03x12 - Aw, Shucks/Family Scareloom

[bunniefuu]

♪ Vampirina ♪

♪ We were normal vampires
In Transylvania ♪

♪ Like the other monsters
On every block ♪

♪ Till we packed our things
And we flapped our wings ♪

♪ And we got a case
Of human race culture shock ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ I may be blue
With pointy teeth ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ But I'm not so different
Underneath ♪

♪ It's true that our taste
May be a little offbeat ♪

♪ But we're the battiest
Monsters you'll ever meet ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ A ghoulish girl
In a human world ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

♪ It may seem strange
But it's true ♪

♪ I'm just like you ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, Vampirina ♪

[Vampirina]
"Aw, Shucks."

Hey, Vee. Wow, your garden
looks amazing.

Thanks. It is coming along
scarily.

Mama and I have been
working on it all year.

Ooh, it's nice to have
a full garden again

like we did back
in Transylvania.

You'll love these flowers.

They're called
singing snapdragons.

Watch.

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

Whoa. So cool.

It's like they're putting on
their very own concert.

All you need
is an audience.

That's a great idea.

Mama, we should have
a garden party

and invite everyone to come over
to hear the snapdragons sing.

Ooh, that would be enchanting.

We have been waiting all year
for them to bloom.

I'll go scare up
some invitations.

[crooning]

Did I hear something
about a garden party?

Yup. Mama's going to invite
all our monster friends

to come see
the singing snapdragons.

Hate to break it to you,

but looks like we got trouble
on the way.

Monstro-Crows.

[Vampirina]
Monstro-Crows? Oh, no.

I don't know
what Monstro-Crows are,

but I'm scared already.

Monstro-Crows are really bad
news for Transylvanian gardens.

They eat up any kind
of monster crop.

I just never thought
they'd find us

all the way here
in Pennsylvania.

If the Monstro-Crows
eat the snapdragons,

then they can't sing
at our party.

We've got to do something.

-Go away.
-Bad birds.

-[birds cawing]
-[Gregoria] Get out of here.

[yawns]

Can't a ghost take a nap
inside a pumpkin these days?

Aah!

Demi, we've got Monstro-Crows.

Don't worry.
Ghost on the job.

I'll just, I don't know,
spook them away

with my spooktacular
spooking talents.

-I got to see this.
-Excuse me, crows,

but, ahem...

blammy, yammy, cuckoo,
blah-blah.

-[cawing]
-Aah!

Okay, that did not
go as planned.

But if at first
you don't succeed...

hide inside a pumpkin.

Wait a spooky second.

Maybe we can't scare
these crows away.

But you know who can?

Miss Cuddle Cakes?

-Dracula.
-A flamingo dressed like a pig?

No. To scare crows,
we need a scarecrow.

Demi, Gregoria, do your best
to keep the crows away.

We'll go find Mama.

Come on.

Fangtastic.
We'll see you tonight.

Mama, we've got a batty
bad situation.

Monstro-Crows.

[gasps]

Oh, frogs and fangs.

If we don't stop those crows,

we won't have much of a garden
for our garden party.

That's why I thought we should
order a scarecrow.

Brilliant idea,
screamkins.

I'll place a rush order
on Deliver-eek.

Best scarecrow.
Immediately.

There.

Our scarecrow
should be here--

Oh! Right now.

Whoa. That was fast.

Rush Deliver-eek
at your service.

Here you go. One super-scary
limited edition scarecrow.

If there's only one scarecrow,
why so many boxes?

Some assembly required.

Always make sure you read
the fine print first.


Please enjoy
your scarecrow.

Oh!

Let's put him together.

Shouldn't it be,
you know, alive?

His head is...empty.

Hmm. If he only
had a brain.

Found it.

-Bridget.
-What?

You're holding a brain.

Yeah. I know.

I'm...

Oh! Holding a brain!

Aah!

Well, hello there, friends.

The name's Thatch.

