The End of Silliness?/Transcript

This page has the transcript for the video The End of Silliness? which has a "Nighthawks" segments.

(Note that "-" means cut from the Leapster version)

Chapter 1: Tad's Nightmare and Headache
(The thunderclap is heard as scene fades from black at an ice cream parlor that's modeled after Edward Hoppers' famous 1942 painting "Nighthawks". It's a dark rainy night. Inside, we see Leap as an ice cream man cleaning plates behind the counter. We also see a sleeping Tad sitting next to a glass window, alone and fidgeting. There are three almost empty sundae glasses on his table: two pink and one green. Tad appears to be having a nightmare of some kind. We fade into his dream.)

Archibald: Ex-ex-ex-excuse me, I have an announcement. ...and as a result of the disastrous outcome of the previous silly song...

Larry: Boy is riding with cebu... (Speaking) Um... No wait. No wait.

Archibald: Th-th-this is quite disappointing...disappointing...disappointing...

(We fade back to Tad, still dreaming...)

Tad: No. No!

(...then back to his nightmare...)

Archibald: Management has decided-decided-decided...that other performers...performers...

Mr. Lunt:

'Cause you're his cheeseburger

His yummy cheeseburger...

(...cuts to The Hairbrush Song...)

Larry:

Oh where, is my hairbrush?

(...cuts to Archibald...)

Archibald: Silly songs is cancelled... Silly songs is cancelled-is cancelled until further notice. ...cancelled... Silly songs is cancelled...cancelled...cancelled...cancelled...

(...and back to Tad, who's fidgeting more vigrously.)

Tad: Leap! Leap! Leap! No! No! No wait! No! Leap! Leap!

(Leap begins to take notice of Tad's spastic squeaking and fidgeting.)

Tad: No! Cebu! No!

Leap: Hey.

Tad: Leap!

Leap: Hey-hey, Mr. You okay?

Tad: Leap! Get away from me! No! Leap!

Leap: Mr.! Wake up, Mr.! Mr.?!

(Leap rushes to wakes Tad up then lighting strikes with the words reading "LEAPFROG PRESENTS: SILLY SING-ALONG 2: THE END OF SILLINESS?" for the Artisan's Family Home Entertainment and Lionsgate version, the words reading "LEAPFROG PRESENTS: THE END OF SILLINESS?: MORE REALLY SILLY SONGS!" and the opening credits appear. Then the screen cuts to black.)

Chapter 2: G-7 and Z-6
(Scene fade back to Leap and Tad as Tad has a blue hat on his head then he also has a cup of coffee in front of him)

Leap: So, you had me worried there for a while, buddy. Are you okay?

Tad: (sniffs) Yeah. I'm okay.

Leap: Well...can I getcha anything for you, Tad? A push-up?

(Tad shakes his head)

Leap: Waffle cone?

(Tad shakes his head again)

Leap: Cup full of sprinkles?

Tad: (sighs sadly) No. I wouldn't need anything.

Leap You, uh...wanna talk about it?

(Tad looks up then looks over at a jukebox with a TV screen.)

Tad: Huh? Does that the jukebox work?

Leap: Mm-hmm.

Tad: G-7, A-2, H-7 and Z-6.

Leap: Huh?

Tad: G-7, A-2, H-7 and Z-6. Press G-7, A-2, H-7 and Z-6!

(Leap walks over to the jukebox.)

Tad: It all started a while back *sniffs* when I was singing this song and... Well...I don't know! *sobs* It just...kinda got messed up!

(Leap presses G-7, A-2, H-7 and Z-6 and on comes "The Water Buffalo Song", "Having Fun at the Beach", "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "The Song of the Cebu")

Chapter 3: It wasn't my fault!
(Once the song is done, Leap laughs for a while, but stops when he notices Tad was mad at him)

Tad: Why do you mean you think that's funny?

Leap:: Yeah. Ah... Oh. Uh... Uh, no. No. Wow. Eh, heh. That's gotta hurt.

Tad: Yeah, but it wasn't my fault!

(Tad flops his head onto the table.)

Tad: They got 'em mixed-up at photo hut!

Leap: W-wow. It, uh... Heh. It-it happens. But-but it's not a big deal. So you messed up a song. It's not the end of the world.

(A mysterious man and a woman in a red dress enter an ice cream parlor. The man's face is obscured by the turned up coller of his trench coat. The man sits down and places his briefcase on the counter)

Leap: I'll be with you in a minute, folks. What you need is a little something to cheer you up.

(Leap walking over to the jukebox again)

Leap: And-and I've got just the thing.

(Leap presses A-1, S-2, L-3, H-8, Z-5, L-5 and R-7.)

Leap: There. That oughta do it.

(He walks away from the jukebox.)

Leap: What'll it be, Mr.?

(The songs that play "Promised Land", "Good Morning George", "It's Laura's Fault", "Love Your Neighbor", "Can't Believe It's Christmas", "The Thankfulness Song", "God's Way", "Think of Me" and "Letter Z Lullaby")

Chapter 4: It Isn't Any Trouble Just To Smile
(As soon as "Letter Z Lullaby" ends with Tad sees Lily and Leap opens the Z room door on the TV, he sniffles and ends up crying again)

Tad: Yeah. Maybe I should just try to puts the Z's to sleep with the lullaby for the time I did have with my silly songs. So long, silly songs. Nice knowing you. (singing)

It isn't any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E...

