C Children
[first lines]
Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing...
Wa-hoo! I'm gonna be a dad! I just talked to my wife. My baby's gonna be delivered any minute.
RO Robot on truck
Hey! Get out of the way!
Hey, hey! I'm going to be a dad! Congratulate me.
FH Fire Hydrant
Good for you, Herb. Don't even think about it.
[Herb has just been running through the town]
Whoo-hoo!
BD Beer Delivery Robot
Hey!
Sorry. How are you? Nice to see you. I'm gonna be a dad!
BD Beer Delivery Robot
Congrats!
Hey, Mr. Nuts, did you hear the news?
[Herb runs into his house, where Lydia is standing next to a window]
I'm here. I'm here. I'm here.
L Lydia
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry. You missed the delivery.
L Lydia
[holds up a box with a picture of a robot on it]
But it's okay. Making the baby's the fun part.
L Lydia
[After Herb and Lydia assembled baby Rodney]
Honey?
L Lydia
What's that extra piece?
Oh. Oh, no, they always put in an extra... [takes a good look at the piece; chuckles] We did want a boy, right? [takes the piece and a hammer; clears throat] This won't hurt a bit, son. [hammers the piece in, and baby Rodney wails]
TC Ticket Counter
[Rodney arrives at the train station with his suitcase.]
Round trip, or one way.
L Lydia
[she and Herb enters and spots Rodney]
There you are! I told you I'd find him! It's a mother's instinct.
What instinct? He left us a note: "I'm leaving; I'll be at the train station."
L Lydia
Never mind. Pick up that suitcase. You're coming home.
No, Mom, I have to do this. I'm going to Robot City tonight. I'm gonna get a job, and I'm gonna help Dad pay back Mr. Gunk.
L Lydia
[realizes]
Robot City?! But you're just a kid!
I'm never gonna be someone here. I wanna be an inventor. I wanna meet Bigweld. I wanna be somebody.
L Lydia
You are somebody. [picks up Rodney's suitcase] Somebody who's not getting on that train.
L Lydia
[to Herb]
Talk to him.
[walks to the ticket counter]
One ticket to Robot City.
L Lydia
Where are you going?
Rodney, did you know that when I was your age, I wanted to be a musician? I played pretty well too... but my dad was worried I wouldn't be able to make a living. So, I got refitted to be a dishwasher. Now, I'm not complaining. But I've always said to myself... if I could do it over again, I would follow my dream. You've got greatness in you, Rodney. Never doubt it. [hands Rodney a ticket] You go to Robot City. You go meet Bigweld, and you show him your big ideas. And Rodney... never, never give up.
