Amazing Stories (1985–1987): Season 2, Episode 16 - Family Dog - full transcript

In this animated episode of three interrelated stories, a middle-class, suburban family is seen through the eyes of their put-upon dog.

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[ Woman ]
Billy!

Billy!

There you are!

Where do you think
you're going?

- [ Billy ]
Out.
- Out where?

- Outside!
- Have you done something
around the house?

- It's Saturday!
- And on Saturdays,

you have to help
around the house
before you can go out.

The rug needs vacuuming.
You can vacuum the rug.



Mom!

The vacuum's
in the closet.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

[ Door Closes ]

I don't know why
I put up with this stuff.

Chip Bunster doesn't
have to vacuum.

Mike Wilmot doesn't
have to vacuum.

Oh, vacuuming
makes me barf.

Where's the stupid
vacuum cleaner anyway?

[ Items Rattling ]

[ Vacuum Whirring ]

[ Yelps ]

[ Whimpering ]

[ Vacuum Stops ]



- [ Cheering On TV ]
- [ Man On TV ]
Would you look at that?

[ Whirring ]

[ Man On TV Continues,
Indistinct ]

[ Chuckles ]

[ Man On TV ]
...with the Wombats.

Running, passing,
I, for one am really
surprised at this game.

- Those Wombats just creamed
their last opponent.
- [ Toots ]

But today's another story.

[ Sniffs ]

Well, the Wombats
have looked better,
that's for sure.

- [ Sniffs ]
- In fact, I think
this qualifies as...

one of the biggest blowouts
in the season.

- Who'd have thunk it?
37 to three and--
- Bad dog.

Bad dog!
Bad, bad boy.

I don't know what it is,
Ernie. Maybe his diet.
I don't know.

[ Man On TV ]
Mmm, boy.

Tender, beefy chunks.

Just about the best meal
your dog could ever want.

There's nothin' quite like
meat by-products...

to satisfy
those canine cravings.

Right, King?

[ Dishes Clattering ]

[ Small Bark ]

[ Water Running ]

Oh, all right,
you want your food?

I'll get your food!
Why not?

It seems to be the sole
reason for my existence
on this planet lately.

Feed the dog,
feed the cats,
do the dishes,

wash the clothes,
iron the clothes!

Do I have dreams?
Do I have aspirations?

No, but I have
a toilet bowl
that's springtime fresh,

and I'm pleased as punch
to be a short-order cook
to a dog!

So, here!

Oh, no, you don't.
Not today, buster.

You wanted food,
and I gave it to you, and
now you're gonna eat it.

- [ Grunts ]
- So, eat it.

Eat it!

[ Calmly ]
That's better.

[ Groaning ]

Bleh.

Lainey Lou says,
"Where's my baby?"

Where's Mary Ann?

Where's Mary Ann?
Where is Mary Ann?

There she is!
[ Giggles ]

Hello, Mary Ann.

Was you a good baby?

You need some panties
and shoes and...
and your coat.

And--
It's raining outside...

and you need you...
jammies.

All you need is your...
underpants!

[ Growling ]

[ Cries ]

Daddy!
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!

Dog tried to bite me!
The dog tried to bite me!

Dog tried to bite me!

Uh, look, I'm trying
to watch the game,
sweetheart.

The dog tried to bite me
with his teeth! His teeth!

With his teeth, Daddy!

[ Mother Screams ]

[ Scratching ]

Mommy! The dog--
The dog tried to bite me!

Just look at what
that dog of yours did
to my favorite slippers.

Well, it's that cheap
damn dog food you buy him.
Gives him gas.

[ Mom ]
What makes you think
it's cheap?

[ Dad ]
What do you mean
"that dog of yours," huh?

- It was your idea
to get him.
- I finished vacuuming.

- Can I go outside now?
- Oh, no, you're not
pinning this one on me!

- Mom.
- What do you mean?

- You said, "Honey,
we should get a dog."
- I finished vacuuming.

I wanna go outside.

- [ Billy ] Now!
- [ Dad ]
I know. I know.

[ Mom ]
I wanted something
low-maintenance, like a cat.

[ Shouting Overlapping ]

[ Dad ]
A cat is not
low-maintenance.

- [ Arguing Continues ]
- Dog tried to bite me!

- I'm done.
- Thank you so much--

[ Shouting Overlapping ]

[ Urinating ]

He's whizzin'
on the carpet, Dad.

[ Man On TV ]
Intercept... and
it's a beautiful punt.

