Dr. Seuss's Horton! (2025) s02e05 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 ♪
"The Nool Grand Prix."
[imitating speeding cars]
Step on the gas, Horton.
We're almost at the race!
[imitating speeding cars]
We're here! Hit the brakes!
[Samson wails]
[Samson grunts]
Thank you.
Greetings, racers and racing fans.
It's time for
the biggest race of the year. The--
-The Nool Grand Prix!
-Woo-hoo!
Hey, I was gonna say that!
All cars to the starting line.
-Yippee!
-Let's go!
I think that car's gonna win.
No, no, that one for sure.
Uh, no, that one!
Oh, who can decide? They're all so good.
Hey, what about that one?
[gasps] Leo, your car is amazing.
Thanks, I made it myself.
It's got a turbo tail booster, a shield,
and even a cupcake launcher.
Cupcake launcher, you say?
Oh, and try the horn.
-[horn beeps]
-[Samson yelps]
Very good horn. Can't miss it.
I worked really hard on my car.
I know it could win.
Too bad I can't race it.
-Why not?
-You can't?
I hurt my paw, so I can't steer.
[sighs] I wish I had a teammate
who could drive.
[sadly] Rawr.
Leo, I hear you, and I can help.
We'll be your teammates.
[gasps] 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! ♪
La la la-la ♪
Just a few swizzleberries
for the road. [laughs]
Ah, good thinking, Jane.
You can never have too many snacks.
[Horton giggles]
All right, drivers. Start your engines.
Ready, steady…
See ya, slowpokes!
-That's cheating.
-No fair!
-Jane!
-Go, go, go!
Look, there's Jane!
Jane Kangaroo always wins!
[Jane laughs]
-[Horton] Whoa!
-[Leo] Watch out!
[racer] Watch out!
-Not the snacks. Save the snacks!
-Whoa!
We won't let a few swizzleberries stop us.
[gasps] Look, Lindy Laroo.
Those Beezlenut brains
think they can catch us.
But they can't catch us
if they can't see us.
[Jane laughs]
Uh-oh. It's so dusty.
I can't see anything.
Me either.
Argh! Except those rocks!
[Horton] Hold on!
Maybe I can fly up
and see ahead of the dust.
[puffs] Argh!
Nope, still can't fly.
We've gotta clear this dust
or we're gonna crash.
We can help.
Come on, birdies,
we've gotta flap this dust away.
Flap like you've never flapped before!
We'll flap too.
It's working. Ha-ha! It's working!
Yeah, it is. Rawr!
We're almost out of the dust!
Thanks, birdies!
Even helpers need a little help sometimes.
We just need one more big flap,
and… we did it!
We're… [gasps]
…about to crash!
-We're doomed!
-[Leo wails]
-That was close.
-We made it.
Oh no! Jane's so far ahead. Rawr!
Her car might be fast,
but I bet yours is faster.
On it. Time for my favorite button,
the Turbo Tail Booster.
-Woo-hoo!
-Rawr!
Leo, you're a genius!
We're going faster and faster
The further we go ♪
We're going faster and faster
'Cause both of us know ♪
We got a friend in need
So we're speeding ♪
Seeing 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 got a friend in need
So we're speeding ♪
Seeing to it you succeed
Until we do, we two will never slow ♪
-Faster we go! ♪
-Faster we go ♪
Faster we go, go, go, go! ♪
Hey! How'd that smelly old car
get so close again?
This'll slow 'em down.
[Jane laughs]
Huh! Whoo!
Bad for them, but goody-goody for me!
[laughs]
-Oh no!
-Hey!
[Leo] Pine cone!
-[Horton] Whoa!
-[Leo gasps]
The tires.
Oh no! They all popped. Rawr.
Your car is broken?
Oh, your masterpiece! Your baby!
Your pride and joy!
Maybe there's something in the backpack
that can help.
A spyglass?
A traffic cone?
And beach balls?
Hmm, maybe we could use these
to fix the car.
Use them? [laughs]
What are we gonna do?
Make beach ball wheels?
[gasps] That's a great idea!
Uh, what? I was kidding, Horton.
That'll never work.
