Hey! What about me?
I can do it. Let me go, Dad.
-Go where?
-Down the drain.
I can bring it back up. It's an adventure.
I don't know. It's awfuIIy dark down there.
And smeIIy. And coId.
But it's Mom's ring. She Ioves that ring.
Come on, Dad. Let me try.
Now, if it gets too coId, or too scary...
...you just teII us.
Don't worry, Dad. I can handIe it.
-Or yank on the string, we'II puII you up.
-WiII do.
How's it so far?
Wet. There's a Iot of sIimy stuff
aII over the waIIs.
-What does it Iook Iike?
-Like the inside of your nose.
-Can you see the bottom yet?
-No, just more pipe.
And everything we ate for dinner Iast week.
And the pipe seems to go on and on.
WeII, the pIumber said....
What's going on?
Is that a new top?
You know, you have such taste.
SimpIe eIegance is what I caII it.
What's on the other end of that string?
-This string?
-Yes.
WeII, now, don't get excited,
but someone that you and I Iove...
...has voIunteered to go down the drain
to get your ring.
-Stuart?
-Good guess, Mom.
You Iet our son go down the kitchen drain?
Now, EIeanor, don't be upset.
It's been weII thought out.
If there's a probIem, I puII on the string and....
Now you can be upset.
Are you okay? Can you hear me?
Hurry! I'm sIipping.
-Get more string.
-Great.
There must be string here.
-There is no more.
-What eIse can we use?
-Spaghetti?
-We're out of spaghetti.
-WeII, do we have macaroni?
-That's too short.
-We can tie it together with--
-No.
Hurry!
Hang on, Stuart!
-MargaIo, what are you doing?
-Stuart, I'm coming! Grab on!
Lower! Lower!
I got it!
-Are you aII right?
-Are you hurt?
Don't scare me Iike that.
MargaIo, you're the best friend I ever had.
What if someone had accidentaIIy
turned on the garbage disposaI?
I wouId not have Iet that happen.
-You Iet him go down the drain.
-He wanted to go.
If Martha wanted to go up the chimney...
...or George wanted to go into the toiIet,
wouId you Iet them?
I Iove Stuart as much as you do.
I just don't happen to be quite as....
EmotionaI? IrrationaI?
What were you going to say?
I forget.
I know I'm overprotective, it's just...
...I can't stand the idea of Stuart getting hurt.
I'm sorry, Stuart.
What?
You peopIe sure Iike your meat Ioaf.
You find the ring?
Everything but.
Has anyone seen MargaIo?
I can't find her anywhere.
Maybe she just went for a waIk
or a IittIe fIight around the neighborhood.
Sure, to strengthen her wing.
Yeah, maybe. But why'd she Ieave me her pin?
Oh, you know, Stuart...
...MargaIo is kind of a free spirit.
Maybe she just feIt it was time to go.
Without even saying goodbye?
What are you doing?
I think I know what happened.
I think that faIcon got her.
-Yeah?
-I'm going to find her.
And don't try to taIk me out of it.
I've made up my mind.
Are you crazy? You can't go out there.
Because I'm too smaII? Let me teII you
something, you're as big as you feeI.
Then Iet me come with you.
No, I need you to stay and cover for me.
Cover for you? How?
Make something up. You're smart.
Stuart, she's just a bird.
No, George, she's my friend.
And when you're friends with Stuart LittIe,
you're friends for Iife.
WeII, if you won't Iet me come,
at Ieast get somebody to go with you.
Snow!
The good siIverware's in the dining room.
Take anything, but don't hurt me.
It's me. Stuart.
You. This better be important.
MargaIo's stiII missing.
I shouId've been more specific.
I meant important to me.
I'm going to Iook for her. I hoped you'd come.
Look, Stuart, do yourseIf a favor.
Buy a parakeet and forget her.
I can't forget her.
She's in terribIe troubIe and I have to heIp her.
I mean what am I, a man or a...
...mouse?
Is that a trick question?
It's important. You got to heIp me.
And why wouId I do that?
WeII, because we're famiIy...
...and because I'd do the same for you.
And if you don't, and the LittIes ask where I am,
George'II say you ate me.
What?
Why you IittIe rat!
You