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[Rumbling][Howling][Bell Clanging][Foghorn Blowing][Clanging Continues,Creaking][Howling, CreakingContinue]
Okay. One picture
and we're history.
[Thumping]
That's what I'm afraid of.
[Sighing]
Come on.
[Thumping Continues][Boy]Oh, man, do wehave to do this?
You want everyone
at school to think
we're chicken?
I could live with that.
You wuss. Come on.
[Door Creaking]
Oh, whoa!
Oh, man!
I-I don't see anything.
Do you?
No, I don't
see anything.
Let's just take the picture
and get outta here.
Fine, fine. Here,
take the picture.
Now, wait a minute. I gotta
be in the picture too, or no one
will believe I was here.
Just shut up
and take the picture.
No, you take the picture.
You take it.
You!
[Young Male Voice]Guys, guys, don't fight.I'll take the picture.Say cheese.![Boys Screaming]A ghost.![Man]And to the Save The DolphinsFoundation: $ million.
To the Save The Pumas
Foundation: $ . million.
To the Patagonian Wasp
Salvation Fund: $ . million.
To the DyslexicDalmatians Foundation: ...
To hell with the livestock.
What'd the old stiff
leave me?
[Clearing Throat]
Um, I believe that
what the bereaved...
is trying to express
is that the sudden death...
of her only father has
left a great gaping void...
in her bank...
in her life.
Carrigan wonders what he has
left her to fill it up with.
Hmm. Let's see.
Bobcats, owls,
snakes.Daughter: Carrigan.
Whipstaff Manor in Maine.
And?
And I'm late for lunch,
so if you'll excuse me.
Are you trying to tell me
that I just spent
the last two days...
holding his clammy hand,
waiting for him to kick,
and all I get in return
is one lousy piece of property?
No, it was lousy years ago.
Now it's condemned.
Enjoy.
Wait a minute!
This is not fair!
I'll contest it, then I'm gonnadrag you and every one ofthose damn dolphins into court.!
Knock yourself out.
Dibs! This is all
your fault, as usual.
If you would have just
forged the damn will.
Carrigan, this is
condemned seafront property.
Oh, Dibs!
Don't you get it?
Flipper got more money
than me.
Carrigan,
the deed's in there!
Oh! Ouch!
Ow. Ouch!
[Dibs Blowing,Muttering]
"Buccaneers
and buried gold.
Whipstaff doth
a treasure hold."
Treasure?
Dibs, you idiot!
Get it out!
I knew that place was
worth something. There's
treasure in that house.
And finally, I'm gonna
get what I deserve.
Carrigan,
I think I need a doctor.
Oh, there's plenty in Maine.
So... what do you think?
I think you're
gonna get wet.
[Gate Creaking]
[Grunting]
[Car Engine Rewing]
Hey! Wait!
Carrigan!
Carrigan!
[Thunder Rumbling]
[Door Slamming,
Creaking]
Dibs, light, light!
What a dump.
[Thunder Rumbling][Dibs]Wow. Wow.!
This place is fabulous.
You could just do
so much with it.
I mean, it's
a bit spooky.
Dibs.
Aaah! Aaah!
[Blowing]
[Young Male Voice]Hello.
Huh?
[Whispering]
Who is it?
Who is it?
Afraid I can'tanswer that.
[Whispering]
Why not?
Why not?
It's kind ofhardto explain. Uh...
Is he the caretaker?
Are you the caretaker?
No.!
[Whispering]
Is he a transient?
Is he...
Are you a transient?
No, not exactly.
Tell him
to show himself.
Show yourself!
Here's the thing.If I do, don't scream, okay?I get that a lot.
Are you a burglar?
I must warn you
that I am armed.
[Phone Ringing]
Hello?
Listen!
Cut the crap, okay?
If you don't show yourself,
I'm gonna have you arrested
for trespassing!
Okay, okay.Geez, calm down, lady.Here I come.!
Hi! I'm Casper!
[Screaming]
You shouldn't do that
or you'll wake up...
[Rumbling]
Too late.
[Screaming]
[Howling]
[Shrieking, Howling]
[Screaming]
[Muttering
Hysterically]
[Muttering Continues]
[Engine Starting]
[Voices Cackling, Laughing]
So tell me,
you have experience?
I have-a quite a bit
of experience.
Not, you know,
like, exactly doin' it.
But I've studied it,
and I've talked to people
who have done it.
I've-a seen videos,
and I feel very confident
with-a my knowledge...
I could do it,
no problem.
Then you can
handle this?
It's-a no problem.
It's-a like no problem
whatsoever. Piece of cake.
Piece of crumb cake.
[Door Creaking][Thudding, Cracking,Cackling][Cackling Continues]
Well?
How did it go?
Oh, it was-a fine.
Was, uh, no problem.
Piece of cake.
[Cackling Heinously][Crashing]
Who you gonna call?
[Cackling Continues]
Someone else.
What do we do now?
What do I usually do
when something stands
in my way?
[Men Chattering,Machinery Whirring]
[Beeping]
[Man]Check those fuses.!
Um, are you sure
we're not going
a tad overboard here?
Dibs, I have huffed and puffed.
Now I want to rip
this place down.
I want my treasure.
They can't haunt a pile
of rubble, for Christ's sake.
[Cackling Heinously][Crashing, Cackling][Carrigan]People, people, please.!
You're sweaty
male construction types,
for Christ's sake!
Dibs, do something.
[Men Shouting][Crashing]
[Panicked Shouting]
Charlie, quick, keep runnin'!
Don't look back!
Run, Charlie, run!
[Casper]Wait, wait. They werejust kidding. Honest.!
Oh, every time.
All I want's a friend.
Did you ever feel the way
Priscilla Cow felt?
That you'd like to be
completely different?
Almost everybody feels
like that once in a while.
But most of the time,
I hope you can be glad
to be yourself.
