Monsters (1988–1990): Season 1, Episode 14 - Parents from Space - full transcript
An abused child's foster parents have their bodies taken over by aliens.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[FATHER SIGHS]
[EXCLAIMING IN ANNOYANCE]
[UTENSILS CLATTERING]
Honey, it's family hour,
there must be something on.
DAUGHTER:
Oh, wow, Candied Critters!
[FATHER EXCLAIMS]
Oh, Great. It's Monsters,
our favorite show!
[MONSTROUS LAUGH]
[SHUSHING]
It's starting.
[MONSTROUS LAUGH]
[FATHER CHUCKLES]
Oh, of course,
there's nothing to it.
It's... It's ridiculous,
but when we get
a complaint like this,
we do have to investigate.
I understand.
Some people like to
stick their noses in
where they don't belong,
trying to make trouble.
They have no respect
for family.
Have another.
Oh, thank you.
Cindy, wipe your feet.
Come say hello.
I said, wipe you feet.
You remember Mrs. Rogers.
She's your case-worker,
so try to be pleasant.
Hello, Mrs. Rogers.
Hello, Sandy.
Cindy.
Have you come to
take me away?
Now, now.
It's natural for
a foster child
to fear rejection.
No, Candy, I'm not here
to take you away so
don't worry about that.
You're a lucky girl
to have a home
here with the Ellers.
It's a good,
stable environment.
But I...
Cindy.
Mrs. Rogers needs more coffee.
MRS. ROGERS:
No, thank you,
really, I don't.
Well, don't just stand there.
They said something
about some bruises.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
The way she rides that bike.
We really should
take it away from her.
[CHUCKLES]
I apologize again,
Mrs. Ellers, for
taking up your time.
Since the gym teacher
reported that she had bruises,
I had to inquire.
It's just a formality.
Like I say,
the kid's clumsy.
It's really too bad
because Ward is
such an athlete.
But it's not as though
she was a real daughter.
Oh, not that
we don't love her.
Watch it.
[SIGHS] We do
the best we can.
We give and give.
That's the kind
of people we are.
So, I hear you like to
ride your bike.
I can't.
Why can't you?
Well...
It's broken.
Cindy, why don't you show
Mrs. Rogers your pet?
We even let her keep a rat.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Oh, isn't that thunder?
Rosie isn't a rat,
she's a hamster.
Just show it
to Mrs. Rogers.
I can't. You said
she had to stay in
for two days this time.
You said if I took
her out, you would...
Forget what I said.
Just go get it.
Rosie, it's okay.
Yeah, I'm here.
This is Rosie.
She's my only friend.
Ah! Yes, she's, uh... Mm.
Well, I must be going now.
[THUNDERCLAP]
Damn it! Ugh!
Ward, this is
Cindy's social worker.
I'm just leaving.
It's so nice to see you.
Thank you so much,
Mrs. Ellers.
Bye, now.
Bye.
The hell did she want?
What do you think?
One of the teachers complained.
You and your bad temper.
What are you gonna do?
You're gonna wag
your finger all night long?
Great! Great! Great.
Don't you gotta get
dinner ready before we
lose the power completely!
Damn!
I don't suppose anybody
around here heard
the weather report. [SCOFFS]
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
[TV BLARING]
What's the matter
with this now?
Nothing right around here.
Nothing is ever right.
Nothing. Nothing!
Nothing!
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
[BANGING]
Ugh! I can't even
hear myself think!
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
What the hell's the matter
with everybody around here?
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
Ow!
WARD: Stupid!
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
You!
No!
[GROWLS]
[CINDY SCREAMS]
Get the DustBuster.
I want this place
cleaned up now!
But she's dead.
You killed her.
For God's sake,
if it's dead, toss it.
You can't keep a dead rat.
That's final.
She's not a rat,
she's a hamster.
You heard your mother.
She's not my mother.
What?
You're not my parents.
What did you say?
I hate you.
What did you say?
No!
I hate you.
JUNE: Ward, no.
You know what
kind of trouble
we got into last time.
One of these days,
you're gonna go too far.
Shut up.
Don't provoke your father.
I can't imagine
what you expect to
achieve in this world
with such a negative attitude.
Damn raccoons
must be playing with
the antenna again.
