Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003–2007): Season 1, Episode 9 - Song of the Banshee - full transcript
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- Jakers ♪ It's the tale
of our pal Piggley
♪ Ireland is the
world he loves so well
♪ He wriggles out of spots
that are downright stickley
♪ How he does that,
only he can tell
♪ Piggley, Ferny,
Molly, and Dannan
♪ Never miss a chance
to have too much fun
♪ In Tara or Raloo
♪ Lots of excitement
for everyone
♪ Curiosity's in a hurry
♪ Leaving no time
to stop and think
♪ The line between wild
and crazy gets blurry
- Jakers! ♪ The adventures
of Piggley Winks
♪ Something in the way
his eyes start blazing
♪ Tells us he's on
to a brand new plan
♪ His lips curl up,
it's downright amazing
♪ Looking for mischief,
well, he's your man
♪ Piggley, Ferny,
Molly, and Dannan
♪ Never miss a chance
to have too much fun
♪ In Tara or Raloo
♪ Lots of excitement
for everyone
♪ They go to bed
just to wake up early
♪ To get in trouble
or on the brink
♪ The line between wild
and crazy gets blurry
- Jakers! The adventures
of Piggley Winks
(quiet accordion music)
- [Sean, Seamus] Ahh!
- Ahh, don't touch me!
- Wooooo!
Wooooo!
- [Sean, Seamus] Ahh, ahh!
- [Meg] Ooooo!
- [Sean, Seamus] Ahh, ahh!
Don't touch me!
- Woooo!
Oh!
- Well now, somethin's
makin' more noise
than a bee in a jam jam.
(playful music)
- A ghost!
It's after us!
(pop)
- Don't worry, Grandpa.
It's just me!
There's no such
thing as a ghost.
- No, there's no such thing
as a ghost, all right.
Mind you, I did
meet a banshee once.
(suspenseful music)
- A what?
- A what?
- A banshee.
It's a bit like a ghost.
They're all over the
place in Ireland.
- Tell us about one, Grandpa.
- Come on, Grandpa.
(laughs)
- Well now, it all started
one fine afternoon.
(quiet marching music)
My friends Dannan and Ferny
and I were hot on the trail of
- Buried treasure!
(adventurous music)
We'll be hittin' it
soon, I can taste it!
- Ugh!
I'm tastin' more than
treasure, Captain Piggley.
- Ooh!
There it is!
Bring 'er up, matey!
(intense music)
(pop)
(drum roll)
- Ooh!
(trumpet fanfare)
- Feast your eyes on these
priceless gems, mateys!
(magical music)
- [Grandpa Piggley] There it
was at last, the treasure,
a precious blob
- Oooh, wow!
- [Grandpa Piggley]
Of worm-infested mud.
- Wow!
- Ho, ho.
- [Elly] Piggley!
- Oh, not now, mam!
We're about to divide
our pirate's treasure.
- Well, supper's in an hour.
- Jakers!
We've only got an hour left.
Now let's get this treasure
stored away safely on our ship.
(adventurous music)
- [Grandpa Piggley]
Treasure in hand,
we raced to our ship to
sail the seas till supper.
- Welcome, flock.
I suppose you're all wondering
why I called you here today.
(sad trombone)
Okay, let's pretend
you're all wondering
why I called you here today.
Glad you asked.
I think it was
Aristotle who said,
how about a song?
Give me a song.
And he, he was a smart guy.
(sheep burps)
Look, we're sheep,
but that doesn't mean
we can't develop
a little culture.
(upbeat music)
We gotta sing!
We gotta dance!
We gotta hot, chot, chotty, cha.
(sheep chew loudly)
Well, okay, all right,
we'll start with the singing
and end with the hot,
chot, chotty, cha.
Let's go, sheep!
("My Wild Irish Rose"
by Chauncey Olcott)
♪ My wild Irish rose
♪ The sweetest flower that
I'm singing to an
oil painting here.
- [Grandpa Piggley] We
were having great fun,
and it was about
to get even better.
(snare drum plays)
- For crimes against
the Jolly Roger,
includin' tryin' to
steal the treasure chest,
I, Captain Piggley, sentence
you, Dastardly Dannan,
to walk the plank.
Any last words before we
throw you to the sharks?
(chickens squawk)
(sad music)
I have been
unjustly accused as a traitor.
The ghost of Dastardly Dannan
will return for revenge.
