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Maybe the world is blind or just a little unkind.

Don't know.

Seems you can't be sure of anything anymore.

Well, it's almost closing, and tonight I'm going to show you how to tally the

register receipts.

Thanks, but I'm busy tonight, Henry.

Doing what?

Uh, I've got to trim my bangs.

We should show more interest in learning about this business.

My dream is for you to be a restaurateur.

I understand, but my dream is to be an astronaut.

I'm interested in the launch.

Not lunch.

But someday, this will all be yours.

A father works day in and day out just to have something to leave his child.

Too bad you're not in the planet business.

You mean Mars.

I can see the future now. You become an astronaut, move to the moon, and never

call me.

Passable.

Hi, I'm Peggy Brewster. Can I help you? I'm looking for the owner.

I'm one of them.

I meant someone older.

And taller.

Henry! Oh, can I be of service? I'm the proprietor, Henry Warnemont.

I produce television commercials, Jermaine Glick. Call me Gigi.

Shall I call you D .S.? Yeah, no.

Mr. Warnemont, I would like to shoot a commercial here in your restaurant.

Really? A commercial here?

What is it for?

Perfume? Jewelry?

Furs? Dog food?

I don't think so.

Please, Henry, it'll be fun.

Like we're in show business.

How long will this take?

One day.

I don't know. I'd have to close down for a day. I'd lose business.

Food would spoil.

Of course, I am prepared to offer you $1 ,000 for the day.

$1 ,000?

It's worth considering.

Come on, Henry. That's twice as much as you usually pull in.

Children. What do they know?

Good. We'll be here in the morning with equipment, crew, and pooper scoopers.

$1 ,000.

What was that?

$1 ,000 will barely cover it.

Gigi, have you found a dog for this commercial?

Well, we've set up auditions at Canine Casting. We're looking for a special

One with...

said she'd keep this a secret.

And I promised Cherry that I'd keep this a secret.

This is Truffles.

The dog is dressed better than me.

Everyone is dressed better than you.

Truffles is a champion show dog.

She won...

I'm not falling for the old invisible dog trick.

No, Harvey! Not on his shoe!

Bad dog!

Kids, we've already hired one of the most famous dogs in the world. A big box

office favorite.

Everybody, meet Churchill.

Be your big break.

Oh, don't feel bad, Punky.

Maybe another time.

Yeah.

Hey, kid.

Want to be my gopher?

Huh? My assistant.

You remind me a lot of myself when I was your age.

I do? How?

Oh, I was eager. Wanted to do big things and wore weird clothes.

Sure. GGLB or gopher? When do I start?

Right now. Get me a cup of coffee, PB.

PB. I love it.

You don't even have to pay me.

I didn't intend to.

Okay, team.

Time is money.

Let's go for a take.

Okay, Churchill.

Ready, announcer?

It's magic time.

cordon blue commercial directed daryl snipes take one light camera

action this dapper dog about town always get your red hot

peanuts what are you doing i thought you all might be

hungry

Let's do it again.

Skibbles, Corn Blue Commercial, directed by Daryl Snipes, take two.

Lights, camera, action.

The stepper dog about town. He needs his coffee.

Sorry.

Go stand in the corner next to your father.

Kibble's Cordon Bleu commercial directed Daryl Snipes. Take three.

Light. Camera.

Action. This dapper dog about town always follows a night at the theater

delicious bowl of Kibble's Cordon Bleu.

Right, Churchill?

Look at that hungry dog go.

Oh, it's obvious that he loves Kibble's Cordon Bleu.

Chew well before you swallow, pal.

Cut!

What is wrong with this mutt?

He could be depressed about his girlfriend.

Girlfriend? A little Pekingese with an overbite. She got spayed last night.

They really wanted kids.

I'll talk to him.

So, Churchill, baby, you can always adopt.

Eat your Kibble's Cordon Bleu, and then we'll give you something that tastes

good.

I'm sure I can do fine on his next take.

Kibble's Cordon Bleu, commercial director Daryl Snipes, take 252.

Action.

This dapper dog about town always follows the night at the theater with a

delicious bowl of Kibble's Cordon Bleu.

Look at that hungry dog go.

Cut! This is hopeless.

You're right.

You're fired, Churchill. Get off the set.

I

want him out

of his motorhome in ten minutes.

Right.

Now what are we going to do?

