MIDDLEBURG IS A
MIDDLE-SIZE TOWN IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT SOMETIMES, IN MY DREAMS,
IT FELT LIKE SOMEPLACE ELSE.
SOMEHOW FAMILIAR,
BUT ALSO VERY STRANGE.
MIDDLEBURG IS WHERE I LIVE,
AND SO DOES SOMETHING...ELSE.
SOME PEOPLE THOUGH MIDDLEBURG WAS DULL,
THAT NOTHING EVER
HAPPENED HERE.
WELL, THEY WERE VERY WRONG.
[ Alarm Beeps ]
FRANCIS?
FRANCIS, TIME TO
GET UP, HONEY.
FRANNY?
MY NAME IS FRANCIS
BACON McCAUSLAND.
I'M FOURTEEN YEARS OLD.
THAT MORNING I WAS
EXTREMELY TIRED.
IT'S SO DARK.
MUST BE A STORM FRONT MOVING IN.
NOT ACCORDING TO THE BAROMETER.
MAYBE IT'S THE
END OF THE WORLD.
IT SURE FEELS LIKE IT.
HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT THE
END OF THE WORLD FELT LIKE?
YOU'VE NEVER FELT I BEFORE, HAVE YOU?
MAYBE THE CLOCKS
ARE WRONG.
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL.
I ALWAYS SET OUR CLOCKS
BY THE NAVAL
OBSERVATORY WEB SITE.
I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
BERT, TRASH, AND DON' FORGET THE PAPER.
WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO
TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE?
BECAUSE WITH AGE COMES
RESPONSIBILITY, BERT.
WHEN YOU GO TO COLLEGE,
YOUR SISTER, FRANCIS,
WILL TAKE THE TRASH OUT.
I WANNA GET A DOG, SO HE
COULD EAT THE GARBAGE,
AND HE COULD FETCH
THE NEWSPAPER.
DOGS HAVE GERMS.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH I WHEN YOU WENT TO COLLEGE?
THEY DON'T ALLOW DOGS
IN THE DORM ROOM.
MAYBE YOU COULD PU IT ON THE ROOF.
GET REAL, FRANCIS.
GROW UP, BERT.
GET A REAL GROWN-UP.
AW, JEEZ, WHA HAPPENED TO THE EGGS?
THERE WERE TWO DOZEN EGGS
IN THE FRIDGE LAST NIGHT.
NOW THERE AREN'T ANY.
COLD CEREAL AGAIN.
I DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WITH 'EM.
NO ONE'S BLAMING
YOU, FRANCIS.
I'M THE ONE THEY
ALWAYS BLAME FOR
EVERYTHING.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU
HAVE SO MUCH PENT UP
AGGRESSION.
I DO NOT!
ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO!
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOU AGGRESSION RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT FAMILY
TIME IS FOR.
NOW WE ARE SIMPLY
TRYING TO DETERMINE
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO THE EGGS.
IT'S 4:23 AM.
THE CLOCKS SAY 7:23.
THE CLOCKS ARE WRONG.
I TOLD YOU IT WAS THE
END OF THE WORLD.
IT WAS HARD TO GE BACK TO SLEEP.
I KEPT WONDERING WHY ALL THE
CLOCKS HAD BEEN SPED UP.
BUT I KNEW THERE HAD TO
BE A LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
HEE HEE HEE.
THAT'S IT. COME HERE.
COME HERE. HA HA HA.
MOST KIDS MY AGE GO
TO MIDDLE SCHOOL,
BUT I SKIPPED A GRADE.
HI, BERT.
HEY.
YOU SHOULDN'T WASTE A
LOT OF TIME GROWING UP.
JO?
OH! HI.
HI.
SO, UM, WHY DON'T YOU WAN TO TAKE THE BUS TO SCHOOL?
JOANNE, NOBODY RIDES
THE BUS TO HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S JUST FOR CHILDREN.
I WISH I COULD SKIP
A GRADE SO I COULD
GO TO HIGH SCHOOL.
BERT DOES HAVE ANOTHER YEAR
AFTER THIS, DOESN'T HE?
IF HE'S LUCKY.
WELL, WHY DO YOU CARE
WHEN BERT GRADUATES?
AHH...DID I TELL YOU
OUR ALARM CLOCKS
WENT OFF THREE HOURS
EARLY THIS MORNING?
REALLY?
YEP. AND MOM SAYS THE
NEIGHBOR'S CLOCKS WERE
WRONG TOO.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
WELL, YEAH. OUR CLOCKS
DID THE EXACT SAME THING.
THEY WERE ALL
THREE HOURS EARLY.
IT'S SO WEIRD.
WELL, IT'S ONLY WEIRD
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
A LOGICAL
EXPLANATION FOR IT.
UH, WHY IS THA DOG ON THE ROOF?
[ Barking ]
NOW THAT'S WEIRD.
MAYBE IT WAS SOME KIND OF
MAGNETIC...YOU KNOW...LIKE...
LIKE A POWER SURGE.
WHY WOULD THAT MAKE
DOGS GET ON THE ROOF?
I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE
CLOCKS BEING WRONG.
GOOD MORNING, FRANCIS.
GOOD MORNING,
MR. KEPLER.
HE'S MY
BIOLOGY TEACHER.
HE REALLY LIKES ME.
DOES HE MAKE YOU CU UP FROGS AND STUFF?
THAT IS SO GROSS.
I LOVE BIOLOGY.
SEE, YESTERDAY WE
GOT TAKE THIS
CHICKEN EMBRYO--
WHY IS THAT GUY
STARING AT US?
WHAT...GUY?
[ School Bell Rings ]
WELL, WE WAS
JUST RIGHT THERE.
OK, FRANCIS.
I GOTTA GET GOING, BUT I'LL SEE
YOU HERE AFTER SCHOOL. OK?
OK.
AH, GORGEOUS.
THE EGG, OR OVUM,
MAY BE SURROUNDED BY AS MANY AS
THREE PROTECTIVE MEMBRANES.
HA HA HA HA HA!
HO HO HO HO! HEE HEE HEE HEE!
HUH?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
WHAT IS THIS?
THAT'S THE WONDER
OF THE EGG.
AND NOW, THE
SECONDARY MEMBRANE--
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION, FRANCIS?
ACTUALLY I DO, MR. KEPLER.
AHH, DID YOUR ALARM CLOCK GO OFF
THREE HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING?
HOW COULD YOU KNOW THAT?
OH, A LOT OF CLOCKS WERE WRONG.
AND, UH, SEE, I'VE BEEN TAKING
A STATISTICALLY ACCURATE
SAMPLING OF THE
WHOLE SCHOOL,
GETTING NAMES, AND ADDRESSES,
AND PHONE NUMBERS--
YOU KNOW, TO SEE IF I ALL HAPPENED IN ONE AREA.
MAY I SEE
THAT, PLEASE?
OH, YEAH.
WHO DID THIS?
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS, FRANCIS?
HE WAS IN YOUR
SCIENCE CLASS?
NOT REALLY IN
THE CLASS,
HE WAS JUST SITTING
ON THE SHELF.
HE WAS WHAT?
OH, LOOK! THERE'S
ANOTHER ONE.
HOW'D YOU GET UP THERE IN
THE FIRST PLACE, CHARLIE?
THAT IS SO WEIRD.
WHAT IF A HELICOPTER
FLEW OVER SO LOW THA THE DOGS THOUGHT THEY
COULD CATCH IT,
AND CHASED IT RIGH UP THE ROOF?
THAT'S A LOGICAL
EXPLANATION, ISN'T IT?
SURE, JO.
HI, BERT.
WHATEVER.
HAVE YOU GOT A
CRUSH ON BERT?
NO!
YES, YOU DO!
NO, I DON'T!
WELL, HE IS
KINDA CUTE.
WELL, YOU SHOULD SEE HIS ROOM.
IF YOU THINK DISSECTING
A FROG IS GROSS--
I THINK IT'S REALLY
BRAVE WHAT HE DID FOR
YOUR LITTLE BROTHER.
ALL HE HAD TO DO
WAS LIE THERE.
BUT I HEAR IT REALLY
HURTS WHEN THEY STICK
THOSE NEEDLES IN YOU.
IT MUST BE REALLY GREA TO SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
IT WAS THE DOCTORS WHO
SAVED DARWIN'S LIFE.
WELL, YOU BETTER
NOT TELL BER ANYTHING ABOUT ME
THINKING HE'S CUTE.
YEAH, RIGHT. LIKE I'M
GONNA SAY ANYTHING TO
BERT ABOUT ANYTHING.
PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
CROSS YOUR HEART AND HOPE TO
DIE. STICK A NEEDLE IN YOUR EYE.
GROW UP, JOANNE.
LOOK, I GOTTA GET TO
SWIMMING PRACTICE,
BUT I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
OK.
OH, ARE YOU TRYING OUT FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM?
THEY'RE ALL OLDER THAN I AM.
OH, IT DOESN' MATTER IN SWIMMING,
THAT JUST MEANS YOU'RE
MORE STREAMLINE.
BYE.
BYE.
ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?
YEAH, I'M
TALKING TO YOU.
YOU CAN SEE ME?
WELL, YEAH.
STRANGE THINGS WERE
HAPPENING THAT DAY.
ALL OVER MIDDLEBURG.
SOMEONE PUT A LITTLE GELATIN
IN THE SCHOOL SWIMMING POOL.
HELP!
HANG ON! I'LL
GET YOU OUT.
NOW, GRAB ONTO THIS.
A COLONY OF BEES COLONIZED
THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE.
( buzzing )
( screams )
SCHOOL BUSES DEVELOPED
UNEXPLAINED LEAKS.
AND THEN THERE WAS
THE GRAFFITI.
NOBODY KNEW WHO
WAS RESPONSIBLE.
NOBODY KNEW WHO TO BLAME.
AW, YUK.
AW, NANOOK--
AAAHHHHHH!
FRANNY!
WHY'VE YOU ALWAYS GOT TO
BLAME ME FOR EVERYTHING?