JUNE: Wait!
Take this out
to the barn with
the rest of the junk.
[SLITHERING]
All right, you little...
[FEET PATTERING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
Help...
[GROWLING]
[YELPS IN FRIGHT]
Put it in the trash.
Wrap it good
so the garbage man
won't notice.
They don't take dead animals
in the landfill.
I remember when I
tried to give him that
stupid cat Fluffy
after Ward ran over it
in the Land Rover. [LAUGHS]
I swear, Ward told me
that when we were
getting a foster kid,
it would be like
having a live-in maid.
WARD: June, come out
to the barn.
[VACUUM CLEANER WHIRRING]
My blood pressure rised...
Ward?
What does he want?
Sittin' right out.
WARD: June.
Come on here.
Well, what do you want?
June!
JUNE: You, wash the broccoli.
When I get back,
I want food
on this table.
If the dinner's cold,
it's not gonna be my fault.
Oh, Rosie.
Please don't die.
[DOOR SHUTS]
I'll protect you
from them next time.
I promise.
Please don't
leave me alone.
They're so mean.
[THUNDERCLAP]
What are you doing?
Rosie!
Any brain damage?
A natural
genetic deficiency,
I would say.
A peculiar evolution
on this planet...
[SNIFFS]
[BOTH SNIFFING]
Food!
I thought she was dead.
Yes. Only temporary.
Where can I put her?
You threw her cage away.
She was caged?
Why?
You should let her
run around free.
Okay, Rosie,
go, hide. Quick.
I know the food's cold,
and I'm really sorry.
I saw something
outside before.
Some kind of weird lights.
What was out there?
What do you mean?
I mean, outside.
JUNE: There are
peculiar meteorological
patterns here,
much like those in Apodemus.
Wouldn't you say so, Ward?
[CHUCKLING]
You talk too much.
[GRUNTING]
Are you guys feeling okay?
Mmm. Terrific.
Terrific!
What?
[CHUCKLING]
Mmm. Look at this.
Mmm.
But I washed it really well.
Are there any more?
Uh, I don't know.
I'll check the garden.
Mmm.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
[SCREAMS]
You think she noticed?
I behaved normally.
WARD: Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
You always have to talk,
don't you, huh?
[CHUCKLES]
Always say nothing.
That's the safest way.
Like you, huh?
You acted like a...
a robot.
A zombie.
This could be it.
[GASPS]
A sound-image synthesizer.
WARD: Sure. This is their
inter-nest communicator.
Well, go ahead.
You like to play with
that thing. Nullify it.
[BUZZING]
[EXPLOSION]
[DOOR OPENS]
Aliens in the barn!
Gross!
I... Like giant rats!
I saw them.
I saw their spaceship!
We know.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
WARD: Stop her.
[BUZZING]
We, uh...
[STAMMERS]
We can't let you go.
[DOOR LOCKS]
[DIAL TONE]
[PUNCHING NUMBERS]
CINDY: Help me, please!
It's my parents.
They're not my parents!
They're... they're...
JUNE: Feeling better?
I was dreaming.
Was it a good dream?
Yes, it was the time
we were at the mus...
Hey. Wait a minute.
What happened?
There, there.
You found out about us
and you fainted.
We're very sorry.
We didn't mean
to upset you.
In the barn,
I saw creatures like...
That's... That's us!
Those are us.
Our bodies.
We parked our bodies
in the barn,
and borrowed these
so we could blend in.
We didn't want you
to know we were here.
You borrowed their bodies?
Yes.
And I'm sorry, Cindy,
you can't tell anyone.
It's against the rules.
You're really not her,
are you?
Your mother?
No.
But please,
don't get upset again.
She's safe.
Her essence of...
I think you call it
her "mind,"
is stored in my body
out in the barn.
She's sleeping.
You mean she's dead.
No!
She's sleeping.
Your father, too.
They're fine, really.
Believe me.
But how can you do that?
Changing bodies.
That's easy.
A bio-mix.
What's this red button?
No, mustn't touch that.
That's the nixer.
The nixer?
The disntegrator.
Poof!
I don't really like it
and I don't think
that you need it.
But sometimes, when you
end up in a, mm,
funny little
out-of-the-way town
like this
and you find yourself
stranded...
