[looking through binoculars] I'm looking for you, bug. You're not gonna sneak up on this mouse. [sees Bear and Treelo] Wait! Wait! I see them! Two bugs! Boy. Real furry ones, too. One's big and brown and the other one's green and white and-- Oh, no! They're getting closer! [screaming]
BTBear and Treelo
Tutter?
BearIt's Bear. [Tutter stops screaming]
Oh. It's just you two. You scared me out of my wits. Huh!
[chuckles] Sorry, Tutter.
Bear
We didn't mean to, Tutter, but what's with all the sandbags?
Well, a mouse has to protect his home, doesn't he?
An invasion. An invasion of bugs! [looks though the binoculars]
Bear
Treelo, Ojo found a bug out by the otter pond.
Bear
But, Tutter, there's nothing to worry about. That kind of bug never comes inside.
Yeah, no come inside, Tutter. No come inside.
TTTutter and Treelo
Hi, Ojo!
Bear
Hey, Ojo.
Bear
Um, Ojo, I thought you were out looking for your bug?
TTTreelo and Tutter
Yeah.
Oh. Well, I was and I followed her right in the front door.
What? [realizes the bug is in the Big Blue House and gasps] The bug's in the house?! The bug's in the house?! Red alert! [screams]
Bear
Tutter! Tutter, clam down. Treelo, Ojo and I will look for the bug and take him back outside.
Yeah. Yeah, okay. Here buggy, buggy.
Here, bug! Here, bug! Here, bug!
Here buggy, buggy. Here buggy, buggy.
Bear
Tutter?
Buggy, buggy, buggy. Ah! Buggy.
Bear
Do you want to come with us?
Oh! Um… [smacks lips] No thanks, Bear. I'll stay right here on alert. For your realize, Bear, there comes a time in every mouse's life when he is tested by fate when he must stand or fall when he's against the pomp and cir--
Bear
Okay, Tutter. Okay. Okay. I'll be right back.
Oh. Uh… [Bear leaves] Oh. Okay, Bear. No problem! Heh. After all, what am I? A mouse, or… a mouse? Um… erm… Well, heh, I'll be fine right here… [worried] all alone. [hears a noise and gasps] What was that? [looks through the binoculars] Bear? Bear? Is that you? [the bug appears crawling along the wall towards him] Ojo? Come on, guys, this isn't funny.
[He sees the bug and gasps in shock. He freezes and slowly turns to the camera]
Bear
[entering the kitchen with a package] Let's see, it says it's from… "L.L. Bear Catalog!" Oh, this is great! This must be the bear clock I ordered. [to the viewer] Yeah. I ordered a clock in the shape of a bear. [begins opening the package] This is going to be so neat. Wait till you see this. This is a clock shaped [drumroll] just like a…
[He pulls a out a clock, which is similar to the design of Kit-Cat Klock, in the shape of a shunk from the package]
Bear
…skunk? It's a… it's a skunk clock. Wait a minute. This isn't right. What does this say here? [picks up the card] Um… Uh, [reads] "Congratulations on receiving your 'The Skunk Clock.' It is sure to add skunky charm to your home." They made a mistake. They sent me the wrong clock. Um… well, I mean… that's okay… maybe, maybe this'll work out. I mean, skunks are good too, [lens up the skunk clock to the viewers] right? Let's see. Where should we hang this? [walks to the kitchen table] Um… here? [looks at the floor] Um, down here? [looks at the wall where the apple clock is] Hey! How about up here? Yeah. That's a good spot. Okay. [puts the skunk clock on the kitchen bench] So we'll put this down and take down the apple clock. [hears Ojo and Treelo playing outside] Huh?
[laughs] Alright, Treelo!
Bear
Hey. That's Ojo and Treelo and it sounds like they're playing outside. Do you want to go see what they're doing? Come on. We'll have fun hanging the… skunk later.
[Bear puts up his skunk clock on the wall and turns it on]
Bear
There. It looks pretty good, huh? …for a skunk. [sniffing] And for a skunk clock, it smells pretty good too.
[He chuckles as he watches the skunk clock's tail pendulum swinging and yawns]
Bear
Suddenly, I'm a little sleepy. Um, I think I'll go take a nap for a few minutes. I'll be back. [exits the kitchen]
Oh, hickory dickory! [the camera pans down to him] What is making that noise. It's… [scoffs] Gee whiz… [he is seen holding Kitty and his blanket] How can a mouse take a nap around here with all this ticking and tocking! Bear! Who is making all that noise? Bear?
[He looks around and saws Bear's skunk clock]
[founds the problem] Aha! [turns around; to the viewer] Look at that. Will you? [growls]
[He storms off inside his mousehole and runs upstairs offscreen to the top shelf]
Humph. Now let me see, go up the stairs here… up the left… up the right… [panting] Boy, lot more stairs than I remember from last time. Oh, trying to take a look. Now, where is that… where could… oh, yeah! Ahem. Um, excuse me, Mr., um, Skunk. Um, I know you must be a guest of Bear's and I-I hate to be rude… but would you mind terribly, I mean, would you terribly mind, wou-- would you ju… [shouting] OH, WOULD YOU JUST BE QUIET?!?
