Lucas is in his twenties, with short puffy brown hair and wears jeans and an orange T-shirt.
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese. Fast clips show them next to Greg playing and having fun in the tree fort. Greg is in his twenties, with short black hair. He wears a blue sweater.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS KISS YOUR TURTLE GOOD-BYE COME UP AND CLIMB WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY SO MUCH TO SEE SO MUCH TO DO IN OUR TREE FORT WE'VE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW
[Geese Cackling]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Treble clef."
In animation, a dialogue bubble pops out of a map with the title of the show: "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH THAT TVOKIDS SHOW! THAT TVOkids SHOW.
(music plays)
Inside the tree fort, Greg plays an acoustic guitar and sings
SONGWRITING DAY IN THE TREE FORT, YES, IT'S SONGWRITING DAY IN THE TREE FORT! YEAH!
He puts down the guitar and says
TVOkids, WELCOME BACK! YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH GREG LIVE IN THE TREE FORT FOR SONGWRITING DAY, YES, IT'S A DAY ALL ABOUT SONGWRITING, BECAUSE, TVOkids, HERE IN THE TREE FORT WE WRITE A LOT OF SONGS. WE HAVE A SONG THAT YOU JUST HEARD, LIKE FOR THE OPENING. WE HAVE THE OPENING SONG, AND THEN WE HAVE THE GOOD-BYE SONG. WE HAVE THE SONGS THAT CELEBRATE EVENTS OR BIRTHDAYS. WE EVEN HAVE WRITTEN A SONG ABOUT FARTS ONCE. SO ANYWAY, LAURA, LUCAS AND I ALL SING AND WRITE A LOT OF SONGS, SO WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE A BUNCH OF OUR SONGWRITING TIPS WITH YOU.
Laurel says OH, MR. GREGORY OF THE TREE FORT.
Greg grimaces and says IT'S LAUREL, THE EVIL MAYOR.
Laurel appears in the sky and says IT IS I, MAYOR LAUREL, THE ROYALEST MAYOR OF THEM ALL. HELLO, IT'S ME.
Greg says HI, MAYOR LAUREL. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?
Laurel says HERE'S THE THING, MR. GREGORY. I'M HEARING ALL ABOUT THIS SONGWRITING DAY, THE SONG HERE, THE SONG THERE, LOOK AT ALL THE SONGS WE'VE WRITTEN. WELL, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU AS ROYAL MAYOR. WHERE IS THE SONG ABOUT ME? THAT'S RIGHT, I'M THE ROYAL MAYOR, YET THERE'S NO THEME SONG FOR ME? THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS. THAT'S WILD! I SIMPLY WON'T HAVE IT!
Greg says YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, MAYOR LAUREL. I WOULD LOVE TO WRITE YOU A SONG RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M HOSTING A SHOW SO I CAN'T REALLY DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
Laurel says HERE'S THE THING, GREG. I'VE SEEN YOU DO BACKFLIPS AND JUGGLE JUGGLING BALLS AND DO CIRCUS TRICKS. THERE'S NO REASON YOU CAN'T JUGGLE TASKS. HOST THE SHOW AND ALSO WRITE ME A BRILLIANT SONG. AND IF IT'S NOT DONE BY THE END OF THE SHOW, I MIGHT JUST TAKE THE TREE FORT BACK!
Greg says OKAY, I'LL TRY MY BEST, MAYOR LAUREL.
Laurel says I DEMAND IT! GOOD-BYE!
Greg says BYE.
She disappears and Greg suddenly looks stressed.
He says AAAAAHHH! TVOkids, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES TO WRITE LAUREL A SONG? I NEED YOUR HELP! TVOkids, CALL IN ON THE FROG HORN TO HELP A BOY OUT, THE BOY BEING ME. HELP A FRIEND OUT.
[Frog horn]
PLEASE CALL... OH! THANK YOU.
[Frog horn] YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. ALL RIGHT, OOH! [Frog horn]
He picks up the frog horn receiver and says HEY, YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH GREG IN THE TREE FORT, WHO IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO WRITE LAUREL A SONG. WHO'S THIS?
Naomi says STAR SISTERS.
Greg says THE STAR SISTERS? OOH! SOUNDS FANCY. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN A BAND. STAR SISTERS, WHAT IS THE PASSWORD FOR TODAY?
Naomi says TREBLE CLEF.
Greg says TREBLE CLEF IS CORRECT. YOU GUYS MUST BE MUSICIANS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK...
He punches the orange button and two girls appear in the sky.
