Woolly Woolly

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[Logos] T.V.O. T.V.O. Kids and P.V.P. Media and Normaal, Original.

CHILD: Whee!

[Child giggles, upbeat music plays, pop]

[Upbeat music plays, Woollys exclaim]

DESCRIPTION: The Woollys, knitted woollen gnomes, walk behind a wool hedge.

[Opening Credits] T.V.O. Kids presents A France-Canada co-production Normaal and P.V.P Media. With the participation of France Television, Radio-Canada, and Knowledge Kids.

LILA SINGS: Have you ever seen?

GRANDPA WILLY: What?

LILA SINGS: Playing in the sun?

GRAMMA JOSIE: Who?

LILA SINGS: Tiny Woolly Woollys?

WOOLLY: Hey!

LILA SINGS: Out there having fun?

WOOLLYS SHOUT: Woolly Woolly!!!

[Credits Continued] Executive Producer and Creative Consultant: Anna Hrachovec. Executive Producers: Francois Trudel, Marc Dhrami, and Vincent Leroux.

LILA SINGS: Have you met BeeBee?

DESCRIPTION: BeeBee is a small woolly with a tall yellow hat.

BEEBEE: Hey there!

LILA SINGS: Choochoo, Pirouette?

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo wears a pink bow tie and hat. Pirouette wears a yellow hat and has pink hair.

CHOOCHOO AND PIROUETTE: Hey!

LILA SINGS: Josie and Willy?

DESCRIPTION: Josie wears a red hat and has white hair. Willy has a red hat and a bushy white beard. The Woollys walk over a mountain. BeeBee holds an umbrella, and Pirouette rides a llama.

JOSIE AND WILLY: Woo hoo!

LILA SINGS: In their lovely tree, they're so full of charm.

WILLY SINGS: Like a sweet ball of yarn!

WOOLLYS SHOUT: Woolly Woolly!!!

[Everyone laughs, upbeat music plays]

[Title] Woolly Woolly.

[Credits Continued] Developed and directed by Emmanuel Linderer. Written by Naomi Jardine. Storyboard by Perrine Marais.

Episode Title: Choochoo’s Alone Zone.

[Marker scratches, light music plays]

DESCRIPTION: In a playroom, Lila curls her hand around the top of a picture as she draws. Marco’s toy dump truck is parked nearby with pumpkins in the dump bed.

MARCO: Hey, Lila! Let's play with the cars!

LILA: Uh, let me finish my secret drawing first!

MARCO: But I'm bored, I want to play!

[Lila sighs]

LILA: Well... If I play with you now, do you promise you'll let me finish my secret drawing later?

MARCO: Promise!

LILA: Okay, so let's play with the Woollys. We'll need Choochoo, Pirouette, Beebee...

DESCRIPTION: Lila and Marco put the Woollys in a pile.

MARCO: Let's add Josie, Willy...

[Glow stick clatters]

DESCRIPTION: Lila puts the Wowie woo, a glow stick, behind the Woollys.

LILA: And don't forget the Wowie woo.

MARCO: To make our story more...

MARCO AND LILA: WOO!

[Lila laughs, theatre thuds]

DESCRIPTION: Lila and Marco move a cardboard theatre featuring drawings of Woollys and red curtains in front of the pile of Woollys. The cardboard curtains slide open.

[Harp chords play, curtains rustle, knitting needles click, birds sing, upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: In an animation, Choochoo sits in front of a treehouse and knits purple bow ties.

MARCO NARRATES: Choochoo was very busy working on a top-secret project...

CHOOCHOO: These are the most delicate secret bow ties I have ever made. They will be beautiful gifts for my friends!

[Pop, leaves rustle, rattle, birds chirp, light music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Pirouette opens the top of the treehouse and looks around. Beebee walks up the will towards the treehouse.

BEEBEE: Hello Choochoo!

PIROUETTE: Oh! There you are, Choochoo!

