Dr. Seuss's Horton! (2025) s01e02 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! ♪
"Bust a move."
-[lively music playing]
-Whoo! Ooh, ooh!
-Oh yeah!
-[grunts] Ooh, ooh!
Ready, Horton? Here comes the big finish!
-Woo-hoo! Yes!
-[Samson laughs]
I'm flying!
[gasps] Maybe I really can fly!
[gasps, squeals]
Nope, still can't fly.
-But at least I can dance!
-[Horton giggles]
I can't wait to dance my feathers off
at the dance contest today!
Looks like everyone else is excited too!
Wow, especially Herbie. Look at him go!
Pirouette, leap, and dance, dance, dance.
-Uh-huh!
-Wow!
-Herbie, you got moves!
-Thanks!
I think this is the year
I finally win the Golden Dance Slippers!
-[Horton] Cool trophy!
-[Samson] Wow!
[sighs] I really wanna win.
That's why I've been practicing
a brand-new dance move,
the Shelly Spinarelli!
Ooh! Sounds fancy.
And spinny.
Yeah. Show us what you got, Herbie.
Okay. Prepare to be amazed.
[cracking]
[gasps] My shell cracked!
-Oh no!
-But how?
I must have outgrown it.
[gasps] I can't do the Shelly Spinarelli
with a cracked shell!
[sighs] Can you get a new shell?
Yeah, but the only place to get one
is Shellington Shore,
and I can't get there and back
in time for the dance contest.
My legs are just too little. [sighs]
Guess I won't be
in the dance contest after all.
Herbie, I hear you, and I can help.
Samson and I will take you
to Shellington Shore,
and we'll get you home in time
for the dance contest.
Where you will dance!
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! ♪
Come on, Herbie.
Let's go get you a new shell.
[sing-song] Ooh, woo-hoo!
Ooh! Woo-hoo-hoo!
Ooh, woo-hoo!
[chipmunk groans]
[sighs] We're definitely gonna win
the dance contest, Lindy Laroo,
because my cutie kangarootie
has the best dance moves!
Yes, you do! Yes, you do!
[sing-song] Ooh, woo--
[grunts] Hey!
Move it, skunks! We're dancing here! Whoo!
Huh? Wait a sec. What are you…
Pee-yew! Ugh!
Stay above the stink, Lindy!
[squeals]
-[Horton sniffs]
-Yuck!
What's that smell?
It's not me, I think.
[sniffs] No, definitely not me.
[Horton] Uh-oh, it's skunk spray.
[gasps] What are we gonna do?!
It's way too stinky to go through!
[coughs]
You know how sensitive my beak is.
Hmm. Let's see if there's something
in the backpack that can help.
Bandages.
-A rubber ducky.
-[duck squeaks]
And batons?
Samson, did you pack these?
Yep, in case we wanted to add
a little extra pizzazz to our dance.
Ow. [groans]
I'm okay! [grunts]
Hmm. Maybe we could use them somehow.
Pfft! What are we gonna do?
Make stilts out of batons
so we can walk over the stink cloud?
Samson, that's a great idea!
Wh… Huh? I was kidding, Horton!
That'll never work!
-[Horton, Samson] Whoa!
-Woo-hoo!
The baton stilts are working!
Of course they are! I'm a genius.
I'm gonna get a new shell! Hey! ♪
I'm gonna get a new shell! Hey!
I'm gonna… ♪
-Whoa!
-Herbie!
-[Horton] Gotcha!
-Phew!
Thanks, Horton!
I was almost one stinky crab!
Uh-oh!
-I think the stink cloud's getting higher!
-[gasps] You're right!
Hurry, Horton!
We're gonna be surrounded by stink!
We have to hold our breath!
Hold our breath? I can't do that!
I'm a bird who needs breath! I…
[breathes in]
-[breathes out] All right!
-Oh, yeah!
Woo-hoo!
[Samson breathes in] Ah!
-Fresh air never smelled so good!
