The Domino Effect/Transcript

Sprig: [grunting] [grunts, groans]

Anne: Ah, whiffed it. [gasps] Sprig!

Sprig: Huh? [gasps] Wanna go again?

Anne: Yeah-uh! Wait, you have hair? Hey, sorry about your hat. Oh, there it is.

[meowing]

Sprig: (laughing) Hey, you found--

Anne: Shh. Do you hear something?

[meowing]

Anne: [gasps] Something's in trouble.

[panting] [grunts]

[both gasp]

[loud buzzing]

[grunting]

Anne: Oh, my gosh! We have to save her.

Sprig: Right behind ya.

[panting]

Anne: [grunts] Gotcha! Oop, gotta go.

[grunting]

Sprig: Take that, buzz brains! Go sting someone your own size!

Anne: Let's go!

Sprig: Sprig out! Peace!

[panting]

Anne: You're safe now, little fella. [screams]

Sprig: What's wrong? Are you stung? We'll have to amputate.

Anne: No. This caterpillar looks exactly like my cat Domino from back home.

[meows, purrs]

Anne: I love my cat more than anything in the world. She was irreplaceable. But now I found a replacement. Let's take her home with us!

Sprig: Eh, I don't know, Anne. That's a wild animal. I'm not sure bringing it home is a good idea.

Anne: Pshh. That's ridiculous.

[purring]

Anne: My cat back home was a stray before I adopted her. All it takes is love and patience and... love.

Sprig: You said "love" twice.

[slurps]

Sprig: Sold!

Anne: It's settled. I hereby dub thee "Domino 2." Come on, girl. Let's go home.

Sprig: Uh, is it broken?

Anne: Hold up. I got an idea. This worked on Domino 1 without fail.

[rattling] [meowing]

Anne: That's a girl. You can do it. Come on.

Sprig: I want it. Give it to me.

Anne: Hey, Hop Pop, old buddy, old pal.

Hop Pop: What do you want, Anne?

Anne: Oh, nothin'. I was just thinking. Doesn't this house feel empty to you?

Hop Pop: Not especially.

Anne: Wouldn't it be nice to have a sweet, fuzzy, loving critter around?

Hop Pop: A pet?

Anne: Great idea, Hop Pop.

Hop Pop: No pets! Every time we get one, Sprig and Polly swear they're gonna take care of it! Like this one spider we had, Charlie Big Bottom. I mean, sure, they were there for all the cuddlin' and the snugglin', but who gets stuck doin' all the work? Good ol' Hop Pop, that's who! I swear to Frog, whoever brings a fuzzy critter into this house will be on dung duty for a month!

Hop Pop: (trailing off) I told Charlie Big Bottom to stay out of the...

Anne: Plan B. We're gonna have to sneak Domino 2 inside.

Sprig: Should we be concerned about this?

Anne: That is called "play biting." Isn't it cute?

[slurping]

Sprig: Yeah, kinda seems like she's tasting me.

Anne: That's ridiculous. Trust me. I know cats.

Sprig: Well, all right, if you say so. [grunting]

Hop Pop: And how many times did I tell Charlie Big Bottom not to go up the chimney? And that little spider'd look at me with those big green eyes like he understood me. Two minutes later, where do I find him? Up the chimney!

[sneezes] [gasps]

Hop Pop: What's that?

Sprig: Uh, hey, Hop Pop, what's the worst thing Charlie Big Bottom ever did, since we're talking about Charlie Big Bottom?

Hop Pop: Heh! How can I even choose? Jumpin' out in front of Bessie and overturnin' the wagon. Gettin' tarantula hair everywhere. Then there was the time he put a hole in the roof.

Sprig: Where'd that happen again?

Hop Pop: You blind? The big hole right there.

Sprig: I don't see it.

Hop Pop: Right--It's right there!

[Anne chuckles]

[rooster crows]

Sprig: Anne, you awake? Anne? [gasps] Anne! Anne! Anne? Anne? Anne. Anne! Anne!

[snoring]

Sprig: Hey, wake up, wake up!

Anne: Huh?

Sprig: What happened? Are you okay?

Anne: Hmm? Yeah, totally. Domino 2 just had a bit of a rough first night indoors.

[yawns]

Sprig: Eesh. Hop Pop is definitely gonna notice something.

Anne: Oh, this is nothing. We just have to keep an eye on her while she's adjusting.

[meowing]

Anne: Isn't that right, Domino 2?

Sprig: Ah...

