Freckles [A few weeks later, the puppies have grown and now have their spots, names, and red and blue-colored collars with their tags, as they watch their favorite TV show with their parents: The Adventures of Thunderbolt! Thunderbolt himself is in hot pursuit of his chief enemy, Dirty Dawson, who shoots his pistol to annihilate Thunder.]
C’mon, Thunderbolt.
J Jewel
C’mon, Thunderbolt.
F Fidget
[Dawson keeps firing at Thunderbolt, who is catching up closer to him.]
Go get him, Thunder.
[barks to root for Thunderbolt]
He’ll get that dirty ol’ horse thief.
J Jewel
Old Thunderbolt’s the greatest dog in the whole world.
He’s even better than Dad.
No dog’s better than Dad.
Freckles What’s he going to do, Dad?
Shh, shh. Let’s just wait and see.
TT Two-Tone
[Thunderbolt climbs on a rock outcrop to look out for Dirty Dawson, to which Jewel, Dipstick and Whizzer look over the couch arm likewise. They then see Dawson slink past some rocks and behind a cliff wall]
Look at him run, the old coward.
That old dirty Dawson! The yellow-livered old skunk! I’d like to tear his gizzard out.
Why, Patch, where did you ever hear such talk? Certainly not from your mother. [angrily scowls at Pongo, who smirks back at her]
Don’t worry, Penny. He’ll get that yellow-livered… Well, he’ll get him, all right.
TT Two-Tone
Lucky, get down. We can’t see.
Mother, make him get down.
C’mon, Lucky. Down, dear.
Freckles Missed him! Missed him by a mile!
I’m hungry, mother. I’m hungry.
Rolly, you’ve just had your dinner.
But I am, just the same. I’m so hungry I could eat… a whole elephant.
JD Jewel, Dipstick and Whizzer
Shh!
There he is, behind that rock.
D Dipstick
[The puppies watch with curiosity as Dawson pulls the trigger and blasts Thunderbolt off screen, causing the puppies to hide from the brutality.]
Oh, dear. He shot poor Thunder.
He missed him. Ol’ Thunder’s pretending… I think. See? What did I tell you? That’s one of his tricks.
TT Two-Tone
Lucky, get down.
DD Dirty Dawson
We want to go fighting, Thunder.
[bolts away from the TV set and barks at Dawson]
[Just as he laughing, Thunderbolt wakes up and fiercely tackles him. The two enemies fight at one another as he falls off a cliff and into a river below. All the puppies bark to cheer their TV hero on.]
I’m hungry, Mother. I really am.
TA TV Announcer
[Before Thunderbolt stands on cliff, the announcer interrupts their program]
Don’t miss next week’s episode. Who will triumph?
TA TV Announcer
[A bust of Thunderbolt barks and appears on a dog biscuit box being held by the TV announcer]
And speaking of champions, friends, Kanine Krunchies is the champion of all dog biscuits.
KK Kanine Krunchies Chorus
♪Kanine Krunchies can’t be beat, They make each meal a special treat, Happy dogs are those who eat nutritious Kanine Krunchies! Kanine Krunchies all contain Selected meat and wholesome grain, Toy Chihuahua and Great Dane All love Kanine Krunchies!♪
Perdy, we better get these little nippers off to bed if we’re going for a w-a-l-k.
We want to go too, Mother.
J Jewel
Can we, Mother? Can we?
TT Two-Tone
We never get to go.
Come along, children. Bedtime.
But we’re not a bit... [yawns] Sleepy. We want to go for a walk in the park.
Better do as your mother says. [counts the puppies to keep track.] One, two, three, four… five, six… seven… eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen…
I’m not sleepy. I’m hungry.
Fourteen... Hmm? [sees Lucky sitting back at the TV set]
KK Kanine Krunchies Chorus
So... Do what all the smart dogs do, And you'll feel great the whole day through, You can be a champion too, If you eat Kanine Krunchies!
TA TV Announcer
Now, Remember, friends. Just send five…
[turns off the TV and carries Lucky off to bed]
Lucky, you little rascal, let’s go.
[At the same time, Pongo and Perdita run inside the barn, where they reunite with their puppies]
Dad! Mother!
Freckles "I missed you, Mummy."
[relieved]
Oh, my darlings... my darlings!
[laughing]
Lucky, Patch, Pepper! Freckles!
D Dipstick
[Tibbs sighs lovingly on Colonel's head]
Oh, Daddy!
And Rolly, you little rascal!
