far as nutrition
is concerned,
breakfast is the most important
meal of the day.
You've gotta have milk
and fruit and protein.
Okay. Comin' right up.
[Barks]
There you go.
This is breakfast?
Fruit, milk and protein...
Just like you asked for.
[Groans]
Uncle Freddy,
it's a banana split.
I think I'll have some
of your bran fiakes, if I may.
Bran fiakes? Okay, sure.
[Sighs]
I don't see an expiration date on this,
so it should be okay.
Say "when."
When!
[Whines]
It's a shame to see all that ice cream
go to waste.
[Sighs]
[Freddy]
Mmm.
Hey, look at this.
Who needs a maid?
That floor will never be safe for trash again.
I should have got a dog
a long time ago.
[Barking]
** [Rock And Roll]
[Barking]
[Sara]
Watch out, Beethoven!
[Freddy]
Whoa!
[Gasps]
You are a natural. Mmm.
- Don't you have any work to do?
- The great thing about
being your own boss...
is nobody tells you when to come in,
you can have lunch
whenever you like...
and, best of all,
you can have creeper races
whenever you want.
Come on. Give it a try.
I don't know.
[Barks]
Mmm, come on. It'll be fun. Try it.
Um, no thanks.
It looks dangerous.
All right. You know what?
Sometimes you gotta jump in
without your fioaties. Watch.
- Aaah! Watch it, Uncle Freddy!
- Whoa!
Aaah!
Oh! Watch... Watch out!
Freddy!
[Gasps]
[Gasps]
[Barks]
I scored that jump a 10!
Hey, yeah. It was, wasn't it?
Uncle Freddy, are you okay?
Hey, you guys want to
hang out or something?
No, I can't. I gotta put shocks
on that Caddy over there.
But you guys should definitely hang out.
Hi, I'm Garrett.
Hi. I'm Sara.
You're very tall
for an eight-year-old.
Eight-year-old?
Okay, so I was off a couple of years.
Hey, is that your dog?
Yeah. This is Beethoven.
You know, Saint Bernards are known
for their psychic abilities.
Well, he is pretty smart,
aren't you, boy?
Hey, kids, you want to see
something funny?
- [Belches]
- [Laughing]
Not that. Watch this.
- Beethoven, sit.
- [Can Crushing]
[Garrett Laughing]
Now, has that dog got style,
or what?
Hey, wait. I got an idea.
Why don't you two kids
go grab some lunch, huh?
Now, Garrett, you can take, uh,
Sara into town...
and show her the sights, okay?
- We have sights?
- Do you want a free lunch or what?
Yeah.
I don't think Mom would want me
to go without you...
especially with a stranger.
He may be strange,
but he's not a stranger, okay?
He's the smartest kid in town.
Now go, have a good time.
I'll take care of things here.
Come on, let's go.
- Stay with him, Beethoven.
- I'll stay with Beethoven.
He can help me fix the Caddy.
Right, Beethoven?
Oh, you like G.M. Products?
[Barks]
Quicksilver, huh? I guess this
used to be a silver mining town.
Uh, not really.
Mercury, actually.
Really?
Yeah.
It was a surprise to the miners
who came out here too.
They were looking for gold
but hit mercury ore instead.
Quicksilver is slang for mercury.
You knew that, right?
Um, makes perfect sense.
But it turns out mercury's
pretty dangerous. It affects
the brain's neural function.
Like how?
You'll see.
Hello, Owen. How's it goin'
It's dry. Too dry.
Mercury, huh?
That's Owen Tuttle, all right.
He thinks the polar ice caps
are gonna melt...
and we'll have to learn
to live underwater.
He goes to the lake
every day to practice.
Hey, Garrett! Come in here!
Mornin' Phil. That's Phil Dobson.
He loves gambling
but always loses.
He owes everyone in town money.
You want to play some poker?
Mr. Dobson, your wife said I wasn't
allowed to play with you anymore.
She doesn't have to know.
Let me try and win my computer back.
I need it for inventory.
- I promised your wife I wouldn't play.
- It's so unfair. Hey, what about you?
You're not a local, are you?
You like to gamble?
Uh...
- What's your game?
- No, I don't gamble.
I'll play anything...
Rummy, Blackjack, War, Go Fish.
I'd just like a game.
I'll play you for that blender.
- I