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[crickets chirping]

[wind whistling]

[boat horn bellowing]

[dreamy jazz music playing]

? A page is turned A story starts�?

-? Deliver me into your heart ? -[choir vocalizing]

? Her cold breath on my hands�?

? Where it all begins�?

? New York, it has me now�?

? Hold me close, my home�?

? Don't let me feel alone�?

? All on my own�?

[song ends]

-[baby cooing] -[water flowing]

[grunts]

[continues cooing]

[melancholy piano music playing]

[rat shrieks]

[grunts]

[seagulls squawking]

[horn blasts]

[baby cries out]

-[baby crying] -Hey, what's drifting over there?

You guys seeing this?

[music intensifies]

-[creature bellowing] -[baby cries out]

[thunder crashing]

[squawks]

[squawks inquisitively]

[coughs]

-[chirps] -[baby coos]

-[shrieks] -[munching]

[belches, spits]

[giggles]

[upbeat music playing]

[baby cooing excitedly]

[somber music playing]

[insects chirping]

-[insects chirping] -[frogs croaking]

[woman] Who dat?

[grunts]

[hopeful music playing]

-[baby giggles] -Well, rickety biscuit.

[laughing]

[upbeat banjo music playing]

[woman] Arlo, don't you go too far!

-[chuckles] -Don't you go messing around

-near those riverboats again. -[pants]

[boy] Come on, Jeromio.

Hoo!

[exciting music playing]

Hup!

How's everybody doing on this fine, swampy day?

-[voice echoes] -[yelps]

[growls]

[whispers] Must be shedding season.

Do any of you care to join me in a song?

-[voice echoes] -[crow caws]

Well, you're about to.

[upbeat music playing]

? Well, I'm walkin' in a swamp And I'm stumpin' in a swamp�?

? Winkin' at a gator I'll see him later ?

? Don't you know the summer Makes it hotter than you want it tonight�?

? I'm hoppin' like a frog All around this funky bog�?

? But it's smaller than it seems We're eatin' pretty lean�?

? If I told you that it's cozy I'd be lying like a doggy all night�?

-[manatees scatting] -? But I want more, more, more�?

? 'Cause I know that I can have it�?

-[possums shrieking] -? I know I'm gonna get it one day�?

? But I want�more, more, more�?

? If you see me, then you best believe�?

? That an alligator dressed�like me Is going to make it all the way�?

? I'm swingin' from a tree Trying to find a family�?

? They always run and hide It's a game they think I like�?

? I keep trying if they let me 'Cause I wanna be a brother some day�?

? Snakes getting hissy Birdies, they miss me ?

? Water's kinda green The turtle's gettin' mean�?

? If I had a lot of friends I would never think of going away�?

? No, no, no, no, no, no, no ?

-Oh! -[tuba playing]

[bassy croak]

You hear that, Jeromio? Let's go take a peek.

[croaks]

Well, I know I'm not supposed to,

but what old Edmee doesn't know won't hurt her.

[croaks]

Fine. Suit yourself. [splashes]

[croaks]

? Do do�?

? Do do doo ?

? Do do ?�

? No�?

? Yeah�?

? Yeah, yeah, yeah�?

-[upbeat music continues] -[Arlo scatting]

[Arlo vocalizing, scatting]

? I know I will�?

? I can have it�?

[vocalizing]

? I want more, more, more�?

? 'Cause I know that I can have it I know I'm�gonna get it one day�?

? I'm gonna get it�?

? But I want more, more,�more�?

? If you see me, then you best believe�?

? That an alligator dressed like me Is going to make it all the way�?

? I want more, more, more�?

? 'Cause I know that I can have it�?

? I know I'm gonna get it one day�?

? More, more�?

? I want more, more, more�?

? If you see me, then you best believe�?

? That an alligator dressed like me Is going to make it all the way�?

Whoo!

[people cheering]

-[song ends] -Oh, yeah!

Mama! Mama! There's a little green boy in the swamp over there!

[dramatic beat]

-He's right over�there! -[Arlo gasps]

Now, Sansavelt,

-don't you go telling tales again. -[melancholy music playing]

The world out there must be something, hey, Jeromio?

-[Edmee] Arlo! -[gasps] Uh-oh.

-Bye, Jeromio! -[croaks]

[exciting music plays]

Got it!

Oh, snap!

[panting]

[grunts]

Arlo!

Arlo!

-Now, where can that little gator boy be? -[splashes]

-[Arlo grunts] -Ah, there's my little chef.

-Now, what'd you find for tonight's stew? -[panting]

Only the best.

[chuckles nervously]

Snails, huh? I thought you hated snails.

Escargot. I'm trying to be, um�

more Cajun. [smacks lips]

[Edmee] Mmm.

Nice and plump.

Yeah. I spent all afternoon tracking that fella.

Of course you did. Did you make sure this one's ripe?

What do you mean?

Well, you gotta taste his underbelly. Every swamp chef knows that.

-[chuckles nervously] -[chuckles]

Oh�

-[squishing] -[Arlo groans]

Go on now.

A Frenchman would bite your�hand off for that ripe fella.

[rising groan]

-[squishes] -[Arlo shudders]

Mm-hmm!

Tastes like all the�things it's been sliding around on.

[laughs]

I have to give it to you, Arlo. [chuckles]

You are committed.

So, tell me. How many�riverboats did you see today?

Just one.

Mm-hmm.

A little boy saw me, though.

I mean, I�wasn't trying to cause a fuss or anything like that. I just�

-[melancholy music plays] -Is something wrong with me?

-[slow, uplifting music playing] -Arlo, there is everything right with you.

And if anybody ever says otherwise, well�

But still,

I've been in this swamp my�whole life,

and the animals don't ever seem to take to me.

And then, I'm not supposed to be out there near those boats and�

Don't get me wrong. I love the swamp. I do. But�

You were just doing what comes natural to anybody your age.

-You want to see what's�out there. -[adventurous music playing]

Yeah, I guess so.

It's just, sometimes I�wonder how I fit into the big old picture.

[melancholy music plays]

Well, now,

go ahead and set this old snail loose.

There's something I've been meaning to give you for a while.

Now, I know I put that somewhere

around here.

No. That's not it. Nope. What the�heck.

Could have sworn I put--

Aha!

-Well, what is it? -A gift.

[scoffs] I shouldn't.

Sure you can. I'm gifting it to you.

You know I can't accept gifts unless it's my birthday.

It wouldn't be proper.

Maybe I'll just hold on to this

-till next year. -[rattling softly]

Seriously?

[sighs] You gonna make me do�this?

Please?

Okay.

-[upbeat banjo music playing] -You shouldn't have.

Oh, yeah!

? Happy hey, happy ho Happy diddle doo doo ?

-? Happy diddle-die�doo ? -[whoops]

? Happy hey, happy ho Happy do hey�?

? Happy diddle die dow Dippy do dey ?

-? Happy hey, happy ho�? -Hey! Yeah!

? Happy heddle birthday to you�?

? Happy little birthday 15 years�?

Forty-two!

? And 42 days�?

? Happy little birthday to you Hey! ?

[whooping]

Ah!

[snorts, spits]

-Cajun life! -[door bursts open]

-Whoo-hoo! Whoo! -[fireworks whistling, exploding]

[door opens]

Happy birthday, darling baby boy.

[kisses]

I love that! Okay, I'm ready for my gift.

[top clatters]

[thoughtful banjo music playing]

"Arlo Beauregard."

I'm Arlo, but what's--

That is your full name.

It came along with you

when you first showed up on the front porch all those years ago.

"Beauregard."

Wait, I showed up on the porch?

Floated up, more like.

In a little old�basket.

You were so cute with your little green tail.

How come you never told me?

Now, that is a fair question, Arlo.

I reckon�I-- I wanted you to feel like you belonged here with me.

But you're old�enough to know the truth.

I'm not going�to be around forever,

same as you're not meant to stay in this swamp forever.

If I'm not from the swamp, then where the heck did I come from?

"Bellevue Hospital,�New York, NY"?

I did some looking into things a while back.

Turns out this New York is a pretty big deal.

I'm from New York City?

Mm-hmm.

