[ Applause ] >> Roswell Encina: Good evening everyone. How are you? So - thank you for being patient and joining us tonight. So I see a lot of kids here wearing those caps. Can I see them? Yay. What does it say? Yes. So you're at the Library of Congress. So just to give you some context what we are. We are the lib - largest library in the world. You know - you all know what libraries are, right? So you have them in school, you have them in your neighborhoods. And what do you do when you go to the library. You read. Yes. And you check out books. So, guess what do we do here. So, we have more than books. You can come to the library and look at old documents that has George Washington's signature on it. You guys know who George Washington is, right? >> Yes. >> Roswell Encina: But we have - we have a lot of fun things too. So tonight we're celebrating super heroes. And we want to harness the power of super heroes into reading. So when you think of super heroes, who do you think of? [ Cross talking ] >> Roswell Encina: Dog man. We'll talk about Dog man in a second. But when you think of super heroes you think of what? Captain Underpants. But you also think of - wait, you know - you know who - hold on a second. You know who Superman is, right? And - and Ironman. And Spiderman; so - so guess what? The Library of Congress has the very first Spiderman and Wonder Woman and Ironman and Black Panther comic books. And you can all see them here at the library. Also, the Library of Congress, you know Charlie Brown and Snoopy, right? So the Library has the original drawings of Charles Schulz who drew the Peanuts comic books. So when you come back to Library, or when you go out you're going to see these cases out there. And you're going to see those original drawings by Charles Schulz of - of Charlie Brown and Snoopy and Lucy and Linus. They're all here at the Library of Congress, so please when you go back home look it up and you'll see how the Library connects you to your classrooms. So we're talking about superheroes again. Once again, who is your favorite superhero and why are we here tonight? [ Cross talking ] >> Roswell Encina: Yes, so we're here for Dog Man, right? [ Cheering ] >> Roswell Encina: And - and Captain Underpants. So what does Captain Underpants say? Tra la la. So I - I know you're not here to listen to me talk about comic books and super heroes. So why don't we introduce the man who is the real super hero tonight. You know who I'm talking about, right? Yes, so let's welcome to the Library of Congress and to Washington DC the author of Dog Man and Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey. [ Cheering ] >> Dav Pilkey: Hey everybody. Thank you, thank you. Hello everybody. Hello DC. Hello. Hi. Thank you for coming. Thank you all for coming. Yeah. [ Cheering ] >> Dav Pilkey: It is so lovely to be here. I'm so glad you all came. Thank you to the Library of Congress. Let's get started, okay? Because I know that you kids are eager to get home and get into bed, right? You're all excited about that, right? [ Cross talking ] >> Dav Pilkey: No? All right. Well - okay we'll stretch this out as long as we can. We'll - we'll make it go to midnight, okay? We'll stay up late. We're going to have a lot of fun today. But I thought we'd start out with a little talk about my life. See if you can guess who this person is right here? Okay very good. Very good. This - this is me when I was a kid. This picture was taken 50 years ago when I was three. And you can probably tell by the - by the big smile on my face that when I was a kid, when I was little I was a very happy little guy. I was always smiling and I was always laughing, always having a good time all the time. And then school started. [ Laughter ] >> Dav Pilkey: I'm - I'm sure it's not this way for - for you kids, but there was something about school for me that kind of wiped the smile right off my face. And I think part of it was that when I was a kid I was diagnosed with something called ADHD, have you ever heard of ADHD? >> Yes. >> Some of you? Okay, all right. All right, well ADHD has been around for a long time. They didn't even know what it was called. They didn't have a name for it when I was a kid, but I had ADHD. In case you haven't heard of it, it stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Delightfulness and I had - I had ADHD. But because of my ADHD I had one or two challenges when I was a kid. Like - like I had some behavioral problems when I was a kid and I was a little bit restless when I was a kid. I was a little destructive and I couldn't sit still very well and I was