"Did you bring me anything to eat?"
Twice that many, Dad. Now there's 99 of us!
[stunned]
"What? 99...?" [sees the 84 extra dalmatian puppies sitting on the hay bales] Where did they all come from?
[stunned]
What on earth would she want with so many?
DP Dalmatian Puppy 4
She's gonna make coats out of us.
[seriously]
That's right: Dog-skin coats.
[doubtful]
Oh, dog-skin coats! Oh, come now, Tibbs!
[truthfully]
But it's true, sir.
Horace and Jasper were gonna pop us off and... skin us!
"She's a devil, a witch! What'll we do?"
We have to get back to London somehow.
What about the others? What'll they do?
[The 84 Dalmatian puppies sit there on the hay bales, wondering about their fate, until Pongo makes his decision] [judiciously]
"Perdy, we'll take them home with us; all of them. Our pets would never turn them out."
[snorting]
Colonel, sir, lights on the road. It's a truck headin' this way. [sees the Baduns driving their truck down the road as their follow their tracks]
It's the Baduns, Horace and Jasper. They're following our tracks.
"Well, we've got 'em out numbered, Tibs. When I give the signal, we'll attack.
"Colonel, sir, I'm afraid that would be disastrous."
"Ahem! Oh, you think so?"
He's right, Colonel. We'd better run for it.
Out the back way, across the pasture.
Thank you, Sergeant, Colonel, Captain.
How can we ever repay you?
Ahem! Nothing at all. All in the line of duty.
That's right, sir... routine.
Better be off. Here they come.
[The Baduns park their truck outside and begin to enter the barn]
C'mon, kids, hurry. [leads the puppies out the barn and across the pasture]
Yes, good luck, and never fear! We'll hold them off 'til the bitter end!
[neighs for Colonel's attention as he hustles on the spot]
[appears and barks at Jasper and Horace]
Now, what's this? Hey, out of my way, you barkin' haystack, or I'll knock your blinkin' block off!
[sees the Baduns and leaves, following the Dalmatian puppies behind, just as Horace and Jasper come in, armed with their flashlights and weapons, cornering Colonel by the hay]
Well, they ain't in here, Jasper.
No. They're hiding in the hay. Here, give me a match. We'll burn 'em out.
[As Horace hands his brother the match, Sgt. Tibbs grabs onto Captain's ears and prepares to use him as a cannon]
Ready, Captain. Aim... Fire one! [pulls down Captain's ear, letting him kick Jasper in the butt and into the barn roof, surprising Colonel] Fire two! [fires Captain's leg, kicking Horace in the butt and right into the barn roof where Jasper is]
Hey! There they go, the little sneaks! C'mon, Horace, back to the truck. We'll head 'em off in half a mile. [rush back outside, where Jasper rides up in the truck and lets his brother get on, drive down the country road and stop at a bridge, where they shine their flashlights on a frozen creek] Ah, they gotta be around here somewhere.
[The Dalmatians are hiding under the bridge from the two goons. Rolly, on the other hand, has little room as he squirms around between two of his siblings]
Jasper, I've been thinkin'.
[shines his flashlight on the creek, just as Rolly bursts out from the formation and near the flashlight]
Well, what if they went down the froze-up creek so's not to leave their tracks?
[meanly yanks Horace back in his car seat]
Aw, Horace, you idiot! Dogs ain't that smart. [starts up the truck and drives off into the distance]
[watches them leave and then turns to Perdita and the puppies]
All clear, Perdy. All clear.
W Whizzer
We gave 'em the slip! [slips on the ice in front of Pongo] Didn't we, Dad?
They didn't even see us, Patch!
Shh, children. Children, shh.
[As the puppies continue walking, some of the other puppies form a dalmatian chain by clinging onto Perdita's tail and then each other's tail with their mouths. The next puppy tries to cling onto the other one's tail, but he or she trips over and bumps into Rolly, as they both slide on the ice] [tries catching up to them, but his feet slip on the ice]
My feet are slippery. I wish we could walk on the snow.
[picks up Lucky with his mouth]
No, son, we can't leave tracks. [follows the dalmatians behind with Lucky in his teeth. His hind legs slip on the ice, then he stands back up and resumes following them]
[Meanwhile, the dalmatian clan is caught in a heavy snowstorm] [keeps track of the dalmatian puppies behind]
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98... [sees Lucky struggling to keep up with the rest of the group] Oh, Lucky! [grabs Lucky with his teeth and carries him the rest of the way] C'mon, Lucky boy. We can't give up now.