IT'S CALLED
INDUCTIVE LOGIC.
LOOK, IF YOU WANT EVERYBODY
TO KNOW YOU SKIPPED A GRADE
WHY DON'T YOU JUS WEAR A SIGN?
BERT?
SHE'S THE ONE THAT STARTED IT.
NO ONE BLAMING ANYONE, BERT,
FOR ANYTHING.
OF COURSE NOT.
IT'S JUST THAT STUDIES OF
VARIOUS CULTURES SHOW
THAT PRANKS LIKE THESE
ARE USUALLY THE WORK
OF ADOLESCENTS.
YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER
WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN--
YOU ROLLED A YARD
WITH TOILET PAPER.
WE WERE JUS DISCUSSING WHETHER ANY
OF THE KIDS AT SCHOOL
ARE TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, LIKE SETTING
THE CLOCKS FORWARD,
OR PUTTING SOMETHING IN
THE WATER AT THE POOL.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
ALL THE GELATIN?
HUH?
I WAS GOING TO MAKE MY WIGGLY
FRUIT THING FOR DINNER TONIGHT.
WELL, I DIDN'T TAKE IT.
WELL, NO ONE'S SAYING
YOU DID, BERT.
WELL, IF IT'S NOT IN THE
CABINET, THEN SOMEBODY
HAD TO TAKE IT.
IT'S THE ONLY
LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
PARENTS ARE ALWAYS
READY TO BELIEVE YOU'VE
DONE SOMETHING BAD.
WHAT?
IT'S LIKE THEY NEVER
FORGET THEY HAD TO
CHANGE YOUR DIAPERS.
BUT, AT LEAST YOUR FRIENDS
HAVE MORE FAITH IN YOU.
HI, JO.
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?
JO LOVES BERT! YOU PROMISED!
JO, I DIDN'T DO THIS.
GET REAL, FRANCIS!
JO! JOANNE!
FORGET IT!
IF I THOUGHT IT WAS
STRANGE AT HOME,
SCHOOL WAS EVEN STRANGER.
[ School Bell Rings ]
I'm telling you, she's
the one who did it.
IS THERE SOMETHING
INTERESTING ABOUT MY LOCKER?
WHY IS YOURS THE ONLY
ONE WITHOUT A "B" ON IT?
MAYBE SHE'S THE
ONE WHO DID IT.
GROW UP, PEOPLE.
JUST BECAUSE THEY
SKIPPED MY LOCKER
IT DOESN'T MEAN I HAD
ANYTHING TO DO WITH--
See, it is her.
[ Bell Rings ]
[ Roars ]
HEY, DID YOU REALLY EGG
CREEPY KEPLER'S CAR?
WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS.
THEY SAID YOU DID
THE LOCKERS TOO.
I THINK THAT'S
REALLY COOL.
IT'S NOT COOL,
IT'S VANDALISM.
WHAT DOES "B" STAND FOR?
YOU KNOW, I DID NO PUT A "B" ON ALL
THE LOCKERS!
WELL, WHO DID THEN?
I--
I'M GONNA FIND OUT.
AREN'T YA GONNA RUN
AWAY THIS TIME?
I DIDN'T REALLY RUN AWAY.
YES. YOU DID!
I JUST NEEDED SOME SPACE
TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD SEE ME.
WHY WOULDN'T I BE
ABLE TO SEE YOU?
NOBODY ELSE CAN.
YEAH, RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
OOOHH! YEAAAHH! OOOW!
WELL, THAT'S
STEALING, YOU KNOW?
HE KNOWS HE SHOULDN' EAT THIS STUFF.
IT MAKES HIS
FACE BREAK OUT.
WELL, WHAT'S YOUR
NAME, ANYWAY?
HOUDINI.
LARRY HOUDINI.
OH, I GUESS YOU'RE
ALMOST NAMED AFTER
HARRY HOUDINI?
THAT-THAT'S REALLY FUNNY.
IT'S BETTER THAN
BEING NAMED AFTER
FRANCIS BACON.
I DON'T LIKE BACON.
WELL--
HOUDINI'S NOT EVEN
A REAL NAME.
I'M NOT A REAL PERSON.
I'M...
AN IMAGINARY FRIEND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
YEAH! YEAH! WHOO! WHOO! WHOO!
WELL, THAT'S REALLY CUTE, BUT I
DO NOT HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND.
DID I SAY I WAS YOUR
IMAGINARY FRIEND?
I DON'T THINK SO,
MISS FRANCIS.
WELL,
IF YOU'RE NOT MY FRIEND,
THEN WHY ARE YOU
FOLLOWING ME AROUND?
ARE YOU SURE I'M
FOLLOWING YOU?
MAYBE YOU'RE JUST IMAGINING.
NO!
SERIOUSLY, FRAN, DO YOU
MIND IF I CALL YOU FRAN?
YEAH, ACTUALLY I DO.
I THINK I MUST HAVE BEEN
SENT HERE TO HELP YOU.
THAT'S PROBABLY
WHY YOU CAN SEE ME.
OH, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T NEED ANY HELP,
REAL OR IMAGINARY.
OH, CONTRAIRE.
THERE'S SOMETHING VERY PECULIAR
GOING DOWN IN THIS BURG, WATSON.
AND IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE...
YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
LOOK, I DON'T CARE
WHAT THEY SAID,
BUT I DID NOT EGG
MR. KEPLER'S CAR.
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T.
OK.
I KNOW WHO DID.
IT WAS THE BOOGEYMAN.
THE BOOGEYMAN?
UM-HMM. AND I THINK HE'S
GOT IT IN FOR YOU, FRAN.
I THINK YOU'RE BEING...
FRAMED.
EXCUSE ME!
I'M-I'M REALLY SORRY.
UMM, DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHO THIS GUY IS?
WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?
HE SAYS HIS NAME IS
LARRY HOUDINI.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHO HE REALLY IS?
[ Crowd Laughing ]
Intercom:
FRANCIS McCAUSLAND.
TO THE OFFICE PLEASE.
FRANCIS McCAUSLAND.
TO THE OFFICE.
[ Laughing Continues ]
I SEE YOUR MIDDLE NAME IS BACON.
THAT IS BACON WITH
A "B", CORRECT?
IS THERE A BACON WITHOUT A "B"?
FRANCIS, IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED
THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT THE UNUSUAL EVENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING
THE PAST FEW DAYS.
WE HAVE REASON TO
BELIEVE THERE WAS A PLAN
AMONG A LARGE
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
TO SET CLOCKS TO
THE WRONG TIME
AS A SORT OF MASS PRANK.
YOU HAD THAT LIS OF STUDENTS YOU
WERE CHECKING WITH
TO MAKE SURE
THEY SET THEIR
CLOCKS FORWARD.
WHAT?
BACK. YOU SET THEM BACK
TO MAKE THE ALARMS GO
OFF EARLIER.
YOU SET THEM FORWARD.
IT'S LIKE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.
FALL BACK.
SPRING FORWARD.
NO. FALL FORWARDS.
SPRING BACK.
CAN WE FORGE ABOUT THE CLOCKS...
FOR A MOMENT?
SPRING FORWARD.
FRANCIS, DO YOU
HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT MR. KEPLER'S CAR
BEING VANDALIZED?
NO!
OR ABOUT THE GRAFFITI
ON THE LOCKERS?
NO!!
DON'T FORGET THE GELATIN
IN THE SWIMMING POOL.
NO!!!
HOW DO YOU
FEEL, FRANCIS,
ABOUT ALL
THESE THINGS?
DO YOU HAVE
ANY INSIGHTS?
YES. YES, ACTUALLY I DO.
THERE'S THIS BOY...
AND HE'S BEEN
FOLLOWING ME AROUND.
WELL, HE'S REALLY WEIRD.
HE SAID HIS NAME
WAS LARRY HOUDINI.
WELL, HE SAID A LO OF SILLY THINGS.
DID HE SAY HE KNEW WHO
WAS BEHIND THE PRANKS?
WELL, ACTUALLY--
WELL, THERE HE IS!
HE'S RIGHT THERE!
HEY!
COME HERE, YOU!
FRANCIS.
FRANCIS!
OHH! OHH! OHH!
YA! YA! YA! YA! YA!
HEY! YOU! COME HERE!
HOUDINI KID, COME HERE!
HEY! WHAT'S
WITH HER?
COME BACK HERE!
QUICK! IN HERE!
GET IN THE BASS DRUM.
AS A HIDING PLACE,
YOU CAN'T BEAT IT!
I'M NOT TRYING TO
HIDE. I'M CHASING YOU.
FRAN, FRAN, FRAN.
YOU'RE MAKING A
BIG MISTAKE, FRAN.
AND I WAS REALLY SEN HERE TO HELP YOU.
YEAH, WHO SENT YOU?
DO YOU EVER HEAR A LITTLE
VOICE INSIDE YOU HEAD,
TELLING YOU YOU
SHOULD DO SOMETHING?
ACTUALLY, NO.
WELL, I DID. AND HE TOLD ME
TO COME TO BEAUTIFUL
DOWNTOWN MIDDLEBURG.
WHAT YOU HEARD WAS
JUST DISASSOCIATION
BETWEEN THE TWO
SIDES OF YOUR...
ALLEGED BRAIN.
NO, NO, NO. IT'S
THE SAME GUY
THAT SINGS THOSE STUPID SONGS
YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD.
NO. THAT'S
BARRY MANILOW.
FRANCIS!
IN HERE!
HE'S IN HERE!
SEE YOU GET OUT OF
THIS ONE, HOUDINI.
FRAN, FRAN, FRAN.
THERE HE IS. LARRY HOUDINI.
I THINK THIS JOKE
HAS GONE ON LONG
ENOUGH, FRANCIS.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
HE'S RIGHT HERE. HE'S
PLAYING A SAXOPHONE.
HE'S MOON-WALKING.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
CALL YOUR PARENTS.
WHY ARE YOU DOING
THIS TO ME?
WHY ARE YOU PRETENDING
THAT YOU CAN'T--
SEE HIM?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
LIE DOWN, FRANCIS?
