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 "Dance of the Zils."

The band plays in the garden.

Matilda dances and says STOP!

Matilda says SORRY, SORRY, I LOST MY STEP.

Ping says SORRY, MATILDA, THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME WE'VE PLAYED
MUSIC FROM TURKEY.

Pong says YEAH, WE'VE NEVER PLAYED MUSIC
FROM THAT COUNTRY BEFORE.

Matilda says NO, IT'S MY FAULT. I JUST KEEP
FORGETTING HOW THESE KARSILAMA
DANCE STEPS GO.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

Pong says KARSILAMA MUSIC IS REALLY HARD
TO PLAY. IT MUST BE HARD
TO DANCE TO TOO.

Ping says I WISH WE HAD A MORE TURKISH
SOUNDING INSTRUMENT INSTEAD
OF A GUITAR AND MY FLUTE.

Matilda says NO, ANGORA IS GOING TO LOVE YOUR
MUSIC. SHE JUST REALLY WANTS
US TO DANCE THE KARSILAMA.

Snail Mail comes along and says HI, MATILDA! I HAVE
SOME PACKAGES FOR YOU.

Matilda says OH IT'S FROM ANGORA!
ALL THE WAY FROM TURKEY!
THEY'RE REALLY OLD INSTRUMENTS.
ANGORA SAYS IT'S AN OUD
AND A ZOURNA TO HELP
WITH THE TURKISH MUSIC
FOR OUR DANCE. SHE TOTALLY WANTS
US TO DANCE LIKE WE USED TO.

Ping says NICE!

Pong says WOW!

Matilda says OH WOW! EARRINGS! TO HELP YOU
GET READY FOR THE DANCE.
OKAY, LET'S GIVE THE DANCE
ANOTHER TRY. I'M GOING TO NEED
ALL THE PRACTICE I CAN GET.

Pong says AND A ONE, AND A TWO
AND YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

They play as Matilda dances. Matilda stops.

Pong says ARE YOU OKAY, MATILDA?

Matilda says YEAH, UM, I'M JUST GOING
TO TAKE A BREAK BECAUSE I'M
NERVOUS ABOUT AGORA'S VISIT.

Ping says IT'S OKAY, WE'LL
HELP YOU GET READY!

Matilda says AND I UM, I THINK MAYBE
I HURT MY ANKLE A LITTLE BIT.

Ping says OH NO! I CAN GET YOU SOME
ICE AND A BANDAGE AND...

Matilda says UM NO, THAT'S OKAY,
IT'S NOT THAT BAD. I'M JUST
GOING TO REST IT A BIT.
I'LL BE BACK IN A WHILE.

Pong says WELL, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
JUST GIVE US A SHOUT!

Ping says WE'LL KEEP PRACTICING
SO WE'RE EVEN MORE READY!
WITH THIS ZOURNA!

Pong says YEAH! AND THIS GREAT OUD!
LET'S LEARN THIS SONG!

They play.

At home, Matilda talks to her stuffed bear and says RAFAEL, DO YOU KNOW
HOW THESE EARRINGS GO?
ANGORA'S GOING TO BE SO UPSET
I CAN'T DANCE WITH HER.
OH...

Pong says IT'S TRICKY, BUT I THINK
WE'RE GETTING IT.

Ping says IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, WASN'T IT?
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says HEY, PING? DIDN'T WE USED
TO HAVE A DRUM THAT'S
KIND OF TURKISH-SOUNDING?

Ping says YEAH, IT WAS KIND OF TALL...

[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Ping says AND WE WOULD PLAY
IT WITH BOTH HANDS.

Trix-06 brings a drum.

Pong says HEY, THAT'S THE DRUM!

Trix-06 says DARBUKA!

Ping says NICE! LET'S TRY IT OUT!
AND A ONE, AND A TWO
AND WE KNOW WHAT TO DO!

At home, Matilda says AGORA'S GOING TO BE HERE SOON.
OKAY, MAYBE JUST ONE MORE TRY.

She dances.

Ping says THAT WAS GREAT!