You're stranded?
Oh, no.
Oh... No, no, no.
We're just fine.
It's only a little
timer problem.
My mate will fix it.
[BUZZING]
There he is now.
I've got to go.
Goodbye, Cindy.
Wait! I wanna
come with you.
So that's where
you came from.
Yes. See that
little point of...
[SNAPS FINGER]
Wait. That's not it.
I'm not... Oh.
I'm turned around.
Well, anyway,
we're a long way
from home.
But we'll be on
our way soon,
and then you'll have
your own parents back,
and everything will be
just the way it was.
I promise you, Cindy,
this will all seem like
a... Just a bad dream.
As soon as we get
that ship started...
No way.
Time override.
It's shot.
You mean...
That's right.
We're not gonna be
going any place.
I'm afraid
this is it, old girl.
Oh, no.
Oh, my dearest.
I guess we'll
never see home again.
No more green twilights
of the Matio park. Remember?
Burrowing for slugs
in the leaf mold,
while we watched
the moons come up.
JUNE: And the grandchildren.
I'll never get to
smooth their little
whiskers again.
I don't understand.
You're stuck?
Well, you can stay
here with me.
I can help you.
Oh, thank you
very much, Cindy,
but that's impossible.
We can't go anywhere,
we can't stay here...
We're gonna have to
discorporate.
You mean, die?
JUNE: Yes, dear,
I'm afraid so.
You see, our real bodies
can't survive long
in this atmosphere.
It's too dry.
But you could
find other bodies.
Well, we could, but...
it'll be wrong.
Cindy, you've probably
never even left home,
let alone been off
of your own planet,
so this might be hard
for you to understand,
but, tourism has its rules,
and as tourists,
we respect life
even in its strangest forms.
Now, Principle 12
of the Universal Code
states it clearly.
We may not steal bodies
of other
intelligent lifeforms.
But what about
a stupid lifeform?
[LAUGHS]
That's a kind thought,
Cindy, but...
I'm a little too old
to start thinking about
beginning life
all over as a guppy.
It's not so tragic, Cindy.
We are old.
Our last litter left
the nest years ago.
We've had full
and happy lives.
And we wish
the same for you
and your parents.
Cindy, uh...
Would you mind
if we had
a moment alone?
I don't know.
I don't know...
My parents?
Would you nix us, please?
We'd like to
go out together.
No, but I don't want
you guys to go.
You saved Rosie.
Well, I mean, I know
you're really giant rats
from outer space,
and some people might
think that's so gross,
but they don't know you
and I think you're really nice.
Would you please
do this for us?
It would mean
so much to us if
we could die together.
All right, Cindy.
This button will
wake up your parents.
It's inconvenient, I know,
but they must be awake
to make the transfer.
This button will switch
all of us back
into our own bodies.
Now...
This red button...
This is the nix button.
After we're all into
our own bodies,
you point the machine
at us, and press it.
You got that?
Got it.
Good.
Bye, Cindy.
[BUZZING]
[SCREECHING]
[BUZZING]
[EXPLOSION]
Oh, dear!
Wrong button.
Oh, Cindy.
Your parents...
[GROANS] Oh,
what tragic accident.
Cindy, that...
That's it. I...
I... I can't fix them.
It's okay.
I better get the DustBuster
and clean up this mess.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
MRS. ROGERS:
Good morning, Candy.
Thank you.
Are your parents at home?
CINDY: Mmm-hmm. Come in.
Mom, Dad,
Mrs. Rogers is here.
Oh, Mrs. Rogers. Come in.
Have a nibble, Mrs. Rogers.
Cheddar, Swiss, Tilsit?
Oh... [SNAPS FINGER]
Have a donut.
No, thank you,
Mrs. Ellers,
I can't stay.
I came by to
drop off the papers.
I don't know...
What's wrong?
Dad, it's your turn.
Well...
You've changed the rug.
I knew there was
something different.
I always notice
these things.
Perhaps just a donut.
Oh, by the way,
congratulations.
The way for
the adoption is cleared.
Oh, you know,
Mrs. Ellers and Mr. Ellers,
it's moments like these
that make my job so satisfying.