Greg says WHOA! I THINK YOU ARE MUSICIANS. SO YOU'RE THE STAR SISTERS. WHO'S THIS?
A caption reads "Naomi and Zoey. The Star Sisters."
Greg points at the girl on the left.
The girl says I'M NAOMI.
Greg says THAT'S NAOMI. AND THEN WHO'S THIS?
The girl on the right says ZOEY.
Greg says ZOEY, AWESOME. NAOMI AND ZOEY. LISTEN, I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP, STAR SISTERS. I HAVE TO WRITE A SONG FOR EVIL MAYOR LAUREL! IF YOU HAD TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT HER, ZOEY, WHAT WOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT?
Zoey says UMM, HOW EVIL SHE IS.
Greg says ABOUT HOW EVIL SHE IS. THAT'S BRILLIANT. BRILLIANT ANSWER. NAOMI, WHAT OTHER THINGS ABOUT LAUREL COULD I SING ABOUT?
Naomi says HOW SHE'S MEAN?
Greg says HOW SHE'S MEAN. EVIL AND MEAN. LOTS OF THINGS RHYME WITH MEAN. LIKE GREEN AND BEAN. THIS IS A GREAT START. YOU FOLKS SEEM TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT SONGWRITING. HAVE YOU WRITTEN A SONG BEFORE?
Zoey says YEP.
Naomi says YEP.
Greg says WHAT? TELL ME ABOUT IT.
Zoey says WELL, IT'S CALLED THE La SONG.
Greg says WHOA, THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. YOU WROTE A SONG CALLED THE LA SONG, AND EVEN MADE A MUSIC VIDEO. WOULD YOU PLEASE SHARE US WITH US AND THE TVOkids?
Both sisters say SURE.
Greg says OKAY, LET'S SEE IT.
In a clip, the sisters sit on a staircase and Zoey plays a small pink guitar as they both sing
LA, LA, LA, LA, LA. LA, LA, LA, LA, LA. LA, LA, LA, LA LA, LA, LA, LA, LA WE'RE GONNA TAKE OVER THE WORLD ONE DAY AT A TIME AND NOW... HOPE, HOPE THAT NOTHING GOES WRONG AND WHEN WE'RE OUT OF IDEAS, LOST AND CONFUSED, WE'LL TURN OUR BOAT AROUND AND IN OUR DARKEST HOUR, WE'LL JUST SING THIS SONG...
As they sing, fast clips show them dancing, walking around a forest, the word "LA" written in stones on grass and the girls sitting in different places as they sing.
They continue to sing
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA, SING LONG LA LA LA LA LA, TO OUR SONG LA LA LA LA LA, EVERYONE THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GROW BIG, WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER IN THE SAME TEAM AND WHEN WE'RE OUT OF IDEAS, LOST AND CONFUSED... IN OUR DARKEST HOUR, WE'LL JUST SING THIS SONG LA LA LA LA, SING LONG LA LA LA LA LA, FEEL OUR SONG...
LA LA LA LA, EVERYONE LA LA LA LA LA AND WHEN WE'RE OUT OF IDEAS, LOST AND CONFUSED WE'LL TURN OUR BOAT AROUND AND IN OUR DARKEST HOUR, WE'LL JUST SING THIS SONG LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA.
A caption reads "The La song."
Back in the tree fort, Greg plays the guitar and sings WHOO, LA LA LA LA LA.
He says IT'S SO CATCHY. STAR SISTERS, LA LA LA LA IT'S SUCH A GOOD SONG, STAR SISTERS. THAT WAS AMAZING! I HAVE SO MY QUESTIONS.
Zoey says THANK YOU.
Greg says OH, NO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT SONG WITH US. ZOEY, WHAT INSPIRED YOU TWO TO WRITE THE SONG?
Zoey says WELL, ACTUALLY, WE MADE IT BY ACCIDENT.
Greg says OH.
Zoey says BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING UKULELE ON THE COUCH AND NAOMI WAS THERE AND NAOMI STARTED SINGING LA LA LA LA.
Greg says OKAY, SO YOU TWO WROTE IT BY ACCIDENT BECAUSE Y'ALL WERE SITTING ON THE COUCH AND SOMEONE WAS LIKE LA LA LA LA, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS LIKE I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE A REALLY GOOD SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO. THAT'S SO AWESOME. NAOMI, WAS IT HARD WORKING TOGETHER TO WRITE A SONG?
