Holly Hobbie (2018) s01e06 Episode Script

1
- "But you're just a kid."
Don't you hate
when people say that?
Can't kids have ideas?
Mozart wrote his first symphony
when he was 8;
were people telling him to
keep it down? Floss his teeth,
stick to video games and leave
composing to the adults?
I mean, yes,
everybody should be vigilant
about their dental hygiene,
but you wouldn't tell
Mozart to act his age,
would you?
Being young doesn't mean
you can't change
the world, right?
- (together):
Delectamentum canis lac.
Delectamentum canis lac.
- Um So, what were
you guys saying?
- Before we go to the creek
to tell the nature goddess
we're excited for the harvest,
we must accept you
into the sisterhood
with this ancient incantation.
- Relax, it's just Latin.
And we have no idea
what it means.
- Amy, would it kill
to keep this thing whimsical?
- Anyway
Any and I have been taking
these midnight swims
since we were little.
- Seems like a perfectly normal
and not at all
silly thing to do.
- Traditions are important!
We take a swim every autumn
equinox and summer solstice.
- We tried to take a swim
during the spring equinox once,
but my butt got frostbite.
(girls giggling)
- And the winter solstice is
completely out of the question.
(sighing)
I would do anything
to spend more time at the creek.
At night, it's just
so vivid and magical.
- A little too magical?
- Um, Amy, quick question.
- Why is the creek glowing?
- Is it radioactive?!
- It's not radioactive.
If it was, we'd all be
dead by now.
Pretty sure
it's algal bloom.
- That elf guy
from Lord of the Rings?
- No, it's an overgrowth of
microscopic plant life in water
caused by excess of nutrients.
- More nutrients.
That's good, right?
- This much algae chokes out
other plant life,
kills fish
and other wildlife.
- So that's a "no"
on the swimming?
- Uh-huh.
- It's literally killing
the creek! Where are
the nutrients come from?
- I can't say for sure,
but if I had to guess,
I'd say, what's big, noisy
and upcreek about two miles?
- Amy, this is no time
for a 'yo mama' joke.
- The pickle factory.
- You got it. And I would never
tell a 'yo mama' joke.
- We have to do
something about this.
My mom works
at the pickle factory.
I'll see if she knows anything.
- Great idea.
So, who works
for the pickle factory?
Yo mama!
(Piper giggling)
Hey! No, sorry.
- ♪♪♪You and me
run to a different beat ♪♪
♪We are brave, lead the way,
lead the way ♪♪
♪Be the you inside ♪♪
♪And watch the world
take flight ♪♪
♪We are brave, lead the way,
lead the way ♪♪
♪Be the change ♪♪
♪Be the change ♪♪
♪Gotta be the change ♪♪♪♪
- Hi. What is it, sweetheart?
- Amy and Piper and I went down
to the creek tonight,
and it was glowing.
It's full of algal bloom.
Is the pickle factory
putting it in there?
- Algal bloom, it's sometimes
a natural phenomenon.
- OK, great. It's just
Amy was talking about how
bad it is
for the environment,
and the pickle factory is
up the creek a few miles, and
- Yeah, well, you know what?
I'm sure it's not something
you need to worry about, OK?
- Right. Thanks, Mom.
- OK. Goodnight.
You know what? Let's just, um,
keep it between you and I, OK,
until I can get
to the bottom of it.
I just don't want anyone else
getting all worked up
for no reason.
- OK.
Alright, cool. Thanks, Mom.
- Goodnight.
- Oh! Hey, I was just gonna go
for a ride, wanna come?
- Sure. Um, so what did
your mom say about the creek?
- Oh! She just said it probably
has nothing to do with
the pickle factory.
She said algal bloom
can happen naturally.
- You think it's weird your mom
knows so much about algal bloom?
- So? You know about it.
Is that weird?
- It's definitely weird.
- Holly, these things don't
just happen
without drastic
human interference.
- What are you saying?
- That your mom is
maybe, sort of lying?
- She's not lying.
Moms don't lie.
- My mom lies
all the time!
The other day she told me
to my face that she didn't watch
the finale of Drag Race
without me.
Then, why did it say
"previously viewed"?
- OK, but my mom
doesn't lie.
- Holly, I went back
to the creek this morning
and tested the water. It's
definitely the pickle factory.
As you can see here,
the acidity level is on par
with diluted pickle brine.
It's bad, Holly,
and it's going to get worse.
Beyond killing fish
and animals,
it could get
into our drinking water.
- What are we gonna do?
- I have an idea of how
we can fix the problem,
but I'll need
more research.
- Dad! I need
more iced tea. Dad!
Do you think I could get
some ice in that one?
The last glass
was a little warm.
Oh, and maybe some cookies?
- Shouldn't you be doing
your physio exercises?
- What's the point of physio
if I can't play football?