[The camera shows the skunk clock's view]
Aha. Well, um… You see, this mouse is trying to take a nap and-and with all that tick, tock, tick tocking… Well, heh, it is pretty noisy. [laughs]
[The skunk clock won't answer]
Excuse me, um… [gulps] M-M-Mr. Skunk? H-Hello? Um… W-w-well, a-at least you could answer me! Would you-- Hey. Hey wha-- Quit looking at me like that! W-Would… [looks at the skunk clock's tail pendulum] And quit wagging your tail! W-Would… Stop, I mean it now! Stop it, please!
Bear
[entering the kitchen] Tutter?
Just stop it! Stop it! [gasping]
Bear
Tutter? Tutter! Tutter! Take it easy. Now, breathe in… [Tutter deeply breathes in] Breathe out. [Tutter exhales and gulps in horror] Now, Tutter, tell me what happened?
[mumbling] Well, th-this skunk-this skunk, Bear, [Bear looks confused] i-is-is scaring me. HE'S SCARING ME!! [gasping]
Bear
Skunk? Wh--? Oh, you mean my new skunk clock?
Clock? I don't know anything about a clock. All I know is that skunk won't even answer me, Bear. And those eyes. Those eyes! [goes crazy]
Bear
No. No. Tutter, Tutter, take it easy. See, it's not a real skunk, it's a clock - in the shape of a skunk.
Bear
Yes. It's a clock. See? The numbers.
I-I guess I do see the numbers, Bear, but… that's a strange skunk!
Bear
Tell you what, Tutter. Why don't you come on down and I'll show you something. Okay?
Oh. Okay, Bear, but I don't know what there is to see.
[Inside, Tutter has broken the skunk clock]
Bear
[bear comes in] shamma lamma shooby dobby doo wop bop 4x [bear dances to Tutter]
Bear
Okay Tutter I'm back! How's it go--- [bear stops dancing to see the skunk clock broken by Tutter] ing?
oh! Ha ha! It's going great bear! Just great! I took a good look at this skunk clock just like you said (chuckles)
Bear
I see... [Bear looks at the audience]
Bear
My skunk clock
and I am happy to report bear, that your right! It is a clock! In fact bear [tutter looks at clock then back to bear] It is a clock by the shape of a skunk! How bout that?
Bear
(sadly) well that's great news Tutter
yeah. Now I see how silly it was to be afraid of it (laughter) I laugh, I laugh at this clock that looks like a skunk (laughter again) (chuckles)
Bear
well, that's... That's great Tutter
Yeah so... So go ahead Bear
Just hang it up on the wall there!
It makes a wonderful addition to your kitchen (chuckles) as for me
(yawns) I'm going to finish my nap now, but I just want you to know that I feel so much better bear. Much better! (Chuckles) well goodbye bear [Tutter leaves]
Bear
Okay... Umm [Bear moves to let Tutter through] Oh... Uhh
Bear
see ya later! [Bear looks at his broken clock] Well umm, I'm glad Tutter feels better [bear touches his broken skunk clock] So uhh... Before I hang this up, I should probably put it all back together again [bear touches a long cable connecting to his broken skunk clock] [he pulls it] I wonder where this piece goes? (the cable boings) [bear is surprised for a sec] (sigh)
[fairy dust opens on some tall blades of grass with a barn]
RRooster
[impersonating Shadow's voice] ♪ Cock a doodle doo! My dame has lost her shoe! ♪
DDame
High kicks, some high kicks... [suddenly, the shoe flies off her heel] Uh-oh! Oh, I need to paint my nail.
[cues on a silhouette man with a large hat playing the violin]
♪ My master's lost his fiddlestick ♪
MMaster
[fiddlestick flees] Oh, fiddlesticks!
♪ And doesn't know what to do ♪
MMaster
The third time this week! Whew!
RRooster
♪ Cock a doodle doo! What's my dame to do? ♪
Bear
Nope. This is a bare foot! Love your toenail polish!
♪ Until Master finds his fiddlestick ♪
MMaster
Here, fiddlestick! Here, fiddlestick! Oh, there's the stick--nope. That's just a stick. Here, fiddlestick!
♪ She'll dance without her shoe ♪ [close up view of silhouette feet, her right foot touches the grass as they hear the dame's pain]
RRooster
♪ Cock a doodle doo! ♪
Bear
That's one crazy story! [chuckles]
[fairy dust opens on two silhouette-shaped trees in a sepia-toned background]
Bear
[yawns] Boy, is it morning already? [harmonica music]
♪ A birdie cheeps ♪ [the bird appears from a bird's nest]
BBirdie
Who's cheep? Oh, cheep. Cheep cheep!
[cues silhouette mountaintops and hills in a red background]
♪ Sunlight over the hill creeps ♪ [the background changes to yellow, a red circle appears; peeking over the mountains]
♪ A lift in the mist ♪
RRabbit
Oh, there you are!
♪ A newspaper the dog fetches ♪
Whoa, this newspaper tastes pretty good. Must be good news. [chuckles] Hey, open the door! Hello! [knocks the door]
[cues on a creature with wings next to a cattail and the lily pads]
♪ A first bug the fish catches ♪ [a fish jumps up and swallows it]
♪ And the cows sweetly mooed... ♪
CCows
♪ Good morning, good morning ♪
♪ Good morning to you! ♪
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