Dr. Seuss's Horton! (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

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[bleats]
[whimsical music playing]
-Doo-doo-doo-doo, it's Horton! ♪
-Horton! ♪
-Help is on the way ♪
-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! ♪
"Star Trek."
Horton! Horton! Horton! Horton!
[grunts] There you are.
[giggles] Hey, Samson.
Ready for the shooting-star show?
Almost.
Now I'm ready to see some stars.
[giggles] Looking good.
Attention, everyone. It's time to leave
for the shooting-star show.
Everyone to McKeckaliff Cliff.
Oh, Horton, we gotta hurry!
If we get stuck
sitting behind the giraffes,
we won't be able to see a thing!
Wait, maybe I can fly ahead
and save us a seat.
[grunts, pants]
Whoa! [groans]
Nope, still can't fly.
Back to the original plan.
-We gotta hurry!
-Hi, Trudy. See you at the star show.
Oh, I… I won't be there.
-You're not going?
-What?!
But don't you wanna see the star show?
I do. It's been my lifelong dream.
But I've never made it.
I'm just too slow.
You've never seen
the shooting-star show? That's…
[wails] …the saddest story
I've ever heard!
[Samson sobs]
I wish I could go. I really do.
Trudy, I hear you, and I can help.
We'll take you to the shooting-star show.
Oh my. 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! ♪
-McKeckaliff Cliff, here we come!
-Yeah!
Off we go!
You're gonna love the star show, Trudy.
Trudy?
[Trudy] Right behind you!
Wow, she walks really, um…
I believe the word
you're looking for is "slow."
-La-da-dee! ♪
-[loud snoring]
[snores, gasps] Whoa!
[Jane groans]
[gasps] Lindy Laroo, we overslept!
We better hurry. We don't want to be last
to the shooting-star show.
Jane Kangaroo is never last.
Good thing Mama knows a shortcut.
Out of my way, slowpokes!
-Hey!
-Watch the feathers!
Oh, that Jane. Always in a hurry.
And always a little rude.
I can't be last.
Gotta beat those Beezlenut brains.
-[rumbling]
-[gasps] Whoa!
[yelps, grunts]
Whoa!
[grunting]
[gasps] Whoops!
Oh well, bad for them,
but goody-goody for me!
[grunts, groans]
I meant to do that.
Trudy, you're doing great!
[chuckles] Yep.
But, um…
Well, is there any chance
you could go a teensy-weensy bit faster?
Faster? Oh, sure! I'll turn up the speed!
Va-va-voom!
[leisurely music playing]
And that's your, um…
Superfast speed? You betcha!
Let's hope you have enough va-va-voom
to get past that rock wall. [giggles]
Rock wall?! Where did that come from?
Oh no! This path is the only way
to the star show!
So what do we do?
There's only one thing we can do.
Give up and go home.
Give up? No way!
Well, I'm out of ideas.
Maybe something in the backpack can help.
A slinky,
a book,
and a tutu?
Oh, that's my just-in-case tutu.
Just-in-case what?
Just in case we need a tutu.
-Whoa!
-Whoa!
[babbles happily]
Wow, that thing can really fling!
Yeah, it can.
Maybe we could use it somehow.
Pfft! [laughs]
What are we gonna do, use it
to fling ourselves over the rock wall?
Hey, great idea, Samson!
Horton, I was kidding! This'll never work!
Oh, but how exciting
that we're going to try!
[giggles] Exactly.
Okay, flinging on three.
One…
-Two…
-[Samson shrieks]
Three!
-[Samson yelps]
-Woo-hoo!
It's working!
Of course it is! I'm a…
[shrieking] …genius!
We're gonna hit the rocks!
No, we're not! I got this!
[Trudy, Samson shrieking]
[grunting]
Oh, phew.
Whoo! What a thrill!
Uh, Horton, it's getting late.
The star show's gonna start soon.
Don't worry, Samson.
It'll be easy from here.
-This doesn't feel easy to me.
-[Horton grunting]
-Are you pushing, Samson?
-[grunts] I'm pushing!
-[grunting]
-[Samson groans]
We'd be there by now
if it wasn't for that rock wall.
We were really on a roll.
Roll?
Hey, maybe we could
roll Trudy up this hill.
Well, that sounds fun!
But Horton, we don't have anything roll-y.
We gotta face it, this is hopeless.
Hopeless!
[grunts] Oh, coconut.
Anywho, like I was saying,
nothing roll-y around here. Whoa!
[gasps] Samson, you just gave me an idea!
Hello up there!
Could you send some coconuts down, please?
[screeches excitedly]
Thank you! Even helpers
need a little help sometimes.
-And a lot of coconuts!
-[Horton giggles]
These are perfect. They'll get us
to the star show in no time.
Yeah, they will! [laughs]
How exactly will they get us
to the star show in no time?
Coconut roller skates?
This is bananas, Horton!
Maybe just bananas enough to work.
Come on! Let's roll!
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 ♪
I'm happy, I'm sappy
I got all the feels! ♪
Was that just a tortoise
On coconut wheels? ♪
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! ♪
[whooping, laughing]
We're making great time!
Yeah, thanks to my snappy new skates!
[Horton laughing]
[yelps] They're catching up, Lindy!
If they get ahead of us,
we'll be last to the star show!
Hmm.
I definitely won't be last
if I do this! [laughs]
-Jane.
-Huh?
You can't turn the sign!
Now it's pointing the wrong way!
Uh, not my problem.
Now beat it, birdies!
I'm in a hurry! Shoo!
-That was not cool, Jane!
-Hey!
Just a little further
to the star show! [yelps]
Come on, come on, come on!
Star show this way!
Wait a minute.
I'm not sure about this path.
It doesn't look right.
Well, it is what the sign says.
Oh, I'm sure we'll be at McKeckaliff Cliff
in no time.
Uh, question.
Was McKeckaliff Cliff always this leafy?
[Samson grunts, sputters]
Where are we?
Hmm.
[gasps] Oh no!
We must have taken the wrong path!
We're nowhere near McKeckaliff Cliff!
The star show is about to start!
We'll never make it!
So long, star show! [sobs]
So long, hopes and dreams!
No. We're not giving up.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%.
We're getting you to the star show, Trudy,
no matter what.
But Horton, there's no way
we can get there in time.
All we can do now
is cry in the river like this.
[wails dramatically]
The river?
[gasps]
This river leads all the way up
to McKeckaliff Cliff!
If we could ride up the river,
it would be like a shortcut!
Mm, good thing I packed my surfboard.
What? Sometimes a bird
just wants to shred the waves, you know?
Oh, um, just one little problem.
The river is flowing down,
and we need to go up.
Don't worry, I got this!
-[rapid bubbling]
-[Samson wails]
-[Trudy whoops]
-[Samson shrieks]
Uh-oh, rocks up ahead!
Come on, Horton,
give it a little more trunk!
Hold on tight, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!
[breathes in deeply, blows]
-[Samson] Another rock!
-[Trudy] Yahoo!
[Samson] I can't look! [yelps]
McKeckaliff Cliff! We're getting closer!
But there's no way around that boulder!
We're gonna crash!
We're not gonna crash, we're gonna fly!
[breathes in, blows]
-[Trudy laughs, whoops]
-[Samson screams]
-[Samson wails]
-[Trudy] What a ride!
Huh. Was that part of the show?
-We made it!
-And in front-row seats!
I can't believe my eyes.
I didn't think it was possible.
What?! I'm last?!
But Jane Kangaroo is never last!
Ooh, the star show is starting!
-Whoa.
-Wow.
-[Jane grunts] What's happening?
-Wow!
[Jane] I can't see!
-[Trudy] This is cool!
-[Jane grunts] Hey!
It's so beautiful!
Thank you both
for helping make my dream come true.
Aw. You're welcome, Trudy.
Oh, this day can't get any better.
-Popcorn?
-[Samson gasps]
-It just got better!
-[Horton giggles]
-Amazing!
-[gasping and giggling]
Wow!
"Horton Helps a Who."
Samson, are you done yet?
I'm not sure how much longer
I can stay like this.
Almost done.
[screaming nearby]
Just gotta add that screaming clover.
Wait, screaming clover? Whoa! [grunts]
Hello?
Oh, thank goodness I stopped.
Where am I?
Um, on my head.
Oh! Well, it's a very nice head.
Thanks! I'm Horton, and this is Samson.
I'm Levi, Levi the Who.
Uh, who?
That's right. I'm a Who,
the smallest creature
in the Jungle of Nool.
But I'm very far from home.
I don't recognize anything here.
Not this flower?
Or this swing?
Or this peanut butter sandwich?
[gasps] My sandwich!
I was looking for that.
Nope, nothing.
I've never left my clover patch before.
I don't know how I'm gonna get home.
Levi, I hear you, and I can help.
I know this jungle
like the back of my trunk.
Samson and I will get you back
to your clover patch.
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! ♪
[Levi] Now this is the way to travel.
[Samson and Horton giggle]
Yep. Nothing like the sun on your beak
and the wind in your feathers.
-[Samson gasps]
-[Levi] Why'd we stop?
[chuckles] I'm sure
there's a perfectly good reason.
Ahem… [whispers] …Horton,
what's the perfectly good reason?
I'm looking for Teensy Trail.
It's the only way
to get to Levi's clover patch.
-[chipmunk shrieks]
-Oops! Sorry! No Teensy Trail there.
[Samson] Hmm.
I don't see Teensy Trail anywhere.
[gasps] Maybe I can get a bird's-eye view.
[pants, yelps]
Nope, still can't fly.
Wait a minute. Millie Miggins lives here.
Maybe she knows where it is.
Millie, are you home?
Horton! Samson! Oh, what a nice surprise.
Care to come in for a spot of cheese?
Oh, not today.
We've gotta find Teensy Trail.
Teensy Trail? It's right under your trunk.
You can't see it because it's teensy.
Like me.
If only we were your size, Levi.
Oh, if you wanna be small,
I know just the thing.
[Millie giggles]
Shrinkweed.
A few nibbles and you'll be teensy-weensy.
Thanks, Millie. Even helpers
need a little help sometimes.
Aw, you're welcome.
Well, what are you waiting for?
Let's eat up.
-Here goes nothing.
-[munching]
-[twinkly music playing]
-Is it working? Am I smaller?
I don't feel smaller.
Nope, I don't think
the shrinkweed did anythi…
[shrieks] Millie, is that you?
-Whoa!
-And giant cheese!
Hello, my stinky friend. [sighs happily]
The shrinkweed worked!
After a while, it'll wear off.
You'll go back to your regular sizes.
So be sure to hurry. Good luck!
Thanks, Millie.
Okay, Levi, let's get you home.
-Woo-hoo!
-Yeah!
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
[Samson] 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 ♪
The starlight above us twinkling bright
And here comes a cliff ♪
-Wait, what? ♪
-Hold on tight! ♪
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! ♪
[cheering, laughing]
-[loud thuds]
-Uh, Horton?
Why are your ears shaking?
And why is my whole body shaking?
Oh, look, my cutie kangarootie.
Perfect spot for a nap.
-Jane!
-[all] Don't squish us!
-[Jane yawns]
-Look out!
[squealing, grunting]
[Jane snores]
Oh no, she fell asleep,
and she's blocking the path!
But that's the only way home.
We've just gotta find a way
to get past Jane.
But how? We're too teensy.
I mean, is it cool
to fit in a flower? Sure.
Do I look adorable? Of course!
But being adorable
won't get us past a giant kangaroo!
-[Jane snores]
-No, but these flowers might.
Okay, everybody, let's climb.
-[Horton grunts]
-[Levi] Woo-hoo!
We're climbing a kangaroo!
[giggles] And all we needed
was some giant flowers.
Hang on tight! [grunts]
Just a little bit further.
-[snores] Kangaroo coming through.
-[squealing]
Oh no, she's dreaming.
Hang on, I've got this.
[Jane snores] I meant to do that.
-[Samson squeals]
-Huh!
We made it to the top of Mount Jane.
-Woo-hoo! Awesome!
-[Samson giggles] Yeah!
Oh, um, just one problem.
How are we gonna get down?
Easy. Let's slide!
-Whee!
-Oh, we just slide. Woo-hoo!
Coming in for a landing.
Woo-hoo! [grunts]
-We did it!
-All right!
Okay, let's go!
This looks familiar.
I think we're almost at my clover patch.
Oh, really?
Um, does your clover patch
look like a giant pond by any chance?
No. Why?
Oh, no reason. Just that… giant pond!
Wait a minute, this isn't a pond.
It's a puddle.
It just looks big because we're so small.
Oh no! If we can't cross this puddle,
then I can't get home.
Oh! His home, Horton!
This Who needs his home sweet home.
His comfy, cozy clover patch.
His special place!
Don't worry, Levi. We're gonna
get you home no matter what.
But how?!
Maybe something in the backpack can help.
-A ball…
-[Levi giggles]
A flashlight.
Bubble bath?
What? Who doesn't love a relaxing
bubble bath after a big adventure?
-Treat yourself.
-Hmm.
I wonder if we could use this somehow.
Ha! What are we gonna do?
Turn the puddle into a bubble bath
and bounce across the bubbles?
Great idea, Samson.
I was kidding, Horton. This'll never work.
Wow!
Let's jump for it.
-[grunting]
-[Levi, Samson] Whoa!
[Samson] Whoa! I can't believe it.
The bubbles are working!
Of course they are.
Samson, you're a genius.
[laughs] I knew I liked you.
[Levi] Yippee!
-[Samson yelps]
-Whee!
-Woo-hoo!
-Yeah!
Woo-hoo!
-Hi there.
-[chipmunk shrieks]
[sighs, giggles]
[Levi, Samson] Whoa!
Whoa! Stuck the landing.
[Levi] I see my clover patch!
[Samson yelps]
The wind is blowing us away!
Goodbye, clover patch!
Goodbye forever!
Not so fast.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%.
There's only one thing left to do.
We've gotta jump for it.
Did you say "jump for it"?
-One, two, three, jump!
-[Samson yelps]
-[Samson, Levi] Whoa!
-[Horton] Woo-hoo!
-[grunting]
-We made it!
I knew we'd make it. Sort of.
-[Horton, Levi giggling]
-Aw!
Levi?
Mommy!
Oh!
I've been looking everywhere for you.
You had me so worried.
My clover floated across the whole jungle,
but I'm home now,
thanks to Horton and Samson.
Uh, who?
Nope, they're not Whos,
but they are my friends.
-Oh, thank you, Horton and Samson.
-You're welcome.
Well, I guess we'd better get going.
It'll take us a long time
to get back home.
Or maybe there's a faster way.
Bye!
Safe travels!
[Samson, Horton whooping]
Was that a tiny elephant?
On a flying clover?
[whooping, laughing]
-[Horton] Yay!
-[Samson] Woo-hoo!
The shrinkweed is wearing off.
[grunts] We're back to ourselves!
You're right. We're ginormous!
Ooh, now I just have to add one more thing
to my picture.
And… there.
Ah! Done.
It's perfect.
[giggling]
[whimsical music playing]