Max's New Suit

[The episode begins where Ruby is writing an envelope)

Ruby: (reading) You are invited to a fancy tea party at Ruby's house.

[Then she makes an envelope and decides to mail it]

Ruby: Now, all we have to do is mail it. (then sees Max playing with rockets) Just a minute, Max. You are just in time to go to your fancy tea party and you're invited. We are all going to dress up in our very best clothes. You can wear your brand new suit.

[The rockets all tip over like dominoes]

Ruby: Get dressed, Max. There's a lot to do before our guests arrive. This is going to be the fanciest tea party ever. Nothing beats a well dressed bunny.

[As Ruby brushes her hair, he drops his suit on the floor and leaves. Ruby sees the suit and decides to give it to Max. Max plays his rocket when Ruby comes to him]

Ruby: You dropped your new suit, Max. Put it on, and I'll even let you set the party table.

[As Max puts the suit into the toy chest, Ruby sees him]

Ruby: Don't forget to wash your ears, Max.

[Max gives up. Ruby has the table set up]

Ruby: Only the very best cups and spoons will do our fancy party. Just right. Hmmm, something's missing. I know! I need a fancy center piece in the middle of the table. Where's that thing I made in first grade? Hmm, (Max walks along with his new suit) There it is!

[Max takes his new suit outside when Ruby puts the center piece on the table]

Ruby: Now that's fancy. (then sees Max still not on his suit) But you're not! Go put on your new suit while I find clean table napkins. No one will want to get their fancy clothes dirty.

[Outside Ruby takes off the table napkins in a clothesline humming. When she has got them all, she sees a new suit hanging there and gasps. Max is seen in his bedroom still playing with rockets]

Ruby: Here's your new suit, Max. Hurry up and get dressed. Our guests will be here any minute and I still have to put out snacks.

[Max sneaks out of his bedroom and hangs the new suit on the hamper]

Max: No suit!

[Ruby has finally got the snacks]

Ruby: There's just one more thing. Mississippi Chocolate Fudge Cake!

[She puts it on the table and puts a twig on top of it]

Ruby: Oh, I hope I haven't forgot anything. I can't wait to see what everyone's wearing. (gasps) I forgot to get dressed up!

[Ruby quickly walks up the stairs and gets her fancy clothes on]

Ruby: (in fear) Hurry, hurry, hurry!

[She looks through the mirror and sees Max's suit on the hamper]

Ruby: (gasps)

[Max is still playing with rockets]

Ruby: Your new suit doesn't need to be clean until after you wear it, Max. I'm going to help you get dressed or you'll never by ready. (she pulls the overalls off of him) First the pants. Always put the straps in the back so they stay up. Now the shirt, Max. And now your jacket. There. (buttons up the coat) The buttons go through the button holes. The tie goes on last. Good. You're all dressed up.

(then the doorbell rang)

Ruby: And just in time. Come on, our guests are here.

[Max looks at himself through a mirror and feels bored]

All: Hi, Ruby.

Bunny Scout Leader: The first thing to do for our fancy tea party is introductions.

Ruby: Martha, Louise. Louise, Martha. Valerie, Martha, Louise.

Martha: Pleased to meet you.

Valerie: A pleasure I'm sure.

Louise: Oh, no. The pleasures all mine.

(all laughing)

Louise: Where's Max?

Ruby: He's just getting dressed.

[Unfortunately, Max still doesn't want his new suit]

Max: No suit!

[Max takes off his tie, pulls off his coat and shirt, then lies down, shaking the pants off of him and gets up and looks through the mirror all naked]

Ruby: We just have to wait for Max before we can cut the cake. I've decorated it myself.

Bunny Scout Leader: What an interesting center piece, Ruby. I've never seen anything like it.

Ruby: Marigolds are my favorite.

Louise: Max is taking a long time to get dressed, Ruby.

Valerie: I am hungry.

Ruby: I'll go see what's keeping Max.

[Max, still naked, plays with his rockets]

Ruby: (gasps) What happened, Max? Everyone one was waiting to have Mississippi Chocolate Fudge Cake.

[Max gets out of the room naked but Ruby stops him]

Ruby: You have to get dressed first.

Max: No suit.

Ruby: No suit, no cake, Max. (gives the clothes to Max) Our guests are waiting.

[Max then changes his mind and decides to get dressed, only in the wrong way. One, he puts his shirt on his legs, two, he puts the pants all around his body and straps it out, three, he puts his coat on his head, and four, he puts the tie on it as well. Then he looks at himself in the mirror. He was all dressed up]

Ruby: Max is really having trouble putting on his new suit. But now I'll show him what to do. He'll be down in a moment.

[Then Max comes in making the guests look surprised]

Bunny Scout Leader: Oh my!

(Ruby, Louise and Valerie gasp in shock)

Max: Dressed up!