The Importance of Curiosity and Exploration
Character Voices:
Nick A. Fisher - Mini
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Communication Beyond Words
Character Voices:
David Sheinkopf - Don Carpenterino
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Wisdom from Ginko-Who-Soars in Dolittle
Character Voices: [[w:Frances de la Tour|Frances de la Tour]
] - Ginko-Who-Soars
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Reflections of a Relentless Pursuer
Character Voices: [[w:Ralph Fiennes|Ralph Fiennes]
] - Barry "the Butcher" Bernstein
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Wisdom from Dab-Dab in Dolittle
Character Voices: [[w:Octavia Spencer|Octavia Spencer]
] - Dab-Dab
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Plimpton's Perspective on Life
Character Voices: [[w:Kumail Nanjiani|Kumail Nanjiani]
] - Plimpton
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Chee-Chee's Perspective on Adventure
Character Voices: [[Rami Malek]
] - Chee-Chee
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Wisdom from Polynesia in Dolittle
Character Voices: [[Emma Thompson]
] - Polynesia
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A Character's Struggle with Social Interactions
Taglines:
He's just not a people person.
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Unexpected Chaos Among Friends
Dab-Dab: [offscreen, confused]
Uh, what just happened?
James: [flies in]
Oh, broken hearts.
Poly:
What the heck are you doing here?
James: [cracks knuckles; flies to Ginko-Who-Soars; Ginko-Who-Soars sets him ablaze; flies out]
Don't worry, guys, I got this. We're both dragons. Hey, just wondering, y'know, dragon-to-dragon, if you wouldn't mind telling me where... OW! OW! OW! She's really mad! I'll wait for whoever survives outside.
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Finding Common Ground in Struggles
Yoshi:
Hey, big bird, you doin okay?
Plimpton:
No, nothing about me is okay. My father was right about me. I should've been an omelet.
Yoshi:
Pff! I know how you feel. My dad said he was going out for a pack of seals one night...and never came back. Guess we got something in common after all, Plimpton.
Plimpton:
What is this feeling? I'm all warm and fuzzy inside.
Yoshi:
That's friendship, bro.
Plimpton:
Huh. Not bad, bro.
Kevin: [sniffling; bawls]
I'm not crying, you're crying.
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Confrontation Over Past Choices and Relationships
Rassouli: [about Lily; gets up and laughs]
Hmm. All I wanted was my daughter to marry wisely, and instead I got a ring leader of a circus. I never understood what Lily saw in you. A common complaint the world over for fathers of beloved daughters. But in this instance, I think we can all agree it is particularly accurate. Come here. Come here!
Dolittle: [suspects a handshake]
I'm certain you didn't mean any of that.
Rassouli: [holds Dolittle in a chokehold; releases him; bangs at the bars]
It was her journal. The only thing of hers my men found in the wreckage. It belongs here. All you had to do was never show your face again...and leave it at that. You failed. Now you'll PAY for taking Lily away from me. You knew what would happen if you returned. Yes.
Dolittle: [turns to Stubbins]
You should go. It's my past that's caught up with me, not yours. Yeah?
Stubbins:
But you're my friend.
Dolittle: [hugs Stubbins; Stubbins walks out]
Go. Don't look back.
Rassouli: [closes the cell door; they walk out]
You're better off without him, kid.
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A Wedding Revelation and Unexpected Business Proposal
Don Carpenterino: [some soldier ants carry sugar cubes]
The opening bid will suffice. You have my attention.
James:
Don Carpenterino, I'm here on behalf of these humans. They will pay you handsomely for your family's lock-picking skills.
Don Carpenterino:
You come to me for this, on the day of my daughter's wedding?
James:
Wait a minute, which daughter? It's not... Sheila? My Sheila?! She getting MARRIED?!
Ant #1:
To a scorpion named Dylan!
Ant #2: [the ants laugh]
Sorry, Boy Scout. I guess Sheila's into bad boys now.
James: [gasps; cries]
We were gonna spend the rest of our lifespans together.
Don Carpenterino:
Move on, James. What's your humans best offer.
Dolittle: [as he hands out more sugar cubes]
2 more now...and 2 later. Huh?
Don Carpenterino: [turns to James]
Okay, you have yourself a deal. See you around, Boy Scout.
James:
Guys, I'm no Boy Scout. Also, what's a scorpion got that I don't got, besides a massive stinger?
Ant #3: [the lock opens, sending the ants flying]
Get over her, James. You dated for 2 weeks.
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Identity and Abilities in Animal Characters
Plimpton:
What kind of polar bear works on their tan?
Yoshi: [gets up]
Well, what kind of bird... Wait, are you even a bird?
Plimpton:
Of course I am.
Yoshi:
Well, can you fly?