easily distracted. So one or two little challenges. I was also disorganized and compulsive. I was a little bit fidgety and I had some reading problems and - and I was a bit of a daydreamer. One or two little challenges here. I talked too much. I didn't use my time very wisely. I performed far below my ability level. My work was incomplete. One or two little challenges here. And you know a little bit of a poor self-image. I was constantly sent to the principal's office. I made some weird noises; so one or two. [ Cross talking ] >> Dav Pilkey: Maybe - maybe a little more than one or two challenges up there. But you know there were three things that happened in my life. Three things that happened when I was a kid that turned everything around. Everything changed because these three things and I'm going to tell you three short stories about three things, and they're really easy to remember because they all start with the letter P. The first one is positivity. And that basically means to have a good attitude all the time. And when I was in kindergarten and when I was in first grade it was super easy for me to be positive, because I had two teachers who I loved very, very much and they loved me too. But when I got in the second grade I had a new teacher. And she - I don't know why but she didn't really care for me and my shenanigans. I don't know why. My new teacher was not very nice to me. She - I have dyslexia; so I have - I have some challenges when it comes to reading. And she used to make fun of me because I couldn't read as fast as everybody else. Pretty much the only thing I could do was draw. And my teacher used to take my drawings away and she'd rip them up in front of me and - and you know she was always getting mad at me for like no reason. I remember one time I didn't do anything. All I did was I borrowed two pens off her desk. I just went up to her desk and I borrowed two pens; that's all I did. I just borrowed two pens. And then I stuck them up my nose. [ Laughter ] >> Dav Pilkey: I don't know why I thought that was a good idea, but I - I - you know something to do I guess. And she got - she got very, very upset with me for that. And I don't know why because I gave them back to her. [ Laughter ] >> Dav Pilkey: And then this other time, I'll never forget I didn't do anything. All I did is winter time, I went outside for recess and all I did was I made two snowballs, that's all I did. I made two snowballs. And then I brought them inside and I put them in her boots. [ Laughter ] >> Dav Pilkey: I don't know why I thought that was a good idea. I - I think I wanted to know what would happen if you leave snowballs in someone's boots all day long. And it was a science experiment. Apparently she didn't like science very much. And another time I didn't do anything. All I did was I took our pet hamster out of his case, his name was Harvey. Very carefully, very gently took him out of his cage because I thought Harvey might like to play, in her purse. [ Laughter ] >> Dav Pilkey: And believe it or not he did have a good time in there. In fact, he left her a lovely little surprise for her - I don't know why she got so upset about that. But she was not amused. And I remember one time she got so upset with me, she went to the back of the classroom and she found a desk that nobody was using. And she took the desk out into the hallway and that's where she made me sit every day when I would misbehave. I would sit out in the hallway. And I remember after a while I started to feel like maybe there was something wrong with me because I was always getting in trouble. Why was I - maybe I was like the bad guy. Maybe I was a misfit, I didn't - I didn't know why I was always getting in trouble. I started to feel kind of lonely, kind of left out. I was hoping that things might get better when I got into third grade, because I had a brand new teacher. His name was Mr. Otte, and Mr. Otte told me on the first day of school. He said "I am not going to put you out in the hallway like your second grade teacher did." Instead Mr. Otte figured out a way to make me feel all alone inside the classroom. What he did was he took my desk and he put it right next to his, and then he moved everybody else's desk really far away; so I wouldn't' be able to talk to anybody. I wouldn't be able to borrow pencil if I needed to. And once again, I felt very alone. I felt like a misfit. I felt like maybe I was the bad guy, like maybe there was something wrong with me. Would you like to know how I made things worse? [ Cross talking ] >> Dav Pilkey: Okay, okay. All right. Well Mr. Otte had a