Cats Don't Dance Page #2

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All right, learn it the hard way.

Meow, see. Yeah, that's it, meow, meow.

Quiet on the set, please. Quiet!

Miss Dimple is ready to begin.

Lights! Camera!

Action.

Cue the elephant.

Tusk, tusk, hair.

- The hair, the hair, fix the hair. - Sorry.

Now, the people, they were so bad

That the Lord made the rain come down

And he washed away their bad cities

And he washed away their bad towns

And all of the people drowned

With the animals it was different

Though some of them drowned too

The others were just poor animals

And they didn 't know what to do

So I built a little boat

As cute as it can be

And I put all the animals two by two In my little boat on the sea

The moo cows went:

The piggies went:

And all the little birdies went Tweet, tweet, tweet

In my little boat on the sea

The doggy went:

The kitty cat went:

The lion went:

- In my little boat on the sea - Talking about the boat on the sea

On the sea

Meow?

- Cut! Cut, cut, cut! - Cut? Yes, cut.

Let me down this instant!

Lower Miss Dimple! Lower her!

Hurry! Hurry! Lower Miss Dimple!

Darla. Darla, darling. Here...

Flanigan, the title of this movie is Lil Ark Angel.

- Isn't it?! - Yes. Yes.

And who here is an angel?

Can you tell me who here is an angel?!

Why you are, Darla, sweetheart, celebrity, darling.

- Angel. - That's right! I am an angel!

I am an adorable little angel!

Bonbons will make it better.

- Hot fudge sundae? - Your choo-choo?

Your ducky?

I hate animals!

Especially that one!

Get me down from here!

Flanigan!

Oh, dear, what a calamity.

Max!

We're doomed.

Hide me!

Yes, Miss Dimple.

Been nice knowing you, pal.

How does the kitty cat go?

Meow?

Very good.

Will that be all, Miss Dimple?

For the moment. Thank you, Max.

- Your curls are fine. - Your nails are precious.

- Goodbye, Miss Dimple. - Goodbye, Miss Dimple.

Okay, everybody. From the top.

And I hope there will be no more interruptions.

- Cue me, Frances. - So the kitty cat went:

Now, just cut that out.

Besides, it was much more like:

Danny, wait.

Now see what you made me do.

Oh, dear.

Maybe one of us should talk to him.

Hello. I'll do it. It's time somebody set that cat straight.

Since he tap-danced into town, he's been nothing but trouble.

Well, I guess this is gonna set me back a whole day.

Maybe only half a day.

Listen, I'm sorry your feelings got hurt, but the fact is, since you...

I don't get it. What happened in there, anyway?

- Did I hit a sour note? - Wait.

Because if I did, I could go back in there.

- I could fix it. - You don't... Danny, they don't care.

- But l... - Don't you get it?

What is it with you? Why are you so determined to make a fool of yourself?

What do you mean?

All I wanna do is the thing I love.

Doesn't everyone?

- It's not that simple. - It is in Kokomo.

Then maybe that's where you should have stayed.

You can do anything If you...

I better not sing right now.

You want some?

No thanks, Pudge.

I was gonna slug that big dumb Max for you...

...but I didn't wanna hurt the guy.

So, what's that Dimple kid's problem?

- I thought you were great today. - I'm glad you liked it.

You know, all that:

No, it's a little more like...

Here, I'll show you.

Hey, hey, hey.

Wait a minute. Where's...? Where's that music coming from?

- It's him. It's Woolie the Mammoth. - It's him. It's Woolie the Mammoth.

That's it! B flat.

Why, you have a natural rear for music, little fellow. Little fellow.

If my old eyes aren't failing me, I'd say...

...you're the fellow who caused all that commotion today.

Yeah. I guess I really upset Miss Dimple.

Yes, you did.

Jolly good show!

- Tea time. Would you chaps like a cup? - Sure.

Splendid! It's a special peanut brew from India, the upper regions.

Did you know the peanut is not a nut at all?

And it's not a pea for that matter either.

It's rather odd that they call it a nut because it isn't a nut, you see.

It's... It's... It's a member of the legume family.

Sugar?

- Yeah. - Wait, wait. How about pea legume?

No, that wouldn't make sense either.

But whatever it is, it makes a splendid tea.

My grandmother developed this recipe, with certain additions from yours truly.

I forgot the cream. Would you like some cream?

- No, no! - Don't go to any trouble!

All right. All right. Suit yourself, suit yourself.

That music was great, Woolie. Did you write it for some movie?

No, no, it's not for any movie.

I used to hope that one day I'd write music for the motion pictures.

But all they wanted me for was to put on those beastly tusks and...

...at the beginning of every film.

- What a waste of your talent. - Oh, it's the same for everyone.

Look behind you.

So many, many broken dreams.

Is that Sawyer?

Poor Sawyer. I thought she'd be the one to make it.

Such a dancer with the voice of an angel.

I never would have guessed.

That's what this town does to you, my boy.

It wears you down.

But I thought Hollywood was always looking for new talent.

Talented people, not animals.

You see...

...the spotlight will never be on fellows like you and me.

And it's foolish to think otherwise, Danny.

Danny?

Yeah. Foolish.

Unless...

...we can remind them.

- Of what? - Why they came here in the first place.

All right, all of you, listen up!

I only need you, water buffalo, for the Tarzan jungle stampede.

The rest of you, go home.

Well, today's shot. Might as well go home and clean.

Here's our chance, Pudge. Come on!

Hey, everybody!

Look who's back. I wish he'd get himself stuffed.

I know a divine taxidermist, darling.

Did my first husband.

Come on, everybody, gather around

Don 't let this old town get you down

Look at you there With the long, long face

Hey, he must be talking to you.

You take this and you take that Come on over here, T. W., put on this hat

If we all work together We can make our dreams come true

Let's show the world what we can do

- Pudge? - Yeah.

Boogie with me!

I got rhythm in my feet

I got rhythm in my heart and soul

I got rhythm, hot and sweet

Sometimes rhythm Makes me lose control

I want everyone to have all the fun

That I have

I've got rhythm So do you

Let's turn it on And show what we can do

Bye!

Perfect.

How could you possibly improve a face like this?

What is that hideous racket?

Look at them. I'm ashamed to be an animal.

Shut up, you old nanny, and show old Franny what you got.

Hey.

Come on, Sawyer. Grab a partner and do-si-do.

Hey, Sawyer, dance with me? I hear you're a natural.

Who told you that?

Listen, it's a waste of time. You'll never get to dance in the movies.

Movies? Did I say movies? No, we're just having fun.

Yeah, sure. Forget it.

Just look at those fools. Laughable, isn't it, Max?

Max?

Max!

Not bad. A little rusty but, hey, who's perfect?

Rusty?

I'll give you rusty.

Like I said, dancing's a waste of time.

What if I could get you an audition with L.B. Mammoth?

L.B. Mammoth? Head of Mammoth Studios?

- What? - I know he'd appreciate real talent.

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