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♪♪

(THUNDER CRASHING)

(POLICE SIRENS WAILING)

♪ Sometimes some crimes

♪ Go slippin' through the cracks

♪ But these two gumshoes

♪ Are pickin' up the slack

♪ There's no case too big, no case too small

♪ When you need help, just call

♪ Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'n Dale's

♪ Rescue Rangers

♪ Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'n Dale

♪ When there's danger

♪ No, no, it never fails

♪ 'Cause once they're involved

♪ Somehow whatever's wrong gets solved

♪ Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'n Dale

♪ Rescue Rangers

♪ Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'n Dale

♪ When there's danger

♪ No, no, it never fails

♪ They'll take the clues

♪ And find the wheres and whys and whos

♪ Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'n Dale

♪ Rescue Rangers

♪ Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'n Dale

♪ When there's danger

♪ Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip 'n Dale ♪

As heroic test pilot Chip scans the morning skies,

he scientifically tests the weather conditions.

The wind is at his back, the updraft is perfect, and the clouds...

- (CLATTERING) - Will you hurry up, Dale?

How come I gotta lug all this junk?

'Cause you're the fearless copilot who can handle any job.

Hey, yeah! Make way for the fearless copilot.

There you go, Chip!

Did I say fearless? I meant brainless!

Hold this!

(EXCLAIMS IN SURPRISE)

Now give it back.

There! The Furball XL-9 is ready for takeoff.

Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy!

Crash helmets on?

Check!

Then blast off!

Hang on, Dale!

We're about to go where no chipmunk has gone before.

(WHOOPING)

BOTH: Uh-oh.

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(WOMAN SCREAMING)

(GLASS SHATTERING)

Hey! Look, Chip, it followed me home.

Can I keep it?

Anyone in there?

Hey, look. It works!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

A car chase!

(HORN HONKING)

(PLATO HOWLING)

Hey, it's Plato!

He must be after a crook.

Come on!

Some fun, huh, Chip?

We're right on his tail, Plato.

Give him the siren again.

(HOWLING)

I gotta lose that cop. And, boy, is he ugly!

Get on your own side of the car, Plato.

(WHIMPERING)

Oh, don't pout.

I'm counting on you to use the famous Crime Bite on him.

(BARKS)

Hey, Plato!

Well, hello, lads.

Came to catch the action, eh?

Sure did. Who're you chasing?

That scoundrel up ahead stole the Clutchcoin Ruby necklace.

(BOTH EXCLAIMING)

But don't worry, Detective Drake and I

will apprehend the villain.

(BOTH EXCLAIMING)

Now, hang on.

You got it.

(HOWLING)

That's telling him, Plato!

Yeah!

(HOWLING)

(BOTH HOWLING)

This is Detective Drake.

I'm gonna need some backup!

Boss! Boss! I got the ruby!

KIRBY: You want us to take over, Detective?

I may be retiring in a month, but I ain't over the hill yet.

Plato and I'll go through here.

You take the other side.

Got you, Detective.

And keep your eyes open.

He may try to stash the ruby.

Hey, Plato, can we watch you catch the bad guy?

Can we, can we, can we?

All right. But step lively and keep your heads down.

Bullets may fly.

Oh, boy!

Bang! Bang! Ka-bang! Ka-bang!

Boss, where are you?

(LAUGHING WICKEDLY)

KIRBY: He came in this way.

He's not here.

This ought to rattle their badges.

We're trapped!

This was a whole lot easier when we were a whole lot younger.

Hey, there he is!

(GASPING)

Look, it's the ruby.

(SIGHS)

We gotta make some noise to bring Plato.

Got you!

It sounds like the lads.

You hear something, boy?

How tempting.

But that would be much too quick.

What I have planned will hurt Drake more than a ton of lumber.

All right, Percy. Hold it right there!

Dale!

You ain't taking me, coppers!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

What?

I gotta save Dale.

(EXCLAIMING) Oh, that's cold!

(LAUGHING) Hey, no! Stop! Cut that out!

Going up!

Hey! Come on! Come on!

Let me down!

What's going on, Plato?

(CHUCKLING)

Thanks, Chipper.

Okay, Plato, do your stuff, big guy!

Oh, boy! The Crime Bite!

Go get him, Plato!

(CHOMPING)

(WHOOPING)

Nice job, Plato.

Way to go, Detective.

You got back the necklace!

Yeah, but it looks like that crook, Percy, got away.

KLORDANE: Oh, Percy, ever the fashion trendsetter.

(STUTTERING) Boss! Mr. Klordane, I was looking for you.

Uh, it's been a really tough morning.

I know, Percy.

I saw it all, even when you lost the necklace.

Hey, that wasn't my fault!

I was chased by the cops, and their big dog bit me,

and this chipmunk grabbed my nose!

Ow! Oh, see? It hasn't been my day.

