‐ Places!
And now Alex the Lion,
in a mind‐blowing performance of artistry and skill
beyond anything the world has ever witnessed before!
‐ Yeah!
Ha!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Marty, I just had the most amazing dream!
‐ Yeah, I heard. You were talking in your sleep all night!
‐ That's cuz' I had a vision for the most spectacular show this town has ever seen.
‐ It sounds great. ‐ It'll be a show of shows!
‐ No! ‐ A tribute to New York!
Ooh, that's a good title, "Tribute to New York."
I need ribbon, and costumes! And confetti. Can't put on a show without confetti!
I can't wait to share my vision with the world!
Marty! Marty! Wake up!
‐ Alex! It's the middle of the night.
‐ Greatness can't wait, it rises with the sun.
‐ Well, Marty rises with the morning sun.
Can you wait just a couple more hours before you share your grand vision?
‐ Okay. Right after I rehearse my big finale!
‐ Ah! ‐ And a one, and a two, and a three.
A Tribute to New York!
It starts off with applause, of course.
Then the hammock trapeze flip. More applause.
The high‐wire dance. Even more applause!
Ribbon twirling. Applause.
And the grand finale where I bow and bow to, you guessed it, endless applause.
So, what do you think?
Hope to see you there with all my fans.
You might want to prepare some cheers ahead of time.
Maybe something like, "Ah, that's so amazing!
You're my hero, Alex! I can't believe my eyes!"
"Thank you! Thank you!"
Get ready, friends, this is gonna be my most ambitious, high‐flying,
incredible, mind‐blowing, marvelous show yet!
‐ Sounds like it'll be pretty good. ‐ Pretty good? No!
It'll be great! ‐ Wow!
‐ We should start making flyers for tonight's show, right, Marty?
‐ What? Oh, yeah, I'm right on top of that.
‐ That's a great idea! I want as many people as possible
to come enjoy the show and applaud. I'd better rehearse.
Will you help me practice and pretend to be audience members?
‐ Sure. I'll be the guy who's taking a nap in the back.
‐ And I'll be the girl who shushes that guy,
but then, at the end, jumps up, drops her popcorn and yells,
"Encore! Encore!"
‐ Can I be the person who gets so excited they faint?
Oh.
‐ Of course you can, Melman,
because this new show of mine is for everybody!
Now let's rehearse.
‐ Yay! ‐ Yeah!
‐ Hey, look! That lion's about to do something cool with the hammock!
‐ If they think this rehearsal is cool,
just wait till they see the real show tonight!
‐ What a lovely day for a romantic picnic at the zoo,
just me and my slice of pizza.
Wow, wow!
Please, don't! Hey, watch out!
Bird coming through!
Ah!
Woah‐oh‐oh.
Phew, that was close.
Shall we?
‐ Yo, Debbie, check it out!
‐ Take a picture, I gotta send this to my mom!
Hey, he folds his pizza like a true New Yorker!
‐ I'll start with a preview of my daring hammock trapeze flip.
Huh?
Oh, great, you came!
I think that caterpillar's my biggest fan...
Woo!
‐ Uh‐oh. ‐ Alex is flying.
‐ Hang on, buddy!
‐ Woah!
Ah!
‐ Bravo! Encore! Encore!
‐ Should we fish him out of there? ‐ Don't worry, Alex and water don't mix.
He'll be out of there in three, two‐‐
‐ Ah!
‐ Phew. ‐ One.
‐ Alex, you okay?
‐ Yeah, just some minor technical difficulties.
Hope my fans didn't notice. ‐ Don't worry,
they're too busy looking at Ant'ney. ‐ Huh?
‐ Can you believe this pigeon? He's like a living tribute to New York!
‐ What? Tribute to New York was my thing!
‐ You could always do a Tribute to New Jersey.
‐ Mark my words, that Pizza Pigeon is going to be famous.
Alex. Alex! Hello!
Uh... you in there? Paging Alex!
‐ Did you hear the news, Alex? Ant'ney's gone viral!
‐ He's like a local celebrity! Isn't that great?
It's like one level away from a regular celebrity.
‐ Oh, I hope I can get his claw‐tograph.
‐ Oh, yeah, crazy how much attention Ant'ney's stealing‐‐
I mean taking‐‐ I mean getting.
ANT' Yeesh, tell me about it.