Does that�mean my parents are in New York City?

Keep on reading.

"Father of child, Ansel T. Beauregard. Mother of child�"

There's no name listed.

That's sure funny, isn't it, Edmee? A mother without a name?

? Happy hey Happy diddle doo doo ?

-? Happy-hi, diddle-die ? -[whoops]

-? Happy hey, happy ho ? -Hey! Yeah! Yeah!

? Happy diddle die dow do�dippy do dey� ?

-[song fades] -[crickets chirping]

[Arlo sighs]

Can you imagine a boy like me in that big old city?

[squeaks, squishes]

-[farts] -Excuse you.

There you go farting on my windowsill again.

[farts]

-Jeromio, I'm about to blow�your mind. -[squishes]

-I have a dad I never even knew about. -[croaks]

Oh, I know. It's crazy. And that's not even the whole thing.

I'm from a city called New York.

I always felt like I have a good life here,

but I never really belonged, if that makes sense.

And then,�bam! Edmee goes and drops this on me.

[croaks]

What do you mean, am I going to go?

[croaks]

To New York, NY?

To find out where I came from?

Hmm�

[farts]

[splats]

[wheezes]

[squishing]

[dreamy music playing]

[star twinkles, whooshes]

[sighs]

[slow R&B music playing]

[vocalizes]

? Yeah�?

? All right, all right�?

? Well, I know that I'm different I wanna get out of here�?

? Say my fate isn't written Don't even listen, nothing to fear�?

? In the stars I see heaven I see a place I belong�?

? Far away in the distance�?

-? They wouldn't listen my freedom song�? -[music intensifies]

? That a�time in my life Make a change, get it right�?

? Waiting What am I waitin' for?�?

? And it hits in my heart When the time is to start�?

? Maybe it happens now�?

? I stand�here now�?

? Thinking beyond these walls There's something beyond these walls�?

? And I'm tired of waitin' ?

? And when I rise I'll rise up beyond these walls�?

? I will make it beyond these walls And they'll all be sayin' ?

? He belongs, he belongs, he�belongs He belongs with us�?

? Yeah!�?

? So, what am I waiting for?�?

? He's cool with me And I'm cool with you�?

? Yeah, yeah, yeah�?

? He's the one we love�?

? All right�?

? That a time in my life Make a change, get it right�?

? Waiting What am I waitin' for?�?

? It hits in my heart When the time is to start�?

? Maybe it happens now�?

? What am I waitin'? ?

? Make a change, get it right What am I waiting for?�?

? It hits in my heart�?

? When the time is to start�?

-? Yeah�? -? Maybe it happens now�?

? That a time in my life�?

-? Make a change, get it right�? -? I stand here now�?

? Thinking beyond these walls There's something beyond these�walls�?

? And I'm tired of waitin' ?

? And when I rise�?

? I'll rise up beyond these walls I'll make it beyond these walls�?

-? And they'll all be sayin' ? -[music stops]

-? Well, I know that I'm different�? -[guitar strumming]

? I wanna get out of here�?

? Say my fate isn't written�?

? Don't even listen�?

? Nothing to fear�?

[Edmee] Uh-huh!

-Whatcha doing, Edmee? -Whoa!

[chuckles] Well, I was planning on catching us

something real good for breakfast, but�

fish ain't in the mood to eat, I guess.

[Arlo] Hmm�

I kind of know how they feel.

Edmee, I've been thinking about it,

and I� I don't know quite how to say this, but�

It's time, sweetie.

You're making the�right decision.

Are you nervous to leave?

Yeah, a little.

Arlo, I've always tried to protect you from the outside world,

not because I was�afraid for what it would do to you,

but maybe for fear of what it would do to me.

But seeing the young man you've become, well�

the world is going to be a better�place with Arlo Beauregard out there in it.

You think?

I know.

I'm sorry I couldn't send you�off with a fancy crawfish sandwich.

You've done more for me than anyone in the history of people.

Why don't you come�to New York too?

This is your adventure.

My place is here,

wishing you well

-and keeping you in my thoughts. -[uplifting music playing]

Plus, I got a slew of�warrants out there for my arrest,

and I don't want to go to prison again.

-They'll never catch you. -Mmm.

Now remember, if you ever get lost,

you just let that wonderful little heart and all that joy inside your soul

be your�guide.

Thank you,�Edmee. I will never forget it.

-[adventurous music playing] -[breathes deeply]

-Jeromio! -[farts]

You take care of�Edmee now. Keep her company.

You're gonna do great things, Arlo Beauregard.

You just keep on being you.

I will, Edmee. I promise.

I love you,�Edmee.

Goodbye!

-[buzzing] -[croaks]

Goodbye, Jeromio.

Goodbye, lantern. Goodbye, snake. Goodbye, full-blooded alligator.

-Goodbye, egret. -[squawks]

Goodbye, swamp fox.

Goodbye, drapey moss.

[faintly] Goodbye, little grasshopper.

-Goodbye, bird-sized mosquitoes! -Well, I guess it's just you and me.

Yup.

Whoa-ho!

-[adventurous music continues] -[cicadas chirping]

Ah!

[laughing]

[grunts]

[laughs]

Yeah!

-[rock music playing over stereo] -[sighs]

Sandra June, you ever wonder if there's more in this world?

Stuff nobody's ever seen before?

Well, now, I can't imagine what that might be.

-[giggles] -Neither can I.

-[thuds] -Neither can I.

-[both scream] -Are you guys going to New York City?

Just-- Just take the car, man!

-[panting] -Rickety biscuit!

Folks outside the swamp sure are generous.

I like it.

Whoo, doggies!

-[music continues] -Ah.

[changing stations]

-[upbeat rock music playing] -[sighs] Landboat, go.

[bird screeches]

Hmm�

Landboat, go.

Landboat, go.

-Go. Go. Go. Go. -[horn blares]

Go. Go. Go. Go.

Landboat, go!

Yes! I think I'm driving this thing.

Whoo-hoo-hoo! Yeah!

Oh, I don't like this!

-[sing-song] Thank you! -[both scream]

[thuds onto road]

Whoo-hoo!

Hey, y'all!

[tires skidding, screeching]

-Howdy, y'all. I'm Arlo. -What in Sam Hill?

-[people screaming] -[Arlo] I'm driving this thing.

It's no problem.

[tires screeching]

[laughing]

[sputtering] Whoa!

[people gasp]

[shoes squeak]

[gulps]

Mm-hmm!

Ah� [swallowing]

[fireworks bursting]

That's a new feeling.

You all right, kid?

[in high voice] You don't look so good.

[slow dance music playing]

[Arlo] Ah!

Yee-haw!

[croaks]

[explodes]

Ah! Ah�

Here. Just take it.

[chomps, sighs]

-[door chime jingles] -[upbeat song plays]

? But I want more, more, more�?

? 'Cause I know that I can have it�?

? I know I'm gonna get it One day, day, day ?

? I want more, more, more, more�?

? If you see me, then�you best believe�?

? That an alligator dressed like me�?

? Is going to make it all the way�?

Oh, whoa! [chuckling]

Whoa.

-Hmm� -[sinister music plays]

[slurps]

Oh.

[dramatic music plays]

And the last old thing on our gator X-perience

is this here real-life�

alligator!

[grunting]

-[cackles] Whoo! -[pops]

See that? Oh, he's all scared now.

That'll be 20 bucks. Pay up.

I ain't paying for that. Where are the alligators?

-Look, kid, our tour boat done broke down. -[bubbling]

Be happy with what you get.

Dead gators are so boring.

-[woman] Boring? -[gasps]

[woman] Mmm.

Do you want scary?

-[spits] -Ah!

'Cause if you do, you can play with the Beast over there.

-[sinister music plays] -[cage thudding]

[cage rattles]

[growls, chitters]

-[screams] -[Beast growls]

[hesitantly] My-- my daddy's a lawyer. He could sue you.

Listen, you little beignet,

you can't sue us, we got nothing to be sued for.

Yeah, plus, we're dead broke.

-[phone rings] -Huh?

Hello?

[man] Ruff, that you?

It's Lawrence down at the grease shop.

What do you want, Lawrence?

