Dr. Seuss's Horton! (2025) s01e01 Episode Script

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[bleats]
[whimsical music playing]
-Doo-doo-doo-doo, it's Horton! ♪
-Horton! ♪
Help is on the way ♪
-Doo-doo-doo-doo, it's Horton! ♪
-Horton! ♪
Supportin' you today ♪
His best bud Samson at his side ♪
Lending a trunk both far and wide ♪
They wanna help
They'll run, they'll jump ♪
They'll even fly ♪
At least we'll try! ♪
Doo-doo-doo-doo, it's Horton! ♪
-He won't stop, give up, or delay ♪
-No way! ♪
Help is coming ♪
Horton's on the way! ♪
Doo-doo-doo! ♪
"Birthday Cake Catastrophe."
Almost got it! Ah, there.
Thanks for the lift, Greta.
Oh, of course, Horton.
Wow, Willow got so many presents
for her birthday party.
-Big presents, little presents…
-[yelling]
…screaming presents.
-Wait a minute. Screaming presents?
-Help!
-Hello? Horton?
-Samson?
Yep, it's me. [laughs]
I got carried away
wrapping Willow's present.
[giggles] Here, let me help.
Yay! It's just what I always wanted,
a Samson.
[laughs] Thanks, buddy. I thought
I was doomed to be a present forever.
-[Horton giggles]
-Oh, look, the birthday panda's here!
Hi!
Willow's here!
[hooter blows]
[laughing]
-Happy birthday, Willow!
-[Willow giggles]
Look! Everything's here for your party!
Your presents, the snacks,
and your birthday cake.
Yay! My birthday cake.
Mm, yummy.
[sighs] I can't wait to have
a sweet, frosting-y bite.
[squeaking and sniffing]
Aw. Are you gonna have some cake too,
little guy?
-[chipmunk munching]
-Oh no!
Mm. [burps]
No! That chipmunk ate my birthday cake!
Not the cake!
Anything but the cake.
-Can we get another one?
-Hmm.
The only place to get a cake like that
is from the Birthday Cake Tree.
That's all the way at the tippy-top
of Peaky Point Mountain.
Oh, that's very far away.
It would be impossible to get there today.
But I need my birthday cake.
Willow, I hear you, and I can help.
Samson and I will get you a birthday cake.
Really?
Elephant's Honor.
And Bird's Word.
Doo-doo-doo-doo! ♪
La-da-da-da, da-da-da ♪
We are gonna help! ♪
La-da-da-da, da-da-da ♪
We are gonna help! ♪
You don't need to worry ♪
-We'll help you in a hurry ♪
-Hurry! ♪
La-da-da-da, da-da-da ♪
We are gonna help! ♪
Don't worry, Willow. We'll be back
with your cake before you know it.
Cake?
I love cake!
And you do too, don't you, Lindy Laroo?
[gasps] We can get some
from the Birthday Cake Tree!
And we won't share it!
[laughs]
Whoa! [grunts]
Uh, I meant to do that.
Woo-hoo! Ha-ha-ha!
We're really going fast, Horton.
Nothing can stop us now.
Whoa!
[Samson] Except this giant pit
that we'll never get across.
We're doomed!
[Horton] Hmm.
[gasps] Actually,
I bet we could swing across on this vine.
Oh, in that case, we're not doomed!
-Move it, Beezlenut brains.
-Huh?
Jane!
I'm gonna get some cake
for me and Lindy Laroo.
And we're not sharing it! [laughs]
[grunts and groans]
I meant to do that.
[Horton] Oh no!
Now how are we gonna get across?
It's time for me to take matters
into my own wings.
[grunts and pants]
Help!
Still can't fly.
Maybe something in the backpack can help.
-Sandwiches?
-Mm!
A flashlight?
And a springy thingy?
Oh yeah, I love these!
Look how far they stretch!
[grunts] Whoa!
[both groan]
What did I tell ya? So great.
[Samson groans]
I wonder if we could use this somehow.
Pshh. What are we gonna do?
Use that springy thingy
to fling ourselves over the pit?
[gasps] Great idea, Samson!
Wait, what? I was kidding, Horton!
[grunts]
Come on, it'll be fun!
Fun? Ping-pong is fun, all right?
Eating gummy bears is fun, okay?
This is not fun!
And besides, it'll never work!
Here we go!
-[Samson wails]
-[Horton] Woo-hoo!
Whee!
[grunts, then sighs]
-It worked!
-[Samson laughs]
Of course it worked! I'm a genius.
[giggles] Come on. We've gotta hurry
if we're gonna make it
up to the Birthday Cake Tree.
