Original subtitles

It is estimated that there are some 10 quintillion insects alive

at any one time.

But forget about them. This is about me - Lloyd!

I'm a fly.

OK, I've got the plan all worked out, Abacus.

Step one - we are front of the queue

to get the first copy of The Death of Arachnofly.

Step two - read it immediately

to find out how, or if, Arachnofly survives.

It's the literary event of our lifetimes.

Step three - read it again

while obsessively discussing plot holes and Easter eggs.

Step four - break for lunch and or snack.

Then, step five...

...back to step three.

You've thought of everything. Of course I have.

Now let's get moving.

No time to lose. That's the spirit, Lloyd.

We don't want to be late. Uh... what? Late for what?

Caterpillar World, of course!

Never stop wheelin'!

And... that's today?

Of course it's today.

I don't know how you could forget.

PB won't stop talking about it.

But The Death Of Arachnofly comes out today!

The most important comic book ever.

Yoo-hoo! Ooh, all set I see.

Well, don't worry, your maggots and I are gonna have a wonderful time.

You go and have some wholesome family fun.

It's happening, Cornea.

I'm finally finding out what happens inside a chrysalis,

since you refused to tell me.

Well, if your parents think you're ready...

Well, the leaflet says, "Suitable for all the family."

Do you think... It's suitable. It's suitable.

Come on, Lloyd. You promised.

Uh...

Uh...

I could do both.

Abacus, go get that comic

and meet me outside Caterpillar World the second it finishes.

The second!

I am both scared and elated by this responsibility, Lloyd.

I won't read it without you, I promise.

You're a good friend, Abacus.

Now I must go be a good brother.

Yay!

Let's go see gross caterpillar stuff!

Wow!

This is Caterpillar World?

It's everything I hoped for.

I can't wait!

Tickets, please.

I hope you're ready to laugh.

I hope you're ready to start the show.

I'm meeting a friend after and...

Sit down, enjoy the show, and never stop wiggling.

Yoo-hoo!

Funny to see you and PB here and not the maggots.

Oh, I guess you're never too old for Caterpillar World.

Wait, is this a show for maggots?

It says, "Suitable for all the family."

Hey, Lloyd, I got space at the front.

If the chrysalis bursts,

we might be in the splash zone.

Yes, it definitely says "for all the family."

I'm fine here, PB.

Come on! From here we'll get to see everything.

Everything.

Are you ready to have fun?!

Yay!

Oh, yay!

What about you? Are you having fun?

Give me a wiggly whoo-hoo!

Whoo-hoo. Can we move this along?

That didn't sound like a wiggly whoo-hoo to me.

Whoo... hoo?

That's more like it.

Everyone go wild...

Yeah!

...for Mr Wiggly!

Oh-ho!

Oh, yeah.

Hello, everyone.

Oh!

Alright, little wigglers, let's sing The Wiggling Song.

Join in with the wiggling.

♪ Who wants to wiggle all day long?

♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

♪ Who wants to undulate as they move along?

♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

♪ Who wants to grow up and be a butterfly after this song?

This is it!

Eugh, yuk, no!

We don't want to be a boring butterfly, do we?

Eugh! Oh, no!

We'd rather keep wiggling, right?

Yay!

♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggly-whoo! ♪

Those of you with hands, give yourselves a clap.

I said, "Those of you with hands!"

Yes! Whoo-hoo! Yeah!

Is everyone having a wiggly good time?

Yes, little girl at the front.

Uh, what happens when you go inside a chrysalis?

I think it's time

for The Iggly Wiggly Dance, don't you?

Didn't we just do the wiggly dance? That was The Wiggly Song!

The Iggly Wiggly Dance is very distinct.

Who wants to volunteer and show everyone their best wiggling?

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

Do you really want to do The Iggly Wiggly Dance?

No, I want him to answer my question.

I'm not leaving until he has, even if it takes all day.

All day?!

Hey, Mr Wiggly! Over here.

Ooh, we have a volunteer.

And what's your name?

No. My sister's hand is up.

I have questions!

