Finding Nemo: The Musical

Transcript
(Overture begins. Curtain rises to reveal Marlin and Coral in their nest filled with eggs, looking out over the ocean.)

Marlin: Wow… Look at this spectacular view! Did your man deliver or did he deliver?

Coral: (laughing) Marlin, shh! You’re gonna wake the kids! We still have to name them. I like Nemo.

Marlin: Nemo? Well, we can name one Nemo, but I’d like most of them to be Marlin Jr.

(Music turns ominous.)

Marlin: What was that? Get inside Coral. No, Coral, don’t go out there. Leave it alone! Coral!

(Sound of zapping and Coral disappears along with all the eggs except one.)

Marlin: Coral?! (To the remaining egg.) Oh… There, there. Daddy’s got you. I promise, I will never let anything happen to you… Nemo.

(Change of scene as Nemo gets older.)

Nemo: First day of school! Time for school!

Marlin: All right, we’re excited. It’s your first day of school, Nemo. We’re ready to learn, to get some knowledge.

[Marlin] Now what’s the one thing we Remember before we head out from here?

[Nemo] The ocean’s not safe, So we have to check if the coast is clear

[Marlin] Right.

We go out, And then back in. And then we go out, And then back in.

And one more time, out, And then back in.

Marlin: And sometimes, if you want to do it four times—

Nemo: Come on!

Marlin: Okay…

[Nemo] Hey Dad, hey Dad, wouldn’t it be cool If I maybe met a shark while I’m at school?

[Marlin] No!

[Nemo] Or an angel fish! Is it true that they have wings?

[Marlin] I don’t think so.

[Nemo] Can you believe there are so many things?

In the big, blue world, I’m gonna go explore! In the big, blue world, That I’ve never seen before. So many creatures, Swimming ’round the sea. In the big, blue world, And all of them are waiting for me! Marlin: That’s what I’m afraid of!

Nemo: Hey, Dad! Do you know how old sea turtles are?

Marlin: Sea turtles? I don’t know…

Nemo: Sandy Plankton said that they could live to be a hundred!

Marlin: Well, If I ever meet one, I’ll ask him.

Nemo: Me too! Maybe I’ll meet a sea turtle and a shark!

[Marlin] I know you’re excited, But let’s take a little pause. Sharks are not our friends, Nemo. Haven’t you seen Jaws?

[Nemo] What?

[Marlin] You don’t want to meet a swordfish; You don’t want to meet a whale.

[Nemo] I want to meet a whale!

[Marlin] You need me around to watch your tail!

In the big blue world, You’re just a little fish.

[Nemo] Aw, Dad…

[Marlin] In the big blue world You’ll be seen as a tasty dish.

[Nemo] No!

[Marlin] You mean so much to me I don’t know what I would do In this big blue world, If something should happen to you

[Nemo] No need to worry, Dad, I’ll be okay!

[Marlin] I’m scared you’ll end up as a clownfish filet. We can turn right around, We could wait one more year.

[Nemo] Don’t be so boring, Dad—

I belong here!

(Curtains open to reveal all kinds of sea creatures on stage and in the aisles.)

Nemo: Wow! Isn’t it beautiful?!

Marlin: Nemo!

Nemo: Come on, dad!

Marlin: Hold my fin! Hold my fin!

Sea Creatures: Take a look around you The ocean’s alive! In the big blue world, It’s time for you to arrive

Marlin: Is this where we meet his teacher?

Dads: Yup. Sure is. Mhmm.

Tad: What’s wrong with his fin?

Tad's Dad: Be nice! It’s his first day of school!

Marlin: He was born with it, kids. We call it his lucky fin.

Nemo: Dad!

(Mr. Ray enters.)

'''[Mr. Ray]''' Let’s name the zones, The zones, the zones! Let’s name the zones of the open sea!

Kids: Mr. Ray!

Mr. Ray: Climb aboard explorers! Who’s this?

Nemo: I’m Nemo.

Marlin: He’s got a little fin. I find if he gets tired, just give him a break. Ten, fifteen minutes—

Nemo: Dad!

Mr. Ray: Don’t worry. We’re gonna travel as a group.

