Original subtitles

(upbeat music)

♫ Come sail around the world with me

♫ Ride on the waves of a deep blue sea

♫ Float to an island where the days are free

♫ Spend some time with my family

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Every day is fun, fun, fun

♫ Friends all around me everywhere

♫ Down in the water, up in the air

♫ All of them mean a lot to me

♫ But my very best friends are my family

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Every day is fun, fun, fun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Every day is fun, fun, fun

♫ Fun, fun, fun

♫ Fun, fun, fun ♫

(melancholy music)

- [Becca] Sometimes it feels like the work

on the treehouse will never end,

but I guess it's worth it if it'll keep us

safe from the jackals.

Father and Fritz are working so hard on it.

I bet it's going to be perfect by the time

everything is finished.

- Once we finish this, only the roof is left.

- Not a lot more to do.

Just a few more day's work, I'd estimate.

- Do you have any idea what date it is, Father?

- I'm really not positive, Fritz.

I've lost track.

But your mother may know.

She's been keeping a calendar and marking every day.

Anna dear, what's today's date?

- Today would be January 23rd.

- Well, there you go Fritz.

You've got a pretty clever mother.

- [Fritz] I'm glad you kept track, Mom.

- [Mother] Did you need to know for a special reason?

- [Fritz] No, just curious Mom, thanks.

- [Mother] You're welcome.

- All right, do you suppose we can be finished

within four days?

- Why do you ask?

- We'd be finishing on the 27th exactly.

- Does it matter what day the work's done?

- Ssh. Have you forgotten, Father?

The 27th is Mother's birthday.

- Oh my, I had forgotten all about it.

But I'm proud of you for remembering it, son.

- Well, you've had a lot to worry about, Dad.

You're responsible for the whole family.

Besides, you'd have remembered soon.

- [Father] Perhaps I would have, Fritz. - Huh?

- But a husband really should...

- [Mother] What are you two whispering about up there?

- [Father] Oh nothing, dear.

Just discussing life, you know.

- Oh, hmmm.

- Well, did you plan anything special for her?

- Yeah, I'm preparing a surprise birthday present.

- Whisper it.

(Fritz whispers)

A fine idea.

- I know I have some work ahead of me,

but it's worth it.

- And I'll help, mhmm.

- Ernest, I know it's safer for us to live

in the treehouse, but honestly, I don't know

if I'll ever be able to manage using this rope ladder.

(both mutter and chuckle)

I'm so nervous about the way it shakes whenever I...

(gasps)

There it goes, oh dear, oh goodness gracious.

(gasps) - [Fritz] Don't panic, Mom!

Just climb slowly! - [Mother] Ernest!

I know it's silly, but if it would only stop moving

I'd feel much better.

Oh dear.

I'm not going back down there.

- Time cures most problems, dear.

You'll see.

- Who knows, maybe you'll feel better about it

sooner than you think. - Why?

- Uh, because, time cures problems.

- Huh? (Father chuckles)

- Perfect.

Now let's see.

There, that's pretty!

(cheerful music)

(giggling)

Now, got to do this carefully.

Oh, I can't believe it.

Every time.

Why can't I make a hole in it without breaking the shell?

- Look what I found.

I got the most beautiful shells, see?

- These are too big to be used for a necklace, Jack.

They're totally useless. (Jack whines)

They're much too uncomfortable for wearing.

You've got to bring me the right kind

if you want to be useful at all.

- I don't want to be useful.

You're not nice.

- Wait, Jack!

You're right, I was mean.

I'm sorry.

- There's no good ones left on the beach today anyway,

so we may as well just look tomorrow.

We'll look then.

- But we have four more days to go.

We've got to keep trying.

There must be more.

- [Jack] Come on, Mercedes. - [Becca] There's a nice one I think.

- [Jack] Are you afraid of the water? - [Becca] No.

- [Jack] Come here, come here.

(squeaks)

- There, that's enough for now.

Ernest, I'm going to go and get our supper started.

I'll be ready before long.

- That'll be just fine, dear.

- [Fritz] We won't be long, Mom.

Looks like this might be our chance, Father.

- Right, m'lad.

(laughs)

- I guess building a ladder won't be

quite as difficult as putting together the door.

