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*Our story begins on a snowy peaceful night at Augie and Doggie Daddy's house, Vanessa Prestine is in the living room, reading a book, she’s babysitting Augie*
Vanessa: What a nice story.
*Inside Augie’s room, he’s sleeping in a dog bed with a blanket on him, he’s all curled up and then he begins to toss and turn in his sleep, he then suddenly wakes up and bolts upright with a yelp, Vanessa hears him and comes in*
Vanessa: Augie? What’s the matter?
*Augie pants heavily*
Augie: Aunt Nessa! I just had the most horrific nightmare! Cindy was in love with a green chimp and Yogi was a cannibal!
Vanessa: Wait what?
Augie: It was horrible!
*Vanessa walks up to Augie and sits on the bed next to him*
Vanessa: There there, Augie. That would never happen. Yogi and Cindy are so happy together, and Yogi would never do such a thing.
*Augie whines*
Augie: I know, but…I don’t know how I’m gonna be able to go back to sleep now.
*Vanessa gently pets him on the head*
Vanessa: Would a story help calm you down?
Augie: That would be nice. Do you have anything in mind, Aunt Nessa?
Vanessa: Hmm…how about the story of how I ended up at the studio?
*Augie’s ears perk up in intrigue*
Augie: Ooh! I love this one!
Vanessa: Well, it all started when there was a mishap with my sketches.
*We cut to a flashback of a dark stormy night, we see a mail truck struggling to drive through the rain, he deploys the windshield wipers*
Mailman: Dang it! I can’t see a thing!
*He drives over a puddle and ends up spinning out of control*
Mailman: Whoa!!
*The truck’s tailgate opens up, the mail flies out of the bags and out of the vehicle, the mailman finally manages to skid to a stop and hops out of the driver’s seat, his jaw drops in horror when he sees that everything’s gone*
Mailman: Aw, man! I’m gonna have a lot of explaining to do!
*A few particular envelopes are gusted away by the wind and fly off into the night, we hear Vanessa’s narration*
Vanessa: My sketches were meant to go to a different studio, but they ended up somewhere else entirely.
*We then see the envelopes fly through the cold breeze, they end up in front of Hanna-Barbera Studios, sudden, a light shines upon the doorstep as the door opens up, a man looks down and sees the envelopes, he cocks a brow*
Man: What’s this?
*He picks up the envelopes and takes them inside, there are other artists packing up their things*
Man: Hey, wait! Before you go, we got some mail!
*The others look intrigued*
Woman: Show us.
*The man hands them the envelopes, they open them up and find sketches of Vanessa, she’s rather realistic looking compared to their other characters*
Woman: These don't look like any of our characters.
Man: Maybe that’s an intentional choice and she’s meant to stand out among them.
Woman 2: That’s a good stylistic choice! Does she have a name?
*Another man looks at the papers*
Man 2: It says her name is Vanessa Prestine. She looks just as pretty as her name.
Man: Let’s draw her before we go home. I’ve got no plans anyway.
Woman 2: Sure! I can’t wait to bring her to life!
*The artists take the papers and start working on her, we hear Vanessa’s narration*
Vanessa: Within minutes, I was officially brought into the world.
*One of the artists finishes the last drawing of Vanessa, she emerges from the page as the beautiful purple-haired woman we know today*
Vanessa: Hello, everyone. What is this place?
Man: Welcome to the Hanna-Barbera Studio, you’re the newest arrival to our roster of characters.
Vanessa: Oh, what an honor.
*Just then, a blonde dog with a curly tail comes out of a drawing of a town*
Dog: Hi, guys, I just wanted to drop by and check in on you all.
*Vanessa curtsies, Riley looks at her in amazement*
Vanessa: Hello, Miss, who might you be?
Dog: I’m Riley, Riley Roberts.
Man: This is our new arrival Vanessa. Can you please take her to Hannasburg?
Riley: Well, sure, the others are gonna love their new neighbor.
*A janitor comes in*
Janitor: Hey, are you guys almost d-
*When he lays his eyes on Vanessa, his eyes widen in amazement and he does a wolf whistle*
Janitor: Hot dawg! Can someone give me a glass? That is one tall drink of water!
