The Little Rascals Save the Day Page #6

But don't worry,

it's going to a good cause.

I'm going to use the money

to put a security system in the tree house,

so I can keep you

all out for good.

Come on, Darla.

Sorry, Alfalfa.

You lost

all our money, Spank?

How come you didn't ask us

before you did that?

Yeah!

Because I'm the leader

and I had to make

a split-second,

executive decision.

I almost got

killed for nothing.

Okay, so I made

a bad call.

But don't worry.

I'll come up with one

of my great ideas

any second now.

Every time you come up with one of your

great ideas,

something bad happens.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Well, someone has

to do the thinking around here.

You guys would be helpless without me.

Right, Alfalfa?

Alfalfa?

They're right, Spank.

We're all supposed to act as a team,

but you never act that way.

Ever.

And now, thanks to you,

it's too late to save Grandma's bakery.

It's over.

We lost. Come on, guys.

Hey. Where are you going?

Come back.

We still have

a little time left.

Porky? Buckwheat?

You're too bossy, Spanky.

Yeah, too bossy.

Petey?

Oh, Spanky!

Want a muffin? It's hot.

No, thanks, Grandma.

I'm not really hungry.

A Rascal

doesn't want a muffin?

I've never heard

of that before.

Never get tired of this.

Oh...

I'm gonna miss

this old bakery.

I'm really sorry, Grandma.

Been trying so hard

to make money to save it.

Spanky, I do appreciate

all of you trying to help me, honey.

But you're losing

your bakery.

And we're losing

our tree house.

You have your friends.

That's what's important.

Not anymore.

They're all mad at me.

They say I'm bossy.

Well, is that true?

I'm not bossy. I just

tell people what to do.

That sounds kind

of bossy to me.

Well, someone has

to give the orders.

Otherwise, nothing would

ever get done.

A good leader has to

be also a good listener.

'Cause you can't just give orders.

You have to inspire.

What difference

does it make now?

They don't need me anymore.

Oh, they do need you,

and you need them.

Let me show you something.

This is pure cocoa powder.

I want you to smell it.

Mmm, smells great.

And now, try to taste it.

Yuck. It tastes bitter.

That's because it's cocoa.

And not until it gets mixed in with all those

other ingredients

does it become

a wonderful cupcake.

Okay, but what does this have to do with

me and my friends?

Well, it's because

you and your friends

are like the ingredients

of my cupcakes.

Not until you

all come together

do you become

something wonderful.

Oh, June. June!

I was just coming to see you.

We need to talk.

I think we've said everything

we need to say, Edgar.

No, then I need to say more.

I can't sleep, I miss you.

Junebug, I miss you.

And I feel terrible

about the way I acted the other day.

Oh?

I'm really, really sorry

about what I said to the kids.

It's just every

time they're around,

our dates get ruined.

Bad things happen.

To us. Every time.

Well, they're

just children, Edgar.

They're not trying

to make your life miserable.

They don't have to try,

they're succeeding.

Oh, if you can't be

patient with children,

you shouldn't date

a school teacher.

I'll be patient. I'll be patient.

Just give me a chance.

I know I can be

the kind of guy you want,

the kind of guy

that likes kids.

Loves... I love kids.

Let me prove it.

You wanna prove it?

Well, tonight is the kids' talent show.

How would you

like to be my date?

Are those kids

gonna be there?

Yes, Edgar, those kids.

You wanted a chance

to prove yourself.

That sounds great.

Good.

I love kids.

Now, are those

flowers for me

or are they just there

to make you look pretty?

No, they're for you.

And the balloons.

- I like chocolate, too.

- Okay, okay.

Ready to commence?

Here we go.

Two, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight.

And here we go,

spinning in an orbit

like the Mars Rover

and spinning out.

Spinning in

and dipsy-doodle.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

What's wrong?

It's very nice, Waldo.

But when you

make this gesture...

I want to see a little more,

"I'm a pre-teen idol, worship me,"

and a little less,

"I'm your next president, vote for me."

Gotcha. Thanks, Sergio.

Now, about you, Darla,

when you come out of the double spin,

I want to see

a bigger smile, like this.

Ha!

Bigger.

Bigger.

Bigger!

That's it.

My cheeks are

starting to hurt.

Trust me on this, honey.

I was a smile

consultant to presidents,

captains of industry,

and super models,

before I became

a choreographer and musical director.

Darla, Sergio's

the best there is.

Okay.

Now for the finale.

I want you both to watch me

very, very,

very, very, very closely.

One, two, three!

Showgirl, showgirl,

showgirl, showgirl.

Huh? Huh? Huh?

And the bunny hop! Bunny hop!

Bunny hop! Bunny hop!

And the fishing. We are fishing.

We are fishing.

The big one got away.

And we go into

the La-Z-Boy!

And then the butterfly.

Ooh!

And for the big finish...

Ha!

Thank you. Thank you.

Now, follow me.

Your costumes have arrived

from the tailor in Paris.

Remember when

we carved these?

It was the day

we finished building this place.

Do you ever think we'll have another tree house

as good as this one?

Even if we did,

it wouldn't be this one.

What do you want?

Guys, we gotta go for broke.

We have to do the talent show.

We don't take orders

from you anymore.

Yeah. You said it.

We're tired of being bossed around

all the time.

Okay, I admit that lately

on some select occasions,

I may have been a little on the bossy side.

Huh?

Okay, okay, I've been

a lot on the bossy side.

You happy?

And I shouldn't have bet that money

without asking you all first.

But this is our

last chance to save

Grandma's bakery

and our tree house.

You're not

the leader anymore.

Well, then who

is the leader?

I guess we're all

the leaders now.

It's a democracy.

Yeah, democracy.

Fair enough.

So I'd like to

propose something

to all the leaders

of the club.

The grand prize to the talent show

is $10,000.

That's more than enough

to stop Big Ray and Waldo.

But we've hardly practiced.

And when we have,

we've been terrible.

Stinky.

What chance do we really have of winning

that show?

None, if we don't try.

You know, this club is like one of

Grandma's cupcakes.

You mean bad for our teeth?

No. We're like

the ingredients.

Separately, we don't

taste very good.

Huh?

But together, we're like an awesome cupcake

or something.

All I'm saying is,

we're better together than we are apart.

Now who's in?

Anyone?

Anyone?

All right, guys,

the International

Silver String

Submarine Band is

playing tonight.

Gather up your instruments.

O-tay!

O-tay!

For Grandma.

For Grandma!

Come on,

hurry, guys.

Hello, Greenhaven!

Please give a warm welcome

for our host with the most,

Mr. Leo McCarey!

Thank you!

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome

to the talent show!

Who let you in here?

Since it's a talent show,

we thought

there ought to be

some talent in it.

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