I'm your new scarecrow,

and I'd love to put a smile
on everyone's faces.

Wow!

Check out
my scarecrow shuffle.

-[scatting]
-[all laugh]

Hey, how about
a little juggling?

Oh! Whoa! Hey.
Here they go.

-Whoa, so cool.
-Ta-deedly-da!

Absolutely
fangtastic.

Thank you, thank you,
thank you.

[laughs]

And thank you.

That was bat-tastic, Thatch.

I'm Vee, and we're so glad
you're here.

I hope it's not
too corny to say,

but I'm feeling dandy
as a dumpling to be here too.

Now, what can
I do you for?

We need you to scare
all the Monstro-Crows

away from our garden.

Scare? Well, I wouldn't
call scaring my specialty.

I prefer to sing and dance
and make people laugh.

You're really, really great
at all those things.

But for today, can you be
really, really scary too?

Well, don't you worry
your pretty heart, little Vee.

I'll get rid
of all your crow problems.

And that's a scare-antee.

[laughs]
Thanks, Thatch.

Well, howdy there, crows.

That's not very
neighborly of you.

Leave this garden alone.

Shoo. Now, shoo!

Thatch? You have to scare them
away, remember?

Oh, yeah. You're right.

[yells]

[blathering]

I'm always the first
to be scared,

but what Thatch is doing
is not scary at all.

Hey, Thatch?

Maybe we can try
something else.

These Monstro-Crows
are pretty stubborn.

And hungry! Help!

Okeydokey, little Vee.

I'll just tell
a scary joke.

[chuckles]

Hey, uh,

what's a skeleton's
favorite instrument?

[caws]

A trom-bone.

[giggles]

What a rough crow-ed.

Thundering snapcorn.
More crows.

That's the last straw!

[screams]

This is getting
scarious.

[screaming]

I can't look.

[groaning]

[crooning]

Thatch? Are you okay?

I'm supposed
to be a scarecrow,

but I couldn't
scare crows.

Not even an itty-bitty
itchy bit.

I should just hang up
my overalls and call it a day.

I'm the worst scarecrow
there ever was.

Thatch, come back.

Thatch, what are you doing?

I'm packing myself
back up.

Return to sender.

Whoa.

I failed to scare
those crows away.

And I gave you
my scareantee.

Gregoria and Demi couldn't scare
the Monstro-Crows either.

They weren't scared
of any of us.

But none of you had to be saved
by a bunch of flowers.

The scariest thing about me

is how rotten I am
at being a scarecrow.

Wait a second.
The flowers.

Remember when you dove
behind the singing snapdragons?

Oh, don't remind me.

Their song made the crows
fly away.

But only to another part
of the garden.

That's because it was only
a little song.

What if you gave them
an even bigger one?

A big, fangtastic
scarecrow song and dance.

I bet that'd make the crows
fly far away.

You really think
that could work?

Maybe all scarecrows don't have
to be scary to do their job.

Maybe there's more than one way
to be a good scarecrow.

Yeah. You told us yourself,
you love singing and dancing.

I think you'll be your best
scarecrow self

if you do
what you love.

You're right.

It's time I get my head
out of the hay.

Come on, girls.

I've got some
scarecrowing to do.

Whoa!

[laughs]

-[cawing]
-I give up.

Aah! Those crows just don't
get scared of anything.

Oh, bats. It's no use.

We'll have to call off
the garden party.

Think again.
Hey, crows, over here.

