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 bagpiper."

[BAGPIPES]
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

As they hear bagpipes playing, Ping and Pong come out of their houses.

Pong says I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT SOUND IS, TRIX06.
BUT IT SOUNDS SO COOL!

Ping says I KNOW WHAT IT IS! IT'S A-
YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE JUST GONNA
HAVE TO SEE FOR YOURSELVES.

Pong says WHAT? OH, COME ON!
TELL US!
IS IT GEESE
HONKING?

Ping says NOPE!

Pong says AN OUT-OF-TUNE
TRUMPET? A HARMONICA?

Ping says NO. GIVE UP? IT'S...

Trix-B says AGPIPES!

Ping says YOU GOT IT!

Pong says BAGPIPES! WOW WOW!
OF COURSE!

Snail Mail plays the bagpipes as Matilda coaches the sheep dancing team.

Pong says I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THEM.

Ping says WERE YOU DOING
A SCOTTISH HIGHLAND DANCE?

Matilda says YES! I'M HELPING THE SHEEP
PREPARE FOR A COMPETITION
THIS AFTERNOON.

Ping says I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP!
WHY, WHEN I WAS IN SCOTLAND...

Matilda says UH, THAT'S OKAY.
WE'RE GOOD.

Snail Mail says UH OH. I BETTER FINISH
MAKING MY DELIVERIES.
[BAAAA]

Matilda says YEAH! WHAT ABOUT
THE COMPETITION?

Pong says I'LL PLAY
THE BAGPIPES FOR YOU!

Matilda says I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T
KNOW HOW TO PLAY THEM?

Pong says I DON'T, BUT I'VE TAUGHT MYSELF
TO PLAY LOTS OF OTHER
INSTRUMENTS. I'M SURE
I CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

Snail Mail says THANKS A BUNCH. GOTTA GOOOOO!

Matilda says IS THIS GONNA TAKE LONG?

Pong blows and blows but no sound comes out the pipes.

Pong says PTTTTTT...I'M A QUICK
LEARNER. REALLY.
PTTTTTT...
PTTTTTT...
[LOUD NOISE]

Ping says PONG? WHY DON'T WE WAIT
FOR SNAIL MAIL TO COME BACK.
HE COULD SHOW YOU
HOW TO PLAY IT.

Matilda says SORRY, BUT WE CAN'T WAIT!
WE'VE GOT TO PRACTICE
FOR THE COMPETITION!

Pong says DON'T WORRY...I CAN TEACH
MYSELF THE BAGPIPES.
[LOUD NOISE]

Everyone convers their ears.

Pong says I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME
ALONE TO LEARN. WHY DON'T
YOU TAKE A BREAK?

Matilda says GOOD IDEA. WE'LL HAVE
A BREAK BACK AT MY PLACE.

Ping says WAIT FOR ME! I'VE GOT A LOT OF
DANCING TIPS TO SHARE WITH YOU!

Matilda says THANKS, BUT WE DON'T NEED TIPS.

Ping says COME ON, SHEEPIES! I'LL SHOW
YOU MY FAMOUS HIP MOVE.

Pong practises at home and says PTTTTTT...
[LAUGHS]

Pong says I'M STUCK! TRIX06?
A LITTLE HELP HERE.

[KNOCK KNOCK]

Matilda says OKAY, OUR BREAK IS OVER.
IS PONG...

Pong says PTTTTTT...

Matilda says READY? HE HE...
I GUESS NOT. I'LL SEE
IF I HAVE ANY BAGPIPE MUSIC.
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Ping says ALTHOUGH HIGHLAND DANCING LOOKS
LIKE IT'S ALL IN THE LEGS,
I SAY IT'S ALL IN THE HIPS.
[BAAAA]

Matilda says PING? THAT'S NOT WHAT I TAUGHT
THEM. YOU'RE ONLY GOING
TO CONFUSE THEM.

Ping says NO, I'M NOT.
I'M HELPING!

Matilda says MAYBE YOU COULD TEACH THEM YOUR
HIP MOVE AFTER THE COMPETITION.
RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT THEM
TO PRACTICE WHAT THEY KNOW.
OKAY?
SO, I DON'T HAVE BAGPIPE MUSIC,
BUT WE CAN DANCE
TO THIS INSTEAD.

She plays music on a music player.

Matilda says UM...TOO SLOW.

She changes the music.

Ping says OH! TOO FAST!

She changes the music again.

The sheep dance to the rock'n'roll music.

Matilda says NO, NO, NO!

At Pong's, Trix-06 shows him a video tutorial on his screen.

[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says I DON'T NEED TO WATCH THAT.
I'M A NATURAL MUSICIAN!

He plays and says PTTTTTT...
PTTTTTT...
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says REALLY. I'VE GOT THIS.
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says I CAN'T GET THIS.

At the dance rehearsal, Matilda says MAYBE HAVING MORE
ROOM TO DANCE WILL HELP.
WHEN I COUNT TO THREE,
JUST START DOING THE MOVES.
THINK OF THE MUSIC IN YOUR HEAD.
ONE. TWO. THREE.

[BAAAA]

Matilda says ALTOGETHER,
PLEASE!
[BAAAA]

Matilda says OH, THIS IS
A DISASTER!

Ping says I HAVE
AN IDEA.

Matilda says YOU DO?
WHAT IS IT?

Ping says I'LL SING

Ping sings a loud note, imitating the sound of bagpipes.

[LOUD NOISES]

Matilda says THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, PING!

Mister Prickles says AH SHOO! WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN MY GARDEN?

Matilda says SORRY, MR. PRICKLES. WE'RE
HELPING THE SHEEP PRACTICE
DANCING WHILE WE WAIT FOR PONG.
[BAAAA]

Mister Prickles says OH! I BETTER GET PONG BEFORE
THE SHEEP RUIN MY GARDEN.

He walks in Pong's house and says TELL PONG HE NEEDS
TO GET...OH!
PONG! I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU PLAYED THE BAGPIPES!

Pong says I DON'T.

Mister Prickles says MY GRANDFATHER TAUGHT ME TO PLAY
WHEN I WAS A WEE HEDGEHOG.
IN FACT...

Mister Prickles gets his grandfather's pipes.

Pong says THIS IS THE FIRST
INSTRUMENT I CAN'T PLAY.

Mister Prickles says SHOW ME WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

Pong says PTTTTTT...

Mister Prickles says YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.
BUT YOU'RE FORGETTING ONE THING.

Mister Prickles says WHAT'S THAT?
YOU HAVE TO SQUEEZE THE BAG
WHILE YOU PLAY. HERE'S
A LITTLE TRICK MY GRANDFATHER
TAUGHT ME. ONE:
FILL THE BAG WITH AIR.
TWO: PLACE YOUR FINGERS
ON THE CHANTER. LIKE SO.
AND THREE: SQUEEZE THE BAG!
AIR, FINGERS, SQUEEZE!

Pong says I'M DOING IT!

Later, Mister Prickles and Pong play as the sheep dance.

Ping says YOU DID IT! YOU LEARNED TO PLAY
THE BAGPIPES ALL BY YOURSELF!

Pong says NAH, MR. PRICKLES HELPED ME.

Matilda says ALRIGHT EVERYBODY! IT'S TIME
TO GO TO THE HIGHLAND DANCE
COMPETITION!

Mister Prickles says I'LL COME WITH YOU!
I CAN GIVE YOU DANCING TIPS!

Matilda gasps.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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