As a theme song plays, a little girl, JoJo walks along a street, holding hands with an elderly grey-haired woman, Gran Gran. A man walking a dog, waves before being pulled away by the dog. It starts to rain. JoJo and Gran Gran hold green umbrellas and wear raincoats. It is springtime and pink blossoms bloom on trees in a park. Butterflies fly in a sunny blue sky. JoJo does a cartwheel and rolls down a hill. Gran Gran rolls down after her. JoJo tosses autumn leaves in the air. A man builds a snowman on a sidewalk. Gran Gran and JoJo walk by in coats and scarves. It is warmer weather and JoJo takes Gran Gran’s hand. Gran Gran opens a front gate to JoJo’s home.

(Theme music plays)

A person sings, JOJO AND GRAN GRAN
TAKE MY HAND
AND COME WITH ME
ON A JOURNEY THROUGH
OUR STREETS
WE'LL SAY HELLO TO
EVERYBODY THAT WE MEET
THROUGH THE YEAR,
AS SEASONS CHANGE
EXPLORING EVERY DAY
TAKE OUR TIME
TO STOP AND PLAY
AND WHEN THE SPRINGTIME
BLOSSOM TURNS TO SUMMER SUN
JOJO LIKES TO GET OUTSIDE
GRAN GRAN ALWAYS
MAKES IT FUN
WHEN THE AUTUMN RAINFALL
TURNS TO WINTER SNOW
I KNOW A SPECIAL PLACE,
A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO
TAKE MY HAND,
WE'RE HEADING HOME
WITH JOJO AND GRAN GRAN

JoJo says, IT'S TIME TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

Gran says, IT WAS AN AUTUMN DAY, THE LEAVES WERE CHANGING COLOUR AND FALLING FROM THE TREES, AND JOJO AND GRAN GRAN - THAT'S ME - WERE SKIPPING THROUGH THE PARK.



Jared says, LOOK OUT!

Cynthia says, WATCH OUT!

JoJo says, WHOA!

A soccer ball bounces off a tree and JoJo catches it.

Gran Gran says, OOH! GOOD CATCH, JOJO.

Cynthia says, WHOOPS! SORRY, YOU TWO.

JoJo says, CYNTHIA! JARED!

Jared says, HEY, JOJO, GRAN GRAN!

Jared and JoJo slap hands and bump fists.

Gran Gran says, WHAT ARE YOU TWO UP TO?

Cynthia says, JARED AND I ARE GETTING READY FOR A BIG FOOTBALL GAME. WE PLAY EVERY WEEK.

Jared says, OUR TEAM ARE CALLED THE ROCKETS AND WE'RE PLAYING AGAINST OUR FRIENDS...

Jared does a robotic voice, ...THE ROBOTS.

Cynthia says, THE WINNERS OF THE BIG GAME GET THAT TROPHY.

Cynthia points to a silver cup.

Jared says, AND THIS WEEK, DRIBBLIN' JARED IS GOING TO SCORE THE MOST GOALS!

JoJo looks puzzled and says, DRIBBLING?

Jared says, THIS IS DRIBBLING!

Jared kicks the ball and moves it around Gran Gran and JoJo.

JoJo says, WHOA! FOOTBALL LOOKS REALLY FUN, GRAN GRAN.

Cynthia says, YOU KNOW WE COULD DO WITH ANOTHER PLAYER, JOJO.

Jared asks, YEAH! DO YOU FANCY JOINING THE ROCKETS FOR A GAME OF FOOTBALL?

Gran Gran says, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

JoJo jumps and says, YES!

Jared says, AWESOME! LET'S PLAY FOOTBALL!

A boy in a green striped shirt says, YOU HAVE TO SCORE MORE GOALS THAN THE OTHER TEAM OR YOU LOSE, AND IF YOU SCORE MORE THAN THE OTHER TEAM, YOU WIN.

A girl with black hair says, HOW MANY GOALS CAN YOU SCORE?

A boy in an orange shirt, frowns and says, ABOUT... ONCE, I'VE SCORED... ...THREE - A HAT TRICK.

