05x05 - Rupert and the Crystal Ball

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(Sighing)

MR. BEARAnother dreary day.

I'm afraid my garden can't take another week of this.

How are the ginger snaps coming along, Dad?

Oh, uh, as well as can be expected, I'd say.

How about the laundry?

It's all washed.

Well done, Rupert!

I suppose there's no point in hanging it outside.

Take it in and hang it by the fire.

Right, Dad. And I'll tell Mum we have everything under control.

(Gasping)

Ohh!

Hmm.

How are you feeling, Mum?

All right, dear. And lucky that I have strong helpers

who can take care of everything for me.

(Distant crashing)

MR. BEARAhh! Oww!

Dad's baking ginger snaps.

And how are we doing in here?

Just a touch of the flu, Mr. Bear.

With all this dismal weather we've been having,

I can barely keep up with the house calls.

Try to get plenty of rest, Mrs. Bear.

And a bit of sunshine wouldn't hurt. Good day.

Sunshine? Sunshine?

I'd like to know where to get some of that.

(Sneezing)

Oh, dear! Not you too?

I certainly hope not.

I've got too much baking to do.

I think they might be done, Dad.

Ohh! My ginger snaps!

The garden is where I belong!

Give me snapdragons, not ginger snaps!

(Knocking on door)

A pleasant good morning to you, Sir!

Uh, yes-- um, no thank you--

It-it's not a good time for visitors at the moment.

Ahh, don't mind if I do.

Mmm. Delicious. Simply delicious!

Reginald P. Healthminder's the name.

Dr. Reginald P. Healthminder.

I'm sorry. Whatever you're trying to sell,

I'm afraid we don't need any.

(Sneezing)

Well now, I would beg to differ!

Is that not the sound of someone suffering

from the influence of this unseasonable weather?

Oh, excuse me. I've been like this all week.

Well, suffer no longer! Allow me to introduce

Dr. Healthminder's patented Sunshine Tonic!

The amazing elixir that's guaranteed to cure aches, pains,

rashes, warts, bunions, blurred vision, tooth decay

and a host of other ailments too numerous to mention!

Including the common cold.

Really? Gosh!

No doubt it cleans silverware and slices carrots, as well.

(Chuckling)

Oh my word!

Why, I feel better already!

I'm-- I'm--

Amazed?

Well, in a word, yes.

My sniffles seem to have cleared right up!

I must admit, Doctor, you have quite a product here!

And the best part is, it's absolutely free.

Free? Free?

I'm afraid I've misjudged your motives.

Oh, tut-tut-tut. Say no more!

I'm just happy I could bring a ray of sunshine into your day!

A pleasant good day to you all.

Thank you for calling, Dr. Healthminder.

Yes, thank you very much!

Care to join me in the garden, dear?

I'd love to!

I know someone who could use

a ray of sunshine in their day too!

Look at this! It's lovely!

Could I take a few drops of Sunshine Tonic

to show the Professor?

He's been feeling under the weather too.

Certainly. I'm sure he'll find it very interesting.

Nothing like a bit of sunshine to cheer up a person.

Or a garden!

It looks like Dr. Healthminder has brought a ray of sunshine

to the whole neighbourhood!

Uh, Rupert, have you got a moment?

Oh, hello, Mr. Robin.

Well, I don't want to trouble you,

but, well, could I borrow your scarf?

It would only be for a short time.

I'll take very good care of it.

Why certainly. You do look cold.

Oh, it's not for me. No, it's for Mrs. Robin.


Oh, thank you, Rupert.

Our clutch of eggs should have hatched days ago.

It's been so difficult keeping them warm

in this miserable weather!

Hold on. I may have something even better than a scarf.

Dr. Reginald P. Healthminder's Sunshine Tonic!

Guaranteed to cure the chills of your entire family.

(Gasping)

It's like summer!

I guess we won't be needing this anymore.

I'm just glad I could bring a ray of sunshine into your day!

Thank you, Rupert!

And thank you Dr. Healthminder, whoever you are!

DR. HEALTHMINDERAnd the best part is, it's absolutely free.

Ohh! Remarkable!

My cold symptoms have vanished completely!

Oh, I must apologize

for casting aspersions on your obvious good character.

From one man of science to another, think nothing of it.

Just glad I could bring a ray of sunshine into your day.

Whoa! Hello there, young lad. Lovely day, isn't it?

Simply lovely!

I suppose. If you like it cool, damp and overcast.

Right you are, Rupert!

