All language subtitles for Dinosaurs - 1x05 - The Howlin

Honey, I'm home.

There are many customs

which The Sacred Book of
Dinosaur commands us to obey.

But none is as
important as the howling.

Each month, on the
evening of the full moon,

every male dinosaur
who has come of age

climbs to the top
of the mountain

and howls his mightiest howl.

Why?

- Why what?
- Why do we do this?

We've been doing
it for a million years.

Why?

It's written in The
Sacred Book of Dinosaur.

- Who wrote it there?
- Some sacred guy.

I don't know, Dad.
I just don't see it.

What does this have
to do with my life?

It says right here,
"Only by the howling

do we defeat the dark spirit

which would turn
dinosaur against dinosaur,

and bring an end to
our days on Earth."

And you buy that?

Hey, this book's been
around a million years.

You've been around
what, 15 years?

Guess who wins?

But it just doesn't make
sense. Today, I'm just a kid.

But tomorrow I climb up the
mountain and yell at the moon,

and that makes me
a grown-up? Why?

Because your mother
sent out 150 invitations,

and we got a dead rhino
and 10 tons of potato salad.

So tomorrow night you are
gonna scamper your scaly butt

up that hill and
howl like a banshee!

Uh, uh... a-ooh!

You haven't been practicing.

Have you been using those
eight-track tapes I got you?

All the time, Dad.

Look, I'm going downstairs.

I don't want to hear any
silence coming out of this room.

All right.

Ah. Oh, boy.

Howling at the Moon.

Tape one: Howling for Beginners.

Let's start with
this simple phrase:

OK.

A-ooh.

A-ooh.

- Very good.
- Thanks.

Now try again, with
more expression.

A-ooh!

A-ooh.

Very good.

Well, we can't broil it.

$4.95 a ton, and it isn't
even disemboweled yet.

I'm not cleaning this.

What do you think,
Mom? 28 hours at 350?

Ooh. Are you dead?

Hello!

In my day it was
a solemn occasion.

We didn't have all this
fanfare and rhinoceros.

"Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sinclair..."

And baby!

"cordially invite
you to join them..."

And baby!

"as their son
Robert Mark Sinclair

is called up the
mountain for his howling,

with reception to follow."

Oh, my little baby!

Hey, I'm your little baby!

I'm your little baby!

Waa!

Hello? Practicing hard?

Out of my room, Charlene.

- Come on, let's hear one.
- No!

- Why not?
- Because I said no.

Because you have a wussy howl.

I do not! How'd you like
me to bite your head off?!

Oh, I'm so scared,
Mr. Big Adult Male.

Oh, yeah? Well, check this out.

A-ooh!

Hmm.

You gotta commit to it, Rob.

I can't commit to it
because I don't get it.

I can only commit to things
that make sense to me.

Oh, give me a break.

A dinosaur's howl is
a very personal thing.

You can't howl your
mightiest howl for no reason.

Oh?

A-ooh!

That's my boy!

- Uh...
- Uh... come on.

Oh, yeah!

Yeah! That's lunch!

Oh, boy.

Pally boy, seems
like only yesterday

that Robbie shed his first skin.

It's hard to believe he's
going up the hill tonight.

Yeah. Wait till you
hear the howl on this kid.

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, uh... hey, Roy,

there's something
I gotta ask you.

I guess it's no secret
that you're my best friend.

Yeah, back at ya, pally boy.

Tonight, up on the hill,

Robbie's gonna
need someone special

to present him at
his first howling.

Yeah.

Well, Roy, you wanna do it?

Oh, I'm visibly moved.

Pally boy, this is such an
honor that words escape me.

Roy, can you hold that in?

No! The feelings are pouring
out that you should pick me.

Do you have to do that?

You've known me a long time.

I don't usually go in
for that sensitivity stuff,

but at the risk of
starting a rumor,

I, uh, I feel very
close to you right now.

Please don't say anymore.

Huh?

You're disgusting me, the way
you chew with your mouth open.

I'm telling you, I
can see your lunch,

and your lunch can see me!

- Nah.
- How you doing?

Will you tell him
it's disgusting?

Hey, listen, I hate to be
critical but I have to agree.

And let me tell you, you got one
major plaque buildup back here.

Huh?

Oh, jeez. Swallow it,
spit it out, do something!

Yeah, make up your mind.

Whoa! Man, do I need a shower.

Earl, you hurt my feelings

and embarrassed
me in front of my lunch.

Would it be so hard to close
your mouth while you're eating?

Would it be so hard to close
your eyes while I'm eating?

Just get your open mouth
out of my line of vision.

- Well, shut your eyes.
- Shut your head!

- Shut your eyes!
- Shut your head!

Hey, there, pally boy,

this is not a time
for petty bickering,

with young Robbie boy
going up the hill tonight.

You're right. I don't
know what I was thinking.

So see you tonight
at seven, huh?

Make it a quarter to
seven. You're always late.

And wear something nice.

