(music plays)

A picture of a brown fluffy puppy appears against a paw print. The name of the show reads "Waffle the Wonder Dog."

A song plays that says OH, WAFFLE, OH, WAFFLE
LEAPING AROUND LIKE A FROG
I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING
YOU'RE SUCH A CLEVER DOG
SO MANY NIGHTS WE'RE AWAKE
WHEN YOU'RE WOOFING
WE STILL LOVE YOU
EVERYBODY

Kids sing WAFFLE DOGGY
WAFFLE DOGGY
WAFFLE DOGGY

Waffle barks in the house, plays, jumps on the couch and runs in the yard.

The song continues YOU'RE SUCH A CLEVER DOG
YOU'RE SUCH A CLEVER DOG
YOU ARE
WHOA-OA-OA-OA
WHOA-OA-OA-OA
OH

Now Waffle poses with his human family.

Mom Jess has long brown hair in a half do and wears a yellow cardigan sweater.

Dad Simon has short wavy brown hair and wears red T-shirt under an unbuttoned red and blue plaid shirt.

Doug is around 8, with big curly brown hair and wears a red T-shirt.

Evie is around 6, with long slightly wavy blond hair with a little braid and wears denim overalls and a yellow T-shirt.

The name of the episode reads "Waffle Steals the Show."

Parents and students gather in a theatre.

Evie says AT LAST, IT WAS THE DAY
OF THE SCHOOL SHOW!
OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAD ALL
COME TO WATCH.
ZOEY COULDN'T MAKE IT, BUT SHE
CALLED TO WISH US ALL GOOD
LUCK.

Doug shows a video call on a cell phone and says SAY BYE, EVERYONE.

All say BYE.

Zoey says BYE, EVERYONE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.

Evie says MRS. HOBBS WAS
PERFORMING TOO, AND SHE
BROUGHT ALONG HER NEW DOG
PEPPER!

Mrs. Hobbs hands Pepper to Jess.

Jess says I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF
HER, MRS. HOBBS.

Backstage, Anderson says MAKE WAY, PLEASE!
PERFORMERS COMING THROUGH.
RIGHT, EVERYBODY, THE AUDIENCE
IS NEARLY ALL SEATED AND MR.
NOLAN IS READY TO START THE
SHOW.

Evie says MS. BARRINGTON, MS.
BARRINGTON, CAN I GO TO THE
TOILET BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS?

Ms. Barrington says OF COURSE, YOU CAN, EVIE, BUT
BE AS QUICK AS YOU CAN, OKAY?

Evie says OKAY.

Simon says RIGHT, NOW, WAFFLE,
I'VE GOT A JOB FOR YOU FOR THE
END OF THE SHOW - BALLOONS!
(chuckling)
OH!

Simon bumps into Mrs. Hobbs's drums.

Mrs. Hobbs says MR. BROOKLYN-BELL!

Simon says HERE WE GO.

Mrs. Hobbs says IT'S ALL WAFFLE'S FAULT.
OH, HONESTLY...

Waffle runs to a bunch of balloons.

Simon says DON'T, WAFFLE!
OH, DON'T, DON'T RELEASE THEM
YET!
OH, WAFFLE, THEY'RE BALLOONS!
AH, MR. NOLAN, IT WAS ME.
WAFFLE...

Waffle says OOPS.
SORRY.

Simon says IT'S YOUR JOB!
I NEED YOU TO RELEASE THE
BALLOONS.

Nolan says EXCUSES, EXCUSES, MR.
BROOKLYN-BELL.

Simon says OH, SORRY, MR. NOLAN.

Waffle says OH, MR. NOLAN.

Simon says SHUSH.
WAFFLE, NO.
SORRY, SORRY, MR. NOLAN.

Nolan says I NEED TO START THE SHOW.

Simon says YES.
OF COURSE.

Nolan says I NEED TO START THE SHOW.

Simon says OH, YES, YES, YES, YES.
THE CURTAINS.
THE CURTAINS, YEP.
THAT'S MY JOB.

