Rufus
- TV-G
- Year:
- 2016
- 42 min
- 502 Views
1
Find it.
Alas... it has come to this, Mr.
Chang.
What a dreary setting
for your final stand.
How long have you been running?
Are you not tired?
Be reasonable.
Give me the amulet
and walk away.
I'll even pay you
for your troubles.
A king's fortune.
Sorry.
Idiot.
You see, I am not a
cruel man, Chang.
I have no wish to shed blood.
But do not take this to mean...
I won't.
So nice of you to drop in.
I think it's fair to say, Mr.
Chang,
Time to let it go.
As you wish.
No!
Find me that amulet!
Hello there.
Manny Garcia.
Nice to meet you.
Manny Garcia, gosh,
golly, it is my pleasure
to... make your acquaintance.
Remember, Rufus, you only get one
chance to make a first impression.
Blow that and all your hopes
and dreams wash away.
So I gotta nail this.
Okay, Rufus?
I'll try...
Garcia... Manny Garcia.
Sorry.
How about...
yo, yo, yo, Manny G
is in the house?
Manny G is in the bathroom.
And he's been in
there all morning.
At the moment, this
house only has
one working bathroom, Manny.
I need to get in there.
Sorry, Dad, it's
just the first day
at a new school, in a new town.
I gotta perfect my Manny mojo.
Your mojo will be fine.
Just be yourself.
"Be yourself."
That's all you got?
Son, I gotta go.
"Be yourself" is not bad advice.
Look at this face.
Who wouldn't want to
be friends with you?
See, even Rufus agrees.
Manny Garcia, Sagittarius.
Hi, I'm Manny.
Rhymes with "fanny."
Definite nope.
Whoa, lots of new faces.
Whoa.
Controversy.
The old cobalt and
white are out.
Red and blue are in.
Where do you stand,
student on the street?
Um...
Don't have a strong opinion yet.
I was in Texas until
like last week.
You're new.
Apologies.
Paige Prescott.
Ace reporter for
"The Taft Tattler."
Manny Garcia, ace... new kid.
Well, welcome to
Taft Middle School,
Manny Garcia from Texas.
Hey, one more
man-on-the-street question.
just around the corner.
Theme is still open and
suggestions are welcome.
What gets you up and moving?
I guess my dog, mostly.
Dogs?
K-9 themed.
Original.
to the committee.
Interview over.
Well, here we are.
School sweet school.
And the new colors look good.
You're gonna do great.
Thanks.
And, um, anytime you wanna
interview me, I'm there.
Manny Garcia, I think you're
gonna fit right in at Taft.
Yeah, I think so.
Now, that's front-page material.
Sorry, Manny, we're not
moving back to Texas.
Connecticut's where
our jobs are at now.
How bad can it be?
I was blue!
Okay, the whole
school saw it happen.
I know it wasn't
but it'll get better.
It was embarrassing.
Okay, I have no friends here.
I wouldn't say "no friends."
Yeah, you've got the best
one ever right there.
And he's been stuck
inside all day.
Come on, Rufus, I found
a cool park near by.
Whoa, boy.
Whoa, hey, boy.
Okay, easy, easy.
Can you get it? Bet you can't.
Come on, there are rules
to this game, all right?
Easy.
There she is coming up.
Looking to the left,
looking to the right.
Can Rufus steal? No, he can't.
Garcia gets it.
Squirrel!
Got ya.
And goal!
Rufus, where are you going?
No, no, no.
Rufus...
Dude, you're a soaking mess.
Mom's gonna kill us.
What's that?
A necklace?
What, you wanna wear it?
There, now you're the coolest
dog in all of Connecticut.
Happy?
Man, wet-dog smell.
Come on, Rufus,
we gotta go home.
I can't believe I have to go
back to that school tomorrow.
What a first impression.
Let's get some sleep.
Don't worry, you can keep
your new necklace on.
Here.
Go to bed, boy.
Come on.
Good night, buddy.
You're a good friend.
In fact, in this town,
you're my only friend.
I just wished you were the
kind of friend who could
talk back, be there
for me at school.
Maybe make my life not
so generally... lame.
Manny, rise and shine!
Okay, Dad, I'm
rising, I'm rising.
Rufus, are you ready
to start our day?
Rufus, are you awake?
Whoa!
Okay, who are you?
It's me, Rufus.
out this people fur.
It's clingy, I like it.
No, you can't be Rufus.
What did you do with my dog?
I'm a boy now.
Wow, isn't this awesome?!
Wait, I got an itch.
Boy.
Watch Movies And Series!
There we go, okay.
Ooh... ooh!
All right, yeah,
that's the sweet spot.
Wait, a little
bit, a little bit.
There we go, okay.
You can't be Rufus,
you can't be.
Was it that thing, the necklace?
Is it magic?
I would like one treat, please.
And, man, I did say I
wish you were a kid.
Duck, chicken, jerky...
I'm not that picky. You gotta
give me that necklace.
I have to turn you into a dog again.
Whoa, no, no, no, hey, hey!
What if I wanna be a boy?
You can't be a boy.
You're a dog.
Hey, Manny.
Dad.
Hey, Dad.
I'm up, I'm very up.
So up.
Stop goofing around with Rufus
and let's get ready for school.
Okay? Okay.
Bye.
I'm a boy again!
Whoa.
I got thumbs now.
What am I gonna do with you?
I can't leave you here...
unless you give
me that necklace.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
hey, no, no, no!
Hey, hey, hey, no, not
until I've eaten pizza
and learn how to play the piano
and pee standing up.
What am I gonna do? I
can't take you to school.
Why not?
I mean, you wished for a friend
you could take to school, right?
Well, here I am,
your best friend, right?
So take me to school already.
off as a normal kid.
Would it work?
Yeah, I'm very normal.
Wait!
Where... where...
Where's my tail?
Wait, wait, where's my tail?
How... how will I
know when I'm happy?
I can give you the thumbs-up.
Problem solved.
These people furs are tight.
Why do you guys wear these?
If we don't wear pants,
we end up in the people kennel.
What?
Here.
These might fit you better.
Catch.
Later, Mom and Dad.
Don't wanna be late
on my second day.
Love school.
Bye. Yeah, later, Mom and Dad.
Shh!
Okay, we made it out okay.
But if you're gonna
be a normal boy,
you gotta start acting like one.
I can be normal, Manny.
Hey, Larry!
What's up?
How's it going, man?
Yeah...
All right, all right,
sniff you later.
trout you're feeding Larry
is giving him gas.
Um, good to know.
Spend a buck.
I'm sorry.
That's what I'm talking about.
Sorry, Larry.
I've been watching you
for years, Manny.
Dog years... do you
know how long that is?
I can be normal...
A squirrel, a squirrel!
Squirrel!
I want the squirrel,
I'm gonna get you!
Just get away, just get away!
Dude, you're human
now, get a grip.
You don't get it, Manny.
It's a squirrel.
Buddy, I get it, okay,
but why do dogs hate
squirrels so much anyway?
If only you knew the evil
The things dogs have seen.
This is gonna work but
Okay, no chasing squirrels,
just don't be weird.
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