[Theme music]

As theme music plays, Polkaroo, a tall green creature with floppy ears wearing a yellow shirt with coloured polka dots, spins around, surrounded by coloured circles. Objects turn into shapes and numbers. Polkaroo waves.

Title: Polkaroo Counts!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

[Child laughing]

A narrator says, HI HUDSON! IS TODAY
THE BIG RACE?

Hudson, a boy with blond hair wearing a maroon jacket and supported by a walker on wheels, says, YEAH!

The narrator says, THAT'S AWESOME! BUT
WHERE'S POLKAROO?

Hudson says, POLKAROO.

[Chimes ring]

Polkaroo appears beside Hudson and a dog, and says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, OH THERE'S POLKAROO!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO! POLKAROO!
POLKAROO!

The narrator says, LOOK AT YOU - ALL
READY FOR A RUN!
GREAT IDEA TO DO
SOME STRETCHING AND WARMUP
BEFORE THE RACE
STARTS.

Polkaroo stretches and gasps, POLK- POLKAROO,
POLKAROO...

The narrator says, CHICA'S READY!

The dog, Chica, turns its head.

[Chica pants]

The narrator says, SO, WHEN YOU RACE
POLKAROO TO THE CONE, HUDSON,
I WONDER WHO'LL
FINISH FIRST.

Hudson says, ME, ME! NOT POLKAROO!

The narrator says, YOU AND NOT POLKAROO?

Polkaroo looks down at Hudson and points.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, LET'S FIND OUT!

Polkaroo jumps, points at himself, and says, POLKAROO, POLKAROO,
POLKAROO, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, HUDSON'S READY TO
RACE!

Hudson says, I'M READY TO RACE!

The narrator says, IT'S A DEEEE-LIGHTFUL
DAY
FOR THE BIG RACE…

[Drum roll]

The narrator says, …BETWEEN HUDSON AND POLKAROO!
ON YOUR MARK! GET
SET!

[Whistle blows]

The narrator says, AND THEY'RE OFF!
THERE THEY GO!
POLKAROO IS IN THE
LEAD WITH A BURST OF SPEED
FOLLOWED BY
HUDSON THE SECOND FASTEST!

[Cheering]

Hudson and Polkaroo race.

Polkaroo gasps, POLKAROO... POLKAROO,
POLKAROO...

The narrator says, HOLD ON! POLKAROO IS
SLOWING DOWN
AS HUDSON RACES TO
THE FINISH LINE!
SURPRISE! IS THAT
CHICA?!

Chica runs past Hudson and Polkaroo.

The narrator says, YES! CHICA FINISHED
FIRST!
... FOLLOWED BY
HUDSON SECOND!
... AND POLKAROO
THIRD!

Polkaroo crosses the finish line and gasps, POLKAROO...

[Harp music]

Polka dots float by.

The narrator says, WOW AMAZING JOB,
EVERYONE!

[Drum roll]

The narrator says, FIRST!

[Trumpets]

Chica wears a first-place ribbon.

The narrator says, SECOND!

[Trumpets]

Narrator says, YEAH SECOND
PLACE IS AWESOME, HUDSON!
AND THIRD!

[Trumpets]

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

Hudson and Polkaroo each wear a ribbon.

The narrator says, CONGRATULATIONS,
EVERYONE!

[Cheering]

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO! POLKAROO!

Hudson says, POLKAROO!

Polkaroo and Hudson slap palms and hug.

[Harp music]

Polka dots float by.

The narrator says, CHICA CAME IN FIRST,
HUDSON SECOND AND POLKAROO
THIRD...
...BUT EVERYONE HAD
GREAT FUN DOING THE RACE!

[Theme music]

End credits: Produced by GAPC Entertainment. In association with TVO Kids.

Copyright GAPC Entertainment (Counts) Inc. 2021.