[ Blows Whistle ]
FRANCIS?
FRANCIS! OH!
WOULD YOU SAY THAT FRANCIS
IS UNUSUALLY REBELLIOUS?
OH, NO. NOT AT ALL.
FRANCIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN
VERY MATURE FOR HER AGE.
VERY, VERY
WELL ADJUSTED.
VERY GROWN UP.
STARTING HIGH SCHOOL
CAN BE TRAUMATIC.
ESPECIALLY IF SHE
SKIPPED A GRADE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT HER YOUNGER
BROTHER HAD LEUKEMIA.
AND IT SAYS HERE
THAT HE WAS GIVEN
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS
FROM HIS SIBLING.
WELL, YES. THAT'S TRUE.
AH, BUT DARWIN IS IN REMISSION.
THE DOCTORS SAY THERE'S EVERY
HOPE FOR A COMPLETE CURE.
OH.
I'VE BEEN DEVELOPING
A THEORY
THAT FRANCIS IS ACTING OUT,
OH, REPRESSED ANGER AT HAVING
TO DONATE HER BONE MARROW
TO SAVE HER BROTHER.
WELL, THAT'S INTERESTING.
HOWEVER IT WAS OUR ELDER SON,
BERT, ALBERT,
WHO WAS THE DONOR.
SO...?
WELL, IT WAS
JUST A THEORY.
I SEE.
[ Growls ]
OH.
CAN FRANNY COME OUT TO PLAY?
[ School Bell Rings ]
AAAHHHH!
FRANCIS!
HOW DO YOU
FEEL, FRANCIS?
OK.
I GUESS.
OH, I AM SURE THAT THERE
IS A LOGICAL EXPLANATION
FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S
BEEN GOING ON.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE
FAR TOO MATURE
TO BE PLAYING CHILDISH
PRANKS ON PEOPLE.
AND YOU STILL THINK I WAS THIS BOY, LARRY,
WHO PUT THE GELATIN IN
THE SWIMMING POOL,
AND THREW THE EGGS
ON MR. KEPLER'S CAR?
EGGS?
I'M SURE IT IS ALL SIMPLY A
MISUNDERSTANDING, HONEY,
BUT FRANCIS, I WAS JUS THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING
MS. READLE SAID.
YOU KNOW, ABOU REPRESSED ANGER.
OH, MOM, NO!
IS THERE ANYTHING
YOUR FATHER AND I
COULD POSSIBLY--
PLEASE, PLEASE LET'S NO GET FREUDIAN, OK?
THIS IS NOT SOME
KIND OF ADOLESCENT--
THING.
WELL, HONEY...?
I DIDN'T DO IT!
SHE RAN INTO HER ROOM LIKE SHE
WAS STILL JUST A LITTLE CHILD.
OH, WHAT IF SHE'S NO EMOTIONALLY MATURE ENOUGH
TO START HIGH SCHOOL?
OH, COME ON. WE HAVE
THOUGHT ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THIS.
I KNOW, BUT WHAT IF
WE MADE A MISTAKE?
WELL, MAYBE SHE'S
UNHAPPY, MICHAEL.
MAYBE SHE'S BLAMING US.
OH! OH!
SO YOU THINK OUR DAUGHTER
IS EXPRESSING HER
RESENTMENT TOWARDS US
BY WRITING THE LETTER "B"
ALL THROUGH THE TOWN.
LET'S BE THE ADULTS
HERE, MICHAEL, SHALL WE?
NO. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY SHE'S
NOT DOING EVERYTHING ALONE.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT IF SHE IS UNHAPPY,
THAT COULD MAKE HER VULNERABLE,
AND MAYBE SHE GOT INVOLVED IN...
SOME KIND OF--OH, I
DON'T KNOW, SOME--
MIND CONTROL.
YOU KNOW, SHE MENTIONED
BEING HYPNOTIZED
IN THE CAR ON THE WAY HOME.
AND THERE ARE
INCIDENTS OF
MASS HYPNOSIS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WHAT IF
SOMEONE IS CONTROLLING
THE MINDS OF CHILDREN
ALL OVER MIDDLEBURG?
TELLING THEM TO EGG CARS,
AND SET CLOCKS BACK--
SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT SOMEONE
IS COMING INTO THIS HOUSE
TO CONTROL OUR
CHILDREN'S MINDS?
HOW COULD
THEY DO THAT?
SO REMEMBER, MY FRIENDS, WHEN
YOU ARE READY TO MAKE--
WE ARE HAVING AN
IMPORTANT DISCUSSION
HERE, BERT!
ABOUT FRANCIS.
WHAT? YOU GUYS THINK
SHE'S THE ONE DOING
ALL THAT STUFF?
THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY
AT SCHOOL SAYS.
SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE,
LIKE, THE RINGLEADER OR
SOMETHING.
TO BREAK THIS ACCURSED
SPELL, HMM?
BE MASS HYPNOSIS.OTTA
BE MASS HYPNOSIS.OTTA
IT'S THE ONLY
POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.
[ Sighs ]
AAAAH!
DARWIN!
ARE YOU SURE THERE ISN' REALLY A BOOGYMAN?
WHAT?
SOME KIDS AT THE
PARK SAID THERE IS.
BUT IF YOU PULL THE COVERS
OVER YOUR HEAD AT NIGHT,
THE BOOGEYMAN
CAN'T GET YOU.
DARWIN, THE BOOGEYMAN
IS JUST SOMETHING
THAT SOMEBODY MADE
UP TO SCARE CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY OLDER
AND WISER NEEDS TO TELL
THOSE KIDS THE TRUTH.
IT WAS A BIG BOY WHO TOLD
THEM ABOUT THE BOOGEYMAN.
WELL, HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR
SCARING CHILDREN LIKE THAT.
THEY SAID HIS NAME WAS LARRY.
HEY! HEY, DARWIN!
WHAT DID HE
LOOK LIKE?
THE GUY WHO TOLD THEM
ABOUT THE BOOGEYMAN.
I DON'T KNOW. THEY SAID HE
WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL.
BUT I COULDN'T SEE HIM.
COME ON. GIVE
ME THE BALL.
GIVE ME THE BALL!
GIVE ME THE BALL!
WOOOWWWW!
WOOOOWWWOWWW!
AND HE SCORES!
HYYYEEEE YA!
WOOWOOOOO!
YOU MISSED THE SHOT.
WHAT ARE YOU? THE REFEREE?
GAMES OVER,
LARRY HOUDINI.
ARE YOU MAD
ABOUT SOMETHIN'?
YEAH! ACTUALLY
I'M FURIOUS!
YOU HAD ME THINKIN' I WAS
SEEING THINGS, OR SOMETHING.
FOR TELLING ME YOU'RE SOME
KIND OF IMAGINARY PERSON.
FRAN! GET IT RIGHT.
WELL, ALL YOU REALLY
DID WAS JUST HYPNOTIZE
THE PRINCIPAL
AND MS. READLE
TO MAKE THEM THINK THA THEY COULDN'T SEE YOU.
WHAT?
YEAH.
GIRL! I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO HYPNOTIZE PEOPLE.
I CAN DO A MAGIC TRICK.
HERE YOU GO, FRAN.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NO FOR REAL THEN WHY--
WHY COULD THE KIDS
IN THE PARK SEE YOU?
THOSE WERE LITTLE
KIDS, FRAN.
THEY CAN SEE
ANYTHING THEY WANT.
JUST LIKE I SEE
THESE MONKEY BARS.
[ Makes Monkey Noises ]
YOU KNOW, I WANT YOU
TO TELL MY PARENTS,
AND THE PRINCIPAL,
AND MS. READLE...
ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?
LARRY?
THEY CAN'T SEE ME, FRAN. OK?
[ Continues Making
Monkey Noises
ARE YOU THE ONE WHO'S BEEN
CAUSING' ALL THE WEIRD STUFF
THAT'S HAPPENING AROUND HERE?
YEAH, LIKE THE GRAFFITI,
AND THE VANDALISM,
AND THE DOGS?
WHY ARE YOU DOING
THIS TO ME?
I TOLD YOU.
THE GUY IN MY HEAD.
HE SENT ME HERE.
YOU DON'T LISTEN.
I GET IT. I GET IT.
YOU'RE TRYING TO GE ME INTO TROUBLE.
YOU'RE TRYING TO BLAME
EVERYTHING ON ME.
SHHHHH.
WHAT?
SHHHHHH.
WHAT?
CAN YOU HEAR 'EM?
NO! I DON'T HEAR VOICES!
[ Baby Cries ]
I JUST SEE THINGS.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS ONE YET?
CHECK IT OUT, FRAN.
PRETTY COOL, HUH?
WEEEEEE!
AHH.
DO YOU HAVE A
LIBRARY CARD?
WHAT?
"The pirates have
captured them, they said.
"The pirates have captured them!
"Peter excitedly snatched up his
sword, ready and eager for--
HEY! WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
HEY, YOU AND YOU AND YOU!
TAKING CARE OF THAT LIZARD?
HOW'S THAT LIZARD?
"But suddenly, he
remembered Wendy's caution:
"Not to forget his medicine.
"Tinkerbell saw Peter as
he lifted the cup.
WHERE'S THE BOOK?
WHERE'S THE BOOK?
OHH, WHICH BOOK? WHICH BOOK?
YOU KNOW, THERE IS SUCH A
THING AS A CARD CATALOG?
SSSHHHPP!
"Tinkerbell flew between
Peter and the medicine,
and as he lifted it--"
YOU LOOK UP THE TITLE
OF THE BOOK YOU WANT?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT BOOK I WANT.
GUY IN MY HEAD JUS SAID I NEEDED A BOOK.
HE DIDN'T SAY WHICH ONE.
SSSHHHPP! THE LIBRARIAN.
WHY IS IT SO
BRIGHT IN HERE?
SOME PEOPLE, THEY
LIKE TO READ IN HERE.
GO FIGURE.
WHAT'S WITH
YOUR EYES?