And you, Corky,
how does it feel to be
a part of a real family?
[PLAYFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[FATHER SIGHS]
[EXCLAIMING IN ANNOYANCE]
[UTENSILS CLATTERING]
Honey, it's family hour,
there must be something on.
DAUGHTER:
Oh, wow, Candied Critters!
[FATHER EXCLAIMS]
Oh, Great. It's Monsters,
our favorite show!
[MONSTROUS LAUGH]
[SHUSHING]
It's starting.
[MONSTROUS LAUGH]
[FATHER CHUCKLES]
Oh, of course,
there's nothing to it.
It's... It's ridiculous,
but when we get
a complaint like this,
we do have to investigate.
I understand.
Some people like to
stick their noses in
where they don't belong,
trying to make trouble.
They have no respect
for family.
Have another.
Oh, thank you.
Cindy, wipe your feet.
Come say hello.
I said, wipe you feet.
You remember Mrs. Rogers.
She's your case-worker,
so try to be pleasant.
Hello, Mrs. Rogers.
Hello, Sandy.
Cindy.
Have you come to
take me away?
Now, now.
It's natural for
a foster child
to fear rejection.
No, Candy, I'm not here
to take you away so
don't worry about that.
You're a lucky girl
to have a home
here with the Ellers.
It's a good,
stable environment.
But I...
Cindy.
Mrs. Rogers needs more coffee.
MRS. ROGERS:
No, thank you,
really, I don't.
Well, don't just stand there.
They said something
about some bruises.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
The way she rides that bike.
We really should
take it away from her.
[CHUCKLES]
I apologize again,
Mrs. Ellers, for
taking up your time.
Since the gym teacher
reported that she had bruises,
I had to inquire.
It's just a formality.
Like I say,
the kid's clumsy.
It's really too bad
because Ward is
such an athlete.
But it's not as though
she was a real daughter.
Oh, not that
we don't love her.
Watch it.
[SIGHS] We do
the best we can.
We give and give.
That's the kind
of people we are.
So, I hear you like to
ride your bike.
I can't.
Why can't you?
Well...
It's broken.
Cindy, why don't you show
Mrs. Rogers your pet?
We even let her keep a rat.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Oh, isn't that thunder?
Rosie isn't a rat,
she's a hamster.
Just show it
to Mrs. Rogers.
I can't. You said
she had to stay in
for two days this time.
You said if I took
her out, you would...
Forget what I said.
Just go get it.
Rosie, it's okay.
Yeah, I'm here.
This is Rosie.
She's my only friend.
Ah! Yes, she's, uh... Mm.
Well, I must be going now.
[THUNDERCLAP]
Damn it! Ugh!
Ward, this is
Cindy's social worker.
I'm just leaving.
It's so nice to see you.
Thank you so much,
Mrs. Ellers.
Bye, now.
Bye.
The hell did she want?
What do you think?
One of the teachers complained.
You and your bad temper.
What are you gonna do?
You're gonna wag
your finger all night long?
Great! Great! Great.
Don't you gotta get
dinner ready before we
lose the power completely!
Damn!
I don't suppose anybody
around here heard
the weather report. [SCOFFS]
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
[TV BLARING]
What's the matter
with this now?
Nothing right around here.
Nothing is ever right.
Nothing. Nothing!
Nothing!
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
[BANGING]
Ugh! I can't even
hear myself think!
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
What the hell's the matter
with everybody around here?
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
Ow!
WARD: Stupid!
[HAMSTER WHEEL CLANKING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
You!
No!
[GROWLS]
[CINDY SCREAMS]
Get the DustBuster.
I want this place
cleaned up now!
But she's dead.
You killed her.
For God's sake,
if it's dead, toss it.
You can't keep a dead rat.
That's final.
She's not a rat,
she's a hamster.
You heard your mother.
She's not my mother.
What?
You're not my parents.
What did you say?
I hate you.
What did you say?
No!
I hate you.
JUNE: Ward, no.
You know what
kind of trouble
we got into last time.
One of these days,
you're gonna go too far.
Shut up.
Don't provoke your father.
I can't imagine
what you expect to
achieve in this world
with such a negative attitude.
Damn raccoons
must be playing with
the antenna again.
JUNE: Wait!