-Wow.
-Whoa.
[Leo] It's working!
[Samson] Of course it is. I'm a genius.
[Horton] Now let's bounce up
and over these pine cones.
We've got a race to win.
-Whoa!
-Whoa!
[Horton] It's kinda hard
to steer a bouncy car. Whoa!
-Whoa.
-[chipmunk squeaks angrily]
[squeaks happily]
-[Horton] Whoa!
-[Samson] Whoa-oa-oa!
-[Leo] Rawr!
-[Horton] Just one more bounce.
[Samson] That branch is so tiny.
[whimpers] Horton,
we're not gonna make it.
Oh, yes we will!
[all] Whoa!
[all grunt]
[Leo] And we're back in the race. Rawr!
No one can catch us now,
and I'm gonna make sure of it.
Bye-bye, bridge. [laughs]
Hey! Ow!
I meant to do that!
-[all gasp]
-[Horton] The bridge is going up.
Oh no! We're not gonna make it across.
We're finished. Done for. Kaput!
We would've had a chance
if Jane didn't have that slingshot.
We'll never make it
to the finish line now. Rawr.
Oh yes we will, Leo.
I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help, 100%
Uh, Horton?
Prepare to be slinged.
Oh no.
But what if I don't wanna be slinged?
I'm too young to be slinged!
Hold me, Leo!
-[Horton] Wahoo!
-[Leo] Whee!
[Horton] Woo-hoo!
[Samson wails]
[Horton] Ha-ha! Got it!
-[racer 1] Yeah!
-[racer 2] The bridge is back.
We're almost at the finish line.
I see them! I see them!
Huh, that is some very unusual driving
from the--
Flying car on beach balls? What?
Huh?
-[Leo] Yay!
-[Samson] Yeah!
[Jane gasps]
Finish line, here we come!
-Yahoo!
-We made it!
Rawr!
-[racer 1] Way to go!
-[racer 2] You did it!
What? I'm last?
But Jane Kangaroo is never last! Ugh!
Leo, you and your team
are the winners of the Nool Grand Prix.
-Woo-hoo!
-Yay!
Your car is the fastest in the jungle,
which means--
-You get the trophy.
-Huh?
Uh, they know that.
[gasps] Wow. I really won? Rawr!
-Woo-hoo!
-Hooray!
Ahem. Hey, where's my trophy?
[sighs] Cheaters don't get trophies, Jane.
Uh, but they do get to apologize.
Cheating? I… I… I…
Okay, fine. Sorry.
[grunts] I didn't want
that smelly old trophy anyway.
-Thanks for helping me stay in the race.
-Aw, you're welcome.
But it was your super-fierce car
that drove us into first place.
Now it's time to celebrate with a cupcake.
-[horn beeps]
-[Samson yelps]
Horn still works!
[giggles] Heads up, Samson!
Finally! [laughs]
Ah, thanks.
-Here comes some more.
-All right!
"Baby on board."
I'm open!
Here it comes, Samson. Catch!
[yelps, grunts]
Nope, still can't fly.
[doorbell rings]
[chipmunk chatters]
[Samson] Whoa!
You put a lot of trunk into that one.
[giggles] Maybe a little too much.
Where'd the ball go?
Found your ball. Finders keepers.
[Jane laughs]
Uh, Jane, that isn't our ball.
Our ball was stripey. That ball is…
Ugh! Alive!
The ball is alive!
Wait a minute. I think that's an egg.
[bird giggles]
Aw. And now it's a cutie-pie little baby.
[squawks] Mama?
-[Jane gasps]
-Mama!
Ah! It thinks you're its mama, Jane.
What? I'm not your mama.
I don't even like babies.
Zooey! Zooey!
I think she's telling us
that her name is Zooey.
Well, tell Zooey
that this kangaroo is not her mama.
Somebody better find
Zooey's mama right now.
I hear you, and I can help.
We'll find Zooey's mama.
-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! ♪
Okay, little Zooey, we've gotta figure out
what kind of bird you are.
Hmm. Let's see.
Big eyes, tiny feet,
extra floofy feathers. [gasps]
-She's a Tufted Magoot!
