"[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ] [ boy narrating ]:" "By the time you're 11, you pretty much know which places are good, and which are bad." "Take my neighborhood." "It's good." "Very good." "Probably because I've grown up here my whole life." "On one end, there's hot dog park." "That's what my mom and I called it." "We used to go there every Friday after school." "And on the other end, there's the convenience store." "When I was really little, my dad and I used to walk here for the big Sunday paper." "Then, there's Chester street." "The best street in the whole world." "And right here... my house." "It's my cave fortress against all the bad things in the universe." "They say I have an overactive imagination." "But I don't think so," "I just see things grown-ups don't." "I used to be scared of the super-electrified pterodactyls that live in the quarry just outside town." "But now, I know that's for kids." "If anything, they're living in the woods just behind school." "The biggest threat these days are blue, they have two heads, and they're not from this planet." "I call them Hoonies." "The way I figure it though... as long as I'm in my safe place, they can't get me... except... [ woman ]:" "Willy?" "[ man ]:" "Willy!" "[ Willy ]:" "Dad!" "I didn't know you were" "Bob." "Jack Dandridge." "Yeah, my partner Rollie brought up some final points... [ woman ]:" "Willy?" "[ Jack ]:" "Yeah, they're in... the last pages." "Yeah?" "Jack, we're going to have to get these down to the City Registry by 5:00." "[ Jack ]:" "Yeah, I'll do it on my way to the office." "Big surprise." "Are you ready?" "What's going on?" "Close your eyes." "Okay." "Our new house, Willy." "Our dream house." "[ ♪ ]" "You're kidding, right?" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "That moment," "I knew my whole world had just fallen apart." "[ woman ]:" "This has gone on Long enough, okay?" "We're moving today!" "But you're wrecking all my stuff!" "Unbelievable!" "Six weeks we've been dealing with this." "You're way too old for this behavior." "Way, way too old!" "But those are my battle plans and my models." "And this is my amulet of fire." "It keeps me safe from danger." "Okay, Willy..." "What's so terrible about moving?" "Tell me." "You'll get mad." "Try me." "If we move into the new house, bad things will happen, like Hoonies." "For real." "Remember what Dr. Chapman said?" "She said it's all hallucinations and my overactive imagination." "But when was the last time she had to fight off evil space monkeys?" "Never!" "Come on, little man, let's go through it." "[ sigh ]" ""The only thing to fear is fear itself"." "And?" ""What my imagination creates is within my control"." "All right, so... that being the case, these... uh... can go... in here." "And these can go... but, those are the designs for my super space cart!" "Dad and I are going to build it this fall." "And you'll get them back when we move into the new house." "This house means a lot to us." "We're finally..." "finally going to have the life we always dreamed of." "It's not my dream." "[ thunder rumbling ] [ sighs ]" "Okay, well... oh." "What about him?" "He used to help you out a lot in the past." "Gooby?" "Mom, I played with him when I was practically a baby!" "You think some toy I played with when I was a baby is going to help me now?" "Help me out here, Willy, I'm trying my best." "[ Jack ]:" "Elise!" "Yeah!" "Hey, these guys are almost done down here." "I've got to pop by the office on the way over." "I may have to go to Baltimore again tomorrow." "Oh yes, okay." "Willy." "Look at me." "You're going to move into a big, beautiful house, and you're going to go to a new school and you're going to make new friends, all right?" "I don't know how to make friends." "So, it's a..." "It's a new chapter for all of us." "We're all going to have to make some changes." "All of us." "All right?" "Trust me, it's going to be wonderful." "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Parents can say that things are going to be wonderful all they want, but they don't really know." "I was leaving the only safe place" "I had known my whole life." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ Jack ]:" "Come on, Rollie, you're the one who said he was going to talk to the man." "Look..." "I've got to go." "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Wherever we were going," "I just couldn't get rid of the feeling that there were bad things to come... and we were never going to be the same again." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ] [ heavy sigh ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ Jack ]:" "What do you say we check out the backyard?" "[ ♪ ]" "Think we can fit a pool back here or what?" "Nice." "I like it when we go to the 'Y'." "If we have our own pool, we don't need the 'Y', do we?" "Right?" "And how about that?" "That old shed would make a pretty good fort, I'd say." "Forts are supposed to be in a tree." "You build them yourself." "That's what you said." "And we will." "Willy..." "Buddy... things change, okay?" "But change... is good." "Look, when Joey's dad and I started the business," "I mean, that was a change, right?" "And now this guy wants to buy us up... that's a change, but that's good." "[ dog barking ] [ man ]:" "There's nothing strange there, nothing at all." "What's with you anyway?" "Hey there!" "He only barks when there's a change in the weather." "Looks like a pretty nice day to me." "Yeah, well, something's upset him." "[ eerie voice ]:" "Willy..." "[ gasp ] [ barking ]" "[ ♪ ] [ snarling ]" "[ Jack ]:" "There she is." "[ barking ]" "Willy." "This is Mrs. Williams." "And how are you, young master Dandridge?" "Mrs. Williams is going to look after you in the afternoons." "Look after me?" "Yeah, your mom's going back to the law firm full-time for a while." "Oh, but I'm sure Willy and I are going to become the best of friends, aren't we?" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Like I said... this house meant trouble." "[ water running ]" "[ eerie voice ]:" "Willy... [ chattering/snarling ]" "[ ♪ ] [ growling ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Aw, come on, give me a break!" "How old are you again?" "[ creaking ] [ banging ] [ clatter ] [ wind whistling ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ straining ]" "[ panting ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Help me." "Please, help me to be safe." "[ smack ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[Willy narrating ]:" "What I had no way of knowing was that back in my old house, something really weird was happening." "[ ♪ ]" "He had to go to Baltimore from Boston so we're not going to see him till Friday." "C... could you please hurry up?" "I have an 11:00 o'clock meeting and the teacher was good enough to see us after first bell, okay?" "I'll take care of that, ma'am." "you tend to yourself." "[ Elise ]:" "Oh, uh... okay, thanks." "First day of school." "It's not so easy." "Hmm?" "I know." "They always teased me." "Teased... teased and teased." "Sometimes, worse." "[ knife clatters ]" "Wait." "I know I put two...." "You and me are going to get along, aren't we?" "[ bag crinkling ]" "We can have it out right now, boy, if that's what you want." "What did you do?" "I didn't do anything!" "I will not tolerate lying." "Lying?" "How come when either of you ask me to... tell the truth and I tell it, you always tell me I'm lying?" "I'm sorry, Mrs. Williams." "You!" "Move." "But I didn't do anything!" "[ class bell ringing ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Of course, a new house means a new school, and a new school is almost worse than Hoonies." "[ woman ]:" "Willy Dandridge, boys and girls." "Now, Willy, you'll sit over there between Thomas and Kelsey." "[ chair clatters ] [ laughter ] [ mixed whispers ] [ boy whispering ]:" "He's weird!" "[ chuckles ]" "Now, for the problem on the board-- [ shouts of play ]" "Over there... that's Colin Meyer." "The most popular guy in school." "If you don't know that guy, you're nobody." "And over there..." "Big Bruce." "[ Big Bruce ]:" "Where's your lunch-money, huh?" "You really want to avoid Big Bruce." "You better not be trying to hide it." "[ ♪ ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Okay, first the cookies, then my lunch." "I knew exactly what was going on." "Obviously, there are Hoonies in my new house." "[ man on TV ]: ...it does this to catch the small fish which are its main food, or simply to evade its enemies." "The loon's legs are so far back on its body that movement on land is slow and awkward... [ ♪ ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Rule number one" "When checking to see if your house really has evil,vicious, two-headed aliens in it:" "you have to be scientific, and you have to have the right equipment." "Okay." "[ ♪ ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Rule two" "Be prepared for anything." "[ ♪ ] [ sigh ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ gasp ]" "[ ♪ ] [ snap ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ rustling/snap ] [ gasp ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "I know you're there." "I know you're there!" "[ rustling ]" "[ ♪ ] [ rustling ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ twigs cracking ]" "Okay..." "I'm putting the rake down." "But no funny business." "[ rustling ]" "Like I said, no rake." "On the count of three, okay?" "One... two... three." "[ both screaming ]" "[ panting ]" "But you're... you're... but..." "but you're..." "Gooby?" "Uh..." "You guessed it!" "I thought it would take a lot Longer than that." "Not..." "not Hoonies?" "Hoonies?" "aah!" "Hoonies?" "Ai...!" "What's a Hoonie?" "[ woman ]:" "I'm telling you," "I saw something back there!" "[ man ]:" "Coyotes last week; bears this week." "[ woman ]:" "It wasn't my imagination!" "Those crazy people next door!" "[ grunting ] Hit the deck!" "[ woman ]:" "Vernon!" "Would you just go take a look!" "It was big and it was furry, but it wasn't a bear!" "[ grunting ]" "It's a good thing I've come to save you, Willy." "These new neighbors of yours are crazy." "They think they see monsters in their backyard!" "But there are monsters in their backyard." "You're right!" "What in thunder..." "[ bell jingling ]" "What do you mean, you've come to save me?" "You asked for help, didn't you?" "You mean you're it?" "[ woman yelling ] Oh..." "Vernon!" "You're the toy I played with when I was practically a baby!" "So, who better than an old friend to help out when the road gets rocky?" "[ woman ]:" "Vernon!" "[ sighs ]" "Hah... [ grunts/groans ]" "[ chuckles/sighs ]" "But... none of this makes any sense." "You're supposed to be a normal toy [ laughing ] about this big." "Heh-heh, yeah, but when I'm like this, we can have a lot more fun." "Eh?" "When I'm at this size," "I can take care of any trouble that comes along, [ dog barking ] such as..." "Uh-h-uh!" "[ barking ]" "Maybe we'd better get you inside." "Come on." "[ whimper ] [ man on TV ]:" "...around Central City." "I don't like the idea of so many people gathering together here at a drive-in." "You never know what might be lurking in the dark." "[ woman on TV ]:" "Don't be ridiculous!" "There's nothing unusual, strange, or unwanted, lurking." "[ man on TV ]:" "That's where you're wrong, Maggie." "[ whispering ] Go!" "[ man on TV ]:" "I believe there could still be giant monsters on the loose." "Monsters that could eat a" "Wow!" "[ grunt ]" "This is great!" "Gooby... this is fantastic!" "[ panting ]" "Look at all this stuff!" "[ laughing ]" "Wow!" " Hey!" "That's my space cart!" "[ Mrs. Williams ]:" "Willy?" "Uh... [ gasp ]" "Wait!" "Wait!" " Gooby!" "Gooby!" "Gooby, come on, go!" "Ow!" "Ow!" " Are you all right?" "Uh, fine, Mrs. Williams!" " Ow!" "Ow!" "Just... uh, talking to aliens." "[ muffled scream ] [ Mrs. Williams ]: your mother called." "She'll be home for dinner." "Okay!" "Okay." "[ panting ]" "Wah." " Ugh." " Whoo!" "Definitely, next time we do this, we need to get a bigger closet or a smaller me." "You've got one of those!" "[ man on TV ]:" "...monsters that could eat us all and destroy the entire city!" "Oh-h-h, this is great." "Can I have it?" "Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please." " Yes." "Gooby..." "Gooby!" "Sounds like snot." "Snot?" "What sounds like snot?" "My name." "You were young so I can't complain, but I always thought it sounded like great big gobs of snot." "[ excited squeal ]" "Oof!" "Oh... markers!" "Wow." "I lo-o-ove markers!" "Uh, Gooby," "I don't think you should be..." "I very much think I should." "Well, uh..." "Markers are about the best thing in the world... next, of course, to those... window cookies." "This... is you and me... in a hot air balloon... going away from the volcano." "[ clattering ]" "It says everything's going to be all right." "It's a masterpiece!" "We need to hang it up somewhere." "Here we go." "W..." "N-no!" "No!" "My dad was really mad about putting these up in there." "In the closet?" "He sounds like fun." "Um, how's about... right there?" "It's brilliant!" "[ Elise ]:" "Willy!" " Oh!" "My mom." "But we just decided..." "Uh, just for now." "Wait!" "Whoa... don't move." "Ow!" "Most important of all," " What?" "Don't make a single sound." "Can't I..." "[ indistinct ] [ sigh ]" "So that would give us two weeks at the resort on the bay, [ clatter ] and then we could drive up the coast." "What?" "Honey, I don't think" "I'm going to be able to do it right now." "Jack, I booked 10 days off of work." "[ thumping above ]" "Remember Rollie covered me on the Baltimore trip?" "Now, possibly the third week of next month... [ thumping ] What the heck was that?" "uh..." "I think it was maybe... [ thump ] [ bugle ♪ ] [ coughing ]" "Whoa... down the wrong pipe, buddy?" "You need some water?" "[ cough ] I'm okay... [ panting ] I'm okay." "[ explosion ] [ spitting ] [ gag ]" "Are you going to be sick?" "No, no." "[ explosion/car horn honking] yes!" "yes!" "Willy wasn't feeling well last night, so he's just up in his room sleeping, all right?" "[ Mrs. Williams ]:" "Not to worry!" "He's not going to school?" "[ sigh ]" "So he really is sick?" "He ought to be." "I found two empty boxes of cookies in the garbage this morning." "He must have eaten, like, 50 cookies last night." "[ man on TV ]:" "Now, when your Irish stew is cooked, you want to make sure to pour off the cooking liquid, the grease, and pre-heat another sauce pot." "it does slightly thicken with a little roux if you like." "Now, if you don't, you've got to be careful..." "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Okay, it sounds obvious, but you've got to be very careful when trying to hide a giant orange monster in your house." "First, and most important, give him a place where no one ever goes." "Ta-da!" "What do you think?" "Oh-h..." "Willy... it's... great!" "Yeah?" " Oh, yes!" "It's... fantastic." "[ chuckles ] 100 percent!" "Wha... what's that over there?" " Huh?" "Bye." " What are you doing?" "W-what am I, the cat?" "I'm not staying here." "Why not?" "[ scoffs ]" "One: it's dark;" "two: there's no light... three: it's dark..." " Yeah, but... you have a flashlight here, and... my old lamp, so you can turn on a light.." "and..." "Snot?" "Totally snot." "[ man on tv ]:" "Peel the carrots." "now the carrots are going to give you... some of the green stock with the onion and the carrot." "but cut the carrots nice and large so you can use as little meat as possible." "and make sure that gravy is just as thin, nice and thin brown liquid as possible." "so that people will feel that they've had a real meal but you haven't actually...." "Are you even going to be able to stand up in here?" "Standing up's not important." "Ugh!" "what's important is n.s.a.i." "n.s.a.i.?" "No snot about it." "[ chuckles ]" "The best part about it:" "we'll be close to each other." "[ Willy ]:" "Well, yeah, but... what about you making noise?" "I mean, mom and dad's room is... right over here." "Well..." "I'll just move these boxes over." "Then I won't have to go over there." " Oh... [ straining ] [ clattering ] shhhhh!" "Hey!" "Shhhh!" " Sorry." "Oooh... [ chuckling ]" "Hey..." "That's your dad." "He looks exactly like you." "and that's where he grew up, and that's his house." " How do you know?" "Not really important now." "I'm going to get my paper and markers." "No, no, no, no, no!" "Not a chance." "I'll get your papers and markers." " Oof!" "[ groan ]" "You... stay here and clean up, okay?" "Ah..." "[ Gooby ]:" "Eeehhh!" "[ spitting ] [ laughing ]" "Gross!" "What is it?" "Broccoli." "Here, try this." "[ sighs ]" "Here." "Ble-e-ech!" "Barf-o-rama!" "[ both chuckling ]" "Brussels sprouts." "See?" "You're right, everything green is gross." "[ both laugh ]" "Quick, pass me one of those hot dogs." "There." "[ chuckles ]" "You know..." "I never did this before." "What, you've never eaten a hot dog?" "No, I mean..." " Mm-hmm." "making friends." "I've always been kind of..." "I don't know... awkward." " Awkward?" "Didn't you come right out even though you thought I was a Hoonie?" "Do you remember what you said?" ""Hi."" "Brilliant!" "You think you're not good at making friends, that's all." "Yeah?" " Yeah." "Ever seen this before?" "Mmmh." "Bah!" "[ laughter ]" "A-a-a-ah!" "[ laughing ] Oh, oh... [ giggling ]" "Shh!" "Shh!" "Shh!" "[ burp ]" "Shhhh!" "Shhhh!" "[ giggles ] [ burping ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] [ burps then farts ] [ chuckles ] [ laughter ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "and just when it seemed like life was going to be great... what walked in the door?" "[ class bell ringing ]" "Trouble." "Big time." "[ woman ]:" "Boys and girls." "Boys and girls, please!" "Thank you." "As I'm sure you already know," "Mrs. Donnelly had her baby girl on Monday, and you have a new teacher." "Mr. Nerdlinger." "Me?" "Now?" "Yes, you." "Now." "It is so... it... it..." "Uh... [ woman ]:" "Huh" "I am sure that... that..." "that you'll all give Mr. Nerdlinger the same courtesy and respect that you gave Mrs. Donnelly." "So, they're all yours." "Are we done?" "Uh..." " Off we go." "Uh..." " Thank you." "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Ever have one of those moments when you realize right off the bat that your teacher is really weird?" "This was one of those moments." "[ clicking ]" "Well..." "I am Mr. Nerdlinger, and I know what you're thinking:" "'that name sounds awfully familiar.'" "I'm sure we all recognize Flesherton Fish... [ chuckles ] from the books of the same name?" ""Flesherton Fish Goes to Market"?" ""Flesherton Fish Beyond the Sea"?" ""Flesherton Fish and Ahab Make Friends"?" "I wrote those books." "Those are my books." "Hands up, those who have read them." "Hands up those who have heard of them." "Well, not everyone can be famous." "All right." "Let's proceed with our first lesson." "[ ♪ ]" "[ Mrs. Williams ]:" "Well, if Mrs. Dandridge thinks she's got critters, then she's got critters." "You!" "Outside this afternoon." "Mr. James is going to be spraying through the house." "But I..." "I have to change my clothes." "Well, be quick about it!" "Honestly, I don't know what to do... [ loud whisper ]:" "Gooby?" "Gooby!" "Gooby!" "Ooh-wee!" "Aah!" "[ chuckling ] [ grunt ] Whoa!" "Whew!" "Huh!" "Hey..." "I didn't know you could do that." "Me neither." "I had to do something." "They were poking at the floor." "They're checking the entire house for bugs and rats." "We've got to get you out of here." "No kidding." "I'm scared of bugs and rats!" "[ yelling ] [ crickets chirping ] [ dog barking ]" "Hey, where are you going to sleep?" "In my own room." "Oh, I don't think this is a good idea anymore." "No one ever comes in here." "You have it all to yourself." "Look, you have your own markers and drawing pads, and marshmallow cookies." "And here, electricity, so you can use this." "And you can even have my TV." "[ sighs ]" "What?" "What