It's quite all right, Percy.

I expected you to lose the necklace.

You did?

(CHUCKLING) Of course.

Idiots are, if nothing else, dependable.

Gosh, thanks, Mr. Klordane.

As for my old friend, Detective Drake,

it's time I paid him a visit.

PERCY: Ow!

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

SPINELLI: Nice work, Drake.

Yeah, trying to make us all look bad before he retires.

Oh, compared to some of my early cases, this was nothing.

Speaking of nothing, the Captain wants to see you.

(WHIMPERING EXCITEDLY)

Watch the desk while I turn in the evidence, partner.

Yes, sir!

I hear you did well, Plato.

Got to use the famous Crime Bite, huh?

(SNARLING)

Good work, boy.

And you lads did good work, too!

- Really, Plato? - We did? We did?

Well, you defeated the crook and you got the ruby back.

I'd call that first-class police work.

Hey, maybe we could be policemen someday.

Or policemunks, anyway.

(PLATO LAUGHING)

Wow! Will you teach us how, Plato?

Well, I suppose I could give you a few pointers.

Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy!

First of all, men, you must never panic under fire.

Oh, I wasn't scared for a second.

Oh, you were, too!

- Was not! Was not! - Were too! Were too!

- Was not! - Were too!

All right, my lovely Fat Cat.

Now it's time for you to make Drake's life extremely uncomfortable.

Here, Captain. I got the necklace back.

Great work, Don.

I knew I could count on you.

The Clutchcoin Ruby, largest, purest ruby in the world.

(WHISTLES)

Boy, I'd like to find this in my Christmas stocking.

Why, a person could retire on the gold alone.

You know, Captain, there's something screwy about this robbery.

First, the crook came in through the bathroom window.

Next, he opened the safe with a silver spoon.

-(MUFFLED SCREAMING) - This has all the earmarks of that master thief...

BOTH: Aldrin Klordane!

CAPTAIN: You gotta be kidding, Don.

Klordane drowned over a year ago.

But, Captain, we never found the body.

I know, it doesn't make sense,

but I'd swear that guy's still around.

- CHIP: Were too! Were too! - DALE: Was not! Was not!

You're just jealous 'cause I was the hero.

(CHITTERING)

Lads, that's no way to behave.

Police work takes teamwork.

You've got to watch out for your partner.

Uh, sorry, partner.

PLATO: And when you're following a suspect, don't wear a funny hat.

This is great stuff, Plato. What else?

And above all, lads, remember this.

Cases are solved by dogged perseverance.

You must never, never give up.

Right! "Never give up."

That's humorous coming from you, Plato.

You should have given up years ago, you old fossil.

Fat Cat!

I thought you drowned with your boss.

Oh, no. We're doing quite well, thank you.

Which is more than I can say

about that feeble-minded flatfoot you hang around with.

Why, you...

(YOWLING)

(PLATO BARKING)

What's all the racket, Spinelli?

It's Plato, sir.

Drake! Grab that dog of yours before he wrecks the place!

(STAMMERING) Yes, sir!

DALE: Yahoo! Ride 'em, chipmunk!

Get those animals!

ALL: Yes, sir!

Alive!

(ALL MOANING)

That's Klordane's cat! But that means...

CAPTAIN: The Clutchcoin Ruby! It's gone!

Don, you were the last one in my office.

Did you see anyone?

(YOWLING)

(GASPING) The necklace!

What's it doing in Drake's coat?

And where's the ruby?

I'm telling you, that was Klordane's cat!

First you blame a drowned man, now you blame his pet.

KIRBY: And look at this.

Airline tickets and a fistful of gambling debts.

I don't believe it!

The Detective, a thief?

Wait! Those aren't mine!

I suppose they're the cat's?

Yeah. No.

(STAMMERING) I mean, it wasn't the cat. It was...

CAPTAIN: I hate to do this, Don,

but I'm afraid you're under arrest.

(PLATO GROWLING)

Muldoon, quit playing with the dog.

Let go, Plato!

I'm just following the Captain's orders.

MULDOON: Oh, darn!

KIRBY: Better lock him in, too. Keep him out of trouble.

The necklace, the missing ruby

and those gambling IOUs that were in your pocket?

It doesn't look good, Don.

You know it wasn't me, Spinelli.

Those papers were planted!

It must be Klordane.

He's framing me to get me out of the way.

Hey, man, we believe in you,

but the DA's gonna want a better defense than a dead crook, dig?

Psst!

What are you going to do, Plato?

What can I do?

Dash it, I should've kept my temper.

If I were free right now,

I'd be able to track down that ruby and clear Drake's name.

Hey, maybe Dale and I can do it.

You, do police work?

Think about it. Haven't we studied all your cases?

That's right. And we listen to all your stories.

Dash! That doesn't make you policemen.

We helped get that necklace, didn't we?

