Come on Aron,
Come on,
No pushing,
Hey be careful,
- Hurry up, - Hang on, I'm on my way,
Bonny look,
Gerd, take a look,
Wow!
You're doing great Jonna,
Oops,
Steer a little bit more that way,
Good!
Give me a hand Aron,
Wow that's cool,
Whoa, thanks Aron,
Jonna, oh no,
No,
Well it's curtains for that kite,
Nah the kite is no big deal,
Let's do something else,
Wanna ride bikes?
I don't know,
But
come on, please,
You could at least give it a try,
No!
Take it easy Aron!
I'm sorry,
How's it going?
I'm never going to learn
how to ride a bike on this old thing,
Arch your back, like a cat and you won't get hurt,
You only have one body so treat it nice,
But I can't do it,
Try again,
Watch out!
You did it!
Yay I did it!
Nice!
Like a cat,
Good,
Oh dear,
Let's go, time to make your beds and tidy up,
Very thorough job today, we're expecting visitors,
All right now come on,
Come on, come on this way,
Jonna, Aron,
Yes?
Could you give me a hand here?
Tord Fjordmark is coming over for an inspection,
Well this won't take long,
Oh, all right,
Just hurry up,
Anything missing?
Chili peppers and eggs,
Just like last time,
Weird,
And nothing else?
Our apples, carrots, potatoes
they're all still there,
Oh, there were some corn, some shelf too,
That's very strange,
Makes you wonder what keeps getting in,
Could it be a fox or a badger,
What if it gets into the house?
Don't worry,
Animals are afraid of people,
There that should do it,
Go on in you two,
- Bye, - Bye,
Here,
Are you ready?
Here I come,
Oh that's great,
You wouldn't want to be adopted but just any old family,
That would kind of be like a family of rats
adopting a hamster,
What?
You're saying you're a hamster,
You know what I mean,
My family wouldn't be all normal and boring,
My dad will be an inventor and my mom would be a captain
of a ship sailing the seven seas,
But I've heard they bite,
Moms?
Why would they be biting anyone?
No of course not, hamsters,
My mother never went around biting people,
Did yours?
I don't remember my mother,
I've told you that already,
Right,
Sorry,
You know what?
Somebody will want to adopt you someday,
I know they will,
I don't need a mother,
I'm doing just fine on my own,
And I've got you guys,
Attention everybody,
- Hello children, - Hello Tord,
Hi Tord,
Well then,
Mm hmm,
Hmm,
So what have you had to eat today little girl?
Porridge and a sandwich,
Speech therapist,
I've contacted them,
Food gets an okay,
Thank you,
You are Jenny right?
Jonna,
Still here,
How long has she been here?
Her whole life,
Eight years,
But all the children here are doing fine,
I'd like to have a word with you in private,
Goodbye children,
Goodbye Tord,
One of your official duties is to find
homes for these poor souls, isn't that so?
Yes,
Well,,,
But sometimes it isn't easy,
And then we have to,,,
Doesn't seem to be working, your approach,
My approach?
You let the kids run around willy nilly
and just hope that someone will turn up
and take one home with them,
Know what?
You gotta be more on the ball Gerd,
Take charge, show some initiative,
People hardly know this place exists,
Unless maybe you don't want the children to leave,
Of course I do,
Ah!
It's actually quite beautiful here,
Yes,
The municipality can't keep on pumping funds
into an organization that isn't working
and this property could be put to more constructive use,
Something a greater number of people could enjoy like
a swimming pool,
Cannonball,
A pool?
Here?
But what about the orphanage?
We'll tear it down and invest in the future Gerd,
Kids love pools,
Yes, but this is their home,
All right, listen this is how it's going to be,
You do what you're paid for and unload a few kids,
Either that or we tear this place down
and build a swimming center,
You see, simple,
Maybe even an aqua park,
Yeah!
Come and see us!
- Here you go, - Yeah thanks,
Open house,
Welcome,
I'll see you there then,
Okay?
Okay!
I'll see you at Sunnyside,
Welcome,
Oh thanks,
Right,
Well
be sure to look happy and healthy,
Oh sweety,
There there,
So,
Let's look on he bright side shall we?
