Buddy (2026) Movie Script
1
[dark music]
[whispering]
[wailing]
[distant screaming]
[kids shouting]
[theme music]
[kids]
He's a unicorn
from a magic land
And we call his name
when we need a hand
He's a pal
who knows our names
He's the king
of fun and games
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
He's cuddly, snuggly,
our best friend
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
He's huggy
and a little bit nutty
He teaches us
right from wrong
and makes it better
with a song
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
Our friend until the end
It's Buddy
[mellow music]
[humming]
Oh, hey, kids!
[Wade]
Hi, Mailman Miles!
[Mailman Miles]
Guess what?
I've got mail for you.
[Mr. Mailbox]
Hey, oh, hey, hey, hey!
You trying to put me
out of a job?
[Mailman Miles]
Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Mailbox.
Open wide.
[squeaking]
There we go.
[Mr. Mailbox]
Hey, kids, you've got mail.
[fanfare music]
[mellow music]
[Wade]
Oh, wow!
It's an invitation
to a dance party!
[Mailman Miles]
Wow!
I better go practice my moves.
-Bye, kids!
-Bye, Mailman Miles!
I can't wait
to dance my socks off.
-Hit it, Strappy.
-You got it.
[beatboxing]
[Freddy]
Go, Wade! Go, Wade!
Oh, yeah!
Your turn, Freddy.
I don't know, Wade.
I'm scared.
I wish we could give you
some courage.
[Wade]
Maybe we can't,
but I know who can.
Oh, Buddy!
Whoa-ho! Did someone say
my name?
-Buddy!
-Buddy!
[chuckling]
[Wade]
We're getting ready for
your big dance party tonight,
but Freddy's afraid
she won't be any good.
-That's great news.
-It is?
[Buddy]
Sure, because when you're
afraid of something,
that means it's your chance
to be brave!
[upbeat music]
[Buddy and Wade]
You gotta be scared
to be brave
You can't face your fears
unless at first you're afraid
When you want to run away
and just hide in a cave
Just remember you gotta
be scared to be brave
[all]
It can be scary
to try something new
It's scary when you don't know
what you should do
But even when it's scary,
I believe in you
And I promise that it's true
when we tell you
that it's okay to be scared
to be brave
[Buddy]
Way to go, Freddy!
I guess it wasn't as scary
as I thought.
Oh.
Oh!
[humming]
[mellow music]
Hey, what moves
are you going to do
at the dance party, Josh?
I don't like dancing.
I'm gonna go read my book.
[Buddy]
Hmm. Okay, Josh.
[chuckles]
Looks like someone else
needs to learn to be brave.
[chuckling]
Oh, hey!
I saw Oliver and Betty
at the clubhouse.
Can you show them the dance
so we'll all be ready
for the party?
I'll talk to Josh.
[Wade]
Hey, guys!
Are you excited for Buddy's
big dance party tonight?
[Betty]
You bet!
Everybunny loves to dance.
[vocal chanting]
[Oliver]
Wow, that was so cool.
[Betty]
There are dances
from all over the world.
This dance is called ballet.
Ballet dancers have to be
strong and flexible.
Tap dancing is
all about the rhythm you make
with your feet.
Special shoes with taps
on the heel and toe
make all sorts of fun sounds.
Ballroom dancing
is when two people
are dancing with each other.
It's all about working together.
[Buddy]
Hey, Josh.
Why don't you tell
your problems
to the Worry Well?
[Worry Well]
Did someone say my name?
Did I do something wrong?
[Buddy]
Don't worry, Worry Well.
We have a dance party tonight,
but Josh is afraid
he won't dance well.
I'm not afraid,
I just don't want to do it.
It's my job
to help with worries.
Let me see what I have here.
Hmm.
Oh, look.
[Buddy]
Oh, wow!
Why didn't I think of that?
Magic dancing shoes.
With magic dancing shoes, Josh,
you're sure to have
all the best moves!
Give 'em a try.
[wind chimes tinkling]
I don't want to.
[Buddy]
Just try one little move.
Show off
your magic dancing shoes.
[sighing]
I don't think so.
[Buddy]
Just stick out your foot.
Like this.
Not right now, Buddy.
[playful music]
[Buddy]
Sorry, Josh.
Those magic dancing shoes
won't go anywhere
unless you're dancing.
I just want to be left alone.
[soft music]
[Buddy]
Josh, we had a deal.
I give you
the magic dancing shoes
and you try
one little dance move.
[giggling]
[wind chimes tinkling]
I never made a deal.
I just don't want to dance!
[Buddy]
Stick your leg out, Josh,
just stick your leg out
one time.
[Josh]
Let go of me!
[Buddy]
Just stick your leg out
one time.
[Josh]
You're hurting me!
Leave me alone! I hate you!
[Buddy]
No! You don't mean it!
[Josh]
Yes, I do. Now let go of me
or I'll scream!
[Buddy]
Oh, no, you won't.
No, you wo--
[lively music]
Hey, Nurse Nancy.
Are you having a good time?
[Nurse Nancy]
No, Buddy...
I'm having a great time.
[chuckling]
[Wade]
Hey, Buddy!
Come on.
We made up a dance for you.
Because we love you.
[Buddy]
Aww.
I love you, too.
But where's Josh?
[Buddy]
That's what I wanted
to tell you.
After I taught Josh
to dance,
he loved it so much,
he decided to go
on a dancing tour
in Diamond City!
[Betty]
If you ask me, that's something
worth dancing about.
Ready, guys?
[chuckling]
Come on.
You move your leg like this
[Wade and Oliver]
And swing your arms
to the side
[kids]
And turn your head around
And you let your feet slide
[all]
You do the Buddy glide
It's the Buddy glide
Do the Buddy glide
It's the Buddy glide
To and fro, arms out wide
Don't run and hide
Do it with pride
That's how you do
the Buddy glide
Woo-hoo-hoo!
[Buddy]
I am so proud of all of you.
You put on an amazing show.
And Josh learned
how to be brave.
And now he's gonna be famous.
[Buddy]
That's right, Trashy.
Well, that's all the time
we have.
[gentle music]
[all]
You love Buddy, yes, you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
We'll always be best buddies
I love every one of you
I'm so glad you love me too
[dark music]
[birds chirping]
[theme music]
[kids]
He's a unicorn
from a magic land
And we call his name
when we need a hand
He's a pal
who knows our names
He's the king
of fun and games
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
Our friend until the end
It's Buddy
[dice rattling]
[mellow music]
[Oliver]
One, two, three.
Three, five.
[sneezing]
Oh, no. I was winning!
[Betty]
Well, no wonder
you're sneezing.
Look at these dust bunnies.
I'd like to be
the only bunny here, thank you.
[Hannah]
Hi! I'm Hannah.
I love to sing and dance!
[kids]
Hi, Hannah.
[Betty]
Looks like we came
at the right time.
We have some cleaning to do.
Do we have to clean now?
We're in the middle
of playing our game,
and cleaning doesn't seem
very fun.
I know someone
who can make it fun.
-Oh, Budd--
-Wait.
Uh, you guys get Buddy
while Wade and I,
we'll go get the vacuum.
What is it, Freddy?
Are we gonna vacuum the grass?
[Freddy]
Look.
Josh's book?
[Freddy]
I found it in the trash.
Look, it's stained.
It looks like blood.
[Wade]
Hey, Mr. Mailbox,
can you mail this to Josh
in Diamond City for me?
[squeaking]
[Freddy]
Mr. Mailbox.
What happened to your door?
[Buddy]
Hi, Wade. Hi, Freddy.
What's that you have there,
Wade?
Josh's book.
I've been looking for this.
I'll get it to Josh.
Freddy found it in the trash.
It has stains on it.
Oh, that's right.
I was painting a goodbye card
for Josh,
and Betty spilled red paint
on his book.
So, I got him a new book
and I threw this away.
Now I remember.
[chuckling]
[wind chimes tinkling]
Buddy?
What is it, Freddy?
Can we send Josh
a goodbye card too?
Of course you can.
But, first, it's time
to learn about cleaning.
Cleaning is important.
It kills germs
and it keeps us healthy.
Different jobs
need different cleaners.
Dishes need detergent.
Windows need window cleaner.
Some cleaners
are very poisonous.
Some can catch fire
very easily.
Always ask a grown-up
before handling chemicals
under the sink.
Now, let's get cleaning!
[upbeat music]
[vacuum whirring, humming]
[Freddy]
Wade, I'm scared.
I can't stop thinking
about Josh's book.
[Wade]
Seriously, Freddy?
He loved that book.
And the stains
didn't look like paint.
Of course it's paint.
-Why would Buddy lie?
-He wouldn't.
That's what I keep telling her.
[sighing]
[Wade]
Betty, I have
a cleaning question.
What did you use
to clean up the paint
you spilled on Josh's card?
I never made Josh a card.
And I certainly
never spill paint.
Hm!
[Freddy]
Wade, I'm scared.
Why would Buddy lie?
[Wade]
I don't know.
We need to talk to an adult
like Nurse Nancy.
[Strappy]
But we're supposed to be
cleaning.
[Wade]
I have an idea.
[Buddy]
Great work, gang.
How about a song
to really make it sparkle?
[chuckling]
[Buddy and kids]
It's time to clean,
clean, clean
Find where the dusty things
lurk
And soon it will gleam,
gleam, gleam
'Cause many hands
make light work
Ouch!
I've got a splinter
in my finger
and it couldn't hurt worse
[kids]
Better not linger
and go see the nurse
Before it gets worse,
you need to go see a nurse
Go to the nurse,
go to the nurse
Before it gets worse,
you need to go to the nurse
[Buddy]
Well, gosh.
I thought we were singing
about cleaning.
I better go see Nurse Nancy.
It could get infected.
Safety first.
Like you always say, Buddy.
[Betty]
You do always say that.
[Buddy]
Uh-huh. I guess I do.
[Freddy]
I'll go with him.
[melancholy music]
Hi, Freddy. Hi, Wade.
Hi, Strappy.
How can I help you?
[Wade]
Guess I wasn't paying attention
and I got a splinter.
Hmm.
I don't see a splinter.
[Freddy]
There isn't a splinter.
We were just pretending.
Why would you do that?
[Wade]
We wanted to ask you something.
Have you noticed anything weird
about Buddy lately?
I don't know what you mean.
We found Josh's book
in the trash.
It had blood on it.
Buddy said that Betty
spilled red paint on it,
but Betty said that she didn't.
Betty does get confused.
Um, I'll tell you what.
I'll talk to Buddy.
I'm sure there's a reasonable
explanation for all of this.
[wind chimes tinkling]
[Betty and kids]
Together
[Freddy]
Where are you going?
[Wade]
I want to hear what Buddy's
gonna say to Nurse Nancy.
[indistinct lyrics]
-That's eavesdropping.
-Don't be such a goody-goody.
[Strappy]
What's wrong
with being a goody-goody?
Better than being a snoop.
-Zip it, Strappy.
-Okay.
[curious music]
[Freddy]
Guess everything's fine.
[mellow music]
[Strappy]
Yeah, everything's fine.
Look how tightly
he's hugging her neck.
[intense music]
[slamming]
[thudding, gasping]
[whimpering]
[thwacking]
[tense music]
-Did he see you?
-I don't know.
Come on. We have to tell
the others.
[Betty, Oliver, and Hannah]
Chores can be fun
when you do them together
It's not hard...
[Freddy]
Guys! Guys! Guys!
[Betty, Oliver, and Hannah]
A little dusting
and scrubbing
[Freddy]
Hannah.
-Oliver!
-Oliver!
[Buddy, Betty, and kids]
When friends share the load,
the work is a breeze
[chuckling]
So fun!
Don't go in the clubhouse.
I just mopped.
[giggling]
[Hannah]
What did you want to say,
Freddy?
[Freddy]
That we just love cleaning
so much.
[Buddy]
Well, that's all the time
we have.
[gentle music]
[Buddy and kids]
You love Buddy, yes, you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
We'll always be best buddies
I love every one of you
I'm so glad you love me too
[dark music]
[birds chirping]
[kids]
Friends until the end
It's Buddy
[mellow music]
[whimpering]
[Betty]
I'm so nervous.
It's Buddy's birthday,
and I want everything
to be perfect,
but my gift hasn't arrived
from Diamond City.
[Oliver]
Don't worry, Betty.
Charlie the Train
is always on time.
And he's due right about now.
[Betty and kids]
Charlie the Train!
[dinging]
Hello, kids!
[hissing, chuffing]
Special delivery
from Diamond City.
[kids]
Charlie the Train.
And, boy,
are my wheels tuckered.
[Betty]
Oh, thank goodness.
Now we need to put up
the decorations and--
[gasping]
I don't even know
what kind of cake he likes.
[whimpering]
[Oliver]
Well, why don't we ask him?
-Oh...
-Wait!
-We can't bring him here yet.
-Why not?
Because it's
a surprise birthday party.
[Betty]
Surprise party?
What a great idea!
[Hannah]
We better get to work before--
[Freddy]
Don't say his name.
Don't even think it.
Not until we're ready.
Just say "B-word" for now.
[Betty]
That's fun.
Then I better get B-word's
present for the clubhouse.
[vocalizing]
[Wade]
Wait, Oliver, Hannah,
can we talk to you
for a minute?
[Hannah]
Of course. What's up?
[Wade]
Not here.
[melancholy music]
There's something going on
with B-word.
[Hannah]
What do you mean?
-Is he sick?
-Yes.
But not like a cold.
Like...
In the head.
[Oliver]
He is kind of silly sometimes.
He killed Nurse Nancy.
That's not a funny joke.
It's not a joke.
We saw him do it.
[Freddy]
And we think he did it
to Josh, too.
[Hannah]
You guys are being mean.
B-word loves us!
[Wade]
What do you know, Hannah?
You just got here.
[Strappy]
I'm sorry, guys, it's true.
I saw it too.
[Wade]
We need to go to Diamond City.
