Wishbone (1995) s02e10 Episode Script

What's the story, Wishbone?
What's this you're dreaming
of such big imagination
On such a little part
What's the story, Wishbone?
Do you think it's worth a look
Kind of seems familiar
Like a story from our foot
Shake a leg now.
Wishbone, let's wag another time.
Slipping out adventure
with Wishbone on the trip.
Come on, Wishbone.
What's the story, Wishbone?
What's the story Wishbone?
What's the story? Wishbone?
What's the story?
What's the story?
Wishbone?
What's the story wish for?
Ah, home is where the red chair is.
Everyone should have a big red chair
and a best friend like Joe,
and a squeaky book, and a food bowl.
Oh, look at little Joe!
Look at what a cute baby he was!
Oh, I know.
I've grown up so fast, Wanda.
I mean, I can't believe he graduated
from eighth grade yesterday.
Next year he'll be in high school.
High school?
That was a long time ago.
It's so long I almost
forgot what it was like.
Last night I was rummaging
around the basement
looking for my old high school yearbook.
I wonder what high school
would be like for Joe.
Oh, I'm sure Joe's
headed for great things.
You bet he is. I taught
him everything he knows.
Wait a minute, what's a strange smell?
Ellen!
What is it, Wishbone?
What is it, Wishbone?
funny in the house and it's not me.
Sorry to bother you folks, but we've got
a broken gas line in the neighborhood.
Oh, no.
It's not safe for you to
stay in your homes right
now, so we're asking
everyone to please evacuate
these few blocks immediately.
Evacuate?
Oh, my goodness.
Everyone?
It'll just be for a
couple of hours, ma'am.
Oh, I need to go down to the
Chronicle, Ellen. This is news.
What about my babies?
Everyone, ma'am, especially the kids.
I met my petunias.
No need to panic, ma'am.
You can head into town if you like.
We should have it fixed by dinner.
Okay, thank you.
Well, I guess we can head
down to Pepper Pee's.
Oh, okay. Well, you go ahead
and I'll meet you there later.
Okay, great.
Joe!
Okay, don't panic. First things
first. I'll just get my stuff.
Come on, Chair.
We're going to go to Pepper Peets.
Wouldn't that be fun?
Chair.
Come on, Squeaky Book.
Don't worry, Chair. I'll be back for you.
How do you like that?
One minute, I'm all
comfortable and happy.
The next minute I'm
driven out of my home.
You know, the hero in a
book called The Aeneid
was forced to leave his home, too.
The Aeneid is an epic poem,
written around the year 19 BC
by the Roman poet,
Publius Virgilius Maro.
Virgil to his friends.
It's the story of a noble hero, Aeneas,
who leads his people all over the map
in search of a new home.
Our story begins in the city of Troy,
at the end of the Trojan War.
The Greek enemy came up
with a pretty clever trick.
They built a gigantic wooden horse
and hit their soldiers inside it.
Thinking the war was over,
the Trojans wheeled the horse
inside their city walls.
In the early morning,
as all of Troy slept,
the horse opened up.
And how were the Trojans?
Trojans in for a surprise.
Meanwhile, the all-powerful gods watched
and planned the fate of
the mortals from up above.
Oh, let me out, it's hot now, let me out.
Despised Trojans.
Feel the wrath of Juno,
queen of the gods.
The fateful day has come.
Troy is doomed.
Oh, Jupiter.
Great controller of the skies.
Why do you allow my favorite, Aeneas
and his people, to be defeated?
Venus, dismiss your fears.
It is Aeneas' destiny
to be driven from Troy
so that he may go to Latium to
be the founder of a great empire.
And I must wake him.
Anyas, awake.
You must flee Troy and save your people.
Anias, awake.
Five more minutes, Mom.
I was having a really
weird dream about a horse.
Whoa!
What's that sound?
Oh no! The Greeks are back!
I must defend my beloved Troy!
Come and get me, cowards!
You face the rest of it!
Ow!
Aeneas!
Defender of Troy!
As soon as I get outside,
I'll do terrible battle,
but this is not working.
Aeneas, yeah?
Why are you disobeying my command?
Um
Your king is lost, and Troy is in flames.
Oh.
You must take your people to safety.
Oh.
Well, that kind of changes things.
My father, Troy is lost. We must flee!
No, Aeneas.
I am old.
This is my home.
No, Father.
We must go and seek a
new place to call home.