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo hides the bow ties under his hat.

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la, no, I am not finished yet!

PIROUETTE: Parkour!

[Upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Pirouette leaps off the treetop and lands in the purple wool. It tangles around her and Beebee.

JOSIE: Hello Choo...Oh dear! Hold still, we'll sort this out...

[Beebee grunts, slide whistles]

DESCRIPTION: Josie and Willy untangle wool from Pirouette and Beebee.

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la! Now everyone is here!

[Beebee and Pirouette scream, laugh, thumps]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo takes the wool and runs, spinning Beebee and Pirouette at the other end. They both fall on the grass.

WILLY: Sweet ball of yarn! Choochoo's gone!

JOSIE: And we didn't tell him what we had to say!

BEEBEE: Choochoo, wait up! Whoa...

[Thump]

DESCRIPTION: Beebee stands, staggers dizzily, and falls.

PIROUETTE: Yeah, Choochoo! Wait for...Whoa...

[Thump, Josie chuckles]

DESCRIPTION: Pirouette stands, spins, and falls on the grass.

JOSIE: Ho ho! Too much dizziness for those two...

[Upbeat music plays, Choochoo pants]

DESCRIPTION: In the woods, Choochoo stops by a tree, holding his purple wool.

CHOOCHOO: Now, where can I hide to finish my secret knitting?

[Wool rustles, grunts, light music plays, birds chirp]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo tries to climb a tree but stays on the grass.

CHOOCHOO: Too high! Um...

[Footsteps patter, leaves rustle]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo hides in a small bush.

CHOOCHOO: Too little!

EVERYONE SHOUTS: Choochoo!

PIROUETTE: Where are you, little bro?

JOSIE: We have something planned, my boy!

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la! They are coming, but I have not finished yet!

[Ground creaks]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo lifts the grass and looks beneath it.

CHOOCHOO: Arg! If I just had a stick, I could turn this into a tent!

PIROUETTE: Choochoo!

CHOOCHOO: Oh, this will do!

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo uses the Wowie Woo as a stick and creates a tent beneath the grass.

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la, it is too dark to knit in here!

BEEBEE: Choochoo, where are you?!

[Boing, birds sing]

DESCRIPTION: Beebee walks on top of Choochoo’s tent and jumps.

BEEBEE: Choochoo!

[Boing, click, light music plays, chimes]

DESCRIPTION: Inside the tent, the glow stick activates and emits a blue glow.

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la! What is this strange Wowie thingy? It is shining! This is perfect.

[Choochoo laughs, the music stops]

BEEBEE: Choochoo?

DESCRIPTION: In the tent, Choochoo covers his mouth.

[Birds sing]

BEEBEE: Hey! I thought I heard Choochoo! Choochoo! Choochoo!

DESCRIPTION: Beebee runs away from the tent. Inside the tent, Choochoo stands beside the glow stick.

CHOOCHOO: Now I can finish my secret bow ties!

[Whoosh, knitting needles click, owl hoots, insects chitter, hat rustles]

DESCRIPTION: Day turns into night, and Choochoo holds the finished bow ties and hides them under his hat.

CHOOCHOO: I did it! My bow ties are finished. Time to give them away!

[Wool rustles, pop]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo wiggles out of his tent into the dark woods.

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la, I have been knitting for much longer than I thought...

[Rustle, glow stick clicks]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo takes the glow stick out of his tent, and the grass flattens.

CHOOCHOO: Arg! At least I have this glowy thingy to see in the dark!

[Footsteps patter, vines rustle, glow stick creaks, light music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo carries the glow stick, and it tangles in vines overhead.

CHOOCHOO: Oh...Ah...

[Grunts, footsteps patter, upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: He bends it into a hoop and wears the glow stick around his waist.

CHOOCHOO: Ah, this is much better!

[Upbeat music continues, footsteps patter]

DESCRIPTION: In Woollywood, Beebee, Josie, Willy, and Pirouette leave Claudine and walk down the hill.