- Let's start by finding the right tools.

Here's one we'll need.

A chisel to help us cut grooves in the wood.

- Right.

(humming)

- It's starting to boil.

I better start stirring before it burns.

- Oh, quick Jack, give me the necklace

so I can hide it.

Remember, don't tell Mom.

We've got to keep it a secret.

We're home.

- [Jack] We're home now.

- [Becca] And I'm starving. - [Jack] We're home.

- Dinner's coming.

- Smells good, Mom.

- You're in a cheerful mood.

Anything special happen at the beach?

- Nothing special.

- Except for the shells, but I'm not supposed to...

- Hush!

- [Jack] What are you doing?

- What's he talking about, Becca?

- Just a kid's game, nothing special Mom.

- A game for kids.

- I see.

Children, I wonder if you would mind

going to get your father and Fritz.

They'll miss dinner if they don't hurry.

- All right.

I bet they're at the stream washing their hands

before dinner.

(rushing water)

That's funny, they're not here.

Well Jack, they must still be at the treehouse.

(shouts) Father!

Fritz!

I bet they're playing a joke on us,

pretending they can't hear us up there.

I don't see them.

(shouts) Father!

I'd better climb up.

- Yeah, climb up.

- I bet they both fell asleep and don't even

know how late it is.

Father!

Huh, very strange.

This is getting mysterious.

They couldn't have gone while we were

on our way over here.

We didn't pass them.

- Are you quite sure?

You didn't see them anywhere?

- Uh huh, we checked the stream

and then I shouted really loud

and I climbed to the top of the treehouse,

but they weren't there.

- Hmm.

- What if they were gobbled up by a huge

man-eating tiger that leapt (Jack screams)

and caught them both by surprise?

- Oh my goodness, that's awful.

- Could be jackals with sharp, horrible teeth.

Or some kind of snake dropping from a tree

filled with poison.

- Oh Becca, you're frightening me!

- I'm just trying to help.

- But what if something has happened

to the two of them?

I pray they're safe.

- [Becca] I'm sorry Mom, I didn't mean to scare you.

- [Father] Dear, we're home.

(yelling and giggling)

- [Jack] They're back! Fritz!

- Oh, you're both safe.

- Of course we are, dear.

What made you think we weren't?

- It's silly, but when Becca wasn't able to find you

at the treehouse, I started to worry that

you both might have been hurt.

I'm baffled.

If you weren't at the treehouse or at the stream,

where on earth were you all this time?

- At the treehouse, of course.

We didn't notice Becca.

- Yeah, we must have been wrapped up in our work.

- Something's funny here.

- Hmm. - Hmm.

- Well, I just feel grateful to have both of you

back here safely.

You must be absolutely starving after

all that work.

- [Fritz] We sure are, Mom. (Jack giggles)

- Could they have been there the whole time?

Hmph.

(slurping)

Thanks for dinner, Mom.

- It was great, thanks.

- Why don't you two go ahead and relax

until your bedtimes?

I'll help your mother with the dishes

to make up for worrying her today.

- Yay, thanks Dad!

- We appreciate it, Dad.

(waves crashing)

(Fritz whistling)

(sighing)

- It's nice to relax.

- [Becca] Yeah, Jack and I had a long day.

- [Jack] A long day.

- Hey, did you see that?

A shooting star.

- Hmm. Fritz, can you guess what month we're in now?

- I can do better than that.

Today is January the 23rd.

- What?

How'd you know that?

- I've been trying to keep track

so I wouldn't forget Mom's birthday.

- I thought no one remembered.

We're going to make her a special surprise.

- Huh? Father and I are making a present as well.

- This'll be great.

She'll have lots of presents.

- What kind of a present are you planning to give?

I can't tell you mine because it's a secret.

- It just so happens that ours is a secret too.

Isn't that the truth, Jack?

And we're not going to whisper a single word to anyone.

Sssh, right?

- Mhmm!

- My present requires craftsmanship.

Father and I worked on it for hours.

- While I was looking for you.

- Perhaps.

I'm not free to say.

- Oh, hmph!

We don't care of it anyway!

Jack and I aren't free to say either.

Are we Jack?