[Oliver]
Leave the park?
But B-word says it's not safe
out there without a grown-up.
Wait. Stop talking. Look!
[tense music]
Do you think
he heard us talking?
Is he gonna come to life?
But I didn't do anything wrong.
[Wade]
We can't keep him away forever.
We need to walk calmly
to the train.
[moody music]
-Hey, kids.
-Hi, Mailman Miles.
[Mailman Miles]
See you at the party, right?
[chuckling]
[Freddy]
Wait.
[tense music]
B-word is on the swings now.
[Wade]
Keep walking.
Don't look at it.
[moody music]
[Oliver]
Oh, Buddy!
[wind chimes tinkling]
[Buddy]
Hi, Oliver!
What's wrong?
[Wade]
We need to hurry.
[Freddy]
Hey, Charlie, we need to go
to Diamond City right now!
-But you'll miss Buddy's party.
-It's an emergency.
[Wade]
I'm really sick.
Oh, no.
Okay, then.
All aboard!
[dinging, chuffing]
Next stop, Diamond City!
[whistle blowing]
[brakes squealing]
Hi, guys, what are you doing?
[Charlie]
Clear the track, Buddy.
Wade is sick and I gotta
get him to Diamond City.
No, Charlie.
I'll take him to the nurse.
You murdered the nurse, Buddy.
Wade, you know that's a lie.
And lying is very bad.
[Charlie]
I don't want to be
in the middle of this.
Get out of the train, Wade.
I'll take you to the nurse.
No.
Really, Wade?
On my birthday?
I'll take you to the nurse
right now.
If she says you need
to go to Diamond City,
you go to Diamond City.
Bring the nurse here.
[Charlie]
That sounds like a good idea.
Bring Nurse Nancy here.
[zapping, screaming]
[intense music]
[yelling, thudding]
[groaning]
Buddy, you promised
you wouldn't be mad.
Go back into the clubhouse,
Oliver.
This does not concern you.
[crying]
[slamming]
Everybody,
back into the clubhouse now!
[dark music]
Not you, Wade.
I need to talk to you.
You lied about me,
and you hurt my feelings.
[Freddy]
Buddy, please.
Don't worry, Freddy.
I know Wade was responsible.
Now go inside.
[Hannah]
Come on, Freddy.
[crying]
[cheerful music]
[vocalizing]
-Betty.
-There you are.
Hurry and put that sign up.
Buddy will be here soon.
-He's going to kill Wade.
-What?
[Freddy]
Buddy's going to kill Wade.
We better hide.
Buddy will be here soon.
[moody music]
[Strappy]
What are you doing, Freddy?
We're not supposed to mess
with the chemicals
under the sink.
No. Freddy.
Buddy is too powerful.
[groaning, chuckling]
[Buddy]
Why are you cutting yourself,
Wade?
[Wade]
Please, no! Ow!
[Buddy]
Stop cutting yourself.
I don't want you to get hurt.
[screaming]
You better put down
the knife, Wade.
Whoa!
What are you doing, Freddy?
I told you to stay in the cl--
A lighter?
Freddy, this isn't like you.
This is crazy.
Drop the lighter, Freddy.
Drop the lighter, Freddy.
[clattering]
That's better.
Now go back in the clubhouse.
A lighter
is a very dangerous thing.
You have to be--
[screaming]
[intense music]
[screaming continues]
[Mailman Miles]
Buddy?
[whimpering]
Buddy?
[tense music]
Well, that's all the time
we have.
[screaming]
Come hug me, kids.
[Mailman Miles]
Buddy, let's get you
to the nurse, okay?
Just give me the knife.
[Buddy]
You want the knife?
Here's the knife.
[groaning]
It's nice to share.
[squelching]
[thudding]
Kids, it's okay.
I'm not mad.
Everybody needs to calm down.
[dramatic music]
Kids, I want you to come out
on the count of three, okay?
One.
Two.
Two and three quarters.
[squeaking]
[Freddy]
Wait, Mr. Mailbox!
[Buddy]
Two and four-fifths!
[Freddy]
Hannah, come help me!
You can't hide forever.
Two and five-sixths.
[Strappy]
Um, do we really have to take
Mr. Mailbox?
No offense, Mr. Mailbox.
Three!
Ready or not, here I come.
[screaming]
[slamming]
[grunting]
[intense music]
It's okay.
It's how mistakes happen.
But friends stick together,
right?
[grunting]
-Right?
-Come on, Hannah!
[grunting]
-Come on.
-It is dangerous
outside the park.
There are monsters out there.
You're the monster, Buddy.
You're hurting my feelings.
Don't leave me!
[Wade]
Hurry, Freddy!
[grunting]
Wade, come on.
[grunting]
Pull me up, Freddy!
[Freddy]
I'm trying.
[screaming]
[Wade]
Freddy, help!
[screaming]
I see you.
[screaming]
[eerie music]
Come on, Wade.
Well, that's all the time
we have.
You love Buddy, yes, you do
And I love each one of you
It's not working.
We're together happily
We'll always be
best buddies
[grunting]
[groaning]
[birds chirping]
[bike clicking]
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
Sure, yes.
Uh, well, we can work
with a, uh,
a whole variety of budgets
to fit any project, yeah.
Yes, absolutely.
[Timothy]
Mom!
Oh, uh, Diane,
can I call you right back?
Okay. All right, thank you.
[Timothy]
But what if that one falls off?
Well, that's why I use two.
So they can look out
for each other.
[chuckling]
[cellphone vibrates, dings]
Oh, my God, okay.
Okay, let's go.
I gotta go get your brother.
Let's go.
Hi!
I'm so sorry I'm late.
Sorry, thank you.
Good to see you.
Sorry I'm late.
How was the party?
[Derek]
Fine.
[Grace]
What is that?
Is that a goldfish?
[Derek]
Everyone got one.
For going to the party,
I guess.
[Grace]
Oh, wow.
You know, in my day,
just the birthday kid
got presents.
Maybe this will be fun.
What was the name
of the goldfish you had before?
-I never had a goldfish.
-Yes, you did.
Oh, maybe it was a betta fish.
Oh, my gosh,
you loved that fish,
but then you said
that you wanted a pet
you could actually pet.
Do you remember that?
Was I a baby or something?
No.
No.
Maybe it was Timothy?
I mean, who does that?
Gives a kid a fish?
Without asking?
It's like, who's gonna clean it?
[Timothy]
I will.
[Ben]
Bud, you don't even clean
your room.
[Timothy]
Yeah, I do.
I just did clean my room.
Guys, dinner, come on!
[dish clattering]
Derek, no headphones, honey.
-It's just one.
-But our dinner
doesn't need a soundtrack.
Our lively conversation
is enough.
Come on, everybody!
[Ben]
We're literally all here.
[chuckling]
Let's dig in.
Ooh, what do you guys got?
Nuggets.
"Imagine whirled peas."
Get it?
'Cause it sounds
like "world peace."
-I don't get it.
-"Whirled peas"
sounds like "world peace."
[Timothy]
But what are whirled peas?
I mean, is that really a food?
Is it really?
[Ben]
Yeah, it's peas in a blender,
something like mashed potatoes.
I don't know, it's just
a funny bumper sticker I saw.
[Derek]
But people don't eat that.
Not a food, is it?
[Ben]
Well, maybe it's not a food,
but it's not like
you can't whirl a pea.
[muffled chatter]
[eerie music]
-Doesn't make sense to me.
-Look, guys,
puns don't have to be
literal, okay?
[screaming]
[panting]
Honey?
[eerie music]
She's fine, thank God.
Mom just had a little something
going on with her stomach,
but she's better now.
Why don't you try
to get to sleep, okay?
Goodnight.
[door closing]
[exhaling]
[eyeglasses clattering]
-Hey.
-Hi.
I am so sorry about that!
[Ben]
No, come on, it's okay,
just walk me through it again.
You said the chair was...
cursed?
[Grace]
No.
It just, uh...
It was the worst feeling
I've ever felt.
Just an icy-cold...
hole.
[Ben]
Oh.
We'll move the chair.
We hardly use it, anyway.
-We'll just move it.
-It's not about the chair.
Okay, then, uh,
we won't move the chair.
The important thing is,
you feel better now, right?
No, I don't.
I'm sorry.
Oof!
Gonna look for a therapist
tomorrow.
-Oh! There you go.
-Yeah.
[Ben]
What a great idea.
Yeah.
Therapist.
Good thinking.
By the way.
I don't think there's
anything embarrassing
about self-care.
Oh yeah, neither do I.
[Ben]
Exactly.
All right.
[light clicks off]
[Grace]
Seat belt.
[door opens]
[eerie music]
[door closes]
[Derek]
Mom! What are you doing?
[Grace]
Yeah. Sorry.
[therapist]
The empty chair
could represent a feeling
of absence or loss.
Why do you think
you might feel that way?
I don't know.
[therapist]
How's the relationship
with your husband?
[Grace]
Fine. It's good.
Do you think
that I can get meds?
[therapist]
Well, that's one of the tools
we have at our disposal, but...
[Grace]
Mm-hm.
[therapist]
I'd like to go a little deeper,
maybe hear how you're feeling.
Grace?
Grace?
[Ben]
Well, it's not about the time
but about the money
and your grades.
We had a deal, remember?
[Derek]
I already promised
Nate and Chris
that I'm going, though.
[Ben]
Okay, so, that's my fault?
[doorbell chimes]
[chair scraping,
running footsteps]
Good evening.
I'm Dr. Deborah Burr.
-You must be Grace.
-Yes. You're early.
I sensed a greater urgency.
[faint voices echoing]
Hi. Uh...sorry, uh,
who's this?
Uh, this is Dr. Deborah Burr...
-Clairvoyant parapsychologist.
-...and she's a...um...
So, you hired a psychic?
-You must be Ben.
-Oh, okay.
Did your powers
tell you that?
[Grace laughs nervously]
Ben, just, um...
Uh, please come in.
[Dr. Burr]
Show me the rest
of the house, please.
[Grace]
Okay. Okay, go ahead.
Our intuitions are
more perceptive
than our conscious minds.
-Ben thinks I'm crazy.
-Huh!
I've been called crazy
many times.
Spiritual anomalies
often manifest themselves
subconsciously as
an abiding sense of wrongness.
And persistent unease.
[Grace]
That's what I've been feeling.
[Dr. Burr]
Was this room always an office?
[Grace]
Yes.
As long as we've lived here.
It's Ben's.
Although sometimes,
we use it as a guest room.
[Dr. Burr]
There's very powerful energy
in this room.
[thud]
Someone who lived in here
experienced something terrible.
[Ben]
It's me.
I'm experiencing
something terrible.
Can we wrap it up?
[sharp, clattering thuds]
[Dr. Burr]
I'll need the whole family
to gather in the dining room.
[Grace]
Okay.
[exclaims]
[Ben]
How much are you paying her?
Of course,
she's drawing this out.
[Grace]
Please, let her finish.
[Timothy]
What are we doing here?
Who is she?
[Dr. Burr]
I'm Dr. Deborah Burr.
-She's not a doctor.
-I am a doctor.
[Ben]
I mean, she's not a real doctor.
-Ben.
-Could we just hurry this up?
[chair scraping]
[Dr. Burr]
Join hands, please.
So we may attempt
to contact the presence
in this house.
O spirit
who resides here,
make your presence known to us.
Give us a sign,
let us know your name
so that we may help you
to move on from this--
[Buddy]
Hi there!
[goofy laugh]
-How are you?
-Did you hear that?
[chairs scraping]
[Buddy]
Will you be my friend?
I'm always looking
for a new friend.
I know I just met you,
-but I love you very much.
-Oh! There's your ghost.
Someone left the TV on.
[Grace]
Wait, no! Don't.
[breathes heavily]
Did you see that?
There's kids,
there's a unicorn, did you...
Oh, God, where did it go?
Uh...
Okay, I think we're done here.
[Dr. Burr]
As you wish.
I take Venmo.
It's just...it's bad enough
you didn't tell me, but...
in front of the kids?
[Grace]
I thought you'd be at baseball.
Oh, okay, so...
Thought it'd be easier
to do it behind my back?
[he scoffs, sighs]
[Grace taps at laptop keyboard]
Hello?
What are you doing?
The, um...the show
with the orange unicorn,
the one that Dr. Burr summoned?
[Ben]
My God.
She didn't summon anything.
I searched everywhere,
and there's...
there's no mention of it.
[nervous giggle]
It's just some forgotten
show from the '90s.
Yeah, but there's nothing.
I think I'm gonna
make some calls tomorrow.
Calls? Who you gonna call?
More psychics?
Bring more kooks
to the house? Grace.
[clicks shut]
What's goin' on?
I feel like
we have a third child.
What?
[Grace]
We've always said
we wanted three kids.
And the gap between
Timothy and Derek...
is...
[Ben]
Are you kidding?
You're kidding, right?
You--you're saying
you have a kid
that you don't remember having?
Okay, this is--sorry,
you're actually starting
to scare me a little bit.
I know. I'm scared, too.
I'm really scared.
-I'm, I'm ter--
-No, no, no, no, no.
This has to stop, okay?
-This is crazy.
-I know.
I know that it is crazy.
Please be here with me.
[Ben]
I am here, I'm-I'm...
right here, okay?
Where the hell are you?
What the hell?
[Grace]
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
You're not listening to me!
[muffled arguing]
[soft music]
What's next, Grace?
You gonna have
all the conspiracy photos
on the wall
with all the strings?
You saw the show.
Did you or did you not
see the show?
-Yes.
-Okay. So, then--then there's--
there's nothing anywhere.
-Explain that.
-Okay.
Lemme get this straight.
The imaginary unicorn from TV
kidnapped our kid,
erased our memories,
the memories of all their
teachers and their friends,
and then snuck into
a Social Security office
and erased all that information,
too. Whoa!
It's a busy unicorn.
Ben, please...please...
Is our real family
not enough for you, Grace?
I-I-I give everything
to this family.