[chuckles nervously, shouts]

[muffled screaming]

Anne: That's just how she says "I love you." [kisses]

[meowing]

Anne: Aaah!

Hop Pop: [humming] Hmm. Oh, forgot the mustard.

[screams]

Anne: Ugh!

[buzzes weakly]

[meows]

[mouths words]

[hissing]

Anne: Uh...

[meows]

[Anne laughs]

Anne: [laughs] Whoo!

[meowing]

[laughs]

Sprig: Whew! Hope there isn't a Domino 3. [laughs]

[meows]

[purrs]

Anne: It's all worth it when you get to watch your adorable little boo take a nap.

Sprig: I gotta admit, she's pretty darn cute.

Anne: Welcome, brother, to the church of cute.

Sprig: This a cult thing? [stomach growls]

Anne: Whoa. Looks like Domino 2 isn't the only thing purring. Come on. Let's go grab some grub.

Sprig: Ooh, I love grubs.

[sighs]

Anne: Sleep tight, my precious baby angel.

Hop Pop: Whoa, whoa there! Hungry much?

Sprig: [with mouth full] We've been running around all day. We're starving.

Hop Pop: "Runnin' around"? Doin' what?

[gulps] [gulps]

Anne: Oh, nothing.

Sprig: I mean, who can say really.

[crash]

Hop Pop: What was that?

Anne: Mmm, basement ghost?

Hop Pop: Don't be ridiculous. Basement ghosts don't sound anything like that.

[all gasp]

Anne: What the heck is that? Domino 2, where are you? Baby precious!

Hop Pop: Wait. "Baby precious"? That's a pet name, for a pet! You sneak a pet in here?

Sprig: No. [grunts] Okay, we did!

Hop Pop: What'd I tell you about pets?

Sprig: Uh, I'm sorry. It's just that the caterpillar looked just like Anne's pet from back home. It was small, cute. It was black with white spots and it--

Hop Pop: Wait. A black caterpillar with white spots?

Sprig: Yes. Sensing something is wrong.

Hop Pop: That's a Coastal Kill-a-pillar! They're dangerous amphibivores, and they only get white spots right before they're about to--

[Domino 2 shrieks]

[roaring]

[all screaming]

Anne: Domino 2, is that you?

Hop Pop: Shh. These monsters respond to sound. Let's back away slowly and quietly.

Polly: (bangs door) Hey, family! What's happening in here?

[roaring]

[screaming]

Hop Pop: Run, kids!

Sprig: I don't wanna die in a basement!

Anne: Domino 2? It's me, Anne. We bonded. I gave you treats. You gave me dead things. Don't you remember?

[purrs, roars]

Anne: Whoa! No, wait! Come back!

[Polly screams]

Hop Pop: Get outta here!

Anne: Guys!

[purring]

[Sprig, Hop Pop, Polly shout]

Polly: I would like to get off the ride now!

Anne: Oh! She's gonna bite their heads off as soon as she's done toying with them.

Anne: Toying with them. Wait a second.

[all grunting] [growling]

[all whimpering]

Anne: Hey, Domino 2! Over here!

[rattling] [yowls]

[meowing]

[screeching]

Anne: Oh, crud.

[panting]

[screeches]

[growls]

Anne: [sighs] Oh, Domino 2, I thought I could change you.

[growls]

Anne: But I guess I was wrong.

[hisses, growls]

Anne: I'm sorry I couldn't make it work. [sighs] It's time to go. [grunts]

[screeches]

Anne: Sayonara, Domino 2.

Hop Pop: And look who's cleaning up after the pet! Hop Pop, that's who!

Anne: [singsongy] Hey.

Sprig: Anne, you're okay!

Polly: Tell me that thing is gone!

Anne: Yeah, it's gone. [sighs] I'm so sorry, you guys. I had no right to put you all in danger, no matter how much I miss my cat. I hope you understand.

Hop Pop: Understand? Understand! I miss Charlie Big Bottom with all my heart and soul!

[bawling]

Hop Pop: Ohhh!

Polly: Uh, can we please fix the giant hole in the house?

Anne: [sighs] Well, just goes to show ya. You can't take some wild animal you found in the woods, have it live in your basement, and think everything's gonna be okay.

Sprig: I don't know. Sometimes it works out.

Anne: Ohhh! You're talking about me, right?

Sprig: Hey, um, made you a little something. I used Domino 2's hair balls as the fur. Here ya go.

Sprig: You hate it, don't ya? It's too ugly, isn't it? You know what, give it back to me--

Anne: I love it!