Right through.
And it's a touchback!

[ Sighs ]

[ Girl ]
A space movie?

[ Mom ]
No, honey. Uncle Bud's
movies of last Christmas.

- Is it Christmas now?
- No, honey, it's no--

[ Dad ]
Hey, look. Can we
just watch the movie?

Please? Hmm?

- [ Billy ] Howdy, folks.
- [ Girl ]
That's me, mommy.

- That's right, honey.
- [ Girl ] That's me
in this movie!

[ Mom ]
That's--
That's right, honey.

That's me up there
in the movie!

[ Mom Flatly ]
Okay, honey.

- [ Dad ] Oh, geez,
would you look at that dog?
- [ Billy Speaking Gibberish ]

- Stupid dog.
- [ Billy Growling ]

[ Billy Making
Gibberish Noises ]

- [ Billy Chuckles ]
- [ Mom ]
That was a mistake.

[ Buffy ]
Can I get a soda, Mama?

[ Mom ]
You just had a soda,
sweetheart.

[ Buffy ]
Can I get a soda, Daddy?

[ Dad ]
You just had a soda,
honey.

- I want a soda.
- [ Parents ]
After the movie, honey!

[ Billy Makes
Vibrating Noise ]

[ Dad ]
Hey, boy. Look. Look,
that's you up there.

That's you up there,
uh, dog.

- [ Imitating Chain Saw ]
- [ Mom ]
That was a mistake too.

Oh, no. Oh, please.
Stop the projector.

- [ Dad ]
No. No, this is good.
- Turn it off now, Skip.

[ Dad ]
Hey, come on.
Please, Bev.

- [ Buffy ] Ooh, baby.
- [ Billy ]
Whoa.

[ Dad ]
Oh, come on.
It's a good present.

[ Billy ]
He cannot be stopped!

[ Mom ]
Next year,
we're getting him a book.

- [ Billy ] Oh, geez.
- [ Mom ]
Oh, look.

- You look nice.
- [ Billy ]
I look stupid.

[ Buffy ]
I say, "Hello there."

[ Dad ]
You've worn it a few times
since then, I notice.

- [ Mom ]
Skip.
- [ Children Giggle ]

- [ Dad ]
Oh, yeah. Remember that?
- [ Mom ] Mmm.

[ Dad ]
Bad dog.

We had to go out
for pizza, remember?

[ Mom ]
Pizza for
Christmas dinner.

- [ Dad ]
It was a... good pizza.
- [ Projector Rattles ]

[ Buffy ]
We saw a movie of a--
of a movie of a movie...

with a wolf in it--
with a wolf in it,

and-and
it got the bunny.

And the wolf
got a money--
I mean, a bunny.

[ Dad ]
Oh, the wolf
ate the bunny, huh?

Yes, it was dead.

- [ Giggles ]
- [ Billy ]
Buffy!

Uh-oh.
Man the pumps.

You stupid dumbhead
"nong-nong."

Every night
she does this!

Billy, what did I say
about yelling
at the table? Hmm?

I wouldn't have to yell...

if she wasn't
such a stupid, klutzoid,
dumbhead "nong-nong"!

- Something new!
- What's that?

A recipe I found
in Suburban Paradise
Magazine.

Tater pops
and cheese whip.

Enjoy.

[ Dad ]
Mmm, boy.

[ Gags ]

Uh, we're finished
out here, honey.

What do you say
we all go out for dessert
and a movie, huh?

Finished?
You're finished?

Already?

- But we can wait
while you--
- I've had enough!

I mean, I'm so full,
I, uh, I couldn't eat
another bite.

I'll get my coat.

- Yeah!
- Yay!

Hold still, sweetie.
One more button.

Careful, honey.
Don't run!

[ Dad ]
I haven't seen
a good movie in ages.

I like a good musical comedy
with a plot. A whodunit.

A whodunit with
a good dance number,
I don't care.

[ Doorknob Rattles ]

[ Weak Barking ]

[ Weak Barking ]

[ Door Closes ]

[ Mom ]
The door isn't locked.

No, I remember locking it.
I'm sure I locked it.

[ Mom ]
Look!
[ Gasps ]

I think somebody broke in!

- Wow!
- Wow.

[ Dad ]
Not a chance.
The dog was here.

Oh, my God.
They've taken
the coffeemaker.

No, no.
The dog was here.

Mommy,
the "bofa" is gone.

- [ Dad ]
But the dog was here!
- [ Billy ] Wow!