Take this out
to the barn with
the rest of the junk.
[SLITHERING]
All right, you little...
[FEET PATTERING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
Help...
[GROWLING]
[YELPS IN FRIGHT]
Put it in the trash.
Wrap it good
so the garbage man
won't notice.
They don't take dead animals
in the landfill.
I remember when I
tried to give him that
stupid cat Fluffy
after Ward ran over it
in the Land Rover. [LAUGHS]
I swear, Ward told me
that when we were
getting a foster kid,
it would be like
having a live-in maid.
WARD: June, come out
to the barn.
[VACUUM CLEANER WHIRRING]
My blood pressure rised...
Ward?
What does he want?
Sittin' right out.
WARD: June.
Come on here.
Well, what do you want?
June!
JUNE: You, wash the broccoli.
When I get back,
I want food
on this table.
If the dinner's cold,
it's not gonna be my fault.
Oh, Rosie.
Please don't die.
[DOOR SHUTS]
I'll protect you
from them next time.
I promise.
Please don't
leave me alone.
They're so mean.
[THUNDERCLAP]
What are you doing?
Rosie!
Any brain damage?
A natural
genetic deficiency,
I would say.
A peculiar evolution
on this planet...
[SNIFFS]
[BOTH SNIFFING]
Food!
I thought she was dead.
Yes. Only temporary.
Where can I put her?
You threw her cage away.
She was caged?
Why?
You should let her
run around free.
Okay, Rosie,
go, hide. Quick.
I know the food's cold,
and I'm really sorry.
I saw something
outside before.
Some kind of weird lights.
What was out there?
What do you mean?
I mean, outside.
JUNE: There are
peculiar meteorological
patterns here,
much like those in Apodemus.
Wouldn't you say so, Ward?
[CHUCKLING]
You talk too much.
[GRUNTING]
Are you guys feeling okay?
Mmm. Terrific.
Terrific!
What?
[CHUCKLING]
Mmm. Look at this.
Mmm.
But I washed it really well.
Are there any more?
Uh, I don't know.
I'll check the garden.
Mmm.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]
[SCREAMS]
You think she noticed?
I behaved normally.
WARD: Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
You always have to talk,
don't you, huh?
[CHUCKLES]
Always say nothing.
That's the safest way.
Like you, huh?
You acted like a...
a robot.
A zombie.
This could be it.
[GASPS]
A sound-image synthesizer.
WARD: Sure. This is their
inter-nest communicator.
Well, go ahead.
You like to play with
that thing. Nullify it.
[BUZZING]
[EXPLOSION]
[DOOR OPENS]
Aliens in the barn!
Gross!
I... Like giant rats!
I saw them.
I saw their spaceship!
We know.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
WARD: Stop her.
[BUZZING]
We, uh...
[STAMMERS]
We can't let you go.
[DOOR LOCKS]
[DIAL TONE]
[PUNCHING NUMBERS]
CINDY: Help me, please!
It's my parents.
They're not my parents!
They're... they're...
JUNE: Feeling better?
I was dreaming.
Was it a good dream?
Yes, it was the time
we were at the mus...
Hey. Wait a minute.
What happened?
There, there.
You found out about us
and you fainted.
We're very sorry.
We didn't mean
to upset you.
In the barn,
I saw creatures like...
That's... That's us!
Those are us.
Our bodies.
We parked our bodies
in the barn,
and borrowed these
so we could blend in.
We didn't want you
to know we were here.
You borrowed their bodies?
Yes.
And I'm sorry, Cindy,
you can't tell anyone.
It's against the rules.
You're really not her,
are you?
Your mother?
No.
But please,
don't get upset again.
She's safe.
Her essence of...
I think you call it
her "mind,"
is stored in my body
out in the barn.
She's sleeping.
You mean she's dead.
No!
She's sleeping.
Your father, too.
They're fine, really.
Believe me.
But how can you do that?
Changing bodies.
That's easy.
A bio-mix.
What's this red button?
No, mustn't touch that.
That's the nixer.
The nixer?
The disntegrator.
Poof!
I don't really like it
and I don't think
that you need it.
But sometimes, when you
end up in a, mm,
funny little
out-of-the-way town
like this
and you find yourself
stranded...