I think you might be interested in this alligator boy I'm looking at right here.

Ooh-hoo!

Is this one of them mobile homes?

[resonating] I like it.

A gator boy?

-Like, half-gator half-boy? -[gasps]

Seriously?

I would pay tons of money to see that.

You would?

Yeah!

-[boy giggles] -Uh�

Lawyer money.

Uh�

Eh? Eh?

-Uh� -[laughs]

We about to be rich.

-[sinister music plays] -[creaks]

[Beast snarls]

-[man whooping] -[tires screeching]

-[honking horn] -Get the heck out of the way,

you fancy cretins.

-[tires screech] -[whistling]

[car crashes]

-How do you do, neighbor? -[screams]

-Keep it! They're just�bills! -[chuckles] Wait!

-I don't want it! -Oh! Oh�

-Wait, you forgot your mail. -[ominous bell dings]

-[woman] Oh, I'll take that. -Hmm?

Why don't you be a�nice little gator boy

-and come on over here to Aunt Stucky. -[chuckles nervously]

Hmm? [gulps]

Little gator,

-looks like you got out of the swamp. -Huh? [whimpers]

[panting]

-[grunts] -[chuckles]

-Oh, don't worry there, little fella. -[crackles]

We got a real safe place for you to stay.

[Stucky] Yeah, we're gonna take real good care of you.

[both cackling]

-Get him! -[panting]

[man] Don't scuff that hide now.

He's headed for the train tracks!

Don't lose him, Ruff!

[panting]

-Little gator boy! -[Arlo whimpering]

[laughs]

[yelps]

[thuds]

[both scream]

[both grunt, groan]

[panting]

Ah!

[feet thud loudly]

[Ruff] What the heck?

You two better stay down if you want to see tomorrow.

-[footsteps thudding] -[both whimper]

Who are you?

I'm the reason you aren't being turned into a handbag right now.

-[Ruff] Ooh-hoo! -[crackles]

-Now, we got a two-for-one. -[growls]

-[Arlo] Boop-boop. Hello. -Huh?

You look like an angel.

No squirming.

-[dramatic music plays] -[knuckles crack]

[grunts]

[both gasp]

Whoa!

You must have some bullfrog in you.

Nah, I'm just a vegan.

What's a vegan?

-[Stucky] Y'all can try and run now� -[air hissing]

[sinister music plays]

�but you sure as shoot can't hide.

-[chuckling menacingly] -[clangs]

-[grinding] -[exciting music plays]

[heroic music playing]

[grunts]

-[both scream] -Out of my way!

[Ruff] Run!

-Ladies first! -It's gonna crush us!

[both scream]

-Wow. -[exciting music playing]

[grunts]

[panting]

-[yelps] -[both panting]

[sinister music plays]

We gonna follow 'em, right?

Yeah, of course we're going to follow them.

Go get the Beast!

[adventurous music playing]

[Arlo grunts]

[straining]

[grunts, straining]

[breathing heavily]

[gasps] Rickety biscuit.

Does it stop somewhere or go on forever and ever?

I don't know, kid. What do you think?

-[dreamy music playing] -Well, forever and ever I hope.

Yeah, me too.

I just now realized you saved my life, and I can't recall ever hearing your name.

Mmm, my name's Bertie.

Bertie.

That's the best name I ever heard.

My name's Arlo Beauregard.

I come�from the swamp.

Some people call it the�bayou, but, uh,

that's just a fancy name for swamp. [chuckles]

Where do you come from, Bertie?

Mmm. Nowhere special.

Sure you do!

You're the specialest person I've ever met.

-And how many people have you met, Arlo? -Um�

-Ten! Eight of them just today. -[snaps]

Including me?

Yes.

Well, I'd say that's quite an honor.

I'd say so too.

? Bertie Bertie ?

? Bertie�?

[vocalizing]

? Bertie, Bertie, Bertie,�Bertie�?

? Bertie, Bertie, Bertie�?

? Bertie, yeah!�?

[train horn blasts]

-[villainous music plays] -[Stucky laughs]

[slurps] Whoo!

We're gonna get 'em now!

[music fades]

So� why did you leave the swamp?

Because I got a dad in New York City now.

And you didn't before?

Well, not that I knew of.

See now, it's a�whole city to explore,

and my dad is somewhere in there doing dad stuff.

Is that right?

Oh, yeah.

It's kind of strange having a dad you never met before.

I hope he likes me.

[morose music plays]

[whimsical music playing]

Hey�

you should come to New York with me.

Thanks, but no, thanks, friend.

Friend? No one's ever called me their friend before.

-[grunts] -Now you got to come

to New York City with me.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, brother.

-[thud, screeching] -Whoa!

[both grunt]

-[air brakes hiss] -[faint growling]

[growling gets louder]

[mysterious music plays]

[snarls]

Search every car.

[gasps] Run.

They're in there somewhere. I smell them.

[strains, yelps]

[groans] Dang it.

[suspenseful music rising]

-What the heck? -Oh!

-[animals gasp] -[Ruff] My Lord.

What are you guys doing?

[Beast howls]

-The Beast done found something. -[whoops]

[snarls, sniffing]

[chomps]

[dramatic music rises, fades]

-[owl hooting] -[crickets chirping]

[both panting]

Hoo!

I think we lost them.

We need somewhere to lay low for the night.

Maybe we can rest in that barn over there.

[hoedown music playing faintly]

Oh, snaps! I got to get a better look at this.

Arlo, wait.

-[dings] -[cracks knuckles]

I'm gonna shave you down like a baboon's bottom.

Don't you threaten me with a good time, honey!

Mwah!

[man] Anyone who wears heels

-is real strong! -[gasps]

[grunts]

-[crowd exclaims] -Huh?

[screaming]

[crowd cheers]

Oh, no! I've been straight-up stabbed in my love handles! Oh!

Ticklin' toads, not the love handles!

[crowd chattering]

All right, all right, all right. My money says the pink hairball wins.

-Who wants in? Twenty to one. -[man whoops]

Okay, Teeny Tiny Tony. I'll take a little of that action.

-[chuckles] -[mock chuckles]

Suckers.

Rickety biscuit. Are you all right?

-Huh? -Mister, she's hurt.

I think we need to�call a� maybe a barber, I guess?

When I needed�a haircut back home,

Edmee would just grab a bowl

-and put it on my head� -Hmm?

You better come with more than a cute little comb if you want to stop me.

-[clicks tongue] -What the�

Whoo!

[laughs] Yeah!

[grunting]

[straining]

-[grunts] -[groans]

Dry shampoo can to the face!

-Ha! -Well, now, easy there, hairball.

-[thuds] -[groaning]

Hup, hup, hup, hup!

Flying round rush!

[yells]

-[cracks] -[grunts] Oh, it's nasty.

Honey, we need to get�you some tea tree oil

because your scalp looks like a block of Parmesan cheese.

[crowd gasps]

-There we have it. The hairball wins. -[boos]

Thank you very much, folks.

We've been fleeced!

Bamboozled!

[plays unhappy progression]

Let's stop that darn fur person

-and the little con man! -[clamoring]

-Uh-oh. -[frantic banjo music playing]

-[crows] -Come on! Move!

You touch these curls, I will gut you.

-[growls] -Ah!

[yelling]

-Trim me, honey? Trim you. -[buzzing]

[gasps]

[crows]

-[chuckles] -[crows]

-[woman yells] -Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

-Give me my money! -Ha!

Hey, green kid, catch!

Meet us at the bus. Run, kid!

-Furlecia, hurry up! -[grunts]

Huh?

[engine revving]

[tires squealing]

[tires screech]

Come on, come on. Let's go. I'm ready to drive this thing.

Wait, did you see a little alligator boy in there?

Oh, yeah. He's right behind us with the--

Alia! Hold up. Wait for the kid.

Arlo!

[man chuckles menacingly]

-Come on! -Get him!

[man] Get him! Get him, guys!

-Ooh! Looks like we got a new challenger. -[Arlo] Uh�

[chuckles nervously] My name's Arlo Beauregard.

[growling]

I'm from the swamp.

Huh�

-Y'all hear that? He's one�of us. -[clapping]

Hold on now. I'm really from New York City.