[band playing rock music]

♪ Well, I used to think ♪

♪ That I was just
No good at scaring crows ♪

♪ Didn't seem to know
The scaring tricks ♪

♪ That every scarecrow knows ♪

♪ But perhaps
I've done it wrong ♪

♪ Got to give
My way a chance ♪

♪ So I'll hit you with a song ♪

♪ And a scarecrow dance ♪

♪ I'm so funky

That it's scary ♪

♪ He's so funky

♪ I'm so groovy it's a fright ♪

♪ He's so groovy
It's a fright ♪

♪ So you crows
Had best be wary ♪

♪ Yes, you crows had best
Be wary ♪

♪ 'Cause you'll soon
Be taking flight ♪

♪ I'm so funky that it's scary ♪

♪ He's so funky
That it's scary ♪

♪ I'm so hip it casts a spell ♪

♪ He's so hip
It casts a spell ♪

♪ And it's so extraordinary ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ That you crows will say
Farewell ♪

♪ He's so funky
That it's scary ♪

-[all cheer]
-[Demi] Oh, yeah. That's right.

You'd better fly.
And don't come back either.

Thatch, you did it.
You saved our garden.

-All thanks to you, Vee.
-You were right.

There is more than one way
to be a scarecrow.

I'm glad to know that scarecrows
don't have to be scary.

They can be fun too.

And look,
our snapdragons are saved.

Well, guess my job here
is done.

Now that the crows are gone,
you won't be needing me anymore.

Reckon I should
pack myself back up.

No way.

We need you now
more than ever.

-Huh?
-Come with us.

We got to get you ready
for the party.

[applause]

Thanks for coming
to our first ever

singing snapdragon garden party.

Now put your hands,
paws, and claws together

for our MC,
monster of ceremonies,

the scarecrow
with the scareflow...

Thatch!

Oh, thank you, friends,
and welcome.

Hey, I got a question for you.

Who's got fangs,
feathers and webbed feet?

Uh...

Count Quackula.

[all laugh]

And now, a little
juggling trick.

-[grunts]
-[Vampirina] Ooh!

[Thatch]
I know, I know.

Juggling two pins
ain't so impressive.

But how about two pins and...

a leg?

[Vampirina]
Wow. So cool.

[grunting]

Ta-deedly-da!

[applause]

Thank you,
thank you all.

And a special thanks to Vee
and her friends

for helping me realize
there's more than one way

to be great at being
a scarecrow.

And that's a scare-antee.

And now, it's time
for the flowers

you've all been waiting for.

The Singing Snapdragons.

Ahem.

♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪

[crooning]

-[Boris] Oh, wow.
-[Vampirina] Amazing.

[Vampirina]
"Family Scareloom."

[Nanpire]
Now, let's see.

Your great-great-ghoulfather's
ghoulfather clock.

Aunt Broomhilde's
silverware.

And my father's set
of en-spellclopedias.

-Whoa.
-Wow!

Nan, this stuff
is all spooktacular.

I'll say.
Some of it's older than I am.

And almost as dusty.

[blows and giggles]

It was so sweet
of your parents

to let me store
my treasures here

while I'm on my all-inclawsive
broom tour vacation.

It's such a big trip,

I needed a little extra
packing room in my bag.

You keep all this stuff
in there?

Where else would I keep
my singing spoons?

Uh, these are singing spoons?

[spoons yodeling]

[giggles]

Demi, these spoons
are really old.

They're Hauntley family
scarelooms.

Hauntley family what-now?

-Scareloom.
-These items have been

in the Hauntley family
for centuries.

They are passed down
from one generation to another.

And not only that,

they are charmed
with powerful magic.

-Really?
-Scarelooms are charmed

with the greatest magic
of all.

That's what makes them
so precious.

Does this mean you brought
all the family scarelooms, Nan?

Do you notice something missing,
screamkins?

[giggles]

Your great-great-great-
ghoulmother's music box.

[Vampirina]
Wow.

I know it's been
your favorite

ever since you were
a baby bat.

And did you mean it
when you said--?

Yes, spider, one day,
the music box will be yours.

But first, you must
be truly ready.

Ooh! I can't wait!

You know, I'm feeling
pretty ready now.

Patience, screamkins.

All in good time.

Okay.

-Can we open it?
-Of course.

But it is very old and delicate,

and the magic can make it
a little tricky to handle.