Don't be shy! Come up here!

What's your name? No, you're not getting it.

My sister wants to...

What's your name? Lloyd.

Loganberry. Ooh, that's a lovely name, is not?

Lloyd. Lloyd.

That's what I said. Loganberry.

Did you know caterpillar insides aren't fixed?

They jiggle around all over.

Let's all jiggle our tummies.

Join in.

♪ Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle

♪ Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle I'm jiggling! I'm jiggling!

♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

What happens inside a chrysalis?

♪ Jiggle, jiggle... ♪

Come on, Loganberry. Give 'em your best tummy jiggle jiggle.

I really think we've covered the wiggling part.

Never stop wiggling!

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle.

Get to the good stuff!

What happens inside a chrysalis?

♪ Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

Please tell me what happens inside a chrysalis!

♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle Jiggle, wiggle, jiggle

Uh... Uh... Uh...

Enough! No more jiggling or wiggling!

Arachnofly might be dead or alive or an unexpected third option.

So please tell my sister what happens inside a chrysalis,

so I can go and find out what happens in my comic.

Yes, please!

Ooh... I don't want to. Ooh!

Why not? Surely you know. You're a caterpillar.

A pretty old one by the sound of your voice.

I think you'd have done it by now.

That's it, kids. Show's over.

Wiggly bye!

Oh, no.

Lloyd. You've ruined the show.

You ruined the show, Loganberry!

Lloyd, how could you?

I was enjoying that. Yeah.

What? No... I didn't mean...

Now I'm never going to find out.

It's OK, PB. It's OK, everyone.

The show will go on.

Leave me alone. No autographs.

Oh, it's you, Loganberry.

No, Lloyd. Never mind.

Please come back and finish the show.

I don't want to.

I'm sorry about my sister.

She just really wants to know what happens inside a chrysalis.

Maybe if you...

I don't want to become a chrysalis.

Oh. Why not?

Have you ever digested yourself into ooze

and then reassembled yourself bit by bit?

Well, no. Why would...

Oh. Is that what happens inside a chrysalis?

Oh. Does it hurt?

Are you still even you after something like that?

Well, I don't know.

And I don't want to know ever.

But don't you want to become a pretty butterfly?

Not like that.

My friend Cornea's a butterfly. She seems fine.

Surely you want to know what it's like.

I mean, there's this comic called Death of Arachnofly.

That's out today, isn't it? Cor!

Never too old to enjoy a comic.

So you want to know whether Arachnofly lives or dies, right?

Of course.

But what if you never found out?

Whoa.

It would fill me with anxiety, and I'd think about it all the time.

Exactly. So knowing is...

Better than not knowing.

Mr Wiggly, I think it's time to find out.

Yes. You're right, Loganberry.

It's time I stop wriggling and start flapping.

But first, Mr Wiggly, you have a show to finish.

Now, now, kids. It's OK. Don't be sad.

Hey there, kids.

PB, you are about to see a show!

Who wants to know what happens inside a chrysalis?

Are you kidding? I do!

Well, I'm not going to tell you. Oh.

I'm going to show you.

By pupating live on stage right here, right now.

You what?

Yes!

Uh...

How long is this going to take?

Well, I've got to eat enough to initiate my final moult

and become the chrysalis.

And then I'll be in that for, ooh,

anywhere between a few weeks to a few months...

He liquefies into an ooze and reforms into a butterfly, PB.

That's what happens inside a chrysalis.

OK, we can go now.

Abacus, is Arachnofly alive or dead? I can't not know any longer!

Wow. So gross.

I thought this was suitable for all the family.

OK. Time to go home now. Come on, everyone.

That's what it says.

Oh, is it over?

Did we have fun?

I got to eat loads and loads... and loads.

Abacus, you got it.

Oh! We can finally find out the fate of Arachnofly!

I haven't read it. Promise.

I haven't even looked at it.

Abacus, this is a seed catalogue.

In retrospect, I probably should have looked at it.

Even though I'm not... I'm not hungry, I gotta eat loads.

Captions by Red Bee Media

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