[Marlin] Nemo, you’re such a special kid Want me to come with you? I’d feel better if I did. Remember everything I’ve told you…

Nemo: Dad, I’ll be alright.

Mr. Ray: Climb aboard explorers! Hold on tight!

'''[Mr. Ray]''' Are you ready?

[Nemo] Yes, I’m ready!

'''[Mr. Ray]''' Really ready?

[Marlin] I don’t think I’m ready.

'''[Mr. Ray, Nemo and Ensemble]''' We’re ready to go! (In the big, blue world!) We’re ready to go! (In the big, blue world!) We’re ready to go! (In the big, blue world…)

Sheldon's Dad: You’re doing really well for a first timer.

Pearl's Dad: I remember I was a mess when my kid first went to The Drop-Off.

Marlin: Well, what are you gonna do? You gotta let ’em go sometime—The Drop-Off?!

(Applause. Change of scene to The Drop-Off. The kids look up at a boat.)

Incomplete
SHELDON

What’s that?

TAD

Sandy Plankton said it’s called a “butt”…

PEARL

Whoa, that’s a pretty big butt!

SHELDON

Look at us… We’re gonna touch the butt!

PEARL

Come on, Nemo!

TAD

How far can you go?

NEMO

Um, my dad says it’s not safe—

MARLIN (Appearing)

Nemo!! No, you can’t be anywhere near here!

NEMO

I wasn’t gonna—

MARLIN

You’re not ready! I was right. We’ll try school again next year.

NEMO

But dad!

MARLIN

You know you can’t swim well.

NEMO

I can!

MARLIN:

No you can’t! Now come along.

You think that you can do these things,

But you are wrong!

NEMO

I hate you.

(He starts to swim toward the boat.)

MARLIN:

Nemo! What are you doing? You get back here! You are in big trouble, young man. Do you hear me Big, big—

(NEMO is captured in a net.)

NEMO

Ahh!! Daddy, help me!!

MARLIN

Nemo!!! Oh, no, please, please! Wait. Please, slow down!

(Mask falls from the diver, but NEMO is gone.)

MARLIN

He’s gone. He can’t be gone! Has anybody seen a boat? Please, they took my son! I’m coming, Nemo!

(DORY enters, singing.)

DORY

La la la la la la la la,

La la la la la la la la,

La la la la la—

Lookout! (She crashes into MARLIN.) Ooh, sorry, sir.

MARLIN

He’s got my son. He’s got Nemo. Have you seen a boat?

DORY

A boat? I’ve seen a boat! Follow me!

La la la la la la la la,

La la la la la la la la,

La la la la la.

(Looking at MARLIN suspiciously.) Do you mind?

MARLIN

What?

DORY

I’m tryin’ to swim here.

MARLIN

But we’re trying to find Nemo. You were showing me which way the boat went.

DORY

A boat? I’ve seen a boat! Follow me!

La la la la la la la la,

La la la la la la la la,

La la la la la.

(Eyeing MARLIN again.) Do I know you?

MARLIN

Yes, you were showing me which way the boat went.

DORY

A boat? I saw a boat—

MARLIN

Wait! We already did this.

DORY

We did? Oh dear

I guess I should explain—

I got this problem with my brain.

Things get really scrambled in my head!

I have no short term memory,

Forget things almost instantly.

I’m not even sure what I just said.

May I help you?

MARLIN

There’s something wrong with you, really. You’re wasting my time. I have to find my son.

DORY

Chico?

MARLIN

Nemo!

BRUCE (Appearing behind them)

Hello, love.

DORY

Well, hi!

BRUCE

Name’s Bruce.

DORY

I’m Dory, and this is…

MARLIN

You don’t need to know. I’m nobody, really. I was just leaving—

BRUCE

I’d like to invite you morsels to a little party I’m having.

DORY

Hey look—balloons! It is a party!

BRUCE

(Laughs.) Mind your distance, though. You wouldn’t want one o’ them to pop! Anchor! Chum!

ANCHOR

It’s about time, mate. I’m starvin’.

CHUM

What’cha bring for us, mate?

BRUCE

Couple o’ tasty bites.

(The SHARKS laugh and make sounds of hunger.)

BRUCE

Alright then! Our meeting has officially come to order. Let us all say the pledge!