The curtains open and Nolan walks into the stage.
(audience cheering)

Nolan says THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
PARENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS,
PUPILS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
QUIET.
NOW, ARE YOU, OUR AUDIENCE,
READY FOR THE SUMMERSBY SCHOOL
SHOW?
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

A man in the audience says YEAH!

Nolan says WITH A DOG THEME!

Waffle says YEAH, DOG!

Nolan says GOOD, GOOD.
THEREFORE, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO OUR NARRATOR, RUBY, A YEAR
ONE PUPIL.
SHE'S GOING TO BEGIN BY TELLING
US ABOUT HER DOG JELLY.
COME ON, RUBY.
(audience applauding)

Simon says OTHER SIDE, MR. NOLAN.

Nolan says THERE YOU ARE.

Ruby says WHEN ME AND MY MUM FIRST CAME
TO THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD...

Nolan goes backstage.

Simon says SORRY.

Ruby says WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
ANYBODY.
SO, JELLY - OUR DOG - HELPED US
MEET AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS
WHENEVER WE WOULD TAKE HER FOR
WALKS.

Waffle says YEAH, WALKS!

Simon says WAFFLE, SHH!

Ruby says WE MET FRIENDS LIKE WAFFLE.

Sitting in the audience, Jess says OH...

Ruby says BUT JELLY ISN'T JUST A
PET.

Simon says NO, NO, NO, NO.

Waffle gets into the stage.

Ruby says SHE'S ONE OF MY FAMILY
MEMBERS.

Ruby says AND NOW, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO TWO YEAR FIVE PUPILS, AND
THEY'LL BE SINGING A SONG CALLED
"FRIENDS AND FAMILY."

Simon says WAFFLE!
COME!

Mrs. Hobbs and her drums appear on stage.

Mrs. Hobbs says WAFFLE, GO AWAY!

(audience laughing)
Simon takes Waffle off the stage.

Simon says STAY HERE WITH ME.
OH, SORRY.

Doug and other boy run to the stage.

Doug says THANK YOU, WAFFLE.

Simon whispers GO ON, BOYS!

Doug and a boy dance and sing IT'S FUN TO HAVE FAMILY AND
IT'S FUN TO HAVE FRIENDS
AND THE FUN WE HAVE
IT NEVER ENDS
FUN WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Mrs. Hobbs says THAT WAS MARVELLOUS!

Simon says YEAH!
WELL DONE, BOYS!

Ruby says ISN'T IT GREAT, WAFFLE?

Waffle says YEAH, BUT WHERE'S
EVIE?
YEAH, WHERE IS EVIE?

Ruby says OH, SHE WENT TO THE BATHROOM
AGES AGO.

Doug says I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE
SHOW, WAFFLE.

Nolan says NOW, WILL YOU PLEASE
WELCOME RUBY BACK TO THE STAGE?

Evie says BUT WAFFLE DIDN'T STAY
TO HEAR RUBY.
HE CAME TO FIND ME.

Waffle says EVIE!

Evie says WAFFLE, IS THAT YOU?

Waffle says EVIE!

Evie says WAFFLE, I'M STUCK IN THE
TOILET!
THE DOOR'S JAMMED.
WE'RE GOING TO MISS OUR POODLES
SONG.

Waffle says OH NO.

Evie says CAN YOU GET MUM OR MR.
METCALFE?

Waffle says YEAH, OKAY, EVIE.
BACK SOON.

Evie says GOOD LUCK, WONDER DOG!

Waffle says MR. METCALFE!
MR. METCALFE!

Jess says EVIE?

Evie says MUM!

Jess says WAFFLE SAYS YOU GOT STUCK.

Evie says YES, MUM.
CAN YOU COME AND HELP ME?

Jess says I WILL.
GO ON, GIVE 'EM A CUDDLE,
PEPPER.

Evie says PEPPER, YOU CAME TO HELP.

Jess says UM...

Evie says CAN YOU OPEN IT, MUM?