I've given everything.
[sighs]
I know, I'm...
[sighing]
I just--I need you to...
take the time to fix...
whatever this is.
Okay?
Because if you bring our kids
into this again,
our real kids,
bring a scam psychic
into the house,
we're gonna have
a much bigger problem.
I can't be around you
right now, I can't.
-Oh, really?
-Yeah.
[Ben]
Okay. Well,
the feeling is mutual.
[door softly opens]
[video game noises]
Hey.
Hi, hi.
No electronics, okay, sweetie?
Let's put that away.
What were you and Dad
fighting about?
Nothing.
Um...people can love
each other very much
and still fight.
-Can I ask you something?
-Yeah.
Have you ever seen a show
with an orange unicorn?
-No...
-Okay, good.
If you ever see it,
you turn it off,
and you come tell me, okay?
-Okay.
-Okay.
I'm gonna take this, okay?
Let your brain rest.
[remote clicking,
voices on TV droning]
[TV clicks off]
[dramatic musical chord]
[sounds of children playing]
[dark music]
[gasps]
[tense music]
Ben!
Ben!
Ben!
Ben!
Ben!
-Oh, my God.
-Oh, thank God.
[grunts]
Guys, I can hear you!
Come on, it's way
past bedtime, gang.
What?
[exclaims]
[sounds of struggle]
[thudding]
[shattering crash]
[staticky blips]
[echoed barking of dog]
[ominous music]
[breathing heavily]
[Hannah]
I can't run anymore.
[breathing heavily]
[squeaking]
[Freddy]
There, there, Mr. Mailbox.
It's okay.
[Hannah]
No, it's not. Nothing's okay!
We don't even know
where Diamond City is.
[Oliver]
I wish Wade was here.
He'd know what to do.
You coulda pulled him over!
You shouldn't have let go,
Freddy.
-Sorry.
-And now, he's dead!
[Freddy]
You're the one who opened
your big mouth to Buddy!
Mailman Miles is dead
because of you.
Charlie the Train is dead.
-He said he wouldn't be mad!
-Please don't fight!
Remember that song
about fighting?
You can never win a fight
Because even if you're right
You hurt somebody else
And also hurt yourself
When you...
Oh, my gosh. Look!
Diamond City!
[uplifting music]
[Oliver]
Now I know
why they call it that.
It sparkles just like diamonds!
[Freddy]
It's beautiful.
[whimsical music]
Uggh, ohh...
[twinkling chime]
Hello, Buddy!
I'm Nurse Grace.
Oh, of course!
Uh, hi, Nurse Grace.
Oh! It's been a long day.
Oh, my goodness. Buddy...
You don't look so good.
Oh, Nurse Grace!
It was horrible!
They let a monster in
from the outside!
The monster told them
to burn me,
and then,
they ran away with the monster.
Oh, no!
Are the kids in danger?
[Buddy]
Yes!
I-I kept calling for you.
"Nurse! Nurse!"
I needed your help,
but you--you never came.
I'm so sorry,
I-I-I didn't hear you.
Oh, I feel terrible.
[Buddy]
I can't end the episode
without them.
I hug the kids
and sing the song
and the words come up.
It all resets,
and I magically heal.
I've got to go save them.
Let me help you save the kids.
[Buddy]
No.
You stay here,
in case they come back.
But don't believe
anything they say, okay?
Their heads are filled
with lies!
You got it.
Uggh, all I do is love them
and try to teach them
right from wrong.
You are so wonderful,
and they should realize that.
Oh. Hug me, Nurse Grace.
Of course, Buddy.
-Oh!
-Mm!
[Buddy]
Harder.
[Grace laughs]
Oh, sing to me.
Sing to me that you love me?
[Grace]
Of course, Buddy!
I love Buddy, yes I do
I'm so glad
you love me, too
We're together happily
We'll always be best--
[wet squelching]
Uh...oh...
I love Buddy, yes I do
Uh... um...
I'm sorry.
[dark music]
You need more... bandages.
[she whimpers]
[music intensifies]
[music stops abruptly]
[limping footsteps]
Have a great day!
[children]
One small step
Will bring you
closer to your goal
It's not as hard as it seems
One small day
You'll find you're at your
destination achieving--
I have to go to the bathroom.
[Hannah]
Just go outside.
[Oliver]
I...don't want you
to see my penis.
Nobody wants to see your penis!
[Freddy giggles]
[Freddy]
Just go behind a bush.
Have you never went outside
before?
I don't know.
I don't remember.
Come to think of it,
I don't ever remember
going to the bathroom before.
What's a penis?
-Don't worry about it, Strappy.
-Oh.
[birds chirping]
[Oliver]
And I don't want
Strappy looking, either.
I can't go
if you're listening!
Can you...talk or sing
or something?
We're going to Diamond City
Where things aren't so...
shitty
[Freddy]
Hey! That's a bad word!
What's "shitty"?
[Freddy, sighing]
It's like "poopy."
[Strappy]
What's "poopy"?
[Freddy]
You have a lot to learn,
Strappy.
[urine trickling]
Hey!
What's the big idea,
peeing on me?
[Hannah]
Oh. It's just a flower.
[flower]
Just a flower?
I still have to finish peeing.
Not on me, thank you!
[light, bright music]
[Hannah]
We're going to Diamond City
Where faces are zitty
Isn't it a pity?
Well, tough titty!
[laughter]
Why are bad words so funny?
[urine trickling]
[bicycle bells ringing]
[Oliver breathes heavily]
[Oliver]
I think I hate peeing outside.
[Buddy]
One small step
Will bring you closer
to your goal
It's not as--
[sniffing]
Huh.
[ominous music]
Hm!
Hi there, little flower.
Uh, hello.
Such nice glasses!
They go with your petals.
T-thank you.
Did you see some children
walking through here?
[flower]
Y-yes. Three children.
They were talking a lot
about Diamond City.
On foot?
That's a couple of days' walk.
Are you sure they're not
hiding somewhere?
N-n-no, Buddy, I wouldn't lie.
Did they say anything about me?
N-no, not that I recall.
[Buddy]
Hm.
Thank you, little flower!
-[flower exclaims with relief]
-[Buddy chuckles]
One small step will bring you
closer to your goal
[children]
It's not as hard
as it seems
[Freddy]
Fish!
[soft music]
[Hannah]
There's so much more out here
than I expected.
[pebble splashes into water]
Don't scare them, Oliver.
I had a pet fish
when I was little.
I remember wishing
I could pet it.
[Oliver]
You remember
when you were little?
Do I?
How did we get here?
-We climbed over the fence.
-No, I mean with Buddy.
How did we get
to be with Buddy?
I don't know.
I've never thought
about it before.
I feel like I've
always been with Buddy.
Well, that's weird,
'cause we just met you.
[Freddy]
I mean, there had to be
something before Buddy.
Right?
[soft insect and pond sounds]
[Buddy]
Kids!
Hello!
-It's Buddy!
-[children breathing heavily]
Come out! I have food!
You must be hungry.
I know you didn't mean
to do what you did.
We're still friends, right?
We still love each other,
right?
Wade is feeling much better.
It would cheer him up
to see you guys.
[tense music]
It's going to get dark soon.
It's not safe after dark.
You have to trust me.
Come back!
Guys, I know you must be
really sorry.
I'm not mad, I promise.
I think we all wanna get back
to how it used to be.
[Oliver]
He is magic.
Maybe they're okay?
[Freddy]
Then where are they, Oliver?
I'm sorry,
but I think he's been
lying to us for a long time.
[dark music]
[animal crying]
[Hannah]
It's almost dark.
[Oliver]
I can't remember it
getting dark before.
It's kinda nice.
[Hannah]
When he said
it's not safe after dark,
was that a lie, too?
[soft, sad music]
[Freddy]
We can sleep over here.
I have the lighter!
We could build a fire.
[Oliver]
We're not supposed to build
a fire without grownups.
[Hannah]
There are no grownups, Oliver.
[zipping bag]
Let's go get wood.
[flames crackling]
[Oliver]
I'm thirsty.
[insects chirring]
[Freddy]
Here's a juice box.
Some candy.
A fork.
The dance party invitation.
Would you like that,
Mr. Mailbox?
[softly squeaking]
Don't worry,
we'll get you to Diamond City,
get you fixed up.
[dramatic musical chord]
[Willie]
Hoo-ee, I can't remember
the last time I saw a mailbox.
Especially with
a couple children in tow.
-Who are you?
-I'm Willie.
This is George.
Forgive his state of undress.
We don't stand much
on formality these days.
Mind if we join you?
[Strappy]
Freddy, I don't think
this is a good idea.
[soft, tense music]
[Willie]
I see you're fellow escapees
from Happy Town.
-We're going to Diamond City.
-Oliver!
[Willie]
If you're worried
we're in cahoots
with the big,
citrus-colored fella,
we aren't.
He's as mad at us
as he must be at you.
Did you guys used to live
in the park, too?
[Willie]
Is it a park now?
It was an old Western town
when we were there.
If you share your food,
we might tell you our tale.
[George breathes excitedly]
[Willie]
Mm!
Exquisite.
Anyway, there was a kid, Larry,
bit of a class clown.
We had this, uh,
song at the end, you know,
when the words come up?
I love Buddy, yes I do
I'm so glad
he loves me, too
We have that song, too.
[Willie]
Larry thought it would be funny
to sing the song
with mean words.
Like, instead of "I love you,"
it was,
Stab your heart
and kick your knee
Buddy, you're my enemy
When Buddy heard Larry's song,
he got very angry,
like it was hurting him.
He changed.
So, Buddy hurt Larry,
hurt him real bad.
We barely got out ourselves.
That's the last
we saw of that place.
Exiles, I suppose.
[George]
Mm!
[flower]
Ow!
[George inhales deeply]
Ah.
Mm!
Mm.
It tastes like--
like butterscotch.
You should try some.
[flower]
Hey!
-Ow!
-Freddy! No!
What are you doing?
[Hannah]
Wow, you're right.
-I love butterscotch!
-So did I.
Once.
You have a pretty face.
How dare you, George!
[dramatic musical crescendo]
Ain't I enough for ya?
[kissing noises]
Oh, my bear!
[noises continue]
-I love you!
-I love you, too, George.
This one's for you.
[jauntily picked guitar music]
I'm homesick
for the open spaces
Homesick for familiar places
I wish I could just have
one tiny taste of bein' home
[George]
Home, home, home!
[Willie]
I'm homesick
for the old homestead
Homesick for my featherbed
Before I lay down dead,
I want to hang my hat at home
[music morphs
into thumping electronica]
[autotuned voice]
I'm homesick
but so far away
Homesick,
waiting for that day
A walking stick
Please, let me get back
to my simple home
[voice echoing]
Flowers.
Wade?
Why'd you drop me, Freddy?
[Freddy]
I'm sorry.
[Wade]
You killed me.
I was just so...scared.
You should be. You're weak.
Without me,
you're all gonna die.
[echoing clang]
[Buddy]
I see you!
[scream]
[soft, tense music]
[echoing thud]
[soft, persistent squeaking]
Strappy?
Where's Strappy?
Strappy?
[Hannah]
Strappy!
[Freddy]
Strappy's missing!
[Hannah]
We'll find him, don't worry.
[children all call "Strappy!"]
[Freddy]
Strappy!
Strappy, where are you?
-Strappy!
-Strappy!
[Hannah]
Strappy, where are you?
[Oliver]
Is anything else missing?
[ominous music]
They took him!
For the candy.
Come on! We need to go!
[Oliver]
Wouldn't it be better to just
get help in Diamond City?
I'm sure they have policemen
and everything.
[Hannah]
Yeah, we're so close, and...
they can help us
get Strappy back.
No.
I left Wade behind.
I'm not leaving
Strappy behind, too.
[Oliver]
But aren't you scared?
[Freddy]
Of course I'm scared!
You've gotta be scared
to be brave. Remember?
Isn't that what
the dumb song's all about?
Fine.
I'll go by myself.
[Willie]
Fuck! That is good!
Oh, oh, that's good!
[Willie]
We have seven left.
We can each have one a week
for three weeks
and then share the last one.
-It's not right to steal.
-Shut up, backpack!
Or we'll put you in the swamp.
[insects chirring]
[slurping]
Why...
I forgot how good
apple juice tasted.
Like fine wine.
-[sharp slurping]
-Sip, George! Sip.
Make it last.
Uh...uh, guys?
[Willie]
What'd I just say?
George, put him in the swamp.
Oh, shit!
[Willie laughs nervously]
Hi, Buddy!
Didn't hear you comin'.
[Buddy]
Well, that's all the time
we have.
You love Buddy, yes you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
-Happily!
-We'll always be best...
-Happily!
-Oh, the words aren't coming up.
-Happy!
-I guess you're too old!
-[Buddy chuckles]
-Happy!
Happy!
-[Buddy grunts]
-[squelching crash]
George! No!
[Buddy]
Where are they, Willie?
[Willie]
In the prairie,
out of their gourds,
probably still asleep.
[Buddy chuckles]
-Thanks, pal.
-No, please! Please!
I've always loved ya.
I've always cared about ya
so much more than the others.
-Have a nice swim.
-Agh!
[water splashes]
[gurgling]
[sinister music]
[chuckles]
[Strappy mutters]
[Buddy]
Hey, kids!
-[strap tears]
-[Strappy screaming]
I have Strappy for you!
[Freddy]
Leave him alone, Buddy!
[Buddy chuckles]
[creatures chirring]
[Buddy]
Freddy!
I've missed you.
[Strappy]
Freddy, no!
It's a trap! He--
[Strappy screams]
Put him down!
[Buddy]
We were just playing around.
It wasn't anything serious.
I'm here now,
so what do you want?
I just want a hug,
so we can end this episode
and start fresh.
You must be so tired of running.
[bike bell chimes]
-What the?
-Woo-hoo!
[Buddy]
Get back here!
[Hannah]
Come on!
[dramatic music]
That was so cool!