Fish are friends.

ANCHOR

Fish are friends.

CHUM

Fish are friends.

SHARKS

Not food!

Though we have long sharp teeth,

We’re nice sharks underneath.

We know that fish are friends, not food.

CHUM

Well, sometimes we know.

SHARKS

Sure we could eat you whole,

But we have self-control!

We know that fish are friends, not food.

MARLIN

I’d like to be your friend!

BRUCE

The stress of life in the ocean

Will lead to emotional eating.

ANCHOR AND CHUM

Yes it will!

BRUCE

When you need help gettin’ through it,

And kelp just won’t do it,

Don’t start feeding—

SHARKS

Swim to our meeting!

Oh yes, we’ve seen the light.

Each day we fight the fight.

To curb our appetite,

And change our attitude.

BRUCE

Fish are friends…

ANCHOR

Fish are friends…

BRUCE

Fish are friends…

CHUM

Fish are food!

BRUCE AND ANCHOR

No!

SHARKS

Fish are friends, not food!

BRUCE

Like we rehearsed, gentlemen.

SHARKS

Doo, doo, doo, doo, etc.

MARLIN

Look! That mask belonged to the diver that took my son!

DORY

Harpo?

MARLIN:

Nemo! What do these markings mean? I can’t read human.

DORY

Hey look—sharks! I bet they can help!

MARLIN

No, no, no! Dory!

DORY

Hey fellas? Guys? Hey?

MARLIN

No Dory!

DORY

If you could just—

MARLIN

Gimme it!

DORY

I know what to— (The mask snaps and gives her a bloody nose.) Ow!

MARLIN

Oh, I’m sorry! Is you’re nose bleeding?

DORY

You really clocked me there!

BRUCE

(Smells the blood.) Ooh that’s good!

ANCHOR AND CHUM

Intervention!

BRUCE

I need a little taste!

ANCHOR AND CHUM

No!

BRUCE

Why let ’em go to waste?

ANCHOR AND CHUM

Bruce!

Remember fish are friends, not food!

ANCHOR

Remember the steps!

ANCHOR AND CHUM

He’s really not so bad.

He never knew his dad.

BRUCE

I need some food!

I need some food!

I need some food!!

(SHARKS start to chase MARLIN and DORY.)

MARLIN

There’s no way out!

DORY

Es-ca-pay! That’s funny, it’s spelt the same as “escape.”

MARLIN

Dory… You can read?

DORY

I can read? Hey, I can read!

MARLIN

Well, read the mask!

BRUCE

I’ve got you in my sight,

I’m having fish tonight!!

DORY

This way!

ANCHOR AND CHUM

Remember fish are friends.

Remember fish are friends.

Remember fish are friends…

(Sound of bombs about to explode.)

BRUCE

Swim away! Swim away!

ANCHOR AND CHUM

Not food.

(Big explosions. Applause. Change of scene to dental office.)

P. SHERMAN

You haven’t been flossing, mate. This won’t hurt a bit. (Sound of dental drill and patient screaming.) Well, maybe a little bit… How’s the missus?

(Patient tries to talk through dental gauze.)

See this little fish? Found him on the reef. Thought he’d make a good present for my niece’s birthday on Friday.

NEMO

Dad? (Bumps into glass side of tank.) Daddy?!

Where’s my dad? I’m all alone.

I’m too small to be here on my own.

I swam away, ’cause I got mad.

But now I really need him.

Where’s my dad?

(Fish tank comes to life with chanting and dancing.)

TANK GANG

Wannahockaloogie! Wannahockaloogie! Wannahockaloogie! Wannahockaloogie! Wannahockaloogie! Wannahockaloogie! Wannahockaloogie!

Welcome!!

NEMO

Daddy!

DEB

Oh no. We scared him!

PEACH

I don’t know why we just can’t say “hello”?

NEMO

I wanna go home! Daddy!

PEACH

Honey, your dad’s probably back at the pet store.

NEMO

Pet store?

BLOAT

Yeah, ya know. Like I’m from Bob’s Fish-Farm.

DEB

Fish-O-Rama!

BUBBLES

Mail-order…

PEACH

eBay.

NEMO

I—I’m from the ocean!

