- Places!
[ Alex snoring ]
- I don't wanna get up.
[ yawning ]
ANT'NEY: Morning, sleepyhead!
ALEX: Morning, Ant'ney.
- Can you believe it's Wednesday again? Geez, this week's flying by!
Get it? Flying by?
- It's Wednesday? My one day a week I get to sleep in!
- Guess I'll let you sleep then.
- Trot, trot, trot, trot,
- Huh? Hey! I'm sleeping here!
- Sorry, Alex. I was practicing my parade trot.
These high kicks won't kick themselves.
Trot, trot.
- I'll just find somewhere else to sleep.
- Trot, trot, trot...
[ screaming ]
- Morning, Alex! Did you hear that garbage truck this morning?
- Not now, Melman.
- That's number 53 in my new Big City Sounds book!
Did it sound more like a...
[ imitates truck ]
or was it more of a...
[ imitates truck ]
...sound?
GLORIA: Cannonball! Woo-hoo!
[ Gloria laughs ]
[ imitates truck ]
- Some days, I could really use some more space around here.
- Did you say you want more splash? - No, I said I could use some more--
Space.
♪ It's a wild, wild world ♪
♪ And it's calling our name ♪
♪ It's a jungle out there ♪
♪ So let's get on our way ♪
♪ To have fun through the tunnel ♪
♪ See the big, big city ♪
♪ Everybody get ready Get ready ♪
♪ Time to go a little wild ♪
♪ We can go a million miles ♪
♪ Can I get a, "Hey, oh!" ♪
♪ Can I get a, "Let's go!" ♪
♪ On a journey ♪
♪ All smiles ♪
♪ Time to go a little wild! ♪♪
[ sighs ]
- I've heard that sigh before. What's wrong, Alex?
- Me? Oh, nothing's wrong.
- Alex, we've been friends since your roar was just a meow.
I have all your sighs memorized.
- No way. You've memorized my sighs?
- Sure did! And I can prove it.
[ sighs ]
Tired.
[ Sighs louder ]
Frustrated. And a little gassy.
[ sighs ]
And there it is again, the something's-bothering-ya sigh.
- Do you ever wish things could be a little different?
- Not me! I'd be happy eating the same breakfast
everyday for the rest of my life.
You gonna finish that?
- All I'm saying is it might be nice to wake up one morning
and, I don't know, spice things up, maybe see some hash browns for a change.
-You've never even had hash browns.
-Exactly! Maybe I'm a "hash brown" kinda lion
and I don't even know it.
- So what are you saying?
- I'm just craving a change of scenery.
Maybe some scenery with a little bit more room to breathe...
- Away from us, your best friends?
[ laughs ]
You can't be serious.
[ sighs ]
Your serious sigh! This is serious!
Are you saying you want to leave us?
- What? No way! I was just...
Ah, never mind.
Forget I said anything.
[ screaming ]
[ Ant'ney whines ]
Ant'ney! Welcome back, where'd you run off to?
- I'm not at liberty to say.
It's very exclusive, VIP information.
I just got back from this brand new hotel. They're having a grand pianoing!
- I think you mean a grand opening.
- Sure. This new hotel, it has everything: an indoor pool, 24 hour room service,
those people with the fancy hats that take your luggage...
It's the biggest hotel I've ever pooped on.
[ gasps ]
- Big enough for a parade trot?
ANT'NEY: You could fit the Thanksgiving Day parade in there.
- Big enough to play hide and seek?
- So big you could hide and never get seeked!
- But I like to get seeked!
- Relax, Stretch.
I just meant, I've never seen so much...
Space!
- Space, huh?
Well, that settles it. I know where we're going today!
[ laughing ]
- Going somewhere?
- Actually, we have a grand opening to get to.
- That does sound fancy. Hope you've got a fancy toll to match.
- What do we got? - How about this?
- No, they want something fancy.
- Hmm... I got it!
♪
Pardon me.
Your breakfast.
- It is fancy!
♪
Even fancier!
- Uh!
[ laughing ]
[ gasp ]
- C'mon, let's go!
