In Places for the Eclipse!

[ Theme Song ]

John: (looks down and sees a school of moorish idol swimming backwards) What in the world is going on? (Paul starts swimming in the water) Hmm?

Ricky: Huh? Annabel: Hmm? Hmm? Hmm! (Babbles laughs at her) Oh! (squirts ink at Babbles) Babbles: Hey! Can't you be more careful? Annabel: Sorry! Ricky: She didn't do it on purpose. Everybody's a little out of whack today. (Pipo starts to stammer and hiccups) Babbles: Yeah, but we scorpfish know how to control ourselves. (suddenly creates static electricity) Ricky: Ha ha ha! Lulu: Silence, you bunch of minnows! Students: Huh? Lulu: Oh. Sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me today. Whoa! Glitz: It's because it's too cold. Crudd: Too hot, you mean to say. It's like a furnace here. (An alarm blares) Students: Huh? Ricky: The alarm siren. One honk for good news. (A fish blows on a large conch shell) Two if it's bad. Lulu: It's the end of the world! Or an apocalypse! (The siren blares again) Ella: Three times?

Sammy: Rest assured, my friends, everything is fine. If you feel a little out of whack today, it's because of the solar eclipse. I already experienced one a very long time ago. (The villagers all sigh) Ricky: I feel a whole lot better now that we know it's a--what's a solar eclipse? Babbles: Hey, the loser doesn't know. (Babbles chuckles, which lead to the villagers all glare at him) Uh... me, neither. Sammy: It's when the sun goes into hiding in the middle of the day. It disturbs the behavior of animals, except turtles, thanks to our shells. It's an incredible spectacle, one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life. You remember? Shelly: Ohh. (Babbles groans in embarrassment. He looks to see Ella giggling to her friends. He then imagine himself and Ella watching the solar eclipse and kiss) Crudd: Oh, boy. It definitely gives you side-effects for sure. Sammy: (ties a seaweed to cover Shelly's eyes) If you want to watch the eclipse, you must remember to protect your eyes with some seaweed.

Babbles: I think I found some, you guys. Glitz: (shivering) I'm cold. Crudd: I'm hot. Glitz: I'm c-c-c-- (notices something) Hey, jellyfish! Babbles: Hmm? (The Rockfish all notice a swarm of jellyfish with different colors) Glitz: They're--They're beautiful. Babbles: Fine, well, I'll leave you two to ogle over them, then. See you later. (swims back to the village)

Babbles: Ella, the sunshine of the reef, let's go gaze upon the eclipse. No. Um... Ella? Eyeball? No. Ella, would you like to come watch the eclipse with me? There, that's it. (sees Ella is about to grab a seaweed) Ohh. Ricky: Ella! Ella: Yes, Ricky? Ricky: Let's go watch the eclipse from the island overlooking the reef. An incredible view, our feet in the warm sand. Annabel: Huh? But Pipo and I can't go on dry land. Aren't we gonna watch the eclipse together? Ella: Of course. It'll be more fun that way. (Babbles groans) Ricky: For sure. Sorry. I wasn't thinking straight. It'll be a lot more fun to watch it all together. The kids: Yeah! (The kids put their fin, flippers, and tentacle together. They then swim up to the surface. Babbles groans) Annabel: Hey! Did you see that? It looks like the moon is going to cover the sun. (The kids all swim up to the surface. The seagulls above them are all squawking) Ella: The seagulls look perturbed as well. I don't like that. Ricky: Of course not. Relax. John will protect us if they ever try to bother us. John: We're all going to die! (He looks down and sees the kids. He swoops down to grab them, but the kids all swim down. Babbles then appears out of the surface) Charge! Babbles: Aah! (Annabel grabs Babbles and swims down) Pblblbl! Whew! Thanks! Ella: Poor John. The eclipse has made him go haywire. Ricky: It's best we not stay near the surface. Annabel: Oh, no! How are we gonna see the eclipse, then? Ricky: I'm going to find a solution, I promise. Turtle's honor. Ella: We have complete faith in you. Babbles: Yeah. Uh... cool. Annabel: Yeah! You rock, Ricky! Ricky: Huh? The kids: Huh? (Annabel changes colors again) Annabel: (squirts ink) Oh. Oh! Sorry. (Pipo stammers and Babbles creates static electricity) Babbles: We really get along well, don't we, pal? Ricky: I wasn't talking to you, stinger. Since you guys are so great, why don't you just try to find a solution yourselves? All right, then... see ya. (The kids all swim away from Babbles) Babbles: Ohh. I'll find a solution, don't you worry. And then Ella won't be able to resist me anymore. (sees two crabs) Hey. Eureka! (Babbles swims to Leonard's aquarium)

Leonard: Hey, looks like you got a bit of a tan there, Norbert. (Babbles giggles. Just then, Jimbo arrives) Jimbo: Babbles! I heard you had a problem with the seagulls. Don't worry. I-- Babbles: (swims past Jimbo and to look for Ricky and his friends) Not now, Jimbo!

Ricky: And with this, we'll have no problem with seagulls. The kids: Hmm? Babbles:Boy, by the time it'll take to build your thing, the eclipse will be all over. I have a much faster solution. The kids: Huh? Babbles: Leonard's aquarium. Ricky: Uhh! He's really starting to get on my shell.

Babbles: We bring the aquarium up to the surface, and with the aquarium's roof, no more problem with the seagulls. (laughs) Not that difficult. Ella: Babbles, you're a genius! (Pipo hiccups) Ricky: Well, you forgot one little detail. Leonard can't stand anyone being in his aquarium. Babbles: Well, that's no problem at all. I can deal with that. (Later, the kids are inside the aquarium) Leonard: Out of the question, I heard everything. The answer is no! I will not lend you my aquarium. You're gonna mess everything up and get fin marks everywhere. Babbles: We're not gonna dirty anything up. (Ricky swims up and open the aquarium roof door. He gets inside the aquarium) And plus, we'll put all the objects outside so t hey'll all be safe. Leonard: Take everything out? Are you out of your mind? I hope Norbert didn't hear that. Do you realize how long it took me to find every object its place? Annabel: No, how long? Leonard: Uh, yeah, all right. I really don't know how long. But all the same. There's no touching anything, and that's that. Ricky: I understand you being worried, Leonard. I too like to take special care of everything that's dear to me, including my friends. Right, Norbert? Huh? Oh, and that's why if you let us use your aquarium today, we promise to come back and guard it, along with Norbert as well, every time you have to go away. Isn't that right, Babbles, that you'd be willing to do that? Babbles: Uh-huh, uh-huh. (Babbles starts creating static electricity, Pipo hiccups, and Annabel changes color and starts squirting out ink) Ella: Oh! The eclipse is about to start! Leonard: The answer is no. I cannot leave Norbert to be baby-sat by a child. Ricky: What about an adult? Like, uh, say, Mr. Lulu? He's very responsible. After all, he's a teacher. Leonard: Oh, in that case, yes. (Ella laughs, while Babbles groans. Ricky swims out of the aquarium and head back to the village)

Jimbo: Hey, Ricky. To see the eclipse, I have-- Ricky: Another time, Jimbo Jimbo: Hmm.

Lulu: Easy with the pincers. I'm doing the best I can. I shall protect Norbert as if my life depended on it. And I will teach him stuff. Promise. If, in exchange, I too could have a little place. Leonard: All right, well, come in. You're gonna have a private tutor, Norbert. (Later that day, Jimbo arrives to talk to the kids) That's enough. There's no more vacancy. Jimbo: But, uh-- Leonard: No ands, ifs or buts. Ricky and Ella: Sorry, Jimbo. Jimbo: Well, too bad for them.

Glitz: (sneezes) What is Babbles up to? Does he want to see the eclipse or not? Jimbo: I can't wait till this whole eclipse is over and done with. Glitz: Hey, what's up, Jimbo? You look kind of strange. I mean, more so than usual. Jimbo: It's Babbles and those other guys. Too bad for them. They're so obsessed by their idea of watching the eclipse from Leonard's aquarium that-- Crudd: What? Babbles wants to see the eclipse without us? Jimbo: Huh? (Glitz and Crudd both swim away to get to Leonard's aquarium. Jimbo groans)

(Babbles laughs as he flirts with Ella, but she swims away. Glitz and Crudd both arrive) Glitz: Babbles! What is this all about? You want to see the eclipse behind our backs now? Crudd: And with the flippers as well? Babbles: Huh? Not at all. I was gonna come get you. Leonard: Huh? Out of the question. They weren't invited. Ricky: Yeah. There's no more room. Babbles, you should go with your friends somewhere else. Glitz: No, enjoy it there in your aquarium. I imagine you already know how you're gonna come up to the surface. Everyone: Huh? Ricky: Hey, that's true. Didn't you think of that, Babbles? Lulu: All is lost! We're gonna miss the eclipse! Glitz: Too bad for you. I got an easy and fast solution. I would've liked to give it to you, but too bad. There's no more room, so... (Everyone glare at Leonard) Leonard: Uh... ah, all right, it's a deal. Ricky: Yeah!

Glitz: The school of jellyfish right there. You just have to attach the extremities of the aquarium to them, and they'll lift it up to the surface. (sneezes) (Babbles grunts as he creates static electricity. The jellyfish all swim away) Ricky: Ah, good job. Babbles: What? You're no help, either. Ella: Boys, now's not the time. (Marco and Philippe both arrive) Philippe: Hey, hey, hey. What's going on? Glitz: Hey, Marco and Philippe! You think you could help us? We need jellyfish in order to see the eclipse. Philippe: Too cool. We want to see the eclipse, too. Ricky: Uh, is she really asking them for help? Glitz: (nudges Ricky) Why, of course. Help us and, ah-ah-ah-- Ah-choo! Sorry. And we'll offer you two choice seats to enjoy the show. (Marco and Philippe both round up the jellyfish)

Leonard: Out of the question. Glitz: No moray eels, no jellyfish. No jellyfish, no eclipse. Ricky: And no eclipse, no private lessons. (Ricky and Glitz both wink and chuckle. Nearby, Jimbo watches as the jellyfish carry the aquarium up) Ricky: Here we go. Jimbo: (swims to the aquarium) Hey, my friends! Aren't you a bit too squished together in there? Because-- Glitz: Yes, we're squished together! Go find somewhere else! There's no room for you in here! Lulu: Should've made yourself useful earlier on! Ella: Thank you, Glitz. Your jellyfish idea was really super! (Glitz sneezes, causing herself to bump into Babbles. Babbles creates static electricity which causes a panic inside the aquarium and they all scream. Annabel changes colors again and squirts ink again) Annabel: It's all dark! (The screaming continues, which scares all the jellyfish and they drop the aquarium) Leonard: Save Norbert!

(Jimbo arrives) Sammy: Jimbo, didn't you tell everybody that there was a perfect place to watch the eclipse? It's a real shame Ricky, Ella, and their friends couldn't enjoy it from this setting. Jimbo: Serves them right!