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[theme song playing]
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- ♪ We're tiny ♪
- ♪ We're toony ♪
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♪ We're learning to be looney ♪
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♪ And we'll be famous sooney
At the college of our dreams ♪
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♪ We got our admissions ♪
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♪ Important for tuitions ♪
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♪ Fulfilling our ambitions
With our faculty esteemed ♪
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♪ At Acme Looniversity
We'll earn our toon degree ♪
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♪ The teaching staff's
Been getting laughs ♪
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♪ Since 1933 ♪
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- ♪ We're classmates ♪
- ♪ And roommates ♪
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♪ We paid
The out-of-state bills ♪
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♪ Let's grab the books and go
Class is about to start ♪
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♪ They're furry
They're funny ♪
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♪ We're Babs and Buster Bunny ♪
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♪ Their comedy is funny ♪
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♪ And their friendship's
Guaranteed ♪
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♪ Hamton is worried
And Sweetie's a tough birdie ♪
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♪ And if you're lucky
Plucky is the perfect... ♪
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Frenemy!
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♪ So here's where
The greatest toons ♪
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♪ All got their humble start ♪
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♪ There's quite
A lot of history ♪
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♪ For teaching looney arts ♪
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♪ We're tiny, we're toony
We can't wait to be looney ♪
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♪ Ring the bell
Let's all come in
And join the fun ♪
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[bell rings]
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♪ And now class has begun ♪
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[Hamton] Mmm. Mmm-hmm.
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Eating outside.
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Can't believe I let myself
be talked into a picnic.
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How can you complain
when we have
seven different types of jams?
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Jams are for traffic, toes,
and hippie bands.
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{\an8}I eat preserves.
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- [screams]
- Stop, stop, stop!
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If you're gonna
take a sandwich,
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do it with passion, emotion...
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Theatre!
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You, enter stage right.
You, stage left.
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Hit your marks.
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All right!
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Let's take that again,
from the top.
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And action!
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[ants grunting]
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Still working
on my directing style.
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Babs, you're doing great.
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Actors can be tricky.
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I gotta know how to speak
to them in just the right way.
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[Dean Granny on speakers]
Today's the day,
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Looniversity players.
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A reminder
about the reminder
I sent out last week,
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reminding you
about auditions today
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for our annual
Acme Loo production
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of Wabbit Season.
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[all gasp] Wabbit Season!
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It's the annual student play
about Acme Looniversity's
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first freshman class,
which included all of the icons
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that went on to define
toon-ing as we know it.
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Granny, Elmer Fudd,
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the random cactus,
and Bugs Bunny!
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[gasps]
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But more importantly,
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Wabbit Season is a chance
for Acme's biggest talent
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to play the lead.
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[laughs]
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[thuds]
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[sighs]
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{\an8}You, Plucky?
Playing the Bugs Bunny?
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The most important bunny
in Acme history?
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Can you even hop? Hmm?
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[growls] Pish posh.
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What a ridiculous question.
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[Plucky grunting]
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[sighs wearily]
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Bugs Bunny is
the starring role,
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so it must be played by a star.
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You've got stiff competition.
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I've been rehearsing this role
since I was a kid.
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Yeah, we played
Wabbit Season all the time.
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Buster was always Bugs.
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Oh, no! You didn't tell me
you played pretend as a child.
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I hope I get the cactus role.
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Not to brag,
but I was vegetation
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in 17 different school plays,
growing up.
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Really?
It doesn't have any lines.
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{\an8}[stuttering] Precisely.
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{\an8}[chuckles nervously]
But... uh... uh...
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{\an8}per... performing brings out
my ner... nervous stutter.
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Well, the juiciest role
is behind the curtain.
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Stage manager!
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It has a lot
of smaller responsibilities,
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that are whatever,
but the most exciting part
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of the job is the prop table!
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- What about you, Babs?
- [Babs clears throat]
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Allow me to reintroduce myself.
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Babs Bunny,
director extraordinaire.
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My style is unorthodox.
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My vision is avant-garde,
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and my resume is short.
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This will be
my first play with a cast
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that's not entirely
made up of my siblings.
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Hmm.
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Uh-huh.
