Love Makes You Blind

[ Theme Song ]

Ray: Your grandmother, already a real beauty at the time, was screaming in fear, imprisoned in a fishing net. The poor thing was gonna end up as turtle soup. Ricky: Huh? 'Ray: Hearing her sweet mermaid's voice cry gave my shell the shivers. (The cleaning fish are cleaning the parasites off of Ray's neck) Yeah, right there. Make sure my neck's nice and clean. I gotta be spotless for tonight. Ricky: And after that, what happened, Grandpa? Ray: Well, I summoned up all my courage and freed her right under their human noses. Ricky: Amazing! Ella: (to Sammy) Is that how Ray and Rita really met, Grandpa? Sammy: (chuckles) More or less. Let's just say that Ray embellishes the truth somewhat. Ray: (to Ricky) And your grandmother hasn't seen anything yet. For our wedding anniversary tonight, I've got an incredible surprise in store for her. (Ella sighs romantically)

César: Oh, you're such romantic, aren't you, Rita? (A fish chuckles at Rita) All right, now, take a look at this. This is a fluoresecent seaweed cream eye make-up. Perfect for special occassions. Your husband will love it. Rita: Ohh.

(Rita applies the seaweed cream into her eyelids) Rita: Ohh. (applies the cream to her other eye) Ohh. Hmm? Uh... (groans when she tries to open her eyes) I can't see a thing!

Ricky: And, you see, my grandpa is so big and strong that he scared away the fishermen. And with just a swish of his flipper, he freed my grandma from the net. Easy-peasy. Ella: Ahh, you and your grandpa are just alike. Both of you are always embellishing the truth. Ricky: What are you talking about? Not at all. I never lie. Rita: Aah! Help! The kids: Huh?

Rita: I can't see anything! Oh! (The kids all gasp) And Ray has surely organized a surprise for tonight. Ricky: Oh, that's for sure. He even said "an incredible surprise". (His friends groan at him) What? It's the truth, isn't it? Make up your mind. Rita: I was sure of it. I absolutely must get this sticky paste off before tonight. Ella: Wait a second, let me try. (grunts as she tries to pull Rita's left eye open) Rita: Ow! My eye! Ricky: I've got an idea, Grandma. I know a place where we can get this stuff off fast. Pipo: Oh, yeah? Where's that? Ricky: Uh, not too far. You can trust me. We'll take you there. Rita: That's so kind of you, Ricky.

Ella: Where exactly are you taking us, Ricky? Ricky: Shh! We're going to the big aquarium. Hee hee. Pipo: What? But that's too far. Ella: And dangerous, Ricky. Ricky: No, it's not. There are five of us. And plus, it's the only solution. There, the humans always take care of fish when they have a problem. Ella: But why aren't you telling Rita the truth? Ricky: Because otherwise she'd never accept to follow us. Annabel: (sees Rita swimming uncontrollably) Ohh! Rita: Huh? (Annabel guides her) Oh. Annabel: This way, Rita. Ricky: Come on, let's go! (The kids and Rita all swim through the passageway) Pipo: Oh, and I didn't even bring my snack along. (Rita bumps into Pipo) Rita: Ouch! Oh! Pardon me, ma'am. (The kids all laugh at Pipo) I didn't see you. Ella: Ricky, at this rate, we'll never be back in time for Grandpa Ray's surprise. 'Ricky: Grandma, we're gonna have to hurry up if you want to be ready for tonight. Why, of course, my darling. Good-bye, ma'am. Annabel: (giggles) "Good-bye, ma'am".