New York City?

[crowd clamoring angrily]

[ominous music plays]

[getting louder] Ah!

[thuds loudly]

Hey, Bertie, these guys want to wrestle me.

Why don't you pick on someone

twice your own size?

-Alia, keep the engine hot, okay? -[chuckles]

-[crowd clamoring] -Ha!

Here comes the cash. Now drive!

Let's go!

-[revving] -[tires squeal]

-[exciting music playing] -[tires skidding]

Hi, I'm Arlo!

[people clamoring]

Hang on. I'm coming for you.

-[straining] Take my hand! -[suspenseful music playing]

Ah! I got you!

I can't hold on.

Hmm?

Uh, guys? How's it going out there?

-[tires screech] -[screams]

[screams]

Hang on!

-[grunts] -[screams]

[screams]

[all] Ah!

-[thuds] -[music stops]

Bertie, you seeing this?

-This tiny train is all tricked out. -[Tony] Hey, hey, you got him.

Thank you very�much for your services, young green man.

Now, where's my bag of cash?

Oh! We gave it back to those loud farm people.

Turns out they were still angry after they got it back.

Ba-gooh-ma mia!

[groans]

Hey, leave the kid alone.

He's just a�naive and confused

and misguided and lost little alligator boy. Okay?

And I'm just a giant hairball.

Doesn't mean I don't need�money, honey.

Okay, so we gave back your stolen money.

How dare!

We're just trying to survive, lady.

I'm a tiger. Look at me.

Think I can work at a coffee shop? I can't.

I get it, more than you know.

Okay. Well, why don't you get the fact that we were about to be rich

and your�kid messed it all up?

Knock it off, Tony.

He doesn't mean it.

-Deep down, he's a real softie. -[growls]

And what's your name, sister?

I'm Bertie. And this here is my, uh--

Friend! We're best friends. I'm Arlo.

I'm Furlecia.

-Ah-ha! -This is Teeny Tiny Tony.

And Alia up front is our driver.

-[Alia chuckles] -[tires skidding]

And I'm on my learner's permit, by the way.

But, uh, I'm super good, so don't worry about a thing. Mmm!

Oh! That sounds safe.

Maybe you can give�us a ride.

See, now this is New York City. We're on our way there to meet my dad.

Whoa, whoa, wait a second.

My own�teeny tiny papa used to tell me about New York.

[chuckles] Oh� We got family there. In Little Italy.

Rickety biscuit!

Small Tony, you should come with us. You all should.

Maybe you didn't notice, but us three, we got a good thing going here, okay?

We aren't looking for a little charity trip.

Okay, I guess.

Maybe just let us off at the next stop.

[Bertie] Mmm.

[Tony] Hmm?

-Hey, Arlo, you a good swimmer? -[Arlo] Ooh! [giggles]

Small Tony, I love swimming.

[Tony] It's just Tony, but okay. Maybe we can work�something out, huh?

We help you get to New York, and you help us with a teeny-tiny job.

[gasps] Not the aquarium, Tony.

What happened at the aquarium, Teeny Tony?

They got a real good friend of ours locked up there, you know.

Oh, no!

Been in the tank a long time.

Too long!

[gasps] We should rescue him!

No way.

Only problem is there's groupers in that tank with him, mean ones,

and they�tried to take a bite out of little Tony last time.

Mm-hmm.

-[slaps] -Pfft! Ack!

And Furlecia, my sweet Furlecia, she don't like to get wet.

Not with this perm, honey.

That's right. Hey!

-Easy, Bertie. -Nope.

Okay. Well, I guess you don't want a ride to New York.

-[Arlo] Oh, please, please, please! -Ugh.

Fine.

So, that's settled.

Edmee once told me everything happens for a reason.

And lookit! Here we all are.

And once we get there,

the big lady's gonna help us make some more cash.

Keep dreaming, fella.

I like you.

I shouldn't, but I do.

Yo, I'm so excited, you guys!

-[loud thud] -[all scream]

[engine revs]

[Furlecia] Alia, get control of the thing!

[Alia straining] I got it! Oh, my gosh! Whoa! Okay!

Whoo! Yeah! Marcellus,

-I'm coming for you, baby! -[all cheer]

[Furlecia] Marcellus, we're comin' for ya!

-[Ruff] What about the alligator boy? -[growls] I ain't gonna tell you nothing.

Oh, you're gonna be telling me.

He might be singing a different tune

-once he meets our associate. -[growling] Huh?

[whistles]

-[Beast snarls] -What was that?

[door creaking]

-[ominous music playing] -[Beast growling]

[farmer whimpering]

-[farmer sputters] -[Stucky chuckles]

[gasps]

[straining]

[Beast growls]

Okay, okay, I give.

He�went with the others.

They were driving north in a bus.

Is that it?

The kid� The kid said he's going to New York.

What else?

[Stucky] Tell us what his name is.

Uh� His name was, uh�

Uh�

-[yells] -[Ruff] Whoa!

[farmer laughs]

No one�interrogates me�but my�

-[Beast growls] -[gasps]

Mommy.

-[Beast snarls] -[screams]

-Please, no! Help! Please! -[Beast snarls]

Better tell us his name.

Or else.

-[Stucky laughs] -Please, no! Help!

-[Beast snarls] -[echoes] His name is Arlo Beauregard!

[tires squealing]

-[thudding] -[all groan]

-[intriguing music playing] -[crickets chirping]

[Tony] Kid, here.

You're gonna need this.

[chuckles]

-[loud clattering] -Ooh!

-Ooh! -[drum solo playing]

-[animals chittering] -[objects crashing]

[male voice] What are you doing, alligator boy?

-[Arlo] I came to rescue you! -[man] Oh, I see!

-[loud thud] -[laughs] Free!

-I'm free, everybody. Free! -[Arlo] Whoo!

-[all cheering] -[alarm wailing]

-[tires squeal] -[dramatic hip-hop music playing]

-[Arlo] Whoa! -[sirens approaching]

Oh, Marcellus, we missed you, dude!

Dancing, huh? [claps] Let's have some fun.

Marcellus in the house! Yes! I missed you so much.

Mmm. [chomps]

Ha ha!

We're back, baby!

-Marcellus, you look good. -Oh, yeah! All right!

-Yeah, I do. -All right.

[laughs] Hey!

Hey, that place seemed pretty fun.

What place?

The aquarium. Was it fun?

-[music stops] -[whooshes]

[rock music playing on car stereo]

There was nowhere to hide.

Every day they�came.

-Little faces smashed up� -Ah!

�against the glass.

Greasy, horrible faces.

-Sticky hands! -[both scream]

Some, they'd come back week after week,

month after month.

They'd just stare and eat.

Children are monsters, all of�them.

I came from the swamp.

That's right, kid.

We all came from the swamp.

[clears throat] Well, buddy, it's great to have you back.

[Marcellus sobs]

-I'm gonna hit the hay. -[dreamy music playing]

[snoring]

I'll get my beauty sleep in the bus.

Don't bother me. Love you. Bye.

[purring]

[sighs]

Good night, Bertie.

Bertie?

Hmm?

? Good night, Bertie�?

Oh, right. Good night,�Arlo.

-Are you staying up late, Marcellus? -Huh? Wha--

Oh. What do you need, kid? Can't you see I was sleeping?

With your eyes open?

I'm a fish. It's what we do.

[chuckles] Oh, well, good night, then.

Thank you for saving me from the tank.

-Any time. -No!

-Never again. -[suspenseful music playing]

-[music stops] -Oh, okay.

Yeah, okay.

[waves lapping gently]

[dreamy music playing]

[snoring]

[crackling]

[wind blowing gently]

[waves lapping gently]

[snoring]

-Whatcha doing out here? -Couldn't sleep.

Why not? Those big old waves put me right to sleep.

Yeah, I do love the ocean.

Mmm. Truth is,

I'm not really used to staying around the same people for very long,

if you know what I mean.

Not really.

It was just me and Edmee before.

Now I got you, Tony, Furlecia, Alia, Marcellus,

and soon, we'll meet my�dad too.

[somber music playing]

I'm going to make sure you get to your dad safe and sound.

I promise.

