Teacher's Pet Page #3

Synopsis: Leonard is a 4th grader; his mother, Mrs. Mary Lou Helperman, is his teacher, and has been nominated for a teaching award. They plan a trip to Florida for the finals, but need to leave their dog, Spot, behind. Unknown to Mrs. Helperman, Spot has been masquerading as a boy, Scott, who is her star pupil. Spot wants nothing more than to be a real boy, and sees a way to this when mad scientist Ivan Krank appears on the Barry Anger show. Krank thinks he can turn animals into humans. Conveniently, his lab is right down the street from where the Helpermans are staying, so Spot, as Scott (and the rest of his family) convinces Mary Lou to take him along. Spot becomes a man, but discovers it's not everything he ever dreamed of after all.
Director(s): Timothy Björklund
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
PG
Year:
2004
73 min
$6,295,378
Website
751 Views


are coming with us to Florida!

- Yes!

- Yes!

I'm on my way to Florida!

Come on, everyone!

Time's a-wastin'!

Let's hit the road

and sing a song about it!

What is it with

this family and singing?

I'm starting to feel

von trapped.

There's a whole bunch of world

in our backyard

An awful lot

of world to see

Alabama, Alaska,

Arizona, Arkansas

And now the states

that start with "C" And "D"

California, Colorado,

and Connecticut

Dear Delaware,

the very first state

Ohh

Florida and Georgia,

Hawaii, Idaho

Where they grow

a lot of trout and potato

Right smack in the middle,

little lllinois

Indiana and Iowa, too

There's Kansas and Kentucky,

and way down south

Louisiana is shaped

like a shoe

And still a lot

of states to do, whew!

Eight states start with "M",

now let's name them

Maine, Maryland,

and Massachoooo-setts

Mich, Minneso,

Mississipp, Show me mo

Montana, now we're more

than halfway through

Nebraska, Nevada,

and the "News"

Hampshire, Jersey,

Mexico, and York

Now the "Norths",

Carolina and Dakota

Where Sacajawea

guided Lewis and Clark

Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon

Pennsylvania, where they

wrote the Constitution

Little Rhode Island

and South Carolina

Where the rebels tried

to start a revolution

South Dakota, Tennessee,

and next to Mexico

Texas, where they have

a lot of cows

Utah, green Vermont,

and old Virginny

Where George Washington

took his first bow, wow!

We're all the way

to "W" now

Washington,

West Virginia and Wisconsin

I don't know how much higher

I can sing

But that's OK

'cause we've gone all the way

From Alabama to Wyoming

From Alabama

to Wyomi-i-i-ing

Hey!

Gee, I was sure the map

said sunny Florida...

was around here somewhere.

LEONARD. Wow!

Oh, here it is!

Ha ha ha ha!

- Aah!

- Ha ha ha!

- Oh!

- Aaaah!

Aaaah! Aaah! Aaah!

Ha!

Ha ha ha!

Ahh.

I could get used to this.

Oh, no, but I can't.

I'll be late

for the first round...

of the Teacher of the Year

competition.

Have fun on the beach, boys.

Stay near the lifeguard.

Meet me at the Wentawaygo

for dinner at 6:
00 sharp!

Reapply your sunblock

every two hours!

Don't go in the water for at

least half an hour after you-

- Mom!

- OK, just wish me luck!

- Luck!

- Luck!

All right, she's gone.

We've got the whole day

to ourselves.

Leonard, I think to make

somebody's dream come true.

Way ahead of you, pal.

- Fetch!

Excuse me?

That's my dream. You know...

a guy and his dog,

the beach, the stick...

tlhe waves. tlhe waten.

SPO T. Ulh. Leonand...

I tlhink we Ihave

sliglhtly diffenent dneams.

We do? What's your dream?

Well, heh heh heh...

I guess maybe I should've

mentioned it earlier...

but see, there was this...

...and changed to that...

...and concerned...

And that's the real reason

I had to come to Florida.

Oh. I get it.

I thought you came

to be with me...

but you really just came

for the ride.

No, I did come

to be with you...

and for the ride.

Aw, please, Lenny!

I gotta have a shot

at my dream.

I don't know.

