Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984) s01e39 Episode Script

Sonja's Nephew/Dr. Mousetus

- HEATHCLIFF, HEATHCLIFF,
NO ONE SHOULD ♪
TERRIFY THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
BUT HEATHCLIFF
JUST WON'T BE UNDONE ♪
PLAYING PRANKS ON EVERYONE
THERE'S A RACE TO BE ON TOP
THE COMPETITION DOESN'T STOP
MIXING WITH THE LADIES FAIR
BEING CHARMING, DEBONAIR
THE GANG WILL REIGN SUPREME
AND NO ONE CAN DENY-Y-Y-Y
THEY'LL MAKE SOME HISTORY
AND ALWAYS HAVE AN ALIBI
SO JOIN IN THE JUBILEE
THE CATS ARE GREAT,
THEY'LL ALL AGREE ♪
FIND IN EACH CALAMITY
THE CATS' SUPERIORITY
OH OH OH
OH OH OH OH OH ♪
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
HEATHCLIFF, HEATHCLIFF,
NO ONE SHOULD ♪
TERRIFY THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
BUT HEATHCLIFF
JUST WON'T BE UNDONE ♪
YOU SHOULD REALIZE
HE CAN WIN IT WITH YOU
AW, COME ON, SONJA.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
- THAT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.
YOU'RE ALL TALK AND NO ACTION.
- ACTION YOU WANT,
ACTION YOU GET.
NOW, LET'S SEE.
GOT IT.
OH, MY CHARIOT APPROACHES.
BASICALLY, I'M
A PRETTY LAZY CAT.
HEH HEH.
TA-DA
- I'M NOT TALKING ABOU
PRESENTS, HEATHCLIFF.
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS.
YOU PROMISE TO DO THINGS
AND YOU NEVER COME THROUGH.
YOU'RE JUST PLAIN UNRELIABLE.
- AW, COME ON, SONJA.
GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE.
I'LL DO ANYTHING.
GO OUT WITH ME TONIGHT.
LET ME SHOW YOU JUST HOW
RELIABLE THIS CAT CAN BE.
- ANYTHING, HEATHCLIFF?
- SURE, SONJA.
YOU GOT SOMETHING IN MIND?
- OK, HEATHY, I'LL GO OU
WITH YOU TONIGHT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING FOR ME
WHILE I PRETTY MYSELF UP
FOR OUR DATE.
- OH, SURE THING, SONJA.
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
- THIS IS MY
FAVORITE NEPHEW--EGBERT.
YOU ARE GOING TO
BABY-SIT FOR HIM TODAY
WHILE I GET READY FOR TONIGHT.
AREN'T YOU, HEATHCLIFF?
- UHH.
SO, EGBERT,
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN?
WHEN I WAS A KITTEN, WE USED
TO HAVE A REAL GOOD TIME
PLAYING WITH YARN, CHASING MICE.
YOU LIKE TO DO THOSE THINGS?
NO? YOU DON'T LIKE TO DO ALL OF
THOSE SWELL KITTEN THINGS?
THEN WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO?
- WELL, UNCLE HEATHCLIFF,
I AM DEEPLY INVOLVED
IN THE STUDIES OF
ANTHROPOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES
OF ANCIENT EGYPT.
ASIDE FROM THAT--
- HASN'T ANYONE EVER TAUGHT YOU
HOW TO BE A CAT?
- WHY, NO.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
NO ONE EVER HAS.
- NO ONE EVER HAS?
YOU MEAN,
NO ONE EVER TAUGHT YOU
TO CATCH MICE?
TO CATCH FISH?
TO DUMP TRASH CANS?
TO STEAL MILK?
TO BE A CAT?
WELL, YOU JUST LEAVE I
TO YOUR UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU
EVERYTHING I KNOW.
- THAT REALLY ISN'T NECESSARY,
UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
- IT'S NO PROBLEM, EGBERT.
IT'LL BE FUN.
- OK, EGBERT.