name plate that he had had professionally engraved. And it was on his desk. And I guess because I was sitting right up there I was the first person to see it. I don't know what was going through his head when he had this professionally engraved name place made. But maybe you all can help me with this. Let's say that your last name was Otte and you put a "P" in front of it. What would you get? >> Potty. >> Dav Pilkey: That's just what I was thinking. So I thought it might be a good idea to share that information with my class. I said, "Hey look everybody, our teachers name is Mr. Potty." And everybody laughed. [ Laughter ] >> Dav Pilkey: Everybody liked that one. They really enjoyed that. Okay, not everybody. Not everybody. Mr. Potty - I mean Mr. Otte, I'm sorry he was not - he was not amused either. In fact Mr. Otte on that date changed his mind about putting me in the hallway. He decided that's exactly what he was going to do. He sent me out in the hall and slammed the door and there I was once again, feeling like a bad guy. Feeling like a misfit, feeling like I didn't belong, feeling very, very alone. And I remember sometimes I would come home from school and I'd feel like why - why me? How come I'm the only one who can't read as well as everyone? Why do I have dyslexia? And it seems like nobody else does. How come I have ADHD and nobody else does? And I was a little negative I think. But you know I was also very lucky because my mom is like the most positive person in the whole wide world. And my mom knew I was asking a bunch of negative questions of myself. And my mom taught me this trick actually when I was a kid about positivity. And it's really all about asking the right questions. Like any time something bad happens there's really only one question you need to ask yourself, and that is how can I turn this into something good? How can I take this bad thing in my life and turn it into something good. And at first I wasn't sure how I could turn a very mean teacher and a discouraged little boy, and another mean teacher into something good. But the more I asked that good question, the more I started to use my imagination and the more I started to come up with ideas. And - and pretty soon all of those - all of those bad experiences from my childhood turned into a whole series of books. And so the Captain - oh you guys - [ Applause ] >> Thank you. So the Captain Underpants books are really my way of taking something bad, using my imagination and turning it into something good. Now the next thing that I want to talk about that starts with the letter P is I think is probably something you all know, like let's say that you loved making comics, just like George and Harold. And let's say that you started making comics when you were a kid, but you - and your comics may be were not - the drawings weren't super good. And maybe the spelling wasn't great, but you wanted to improve. You wanted to get better. What would you have to do every day if you wanted your drawings to get better? If you wanted your spelling to get better, if you wanted your vocabulary to get better. And even your ideas. If you wanted all those things to prove - to improve what would you have to do all the time every day that starts - that's right. That is right, you would have to practice. And practice was a huge thing for me when I was a kid, especially when it came to reading because as I said before I have dyslexia, which is a huge challenge for me. I was always like the slowest reader in my class. I was always behind everybody else; I could never seem to catch up with everybody else when it came to reading. And I was so embarrassed. And I felt so humiliated and I remember I used to think that I hated books. I hated reading. It was so hard for me. But once again my mom came to the rescue. My mom is a piano teacher actually and she - she knew that I had a lot of problems. But when it comes to piano you don't really focus on problems. You focus on practice and so my mom decided to do something kind of revolutionary back in the 70's. She took me to the public library. And she let me pick out whatever books I wanted. It didn't matter. There was no judgment. I could pick out whatever. I could pick out magazines; it didn't matter if - even if there were magazines that my teachers didn't like, I could still read those. I could pick out picture books. There were not in my level, they - I could read the same books over and over again. It didn't matter what I read, it only matter that I practiced and practiced and practiced. Yeah. And that's what I did. In fact, I practiced so much that two