Jonny Quest (1964) s01e03 Episode Script

The Curse of Anubis

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[THUD]
[CAR DOOR OPENS]
You have completed your mission?
It is done, master.
We have the god Anubis.
It is well.
You know where to take it?
Yes, master,
across the border
to the ruins of Ghiva.
Master.
What now?
The men are frightened.
They whisper of
the curse of Anubis.
Childish superstition.
But we have
desecrated his temple.
Will Anubis strike us dead?
When there is real unity
among Arab nations,
Anubis will bless us.
Now go.
Yes, master.
Now, all that remains
is a trans-Atlantic call
to my old friend
Dr. Benton Quest.
[RINGING]
This is Dr. Quest.
Ahmed Kareem?
Well, of course I do.
Well, I'm glad to hear
that. It has been a long time.
Remembering your
tremendous interest
in archaeology,
I thought you
would want to be in
on this latest discovery.
It would be an
honor, Dr. Kareem.
Thank you for asking me.
Yes.
[PANTING]
Oh, we've got to
practice more, Hadji.
Yes, we make too much noise.
[LAUGHS]
No, not you. Bandit.
Here, I'll show you. Bandit.
[BARKING]
Freeze, Bandit.
[PANTING]
Now, the next time you try
to sneak up on somebody,
make sure Bandit's
motor isn't running.
Race, Jonny,
Hadji!
Get packed, fellows!
We're leaving for
Egypt tomorrow!
That's funny.
It sounded like Dad said
we were leaving for Egypt.
Gosh, Egypt.
It is a very ancient
country, like my own India.
Look, Jonny.
The pyramids and the sphinx.
Imagine, Hadji,
they built them
entirely by hand.
Boy, Egypt.
Maybe I'll get to ride a camel.
Dr. Quest,
I picked this paper up
at the airport in Washington.
Did you see this little item?
Hmm.
"U.A.R. officials today
"disclosed the theft of the
famous statue of Anubis
"from its restored temple
on the banks of the Nile River.
Police are conducting
an intensive investigation."
Well, this could
be serious, Race.
Now, why would
anyone steal a statue?
You can't sell it very easily.
Well, no, but it might
not have been stolen
for profit, Race.
Hmm, I wonder how
Dr. Kareem feels about it.
It is a despicable act.
The god Anubis belongs
to all the Arabic people.
Who do you think is
responsible, Dr. Kareem?
I know The
enemies of my people.
JONNY: Yippee!
Yahoo! Ride 'em, cowboy.
Hey, look at me,
Hadji. No hands.
Good, good.
[BANDIT BARKING]
[BARKING CONTINUES]
Hey, hold it!
Stop, Bandit. Don't!
Hold on, Jonny.
Hold on?
To what?
Look out!
[SPLASH]
[GROWLING]
[CHOMPING]
First no hands,
and now no camel.
That was a good trick, Jonny.
Anyone for a bath?
What is the matter, Jonny?
Are you not happy?
Oh, sure, Hadji,
but instead of
traveling in a truck,
I was hoping we'd
get to ride camels.
[HOWLING]
Hey, what was that?
Either a fox or a jackal.
Maybe it's that god
Anubis wandering around
looking for his temple.
[MURMURING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
I am afraid
my servants do not
appreciate your sense of humor,
Mr. Bannon.
They consider any
mention of Anubis
an omen of ill luck.
To them,
the curse of Anubis
is a very real thing.
RACE: You mean the superstition
that whoever enters
the god's temple
will die?
[MURMING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
KAREEM: To you, a superstition.
To them, the truth.
Dr. Kareem, now,
that's a pretty good clue.
Whoever stole the
statue isn't superstitious.
It will be proven, Mr. Bannon,
that the crime was
committed by outsiders.
[YELLING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
[YELLING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
DR. KAREEM:
There is nothing there.
How often must I tell you
there is nothing to fear?
What is it, Dr. Kareem?
They say
the spirit of Anubis follows us.
You see, Dr. Quest, how strong
their childish
superstitions are.
[HOWLING]
There it is, gentlemen,
the oasis El Khabir.
Tonight, we rest here.
Tomorrow, I will
reveal our destination.
Race, I want to talk to you.
Yes, sir.
Something's
worrying you, isn't it?
Yes, but we can't talk here.
I'm probably imagining things,
but I want you to be prepared.
For what?
I don't know.
