Big Mama

[ Theme Song ]

Pipo: Hey, did you see that? Maybe we'd better go hide. Annabel: But why would we do that? That wouldn't be very polite. Ella: Pipo's right. What if it's a predator who found the entrance to the reef? Ricky: Oh, suspicious much? If we listened to them, we'd end up being afraid of moving seaweed. (Lucille arrives) Lucille: Hello, children. The kids: Hello, ma'am. Lucille: Well, well... my little darling wasn't exaggerating. It's magnificent here. Ella: Have you come to see someone who lives here? Lucille: Yes. I've come to visit my son, the boss of your superb reef. Pipo: What? We don't have a boss here at the reef. Ella: Though we know a seahorse who wishes he was. Ricky: No way! You think that's Big Boss's mother? (A fish almost swim into Lucille) Villager: Sorry, ma'am. Lucille: No harm done, little one. At your age, you gotta have fun. (The kids all follow Lucille) Annabel: In any case, she sure seems a whole lot nicer than Big Boss. Ella: (chuckles at Lucille) Um, actually, your son doesn't live here. Lucille: Hmm?

Ricky: (to Marco and Philippe) Could you tell Big Boss he has a visitor? Philippe: Big Boss isn't seeing anybody. Now beat it. Lucille: Bibou? You-hoo! Bibou? (Big Boss gasps when he sees Lucille) Marco and Philippe: Hmm? Big Boss: Mama? Lucille: Is this what you call overseeing a village from a palace? Big Boss: Uh, it's just that, uh, I didn't think you'd be coming to see me. Lucille: Ah, well, come give your old mother a kiss, Bibou. Philippe: Huh? The boss's real name is Bibou? (Marco laughs) Talk about a ridiculous name! Lucille: What's this talk about a ridiculous name? First of all, Bibou is a very cute name. Right, Bibou? (Annabel laughs at Big Boss) Big Boss: Come on, Mama, why don't we go inside? (The kids all leave, as Big Boss, Marco, and Philippe all lead Lucille inside the shipwreck) Lucille: It's even uglier inside! Big Boss: It's just that... it's complicated, Mama. There are these wretched turtles that prevent me-- Lucille: Bibou, why do you live in such a dump? Stop blaming others and face the facts, Bibou. You're a loser! What's more, you lied to me by making believe that you reigned over the beautiful reef next door. It's not good to lie to your own mother. Marco and Philippe: Huh? Lucille: Thankfully, your mother is here now. You'll see. This village will soon be ours!

Sammy: Big Boss's mother? And you say that she doesn't resemble her son at all? Annabel: Oh, no, she's super-nice. Ella: Yeah, well, not with him, she isn't. Ricky: With a son like Big Boss, how could she not reproach him all the time? (Lucille's sobbing is heard) Mrs. Lucille? What's the matter? Lucille: It's nothing. I traveled across leagues to see my little Bibou, and he doesn't even want me to sleep at his place. Annabel: That's sure not very nice. Lucille: (blows nose) Oh, well... I'll just set off again without bothering anybody and cross predator-infested oceans with my feeble fin, my poor eyesight, and my bad hearing. With a little luck, I might just make it. Sammy: What a hooligan. Ma'am, if you wish, you can stay in our villge as long as you like. Pipo and Ella: Hmm? Lucille: No, no. I don't want to be a bother. Sammy: Why, not at all. Come, now. You're more than welcome among us. Lucille: Ohh, that's so nice of you.

Villager: Waah! I lost my coin again! Lucille: No, look. It's over there. (points to the coin) (The villager swims to it) Villager: Thanks, lady. Lucille: And call me ma'am. (Lucille, Ricky, and Annabel all swim away) Pipo: She can see just fine.

Lucille: Tell me about it. My husband also collected all sorts of useless knickknacks. So I started to do the same thing, up to the point where you couldn't even get into the house anymore. Believe me, he got the message. (Pipo and Ella both look at each other, feeling suspicious) Rita: Ha ha ha ha! Thanks for the advice. I'm gonna try that, starting tomorrow. (The kids swims farther away) Ella: Her hearing seems just fine as well. Ricky: Stop being so suspicious. Lucille is helping others out, that's all.

(Lucille is seen swimming past Jimbo and Billy near the palaver tree) Jimbo: Hmm? (Later, Sammy is at the seaweed garden where the crabs are all going on strike) Crab: Absolutely! We heard them perfect well. They said all crabs were good for was cuttin' seaweed! Sammy: But who? Who said that? You're not gonna get mad without knowinng who you're mad at. Crab: We're not cuttin' anymore. Crab 2: You're right. (The kids and Lucille all arrive) Lucille: That's unacceptable. After all, it's you who nourish the whole village, no? You deserve a celebration in your honor. Maybe this is none of my business, and I should keep my mouth shut. Crab: All right, strike's over, guys! (The crabs all cheer) Ricky and Annabel: Long live the crabs! Crab: Yeah! Only Mrs. Lucille does right understand us! Lucille: "Understands" us. Sammy: Phew. I really thought we weren't gonna have any seaweed to eat this week. Lucille is a real blessing. (Lucille groans) Ricky: Are you not well, Lucille? Are you cold? Lucille: Oh, it's nothing. At my age, we're more sensitive to the cold. (She faints, but a crab catches her) Crab: Quick, quick! Get her warm! Ricky: On top of the tree! It's closer to the surface and the water is warmer! Ella: But, Sammy, it's the palaver tree. You forbid us from playing on it. Crabs: Huh? Sammy: I don't think anybody here would mind allowing a gentle, weary soul to rest on it for a while. (The crabs all carry Lucille to the tree) Annabel: Ohh! Don't worry, my friends. There's nothing to be afraid of.

(Nearby, Ella and Pipo are watching the crowd) Sammy: Calm down. Mrs. Lucille will see all of you. Everybody has to take turns. Get in line. (The villagers all form a line) Villagers: Hmm. (Meanwhile, Annabel is giving Lucille a massage) Lucille: Ricky? A round shell. Ricky: Right away, ma'am. (Lucille looks at Annabel) Annabel: Oh. (continues to massage Lucille) (Ricky comes back with a round shell) Lucille: All you have to do is put his head in this and you'll no longer be kept up by your husband's snoring. Villager: Oh, thank you. You've changed my life. (The male powder-blue tang carries the shell and he and his wife both swim away) Lucille: You're welcome, you're welcome. Lower, Annabel. (Nearby, Pipo and Ella both watch the couple swim away) Ella: (to Pipo) Kind of makes you wonder how they ever got by before Mrs. Lucille showed up. (Meanwhile, Lucille continues to help the villagers. A crab is tangled by a fishing line) Crab 3: Hmm? Hmm? (Annabel laughs as she untangled the fishing line) Hmm. Lucille: Sorry, we're closing. Ricky: Mrs. Lucille is tired. She'll see you tomorrow. (The villagers who're in line all swim away) Sammy: Phew! What a day! Ella: Grandpa? I know this might sound rather strange what I'm about to say-- Pipo: We think that Lucille, in fact, isn't nice at all, and she's preparing a dirty trick! Sammy: No, she's a good old woman. We can trust her. Lucille: Uhh! Maybe my Bibou isn't perfect, but deep down he's a good soul. Shelly and Rita: Huh? Lucille: I miss him so much! (sobs) Rita: Poor Lucille. It's hard for a mother to be deprived of her son. (Lucille sobs) Perhaps we could make an effort and let Big Boss come to the village. Crab: Yeah. We owe Mrs. Lucille. It's the least we could do. Right, guys? Crabs: Yeah! Let Big Boss come to the village! Big Boss! Big Boss! Sammy: Oh, all right. If it's to reconcile with his mother, Big Boss can come to the village. (swims away) Ella: What? Ricky: (to Lucille) We can go get him now if you want. Lucille: That's so kind of you, children. Pipo: (to Ella) They're not really gonna bring Big Boss here, are they? Ella: Yes. But I have an idea.

Big Boss: Come to live in the village? I'd love to. But that means my mother succeeded in-- Hmm. I don't know. I'm not so sure. Annabel: Succeeded in what? Ella: What made you change your mind, Big Boss? It's the idea of having to live with your mother, isn't it? Ricky: Well, why not? She's so nice with everybody, so sweet. Big Boss: Nice? Nice? She's the most manipulative fish in the sea! Don't you understand that her only goal is to take control over everything? The reef, you, and me! Ricky and Annabel: Huh? Big Boss: No, I'd rather rot here than live by her side. Ella: I always thought that a boss as courageous as you are would stand up to his mother in front of the whole village. Big Boss: Of course I will! I'm gonna show them all who the Big Boss really is. (He, Marco, and Philippe all leave the shipwreck, making Ella chuckles) Hmm.

Big Boss: Hmm? (a crowd of villagers are awaiting him) Huh? Ella: Remember, you're the boss. Big Boss: Hmm! (Big Boss and the kids all swim to the palaver tree. Two crabs stops Marco and Philippe from following the kids and Big Boss) Marco and Philippe: Huh? (The villagers all chatter as Big Boss and the kids all swim to Lucille) Lucille: My little Bibou. Come here by my side, right here below me. (Big Boss groans, but he swims next to Lucille. She kisses her son.) Mwah. They're all looking at you like that because you were mean to your dear old mother. But that's all right, my little Bibou. I forgive you. Big Boss: Thanks, Mama. So, then, how are we gonna do this? Split the reef in half? Lucille: What? Ha ha ha ha ha! You better let your mother handle this. Ella: I should've never trusted him. He's not a big enough man to stand up to his mother. I was wrong. Ricky: Yes, he is. We just need to help him a little bit. Did you notice how Lucille can't stand it when we don't speak correctly to her? (Ricky and Ella both swim to Lucille and Big Boss) Ricky: So, then, Bibou, what are you waiting for to obey your mommy? Lucille: His mother! Ella: Well, yeah, Bibou. A cat got your tongue? Big Boss: Stop calling me Bibou! Lucille: "The cat", we say. "Has the cat got your tongue?" Ella: S'what I said, idn't it? Lucille: "That is what I said, isn't it?" Bibou, can't you see they're trying to ruin everything? Make them be quiet, you incapable-- Big Boss: I'll do whatever I want, and if I want to! I'm not your little Bibou. I am Big Boss! I'm the one in charge around here. Lucille: You're in charge of nothing at all. Without me, these dimwit villagers would've never let you out of the reef. Big Boss: Yeah, right. I have these knuckleheads at my beck and call. (The crabs all grumble angrily) Lucille: You wouldn't even be capable of being in charge of these numbskull crabs! (Big Boss and Lucille both realize that the villagers are all angry at them because Lucille accidentally revealed her plan) My goodness! Big Boss: Oh! Uhh! Lucille: Come along, my son. They're not worthy of us. (Big Boss and Lucille both swim away) Sammy: Congratuations, children. Without your help, everybody would've fallen into the grips of those two seahorses. Ricky: Well, it's especially thanks to Ella and Pipo. They proved that sometimes appearances can be misleading. Ella: Especially when it comes to Big Boss's family. (winks)

Lucille: Before I go, I have to tell you one last thing. I'm proud of you. Big Boss: Huh? (Lucille hugs him) Uhh! Lucille: You have more self-confidence now, and I'm certain that one day the reef will be yours. See you soon, my little Bib-- Uh, I mean Big Boss. (swims away) Big Boss: (to Marco and Philippe) Right. So, forget about everything. We're back in business. Soon the reef will be all ours. Marco and Philippe: Yay! Long live Bibou! Big Boss: Huh! Uhh!