It was a lovely day on Splash Mountain.
The logs were floating smoothly on the river and the critters were just as happy as always.
Brer Rabbit lived in his Briar Patch at the base of Chick-a-Pin Falls.
On this day, he was planning something very special.
It was almost Splash Weekend. That's where the residents of Splash Mountain host fun activities for the whole weekend.
Brer Rabbit was being helped out by his dear friends Chad Stuart, Burt Ward and Patty Duke.
"Gee willickers gee! This is gonna be the best Splash Weekend ever!" squealed Patty.
"Show is. 'Membah, we's in charge o' de whole weekend. So we's gotta go big" said Brer Rabbit.
"Well, whatever we do, it's going to be better than Big Thunder Weekend" said Chad.
"Yeah," Burt agreed, "All we did was get attacked by bats for two days."
"Although that Chad piñata they had was remarkably realistic" said Patty.
"Oh, that wasn't a piñata. The bats were just hitting me with sticks" said Chad.
Just then, Jeremy Clyde came in holding a telephone. "Patty, luv, your brother is on the phone. It seems important."
"I'll just take it outside" said Patty.
She grabbed the phone and answered it. "Hi, Ray; what's cookin'?"
The boys stayed hard at work.
"You know, it's not too late to go with my idea for Splash Weekend" said Burt.
"Brer Burt, fo de las' time, we ain't takin' our pals ter Gotham City" said Brer Rabbit.
"But it just got its own theme park. Batman & Robin World. It's got more twists and turns than crimefighting" said Burt.
Patty came back in with a troubled look on her face.
"Patty?" said Jeremy.
"Whatever's the matter, luv?" said Chad.
Patty hesitated before answering. "My dog, Hal, just died."
"Holy ASPCA! Hal? You've had him your whole life" said Burt.
Jeremy hugged his luv. "I'm so sorry, Patty."
"Me too" said Chad.
"Me three" said Brer Rabbit.
"Thanks, fellas. But Hal had a good long life. I guess it was just his time" said Patty.
"I remember the first time I met Hal. You took him to visit me in the Batcave. He tackled me so hard, I fell into the Batmobile's nuclear batteries" said Burt.
"Oh. Is dat why yo pants look funny, Brer Burt?" said Brer Rabbit casually.
Burt furrowed his brow in confusion. "The batteries burnt my cape. What's wrong with my pants?"
"Uh... nothin'!" said Brer Rabbit.
