02x08 - Barking at Buddha

[bunniefuu]

What's the story you wishbone?What's

this you're dreaming of?Such a

big imagination on

such a little path?

What's the story you wishbone?Do you

think it's worth the love?It

kind of seems familiar, like a

story from above.

Shake a leg now, Wishbone Let's

wag another tail

Sniffing out adventure

With Wishbone on the drill Come on,

Wishbone

What's the story of Wishbone?

What's the story of Wishbone?

What's the story of Wishbone?

What's the

story of Wishbone?Pay for delivery.

Thanks, Wishbone. Yeah, my pleasure, pal.

Tell you what. You catch up on current

events. Here you go, Wishbone. And I'll

catch up on breakfast. Ellen and I'd like

to have eggs Benedict with a side of

bacon and oh, yeah, I'm a dog. I get

kibble. Mom, today's 8th

grade sports banquet made the paper.

Banquet?Count me in. So the big day

finally arrived. Yeah, tonight at Pepper

Pete's. But a bunch of us are going

swimming at the bluff before that. Oh,

OK. Oh, that's

Sam now. See you later. Oh,

wait a minute. I'll go with you. I have

to go to the supermarket.

You know, next to lunch and dinner,

breakfast is the most important meal of

the day.

Growing dog needs his nutrition.

Hey, guys. Hey, where is everybody?Could

have at least told me they were leaving.

What

am I going to do all day?It looks like

Oakdale has a new local hero. An

incredible hero. But this isn't an

ordinary story of heroism. This guy

has four legs and a tail. HuhThat's

right, folks. We're talking dog.

Dog. You mean like. A dog dog. Stephen

Byers always known his dog Rex was

exceptional. But yesterday morning in

downtown Oakdale, Rex showed the kind of

heroism we can all look up to. By

pushing Cassandra Keller out of the way

of a speeding car, Rex showed what it

really means to be a hero.

Cassie ran out in front of the car and

that dog pushed her away. Wow, he

saved a kid's life. Such bravery,

such dignity, such heart. If Rex can do

it, I can do it. I have all the

qualifications. I got four legs. I got

fur. I got a tail. That's it.

I now have a grander purpose in life. All

I need is something grand to do and I'll

be as big a hero as any on TV.

Next up, emergency rescue Terrier enters

sports store. I hang with the older kids

all the time. The man invites me.

You mean the man's mom makes him take you?

Greetings, young Marcus. Can I save you

today?The 8th graders are going swimming

at the bluff. You don't want to miss out,

Marcus. Well,

Marcus, we promised Uncle Travis we'd

finish these displays today.

Wishbone, I wish I could go everywhere

like you. I'm stuck with this dumb

display instead of doing cool stuff with

the older kids. I know what you mean.

I've been looking for something heroic to

do all morning. Marcus,

have you ever heard of the story of

monkey?Talk about someone who wanted

to grow up fast. Stories about his

adventures were part of an oral and

dramatic tradition in Asia for centuries.

In the 1500s, Wu Chung An wrote one of

the most popular versions of this legend,

combining for the first time stories of

monkeys growing up years and his later

journey to find sacred scrolls.

Our story is about monkeys growing up

years. And it begins in ancient China,

when a boulder was enchanted by the

heavens and earth.

The boulder broke apart to reveal a stone

egg. From the egg hatched

Monkey. OK, I'm not really a

monkey, but work with me here. It's a

character thing. Monkey was very

ambitious. He established a wonderful

home for all the monkeys behind a

waterfall, but he yearned for

something more. He wanted to be an

immortal, someone who had lived forever.

Eventually, he left his kingdom to seek

out someone to teach him the secret to

immortality.

The way is most secret.

Never handle the truth as if it were

worthless. Do not waste

the vital powers. They are

sum and total, all

magic. After 10 years of traveling,

Monkey found the instruction he wanted in

the cave of the slanting moon and three

stars. There he sat at the feet of the

great Patriarch Sabote, who taught him

the secrets to becoming powerful and

immortal. Monkey learned quickly.

I have learned all that Patriarch Sabote

can teach. I can even cloud soar like the

immortals. Watch.

I can do anything! I've even perfected

transformations! Behold,

monkey! Ta-da! Thank you,

thank you very much. You're too fat.

Vienna, what is causing all this

noise?Be gone, how are you?

Monkey, you're showing off again.

I was simply demonstrating a

transformation, teacher. Did you think I

taught you in order that you might show

off in front of other people?I am

sorry, Master. I

will not punish you, Monkey, but you

must leave. Never tell

anyone who taught you all youYou know,

you still have much to learn about

using your talents. Wise.

I will not say a word about you, Master.

I'll say I found it out all for myself.

Hey, Marcus. We're in. We're

going swimming at the bluff. Really?You

invited me. The monster. Who else?But we

need to hurry. They're leaving now. I

don't know. Uh-oh. Double trouble.

Looks like Marcus is going to need a

watchdog.

Marcus, you need to tell your uncle that

you're leaving. Marcus! Come on,

Joe, wait up. Jimmy, get lost. The

bluff is no place for little kids. Come

on, Demont. No, he's right, Jimmy.

The bluff is no place... Wait a minute.

Did I just say Demont was right?While we

climb up to the bluff, can you guys take

Wishbone and watch your stuff?Watch your

stuff?Sure, Joe. Yeah,

thanks, Demi. That'd be a big help. OK,

Joe. I'll stand right here. If you need

me, just yell. See, we're in.

What's so in about watching their stuff?

I wanted to go swimming.

Imagine how I feel. This could have been

my opportunity to save you from a shark

or or a runaway speedboat or anything. Do

you know what an important job this is to

watch their stuff?When I was at NASA last

year, I got to watch the astronaut stuff

when they were with the other space guys.

Yeah, it'll be OK, Marcus. Consider this

job a stepping stone on your way to

becoming a big kid.

You see, Monkey was a little too eager to

be the top dog before he'd learned all he

needed to know. Ah,

Jade Emperor. I seek a position here in

heaven equal to my own importance. Shall

we speak of it immortal to immortal?

And you are?

Surely you've heard of me. I'm the

handsome monkey king.

Who is this pompous monkey who thinks

himself my equal?He lacks

court manners, Excellency, because

Monkey is an immortal who has just

arrived from the lower regions. I'm told

he teaches his followers all manner of

w*r games and that he tricked the

Dragon King out of that battle gear.

But he carries no weapons. He

wields magic like a God.

Very well, then. I will give him a

job where we can keep our eye on him.

So, my monkey king. Yes?

You seek the position of prominence among

your fellow immortals. Then you shall

have it. I give you the job of

Pima Wen in the imperial stables.

Go then and begin your important

duties immediately. Thank you, my

emperor. I shall attend to the job at

once. Stables, stables,

stables. And then I

turn right, and I still can't find the

stables. Ah, you are

unfamiliar to me. What are you called?

I am the Handsome Monkey King. My rank is

P-ma-win. Actually,

P-ma-win is no rank.

Probably too high to be classified.

No, too low. Spelled backwards, it

can be interpreted as... One who smells

horses. Gas. What?How

dare they trick me?If looking after

horses is for the lowest riffraff, I'll

have none of it. I'm worthy of a higher

status. The Jade Emperor shall hear of

this. Still

ready to jump into action at any moment,

guys?Get in trouble.

Call on old Wishbone. Stinks, Jimmy. You

said we were going swimming. I don't

think hanging out here is cool. It's

boring. The big kids don't even want us

around. They'll probably invite us to

swim with them any minute. Besides,

Sam likes me. She's nice. And she

smiled at me. How can I do anything

heroic when I'm on backpack duty?See?

I

told you they'd invite us to join them.

Come on. Are you ready for

us?I'm excited to see my swind up.

No time, Shrimp. We have to go home and

get ready for the sports banquet now.

Banquet?Oh, Joe, you're back. I was

having the best dream. I dreamt I was

swimming, and then the pond turned into a

giant bowl of dog food. Sorry,

guys. It won't be too much longer till

you'll be old enough to swim with us.

Thanks for watching your stuff. We really

appreciate it.

SeeI told you she likes me, but we never

got to swim with her. Hey, you heard

Demont. We have something bigger to do

now. We have to get ready for the

banquet. Mmm, banquet. Oh, I'm hungry.

Hey, let's head over to Pepper Peep

before everyone else does. Yeah, that'll

impress them. Great idea. I can stick

with these two and still get a chance to

do something heroic and get fed! Wait

for the dog! The hungry dog!

Oh, hi, Mr. Kepler. We came over a little

early to help set up the banquet. What?

Oh, yeah, yeahSay, there is something

you boys can do to help. What?I have to

pick up the trophies, and the trophy shop

closes in about 15 minutes. Sam was

supposed to be here by now, but I don't

think she has her key. Could you wait

here for her?If any customers show up,

just tell them we're closed until 8 for a

private party. You betcha. Sure, Mr.

Kepler. Thanks, boys.

Guess I better start crowd control. Oh,

excuse me, ma'am. I'm the official Pepper

Pete's guide dog. Future news item and

hero of folktale. You'll have to keep

moving. We're closed for a private party.

Do come back after eight, though. And

thank you for your cooperation. Is this

too cool or what?Cool.

Yeah, we're finally doing something

important. Extremely important.

I'm sure that lowly appointment at

Stables was just a mix-up. I wish to be

called Great Sage, equal to heaven.

Yes, well, any

title will do, I suppose.

I am certain that you will find caring

for the Peach Garden more suited to your

You need talent. Then I am off

to my duties. Now, where's the peach

garden?What an unruly monkey.

His title means nothing, but I am hoping

that by living on celestial ground, he

will settle down quietly.

Yes, my lord, but we must be careful.

The trees in the back of the garden bear

the immortal peaches only once every



Monkey discovers eating those Peaches

will send him to a higher level of

immortality, he will become powerful

beyond our control. You are right.

Monkey must be watched.

Oh, I'm stuffed. I meant to eat only

one Peach, but I couldn't resist.

Oh, that hurt. Who are you?And what gives

you the right to pick my Peaches?

Great Sage, don't be angry.

I am Purplejack, a fairy maiden sent

by Her Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, to

pick the Peaches of Immortality for the

Peach Banquet. Pardon me.

Immortality?Banquet?Hmm

Shall I be asked to this banquet?Other

than the usual guests, I don't know who

will be invited. Well, I'm not a

usual guest, but I am Great Sage, equal

to Heaven. I don't see why I shouldn't be

invited. I'll just scout around a little

to see whether I'm to be invited or not.

What a banquet this is.

My, look at all the stuff. Celestial

ambrosia, nectars. Oh, I don't know what

that is, but I'm going to eat it later.

Mm, Jane juice. Oh, mm, mm, mm,

mm. This stuff is so good. And if I'm not

mistaken, he who drinks J juice becomes

indestructible.

Hello, my second home. Maybe we should

wait outside until Sam gets here. That's

what Mr. Kepler wanted us to do.

Check out this place.

Maybe we shouldn't.

Let's see now. What am I going to get

today?Hmm

Look at all these pizzas.

Freshly baked pizzas with your choice of

toppings. All you can eat. Hey, let's do

Mr. Kepler a favor and start cooking

these. We'll have

everything ready when he gets back. I

don't know. Besides, we don't know how to

cook. I've watched Mr.

Kepler a lot. Besides, he's done all the

hard stuff, so now all we have to do is

turn this thing on. I can get Italian

sausage. I always get Italian sausage.

Maybe pepperoni.

I'm impressed everyone will be when they

find out it cooks their pizzas. Maybe

you're right. Oh, I'll be impressed.

Now we

wait. Cool. Guys, look what I found.

Let's play some hockey. Let's check out

that hockey.

And Marcus has got the puck. He moves up

and past the blue line. He's across the

noodle zone. And he passes it off to this

other little red guy there. And and Jimmy

trying to block it. And it's he's going

to sh**t and he scores. Do you smell

something?It's pizza smell. It's OK.

It's a fire. Quick, we have to put it

out. Fire.

There's no way it's too late. Let's get

out of here.

It's OK. I'll call 911.



a hero. Hey, Marcus, wait up!

Only Monkey could have made this mess.

The banquet is ruined. If

Monkey ate the immortal Peaches and drank

the heavenly nectars, he may be

impossible to subdue. My Lord, we shall

see. Bring him to me for punishment.

So the Jade Emperor sends his minions to

capture me. But I am more immortal now,

thanks to that incredible feast. And how

will you ever catch someone who's 10

times your size?

He what?

Monkey has escaped. We cannot

control him. Perhaps he

can be subdued with wits rather than

weapons, Emperor.

Good idea. I will ask the Buddha to

intervene immediately.

Who are you?I am the Buddha of the

Western paradise.

I have heard of the trouble you have been

causing in heaven. How dare

you behave like this?Nothing could

content me but to live in the palace of

the immortal Jade Emperor. The Jade

Emperor has been perfecting himself for

millions of years. What

magic have you that would enable you to

seize the blessed throne of heaven?Hey,

nice trick. I will make a bet with

you. If you are really so

clever, jump from the

palm of my hand. If you can,

you shall have the Jaden First throne.

If you cannot, you must

submit to my will. And

return to Earth. Of course I can jump

from your hand. With a single leap, I can

cloud soar beyond the world. You will

lose this wager, Buddha.

Foolish Buddha. Even now, these pillars

mark the edge of the world. But he may

not believe I've been here, so I'll mark

this pillar to prove it.

You lose, Buddha. Tell the Jade Emperor

to pack his bags. I just soared to the

edge of the world, and as proof I marked

a pillar. Silly child.

You never left my hand.

Look. What?

My power cannot match yours, Great

Buddha. Not your power,

Monkey. It is your wisdom

that is lacking. O

gifted and immortal,

you have much to learn.

In 500 years, you will finally

be ready to go on an important mission.

I submit to your discipline, GreatBuddha.

No one's going to find us here. Jimmy,

let's go back. No, I can't.

We probably burnt down Pepper Pete's and

Olive Oak Street and your uncle's store.

No way. I'm staying here until things

settle down. Maybe I could lead Marcus

back to town. That would be heroic,

considering the circumstances.

On second thought. Maybe you're right.

Besides, my mom wanted me to pick up

Dicky's dog food on the way home. What?

Hey, Jimmy. Come on, Marcus. We have to

help Walter. Or Travis. Hi,

Travis.

Uncle Travis, before you say anything,

it was my fault. I started the fire at

Pepper Pete's. There wasn't a fire,

Marcus. Just a lot of smoke and

quite a bit of damage. And there won't be

a sports banquet either. An important day

was ruined for a lot of people. I didn't

mean for anything to happen. We were just

trying to impress the big kids, I guess.

I wanted to be like them.

Well, instead of impressing,

you're going to be apologizing to

everyone. Come on, let's

go.

I won't ever do anything dumb like that

again. I'll count on it. You know,

growing up means making mistakes. That's

life. But I'll be around to help you

make better decisions. That you can count

on. If you want to be treated more like a

grown-up, Marcus, you're going to have to

act more like a grown-up. And you'll be

doing that sooner than you think. What do

you mean?You'll be cleaning up the mess

in Pepper Peets first thing tomorrow

morning and stocking shelves at Oakdale

Sports and Games till you pay for all the

food you ruined. Are the pizzas really

burned?He had

to a crisp. We burned the

pizzas. We burned the pizzas. Oh,

man. Travis, I'd like to start my

apologizing right now. I am so sorry we

burned the pizzas. I'm really sorry.

This will be just like cleaning the deck

of a name ship. My grandfather's the

captain of one of those. One time,

I got to help him scrub the deck. They

have lots of mops. We'll be cleaning

forever. And I'll be right there with

you, young man. Oh, look, there's

Rex. Oh, look at that.

He's a regular dog walking his human.

And I'm a regular dog walking a human.

And you know what?I like that job, even

if it doesn't get me on the news. Right,

Marcus?Marcus, you can't let that boy out

of your sight for a minute. Marcus!

Yoo-hoo! Hey, Marcus!

Guess what?I saw Rex. You know, the dog

who was on TV?I mean, he looked a little

different, but still. I'm cuter. The

Chinese writer Wu Chung-an described the

heavens as the Cloud Palace in the

Treasure Hall of the Holy Mists, and

Monkey wanted to live there more than

anywhere else. To get him there, we

needed our own heavenly empire, so we dug

a hole to China. What we elected to do

for Monkey. was to

research Chinese theater,

Chinese storytelling, landscape

painting, some elements of Chinese

landscape design. And we took these

elements, combined them in a new and

different way. Sean, go

ahead and come off your perch. We're

going to move your rock.

I decided to set it in a place that

wasn't real. The entire

Stage was one huge cloud with islands

of land that floated in the clouds. We

make clouds with a fog fluid poured over

dry ice. Under the fog, we set up lights

to create a heavenly glow. The set was

designed to look very fantastic, and that

includes me. It was going to be full of

people with masks, people with.

Bright costumes that were full of

things that didn't seem real at all, but

were fun to look at, set in a place that

was in the clouds. We even used actors

as set decor. When we needed a Peach

tree, we hung Peaches from our from our

people. The Peaches look

so real, I just had to taste a few.

Really. OK, I imagined how

heavenly they tasted, but that's how it

works. A good story and a little

imagination can take you to new heights.