I'm taking the garden snake
home for spring break,
and you can't stop me.
SID: No fair!
One day you'll be...
Boys, now,
horseplay leads to tears.
We all have to share
our reptile friend.
(ALL ARGUING INDISTINCTLY)
(BELL RINGING)
(ALL HOOTING AND CHEERING)
Class, back to
your seats, please.
(CHILDREN GROAN)
I know testing week
has been very hard
on everyone,
and we're all anxious
for spring break to begin.
But in this classroom
we are a tribe.
That means working together
and taking care of each other.
So, let's spend
the next 10 minutes
reminding ourselves
how very special
our fourth grade tribe
really is.
(CRIES)
(ALL GROANING)
We don't have time
for this, Mr. Simmons.
MR. SIMMONS:
Ten minutes won't make
the slightest bit
of difference
in your vacation.
We'll all be
out the door
before you know it.
(THUNDERCLAP)
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
PRINCIPAL WARTZ:
Attention, students,
a flash flood warning
is now in effect.
Remain with your teachers
until further notice.
I'll be contacting
your parents.
That is all.
You don't think
we're gonna be
stuck here, do you?
PRINCIPAL WARTZ:
(CLEARS THROAT)
Because of excessive rains,
we're gonna be stuck
here all night.
To reiterate, we will be
in the building tonight,
staying here.
That is all.
(ALL CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY)
(THUNDERCLAP)
GRANDPA: Hello?
Oh, Principal Wartz.
Yeah, Oh, yes,
it is a heck of a storm.
Reminds me of
The Great Flood
of 1916.
My daddy bought
himself an ark.
Folks said
he was crazy,
but heck, started
the whole dang world
over again,
two by two.
Oh, wait a minute,
I'm confused.
Maybe that was Noah.
(PHONE DISCONNECTS)
Hello? Guess he hung up.
Short man is stuck
at school.
Can I have
his room tonight?
My ceiling leaks
in the rain,
and it makes me sad
to watch Suzie sleep
in the puddle.
Not on your life,
Kokoshka.
I'm going out
to rescue Arnold
soon as I come up
with a plan.
I'm so close
to the food.
So close and yet
so far away.
Oh, put a sock in it.
The rest of us
can't live off our bulk
like you can.
Young lady,
I'm warning you.
What are you gonna do?
Make me stay after school?
Helga, you're just
too dang ornery.
Here's how much
I care what you think.
(SNAPS FINGERS)
Helga, as long
as we're stuck here,
we better try
and get along.
You're right, Arnold.
Hey, Stinky,
would you like
some dessert?
(GROANS)
(GIGGLING)
(ALL SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)
NEWSCASTER: (OVER RADIO)
We're back with the...
Five more inches of rain
will fall before dawn
as our bare city slowly
becomes the western Venice.
Citizens are stranded
everywhere...
Hey, I was listening
to that.
Don't. It's too depressing.
Look, I brought you
some hot milk.
You're working too hard.
Why don't you
take a nap?
Oh, thanks,
Oskar...
Hey! Wait a minute.
(WHISTLING)
Why are you being
so nice to me,
you chiseling lowlife?
Well, I'm moved
by this great tragedy.
We must all pull
together in times
like these.
(BLOWING)
Ah, look at me.
I'm huffing and puffing,
but I feel good inside
because I'm helping
other people.
(LAUGHS NERVOUSLY)
(IMITATES LAUGH)
(CAR ALARM BLARING)
(CAR HORN MALFUNCTIONING)
I haven't changed
my underwear
in five weeks.
9:17. It's official.
My life is over.
Give daddy some sugar.
Ugh!
I know. How about a song?
♪ We're rats, we're rats
♪ We're furry and forlorn
BOTH: ♪ We live in sewers,
laugh in sewers
and our hearts are torn ♪
I've had it
with this pack
of dingbats.
(ALL LAUGHING)
I'm busting
out of this joint.
Yeah, turn
the lights off.
RHONDA: On, on, on!
ALL CHILDREN: On! Off!
On! Off!
(VOCALIZING)
Well, blast.
(GASPS) Criminey.
(GROANS) I'm doomed.
I'm stuck in a flood
with a ship of fools.
(CONTINUES VOCALIZING)
Ole!
Are you attempting
to leave the school grounds
without permission,
Miss Pataki?
Are you attempting to dance
the Flamenco, Principal Wartz?
This moment
never happened.
Gotcha.
(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)
(ALL SCREAMING)
The snake! I saw it!
It's over there!
Calm down, Gina.
Georgie is our friend.
No, he's not.
He's hungry
and he wants
to eat us!
Nice, Georgie.
Oh, you're more scared
than we are, aren't you?
(CRUNCH)
Ow!
Nadine, will you
take him, please?
What happened
to its eyes?
Curly said they turned
into fireballs.
And where's
his second head?
You said he grew
another head, Curly.
(LAUGHS MANIACALLY)
Suckers!
Let's get him!
(ALL SHOUT IN AGREEMENT)
Stop it,
boys and girls.
Stop this fighting
right now.
Bag it, Simmons.
We're not listening
to you anymore.
Yeah, it's all your fault
we're stuck here
in the first place.
Uh-oh, my shoes are wet.
That...
That can't be good.
I'm okay.
Look, we're all
gonna drown!
Students, we have to head
for the high ground.
I'm sure there's
a classroom upstairs
that's still open.
Oh, save it, creampuff.
We don't need
you anymore.
(CHILDREN SCREAMING)
MR. SIMMONS: Please,
children, please!