things happened. One, my reading skills really improved just like anything. When you're playing basketball and you practice, you get better. When you're playing the piano and you practice you get better too. And so my reading skills really, really improved. But the other thing that happened is I fell I love with books. I loved books so much that I decided I wanted to be a writer. I wanted - I loved it so much and it all started with practice. It all started because I listened to my mom and - and practice was the thing that changed everything for me. Now the third thing that we're going to talk about today that starts with the letter P, is persistence. And I think you probably all know what persistence is. In case you don't, it's a big word. It just means never giving up. Even when things are tough. I remember about 30 years ago I was working on one of my very first books, called Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. And I did what a lot of you do; I made a rough draft for this book. And when I was done I mailed it to a publisher because I wanted it to turn into a real book. And I was so excited because two weeks later the publisher sent me a letter in the mail. I was so excited. I opened it up and - [ Beep ] [ Laughter ] >> They didn't like it. They rejected it. They sent it back, no thanks. And I was devastated. But I didn't give up. I took that story and I put it in an envelope and I sent it to another publisher. And two weeks later they wrote back to me, and I was so excited. I opened up the letter and - [ Beep ] [ Laughter ] >> They didn't like it either. So I took that story and I put it into a third envelope and I sent it to a third publisher and two weeks later they wrote back to me and I was so - [ Beep ] [ Laughter ] >> They didin't like it either. So I sent it to a fourth - [ Beep ] >> And a fifth - [ Beep ] >> And a sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth - >> Twenty-three different publishers sent my story back and 23 publishers said, "No, we don't like this." They sent it back. They rejected it and I was crushed. But I didn't give up. I sent it out again, and I didn't know what to expect this time. But they liked it. They actually really liked it. They were going to publish it. They were going to turn it into a real book. And I got so excited my head exploded. And I - I - [ Laughter ] >> Okay full disclosure, my head did not really explode. But I am so glad that I didn't give up because if I had, this book never would have been published. In fact, none of these books would have been published, and - and there would never have been a Captain Underpants movie and there would never be a Captain Underpants TV show. And there would be no Dog Man musical. If I - if I had given up all this - after 23 rejections, none of these wonderful things would have happened. But actually most importantly my favorite thing wouldn't be happening, and it's happening right now. I get to come to lovely places like this and meet so many wonderful families who care so much about literacy. So thank you so much for all this. Now this is actually my favorite part of my job, meeting all of you. And we're going to get to meet all of you personally later. But the other part of my job actually has to do with making books. And lately I've been working on the Dog Man series. And I'm so excited because the brand new Dog Man book For Whom the Ball Rolls just came out. And Dog Man is actually a story about a dog man, cop guy. But it's also a story about a cat named Petey. And see if this sounds familiar to you. Petey is kind of a guy who feels like a misfit. He feels like maybe he's a bad person. Like maybe he just doesn't fit in very well. Maybe he's - he's the bad guy. Maybe he feels very, very alone. Does that sound like somebody you ever heard of? Yeah. So Petey is kind of based on me. But Petey is also very, very lucky because he has somebody in his life who loves him and cares about him. Somebody who knows that we can all change and we can all become better versions of ourselves. And so little Petey is kind of I think the heart of the Dog man stories because he knows that it's not just about being a good person. It's also about doing good as well. And so - and so the next time you see Petey and little Petey, these two guys I hope you'll think of the two people who inspired it. My mom and me. But - thank you, thank you. [ Applause ] Thank you. And this is my mom. Isn't she wonderful? She is still such a positive influence on my life and not only did she teach me all about the three P's. But she taught me the most important question