Naomi says YEAH, IT WAS VERY TRICKY. WE GOT INTO A LOT OF ARGUMENTS, BUT THAT'S NORMAL WITH EVERY SISTER.
Greg says YES, WORKING WITH PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY YOUR SISTER, CAN BE DIFFICULT, AND YOU RUN INTO CONFLICT. BUT OFTENTIMES IT WILL COME OUT BETTER ON THE END AND YOU TWO BECOME CLOSER IN THE END. THAT'S SO GREAT TO SEE. ZOEY, DID ANYONE HELP YOU OUT WITH THIS MUSIC VIDEO?
Zoey says YES, OUR BABYSITTER ABBEY FILMED US AND DROVE US AROUND, BUT WE WROTE THE SONG AND THE MUSIC.
Greg says WHAT A GREAT BABYSITTER. I WISH I HAD A BABYSITTER LIKE THAT. OKAY, VERY LAST QUESTION, AND THIS IS FROM THE OTHER TVOkids, IF YOU COULD GIVE OTHER TVOkids TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE A SONG, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Naomi says WELL, YOU SHOULD START OFF WITH A TUNE AND THEN ADD WORDS THAT AREN'T FULLY WORDS LIKE HMM, LA, AND GO FROM THERE.
Greg says I SEE. YOU DON'T EVEN NEED WORDS OR LYRICS. IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS LA LA LA LA, SING ALONG OH, YOU GUYS ARE SO GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I THINK I'M GOING TO REWARD YOU FOR SHARING YOUR SONG WITH US BY SHOWING YOU SOME CUTE TIME OOTS. WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
The sisters say YEAH!
Greg says OH, YES, LET'S CHECK IT OUT. IT'S OUR REIGNING CHAMPION CUTE TIME OOT. HERE WE GO!
A short clip shows a dog wearing a party hat as he licks a birthday cake.
Greg says OH, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIRTHDAY DOG BECAUSE LAST WEEK WE WERE CELEBRATING TVOkids' 50TH BIRTHDAY. NAOMI AND ZOEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?
Naomi says 9.8!
Zoey says IT'S ADORABLE!
Naomi says YEAH.
Greg says WOW, I HEARD A LOT OF SCREAMING.
Naomi says 9.8.
Greg says A 9.8? 9.89? WOW, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I HEARD THE NUMBER CORRECTLY, BUT THE RESPONSE SEEMED VERY ENTHUSIASTIC. COOL, LET'S SEE IF WE GET AS ENTHUSIASTIC OF A RESPONSE FROM OUR CHALLENGER!
A voice says CHALLENGER!
A short clip shows a brown and white cat playing a keyboard.
Greg says OH, HEY, LOOK, IT'S A SONGWRITER SONGWRITER, JUST LIKE YOU, EXCEPT IT'S A CAT. OH, ZOEY, YOU REALLY LIKE THIS ONE. ZOEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?
Zoey says OH, IT'S REALLY CUTE. AND FUNNY. IT'S AN 8.
Greg says OH, WOW. OKAY, I THINK I HEARD A TWENTY AND AN EIGHT.
Naomi says I SAID SEVEN.
Greg says I'M HEARING A WHOLE BUNCH OF NUMBERS. I'M JUST GOING TO ADD IT TOGETHER AND SAY 100. IS THAT FAIR?
Zoey says SURE.
Greg says SURE, OKAY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE CAT PLAYING THE PIANO IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO NEXT DAY. WOW, STAR SISTERS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TALENTS, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR SONGS AND CHOOSING THE CUTE TIME OOT FOR TOMORROW. THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH, AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU AGAIN ANOTHER TIME, OKAY?
The girls say BYE.
Greg says BYE! I MISS YOU ALREADY.
[Applause]
Greg says THE STAR SISTERS WERE SO GREAT, NAOMI AND ZOEY, CHECK OUT THEIR NEWEST SINGLE, THE LA SONG. ALL RIGHT, TVOkids, CHECK THIS OUT. WE JUST GOT AN e-mail FROM ONE OF YOU NEEDING KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT SONGWRITING, WHICH I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR...
An animated slate shows a megaphone as a voice says "WE NEED TO KNOW"!
Greg says NO, NOT THE GUITAR! NOT THE GUITAR! WHOA! YES, TVOkids, IT'S TIME FOR "WE NEED TO KNOW." WE HAVE A GREAT QUESTION FROM LARRY, AGE 6. CHECK THIS OUT. I WANT TO WRITE A SONG, BUT IT'S HARD. IT IS, LARRY. WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO WRITING A SONG? WELL, LARRY, AGE 6, YOU ARE IN LUCK, BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND NAMED AVA WHO'S GOING TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT SONGWRITING.