It is the will of the gods.
And I want a double
pepperoni with mushrooms.
And I want some breadsticks.
Hey, guys.
How are you, man?
All right.
Hey.
This must be the place to be.
Oh, I don't know about that, Ellen.
Can you believe it, God's a gas lady.
Well, it looks like we're
going to be here for a while.
Hey, DeMont.
I guess you got a vacuum.
You ate it too, huh?
What does it look like?
So are your parents?
They're busy.
Hey, guys.
Some drinks in the house for
a couple more of Doe refugees.
Thanks, Sam.
Hey, one for you, too, Wishbow.
Good start, Sam, but where's the pizza?
Hey, Joe, isn't it great to
finally be out of the eighth grade?
Yeah, I almost forgot
with all this excitement.
Next stop, high school.
Ah, high school.
Do they eat pizza in high school?
It's gonna be great.
It's gonna be great.
people to meet and so
much new stuff to do.
And so much homework, I hope we're ready.
Of course you're ready. You
guys aren't puppies anymore.
It's time for some new adventures.
It's time for some food. My bowl's empty.
Sam!
Don't you want some
more to drink, Wishbone?
I'll get it.
Thanks, Sam.
You kids are gonna love high school.
I know we did.
Oh, yes, we did.
Do you guys remember choir
practice with the Lucas twins?
They were so funny.
Oh, and how about the year we all
went to Homecoming wearing Hawaii?
shirts and sandals.
Not me.
Oh, yes, you did.
You were there.
Oh, yes, you did.
Oh, you held your
Oh, no, no, no, no.
This is more water.
Wishbone can't drink any more water.
Which one would like some pizza?
Pizza.
Oh, things sure have changed
since we were in high school.
Uh-oh.
I remember sitting right over there.
I think I need to go outside.
Oh.
Joe!
Joe!
I gotta go outside!
Oh, I tell you, I really envy you guys.
You've got some great times
ahead of you in high school.
Ooh.
Don't think about water.
Don't think about water.
Don't think about water.
Don't think about water.
For seven long years,
Aeneas tried without success
to reach Latvia, his place of destiny.
But the cruel gods tossed
his ship from port to port.
Poor Anuus' father died just
before a terrible storm broke
to a place called Carthage.
Aeneas would have to find
his destination on his own.
You will be safe in Queen
Dido's kingdom, my son.
I will send my messenger Cuba to
shoot her with the magic arrows.
And the queen will fall in love with you.
This is some prime real estate.
I mean, yeah, it's all rocky and
dusty and there's no water inside,
but it would be perfect to have
a great big palace right here.
Easy, boys.
What? What is it?
Oh, they've already got a
great big palace right here.
Well, let's go check it out.
Come on, boys. Come on.
Nice decor. Not what I would have
chosen, but still, very nice.
Oh, fellas, I think I smell a buffet.
Let's go!
Pick it up, boys, pick it up!
Pick it up!
Oh, greetings, fair queen.
I am Prince Eneas of Troy.
Oh, unhappy prince, I know the sad tale
of how you were driven from your homeland.
I too was forced to leave my country.
But now I'm building a
new home here in Carthage.
What is it, Queen Daito? Are you unwell?
I have never felt so well.
Oh, Eneas, you must stay here
with me as long as you like.
I will have a full.
A feast prepared in your honor.
A feast? That's even
better than a buffet.
Come on, boys.
My dearest sister, what has come over me?
I feel as if I've been
stung by Cupid's arrow.
This Trojan prince has taken my heart.
Aeneas spent a long time in Carthage.
He fell in love with Queen Dido
and thought it might be a
good idea to stay there.
But Jupiter knew this
was not his destiny.
So the king of the gods sent Mercury
to Carthage with an important
message.
I think I'll stretch
my legs a little bit.
Take a break, boys. It's been a long day.
Great gods above! Where
did you come from?
From the great gods above?
All powerful Jupiter
has sent me here with
this severe command.
What? What is it?
Do not linger here.
Wasting your time on
the love of your queen.
Delay no more.
Delay no more, yes.
Go to Latian and fulfill
the will of the gods.
Leave this place.
How can I leave my queen and
who the heck was that guy?
Oh, ungrateful prince,
I gave you safety and
happiness in my kingdom,
and now you flee?
How can you leave me wretched and alone?
Fair queen, it is not my will,
but the will of the gods
that drives me from you.
I fear we must not oppose
what the gods command.