- Well, can you at least
do your chores then?
- Dad, I don't think I can
manage anything right now.
Not until I recover.
- So until then, we're just
gonna let your room rot?
- Dad, I can't play football.
What makes you think I could
do anything else?!
I'm totally useless.
- Grab your jacket, meet me
in the car in 10 minutes.
I just remembered
we're almost out of chips.
- Oh, good call! Oh, um,
also, I kind of ate your
secret stash of gummy worms.
(sigh)
- ♪♪♪Haggard singing ♪♪
♪Tailgate swinging ♪♪♪♪
- So what happened
to the chip run?
- Just a little detour.
- If I didn't know any better,
I'd say you brought me here
to put me out of my misery.
Please tell me
I'm wrong.
- See that tractor?
- Yeah.
- About a year ago, just
bam! Broke down.
They say it couldn't be fixed.
- Let me guess.
The story of the tractor
is really a story about me.
I broke down out of nowhere
and now I should try
harder to be fixed?
- Remember when you were 12
and you fixed that lawnmower?
Well, if you want to get home,
you gotta take that tractor.
Here's your tools,
some food
and shelter
in case it takes too long.
Good luck!
- No! No, no, no!
No, no, no, no!
You can't leave me out here!
I could die of exposure!
- Oh, come on!
It's warm
and dry out,
huh? Don't be a baby.
(indistinct song on the radio)
- OK, OK. OK, Dad,
I get it! Good joke!
Dad?!
DAD!
Daddy
(door opening)
- And then we have to look
at Heather's baseball schedule.
- I know. I get it.
Look at that.
- Uh, excuse me! What are you
doing on my work laptop?
- You lied to me?
The pickle factory
is polluting the creek
and you knew about it?!
- Holly, I told you, you don't
have to worry about that.
- Now, about you snooping
on your mom's work laptop--
- What if the creek is messed up
forever?! Do you even care?!
- Well, of course I care.
- What have you done about it?
- Well, we're It's an issue
with the filtration system.
We're looking into options,
but we can't find
one that minimizes
collateral damage.
- I don't know
what that means,
but I have a sneaking suspicion
that it's lawyer talk
for "the company is too cheap
to deal with it."
- Honey, don't sass mouth
your mom. Now, how are we gonna
punish you for invading
your mom's privacy?
- Hey, habitat loss
is only the single
biggest driver
of animal extinction.
But who cares if a bunch of fish
and wildlife die?!
At least we'll still
have pickles!
- Watch your tone, young lady.
- (man): Hello? Is anyone
listening to me?
- Look, Amy and I think
that we might have a solution.
What if we make
a presentation?
- Holly, you're 13.
- So?
If the solutions work, why would
they care about our age?
Why not just hear us out?!
- I appreciate
you wanting to help,
but this isn't your problem.
- OK, I'm just
gonna go.
- Just admit it. You don't have
a plan to fix this.
- OK, what would you have us do?
Shut down the factory?
- Yes! Now we're
getting somewhere!
- Half the town works there
and people would starve;
is that what you want? Hmm?
- No.
- It's not that simple, OK?
Real life,
it's a lot more complicated
than that.
♪♪♪♪♪♪
- ♪Oooooh ooh ooh ♪♪
(phone ringing)
- [Hello?]
- Lyla?
Lyla, Lyla, Lyla, listen to me.
My dad has
gone bonkers and left me
out in a field. Come pick me up.
- [Sorry, Robbie.
I'm under strict orders]
[not to get you. Also, I think
this is a good idea.]
- You've got to be kidding me!
- [Since your injury,]
[you've been whiny and resigned,
and it's]
[it's a lot to deal with.
Anyway, gotta run!]
[And before you start calling
your football guys,]
[they're on board with this too.
Good luck, babe! Love you!]
(Beep!)
(acoustic guitar music)
- Love you too.
(frustrated exhale)
- ♪♪♪They tell us
we should act our age ♪♪
♪To wait our turn,
get off the stage ♪♪
♪Can they really put a price
on nature's paradise ♪♪
♪We see right through
their poker face ♪♪♪♪
(ducks quacking)
Hey, get out of there!
It's not safe!
(duck quacking)
Ugh! You stupid ducks!
- Holly!
Language!
- What?! I said "ducks."
- What's got your knickers
in a knot, honey?
(Holly sighing)
- The creek's poisoned,
and there's nothing
I can do about it.
I can't even save one duck.
If you haven't noticed,
I'm only one person!
- History has relied
on young people to stand up,
and make a difference.
When I was your age,
I went to every human rights
protest that there was.
And sure, at first I was going
because there was always
a lot of cute guys,
but then I started to go
because of the message.
Well, and the cute guys.
- But what can I do?
I have nothing.
- You got your music.
- My mom asked me
to keep this quiet.
- Hmm parents aren't
always right.