♪
[ singing ]
♪ Let's go find a little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it a day to remember ♪
♪ Let's find something new We can explore ♪
♪ Let's go find a little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it a day to remember ♪
♪ Let's charge through every open door ♪
♪ Adventure's calling! ♪♪
♪
- There it is! I wanna get a closer look.
- Careful! We do not have disguises.
- I'll be careful.
I just wanna roll around on that plush red carpet!
- I don't think red carpets are for rolling around on.
They're for strutting your step!
- Even better!
♪
So soft and fancy!
Huh?
Eh?
SIR BRAXTON: Oh...
My, my, my!
- Your, your, your, what?
- I've just never seen a wild lion before. And in the city, no less.
- Oh, yeah, my friends and I snuck out of the zoo to see the new hotel.
- You've never seen a hotel before?
Follow me!
♪
- Oh!
This is so cool!
Ah?
- Are you a housecat? - A "housecat"? I should say not.
I am Sir Braxton, the prized Maine Coon of one Edith Van Gooperhausen.
- Wow! Sounds fancy.
And I am Alex, the prized lion of A Little Wild Habitat.
- A "habitat"? What's that like?
- It's not bad, if you don't mind
sharing your space with a bunch of animals.
- Wild animals?
- Yup! My best friends are a hippo, a zebra, and a giraffe.
- "Giraffe."
Is that the one with the long neck?
[ chuckling ] - That's the one.
- I've always wanted to go on a safari adventure
and take a walk on the wild side!
Must be quite different than living here.
- You live in the hotel?
- I know!
Shocking that I could live in a place so dreadfully dull.
Nothing but bubble baths, hotel food, and long naps all day long.
- Eeee! That sounds awesome!
You don't know what I would do to take a nap
without zebra hooves flying into my face.
- Oh, a slumber party! Sounds delightful!
You know, this may sound crazy,
but we look enough alike, perhaps we could...
"switcheroo".
- Switch places? Like maybe just for a day?
- Let's do it!
- Alex must've gotten lost in that big lobby!
- I'm going after him.
- Hold your horses. Give him another minute.
ALEX: Meet here tomorrow, same time and place?
- That's perfect! I leave tomorrow for Cleveland.
- "Cleveland?" Sounds exotic.
- Oh, it is!
Now then, how shall I get to your "habitat"?
By taxi? Limousine?
Or will your friends usher me there?
- My friends!
I can't do this just yet.
- Why not? I thought we had a plan.
I really wanna stay at the hotel, but I should check in with them first.
EDITH: Sir Braxton? Where are you?
- Edith Van Gooperhausen! She's coming! You must decide, do we switch or not?
EDITH: Here, kitty kitty!
- It's now or never!
EDITH: Kitty!
Oh, there you are, Sir Braxy-waxy!
[ meows ]
It's time for lunch!
♪
- There he is!
- Let's go, Alex! Time to get home.
- Ah, yes, the adventure begins.
Time to get a little wild...
[ roars ]
[ gasps ]
EDITH: There, darling! Home at last.
♪
- This is even better than I imagined!
[ squeals ]
Big screen TV playing a nature show? Check.
Catjacuzzi? Check.
Giant feather bed? Check.
EDITH: Mommy's gotta run. I'm off to my board meeting.
It's caviar donut day.
I'll be back to tuck you in for your cat-nap.
I hope Sir Braxton was able to explain
the whole switcheroo to Gloria, Melman, and Marty...
Mountain of pillows in silk pillowcases?
Check!
[ laughs ]
- Is it just me, or has Alex been awfully quiet?
- Now that you mention it,
I can't think of any time in the history of ever
that Alex has been this quiet.
- Alex, are you feeling okay?
- Oh, I'm feeling quite peachy, thank you for inquiring, old chum.
[ scream ]
- Alex, what happened to your voice? It sounds fancy.
- Who are you and what have you done with Alex?
- Allow me to introduce myself. I am Sir Braxton.
The one you call Alex and I have switched places for the day.
- Is this one of your characters Alex?
Because if it is, I have a few notes.
- No, Melman!
Alex switched places so he could spend the night in that fancy hotel.
