(DOG BARKING)
(PAWS PATTERING)
(HUMMING)
You.
Don't you dare.
(GRUNTING)
Never.
Come back here, you mutt.
(BICYCLE BELL RINGING)
(EXCLAIMING)
(SCREAMING)
Hey, what... Hey, no! No!
(SCREAMING)
Ah-ha!
(GRUNTING)
Don't let him escape.
(GROANING)
(ALL GRUNTING)
Come on. Come on.
Come on.
Get him.
Come back here.
(ALL GROANING)
Get him!
The dog, the dog.
Get the dog.
My beret.
Careful. Be careful. Careful.
(SHOUTING)
(ALL GROAN)
(SQUEAKING)
Mark my words,
I'll get you someday.
You! I'm gonna get you.
(PAWS PATTERING)
(BILLY SNORING)
(GASPS)
(SCREAMS)
Ah! I have been looking
all over for this guy.
Dad, are you trying
to give me a heart attack?
Billy, what have I
told you about playing
with the animals?
Pete here isn't
just any lizard.
He's a professional actor.
And because you
were horsing around,
he's late. So I'm late.
Horsing around?
Horsing around.
(SQUAWKS)
(CHIRPS)
(SQUEAKING)
(QUACKING)
Hey, guys. I found Pete.
Yay!
(SQUAWKING)
Hey, Sticky.
Breakfast.
I didn't forget
about you, Spencer.
Okay, everybody,
have a good day.
Come on, Dad.
You come on. We're late.
I've got to get to the set.
It's fine.
It still crackles.
Water?
Dad, really?
Hey, hey.
Go get it. Go get it.
Come on, Billy boy!
Let's go! Let's go!
Here you go, Pete.
How's my star?
Oh, yeah. Looking good.
Looking good.
Billy, come on!
You know, it's better
to be an hour early
than a second late.
Success depends on it.
Maybe if I work
real hard I can be
the head lizard guy
on some dumb movie.
I'm sorry, what was that?
Nothing.
Mmm-hmm.
(ENGINE STARTING)
Okay, buddy,
what's with the attitude?
You have all
these freaky animals
all over the place.
And all I want is a dog.
Billy, we've talked
about this.
Lots of people have dogs.
I don't know anyone else
who has a lizard as a pet.
Hey, that lizard
is not my pet.
That lizard is my job.
We don't have
room for a dog.
We don't have
money for a dog.
At the very least, it'd
be a huge distraction
for the training.
Dogs are pets,
and we don't have pets.
No dogs, buddy. I'm sorry.
Whatever, Dad.
Okay. Well,
have a good day,
and don't forget to check
in with Mrs. Hollinger
when you get home.
I love
you.
"Yep. I love you too, Dad."
Man.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
Hi.
Photo ID.
Really?
It's just that I'm so late.
You know,
I work here every day.
Photo ID.
It's me.
Jerk.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
(GATE BUZZES)
Eddie. Eddie,
you're late!
Do you think
it's part of my job
to be waiting for my
assistant to show up?
I don't think so.
I'm sorry, Sal.
I had trouble
with the lizard.
Don't want the excuses.
I just want the lizard!
Now, did you
teach it a trick?
He's got it, all right.
It's a good trick.
Good trick.
Better be.
Better be. Let's go.
Almost time for
Frizzy's close-up.
(SIGHS)
Need to compose.
Yeah. That was 74,
then 53A. And make
sure the props get set.
Director's on set.
Now, in this
scene Fanny...
LISA: Frizzy.
What?
The dog's name is Frizzy.
What did I say?
Fanny.
Whatever. The dog
gets chased by a snake.
A lizard.
I thought we had a snake.
Snakes are too expensive.
Patricia made me re-write it.
What kind of picture
are we making, anyway?
It's a dog picture.
That is not a dog.
I grew up in the projects.
I know a rat when I see one.
She's a bichon frise.
What?
She's like a poodle, but not.
It's a metaphor
for life's struggle
against conformity.
Look,
I don't care what it is.
Let's just shoot this
so I can put the final nail
in the coffin of my career.
Sal?
Yes, Herr director.
Would you get
the girly dog and the snake
so we could do this?
Absolutely, sir.
And, sir, I can't wait
for you to see the trick
I just taught the lizard.
Very complicated.
I'm amazed I was
able to accomplish it.
Get the dog.
Yes, sir.
Who are you?
Are you on payroll?
I'm Eddie.
I'm like the assistant
animal trainer.
Good for you.
So, is that