A girl in a turtleneck sweater says, LOTS OF PEOPLE, LIKE, THEY'LL WEAR THINGS FOR THEIR TEAM. LIKE SORT OF, IF THEY WERE SUPPORTING A RED TEAM, THEY WOULD WEAR LIKE A RED TOP OR RED TROUSERS.

The boy in the green striped shirt says, WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING FOOTBALL, YOU NEED TO HAVE A NUMBER ON YOUR BACK AND A NAME ON YOUR BACK.

A girl in a red shirt says, I DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF BORING, AND YOU'RE JUST RUNNING AROUND WITH A BALL, THAT'S ALL.

A boy in a blue shirt laughs.

The boy in the green striped shirt says, I'M GOOD AT FOOTBALL BECAUSE I'VE PLAYED IT A LOT OF TIMES.

The girl with dark hair and the boy in the orange shirt, raise their fists. Both say, GOAL!

The boy in the orange shirt says, YES!

A blonde-haired girl and the boy in the green striped shirt, wave their arms and shout,
GOAL!

Cynthia and JoJo stretch. Jared runs to Gran Gran, who is sitting on a park bench.

Jared says, DON'T GET TOO COMFY GRAN GRAN; WE'VE GOT A JOB FOR YOU.
EVERY GAME OF FOOTBALL NEEDS A REFEREE.

Gran Gran says, OH! SAY NO MORE, JARED. I USED TO REFEREE YOUR DAD'S FOOTBALL GAMES.

JoJo says, GRAN GRAN, WHAT'S A REFEREE?

JoJo says, A REFEREE IS IN CHARGE OF THE GAME AND TELLS YOU WHEN IT'S TIME TO START AND STOP PLAYING.

Cynthia says, WE PLAY A TIMED GAME WITH TWO HALVES. OTHERWISE, WE'D GO ON FOR HOURS.

(Singing)

WE ARE THE ROBOTS
HERE COME THE ROBOTS

A bearded man says, HELLO, ROCKETS! READY TO LOSE THAT TROPHY TO THE ROBOTS?

Cynthia says, HA, NOT A CHANCE, EZRA, NOT WITH SUPER-SKILLED CYNTHIA ON THE PITCH. HA!

Jared says, YOU BETTER WATCH OUT, TOO, TERRENCE. WE HAVE A NEW STAR PLAYER.

JoJo says, HI, EZRA. HI, TERRENCE!

Ezra says, OH, HELLO, JOJO. WELL, WE ROBOTS HAVE OUR OWN STAR PLAYER, TOO - MY GRANDSON, JAXON!

Jaxon says, HELLO! I'M JAXON, AND THIS IS RABBIT.

JoJo says, RABBIT CAN SIT NEXT TO PANDA, IF YOU WANT?

Jaxon says, RABBIT WATCHES ME PLAY ALL THE TIME.

Jaxon kicks the ball.

JoJo looks worried. She says, ALL THE TIME?

Gran Gran says, EVERYBODY READY TO START THE FOOTBALL GAME?

Everyone shouts, READY!

Jared says, I'LL BE OUR GOALIE!

Gran Gran clicks the stopwatch and says, LET'S PLAY FOOTBALL!

(Beeping)

Gran Gran blows the whistle.

Cynthia kicks the ball to JoJo.

Jared says, YEAH! GO, JOJO! GIVE IT A GOOD KICK!

Ezra blocks the ball and kicks it to Jaxon.

Jaxon says, OVER HERE!

Jaxon kicks the ball and Cynthia gets it.

Cynthia says, AH-HA! RUN TOWARDS THEIR GOAL JOJO AND I'LL PASS IT OVER.

JoJo kicks the ball toward a goal and Terence catches it.

JoJo says, OH.

Cynthia says, THAT'S, OKAY, JOJO. THERE'S STILL LOTS OF TIME TO SCORE OUR FIRST GOAL!

JoJo smiles and says, HMM.

(Music playing)

Terence kicks the ball to Jaxon. Jaxon dribbles the ball past JoJo and kicks the ball between Cynthia’s legs. Jaxon kicks the ball past Jared and into the goal.