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[chomping]
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- [splatters]
- [Babs gasps]
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- [radio static]
- Okay, folks. We're now
one pen over budget.
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So we're officially in the red.
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Not a great way
to start out auditions,
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but let's go!
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Fifi La Fume, auditioning
for the role of Lola.
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The coolest female
in all of Acme history.
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What a cool campus.
I hope I'm not...
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the only girl.
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Thank you.
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Buster Bunny,
reading for the role
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of Bugs Bunny. [clears throat]
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Eh, what's up, Doc?
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[Babs] Hmm.
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Busters really got
Bugs Bunny down.
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It's almost as if it's--
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Destiny?
The role he's meant to play?
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I was gonna say, "Too obvious."
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- Wha...
- [wheels squeaking]
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Before I blow you away
with emotion,
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I need complete assurance
that nepotism
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won't be poisoning
this production.
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Thank you. Lighting!
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I need my beak
to look strident, yet supple.
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The sun!
The sun kissing my rabbit face
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after these long winter months
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in my borough,
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where I hopped so much.
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Alone. [snaps fingers]
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{\an8}Give me the strength needed
to persevere, delicious carrot.
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{\an8}[gulps]
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{\an8}[gags, sputters]
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{\an8}Mmm, mmm. So good.
[chuckles nervously]
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{\an8}Clearly food.
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[Babs] Mmm-hmm.
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Great. Thank you. Next!
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Uh... Uh... Uh... [sneezes]
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[bowl humming]
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- [wind howling]
- [tumbleweed rustling]
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[Sweetie gurgling]
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[stuttering] Thank you.
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Really appreciate
the hard work
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you all put
into these auditions.
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I have some
tough choices to make,
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but casting will be up soon.
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[Dizzy] Dizzy drop out.
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Dizzy realize
this non-union production.
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What do you think?
We have a show on our hands?
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Gotta know,
'cause I gotta get
ahead of these props.
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Some are going to be custom,
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some will be ready-made.
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- Just get ahead of it.
- [metal clanks]
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Oh, yeah.
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I'm gonna show Acme Loo
what kind of director I am.
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Casting's up!
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[Hamton mumbles nervously]
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[all exclaim]
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I'm playing the role of Granny?
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She... But she's not glamorous.
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She only wears...
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{\an8}[gasps] neutrals.
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{\an8}The role of cactus?
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{\an8}[gasps] But that part
does not speak!
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{\an8}And it's
a background character.
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{\an8}[hyperventilating]
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{\an8}Oh, I'm gonna be sick.
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Not everyone can be Bugs Bunny.
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Babs had to make
some tough choices.
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[screaming] Me!
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{\an8}N... Uh, No.
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I... I can't...
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be... be on st... stage,
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[stuttering]
unrooted and speaking.
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Buddy, calm down.
What part did you...
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Hamton Pig as Bugs Bunny?
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What?
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And I'm playing Elmer Fudd?
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The villain!
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No, no, no, no, no!
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There's been
a terrible mistake!
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Babs! Babs, Babs!
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Huge problem.
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Sweetie posted
the wrong cast list.
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It's full of typos,
grammatical errors,
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identity fraud!
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{\an8}- No, no. This is indeed
the correct casting.
- [Buster gasps]
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Everyone, listen up!
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I know these might not be
the parts you were hoping for,
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but I have a vision.
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A grand vision.
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[stuttering] Goodnight.
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Welcome, actors.
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Thank you for taking
this journey with me.
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It will test your sillies,
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dig deep into your
personal experiences,
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expose your greatest fears.
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{\an8}A world without mirrors!
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Now, some of you know
the story of Wabbit Season,
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all about the first
freshman class of Acme Loo.
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[Buster scoffs]
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Forget everything
you think you know.
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This show will be unlike
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any other Wabbit Season
ever seen!
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{\an8}It'll be big.
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It'll be artsy.
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It'll be challenging.
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{\an8}And it will have fireworks.
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{\an8}Will the cactus have
a grand soliloquy?
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{\an8}No.
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But if you follow my lead,
we'll have an amazing show.
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It'd only be amazing
if you gave me the right part.