But, after�that�

I have to keep moving.

But why?

You wouldn't understand.

Sometimes, when I'm in a bad mood

or a�sad mood or even a happy mood,

I like to�sing.

It's how I do feelings.

[chuckles]

Tell me why you love the ocean.

It's always moving like me.

-I guess it feels like home. -[music brightens]

Sing it.

? When I look to the ocean It feels like home�?

? Wish the waves could follow me Everywhere I go�?

? But I can't move with it�?

? One thing I know�?

? Is that I I'm meant to be alone�?

? Follow, follow,�follow Follow me home�?

? If it don't,�it'll be all right�?

? I'll be gone in the�morning light�?

? Follow me�?

? Follow, follow, follow Follow me home�?

? Hanging on to the last of time�?

? Can't imagine the moment's mine�?

-? So, I'm alone�? -[music intensifies]

? Right here�?

? Yeah, here�?

? Ooh�?

? I have felt burning stares And judging eyes�?

? Certain they only see Just my outside�?

? I'll never be for them That's clear to me now�?

? To me now�?

? My home is where I'm by myself�?

? Ooh, yeah ?

? Look at me, look at�you Don't you see we can move with it�?

? Take my hand, I'm here today�?

? It's a chance, leap of faith What it be, what we do with it�?

-? Without you, I lose my way�? -? But I can't move with it�?

-? Move with it�? -? One thing I know�?

? One thing I know for sure�?

-? Is that we'll never be alone�? -? Never be alone�?

? Follow me�?

[both] ? Follow, follow, follow ?

? Follow me home ?

-? Everything's gonna be all right�? -? Everything's gonna be all right�?

-? I can see to the other side�? -? Other side�?

[both] ? Follow, follow, follow ?

? Follow me home�?

-? Take it now till the end of time�? -? Till the end of time�?

-? Take the moment, the moment's mine�? -? Moment's mine�?

? Yeah�?

? Oh, oh, oh, oh�?

? Ooh, yeah�?

? Follow me home�?

-[vocalizes] -? Oh, oh, oh, oh�?

? It's gonna be�all right�?

[both] ? It's gonna be all right�?

-? Oh, oh, oh, oh ? -? You can follow me�?

[Arlo] ? You can follow me�?

? Yeah�?

-? You can follow me�? -? Oh, oh ?

? All right, yeah�?

-[all] Ah! -[gurgling]

? Follow�?

[coughing, grunts]

Can I go back to bed now?

Sorry, I, uh-- I barely know this lady.

-[groans] See you in the morning, guys. -[all laughing]

[Bertie] ? Follow me home�?

Huh?

[hair squishes]

[Arlo] Bertie.

I really loved singing with you,

so I found you a little something.

It's a best friend rock.

-Do you love it? -[chuckles softly]

Arlo, that's a seashell.

See?

Oh, my word!

Now, we can have matching best friend rocks.

-[grunts] -Aw. [chuckles]

[hopeful music plays]

[whispers] I love it.

[mellow music playing]

[Arlo] I can't believe it.

My own dad, Ansel Beauregard, is in one of those big old buildings.

-[Alia gasps] This is crazy, guys. -[ship honks horn]

New York�City!

-Wow. -These buildings are everything!

This is a city.

-Alia� -Huh? Yeah?

-Aren't you driving the bus? -Yeah.

Should we, uh, buckle our seat belts or�

[laughs] Yeah, yeah.

-You probably should. -[thuds]

-[tires screeching] -[people scream]

[both] Hey, I'm walking here!

Hey, I'm walking here!

Walking!

-[New Yorkers] I'm walkin' here! -[tires screech]

[New Yorkers] I'm walkin' here!

-I'm walkin' here! -[car horns honking]

Wow.

New York City.

[exciting dance music playing]

? I know the time is now That's what it's all about ?

Rickety biscuit!

Hey, guys, you think I can park here?

Ah, I'm sure it's fine.

[whirring]

? I don't care where we go� ?

[New Yorkers] I'm walkin' here!

All right, I'm walking here.

[shudders] I've imagined this day for so long.

Ba-gooh-ma mia!

? I'm right there with you�?

Oh, the pepperoni grease. It burns. It burns!

It's what I deserve.

[whirring]

-[cats meowing] -Come here, my little sweetums.

You must be hungry.

-[thuds] -[yowls]

[chuckles] Oh, lady, I am starving.

[lady] What are you doing? Get out!

-Whoa! -Go on! Get!

? You and me control the wheel� ?

Ah. Hmm?

-[water splashes] -Hmm?

[roars]

[whimpers]

-[sobs] -[Marcellus laughs]

Yeah, that's right.

-Run. Run for your life. -[child screams]

Oh!

Oh, ex-- excuse me.

Would you have time to squeeze me in for a blowout?

? Under a new light� ?

[Furlecia] Oh, yes!

-Work those deft hands! -Ah!

It's gorgeous!

[gasps]

Oh, Dad. Dad!

[door chime jingles]

Aw.

? Right there with you� ?

-[playing along to song] -Whoo-hoo!

[people murmuring happily]

-[villainous music plays] -[Ruff sighs]

Lights sure are purty, Stucky.

[spits]

Yeah.

-[car horns honking] -[woman] Get outta the way, tourists!

Arlo, over here!

Bertie!

Did anyone find any clues about my dad?

No, no, no, no.

But we did lose the bus. So� we got that.

I found $27 in change.

Marcellus, you been in the fountains again?

[munches] You're better than that.

No, I'm not.

It sure would help if we had any idea what he looked like.

There's just too many people.

-Yeah. -[woman] I am here with Ansel Beauregard,

-New York's hottest real estate mogul� -He could be anywhere.

What's your last name, again?

Beauregard. It means beautiful regard. Why?

Well, I don't see the resemblance, but that man on the TV has your name.

[woman] Ansel Beauregard.

-It's such a pleasure to walk with you. -My dad?

You've built some of New�York's most ambitious and most luxurious high rises.

Why pick Seaside by the�Seashore for your next big development?

Well, Michelle, you see, I grew up here, on this very block.

-[glass shatters] -[both gasp]

[chuckles nervously] Nothing to see here. Nothing to see here.

[screams] Oh!

-[chitters] -[thuds]

-[flushes] -Ah!

It's so warm.

-Uh� -Oh!

-[robber] Why is it so warm? -[chuckles]

As you can see, Seaside by the Seashore has, uh�

lost its luster.

But soon enough,

it'll be the most prosperous and tasteful neighborhood

-in the whole city of New York. -[fluttering]

I am always looking for�ways to transform what is broken into something beautiful,

-and, well� -[cooing]

�this project has a special place in my heart.

[thuds]

Now, Ansel, it's been rumored that you'll be revealing your plans

at this year's�Met Gala,

New York's biggest social event of the year.

Just to get the chance to share this vision,

it means the world to me.

Well, there you have it.

The man who is�transforming New York, one neighborhood at a time.

Wow.

Did you see that?

You guys, that's my dad.

He's amazing.

-Hmm� -Hey, listen, kid.

Want me to find out where he lives?

I probably could call in a few favors from, you know�

the old neighborhood.

[whispers] Yes.

Be right back.

-[grunts] Ow! -[man] Hey, I'm walking here.

Hey! I'm walking here!

[grunting]

-Whoo. [panting] -[dial tone]

-[coin rattles] -[dialing]

-[line ringing] -Ha ha!

Hey, it's Tony.

[man] Hey, hey, it's Tony!

-How's your ma? -All right. Listen, I need a favor.

[whispering]

-[booth opens] -[Tony] Here you go, kid,

the address of one�Ansel Beauregard, hot off the streets.

[gasps]

-So� where is it? -Uh�

-I don't know. -It's uptown.

Way uptown.

? Gonna find my dad Gonna make him proud�?

? Gonna hug him good Gonna talk real loud�?

You don't have to sing everything you're thinking.

Sometimes it's nice�

Broadway show!

Get your Broadway show here!

Broadway show!

-Ow! [cries] -Get out of my face!

-The kid can't read. -[Ruff] Mm-hmm.

-Looksie what we got here. Beauregard. -[sinister music playing]

He ain't even a little green.