*Vanessa looks weirded out, everyone gives him a dirty look, and Riley snarls*
Riley: Hey, back off, weirdo!
Janitor: What’d I do? I just can’t get my eyes off her… *He says all dreamily*
Riley: Look, we’re just trying to make her feel welcome, and you’re not helping anything!
Vanessa: Who greets someone like that? It’s just strange.
Janitor: It’s not so strange if it’s someone as hot as you…
Riley: That’s it!
*We cut to the outside of the studio, Riley quite literally kicks him out, he lands in a trash can where he belongs*
Riley: And stay out!
*She slams the door on him and sighs*
Riley: Sorry about that.
Vanessa: It’s quite alright. Thank you for defending me, it’s quite noble of you.
Riley: Well, I couldn’t just let him give you such indecent proposals. Nobody deserves that.
Vanessa: What a justice-minded woman. *She thinks to herself in admiration*
Riley: Come on, Vanny. Let’s take you to your new home.
*She takes Vanessa by the hand and leads her to the drawing she came from, they jump into the picture and end up in the town of Hannasburg, Vanessa sees all kinds of different cartoon characters, each with their own unique designs, Vanessa looks amazed by this*
Vanessa: Wow..
Riley: Like it?
Vanessa: It's.. amazing!
Riley: I'm glad you think so, because this is your new home.
Vanessa: My new home..
*With a wagging tail, Riley then takes her by the hand and runs down the road, dragging Vanessa with her*
Vanessa: Whoa!
Riley: Come on! I'll show you around town!
Vanessa: R-Riley!
*Riley drags her past the police station, where Quick Draw McGraw is asleep in a rocking chair*
Riley: That right there is Sheriff McGraw, hey Sheriff!
*Quick Draw’s eyes snap open and he lets out a startled neigh*
Quick Draw: Guh! Horseshoes!
*Vanessa waves to him briefly as Riley continues to haul her around, she then passes by the zoo*
Riley: And that’s the zoo, it’s got so many cute critters! Hey there, Wally!
*Wally Gator sits on a rock in his enclosure, he’s scratching tally marks on the wall, he looks up*
Wally: Hey, Riley.
Riley: Meet our newest neighbor, Vanessa!
*Wally then lays his eyes on Vanessa and stares at her in awe with his mouth hanging open slightly*
Wally: Oh, fuddle-dee-doo…
Vanessa: You were right, he is cute.
*Wally’s face turns red and steam puffs out of where his ears should be, he tenses up and flops on his side*
Wally: She called me cute…
Vanessa: Is he ok?
*Riley gets a playful smirk on her face*
Riley: Oh yeah, he just really likes you.
*Vanessa chuckles a bit*
Vanessa: Oh my, that’s the second time this has happened today.
*She approaches Huckleberry Hound at a hot dog stand*
Huck: Howdy there miss, haven’t seen ya ‘round these parts.
Vanessa: That’s because I haven’t been here before. Could I have a hot dog?
Huck: Well, sure thing, ma’am.
*He starts making one and singing off-key*
Huck: Oh mah darlin’, oh mah darlin’, oh mah DAAAAARLIN’ Clementine!!
*Riley covers her ears, Vanessa is visibly trying not to cringe*
Vanessa: Uh…not bad.
*Huck hands her the hot dog*
Huck: Here ya go!
Vanessa: Thanks, sir. Wally?
*Wally snaps out of his stunned state*
Wally: Yeah?
Vanessa: Catch!
*She throws the hot dog over his fence and he snaps it up in his jaws*
Wally: Just what the doctor ordered! Sure beats eating nothing but fish day after day.
Vanessa: I’ll see you later, Wally.
*She winks at him and leaves with Riley, Wally then faints with joy*
Riley: Now I’ll show you one of my favorite places!
*She leads her to a park, Vanessa looks around at all the trees and plants*
Riley: Welcome to Jellystone Park, the best place for barbecues in Hannasburg.
