Cradle Attraction/Transcript

(The beginning shows Phil, Lil and Tommy chasing a butterfly. Before the camera pans over to Didi and Betty sitting on a bench.)

Betty: Smell that deed.

Didi: (Sniffs) Ew! It must be those port-a-potties, over by the tennis court.

Betty: Nah, it's spring time deed. Flowers bloom, fresh cut grass, makes you feel alive.

Didi: (once again sniffs) I still think it's those port-a-potties.

Betty: Nosense deed, love is in the air.

Didi: Love? Oh, Betty.

(The camera cuts over to Chuckie laying on a bench, Tommy, Phil and Lil walk over.)

Tommy: Hey Chuckie, wanna play spaceman's?

Chuckie: Ah, I don't think so. (Chuckie stares at the sky and sighs.)

Tommy: What's wrong, Chuckie?

Chuckie: Oh, nothing, I guess I just don't feel like playing.

Lil: Home come?

Chuckie: I can't explain it (He gets up) It's a weird feeling. It's like, well, like... Well, like... I just don't feel like the same old Chuckie no more.

Phil: You don't?

Lil: What kind of Chuckie do you feel like?

Chuckie: Like an empty one, like a Chuckie who's going nowhere. Like a Chuckie with something missing.

Tommy: Something missing? Well, like what?

Chuckie: I don't know, just... Something. (Chuckie looks down sad)

Megan: Howdy. (Chuckie and Tommy look over, as Megan walks out of the bushes) My name's Megan, what's yours?

Tommy: (To Megan) I'm Tommy. And this is Phil and Lil.

Megan: Nice to meet you. (Chuckie walks over to the group, Megan points at Chuckie) And who's this, Bozo?

Tommy: Oh, that's Chuckie.

Megan: Chunky, what kind of a weird name is that?

Chuckie: (To Megan) Um, actually, it's Chuckie. (As Chuckie walks off, Megan sticks her foot out, Chuckie trips and falls on the ground) Hey!

Megan: Oh, sorry, chunky. (Chuckie picks up his glasses as he gets up, he puts them on his face) So, you guys wanna play hide and seek?

Tommy: Sure.

Phil: Hide and seeks a great game.

Tommy: Who's gonna be it?

Megan: Good question. How about Chunkie?

Chuckie: Me? Well, all right, I'll count to... Uh, well I'll count as high as I can. (He covers his face.)

Phil: That doesn't give us much time, come on. (Phil, Lil and Tommy scatter, while Chuckie begins to count.)

Chuckie: One, two... seven... eleven... (Megan is shown crouched behind a bush behind Chuckie, she picks up a stick and pokes Chuckie) Ow! Hey what's going on? (He looks around) Huh, must have been a bird or something. (He goes back to counting) One, two... (Megan pokes him with a stick again) Ow! Who, who did that? (Megan pokes Chuckie again, he turns around to her) Ow, hey, what'd you do that for?

Megan: I didn't do nothing! (She hides the stick behind her back, but it falls over.)

Chuckie: Yes, you did, you poked me.

Megan: No, I didn't.

Chuckie: Okay, fine, I'll just go play somewhere else. (He walks off. Tommy, Phil and Lil poke there heads up.)

Tommy: (To an angry Chuckie) Hey, Chuckie, what's wrong?

Chuckie: Didn't you see? I was trying to count, but Megan kept poking me.

Tommy: Aw, she was probably just kidding around. She don't mean nothing by it.

Chuckie: Well, it sure hurt! I don't think she likes me.

Tommy: Don't be silly, Chuckie. Now, come on, let's go play. (He pulls Chuckies arm. The next scene shows the babies and Megan next to a tree, Chuckie and Megan are standing, while Tommy, Phil and Lil are sitting on a log.)

Megan: I'll be the general. Tommy, you can be the captain.

Tommy: Okay.

Megan: And Phil and Lil can be the brave soldiers.

Phil & Lil: Great! (They make a salute.)

Chuckie: Wait a minute, how about me?

Megan: Hmm... Chuckie, you can be... Mr. Mud bucket. (She pushes him over. Megan laughs and walks off, with Tommy, Phil and Lil. The next scene shows the babies in tire swings.)

Chuckie: I'm telling you, guys, Megan's picking on me. Didn't you see how she tripped me when we first met her?

