GLORIA: Places!
[ everybody laughing ]
[ shutter triggers ]
[ giggling ]
‐ Here in the Habitat, we have many animals
who share a unique bond, like our zoo's newest residents:
Otis the Oxpecker,
and his best bud, Bernie the Rhino down in Rhino river.
Now, what's a big ol' rhino doing with a little ol' bird on its back?
EVERYBODY: Hmm...
KATE: Well, sometimes Bernie
gets picked on by ticks.
Lucky for Bernie, Otis finds ticks delicious.
[ chuckles ]
When these two hang out, Bernie gets a break from pesky pests
and Otis gets a yummy snack.
That's what you call a symbiotic relationship.
‐ Wow. A symbiotic relationship. That sounds pretty cool.
Imagine someone helping you out and it helps them out too.
‐ Now that's a special kinda bond. ‐ A little to the left. Uh!
‐ Oh, that feels good. A little to my left now? Oh, yeah.
[ Alex grunting ]
‐ Got it!
[ Alex laughing ]
Thanks, pal.
‐ No, thank you. I really needed that massage.
‐ It's good to know you've always got my‐‐ ‐ Your back? Anytime.
‐ Maybe later we can sneak into Rhino river
and check out that symbiotic relationship.
‐ I'm in. I wonder what that looks like up close!
♪
♪ It's a wild, wild world ♪
♪ And it's calling our name ♪
♪ It's a jungle out there ♪
♪ So let's get on our way ♪
♪ To have fun Through the tunnel ♪
♪ See the big, big city ♪
♪ Everybody get ready ♪
♪ Get ready ♪
♪ Time to go a little wild ♪
♪ We can go a million miles ♪
♪ Can I get a, "Hey, oh!" ♪
♪ Can I get a, "Let's go!" ♪
♪ On a journey ♪
♪ All smiles ♪
♪ Time to go a little wild! ♪♪
‐ Ready. Aim.
‐ Birdseed coming your way, duckies! ‐ Fire!
[ both gasp ]
GLORIA: Aww.
There's got to be a way to get a longer range.
Pass me some more birdseed, Melman.
‐ Can we try feeding the ducks later? My ossicones could use a break.
‐ Ugh, fine.
But as a water mammal, it's my duty to help out the water fowl.
I will hear a happy quack today if it's the last thing I do.
ALEX: Yahoo!
‐ Close enough for now.
[ snoring ]
‐ Put the dumplings down and step away from the cart, sir.
‐ Marty! Are you up? ‐ I am now!
‐ Sorry to wake you from your nap, but look what I found.
[ Marty yawns ]
‐ Wow, it's an old, rickety, broken‐down radio.
‐ Can you believe someone threw it away? Let's try to get a signal.
GLORIA: How do we turn it on?
MELMAN: Maybe that red button?
‐ I don't think so. Maybe we shake it.
[ grunting ]
‐ I got this. Check this out.
Tada!
EVERYBODY: Aww.
‐ Let me try. Breaker, breaker one‐nine. This is alpha‐beta‐zebra. Do you copy?
‐ Do you think we should try the big red button?
‐ Nah.
ANT'NEY: Uh! Look out, coming in hot!
ANNOUNCER: It's Dumpling Dan's flying dumplings,
get yours today at the concession stand.
‐ You were right, Melman. ‐ I guess I just know big red buttons.
ANNOUNCER: Hello to all the New York Green Giraffe fans!
‐ Green Giraffes? Melman, do you know any Green Giraffes?
‐ No. But I do sometimes turn green when I eat too much pizza.
I think I'm lactose intolerant.
ANNOUNCER: It's time to play ball as the Giraffes
prepare to face the Jersey Yellowjackets
in the biggest match the city has ever seen.
‐ It's the biggest game of the season. ‐ Ant'ney, what's with the green hat?
‐ Gotta show my team spirit as the most loyal Green Giraffes fan ever!
‐ Where are all these Green Giraffes? Is there a new exhibit at the zoo?
‐ The Green Giraffes are New York's finest baseball team.
Though they have lost every game this season.
‐ Then why do you love them so much? ‐ They're my team!
And when you love a team, you stick with 'em, win or lose.
And lose, and well, lose.
But their bad luck streak's gonna end today
when they crush the Yellowjackets! In fact, I gotta fly.
Can't keep my pals Gino and Gina waiting on Best Fans Day.
‐ "Best Fans Day"? What's that? ‐ Baseball's all about theme days.
There's a day for cat lovers, a day for video gamers,
a day for video gamers who love cats. That's a big one.
Today is a day for fans who are best friends.
‐ Best fans? Marty, you and I are best buds.
‐ We're cavemates. ‐ We're main mammals.
‐ If there's a day for best fans, we've gotta be that, too.
♪
‐ Imagine, a whole day, just for us.
And you guys. Let's go to the game!
‐ We'd love to join but Melman and I
have a full day catapulting birdseed into the duck pond.
‐ But, Gloria, the Green Giraffes, they're kinda my team.
Can we please go to the game?
‐ Uh, all right, Melman, let's go to the game.
But when we get back, the ducks will snack.
‐ Okay then, less talking, more moving. The game's about to start. Meet ya there!
[ Dave gibbering ]
‐ We've got a game to catch. Huh?
‐ And Dave has an itch he can't scratch and nothing seems to be working.
Whatcha got?
‐ Huh?
‐ What is it? ‐ Huh?
‐ That's what it is! ‐ Oh! Itch scratched. Thank you.
♪
MARTY: Yeah!
♪ Aomoa, aomoa, aomoa ♪
♪ Whoo! ♪
♪ Let's go Find a little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it A day to remember ♪
♪ Let's find Something new we can explore ♪
♪ Explore ♪
♪ Let's go find A little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it A day to remember ♪
♪ Let's charge Through every open door ♪
♪ Adventure's calling ♪♪
ALEX: All clear!
[ giggling ]
[ Alex gasps ]
MURRAY: Oh, thank you.
‐ You're welcome.
MURRAY: Why is this drain open?
[ wowing ]
‐ Psst! You can't let anyone see you. You'll stick out like sore thumbs.
‐ 'Cause we're zoo animals?
‐ 'Cause you're not wearing fan gear. Pick a team.
‐ Go, Giraffes!
‐ I'll see which team wins, then I'll decide who to root for.
‐ What do you think? ‐ It's your color.
It brings out your stripes.
‐ Then I'll guess that makes me a Yellowjackets fan.
‐ That makes me a Green Giraffe. We're on different teams.
‐ Uh, I kinda pictured us on the same team.
‐ They're just hats.
I mean, we're here together, isn't that the important thing?
♪ Might be on different teams ♪
♪ But we still love the game ♪
♪ Whether we win or lose ♪
♪ We'll always wanna play ♪
♪ Doesn't matter If your team wins or ♪
♪ My team takes yours For a spin cause ♪
♪ We're here together today ♪
♪ That's the only thing That matters ♪
♪ Let's go, let's go Let's go, team ♪
♪ Best fans forever You and me, yeah ♪
♪ If your team wins I'll be happy for you ♪
♪ Whether we win or lose ♪
♪ We'll be there singing ♪
♪ Let's go, team ♪♪
♪
[ panting ]
‐ All right, students. Line up with your best Fans Day buddy!
‐ Best fans? ‐ You know it, buddy. After you.
‐ No, after you. I insist.
‐ Come on, stragglers. Stick with the group.
‐ Yeah!
[ laugh ]
ANNOUNCER: Today's sponsor, Dumpling Dan's flying Dumplings.
ALEX: Awesome! ANNOUNCER: Do the dumpling.
‐ Wow! We're up really high. ‐ Must be the good seats.
‐ Yeah, I don't think we could get any higher.
‐ Do you think they're maybe a little too high?
‐ I'm kinda getting dizzy.
‐ Too high? What are you talking about?
These are the bird's eye bleachers, get it? Bird's, eye?
Best seats in the house!
‐ Sure, ya can't see the field from here, but we got a great view of the big screen.
‐ And we got 'em all to ourselves. ‐ I can't imagine why.
‐ Welcome to Best Fans day at Green Giraffe Stadium!
‐ Yahoo! Go, Alex's team! ‐ Yeah!
‐ And a warm welcome to our rivals, The Jersey Yellowjackets!
‐ Good luck, buddy. Save the bees! I heard Kate say that once.
‐ Yellowjackets are gonna sting, baby! ‐ Not if the Giraffes sting first!
[ laughs ]
‐ Giraffes don't sting. Right, Melman?
‐ Sure, Gloria. Hey, is the stadium spinning for you too?
‐ Ooh. ‐ Ugh!
MALE FAN: Hmm? Hm.
‐ There's gotta be a closer seat we can find for you, Melman.
Gina! Can I borrow your binocs?
MELMAN: Ugh...
Ugh!
Ugh...
‐ Huh?
‐ Ah!
‐ Aha! I found the perfect spot.
‐ Who's ready for a shirt?
‐ What the...
Incoming!
‐ That was amazing!
‐ Yeah. If only I could get my birdseeds to fly like that.
‐ Gloria? Why are there three of you?
‐ Right. Let's get you to ground level. ‐ Wow!
‐ Melman's head is spinning. I'm taking him to some lower seats.
ANNOUNCER: Now let's play ball!
‐ I can't wait to see how your team does! ‐ I think your team's gonna win.
‐ You kids do realize you're supposed to root for your own teams, right?
‐ Rookies.
UMPIRE: You're out!
ANNOUNCER: We're back here in the third inning
and the Giraffes are...
‐ Try again! ‐ Hit me!
[ Ant'ney and Alex chuckle ]
‐ Oh. Hit me!
ANNOUNCER: This Best Fans Day, be sure to stock up
on the always‐popular Best Fans foam fingers.
‐ A foam finger! Hope I can get my hooves on one of those.
I always wanted fingers.
ALEX: Hmm...
‐ And a Perfect Pals pretzel. So big it takes nine innings to finish!
‐ Get your Perfect Pals pretzels! On the house for Best Fans Day!
‐ Oh, oh, over here! Oh, oh! ‐ Here you go, kid.
[ Marty screams ]
‐ Awesome! ‐ Uh! Wow! You think we can finish it?
‐ Together, we can do anything. ‐ I was thinkin' that!
‐ And, if you're very lucky, you and your best friend
could be featured on our Best Fans cam!
‐ What!
‐ Marty! You and I gotta get on that Best Fans cam.
‐ Ah...
‐ Let's save our pretzel 'till we're on the big screen together!
‐ Uh! You got it, buddy.
‐ Pact? ‐ Pact.
ANNOUNCER: The Green Giraffes need to reach high
to knock the Yellowjackets down.
[ Melman gasps ]
[ Melman humming ]
‐ Ah, thank you, Gloria. This view is much better.
‐ Mm‐hm. It sure is.
ANNOUNCER: The Yellowjackets take the field here
in the bottom of the fifth.
‐ Giraffe's are down by five runs. Doesn't get lower than this.
All right, here comes our star player. Hit that ball, Renaldo!
‐ I can't look.
ANNOUNCER: Renaldo's gonna need luck getting back in this game.
It's going back, way back!
‐ Sorry, Green Giraffes are losing so badly.
‐ Meh, we'll get 'em next time.
ANNOUNCER: And it's outta here!
[ both gasp ]
ALEX: A‐Ha!
‐ No fan in the bird's eye bleachers has ever caught a home run. Like ever!
‐ I hope you're our good luck charm!
ANNOUNCER: Next batter up, Lefty Logan.
‐ If anybody needs luck, it's Lefty. He hasn't had a hit in weeks.
ANNOUNCER: And it's going, going, gone!
Another Giraffe home run!
Oh! He's okay, folks!
‐ Back‐to‐back home runs! Yeah!
ANNOUNCER: Another home run!
That makes it a tied game, folks! What a ride!
‐ I think Alex broke the Green Giraffe's bad luck streak!
[ laughs ]
‐ Dumb luck.
‐ Guess I'm getting pretty good at this baseball fan business, huh?
VENDOR: Foam fingers, get your foam fingers here!
‐ One Foam finger! Wait, you know what? Make it two.
Hey, good luck charm! This one's for you!
‐ Ah! ‐ Foam finger!
‐ Oh, wait.
‐ A foam finger? Hope I can get my hooves on one of those!
‐ I gotta get that foam finger for Marty! ‐ What did you say, Alex?
‐ Huh? Nothing. Be right back, best fan!
ANNOUNCER: An amazing inning for the Green Giraffes.
‐ Last shirt before next inning.
‐ Ha, ha!
‐ Hey, boss, I'm going on break. Gotta re‐charge these ol' batteries.
‐ All right, Karen, we'll see ya after the seventh inning stretch.
‐ Did you see that, Melman?
‐ That back to back to back home runs by the Giraffes?
‐ No! The reach of that T‐shirt cannon.
If I can figure out how it works, we can rain birdseed on the ducks all day!
All I need to do is get a closer look.
‐ How are you gonna get all the way down there?
‐ That depends. How low can you go?
[ Melman gasps ]
‐ Huh?
♪
[ both gasp ]
‐ I can't wait to see it up close.
That thing must go 50 miles an hour! You doing okay, Melman?
‐ [ groaning ] All good.
‐ We need more of your good luck if we're gonna win this game!
[ Alex grunts ]
‐ Can I pat your hat for good luck?
Hey, it's the good luck charm! Everybody, touch his hat for luck!
‐ I really should get back to Marty.
But I am the good luck charm. I owe it to the fans, right?
[ indiscernible conversation ]
‐ Okay, Melman, just a little more.
[ both scream ]
[ Melman grunts ]
Nice work, Melman!
‐ Thanks! Can we go back now?
‐ Not yet. I just want to get a closer look at how it works.
[ Gloria laughs ]
‐ The Green Giraffes! My team. ‐ Stop right there!
Yeah, I'm talking to you, Jerry! Where ya been?
Everyone's waiting for their favorite mascot!
‐ Psst! Gloria! ‐ It's so simple, it uses blasts of air.
If I had one of these, we could feed all the ducks
within a mile of the zoo. Check it out, Melman! Melman?
‐ [ whispering ] Help! Help!
‐ Guess I should've seen that coming.
[ organ music ]
‐ Uh! Nope, gotta wait for Alex. Where is Alex?
‐ He better hurry, or he'll miss the seventh inning stretch.
‐ Never mind that!
He'll miss our shot at getting on the big screen.
[ crowd cheering ]
We made a pact to get on it together. Hmm...
[ sad music ]
Where is he?
Hey, Ant'ney, can you keep an eye on our pretzel? I gotta go find...
Alex?
‐ There he is. With his new Green Team friends.
‐ So much for being best fans.
[ organ music ]
UMPIRE: Safe!
[ Alex grunting ]
‐ What a game! Am I right? ‐ Yeah. Some game.
‐ Those Green fans are a hoot! But I got you a little something.
Wait a minute, where's the foam finger?
I must've dropped it after the whole big screen thing.
Speaking of, did you catch my big stadium debut?
Even under all this swag,
I think it's obvious that I have a face for TV.
‐ You mind keep it down? I'm tryin' to watch the game.
‐ Yeesh. I thought you'd be happy for me.
[ Alex and Marty gasp ]
[ crowd cheering ]
ANNOUNCER: What a comeback!
The Giraffes streak is alive!
I've lost track of how many bases Renaldo has stolen!
‐ Huh? What? Stolen? That's not right!
‐ Whoa, whoa, whoa! Are you mad because my team is winning?
‐ Your team's winning because they stole a base.
And you know how I feel about stealing, Alex.
‐ Stealing bases is how the game is played, Marty.
I learned that from my Green Team friends.
‐ Yeah, well, if you love your new Green Team friends so much,
why don't you go with them?
‐ I would, but we haven't eaten our Pretzel yet.
‐ Let's just split it in half.
[ Alex gasps ]
‐ The nubbin's my favorite part anyway.
‐ Fine. I'll just take my oversized pretzel piece and go.
[ sad music ]
ANNOUNCER: It's the top of the seventh with one out left to go.
MALE FAN: He did three strikes for every hour.
You know what he said? Strikes.
‐ There. Now I can enjoy the game with my real friends, like that friend.
‐ Hmm... ‐ And that friend.
[ celebrating insanely ]
And also, that friend.
[ laughing insanely ]
[ Alex gasps ]
‐ I don't need Alex to enjoy the game. He talks too much anyway.
UMPIRE: You're outta there!
ANNOUNCER: It's time for the seventh inning stretch!
[ crowd cheering ]
♪ Let's go, let's go Let's go, team ♪
♪ Best fans forever You and me, yeah ♪
♪ Let's go, let's go Let's go, team ♪
♪ Best fans forever You and me, yeah ♪
♪ Let's go, let's go Let's go, team ♪
♪ Best fans forever You and me, yeah ♪
‐ Hey, did you see that, Mart? Oh, yeah.
Come on, pretzel,
let's find some mustard so I can eat you by myself.
[ cheering ]
‐ Come on, kid, sing along!
♪ Let's go, let's go, team! ♪
‐ Thanks, but I don't feel right singing a best fans song
when I don't have a best fan to sing it with.
♪ Let's go, let's go team ♪♪
‐ Ugh.
Hmm, Ugh!
Huh!
‐ Psh!
[ sad music ]
MARTY: Huh?
‐ Okay, Jerry. Time to show the fans what you got!
Woohoo! Let's go, let's go, yeah!
‐ Woohoo! Hah!
‐ Gloria! What do I do?
‐ As long as they think you're the mascot, it'll be okay.
So, get out there and shake those ossicones!
[ dance music ]
[ mumbling ]
[ audience cheering ]
‐ They like me! They really like me!
‐ Woohoo! ‐ You shake it, my little Yellowjacket.
‐ It doesn't matter who you root for. They're just hats.
I know who my team is.
[ Melman mumbling ]
‐ Wow, Jerry really upped his game! He's never moved like that before.
Oh, hey, Jerry. Huh? Wait a minute.
If you're Jerry, who's dancing their booty off over there?
Get that fake mascot!
‐ Uh‐oh!
BOSS: Hey, you, get back here!
‐ Run for it, Melman! I'll keep them distracted!
Let's see what this baby can do.
[ Melman screaming ]
BOSS: Stop running away from me!
[ player grunts ]
‐ Uh! Our star player is down!
BOSS: I said get back here!
[ player grunting ]
‐ No! Our other star player is down.
What could have caused such a string of bad luck?
‐ It's obvious! Our good luck charm stopped working.
‐ Or maybe he's a bad luck charm!
‐ We gotta get him outta the stadium before we lose the game!
[ Alex grunting and panting ]
[ Alex screaming ]
[ Marty gasps ]
[ Alex panting ]
‐ Why are those green fans chasing Alex? We gotta save him!
‐ Hey! I thought you two weren't friends anymore.
‐ I know Alex can sometimes act like a buffoon.
But, he's my buffoon. I'm gonna help him. You in?
ANT'NEY: Batter up! GINO: Put me in, coach!
GINA: Take me off the bench!
♪
MALE FAN: Get him outta here! FEMALE FAN: Go away, bad luck charm.
‐ I'm comin', Alex! He's down there!
ANT'NEY: Woohoo!
[ both grunt ]
FEMALE FAN: Oh! Not the hair.
‐ Oh! Marty? I can't believe you came to rescue me! Even though I‐‐
‐ Broke our pact and went up on the big screen without me?
‐ Yeah, and‐‐ ‐ Accused me of being a sore loser.
‐ There was that‐‐
‐ Didn't tell me when the mustard ran out? That one really hurt.
‐ I'm sorry, Marty. I messed up.
But I know now that the only team I care about is ours.
‐ Oh, Alex, a friend doesn't give up on a friend
just 'cause of a few strikes.
♪
[ both laugh ]
‐ Uh? Marty?
BOSS: Stop running away from me!
KAREN: That canon's not insured!
‐ We gotta save the rest of our team! ‐ Don't worry, I've got reinforcements!
[ whistles ]
FEMALE FAN: Birds. What?
[ Melman screaming ]
BOSS: I said get back here now!
KAREN: Slow down, sister!
[ planes flying ]
ANT'NEY: Woohoo!
‐ Ugh! ‐ That tickles!
‐ Wow!
[ Melman laughing ]
GLORIA: Huh?
MELMAN: Woohoo!
[ panting ]
‐ Ugh! They're out of paper towels.
♪
‐ Thanks for taking me to the game, Gloria.
‐ No, thank you, Melman!
That T‐shirt cannon gave me the idea for this launcher!
[ Gloria breaths deeply ]
‐ Woohoo! Look at that birdseed go! Now that's the sound of a home run!
‐ Oh, yeah!
[ Dave gibbering ]
[ radio static sizzling ]
ANNOUNCER: After some turns, the final score
between the Giraffes and the Yellowjackets was...
‐ Nice throw, Alex! ‐ Thanks, Marty!
You know? I was thinking about that symbiotic relationship thing.
I think you're the oxpecker to my rhino?
‐ Thanks, Ale...
Hang on, how come you get to be the rhino?
Then again, you're more likely to get ticks than me.
‐ You're right I am! Wait, what?
[ laughing ]
♪
♪ Aomoa, aomoa, aomoa ♪
♪ Whoo! ♪
♪ Let's go find A little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it A day to remember ♪
♪ Let's find Something new we can explore ♪
♪ Explore ♪
♪ Let's go find A little adventure ♪
♪ Let's make it A day to remember ♪
♪ Let's charge Through every open door ♪
♪ Aomoa, aomoa, aomoa ♪
♪ Whoo! ♪
♪ Aomoa, aomoa ♪
♪ Adventure's calling ♪♪