01x04 - Max The Hero

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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01x04 - Max The Hero

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♪♪ ♪ Skiddly ahh bop bow

Get upple on a wubble

Buzz into a bubble

Wubble on the double

And take your face

To a wubbulous place

Scuttle on a shuttle

Waddle in a puddle ♪

♪♪ Ow!

♪♪ ♪ Through the middle

Of a muddle

And dance your feet down

To wubbulous street

Flip, float, flop, and drop

Bottoms up down to the top

Insides, outsides

Here and on

When you get to the end

When you get to the end you go on and on ♪

You go on and on ♪

♪♪ Ooh!

♪♪ Yeah!

♪♪ Ha ha ha ha ha!

♪♪ Ew!

♪♪ ♪ Scuttle on a shuttle

Waddle in a puddle

Through the middle

Of a muddle

And dance your feet down

To wubbulous street ♪

♪♪ Hello.

♪♪ ♪ Get upple on a wubble

Buzz into a bubble ♪

♪♪ Yeah!

♪♪ Tighten up, get loose.

♪♪ ♪ In the wubbulous world

In the wubbulous world

Of dr. Seuss ♪

♪♪ Yeah.

♪♪ Marshmallow salad.

♪♪ Um, check.

♪♪ Good. Marshmallow slaw.

♪♪ Check.

♪♪ Good. Marshmallows.

♪♪ Here they come. Whoo! Check.

♪♪ Nice sh*t. More marshmallows.

♪♪ And...check!

♪♪ Great big marshmallow.

♪♪ I got it. I got it. Got it.

♪♪ Ok. Ok, ok, ok, good.

♪♪ Check!

♪♪ Ok, we're ready to picnic.

♪♪ Hey, he ate it all!

♪♪ He ate it all!

♪♪ Check! [Burps] ohh.

♪♪ Ok, once more from the top.

Marshmallow salad.

♪♪ Whoo! Check.

♪♪ [Barking]

♪♪ Max, come on. Come on, buddy.

Yeah.

♪♪ ♪ Tada

♪♪ Aaargh!

♪♪ Stop complaining, you

Miserable wretch. Do you want to

Ruin a nice game of fetch?

♪♪ Uh, no, i--i can't eat that.

♪♪ Oh. Hello!

♪♪ Hello!

♪♪ Hello there!

♪♪ Hi!

♪♪ Hi!

♪♪ Boy, I'm hungry. Let me at

It. Let me at it.

♪♪ No, no. Guys, guys, please!

I've got plenty for all.

♪♪ [Gasps]

♪♪ Let me at it. Let me at it.

♪♪ There you go. Dig in,

Little guy.

♪♪ Whoo-hoo! [Chomping]

♪♪ He's a good eater.

♪♪ Fur ball, it's time to play.

Hyah!

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ Oh, max...fetch!

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ [Laughs]

♪♪ Yeoww!

♪♪ Huh?

♪♪ Ooh.

♪♪ [Barking]

♪♪ I have a feeling he'll

Be back.

♪♪ Oh, what's for dessert, babs?

I don't know. Oh!

♪♪ Bubble-bump pie.

♪♪ With blue-butter cream!

♪♪ As blue as your eyes.

♪♪ Aww.

♪♪ That's sweet.

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ [Gasping]

♪♪ Hyah!

♪♪ Aah!

[Whistling]

♪♪ I've got a feeling

Something's about to happen.

Something's about to happen. ♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ What?

♪♪ The baby! The baby!

♪♪ The baby! The baby! [All screaming]

[All screaming]

♪♪ [Barking]

♪♪ The baby! The baby!

♪♪ Yes! It's a beautiful day at

The park for baby racing. The

Carriage is in the lead,

Followed by max, and the balaban

Family taking up the rear.

♪♪ Go, max! Go, max! Go, max!

♪♪ Baby balaban is still in the

Lead, but max is gaining. Oh,

It's max gaining! No, it's the

Carriage. Max, carriage, max,

Carriage, max. Boy, this is

Gonna be close. Carriage, max.

He's got it! Max has done it!

♪♪ [All cheering]

♪♪ Never in all my broadcasting

Years, ladies and gentlemen,

Seen such an athletic display by

A canine rescuing a baby

Carriage.

♪♪ [Barks and whines]

♪♪ Uh-oh.

♪♪ [Whining]

♪♪ Huh?