NOW YOU GET A CHANCE
TO SEE THE MASTER GO TO WORK.
UH, YOU GOTTA PAY ATTENTION.
- THIS REALLY ISN'T NECESSARY,
UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
- YOU DON'T HAVE
TO THANK ME, EGBERT.
I'M HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT.
- HEY, YOU!
OUT!
- TA-DA
- DOWN!
TAKE THAT! OOH!
- OOH OOH!
- TIME TO SPLIT.
- COME BACK HERE,
YOU ROTTEN CAT.
- [PANTING]
NOW THAT'S HOW YOU SWIPE A FISH.
NOT TOO BAD, HUH, EGBERT?
HUH? BUT--BUT HOW?
- IT'S REALLY QUITE SIMPLE,
UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOU
THE THEORY OF MAGNETIC FORCE,
YOU WOULD SURELY UNDERSTAND.
- OHH!
- CAT! UNCLE SPIKE,
LET'S GET HIM!
LET'S GET HIM!
- HEY, HEY.
SAY, WHAT DO YOU CALL
THAT, HEATHCLIFF?
- UH, THIS IS
SONJA'S NEPHEW EGBERT.
- EGBERT? HA HA.
WHAT KIND OF A NAME IS EGBER
FOR ANYBODY?
- ACTUALLY, EGBERT COMES FROM
THE ANCIENT ROMAN
NAME "EGUSIUS,"
MEANING "ONE WHO EATS LIVER."
- ONE WHO EATS LIVER?
HA HA HA HA!
LOOKS LIKE YOU AIN'T BEEN
GETTING YOUR SHARE LATELY.
THIS HERE IS MY NEPHEW ROCKY.
AIN'T HE SOMETHING, HEATHCLIFF?
- YEAH, SPIKE, HE'S
THE SPITTING IMAGE OF YOU.
PLAIN UGLY.
UH, LOOK, SPIKE, I'M AFRAID I'M
GONNA HAVE TO GIVE YOU A BEATING
JUST TO SHOW MY LITTLE PROTEGE
HOW IT'S DONE.
- HEY, LOOK, HEATHCLIFF.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT.
I'M SURE LITTLE EGBERT WILL
LEARN ALL OF THAT IN GOOD TIME.
- COME ON, UNCLE SPIKE.
HE'S A CAT.
LET'S CREAM HIM!
- NOT NOW, ROCKY.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR VIOLENCE.
- YOU'RE CHICKEN.
MY UNCLE SPIKE IS AFRAID OF
A CAT.
- THIS'LL BE A GOOD CHANCE
FOR ME TO SHOW MY KID
HOW TO BEAT UP A CAT.
- [HEATHCLIFF YOWLS]
- GET ME OUT OF HERE!
- THIS PUGILISTIC EXHIBITION
REALLY ISN'T NECESSARY.
- ISN'T NECESSARY?
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT, EGBERT?
- I HAVE NO NEED FOR
THE USE OF FISTICUFFS.
I HAVE A BRAIN.
- WELL, YOUR BRAIN WON'
HELP YOU NOW, PUSSYCAT.
I'M GONNA MAKE MINCEMEA
OUTTA YOU.
HEY, PUSSYCAT, WHAT KIND OF
BOXING DO YOU CALL THIS?
- HUH?
- [CRYING] HE CHEATED.
NO FAIR.
HE DOESN'T FIGHT LIKE A CAT.
[CRYING]
- IT'S REALLY QUITE BASIC.
THE LAWS OF VELOCITY AND IMPACT,
WHEN APPLIED TO A SITUATION
- NOW, LISTEN UP
AND PAY ATTENTION.
MY NEXT TARGET--THE MILK TRUCK.
HEE HEE HEE HEE.
- HEATHCLIFF.
THAT TAKES CARE OF YOU.
- OH, YEAH?
THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.
- AH. THIS SHOULD DO THE TRICK.
PRESTO. ONE SKYLIGHT.
AND AWAY WE GO.
