Disclaimer: Mumbly and Shnooker are characters from The Mumbly Cartoon Show. They are owned by Hanna Barbera Productions.

A Long Walk up the Beanstalk

A giant beanstalk has mysteriously sprouted right in the middle of Mumbly and Shnooker's home city. The police chief assigned Mumbly to investigate.

Chief Shnooker: I'll bet you can really size up this case.

Lieutenant Mumbly: *mumbles* Sure, chief...

Since the enormous plant is close by, Mumbly takes a shortcut. He jumps out the window of Shnooker's office, and lands on one of the plant's giant leaves.

Shnooker: Couldn't you have just walked out the front door?

Mumbly: *mumbles* I wanted to leaf you alone.

Shnooker: Sure, Mumbly...

Mumbly: *laughs*


Soon the police chief looks up the beanstalk to see how the dog detective is doing.

Shnooker: What a case of vertigo!

Mumbly: *mumbles* You're telling me.

Shnooker: How's the weather up there?

Mumbly: *growls*

A gust of wind blows by, and he almost falls over, but he manages to stay on the beanstalk.

Shnooker: So it's kind of windy, huh?

Mumbly is hanging onto a huge leaf.

Mumbly: *mumbles* I guess you could say that.


After continuing to climb the green, towering plant, Mumbly reaches the top of the towering beanstalk. At the top, there is a seemingly deserted area that is occupied by a huge castle.

Mumbly: *mumbles* Well, this is familiar.

A giant walks out the front door of the castle.

Giant: Fee Fi Fo Fum!

Mumbly: *mumbles* This is familiar, too.

Giant: I can smell the, uh... oh, sacre bleu. I forgot the words...

Mumbly: *mumbles unintelligibly*

Giant: Who am I? Well, I am known as Gigantic Gerard.

Mumbly: *mumbles* Are you related to the Canadian lumberjack from "The Big Ox Bust"?

Gigantic Gerard: Powerful Pierre?

Mumbly: Yup.

Gigantic Gerard: Actually, oui, I am. How did you know?

Mumbly: *mumbles* Just a guess.