Remember, we're a tribe!
Oh. Oh, dear,
this is terrible.
I've completely lost control
of my class.
This can only lead
to serious trouble.
(HELICOPTER HOVERING)
Unless, I take action.
Boys and girls!
I mean, Arnold.
Somehow I'm going
to find a way
up to the roof
and I'll signal for help.
Will you please
go keep an eye
on your classmates for me?
They won't listen
to me.
Yes, they will.
I have faith
in you, Arnold.
(THUNDERCLAP)
OSKAR: Professional rescue,
no waiting.
I love this country.
(GRANDPA SNORING)
(MUMBLING)
(GLASS BREAKING)
Oh, dag nabbit.
I had an accident.
Ooh, that's good.
It's just a flood.
Boy, the flood.
It's bad!
I've got to save Arnold.
No, no, go back
to sleep, Grandpa.
You're only dreaming.
You think you can steel
a fella's boat
right from under his nose,
you little weasle.
I wasn't trying to steal.
Yes, you were!
(BOTH GRUNT)
Help me, I can't swim!
You're a liar
and a thief, Kokoshka.
But if you're
an oarsman,
get in the boat.
Thank you, Grandpa.
You save my life.
GRANDPA: Soaking wet.
(CHILDREN SCREAMING)
(ALL CONTINUE SCREAMING)
Try this on, Rhonda.
(GROANING)
Stop! Listen to me
a second.
Oh, put down,
little Mr. Simmons Junior.
What do you want us to do?
Act like a tribe?
(VOCALIZING)
Listen, Mr. Simmons
is gone.
He's been gone
a really long time.
I think maybe he's
in some kind of trouble.
Gosh, I forgot
all about, Mr. Simmons.
So did everybody else.
Because we've all been
too busy fighting.
Where could he be?
You think something
really bad happened
to him?
MR. SIMMONS: (SINGING)
♪ My eyes have seen
the glory
♪ Of the coming
of the Lord ♪
Mr. Simmons!
He sounds so far away.
(ALL MURMURING)
It's coming
from in here.
Mr. Simmons!
MR. SIMMONS:
Arnold!
Oh, I'm so glad
to see you.
See the ladder broke
and I dropped
my flashlight and...
STINKY: I always liked him.
I wonder who
our new teacher
is gonna be.
Hey, wait a second.
We've gotta work together.
You know like a tribe
or we'll never make it.
Now, how can
we get him inside?
We gotta find
some rope somewhere.
But the janitor's
room is locked.
I've got it.
The school flag.
Good idea.
We can throw
him the flag.
He can tie it
around his waist...
And we can reel him in.
Like a fish.
I think it'll work.
Come on.
(SQUEAKING)
(THUNDERCLAP)
Throw it
a little harder, Helga.
(GRUNTS)
(BOTH GASP)
Stinky, you can throw
farther than I can.
You do it.
Gosh, Helga.
Don't get soft
on me, mister.
Just throw it.
(ALL SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)
(ALL CHEERING)
Mr. Simmons,
on the count of three.
Jump as close
as you can
to the window.
We'll put you in.
One, two...
Three.
(SCREAMING)
Okay, everybody together.
We can do it.
Pull!
(ALL GRUNTING)
(SCREAMING)
No!
Arnold!
Pull 'em in, guys, now!
(ALL GRUNTING)
(ALL GROAN)
Thank you!
(ALL CHEERING)
Oh, thank you, class.
You were together
and became a tribe.
I'm so proud
of you all.
Hey, there's a boat
coming to rescue us.
(ALL CHEERING)
That's right.
It's only 50 cents
for a one way trip.
(GRUNTS)
Whoa, watch your step.
One at a time now.
(CHILDREN CHATTERING
INDISTINCTLY)
PRINCIPAL WARTZ: Goodbye,
auf Wiedersehen,
farewell, my dear friends.
Don't worry about me,
I'm fine here.
I'll just stand up here
on the roof
and go down
with my school.
Goodbye.
(SINGING)
♪ Way down yonder
in New Orleans
♪ In the land
of the dreamy schemes
♪ There's a garden of Eden ♪
(ALL CHILDREN LAUGHING)
CURLY: Suckers!
(CURLY VOCALIZING)
ARNOLD: Knock it off, Curly.
MR. SIMMONS: Remember,
we're a tribe!
And a tribe always
works together.
CURLY: Give daddy some sugar.
SHEENA: Curly said
they turned into fireballs.
ARNOLD: Simmon's is gone.
CURLY: I haven't changed
my underwear.
GRANDPA: You little weasle!
MR. SIMMONS: (SINGING)
♪ My eyes have seen the glory
of the coming of the Lord ♪
STINKY: Now that's what I call
a man in a pickle.
EUGENE: Uh-oh,
my shoes are wet.
GRANDPA: Reminds me
of The Great Flood of 1916.
Maybe that was Noah.
STINKY: Climb on, girls.
OSKAR: Oh, I'd
surely sleep in the...
ARNOLD: Simmons is gone.
STINKY: Gosh, I forgot
all about Mr. Simmons.
MR. SIMMONS: Who's up
for a lively game of charades?
HAROLD: Simmons,
we're not listening
to you...
HELGA: What do
you want us to do?
PRINCIPAL WARTZ:
Are you attempting
to leave the school?
CHILDREN: Yes, yeah!
PRINCIPAL WARTZ:
This moment
never happened.
HELGA: That's like a tribe.
PRINCIPAL WARTZ:
I'll be contacting
your parents.
CURLY: Turn the lights off!