Amazing Stories (1985–1987): Season 2, Episode 6 - The Greibble - full transcript

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[ Rain Pattering ]

- [ Car Door Shuts ]
- [ Engine Starts ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

Bobby!

[ Grunts ]

Bobby,
you ready for school?

- Yeah, Mom.
- Now--

Now I'm going to be doing
the big cleanup in here
I promised today, okay?

Sure, Mom.
Just don't throw out
any stuff that's neat.



[ Mom Sighs ]
I hardly think
anything in this room...

could be described as neat.

Now here. See what I mean?

You've outgrown
most of this silly stuff.

You're getting too old
for The Poky Little Puppy.

- But, Mom--
- Oh, come on now.

- I like
The Poky Little Puppy.
- Now look here.

You remember when you
were only this high?

- Now look how big you are.
- Mmm.

You don't need all these
baby things anymore.

- Hmm?
- Mm-hmm.

Come along now.

- You're gonna be late
for school.
- Okay.

- Bye.
- Bye.



[ Sighs ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

Oh, Bobby.

You really have
outgrown this stuff.

[ Exhales ]

Damn it.

[ Man's Voice On TV ]
Jennifer.

- [ Woman ]
Darling, what is it?
- They've caught him--

the man who ruined
Daphne's life
is in jail.

[ Jennifer ]
Oh, thank heaven,
after all these months.

Well, Jack, who is it?

[ Jack ]
You just better
sit down, Jen.

Prepare yourself
for a shock.

I still can't
believe it myself.

How could we
have all been so blind?

[ Jennifer ]
You mean it's someone from
right here in Centerville?

[ Jack ]
No one had any idea.

Who'd have guessed
it would be someone
we all knew,

and someone who we saw
every day?

[ Jennifer ]
Jack, tell me. How can you
play with me like this?

[ Jack ] The father of Daphne's
baby is the same man who
shot Reverend McKinley...

and poisoned Billy's dog.

- [ Jennifer ]
You mean--
- That's right.

- The man we've all
been looking for is--
- [ Thunderclap ]

[ TV Off ]

[ Sighs ]
Great.

[ Floorboards Creak ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Floorboards Creak ]

[ Murmurs ]

[ Barks ]

[ Creature Breathing ]

[ Breathing Continues ]

- [ Creature Groans ]
- [ Dog Barking ]

[ Sighs ]

Don't be such a coward,
Butch.

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

It's just a little storm--
little rain, some thunder.

[ Sighs ]
The power will be back
in a moment,

- and everything
will be just fine.
- [ Thunder Rumbles ]

Just...

fine.

- [ Chomping ]
- [ Screams ]

[ Whining ]

[ Alert Tones ]

[ Woman ]
We're sorry. We can't
complete your call as dialed.

Please check the number
and dial again,

or call your operator
for assistance.

[ Creature Gurgles, Purrs ]

- [ Chomping, Crunching ]
- [ Woman Gasps ]

[ Low Growl ]

[ Woman Gasps ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Creature Murmurs ]

[ Soft Grunting ]

Ugh!

- [ Crunching ]
- [ Glass Shatters ]

Er?

[ Soft Grunting ]

[ Chomping ]

- [ Plate Shatters ]
- Hey!

Don't do that!

[ Soft Grunt ]

[ Murmurs, Grunts ]

[ Creature Belches ]

- [ Cuckoos ]
- [ Squeals ]

Ooh.
[ Laughs ]

[ Squealing ]

[ Creature Squeals ]

[ Squealing Continues ]

Hey. Hey.

Do you want this? Hmm?

You want it?
Yummy. Yummy. Mmm!

- Yeah. Yummy.
- [ Soft Grunting ]

- Good.
It's gonna taste good.
- [ Grunting Continues ]

Mmm. Yeah.

- Go for it!
- [ Clock Cuckoos ]

[ Soft Grunting ]

- [ Sighs ]
- [ Thunder Rumbles ]

- [ Soft Grunt ]
- [ Screams ]

[ Cuckooing ]

[ Doorbell Rings ]

Stay!

