Where's Pecan?

Ice Age has recently been on HBO (one of the six that we have with digital cable - which is kind of crazy.) The eldest boy loves it, but not because of the movie, because of the Scrat.

I agree with his opinion. Ice Age for a children's movie comes off a bit cold (although it does have the obligatory mother's death - what is it about cartoons and the Moms always having to die?) Back to my point. Scrat, in Ethan's opinion is the star of the movie. The little creature is some sort of saber toothed squirrel thing that is trying to bury his acorn (the elder Boy calls it the "Pecan" and therefore it is the "Pecan Movie" to him) for winter. He keeps popping up through out the film in an attempt to achieve this task. His attempts always lead to catastrophic consequences. He opens and closes the movie and has some interludes throughout, but I'd guestimate that Scrat has 10 minutes of total screen time. The movie clocks in at a kid friendly 81 minutes. Therfore, the little Scrat, by my estimates, is only on screen for 12% of the movie. 12 %. Out of the 12%, I'd guestimate (I need a stop watch so next time I watch the Pecan Movie, I can do a proper study) that 8% of that screen time comes at the beginning and end of the film. During the middle of the film there's to much plot - so the little Scrat pops up for a a minute, does his bit, and then leaves so the story came move forward. Ethan hates this. He wants the Scrat - all the time. He calls the Scrat 'Pecan'. So, close your eyes and picture Team Tinsley's den. The elder boy and his dad are recumbent on the sectional, watching the Pecan Movie, and the Scrat is NOT on screen (which again, is roughly 71 minutes out of the 81 - OVER an hour of the below.)

Boy #1: Where's pecan?
Pecan - where go?
Pecan, please....Pecan?!?!
Where pecan?
Me: He'll be back in a little bit son - watch the movie. Look at Sid (he's the funny sloth character.)
Boy #1: Pecan?
Where's pecan? Pecan - where go? Pecan, please....Pecan?!?!
Me: He'll be back in a little bit son...
Boy #1 starting to get agitated: PECAN!?!?!?! Where's pecan? Pecan - where go? Pecan, please....Pecan?!?!
Me: He'll be back in a minute...
Boy #1: Pecan...Pecan...Pecan...etc.

FINALLY - the Scrat reappears - at this point, the Boy usually starts laughing like he's crazy, and often gets so excited, he's up and dancing around the tv. But, as you've probably figured from the above text - the Scrat soon exits stage door left...and we go back to....

Boy #1: Where's pecan?
Pecan - where go?
Pecan, please....Pecan?!?!
Where pecan?
Again, for "71" MINUTES...

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