You have to be quite the optimist

to see the merits of this weather, I'm afraid.

Yes. I suppose only the clerk of the weather

has an answer for that.

You've hit the nail on the head, my boy!

I don't know why I didn't think of that before.

Come along, Rupert!

A visit to the weather office is long overdue.

WEATHER CLERKLatitude . Longitude .

Barometric pressure rising.

Ahem.

Sorry, no guided tours today.

My assistant is on holiday and as you can see,

I'm far too busy. Try calling next week.

Hello, Clerk--

Oh, Rupert! Hello.

And you too, Professor, good to see you both.

Well, we hate to bother you--

No, no need to explain. I know exactly why you're here.

It's right here on my list of things to do.

"Send clouds and rain to Nutwood".

I must apologize for the delay.

Rain? Rain?

Yes, I'm sure it will be a relief from the long spell

of hot, sunny weather you've been getting.

We haven't seen the sun in weeks!

What?

Rupert is quite right. Nutwood is enduring more than

its share of miserable weather these days.

I'll show you. It's all recorded here in the weather ledger.

See for yourselves. Right here in black and white.

Sunny, sunny, sunny. Sunny, right to the bottom of the page!

You must be mistaken.

We are not mistaken! And I've got the evidence to prove it!

And what might that be?

(Blowing)

My nose!

Well, I suppose there is a slight possibility

that the data input may not have matched the climatic output.

In other words?

Nutbush may have received Nutwood's sunshine.

Ah-ha, now we're getting somewhere!

That should be easy to fix.

Oh, of course!

Of course, it will require an internal investigation,

which you can request by completing form number C-.

Just fill that out in triplicate,

and I'll get to it as soon as I can.

Come along, Rupert.

It seems like a lot of paperwork to do for a bit of sun.

A lot of bureaucratic nonsense!

That's no way to run the weather!

I'd say this weather situation

bears some further investigation.

I intend to get to the bottom of things, first thing tomorrow!

At least we have Dr. Healthminder's Sunshine Tonic

until things are back to rights again.

(Sipping drink)

What? Oh, dear!

(Increased shouting)

Hmm. Perhaps I'll have to call it a day.

(Mrs. Bear sneezing)

Oh, thank you, Rupert.

This miserable cold has settled right back in again.

Don't worry, Mum!

The Professor and I will soon find out

what's going on with this weather.

I certainly hope so. In the meantime,

another dose of that Sunshine Tonic would help the situation.

(Knocking on door)

Why, Dr. Healthminder, what a coincidence.

I was just talking about--

Sunshine Tonic? The amazing elixir

that's guaranteed to cure aches, pains, rashes, warts, bunions,

blurred vision, tooth decay and a host of other ailments

too numerous to mention!


Including the common cold.

Why, yes. Thank you!

I'm glad I could bring a ray of sunshine into your day.

There's just a small matter of-- ahem-- my bill.

Whoa! Yes, of course.

Well, I suppose you can't keep giving it away indefinitely.

(Horrified gasping)

(Gasping)

What? This is outrageous!

How can you justify such an exorbitant amount?

Simple economics, Professor.

You need Sunshine Tonic, and I have it.

And you can keep it! Hmph! "Doctor", indeed!

You're nothing but a--

(Sneezing)

Oh, very well then.

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah!

Sorry, due to a recent increase in demand,

my previous half-price offer has just expired.

You'll have to pay full price.

What? This is simply scandalous!

Glad I could bring a little sunshine into your day!

Lovely day, isn't it?

Simply lovely!

He doesn't waste any time.

He's been through the whole village already.

A ray of sunshine, indeed.

Come along, Rupert. The sooner we get to the bottom

of this miserable weather system,

the sooner we can put that Healthminder fellow

out of business.

Finding anything unusual, Professor?

Nothing conclusive I'm afraid.

Hmm, that's odd.

Professor, what's the wind speed?

The anemometer reads . knots.

Nothing out of the ordinary.

It makes this cloud look out of the ordinary.

It should be moving in this wind.

Hmm, a perceptive observation, Rupert.

And one that bears closer investigation.

Once I get up there,

I'll relay my instrument readings back to you.

RUPERTRoger!

Anchors away, my boy!

Hmm. Most peculiar.

Professor to ground control.

Yes, Professor?

This is very strange.

The temperature should be falling as I climb,

but it's already degrees Celsius and rising!

Hold on, I'm beginning to hear an odd humming sound.

I'm experiencing an unsettling accumulation

of static electricity.

Which can only lead to one thing! Whoa!