Don't you move.
I mean it. Stay!

[ Gobbles ]

- Fred!
- What a storm,
eh, Mrs. Simmons?

- Yeah.
- It's not a fit day
for man or beast.

- Rainin' cats and dogs.
- Yeah, and other things too,
Fred.

- Fred--
- Here's your cookbook
from France.

- I couldn't help noticing.
- Oh. Thanks.

Though why anybody would
wanna cook frog legs in
cherry sauce is beyond me.

There is something
in my kitchen.

I-I can't quite figure out
what it is.

Something the cat
dragged in?

We used to have a cat
would bring us a dead rat
every week,

bring it up on the porch
like it was present
or something.

No, the cat didn't
bring this in. It's--

It's-- I don't know
exactly what it is.

It-It's some kind
of exotic animal, but--

- Like from Borneo,
or somethin'?
- I don't know.

But please, come in
and see for yourself.

Sure. Okay. Lead the way.

Through here.

Uh, this, uh--
This thing isn't dangerous,
or anything, is it?

[ Stammering ]
I don't think so.

I thought so,
but I don't know.

I-I-- No, I--

[ Fred ]
Oh, boy.

- [ Sighs ]
What am I gonna do, Fred?
- Gee, Mrs. Simmons.

Guess I'd keep the big guy
on a leash, myself.

Maybe get him some
of those doggie downers.
There's obedience school.

They got a place called
Wodehouse or something like
that. Works pretty good.

'Cause if this all keeps up,
you may want to,

you know,
put him to sleep.

Only as a last resort,
of course.

- It's man's best friend.
- No! Not Butch.

It was huge and pink.

- Pink?
- No, purple. Purple!

Purple. Sure.

It crashed through that door
and ate everything.

It was just huge
and purple.

[ Stammering ]
God, it's so hard
to explain.

I mean, i-it--

Fred, no!

Fred, don't go!

You didn't see it!

Get him a Valium,
Mrs. Simmons.

Take a couple yourself.

- [ Tires Screech ]
- Fred!

Fred! You didn't
see it, Fred.

[ Clattering ]

Oh, God.

[ Chomping ]

[ Soft Groaning ]

?? [ Piano: Random Notes ]

Ohh.

- Go.
- [ Piano Crashes ]

[ Gulps ]

[ Woman Screaming On TV ]

[ Man Shouting On TV ]

[ Woman ]
John! The monster--
He's got her.

- [ Woman Continues,
Indistinct ]
- [ Squeals ]

- [ Lightbulb Pops ]
- Oh!

[ Lightbulb Pops ]

[ Man ]
...romantic, and,
for the first time,

affordable!

That's right, our boss
told us to shatter
those prices,

and that's exactly
what we're doing...

in Lamps Galore
at locations all across
the tristate area.

Elegant lighting
at the lowest prices
in history.

But that's not all. Try
before you buy, and qualify
for one of the following:

Butch and Buddy,
a matched set
of snapping turtles,

or a lifetime supply
of chandelier bulbs.

Come by one of
our 32 locations today.

- Lamps Galore is a--
- No!

[ TV Tube Pops ]

Right.

I've got something
for you, big fella.

- Nummy, nummy, nummy!
- [ Creature Murmurs ]

Yeah! Want it? Mmm!

Come on. Mmm!

[ Creature Mutters,
Squeals ]

Mmm! Nummy, nummy, nummy.

Nummy, nummy, nummy.
Here. Yeah.

Yeah. That's it.
Come on.

Come on, boy.
That's it.

Yeah. Yeah. That's it.
Come on.

Look at these lovely,
lovely bulbs.

Mmm!

Come on. Come on.

Wait a minute.
Wait a minute. Wait.
Wait a minute.

- Okay.
- [ Creature Grunting ]

That's it.
There you go.
That's it.

[ Mrs. Simmons Grunts ]

Get in!

