THIS IS ME, ELIZA THORNBERRY.
PART OF YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY.
I GOT A DAD, A MOM, AND A SISTER.
THERE IS DONNIE-- WE FOUND HIM.
AND DARWIN? HE FOUND US.
( jabbering )
OH, YEAH, ABOUT OUR HOUSE-- IT MOVES.
'CAUSE WE TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD.
YOU SEE, MY DAD HOSTS THIS NATURE SHOW
AND MY MOM SHOOTS IT.
OKAY, SO WE'RE NOT THAT AVERAGE.
( panting )
AND BETWEEN YOU AND ME
SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENED...
AND NOW I CAN TALK TO ANIMALS.
IT'S REALLY COOL
BUT TOTALLY SECRET.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
LIFE'S NEVER BEEN THE SAME.
[Captioning sponsored by THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
and NICKELODEON]
Nigel: ♪ DID YOU EVER HEAR TELL OF SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE ♪
♪ WHO CROSSED THE BIG MOUNTAINS WITH HER LOVER, IKE ♪
♪ WITH TWO YOKE OF CATTLE, A LARGE YELLOW DOG ♪
♪ A TALL SHANGHAI ROOSTER ♪
♪ AND ONE SPOTTED HOG. ♪
I LIKE THAT.
♪ SINGING TOURALAI, TOURALAI, TOURALAI-AY ♪
♪ SINGING TOURALAI, TOURALAI, TOURALAI-AY... ♪
( rock music playing through headphones )
( Nigel continues singing )
CARE TO MOSEY ON OVER AND TOURALAI WITH ME?
SUCH FUN.
( turns volume up )
Marianne: NIGEL, QUICK!
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
GOODNESS, YOU'VE BROUGHT BACK A LITTLE GIRL.
OH, BUT IT'S ELIZA, ISN'T IT?
( giggles )
BUT LOOK WHAT SHE FOUND IN TOWN.
Eliza: A MAN IN THE MARKETPLACE GAVE IT TO ME.
THIS HAIR-- MARIANNE, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
WELL, I WASN'T SURE.
( choking ): D... DAD.
SORRY, ELIZA, SORRY.
BUT THAT WOULD MEAN THERE WAS ONE NEARBY.
NIGEL, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE.
WHAT? WHAT IS IT?
IT'S THE HAIR OF A SUMATRAN RHINO.
A HAIRY RHINO?
THE SUMATRAN RHINO IS COVERED WITH THICK RED HAIR.
IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE LAST 30 MILLION YEARS
HAVE PASSED THEM BY.
THAT'S COOL, BUT WHY HAS IT GOT DAD ALL FREAKED OUT?
YOUR FATHER'S NEVER SEEN ONE IN THE WILD.
SO ARE YOU GOING TO FIND IT?
IF I CAN.
NIGEL, I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND IT.
YOU CAN TRACK ANYTHING.
EXCEPT A SUMATRAN RHINO.
IT ALONE HAS EVADED ME.
I TRIED ONCE, BACK WHEN I WAS IN MY PRIME.
YOU'LL FIND IT, DAD.
I KNOW YOU WILL.
BUT I COULDN'T, YOU KNOW
EVEN WHEN I WAS AT MY BEST.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM, ELIZA.
I'M JUST WORRIED-- IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE
FOR YOUR OLD DAD.
MARIANNE...
WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I WORKED IN A SHOP?
PLEASE, BE REAL, NIGEL.
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT RHINO, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
YOU'RE RIGHT, MARIANNE.
( inhales deeply )
I MUST.
DAD!
YES, DEAREST?
I CAN HELP YOU.
OH, DEAR, THAT'S SWEET.
HELP YOUR OLD DAD WITH HIS RHINO.
YOU AND YOUR MOTHER, ME AND DEB.
OR DEB COULD STAY HERE.
ACTUALLY, ELIZA
THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF QUICKSAND OUT THERE.
PERHAPS IT'S BEST THAT YOU STAY HERE AS WELL.
COME ON, PLEASE.
I'M SURE I COULD HELP.
I'M SORRY, DEAR.
YOU KNOW THE RULE ABOUT QUICKSAND.
( mocking ): "YOU KNOW THE RULE ABOUT QUICKSAND."
