Rufus

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Find it.

Alas... it has come to this, Mr.

Chang.

What a dreary setting

for your final stand.

How long have you been running?

Are you not tired?

Be reasonable.

Give me the amulet

and walk away.

I'll even pay you

for your troubles.

A king's fortune.

Sorry.

Idiot.

You see, I am not a

cruel man, Chang.

I have no wish to shed blood.

But do not take this to mean...

I won't.

So nice of you to drop in.

I think it's fair to say, Mr.

Chang,

the amulet is finally mine.

Time to let it go.

As you wish.

No!

Find me that amulet!

Hello there.

Manny Garcia.

Nice to meet you.

Manny Garcia, gosh,

golly, it is my pleasure

to... make your acquaintance.

Remember, Rufus, you only get one

chance to make a first impression.

Blow that and all your hopes

and dreams wash away.

So I gotta nail this.

Okay, Rufus?

I'll try...

Garcia... Manny Garcia.

Sorry.

How about...

yo, yo, yo, Manny G

is in the house?

Manny G is in the bathroom.

And he's been in

there all morning.

At the moment, this

house only has

one working bathroom, Manny.

I need to get in there.

Sorry, Dad, it's

just the first day

at a new school, in a new town.

I gotta perfect my Manny mojo.

Your mojo will be fine.

Just be yourself.

"Be yourself."

That's all you got?

Son, I gotta go.

"Be yourself" is not bad advice.

You're a wonderful young man.

Look at this face.

Who wouldn't want to

be friends with you?

See, even Rufus agrees.

Manny Garcia, Sagittarius.

Hi, I'm Manny.

Rhymes with "fanny."

Definite nope.

Whoa, lots of new faces.

Whoa.

Controversy.

New school colors take Taft.

The old cobalt and

white are out.

Red and blue are in.

Where do you stand,

student on the street?

Um...

Don't have a strong opinion yet.

I was in Texas until

like last week.

You're new.

Apologies.

Paige Prescott.

Ace reporter for

"The Taft Tattler."

Manny Garcia, ace... new kid.

Well, welcome to

Taft Middle School,

Manny Garcia from Texas.

Hey, one more

man-on-the-street question.

Our spring dance is

just around the corner.

Theme is still open and

suggestions are welcome.

What gets you up and moving?

I guess my dog, mostly.

Dogs?

K-9 themed.

Original.

I shall suggest this

to the committee.

Interview over.

Well, here we are.

School sweet school.

And the new colors look good.

You're gonna do great.

Thanks.

And, um, anytime you wanna

interview me, I'm there.

Manny Garcia, I think you're

gonna fit right in at Taft.

Yeah, I think so.

Now, that's front-page material.

Sorry, Manny, we're not

moving back to Texas.

Connecticut's where

our jobs are at now.

How bad can it be?

I was blue!

Okay, the whole

school saw it happen.

I know it wasn't

an ideal first day

but it'll get better.

It was embarrassing.

Okay, I have no friends here.

I wouldn't say "no friends."

Yeah, you've got the best

one ever right there.

And he's been stuck

inside all day.

Come on, Rufus, I found

a cool park near by.

Whoa, boy.

Whoa, hey, boy.

Okay, easy, easy.

Can you get it? Bet you can't.

Come on, there are rules

to this game, all right?

Easy.

There she is coming up.

Looking to the left,

looking to the right.

Can Rufus steal? No, he can't.

Garcia gets it.

Squirrel!

Got ya.

And goal!

Rufus, where are you going?

No, no, no.

Rufus...

Dude, you're a soaking mess.

Mom's gonna kill us.

What's that?

A necklace?

What, you wanna wear it?

There, now you're the coolest

dog in all of Connecticut.

Happy?

Man, wet-dog smell.

Come on, Rufus,

we gotta go home.

I can't believe I have to go

back to that school tomorrow.

What a first impression.

Let's get some sleep.

Don't worry, you can keep

your new necklace on.

Here.

Go to bed, boy.

Come on.

Good night, buddy.

You're a good friend.

In fact, in this town,

you're my only friend.

I just wished you were the

kind of friend who could

talk back, be there

for me at school.

Maybe make my life not

so generally... lame.

Manny, rise and shine!

Okay, Dad, I'm

rising, I'm rising.

Rufus, are you ready

to start our day?

Rufus, are you awake?

Whoa!

Okay, who are you?

It's me, Rufus.

I've always wanted to try

out this people fur.

It's clingy, I like it.

No, you can't be Rufus.

What did you do with my dog?

I'm a boy now.

Wow, isn't this awesome?!

Wait, I got an itch.

Boy.

Watch Movies And Series!

There we go, okay.

Ooh... ooh!

All right, yeah,

that's the sweet spot.

Wait, a little

bit, a little bit.

There we go, okay.

You can't be Rufus,

you can't be.

I would like a treat now!

Was it that thing, the necklace?

Is it magic?

I would like one treat, please.

And, man, I did say I

wish you were a kid.

Duck, chicken, jerky...

I'm not that picky. You gotta

give me that necklace.

I have to turn you into a dog again.

Whoa, no, no, no, hey, hey!

What if I wanna be a boy?

You can't be a boy.

You're a dog.

Hey, Manny.

Dad.

Hey, Dad.

I'm up, I'm very up.

So up.

Stop goofing around with Rufus

and let's get ready for school.

Okay? Okay.

Bye.

I'm a boy again!

Whoa.

I got thumbs now.

What am I gonna do with you?

I can't leave you here...

unless you give

me that necklace.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

hey, no, no, no!

Hey, hey, hey, no, not

until I've eaten pizza

and learn how to play the piano

and pee standing up.

What am I gonna do? I

can't take you to school.

Why not?

I mean, you wished for a friend

you could take to school, right?

Well, here I am,

your best friend, right?

So take me to school already.

I guess I could pass you

off as a normal kid.

Would it work?

Yeah, I'm very normal.

Wait!

Where... where...

Where's my tail?

Wait, wait, where's my tail?

How... how will I

know when I'm happy?

I can give you the thumbs-up.

Problem solved.

These people furs are tight.

Why do you guys wear these?

If we don't wear pants,

we end up in the people kennel.

What?

Here.

These might fit you better.

Catch.

Later, Mom and Dad.

Don't wanna be late

on my second day.

Love school.

Bye. Yeah, later, Mom and Dad.

Shh!

Okay, we made it out okay.

But if you're gonna

be a normal boy,

you gotta start acting like one.

I can be normal, Manny.

Hey, Larry!

What's up?

How's it going, man?

Yeah...

All right, all right,

sniff you later.

FYI, the generic kidney and

trout you're feeding Larry

is giving him gas.

Um, good to know.

Spend a buck.

I'm sorry.

That's what I'm talking about.

Sorry, Larry.

I've been watching you

for years, Manny.

Dog years... do you

know how long that is?

I can be normal...

A squirrel, a squirrel!

Squirrel!

I want the squirrel,

I'm gonna get you!

Just get away, just get away!

Dude, you're human

now, get a grip.

You don't get it, Manny.

It's a squirrel.

Buddy, I get it, okay,

but why do dogs hate

squirrels so much anyway?

If only you knew the evil

behind their bushy tails.

The stories I could tell you.

The things dogs have seen.

This is gonna work but

you gotta blend in.

Okay, no chasing squirrels,

just don't be weird.

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