Act II - The Marble Revolution
Bring Him Luck
Alfalfa Valjean is with Jackie Marius and Spanky Enroljas in the Klubhouse. They are attempting to prepare Butch's victim for his destiny. Even the most meager sacrifice must be prepared correctly... One has to meet doom with finesse!
Spanky Enjolras	Hear my cry Hear my plea Alfie needs One good punch in the ring He is thin He is frail He needs help A paid off ref Bring him luck Bring him luck Bring him luck He needs a left hook or a rush He's got no speed, his knees are mush Life goes on Though marbles are gone And Butch Demands more 'n more I'm getting old No marbles left In this lodge Bring him luck Help him dodge Give him a real fast duck Parry, thrust Parry, jab Let him hit Help him live If Butch thrives, Let Alf survive Our last hope Bring him luck Bring him luck Bring him luck
Dawn of Anguish
Jackie Marius and Alfalfa Valjean stay in the Klubhouse. Alfalfa Valjean is shadow boxing in effort to bolster his confidence. The shadow is easily winning the first match. Spanky Enjolras returns to the barricade to find the Sentries screaming orders to the gang. They've spotted Butch's troops advancing for a second attack!
Spanky Enjolras	Butch's plans have not been halted His boxing match offer a clever ruse! His bold scheme cannot be falted. Yet Alfalfa ain't gonna loose. Bring on the pies! Keep an ear to the ground, Keep an eye on the skies!
Stymie	Drink with me to peace gone by We had marbles plenty, nothing was wrong Now I'm asking can't we all just get along
Stymie gets a negative answer as he is struck by "friendly fire." Woim has broken through the barricade walls. He hurls a pie at Spanky Enjolras at point blank range just as Stymie is turning his head. Woim is then hit by three swift pies before he signals his death. He jumps from the barricade and returns across the Burbank Rivulet.
Porky : The Gatekeeper	'Bout time thomebody elth ova heah died. Two at onceth Buckwheat! I get cwedit fo' Stymie. He'th on Butch'th thide!
Woim	Well, I ain't payin' for this death, Porky. I got killed three times. That ain't fair!
The Second Attack
The battle renews itself as Butch's men make a mad dash towards the barricade. Most of the men have two pies, one in each hand. Some have their kid brothers follow them with more ammunition. More than one little brother trips while running with their pie, removing a pie from Butch's arsenal and giving one more of Spanky's men a chance. Porky eagerly counts each new "dearly departed" as the little kids face their own pies.
Spanky Enjolras	How do we stand, Froggy? Make your report.
Froggy	We've pies plenty, but we're runnin' outta men! If they attack ag'in, they'll surely kill us all! Oh, the humanity! I think I'll go read a book... at the library... with my cousin Barbie... in Malibu... See ya' round gang!
Breezy Joly	Let me go scrounge the streets There are dearly departed all around I can hide behind them See where Butch can be found!
Spanky Enjolras	I won't let you go, it's too much of a chance! It's a suicide mission...
Johnny : The Sentry	I'll go for you, Spanky. I wanna help! I can do it! Honest! Just give me the chance... Please, pretty PLEASE With sugar on top! Now, what is it you want me to do?
Mickey	Let me go! He's got too much on his mind! He's got enough already to think about... I am ready to die! I have nothing to fear! I'll gladly face the pie! I'll get Butch! I promise! Right gang?!!!
Waldo Gavroche	No! You need someone with quicker wits and I volunteer! Situations like this are what intellektuals are for!
Waldo Gavroche climbs down the barricade. He hits the ground and turns just in time to stare Jerry and Leonard directly in the face! Suddenly, Waldo's world is snowy white!
Wheezer	Come back Waldo Gavroche, don't you dare!
Breezy Joly	Somebody stop him at once!
Waldo Gavroche	Too late guys. I'm dead. Oooohhh! I've made it to purgatory! Now, how could that have happened? Oooooooohhhhh! You must be my guardian angels! Imagine that! My demise happened so fast! Painless and tastey too! Who's got my halo and wings?
Both Jerry and Leonard plop their remaining pies on Waldo's head. They give a nod of approval then return across the Burbank Rivulet. Butch Javert reappears near the barricade. He's wearing boxing trunks and gloves.