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Places!
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[whimsical music playing]
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[clanks]
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[slurping]
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Babs, this is
an ambitious production.
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It's a pretty simple play.
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Are we sure we need
75 background mannequins?
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I mean, don't get me wrong.
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I'm here for the props,
and prop management,
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and prop procurement,
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but this just seems,
well, like a lot.
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Don't worry.
It's all part of the vision.
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Okay, boss. What do I know?
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Just the prop bird here.
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[stuttering] First day
on this glorious campus.
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How about instead of saying
the monologue I pantomime it?
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Shirley, I need more lights!
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Stagehands, bring in the rings!
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[exclaims nervously]
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F... First d... day
on the campus.
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[groans]
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[Babs groans]
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Props on the prop table!
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Is it so hard?
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[stuttering] First d... day
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on this gl... glorious
ca... campus.
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{\an8}[sobbing] Oh, no.
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{\an8}That's not r... right?
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{\an8}Everything okay, Hamton?
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{\an8}I... I do... don't know
if you can help.
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{\an8}I've been dealing
with this nervous stutter
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{\an8}my whole life.
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Shirley, spots are looking hot.
Thank you.
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Lil' Beeper,
fake snow is flying in.
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Everything okay here?
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Hamton's a little nervous.
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- Oh, well, good news.
- [screams]
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I've got a director trick
that will help you calm down.
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- Really?
- Oh, yeah, take a seat.
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Been so stressed
with the prop list. [sighs]
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- Now, Hamton. Oink in...
- [Hamton snorts]
257
00:11:33,952 --> 00:11:35,487
- Oink out.
- [Hamton exhales]
258
00:11:35,587 --> 00:11:36,955
- Oink in.
- [Hamton snorting]
259
00:11:37,055 --> 00:11:38,423
- Oink out.
- [Hamton sighs]
260
00:11:38,524 --> 00:11:39,892
- Oink in.
- [Hamton snorts]
261
00:11:39,991 --> 00:11:43,662
- Hold... and oink out.
- [Hamton exhales]
262
00:11:43,761 --> 00:11:45,831
[Babs] Now, let's try a line.
263
00:11:45,930 --> 00:11:51,536
{\an8}F... First d... day
on this glorious campus.
264
00:11:51,637 --> 00:11:53,772
{\an8}- [gasps]
- That sounded great.
265
00:11:53,871 --> 00:11:57,242
- How do you feel?
- I was barely nervous
that time.
266
00:11:57,343 --> 00:11:58,777
Thanks, Babs.
267
00:11:58,876 --> 00:12:01,379
[Babs] Okay, dress rehearsal.
268
00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:02,848
Our show opens tomorrow.
269
00:12:02,947 --> 00:12:05,083
How's everyone feeling?
270
00:12:05,183 --> 00:12:09,154
- [all murmuring]
- I'm fine! How are you?
271
00:12:09,253 --> 00:12:11,824
I'm ready
for my close up, Ms. Bunny.
272
00:12:11,923 --> 00:12:15,193
Hmm. Interesting
costume addition.
273
00:12:15,292 --> 00:12:20,198
Ready to light everyone's
auras and performances.
274
00:12:20,298 --> 00:12:23,401
Okay, Buster,
I know that during
the last few rehearsals,
275
00:12:23,502 --> 00:12:25,738
we've not seen eye to eye.
276
00:12:25,837 --> 00:12:27,539
But tomorrow
is our performance,
277
00:12:27,639 --> 00:12:28,941
and we need any everyone
278
00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,810
working towards
the same vision.
279
00:12:31,910 --> 00:12:33,746
Sweetie, please tell Babs
280
00:12:33,845 --> 00:12:36,982
that Buster doesn't
understand her vision.
281
00:12:37,081 --> 00:12:40,185
- Uh, Babs, Buster just said--
- I heard him.
282
00:12:40,285 --> 00:12:42,554
A bunny fight. Oh, goodie.
283
00:12:42,654 --> 00:12:44,222
Sweetie, could you tell Buster
284
00:12:44,321 --> 00:12:47,359
that a toon actor needs
more than a loud mouth
285
00:12:47,459 --> 00:12:48,727
to be a great performer?
286
00:12:48,826 --> 00:12:51,697
Uh, Buster.
Babs said that toon actor--
287
00:12:51,796 --> 00:12:53,799
Toon actor, she says?
288
00:12:53,897 --> 00:12:58,603
[laughs] Well, actors usually
have actual directors.
289
00:12:58,703 --> 00:13:01,273
I don't see any of those here.
290
00:13:01,372 --> 00:13:04,342
A real director would cast
the show correctly.
291
00:13:04,441 --> 00:13:07,880
Correctly? Buster.
You wouldn't know directing
292
00:13:07,979 --> 00:13:10,015
if it hit you in the face.
293
00:13:10,115 --> 00:13:11,784
How dare you?
294
00:13:11,883 --> 00:13:13,418
I can't rehearse
under these conditions.
295
00:13:13,517 --> 00:13:16,221
If a real director shows up,
I'll be in my dressing room,
296
00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:20,425
which is also the bathroom,
which is also the wig closet.
297
00:13:20,525 --> 00:13:22,861
Behold a real thespian.
298
00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,130
{\an8}As a consummate professional,
299
00:13:25,229 --> 00:13:29,067
{\an8}I am here to help you express
your artistic vision.
300
00:13:29,167 --> 00:13:31,670
Wow, I thought you would
have the biggest problem.
301
00:13:31,769 --> 00:13:35,273
So, I took it upon myself
to make some adjustments,
302
00:13:35,367 --> 00:13:36,875
including a two-hour monologue
303
00:13:36,974 --> 00:13:38,777
about the cactus'
heartbreaking upbringing
304
00:13:38,877 --> 00:13:40,278
in a plant store,
305
00:13:40,378 --> 00:13:43,615
where one day, a hipster
in blush overalls bought it,
306
00:13:43,715 --> 00:13:45,383
drove it to Arizona,
307
00:13:45,483 --> 00:13:49,487
and set it free
among the mighty saguaros.
308
00:13:49,588 --> 00:13:50,622
Two hours?
309
00:13:50,722 --> 00:13:52,725
Yes, I agree, it is too short.
310
00:13:52,824 --> 00:13:54,626
[growls] Okay.
311
00:13:54,726 --> 00:13:56,161
I appreciate all of your notes,
312
00:13:56,261 --> 00:13:57,462
but I have a vision,
313
00:13:57,562 --> 00:13:59,131
and that's what we're going
to stick with this year.
314
00:13:59,230 --> 00:14:01,466
So we could have
the best Wabbit Season
315
00:14:01,567 --> 00:14:03,802
this school has ever seen!
316
00:14:03,902 --> 00:14:06,138
So, I can have lines?
317
00:14:06,237 --> 00:14:08,273
You're not speaking
in this show!
318
00:14:08,374 --> 00:14:09,908
[indistinct chatter]
319
00:14:12,009 --> 00:14:13,445
Wait, where's Buster?
320
00:14:13,544 --> 00:14:15,608
If he bails, I think I can
still return the props.
321
00:14:15,714 --> 00:14:16,849
I have the receipts,
322
00:14:16,948 --> 00:14:18,651
and it's been
less than 90 days.
323
00:14:19,918 --> 00:14:21,286
But now I see that's not
324
00:14:21,387 --> 00:14:22,454
what you're upset about.
325
00:14:22,554 --> 00:14:24,122
Places!
326
00:14:24,221 --> 00:14:26,291
Don't worry. Buster's entrance
isn't till the third scene.
327
00:14:26,392 --> 00:14:27,620
He'll be here.
328
00:14:29,193 --> 00:14:32,230
[Hamton stuttering]
Why did they sell
all the seats?
329
00:14:36,067 --> 00:14:37,936
- [groans]
- [Sweetie] Places!
330
00:14:47,479 --> 00:14:49,214
[softly] "First day."
331
00:14:49,313 --> 00:14:52,951
Welcome to the first day
of Acme Loo.
332
00:14:54,885 --> 00:14:58,290
This isn't how I remember
the first day at Acme Loo.
333
00:15:03,762 --> 00:15:04,830
[gasps]
334
00:15:06,530 --> 00:15:09,301
This is the story of my rise
335
00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:13,739
to be the perfect paradigm
for cacti everywhere.
336
00:15:13,839 --> 00:15:15,908
Those aren't the words
in the script.
337
00:15:16,007 --> 00:15:19,111
{\an8}Ga-ga, ooh, goo-goo.
338
00:15:19,210 --> 00:15:21,179
{\an8}I look to my cactus mother.
339
00:15:21,279 --> 00:15:24,950
{\an8}Spines aren't the only
prickly thing about her.
340
00:15:25,049 --> 00:15:27,619
[whispers] Plucky! Plucky!
What are you doing?
341
00:15:27,719 --> 00:15:28,586
Father!
342
00:15:28,687 --> 00:15:31,790
Father! How could you?
343
00:15:31,890 --> 00:15:33,258
- I'm just a teen...
- [slurping]
344
00:15:33,357 --> 00:15:34,860
- ...succulent.
- Oh! You're here!
345
00:15:34,959 --> 00:15:36,194
I might not be the lead
346
00:15:36,294 --> 00:15:38,263
and I'm definitely
not happy about it,
347
00:15:38,363 --> 00:15:40,999
but I've never missed
a performance in my whole life.
348
00:15:41,099 --> 00:15:43,235
Wait, you haven't
rehearsed the harness.
349
00:15:43,335 --> 00:15:44,302
[Buster screams]
350
00:15:46,772 --> 00:15:48,573
{\an8}[stuttering] F... First
351
00:15:48,673 --> 00:15:51,810
d... day on th... this...
352
00:15:51,909 --> 00:15:53,445
[screaming]
353
00:15:53,545 --> 00:15:55,280
[all] Whoa!
354
00:15:55,380 --> 00:15:57,015
[Hamton screaming]
355
00:15:57,649 --> 00:15:59,918
{\an8}[screams, grunts]
356
00:16:00,819 --> 00:16:02,320
[Fifi shuddering]
357
00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:05,157
[whimpering]
358
00:16:06,325 --> 00:16:08,661
Yeah, no. Uh-uh.
359
00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:11,629
[creaking, crashing]
360
00:16:11,730 --> 00:16:13,165
[all gasping]
361
00:16:13,265 --> 00:16:15,834
[flames blazing]
362
00:16:15,934 --> 00:16:18,270
We've reached
our completely planned
363
00:16:18,365 --> 00:16:19,371
ten-minute intermission.
364
00:16:19,470 --> 00:16:20,973
There are extra
women's restrooms,
365
00:16:21,072 --> 00:16:22,941
so you've plenty of time
to return to the show,
366
00:16:23,041 --> 00:16:24,609
that is not at all over.
367
00:16:24,709 --> 00:16:26,544
[extinguisher hissing]
368
00:16:26,645 --> 00:16:28,480
[Babs crying]
369
00:16:30,982 --> 00:16:32,250
Bucket to cry in.
370
00:16:33,484 --> 00:16:37,255
[sobbing] I know
my vision seems out there.
371
00:16:37,354 --> 00:16:39,958
But I really thought
I could make a show
372
00:16:40,058 --> 00:16:44,129
that would be fresh,
new, and exciting.
373
00:16:44,228 --> 00:16:46,732
Instead, we got catastrophic,
374
00:16:46,832 --> 00:16:48,801
messy, and shredded.
375
00:16:48,900 --> 00:16:51,670
{\an8}Maybe I'm just a bad director?
376
00:16:51,770 --> 00:16:53,405
You're a great director.
377
00:16:53,504 --> 00:16:55,140
Sure, you got
a little ambitious
378
00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:56,709
and my prop budget
was tough to work with,
379
00:16:56,807 --> 00:16:58,610
and maybe you could've shared
your vision a little more
380
00:16:58,710 --> 00:17:00,412
{\an8}- with all of us.
- [sighs]
381
00:17:00,511 --> 00:17:05,250
{\an8}I just want the play
to be an explosion
of joy and history.
382
00:17:05,350 --> 00:17:08,921
{\an8}Like a book
wearing a birthday hat.