In a clip, Ava Row from Big Top Academy says HI. I'M AVA ROW, AND I PLAY ELLA PICCOLO ON BIG TOP ACADEMY. THAT IS A REALLY GREAT QUESTION. THE STEPS TO WRITING A SONG, UMM, IT DOESN'T COME EASY TO EVERYONE, BUT I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN START WITH A FEELING OR AN IDEA AND WRITE IT DOWN. IF YOU WANT IT TO BE A RAP, YOU CAN CREATE A RHYME, A BEAT, AND IF YOU WANT IT TO BE A BALLAD, YOU CAN WRITE DOWN SOME OF YOUR FEELINGS, EMOTIONS AND SOME UP WITH THE MELODY. BUT ONE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT I WOULD GIVE TO YOU, OR EVERYONE, IS NEVER GIVE UP AND NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT YOUR MUSIC, YOU KEEP ON MAKING IT BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU LOVE.
The clip ends.
Greg says THAT'S RIGHT, AVA! I'M NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP. I'M GOING TO WRITE LAUREL THIS SONG, AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT! I THINK IT'S DONE.
Laurel says OH, MR. GREGORY!
Greg says YES, MAYOR LAUREL?
Laurel says IT'S ME, THE EVIL MAYOR. ARE YOU SURPRISED? YOU SHOULDN'T BE. I TOLD YOU I WAS COMING. NOW I EXPECT A SONG FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY. LET'S HEAR IT!
Greg says OKAY, I ONLY WRITE THIS IN, LIKE, 30 SECONDS, OKAY? SO YOU GOTTA BE...
Laurel says PLAY THE SONG!
Greg says OKAY, OOPH!
He takes a deep breath, then plays the guitar and sings
HEY, LAUREL, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO SEE SO MUCH PURPLE AND BLACK HEY, LAUREL, YES, LAUREL, MAYOR OF THE FOREST...
Laurel says I AM THE MAYOR.
Greg says WHAT DID I SAY?
Laurel says I SAID THE MAYOR.
Greg says YES, THE MAYOR. MAYOR OF THE FOREST, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I DID RELUCTANTLY WRITE YOU CHORUS YEAH! OH, LAUREL, DON'T YOU KNOW IT WAS SO EVIL OF YOU TO ASK ME TO WRITE THIS SONG BECAUSE, LAUREL, I ONLY HAD 15 MINUTES AND I WAS HOSTING, SO IT'S NOT VERY LONG, YEA!
Laurel looks moved.
She wipes tears from her eyes and says OH, MR. GREGORY, IT WAS WONDERFUL! I'M... THERE WAS WATER COMING FROM MY EYES. I'M RAINING! I'M SO, OH, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? HAPPINESS, JOY. I'M NOT SURE. I LOVED IT. I DEMAND MORE. I DEMAND MORE SONGS IMMEDIATELY. I MUST HEAR THEM. THIS SONG MUST BE PLAYED EVERY MORNING ACROSS THE FOREST, AND EVERYONE MUST SING ALONG.
Greg says OKAY, WHEN I HAVE SOME SPARE TIME, I WILL WRITE YOU SOME SONGS, BUT THE DAY'S ALMOST OVER, SO I GOT TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU NOW, OKAY?
Laurel says WHAT, NO!
Greg says OKAY, I'VE GOT TO SAY BYE TO YOU.
Laurel says MORE MUSIC! MAYOR LAUREL... MUSIC!
Greg says GO AWAY, LAUREL.
Laurel says MUSIC!
Greg says NO!
Laurel disappears.
Greg says I THINK SHE REALLY LIKED THAT SONG. THAT'S SO GREAT TO HEAR. TVOkids, THAT'S THE END OF THE DAY. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW, BUT FOR NOW WE MUST PLAY OUR FAVOURITE SONG, BUT BITTERSWEET SONG, THE GOOD-BYE SONG.
He plays a ukulele and sings
SO LONG SEE YA LATER I BET TOMORROW WILL EVEN BE GREATER BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU BUT NOT FOR LONG, BECAUSE I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. SO LONG SAYONARA CLUE UMM, WHAT YOU CALL YOUR MOTHER OR A CEREMONIALLY PRESERVED EGYPTIAN IS THE PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU GOOD-BYE, TVOkids.
