Bootle Beetle 1947

Try The Fun

11/16/2023

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00:00 [music]

00:07 Who's got the sweetest disposition?

00:09 One guess, guess who?

00:12 Who never, never starts an argument?

00:15 Who never shows a bit of temperament?

00:18 Who's never wrong, but always right?

00:21 Who'd never dream of starting a fight?

00:24 Who gets stuck with all the bad luck?

00:27 No one but Donald Duck!

00:30 Have you ever heard of a "Boodle Beetle"?

00:36 Well, confidentially, neither have we.

00:38 But it seems that long ago, these little creatures were plentiful.

00:42 But because of an inborn love for travel and adventure,

00:45 the "Boodle Beetle" is now a rare little bug.

00:48 The bug collector, er, the entomologist,

00:52 regards this little bug as a prize for his collection.

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00:59 Going somewhere, sonny?

01:03 I wouldn't be in too much of a hurry if I were you.

01:06 There's danger lurking out in them woods,

01:09 and you're just setting yourself for a heap of trouble.

01:12 You know, there's not many of us "Boodles" left,

01:16 and it's just because too many of them have set out across that stream

01:20 and never come back.

01:22 And here you go, setting your cap for the same medicine.

01:26 Sit down, sonny, and let me tell you a story.

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01:33 When I was a young pup and full of vinegar,

01:37 just like yourself,

01:39 I had ideas of adventure, too.

01:42 So, I packed my bag and said goodbye to my home.

01:47 I'm a little funny about this sentimental stuff.

01:51 And set out for what was going to be the doggone-est adventure.

01:57 I'll have to admit, it was pretty fascinating at first.

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02:04 Well, I never had anything like this hap--

02:16 Uh-oh. What's this?

02:19 Big, tall things that disappear in the sky.

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02:27 [thunder]

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02:38 [thunder]

02:40 Phew. A bug sure has to be careful when he's out looking for adventure.

02:45 But unknown to me at the time,

02:47 there was lurking in the forest a horrible monster.

02:53 [grumbling]

02:55 [grumbling]

02:58 [grumbling]

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03:04 [grumbling]

03:06 Well, I guess I must have walked hundreds of miles that first day.

03:11 I was just picking them up and laying them down.

03:16 I just didn't feel up to it.

03:20 So I thought I'd lay down for a little shut-eye and tackle it in the morning.

03:25 Well, suddenly I had the feeling I wasn't alone.

03:30 And there on top of the mountain I saw a most amazing thing.

03:35 Well, being a curious little fellow, I decided to investigate.

03:39 And there it was. A horrible monster millions of feet high.

03:44 I sneaked out to get a better look, and suddenly it moved.

03:49 Huh? I looked again. Two hideous eyes glared at me.

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03:59 A poodle-bigger. That's him.

04:01 Hooray! I got him! I got him!

04:04 [laughing]

04:06 Come on, small fry. That's not much of a time.

04:10 [laughing]

04:12 Oh, no, you don't, you little schmuck.

04:15 You're gonna get away from us, you little...

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04:23 I'll get you, you little brat!

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04:55 That's him. How do you like it, Schroeder?

04:59 [laughing]

05:02 [laughing]

05:04 Then you want to go travel safe and sound.

05:07 So, there I was. Headed for I don't know what.

05:12 It was simply terrifying.

05:16 I tried again and again to escape.

05:18 But it was no use.

05:21 If only I had listened to Mama.

05:24 Just take a look. The famous Professor Duck.

05:29 Oh, boy. I can just not go duck.

05:32 Now what?

05:34 The door opened, and there he was.

05:37 Suddenly, I realized that this was my last chance.

05:40 It was now or never.

05:42 He's gone.

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06:15 Well, sir. I was one happy little bug.

06:19 And do you think I cared what folks thought about the sentimental stuff?

06:23 No, sirree.

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06:28 So, you see, Sonny. Home isn't such a bad place after all.

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06:37 [laughing]

06:39 Oh, I was just thinking.

06:43 For all I know, that monster may be looking for me yet.

06:46 [crash]

06:48 Oh, Mr. Biggle. I bet you're not staying on too.

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