Original subtitles

It is estimated that there are some 10 quintillion insects alive

at any one time.

But forget about them, this is about ME, Lloyd.

I'm a fly!

Oh!

Well, what do you think?

I think you look ridiculous.

Thanks! I love it. It's bonkers.

You may choose to mock my hats,

but don't come running to me when the head louse chews your head off.

Oh, come on.

Everyone knows that head lice are a myth.

Yeah, they're just made up for comics and stories. And hats.

You never know. There's no proof that they don't exist.

An insect that lives ON a Biggo

but doesn't get instantly squashed or swatted?

It's not possible. A monster who eats heads? Rarrr!

It is true! I saw one with me own eyes.

A fearsome fanged fiend felled from far above!

A head louse! Seeking heads to feed upon. Argh!

Fortunately, I was wearing one of my very affordable louse-proof hats

and my head was completely safe.

That was lucky.

I'd like a hat too, please. How much?

A grain each. Buy two and the second is half rice.

Abacus, you don't need a hat.

Not for me, for you. Huh?!

Your head is much softer and tastier than mine.

What size do you think? For Lloyd's head? The biggest.

Here, try this on. Stop it, Abacus!

I refuse to let you waste a single crumb on this nonsense.

Argh!

Oi! that's a very valuable anti-nibbling hat

which somebody owes me for.

Not if I go and get it back!

Wait here. DO NOT buy another hat.

I mean, it's just ridiculous.

Mysterious Biggo-dwelling insects that eat heads.

Who'd believe a thing like... Aha!

Huh?

Argh! It's alive!

Argh!

Do not be afraid.

I come in peace...

Argh! It's talking. OK, um, it's... Hang on!

Thank you, stranger. I am Titchy.

Ah, you're not kidding.

That is correct.

My name is not Kidding. My name is Titchy.

I am a head louse.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Very funny. And I'm a dragonfly.

Oh, thank you, Dragonfly,

for rescuing me from this flying object I cannot identify.

No, I'm not a... Are you OK?

I am.

I simply require sustenance and must return home.

Uh-huh. Where is that, then?

The head of Giganto.

The giant who roams this land.

Giant? Oh, you mean Biggo?

So you're saying you're a head louse who lives on Biggo's head?

If by Biggo you mean Giganto, then yes.

You're not kidding, are you?

Once again, no.

My name is Titchy. Ah! Please don't eat my head!

Your head is inadequate.

I require the sustenance of Giganto!

Wait, you are a real head louse.

And I found you. Me, Lloyd.

Oh, I'm gonna be famous!

Oh, wait here! I gotta tell everyone!

That Dragonfly amuses me.

But I must go home.

Hmm.

You know it makes sense.

The head lice are real, I tell you. Real.

It's rubbish, Abacus. They can't be real.

No-one's ever seen one.

I don't find either argument terribly convincing, if I'm honest.

Guys, guys, guys, amazing news.

I just found a head louse. A real one!

Oh, nice try, Lloyd.

But I did! A real-life head louse.

Come and see. Oh!

Lloyd makes a much more convincing argument. Let's go.

We'll need another hat. I don't need a hat! Come on!

If the head louse is real, you'll need to protect your head.

No more hats until you pay me for the first one.

Lloyd! Wait for me.

And me.

You really should wear a hat, Lloyd.

Forget about head-eating and prepare for mind-blowing.

A real-life head louse right... here?

That's a hat, Lloyd.

Very funny. Wait. I know this one.

Ta-daaaa...

You're not fooling me.

She... she was here. She was... She was very small. Titchy, in fact.

How titchy are we talking? Bigger than that?

But she's not tiny,

she was about this big with tiny legs, so she can't have gone far.

Oh, I'm bored of this joke. I'm gonna go try on more hats.

No, PB, you have to believe me!

Don't worry, Lloyd. I want to believe you.

Tha... Wait.

You WANT to believe me? As in you don't already believe me?

I-I don't not believe you.

I believe IN you, I...

If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't think you should have this hat,

which I really think you should wear.

Forget the hat. She's not going to eat my head. She's tiny.

