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♪♪
(Helicopter rotors beat)
♪♪
♪ Hey! It's time to laugh and play ♪
Lowly: So have a happy day!
♪ Come visit Busytown ♪
♪ Lots of things to do and see ♪
It's so much fun to be...
♪ A part of Busytown ♪
(Door chimes jingle)
(Pants rip)
♪ We'll keep your spirits soaring ♪
While we're exploring!
♪ Our busy world ♪
♪ Let's go! ♪
(Whistle blows, Tires screech)
♪ You can make a lot of friends ♪
The good times never end!
♪ When you're in Busytown ♪
♪ Each adventure and surprise ♪
Lowly: Will open up your eyes...
♪ In such a busy world ♪
♪ In Busytown ♪
(Splash, reels crank)
♪ Everyday there's something new ♪
Huckle and Lowly: And you're invited too!
♪ Come visit town ♪
Everyone: It's time to watch the show!
"The Busy World of Richard Scarry"
(SKATING)
♪♪
(SNORING)
(LOUD BUZZING)
WHA... HUH...?
STOP THAT RACKET OUT THERE!
CAN'T YOU SEE I'M TRYING TO SLEEP?!
I WANT PEACE AND QUIET!
I'M ALMOST FINISHED, MR. GRONKLE.
IF YOU CAN'T GARDEN QUIETLY,
THEN DON'T GARDEN AT ALL.
WELL, I NEVER.
I'M GOING SOMEWHERE WHERE I'LL BE APPRECIATED.
GOOD.
HUH!
WELL... AFTER BEING SO RUDELY AWAKENED,
I DESERVE A NICE QUIET BREAKFAST
AT MR. RACCOON'S COFFEE SHOP.
(CHATTER)
MR. GRONKLE: MR. RACCOON!
(MACHINE WHIRS)
I'D LIKE-
I'D LIKE TO ORDER MY BREAKFAST...
(MACHINE WHIRS)
BE QUIET!
THANK YOU.
NOW I CAN ORDER.
(JACKHAMMER WHIRS)
STOP THAT NOISE!
STOP IT THIS INSTANT!
(SHOUTING) HAVE A NICE DAY TOO, MR. GRONKLE.
NOISE, NOISE, NOISE, NOISE EVERYWHERE!
I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO...
I'M GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM BUSYTOWN.
LOWLY: LOOK! MR. GRONKLE'S CAR IS FULL OF STUFF!
GEE...
I WONDER WHERE MR. GRONKLE'S GOING?
LOWLY: HI, MR. GRONKLE.
ARE YOU GOING ON A TRIP?
YES, I'M GOING ON A TRIP.
OOH! AHH...
(LANDS WITH THUD)
A VERY LONG TRIP.
I'M LEAVING.
I'M GOING WHERE IT'S NICE AND QUIET.
AWAY.
YOU'RE LEAVING BUSYTOWN?
BUT WHY?
THERE'S TOO MUCH NOISE IN BUSYTOWN.
AND THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE.
SO I'M GOING TO THE COUNTRY.
(ENGINE ROARS)
IT SEEMS TO ME
THE PERSON WHO MAKES THE MOST NOISE IN BUSYTOWN
IS MR. GRONKLE.
THIS IS AWFUL.
WHAT'LL BUSYTOWN DO
WITHOUT GROUCHY MR. GRONKLE?
(SIGHS)
AT LAST.
BLISSFUL PEACE AND QUIET.
(AREOPLANE ROARS)
(SCREAMS) AND DON'T COME BACK!
(CHAINSAW WHIRS)
(PANICKED CRY)
CAN I HELP YOU, SIR?
WHY YES YOU CAN.
(SCREAMS) BY LEAVING ME ALONE!
AND BEING QUIET!
WELL... YOU'RE WELCOME ANYWAY.
OH! THIS PLACE IS WORSE THAN BUSYTOWN.
(THUNDER CRASHES) AAH!
WHY DID I EVER COME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
(THUNDER CRASHES)
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO DO.
I'M GOING HOME!
I WONDER IF ANYONE IN BUSYTOWN HAS MISSED ME!
HUH!
WHY WOULD ANYONE MISS A GROUCHY OLD BOAR?
WHY... I BET THEY'RE HAPPY I'M GONE.
(CAR SCREECHES) BUT NOW I'M GOING HOME.
