(Gloria) Places!
(laughs)
(Kate) Rise and shine. It's time to start the day!
And it's a big one,
because it's the last day of the year!
* Good morning *
* Let's wake up *
* We've got things to do *
* We're gonna floss fangs *
* And shine hooves *
* Fluff a mane or two *
* So go on Stretch those paws out *
* Get those yawns out *
* Let the sun shine through *
* I'll always love Saying good morning to you *
* Good morning to you **
And happy almost new year!
(laugh)
(Melman) Ah. Last bath of the year!
(Marty) Last Lost-and-Found clearance of the year!
(panting)
(Alex) Woo hoo! Last applause of the year!
Thank you! Thank you!
(Gloria) Last mud slide of the year! Yeah!
(Melman) Well, last last bath of the year!
(sigh)
* 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! **
(sighing)
(Todd) And we're back!
(Alex) Look! It's Todd and Mary-Sue!
(Todd) As we prepare for tonight's
New Year's Eve celebration, I can't help but wonder...
what's your New Year's resolution?
(Mary-Sue) Well, this year,
I'm going to learn how to do a cartwheel.
(Todd) Hey! That's my resolution, too!
(laugh)
(Alex) My resolution is to work on my impressions.
They all sound the same.
(Marty) What are you saying? I love your impressions.
Do Bill!
(Alex) "I'm Bill the Flamingo!"
(Marty) Now do me!
(Alex) "I'm Marty the Zebra!"
(Marty) Yeah, I see your point.
Gloria, what's your New Year's resolution?
(Gloria) I'm gonna create a new style of dance,
combining ballet and Taekwondo.
Hi-ya!
Sorry, Alex!
Oh, I gotta work on that,
that's why I'm making it my New Year's resolution.
-(Melman) I want a New Year's revolution! -(Alex) Resolution, Melman.
It's a goal you make at the beginning of the year.
(Marty) It can be anything in the whole world!
Mine is to organize my rock collection
by size and weight.
-(Alex) Didn't you do it last year? -(Marty) Yup, but this year
I'm gonna do it with my eyes closed!
(Alex) Whoa!
(grunt)
(Marty) Could use improvement.
(Melman) I'm gonna have to give my resolution some serious thought.
(grunting)
(Alex) Look! Times Square is all dressed up for New Year's!
(Mary-Sue) Welcome back!
We're in Times Square as the city prepares
for the biggest party of the year.
(Todd) Fireworks experts are planning the most spectacular display yet!
(Mary-Sue) That's right!
Volunteers have been hard at work to ensure
everything is ready for the ball drop at midnight!
(Todd) Which will be here before you know it, Mary-Sue.
(volunteer) Todd and Mary-Sue rule!
(Mary-Sue) Thank you!
(Todd) If you're in Times Square tonight, come on by and say hi.
You might just get on camera!
(Mary-Sue) Hey, Todd!
Watch this!
(screaming)
(Todd) Medic!
(screaming)
(Dumpling Dan) Not my cart!
(Todd) Oh, Mary-Sue! Are you okay?
(Mary-Sue) Hey, now that's a great dumpling!
(Alex) I've gotta meet Todd and Mary-Sue tonight!
(Gloria) I bet I'd look glorious
in one of those glow-stick necklaces.
(Marty) I can't wait to see all those fireworks!
And the ball drop.
(Melman) I don't get it. What's so great about seeing a ball drop?
I see that every time I play catch.
See?
(Alex) New Year's is all about watching the ball drop
as the clock counts down to midnight!
(Gloria) Don't forget about the party hats, and the horns..
(horn)
(Marty) And seeing the fireworks! It's the best night of the year.
(Marty imitates fireworks)
(Melman) Wow! How come I've never been?
(Alex) We know how strongly you feel about being in bed by eight o'clock.
(Melman) "Early to bed, early to rise."
(Gloria) "Makes a giraffe lengthy and wise."
-(Marty) We thought you'd rather go to sleep than come. -(Melman) Not anymore.
I'm gonna stay up, go to Times Square, and watch that ball drop!
