Skunk Pan part 2 - Meet the Hood Family


 * Narrator: All this has happened before, and it will all happen again. But this time it happened in London. It happened on a quiet street in Bloomsbury. That corner house over there is the home of the Hood family. And Skunk Pan chose this particular house, because there were animals here who believed in him. There was Mrs. Hood.

(In the bathroom of the corner house, there was a female red vixen, with lovely brown eyes and a black nose. She also had a red tail, like all foxes do. Right now, she was wearing a white petticoat, white bloomers, and purple shoes. She was known as Maid Marian, and she was brushing her tail in front of the mirror for a party.)


 * Maid Marian/Mary Darling: (humming) Robin dear, do hurry! We musn't be late for the party you know.
 * Narrator: Mrs. Hood believed that Skunk Pan was the spirit of youth. But Mr. Hood...

(In the parents' bedroom, there was a red fox with a black nose, a tail like all foxes do, wearing only a white dress shirt, green shoes, and a matching hat with a feather on it. He was known as Robin Hood. At the moment, he was searching through his drawers for his gold cuff links.)


 * Robin Hood/George Darling: Marian, unless I find my cuff links, we don't go to the party. And if we don't go to the party, I can never show my face in the archery tournament again. And if I can never show- (groans)
 * Narrator: Well, Mr. Hood was a practical fox. The boys, however, Miles "Tails" Prower and Tod believed Skunk Pan was a real animal, and made him of the hero of all their nursery games.

(In the window of the nursery, we see two shadows fighting the other with wooden toy swords. One has one in its left hand and a hanger in its right hand while the other has another in its right hand.)

(One of the shadows belonged to a 5-year-old fox with brown fur, a black nose, a white muzzle and underbelly, pointy ears with visible eardrums, two bushy tails with white tips, and hazel eyes, wearing a green bandana tied around his head and green footy pajamas. He was known as Miles "Tails" Prower and he was the one holding the toy sword in his left hand and the hanger in his right.)

(The other shadow belonged to a 4-in-a-half-year-old fox cub. He had brown paws, a white muzzle and underbelly, a black nose, a bushy tail with a white tip, hazel eyes, and pink ears with black tips and wore yellow footy pajamas. He was known as Tod and he was the one with the toy sword in his right hand.)


 * Tails/John: Blast you, Skunk Pan!
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: Take that! Give up, Mr Gutt? Give up?
 * Tails/John: Never! (pulling open a drawer that is under Tod's pajama-clad feet) I'll teach you to cut off me hand!

(Just about then, a 9-year-old red vixen, named Vixey, walked in. She had green eyes, pointy ears with black tips, a white muzzle and underbelly, a bushy tail with a white tip, a black nose, and brown paws and wore a sky-blue nightgown and carrying a jug.)


 * Vixey/Wendy: (chuckling) Oh no, Tails. It was the left hand.
 * Tails/John: Oh yes. Thank you, Vixey.
 * Narrator: Vixey, the eldest, not only believed, she was the supreme authority on Skunk Pan and all his marvelous adventures.
 * Vixey/Wendy: Oh, Rita and Runt, must we always take that nasty tonic?

(A big dog with light brown and white fur, and a black nose, named walked in with a tray consisting of a bottle of tonic and three spoons on his head with Rita, a gray and white girl cat with green eyes, pointy pink ears, a pink nose, and whiskers, riding on his back.)


 * Narrator: Rita and Runt the nursemaid and butler being a cat and dog, kept their opinions to themselves and viewed the whole affair with a certain tolerance.
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: Take that!
 * Tails/John: Insolent beast, I'll slash you to ribbons!
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: And I'll cut you to pieces! Aha!
 * Tails/John: Ouch! Careful, Tod! You almost poked my eye out!
 * Tod(Young)/Michael: I'm sorry, Tails.
 * Tails/John: Ah! You'll never leave this sheep alive!
 * Tod(Young)/Michael: Oh yes, I will! Take that!
 * Tails/John: Scuttle me bones, boy! I'll slit your gizzard!
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: Oh no, you won't! Back, back, back, you villain!
 * Tails/John: Insolent pup!
 * Tod(Young)/Michael: Wicked pirate!
 * Tails/John: Aha! I gotcha!
 * Tod (Young) Michael: You didn't, either. You never touched me. Take that! And that! And that!

(Pretending he was dead, Tails placed his hand over his chest, groaned a fake death groan, and fell to the floor.)


 * Robin Hood/George: (walking in) Boys, boys, less noise, please!
 * Tails/John: Oh, hello, Father.
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: You old bilge rat!
 * Robin Hood/George: Wha, wha, what? Now see here, Tod!
 * Tails/John: Oh, not you, father. You see, he's Skunk Pan.
 * Tod(Young)/Michael: And Tails's Captain Gutt.
 * Robin Hood/George: Yes, yes, of course. Er...have you seen my cuff... Oh, Rita and Runt, for goodness' sake! Where are those cuff links?
 * Tails/John: Cuff links, Father?
 * Robin Hood/George: Yes, the gold ones.
 * Tails/John: Tod, the buried treasure. Where is it?
 * Tod(Young)/Michael: I don't know.
 * Tails/John: The map, then. Where's the treasure map.
 * Tails(Young)/Michael: It got lost.
 * Robin Hood/George: Good heavens! My shirt front!
 * Tod(Young)/Michael: Hooray! You found it! You found it!
 * Robin Hood/George: Yes, so I have. And hereafter,...don't paw me, Tod. This is my last clean...no! No!