- Mhmm, we've probably got hundreds of secrets.

- Well, we're only halfway through making ours.

- Hmm? Ours is only halfway through as well.

I hope we're not both making the same thing.

- I wouldn't worry about that.

The present we're making only comes along

once in a lifetime.

- What on earth could it be?

- Ha, now that would be telling, wouldn't it?

(scrubbing)

- Anna, I feel guilty about wanting to emigrate.

Look at us now.

- Now Ernest, you mustn't blame yourself.

No one could have predicted that storm.

We should just be grateful to the Lord

that we've been spared, and count all

of our blessings.

- You're completely right, my dear.

I was letting dispair get the better of me.

It's just that this island is so far from our friends

and all we know.

But together, we can make a home here

until the day comes that we're rescued.

- I agree, Ernest.

It may be a long time before we are rescued,

but we'll make a home, and we'll

never forget that we are civilized people.

- Exactly.

And once we're in the new house,

let's make sure that Becca and Fritz

continue working on their school lessons.

(Anna giggles)

- What's so funny?

- Imagine Becca's expression when she finds out.

(laughs)

- Right.

(both laugh)

- I bet she didn't think she'd have to study here.

(giggles)

(soft music)

- Let's see.

Today was the 23rd.

Oh, I forgot!

It'll be my 37th birthday in a few more days.

It's best that no one noticed.

At my age, a birthday celebration

really isn't important.

Besides, with our situation the way it is,

the poor dears have enough to think about.

Goodnight, little angel.

(sighs)

Everyone's sleeping so soundly.

(grunts)

- Hmm, I'm having fun Jack, are you?

- I'm glad Becca's having such pleasant dreams.

But she must keep herself covered.

- [Becca] Sometimes doing a good deed

and having nobody know that you're doing it

is the best feeling in the whole wide world.

(giggles)

- [Father] Can you hand me the saw please, Fritz?

- [Fritz] Here Dad, I'll hold the box steady.

- [Father] That's good, won't be too long now.

- [Fritz] It's looking great, Dad!

(grunts)

Almost through!

(grunts)

- [Father] There!

Here we go.

Now, slide it.

(both grunt)

There.

- Oh, it's just fantastic.

I've got to see what it looks like from outside.

Perfect, nobody would ever guess

that there was a secret entrance here.

This is great, Dad.

- There, now I've got to do this very carefully.

(squeaking)

Careful Mercedes, don't get in the way.

It's very thin, got to take care

if I don't want the shell to shatter.

- [Father] How does it feel, son?

- [Fritz] It seems pretty sturdy, Father.

- [Father] I'll hold it steady for you.

Careful now.

- [Fritz] All right, here I go.

(grunts)

This is much more solid than the rope ladder.

- I don't think your mother would even

begin to imagine that we built something like this.

- But we won't tell her 'til the 27th, right Dad?

We'll keep it a big surprise?

- Right, I'm looking forward to seeing

the look of shock on her face as well.

- All right Jack, we're almost done.

You just have to stay quiet a few seconds more.

Now, the very last one goes through.

Yay!

- We made a necklace, hurray!

(both giggle)

- Mercedes!

Ah, isn't it incredibly beautiful, Jack?

- Mhmm, it's beautiful Becca.

- Yeah, I know.

It's amazing.

(both giggle)

We've got the find the perfect hiding place.

Somewhere Mom would never think to look.

- Let's put it in here.

- Good idea.

This barrel isn't being used for anything,

so it should be fine.

There we go.

(giggles)

- We did it!

- Ssh.

(both giggle)

(both grunting)

- Let's take a break for a few minutes.

(groans)

Looks like we may be able to finish the roof

as well as our other job by tomorrow.

- That's perfect.

We'll finish right on her birthday.

- Exactly.

We'll be able to celebrate your mother's birthday

and the completion of the house.

- She sure won't be expecting a present from us.

- (laughs) No Fritz, I don't think so.

- And Father, Becca and Jack have made a present

to give Mother on her birthday as well.

- Huh?

What type of gift is it?

- They won't tell me, and I'm dying to know.

- Well, I guess we'll have to wait as well.

Tomorrow's going to be a surprise for everyone.