Here they come,
Help!
Watch out!
Run!
Run Jonna!
I can't live with a gorilla,
Help!
It's too scary,
I bet she has that big belly
because she eats children,
Stop it Aron,
Of course she doesn't eat kids,
Like you know so much about gorillas,
Apparently more than you do,
Are you sure about this?
Somebody has to do it
or else he'll close Sunnyside down,
Jonna
it won't be forever,
I'll come and get you
as soon as this business with Tord is taken care of,
I promise,
Right,
There,
Always remember to wash your hands,
And I'll see you soon,
Welcome home,
Yes I can talk,
Call me Gorilla,
Follow me,
It might not seem like much,
but it's my home and now it's your home too,
Here,
Our home is our castle,
A fortress we build, a world of our very own making,
Now isn't that just so true?
What I mean is that everything's going to be all right,
I've got something to show you,
Your room,
Get some rest,
We'll have something to eat later on,
My room?
The biggest aqua park in all of Northern Europe,
The Fjordmark Pool, named after me,
And you too father,
Come in,
Hello,
Oh, it's you?
I hope you've been on the ball about those kids,
Oh absolutely,
Well?
I've put myself out there the way I should,
Arranged for ads and posters
and there will be an open house with balloons,
And,,,
Enter!
So we can keep Sunnyside open,
Oh no,
No, no, no,
You need to put in more effort than that you know?
Keep on keeping on,
More?
But I thought that-
- You thought?
A public servant never thinks, they know Gerd,
Well off you go I'm busy,
Well?
Well
I've been looking at the development plan,
The lot Sunnyside's on
will do nicely for an
- aqua park, - Of course it will,
But
I have a suggestion,
Here's Sunnyside,
What if you built
your park over here
instead?
There?
It has a great view
and it's much closer to town too,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
That that isn't municipal land,
that's where the junk yard is
or the park or whatever it is,
True,
But maybe that can be arranged
if the price is right,
I see what you're driving at,
The municipality could buy the junk yard,
Hello?
♪ I could eat a trazillion bananas ♪
♪ No I could eat a horse ♪
Peekaboo!
I'm sorry,
Help!
Please don't eat me,
Eat you?
Is that what you thought?
No no way,
I made dinner for us,
For us?
Whoa!
Goal!
Nice!
Gerd always said I had a talent for soccer,
Follow me,
Thank you,
Want to hear something?
Like what?
The story of us,
Uh huh,
Before I found you,
I used to sit here alone under the Ape Star
just yearning for a child,
I just knew you were out there,
that I had to find you,
You Jonna,
You,
And funnily enough,
it turns out that you're great at washing your hands,
Just like me,
The Ape Star,
which one is that?
You can't see it from here,
I'll show it to you one day,
But now it's time to get some sleep,
Tomorrow we'll have customers,
That's cool,
- Mum, - Oh careful,
Watch out don't break anything,
That's pretty,
He's interested,
Can you tell?
So, what can I do for you?
I'm looking for something for my daughter
but it can't be too expensive,
That's a pretty good phone,
It was ringing off the hook at town hall back in the day,
Really?
Well, there you go,
Well, maybe,
20 crowns?
To think it was an instrument of justice too,
How about a discount?
That'll be five crowns,
What?
It says 20 on the price tag,
That's a mistake,
It's easy to make mistakes with paws like these,
The number should be a five,
Wow, thanks,
Now that was really cheap,
He was afraid that he couldn't afford it,
If a person doesn't have much money,
I generally cut the price,
People who can afford more can pay more,
Nothing is to be preferred before justice,
Socrates said that, you know?
Go on, see if you can find some more buyers,
I'm taking the bike,
It's exactly the same kind my granddaughter has,
So it only makes sense that we get a spare,
Where do I pay?
I'll show you,
That one's not for sale,
What?
It's a nice ride, but it's not for sale,
How very odd,
Is it about the money?
What about if I offer you more?
Wow that's a lot of money,
Sorry that bike isn't for sale,
But,,,
Could you please excuse us?
What do you say?
Don't you want it?
Once again, I'm sorry but this bike isn't for sale,
But the sign says that you sell things,
We do,
Just not this particular bike,
Disgraceful,
Thank you,
Don't you want to try it out?
