by SpiderBraids
Epilogue. Eliza takes Tally back to its mother. After a couple apologies, and some playing, Deb yells "Eliza! Cut the cheetah chitter chatter and let's go!" Back in the savannah, Deb is reading Teenage Wasteland as usual: "I don't know how I'm going to keep this secret of yours" Eliza: "Well, you have to..." Apparently, she made a deal with the Shaman. It entails Debbie turning into a baboon if she tells :D It's nice that they're shaking things up between the sisters (Britdad notices this later on in ["Eliza Unplugged"]), but it's not like anyone's going to notice, what with like just 5 eps after this movie?
Anyways, Deb suddenly spazzes: "I'm not going to spend the rest of my life with a big purple butt!..." And they run straight into a bunch of (wait for it) baboons where Britdad is narrating about their calmness, causing them to suddenly run around wild. Cue really pointless dance sequence with a song that sounds like a rejected Janet Jackson song. Everyone joins in. Donnie pulls down Britdad and Colonel's pants to show their undies (Britdad has a Union Jack and the Colonel has target symbols, the British WWII logo IIRC), and dances with the baboons (the visual here makes me think of "I Am Weasel"). While the others are dancing, Nigel narrates: "The furless primates you see behind me are part of an untamed subspecies best known as the Thornberrys. (Laughs)" And with that, we pan from the viewfinder over to the cheetahs... and we're out. The credits are over some live-action footage of animals, and the Oscar-nommed song.
Those worth thanking: Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath, Paul Simon, Eryk Casemiro, Kate Boutelier, and of course Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo. To paraphrase Albert Brooks, you were robbed. In this case, of an Oscar nod for best animated feature. Also, nice performances from Tim Curry, Lacey Chabert, as well as Rupert Everett and Marisa Tomei (who already has her Oscar for "My Cousin Vinny"). On the other hand, why have other name performers like Cree Summer and Brenda Blethyn play characters who only get about 3-4 lines over 2-3 minutes? It just doesn't make any sense... anyways, good night!