Dr. Seuss's Horton! (2025) s02e04 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 ♪
"X Marks The Spot."
And done.
At last!
[giggles] Ah.
And now I, King Samson,
shall rule the land from atop my castle.
-[loud voice] Ahoy, mateys!
-Argh!
Or maybe I'll just rule from the ground.
Sorry, didn't mean to shiver your timbers.
The name's Captain Wiley McWizzle-Wees,
the most piratey pirate to sail the seas.
-No way!
-Wow!
Hi, Captain Wiley.
-I'm Horton, and this is Samson.
-Hi.
Pleasure to meet you, mateys.
Do you, uh, happen to know where I am?
Uh, yep.
We're here, at the Pool of Nool.
Blimey, seems I'm a wee bit lost.
I'm trying to go here.
Oh, the Island of Frip.
What's that big red X?
That X marks the spot
where my family's treasure is buried.
I've searched for it everywhere,
but I don't know if I'll ever find it.
Captain Wiley, I hear you, and I can help.
We'll take you to the Island of Frip
to help find the treasure.
Aww, 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! ♪
Let's go find that treasure!
[slurping]
[gasps] Did you hear that, Lindy Laroo?
I love treasure!
And you do too, my cutie kangarootie.
But we've gotta find it
before those Beezlenut brains.
Good thing I know a shortcut.
Come on, Lindy.
We've gotta get that treasure.
Whoa! Uh!
Stop moving, log!
[yelps, grunts]
[gasps] Oh well.
Guess no one else can go this way.
Bad for them, but goody-goody for me.
Argh! Ew, ew, ew!
Come on. This way to the treasure… Uh-oh.
[Samson] Uh…
Do we need to cross that mud pit
to get to the treasure?
Yep.
Ah, I see. Well, I suppose that means…
[wails] …we'll never get to the treasure!
Never!
Unless…
[puffs] Argh!
Nope. Still can't fly. Like I said, never!
We just need an idea.
[gasps] An idea just hit me.
I think it was actually a… meatball?
Oh, I love it
when snacks fall from the sky.
It's Morris. Hi, up there!
Oh, hey!
Sorry about the meatball.
Here, have some noodles to go with it.
Ooh. Don't mind if I do.
[slurps]
[gasps] I've got an idea.
Got any more noodles?
Sure.
[Horton grunts]
-Got it!
-Nice throw, Horton.
Ye did it!
Thanks for the noodles.
Even helpers need a little help sometimes.
Grab on. Ready? And here we go!
Yo-ho-ho!
[Samson] We're not gonna make it!
Yes, we will! We just need one more swing.
Uh, Horton, we've got a noodle problem.
Whoa!
[Samson] We're gonna crash!
Hang on!
[Horton grunts]
[all] Woo-hoo!
We made it!
Ooh, where to now, matey?
The Island of Frip is that way.
Come on, let's go find that treasure.
Aye aye!
[gasps] Look, Lindy!
The treasure is buried on that island.
Now how are we gonna get there?
Oh, a boat!
Well, finders keepers.
Now we'll definitely be first
to that treasure.
[Jane laughs]
[gasps] There's the island.
We're so close.
And yet so far. There's an ocean
between us and that treasure, Horton.
An ocean filled with water!
So much water. There's no way
we can get there without a ship,
but where in the world
are we gonna find a ship?
-Oh, there's one.
-[Wiley gasps]
Me ship!
I knew I parked it somewhere sandy.
Climb aboard, mateys.
Island of Frip, here we come. [trumpets]
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 ♪
-I'll have me treasure when this is done.
-Walking the plank is actually fun!
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! [Samson laughs]
[Horton] Land ho! The Island of Frip
is just past those sleeping fish.
Sleeping fish?
Barnacles! These waters are infested
with ship nippers.
Oh no, not ship nippers!
Anything but ship nippers!
What are ship nippers?
Little fish with big appetites.
They'll eat anything in their path.
Even pirate ships?
Especially pirate ships.