Vanessa: What a peaceful part of nature.
*We briefly go back to the present, Vanessa smiles at Augie*
Vanessa: And this is when I met you in particular.
*She scratches him behind the ears, he giggles*
Augie: Aw, that tickles!
*Back in the past, Riley and Vanessa notice Doggie Daddy at the grill, Snagglepuss is daintily eating a sandwich, Augie is chewing on a chicken bone, and Yogi and Boo-Boo are sitting together, Yogi slowly reaches over to Snagglepuss’s plate to try to snatch his other sandwich, only for Boo-Boo to shake his head at him*
Boo-Boo: Yogi! You know the chicken is almost ready! *He says in a loud whisper*
Yogi: I know, Boo-Boo, but all this waiting around has gotten me real hungry.
Boo-Boo: Breathing makes you hungry. *He mutters under his breath*
*Snagglepuss then gives Yogi a dirty look*
Snagglepuss: How dare you! Don’t be such an uncouth pig!
Yogi: I’m not a pig, I’m a bear.
Riley: Hey there, gang! Meet my new friend, Vanessa!
*Augie wags his tail in excitement*
Augie: Hi! I have just met you, and I like you!
*Vanessa chuckles*
Doggie Daddy: My boy Augie is quite frisky, isn’t he? I’m his proud pop.
Augie: Well, you did raise me to be as sweet as could be.
Yogi: Hey there! I’m Yogi Bear, this is my best buddy Boo-Boo, and this fabulous feline is Snagglepuss.
*Snagglepuss looks at her curiously*
Snagglepuss: Say..you look rather…realistic compared to us, ma’am.
*Vanessa chuckles a bit awkwardly*
Vanessa: Oh, I know. My sketches got mixed up and sent here by mistake..
Riley: Hey now, no matter how you got here, you're still a welcomed addiction to Hannasburg.
Yogi: Yep, that’s right, we’re all fellas of different shapes and sizes.
Doggie Daddy: It’s true, miss, some citizens are aliens, so you’ll get by just fine.
Augie: And a family from the future who comes in sometimes.
Snagglepuss: Can’t forget that one caveman superhero.
Boo-Boo: And a genie, but I haven’t seen him in a while.
Snagglepuss: The next time I see him, I’ll ask for recordings of my favorite stage shows. Theatre’s a beautiful thing, my favorite thing even. In all seriousness, anybody’s welcome here!
*He does a bow*
Vanessa: Oh my, this is an even more unique place than I thought.
Riley: See? You're not so out of place, you’ll fit right in.
Vanessa: Aww, thank you, everyone. That does make me feel better.
Doggie Daddy: The hamburgers are ready, you want some, miss?
Vanessa: That would be delightful, sir.
*He serves everyone hamburgers, Yogi in particular eats like a bear*
Snagglepuss: Ugh. What a savage. Barbaric, even.
Yogi: What? I'm a bear, it's what we do.
*Vanessa picks up a stick and gets an idea*
Vanessa: Oh, Augie!
*Augie looks towards her and wags his tail eagerly*
Augie: Ooh! I’m open, I’m open!
*Vanessa tosses the stick, Augie takes off after it and picks it up with his mouth, he brings it back to her proudly*
Augie: Here you go! *He says in a muffled voice*
Vanessa: You’re a sweet pup, aren’t you? This calls for a nice treat.
*She gives him a hamburger and pats him on the head, Lila is spying on them from inside a tree’s foliage, she has her eye on Snagglepuss in particular and sighs dreamily*
Lila: Ahh, my sweet Lychee. What a dignified gentleman.
*She purrs*
Lila: And he really knows how to accessorize. What a fabulous dreamboat.
*She then finds that Vanessa is now talking to Snagglepuss*
Vanessa: There’s something I’d like to know, are you related to the Pink Panther?
Snagglepuss: Heavens to Murgatroyd, no! I’m a much better star than that mime!
Vanessa: My apologies, you look quite similar.
*Snagglepuss sighs*
Snagglepuss: …It’s quite alright, many have told me that. Hundreds, even.