(chickens squawk)
(adventurous music)
- Arrr!
(eery wail)
- What's that?
(eery wail)
- W-Where's it comin' from?
(shutters slam)
(bucket rattles)
(squeak)
- Maybe it's the ghost
of Dasterdly Dannan!
- It couldn't be!
I'm right here.
Maybe the chickens
have a stomachache.
- Or maybe it's a banshee.
- A banshee!
- A banshee?
(scary music)
- Terrible, ghostlike banshee
that dresses all in black
and wears a great, huge hood
over its head, you know.
It floats into your room,
moving right through the walls
and soars right up to you.
Then, it starts to
sing a song of doom.
Doom, doom!
(eery wail)
- Ahhh!
- Ahhh!
- Ahhh!
- Banshee!
Run for your life!
- It's comin' for us!
- Run for your life!
(intense music)
- Ahhhh!
- Ahhhh!
- Jakers!
That was brilliant.
There's a banshee on our ship.
(dramatic music)
- There is?
- Not really.
But it sounded like
one, didn't it, Dannan?
- Yes, yes, yes!
It sounded like a banshee.
Eh, I really should
be goin' now.
- Hey, where you goin', Dannan?
- Eh, home.
It's gettin' late, you know.
- But you can't leave now.
There's a banshee on our ship.
- Me mother's callin'!
- No, she isn't.
- She is!
- [Elly] Piggley!
Supper's ready, darlin'.
- Ah, no.
- Ah, well, too bad,
see you tomorrow, boys.
(playful music)
- Wait, Dannan wait!
Tomorrow is Saturday.
We could spend the
whole day together,
playin' pirates and
catchin' banshees.
- Ooh, that's right, we can!
- Then, you could both
stay for the night,
and we could sleep
out in the barn!
- What, what, what,
what, what, what!
- On our ship!
- Just like, like real pirates!
(adventurous music)
- And if that banshee
comes around again,
we'll catch it.
- And make it walk the plank.
- We're the three
bravest pirates
on the seven seas!
- [Elly] Piggley!
Now!
- See ya about tomorrow, then.
Bring your blankets.
- [Grandpa Piggley]
So, it was all set.
- See ya tomorrow!
- Right, tomorrow.
Hm, I can't wait.
- [Grandpa Piggley]
The next morning,
Dannan set out for town
to pick up Ferny from
his father's shop.
Ferny's dad, Don
Toro, was a huge man
with an even bigger heart.
(door creaks)
- Ferny!
Are you ready to go?
(quiet suspenseful music)
- Ferny?
Ah, maybe we're not
sleepin' over after all.
No pirates, or
ships, or banshees.
- [Don] Buenos dias.
- Ahh!
Oh, good mornin'
to ya, Don Toro.
- (Laughs) I'm sorry, Dannan.
I did not mean to scare you.
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
No, you didn't scare me.
I, I never get scared.
I was just lookin' for Fernando.
- Oh, Fernando's already
at Piggley's house.
He went early this
morning to see
if the banshee was still there.
- B-B-B-Banshee?
- That's what he said.
- Right, as if there
is such a thing.
(inhales sharply)
(eery wail)
Is there...?
- No, there isn't.
There's no such thing
as ghosts, either.
But when I was young,
I was scared of
ghosts, just the same.
- You were?
- Terrified.
- But you're not scared
of them now, are ya?
- No, no, no, not now.
- And why would you be?
They're not real.
What's the pointa
bein' scareda somethin'
that's not even there, ha!
Banshee's are not real,
and there's no banshee
in Piggley's barn.
So, there's no reason at all
why I shouldn't
sleep there tonight.
(gentle music)
- Maravilloso.
And if you should
start feeling scared,
you have Ferny and Piggley
to help you feel better.
- Oh, no!
I'd never tell
them I was scared.
They'd just laugh.
(soft guitar music)
- Ah, it's too
bad, little Dannan.
It seems that you
believe more in banshees
than you believe
in your friends.
(upbeat music)
- [Grandpa Piggley]
Ah, that Saturday
was one of those magical days.
We didn't just play
pirates, we were pirates.
(they all laugh)
We scuttled the mighty
ship of Sir Francis Drake.
(dramatic music)
(they all laugh)
Jakers, we were fearless!
(adventurous music)
All in all,
we couldn't have had
better adventures
had we been sailing the
seven seas themselves.