NIGEL

The ocean, eh?

NEMO

Ahh!

TANK GANG

Hi, Nigel.

NIGEL

I’m from the ocean too! Sorry If I ever took a snap at ya, lad. So what have we got today, mates?

PEACH

Root canal!

NIGEL

Ooh! Has he loosened the periodontal ligiment?

P. SHERMAN

Shoo! Shoo! He’s not your fish! He’s going to my Darla!

(Theme from Psycho plays ominously.)

BLOAT

Darla?! (Puffs.) Oh no!

NEMO

What? What’s wrong with her?

PEACH

Every year, she gets a fish.

DEB

Every year, she shakes the bag!

BLOAT

And every year, that fish goes belly-up!

TANK GANG

She’s a fish killer!

NEMO

I can’t go with that girl—I need my dad! I gotta get back to my dad. Daddy!!

GILL

Hey, kid! You’ll get back to your dad. I’ve been watching you, and you’re small enough to break us free.

NEMO

I don’t swim well. I’ve got a bad fin…

GILL

One bad fin has never stopped me.

PEACH

Your escape plans never work, Gill.

GILL

But this time we’ve got him. I promise, we will all get out, as long as we can swim…

Together!

We swim together!

Cooperation is the secret to our success.

BUBBLES

Bubbles?

GILL

We swim in harmony…

BLOAT

And we start at dentistry.

GILL:

We’re the fish of Pablo Sherman, D.D.S.

This little guy is one of us now. And we can’t send him off to his death. Darla’s coming in five days, but he’ll be long gone by then. We all will—if we do this the way we do everything else!

GILL

Together…

TANK GANG

We swim together!

And together we’ll get out of here as a group.

BLOAT

Oh, I believe we can!

NEMO

Yeah, but what’s the plan?

GILL

We’re gonna jam the filter and fill this tank with poop!

TANK GANG

Huh?

GILL

When this kid jams the filter, the tank will get filthy, and the dentist will have to clean it. He’ll put us into individual bags and we’ll roll out the window into the ocean!

TANK GANG

Ohhh!

BLOAT

The whole “poop” thing threw me.

ALL

Together!

We swim together!

GILL

Little clownfish you’re our ticket to breaking free.

ALL

And if we all join fins,

Everybody wins!

And we’ll swim together

In the open sea!

GILL

So what’s your name, kid?

NEMO

I’m Nemo!

(Change of scene to somewhere in the ocean. DORY and MARLIN are both talking in their sleep.)

MARLIN

Nemo…

DORY

That sea-monkey has my money… Yes, I’m a natural blue…

MARLIN (Waking)

The mask! It’s gone! Wake up!

DORY

Ahh! I was framed! I was framed!! Good morning.

MARLIN

What’s so good about it? That mask was the only chance I had of finding my son.

DORY

Chico?

MARLIN

Nemo! His name is Nemo. And I may never see him again!

DORY

Hey, Mr. Grumpy Gills,

Life’s full of little spills.

Don’t throw your fins up in disgust!

Oh, what’s the use of floatin’ there,

Not going anywhere?

Swish your tail,

And dive on in,

And trust

That… if… you…

Just keep swimming.

Just keep swimming.

Life isn’t all that grim!

MARLIN

Ugh!

DORY:

Just keep swimming.

Just keep swimming!

What do we do?

MARLIN

We swim?

DORY

Right!

La la la la la la la la,

MARLIN

No singing.

DORY

La la la la la la la la,

MARLIN

No singing, please!

DORY

La la la la la la la!

MARLIN

Ugh! Now that song is going to be stuck in my head!

DORY

Look there’s a shiny thing!

Hey, that looks interesting.

MARLIN

Please, Dory, try to stay on task!

DORY

It says “P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.”

Hmm, I guess it’s nothing.

MARLIN

No, Dory! That’s the mask!

DORY

Yay! We did it!

MARLIN

Yeah, but now what?

We don’t know how to get there.

DORY

So we follow our gut!

MARLIN

But—

DORY

Just keep swimming.

Just keep swimming!

Everything’ll be okay. See?

Just keep swimming.

Move your tail,

And sure enough we’ll find our way.

