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THIS HOUSE ON EAST 88th STREET IS EMPTY NOW,
BUT IT WON'T BE FOR LONG.
♪ UP TO NOW, I WAS A PEACEFUL, HAPPY MOTHER AND WIFE ♪
♪ UP TO NOW, I LED A PEACEFUL, HAPPY, COMFORTABLE LIFE ♪
♪ UP TO NOW, I WAS AN EASYGOING, LIKABLE SON ♪
♪ PLAYING BALL, SAVING STRING, HAVING FUN ♪
♪ BUT NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
COMING THROUGH.
♪ MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
♪ MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
♪ IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CRY ♪
[CRASH! SPLASH!]
[CLUNK!]
[***!]
♪ UP TO NOW, I WAS A SWEET AND REALLY LOVABLE BIRD ♪
R-RAWK!
♪ HAPPY CRACKING SEEDS, SINGIN' SONGS, YOU GOT MY WORD ♪
♪ UP TO NOW, I WAS A CALM AND KIND OF AVERAGE DAD ♪
♪ WATCH THAT CHAIR ♪
♪ SEE THAT TEAR? NOW I'M MAD! ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE ARE MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
PARDON!
♪ MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
♪ MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
♪ IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CRY ♪
[SPLASH!]
[RATTLE!]
PUT THE PIANO THERE.
THERE.
NO, THERE.
WHERE'S MY BASEBALL CARDS? WHERE?
YOU SPILLED BIRDSEED!
GET A BROOM.
IS THE CARPET OK IN THIS ROOM?
MY NEW SUIT IS WET.
♪ HOW BAD CAN THINGS GET? ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE ARE ♪
♪ MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
♪ MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE ♪
I PREFER FLOSSING TEETH.
SITTING IN TRAFFIC.
PRACTICING PIANO.
CLEANING THE OVEN.
I PREFER GOING BACK WHERE WE'VE BEEN...
♪ TO MOVING INTO A NEW ♪
R-RAWK!
[SPLASH!]
[CLANG!]
[DRIP! PLOP!]
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?
PROBABLY A LEAK.
JUST WHAT WE NEED NOW.
GO TAKE A PEEK.
HERE'S THE LAST THING.
SIGN RIGHT HERE.
NEXTIME YOU MOVE, REMEMBER, WE'RE...
♪ CITYWIDE, CITYWIDE ♪
♪ BIG OR SMALL THINGS ♪
♪ WE MOVE ALL THINGS ♪
♪ IF YOUR HOUSE IS KINDA NARROW ♪
♪ OR EVEN PRETTY WIDE ♪
♪ CALL CITY-- ♪
[CLUNK!]
[SPLASH!]
UH, UH...
WELL? DID YOU LOOK?
I LOOKED.
WHAT WAS IT IN THE BATHROOM?
IN THE BATHROOM...
WHAT WAS IT?
IT WAS A...
WHAT'S THE FIRST LETTER?
IS IT BIGGER THAN A BREAD BOX?
IS IT FOUND IN THE GROUND OR ON WATER?
OH! I'LL HAVE TO LOOK
FOR MYSELF!
JOSHUA, YOU WAIT DOWN HERE.
HUH!
JOSEPH...THERE'S A CROCODILE IN OUR BATHTUB.
JOSHUA, DON'T YOU GO UPSTAIRS.
OPERATOR, OPERATOR. IT'S AN EMERGENCY!
THERE'S A CROCODILE IN OUR BATHTUB.
OPERATOR!
JOSHUA, DO NOT PLAY NEAR THOSE STAIRS.
OPERATOR! OPERATOR! WHERE ARE YOU?
AHA!
AHH...HELP!
THE PHONE.
HELLO?
HELLO. HELLO!
OPERATOR!
WE NEED HELP!
OH, THIS WINDOW!
IT'S STUCK WITH FRESH PAINT!
NO, JOSEPH! THAT'S THE--
OOF!
CLOSET.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[DING ***]
THIS WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
ABOUT THE CROCODILE.
"BE KIND, PLEASE, TO MY CROCODILE.
"HE IS GENTLE AS CAN BE.
"HE MUST HAVE TENDER LOVING CARE
"AND WOULD NOT HARM A FLEA.
"HE IS AN ARTIST AND PERFORMER,
"DOES GREAT TRICKS, AND IS QUITE CLEAN.
"YOURS TRULY, HECTOR P. VALENTI,
"STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN.
"P.S. HIS BIRTHDAY IS JUNE 24th,
"AND HE COMES FROM THE NILE.
"HE EATS ONLY TURKISH CAVIAR.
P.P.S. HIS NAME IS LYLE."
TURKISH CAVIAR?
OH, TO THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN
ON EAST 88th STREET.
JOSHUA, CALM DOWN, PLEASE.
WHAT ABOUT OUR FRIENDS?
THEY WON'T VISIT!
WHERE WOULD HE SLEEP?
THE SPARE BEDROOM ISN'T PAINTED YET.
TURKISH CAVIAR IS AWFULLY EXPENSIVE.
WHAT IF THAT'S ALL HE EATS?
WHATEVER WILL WE DO WITH HIM?
AND SUDDENLY, BEFORE ANYONE COULD THINK OF AN ANSWER,
THERE WAS LYLE.
♪ EACH HOME SHOULD HAVE A CROCODILE ♪
♪ DON'T LAUGH, MY DEAR, IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ WHY, YOU SHOULD TASTE HIS RECIPE ♪
♪ FOR VEAL AND YOGURT STEW ♪
♪ HE PLAYS WITH JOSH ♪
♪ BRINGS IN THE MILK ♪
♪ AND ALL WITH WIT AND STYLE ♪
♪ I DON'T KNOW HOW WE EVER DID WITHOUT A CROCODILE ♪
♪ WE NOTICED JOSH'S SCHOOLWORK HAD GONE FROM "B" TO "A" ♪
♪ THE REASON SOON WAS VERY CLEAR ♪
♪ LYLE DRILLS HIM EVERY DAY ♪
♪ HE HELPS ME WITH THE HOUSEWORK ♪
BELIEVE ME, IT SHOWS.
♪ LAST TUESDAY HE PLAYED VOLLEYBALL ♪
♪ HIS TEAM WON BYDA NOSE ♪
LYLE, WANT SOME ICE CREAM?
♪ HEY, LYLE, HOW ABOUT A SHOW? ♪
LYLE, CAN YOU HELP US?
THE REVEREND WANTS TO KNOW.
♪ OK, HE CAN'T BE PRESIDENT ♪
♪ BECAUSE HE'S FROM THE NILE ♪
♪ BUT IF HE COULD, I'LL BET WE WOULD ♪
♪ ELECT A CROCODILE ♪
♪ FOR MANY YEARS ♪
♪ AMPHIBIANS HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD ♪
♪ BUT ONCE HE IS A FRIEND OF YOURS ♪
♪ HE'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR GOOD ♪
♪ THOUGH DAYS ARE ROUGH AND NIGHTS ARE TOUGH ♪
♪ HE MAKES LIFE SEEM WORTHWHILE ♪
♪ I DON'T KNOW HOW WE EVER DID ♪
♪ WITHOUT A CROCODILE ♪
ONE DAY, A BRASS BAND PARADED PAST THE HOUSE
ON EAST 88th STREET.
WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE?
WH-WH-WHAT IS IT?
WHERE'S LYLE?
I DON'T KNOW.
LYLE, COME QUICKLY!
YOU'LL MISS THE PARADE.
LYLE, LYLE!
WHERE ARE YOU?
LYLE!
HURRY.
OH, NO! I DON'T BELIEVE IT!
I FOUND HIM. COME, QUICK. IT'S LYLE!
WHERE?
LOOK! IT'S LYLE!
HE'S IN THE PARADE!
YAY!YEAH!
