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| (A new day begins at the Boonchuy residence. Domino runs around Anne's bed, then chases a fly, eats it, and spits it out. She drops down the stairs, makes a mess in the living room, and plays with a ball of yarn. She looks outside the back door when she hears Anne yelling outside in the yard with the Plantars.)
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| Anne
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Really? Science Mag Monthly?
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| (The backyard is fully shown. Sprig plays with a soccer ball, Hop Pop and Polly rest in the sun on beach chairs.)
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| Anne
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Not one article about interdiemsional portals? There's absolutely nothing! What (slaps the magazine) science do you even do?
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| Hop Pop
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Relax, Anne. We'll find a way back... (drinks his lemonade) eventually. (Mr. Boonchuy serves him more lemonade.) Oh, you don't have to do that.
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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Please, you're our guests.
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| (Beeps are heard and black smoke comes out.)
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| Hop Pop
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What's that high-pitched beeping?
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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(gasps) My canapés! (He runs to the kitchen.)
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| Hop Pop
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Whoo! I haven't been this pampared in ages.
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| Polly
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(She slaps her feet a couple of times.) Hear! Hear!
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| Hop Pop
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Enjoy it now, kids, but remember "Guests are like noxious swamp gas. After three days, they start to drive you crazy". We've already been here two days, pretty soon we'll have to start pulling our own weight.
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| Sprig
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Hop Pop, we've been here for a whole week.
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| (Hop Pop coughs up in sudden surprise and spits his lemonade at Polly, both spittake at each other.)
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| Hop Pop
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No! That means we're not just guests anymore. We're freeloaders! Just like Cousin Stanley!
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| Polly
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(gasps)
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| Sprig
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(gasps) Well, I'm sort of family now, so...
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| Anne
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Who?
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| Polly
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He was the worst.
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| (A brief flashback is shown.)
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| Hop Pop
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He stayed forever.
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| Sprig
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Ate all our snacks.
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| Polly
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Even used MY bucket as a footbath. (Sprig sees Stanley paint his skin "Plantar Orange" in the bathroom.)
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| Sprig
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I don't even think he was really our cousin.
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| (Closeup on Stanley's eyes shifting away to see Sprig. The next scene shows the Plantars holding hands while Stanley relaxes on a long chair, slurping his drink.)
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| Hop Pop
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But we were hosts, so we had to be nice. (Time passes and the Plantar's faces are shrivelled with bloodshot eyes.) We just resented him a little more... each day.
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| (Back to the present...)
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| Hop Pop
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Thankfully, he eventually left peacefully on his own. Just kidding. We threw him out the window.
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| (A final flashback is shown, in which the Plantars kick Cousin Stanley out of the house from the second story, and he ends up in a small pond.)
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| (Back to the present...)
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| Anne
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Whoa! What?
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| Hop Pop
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Exactly. And I can only imagine what the Boonchuys wanna do to us by now. We got to find a way to contribute to this household.
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| Mrs. Boonchuy
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Hey, Anne. It's time for your dentist appointment.
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| Anne
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My what?
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| Mrs. Boonchuy
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You have been missing for five months and I have a feeling you haven't been brushing.
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| Anne
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(While Mr. Boonchuy returns with a plate of canapés) Aaaw, but, Mom! I'm supposed to take Domino to the vet today.
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| Mrs. Boonchuy
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Maybe your father could take her.
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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No can do. I'm working at the restaurant today.
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| Mrs. Boonchuy
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Oh, well. Mmm...
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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Mmm...
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| (Hop Pop shakes a little, signal he has an idea.)
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| Hop Pop
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(As he drops his lemonade) We'll take the cat to the vet!
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| Mrs. Boonchuy
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Really? Are you sure?
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| Hop Pop
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Yeah, I'm sure. It's the least we can do to help.
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| Anne
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(squeezes him) You guys are lifesavers! (leaves him a note) Here's the address to the vet. If anyone suspects anything froggy about you, just say "Boy, I could use some coffee." It's like code for "I'm human." (Mrs. Boonchuy grabs her and takes her away.) Thanks, guys.
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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And I'll be heading to the restaurant. If anything go wrong, just (offers Polly a clam cell phone) give me a call.
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| Polly
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(after receiving it) Sweet. (opens it to check it) Burner.
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| (The front of the Boonchuy residence is shown.)
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| Anne
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Mom, please. My teeth only hurt a little bit. (Mrs. Boonchuy throws her into the car, closes the door, she gets in the driver's seat, turns it on, and they drive off.)