Look, Lindy.
Just a few hops on these rocks,
and we're even closer to our cake!
[gasps]
Hey, why do these rocks have teeth?
[yelps]
No bite! No bite!
[sighs] Made it.
[singsong] Na-na-na-na-na!
Argh! Keep those chompers
away from my baby!
Ooh, nice river.
Do we have time for a quick dip?
[yelps] Gators!
[wails] Don't eat the birdie.
I'm not lunch! Does lunch dance like this?
[Samson sings a tune]
-[Samson yelps]
-I don't think they liked your dance.
Well, that settles it. There's no way
we can cross this river.
We're just gonna have to go home,
where nobody wants to eat me.
We can't. We promised Willow
we'd help her get her birthday cake!
-[gators growl]
-[Samson gasps]
[slurps]
Hey, I think these gators are hungry.
Who likes sandwiches?
Oh, I do! I do!
You weren't talking to me, were you?
Here you go! Eat up!
One for you too, big guy!
They liked it! [giggles]
-Here you go, Samson.
-Oh, yum!
-[gator growls]
-Huh? [yelps]
Watch out, Horton!
I think the alligators are still hungry!
The elephant is not a snack.
I repeat, not a snack!
-Whoa!
-Whoa!
[Horton and Samson yelp]
Hey, they're helping us!
Thanks for the ride!
And thanks for not eating us!
Come on, this way to Peaky Point Mountain!
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
Woo-hoo!
It's exciting ♪
And surprising to be ♪
On an adventure with you! ♪
-We'll go soaring ♪
-And exploring ♪
On an adventure with you! ♪
Heading into the unknown ♪
Glad I'm not here on my own ♪
Clear the way! ♪
-We're coming through! ♪
-Look out!
On an adventure with you! ♪
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
On an adventure with you! ♪
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
On an adventure with you! ♪
Might be scared, but we'll get through ♪
Helping out is what we do ♪
Till we get that cake
No stopping or slowing ♪
The cake is important
But watch where you're going! ♪
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
On an adventure with you! ♪
Racing round the bend we go ♪
I got my best friend in tow ♪
Doing what we love to do! ♪
On an adventure with you! ♪
-Woo-hoo!
-Yeah! [laughs]
We made it to Peaky Point Mountain!
Now all we have to do is climb to the top!
Oh, that's all? Just climb this…
[gasps] …super tall mountain?
Yep! How hard could it be?
It's hard, Horton.
It's really, really hard!
[Horton grunts]
-[Samson yelps]
-Whoa!
Don't panic. I'll pull us to safety
[Samson grunts]
-Uh…
-[Samson gasps and sighs]
Okay. Time for plan B.
-Okay, what's plan B?
-Uh…
-Panic!
-Huh?
-[Samson wails]
-Whoa! Whoa!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-[Horton screams]
[Samson squeals]
Samson, you did it!
You got us to the top of the mountain!
Yup, and that's totally
what I meant to do.
And there's the Birthday Cake Tree!
[Jane groans]
-[burps]
-[Horton gasps]
Jane!
You ate all the birthday cakes?
Not all the cakes! I left that one.
See?
She couldn't reach it.
Well, we can't reach it either.
And we need it for Willow's birthday.
It's Willow's birthday?
Oops.
But I didn't know, so it's not my fault.
I never want to see another piece of cake
as long as I live!
Ugh!
Ew!
Oh, I can't believe it.
We made it all the way up here,
but we'll never reach the cake.
[sighs] We'll have to tell Willow
that her birthday is ruined.
-Ruined!
-Unless…
[wails] Ruined!
Unless?
Unless we could fly like those birds!
We're not giving up! I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%!
Okay, birdies, prepare for liftoff!
-You heard the elephant! Flap, flap!
-[birds] Flap, flap!
-Lift those springy thingies!
-Whoa!
[laughs] We can fly!
Come on, birdies!
We can do better than that! Flap, flap!
-Whoo! This is great!
-[birds] Flap, flap!
Whoa! A little higher in the rear!
[birds] Higher in the rear!
And a little closer to the cake, please!
[Horton grunts]
Almost…
[grunts] Got it!
-Whoo!
-Woo-hoo!
-Oh yeah!
-We did it!
Thanks, birdies.
Even helpers need a little help sometimes.
Now we just have to get back
to Willow's party!
-On it!
-Woo-hoo!
[Horton giggles]
[Greta sighs]
Well, this was going to be a fun party.
[Horton] We're back!
-Horton and Sampson got the cake!
-Yay!
-[laughing]
-Party time!
Horton and Sampson, my birthday cake!
A special cake for a special panda.