[gulps] But we're on a pirate ship.
Don't you worry, matey.
As long as we keep quiet,
we'll float by without waking 'em up.
Is that Jane? What's she doing out here?
[gasps] Uh-oh.
She's gonna wake up the ship nippers.
[ship nipper snores]
[snapping]
[gasps] Ugh!
Get away from my boat, you slimy fish.
-[gasps] Ugh! I said get away!
-[snapping]
Stop eating my boat!
Bad fish!
Argh! We're sinking!
[gasps] Save yourself, Lindy!
[panting]
[grunts] Ha-ha!
Nice try, fish, but you can't get us!
Nyah nyah nyah-nyah nyah! ♪
[yelps] Ugh.
I meant to do that.
[Jane splutters]
Let's go find that treasure.
[ship nippers snapping]
Ship nippers incoming!
If they chew through our ship, we'll sink.
We're goners, mateys.
[gasps] Goners!
Quick! Maybe there's something
in the backpack that can help.
A book? A kite?
Meatballs?
I got extra.
Mmm! You can never have too many snacks.
I wonder if we could use them.
Ha! What are we gonna do?
Give those ship nippers
the meatballs to eat instead of our ship?
Great idea, Samson!
What?! No, I was kidding, Horton.
That'll never work!
Ready, aim, fire!
[munching]
-Har!
-Yes!
It's working, mateys!
Arr! Of course it's working.
I be a genius!
[ship nippers snapping]
Oh no! We only have one meatball left,
and the ship nippers are getting close!
Then we'll have to shoot the meatball
really far
to get those ship nippers
to swim away from us.
On it! [inhales]
[Samson] They're coming!
[Horton exhales]
[Wiley] Woo-hoo!
Yeah!
Now go! Head for the island!
[Wiley] Land ho!
We made it!
Ah! The Island of Frip.
Sweet, sweet land! Mwah.
We're so close to the treasure,
I can feel it in me bones.
Now we just gotta find
the X marks the spot.
[grunting]
Hm. No X under this rock.
I'll check the next one.
[grunting]
Any treasure in here?
[chipmunk squeaks]
Sorry, matey.
[gasps] The X!
Oh! [giggles]
-Hi there.
-[starfish giggles]
Anyone find the X marks the spot?
-Nope.
-Nope.
Ugh. Don't waste your time.
I looked everywhere for that treasure.
There's nothing on this island
but crusty old crabs.
[yelps] Hey, keep your claws to yourself!
[Jane wails]
Guess we won't be finding me treasure.
Maybe I'm not the most piratey pirate
to sail the seas after all.
We can't give up, Captain Wiley.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help, 100%.
There's gotta be a way
to find that treasure.
I bet we'd find it
if I could fly like those birds.
Then I could see the whole island.
We don't need to fly to spot the X,
we just need to get up high.
Here I go!
[grunts] Yes! Made it!
Whoa!
-Good job, matey!
-Way to go, Horton! [laughs]
Can you see the X marks the spot
from up there?
It's those big rocks. They make a giant X.
I bet the treasure's buried
in the middle of the X. Go that way!
Keep going.
-Yo ho hooray!
-Woo-hoo!
A little further.
And… there! Start digging.
-Aye aye!
-You got it, buddy!
Coming down to help. Here I go. Woo-hoo!
[giggles, grunts]
[all grunting]
I can't believe me eyes.
-[Samson] Me neither.
-[Horton] Treasure!
[grunting]
Come on, Captain Wiley. Open it.
Oh! Gold! Me glorious gold!
And snacks? [gasps]
[laughs] Best treasure ever.
-Woo-hoo!
-We did it!
At long last!
Thanks for helping me
find my family's treasure, mateys.
Oh, you're the best crew
a pirate could ask for.
We'll be your crew any day, Captain Wiley.
[mumbling] Uh-huh.
[swallows, sighs]
But we need to find another treasure soon.
These snacks, they're not gonna last long.
[laughing]
"Message In A Bottle."