♪♪ Huh?

♪♪ Huh?

♪♪ Aah! Hmm?

♪♪ Heh heh. Good dog.

♪♪ [Sighs]

♪♪ Heh heh.

♪♪ My baby! My baby! My baby!

Ohh!

♪♪ Pretty baby. Pretty baby.

♪♪ That pup is a hero.

♪♪ That dog is so daring.

♪♪ He's brave and courageous.

♪♪ Incredibly caring.

♪♪ Wait! You saved the baby.

♪♪ Oh, what a wonderful doggie!

♪♪ Mom, mom, can we keep him?

Can we? Can we please?

♪♪ Well, now, dear, I don't see

Why not.

♪♪ Ooh, great! Let's see, what

Should I call him?

♪♪ Max?

♪♪ No, not max. I don't like

Max. Let's call him bill or tom.

♪♪ His name is max, and I am

Taking him home!

♪♪ Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay!

♪♪ Ha ha ha! Come on, max.

♪♪ Now, what's a nice pup like

Him doing with a guy like that,

Huh?

[Clock chiming]

♪♪ Welcome to another memorable

Episode of "unhappy people."

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ "You are a hero." Ha ha ha!

Imagine that, you a hero. That

Unhappy people guy, now there's

A hero. Oh, yes, max. A little

Lower. To the right. I mean, you

Were just fetching that thing.

Oh, ok, enough. Get off.

Get off.

♪♪ [Barking]

♪♪ Hmm? And just what is it you

Want now?

♪♪ [Whines]

♪♪ Doh, all right. Mmmm.

Heh heh heh.

♪♪ [Barks]

[Panting and barking]

[Clanking and clattering]

[Clanking and clattering] ♪♪ [sighs] hero. Ha ha ha ha ha!

♪♪ [Sighs] hero. Ha ha ha ha ha!

How about a nice game of fetch,

Hmm?

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ Now, where is that thingy?

♪♪ You're it, bunky! Ha ha ha!

♪♪ I'll get you! Hey, molly!

♪♪ What?

♪♪ Look. This is the dog that

Saved my baby sister.

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ Oh, he's so cute. Oh! Ha ha.

♪♪ You're a hero, boy. You know

That? Yes, you are. Yes, you

Are.

♪♪ I don't mean to interrupt,

But...raaaaaah!

♪♪ [Both scream]

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ Come along, max.

Now, remember, not another word

About this hero nonsense. Hmm?

♪♪ [Whines]

♪♪ [Whines] [knocking on door]

[Knocking on door]

♪♪ Oh, hi!

♪♪ You see, we just wanted to

Thank the hero who saved--

[Slams]

♪♪ Not another word.

[Telephone rings]

♪♪ Ooh! My paper's ringing. Oh!

Heh heh. "Daily flugel" city

Desk. Fox in socks speaking.

What? Dog saves baby? What

A story! Hey, we'll be right

There, ma'am. Thanks. Oh, mr.

Knox? Mr. Knox? Mr. Knox?

Wake up.

♪♪ [Snoring]

No more cheese--whoa!

♪♪ Come on, mr. Knox, stop

Fooling around. We've got

A story to cover, huh?

♪♪ Really?

♪♪ Yeah. I know it's hard to

Believe, but, um...

♪♪ This could be our opportunity

To get back on page one.

♪♪ And out of the funny pages,

Huh?

♪♪ Story by fox.

♪♪ Photos by knox.

♪♪ That's right!

♪♪ [Together] we're back!

♪♪ [Together] we're blind!

♪♪ I can't see anything.

Where's the door?

♪♪ Where am i?

♪♪ We've got to get to

The story.

♪♪ Oh, harold, you have made me

So unhappy.

♪♪ Yeah. Ha ha!

♪♪ Eunice, you have made me

Positively miserable.

♪♪ Great, great, great!

♪♪ Great, great, great! [Knocking on door]

[Knocking on door]

♪♪ [Together] say cheese!

♪♪ Huh? Aah!

♪♪ I got it! Ha ha.

♪♪ Oh, he didn't say cheese.

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ Wuxtry! Wuxtry! Read all

About it! Precocious pup pulls

Preschooler from perilous

Predicament! Public applauds!

♪♪ [Applause]

♪♪ Public pronounces praise!

♪♪ [Cheering]

♪♪ Public pays newsboy for

Paper! Right there, please.

I love the power of the press.