Just take it back to Catastrophe Jim and then meet me here. Hurry!

OK. I'll be right back.

Hmm.

Titchy!

Titchy, where are you?

I definitely didn't imagine you.

Tell me where you are!

Argh! Ow. Dragonfly.

Titchy! There you are! Oh.

You have to meet my friends, OK?

Um, you won't eat their heads though, right?

Or, uh, mine.

Amusing, Dragonfly.

I will not eat your heads.

Yeah, I knew it. Far too big.

Incorrect. Huh?

Far too small.

I graze upon the bountiful scalp of Giganto.

And I must eat soon.

Ha! I knew those hats were stupid.

How about, Titchy, I give you a lift?

Oh, that is kind.

I am grateful.

Take me to Giganto! Absolutely.

As soon as you've met Abacus and everyone so they see you're real

and I'm telling the truth. Oh.

Oh. Where is he? I said meet me here.

Wait, was it here? All this rug looks the same after a while.

Do you remember?

Oh, not again, Titchy!

Where are you? Why do you keep doing this?!

Maybe, repeatedly vanishing is some strange and rather annoying

head louse trait.

In which case, what I need is a head louse expert. Ha!

Silly Dragonfly.

I do not want to stay put.

I want to go home.

I don't think it is dented.

I can't see anything.

That doesn't mean it isn't there.

Your eyes are just too big to see a small dent.

Jim! You're a head louse expert, right?

How do I find one that keeps vanishing?

Keeps vanishing or just keeps not being real?

She's real, PB! I held her in these very hands,

and then I put her down again and she disappeared.

Sure. She did!

Why won't you believe me?

You believe me, don't you, Abacus? Yes. Um, well...

...it's not that I don't believe you,

I'm just finding it... harder to believe you.

But it's true. It's true. Psst.

A word, young Lloyd, from one seeker of the unknown to another.

Yes, Jim! You believe me, don't you?

Tone it down, son. You're pushing too hard. You'll put them off.

Huh? Always keep it vague.

Tell them they might possibly glimpse a tiny sight of something

and they'll hang off your every word.

What? You... You were making it up!

You never saw a head louse!

What I saw was an opportunity to flog hats.

What's your angle?

That does it. You're coming with me, all of you.

We are finding this head louse, you'll see it for yourselves

and then you'll HAVE to believe me.

Well, yeah, obviously, if I see it, I'll believe it.

A real head louse will certainly boost demand for louse-proof hats.

OK, we need to spread out.

There's a whole rug to cover.

She better be real, Lloyd. Head louse, where are you?

You fantastical and valuable beast.

I'm... trying to believe, Lloyd.

Really, I am.

Come on, Titchy.

Please tell me where you are. I'll do anything.

Dragon... Huh?!

...fly.

Oh, there you are!

Abacus! PB! Catastrophe Jim! Come quick!

What are you doing? I am trying to go home.

I am failing.

I was gonna take you home.

You said you would take me home.

But then you took me the wrong way.

Oh... right.

I didn't think of it that way. I'm sorry.

I am weak and hungry.

I must return to Giganto.

Biggo! Wait! Lloyd!

Abacus? I think I'm lost.

Shout again and we'll follow your voice.

Abacus! PB! She's over here! Hurry!

Gigan... to. Titchy.

It's just my friends are so close.

I-I just want them to see you.

Giganto... Oh!

There's no time. Let's go!

Lloyd, where are you going?!

Watch out for Biggo!

Eh? Oh.

So... weak.

Need Giganto...

I'm going in! You'll be home soon, Titchy!

Oh, no!

Oh.

Oh, this is no good. I can't get by Biggo's head.

Oh, God, she's moving. What now?!

Ooh, the hairbrush.

This will take you back to Giganto.

Home? Home.

Goodbye, Titchy.

I'm glad I met you. Even if nobody else did.

Thank you, Dragonfly.

And goodbye. Lloyd!

I'm here.

You're too late. She's gone.

And you know what? I did the right thing.

I don't care if you believe me or not.

Not.

Captions by Red Bee Media

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