Curious George: Bill's Secret

Made on August 22, 2020

If you watched PBS Kids at some point in the 2000s, there is a chance at some point in that time period that you have watched or at least heard of Curious George. If by some chance you don't know what it is, you're pretty lucky, as I will give you a synopsis. Curious George is a American children's cartoon that ran from 2006 to 2015. The show's main protagonist is a monkey named George and it details his everyday life with his friends. If you want my opinion on the show, I'll tell you that I find it very good and funny, especially the episode with the cows. Then again, the show's age demographic is for very young kids, so pretty much not meant for my age demographic in the first place.

The evidence to Curious George comes from an unlisted episode from the series that somehow made its way to The Pirate Bay. The file's title went under the name of "Curious George: Bill's Secret (Unofficial episode)". When I originally came across this torrent, by its name alone, I thought it could be something extremely rare, or just some fan animation made by someone. I clicked the download button out of curiosity and opened up the avi file.

To my surprise, it wasn't a fan animation, as the show's regular intro played in the background. The title card read "Bill's Secret".

The episode started off with a view of George's house as the narrator states: "It was just a regular Monday morning at George's house. George was just about ready to head to preschool." Bill is then seen and the kitchen as he yelled for George to come down. George came down ready to go. He gave George his lunch and they drove off. He then dropped of George at his preschool, telling him "Have a good day at preschool George!". Just before he got back in his car, his cellphone rang. He answered it. The call went like this: "Hello? Oh, Wiseman! How are you doing? That's great to hear! When will you be over? Noon? Good, I'll be home around that time. Goodbye!" As far as I could remember, Professor Wiseman is a scientist and a museum owner.

The scene then cuts to home, where Bill was making himself lunch. The man with the yellow hat who appeared to be Ted Shackelford was absent from the home, as he was at work. A knock on the door is heard and he went to check who was there. It was Professor Wiseman. He welcomed Wiseman and hugged her. Wiseman then asks Bill "Well, ready to do it?" Bill responded with a yes, as they made their way upstairs. I didn't know what the two were going to do, until they made their way to the upstairs bedroom. That is when it showed Wiseman taking off her shirt and brawl, becoming topless as a result. At that moment, I knew they were going to have an affair while Ted and George were away. It is unclear where Allie was at this time, most likely downstairs or in her room from my first assumptions.

The scene then transferred to an office where Ted is working on some sort of document. The telephone beside the computer suddenly rang and Ted answered it. It was from George's teacher. Ted' phone call went like this: "Hello? Oh, hey Miss Green, is George ok? What? He threw up? Okay, I'll be there to pick him up shortly. Bye." Ted then went to his boss (a man in his late 40s) and explained that his little monkey had vomited while at preschool and needed to be picked up. Feeling sympathetic to his cause, he then dismissed Ted, who then made way to the preschool to pick up an ill feeling George. After picking him up, Ted asked George, "So, what happened, George?" George responded with his Chuck Norris voice "Well, just after having my lunch, my tummy felt strange. Then I went to the bathroom, and I threw up." Ted responded with "Oh dear, must be food poisoning, I suppose." They then arrive home, where Ted asked for Bill. He didn't respond. As he entered the living room however, he heard a faint moaning sound from what must have come from upstairs. A suspicious look creeped across Ted' face, and he went up to the bedroom. When he entered, his expression changed from suspicion to that of a mixture of shock and disgust.

There he saw bill and Wiseman doing it under the covers. Ted' expression changed again, this time to that of anger. He then ran and leaped onto the bed where he kicked Bill in the face and left rib, causing him to fall of the bed. For a second it showed Bill naked, behind him of course. Bill hit the ground quite hard and his nose even bled a bit. An angry Ted pointed at Bill, demanding his name and what he was doing with Wiseman. Bill then got himself back up (not showing his naked body of course) and told Ted he was "fucking her out". When he said that, I just burst out laughing.

The two kept arguing for a few seconds when it then cut to Allie's room. She was playing with some toys when she heard the man and Bill arguing a few rooms down the hall. Confused, she left her room and went to her friends bedroom to see what was going on. She opened the door and saw the man and Bill she didn't know arguing. They both heard the door creak open and looked down at Allie. Bill then smirked and told Ted: "You see that so called daughter of yours? Well guess what? I'm the daddy! Does the hair color not prove so? You're pathetic."

Ted then looked at Wiseman and asked her "Is he right? Is he Allie's real father?" Wiseman, who was still covered under the sheets and looking panicked sighed and reluctantly responded "Yes, I've been banging with him since George came to the city." Bill, who had dressed himself back up at this point tried to escape, but Ted grabbed him by his shirt's collar and threatened Bill with: "Listen, if I ever see you near this property again, it will be the last thing you will ever do. And let me tell you, what will happen to you afterwards won't be pretty Understand? Now get out!" Bill then ran out of the house. Bill then looked at Wiseman, who had remained still in the bed. He stated: "You know Wiseman, I considered giving you a second chance for a moment. But after realizing you've been banging with another man for the past three years, you've gone at least a million steps too far. I'm calling for a divorce lawyer!"

The scene cut to the house at night. The narrator stated: "It had been weeks since Professor Wiseman and the man with the yellow hat had their divorce. As a result, Wiseman and Allie had been kicked out by The man. The man felt that George needed a new adoption to replace her original one. George would be meeting The man's new girlfriend tonight and he was very excited" Ted was in the living room talking to George. He told him: "Well George, after Wiseman and Allie have left, we are having a new member in this house. My new girlfriend Maggie Dunlop. She's a teacher I met at the gym about two years ago. Don't worry, she's a very nice lady and she gets along very well with children." A knock was then heard. Ted excitedly stated "Oh look, she's here!" He opened the door to Maggie, a somewhat sexy looking blonde haired girl, with pretty big cleavage, a pink shirt, and blue pants. She hugged George and then went to hug Ted. The funny thing about this part was what Maggie only appears in two curious George movies. George then asked Maggie if she wanted to see his toys. She said yes and they made their way to the playroom. George showed Maggie his toys. Maggie (who seemed to get along really well with children), played with George.

The shot then cuts to a window outside. Night had already fallen. Outside was Wiseman with Allie. Wiseman glared at George and Maggie playing with toys from the outside. She then mutters the words "Someday, someday, someday. I'll get you Ted! I will get George back. Just you wait..." The episode ended from there as it went to the credits.

After finishing the episode, difficult questions filled my mind. Had Wiseman really been that dissatisfied with her husband to the point of cheating on him just to get sex? How did Ted not come to the earlier suspicion of Allie and George? There are many questions about this that I feel I will never get an answer to, simply for the fact that there are zero answers.