♪♪ Oh, what a nightmare.

[Groaning]

Huh? Precious preschooler

Pulled from peril by peerless

Pooch? Huh?

♪♪ This is sally spingel spungel

Sporn live from the home of max

The hero, a pup who saved a life

And won our thanks.

Mayor stovepipe--

Mayor stovepipe to be arriving

Any moment now, and--

♪♪ There's nothing to see here.

Move along.

♪♪ [Gasps] there he is! There's

Max the hero, a dog who saved

A baby and won our hearts. Come

On in, everybody. Let's see the

Home of this cute and caring

Canine. Ha ha! All right!

♪♪ Puppy! Puppy! Puppy! Puppy!

♪♪ Oh, my, yes! [Gasps] I think

The mayor is coming!

♪♪ Huh?

♪♪ That way!

♪♪ Ooh!

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ Press. Oh--heh--

♪♪ Hello, mayor! Are you here

To honor max the hero, a pooch

Who saved--

♪♪ Sally, sally, sally, sally.

Max's heroism is an inspiration

To all of us. So on behalf of

All the citizens of our town,

I hereby declare tomorrow

Max day!

♪♪ [Cheering and applause]

♪♪ I can't believe this is

Happening!

♪♪ Hooray! Yeah-ha!

♪♪ Ok, ok, that's enough. And

Finally, tomorrow at a ceremony

I will present max the hero--

Ah, there he is, hey, you--

With the key to our fair city.

♪♪ [Cheering and applause]

♪♪ Max. Max!

Max? Max!

♪♪ ♪ Let's hear it for the hero

Of the hour,

Three cheers for the doggie

Of the day

♪♪ Hip-hip-hooray

♪♪ Let's hear it now for max

The hero

♪♪ Let's find out what

These people have to say

♪♪ He's brilliant

♪♪ He's daring

♪♪ He's--

♪♪ He's confident and caring,

There's no one else

Like him around

♪♪ He's brave

♪♪ He's fearless

♪♪ Comp--

♪♪ Compassionate and peerless,

There's no one like

This great heroic hound ♪

♪♪ Max! Max, stop that at once.

Will you people get out of here?

♪♪ ♪ He's kind

♪♪ He's gracious

♪♪ Terrif--

♪♪ Terrific and tenacious,

There's no one like

This great heroic hound,

Let's hear it now for max

The hero ♪

♪♪ [Barking]

♪♪ ♪ Three cheers for the doggie

Of the day

♪♪ Hip-hip-hooray

♪♪ Hip-hip-hooray

♪♪ Hip-hip-hooray

♪♪ Hip-hip-hooray

♪♪ Hip-hip--hoo-- ♪

♪♪ Quiet!

♪♪ ♪ Ray

♪♪ Ooh.

♪♪ Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I hereby invite max to the

Mayoral mansion, where he shall

Be entitled to live forever in

The lap of luxury. Huh? How

About that? How about that, pup,

Huh? You'll like that, huh?

All right, let's go! To the

Mansion!

♪♪ Oh, yes! Come on, let's go.

♪♪ Here we go, max.

♪♪ So you're a hero. Well,

Hip-hip-hoo-haa. Three jeers and

A howl, and a huge heartfelt

<Span>baah.</Span>so go be a hero. I'll let

Out a cheer. Go live with the

Mayor. You're not welcome here!

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ [Barks] ♪♪ hmph. And stay out!

♪♪ Hmph. And stay out!

♪♪ What a parade!

♪♪ That max is an ace.

♪♪ He deserves each hooray!

♪♪ Each smile on each face.

♪♪ Hey, here he comes now.

Hey, it's time for confetti.

♪♪ Ah, the little guy's got it.

♪♪ Cat c, are you ready?

♪♪ Hooray, hooray!

♪♪ He dumped it all out!

♪♪ Hoo boy.

[Fanfare playing]

♪♪ [Barks]

♪♪ Max!

♪♪ Hmm?

♪♪ Max, my heroic poochy.

I've got something for you.

Huh? Huh?

This is a velvet-lined spun silk

Slipper from the kingdom

Of ka-larry. There ya go.

Ha ha ha. Ahh.

Max, you deserve

Only the finest.

Ahh, frankly, I don't know how

You made due with that green

Fella for so long. I mean,

What would anybody see in him?

Oh--oh, ha ha ha. No, max, no.