[Hannah cheers]
[Oliver]
And brave,
like something Wade
would have done.
[majestic music]
[Freddy]
You were brave too.
We did it.
[Hannah]
Of course,
friends stick together.
Friends are forever
[Freddy]
It's okay, Hannah,
you don't need
to sing about it.
[laughing]
[Oliver cheers]
[Oliver]
Diamond City, here we come!
-[cheering]
-[bike horn beeping]
[music distorts]
[gasping breaths]
[grim music]
[object clatters]
[panting]
[sinister musical flourish]
[Buddy]
Well, that's all the time
we have!
[kids screaming]
[sinister theme music]
You love Buddy,
yes you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
We'll always be best buddies
I love every one of you
I'm so glad you love me too
[chuckles]
[sinister music]
[energetic music]
[kids]
He's a unicorn
from a magic land
And we call his name
when we need a hand
He's a pal
who knows our names
He's the king
of fun and games
It's Buddy,
oh, Buddy
He's cuddly, snuggly,
our best friend
It's Buddy,
oh, Buddy
He's huggy
and a little bit nutty
He teaches us
right from wrong
and makes it better
with a song
It's Buddy,
oh, Buddy
Our friend until the end
It's Buddy
[soft music]
[whimpering]
I'm mad at you guys.
I'm not gonna share
my baseball with you.
[Hannah]
What?
Oh, Buddy!
[twinkling sound]
-Whoa!
-Buddy!
[Buddy chuckles]
[Buddy]
Hi there, Tyler.
Oh, what's wrong?
[Tyler]
We were playing baseball,
but they hurt my feelings
by running away
when I was winning,
so now I don't want to play
with them.
But, Tyler,
these are our friends.
If they say they're sorry
for running away,
then it's important
to forgive them.
[Tyler and Buddy]
Nobody's perfect
We all make mistakes
But it's important
to acknowledge
that apologies are great
But they didn't say sorry yet.
[Buddy]
Kids, do you have
something to say?
[soft music]
[whimpering]
[Oliver]
We're sorry.
[Hannah]
Yeah, sorry, uh...
[Tyler]
Tyler.
[Hannah]
Sorry, Tyler.
[Buddy]
And what about you, Freddy?
Are you sorry
for running away?
-[thud]
-[Freddy yelps]
Freddy, I can't hear you?
[dark music]
I'm sorry.
[Buddy]
See?
Doesn't that feel good?
I accept your apology.
Now who's ready
for some baseball?
Yay!
[Buddy]
Freddy, go to the nurse
while we warm up.
And come right back, okay?
Okay.
[mellow music]
[mysterious musical flourish]
Hi.
I'm Nurse Grace.
I'm Freddy.
I like that name.
Have a seat, Freddy.
[Grace gasps]
Oof.
That's a nasty cut.
[soft music]
Now, this might sting a little.
It's okay.
Did you get this cut
from a monster?
[sinister music]
You know Buddy's a monster?
What?
I meant the...
Do you think Buddy's a monster?
I guess I'm just crazy.
I doubt that, Freddy.
[bandage wrapper rustles]
Maybe it's the world
that's crazy.
Guess it's just better
to pretend everything's okay.
[Nurse Grace]
No, Freddy, that never works.
You have to trust yourself.
[soft music]
You used two.
[both]
So they can look out
for each other.
Batter up.
You ready, Freddy?
[Buddy chuckles]
[Freddy]
Bye, Nurse Grace.
Bye, Freddy Beans.
[bright music]
[Buddy chuckles]
[mellow music]
[Buddy chuckles]
[Buddy]
I'm so glad that everything
is back to normal
in time for our big game.
It makes me want to sing.
[Tyler]
Yay!
Freddy, will you lead us
in our favorite song,
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"?
[stadium organ style music]
Come on,
I know you know the words.
I hate Buddy, yes I do
I hate, I hate, I hate you
No!
What are you doing?
Stab your heart
and kick your knee
Buddy, you're my enemy
Get an axe,
chop off your head
I wish
you were fucking dead
[Buddy groaning]
[dramatic music]
[Buddy growling]
[Buddy roaring]
[screaming]
I hate you too!
[Nurse Grace]
Get the hell away
from my daughter!
-[knife strike slices]
-[Buddy groans]
[gasping]
[panting]
I found you, Freddy Beans.
[soft music]
[indistinct
muffled conversation]
[laughing]
[Nurse Grace]
Goodnight, Freddy Beans.
[Freddy]
Goodnight, Mommy Beans.
Mom.
[laughs]
[Oliver]
You have a mom?
[Buddy roars]
[suspenseful music]
[Nurse Grace]
Okay, okay, okay.
Okay.
Kids, get in the clubhouse.
Go, go, go, go, go, now, now.
[Betty]
What did you kids do?
Say you're sorry!
Say you love him
or we'll all die!
[panting]
Are we still gonna
play baseball?
[Buddy roaring]
Um, help me move the couch,
okay?
[Couch]
Hey, what are you doing?
Hey, hey, hey,
what's the big idea?
[grunting]
[Couch shouts]
[Nurse Grace]
Okay, all right, okay.
Mr. Mailbox!
It's okay.
You always loved
helping creatures, didn't you?
Do you remember your pet fish?
What was its name?
Fin.
Fin, yes.
-[Buddy roaring]
-[Hannah screams]
[kids whimpering]
[Hannah]
We're all gonna die.
[Nurse Grace]
No, no, no, no,
it's okay, it's okay.
I am gonna get us out of here.
[Freddy]
We tried.
There's nowhere to go.
Hey, if we got here,
if we got here,
we can get back home.
I know it.
[Mr. Mailbox squeaking]
[Freddy]
It's okay, Mr. Mailbox.
Calm down.
It's okay.
[clanging]
[soft, eerie music]
Mr. Mailbox, you're a genius.
The Worry Well.
Magic things come from it.
Maybe it's a way out?
Yeah, okay,
that's our best shot.
[Mailman Justin]
Hey, where's the mailbox?
Should I just leave it
on the ground?
[Buddy roars]
[screaming]
[Buddy growling]
[dramatic music]
[children crying]
[Nurse Grace]
It's okay.
[Buddy roaring]
[kids crying]
[Nurse Grace]
We're gonna be okay,
we're gonna be okay.
We're gonna be okay.
[soft, tense music]
[banging on door]
-[glass shatters]
-[screaming]
[dramatic music]
[Betty panting]
[Betty]
Buddy, no.
Buddy, we love you.
Kids, kids,
tell him you love him.
Tell him!
Couchy, Couchy,
tell Buddy you love him.
[Betty yelping]
It's okay.
Buddy, don't be mad.
We all love you.
I promise we all love you.
No, Buddy, Buddy.
[Betty screams]
[Buddy growls]
[screaming]
[Buddy snarling]
[Couch]
Oh, no, Buddy, it's me, Couchy.
I'm your best friend.
I love you.
No. No, no, no!
-[fabric tears]
-[Couchy screams]
[whimpering]
[Buddy snarling]
"Buddy, no."
"Buddy, wait."
"Oh, Buddy, I love you."
[Buddy chuckles]
"I love you so much."
[Nurse Grace]
We're gonna make a run for it.
[Buddy]
"Can I kiss you all?"
"You're my hero, Buddy."
"You taught me so much."
"Buddy."
[panting]
[Nurse Grace]
Go. Go, go, go.
[panting]
[screaming]
Okay.
[Buddy]
Do you love me, Worry Well?
[Buddy chuckles]
[Nurse Grace]
Freddy Beans,
I need you to be the leader,
okay,
and get everyone down the well.
No, mom.
I can't.
[Nurse Grace]
Yes, yes, yes, you can.
You used to get scared
all the time,
but you would always do
the scary thing anyway.
I love you so much.
I love you, Freddy Beans.
[sentimental music]
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
[Buddy growling]
[Buddy roaring]
I hate Buddy
Yes I do
I hate, I hate, I hate you
[panting]
[Freddy]
You go first, Hannah.
Come on.
Go, go, go, go, go, go.
Hurry.
Come on, Hannah. Here.
-[Hannah grunts]
-[Buddy snarling]
[Nurse Grace]
Stab your heart
and kick your knee
[indistinct speaking]
[grunts]
Buddy, you're my enemy
Get an axe,
chop off your head
I wish
you were fucking dead
[Buddy roaring]
[dramatic music]
-[thud]
-[Buddy groans]
-[thud]
-[Buddy groans]
[Buddy growling]
[soft, tense music]
[roars]
Run, Freddy!
-[Nurse Grace screams]
-[squelching slice]
Mommy?
[Buddy growling]
I'm better than a mommy.
No!
[somber music]
[roars]
I love you.
[Freddy]
Mommy.
[Hannah]
I'm so sorry, Freddy.
[kids crying]
[Oliver]
I love you, Freddy.
I love you too, Freddy.
[kids crying]
[Tyler]
Buddy, stop, please.
I love you,
I love you so much.
[Buddy]
Oh, Tyler.
[Buddy sighs]
[sparkling music]
[bright music]
Tyler, your love saved me!
Thank you, thank you.
We did it together
with a little love
and a lot of perseverance.
[Buddy chuckles]
[thuds]
One small step will lead you
closer to your goal
It's not as far as it seems
You've gotta persevere
and push right through
the fear
Don't worry, kids, I'm coming!
[screaming]
[grunting]
He's stuck.
He--he's too big.
[Buddy grunting]
Look, it's a door.
[door rattles]
Help!
[banging on door]
Help!
Open up!
[suspenseful music]
Where is he going?
[knife rasps]
One small step
will bring will bring you
closer to your goals
It's not as hard
as it seems
[Buddy groans]
-Help!
-Help!
-Let me out!
-Help!
I did it, kids.
He's climbing down!
How did he fit?
Remember what I taught you
about perseverance?
Help! Help!
Help!
[Hannah]
Help!
[doorknob rattles]
[door creaks open]
[whimpering]
[mysterious music]
What is this place?
[items repeat "Help"]
Is there a way out of here?
[items clattering]
[whimpers]
[banging on door]
[Buddy]
Kids, it's okay!
[Hannah whimpering]
[Freddy]
What's happening?
Hannah, can you hear him?
[Hannah]
I can't hear him!
[Hannah screams]
[Oliver]
Hannah!
[screaming]
[crunching]
[door bangs open]
[Freddy]
Oliver, come on!
[Buddy]
Oliver.
It's time for your hug.
[items repeat "Hug"]
[Oliver]
I'm so tired of running.
Do you promise it won't hurt?
[Freddy]
Oliver, no, don't!
[Buddy]
I promise.
[sinister music]
[gulps]
[Freddy weeping]
[crunching]
[music intensifies]
[grunts]
[suspenseful music]
-And you love Buddy.
-Help!
Help!
[Buddy recording]
Remember,
Buddy is perfect
and you love Buddy.
[panting]
[doorknob rattles]
Help! Help!
[doorknob rattles]
[Buddy]
You had a good run, Freddy.
[whimpers]
But now it's time for your hug.
[chuckling]
[panting]
-[items clatter]
-[grunts]
This is for your own good,
Freddy.
It's the only way you'll learn.
Strappy!
-[Buddy chuckles]
-[straps sliding]
[Buddy grunts]
-[squelching slice]
-[Buddy groans]
[coughing]
I'm proud of you.
I didn't think
you had it in you,
but you learned to be brave.
[coughing]
Like my song.
I like to think
I had a hand in that.
I have such a big heart.
Can you feel all the blood
from my big, big heart?
[coughing]
You love Buddy,
yes you do
And I love
[grunts]
I love each one
[grunting]
[coughing]
Bitch.
[blood squelching]
[Freddy panting]
[Strappy panting]
[Strappy]
I'm scared, Freddy.
I can't--I can't--I can't--
I can't catch my breath.
[Strappy panting]
[Freddy]
It's okay, Strappy.
You gotta be scared
to be brave
You can't face your fears
unless at first you're afraid
When you want to run away
and just hide in a cave
Just remember you've gotta
be scared to be brave
[Strappy panting]
[soft music]
[eerie music]
[Buddy recording]
Hi there.
[Buddy chuckles]
How are you?
You seem a little lonely.
My name is Buddy.
Will you be my friend?
I'm always looking
for a new friend.
I know I just met you,
but I love you very much
and I think
you're gonna love me too.
[laughs]
Would you like to sing a song?
Do you like to dance?
We play lots of games here.
There's always
lots of friends around.
Do you want to come play
and be my friend?
Just give me a high five.
Just give me a high five
and we can play.
Doesn't that sound fun?
[Buddy chuckles]
[somber music]
[muffled speaking fades]
[static zap]
[screen burbling]
It's okay, guys.
We might get out of here.
[Strappy]
Okay, I'm ready.
[soft music]
[thudding whoosh]
[thuds]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
[grill sizzling]
[indistinct chatter]
See, guys?
I knew we would make it out.
Mr. Mailbox?
[sobs]
Oh, Strappy.
No.
[crying]
[mellow country music]
[vocalist]
Walkin' the streets
of this town
Lookin' for the place
you might be found
-I keep lookin'
-I keep lookin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep waitin'
-I keep waitin'
[vocalist]
And hesitatin'
to go into the wrong place
in town
Many times I've walked
through the door
Of honky-tonks where
you've been found before
And always on that barstool
you look down
For I found you
in the wrong place in town
Mr. Bartender, have you seen
a girl about so high?
Her eyes were shining
and her lips like cherry wine
And when she left, I think
she had a red dress on
And if I don't find her,
the only one I ever loved
is gone
Walkin' the streets
of this town
Lookin' for the place
you might be found
-I keep lookin'
-I keep lookin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep waitin'
-I keep waitin'
[vocalist]
And hesitatin'
to go into the wrong place
in town
[soft music]
[dark music]
[dramatic musical flourish]
[soft music]
[majestic music]
[soft music]
["Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
rendition]
[kids]
It's Buddy!