Oh, sometimes things look bad,

Then poof! The moment is gone.

And what do we do?

BOTH

We just keep swimming on.

DORY

To P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney!

MARLIN

Hello there! Yeah! Excuse me!

DORY:

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.

MARLIN:

I’m looking for my son…

DORY:

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney!

MARLIN

Wait a minute! I’m trying to talk to you! Please!

DORY

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney!!

MARLIN

Stop!!!

Look, you’ve been really great,

And I appreciate

All of the little things you’ve done.

DORY

Well, thanks!

MARLIN

But, perhaps I think it’s best

If you and I gave this a rest.

DORY

Huh?

MARLIN

How ’bout you stay here, while I go and find my son?

DORY

Wait!

Come back!

Don’t leave my on my own!

MARLIN

Sorry, but I really want to carry on alone!

(A school of MOONFISH enters and gathers around MARLIN threateningly.)

SOLO MOONFISH

Hey, lady. Is this guy bothering you?

DORY

I don’t remember. Were you?

MARLIN

No, no, no, no. Do you guys know how I can get to P. Sherman—

SOLO MOONFISH

Look, pal—we’re talking to the lady.

MARLIN

Fine!

DORY

Go easy on him, fellas. He lost his son, Fabio.

MARLIN

Nemo.

DORY

Hey, any of you ever heard of P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney?

MOONFISH

Sydney?

Aaaahhh!

(They form the shape of the Sydney Opera House.)

SOLO MOONFISH

What you want to do is follow the E.A.C. That’s, uh, the East Australia Current.

MOONFISH

Just keep swimming!

(Swimming, swimming!)

SOLO MOONFISH

Big current. You can’t miss it. It’s in that direction.

(MOONFISH form the shape of an arrow.)

MOONFISH

Just keep swimming!

(Swimming, swimming!)

SOLO MOONFISH

And that little baby’s gonna put you right past Sydney!

MOONFISH

It’s a big blue world out there,

That can make a fish feel small…

DORY

They’re good.

MOONFISH

But when friends point the way,

It’s not so big at all.

MARLIN

To Sydney!

MOONFISH

Aaaahh!

SOLO MOONFISH

Oh, hey, ma’am, one more thing. When you come to this trench, swim through it, not over it.

DORY

Through it, not over it. Got it!

MARLIN

I don’t like this trench one bit.

We’re swimming over it.

DORY

Something’s telling me we should swim through.

MARLIN

Why do I waste my breath?

That way leads to certain death.

DORY

Come on, partner! Trust me on this!

It’s what friends do!

MARLIN

Okay, I guess. If you say so…

Hey look—something shiny!

DORY

Where?

MARLIN

Over the trench!

DORY

Let’s go!

La la la la la

MARLIN

La la la

DORY

La la la la la

MARLIN

La la la

DORY

La la la la

(She gets stung by a small jellyfish.)

Ow ow ow ow

Owwwww!!

MARLIN

Dory! That’s a jellyfish! You’ll be all right. Let’s be thankful it was just a little one. (He notices they are surrounded by jellyfish.) Uh-oh.

DORY

Ooh, hey! Watch this! (She bounces on top of the jellyfish.) Boing! Boing! Boing!

MARLIN

Dory, I have an idea. A game.

DORY

Ooh a game! Pick me! Pick me!

MARLIN

First one out of the jellyfish without touching the tentacles wins. Ready, set, go!

DORY

Better move fast if you wanna win!

MARLIN

Just keep swimming!

DORY

Just keep swimming!

DORY AND MARLIN

Life isn’t always grim.

MARLIN

Just keep swimming!

DORY

Just keep swimming!

DORY AND MARLIN

What do we do?

We swim.

MARLIN

Just keep swimming!

DORY

Just keep swimming!

MARLIN

Just keep swimming!

DORY

This fish was built for speed.

MARLIN

Haha!

Just keep swimming!

DORY

Just keep swimming!

MARLIN

Just keep swimming.

And the clownfish takes the lead!

(DORY gets stung by several big jellyfish.)

Dory! Dory! Oh no.

DORY

Am I disqualified?

MARLIN

No. You’re actually winning. But you have to listen to me.

Just keep swimming.