Looks like he's more than a little rich, though.

[gentle piano music playing]

Hmm.

Seems nice.

I� guess this is it.

Do you all want to come up with me? Uh�

I'm-- I'm sure there's room for everybody.

We made it, Arlo. This next part is all you.

I'll come down as soon as I can, and then--

It's okay, little man. Don't worry about us.

We'll be fine.

Thank you. Thank you all.

Bertie� I�

Go� before my eyes start to water.

Mmm.

-Aw. -Aw, come here.

No squirming.

[suspenseful music plays]

[sentimental music plays]

[Tony] Come on, he's still got to get past the doorman.

Doormen are a tough breed. I know. Trust me.

-Where you goin'? -Hi, I'm Arlo Beauregard.

-I'm here to see my father. -[Tony] Hearts of stone.

He's got no chance of--

[both laughing]

[sobs]

[chuckles]

Oh.

So, uh, have you ever thought about a career in amateur wrestling?

[elevator bell dings]

[breathes deeply]

[hopeful music playing]

Ah.

[grunts]

[breathes deeply]

Yeah.

[knocks]

[Ansel] Guys, do I have to get my own door again?

-Do you know how heavy this is? -[dramatic music rises]

[music stops]

[Arlo] Oh!

[hopeful music plays]

-[suspenseful music playing] -I� Uh�

Uh�

[music stops]

You're my dad.

Um�

I think you might have the wrong address.

Okay, Dad.

I saw you on the TV,

and you were just so warm and generous.

And I�just knew it was you.

Plus, we have the same last name.

I'm Arlo.

Arlo Beauregard.

Oh, boy.

Yep.

-[cork squeaks] -[gentle piano music playing]

[sips]

I don't mean to be impolite,

but� you see how this is a pretty improbable situation,�right?

What is this?

I don't know how you got�this, but it's a mistake.

A huge�and very terrible mistake.

That's what I thought.

Must have been a big mistake

that I floated all the way down

from New York City to the swamp.

Yes. I mean, no.

My son�

My son is gone.

But�

I am not your father.

I can't be.

[gulps] You have to be.

I have nowhere else to go.

And I came all this way.

[sighs]

Hmm?

Look, Arlo�

why don't you come this way?

-[hopeful music plays] -Maybe I can help you.

[music swells]

Rickety biscuit.

You know,�Arlo, you remind me of a project that I'm working on.

A project?

I know it sounds a little callous, but think of it this way.

See that table over there?

[whimsical piano music playing]

[Arlo] Whoo!

A tiny city.

Oh, Tony would love this.

[chuckles softly]

[light crackles]

-[plays hopeful melody] -[Ansel] My old neighborhood

of Seaside by the Seashore.

It's run-down and decrepit, dirty and poor,

much like I used to be.

-[rattles] -But no longer, you see.

Like a phoenix�from the ashes�

-[song intensifies] -? I rose up into�me�?

? I'm a self-made man I'm an entrepreneur�?

? Gonna brag a little bit 'Cause I made it so far�?

? Got dollars in my whiskers Got dollars in my ears ?

? Got dollars in my bloomers Got dollars in my tears ?

? My money runs deep Like a meg in the sea�?

? Like a foreign emissary You can't come after me�?

? My real-estate movers Know I say, get rent!�?

? More diamonds than a mine More stakes than a tent�?

I know�what you're thinking.

How does this apply to me?

? You gotta change yourself�?

? You got�to un-strange yourself�?

-? Strive for a better life�? -? A better�li-li-li-li-life ?

? A better li-li-li-li-life�?

? You gotta make�yourself�?

? Or else you're gonna break�yourself�?

? Strive for a better life�?

[Ansel] ? A better life Better life, better life ?

? A better life, better life�?

? Look at that face We can hide that chin�?

? I'll loan you a hat It was made in Berlin�?

? Try these trousers on Made of wool ?

? By a�Sherpa on Everest Who spins yarn like a fool�?

? What I'm starting to see Is a fine young sir�?

? Who can walk the streets And conquer�the world�?

? One more thing To help a gator out ?

? This suit and tie make it�clear No doubt!�?

-? You gotta change�yourself�? -? Yeah�?

? You got to un-strange yourself�?

-? Strive for a better life�? -? A better li-li-li-li-life ?

? A better li-li-li-li-life ?

? You gotta make yourself�?

? Or else you're gonna break yourself�?

-[chorus] ? Strive for a better life�? -? A better life, better life�?

? A better life, better life�?

-? From where I stand�? -? Where I stand�?

-? On my perch in all this land�? -[chorus vocalizing]

? I see a lost young man�?

? Who needs to make a plan�?

? And if you hear me�?

[rising to high, sustained note] ? Let me know you understand ?

-[music stops] -[note echoes]

-? You gotta make ? -[music continues]

-? Yourself ? -? Strive for a better life ?

Whoo!

? Don't break yourself Break yourself, yeah�?

? Strive for a better life�?

? Better li-li-li-li-li ?

? Yeah, yeah Break yourself�?

? Get it, get it Yeah! ?

[song ends]

Arlo, if there's one thing I've learned in my life,

it's sometimes you have to change if you're going to make it�in this world.

Change? Wait, what?

I hope this lesson will help you.

It's all I can do for you.

Well, I just thought since I came all this way to meet you

that you'd be happy�to see me.

You� are my dad, right?

-[suspenseful music playing] -I'm�

No. I'm sorry.

[elevator bell dings]

-[butler] Everything all right, sir? -Oh, just another kid from the foundation.

[melancholy piano music plays]

-[sorrowful string music plays] -[wind gusts softly]

[wind whistling]

[Arlo] Bertie?

Teeny Tiny Tony?

Anybody?

[strings intensify]

[barks]

[grunts]

[sadly] ? You gotta change yourself�?

-? Un-strange yourself?�? -[tense, sad music playing]

? You gotta strive for a better life�?

? You gotta strive for a better life�?

-? You gotta change yourself�? -? I stand here now ?

? You gotta un-strange yourself?�?

? Thinkin' beyond these walls�?

-? Strive for a better life ? -? Nothing beyond these walls�?

-? I'm tired, I'm aching�? -? I want more, more, more�?

-? Now I know I can't have it�? -? Thinkin' beyond these walls�?

-? I'm never gonna get it�? -? You gotta strive for a better life�?

[vocalizing sadly]

? I stand here now Thinkin' beyond these walls�?

-? Strive for a better life�? -[cars honking]

? You gotta strive for a better life�?

? I'm tired, I'm aching�?

[vocalizing sadly]

? I stand here now�?

-[music fades] -? There's nothing beyond these walls�?

? And I'm tired, I'm aching�?

[melancholy music playing]

[music intensifies, strings playing]

[croaks]

[water rushing]

[splashes]

[brooding, soulful music playing]

[Edmee] Now, remember, if you ever get lost,

let your wonderful little heart and all that joy inside your soul�

[squeaks pityingly]

�be your guide.

? There is no one else Who can�carry me to the end of time�?

-[choir vocalizing] -? There is no�one left�?

? Who can wake me up From this fate of mine ?

? No crown to wear No song to sing�?

? Now, my skin is thin, so let me�in My armor is down so you can begin�?

? Please wash the hurt away from�?

? Please wash the hurt away from�?

? Please wash the hurt away from me�?

[tempo increases]

? Weighted, you hated Your crest fell upon my chest now�?

? Thousands of pounds The baggage wearing me down�now�?

? I came to your door I'm alone and it's me�?

? You can't believe I'm the seed from your tree�?

? And the life we want flashes It flashes�?

? And the love we had Ashes to ashes�?

? We are lost and we're drifting�?

-? And drifting away�? -[chorus vocalizing]

? Please wash the hurt away from�?

? Please wash the hurt away from�?

? Please wash the hurt�?

-[thud, cracking] -? Away from me ?

? The hurt away�from me�?

-? The hurt away from me, yeah�? -[vocalizing intensifying]

? The hurt�away from me�?

? And the life we want flashes It flashes ?

? Please, please wash�?

-[music starts fading] -? The hurt away�?

[water bubbling]

[sobbing softly]

[song ends]

[waves lapping gently]

-[yawns] -[Tony] I tell you,

when we get back on�the circuit, I think people are gonna love you.

I gotta work on your�stage presence a bit, but we're gonna get�there.

Ooh!

-We are gonna be flying high,�Bertie. -[gasps]

[Tony] Bertie?

Hey, you all right, Bertie?

Arlo?

Come on. You cuckoo?

He wouldn't last a�second in the ring.

He's a sweet kid, though.

What? You don't have to do the wrestling if you don't want to.

-Where you going? -[pleasant music playing]

[squawks, retches]

-Get out of here! Hey, shoo! -[screeching]

[Arlo coughs]

Bertie?

Am I�

Are we�

Is this Heaven?

Uh�

I think it's Brooklyn.

It's�

It's really�

trashy.

Hey, hey, hey, come on, kiddo.

Come on,�you get bonked on the head or something?

Teeny Tony�

[sighs] I'm so sorry.

Yeah, you did get bonked, didn't you? Poor little fella.

-Good luck with that, Berts. -Berts?

-Wait, Tony. -You're gonna be great!

You are gonna say such wonderful things to him.

[sighs]

Arlo, what happened with your�dad?

My so-called dad.

Well, turns out he�doesn't want me.

Now, I don't even know who I am, and I probably never will.

[sad music playing]

You are the most genuine person I've ever met.

That's just a nice way of saying I'm different.

[music brightens]

Because of you, I think that different is the best thing someone can be.

When I was�a little kid�

I was just like everyone else,

but as I got older, I just never stopped growing.

I still remember the moment that I realized

that people no longer looked me in the eyes,

and eventually, I guess�I closed the door on ever letting anyone in.

And then you,�Arlo Beauregard, you came crashing right through it.

You're the first person that's ever treated me like a real friend.

That's because you're my best friend.

[Bertie sighs happily]

Best friend in the whole world.

Get a room�

[hesitantly] �to share your feelings�

in private.

Sorry.

[melancholy music playing]

So�

your dad, he didn't say anything?

He might not even be my dad.

And even if he is, he wouldn't admit it.

Arlo, you deserve to know the truth.

You know that, right?

[sighs]

I came all this way

and never�even got the answers I was looking for.

I'm more lost than ever.

Whoa!

Rickety biscuit!

It's even better than it was on the model.

[Bertie] Wait, you know this place?

It's Ansel's home� or it was.

He's going to tear it down.

[Tony] Shame. This place has got class.

Still warm.

[Arlo] Funny, right? Ansel knows exactly where he came from,

and he's just going to tear the whole thing down.

Me, I got nothing to tear down, I guess.

You know, since you've come into our lives,

you've made us all better.

This is true.

Before I met you, all I loved was money.

And pizza pie.

But now, I�realize the value in friendship.

-[clatters] -Ooh! [gasps]

Guys, I'm just thinking out loud, but he'll be at the gala tonight.

Maybe this is your chance to find your truth, once and for all.

[hopeful music plays]

I don't think I can handle that kind of rejection again.

[Bertie] Arlo�

we got you.

That's right, kiddo.

-Yeah! -Yeah, baby.

The thing about me, I hate confrontation.

You know that, right? Everybody knows that.

But I-- I-- I will go. But if there are kids there,

I'm telling you now, I'm walking right out that�door.

I mean, are-- are kids going to be there? Is it a kids' thing?

[reporters] Yo, Kids Thing! Over here! Kids Thing, all right!

Whoo! All right, smile! Turn around!

[reporters clamoring]

[reporter] Wow. Looking very�

[reporters clamoring]

[reporter] Gorgeous!

Am I in fashion heaven? This is amazing.

I feel underdressed.

Ba-gooh-ma mia! How are we gonna get in there?

[cracks knuckles]

-[dramatic music playing] -[all gasp]

[Tony laughs]

[tire screech]

[glass shatters]

-Come here. -[Beast growling]

Beast, come over here.

Hmm?

Well, this is pretty dang weird.

[reporters] Over here. Over here! I'm a fish, I need to be caught!

Back off!

-Oh� -[reporter] Love that pose!

-Why, thank you. -[dance music playing]

Yes, girl. Work it.

Okay. Well, this is my good side.

-[gasps] Oh, my goodness! -[Beast growling]

[snarling]

Hmm? [sniffs, whimpers]

-[groans] -[reporters] Yes! Yes! Over here!

-Oh, my goodness! -[snarling, chomps]

-[reporters screaming] -[roars]

[dramatic Egypt-themed music playing]

[gasps]

Wow!

[yipping]

It-- It's like the ancient raves of Egypt.

-Look. -[man] Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the Met Gala,

-fashion event of the year� -[breathes deeply]

Just the most important moment of your life. No big deal.

[man] Welcome to the stage, your host, Ansel Beauregard.

[applause]

[sinister music plays]

You ready?

-[Arlo] On a mission!�Out of�the way! -[Ansel] Please. Oh, thank you.

I would not be here today without your approval.

You are�

my people.

-[man coughs] -[feedback whining]

Ahem.

Uh�

Let's try that again.

-[pleasant piano music plays] -[DJ scratching]

[chill dance music plays]

-[crowd cheering] -You� are� my� people!

[loud cheers]

Wow.

Today, we need to talk about responsibility.

-[crowd exclaims angrily] -No!

Hang on.�Hang on.

The responsibility to�transform the weak and unsightly

into a paragon of wealth and glamour.

Allow me�to reveal my plans for Seaside

-by the Seashore. -[music intensifying]

-[up-tempo dance music playing] -[crowd cheering]

-[Arlo] Hey! -[music slows, stops]

-[crowd gasps, murmurs] -[woman] What?

-[man] What is that thing? -[woman] It's green. Ugh.

That is disgusting! Who are those people?

Um� [chuckles nervously] Hi. Excuse me.

-[crowd murmuring] -[feedback whines]

I'm sorry, young man, but can I help you?

[nervously] Um�

I�

[man] Get out of here, you freak!

Uh� I�

[sighs]

I didn't think so.

My dear�affluent friends�

Wait, but I�

-�this can only work with�your support. -[whispers] Psst. Arlo� sing it.

[Ansel] I need you. We need you. The future of Seaside needs you�

? For the first time I finally have reason to see�?

[dreamy music playing]

? I'm a floating seed Far from my family tree�?

? But now it's time to grow�?

? Will I find out who I am? Will you see me and remember?�?

? Ayo, ayo�?

? I can take it, here I stand�?

? Won't you look in my eyes In the moment we're together�?

? I can smile�?

? But something is missing inside�?

[bright note plays]

? For the first time�?

-? I finally have reason to see�? -[melancholy music playing]

? Would I stand on this�stage Hold him like the father he needs?�?

? Or would it be hollow?�?

-? Oh�? -[music intensifies]

? If he finds out�who I am He'd be lost now more than�ever�?

-? Ayo, ayo ? -[chorus vocalizing]

? And the damage would be�done Could I live with that now?�?

? What we know will all be over�?

? I can't hide�?

? That something is missing inside�?

[murmuring]

[Arlo and Ansel vocalizing]

-[Arlo] ? Yeah�? -[both continue vocalizing]

? Don't you see me? Here I am�?

-? If I could see�? -? Don't see me?�?

? Don't see me? Here I am�?

-? But I can't hide�? -? Don't you see me? Here I am�?

-? Don't you see me?�? -? I can't see you�?

? Won't you turn around now�?

[both] ? 'Cause something is missing ?

-? Inside�? -[music softens]

? Missing inside�?

? Missing inside�?

[sniffles] You don't get it, do you?

You showing up here like this,

it puts everything I've worked so hard for at risk.

No, I do get it.

I risked everything to be here.

[tense music playing]

You're a pretty tough kid, aren't you?

I guess I've gotten that way.

Listen, Mr.�Beauregard, if you don't want anything to do with me, that's fine.

I'll leave you alone.

But I just want to know the truth,

so I can stop thinking about it all the time.

Are you my dad?

[music stops]

[bright, suspenseful music playing]

-Arlo, I'm-- Huh? -[Stucky laughing]

-[Beast snarls] -[feet stomping]

[Ruff chuckles]

[fearfully] Uh�

Say, what's the big idea, fellas?