to ask yourself any time you're faced with something bad, how can I turn this into something good? Now we have a few more fun things to get to. But before we do I have something kind of exciting to share with you, because I - you guys. There is one more Dog Man book coming out this year, it's coming out in December. It's called Fetch 22. [ Cross talking ] >> Thank you. Now a lot of people have heard of Fetch 22. A lot of people have seen the cover, but almost nobody has seen anything from the inside. Would you all like to see something from the inside? [ Cheering ] >> You guys. You guys are crazy. All right. all right, in the Dog Man books there's usually two or three stories happening at the same time. And one of these stories happens to revolve around little Petey. Little Petey has been doing some scientific experiments on a new - a supplement called supa brain dots. Now supa brain dots have been in some other books, but little Petey has discovered through his experimentations that there is a chemical in supa brain dots that's very, very dangerous. If you accidentally get an overdose of this chemical you could turn into an evil villain with psychokinetic brain powers. So everyone listened to this kitten and they decide to get rid of the supa brain dots and fortunately Dog Man has been put in charge of getting rid of all the supa brain dots in the city. He collects them all and he empties them all into his little red wagon and takes them up to the top of a hill. It's very, very important I think that Dog Man has been put in charge of this very important mission because with Dog Man in charge, what could possibly go wrong? "Hey, the wagon is rolling away. Get it Dog Man." Dog Man runs after the wagon and he leaps through the air. Will he catch it in time? Oh no, pow. Supa brain dots have gone flying through the air. Where will they land? Oh no, they're just about to land in a pond filled with 22 baby tadpoles. What will happen when these 22 baby tadpoles develop psychokinetic brain powers and use their evil new powers to turn an ordinary giant tree into a walking talking behemous intent on destroying the world, muah ha ha. Will the forces of evil overtake our planet? How will we survive this madness? What will become of humanity and who will stop the doom and destruction? This looks like a job for the Supa Buddies. [ Music ] [ Applause ] >> Okay. We are going to switch things up a little bit. I'm going to draw some pictures and we have a few lovely prizes to give away. Usually - usually what happens when an author comes and does a talk like this, the audience asks questions and the author answers the questions. But today we're going to switch it up a little bit, is that okay if I show - okay. I'm going to ask the questions and then we're going to pick people who know the answers, who have their hands raised. And I you get it right, you get this lovely bag - this Dog Man bag with a Dog Man pin. Be very careful with the pin, it's pointy. Okay would you like to see what's inside the bag? >> Yeah. >> All right, inside the bag we have a Dog Man hat. Also inside the bag we have the Bark Knight plushy Dog Man as a Bark Knight. Also inside the bag we have Cat Kid, the plushy and also inside the bag, let's see what we have. We have a Dog Man wristwatch. It never ends, what else is in here? Oh, we have the soundtrack - the original cast recording of Dog Man the Musical. I listen to this all the time, constantly. What else do we have? We have from Captain Underpants, we have a whole bag of 3D hypno-wings and - oh and I guess that's it. I'm going to give you this giant mess of stuff. Thank you Charisse. This is my friend Charisse. Charisse is going to be choosing people who know the answer to the questions that I'm going to ask. So, let's get drawing. All right. In the Dog Man series there is a character who is very, very special to me. A very positive character. [ Cross talking ] >> This character - [ Cross talking ] >> This character is based on my mom. [ Cross talking ] >> And we'll give him a little flower to smell, there we go. All right. All right. And for our first question of the day, if you get it right you can have the picture too. There we go. I'm going to look out there. I think Charisse has somebody in mind. Do you know the name of that character? Let's hear? >> Little Petey. >> That is correct my friend. Very good. Let's have a big hand for our first prize winner. Very nice. [ Applause ] >> All right. I'm going to draw a couple guys now, people ask me about these two guys. They ask me if I ever knew anybody quite like these two guys and the answer