That's really
something to celebrate.
[Static]
[Screaming]
A g-g-ghost!
More on the Pentagon playboys
as the story unfolds, but now:
Step aside, Sigmund Freud.
Jump back, Joyce Brothers.
It's Dr. James Harvey,
therapist to the dead?
[Murphy]
Are you depressed, anxious?
Are you lonely?
Do you need someone to talk to?
No problem,
if you're a ghost.
[Man]
You can call them ghosts,
if you like, or as I prefer,
the living impaired.
But the bottom line is,
they need help sometimes.
Just like the rest of us.
[Murphy]
After the sudden, unexpected
death of his wife Amelia,
Dr. Harvey gave up
conventional psychiatry and,
some say, conventional sanity.
Now, along with his
loner daughter, Kat...
short for Kathy...
Doc Harvey travels from
town to town, searching
for paranoid poltergeists,
scared specters,
the depressed and the dead.
[Man]
How do you feel about what
your father does for a living?
Could you please
not ask me any questions?
Do you believe
in ghosts? Ever seen one?
Does your father ever hurt you?
He's my father.
Could you just talk to us?
Look, it's the first day of school.
I'm sure I'm gonna have homework,
so would you please?
[Gasps]
Carrigan.
[Electricity Crackling]
[Carrigan]What part don'tyou understand?
[Murphy]
But who is this man...
No, not "I ate fish."
I hate fish.
Don't you have cows here?
Listen, I have had
a long and trying day.
Do you think you could bring me
a pint of Haagen-Dazs ice cream,
rum raisin, and a Diet Pepsi?
Think you can handle that?
[TV: Indistinct]
Now you want me to hold.
Fine.
[Dr. Harvey]
With therapy, they can
begin to process this pain.
They can pack up
their emotional baggage,
and they can move on.
My Harry passed away
five years ago,
but he was so miserable,
his spirit wouldn't leave
the apartment.
So I called Dr. Harvey.
He came over.
And in a few weeks,
Harry left, smiling.
[Dr. Harvey]The living impairedare known for haunting us.My question is,what's haunting them?
It's a lack of resolution.
Ghosts are simply spirits
without resolution,
with unfinished business.
It's my job to find out
what that is.
And so Dr. Harvey continueshis work, dragging his daughteralong for the ride.
This week they're in Santa Fe.
But next week? Boo knows?
Now, from the ghost shrinkto shrinking thighs.
Yes, I'm still here.
The miracle fat creamexperiment, next.
Get me Santa Fe.
****["That's Life"][Frank Sinatra]
** That's life **
* That's life *
[Backup Singers]
** That's life **
[Together]
* That's what
all the people say *
* You're ridin' high in April
shot down in... **
[Radio Off]
Oh, honey, I'm sorry
about your Cactus Spooners.
Crooners.
I don't care what they said.
You are not demented.
You're a picture
of mental health.
They were talking about you.
Try explaining
afterlife therapy to
a bunch of junior high kids.
Some people go through life
never questioning the norm.
But you and I, we're doing
something extraordinary
with our lives.
No, we aren't doing anything.
You're the one who's been
packing up my stuff and
moving me around the country.
In two years, I have been
to nine different schools.
I have eaten in nine
different cafeterias.
I can't even
remember anyone's name.
For once, I would
just like to be...
in one place long enough
to make a friend.
Honey, you will.
I mean, come on.
We're movin' to
Friendship, Maine.
Even I might make one.
You better, Dad.
'Cause a single guy your age
is more likely to become
a bank hostage...
than to make new friends.
[Chuckling]
You sound like your mother.
You're not gonna find her.
Mom's not a ghost, Dad.
Oh, yes, she is.
She has unfinished business.
There's no such thing
as ghosts.
[Tires Screeching]
I'll tell you what.
You go with me
this one last time.
If I don't find what
I'm looking for, it's over.
No more moving,
no more ghost mining.
You promise?
I promise.
Deal.
Deal.
[Car Rattling,
Tires Screeching]
[Boat Horn Blowing]
[Creaking][Crow Cawing]
Wow! It's not
so bad, huh?
If you're Stephen King.
[Car Approaching,Horn Honking]
Dr. Harvey, hello.
I'm Carrigan Crittenden.
And this is Dibs.
Hello.
I'm a close,
personal friend.
Ah. [Chuckles]
And this is my daughter, Kat.
His close,
personal daughter.
How nice to meet you,
Kat.
Very nice to meet you.
You have
a beautiful daughter.
Very beautiful.
I can't tell you
how happy we are
you could come to Whipstaff.
Very happy.
The both of us.
You're kind of
hurting my face.
Sorry. Now, Dr. Harvey,
exactly what time frameare you looking at?
Tell me you go
in the house and spray
and that's it.
Pssssst!
No, no, no.
As with a traditional
psychological cure, it can
take weeks or years for...
Excuse me. You didn't
just say the word "years,"
did you?
It's conceivable.
No, it isn't.
- Days is conceivable.
Weeks, maybe.
- Possibly.
- Months? No.
Years? Forget it!
- Forget it.
Dibs, check.
Get the bouquet.
Now, Dr. Harvey.
I will be watching you
very closely.
[Water Sloshing]
These are for you!
Have a lovely night.
[Door Opening, Creaking][Door Closing]
Wow.
It's her. She's here.
She's in my house. I did it!
What if she likes me?
What if she doesn't?
Hi, I'm Casper.
I'm a ghost?
No, that's total disaster. Oh!
Yo, I'm Casper.
So, give me four.
Oh, God,
I'd kill for a pinky.
[Electricity Crackling]
Huh? See?
That was easy.
Yeah. These should hold for now,
but we ought to get a box
of amps in the morning.
Oh, uh,
right, yeah.
Uh, twenties
should be fine.
All right, I'm gonna
go find a room, Dad.
You gonna be
all right alone?