It looks like
they got the whole
stereo system, Dad!

[ Skip Shouting ]
But the dog was here!

Weren't you?
We don't expect too much
from you, do we?

Not really, no.

All we expect is
for you to be a dog,

which means you eat
and sleep...

and occasionally keep
the stupid house
from getting robbed!

But I'm going to give you
another chance.

One more chance.

- [ Billy Imitates Plane ]
- You look great, honey.

Thanks.
I had my tips frosted.

[ Panting ]

[ Billy ]
I am the barf man.

[ Mom ]
Billy, stop
teasing your sister.

[ Clock Ticking ]

[ Ticking Continues ]

[ Snoring ]

[ Doorknob Rattles ]

[ Growls, Barks ]

[ Whimpers ]

[ Whines, Weak Bark ]

[ Whimpers ]

[ Barks ]

[ Barking ]

[ Growling, Gasps ]

Uh, my name's
Skip Binford.

I'm here to see
Ms. Lestrange.

Thank you.

[ Barking Echoes ]

[ Woman ]
Do you like
what you see?

I'm Gert? Lestrange,
administrator
of this facility,

and this is
my assistant, Ronga.

Oh--
[ Clears Throat ]
I-- I--

I think you will find
our methods
most effective.

Our success rate
is close to 100%.

If we can't
transform your dog...

into a quivering,
snarling, white-hot
ball of canine terror,

then we will grant you
a full refund, of course.

Uh, well, actually--

You wish a demonstration.
Most certainly.

Angel.

[ Snarling ]

- [ Man Screaming ]
- [ Snarling Continues ]

Angel, come!

- [ Growls ]
- [ Ronga Panting ]

- [ Door Slams ]
- [ Lock Clinks ]

[ Door Creaks ]

[ Sighs ]

So what's the big deal?

He doesn't look like
a quivering, snarling,

white-hot ball
of canine terror to me.

[ Snarling ]

[ Snaps ]

Cash or charge?

[ Snarling ]

- What are we gonna do?
- I don't know.
I don't know!

He's turned into
a quivering, snarling,

white-hot ball
of canine terror!

We're gonna have to make
a break for the car.

- Count of one?
- No, two.

[ Together ]
No, three!

- Okay. Three.
- One, two three!

[ Barking ]

[ Squealing Tires ]

[ Panting ]

[ Growling ]

[ Screams ]

[ Man On TV ]
And now, back to
Days of our Soaps.

[ Grunting ]

- [ Growls ]
- [ Sighs ]

[ Woman ]
Wade has always
loved me.

He married you
for your money!

[ Woman #2 ]
Liar! Liar!

- [ Slap ]
- [ Woman ]
How dare you slap me?

[ Slap ]

[ Woman #2 ]
How dare you
slap me back?

- Freeze!
- [ Snarling ]

What are we gonna do?

Let's tie him up.

Good boy!
Good little doggie!

We sure showed him,
didn't we?

We sure showed
the nasty coppy-woppy,
yes.

This is gonna
work out just fine.

[ Barks, Panting ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Inaudible ]

[ Inaudible ]

[ Screams ]

The Dog Gang?
How humiliating.

Where do they get off
calling us The Dog Gang?

I'm beginning to think
the party's over.

I'm beginning to think
maybe we don't need a dog.

[ Whines, Growls ]

Or maybe we need
a new dog.

Or maybe we need a cat!

[ Snarling ]

[ Screeching ]

Hold it.
Reach for the sky.

[ Tapping ]

No dog food tonight.

Nothing but the best
for our little hero.

[ Buffy ]
Good puppy.

Now I want you
to just relax.

- And I want you to
enjoy your meal.
- Dog, dog, dog, dog.

And I want you to get
a good night's sleep.

And I want you
to take out the trash.

Poopy baby
wants some food too.

[ Burps ]

I hate that doll.

Come on, you guys.
It's way past
your bedtime.

- But, Mom!
- Billy!

[ Buffy ]
? A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H,
I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P ?

- But, Mom!
- No grief tonight, buster.

- Go brush your teeth,
right now.
- Okay.

[ Buffy ]
? W, X, Y and Z ??

[ Quietly ]
Honey. Honey.

[ Whispering ]
The front door is locked.

Could you come down and--

Ah, I'll have to get in
through the back door.

- [ Snarling ]
- [ Dad ]
No, no! Stop it! Down!

It's me! It's-- Bad!

It's me,
you stupid animal!

No! No!