Pets don't brush their masters.

♪♪ Oh?

♪♪ Masters brush their pets,

Huh? Ahh, brusher,

Mayoral brusher.

♪♪ Ahem.

♪♪ Oh, yeah, hey, armond. Yeah,

Prepare max for the max day

Festivities, all right? [Sighs]

Max. You're a hero.

The pride of the people.

You belong to the ages now.

Ahh, you'll forget all about

That grinch guy soon enough,

Huh? Sure you will. All right,

Do a nice job, armond. I want

Him to look pretty, eh?

♪♪ Ohh.

[Whimpers]

♪♪ Have you ever had any

Experience being a "pet"?

♪♪ N-no-no--i--

Ooh-hoo-hoo!

[Crash]

♪♪ Next.

♪♪ Well, I'm generous and kind

To others. I'm the nicest moose

You'd ever want to meet.

Some call me big-hearted.

Whoa-whoa!

♪♪ Next.

♪♪ Ahem. Woof.

♪♪ Next.

♪♪ Ehh. [Humming]

♪♪ Ahh. Who needs a pet?

Uncivilized creatures,

Scratchy and screechy flea

Bidden leachers. Can't stand

'Em. Don't need 'em,

Don't want 'em, oh, no.

I'll never have one, not ever.

♪♪ Yah bah blahh blahh!

[Whimpering]

♪♪ Hello.

[Glass breaks]

♪♪ [Whimpering]

♪♪ Kibble?

♪♪ Ahhh!

♪♪ Today's episode of "unhappy

People" will not be seen so that

We can bring you the following

Max day spectacular.

♪♪ Live from mayor stovepipe's

Mansion, it's the max day

Celebration! Featuring that dog

We love, that dog we need,

Max!

♪♪ Yechh! Max day, indeed.

Who needs him? Not i.

I don't need max at all.

Why would I need max when I

Have--

♪♪ Arrr.

♪♪ Ahh. This rock. Heh!

I don't need you, max.

I've got plenty of stuff.

♪ A rock and a hat,

A sack full of weeds,

A carton of crust,

Some broken old beads,

A bowl of old oatmeal,

Two stuffed centipedes,

I love my stuff

And my stuff loves me

♪♪ A hero, a savior,

So valiant and true

♪♪ Hoo-rah, huzzah,

Yippee, ya-hoo

♪♪ Have a tidbit, a morsel,

A chow and a chew

♪♪ We love our max

And our max loves us

♪♪ Ooh, my stuff,

My wonderful stuff,

Who needs a dog when

I've got enough

Gruffulous, ruffulous stuff

♪♪ Have a basket of biscuits,

A truckload of treats

♪♪ A cup full of crud,

Chunks of moldy old meat

♪♪ And for dessert...

♪♪ Spider legs

♪♪ A selection of sweets

♪♪ We love our max

And our max loves us

♪♪ I said all my stuff

♪♪ Our wonderful pup

♪♪ Who needs a dog

When I've got enough

Gruffulous, ruffulous stuff

My baubles and beebles,

Fleebles and fluff,

Who needs a dog when

I've got enough? ♪

♪♪ Ahh, what?

♪♪ ♪ Stuff

♪♪ Max loves us

And we love him, too

♪♪ My stuff loves me,

Don't you, old shoe?

My stuff loves me,

And stuff, i...

Love...

You ♪

♪♪ [Whimpering]

♪♪ Ahh. [Groaning]

♪♪ [Growling]

♪♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,

Whoa, whoa, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!

Whoa! Ahh!

Oh. Yeah. What the--ahh! Get!

What?

Max...

Max...

♪♪ Coming up, max day, live with

Sally sporn!

[Indistinct talking]

♪♪ That's some dog!

♪♪ Let's see this hero.

♪♪ When's he coming out?

♪♪ Ohh, max. Ohh. Huh?

♪♪ [Gasps] it's the grinch!

♪♪ Grr!

♪♪ What's he doing here?

♪♪ Yeah!

♪♪ Vultures.

♪♪ Is this thing on?

♪♪ Ooh, sorry.

♪♪ Much better. There you go.

Enjoy. Yes. Next.

♪♪ Let me in.

♪♪ Is your name on the list?

♪♪ I don't have to be on

The list. [Growls]

♪♪ Next.

[Gasps] regina, the exquisite

Queen of ka-larry. Ahh. Right

This way, your majesty.