Stay awake, now.

Everything will be okay.

Just stay with me

‘Til we get to

DORY

42 Wallaby Way

MARLIN

Right.

Sometimes things look bad,

Then poof, the moment is gone.

And what do we do?

DORY

We just… keep… swimming…

(Both DORY and MARLIN falls unconscious. Applause. Change of scene to the tank.)

GILL

Heya, Sharkbait.

NEMO

I’m so sorry I ruined your plan, Gill. I couldn’t jam the filter, and now we’ll never get out.

GILL

Never say “never,” kid. There’s other ways out of this place. Remember, all drains lead to the ocean. We got a sink right there, and a toilet over there.

NEMO

Ew.

GILL

Besides, you got your dad out there looking for you. I bet he’s on his way right now.

NEMO

Not my dad,

He’s not brave enough.

He’s afraid of whales and sharks and stuff.

He’s prob’ly angry

Cause I was bad.

I’m sure that he’s not coming,

Not my dad.

(Applause. Curtains close. Psychedelic lights and music.)

ENSEMBLE

Dude.

Focus dude.

Dude.

(Curtains open on the E.A.C., where CRUSH carries MARLIN on his back. MARLIN wakes up, groaning.)

CRUSH

He lives!

MARLIN

What happened?

CRUSH

You took on the jellies, mini man. You saved Little Blue!

MARLIN

Little Blue? Dory! Is she okay?

DORY

(Enters, followed by little turtles.) P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney.

LITTLE TURTLES

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney!

DORY

Hi Crush!

MARLIN:

I gotta get out of here! I gotta find my son! I gotta get to the E.A.C! Hey! How do I get to the E.A.C!?

CRUSH

Dude,

You have traveled far.

Ya must be swimmin’ under a lucky star!

You’re exactly where you’re meant to be,

So grab some shell and surf the E.A.C with me.

Go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow.

ENSEMBLE

(That’s the only way to do it. Just get on over to it.)

CRUSH

Go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow.

ENSEMBLE

(That’s the only way to do it. Just get on over to it.)

CRUSH

Go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow!

ENSEMBLE:

(That’s the only way to do it. Just get on over to it.)

Go with the flow!

CRUSH

Don’t be a high-strung fellow.

Kick back and keep it mellow!

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

Go with the flow!

Jelly-man, Offspring.

MARLIN

Hi.

CRUSH

Offspring, Jelly-man.

SQUIRT

Jellies? Cool!

DORY

Show him your 360, Squirt!

SQUIRT

Check this out.

(SQUIRT gets pulled out of the current. MARLIN panics.)

MARLIN

Oh my goodness!

CRUSH

Kill the motor dude.

Why don’t you take it slow?

Let us see how Squirt does flyin’ so-o-lo.

SQUIRT (Re-entering)

Whoa! That was so cool!

Dad, did ya see what I did?

MARLIN

Well, I’ll be a sea-monkey’s uncle!

CRUSH

You so totally rocked, Squirt!

You’re such an amazing kid.

MARLIN

Children, huh?

CRUSH

It’s awesome—

They’re eggs’ on a beach,

Then coo-coo-ca-choo!

ENSEMBLE

(Coo-coo-ca-choo!)

CRUSH

They find their own way back to the big ol’ blue.

MARLIN

All by themselves?

But what if they’re not ready?

I mean how do ya know?

ENSEMBLE

(How do ya know?)

CRUSH

Well, ya never really know,

But if they’re ever gonna grow…

CRUSH AND ENSEMBLE

Then ya gotta let ’em go.

Ya know?

CRUSH

Just go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow.

SQUIRT

(That’s the only way to do it. Just get on over to it.)

CRUSH

Go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow.

SQUIRT

(Rip it, roll it, curl it. Ride inside it; twirl it.)

CRUSH

Go with the flow!

ENSEMBLE

Go with the flow!

CRUSH

When you’re raising sons and daughters,

It’s like surfin’ the muddy waters.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

ENSEMBLE

Go with the flow.

Go with the flow.

CRUSH

Get ready for Sydney, dude! You’re exit’s coming up!

MARLIN

Oh wait, I forgot. How old are you?

CRUSH

150, dude! And still young!