AND I BET EVERYONE WILL THINK I CAME BACK
BECAUSE I MISSED THEM.
WHY THAT WOULD BE HUMILIATING!
IF I PARK MY CAR SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT,
THEN NO ONE WILL KNOW I'M HOME.
AND NO ONE WILL BOTHER ME EVER AGAIN.
HA!
HUCKLE: HEY.
WHAT'S MR. GRONKLE'S CAR DOING IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE?
MAYBE HE'S HAD A CHANGE OF HEART
AND MOVED BACK.
BUT WHY WOULD HE PARK HERE?
COME ON...
LET'S SEE IF HE'S AT HOME.
(SIGHS)
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE PEACE AND QUIET
AND A GOOD SANDWI-
(DOORBELL RINGS)
WHA- OH!
MORE DISTURBANCES!
(DOORBELL RINGS)
(DOORBELL RINGS)
(WHISPERING) I'LL JUST STAY QUIET
AND THEY WON'T KNOW I'M HERE.
(CRASH)
SOMEONE IS IN THERE.
BUT WHY DIDN'T MR. GRONKLE ANSWER?
WHAT IF IT'S NOT MR. GRONKLE?
WE'D BETTER HURRY AND TELL SERGEANT MURPHY!
WELL, LET'S NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSION, BOYS.
WE'LL JUST PHONE MR. GRONKLE'S
AND SEE IF HE ANSWERS THE PHONE.
(TELEPHONE RINGS)
MR GRONKLE: I'M NOT AT HOME,
SO STOP RINGING, YOU BOTHERSOME MACHINE.
I HATE NOISE.
I'LL MAKE IT SO THIS PHONE NEVER BOTHERS ME AGAIN!
HMM... NOBODY ANSWERED.
ARE YOU SURE YOU SAW HIS CAR?
SURE AS APPLE PIE, SERGEANT MURPHY.
THEN LET'S GO SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE.
(DOORBELL RINGS)
HEY...
SOMEONE IS IN THERE.
MMM....
WE'LL TRY THE BACK.
YOU BOYS STAY OUT THERE.
GOOD. THEY'RE GONE.
(POTS CRASH)
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
SOMEONE IS IN MY HOUSE?
WELL, I'LL SHOW THEM.
BOTH: ARRRR!
MR. GRONKLE: HELP! HELP!
IT IS MR. GRONKLE!
MR. GRONKLE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WHY... I'M AT HOME.
UH... I MEAN, I'M NOT AT HOME.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND.
WE THOUGHT YOU WERE AN INTRUDER!
ME? AN INTRUDER IN MY OWN HOUSE!
ARGH...
AND ALL I WANTED WAS TO BE LEFT ALONE.
HUCKLE: WE THOUGHT YOU'D GONE AWAY.
BUT THEN WE SAW YOUR CAR AND CAME TO SEE YOU.
WE HEARD NOISES IN THE HOUSE,
BUT YOU DIDN'T ANSWER THE DOOR.
WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT YOU, MR. GRONKLE.
MR. GRONKLE: WORRIED? ABOUT ME?
BUT WHY WOULD YOU BE WORRIED
ABOUT A GROUCHY OLD BOAR?
BECAUSE YOU'RE OUR FRIEND, MR. GRONKLE.
FRIEND?
WHY... I GUESS I NEEDED TWO BOYS TO SHOW ME
WHAT A SILLY OLD BOAR I'VE BEEN.
GETTING ALL UPSET OVER A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE.
WELL... I'M BACK,
AND NOW THAT I'M HOME AGAIN,
I'D LIKE TO TREAT YOU ALL TO A SODA
AT MR. RACCOON'S COFFEE SHOP.
(JACKHAMMER WHIRS)
OH!
CAN'T HE HURRY UP
AND FINISH WITH THAT NOISY MACHINE.
(SHOUTING) WELCOME BACK, MR. GRONKLE!
IMAGINE THAT!
(CORN POPPING)
HUCKLE: WOW!
THE SUN TURNED THAT CORN COB CAR
INTO A POPCORN CAR!
IMAGINE WHAT IT CAN DO TO US!
