Orinoladdin part 1 - "Arabian Nights"/A Dark Night

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Orinoladdin

Count Duckula/Peddler (singing): Oh I come from a land, From a faraway place, Where the caravan camels roam, Where they cut off your ear, Where it's flat and immense, If they don't like your face, And the heat is intense, It's barbaric, but hey--it's home! When the wind's at your back, And the sun's from the west, And the sand in the glass is right, Come on down, Stop on by Hop a carpet and fly To another Arabian night, Arabian nights, Like Arabian days, More often than not Are hotter than hot In a lot of good ways Arabian nights, 'Neath Arabian moons, A fool off his guard Could fall and fall hard Out there on the dunes. (now speaks) Ah, Salaam and good evening to you worthy friend. Please, please, come closer-- (Camera zooms in hitting duckula in face) Too close, a little too close. (Camera zooms back out to Cut) There. Welcome to Agrabah. City of mystery, of enchantment, and the finest merchandise this side of the river Jordan, on sale today, come on down! Heh, heh. Look at this! Yes! Combination hookah and coffee maker--also makes Julienne fries. Will not break (taps it on table), will not--(it falls apart)--it broke. Ooohhh! Look at this! Pulls out Tupperware) I have never seen one of these intact before. This is the famous Dead Sea Tupperware. Listen. (Pries it open, makes raspberry sound.) Ah, still good. (Camera begins to pan to right. Duckula hurries to catch it.) Wait, don't go! (Stop pan.) I can see that you're only interested in the exceptionally rare.  I think then, you would be most rewarded to consider...this. (Duckula pulls the Magic Lamp out from his sleeve.) Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. (Another pan, this one slower to left. Again, Duckula rushes to catch up.) This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life. A young man who liked this lamp was more than what he seemed. A diamond in the rough. Perhaps you would like to hear the tale? (Duckula pours shiny sand from the lamp into his hand.) It begins on a dark night (Duckula throws sand into the sky, where it forms a starry nightscape.), where a dark man waits, with a dark purpose.

(Camera tilts down to find Baron Greenback sitting on his horse and Pingu on his shoulder. Katnip comes riding up to the pair.)

Baron Greenback/Jafar: You...are late.

Katnip/Gazeem: A thousand apologies, O patient one.

Baron Greenback/Jafar: You have it, then?

Katnip/Gazeem: I had to slit a few throats to get it. (Pulls out half of the medallion. Greenback reaches out for it, but Katnip yanks it back.) Ah, ah, ahhh! The treasure! (Pingu squawks as he flies by and grabs the medallion.) Ouch!

Baron Greenback/Jafar: Trust me, my pungent friend. You'll get what's coming to you.

Pingu/Iago: What's coming to you! Awk!

(Greenback pulls out the second half of the medallion. He connects them, and the insect medallion begins to glow. Finally, it flies out of Greenback's hand, scaring the horses, and is off towards the dunes.)

Baron Greenback/Jafar: Quickly, follow the trail! Faster!

(All ride off, following the glowing speck of light, until it reaches a large dune.  It separates into two and the halves plunge into the dune.  All that remains are two glowing points of light on the dune. But then the dune begins to rise up, transforming into a giant lion's head, with the glowing points serving as the eyes.)

Baron Greenback/Jafar: At last, after all my years of searching, the cave of wonders!

Pingu/Iago: Awk! Cave of wonders!

Katnip/Gazeem: By Allah!

Baron Greenback/Jafar: Now, remember! Bring me the lamp. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp is mine!

(Katnip starts to approach the lion's mouth, which forms the entrance to the cave.  He chuckles as he goes.)

Pingu/Iago: Awk, the lamp! Awk, the lamp! (Now that Pingu and Greenback are alone, Pingu opens up in normal English.) Jeez, where'd ya dig this bozo up?

(Greenback puts his finger to his lips and shushes him. Katnip reaches the cave, but is blown away by the roar of the cave's speaking.)

Cave: Who disturbs my slumber?

Katnip: It is I, Katnip, a humble thief.

Cave: Know this. Only one may enter here. One whose worth lies far within. A diamond in the rough.

(Katnip turns to Greenback with a questioning look.)

Baron Greenback/Jafar: What are you waiting for? Go on!

(Katnip hesitates, then moves one foot inside the cave. With great apprehension, he plants his foot down.  Nothing happens. Relieved, he begins his trek again. Then another roar comes. He turns back, but the lion's mouth slams shut and the dune collapses back to normal. All that are left are Greenback, Pingu, and the two separated halves of the medallion.)

Baron Greenback/Jafar: Nooooo!

Cave: Seek thee out, the diamond in the rough.

(Pingu unburied himself from the sand, coughing as he does so.)

Pingu/Iago: I can't believe it. I just don't believe it. We're never gonna get a hold of that stupid lamp! Just forget it. Look at this. Look at this. I'm so ticked off that I'm molting!

(He flies up to Greenback's shoulder.)

Baron Greenback/Jafar: Patience, Iago. Patience. Katnip was obviously less than worthy.

Pingu/Iago: (Extremely sarcastically) Oh, there's a big surprise. That's an incred--I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die from not surprise! What're we gonna do? We got a big problem here,a big prob-

(Greenback pinches his beak shut.)

Baron Greenback/Jafar: Yes, we do. Only one may enter. I must find this one, this...diamond in the rough.