ENSEMBLE

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

CRUSH

Righteous! Yeah!

(Applause. Curtains close on E.A.C. MARLIN and DORY ad lib.)

MARLIN

Now, on to the harbour!

DORY

Uh, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, right?

MARLIN

Yep, we just gotta swim straight.

DORY

Oh, hey—How ’bout we play a game?!

MARLIN

Okay…

DORY

Okay! I’m… thinkin’ of something orange and small…

MARLIN

It’s me.

DORY

Right! Okay! Ooh, it’s orange and small.

MARLIN

It’s me.

DORY

Okay, Mr. Smarty Pants.

MARLIN

Mm-hmm.

DORY

Now, it’s orange and small with white stripes.

MARLIN

It’s me. And the next one—just a guess—me!

DORY

Okay, that’s just scary.

(Blackout. Lights up on OCTOPUS MOM and her OCTOPUS BABY.)

OCTOPUS MOM

Did you hear about that poor little clownfish father whose son was taken from the reef?

OCTOPUS BABY

Mom? Mom? Mom? Mommy? Moooom??!

OCTOPUS MOM

Not now, sweetie!! Mommy’s only got eight hands!

(Blackout. Lights up on two LOBSTERS with Boston accents.)

LOBSTER #1

He went to three ferocious sharks. He’s wicked scared. But what does he do? He goes and blows ’em up!

LOBSTER #2

Wow! Now that’s a tale!

LOBSTER #1

(Referencing his tail.) Why, thank you!

LOBSTER #2

I, uh, didn’t mean it that way…

(Blackout. Lights up on two sword-fighting SWORDFISH.)

SWORDFISH #1

I heard he went face to face with a jellyfish.

SWORDFISH #2

You heard incorrectly old chap. It was an entire jellyfish forest.

SWORDFISH #1

Be that as it may, he escaped unharmed.

SWORDFISH #2

He may have, my good man. But will you?

SWORDFISH #1

Touche.

(Blackout. Lights up on two flying PENGUINS.)

PENGUIN #1

And then this whale comes along and takes him straight to Sydney Harbour and shoots him out his spout! Isn’t that amazing?

PENGUIN #2:

That is amazing! Wait a minute. We’re penguins… We can’t fly!

PENGUINS (Falling)

Ahhhhh!!!!

(Curtain opens on the tank.)

NIGEL

Nemo! Nemo! Your dad’s been fighting the entire ocean looking for you!

NEMO

My father? Really?

NIGEL

He’s travelled hundreds of miles! He’s made friends with whales and sea turtles! And he’s battled sharks and jellyfish!

NEMO

Sharks? That can’t be him.

NIGEL

Sure it is. It’s Marlin, the little clownfish from the reef!

NEMO

Whoa!

That’s my dad!

I knew all along!

Underneath he’s really brave and strong.

He’s on his way now,

And I’m so glad

Of all the fish in the ocean,

That’s my dad!

NIGEL

Word is, he’s in Sydney Harbour right now! I’ll go find him!

(A net reaches into the tank.)

GILL

Nemo! Look out!

NEMO

Gill! Help me!

GILL

Everybody jump in!

(The TANK GANG all gets into the net.)

TANK GANG

Together!

We swim together!

(The net is taken away.)

Yay!

(Theme from Psycho plays and Darla is seen.)

TANK GANG

Oh no! Darla!

(Theme from Psycho plays again. A plastic bag goes into the tank and traps NEMO.)

NEMO

Gill!

(Theme from Psycho plays again.)

P. SHERMAN

Happy birthday, Darla.

DARLA

Fishy!

NIGEL

Nemo! I found your father!

MARLIN (Entering)

Nemo?!

DARLA

Fishy! Fishy! Wake up, Fishy!

DORY

Oh no!

(NEMO goes belly-up in the bag.)

MARLIN

No!! We’re too late!

DORY

Hey, I’m so sorry.

MARLIN

It’s over. Nemo’s gone. I couldn’t—I’m going home, now.

DORY

Wait! Where ya goin’?

MARLIN

Dory, if it wasn’t for you, I never would have made it here. So thank you.

DORY

Wait. Stop! No one has ever stuck with me this long before. Please, don’t go away! Please.

