[Child laughs]
[Muffled heartbeat]
Tonight's a special night.
It was a year ago tonight
that David brought Frank into our circle
so he could tell the tale that made him
a member of the Midnight Society.
"The Tale of the Phantom Cab."
"Vink's the name-- Dr. Vink."
"With a VVV, VVV, VVV, VVV!"
It's been our tradition to tell us a scary tale.
Do you have one, Frank?
Oh, yeah. I've got one.
I've got the perfect story
for a night like this.
[Girl] Full moon.
[Frank] Exactly.
Eerie things happen when the moon is full.
People always act, uh...
A little bit different,
a little... strange.
But to anybody who's ever told a tale of terror,
there's one special thing
that always happens when the full moon rises...
And that's what my story is about.
Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society,
I call this story...
[Frank] Jed and hughie were pet detectives.
You know, they'd find missing dogs,
runaway parakeets, that kind of thing.
They'd just been hired
by Mrs. Neville
to find their lost cat misty.
It seemed like an open-and-shut case--
at first.
Catnip mouse.
Catnip mouse--check.
Why did you charge Mrs. Neville $20?
Our rate for missing cats is only $5.
Yeah, but the puppies at the pet shop
are 20 bucks apiece.
Squeezy rubber hamburger.
Squeezy rubber hamburger--check.
But your mom said you can't have a dog.
She'll change her mind when she sees this.
Where's that silver whistle--
the one only dogs can hear?
It should be here someplace.
But what if she doesn't?
She has to.
I'm tired of playing fetch the stick with you.
Me, too. Splinters hurt my tongue.
It's practically a law--
I'm a boy,
and a boy's supposed to have a dog.
As soon as we find Misty, I'm going to buy one.
Aah!
What's wrong?
Found the whistle.
[Tweet]
[Dogs barking]
Here, Misty.
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Here, Misty.
Misty!
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Misty!
Here, Misty.
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
Misty!
Kitty.
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
[Whistles]
Misty!
Here, kitty.
Misty.
Here, Misty.
Here, kitty.
Here, Misty.
[Whistles]
Misty! Come here, kitty.
Misty!
Here, Misty.
Found you.
Rin Tin Tin to Lassie.
I think I found Misty--
the house across the street from my place.
[Boy] Lassie to Rin Tin Tin.
I got to go home for dinner.
I'm going in. Over.
[Flies buzzing]
[Jingling]
[Telephone ringing]
[Boy on walkie-talkie] Lassie to Rin Tin Tin.
I got to go home for dinner,
or my mom's going to kill me. Over.
I'll call you back.
[Woman] That is the most ridiculous story I have ever heard.
But it's true!
His fridge was full of meat.
I bet he's got his eye on every pet in the neighborhood--
dog burgers, fried canary,
hamster soup.
Jed, I have had about enough of this.
But, Mom--
Don't "but, Mom" me.
I know exactly what you're up to, young man.
This is another one of your cockamamie
"I want a dog" schemes, isn't it?
What?
You figure I'm going to believe
this silly story of yours
and let you bring home every single stray in the neighborhood
just to protect them
from the butcher of maple street.
Not this time, kiddo.
We're just barely getting by as it is.
We can't afford another mouth to feed--
even if it does have four legs
and brings in the mail.
Dad would have believed me.
He probably would.
[Jed's mother] Creep.
[Man groans]
Ohh! Aah!
Aah! Aah!
Ohh!
[Growling]
Mom!
What is it? What's the matter?
[Jed] That man--
the one in the house across the street.
He just turned into a...
A wolf.
You're kidding, right?
You got me out of bed for this?
I saw him, Mom!
I had my camera aimed right at his--
Jed, what is the matter with you,
spying on that poor man?
He's not a man, Mom! Look at this.
It's got to be on here.
OK, Spielberg. That's enough.
Show's over. Into bed with you.
I'm not making this up, Mom.
I saw it happen.
I know you did.
You do?
You've got dog on the brain, honey.
You're seeing them even in your dreams.
I wasn't dreaming.
We'll talk about this in the morning, OK?
Good night.
Night, Mom.
Here it is-- werewolves.
Yeah, yeah. They come out during the full moon,
and you can kill them with silver bullets.
I know how it works, hughie.
Everybody knows how it works.
What do I do about it?
Wait a sec. That stuff's all in the movies.
The real werewolves are called meso...
Mesomorphs.
They have a disease that's called lyc--
lycanthropy.
That changes them at any time.
They're allergic to red roses
and pure silver.
Great. All we got to do
is trap him in a flower shop.
There's one more thing--
they need fresh meat to survive.
They eat small animals, birds and stuff,
but their favorite is, uh...
Children.
Hughie, this is all really interesting,
but the question is,
what do you do if you got a werewolf living next-door?
Move.
[Music with a Latin beat playing]
What the heck's going on?
Where have you been? Go get washed up quick, honey.
Dinner will be ready in a minute.
