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]
( panting )
( caws )
( low growling )
( gasps )
DIDN'T YOU SEE IT, DARWIN?
LET ME THINK.
NO.
OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!
IT WAS A KOMODO DRAGON, DARWIN.
IT'S THE BIGGEST REPTILE IN THE WORLD.
WE'RE CHASING A LIZARD?
THEY'RE REALLY RARE, DARWIN.
THEY ONLY LIVE HERE AND ON ONE OTHER ISLAND
AND WE'RE LEAVING TOMORROW FOR AUSTRALIA.
IF WE DON'T SEE IT TODAY, THAT'S IT.
OH! AND THEY DON'T HAVE LIZARDS IN AUSTRALIA?
( Donnie babbling excitedly )
HMM! HAVE YOU GOT A HAT, DARLING?
IT'S A BIT ON THE SUNNY SIDE
DON'T YOU THINK?
OH, I THINK IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
I MADE IT THROUGH THE SAHARA.
WELL, DONNIE'S GOT THE RIGHT IDEA--
SEEKING SHADE UNDER THE DENSE FOLIAGE OF THE, UM...
TOXICODENDRON VERNICIFLUA.
( laughing )
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE TOXICODENDRON
IS CLOSELY RELATED TO ITS AMERICAN COUNTERPART--
RHUS RADICANS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS...
POISON IVY! POISON IVY!
( grunting and panting )
( gasps )
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
WHAT?!
RUSTLING.
THAT WAS ME!
( gasps )
WOW! DARWIN, COME ON!
HEY, DRAGON, WAIT UP!
Marianne ( in distance ): ELIZA!
Eliza: WHERE'D HE GO?
Marianne: ELIZA!
( yelling ): COMING, MOM!
LET'S GO SEE MOM AND GET BACK HERE FAST.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE TRAIL!
HONEY, LOOK WHO'S HERE.
IT'S YOUR HOME- SCHOOLING TEACHER
MR. CULPEPPER.
OH, UH, HI, MR. CULPEPPER.
ELIZA.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
ELIZA, DONNIE GOT INTO SOME POISON IVY.
NOT ACTUALLY POISON IVY.
BUT CLOSE ENOUGH.
YOUR FATHER AND I HAVE TO TAKE HIM INTO TOWN
TO SEE A DOCTOR.
I'M SURE HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME TO RINCA ISLAND-- I GOT TO GO.
WAIT A SECOND.
I WAS IN NEARBY JAKARTA
WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, IS THE CAPITAL OF...
INDONESIA... AND WHEN I FOUND OUT THE THORNBERRYS WERE NEARBY
I CROSSED THE WATER AT...
SELAT SUNDA... TO DROP IN ON ONE OF MY FAVORITE STUDENTS...
ELIZA.
WOULD SOMEONE GET RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED JUNGLE BO1
OUT OF HERE?
( jabbering )
( sniffing )
ITCH, ITCH, ITCH, ITCH, ITCH, ITCH.
( slobbers )
( shrieks ): OH, YOU BRAT!
NOW I'M GOING TO GET A RASH!
( jabbering )
OH! HI!
EXCUSE ME FOR A MOMENT.
IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO BE WARNED
WHEN WE HAVE COMPANY?
( door slams )
AND THAT'S OUR LOVELY DAUGHTER, DEBORAH.
SORRY TO HAVE TO LEAVE LIKE THIS.
MR. CULPEPPER, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CHILDREN.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
AND WE'LL BE BACK BY DINNER.
BYE! BYE-BYE!
YOU BE GOOD NOW.
( chuckling ): HAVE A LOVELY TIME.
WELL, ELIZA?
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU AT DINNER.
ELIZA! WAIT!
AREN'T YOU FORGETTING SOMETHING?
NOW, ACCORDING TO MY SCHEDULE
YOU HAVE A PAPER DUE.
I'LL PUT IT ON THE NEXT MAIL PLANE, I PROMISE.
IT'S DUE TODAY, ELIZA.
YOU SEE, ELIZA, THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.
I'M AFRAID THAT ALL YOUR MOVING AROUND
IS AFFECTING YOUR WORK.
I'VE GOT YOUR LAST PAPER HERE SOMEWHERE.
IT ARRIVED WATERLOGGED, BITTEN
AND SMELLING OF THE JUNGLE.
OH, WELL, UH... YOU KNOW THE CONGO--
DAMP, SMELLY AND FULL OF ALLIGATORS.
