Carried Away/Transcript

A drooling alien is seen on the Reads’ TV. Arthur, Buster and Binky are watching. Arthur hugs a pillow and Buster looks terrified. Binky looks slightly bored.

Arthur: This movie isn't scary at all!

Buster: I've never been less scared in my life.    

Buster holds his hands in front of his face. An odd noise is heard from upstairs.

Arthur: What was that?! Did you hear something?

Buster: I hear a thump, thump, thump. Oh wait...that's just my heart.

Binky: If you two can't handle scary movies then you shouldn't have...   

Something rumbles upstairs.  

Binky: Augh!

Buster: It's coming from upstairs.

The boys walk to the stairs.

Arthur: But the only ones up there are Kate and Mei Lin!

The boys walk upstairs and look around the corner. They slowly walk to D.W.’s room.

Arthur: On the count of three. One...two... three!

He opens the door. Kate and Mei Lin are sitting in a playpen while Pal lies on the floor. All three look innocent.

Binky: I told you it was nothing. Let me guess. You thought it was aliens.

Buster: Well, something knocked those books off the table.     

Arthur puts the books on a stool.

Arthur: Come on, let's go finish the movie.

The boys leave the room.

Pal: Okay, you can come down now.

A dog is standing on the ceiling. He looks like Pal and wears a head and a red scarf. The dog slowly hovers down to the ground.

Dr. Yowl: I say, what was that all about?

Kate: Oh, you know big kids - always letting their imaginations run away with them.

Dr. Yowl pulls a bone with three buttons from under the bed.

Dr. Yowl: Now, who's ready for a little jaunt into outer space?   

He presses the green button and there is a bright light.

~~~

Title Card: Dr. Yowl sees the Mars Rover

~~~

A blue doghouse with police lights on the roof has appeared in D.W.’s room.

Kate: What did you say your name was again?

Dr. Yowl: Dr. Yowl, Canine of the Cosmos, Mutt of the Milky Way and Pal's cousin - at your service.

Kate: You never told me you had a cousin.

Pal: He's a distant cousin.

Dr. Yowl: I live four billion miles away on the planet Pluto, although our status as a planet was recently revoked and now we're just a dwarf planet! Oh, the ignominy!  (sobs)    

A violin plays.

Mei Lin: You poor thing!

Pal: It's just an act. Yowl always was a ham.

Dr. Yowl: Oh, speaking of ham, I have a doozy of one in the BARCDIS. We're having a party back home and you're all invited.

Kate: The BARCDIS?

Dr. Yowl: It stands for Ballistic Astro Rocket for Carrying Dogs In Space. Isn't she a beauty?

Mei Lin: I'd love to go to a party on Pluto.

Kate: It does seem rather exciting.

Pal: I don't know, Kate. It sounds risky. What if he doesn't get us back by supper? No offence, Yowl, but you're not the most reliable of...    

He accidentally steps on the bone’s blue button. The BARCDIS’ door opens, revealing a ham.     

Pal: That is a big ham!

Dr. Yowl: Then it's settled. All aboard!    

He presses the green button and Kate and Mei Lin float out of the playpen.    

Dr. Yowl: Next stop, Mercury.

Kate: I thought you lived on Pluto?

Dr. Yowl: Oh, we just have to make a few stops along the way.

He runs into the BARCDIS after the others and it disappears.

~~~

The BARCDIS is seen flying through the solar system. It reappears in a hot, dry world.

Dr. Yowl: Mercury is the planet closest to the sun, so it's a bit toasty out there.

Pal: I knew this was a bad idea. You and Mei Lin didn't bring any sun block.

Dr. Yowl: Not to worry, I have just the thing to protect you from all the hostile environments we'll visit.

Kate: Hostile environments?

Pal: Turn this ship around right now!

Dr. Yowl: Fortunately for us, the Plutonians have invented space snacks. One little nugget and you can safely go anywhere.

He presses a few buttons and a number of small glowing bones come out of a dispenser and fall into a dog dish.

Dr. Yowl: And they taste like chicken.    

The girls and Pal try them.

Kate: Mmm, not bad.

Mei Lin: Crunchy.

Pal: Could have used ketchup.

They walk out onto Mercury’s surface.

Pal: Oh, what an awful place!

Mei Lin: I think it's beautiful. It's like a giant sandbox.

Kate: You could try enjoying yourself a little. After all, it's not every day that you're on Mercury.

Pal: I know, but my cousin is a troublemaker. He visited one Thanksgiving, stole the turkey, and guess who got blamed for it?

Kate: Maybe he's changed. You should at least give him a chance.

Dr. Yowl pulls the ham out of the BARCDIS. It immediately starts steaming.

Dr. Yowl: (strains)   Phew! I brought us here to bake the ham for the party. In this heat, it should be ready in a few seconds.

Pal: (licks lips) You're right, perhaps I have misjudged him. Should we... erm… test it? See if it's fully cooked?

Dr. Yowl: I don't see why not.

