Woofy: Сезон 1

Сезоны

• 1. Сезон

• Before going to sleep, Anthony tells Woofy ghost stories. Once the lights are out, Anthony starts getting a bit frightened … he thinks he can see shadows coming alive! He’d really like a glass of water but doesn’t feel brave enough to go down to the kitchen in the dark. Although he knows the stairs really well, at night they seem a bit spooky … Our two friends decide to go down together….

• Woofy has had enough : at the moment it seems that Anthony is giving him orders the whole time. Anthony warns him that if he’s not careful, his mother will find out that he is a real dog and will chase him out of the house. Then Woofy meets Scratchy, a stray dog who makes Woofy think twice about his present life: dogs are meant to live in the wild, not to obey human beings who only want to order them around. Woofy lets Scratchy lead him astray but quickly becomes disillusioned …

• Anthony’s mother thinks that her son’s bedroom is far too untidy. Anthony asks Woofy to help him tidy up, because he is a bit responsible too for all this mess after all. Woofy pretends to be ill and Anthony gets so worried that he decides to take him to the vet. Woofy doesn’t dare argue but runs away just before it’s his turn to see the vet.

• Woofy gets engulfed in a fairy tale book he’s reading. “Can you imagine it Anthony? Ogres that can turn into mice! Fairies with a whisk of their magic wand can …”. Anthony interrupts his dog, whilst shrugging his shoulders and explains that these stories aren’t real. Woofy sticks to his guns, it must be true - it’s written in the books!! When Great Aunt Cornelia arrives, he manages to persuade Anthony that she’s a witch.

• Woofy has hiccups and can’t talk without being interrupted every other second. Anthony affectionately teases him but Woofy doesn’t find it very funny. Anthony tries all different methods to try and stop the hiccups but to no avail. Woofy starts to imagine that he will have to live with hiccups for the rest of his life, and if he can’t be silent, he will have to leave the house and become a stray dog again.

• Anthony grumbles. Since Marina was born, she has taken over the house-hold. “Before, I was top dog!”. Trying to be prudent but honest at the same time, Woofy makes the mistake of defending Marina. Tempers rise and Woofy finds himself obliged by his young master to take back his words. “Not on your life!” says Woofy before proudly leaving the room and slamming the door. He is marching along the corridor when suddenly a podgy little hand grabs him. He is taken “prisoner” by Marina, dressed up in a long dress and covered with make-up … until Anthony finally comes to rescue him.

• Angelo spends the afternoon at Anthony’s house. He is the same age as Anthony. With his glasses, well-combed hair and chic little suit, he looks the picture of a well brought up, goody-goody little boy, but in fact as soon as Anthony’s mother’s back is turned, he turns out to be a real little devil, accusing Anthony for things he has done, etc. Anthony and Woofy have to devise strategies so that the truth can be revealed to Anthony’s mother.

• Anthony receives a magnificent robot for his birthday but refuses to let Woofy play with it : « too fragile ». Taking advantage of being alone for a moment, Woofy starts playing with the robot and breaks it. Terrified, he puts it back without saying anything. Later, Anthony takes the toy out and tries to convince Woofy to play with it, but Woofy doesn’t dare own up.

• When he wakes up, Anthony realises that Woofy has wet the bed during the night. Anthony doesn’t know how to explain this to his mother, so chooses to let her think it was his fault. The next night, he takes all the necessary precautions … He is really happy to see that Woofy didn’t have an accident during the night but then … oops, he realises that this time, it was his turn to wet the bed.

• Woofy is really happy : he will have Anthony all to himself for the afternoon. Unfortunately, his young master had forgotten about this and comes back from school with his friend Bobby. Woofy becomes very jealous and makes Anthony know it. Then he sneaks into the attic to spy on the two boys. In order to get revenge, Woofy swipes Bobby’s glasses, until the latter, becoming more and more desperate, dissolves in tears.

• Anthony’s mother is having tea with another mother she had invited to tea. The latter is preaching her methods of educating children. “What, didn’t you know? Once the child is no longer a baby, you have to separate it from its teddy.” That evening, Anthony’s mother, influenced by these words, explains to Anthony that he must grow up now. She takes Woofy away to store him at the top of her laundry cupboard. “It’s for your own good, darling”. Anthony is shattered. Luckily, Woofy has an idea : they have to prove to Mummy that, where teddies are concerned, it’s up to the children to decide.

• Anthony and Woofy play at cowboys and Indians in the garden, when an old woman catches them in the act. Woofy with a cow-boy hat on his head, is tied to a tree whilst Anthony, with a feather in his hair, dances a war dance around the tree. The old woman thinks that Anthony is treating the poor dog badly and reacts violently: this child is too young to be responsible for a dog. She comes back that evening, to talk to Anthony’s parents. Woofy has been caught…

• Woofy wants to come to school with Anthony: he has had enough of waiting at home all day. Anthony feels guilty and promises to try not to go to school that day. Woofy is surprised and overwhelmed. Would you do that for me?? Woofy and Anthony try to find ways to let Anthony spend the day with Woofy...

• Woofy reproaches Anthony for having forgotten to get a book for him at the library. Anthony cracks: he can’t think of everything! Woofy has to understand what it’s like for him. He, Anthony would love to be in Woofy’s place, living like a lord! Woofy sulks but that night, he has a dream: Anthony whinges: “Did you bring the batteries for my toys? And my cereal? What were you thinking of?” He demands to be let out “You are responsible for me”. When he wakes up, Woofy can’t do enough for his young master!