Hey, if I'm not
back in ten days,
send a search party.
[Door Creaking]
[Light Switch Clicking]
"Stretch, ""Fatso':And "Stinkie"?
[Chuckles]
Man, they had cruel parents.
Wonder where
Doc and Dopey sleep.
[Clicking]
[Creaking]
[Chuckles]
Dad! I found my room.
There's a girl...
on my bed. Yes!
[Thumping]
[Grunting]
Hey, space master.
In here.
Oh.
It's very scary.
Have you seen
any surprises yet?
Please. This is
the deadest place yet.
Oh, this is
a nice room.
Yeah, right. This place
is a freak's holiday.
Hi... Ooh! Ooh!
Oh.
Oh.
Mom belongs over here.
Hey, how about
if I help you unpack?
Why bother?
We'll just be repacking
in two weeks anyway, right?
[Groaning]
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
This place is... fine.
Good. Night, Bucket.
Night, Dad.
We're gonna be glad we came.
You watch.
Wh... Whoa!
[Grunting]
Ooh, ooh!
[Grunting, Groaning]
[Sighing Wearily]
Uh...
I... No.
[Sniffing]
I...
[Muffled]
Uh...
[Nervous Chuckle]
Uh... Hi?
[Thudding]
Oh, man!
Perfect first impression.
What a jerk.
[Water Sloshing]
Better?
[Screaming]
[Screaming]
[Shouting]Honey?
Hon... Honey?
Honey, what?
Dad, Dad,
I saw a ghost!
It was a real ghost.
It was a real, live ghost.
Slow down. What?
I saw a ghost.
It had a head, and it was round,
and it was white and see-through.
Honey, wait.
Now maybe...
Dad, please.
Do not think I'm as crazy
as I thought you were.
I promise.
No, no, no.
But remember, ghosts
can't hurt you, okay?
They're simply spirits
with unfinished business.
Let's just see
about this ghost.
Come here. Come on.
Check here. Oop, see?
No ghost there.
Now we can check over here.
Nope.
Oh! No, there's
no ghost in there.
We can even check over here.
There. See?
Pleasure to meet you, sir.
[Screaming]
[Panting]
Dad!
Put me down!
This is insane.
What are you doing?
I can walk, you know?
Oh, my God,this is big.Um, Dad?What?We're in a closet.
Right. Now, I want you
to stay in here...
no matter what
you hear, okay?
Okay.
Okay.
Wait.
What?
Dad, I'm sorry.
For what?
For not believing you.
For thinking you were
a total loser.
Aw, honey...
Apologize later.
Blew it, blew it,
blew it, blew it...
[Voices Cackling]Yee-haw.!
Uh-oh, it's them.
[Cackling]
Here they come!
Yee-haw!
Man, oh, man,
them ponies run faster
when we go down to Belmont.
[Kissing Sound]
Here, Flicka.
Bleaaugh!
Hey, guys.
Have fun?
Oh, look, it's Casper.
Casper.
You know on a scale
of one to ten...
ten being fun,
and one being you...
yeah, we had fun.
[Horse Whinnying]
Giddyup there.
Say, bulbhead, why ain't you
inside doin' your chores?
Yeah, where's dinner?
I'm starvin'.
I'm wastin' away.
I know. How about you guys
relax out here, and tonight
we'll eat al fresco?
Hey, sounds great.
Who's that?
Short sheet, you wouldn't
be trying to keep us
outta the house, would ya?
No! No!
I can see right through
that bulbous head of yours.
It's just such
a lovely night.
I thought we'd
have fun eating
under the harvest moon.
* Shine on *
** [Accordion]
* Shine on, harvest moon
Up in the sky **
Aaah!
[Cackling]Bye-bye.![Cackling Continues]
Hey, hold it.
[Sniffing]
Hey, Fatso,
you smell somethin'?
[Sniffs] Yeah!
No, besides him.
[Dr. Harvey]Hello?
[Together]
Huh? Hey!
[Dr. Harvey]Hello?Hello?No need to be afraid.
The idea, don't be afraid.
I'd like to make contact
with you, but just one
little thing, please.
Don't pop out from under a rug
or through a keyhole.
No spooking.
Let's get beyond that.
I would like to approach you.
Now, I'm coming
in the room now.
I'm in, in the room.
[Floorboards Creaking]
Can ya deal with that?
[Ghostly Trio]Can you?[Snarling]
[Cackling]
[Thudding]
Dive!
Dive!
Dive! Huh?
[Straining]
Dad.!
Dad?
I'm gonna kill you,
your mama and all her
bridge-playin' friends.
You think you got it tough?
I got a face-lift. There was
one just like it underneath.
Hmph? Hmph?
Aaah!
Aah! Aah-aah!
Aaah!
[Lion Roaring]
Aah!
Dad? Dad?[Screams]
Hey, boys, we got
a closet case here.
[Train Engine Chugging,Whistle Blowing][Train Engine Chugging,Whistle Blowing Continue]
Smell-o-gram.
[Blowing]
[Screaming, Groaning]
[Stretch]Sushi, anyone?California roll coming up.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Together]
All for one, and one for all!
Catch your pants
before they fall.
On the runway now,
we have Dr. James Harvey,
wearing smashing underwear.
Marky Mark he's not!
[Roaring]
[Sighing, Gasping]
[Cackling]
You are good.
Oh, stop. It's you.
Are we scary or what?
[Cackling]
Aiii-ya!
Oh, and it looks as if
we're gonna go into
sudden death overtime.
[Cackling]
Anybody for
a little shish ka-doc?
I am!
Hah!
[Grunting]
[Grunting]
Yeow!
[Both]
Ha-ha!
En garde.!
Ha, ha!
Kitchie-koo!
[Grunting]
[Grunting]
[Laughing]
[Grunts]
[Groans]
Who do you think you are,
defiling our domicile, huh?
Dr. James... Harvey,
your... therapist.
