Gortimer: I've lived my whole life on Normal Street.
There's a lake at one end,
and a forest of shady trees at the other.
But what lies in between is anything but normal.
♪♪
[sighs] Good. You're awake.
Here are some more boxes if you need them.
The movers can seal them tomorrow.
It's our first magic trick.
It's a box that makes coins disappear.
Here.
Ta-dah. [chuckles]
[doorbell rings]
Oh.
Mel: I remember this thing.
We were supposed to share it.
We did. Remember?
We each had it for a week and then passed it on.
Well, clearly, someone forgot to pass it
when they had their last turn.
[metal clanging]
Our old coin trick. I remember that.
I was supposed to be next, by the way.
Well, what are those for?
For the greatest idea that I've ever had.
[exhales] Mel and Gortimer,
20 years from now, no matter where we are,
we'll still be friends. Right?
So I say we spend Gortimer's last day...
filling up this tin with all the things
that have meant the most to us,
and we bury it someplace safe
where no one will ever find it.
Then, 20 years from now,
when we're all still friends,
we'll dig it up and all of our memories will be
right there waiting for us.
A time capsule. Perfect.
Where do we start?
Gentlemen, I present our final
Normal Street battle plan.
Here is a list of potential time capsule items
in order of location and emotional significance.
We'll start at the lake end,
and make our way back to the forest of shady trees.
On the way we'll stop at Fred's, Mr. Zipps, Eggs,
back to Gortimer's, and, of course,
Ranger's house and, uh--
Ah. The bakery.
Well, I hereby submit our first item.
Check.
We're gonna need a bigger box.
Perfect.
Isn't that like saying our memories are...
garbage?
Nobody's saying that.
The bigger problem is it's not airtight.
We need something pH neutral,
and no moisture can get in.
Do I want to know?
Since Gortimer's leaving,
we're making a time capsule.
Any ideas?
[sniffing]
- Mel: Wow. - Gortimer: It's perfect.
Something like this, sturdy, it has a clock on it.
We'll take it.
No. On the house.
It's cool you guys are making a time capsule.
I did the same thing with my best friends
when I was about your age.
Did you ever dig it up?
No.
Are you going to?
I don't know.
Haven't seen those guys in 20 years.
They were the best.
Do you think that could happen to us,
what happened to Egg and his friends?
No way.
He looked like he was going to cry.
Egg's old. It's different.
Well, in 20 years we'll be old, too.
Maybe it's a generational thing.
It's what my mom says when my grandpa's acting weird.
I don't know.
I feel something.
Wait! Don't touch it.
You might turn everyone into "yes" zombies again.
Excellent point.
♪♪
Perfect.
Thanks.
I really liked being you.
Likewise. [chuckles]
I've got one for ya.
If you hold your nose close to the nozzle,
- you can still sm-- - Thanks, Stanley.
Well, we'll come by tomorrow and say goodbye.
See ya then.
It's not like you're never gonna see them again.
I know.
But who's gonna teach me super cool, complicated high-fives now?
You already know them all.
You can teach the city kids.
[chuckles]
Th-- That's never happened before.
It doesn't mean anything.
You're just a little distracted.
Okay, uh, what's next?
There's just one item left.
[sighs]
Careful, it's still sharp.
The Fork of Destiny.
It seems like just yesterday
we were standing right there looking through your window.
You and Ranger didn't know I could hear you.
Whatever were you afraid of?
Well, we didn't really know you that well.
And to be fair, you were fashioning
some sort of stabbing weapon.
[laughing]
Oh, I admire your candor, Ranger.
Hasn't changed since the day we met.
Gortimer, tell me,
why did they cancel your wonderful radio program?
You actually listened to that?
Oh, every one.
They were delightful.
Thank you.
No, you tell a good story.
Now, when you go to the city,
if you think of any, write them down,
and send them my way.
Uh, maybe Mel and Ranger would read them to me.
Of course.
It's settled.
Okay, well...
goodbye, Miss Hudspith.
Goodbye, Gortimer.
[gasps]
You've helped me in more ways than you can ever know.
This really is the greatest idea you've ever had.
And the perfect way to spend our last day together.
Let's dig.
Are you sure about this spot?
I mean, it is public property.
The most important thing about burying a treasure
is burying it someplace you can find again.
And the town square isn't going anywhere.
So we meet back here in 20 years
no matter what. Right?
Yes.
And let's all agree the time capsule
can only be opened by the three of us together.
Both: Agreed.
Wait.
You forgot the fork.
Yeah. You don't forget the Fork of Destiny.
Well, yeah.
You know, I was just thinking about it,
and I was gonna ask you guys--
I was wondering if I could just hold onto this,
just this one thing.
I guess, but I mean, it was one of
the first things we decided to put in the capsule.
No, I know, I just--
I wanted something to remember us by.
But that's the whole point of this.
We don't need to hang onto anything
because we'll still be friends in 20 years.
Look, you guys get to stay here.
And hang out with everyone, and have new adventures,
and make new memories.
And I'm not gonna be a part of any of it.
You're only moving three hours away.
Everyone keeps acting like the city isn't that far away.