- COME BACK HERE.
- WHY, YOU--OH, BROTHER.
NOT AGAIN.
NOW, SMARTYPANTS, LET THE KING
OF GOURMET TRASH CAN DINING
SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE.
FIRST THING YOU LOOK FOR
IS THE FRESH MEAT.
NO OLD STUFF.
THAT'S FOR THE DOGS.
AN OLD FISH BONE IS GOOD.
AND HERE WE HAVE A HALF-EATEN
CAN OF PREMIUM CAT FOOD.
MMM, DELICIOUS.
NEVER GET DISTRACTED BY FRUIT.
THE STUFF IS SIMPLY
NO GOOD FOR CATS.
HERE WE HAVE A NICE BONE
WITH SOME LEFTOVER MEAT ON IT.
NICE FOR AN APPETIZER.
IT TAKES YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE AND STUDY
TO LEARN EXACTLY WHICH ARE
THE CHOICE TRASH CANS
AND WHICH ARE NOT.
IF YOU PAY CLOSE ATTENTION
TO YOUR UNCLE HEATHCLIFF,
YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING THAT TOOK
MANY YEARS TO PERFECT.
NOW, DO YOU THINK YOU'VE LEARNED
ANYTHING, EGBERT? AH.
- SORRY, UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
I JUST WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
- KIDS TODAY.
NO RESPECT.
NOW, THIS TIME PAY ATTENTION.
I'M THE BEST MOUSE-CATCHING CA
THERE EVER WAS,
AND THAT'S A FACT.
NOW, WATCH AND LEARN
FROM A MASTER OF STEALTH.
GOTCHA. HUH?
NOT SO FAST, PAL.
[CRASH]
YOW!
- [LAUGHS]
- WHY, YOU LITTLE--
- [LAUGHS]
- NOW I'M REALLY MAD, FELLA.
[SPITS]
- [LAUGHS]
- [GROWLS]
[PLAYING NOTES]
BOMBS AWAY!
- YIKES!
- HEH HEH HEH HEH.
- [STAMMERING]
- THIS REALLY ISN'T NECESSARY,
UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
- ISN'T NECESSARY?
ISN'T NECESSARY?
WHY? BECAUSE YOU CAN'
DO ANY BETTER.
GET THAT SACK OUTTA HERE.
I DARE YOU TO TOP ME THIS TIME.
- PLEASE, UNCLE HEATHCLIFF,
I'D REALLY RATHER NOT.
BUT IF YOU INSIST--
- I INSIST.
[COMPUTER BEEPING]
- OK, WISE GUY,
WHERE'S YOUR MOUSE?
YOUR FANCY NANCY CONTRAPTION
DIDN'T CUT IT THIS TIME.
NO ONE CAN CATCH A MOUSE LIKE
THE KING OF THE MOUSES HERE.
I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T.
- IT ISN'T REALLY THA
SURPRISING, UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
THERE ARE MANY THEORIES
[DOORBELL RINGS]
- HEATHCLIFF. YOU'RE RIGHT ON
TIME FOR OUR DATE.
AND HOW WAS YOUR DAY
WITH LITTLE EGBERT?
- SONJA, I JUST CAN'T GO THROUGH
WITH IT TONIGHT.
CAN I HAVE A RAIN CHECK?
- GOOD-BYE, UNCLE HEATHCLIFF.
I REALLY HAD A GOOD TIME TODAY.
COULD WE DO IT AGAIN
NEXT WEEKEND? PLEASE?
- [GROWLS]
- MEN. I'LL JUST NEVER
UNDERSTAND THEM.
OOH.
[THUNDER]
- BOBBA LOBBA BOP BOP,
SHOOP SHOOP ♪
BOBBA DE BOP
- WHOA! WHOA-WHOA-WHOA! WHOA!
- BIG WILLY, WILLY, SHO-WA!
OOH!
- I'LL NEVER GET THIS DOWN.
[THUNDER]
HEY. WHAT WAS THAT?
