The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972): Season 1, Episode 7 - Captain Kidd's Doubloons - full transcript

The Captain Kidd Doubloons are stolen during a pirate-themed festival in Trinidad.

[music playing]

¶ The Amazing Chan ¶

[buzzing]

¶ That's the Chan plan ¶

¶ The Amazing Chan
and the Chan Clan ¶

¶ The Amazing Chan ¶¶

- "Welcome to Buccaneer Days."
- Isn't this exciting?

Trinidad was a great idea
for a vacation.

Let's go in and join pop
and the kids.

Our prize feature
of Buccaneer Days,
Mr. Chan,

the Captain Kidd Doubloons.



A rare collector's item,
governor.

Those gold coins
must be over 300 years old.

Indeed.
They're worth a king's ransom.

That's a lot of scratch, Pa,
but I ain't worried.

This setup is like
the Crown Jewel Caper.

A natural for a fast grab.

Not likely, my little man.

I assure you the doubloons
are perfectly safe.

Chan, this is Alfie Smythe.

He's responsible
for this exhibition.

My name is Chauncey.

As you've noticed,

my son Flip is concerned
about your security measures.

Yeah, those coins look
like sitting ducks to me.



Really? Watch this
handkerchief, matey.

Ingenious.
A pressure-sensitive floor.

Henry, besides looking fearless
dashing and daring,

what else do I have
in common with this
buccaneer statue?

You're both dummies.

Hey, I could have sworn
the statue moved.

Precisely, my dear.
I am the Magnificent Barzoni.

Your bracelet, my dear.

Wow! I didn't know
it was missing.

Your watch, young man.

How did you do that?

The gentleman is a master
prestidigitator.

A presti-what-itator?

He's a magician.

Exactly. The hand
is quicker than the eye.

Watch.

A pooch pirate.

A pooch pirate.

Hey, guys,
look at this magic.

There, my young friends,
behold. Observe closely.

Kazaam, kazoom!

Hey, it's confetti.

Boy, Stanley,
he sure fooled you.

Avast, you scurvy knaves,

Mr. Governor,

you know those gold doubloons
belongs to me.

And I wants them.

Who's that?

His name is Jeremiah.

He's the last living relative
of Captain Kidd.

I demands that you give me
those coins.

Nonsense. They belong
to the people of Trinidad.

I be warning you,
you'll be sorry.

[squawking]

Hey, Pa, who doused the lights?

Don't panic, children.

I say, what's happening?

Turn on the lights.

[squawking]

Easy, Chauncey.
Odd bird's frightened
of the dark.

It would appear so.

Strange time for the lights
to go out, eh, Chan?

- No, not strange at all.
- What do you mean?

They're back now.

Yes, the lights are back,
governor,

but the doubloons are gone.

Wham bam, we're in a jam!

This time was wired
to the master switch.

That's how the lights
were turned off.

Good work, Alan.

Governor, I phoned
Sergeant Delacroix.

- He'll be here shortly.
- Thank you.

It's weird.
The guards frisked everybody,

but no doubloons.
It doesn't gel.

Maybe the crook didn't
take the coins with him.

Hey, that's using the old
noodle, Scooter.

He could have stashed
them someplace.

- Like where?
- I don't know.

But we'll go through this joint
with a fine-tooth comb. Come on.

Stanley, I think Jeremiah
is our man.

Stanley, what are you doing?

Observe closely.
Kazoom, kazaam!

Stanley, what do you
think you're doing?

Gee, maybe I should have
kazaamed while kazoomed.

[laughs]

Let's go find Jeremiah.

I checked everything.
This alarm system is
mechanically foolproof.

Then why didn't it work?

An enigma
of catastrophic proportion.

You'd have to be a magician
to pull this one off.

Barzoni!

You sure you saw Jeremiah
go this way?

Yeah, I saw...
Henry, look over there.

Let's sneak up on him.

Wait. I've got an idea.

Stanley, we're wasting time.

There. I'm ready.

I'll scare him off-guard.
You rush him from behind.

Scare him?
In that outfit?

He'll laugh himself silly.

Very funny.
Very funny!

[screams]

Hold him, Stanley. Hold him!

He's getting away.

Maybe we oughta find pop
and the other kids.

No time. Hang on, Stanley.

Look as if he's heading
for the waterfall.

Let's hurry before
the other kids find us.

This basement sure is spooky.

Do you think the doubloons
are down here?

Why not?
It makes for a nifty hideout.

Don't you think we ought
to tell pop or Henry?

Clam up, 'fraidy cat.

Come on, Chu Chu.
We've got work to do.

Wow.
Look at all this stuff.

Looks like stuff used
in a pirate movie.

Come on, you guys,
can the chatter.

Let's spread out
and search for the loot.

Nothing here
but a bunch of junk.

Whoops. I dropped it.

Hey, Scooter,
a coat fell off the rack.

Maybe the coins are in one
of the pockets.

I'll look on this side.
I'll take this side.

Hey, stop.

[barking]

Will you knock it off?
And you too, Chu Chu.

You guys are
driving me bananas.

Flip, someone's coming.

Take cover.

- Who is it?
- I hope it's pop.

Gotta be our pigeon
after the coins.

On my signal,
we'll take him. Now!

What is this? Stop! Oafs!

We got him.

I'll call pop.

Good heavens, Chan.
They've captured
Sergeant Delacroix

of the Trinidad Police.

Will someone please
get me out of here?

My apologies, Sergeant.

Yes, I know.
Childish enthusiasm.

Gee, Pop, I'm sorry.

In the future, Flip,
try to remember that
the police are the good guys.

Now I wonder what
the other Chans are up to.

I think Jeremiah
went around that fork
in the road.

OK, he's as good
as caught now.

Oh, no, what's that?

Hang on.

Let's split. Help!

Will you hold it down?

You think Barzoni
could do this trick?

Barzoni to the left. Let's go.

I'm getting tired.
Are you sure he took
the doubloons?

You'll see when we catch him.
I'll signal a left turn.

Hit the brakes!

[horn honks]

Jeremiah's heading
for that drawbridge.

Oh, boy, are the doubloons
worth all this?

Henry, the bridge is opening.
What are we gonna do?

I'll tell you
after we do it.

Henry, I've got good news
and bad news.

Give me the good
news first.

I can still see Jeremiah
up ahead.

What's the bad news?

I don't know how
to drive a motorcycle.

Now you tell me.

Hang on and leave the driving
to me.

[clucking]

Call me egghead.

We lost Barzoni.
Now what do we do?

We'll split up
and keep in touch
with the Chan comm.

Ready to disengage?

- All set.
- Roger.

[sputtering]

Henry, what's that noise?

That noise is us
running out of gas!

Thanks for coming
with me, Chan.

The inspector will find this
case hard to believe.

Sergeant, this mystery is
not as baffling as it appears.

Are you saying you know
who the thief is?

Yes, but the question
still remains.

Where are the doubloons?

Sounds like pop.

Yeah, just where are
those doubloons?

Hey, look,
that's governor Winslow.

Do you think
he's got the doubloon?

Why not? Where's the most
likely spot you'd dump
hot pirate coins?

A pirate ship.
Wow, we better tell...

No time. Come on.

It appears that we have
our culprit neatly boxed.

- Alan and Suzie should
be here any moment.
- Indubitably.

- [rock music playing]
- Hey, that's neat music.

OK, what's the best way in?

I suggest incorporating
a crane and grappling hook.

The elevation will propel us
to the apex of this edifice.

You mean get in
through the roof?

Look at this.
Talent auditions today.

What could be simpler?
Let's audition.

Hey, look, Stanley.

How about that?
An old fortress.

Stanley, we've got to find
a way in there.

Now the best...
why are you sitting down?

Because I'm tired.
That's why.

There's no time to be tired.

We've got to get old
Jeremiah before he hides
the doubloons.

Listen, Henry, I'm not going
anyplace, not right now.

And nothing you can say
is gonna make me change
my mind.

Not even that you're sitting
on a crocodile.

Come on, Henry.
That's an old one.

If this was a crocodile,
it would have a tail
like that

and a head like this.
Now that's a crocodile.

A crocodile? Run!

I am!

OK, kids,
scatter and keep looking.

I better look
in this old cannon.

That's not funny, Chu Chu.

Can we go home now?

Soon. If my hunch
is right,

those coins are
stashed here someplace.

Maybe they're in
this bucket. Yikes!

Hey, who turned off the lights?

No clues around here.

Oooh!

Hey!

We auditioned right
after the next act.

Gee, that stage manager
sure looks mean.

What's your name,
little fella?

Oswald Standish, sir,
but my stage name is
Freddy Lip Flipper.

I flip lip to music.

[humming]

OK, next.

Keep your eyes open
for Barzoni.

I told you I could
pull it off.

Wait till you see
all three of them.

He's got the doubloons.

It will make us a fortune.

We're moving in.

OK, Barzoni,
hand over the doubloons.

Doubloons?
What are you talking about?

I was just about
to perform my three
rabbits out of the hat trick.

Kazoom, kazaam!

And now in reverse.

Kazaam, kazoom!

Sorry, Mr. Barzoni.

I think we'd better disappear.

- Kazoom.
- Kazaam.

You want us to do what?

There's no other way in.
We'll have to pole-vault
over the wall.

Why don't I knock
on the door and tell
him we're lost?

Stop worrying.
It's easy. Watch.

Come on, Stanley.

I know what.
Now you can open the door
from the inside.

Will you stop it
and hurry up?

Stanley!

All right,
I'm just warming up.

Geronimo!

Stanley, you go that way.
I'll go this way.

I've got a better idea.

You got this way
and I'll go this way.

Shh. Listen.

[clanking]

It's coming from that room.

Arggh, my beauties.

They're perfect.

We were right.
He's got the doubloons.

I'll keep him busy
with one of my disguises

and you grab the coins.

Oh, boy.

Hi, there, partner.

Got any doubloons
hanging around?

Young man,

that be the worst impression
I ever heard.

Really?
How about this?

I got a million of 'em.

All right,
hand over the doubloons.

Stanley, will you
cut that out?

Don't stop me now, Henry.
When you're hot, you're hot.

If you promise you'll quit,

I'll give you three
Captain Kidd Doubloons.

See, Henry, I told you
it would work.

I don't believe it.

Here's some for you, too.

What goes on?

Captain Kidd Doubloons.

Hey, these are just souvenirs.

[laughs]
At 50 cents apiece,

I'll make a fortune
selling 'em to the tourists.

Hippity hop, another flop.

What a waste of time.

We couldn't even
get a booking.

Well, we saw Freddy Lip Flipper
sing a song

and saw three rabbits
pulled out of a hat.

Gee, terrific, Suzie.
In the meantime,

the doubloons
are still missing.

I deduce the villain
cleverly stowed the coins

somewhere on
the pavilion premises.

Only one way to find out.

Come on.

Hey, look what I found.

Ow!
You got the doubloons.

Better. Some biscuits.
You want one?

Are you for real?

Nothing in this old chest.

- [buzzing]
- [yelps]

- [footsteps]
- Listen, someone's come aboard.

Did you bring 'em?

Yeah, they're in the box.

Hear that?
We got 'em with the goods.

- What's that?
- Jump for it.

We better call pop.

Gee, Pop, we thought
they had the doubloons
stashed in the box.

They're just fuses
for the 5:00 cannon salute.

There won't be any salute now.
Those fuses are all wet.

I'm sorry for the trouble
they caused you.

Now you would-be detectives
will return to the pavilion
with me

and let's hope the others
will do likewise.

Come on, let's head back
to the pavilion.

Hey, looks like
somebody's following us.

Wow, he means business.

Yeah, let's slip
into third gear
and try to lose him.

Look, up ahead.

Here we go.
Prepare for evasive action.

I guess we showed him.

Think again.

Get moving.

I've got an idea.

Alan, head for that
banner up ahead.

I'm hip.

[screams]

Right on, Anne.

You sure took care
of him that time.

Yikes!

You mean the doubloons
were here all the time.

Yep, in a few minutes,
this case will be in the bag.

Yeah, the thief
has to show tonight.

Tomorrow's the opening.

I'm hungry.

- Shh!
- [footsteps]

- I hear footsteps.
- Everybody freeze.

Sergeant, there is your thief
and the doubloons.

Chan, how did you know?

A little bird told me.

Since the alarm system
didn't go off,

the doubloons had
to be stolen from above,

only Chauncey could
have done it.

Very clever, Chan,
but you don't have me yet.

Lay it on him, Stanley.

[screams]

I got you, Alfie.

Pop, now I don't have
to feel bad for spilling
the fruit.

Right, an apple a day
keeps the doctor away

and sometimes catches a crook.

As you can see,
I am securely locked in.

Watch closely.
[chants spell]

How do you like that one?

- Wow!
- That's nothing.

I can do that easy.

Stanley, what are you doing?

Lock the lock
and stand back.

Well, all right.

Now watch.

Michigan stew
and I'll turn blue.

Wait a minute.
Michigan blue
and elephant stew.

Mulligan stew and...
Henry, Henry!

Guess what, Stanley.

Wham bam, you're in a jam!

Henry.

Thanks to your children,
Mr. Chan,

Buccaneer Days will
be a smashing success.

[squawks]

Very good, Chu Chu.
Just don't try to fly.

[laughs]

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