I'm tired and I'm hungry and my tail's froze... and my nose is froze and my ears are froze. And my toes are froze.
C Collie
[They hear barking in the distance]
Pongo! Pongo! Pongo! [meets up with Pongo and Lucky] We'd just about lost hope. We have shelter for you... at the dairy barn across the road.
Oh, thank goodness. [runs to Perdita who is leading the rest of the puppies and calls out to her] Perdy! Perdy! This way, Perdy. The dairy barn across the road.
[hears her mate calling and leads the puppies to the dairy barn]
C'mon, kids.
It's not far. C'mon, this way. Follow the collie.
P Princess
[The freezing wind makes it hard for the puppies to walk ahead, but they steadily continue. The collie goes to the front door, opens it with his paw, and ushers the entire dalmatian clan inside the barn, where they are greeted by a row of dairy cows]
Just look, Queenie. Have you ever seen so many puppies?"
Q Queenie
Aren't they adorable!
D Duchess
Perfectly darling.
P Princess
The poor, little dears. They're completely worn out and half frozen!
[puts Lucky down by Perdita's feet]
Yes, dear. All 99 accounted for.
Q Queenie
The famous Pongos. We were so worried about you.
C Collie
Been trying to reach you for hours. Afraid you'd been captured.
Q Queenie
How did you make it all this way? And in such dreadful weather?
D Duchess
And with all those little ones.
I'm hungry, Mother. I'm hungry.
Freckles Mother, we're hungry.
TT Two-Tone, Dipstick, Jewel, Fidget and Whizzer
We're all hungry.
P Princess
Do they like warm milk? It's fresh.
Where, mother? Where is it?
Q Queenie
Come and get it, kids. It's on the house.
[leads the kids behind the dairy cows to let the kids feed on their mill]
This way, children. Around this way. Now, don't crowd. You'll have to take turns. Rolly, wait your turn, dear.
[tries pushing through his siblings to suck on one of the cows' udders, gets on a stool to reach the udder but trips over]
D Duchess
Don't worry, kids. There's plenty for all. Ooh! The little darlings.
C Collie
[brings him a discarded sandwich]
Pongo, a few scraps I saved for you and the missus.
C Collie
It's not much, but it might hold you as far as Dinsford.
C Collie
Yes, there's a Labrador there. His pet is a grocer.
[yawns]
Oh, I... I'm terribly sorry.
C Collie
Oh, quite all right. Quite all right. Now, get some rest and don't worry. I'll be standing watch. [goes outside to keep an eye out for Cruella and the Baduns]
I don't know what we'd have done if...
Q Queenie
Oh, we're very honoured to be of service.
P Princess
We're only sorry we can't do more.
D Duchess
Anyone who would think of hurting these dear, little puppies...
D Duchess
They're so dear.
P Princess
I wish they could stay with us for always.
Q Queenie
Princess, shh. Quiet, everyone. Let them sleep, the poor things. They're so exhausted, and they still have such a long way to go.
[The camera fades out on the cows and the puppies]
L Labrador
[Meanwhile, in Dinsford, the Labrador that the Collie mentioned to Pongo last evening stands outside a blacksmith shop and barks for any sign of the Dalmatians, who then arrive on schedule. Pongo runs ahead, barking in reply.]
Pongo, I’ve got a ride home for you!
A ride home? Perdy, did you hear that?
Pongo, there she is: Cruella.
[Cruella then drives down one side of the street, forcing the Labrador, Pongo, and Perdita to duck down from Cruella searching for them. As soon as they raise their heads, Pongo sees Horace and Jasper looking for them, too.]
Yes… and Jasper and Horace.
Pongo, how will we get to the van?
I don’t know, Perdy. But somehow, we’ve got to.
Mother, Dad, Patch pushed me in the fireplace.
Did not! [angrily sticks a tongue at Patch]
Please, children, don't quarrel.
Say...Perdy, I've got an idea. [rolls around in soot]
Look! I'm a Labrador! We'll all roll in the soot! We'll all be Labradors!
L Labrador
Say! That is an idea!
Come on, kids! Roll in the soot!
You mean you want us to get dirty?
Did you hear that, Freckles? Dad wants us to get dirty.
[sighs]
Do as your father says.
I always wanted to get good and dirty!
[All the puppies laugh as they jump into the soot and roll around in it]
That’s the stuff! The blacker, the better!
