(Happy music)

Cars travel on the streets of a large colourful city. A family leaves a red brick condo. A family enters a pizza shop. Another family stands outside a large yellow house. A fourth family meets in front of a yellow trailer just outside the city. The kids from the four families climb a hill in a park.

Text reads, “TVO Kids and ABC presents Big Words, Small Stories”

Text continues, “Best Party Ever, written by Melanie Sano”

A dark-haired man wearing white pants and a yellow sweater walks past Oleander’s house.

Massimo wears a blue onesie. He crawls around the room chasing a red ball. Massimo notices makers beside a drawing on the floor. He uses a red marker to colour on the drawing.

Oleander says,
OH NO! LOOK WHAT MASSIMO'S DONE!

Ben replies,
WOW! IT'S A MASTERPIECE!

Oleander looks confused. She peers down at the drawing.

Oleander responds, HUH?

Ben adds,
THE COLORS! THE SHAPES!

Oleander states,
IT'S THE FOOD LIST FOR HIS PARTY
THIS AFTERNOON.

She hangs the drawing on a corkboard on the wall.

Oleander adds,
I'M THE NUMBER ONE BIRTHDAY
PLANNER IN ALL OF COLOSSUS,
SO EVERYTHING MUST BE PERFECT!

(Chuckles)

Papa Teddy replies,
WELL, IN THAT CASE,
WE'D BETTER CHANGE MASSIMO
INTO A CLEAN OUTFIT.

(Snoring)

Oleander asks,
SALLY? WHERE ARE YOU?
I NEED HELP.

Sally’s tail hangs out of a ball pit in the living room. Oleander sees it.

She responds,
AH-HA!

Oleander approaches the ball pit and tickles Sally’s tail.

(Laughing)

Balls fly into the air.

Oleander adds,
COME ON, SALLY!
IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE PARTY,
AND THE FOOD LIST IS A MESS!

Sally stands up in the ball pit.

She replies,
KEEP IT SIMPLE. A BIRTHDAY CAKE.
IT'S ONLY A SMALL PARTY.

Oleander says,
WELL…

Flashback. Oleander, Massimo, and Papa Teddy are at a diner counter.

Oleander adds,
..THIS MORNING WHEN DAD
AND I WERE OUT GETTING TREATS…

Papa Teddy says,
I'M GLAD WE AGREED TO KEEP
MASSIMO'S PARTY SMALL.

Oleander responds,
I GUESS. BUT HE'S SO VERY
SPECIAL. AND SO VERY, VERY CUTE.

Papa Teddy holds Massimo and a stack of pancakes. Massimo’s eyes widen.

(Gasps)

Oleander stands on her stool.

She shouts,
HI! I'M OLEANDER,
AND I WANT EVERYONE HERE
TO COME TO MY BROTHER
MASSIMO'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Papa Teddy looks shocked. He drops the pancakes.

The diners cheer, YAY!

Oleander holds a long list of names at home.

Sally asks,
YOU INVITED ALL THOSE PEOPLE TO
THE PARTY?!

(Gasps)

She adds,
THAT WAS SO IMPETUOUS!
IMPETUOUS!

The Sprinkle Fairy drives through the living room in a pink and gold double-decker bus.

Four creatures wearing party hats shout, “IMPETUOUS!”

The Sprinkle Fairy spins past Oleander

The Sprinkle Fairy adds,
IMPETUOUS MEANS TO DO SOMETHING
QUICKLY WITHOUT REALLY
THINKING ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, THE WAY OLEANDER ASKED
SO MANY PEOPLE TO THE PARTY!

Oleander asks,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TOO?

The Sprinkle Fairy replies,
I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE ROOM!
BESIDES,
IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO HOME
AND CURL UP
WITH A GOOD DICTIONARY. TOODLES!

The Sprinkle Fairy flies away from Oleander and Sally.

Oleander states,
I GUESS IT WAS A LITTLE IMPETUOUS
INVITING ALL THOSE PEOPLE.
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE
TO ORGANIZE!

Sally says,
I CAN HELP,
IF IT MEANS I GET AN EXTRA BIG
SLICE OF BIRTHDAY CAKE?

Oleander responds,
IT CAN BE AS BIG AS YOU LIKE
IF YOU HANG UP THE STREAMERS.