This guy...
[ clears throat ]
- "Sir Braxton."
- "Sir Fancy-Pants" is his replacement.
- His replacement? But where is the real Alex?
- Alex is in good hands. Now, would someone kindly give me
the grand tour of my quarters?
- Uh, sure. That's the water, that's the cave, that's the grass.
- "Grass." Fascinating.
- I knew Alex wanted some space, but a heads-up would have been nice.
What if Kate finds out?
- Oh, a Kate! What's a Kate?
- On the other hand,
this cat has better manners and smells better than Alex.
- I understand your concern, but I vow to be on my best behavior.
I am a prized Maine Coon after all.
- Okay, fine.
But tomorrow this little switcheroo is getting shut down.
- I hope the real Alex is okay.
- Fear not, tall one. He's living like a prince right about now.
- I think I could get used to this!
Yeah!
[ screaming ]
♪ I got everything I've ever dreamed ♪
♪ Feel like a star on a movie screen ♪
♪ Finally some wide open air ♪
♪ A simple life without a care ♪
♪ It's like the world's at my command ♪
♪ A magic natural wonderland ♪
♪ It's everything I've ever wished ♪
♪ A wild life I almost missed ♪
♪ I ♪
♪ I could get used to this ♪
♪ My head in the clouds And my feet on the ground ♪
♪ If only all my friends Could see me now ♪
♪ I'd tell them that I ♪
♪ I could get used to this ♪
♪ All of this glamour And all of this glitz ♪
♪ And nobody I have to share it with ♪
♪ I could get used to this ♪♪
[ knocking on the door ]
HOTEL STAFF: Sir Braxton!
It's room service with your daily "Hashed Browns".
I'll leave it outside the door.
- Oh!
Yeah!
I am a hash brown kinda lion!
[ laughing ]
SIR BRAXTON: Perhaps you could slow down,
so that I may catch you?
- But that's not how tag works.
- Hey, gang! - Hey, look, it's Ant'ney!
- Ant'ney! - Ant'ney!
- How was the hotel?
- We came back with a look-alike.
- Greetings, my feathered friend.
- Uh...
- Who's this guy?
- Alex switched places with a cat that lives at the hotel.
- But only for the night. They're switching back tomorrow.
- Tag! You're it.
MARTY Yeah!
- Between you and me, Mr. Bird,
I rather like it here. I may never leave.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa. Mr. Bird is my father. Please, call me Ant'ney.
- You've got it, Anthony.
- You're saying it wrong, it's Ant'ney.
- An-tho-ny.
- Urgh. It hurts my ears when you say it.
EDITH: Is Sir Braxton ready for beddy-bye nighty-night?
[ meows ]
Why do you smell so ordinary?
We have to do our nighttime beauty regimen.
[ meows ]
[ screams ]
- Huh?
Ah!
- Sleepy-weepy, my Braxtoney Waxtoney.
[ meows ]
- It's too quiet!
[ honking ]
Ah... That's a bit better.
I wonder what's happening back at home right now.
♪
[ laughs ]
♪
Goodnight...
to you.
ANT'NEY: U! Look what the cat dragged in!
- Hey, Ant'ney. Fancy seeing you here.
- Fancy is the word for it. How's life as a housecat?
- Great. So great. Really great.
Just a little quiet, that's all.
How's everybody back home?
- Don't worry about them, they're having a ball with the new Alex.
- New Alex?
- In fact, new Alex told me that he wants to stay forever.
- Forever?
- Is that a long time?
[ panting ]
- I gotta get out of here!
[ snoring ]
MARTY: Trot, trot, trot...
- Pardon me,
could you please get your less-than-clean hooves out of my face?
Ew.
- Morning, Sir Fancy Pants.
- I've been thinking about some of the amenities here.
- Amenities?
- Yes. First off, your pool isn't heated.
- Because it's a pond.
- Also, I find the grass to be very itchy.
Could it be swapped out for something less grassy perhaps?
- Mmm... No.
- And lastly, I didn't sleep a wink in my suite.
- That's because it's not a suite, it's a cave.
You know,
maybe you're not suited for life in the wild.