Jess says OH, LOOKS LIKE THE LOCK'S A
BIT STUCK, EVIE.

Evie says HURRY!

Jess says DON'T WORRY.

Evie says BUT, MUM, I'M GOING TO MISS
MY SONG!

Jess says NO, NO, NO, YOU WON'T.
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.

Evie says HI!

Jess says HI!
HERE.
I MIGHT DECIDE TO MAYBE SQUEEZE
UNDER HERE .

Jess drags under the door.

Evie says NOT A GREAT IDEA, MUM.

Jess says OH!
OOH.
UM...
(straining)

Evie says YOU'RE STUCK.

Jess says YEAH.

They say HELP!

Jess says HELLO?!

Evie says WE'RE STUCK IN THE LOO!

Jess says HELP!
WE'RE IN THE TOILET!

In his fifties with glasses, Metcalfe says HERE I AM!

Jess says WAFFLE!
MR. METCALFE!

Evie says WAFFLE!

Jess says OOH...

Using a screwdriver, Metcalfe opens the door.

Metcalfe says THERE WE ARE.

Jess says HURRAY, MR. METCALFE!

Metcalfe pulls Jess from under the door.

Evie says THANK YOU, MR. METCALFE.
AND WELL DONE, WAFFLE.
AND NOW, MUM, QUICK!

Metcalfe says OH, YES, OF COURSE!

Jess says GO WASH YOUR HANDS, EVIE.

Evie says WE'RE GONNA MISS IT!
HURRY, WE'RE GONNA MISS MY SONG!

Jess says THANK YOU, MR. METCALFE.
THANKS.

Waffle says MUM, SONG, RUN!

Metcalfe says WAFFLE'S RIGHT.
GET BACK INTO THE HALL, QUICK.

Evie says TAKE PEPPER.

Waffle says COME ON.

Jess says LET'S GO, COME ON!

Metcalfe says RUN!

At the stage, Ruby says NOW, IT'S TIME FOR OUR FINAL
PERFORMANCE, A SONG BY OUR
RECEPTION CLASS.
THEY'RE CALLED POODLES AND THEY
HAVE A VERY FURRY AND SPECIAL
CLASSMATE.

Anderson says COME ALONG, EVERYONE.

Kids walk to the stage.

Ruby says YOU SAW HIM EARLIER.
IT'S WAFFLE THE DOG!

Anderson says NICE BIG VOICES, POODLES,
YEAH?
ESPECIALLY YOU, WAFFLE.
WELL DONE.

A Girl says WHERE'S WAFFLE?

Anderson says WAFFLE?

Ms. Barrington says I DON'T THINK HE'S HERE.

The Girl says NEITHER IS EVIE!

Ms. Barrington says OH, NO.
WHERE ARE THEY?

Evie runs among the audience to the stage.

Evie says DON'T START WITHOUT US!
HERE WE ARE!

Simon says UP YOU COME, EVIE.

Jess says YEAH!
GOOD.

Simon says COME ON, EVIE.
GOOD GIRL.
HEY...
COME ON, EVIE.
AND WAFFLE...
THANK YOU, MR. METCALFE.

In the audience, Grandpa says SORRY, SORRY.
THIS WAY.

Jess sits on her seat.

The kids sing AT SCHOOL,
WE LEARN AND SING
PLAY, DO OUR THING
GOTTA WAKE UP
CAN'T BE LATE
TO START THE DAY!
THAT'LL BE GREAT, HEY!
HAVING SCHOOL FUN,
GET OUR GROOVE ON

Evie says GET READY FOR YOUR LINE,
WAFFLE.

Waffle says READY.
OH...
CAN'T WAIT TO MEET 'EM

Evie says YEAH!
WELL DONE, WAFFLE!
YOU DID IT!

Waffle says OH!
OH, THANK YOU.
THANKS.

Simon says GO ON.
IT'S TIME FOR YOUR JOB NOW.
GO GET THE BALLOONS, WAFFLE.

Waffle says OH, YEAH, BALLOONS.