We need another dog. Call canine fasting again.

Okay.

Get that flea bag away from that dog food.

We need a dog who can eat on cue.

You still in the bathroom?

Did you floss?

Get to gargle.

Molly Ringwald, eat your heart out.

Brandon, what are you doing with the frisbee?

I think he wants to play.

Give that to PB.

baby? It's showbiz talk. Get with it, H .W.

I am not H .W.

I am Y .F.

Y .F.? Your father.

I think we should have a little talk.

We'll do lunch.

Okay. Don't you think you're going a little overboard?

Grandson, we're doing one commercial.

I know, but that has just... the beginning, Henry.

It could lead to his own TV show.

His paw prints in cement.

A doghouse on the Riviera.

Gigi says we need a good publicity story.

How does it sound?

I wrote it myself.

Brandon the Wonder Dog.

in the basement of a log cabin, the center of a sharecropper's job.

When he was just a cop, Brandon proved to be a hero when he saved the lives of

four men.

He pulled them out of a vat of skin lotion where they were about to be

to death.

Not one word of that is true.

Oh, but that's the stuff legends are made of.

Morning, Mount Residence. Henry speaking.

For you.

It's the William Morris Agency.

It's about time I returned my call.

Hello?

Yes, this is, PB.

Listen, Mr. First Ogle, I understand that your client, Churchill, has

but I'm the manager of the hottest new star in the animal world, Brandon the

Wonder Dog.

Well, maybe we could start him off on a guest shot of Elf?

Oh, and then a remake of Dog Day Afternoon. And I'm working on a script

Brennan Meets Benji.

Could you hang this up on your bulletin board?

What is it?

Harvey ran away again and Cherry's broken heart.

You're not fooling me, Betty. This is just an excuse to watch this commercial

being shot.

Oh.

You shooting a commercial?

How's it going?

All right, I guess.

Something's wrong.

What's the matter?

I'm afraid Punky's a little too full of herself.

Oh, she's just a kid.

It's only natural for her to be impressed by show business.

You shouldn't expect her to be as mature as we are.

Who's that?

The director.

The director?

Wow!

Excuse me.

I'd love to have this picture signed.

Oh. Certainly, I'd be glad to.

That's not my picture. It's Billy Dee Williams.

Yeah, ain't he a hunk?

Did you get him to sign that when they go back to Hollywood?

What?

Tell him there's a foxy lady here in Chicago who could send his mustache.

I'd be glad to.

Don't worry, I'll be near you the whole time. Now break a leg.

Oh, it's just an expression.

It means good luck.

Gibbles, cordon bleu, the saga continues.

Director Daryl Snipes, take one.

Light, camera, action.

This dapper dog about town always follows the nicest theater with a

bowl of...

What's he doing?

Now what are we going to do?

Get into a tux.

Why? You're doing the commercial.

What?

Kibbles Cordon Bleu is so good that even humans want to eat it.

There's nothing on this earth that can make me eat dog food. There'll be no

kibbles for moi.

I'll pay you $1 ,000.

Can I stay in the motorhome?

Can I direct?

Oh, sure.

About time.

Okay, everybody take five.

Then you blew it.

Do you realize how much you've embarrassed me?

I'm ashamed of you.

You're a bad...

Thank you.

I'm afraid I'm a little ashamed of you.

Me? Why me?

Brandon's the one that messed up a once -in -a -lifetime chance.

Whose chance?

His?

Or yours?

What do you mean?

He could have been a star.

Perhaps.

But he didn't want to be a star. You wanted it.

He wasn't excited about all this. I think he would have preferred to play

frisbee. But you don't understand.

Panky, you remember the other day when I tried to interest you in the restaurant

business?

Yeah.

That's what I wanted.

But you made it very clear that you wished to become an astronaut.

I disappointed you?

Yes, but I shouldn't have expected you to want the same things I want. That was

a mistake.

and you're saying I made the same mistake with Brandon.

Exactly.

Well, maybe I did get slightly carried away.

Slightly? P .B.? I'm going to go straighten things out with Brandon.

Good idea.

Brandon?

Brandon, I shouldn't have yelled at you.

I'm sorry.

Really, really sorry.

And you're not a bad dog.

You're a good dog.

Best dog in the world.

You think you can ever forgive me?

I love you.

Let's get out of this monkey city and go play some frisbee.