The Lost Dinosaur/Transcript

(Bud is standing in front of his front door.)

Bud: Bud Compson here, and today I'd like to tell you about my best friend in the whole world!

(He picks up Rapty.)

Bud: Rapty! It might not look like much, but he's gotten me through some pretty tough times. Like my first day at preschool.

(Many kids are seen playing in a preschool, Bud is standing by the front door looking nervous.)

Bud: What if no one likes me?

(Rapty appears in imaginary form.)

Rapty: No one like Bud Compson? Oh, that's crazy. You're the most likeable person in the whole world!

Bud: Well, if you say so.

(Rapty goes back to being a stuffed animal. Bud walks over to Cheikh, who is building blocks. He gives Bud a block and Bud takes it, making a building.)

Bud: Or, when I got my first haircut.

(A barber gets some scissors, about to cut Bud's hair.)

Bud: No! (puts hands on hat.) You leave my hair alone!

(The barber puts down his scissors and comb and then walks away. Rapty then turns into a life size dinosaur.)

Rapty: You're so lucky, I wish I had some hair to cut. (chuckles) I bet you're the handsomest kid in the whole town when it's done.

(Bud puts down his hat.)

Bud: All right, you can take a tiny bit off the top.

(Back to real life.)

Bud: Yep, Rapty's the bravest dinosaur that ever roamed the Earth. Isn't that right?

(Rapty transforms.)

Rapty: Oh ho, well, you know I don't like to brag but...

(A trail of ants are seen on the stairs.)

Rapty: Ahh! Ants! Dozens of them! (screams) Head for the hill! (runs off to a bush.)

Bud: Make that usually brave. Get back here you giant lizard kitten! (runs to Rapty.)

Title Card: The Lost Dinosaur
Written by Jessica Carleton. Storyboard by Cilbur Rocha.

(Bud is making a mess in his room looking for something.)

Ladonna: (off screen) Bud! Time to go to the Reads!

Bud: Be down in a sec! I just gotta find Rapty.

(Ladonna is looking at her watch that says 9:02. She is sitting in a char and then gets up.)

Ladonna: (opens door) What's taking you so long, we're gonna be late!

Bud: I can't find him anywhere!

Ladonna: No wonder, look at this place! You could lose an elephant in here!

Bud: It just looks bad, I know where everything is, except Rapty.

(Ladonna walks over to a pile of clothes and rummages through it.)

Ladonna: Hey.

Bud: Did you find him?

Ladonna: No, but I found this orange. It's as hard as a baseball! You have to clean this place up!

Bud: I will, I will, right after I find Rapty.

***

(Arthur grabs a jar of jam from the fridge and walks away. Bud is sitting at a table next to D.W.)

Bud: He's gone, vanished, he didn't even leave a note.

D.W.: I wouldn't worry, lost things always turn up. Just the other day, I found the pacifier I lost.

Bud: When'd you lose it? (drinks a sip of milk.)

D.W.: 3 years ago.

Bud: 3 years! I can't wait that long! And what if it's even longer!

(Cut to fantasy: An adult Bud is at a front desk in front of a glass window. A worker is reading Bud's resume)

Worker: I see you've listed uh Rapty as a character reference.

Bud: I actually haven't seen him in 20 years. But when I knew him, he thought I had a great character!

(The worker shakes her head and gives Bud's resume back. Bud walks away, and the fantasy ends.)

Bud: I'll never get a job without him!

D.W.: I'm sure it won't be that long. Mom says things always turn up where you least expect them. Try looking in those places.

(Bud lifts a plate of cookies.)

Bud: Not there. (checks a glass of milk.) Not there either. Check your pockets.

D.W.: Oh brother.

***

(Now it's night and Bud is looking under the cushions while his father is looking by the TV.)

Rufus: Sorry, it's not here either. We'll keep looking in the morning, but now it's time for bed.

Bud: But how am I gonna sleep without him!

Rufus: It's just for tonight sport.

*** (Bud is lying in his bed, struggling to sleep. Bud grabs a pillow.)

Bud: Too soft. (grabs a fire truck) Too hard. (sets siren on and then turns it off.) Too noisy. (puts it away. and goes towards Ladonna's bed.) Ladonna, you asleep?

Ladonna: Not anymore.

Bud: I can't sleep either. It's just not the same without Rapty.

(Ladonna gets out of bed.)

Ladonna: Here take Platy.

Bud: Your old stuffed animal! He can't replace Rapty!

Ladonna: Who said anything about replacing? It's not for keeps, it's just so you can get some sleep. Then maybe I can get some sleep.

(Bud takes Platy and brings him to his bed.)

Bud: Not Rapty, but it'll do.

(Platy transforms into a life size platypus.) Platy: Bud Compson? I've heard so much about you! Oh, it's such an honor! Put it there!

(Bud shakes Platy's flipper.)

Bud: Nice to meet you too. But listen, I'm really sleepy so...

Platy: Let me tell you a little bit about me. I'm not a duck, even though I do have a bill! I'm a platypus! We lay eggs, but I don't because I'm stuffed. The only eggs I lay are bad jokes! (laughs) Get it? So, am I your imaginary friend now?

Bud: Kinda, but just until Rapty gets back.

Rapty: Rapty the T-rex? I love that guy! We met in a box on the way from Louisiana. Oh, uh, where is he?

Bud: Well, he's lost right now but-

Rapty: Lost!? Oh no! Not Rapty! Of all the toys to disappear!

Bud: It's ok, we're gonna find him.

Platy: But, what if we don't? I only met him once but I felt so close to him. (crys)

Bud: Ok, ok now just relax. Take deep breaths.