-Gesundheit!
A Tufted Magoot isn't a sneeze,
it's a kind of bird.
And they live over here,
way on the other side of the jungle.
Well, have a nice trip. I'm out of here.
Mama! Mama!
Mama?
What? Hey!
Huh.
-Mama?
-Huh? How did you get there?
-Mama!
-[Jane groans]
Uh, I think
Zooey wants you to come too, Jane.
Fine, I'll come.
But don't squish Lindy Laroo.
Come on. We need to go that way.
Ugh. Are we there yet? I'm tired.
Mama?
[gasps] And you're crowding
my cutie kangarootie.
Ooh. [giggles]
Jane? Where's Zooey?
We can't let her wander off.
[sighs] She's not wandering off.
She's just going
in that dark, creepy tunnel?
-[gasps] Zooey!
-[Samson] Wait, little baby!
[sighs] What's the big deal?
There's probably nothing
in that boring old tunnel.
Oh no!
-[lions snoring]
-[Samson] Lions? Seriously?
[Zooey yawns]
Well, at least she looks comfy.
Oh, what are we gonna do, Horton?
If Zooey wakes up those lions,
they are gonna be grumpy,
and you do not want to cross
a grumpy lion.
Trust me.
It's okay. We just gotta stay calm.
I know we can get Zooey out of there.
But how, Horton?
She's got lions on every side.
She's a bird in a lion sandwich!
For once, I agree with Samson.
That baby is toast.
Maybe something in the backpack can help.
Xylophone?
Coconuts?
Band-Aids?
Ah! My birdie Band-Aids.
I've been looking everywhere for those.
What? I look great in Band-Aids.
They're not just for boo-boos.
[giggles] I wonder
if we could use them somehow.
Pfft! What are we gonna do?
Put sticky Band-Aids on our feet
and hang from the ceiling to grab Zooey?
[gasps] That's a great idea.
What? I was kidding, Horton!
That will never work!
-[quietly] The Band-Aids are working.
-Of course they are. I'm a genius.
Ugh. I don't know how I let you
talk me into this.
[squeals] Lindy!
She fell out of my pouch.
[shouts] Mama will save you, Lindy!
-Shh!
-Shh!
[snoring stops]
[snoring continues]
[quietly] Whew. We can reach them both
if we work together.
[groans] Okay, fine.
[Horton] Almost?
[Jane groans]
-Samson?
-On my way.
-[Jane] Hey.
-[Samson straining]
Watch the teeth. Watch the teeth.
Got Lindy.
[Jane gasps] Ah!
Just a little further.
[grunts, strains]
Got her.
Yes! Let's get out of here.
We're out, and everyone's okay.
All feathers intact.
-Mama!
-Ugh.
Come on. Tufted Magoots are this way.
Well, they better be close.
I can't take much more of this.
-Waa!
-Huh?
-Waa!
-Why is she crying?
[yawns]
Aw. She's still tired.
See if you can get her back to sleep.
Go back to sleep!
Waa!
Jane, that is not
how you get a baby to sleep.
Babies like lullabies.
As a matter of fact,
Magoots like it
when you sing a special lullaby.
Oh, right. Should we sing it?
Of course we should!
Please, no.
First, you bounce her.
Lay down your head ♪
Snuggle your snoot ♪
It's time for bed
Little Tufted Magoot ♪
Drink something
Sweet as marmaloo fruit ♪
It's time for bed
Little Tufted Magoot ♪
Oh, what a cutie
You're really a beauty ♪
We'll rock you till your eyelids drop ♪
We're on rockaby duty
For this little Magootie ♪
So till she's asleep, we won't stop ♪
Lay down your head
Snuzzle your snoot ♪
It's time for bed
Little Tufted Magoot ♪
Dreamland's coming
Just stay on that route ♪
Sleepy time's nearly here ♪
You cute little Tufted Magoot ♪
Thanks, monkeys.
Even helpers need a little help sometimes.
-We're getting close to Zooey's home.
-And Zooey is still asleep.
[Zooey] Waa!
-Never mind.
-Waa!
That's it!
I can't hop with all this racket. I quit!