Maybe some other time,
Okay,
Watch out for that gorilla, she's trouble,
Gerd, Gerd, Gerd guess what?
I saw her at the junk yard and it doesn't look good,
Well, you'll just have to move won't you?
Your permit for this junk yard isn't good forever you know?
And I'm the one who decides
who does or does not get a permit,
But
but I don't want to sell,
Where am I supposed to go if I can't live here?
Well, that's hardly my problem is it?
Or the municipality's,
That voice,
Jane?
Really?
So this became your family,
Leave her alone,
Can't you see she's in the lady's room,
Go away, beat it!
I'm going all right, but you'll be seeing me soon enough,
This is going to be an aqua park,
He's gone now,
Tord Fjordmark wants to buy the junkyard and the cottage,
Our home,
He wants to build a giant aqua park
but I have no intention of selling,
But isn't there already a local public pool?
Yes but he wants this one to be an outdoor aqua park,
Fjordmark Land,
He picture himself a big shot, a pillar of the community,
But what if someone builds an even bigger pool?
Then no one will remember him after all,
Didn't think of that,
That's clever!
Maybe we should do that,
If you want to be remembered,
it's smarter to do nice things,
Much smarter, Jonna!
Charming isn't it?
That dress is very yellow,
I know,
I just love the color,
So how about this?
I think you look nicer without it,
Get in the car and let's go,
Okay,
What on earth is she wearing?
What a rust bucket,
What a perfect place to park,
What's wrong with everybody?
Don't mind them, follow me,
Wow,
Be with you and a tick!
I adore books,
If I didn't have the junk yard,
I'd have a second hand bookstore,
Well, what a pleasant surprise,
Gustav this is,
Jonna,
- Hi Jonna, - Hello,
It's great to meet you at last,
If you only knew how much she's longed for you,
She's been looking for you for years,
Has it arrived?
Yes,
And it's beautiful,
May I have a look?
- Oh wow, - Isn't it just a work of art?
Wow, wow,
"Oliver Twist" first edition,
Oh, I've been waiting for it all my life,
It's wonderful,
But it's expensive,
Right I understand,
The lot?
Wow,
Unfortunately yes,
Very expensive,
And I really wanted to buy it,
But, you know what, I'll have to think about it,
Is it an exciting book?
Exciting?
Oh very!
It's about a boy who grows up in an orphanage,
He runs away and,,,
I shouldn't serve up any spoilers,
But yes, it's incredibly exciting,
Sounds like a book for me,
Since I've been in an orphanage,
I can borrow it from the library,
Maybe we could get a small discount?
This kid,
It's me,
Taught her everything,
I guess I'll have to tighten my belt for a while,
I'll give you 10% off,
Okay!
I'll take it,
Yes!
Thank you so very much,
That's a deal,
You know what little missy?
We make an amazing team,
Maybe we could get a small discount?
Right,
Otherwise you wouldn't have bought it,
Thank you,
That was the best discount I ever got,
What's going on, Jonna?
Nothing, I just dropped something,
Are you riding your bike?
Jonna?
Jonna,
What's the matter?
Nothing,
Jonna,
Let me have a look,
Sweetheart
that must really hurt,
Just looking at it makes me hurt too,
There there we've got this,
I don't know how to ride a bike,
I want to know how,
Everybody but me knows how to do it,
And I bet I broke the bike now too,
What if you get fed up and not want me anymore?
There there little one,
Sweety,
Tell me,
About us?
Uh huh,
Before I found you,
I used to sit alone under the Ape Star
and yearn for a child,
And I just knew that you were out there somewhere
and that I had to find you,
You Jonna, you,
And it turns out that you're a champ
at washing your hands too,
Just like me,
Don't let go,
Never,
I'll never let you go Jonna,
You weren't supposed to let go,
Wow,
Peep peep peep,
Peep peep,
A scam that's what this is,
You're lucky that I don't report you,
A scam!
Well that's going a bit too far isn't it?
Too far?
You must be joking!
Two used cooking pots for a hundred crowns,
Forget it,
Goodbye,
Oh my,
This isn't going well,
No,
Things work better if we were both involved,
We need to think of something,
She's been here before
and she certainly doesn't need a discount,
Filthy rich, but a real Scrooge,
Scrooge?