-[doorbell rings]
-Ah. Our guests have arrived.

We'll open the box together
after dinner.

Aw. Okay.

[sighs]

-Hi, Vee.
-Thanks for inviting us

to your Nanpire's
going-away dinner.

I knew you'd want to wish her
a bone voyage.

Nan wanted me to tell you that
dinner will be ready in a bit.

Thanks, Demi.

Come on, I want to show you
something.

It's my favorite
family scareloom.

My great-great-great-
ghoulmother's

magical music box.

It's really pretty.

Just wait until
you see inside.

Are you sure
you should touch it?

[Vampirina]
It's okay.

Nan says that it'll
belong to me someday,

when I'm ready to handle
its magic.

So, I thought I could show her
that someday is today.

I guess that makes sense.

That's so cool.

-[Bridget] Aw, cute.
-[Vampirina] That's the magic

Nan was talking about.

This song is perfect
for dancing.

My great-great-great-ghoulmother
was a dancer like us.

Although, she was in
the goblin ballet,

so maybe not exactly like us.

What's goblin ballet?

Well, it's kind of twirly

and a little stompy.

And goblins always do this.

[Poppy]
Watch out!

Oh, no!

[gasps]
I broke it!

I broke my family scareloom.

Maybe no one
will notice.

Time for dinner.

-Aah!
-Or maybe they will.

What happened
to the music box?

Great gargoyles.

I thought you and Nan were
supposed to open this together.

We were. But I just wanted
to show Poppy and Bridget.

I didn't mean to break it.

It was an accident.

-We'd better tell Nan.
-Wait!

I can't tell Nan I broke
this family scareloom.

She'll never think
I'm ready to have it.

Ah-ha! They don't call me
Monster Fix-It for nothing.

-Nobody calls you that.
-It's never too late to start.

Voilà.

Okay, let's see
if it works.

-[gears cranking]
-[music plays]

[Demi]
Huh!

Yeah, I don't remember
goblin ballet

being quite so jerky.

It's still broken.

Let me spell it out for you,
Vee.

You've got to tell Nan.

Spell it out?

That's it.

Nan said scarelooms
are charmed

with powerful magic.

Maybe the only way to fix them
is with a magic spell.

That's a ghoultastic idea.

Thanks, Gregoria.

That's not what
I meant at all.

Ah-ha. "Spells and enchantments,
come save the day.

Please fix what's broken
in a big, big way."

-[Poppy] It's working.
-[Demi] You see?

-Nothing to worry about.
-[Gregoria] Uh-huh.

[sighs]
It's all fixed.

Now we can head downstairs
for dinner.

[loud thumping]

Oh? Whatever could that be?

Boris, dear,
did you forget

to put the mummies
back in the closet?

I don't think so.

Sounded like something
in the attic.

[mumbling]

-[loud thud]
-What was that?

I don't know.

[gasps]
I do.

[feet stomping]

Great goblins!

Oh, um, that is...
great goblins,

this is delicious.

-Well, I'm full.
-Me too.

That dread-uccine
is filling.

Got to run, thanks.
Be right back.

And it would appear
I am full too.

So I guess I'll just
leave the rest of my delicious,

mouth-watering dread-uccine
afraid-o here and, uh...

you know...

On second thought,
I'll take my plate just in case.

Oh, shrieks.
This is not good.

What are we going to do?

We've got to get the goblin
back to the attic

before Nan sees her.

I've got her.

Oh, hello. Oh, look,
we're all dancing,

and dancing, and whoa!

This is getting batty.

Ah! And bumpy.

We need to get her
to the attic

before she makes
any more noise.

[loud thudding]

Aah! I'm right behind you.

Oh, the spell fixed the goblin
in a big way, all right.

-[objects crashing]
-Oh, I got to reverse it.

We need to make the goblin
small again.

Whoa!

And fast.

Oh, here we go.

