Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (1984) - full transcript

The Cabbage Patch Kids go to the big city so that they can find the Christmas Spirit.

BRR, SURE IS COLD
UP HERE.

I DON'T RELISH FLYIN'
AT CHRISTMASTIME,

BUT A NEW CABBAGE PATCH KID
IS GONNA BE BORN SOON

AND I'VE GOT TO GET
DOWN THERE.

IT'S HIDDEN IN A SECRET SPOT
DOWN THERE

IN NORTH GEORGIA.

COME ON!

THERE ARE THE BUNNY BEES
SPREADIN' THEIR CRYSTALS.

AND THERE'S THE KIDS.

HI, HELLO!

HELLO, KIDS.



THE YOUNG BOY'S
XAVIER ROBERTS.

HE HAPPENED ON
THE CABBAGE PATCH ONE DAY

BY ACCIDENT.

AND HIM AND ME
ARE THE KIDS' ONLY FRIENDS

FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

WOW.

HELLO, BABY DOT.

TOMORROW'S CALLED CHRISTMAS.

IT'S A GREAT HOLIDAY
XAVIER'S BEEN TELLING US ABOUT.

YOU DECORATE A TREE
AND HANG STOCKINGS

ON A TURKEY.

YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG,
CANNON LEE.

YOU HANG THE LIGHTS
ON THE TURKEY.

COME ON, COLONEL CASEY.



XAVIER'S SHOWIN' US
PICTURES OF CHRISTMAS,

AND WE'RE TOASTING MARSHMALLOWS.

THIS IS WHAT A CITY LOOKS LIKE
ALL DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS.

THAT YOUNG FELLA THERE
IS OTIS LEE.

THAT'S SYBIL SADIE,
TYLER BO,

RACHEL MARIE,
OR RAMIE FOR SHORT,

DAWSON GLENN,
COUSIN CANNON LEE,

AND PAULA LOUISE.

AT LAST COUNT, SHE HAD
2,751 FRECKLES.

HEE-HEE-HEE.

OH, AND 3,000 MARSHMALLOWS.

AND EVERYONE COMES
TO THE CITY TO SEE

THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
IN THE AIR.

WOW, OH, BOY!

WOW, OH, BOY!

WELL, I BETTER BE
GETTIN' HOME

TO HELP TRIM THE TREE.

I'LL BE BACK TOMORROW.

BYE, KIDS.

BYE, COLONEL CASEY.

BYE!

BYE!

DON'T FORGET WHAT I SAID
ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

I WISH WE COULD GET
TO SEE 'EM.

SEE WHO, CANNON LEE?

THAT MAN XAVIER
TOLD US ABOUT, RAMIE.

THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

HA-HA-HA!

THE SPIRIT ISN'T
A MAN.

XAVIER SAID THE PEOPLE
GO TO THE CITY

TO SEE THE SPIRIT IN THE AIR.

IT'S A GREAT BIG
SPOOKY-LIKE THING

THAT FLOATS AROUND
IN THE SKY.

WHATEVER IT IS,
LET'S GO TO THE CITY AND SEE IT.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT!

ALL RIGHT!

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
TO THE CITY BEFORE, KIDS.

BE CAREFUL.

I'LL LOOK AFTER THEM,
COLONEL CASEY.

THE KIDS LEFT BABY DOT
IN MY CARE,

AND CRAWLED THROUGH
THE KUDZU VINE

AND OUT THE SECRET PASSAGE.

THE KIDS ALWAYS HAD
TO BE MIGHTY CAREFUL

WHEN THEY LEFT THE PATCH.

THERE WAS DANGER
LURKIN' OUTSIDE.

THE EVIL LAVENDER MACDADE
AND THE RUTHLESS

CABBAGE JACK
AND BEAU WEASEL

WERE ALWAYS TRYIN'
TO CAPTURE THE KIDS

TO WORK IN THEIR MINE.

WE CAN'T REACH
THE GOLD, LAVENDER.

FOOLS!

I KNOW THERE'S GOLD
IN THERE.

I'VE GOT TO GET MY HANDS
ON THOSE BRATS.

THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES
SMALL ENOUGH

TO CRAWL INSIDE.