It all sounds so wacko.

Anyway, you're not supposed

to be a boy.

You're supposed to be my dog.

Oh, don't give me the eyes.

No, not the sad walk away.

Forget it. No.

Oh, all right.

We'll find this Dr. Krank guy.

But as soon as you see

that I'm right and he's nuts...

we'll march right back here...

you'll be a dog,

I'll throw a stick...

and we'll make

my summer dream come true!

Good boy.

WOMAN ON TV. Juan.

MAN ON TV. Mancia.

Juan!

Mancia!

Oh, the pathos and agony...

of two beautifully

coiffed people in love!

Yeah, yeah,

been there, seen that.

What else is on?

Today. a "Banny Angen Slhow"

exclusive follow-up...

We return the spotlight

to that wacko scientist...

who claims

he can turn animals human-

Dr. Ivan Krank!

Wacko, wacko, wacko!

Jolly, that's the guy

Spot went to see!

But why is Barry Anger returning

the spotlight to that wacko?

Why, you ask, am I returning

my spotlight to that wacko?

I'll let Officer White...

of the Okeebachokee Bureau

of Animal Safety explain.

Dr. Ivan Krank

is a dangerous fraud.

His experiments did not

turn animals human at all.

They turned them into hideous,

weird mutations like this!

- Aaah!

- Ohhh!

- We have to go to Florida!

- Why?

To keep Spot

from being turned into that!

Ohhh!

This is no time to stand around

screaming silently. Come on!

Florida?! Florida's outside!

I'm an indoor kitty.

I'm s-s-scared

of the o-o-outside.

Snap out of it, hairball!

Come on, dry those whiskers

and listen to me!

You gotta believe

You gotta be strong

You gotta

sharpen your claws

Fluff up your tail,

and sing this fighting song

Small but mighty,

small but mighty

When you're powerful

and wise

You can rise above any size

If you belittle

being little

Then your quest

is doomed to fail

But when you're small

but mighty

The mighty shall prevail

- You gotta persist

- I gotta persist?

- Never say die

- Never say die?

You gotta be fast

and fearless now

And follow this battle cry

Small but mighty

When you're powerful

and wise

You can rise above any size

If you belittle

being little

Then your quest

is doomed to fail

When you're small

but mighty

Small but mighty

When you're small

but mighty

The mighty shall prevail

Onward!

Are you sure you got

Dr. Krank's address right?

Yeah, 666.

Wait! Look!

Wow.

Look at all

the high-techy-tech!

Ah ha ha! I can't stand it!

I'm gonna be a boy

Ooh!

SPO T. 665?

Oh, it must be the next one

down that-a-way.

Heh heh heh.

Florida-

land of surprises.

Trust me, fellas.

It's a great gig.

24-hour a day soaps,

all the food you can eat-

Where else are you gonna

get a deal like that?

Oh, Spot!

And Pretty Boy!

And Mr. Jolly!

Come on in, boys.

There's fresh food

in the kitchen.

Her heart's

in the right place...

but, boy, could she use

a new set of bifocals.

Come on, Jolly, let's roll.

Are we there yet?

Oh!

Small but mighty.

Say it with me, baby!

SPO T. Well. Ihe means business.

This can't be it.

This is it!

After this experiment

succeeds...

the world will never again

call me wacko!

And that includes you...

Mommy!

Uhh!

I have done it!

Success, at long last!

I have taken a frog,

and made it...

Moo.

I have failed again.

See? He's nuts.

It doesn't work.

Come on, let's go.

Well, of course

it doesn't work on a frog.

Hello? It's a lower life form.

Moo.

- No offense.

- None taken.

Dennis! Adele!

Get in here now...

and help me destroy

this stupid, worthless machine!

Don't call it stupid, Daddy.

You made us with it.

And where is the glory in that?

And don't call me Daddy!

You are not my children.

You're nothing but a couple

of mutant swamp creatures...

who do nothing but remind me

of my life of failure!

Just 'cause you're

having a bad day...

is it really necessary

to dump on everyone else?

Yes, we may be failures,

but we're failures who love you.

Out of my way,

you walking handbag!

SPO T. Um. Ihello?

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