Dad? Dad?
[Grunting]
Are you okay?
[Gasping]
[Kat Screaming]
[Grunting]
[Growls]
[Handles Clashing]
Dad?
Dad?
Yaa!
[Snarling]
[Shrieks]
[Nervous Chuckle,
Blowing]
[Cackling]He's down for the count.The winner...by a clean stink-out.!
Ha!
[Gasps]
Get back.
What the hell
is that thing?
[Whirring]
- Ha, ha!
- [Gasping]
Not the nose!
I'm bein' hosed!
No, no, no, no, no!
[Screaming]
Th-Th-This sucks!
[Whirring Stops]Dad?
Are you okay?
Oh, I'm fine.
Why don't we go,
uh, regroup?
Get your handout of my mouth.!Oh, man, who let one?Well, who do you think?Who's got theirpointy head in my...
That's not my head.You know, fellows, we'renever this close anymore.
[Motor Revving,
Whirring]
[Revving, Whirring]
Morning!
Oh, no, please don't scream.
I-I promise I won't hurt you.
I'm a ghost, yes, I admit it.
But I'm a friendly ghost.
You have to trust me.
If you scream,
you'll wake up my uncles,
and they get awfully cranky.
I'm gonna
let you go now, okay?
You're so cold.
Yeah, but it saves
on the heating bill. Ha!
Come on.
It's okay.
I can see
right through you.
Kind of happens
when you don't have any skin.
[Chuckles]
Wh... What are you made of?
Well, you know that
tingling feeling when
your foot falls asleep?
I think
I'm made of that.
[Bell Dings]
[Dings]
[Clucking]
Um, sunny-side up
kind of makes me yak.
No problem.
So, can you go invisible?
Ha, ha.
That one's easy.
It's fresh.
Go ahead.
I've never
done this before.
Me neither.
Can you hurt me?
N-No.
Can I hurt you?
No.
Cool.
[Floorboards Creaking]
Morning, Dr. Harvey.
Uh, some breakfast?
Uh, hmph. Uh...
Well, uh, yeah.
Honey? You okay?
Good.
How about a paper?
The New York Times?TheJournal?Hong Kong Press?
Sure.
[Snapping Fingers]
Comin' at ya.
Well...
[Nervous Chuckle]
Hope you're hungry.
[Whirring, Dishes Rattling]
****[Instrumental:"The Ride of the Valkyries"]
****[Ghostly Trio Humming"The Ride of The Valkyries"]
* Da, da-da-da, da
Da, da-da-da, da *
* Da, da-da-da, da
Da, da-da-da, da **
[Cackling]
[Inhaling]
I love the smell
of fleshies in the morning.
[Hissing]
I'm melting!
I'm melting!
Auntie Phlegm!
Auntie Phlegm!
Oh, what a world.!
What a world!
[Groaning]
They're gone.
What happened?
They must have
crossed over.
- [Rattling]
- [Gasping]
[Glass Clattering]
Don't think so!
Guess again, bonebag!
Fellas, good morning.
Casper!
How dare you serve
these air-sucking intruders
before us.
I was just...
Give me...
[Screaming]
My meal!
Okay, okay.
Mmm!
Mmm!
[Slurping]
Mmm!
[Cackling]
[Fatso]I feel like Oprahon hiatus.[Stretch]You look likeOprah on hiatus.
[Gobbling]
Ketchup, please.
Yum, yum! Yum!
You know what the problem is?
Casper's got no respect for us.
After all we've done
for the little glowworm.
Yeah. What the hell do you
think you're doin', bulbhead?
This floor used to bedirty enough to eat off of.
But we have company.
Oh, yeah?
Well, company loves misery.
Boom!
[Cackling, Cheering]
You guys are disgusting,
obnoxious creeps.
[Together]
Thank you!
What's your problem?
He's just cleaning the floor.
Shut up, skinbag.
Piss off.
Take a hike.
Get a grave.
Honey!
You've got the school thing.
You don't wanna be late.
[Ghosts Mimicking]"Don't wanna be late. "
Drop dead!
- It's too late.![Cackling]
- You'll have a lot of fun.
I know you will!
[Smacking Lips]
All right, guys.
We've obviously gotten off
on the wrong foot here.
Now, you know and I know
that you really shouldn't be here.
So I'll tell you what.
Why don't you go ahead
and finish your meal...
and we can meet in my office and
start the process of crossing over.
What do you say?
[Cackling]
Well, it's your hour.
[Bike Bell Ringing]
Watch it!
Hey, Amber!
Wait up!
[Children Chattering,Bell Ringing][Girl]Hey, you guys.
[Bike Bell Ringing]
[Boy]
Whoa!
[Boy] Whoa!
[Children Chattering]
Had that locker
last year.
Thanks.
My name's Vic.
[Nervous Chuckle]
Kat.
[Locker Slamming]
Coming, Vic?
[Man]Okay, gang, let's settle down.
Put a lid on it!
Ow!
Okay, I've got a couple
of announcements to make.
First,
the asbestos removal
from the gym is taking
longer than planned.
We're gonna have to push back
the Halloween dance
by a couple of months.
[Groaning, Murmuring]
Well, as most of you know,
my parents have finished
the new boathouse.
So I'm sure it'd be no problem
having the party at my place.
[Teacher]Great.!
That's done. Secondly,
we have a new student today.
I'd like you all to meet
Harvey Kathleen.
[Students Laughing]
Would you like to come up
and say hi to everyone for me?
[Students Murmuring]
Harvey.
[Students Laughing]
[Laughing Continues]So, why don't you tell ussomething special aboutyourself, Kathleen?
Um, well, it's Kat.
[Meowing]
[Students Laughing]
And, um, I guess
I just moved here...
with my dadfrom Santa Fe.
And Friendship seems
like a pretty friendly place.
