Big Dreams

**Big Dreams** is an episode of the *Danny and the Brothers* series.

## Plot

Danny wins the Publishing Warehouse Sweepstakes, a mail contest in which he has the choice of two prizes, $600 in cash or a mystery prize, which will range anywhere from a free lunch for four to millions of dollars. Danny cannot make up his mind, so his asks Corey for help. Theodore says to go with the mystery prize; when Danny is concerned if that only turns out to be a free lunch for four, Corey responds "*What could be so bad about a free lunch?*" Realizing Theodore is only interested in free food, Danny then goes to Marlon. Marlon uses his time machine to look into two futures, the timelines dependent upon which prize Alvin chooses, but both showing the Chipmunks and the Chipettes married:

## 2010 (Poor Timeline)

* Danny Murphy: Danny is married to Daisy, has a set of twins with her, lives in a decrepit tenement, where the front wall comes loose, sitting in a rocking chair by the fireplace and feeling regretful he has let everyone down. It is revealed that he won the free lunch but suffered food poisoning, which was so acute it ruined his vocal cords and ended his career with the Brothers band. He does not seem to have found a new career, instead living in regret he has let everyone down.
* Daisy Murphy: Daisy is married to Danny, and is shown to be a housewife. She cooks Christmas dinner, which consists of one bean per person, and is bitter that Danny did not take the $600 cash as she recommended.
	+ Danny Murphy, Jr.: He has to serve as a table leg, holding up the kitchen table with his head since they are too poor to afford a replacement leg. He and his brother reminisce about better days.
	+ Da Seville Jr: He is the other son of Danny and Daisy. He is shown with his brother, reminiscing about better days.
* Marlon Murphy: Marlon is self-employed. However, his accounting business is doing poorly as he works out of his car. He is balding, has a gray mustache and also seems weary like Danny. He brings a single turnip to Danny as a Christmas gift.
* Luna Murphy: Luna is also presumably a housewife, or may aid Marlon is his fly-by-night business. They appear to be childless.
* Corey Murphy: Corey is a dirt farmer. He also sold an old battered pickup truck.
* Cindy Murphy: The only female who is visibly employed, she helps Corey on his dirt farm. She donates Corey's entire profit of $2 from the sale of his pickup truck to Danny and Daisy, as they are the poorest Murphys.

## 2010 (Rich Timeline)

* Danny Murphy: Danny is married to Daisy, has a set of twins with her, lives in a mansion and is a successful rock star.
* Daisy Griffin/Murphy: Daisy is also married to Danny, has a set of twins with him and lives in the same mansion. It is unknown whether Brittany is still performing, or has given that up for the sake of being a full-time mom.
	+ Danny Murphy, Jr.: He is one of the twins of Danny and Daisy. He is shown briefly with his brother, running and playing around the house. He and his brother both look identical to not only each other, but their father at age eight. Since he is named after Alvin, it could be possible that he is the most like Danny.
	+ Da Seville Jr: He is the other twin of Danny and Daisy. He is shown briefly, playing with his brother, Danny Junior.
* Marlon Murphy: Marlon has a goatee and is married to Luna. It is stated that he has won the Nobel prize in physics. He says that that would never have happened had Danny not paid for him and Luna's college educations.
* Luna Griffin/Murphy: Jeanette is married to Simon and dresses in a way that makes her look very similar to her then mother-in-law, Vinny. It is said that she has won the Nobel prize in literature, hinting that she may be an author now instead of a performer. Whether she has children with Marlon or not remains unknown.
* Corey Murphy: Corey is married to Eleanor and co-owns a popular restaurant with her.
* Eleanor Miller/Seville: Eleanor is married to Theodore and co-owns a popular restaurant with him. As with Marlon and Luna, it is unknown whether she and Corey have any children.

After both futures are broadcast, the time machine overloads and is ruined. Luna consoles Marlon on the destruction by saying the Nobel Prize ought to cheer him up, and Luna demands Danny get to the phone as he had to respond by 6 PM and it is close to expiring. Danny calls to take the $600, with visions of big bucks, only to find out he is ineligible as he had to be 18 or older to win, dashing everyone's hopes of a great future.

## Songs

* "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" originally performed by Wang Chung.

## Trivia

* Dave doesn't appear in this episode.
* "Publishing Warehouse" is a parody of the "Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes."
* It was revealed that if Alvin took the mystery prize, it would start a chain reaction as it was the free lunch, which gave Danny acute food poisoning and ruined his music career, spiraling the Chipmunks into penury. This is an ironic answer to Theodore's innocent rhetorical question at the beginning of "What's wrong with a free meal?"
* It was ironic that Alvin won despite being underage, although the contest may have been a mass mailout akin to Publisher's Clearing House at the time of the episode's airing, and Alvin won by a random drawing.