We're working on an emotional breakthrough here.

-We just come for the gator boy. -That's right.

Yeah, we prefer to be out of touch with our emotions.

-[both chuckle menacingly] -Dad?

[strained] Uh� Uh�

[suspenseful music plays]

Arlo�

Stay back, now!

-[crackling] -Mmm.

Mister, if you want him back, I'm sure we can work out a price.

But what would you want with a real-life alligator boy?

[Ruff chuckling]

-It's okay. You don't have to. -[morose music plays]

I don't belong here.

-[baton crackles] -[snarls]

[whimpers]

That's what I thought.

[snarls, huffs]

Back to the swamp with you, little buddy. You're gonna make us rich.

[Stucky] We got a nice, fun, little cage for you.

-[whistles] -[snarls, pants]

[thuds loudly]

[sighs]

What have I become?

[yodeling dance music playing]

Ah!

-[crowd gasps] -[gasps] Why?

-[Stucky] Move it! Get out of the way! -[sobbing]

Come on, Stucky.

-[grunts] -Arlo?

[sinister music playing]

Arlo!

Bertie?

[dramatic music playing]

[yells]

[Beast snarls]

[Bertie grunts]

[Beast snarling]

I love that Beast.

-[cackles] -Bertie?

[loud shriek]

[crowd gasps]

[dramatic music playing]

-What is that? -What the heck?

[loud shriek]

[Stuck and Ruff whimpering, panting]

-[shriek] -[thud]

[both] Ow!

Consarn it!

What is that? Arlo?

-Look at that. -Arlo?

-[gasps] -[ethereal music playing]

Huh?

-[dramatic music rising] -[people gasping]

[music stops]

[gentle music playing]

[breathes deeply]

That's right.

[echoing] I'm a bird�man.

[man] I love birds, man!

And there is something else you should know.

This amazing young man�

is my son�

[crowd gasps]

�and I have forsaken him.

[crowd murmuring]

I have�wronged you, Arlo,

by trying to bury my past.

As you know, I grew up in Seaside by the Seashore.

It was all right back�then.

Still poor, but it had a certain dignity.

Ah-- [grunts]

-[laughs] -Watch where you're going, bird boy.

The kids were another story.

Hungry?

-[boy] Look at his scrawny legs. -[girl] Eat your seed.

Hey, Ansel, next time we'll get you some nice bread pieces

if you promise not to poop on my dad's car.

-[laughing] -They were mean little twerps.

I swore�right then that I'd hide my true self

and dedicate my life to accumulating wealth and power,

hoping that one day,

I'd be powerful enough to tear it all down.

-[music intensifying] -[brakes hiss]

[imperceptible]

[music brightens]

-But then, something happened that� -[crying]

�threatened to expose my very existence.

-[cooing] -My son was born�

-[sorrowful music playing] -�and�

I made the biggest mistake of my life�

when I let him go.

Forgive me� my wonderful alligator boy.

[sniffles] Dad!

[uplifting music playing]

[all cheering]

Arlo, if you'll give me another chance, I'd love to have you stay with me.

[gasps]

[sighs]

-[applause fade] -[suspenseful music playing]

I appreciate it, Dad. I really�do.

-[pleasant music playing] -But I've got a whole new family now.

And, well�

-[all] Aw. -�we need each other.

Cool. Cool. No, no, that's cool.

Not like I'm desperately lonely

-or� anything. -[Furlecia] Get into this hug, gorgeous!

-[triumphant music playing] -[crowd cheering]

-[sentimental music plays] -You know, we traveled all this way

just to put that gator boy in a cage.

But frankly,

I had no idea we'd learn all this stuff about the human experience.

I never knew you could learn.

Dang it, Stucky. I love you!

Aw.

Bertie, I can see now what's been missing this whole time.

It was all of you.

If you aren't ready to stay in one place, we can keep moving.

Maybe all of us together?

I don't need to be anywhere�

-[upbeat music plays] -�except with all of you.

Oh my, you're giving me such, like,

healing-evolution, glued-together family unit,

water under the bridge moment, and I can't handle it.

You know, I've been thinking about what you said about Seaside by the Seashore.

Instead of tearing it down,

maybe you and your friends would� want to build it back up again.

I don't know�

make it your�home?

[Tony gasps]

-Whoo-hoo! -[inspirational music playing]

? I needed a hand on my back Remind me I'm all right�?

? To keep from falling�?

? Follow the voice in my head Tells me I'll be just fine�?

? It's you that's calling�?

? And when I wandered the world On my own ?

? Could have been so afraid�and alone You showed me the way to my home ?

-[tempo increases] -? We all need someone to hold us�up�?

? To help us on We make each other better�?

? Though the world is not always�right Tough times, they can make us�strong�?

? We all belong We're beautiful together�?

? Say, who gonna build you up? Yeah ?

? I know we make each other better� ?

This is where I belong.

? Ooh, yeah�?

-? Beautiful together ? -[Bertie] ? Lifted me up from the dust�?

[both] ? You kept my spirits high�?

? These friends I'm calling�?

[Arlo] ? All right ?

[both] ? Got me and now I got them Until the end of time�?

? From here I'm all in�?

[Bertie] ? Now I'll never wander the world On my own ?

? Never have to feel sad or alone With you all I have found a new�home�?

[both] ? We all need someone to hold us�up ?

? To help us on We make each other better�?

? Though the world's not always�right Tough times, they can make us�strong�?

? We all belong We're beautiful together�?

? We all�?

? Need someone to hold us up�?

? To help us on We make each other�better�?

? Though the world's not always�right Tough times, they can make us�strong�?

? We all belong We're beautiful together�?

-[music softens] -? We go way up�?

? We go way up�?

-? We all belong�? -? We all belong�?

-? Yes, we do�? -? Yes, we do�?

[both] ? Oh, yeah�?

-? We make�each other better�? -? Better�?

[Arlo] ? Yes, we do�?

[both] ? Yes, we do�?

? Yes, we do�?

[Arlo] ? Oh, you got me and I got you�?

[Bertie] ? And I got you�?

-[Arlo] ? We make each other better�? -? Better�?

[Arlo] ? Better�? [vocalizing]

Yeah. Home.

[music fades]

[upbeat music playing]

[music softens]

[mailman whistling along to music]

-Who dat? [grunts] -Ah! [splashes]

-[screaming] -Feds won't get me without a�fight!

Well, rickety biscuit.

[song ends]

[pleasant music playing]

[Arlo] ? Yeah All right, all right�?

? Well, I know that I'm different I wanna get out of here�?

? Say my fate isn't written Don't even listen, nothing to fear�?

? In the stars I see heaven I see a place I belong�?

? Far away in the distance They wouldn't listen my freedom song�?

[tempo increases]

? That a time in my life Make a change, get it right�?

? Waiting What am I waitin' for?�?

? And it hits in my heart When the time is to start�?

? Maybe it happens now�?

? I stand here now Thinking beyond these walls�?

? There's something beyond these walls And I'm tired of waitin' ?

? And when I rise I'll rise up beyond these walls�?

? I will make it beyond these walls And they'll all be sayin' ?

? He belongs, he belongs, he belongs He belongs with us�?

? Yeah!�?

? So, what am I waiting for?�?

? He's cool with me And I'm cool with you�?

? Yeah, yeah, yeah�?

? He's the one we love�?

? All right�?

? That a time in my life Make a change, get it right�?

? Waiting What am I waitin' for?�?

? And it hits in my heart When the time is to start�?

? Maybe it happens now What am I waitin'? ?

? That a time in my life�?

? Make a change, get it right�?

-? What am I waiting for?�? -? What am I waitin'? ?

? It hits in my heart When the time is to start ?

-? Ooh, yeah ? -? Maybe it happens now�?

? That a time in my life�?

-? Make a change, get it right�? -? I stand here now�?�

? Thinking beyond these walls There's something beyond these walls�?

? And I'm tired of waitin' ?

? And when I rise�?

? I'll rise up beyond these walls I'll make it beyond these walls�?

? And they'll all be sayin' ?

[song fading]

[pleasant music playing]

[music swelling]

[music softens]

[song ends]