Home On De-Nile

{Rita and Runt Intro} HOME ON DE-NILE --- Written by: STEPHEN HIBBERT Directed by: RUSTY MILLS Animation: TOKYO MOVIE SHINSHA {More Egyptian music} RITA:  Welcome to Palm Springs! RUNT:  Are you sure? RITA:  Of course it's Palm Springs. And if my calculations are correct, Sonny Bono's house is       right over that sand dune. {She'll be coming 'round the mountain} RUNT:  How come we're visiting Sonny Bono, Rita? Huh? How come? How come? RITA:  Because he's rich, and he likes strays. {Where, oh where has my little dog gone?} RUNT:  Yup, that's you and me. Definitely a couple of old stray dogs. RITA:  If you don't tell him, I won't.  {Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny} [Upon arrival at the palace] I guess the royalties from "I Got You       Babe" paid off. GUARDS: Charge! R & R: Aahhh! RITA:  Sonny, is this really necessary? RUNT:  Snarl, Grrrr, growl. GUARDS: We're not worthy! We're not worthy! RITA:  Not bad behavior for humans. SERVANT:What about this kitty, my queen? CLEO:  No! None of these cats are good enough to accompany us to the harvest festival, feast, and luau. Marc Antony, do something! ANTONY: I should spank you all.  How about this one, my darling Cleopatra? CLEO:  What a cluck you are! That's the worst cat of all! FURRBALL:Yooowll! CLEO:  Auughh. ANTONY: My flower of the desert, my reason for continuing to breathe, there is not a single pussycat in all of Egypt that you like. What can I do? CLEO:  Sing me a wittle song, hmmmm? SING! [Song break] ANTONY: Who's afraid of Cleopatra, Cleopatra, Cleopatra? Who's afraid of Cleopatra, tra-la-la-la-la-LA. [ed. note: this is not in the AMLF] CLEO:  Everybody! Ha, ha, ha! GUARD: Your royal highness, this cat was found outside the palace wall. CLEO:  Oh, it is surely a gift from the gods! {Runt theme} Marc Antony, take this filthy dog away! He's bothering my wonderful goddess. ANTONY: Come on boy. Do you want to work in the hot, blistering sun, and help build a huge, stone temple to Cleopatra and her new kitty? RITA:  Smelt. My fave. {sexy-ish music} RUNT:  [After helping out the slaves] {Runt theme} Gee, I hope Rita is        having this much fun. RITA:  Being a goddess ain't half bad. {song break} [see AMLF 1.6 #39] RUNT:  Did you sing a song? I like it when you sing songs. RITA:  Why me? RUNT:    Living with Sonny Bono sure is good, Rita. You're smart, definitely smart. RITA:  Uh-huh. RUNT:  So today, I had a bunch of these boulders strapped to my back It was good, really, really good. RITA:  HEY! Whaddya say we relax, and go to sleep? RUNT:   {Brahm's Lullabye} RITA:  What are you going to do? {Warners' Theme} RUNT:  [Upon looking at the hieroglyphics]  I love pretty pictures. Yeah I do, I-I do. RITA:  When you're a member of the royal family, you make public appearances. It keeps the rabble in line. CLEO:  Oh gods of harvest, we offer you a sacrifice to the eternal flame! CROWD: YEAH!  RUNT:  Rita sure is a pretty dog. Crowd: [After flame is lit]  YEAH!  RUNT:  [After studying the hieroglyphics]  Uh-oh.   {??? music [not Runt's theme]} RITA:  Whoof! I heard Palm Springs was hot, but pheh, this is ridiculous. [After being tossed, and caught] Excuse me, Runt, what are you doing? [After shot of crowd getting angry] Eh! RUNT:  Saving your life. Yeah. Defi-definitely saving your life. RITA:  Uh-huh. Runt, COULD WE GET THE LEAD OUT? {LZ's Kashmir} [Okay, they don't play Kashmir really, but they should have. And in my transcript, they do ;)]       {They play Runt's theme, honestly}        [After escaping] Okay, so Sonny Bono and his crowd turned out to        be a little...well, crackers.  But Vegas is around here someplace.        We'll make a fortune at the casinos! Hey, after today, I'm feeling        mighty lucky. RUNT:   Don't worry, she's a good little dog, deep down inside.