have to help him.

♪ Let's save the platypus. ♪

[All] ♪ let's save the platypus.

♪ Let's save the platypus.

Wheeeeee!

[Horn honks]

Ming-ming.

Come on, tuck.

Let's be friends again.

Give us a smile.

Hmph!

♪ Linny.

♪ Tuck.

♪ And ming-ming too.

[All] ♪ we're wonder pets, and we'll help you. ♪

Tuck, you know, I could stop talking to you too.

Hmph!

Fine, in that case...

♪ Linny, please inform tuck

♪ That if he wants to talk to the duck, ♪

♪ He...

♪ Is out of luck!

Hmph!

Come on, you two.

We have a baby platypus to save.

I'll put up the mast.

No, I'll put up the mast.

[Both grunting]

The flyboat!

♪ It's getting away.

I have an idea.

Ming-ming, tuck...

♪ Hold each end tight

♪ And stretch this string with all your might. ♪

[Ming-ming and tuck] ♪ then what?

♪ You'll see.

♪ What's gonna work?

[All] ♪ teamwork.

♪ What's gonna work?

[All] ♪ teamwork.

Impressive.

Hop in, wonder pets.

We've got a baby platypus to save.

We are coming to save you, baby platypus!

That was for linny's ears only.

[All] whee!

♪ Wonder pets! Wonder pets! ♪

♪ We're on our way

♪ To help a baby platypus and save the day. ♪

♪ We're not too big...

♪ And we're not too tough...

[All] ♪ but when we work together,

♪ We've got the right stuff.

Gooo, wonder pets!

Yay!

This is australia, the land down under.

Down under what?

That's just something they say in australia.

Different stwokes.

Look, it's the rain forest, and there's the river.

Cool.

Wow.

I'm not talking to you.

My beak is zipped.

♪ That's totally fine,

♪ 'Cause so is mine.

[Platypus squeals]

[Linny] it's the baby platypus.

♪ Hold on.

♪ We're going in.

[Platypus squealing]

♪ There he is.

♪ He can't hold on all day. ♪

♪ We got to save him.

[Both] ♪ before he washes away.

♪ I know.

♪ I can swim and pull him in... ♪

♪ Alone.

Good riddance.

Hold on, tuck.

That river is moving too fast.

[Platypus squeals]

♪ So much for a swimming tuck. ♪

♪ It's time for a flying duck. ♪

Careful, ming-ming.

Grab on, baby platypus.

[Squeals]

Up, up, and aw-- wait a minute.

[Squeals]

♪ Linny, tuck, I hate to tell you all, ♪

♪ But the platypus is heading... ♪

[Platypus squeals]

♪ For a waterfall.

[Both] ♪ a waterfall?

♪ This is se-wious.

Hey, I know.

We can string a vine across the river.

Yeah, just like we did in the classroom.

Great idea,

Then I'll climb across and catch the baby platypus.

Ming-ming, tuck,

♪ Hold each end tight

♪ And stretch this vine with all your might. ♪

[Ming-ming and tuck] right!

But I am not talking to ming-ming.

And I'm not talking to what's-his-name.

Fine, but we still have to work together,

Wonder pets.

♪ Linny.

♪ Tuck.

♪ And ming-ming too.

[All] ♪ we're wonder pets, and we'll help you. ♪

♪ What's gonna work?

[Ming-ming and tuck] ♪ teamwork.

♪ What's gonna work?

[Ming-ming and tuck] ♪ teamwork.

[Platypus squealing]

I got him.

Whoa!

Ouchy.

Linny, tell ming-ming to pull.

I can't!

I'm about to go over a waterfall with a platypus!

You have to do it, tuck.

♪ Ming-ming made me so upset,

♪ But I am a wonder pet.

♪ I'll bring my silence to an end ♪

♪ 'Cause I have to save my friend. ♪

Ming-ming!

[Gasps]

♪ Tuck, is that you?

♪ Yes, ming-ming.

♪ Here's what you have to do. ♪

[Platypus squeals]

♪ Pull on the vine,

♪ And linny will be fine.

Okay, tuck, old pal.

Thanks, guys.

Great teamwork.

Look, it's the mama platypus.

Oh, thank you, wonder pets.

I've been so worried.

We're happy to help, mama platypus.

Tuck, can we talk?

You made me really upset in the classroom, ming-ming.

I know.

I'm sorry.

What do you say, tuckster, friends?

♪ Friends.

This calls for some celery.

Thanks, mr. Delivery kangaroo!

Well, it looks like our work here is done.

To the flyboat?

To the flyboat.

See you, baby platypus.

[Tuck] bye, everyone.

[Baby platypus squeals]

Bye, mates!

[All] whee!

Whoa!

Whoo-hoo!

[All] ♪ wonder pets! Wonder pets! ♪

♪ We found a way

♪ To help a baby platypus and save the day. ♪

♪ We're not too big...

♪ And we're not too tough...

[All] ♪ but when we work together,

♪ We've got the right stuff.

Gooo, wonder pets!

Yay!

Ooh!

Whee!

Yay!

Whoa!

♪ Tuck, do you want to play? ♪

♪ Sure, ming-ming.

♪ That would make my day.

Crunch!

[Kid] little airplane.

[Giggling]
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