Until it started to get dark.
(gulps)
(they all scream)
- Why'd you want to
scare me like that for?
You shouldn't be
jumpin' out at people
when they don't
know you're comin'!
You boys should be ashamed!
(playful banter)
- Sheep, sheep,
I'm saying, sheep!
Hello.
(sheep baa)
Hey!
There's Lassie!
Thank you.
Remember last night, when
we were tryin' to sing?
Well, it stunk.
But tonight, we're
gonna make it different.
We're gonna shoot for the stars.
Tonight we're gonna
go for mediocre!
(music fizzles)
Okay, we're gonna
use the buddy system.
We're gonna divide
up into groups.
(exciting music)
Now, I want high voices
over here, low
voices over there,
large voices here,
wait, short voices.
Hold it.
Stop, stop!
(crash)
(sheep thuds)
Okay, new plan.
We're all going to
stand in one place.
That's perfect.
- [Grandpa Piggley]
The later it got,
the more jumpy Dannan became.
(spooky music)
- Ahh, hehe.
Brr, it's getting
a wee bit cold.
Piggley?
Maybe we should go play
in your bedroom now.
- Ha, pirates don't
have bedrooms.
They live at sea.
Fire!
- Pirates do go
ashore sometimes.
(dramatic music)
(eggs splatter)
To, eh...
Pillage!
Yes, and eh, plunder and such!
- Stand back while I reload!
- Well, eh, I'm a
little hungry, too.
(eery wail)
- Did you hear that?
- No.
(spooky music crescendos)
(eery wail)
(Piggley screams)
(they all scream)
(suspenseful music)
- Ooh, what was that?
- I don't know.
- It was the banshee.
- Are you tellin' me
there is a banshee?
- Ah, there is if
we pretend there is.
- What if there really is?
It could be comin'
fer one of us.
Maybe we should just
go into the house now?
- Are ya daft?
That banshee's taken
our ship twice.
We can't just let it
go, can we mateys?
- Eh, no, of course not.
(intense music)
- [Grandpa Piggley] Then
I told Dannan and Ferny
to wait outside the barn,
to grab the banshee
if it escaped,
while I waited
inside with the trap.
(slam)
(shutter slams)
(dramatic music)
But now I wasn't so sure.
- [Spooky Voice] Piggley!
- Ahhhh!
(thud)
The banshee!
It's come to get me!
(light dramatic music)
(Dannan screams)
(splash)
(playful music)
- Are you all right?
- Ya scared the livin'
daylights outta me!
- It's okay, Dannan.
I just scared Piggley a bit.
- I wasn't scared.
- You said you were.
You said I scared the
livin' daylights outta you.
- Well, I'm really
scared right now.
- No, you're not, you're not
afraid of anything, Dannan.
- Except banshees!
(eery hoot)
I really hate banshees!
- Is that why you kept tryin'
to get us to go into the house?
- You shoulda told us.
- I know, but
(eery wail)
- Whoa, hold it, stop, please,
before we make anything
with ears angry!
Okay, let's face
it, we can't sing.
We're baa-aa-aa-d singers,
which is strange, since
you guys are Irish.
(quirky can-can music)
But I'll bet you can dance.
And a one,
and a two.
Watch me, flock!
I'm a dancer, I'm a
dancing fool, I'm a,
I'm an idiot, I'm dancin'
all by myself here.
- I don't hear it
anymore, do you?
- No.
- Come on, then.
It's time to get off this ship
and pillage my
room, me hearties!
- Right!
(adventurous music)
- Wait.
- What is it, Dannan?
- Let's go back and find out
what's really makin' that noise.
- Wahoo!
But you don't have to if
you don't want to, Dannan.
- I know, and I also know
that banshees are not real,
and I have nothin'
to be afraid of.
So, if you two
will come with me?
- Of course we'll come with you.
- I'll not have
some pretend banshee
making me abandon ship.
Maybe not.
- Oh, come on.
(spooky music)
We'll get a flashlight.
- I don't hear a thing.
- Me neither.
- I think it's in the loft.
(shutter squeaks)
Would you like to go back
in the house, Dannan?
You could keep a
lookout for us there.
- No.
No, no, no, no, no.
Let's go up and
find out what it is.
(suspenseful music)
- Okay, then, go on up, Ferny.
- Me?
- Yeah, we're right behind you.