[ELECTRICITY HUMMING]
[BEEPING]
- EVERYTHING IS READY.
[GIGGLES]
NOW, BY APPLYING
THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE
TO MY ULTRASOUND
CAT FREQUENCY DEVICE,
I, DR. MOUSETUS, WILL BECOME
THE MOST POWERFUL SCIENTIS
IN THE WORLD!
[ELECTRICITY HUMMING]
OH, NO.
THE ULTRASOUND MACHINE
IS BROKEN.
I BETTER EAT THE CHEESE
WHILE IT'S STILL GOOD.
[GULPING]
YOW!
IT'S WORKING.
[LAUGHS]
I'VE DONE IT.
I'VE DONE IT.
[LAUGHS]
WITH MY ULTRASOUND
MACHINE BROKEN,
I HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER SOURCE
OF HIGH-FREQUENCY SOUNDS
TO CREATE MY SECRE
CHEESE FORMULA.
- YOOOW!
- PERFECT. PERFECT.
CAT NOISE.
IT MIGHT WORK.
[LAUGHS]
- I'M LEAVING FOR KEEPS.
THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE CREEPS.
- HEY, WORDSWORTH, COME BACK!
OH, NO.
WORDSWORTH, WAIT FOR ME!
HEY! I'M TRAPPED LIKE A MOUSE.
YIIIKES!
- [LAUGHS]
- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,
YOU BIG RAT?
- I AM NOT A RAT.
I AM DR. MOUSETUS,
AND YOU ARE ABOUT TO FIND OU
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
[LAUGHS]
- OH, NO.
YOOOW!
- [LAUGHS]
- EEYOOO!
- [LAUGHS]
- OH!
YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND.
- YOU WILL DO MY BIDDING.
I NEED YOUR FORCE.
- LIKE I SAID, YOUR WISH IS MY--
- BE QUIET.
- OHH, SORRY.
- NOW. YOWL.
[ALARM RINGING]
- [YOWLS]
- HUH? OH, NO.
NOT NOW.
AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF
MY SECRET CHEESE FORMULA.
I MUST TRY AGAIN.
QUICKLY--FIND ME ANOTHER CAT.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
GET ME ANOTHER CAT!
- YES, MASTER.
- [SNORING]
- LOOK OUT!
- HUH? OH, NO!
- [YAWNS]
[CREAKING]
MUNGO. WHAT'S GOING ON?
- WORDSWORTH IS BACK.
- NEXT TIME,
JUST SEND ME A LETTER.
- SORRY, RIFF RAFF.
[GRUNTING]
- ANOTHER CAT.
GOTTA GET ANOTHER CAT.
- HECTOR.
BOY, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU.
HECTOR?
- MUST GET ANOTHER CAT.
COME. WALK THIS WAY.
- OK, BUT RIFF RAFF
WANTED ME TO BRING YOU BACK.
OOPS! OOH!
- ANOTHER CAT, MASTER.
- AAAH!
- NO. NOT AGAIN.
I DON'T WANT TO BE A MOUSE!
I'VE GOT TO GET HIM BACK.
THE EXPERIMENT MUST SUCCEED.
IT CAN SUCCEED.
I JUST NEED
THE RIGHT CAT FREQUENCY.
- HUH? YAAAH!
- YAAH!
- HEY. WAIT A SECOND.
THAT'S JUS
A LITTLE, BITTY MOUSE.
- [GULP]
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
[LAUGHS]
- UH-OH.
- [LAUGHS]
- DUH, SORRY.
I WAS JUST CHASING A MOUSE.
UH, WELL, NOT CHASING.
I ONLY WANTED TO SAY HELLO.
- HMM. A NICE, BIG ONE.
I BET YOU HAVE
A VERY STRONG VOICE.
- WELL, I'M NOT MUCH OF
A SINGER, BUT--
WHOAAA!
- [LAUGHS] YES. YES.
OH, YES.
- WHOAAA!