NOW, MAY I BE EXCUSED?
YOU KNOW, ELIZA, HOME SCHOOLING IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
ALL THIS JUNGLE BUSINESS MAY NOT BE THE BEST THING FOR YOU
OR YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.
WELL, THIS NEW PAPER IS GOING TO BE NEAT AND CLEAN
AND, UH... UNBITTEN.
THAT'S GOOD! I WAS AFRAID
I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TELL YOUR PARENTS
THAT YOU MAY BE BETTER SUITED
TO A MORE STRUCTURED SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT?!
A SCHOOL WITH DESKS
AND BELLS AND NO ALLIGATORS.
YOU CAN'T! YOU CAN'T!
I'D HATE IT!
SO SHOW ME THE PAPER.
I... I WILL, JUST, UH...
HAVE TO WRITE IT.
UH, WHAT WAS IT ON AGAIN?
YOU WERE TO WRITE
ON THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
OH, NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM!
I'M GREAT AT PRESIDENTS.
I WAS GOING TO DO, UH... UH, PRESIDENT VAN HALEN.
AH! AND WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO DO THIS PAPER
ON PRESIDENT VAN BUREN?
LATER?
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "NOW."
( grumbling )
DO YOU HAVE A PEN?
( sighs )
WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THIS WHEN I COULD BE WITH THAT DRAGON?
( footsteps approaching )
HOW'S IT COMING, ELIZA?
FINE! FINE.
( clears throat )
HELLO-- DEBORAH THORNBERRY.
I'M A SENIOR.
THAT'S STRANGE.
MRS. MYRTLE HAS A DEBBIE THORNBERRY
IN HER JUNIOR CLASS.
REALLY?! SMALL WORLD.
AND YOU ARE?
COLIN CULPEPPER-- SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH.
SO, COLIN, I SEE LITTLE ELIZA IS BUSY
WITH HER SCHOOLWORK.
OH, HOW QUAINT.
I DON'T SUPPOSE SHE MENTIONED
THAT MOI IS THE INTELLECTUAL ONE IN THE FAMILY?
SHE'S RIGHT, "DUH-EB-OR-AH" IS A TOTAL BRAINIAC
AND I KNOW SHE WOULD JUST LOVE TO HEAR
ALL ABOUT A REAL INTELLECTUAL.
YEAH! UH, I MEAN, YES.
WHY DON'T YOU TWO GO INSIDE?
OH, IT'S MORE CIVILIZED.
WELL! WHAT CAN I SAY?
EVEN AS A NEWBORN
I SHOWED SIGNS OF UNUSUAL INTELLIGENCE.
( door shuts )
( quietly ): COME ON, DARWIN
LET'S GO FIND THAT DRAGON.
WOW! LOOK!
THAT THING MUST BE EVEN BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT!
HOW BIG IS THIS LIZARD?
I'LL BET IT'S TEN FEET LONG!
TEN FEET?! WASN'T THERE SOMETHING
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AT CAMP?
I HAVE TO WRITE A PAPER
AND I'M GREAT AT HISTORY.
IT'LL TAKE, LIKE, TWO MINUTES.
( pounding )
( hooting )
IT'S THE DRAGON, DARWIN.
THAT'S HIM!
( birds squawking )
THEY'VE JUST GOT TO BE IN HERE.
OH, PLEASE, PLEASE, TELL ME THE DRAGON DIDN'T EAT MY EGGS!
NOTHING'S SAFE FROM THAT MONSTER.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
THAT DRAGON WOULD HAVE EATEN US
IF WE HADN'T FLOWN AWAY.
WHERE ARE MY EGGS?
( honking )
( screaming and honking )
( screaming )
IS HE GONE?
HE SMELLED ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
ONCE THEY'VE GOT YOUR SMELL
ON THAT TONGUE OF THEIRS
YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.
WAIT-- THEY SMELL WITH THEIR TONGUES?
OH, YEAH, THAT'S WHY THEY DO THAT...
I JUST BARELY GOT INTO THE WATER.
HE LOST MY SCENT.
DID YOU SEE WHICH WAY HE WENT?
I THINK HE LIVES OVER THAT HILL.
OH, BUT THAT'LL TAKE FOREVER.
COME ON, DARWIN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HURRY.
I WAS THE ONLY BABY IN THE HOSPITAL
CAPABLE OF TAKING MY OWN TEMPERATURE.
