Original subtitles

[theme music playing]

♪ Come dream with me tonight ♪

♪ Dream with me tonight ♪

♪ Let's go to far off places ♪

♪ And search for treasures bright ♪

♪ Come dream with me tonight ♪

♪ Let's build a giant airship ♪

♪ And sail into the sky ♪

♪ Let's watch the ground so far below ♪

♪ Let's watch the birds as they fly by ♪

♪ Fly so high ♪

♪ Come dream with me tonight ♪

[rooster crows]

Well, today the sun is shining brightly.

That's right.

No serious clouds in the sky.

Yup, they all seem to be smiling.

So I suggest we assemble some assorted sustenance

and depart for the purpose of an exterior repast.

You mean we should go on a picnic?

Why, yes, precisely.

Teddy, how come Gimmick

always uses such complicated ways of saying simple things?

I guess it's just part of being a genius, Grubby.

I'll get the basket.

I'll get the sandwiches.

Teddy: I'll get the picnic blanket.

I'll also get the grundleberries and the cake.

And the cheese and the crackers and the ice cream--

Grubby, you can't take ice cream. It'll melt.

Oh. Well, in that case, why don't we eat it right now?

Mm, mm. These doughnuts sure are good.

[laughs] Grubby, you just had ice cream.

Yeah, but I was afraid the doughnuts might melt on the way too.

[laughs] Oh, Grubby.

Stand by, everyone.

Prepare to lift off.

-Teddy: Right, Gimmick. -Grubby: Aye aye, Gimmick.

Well, what do you know?

It's that Gimmick and his pals.

Gimmick: Full speed on the propeller, Grubby.

I'd better go tell Tweeg.

Maybe I'll earn some brownie points for snitchin'.

[laughs]

Gee, it sure is nice here.

Yes, Boggly Woods is the perfect spot for a picnic.

Gimmick: Indeed. Most certainly.

[gasps] Hey, our food is walking away.

Why, so it is.

I wonder why.

Well, there could be several reasons.

Like gravitational misalignment.

I don't think it's gravity, Gimmick.

I think it's bugs.

Hey, Teddy. What kind of bugs are they?

They've got spots on 'em.

Those are ladybugs.

Yes. Dozens of them.

Well, I don't think walking away with all our food is very ladylike.

Look to the left, look to the right.

March, you bugs, with all your might.

[whistle blows]

♪ If you've ever been on a picnic ♪

♪ You know what tiny bugs are ♪

Grubby: ♪ But when your food gets up and marches away ♪

♪ Then things have gone a little bit too far ♪

♪ For your information, bugs are very organized ♪

♪ They're always in formation ♪

♪ Even though they're tiny sized ♪

[whistle blows]

♪ They love to march, march, march ♪

♪ Through the middle of your picnic ♪

♪ Three four, hup, two, three ♪

♪ They love to march, march, march ♪

♪ They don't care if they are rude ♪

♪ Pick up them legs, girls! ♪

♪ And if you don't tell 'em to scram or beat it ♪

♪ They'll walk up to your sandwich ♪

♪ And then proceed to eat it ♪

♪ They love to march, march, march ♪

♪ Right through your picnic ♪

♪ And march away with all your food ♪

♪ Look alive, girls! ♪

Both: ♪ And march away with all your food ♪

Looking good, guys.

I'm proud of ya.

-Uh, excuse me, Miss. -Huh?

Do you realize that you're taking away our food?

What do you mean your food?

Well, the food you're carrying off is ours.

And I say it's ours.

I found it.

But we brought it here for a picnic.

See? Here's our blanket and our picnic basket.

Oh, dear. Oh, I'm so embarrassed.

I thought all this stuff was just growing here.

I knew it was too good to be true.

Okay, everyone, put the food down.

[all sigh]

Yes, ma'am!

At ease, girls.

Uh, uh, thank you.

Yes, thank you, Miss--?

Amanda.

Oh, dear.

What's wrong?

At this rate, I'm just never gonna get a new spot.

A new spot?

Yeah, another spot on my back for doing a good deed.

I was sure I could get one if I took all this food

to everyone at the bug fair.

The bug fair?

Yeah. It's lots of fun.

There's games and rides and contests.

And, best of all, there's the annual spot award.

For the ladybugs who've done really good deeds during the year.

Hmm, a spot award.

Sounds important.

Oh, it's the most important thing in a ladybug's life.

Well, I'm sure you'll think of some good deed to do, Amanda.

Yeah, and maybe we could help.

Thanks, guys, but I've gotta do it myself.

Anyway, you're welcome to come to the bug fair.

I'm sure you'll have a good time.

It's very nice of you to invite us, Amanda.