[dark music]
[whispering]
[wailing]
[distant screaming]
[kids shouting]
[theme music]
[kids]
He's a unicorn
from a magic land
And we call his name
when we need a hand
He's a pal
who knows our names
He's the king
of fun and games
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
He's cuddly, snuggly,
our best friend
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
He's huggy
and a little bit nutty
He teaches us
right from wrong
and makes it better
with a song
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
Our friend until the end
It's Buddy
[mellow music]
[humming]
Oh, hey, kids!
[Wade]
Hi, Mailman Miles!
[Mailman Miles]
Guess what?
I've got mail for you.
[Mr. Mailbox]
Hey, oh, hey, hey, hey!
You trying to put me
out of a job?
[Mailman Miles]
Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Mailbox.
Open wide.
[squeaking]
There we go.
[Mr. Mailbox]
Hey, kids, you've got mail.
[fanfare music]
[mellow music]
[Wade]
Oh, wow!
It's an invitation
to a dance party!
[Mailman Miles]
Wow!
I better go practice my moves.
-Bye, kids!
-Bye, Mailman Miles!
I can't wait
to dance my socks off.
-Hit it, Strappy.
-You got it.
[beatboxing]
[Freddy]
Go, Wade! Go, Wade!
Oh, yeah!
Your turn, Freddy.
I don't know, Wade.
I'm scared.
I wish we could give you
some courage.
[Wade]
Maybe we can't,
but I know who can.
Oh, Buddy!
Whoa-ho! Did someone say
my name?
-Buddy!
-Buddy!
[chuckling]
[Wade]
We're getting ready for
your big dance party tonight,
but Freddy's afraid
she won't be any good.
-That's great news.
-It is?
[Buddy]
Sure, because when you're
afraid of something,
that means it's your chance
to be brave!
[upbeat music]
[Buddy and Wade]
You gotta be scared
to be brave
You can't face your fears
unless at first you're afraid
When you want to run away
and just hide in a cave
Just remember you gotta
be scared to be brave
[all]
It can be scary
to try something new
It's scary when you don't know
what you should do
But even when it's scary,
I believe in you
And I promise that it's true
when we tell you
that it's okay to be scared
to be brave
[Buddy]
Way to go, Freddy!
I guess it wasn't as scary
as I thought.
Oh.
Oh!
[humming]
[mellow music]
Hey, what moves
are you going to do
at the dance party, Josh?
I don't like dancing.
I'm gonna go read my book.
[Buddy]
Hmm. Okay, Josh.
[chuckles]
Looks like someone else
needs to learn to be brave.
[chuckling]
Oh, hey!
I saw Oliver and Betty
at the clubhouse.
Can you show them the dance
so we'll all be ready
for the party?
I'll talk to Josh.
[Wade]
Hey, guys!
Are you excited for Buddy's
big dance party tonight?
[Betty]
You bet!
Everybunny loves to dance.
[vocal chanting]
[Oliver]
Wow, that was so cool.
[Betty]
There are dances
from all over the world.
This dance is called ballet.
Ballet dancers have to be
strong and flexible.
Tap dancing is
all about the rhythm you make
with your feet.
Special shoes with taps
on the heel and toe
make all sorts of fun sounds.
Ballroom dancing
is when two people
are dancing with each other.
It's all about working together.
[Buddy]
Hey, Josh.
Why don't you tell
your problems
to the Worry Well?
[Worry Well]
Did someone say my name?
Did I do something wrong?
[Buddy]
Don't worry, Worry Well.
We have a dance party tonight,
but Josh is afraid
he won't dance well.
I'm not afraid,
I just don't want to do it.
It's my job
to help with worries.
Let me see what I have here.
Hmm.
Oh, look.
[Buddy]
Oh, wow!
Why didn't I think of that?
Magic dancing shoes.
With magic dancing shoes, Josh,
you're sure to have
all the best moves!
Give 'em a try.
[wind chimes tinkling]
I don't want to.
[Buddy]
Just try one little move.
Show off
your magic dancing shoes.
[sighing]
I don't think so.
[Buddy]
Just stick out your foot.
Like this.
Not right now, Buddy.
[playful music]
[Buddy]
Sorry, Josh.
Those magic dancing shoes
won't go anywhere
unless you're dancing.
I just want to be left alone.
[soft music]
[Buddy]
Josh, we had a deal.
I give you
the magic dancing shoes
and you try
one little dance move.
[giggling]
[wind chimes tinkling]
I never made a deal.
I just don't want to dance!
[Buddy]
Stick your leg out, Josh,
just stick your leg out
one time.
[Josh]
Let go of me!
[Buddy]
Just stick your leg out
one time.
[Josh]
You're hurting me!
Leave me alone! I hate you!
[Buddy]
No! You don't mean it!
[Josh]
Yes, I do. Now let go of me
or I'll scream!
[Buddy]
Oh, no, you won't.
No, you wo--
[lively music]
Hey, Nurse Nancy.
Are you having a good time?
[Nurse Nancy]
No, Buddy...
I'm having a great time.
[chuckling]
[Wade]
Hey, Buddy!
Come on.
We made up a dance for you.
Because we love you.
[Buddy]
Aww.
I love you, too.
But where's Josh?
[Buddy]
That's what I wanted
to tell you.
After I taught Josh
to dance,
he loved it so much,
he decided to go
on a dancing tour
in Diamond City!
[Betty]
If you ask me, that's something
worth dancing about.
Ready, guys?
[chuckling]
Come on.
You move your leg like this
[Wade and Oliver]
And swing your arms
to the side
[kids]
And turn your head around
And you let your feet slide
[all]
You do the Buddy glide
It's the Buddy glide
Do the Buddy glide
It's the Buddy glide
To and fro, arms out wide
Don't run and hide
Do it with pride
That's how you do
the Buddy glide
Woo-hoo-hoo!
[Buddy]
I am so proud of all of you.
You put on an amazing show.
And Josh learned
how to be brave.
And now he's gonna be famous.
[Buddy]
That's right, Trashy.
Well, that's all the time
we have.
[gentle music]
[all]
You love Buddy, yes, you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
We'll always be best buddies
I love every one of you
I'm so glad you love me too
[dark music]
[birds chirping]
[theme music]
[kids]
He's a unicorn
from a magic land
And we call his name
when we need a hand
He's a pal
who knows our names
He's the king
of fun and games
It's Buddy
Oh, Buddy
Our friend until the end
It's Buddy
[dice rattling]
[mellow music]
[Oliver]
One, two, three.
Three, five.
[sneezing]
Oh, no. I was winning!
[Betty]
Well, no wonder
you're sneezing.
Look at these dust bunnies.
I'd like to be
the only bunny here, thank you.
[Hannah]
Hi! I'm Hannah.
I love to sing and dance!
[kids]
Hi, Hannah.
[Betty]
Looks like we came
at the right time.
We have some cleaning to do.
Do we have to clean now?
We're in the middle
of playing our game,
and cleaning doesn't seem
very fun.
I know someone
who can make it fun.
-Oh, Budd--
-Wait.
Uh, you guys get Buddy
while Wade and I,
we'll go get the vacuum.
What is it, Freddy?
Are we gonna vacuum the grass?
[Freddy]
Look.
Josh's book?
[Freddy]
I found it in the trash.
Look, it's stained.
It looks like blood.
[Wade]
Hey, Mr. Mailbox,
can you mail this to Josh
in Diamond City for me?
[squeaking]
[Freddy]
Mr. Mailbox.
What happened to your door?
[Buddy]
Hi, Wade. Hi, Freddy.
What's that you have there,
Wade?
Josh's book.
I've been looking for this.
I'll get it to Josh.
Freddy found it in the trash.
It has stains on it.
Oh, that's right.
I was painting a goodbye card
for Josh,
and Betty spilled red paint
on his book.
So, I got him a new book
and I threw this away.
Now I remember.
[chuckling]
[wind chimes tinkling]
Buddy?
What is it, Freddy?
Can we send Josh
a goodbye card too?
Of course you can.
But, first, it's time
to learn about cleaning.
Cleaning is important.
It kills germs
and it keeps us healthy.
Different jobs
need different cleaners.
Dishes need detergent.
Windows need window cleaner.
Some cleaners
are very poisonous.
Some can catch fire
very easily.
Always ask a grown-up
before handling chemicals
under the sink.
Now, let's get cleaning!
[upbeat music]
[vacuum whirring, humming]
[Freddy]
Wade, I'm scared.
I can't stop thinking
about Josh's book.
[Wade]
Seriously, Freddy?
He loved that book.
And the stains
didn't look like paint.
Of course it's paint.
-Why would Buddy lie?
-He wouldn't.
That's what I keep telling her.
[sighing]
[Wade]
Betty, I have
a cleaning question.
What did you use
to clean up the paint
you spilled on Josh's card?
I never made Josh a card.
And I certainly
never spill paint.
Hm!
[Freddy]
Wade, I'm scared.
Why would Buddy lie?
[Wade]
I don't know.
We need to talk to an adult
like Nurse Nancy.
[Strappy]
But we're supposed to be
cleaning.
[Wade]
I have an idea.
[Buddy]
Great work, gang.
How about a song
to really make it sparkle?
[chuckling]
[Buddy and kids]
It's time to clean,
clean, clean
Find where the dusty things
lurk
And soon it will gleam,
gleam, gleam
'Cause many hands
make light work
Ouch!
I've got a splinter
in my finger
and it couldn't hurt worse
[kids]
Better not linger
and go see the nurse
Before it gets worse,
you need to go see a nurse
Go to the nurse,
go to the nurse
Before it gets worse,
you need to go to the nurse
[Buddy]
Well, gosh.
I thought we were singing
about cleaning.
I better go see Nurse Nancy.
It could get infected.
Safety first.
Like you always say, Buddy.
[Betty]
You do always say that.
[Buddy]
Uh-huh. I guess I do.
[Freddy]
I'll go with him.
[melancholy music]
Hi, Freddy. Hi, Wade.
Hi, Strappy.
How can I help you?
[Wade]
Guess I wasn't paying attention
and I got a splinter.
Hmm.
I don't see a splinter.
[Freddy]
There isn't a splinter.
We were just pretending.
Why would you do that?
[Wade]
We wanted to ask you something.
Have you noticed anything weird
about Buddy lately?
I don't know what you mean.
We found Josh's book
in the trash.
It had blood on it.
Buddy said that Betty
spilled red paint on it,
but Betty said that she didn't.
Betty does get confused.
Um, I'll tell you what.
I'll talk to Buddy.
I'm sure there's a reasonable
explanation for all of this.
[wind chimes tinkling]
[Betty and kids]
Together
[Freddy]
Where are you going?
[Wade]
I want to hear what Buddy's
gonna say to Nurse Nancy.
[indistinct lyrics]
-That's eavesdropping.
-Don't be such a goody-goody.
[Strappy]
What's wrong
with being a goody-goody?
Better than being a snoop.
-Zip it, Strappy.
-Okay.
[curious music]
[Freddy]
Guess everything's fine.
[mellow music]
[Strappy]
Yeah, everything's fine.
Look how tightly
he's hugging her neck.
[intense music]
[slamming]
[thudding, gasping]
[whimpering]
[thwacking]
[tense music]
-Did he see you?
-I don't know.
Come on. We have to tell
the others.
[Betty, Oliver, and Hannah]
Chores can be fun
when you do them together
It's not hard...
[Freddy]
Guys! Guys! Guys!
[Betty, Oliver, and Hannah]
A little dusting
and scrubbing
[Freddy]
Hannah.
-Oliver!
-Oliver!
[Buddy, Betty, and kids]
When friends share the load,
the work is a breeze
[chuckling]
So fun!
Don't go in the clubhouse.
I just mopped.
[giggling]
[Hannah]
What did you want to say,
Freddy?
[Freddy]
That we just love cleaning
so much.
[Buddy]
Well, that's all the time
we have.
[gentle music]
[Buddy and kids]
You love Buddy, yes, you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
We'll always be best buddies
I love every one of you
I'm so glad you love me too
[dark music]
[birds chirping]
[kids]
Friends until the end
It's Buddy
[mellow music]
[whimpering]
[Betty]
I'm so nervous.
It's Buddy's birthday,
and I want everything
to be perfect,
but my gift hasn't arrived
from Diamond City.
[Oliver]
Don't worry, Betty.
Charlie the Train
is always on time.
And he's due right about now.
[Betty and kids]
Charlie the Train!
[dinging]
Hello, kids!
[hissing, chuffing]
Special delivery
from Diamond City.
[kids]
Charlie the Train.
And, boy,
are my wheels tuckered.
[Betty]
Oh, thank goodness.
Now we need to put up
the decorations and--
[gasping]
I don't even know
what kind of cake he likes.
[whimpering]
[Oliver]
Well, why don't we ask him?
-Oh...
-Wait!
-We can't bring him here yet.
-Why not?
Because it's
a surprise birthday party.
[Betty]
Surprise party?
What a great idea!
[Hannah]
We better get to work before--
[Freddy]
Don't say his name.
Don't even think it.
Not until we're ready.
Just say "B-word" for now.
[Betty]
That's fun.
Then I better get B-word's
present for the clubhouse.
[vocalizing]
[Wade]
Wait, Oliver, Hannah,
can we talk to you
for a minute?
[Hannah]
Of course. What's up?
[Wade]
Not here.
[melancholy music]
There's something going on
with B-word.
[Hannah]
What do you mean?
-Is he sick?
-Yes.
But not like a cold.
Like...
In the head.
[Oliver]
He is kind of silly sometimes.
He killed Nurse Nancy.
That's not a funny joke.
It's not a joke.
We saw him do it.
[Freddy]
And we think he did it
to Josh, too.
[Hannah]
You guys are being mean.
B-word loves us!
[Wade]
What do you know, Hannah?
You just got here.
[Strappy]
I'm sorry, guys, it's true.
I saw it too.
[Wade]
We need to go to Diamond City.
[Oliver]
Leave the park?
But B-word says it's not safe
out there without a grown-up.
