♪ Love is amazing ♪
♪ When planets align ♪
♪ Moons feel like honey ♪
♪ With your hand in mine ♪
♪ Friends watch the house ♪
♪ And care for the plants ♪
♪ We'll bring them something back from our cosmic dance ♪
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
Yep, you said it Hedgehog.
This is the life.
Oscar, that wasn't a happy sigh.
Oh, sorry.
What's the problem Hedgehog?
It's this dreadful ennui, Oscar.
This maleficent malaise.
This vast and endless leisure.
I was all down for a lounge
but I didn't think being queen would be this boring.
I just wish I had something to do.
Some rivals to backstab or something.
So, I guess you might say you're...
"royally bored"?
[ Squeaks ]
Gesundheit.
That wasn't me. [ Squeaking ]
What was that?
It sounded like some kinda squeak or somethin'.
I've been hearing it all night
but I thought it was a part of the music.
Quick, hand me that fireplace thingy.
[ Squeaking ]
[ Gasps ]
I'm sorry. I can't help it.
It's my nose.
Story checks out. Please don't fire me.
I know I'm supposed to be silent until summoned,
but I really need this job, and --
Summoned? Summoned for what?
Who are you?
I'm Patootie, court jester.
I live under the floor so I can keep track
of what makes the king laugh,
get materials for my bits and stories,
you know, standard jester stuff.
Ohhh. I see.
Could you tell us a story too, Patootie?
Of course!
That's basically my whole job.
Yes!
What sort of story would you like?
Whaddaya think, Oscar?
Mmm, ghost story!
Yeah! Hmm.
Let's see here. Ahh, yes.
Our story begins many moons ago.
With Susie! Whoa!
How did I miss an 8-foot tapestry
of my worst favorite best frenemy?
Susie had told the king
that if he built space-age cabins for the island
in return...
she'd bring him a bag of saltwater taffy
every six months for life.
Salt water taffy is a delicacy on our planet
because we don't have any salt here.
Or water. Or taffy.
So naturally the king agreed.
The cabins were built, and six months later,
on the dot, the taffy was set to arrive.
But on that dark and stormy night,
things didn't go quite as planned.
Hark! Susie!
Yeah, yeah.
Patootie: When Susie finally arrived, she was soaked to the bone.
She'd just gotten warmed up,
and was about to hand over the taffy when something went wrong.
All the power went out in the castle.
Even the fireplace!
And the taffy bag was gone.
[ Gasps ] My taffy bag!
I've been robbed!
Hey!
Stop! Thief!
♪♪
Then what happened?!
Oh, I don't know. They left the office.
I only know what happens in the office.
What? Why?
I live in the floor, remember?
I can't leave.
Oh, well, which way did they go?
They were headed towards the living room.
My cousin Noodle lives in the floorboards there
and can probably help.
Thanks, Patootie! C'mon, Oscar!
Oscar: Ah!
Hello?
Noodle?
[ Squeak! ]
Man, I used to think squeaky floorboards
just meant it was an old house.
Nope!
Jesters!
Huh? What's the big idea?
Y'dang ol board pryin' stinkin' no board ceiling takin' maniacs.
Noodle. I'm Hedgehog.
I'm the new queen.
I order you to tell us what happened with Susie
and that ghost all those years ago.
Oh! Well, why didn't you say so, your highness?
♪♪
Hmm.
What does a ghost even want with my candy anyway?
It's not just any ghost.
It's Lil' G.
Lil' G's roamed the castle grounds for years
trying to sort out their unfinished business.
But nobody knows what that business is.
Yeah, well, it's business is gonna be picking
little ghost teeth up off the floor
if it doesn't give me my taffy back.
Lil' G!
Yeah? Then what?
And then they chased Lil' G
out of the room towards the gymnasium.
My cousin, Glazed Ham, can probably --
Yeah yeah, we get it. C'mon Oscar!
Whoa!
[ Squeak! ]
Ah, geez.
We're never gonna find Glazed Ham in here.
C'mon, Oscar.
The sooner we start, the sooner we'll find Glazed Ham.
Glazed Ham?
[ Knocking on floor ] Glazed Ham?
Glazed Ham?
[ Groans ]
Shoot, that was the last board.
Maybe there's another gymnasium?
Hey! Will you guys keep it down out there?
Some of us are tryin' to relax.
I'm Glazed Ham.
Glazed Ham?!
Why aren't you in the floorboards like everyone else?
I'm on vacation. [ Squeak! ]
Now if you'll excuse me.
I'm workin' on my tan. Wait!
First just tell us your part of Patootie's story.
Please.
Oh, well, The King and Susie
opened the door to the gymnasium.
Then they heard a noise from the upstairs in the royal suite,
so they turned around and left without coming in.
[ Groans ]
♪♪
Whew...
How many rooms are in this place?
According to this map on the wall?
185.
I just realized.
It's much better if all the jesters come to us.
We have to find some way to get them all together.
But they can't leave their rooms.
I'm Queen.
What good is my title if I can't lift a travel ban?
Fair.
Attention. All floorboard jesters,
who aren't asleep, report to the kitchen
immediately by order of The Queen.
[ Squeaking, floorboards rattling ]
Ohh, hi, hi, hi! -I haven't seen you!
How's it been? Oh, Noodle, I've missed you!
Is that a new jester's hat?
Pleased to meet you, I'm The Queen.
I'm the Prime Minister, would you like some taffy?
Well, I guess we won't be needing this anymore.
[ Laughter ]
[ Squeaking ]
I'm sorry to interrupt your hellos, but uh,
can we hear the rest of the ghost story?
[ Squeak! ]
The King and Susie tiptoed through the hallway
chasing Lil' G.
[ Squeak! ]
They peeped into the laundry room.
[ Squeak! ]
And they peeped into the conservatory.
Every so often, they'd hear the "smack!"
of Lil' G's chompers chewing on a new piece of taffy.
The billiards room!
So the King and Susie went to the billiards room.
♪♪
Listen you little piece of the past,
give me back that taffy!
Wait, I've got a feeling
it's not you the ghost has a beef with.
It's me.
Lil' G has some unfinished business with me.
Lil' G. What is it?
What do you want from me?
Lil' G?
♪♪
Lil' G.
Did you once go by the name of Chiparoo?
Are you challenging me to a game of billiards?
♪♪
It is you!
Chiparoo is a fierce adversary.
Who knows what might happen should I lose
this ghostly contest.
I'd better start the game with my most impressive shot!
♪♪
Oops!
[ Gasps ] Puddle?!
Puddle?
Puddle used to be the castle ghost?
Noooo!
Puddle only dressed up as Lil' G.
Lil' G is real, but Puddle was just pretending to be
Lil' G to flirt with the King.
Stealing a taffy to share with the King later.
So, technically, this wasn't a ghost story?
I think it still was.
A Puddle-ghost story prequel to the Puddle
and the King romance story.
Ya know, in honor of their honeymoon.
Ha!
Wow. Y'all sure are crazy.
Yup.
That night, Puddle and The King
stayed up until dawn eating taffy
and getting to know each other.
Susie went home, her taffy tariff finally paid,
hair and socks dry as a bone.
Hedgehog: Hey, I just realized, I feel great.
No ennui. Not bored at all.
Yes, we don't feel bored either.
We feel...
Kind of bummed.
We don't want to go back to the floorboards.
Oh no, I thought you guys liked your job!
We do. It's just...
Man, will you look at that Noodle?
And Glazed Ham? And Cream Puff?
I missed them so much!
Didn't even know how much I missed them until I saw them.
My gosh darn family.
Who knew living under floorboards
for hundreds of years
could make you miss the people closest to you.
Hedgehog, you have to do something.
The jesters should be able to see their family more regularly.
[ Screaming ]
Ahhh! Real Lil' G!
[ Screaming ]
Puddle! Again?
Gotcha! We're back from the trip!
-Oh-oh! -The King.
-Oh-oh! -Oh-oh!
It's nice to see you all standing together!
Now go back to your floorboards!
Uh wait. No.
You have to change the jester floorboard policy.
You know how jesters can get the best funny material?
By seeing their friends and family.
Hi, hi hi hi. [ Laughs ]
Not by hiding in the floor like creepy little spies.
Let them roam. Sure.
It was their idea to live in the floorboards.
They can go wherever. Oh!
Oh yeah, it was our idea.
Initially, but now we're not sure.
Well, I declare you all free-range jesters, from now on!
Actually, now that I'm back, you don't have that power,
but, sure, be free, Lil' Js!
All: Yay!
-Goodnight! -Goodnight!
Hey Hedgehog, how'd you know it was me earlier?
Your feet.
Ghosts don't have cute little feet.
Dangit, I'm really terrible at ghosting.
Thank goodness for that.
Night, guys.
Both: Night.
Feels nice to not be Queen anymore.
Yeah, plus we still get jesters!
Hey, Patootie! Your nose stopped squeaking!
Yeah, I think I was homesqueak for my fam.
Awww. Love ya, Patoots.
♪♪
I'm sorry.