To quote the great
Dolly Parton,
"If you don't like
the road you're walking on,
then start paving
a new one."
- I don't know about this,
Holly. People might get mad.
- Maybe they need
to get mad.
If we can get them behind us,
maybe the pickle factory
will listen to Amy's solution.
(indistinct chatter)
♪♪♪♪♪♪
(applause)
Alright, let's give it up
for The Mercyswitch.
(crowd cheering)
♪♪♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪We're sick and tired
of waiting 'round ♪♪
♪No four-leaf clovers
on the ground ♪♪
♪Yeah, it's up to us ♪♪
♪To make this world
a brighter place ♪♪
♪No cheap black suits
can tie us down ♪♪
♪And we know
the sun will rise ♪♪
♪When they see it
through our eyes ♪♪
♪'Cause we know
the world we want
Hey, never back down ♪♪
♪We'll be standing strong ♪♪
(people clapping in time)
♪Hey, turn it all around
every right from wrong ♪♪
♪Where every step we take ♪♪
♪Will ripple out a change ♪♪
♪Hey, everyone sing along ♪♪
♪That's the world we want ♪♪
♪That's the world we want ♪♪
♪That's the world we want ♪♪♪♪
(applause and cheering)
Well, you may not
recognize these pictures,
but that's here
in Collinsville. Today.
The pickle factory has
a faulty filtration system,
and they're not doing
anything about it.
Yes, the factory employs
half the town, but does that
mean they should get
away with this?
They don't own this town.
We own the town.
People, not profits!
- (crowd): People, not profits!
Save the creek!
Save the creek!
Save the creek! Save the creek!
Save the creek!
Save the creek!
- So now what?
- I don't know,
I've never really been part
of a protest before,
yet alone led one.
I guess we just keep protesting
until they listen or until
people get bored and go home.
- (crowd): People, not profits!
- Don't look now, Holly,
but here comes a third option.
- (crowd): People, not profits!
Save the creek!
People, not profits!
Save the creek!
- Hey, Mom.
- All I asked for you to do is
to be patient and you couldn't
even do that. Let's go.
- (crowd): People, not profits!
- No! I'm staying
until the factory is willing
to talk solutions.
I don't get it.
My entire life, you've told me
that I can change the world.
I guess that only matters
if it doesn't affect you.
- Right, and what would you
have me do, Holly? You've put me
in a very tricky situation
with me and my employers.
Ever thought that I might walk
out of this without a job? Huh?
- (crowd): Save the creek!
- No.
- And it's not like I just can
demand that my bosses listen
to you and your friends. Not the
way the world works. Come on.
- You can't stop me
from speaking my mind!
- You're right, maybe I can't,
but I am still your mother.
Now, get in the car.
- (crowd): People,
not profits! Save the creek!
People, not profits!
Save the creek!
- ♪Ooooh ooh ooh whoa ohhh ♪♪
♪Ooooh ooh ooh whoa ohhh ♪♪
- Rise and shine, Goldilocks.
- Ah!
Finally, someone came
to their senses.
OK, let's get out of here.
- No, no, no. I just came
to see that you're still alive.
And you are! OK!
- No, no, no, no! No!
(grunting)
Take me with you, please!
I'll do anything.
- Except fix
the tractor.
You know it's gonna rain.
They're calling for rain.
These fields get real muddy.
I'd hurry up if I were you.
- You can't leave me here.
- Oh, you're right.
You're right, I really can't.
- Hey!
- Listen what happened
to your leg sucks.
No if ands or buts.
My brother was
two years older than you are
when he went to Vietnam.
Life gets hard,
it means you have
to try harder.
- But football was the only
thing I was good at. What
am I supposed to do now?
- If your only hope
was football, you have
to rethink everything.
You have an opportunity
right now.
What kind of a person
do you want to be?
- No. Wait, wait,
wait a second here
Your brother wasn't a soldier;
he never went to Vietnam!
- Sure he did!
On vacation.
(car engine starting)
See you at home, sweetheart.
- This is a video
of the protest you started.
- (crowd): People, not profits!
Save the creek!
- This video's been reposted
over 6000 times!
- And now people are calling
for a boycott of Flaherty
Pickles if we can't fix the
problem. Get your jacket, Holly.
- (crowd): People, not profits!
- Why?
- Get your jacket
and get in the car.
- (crowd): People, not profits!
Save the
- OK. Well, thank you so much
for meeting with us today!
We just wanted to say
that we are huge fans
of your pickles!
- Especially the gherkins.
- I'm more of
an "extra garlic" girl myself.
Anyway, we have an idea
for how to replace
the filtration system
and save the creek. Amy?
- Instead of filtering pickle
brine runoff into the creek,
we're proposing a distillery.
- We've already considered
distillation. It's too costly.
- That is the beauty
in this design.
