♪
♪ Jakers!
♪ Jakers! It's
♪ Jakers! It's the
♪ Jakers! It's the tales
♪ Jakers! It's the tales
of
♪ Jakers! It's the tales
of our
♪ Jakers! It's the tales
of our pal
♪ Jakers! It's the tales
of our pal Piggley
♪ Ireland is the
world he loves so well
♪ He wriggles out of spots
that are downright stickley
♪ How he does that
only he can tell
♪ Piggley, Ferny,
Molly and Dannan
♪ Never miss a chance
to have too much fun
♪ In Tara or Raloo
♪ Lots of excitement
for everyone
♪ Curiosity's in a hurry
♪ Leaving no time
to stop and think
♪ The line between wild
and crazy gets blurry
♪ Jakers! The Adventures
of Piggley Winks
♪ Something in the way
his eyes start blazing
♪ Tells us he's on
to a brand new plan
♪ His lips curl up
it's downright amazing
♪ Looking for mischief
well he's your man
♪ Piggley, Ferny,
Molly and Dannan
♪ Never miss a chance
to have too much fun
♪ In Tara or Raloo
♪ Lots of excitement
for everyone
♪ Jakers! They go to bed
just to wake up early
♪ To get in trouble
or on the brink
♪ The line between wild
and crazy gets blurry
♪ Jakers! The Adventures
of Piggley Winks
[humming]
- Ah, let's see
what we have today.
- It could be a new video game
with ultra power controls.
- And super sound explosions!
- I don't think so.
- Maybe it's a motocross
bike with spiked wheels!
- Or a mini music player
that we can load
with a million tunes.
- No way.
- Well, now.
Is this guessing game closed
or can anyone play?
- Oh, it's not a game grandpa.
- Mom called and said
she's coming home
with a brand new devon rex.
- You don't say.
And now, just what
is a devon rex?
- We don't know!
- They're trying to
guess what it is.
- Power drill!
- Ice cream maker!
- I told them we should
just call mom's cell phone
and find out.
- What?
And stop this grand
guessing game?
Aww, little exercising
of the imagination
is good for the brain.
Reminds me of a time
when some of me
friends back in Ireland
had the same kind of fun.
- Your mom got a devon rex too?
- No.
But my friend Ferny
did get a pet once.
You see, Ferny had
a way with animals.
He loved them all, so he did.
But oddly enough, he had
never had a pet of his own.
[laughing]
[laughs]
[frog croaks]
That is until one day.
- Por favor papa,
please.
- Do you think you're ready
to have a pet Fernando?
- Oh, si papa!
I take really good care of him.
Con mucho amor.
I feed him a lot and make
sure he has lots of water
all the time.
You'll see.
[door squeaks]
- Ahoy there land lovers!
- Oh Captain Cumara.
- Buenos dias Capitan!
- Would that be me anchor
you have hanging there
Don Toro?
- Si, I have just finished it.
- A fine sea worthy
thing she is.
- Muchas gracias.
- So, may I get one papa?
Quiero no papa, please?
- Just what is it
you're longing for?
The way a sailor
longs for the sea
young Ferny.
- I really want a
pet of me very own
Captain Cumara.
I take good care of it everyday.
Even Saturday.
Oh papa, may I get him?
Por favor?
- You know mijo,
taking care of a pet is a
very big responsibility.
But, I think you're ready.
- Oh!
Gracias papa!
Thank you, thank you!
Oh thank you!
- Well now, if it's
a pet you want,
I know just the one.
You two would go together
like soda bread and marmalade.
[gasps]
Come by me shack sometime
tomorrow afternoon
to pick him up Ferny.
He'll be waiting there for you.
- Yes sir Captain Cumara.
I'll be there, I will.
Goodbye!
Thank you!
Ooooh!
- [Grandpa Piggley]
The next morning,
Ferny invited Dannan and
me to come along with him
to pick up his brand new pet.
It was then, Ferny
realized he had no idea
what kind of pet he
was going to get.
So, it made getting
there quickly
all that much more important.
And three of us
could hardly wait
to find out what Ferny's
new pet was going to be.
[spits]
- When I said I liked the beach,
I didn't mean I
liked it on my face.
- Ahoy matey!
Captain Cumara!
- Hello Captain!
- Captain!
Hello!
I'm here to pick up me pet sir!
- Maybe it'll be a dog Ferny.
- Or it could be
a cat, you know.
- I'll bet it's a parrot!
Just like the kind
that pirates have!
- Oh, do you really think so?
- Eh, Ferny,
are you sure it was today
that you are supposed
to pick up your pet?
- Oh yes.
The captain said,
"come by me shack sometime
tomorrow afternoon,
"and he'll be there
waiting for ya."
- A ha, afternoon?
Afternoon?
Ferny, it won't be noon
for another hour at least.
- An hour?
- Janey Mack!
