" Hey, guys, come on down here." "I've got some good news and bad news." " Are you sending us away to live with ogres?" "What?" "That would be bad news." " No, Theodore." "I've decided to give myself a day to play golf and you guys are getting a babysitter." "Sorry." " Oh, come on!" " That's not fair!" " Okay, so what's the good news?" " I'm gonna go and play golf." " Oh, you're gonna play some golf, uh-huh." "Yeah, so, what's the good news?" " [doorbell rings]" " ALVIN:" "For us!" " Hi, you must be Mrs. Hibbert." " Oh, hi" "Hang on, is that Alvin, Simon, and Theodore?" " Yeah, it is." " Oh, no, no." "Oh, no, no, no." "Oh!" " Anyone else feel slightly offended?" " There goes my day." " Oh, Dave, we don't need a babysitter." " Dave we're completely, you know, like almost grown up." "You know, we're very..." "very adult-ish." "You know we're...we're, you know, mature beyond our height." "Come on now, since when do we need a babysitter?" " Since I promised the neighbors I wouldn't leave you alone-- since you broke the fire hydrant, since you smashed three windows playing baseball, since you flooded Mr. Tubbard's yard." " Dave, first of all, those were all accidents." "All right, you know, not really my fault." "So, it isn't something that you could put under "you're responsible."" "You know, because, you know, I couldn't be responsible, if I didn't intend to do it." "It would be something, that, you know, happened, but, but...that wouldn't be..." "it couldn't count against me." " And, Dave, um, let me point out that all of those things happened on your watch." " So what are you saying?" " Well, unless you put Alvin in a cage, there's always a chance something's gonna happen." " Yeah, like that cage thing is ever gonna happen." "Right, right, Dave?" "That's...that's not, right?" "Dave, Dave, Dave, right?" " Huh?" "Oh, of course not." " What if we promise not to leave the backyard?" " Okay, look, I'm gonna go play golf and trust that everything's gonna be fine." "But please don't make me regret this." " Dave, I want you to know I appreciate your trust, and don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on the two of them." " [sighing]" " So long, Dave, have a great time." " ALL:" "Bye!" " The point of the game is to hit the tree." "Yes!" "Oh, my gosh, ladies and gentlemen, just when you think he can't get any better, he pulls off the impossible." " [blows air]" " Oh, Simon just barely sneaks one in there." "Clearly, he is no match for Alvin, who's on a bit of a" " Yeah, Theodore, your turn." " Oh, are...are you sure Dave's okay with this?" " Theodore, we're playing Frisbee in our backyard, okay?" "This can't get any safer." " Well, oh, okay." " ♪" " Did I win?" "But we promised Dave we wouldn't leave the yard." " Yes, yes, that's..." "that's true, Theodore." "But as you also recall, we said that before you threw our Frisbee in Ms. Croner's window, okay?" "That changes everything, all right?" "Promises can't be kept when there's a bad toss of a Frisbee." "There's a...there's a whole rule about that." " [knocking on door]" " ALVIN:" "I'll check the window." "Hoo, hoo, there it is." "All right, guys, this is a simple surgical strike, all right?" "We get in, we get the disc, we get out." " Alvin, let's, you know, let's not do anything, right now" "Alvin!" " Guys, check this out." " Alvin, quit fooling around." " Right, right, right." "Guys, guys, help me turn this thing upright." " [groans]" " [meowing]" " Nice kitty." " MS. CRONER:" "Where are my keys?" " It's Ms. Croner." "Hide." "If she finds us, she'll tell Dave." " Theodore, get in the box." " Just a minute, please." "I need to seal it up." " SIMON:" "What's going on out there?" "I can't see." " ALVIN:" "Well, I can't see either because you're stepping on my head." " I've been selling all my old childhood toys." " MAN:" "Oh, that's nice." " [door closes]" " I never liked that boy." "He never listens to me." "[yawning]" "Now what else can I sell?" "[snoring]" " ALVIN:" "Shh, you'll wake her up." " SIMON:" "Well, then, stop talking." " ALVIN:" "Well, I'm not talking, I'm trying to save us." " [vase thuds]" " SIMON:" "[gasping]" "Oh..." " Oh, uh, square?" "No?" "Square cutesie face?" "Oh, smiley and square?" "Oh, oh, jumpy box boy?" " I was saying where's the box that Theodore was in?" " Okay, first, Simon, you are terrible at charades, okay?" "Number two, we...we don't have time for silly games when Theodore's missing." " [engine starts]" " Alvin, look!" " She mailed Theodore?" " ♪" " ♪ Oh why, oh why oh why, oh why ♪" "♪ Oh why am I moving so slow ♪" "♪ When I'm running, running ♪" "♪ Running, running, running ♪" "♪ And I'm ready to go ♪" "♪ When, oh when, oh when oh when, oh when ♪" "♪ I've just got to know ♪" "♪ But I'll hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry ♪" "♪ Just to keep up with you ♪" "♪ 'Cause you are always running faster ♪" "♪ And I hope that you know ♪" " SIMON:" "Ohhh!" " ALVIN:" "Uh, thanks." "Theodore?" "Theodore?" " THEODORE: [muffled] In here." " ALVIN:" "We got you, Theodore." "Hold on." "You are not easy to save, Theodore, let me tell you." " SIMON:" "Don't worry, you're safe now." " [dog barks]" " BOTH:" "No!" " ALVIN:" "Dog, doggy, doggy stop!" "Stop, stop, doggy!" "Simon, what do we do?" " [high-pitched shriek]" " [dog whines, barks]" " Theodore?" "Theodore?" "Gnome!" " We've got the wrong box." " Uh, we're just gonna have to tell Dave the truth." "We were, you know, playing innocently, you know, in our backyard just as..." "as we promised." "Theodore threw a, you know, Frisbee and, you know, we just...we went to go and get it." "You know as any, any kid would, you know, still, you know, still very much minding our own business, and then well, you know, Theodore got, you know, mailed." " Or we just go get the right box out of the truck." " Oh, of course, yes." "Let's go." "Wait!" " Wait!" " THEODORE:" "It's all right, Theodore." "Don't worry now." "You're in a nice warm box safe and-  [truck thuds]" " THEODORE: [gasps]" "Oh, where am I?" "Whoa!" " [car zooming]" " [bird screeches]" " THEODORE:" "Whoa!" "Help!" " [bird cawing]" " ALVIN:" "Hang on, Theodore!" " [bird cawing] - [screaming]" "Oh?" " Simon, up there!" "Theodore!" "It's Officer Bengis." "Officer Bengis, stop!" " Uh, guys, I'm on my break." "What do you want?" " Quick, follow that box!" " I'm sorry, what?" " It's up in the air." "Just drive." " Officer, our brother's in that box." " Wait, wait, wait, he's in the box up there?" "Why didn't you say so?" "Oh, my goodness!" " [tires squealing]" " Left, left, go left!" " Oh, oh, he..." "he just turned right." " Quick, put your siren on." " Hey, do not tell me what to do." "Okay, I'm gonna put on the siren, okay?" "But not because you want me to, because I want to." "Because I want to, okay?" " [siren blaring]" " We're losing him!" "Go faster!" " Okay, this is an emergency." "We need to call your father." " My...my father?" "Why?" " Uh, maybe 'cause his son's flying away in a box." "I think he should know." " His son?" "No, no, no, where did you get that idea?" " What?" "He said your brother's in the box, no?" "What?" "Is he not?" " Oh, oh, you thought brother?" "No, grandmother." "No, no, it's, you know, my grandmother's, you know, something, you know, very...it's a gift." "That's what's in the box." " I will not stop again." " [brakes screech]" " Unless you really need me." "Then...then just wave your hands about and I'll..." "I'll stop." " [tires squealing]" " Where's the box?" " That way." "Theodore here..." "here we come." " [bird cawing]" " Hi, what...what are you doing in the bushes?" " I..." "I'm not really sure." "Can you help me?" " You wanna play house?" " I..." "I'm really tired." "Can...can you take me home?" " Okay, but let's play house first." "You can be my little sister." " Yeah, but can you just take me home?" " Okay, but let's play house first." "Your name will be Sarah the beautiful, and I'll be the princess." " Fine." " [laughs]" "Hello, I'm Alvin, this is..." "this is my brother Simon." "We...we kind of need to get our brother from your box." " [angry cawing]" " Oh, autograph?" "Sure." " Alvin, a bird doesn't want your autograph." " Will you let me handle this?" "There you go." " [bird cawing]" "Now..." "[gasps]" "Where is he?" " [angry cawing]" " All right, all right, you know, what about this?" "Uh, Dave, hey, you know we were in the backyard, you know, just catching up on, you know, some homework when the funniest" " Stop!" "It doesn't matter." "It doesn't matter, Alvin." "Theodore is gone, okay?" "And we don't know where he is." "Dave's never gonna trust us again." "And...and poor Theodore." "He must be halfway across the world by now." " [bell rings]" " Was that Theodore?" " Little girl, stop, stop, stop!" "Theodore, what happened to you?" " A long story." " [gasps] It's Dave." " ALVIN:" "Bye-bye." " Well, it looks like you" "Theodore, what's with your hair?" " What?" " Oh, that, yeah, that's..." "that's leftover, you know, we...we put on a play." " Who'd you do it for?" " For ourselves." "You know, because you weren't home." "You were out playing golf." "I hope that went really well for you." "Meanwhile, there was no one for us to show our play to." "But that didn't stop us, okay?" "'Cause we're performers, all right?" "That's how committed we were, Dave." "How about that?" " Oh, well, what was it about?" " It was...what was...what?" " It's the story of a... a little girl who was shipped off in a box, and...and carried away by a bird, and...and then she, uh, gets lost." " Well, you know, we're just, you know, kind of working, you know, working it all out right now." "You know it's...it's not..." "not, you know, not great yet." " Guys, come on, you're acting kind of weird." "You sure you're not hiding something?" " Dave, what could we be hiding?" " Yeah." " Yeah, what could we be hiding?" " Okay, well, I guess we won't be needing babysitters anymore." " Phew, that was close." "Ow!" "What the"