"This giant curse
has grown too tall,

so please reverse
and make her small."

-Aah!
-Phew.

It worked.

Oh, but now she's not
dancing at all.

Maybe Gregoria
was right, Vee.

I'm always right.

We should just
tell Nan the truth.

If Nan finds out
I broke the music box,

she'll never think
I'm ready to have it.

I have to make this right.

Oh, then we just need
a more powerful spell

to fix the box, you know,

without goblin-sizing
the goblin.

Ah-ha. Oh, look, look.
Here, here. Ahem...

"Broken parts
regain your stance,

this spell now starts
a magic dance."

[Vampirina]
Demi, you did it!

Oh, it's good as new.

Now we can
finally relax.

Um, Vee,

I don't think
that's exactly relaxing.

Are you trying to do that?

Uh-oh. I can't stop.

Neither can the goblin.

Or me!

Oh! Oh, no!

This spell must
have charmed us all.

Oh! Whoa! You know,
I always knew I'd make

a terror-rific ballerina.

But this isn't how I hoped
to find out.

[Gregoria]
!I think it's time to tell Nan!

It may be a little late
for that.

Yeah, I think the black cat
is out of the bag.

-What is going on-- Whoa!
-Sorry, batty-boo.

I can't seem to stop
doing the terror tango.

[yodeling]

Something spooky
is definitely going on.

Nan, there's something
I have to tell you.

Yes, spider.
I imagine there is.

[snaps fingers]

[gasps]
Oh! I'm okay.

It takes two to tango.

And one to fall.

I'm sorry, Nan.

I shouldn't have
been so careless

with something so important
to our family.

And I know I should have
told you right away.

I just wanted to show you I was
ready to have the music box.

You're right,
screamkins.

You should have told me
right away.

I know.

I love you with my whole
haunted heart, Vampirina.

No matter what.
And accidents like this happen.

In fact, see there?

When my ghoulmother
gave the box to me,

I was so excited
that I dropped it.

I thought I had ruined it.

But you just scratched it.

I made a goblin-sized mess
and broke it completely.

Family scarelooms
are charmed

with powerful magic,
remember?

And no scratch or crack
can undo the magic

that holds a family
together.

♪ In this monsterverse ♪

♪ There's a magic
That transcends ♪

♪ Every spell
And every curse ♪

♪ It's a charm that never ends ♪

♪ It binds a family ♪

♪ The strongest form
Of sorcery ♪

♪ Enchants us
Great and small ♪

♪ Love's the greatest magic
Of all ♪

♪ There's no crack or scratch ♪

♪ That can do us any harm ♪

♪ Nothing else can match ♪

♪ The awesome power
Of love's charm ♪

♪ It makes the whole world
Shine ♪

♪ And binds your magic heart
To mine ♪

♪ A spell you must recall ♪

♪ Love's the greatest magic
Of all ♪

♪ The box, my dear
Is just a token ♪

♪ Love's a spell
That can't be broken ♪

♪ It binds us
Great and small ♪

♪ Love's the greatest magic ♪

♪ Of all ♪

-[Poppy] Amazing!
-[Bridget] Wow, cool!

Nan, how did you--?

Scarelooms are charmed with
the greatest magic of all:

the love of a family.

And remember,
the most important thing

is for families to be honest
with each other.

I know that now.

I'm sorry.

I'm proud of you,
Vampirina.

It may have
taken you awhile,

but you told the truth,

even though it was
hard for you.

And that's how I know
that you are truly ready.

-Really? Do you mean it?
-I do.

As my ghoulmother
said to me,

there is no one
I trust more

to take care of our
Hauntley family scarelooms

than you.

Thanks, Nan.
I think I know what you mean

when you say that the love
of a family

is the greatest magic of all.

Oh, me too!

You know, these tender moments
really make me want to dance.

Oh, no, is Demi under
another dancing spell?

Nope. When I see something
this beautiful,

I just can't help myself.

[all laugh]