• Woofy and Anthony go for a walk in the square. Woofy notices another boy, Thomas, with a dog that looks just like him. Woofy can’t resist playing hide and seek with his double, whilst their masters are occupied. Unfortunately, this goes against them: without realising it, Anthony goes home with the other dog instead of Woofy, who in turn is obliged to follow Thomas.

• New dispute between Woofy and the neighbour’s cat. The latter took advantage of open window to come and thumb his nose at the dog in Anthony’s own room. What a cheek! Anthony chases the cat out of the window. A bit later, at dinner, Anthony can’t stop sneezing. It clearly looks like he is allergic to something. His mother takes him quickly to the doctor. He diagnoses an allergy … to dog hair!!

• Back from school at the end of the day, Anthony climbs the stairs two by two to see Woofy. Horror-stricken, he realises that Woofy is rigid. Through spending so much time imitating a toy dog, Woofy has become one. Anthony bursts into tears and hugs Woofy against him. Slowly, Woofy comes out of his trance. Anthony is overjoyed but now has to get Woofy back into shape. Time for doggy training!

• Woofy boasts that he is as clever a sniffer dog as the famous Blair Dog, hero of a cartoon. On the basis of this, Anthony bets his friend Bobby that Woofy is capable finding any object, anywhere. What happens if you lose? asks Remi. Anthony is so sure of winning that he agrees, for once, to lend Woofy to him for a week! However, Woofy, since living like a human, has lost a lot of his sniff…

• Anthony realizes that Woofy is scratching a lot. Also, his own head itches… Anthony is sure that Woofy has fleas and that he has passed them to Anthony. Woofy feels really guilty… until Anthony’s mother discovers that her son has nits. Anthony realises that he had accused his dog a bit too quickly and that, in fact, it was he who had contaminated Woofy.

• Woofy and Anthony throw themselves into a tickling session but suddenly they see Muriel, their little neighbour, through the window, who is filming them with her father’s video camera. Muriel blackmails Anthony who becomes her knight in shining armour: carrying her schoolbag, doing up her laces, bringing her strawberry ice-cream, pushing her on the swing and … playing with dolls. Woofy convinces Anthony that he shouldn’t let himself be pushed around, but Muriel has them well trapped.

• Woofy has found a frog and in order to keep it, decides to make Anthony believe that it’s a rubber frog. The frog starts its clandestine life and causes Woofy a lot of problems by wreaking havoc in the house. How can he cover this up? Woofy realises what Anthony goes through, living with him!!

• Woofy is sad to see the whole family receiving letters. He has never had the pleasure of receiving a letter. To please him, Anthony sends him a letter signed by Lassy the faithful dog. However, Woofy discovers very quickly that Anthony is the real author of the letter. On Anthony’s suggestion, Woofy manages to send a letter to the readers column of a children’s magazine. A few days later, the letter-box is swamped by letters addressed to Woofy.

• Woofy is slumped, alone, on the bed in Anthony’s room. He is busy nibbling the end of a packet of crisps and gives a sigh of idleness. Anthony gives his dog a lesson about getting fat – this is getting more and more obvious. As a result of staying locked up in Anthony’s room, Woofy is getting larger and larger and losing energy. Anthony decides to find a solution to the problem. He doesn’t want to see his dog become enormous.

• Anthony wants to take Woofy to the circus with him but then the boy falls ill and the outing is cancelled. Woofy is frustrated and reproaches his little master. Finally, he understands that the situation is much more frustrating for Anthony, who has to stay in bed. He then decides to do his own circus act to entertain Anthony!

• Woofy starts to smell like a dog but refuses to have a bath. He gets so dirty that Anthony’s mother decides to put him in the washing machine! Anthony saves his dog, in extremis, by convincing his mother that he would rather wash his own toy. Woofy finds himself in the bath rather smartly. He is forced to admit that it is rather good after all!

• Anthony has a presentation to do for school about an object of his choice. Woofy would rather like to be the subject so that he can see Anthony’s school, but the little boy doesn’t want to take the risk in case someone realises that his dog is real. He finds the solution: he turns Woofy into a string-puppet!

• Anthony thinks that Woofy is making himself at home too much in his room, that he is too messy, etc. He tells him off for this and Woofy gets annoyed. He’s had enough of living according to Anthony’s rules! He decides to build a kennel in the garden, but quickly gets bored without his little master and installs himself in the bedroom again.

• Woofy is terrified of being abandoned. He tries to act as a model dog by behaving impeccably. He finds lots of different ways of drawing Anthony’s attention to himself. The little boy really loves his dog and cannot understand what all the fuss is about. As soon as he realises Woofy’s problem, he looks for a way to reassure him.

• Anthony’s grandmother brings him a little coat she has knitted for his toy Woofy. Woofy thinks that the coat is horrible but, to please Anthony, finally agrees to wear it out for a walk. All the other dogs laugh at him, he barely fits into the coat – it wasn’t designed for a living dog. Woofy refuses to wear the coat a minute longer and that’s that!

• While his master is away, Woofy overhears the beginning of a sentence uttered by Anthony’s mother, who is on the telephone : “I’m sure you’re right. It must be good, especially for the children, to have a dog in the house”. Woofy closes the door and jumps up and down on the bed triumphantly : Finally, Mummy has changed her mind. Life will change! Anthony will be able to confess that Woofy is not a toy. Unfortunately, Woofy didn’t hear the end of the conversation :”… but for me it is out of the question. Hairs everywhere, dirty paw marks, no thank you!!”.