is yes, yes I - some of you already know who I - how do you know these things? All right, let's see if you know - [ Cross talking ] >> People ask me - [ Cross talking ] >> If I ever knew anybody like these two guys. [ Cross talking ] >> And the answer is yes. [ Cross talking ] >> The answer is yes. I do know somebody like these guys. [ Cross talking ] >> But now the question. Is do you know the names of these two guys? >> [Inaudible] >> That is correct my friend, very good. Let's have a big hand for our second prize winner. Okay. All right. [ Inaudible ] >> Now we have a bunch of - a bunch of people who are outside of the Great Hall that couldn't fit in this room, so we're going to have the next questions go to them. So if you are in the Great Hall start paying attention because this next one is going to be tough. Now you all remember I said I have ADHD, right? >> Yes. >> Well back when I was a kid, back in the 70's they used to think that ADHD was a bad thing. They used to think it was a really bad challenge. But people have been studying ADHD and they found that actually it's not a bad thing at all. It's actually just a different way of thinking. And it's important to think differently. and I wanted to create a character who kind of expressed that idea. [ Cross talking ] >> So in the Dog Man books there is a robot who thinks differently than almost everyone else. [ Cross talking ] >> So we're going to ask out in the Great Hall, oh here's the Great Hall. We're going to ask the question to the people in the Great Hall is there anyone out here, there who knows - who knows the name of this guy? >> Do you know who that is? >> ADHD. >> ADHD is correct. To our winner in the Great Hall. And I'm going to - we're going to make sure that our winner in the Great Hall gets that. Okay, now the next fella I'm going to draw is somebody that you might know. >> Captain Underpants. >> No, this guy is kind of based on me. He feels like a bit of a misfit. [ Cross talking ] >> He feels like a bad guy. [ Cross talking ] >> Okay. I think we have to go out - we're going to go to the Great Hall again? Oh, all right. This - this is Petey the cat. And - [ Cross talking ] >> Petey the cat - [ Cross talking ] >> Petey is a guy - I think we have to ask the Great Hall again. >> Are we out in the Great Hall again? Okay. I'm going to ask a question about this guy. This guy Petey the cat created little Petey by using what part of his DNA? >> A clone machine? >> What's that? >> He used a clone machine. >> He used a cloning machine, that's right. What part of his body did he clone? >> His face and body. >> His what? >> His face and body. >> His face and body. >> He used his face, that's right. The whisker on his face, congratulations to our next prize winner. Yes, all right. >> And the last prize is down here. Okay. The final prize - the final prize is for this group, but I think we - I think the fire marshal is very concerned that we have people out of their seats. We're going to get in trouble. I don't want - I don't want to get in trouble. So can we all have everyone please, please, please, please go back to your seats? >> Okay while I draw this last character. This is going to be a really hard one. So everyone please go back to your seats. And - and watch maybe - [ Cheering ] >> Maybe you'll get this one. [ Cheering ] >> This is a guy - >> This is the guy I've been drawing since I was in the second grade. [ Cross talking ] >> Is there anyone out there who knows the name of that guy? >> Dog Man. >> Dog Man is correct. Very good. To our final prize winner. Now - Don't be discouraged because we all have - we have so many more wonderful things. If you didn't win a prize we have so many great things coming ahead. And I am so excited to tell you about them. But first I wanted to say thank you to all of you for coming, all the parents, all the adults who brought the kids, thank you. Thank you to the kids too. Thank you to the Library of Congress and everyone who worked so hard to put this show on. Now - >> Roswell Encina: Well Dav, before you continue I'm back. So we first - on behalf of the Library of Congress we want to thank Dav. If it wasn't for his generosity and his support this would not be possible for - tonight. So he's been full of surprises for everyone who's been here all day, especially for everyone here tonight. So we decided to give him a surprise for him. >> Dav Pilkey: Oh my goodness. >> Roswell Encina: I would like to invite the curator from the Library's prints and photographs division, Sara Duke. Her specialties cartoon art, so I'm going to give it up to Sara