Just one more thing.
[gasps]
[Horton] There.
[Greta] Oh look!
-[Samson] Cool!
-[Willow] Wow!
Cool!
Happy birthday, Willow!
-Thank you for helping me.
-You're welcome, Willow.
This cake is yummy.
Especially the frosting.
[munches] Mm!
[laughing]
Oh, Samson.
[laughing]
"Catch that Kite."
Samson?
Horton!
-[wind blowing]
-Whoa!
Uh, Samson?
-[wind blowing]
-[Samson] Whoa! Whoa!
-[grunts] Gotcha!
-Oh!
Oh, thanks, pal.
It's a windy one today.
Yep, but that's good
for the kite festival.
Oh yeah, the kite festival's today.
Ah, my favorite day of the year.
Except for my birthday.
-And National Donut Day.
-[Horton giggles]
Horton, Sampson! Raa!
What do you think of my butterfly kite?
I made it myself.
It's really cool, Leo.
Sure is.
Oh, that reminds me.
I made something to fly too.
This little baby.
[grunts]
Oh! [laughs]
Ow. Still needs some fine-tuning.
[giggling]
Hey, wanna go check out
some of the other kites?
-Let's do it.
-Sure.
Let's go.
[hums happily]
Huh? Hey, a kite!
Huh. Finders keepers!
Come on, Lindy.
Let's go fly this at Blustery Bluff.
It's the windiest place
in the whole jungle.
Wow! I can't wait to see
all these kites fly.
Ah, me too.
[sighs] I wish I could fly with them.
Hmm. [grunts]
[groans]
Nope, still can't fly.
[giggling]
Hey, I wanna go test out my kite
before the festival starts.
Wanna be my copilots?
Yeah, we do!
Woo-hoo! It's kite-flying time!
Um, I actually think
it's kite-hopping-away time!
-[Horton] Jane took it!
-But it's mine!
I need it,
or I can't be in the kite festival.
Oh, Horton, I'm so sad.
Leo needs his kite
like pancakes need syrup.
Uh, like pizza needs cheese.
Like peanut butter needs jelly!
[sobs]
Now I'm sad and I'm hungry!
I just want my kite back.
Leo, I hear you, and I can help.
Samson and I will help you
get your kite back.
Really?
-Elephant's Honor.
-And Bird's Word.
Doo-doo-doo-doo! ♪
La-da-da-da, da-da-da ♪
We are gonna help! ♪
La-da-da-da, da-da-da ♪
We are gonna help! ♪
You don't need to worry ♪
-We'll help you in a hurry ♪
-Hurry! ♪
La-da-da-da, da-da-da ♪
We are gonna help! ♪
[wind whistling]
[Jane grunts and sighs]
Lindy Laroo, it's getting windy up here.
We must be getting close
to Blustery Bluff.
-Jane, you can't hop that hard.
-The path is crumbling.
Huh? Mind your own bird feathers.
Uh…
Lindy! Save yourself!
[yelps]
[groans]
Phew!
You were so brave, Lindy.
Mwah, mwah, mwah.
Hey, what about the path?
Not my problem. Shoo, birdies,
this kangaroo's got a kite to fly.
[Jane groans and grunts]
I meant to do that.
Come on! I bet Jane's close.
-[gasps] The path!
-Oh no!
It's crumbled, Horton.
Crumbled!
Just like our hopes and dreams
of catching up to Jane.
[Samson wails]
Aw. It's okay, Samson. There's gotta be
a way to get to the other side.
[gasps] Let's see if something
in the backpack can help.
Floaties.
-Yarn.
-[Samson grunts]
And… pancakes?
Samson, did you put those in here?
Of course I did.
Breakfast is the most important meal
of the day.
[munches and gulps]
[giggles]
Mm, mm. [giggles]
And the stickiest.
[grunts]
[grunts]
Hmm.
Maybe we could use
those sticky pancakes somehow.
[Samson grunts] Pfft.
What are we gonna do, walk on the side
of the cliff with sticky pancake shoes?
Hey, great idea, Samson!
Huh? I was kidding, Horton.
That'll never work.
[dramatic music playing]
[Horton grunts]
The pancake shoes are working!
-Raa!
-[Samson giggles]
Of course they are. I'm a genius.
All right, let's get to the other side.
[Horton panting and grunting]
Oh wow, we're really high up. [yelps]
-[Leo sighs]
-First rule of adventure, never look down.
[squeals] I broke the first rule!
-[rocks crumbling]
-Whoa!
It's okay, we're almost there.
Whoa!
Um, why are we sliding?
Uh, the pancake shoes
are losing their stickiness. Whoa!