-[Horton giggles]
Shellington Shore, here we come!
[trumpets]
[Herbie] Ooh!
I can't wait to pick out a new shell!
It's gonna be cool and shiny and fun
and colorful and snazzy and super spinny!
Hey, where are we anyway?
Are we almost there?
Sorta. We just gotta take the waterslide
to the next part of the path.
[Herbie] Um, Horton,
don't waterslides usually have… water?
Uh-oh, the water is all dried up!
Well, maybe we could still slide down it.
Or not. Sorry, Herbie.
Say so long to getting a snazzy new shell.
And hello to this mushroom
you can wear instead!
Whoa, whoa!
Hey, that mushroom really slides.
Horton, I don't like
that look on your face.
What look?
The look that says,
"Samson, you're not gonna like this."
-I do not like this!
-[Horton] Woo-hoo!
-Woo-hoo!
-[Herbie] Hiya!
-[Samson wails]
-[Horton giggles]
[chipmunk babbles]
[Samson] Look out!
-[Herbie] Wowee!
-[Horton] Woo-hoo!
Okay, maybe this isn't so bad.
Look! We're almost at the bottom!
[Samson] You mean the bottom
where that huge cliff is?
We're sliding towards our doom!
Oh no, we're not!
-Herbie, lend me a claw?
-Sure!
[squealing]
[Herbie grunts]
[Horton grunts]
[Horton gasps] Whoa!
-Huh! We did it! Woo-hoo!
-Woo-hoo!
Thanks, Herbie. Even helpers need
a little help sometimes.
You got it! Ooh!
-And jazz claws!
-[Horton and Samson giggle]
Come on, let's keep going!
Uh, Horton, are we getting close
to Shellington Shore yet?
The dance contest is gonna start soon.
Not to worry.
We're here by this river,
and Shellington Shore
is all the way over there.
Oh, it's gonna take forever to walk there!
Who says we're gonna walk?
This is awesome! I never knew
you could make a raft out of branches.
And it's a great dance floor.
-[sing-song] Woo-hoo! Oh yeah!
-Yep!
[Samson slurps]
Ah!
Nothing like a nice, peaceful ride
down the river. Am I right?
[Horton] Um, it's not gonna be peaceful
much longer!
Oh no. We'll never make it
through those rapids.
[wails] We're doomed!
No, we're not. We can make it,
but it's gonna be a bumpy ride.
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! ♪
Whew! I can't believe we made it.
I really thought we were doomed. [laughs]
-Uh-oh.
-Huh? [gasps]
A waterfall!
We are doomed!
Super doomed!
We are now entering Doomed City!
Turn back, Horton! We'll never make it!
No, Herbie. I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%.
We're not turning back.
We're going over the falls!
We are?!
Hang on tight!
-[Samson] No, no, no!
-[Herbie yelps]
-Whoa!
-Woo-hoo!
Yippee!
[Samson squeals]
-[Samson grunts]
-Woo-hoo!
-We're alive!
-Yes!
Shellington Shore. We made it!
[Horton] Whoa.
Come on, Herbie.
Let's get you a new shell.
[quirky music playing]
Hmm. I don't know.
[gasps]
[Herbie grunts, groans]
No.
[giggles] Look, Samson.
I found a shell that fits me.
-My cupcake shell is making me hungry.
-[laughing]
I found it, I found it! This is the one!
-Whoa!
-Whoa!
It's so you, Herbie!
Oh my claws! It's perfect!
Yep. Now let's get you back
so you can win that dance contest.
-[lively music playing]
-[laughing]
Whoo! Hup, hup!
[Samson] Mm, ah!
[cheering]
-Yeah! Huh!
-[Horton giggles]
You've got this, Herbie.
Show 'em the Shelly Spinarelli.
[breathes deeply] Okay, here I go.
Those are awesome moves!
Wow!
[cheering]
-Amazing!
-Amazing!
Congratulations, Herbie.
You are the winner
of the Golden Dance Slippers.