to show Dav a big surprise. >> Dav Pilkey: Oh my goodness. >> Sara Duke: So this morning you told me you didn't have your very own Peanuts comic strip drawing. >> Dav Pilkey: I do not. >> Sara Duke: And so we are giving you a reproduction - >> Dav Pilkey: Oh my goodness. >> Sara Duke: Of one of the drawings from our collection. >> Dav Pilkey: Oh thank you Sara, this is so - this is so beautiful. [ Applause ] >> Sara Duke: You're our superhero for making everybody love to read. And so we want to celebrate your day here. >> Dav Pilkey: Thank you Sara. >> Sara Duke: You're welcome. >> Dav Pilkey: This is so lovely. Thank you very much. >> Sara Duke: You're welcome. >> Dav Pilkey: Thank you to the Library of Congress. We are so delighted to be able to work with you all. This has been the most fun day. And now it is my distinct honor and pleasure to welcome the original cast of Dog Man the Musical. And they're going to put on a wonderful show for you. So get ready, here it comes. [ Cheering ] >> Hi everybody. I'm George Beard and this is my best friend - >> Harold Hutchins, what up? >> We write comics together. But most recently we wrote a musical based on one of our comics. >> It's about a cop who gets a dog's head sewn onto his body. And we call it "Dog Man the Musical." >> Oh should we show them a little of it? >> Why not, they are all looking at us. >> Okay. >> In the show Dog Man is off guarding a fish. While Dog Man's enemy Petey the most evilest cat in the world has been trying to clone himself to get revenge on Dog Man. >> But his clone ends up being a happy little kitten named Little Petey, so evil Petey has to come up with a different plan. >> Whatcha doin Papa? >> For the last time, I am not your Papa. I don't have an evil clone to help me defeat Dog Man; I'll have to build a super mega robot to perform my evil bidding. The AD hexatron droid formagon, ADHD for short. >> Well what can I do? >> Nothing. >> Well what can I do when I'm doing nothing? >> Nothing, just be still. And stand over there. And don't move. [ Music ] >> I'm going to sing me a happy song, a happy song, a happy song. I'm making it up as I go along; it's a happiest song I know. >> Super-duper hydro booster, turbo thruster, talk of justice. Titanium rivets bolted down extra tight. Extendable arms and power alarms will give it special charms, and curse my [Inaudible] delight. >> Oh I'm going to sing me a happy song, a happy song, a happy song. And if you feel you want to sing along, get ready to tap your toes, because here's how my happy song goes. Oh, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la, [Inaudible] do, it's the happiest song I know. Oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, doty doty doty doty - >> It's the happiest song I know. Hey, can't you do something else? >> Sure. Oh, oh I'm going to draw me a happy book. A happy book, a happy book. It's got a lot of pictures, want to take a look? >> No. >> It's the happiest book I know. Oh - >> La, la, la, la, la, la - >> What are you doing? >> La, la, la, la, la, -- >> Do no touch me. >> Doty, doty, doty, it's the happiest book I know. >> That does it. How can anyone be evil around here with all this relentless happiness? >> What's wrong Papa? >> I am not your Papa. I am - [ Music ] >> We're going to play us a happy game. >> A happy game? >> Yes a happy game. It's called the new home game. We go outside, you sit in this crate labeled "free kitty" and we see what happens next. >> It's just for pretend though, right? >> Of course. It's the happiest game I know. [ Music ] >> Oh look, a free kitty. How much does he cost? [ Laughter ] >> A dollar. >> Oh rats, I only got $10. >> You're in luck. He's on sale today for $10. >> Oh great. What's his name? >> He doesn't have a name. >> I do too have a name. My name is Little Petey. >> Don't listen to him. You can call him whatever you want to. >> Oh, oh, oh I think I'll call him Fuzz Bucket. >> No, I think I'll call you oh, oh, oh, Dum Dum Head. >> How rude. Good luck finding a home Fuzz Bucket. >> Oh, but I already have a home. Well I live with my Pa - Papa? Papa? Papa? [ Music ] >> It looks like I'm all alone with no one but my little crates. But don't you be a scared little crate - well I bet the blue bird of happiness is right around the corner. >> Hi. What's your name? Dog. Man? Hi, I'm Little Petey. How's your day? >> Ruff. >> Yeah, I'm having a rough day too. Did that bird steal your fish? You promised to guard it? >> You messed it all up? >> Why don't you tell me about it. [ Music ] >> Wait a minute George. Dog Man can't sing. He only speaks dog. >> But