Wait. Stop talking. Look!
[tense music]
Do you think
he heard us talking?
Is he gonna come to life?
But I didn't do anything wrong.
[Wade]
We can't keep him away forever.
We need to walk calmly
to the train.
[moody music]
-Hey, kids.
-Hi, Mailman Miles.
[Mailman Miles]
See you at the party, right?
[chuckling]
[Freddy]
Wait.
[tense music]
B-word is on the swings now.
[Wade]
Keep walking.
Don't look at it.
[moody music]
[Oliver]
Oh, Buddy!
[wind chimes tinkling]
[Buddy]
Hi, Oliver!
What's wrong?
[Wade]
We need to hurry.
[Freddy]
Hey, Charlie, we need to go
to Diamond City right now!
-But you'll miss Buddy's party.
-It's an emergency.
[Wade]
I'm really sick.
Oh, no.
Okay, then.
All aboard!
[dinging, chuffing]
Next stop, Diamond City!
[whistle blowing]
[brakes squealing]
Hi, guys, what are you doing?
[Charlie]
Clear the track, Buddy.
Wade is sick and I gotta
get him to Diamond City.
No, Charlie.
I'll take him to the nurse.
You murdered the nurse, Buddy.
Wade, you know that's a lie.
And lying is very bad.
[Charlie]
I don't want to be
in the middle of this.
Get out of the train, Wade.
I'll take you to the nurse.
No.
Really, Wade?
On my birthday?
I'll take you to the nurse
right now.
If she says you need
to go to Diamond City,
you go to Diamond City.
Bring the nurse here.
[Charlie]
That sounds like a good idea.
Bring Nurse Nancy here.
[zapping, screaming]
[intense music]
[yelling, thudding]
[groaning]
Buddy, you promised
you wouldn't be mad.
Go back into the clubhouse,
Oliver.
This does not concern you.
[crying]
[slamming]
Everybody,
back into the clubhouse now!
[dark music]
Not you, Wade.
I need to talk to you.
You lied about me,
and you hurt my feelings.
[Freddy]
Buddy, please.
Don't worry, Freddy.
I know Wade was responsible.
Now go inside.
[Hannah]
Come on, Freddy.
[crying]
[cheerful music]
[vocalizing]
-Betty.
-There you are.
Hurry and put that sign up.
Buddy will be here soon.
-He's going to kill Wade.
-What?
[Freddy]
Buddy's going to kill Wade.
We better hide.
Buddy will be here soon.
[moody music]
[Strappy]
What are you doing, Freddy?
We're not supposed to mess
with the chemicals
under the sink.
No. Freddy.
Buddy is too powerful.
[groaning, chuckling]
[Buddy]
Why are you cutting yourself,
Wade?
[Wade]
Please, no! Ow!
[Buddy]
Stop cutting yourself.
I don't want you to get hurt.
[screaming]
You better put down
the knife, Wade.
Whoa!
What are you doing, Freddy?
I told you to stay in the cl--
A lighter?
Freddy, this isn't like you.
This is crazy.
Drop the lighter, Freddy.
Drop the lighter, Freddy.
[clattering]
That's better.
Now go back in the clubhouse.
A lighter
is a very dangerous thing.
You have to be--
[screaming]
[intense music]
[screaming continues]
[Mailman Miles]
Buddy?
[whimpering]
Buddy?
[tense music]
Well, that's all the time
we have.
[screaming]
Come hug me, kids.
[Mailman Miles]
Buddy, let's get you
to the nurse, okay?
Just give me the knife.
[Buddy]
You want the knife?
Here's the knife.
[groaning]
It's nice to share.
[squelching]
[thudding]
Kids, it's okay.
I'm not mad.
Everybody needs to calm down.
[dramatic music]
Kids, I want you to come out
on the count of three, okay?
One.
Two.
Two and three quarters.
[squeaking]
[Freddy]
Wait, Mr. Mailbox!
[Buddy]
Two and four-fifths!
[Freddy]
Hannah, come help me!
You can't hide forever.
Two and five-sixths.
[Strappy]
Um, do we really have to take
Mr. Mailbox?
No offense, Mr. Mailbox.
Three!
Ready or not, here I come.
[screaming]
[slamming]
[grunting]
[intense music]
It's okay.
It's how mistakes happen.
But friends stick together,
right?
[grunting]
-Right?
-Come on, Hannah!
[grunting]
-Come on.
-It is dangerous
outside the park.
There are monsters out there.
You're the monster, Buddy.
You're hurting my feelings.
Don't leave me!
[Wade]
Hurry, Freddy!
[grunting]
Wade, come on.
[grunting]
Pull me up, Freddy!
[Freddy]
I'm trying.
[screaming]
[Wade]
Freddy, help!
[screaming]
I see you.
[screaming]
[eerie music]
Come on, Wade.
Well, that's all the time
we have.
You love Buddy, yes, you do
And I love each one of you
It's not working.
We're together happily
We'll always be
best buddies
[grunting]
[groaning]
[birds chirping]
[bike clicking]
Uh-huh.
Yeah.
Sure, yes.
Uh, well, we can work
with a, uh,
a whole variety of budgets
to fit any project, yeah.
Yes, absolutely.
[Timothy]
Mom!
Oh, uh, Diane,
can I call you right back?
Okay. All right, thank you.
[Timothy]
But what if that one falls off?
Well, that's why I use two.
So they can look out
for each other.
[chuckling]
[cellphone vibrates, dings]
Oh, my God, okay.
Okay, let's go.
I gotta go get your brother.
Let's go.
Hi!
I'm so sorry I'm late.
Sorry, thank you.
Good to see you.
Sorry I'm late.
How was the party?
[Derek]
Fine.
[Grace]
What is that?
Is that a goldfish?
[Derek]
Everyone got one.
For going to the party,
I guess.
[Grace]
Oh, wow.
You know, in my day,
just the birthday kid
got presents.
Maybe this will be fun.
What was the name
of the goldfish you had before?
-I never had a goldfish.
-Yes, you did.
Oh, maybe it was a betta fish.
Oh, my gosh,
you loved that fish,
but then you said
that you wanted a pet
you could actually pet.
Do you remember that?
Was I a baby or something?
No.
No.
Maybe it was Timothy?
I mean, who does that?
Gives a kid a fish?
Without asking?
It's like, who's gonna clean it?
[Timothy]
I will.
[Ben]
Bud, you don't even clean
your room.
[Timothy]
Yeah, I do.
I just did clean my room.
Guys, dinner, come on!
[dish clattering]
Derek, no headphones, honey.
-It's just one.
-But our dinner
doesn't need a soundtrack.
Our lively conversation
is enough.
Come on, everybody!
[Ben]
We're literally all here.
[chuckling]
Let's dig in.
Ooh, what do you guys got?
Nuggets.
"Imagine whirled peas."
Get it?
'Cause it sounds
like "world peace."
-I don't get it.
-"Whirled peas"
sounds like "world peace."
[Timothy]
But what are whirled peas?
I mean, is that really a food?
Is it really?
[Ben]
Yeah, it's peas in a blender,
something like mashed potatoes.
I don't know, it's just
a funny bumper sticker I saw.
[Derek]
But people don't eat that.
Not a food, is it?
[Ben]
Well, maybe it's not a food,
but it's not like
you can't whirl a pea.
[muffled chatter]
[eerie music]
-Doesn't make sense to me.
-Look, guys,
puns don't have to be
literal, okay?
[screaming]
[panting]
Honey?
[eerie music]
She's fine, thank God.
Mom just had a little something
going on with her stomach,
but she's better now.
Why don't you try
to get to sleep, okay?
Goodnight.
[door closing]
[exhaling]
[eyeglasses clattering]
-Hey.
-Hi.
I am so sorry about that!
[Ben]
No, come on, it's okay,
just walk me through it again.
You said the chair was...
cursed?
[Grace]
No.
It just, uh...
It was the worst feeling
I've ever felt.
Just an icy-cold...
hole.
[Ben]
Oh.
We'll move the chair.
We hardly use it, anyway.
-We'll just move it.
-It's not about the chair.
Okay, then, uh,
we won't move the chair.
The important thing is,
you feel better now, right?
No, I don't.
I'm sorry.
Oof!
Gonna look for a therapist
tomorrow.
-Oh! There you go.
-Yeah.
[Ben]
What a great idea.
Yeah.
Therapist.
Good thinking.
By the way.
I don't think there's
anything embarrassing
about self-care.
Oh yeah, neither do I.
[Ben]
Exactly.
All right.
[light clicks off]
[Grace]
Seat belt.
[door opens]
[eerie music]
[door closes]
[Derek]
Mom! What are you doing?
[Grace]
Yeah. Sorry.
[therapist]
The empty chair
could represent a feeling
of absence or loss.
Why do you think
you might feel that way?
I don't know.
[therapist]
How's the relationship
with your husband?
[Grace]
Fine. It's good.
Do you think
that I can get meds?
[therapist]
Well, that's one of the tools
we have at our disposal, but...
[Grace]
Mm-hm.
[therapist]
I'd like to go a little deeper,
maybe hear how you're feeling.
Grace?
Grace?
[Ben]
Well, it's not about the time
but about the money
and your grades.
We had a deal, remember?
[Derek]
I already promised
Nate and Chris
that I'm going, though.
[Ben]
Okay, so, that's my fault?
[doorbell chimes]
[chair scraping,
running footsteps]
Good evening.
I'm Dr. Deborah Burr.
-You must be Grace.
-Yes. You're early.
I sensed a greater urgency.
[faint voices echoing]
Hi. Uh...sorry, uh,
who's this?
Uh, this is Dr. Deborah Burr...
-Clairvoyant parapsychologist.
-...and she's a...um...
So, you hired a psychic?
-You must be Ben.
-Oh, okay.
Did your powers
tell you that?
[Grace laughs nervously]
Ben, just, um...
Uh, please come in.
[Dr. Burr]
Show me the rest
of the house, please.
[Grace]
Okay. Okay, go ahead.
Our intuitions are
more perceptive
than our conscious minds.
-Ben thinks I'm crazy.
-Huh!
I've been called crazy
many times.
Spiritual anomalies
often manifest themselves
subconsciously as
an abiding sense of wrongness.
And persistent unease.
[Grace]
That's what I've been feeling.
[Dr. Burr]
Was this room always an office?
[Grace]
Yes.
As long as we've lived here.
It's Ben's.
Although sometimes,
we use it as a guest room.
[Dr. Burr]
There's very powerful energy
in this room.
[thud]
Someone who lived in here
experienced something terrible.
[Ben]
It's me.
I'm experiencing
something terrible.
Can we wrap it up?
[sharp, clattering thuds]
[Dr. Burr]
I'll need the whole family
to gather in the dining room.
[Grace]
Okay.
[exclaims]
[Ben]
How much are you paying her?
Of course,
she's drawing this out.
[Grace]
Please, let her finish.
[Timothy]
What are we doing here?
Who is she?
[Dr. Burr]
I'm Dr. Deborah Burr.
-She's not a doctor.
-I am a doctor.
[Ben]
I mean, she's not a real doctor.
-Ben.
-Could we just hurry this up?
[chair scraping]
[Dr. Burr]
Join hands, please.
So we may attempt
to contact the presence
in this house.
O spirit
who resides here,
make your presence known to us.
Give us a sign,
let us know your name
so that we may help you
to move on from this--
[Buddy]
Hi there!
[goofy laugh]
-How are you?
-Did you hear that?
[chairs scraping]
[Buddy]
Will you be my friend?
I'm always looking
for a new friend.
I know I just met you,
-but I love you very much.
-Oh! There's your ghost.
Someone left the TV on.
[Grace]
Wait, no! Don't.
[breathes heavily]
Did you see that?
There's kids,
there's a unicorn, did you...
Oh, God, where did it go?
Uh...
Okay, I think we're done here.
[Dr. Burr]
As you wish.
I take Venmo.
It's just...it's bad enough
you didn't tell me, but...
in front of the kids?
[Grace]
I thought you'd be at baseball.
Oh, okay, so...
Thought it'd be easier
to do it behind my back?
[he scoffs, sighs]
[Grace taps at laptop keyboard]
Hello?
What are you doing?
The, um...the show
with the orange unicorn,
the one that Dr. Burr summoned?
[Ben]
My God.
She didn't summon anything.
I searched everywhere,
and there's...
there's no mention of it.
[nervous giggle]
It's just some forgotten
show from the '90s.
Yeah, but there's nothing.
I think I'm gonna
make some calls tomorrow.
Calls? Who you gonna call?
More psychics?
Bring more kooks
to the house? Grace.
[clicks shut]
What's goin' on?
I feel like
we have a third child.
What?
[Grace]
We've always said
we wanted three kids.
And the gap between
Timothy and Derek...
is...
[Ben]
Are you kidding?
You're kidding, right?
You--you're saying
you have a kid
that you don't remember having?
Okay, this is--sorry,
you're actually starting
to scare me a little bit.
I know. I'm scared, too.
I'm really scared.
-I'm, I'm ter--
-No, no, no, no, no.
This has to stop, okay?
-This is crazy.
-I know.
I know that it is crazy.
Please be here with me.
[Ben]
I am here, I'm-I'm...
right here, okay?
Where the hell are you?
What the hell?
[Grace]
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
You're not listening to me!
[muffled arguing]
[soft music]
What's next, Grace?
You gonna have
all the conspiracy photos
on the wall
with all the strings?
You saw the show.
Did you or did you not
see the show?
-Yes.
-Okay. So, then--then there's--
there's nothing anywhere.
-Explain that.
-Okay.
Lemme get this straight.
The imaginary unicorn from TV
kidnapped our kid,
erased our memories,
the memories of all their
teachers and their friends,
and then snuck into
a Social Security office
and erased all that information,
too. Whoa!
It's a busy unicorn.
Ben, please...please...
Is our real family
not enough for you, Grace?
I-I-I give everything
to this family.
I've given everything.
