Let Sleeping Boys Lie

*"**Let Sleeping Boys Lie**"* is the second segment of the tenth episode of Season 1. It premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on July 23, 1994.

## Synopsis

Aaron and Everett's attempts to get a good night's sleep are disrupted by several annoying sounds from inside and outside the house.

## Plot

Preparing for bedtime, Aaron and Everett take a bath, brush their teeth, put on their pajamas and go onto their bed to get a good night's worth of sleep. However, not too long after they fall asleep, the boys are suddenly waken up by the incessant dripping of the faucet from the bathroom sink, so Aaron goes into the bathroom and tries to close the faucet even tighter, but to no avail. Eventually, Aaron gets some duct tape and tapes the faucet shut, then goes back to sleep with Everett.

However, they are suddenly waken up again by another dripping noise, this time coming from a crack in the ceiling. Irritated, the boys get a bucket and place it on the spot where the waterdrops fall. but it does not remedy the situation, so they go downstairs to the kitchen, return with a sponge and place it in the bucket so that it absorbs the drops and nullifies the noise. Satisfied, Aaron and Everett settle back into their bed again, but are awakened yet again by a squeaking mouse scurrying across the floor, and once they notice the little rodent, it retreats into a nearby hole which the boys cover up with a hardcover book.

Just as they are about to return to their bed, however, Aaron and Everett are suddenly startled by a loud scream coming from downstairs, so they go down to the living room to investigate and discover that it's from a horror movie that Gregory is watching. Fortunately, the movie ends a few moments after said scream occurs and rolls the credits, so Aaron and Everett go back upstairs and settle into bed once again. But just as they are about to close their eyes, they suddenly hear a cat meowing raucously on the streets outside, so Aaron silences it by throwing a boot at it and then goes back to sleep with his brother yet again.

The noises do not end, though, as a few moments later, Aaron and Everett are waken up yet again by the loud chirping of several birds outside. Frustrated, Aaron shuts the window, which does little to muffle the chirping until the cat that was silenced earlier by the boys suddenly notices the birds and tries to catch them, resulting in them flying away. Relieved, Aaron and Everett return to sleep, but the sudden barking of a dog outside disturbs them again and prompts them to wrap their pillows around their heads in an attempt to block out the noise, but to no avail. They try going underneath the covers to muffle the noises, but it's no use. Eventually, the boys are fed up and driven insane by the constant noises and scream in frustration.

Just then, Gregory comes into the boys' room and asks them what's wrong, to which Aaron replies by stating that he and Everett can't sleep with all of the noises outside. Concerned, Gregory reveals that he has two pairs of earmuffs and retrieves them from his room, giving them to the boys. Putting them on, Aaron and Everett can now barely hear the noises, so they thank Gregory, who wishes them a good night as he leaves. Finally able to sleep in peace, the boys then zonk out with their earmuffs still on as the noises outside their home continue.

## Notes

* No dialogue is spoken throughout the episode until the end.