he's got to sing, this is a musical. How is anyone going to know what he's thinking? >> Well we're here; we can sing his thoughts for him. >> Yeah, let's give it a try. >> Okay. [ Music ] >> Dog Man's thinking he only wants to be a good, good boy. But he can't stop thinking about trees and bones and a squeaky toy. He promised to guard that fish today, but a bird took all of his dreams away. And nothing can cure the sorrow of his mood. Now he's just thinking about food. >> I know what you're going through. I was thinking that things were fine, but then suddenly, I turned into an orphan loved by nobody. But I don't let it get me down; good things are bound to come around. And any little orphan will agree. The sun will come out eventually. >> Oh hey, free kitty. Well I'll adopt you little dude. >> Oh yeah. >> Oh I can't wait to die your fur pink to match my beard. >> Oh no. Uh uh. >> Oh thanks Dog Man. You protected me. You're not a bad guard dog at all. In fact, you were made for this. There's no watch dog quite like you. You don't stink like you think you do. You're the perfect watch dog. Yeah, you're the perfect blend. Well you're all combined and [Inaudible] with the power to defend, you're the perfect combo, [Inaudible] and something's telling me things are looking up. Oh, uh oh, oh it looks like it's going to rain. Oh no. I don't have a roof to get under. I don't even have a home even. Oh, it's okay. You go, I'll be all right. >> Dog Man is thinking he can't leave the kitty to soak and freeze. Dog Man is worried he'll die of some type of weird disease. >> Don't you worry, I'll be fine. >> Dog Man has made up his dog mind. His canine instincts tell him what to do. >> You mean I can stay with you? Yeah. >> Yay. [ Music ] >> We're the perfect [Inaudible] yeah, [Inaudible]. When we're together not even weather is bad as it may seem. A mighty mixture [Inaudible] we're the perfect pair, and everything's better with friends who show they care. >> We'll stick together just like glue. I'll dream of all the stuff we'll do. Then thank a lucky star or two that you found me and I found you. Good night Dog Man and thank you. [ Applause ] >> So sweet. >> Yeah. >> But soon evil Petey has a change of heart. And he regrets getting rid of Little Petey. Then he kitty naps Little Petey from Dog Man's house, and tries to teach the little kitten how to be evil. >> You can't be friends with Dog Man. >> Why? >> Because you're one of the bad guys. >> Why? >> Because your soul is wretched just like mine. >> Why? >> Because you're the same as me. >> Why? >> Because you're my clone. >> Why? >> Because I - stop asking why. >> How come? >> Here, check this baby out. ADHD, he can do almost anything. >> Can he play duck duck goose? >> Well sure, but what - no, no. Look kid, I have programmed ADHD to obey your every command. >> Really? >> Sure. And once I put him into robo suit mode. You can actually wear him. Go on, get in. >> In? >> Yes, don't be shy. >> Once you feel the power in your paws, I'm sure that your evil side will rise to the surface. [ Music ] >> Wow. >> You see. ADHD is now an extension of you. You can do anything you want. >> Anything? >> Shoot missiles, trash things, destroy stuff, anything your rotten little heart desires. >> Let's have a robo dance party. Like you've never seen. We're going to rocket around the socket like a dancing machine. Get your high tech shoes, let your circuits ignite and get your booty in gear so we can boogy all night. Yeah. [ Music ] >> No, stop. No, you are not to use the technology for fun. I forbid it. Do you hear me? >> Then a whole bunch of exciting stuff happened. Dog Man and Little Petey battle a telekinetic cyborg fish. >> They battle a bunch of giant buildings that come to life. >> Dog Man even saved Petey from falling into a giant volcano. >> It is epic. But most amazing of all Dog Man and Little Petey's kindness starts to rub off on evil Petey who finally sees the error of his evil ways. [ Music ] >> And I'll be a far, far better cat, a nicer cat, a kinder cat. I'll do my best to be more like that for the happiest kid I know. And that's the best way to end our show, oh la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la la. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, doty, doty, doty, do. It's the best way to end our show. So, we're going to make this a happy end. A happy end, a happy end. Everyone's happy, everybody is a friend. It's the happiest day - >> It's the happiest day. >> It's the happiest day - we're all smiling and having a ball. It's the happiest day of all. >> Petey. [ Applause ] [ Music ]