I think we'd like to go.

We sure would.

Hey, that's terrific.

Oh, but boy, Oh, boy, we have a big problem.

What's that?

All of you. You're just too big.

You'll scare all the bugs away.

Oh, or step on a few of us by accident.

Well, we have an answer to that, don't we, Gimmick?

Eh, we certainly do.

Eh, uh... we do?

Of course. The portable reducing machine.

Oh, right! It's in the airship.

[laughs] I knew it was a good idea to make it, uh... portable.

You ready, boys?

-Ready, Gimmick. -Okey-dokey.

Hey, how did you guys do that?

Oh, it's just a special kind of science.

Oh, it's wonderful.

Grubby: Hey, Amanda, won't you get a new spot

now that we're taking the food to the bug fair?

No, I have to earn my spot

by doing good deeds all by myself.

Mm, Oh, gee.

I never realized grundle- berries were so heavy.

[grunts]

I know what you mean, Grubby.

Here, guys, we'll show you. We're experts at it.

Come on, girls.

L.B.: Hey, Tweep. What's with the weird-looking gizmo?

Quiet, L.B.!

Can't you see I'm trying to concentrate?

L.B.: You always say that when you're about to do something real stupid.

Is that right? Well, I'll show you.

Have Gimmick and his pals left yet?

Yeah, boss. They went on a-- Ugh. A picnic.

Excellent.

That will give us plenty of time.

For what?

For the next item on the M.A.V.O. checklist--

senseless vandalism.

[laughs] L.B., we're gonna paint my name

all over Gimmick's cottage.

Your name, huh?

Now I see the "senseless" part.

And I'm gonna do it all with my very own

automatic vandalism sprayer.

You sure it works, Twink?

Of course it works, you overgrown radish!

I invented it. Watch.

I'll demonstrate on this rock.

L.B.: Huh?

There, you see, L.B.?

I told you it works.

It sure does, boss.

Are you positive you invented it?

Careful, L.B.

You're living on borrowed time.

With the salary you pay me,

I'm also living on borrowed money.

Amanda: Well, fellas, here we are.

Gee, so this is what the bug fair looks like.

Hi, Amanda.

Hey, everybody.

These are my new friends Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick.

They brought all their great food to share with us.

Yay!

-Hi, how are ya? -Nice to meet ya.

-Welcome. -Yippee!

Let's show them real bug hospitality, okay?

[bugs cheer]

Good idea.

This is the twig-lifting contest.

Gee, sure looks strong.

Even if he does only have six legs.

Amanda: That's last year's champion--Sampson Strongbug.

Teddy: That's an awfully big twig he's got to lift.

Amanda: Yes, and if he does lift it,

it will be a new world record.

Wow!

If I hadn't seen it myself,

I would have said it was scientifically impossible.

You haven't seen anything yet. Come on!

[slurping]

Boy, these nectar pops are great.

Let's try the rides.

Here's the bumper blossoms.

Okay, folks, fasten your seatbelts

and hold on tight!

-Wah! -Whoa!

[laughter]

Wow, that was fun.

Where to now, Amanda?

Amanda: The acorn coaster!

Here we go!

Is it too late to go back?

Yikes! Whoa!

Whoa!

Amanda: Okay, it's time for the bug circus!

[laughs] Everybody's eating from our picnic.

Indeed. There's plenty to go around.

Welcome to the bug circus!

Now, under the bug top,

the greatest show in Grundo!

First, we present the Amazing Beetle Brothers

on the high wire!

Ho... Hup, ha!

Hup, ho... how!

-[bugs cheer] -Gimmick: Look at that.

-Yeah. -Yeah, astounding.

And here they are, the fireflies!

Help!

Jump! Jump!

-Oh, my! -Oh...

And now for your further edification,

the fleas on the flying trapeze!

[laughter, cheering]

Now, ladies and gentlebugs,

the moment you've all been itching for,

the annual spot awards!

Oh, Teddy, I just know I don't stand a chance.

Don't worry, Amanda.

Even if you don't win a new spot,

we're still your friends.

Thanks, guys. You really are my friends.

[sighs] Well, there's always next year.

It's the perfect scheme, L.B. [laughs]

When I'm finished with it, that absentminded do-gooder

Newton Gimmick's residence

will be the disgrace of the neighborhood.

That's real nice of you, Twiz.

You've had that title long enough.

This gadget is going to need a lot of pressure to do the job right.

Now get up there and start pumping.

Sure, boss.

How's this?

No, no, no!

And you call yourself a Bounder?

Put some... some bound into it.

Like this?

Now that's more like it. Ha ha!

One flip of this switch and Gimmick's wall will be a masterpiece

of senseless vandalism!