~~~

Back inside the BARCDIS, Dr. Yowl pulls a lever.

Dr. Yowl: Next stop - Venus, the second planet from the sun. I left a toy on the surface last time I dropped by, it won't take but a minute.

He opens the door to a bare planet with yellow clouds.

Dr. Yowl: A dreadful place. It's actually even hotter than Mercury and it rains sulphuric acid.

He walks up to a red ball.

Dr. Yowl: Oh, here it is, right where I left it. I say, why don't we have a bit of catch? It's so rare that us Plutonians get a human to throw a ball for us. All right, Kate. Let's see that arm.   

Kate throws the ball and it flows a long way.

Dr. Yowl: Not bad. Of course, the fact there's less gravity here than Earth helps. Race you, Pal!

The dogs race after the ball in giant leaps and return it.

Dr. Yowl: All right, Mei Lin, now it's your turn.     Mei Lin throws. The ball bounces off a rock and comes back and falls into the BARCDIS.      Living Labradors, you should play for the Grebes!    

Pal: I'll get it.

When Kate gets the ball, she hears a voice from the sonic bone.

Uncle Al: This is Pluto calling Yowl. How goes your secret mission? Have you convinced the subject to leave Earth forever?

Kate: Hh! Pal was right! Dr. Yowl is up to something.     

Pal and Mei Lin come in.

Pal: Where's that ball? I want to show Howl my fancy paw work.

Kate: I have to talk to you about him!

Pal: I know, I know. You want me to give him a second chance, and I am! He's actually rather fun.

Dr. Yowl: Okay, playtime's over. There is just one more stop we have to make. The fourth planet from the sun - Mars!

~~~

The BARCDIS appears on Mars. From a small hill, Dr. Yowl sees NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover go by.

Dr. Yowl: There it is - the Curiosity Rover, which you earthlings put up here in 2012.

Mei Lin: Why do you want that?

Dr. Yowl: All dogs like to chase cars, even the ones on Pluto. I thought it'd be fun for the party. Come on, old sport, let's go grab it!   

~~~

Shortly afterwards, Dr. Yowl drives the rover like a jeep while Pal rides shotgun and lets his tongue hang out.

Pal: Faster! Faster! Whoo-hoo! Now we're cooking! Faster, faster!

Seen from above, the rover’s tracks have written “Yowl was here” on the surface. They drive back to the BARCDIS, throwing up a cloud of dust.

Kate: (coughs)

Pal: Driving cars is even more fun than chasing them! Kate, you have to try it!

Dr. Yowl: Yes, you two go for a spin. I want to show Mei Lin something.

~~~

Shortly afterwards, Pal sits in the driver’s seat and Kate sits beside him. They drive off. Kate has the sonic bone in her lap.

Kate: Pal, you were right!

Pal: No, you were right, Kate. I'm having a ball! I want to explore the galaxy forever!

Kate: You do? (sniffles)     

She looks tearful. Pal stops.

Pal: What's wrong?

Kate: I overheard the Plutonians' plan. They want to convince you to leave earth forever!

Pal: I knew we couldn't trust that conniving cousin of mine!

He hits the gas and they drive back to the BARCDIS, just as it disappears.

Kate: They left without us!

Pal: If Yowl's trying to get me to move to Pluto, he's going about it in a rather odd way.

~~~

The BARCDIS is seen flying through the solar system.

Dr. Yowl: That's Jupiter - the fifth and biggest planet in the solar system. Then there's Saturn - those rings are actually composed of bits of ice.