Hey, you don't like
the way I dress?

Oh. This one for me?

No, no, dear,
that's not for you.

Ooh, this for me?

No, no, dear, all of these
are Robbie's howling gifts.

None of these are for you.

Ooh! This for me!

Fran, I'm home,

I'm hungry, and
I hate everything.

- Not the mama.
- Aw, neither are you.

Robbie got lots
of new gifts today.

Ooh! More $4 pen
and pencil sets?

Big whoop!

Earl, it's traditional.

It's cheap. You'd think on this,

the most important
night of my son's life,

my friends could
do a little better

than a lousy pen and pencil set.

Is something
bothering you, Earl?

Bothering me? No!

After 27 years of friendship,
you'd think I could tell a guy

he eats like a pig
and dresses like a slob

without him getting
all uppity about it.

But I'm not gonna
let it bother me.

I got a family that loves me,

and that is what's important.

- Who do you love?
- Mama.

- Who do you love second best?
- Mama.

All right, who is
talking to you right now?

Not the mama.

I'm going upstairs.

Ma, is it me, or is Daddy
in a really bad mood?

No, your father just gets
cranky like this before a howling.

They all do, every month.

It's pre-howling
syndrome, P.H.S.

I'm so glad I'm a girl.

♪ La la ♪

Congratulations.

You are now ready to
howl with confidence,

knowing that you will not
only make your family proud,

but keep our civilization
from coming to an end.

Um, a... a-ooh.

A-ooh.

Oh, God, who am I kidding?

OK, kid, it's showtime!

Dad, I got a real
problem with this.

Hey, my little
howler is nervous?

Come here.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna tell you a little
something my dad told me

just before I went up the hill.

Great.

He said, "Earl, unlock
that bathroom door."

Of course, that
doesn't apply here,

but you get the gist.

Uh, yeah.

Dad, we've gotta
talk about this.

No, no, no. First we all howl,

then we all talk.

We've been doing it that
way for a million years.

- Stop it!
- Come on!

Hey, guys!

- Hi, hi.
- Yeah, hi.

Let's howl and get on to
the settlement of grievances.

Good, 'cause I want an apology
for that turtlehead remark.

No way.

- Hi there, Robbie.
- Hi.

Uh, here's just
a little something

to help usher you
into adult malehood.

Wow. Huh?

Well, lookie here,
a pen and pencil set

from my oldest
and dearest friend.

What a wonderful,
highly original,

well-thought-out gift.

Ah, thank you.

Well, tonight is a
very special night

for a young dinosaur
I've known for many years.

That's fine. I'll
take it from here.

I thought you wanted
me to introduce...

- I changed my mind.
- Jeez.

All right, everybody,
you know my son Robbie.

Yeah.

- There's the moon. Hit it.
- Um...

I've been giving
this a lot of thought,

and... and this howling thing...

well, I don't believe in it.

Robbie!

Everybody's looking!

I mean, think about it
logically. The book says,

"Dinosaur will turn
against dinosaur

and bring an end to
our days on Earth."

How would not
howling at the moon

bring an end to
our days on Earth?

Because if you
don't howl, I'll kill you.

What could possibly happen?

- Earthquake!
- Flood!

- Plagues!
- This isn't the Dark Ages.

This is 60 million BC!

Why don't we try
not howling one time?

Nothing's gonna happen!

Look!

Huh?

Where's the moon? Where'd it go?

It's gone!

It's the end of the world!

Wait.

Wait!

Hang on! Wait!

Oh, Robbie!

Do you hear something?

No. What?

Shh!

A low rumbling, like
the Earth is getting ready

to open up and swallow
us. Don't you hear it?

- It's the icemaker.
- Quiet!

You've brought about a
cataclysm against all life on Earth.

I don't wanna hear
any more out of you!

OK.

Are we dead yet?

No, dear.

Hmm.

When are we gonna be dead?

Very soon, dear.

My flashlight went out.

I think the batteries are dead.

D-d-d-dead? It's starting!

The batteries are
always the first to go.

Earl, come here. Let
me tell you something.

What? What?

- Ooh!
- Get ahold of yourself!

Thank you. You're right, Ethyl.

I am the guardian and
protector of this family,

and it's my job to be
a calming influence

while we huddle together
hopelessly in the dark.

Dad, why don't we
just keep the lights on?

- The lights work?
- Yep.

Hey! All I am trying to
do is create a mood here.

- Earl?
- What?

I'm going to be very
disappointed if this world ends

and you and Robbie are
still angry at each other.

He destroyed the universe!

Any parent can forgive
the little things, Earl.

It's these big
things that test us.

All right, all right.
I forgive you.

So you brought about the
end of everything. So what?

Uh, sorry, Dad.

Yeah, it's all part
of growing up.

OK.

Now, these are our
last few hours on Earth.

I want us to spend
them being together

and loving each
other and realizing

that the most important
thing in the world

is being a family.

Ahh. Mmm.