You're stranded?
Oh, no.
Oh... No, no, no.
We're just fine.
It's only a little
timer problem.
My mate will fix it.
[BUZZING]
There he is now.
I've got to go.
Goodbye, Cindy.
Wait! I wanna
come with you.
So that's where
you came from.
Yes. See that
little point of...
[SNAPS FINGER]
Wait. That's not it.
I'm not... Oh.
I'm turned around.
Well, anyway,
we're a long way
from home.
But we'll be on
our way soon,
and then you'll have
your own parents back,
and everything will be
just the way it was.
I promise you, Cindy,
this will all seem like
a... Just a bad dream.
As soon as we get
that ship started...
No way.
Time override.
It's shot.
You mean...
That's right.
We're not gonna be
going any place.
I'm afraid
this is it, old girl.
Oh, no.
Oh, my dearest.
I guess we'll
never see home again.
No more green twilights
of the Matio park. Remember?
Burrowing for slugs
in the leaf mold,
while we watched
the moons come up.
JUNE: And the grandchildren.
I'll never get to
smooth their little
whiskers again.
I don't understand.
You're stuck?
Well, you can stay
here with me.
I can help you.
Oh, thank you
very much, Cindy,
but that's impossible.
We can't go anywhere,
we can't stay here...
We're gonna have to
discorporate.
You mean, die?
JUNE: Yes, dear,
I'm afraid so.
You see, our real bodies
can't survive long
in this atmosphere.
It's too dry.
But you could
find other bodies.
Well, we could, but...
it'll be wrong.
Cindy, you've probably
never even left home,
let alone been off
of your own planet,
so this might be hard
for you to understand,
but, tourism has its rules,
and as tourists,
we respect life
even in its strangest forms.
Now, Principle 12
of the Universal Code
states it clearly.
We may not steal bodies
of other
intelligent lifeforms.
But what about
a stupid lifeform?
[LAUGHS]
That's a kind thought,
Cindy, but...
I'm a little too old
to start thinking about
beginning life
all over as a guppy.
It's not so tragic, Cindy.
We are old.
Our last litter left
the nest years ago.
We've had full
and happy lives.
And we wish
the same for you
and your parents.
Cindy, uh...
Would you mind
if we had
a moment alone?
I don't know.
I don't know...
My parents?
Would you nix us, please?
We'd like to
go out together.
No, but I don't want
you guys to go.
You saved Rosie.
Well, I mean, I know
you're really giant rats
from outer space,
and some people might
think that's so gross,
but they don't know you
and I think you're really nice.
Would you please
do this for us?
It would mean
so much to us if
we could die together.
All right, Cindy.
This button will
wake up your parents.
It's inconvenient, I know,
but they must be awake
to make the transfer.
This button will switch
all of us back
into our own bodies.
Now...
This red button...
This is the nix button.
After we're all into
our own bodies,
you point the machine
at us, and press it.
You got that?
Got it.
Good.
Bye, Cindy.
[BUZZING]
[SCREECHING]
[BUZZING]
[EXPLOSION]
Oh, dear!
Wrong button.
Oh, Cindy.
Your parents...
[GROANS] Oh,
what tragic accident.
Cindy, that...
That's it. I...
I... I can't fix them.
It's okay.
I better get the DustBuster
and clean up this mess.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
MRS. ROGERS:
Good morning, Candy.
Thank you.
Are your parents at home?
CINDY: Mmm-hmm. Come in.
Mom, Dad,
Mrs. Rogers is here.
Oh, Mrs. Rogers. Come in.
Have a nibble, Mrs. Rogers.
Cheddar, Swiss, Tilsit?
Oh... [SNAPS FINGER]
Have a donut.
No, thank you,
Mrs. Ellers,
I can't stay.
I came by to
drop off the papers.
I don't know...
What's wrong?
Dad, it's your turn.
Well...
You've changed the rug.
I knew there was
something different.
I always notice
these things.
Perhaps just a donut.
Oh, by the way,
congratulations.
The way for
the adoption is cleared.
Oh, you know,
Mrs. Ellers and Mr. Ellers,
it's moments like these
that make my job so satisfying.
And you, Corky,
how does it feel to be
a part of a real family?
[PLAYFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]