383
00:17:09,020 --> 00:17:10,322
Oh, I totally understand
384
00:17:10,421 --> 00:17:12,457
you wanted to do
non-traditional casting,
385
00:17:12,557 --> 00:17:14,827
see unexpected faces
in those roles.
386
00:17:14,926 --> 00:17:16,128
Exactly!
387
00:17:16,227 --> 00:17:17,730
Maybe explain
to the cast the whole
388
00:17:17,829 --> 00:17:19,131
"non-traditional casting" thing
389
00:17:19,230 --> 00:17:20,966
and skip the book
wearing a birthday hat,
390
00:17:21,066 --> 00:17:22,200
just for clarity.
391
00:17:22,300 --> 00:17:23,936
Now, let's get out there
and do this!
392
00:17:24,035 --> 00:17:26,104
But the stage was destroyed.
393
00:17:26,204 --> 00:17:28,406
You're talking to me
like I don't have
back up props.
394
00:17:33,811 --> 00:17:35,413
I owe you all an apology.
395
00:17:35,512 --> 00:17:37,582
I haven't been good
at communicating.
396
00:17:37,681 --> 00:17:40,185
{\an8}Instead of throwing
a bunch of ideas at you,
397
00:17:40,284 --> 00:17:43,355
{\an8}I should've been very clear
about my vision for this play,
398
00:17:43,454 --> 00:17:46,558
{\an8}- which is like a textbook
ready to party.
- [party music playing]
399
00:17:47,592 --> 00:17:48,560
[music stops]
400
00:17:53,164 --> 00:17:55,968
{\an8}I wanted to see
surprising faces
in these roles.
401
00:17:56,067 --> 00:17:57,635
[confused murmurs]
402
00:17:57,734 --> 00:18:00,906
{\an8}There's no reason
I should be cast
in a non-speaking role.
403
00:18:01,005 --> 00:18:03,141
Except that
it's more interesting.
404
00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,243
Plucky, you don't
need dialogue.
405
00:18:05,342 --> 00:18:06,511
You could express
more with your face
406
00:18:06,610 --> 00:18:08,842
than most actors could
with words.
407
00:18:10,548 --> 00:18:13,752
And, Hamton, there's a reason
I cast you as the lead.
408
00:18:13,852 --> 00:18:15,320
I didn't wanna tell you earlier
409
00:18:15,419 --> 00:18:17,790
because I was afraid
it might make you more nervous.
410
00:18:17,889 --> 00:18:20,025
I don't think that's possible.
411
00:18:20,526 --> 00:18:21,359
[thuds]
412
00:18:21,460 --> 00:18:22,728
[groans]
413
00:18:22,826 --> 00:18:25,859
I cast you as Bugs Bunny
'cause you got a lot in common.
414
00:18:25,964 --> 00:18:28,566
{\an8}Uh, Bugs Bunny
went as a lint roller
415
00:18:28,661 --> 00:18:30,903
{\an8}for seven Halloweens in a row?
416
00:18:31,002 --> 00:18:33,772
What? No. He had
a stutter when he was young.
417
00:18:33,871 --> 00:18:36,008
J... Just like me?
418
00:18:36,107 --> 00:18:38,977
Yeah, and it's not
just that you both stutter.
419
00:18:39,077 --> 00:18:41,780
I know you can achieve
great things, Hamton,
420
00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,048
just like Bugs Bunny.
421
00:18:43,148 --> 00:18:44,717
Even if you get nervous.
422
00:18:44,816 --> 00:18:46,652
I really believe in all of you.
423
00:18:46,750 --> 00:18:49,487
Your performances are unlike
anything that's been done
424
00:18:49,587 --> 00:18:50,322
at Acme Loo.
425
00:18:50,422 --> 00:18:52,524
And they deserve to be seen.
426
00:18:52,618 --> 00:18:55,193
- [all speaking indistinctly]
- [Plucky] This is creative
and unexpected.
427
00:18:55,293 --> 00:18:57,529
Buster, I know you'd be
a great Bugs Bunny,
428
00:18:57,628 --> 00:19:01,199
the hero, but the villain
is the juiciest role.