[sighs]
I know, I'm...
[sighing]
I just--I need you to...
take the time to fix...
whatever this is.
Okay?
Because if you bring our kids
into this again,
our real kids,
bring a scam psychic
into the house,
we're gonna have
a much bigger problem.
I can't be around you
right now, I can't.
-Oh, really?
-Yeah.
[Ben]
Okay. Well,
the feeling is mutual.
[door softly opens]
[video game noises]
Hey.
Hi, hi.
No electronics, okay, sweetie?
Let's put that away.
What were you and Dad
fighting about?
Nothing.
Um...people can love
each other very much
and still fight.
-Can I ask you something?
-Yeah.
Have you ever seen a show
with an orange unicorn?
-No...
-Okay, good.
If you ever see it,
you turn it off,
and you come tell me, okay?
-Okay.
-Okay.
I'm gonna take this, okay?
Let your brain rest.
[remote clicking,
voices on TV droning]
[TV clicks off]
[dramatic musical chord]
[sounds of children playing]
[dark music]
[gasps]
[tense music]
Ben!
Ben!
Ben!
Ben!
Ben!
-Oh, my God.
-Oh, thank God.
[grunts]
Guys, I can hear you!
Come on, it's way
past bedtime, gang.
What?
[exclaims]
[sounds of struggle]
[thudding]
[shattering crash]
[staticky blips]
[echoed barking of dog]
[ominous music]
[breathing heavily]
[Hannah]
I can't run anymore.
[breathing heavily]
[squeaking]
[Freddy]
There, there, Mr. Mailbox.
It's okay.
[Hannah]
No, it's not. Nothing's okay!
We don't even know
where Diamond City is.
[Oliver]
I wish Wade was here.
He'd know what to do.
You coulda pulled him over!
You shouldn't have let go,
Freddy.
-Sorry.
-And now, he's dead!
[Freddy]
You're the one who opened
your big mouth to Buddy!
Mailman Miles is dead
because of you.
Charlie the Train is dead.
-He said he wouldn't be mad!
-Please don't fight!
Remember that song
about fighting?
You can never win a fight
Because even if you're right
You hurt somebody else
And also hurt yourself
When you...
Oh, my gosh. Look!
Diamond City!
[uplifting music]
[Oliver]
Now I know
why they call it that.
It sparkles just like diamonds!
[Freddy]
It's beautiful.
[whimsical music]
Uggh, ohh...
[twinkling chime]
Hello, Buddy!
I'm Nurse Grace.
Oh, of course!
Uh, hi, Nurse Grace.
Oh! It's been a long day.
Oh, my goodness. Buddy...
You don't look so good.
Oh, Nurse Grace!
It was horrible!
They let a monster in
from the outside!
The monster told them
to burn me,
and then,
they ran away with the monster.
Oh, no!
Are the kids in danger?
[Buddy]
Yes!
I-I kept calling for you.
"Nurse! Nurse!"
I needed your help,
but you--you never came.
I'm so sorry,
I-I-I didn't hear you.
Oh, I feel terrible.
[Buddy]
I can't end the episode
without them.
I hug the kids
and sing the song
and the words come up.
It all resets,
and I magically heal.
I've got to go save them.
Let me help you save the kids.
[Buddy]
No.
You stay here,
in case they come back.
But don't believe
anything they say, okay?
Their heads are filled
with lies!
You got it.
Uggh, all I do is love them
and try to teach them
right from wrong.
You are so wonderful,
and they should realize that.
Oh. Hug me, Nurse Grace.
Of course, Buddy.
-Oh!
-Mm!
[Buddy]
Harder.
[Grace laughs]
Oh, sing to me.
Sing to me that you love me?
[Grace]
Of course, Buddy!
I love Buddy, yes I do
I'm so glad
you love me, too
We're together happily
We'll always be best--
[wet squelching]
Uh...oh...
I love Buddy, yes I do
Uh... um...
I'm sorry.
[dark music]
You need more... bandages.
[she whimpers]
[music intensifies]
[music stops abruptly]
[limping footsteps]
Have a great day!
[children]
One small step
Will bring you
closer to your goal
It's not as hard as it seems
One small day
You'll find you're at your
destination achieving--
I have to go to the bathroom.
[Hannah]
Just go outside.
[Oliver]
I...don't want you
to see my penis.
Nobody wants to see your penis!
[Freddy giggles]
[Freddy]
Just go behind a bush.
Have you never went outside
before?
I don't know.
I don't remember.
Come to think of it,
I don't ever remember
going to the bathroom before.
What's a penis?
-Don't worry about it, Strappy.
-Oh.
[birds chirping]
[Oliver]
And I don't want
Strappy looking, either.
I can't go
if you're listening!
Can you...talk or sing
or something?
We're going to Diamond City
Where things aren't so...
shitty
[Freddy]
Hey! That's a bad word!
What's "shitty"?
[Freddy, sighing]
It's like "poopy."
[Strappy]
What's "poopy"?
[Freddy]
You have a lot to learn,
Strappy.
[urine trickling]
Hey!
What's the big idea,
peeing on me?
[Hannah]
Oh. It's just a flower.
[flower]
Just a flower?
I still have to finish peeing.
Not on me, thank you!
[light, bright music]
[Hannah]
We're going to Diamond City
Where faces are zitty
Isn't it a pity?
Well, tough titty!
[laughter]
Why are bad words so funny?
[urine trickling]
[bicycle bells ringing]
[Oliver breathes heavily]
[Oliver]
I think I hate peeing outside.
[Buddy]
One small step
Will bring you closer
to your goal
It's not as--
[sniffing]
Huh.
[ominous music]
Hm!
Hi there, little flower.
Uh, hello.
Such nice glasses!
They go with your petals.
T-thank you.
Did you see some children
walking through here?
[flower]
Y-yes. Three children.
They were talking a lot
about Diamond City.
On foot?
That's a couple of days' walk.
Are you sure they're not
hiding somewhere?
N-n-no, Buddy, I wouldn't lie.
Did they say anything about me?
N-no, not that I recall.
[Buddy]
Hm.
Thank you, little flower!
-[flower exclaims with relief]
-[Buddy chuckles]
One small step will bring you
closer to your goal
[children]
It's not as hard
as it seems
[Freddy]
Fish!
[soft music]
[Hannah]
There's so much more out here
than I expected.
[pebble splashes into water]
Don't scare them, Oliver.
I had a pet fish
when I was little.
I remember wishing
I could pet it.
[Oliver]
You remember
when you were little?
Do I?
How did we get here?
-We climbed over the fence.
-No, I mean with Buddy.
How did we get
to be with Buddy?
I don't know.
I've never thought
about it before.
I feel like I've
always been with Buddy.
Well, that's weird,
'cause we just met you.
[Freddy]
I mean, there had to be
something before Buddy.
Right?
[soft insect and pond sounds]
[Buddy]
Kids!
Hello!
-It's Buddy!
-[children breathing heavily]
Come out! I have food!
You must be hungry.
I know you didn't mean
to do what you did.
We're still friends, right?
We still love each other,
right?
Wade is feeling much better.
It would cheer him up
to see you guys.
[tense music]
It's going to get dark soon.
It's not safe after dark.
You have to trust me.
Come back!
Guys, I know you must be
really sorry.
I'm not mad, I promise.
I think we all wanna get back
to how it used to be.
[Oliver]
He is magic.
Maybe they're okay?
[Freddy]
Then where are they, Oliver?
I'm sorry,
but I think he's been
lying to us for a long time.
[dark music]
[animal crying]
[Hannah]
It's almost dark.
[Oliver]
I can't remember it
getting dark before.
It's kinda nice.
[Hannah]
When he said
it's not safe after dark,
was that a lie, too?
[soft, sad music]
[Freddy]
We can sleep over here.
I have the lighter!
We could build a fire.
[Oliver]
We're not supposed to build
a fire without grownups.
[Hannah]
There are no grownups, Oliver.
[zipping bag]
Let's go get wood.
[flames crackling]
[Oliver]
I'm thirsty.
[insects chirring]
[Freddy]
Here's a juice box.
Some candy.
A fork.
The dance party invitation.
Would you like that,
Mr. Mailbox?
[softly squeaking]
Don't worry,
we'll get you to Diamond City,
get you fixed up.
[dramatic musical chord]
[Willie]
Hoo-ee, I can't remember
the last time I saw a mailbox.
Especially with
a couple children in tow.
-Who are you?
-I'm Willie.
This is George.
Forgive his state of undress.
We don't stand much
on formality these days.
Mind if we join you?
[Strappy]
Freddy, I don't think
this is a good idea.
[soft, tense music]
[Willie]
I see you're fellow escapees
from Happy Town.
-We're going to Diamond City.
-Oliver!
[Willie]
If you're worried
we're in cahoots
with the big,
citrus-colored fella,
we aren't.
He's as mad at us
as he must be at you.
Did you guys used to live
in the park, too?
[Willie]
Is it a park now?
It was an old Western town
when we were there.
If you share your food,
we might tell you our tale.
[George breathes excitedly]
[Willie]
Mm!
Exquisite.
Anyway, there was a kid, Larry,
bit of a class clown.
We had this, uh,
song at the end, you know,
when the words come up?
I love Buddy, yes I do
I'm so glad
he loves me, too
We have that song, too.
[Willie]
Larry thought it would be funny
to sing the song
with mean words.
Like, instead of "I love you,"
it was,
Stab your heart
and kick your knee
Buddy, you're my enemy
When Buddy heard Larry's song,
he got very angry,
like it was hurting him.
He changed.
So, Buddy hurt Larry,
hurt him real bad.
We barely got out ourselves.
That's the last
we saw of that place.
Exiles, I suppose.
[George]
Mm!
[flower]
Ow!
[George inhales deeply]
Ah.
Mm!
Mm.
It tastes like--
like butterscotch.
You should try some.
[flower]
Hey!
-Ow!
-Freddy! No!
What are you doing?
[Hannah]
Wow, you're right.
-I love butterscotch!
-So did I.
Once.
You have a pretty face.
How dare you, George!
[dramatic musical crescendo]
Ain't I enough for ya?
[kissing noises]
Oh, my bear!
[noises continue]
-I love you!
-I love you, too, George.
This one's for you.
[jauntily picked guitar music]
I'm homesick
for the open spaces
Homesick for familiar places
I wish I could just have
one tiny taste of bein' home
[George]
Home, home, home!
[Willie]
I'm homesick
for the old homestead
Homesick for my featherbed
Before I lay down dead,
I want to hang my hat at home
[music morphs
into thumping electronica]
[autotuned voice]
I'm homesick
but so far away
Homesick,
waiting for that day
A walking stick
Please, let me get back
to my simple home
[voice echoing]
Flowers.
Wade?
Why'd you drop me, Freddy?
[Freddy]
I'm sorry.
[Wade]
You killed me.
I was just so...scared.
You should be. You're weak.
Without me,
you're all gonna die.
[echoing clang]
[Buddy]
I see you!
[scream]
[soft, tense music]
[echoing thud]
[soft, persistent squeaking]
Strappy?
Where's Strappy?
Strappy?
[Hannah]
Strappy!
[Freddy]
Strappy's missing!
[Hannah]
We'll find him, don't worry.
[children all call "Strappy!"]
[Freddy]
Strappy!
Strappy, where are you?
-Strappy!
-Strappy!
[Hannah]
Strappy, where are you?
[Oliver]
Is anything else missing?
[ominous music]
They took him!
For the candy.
Come on! We need to go!
[Oliver]
Wouldn't it be better to just
get help in Diamond City?
I'm sure they have policemen
and everything.
[Hannah]
Yeah, we're so close, and...
they can help us
get Strappy back.
No.
I left Wade behind.
I'm not leaving
Strappy behind, too.
[Oliver]
But aren't you scared?
[Freddy]
Of course I'm scared!
You've gotta be scared
to be brave. Remember?
Isn't that what
the dumb song's all about?
Fine.
I'll go by myself.
[Willie]
Fuck! That is good!
Oh, oh, that's good!
[Willie]
We have seven left.
We can each have one a week
for three weeks
and then share the last one.
-It's not right to steal.
-Shut up, backpack!
Or we'll put you in the swamp.
[insects chirring]
[slurping]
Why...
I forgot how good
apple juice tasted.
Like fine wine.
-[sharp slurping]
-Sip, George! Sip.
Make it last.
Uh...uh, guys?
[Willie]
What'd I just say?
George, put him in the swamp.
Oh, shit!
[Willie laughs nervously]
Hi, Buddy!
Didn't hear you comin'.
[Buddy]
Well, that's all the time
we have.
You love Buddy, yes you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
-Happily!
-We'll always be best...
-Happily!
-Oh, the words aren't coming up.
-Happy!
-I guess you're too old!
-[Buddy chuckles]
-Happy!
Happy!
-[Buddy grunts]
-[squelching crash]
George! No!
[Buddy]
Where are they, Willie?
[Willie]
In the prairie,
out of their gourds,
probably still asleep.
[Buddy chuckles]
-Thanks, pal.
-No, please! Please!
I've always loved ya.
I've always cared about ya
so much more than the others.
-Have a nice swim.
-Agh!
[water splashes]
[gurgling]
[sinister music]
[chuckles]
[Strappy mutters]
[Buddy]
Hey, kids!
-[strap tears]
-[Strappy screaming]
I have Strappy for you!
[Freddy]
Leave him alone, Buddy!
[Buddy chuckles]
[creatures chirring]
[Buddy]
Freddy!
I've missed you.
[Strappy]
Freddy, no!
It's a trap! He--
[Strappy screams]
Put him down!
[Buddy]
We were just playing around.
It wasn't anything serious.
I'm here now,
so what do you want?
I just want a hug,
so we can end this episode
and start fresh.
You must be so tired of running.
[bike bell chimes]
-What the?
-Woo-hoo!
[Buddy]
Get back here!
[Hannah]
Come on!
[dramatic music]
That was so cool!