Plimpton:
No.
Yoshi:
Can you swim?
Plimpton:
No.
Yoshi:
Well, what can you do?
Plimpton:
I can run.
Yoshi:
I can run. What bird stuff can you do?
Plimpton: [Yoshi roars at him]
Well, what bear stuff can you do? You win this round.
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Unexpected Conversation with a Squid
Müdfly: [glares at Leona]
Mmm. Hello there, little squid. You don't understand me, do you? That would be preposterous.
Badgley: [enters the room]
Müdfly...
Müdfly: [quickly]
I wasn't talking to the squid!
Badgley:
I'm dispatching a frigate, the Britannia, to follow Dolittle.
Müdfly: [referring to Dolittle; Leona crosses her tentacles]
But you must not support him in his foolishness, my lord.
Badgley: [he and Müdfly walk away from the tank; gestures to Victoria]
England has enemies everywhere looking for the slightest sign of weakness. Entrusting beloved Britain to a child queen, that is lunacy. So while I remain here ensuring no-one prevents me from taking the throne, you will be on the Britannia making certain Dolittle never returns.
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A Call to Action Amidst Reluctance
Poly:
Okay, okay, enough with the pampering. You need to go and help the queen.
Dolittle:
There are things I no longer do: work with humans or leave the house.
Jip: [covers his nose]
Or bathe.
Yoshi:
Oh, exercise.
Cub:
Express emotional vulnerability.
Poly:
Wake up, John! If the queen dies, the Treasury takes the deed and we lose this house.
Dolittle: [about to drink his tea]
You're talking out of your tail feathers, Poly. The deed was for life. Last time I checked, I was very much alive.
Poly: [Dolittle spits his tea]
The queen's life, John, not yours.
Dab-Dab: [[The Smurfs 2|rolls off my back; she shakes the tea out of her feathers]
Look at that. It just ].
Dolittle: [the monkeys gasp]
I knew I shouldn't have let monkeys proofread the contract. Elliot, Elsie, you are FIRED!
Poly:
It gets worse. We'll be thrown out of these gates right in the middle of HUNTING SEASON!
Chee-Chee:
WHAT?!
Dolittle:
No no no. Breathe, Chee-Chee.
Dab-Dab:
We get kicked out if the queen dies?
Chee-Chee:
We're gonna be hunted!
Dolittle: [gives Chee-Chee a paper bag and Chee-Chee breathes in it]
Everybody calm down! Look at the state of him now. Hmm!
Poly: [Chee-Chee's paper bag explodes]
Fear not, I have an inn at, uh, Regent's Park Zoo. Everyone pack your bags!
Dolittle:
Uh-uh!
Poly:
You help the queen or we are leaving.
Dolittle:
You're bluffing.
Poly:
Don't make me count.
Dolittle:
Don't make me count.
Poly:
1...
Dolittle:
3!
Poly:
2...
Dolittle: [frustrated; the animals cheer]
D'OH! Alright! I'll do it.
Dab-Dab:
Right, let's get you ready to go, honey.
Dolittle:
I'll go as I am.
Poly: [flies by]
Not looking like that.
Dolittle:
Just grab my doctor's bag.
Poly: [whispers offscreen]
Get him!
Jip: [trips Dolittle]
Apologies, Doc.
Chee-Chee: [catches Dolittle in his arms]
Hold still now.
Dolittle: [angrily]
Take your paws off me!
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Understanding and Conflict Among Diverse Characters
Stubbins: [referring to Dolittle and his animal friends]
They're understanding him and he's understanding them in their own languages.
Rassouli: [places a sword on Dolittle]
Irony...is me wanting to kill you with every fiber of my being, but...loving my daughter more.
Poly:
If the queen dies, the Treasury takes the deed and we lose this house.
Chee-Chee: [repeated]
I am not a prisoner of fear?
Jip: [drags his butt on the floor]
Right, guard dog mode. Stand back, everyone, while I secure the perimeter.
Dab-Dab: [tosses a leek]
Knew it would come in handy. Told ya!
Kevin: [wakes up from anesthesia and has flashback of Stubbins]
REVENGE!
Barry: [Dolittle: Don't you want to be the best Barry you could be?]
Any final diagnosis, Doc? Oh, I'm about to.
Ginko-Who-Soars:
You may be able to speak my language, but that does not make you worthy of the fruit.
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Embracing Fear and Vulnerability
Dr. John Dolittle: [to Chee-Chee]
It's okay to be scared.
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Belonging Despite Appearances
Dr. John Dolittle:
Well, we may not look it, right? But somehow, we just belong together.
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Embarking on a Perilous Journey for Eden
Dr. John Dolittle:
We have no choice but to embark on this perilous journey to obtain the fruit of the Eden Tree.
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