Pong says YEAH! AND I LOVE THE SNAPPY
SOUND OF THE DARBUKA
WITH THESE OTHER INSTRUMENTS.
WE'RE TOTALLY READY!

Ping says LET'S GET MATILDA!
I HOPE SHE'S OKAY NOW.

They go to Matilda's house and look through the window.

Matilda says OKAY, LIKE THIS, AND LIKE
THIS AND THEM MOVE LIKE THAT.
AND...

Ping says LOOKS LIKE SHE'S REMEMBERING
HER KARSILAMA DANCE MOVES.

Pong says SHE'S SO GOOD!
[KNOCK KNOCK]

Matilda says OH, HI! I WAS JUST LYING
DOWN BECAUSE I'M REALLY NOT
FEELING WELL ENOUGH TO DANCE.

Pong says BUT, WE JUST SAW YOU
THROUGH YOUR WINDOW...

Ping says DANCING.

Matilda says OH, SORRY. I WAS TRYING
BUT I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER
THE DANCE STEPS. SO I THOUGHT
I'D PRETEND I WASN'T FELLING
WELL SO I WOULDN'T
HAVE TO DANCE.

Ping says OH MATILDA, YOU'RE DOING GREAT
SO FAR! AND WE'LL HELP!

Matilda says NO, I'M NOT. I'M SO WORRIED
ABOUT DANCING WITH ANGORA.

Angora says YOOHOO! MATILDA!

Matilda says ANGORA!

Angora says IT'S SO FANTASTIC
TO SEE YOU, MATILDA!
IT'S BEEN SO LONG!

Ping says OH, I'VE SO MISSED YOU!

Angora says I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH
FUN WE USED TO HAVE DANCING.

Matilda says WE USED TO DANCE ALL THE TIME!

Angora says SO, LET'S DO THAT DANCE
WE ALWAYS USED TO DO!
IT WAS SO FUN!
MATILDA, YOU DON'T
SEEM EXCITED TO DANCE.
YOU DON'T LIKE IT ANYMORE?

Matilda says WE USED TO BE REALLY GOOD.
BUT NOW, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER
HOW TO DO IT. I'VE REALLY TRIED.

[LAUGHS]

Angora says DON'T WORRY SO MUCH, IT'S JUST
A DANCE. WE'LL GET IT LIKE
WE ALWAYS DID.

Matilda says OKAY, LET'S TRY IT!

Angora says YES!

Ping says YAY!

Pong says YAY!

Angora says MATILDA? READY?

Matilda says WE HAVEN'T DANCES THAT DANCE
TOGETHER IN SUCH A LONG TIME.
[LAUGHS]

Angora says IT'S BEEN LONG FOR ME AS WELL.
OH, I LOVE HOW YOU'VE TURNED
THE ZILS IN TO EARRINGS.

Matilda says ZILS? OH, HA HA HA! I THOUGHT
THEY WERE EARRINGS!

Angora says HA HA HA! WELL THEY DO
MAKE BEAUTIFUL EARRINGS,
BUT I NEED TO PLAY
THEM FOR THE DANCE.

Ping says THEY'RE EARRINGS
AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Angora says SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHERS
WITH ME AND I CANNOT DANCE
OUR KARSILAMA DANCE
WITHOUT ZILS! HA HA HA!

Matilda says IT'S COMING BACK TO ME!

Angora says THAT'S IT!

Angora sings WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND
DON'T BE SHY
DON'T YOU EVEN WONDER WHY
YOUR BEST FRIEND IS
THERE FOR YOU

Angora says AND YOU WERE GREAT!

Matilda says I WAS SO RELAXED AND THEN I JUST
REMEMBERED HOW TO DANCE IT.

Ping says YOU GUYS WERE BOTH REALLY GREAT!

Pong says SUPER FANTASTIC!

Angora says LET'S DANCE IT AGAIN!
THIS TIME, YOU USE THE ZILS.

Matilda says HA HA HA! OKAY, LET'S DO IT!

Angora sings PING AND PONG
DANCE OF THE ZILS

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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