A cheapskate,
He's a character in another book
by the men who vote "Oliver Twist",
Excuse me,
12 crowns?
Seems a tad overpriced,
Let me have a look,
Are you with me Jonna?
Yeah,
Oh, I'm so sick of this,
This is an antique,
But that's not your fault,
But you know what?
It's yours for 400,
400!
That's far too,,,
I don't know,
Right I get it,
I'm furious,
You little missy will be sleeping in the outhouse tonight,
How many times have I told you to get the prices straight?
You know what?
400 is fine,
I'll take it,
It worked,
Jonna get your act together,
I'm sorry,
I can do this,
I promise,
No, no, no, no, that's too much,
10 is enough,
Here you go,
Look at all these people,
No, no, no that one's free,
Tell me now,
I have to hear all the details,
Did she look okay?
Well, she was wearing a yellow dress,
Jonna!
How did Jonna look?
Did she seem to be all right?
That gorilla was pulling her into a shop,
What?
Pulling?
How?
Hard?
Just pulled her, like when
you're urging someone to hurry up,
Oh dear,
I really wonder how Jonna is doing,
Why on earth did I let that gorilla take her away?
Oh no,
Let's celebrate,
We make a great team,
Ooh, elegant,
Yeah?
You can drive,
Me?
But I'm just a kid,
Sure,
But you'll have to learn to drive anyway,
So you might as well start now,
All right,
There you go,
Sure,
Like this?
Perfect,
Let's go,
Whoops,
Don't worry,
Our table is reserved for the entire evening,
Start it up again,
And making mistakes is fine,
That's how you learn okay?
I'm not selling this place,
Well, we'll see about that,
What!
She lets the kid drive?
Wow,
Yes indeed,
Can you feel the smell?
When one is within the high society-
- Look what just walked in,
Table manners,
- Unbelievable, - It's the sound you
don't hear when you eat soup,
She doesn't even know how to use a napkin,
Oops,
What a klutz,
Don't worry I'll get it,
People sure are staring at us,
Well, we won't let that bother us,
You know?
That's the way you want to play it,
What are you up to?
Please, this is a restaurant!
Mind your manners,
What on earth will people say?
What did I say?
Poor child,
No,
Can't they just leave?
Like animals,
Terrible,
How inappropriate?
I agree,
Oh, put your feet on the table,
You're embarrassing me,
I'm sorry I forgot,
Please don't be angry,
Better shape up,
Right, I will,
I promise,
See, I knew you could do it!
Did you forget to wash your hands?
I sure have,
Now that's a relief,
Garcon, dessert!
I've had enough,
Let's go,
Yes I agree,
That's what happens if you mess with my kid,
Your kid?
What did you say?
I'm
your kid,
The door
someone's opened it,
What if someone's in there,
Stay here,
I'll take a look,
I'm too scared,
What if they aren't still inside?
Then they might be out here,
Do you hear anything?
Aron?
I'll herd her off,
Run!
Go on
start running,
Aron no,
No?
I'm missing something here right?
Uh huh,
If I had showed up sooner
would you have wanted me to save you?
Maybe not save me exactly,
I didn't always want to be here,
But now?
Now I do,
- Thanks, - Thanks,
I'm sorry about the shoving,
I thought,,,
I know,
It's all right,
Seriously though wasn't it
kind of a David and Goliath scenario?
What do you mean?
Well, like an ant trying to knock over an elephant,
Maybe I could try driving some time,
Don't just try it,
Follow Jonna's lead then,
How?
Just drive,
Bye-bye,
See ya,
"Around the world in 80 Days"?
Why are they in such a hurry?
Because the book is about a race,
I get that,
But if they took 160 days instead,
they'd see a lot more along the way,
Know what?
You really should read "Oliver Twist",
The language of Dickens is so old fashioned,
They go on quests,
Quests?
Cool,
Are you expecting anyone?