Tommy: Naw, she put her foot there by mistake.

Chuckie: Well how about when she made me be mud bucket, when we played soliders?

Phil: What are you talking about, Chuckie? Mud buckets the best part in the game.

Lil: Yeah, I wish I could've been mud bucket.

Tommy: Come, on, Chuckie, Megan isn't picking on you. It's all in your imagination.

Chuckie: (Sighs) Maybe you're right.

(The camera cuts to Megan who is crouched behind a tree, before running to Chuckie who is on a tire swing, she pushes him causing Chuckie to scream. He falls in between the small hole in the tire.)

Tommy: (To an upset Chuckie) Um, Chuckie?

Chuckie: (rubs his eye) Yeah.

Tommy: I guess I was wrong. She is kind of picking on you.

Chuckie: I hate that Megan, Tommy! I didn't even do nothing to her!

Tommy: I know you didn't.

Chuckie: Then why is she picking on me?

Lil: Maybe 'cause you're a boy.

Chuckie: But Tommy and Phil are boys, and she doesn't pick on them.

Phil: Well, maybe it's 'cause, you gots red hair and freckers.

Chuckie: That's not a very good reason to pick on someone.

Tommy: Or it could be your glasses.

Chuckie: My glasses? But that's not fair.

Phil: Who ever said life was gonna be fair, Chuckie?

(Chuckie gets up.)

Chuckie: That's it! That's the last straw! I'm gonna go over there, and settle things once and for all. (The next scene shows Megan digging as Chuckie walks up to her) Hey, Megan!

Megan: Huh?

Chuckie: Why are you picking on me? Well, what is it? Is it my hair?

Megan: No.

Chuckie: Is it my freckles?

Megan: No.

Chuckie: Or do you just hate kids with glasses!?

Megan: No, it's not that.

Chuckie: Well, what is it then? If you're gonna keep picking on me all the time, I gotta right to know!

Megan: Um...

Chuckie: What is it, huh huh huh!?

Megan: It's...

Chuckie: Come on, out with it!

Megan: It's 'cause I like you, okay?

(Megan blushes as she walks away. The next scene cuts to Tommy.)

Tommy: She likes you? She was picking on you, and calling you names, and pushing you around because she likes you?

Chuckie: I know it sounds weird, but that's what she said.

Lil: I think she's nuts.

Phil: Yeah, if I was you, I'd stay out of her way. She might have rabies or something.

Chuckie: I don't think I could do that, you guys.

Tommy: Why not? It's a big playground.

Phil: Yeah, if you see her, you could just hide behind a bush.

Lil: Or climb a tree.

Phil: (covers his face) Or pretend you're invisible.

Chuckie: No, guys, you don't understand. I cant just stay away from her.

Tommy: Why not, Chuckie?

Chuckie: Well, I don't know how to say this. But, I think I like her, too.

(Tommy, Phil and Lil stare at Chuckie in shock.)

Phil: (Shocked) Whoa!

Tommy: Chuckie, I don't get it.

Lil: Yeah, why do you like her, if she's so mean to you?

Chuckie: I, I can't really explain it, but I do. Now, excuse me. I gotta go find Megan and tell her.

(Chuckie walks off. Tommy shakes his head in shock and walks off. Lil pushes Phil over.)

Phil: Huh, hey, what'd you do that for?

Lil: 'Cause I like you. (The two begin laughing, as the camera cuts to Megan hanging upside down on the monkey bars. Chuckie walks up to her.)

Chuckie: Megan? I got something to tell you. (Megan climbs down from the monkey bars, and runs off) Megan, wait! Now what do I do? (The camera cuts back to the babies.)

Tommy: How about a present? Every kid likes getting presents.

Phil: Yeah, how about some worms?

Lil: Or some mud?

Chuckie: Please, you guys, I barley know her.

Tommy: Hey, I got it! (He reaches in his diaper and pulls out a Reptar Bar) How about this?

Chuckie: Wow, a Reptar Bar. Gee, Tommy this is perfect. (The camera cuts to Megan getting a drink of water at a nearby fountain, Chuckie walks up to her) Hi, Megan, I was just passing by, and thought you'd like a nice, chocolatey Reptar Bar.

(Megan walks away in front of Tommy, Phil and Lil's eyes.)

Phil: We saw the whole thing.

Chuckie: I don't get it.