Butch Javert	Everybody on both gangs listen up! Center ring, my place. Five minutes, no pies. Just had the Klub cleaned. Alfalfa Valjean wants to win control! I'll show him! You mugs better all be there! And you better have plenty of marbles ready! You owe me big time!
The Final Battle
Both gangs assemble themselves for Alfalfa Valjean's last stand... The square ring... conveniently built next to Butch's Klubhouse. Spanky's men sit on the left, Butch's men on the right. Both gangs eye each other suspiciously. Tension fills the atmosphere as Butch Javert and Alfalfa Valjean enter the ring. The match is to be officiated by Porky, paid a dime for each completed round...
Butch Javert	You in the gallery listen to this Beautiful Burbank sleeps well, I'm happily in control You better get used to the laugh in you see. Alfalfa Valjean are you ready to go?
Alfalfa Valjean	You're darn tootin', Butch Javert! It's sock it to me time! Wait a minute... I mean, sock it to you!
Spanky Enjolras	Here comes the judge, Porky's ready to go!
Wheezer	Alfalfa will win, just look at his pose...
Breezy Joly	Ring the bell, Dan and Dick... Alfie, cover your nose!
Spanky Enjolras	Let Alfalfa rise To make our case Win back our marbles... Set us Butch free!
Porky calls both men to the center of the ring. The solemnity of the moment quietens the crowd. Silence erupts throughout the Klubhouse as both fighters attempt intimidation. Already, Alfalfa is losing the match on a technicality. Both men circle round and round, causing Porky to spin like a top! He steps to the side and swoons as Dan and Dick ring their bell. The kids let our a roar as the final battle begins!
Butch In Control
Buckwheat is picking through the battle remains at the barricade. He's amazed at what he is able to find littering the ground. Petie the pup is contentedly licking all the meringue he finds.
Buckwheat - The Injineer	Here's a silver coin Lost at the barricade May have been his only one But now it's mine, hoo-ray! Worth a look and worth my time, Thanks to all that pie Thanks to all that pie Here around the barricade The price of living well I'm used to searching for what fell. Well someone's got to clean it up, my friends Burbank's got to stay beautiful At least for thirty more years Someone's got to collect their odds and ends As a service to the town! In the square ring Boxing's Butch's thing Don't too quickly waste Alf That would really be a crime Take your time Butch, I'm in your debt Here's another toy A marble from a boy He prob'ly doesn't miss it now And he's got only the match in mind But Butch's demands can't now be met! Well someone's got to clean it up, my friends Burbank's got to stay beautiful At least for thirty more years Someone's got to collect their odds and ends As a service to the town! This is a town where Butch has control Where Butch controls, there's no fear in the street The teachers and parents They don't interfere 'Cause they're too scared they'll face their defeat I drop my eyes from the heavens The view ahead becomes profound The view ahead is profound!
Set - Match - Game
In the square ring, Butch's menacing pose strikes fear into Alfalfa's soul. Alfalfa Valjean quivers as his legs gel and congeal. He begins swinging violently in Butch's direction. Butch Javert extends a gloved fist towards Alfalfa. He holds Alfalfa in place and yawns. The crowd screams for more!
Alfalfa Valjean	Butch Javert! Can't we just talk this over? I w-w-wouldn't want to have to hurt you! No reason to fight... You can just keep all those marbles... I've taken up tiddly-winks these days!
Butch Javert	I warned you I would not give in I won't be swayed You owe me more I will be paid!
Alfalfa Valjean	You got all we can get They're already yours You've already been paid.
Butch Javert	No! You owe again. You owe each day. Payments from last week won't save you today!
Alfalfa Valjean	What on earth do you want with all them marbles? Look Butch Javert There's a limit to what you can save Hey, Butch Javert Only so many marbles you can play.
Butch Javert	Alfalfa Valjean, You don't have any idea! I'm the kid with all the marbles 244-6001. Me! I own them all! They're MINE! And you ain't getting them back without a price!
