Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief Page #4

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Don't judge me.

Excuse me.

Nature calls.

Hey, how's it goin'?

Have you tried the steak?

So, Maya, how did it

go today with Daisy?

Uh, it was... colorful.

Hmm. Good colorful,

or bad colorful?

Like a medium colorful.

Well, I'm afraid a medium colorful

just isn't gonna cut it.

Maya, we need bold, brilliant, vibrant,

primary colors here.

We need a full-on, five-star rainbow,

and we need it fast.

- Yes, sir.

- Oh, and, Maya...

that, uh, scene today

outside the barn-

Just make sure that kind of thing doesn't

happen in front of the president.

I will, sir. I mean, I won't.

It-It won't, sir.

Good.

Okay, check it out:

"Herro," Shaggy.

Rooby-rooby-doo!

That's my Scooby-Doo.

Gee, with that material, I'm surprised

you don't have your own TV show.

Wait. Hang on.

"Herro," Reorge. Ruh-oh.

Astro?

From TheJetsons?

You have got

to get some new material.

- Tough crowd.

- Thank you.

- Maya, you want to join us?

- Sure.

Oh, I'm so sorry, Mayo.

Did you want to sit here?

It's Maya.

So, Maya, tell us

a little bit about yourself.

Oh, uh, well, I'm a senior

at Hamilton High in San Francisco.

Really? And where are you going

to school next year?

Um, well, I'm still

assessing my options.

But I'm considering S.F.U.'s

vet school.

- But why can't I go?

- We've been over this before.

You can't go because I think

it's inappropriate...

for the First Daughter

to be at a party unsupervised.

This is so unfair!

Mom would let me go.

Well, your mother happens to be making a

four-nation tour, and I'm in charge around here.

- What about you guys? Where do you go?

- We both go to Yale.

I'm a poli-sci major, and Selma's studying

International Relations.

With a minor in foreign languages:

French, German, Russian and Cantonese.

I intend to make an impact

on global politics by the time I'm 30.

What about you?

What's your long-term goal?

Long term? Um, I guess just

to take care of animals.

Oh, you mean like a doggie day care?

How sweet.

No, I mean, like a veterinarian.

A doctor.

But if you can't fix

the president's dog...

how are you gonna fix

other people's animals?

Oh. Could you pass

the mayo, Maya?

I'm sorry. Can you repeat that?

I don't speak snob.

What?

I just don't understand you.

I mean, the state dinner could be fun if-

Right. It's just so fun to have the

best years of my life sucked away...

by stupid press events, dull political

speeches and boring state dinners.

Thanks, Dad!

- Maya!

- Yes, sir.

The chief tells me that you're making

headway with Daisy.

I want a full progress

report tomorrow, all right?

- Yes, sir, sir.

- I'm counting on you.

How can I give a progress report

when I haven't made any progress?

I don't get why she doesn't dig me.

You think I should grow a beard?

Lucky, I have to find a different

way to deal with these animals.

Because Dad's way just isn't working.

What usually works with you?

Well, a biscuit always

seems to do nicely.

Yeah, right,

like that's gonna work.

Hmm.

You comin' out today?

I would, but I'm

shampooing my tail.

Suit yourself.

Hey, everybody,

look what I've got. Treats!

Ding, ding. Round twol

Watch your head, you monkeyl

- Say hello to my little friendl

- There you gol

Enjoy my spicy red ant special.

That's gonna be hard

to get out of your hairl

Oh, forget itl

Come back soon, all right?

Maya. What happened?

I, um-

See-

I'm sorry, sir.

I'm no good at this.

- Maya.

- Please, just leave me alone.

I'm sure it wasn't that bad.

I'm never gonna get that recommendation,

so why keep embarrassing myself?

But what about Daisy and me?

You know, she completes me.

Look. I've already let down my family

and the president of the United States.

Forget it. I'm cuttin' my losses.

We're on the next copter out of here.

Cole, I said I just wanna be left... alone.

Maya, am I... interrupting?

No, sir. I was just

packing up.

I'm sorry I disappointed you, sir, but I

should have never come here in the first place.

Maya, let's take a walk.

You remind me a lot of myself

when I was your age.

- I do?

- Demanded a lot of myself.

Expected way too much

too soon.

Meet my friends.

So, did you know...

that MichaelJordan...

didn't make his high school

varsity basketball team?

MichaelJordan? The best

basketball player ever? No way.

Way.

Did you know that Einstein failed

his first college entrance exam?

- Wait. "E" equals "MC" squared Einstein? Really?

- Yep.

Did you know in high school

I ran for class president?

I lost.

I came in fourth.

Well, that's not too bad.

- Out of four?

- Okay, that's bad.

The only thing that saved me

at that time...

was I had a motto

I kept on my desk by Hank Aaron...

a famous ballplayer

before your time.

Two words:

"Keep swinging. "

He used to say that no matter

how bad his slump was...

no matter how badly

he felt...

he just had

to keep swingin'.

- But, sir, I'm just afraid I can't-

- Maya.

"We have nothing to fear

but fear itself. "

That was Franklin Roosevelt.

You come with me.

There's somebody I want you to meet.

Come on, Maya.

So, this is Lenore.

She's a red ruffed lemur.

Give her some gooseberries.

She likes 'em.

She was captured by poachers as a baby,

delivered to a Malaysian circus.

Somehow she made her way

to an Indonesian zoo and then here.

She's an endangered species.

And we had hopes of returning

her to her homeland...

but unless I can get the prince

to sign this agreement...

the rain forest

will be destroyed.

- And the other lemurs like Lenore?

- Absolutely.

Did you know that, on average,

74 species a day become extinct?

- I had no idea.

- Most people don't.

All of us have so much

more to learn.

Maya, failure is a part of life,

even for successful people.

The trick is... what are you gonna do

about the failure?

Are you gonna quit, or are you gonna

keep on swinging?

Lucky, drop that bone,

unpack those bags.

I just got a pep talk from the president

of the United States.

And we are stayin'.

Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!

Whoa. Getting dizzy.

Oh, getting dizzy.

Why do dogs have to do this

when they're happy?

#And if you think #

# That you could do better #

#She's got some pretty wise

sage advice #

#For you if you let her #

#And she'll let you know #

# We never go

in the heat of competition #

# Tell me everything

you know #

- #About the human condition

And wait #

# Till the meter maids

are doin'their job #

#And they're callin'the cops

'cause they're afraid too #

# 'Cause it's makin'a lot #

What are you doing?

Did you know that Cavalier King Charles spaniels

were originally bred for British royalty?

Here you go, Daisy.

Okay.

So, what do you think?

What do you think?

Stee-rike one.

It's important that you keep me posted

on exactly when and where...

the prince and his-

when the prince comes-

Hold on a second.

Maya, what are you doing?

Did you know that King Charles

spaniels are the happiest...

when they're sitting

in someone's lap?

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