OK. IT'S NOT THA BRIGHT IN HERE.
EUREKA!!!
"Do you believe in
fairies? Do you?
THE LIBRARIAN IS GOING
TO THROW US OUT IF YOU
DON'T BE QUIET!
"There came an echo of sound--
LE LIVRE DE BOOGEY!
THE BOOGEY BOOK?
BY WHO?
BY GUY N. HEAD.
NO! IF THIS IS SUPPOSED
TO CONVINCE ME THA YOU'RE FOR REAL--
YOU MEAN NOT FOR REAL.
READ THE DEDICATION.
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO--
LARRY.
HA HA. TO LARRY. OK.
SO LET'S SEE WHAT THE
HEAD HONCHO HAS TO SAY.
HEAD. HONCHO.
NO! NO! THIS DOESN' PROVE ANYTHING.
SSSHHHHPP!
THERE ARE PLACES
WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A
PHONEY BOOK PRINTED.
"Do you believe?
YEAH!
YEAH! YEAH!
"If you believe, then
clap your hands.
"Save poor Tinkerbell. Clap your
hands as hard as you can!
SSSSHHHHHPPP!
UH-OH.
QUIET!
"...the sound of millions
of little hands clapping.
HOLD MY BOOK.
"Of course, they
believed in fairies.
HEY! HOW YOU DOING?
[ Kids Laughing ]
ARE YOU ALL DAA DAA DAA?
[ Kids Talking ]
BOOM!
HE'S MAGIC.
[ Kids Laughing ]
IF YOU'RE LARRY AND YOU
KNOW IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS
IMAGINARY AND YOU KNOW
IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS
IF THE BOOGEYMAN IS SCAREY
THEN JUST ASK HELP
FROM LARRY
IF YOU NEED ME AND YOU KNOW
IT, CLAP YOUR HANDS
WHAT THE--
YAH!
ALL RIGHT!
SSHHHHHPP!
SSSSSHHHHHP!
SSSHHHHHPP!
SSSSHHHHHHHHPP!
SSSHHHHHP!
SSSHHHP! SSHHHHP!
SSSHHHHP! SSSHHHHHPP!
SSSHHHP! SSSHHHHP!
SSSHHHPP! SSSHHHHPP!
HOOOOO! HOOOOOOOOOO!
[ Locomative Train Sounds ]
[ Children Laughing ]
WHO TURNED OFF STORY TIME?
HE DID.
HE DID.
DO NOT TOUCH THE AUDIO
VISUAL EQUIPMENT.
HERE'S LARRY.
SO, WHO WANTS TO
HEAR THE STORY...
...ABOUT THE BOOGEYMAN?
OH, I'M GETTING SCARED
JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
OH, HI, FRANCIS. HOW YOU DOIN'?
ANYWAY,
THE BOOGEYMAN IS A VERY BAD MAN.
SO, IF HE EVER TRIES TO
COME INTO YOUR HOME,
AT NIGHT, INTO YOUR ROOM,
MAKE SURE YOU PULL THE
COVERS OVER YOUR HEAD.
THAT WAY HE CAN'T GET YOU.
I THINK I'D LIKE
TO CHECK THIS OUT.
OH! THIS IS IT!
THIS IS IT!
CHAPTER TWO. FIFTY WAYS
TO BUST YOUR BOOGEY.
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD
BE AN ASTRONAU FROM A GALAXY
FAR, FAR AWAY.
AND YOU'VE GO THIS NEURAL THING
IN YOUR HEAD
THAT KEEPS PEOPLE
FROM SEEING YOU.
OK. ALTHOUGH I DOESN'T WORK ON
REALLY SMALL CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IF THA VOICE IN YOUR HEAD,
WHAT IF IT'S SOME
KIND OF TRANSMISSION
FROM A MOTHER SHIP?
MAN, IF WE HAD A
THERMO-NUCLEAR DEVICE
THAT BOOGEYMAN
WOULD BE TOAST!
NO! WHAT IF
THE BOOGEYMAN
WAS REALLY A
CREATURE FROM A
DISTANT PLANET?
HE COMES FROM
UNDER YOUR BED.
WHAT?
IT SAYS IT RIGHT HERE.
THE BOOGEYMAN LIVES
UNDER YOUR BED.
IT DOESN'T SAY
WHICH BED,
BUT I FIGURE IF
HE'S TRYING TO
RUIN YOUR LIFE,
IT MUST BE
UNDER YOUR BED.
WELL, THERE'S
NOTHING LIVING
UNDER MY BED.
OH, YEAH, FRANCIS?
YEAH.
HAVE YOU
LOOKED LATELY?
WELL, LET'S
JUST GO LOOK
RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHTY,
THEN.
OK.
WELL, ARE YOU COMING OR--
WHAT?
WHERE HAVE YOU
BEEN, FRANCIS?
DON'T, MICHAEL.
I JUST WENT TO
THE LIBRARY.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE NO SUPPOSED TO GO OU WITHOUT TELLING US FIRST.
OK. I'M SORRY.
I GUESS I FORGOT.
IT'S ALL
RIGHT, FRANCIS.
WE'RE NOT ANGRY.
WE'RE JUST VERY
WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
CAN I GO TO
MY ROOM NOW?
ACTUALLY, WE NEED
TO TALK, FRANCIS.
YES, YOU MAY GO.
BUT JUST KEEP US
INFORMED NEX TIME, OK?
OK.
DON'T YOU WAN TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH HER?
WELL, OF COURSE I DO!
BUT WE CAN'T PRESSURE
HER, MICHAEL.
SHE NEEDS HER SPACE.
SHE NEEDS
PROFESSIONAL HELP!
SSHHHH!
I AM GOING TO E-MAIL
THAT GUIDANCE COUNSELOR,
MS. READLE.
I'M GOING TO INVITE HER
OVER TO DINNER TOMORROW.
SHE HAS EXPERIENCE
DEALING WITH
PROBLEMS LIKE THIS.
BESIDES, I HAVE THA ROAST I NEED TO COOK.
[ Heart Beating ]
HEY!
[ Gasps ]
LARRY!
HE'S NOT UNDER THERE...
...NOW.
OK. IT SAYS HERE THERE'S
THIS THING CALLED TEMPORALFUGE
THAT CAN MAKE A
BOOGEYMAN HARMLESS.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR
FEET ON MY BED!
AW, MAN! I THINK I
CAN MAKE ONE OF THESE
TEMPORALFUGE THINGS.
WHERE DO YOU GE YOUR CLOTHES?
WELL, I SWEAR, IT'S GOT THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND EVERYTHING!
LOOK AT THIS!
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MARBLES?
DARWIN?
FOUND 'EM ON THE FLOOR.
THEY'RE NOT BERT'S.
HEY, MAN! DON'T YOU
RECOGNIZE ME?
HOW DO YOU
KNOW DARWIN?
HE SAID THEY
WEREN'T HIS.
IT'S ME!
LARRY?
ARE THEY YOURS?
DO YOU SEE
ANYBODY ELSE
IN HERE?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE SNOTTY ABOUT IT.
I DON'T WANT YOUR OL'
MARBLES, ANYWAY.
OH, WAIT. DON'T LEAVE, DARWIN.
DARWIN?
DARWIN? WHY WON'T YOU BE
MY FRIEND ANYMORE?
YOU WERE DARWIN'S
IMAGINARY FRIEND?
I DIDN'T KNOW THA WAS YOUR BROTHER.
DARWIN, PULL THE
COVERS OVER YOUR HEAD,
SO YOU'LL BE SAFE. OK?
HE DOESN'T EVEN
KNOW I EXIST!
WELL, HE DOESN' BELIEVE IN THINGS
LIKE IMAGINARY FRIENDS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
YOU'RE NOT REALLY AN
IMAGINARY FRIEND.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE
DOESN'T BELIEVE IN ME ANYMORE.
OH, WELL, LOOK. I TOLD
HIM A LONG TIME AGO
THAT IT WAS CHILDISH TO
BELIEVE IN THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU DID IT.
YOU'RE THE REASON
WHY HE CAN'T SEE ME!
YOU TOLD DARWIN TO
STOP BELIEVING IN ME.
WHAT'S WRONG
WITH YOUR EYES?
I MUST BE ALLERGIC TO
SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW.
ALLERGIES DON'T MAKE
YOUR EYES LOOK LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, FRAN, YOU JUS KNOW EVERYTHING. DON'T YOU?
THAT'S WHY--THAT'S WHY YOU TOLD
DARWIN TO STOP BELIEVING IN ME.
TO SHOW HIM YOU KNEW
MORE THAN HE DID.
NO! HE NEEDS TO
BELIEVE IN HIS
DOCTORS. OK?
SOMETHING REAL.
THAT'S HOW YOU
STOP BEING AFRAID.
YOU GROW UP AND...
FACE REALITY.
AND I HAD TO
HELP HIM DO THAT.
YOU WANTED TO HELP HIM?
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE HIM
SOME OF YOUR BONE MARROW? HUH?
I WANTED TO HELP HIM
BUT THE DOCTORS SAID
BERT WAS THE ONLY
ONE WHO COULD DO IT.
I BET THAT WAS A RELIEF.
NO! I WANTED TO DO IT!
SAFE!
LARRY?
NO! DON'T PRETEND WITH ME, FRAN!
I KNOW ALL ABOUT PRETENDING.
LARRY?
[ Owls Hooting ]
[ Spurs Jingling ]
HEH, HEH, HEH, HEH, HEEHHHH.
[ Heavy Footsteps On Roof ]
FRAN?
THE BOOGEYMAN
IS ON THE ROOF.
A FIREMAN NOW?
YOU REMIND ME OF
DARWIN'S ACTION FIGURES.
WELL, I DON' SEE ANYBODY.
JUST ALL THESE
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
THERE IS NO BOOGEYMAN
ON THE ROOF. OK?
I THINK YOU'RE MAKING
THE WHOLE THING UP.
HOLD THIS FOR ME.
I'M GOING UP.
WAIT. WAIT. WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
OK? I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS I'LL USE
MY IMAGINATION.
