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The show opens with two girls and a boy pointing at the camera and saying the show title.
A slate appears for each word inside a speech bubble against a background of colourful pixels.

Then, the speech bubbles show the names of the characters.
Melissa is in her twenties and has long, straight, brown hair with bangs. She wears a pink knitted hat, a red shirt, a white jacket, and black trousers.
Shamus is in his twenties and has short, black hair. He wears a black fedora, black glasses, a plaid shirt with a blue bow-tie, and red pants.
Ruth is in her thirties and has medium-length blonde hair with bangs. She wears a light-blue ensemble of sportswear.

Melissa stands in the kitchen, typing in her tablet.

A speech bubble displays what she says, which reads I’VE
GOT 20 DOLLARS!

She says I WANT TO SURPRISE MY
FAMILY WITH DINNER,
BUT I ONLY
HAVE 20 DOLLARS.

A speech bubble with Shamus’ picture reads 20 DOLLARS
IS A LOT OF MONEY!

Melissa says DID I MENTION THAT
IT'S A DINNER
FOR FOUR PEOPLE?
THERE'S NO WAY I
CAN FEED EVERYONE
WITH ONLY 20 DOLLARS.
[chimes]

A speech bubble with Shamus’ picture reads THIS SOUNDS LIKE
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!

Melissa types in her tablet. A speech bubble displays what she says, which reads WHAT DO I DO, SHAMUS?

Melissa says WHO COULD THAT BE?

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On the tablet, caption reads "Video Call from Shamus."

Spy Shamus says MELISSA, YOUR MISSION, SHOULD
YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT,
IS TO MEET ME DOWN AT THE
CORNER IN FIVE MINUTES.
WHOA.
THIS MESSAGE WILL
NOW SELF-DESTRUCT.
WHOO!

He shakes and touches his hat.

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He says I SHOULD WORK
ON THAT.

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Melissa says SHAMUS ROCKS.

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She meets Shamus outside.

Spy Shamus says GOOD, YOU
MADE IT.

Melissa says YEAH-YA.
YOU KNOW WHEN I WANT TO
FIND SOMETHING OUT...

She screams I AM UNSTOPPABLE!!

She says SO, HOW DO I FEED
FOUR PEOPLE WITH 20 DOLLARS?

Spy Shamus says WITH THIS.

Melissa says WHAT?!
WHAT'S THAT THING?

Spy Shamus says THIS IS A
STORE FLYER.
IT SHOWS YOU
ALL THE SALES
AT YOUR LOCAL
GROCERY STORE.
[gasps]
WE'VE GOTTA MOVE.

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They sneak inside the store.

Melissa reads the flyer and says THIS IS AMAZING!
TANDOORI CHICKENS ARE
ON SALE FOR 10 DOLLARS.
AND IF I USE THIS
COUPON, I CAN SAVE
1 DOLLAR ON FROZEN
VEGGIES.

Spy Shamus gives her scissors and SO BE CAREFUL WHEN
YOU'RE USING THESE.
THEY ARE A
POWERFUL TOOL.

Melissa looks through the scissors handle and says RIGHT.
BECAUSE THESE
ALLOW YOU TO FIND
IN-STORE SALES
WHEREVER YOU ARE.

Spy Shamus says UM, ACTUALLY, THEY'RE
JUST SCISSORS
TO CUT OUT THE
COUPONS.

Melissa says RIGHT.

Spy Shamus says COAST IS CLEAR,
COME ON.

(music plays)

At the register, Melissa says THIS IS AWESOME.
I GOT A CHICKEN,
FROZEN VEGETABLES
AND INSTANT RICE,
ALL FOR UNDER 20 DOLLARS.

Spy Shamus says YOU EVEN MANAGED TO SQUEEZE
IN A YUMMY DESSERT.
BUT, DINNER IN
45 MINUTES.

Melissa says WELL, THAT LEAVES
JUST ENOUGH TIME
FOR A VICTORY MOMENT!

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They do the victory dance.

Melissa says MEALS ON A BUDGET
ARE SIMPLE WITH
A STORE FLYER, COUPONS,
AND A PLAN OF ACTION.
MANY STORE FLYERS
AND COUPONS
EVEN COME AS AN APP ON
YOUR MOBILE DEVICE.
WITH A LITTLE
PLANNING, SAVING MONEY
IS MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED.

In the kitchen, Melissa says IT FEELS SO GOOD
TO SURPRISE
MY FAMILY WITH
DINNER.

On the tablet, Shamus says AND YOU DID IT
FOR UNDER 20 DOLLARS.

Melissa says BUT UH, ONE
PERSON IS LATE.

Shamus says OH, REALLY, WHO?

Melissa says YOU!

Shamus says REALLY?

Melissa says OF COURSE.
I COULD NOT HAVE PULLED
THIS OFF WITHOUT YOU.
CAN YOU GET
HERE FAST?

Shamus says NO.
BUT I KNOW
SOMEONE WHO CAN.

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Spy Shamus pops up in the kitchen.

Melissa says HE WASN'T
KIDDING.

Spy Shamus says WHERE IS
EVERYBODY?
LET'S EAT.

Melissa says SPY SHAMUS
HE'S THE GUY WITH THE
GROCERY STORE COUPONS
AND THE SAFETY SCISSORS

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They both exercise facing each other through the tablet.

The TVO Kids logo appears.

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