[bleats]
We need more pancakes!
Uh… Oh. We're all out!
Oh, I knew I should have
packed more pancakes.
-You can never have too many pancakes.
-What are we gonna do, Horton?
Just keep going!
Huh!
Whoa!
Hmm.
Ha!
-Uh-oh!
-No!
[Horton grunts]
Huh! Made it!
-Yes!
-Yeah!
You did it, Horton! You did it!
All right, let's go!
Look, there's Jane!
And my kite!
Uh, why are those Beezlenut brains
following us?
[gasps] I bet they want our kite.
Well, they can't have it.
Hey! Let go!
Whoa!
[groans]
Hmm. Oh well. Bad for them,
but goody-goody for me.
-[rumbling]
-Uh, what's that sound?
Hmm.
It sounds like… drums?
Ah, yeah, let's turn up the beat!
-[rumbling gets louder]
-[laughs and sings]
[Samson sings] Huh?
Never mind, turn down the beat! [yelps]
Quick, get out of the way!
[panting]
[yelps] We're gonna get smooshed!
No, we're not! Follow me!
[grunts] Hurry!
[panting]
Whoa! [grunts]
Samson!
-Raa! I've got you.
-Thank you.
Even helpers need a little help sometimes.
[Horton grunts] Huh!
Ha! See ya!
[bleats]
-Raa! We're safe!
-Yes!
I'm not smooshed! Oh!
Thanks, guys.
Now, come on. Let's hurry!
The kite festival's gonna start soon.
Keep trying, trying, again and again ♪
Keep on keeping on it ♪
Keep trying, trying ♪
And we're gonna win ♪
We won't stop until we've done it ♪
'Cause if we just never ♪
-Never ♪
-Ever ♪
-Ever ♪
-Never ever quit ♪
We're guaranteed ♪
-To succeed ♪
-To succeed ♪
Eventually ♪
All we need is to keep ♪
Trying, trying, again and again ♪
I know it won't be long now ♪
Keep trying, trying
And we're gonna win ♪
That's the whole point of our song now ♪
Keep trying, trying, perseverifying ♪
We'll make it through ♪
All we gotta do is try! ♪
[laughing]
Blustery Bluff, we're here! [sighs]
Fly, kite!
There's Jane. Hurry!
Ugh. They're still after me?
Hey, get your own kite!
That is my kite!
Huh? [gasps]
[Jane grunts]
[yelps]
Oh no! Jane!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-[Jane wails]
-We've gotta help her!
Now would be a great time
to have wings that fly!
-Or an airplane. That'd be even better.
-Huh, airplane. [gasps]
Samson, you just gave me a great idea!
We're coming to rescue you, Jane!
On our airplane made out of a leaf!
So cool, right?
[Jane] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
I can't believe we're flying.
Whoa!
And now we're falling!
[screaming]
I got this!
-[Horton grunts] Whoa.
-Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
[Jane] Help!
[Jane wails]
Whoa, whoa!
[Horton] Jane!
-[Jane] Whoa!
-[Horton] Oh!
[screaming]
The wind keeps blowing us away from Jane!
We'll never get Leo's kite back now!
No, we can do this.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%.
We're not giving up! Hang on, Jane!
[Jane] Whoa! Whoa!
[Horton] Come on!
-Whoa!
-Whoa!
[wails]
-Gotcha!
-Yes!
All right, now let's get back
to the kite festival!
Keep wings, trunks, and tails
inside the leaf airplane at all times.
-Thank you!
-Let's go! Raa!
[Samson laughs]
[Horton] Woo-hoo-hoo!
[Samson] Yeah!
-Yay!
-Ha-ha!
-All right!
-Yeah!
Well, thanks for the rescue.
Later, Beezlenut brains.
Jane, don't you have
something to say to Leo?
-Huh?
-[Samson coughs]
You took his kite.
Well, I, uh…
It was Lindy's idea,
and she didn't know it was your kite.
But, um, Lindy Laroo says sorry, I guess.
Thanks, Jane.
Hmph. Now out of my way, Beezlenut brains!
Lindy and I are gonna go
somewhere not windy.
[yelps]
Ugh. I meant to do that!
Thank you for getting my kite back. Raa!
You're welcome. Now let's see
what this butterfly can do!
-[Horton giggles]
-Go, kite, go!
-[Horton] Wow!
-[Leo] Cool!
My kite looks so pretty up there!
Yeah, it really does!
[Samson] Looks even better from up here!
And I finally know
what it feels like to fly!
[giggling]
[Leo] There's my kite! Whee!
[laughing]
[whimsical music playing]