Should I turn on the TV?

- Yes!
- Good.

As you know,

the end of the world is
upon us, and that means

you save big! Values galore
here at Discount Charlie's!

We're slashing high prices.

This refrigerator/freezer,
$1,399.95,

now two for a dollar!
So come on down!

We're dealing like
there's no tomorrow!

Ahh.

- Rrrr.
- Ahh.

Ah.

Look at that!

Oh!

The sun came up.

It's another day! Wow!

Are we dead?

No.

You promised!

Look.

See, Dad, the world
didn't come to an end.

Give me that.

Maybe we should look
at this as a new beginning.

You know, the entire dinosaur
community has been reborn.

Maybe nothing will
ever be the same again.

The Antediluvian
Broadcasting Company

now begins its broadcast day.

Wheel of...

Hello there, Fran.

Hello, Roy.

Isn't it wonderful,
the world not ending?

Yeah, I suppose so.

Something I can do for you?

Well, Earl, if the world
had ended last night,

I could've overlooked
certain things,

but unfortunately it didn't, so
I've come for my beach thongs

and that hammer you borrowed.

I'd ask you to return the
food you've eaten here,

but most of it fell out of
your mouth before you left.

Hey, Roy.

Huh? Oh, hi, Robbie.

Don't you talk to
my kid like that.

Huh? I'll talk to your
kid anyway I want.

Hi, Robbie! Hi, Robbie!

Hey, you guys, come on. Dad.

Uncle Roy!

Guys, what's happening?

You've been best friends
since before I was born.

Can't you talk this out?

I'll take that as a "no".

Earl!

Get your head out of
his mouth right now!

He started it!

Uh-uh.

Look at him, talking
with his mouth full again.

Roy, if you bite my
husband's head off...

You ever come
near my house again,

I'll feed you to my family!

Yeah, then I won't!

- Good!
- Fine!

- Fine!
- Good.

"Only by howling do
we defeat the dark spirit

which would turn
dinosaur against dinosaur."

Oh.

Many wonder if this rash
of incidents is connected

to last night's missed howling?

In the meantime, there
seems to be no end in sight

to the violence and general
crankiness among males.

Now here's Dwayne with sports.

Oh, great.

Throw it to me with
30 seconds left, huh!

Come here. I'll bite
your little leg off!

Hey, Dad, Roy just called.

There is no Roy.

He wants to return all the
stuff he borrowed over the years

but he won't set
foot in our house.

So where does he want to meet?

Well, right away, I see my
barbecue apron is missing.

I thought the barbecue
apron was a gift.

It was a gift for a friend,

so I want it back from you.

Hey, hey, Roy.

Dad, come on, stop it.

Well, he's the one
who called me up here.

I did not. You called me.

Uh... Look, I had
to call you up here.

You have to howl.

I wouldn't howl with him if he
was the last dinosaur on Earth.

Besides, there's no
reason to howl anymore.

Yes, there is. I didn't
understand it before,

but if you don't howl,
terrible things happen.

No, they don't. The world
didn't come to an end.

Nothing bad happened at all.

You're not friends anymore.

A lifelong friendship is
about to end. Isn't that bad?

- Uh-uh. I'm glad.
- No. It's good.

OK, fine. Maybe I was wrong.

After all, Dad,

a best friend wouldn't
say you had a wussy howl.

Did you say that I
had a wussy howl?

I don't know. Did I?

Oh, absolutely. Yeah.

Well, then, I stand
by it. Wussy howl!

Oh, yeah?

I can howl you under the table

any moonlit night of the week!

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah!

- Well, you're on!
- All right!

And after the howling,
we settle our grievances.

You two best
friends for 27 years

got anything you want
to say to each other?

Listen, all this stuff
you borrowed...

You can hang
on to it for a while.

Thanks, 'cause
there's really nothing left

in my apartment now anyway.

Except for your barbecue apron.

I'm sorry I gave you a hard
time about the pen and pencil set.

I know that wasn't too original,

but I don't have
any kids of my own,

so I wanted Robbie to
have the pen and pencil set

my dad gave me
on my howling day.

Roy, your dad gave you this?

Yeah.

It's the one his dad gave
to him on his howling day.

Aw, jeez. Aw!

You're my best friend.

Buddy, come on over for dinner.

- OK.
- Come on.

Yeah.

- Oh, uh, Robbie?
- Yeah, Dad?

You did a good thing here.

Oh, thanks, Dad.

You know, sometimes
it's not important

to understand why
you do something.

I howl because I believe in it.

I don't know
why I believe in it,

I just do.

I understand, Dad, yeah.

OK, I'll see you at home.

OK. Bye.

Hey, Earl, what about my stuff?

The kid'll get it. That's
why you have kids.

Hmm. Maybe I should get one.

Ahh.

"Only by howling do
we defeat the dark spirit

which would turn
dinosaur against dinosaur

and bring an end to
our days on Earth."

A-ooooh!

A-ooh...