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Hi there, boys and girls.

- Georgie! - We're - so glad you're here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Golly! I wouldn't disappoint my backdoor pals...

Or all my pals at home.

- Hi, everybody. - Hi, Georgie!

Here's a special Georgie hug to each and every one of you.

Mmm!

Hey, kids, you know what kind of day this is?

A special day!

Yep! And I've got a special song to sing.

- Yay! - Yeah, yeah, yeah!

♪ I hug you, you hug me ♪

♪ It's a special day, you see ♪

♪ Yes, we're all very special and you're my special friend ♪

♪ You're so special I'll say it again ♪

♪ Special, special ♪

♪ Special, special ♪

♪ Special, special, special, special special, special... ♪

♪ Special, special, special... ♪

Make it stop. Make it stop!

Aaah! I can't take it anymore!

This nightmare ends now!

Hey! That's my tape!

I know you're in there, you big sack of orange stuff!

What on earth are you doing?

Morning, noon and night it's Georgie, Georgie, Georgie!

Georgie on the farm, Georgie at the zoo,

- Georgie at the beach! - That's my favorite!

Oh, yeah? Well, this is my favorite.

Georgie in a million pieces!

- Oh! - Die!

Die, die, die!

That was horrible! Look how you've upset him.

I miss Georgie! I want Georgie!

You apologize to him right now.

Oh, all right.

Look, I'm sorry about the tape.

Here's a couple of bucks.

I want a Georgie hug.

And there's nothing I'd like better than to give you one.

Yes, if there was some magical way Daddy could give you a Georgie hug,

I'd do it, believe you me.

But, unfortunately, that's not possible.

Actually, it is.

It's here in the newspaper.

Georgie's making a personal appearance at the mall.

- What? - What?

Let me see that.

♪ Wanna see Georgie wanna see Georgie ♪

♪ Wanna see Georgie ♪

Fran, millions of screaming kids. Don't do this to me.

Don't you love me?

- You'd better get going now. - - Yeah.

Well, what's the rush?

The mall's only 10 minutes away.

Georgie's very popular. There could be a long line.

You promised him, Earl.

Oh, fine! Pack up the kid. Let's go.

Yay!

- ♪ Special, special... ♪ - What the heck's this?

The line to hug Georgie. No cuts!

Forget that.

Hug Georgie... Huh?

Uh-oh.

Honey, I'm home.

Aaah!

- Ohh! - Ow!

- Ow! - Ooh!

Aah!

I wanna see Georgie!

Wanna see Georgie, wanna see Georgie!

It's killing me!

That noise! It's like a big metal spike right between the eyes!

Uh-huh.

I'm starting to feel it too.

- I don't get this whole Georgie thing. - Yeah.

What's the kid see in that big, orange chucklehead?

- He's not even a real hippo. - He's not?

No, he's just a guy in a suit.

- Oh. - Not even a good suit.

Looks like it was cut from that crummy carpeting in your apartment.

Hey, I'll have you know that's a multi-ply velvet, deep plush.

It's just that everything about Georgie makes me nuts.

Even the stupid way he talks.

You're so special.

Is Georgie out there?

- Uh... Um, I don't see him. - I heard Georgie.

- Oh? - Hey, wait a second.

♪ I hug you, you hug me ♪

♪ Hug, huggie, huggie, huggie Hug, hug me ♪

Georgie's in there! I want a hug!

Roy, he thinks I sound like Georgie. Do you realize what this means?

Uh, you can have a lucrative career as an impressionist.

No! It means that if he wants to meet Georgie in person,

I can be Georgie.

- Oh, yeah. - Yeah.

All we gotta do is find some material to make a costume.

Hey, pretty sneaky.

Boy, if we could only find

the exact same carpet I have in my apartment.

What?

I wanna see Georgie!

Wanna see Georgie, wanna see Georgie!

Hey there, little fella.

Maybe if you wish really, really hard you can see Georgie.

Don't toy with me.

Oh, no, no. Give it a try.

You may be surprised.

I'm wishing for Georgie.

