[owl hooting]
[narrator] Just east of North Westville and south of Goo-bai,
a town known as Glurfsburg might catch your eye.
Our story starts here.
Who knows what's in store?
It begins with a kite, and then...
Woo-hoo-hoo!
-[narrator] Shut the front door! -Whoa!
[narrator] That is a... That's a ninja!
This is Dr. Seuss, so I wasn't expecting--
Oh, why would you cut the line?
What's a piece of paper gonna do?
Oh, you just answered my question.
Dive roll!
[narrator] This sneak has snuck into a zoo!
Past the Moostrich,
the Walvark,
and the Llama-Gnu.
[chuckles] [grunts]
[humming]
[snoring]
[narrator] That wall is no problem. It's barely a hurdle!
But the same can't be said of those large slapping turtles!
-Oh! With the right flipper! -[screaming]
[grunts]
[creature grunts]
[ninja gasps]
Okay, okay. Shh, shh, shh, shh. Easy. Easy, now.
Easy!
Easy, big fella.
Oh, wow!
-[snoring] -[alarm rings]
[gasps]
[screams]
[guard grunting]
[narrator] Yet, when the guard got there, see what he learnt:
The cage was still present,
but man and beast...
weren't.
On your left! Busy inventor coming through!
Well, I'm gonna be late! I'm going to be late!
[narrator] "Who's this guy," you wonder, "rushing round in a hurry?"
Relax with the questions.
We'll get there. Don't worry.
-[bell sounds] -[Guy] Right on time.
This is it.
-Whoa! -[water splashes]
Ugh!
[groans]
Who puts a puddle--
-Oh! -Hey, mister! Save the Yips?
No time.
They have the Yaps, but we're searching for a cure!
Please, sign here.
[groans]
Stupid Yips and Yaps making me late!
[woman] Oh.
E-Excuse me, sir.
Would you mind taking a photo of us?
-No! -Great! Thanks.
That's not what I meant.
It's the button on top.
Say, "I'm ruining your life!"
[all] "We're ruining your life!"
[groans]
[elevator dinging]
-[Guy whines] -[elevator dinging]
-[smashing button] -Oh, come on!
I'm Guy, life-long inventor, here for the biggest meeting of my life!
That's nice.
Have a seat. We'll be with you in the next seven hours.
[groans]
Huh?
[narrator] Look at the neat and amazing inventions!
Every one worthy of Snerz's attention!
-There's an anti-umbrella! -[gasps]
Oh!
And a tree stump de-rooter!
And right over there is a narrator muter!
I wonder what that does?
[voice fading] Wait! Hold on! No! Stop turning the dial, please! I can't--
-[people applauding] -Yours is a winner for sure!
All right! Woo-hoo! I'm going to Meepville!
[people applauding]
[woman] Oh, I hope we make the cut!
Fingers crossed!
Ooh! An auto finger-crosser? They said it couldn't be done!
-[sighs] -So, what's your invention?
It's, uh... It's nothing special.
Ooh! Nothing special?
Sounds special!
[man] Ooh, nice!
Get a load of that!
Snerz is gonna love that!
[narrator] A narrator muter? These people have no idea what I do. This is my craft--
-Support the Yips, sir? -[narrator] Ah-ha! I'm back!
My volume's off zero!
-Just in time to meet our other hero! -[whistling]
Whoa!
Nice, try there, puddle. Not gonna catch me!
Hup!
Ah, why not?
[laughs]
Whoo! [hums]
-[woman] Mister, support the Yips? -Yips?
-Oh! -I heard they have the Yaps.
Just tragic.
Okay, where do I sign? Can I do it more than once?
Boing! Handspring!
Whoo! [laughs]
Here we go! Uh-oh! Coming through!
Oh, family photo! Priceless moment!
Say cheese!
-Give me duck face! Tea pot arms! -[family laughs]
Put a leg in the air! Pucker hard! Squat!
-Scream! -[family screams]
Thanks, Mister!
Hey, what's your name?
I'm Sam.
Sam-I-Am.
Guy-Am-I?
Is there a Guy-Am-I here?
I'm the only person in this room.
You sure there isn't anyone else you want to squeeze in first?
Nope. You're the absolute, very last person they wanted to see.
Hmm.
Lose the frown, kid.
They're just a bunch of bean counters and pencil pushers.
[door buzzes open]
One bean.
Two beans.
[light dings]
[narrator] Our friend Guy-Am-I hasn't been a success.
Every invention's ended up a huge mess.
All that failure has made his hope nearly run dry.
But today, he's gonna give it...
One last try.
7,462 beans.
7,463 beans.
All right, buddy. You're up.
[male Honcho] Dazzle us.
[clears throat]
Isn't travel the worst?
Trapped on a cold air balloon with a bunch of strangers,
all of 'em yacking at you,
pestering you, never letting you stew in peace.
Stuck at the mercy of someone else's schedule as the last bus pulls away,
-and you're not on it! -7,469 beans.
Well, what if you could go where you want to,
whenever you want to, entirely on your own?
Now you can.
With the Self-Flyer.
-Hmm, interesting. -Ooh.
-I'm leaning in. -Intriguing.
I was ignoring the sad man, but he has my attention now!
Exclusive, aspirational,
definitely Snerz-worthy!
Oh! [chuckles wryly] That's good.
Just what every child needs! A death trap strapped onto their back!
This thing is 100% safe,
as you will see in the following demonstration,
when I 100% won't explode.
Ooh, I like it.
[exhales]
[Self-Flyer beeping]
[grunts]
-[Guy] Oh! -[gasping]
Don't explode. Don't explode. Don't explode.
Whoa!
Wowzers!
I'm not exploding!
Whoo! [laughs]
Self-Flyer.
Hmm?
I think we're all in agreement.
You're going to Meepville!
Get ready to pitch to Snerz himself!
See you...
SnerzDay!
[narrator] Guy felt fantastic! He'd finally won!
He'd invented a thing-a-ma-do that had done!
-[Self-Flyer clanking] -Whoa! Oh, no!
Whoa! Oh!
[Guy grunting]
No, not my beans!
-Whoa! -Whoa!
[Guy] Whoa!
[grunting]
Whoa!
[gasps]
[Self-Flyer exploding]