♪ The rays of the sun ♪
♪ Are hot, hot, hot ♪
♪ So when you go out ♪
♪ Put on a sunblock ♪
♪ As a matter of fact ♪
♪ You should always wear a hat ♪
♪ A sun's most hot ♪
♪ Between eleven and two ♪
♪ Try to stay in the shade ♪
♪ 'Cause it will cool you ♪
♪ Have fun in the sun ♪
♪ Your days in the sun ♪
♪ Can be so much fun ♪
♪ But don't over do it ♪
♪ And drink lots of fluid ♪
♪ When the sun's peaking now ♪
♪ Follow this rule ♪
♪ Take lots of breaks ♪
♪ To keep yourself cool ♪
♪ Have fun in the sun ♪
♪ Have fun in the sun! ♪
THIS IS SURE ONE WAY TO STAY COOL.
YEP. REALLY COOL.
(CAR PUTTS)
LOWLY: ONE... TWO...
THREE... FOUR...
FIVE... SIX...
SEVEN... EIGHT...
NINE... TEN!
NUMBERS!
WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THEM?
HOW WOULD WE KNOW WHAT BUS TO TAKE?
OR KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING DIFFERENT KINDS OF NUMBERS,
LIKE THESE ROMAN NUMERALS,
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.
UNTIL THE NUMBERS WE USE TODAY WERE INVENTED
AND THEN LEARNED BY THE WHOLE WORLD.
WE KNOW THEY WERE FIRST INVENTED IN INDIA,
BUT WE DON'T KNOW BY WHOM.
WELL, I THINK WHOEVER IT WAS,
HAD A GREAT DEAL OF COUNTING TO DO.
LIKE POROS, AN INDIAN SCRIBE,
AND HIS DAUGHTER, RANEE.
POROS: THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG JOB, RANEE!
ASOKA IS A VERY RICH MAN
AND HAS MANY THINGS HE WANTS ME TO COUNT.
I HOPE HE UNDERSTANDS MY NEW NUMBERS
AND THE NAMES I'VE GIVEN THEM.
OF COURSE HE WILL, FATHER.
THEY'RE SO EASY!
THIS IS SIX, THIS IS SEVEN,
THIS IS EIGHT.
(GASPS)
OHH...
(GULPS)
THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF COUNTING TO BE DONE HERE.
AH! YOU MUST BE THE NEW SCRIBE!
I AM LORD ASOKA!
ER, MY NAME IS POROS,
AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, RANEE.
WELL, POROS!
ARE YOU READY TO DO SOME COUNTING?
GOOD... GOOD.
HERE.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, LORD ASOKA,
I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU MY NEW METHOD OF COUNTING.
I CALL THEM NUMBERS.
LOOK, FATHER, TWO ELEPHANT STATUES!
TO-OO?
TOO-OOO?
POROS, YOUR CHILD IS BABBLING.
WHAT SHE MEANS IS: THE NUMBER TWO.
IT IS A NUMBER FROM MY NEW WAY OF COUNTING.
I WILL SHOW YOU HOW I WANT THINGS TO BE COUNTED.
FOLLOW ME.
EVERY APPLE IN MY ORCHARD IS TO BE COUNTED.
AND FOR EVERY APPLE, PUT A STONE IN THE POT.
I SEE, BUT I THINK YOU'LL AGREE
THAT MY NUMBERS ARE MUCH EASIER, AND...
I HAVE NO TIME FOR THAT.
NOW, ON TO THE GOLDFISH!
NOW FOR EVERY FISH,
PUT A SEASHELL ON THE PLATTER!
LORD ASOKA,
IF YOU WOULD JUST TAKE A LOOK AT MY NUMBERS,
YOU WILL SEE...
VERY WELL... LET ME SEE.
HMM.
YES.
THESE ARE CHICKEN TRACKS!
WHICH BRINGS US TO YOUR NEXT COUNTING ASSIGNMENT!
FOR EVERY CHICKEN, TIE A KNOT IN THE STRING!
NO, NO, NO!
DON'T SHOW ME ANYMORE OF YOUR SCRIBBLES!
I AM A BUSY MAN AND HAVE NO TIME
TO LEARN SUCH NONSENSE.
OH, BUT ASOKA, SIR,
FATHER'S NUMBERS ARE VERY EASY TO LEARN!
IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG AT ALL.
THIS IS HOW I'VE ALWAYS COUNTED THINGS.
HOW MY FATHER COUNTED!
