The Dog Who Saved Christmas Page #8

Now these guys have gone too far.

No more Mr. Nice Dog.

Bright

Proud young

- Don't say that word...

Mother and child.

Mom, Dad, if she doesn't stop

right now

I'm gonna open up the door

and jump right out of the car.

Okay?

Can you please tell her?

Bright.

Stewey.

I'm just relaxing,

shooting some pool.

Leave the stuff alone.

Go get the loot.

Just this knot

and I'm out of here.

Sleep in heavenly peace.

- (door opens)

- (tires screech)

George:
Hey, get back in the car.

(snoring)

Ben, a little help here, please.

Hey, Jack, Zeus is back.

Ted, what about these gifts?

You're heartless, you know that?

Time to pay the piper, boys.

How are they gonna feel

when they come back

and they think that Santa

skipped their house, huh?

- I like toys.

- That's because you're a child.

Boy, these guys are whack.

(sniffs)

Is that bologna?

How about we take half of them

and sell them online,

and take the other half

and we keep them?

- Now you're talking.

- All right.

There you go.

Wait, did you hear something?

No, I didn't hear anything.

It's up on the roof.

Maybe it's the reindeer.

Maybe it's Santa.

He's gonna catch us.

Santa's not gonna catch us

if you will move your butt.

Not for nothing, Ted, I don't want coal

in my stocking two years in a row.

There are no reindeer

on the roof.

Are you saying

you don't believe in Santa?

Of course I believe in Santa,

but everybody knows

that Santa does not start his route

until after midnight.

You're right.

When you're right, you're right.

Mm-hmm.

But wait a second,

how come there's gifts

and toys here already?

Maybe he made an early stop.

He can do that?

He can do whatever he wants to.

He is Santa.

You're right.

You're right.

Ted, you always know

how to make me feel better.

- Now can we move?

- Let's do this, yes. Stack me up.

- (growling)

- You and your stomach.

Would you go

to the bathroom already?

That's not my stomach.

My stomach's fine.

No, I can hear it growling

like a wild coyote.

Ted, that's not my stomach.

(growling)

(screams)

Get off.

Stewey, get off.

- I'm trying.

- Stewey, I can't breathe.

(both yelling)

Stewey:
I ain't fat.

I'm big-boned.

This is it, Zeus.

You can do it. Bark.

Bark.

Let it out, Zeus.

Think of the Bannisters and bark.

- Get him.

- Zeus:
I'm doing it. I'm doing it.

I'm barking.

I'm actually barking.

Zeus:
Go ahead, punk.

Give it your best shot.

Don't move.

I'm gonna get you.

(screaming)

You have caused us

a lot of trouble today.

Boy, did you clowns

pick the wrong house.

Stewey:
Get that dog.

Oh, Stewey.

- You okay?

- Huh?

I'm sorry.

Ooh.

Come on, come on.

Let's go. Let's get out of here.

You can make it.

Come on, Stewey.

You can make it.

Come on, come on.

You're always making me feel

so much better.

No no no no, get up.

Come on, Stewey, wake up.

Wake up, Stew, Stewey.

Stewey, we're gonna get caught.

You're going back to jail.

Come on, don't you go

to sleep right now.

Come on, Stewey.

We're gonna get caught.

I don't want to go to jail.

Stewey.

Zeus:
Come on.

I just gotta get this.

Here we go.

Lights out.

Sleep well, boys.

Man over radio:
We've got reports

of a struggle at 5737 Red Maple,

reported by the neighbor

across the street. Over.

God rest ye, merry gentlemen,

let nothing you dismay

Remember Christ our Savior

was born on Christmas day.

(Zeus barking)

Whoa whoa, easy.

Fellows, what took you so long?

Whoa whoa whoa,

just calm down. Nice nice.

I don't have any treats either.

Give him a treat.

Give him some gum.

I've got some gum.

Gum?

(Zeus barking)

Whoa, easy, boy.

Excuse me, what's going on here?

I'm George Bannister. I live here.

George buddy, I did it.

I stopped them.

- There was an attempted robbery.

- We received a call from your neighbor.

- The woman with the white cat.

- A white cat?

If it wasn't for your dog,

these guys would have gotten away.

Zeus:
All in a day's work.

Oh my gosh.

Wait, the dog?

Really?

He's a hero, honey.

You're a hero, Zeus.

Zeus:
Sorry about the mess, guys.

If I had hands, I'd clean it up myself.

Let's get him out of the way.

Zeus:
And let that be a lesson to you...

never resist arrest.

Oh, and by the way,

I talked to Santa...

you're both getting coal

in your stocking this year.

Jeez.

(grunting)

Whoa whoa whoa.

I can't believe he's barking.

- Yay, he's barking, he's barking!

- Tell him to put a sock in it already.

Of course he's barking, honey.

These dogs are so highly trained

and intelligent,

they're trained to bark

and not to bark.

Right now

he happens to be barking.

You were right.

He came through when it counted.

I told you he just needed

a little chance, that's all.

Zeussy, you saved Christmas.

- Yeah, he did.

- Aw, thanks. I love you guys.

Just Zeus, honey.

I got him.

Take this clown. Let's go.

You're going to jail.

Ow.

Don't say anything.

Zeussy boy!

Zeus:
Hey, Ben, Kara,

I missed you guys.

- Kara:
Come here, Zeussy.

- Ben:
Zeussy boy, how are you doing?

- We missed you so much.

- Come on, Zeussy.

- Mr. Bannister.

- Yeah?

You know, we could really use

a dog like Zeus down at the precinct.

How about it, Mr. Bannister?

Would you consider letting us adopt him?

Come on, Mom,

can we please keep Zeussy?

Yeah, Mommy,

we want to keep Zeussy.

Zeus:
Sorry, Officers, but I'm retired

and living the good life now.

Well, looks like he's become

a part of the family.

Yeah, what do you think, Zeus?

Do you want to become a police dog

or do you want to stay a Bannister?

Zeus:
Zeus Bannister

has a nice ring to it.

You know what, guys?

We've been through so much with this dog

that he's got to stay

a Bannister.

- Policeman:
We understand.

- Sorry about that.

Well, Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas. Bye.

(police siren wailing)

- Hi.

- Hi there.

I'm George Bannister.

This is my family.

Well, I'm Mildred.

This is Chegwee.

- Hi, Mildred.

- Nice to meet you finally.

- You too.

- Hey.

Annie?

Millie?

Oh my goodness.

You guys know each other?

Singles night

at the karaoke bar.

We won first place.

Hava nagila,

hava nagila.

That is wild.

- Is this your family?

- Yes, it is.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

Oh my God, who's this?

- This is Chegwee.

- Hi, Chegwee.

I owe it all to you, Millie.

It turns out you can teach

an old dog new tricks.

Well, you're welcome

for egg-nog, if you'd like.

Oh, come on, yeah,

have some egg-nog with us.

I can't believe it.

I haven't seen you in so long.

We gotta go back and do this.

I mean, you were, like, my best partner.

Nobody else could sing like me,

off key.

George,

look at the mess.

I know, honey.

We were robbed,

so this is what it's gonna

look like.

Honey, but let's try to relax

and enjoy the evening.

I mean, it is Christmas Eve, okay?

We'll take care of this later.

Okay.

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

I think I hear carolers.

Me too.

We wish you a merry Christmas

and a happy new year.

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