JOSIE: It's such a shame Choochoo isn't with us on this adventure!

PIROUETTE: We didn't even have time to tell him where we were going!

WILLY: Oh, don't worry! Claudine will tell him.

BEEBEE: When I see my first shooting star, I'm gonna make a wish on it!

[Gentle music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Beebee, Josie, Willy, and Pirouette stop at the top of a hill, with sheep sleeping around them.

JOSIE: Ho! Just keep watching, Beebee, you'll see one!

[Claudine snores, light music plays, footsteps patter, light clicks]

DESCRIPTION: Claudine sleeps as Choochoo arrives, wearing the glow stick.

PIROUETTE: Hello? Beebee? Grampa Willy? Gramma Josie?

[The music stops, insects chirp]

CLAUDINE: Oh! Oh! What's that? Oh, Choochoo, it's you! My word, that's bright.

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la. I am so sorry to wake you, Claudine. I am looking for the others.

CLAUDINE: They're not here! They are... Um... I'm afraid I don't remember... Why are you trying to find them at this hour, Choochoo?

[Pop, triumphant music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo removes his hat and shows Claudine the four purple bow ties.

CHOOCHOO: I have been secretly knitting these gifts all day...

[The music stops, insects chirp]

CLAUDINE: Oh, my bark! Those are wonderful, Choochoo! Your friends are very lucky!

CHOOCHOO: Oh! Thank you, Claudine! I cannot wait to see their faces when I find them.

[Giggles]

CHOOCHOO: Pirouette! Beebee!

CLAUDINE: Good luck!

[Upbeat music plays, slide whistle]

DESCRIPTION: On the hilltop, Beebee flips onto a sleeping sheep and points at the sky.

[Light music plays]

BEEBEE: Oh! I saw one moving! Oh, no... That one! That one! I'm sure it's... No, it's not...

[Footsteps patter]

DESCRIPTION: Beebee jumps onto the grass.

PIROUETTE: Aw, come on, nothing's happening!

[Josie chuckles]

JOSIE: We have to be patient, children.

[Footsteps patter]

DESCRIPTION: Beebee jumps up and down on the sleeping sheep.

BEEBEE: I see one! I see one! There's a shooting star way down there!

WILLY: Ho ho! That can't be right, Beebee. Shooting stars are only up in the sky, not down in the... Bouncing yarn balls! A shooting star! In my garden!

BEEBEE: Haha! Let's go catch it!

[Sheep bleats, footsteps patter]

DESCRIPTION: Beebee rides the sheep down the hill, and the others follow.

CHOOCHOO: Hello?

[Click, eggplant rustles]

DESCRIPTION: In the garden, Choochoo bumps into a sleeping onion. Choochoo picks up an eggplant and looks into the hole.

CHOOCHOO: Oh! Oof! Sorry! Pirouette? Grampa Willy? Where are you? Gramma Josie, Beebee, are you down there?

[Footsteps patter]

DESCRIPTION: In the garden, Choochoo walks in a tunnel. The others walk down the steep hill.

[Light music notes play]

PIROUETTE: Hop! Ya! If we catch the shooting star, I'll wish for Choochoo to be with us!

[Footsteps patter]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo stands on the sheep’s back.

BEEBEE: Hey, if I make the same wish, do you think there will be two Choochoos?

[Sheep bleats, thump]

DESCRIPTION: Willy falls off a bush and lands on his back on the ground.

WILLY: My only wish will be that the shooting star doesn't roast my vegetables! Whoa! Ow! Ho ho!

[Shout echoes, slide whistle, light clicks, tense music plays, insects chirp]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo pokes his head out of a plant. He hides behind a tomato and unfolds the glow stick back into a stick.

CHOOCHOO: Ooh-la la! What was that howly sound?! Maybe I imagined it... Oh, la la! I wish I could be with my friends...

WILLY SHOUTS: Ow!

