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( fanfare theme playing )
( both gasp )
( puppies barking )
Bada boom.
( growls )
( puppies barking )
( chuckles )
( dog barks )
( puppies barking )
( children giggling )
REBOUND: Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.
I'm so, so, so, so excited!
Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy. Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.
Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy--
Rebound. Stop it. You're making me nervous.
Now, there's nothing to be nervous about, pups.
I'm sure you'll do just fine.
But why would General Dolly wanna talk to us?
I bet we're in trouble.
Whatever it is, we stick together
and face it as a team.
And how.
( gasps )
Why, good morning, Super Secret Pup Club.
ALL: Good morning, General Dolly.
There's been a lot of talk about you three
at headquarters lately.
I knew it. It's because we blew up the FKD.
Over and over again.
I blame you too.
Hey!
Hang on, pups.
We've heard a lot about you, and we're impressed.
So impressed, in fact, I've been appointed
to pay you a personal visit tomorrow to test you
on your skills and dedication.
And if you pass, you'll become
official Pound Puppies in Training.
See you all tomorrow. Dolly out.
ALL: We're gonna be Pound Puppies in training.
Wait a minute. We've gotta learn stuff?
We'll help you with everything.
Congratulations, pups.
Come on, Lucky, let's go tell the others.
Well, then meanwhile, I guess we better play.
( all laugh )
I can't believe General Dolly is actually coming to see us.
She's so cool.
Someday I wanna be just like her.
( imitating Dolly ): Why, Rebound, I do declare,
what a flatterifinous complimentitude!
( both laugh )
That is hilarious. You sound just like her.
You pups are sweeter than a fried green ham hock
smothered in buttery-fresh molasses.
Tell it like it is, girl!
So, uh, fra-fra-fra
and doodly doodly wada wa.
( laughing )
And furthermore, doodly diddly widdly waddly woo!
Ha-ha! That is perfect.
( Tony laughing )
Yeah, real perfect, Patches.
( in normal voice ): Oh, uh, hey, Tony.
BART: Just look at him.
Like some frilly-dilly girly girl.
Uh, Cupcake, Rebound,
this is Bart and Tony.
I used to kind of hang out with 'em before I got adopted.
We're on the prowl for mischief.
Remember when you used to prowl for mischief with us?
When you were our pal?
Hah. Looks like you're a girl-pal now.
You're even starting to walk like 'em.
And talk like 'em.
Hey, you, leave him alone.
Yeah, you can't talk to him that way.
Ooh, little girl-pal needs a couple of girls
to stand up for him?
Guys, it's okay. I've got this.
Got what? A big old case of girlitis?
Yeah. You have fun with that, little Patchesita.
We're off to have some boy fun, ha, with the mailman!
( Bart & Tony laugh )
Real friends don't make fun
of friends who were just being funny.
And you were being hilarious.
Besides, if they're your friends,
you can always make things better
by running in circles around them and barking like this!
( barking )
( groans )
So in order to get the pups prepared for Dolly's exam,
we'll need to teach them a few things.
Squirt, according to Lucky,
you will be in charge of instructing the little ones
in the art of procurement.
And what can I teach them? What can I teach them?
Hey, Strudel, what can I teach them?
Uh, oh, uh, oh, yes.
Ah, I suppose you would like to be involved.
In teaching the pups.
Wait, I get to teach the pups?!
Oh, boy, and I know just what to teach them.
Focus and concentration.
Uh, fine. whatever you like.
Do what?
Teach the--
Are we seriously having this conversation?
I'm gonna go prepare my lesson for the pups.
Meanwhile, you might want to take a lesson
from someone on anger management.
Hmph!
It's not easy to be me.
Okay, let's rehearse for General Dolly's big recital.
Ugh. It's not rehearsal, it's practice,
and it's not a recital, it's an inspection.
Sheesh, Patches,
who slobbered in your kibble?
So, first things first.
She's pretty important,
so she's gonna expect our best look of respect.
One, two, three.
How do you do, Your Majesty?
My, though, your fur is extra pink and curly today,
my mighty fine lady.
Ugh. I think I'm gonna barf.
What's the matter?
Oh, no, maybe someone really did slobber in his kibble.
It's not that.
Just-- Just go on without me.
Maybe Bart and Tony are right.
Maybe I have been hanging out with girls too much.
Maybe I'm becoming a girl.
Oh! I need some guy time.