(Lightning zapping)

Professor!

Ahh...!

Professor! Do you read me?

Professor!

Are you--

(Gasping)

He must still be up there!

I've got to do something!

MR. ROBINRupert!

Huh?

There you are! I've been looking all over for you.

Oh, hello, Mr. Robin.

Our eggs have hatched! boys and a girl!

You've got to come and see them!

I'm sorry, but I can't come right now.

I've got to rescue the Prof--

Uh-oh.

(Electrical zapping)

Look out!

You'd better land, Rupert!

It's too dangerous to fly in a thunderstorm!

Whoa...!

Whoa...!

It's so bright up here!

What's that thing?

Professor! You're all right!

Yes, Rupert, but I rather hoped you'd escape from this--

this cotton wool cloud.

Welcome to my little tonic factory.

What? Dr. Healthminder!

Worth its weight in gold, this little beauty.

Great Scott! You've been bottling condensed sunlight!

The clerk of the weather was right!

We have been getting sunshine all these weeks.

And you've been stealing it!

Now, now! Stealing?

Please, I prefer to call it repackaging.

I suspected something was amiss. This is utterly diabolical!

Well, it may be diabolical, but you must admit,

it is ingenious and I might add, profitable!

Let us go!

Certainly. I'd be happy to.

Just as soon as I've taken care of

all my good customers in Nutwood.


We've got to stop him, Professor!

Quite right, my boy! But how?

Rupert! Thank goodness you're all right!

Mr. Robin!

When your flying bicycle came down and you didn't,

I knew there was something wrong up here.

Yes, very wrong!

That's where all Nutwood's sunshine has been going!

Well, not for long!

(Grunting)

Maybe we can help him, Professor.

Take this loose end and tie it around the lever.

I'll try and pull it from here.

Okay, Rupert, start pulling.

You did it!

Good show, my boy!

The solar collector is closing!

Nutwood will soon be basking in sunshine!

Yes, but you can't put a price on good health, can you now?

And it looks like this nasty weather

is going to be with us for quite a while.

(Gasping)

Oh, for a limited time only,

I'm offering jugs of Sunshine Tonic for the price of !

All right, Madam, you drive a hard bargain.

for the price of !

Wait! How about I trade you for a pair of knitted socks?

(Bottles crashing)

Those meddling snoops have ruined my business!

It's nearly empty, Rupert.

It's our turn to bring a ray of sunshine

into Dr. Healthminder's day!

Oh, no! They're wasting it!

(Beak tapping)

It's no use.

I'll have to get help.

I think it's too late for that.

I suspect our host isn't going to be in a "sunny" mood!

Do you realize what you've done?

Sales were booming!

And now, I can't even give Sunshine Tonic away!

It wasn't yours in the first place!

Details, details!

Ohh! It's time to cut my losses in Nutwood

and move on to another town.

You won't get away with this!

We are going to contact the authorities the moment we land!

In that case, you leave me no option.

It's time to eliminate the competition.

Oh! Uh-oh!

Take no offence, gentlemen, this is strictly business.

(Bird screeching)

Huh? Oh, oh, oh!

(Electrical zapping)

No! Oh, now look what you've done!

Ohh!

(Shouting)

Ahh! My condenser!

This rope won't hold much longer, Rupert!

Ooh! Ohh! My money!

All my beautiful, hard-earned money! Ohh!

Ah! It's going to go! I can't watch!

Ahh...!

Huh? What?

What's this?

Hello, Rupert, Professor. Mind your heads for a moment.

What are you doing?

CLERKImpounding your cloud.

On what grounds?

Hmm, where to beginHijacking of weather systems.

Hijacking?

Oh, come now, it was just a slight re-direction.

And using it for your own personal profit.

What? There's some kind of law against that?

Improper collecting and storing of hazardous materials.

Hazardous? Sunshine Tonic?

It's perfectly safe. Why I'd--

Operating a cumulonimbus cloud formation without a permit.

Okay, okay, tell you what I'm going to do.

Drop these charges and I'll cut you in

for half the take in Nutchester.

Hold on now! How about /?

Whoa! Hey, take it easy!

I tell you, we could make a bundle! The sky's the limit!

I think his skies are going to have

a lot of limits from now on.

(Chuckling)

Quite right, Rupert! Quite right!

(Humming)

Hi, Dad. Do you want me to rake?

Oh, no thanks, Rupert. I'm really enjoying it!

Lovely day, isn't it?

Ha, ha, ha!

You bet, Dad! Simply lovely!

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