***

(Platy is now calm.)

Bud: Finally.

Platy: Bud?

Bud: What now?

Platy: I'm bored, let's talk some more. You're so interesting. (Bud sighs.)

***

(Bud is walking toward the kitchen in his pajamas, he is still holding Platy.)

Ladonna: Hey sleepyhead.

Bud: Thanks for loaning me Platy. (yawns) You can have him back now.

Ladonna: You can hold on to him. You'll probably wanna bring him with you to the dentist.

Bud: Dentist?

Ladonna: Yeah, Dad's taking you this afternoon, remember?

(Bud gasps.)

***

Platy: Dentist? This is bad. (walking in circles.) This is really really bad.

Bud: Well, it's not that bad, right? It's just a checkup.

Platy: It sounds terrifying. I don't have teeth so, I've never been to the dentist. Just those words, check, and up! (shudders)

Bud: (scratching head) You're not very comforting are you?

Platy: Comfort isn't really my strong suit. I'm better at worrying.

(Bud sighs.)

Bud: Come on, (lifts Platy) D.W. will know what to say.

***

D.W.: Sorry Bud, I just don't know what to say.

Bud: Aw, if I can't find Rapty by this afternoon, I-I don't know what I'll do.

(Platy and Nadine are on D.W.'s bed.)

Platy: And, another interesting fact about the platypus is that the boys have poisonous spurs on their back feet. I don't because I'm a toy, wait... what if I do? Oh dear!

(Nadine shakes her head and flies toward D.W. She whispers into her ear.)

D.W.: Sorry, but Nadine says you have to go now. Your platypus is giving her a headache.

Bud: I know how she feels.

***

Bud: (is on his couch at home with Platy.) Since I can't find Rapty anywhere, I guess you're gonna have to come to the dentist with me.

Platy: Ok.

Bud: Let's practice. Pretend that I'm lying down in the dentist chair. Now what do you say to make me less nervous.

Platy: Uh... happy kittens wrapped in a blanket?

Bud: Huh?

Platy: It's an image that always relaxes me.

Bud: Try something else.

Platy: Oh ok, it won't be so bad when the dentist removes all of your teeth. Think of the money you'll save on toothpaste.

Bud: That's it, you're useless! I'm giving you back to Ladonna right now.

Platy: No! Let me try again. I can do better.

(Bud picks up Platy, and takes him to her room.)

Bud: If I can't have a good imaginary friend like Rapty, then I don't want one at all.

(He leaves the room, and Platy has a sad look on his face. Bud is then walking down the stairs to find his dad.)

Rufus: Just the kid I was looking for. Time to go to the dentist. (He opens the door.)

Bud: Wait, I-I have to apologize to someone first.

(He comes into Ladonna's room only to find Platy crying.)

Bud: I'm really sorry. I didn't mean those things I said.

Platy: No, you were right. I'm a big, scaredy pus. (blows nose.) I wish I were brave, like you.

Bud: What do you mean?

Platy: You're the bravest kid I know!

Bud: I am?

Platy: Sure! When you heard about the dentist? Did- did you hide under a bed? Did you run away to Australia? That's what I would've done.

Bud: Huh, maybe I have been a little bit braver since Rapty's been gone.

Platy: If you still want me to come with you, I will. Just, hold my flipper if I get scared, ok?

Bud: Actually, I think I can do this alone, but thank you Platy.

Platy: See what I mean? Bravest kid around! My hero! (hugs Bud.)

Bud: You're crushing me.

Platy: Good luck! I wanna hear every terrifying detail when you get back.

Bud: Not helping.

Platy: Sorry. I try.

(Bud closes the door.)

***

(A sticker on Bud's shirt is seen. It has a tooth that is holding a toothbrush and a thumbs up. Bud then walks through the door.)

Ladonna: How'd it go at the dentist?

Rufus: Bud did great, no cavities!

Bud: And I didn't even need Rapty with me! Still wish he was here though. I'd like to tell him how brave I was.

(Ladonna has 2 hands behind her back. She reveals Rapty.)

Bud: You found him! (hugs Ladonna.)

Ladonna: Hey, what are big sisters for? Guess I can have Platy back huh?

Bud: Totally, but first I promised to tell him about the dentist. (walks away.) He's probably been worried sick.

***

(Bud is telling Platy about the dentist. Rapty is also there.)

Bud: Then the dentist put goo in my mouth that tasted like bubblegum. It was kinda good.

Platy: Oh, I'm afraid of gum. What if it gets stuck in my hair.

Bud: And then, she put my picture on the No Cavities wall of fame! I got to pick a sticker, and a toothbrush. (reaches toothbrush from under sticker.)

Platy: Nice color!

Bud: Since Rapty and I already have toothbrushes. I'm giving this to you.

Platy: Oh, me? I don't know what to say!

Bud: I know you don't have teeth but, I thought you could use it as a beak scrubber.

Platy: This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. Oh no, here come the waterworks.(crys)

Rapty: (whispering) Platy's a little bit tense huh?

Bud: You have no idea.

***

(At night, Bud is about to go to bed.)

Bud: I missed you a lot. Never get lost again ok?

Rapty: I'll try not too. I'm still dizzy from the spin cycle in the dryer.

Bud: (turns light off.) Good night Rapty.

Rapty: Night, Bud. (turns back into animal.)

(Bud picks Rapty up, and sleeps with him. Ladonna looks through the door while holding Platy.)

Ladonna: Aw, good to see them back together again, huh Platy?

Platy: Yeah, and thank goodness I'm back with you. That little brother of yours is very needy.

(Platy closes the door.)