In animation, a bird, a dog, a cat, and a robot slide down a xylophone slide.

Ping is a yellow bird, Pong is a brown dog with blue ears and Matilda is a black cat.

Ping sings a song that says WE'RE PLAYING A SONG
WITH MATILDA AND PONG
COME MR. PRICKLES
AND SING ALONG

Mister Prickles, a porcupine, waters the flowers in a garden.

The friends float in soap bubbles and musical notes.

Ping sings MUSIC'S IN EVERY
WORD AND SOUND
UP AND DOWN AND ALL AROUND

They fall on a drum.

Ping sings HI I'M PING AND THIS IS PONG
WITH OUR FRIENDS WE'LL
ROCK THIS SONG

The name of the show reads “Ping and friends.”

The name of the episode reads “The big audition.”

In her house, Matilda practices tap dance and says AND A ONE AND A TWO.
AND A TURN TURN TTT...AH!

She falls and says
THIS JUST ISN’T WORKING!
[PIANO PLAYING]

Matilda says WHAT IS THAT?

The bang plays outside.

Ping says IT’S GOTTA BE MORE SHOWY
LIKE THIS!
MUSICAL THEATER’S GOT
TO HAVE PIZZAZZ!
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Ping says YEAH, TRIX06!
YOU’VE GOT IT!

Pong says I DON’T KNOW. I’M JUST NOT
FEELING IT.

Ping says AHHH...HUM...AH!
I KNOW WHAT WILL HELP!!
I’LL BE RIGHT BACK!!
WHEN I WENT TO NEW YORK, I WENT
TO BROADWAY WHERE SOME
OF THE VERY BEST MUSICAL
THEATER IS...
HEY MATILDA!

Matilda says HEY GUYS.

Pong says WHOA WHOA...
WHAT’S WRONG?

Matilda says THEY’RE HAVING AUDITIONS
FOR THIS MUSICAL TO CHOOSE
WHO WILL GET A PART.
AND I LOVE MUSICAL THEATER.

Pong says OK...

Matilda says JUST IMAGINE DOING A SHOW
WHERE YOU GET TO ACT, SING,
AND DANCE! ALL AT THE SAME TIME!
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Matilda says I’VE BEEN WORKING
ON MY NUMBER ALL MORNING.
OH IT’S NO USE!
I’LL NEVER GET A PART!

Pong says YOU JUST NEED
TO FIND THE BEAT!

Matilda says THERE’S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME.
THE AUDITION’S IN A FEW HOURS.
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says YEAH! WE CAN DEFINITELY
HELP YOU!

Matilda says REALLY??

Pong says OF COURSE!

At home, Ping looks for something and says COME ON!
OH, WHERE IS IT?
OH! FOUND IT!

Meanwhile at Pong's, Matilda says YOU REALLY THINK
YOU CAN HELP?
I’VE JUST GOTTA GET A PART
IN THAT SHOW! I JUST LOVE
SINGING AND DANCING!

Pong plays drums and says WATCH THIS!
IT SHOULD BE ALL:
TAP TAP AND A 1, 2, 3!

Matilda says I DON’T KNOW.
IT’S REALLY HARD.

Pong says DON’T WORRY,
WE’LL SLOW IT DOWN!
TAP, TAP AND
A 1, 2, 3.

Matilda tries and says I DID IT!
HEY! WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

Ping says THEY’RE WORKING
ON THE SONG? WITHOUT ME?
[KNOCK KNOCK]

Ping looks in through the window.

Pong says YOU’VE GOT IT MATILDA!

Matilda says YEAH!

Ping says MATILDA??

Matilda says WHOA. THAT SUN IS
RIGHT IN MY EYES!
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Trix-06 shuts the blinds.

Ping says THEY DON’T WANT ME?
HAS PONG REPLACED ME?
MAYBE HE DOESN’T NEED ME
ANYMORE!

She sings a song that says ALL I WANTED WAS TO ADD
A LITTLE PIZZAZZ TO OUR SONG
AND REALLY MAKE IT JAZZ
WITHOUT YOU THERE’S NO SONG
YOU SEE, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
YOU’D REPLACE ME

Inside, Matilda says TAP, TAP AND A 1, 2, 3.

Pong says YOU’VE GOT IT!

Trix-06 says MUSICAL THEATER!

Matilda says THANKS! OH...

Pong says WHAT’S WRONG?

Matilda says IT’S STILL MISSING
SOMETHING.

Pong says MISSING WHAT?

Matilda says I DON’T KNOW. IT NEEDS TO BE
MORE SHOWY, MORE COLORFUL
AND DRAMATIC!

[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says YEAH! PING’LL KNOW WHAT TO DO!
WHAT’S TAKING HER SO LONG?
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says LET’S GO FIND HER.
PING?
PING?
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Matilda says WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

Pong says WHERE COULD SHE BE?
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says AT MR PRICKLES?
YOU THINK?
[SINGING]

Pong says DO YOU HEAR THAT?

Matilda says WHAT?

Pong says FOLLOW ME!

Carrying her luggage, Ping sings a song that says TO OUR SONG AND REALLY MAKE
IT JAZZ, WITHOUT YOU
THERE’S NO SONG YOU SEE
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
YOU’D REPLACE ME

Pong says PING!!!
PING! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

Ping says I’M LEAVING...
YOU DON’T NEED ME ANYMORE.

Pong says OF COURSE WE DO!
WE REALLY REALLY DO!

Matilda says I WANT TO AUDITION
FOR THE MUSICAL.

Pong says AND WE’RE TRYING TO HELP HER
WITH HER TAP DANCE NUMBER.

Matilda says BUT IT’S MISSING
SOMETHING.

Pong says IT’S MISSING...
PINGNESS!

Ping says YOU...
YOU NEED ME?

They all say YES!!!

Ping says I SAW YOU WORKING ON A SONG
WITHOUT ME AND SO
I THOUGHT YOU DIDN’T
NEED ME ANYMORE!

Pong says NOT NEED YOU?
PING, YOU’RE SO SILLY.

Ping says NOW, DID SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING
ABOUT MUSICAL THEATER?

Later at Pong's, Ping says IT’S GOTTA BE REALLY BIG,
REALLY SHOWY!

Pong says AND WITH LOTS
OF PIZZAZZ!

Ping says READY?

Matilda says READY!
[LAUGHS]

Ping says AND A ONE...

Pong says AND A TWO...

Ping says AND A YOU KNOW
WHAT TO DO!

They play and sing a song that says EVERY DANCE NEEDS
A LITTLE JAZZ
SOME MUSICAL SPIRIT
A LITTLE PIZZAZZ
GET YOU DANCING TO THE BEAT
FIND THE RHYTHM IN YOUR FEET
DANCIN’ DANCIN’ WITH A SMILE
DANCIN’ DANCIN’
MUSICAL THEATER STYLE
THIS NUMBER’S GOT JIVE
MAKE YOU FEEL ALIVE
IT’LL PUT PEP IN YOUR STEP
IT’S GOT THAT MUSICAL
THEATER VIBE!

Pong says WOW WOW WOW!

Ping says HA HA HA!
AMAZING! AND LOTS OF PIZZAZZ.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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