"...and I should know, because I... am Buster..."
"Holy moly, I really do!" -Buster seeing a bunch of animals at his office door.
"Tell
her Buster Moon is out to lunch."
"Take care of her, will you?"
"She may look old and rusty..."
"...but she is a classic!"
Buster and
Eddie in Les Calmars.
"Just think, your neighbor, the-the-the grocery store manager, that-that-that-that chicken, right there!"
"Everyone in the city gets a shot at being a star live on my stage!"
"Real talent from real life! That's what audiences want and I'm gonna give it to them!"
"Okay, look, I got cream cheese, I got banana..."
Buster thrown out from the restaurant.
"You okay?" -Eddie, to Buster after being thrown from the restaurant.
"It's me. Your boss. Mr. Moon."
"Hmm. Gonna need more than that. Just a second."
"Ah, the winds of change..."
"Yep, when this show's a hit, I'm gonna get you a fresh coat of paint."
"How are we doing with those flyers, Miss Crawly?"
"Miss Crawly, no! No, no, no!" -Buster, after seeing the flyers fly out the window.
"Oopsie daisy." -Miss Crawly
"Well, I guess that's one way to spread the word."
Buster sleeping in his office's desk drawer.
"And cue the crazy old lizard."
"Holy moly, I really do." -Buster, seeing a long line of animals waiting to audition.
"I swear to you, Eddie! This is no joke!" -Buster talking to Eddie on the phone about the long line of animals waiting to audition.
"Look, just get down here and see for yourself! I gotta go."
"This is it, Miss Crawly! Get your scaly tail downstairs and throw those doors open wide!" -Buster telling Miss Crawly to let the animals in to audition.
Buster impressed with the long line of animals waiting to audition.
Buster impressed with the
Shrimp's audition.
Buster and Miss Crawly impressed with
Gunter's audition.
Buster intrigued with the
bunnies' audition.
Buster and Miss Crawly blown away by
Ash and
Lance's audition.
Buster and Miss Crawly cringing at the
Alpaca's audition.
Buster and Miss Crawly watch
Daniel audition.
"Wow! Thank you, Johnny!" -Buster impressed with
Johnny's singing.
"Okay. Hey, it's all right. You know, it's all right. Take it away, Meena!" -Buster on
Meena's turn to audition.
"Anytime, now." -Buster waiting for Meena to start.
Buster, after
Mike's hat was thrown on his head.
Buster and Miss Crawly enjoying Mike's audition.
Buster and Miss Crawly enjoying
Rosita's audition.
Buster and Miss Crawly done with all the auditions.
"You're welcome, Mr. Moon!" -Miss Crawly, through her megaphone.
Buster begins his selections to move forward in the competition.
"And which one of you is the girl?"
"Ha, ha, very funny." -Ash
"'Loud and horrible, but shows promise.' Welcome to the show."
Buster chooses Mike for his show.
"And I'll take Pete." -Buster picks
Pete for his show.
"Whoo! Uh, thanks for coming, Richard."
"Okay, then I'll take..."
"Daniel. Thank you, Johnny." -Buster chooses Daniel.
"Daniel, can you hear me? You're in the show!"
"Yes. I was saying that you are in..."
"...Oh, geez, this is gonna drive me nuts."
"Johnny! Get back here. You're in." -Buster changes his selection for Johnny to be in the show.
"Thank you, Daniel. Goodbye!"
"Okay. That's everyone on my list."
"Rosita, Rosita, Rosita. 'Great set of pipes, but boring to watch'."
"So, what should I do? I could partner you up with... Gunter!"
"Ya! He's gonna spice things up on stage!" -Buster, after partnering Rosita up with Gunter.
Buster tries explaining to the Q-Teez that the show has been cast.
"The prize? Oh, sure. Yes, it's all in there."
"Wait. What did you say?"
"Uh... I forgot my keys. Koala be right back."
"For the last time, Miss Crawly, I'm not going to fire you!"
"Now would you pull yourself together and please blow that nose of yours!"
"I got to think, I've got to think, I've got to think." -Buster thinking of what to do with the prize money.
"What? What, sit around playing video games? Gah!"
"Do you know what that is?"
"Every day for 30 years,
he worked his tail off washing cars just so I could buy this place..."
"...Every day, Eddie. Just for me."
"Wow. Sounds like a great dad." -Eddie about Buster's father.
"Well, there's only one thing I can do."
"I gotta send you all home. Right now."
"Yep. 'Cause like my dad used to say, 'Get a good night's sleep and do a great day's work!'"
"So get some sleep and dream big dreams!"
"Miss Crawly!" -After seeing The Q-Teez
"There's only one way left to go. And that's UP!"