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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(with his helmet on) Have fun with Domino, guys. (goes on his electric motorcyclet)
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| (Back with the Plantars...)
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| Sprig
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(While Polly opens and closes the phone clam) Wow! Our first solo Earth mission without Anne. (jumps onto the back of the chair) Big stuff. (talks to Hop Pop) Do you really think we'll be all right?
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| Hop Pop
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Sure. Now, let's get that cat to the vet.
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| Sprig and Polly
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Yeah!
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| (In the living room, the Plantars observe Domino, who makes the candy in the sunlight and plays with the ball of yarn.)
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| Hop Pop
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Looks easy enough.
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| Sprig
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(worried) I'm having Domino 2 flashbacks right about now.
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| Polly
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Enough talk. Seize the beast! HYAH! (jumps at Domino, causing Domino to start up irritated)
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| (The front of the Boonchuy residence is shown again, in which many loud noises, screams and panic can be heard.)
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| Sprig
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(screams) MY EYES!
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| Hop Pop
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HOLY FROG! IT'S GOT CLAWS!!
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| Polly
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BLOOD!! THERE'S BLOOD EVERYWHERE!!!
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| (Minutes later, at a bus stop, the Plantars are shown in their human costumes and with a few bruises and scratches while they carry Domino in the cage.)
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| Hop Pop
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(sighs) Well, we survived that.
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| Sprig
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(traumatized) Barely...
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| Hop Pop
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Now all we have to do is take this (points to the bus stop sign) bus to the vet. (a bus arrives) OK. We can do this. Just blend in and do whatever these people do.
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| (The Plantars observe the humans at the bus stop getting on the bus and use cards to validate their trips. Hop Pop inhales deeply and mimics the same sound as the validator. First go up Hop Pop and then go up Sprig.)
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| Sprig
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Thank you, kind Earth man.
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| Polly
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(after getting on the bus) Wow. Dirty.
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| Hop Pop
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Taking the bus. Done.
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| Polly
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That wasn't that hard.
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| (The bus begins to move forward, causing the Plantars to fly through the air. Hop Pop grabs Sprig and Polly and then sticks his tongue out of him to grab onto something, but only causes his tongue to bump into a lot of passengers. He finally manages to hold onto a handrail and they make it back to the ground.)
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| Sprig
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Wow, Hop Pop! Great tongue action.
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| Hop Pop
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I take a kickin' and keep on lickin'.
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| (The Plantars hear a disturbance from the passengers.)
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| Passenger 1
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Did that creepy old man just lick everyone on the bus?
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| Passenger 2
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What do you have to say for yourself, dude?
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| Hop Pop
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(nervous) Boy, I could use some coffee?
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| (The passengers kick the Plantars off the bus.)
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| Polly
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Well, that went well.
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| Sprig
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So, what do we do? Oh! (takes out the cell phone clam) Maybe Mr. Boonchuy can give us a ride?
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| Hop Pop
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Absolutely (takes off his cell phone clam) not! We're not (passes the clam cell phone to Polly) asking for any more favors. (climbs the wooden fence) We just need to focus on and get this job done. (falls over the fence)
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| (A sequence starts. A panoramic view of Los Angeles is shown. The Plantars run but see a group of humans on scooters, Hop Pop and Polly manage to dodge them, but Sprig is being carried away by them. He screams)
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| Hop Pop
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(While he and Polly go to rescue him) SPRIG!
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| (An hour and 33 minutes later, Polly is shown opening the clam cell phone to view the map. The Plantars climb a steep path, another 3 minutes later, they hear and see a bird, believing it to be a wild heron, they panic, but it turns out that it was just a heron the same size as them and when landing in a fountain, the Plantars laugh at him, but the heron bites Sprig on his right hand and panics Polly and Hop Pop. Half an hour later, the Plantars make a quick stop to feed Domino.)
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| Hop Pop
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(after he brightens the rack a bit and offers her a cat fish) Hey, buddy, who wants a treat?
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| (Domino opens her mouth wide and gets into Hop Pop's hand and pulls him into the cage.)
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| (Many more minutes later, the Plantars, tired and several bruises and wounds manage to reach the vet.)
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| Sprig, Polly and Hop Pop
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Hooray! (They do a short victory dance. Domino pats Polly. Theysigh and enter the vet.)
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| (The inside of the vet is shown, where the Plantars wait for the hour. Polly gets nervous about the dogs wailing and a snake escapes from her while his owner searches for him.)
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| Woman
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Bobbit? Has anyone seen my snake Bobbit?
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| (A dog bites Hop Pop and tries to break free as he calms down.)
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| Hop Pop
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That's a good boy.