I'm sure I'll get used to it in a few days.
- A few days?
But we're taking you back to the hotel today.
- Oh! Didn't I tell you the great news?
I'm not going home. I've decided to stay indefinitely!
- You mean, forever? - Huh?
- As in eternity, yes.
- As in...
What about Alex?
- Oh, don't worry about Alex, he's fine.
And you won't have to miss him, because you'll have me!
I'm a wild animal now!
[ meows ]
Uh-hu.
- He thinks he's staying here forever?
- But what about the real Alex? The one that chews with his mouth open?
- Don't worry, Melman. We'll get Alex back.
I just don't know how.
- Let's just give Sir Braxton what he wants.
If he wants to be Alex,
then we'll just have to treat him like Alex.
- Ah!
- Martin, would you mind?
You're in my personal space.
- I'm sorry, but Alex never minds when I do this.
Wrestle time! Zebra leg drop!
GLORIA: Cannonball!
- Can't get splashed here.
[ Gloria laughs ]
[ gasps ]
No...
GLORIA: Cannonball!
- Oh, no.
MARTY: Zebra leg drop!
[ Sir Braxton whines ]
[ imitates truck ]
- Big City Sound number 27, a cement truck.
They sound like...
[ imitates truck ]
Or was it more of a...
[ imitates truck ]
Number 28 is an ambulance.
[ imitates siren ]
- Oh, I can't take it anymore!
I don't belong here.
I belong on my warm, fluffy, comfortable bed!
I smell bad and I need a bath.
I must get out of here!
You heard the kitty. Let's get him back to the hotel.
- And bring our Alex back home!
- We must hurry.
The helicopter will be arriving at the hotel any minute
to fly Alex back to Cleveland for the summer.
- Alex is going to Cleveland?
- For the summer?
- By helicopter? Number 51.
[ imitates helicopter ]
- I really must get out of here!
- Where is that cat? He was supposed to be here by now.
I don't want to go to Cleveland!
EDITH: Come along, Braxty. It's time to check out of the hotel.
- I know I wanted personal space, but this is not what I had in mind.
EDITH: These bags are ready to be taken to the roof.
- The roof?
- I don't see him!
- Maybe they didn't come down yet.
-Listen, a helicopter!
SIR BRAXTON: Oh, no. We're too late.
- They haven't left yet. We've gotta get to the roof!
- But how are we gonna get up there without being seen?
- I've got an idea!
[ sighs ]
- Ah?
- Wow! A helicopter!
If only Melman could see this.
Number 51.
[ imitates helicopter ]
EDITH: Mister porter, there's one more bag for you to get.
[ elevator rings ]
- Where's Alex? I don't see him!
- There, in my pet carrier!
[ panting ]
-Holy hotel! You guys came to bring me home!
- Technically, we came to bring me home.
- No one's bringing anyone anywhere unless we can get this thing open!
- Does anybody have something we can use to pick a lock?
- I believe I do!
- Oh, no, someone's coming!
EDITH: Sir Braxton, how on earth did you get out?
♪
- We must do something! - Let's go for it!
Aleeex!
- Can't walk...
[ imitates helicopter ]
- Alex!
He's gone...
- What are you all looking at?
- Oh, hey, Alex.
- Alex! - Alex!
- Wait, if you're here, then that means...
- I'm ready to come home!
If that's okay with you all?
- Next time you feel like you gotta get away,
a heads-up would be nice.
But welcome back, buddy.
- Mmm... - Mmm...
[ giggles ]
[ snores ]
- Big City Sound number 14...
The Subway.
[ imitates subway ]
ANT'NEY: Oh, Alex!
Special delivery from Cleveland! It's from Sir Braxton!
- Hash browns!
[ sighs ]
- Sounds like a happy sigh, Alex.
- It sure is, Marty. It sure is.
[ singing ]
♪ Let's go find a little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it a day to remember ♪
♪ Let's find something new We can explore ♪
♪ Let's go find a little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it a day to remember ♪
♪ Let's charge through every open door ♪
[ singing ]
♪ Adventure's calling! ♪♪