I am forced by my fate
to leave your kingdom.
Farewell, my queen.
If I were free to decide,
I would stay here with you.
I would stay here with you.
Hi, Sam.
I do.
People, I need to go outside.
You must be really thirsty, Wishbow.
No, no, not thirsty.
We need to go outside.
Sam, no.
Oh, water.
Mom, how long do we have to stay here?
Oh, I'm sure it won't be
much longer, sweetheart.
But I'm almost done.
David, would you mind taking your
sister across the street to Rosie
so she could pick out a coloring book?
All right, I'll take her.
Come on, Emily.
Where's the bathroom?
Thank you. Give me a kiss. Be
careful crossing the street.
Um, let's see.
Um
Women, men.
Where's the doggy potty?
Alan.
You remember when we went to the stump?
The stump?
Yeah.
The stump.
Oh, I haven't thought
about that in years.
What are you talking about?
You know that old tree stump
in front of the post office?
Tree stump? That's perfect!
Oh!
Well, it's the only thing that's
left of the first oak tree
ever planted on Oak Street.
Some say it knows all there
is to know about Oakdale.
And if you sit on it and close your eyes,
you can actually see your future.
You want to try it?
I can tell my dad.
I'm taking a break.
Do you see anything?
Not yet.
Me neither.
So what do you want to do in high school?
So what do you want to do in high school?
Well, definitely photography.
Maybe drama.
How about you?
What about you? Basketball?
I'll try out.
I was thinking I might take up the drums.
Maybe join the jazz band.
You're kidding.
No, really.
Hey.
Maybe this step works after all.
Well, it sure worked for me.
Woo! Boy, do I feel better.
Oh, nothing like getting back to nature.
Let me tell you.
That was what you.
what you call a necessary pit stop.
Jupiter had one more
stop planned for Aeneas.
He was going to Kumai,
the entrance to Hades,
the place where the souls of
the dead and departed wander.
Down in the afterworld, Annius would
see his destiny right before his eyes.
Ooh, bones.
Hmm.
So this is the afterworld, huh?
Whoa!
You must be the one the God sent
to guide me to my Father's Spirit!
I must see him!
Uh, which way?
Ah, thank you!
Oh, this is a nice place to dwell.
You gotta dwell.
Dad?
Father, it's you at last!
Welcome to Elysium, my son,
where the purest souls of
the dead come to dwell.
Come, walk with me a moment.
I will show you your future greatness.
These will be your future
descendants, not yet born.
You will have a son, Silvius.
He will be first in a line of kings.
Wow, a king in the family?
And there!
Romulus!
The city of the city.
The of Rome will be named after him.
No kidding.
Julius Caesar, the great statesman.
And behind him, the Emperor Augustus,
he will be the ruler of
the great Roman Empire.
So all these great men are
going to be my relatives?
What a cool family!
Go now.
NESU have battles to fight
and victories to win.
Follow the destiny the
gods have laid out for you.
Join the journey.
Trojan at Latin peoples and
give birth to a great empire!
Thank you, father! You've inspired me!
Farewell!
Did it work?
Well, sort of.
Oh, it worked.
Can I have some water?
Well, I had to redo the entire front page
so I could lead with a gas leak story.
Oh, and while I was
down at the newspaper,
look what I found.
Oh, no!
Well, this takes me back.
Oh, Helen, this is so funny.
Look at the clothes we used to wear.
I mean.
Look at my hair. What was I thinking?
What?
Did she have funny hair? Let me see.
Oh, I have so many great
memories of high school.
The school paper, Earth Day.
That's when I started
planting trees every year.
Oh, and DeMont's dad was
president of the Student Council.
You're gonna love high school.
There's so much to do.
Yeah, right.
Well, what about you, DeMont?
What are you going to do?
I don't know.
Nothing, really.
What's there to do anyway?
It's bugging him.
Same thing that's bugging me.
Who's going to be around
to play with the dog?
Well, back to work for me.
Oh, Ellen, look, a picture of
you working on the trophy case.
You built the trophy case?
Well, not all by herself, but it
was her idea, and she did design it.
You never told me about that, Ma.
Well, it was nothing, really.
Nothing.
It was a tremendous contribution.
Your mother didn't think it was fair
for only the sports teams
to have a trophy case,
so she headed the committee
that built the one big enough
to display all of the
school's achievements.
That's right. You'll probably pass
it on your way to class every day.
That's great, Mom.
I have to see it.
Oh, look!
Here's one of Nathan
on the basketball team.
Talk about hair.
Hey, Wishbone. Want to
check out Mom's trophy case?
At the high school? Sure!
Let's get a peek in your future.
Finally, my son, you have reached Latium.
Your faded destination.
This will be your home.
But I will make sure that the
Trojan sufferings are not over.
Prince Turnus.
Be my ambassador of war.
Okay, boys, best behavior.
My king, we honor your court with
this gift of fine Carthaginian fabric,
which we got on sale.
Prince of the Trojans,
welcome to our peaceful
kingdom of Latium.
Thank you, good King Latinus.
Fate and the gods drove
our ships to your shore.
It took a while, but better
late than ever, I always say.
You are the foreign
prince fate has decreed.
I have seen you in my visions, Anias.
They have shown that you will marry my
daughter Lavinia and be
the heir to my throne.
Cool!
This destiny thing is working
out a lot better than I'd hoped.
You may use my kingdom as your own.
Through you, we will join together
the Trojan and Latin lines
and build a great empire.
King Latinus,
how can you hand over this
land to a foreign stranger?
He is not of Latin.
and he must not rule in Latin lands.
As for the fair Lavinia,
she was promised to me.
Silence, Ternus, please.
This is the way it must be.
My friends, the king is deceived.
This Aeneas is our enemy.
We will not allow Latium to fall
into the hands of these Trojans
to gather our armies for battle.
We will drive these foreigners
from these foreigners from
are sure.
The battle for Latium was underway.
The two gray warriors
took to the battlefield.
Aeneas called a truce.
He asked Ternus to settle
the battle one-on-one,
and Ternus accepted the challenge.
Okay, Ternus, let the competition begin.
First one to the Big Rock wins.
But the
The Big Rock there?
No.
There!
There!
Hey, look who's first to the Big Rock.
That was clever.
So, you won the first one.
But now we'll see who's king of the hill.
First one to the top wins.
Now the ultimate challenge.
First one to blink must surrender.
What's it, Torn?
What's it matter, Ternis?
Feeling a little dry-eyed.
Ooh.
You have defeated me, brave prince.
Yes!
My destiny is fulfilled!
The Trojan and Latin people
shall join together and share
and share this new home.
Well spoken, my king!
I
Ooh, what a comfortable lap.
So this is high school, huh?
It's kinda big.
Hey, DeMont.
What do you want?
I just wanted to see the trophy case.
This was my mom's idea.
This was my mom's idea.
Yeah.
It's the 92 state playoffs.
Wait a minute.
Isn't that your brother Larry?
He played on that team?
Yeah.
Don't remind me.
Why?
It's bad enough.
I have to hear about
it at home every day.
How great Larry is at everything.
And that's all they talk about.
And now I'm expected to live up to that.
What's the use?
I'll always be a let down.
I'm the loser of the family.
You've got to give yourself a chance.
What do you know about it?
You don't know what it's like.
Living in someone else's
shadow, your whole life.
It's a whole life.
It's hard to play when you
know you're going to lose.
It's not always about winning.
My dad was a great athlete.
Andy made the honor rule.
I don't know how I'll
survive high school math.
But I can't get upset about it.
I just have to do my best.
My best isn't good enough.
Never will be either.
Look, we made it through middle school.
We'll make it through high school too.
Hey, maybe this summer we
could work out together
so we can be ready for
basketball tryouts in the fall.
Are you serious?
Sure.
Who knows?
Together we can end up
winning one of these.
Hey Talbot.
You're all right.
Sorry.
Sorry about, you know.
Yeah.
I know.
Wait a minute. Is this the older monster?
Boy, things really are changing.
The Aeneid is more than just a story.
Rome really did start out
in a country called Latium.
Over hundreds of years, Rome
grew into a great empire
that stretched across the Western world.
And we've got the Romans to thank for
a lot of things we still use today.
Like many of our laws,
and the 12-month calendar.
Spanish, French, and Italian,
are all based on Latin,
the language of the Romans.
Which all goes to show there
was no place like Rome.
Don't worry, Wishbone.
We're going through a lot of changes.
But I'm still going to
be your best friend.
Who knows?
You might have made a new friend today.
Do you think tomorrow come through?
I don't know, pal.
But with a friend like
you, he has a good chance.
Oh no.
Joe, I gotta go outside again.
Joe?
I don't know.