THE NEXT DAY, LYLE WAS FAMOUS.
HE HAD MADE THE HEADLINES AND APPEARED ON TELEVISION.
AHA!
MY LYLE!
YEP, ALL FOR LYLE. UH-HUH.
MY GOODNESS, THIS STACK GETS HEAVIER EVERY DAY.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
EXCUSE ME.
ANOTHER CALL ABOUT LYLE.
LOOK AT THIS MAIL!
LYLE, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT THIS.
IT MAY BE IMPORTANT.
LIKE THIS ONE. IT'S ODD.
BUT ONE LETTER WAS FROM SOMEOE LYLE KNEW PARTICULARLY WELL.
IT WASN'T WELCOME AT ALL.
"JUST A FEW WORDS TO SAY I SHALL RETURN.
"CORDIALLY, HECTOR P. VALENTI, STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN.
"P.S. VERY SOON.
P.P.S. TO FETCH MY CROCODILE."
WHAT CAN WE DO?
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING.
DON'T WORRY, DEAR.
THINGS WILL WORK OUT SOMEHOW.
COME ON, LYLE. CHEER UP!
♪ COME ON ♪
♪ BIG SMILE ♪
♪ SMILING PRETTILY DEFINITELY IS YOUR STYLE ♪
♪ TRY IT, LYLE ♪
♪ LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ♪
♪ LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ♪
♪ LIFE'S SAD, THEY SAY ♪
♪ WHEN YOU'VE HAD IT, LAUGHING AT IT ♪
♪ MAKES THE GRAY GO AWAY ♪
♪ LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ♪
♪ LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ♪
♪ LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT ♪
♪ WHY MAKE SOMETHING MOURNFUL? ♪
♪ JUST PICK UP YOUR FLUGELHORN ♪
♪ AND GIVE US ALL A HORNFUL ♪
♪ GIVE UP NEVER ♪
♪ JUST REFUSE TO ♪
♪ GRANDPA USED TO SAY ♪
♪ WHY CHOOSE THE NIGHT SIDE? ♪
♪ LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ♪
♪ THE WORLD KEEPS TURNING EVERY DAY ♪
♪ LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT ♪
♪ WHY MAKE SOMETHING MOURNFUL? ♪
♪ JUST PICK UP YOUR FLUGELHORN ♪
♪ AND GIVE US ALL A HORNFUL ♪
♪ GIVE UP... ♪
♪ NEVER ♪
♪ JUST REFUSE TO, GRANDPA USED TO SAY ♪
♪ WHY CHOOSE THE NIGHT SIDE? ♪
♪ LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE ♪
♪ THE WORLD KEEPS TURNING EVERY ♪
♪ TURNING EVERY ♪
♪ TURNING EVERY DAY ♪
WHEN MRS. WILSON SAID
SHE DROPPED THE CARROT CAKE,
I LAUGHED OUT LOUD.
YOU CAN LAUGH,
BUT I HAD TO HIDE MY EMBARRASSMENT.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
SEE WHO THAT IS, JOSHUA.
HMM...
IT WAS JUST WHO THEY LEAST WANTED TO SEE--
HECTOR P. VALENTI.
I HAVE COME FOR LYLE.
YOU CAN'T HAVE LYLE.
HE'S VERY HAPPY HERE.
WE LOVE HIM DEARLY.
LYLE MUST BE RETURNED.
WAS IT NOT I WHO RAISED HIM
FROM YOUNG CROCODILEHOOD
AND TAUGHT HIM TRICKS?
WE HAVE APPEARED TOGETHER ON STAGES WORLDWIDE.
WHY DID YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE HERE?
BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER AFFORD
HIS TURKISH CAVIAR.
BUT NOW LYLE IS FAMOUS.
WE SHALL BE VERY RICH.
LYLE?
IT'S ME, LYLE.
