بخش 02

Take care of her, will you?

She may look old and rusty, but she is a classic!

Okay, listen.

We both know that my theater has been going through some pretty rough times lately.

But as the saying goes, For every cloud, a silver lining.

We’ve got.

Hold on right there, Buster.

My dad, he heard I was gonna see you today and he was all like,

Eddie, you tell that koala I’m not funding any more of those shows.

And that’s final.

Those were his words.

Your dads right.

Those shows were the problem.

War of Attrition.

Rosie Takes a Bow.

I mean, nobody wants to see that stuff anymore.

So, what do I do?

Quit?

No.

I give them a show they cannot resist, which is gonna be.

Just one more minute, sil vous plaît.

Merci!

Don’t speak French.

They speak English here.

Now, my next show is gonna be.

Drumroll, please.

A singing competition!

A singing competition?

Who wants to see another one of those?

Everyone!

Just.

Just think.

Your neighbor, the grocery store manager, that chicken!

Right there!

Everyone in this city gets a shot at being a star live on my stage!

Buster, this is a terrible idea!

Oh!

No, it’s not!

Real talent from real life.

That’s what audiences want, and I’m gonna give it to them!

All right, well.

Can we please just get out of here?

Don’t you wanna eat?

Yeah, but we can’t afford any of this.

Yes, I know, and that’s why I brought sandwiches.

Uh, that’s not allowed.

And.

Ugh!

What, you don’t like peanut butter and jelly?

Excuse me, sir.

Okay, look, I got cream cheese, I got banana.

You okay?

Yup.

Never better.

Miss Crawly?

Hello?

Uh, who is it?

It’s me.

Your boss.

Mr. Moon.

Oh, hello, Mr. Moon.

There we go.

Now, I need you to add the following information to our publicity flyers.

Yes, sir.

The winner of the singing contest will receive a grand prize of $935.

Hmm.

Gonna need more than that.

Just a second.

Uh, there.

1,000 dollars.

You got that?

1,000 dollars

Print them up on every single sheet of paper we have left, and lets spread the word right away, okay?

Oh, yes, sir.

Okay.

Come on out of there.

Ah, the winds of change.

Yep, when this shows a hit, I’m gonna get you a fresh coat of paint.

How are we doing with those flyers, Miss Crawly?

Oh, yes, sir.

Were all good to go here.

Miss Crawly, no!

No, no, no!

Oopsiedaisy.

Well, I guess that’s one way to spread the word.

Hey, Lance, look at this!

Ash, babe.

Hey!

Meena!

Hey, hey, hey!

What do you think you’re.

Uhhuh.

Yeah.

Ow.

Mmm.

Ah.

Lets go to work!

And cue the crazy old lizard.

Good morning, Mr. Moon.

Indeed it is, Miss Crawly.

Top of the morning to you.

I made you some coffee.

You did?

Where is it?

Oh.

I got a little thirsty on the way up those stairs.

Shall I go open the doors now?

The doors?

You’ve got a lot of animals waiting in line to audition, Mr. Moon.

I do?

Holy moly, I really do.

I swear to you, Eddie!

This is no joke!

Look, just get down here and see for yourself!

I gotta go.

This is it, Miss Crawly!

Get your scaly tail downstairs and throw those doors open wide!

Okay, um, one at a time, please.

Calm down.

Bye, Iggy.

Bye, Perry.

Bye, Carla.

Bye, Gail.

Bye, Rory.

Bye, Micky.

Bye, Moe.

Bye, Nelson.

Bye, Hannah.

Bye, Tess.

Bye bye, Caspar.

Phew!

Uh, lets hear from a few more of the folks in line.

What about you, sir?

Well, Bob, I’m a lab technician for a leading pharmaceutical company, but I was born with a gift.

And that gift is to sing!

Oi, Dad!

Just going out.

Well, don’t be long.

I got the gang coming over.

Look, I’m sure you’re gonna get a lot of nambypamby animals in here, saying things like,

Oh, it’s not winning.

It’s the taking part that counts.

Yeah, yeah.

Not me, pal.

I’m here to win.

That prize, it’s mine!

Wow!

Thank you, Johnny.

Okay, next up we have Meena.

Good luck out there.

All right, come on.

Here we go.

Come on, you can do it.

You can do it.

Okay.

Oh, I’m sorry.

Okay.

Hey, it’s all right.

You know, it’s all right.

Take it away, Meena!