Freckles How’s this, Dad?
[to puppies]
Wait a minute. Now, that’s enough. Not too many at a time. Uh-oh. Rolly, hold on, son. You’re only half done. [stops Rolly]
L Labrador
And now, stay right with me, kids.
[giggles]
We’re gonna fool the ol’ mad lady.
Then the labrador slowly brings the puppies out into the open, while Horace and Jasper check each nook and cranny with their weapons in the village.
[nervously]
Pongo, I’m so afraid.
[points out the puppies]
Look, Jasper: Do you suppose they disguised themselves?
Say now, Horace. That’s just what they did. Dogs is always paintin’ themselves black! [angrily hits Horace on the head] You idiot!
They reach the van, where the labrador loads each puppy with his teeth onto the tailgate.
[watches them from the window back at the blacksmith's shop]
Well, so far, so good. C’mon, Perdy. Better get on your make-up. I’ll go ahead with the next bunch. [leaves to get the next bunch of puppies, until Perdita sees Cruella coming in her car and ducks down to avoid being seen by her as Cruella passes the window the other way. Pongo and the puppies wait to move outside, until Cruella stops her car. Perdita then sees Horace and Jasper coming and runs off to hide. Before Jasper gets a closer look, both he and Horace hear Cruella blowing her horn]
[angrily shouts]
Jasper! Horace! Well?
Aw, now, be reasonable, miss.
We’re froze clean to our bones.
We’ve been out all night and all day and with nothin’ to eat.
They’re somewhere in this village, and we’re going to find them! Now get going! [speeds off]
[Pongo and the labrador check to see if the coast is clear.]
Do you think they’ve seen us?
L Labrador
No, but we’re running out of time.
CM Car Mechanic
Try ‘er again, mate.
As the truck driver starts his engine again, Perdita is now in her soot disguise as she leads the next batch of puppies.
Hurry, Perdy. The van’s about to leave.
Perdita brings the puppies over to the van and helps the labrador load them onto the tailgate, until they see Horace and Jasper checking a trash can and a rain pipe to search for the puppies.
L Labrador
Better hurry.
Perdita then runs back to the shop, as Pongo brings out the next batch of puppies. At the same time, Cruella's car turns round the fountain, as Cruella peers her head out the window to keep looking. The batch of puppies run behind the van, while the car mechanic makes final repairs to the engine as the driver looks on. Three of the puppies hide against the van's wall from Cruella, who clears the area. The labrador and his bunch of puppies come out from their hiding places, as Perdita brings the next bunch of puppies out to the van.
I’ll get the rest. [leaves the grab the last bunch]
CM Car Mechanic
Well, that ought to do 'er. [closes the truck hood] At least, she’ll get you back to London.
L Labrador
Better get aboard, miss.
The van has its engine working, as Perdita leaps onto the tailgate and helps with the loading. As Pongo returns to get the last bunch of puppies, he sees Horace and Jasper standing outside the blacksmith shop.
Hey, Jasper. [whacks Jasper softly on the butt to get his attention. Then, Jasper shakes his fire poker on the door, scaring the puppies into hiding.]
C’mon, Horace. [head go to the back of the blacksmith shop to investigate the interior, but Pongo catches up to the last of the puppies and leads them out just in time.]
Hurry, kids! C’mon, kids. Run on ahead.
Freckles She’s watching us, Dad.
[Just then, melting icicle droplets fall on the puppies' soot, turning it into white spots and exposing their true identity. Pongo looks up and sees the droplets falling from the edge of a nearby roof as his fur is revealed]
It can’t be! [glares in her side-view mirror] It’s impossible!
L Labrador
[But, it is. With the soot splashing off from the droplets, she sees the Dalmatians' fur as the truck slowly pulls away. A clump of snow falls on Lucky, forcing Pongo to grab Lucky out of the snow, as his fur is revealed as well.]
Run for it puppies!
JASPER! HORACE! JASPER! There they go! In the van! After them! AFTER THEM!
[As Pongo and the Labrador bring the last two puppies for the van, Pongo and Lucky trip on the snow, as Horace and Jasper close in on them. Fortunately, as the labrador gives a puppy to Perdita as her true fur as well, he turns around and attacks Horace and Jasper, giving Pongo and Lucky enough time to escape. Pongo jumps onto the tailgate and gives Lucky to Perdita. The van hits a bump, almost forcing Pongo to fall off the tailgate, but he keeps a firm grip on the wood surface and pulls himself on board.]