-(Alex) Woo hoo! -(Gloria) Atta boy, Melman.
(Melman) Yup! Tonight I'm staying awake until 8:30!
(Marty) Actually, it doesn't happen until midnight.
That's when the ball drops and the new year starts.
(Melman) Midnight? I can't stay up that late.
It's impossible!
(Lucia) A wise alpaca once told me, "Nothing is impossible.
The word itself says 'I'm possible!'"
Feliz año nuevo, amigos!
(Gloria) Happy New Year to you, too!
(Alex) We'll go to Times Square to watch the ball drop.
-Wanna come? -(Lucia) Oh, gracias, but I've already got big plans.
I believe how you spend New Year's Eve
sets the tone for your whole year.
So, I'm gonna do the most fun thing I can think of,
hang upside down!
(Melman) The most fun thing I can think of
is seeing the ball drop with my friends.
(gasp)
Does that mean if I miss out on the fun tonight,
then I won't have fun all year?
(Lucia) Oh, no, that's not what I mean.
(Melman) I can't have no fun the whole year!
-Gotta make it to midnight! -(Gloria) We'll help you, right?
-(Alex) Right! -(Marty) This year, we rock out to New Year's together.
(Alex) Times Square, here we come!
(all) Yeah!
(Melman) I'm gonna see the ball drop.
(Alex) Why wait for the ball? Let's get this New Year's party started now!
(all) To the tunnels!
(Melman) To the tunnels!
Bye, Lucia! Happy New Year!
(Lucia) Adios!
(Melman) Happy New Year, Pickles and Dave! Huh?
(Marty) Uh... Pickles and Dave?
(Pickles) We don't have time to chitchat.
Dave lost something really really important.
(gasp)
(screeching)
It's no use. He's a wreck.
(Melman) You can't be sad on New Year's Eve!
(horn)
(Pickles) Ooh! Phew! I don't know what we would've done without it!
*
(horn)
(Melman) Yeah!
-(Marty) Woo hoo! -(Gloria) Woo hoo!
(Alex) Woo hoo!
* Let's go find A little adventure *
* Let's make it A day to remember *
* Let's find Something new we can 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! **
(Melman) The coast is clear!
(Gloria) Wow!
(Melman) Wow.
Oh!
Wow!
(Alex) Pretty cool, huh?
(Marty) If Times Square is this exciting at eight o'clock,
just wait 'til you see it at midnight!
(Gloria) Oh, this really is the city that never sleeps.
(Melman) And tonight, I'm not sleeping either!
(Gloria laughs)
(Gloria) I've got a brand-new necklace and a New Year's state of mind! Yeah!
(Ant'ney) Lookin' good, kids!
(Alex) Whoa! Who's that?
-(Marty) Whoa! -(Melman) Whoa!
(laughs)
(groaning)
-(Ant'ney) I'm okay! -(Melman) What are you doing here?
(Ant'ney) Are you kidding? I'd never miss a New Year's Eve in NYC!
(Melman) The city looks so shiny!
(Marty) That's New Year's for ya.
Go big or go home!
(Melman) I'm not ready to go home.
(Ant'ney) So let's just go big!
* Tonight will be a night That we won't soon forget *
* It's gonna be so tight *
* Oh, you ain't ready yet *
* We'll turn the music up And party all night long *
* And we will not turn down Until the break of dawn *
* Make it a night We will remember *
* For the rest of time *
* Just gonna play And play eyoh *
* We're gonna Stay up late tonight *
* Cuz we know How to celebrate, yeah *
* We're gonna rise and shine *
* We're gonna find Our way eyoh *
* And we'll be up all night *
* Until the day *
* The morning light *
* Can shine on me *
* We'll shine so bright *
* Can't look away *
* And we know why *
* We celebrate *
(Gloria) C'mon!
* Eh eh eh *
(Gloria) Let's go!
* Eh eh eh *
* We celebrate *
* Eh eh eh *
(Gloria) C'mon!
* Eh eh eh *
* We celebrate! **
(laughing)
(yawn)
(Ant'ney) You okay, Stretch?