This is for you!
I won?
I won!
-Go, Herbie!
-Yeah, you did!
I couldn't have done it
without my favorite dance buddies.
Thanks, Horton. Thanks, Samson.
Aw, you're welcome, Herbie.
So, Herbie, how do you want
to celebrate your win?
By… dancing!
-[laughing]
-Woo-hoo-hoo!
-Awesome.
-[excited chattering]
Go, go, go.
[music fades]
"A Snowy Situation."
Hup! Hup! [grunts]
How's it going, Samson?
[panting] Just need to get that flower.
[grunts] Nope, still can't fly.
[giggles] I've got you, Samson.
Thanks, Horton.
My snow Samson is almost perfect.
And… there.
-How's yours coming?
-Um…
-I think I'm done.
-Nice!
I'm done too.
[munches] Mm. Well, I was done.
[gulps] Then I got hungry.
-[giggling]
-It looks great.
-[faint crying]
-Huh?
What was that?
Oh no, oh no, oh no!
It's Percy.
-Percy, what's wrong?
-[Percy sniffles]
Hi, Horton. Hi, Samson.
Um, I think I'm lost.
[gasps] Oh no!
[gasps] He's lost.
A cub on his own, Horton.
Alone in the world.
The c-cold world!
-[wind blows]
-[Samson yelps]
And the windy, windy world.
I really wanna go home to my cave.
But… [sniffs]
…I don't know how to get there.
Percy, I hear you, and I can help.
We're here, and Polar Bear Cave
is right over here.
See? We'll get you home.
Really? You will?
-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! ♪
[Percy giggles]
Polar Bear Cave, here we come!
Whoa!
-[Samson wails]
-[Horton gasps]
Horton? He disappeared!
Nothing left but his trunk.
Oh, trunk. [kisses]
If only you could tell us
what happened to Horton.
I'm right here, Samson.
Oh. I knew that.
But this snow is so deep.
Way too deep to walk through.
Hmm. Hup!
-[Samson yelps]
-Samson?
[breathes in, blows loudly]
See? Too deep!
I'd be a bird-sicle
if you hadn't blown all that snow away.
Hey, I just thought of a way
through the snow.
Hop on. Ready?
[breathes in, blows]
-[Percy laughs]
-[Horton blows]
Whee-hee-hee!
-[Samson] Woo-hoo-hoo!
-[Percy] Whee!
[babbles excitedly]
[gasps]
[babbles]
-Yes!
-Yeah!
Horton, you've got to hurry.
We're sinking!
I got this. Time to crank up the speed.
-[Horton blows]
-[Samson] Whoa!
Whee-hee-hee!
Snow Mountain straight ahead!
Turn around, turn around!
Hang on. We're gonna go through it.
[Horton blows loudly]
-Woo-hoo!
-We made it!
-Ha-ha!
-That was so cool!
So now where do we go?
Hmm. To get to Polar Bear Cave,
we have to go through a tunnel.
I don't see a tunnel. All I see is…
-Jane?
-Kangaroo skiing through!
-[Samson yelps]
-Whoa!
Watch out! You covered us in snow.
Not my fault. You were in the way.
And Lindy Laroo has a need for speed.
Don't you, my cutie kangarootie?
Ha! Later, Beezlenut brains.
Finally, we can ski
without anything in our way.
[yelps]
[grunts]
[gasps, groans]
I meant to do that.
Hey, there's the tunnel
we were looking for. Thanks, Jane.
Um, Horton, did you happen to notice
that big pointy icicle up ahead?
Don't worry, Samson.
It's stuck to the top of the tunnel.
[squealing]
Well, it was.
[squealing]
Um, Horton, did you notice
that there are more of those icicles?
So many more.
We can't walk through if we're gonna
get squished by big pointy icicles.
You can't walk, but you can slide!
Hey, maybe we could slide too.
Sure thing. It's all in the belly.
-Whoa.
-Good luck. Bye!
Thanks for the tip.
