The Just So Movie

The Just So Movie is a Disney film inspired by Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.

Plot
Some animals live in a run down zoo and will do anything to keep it from getting closed forever. Along the way, they learn about how they came to be from their ancestors.

Characters

 * Bigmouth: A gray whale from the aquarium. He learns about his ancestor from "How the Whale got his Throat".
 * Humphrey: A dromedary camel from the desert enclosure. He learns about his ancestor from "How the Camel got his Hump".
 * Wrinkles: A Javan rhino from the rainforest enclosure. He learns about his ancestor from "How the Rhinoceros got his Skin".
 * Spot: An African leopard from the savanna enclosure. He learns about his ancestor from "How the Leopard got his Spots".
 * Trunksworth: An African elephant from the savanna enclosure. He learns about his ancestor from "The Elephant's Child".
 * Joey: A red kangaroo from the outback enclosure. He learns about his ancestor from "The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo".
 * Penny and Arnold: Penny is a pangolin and Arnold is a three-banded armadillo, both are from the rainforest enclosure. They learn about their ancestors from "The Beginning of Armadillos".
 * Clyde: A blue crab from the aquarium. He learns about his ancestor from "The Crab that Played with the Sea".
 * Carl: A stray cat who often pops by to the zoo for a visit. He learns about his ancestor from "The Cat that walked by Himself".
 * Floyd: A monarch butterfly who often flies to the zoo for a visit. He learns about his ancestor from "The Butterfly that Stamped".
 * Mother Nature: An immortal spirit who appears in front of the animals to give them advice about their ancestors in order to save the zoo by taking them back in time at night. She is also the narrator of the story.
 * Joe Grover: The head zookeeper who doesn't know what to do to keep the zoo from getting shut down forever.
 * Marty Grover: Joe's father, the deceased founder of the zoo.
 * Sally Fletcher: Joe's love-interest and Julia's coworker. She loves animals and will do anything to help Joe save the zoo. In the end, she quits working for Julia and marries Joe.
 * Julia McSteller: The villain of the film. She dislikes animals and wants to shut down the zoo. In the end, she gets arrested.

Quotes

 * Mother Nature (narrating): Let me tell you how this all began, O best beloved. It all happened when a man named Marty Grover had opened a zoo that he designed. The zoo was awesome. There was food, drink, rides, special events, and, of course, animals. There were many different kinds of animals, but the main animals were Bigmouth the whale, Humphrey the camel, Wrinkles the rhinoceros, Spot the leopard, Trunksworth the elephant, Joey the kangaroo, Penny the pangolin, Arnold the armadillo, and Clyde the crab. Once in a while, Carl the cat and Floyd the butterfly would come to the zoo for a visit. All of these creatures were good friends and loved the zoo so much, that they didn't ever want to leave. They were even good friends with Marty. The zoo was Marty's dream and he found someone else to share his dream with; his son, Joe. Joe was also good friends with the animals; and when he grew up, his father made him the head zookeeper. But troubles often come around, even when they're least expected. For you see, O best beloved, Marty had died and a statue of him was built in the middle of the zoo to remember him while Joe did his best to keep the zoo running. Unfortunately, few and few people came to visit until the zoo had been run down. Some of the workers of the zoo had quit, others retired. Many of the animals got sent back to their natural homes, but the main animals just stayed. And to make matters worse...

(The main animals are all gathered together at the aquarium)


 * Humphrey: That McSteller really hates us.


 * Trunksworth: She wants to take our home so she can close it forever.


 * Spot: Joe doesn't have the money to pay his depts.


 * Wrinkles: This is the last straw.


 * Bigmouth: Yes, but I don't think there's anything we can do about it.


 * Mother Nature (voice over): Maybe there is.


 * Clyde: Who said that?

(Mother Nature appears before the animals)


 * Carl: Who are you?


 * Mother Nature: I am Mother Nature.


 * Spot: The Mother Nature?


 * Mother Nature: Yes.

(The animals kneel before her)


 * Joey: Oh, Mother Nature, please help us. This zoo is our home and we have no other. We don't want it to be shut down.


 * Mother Nature: Well, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it.


 * Floyd: What?! You can't be serious!


 * Mother Nature: No, what I mean is I can't help you, but I bet your ancestors can.


 * Bigmouth: Huh? You know about our ancestors?


 * Mother Nature: Yes, in fact, I met your ancestors.


 * Wrinkles: How?


 * Mother Nature: I've been around for longer than you think.


 * Trunksworth: I see, how can our ancestors help us?


 * Mother Nature: You only have a few days left to stay at this zoo. So at night when you are asleep, I will take each and every one of you back in time to learn from your ancestors. Pay close attention to them, listen carefully to what they have to say, watch the things that they do, and don't interfere with them. Once that is done, the rest will be up to all of you. Do you understand?


 * Humphrey: Yes, we will do as you say.

(Joe is in his office sulking)


 * Joe: I can't believe what my friends just said. I mean, who came up with that nonsense? Maybe I should just give up the zoo.


 * Mother Nature: Now, don't be like that, Joe. What your friends said to you wasn't nonsense.


 * Joe: How do you know, Sal?


 * Mother Nature: You actually have me confused with someone else.

(Joe turns around and is surprised to see Mother Nature)


 * Joe: Are you...?


 * Mother Nature: Mother Nature? Of course.


 * Joe: How do you what my friends were talking about?


 * Mother Nature: I took them to see their ancestors. Now, it's time for me to take you to see your ancestors. Pay close attention to them, listen carefully to what they have to say, watch the things that they do, and don't interfere with them. Once that is done, the rest will be up to you.


 * Joe: Alright, but trust me; learning from my ancestors won't help me save my dream.


 * Mother Nature: Maybe it won't, maybe it will.


 * Joe: Listen, McSteller, you can disrespect me, you can hate my friends, you can offend Mother Nature, you can come after my business, and you can even insult my father, but you cannot take away my dream. So, no, I will not give you the zoo.


 * Mother Nature (narrating): So with that, O best beloved, the zoo was saved and Joe had taken his father's place being in charge of the zoo. He saved his father's dream and even married Sally so he could share it with her. The zoo was even made bigger and better than ever; some new animals came in, even mates for the main animals. All of the animals each had a wonderful new baby, even Joe and Sally had one.

(We see Mother Nature right in front of us)


 * Mother Nature: There were even more adventures for the friends to be had, but that is another story for another time, O best beloved.

Trivia

 * This film has yet to be made.