(Maid Marian, now wearing a purple headdress and dress with crimson puffy sleeves, walked in the nursery.)


 * Maid Marian/Mary: Robin dear, we really must hurry or we'll be late.
 * Robin Hood/George: Marian, look!
 * Maid Marian/Mary: Robin!
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: It's only chalk, Father.
 * Maid Marian/Mary: Why, Tod...
 * Tails/John: It's not his fault, it's in the story. And Vixey said...
 * Robin/George: Meg? Story? I might have known. Vixey?! VIXEY!
 * Vixey/Wendy: Yes, Father?
 * Robin Hood/George: Would you kindly explain...
 * Vixey/Wendy: Oh, Mother! You look simply lovely!
 * Maid Marian/Mary: Thank you, dear.
 * Robin Hood/George: Vixey...
 * Maid Marian/Mary: Just my old gown made over, but it did turn out all right, and I...
 * Robin Hood/George: Marian, if you don't mind! I'd...
 * Vixey/Wendy: Why, Father! What have you done to your shirt?
 * Robin Hood/George: What have I? (groans)
 * Maid Marian/Mary: Now, Robin, really! It comes right off.
 * Robin Hood/George: That's no lie! Vixey! Haven't I warned you, stuffing the twins' heads with a lot of silly stories!
 * Vixey/Wendy: Oh, but they aren't.
 * Robin Hold/George: I say they are! Captain Gun! Skunk Pirate!
 * Vixey/Wendy: Skunk Pan,Father.
 * Robin Hood/George: Pan, pirate, poppycock!

(Vixey, Tails, and Tod began protesting at once.)


 * Rbin Hood/George: ABSOLUTE POPPYCOCK! And let me tell you, this ridiculous...
 * Maid Marian/Mary: (about to do his red bowtie) Now, Robin.
 * Robin Hood/George: Now, Robon! Now, Robin! (doing his bowtie himself, only to make a furious tangle) WELL, "NOW, ROBIN" WILL HAVE HIS SAY!
 * Maid Marian/Mary: (fixing his bowtie neatly) Please, Dear.
 * Robin Hood/George: Marian, the child's growing up! It's high time she had a room of her own!
 * Vixey/Wendy: Father!
 * Maid Marian/Mary: Robin!
 * Tails/John: What?
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: No.

(The blocks fell out of Runt's mouth as he and Rita gasped in shock.)


 * Robin Hood/George: I mean it! Young Lady, this is your last night in the nursery! And that's my last word on the matter!

(He turned to leave, but he tripped over Rita and Runt. The cat and dog tried to run, but they were unaware that they were being knocked into the blocks by Robin again. Rita and Runt tripped on a toy wagon and passed it to Robin Hood, who was now standing on the wagon.)


 * Robin Hood/George: No!

(Rita and Runt were sent rolling across the nursery, and knocked back as Robin Hood was sent flying as the handle of the toy wagon made a rip in the rug.)


 * Robin Hood/George: NO!

(And with a large crash, he crashed into a drawer, and Rita and Runt bumped into a wall. Some toys fell from the drawer and onto his head.)


 * Vixey/Wendy, Tails/John, Tod (Young)/Michael, and Maid Marian/Mary: Oh!

(Robin Hood is happy thinking it's him they feel sorry for him, but, instead, they run over to Rita and Runt.)


 * Vixey/Wendy, Tails/John, Tod (Young)/Michael, and Vixey/Mary: Poor Rita and Runt!
 * Robin Hood/George: Poor Rita and Runt? (standing up and pointing to the half-open door) This is the last straw! Out! OUT, I SAY!
 * Tod (Young)/Michael: (embracing Rita and Runt) No, father, no!
 * Robin Hood/George: Yes! (dragging across the nursery with Tod still clinging to them) THERE'LL BE NO DOGS OR CATS FOR BUTLERS OR NURSEMAIDS IN THIS HOUSE!

(Vixey just picks up Tod.)

(Tod begins to cry.)


 * Tod (Young)/Michael: Goodbye, Rita and Runt (Rita and Runt wave back.)
 * Robin Hood/George: (dragging Rita and Rnt outside) Poor Rita and Runt. Oh yes, poor Rita and Runt! But poor Father? Oh no! Blast it! Where is that rope? (He turned to see Rita with the rope in their paw.) Oh, thank you. (As he was tying the rope onto Rita 's collars, he noticed disappointed looks on Rita and Runt's faces.) Oh, dash it all, you two! D-don't look at me like that. (getting them bowls of water from the water fountain) It's nothing personal, its just that, well, you're not really a nurse and a butler at all you're, well, a dog and cats. And the children aren't puppies or kittens, they're foxes. And sooner or later, Rita and Runt (stroking Rita and Runt's fur) animals have to grow up.

(Then he walked away, leaving Rita and Runt sad, disappointed, and discouraged.)