I can't wait that long
to find out what it is!
- Sure you can Ferny.
We'll all just sit down
here and wait together.
- I can't stand it!
I have to know what kind
of a pet he's bringing me
right now!
- Aw, whatever kind it is,
I'm sure it'll be great Ferny.
- Captain Cumara travels
all over the world.
He knows where to get
the best of everything!
- That's right!
And he's a fine fisherman.
Maybe he'll bring you
back a fish for a pet.
- Oh, I'd love to have
my very own fishy.
A nice little gold fishy.
- Oh, he won't be just no
ordinary little gold fish Ferny.
- But, I like ordinary goldfish.
- Captain Cumara's
probably found you a
one of a kind, bigger
than life goldfish.
So bright and shiny,
that it gleams in
the sun like magic.
- Oh.
- With a mighty fin on its back,
and a tail as big
as a giant merman.
The greatest goldfish
in the ocean!
- Fishy!
Oh fishy!
[festive music]
[ballroom music]
[laughs]
I'm going to love
having a pet goldfish.
- Well, now that we know
what you're getting,
let's all sit down
and wait until noon
for the fish to arrive.
- Right.
- Absolutely!
- Is it noon yet?
- No Ferny, not yet.
- I don't know if I can wait
much longer Dannan.
- Of course you can.
And it'll all be worth it
when the captain brings ya
your goldfish!
- You know Ferny,
we could be wrong about
this goldfish thing.
The captain sails all
over the world you know?
He might be bringing you
some strange creature
that he found at
some far away place.
- Oh.
I hope it's not too strange.
- Maybe something like
this mouse he was carving.
- He's not so strange.
He's just a cute little mouse.
- Well, you see.
All mice are cute.
But not all of them
are little you know?
- Do you think me pet
might be a cute big mouse?
- It could be!
The ones from far away
places usually are.
- What, what, what.
- It's a well known fact Dannan.
- Don't you think it
might be this big?
- Bigger.
- This big?
- Bigger.
- This big?
- Hmm.
That's about the
size of the babies.
- Janey Mack!
Mousy!
Oh Mousy!
Ah Piggley,
what do you think
a giant mouse eats?
- [Piggley] Don't
worry about that Ferny.
A giant mouse eats everything!
That's how it grows so big!
[squeaks]
[squeaks]
- Oh.
[squeaks]
[sniffs]
[screaming]
[screams]
[screaming]
[screaming]
I think I'd rather
have a goldfish.
- Goldfish are nice.
- They certainly are.
- You know, I really don't
understand these kids.
- Why not just--
- Why would anyone
want a cold, wet,
slimey, disgusting
fish for a pet?
- That's why--
- Why don't they get
a soft and warm, and fluffy,
and glamorous sheep.
S-H-E-E-P
sheep.
I mean, let's face it.
We're adorable.
We have gorgeous eyes,
amazing hair
and not to mention
we're extremely humble.
- [Ferny] Do you
see the captain yet?
- No.
- [Ferny] How 'bout now?
- No.
- How 'bout now?
- And still no!
I'm sorry Ferny,
but watching for Captain Cumara
won't make him get
here any faster.
- How 'bout if we
play a fun game?
Time always flies when
you're having fun.
- Great idea Piggley!
We can play hide and seek!
- You stand here
and count to 10.
While Dannan and I go and hide.
- Okay then.
One, two, three, four
- Forget about our game boys!
I think I know what kind of pet
Captain Cumara's really
bringing home to Ferny!
- You do?
What is it Dannan, what?
- I'll give you a hint!
- Ugh, bananas?
- Right, and who eats bananas?
- I do?
- And who else?
- I do as well.
- And so do monkeys?
- Jakers!
I think you're onto
something there Dannan.
Captain Cumara is
bringing Ferny a monkey.
[imitating a monkey]
- A monkey?
- With all these bananas,
he might be bringing a
whole lot of monkeys!
- Brilliant Dannan!
- Thank you Piggley.
- Congratulations Ferny.
You're about to be the owner
of a whole lot of monkeys.
- Janey
Oh, wait a minute.
Monkeys might be
fun to play with.
Monkeys!
Oh monkeys!
[islander music]
- Come on Ferny, let's play!
[festive islander music]
♪ We can have the funny
monkeys in our tree
♪ Who come across the
sea to play with me
♪ Monkeys on the ground
♪ Monkeys all around
♪ Monkeys are the
perfect pet for me
♪ Monkeys are the most
fun that you can have
♪ Everyday they play and
jump and swing and laugh
♪ Jumping up and down
♪ Swinging all around
♪ Monkeys are the
most fun you can have
♪ Monkey see
♪ Monkey do
♪ We love them
♪ Yes we do
♪ Monkeys are the most
fun that you can have
♪ Everyday they make a
jump and sing and laugh
♪ Jumping up and down
♪ Swinging all around
♪ Monkeys are the
most fun you can have
♪ Monkeys on the ground
♪ Monkeys all around
♪ Monkeys are the
perfect pet for me
[laughing]
- Having all those monkeys is
going to be great fun Ferny!