Lil: Sorry, Chuckie

Chuckie: Sure, it was in Tommy's diaper for a couple of days. But it's still a perfectly good Reptar Bar.

Phil: What are you gonna do now?

Chuckie: I don't know.

Tommy: Why don't you give her flowers?

Chuckie: Yeah, flowers. That's it! (Chuckie walks off. The next scene cuts to Megan spilling sand, Chuckie tries to hand her some dandy lions, but she once against runs away) Megan, I...

Tommy: I don't know what to say Chuckie. You tried talking to her, You brought her chocolates, you even gave her some flowers.

Lil: I still say she's nuts.

Phil: Yeah, what kind of kid says she likes you, Then goes and runs away every time you do something nice?

Tommy: Face it, Chuckie, she's not like other kids.

Chuckie: You know Tommy, I think you're right. Megan's not like other kids. Other kids would love getting presents... But not Megan. She wants something different. And you know what, guys? I think I know just what that something is.

(The next scene shows Megan playing Jax, She stares at Chuckie who is hovering over her, he shoves her over Megan does this same, and lands on top of him. He then pushes her over, Megan sits up and laughs as she pushes Chuckie over. The camera pans to Tommy, Phil and Lil spying on them from a bush)

Tommy: Wow.

Phil: It's the weirdest thing I've ever saw.

Lil: I they're both nuts.

(The next scene shows Megan and Chuckie walking, Megan points up to the sky as Chuckie looks up, She trips him. The next scene shows the two at a drinking fountain, as Megan tries to get a drink Chuckie splashes some water in her face. Then cuts over to the two walking, Megan stops to hold a branch and let's Chuckie through, but let's go of it which causes it to swing back and knock him over. The final shot of them shows the two watching a sunset.)

Chuckie: It's awful pretty, isn't it? I mean, the sun going down, and everything.

Megan: Yeah, and it's even better cause I'm watching it with you.

Chuckie: Gee, Megan. (As Chuckie gets closer to her she pushes him over. The next scene shows Tommy, Phil and Lil and Chuckie on the monkey bars) Guys, I never felt better in my whole life. I mean, if you think eating carpet lint is fun, wait'll you fall in love.

Tommy: (Hanging upside down) That's great, Chuckie...

Chuckie: When I'm with Megan I feel, well, special. I never felt like this before in my entire life.

Phil: That's nice, Chuckie. But all this love talk is making me kinda sick.

Chuckie: And then there's the future. I know it's a little soon to think about marriage and all. But, hey, I'm gonna be three next year. Well, excuse me, guys. Megan's waiting for me. I'm gonna go put a worm in her hair. (He gets down and walks off. The next scene shows Chuckie walking around yelling) Megan! Huh, that's funny. (He walks to the edge of a giant rock) Megan! (He walks over to a swing set) Where could she be?

Boy: Ow! Hey quit it. (Megan chuckles.)

Chuckie: Megan? (He walks over to a bush and peeks, which reveals Megan poking another boy with a stick.)

Boy: Just stop it will ya. (Megan again laughs and pokes him again) Ow! Just leave me alone, okay? (Megan pushes him to the ground) Ow.

Chuckie: (Shocked) Megan!

Megan: (Gasps) Chuckie!

Chuckie: (In tears) How could you?

Megan: Wait, wait, I can explain. It's not what it looks like. (Chuckie runs off crying. The camera cuts back to Tommy, Phil and Lil.)

Lil: Boy, that's rough, Chuckie.

Phil: Yeah, you'd think if she was gonna pick on another kid. At least she'd finished picking on you first.

(Chuckie sighs with sadness.)

Lil: Maybe that's just the way love is sometimes.

Tommy: Don't be sad, Chuckie. Whatever happens, we'll always be your friends.

Tommy, Phil and Lil: Yeah. (They hug him.)

Chuckie: Thanks, it really means a lot to me knowing that you guys will always be there. But, uh, I don't know... I guess I still kinda miss her. I miss the way how she'd poke me in the back. The way she throwed mud at me. The way she'd push me down on the ground.

Tommy: Uh, hey, Chuckie?

Chuckie: Yeah. (Tommy pushes him on the ground, they all begin wrestling and laughing, they stop and lay on the grass) Guys, you're real pals.

(The final shot shows the group laying on the grass as the camera fades to black, ending the episode.)