The kids sing GET ON YOUR DANCING SHOES
TEACHER'S OVER THERE
DANCE LIKE YOU JUST
DON'T CARE
OR COME UP HERE!
COME ON, FRIENDS OVER HERE,
OVER HERE
COME ON, FRIENDS OVER HERE,
OVER HERE
COME ON, FRIENDS (HEY)

Anderson says OH, NO.
HOLD ON.
MR. BROOKLYN-BELL?
MR. BROOKLYN-BELL, IS WAFFLE
SUPPOSED TO BE UP THERE?
TRY AND KEEP GOING, EVERYONE.

Waffle flies over them tied to the balloons.

Evie says STOP!
WAFFLE!

A boy says IT'S YOUR DOG, DOUG!

Anderson says IS HE SAFE UP
THERE?

Simon chuckles nervously and says DON'T WORRY, EVERYBODY.
THIS IS JUST PART OF WAFFLE'S
END OF SHOW BALLOON SURPRISE.
I DIDN'T QUITE EXPECT IT TO GO
LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S WAFFLE
FOR YOU.
RIGHT, ON WITH THE DANCING!

Jess says HEY, HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S
HAVING FUN UP THERE.

Waffle says HELLO, FAMILY!
HI!

Simon says WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
WAFFLE?

Jess says HE LOOKS VERY HAPPY UP THERE.

Evie says HE'S THE STAR OF THE
SHOW!

Doug says OUR WAFFLE.

Simon says OUR WONDER DOG.

The kids sing GET OUR GROOVE ON
RUSH TO MEET 'EM

Waffle sings CAN'T WAIT TO MEET THEM
He says OH, THANKS, THANKS.

Evie says AND THEN, WE WENT HOME
AND DOUG WENT OFF TO ZOEY'S.
MY FIRST SCHOOL TERM WAS OVER.

Simon says WHAT IS IT, WAFFLE?

Waffle says UM, WHO'S THAT?

Evie says WHO IS THAT ON YOUR
DOORSTEP, MRS. HOBBS?

In his sixties with a hat, Michael says MAGENTA.

Mrs. Hobbs says I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

Michael says I'M HOME.

Mrs. Hobbs says OH, IT'S MY MICHAEL.
MR. HOBBS.

Jess says MR. HOBBS?

Mrs. Hobbs says YOU'VE COME BACK.

Simon says HELLO, MR. HOBBS!

Jess says MR. HOBBS!

Nate is in his late thirties, clean-shaven with wavy hair. He wears glasses, a dark jacket and a polo-shirt.

Nate says HI THERE.
HI, JESS.
I JUST FLEW IN AND HEADED
STRAIGHT HERE.
I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

Jess says UM...

Nate says HELLO.
YOU MUST BE EVIE.

He kneels and says I'M NATE.
I'M YOUR DAD.

Evie says DO YOU LIKE DOGS?

Nate says I LOVE DOGS.

Evie says THAT'S GREAT 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT
A WONDER DOG-- WAFFLE THE WONDER
DOG.

Nate says HELLO.
THANK YOU, WAFFLE.

Waffle licks Nate's face.

Simon says COME HERE, WAFFLE.
NO.
SORRY.

Nate says THAT'S OKAY.

Jess says WHY DON'T YOU COME IN?
THIS IS SIMON.

Simon says HI, MATE, NICE TO MEET
YOU.
DO GO IN.

Evie says SO, THAT WAS HOW I MET MY
BIRTH DAD AND OUR FAMILY GREW A
LITTLE BIT BIGGER AND EVEN
FUNNIER.
OH.

She approaches the screen and says BUT THOSE STORIES ARE FOR
ANOTHER TIME.

Music plays as the end credits roll.

A song plays EVERYBODY
WAFFLE DOGGY
WAFFLE DOGGY
WAFFLE DOGGY
YOU'RE SUCH A CLEVER DOG
YOU'RE SUCH A CLEVER DOG
YOU ARE
WHOA-OA-OA-OA
OH

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