♪♪ Uh, I'm with her.

♪♪ Uh, I'm with her. ♪♪ I don't think so. Next!

♪♪ I don't think so. Next!

Not even close. Next!

[Sighs]

♪♪ This is sally spingle spungle

Sporn live at the mayor's

Mansion for a day of maximum

Celebration of a dog named max,

A dog who saved a tot--

And--[grunts] won our--aah! Oh!

[Trumpets]

♪♪ It sounds like the max day

Festivities are about to begin.

[All hooting]

♪♪ Ohh! [Grunts]

[Panting] I'm going back to

Radio.

♪♪ There's max!

[Cheering]

♪♪ Hooray!

♪♪ Yip-yip-yahoo!

[Growls]

♪♪ Mayor stovepipe, how does it

Feel to hold a hero in your

Arms?

♪♪ Ah, well, there was this

Admiral once. Uh--but this is

The first one with a cold, wet

Nose. Yeah.

♪♪ [Laughs] yes, and what do you

Think we can all learn from this

Brave pup?

♪♪ Well, that inside all of us,

There is a hero, that even

A little doggie can make a big

Difference.

♪♪ A big difference indeed.

♪♪ Yeah.

♪♪ Made by a little dog named--

♪♪ Max!

♪♪ Huh?

[Gasps]

♪♪ Max?

[Whimpers]

[Barks and pants]

♪♪ Ohh. That's just what

The admiral did!

[Barks]

♪♪ Aww, my max!

[Crowd murmuring]

♪♪ [Growls]

Aww, max. I just want to say--

Well, I want to tell you--

What I mean to say is, I'm--

[Growls]

♪♪ Um, yes. Well, this has been

Sally spingle spungle sporn live

From the max day festivities.

Let's roll!

♪♪ Ook! Ook! Ook!

♪♪ I've missed you, max.

♪♪ Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

♪♪ And you know what I just

Realized?

♪♪ Yeah?

♪♪ I think, a little while ago--

♪♪ Yeah?

[Growls]

♪♪ Something bit my leg!

[Yelps and barks]

♪♪ Max?

♪♪ Hmm?

♪♪ Don't fetch.

♪♪ Mm-mm-mm.

[Both grunt]

♪♪ Grinch, grinch, grinch,

Yuck, yuck, yuck!

♪♪ Na-na, na-na, na, na!

Na-na, na-na, na, na!

Whoa!

♪♪ Uh-oh!

♪♪ Oh, what a lovely idea!

♪♪ Right for the whole town to

Celebrate!

[Screaming]

♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ Oh, no!

♪♪ The truck!

♪♪ We need help in a hurry!

♪♪ Relax, look, there's really

No reason to worry.

[Screaming]

[Screaming]

[Clicks]

[Brakes squeal]

[Cheering]

♪♪ Oh! Oh!

♪♪ That thing, that hairball,

It stopped the truck!

♪♪ What gumption! What courage!

♪♪ What guts and what pluck!

♪♪ He saved the mayor!

♪♪ Hip-hip...

♪♪ Hooray!

♪♪ I now declare, uh...

What are you?

♪♪ Ahem. A flitzpizzle, if you

Don't mind.

♪♪ Ahh! It's flitzpizzle day!

[Cheering]

♪♪ What do you think

A flitzpizzle is?

Well, it doesn't matter!

♪♪ Can I touch it?

♪♪ He won our hearts!

[Indistinct talking]

♪♪ Come on, max. What do you say

We go home? Eh?

♪♪ Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! [Grunts]

♪♪ Ahh.

♪♪ Hmm. Why would a dog like

That grinch

So much more...

♪♪ Than being a hero...

♪♪ With goodies galore?

♪♪ What an odd thing.

♪♪ What a strange end.

♪♪ I guess even a grinch needs

A grinch's best friend.

♪♪ And vice versa.

♪♪ We interrupt "miserable

People" for this special report.

♪♪ Yow! With the grain, max.

With the grain!

♪♪ This is sally spingle spungle

Sporn live at the flitzpizzle

Day festivities. A flitzpizzle

Who saved a mayor and won our--

[Growling]

♪♪ Get off my micr--

Cut! Cut! I said cut!

♪♪ Cut! Cut! Cut!

Cut, cut, cut!

♪♪ Hmm?

♪♪ We now return to "unhappy

People," already in progress.

♪♪ Mmm.
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