[Snoring]
[Teacher]So where are you guys living?[Amber]In outer space?[Students Laughing]
No. Whipstaff?
You've heard of it?
You actually live there?
[Kat]I know it looks kind of funkyand stuff from the outside.
But, I mean, I don't know...
Inside it's kind of cool.
Well, yeah,
if you drink blood.
Mr. Curtis, check this.
We're dead for
the Halloween dance, right?
This girl has a seriously,
seriously creepy house
with room to spare.
I thought we were
having the party
at my place.
Oh? Okay,
we'll take a vote.
Whoever wants the party
at my house, raise your hand.
Whipstaff?
[Students]Yeah.!
[Ringing]
Oh!
Johns Hopkins University?
Very impressive.
Very. Pull.!
[Gunshot]
Pow.![Cackling]Pull.!
Not... this one.
Thank you, gentlemen.
Hey, what a dish, Doc!
The little missus perhaps?
Hubba, hubba!
[Howling]
Fatso, you animal.
She available, Doc?
She's my wife Amelia.
She's deceased.
Even better.
But... we're not here
to talk about me.
See? Now don't
you feel just awful?
I was just goofin'.
Don't be goofin' on Amelia.
She's as nice a person
as they come.
[Stretch]She's always treated you right,huh, Stinkie?I got no complaints.She's always beenan angel to me.
Wait a minute.
What are you saying?
I'm sayin:She's a peach.None better. Why?
You've actually seen her?
You think I'm blind?
Of course I've seen her.
Who hasn't?
You're not lookin' for her,
are ya, Doc?
Well, that's not really
the focus of our sessions
here, is it?
But as long as
you raised the issue,
you wouldn't have a way...
of contacting others
like yourselves, would you?
[Together]
Hmm?
I didn't think so.
Now, that's not generally
allowed there, Doc.
[Stretch]Ya gotta gothrough channels.
Paperwork.
Red tape.
A holy mess, you know?
But for you?
I don't know.
Maybe we could work
somethin' out.
You keep that ghoul
Crittenden off our backs,
and I'd say we got
a deal, right, boys?
[Together]
Mm-hmm!
Deal?
Deal.
Fatso, you know
where Amelia floats.
Go!
It's that easy, huh?
We got a ghost-to-ghost
network.
We share haunting stories.
We throw parties.
The parties are always
pretty dead, though.
[Knocking Three TimesSlowly]
That was fast.
I... I thinkit's for you, Doc.
[Together]
Go.
Amelia?
My man!
[Kissing Sound]
Hmm.
[Cackling]
Vic?
What are you do...
I mean, hi.
Can I come in?
Uh, no, no.
It's so much nicer
out here...
in the flesh...
fresh air.
So did ya ask your dad
about the party?
Y-Yeah, yeah. He, um,
kind of hit the ceiling,
but, um, I think
it's gonna be okay.
Cool. So, listen,
if you're not hooked up
with anybody else,
you wanna...
I don't know... hang out
with me at the party?
I'd love to.
All right, cool.
All right, see ya.
Okay.
Yes!
[Nervous Chuckle]
[Door Creaking]
Well, did you ask her?
Yeah.
And she actually
believed you?
This really bites.
No, it's absolutely perfect.
Hey!
****[Music Box]
See? I'm a good dancer.
Whoa!
[Music Stops]
Don't need a costume.
I'm always the life
of the party.
[Party Favors Blowing]
Casper, listen.
I know you want to go.
Come on. We'd have
a great time together.
Casper, I have a date.
What's this Vic guy got
that I don't, huh?
A pulse?
Big fleshy deal.
A tan.
Very bad for your skin.
How about a reflection?
Okay, okay,
but can he do this?
[Mimics Arnold Schwarzenegger]
Come with me if you want to live.
Casper?
[Grunting]
Casper! No! Don't!
Casper, no!
Casper, no! No, no, no, no!
[Screaming]
Casper, no. Oh, my God!
High! This is very high!
Casper! Casper!
Casper,
this is beautiful.
I come here every night.
Alone?
Mm-hmm.
What were you like
when you were alive?
I was... I was...
I don't remember.
You don't remember
anything from your life?
No.
So... Nothing?
No.
You don't remember
what school you went to,
how old you were?
Your favorite song?
What about your dad?
Hm-mmm.
Not even your mom?
Is that bad?
No.
It's just kind of sad.
I wonder why you
don't remember anything.
Hmm? Guess 'cause
when you're a ghost,
life doesn't matter
that much anymore.
So you forget.
Sometimes I worry
that I'm trying to forget.
Forget what?
My mom.
Just certain things.
The sound of her making
breakfast downstairs.
The way she put on
her lipstick...
so carefully.
I do remember...
she always used Ivory soap.
And when she'd hug me,
I'd breathe her in...
so deep.
And I remember,
before I'd go to sleep,
she'd whisper in my ear,
"Stardust in the eyes,
rosy cheeks and a happy girl
in the morning."
Casper?
Hmm?
If my mom's a ghost,
did she forget about me?
No, she'd
never forget you.
Kat?
Mm-hmm?
If I were alive, would you go to
the Halloween dance with me?
Mm-hmm.
Kat?
Hmm?
Can I keep you?
Mm-hmm.
Casper, close the window.
It's cold.
[Birds Twittering]
Hey, Dad!
Found your Visa card.
Where was it?
Um, in your wallet.
Maybe I could use it to buy
this perfect costume I saw
in a store downtown.
You always
made your costume.
No, Mom did.
I think I could come up
with something pretty good.
Why don't we roll you
in aluminum foil, and you
could go as a leftover?
[Muttering]
Don't worry.
You always look cute.
I don't wanna look cute.
Cute's like when
you're nine years old...
and you've got papier-mache
around your head.
I want to look... nice.
Mm-hmm.
Like... Like date nice.
Really? Uh...
Honey, I think maybe
it's time that we...
sat down and...
It's a little late
for that, Dad.