Leap: Okay. Wrong song. Bad timing. Ah... These'll be great. You'll see. Oh! This one is so funny! (laughs) (singing) You're big, I'm little... (speaking)'' O-okay, buddy! Hang on! Daddy's coming!

(The next songs that play "Keep Walking", "Big Things Too", "I Love My Duck", "Grumpy Kids", "Oh Santa", "The Dance of the Cucumber", "Larry-Boy Theme Song", "The Hairbrush Song", "Busy, Busy", "Some Veggies Went to Sea", "Grapes of Wrath", "Love My Lips" and "Stuff Mart Rap")

Chapter 5: The Culprit is Revealed
(The screen cuts from black, back to the parlor where Leap is laughing hysterically)

Leap: Oh, that cracks me up! Bungee bungee bungee-wungee-woogee-wagee-weegee... Come on! Ha, ha!

(Leap stops laughing and notices that Tad's still not cheering up)

Tad: I hope those guys didn't get hurt falling on their heads like this. But you think they got hurt?

Leap: Oh. Gee, buddy. I don't know. They were wearing their helmets.

Tad: Yeah. They were wearing their helmets. That's good.

Leap: Look. Pal. M-maybe it's none of my business, but...why are you so down? You wanna tell me what's going on?

Professor Quigley: (offscreen) I'll tell you what's going on!

(1954 Godzilla theme plays in the background as the mysterious man reveals himself to be Professor Quigley)

Tad: (gasps) (growls)

(Professor Quigley walks over to the jukebox)

Professor Quigley: Perhaps this will clear things up.

(Professor Quigley looks sternly at Tad)

Tad: Ah! (growls) Hah!

(Professor Quigley looks stern again and selects a song)

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Tad: (screaming in Jason Griffith's Sonic's voice) Noooooooooo!!!

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(The song Professor Quigley selected is "His Cheeseburger")

Chapter 6: Professor Quigley's Confession and Apologetic/Tad gets his Silly Songs Back
(After the song, Leap looks at Quigley.)

Leap: (gasps) You don't mean...?

Professor Quigley: Yes! It's my fault! All my fault! I'm the one to blame!

(Tad gently bangs his head on the table.)

Leap: That's despicable. No wonder Tad's so upset. I'd feel that way too if somebody took my songs away. I'm calling the cops.

(With the thought of Professor Quigley getting arrested, worse, getting kicked off "LeapFrog" for committing this crime, Professor Quigley stops Leap.)

Professor Quigley: Hold it, Hold it! I-i-if you could just give me one chance I'll explain!

(Leap looks at Quigley's annoyed eyes, then looks at Tad is still banging his head on the table. Then softens up and decides to just give Professor Quigley one chance to confess.)

Leap: Fine. One chance. But if you make this worse, you're going to jail.

(Tad nods in agreement.)

Professor Quigley: It's just that... I... Well... Surely you can understand my position. I was simply acting in the public's best interest. We do have standards to uphold, you know.

(Leap looks scornfully at him.)

Professor Quigley: Yes. I see. Well... But then, I got these.

(Professor Quigley opens his briefcase. Tad looks on as the rain outside stops. Professor Quigley pulls out a pile of papers. He takes one piece of paper and reads it out loud.)

Professor Quigley: (clears throat) "We, the undersigned, believe that Professor Quigley should forgive and forget the Song of the Cebu incident and return Silly Songs with Larry to regular leapfrog programing, signed 167,512 adoring fans, including, but not limited to, the entire population of Portland, Oregon and even someone in Oregon Rail Heritage Centre."

Tad: Huh? Oregon Rail Heritage Centre?

Professor Quigley: Yes. Oregon Rail Heritage Centre. That's where Spokane, Portland and Seattle 700 and Southern Pacific 4449 sat there.

Tad: (as Tad smiles) Wow! Oregon Rail Heritage Centre.

Professor Quigley: The people have spoken. I guess I have no other choice but to hereby decree that silly songs is henceforth reinstated. Effective immediately! Which is what, I suppose, henceforth means. But no matter! Go on! Sing with all the silliness you can muster!

(Professor Quigley rushes onto the counter.)

Professor Quigley: Let the world know, yea unto its farthest reaches, including, but not limited to, Oregon Rail Heritage Centre, that this is not the end of silliness! No! Quite the contrary! Silliness has just begun!

(He slips and falls off the counter. His head pops up from behind.)

Professor Quigley: But try not to be too silly. Please?

(Tad gives Professor Quigley a wink in his eye, gets up and rushes over to the jukebox. He pulls out a disc entitled "Silly Songs with Tad: The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps". He puts the disc in. An arm of the jukebox places a disc in the player and "The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps" plays when the video ends with an iris out on Tad finishes The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps while chasing from the bear, then the credits, the Porchlight Entertainment logo and the LeapFrog logo, but in the Leapster version, after irising out on Tad chased from the bear after finishes The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps, the Leapster automatically powers down)