(Alex) Melman, buddy, you're looking pretty tired.
(Melman) Nah, just a little pre-party face stretch.
Besides, I've already made it this far.
How much longer 'til midnight? Ten... twenty minutes?
-(Marty) About three hours. -(Melman) What? It's only nine o'clock?
How am I gonna make it that long?
(Gloria) You need a little pick-me-up.
(Melman) That sounds like a great idea.
(Gloria) Not the pick-me-up I had in mind.
I know just the thing!
(laugh)
-A little dim sum in your belly should rev up your engines! -(Melman) Whoa.
I've never seen Dumpling Dan's look so fancy!
(Ant'ney) This isn't just Dumpling Dan's. On New Year's Eve,
it's Dumpling Dan's Dim Sum Spectacular!
(Alex) I guess you've eaten here before.
(Ant'ney) I spend all year eating bagel crumbs and pizza crusts.
But on New Year's...
(swallows)
...I feast.
(yawns)
(Gloria) Hey, why don't you save us a table while we wait in line?
(Marty) We'll be there with the food in the blink of an eye!
(Melman) I'm on it!
(yawn)
(customer) Mmm, soup dumplings.
Oops, forgot chopsticks.
(yawning)
(Melman) Hm. Wow. Marty was right!
The food did get here in the blink of an eye.
(munching)
-(Ranger Hoof) Evening, Stripes and friends. -(all) Ranger Hoof!
-(Ant'ney) Ranger Hoof. -(Marty) Good evening, Ranger Hoof.
(Ranger Hoof) You all come out to watch the ball drop?
Where's your pal with the longneck?
(Alex) Right over there by the tables, eating that huge plate of--
(munching)
-(Marty) No! -(Gloria) It's not our food!
(Ranger Hoof) Eating someone else's dumplings?
Everyone knows that's a clear violation of section six...
(Marty) ...Paragraph eight, I know. I'm on it, Ranger Hoof.
-(Gloria) Melman, wake up! -(Melman) Hm? Don't worry, I saved you some.
Whoops. Nope. Ate it all.
(Marty) Melman! That wasn't our food.
(Melman) What? Then whose food was it?
(customer) My dumplings! Who ate my dumplings?
-(Ant'ney) Yeesh, that's gotta hurt. -(Melman) Oh, no! I'll get more!
(Marty) You stay here and outta trouble. I'll handle this.
(Melman) I'm sorry, ma'am! It was an accident!
I'm just a little sleepy.
(Ranger Hoof) I hear you. Last time I worked a double shift,
I was so exhausted I accidentally bucked my partner
right into the pond.
(chuckle)
(snoring)
But sleepy or not, rules are rules,
and if you can't follow 'em, you gotta go home.
(Melman) What? No! I don't wanna go home!
Please?
(Ranger Hoof) You can't be running around the city like this.
(sighs)
(customer) It's a New Year's Eve miracle!
(Marty) Yes! We'll supervise him, ma'am!
Junior Ranger's honor.
We will not take our eyes off him for the rest of the night.
(Gloria) Melman's never seen the ball drop before.
We don't want him to miss out on the fun.
(Alex) It's the first New Year's Eve we're spending together.
-(Ranger Hoof) I don't know... -(Alex) Please, Ranger Hoof?
-(Gloria) Pretty please? -(Melman) With dumplings on top?
(Ranger Hoof) All right but keep him out of trouble and stay under the radar.
As soon as the ball drops, you head back to the habitat for bedtime,
teeth brushed and stuffies cuddled. Understood?
(Marty) Ma'am, yes, ma'am!
(Ranger Hoof) And Happy New Year.
-(Marty) All right. Let's move! -(Ant'ney) You kids go on without me.
Gina and Gino are meeting me for dinner.
(all) Bye, Ant'ney!
(Ant'ney) Happy New Year to me! It's dumpling time!
(Marty) You heard Ranger Hoof.
We gotta stay under the radar until the ball drops, then straight home.
(Gloria) Sure you can handle staying up this late?