It's probably just a customer,
Hopefully a satisfied one,
Right,
I've looked into this business, your adoption of Jenna,
Jonna,
And hello to you too,
A less than savory transaction,
So, in my capacity of chairman
of the municipal board of directors,
I have convened a committee for an inspection
to determine whether or not
you're fit to take care of a child,
If not, Jonna goes back to Sunnyside,
But you can't do that,
Oh, can't I?
Oh, oh I can't, oh,
Well apparently I can,
See you tomorrow,
Unless,,,
Unless what?
Unless you would consider selling this place,
Not a chance,
No, exactly,
You don't stand a chance of keeping little Josie,
We certainly don't have any trouble
finding unsatisfactory things here,
We'll have to tidy up the place
before they show up tomorrow,
Welcome,
Take a good look around,
We have nothing to hide,
Ah ha I see,
Highly suspicious to even say such a thing,
Make a note of that,
Of course Tord,
My oh my,
My oh my!
Don't you agree?
Make a note,
No bed,
The hammock is much easier on the back,
- Try it yourself, - Ouch,
No,
Oh no, no, no,
A bed is a requirement,
And we don't push municipal officials like that,
Make a note,
Sticky,
Dirty,
Yuck,
But the food is nutritious,
Vegetarian,
No meat,
No, no, no, no, no, no don't write that,
Write filthy dishes and deficient diet,
Argh!
A trap, it was a trap,
Make a note,
Reading is important,
An outhouse,
It's very nice though,
And it's very healthy
to do your business half way outdoors,
Totally outdated,
Children deserve modern conveniences,
Make a note,
The decree will be made public
at the town hall tomorrow morning at 8:45,
We'll be there,
Make a note,
8:45 sharp,
Sharp,
What are we doing here?
At any rate we know Tord's gonna vote,
What's the matter?
Did I do something wrong?
No,
You should have brought a camera,
It's nice here,
Maybe we can bring one on our next excursion,
On our next quest,
Come on let's make supper,
It seems like I left our food behind,
Wait here,
Gorilla?
Check it out,
This is yummy,
Funny how everything tastes better outdoors,
I've camped out here many times,
I want you to remember this,
This place,
No matter what happens tomorrow,
All right,
It's important,
Promise?
I promise,
Come here,
There it is,
That star,
Do you see it?
That's the Ape Star,
The one that sparkles unexpectedly, like me,
I can see it,
One day it'll just be gone,
Poof, like it never existed,
How sad,
Yeah sort of,
But it is what it is,
I don't want the Ape Star to ever go out,
It has to,
Every star burns out in the end,
But that's not fair,
I only just found my Ape Star,
But you are lucky to have found it at all,
And that the Ape Star found you too,
Mommy,
Yes,
Yes that's how it is,
Right, well,
Did anyone really expect a gorilla and a kid
nobody wants to actually be on time?
Right we're here,
Excellent,
Well then please be seated,
So, let's see here,
Inspection report domicile of Gorilla,
Well, we were all there weren't we but
I'll go straight through the notes, if no one objects,
We found unsanitary dishes, a poor diet,
wretched bathroom facilities, aggressive literature,
Aggressive literature?
All those newspapers and magazines
that poured out of that cabinet onto my head,
- Yes, - Yes, the list is long
and most of it represents things that are noteworthy
but nothing serious enough
to require annulment of the adoption,
Jonna would have been allowed to stay but
there have been reports from members of the public,
People shopping at the junk yard
have heard Gorilla threatening Jonna
and on top of that, she taught her
to be a grifter and a cheat,
But that was only pretend,
Tattered and dirty clothes,
We live and work in the junkyard,
- Yes, - Child labor!
You see?
And here, a visit to a restaurant
where Gorilla encouraged the girl to misbehave,
to openly flout rules and norms,
47 witnesses saw how Gorilla encouraged Jonna
to eat with her hands,
47,
No, this
this ape is not fit to take care of a child,
Okay you win,
- Do whatever you want, - What?
I win, I win,
Do what I want?
All I want is to protect the child,
Everyone knows that isn't true,
Let me keep Jonna
and you can have the land and build your aqua park,
Yes you all heard it,
Gorilla is selling her property,
Allowing renewal, the future and common sense to prevail,
Bravo,
But one condition,
Jonna stays with me,
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,
In front of everybody here, of course I promise, I promise,
Absolutely,
Here's the contract,
here's a pen,
Sign on the dotted line,
You're getting it very cheap,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
- Do you want to keep Jonna? - All right,
Come along,
What are you doing?