‐ Congratulations, Ant'ney!
‐ We're so proud to know you!
‐ Yay, Ant'ney.
‐ Huh, I still don't get what the big deal is.
What's a pigeon supposed to do? Not fold his pizza?
Ha! I shudder at the very thought.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I gotta go find some place to eat my second slice in peace.
‐ Ant'ney's right, his five minutes of fame
was probably just a fluke.
I guess I should thank him for warming up the audience
for my big show, A Tribute to‐‐
‐ Afternoon naps? ‐ Modern dance?
‐ Poughkeepsie? ‐ To New York.
‐ Ah, we're back to that. Okay.
‐ It's gonna be the greatest, most memorable,
ambitious, high‐flying, daring, incredible...
‐ We get it.
‐ Mind‐blowing show this town's ever seen!
But first, I gotta go into the city to get supplies.
Who is with me?
Stardom, here I come!
‐ I was hoping to get in a few more winks of sleep, but okay.
‐ Yoo‐hoo! Anybody home at the toll booth?
‐ We can't be bothered with tolls, we're too busy watching Pizza Pigeon.
‐ Oh! Don't tell Bill the Flamingo, but that pigeon is my new favorite bird.
‐ Yeah! ‐ Yeah!
‐ Brian, what are we going to do with all these leftover birthday cupcakes?
‐ Ooh! Happy someone else's birthday to me.
These decorations will help my act sparkle!
‐ Oh, no! Where is everybody?
‐ Melman! ‐ Melman!
‐ Oh, hi.
Hey, slow down!
‐ All clear. Let's go!
Ooh.
‐ The perfect disguise.
‐ This will shake up the crowd.
‐ Ooh! Balloons!
How can I carry them all? ‐ I have an idea.
This should do the trick. ‐ What trick? What have you done?
It won't come off! I don't like this!
‐ It's just static electricity.
‐ Get it off! Get it off!
Ah! Ah!
‐ Alex! I need your help! On it!
Maybe we don't need balloons!
‐ Don't worry, Melman, I think I can nail this problem.
Get it? ‐ Just do it!
‐ Hmm. I'm not sure if Alex is gonna need a cake plate, but okay.
‐ This isn't for Alex, it's for me, to recycle.
What kind of animal leaves trash behind in the park?
Humans.
‐ Got the goods. Ready to go?
‐ Yep. All I need now is a costume, something that screams "New York."
‐ Like... Pizza Pigeon!
‐ No, not like Pizza Pigeon.
‐ No, I meant Pizza Pigeon, as in Ant'ney!
‐ He's heading that way. Come on!
‐ Ah...
‐ Ant'ney! ‐ Ant'ney!
‐ Hey, pals! Whose birthday did I forget?
‐ No one's, we just recycled these into disguises.
‐ I could sure use a disguise. Wowee, did I have a weird day.
‐ I'll bet! What's it like being a New York icon?
‐ I don't recommend it. It's exhausting!
‐ Hey! Look, it's Pizza Pigeon! Need a ride?
‐ Wow! He hailed a cab, just like a true New Yorker.
‐ Can you believe it? A real celebrity!
‐ Hop in, Pizza Pigeon! This ride's on me!
‐ Might as well take her up on it,
these old wings get tired flying in from Long Island every day.
‐ By the way, hope you like smooth jazz!
‐ Looks like Ant'ney's still the talk of the town.
‐ And to think we knew him before he was the most famous animal in New York.
‐ I don't get what everyone's so worked up about!
It's not that hard to fold a slice of pizza,
or catch a cab. Anyone can do it, see?
‐ I don't know if just anyone can catch a cab,
maybe it's just Pizza Pigeon.
‐ At this rate, every New Yorker
will be too obsessed with Pizza Pigeon to care about my show!
‐ There's a lot of people in New York,
surely there's enough attention to go around.
‐ Yeah, why does it have to be a competition?
‐ You don't understand show business, Marty.
It's not like being a park ranger, it's intense!
Important! Life or death!
I can't just put on a show and expect folks to show,
I gotta show people there's a reason to show up for my show.
‐ Oh, I get it!
I don't get it.
‐ What I'm saying is, Ant'ney took all the attention,
but now it's time for me to take it back.
‐ Ugh.
No way!
I'm changing Pete's Pizza to Pete's Pizza Pigeon,
named after the most famous New Yorker of all time!
