They're having a party. Well, that's truly amazing. Those kids are as happy as hungry sheep grazing. Hey, whaddya know? I'm a poet, and I don't even know it.
S2 E12Wish Upon a Story (Part 1)
[seeing Ferny as a giant] Hoppin' hairballs, someone oughta tell that kid to lay off the nachos.
S2 E14The Creepy Cabbages of County Galway
[on a crossword puzzle] A five-letter word meaning "elf".
Gnome.
Piggley, you're supposed to be in bed.
But I love scary shows! Scary Monster Theater is me favorite!
Scary Monster Theater is for children. Creepy Theater is for grown-ups.
That's why it's on after your bedtime.
[Piggley is listening to the radio show from inside his bedroom.]
SWProfessor's wife
[on radio] Quiet night, professor?
PProfessor
[on radio] Indeed. Maybe, a little too quiet.
Piggley, are you under your covers?
Uh, yes, mam, I'm under me covers. [snickers]
SWProfessor's wife
It's a beautiful night.
PProfessor
Beautiful, but still too quiet.
SWProfessor's wife
[gasps] What's that? [panicked] In the cabbage field!
[Piggley becomes scared as he keeps listening, and hides under his covers.]
PProfessor
[gasps] IT'S ALIVE!!! CABBAGE!!! ALIVE!!!
What are you two doing flying about in your noisy rocket like that while I'm trying to study?
Uh, there's no need for studying, Dannan. I'm having a dream.
With cabbages! [chuckles]
Why do you have cabbages in your dream, Piggley?
Probably because I listened to the Creepy Theater radio show just before I fell asleep.
[furious] WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT-WHAT?! You were listening to Creepy Theater? [Piggley guiltily nods] Didn't your parents tell you that's a grown-up show?
I figure I'm grown-up enough, Dannan. [after a beat, frowns]
Oh, you think so? Well, I won't be any part of a dream that comes from disobeying your parents!
Okay, Dannan! But you're going to miss out on all the fun!
Fun? Ha! Mark my words, Piggley. No good'll come of this rule-breaking stuff!
CVCabbage vendor
Cabbages! I've got cabbages! Get your cabbages today!
NMiss Nanny
How would you boys like some free sweets?
Sweets?
Oh, thank you, Miss Nanny! Piggley, you should've been dreaming about this from the start.
NMiss Nanny
Oh, how about something extra special? I have just the thing in me shop. Wait here. [goes into her shop]
Oh... I'd rather have sweets than fly in a wagon any old day of the week.
You can have sweets anytime, Ferny.
Right, but I'd still rather have 'em.
NMiss Nanny
[comes out of her shop] Here you go. Have some nice, chocolate-covered... cabbage!
CABBAGE?!
NMiss Nanny
If you don't like chocolate, how about a peppermint cabbage?
[Piggley and Ferny gasp.]
NMiss Nanny
Or perhaps butterscotch cabbage? Cotton cabbage? A cabbage toffee? [becoming gradually hysterical] A cabbage cake? Lolly-cabbage-pops! [Piggley and Ferny run away] Tutti-frutti cabbage! CABBAGE-SICLES!!!
You know what they say, Bernie. You are what you eat. [Bernie has been turned into a cabbage with hooves] So I'm thinking, maybe you should lay off cabbages for a little while. [the other sheep are all cabbages] In fact, the whole flock should lay off cabbages!
[A carrot with hooves walks up.]
Except for you, Ethel. You should cut down on the carrots. [the carrot droops sadly]
Piggley, you've got to stop dreaming about cabbages!
I can't, Ferny!
[frantically shakes Piggley] Then wake up! Come on! WAKE UP!!! [splashes a bucket of water on Piggley]
It's no good, Ferny.
What if you never wake up?
Let's make a promise. Right here and right now. That we'll stay together always and none of us will ever become a cabbage.
Raloo Oath.
[Ferny spits into his hand, as does Piggley. But as soon as they shake hands, Piggley notices in horror that Ferny's hand has turned into a big green leaf.]
Ferny! Your hand!!
Huh? Oh, Janey Mack! Oh. It's alright. [shows his other hand, which is also a green leaf] See? The other one's just like it. [laughs]
[Ferny turns into a cabbage.]
S3 E6Mi Galeon
DTDon Toro
Piggley and Dannan were very impressed with our boat.
[depressed] Si, papa. They were.
DTDon Toro
Our galleon is sure to win the boat race.
Maybe.
DTDon Toro
We can be very proud of the work we have done on our boat, Fernandito.
[loses his temper] Why do you keep calling it OUR galleon, and OUR boat?! It's not OUR boat, it's YOUR boat! YOU made it! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE PROUD!
DTDon Toro
Fernando, I-- [Ferny runs out of the shop, crying]
S3 E7The Gift
So, uh, what did you want to talk to me about, then?
I want to talk to you about you hanging your hopes on an expensive gift, Piggley.
Oh, that.
Now, if you want to play in the snow, we have a pair of old skis.
Old skis? Dad, old skis can't compete with the Astro Space Sled! It's built for speed! [whooshing noises]
You're setting yourself up for a big disappointment, Piggley. I'm afraid that getting that sled is just not possible.
Of course it is! It's still in Miss Nanny's shop window!
Son, you are not getting that sled for your birthday.
But--
No buts. I'm sorry. I'll see you at supper.
Ah, that magic growth stuff really works. It makes anything grow! Of course, there are a few side effects. [the fertilizer has grown Wiley to a giant size] But don't get me wrong. I can live with it.
S3 E8Tale Spinner
MMr. McHoof
You know, Mr. Hornsby told me that you have a lot of talent, Piggley.
He did?
MMr. McHoof
Oh, yes. And I thought your story was very imaginative and exciting.
Thank you! Does that mean I get an A+ on the assignment?
MMr. McHoof
I'm afraid I'm going to have to give you an F, Piggley.
What?!
MMr. McHoof
You see, you didn't do the assignment.
Eh, but... but... I have talent!
MMr. McHoof
Yes, you have been given a gift, but it's up to you to do something with it, and that, young man, takes work. Work that you did not do.
But... But...
MMr. McHoof
You may take your seat now.
S3 E11Mind Your Manners
[Piggley has flipped his spoon on Miss Nanny's forehead.]
That was the straw that broke the camel's back for Mr. McGandry. Right then and there, he decided that children would not be invited to his fancy party after all. Ferny and I couldn't have been more thrilled about the whole thing, and I don't think the other children cared much about it one way or the other. Dannan, however, was very disappointed about this turn of events. Not that either Ferny or I even noticed at the time.
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