Bumbie's Mom

{Slappy Intro} Y,W,D: The crankiest of creatures in the whole wide world, Our next cartoon features Slappy the Squirrel! SLAPPY: Enh, enough with the singing already! Y,W,D: That's Slappy! BUMBIE'S MOM By: SHERRI STONER Directors: JON McCLENAHAN and BARRY CALDWELL Animation: STARTOONS SINGER: Bumbie, the dearest deer, Deep in the darkest forest he grew; Bumbie, the dearest deer, His mother the only friend he knew... {Bumbie's theme} SLAPPY: Life is good. BUMPER: I'm Bumper! That's why they call me Bumper!! Nyee-hee-hee-ha-ha! SKIPPY: Hnh-ha-hnh-ha-hnh-ha-hnh! SLAPPY: His biography said he bumped his butt 'cause he ate too much sugar. It's sad, really. SKIPPY: Shhh!! SLAPPY: Okay, Mr. Gene Shalit! BUMPER: [Laughs at Bumbie] MOM:   You must be careful on the meadow. There's no cover here from the hunters. BUMBIE: I will, Mommy! SLAPPY: BUMBIE: Mommy? Mommy! Where are you! Mommy...? {Bumbie's theme in minor key} SKIPPY: Bumbie's mommy! Waaaaaahhhhh! SLAPPY: Pat! I'd like to buy a vowel! SKIPPY: Waaahh-hahhhhhh! Bumbie's mommy! SLAPPY: Calm down, kiddo! It's just a movie! She's not really-- SKIPPY: Dead! She's dead! Bumbie's an orphan! LADY:  WHAT is that child's problem? SLAPPY: Me! And in about two seconds, you're gonna share that problem! LADY:  Well! I never! SLAPPY: Well, you should! It's fun! SKIPPY: [Crying and moaning] SLAPPY: Whaddya say we get some air, henh? BUMBIE: Mommy? LADY:  -- SLAPPY: Say one word, and I'll throw dynamite down yer pants! SKIPPY: [Sniffling] SLAPPY: Ohhhh, use a tissue. {Bumbie's other theme} No one ever really gets hurt in cartoons. Look! {Slappy's theme, aka Dvorak's "Humoresque"} DOG:   [Blowing] {I've Been Working on the Railroad} {There's No Place Like Home} SLAPPY: You're all right, right? DOG:   Never felt better...! SLAPPY: See? SKIPPY: But Bumbie wasn't a cartoon, it was a movie! Bumbie's mother is -- Waaaaaaahhhhh! SLAPPY: Is it me? That mama deer was just an actress, Vina Walleen! We were pals. She used to date George Jetson. Look -- have I ever lied to you before? SKIPPY: You said Keno was legal in Burbank. You said Magilla Gorilla was a woman. You said-- SLAPPY: Can it. Lemme prove it to you. Enh, where'd I put that thing? Ah, here it is. {Slappy's theme} I'm gonna take you to meet Bumbie's mom. SKIPPY: Bumbie's mom? She's --- Waaaaahhhhhh! {Bumbie's other theme} SLAPPY: Oh, joy. {Slappy's theme} We're going to Tucumcari, New Mexico. SKIPPY: Why? SLAPPY: To meet Bumbie's mom! SKIPPY: Bumbie's mom? She's -- waaaaahhhh! SLAPPY: Pavlov would love this kid. {Bumbie's other theme} SKIPPY: [Whimpering] STEW'S: Would you like anything? SLAPPY: Perhaps a sedative? STEW'S: Huh? I don't get it? SLAPPY: Go away. Y & W: Helloooooo, nurse! {Dance of the Sugar-plum Fairy} SLAPPY: That was pointless. How ya doin'? {Slappy's theme} SKIPPY: I feel airsick. SLAPPY: Dissolve to the next scene, quick! {Slappy's theme} SLAPPY: Better? SKIPPY: Yeah. ROAD-R: Beep-beep! Beep-beep! SLAPPY: Enough with the gratuitous cameos! {Bumbie's theme} Here we go! You meet Vina, and I avoid payin' huge therapy bills when you're nineteen. VINA:  What? SLAPPY: Vina, it's me! VINA:  Slappy! Slappy darlin', is that you? SLAPPY: If it ain't, you better call my agent! SLAPPY & VINA: Yah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ah-ha-ha! {Auld Lang Syne} SLAPPY: This is my nephew, Skippy. Say hello, Skippy! SKIPPY: Hello. {Bumbie's theme} VINA:  Well, come on in. I got some Wiener-Beaner mix up on the stove, and a six-pack of Fresca in the fridge. VINA:  ...so then Pebbles says, "Hey! Get yer own Bam-Bam, lady!" SLAPPY: [Laughs] Ah? What's with you? SKIPPY: That's not Bumbie's mom! She's old! SLAPPY: Tactless, yet rude. {Slappy's theme} Hey? Could you do a piece of the old Bumbie bit for my nephew? VINA:  [Spins around] {Bumbie's theme} You must be careful on the meadow. There's no cover here from the hunters! SKIPPY: It is her! Bumbie's mom! VINA:  Boy! Them flashbacks don't last as long as they used to! SLAPPY: Nothing does, baby! [They laugh] {Slappy's theme} SLAPPY: Feel better? SKIPPY: Yup! SLAPPY: Let's watch the in-flight movie, eh? SKIPPY: 'kay! BOY:   Here, boy! C'mon! DOG:   [Barks happily] BOY:   Old Yellow! Old Yellow! Old Yellow... SLAPPY: Uh-oh! {Bumbie's other theme} SKIPPY: Wahhh! Ahhhh! Ahhhh! SLAPPY: Fade out, already! We got the joke! CATAPULT RETURN --- Animation: TOKYO MOVIE SHINSHA {Animaniacs theme} CREDITS ======= Rob Paulsen..............as Yakko Jess Harnell.............as Wakko Tress MacNeille............as Dot Sherri Stoner...........as Slappy Nathan Ruegger..........as Skippy Jeff Bennett..........as Flaxseed Tanner King.............as Bumbie Julie Bernstein.........as Singer Colin Wells..............as Colin Raccoon Keeper -- Kathryn Page -- "Goodbyyyye, Nurse!" (C) 1993 -- Copyright 1993 Amblin Entertainment & Warner Bros. Animation.