Thunderpups: The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

(Pippi Longstocking, who travels on the ship Hoptoad with her sailor father, Efraim, encounters a sudden storm caused by a volcanic eruption. After Efraim disappears into the sea, Pippi travels to the small coastal town of Rocksby, accompanied by her horse, Alfonso, and monkey, Mr. Nilsson. She takes up residence in her father's home, Villa Villekulla, which the neighborhood children believe is haunted. At a park, it was the first day of summer and a group of pups named Frisk, Asriel, and Chara are Sherbet and Everest's pups with their cousins, Cadet, Mizu, Macy, Bud, Cresendo and their friends: Pig, Fox, Hippo, Coop, Sweetie, Little Boo, Big Roo, Scoop, Salty, Frizzy, Gemma, Neville, Pounce, Tag and Scooch Pooch.)

Frisk: I wish some kids lived there. It would be fun to have best friends living right next door.

(Then, a man named Mr. Blackhart and his henchmen, Rype and Rancid, who want to demolish the house and sell the property.)

Mr. Blackhart: Hello. You kids live here?

Tag: No. We live in that house over there. The nice white one.

Mr. Blackhart: Well, who lives in this dump?

Asirel: Nobody. It's been empty practically forever.

Mr. Blackhart: What did I tell ya? Absentee ownership.Probably dead. We'll pull it down and the whole plot'll develop.

The pups and the kids: What!?

Scooch: You can't do that! We play in that tree over there sometimes.

Mr. Blackhart: Not anymore you don't! Come on. Take pictures of it. Lot of pictures. I'll knock it down, and we pour cement as far as you can see. Everything living gets cut down.

Rype: It's another gold mine, boss!

(Later that night at IR HQ, Sherbet, Everest, Rubble, Little Timber, Amelia, Captain Tully and Dinah are going out to a meeting and a party.)

Frisk: But, Dad, why would anyone wanna tear down Villa Villekulla?

Sherbet: Progress, Sport. Judge Hippo have Mr. Blackhart to plans... build all sorts of houses and a golf course and a swimming pool.

Everest: Sounds nice. Maybe we should visit there.

Chara: And what about our tree?

Sherbet: Aah. There's plenty of other trees, Chara. One of these days we'll go out and find another one together as a family.

Rubble: Besides, this town could use some changes. Okay, we're about to go out now, so, don't stay up too late.

Amelia: Now, you know where we are if you need us, right?

Asirel: Yes

Tully: You kids, good while we're gone.

Dinah: We'll see you in a bit, kids.

Lt. Scruffy: Be good, Fire chicks.

(As the adults left.)

Frisk: Mom says the Villa is over a hundred years old. They can't tear it down just like that. Just won't be the same anymore.

Asirel: You know, guys, there's something strange going on in there.

Chara: You mean somebody's in there?

Cadet: Or maybe even... ghosts?

Mizu: Yeah! Could be even a ghost. Let's go check it out. \*Turns to Bud\* Bud, go get the others.

(At Villa Villekulla)

Frisk: See anything?

Coop: No. Besides, you can't see ghosts.

Little Boo: Well, if you can't see ghosts, then what are we looking for?

Salty: Shh!

(They all climb up the stairs)

Frizzy: What was that?

Big Roo: The step creaked.

(Then, they saw.)

Cresendo: Look. It's up there. If I say run, run!

Neville: Look. Do ghosts have big shoes?

(They all went in.)

Frisk: You see? It's nothing. Probably just...

(Frighten by Alfonso, the pups and the kids started tumbling down the stairs like Jack and Jill.)

Pippi: Hi. Who are you?

Frisk: You're not a ghost?

Pippi: 'Course not. The ghosts live up in the attic.

Coop: We know. We just saw one. It was big and white and had spots all over it.

Pippi: That's my horse, Alfonso.

Little Boo: What's a horse doing in the attic?

Pippi: Beats me. I keep telling him not to go up there, but he doesn't listen. Alfonso, get down on the porch, where you belong.

Alfonso: No way!

Pippi: You see? He won't listen. My name's Pippi. Pippi Longstocking.

Frisk: My Frisk, this is my brother, Asirel and our little sister Chara. And these are our friends. What are you doing here?

Pippi: I live here, of course.

Scoop: Are you gonna stay here all by yourself?

Pippi: I'm not all by myself. Mr. Neilson and Alfonso live with me too.

Fox: Oh, is Mr. Neilson your father?

Pippi: This is Mr. Neilson. My father is a sea captain who was washed overboard in a storm.

Hippo: Did he drown?

Pippi: Of course not. He lives on the Kurrekurre Island. He's the king of the cannibals.

Macy: Cannibals? Real cannibals?

Scoop: There's no such thing today. How do you know?

Pippi: You've never been there, have you?

Little Boo: And do they really... eat you?

Pippi: Yeah. Which reminds me. I'm hungry. You guys hungry?

Frisk: We're always hungry.

Pippi: Great.

(When the adults came back in FAB 1)

Little Timber: What the heck's that ruckus over there?

Amelia: What could it be?

Rex: New neighbours that we don't know yet who just moved in recently?

Sherbet: Then, let's go check it out.

(Inside, the children were having a pancake party.)

Sherbet: What are you ki- Who are you and what are you doing here?

Pippi: We're just having a midnight snack. Care to join us?

Everest: Oh no thank you, we gotta get going now. Come on, kids, bed time.

(The pups, Pig, Fox, Hippo, Coop, Sweetie and Little Boo say goodbye to their friends before heading home.)

Frisk: Her name is Pippi Longstocking.

Asirel: And she's come to live here.

Sherbet: Really? That's sounds nice.

(The next morning at Breakfast.)

Everest: Here, darling.

Sherbet: Oh, thank you. I'm-I'm so confused. That house stands empty for heaven knows how many years. Suddenly in the middle of the night, some 11-year-old girl moves in.

Amelia: I know. Our kids seem to love it.

Little Timber: Yeah, You should've seen them. Uh, uh, a flying horse. How do we even know that it's her father's house?

(In the Villa, the pups and the kids were helping Pippi to clean up then, Sherbet and Rubble came in.)

Rubble: I don't mean to be rude, Pippi, but we're terribly late. They've got to go to the dentist. Let's go, pups.

Pippi: Hurry back while you can.

Frisk: We will.

(Outside, Mr. Blackhart came over.)

Pippi: Good morning! Nice of you to call. I'm Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Longstocking, daughter of Captain Efraim Longstocking. Pippi for short. Pippi.

Mr. Blackhart: Good morning.

Pippi: What can I do for you? Selling vacuums? I'll take a dozen. Wrap them up.

Mr. Blackhart: No, I'm not selling. I'm buying. Oh, this is me. Dan Blackhart. Blackhart's Ideal Homes. If you need it, we've got it.

Pippi: Well, to be very honest with you, I don't think I need anything this morning. But, you can have this wonderfully spectacular sewing machine for a dollar.

Mr. Blackhart: I don't want your filthy sewing machine. I would like to look inside.

Pippi: Will there be anything else?

Oh! I wonder if you'd be interested in selling this house?

Pippi: My home? Selling? How can you sell a home? You can't wrap it up. You can't carry it away. And you certainly can't fit it in your car. Obviously you can't make much of a living...if you're trying to buy houses other people are living in. Here's a gold coin for your troubles.

Mr. Blackhart: Where did you get that?

Pippi: No big deal. I have a whole mess of them down in the basement. I just help myself whenever I need to.

Mr. Blackhart: How did they get there?

Pippi: It's a long story. But I can tell you this much. It's part of the treasure from King Solomon's mines. I'm afraid you'll have to go now. It's Friday. Wash day. \*Carries Mr. Blackhart to the porch\* I'm sure you'll understand.

(The next day, the pups and kids are in their vehicles.)

Watch out,

world 'cause here she comes.

And she's bound to teach you

more than one thing.

Pippi Longstocking is coming

into your town.

What is going on here? The

one no one can keep down.

No, no, no, no.

(Near the children's home)

Miss Banister: Get them in the bus. Get in there. In the bus. Get in the bus. Get in the bus. Get in the bus.

Pippi: That's no way to treat kids. Is that where you go to school?

Pounce: No. That's the home for children who have no parents. Nobody wants them.

Pippi: Well, all kids should be wanted and loved.

Scooch: Maybe their moms and dads just lost them.

(When they arrived in town.)

Whoa, whoa.

Pippi Longstocking is coming

into your world.

A freckled-faced red-haired girl.

You ought to know she'll throw

your life into a whirl.

Pippi: Unhitch the horse, my man.

Fox: What are we going to buy today, Pippi?

Pippi: A grand piano.

Pig: They don't sell pianos in there.

Pippi: They might today.

Sweetie: Can you play the piano?

Pippi: How do I know until I've tried? To play the piano without a piano takes a lot of practice, I can tell you.

Salty: But how are we gonna pay?

Pippi: Spanish gold. Pirates' money.

Cadet: Pippi says you can find your own way home. Do you want to go with him?

Mr. Nilsson: No, not me. Uh-uh, no way.

(They unhitched Mr Nilsson)

Freckle-face: He really is going home.

Pippi: They missed a good sale there. Hi, freckle-face. Don't you just love freckles?

Not much! Well, I do.

Pippi: What's going on over there?

Freckle-face: Children's home kids, come for their haircut and teeth pulling.

Pippi: Don't they ever have any fun when they come to town? Let's go play with them. What's wrong?

Orphans. Dad says we shouldn't.

Why not? They're just kids like us.

Let's go.

Quick, quick, quick. Come along.

(W.I.P)