YOUR WISH IS--UH, DUH, IS-
YOUR WISH IS, UH
[KISS]
- YUCK. CAT KISSES.
DISGUSTING.
NO. STILL NOT RIGHT.
IT NEEDS A STRONGER YOWL.
BRING ME MORE CATS, YOU HEAR?
- YOUR WISH IS, UH, UH
- THEY SHOULD'VE
BEEN BACK BY NOW.
- MORE CATS.
- NEED MORE CATS.
DUH, I THINK.
- IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CAT,
I'M WHERE IT'S AT.
- HMM. THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY
GOING ON HERE.
I'D BETTER FOLLOW THEM.
- HEY, PUT ME DOWN ON THE GROUND
SO I CAN SKATE AROUND.
- BRING HIM TO ME. QUICKLY.
- YAAA!
- AHH. MORE CATS.
- MY, OH, MY.
I THINK I'M GONNA CRY.
WHOAAA!
- [LAUGHS]
WHOAAA!
I'LL DO MY BEST.
NOW, WHAT'S YOUR REQUEST?
- [LAUGHS]
GO STAND WITH THE OTHERS
AND GIVE ME YOUR BEST VOICE.
- [ALL YOWL]
- IT WORKS.
IT WORKS.
NOW I WILL HAVE ENOUGH CHEESE
TO RULE THE WORLD!
[LAUGHS]
- NOT SO FAST, CHEDDAR BREATH.
YEESH, ARE YOU UGLY.
THANKS FOR THE CHEESE.
SEE YOU AROUND, RODENT.
- YOU TWO.
STOP HIM.
GET MY CHEESE!
- YOUR WISH IS OUR COMMAND.
- SHOULD I GO, TOO, MASTER?
- OH, GO JUMP IN A LAKE.
- HERE, MOUSIE, MOUSIE.
COME GET YOUR CHEESE.
GO AHEAD.
EAT IT.
[CRUNCH]
- OHH. A BOWLING BALL.
- UH-HUH.
- OOH! YAAA!
WAAA!
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME.
I'LL BE BACK.
- GET LOST.
- WE NEED THE CHEESE
IN ORDER TO PLEASE.
- YES, MASTER.
MORE CATS.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
- HEY. RIFF, I'M A LITTLE STIFF.
WHERE'S HECTOR AND MUNGO?
[CLANG]
- OOH.
DUH. [GULP]
- NICE CATCH.
OH, NO!
THE CHEESE!
- HEY, YOU GUYS.
HELP ME OUT.
- YOUR WISH IS OUR COMMAND.
- WHEN YOU FIRS
BRING A PUPPY HOME,
YOU SHOULDN'T TRY TO TRAIN HIM
FOR THE FIRST 3 WEEKS.
- JUMP THROUGH THE HOOP, FIDO.
- THERE SHOULD BE NO SCOLDING
OR WHIPPING OR DISCIPLINING
DURING YOUR PUPPY'S FIRST DAYS
AT ITS NEW HOME.
A PUPPY SHOULD GET TO KNOW
THE FAMILY'S PERSONALITY
AND LIFESTYLE,
AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
YOU CAN BEGIN TRAINING HIM.
GIVE ME A SHAKE.
- [PANTING]
- HEATHCLIFF, HEATHCLIFF,
NO ONE SHOULD ♪
TERRIFY THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD
BUT HEATHCLIFF
JUST WON'T BE UNDONE ♪
PLAYING PRANKS ON EVERYONE
THE GANG WILL REIGN SUPREME
AND NO ONE CAN DENY-Y-Y-Y
THEY'LL MAKE SOME HISTORY
AND ALWAYS HAVE AN ALIBI
SO JOIN IN THE JUBILEE
THE CATS ARE GREAT,
THEY'LL ALL AGREE ♪
OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH
BUT HEATHCLIFF
JUST WON'T BE UNDONE ♪
YOU SHOULD REALIZE
HE CAN WIN IT WITH YOU
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