- But what if...?
Are you tellin' me
(Dannan and Piggley scream)
(they all scream)
(eery wail)
(Dannan screams)
- Wait a minute!
All that noise is comin'
from this drainpipe.
(wail)
(music crescendos)
♪ Bloom from my wild Irish rose
(sheep baa)
Okay, one more time.
♪ My wild Irish rose
- [Ferny] It bends
around this way.
- [Dannan] And
goes down this way.
- [Piggley] Around the corner.
- [Dannan] Over and around.
- All the way to
- Look!
That's what's makin'
all the noise!
(sheep baa)
- Ghosts!
- Ghosts!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hold on, now.
Those aren't ghosts!
(light music)
They're sheep, plain
old, ordinary sheep!
(sheep baa)
And that weird one.
- Ha, you were right.
They're just sheep.
- Ooh, the drainpipe was
what made them sound
like a banshee.
- Dannan, that was
really smart of you,
workin' it out by
yourself and all.
- You two can stop gawkin'
like a couple of bullfrogs
and get back on that ship!
- Okay then!
Man the mainsail!
- Aye, aye, Captain!
(happy music)
(crosstalk, playful banter)
- Just sheep, just sheep?
We are not just sheep!
I am a star, and
this is my audience.
(sheep applaud)
Thank you, thank you,
thank you very much.
You been a great flock.
I'll be here every
Thursday through Saturday,
two shows on Friday.
And now, we dance!
- [Grandpa Piggley] Ah,
what an adventure it was.
Filled with banshees and pirates
and a few good friends.
- Wow!
(Soft piano music)
That's the best
story ever, Grandpa!
And there really wasn't
a banshee after all.
Hey, where did
Sean and Seamus go?
- Oooo!
- Whaaa!
(Sean and Seamus laugh)
- [Sean, Seamus] I scared ya!
- No Meg, don't worry,
I can solve the mystery
of these banshees
in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
(Sean and Seamus laugh)
- You know what
happens to ghosts
when you uncover them, Grandpa?
- What's that?
- You chase them away!
(playful banter)
- Ah, ha.
(chuckles)
Ah, well, now, where was I?
(happy music)
(Jakers! music)
possibilities for all children.
Thanks to PBS stations
and viewers like you.
- Jakers ♪ It's the tale
of our pal Piggley
♪ Ireland is the
world he loves so well
♪ He wriggles out of spots
that are downright stickley
♪ How he does that,
only he can tell
♪ Piggley, Ferny,
Molly, and Dannan
♪ Never miss a chance
to have too much fun
♪ In Tara or Raloo
♪ Lots of excitement
for everyone
♪ Curiosity's in a hurry
♪ Leaving no time
to stop and think
♪ The line between wild
and crazy gets blurry
- Jakers! ♪ The adventures
of Piggley Winks
♪ Something in the way
his eyes start blazing
♪ Tells us he's on
to a brand new plan
♪ His lips curl up,
it's downright amazing
♪ Looking for mischief,
well, he's your man
♪ Piggley, Ferny,
Molly, and Dannan
♪ Never miss a chance
to have too much fun
♪ In Tara or Raloo
♪ Lots of excitement
for everyone
♪ They go to bed
just to wake up early
♪ To get in trouble
or on the brink
♪ The line between wild
and crazy gets blurry
- Jakers! The adventures
of Piggley Winks
(quiet accordion music)
- [Sean, Seamus] Ahh!
- Ahh, don't touch me!
- Wooooo!
Wooooo!
- [Sean, Seamus] Ahh, ahh!
- [Meg] Ooooo!
- [Sean, Seamus] Ahh, ahh!
Don't touch me!
- Woooo!
Oh!
- Well now, somethin's
makin' more noise
than a bee in a jam jam.
(playful music)
- A ghost!
It's after us!
(pop)
- Don't worry, Grandpa.
It's just me!
There's no such
thing as a ghost.
- No, there's no such thing
as a ghost, all right.
Mind you, I did
meet a banshee once.
(suspenseful music)
- A what?
- A what?
- A banshee.
It's a bit like a ghost.
They're all over the
place in Ireland.
- Tell us about one, Grandpa.
- Come on, Grandpa.
(laughs)
- Well now, it all started
one fine afternoon.
(quiet marching music)
My friends Dannan and Ferny
and I were hot on the trail of
- Buried treasure!