HOW MY FATHER'S FATHER COUNTED!
THESE ARE THE ESTATE RECORDS
DATING BACK TO MY FATHER'S FATHER'S
FATHER'S FATHER'S FATHER'S FATHER!
(CLEARS THROAT)
BUT WITH MY NEW NUMBERS I CAN FIT ALL
OF WHAT'S IN YOUR BARN INTO THIS LITTLE BOOK.
RANEE, YOUR FATHER IS BABBLING.
BEGIN COUNTING,
THEN JOIN ME AT THE HOUSE FOR TEA
WHERE I WILL SHOW YOU MORE THINGS TO COUNT.
I HAVE MANY THINGS TO DO!
I HAVE TO HAVE MY NAP,
I HAVE TO PRACTICE MY JUGGLING,
I HAVE TO FILE MY NAILS...
WELL, IF LORD ASOKA
IS TOO BUSY TO LEARN MY NUMBERS,
THEN I'LL JUST HAVE TO DO IT
THE OLD FASHIONED WAY.
ONE CHICKEN, ONE KNOT.
TWO CHICKENS, ONE MORE NOT,
THREE CHICKENS, ANOTHER KNOT.
(LANDS WITH THUD)
DID I COUNT YOU?
ALL COUNTED CHICKENS MOVE THIS SIDE PLEASE!
THIS SIDE!
POROS!
ARE YOU COUNTING CHICKENS OR ARE THEY COUNTING YOU?
(LAUGHS)
FIFTEEN... SIXTEEN... SEVENTEEN...
THIS IS GOING TO BE HARDER THAN ALL THOSE CHICKENS!
UNLESS...
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR...
(GASPS)
POROS!
I SAID COUNT THE FISH, NOT SWIM WITH THEM!
POROS: AT LEAST THIS IS EASIER THAN COUNTING CHICKENS
OR FISH.
SIXTY-FOUR... SIXTY-FIVE...
SIXTY-SIX.
STILL, THIS POT IS AWFULLY HEAVY.
(PANICKED CRY)
(CRIES OUT)
POROS!
I SAID COUNT THE APPLES, NOT PICK THEM!
EIGHTY-EIGHT... EIGHTY-NINE... NINETY!
RANEE, THIS IS THE LAST TREE.
WHY DON'T YOU RUN UP TO THE HOUSE
AND SEE ABOUT THE TEA.
ALL THIS COUNTING HAS MADE ME VERY THIRSTY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THESE ARE MY TOPS!
HERE...
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO PLAY.
WE EACH TAKE OUR TOPS AND-
WHY DO YOU GET FOUR TOPS AND I ONLY GET THREE?
FOUR? THREE?
(CHUCKLES) YOU'RE BABBLING AGAIN, DEAR!
RANEE: IT'S NOT BABBLING,
IT'S NUMBERS!
SEE? THIS IS ONE TOP.
NOW THERE ARE TWO TOPS,
THEN THREE, NOW FOUR.
HMM... MOST INTERESTING.
AND YOU CAN REALLY USE THESE NUMBERS
TO COUNT ALL MY CHICKENS,
MY FISH, MY APPLES?
YES.
SEE, YOU HAVE 28 CHICKENS.
THAT'S A TWO AND AN EIGHT,
WHICH IF YOU USE YOUR FINGERS, IS LIKE...
POROS: WHOA... (LOUD CRASH)
I AM SORRY, LORD ASOKA.
I'LL JUST GET THESE GOLDFISH SEASHELLS
SEPARATE FROM THE APPLE STONES AND-
BOTHER ME NO LONGER
WITH SUCH CLUMSY COUNTING METHODS!
I KNOW I HAVE 28 CHICKENS,
35 GOLDFISH,
AND 90 APPLES!
RANEE HAS JUST TAUGHT ME
YOUR NEW NUMBERS.
POROS, YOU ARE A GENIUS.
SOME DAY THE WHOLE WORLD
WILL USE YOUR NUMBERS, FATHER.
AND NOW FOR TEA! (SNAPS FINGERS)
WE'LL HAVE THREE TEAS, PLEASE!
YOU MEAN... THIS MANY?
POROS' NUMBERS ARE SO EASY TO LEARN,
THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS THEM.
AND IF YOU DON'T, YOU CAN LEARN THEM,
JUST LIKE ASOKA DID.
AH!
THERE.
AH!
I THINK I PREFER TO BE A NUMBER ONE!
(BALL BOUNCES)
PLAY IT SAFE!
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WITH ALL THIS SNOW.
WELL, I CAN SEE JUST FINE.
♪ Be bright protect your sight ♪
♪ Have you ever thought about the importance ♪
♪ Of your eyes ♪
♪ Your sight is so precious ♪
♪ Taking care of it is wise ♪
♪ Be bright protect your sight ♪
♪ If the writing looks blurry ♪
♪ On the blackboard at school ♪
♪ Tell the parent or a teacher ♪
♪ Would be the best rule ♪
♪ Optometrists are doctors ♪
♪ Who give your eyes a test ♪
♪ And if you need glasses ♪
♪ They'll show you what's best ♪
♪ Glasses have lenses to help correct your sight ♪
♪ Different shapes and colors ♪
♪ You can choose the one you like ♪
♪ Be bright protect your sight ♪
♪ Fun to wear they look good too ♪
♪ Glasses help you see the world around you ♪
♪ Be bright protect your sight ♪
♪ Be bright protect your sight! ♪
(CRIES OUT)
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT BUMP!
MAYBE YOU NEED GLASSES, HUCKLE.
(BALL BOUNCES)
MISS HONEY: AND I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
IN THREE WEEKS,
WE WILL HOLD OUR ANNUAL SPELLING BEE
AGAINST WORKVILLE ELEMENTARY.
I'D BE GLAD TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL
AGAIN THIS YEAR, MISS HONEY.
(LAUGHS) ACTUALLY HILDA,
OUR CLASS IS GOING TO HAVE ITS OWN
SPELLING BEE IN A FEW DAYS,
AND WHOEVER WINS WILL BE CHOSEN
TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL AT THE BIG CONTEST.
I KNOW I WON'T WIN-
I'M A TERRIBLE SPELLER.
IF YOU STUDIED REALLY HARD,
I BET YOU'D BECOME A GREAT SPELLER, BILLY.
I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK SPELLING IS SOMETHING YOU'RE JUST BORN WITH.
PROFESSOR DOG: HI BILLY.
DON'T FORGET THAT IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO PUT OUT THE GARBAGE TONIGHT.
GEE, I ALMOST DID FORGET.
IT IS MY... RESPONSIBILITY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ANYWAY, MOM?
WHY DON'T YOU DO THE GARBAGE FIRST
THEN WE'LL GO LOOK IN THE DICTIONARY
AND FIND OUT.
SURE!
LET'S SEE.
RESPELL...
NOPE, THAT'S NOT IT!
OH, HOW CAN I FIND IT IN THE DICTIONARY
IF I CAN'T SPELL IT?
THANKS MOM.
I'M NOT A VERY GOOD SPELLER!
AND WE'RE HAVING A SPELLING BEE AT SCHOOL TOMORROW.
WELL THEN, LET'S PRACTICE TOGETHER.
WHY DON'T YOU SPELL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ME?
OKAY.
RESPONSIBILITY.
R-E-S-P-O-N
S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
THAT'S GREAT.
NOW WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
TO BE IN CHARGE OF SOMETHING IMPORTANT
WHERE PEOPLE COUNT ON YOU.
I DON'T THINK THEY MEAN TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE, MOM.
(LAUGHS)
NOW, LET'S SEE IF YOU REMEMBER.
UM!
RESPONSIBILITY.
R-E-S-P-O-N
S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
VERY GOOD, BILLY.
I GUESS HILDA WAS RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO STUDY SOME MORE.
APPLE.
A-P-P-L-E.
HUCKLE: S-W-E-A-P.
SWEEP.
MISS HONEY: I'M SORRY, HUCKLE.
THERE'S NO "A" IN SWEEP.
HILDA, I'D LIKE YOU TO SPELL "RESPONSIBILITY".
RES... R-E-S.
PON... P-O-N...
SA.. S-A-
MISS HONEY: I'M SORRY, HILDA.
THAT'S INCORRECT.
BILLY?
R-E-S-P-O-N
S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
RESPONSIBILITY.
CONGRATULATIONS, BILLY DOG.
YOU'LL BE REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL
AT THE BIG SPELLING BEE IN TWO WEEKS.
ALL: (CHEERING)
OH NO...