COME ON!

WE'LL GET 'EM
THIS TIME.

YEAH.

I THINK THE CITY
IS THAT WAY.

I'M IN CHARGE,
DAWSON GLENN.

I THINK WE GO THAT WAY.

I'M SECOND IN CHARGE
AND I THINK WE GO THAT WAY.

WELL, I'M IN CHARGE
OF WHO'S IN CHARGE

AND I SAY WE GO THAT WAY.

YOU AREN'T GOING
ANYWHERE.

WHERE'D THOSE BRATS GO?

HOW WE GONNA GET
TO THE CITY NOW?

SOMEONE'S COMING!

THIS 'UN WILL BRING
A GOOD PRICE IN THE CITY.

HANG ON, WE'RE GOING
TO THE CITY BY TREE.

THERE THEY ARE!

AH!

WOW!

SO THIS IS WHAT
A CITY LOOKS LIKE.

LOOK AT ALL THOSE
BIG BUILDINGS.

AND ALL THOSE CARS!

AND PEOPLE!

COME ON, LET'S GO FIND
THE SPIRIT.

THIS WILL BE EASY.

READY, FINGERS? GUS?

READY, BERTHA.

OH, MY BAD.

OH, EXCUSE ME,
I'M SORRY.

HERE YOU ARE, MADAM.

YOU'RE TOO KIND.

WHAT DID WE GET?

TWO BUS TICKETS
TO MACON, GEORGIA.

AND A LIBRARY CARD.

OH, FOOLS!

EXCUSE ME, LADY.

WHERE CAN WE FIND
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT?

BEAT IT, BRATS!

THAT LADY LOOKS LIKE
LAVENDER.

AND THE MEN LOOK LIKE
BEAU WEASEL

AND CABBAGE JACK.

WELL, AT LEAST WE KNOW
THAT THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

CAN'T BE ONE OF THEM.

THERE'S THE SANTA CLAUS
XAVIER TOLD US ABOUT!

I BET HE KNOWS
WHERE THE SPIRIT IS.

RIGHT.

COME ON!

FRANK!

THOSE CHILDREN!

IF THEY STEP INTO TRAFFIC,
THEY'LL BE HURT.

HOLD OUR HANDS, KIDS.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING US,
MISTER?

OUT OF THIS TRAFFIC!

THAT'S OKAY WITH US.

THANKS LADY,
THANKS, MISTER.

YOU POOR CHILDREN.

YOU LOOK SO FRIGHTENED.

YOU'RE WHITE
AS A SHEET.

I HOPE IT DIDN'T SCARE
MY FRECKLES OFF.

AREN'T THEY SWEET?

OH, FRANK, I WISH
WE HAD CHILDREN.

ESPECIALLY ONE LIKE HER.

IT'S SO LONELY
AT CHRISTMAS WITHOUT CHILDREN.

HERE, DEAR.

HEY, THE MAN
DROPPED SOMETHING.

LOOK, A WALLET!

WITH A PILE OF MONEY
IN IT.

OW!

SERVES YOU RIGHT.

IT ISN'T YOURS.

WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT BACK
TO THE MAN.

THE LITTLE THIEVES.

AFTER THEM!

THEY'RE CHASING US!

WE'LL HIDE IN THAT HOUSE!

SHH.

ISN'T THIS FUN, MOM?

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS EVE
WITH YOU AND DADDY,

AND GRANDMA AND GRANDPA?

AND THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
IN THE HOUSE?

THE SPIRIT'S IN THERE.

I GUESS THEY WON'T MIND US
TAKIN' JUST ONE PEEK.

IT'S SUCH A PRETTY TREE.

AND SMELL THE TURKEY.

HEY!

WHO'S THERE?

WHO ARE YOU?

SORRY, WE WERE JUST LOOKIN'
FOR THE SPIRIT.

THERE'S NOBODY HERE.

BUT YOU WERE TALKIN'
TO YOUR MOM AND DAD.

I WAS JUST MAKING
BELIEVE.

THIS IS A HOME FOR KIDS
WHO DON'T HAVE A M--

MOM AND DAD.

WHERE ARE THE OTHER KIDS?