Butch Javert begins pummeling Alfalfa Valjean. The crowd grows still as the last defender of freedom takes a grand punishment. Each kid is stunned as they witness Butch's brute strength. Alfalfa takes a final, desparate swing at Butch. The blow connects to Butch's right jaw. He falls to the canvas unconscious. The crowd is silent. No one has ever seen Butch fall. Porky announces Alfalfa Valjean the winner as Woim pours a glass of water on Butch's brow. Buckwheat arrives in time to demand eight cents for the water.
Butch Javert's Confession
Spanky checks on Alfalfa Valjean, forcing him to take a corner and sit down. Jackie Marius buys water for Alfalfa Valjean. He helps Alfalfa take off his gloves. A horseshoe magnet slides from each. Spanky palms them quickly into his pocket.
Butch Javert	Who is this mug? What sort of monster is he I had him caught in a snare And he wriggled free? It was my hour at last To put a seal on his fate Wipe out his wrong win And wash clean my slate! All it would take Was a flick of my wrist. Good-bye Alfalfa Valjean Adios, Mr. Twist! I will not live with a loss to a thief! I will not yield and give up the marble race! I am Butch's Law, my Law is not mocked I don't want pity, for today's disgrace But the cause for his win must be there The winner must always be Butch "Tommy" Javert!
Butch Javert is lead to a stool where he is ordered to confess. Spanky begins the interrogation.
Spanky Enjolras	Okay Butch! Now tell us. What are you doin' with all those marbles anyhow?
Butch Javert grins. There is a renewal of a gleam in his eyes. He knows that even now, he still controls the gang. Both gangs. In the face of seeming defeat, he has triumphed again. Nothing has changed... no matter what Spanky thinks at the moment. He thinks over the situation... and spills the beans!
Butch Javert	My dad has been teachin' me about his business, see... He wants me to follow in his footsteps and take over when I get older. Been doin' what he's taught me. It's workin' out well. Got a good future in it, too... You guys will be paying me forever...
Alfalfa Valjean	Tell us about it or I'll get ya' ag 'in, Butch Javert! Spanky Enjolras, you better hold me back... Sometimes I don't know my own strength!
Butch Javert	As I was sayin'... My dad has been teachin' me his business. He charges people fees, makes up the rates himself! Every so often, he re-invents the sale. A few words on paper brings even more money. All without payin' anything out! Says you just have to develop a loyal clientele base... Says to start young... grow with the community Become a part of that growth... That's what I've done! You all are now used to paying me marbles. Won't be long till you're used to payin' me cash!
Spanky Enjolras	Cash for what? We're all broke and you don't have anything to sell! 'Cept all them marbles...
Alfalfa Valjean	What did you do with all them marbles? You can't just hide 'em in a box...
Butch Javert	They're hidden alright. I invested them in the future. Their value will only increase as the days pass. I used them to stuff teddy bears! I call them "Spherie Babies". Their value can only go up as I change styles and colors every two months. I put a dated tag on each one. All I gotta do is tell people how lucky they are to find one of this pattern. The saps buy em fast! Then I "retire" the pattern. What a jip! Makes the whole lot worth infinately more! Mark my words, I'm gonna be rich! What a great country! A place where you can sell glass marbles as pets! What next? Pet rocks... beans? ! But that's for later. Right now, I'm still plannin' to work with my dad!
Spanky Enjolras	Doin' what?
Butch Javert	Insurance... selling insurance, Spanky! All of you are gonna need coverage... Fire, flood, life, health, auto. I'll sell it all to all of you. Forever! Kinda gives you goose bumps thinkin' 'bout it, don't it!
Spanky Enjolras and his gang turn in disbelief. They leave the ringside and retreat to the sanctity of their Klubhouse. Spanky Enjolras hands the two horseshoe magnets to Alfalfa Valjean.
Alfalfa Valjean	Guess I ought to give these back to Mrs. Crabtree. I put 'em in my gloves for luck, but it didn't work.
Empty Purses, Empty Wallets
Jackie Marius enters the Klubhouse alone. Contemplating the day's events, he dreams of Darla Cosette. For a magical moment, he envisions her on the stage. For another magical moment, she is sitting beside him, holding his hand. She walks silently onto the stage as he begins singing aloud.