TRY USING A LADDER. OK?
THERE'S ONE IN
THE GARAGE.
LARRY?
LARRY?
LARRY?
LARRY?!
SSSHHHHH!
LARRY?
LARRY?
RAH!
HA HA HA HA HA HAAAA!
GOT YOU!
AAAAHHHH!
HA HA HA HA!
AAAHHHHH!
WHOOOOOA!
IT'S NICE OF YOU
TO HANG AROUND,
BUT YOU'D BE SAFER
ON THE GROUND.
WHOOO WHOOO WHOOO HA HA HAAA!
OH, EYES ARE
KINDA SCAREY.
DON'T YA THINK
SO, LARRY?
DO YOU SEE HIM, FRAN?!
FRANNY.
IT WON'T BE LONG
UNTIL SHE CAN SEE
A BOOGEY JUST LIKE ME.
LARRY?
DO YOU SEE HIM, FRAN?!
DO YOU SEE HIM?!
AND YOU'LL SEE THA YOU BOOGEY TOO.
INSIDE OF THE MIRROR,
IT'S YOU.
FRAN!
WHOA!
WHOOAAA!
AAAHHHH!
AAAHHHHH!
WHAT WAS THAT?
OHHH!
LOOK AROUND AND YOU WILL SEE
THAT BLACKOUT STARTS WITH "B".
WHAT'S THIS?
WHAT'S WITH
THE LIGHTS?
FRANCIS?
WHAT?
PLEASE.
AHH, AHHH...
WHAT?
AHHH...AAHHH...
HEY, MIKE!
WHAT'S UP
WITH THIS?
THERE HE IS!
MR. McCAUSLAND?
MR. McCAUSLAND?!
WWHOOAAAA!
WHY WAS YOUR HOUSE
THE ONLY ONE WITH
POWER IN THE CITY?
CAN YOU MAKE A
STATEMENT, SIR?
[ Helicopter Overhead ]
IS THIS A POLITICAL STATEMENT?
[ Door Bell Ringing ]
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
COULD WE NOT DISCUSS
CURRENT EVENTS
THIS MORNING, MICHAEL?
I AM TALKING
ABOUT THIS!
THIS IS OUR HOUSE
ON THE FRONT PAGE
OF THE PAPER!
WE'VE GOT TV
REPORTERS OUTSIDE
RIGHT NOW!
AH, COOL!
[ Phone Rings ]
HELLO?
FRANCIS?
YOU KNOW WE ARE NO TRYING TO PRESSURE YOU,
BUT EVEN YOU MUST ADMI THAT YOU HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY
EXPLAINED WHAT YOU WHERE DOING
WITH THAT LADDER LAST NIGHT.
FRANCIS?
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
THE PUBLIC RIGHT TO KNOW!
FRANCIS? ARE WE
COMMUNICATING?
NOPE!
WHAT, MOM?
A CHICK FROM CHANNEL 15
NEWS IS OUT THERE.
OH, SHE'S A HOTTY.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT OUR FAMILY,
VISIT OUR WEB SITE.
[ Phone And Door Bell Ringing ]
[ Helicopter Overhead ]
MAYBE WE OUGHT TO GE AWAY FROM THE HOUSE.
WHY DON'T WE TAKE
A FAMILY DRIVE?
AW, GEE, I WOULD
LOVE THAT...
BUT I'VE GOT THIS
ELECTIVE DENTAL SURGERY.
LISTEN, BERT--
AND I DON'T FEEL GOOD.
CAN I STAY HOME TOO?
AFTER WHAT YOU WERE UP TO
LAST NIGHT, YOUNG LADY--
Just...Michael.
[ Door Bell, Phone,
Helicopter and Sirens ]
[ Banging In Garage ]
[ Alarm Clock Ringing ]
WHOOO!
[ Clock Ringing ]
TIME FLIES.
HA! NICE CATCH.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
JUST ALL RIGHT?
AND I THOUGHT I
WAS GREAT! HA!
WHEN YOU FELL OFF
THE ROOF LAST NIGHT,
I THOUGH THAT YOU WERE...
GET REAL,
FRANCIS.
IF I CAN QUOTE YOUR
FRIEND, JOANNE.
WELL, FORMER FRIEND.
THANKS TO THE BOOGEYMAN.
ARE YOU SURE YOU
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
TO MAKE HIM MAD?
HELLO? I THINK
I'D REMEMBER
IF I'D EVER DONE
ANYTHING TO THE
BOOGEYMAN.
OK, FRANCIS. OK.
ARE YOU SAYING BECAUSE
YOU'RE IMAGINARY
THAT YOU CAN' EVER DIE?
I NEVER ASKED!
WELL, SO, WHAT, YOU
NEVER GET OLD?
YOU JUST STAY YOUNG FOREVER,
LIKE...PETER PAN?
OUR FRIENDS GROW
UP, THEN...
THEY DON'T NEED
US ANYMORE.
SO WE GO FIND
NEW FRIENDS.
MAKIN' NEW FRIENDS
KEEPS YOU YOUNG.
JUST LIKE AEROBICS.
TAE BO. TAI CHI.
ALL THAT GOOD STUFF!
WELL, THEN WHY DIDN' YOU GET A NEW FRIEND
WHEN DARWIN STOPPED
BELIEVING IN YOU?
BECAUSE DARWIN
STILL NEEDED ME.
WELL...
WHAT IS THIS THING ANYWAY?
TEMPORALFUGE.
OHHH.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
ASSUMING IT WORKS.
OH, IT'S SO SIMPLE, A
CHILD COULD UNDERSTAND IT.
IN FACT, A GROWN-UP COULDN' UNDERSTAND IT AT ALL.
ALL RIGHT. IF YOU
SPIN THE CLOCK
CLOCKWISE AT THE RIGHT RPM,
IT CREATES, WHAT YOU CALL A
TEMPORAL FUGITATION IMPULSE.
YOU TAKE THE FUGITATION
IMPULSE AND
YOU AMPLIFY IT WITH
MAGNETIC FIELDS,
AND THEN THE SPEAKER SENDS I THROUGH THE VACUUM CHAMBER.
WELL, THAT'S DAD'S
VACUUM CLEANER!
YOUR DAD DOES
THE VACUUMING?
YEAH, HE LIKES TO
DO THE HOUSE WORK.
THIS IS STARTING TO
GET UNBELIEVABLE.
ANYWAYS, AFTER RESONATING
THE VACUUM CHAMBER,
THE IMPULSES GO THROUGH
THESE JUMPER CABLES
AND RIGHT INTO THE BOOGEYMAN.
AND?
A BOOGEYMAN HAS GOT A VERY
TIGHTLY WOUND BIOLOGICAL CLOCK.
THAT'S WHY THEY ONLY BOTHER YOU
WHEN YOU'RE A LITTLE KID.
BY THE TIME YOU GROW UP,
THE BOOGEYMAN IS
TIRED AND RETIRED.
NO, NO. THEN WHY IS
HE BOTHERING ME NOW?
THAT'S A VERY GOOD
QUESTION, FRAN.
ANYWHO, THE TEMPORALFUGE
SPEEDS IT UP.
THIRTY SECONDS ON THIS
BABY, HE'S GOT A WHITE,
LONG BEARD,
WALKING WITH A CANE,
EATING SOME PRUNES.
HE'S HARMLESS. TOO
OLD TO BOOGEY.
YOU EXPECT ME TO
BELIEVE ALL THIS?
IT'S IN THE BOOK.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, A
DEMONSTRATION?
YEAH.
[ Thunderclap ]
STAY BACK.
IT'S STILL EXPERIMENTAL.
I WOULD'VE SAID
RIDICULOUS.
I'M GOING TO
PULL THE SWITCH.
[ Thunderclap ]
[ Cuckooing ]
THEY SAID I WAS CRAZY
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
IT'S ALIVE!
BUT NOW I'VE SHOWED THEM.
NOW THEY'LL SEE
WHO HAS THE LAST LAUGH.
HA HA!
HA HA HA!
OOOH!
[ Laughing ]
IT'S NOT FUNNY!
SORRY.
YOU KNOW, THIS STUFF
SMELLS DISGUSTING.
IT'S SOUR.
IT'S BEEN FUGITATED. IT'S
LIKE TWO MONTHS OLD NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I WEN KABLOOEY LIKE THAT.
THE TEMPORALFUGE MUST BE
LACTOSE INTOLERANT OR
SOMETHING.
OOUCH! YOU SCRATCHED ME!
GIVE ME THAT!
I USED TO BITE THEM.
UH-HMM, SO THAT'S
WHY THEY GROW REALLY
FAST NOW.
MAN, THERE IS SOMETHING
STRANGE GOING ON WITH YOU.
LIKE, HOW WOULD
YOU KNOW?
HAVE YOU KNOWN
ANY OTHER
IMAGINARY PEOPLE?
I COULD BE
PERFECTLY NORMAL.
HA! YEAH, RIGHT.
AND PIGS
COULD FLY.
LOOK, I'M GONNA GO
TAKE A COLD SHOWER.
MAYBE THAT'LL WAKE ME
UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE.
OOH, IS THAT A ZIT?
GIRL, YOU NEED
TO TAKE CARE OF
YOUR SKIN.
GREAT. I'M STILL DREAMING.
OVER HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE?
JUST PAUSING
TO REFLECT.
GET OUT! OK? GET OUT!
IT'S CREEPY.
OH.
THERE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THERE?
I WAS JUST THINKING,
NOW THAT THE BOOGEYMAN
KNOWS WE'RE AFTER HIM,
HE MAY NOT COME OU FROM UNDER THE BED
FOR WHO KNOWS
HOW LONG.
YOU KNOW.
LAY LOW.
WHY CAN'T WE
JUST WAIT FOR
HIM TO COME OUT?
WHAT'S THE HURRY?
OH, NO. NO.
THERE'S NO HURRY
I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE
NICE TO GET IT OVER WITH.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE
SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
BAD?
I MEAN IF IT DOES.