AT PEOPLE'S HOMES
FOR CHRISTMAS.

'CAUSE THEY MIGHT GET
ADOPTED.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GO.

NOBODY'S GONNA ADOPT ME.

I'M DIFFERENT
FROM OTHER KIDS.

ALL KIDS ARE DIFFERENT.

SURE!

SHE'S DIFFERENT
FROM ME.

AND HE'S DIFFERENT
FROM ME.

BEING DIFFERENT'S
WHAT MAKES EVERY KID SPECIAL.

YEAH!

YEAH!

YEAH!

♪ SOME OF US BIG KIDSAND SOME OF US SMALL ♪

♪ SOME KIDS ARE SHORTERAND SOME KIDS ARE TALL ♪

♪ EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT,THERE'S ME AND THERE'S YOU ♪

♪ THE ONE DAY A YEAREVERY DREAM CAN COME TRUE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'SCHRISTMAS AND ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S JOY ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S SPECIAL,EACH GIRL AND EACH BOY ♪

♪ YES, IT'S EVERYBODY'SCHRISTMAS ♪

♪ TOGETHER WE'LL SHARE ♪

♪ FOR EVERYONE, EVERY YEAR,EVERYWHERE ♪

SOME FOLKS HAVE NOTHIN'.

AND SOME HAVETOO MUCH.

♪ REAL GIFTS YOU DON'TMEASURE ♪

♪ BY MONEY AND SUCH ♪

♪ IT'S LOVIN' EACH OTHER,NOT LIGHTS ON A TREE ♪

♪ IT MAKES CHRISTMAS MAGICFOR YOU AND FOR ME ♪

♪ AND IT'S EVERYBODY'SCHRISTMAS AND ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S JOY ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S SPECIAL,EACH GIRL AND EACH BOY ♪

♪ YES, IT'S EVERYBODY'SCHRISTMAS ♪

♪ TOGETHER WE'LL SHARE ♪

♪ FOR EVERYONE, EVERY YEAR,EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ EVERYONE, EVERY YEAR,EVERYWHERE ♪

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

JENNY, WHAT'S YOURS?

WE'RE THE CABBAGE PATCH KIDS.

THAT'S SURE DIFFERENT.

YOU'LL FIND SOMEONE
WHO WANTS TO ADOPT YOU, JENNY.

YOU'LL SEE.

HEY, WHAT ABOUT THOSE NICE
PEOPLE WE MET?

YOU KNOW SOMEONE
WHO'D ADOPT ME?

REALLY?

YES, THEY SAID THEY WANTED
A KID JUST LIKE

PAULA LOUISE.

AND YOU AND PAULA LOUISE
LOOK ALIKE.

BUT WE'VE GOTTA FIND 'EM
ANYWAY.

TO GIVE THEM THIS.

COME ON WITH US,
JENNY!

WAIT! THEY MIGHT HAVE SEEN US
COME IN THE WINDOW.

WHO?

SOMEONE'S CHASIN' US.

TO GET WHAT THOSE PEOPLE
DROPPED.

WE CAN SNEAK OUT
THE BACK.

THEY'RE LITTLE SNEAKS,
TOO.

COME ON!

GRAB THEM!

FIND THAT MONEY!

EMPTY THEIR POCKETS!

JUNK!

TELL US WHERE
THE MONEY IS,

AND WE'LL BE PARTNERS.

YOU'LL WORK FOR ME.

YOU'LL ROB AND STEAL
AND PICK POCKETS.

WE CERTAINLY WILL NOT!

NO!

THAT'S THE TROUBLE
WITH YOUTH TODAY.

THEY DON'T WANT
TO WORK.

WHAT DO WE DO NOW,
OTIS LEE?

WHEN I SAY "THREE,"
WE'LL BITE THEIR LEGS.

TWO IS QUICKER.

RIGHT.

ONE, TWO...

YOW!

OUCH!

COME ON!

CAN YOU RUN, JENNY?

WHEN PEOPLE LIKE THAT
ARE AFTER ME,

YOU BET.

WE'LL HIDE
IN THAT PLACE.

HEY!

STOP THOSE KIDS!