( snoring )
( whispering ): DARWIN... DARWIN, WAKE UP.
WHY DID YOU WAKE ME?
I WAS DREAMING THAT WE SPENT A WHOLE DAY
WITHOUT GOING ANYWHERE OR DOING ANYTHING DANGEROUS.
I'M SORRY, DAR
BUT YOU DIDN'T HEAR MY DAD LAST NIGHT.
FINDING A RHINO IS, LIKE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
THEN LET'S HOPE HE FINDS IT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE HE FINDS IT, DARWIN
BY FINDING IT FIRST.
( shrieks )
FIRST...
AS IN RIGHT NOW?
YEP.
( squeals )
IT'S A PERFECT DAY, MARIANNE.
I'LL JUST LEAVE A NOTE FOR THE GIRLS.
WHOSE TURN IS IT TO WATCH DONNIE?
( sniffing )
WHAT IS IT?
RHINO.
( yells )
( breathing excitedly )
( panting )
WAIT UP.
NO WAY AM I SPENDING MY DAY WATCHING DONNIE.
( pings )
PWANG!
I'M 16-- I HAVE RIGHTS.
( squeals )
( jabbers )
( babbling )
( sighs ): FORGET IT.
YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN TODAY, DONNIE.
( gasps )
DONNIE! DONNIE!
( Donnie jabbering in distance )
( squeals )
( thud )
WOW! LOOK AT THIS, DARWIN.
IT'S... IT'S LIKE A ROAD.
Darwin: KIND OF CREEPY, DON'T YOU THINK?
COME ON, DARWIN.
SOMETHING JUST CAME THROUGH HERE
AND KNOCKED ALL THIS STUFF OVER
AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS HUGE.
OH, NOW I FEEL BETTER.
DARWIN, LOOK!
IT'S RHINO HAIR.
HE WENT THIS WAY.
WAIT!
DON'T GO DOWN THERE.
WHY NOT?
THAT'S WHERE THE RHINO LIVES.
THE RHINO?
COME ON, DARWIN.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE RHINO... THE VICIOUS DEER-EATING RHINO...
HE JUST LIKES TO BE LEFT ALONE.
HE EATS DEER AND MONKEYS.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A DEER-EATING RHINO.
THANK YOU.
THE TRUTH IS, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HE EATS
OR ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.
HE DOESN'T TALK TO THE OTHER ANIMALS.
OF COURSE NOT.
HE EATS THEM!
WE'LL BE CAREFUL, OKAY?
COME ON, DARWIN-- LET'S GO.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
( babbling )
OOH.
( singing gibberish )
DONNIE.
( screeches )
THERE YOU ARE.
COULD YOU MAYBE JUST ONCE NOT CAUSE ME GRIEF?
( gasps )
IT'S OKAY, DONNIE.
JUST STAY BEHIND ME.
( babbles )
DONNIE.
( groans )
( gasps )
NICE TRUNKS.
MIND YOU DON'T GO TOO AGGRO WITH THE BOARD--
MIGHT HURT YOURSELF.
WHO... WHO ARE YOU?
SORRY, LOVE-- NAME'S BRIAN.
AND YOU ARE?
I'M... DEBBIE.
AND THOSE ARE MY MATES.
WE'RE GOING TO CATCH US SOME MORNING GLASS.
CARE TO JOIN US?
( whispers ): THANK YOU.
THAT WAS SO WEIRD.
WHY WOULD THOSE DEER BE SO AFRAID OF A RHINO?
MAYBE IT DOES EAT DEER, AND MONKEYS.
DARWIN, THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.
YOU KNOW THAT.
I MEAN, YOU SAW RHINOS IN AFRICA.
( stampeding animal approaching )
( screams )
BUT THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THAT?
( both scream )
RUN!
HE'S GAINING ON US.
QUICK, DARWIN, THE TREE!
( screams, then thud )
( rhino growling, stampeding )
ELIZA...
ELIZA!
( groans )
( squeals )
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
( both scream )
IF YOU WANT TO EAT ELIZA
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME!
DARWIN... YOU SCARED HIM.
( doubtfully ): I DID?
( confidently ): YOU BET I DID.
WAIT-- THERE HE IS.
DAD IS GOING TO BE PSYCHED.