‐ Is this what the people want?
"Hey, look at me now. I'm folding a pizza."
‐ Are you seeing that, Millie?
‐ Oh! Can't even fold his pizza properly! Unlike Pizza Pigeon.
‐ Speaking of, Pizza Pigeon's gonna be on our favorite program.
Tea Around Town with Todd and Mary‐Sue?
‐ Huh? ‐ Ooh! Let's break out the good china!
‐ We've been tracking Pizza Pigeon sightings
all over Manhattan today! And the great news is...
‐ We found Pizza Pigeon! And he's gonna be on the show tonight!
Ooh! ‐ Todd! I've never seen you so excited!
‐ Sorry, Mary‐Sue, I can't help it. I'm a super‐fan.
‐ Tonight? But tonight's the night of my show!
Now everyone's gonna be watching Pizza Pigeon?
How could Ant'ney do this to me? On the night of my big show!
‐ Woo! First you keep me up all night,
then you make me run all day! I'm a zebra, not a race horse.
‐ I could be part unicorn and no one would care!
All anyone wants is Pizza Pigeon, Pizza Pigeon, Pizza Pigeon!
‐ Come on, Alex, that's your friend Ant'ney you're talking about.
Remember? You love him and he loves you.
‐ If Ant'ney really loved me, he wouldn't steal my thunder
by going on Tea Around Town tonight.
‐ Alex, come on, buddy. ‐ And I'm gonna go find Ant'ney
and tell him exactly that! To the museum!
‐ Seriously? I just sat down!
Alex, wait!
- Come back, Alex! - Wait!
‐ You okay, Marty?
‐ Oh, so sleepy!
‐ Hang in there, Marty! We've only got...
47 blocks to go!
MARY‐ Welcome back to Tea Around Town,
where we're about to meet New York's hottest celeb.
‐ That's right, it's the Pizza Pigeon!
I've got so many things I wanna say to him!
‐ Yeah, I have a lot of things I want to say to him too.
‐ Todd, I've got breaking news!
Apparently, Pizza Pigeon has left the premises!
‐ Left the premises? Is it something I said?
Is it my new cologne? I should've known luscious lavender was too pungent.
‐ Pull it together, Todd! We're in crisis!
We've got people looking for him all over town,
and no one can find him! He disappeared into the crowd!
‐ Just like a true New Yorker.
‐ Ant'ney isn't here?
I couldn't imagine missing the interview of a lifetime.
‐ If we can't find Pizza Pigeon, we're gonna have to find another story!
‐ Can you think of any funny animals who could step in last‐minute?
‐ How are we supposed to conjure up another...
What about that massive cat over there? He looks like a little lion!
‐ Ooh, we could call him Lion‐Cat. ‐ How about Little Lion?
‐ Hey, everyone, look at Lion‐Cat!
‐ Help me get that cat over here and make him a star.
Anyone got any cat food?
‐ We still have that slice of pizza we were gonna give Pizza Pigeon.
‐ Ooh! I got an idea. Here, kitty, kitty.
‐ We don't wanna scare him away, Todd.
‐ This could be it, my big break!
‐ Here, kitty, kitty!
‐ Meow.
‐ Oh! ‐ Oh! So cute!
‐ Totally adorbs! Okay, Mary‐Sue, looks Lion‐Cat is onboard.
‐ You mean Little Lion?
‐ I guess we can close the lid on that pizza box, and on Pizza Pigeon.
‐ I'm surprised the pigeon left while the pizza was still hot.
Oh, well.
‐ Huh? Alex!
‐ Alex, can you please slow down?
I'm begging you. ‐ I like running.
I should enter a triathlon.
That's where you run at least three different blocks!
‐ I don't think that's what triathlon means.
Are they filming yet? Shouldn't Ant'ney be up there?
‐ He should be, but he's not here. They wanna put me on the show instead.
‐ Wow, Alex!
You could become New York's next big animal star.
‐ You're right, I could be. But why isn't Ant'ney here?
This is supposed to be his big TV debut, why would he miss it?
What if something terrible happened to him?
He's always been there for me. It's time for me to be there for him!
‐ Welcome back to the show.
Let me introduce all of New York to the very cute‐‐
Where'd that cat go?
All I see is those kids in party hats.
‐ Some other time, Todd. Some other time.
I'm sorry to do this, but I gotta... ‐ Please, don't say...
