Rock-A-Doodle (1991)

Phil Harris: Patou, Narrator

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• [first lines] 

  Narrator : Once upon a time, back before I knew how to tie my shoes, the sun came up. Now, I know an everyday sunrise may not seem like such a big deal to some folks. But, imagine for a moment: if instead of rising up like this one morning where you lived, she took a look around and decided to go back to sleep. It happened once to us. Let me tell you all about it.

• Narrator : Now, I got to admit as bad guys go, the Duke's nephew Hunch was more a hoot than he was horrible. But still, he was a nuisance and as we were tied up at the moment, we weren't all that happy to see him.

• Narrator : One morning, before Chanticleer was even awake.

  Farmyard Bully : Hey, Chanticleer! Get down in there!

  Narrator : A stranger snuck onto our farm to stop Chanticleer for crowing.

  [Chanticleer and the bully began to fight at the farm] 

  Narrator : Of course, Chanticleer wouldn't give up without a fight. But, what he didn't know was that this stranger have been sent by the Grand Duke of Owls. Nasty fella.

• [the Grand Duke arrives in Edmond's live-action bedroom] 

  Edmond : Chanticleer?

  Grand Duke : No... it's not Chanticleer.

  Edmond : Who-who are you?

  Grand Duke : You put your finger in the Duke's face, remember? These are expensive, you little brat!

  [throws his broken monocle on the floor] 

  Grand Duke : But that is not why the Duke is going to eat you.

  Edmond : Eat me?

  Grand Duke : Oh, dear. Now I've gone and spoiled the surprise. Always doing that. But you see, we creatures of the night have worked very hard to make absolutely sure that that bird does not return. And you... you, with no regard for the feelings of others, have the nerve to call him back here by name. And besides, I positively loathe rock 'n' roll.

  [laughs] 

  Edmond : You're not gonna eat me!

  Narrator : And that's when the Duke hit the ceiling.

  [the Duke literally hits the ceiling] 

  Narrator : If Edmond wanted to bring Chanticleer back to raise the sun, the Duke was going to have something to say about it.

  Grand Duke : Kittens are more digestible.

  Narrator : Young Edmond was about to have the most amazing adventure he'd ever dreamed of.

  [the Duke transforms Edmond into an animated kitten and his live-action bedroom into a cartoon one] 

• Patou : Chanticleer, you've gotta crow, and you gotta crow now!