Maybe only my imagination, Race,
but over the course of years,
I've learned to
trust my feelings.
In my experience,
when archaeologists
find something new
and important,
they can't wait to publicize it.
Yet Dr. Kareem is
keeping his findings secret.
Right,
so I ask myself, "Why?"
Well, tomorrow, we
may have the answer.
Hmm, a rhinoceros-hide whip.
They use them on their camels.
Tough as steel.
Cruel-looking thing, isn't it?
This is a cruel country, Race,
at least by our standards.
JONNY: Hey, Race, come on.
We want you to
come explore with us.
Will you, Race? Will you?
[BARKING]
Well, if Dr. Quest doesn't
RACE: Don't anyone move.
HADJI: Please, little Bandit,
do not jump too close.
DR. QUEST: The whip
Can you do it, Race?
I don't know.
I used to be pretty
good with these things.
DR. QUEST: You got it.
That was terrific, Race.
RACE: I was awful lucky, Jonny.
I agree.
Our desert scorpions
are most deadly,
and now good night, gentlemen.
Tomorrow, I will show you
what you have
come so far to see.
Tomorrow,
I will see step two
of my plan realized.
Then nothing can stop me.
Up ahead, gentlemen,
the fabled ruins of Ghiva.
Impressive, isn't it?
Pretty grim-looking place.
It is a ghost town indeed.
Its history dates
back 23 centuries.
Did you obtain permission
to excavate in these ruins,
Dr. Kareem?
Permission?
Ghiva is across the border,
out of your jurisdiction.
It is true, Dr. Quest,
but in the Middle East,
borders are fluid affairs.
Come, gentlemen.
This is
no archaeological excavation,
Dr. Kareem.
What you've got
is right here in these ruins.
Yes, my friend,
what we have is indeed here.
There are plans to
restore these ruins,
which explains our conveyance.
All the comforts of home.
This passage was
hewed out of solid rock.
A fellow archaeologist,
Dr. Kareem?
Perhaps.
Who will ever know?
These catacombs
are full of mementoes
of the past.
Ah, we are almost there.
Journey's end, gentlemen.
Come, follow me.
Behold the statue of Anubis.
So it was you
who stole it from the temple.
It was I.
I should have guessed. But why?
A fair question.
This small, shall we say,
"tomb away from tomb"
is a trap, Dr. Quest.
Get to the point.
[LAUGHS]
You and Mr. Bannon
will be found here
with the god Anubis,
and it will appear
to be a foreign plot
to steal one of our
ancient treasures.
I have dedicated my life
to welding all our
peoples together.
This is the thing that
will trigger that unity.
We will become a
great nation again.
What makes you
think we'll hold still
for your crackpot accusation?
As you can see,
you have no choice,
and if you think you can
escape from this tomb,
perhaps this might dissuade you.
Those snakes wouldn't
be poison adders,
by any chance?
Precisely, doctor An
old Egyptian custom.
Is he kidding with those things,
Dr. Quest?
I never kid, Mr. Bannon.
Stand back, Race.
Those vipers are dangerous,
as dangerous as Kareem.
Correct again, doctor,
but you will find
these little vipers
extremely helpful.
Oh, yeah? How?
They will help keep your mind
off your other problems.
Yeah, thanks a heap.
So for now
farewell, gentlemen.
You will be discovered
with the statue.
Alive or dead,
it is immaterial.
[BARKING]
Where's Hadji,
Bandit? Find him, boy.
That one, eh?
I found you, Hadji. Come on out.
Okay, I come out.
Darn it, I missed you again.
You look, but you do not see.
Try again.
Ready?
Ready.
You're in this one.
Wrong again.
Hey, show me how
you do that, Hadji.
You mean, like this,
or maybe this?
Or Hold it, hold it.
Let's take a breather.
You made me dizzy.
Remember, when we
find the young ones,
we tell them nothing.
Yes, we say only
that they are to come with us.
Selim said
he saw them come this way.
We take the Hindu boy too?
Yes, even the dog.
[GROWLING]
I wonder if Quest will be alive
when the crypt is opened.
I care not, nor does our master.
It is enough
that he and his friend be
found with the god's statue
in the ruins.
[LOWERED VOICE] We've
got to do something, Hadj.
They've got Dad and Race.
Shh, they will hear us.
You heard?
It is the young ones.
They are here somewhere.
We'll have to move fast, Jonny.