WHAT'S THE MATTER, BILLY?
THE ONLY REASON I WON THE SPELLING BEE
WAS I LEARNED THE WORD WITH MY MOM
THE NIGHT BEFORE.
BILLY, DON'T YOU WORRY.
WE'LL HELP YOU GET INTO TIP TOP SPELLING SHAPE.
NOW REMEMBER,
YOU HAVE TO SPELL EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE.
BILLY: I SEE A LOWLY:
L-O-W-L-Y.
(GIGGLES)
AND SOME FLOWERS:
F-L-O-W-E-R-S.
AND THERE'S MR. BROWN,
THE PRINCIPAL.
P-R-I-N-C-I-P-E-L.
I'M AFRAID THAT'S NOT RIGHT, BILLY.
IT'S P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L
BECAUSE THE PRINCIPAL IS YOUR PAL,
P-A-L.
OH!
WELL, THERE'S THE SCHOOLBUS.
S-C-H-O...
DOES SCHOOL HAVE TWO "O"S?
TWO...
AND... HUNH!
ALL: THE SCHOOLBUS!
LOWLY: WAIT FOR US!
HILDA OKAY BILLY.
NOW I'LL QUIZ YOU.
CAN YOU SPELL PORCH?
UM...
PORCH.
P-O-R-C-H.
AND, UMM, DESSERT.
D-E-S-E-R-T.
OR IS THAT DESERT?
LIKE THE SANDY TYPE.
DESSERT, THE TYPE YOU EAT,
IS D-E-S-S-E-R-T.
IT HAS TWO SS, (GIGGLES)
BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH.
HEY, THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO REMEMBER IT.
IT'S JUST LIKE:
I BEFORE E, EXCEPT AFTER C.
RIGHT.
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THE SPELLING BEE TOMORROW?
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SLEEP
'CAUSE I'M SURE I'LL HAVE A NIGHTMARE
THAT I'LL FORGET HOW TO SPELL EVERYTHING!
E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.
EVERYTHING.
BUT YOU'VE BEEN STUDYING SO HARD FOR TWO WEEKS.
WHY DON'T YOU TRY SPELLING "NIGHTMARE"
THEN IT MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL MORE CONFIDENT.
OKAY.
N-I-G-H-T
M-A-R-E!
NIGHTMARE.
YOU'LL DO A FINE JOB, BILLY.
JOB.
J-O-B.
I SURE HOPE SO, MOM.
BUT WHAT IF I FORGET EVERYTHING?
DON'T WORRY, BILLY.
I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
HILDA: BILLY DOG SURE HAS BEEN GONE A LONG TIME.
MAYBE WE SHOULD GO LOOK FOR HIM.
BILLY: WHOA...
BILLY DOG?
GEE, WERE YOU TRYING TO SPELL "BROOM CLOSET"?
MORE LIKE SCARED:
S-C-A-R-E-D.
IT'S NORMAL TO FEEL SCARED, BILLY.
BUT ALL YOU CAN DO IS TRY YOUR BEST.
YOU'RE RIGHT, LOWLY.
I DON'T WANT TO LET EVERYBODY DOWN.
MISS HONEY: OKAY EVERYONE, NOW THAT WE'RE ALL HERE,
LET'S BEGIN.
JONATHAN CAN YOU SPELL "COLLAR".
COLLAR.
C-O-L-L-A-R.
COLLAR.
(CHEERING)
BILLY DOG, CAN YOU SPELL "HONEST".
HONEST.
H-O-N-E-S-T.
HONEST.
(CHEERING)
B-R-E-A-K-F-A-S-T.
BREAKFAST.
VERY GOOD.
CAN YOU SPELL "BRAGGING" JONATHAN?
BRAGGING.
B-R-A-G-I-N-G.
I'M SORRY, JONATHAN.
THAT'S INCORRECT.
WILL YOU TRY, BILLY DOG?
BRAGGING.
B-R-A-G-G-I-N-G.
BRAGGING.
CONGRATULATIONS, BILLY.
YOU ARE THIS YEAR'S SPELLING BEE CHAMPION.
(CHEERING)
WOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
IT'S THANKS TO ALL OF YOUR HELP!
SEE BILLY DOG!
YOU WERE THE BEST SPELLER...
EVER.
E-V-E-R!
EVER.
(CHEERING)