- Will you come over and
play with them everyday?
- Oh, they would be lots of fun.
But papa told me
that having one pet
is a big responsibility.
I'm not sure I'm ready
to have lots of pets.
Where would we put them all?
How would I feed them?
- Hmm.
You do have a point there Ferny.
Your room is kind of small.
- And, it's not that easy
to grow bananas in Ireland.
- I'm afraid I'm going to
have to tell Captain Cumara
to take all those monkeys back.
- Grandpa, you guys
didn't really think
Ferny was going to get a
bunch of monkeys did you?
- No, I don't suppose
we really did.
But all that monkey talk
was certainly helping
Ferny pass the time
waiting for his
real pet to arrive.
- So did the captain
ever get there?
Did he finally
bring Ferny his pet?
- Well now, it was almost noon,
so we knew the captain
was due any minute.
But that just made it all the
harder for poor Ferny to wait.
- I think I hear him coming!
[birds squawking]
I guess not.
- It's almost noon Ferny.
Captain Cumara will
be here any time now.
- Do you think he might bring me
a nice little goldfish
after all Dannan?
- It could be Ferny.
- Oh, I hope so.
- What?
Are you two daft?
Captain Cumara sails to the
farthest corners of the world.
He's not going to bring
back a plain old goldfish.
- But goldfish are nice Piggley.
- Of course they are, but
the captain will probably
bring you the most special pet
anyone could ever have.
Why, I wouldn't be
surprised if it was a
a
dragon!
- A dragon?
- Oh, that would be special!
A dragon of me very own.
Dragon.
Oh dragon!
[laughing]
- [Piggley] A dragon could
help your dad at his shop.
- Muchas gracias senor dragon.
- [Dannan] If a dragon is a pet,
nobody would ever dream
of giving you trouble.
[whimpers]
- And I could fly all
through the sky.
Hello Miss Nanny!
Janey Mack!
Who hoo!
- [Dannan] Of course, your
dragon would give your friends
rides as well,
wouldn't he Ferny?
- Of course he would.
- Woo hooo!
[laughing]
- A dragon would be the
most brilliant pet ever!
- [Captain Cumara]
Ahoy there landlubbers.
[gasps]
- It's Captain Cumara!
- He's here with me new pet!
- Ferny!
Wait!
- You're not to be taking
a ride on that dragon
without us.
- Do you have me
pet Captain Cumara?
Did you bring him with you sir?
- Of course I did Ferny.
A sailor's word is
as solid as his ship.
- Does it have scales of gold?
- And flappy wings on its side?
- Aye, that it does.
- It is a dragon!
- Whoo hooo you'll be the
first one in town to own one!
- May I see it now
Captain Cumara?
- There he be Ferny.
- That's not a dragon.
- No, it certainly is not.
- It's a fish.
- We're sorry Ferny.
- It doesn't even fly.
- Aww he's a handsome
fellow isn't he?
Look I think he smiled at me.
- Of course he did.
He knows he's home.
- Thank you Captain Cumara.
It's just what I was hoping for.
- Ah well now.
I suppose a fish is a
pretty good pet after all.
- Yes, but I'd still
rather have a dragon.
- I saw him in the pet store
and knew he was the
one for you Ferny.
- I'm gonna call him Thor.
Thor was the most fantastic
viking spirit there ever was.
And this is the most fantastic
pet there ever could be.
- Ferny was so happy with Thor,
he forgot all about
having a dragon.
None of us ever forgot
the fun we had that day
imagining what kind of
pet Ferny might get.
- See Meg?
And just like grandpa,
Seamus and I are having fun
trying to guess
what a devon rex is.
- A 26 speed racing bike.
- A sports car.
- Come on Meg, take a guess
before mom brings it home!
- Aw, okay.
Umm, I think its
a kind of desert,
with whipped cream!
- Cool!
- Alright!
- What do you think a
devon rex is grandpa?
- Well I'd have to say
that a devon rex is
a kitten with white
fur and brown patches
big ears and white whiskers.
- Wow grandpa.
How'd you come up with that?
- Because your mother has
just arrived with one.
- Oh!
A kitten.
- Can I hold him?
- He is so cute.
- Awesome
- Mega cool!
- That is mega cool.
But I still rather
have a dragon.
[instrumental music]
03x05 - How Much is that Dragon in the Window?
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The show chronicles the boyhood adventures of Piggley Winks, an anthropomorphic pig from Ireland, and how he relates these stories to his grandchildren as a grandfather in the modern day.
The show chronicles the boyhood adventures of Piggley Winks, an anthropomorphic pig from Ireland, and how he relates these stories to his grandchildren as a grandfather in the modern day.