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese. Fast clips show them next to Greg playing and having fun in the tree fort. Greg is in his twenties, with short black hair. He wears a blue sweater.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS KISS YOUR TURTLE GOOD-BYE COME UP AND CLIMB WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY SO MUCH TO SEE SO MUCH TO DO IN OUR TREE FORT WE'VE GOT A SHOW FOR YOU THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW THAT TVOkids SHOW
[Geese Cackling]
Laura says PASSWORD, PLEASE.
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Treble clef."
In animation, a dialogue bubble pops out of a map with the title of the show: "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH THAT TVOKIDS SHOW! THAT TVOkids SHOW.
(music plays)
Inside the tree fort, Greg plays an acoustic guitar and sings
SONGWRITING DAY IN THE TREE FORT, YES, IT'S SONGWRITING DAY IN THE TREE FORT! YEAH!
He puts down the guitar and says
TVOkids, WELCOME BACK! YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH GREG LIVE IN THE TREE FORT FOR SONGWRITING DAY, YES, IT'S A DAY ALL ABOUT SONGWRITING, BECAUSE, TVOkids, HERE IN THE TREE FORT WE WRITE A LOT OF SONGS. WE HAVE A SONG THAT YOU JUST HEARD, LIKE FOR THE OPENING. WE HAVE THE OPENING SONG, AND THEN WE HAVE THE GOOD-BYE SONG. WE HAVE THE SONGS THAT CELEBRATE EVENTS OR BIRTHDAYS. WE EVEN HAVE WRITTEN A SONG ABOUT FARTS ONCE. SO ANYWAY, LAURA, LUCAS AND I ALL SING AND WRITE A LOT OF SONGS, SO WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE A BUNCH OF OUR SONGWRITING TIPS WITH YOU.
Laurel says OH, MR. GREGORY OF THE TREE FORT.
Greg grimaces and says IT'S LAUREL, THE EVIL MAYOR.
Laurel appears in the sky and says IT IS I, MAYOR LAUREL, THE ROYALEST MAYOR OF THEM ALL. HELLO, IT'S ME.
Greg says HI, MAYOR LAUREL. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?
Laurel says HERE'S THE THING, MR. GREGORY. I'M HEARING ALL ABOUT THIS SONGWRITING DAY, THE SONG HERE, THE SONG THERE, LOOK AT ALL THE SONGS WE'VE WRITTEN. WELL, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU AS ROYAL MAYOR. WHERE IS THE SONG ABOUT ME? THAT'S RIGHT, I'M THE ROYAL MAYOR, YET THERE'S NO THEME SONG FOR ME? THAT'S PREPOSTEROUS. THAT'S WILD! I SIMPLY WON'T HAVE IT!
Greg says YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, MAYOR LAUREL. I WOULD LOVE TO WRITE YOU A SONG RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M HOSTING A SHOW SO I CAN'T REALLY DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
Laurel says HERE'S THE THING, GREG. I'VE SEEN YOU DO BACKFLIPS AND JUGGLE JUGGLING BALLS AND DO CIRCUS TRICKS. THERE'S NO REASON YOU CAN'T JUGGLE TASKS. HOST THE SHOW AND ALSO WRITE ME A BRILLIANT SONG. AND IF IT'S NOT DONE BY THE END OF THE SHOW, I MIGHT JUST TAKE THE TREE FORT BACK!
Greg says OKAY, I'LL TRY MY BEST, MAYOR LAUREL.
Laurel says I DEMAND IT! GOOD-BYE!
Greg says BYE.
She disappears and Greg suddenly looks stressed.
He says AAAAAHHH! TVOkids, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES TO WRITE LAUREL A SONG? I NEED YOUR HELP! TVOkids, CALL IN ON THE FROG HORN TO HELP A BOY OUT, THE BOY BEING ME. HELP A FRIEND OUT.
[Frog horn]
PLEASE CALL... OH! THANK YOU.
[Frog horn] YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. ALL RIGHT, OOH! [Frog horn]
He picks up the frog horn receiver and says HEY, YOU'RE HANGING OUT WITH GREG IN THE TREE FORT, WHO IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO WRITE LAUREL A SONG. WHO'S THIS?
Naomi says STAR SISTERS.
Greg says THE STAR SISTERS? OOH! SOUNDS FANCY. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN A BAND. STAR SISTERS, WHAT IS THE PASSWORD FOR TODAY?
Naomi says TREBLE CLEF.
Greg says TREBLE CLEF IS CORRECT. YOU GUYS MUST BE MUSICIANS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK...
He punches the orange button and two girls appear in the sky.