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| (Sprig looks at a common Earth frog and is attracted to it.)
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| Sprig
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(gasps) No way. Our brethren.
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| (Sprig and the common frog stare at each other, but are then interrupted by the doctor.)
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| Doctor
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Domino. Uh... appointment for Domino.
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| Sprig, Polly and Hop Pop
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That's us!
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| (Minutes after the doctor finishes checking an irritated Domino...)
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| Doctor
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Oh. Domino looks healthy enough. Uh, a little on edge. Do you three have any other questions for me?
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| Hop Pop
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Yes, actually. Do you know anything about frog biology?
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| Doctor
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What do you want to know?
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| Hop Pop
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What would you say for an older frog who's complaining about back pain these days?
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| Doctor
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Uh, a frog complaining?
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| Hop Pop
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Well, honestly, he holds it in and soldiers on. He's noble like that.
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| Sprig
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(covers her mouth) Shush, Hop Pop. What we really want to know is what's the highest a frog has ever jumped? Does it seem beatable?
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| Doctor
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Frogs are more known for the length of their jumps than height.
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| Sprig
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(jumps up to him and grabs him from the shirt) Give me numbers, man!
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| Polly
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Question: Can a frog grow multiple limbs? Could there be, hypothetically, an uber-frog?
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| Hop Pop
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Do you have any medication that can make a frog look 40 years younger?
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| Doctor
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I-- Do you have a 40-year-old frog? You know, (checks it thoroughly) you have very interesting skin, sir. (takes off his glasses) And this is that a fake nose?
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| Hop Pop
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(nervous) Uuuhh... I could sure use some coffee! (the Plantars leave the vet at a fast pace) Come on, kids, let's skedaddle. (forgot to close the grill, so Domino escapes) Let's get this cat back home.
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| (The Plantars close the door, so Domino after cleaning herself jumps out of an open window.)
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| Kid
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(talks to a lady) Excuse me. Have you seen my frog?
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| (Back with the Plantars, they walk back to the Boonchuy residence in relief. Sprig carries the cage on top of his head.)
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| Sprig
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We did it! We aren't freeloaders!
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| Hop Pop
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Yep. We finally earned our keep. (takes a deep breath) Feels good, don't it?
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| Polly
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Even Domino seems happy with us. She hasn't tried to scratch me once since we left the vet.
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| Sprig
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And she feels so much lighter too.
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| (The Plantars stop, check the cage, and find out that Domino is gone.)
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| Hop Pop
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SHE'S GOOONE?
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| Sprig
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(after getting into the cage and checking) (worried) We lost her! We lost Domino! Anne's gonna be devasteted!
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| Polly
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(takes out the clam phone and opens it) I'm calling for backup! (Hop Pop snatches her the clam phone)
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| Hop Pop
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That's the last thing we should do! (keeps the phone clam) Quickly. Let's retrace our steps (The Plantars return where they passed). She couldn't gotten far.
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| Sprig
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(looks for some bushes) Domino!
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| Hop Pop
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(looks up a tree) Domino, where are you?!
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| Polly
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(grabs a possum) I found this guy. Think Anne'll know the difference? (the possum makes a noise)
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| Hop Pop
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OK. Everything's fine. Nobody panic. We can figure this out. We still don't have to resort to calling Mr. Boonchuy... (looks at Sprig talking to Mr. Boonchuy on the clam phone)
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| Sprig
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Hello? Mr. Boonchuy?
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| Hop Pop
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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| (Hop Pop lunges towards Sprig to take the clam phone from him, but Sprig fights back.)
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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Hello? Sprig? Something wrong?
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| (Hop Pop takes the clam cell phone of Sprig and covers his mouth.)
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| Hop Pop
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Nothing's wrong.
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| Polly
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BODY (lunges at Hop Pop, causing him to get stuck in the cage) SLAM! (Sprig retrieves the clam phone and returns to the call)
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| Sprig
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(As Hop Pop tries to break free) Uh-huh... yeah. Yeah... We lost the cat. OK... "Sha-war-ma". Got it. Thanks, Mr. Boonchuy. You're the best.
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| (Sprig hangs up the call and starts running. Hop Pop breaks free from the cage and along with Polly, they follow him.)
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| Hop Pop
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Boy, what's goin' on?
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| Sprig
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He said Domino would be at the nearest shawarma restaurant. I guess it's her favorite food. He also said he was on his way to help find her.
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| Hop Pop
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Well we gotta find that cat before he gets here. It's the only way to salvage this. Polly, put that thing back!