Ooh, Samson, look. A rainbow shell.
Ooh, rainbowy.
And how about this one?
Huh! That's a good-looking shell.
[Horton giggles]
Hey, look! A bottle.
And it's got a note inside.
A note? Who's it from, Horton? A pirate?
My Aunt Beaky?
[gasps] The Tooth Fairy?
It's from Herbie.
Herbie? Oh, yay!
It says, "Help. My boat broke,
and now I'm stuck on an island."
"Please rescue me."
Oh, not yay. Not yay at all.
[sniffs] Poor Herbie.
He's just a little hermit crab
all alone on an island.
[sobs] Surrounded by water
when he should be surrounded by friends!
Don't worry, Samson. We'll find him.
Where are you, Herbie?
[gasps] There he is!
[shouting] Somebody rescue me!
Herbie, I hear you and I can help.
We'll get you off that island
and home safe.
-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! ♪
Let's go.
[Samson groans]
Who knew paddling was so exhausting?
Samson, I'm the one paddling.
But watching you paddle is exhausting.
Oh, I need a snack.
Mmm. Nothing like a cupcake with a view.
Blue water, white clouds, a pointy rock.
That pointy rock again.
And again. Uh…
Are we going in circles?
Wait… [whimpers]
We are going in circles.
We're caught in a giant whirlpool!
-[Samson wails]
-Whoa!
Hang on, I'll get us out of here.
[Horton grunting]
Oh no. Paddling isn't helping.
The whirlpool's too strong!
Oh, maybe I can fly for help.
[puffs]
Argh! [grunts]
[groans] Nope, still can't fly.
We're gonna swirl to our doom, Horton!
Our doom!
No, we're not. We'll find
a way out of this whirlpool. Uh…
Look, all the water's
going down that hole.
That's why we're spinning.
Ugh! It's like a giant bathtub drain,
and we're gonna get sucked right into it!
Not if we plug it up first.
Pfft! With what?
This sweet and delicious cupcake?
-Yep.
-Wait, what?
[Horton inhales]
Steady, steady, and…
cupcake, away!
[Horton] Bullseye!
-All right!
-Yay!
[both] Whoa!
[Samson wails]
[Samson grunts, then groans]
We're free! [laughs]
All right,
we've gotta get going to that island.
I really hope Herbie's okay.
[shouting] Help!
Don't worry, Herbie. We're coming.
We're gonna help
Gonna help you out today ♪
Help is on the way ♪
We're gonna help
Gonna help without delay ♪
Help is on the way ♪
We won't stop and we won't slow ♪
Help is on the way ♪
Anywhere we need to go ♪
Help is on the way ♪
-When you're in a funk ♪
-In we swing ♪
-To lend you a trunk ♪
-And a wing ♪
-We got your back, the fact is ♪
-You're gonna be okay ♪
That way!
We're gonna help
Gonna help you out today ♪
Help is on the way ♪
We're gonna help
Gonna help without delay ♪
Help is on the way ♪
-We got this ♪
-Don't be nervous ♪
Expert helpers at your service ♪
'Cause today, help is on the way ♪
Help is on the way ♪
-The island isn't too much further.
-Whoa! [grunts]
Uh, Horton? Is it just me,
or did we stop moving?
[Horton grunts] Ugh.
It feels like we're stuck.
What's happening?
Hey, it's that seaweed.
It's grabbing onto our boat!
Uh-oh. [whimpers]
[gasps] Wait a minute.
It's not grabbing us, Samson.
It's cuddling us! That's cuddle kelp.
[yelps] Not cuddle kelp!
They have the snuggliest cuddles
in the whole ocean!
They can cuddle for days, Horton.
Days! That's so much cuddling!
We don't have time to be cuddled.
We gotta rescue Herbie.
Maybe there's something in the backpack
that can help. A yo-yo?
Some rope?
A stuffed animal?
Oh! My emergency stuffie.
Emergency stuffie?
Yep. [sighs]
Calms me down in stressful situations.