Greg says WHOA! I THINK YOU ARE MUSICIANS. SO YOU'RE THE STAR SISTERS. WHO'S THIS?
A caption reads "Naomi and Zoey. The Star Sisters."
Greg points at the girl on the left.
The girl says I'M NAOMI.
Greg says THAT'S NAOMI. AND THEN WHO'S THIS?
The girl on the right says ZOEY.
Greg says ZOEY, AWESOME. NAOMI AND ZOEY. LISTEN, I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP, STAR SISTERS. I HAVE TO WRITE A SONG FOR EVIL MAYOR LAUREL! IF YOU HAD TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT HER, ZOEY, WHAT WOULD YOU WRITE ABOUT?
Zoey says UMM, HOW EVIL SHE IS.
Greg says ABOUT HOW EVIL SHE IS. THAT'S BRILLIANT. BRILLIANT ANSWER. NAOMI, WHAT OTHER THINGS ABOUT LAUREL COULD I SING ABOUT?
Naomi says HOW SHE'S MEAN?
Greg says HOW SHE'S MEAN. EVIL AND MEAN. LOTS OF THINGS RHYME WITH MEAN. LIKE GREEN AND BEAN. THIS IS A GREAT START. YOU FOLKS SEEM TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT SONGWRITING. HAVE YOU WRITTEN A SONG BEFORE?
Zoey says YEP.
Naomi says YEP.
Greg says WHAT? TELL ME ABOUT IT.
Zoey says WELL, IT'S CALLED THE La SONG.
Greg says WHOA, THAT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. YOU WROTE A SONG CALLED THE LA SONG, AND EVEN MADE A MUSIC VIDEO. WOULD YOU PLEASE SHARE US WITH US AND THE TVOkids?
Both sisters say SURE.
Greg says OKAY, LET'S SEE IT.
In a clip, the sisters sit on a staircase and Zoey plays a small pink guitar as they both sing
LA, LA, LA, LA, LA. LA, LA, LA, LA, LA. LA, LA, LA, LA LA, LA, LA, LA, LA WE'RE GONNA TAKE OVER THE WORLD ONE DAY AT A TIME AND NOW... HOPE, HOPE THAT NOTHING GOES WRONG AND WHEN WE'RE OUT OF IDEAS, LOST AND CONFUSED, WE'LL TURN OUR BOAT AROUND AND IN OUR DARKEST HOUR, WE'LL JUST SING THIS SONG...
As they sing, fast clips show them dancing, walking around a forest, the word "LA" written in stones on grass and the girls sitting in different places as they sing.
They continue to sing
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA, SING LONG LA LA LA LA LA, TO OUR SONG LA LA LA LA LA, EVERYONE THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GROW BIG, WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER IN THE SAME TEAM AND WHEN WE'RE OUT OF IDEAS, LOST AND CONFUSED... IN OUR DARKEST HOUR, WE'LL JUST SING THIS SONG LA LA LA LA, SING LONG LA LA LA LA LA, FEEL OUR SONG...
LA LA LA LA, EVERYONE LA LA LA LA LA AND WHEN WE'RE OUT OF IDEAS, LOST AND CONFUSED WE'LL TURN OUR BOAT AROUND AND IN OUR DARKEST HOUR, WE'LL JUST SING THIS SONG LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA.
A caption reads "The La song."
Back in the tree fort, Greg plays the guitar and sings WHOO, LA LA LA LA LA.
He says IT'S SO CATCHY. STAR SISTERS, LA LA LA LA IT'S SUCH A GOOD SONG, STAR SISTERS. THAT WAS AMAZING! I HAVE SO MY QUESTIONS.
Zoey says THANK YOU.
Greg says OH, NO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT SONG WITH US. ZOEY, WHAT INSPIRED YOU TWO TO WRITE THE SONG?
Zoey says WELL, ACTUALLY, WE MADE IT BY ACCIDENT.
Greg says OH.
Zoey says BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING UKULELE ON THE COUCH AND NAOMI WAS THERE AND NAOMI STARTED SINGING LA LA LA LA.
Greg says OKAY, SO YOU TWO WROTE IT BY ACCIDENT BECAUSE Y'ALL WERE SITTING ON THE COUCH AND SOMEONE WAS LIKE LA LA LA LA, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS LIKE I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE A REALLY GOOD SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO. THAT'S SO AWESOME. NAOMI, WAS IT HARD WORKING TOGETHER TO WRITE A SONG?
Naomi says YEAH, IT WAS VERY TRICKY. WE GOT INTO A LOT OF ARGUMENTS, BUT THAT'S NORMAL WITH EVERY SISTER.