Wishing... Wishing...

Wishing...

Georgie!

Oh! Piece of junk costume.

- It's you! - Hey, that's right, little guy.

I'm Georgie and these are my backdoor pals.

Ta-da!

- Hi there, special friend. - We like you.

- Yeah. - Yay!

- Guys. - You owe us big time, Georgie.

Georgie? I love you.

I got all your tapes. And I watch them over, and over,

and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over...

Good for you, but Georgie'd really like it if you put on

a football game or a sitcom every once in a while.

Yeah.

OK, Georgie. Can I have my hug now?

Oh, sure, special little guy.

Assuming my head doesn't fall off.

Yay.

- Aw, isn't that special? - Yay!

Well, I hope this was a special day for you,

because it was so special for Georgie because...

One, two, three, four.

♪ I hug you, you hug me ♪

♪ It's a special day, you see ♪

♪ 'Cause we're all very special and you're my special friend ♪

♪ You're so special, I'll say it again ♪

Ha! You!

♪ Special, special... ♪

You're under arrest!

- What for? - Copyright infringement.

You messed with the wrong hippo, pal.

- Wait, wait... - That's right.

Don't make this any harder on yourself.

Hey, don't touch him! That's Georgie!

Ugh, I gotta get out. The walls are...

- Visitor, Sinclair. Here. - Oh, thank heavens.

- Hi, honey. How you holding up? - Not so good, Fran.

You gotta get me out of here.

The days are long and the nights are longer.

The grub's lousy and the guards look for any excuse to take you down!

It's lonely here in the big house, Fran.

You've been here for 20 minutes.

I've seen enough movies to know what I'm in for!

Listen to me. Everything's gonna be all right.

I called the Georgie studio and spoke to Georgie himself.

He was very nice and he told me he'd come over and straighten things out.

Visitor, Sinclair. A very special visitor.

Hello, Fran. Oh, hi there, Earl.

- Hi. - Thank you so much for coming down.

Oh, well I wanted to clear this up

just as soon as possibly possible.

Earl, I'm super sorry

if I inconvenienced you in any way.

Honestly, I'm such a fuddlehead

when it comes to patents, trademarks,

and international copyright law.

I never dreamed I could cause such a hubbub.

All I ever want to do is make children smile.

Well... you certainly do make... children smile.

Hmm. Fran, would you mind

if I had a word with Earl alone?

Oh, um... Well, of course.

Earl, I'll see you at home soon, I hope.

- Bye. - I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

- A lifetime! - Huh? What?

Georgie Co. Industries doesn't take kindly to piracy

of our intellectual properties. I'm gonna make an example of you, Sinclair.

Nobody, but nobody, screws with my empire!

I'm sorry about your empire.

I was just putting on a little show for my kid.

I thought you wanted to make kids smile.

Eh, it was about smiley kids...

for the first ten minutes!

Now it's about cash. Tapes, dolls, T-shirts.

Our market saturation is unrivaled.

And that's just phase one!

Phase one? How ominous.

You've got some diabolical plot in mind, don't you?

Gee, uh... That's not your normal laugh.

Soon we will unveil phase two.

The Georgie cable channel.

Twenty-four hours a day

of non-stop Georgie programming and advertising.

Plugging every conceivable Georgie product

and selling, selling, selling!

Yeah, well, I won't let my kids watch your evil channel.

I'll exercise parental discretion.

Ah, it won't make any difference.

By the time phase three kicks in,

we won't need television sets.

We'll be beaming our program directly into children's brains

through small receivers secretly implanted

during routine dental checkups.

You know, I'm starting to think you're not a good role model.

It doesn't matter what you think

- because you're never leaving this cell! - Huh?

You're gonna rot here for the rest of your life!

Bye now.

And remember, you're special.

Huh?

Guard! Guard, someone's trying to break into my cell!

Jeez, if you're not safe in a prison...

Hey! Hey, you're making a mess.

Oh, hey! Guard! Guard!

Quiet, you fool. We have come to rescue you.

- Rescue me? - Oui.

How did you get through that wall?

Oh, this baguette. She is hard like a chisel, no?

Quick, Jean-Claude, we must hurry.

- Who are you guys? - We are the parents resistance.

Freedom fighters waging a guerilla war

against an evil so insipid, so banal,

so syrupy sweet that it threatens the sanity

of parents everywhere!

You're talking about Georgie, aren't you?

He must be stopped.

But he's on TV, and it's such a powerful medium.

True, he is mighty and we are but simple, common parents.

But out cause is just, and our duty is clear.

To rid the world of the orange scourge, Georgie!

And to that end we have pledged our lives,

our fortunes and our sacred honor!

Ah, Jean-Claude, you stir my patriotism.

Quick. Make love to me.

Alas, there is no time.

Such is the urgency of our cause.

Oh.

- We have sacrificed everything. - Yes. Will you join our noble quest?

Uh, I'm not sure. I don't think I could do the accent.

Oh, that is unimportant.

All that is necessary is a passion for justice.

Not even a kiss?

Chéri, there will be time for kisses aplenty

when the world is, at last, Georgie free!

- Oh, yes. - Monsieur, we need you!

Word of your uncanny ability to perfectly imitate Georgie

has rejuvenated our hopes for toppling his evil empire.

So you want me to imitate him?

We need you to impersonate Georgie

to infiltrate his organization.

That sounds kind of risky.

Monsieur, the hopes and dreams of a million desperate parents

are pressed against your fearless chest.

- Much as I am now. - Yes, I can feel them...

Brigitte, control your revolutionary ardor.

Now, where is your Georgie costume?

- Uh, at home. - Then you must go there!

We will take up your costume

and then go to the Georgie television studio

tomorrow morning at six.

- Six? - Six.

Come, we will explain the plan on the way.

- Go, go. - Right.

- Oh! Oh, your baguette. Coming! - No, no, no. Hurry.

Oh, jeez!

Oh, it's only you.

Who else would it be at three in the morning?

You called and told me to come over.

I'm sorry to call you so late.

I just wanted to say... you've been a good friend.

Oh. Well, same to you.

Up until this three in the morning nonsense.

So, where are you going, anyway, huh?

Roy, if I told you, I'd have to kill you.

Well, then I'm not sure I wanna know.

- Oh... - Right.

Uh, does it have anything to do with Georgie?

Jeez! How did you guess?

- The big note on the fridge. - Huh?

"Don't forget to take Georgie costume on secret mission."

Oh, nuts!

Hey, if you're involved in some covert plan to bring down

that big orange ball of evil, I want in.

Sorry, Roy, it's just too dangerous.

Hey, Danger is my middle name.

Uh, originally it was my mother's maiden name.

They gave it to me to keep it in the family.

It never really came in handy until tonight.

I don't want to argue with you,

I just want to bid a fond farewell

to the one person closest to me.

Uh... wouldn't that be Fran?

Oh, darn!

I just have to take a few provisions, and then be on my way.

- Oh, Earl, it all sounds so dangerous. - Yeah.

I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you.

Now, buck up, kid. You know the troubles of two little dinosaurs

don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.

Oh! Almost forgot the beans.

Half a dozen cans should do it.

Maybe six.

Well, farewell, Fran.

Oh, Earl, don't go!

Frannie, I gotta go. If I don't, I'll regret it.

Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow,

maybe not for the rest of the week,

but probably by the end of the month.

Do you have a calendar?

In or out, Earl? You're letting in the bugs.

Oh, that's my brave, little girl.

Listen. I want Georgie merchandise in the front of your store.

In the window. I don't care if it's a grocery store,

get rid of all those useless fruits and vegetables.

Put Georgie video tapes and dolls up front.

'Cause if you don't, Georgie will tell all of his little fans

not to let Mommy and Daddy shop at your chain of stores.

Yeah, I thought you'd see it my way.

And remember, you're special.

But not so special I can't crush you like a bug!

♪ I hug you, you hug me ♪

♪ I'm the richest guy in history ♪

- Uh... Excuse me, Mr. Georgie. - Huh? Who are you?

- Oh, I'm Roy. - Huh?

I'm just an ordinary fan looking for an autograph.

- Oh, a fan! - Yeah.

Well... anything for one of Georgie's little fans.

- Gee, thanks. - Who's it to?

Oh, um... Wait, let me think of a name. Um...

Uh... Bob Young.

- Oh... Hey! - Good work, Roy.

You tie him up and I'll go out on that stage

and tell the whole world what a crook he is.

Thirty seconds to air, Mr. Georgie.

Oh... I'll be right there!

Yeah, yeah.

Now, you're not going out there alone.

No, you're going out there with the hopes and dreams

of millions of annoyed parents.

'Course, hopes and dreams being abstract notions, essentially,

you are going out there alone, but, hey, good luck anyway.

Is Georgie on? Is Georgie on?

Oh, Mom, do we have to watch it again?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

I'd say... yes.

And, now, here's everybody's favorite hippo, Georgie!

Yay, Georgie!

Hi, boys and girls!

Uh, Georgie has something special to say to all of you.

You see, Georgie's not what you think.

- Dad?! - Earl?!

You see, you probably think

that Georgie's just a sweet, loveable guy

who likes to give hugs, but...

We want a hug!

We want a hug! We want a hug!

Georgie will be right back, kids!

Talk among yourselves.

Oh, jeez. I can't do it, Roy.

Do you see those kids? They love Georgie.

I can't bring myself to break their little hearts.

But think of all those parents at home

suffering through endless hours of Georgie.

They're counting on you to go out there

and tell the kids who Georgie really is.

We want Georgie!

We want Georgie! We want Georgie!

We want Georgie!

Oh, jeez.

Yeah, that's my brave little hippo.

Hiya, kids... again.

Listen, I know the show usually doesn't have any real content,

but today I've got something to tell you.

You see, sometimes, your heroes aren't what they seem to be.

There's something you should know about Georgie.

That's an imposter, boys and girls.

He's not Georgie, I'm Georgie.

No, kids, he's the imposter.

I'm the real Georgie, and I can prove it.

♪ I shove you ♪

Oh! ♪ You shove me ♪

♪ So you get Georgie's special knee ♪

- Oh! - What's going on?

There's only room for one Georgie.

You wouldn't hurt your little friends, would you?

Just try me. Take that and that.

Help! Help, kiddies, help me!

- I got it now. - Why, you dirty rat, hippo.

Hey, this show is finally good for a change.

Yeah.

Oh, boy.

That's a way to go, Earl. Yeah! Get him!

Yeah...

Uh...

Hiya, kids.

I know it's pretty upsetting

to see Georgie and his evil twin

duking it out like that.

So until there's a winner,

how about we make our own fun.

How about we sing this song with...

Uncle Roy! Yeah.

♪ Oh, she's a brick... house ♪

♪ Yeah, she's mighty mighty ♪

♪ Just lettin' it all hang out 'cause she's a... ♪

Sinclair. Hey, have a heart.

You wouldn't punch out the most beloved character on children's TV.

This is for all you parents at home.

Yuck, yuck.

♪ Oh, shake it down Shake it down Shake it down now ♪

♪ Shake it down, shake it down Shake it down now ♪

Oh, yeah.

♪ Shake it down, shake it down ♪

♪ Shake it down, shake it down ♪

♪ Shake it down, shake it down now ♪

♪ Shake it down Shake it down, down, down, down ♪

You're tuned to DNN's Pre-Prime News.

And now, here's senior correspondent Howard Handupme.

And, finally, fallout from last week's Georgie Show melee,

has sparked a justice department investigation into the Georgie empire,

leading to the arrest of Georgie himself

on charges of racketeering and tax evasion.

In a related story, Earl Sinclair was pardoned of all criminal charges

by the Chief Elder, who was also a parent.

He presented Sinclair a key to the city,

and thanked him for, in his words,

"Giving that chuckling carpetbag

a well-deserved shot in the chops."

Yeah, a lot of good this does me.

There's no door to this city!