Mei Lin: Why aren't we stopping? You said we'd get ice cubes and then turn around and pick up Pal and Kate.

Dr. Yowl: Oh, did I? But I'll pick them up later. Besides, it's really you who everyone wants to meet.  

He pulls a lever. Mei Lin looks scared.

~~~

Meanwhile, Kate and Pal wait by the rover.

Kate: Okay, we're stuck on Mars with no way to get off. What should we do?

Pal: How about panic? Panic sounds good. We're doomed!!

Kate: Nonsense, we just have to use our heads.      

She scratches her head with the sonic bone.

Pal: Oh, he could have at least left us the ham! Wait a minute! What's that in your hand?

Kate: Mmm? Oh, it's Dr. Yowl's magic chew toy. I must have taken it by accident.

Pal: That is what he used to make the BARCDIS appear. Quick! Press some buttons!

Kate presses the blue button and Pal’s fur changes to green with pink spots.

Pal: Oh, now I've got doggypox! Try another one.   

Kate presses the green button and a red BARCDIS appears.

Kate: Ah-ha, it must be his back-up BARCDIS.

Kate: Quick, let's rescue Mei Lin.

Pal: Can we bring the Rover? Oh, it's so much fun. Please, please, please, please, please.

Kate: Okay.

Pal: She presses a button and the BARCDIS’ door opens like a funnel. Pal drives inside.

~~~

The red BARCID flies towards Pluto.

Kate: That's Uranus and Neptune - gas giants and sister planets.

Pal: Speaking of gas, let's step on it. We've almost caught up to Yowl.

The red BARCDIS appears beside Mei Lin and a group of Dogs. Except for Dr. Yowl, they look like Pal but with brightly colored patterns on their furs.

Dr. Yowl: Pal! Kate! I was... just about to go back for you!

Pal walks towards him, still green and pink.

Pal: Stand back from her, you ruffian!

Kate: Mei Lin, are you alright?

Mei Lin: I'm fine. Your extended family is really nice.

They look around at the brightly colored dogs and a sign “Welcome to Pluto”. A brown dog with a moustache and a monocle approaches them.

Uncle Al: Welcome to Pluto, Pal. This is your cousin, Sal, and Cal and Val, and, of course, me - your Uncle Al. I'm sorry Dr. Yowl got carried away, but there was a simple reason.

Dr. Yowl: Because Pluto is so small, it has very low gravity - much lower than Venus's - and that means...

Mei Lin: I can throw a ball a really, really long way.

She throws a ball and all the Plutonians chase it.

Dr. Yowl: Oh, we didn't mean any harm. We just wanted someone to play fetch with, but we'll let her go.

Kate: Maybe you don't have to, but I'll need your help.

Pal: Why not me? I'll help you.       

Mei Lin throws the ball again. This time Pal runs after it.    

Pal: Oh, oh, it's mine! I call it!

~~~

Some time later, Kate has built a pitching machine out of the rover.

Dr. Yowl: Before we say goodbye to our visiting friends, let's say thanks for Kate's idea to transform the Mars Rover into a Plutonian ball thrower!   

A dog lets a ball slide between two turning wheels and it is thrown across Pluto. A group of Plutonians run after it.

Kate crawls over to Pal who is eating a bone.

Kate: Pal, it's time to go.

Pal: Already? But I was having such a good time!

Kate: Maybe you’d like to stay after all? It's... okay with me, if that's what will make you happy.  

She looks sad. Pal looks at her and at the Plutonians.

~~~

Later, on the Reads’ TV, the alien gets into its flying saucer and flies away.

Binky: What a silly movie! I can't believe you two were so scared.    

Another strange noise is heard from upstairs.     

Binky: Augh!

Buster: It's back!

~~~

The boys walk back into D.W.’s room and find Kate, Mei Lin and Pal asleep.

Buster: Weird. Everything seems fine.    

Binky picks up Mei Lin.

Binky: Come on, Mei Lin. Let's get out of here. This place gives me the creeps.

The boys leave with Mei Lin.

Kate: Pluto had everything you could want, Pal.

Pal: Everything except you, Kate.    

He licks the playpen, where Kate’s hand is.