Squirt!
Need some help from a fellow dude?
Oh, hey, Patches. No thanks.
I, um, kind of a lone operator.
You know what I mean?
Sure, whatever.
Look, seriously, I need to get this done.
How about you go out and romp with your girlfriends
till I'm ready for you, huh?
Romp with my girlfriends?
No, thanks.
Hey, Niblet.
How about you roll that ball somewhere
and I go bring it back to you again and again and again?
That sounds like some macho guy-type fun, doesn't it?
Oh, no, Patches, I can't do that.
I gotta teach you guys focus and concentration,
so first I'm teaching it to myself.
You see, I'm focusing on the ball
and concentrating on it too.
I can't let anything break my focus.
( Cupcake & Rebound giggling )
Kibble party, kibble party, kibble party!
( giggling )
Kibble party, kibble party, kibble party!
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Come on, Patches, let's play!
Ugh. I will not play kibble party!
( pants )
Oh, good old Lucky.
That's who I should have looked for to begin with.
Hey, Lucky. I got this problem.
See, I was playing with the girls before, and I--
Girls, huh? Oh, shoot. Thanks for reminding me.
Gee, reminding you about what, Lucky?
Only that you're late for a meeting with us?
Yeah. Sorry about that, girls.
Hold that thought, Patches, okay?
We'll talk later. I promise.
Just you sit tight, puddin'.
Us ladies are gonna have you all trained up in no time.
It is true, little sweet one.
Do not worry your adorable little head.
( both laugh )
Aah! That does it!
It's impossible to be a regular boy in this place.
I'm out of here.
( barking and laughing )
Hey, guys.
Well, well, well,
if it ain't little SeƱorita Patches.
All done playing dolly for today?
Knock it off.
I'm here because, well, after seeing you guys...
You figured out who your real friends are, huh?
You gotta know up front, though,
no getting all mushy or feminine when you're with us.
'Cause see, we live the boy's life.
Yeah, we's the rough and tumble puppy boys.
Look, okay, I spend a lot of time with girls.
That's why I came out here.
Let's just hang out for a little while and do boy stuff
like old times.
Hm, I don't know. What do you think, Bart?
Aw, I guess we could...
( horn honks )
...provided you can keep up with us!
( barking )
Hey! Wait up!
( all barking )
That was awesome!
Oh, that was only a little taste
of what Tony and me get to do every single day.
'Cause I hang out with Bart.
And I hang out with Tony.
BOTH: And we're both boys.
Well, maybe I do hang out with girls, but you know what?
I also get to hang out with real live Pound Puppies.
That's pretty cool, right?
Peh. Pound Puppies. We don't even like those guys.
How's about this?
You can hang out with us any time you want.
All right!
But first you gotta do a dare.
Oh, man. I kind of gotta get back to the pound.
See, we got this practice session coming up, and--
Then I double-pup dare you.
Double-pup dare? Whoa.
No boy pup in his right mind
can turn down a double-pup dare.
That's right. So here's the dare.
We're hungry, so you go down to Slappyburger
and swipe us a bag of food from the drive-through window.
Or you can just go back and play dolly
with your little friends.
Well, Patches, what's it gonna be?
A boy's gotta do what a boy's gotta do.
Whoo-hoo! Yeah!
All right, enough waiting around. We gotta get started.
But Patches isn't here yet. He'll miss his training.
We can't start without Patches.
Girls, in my line of work, you're punctual
or you're punched right in the kisser.
I wouldn't want that to happen.
Yeah, that's a bad place to get punched.
Yeah, it is.
Now, before we start, just a precaution.
You might want to hide your valuables.
Were we supposed to bring valuables?
Was this part of the assignment?
Oh, no, we failed already.
Relax. It was just a precaution.
Allow me to introduce some of my associates.
Hey, yo, we're here! Come on out already! Let's go!
Yo, Squirt, what's with the grand convention?
You know I don't like coming out in broad daylight.
Eh, it burns. Ooh, it burns.
Pups, these are just a few of the more colorful personalities
I deal with in my line of work.
I present Frankie the Fink, Louie the Louse,
Manny the Mooch, Willie the Worm,
and Otto the Other Worm, who's actually a monkey.
Ooh, I like monkeys!
Usually.
So how come we've gotta meet these guys again?
The art of procurement is a group endeavor.
I scratch their backs, they scratch mine.
I'm not touching that monkey's back.