But how? Hey, look over there.
A motor scooter.
I will keep our friends busy
while you get it.
Hey. Boo!
Here is one of them.
Where?
Here.
No, here.
Yoo-hoo.
Here I am.
[MOTORCYCLE ROARING]
It is the other boy.
After him.
Yahoo.
Hurry. He must not escape.
Going my way, Jonny? Not yet.
I'll be back for
you in a minute.
No hurry. It's fun to watch.
Okay, Hadji. Ready?
Ready.
Stay, Bandit, stay.
[SAD WHIMPER]
[BARKING]
Here they come, Jonny.
Faster. They must not get away.
Hang on, Hadji.
I'm going to take a shortcut
through those tents.
Hey, who put out the lights?
Keep driving, Jonny.
I've got an idea.
[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
Hold it steady, Jonny.
Ready? Aim?
Bombs away.
[YELLING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
Hey, he'll get a ticket
if he drives like that.
[LAUGHING]
Looks like they were trying
to head us off at the pass.
Step on it. Here
they come again.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[CAR DOOR OPENS]
They must be
hiding in that building.
Here they come, Hadji.
Ready on the firing line?
I hear you loud and clear.
Over and down.
[CRASH]
Jolly good show, Master Hadji.
Thank you very much, Jonny.
[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
I wonder what made him so mad.
Here he comes up
the ladder to tell us.
You keep him busy, Hadji,
while I take care of
operation push-over.
Get going. Here he comes.
[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
And a happy [MIMICS MAN] to you.
[YELLING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
No, no, the name is Hadji.
Hello, up there.
Nice of you to drop in.
Now, fall out.
Sorry to see you go.
[SCREAMS]
[SPLASH]
[YELLING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
Let's go, Hadji.
I'll meet you at the front door.
[SHOUTING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE]
[LAUGHING]
They don't pave these
streets like they used to, Hadji.
Yes, very bumpy.
[SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE]
I will stop them.
No, the master wants them alive.
Slow down, Jonny.
We are coming to some ruins.
I can't.
Maybe we can make
it over that beam.
[SCREAMING]
[CRASH]
We ought to join a circus act.
Right now, we've got
to get to Dad and Race.
Right.
Someone come, master.
It is the young ones.
Stop!
Sorry, don't speak Egyptian.
HADJI: Me neither.
After them!
It's sure dark in here.
I wonder where this
passage leads to.
I don't know, but
one thing for sure.
Yikes.
No friend of mine.
Or of mine.
Watch for them.
They must not escape.
They must be just ahead of us.
Look out, Jonny.
This is a dead end.
[CRASH]
Jonny, look, the wall.
Jonny, Hadji.
It's Dad and Race.
We made it in time.
Boys, stay right where you are.
Look, Hadji. Snakes.
Not just snakes.
Poisonous adders.
What do we do, Hadji?
Let me try something.
It works on cobras.
Look, Hadji, it's
working. They're leaving.
How did you do that?
I just told them to go home.
Let's skip the reunion, fellows.
Right. We've got
to get out of here.
Correction.
You will never leave this place.
[BARKING]
It's Bandit. He followed us.
Silence the animal.
[GUNSHOTS]
Don't you shoot at my dog.
Hold it, Jonny.
My destiny
is to be the leader
of my nation,
and no one will interfere.
Look, it is Anubis,
the god himself.
He is displeased.
No, you fools. Come back.
Look. What's that?
It's a mummy. It's walking.
No, no, it cannot be.
The spirit of Anubis,
walking, following me.
Stay away. Stay away.
Gosh, the bullets
went right through him.
No, no, no.
No!
No, no,
Oh, Anubis
Hey, the roof is
caving in. Look out.
Ahmed found out
there was a curse after all.
Yes, and for us too
That cave-in
blocked the passage.
Look, above us.
Hey, there's our
way out all right.
[YIPPING]
Sorry, Bandit, we
almost forgot you.
All right, you first, Jonny,
then Hadji.
HADJI: Where are we,
Jonny? Can you tell?
Yeah, we're right
in the middle of
Hey, cut it out. Stop.
Jonny, what's wrong?
It's okay.
We're in the middle
of a herd of camels.
[SLURP, SLURP]
How about it, Jonny?
You finally got your wish.
You're riding a camel.
I think it's swell, Dad,
but, well, I don't think
Bandit likes the idea.
[HICCUP]
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