Don’t worry, puppies. You have more friends here than you think.
Forget about Katrina, pups and puppets. We have some tail wagging good news. So listen up.
We’re gonna find each and every one of you.
By Jove, Pal, old chap! What’s wrong with your tail? It should be wagging.
PPal
I don’t know. My tail never wags.
NMNose Marie and Cooler
It never wags?
PPal
It never wags. And no one wants to adopt the pup whose tail won’t wag.
(picking him up) Now don’t you worry your cute little old head, Pal, dear.
Because we’re gonna fix your wagger.
And for emergencies like this, who do you call? Young Doctor Whopper!
What do you make of it, doc?
That much we know, but why won’t it wag?
Its batteries must be worn out, but I think we’ll have to operate.
(chuckles) You’re barking up the wrong tree, Whopper.
Pal doesn’t need a new tail. He needs a reason to wag his own tail.
So, let’s give him a reason. Let’s cheer up this pup!
Oh, oh! Cheering up is my specialty!
Then, Bright Eyes, do your stuff!
All right! (picking Pal up on her head) Come on, Pal! Quit your dragging! It’s time to set your tail wagon. Let’s have fun. No more gloom. Welcome to the Rumpus Room.
PPal
Wow, wow! (watching the pups having fun)
This is where we pups gotta wag our tails and have a flash. So let’s blast off!
BEBright Eyes and Pal
Whee!
(laughing as her tail wags)
PPal
(laughs) Oh, cats! It’s still not wagging. Let’s face it. It’ll never wag.
Whoa. Don’t give up so fast, my little puparoo.
We’ve got someone who can put some bounce in your behind.
Pal, this is Howler, our expert inventor.
(howls) Uh, uh, pleased to meet you, Pal, and don’t worry about a thing. I have an invention here that’s guaranteed to defrost your frozen tail. (He shows Pal his new invention) I call it “the Wag-O-Matic.”
PPal
Gee! Do you think it’ll really work?
There’s one way to find out. Let’s hook you up and switch it on. (switching it on) Now, that’s what I call wagging.
(Off-screen) But everything’s wagging except his tail.
Oh, no! How are we ever gonna sneak Pal and the other pups out now?
PPal
(miserably) Don’t worry about me, guys. I’m stuck here forever, remember? No one wants to adopt the pup whose tail won’t wag.
You know, Pal, I’ve been thinking. We’ve been trying to get your tail the wag, but we’ve blown it. Because, hey, we can’t make it wag.
What Cooler is trying to say, Pal, is that the wag has to come from inside of you.
Straight from your little old heart.
PPal
Straight from my heart?
Come on. We’ll show ya in the Hall of Puppy Power.
Pal, deep within every dog’s heart is a gift known as puppy power.
It’s the magical love shared by puppies and children.
Us and Holly has puppy power.
That’s right, Pal. And now we’d like you to meet a special boy. His name is Greg.
PPal
Gee! His tail’s not wagging either.
That’s right. He’s lonesome because his best friend just moved away to another town.
Pal, do you think you might be able to cheer Greg up?
PPal
Who? Me? I-I don’t know. But-But I’d sure like to try, could I?
PPal
I’d really like to help him. I really would. I’d love to cheer up Greg, (howling) and howl.
HBHolly, Bright Eyes and Whopper
His tail’s wagging!
It’s a puppy’s dream come true! Having someone to love.
PPal
It’s the happiest day of my life!
Come on, Pal. Greg’s waiting to adopt you!
Yo, Pound Puppies, let’s start pounding!
(cries) I’m so happy for little old Pal.
Hey. Pull yourself together, Nose Marie.
I can’t help it. I always cry at adoptions. (She cries and blows her nose)
GGreg
Now, neither of us will ever be lonely again, Pal.
And that’s what I call a tail with a happy ending. (laughs and wags his tail)
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