"There! Isn't this a great color for you? -Buster picking an outfit for Ash.
"Bingo! Pop star princess!" -Buster choosing another outfit for Ash.
Buster Moon out for stealing power Company in his neighbor.
"Sorry, old girl. I'll fix that." -Buster, after a piece of his theater falls off
"Do you think, maybe, you could reach the ledge?" -Buster talking to Meena
"Whoa-oh! That's a heck of a trunk you've got there!"
"Great! And the house lights?"
"Great! Because I could really use a stagehand."
"All creatures great and small, welcome to the Moon Theater!" -Buster at the grand opening of the Moon Theater.
Buster hugging his father at the grand opening.
"What? Oh, no, no. Tell
her I'll call her back in the morning."
"Okay. Judith... I personally guarantee by the end of this month this show is going to be..."
"...the biggest hit this city has ever seen!"
"Honestly, I have no idea."
"Are you wearing a speedo, Eddie?"
"Your
nana is still alive?"
"Has anyone seen my glass eye? The darn thing keeps popping out." -Miss Crawly
Buster with Miss Crawly's glass eye in his mouth.
"Why aren't you guys rehearsing?" -Buster to
Howie.
"All right. We're two acts down. Give me some good news, Miss Crawly."
"Meena, how would you like to re-audition for the show?"
"I'm gonna take that as a maybe."
"Great! Look, they're back! We're gonna come back to this, Meena." -Buster, after seeing The Q-Teez
Buster trying to speak in Japanese to the Q-Teez.
"What's not to like? You're a female and you're a teenager. This song was made for you." -Buster choosing "
Call Me Maybe" for Ash.
"There you go! You're a natural!"
"Eddie, you can't come visit your nana without bringing her some flowers."
"Just look at you, dear. Wow! You don't look a day over 90!"
"Look at that, she remembers me."
"Well, we don't quite have it all locked in..."
"Wow. I saw this show when I was a kid..."
"...Nana, you were absolutely amazing."
"But, Nana, it still is."
"Music and light bringing dreams to life?"
"Well, it's just like you remember it..."
"...In fact, I've made it even more spectacular."
"Great! It's gonna blow you away, Nana. And that is no lie!"
"Tomorrow we're going to have a full preview of the show. And our audience will be none other than Miss Nana Noodleman."
"I promised Nana something spectacular. And this... It's gonna blow her away."
"Bravo, Mike. Nana is gonna love that!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay, enough of that!" -Buster stopping "Call Me Maybe" when Ash starts crying.
"I don't think anyone's gonna call her after that."
"What is it? Do you not like the dress?"
"Ow!" -Buster with quills from Ash's crying.
"Ow." -Buster pulls a quill out of his face.
"Are you okay?" -Buster after Rosita falls flat on her face.
"Johnny, uh, I know I'm asking a lot of you..."
"There it is! Thank you!"
"Are you kidding? It's fantastic! You've got to sing that today!"
"Rosita and Gunter, you're on after Mike."
"Look, it's like my
dad always said, 'Don't let fear stop you from doing the thing you love.'"
"The very first stage lit entirely by squid power!"
"Beautiful work, guys. Now, just follow me on the beat."
"This is a palace of wonder and magic."
"Now, welcome our first contestant..."
"No, no, just hold on a moment here. That's prize money, and it's not Mike's unless he wins it fair and..."
"Okay, no... I just don't have the keys. So, maybe you can come back later?" -Buster to the
BearsBuster caught in the theater flood.
"Okay, okay. Steady, girl. Steady." -Buster, as the theater is flooding and crumbling.
Buster in the aftermath of the flood.
Buster looks at his crumbling theater
Buster mourning the destroyed theater.
Buster pictured on a news report discussing the collapse of the Moon Theater.
"Thank you, Miss Crawly."
An impressed Buster finds Meena singing "
Hallelujah" in the rubble of the Moon Theater.
"Good. 'Cause I wanna see it."
Buster listening to Rosita discuss the blueprints for the impromptu rebuilding of the
Moon Theater.
Buster in a photo of the grand opening of the theater.
"And whatever happens, I just want you all to know how proud I am to be a part of this with you."
"All creatures great and small... welcome to the..."
"Great! Welcome to our newly refurbished, open-air theater."
"But she's gonna chase those blues away with a song of her very own. Allow me to introduce the singing sensation... Ash!"
"Would you please welcome to the stage, Mike!"
"Would you please welcome to the stage for her first ever live appearance... Meena!"
"Meena, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
"Give me your hand, kid."
Buster watching as Meena fumbles on stage.
"Oh, Dad, I wish you could see this."
Buster hugging
Nana Noodleman as she buys the property the Moon Theater was built on.
Buster attends the Moon Theater's grand reopening.