Even helpers need a little help sometimes.
Percy, Samson, get ready to hop on.
Are you sure this is… Okay, I'm coming!
-[Samson wails]
-Woo-hoo!
Watch out for that icicle!
Go this way, Horton!
There's another one. Go that way!
[Horton] Nice steering, Samson!
Not today, icicles.
Yeah, icicles! Not today!
-[Percy giggles]
-[Horton] Whoa!
-Uh-oh.
-Horton?
-Look out!
-Hang on!
-[Samson wails]
-[Percy] Woo-hoo!
Oh yeah!
-That was awesome!
-Whoa!
We made it!
[Samson laughs]
Um, Horton, are we almost there?
Don't worry, Percy. Look, your cave is
just on the other side of this mountain.
You mean this big, super steep,
snowy mountain?
That's the one.
And I thought the pointy icicles were bad.
Hmm. Actually,
the pointy icicles might be good.
[breathes in deeply]
[Samson] Um, is that what I think it is?
-Do you think it's an icicle ladder?
-Yes?
Then yes. We can use it
to climb to the top of the mountain.
That's what I was afraid of.
Oh, boy!
Can we go now? Can we?
[grunts]
[giggles]
Let's do this.
[Samson grunts]
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 ♪
-Whoa!
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! ♪
Woo-hoo! That was fun!
Fun? That was terrifying.
Hey, I bet we could see
your cave from here, Percy.
Your cave should be right down…
there! Found it!
But it's all the way
at the bottom of the mountain.
And it's almost dark.
Then we're too late.
It'll take hours to hike down there.
We'll never make it.
But I need to sleep in my cave tonight.
Oh, Horton, this is terrible.
This poor little polar bear
is gonna be locked out of his cave.
It's enough to bring a bird to tears.
[gasps, wails]
[splutters]
[sobs]
We are not giving up.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%.
We're gonna get you home
before the cave closes, Percy.
But Horton, that's impossible.
All we can do now is have a good cry,
drink some hot cocoa, cry some more, and--
Whoa, that mountain is steep.
Yeah, this is where my mom and dad
take me sledding.
Sledding? Huh.
Maybe something in the backpack can help.
Bananas,
flashlight…
[Samson yelps]
[gasps] A kiddie pool?
What? I always pack a pool.
They're very relaxing.
[giggles] Samson, this is perfect.
Pfft! [laughs]
What are we gonna do,
sled down the mountain in a kiddie pool?
-Exactly.
-What?!
I was kidding, Horton. That'll never work!
[Percy] The pool is working!
[Samson] Of course it's working!
I'm a genius!
-Whoa!
-Whoa!
Look out!
-[screaming]
-[chipmunk yelps]
-Hey!
-[Samson] Sorry!
-Ah!
-Oh!
-Whoo!
-Woo-hoo-hoo!
[bleats]
Hey, this is actually pretty fun.
Wind in my feathers, snow at my feet.
Oh, another bump up ahead.
[Percy] That's not a bump.
It's a cliff!
A what?! Hit the brakes, Horton!
There are no brakes on this pool!
-Hold on, everyone!
-No, no, no!
[screaming]
[grunting]
-Woo-hoo!
-Yes!
-Yes!
-We did it!
And look, Percy, here's your cave.
Percy!
Mama! Daddy!
[gasps] My baby! Oh!
We were so worried.
Horton and Samson helped me get home.
Oh, thank you both so much.
-Aw, you're welcome.
-It was nothing.
Ready for bed, little cub?
Uh-huh. [yawns]
Good night, Horton. Good night, Samson.
-Sweet dreams, Percy.
-Night, buddy.
[Samson sighs]
You know what?
I think I actually like sledding.
That's great, because I think I found
a shortcut home.
And it's very, very hilly.
-[grunts] Let's ride!
-Hup!
-Woo-hoo!
-Whoa-oh-oh!
-Woo-hoo!
-Yay!
-Yeah!
-Woo-hoo!
[whimsical music playing]