about the Hoonies?" "Mm...." "I don't know." "I mean, since you got here, we haven't really seen any, have we?" "Here." "One for you, one for me." "You know, I always wanted someone to talk to on these." "Goob... you've got to stay here." "And I've got to stay in my own room." "Remember what I said about grown-ups not understanding stuff?" "[ Mrs. Williams ]:" "Willy!" "[ sigh ] I've got to go." "Goob... do you think you can be strong about this?" "I don't want to be strong." "Well, sure you do." "I'm strong, so... that means you can be strong." "Right?" "See ya." "[ door opens/closes ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[Willy narrating ]:" "It wasn't perfect, but I knew that if my parents weren't paying attention to me, they sure wouldn't be paying attention to the backyard." "[ cookie tray creaking ] [ lips smacking ]" "[ sighs ]" "[ ♪ on TV ]" "Hmm. hmm?" "Hmm..." "[Willy narrating ]:" "So, now I had Gooby taken care of... and I had a pretty good idea" "I had the whole new school thing under control too." "Hey, bird brain!" " Ah!" "You've got to pay the toll!" "The what?" "The toll." "See, this is my hallway." "You've got to pay to go through." "But I don't have any m..." "Aw, that's too bad." "After school tomorrow then." "And, uh, just to make sure you don't forget," "Let's have a drink on it, huh?" "[ woman on P.A. system ]:" "Tickets for the Halloween dance...." "Mm." "Oof!" "Oh-h!" "I won't forget, dummy, don't you." "[ ♪ ] [ screaming ] [ crash ] [ groaning ]" "[ moaning ]" "Willy!" "Are you okay?" "Willy!" "What are you doing?" "This you've got to see!" "Hey, come on." "Wait." "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!" "Close your eyes." "Cover your eyes." "Cover your eyes." "Come on..." "Willy... you might want to mind yourself." "[ indistinct ]" "Okay, okay." "okay!" "Are you okay?" " Okay." "All right, you ready?" "One... two... three!" "Ta-daaaaaaa!" "[ laughing ]" "Gooby?" "Gooby..." "Uh, no, no, you can..." "go on, go on, go on..." "Ta-daaaaaa!" "My space cart!" "Whoa." "I built it with just four fingers on each paw." "[ horn honks ]" "Wait, look." "My drawings worked?" "You're the best space cart drawer in the world!" "[ chuckles ]" "Whoa." "Hey, where are the shocks?" "We don't need shocks once we get a big, comfy cushion." "Huh?" "Me!" "I'm going to be the cushion." "[ laughing ] I the cushion!" "[ birds chirping ]" "[ Willy ]:" "I don't think this is so smart." "I mean, shouldn't we test this thing?" "maybe we should go on a..." "[ heavy sigh ] smaller hill." "Huh!" "We don't need a smaller hill." "I figure if we pretend to be not so scared, then eventually we'll be brave." "Pretty smart, huh?" " Yeah." "Are you ready?" "One... two, three!" "[ mechanism releasing ]" "Whee-ee!" "You oiled the wheels, didn't you?" "[ creaking ] I put a whole can on it." "a whole can?" "[ wheels squeaking ] [ screaming ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Do you hear something?" "Sounds like... [ both ]: traffi-i-i-ic!" "[ ♪ ] [ trees rustling ]" "[ Gooby  Willy screaming ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "So here we were, flying over traffic in front of all sorts of people, including my teacher, who we knew was obsessed with being famous." "This was going to cause trouble." "[ horns honking ]" "[ grunting/panting ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Oh... [ groans/moans ]" "You see what I mean, Willy?" "Sometimes, you just have to let it rip!" "[ thud ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ click/static crackle ]" "Gooby..." "Goob?" "[ static crackle ]" "[ Willy on walkie-talkie ]:" "Goob?" " Huh?" "Goob?" "There's a button on the side." "[ grunting ] Hmm." "You have to press it." "Willy?" "Willy, is that you?" "Yeah." "I've been thinking." "What about?" "The space cart." "It's like, well..." "I was scared at first, but then I was okay." "And at the end, it felt great, because I'd been scared at first." "I don't know." "I guess being scared is just about not knowing stuff." "Is that when the Hoonies come?" "Yeah." "That's when the Hoonies come." "You know, since I've been here, we haven't seen any." "Yeah, I've been thinking about that too." "Maybe I'm not so sure about them being real anymore." "G'night, Willy." "G'night, Goob." "[ ♪ ]" "[ Mr. Nerdlinger ]:" "It seems... absurd that we have to teach young people about..." "Lewis Carroll, as if he's such a great writer." "Oh sure, his book, his one book became so, so famous." ""Alice in Wonderland"." "I've written three books, and done my own illustrations." "Lewis Carroll didn't do his own illustrations." "The man couldn't draw a stick." "It's just absurd." "[ Colin whispering ]:" "Psst!" "Psst!" "Willy." "Come on." "Come on, Billy." "Be a real man, okay?" "Come on." "[ ♪ ] [ chalk shrieking ]" "Mr. Dandridge." "Do we have a problem?" "No." "No, sir." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ] [ whispering ] Billy. psst!" "Billy." "[ loud whisper ] Go away!" "Mr. Dandridge!" "[ gasp ]" "I" "Speak up, Mr. Dandridge!" "I'm sure we'd all like to hear what you have to say on the purported genius of Mr. Carroll." "He was what?" "A fuzzy, orange monster?" "[ laughter ]" "Children!" "This is not funny." "We all know there is no such thing as a fuzzy, orange..." "monster, and... and anyone who saw one would be... famous." "Give me that paper!" "[ ♪ ] [ boys snickering ]" "The four of you boys will be staying after school for two whole weeks!" "[ class bell ringing ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ grumbling ]" "Yoo-hoo!" "Guess who!" "Oh man, I'm going to murdolate you!" "Hello!" "[ growling ]" "Wow, what was that about?" "You know, I had to write out:" ""There is no such thing as fuzzy, orange monsters" 60 times?" "And now, the two coolest guys in school whom I wanted to be my friends, hate my guts!" "I never had a detention in my life before!" "No such thing as fuzzy, orange monsters?" "Gooby, what made you think you could come to my school?" "What... what made you think you could come out?" "I was out of marshmallow cookies." "Don't worry." "I was careful." "No one saw me." "You mean" "That I have a detention for the next two weeks because of your marshmallow cookies?" "[ snort ]" "Yeah, but... uh..." "W-Willy..." "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Let's get something straight." "I was mad at Gooby, but I knew I'd get over it." "The only problem was, Gooby didn't know that." "And that's when he got his great idea." "[ ♪ ] [ man on intercom ]:" "Attention, shoppers, we have scary specials and ghoulish good deals on all Halloween candy for the next 30 minutes." "[ ♪ ] [ spits ]" "Are you okay?" "Uh..." "It's... it's hot." "Hot." "Water!" "Water, yeah." "Ew." "[ bag crinkling ]" "Gooby!" "Gooby, what are you doing?" "Uh, shopping." "Do you know this stuff?" "It's fantastic." "The army guy makes tons of it!" "Gooby, this is not... shopping!" "When you shop, you're supposed to buy things, not eat them off the shelf!" "Well, I needed cookies and you didn't seem like you were going to help me anyway, so I figured I'd help myself." "Do people know all this stuff exists in here?" "Gooby, people are going to see you!" "[ muttering ] [ Willy ]:" "You have to leave now." "[ Gooby ]:" "You can't tell me what to do." "Huh?" " You're not the boss of me." "[ Willy ]:" "I am too the boss of you!" "[ Gooby ]:" "Oh, says who?" "Says who?" "Well, who took care of you since his second birthday?" "Who... who named you Gooby because he couldn't say "good bear"?" "Who fed you Pez every day?" "Who washed you in orange juice the time you fell in the toilet?" "Who... who took you and..." " You thought I was a bear?" "the point is that..." "The point is I can do whatever I want." "If I want to eat all the cereal in the world," "I'm going to." "Gooby, you're not going to eat that stuff." "Says who?" "You are, because what you're eating is cat food." "[ spitting ] Ooh... ugh-h... [ coughing/gagging ]" "Goob, the point is that people who steal go to jail." "Yeah well, I'm not people, I'm a monster." "So there!" "Goob, I'm a person!" "Oh, you mean you could go to jail if I was stealing?" "[ man ]:" "Hey kid!" "What are you doing?" "Uh, I..." "Don't worry, I'll save you!" "They'll never take us alive!" "Ugh!" "What the... [ ♪ ]" "♪ Every time your eyes meet mine ♪" "♪ Heaven seems to be ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "♪ Down here ♪" "♪ Every day I find some way ♪" "♪ For you and I to be ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "Say cheese." "[ mumbling ]" "♪ Every time your eyes meet mine ♪" "Ugh!" "♪ Heaven seems to be ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "Oh, hi mom!" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "♪ Down here ♪" "♪ Every time your eyes meet mine ♪" "♪ Heaven seems to be ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪ [ gasp ]" "Gooby..." "Gooby, what are you doing?" "Come on!" "Gooby?" "What?" "Gooby!" " There's a whole section of candy that looks just like me!" "♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪" "♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah ♪" "♪ Halle-lujah ♪" "Oh... oh." "Goob, what are you talking about?" "These... these aren't you, they're... they're..." " I think they look very much like me!" "Mmm... delicious!" "Oh... but these are... chewy. they're Goobychews!" "[ chuckles ]" "Goobychews?" " Goobychews!" "Are you nuts?" " They're really good." "They're really good!" "Mmm..." "[ man ]:" "Hey, kid." "[ gasps ] Stop right there!" "What are you doing?" "Now, come on!" "♪ Every time your eyes meet mine ♪" "♪ Heaven seems to be ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "Wha... whoa!" "♪ Every time your eyes meet mine ♪" "♪ Heaven seems to be ♪" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "[ Gooby ]:" "Whoa!" "♪ Just a little bit closer ♪" "I've got you now... whoa!" "[ crash ] [ man on intercom ]:" "Clean-up in the produce section, please." "Are you all right, young man?" "[ man on intercom ]:" "Clean-up in the produce section." "[ Gooby ]:" "Ow!" "[ Willy  Gooby grunting/panting ]" "Come on!" "Let's go... go..." "Let's go!" "Go, go!" "[ Willy laughing ]" "[ Elise ]:" "Give me a break." "Jack, you could have called!" "Well, of course he's ready." "The least you" "Okay." "No." "Okay." "[ disconnect beep ] [ bedroom door slams shut ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ Willy narrating ] One of the coolest things about friendship is the stuff you can solve together." "Totally cool, isn't it?" "I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier." "I still don't get it, Willy." "What makes today any different from any other day?" "It's October 31st!" "Come on." "[ ♪ ] [ mixed chatter ]" "Wow!" "Look at that guy!" "Ridiculous!" "I'll get the tickets." "You stay here." "Uh-huh." " Don't move, okay?" "[ ♪ ]" "Huh." "[ chortling ]" "[Big Bruce ]:" "Hey, birdbrain..." "Where you been?" "You owe me four days plus interest." "What are you looking at?" "Oh..." "Good costume, mister." "My uncle's got one just like it." "Can your uncle do this?" "[ snarling ] [ ferocious roar ]" "[ whimpering ] [ urinating ]" "[ Gooby ]:" "Willy!" "the hot dog peed." "[ chortling ]" "I've got to go." "[ laughter ]" "Maybe there's people you just don't need to say "hi" to." "Gooby, that was amazing!" "Hey, Bainbridge." "Oh!" "Are those the cool kids you got in detention with?" "Gooby, don't!" "Come on." "They already hate me." " No!" "Maybe they just need a second chance to be friendly." "Huh?" "[ chuckling ]" "What'd you do to Big Bruce?" "That was great!" "Is this your... dad?" "[ chuckling ]" "Yeah." "Dad, this is Colin." "Hey, Mr. Bainbridge." "So, uh, what're you going to see?" "Oh, we're going to go see the scary..."Big Adventure"." "[ laughter ]" ""Big Adventure"?" "That's for babies!" "We're checking out "Death Action 3000... part 2."" "Really?" "Absolutely!" "See you around." "Later, Mr. Bainbridge." "Oh, that other film looks really exciting." "We wouldn't be able to get in anyway." "Why not?" "Sorry, for this movie, you need to be accompanied by an adult." "But my dad's parking the car, and he said to get the tickets first." "Oh yeah?" "Oh, well, all right then." "Scram, kid." "I've got better things to do with my time and there's a line-up behind..." " Hold on!" "I'm in charge of these boys, my fine young ticket man!" "I think I can decide what kind of movies these boys, and my boy, Willy here, needs to see." "and if they want to see a film full of gratuitous violence and gore, then I say, let 'er rip." "[ electronic beeps ]" "[ Colin ]:" "Bainbridge, your dad is very cool." "[ cackling ] [ laser blasts on film ] [ screaming ] [ gunshots ] [ chainsaw rumbling ] [ gunfire/screaming ] [ engine rumbling ]" "[ panting ]" "That was so sweet!" "Well, we got to go." "Thanks a lot, Mr. Bainbridge." "Willy, your dad's all right." "We'll see you around." "Maybe... you could join us, play soccer at school?" "Sure. that'd be great." "See you around, then." "Did you hear that?" "What?" "You know, I really kind of liked that." "[ sighs ]" "Liked what?" "I liked being your dad." "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Has found us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Surrounds us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ When I am with you ♪" "♪ I can say you're good for me ♪" "♪ I can say we're meant to be ♪" "♪ These are only words that I can say ♪" "♪ You are the best of me ♪" "♪ All I know is what I feel ♪" "♪ All I know is what is real ♪" "[ ♪ ]" "♪ Where have you gone ♪" "♪ Where have you been ♪" "♪ You make me right ♪" "♪ You make me everything ♪" "♪ Where have you gone ♪" "♪ Where have you been ♪" "♪ You make it right ♪" "♪ You make it everything ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "Oh!" "Beat your record." "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ When I am with you ♪ [ man on TV ]:" "Now, pay up, or go to jail." "That's final." "Final, eh?" "Fine." "Final!" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "Colin!" "[ ♪ ] [ humming ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "I guess it never really occurred to me what Gooby did when no one was home." "but because he was home that day... well, that's when the trouble started." "Ah... oomphtah!" "Mm-mmm!" "hah." "[ telephone ringing ] [ yelp ]" "[Elise on recording ]:" "You've reached..." " Argh!" "please leave a message after the beep. [ beep ] [ woman on phone ]:" "Hello, this is Mrs. Deacon calling from Willy's school." "We've had an accident here on the soccer field..." "Oh!" " and... and there's been a... a head injury a-and we think... [ brakes squealing ]" "oh." "Whoa... [ barking ]" "Ah!" "Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa..." "Oh!" "[ barking continues ]" "Ah... ah... [ grunting ] [ telephone ringing ] [ panting ]" "Yeah." "No, not... no, no, no, no." "Not right now." "Look, I just got a call," "I have an emergency I have to attend to." "I'm out the door in seconds." "No." "Yes." "All right, look: no; yes;" "and not right now." "[ brakes squealing ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Okay, what's the emergency?" "Oh..." "[ Willy narrating ]:" "Now this was real trouble." "See, Gooby had heard my dad on the phone talking about an emergency and just assumed he was talking about the emergency at school." "how was he to know that my dad was reacting to something totally different, and hadn't even heard the call from the school?" "the final result:" "Gooby wandering around a place where Gooby should not be." "[ ♪ ] [ motor starts ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Looks to me like we don't have enough rebars... [ ♪ ]" "Uh..." "Carl?" "Hello!" "[ ♪ ] [ door rattling ] [ Willy ]:" "Gooby!" "Gooby?" "[ sighs ]" "[ sighs ] Okay." "Gooby?" "[ ♪ ]" "Goob?" "Goob?" "[ approach of car ]" "Willy." "What the heck are you doing out here so late?" "I..." "I was... my bike..." "Well... well, don't just stand here, put it away!" "[ car lock beep ]" "Dad, today at school..." "Just put it in the garage." "[ ♪ ] [ frustrated grunt ] [ clatter ] [ gasp ]" "Gooby?" "[ creaking ]" "Gooby?" "[ creaking ] [ moaning ]" "H..." " Gooby?" "[ moaning ] [ thud ]" "They think I'm upstairs putting on my pyjamas." "Willy, I'm torn." " Hmm..." "It's not that bad." "Yeah well, it hurts." "Come on, don't be such a baby." "Oh." "So your head's okay?" "My head?" "Yeah, well after what happened at school... ow!" "today." "How do you know about what happened at school?" "Well, I sort of... overheard." "See, I thought your dad was" "Yeah, my dad." "A lot he cares." "If I were hanging over a 50-story building he'd still answer his cellphone." "Trust me, you don't want to be hanging over a 50-story building." "Colin got beaned with a soccer ball." "Colin?" "Yeah." "I had to rush him to the nurse's office, so... they made me stay with him until his mom got there." "I skipped the whole afternoon." "There we go." " Hmm." "Now. you're going to tell me what you were doing in my dad's car, right?" "Marshmallow cookies, or out of comic books?" "Uh, it's not really important now." "Wait a minute." "Oh, uh, the, uh... this looks like plaster." "Uh... they were building this tall building, and, uh..." " Goob, you didn't go with my dad to work, did you?" "Uh, just this afternoon..." "Since this afternoon?" "well, there was this thingamawhat, and I had to jump, and then I landed in this goop and then I cut my arm and..." " Goob!" "you're supposed to wait until I come out to the backyard!" "Well, you don't come out to the backyard anymore!" "[ huffing ]" "You're always playing soccer and hanging out with your new friends." "That's not true." ""Don't worry about Gooby," ""you just leave him in the shed day and night" ""with his mouldy old comics, and his ratty old sleeping bag..."" " You're a liar!" "And we don't even draw the Hoonies anymore!" "Hoonies?" "There's no such thing as Hoonies!" "They're for little kids!" "Well, if there's no such thing as Hoonies, then maybe I should go." "Well then, maybe you should." "Especially if all you're going to do is cause trouble." "Yeah?" "Well, maybe I will!" "Good!" "Good!" " Yeah!" "Bye." " Bye!" "bye?" "[ door slams ]" "[ ♪ ]" "♪ All alone tonight ♪" "♪ Heart without a home tonight ♪" "♪ Now I long for yesterday ♪" "♪ The world's come crashing down ♪" "♪ Love's destruction all around ♪" "♪ All from words I didn't mean to say ♪" "[ knocking ]" "Goob?" "Goob, I've got cookies." "Goob..." "I've been thinking, I said some things" "I didn't want to say..." "Goob?" "Goob?" "Gooby?" "Goob?" "♪ I used to be the light in your eye ♪" "♪ I used to be the reason for your smile ♪" "♪ I used to know that I belonged ♪" "♪ Somewhere inside your love ♪" "[ ♪ ]" "♪ On and on... ♪" "[ Mr. Nerdlinger reading ]:" ""and so Flesherton Fish swam and swam," ""looking for his friend Ahab," ""whom he hadn't seen since the shark brothers," ""Gerald and Juan, had called him a cowardly jellyfish." ""'Oh, I wish my fins were stronger" ""'so I could swim faster." ""'where are you, Ahab?" "where are you?" "' screamed Flesherton..."" "♪ ...and finds me with you ♪" "♪ I'm living over ♪" "♪ Over and over again and again ♪" "Jack?" " Mm-hmm?" "We need to talk about Willy." "What about him?" "Yeah, he was doing really well there for a while." "And?" "Yeah, it was..." "it was like he was a different kid." "There's no more alien people coming after him." "And then the past couple of days, he's just... changed." "Well, honey, you know, he's young and, uh, kids go through phases." "He's not as young as you think, Jack." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ] [ footsteps/ twigs snapping ]" "[ twigs snapping ]" "Willy!" " Gooby!" "Ow!" "[ thud ]" " Goob!" "[ groaning ]" "Gooby, the tree!" "Wah!" "[ chuckling ]" "You're back." "I sure am!" "[ chuckling ] Come on." "[ grunting ] [ panting ]" "Whew!" "[ laughing ] Oh-h... so I guess you're not mad at me anymore, eh?" "I was never mad at you." "Where have you been?" "I went out to find something you need to see." "A secret." "What are you talking about?" "We've got to go somewhere tomorrow, Willy, you and me." "Tomorrow." "After school." "Do you trust me, Willy?" "I trust you with anything." "[ snoring ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ Willy narrating ]:" "And so Gooby and I went off on our voyage of discovery." "What I had no way of knowing was that this was a journey that was going to change me forever." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Willy?" "Willy?" "Jack?" "What's going on?" "Where's Willy?" "[ Jack ]:" "Willy!" "[ Elise ]:" "Willy?" "Jack!" "[ Jack ]:" "okay, don't panic." "Let's see where they lead." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "[ crickets chirping ]" "See?" "I told you the train tracks ended somewhere near here." "Goob, I think we should go back." "Willy... we need to go on." "[ wind blowing ]" "[ panting ]" "What?" "Willy." "[ sighs ]" "Does it look familiar?" "Wow." "This was where my dad lived when he was a boy?" "I think I know why I came here, Willy." "I'm supposed to show you this." "Thank you." "The police have assured me they will contact us the moment they know anything." "That's not good enough!" "Elise, we can't panic." "Look... there's probably a perfectly rational explanation for what we found out there." "I mean, he's got friends." "So who does he know?" "Well, what does he do all day?" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ] [ thump ] oh..." "[ gasping ]" "[ male officer ]:" "Hey, pull up over here." "You see a light?" "[ ♪ ]" "Oof." "[ ♪ ]" "Looks like there were... six different apartments." "I wonder which one was my dad's." "[ hinges creaking ]" "Hey, cool!" "It's like a secret doorway." "[ ♪ ] [ effort grunts ]" "[ ♪ ] [ bat screeching ] [ shrieking ] [ floorboards breaking ] Willy!" "Did you hear something?" "Circle the block." "[ ♪ ] [ straining ] [ Gooby ]:" "Willy!" "Willy!" "Gooby!" " Willy!" "Willy!" "[ groaning ] oh..." " Gooby!" "Oh no, Willy!" "I can't reach you." " Gooby!" "aaah!" " I can't reach you, Willy!" "Gooby!" "Gooby, go get help!" "[ straining ] [ panting ] oh..." "Go get help!" "[ telephone ringing ]" "Yes." "Yes, this is Jack Dandridge." "Hang on a second." "1435 Sullivan, huh?" "Okay." "[ disconnect beep ]" "What?" "[ page ripping ]" "I've got to go." "You stay here, all right?" "Are you out of your mind?" "I'm coming!" "Elise, you... you've got to... you've got to stay here, all right?" "They, uh, want you here in case they call." "I've got to go." "I'll be back." "[ door opens/closes ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Willy?" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Oh my God!" "Uh..." "[ distant siren wailing ]" "Willy, hang on!" "[ siren stops wailing ]" "[ Willy panting ]" "Oh...!" "Willy!" "No!" "Hang on, Willy!" "[ panting/whimpering ]" "Dad... [ muttering ]" "Willy, go up!" "Willy!" "Grab my hand!" "Ugh!" "Whoa!" "No, hang on!" "[ struggling ] [ officer ]:" "hold it right there, pal." "Police!" "What do you think you're doing?" "What are you doing?" "My son is in danger!" "Get down there." "[ straining ] Buddy, hang on." "Willy, hang on!" "[ grunting ]" "[ Jack ]:" "Hang on!" "Willy..." "Look at me." "Look at me." "Buddy, [ panting ]" "I need you to trust me, Willy." "When I tell you to, you have to let go and reach." " No, no." "You've got to do it." "Willy... trust me." "All right?" "Now, I'm going to tell you." "One..." "[ straining/panting ] two... reach!" "Reach, Willy." "Reach!" "Willy!" "[ yell ] [ panting/grunting ]" "Come on!" "[ straining/panting ]" "[ ♪ ] [ panting ]" "Let's go home, Willy." "[ approaching footsteps ]" "Is the boy all right?" "He's fine." "Why wouldn't you call the fire department before you called me?" "Sir, we didn't call anyone." "We didn't even know the kid was in here until we saw your car screaming down Sullivan." "Buddy, follow the policemen down." "I'll be down in a minute." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "W... what the...?" "I was the one that called you." "I used Willy's cellphone." "I brought him here." "What..." "I'm Gooby." "The crane operator said that he saw you..." "I hurt myself." "It's okay now." "But h... how...?" "This is your secret room, isn't it?" "Where you came as a little boy." "How can you know that?" "Most grown-ups forget things like that." "Actually, most grown-ups forget all sorts of things." "[ Jack ]:" "The three trees by the railroad tracks... my dad and I were going to build a fort." "He promised me we'd do it together." "We never did." "He was always so busy... working." "Trying to make things better for us." "A boy doesn't need things." "A boy needs a dad." "What have I done?" "What is this?" "A plan." "Made by a little boy, a long... long, long time ago." "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ] [ brakes squeaking ]" "[ Elise ]:" "Where is he?" "What happened?" "He's fine." "He's fine." "[ sigh ] Fine." "Then, I need to see him." "And you will, honey, he's coming in." "But before he does... there's something I need to talk to you about." "A someone." "He's fine and you never called?" "What were you thinking?" "Do you have any idea what I've been going through here?" "Elise..." "We let him go, Jack." "Do you realize that?" "Our little boy, we let him go for... for... for this... for this house." "For these things." "Do you realize how crazy that sounds?" "We don't need all these things." "We need to... change." "And I need to be the first one to change." "And I will." "There's something I need to talk to you about." "Okay?" "Look..." "I need you to promise me that you're going to stay calm." "Why?" "What happened?" "You said he was fine." "He is fine." "But you've got to promise me that you're going to stay calm." "Willy?" "[ hinges creaking ]" "[ Willy ]:" "Mom... there's somebody I want you to meet." "[ ♪ ]" "Hi!" "[ Elise ]:" "Oh my God!" "Absolutely... any time, Rollie." "All right." "Well, it's official, guys." "Rollie's cousin is a full partner, and I am on sabbatical." "I've got to warn you, though, it will be tight for a little while." "[ Willy ]:" "Dad, Gooby says to make sure to get pressure-treated wood." "You know what?" "He's absolutely right." "Heh." "Are you okay, honey?" "[ small gasp ] Mm-hmm." "[ ♪ ]" "No, but we won't use paint-ready on the porch, so this is perfect." "[ Gooby ]:" "Hey!" "Hey!" "What about this?" "Look!" "Isn't it great?" "Oh, and they've got 'em over there," "They've got hundreds of them." "It's a swing!" "A swing!" "[ Gooby ]:" "You just swing back and forth, hang it over a tree." "And what about these they've got?" "They've got monkey bars." "You can climb up and..." "[ Gooby laughing ]:" "Fantastic!" "Uh, he kind of has a problem with the "not letting people see him" thing." "[ Gooby ]:" "...where's the mountains?" "Rollie!" "[ chuckling ]" "There you are, huh?" "You crazy nut." "This is my partner, folks!" "Rollie Fowler!" "We're promoting our new architecture firm..." "Dandridge, Fowler and Fowler." "[ gasping ]" "Rollie thought it would be fun for the kids to dress up." "Let's hand out some cards to the folks, Rollie." "You've got that right, Jack." "Where are the cameras?" "The cameras!" "The cameras!" "The cameras!" "Take this." "Please... call." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "Move." "Move." " Whoa!" "Could you move, please?" "I need a camera." "Camera... camera!" "[ man ]:" "Back of the line..." "[ Mr. Nerdlinger ]:" "Let me through!" "Let me through!" "This picture will make me famous." "[ man ]:" "Excuse me, sir?" "Uh, uh, sir... [ forklift beeping ] but, sir... not now!" "go away!" "Go away!" "Uh... uh... [ yelping ] [ beeping ]" "Okay, what's happening?" "What's going on?" "What?" "What?" "What..." "you fools!" "Put me down!" "Put me down!" "I'm trying to get a picture, a very important picture here!" "You morons!" "Get Gooby to the car right now." "I'm trying to get the picture of my life!" "I can't get my picture!" "Jack, I-I think that's Willy's teacher." "You're taking away my moment!" "[ Willy ]:" "Come on, let's go!" "Maybe we should think about putting Willy in private school next year." "What do you say we go pay for the rest of that wood, huh?" " Yeah." "What are you people doing?" "My picture!" "Eeh?" "You're k... you're k... [ mixed whispers ]" "Hello." "I'm, uh... sure you're all familiar with the "Flesherton Fish" series of books..." "Yeah, but that doesn't mean that you can just come in here like that!" "Just... my room... and... my school... and... [ sighs ] look, I know I'm being sort of a pain, but..." "Gooby?" "Gooby?" "Gooby!" "Gooby?" "[ whispering ]:" "Gooby!" "Oh, come on." "Gooby!" "[ man ]:" "Well, see, the budget's pretty tight, but I was hoping to build one of these for the new baby." "[ Gooby ]:" "Willy!" "Goob, what are you doing?" "Where have you been?" "Willy, do you remember what you said to me the first night in the shed?" "What are you talking about?" "you said, "You're strong... that means I'm strong too"." "Remember?" "Do you think you can be strong?" "[ mixed chatter ]" "[ sales associate ]:" "This is the standard size right here." "But this is, like... [ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "No." "No." "I was wrong about that." "But... we need to be together, Goob." "Hey..." "It's all right now." "You have to stay." "You have to be strong, Willy." "I don't want to be strong." "[ sobbing ]" "I love you, Gooby." "[ sniffs ]" "I love you too, Willy." "[ ♪ ]" "Don't forget." "I won't..." "I won't forget." "Hmm?" "[ ♪ ]" "[ ♪ ]" "Excuse me." "Is this yours?" "I think someone dropped him." "But I didn't drop anything." "Well... will you do me a favor then?" "Will you take him?" "He's a really good friend." "His name is Gooby." "I think he needs a new home." "[ giggling ]" "He's funny." "I like him." "Thanks." "Take care of him, okay?" "[ ♪ ]" "Willy!" "Willy!" "You got Gooby?" "Gooby went home, Dad." "[ ♪ ]" "I love you, Willy." "Let's go home." "All right, guys, this fort is a family construction job, so we need to learn the basics of construction...." "[ Willy narrating ]:" "The final and most important rule of having a big, fuzzy orange monster:" "realizing what you leave behind." "What I mean is:" "Gooby may have gone on, but he left me with all sorts of stuff." "Like how to build a space cart, the best way to go grocery shopping, and how to defeat the Hoonies." "and... how to be a friend." "Oh, and he gave me something else as well." "He gave me back my dad." "And maybe because of that" "I realized that when it comes to family, where we belong isn't a place, it's with each other." "[ ♪ ]" "♪ It's almost like I'm playing lost and found with you ♪" "♪ I'm nobody when I'm not hanging around with you ♪" "♪ When you're not with me ♪" "♪ I've got a little problem ♪" "♪ I tend to disappear ♪" "♪ I'm so full of doubt ♪" "♪ The sun is hiding out ♪" "♪ I'm nowhere when you're not here ♪" "♪ A disappearing act ♪" "♪ And baby it's an odd one ♪" "♪ Make some magic with your smile ♪" "♪ And there under the tree ♪" "♪ A shining me you'll see ♪" "♪ If you stay around for a while ♪" "♪ I'm not visible it's a fact ♪" "♪ Though risible it's no act ♪" "♪ It's really true ♪" "♪ Invisible without you ♪" "[ clatter ]" "[ ♪ ]" "♪ It's really true ♪" "♪ Invisible without you ♪" "[ ♪ ] [ gasp ]" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah-ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "What?" "Gee." "Well, I thought that was pretty good." "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Has found us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Surrounds us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ When I am with you ♪" "♪ I can say you're good for me ♪" "♪ I could say we're meant to be ♪" "♪ These are only words that I can say ♪" "♪ You are the best of me ♪" "♪ All I know is what I feel ♪" "♪ All I know is what is real ♪" "♪ Standing right before me I can see ♪" "♪ You are the best of me ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ I see it ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ I feel it ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ When I am with you ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Has found us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Surrounds us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Just me and you ♪" "♪ You and I have made it through ♪" "♪ You for me and me for you ♪" "♪ You make me strong ♪" "♪ You give me wings to fly ♪" "♪ You are the best of me ♪" "♪ From the darkness of the night ♪" "♪ You're the dream that came to light ♪" "♪ Now the moon and stars above ♪" "♪ Don't seem so far away ♪" "♪ You are the best of me ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ I see it ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ I feel it ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ When I am with you ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Has found us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Surrounds us ♪" "♪ All the love in the world ♪" "♪ Just me and you ♪" "♪ When I think of you and I ♪" "♪ I see a world so unified ♪" "♪ Where two hearts become one ♪" "♪ And I can feel yours beat inside of mine... ♪"