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| Polly
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(carries the possum from his tail) Aww, but his face is frozen and in a horrible smile.
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| (The Plantars arrive at a shawarma restaurant. As Hop Pop peers out a window, Sprig pulls his frog friend out of his hair to free it.)
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| Sprig
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Goodbye, my friend. "Hoppy" trails.
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| (The frog looks at Sprig and blushes. It jumps into a bush.)
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| (The Plantars look out the window and see that there are many customers cheering and photographing Domino eating a shawarma.)
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| Customer 1
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Just look at that cat go.
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| Shawarma restaurant Employer
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I don't know where this kitty came from, but I am keeping her forever. She's a shawarma-loving customer magnet!
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| Polly
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He wouldn't think it was so cute if he knew where her mouth had been.
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| Hop Pop
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We've got to get that cat at any cost. We may have to give our lives.
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| Sprig
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Don't be silly, Hop Pop. All we need is a distraction.
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| (The Plantars look at the restaurant. Polly finds a fire sensor.)
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| Polly
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Hey, isn't that one of those alarmy thingies?
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| Sprig
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Hop Pop, think you can make a high-pitched sirenesque screech?
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| Hop Pop
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(cracks his knuckles) My time has come.
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| (Hop Pop mimics often high-pitched fire alert sound, causing customers to be alarmed)
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| Shawarma restaurant Employer
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(worried) Aw, nuts! Everybody out! There's a fire!
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| Customer 2
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(While customers evacuate the restaurant) But I'm still waiting for my order.
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| Shawarma restaurant Employer
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The shawarma's good, but is it worth your life, Karen?
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| Customer 2
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My name's Emily, but point taken.
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| (Hop Pop see that everyone has already evacuated.)
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| Hop Pop
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Now, kids!
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| (Sprig lifts Polly out the window so she can get in, then Sprig walks in even though he lands on Polly. Sprig grabs Domino, but becomes even more irritated, grabs onto the shawarma and back kicks Sprig, causing him to let go of her.)
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| Polly
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Hey, Domino! (takes out her wig with a cap and the lace from her vest before rolling like a ball) Have some yarn.
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| (Polly begins to roll like a ball while holding the drawstring of her vest, making Domino think she is a ball of yarn. She chases her, but Polly manages to get her out of the restaurant and goes to the cage. Hop Pop manages to catch Polly.)
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| Hop Pop
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Gotcha!
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| (Just as Domino enters the cage, Hop Pop locks it shut.)
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| Sprig, Polly and Hop Pop
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Whoo-hoo!
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| (Just after a fire truck arrives, but luckily, Mr. Boonchuy on his electric motorcycle arrives to pick them up.)
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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Time to go, frogs. Come on!
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| (The Plantars get on the bike and the whole group leaves in a hurry.)
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| Sprig
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Thanks for bailing out, Mr. B.
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| Polly
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Yeah. You're a real lifesaver.
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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Don't mention it. I'll drop you three off on my way to the restaurant.
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| Hop Pop
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(sighs) Once again we inconvenience you. How you must resent us freeloaders!
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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What? Freeloaders? (stops the motorcycle for a moment) You three took my daughter into your home when she needed it most. You kept her fed and safe for five months just out of the kindness of your heart. You will never owe us anything. Ever.
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| Hop Pop
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(The Plantars sob for the compliment) Wow... I... (sniffles) don't what to say. Thank you.
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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Are you kidding? Thank YOU.
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| (Mr. Boonchuy and the Plantars return to the trip. Back at the Boonchuy residence, they greet Anne and Mrs. Boonchuy.)
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| Sprig
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Anne! You're back! Everything went great with Domino.
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| Anne
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(loopy from a heavy dose of painkillers) You guys are everywhere. Okay?
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| Polly
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Eh?
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| Mrs. Boonchuy
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Eight cavities and a whole lot of cricket legs.
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| Hop Pop
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Ooh! Cricket legs? Did you save us any?
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| Anne
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(squeezes Hop Pop's cheeks while talking to him) Listen, Domino is not just a cat. She's the alpha and omega. An interdimensional being beyond all time and space.
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| Hop Pop
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Whoa, what's that now?
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| Sprig
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Do me next! Do me next!
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| Mr. Boonchuy
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Hey. Do you guys actually wanna keep her occupied for a bit? Because that'd be super helpful. (he and Mrs. Boonchuy rush out of the house) Thanks!
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| Hop Pop
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Okay. Can you let go of my face?
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| Anne
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Never. We are one.
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| (The episode ends with Domino standing in front, dropping things from the table, and wiping herself with her tongue.)
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