HEY, RHINO, DON'T BE SCARED OF DARWIN.
COME ON OUT HERE, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WERE OKAY.
YEAH, I'M OKAY.
CAN YOU COME OUT AND TALK TO ME?
I DON'T WANT TO.
I THINK HE'S SHY.
LOOK, I'M SORRY WE BOTHERED YOU
BUT I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
WHY?
'CAUSE... WELL, 'CAUSE YOU AND ME ARE A LOT ALIKE.
SEE, LOOK-- I HAVE HAIR JUST LIKE YOU.
DID YOU MAKE ALL THESE TUNNELS?
I GUESS.
OH, I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM.
WOULD YOU SHOW US AROUND?
HOW'D YOU DO?
YOU'RE A NATURAL, YOU ARE.
THANKS, SHEILA.
HEY, WAIT!
WHO'S SHEILA?
YOU ARE, SHEILA.
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL GIRLS.
AND MAKE US A SANDWICH, WOULD YOU, SHEILA?!
WHAT IS THIS, 1950?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO WITH THIS?
( babbles )... WAX RUB...
SHEILA.
WHY'D YOU DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
JUST SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY NICE.
IT'S JUST SO WEIRD THAT THOSE DEER THINK YOU'RE...
WELL, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE THEY'VE NEVER TALKED TO YOU.
OH, I GUESS I MOSTLY STAYED IN THAT TUNNEL
WHERE I CHASED YOU.
THAT ONE'S JUST FOR ME.
DON'T YOU EVER TALK TO THE OTHER ANIMALS?
UM... NO.
YOU SHOULD.
THEN THEY'D KNOW HOW NICE YOU WERE.
UH... DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE SPRING?
I'LL SHOW YOU THE SPRING, OKAY?
THIS IS SO COOL!
( sniffing )
( exasperated groan )
YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THIS RHINO, AREN'T YOU?
I'M AFRAID I'M A BIT OUT OF MY LEAGUE.
PAST MY PRIME AND ALL THAT.
BUT NOT TO WORRY--
WE'LL JUST GO BACK HOME AND I'LL SELL...
I DON'T KNOW... HATS.
NIGEL, REMEMBER LAST CHRISTMAS AT MY MOTHER'S
WHEN HER SCHNAUZER WANDERED AWAY?
YES, BUNNY MUFFIN.
AND YOU REMEMBER WHO FOUND HIM?
TURNED OUT HE WAS UNDER THE SINK.
WELL, YES, HE WAS
BUT IN THE HOUR BEFORE HE STARTED WHINING
HOW MANY STRAY DOGS DID YOU FIND?
I DON'T KNOW-- 15, 20?
COULD A SHOE SALESMAN DO THAT?
UM, IT'S HATS, DEAREST.
THEN DO YOU THINK A HAT SALESMAN COULD HAVE FOUND
THOSE 20 LOST DOGS?
NO.
BUT I DID, DIDN'T I?
YES, YOU DID.
AND NOW I'M GOING TO FIND A RHINO.
( chortles )
DARLING, QUICKLY, ( sniffs air ) I'M ON THE SCENT.
WOW.
LOOK-- ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS
USE THE TUNNELS TO GET TO THE WATERING HOLE.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG?
UH, NO, IT'S JUST IT'S KIND OF CROWDED OUT THERE.
I HAVE TO GO.
( rhino's feet thumping )
WAIT!
( panting )
I WANTED TO ASK YOU
ONE LITTLE, ITTY-BITTY FAVOR.
ELIZA, AM I WRONG
OR ARE WE SINKING?
WE ARE SINKING!
OH, THEN THAT WOULD MAKE THIS...
All: QUICKSAND!
( all struggling )
( calmly ): DON'T PANIC.
IT'LL MAKE YOU SINK FASTER.
JUST LET ME THINK.
( panicking )
YOU'RE PANICKING, DARWIN.
I'M AFRAID I'M PANICKING, TOO.
WE ALL NEED TO PULL OURSELVES TOGETHER.
I'M SURE THERE'S A WAY OUT OF THIS.
COME ON, COME ON.
REACH...
YOU CAN DO IT.
( groaning )
( whimpering )
I SAW MY WHOLE LIFE FLASHING BEFORE MY EYES.
( grunting )
Eliza: YOU CAN GRAB IT.
USE YOUR TEETH.
NOW WHAT?
SWIM!
I DON'T KNOW HOW!
THEN RUN!
( panting )
COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
COME ON, COME ON, RUN, RUN!
COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT.
( all groaning and panting )
YOU SAVED MY LIFE.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO ASK ME A FAVOR.
ELIZA WANTS YOU TO MEET HER DAD.
MORE PEOPLE?
IT'S JUST MY DAD.
OH, YES, AND YOUR MUM.
WELL, YEAH, JUST THEM.
THEY'RE HERE TO PUT YOU ON TV.
WHICH MEANS THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
WILL KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
WILL THEY COME BOTHER ME?
THEY MIGHT-- YOU WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE, DON'T YOU?
MY DAD WANTS TO SEE YOU SO MUCH...
BUT I CAN'T DO IT.
YOU HAVE TO GO.
GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE!
Nigel: MARIANNE, THE TRAIL LEADS THIS WAY.
Marianne: RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
HELP ME.
Nigel: MARIANNE, THIS IS INTERESTING.
YOU SEE THE SIZE OF THIS RHINO'S FOOT?
Marianne: NIGEL, YOU FOUND IT!
Nigel: AND THE INDENTATION'S SO FASCINATING.
Eliza: A LITTLE FARTHER.
AND NOW TURN.
I DON'T GET THIS.
IT'LL CONFUSE MY DAD.
HE'LL THINK YOU WENT THAT WAY.
( screeching )
( out of breath ): THIS'LL CONFUSE THEM.
( gasping ): I FEEL SICK.
HEAVENS.
UNLESS I'M WRONG
THE RHINO SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED TO DO...
( chuckles ) SOME SORT OF DANCE WITH A CHIMPANZEE.
RATHER STRANGE--
DANCING WITH A CHIMP IN SUMATRA OF ALL PLACES.
IF DIDN'T KNOW BETTER, I'D SWEAR
THAT THE RHINO WAS TRYING TO THROW ME OFF THE TRAIL.
THAT IS ODD.
IT'S SMASHING!
HE KNOWS WE'RE OUT HERE AND HE'S TRYING TO HIDE.
WELL, NIGEL THORNBERRY IS UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
WE WENT THIS WAY.
HE'S GOOD.
TOO GOOD.
HE'S NOT GIVING UP, IS HE?
NEITHER ARE WE-- LET'S DOUBLE BACK.
MAYBE THAT'LL THROW HIM OFF THE TRAIL.
I'M WHACKED.
THEN LET ME USE YOUR BOARD.
WELL, THIS STUFF'S
PRETTY DEMANDING, SHEILA.
WHATEVER-- YOU THINK YOU'RE SO COOL?
WELL, GUESS WHAT?
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE MORE CATALYST
IF YOU WANT THAT RESIN TO SET UP.
YOU KNOW FIBERGLASS?
YEAH.
I LEARNED IT FROM MY MOM.
I COULD FIX A DING LIKE THAT IN A MINUTE.
( groans )
THANKS, SHEILA.
( sighs ): THIS IS SO RANDOM.
COME ON, DONNIE, LET'S GO.
DONNIE?
( Donnie babbling )
DONNIE!
( laughing )
GIVE ME THAT, UGH!
YOU CAN'T GO OUT THERE.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PATCHING MY BOARD.
Debbie: PATCH YOUR OWN BOARD
AND GET A LIFE.
AND DON'T CALL ME "SHEILA."
LATER, KOOKS.
( Donnie babbling )
( straining )
WHEE!
WHA-HOO!
( jabbering wildly )
( yelling )
ELIZA, WE'RE BACK IN CAMP.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
JUST KEEP MOVING.
Nigel: MARIANNE, THIS WAY.
THESE TRACKS ARE FRESH.
YOUR DAD IS GOOD AT THIS.
OH! YES, HE IS.
WE'LL NEVER GET AWAY FROM HIM.
WE'VE GOT TO HIDE YOU, QUICK!
IN HERE.
( straining )
( groaning )
DARWIN!
THE FOOTPRINTS!
( grunting )
Nigel: YES, DARLING, I CAN FEEL IT.
I MUST THANK YOU, DEAR.
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU
I'D STILL BE SITTING OUT THERE
FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF
INSTEAD OF STANDING HERE... AT CAMP?
HE COULDN'T HAVE LED US TO CAMP.
( metal creaks )
OH, NIGEL, I'M SORRY.
WHO AM I KIDDING?
MY TRACKING DAYS ARE OVER.
( straining )
( grunting and groaning )
MOM, DAD!, OH, HI!
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
OH, YES, DARLING.
LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO BUY HATS
FROM A DODDERING OLD EXPLORER.
( metal creaking )
WHAT?
IT SEEMS I'VE LOST MY TOUCH, ELIZA.
IT'S JUST THAT RHINOS...
( metal groaning )
WELL, MAYBE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE FOUND.
NO, WHEN ONE BEGINS TO SLIP, THAT'S IT.
ALL PART OF GROWING OLD, I SUPPOSE.
NO MATTER.
I COULD CALL THE STORE
"NIGEL THORNBERRY'S HAT WORLD."
( voice quavering ): WOULDN'T THAT BE SMASHING?
DAD, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
I SHOULD SAY NOT.
IF I WAS AN INUIT, YOU'D HAVE TO POP ME ONTO A BLOCK OF ICE
AND SEND ME OUT TO SEA.
NO, THERE'S STILL A WORLD TO EXPLORE.
IT'S JUST... IT'S A WORLD OF HATS, YOU SEE.
NOW... WHY THE LONG FACES?
IT'S NOT SO BAD.
HERE-- WATCH.
HELLO, SIR.
I'LL BET YOU'D FANCY A NICE, UM... HAT.
YOU SEE.
( metal creaking )
I'LL FLOURISH!
( all gasp )
( giggles nervously )
OH, LOOK AT HIM, MARIANNE.
THE SUMATRAN RHINO.
HE'S...
HE'S BEAUTIFUL.
BUT DAD, LISTEN, THIS RHINO...
MUST BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.
SECRET?
OH, HEAVENS, YES.
I'M SORRY, ELIZA.
I SUPPOSE YOU'RE KEEN
TO HAVE HIM ON THE TELEVISION SHOW
BUT IT WOULDN'T REALLY DO AT ALL.
NOW, WHAT WE MUST DO
IS GET HIM BACK TO WHERE HE'S SAFE AND HAPPY.
BUT... WHAT ABOUT YOUR DREAM?
I GOT TO SEE MY RHINO.
AND I GOT TO TRACK HIM, TOO.
WELL, THAT'S RATHER PLENTY, DON'T YOU THINK?
DAD...
SOMETIMES YOU ARE REALLY COOL.
OH, WELL... I WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR.
( crowd approaching )
OH?
WHAT IS THAT?
GOODNESS-- PEOPLE.
THAT'S THE LAST THING THIS POOR RHINO NEEDS.
ELIZA, YOU TAKE THE RHINO BACK INTO THE JUNGLE
WHILST YOUR MOTHER AND I DISTRACT
WHOEVER'S COMING THIS WAY.
( groaning )
COME ON!
Crowd ( chanting ): DEBBIE! DEBBIE! DEBBIE!
( chanting stops )
THANK YOU, BOYS, THAT'LL BE ALL.
THAT'LL BE ALL.
( chanting resumes )
DEBBIE, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?
LIVING A DREAM, MOM, LIVING A DREAM.
GOOD SHOW, DEBBIE.
I SAY, THIS CALLS FOR CELEBRATION
AND SOME MUSIC.
♪ DID YOU EVER HEAR TELL OF SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE? ♪
EVERYBODY!
♪ WHO CROSSED THE BIG MOUNTAINS WITH HER LOVER, IKE... ♪
AM I REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO MEET A MILLION PEOPLE?
NOPE.
REALLY?
REALLY.
( singing continues )
DO YOU WANT TO GO NOW?
WELL, NOT RIGHT AWAY.
I KIND OF LIKE THIS.
Nigel: ♪ SINGING TOURALAI, TOURALAI, TOURALAI-AY ♪
♪ SINGING TOURALAI, TOURALAI, TOURALAI-AY. ♪
( laughing ): IT'S A JOLLY SONG.
[Captioning sponsored by THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
and NICKELODEON
Captioned by The Caption Center WGBH Educational Foundation]