(adventurous music)
We'll be hittin' it
soon, I can taste it!
- Ugh!
I'm tastin' more than
treasure, Captain Piggley.
- Ooh!
There it is!
Bring 'er up, matey!
(intense music)
(pop)
(drum roll)
- Ooh!
(trumpet fanfare)
- Feast your eyes on these
priceless gems, mateys!
(magical music)
- [Grandpa Piggley] There it
was at last, the treasure,
a precious blob
- Oooh, wow!
- [Grandpa Piggley]
Of worm-infested mud.
- Wow!
- Ho, ho.
- [Elly] Piggley!
- Oh, not now, mam!
We're about to divide
our pirate's treasure.
- Well, supper's in an hour.
- Jakers!
We've only got an hour left.
Now let's get this treasure
stored away safely on our ship.
(adventurous music)
- [Grandpa Piggley]
Treasure in hand,
we raced to our ship to
sail the seas till supper.
- Welcome, flock.
I suppose you're all wondering
why I called you here today.
(sad trombone)
Okay, let's pretend
you're all wondering
why I called you here today.
Glad you asked.
I think it was
Aristotle who said,
how about a song?
Give me a song.
And he, he was a smart guy.
(sheep burps)
Look, we're sheep,
but that doesn't mean
we can't develop
a little culture.
(upbeat music)
We gotta sing!
We gotta dance!
We gotta hot, chot, chotty, cha.
(sheep chew loudly)
Well, okay, all right,
we'll start with the singing
and end with the hot,
chot, chotty, cha.
Let's go, sheep!
("My Wild Irish Rose"
by Chauncey Olcott)
♪ My wild Irish rose
♪ The sweetest flower that
I'm singing to an
oil painting here.
- [Grandpa Piggley] We
were having great fun,
and it was about
to get even better.
(snare drum plays)
- For crimes against
the Jolly Roger,
includin' tryin' to
steal the treasure chest,
I, Captain Piggley, sentence
you, Dastardly Dannan,
to walk the plank.
Any last words before we
throw you to the sharks?
(chickens squawk)
(sad music)
I have been
unjustly accused as a traitor.
The ghost of Dastardly Dannan
will return for revenge.
(chickens squawk)
(adventurous music)
- Arrr!
(eery wail)
- What's that?
(eery wail)
- W-Where's it comin' from?
(shutters slam)
(bucket rattles)
(squeak)
- Maybe it's the ghost
of Dasterdly Dannan!
- It couldn't be!
I'm right here.
Maybe the chickens
have a stomachache.
- Or maybe it's a banshee.
- A banshee!
- A banshee?
(scary music)
- Terrible, ghostlike banshee
that dresses all in black
and wears a great, huge hood
over its head, you know.
It floats into your room,
moving right through the walls
and soars right up to you.
Then, it starts to
sing a song of doom.
Doom, doom!
(eery wail)
- Ahhh!
- Ahhh!
- Ahhh!
- Banshee!
Run for your life!
- It's comin' for us!
- Run for your life!
(intense music)
- Ahhhh!
- Ahhhh!
- Jakers!
That was brilliant.
There's a banshee on our ship.
(dramatic music)
- There is?
- Not really.
But it sounded like
one, didn't it, Dannan?
- Yes, yes, yes!
It sounded like a banshee.
Eh, I really should
be goin' now.
- Hey, where you goin', Dannan?
- Eh, home.
It's gettin' late, you know.
- But you can't leave now.
There's a banshee on our ship.
- Me mother's callin'!
- No, she isn't.
- She is!
- [Elly] Piggley!
Supper's ready, darlin'.
- Ah, no.
- Ah, well, too bad,
see you tomorrow, boys.
(playful music)
- Wait, Dannan wait!
Tomorrow is Saturday.
We could spend the
whole day together,
playin' pirates and
catchin' banshees.
- Ooh, that's right, we can!
- Then, you could both
stay for the night,
and we could sleep
out in the barn!
- What, what, what,
what, what, what!
- On our ship!
- Just like, like real pirates!
(adventurous music)
- And if that banshee
comes around again,
we'll catch it.
- And make it walk the plank.
- We're the three
bravest pirates
on the seven seas!
- [Elly] Piggley!
Now!
- See ya about tomorrow, then.
Bring your blankets.
- [Grandpa Piggley]
So, it was all set.
- See ya tomorrow!
- Right, tomorrow.
Hm, I can't wait.
- [Grandpa Piggley]
The next morning,
Dannan set out for town
to pick up Ferny from
his father's shop.
Ferny's dad, Don
Toro, was a huge man
with an even bigger heart.
(door creaks)
- Ferny!
Are you ready to go?
(quiet suspenseful music)
- Ferny?
Ah, maybe we're not
sleepin' over after all.
No pirates, or
ships, or banshees.
- [Don] Buenos dias.
- Ahh!
Oh, good mornin'
to ya, Don Toro.
- (Laughs) I'm sorry, Dannan.
I did not mean to scare you.
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
No, you didn't scare me.
I, I never get scared.
I was just lookin' for Fernando.
- Oh, Fernando's already
at Piggley's house.
He went early this
morning to see
if the banshee was still there.
- B-B-B-Banshee?
- That's what he said.
- Right, as if there
is such a thing.
(inhales sharply)
(eery wail)
Is there...?
- No, there isn't.
There's no such thing
as ghosts, either.
But when I was young,
I was scared of
ghosts, just the same.
- You were?
- Terrified.
- But you're not scared
of them now, are ya?
- No, no, no, not now.
- And why would you be?
They're not real.
What's the pointa
bein' scareda somethin'
that's not even there, ha!
Banshee's are not real,
and there's no banshee
in Piggley's barn.
So, there's no reason at all
why I shouldn't
sleep there tonight.
(gentle music)
- Maravilloso.
And if you should
start feeling scared,
you have Ferny and Piggley
to help you feel better.
- Oh, no!
I'd never tell
them I was scared.
They'd just laugh.
(soft guitar music)
- Ah, it's too
bad, little Dannan.
It seems that you
believe more in banshees
than you believe
in your friends.
(upbeat music)
- [Grandpa Piggley]
Ah, that Saturday
was one of those magical days.
We didn't just play
pirates, we were pirates.
(they all laugh)
We scuttled the mighty
ship of Sir Francis Drake.
(dramatic music)
(they all laugh)
Jakers, we were fearless!
(adventurous music)
All in all,
we couldn't have had
better adventures
had we been sailing the
seven seas themselves.
Until it started to get dark.
(gulps)
(they all scream)
- Why'd you want to
scare me like that for?
You shouldn't be
jumpin' out at people
when they don't
know you're comin'!
You boys should be ashamed!
(playful banter)
- Sheep, sheep,
I'm saying, sheep!
Hello.
(sheep baa)
Hey!
There's Lassie!
Thank you.
Remember last night, when
we were tryin' to sing?
Well, it stunk.
But tonight, we're
gonna make it different.
We're gonna shoot for the stars.
Tonight we're gonna
go for mediocre!
(music fizzles)
Okay, we're gonna
use the buddy system.
We're gonna divide
up into groups.
(exciting music)
Now, I want high voices
over here, low
voices over there,
large voices here,
wait, short voices.
Hold it.
Stop, stop!
(crash)
(sheep thuds)
Okay, new plan.
We're all going to
stand in one place.
That's perfect.
- [Grandpa Piggley]
The later it got,
the more jumpy Dannan became.
(spooky music)
- Ahh, hehe.
Brr, it's getting
a wee bit cold.
Piggley?
Maybe we should go play
in your bedroom now.
- Ha, pirates don't
have bedrooms.
They live at sea.
Fire!
- Pirates do go
ashore sometimes.
(dramatic music)
(eggs splatter)
To, eh...
Pillage!
Yes, and eh, plunder and such!
- Stand back while I reload!
- Well, eh, I'm a
little hungry, too.
(eery wail)
- Did you hear that?
- No.
(spooky music crescendos)
(eery wail)
(Piggley screams)
(they all scream)
(suspenseful music)
- Ooh, what was that?
- I don't know.
- It was the banshee.
- Are you tellin' me
there is a banshee?
- Ah, there is if
we pretend there is.
- What if there really is?
It could be comin'
fer one of us.
Maybe we should just
go into the house now?
- Are ya daft?
That banshee's taken
our ship twice.
We can't just let it
go, can we mateys?
- Eh, no, of course not.
(intense music)
- [Grandpa Piggley] Then
I told Dannan and Ferny
to wait outside the barn,
to grab the banshee
if it escaped,
while I waited
inside with the trap.
(slam)
(shutter slams)
(dramatic music)
But now I wasn't so sure.
- [Spooky Voice] Piggley!
- Ahhhh!
(thud)
The banshee!
It's come to get me!
(light dramatic music)
(Dannan screams)
(splash)
(playful music)
- Are you all right?
- Ya scared the livin'
daylights outta me!
- It's okay, Dannan.
I just scared Piggley a bit.
- I wasn't scared.
- You said you were.
You said I scared the
livin' daylights outta you.
- Well, I'm really
scared right now.
- No, you're not, you're not
afraid of anything, Dannan.
- Except banshees!
(eery hoot)
I really hate banshees!
- Is that why you kept tryin'
to get us to go into the house?
- You shoulda told us.
- I know, but
(eery wail)
- Whoa, hold it, stop, please,
before we make anything
with ears angry!
Okay, let's face
it, we can't sing.
We're baa-aa-aa-d singers,
which is strange, since
you guys are Irish.
(quirky can-can music)
But I'll bet you can dance.
And a one,
and a two.
Watch me, flock!
I'm a dancer, I'm a
dancing fool, I'm a,
I'm an idiot, I'm dancin'
all by myself here.
- I don't hear it
anymore, do you?
- No.
- Come on, then.
It's time to get off this ship
and pillage my
room, me hearties!
- Right!
(adventurous music)
- Wait.
- What is it, Dannan?
- Let's go back and find out
what's really makin' that noise.
- Wahoo!
But you don't have to if
you don't want to, Dannan.
- I know, and I also know
that banshees are not real,
and I have nothin'
to be afraid of.
So, if you two
will come with me?
- Of course we'll come with you.
- I'll not have
some pretend banshee
making me abandon ship.
Maybe not.
- Oh, come on.
(spooky music)
We'll get a flashlight.
- I don't hear a thing.
- Me neither.
- I think it's in the loft.
(shutter squeaks)
Would you like to go back
in the house, Dannan?
You could keep a
lookout for us there.
- No.
No, no, no, no, no.
Let's go up and
find out what it is.
(suspenseful music)
- Okay, then, go on up, Ferny.
- Me?
- Yeah, we're right behind you.
- But what if...?
Are you tellin' me
(Dannan and Piggley scream)
(they all scream)
(eery wail)
(Dannan screams)
- Wait a minute!
All that noise is comin'
from this drainpipe.
(wail)
(music crescendos)
♪ Bloom from my wild Irish rose
(sheep baa)
Okay, one more time.
♪ My wild Irish rose
- [Ferny] It bends
around this way.
- [Dannan] And
goes down this way.
- [Piggley] Around the corner.
- [Dannan] Over and around.
- All the way to
- Look!
That's what's makin'
all the noise!
(sheep baa)
- Ghosts!
- Ghosts!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hold on, now.
Those aren't ghosts!
(light music)
They're sheep, plain
old, ordinary sheep!
(sheep baa)
And that weird one.
- Ha, you were right.
They're just sheep.
- Ooh, the drainpipe was
what made them sound
like a banshee.
- Dannan, that was
really smart of you,
workin' it out by
yourself and all.
- You two can stop gawkin'
like a couple of bullfrogs
and get back on that ship!
- Okay then!
Man the mainsail!
- Aye, aye, Captain!
(happy music)
(crosstalk, playful banter)
- Just sheep, just sheep?
We are not just sheep!
I am a star, and
this is my audience.
(sheep applaud)
Thank you, thank you,
thank you very much.
You been a great flock.
I'll be here every
Thursday through Saturday,
two shows on Friday.
And now, we dance!
- [Grandpa Piggley] Ah,
what an adventure it was.
Filled with banshees and pirates
and a few good friends.
- Wow!
(Soft piano music)
That's the best
story ever, Grandpa!
And there really wasn't
a banshee after all.
Hey, where did
Sean and Seamus go?
- Oooo!
- Whaaa!
(Sean and Seamus laugh)
- [Sean, Seamus] I scared ya!
- No Meg, don't worry,
I can solve the mystery
of these banshees
in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
(Sean and Seamus laugh)
- You know what
happens to ghosts
when you uncover them, Grandpa?
- What's that?
- You chase them away!
(playful banter)
- Ah, ha.
(chuckles)
Ah, well, now, where was I?
(happy music)
(Jakers! music)