But some people stop being friends
without moving anywhere.
Things happen, people change.
But you don't know what's gonna happen.
That's just it.
None of us really do.
[sighs] I don't believe this.
Guys, please.
This is our last night together.
Fine. Do whatever you want.
Oh, hi, honey.
Oh, honey,
do you want to keep your comic books with us or your dad?
What?
- Your comics. - Oh, uh--
Both. I made two boxes.
Oh. Mom's house, Dad's house.
Well, that can mean anything.
Which one is mine again? I forget.
[laughing]
Will Gardner even remember Normal Street?
Of course he will.
He's gonna have great memories
just like you and your friends did.
♪♪
The time capsule is missing.
Both: What?!
Last night I felt really bad
about holding onto the fork.
I'm really sorry about that, by the way.
- It's okay. - Don't worry about it.
Well, I thought about it a lot--
Just tell us about the time capsule.
Right. So I got up early in the morning
to put the fork in the time capsule,
but it wasn't there, it was just dirt.
Are you sure you dug in the right spot?
I'm positive. Someone must have taken it.
But who would want our time capsule?
All of our stuff was in there.
All of our memories.
Gone.
We've gotta find it.
Well, how?
I leave in two hours.
You entered a parallel dimension,
and defeated the Green Beret in under two hours.
We rearranged my entire brain in under two hours.
We could do anything in under two hours.
You know,
there is a security camera that faces the statue.
The feed goes into Dr. Grapehall's office.
We might be able to see who dug up the time capsule.
Ingenious.
I don't know, guys.
If Dr. Grapehall finds out I let you into his office,
uh, that could really hurt my performance review.
Well, you can blame me. I'll be in the city, anyway.
Oh, I don't want to get anyone in trouble.
We're used to trouble.
Oh, what am I thinking?
If you hadn't talked me into breaking that pencil,
I wouldn't remember half my life.
You have 20 minutes until Dr. Grapehall gets here.
Good luck.
Thanks, Fred. We owe you one.
Oh, uh, Gortimer.
Don't forget about us.
I won't.
Ah-ha!
What kind of person would--
Oh, that's me.
So nobody dug it up at all?
How's that even possible?
Could someone have taken the time capsule from beneath,
like through a tunnel?
Mm-mm. The tunnel would have to be
very long and very deep,
and they would have only had a few hours to dig it.
There's no way.
My theory is that when the town originally dug the foundation
for the Captain Normal statue,
they created a structural weakness
in the surrounding soil,
which caused the time capsule to sink deeper in the ground.
I need a reliable table of top soil data.
Awesome. I know we're getting close
when I can't keep up with what you're saying.
Guys, come check this out.
Look.
This is crazy.
That looks exactly like our time capsule, right?
It's-- It's not just me.
It's not just you.
But this painting is over 100 years old.
Come on.
Our time capsule mysteriously vanished,
and then we saw one just like it in this painting.
Do you know what this could mean?
I have no idea.
[sighs]
But the vendor might.
Great. Who is it? Where do we find this person?
I have no idea.
Wait for it.
But I have records.
[chuckles]
Found 'em.
I'm pretty sure it's in the April boxes.
Egg. Your record keeping.
I know. Genius, right?
Egg. Egg, is this it?
That's it. You're in luck, he's a local guy.
David. Runs a clock store called Normal Time.
It's across the street from the Shrimp Blimp.
♪ Blimp don't skimp, ya'll ♪
There's no time for jingles.
We gotta run.
Hey, Gortimer.
Good luck in the city.
We're gonna miss you around here.
Thanks for everything, Egg.
♪♪
Man: Can I help you?
[clocks ticking]
Are you David?
That's me.
Do you recognize this?
[sighs] It's a postcard.
No, look closer.
Ranger: We bought one of your time capsules
from the mini mart and--
- You found it. - It that our time capsule?
Not yours.
Mine.
There's two?
Yes. One that I sold Egg was slightly different.
It had handles and a smaller clock face,
but I don't understand.
How did it get here?
Well, when was the last time you saw it?
It was three years ago.
I made it for my daughter.
I had just buried it in the backyard and...
realized I forgot to put in her baby blanket,
so I...
went to dig it up.
And it was gone.
Yeah.
I've never been able to explain what happened to it.
That painting is over a hundred years old.
If that's really your time capsule, then it--
It traveled back to the past,
to Captain Normal's era.
How is that possible?
I don't know. We bought one of your time capsules yesterday,
but this morning it vanished.
All of our important stuff was in there.
I wish I could help.
I know how that feels.
So our time capsule, it--
It's just...
lost in time.
Now there's no reason to meet up in 20 years.
There's no time capsule to dig up.
You never know. It might turn up.
One day.
Guys. We can't give up now.
We lost our past,
we're not gonna lose our future, too.
- Gortimer. - Dad.
They said you'd be here. We've been lookin' all over for you.
Look, all of your other friends are waiting to say goodbye.
Okay? We need to leave right now
if we're gonna meet that van in time.
- But Dad-- - Listen.
Gortimer, I'm sorry.
All right, I know this is hard.
But time's up.
We gotta go.
Okay, come on.
[bell tolling]
[bells chiming]
So I'll be in the city in August
for a sustainable development conference.
- We should hang out. - Awesome.
Yeah. Yeah, we could go to the natural history museum,
the fountain, uh, China Town.
I don't know where any of those things are,
but I-- I will by then.
I'll miss you.
Miss you, too.
I-- I just want to say
if you hadn't forced me to be on your team for the road rocket race,
I wouldn't have any friends.
Everything would have been different for me.
I'm really lucky.
I'm the lucky one.
Anyway, you changed my life.
Thanks.
So.
Yeah.
Uh...
I brought you something.
I'll always remember you this way.
[laughing]
It's incredible.
So are you.
Well...
Bye.
We should have gotten red cherry.
He likes blue raspberry.
Every decision seems so much bigger when it's your last.
What's all that?
Looks like Aunjay Runtung is finally getting her due.
Thanks to you.
Maybe it's a good thing our time capsule disappeared.
It probably would have just gotten dug up.
Hey. I hit something here.
I know they're coming. They said they'd be here.
Oh, honey, we really do need to get going.
- Gortimer! - Gortimer.
Gortimer, you've gotta come with us.
You'll never believe it.
We're leaving.
It'll only take 20 minutes tops.
What is it?
It's almost impossible to explain.
Mom, please?
Yeah. Please, Ms. Gibbon.
Oh.
Please. It's really important.
Mm.
Okay, just hurry. Just hurry.
Oh, here.
Oh. Oh. Whoa.
[chuckles]
This-- So it was in the same place?
Yeah.
It looks old. Rusted.
It's all in there.
Look at how faded that is.
[laughing]
This is so weird.
Wait. There's other stuff in here, too.
Is that us?
It looks like it, but older.
If the time capsule was lost in time,
where did all of this stuff come from?
[laughing]
From us.
Future us.
This means we do just like we said we would.
We come back to this spot 20 years from now,
we dig up our time capsule,
we put new things in and bury it again.
In the future.
But the box slips back in time.
Back to now.
We stay friends forever.
This is amazing.
Should we look at the rest of this stuff?
I don't need to.
Yeah.
Let's just bury it again.
We already know the most important thing.
Long ride. Come on, man.
[sniffling]
I know you're only going to be three hours away,
and I know we're going to stay friends,
and I know this isn't really goodbye,
but it doesn't make it any easier to watch you leave.
[sobbing]
Hey.
The sooner you invent flying cars,
the easier it'll be to visit.
I'm on it.
I don't want you to go.
I know.
[sobbing]
Hey.
While I'm gone,
don't get into any fights with gravity you can't win.
No promises.
[sobbing]
I love you guys.
- Me, too. - I love you, too.
[sobbing]
♪♪
Gortimer: What happens now?
Where will we go?
What will change?
And what will stay the same?
What will I encounter in this new world?
New passions?
New family?
New feelings.
New adventures.
New surprises.
And even new heartache.
It sounds like a pretty good story.
And everyone I've met,
and everyone I'll meet
will be a character.
And I've been lucky to know a lot of great characters.
I'm excited for the next chapter.
But I'm afraid, too.
We all know scary things can happen.
How will we face them?
How will we find a way forward?
Together, I hope.
And who will be there to help us along the way?
An old joker?
A new love?
A first crush who became a lasting friend.
Or a best friend who calls in the middle of the night.
With news that'll change everything.
In an instant.
You never really know where the story will go.
Just when you think you've got it all figured out,
and everything you wished for is finally coming true,
you hit an obstacle.
Right when it seems like everyone else is soaring ahead.
But obstacles can help you, too.
They can push you to be creative.
And sometimes they'll make you start over
from the very beginning.
That can be a good thing, too.
I think the important thing
is to keep writing the story.
No matter how frightening or confusing.
No matter if it takes you to another planet.
Or takes you back into your own backyard.
Just keep writing it.
Because that's the only way you can ever really have
a happy ending.
♪♪
But of course,
even when you've written the final chapter,
someone else is just writing their first.
Bye.
♪♪
I've lived my whole life on Normal Street.
Until now.
♪ I see trees of green ♪
♪ Red roses, too ♪
♪ I see them bloom ♪
♪ For me and you ♪
♪ And I think to myself ♪
♪ What a wonderful world ♪
♪ I see skies of blue ♪
♪ Clouds of white ♪
♪ The bright blessed day ♪
♪ The dark sacred night ♪
♪ And I think to myself ♪
♪ What a wonderful world ♪
♪ The colors of the rainbow ♪
♪ So pretty in the sky ♪
♪ Are also on the faces ♪
♪ Of the people goin' by ♪
♪ I see friends shakin' hands ♪
♪ Sayin', "How do you do?" ♪
♪ They're really sayin' ♪
♪ I love you ♪
♪ I hear babies cry ♪
♪ I watch them grow ♪
♪ They'll learn much more ♪
♪ Than I'll ever know ♪
♪ And I think to myself ♪
♪ What a wonderful world ♪
♪ Yes, I think to myself ♪
♪ What a wonderful world ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪♪ ld ♪