Dr. Seuss's Horton! (2025) s02e02 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-doo! ♪
"Star Search."
[laughing]
Catch that bingle ball!
It's too fast! I gotta fly for it!
[grunting]
[puffs] Uh-oh.
Argh! [grunts]
Nope, still can't fly.
Za za zoom!
[yelps]
[chatters]
-Got it!
-Nice catch, Ellie.
Great tail work.
[giggles] Thanks!
Hmm, there's something different
about you, Ellie.
New spots? Fur cut?
Do you usually wear a hat?
[giggles] I got a new necklace!
It's my favorite-est thing
in the whole world!
It's really sparkly.
That's 'cause it's a star jewel.
I love it so, so much!
Oops.
-Whoa!
-Oh no, not again!
Catch it!
[gasps]
Oh no! My star jewel is ruined.
It was her favorite-est,
most sparkly-est thing ever, Horton.
And now it's shattered! Shattered!
Just like her heart!
[sobs]
I wish I could fix it.
Ellie, I hear you, and I can help.
We'll take you to find another star jewel
for your necklace.
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! ♪
Hmm, Crystal Cave
is all the way over here.
There's gotta be a star jewel there.
Come on!
[gasps] Did you hear that, Lindy Laroo?
A star jewel? I want one.
And you do too, don't you?
Let's go get it!
Whoa! [wails]
Ugh!
Ow! [groans]
Are we there yet? [giggles]
We're close, but we still have to go
through the Bonking Branch Forest.
Bonking? I can't get bonked, Horton.
You know I have a delicate beak.
Don't worry. As long as we don't
touch the trees, they won't bonk us.
Now come on, let's keep going.
Kangaroo coming through!
Jane, slow down!
-Stop!
-Watch out!
Mind your own beezlenuts!
Ow! Bad branch!
Ugh! Whoa.
Don't bonk my baby! Whoa!
I meant to do that!
I'm okay!
Um, Horton, the branches are bonking.
What now?
Turn back? Give up? Go home?
Three good options.
But what about my star jewel?
We're not turning back. We can do this.
Come on, follow me!
-Jump!
-[Samson yelps]
-Duck!
-[Samson whimpers]
-Now stop!
-[Samson squeals]
-Whoa.
-Come on!
Ha! Big jump!
Big jump!
[giggles]
Dive! [grunts]
[Samson] Whoa!
Okay, here I go!
[yelps] I got bonked!
-Oh no!
-We're coming, Ellie!
[Horton grunting]
Whoa!
Gotcha!
How are we gonna get out of here?!
Hold on tight!
-[Horton grunting]
-[Samson yelping]
-Woo-hoo!
-Whoa!
-We did it!
-Yay!
That bonking tree was bonkers.
Now let's go!
The Crystal Cave is this way.
Come on! Let's zoom!
Finally, we made it to the cave.
Oh, a cart!
Finders keepers.
This will get us to the star jewel
before anyone else.
[laughs]
We made it. I bet the star jewel
is through that tunnel.
[echo] Tunnel. Tunnel.
That sounds like a long tunnel.
Yep, but it'll be quick
if we ride in a cart.
Um, Horton? Small problem.
There are no carts! Not a single one!
Zip! Zilch! Zero!
Oh, there's one.
Howdy hi!
Hi, Gabe! Do you know
where we can get another cart?
Well, you can use mine after I unload it.
If I can unload it.
We could help.
You bet we can.
It might take hours. It might take days.
-[rocks rumbling]
-Or it may not.
[Ellie giggles]
Woo-hoo!
Cart's all yours!
Thanks. Even helpers need
a little help sometimes.
Now let's roll.
Oh, and watch out for falling rocks!
For what?!
-Wahoo!
-Zoom!
We're going faster and faster
The further we go ♪
We're going faster and faster
'Cause both of us know ♪
We've got a friend in need
And so we're speedin' ♪
Seein' to it you succeed ♪
Until we do, we two will never slow ♪
Faster we go! ♪
Come on! Let's go even faster!
Faster and faster, as fast as we can ♪
-We're going faster and faster ♪
-Top speed is our plan ♪
We've got a friend in need
So we're speedin' ♪
Seein' to it you succeed ♪
Until we do, we two will never slow ♪
-Faster we go! ♪
-Faster we go! ♪
Faster we go, go, go, go! ♪
-All right!
-Yeah!
Look, Lindy, those Beezlenut brains
are trying to get the star jewel first.
Well, I won't let them.
-Jane!
-That's not nice!
Guess you're going the wrong way now.
Bad for you, but goody, goody for me!
[grunting] Get off of me!
Argh! [yelps]
[Samson] We're on the wrong track!
Look out!
[Horton] The path is ending!
Uh-oh!
-Where did the ground go?!
-Hold on!
-Uh-oh!
-[Samson wails]
We're back on track!
-But we're going too fast!
-Oh no!
I got this!
[wheels screeching]
[Samson screams]
Oh, we stopped.
-Whoa.
-Wow.
[Ellie] Wow!
[Samson] So sparkly!
The Crystal Cave!
There's gotta be a star jewel
here somewhere.
I don't see any jewels shaped like--
A star! Up there!
Whoa. It's so sparkly.
And so high! We'll never reach it!
But I need it for my necklace. [sniffs]
Oh, Horton, all she wanted
was a little sparkle,
and we failed her.
[gasps] Failed her!
[sobs] Oh,
we don't deserve you, star jewel!
No, we're not leaving
until we get that star jewel.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%.
Maybe there's something
in the backpack that can help.
Scrub brush.
Traffic cones.
And a jelly cake?
Samson, did you pack this?
What? I love jelly cake! It's so… boingy.
[giggles] Boingy.
Hey, maybe it could help us get up there.
Pfft! What are you gonna do?
Bounce on it
until it boings you up to the jewel?
Great idea, Samson!
What?! No, no. I was kidding, Horton.
That'll never work.
-[Horton laughs] Whoa!
-[Ellie giggles]
-It's working!
-Woo-hoo!
Of course it is. I'm a genius.
Just… a little… higher.
Oh no! The star jewel is too high!
I've got an idea!
[Horton grunts]
I can't look!
Don't worry! I think I can reach it.
[straining]
[breathes in sharply]
-Got it!
-You did it!
Okay, coming down.
Wahoo!
Look, Ellie, your new star jewel.
Ooh, I lo-lo-love it! Thank you.
Aw. You're welcome.
Now come on, let's go fix your necklace.
-Wahoo! Za za zoom!
-Woo-hoo-hoo!
[all cheering]
We're here, Lindy.
Now where's our star jewel?
[gasps] It's gone!
[grunts] I want my star jewel!
Argh! Bats!
Shoo! Get away! Get away!
[Jane wails]
There, all fixed.
Thank you, thank you!
It's my new favorite-est thing ever!
Wait here. Zoom!
Wait? Oh, come on,
you know I'm not good at waiting.
Oh, that was fast.
Here, these are for you.
Ooh!
Aw, friendship bracelets?
Uh-huh, 'cause you're the bestest friends.
-Ah, I love it.
-I love it.
[giggling]
"Horton Helps a Caterpillar."
Did I miss it? Did I miss it?
Whoa! [grunts]
Here you go, Samson.
Thanks, Horton.
Please tell me I didn't miss it.
Nope, you got here right in time. Look!
[gasps] It's happening!
The butterflies! They're coming out!
[butterfly] Oh my goodness! Flying is fun!
-Ooh!
-Ooh!
-Whoa!
-I wanna try.
[puffing]
[yelps, grunts]
Nope, still can't fly.
Bye, butterflies!
Oh, and take a snack for the road!
Ooh, popcorn! Thank you.
[sniffs] Oh, Horton,
that was so beautiful.
I just love when all the caterpillars
turn into butterflies.
Hey, wait for me!
[grunting]
Oh no.
Huh. Not all the caterpillars, I guess.
Hi, Bowie. What's wrong?
Oh. [sighs] Hi, Horton.
Well, all my friends
turned into butterflies
and flew off to Butterfly Garden.
[sighs] But I didn't.
I'll never catch up to them now.
I'm too slow.
He's just a caterpillar
who wants to be with his friends.
And what's a life without friends?
An endless pit of tears and sadness
and no one to eat popcorn with,
that's what.
I wish I could go to the garden
where they are,
but I'll never get there on my own.
Bowie, I hear you, and I can help.
We'll take you to Butterfly Garden
so you can be with your friends.
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! ♪
-[loud toot]
-Oh! Horton, excuse you.
[giggles] Hey, that wasn't me.
[tuba playing]
See? It was the tuba.
-Sounding great!
-Hey, thanks.
Oh! Why, thank you, Horton.
-[toots, then stops]
-Coconut!
Oh, not again.
Okay, big blow on three.
One, two, three!
[loud toot]
-Heads up!
-Huh?
-Whoa!
-Yikes!
Ooh, yummy!
[munching]
Wow.
And I thought I had a big appetite.
Come on, this way to Butterfly Garden.
[Horton giggles]
[giggles] So tickly!
[Bowie] I can't stop laughing!
[all giggling]
[Samson sighs]
We were laughing so hard,
like "ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
What happened?
[gasps] Maybe it's Giggle Grass!
Giggle Grass? Let me see.
[giggles]
[stops]
[giggles]
[stops]
[giggles]
Yep, it's Giggle Grass.
Oh no, it's Giggle Grass!
We can't cross that!
It'll make us laugh so hard
we won't be able to walk!
But we have to get across.
Butterfly Garden's that way.
-Heads up!
-[tuba toots]
That's it! Maybe we could fly
over the grass like that coconut.
You're kidding, right?
He wasn't kidding.
Thanks for the tuba boost.
Even helpers need a little help sometimes.
Any time.
We need all the practice we can get.
[laughs]
We're not very good.
Hey!
Nah, yeah, yeah, it's true. We're not.
-[Rex sighs]
-[Horton giggles]
Ready? One…
[breathing in]
-Two…
-[Samson yelps]
-Three!
-[tuba toots]
-Woo-hoo!
-[Samson yelps]
[Samson wails]
Whoa! Is this what flying's like?
You're asking the wrong bird! I can't fly!
[grunting]
-[Samson groans]
-Whee!
-Gotcha!
-[Bowie giggles]
Come on, this way.
We'll be at Butterfly Garden in no time.
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
Wahoo!
-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! ♪
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 ♪
We're swooping, swinging
Having a ball! ♪
This vine is delicious ♪
But Bowie, you'll fall! ♪
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]
Okay, we've just gotta cross
this sparkle sand,
then we'll be super close.
Kangaroo, coming through!
Lindy and I
have somewhere important to be.
-Ugh!
-Jane, your hopping made a sandstorm!
Sorry, it's not my fault
the sand is so stormy.
Isn't that right, my cutie kangarootie?
[blows raspberry]
Blech! [coughs]
There's no way
we can get through this sandstorm.
I don't want to get sand in my beak.
You know it's sensitive.
Maybe there's something in the backpack
that can help.
Rollerskate?
Fake beard?
Never leave home without a fake beard.
I learned that the hard way.
And a bottle of soap.
Oh, yes! Gotta wash all this sand
off my wings.
Rub-a-dub-dub
Gotta give my wings a scrub ♪
Argh! I've been bubbled!
Get it off! Get it off!
Wait, leave it on.
Maybe the bubbles can help us.
Pfft! What are we gonna do?
Bounce in bubbles through the sandstorm?
Great idea, Samson!
Huh? I was kidding, Horton.
That'll never work.
[whooping, giggling]
Yippee! It's working!
Of course it is. I'm a genius.
-Woo-hoo!
-Whee!
-Whoa!
-[giggling]
[laughs]
Argh! My bubble popped!
-[Samson yelps]
-Hold on! I got you!
-[Samson] Oh, thanks, buddy.
-[Horton] Yay! We made it!
-Yes!
-Finally!
That was so fun!
We were like, "Boing, boing,
whoosh, whoosh. Woo-hoo!"
Yep, and guess what?
Butterfly Garden is just
on the top of this mountain.
Uh… Horton?
-Small thing.
-Yeah?
There's no way we can climb that!
There's no way anyone can climb that!
It's impossible!
See? [gasps]
[yelps, grunts]
That is one slippery mountain.
[sighs] I guess I'll never see
my butterfly pals again.
No, we're not giving up.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help 100%.
We're taking you to Butterfly Garden,
Bowie. No matter what.
But how, Horton? If we try climbing that,
we'll slip right off!
We'd need something pokey
to stick into it.
Oh! Yow!
That pineapple poked me!
[groans] Anyway, like I was saying,
we don't have anything pokey.
Uh, yes we do.
Going up and up and up.
[Bowie] We're climbing a mountain
with pineapple shoes.
This is so cool!
I think you mean so scary!
Don't look down.
I can't help it. I gotta look down!
[Samson wails]
Why do I never listen to my own advice?
Hold on tight. This is gonna be
a pineapple upside down climb!
Horton, this bird will not go upside down.
Argh! I'm upside down!
Almost there!
-Uh-oh.
-[Samson wails]
[gasps] Whoa!
We're gonna fall to our doom!
No, we're not. Hang on!
[Horton grunts]
-Woo-hoo!
-Whoa!
Oh, sweet, sweet ground
that isn't upside down.
How I love you. Mwah!
[gasps] We made it to Butterfly Garden.
We did it! [laughs]
Look, Bowie, all your friends are here.
-Bowie?
-Huh? What?
I don't see him anywhere.
Oh no, we lost him.
He's nowhere to be found.
[wails] Nowhere!
[Bowie] I'm right here.
Samson, look!
Check it out. [giggles]
I finally changed into a butterfly!
-You did it! [laughs]
-Go, Bowie!
-Bowie!
-Ooh, nice wings.
I'm so happy to see you guys!
We flew out of a tuba like "toot!"
Then hopped on bubbles
like "boing, boing!"
Then climbed all the way up the cliff
on pineapples.
And Horton and Samson
helped me the whole way.
Yay, Horton!
-Yay, Samson!
-You guys are the best!
Whoa! What's happening?
It's a butterfly thing.
It means they like you.
[Samson] We like you too!
[Horton, Samson giggling]
-Yeah!
-Catch me, butterflies!
-Hooray!
-All right!
[whimsical music playing]