- How late?
- Oh, don't worry.
Not that late.
Oh, good.
You know that I would love
to buy you everything you wanted.
But until Miss Crittenden
pays me, that thing
is pretty worthless.
Oh, well, that's okay.
Don't worry about it.
I'm sure I can come up
with something perfect
for the party.
[Ghostly Trio]
**It's my party andI'll die if I want to **
**Die if I want to **
[Cackling]
Dad, please,
whatever you do,
don't let those guys
crash it.
Oh, no, I think they're actually
getting to be quite focused now.
[Cackling]
** You will die toowhen it happens to you **
**Da, da, da-da, da, da ****
[Cackling][Fatso]Big finish.![Stretch]Scream or sugar?[Cackling][Stretch, German Accent]Vell, vell, ze patienthas finally arrived.
Late again, I see.
Could this be an expression
of hostility, Doc?
[Cackling][Fatso]It's your hour, Freud.
What? So silent?
No pearls of wisdom
today, Doc?
Come on, Doc.
Stay tough. Don't stop.
Come on, Doc.
Hang with us homeboys.
Hey, wait a second.
What?
You ain't thinkin'
about packin' it in now,
are ya, Doc?
We were just startin'
to have fun.
It ain't often we meet
a bonebag as amusin' as you.
Boys, this is serious.
I think the doc is havin'
one of them fleshy breakdowns.
[Stinkie]Time for drastic measures.
Think we should break
into a song?
No!
It's time we gave the doc
our own prescription.
What about the party?
The party will have to wait.
Are you thinkin'
what I'm thinkin'?
Gentlemen?
Happy hour!
Happy hour!
Happy hour.
Whoop...
Yee-haw!
[Ghostly Trio]
**Ninety-nine bottles ofbeeron the wall **
**Ninety-nine bottles ofbeer ****
[Fatso]Just the dead guys.!
This is an outrage.
This is appalling.
You pay a man to get
the ghosts out of the house,
and what does he do?
He gets the ghosts
out of the house.
Exactly.
It's about time.
Ohh!
Look familiar?
This is...
This is...
And...
I know this.
I had five fingers.
I remember!
[Train Whistle Blowing]
Hootie!
[Whistle Blowing]
Chugga-chugga,chugga-chugga.
And wait!
[Thud]
Check it out.
Hands up, Kat.
Oh, wow.
It was my mom's.
[Sighs]
Can I...
Go ahead.
Oh, Casper,
it's perfect.
You think I could wear it
to the party tonight?
Casper?
I begged and begged my dad
to get me this sled,
and he acted like
I couldn't even have it,
'cause I didn't know
how to ride it.
And then one morning,
I... I came down
for breakfast,
and there it was,
just for me.
For no reason at all.
I took it out,
went sledding all day,
and my dad said,
"That's enough,"
but I couldn't stop.
I was having so much fun.
Then it got late.
It got dark.
Got cold.
And I got sick.
My dad got sad.
What's it like to die?
Like being born.
Only backwards.
I remember I didn't go
where I was supposed to go.
I just stayed behind...
so my dad
wouldn't be lonely.
Is that your dad?
Mm-hmm.
"McFadden claimed that he
was haunted by the ghost
of his dead son,
"and that he
invented a machine
to bring him back to life:
The Lazarus."
The Lazarus.
Ooh.
Hee-hee. Sorry.
I guess we'll have
to take the long way.
Hurry up!
Come on!
My dad hid it
so no one can find it,
but I remember where it is!
Ha.!Wait'll you see it.
- Don't you know a shortcut?
- You got it.
Casper, no!
Wall... human?
Stop!
Hey.! Over here.
Go ahead.
Sit down.
I would hold on.
Why?
[Machine Clanging]
[Gasps]
[Whirring]
[Steps Clattering]
Casper!
[Screaming]
[Latch Clicking]
[Wind Whistling][Eerie Laughter]
[Bell Ringing,
Electricity Crackling]
[Gasping]
[Wind Vents Firing]
Well?
What was that?
The "Up and At 'Em" machine.
My dad was a great inventor,
but he had a little trouble
getting going in the morning.
Didn't he ever hear
of caffeine?
[Crackling]
[Groaning]
- [Gasps]
- Dibs!
Wha...
[Groaning]
[Screaming]
[Screaming]
What is all this?
My dad's lab.
Kind of a slob,
wasn't he?
Down here, he could do
whatever he wanted to.
But no matter how busy he was,
he would drop everything
to play pirates with me.
Man, we hadso much fun.
[Gasps]
Aye, matey.
Buccaneers and buried gold.
Whipstaff doth a treasure hold.
Oh!
Come on.
Dibs!
Oh!
So where's this
Lazarus thing?
You're lookin'at it.
Down there?
Huh. That's useful.
Oh, I know there's a way
to get it going.
I just can't...
What about that?
That?
Nah. That's the vault.
[Gasps]
[Gasps]
Wait!
It's gotta be this!
[Grunts]
[Grunts,
Frustrated Growl]
[Grunting]
[Rumbling,Bottles Rattling]
Hey, I did it!
Lazarus!
[Grunting]
[Grunting Continues]
[Exasperated Sigh]
Ah. Ooh. Ouch.
[Grunts]
[Steam Hissing]
What is this?
Careful!
That's what makes
the whole thing work.
Kind of an instant
primordial soup mix.
It's what brings ghosts
back to life.
Just enough for one.
- Pull the lever.
- Which one?
I don't know.
Try one.
- Casper?
- I'm gonna be alive.
[Door Creaking]
[Latch Clicks]
Oh, man, how am I
gonna do this?
I couldn't even get
my Easy Bake oven to work.
[Clanging]
Okay.
[Whistles Blowing]
Casper?
Am I alive?
Dibs, do you have any idea
what this means?
Yes!
No.
You don't have to be scared
of death anymore.