[Knitting needles click]

DESCRIPTION: Elsewhere, Willy sits on the sheep, and Josie knits a cast and puts it on his leg.

JOSIE: There, good as new.

WILLY: Thank you, Josie. Much better!

JOSIE: Onward! Let's catch that star!

BEEBEE: Yay! Let's get it!

[Upbeat music plays, light clicks, footsteps patter, light music plays, slide whistles, insects chirp]

DESCRIPTION: Pirouette, Beebee, Willy, and Josie run to the garden and explore. Choochoo walks, holding his glow stick. Josie, Pirouette, Beebee, and Willy hide behind fruits and vegetables, and Choochoo pops up in front of them, behind a wheelbarrow.

CHOOCHOO: Oh, I wish everyone were here.

[Upbeat music plays]

PIROUETTE: Shh! There it is! Gotcha!

[Jump boings, Choochoo shouts]

DESCRIPTION: Pirouette jumps on Choochoo and stands on his back. The glow stick lands nearby on the ground.

BEEBEE: We got it! We got the star!

BEEBEE AND PIROUETTE: I wish for Choochoo to be here now!

CHOOCHOO, MUFFLED: I am here! I am here!

BEEBEE: It worked! It worked!

PIROUETTE: Our wish came true!

[Jose chuckles, light music plays]

JOSIE: Oh! I don't think we caught a shooting star. I think we caught a Choochoo!

WILLY: I told you! Stars are only in the sky!

[Pirouette laughs]

PIROUETTE: Sorry, Choochoo, we thought you were a shooting star.

BEEBEE: But finding you is even better!

CHOOCHOO: Thank you! I needed some time on my own to knit these for you!

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo removes his hat, revealing the purple bow ties.

BEEBEE: Wowee...

[Pop, upbeat music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo puts a bow tie on each of Beebee and Willy’s hats and a bow tie on Josie’s shirt and Pirouette’s shirt.

JOSIE: Beautiful...

PIROUETTE: Ah, thanks, bro...

WILLY: Ho ho! Splendid...

BEEBEE: And now we can go back to see the shooting stars all together!

WILLY: Oh, sorry, Beebee, but I'm not sure I will be able to climb that hill again.

[Whoosh, wheel squeaks, footsteps patter, light music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Choochoo puts Willy in the wheelbarrow and pushes him to the glow stick.

CHOOCHOO: For you, Grampa Willy. A very elegant, glowing cane!

[Upbeat music plays, footsteps rustle]

DESCRIPTION: Willy holds the glow stick, and Choochoo pushes him up the hill in the wheelbarrow. Everyone else follows.

BEEBEE: Oh, by the way, Choochoo, some stars may look like they're moving, when in fact they are not!

[Light music plays]

CHOOCHOO: And sometimes you see stars when in fact it is just me!

[Everyone laughs, star chimes]

BEEBEE: Oh!

[Upbeat music plays, curtains rustle, theatre thuds, paper rustles]

DESCRIPTION: A star shoots across the sky and, in the playroom, the theatre curtains rustle. Lila and Marco put the theatre against a wall, and Lila moves the Woollys. She puts her paper and markers on the floor.

LILA: So... can I have some privacy now, Marco?

MARCO: Oh, right! Is it to make a secret drawing for me?

LILA: Um... Maybe...

[Marker clatters, Lila laughs]

DESCRIPTION: Lila rolls a marker to Marco.

[Upbeat music plays]

[End credits] Original Music by Tim Rideout. Original Voice Director: Thor Bishopric. With the voices of Sonja Ball, Josie; Lucinda Davis, BeeBee; Terrence Scammel, Willy; Jodie Resther, Choochoo; Dalal Sabra, Pirouette; Simon Peacock, Snowllys; Gaelle Serra, Lila; Viggo Hanvelt, Marco. Theme song performed by Gaelle Serra. Copyright Normaal, P.V.P. Media, V.I. Incorporated, 2024.