[Hannah cheers]
[Oliver]
And brave,
like something Wade
would have done.
[majestic music]
[Freddy]
You were brave too.
We did it.
[Hannah]
Of course,
friends stick together.
Friends are forever
[Freddy]
It's okay, Hannah,
you don't need
to sing about it.
[laughing]
[Oliver cheers]
[Oliver]
Diamond City, here we come!
-[cheering]
-[bike horn beeping]
[music distorts]
[gasping breaths]
[grim music]
[object clatters]
[panting]
[sinister musical flourish]
[Buddy]
Well, that's all the time
we have!
[kids screaming]
[sinister theme music]
You love Buddy,
yes you do
And I love each one of you
We're together happily
We'll always be best buddies
I love every one of you
I'm so glad you love me too
[chuckles]
[sinister music]
[energetic music]
[kids]
He's a unicorn
from a magic land
And we call his name
when we need a hand
He's a pal
who knows our names
He's the king
of fun and games
It's Buddy,
oh, Buddy
He's cuddly, snuggly,
our best friend
It's Buddy,
oh, Buddy
He's huggy
and a little bit nutty
He teaches us
right from wrong
and makes it better
with a song
It's Buddy,
oh, Buddy
Our friend until the end
It's Buddy
[soft music]
[whimpering]
I'm mad at you guys.
I'm not gonna share
my baseball with you.
[Hannah]
What?
Oh, Buddy!
[twinkling sound]
-Whoa!
-Buddy!
[Buddy chuckles]
[Buddy]
Hi there, Tyler.
Oh, what's wrong?
[Tyler]
We were playing baseball,
but they hurt my feelings
by running away
when I was winning,
so now I don't want to play
with them.
But, Tyler,
these are our friends.
If they say they're sorry
for running away,
then it's important
to forgive them.
[Tyler and Buddy]
Nobody's perfect
We all make mistakes
But it's important
to acknowledge
that apologies are great
But they didn't say sorry yet.
[Buddy]
Kids, do you have
something to say?
[soft music]
[whimpering]
[Oliver]
We're sorry.
[Hannah]
Yeah, sorry, uh...
[Tyler]
Tyler.
[Hannah]
Sorry, Tyler.
[Buddy]
And what about you, Freddy?
Are you sorry
for running away?
-[thud]
-[Freddy yelps]
Freddy, I can't hear you?
[dark music]
I'm sorry.
[Buddy]
See?
Doesn't that feel good?
I accept your apology.
Now who's ready
for some baseball?
Yay!
[Buddy]
Freddy, go to the nurse
while we warm up.
And come right back, okay?
Okay.
[mellow music]
[mysterious musical flourish]
Hi.
I'm Nurse Grace.
I'm Freddy.
I like that name.
Have a seat, Freddy.
[Grace gasps]
Oof.
That's a nasty cut.
[soft music]
Now, this might sting a little.
It's okay.
Did you get this cut
from a monster?
[sinister music]
You know Buddy's a monster?
What?
I meant the...
Do you think Buddy's a monster?
I guess I'm just crazy.
I doubt that, Freddy.
[bandage wrapper rustles]
Maybe it's the world
that's crazy.
Guess it's just better
to pretend everything's okay.
[Nurse Grace]
No, Freddy, that never works.
You have to trust yourself.
[soft music]
You used two.
[both]
So they can look out
for each other.
Batter up.
You ready, Freddy?
[Buddy chuckles]
[Freddy]
Bye, Nurse Grace.
Bye, Freddy Beans.
[bright music]
[Buddy chuckles]
[mellow music]
[Buddy chuckles]
[Buddy]
I'm so glad that everything
is back to normal
in time for our big game.
It makes me want to sing.
[Tyler]
Yay!
Freddy, will you lead us
in our favorite song,
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame"?
[stadium organ style music]
Come on,
I know you know the words.
I hate Buddy, yes I do
I hate, I hate, I hate you
No!
What are you doing?
Stab your heart
and kick your knee
Buddy, you're my enemy
Get an axe,
chop off your head
I wish
you were fucking dead
[Buddy groaning]
[dramatic music]
[Buddy growling]
[Buddy roaring]
[screaming]
I hate you too!
[Nurse Grace]
Get the hell away
from my daughter!
-[knife strike slices]
-[Buddy groans]
[gasping]
[panting]
I found you, Freddy Beans.
[soft music]
[indistinct
muffled conversation]
[laughing]
[Nurse Grace]
Goodnight, Freddy Beans.
[Freddy]
Goodnight, Mommy Beans.
Mom.
[laughs]
[Oliver]
You have a mom?
[Buddy roars]
[suspenseful music]
[Nurse Grace]
Okay, okay, okay.
Okay.
Kids, get in the clubhouse.
Go, go, go, go, go, now, now.
[Betty]
What did you kids do?
Say you're sorry!
Say you love him
or we'll all die!
[panting]
Are we still gonna
play baseball?
[Buddy roaring]
Um, help me move the couch,
okay?
[Couch]
Hey, what are you doing?
Hey, hey, hey,
what's the big idea?
[grunting]
[Couch shouts]
[Nurse Grace]
Okay, all right, okay.
Mr. Mailbox!
It's okay.
You always loved
helping creatures, didn't you?
Do you remember your pet fish?
What was its name?
Fin.
Fin, yes.
-[Buddy roaring]
-[Hannah screams]
[kids whimpering]
[Hannah]
We're all gonna die.
[Nurse Grace]
No, no, no, no,
it's okay, it's okay.
I am gonna get us out of here.
[Freddy]
We tried.
There's nowhere to go.
Hey, if we got here,
if we got here,
we can get back home.
I know it.
[Mr. Mailbox squeaking]
[Freddy]
It's okay, Mr. Mailbox.
Calm down.
It's okay.
[clanging]
[soft, eerie music]
Mr. Mailbox, you're a genius.
The Worry Well.
Magic things come from it.
Maybe it's a way out?
Yeah, okay,
that's our best shot.
[Mailman Justin]
Hey, where's the mailbox?
Should I just leave it
on the ground?
[Buddy roars]
[screaming]
[Buddy growling]
[dramatic music]
[children crying]
[Nurse Grace]
It's okay.
[Buddy roaring]
[kids crying]
[Nurse Grace]
We're gonna be okay,
we're gonna be okay.
We're gonna be okay.
[soft, tense music]
[banging on door]
-[glass shatters]
-[screaming]
[dramatic music]
[Betty panting]
[Betty]
Buddy, no.
Buddy, we love you.
Kids, kids,
tell him you love him.
Tell him!
Couchy, Couchy,
tell Buddy you love him.
[Betty yelping]
It's okay.
Buddy, don't be mad.
We all love you.
I promise we all love you.
No, Buddy, Buddy.
[Betty screams]
[Buddy growls]
[screaming]
[Buddy snarling]
[Couch]
Oh, no, Buddy, it's me, Couchy.
I'm your best friend.
I love you.
No. No, no, no!
-[fabric tears]
-[Couchy screams]
[whimpering]
[Buddy snarling]
"Buddy, no."
"Buddy, wait."
"Oh, Buddy, I love you."
[Buddy chuckles]
"I love you so much."
[Nurse Grace]
We're gonna make a run for it.
[Buddy]
"Can I kiss you all?"
"You're my hero, Buddy."
"You taught me so much."
"Buddy."
[panting]
[Nurse Grace]
Go. Go, go, go.
[panting]
[screaming]
Okay.
[Buddy]
Do you love me, Worry Well?
[Buddy chuckles]
[Nurse Grace]
Freddy Beans,
I need you to be the leader,
okay,
and get everyone down the well.
No, mom.
I can't.
[Nurse Grace]
Yes, yes, yes, you can.
You used to get scared
all the time,
but you would always do
the scary thing anyway.
I love you so much.
I love you, Freddy Beans.
[sentimental music]
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
[Buddy growling]
[Buddy roaring]
I hate Buddy
Yes I do
I hate, I hate, I hate you
[panting]
[Freddy]
You go first, Hannah.
Come on.
Go, go, go, go, go, go.
Hurry.
Come on, Hannah. Here.
-[Hannah grunts]
-[Buddy snarling]
[Nurse Grace]
Stab your heart
and kick your knee
[indistinct speaking]
[grunts]
Buddy, you're my enemy
Get an axe,
chop off your head
I wish
you were fucking dead
[Buddy roaring]
[dramatic music]
-[thud]
-[Buddy groans]
-[thud]
-[Buddy groans]
[Buddy growling]
[soft, tense music]
[roars]
Run, Freddy!
-[Nurse Grace screams]
-[squelching slice]
Mommy?
[Buddy growling]
I'm better than a mommy.
No!
[somber music]
[roars]
I love you.
[Freddy]
Mommy.
[Hannah]
I'm so sorry, Freddy.
[kids crying]
[Oliver]
I love you, Freddy.
I love you too, Freddy.
[kids crying]
[Tyler]
Buddy, stop, please.
I love you,
I love you so much.
[Buddy]
Oh, Tyler.
[Buddy sighs]
[sparkling music]
[bright music]
Tyler, your love saved me!
Thank you, thank you.
We did it together
with a little love
and a lot of perseverance.
[Buddy chuckles]
[thuds]
One small step will lead you
closer to your goal
It's not as far as it seems
You've gotta persevere
and push right through
the fear
Don't worry, kids, I'm coming!
[screaming]
[grunting]
He's stuck.
He--he's too big.
[Buddy grunting]
Look, it's a door.
[door rattles]
Help!
[banging on door]
Help!
Open up!
[suspenseful music]
Where is he going?
[knife rasps]
One small step
will bring will bring you
closer to your goals
It's not as hard
as it seems
[Buddy groans]
-Help!
-Help!
-Let me out!
-Help!
I did it, kids.
He's climbing down!
How did he fit?
Remember what I taught you
about perseverance?
Help! Help!
Help!
[Hannah]
Help!
[doorknob rattles]
[door creaks open]
[whimpering]
[mysterious music]
What is this place?
[items repeat "Help"]
Is there a way out of here?
[items clattering]
[whimpers]
[banging on door]
[Buddy]
Kids, it's okay!
[Hannah whimpering]
[Freddy]
What's happening?
Hannah, can you hear him?
[Hannah]
I can't hear him!
[Hannah screams]
[Oliver]
Hannah!
[screaming]
[crunching]
[door bangs open]
[Freddy]
Oliver, come on!
[Buddy]
Oliver.
It's time for your hug.
[items repeat "Hug"]
[Oliver]
I'm so tired of running.
Do you promise it won't hurt?
[Freddy]
Oliver, no, don't!
[Buddy]
I promise.
[sinister music]
[gulps]
[Freddy weeping]
[crunching]
[music intensifies]
[grunts]
[suspenseful music]
-And you love Buddy.
-Help!
Help!
[Buddy recording]
Remember,
Buddy is perfect
and you love Buddy.
[panting]
[doorknob rattles]
Help! Help!
[doorknob rattles]
[Buddy]
You had a good run, Freddy.
[whimpers]
But now it's time for your hug.
[chuckling]
[panting]
-[items clatter]
-[grunts]
This is for your own good,
Freddy.
It's the only way you'll learn.
Strappy!
-[Buddy chuckles]
-[straps sliding]
[Buddy grunts]
-[squelching slice]
-[Buddy groans]
[coughing]
I'm proud of you.
I didn't think
you had it in you,
but you learned to be brave.
[coughing]
Like my song.
I like to think
I had a hand in that.
I have such a big heart.
Can you feel all the blood
from my big, big heart?
[coughing]
You love Buddy,
yes you do
And I love
[grunts]
I love each one
[grunting]
[coughing]
Bitch.
[blood squelching]
[Freddy panting]
[Strappy panting]
[Strappy]
I'm scared, Freddy.
I can't--I can't--I can't--
I can't catch my breath.
[Strappy panting]
[Freddy]
It's okay, Strappy.
You gotta be scared
to be brave
You can't face your fears
unless at first you're afraid
When you want to run away
and just hide in a cave
Just remember you've gotta
be scared to be brave
[Strappy panting]
[soft music]
[eerie music]
[Buddy recording]
Hi there.
[Buddy chuckles]
How are you?
You seem a little lonely.
My name is Buddy.
Will you be my friend?
I'm always looking
for a new friend.
I know I just met you,
but I love you very much
and I think
you're gonna love me too.
[laughs]
Would you like to sing a song?
Do you like to dance?
We play lots of games here.
There's always
lots of friends around.
Do you want to come play
and be my friend?
Just give me a high five.
Just give me a high five
and we can play.
Doesn't that sound fun?
[Buddy chuckles]
[somber music]
[muffled speaking fades]
[static zap]
[screen burbling]
It's okay, guys.
We might get out of here.
[Strappy]
Okay, I'm ready.
[soft music]
[thudding whoosh]
[thuds]
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
[grill sizzling]
[indistinct chatter]
See, guys?
I knew we would make it out.
Mr. Mailbox?
[sobs]
Oh, Strappy.
No.
[crying]
[mellow country music]
[vocalist]
Walkin' the streets
of this town
Lookin' for the place
you might be found
-I keep lookin'
-I keep lookin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep waitin'
-I keep waitin'
[vocalist]
And hesitatin'
to go into the wrong place
in town
Many times I've walked
through the door
Of honky-tonks where
you've been found before
And always on that barstool
you look down
For I found you
in the wrong place in town
Mr. Bartender, have you seen
a girl about so high?
Her eyes were shining
and her lips like cherry wine
And when she left, I think
she had a red dress on
And if I don't find her,
the only one I ever loved
is gone
Walkin' the streets
of this town
Lookin' for the place
you might be found
-I keep lookin'
-I keep lookin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep hopin'
-I keep waitin'
-I keep waitin'
[vocalist]
And hesitatin'
to go into the wrong place
in town
[soft music]
[dark music]
[dramatic musical flourish]
[soft music]
[majestic music]
[soft music]
["Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
rendition]
[kids]
It's Buddy!