Sally looks thoughtful. She strokes her chin.

Sally replies,
SURE THING!

She walks to the corkboard filled with instructions.

(Gasps)

Sally adds,
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY!

Streamers hang from the ceiling, the coffee table, The couch, and the ball pit. Sally jumps into the ball pit.

(Happy sigh)

Sally says,
TIME FOR ANOTHER NAP.

Oleander responds,
WOW! IT LOOKS AMAZING!
MASSIMO WILL BE SO HAPPY.
HE LOVES STREAMERS!
BUT HE ALSO LOVES TOYS.
HEY, I KNOW!
LET'S MAKE STUFFED ANIMALS
OUT OF OLD SOCKS.
WE CAN STICK THEM
AROUND THE ROOM AS DECORATIONS
INSTEAD OF THE STREAMERS.

Sally says,
BUT IT TOOK ME
SUCH A LONG TIME TO PUT THEM UP!
WHY ARE YOU SO IMPETUOUS?

Text reads, “Impetuous”

Oleander replies,
I'M SORRY. BUT WE'VE GOT
A NEW PLAN NOW. TRUST ME!

Sally says, FINE.

She looks upset as she takes down a green streamer.

Oleander lays stuffed animals on a dresser drawer.

She states,
THE ROOM LOOKS SO CUTE!
BUT IT'S ALMOST PARTY TIME
AND WE STILL HAVE TO
MAKE THE GIFT BAGS.
RELAX. I'VE ALREADY FILLED THEM
WITH CRAYONS.
I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR CAKE!

Oleander says,
WHAT A GOOD SALLY MANDER
YOU ARE.
MASSIMO LOVES CRAYONS!

Creatures stick their heads up from behind a basket of gift bags. Oleander picks up stickers.

She adds,
BUT HE ALSO LOVES STICKERS.
HEY, WHAT IF WE FILLED THE GIFT
BAGS UP WITH STICKERS INSTEAD?!

Oleander tosses crayons out of the gift bags.

Sally asks,
DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S...
REALLY IMPETUOUS?!

Text reads, “Impetuous”

Oleander replies, TRUST ME!

Ben says, MASSIMO!

Massimo colours his clothes with the crayons.

Ben continues,
YOU'RE ALL DIRTY AGAIN!

Papa Teddy adds,
TIME FOR ANOTHER
BIRTHDAY OUTFIT.

Papa Teddy picks up Massimo and carries him out of the living room.

The room is decorated with stuffed animals and gift bags. Oleander and Sally lay on the couch.

Oleander says,
PHEW, THAT TOOK LONGER
THAN I THOUGHT.

(Snoring)

(Doorbell)

Oleander and Sally jump up

Oleander says,
OH NO! THE GUESTS!
THEY'RE EARLY!
MAYBE I WAS TOO IMPETUOUS,
CHANGING MY PARTY PLANS
WITHOUT THINKING.

Papa Teddy states,
BIRTHDAY CAKE'S HERE!

Oleander wipes her forehead.

She responds,
PHEW! IT'S ONLY THE CAKE.
I HOPE IT'S OKAY.

Sally asks,
UH-OH! IS IT TINY?
IS IT MADE OF
CARROTS AND CELERY?

Ben rolls a giant chocolate cake into the living room on a dolly.

Oleander says,
IT'S TOO BIG, RIGHT?

Sally smiles widely.

She replies,
MMM! ARE YOU KIDDING?!
THIS IS THE BEST
IMPETUOUS DECISION EVER!

Ben says, MASSIMO...STOP!

Massimo puts his hands on the cake and rubs them on his clothes.

Papa Teddy adds,
THE GUESTS WILL BE HERE SOON!
HE'S SMOOSHED CAKE
ALL OVER HIMSELF!

Ben states,
HE IS THE BIRTHDAY BOY!

(Giggling)

Ben rubs cake on Papa Teddy’s cheek.

Ben says,
LET'S ALL GET SMOOSHY!

Papa Teddy wipes cake on Ben’s cheek.

(All laughing)

(Happy music)

Text reads, “Produced in association with TVO Kids. A Canada - Ireland / Canada - Australia Co-production Between, Big Jump, Telegael, and Moody Street Kids”.