I've got one for every emergency.
For when I get nervous at the dentist.
For when it's too dark at night.
For when I run out of my favorite cheese.
Ah, the list goes on.
Maybe we could use them somehow.
Pfft! What are we gonna do?
Get the kelp to cuddle stuffed animals
instead of our boat?
Great idea, Samson!
What? I was kidding, Horton.
That'll never work.
All right, my stuffed friends.
This is the day
you've all been training for.
But I know you're ready.
Goodbye, Sir Wiggles-A-Lot.
See you later, Mater the Gator.
Take care, Jim.
It's working, Samson.
The cuddle kelp loves the stuffies.
Here you go. Cuddle this cutie-pie.
[Samson grunts]
Argh! Horton?
It thinks I'm an adorable stuffie.
But I'm an adorable bird! Help me!
On it, buddy. Catch!
-Whoa!
-Gotcha!
[groans, sighs]
Thanks, Horton. Now let's get out of here.
-Look, we're out of the cuddle kelp!
-Woo-hoo! Ha-ha!
And that is why
you always pack extra stuffies.
Enjoy your new home!
Bye, Jim! Keep in touch.
Oh. They grow up so fast.
[Horton giggles, then gasps]
Look, Samson, there's the island.
[Herbie sighs sadly]
-We're so close.
-Hooray!
[both] We're coming, Herbie!
[gasps] Horton? Samson?
Woo-hoo!
I'm gonna be rescued?
I'm gonna be rescued!
Yeah, you are.
Nothing can stop us now!
Except whatever this is!
Whoa!
[Samson wails]
A giant island
is lifting us out of the water, Horton!
I don't think this is an island, Samson.
I think it's… a whale!
Oh, look!
The whale's taking us to the island!
Yay! Ha-ha! Thank you, Whaley!
[Horton] Hi, Herbie!
[Samson] Bye, Herbie!
Wait, what? We're zooming past Herbie.
[trumpets] Hello? Whale?
Could you please let us off here? Hello?
-We need to de-whale, please!
-I don't think they can hear us, Samson.
Oh no! This is a big problem, Horton.
Huge! Ginormous! Whale-sized!
We failed Herbie!
No, we didn't.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help, 100%.
We're rescuing Herbie, no matter what.
There's gotta be a way off this whale.
There is no way, Horton.
We live on a whale now! [sobs]
Ah, at least there's a shower.
Scrub-a-dub-dub.
[gasps] Samson!
I know how to get us out of here!
Really? And just when I started
getting used to the place.
Come on, help me push the boat.
[grunting]
Uh, what's supposed to happen, Horton?
Wait for it…
-Blast off!
-Whoa!
Huh? Oh, hello, and goodbye.
-[Horton] Woo-hoo!
-[Samson] Argh!
You know what?
This is actually kind of fun. Woo-hoo!
Uh-oh. Not woo-hoo! Not woo-hoo!
Hang on, we can do this.
-Whoa!
-Whoa! Ooh!
-The island! We made it!
-Whew!
Yay! You found me!
I was scared I was gonna be
stuck on this island forever.
And I thought we were gonna be
stuck on a whale forever. [laughs]
But here we are.
Hop in, Herbie. Let's get you home.
Later, island! I've been saved!
Thanks for rescuing me.
-You're welcome, Herbie.
-Anytime.
There's the Jungle of Nool.
Wow. Home is really far away, huh?
[sighs] I wish there was a faster way
to get back.
Oh, I can help with that.
One whale wave coming up.
Thanks! Even helpers
need a little help sometimes.
Have a fun ride.
Woo-hoo!
Yay!
-Whoa!
-Surf's up!
-Yeah!
-Woo-hoo!
Yay!
We made it!
Oh, sweet, sweet ground. Mwah!
We've been apart for too long.
Oh yeah! It's good to be home.
It's time for a shell-a-bration!
Great idea.
Right after I take a nap.
-[Samson snoring]
-[Horton and Herbie giggling]
[whimsical music playing]