No, it's an expression.
It means I do a favor, I get a favor back in return.
For example, I brought Frankie this rubber chicken chew toy.
Got anything back there I can use, Frankie?
I thought you'd never ask.
Huh? Huh?
Pretty nice stuff, huh?
Yes, it is, Frankie.
We can use this back at the pound.
And that is how we use others to acquire things, get it?
A bunch of wire? Yecch.
Hey, well, if you guys don't want it, I'll take it.
No way.
What do you got to trade for it?
Yeah, let's make a deal.
Hand the chicken over, Frankie. You owe me.
Aw, man.
How about this chicken?
BOTH: Deal!
Look, Squirt. We got the chicken back.
Whoo-hoo!
( both growl )
Talk about annoying.
But on the other hand, highly impressive.
( gulping )
Ha! That was classic, Patches.
Did you see that lady's face when you grabbed her bag?
( imitating woman ): You there! Come back with my Slappyburger!
( laughs )
Now you're acting like a girl.
See? It can happen to anyone.
( in normal voice ): It's not the same!
Anyway, nice job on the bag swipe.
This stuff is delicious.
Sure, guys. But I don't know.
It seemed kind of mean.
Mean?
Aw, just listen to you. You've gone all soft.
That's what happens when you hang out with girls.
I thought you were gonna be cool.
And that's not cool at all.
But don't you worry about the humans you take food from?
I mean, if you had humans, you'd see that--
Yeah? Well, we don't have humans.
But the Pound Puppies could--
There you go again, yammering on about the Pound Puppies
like some starry-eyed girl pup.
I'm a boy pup, not a girl pup, and--
If you're a boy pup, then you'll stop talking
about all that mushy stuff and go do guy stuff.
( whistling )
BOTH: Mailman!
Come on!
( both barking )
( sighs )
( barking )
( puppies barking )
Oh, my goodness, what a terrifying gang of dogs.
I am so frightened. Scream!
All right, when faced with a tricky situation,
sometimes a pounce is your best friend.
You want to get low, especially with your hind legs.
Then...pounce!
Aah!
Hey, that's pretty good.
It was backwards but pretty good.
Are you pups all right?
( grunts )
Pretty much.
Remember, as a Pound Puppy, you need to be able
to depend on your muscles to get you out of a jam.
Now show me again.
Ready, set, pounce!
( Niblet grunts )
Oops. Uh, sorry.
That's okay. It only hurts on my face.
Okay, now it's time for your lesson
on focus and concentration.
On what?
What lesson?
Are we seriously having this conversation?
I don't know!
Hey, speaking of stuff I don't know, where's Patches?
Yeah, where is Patches?
I haven't seen him around lately.
Oh, well, he's, uh...
Yeah, he's, um, doing something with his humans.
Yeah, that's it. Quick thinking, Cupcake.
Well, you know what they say about great excuses.
They just kind of creep up on you from nowhere.
Kind of like Squirt.
Hey! Hey, I have feelings, you know.
But you know what? Patches missed my lesson too.
All right, girls, what is going on with Patches?
Actually, we don't know.
Well, he did get made fun of
by a couple of boy street puppies
for hanging out with us.
Yeah, he was acting kind of weird after that.
Street puppies, huh?
Maybe it's time I find out what's going on.
( all barking )
Well, that was a lot of fun.
Sure it was.
Uh, where do you guys go at night time, anyway?
Why? Are you scared of the dark?
Only girls are scared of the dark.
I'm not scared.
It's just I'm usually home by now,
kicking it with some kibble and TV.
Then later, I curl up on my person's nice soft bed.
Gina must be missing me by now, and--
Gina? So even your person's a girl?
A real boy dog doesn't go on about being at home
with some girl human.
Yeah, a real boy dog is tough,
and he sleeps outside,
like in these bushes right here,
and he uses a rock for a pillow.
Come on, this is a perfect bed for a boy dog.
Yeah, a real boy dog is tough.
( sighs )
Come on, Patches. Come on, Patches.
Dolly's gonna be here any minute.
I went by his house last night and he wasn't there.
His person is worried sick about him.
So where is he?
Oh! Uh, he's on a mission to Alaska! Hah!
Alaska! Isn't that crazy? Ha. To, uh...
Rescue a pup from a penguin stampede.
Penguin stampede? In Alaska?
( grunts )
Strudel's lab? How come we're coming here?
This is Stephanie.
Is she gonna be part of the test?
BOTH: Huh?
Well, let's just say it's postponed.
Hello, girls.
Deneral Jolly.
Girls, as I said, your exam is postponed.
Meanwhile, I need you for an actual important mission.
Are you up for it?
BOTH: Yes!
( yawns )
So, what are we doing today?
Eh, we thought we might chase some cars.
Maybe find a mailman, get you to grab us some lunch again.
That's the same stuff as yesterday.
Hah. Never said a boy pup's life
was a multi-various enterprise.
Look, guys, I've been giving this a lot of thought, and--
Lucky?
Patches. Just the pup I wanted to see.
Hey, who is this guy?
I'm his friend.
So where are you off to in such a hurry?
Oh, there's a big emergency I've gotta tend to,
and the only way I can take care of it
is through dangerous and exciting capers
and fur-raising adventure.
Oh, boy. That sounds cool.
Any chance we could get in on that?
I don't know. Are you sure you're boy enough to handle it?
You bet we are.
Then let's go, boys, go.
( dramatic theme playing )
( barking )
( growling and barking )
( cats hissing and yowling )
( dramatic theme playing )
Whoa!
Okay, all we need to do is cross this field,
and we'll be there. Come on.
But, hey, wait.
There's a gigantic bull right there.
Bulls are mean!
( snorts )
Yeah, that guy, he's mean. Super mean.
Aw, him? He's nothing a real boy can't handle.
Come on.
( snorts )
Gee, up close, you look
a lot more realistic than I expected.
STRUDEL: Yoo-hoo!
Lucky, I am here with the scary, scary bull!
Those boys will be frightened by this for sure.
Wait, you mean that's the fake bull?
Then this one's...
( bellowing )
( screaming )
Run, Lucky! Run!
Aah!
Oh hey, look, the real bull's still out there.
LUCKY: Help!
Weren't you supposed to lure him into his pen
before Lucky arrived so we could replace him with this?
And then the girls would quote, unquote, "rescue the boys,"
and the boys would be so impressed
that they'd lose their prejudice against the girls?
Yeah, but I got distracted
when you asked me to inflate the inner tubes on that raft.
Good thing we had all that propane lying around.
Filling them up was a snap.
Remind me to ask Dolly how you ever qualified
to be a Pound Puppy.
Somebody's gotta do something!
Somebody's gotta do something!
I ain't going out there.
Pups, come back here!
Wow.
What are they doing?
They're-- They're sticking with their friend
no matter what, like real Pound Puppies.
And I'm going too.
( barking )
( puppies barking )
If he comes close, pounce, like this!
Thanks. And good idea.
Pups, run across now while they have it distracted!
( puppies barking )
I gotta admit...
That is pretty cool.
All right, let's go!
( dramatic theme playing )
( all chattering )
Ha. You guys-- And, well, you girls,
that was so awesome!
Yeah, they are pretty awesome, aren't they?
Well, duh.
Please, though, don't ever do that again.
Sorry if I messed up our whole test thing with Dolly.
DOLLY: Well, you should be.
You were offered a tremendous opportunity, Patches,
and you failed.
( all groan )
But you've all more than made up for it
with the bravery you showed today.
I hereby declare you three Pound Puppies in training.
Sparky, Mr. Nut Nut, the tags.
( majestic theme playing )
Well done, pups. We're all proud of you.
But enough of this mushy ceremony stuff.
We've still got an important job to do.
Let's go. See you, Bart and Tony.
Yeah, can we come too?
I mean, hey, you guys are cool,
all of you, boys and girls.
So whatever exciting adventure lies ahead, we're in.
Great. Because the best part of the adventure comes next.
Follow me.
Well, here you are.
Here?
Right there.
Whoo-hoo!
She's the most beautiful kid I've ever seen.
She's awesome.
She's your person.
And you know that adventure we were talking about?
Well, actually it's just beginning.
So go on. Get started.
That is, if you think you're up for it.
Sorry, Patches, but if you don't mind,
we're gonna split and go play with that girl.
That's a-okay with me.
( Tony & Bart barking )
Ah! Puppies!
Sorry I've been acting like such a jerk.
That's okay.
We're just glad you finally came around.
Of course it did.
What's that supposed to mean?
Well, after all, you are a boy.
( laughing )
( fanfare theme playing )
( dogs barking rhythmically )