Huh? Drat.

Come on, L.B., you've gotta jump harder.

Maybe it's jammed.

The only thing that's jammed around here is your horn--

too far into your head.

More pressure!

More pressure!

Keep jumping!

[sighs]

I guess I'll just have to wait another year

for a new spot.

That's too bad, Amanda.

Well, you can't win 'em all.

And now, I would like to say a little something

about a very special ladybug whose name is Amanda.

Hey, he's talking about you.

Today was her last chance to do a good deed to win a spot,

but instead she spent the whole day

making sure her friends were happy.

By Grundo, that's right.

Now, everyone knows that the very best good deed that anyone can do

is to make new friends

and to be nice to 'em,

but this ladybug not only found one new friend,

she found three!

So, Amanda, you have earned not one new spot, but three!

Let's hear it for Amanda.

[all cheer]

Oh, thank you. Thank you all.

But most of all,

I'd like to thank Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick,

who taught me that gaining friendship

is more important than gaining anything else.

[all cheer]

♪ Do good deeds ♪

♪ Good deeds are good to do ♪

♪ Do good deeds ♪

♪ And people will be proud of you ♪

♪ Do good deeds ♪

♪ Good deeds are good to do ♪

♪ And you will soon discover that you're proud of yourself too ♪

♪ Do good deeds ♪

♪ Good deeds are good to do ♪

♪ Do good deeds ♪

♪ And people will be proud of you ♪

♪ Do good deeds ♪

♪ Good deeds are good to do ♪

♪ And you will soon discover ♪

♪ That you're proud of yourself too ♪

♪ Proud of you ♪

[grunting]

Something must be jammed.

This plunger won't go down.

Stand aside, you klutz.

I'll show you how to do it.

Yow!

Would you mind showing me that again?

I had my eyes closed. [laughs]

[gasps] What's that?

I don't know, Amanda.

Any ideas, Gimmick?

[both gasp]

Uh, well, there's always the possibility of, uh, an earthquake.

Well, whatever it was, it's gone now.

Uh, yes. It would appear it has.

Uh, I think it's safe to say there is nothing to, uh, fear.

All: Whoa!

Gimmick: Well, perhaps there's a little to fear.

Something tells me this isn't gonna be as much fun

as the bug fair.

All: Whoa!

I wonder what this thing is going to do with us.

Where'd you get those neat bugs, Wooly?

I found 'em in Mizzly Meadows.

[jabbering]

This one with the four spots looks like a ladybug.

Yeah, and the eight-legged one must be a potato bug.

Potato bug?

I wonder what these two are.

I've never seen a bug with glasses before.

What's going on, children?

I brought some bugs to school, Miss Leota.

Just like you asked me to.

[jabbers]

These aren't all bugs, Wooly,

unless someone's invented Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick bugs.

Is that you, Teddy?

Yes, it is.

It's Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick!

Our friend Amanda here invited us to attend the bug fair,

so we used Gimmick's reducing machine

to make us bug-sized.

Great idea!

What a wonderful idea!

It was a good idea until we got nabbed by a hairy purple hand.

Aw, gee, I'm real sorry about that.

Now I went and did something stupid again.

Don't feel bad, Wooly.

Everyone makes, uh, mistakes.

Yes. I made a mistake today too.

I started to take Teddy, Grubby, and Gimmick's food.

I didn't know it belonged to them.

But we wound up becoming good friends.

What do you need bugs for anyhow, Wooly?

I gave Wooly a special assignment.

You see, he doesn't know what kind of creature he is.

Miss Leota said that the best way to figure out

what I am was to first figure out what I'm not.

[jabbers]

[laughs] A perfectly logical conclusion.

I'm glad one of us understands.

I decided to study every creature in Grundo,

beginning with the smallest

and working my way up to the biggest.

Hey, that would have to be me!

[laughter]

-Great idea! -Good idea!

Well, come on.

I'll take you back to your party.

There. That's more like it.

I feel like my old self again.

Gee, where did Amanda go?

I'm down here, guys.

There she is.

Thanks for a very interesting day, Amanda.

Yeah, thanks!

I learned a whole lot about bugs

just talking to you.

I should thank you for helping me win my spots.

-Amanda! -Amanda!

We've got an idea.

Do us a favor. Come here.

[whispering]

Okay, sure.

It's a great idea.

Wooly, would you like to learn even more about bugs?

Sure!

My friends here would like to volunteer

to be a part of your study.

Hey, that's great.

Oh, boy. This makes 12 good deeds today.

Yeah, I can't wait till next year's bug fair.

With someone his size, we'll probably earn ten new spots.

[laughter]

[theme music playing]

Captioned by Post Haste Digital