Let me go!
I'm not going with you!
Hey wait a minute,
Come on, you couldn't possibly believe
I would allow Jonna to wallow in a junk yard
with a wild beast,
You tricked us!
No, no, no, no,
Not at all,
I saved a poor, defenseless child from a monster,
- What are you doing? - Mommy!
Mommy!
No, no Jonna, Jonna!
No, no, no, no, no, no,
Jonna!
Jonna,
Good morning my dear,
Gorilla?
It's okay Jonna,
Just forget her,
Things got a bit crazy
but why don't we put all that behind us?
Okay?
You're back home,
The junk yard is my home,
You won't have to live there now,
That's where I belong,
With Gorilla,
You want to live with that ape?
She's my mommy,
There you go, the gorilla flew the coop,
She would never leave me,
Well take a look at this,
Dear Jonna,
I decided to leave town,
There's no future for me here,
There's some more scribbling here,
The Ape Star,
Her a star, hardly,
Yes,
So what about Sunnyside?
What about it?
I assume that we get to stay on,
Oh well,,,
Well?
No, absolutely not,
So you intend to build your aqua park-
- No we abandoned that plan a long time ago,
Then we should be able to stay on,
The city can't support operations
that are a drain on the budget,
But what about the children?
So we'll see,
Don't be sad,
After all, a gorilla is a gorilla,
I've given up on all that family stuff,
I'm not a cute little kid,
No one will ever want me,
Hey you,
It's fine, really,
I've been thinking about working at the orphanage,
When I get older,
Be like a dad to all the kids who don't have one,
Like Giovanni,
Guess what, it's that door again,
Really doesn't make any sense at all,
The door?
Again?
Looks good,
Aron will put me out of my job,
You should call someone
who could come over and catch the badger,
I wonder if it really is a badger,
Badgers would take anything they could eat,
not just eggs and chili peppers,
Maybe you're right,
I don't know anything about animals,
Are you taking off?
Yeah,
Don't tell anyone,
Sure,
Goodbye,
Jonna
keep in touch okay?
You can count on it,
Mom?
Mommy?
I thought,,,
Hi there,
Oo there,
All right then,
It's time for our quest,
Listen, we only have time to get the most important things,
I want to take my bike,
What are you going to take?
What's most important to you?
Well, I don't know,
Your books!
Oh you're right,
Only there are so many,
More than 3000,
We don't have time for that
and we don't have room in the car,
Let's get going,
And I know how we can bring them with us,
If you hook it up, I'll pack the books,
We won't have time for that,
Come on!
We have time if we stop talking,
There, that's good,
Great,
Let's do this,
That's it, nice,
Now let's go,
Just one last thing,
This is where you're hiding,
Gorilla!
Help!
Not so fast!
Help!
Mommy!
Jonna!
Let go of her!
Ow!
Gorilla stop it!
No!
Gorilla let him go,
Mommy!
Let go,
Stop it,
You?
But why?
Because you belong together,
Go on, leave,
I'll take care of Tord,
You better drive,
What!
Is Jonna driving?
Oh well, get going you two,
I don't want to know more about all this,
Then we shouldn't tell you where we're going,
Just go,
What's so funny?
I didn't sign that contract properly,
Amazing how squiggly gorilla hands can write,
I expect it will be difficult for Tord
to get his grubby hands on the land
if they can't locate the owner,
Farewell Tord!
Farewell Gerd!
Farewell!
Hello quest,
Farewell!
Goodbye,
Hi, just wanted to let you know how we're doing
so you won't be worried,
We go swimming in the sea every day,
This is a picture of Gorilla and me
in front of the bookmobile,
Business is booming,
Bye for now,
See you around some day,
Jonna, Gorilla's daughter,
Oh Jonna,
All right people it's fun Friday,
So let's have fun,
- Here! - Come on,
Pass it to me!
One of your official duties
is to find homes for these poor souls, isn't that so?
Things got a bit crazy,
But now,,,
Just pulled her,
Like when you're urging someone to hurry up,