That's true.

You're right. With the ruby back, they can't hold us.

Very well, men, here's your mission.

Find Klordane.

How do we do that?

Try his last hideout, the Happy Tom Catfood factory.

If he's there, sneak in, get the ruby, and get out.

"And get out." Got it.

Oh, boy, our first case.

Freeze, you bad guys, we got you surrounded!

Bang! Bang!

Listen, lads, this is no game.

Detective Drake and I will catch the criminals.

You two just stay out of trouble.

Right. We're on our way.

See you, Plato.

Good luck, lads!

But what chance do a couple of chipmunks have?

This is where Klordane's hideout is supposed to be.

(SQUEAKING)

Take a moment to appreciate it, gentlemen.

I got the ruby and Drake got the blame.

But, boss, that jewel is world-famous. How are you gonna fence it?

Fence it? Oh, the small dreams of small minds.

Do you think I would settle for a paltry few million?

No, no. This beauty is going to the Professor.

He and I have much bigger plans for it.

You boys, make sure that everything is ready for my Arctic trip.

I don't want any slip-ups.

KLORDANE: We'll meet back here tomorrow morning at 8:00.

Mother always said I had expensive tastes.

MOLE: Who's there?

Just open the door, you mental midgets.

Sorry, boss.

He has a gang?

Wow, Fat Cat, you got the ruby!

The guys up in the casino are gonna go nuts.

They said you couldn't swipe it.

They also said the world was flat.

It isn't?

No, only your head.

Is the meeting set, Mole?

Yeah. The twins are expecting us in Chinatown at midnight.

Perfect.

This really sets off my eyes, don't you think?

I've always said Klordane is remarkably discriminating,

yeah, yeah, for a human.

Now, let's get up to the casino.

I must share my magnificence with the little people.

Gee, Fat Cat, isn't Mr. Klordane gonna be mad

when he finds the ruby missing?

He's not going to find it missing,

my little nearsighted numbskull.

Klordane will have his ruby back after I've had my fun.

Thank you, Bruno.

We're gonna have to go in there and get that ruby.

In there? That's Fat Cat's casino.

Are you nuts?

Hey, Mortie, looks like Fat Cat's

got himself a case of the snoops.

Don't be such a big, whiny baby.

We'll just be extra careful.

Mom, is that you?

Gosh! This detective stuff is easier than I thought.

Hiya, Bruno!

You see? I told you we needed disguises.

(ALL CHATTERING)

Oh, boy! This place is great!

What do you think you're doing?

Oh, come on, Chip. It looks like fun.

We've got a job to do!

Remember what Plato said? "Dogged perseverance."

Oh, boy, oh, boy!

What are you doing? We're not supposed to attract attention!

Get rid of that stuff!

Okay.

Like my new sparkler, boys?

We didn't think you could get your paws on it, Fat Cat.

Oh, ye of little brain.

It's trinkets like these that show the world what I deserve,

the best.

♪ You can't expect a true gourmet

♪ To settle for mere fish flambe

♪ My diet screams for triple-star

♪ Beluga caviar

♪ And cream by any other name

♪ Cannot compare with French champagne

♪ So pop the cork and tip your hat

♪ A toast to me, Fat Cat

♪ I want the best of everything

♪ Golden crowns and diamond rings

♪ Servants at my beck and call

♪ I'll make them crawl

♪ You know I want it all

♪ My velvet tux is tailor-made

♪ Embroidered silk and jewel brocade

♪ My good taste is so refined

♪ I demand the top of the line

♪ Only hand-crushed Greek volcanic rocks

♪ Shall line my lacquered litter box

♪ A fine Italian marble bust

♪ Engraved, In Fat Cat We Trust

ALL: ♪ He wants the best of everything

♪ Golden crowns and diamond rings

♪ Servants at his beck and call

♪ He'll make them crawl

♪ You know he wants it all

♪ He wants the best of everything

♪ Golden crowns and diamond rings

♪ Servants at his beck and call

♪ I'll make them crawl

♪ You know I want it all

ALL: ♪ La, la, la ♪

FAT CAT: Why, what do we have here?

(HUMMING)

A samba snack for our dinner theater.

Yeah. We saw him and his pal snooping outside.

Pal?

Yeah. You leave my buddy alone

or you'll never see the ruby again.

(GASPING)

My ruby!

What have you done with it, you diminutive nut-muncher?

Put Dale down first.

Hi.

All right. Where's the jewel?

Over there!

Run for it!

Get them!

(GIGGLING)

Uh-oh.

This way!

We're gonna make it! We're gonna make it!

Faster! Faster!

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(FAT CAT SIGHS)

Double zero. It looks like I win.

Now see what your goofing off got us into?

I don't know who you are and I don't care.

But when you cross Fat Cat,

you go splat.

(BOTH SCREAMING)