Greg says YES, WORKING WITH PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY YOUR SISTER, CAN BE DIFFICULT, AND YOU RUN INTO CONFLICT. BUT OFTENTIMES IT WILL COME OUT BETTER ON THE END AND YOU TWO BECOME CLOSER IN THE END. THAT'S SO GREAT TO SEE. ZOEY, DID ANYONE HELP YOU OUT WITH THIS MUSIC VIDEO?
Zoey says YES, OUR BABYSITTER ABBEY FILMED US AND DROVE US AROUND, BUT WE WROTE THE SONG AND THE MUSIC.
Greg says WHAT A GREAT BABYSITTER. I WISH I HAD A BABYSITTER LIKE THAT. OKAY, VERY LAST QUESTION, AND THIS IS FROM THE OTHER TVOkids, IF YOU COULD GIVE OTHER TVOkids TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE A SONG, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Naomi says WELL, YOU SHOULD START OFF WITH A TUNE AND THEN ADD WORDS THAT AREN'T FULLY WORDS LIKE HMM, LA, AND GO FROM THERE.
Greg says I SEE. YOU DON'T EVEN NEED WORDS OR LYRICS. IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS LA LA LA LA, SING ALONG OH, YOU GUYS ARE SO GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I THINK I'M GOING TO REWARD YOU FOR SHARING YOUR SONG WITH US BY SHOWING YOU SOME CUTE TIME OOTS. WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
The sisters say YEAH!
Greg says OH, YES, LET'S CHECK IT OUT. IT'S OUR REIGNING CHAMPION CUTE TIME OOT. HERE WE GO!
A short clip shows a dog wearing a party hat as he licks a birthday cake.
Greg says OH, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIRTHDAY DOG BECAUSE LAST WEEK WE WERE CELEBRATING TVOkids' 50TH BIRTHDAY. NAOMI AND ZOEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?
Naomi says 9.8!
Zoey says IT'S ADORABLE!
Naomi says YEAH.
Greg says WOW, I HEARD A LOT OF SCREAMING.
Naomi says 9.8.
Greg says A 9.8? 9.89? WOW, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I HEARD THE NUMBER CORRECTLY, BUT THE RESPONSE SEEMED VERY ENTHUSIASTIC. COOL, LET'S SEE IF WE GET AS ENTHUSIASTIC OF A RESPONSE FROM OUR CHALLENGER!
A voice says CHALLENGER!
A short clip shows a brown and white cat playing a keyboard.
Greg says OH, HEY, LOOK, IT'S A SONGWRITER SONGWRITER, JUST LIKE YOU, EXCEPT IT'S A CAT. OH, ZOEY, YOU REALLY LIKE THIS ONE. ZOEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?
Zoey says OH, IT'S REALLY CUTE. AND FUNNY. IT'S AN 8.
Greg says OH, WOW. OKAY, I THINK I HEARD A TWENTY AND AN EIGHT.
Naomi says I SAID SEVEN.
Greg says I'M HEARING A WHOLE BUNCH OF NUMBERS. I'M JUST GOING TO ADD IT TOGETHER AND SAY 100. IS THAT FAIR?
Zoey says SURE.
Greg says SURE, OKAY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE CAT PLAYING THE PIANO IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO NEXT DAY. WOW, STAR SISTERS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TALENTS, YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR SONGS AND CHOOSING THE CUTE TIME OOT FOR TOMORROW. THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH, AND WE'LL TALK TO YOU AGAIN ANOTHER TIME, OKAY?
The girls say BYE.
Greg says BYE! I MISS YOU ALREADY.
[Applause]
Greg says THE STAR SISTERS WERE SO GREAT, NAOMI AND ZOEY, CHECK OUT THEIR NEWEST SINGLE, THE LA SONG. ALL RIGHT, TVOkids, CHECK THIS OUT. WE JUST GOT AN e-mail FROM ONE OF YOU NEEDING KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT SONGWRITING, WHICH I MEAN, I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR...
An animated slate shows a megaphone as a voice says "WE NEED TO KNOW"!
Greg says NO, NOT THE GUITAR! NOT THE GUITAR! WHOA! YES, TVOkids, IT'S TIME FOR "WE NEED TO KNOW." WE HAVE A GREAT QUESTION FROM LARRY, AGE 6. CHECK THIS OUT. I WANT TO WRITE A SONG, BUT IT'S HARD. IT IS, LARRY. WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO WRITING A SONG? WELL, LARRY, AGE 6, YOU ARE IN LUCK, BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND NAMED AVA WHO'S GOING TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT SONGWRITING.