One minute you'll be a ghost;
next, you're back on your feet,
free to come and go
as you please.
Hell, you could even
fly through...
Walls.
Thick walls.
Thick as steel.
Certainly could get to
whatever's behind those walls.
Like a, a treasure,
for example?
And snap, crackle, pop:
You're back alive
and on your way
to the Riviera.
If you were a ghost.
If you were.
[Dibs Screaming]
[Swishing Sound]
Damn it, Dibs.This won't hurt a bit.Stop being such a weenie.!It's just business.Come on.!
- If you would just...
- [Bucket Scraping]
Whoa.
Wa-a-a-a!
[Screaming]
So there you are.
[Engine Starting]
- [Engine Rewing]
- [Laughing Wickedly]
[Grunting]
Dibs, you're takin' this
way too personally.
[Gasps][Crash]
[Annoyed Groaning]
Please!
[Rattling Door Handle]
[Grunts]
[Screaming]
[Dibs]
Carrigan!
Are you
a ghost yet?
Carrigan!
What a tragic waste.
She had my favorite sunglasses.
Not so fast, little man.The bitch is back.
Wha...
**
* Warden threw a party
at the county jail *
* The prison band was there
They began to wail *
** The band played hardThejoint began to swing **
** [Humming]
* You should've heard
those knocked-out
jailbirds sing *
* Let's rock *
Hey, this Dr. Harvey's got
a lot of spirit, you know
what I'm sayin'?
Yeah, but he's got
his whole miserable
life ahead of him.
So we could do him a favor
and put him out of his misery.
Yeah. Hey,
good idea.
We been the ghostly trio
long enough.
Time to make it a...
quartet!
****["Jailhouse Rock"Continues]
****[Melodic Piano]
Could I just
say something here?
- And get a little personal?
- [All] Oh, yeah.
You know how it is. Okay.
Well, I just
got to tell you...
you guys remind me
of what it's like to
hang out with the boys.
I mean, you are absolutely
there for each other.
[Jukebox]
**Falling in love... **
I mean, you look life
right in the face.
You say, "I'm a ghost.
I don't need you. Mmm."
You know what? I'm gonna
tell that Miss Critten Picken...
Uh, Crichton Critten...
Crut...
I'm gonna tell that lady
you aren't goin' anywhere.
It's your house.
You're haunting it.
Possession is
nine-tenths of the law.
No.
No.
No.
Yes.
No.
No.
No.
Yes.
Aww.
Aww.
I didn't think so
at first, but...
you guys are great.
I love you... guys.
Hey. Hey!
[Exaggerated Kissing Sound]
[Spitting]
Eeow!
Eeeeee!
Ohh!
Hey.
Noooo.
Heh-heh.
Oof!
[Ghosts Sobbing]
What a sweetheart.
[Glass Shatters]
I can't croak him now.
[Stick "Boings" In Wall]
Me neither.
No way.
[Gunshot]
All right, boys!
The night is young.
Mm-hmm.
We are gonna clean out
every bar this town has got.
Uh-uh-uh.
[Shuddering]
We're gonna booze it
until we lose it.
Come on.
Come on.
Whoop.[Screaming][Crash]
Think my ears
just popped.
[Cackling]Come to Mama.
[Cackling]
- My treasure!
- You mean my treasure.
Uhhh.
Miss Crittenden?
In the flesh.
Well, in a couple of minutes.
- [Cackling]
- [Dibs] Oh.! Ah.! Oh.!
Dibs! What are you doing?
This is no time to shave.
Helping you, remember?
Remember what?
This!
You stole that.
That's Casper's.
[Cackling]
So sue me. Dibs!
The capsule! Now!
Coming.
I'm coming, okay?
[Groaning,
Panting]
Keep away from me.[Gasping]
[Screaming]
Here. Jump in.
[Door Chime]
Oh!
Oy.
Perfect.
- We're here.
- Uh, okay.
Hi. Come on in.
This is the room.
Um, stay together;
you'll be safe.
And I'll be right back.
Amber, do we
have to do this?
Hey, she wants a Halloween party,
she's gonna get a Halloween party.
[Kids Whispering]
[Maniacal Laughter]
[Gasps]
Hey, that's
my treasure!
Stay back!
Keep away from me.
Casper!
Don't come near me,
you spiteful spook, or I'll
knock you into the next world.
[Growling]
Come on.
Let's go.
[Machine Whirring,
Wheel Squeaking]
* Ta-da *
Hey, "poppin' fresh,"
it's my turn in the oven.
Dibs! Get this thing cooking,
you blasted little worm you!
Ah... Carrigan.
How kind of you to drop in.
[Laughing]
You know,
if there's one thing I've
learned from you, it's:
Always kick 'em
when they're down.
And, baby,
you're six feet under.
Oh, what a shame.
Sorry, sweetheart.
We're through.
[Gasps] I am not gonna
forget this, you ungrateful,
lousy little worm you.
[Chuckling]
Oh, you can haunt me
all you want,
but it's gonna be
in a great big,
expensive house...
with lovely
purple wallpaper...
and great big
green carpets...
and a little dog
called Carrigan...
a bitch just like you.
I got the power.
I got the treasure.
And you have
a flight to catch.
[Screaming]
Any other takers?
[Casper]
No. But aren't you
forgetting something?
What?
Your unfinished
business.
- My what?
- You know,
unfinished business.
All ghosts have unfinished business.
That's why they don't cross over.
Unfinished business?
I have no unfinished business.
I have my treasure, my mansion.
I have everything.
I'm just perfect.
[Cackling]
Wait.! Wait.!I lied.
I have unfinished business,
lots of unfinished business.
I-I'm not ready
to cross over yet.
Wait! You tricked me,
you rotten little brats!
[Screaming]
My treasure!
A ball?
That's your treasure?
Are you kidding? It's
autographed by Duke Snyder,
the Brooklyn Dodgers.