COOL!
( Donnie babbling )
NICE TO SEE YOU HAVEN'T LOST YOUR APPETITE, DONNIE.
DO TRY TO SIT STILL.
THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
OH, NO, YOU'VE GOT IT, TOO!
( chuckling )
NOT POSSIBLE, DEAREST.
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS
I HAVE SYSTEMATICALLY BUILT UP AN IMMUNITY TO POISONOUS PLANTS
BY RUBBING THEM ALL OVER MY BODY.
OH, YOU DID?
OH, YES!
DIDN'T YOU NOTICE THE SMELL?
( sighs )
( panting )
( sighs deeply )
SO, WITH JUST 11 MOVES, I WON AGAIN.
AND FOR THE THIRD YEAR
( yawns ) I WAS THE CHAMPION
OF THE EMERSON JUNIOR HIGH CHESS CLUB.
MAN, YOU ARE A NERD!
Eliza: I DON'T SEE HIM
ANYWHERE, DARWIN.
WE'LL NEVER FIND THAT DRAGON.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I WAS GETTING HUNGRY ANYWAY.
DINNER! OH, NO! IF MY FOLKS COME BACK
AND THEY TALK TO MR. CULPEPPER
I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED THAT PAPER.
JUST WRITE IT TOMORROW.
IF I DON'T DO IT, MR. CULPEPPER WANTS TO SHIP ME OFF
TO SOME REGULAR SCHOOL.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
YOU AND ME, OTHER GIRLS
OTHER CHIMPS-- SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
CHIMPS AREN'T ALLOWED IN SCHOOL.
WHAT? NOT EVEN ME?!
LET'S GO, WE'VE GOT A PAPER TO WRITE.
I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S JUST
THAT WE'RE LEAVING TOMORROW FIRST THING.
I'M SORRY, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANTED TO SEE THAT LIZARD.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, I GUESS IT'S NO BIG THING.
( gasps ): YES, IT IS!
( growling )
( growling and hissing )
( growling )
WE'VE SEEN HIM!
TIME TO GET BACK TO CAMP!
( howling )
BOY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU ALL DAY.
I'M ELIZA AND THIS IS MY FRIEND, DARWIN.
( laughs nervously )
SO NICE TO MEET YOU
AND SO CLOSE TO DINNER.
( gasps )
( hissing )
WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?
( gasps )
COULD I GET YOU A TISSUE?
( snarls )
NEVER MIND.
WELL, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO MEET YOU.
OF COURSE IT IS.
TOO BAD YOU WON'T HAVE TIME TO GET TO KNOW ME BETTER.
OH, WELL, WHY? ARE YOU GOING SOMEWHERE?
NO, BUT YOU ARE.
I'M STARVING--
HAVEN'T EATEN A THING ALL DAY.
( whimpering )
( hooting )
JUJUBE?
NO, THANK YOU.
I EAT ONLY MEAT.
( hissing )
( growling )
YOU KNOW, I READ SOMEWHERE
THAT TOO MUCH MEAT IN YOUR DIET ISN'T GOOD FOR YOU.
BESIDES, DOESN'T IT GET A LITTLE BORING
ALWAYS EATING THE SAME THING?
WHO SAYS I ALWAYS EAT THE SAME THING?
SOMETIMES I HAVE WILD BOAR
AND THEN THERE'S BRUSH TURKEY
AND HORSE AND GOAT AND DEER.
OH, AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE OCCASIONAL HUMAN.
HUMANS? THEY PROBABLY AREN'T VERY TASTY.
OH, NO, THEY'RE DELICIOUS
PARTICULARLY WITH A LITTLE MONKEY ON THE SIDE.
OH, DARN, I'M A CHIMPANZEE.
( both scream )
I'M NOT PICKY.
( gasps )
AND IT WAS IN COLLEGE THAT I DISCOVERED
THAT I COULD KEEP MY BELOVED TEXTBOOKS
IN ALMOST MINT CONDITION IF I WAS CAREFUL
NEVER TO OPEN THE BOOK MORE THAN AN INCH OR SO.
THE PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY CONSIDERED ME A SORT OF HERO.
AAH! ENOUGH ALREADY!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT TEXTBOOKS OR CHESS.
I LIKE ROCK 'N' ROLL
REALLY, REALLY LOUD, PULSING ROCK 'N' ROLL.
COME ON!
YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ME;
YOU WANT TO GO TEACH ELIZA SOMETHING.
SHE'S GONE!
( both gasp )
( roars )
( grunts )
( roaring )
RUN, DARWIN!
( hooting )
Culpepper: OOH...
EEH, OH...
ELIZA!
ELIZA, IS THAT YOU?
( cries out )
OH, FOR PETE'S SAKE!
( grunts )
( panting )
( both panting and gasping )
( crying out )
( yells )
( whining )
RUN FOR IT
MR. CULPEPPER!
OH... OH...
ELIZA! COME BACK HERE!
( both gasping and panting )
( both scream )
( thud )
WHERE ARE WE?
( whispering ): IT'S SOME KIND OF BURROW.
SOMETHING DUG OUT ALL THE DIRT!
LIKE A FLUFFY-BUNNY KIND OF SOMETHING?
NO, LIKE A DRAGON KIND OF SOMETHING.
COME ON, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
THIS WAY.
( panting nervously )
( growling )
( hissing )
( both panting and whimpering )
I CAN'T SEE.
GRAB THE FLASHLIGHT OUT OF MY BACKPACK.
DARWIN, I SAID A FLASHLIGHT!
( thud )
( dragon growling )
( both gasp )
( both scream )
( dragon hissing )
( growling )
DARWIN, HURRY!
( both panting )
( roars )
ELIZA THORNBERRY, WHY AREN'T YOU WORKING ON YOUR PAPER?!
( moaning )
( gasps )
( panting )
( Donnie jabbering excitedly )
WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRY.
IT DOESN'T DO MUCH MORE THAN ITCH
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WASH
ALL HIS CLOTHES.
HE DOESN'T ACTUALLY WEAR CLOTHES.
OH, AND DOCTOR, WOULD YOU MIND LOOKING AT MY HUSBAND?
HE GOT NEAR IT, TOO.
SILLY BISCUIT, DIDN'T I TELL YOU?
I'VE DEVELOPED AN IMMUNITY.
NOW, LET ME SEE.
( jabbering )
YOUR HUSBAND'S RIGHT.
THIS ISN'T THE WORK OF TOXICODENDRON.
REALLY?!
YES, YOUR HUSBAND HAS
THE CHICKEN POX.
REALLY?!
OH, SMASHING!
MISSED IT AS A BOY.
OH, NO!
( groans )
Culpepper: ELIZA
IS THAT YOU?
HERE, TAKE MY HAND.
MR. CULPEPPER!
( growling )
( hisses )
( screaming )
OH, MY GOSH, COME ON, DARWIN!
( panting )
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
( yelling )
( roars )
( whimpering )
HEY, DRAGON BREATH!
( screams )
( Eliza grunting )
COME ON, MR. CULPEPPER!
CAN'T WE HIDE SOMEWHERE?
NO, HE'S GOT OUR SCENT!
OH, WAIT, THAT'S IT!
( all gasping )
THAT WAS INSPIRED, ELIZA!
I'M GLAD YOU THINK SO.
THAT WAS MY PAPER.
ELIZA!
OH, COME ON.
I THINK IT'S SAFE NOW.
( growling )
( screaming )
Eliza: HEAD FOR THAT TREE!
DRAGONS CAN'T CLIMB TREES!
ON THE COUNT OF THREE, JUMP!
ONE... TWO... THREE!
YES!
( cheering )
( gushing ): OH, THAT WAS INCREDIBLE, ELIZA!
IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN CHESS CLUB EVER WAS!
OH, YOU WERE GREAT.
THANKS.
YOU DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB KEEPING UP.
I DID, DIDN'T I?
( Nigel groaning, Donnie jabbering )
( gasps )
WHA...
MR. CULPEPPER?!
YOU LOOK COOL.
WHAT A GREAT LIFE YOU HAVE OUT HERE!
FORGET THE PAPER!
FORGET PRESIDENT MARTIN VAN HALEN
OR WHATEVER HIS NAME WAS!
YOU MEAN I DON'T HAVE TO WRITE THE PAPER?
YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT TODAY'S ADVENTURE INSTEAD.
OH, YES, THIS IS SO COOL!
AND I PROMISE IT'LL BE IN PERFECT CONDITION.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO START IT RIGHT...
( rustling )
( gasps )
OH, WOW...
( sighs ): OH... NOW.
[Captioning sponsored by THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
and NICKELODEON
Captioned by The Caption Center WGBH Educational Foundation]