The Great Scientist Woman, Valora

***The Great Scientist Woman, Valora*** is a 2006 American animated mystery film produced by MTV Films and released by Paramount Classics. It is a spin-off of Rosemary Hills and released on July 2, 2006.

## Plot:

In New York City, a young boy named Oliver Tykeson is celebrating his birthday with his toymaker mother, Sasha. Suddenly, a hybrid with a crippled wing and a peg leg bursts into Tykeson's workshop, kidnapping Ms. Tykeson. Oliver searches to find the famed Great Scientist Woman named Valora, but gets lost. 3 people named Muriel, Roland, and Num, who has just returned from a lengthy service of the Queen Mirabelle's 66th Regiment in Afghanistan, meets Oliver, and escorts him to Valora's residence. Upon their arrival, Valora is initially indifferent, but when Oliver mentions the bat that abducted his mother, Valora realizes that Oliver saw Franky, the assistant of Radames, a villain that Valora has attempted to arrest for years. It is then revealed that Radames kidnapped Sasha to create a clockwork robot, which mimics Queen Mirabelle so that Radames can rule Brooklyn. Tykeson initially refuses to participate in the scheme, but capitulates when Radames threatens to harm Oliver. Radames plans to usurp Queen Mirabelle and become "supreme ruler of all New York".

Meanwhile, Franky appears through the window, and they attempt to chase him. Valora, along with Muriel, Roland, Num and Oliver, take Terry, Sherlock Holmes's pet European Dragon, to track down Franky's scent, where they locate him in a toyshop stealing clockwork mechanisms and toy soldiers' uniforms. Franky ambushes Oliver and captures him. Valora, Muriel, Roland and Num pursue Franky, but are easily outsmarted. While searching the shop, Roland discovers Franky's checklist, to which Valora does some chemical tests to discover the list came from a riverfront near the Docks. Valora, Muriel, Roland and Num disguise themselves as sailors and head to a tavern called the "Rat Trap". They find Franky and follow him to Radames' headquarters, but are caught in an ambush by Radames. Radames has them tied to a spring-loaded mousetrap connected with a Rube Goldberg machine laid out to kill them both. Radames sets out for Central Park, where his henchman hijack the roles of the royal guards and kidnap Queen Mirabelle. Valora deduces the trap's weakness and escapes along with Muriel, Roland, Num and Oliver just in time.

At Central Park, Radames forces Tykeson to operate the toy Queen, while the real one is taken to be fed to Chloe, Radames' pet salagon. The toy Queen declares Radames the ruler of all Brooklyn, and he announces his dictatorial plans for his new "subjects". After Valora, Muriel, Roland, Num, and Oliver save Tykeson and the real Queen, they restrain Franky and Radames' other henchmen while Terry chases out Chloe. Valora seizes control of the mechanical queen, making it denounce Radames as a fraud while breaking it into pieces. The crowd, enraged by Radames' treason, turns on him, and he escapes on his dirigible with Franky, holding Oliver hostage. Valora, Muriel, Roland, Num and Tykeson create their own craft with a matchbox and some small helium-filled balloons, held together by the Union Jack. Radames tosses Franky overboard to lighten the load, and he attempts to drive the dirigible himself. Valora jumps onto the dirigible to confront Radames, causing it to crash straight into the Empire State Building.

Inside the building, where Radames still holds Oliver hostage, Valora manages to get Radames' cape stuck on some gears. She rescues Oliver and safely delivers him to Tykeson. Radames breaks free and attacks Valora, eventually knocking her to the dirigible. When the clock strikes 10:00, the bell hits for the loudest sound, and Radames falls to his death, taking Valora with him. However, Valora grabs a part of Radames' dirigible and saves himself. Back at her lab, Valora, Muriel, Roland and Num recount their adventures. After the Tykesons leave the house, a distraught new client arrives and solicits Valora, Muriel, Roland and Num's help, with Valora noting that Muriel, Roland, and Num are her trusted associate, prompting Muriel, Roland, and Num to remain and assist Valora.

## Cast:

* BJ Ward as Valora
* Kath Soucie as Muriel
* Maurice LaMarche as Roland
* Rob Paulsen as Num
* Toborr Kristina Tomlinsen as Oliver Tykeson
* Lynette Gillis as Sasha Tykeson
* Tom Kenny as Mr. Michaelson
* Dan Green as Radames
* ??? as Franky
* Danny Mann as Terry

## Transcript:

* *The Great Scientist Woman, Valora/Transcript*

## Screencaps:

* *The Great Scientist Woman, Valora/Screencaps*

## Trivia:

* Valora has her role as the main protagonist in this film.