Jackie Marius	Butch's ties cannot be severed His control goes on and on Empty purses, empty wallets All the gang is tired and gone Marble talk of revolution Our bold talk of how one day Butch's reign would soon be vanquished Butch's overthrow never came In the square ring with Alfalfa We hoped for innocence reborn We struck out with voices singing I miss both good and bad days now... The ideals for which they cried Squished by meringue of pie... On the barricade and then the ring Darla Cosette, please just forgive me That Butch's reign continues on Though I don't feel I've been cheated The sense of deep despair lives on... Sixteen tons of shiney marbles Sixteen tons, what do I get? Just to feel a little older A little deeper down in debt
Darla Cosette sits beside Jackie Marius. She takes his hand and gives it a reassuring squeeze. She silently smiles... All is well in Jackie Marius' world once again.
Jackie Marius	Darla Cosette, you came back to me... Thought I'd never see you anymore I've empty purse and empty wallet... Being with you matters more Well my friends, hey gang, just ask me What's the moral of the day? Win the game, keep only marbles... Win her heart, keep the whole game...
Spherie Babies at the Feast
Burbank, California - Easter Sunday 1940 Buckwheat and Porky attend an egg hunt dressed in brand new suits, highly polished shoes, and neatly combed hair. They are dressed as immaculate young well-to-do gentlemen. Porky has outgrown his speech impediment. Butch Javert gives each kid a free"Spherie Baby" then tells them to keep it wrapped, boxed, and clean, as it is valuable. Some listen and follow his directions. Those who play with their gift and enjoy it as a toy make Butch Javert smile broadest. He knows the value of each series increases with rarity. His wealth escalates each time he gives away one of his "Spherie Babies." He's widely known as the "Burbank Santa" By the time he is eighteen, his insurance dreams will be far behind him. He'll own a marble factory. Spanky Enjolras and Alfalfa Valjean will be his well compensated and loyal production foremen.
Buckwheat - The Injineer	Can't you just laugh? Ain't this too neat? The spiffiest togs New shoes on our feet! Here comes Breezy His clothes look used. Wheezer's hand-me-downs Generations from new... Burbank as I please Burbank in my purse And here's me at the egg hunt My new look is plush! Dazzling Injineer! Conducting the whole house! Man the finer life Is worth any price Everyone I know From the teacher to the thief Doing what is needed And on a bended knee! Working overtime for some day Scroungin' for a coin to spend...
Buckwheat & Porky	We bought into "Spherie Babies" early Sell at profit when the trend sets in! Nickle for a dance Eight cents for a cup Do anything you can Just to make the buck! Conductors of the land Injineer our own share Butch can have complete control We still hang in there! Learning to fly as the tide is turning With money we're comfortably numb. Time to breathe, speak to me A great day for freedom on the run!
Porky spots an egg hidden under a bush. He takes off running and successfully grabs his inner child at the egg's touch. The suitcoat, tie, and vest fall to the ground in a pile. Porky runs off barefooted to hunt with the other kids. Buckwheat shrugs his shoulders and joins in!
Finale
The gangs have combined forces on Darla Cosette's behalf. They are staging a show in the Klubhouse... Captain Spanky's Show Boat The musical review stars Darla Cosette, as Scartlett O'Hara. Alfalfa Valjean and Jackie Marius share in her intense pride. Mary Ann Fantine shares in her royalties. Shirley Eponine would have been jealous if she hadn't already landed the job as a model for Sears' catalogue. She had finally been noticed by someone, but no one in the gang ever knew...
Chorus	Did you hear the people sing Singing the song of great content? It was the music of a people Who once were and are again. They were great, their name in lights On the marquee bold and bright Our gang of little rascals cheer Yeah, they spelled it right! They will live again forever Rolling on in celluloid. They will live on in video tapes, VHS 'n DVD With web links unbroken The rascals have mastered the NET! Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Somewhere beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Do you hear the people sing? Say, do you hear the distant drums? It is the future that they bring When tomorrow comes! Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Somewhere beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Do you hear the people sing? Say, do you hear the distant drums? It is the future that they bring When tomorrow comes... Tomorrow comes!
The curtain closes... temporarily... ~ Now, On With The Show! ~

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