SO HOW DO WE GET THIS OVER WITH?
IT'S ALL IN
THE BOOK.
THIS IS WHAT'S TO BE
CALLED, "BOOGEY GOO."
BOOGEY GOO.
BOOGEYMEN LOVE
THIS STUFF.
IT'S GONNA TAKE ME
A WHILE TO GET THE
INGREDIENTS, BUT...
WHY DON'T YOU TRY
THE SUPERMARKET?
IMAGINARY FOOD
SECTION.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
FRAN, YOU ARE SO SMART.
AP...
A SPELL OR A..."
YOU DI
A SPELL OR A..."
YOU DIDN'T SAY CHARM.
I KNOW THAT.
THAT'S A LOVELY LITTLE
BUST YOU HAVE THERE.
OHHH, YES.
THANK YOU.
IT'S A REPRODUCTION, OF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T GET RICH
BEING A CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGIST.
OH, TELL ME ABOUT IT.
AND WHAT DO YOU
DO, MICHAEL?
I'VE GOT A PhD IN SOLID
WASTE ENGINEERING.
PILED HIGHER
AND DEEPER.
HA HA HA HA!
IT'S SO CARING OF YOU
TO INVITE ME INTO YOUR
HOME ENVIRONMENT,
AND GIVE FRANCIS
AND I A CHANCE
TO GET TO
KNOW EACH OTHER.
FRANCIS AND ME.
UH-HUH.
CAN I BE EXCUSED?
YES. OF COURSE YOU MAY, FRANCIS.
I'M GONNA TO GO TO
MY ROOM ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OOOH!
OOH! THAT SMELLS
SO DISGUSTING!
IT'S BOOGEY GOO!
OH, YEAH.
BOOGEY GOO.
YOU NEED TO CLEAN THIS UP
BEFORE SOMEBODY COMES IN
HERE AND SEES ALL THIS.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT DONE, ANYWAY.
WHAT'S IN THAT?
HEE HEE HEE HEE!
IT'S SO GOOD! IT'S SO
GOOD! IT'S SO GOOD!
SOME ROTTEN EGGS,
BURNT SUGAR,
JALAPEO PEPPERS,
LIMBURGER CHEESE,
SOME ANCHOVIES,
BACON GREASE,
AH, ONE OF
THOSE GUYS.
AND YOUR...
DAILY REQUIREMENT OF IRON.
A COUPLE OF SLUGS,
SOME LEFTOVERS FROM
THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA.
HA HA HA HA HA!
AAHH!
SICK!
YEAH!
DON'T YOU HATE LEFTOVERS?
OH, AND I NEEDED
SOME WEEK-OLD SWEAT,
SO I RAN ONE OF BERT'S GYM
SOCKS THROUGH THE BLENDER.
WELL, YOU DID WASH IT OUT WHEN
YOU WERE DONE, DIDN'T YOU?
SAY WHAT?
YOU DID WASH IT OUT--
THIS IS EXPENSIVE.
PUDDING, MS. READLE?
OH, THANK YOU.
IT LOOKS DELICIOUS.
EXCUSE ME. I THINK I SMELL
SOMETHING... STRANGE.
WE CAN POUR A TRAIL
OF BOOGEY GOO,
AND LEAD THE BOOGEYMAN
STRAIGHT INTO THE
TEMPORALFUGE.
OOH!
FRANCIS?
WHY? AND WHAT IN THE
WORLD ARE YOU COOKING?
IT'S...UH...
HOMEWORK.
FOR HOME EC.
YOU ARE NOT TAKING
HOME... EC.
[ Gags ]
THAT'S WHY I'M
COOKING IT AT HOME.
I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD
LEARN HOW TO COOK.
THIS DOESN'T NOT SMELL
LIKE FOOD, FRANCIS.
YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M
GONNA TAKE IT OUT.
[ Grunting ]
OK. I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME
WE STARTED TELLING EACH
OTHER THE TRUTH, YOUNG LADY.
NOW, MOM?
YES. NOW.
FRANCIS, YOUR FATHER
AND I BOTH KNOW
THAT SOMETHING IS
GOING ON WITH YOU,
AND THAT YOU ARE
INVOLVED SOMEHOW
WITH WHAT'S GOING
ON IN MIDDLEBURG.
MOM--
WE DON'T WANT TO PUNISH
YOU, FRANCIS--
CAN WE MOVE?
WE JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU ARE DOING IT.
I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL
THAT YOUR FATHER AND I
ARE PARTIALLY
RESPONSIBLE.
THAT MAYBE WE FORCED YOU
TO GROW UP TOO FAST.
THIS HAS A VERY
INTERESTING FLAVOR.
DO I DETECT A
HINT OF NUTMEG?
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THAT LOOKS LIKE
BERT'S GYM SOCK.
OH!
I KNOW WHAT WE WEN THROUGH WITH DARWIN
MUST'VE BEEN VERY
HARD FOR YOU.
WE ALMOST LOST HIM, AND
THAT WAS VERY SCARY.
EVEN FOR THE GROWN-UPS--
WHAT KIND OF COOKBOOK IS
THIS, HONEY, BECAUSE I'M
JUST A LITTLE--
KAREN!
NOW, DON'T GO, 'CAUSE
WE GOTTA START NOW.
I'LL BE BACK.
KAREN,
HONEY!
KAREN, NEED A
LITTLE HELP!
LARRY?
LARRY?
UUH!
LARRY?
UUH, UUH.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN THERE?
I GOT HUNGRY.
GET OUT. GET OUT!
CAN YOU HELP ME?
CAN YOU HELP ME?
HOW CAN YOU EA THAT STUFF?
IT KINDA TASTE
LIKE CHICKEN,
WITH A...WITH A HINT OF...
OF NUTMEG!
YEAH.
WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH YOU, LARRY?
FIRST, YOUR EYES...
YOUR FINGERNAILS...
NOW YOU'RE EATING
BOOGEY GOO.
LOOK. I'M NOT...
TURNING INTO A
BOOGEYMAN, OK?
YOU GOT THAT?
DON'T GO THERE!
DON'T GO THERE, FRANCIS!
LARRY?
JUST KEEP TAKING DEEP
BREATHS, MS. READLE.
OK.
I'M GOING TO GET SOME
ANTI-NAUSEA MEDICINE.
AND A WASTE BASKET.
MAY I BE EXCUSED?
I HATE SEEING
PEOPLE BARF.
[ Gagging ]
[ Groaning ]
YOU ARE TURNING INTO A
BOOGEYMAN, AREN'T YOU?
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
WHERE DO BOOGEYMEN
COME FROM, LARRY?
IS IT IN THE BOOK?
"IF A CHILD STOPS BELIEVING IN
AN IMAGINARY FRIEND TOO SOON,
THE IMAGINARY FRIEND... MAY
TURN INTO A BOOGEYMAN."
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO YOU, ISN'T IT?
BECAUSE I MADE DARWIN STOP
BELIEVING IN YOU TOO SOON.
LARRY, I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
JUST GO AWAY, OK?
YOU CAN'T HELP ME.
DON'T SAY I CAN'T HELP, OK?!
THAT'S A TERRIBLE
THING TO SAY.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
DARWIN, I'M TRYING
TO HAVE A PRIVATE
CONVERSATION HERE.
DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE
TALKING TO YOURSELF?
WILL YOU JUST PLEASE LEAVE
ME ALONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE?
IT'S MY ROOM.
PLEASE?
OK, BUT THEN I
GET YOUR ROOM.
WOULD YOU GIVE THIS
TO DARWIN FOR ME?
HE'S LOOKING ALL
OVER FOR IT.
MAYBE YOU COULD GIVE
IT TO HIM YOURSELF.
OR MAYBE I COULD
TALK TO DARWIN
AND I COULD GET HIM TO
BELIEVE IN YOU AGAIN.
IT'S A LITTLE LATE
FOR THAT, FRAN.
LARRY?
[ Growls ]
OH, THERE YOU ARE.
NESTOR HERE IS A DIVER.
YOU CAN GO FOR
RIDES ON HIS BACK.
HE MIGHT EVEN GIVE YOU
SWIMMING LESSONS.
DO YOU SMELL SOMETHING?
[ Sniffing ]
HEY. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
NOW, WATCH.
BOOGEY GOO!
STOP IT, LARRY! OK?
THAT'S DISGUSTING!
HA HA HA! HE HE!
BOOGEY GOO! I THINK I MUST'VE
SPILLED IT ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR.
AND YOU STEPPED IN IT.
I DIDN'T STEP IN ANY
BOOGEY GOO, OK?!
THEN HOW DID I GET UP HERE?
DARWIN!
DARWIN!
NOW WATCH ME DIVE.
AAAAHHHHH!
DARWIN?
DARWIN?!
[ Thunderclap ]
[ Growling ]
WHY ARE YOU
BREATHING LIKE
THAT?
[ Deep Growling Voice ]
THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY--
[ Coughs -- Normal Voice ]
THERE'S SOMETHING IN MY THROAT.
HE MUST BE DOWNSTAIRS.
OH! THAT'S AWFUL!
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?
THE BOOGEYMAN LICKED
THE SHOE! BLAAA!
ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT THE
BOOGEYMAN'S GOT DARWIN?
IT MUST BE AFTER HIS SOLE.
IT'S GOT BOOGEY GOO ON IT.
I LOOKED UNDER THE BED, AND
DARWIN IS NOT UNDER THERE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
HE'S UNDER THERE,
YOU JUST CAN'T SEE HIM.
DARWIN'S IN THE
BOOGEY WORLD, NOW.
I'M GONNA GO GET MY
TEMPORALFUGE, ALL RIGHT?
BOOGEY WORLD?
NO. NO, NO, NO.
YES.
NOW YOU HAVE GONE TOO...
FAR.
OK, I REFUSE TO BELIEVE
IN SOME INVISIBLE PLACE
CALLED THE BOOGEY WORLD.
C'MON, FRAN. YOU BELIEVE IN
THE BOOGEYMAN, DON'T YOU?
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.
YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM ON
THE ROOF LAST NIGHT?
ALL I SAW WAS YOU AND A
LOT OF BLINKY LIGHTS.
BESIDES, IT'S HARD TO
BELIEVE IN SOMETHING YOU
CAN'T SEE.
YOU MEAN LIKE ELECTRICITY.
OH, COME ON.
ATOMS, MOLECULES,
GRAVITY.
OK, OK.
IF THERE WAS A...
BOOGEY WORLD,
HOW DO WE GE INTO IT?
WE DON'T.
THIS JOB IS FOR A
PROFESSIONAL.
LOOK, I AM NOT GOING TO SI UP HERE AND DO NOTHING, OK?
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW HARD IT WAS
WHEN DARWIN WAS SICK AND I
COULDN'T DO ANTHING--
AND YOU TOLD HIM HE SHOULD
STOP BELIEVING IN ME!
YOU WERE A BIG
HELP THEN, FRAN.
WHY ARE YOU
BEING SO MEAN?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?!
I'M TURNING INTO A
BOOGEYMAN, OK?!
OK, FRANCIS?
I'M GOING WITH YOU.
WHAT IF I BOOGEY DOWN
THE REST OF THE WAY
WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE?
YOU MAY GET TRAPPED IN BOOGEY
WORLD, JUST LIKE DARWIN.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOU WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.
I AM! OK? I AM.
LARRY...
WHAT?!
WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ME
BEING RELIEVED WHEN I
COULDN'T BE A DONOR...
IT'S TRUE.
I WAS GLAD I HAD TO BE BERT,
BECAUSE I WAS SCARED.
REAL PEOPLE GE SCARED, FRAN.
IT'S PERFECTLY LOGICAL.
[ Thunderclap ]
AAAH!
OH, I HATE THA STUPID THING!
AAAH!
PLEASE DO NOT DO
THAT, DAD?!
FRANCIS, DID YOU PUT A
GYM SOCK IN THE BLENDER?
DAD, I'M KINDA IN THE
MIDDLE OF SOMETHING
RIGHT NOW.
WELL, IT'S JUST GOING
TO HAVE TO WAIT,
BECAUSE I AM NO LEAVING HERE
UNTIL I HEAR THE TRUTH
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
OK.
IT WAS...
THE BOOGEYMAN.
OK? THE BOOGEYMAN.
YOU KNOW, AND HE'S GOT DARWIN
UNDER THE BED, RIGHT NOW.
AND HE HAS BEEN THE
CAUSE OF EVERYTHING
THAT HAS BEEN
HAPPENING AROUND HERE.
MAYBE YOU WOULD BE MORE
COMFORTABLE SPEAKING WITH
YOUR MOTHER ABOUT THIS.
SURE.
BYE.
[ Door Closes ]
[ Grunting ]
LARRY! LARRY!
LARRY!
YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAD A FEELING
YOU WERE FOLLOWING ME.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU
STARTED YANKING MY CORD.
WHERE ARE WE?
UNDER YOUR BED, SORT OF.
YOU BELIEVE IN THE
BOOGEY WORLD NOW?
THIS ISN'T HAPPENING.
IT'S SO BIG.
IMAGINE IF YOU HAD A
QUEEN-SIZE BED. WHOOO!
NOW THAT'S BIG.
HOW AM I GONNA FIND
DARWIN IN THIS?
WELL, WE CAN WALK
OR TAKE THE CAR.
IS THAT DARWIN'S TOY CAR?
YEAH. YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN
ME TRYING TO GET IT OU OF MY POCKET.
WHOOO!
DO YOU THINK THAT THE
BOOGEYMAN WOULD HURT DARWIN?
OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU'RE THE ONE HE'S AFTER.
I FIGURE DARWIN'S JUST THE BAI TO GET YOU UNDER THE BED.
SO YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK,
YOUR FRONT, YOUR SIDES,
YOUR RIGHT, YOUR LEFT,
AND-- WHOO-HOO! OVER YOUR HEAD!
LOOK OUT!
STOP! STOP!
IS THAT THE BOOGEYMAN?
IS THAT THE BOOGEYMAN?
NO. THIS IS A
PEANUT-BUTTER SANDWICH.
WHY IS THE BOOGEYMAN
AFTER ME?
WHY DOESN'T HE JUS LEAVE ME ALONE?
DID YOU EVER HAVE AN
IMAGINARY FRIEND?
NO. NEVER.
MAYBE IT'S JUST A
BOOGEY THING.
[ Squishing ]
SO SICK!
OK, WE GOTTA PUSH THE
CAR TO GET IT STARTED.
AH, HELLO? WHY DON'T YOU
USE THE JUMPER CABLES ON
YOUR BACK?
JUMPER CABLES ONLY
WORK ON REAL CARS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PUSH IT BACKWARDS.
I BET YOU ONLY HAD
EDUCATIONAL TOYS.
C'MON. LET'S JUS FIND DARWIN.
[ Grunting ]
C'MON, FRAN, PU YOUR BACK INTO IT.
I AM.
GET ON. GET ON.
HURRY. HURRY,
IT'S SLIPPING.
OOOH!
TURN LEFT! TURN LEFT!
LARRY! AAAAH!
TURN RIGHT! RIGHT, RIGHT!
WHAT IS GOING ON?
YOU DON'T EVEN
KNOW HOW TO DRIVE!
WATCH OUT! WATCH OUT!
AAAAAAHHH!
OH, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
THE WIND IN YOUR HAIR!
WOO HOO HOO!
LARRY!
LET GO OF THE CORD!
AAAAH!
LOOK OUT!
LOOK OUT, FRAN!
FRAN?
FRAN, ARE YOU OK?
I BIT MY LIP.
FRANCIS!
WHERE AM I, FRANCIS?
FRANCIS!
DARWIN! DARWIN!
OOOH!
IT SMELLS LIKE A
DIRTY SOCK IN HERE!
DON'T WORR DARWIN!
I'M GONNA GET YOU OUT.
HELP ME!
OOH!
I REMEMBER WHEN I COULDN' EVEN GET THESE ON YOU.
HA HA HA.
[ Gasps ]
UH, FRAN!
[ Grunting ]
FRANCIS!
LARRY.
TURN IT UP, QUICK!
HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!
BOWLING FOR BOOGIES.
[ Grunts ]
COME ON.
STRIKE! YEAH!
HELP!
LARRY! LARRY, IT'S HIM!
IT'S TEMPORALFUGE TIME!
WHAT? ARE YOU TRYING
TO START SOMETHING?
YEAH.
YOU.
AAH!
SAY GOODBYE.
NO!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
HA HA HA HA!
AAAAAAHHHH!
GOT YA.
HUH?
WHAT'S WRONG?
YOUR EXTENSION CORD
HAS COME UNCURLED.
AND NOW YOU'RE POWERLESS
IN BOOGEY WORLD.
DON'T WORRY, LARRY.
I WON'T HURT YOU.
IT'S LOTS MORE FUN
TO JUST CONVERT YOU.
HELP!
I'M NOT A BOOGEYMAN, YET.
THERE'S STILL TIME
TO BUST YOU!
HUH?
NOOOO!
LARRY, ARE YOU OK?
WHO ARE YOU TALKING
TO, FRANCIS?
DARWIN!
IT'S COILED AROUND ME!
LARRY!
FRANCIS...
LARRY?
DO YOU THINK I LOOK
A LITTLE STRANGE?
BUT WHEN YOU GROW UP,
SOMETIMES YOU CHANGE!
LARRY...
FRANCIS.
LARRY, YOU HAVE
TO FIGHT THIS.
COME, FRANCIS.
FIGHT WHAT?
LARRY!
COME, LET'S PLAY, FRANCIS.
FRANCIS?
AAAAAHHH!
OOOOH-AHHHH!
AAAAH!
LARRY, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE A BOOGEYMAN!
YOU SAID THERE'S
NO SUCH THING.
FRANNY, FRANNY, FRANNY.
FRANNY?
STASH FRANNY IN
SOMEPLACE OR OTHER,
WHILE I GET A WIG OFF
HER LITTLE BROTHER.
HAAA!
LARRY, YOU HAVE TO HELP
HIM! HE NEEDS YOU!
I'M SCARED!
IF DARWIN WANTED
ME TO CARE,
HE SHOULD HAVE ASKED
FOR HELP FROM LARRY.
GET ME OUT, FRANCIS!
I'M SCARED!
DID THAT HURT?
OH, I'M SORRY.
DARWIN, ASK LARRY FOR HELP!
REMEMBER YOUR
FRIEND, LARRY?
HE'S NOT REAL. YOU TOLD ME.
YOU SAID WE HAVE
TO BE GROWN UP.
HA! IT'S SCARY TO TAKE
SUCH A LONG, LONG DROP.
FRANCIS!
BUT EVEN SCARIER
WHEN YOU STOP.
I WAS WRONG! I WAS JUST AFRAID!
DARWIN, I DIDN' KNOW WHAT TO DO,
AND I THOUGHT THAT IF I WAS
GROWN UP, I COULD DO ANYTHING.
HA! YOU DON'T GET SECOND
CHANCES TO BE YOUNG.
DARWIN! DARWIN!
SO, YOU WON' ANSWER, FRANNY?
FRANCIS!
HOLD YOUR TONGUE!
DARWIN! DARWIN,
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
HEY, DARWIN, IF YOU
STILL BELIEVE IN LARRY,
CLAP YOUR HANDS, OK?
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO, JUST CLAP!
SHUT UP! STOP IT!
THAT'S IT! COME ON, CLAP!
STOP IT!
LARRY, I NEED YOU!
HELP ME, PLEASE!
LARRY!
THAT'S IT, DARWIN!
LARRY, I
NEED YOU!
AAAAAAAH!
I STILL BELIEVE! LARRY!
I'M BACK!
AND YOU'RE BUSTED!
THE TEMPORALFUGE! YOU'VE GO TO PLUG IT IN TO SOMETHING!
HEY! CUT IT OUT!
C'MON, YOU GUYS!