In a clip, Ava Row from Big Top Academy says HI. I'M AVA ROW, AND I PLAY ELLA PICCOLO ON BIG TOP ACADEMY. THAT IS A REALLY GREAT QUESTION. THE STEPS TO WRITING A SONG, UMM, IT DOESN'T COME EASY TO EVERYONE, BUT I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN START WITH A FEELING OR AN IDEA AND WRITE IT DOWN. IF YOU WANT IT TO BE A RAP, YOU CAN CREATE A RHYME, A BEAT, AND IF YOU WANT IT TO BE A BALLAD, YOU CAN WRITE DOWN SOME OF YOUR FEELINGS, EMOTIONS AND SOME UP WITH THE MELODY. BUT ONE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT I WOULD GIVE TO YOU, OR EVERYONE, IS NEVER GIVE UP AND NO MATTER WHAT ANYBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT YOUR MUSIC, YOU KEEP ON MAKING IT BECAUSE IT'S WHAT YOU LOVE.
The clip ends.
Greg says THAT'S RIGHT, AVA! I'M NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP. I'M GOING TO WRITE LAUREL THIS SONG, AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT! I THINK IT'S DONE.
Laurel says OH, MR. GREGORY!
Greg says YES, MAYOR LAUREL?
Laurel says IT'S ME, THE EVIL MAYOR. ARE YOU SURPRISED? YOU SHOULDN'T BE. I TOLD YOU I WAS COMING. NOW I EXPECT A SONG FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY. LET'S HEAR IT!
Greg says OKAY, I ONLY WRITE THIS IN, LIKE, 30 SECONDS, OKAY? SO YOU GOTTA BE...
Laurel says PLAY THE SONG!
Greg says OKAY, OOPH!
He takes a deep breath, then plays the guitar and sings
HEY, LAUREL, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK I'VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO SEE SO MUCH PURPLE AND BLACK HEY, LAUREL, YES, LAUREL, MAYOR OF THE FOREST...
Laurel says I AM THE MAYOR.
Greg says WHAT DID I SAY?
Laurel says I SAID THE MAYOR.
Greg says YES, THE MAYOR. MAYOR OF THE FOREST, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT I DID RELUCTANTLY WRITE YOU CHORUS YEAH! OH, LAUREL, DON'T YOU KNOW IT WAS SO EVIL OF YOU TO ASK ME TO WRITE THIS SONG BECAUSE, LAUREL, I ONLY HAD 15 MINUTES AND I WAS HOSTING, SO IT'S NOT VERY LONG, YEA!
Laurel looks moved.
She wipes tears from her eyes and says OH, MR. GREGORY, IT WAS WONDERFUL! I'M... THERE WAS WATER COMING FROM MY EYES. I'M RAINING! I'M SO, OH, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? HAPPINESS, JOY. I'M NOT SURE. I LOVED IT. I DEMAND MORE. I DEMAND MORE SONGS IMMEDIATELY. I MUST HEAR THEM. THIS SONG MUST BE PLAYED EVERY MORNING ACROSS THE FOREST, AND EVERYONE MUST SING ALONG.
Greg says OKAY, WHEN I HAVE SOME SPARE TIME, I WILL WRITE YOU SOME SONGS, BUT THE DAY'S ALMOST OVER, SO I GOT TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU NOW, OKAY?
Laurel says WHAT, NO!
Greg says OKAY, I'VE GOT TO SAY BYE TO YOU.
Laurel says MORE MUSIC! MAYOR LAUREL... MUSIC!
Greg says GO AWAY, LAUREL.
Laurel says MUSIC!
Greg says NO!
Laurel disappears.
Greg says I THINK SHE REALLY LIKED THAT SONG. THAT'S SO GREAT TO HEAR. TVOkids, THAT'S THE END OF THE DAY. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW, BUT FOR NOW WE MUST PLAY OUR FAVOURITE SONG, BUT BITTERSWEET SONG, THE GOOD-BYE SONG.
He plays a ukulele and sings
SO LONG SEE YA LATER I BET TOMORROW WILL EVEN BE GREATER BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU BUT NOT FOR LONG, BECAUSE I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. SO LONG SAYONARA CLUE UMM, WHAT YOU CALL YOUR MOTHER OR A CEREMONIALLY PRESERVED EGYPTIAN IS THE PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU GOOD-BYE, TVOkids.
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