(music plays)

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 pants.
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.

In the kitchen, Melissa says MONEY-PALOOZA IS THIS
AWESOME NEW GAME WHERE
YOU RACE TO COUNT MONEY.
I JUST PLAYED RUTH, AND
THINGS GOT A LITTLE CRAZY.

(music plays)

Pictures of her and Ruth with money on their hands appear.

A speech bubble with Shamus’ picture reads WELL, I JUST
WON AGAINST MY SIX YEAR OLD
COUSIN SO I FEEL PRETTY
UNSTOPPABLE!

Melissa says OH!
THAT'S
MY
LINE.

As Melissa types in her tablet, speech bubble displays what she says, which reads ARE YOU CHALLENGING ME
TO A GAME OF MONEY-PALOOZA?

Shamus says YES, MY
PLACE RIGHT NOW.

Melissa says THEN I ACCEPT
YOUR CHALLENGE,
AND I WILL
RISE TO IT.

She almost falls off a stool and says OH!
NOT SAFE,
NOT SAFE.
I'M GOING TO BAIL.
I'M JUST GOING TO BAIL.
TO SHAMUS' HOUSE, TO
PLAY MONEY-PALOOZA!

She runs to Shamus’ house.

Melissa says HEY, SHAMUS.

Shamus says HEY, MELISSA.
ARE YOU READY
TO SEE WHO HAS
THE BEST
COUNTING SKILLS?

Melissa says YOU BET I AM.
AND WHEN I WANT TO
FIND SOMETHING OUT,

She screams I AM UNSTOPPABLE!

Shamus says RIGHT, OKAY, I'VE
DIVIDED THE MONEY UP.

Melissa says MONEY!

Shamus says NOW, I'LL DRAW THE
FIRST MONEY CHALLENGE.

Melissa says MONEY CHALLENGE.

Shamus turns over a card and says HERE IT IS.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
IT SAYS BIG SCHOOL
PROJECT SUPPLIES.
14.55 DOLLARS.

Melissa says WHOEVER COUNTS THE
MONEY THE FASTEST WINS.

Shamus says READY?

Melissa says SET.

They both say GO!

Melissa says I CAN DO TWO
FIVES, AND I CAN DO...

Shamus says 14.55 DOLLARS!

Melissa says YOU GOT LUCKY THIS
TIME, SHAMUS.

Shamus says IT'S NOT LUCK.

(music plays)

They keep playing.

Shamus says NEXT MONEY
CHALLENGE.
BACK TO SCHOOL CLOTHES.
76 DOLLARS.
GO.
ONE 50, ONE 20,
ONE 5, ONE LOONIE.
GOT IT, 76 DOLLARS.

Melissa screams.

Melissa says I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU KEEP BEATING ME!

Shamus says BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT
COUNTING IN ANY ORDER.
TO MAKE 76 DOLLARS, YOU START
OFF WITH A 50 DOLLAR BILL,
THEN WORK YOUR WAY DOWN
TO THE 20 DOLLAR BILL, AND THEN
THE NEXT SMALLEST
BILL IS...

Melissa says THE FIVE.
AND THEN THE SMALLEST
COIN IS THE LOONIE.
76 DOLLARS.

Shamus says YOU GOT IT.

Melissa says OH, WOW.
HEY, THANKS FOR
THE TIPS, SHAMUS.
I THINK MAYBE NOW I HAVE
A CHANCE OF BEATING YOU.
AND THAT CALLS FOR
A VICTORY MOMENT.

They do a victory dance.

Melissa says NOW I KNOW THAT WHEN I'M
COUNTING MONEY, IT IS SO
MUCH EASIER TO START WITH
THE LARGEST BILL AND WORK
YOUR WAY DOWN TO
THE SMALLEST COIN.
I'M A COUNTING MACHINE.

In the kitchen, Melissa says WELL, SHAMUS,
I'M IMPRESSED.
YOU REALLY GAVE ME A
RUN FOR MY MONEY THERE.
SEE WHAT I DID THERE?
RUN, FOR MY MONEY, HA!

Shamus says I THOUGHT I NEEDED
TO PUT MY MONEY
WHERE MY MOUTH IS.
GET IT?

Melissa says YOU MAKE NO
CENTS, SHAMUS.
YASSSS!

Shamus says I'M SO FUNNY.

(music plays)

They both exercise facing each other through the tablet.

The TVO Kids logo appears.

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