(laughs)

(both laugh)

(soft music)

(snoring)

- My, the time just flies by.

- Anna, I think that our house will be

ready in one more day.

- That's just wonderful.

I'll cook us all a special dinner.

- Mmm, we can celebrate by having a party

up in the treehouse.

- Great idea, the children will love it.

I've been saving some chicken eggs that we can have.

- It's good to have something to celebrate.

It lightens the load on everyone.

- My only worry is I'll fall off that rope ladder

and break all of the eggs when I hit the ground.

- I wouldn't worry about that anymore.

What I mean to say is, I'm sure everything will be fine.

- Yes, I'm sure you're right, Ernest.

(Father and Mother sigh)

(outside groans and growls)

- Brewster's making strange noises.

- Yes, he's been behaving odd all evening.

(growling continues)

- Well, he seems to be all right now.

(Father and Mother sigh)

(howling)

(Mother gasps)

(Father gasps)

(loud barking)

- (gasps) It's the jackals, Ernest.

They're howling.

(loud growling)

- [Father] Stay calm, dear.

I'm going outside to check.

(Brewster barking and growling)

- I hear them too, Brewster.

And there are a lot of them.

(Brewster whines) (distant howling)

(more howling)

- They're still some way off.

We can make our escape if we move quickly.

- Becca, Jack, you must wake up right now.

- Mom?

Is it morning already?

- Jackals are coming, we've no time to lose.

- Jackals?

- We'll simply put our moving date forward by a day,

get there earlier.

Let's get this folded quickly.

Becca, you carry the blanket.

- Now hurry up, children.

- Fritz, give me a hand here.

We've got to get the chickens inside these barrels.

- [Fritz] Right!

(howling)

(intense music)

- [Father] Quickly now, quickly!

Keep going, we mustn't stop.

(Becca gasps)

(Mother and Father panting)

- Not much further, everyone.

We're almost there.

(Mother gasps)

(Father gasps)

(gunshot) (jackals whine)

(Brewster barking) - [Father] Hurry up, climb up quickly.

(grunting)

(Jack crying)

- Hurry and climb, Mother!

- I can't.

(excessive splashing)

- I don't want the bad doggies to get me.

- Quick Mother, come this way.

Hurry!

- Huh? How on earth did all of this

get in here, Fritz?

- I'll explain later, Mother.

(jackals growling)

- We're going to be all right now.

- Thank goodness the whole family

got up here safely.

- Hey, you stupid jackals.

You're not so smart now, are you?

(jackals growling)

- [Father] There's nothing to worry about now.

They can't climb trees.

- [Mother] There we go.

- We've got to pack up everything we can carry.

Fritz, will you please go and let the chickens

out of the barrel?

- Sure.

(chickens cluck)

- Becca, what are you looking for down there?

- My necklace, oh!

Those dumb chickens.

(soft music)

Well, I guess a birthday can still be fun,

even if all the presents didn't turn out

the way you hoped they would.

Mom sure seems to be enjoying herself.

Dad even made a birthday card in our native language.

- Have a very happy birthday, Mother.

- Happy birthday.

- Happy birthday.

- Happy birthday, dear.

- It's a complete surprise to me

that you even remembered.

- But now we don't have a present. - Huh?

- Our surprise was ruined.

- Well, we did have a surprise,

but as it turns out, we had no choice

except to show it to you yesterday.

We intended our present to be that ladder in the hole.

But now you've climbed it.

- As things turned out, I'm glad you

used it a day early.

- Me and Jack made a special surprise for you, too.

The most beautiful necklace in the world.

Except the chickens sat on it.

You should never leave a necklace in a barrel.

You like it?

- It's wonderful.

Every one of you have helped make

this birthday the most beautiful one

I can remember.

Do you know how happy I am?

- Uh huh.

Yeah, sometimes it doesn't matter at all

if things don't turn out the way they're planned.

(Mother cries)

(squeaks)

The only really important thing is to be

with people you love, like my family.

(happy music)

♫ Come sail around the world with me

♫ Ride on the waves of a deep blue sea

♫ Float to an island where the days are free

♫ Spend some time with my family

♫ The Swiss Family Robinson

♫ Living in the sun ♫