429
00:19:01,298 --> 00:19:04,002
And I knew you could make
even boring Elmer Fudd,
430
00:19:04,102 --> 00:19:05,537
more exciting.
431
00:19:05,636 --> 00:19:08,340
Oh, I never thought
of it that way.
432
00:19:08,439 --> 00:19:11,009
{\an8}I should have trusted you.
I'm really sorry.
433
00:19:11,109 --> 00:19:12,377
I'm sorry, too.
434
00:19:12,477 --> 00:19:14,012
[Sweetie on megaphone] Places!
435
00:19:15,981 --> 00:19:17,015
Oh, wait.
436
00:19:20,118 --> 00:19:21,286
[thuds]
437
00:19:22,321 --> 00:19:24,389
[snoring]
438
00:19:24,490 --> 00:19:25,658
[thuds]
439
00:19:29,928 --> 00:19:31,864
F... Fir...
440
00:19:31,963 --> 00:19:33,065
[shuddering]
441
00:19:35,099 --> 00:19:35,968
[gulps]
442
00:19:36,067 --> 00:19:37,670
{\an8}B... Bugs had a stutter.
443
00:19:37,769 --> 00:19:40,538
{\an8}It didn't stop him
and it won't stop me.
444
00:19:40,638 --> 00:19:41,974
[inhales, exhales]
445
00:19:42,073 --> 00:19:45,744
F... First day
on this glorious campus.
446
00:19:45,844 --> 00:19:48,546
Wh... What's up, Doc?
447
00:19:48,647 --> 00:19:50,215
[scattered applause]
448
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,958
[audience laughing]
449
00:20:09,467 --> 00:20:13,271
Oh-ho! Now this is
my kind of show.
450
00:20:16,007 --> 00:20:17,275
[Sam] Ooh!
451
00:20:17,375 --> 00:20:21,146
Looks like, the first day
of school is also
452
00:20:21,246 --> 00:20:24,750
the first day
of wabbit season. [chuckles]
453
00:20:26,684 --> 00:20:27,519
[laughs]
454
00:20:29,782 --> 00:20:31,456
[fireworks crackling]
455
00:20:32,624 --> 00:20:33,826
[laughs]
456
00:20:33,925 --> 00:20:35,627
[fireworks bursting]
457
00:20:36,794 --> 00:20:38,731
[cheering]
458
00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,474
Great job up there, kids.
459
00:20:49,574 --> 00:20:52,144
And, uh, Hamton,
you did me proud.
460
00:20:52,243 --> 00:20:54,647
Way to celebrate
that old stutter of mine.
461
00:20:54,745 --> 00:20:57,916
S... Still comes back
from time to time,
462
00:20:58,016 --> 00:20:59,251
[slurping]
463
00:20:59,350 --> 00:21:01,720
Okay, let's see
what the reviews says.
464
00:21:01,820 --> 00:21:03,922
{\an8}"Even though the first act
was wildly uneven,
465
00:21:04,021 --> 00:21:07,392
{\an8}with one particular actor
sucking up all the oxygen..."
466
00:21:07,492 --> 00:21:10,428
{\an8}Oh, Buster.
Always so over-the-top!
467
00:21:10,528 --> 00:21:12,898
{\an8}[scoffs] When will you learn?
Less is more.
468
00:21:12,997 --> 00:21:15,467
{\an8}"There were some exciting risks
taken the act two,
469
00:21:15,566 --> 00:21:17,269
{\an8}including
an electric performance
470
00:21:17,363 --> 00:21:20,005
{\an8}of the lead role that was
not only historically accurate,
471
00:21:20,104 --> 00:21:22,407
{\an8}but it ended
the show on a high note.
472
00:21:22,506 --> 00:21:26,745
{\an8}Keep your eye out
for emerging director,
Babs Bunny!"
473
00:21:26,845 --> 00:21:28,781
- [Hamton] Yay!
- Congratulations, Babs.
474
00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:33,185
- Congratulations, all of you!
- [all] Aw!
475
00:21:33,284 --> 00:21:37,089
{\an8}Th... That's all folks!
[chuckles]
476
00:21:39,190 --> 00:21:41,359
[theme music playing]