My favorite player.
Casper, it's time.
Honey.!I'm home.!
Whoooaaa-ehhhh-whoo-ohhh!
Ooh.
Dad?
No! What have you
done to him?
Nothin'. He's just
a little... dead.
I'm free!
I've never felt
so good in my life.
I can fly-y-y-eee!
[Crunch]
Rookie.
Stinkie,
work with him.
Dad?
Yeah.
Hey!
Who's the girl?
Dad, it's me.
I-It's Kat.
Kat. Kat?
- Kat Ballou.
- Katatonic.
Katastrophic.
Kreplach soup.
[Cackling]
[Cackling]
[Crying]
Ohh.
- Flesh flood alert.
- Dad? [Sniffing]
Don't you remember?
Oh, yeah!
I remember!
[Raspberries,
Laughing]
No!
No. No.!This.
Oh.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Oh, Kat!
Oh, sweetheart.
Oh, what have I done?
I... Oh, Kat.
Don't cry. I...
Oh, please.
Come on, Dr. Harvey.
You need this
more than I do.
Casper.
This is the way
it's gotta be.
- [Grunts]
- [Whistles Blow]
[Kids Screaming]
[Grunting]
Dad?
Oh, Kat!
Oh! Ohh, Kat.
Aww. Hey.
Oh, honey.
Oh, that felt like
the strangest dream.
I... I thought we
almost lost each other
for a minute there.
[Laughing]
Oh, Bucket.
**
Your party started
without you.
Your date's
probably waiting.
Maybe we should
get going.
Uh...
where are we?
[Kat Laughs]
**
[Chattering]
Well, go ahead.
What about you?
Hey, this is your party.
Go do your thing.
Go hang.
Or chill or kick it or
whatever you call it.
I think you got
a date out there.
Thanks, Dad.
****[Rap]
I hope no one saw that.
[Laughs]
[Amber] Hold still!
[Vic] I'm trying.
Could you weigh any more?
Just shut up and
get your head down.
Oh, my... Oh,
you gotta see this.
People are gonna freak.
[Vic]
Let me see.
Cool.
Thank you.
[Cackling]
[Cackling]
- [Screaming]
- [Screaming]
[Screaming Continues]
[Screaming Continues]
[Gasps, Chokes, Screaming]
[Kids]
Yeah!
[Whistle Blowing]
[Yawning]
[Gasps]
You're...
Uh-huh.
You're...
That's right.
Kat's mom?
Are... Are you
an angel?
That was a very noble thing
you did tonight, Casper.
I know Kat
will never forget it.
She needs her father.
And I know yours
will never forget it either.
You fulfilled
his greatest dream, Casper,
and I know he is
very, very proud of you.
And for what you've done,
I'm giving you your dream
in return.
But it's just for tonight.
Sort of a Cinderella deal.
- So I have
until midnight?
- : .
Hey, Cinderella
got until midnight.
Cinderella wasn't years old.
**
**Every now and then **
** We find a special friend **
** Who never lets us down **
** Who understands it all **
**Reaches outeach time we fall **
** You're the best friendthat I've found **
**I know you can't stay **
**But part of youwill never, ever go away **
** Your heart will stay **
**I'll make a wish for you **
**And hope it will come true **
** That lifewill just be kind **
** To such a gentle mind **
**lf you lose your way **
** Think back on yesterday **
**Remember me this way **
** Ooh-ooh **
**Remember me **
** This way ****
[Gasps]
I told you
I was a good dancer.
[Whispering]
Can I keep you?
Casper?
[Wind Whistling]
Hello, James.
[Whispering]
Amelia.
It's all right.
It's just me.
I...
I thought I'd have
a hundred things
to say when I...
How?
Let's just say you know
three crazy ghosts
who kept their word.
James, I know you've
been searching for me.
But there's something
you have to understand.
You and Kat loved me
so well when I was alive...
that I have no
unfinished business.
Please don't
let me be yours.
But, Amelia,
I don't...
I don't really know
what I'm doing.
What parent does?
James, Kat is
growing up beautifully
because of you.
No wonder
I miss you so much.
Just a couple things,
though.
Don't pick up the extension
every time she gets a phone call.
French fries
are not a breakfast food.
And don't ask her
to wear a T-shirt...
under her...
Ah, under her bathing suit.
I know.
Our daughter is...
A teenager.
A teenager.
[Sighs]
[Clock Chiming]
Wait.
Where are you going?
[Clock Continues Chiming]
Where I can watch over
both of you...
until we're
together again.
- Good-bye, James.
- [Chiming]
[Chiming]
Casper?
[Chiming Continues]
[Gasping]
Uh, ha. Boo?
[Screaming]
[Kids Screaming,
Shouting]
[Screaming Continues]
[Clattering]
[Thud]
[Clang]
Not bad for
my first party, huh?
Couldn't have
been better.
It ain't over yet.
Boys!
** [Rock]
** Casper the Friendly Ghost **
** The friendliest ghostyou know **
** Though grown-ups might belookin'at him with fright **
** The childrenall love him so **
** Casper the Friendly Ghost **
**He couldn't be bad or mean **
** You know hejump and playsing and dance all day **
**He's the friendliest ghostyou've ever seen **
**He always says hello **
**He's really glad to meet ya **
** Wherever he may go **
** You know he's kindto every living creature **
** Grown-ups don't understand **
** Why childrenall love him the most **
** 'Cause the kids all knowthat he loves them so **
** Casper the Friendly Ghost **
** Casperand he's friendly **
** Oh, he's friendlyHey **
* Whoo *
** Oh, oh, oh, oh **
**He'll always say hello **
**He's always glad to meet ya **
** Wherever he may go **
**He's kindto every livin'creature **
** Grown-ups don't understand **
** Why childrenall love him the most **
**And kids all knowthat he loves them so **
** Casper the Friendly Ghost **
** Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo ****