Doctor Dolittle Page #8

...but if you expect me to believe

that a tiger told you his symptoms...

...I might have to draw the line.

You have to do something. Quick!

We gotta get him into OR fast.

It's the only chance he's got.

What about the press conference?

20 bucks says this guy never shows.

Watch your back.

Trying to get to the operating room!

- Outta the way, please!

- Clear a spot. We have an emergency here.

Clear the way, please. Comin' through.

- There you are! Let's do this.

- Uh, Mr Calloway, Mark broke his nose.

- The nose can wait. The press is waiting!

- L-I-I-I...

- We're announcing!

- I really don't know if we should...

- Where were you?

- I'll explain.

Thank you all for coming,

and thank you all... for being so patient.

As you all know, the practice of medicine

and the business of medicine...

...have been undergoing

very big changes in this country.

We at Calnet strive to be

at the forefront of these changes.

That is why I'm proud to announce

the acquisition of...

This is the life! Hot wings, nuts...

I love nuts.

Oh, my! Live prey!

Uh-oh.

- That's a big cat!

- It's all right! It's OK.

It's OK. He's not gonna hurt anybody.

He's just a very, very sick tiger.

You'd better have a rational

explanation for all this.

Mr Calloway, I don't have a rational

explanation. I wish I did, but I don't.

Right now, I got a sick tiger on my hands. I'm

gonna try to save it. That's all that matters.

Dolittle, you go through with this...

So if you'll excuse me...

- Stupid cat. Ruined the party!

- Shut up.

What do you mean, shut up?

I was gonna do karaoke!

What the hell is this?

- No more bacon!

- One, two, three, four.

You ain't gettin' through this door!

Make love, not war!

Fur is murder! Free Willy!

Pigs go home!

Pigs go home! Pigs go home!

Huh?

No, no, not you. The police.

Wow, this is great!

- Are you OK?

- The man's comin' down hard, but...

...we're holdin' strong.

- Ooh, I got such a chill.

I'm gonna give you a local.

It's not gonna hurt.

It'll feel like a little bee sting.

A little pressure. That's about it.

OK? Here I come.

- Oooh!

- There you go.

He can't do this.

- He still thinks he can talk to animals.

- He can, Lisa. He can talk to animals.

It all started when he was a kid.

I didn't know what to do.

- What are you saying, Dad?

- I thought it was a handicap...

...but it's a gift, Lisa.

Don't you believe it? Look. See for yourself.

I need you to stay alert and tell me if you feel

numbness in your paws or on your right side.

Have you ever... done this operation before?

Yeah, once in medical school.

But it was to a cadaver.

My professor told me that had my patient

not been dead, he would have lived.

Very comforting, doc(!)

It's like Noah's ark out here.

It truly is a remarkable sight.

This collection of animals has prevented San

Francisco's finest from entering the building.

Which is apparently

where the stolen tiger is being held.

OK, we're open. Gene, irrigate, please.

All right, Jake, I need you to be alert.

Tell me if you feel anything at all.

- Can you feel anything now?

- No.

Just the same old pain.

How about now?

You feeling any numbness at all?

I... I can't. I don't know!

Just relax and listen to

the sound of my voice, OK?

- I'm scared.

- Don't be scared. I'm not gonna let you go.

John?

- What did he say?

- He said he's a little scared.

Pulse is dropping fast.

His dura is bulging.

There's too much pressure.

- Uh-oh. My left side went numb.

- Pulse still dropping.

All right. Hey, you just hang in there,

OK, Jacob? Hang in there for me.

- OK, doc.

- It's a blood clot. It has to be.

All I gotta do is find it. We're too close

to his motor strip. More suction, Gene.

- We're losin' him. We gotta relieve pressure.

- Come on, Jake.

- Don't let go yet. We're almost there.

- I can feel it.

- There!

- There?

OK. OK, here we go.

It's gone. The pain is gone!

Blood pressure stabilising.

It's gone! It's really gone!

He's OK.

- Thank you.

- You are very welcome.

You just lay back and relax. We're gonna

have you back in the centre ring in no time.

Why'd you do that?

If he tries to eat me again, I'm gonna

smack that moustache off your face.

He's a lunatic.

He has a history of mental illness.

- He's frankly...

- He's the most...

...remarkable surgeon I have ever seen.

- He's here to stay.

- He is the straw that stirs the drink.

- I want exclusive rights to him.

He's dynamic, caring. I can't imagine...

- What's the matter?

- Dolittle! Wonderful work!

- Bravo. Bravo, Johnny. I'm so inspired.

- Welcome aboard.

- I feel like I've bought a winning franchise.

- Oh, yeah.

Oh, you haven't bought anything.

We're not for sale.

Look. We don't need these namby-pamby

wacko freaks. It's you and me...

...straight to the top.

- You want pigeon? You'll get pigeon.

- Are ya happy now?

- I'm right behind you.

Ah.

# If we could talk to the animals

Hey! Somebody come here!

I think we got birth here.

Hey, hey! Somebody!

I see some shakin' in that egg.

I see shakin' in the egg!

- Hey, how's it goin', McGruff?

- Uh-oh!

You know what? A Tic Tac wouldn't kill you.

Hey, girl, get up! We got birth comin'.

A swan egg! This is gonna be great.

- Come on, girl!

- One question. What is a swan?

- That's my egg hatching!

- OK, just breathe.

Yeah, here it come, the magic moment!

Oh, no! Just like Jurassic Park!

It's gonna kill us!

My swan egg's hatching. It's hatching! Lt...

Good lord, doc!

What on earth is that?

That would be Maya's

brand-new baby alligator.

Cool.

- Momma?

- Momma? I'm not your momma!

- Momma?

- Oh, no, don't look at me.

Although there was that one time

I got drunk in the Everglades...

Doc, wait up!

So, you're gonna treat humans and animals.

I love it!

It's no big thing. We're all basically the same.

My thoughts exactly. First I want to

move my bowl up on the dining-room table.

Second, no more dog food.

That stuff's just gross.

I want my own room, with a TV.

Basic cable will be fine.

I hate stories with happy endings!

- Yoo-hoo!

- What?

- I didn't say nothin'.

- Then who?

Run for your lives!

Oh, my God! I don't wanna die!

Hang a left! No, hang a right!

- Legs, do your thing! Outta my way!

- This circle of life really stinks!

Aaaaaggghhhh!

# Grunt and squeak

# And squawk with the animals

# And they could talk

# To us

# Yeah

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