(Sound of gurgling.)

NEMO

Whoa! Whooooaaa! (He appears from the drain.) Dad!!

MARLIN

Nemo?

NEMO

Dad!

DORY

You’re alive!! And you are…?

MARLIN

This is Dory. She helped me find you! I thought I’d lost you—I saw you belly-up!

NEMO

I wasn’t dead! I was just pretending so they would flush me down the drain!

MARLIN

Thank goodness, you’re safe.

SCHOOL OF FISH

(Entering from the drain.) Swim away! Swim away!

(DORY gets caught in a net along with several other FISH.)

DORY

Ah!! Get us out! Get us out!

(NEMO swims toward the net.)

MARLIN

Nemo! You get back here!

NEMO

I know what to do!

We have to save Dory!

MARLIN

I have to think of you!

NEMO

But I’m small enough to get in there.

Dad, I have a plan!

MARLIN

You think that you can do these things, but—

I know you can.

NEMO

Tell everybody to swim down!

Together.

Swim down together!

MARLIN

You heard my son!

MARLIN AND NEMO

Together.

We swim together.

DORY

Just keep swimming.

Just keep swimming, etc.

MARLIN AND NEMO

Together.

We swim together!

ENSEMBLE

Swim together, swim together, etc.

MARLIN

Swim down!!

NEMO

That’s my dad!

MARLIN

That’s my son!

ALL

Together.

We swim together!

Aaaahh!!

(The net breaks apart, releasing the fish.)

MARLIN

Dory, are you okay?

DORY

Yeah. Why wouldn’t I be?

(MARLIN sees NEMO unconscious on the floor.)

MARLIN

Nemo? It’s okay. Daddy’s here. Daddy’s got you.

(NEMO coughs and wakes up.)

NEMO

Daddy?!

MARLIN

Nemo!!!

NEMO

I don’t hate you.

MARLIN

Oh, no. No! I’m so sorry, Nemo. Hey, guess what?! I met a sea turtle and he was a hundred and fifty.

NEMO

A hundred and fifty?! But Sandy Plankton said that—

MARLIN

Sandy Plankton?! Do you think after what I’ve been through, I don’t know as much as Sandy Plankton?

NEMO

So tell me, Dad,

What’s it like to cross an entire sea?

MARLIN

Well, son I don’t know.

Let’s go home together,

Then you’ll tell me.

DORY

Wanna make it three?

LITTLE FISH (Entering)

Time for school! Time for school!

DORY

I go to school?

MARLIN

Not really.

MR. RAY (Entering)

Climb aboard explorers!

MARLIN

Now, go and get some knowledge!

DORY

And come home when you’re done.

NEMO

Don’t worry—I’ll be careful!

MARLIN

But remember to have fun!

MR. RAY

Everybody, find a buddy!

Nemo, that means you.

NEMO

Wait!

There’s something I forgot to do.

(Swims back to MARLIN.)

Love ya, Dad!

MARLIN

I love you too, Son. Now go have an adventure!

ALL

In the big, blue world,

We’re gonna go explore!

In the big, blue world.

Things we’ve never seen before!

What’s waiting out there,

We can never know!

In the big, blue world—

We’re ready to go!

(In the big, blue world!)

We’re ready to go!

(In the big, blue world!)

We’re ready to go!

(In the big, blue world…)

DORY

Bye, Elmo!

MARLIN

Nemo!

NEMO:

Bye, Dory! Bye, Dad!

MARLIN

Bye, son.

(NEMO swims off. Blackout. Curtain call.)

CRUSH

Just go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow.

ENSEMBLE

(That’s the only way to do it. Just get on over to it.)

CRUSH

Go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow.

ENSEMBLE

(That’s the only way to do it. Just get on over to it.)

CRUSH

Go with the flo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow!

ENSEMBLE

Go with the flow!

CRUSH

When you’re raising sons and daughters,

It’s like surfin’ the muddy waters.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

ENSEMBLE

Go with the flow.

Go with the flow.

Go with the flow!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

(Applause.)

ANNOUNCER

We hope you enjoyed this performance of Finding Nemo: The Musical.

SEAGULLS

Mine! Mine! Mine!