Run. ‐ Ugh!
‐ I need to find Ant'ney.
Something terrible must've happened to him!
‐ Don't worry, Alex, we'll help you find him.
‐ You know, if I'd had a full‐night sleep, I'd be at the front of the line!
‐ Ant'ney! Ant'ney?
Where is that bird?
‐ Ant'ney! Ant'ney!
Ant'ney? Ant'ney!
Ah, no sign of him!
Ant'ney?
Huh? Gino and Gina? Have you seen Ant'ney anywhere?
‐ Sorry, we've been looking for this Pizza Pigeon
we keep hearing about. ‐ Pizza Pigeon is Ant'ney.
‐ I told you that was him! ‐ That's your problem!
‐ You never listen. We'll let you know when we find him.
‐ It's getting late, Alex. We better head back to the Habitat
before Kate comes to say good night. ‐ Plus, you gotta put on your show!
‐ I can't put on a show while Ant'ney is still MIA!
What if something awful happened to him?
I don't know what I'd do without waking up to his Word from the Bird,
or hearing him crash‐land into a tree, or a bush, or a light pole.
Wow, he crashes into a lot of stuff.
‐ Don't worry, we will find him. Marty'll get Ranger Hoof on the case.
Wait, where is Marty? ‐ Still hoofing his way over.
‐ I feel terrible. I spent the whole day being jealous of Ant'ney
when I should've been happy for him.
‐ Maybe you can tell him that when we find him.
‐ You mean if we find him.
‐ Oh, finally. We're just walking and waiting.
‐ I don't think we can wait much longer, it's time to go home.
‐ We'll keep looking for him tomorrow.
‐ Melman!
‐ Hey, I've been running all day, I'm not going to stop now!
Uh, Alex, about your show...
‐ Sorry, Melman, the show's cancelled.
‐ Well, you might wanna un‐cancel it, because...
‐ Ant'ney?
‐ Oh, hey, Alex! Boy, am I glad to see ya.
When's your big show starting? I hope I didn't miss it.
‐ You mean you skipped out on Tea Around Town
just to come to my show?
‐ Are you kidding me? I'm surprised you're surprised.
I wouldn't miss your show for all the pizza in Manhattan!
‐ Oh, Ant'ney! You're a one‐of‐a‐kind bird.
No wonder all of New York loves you!
‐ Eh, besides, who wants Tea Around Town?
It's New York! Now, if it was Coffee in the City...
‐ Hey, look! It's Pizza Pigeon!
‐ Come on, Alex. What are you waiting for?
It's show‐time!
‐ Woo‐Hoo! Yeah, Alex!
Hooray!
‐ I am proud to present a tribute to...
my friend Ant'ney!
‐ Hey! Check out that lion! ‐ Yep!
‐ Wow! That's the most ambitious, high‐flying, incredible,
mind‐blowing, marvelous show I've ever seen!
‐ Yay, Alex!
‐ I'm loving this show, it's like a tribute to New York.
‐ He's no Pizza Pigeon, but he's one heck of a high‐flying cat.
‐ Woo‐Hoo!
Roar!
‐ Oh, wow! That's amazing!
A rat in a donut?
Now that's that cutest health‐code violation I've ever seen.
‐ Oh, what's that?
Todd! Apparently, someone caught sight of Pizza Pigeon
at the Central Park Zoo!
‐ And an acrobatic lion too.
What if it's Lion‐Cat? We'd better get down there!
‐ Can't a rat get a little help around here?
‐ Roar!
ANT' Hey, Tea Around Town's here.
How about one more encore, Alex?
‐ I think 11 encores is enough.
Even I've had enough attention for one day.
‐ Oh, drat, Todd! We missed Alex the Lion's show!
I heard it was amazing! Maybe it'll end up on Broadway!
Todd? Todd, where'd you go?
‐ Mary‐Sue! You just gotta come over here and see Bill the Flamingo.
He's rolling his eyes at tourists, just like a true New Yorker.
‐ Oh, wow! Would you look at that?
‐ I tell you, Mary‐Sue, this flamingo's gonna be famous!
Let's go interview him.
‐ Good for Bill. We all deserve our moment in the sun.
‐ Yep. From now on, when my friends get attention,
I'm going to be happy for them.
‐ Even Bill the Flamingo?
‐ Even Bill the Flamingo.