You can't quit.
We haven't found Zooey's mama yet.
We need to figure out why she's crying.
She just slept, so she's not sleepy.
Maybe she's hungry.
Waa!
-Here.
-Waa!
Tufted Magoots love marmaloo fruit.
Like this.
-[Zooey squawks]
-Try feeding her, Jane.
Here you go, baby. Eat up.
Um, I don't think
that's how you feed a baby. Try this.
Open wide. Here comes the Nool-plane.
[imitates airplane]
Oh, yummy. Ga-ga-goo-goo.
You've got to be kidding me.
-Mama! Mama!
-[Jane sighs]
Okay, fine. Here comes the Nool-plane.
Oh, you can do better than that.
[giggles] Here comes the Nool-plane!
-Mm, nom-nom.
-Ha!
-[Zooey giggles]
-Ugh! What?
-[Zooey giggles] Mm, nom.
-[Jane] Hey!
I'm covered in sticky goo
and baby drool and…
[Zooey burps, giggles]
That's it! I can't do this anymore!
Come on, Lindy Laroo. Let's hop.
Mama!
Jane, come back! Zooey is following you.
She needs her kangaroo Mama!
Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama!
-Oof!
-Zooey!
Huh? There she is.
[chipmunk squeaks]
[grunts] Babies!
I'm getting as far away as I can.
Mama!
Careful, Zooey.
-No more babies.
-[Zooey whimpers]
-[Horton gasps]
-Oh no.
[Zooey giggles]
-Zooey, come back!
-Wait up.
[Jane grumbles]
Mama!
-[Horton gasps]
-Uh-oh.
[goat bleats]
[Zooey giggles]
Mama?
What?! I'm never gonna get rid
of this baby.
You two do seem very bonded.
Wait a minute. Look up there.
Tufted Magoot nests. We made it.
Well, of course we made it.
This is where I was going the whole time.
[Horton] Now, where's Zooey's mama?
[gasps] Up there!
That must be her.
[gasps] Mama! Mama!
Ha! Finally! Hey, lady!
Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Magoot! We have your baby!
[Horton] She can't hear us.
She's too far away.
Oh, this is quite the pickle.
Quite the pickle!
[sighs] Sorry, kid. We tried, we failed.
-A cranky kangaroo is your mama now.
-Hey!
We're not giving up. I meant what I said,
and I said what I meant.
I promised to help, 100%.
If Zooey's mama can't come to us,
we'll bring Zooey to her. Right, Jane?
[groans]
Oh, I guess.
-[Horton grunts]
-[Jane groans]
-Get me out of this tree!
-[Zooey giggles]
Keep going.
Zooey's mama is right up there.
[Samson gasps] Oh no! She's flying away!
-Then we have to fly too.
-Oh, sure. We'll just… Wait, what?
Come on. Everyone, lean.
[all] Whoa!
Ah. Now the other way.
[all] Whoa!
Now, on the count of three, we let go
and fling ourselves up to Zooey's mama.
-What?
-No!
It's the only way.
Oh, Zooey, you sweet little fluffernutter.
Okay, Horton. Fling away!
One, two, three, fling!
-Here we go!
-[wailing]
Hi there. We have your baby.
[squawks] Zooey!
Mama!
[Horton and Jane grunt]
[Zooey] Ooh.
Come here, my sweetie.
-Mama!
-Mm, mm, mm!
Oh, thank you for helping
my cutie magootie find me.
I was looking everywhere for her.
Everyone was.
-You're welcome.
-It was nothing.
I'm just glad that's over.
I said it before, and I'll say it again,
I do not like--
[Zooey] Jane.
[gasps] Did you hear that?
She said my name. [sniffles]
That's kinda cute.
I mean, if you like things that are cute.
Which I don't. Yuck.
-Mm!
-Aw!
We had so much fun
playing with you, Zooey.
And singing to you.
Da-da-da-da ♪
-Doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
-[Zooey snores softly]
-Dee-dee-dee-dee ba ♪
-[soft snoring]
Hey, it works on kangaroos too.
-[giggling]
-Aw.
[laughing]
[whimsical music playing]