FIND THEM! WE CAN'T
HAVE STREET KIDS

RUNNING AROUND THE LOBBY
OF THE PRINCE ALBERT.

WOW.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

WE'RE IN A PRINCE'S PLACE.

HOW DO WE GET AWAY
AND FIND THOSE PEOPLE

WHO WILL ADOPT ME?

DON'T WORRY, JENNY,
WE'LL FIND THEM.

WON'T WE, OTIS?

SURE WE WILL.

LOOK, THE MAN AND LADY.

WE'VE GOT TO GET TO 'EM
WITHOUT BEIN' SEEN.

I'VE LOVED THAT CHILD
WITH THE FRECKLES.

OH, FRANK, I THOUGHT
WE'D BE LESS LONELY

COMING TO THE CITY
TO SEE THE CHILDREN

ENJOYING CHRISTMAS.

HOW WILL WE GET TO 'EM
OTIS?

LEAVE IT TO ME.

I'VE GOT A PLAN.

HEY, LADY, MISTER!

THEY DIDN'T HEAR YOU.

BUT THOSE FRIENDS
OF THE PRINCE DID.

THEY'RE IN THAT CART!

COME ON, THE NICE PEOPLE
WENT IN THAT ROOM

WHERE THE FOLKS ARE EATIN'!

NOW GO AND CAUSE TROUBLE
FOR THE PLAZA.

LOOK, OVER THERE!

IT'S THEM!

LET'S GO GET 'EM!

UH-OH.

WE BETTER QUICK HIDE.

-WHERE?
-WHERE?

UH, STOP ASKIN'
SO MANY QUESTIONS, RAMIE!

COME ON!

MAYBE I SHOULD GO BACK
TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME.

I'M JUST MAKING
A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR EVERYONE.

YOU'RE NOT TROUBLE, JENNY.

NO, OF COURSE NOT!
NO!

BESIDES, IT'S NEVER TROUBLE
HELPING A FRIEND.

AND YOU'RE EVEN MORE
THAN A FRIEND TO ME, JENNY.

WE LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE,
I FEEL YOU'RE ALMOST MY SISTER.

ME, TOO.

THOSE BRATS ARE IN
THIS PARK SOMEWHERE.

FIND THEM!

♪ DECK THE HALLSWITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY ♪

♪ FA-LA-LA-LA-LA,LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ 'TIS THE SEASONTO BE JOLLY ♪

♪ FA-LA-LA-LA-LA,LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ DON WE NOW OUR PRIDEAPPAREL ♪

♪ FA-LA-LA, LA-LA-LA,LA-LA-LA ♪

♪ TROLL THE ANCIENTYULETIDE CAROL ♪

♪ FA-LA-LA-LA-LA,LA-LA-LA-LA ♪

I WONDER WHAT ALL
THE SIGNING'S FOR.

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

THEY'RE PROBABLY SINGING
FOR THE SPIRIT.

WE DIDN'T EVEN GET ONE
PEEK AT 'EM.

I'M COLD.

I'M HUNGRY.

ME, TOO.

PLEASE FORGET ABOUT ME.

YOU SHOULD BE GOING HOME.

YOUR MOTHERS AND FATHERS
WILL BE WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE ALL ALONE,
LIKE ME?

OH, WE AREN'T ALONE.

WE'VE GOT COLONEL CASEY.

WE'VE GOT XAVIER.

AND WE HAVE EACH OTHER.

YEAH.

THIEVES ALWAYS KEEP
THEIR MONEY UNDER THE PILLOW.

IT'S THEM!

NOW YOU'LL STEAL
FOR ME!

YOU'LL CRAWL THROUGH WINDOWS
AND GATES.

AND MAKE THIS MY MERRIEST
CHRISTMAS.

OR YOU'LL NEVER SEE
YOUR BRAT FRIEND AGAIN.

COME ON!

BUT WE PROMISED TO GET JENNY
ADOPTED.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE A MOTHER
OR FATHER.

THEN STEAL ONE FOR HER.

THAT'S THE LITTLE GIRL
MISSING FROM THE HOME.

AND THOSE PICKPOCKETS
WE'VE BEEN LOOKIN' FOR.

THE COPS!

GRAB THE BRATS
AND RUN FOR IT!