♪ I'M GONNA COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT ♪
♪ IT PROBABLY WON'T DO ANY GOOD TO SAY IT ♪
♪ BUT DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪
♪ THERE'S SO MANY GAMES WE NEVER PLAYED TOGETHER ♪
♪ I'LL EVEN MISS THE WASHING DISHES ♪
♪ WHILE YOU DRIED ♪
♪ NO MORE CAMPING OUT ♪
♪ AND BEING AFRAID TOGETHER ♪
♪ AND ALL THOSE ICE CREAM FLAVORS ♪
♪ THAT WE NEVER TRIED ♪
♪ SO DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪
♪ I'LL JUST DIE ♪
♪ IF YOU DO ♪
♪ I'M TRYING TO SMILE ♪
♪ BUT DARN YOU, LYLE ♪
♪ I WOULD NEVER LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ OH, DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪
♪ I'LL JUST DIE ♪
♪ IF YOU DO ♪
♪ I'M TRYING TO SMILE ♪
♪ BUT DARN YOU, LYLE ♪
♪ I WOULD NEVER LEAVE YOU ♪
♪ DON'T LEAVE ME NOW ♪
♪ I WOULD NEVER LEAVE YOU ♪
MRS. PRIMM WAS SADDENED,
BUT SHE KNEW LYLE PROPERLY BELONGED TO SENOR VALENTI,
SO SHE LET HIM GO.
LYLE!
IT WAS A TEARFUL PARTING.
LYLE?
SENOR VALENTI HAD BIG PLANS FOR LYLE.
THEY WERE TO TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE.
THEY STAYED IN MANY HOTELS.
SOMETIMES TUBS WERE TOO BIG
AND OTHER TIMES TOO SMALL
OR TOO CROWDED.
SENOR VALENTI TRIED HARD TO COAX A SMILE FROM LYLE.
HE MADE FUNNY FACES.
HE STOOD ON HIS HEAD.
HE TICKLED HIS TOES
AND TOLD HIM UPROARIOUS STORIES THAT IN HAPPIER DAYS
WOULD HAVE HAD LYLE DOUBLED OVER WITH LAUGHTER.
BUT LYLE COULD NOT LAUGH,
NOR COULD HE MAKE OTHER PEOPLE LAUGH.
HE MADE THEM CRY.
ONE NIGHT IN PARIS, HE MADE AN ENTIRE AUDIENCE CRY.
HIS HEART WAS NOT IN THE PERFORMANCE.
OOOH!
ARGGH!
YOARE FIRED!
I HIRED YOU TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH.
YOU MAKE THEM CRY!
MEANWHILE, AT THE HOUSE ON EAST 88th STREET,
MRS. PRIMM WENT ABOUT HER WORK WITHOUT HER USUAL BRIGHT SMILE,
AND DEEP SIGHS COULD BE HEARD
FROM BEHIND MR. PRIMM'S NEWSPAPER.
EVERY MORNING, JOSHUA ANXIOUSLY AWAITED THE MAILMAN
IN HOPE OF RECEIVING WORD FROM LYLE.
EVERYBODY! LISTEN TO THIS!
"JUST A FEW WORDS TO SAY WE SHALL RETURN.
"CORDIALLY, HECTOR P. VALENTI,
"FORMER STAR OF STAGE AND SCREEN.
"P.S. I'M SICK OF CROCODILES.
P.P.S. AND THE TEARS OF CROCODILES."
HA HA HA!
RAWK!
[DOORBELL RINGS]
LYLE!
HERE, TAKE HIM BACK. HE IS NO GOOD.
HE WILL NEVER MAKE ANYONE LAUGH AGAIN.
OOF! HEE HEE!
HA HA HA!
IN THE END, EVEN SENOR VALENTI LAUGHED.
LYLE WAS BACK HOME WHERE HE BELONGED.
SO IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN TO BE WALKING
PAST THE HOUSE ON EAST 88th STREET
AND YOU HEAR FUNNY SOUNDS, DON'T BE SURPRISED.
IT'S ONLY LYLE, LYLE THE CROCODILE.
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