In!

- [ Soft Grunts ]
- The dump is just
a couple more miles.

You can romp...

you can play and eat
all you want out there.

[ Grunting ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Creature Groans ]

This is the end
of the line for you.

- [ Creature Groans ]
- Look at all this
good stuff!

Eh? You can eat
yourself sick.

Don't give me
that big cow-eyed routine.

[ Whines ]

Out!

- [ Whines ]
- I mean it.

[ Creature Grunts ]

[ Whines ]

Hey. Look what mama's
got for you.

Hey. Look.

[ Squeals ]

Isn't it beautiful?

Come on.

Come on.

- [ Grunts ]
- You can do it.

That's it. Good.

Yeah. There we go.
There.

Come on, boy.

Here. Yeah.

That's it.

Right. Yeah.
You want that?

Okay.

Okay! Yeah.
Great idea.

Here's a-- Here's a...
one of these things. Look.

This is great.
The light.

How about this?
You want this?

[ Creature Grunts ]

There's a couple
of spanners here. Great.

And a duck.
Look at the duck!

Great duck. Yeah.

Look! Look at that.
Japanese lantern.

[ Grunting ]

- [ Grunting, Squealing ]
- What's that?

Oh!

[ Squeals ]

It's for your
own good, fella.

Maybe you'll find
a pretty girl...
whatever-you-are,

and have a bunch
of little baby...

things.

[ Chomping ]

[ Squeals ]

[ Clattering ]

Bye now!
Don't eat too much.

Mmm. Not a picky eater.

[ Sighs ]

- Aaah!
- [ Creature Groaning ]

Oh!

Ugh! Ugh.

[ Groaning Continues ]

Ugh.

[ Groaning ]

Now just stop that!

[ Laughs ]

[ Soft Groaning ]

Don't even think about it.

[ Chomping ]

That does it!

I just want to scare you.

I just can't
have you here anymore.

[ Squeals ]

[ Creature Groaning ]

[ Squealing ]

- [ Creature Whimpering ]
- Don't be scared.

[ Whimpering Continues ]

I wasn't going
to pull the trigger.

I wouldn't do that
to you.

Oh, don't cry.

Ohh. Oh, you poor thing.

Um, here.
Let me get you something.

Oh. Here.

You come with me.
Come on.

Okay, Butch, out you go now.
Out you go.

There.

Come on. All right.

You sit here
in Butch's basket.

There. Nice and comfy.

- There.
- [ Toy Squeaks ]

- Here you are.
- [ Gurgling ]

I'll go get you
a nice surprise.

You stay right there.

I'll go get you
a nice bowl
of broken glass.

Maybe you should stay
with us for a while.

I mean,

what if some hunter
found you?

Then where would you be?

On a wall over somebody's
gas fireplace, that's where.

[ Creature Gulps ]

Oh! I'm sorry.
Oh, I'm sorry.

You poor thing.

You just need a friend,
don't you?

- Yeah.
- [ Door Shuts ]

Bobby.

Oh! Stay here.

Bobby would just love
to meet you.

[ Panting ]

Bobby.

Well, at least you didn't
throw out my tapes.

Where'd you hide
all the neat stuff?

- There's something that
I've just got to show you.
- Where are my books?

You make me watch
Sesame Street,
and you throw out my books?

Bobby, don't worry
about that now.

- The garbage!
- Bobby, wait.

Bobby. Bobby,
forget about all this.

You got egg goop
all over my Greibble!

I've got something
wonderful to show you,
something absolutely--

Hey!

[ Bobby ]
Oh, it's my
Indian headdress.

My first bunny!

My tiger!

Why'd you throw this away?

I've been looking
for all this stuff.

My caboose.

Oh, here's my balloon mask.

Part of my gum-ball machine.
I've been missing it.

[ Bobby Continues,
Indistinct ]

- [ Cat Mews ]
- I can't believe
you threw these away.

Do you like The Greibble?

Yeah.

Yes, I like The Greibble.