We're having company?
Well... yeah.
Do you remember that guy I told you about--
the one I met bowling a couple weeks ago?
He's coming here?
Mm-hmm.
You're having a date?
It's not a date. It's just dinner.
It doesn't mean a thing.
[Doorbell rings]
Shoot! Door, go get the Jed.
I mean--you know what I mean.
Yeah, sure. Doesn't mean a thing, right?
You must be Jed.
I just adore cooking, as you can see.
It's been so long since I've had a man around
to try my talents on.
I hope you like this. It's a recipe I got off the TV.
Well, it smells great.
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Or a cat?
So...
How are you finding maple street?
It's great. People are much friendlier here
than the last place I lived.
Where was that-- Transylvania?
Uh, actually...
Seattle.
Ha ha! More yams?
Ow!
How do you like that, huh? Pure silver!
Jed!
Watch him, Mom! He's going to change!
Jed, you apologize right now.
No, Ellen. It's all right.
No harm done.
You are excused from the table, young man.
But, Mom--
Now!
Kids!
[Laughing]
Ohh...
We're going out for coffee.
Your dinner is in the Kelvinator.
I'll deal with you when I get home.
[Laughing]
[Beeping]
[Hughie] Hello?
Hughie, I was wrong, man.
Guess I must have been dreaming, after all.
That guy's not a werewolf.
Did you do the tests?
Yeah.
Did you use pure silver?
Yes.
How about the moon?
I did the tests, all right?
OK, OK.
So your mom's boyfriend isn't a werewolf.
That's that.
No, it's not.
There's something going on over there.
We got to go back in that house.
Aw, Jed, I'm taking a bath!
Towel off.
[Hughie] It looks pretty quiet.
Maybe we should come back
when there's somebody home...
Like noon?
Come on. I know how we can get in.
Wait.
Why do you keep saying "we"?
Because we're partners, Hughie--to the end.
The end?
[Cat yowls]
Wait for me!
Oh!
Will you relax? Nobody's home.
He's out having coffee with my mom.
Oh, well. That's that.
Aw, man, what are you going to do?
Shh!
This isn't happening. He's not really doing this.
He's not really doing this.
He really did it.
Let's go.
Oh, turn around.
Geez!
Here. Take this.
Check this out.
[Hughie] I thought you said it was full of meat.
It was. He must have hidden them.
Maybe he got really hungry.
[Growl]
What was that?
Give me that.
Ohh!
Can we go now?
No!
There's got to be something else here--
something we can use as proof.
Uh, Jed?
Yeah?
What does this guy look like?
I don't know--just like an average guy.
Kind of tall?
Yeah.
Kind of bald?
Yeah. Why? What difference does it make?
Because I think he has a twin brother!
[Growling]
[Boys screaming]
Ah!
Oh.
[Growling]
Aah!
Go. Go. Run!
Run! Come on!
[Growling]
Aah! Aah!
Hurry up! It's coming!
That isn't going to hold for very long.
Thanks for the news flash.
[Werewolf snarling]
Ohh...
Oh, man, we're in its bedroom!
[Werewolf growling]
Aah! Aah!
We're trapped! He's going to eat us! He's going to eat us!
Not me, dude. I'm nobody's lunch.
Aah! Aah!
Bad dog.
[Tweet]
[Groaning]
I see you've met Gordon.
Bye, Jed! See you at school.
[Werewolf panting]
Gordon?
My brother.
Yeah, well, I got news for you, buddy.
Your brother's got a problem.
Yeah, I know.
Lycanthropy is a terrible disease.
Everybody tells me I should just...
Put him out of his misery,
but he's family.
He's all I got.
My mom's all I've got,
and when she finds out about this, she's--
Jed...
I already know.
Ooh!
You're not scared?
I was at first,
but I'm trying to understand, honey.
I hope you will, too.
Does he really eat...
Kids?
Rumors.
People can be so cruel.
There's lots of different kinds of families, Jed.
This is just one of them.
He's got to stop eating pets.
[Frank] It wasn't long before Jed's mom
married the man from across the street.
They all moved in together, like a family.
[Music with a Latin beat playing]
Looking good, Mr. Ankers.
Thank you, Mrs. Ankers.
Two well-done...
Mmm!
And one...
Medium.
[Frank] Jed's mom was happy.
The man was happy.
And one very rare.
Jed, Gordon-- dinnertime.
OK. Go back--way back.
This one's out of the park.
[Frank] And as for Jed...
He finally got his dog.
[Howling]
The end.
And now...
Our anniversary surprise.
Surprise?
Fire's nice and hot.
What surprise?
Special occasion--
we planned it just for you.
Roast...
Frank.
Say what?
Roast Franks. Don't you like them?
Ha! Oh, yeah. They're great.
Happy Anniversary, Frank.
Let's cook.
Ohh!
So, who brought the buns?
Oh, you were supposed to bring the buns.
Way to go.
Captioned by Grant Brown