*Lila’s eyes narrow and she growls*
Lila: Is that weirdo trying to make a move on my man?! I’ll show her!
*She jumps out of the tree and tries to gracefully land on her feet, but she ends up landing in some thorny bushes instead*
Lila: YEOW!!
*Everyone immediately turns to her direction, Snagglepuss’s eyes widen in horror*
Snagglepuss: It’s Lila! Hide me!
*He hides behind Yogi, Riley gives Lila a nasty look*
Riley: Not you again!
Vanessa: What do you mean, again?
*Lila then turns to Vanessa and snarls at her*
Lila: That’s MY boyfriend you’re talking to, missy!
Vanessa: I-I wasn’t trying to-
Lila: Don’t play dumb! You’re clearly trying to woo him and take him away from me!
Boo-Boo: But…you never had him.
Snagglepuss: H-He’s right! I’ve never swung that way!
Lila: Only because you never gave me a chance!
Vanessa: Hold on, he doesn’t need to give you a chance. It’s his choice.
Lila: Says you, ya freak! You don’t even belong here with a design like that!
*Vanessa looks rather hurt*
Vanessa: But I never asked to look this way.
Riley: Yeah, it’s not her fault that there was a mixup with her sketches!
Lila: That just proves my point! You’re a mistake and you never should’ve come here! You should’ve gone back to whatever studio you came from!
*Vanessa averts her glance sadly, the others glare at Lila in offense*
Vanessa: It’s bad enough that someone already objectified me for the way I looked, but hearing things like that really doesn’t make it easier.
Yogi: Aw, who cares if she looks different? She’s still nice.
Augie: She’s fun, too!
Doggie Daddy: Anybody who’s a friend to my boy is a friend to me.
Riley: And she’s beautiful all the same!
*Vanessa looks touched by this*
Vanessa: You all mean that?
Riley: Yeah! You’re the one who isn’t welcome here with an attitude like that, Lila!
Snagglepuss: You might be a looker on the outside, but on the inside, you’re ugly! Hideous even! Even if I was actually into women, I’d never want someone as clingy and judgmental as you for a lover!
*Lila looks hurt by this*
Lila: Why would you say that to me?!
Snagglepuss: Do I have to spell it out for you?! You never leave me alone and you put others down to bring yourself up!
*Lila then goes from being distraught to being furious, she turns to Vanessa and hisses*
Lila: Why, you!! You’ve corrupted my perfect man!
*She unsheathes her claws and charges at her with a roar, Vanessa flinches, but before Lila can lay a claw on her, Riley charges at Lila with a fist raised and sucker punches Lila into the sky, Vanessa then gasps in amazement*
Vanessa: Oh my…
Lila: You haven’t seen the last of Lila Lion! Especially not you, my Lychee! *She yells as she flies off into the distance*
*She is launched so far away that there’s a twinkle in the sky*
Vanessa: You’re even stronger than I thought.
Riley: I work out a lot, in case someone I care about is in trouble.
Yogi: Golly, you sure told her.
Snagglepuss: Thank you for sticking up for me, miss. She never takes no for an answer.
*Vanessa looks at her new friends in gratitude*
Vanessa: And thank you all for defending me. You really made my day.
Yogi: It’s good that the mixup happened, or we never woulda met you.
*Vanessa looks touched by this*
Vanessa: And I never would've met you either.
Doggie Daddy: It’s what I’d like to call a happy accident.
Augie: Yeah, like me!
*Doggie Daddy turns bright red*
Doggie Daddy: Augie! *He says in a flustered tone*
*Everybody else starts laughing, in the present day, Augie and Vanessa are giggling too*
Vanessa: And the rest is history. Feel better now, my dear?
Augie: Oh, do I ever. That story never gets old.
*He then hugs Vanessa, wagging his tail*
Augie: It reminds me of how I got such a great auntie.
Vanessa: Aww.
*Augie then yawns a squeaky yawn and turns around three times before curling back up in his dog bed, Vanessa puts his blanket back over him*
Vanessa: Sleep tight, Augie.
*She leaves him to get some shut-eye*
(The end)