Ella: Are you sure this is the right way, Ricky? Ricky: Of course this is the right way. Rita: Is this it? Have we arrived? Ricky: Yeah, yeah, Grandma, almost. Rita: Why were you whispering, Ricky? (Ella notices to two barracudas nearby) Ella: (gasps) Ricky! Rita: What's wrong? Ricky: (gasps) Barracudas! Rita: What? In the reef? (The kids guide her to a nearby cave) Ouch! My head! (The barracudas swim pass them) What has gotten in you children? Ricky: Uh, we--we thought we saw some barracudas, but it's all right, we were wrong. (Ella pulls Ricky aside) Ella: You shouldn't have said there were barracudas in front of Rita. You scared her for no reason. Ricky: Make up your mind. I can't keep everything straight with all this truth and lying business. I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore. Annabel: I'm making you a special seaweed helmet. (wraps seaweed around Rita's head) That way, you won't get hurt anymore for as long as your eyes are stuck shut. Rita: That's very nice of you, Annabel. Hmm, it seems pretty sturdy. (Ricky and Ella both giggle in amusement. Later, the kids and Rita all swim to the direction to the big aquarium, but they encounter a swarm of jellyfish. A moorish idol swims by, but he gets stung by one of the jellyfish) Pipo: We're not gonna go that way, are we? Ricky: Don't worry. If we all hang onto each other's fins, we should be able to slalom between the jellyfish without touching them. Trust me. Annabel: Okay! Sounds like super-fun! Rita: (sighs) Tell me, are we really here this time? Ricky: Almost, Grandma. And since you can't see anything, we're all gonna hang onto each other's fins and swim together. (The kids and Rita all hang onto each other's fins and swim through the jellyfish swarm) Rita: (gets strung) Oh! What was that? Ricky: Uh, nothing. It's just, uh, some crabs. Rita: (gets strung again) Oh! But crabs don't give off electrical shocks. Ella: No, it was an eel. Um, it was hiding. Ricky: See? You lie sometimes, too. Rita: Tell me, children-- (gets strung again) Ohh! You wouldn't be taking me for a ride, now, would you? The kids: Us? Never! (Ricky swims out of the swarm and sees the big aquarium) Ricky: Victory! We're here! Rita: (sighs) Finally. Ricky: Just you wait. You'll be super-pampered here, Grandma. You'll be the most beautiful of all tonight for Grandpa's surprise. Pipo Uh, do you really think we'll be able to get your grandma through that? Ricky: (sees the small pipe entrance) Hmm. Uh, the entrance is a little small, Grandma, but we'll help you. Rita: The entrance? The entrance to what? (Later, the kids all try to get Rita inside the small pipe entrance) Ricky: Uhh! We'll never make it. Pipo You mean to say we did all that for nothing? Ella: So what's your plan now? Pipo: I didn't get my snack. I don't have any ideas. Annabel: Well, why don't we just ask the fish cleaners of the village? Ricky, Ella, and Pipo: Huh? (Annabel laughs) Ella: Why didn't you tell us that sooner, Annabel? Annabel: Well, you didn't ask for my advice. Anyway, this was a fun little excursion, wasn't it? (Ricky facepalms) Rita: I may be blind, children, but I'm not deaf. (The kids all pull Rita out and guide her back to the village. Along the way, they hide behind a cave when they see the same two barracudas)

Rita: You're tickling me! Make sure you get it all off. I don't want a trace of that horrible sticky cream left on. Ray mustn't suspect a thing. Hmm. (a cleaning fish shows Rita a mirror) Ohh! What in the world has happened to me? I'm a monster! Cleaning fish: For the jellyfish stings, ma'am, there's nothing we could do. But in a couple of days, the spots will have all disappeared. Ricky: Uh... Rita: Well, just know that it is always better to tell the truth. As for your punishment, I'll have to see what Ray says. (gasps) Ray! Oh, no, he must be waiting for me.

Ray: Huh? (John shakes his head when he didn't see Rita) Rita: Ray? Ray: My little sugar-clam. Finally! Rita: Uh, I--I had a little accident. Ray: Oh! Ha ha ha! Well, I'll be! Rita: Instead of making fun of me, why don't you explain to me what your ridiculous outfit is all about. Ray: Uh, ah... well, in fact, uh, this was César the Squid's silly idea. And you? Where did you get those horrible spots? Rita: Oh, those. It's... actually an incredible story. Um, well, I was swimming along with Shelly in the reef, when all of a sudden-- and I know this might sound crazy to you-- but you know what happened?

Ricky: My grandma was completely blind. We were holding fins, when all of a sudden, barracudas came out of nowhere. They were enormous! And then we found ourselves face to face with super-dangerous jellyfish. And then-- (The Rockfish all laugh) Well, what? Glitz: You really think we're gonna believe all your fibs, flipper-boy? What do you take us for, a bunch of gullible goldfish, or what? (Crudd and Babbles both laugh) Ricky: I don't get it. Why doesn't anyone ever believe me? Huh? (His friends all laugh too)