(Alex) It's almost eleven. We still have a whole hour to go.
(Melman) I can do it! I am so not tired.
-(Gloria) Then why are your eyes closed? -(Melman) Wait, what?
(snore)
Somebody help me keep them open!
(Alex) Oh, I know!
(clash)
(Melman) Thanks, Alex. I feel more awake already!
(Marty) Hang on, I got this!
(horn)
(Melman) Great work, Marty.
No chance of me falling asleep now.
(Alex) It's not working!
(Gloria) Oh, I have an idea!
You can't sleep if you can't close your eyes!
(scream)
(Melman) Good...
(snore)
...point.
(Alex) C'mon, let's give it all we got!
(ruckus)
(Melman) Pump the brakes!
All that noise is making my ossicones spin!
How come I can't just stay awake like you three?
It's not fair!
I just want to see the ball drop!
(whimpering)
(Marty) Shh.
(whimpering)
(woman) Someone's up past their bedtime.
(Gloria) Melman, you'll get us in trouble.
(Alex) And Todd and Mary-Sue are heading this way! Do I look camera ready?
(Marty) Remember what Ranger Hoof said, we have to stay under the radar.
(Melman) I am under the radar.
(Marty) Uh oh. I think we're about to get discovered.
(Alex) I've always wanted to get discovered on TV!
(Gloria) Not like this, Alex!
We gotta keep a low profile and get Melman out of here.
(Alex) Oh, right.
(whimpering)
(Marty) Hurry! They're getting closer.
(Gloria) Come on, come on, come on!
-(Marty) Melman! -(Murray) Millie! Look!
(whimpering)
(Millie) A TV camera!
(whimpering)
Hey, young people!
(sigh)
-(Gloria) That was close. -(Marty) Too close! We gotta hide.
Let's go. Hurry up.
(Millie) Ma! Can you see me? I'm on the TV!
(Murray) Don't eat all your doggie treats.
-(Todd) Hmm. -(Millie) Ma's our Basset Hound.
(Mary-Sue and Todd) Oh.
(mumbling)
(whimpering)
(subway announcer) The R train to Central Park now boarding!
(Melman) But I'm... not... tired!
(snoring)
(Marty) Phew. He's finally asleep.
(Gloria) Poor Melman. He's zonked.
(Alex) We gotta get him back to the habitat.
(Marty) I'm sure the fireworks will look just as good on Kate's TV.
(Melman) I just wanted to see the ball drop...
(snoring)
(Melman) Whoa!
(Mary-Sue) It's almost time for the countdown...
(Melman) It is?
Whoa! I'm way up high!
Hello down there!
(Todd) Hi, Melman! Hi, Melman! Hi, Melman!
(Melman) I'm flying!
* If it's showtime You know I'm around the bend *
* If it's happening Then I'm happening *
* There is no time *
* I don't shine, I'm sparkling *
* Cuz my heart Is into partying *
* Count it down! *
* Ten, nine, eight, Seven, six *
* Five, four, three, Two, one, whoo! *
* I'm the life *
* He's the life *
* Of the party *
* The party can't start *
* No, the party can't start Without me *
* No way! *
* I'm the life *
* He's the life *
* Of the party *
* I said the party can't start *
* No, the party can't start Without me, no! **
(Melman) Woo hoo!
-(Marty) You did it! -(Gloria) You stayed up 'til midnight.
(Alex) You got to see the ball drop!
(Kate) Okay, Melman. Time for bed.
(Melman) I don't wanna go to bed.
I'm having too much fun.
(Kate) Aw, don't worry, Melman.
(Alex) You'll be back at the habitat before you know it.
(Melman) Ugh! No!
(panting)
-Where am I? -(Alex) You were having a nightmare.
-(Melman) What time is it? Did I miss it? -(Marty) No,
it's a few minutes until midnight. But we're headed home.
(Melman) Home? No. I'm gonna see that ball drop!
(panting)
(Gloria) Melman! Stop!
(Todd) Welcome back, folks. We're about to begin the countdown
to midnight here in Times Square.