[ Grunting ]
THAT'S MY FRIEND IN
THERE, YOU SCAGGY CREEP!
STOP! STOP!
WHO'S PULLING ME?
WHAT'S GOING ON?!
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
HURT MY PAL!
THERE'S NO WAY, MAN!
ALL RIGHT?
FRANCIS! WHERE ARE
YOU, FRANCIS?!
OH.
OOH!
OOW! MY FOOT!
FRANCIS!
C'MON, YOU GUYS!
IF YOU THINK YOU
CAN WIN,
YOU'RE WRONG.
AAAH!
LARRY!
THAT BOOGEYMAN IS
REALLY STRONG.
I HATE TO BE THE
ONE TO TELL YOU,
BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE
FOR ME TO NAIL YOU.
AH HA HA!
AAH!
[ Grunting ]
YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M
GONNA BE STAYING ALIVE,
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T CATCH
UP WITH THIS JIVE.
HA HA! WHOO!
AND WHAT? AND WHAT?
UH-OH!
YAAAA!
UUUH.
DARWIN!
I'M OK, BUT I'M
NOT HAPPY!
[ Grunting ]
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER
THAN THE SWORD.
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER
THAN TWO SWORDS.
AAH!
OF COURSE IT'S NO MATCH
FOR A FINGERNAIL.
OK!
[ Grunting ]
I GOTCHA NOW.
HUH?
[ Cuckooing ]
DON'T DO IT!
DON'T DO IT!
USE 'EM, FRAN!
AAAAAAHHHHHH!
FRANNY, NO!
FRANNY, WAIT!
FRANNY?
OOH! I'M GETTING OLD.
I'M GETTING SO OLD,
I'VE EVEN FORGOTTEN HOW
TO RHYME ANYMORE.
OH, PLEASE.
PLEASE, PLEASE,
FRANNY, FRANNY.
OOOOOH!
[ Cuckooing ]
AAAHHH! AAAH!
AAAAH!
YOUR TEMPORALFUGE,
IT DIDN'T WORK.
NOW I'LL GET YOU
AND THIS IMAGINARY JERK!
I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU!
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU!
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU CAN'T SCARE ME.
REALLY? YAAAAAA!
FRANCIS!
STOP IT, ZOE!
ZOE? WHO'S ZOE?
ONLY ONE PERSON EVER
CALLED ME FRANNY.
IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO
ADMIT IT WAS YOU.
I DIDN'T WANT I TO BE MY FAULT.
I'M SORRY, ZOE.
NO!
FRANCIS!
ZOE.
THE BOOGEYMAN, A GIRL?
GET OUTTA HERE! WHA YOU DOING A GIRL?
LARRY! I THOUGH IT WAS YOU!
LONG TIME NO SEE, HUH?
HEY, REMEMBER YOUR CAR?
ARE YOU OK, DARWIN?
I'M GOT SOCK FUZZ
IN MY MOUTH.
[ Knocking ]
FRANCIS?
ARE YOU OK, FRANCIS? WE
HEARD A STRANGE NOISE.
UH...I...
WAS VACUUMING
UNDER THE BED.
YOU DIDN'T CHANGE
THE BAG FIRST.
ENCOURAGEMENT,
MICHAEL,
ENCOURAGEMENT.
FRANCIS, HONEY, WE CAME
UPSTAIRS TO APOLOGIZE.
YOU FATHER JUST LOGGED
ONTO THE INTERNET NEWS.
THE SAME THINGS THA WERE GOING ON HERE,
JUST STARTED HAPPENING
LAST NIGHT IN CENTERVILLE.
THEY THINK THE SAME
PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE
BUT MOST IMPORTANT,
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE
NOT RESPONSIBLE.
OH, SWEETHEART,
WE ARE SO SORRY THAT WE
DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU.
IT'S OK. IT'S OK, MOM.
YOU WERE JUST LOOKING FOR
A LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
IT WAS THE BOOGEYMAN.
OH, PLEASE.
DARWIN, YOU KNOW THERE'S NO
SUCH THING AS THE BOOGEYMAN.
YEAH, BUT I SAW HIM,
WITH BIG, SHARP
TEETH AND CLAWS!
DARWIN, IT'S PAS YOUR BEDTIME.
YOU TELL 'EM, DARWIN.
YOU WON'T GO
AWAY, WILL YOU?
WELL, OF COURSE
SHE WON'T GO
AWAY, HONEY.
SHE'S YOUR SISTER.
I'LL BE HERE WHENEVER
YOU NEED ME.
THAT'S WHA FRIENDS ARE FOR.
I'M GLAD I DO BELIEVE
IN YOU AGAIN.
I BELIEVE IN YOU
TOO, FRANCIS.
YES, HONEY,
WE ALL DO.
GOODNIGHT, SWEETHEART.
GOODNIGHT.
SO WHAT'S THE STORY ON
THE BOOGEYMAN HERE?
ACTUALLY, IT'S
BOOGEY PERSON.
YEAH? SO WHO ARE YOU?
PERSONALLY?
THIS IS ZOE.
ZOE'S MY IMAGINARY FRIEND.
YOU TOLD ME YOU
NEVER HAD AN
IMAGINARY FRIEND.
SHE LIED.
WISE UP, LAR.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HANG AROUND
WITH A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD,
DOESN'T MEAN YOU
HAVE TO BE NAIVE.
ZOE AND I USED TO
PLAY ALL THE TIME
WHEN I WAS LITTLE.
WHEN DARWIN GOT SICK, AND WE
COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MAKE
HIM BETTER,
THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED
I HAD TO GROW UP.
I JUST STOPPED BELIEVING
IN WHAT WASN'T REAL.
AND YOU STARTED TO TURN
INTO A BOOGEYMAN?
BOOGEY PERSON.
I'M SO SORRY I STOPPED
BELIEVING IN YOU, ZOE.
SHHH.
THE GUY INSIDE HIS HEAD.
THAT EXPLAINS THE ECHO.
ON MY WAY, BIG GUY.
GOTTA GO, FRAN.
GO WHERE?
CENTERVILLE.
YOU HEARD WHA YOUR DAD SAID
ABOUT THE WEIRD THINGS
GOING ON OVER THERE.
THEY'VE GOT A BOOGEYMAN
WHO NEEDS BUSTING.
I'D BETTER GO WITH YOU.
I'VE SEEN YOU IN
ACTION, LAR,
AND I DON'T THINK YOU COULD
HANDLE A FULL-TILT BOOGEY BY
YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK
I LIKED YOU BETTER
WHEN YOU WERE A BOOGEY--
PERSON.
[ Mumbling
OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO
SEE YOU AGAIN, FRANNY.
I'M SORRY FOR ALL THE
TROUBLE I CAUSED.
I DIDN'T WANT TO
BE A BOOGEY.
I JUST COULDN' HELP IT.
IT'S OK. EVERYTHING'S
ALL RIGHT,
AND WE CAN BE FRIENDS
AGAIN, JUST LIKE BEFORE.
YOU WON'T BE SEEING
US ANYMORE, FRANNY.
WELL, YOU TOLD DARWIN
YOU WOULDN'T GO AWAY.
SHE MEANS WE WON'T BE
COMING BACK TO SEE YOU.
OH, NO, NO.
ONLY REAL FRIENDS
LAST FOREVER.
LIKE JOANNE.
BUT I BELIEVE IN YOU.
I BELIEVE IN BOTH OF YOU.
THE TIME TO BELIEVE IS
WHEN YOU'RE LITTLE, LIKE
DARWIN.
WHEN YOU STILL NEED US.
I DON'T WANT TO
LOSE YOU AGAIN.
YOU WON'T LOSE
ME, FRANNY.
NOT AS LONG AS
YOU REMEMBER ME.
FESS UP, FRAN?
YOU KNOW YOU'RE TOO
GROWN UP TO HAVE AN
IMAGINARY FRIEND.
DON'T YOU?
WELL, NO.
I MEAN I CAN SEE YOU
GUYS RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT PROVES,
LOGICALLY, THAT--
EXCUSE ME.
YOU'RE NOT TURNING INTO
A BOOGEYMAN, ANYMORE.
YOU DON'T NEED
SUNGLASSES.
YEAH. BUT THEY
MAKE ME LOOK COOL.
HEY, FRAN...
MAYBE I AM TOO GROWN UP.
AH, FRAN...
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE
GETTING OLDER,
DOESN'T MEAN YOU
HAVE TO GET OLD.
[ Snaps Fingers ]
I CAN'T SLEEP.
I'M KINDA SCARED.
CLIMB IN.
YOU KNOW, THE ONLY WAY THE
BOOGEYMAN CAN HURT YOU
IS BY MAKING YOU AFRAID.
YEAH.
FRANCIS...
UH-HUH.
I'M NOT REALLY SCARED
OF THE BOOGEYMAN.
AND I SAW HOW
YOU HANDLED HIM.
I'M WORRIED ABOU GETTING SICK AGAIN.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO
LARRY ABOUT IT?
HE SAID YOU
COULD HELP ME.
THAT YOU COULD TELL ME
HOW GROWN-UPS KEEP FROM
BEING SCARED.
WELL, I GUESS THEY KNOW THA BEING AFRAID DOESN'T HELP.
ALSO, THEY DON' LIKE BEING AFRAID.
IT MAKES THEM
ACT AFRAID.
KINDA LIKE PRETENDING
YOU'RE NOT SCARED.
YEAH, I GUESS.
AND PRETTY SOON, YOU'RE
NOT AFRAID ANYMORE.
I GUESS IT TAKES A
LOT OF IMAGINATION
TO BECOME A
GROWN-UP.
IT SURE DOES, SWEETIE.
DANCE
BOOGEY WONDERLAND
DANCE
BOOGIE WONDERLAND
I FIND ROMANCE
WHEN I START TO DANCE
IN BOOGIE WONDERLAND
I FIND ROMANCE
WHEN I START TO DANCE
IN BOOGIE WONDERLAND
DANCE, BOOGIE DANCE
IN BOOGIE WONDERLAND