These distilleries
are solar powered.
Free energy!
I've prepared a report
with complete
technical specs.
- Thank you.
Young ladies,
it's a brilliant solution
and a very expensive solution.
- But the solar power--
- Will cost a lot to set up.
- There are environmental
initiatives and a brand new
state agricultural grant
that helps cover a percentage
of the cost of setting up
renewable energy.
- And with enough solar panels,
you'll eventually be putting
power back into the grid.
You could even sell
the distilled water
as "pickle juice"!
Or not!
The point is it pays for itself
in the long term.
- Yes, but then there's
the upfront cost of the vats,
the heating coils, retrofitting
this system to the old system,
routine maintenance;
it's not as easy as it seems.
But thank you for bringing this
to our attention. We'll look
at of our options
and make our decision
by the end of the day.
♪♪♪♪♪♪
- ♪Dadadada tada daaa ♪♪
- [Was the illustration of the
distillery vats clear enough?]
- Would you stop pacing?
You're shaking the camera.
- [Right. Sorry.]
[How are you not freaking out?!]
- I wouldn't change a thing
about the presentation.
It was great!
- Knock, knock!
Oh! Hey, Amy.
So I I have some news
from the board of directors.
- Well?
- The directors, they decided
to use your plan.
They want to thank you
for bringing this new grant
to their attention.
And we're gonna apply for it,
and we think that we have
a good chance.
- That's awesome!
(girls cheering and laughing)
- [We saved the creek!]
- Mom, I'm sorry
I broke my promise to keep
the creek stuff a secret.
- You know what, Holly, honey?
You absolutely
you did the right thing, OK?
And I'm sorry
that I I didn't
take you seriously.
I see you as a
as a child,
because you are my child,
but you're also just
this beautiful woman
who can accomplish
whatever you put your mind to.
You're inspiring.
Both of you.
- Mom, it's OK.
Everything worked out perfectly.
- You know what? Would you mind
playing a song for me?
Grandma said that you wrote
a new one for the Open Mic.
♪♪♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪♪They tell us
we should act our age ♪♪
- Me?
(Holly giggling)
- ♪To wait our turn,
get off the stage ♪♪
♪Can they really put a price ♪♪
♪On nature's paradise ♪♪
♪We see right through
their poker face ♪♪♪♪
♪And we know the sun ♪♪
♪Will rise ♪♪
- OK.
- ♪When they see it ♪♪
♪Through our eyes ♪♪♪♪
(engine starting)
- Yes! Whoo!
Thank you!
For a second there,
I was starting to think
you didn't like me.
Alright, let's get out of here.
♪♪♪♪♪♪
Whoo!
Yes! Yes!
Whooo!
(grunting)
(grunting contentedly)
I did it! I actually
fixed that tractor!
- Good for you, son,
I'm proud of you.
Did you learn anything?
- That I'm not totally useless.
Oh! And also, Grandma is
sneakier than a weasel
running for Congress.
- Hey, hey, hey,
that's my mom.
But yes, it's true.
- Yep.
- Hey, did you learn
anything about self-reliance?
- Definitely. No one is
looking out for me but me.
- Ah, good.
Glad to hear it.
So, you could remember
to bring back
the toolkit and tent?
- Oh, crud!
Aaaah! Aaah!
♪♪♪♪♪♪
I'll be back.
- Uh-huh. Yep, yep, yep.
- Uh, too bad
Piper couldn't make it.
- Mama drama.
- Oh, I hear that.
(girls chuckling)
Although, it's kind of nice
when it's just the two of us.
- But who will make fun
of our rituals?
(Holly laughing)
- Alright, maybe Piper can
come around
for the summer solstice.
Thanks for having my back.
I couldn't have done it
without you.
- I know the feeling.
(Holly chuckling)
- Come on, you could have
done it all yourself.
- Yeah, that's what
I'm saying.
(both laughing)
- When we work together,
I feel like we can do anything.
Shall we?
- (together): Delectamentum
canis lac.
Delectamentum canis lac.
- Oh, I did some Latin research.
Turns out, for years,
we've been saying
"delicious dog milk."
(both guffawing)
- (together): Delectamentum
canis lac.
Delectamentum canis lac.
Delectamentum canis lac.
(both laughing)
- It doesn't matter
how old you are,
anyone can change the world.
And if someone tries
to tell you otherwise, go ahead
and change the world anyway,
watch their heads explode.
Poof!
- ♪♪♪Hey, never back down ♪♪
♪We'll be standing strong ♪♪
♪Hey, turn it all around ♪♪
♪Every right from wrong ♪♪
♪Where every step we take ♪♪
♪Will ripple out a change ♪♪
♪Hey, everyone sing along ♪♪
♪'Cause that's the world
we want ♪♪
Closed Captioning by SETTE inc
♪That's the world we want ♪♪♪♪