(laughing)
(Mary-Sue) Ten, nine, eight...!
(Todd and Mary-Sue) Seven, six...
(Melman) Gotta... stay... awake.
(gasp)
(all) Five... four...
Three... two... one...
Happy... New... Year...
(snoring)
(gasp)
(Melman) Where am I? Hello?
(Lucia) Feliz año nuevo, Melman!
You're looking well rested.
(yawn)
(Melman) Lucia?
What am I doing in your habitat?
(Lucia) Your friends brought you home,
but this is as far as they could carry you.
(Melman) Aw, no.
The ball dropped and I missed all the fun.
(Lucia) Si... the ball definitely dropped.
But I'm sure you had some fun, no?
(Melman) Well, my dumplings were delicious...
except they weren't exactly mine,
so I got in trouble with Ranger Hoof.
(Lucia) Oh!
But it had to be fun
being in the middle of the action, am I right?
(Melman) Oh, yeah! We were almost on TV,
in front of the whole world while I was having a temper tantrum.
Come to think of it, I didn't have any fun at all!
(Lucia) Aw, pobrecito.
A snow leopard in Mongolia once told me,
"The best party in the world isn't worth attending
if you're not feeling your party-best."
(Melman) That sounds smart.
What does it mean?
(chuckle)
(Lucia) It means you don't need to stay up late
to have a good time.
All you need is your amigos.
(Melman) But I started the year on such a bad note.
Does this mean I'm going to have a terrible year?
(Lucia) Of course not!
Every day is a new chance to start fresh,
especially after a good night's sleep.
(Melman) I hope you're right. Guess I'll head back to the habitat
and wait to see the ball drop next year.
*
Ouch!
(all) Surprise!
Huh?
(all) Happy New Year, Melman! (Melman) What's all this for?
(Alex) We didn't want you to miss out on another ball drop.
(Marty) So this year, we're having our own ball drop!
(Gloria) Doesn't matter whether it's midnight or morning,
if get to ring in the new year together.
(Alex) And with some of our favorite party animals.
(laughing)
(Melman) Everybody's here!
(Gina) Well, Gino, looks like I just accomplished
my New Year's resolution: Surprising a giraffe!
(laugh)
(Gino) Wouldn't ya know it, Gina, that was my resolution, too!
(laugh)
(screeching)
(Alex) Melman, quick!
(Gloria) It's time for the ball drop!
(all) Five, four, three...
(Melman) Counting backwards is so much fun!
(all) One! Happy New Year!
(laughing)
(Alex) So, Melman, have you decided on a New Year's resolution?
(Melman) My resolution is to go to bed when I'm tired,
even if it means missing out on some fun.
Because tired fun is no fun at all.
(Gloria) That's a great resolution.
(Melman) But for now, I'm wide awake.
So, let's party!
Happy New Year, party animals!
(cheering)
(Ant'ney) See you kids soon!
What a great start to the year.
(Mary-Sue) Well, Todd, the city sure mixed things up last night,
some New Yorkers are calling it
the most spectacular ball drop of all time!
(Todd) I tell ya, Mary-Sue,
it was definitely the most unexpected!
Let's roll that footage one more time
for anyone who might've missed it...
(Mary-Sue) Ten... nine... eight...
-(Mary-Sue) Seven, six, five... -(Todd) Seven, six, five...
-(Mary-Sue) Four, three, two... -(Todd) Four, three, two...
(cheering)
(crowd) Happy New Year!
(Mary-Sue) My compliments to the city
for pulling off such an unforgettable night.
(Todd) I can't wait to see what happens next year, Mary-Sue!
(Mary-Sue) In the meantime, I'll be practicing my cartwheel.
(scream)
(Melman) Wow!
This whole time I thought I missed the big party.
But actually, I didn't miss the party...
-(all) Huh? -(Melman) I am the party!
* I'm the life *
* He's the life *
* Of the party *
* I said the party can't start *
* No, the party can't start Without me, no! **
*
* Let's go find A little adventure *
* Let's make it A day to remember *
* Let's find Something new we can 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! **