(lively drum intro) ♪ You never do know what's around the bend ♪ ♪ Big adventure or a brand-new friend ♪ ♪ When you're curious like Curious George ♪ ♪ Swing!

♪ ♪ Well, every day ♪ ♪ Every day ♪ ♪ Is so glorious ♪ ♪ Glorious ♪ George!

♪ And everything ♪ ♪ Everything ♪ ♪ Is so wondrous ♪ ♪ Wondrous ♪ ♪ There's more to explore when you open the door ♪ ♪ And meet friends like this, you just can't miss ♪ ♪ I know you're curious ♪ ♪ Curious ♪ ♪ And that's marvelous ♪ ♪ Marvelous ♪ ♪ And that's your reward ♪ ♪ You'll never be bored ♪ ♪ If you ask yourself, "What is this?"

♪ ♪ Like Curious... ♪ ♪ Like Curious...

Curious George.

♪ Oh... Captioning sponsored by NBC/UNIVERSAL NARRATOR: There's nothing like spending a long weekend in the country with some of your closest inflatable friends.

Aah!

Oh.

I'm not sure you needed all those pool toys, George.

(sighs) (chattering) It'll be dark soon.

Do you want to go say hi to everyone while I... George... George?

(hooting) (laughs) Don't be too long.

(gasps) (chuckles) George had a lot of friends to say "howdy" to... (pigs squealing) ...the pigs... Ah, oink, oink!

(pigs squealing) ...Mrs. Renkins... Moo.

Ah!

Whoa there, George.

(sighs) You gave me a turn.

...and of course the chickens.

Ooh.

(chickens clucking) Huh?

Did George just see a girl in there?

Huh?

Hi there.

(gasping) (sighs) I have been sitting there for one whole hour and guess what?

You want to guess?

You want to guess?

You'll never guess.

(laughs) I am really glad that I'm not a chicken.

So if you're thinking "I wonder what it's like to be a chicken," I can tell you.

It's not very interesting.

George had seen a lot of strange things in his day, but this was strange.

Well, I see you two have met.

George, this is my granddaughter Allie.

Oh... (chattering politely) Oh, are you a monkey?

I like monkeys.

Do you want to play tomorrow?

(laughing): Yeah, uh-huh.

Allie's a spark plug, but if there's anyone who can keep up with her, it's you, George.

B-Bye.

Whoops.

Don't forget about tomorrow.

(chatters enthusiastically) (hooting) Bright and early the very next morning... (sighs) (door creaks) ALLIE (whispering): Hiya, George.

Huh?

That man with the yellow pants-- he said I could go see if you're awake.

Are you awake?

(yawns) Uh-huh.

Finally.

Oh, you were sleeping forever.

So, you know what I want to do today?

Monkey stuff!

(imitates monkey hooting) Huh?

Oh.

(hooting) Wait, don't monkeys go out the window?

(door opens) Huh?

(grunts) (hooting excitedly) Ah, rats.

All that morning, George showed Allie "monkey stuff" like how to eat strawberries... Ah.

...with your feet... Whoops.

(laughs) (imitates monkey hooting) (George and Allie shouting excitedly) ...how to swing on a rope... ...how to sound like a full percussion section in an orchestra... George!

(banging) ...and how to blow bubbles with an extra big monkey breath.

I'm going to the store.

Do you want anything, George?

Uh-uh.

Did you know that monkeys can blow bubbles longer than anybody?

(exhaling) That doesn't surprise me.

How about you, Allie?

You need anything from the store?

Oh, yes.

Um... a flying trapeze... and a walkie-talkie, please.

Uh...

I'll see what I can do.

Bye, everyone.

Be a good little monkey... and girl.

(car starts) (animal chittering) Huh?

(gasps) Is that a squirrel?

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

I love squirrels.

(shrieks) Whoops.

Does he live in that tree?

Uh-huh.

Hey, let's go see.

Race you.

Hi there.

(shrieks) I found him, George.

(hooting excitedly) (squirrel chittering) I think this hole is his house.

Whoops, I can't see anything.

Do you have special see- in-the-dark monkey eyes?

Uh-uh.

Oh.

We need a flashlight.

Oh, I know.

I have one in my room.

I'll go get it.

Whoops.

Except... how do I get down?

Hmm.

Ah!

(giggling and hooting) Ta-da!

Yeah, only I can't really do that 'cause I'm not an actual monkey.

So how would a non-actual monkey get down from a tree?

Hmm.

(chattering) Okay.

Are you in there?

(straining) (calling out) George, it's kind of weird.

The squirrel won't answer me.

(grunting) (groans) (hooting) Okay, so ladder plus monkey wasn't tall enough.

What else could George use?

A balloon?

No.

Parachute?

No.

But then George remembered how he washed Mr. Glass' windows on the very tall building.

Yeah.

This was going to be easy.

All George had to do was find his life vest, tie a rope to the front, throw the rope over a branch, and bring Allie down.

Hey, George.

(chattering) Maybe he'll come out if I talk squirrel talk.

What do you think?

(chattering) Okay, here goes.

(high-pitched screeching echoes) (squirrel groans) (chattering) Okay.

(humming) Yah!

You missed, but don't you worry.

I can get it.

(chattering) (grunting) This is too small.

It looks monkey-sized.

(grunting) The rope was a good idea, but George needed to attach it to something that Allie could put on or... ...get on.

(chatters "Yeah!")

(hooting excitedly) (grunting) (chortling) (cheering) (grunting, chattering) (chatters "Okay") Whoops, this raft is too flippy, George.

(groaning) Okay, let's think some more.

(chatters "Yeah!")

George didn't have that many choices.

Only a too-short ladder, some pool toys and a rope.

Oh, a-ha!

What could be easier than holding on to a rope?!

(hooting happily) But we already tried the rope, George.

A-ha!

(chattering) Okay, now what, George?

(chattering, hooting) You want me to hold on while climbing down?

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Okay.

(George cheering) Whoops, I ran out of rope, George.

Hey, look what you did, George!

(chuckling) Whoo-hoo!

Finally!

(giggling) Let's do it again!

Huh?

(horn honking) Hey, it's Mr. Yellow Pants!

Did you get me the flying trapeze?

Sorry.

The store doesn't carry circus equipment for some reason.

But I found these!

Ooh, walkie-talkies!

I have to show my grandmother!

Bye-bye, I'll call you later.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

(chuckling): You're welcome!

So, George, did you have a nice time with Allie?

Uh-huh!

That night, George couldn't wait for lights out.

MAN: "And so the little mouse roared and the house fell down."

(laughing) Good night, George.

Happy dreams.

(cooing) ALLIE: Allie calling George!

Allie calling George!

(hooting happily) Allie calling George, over.

(chattering gibberish) Ooh, it works!

Hooray!

(screaming): Yay!

Uh-oh... (softly): Yay!

Okay, so I figured out how to make friends with that squirrel.

First, we grow a tree.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

Then we take all the nuts... Clearly, this was the start of a beautiful and curious friendship.

and we go hide... Uh-huh.

and when the squirrel comes in to get the nuts, Uh-huh, uh-huh.

...and say, "Hi, squirrel!"

You think that'll work?

Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.

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