ALL GRAB HANDS
AND PULL EACH OTHER OUT!

JUST LIKE I PLANNED!

I THINK I KNOW
WHERE WE'RE GONNA SPEND

NEW YEAR'S EVE.

I'LL TAKE YOU BACK
TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME.

BUT WE HAVE TO GET JENNY
A REAL HOME.

WE'RE TRYIN' TO GET HER
TO A MAN AND LADY.

THEY LIVE OVER THERE
WITH PRINCE ALBERT.

THERE THEY ARE!

MISTER, LADY!

MISTER!

LADY!

FRANK, IT'S THOSE CHILDREN.

HERE'S SOMETHING
YOU LOST, MISTER.

WHY, THANK YOU, SON.

AND HERE'S SOMETHING
WE FOUND.

A LITTLE GIRL FOR YOU.

HER NAME'S JENNY
AND SHE NEEDS A MOM AND DAD.

BUT SHE DOESN'T THINK
SHE CAN GET ADOPTED

'CAUSE SHE'S DIFFERENT.

BUT THAT MAKES HER SPECIAL.

JUST LIKE ME.

YOU'RE RIGHT, DEAR.

SHE'S VERY SPECIAL.

SHE'S FROM THE CHILDREN'S HOME.

I RAN AWAY.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU
RIGHT BACK THERE.

BACK?

TO SEE IF WE CAN
ADOPT HER.

YAY!

YEAH!

I'LL FILE THE ADOPTION PAPERS
RIGHT AWAY.

IN THE MEANTIME, JENNY DEAR,
YOU MAY GO AND VISIT

WITH MR. AND MRS. CLARK.

YAY!

YAY!

KIDS!

XAVIER!

COLONEL CASEY SAID
YOU DIDN'T COME BACK

TO THE PATCH LAST NIGHT,
SO I CAME LOOKIN' FOR YA.

AND THE POLICE SAID
TO TRY HERE.

BYE, KIDS,
AND THANKS.

'BYE!

I'M GLAD YOU GOT
A MOM AND DAD, JENNY.

I WISH WE COULD BOTH HAVE
THE SAME MOM AND DAD.

THEN WE'D REALLY
BE SISTERS.

MAYBE WE COULD!

THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.

THEN WE'LL HAVE A HOUSE
FULL OF FRECKLES.

THIS WILL BE
OUR HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS EVER.

I ALWAYS WONDERED
WHAT IT'D BE LIKE

TO HAVE A MOM AND DAD.

IS IT OKAY WITH YOU
IF I GO?

SURE, IT'S JUST THAT
WE'LL MISS YOU.

SO WE'RE UNHAPPY FOR US.

BUT WE'RE ALSO HAPPY
FOR YOU, AREN'T WE?

YAY!

YAY!

YAY!

WELL, THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS,

PAULA LOUISE
AND JENNY'S NEW FOLKS

SENT THE KIDS A TREE,
A TURKEY,

AND A WHOLE BUNCH
OF PRESENTS.

BUT THE BEST PRESENT OF ALL
WAS THE NEW

CABBAGE PATCH KID.

I WISH WE COULD'VE SEEN
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

ME, TOO.

YEAH.

YEAH.

-YOU DID.
-HUH?

THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT'S
A FEELING YOU GET

WHEN YOU'RE MAKIN'
SOMEONE ELSE HAPPY.

LIKE YOU DID PAULA LOUISE
AND JENNY.

AND THE CLARKS.

WOW!

WE HAD IT ALL ALONG!

AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW!

THE TURKEY'S READY.

CAME OUT GREAT.

AREN'T YOU GONNA
JOIN US, COLONEL CASEY?

UH, NO THANKS.

I GOTTA BE GETTIN' BACK
TO BABYLAND GENERAL

TO CHECK ON
THE NEW ARRIVALS.

WOW.

'COURSE, YOU WEREN'T BORN
IN A CABBAGE PATCH,

BUT IN A WAY, YOU'RE LIKE
THE CABBAGE PATCH KIDS

'CAUSE YOU'RE EACH ONE
DIFFERENT.

AND THAT MAKES YOU
SPECIAL, TOO!