Jaxon says, YES!

Gran Gran hangs a number one on a scoreboard.

Terence says, YES!

Jared kicks the ball to Cynthia. She kicks it forward and JoJo runs to it. JoJo kicks the ball at the goal and Terence knocks it away.

Ezra gets the ball and passes it to Jaxon. Jaxon kicks the ball. Jared jumps but the ball goes past him and into the goal.

Gran Gran hangs a number two on the scoreboard.

Jaxon says, 2-NIL TO THE ROBOTS!

Gran Gran holds the stopwatch.

(Beeping)

Gran Gran blows the whistle.

JoJo says, DID WE LOSE?

Jaxon says, WE'VE JUST FINISHED THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME.

Jared says, WE'LL START THE SECOND HALF AFTER A QUICK BREAK.

Ezra says, WELL DONE, YOU TWO. GREAT GAME SO FAR.

JoJo and Jaxon eat orange segments.

(JoJo sighing)

JoJo says, WE DIDN'T SCORE ANY GOALS, GRAN GRAN.

Gran Gran says, THERE'S STILL TIME, JOJO. YOU'VE STILL GOT THE SECOND HALF. DON'T GIVE UP.

JoJo says, BUT I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT KICKING THE BALL

Cynthia and Jared kick the ball back forth. It flies toward JoJo. She jumps and catches the ball.

Gran Gran says, BUT YOU ARE GOOD AT JUMPING, JOJO, AND CATCHING.

JoJo says, GRAN GRAN, YOU CAN'T CATCH IN FOOTBALL.

Gran Gran says, JOJO, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A GRAN GRAN PLAN! THERE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN CATCH THE BALL IN FOOTBALL - THE GOALIE.

(Whistle blowing)

Gran Gran blows the whistle. Ezra passes the ball to Jaxon.

Cynthia says, WHAT THE --

Terrence says, COME ON, JAXON, MAKE IT THREE GOALS FOR THE ROBOTS!

Jaxon kicks the ball and JoJo catches it.

JoJo says, UP.

JoJo says, YES!

Jared says, WHOA!

Cynthia says, GREAT SAVE, JOJO.

Gran Gran says, MORE LIKE JUMPIN' JOJO!

Cynthia says, YES! NOW, LET'S WIN THAT TROPHY!

JoJo rolls the ball to Cynthia and she passes it to Jared.

JoJo says, GO, JARED!

Jared scores a goal.

Cynthia says, WOO-HOO! YES!

JoJo says, YAY!

Ezra kicks the ball and JoJo catches it.

JoJo says, WAHOO!

JoJo says, AMAZING!

Jared says, GO ROCKETS, HEY, HEY. GO ROCKETS, OOH.

Gran Gran updates the scoreboard.

She says, IT'S TWO GOALS EACH AND THERE'S ONE MINUTE LEFT!

The stopwatch counts down.

Cynthia says, CAN WE DO IT, ROCKETS?

JoJo says, YEAH!

Jared says, THAT'S THE SPIRIT, JUMPIN' JOJO!

Jaxon kicks the ball past Cynthia.

Cynthia says, OH, DEAR!

Jaxon moves past Jared.

(Jared gasping)

Terence says, GO, JAXON!

Jaxon kicks the ball towards JoJo’s net, but she slides and kicks it.

(JoJo gasping)

The ball sails past everyone, toward the empty goal at the other end of the field.

(All gasping)

The ball rolls into the goal.

(Cheering)

Jared says, GO, GO ROCKETS!

Cynthia says, HURRAY!

Gran Gran updates the scoreboard, three to two.

(Beeping)

Gran Gran blows the whistle.

JoJo runs over and says, I DID IT, GRAN GRAN! I DID IT! I SCORED A GOAL!

Jared says, AND WE WON, JOJO! WE WON THE GAME!

Gran Gran holds the trophy. Panda and Rabbit are inside it.

Gran Gran says, WELL, DONE, JOJO.

Gran Gran says, CONGRATULATIONS TO DRIBBLIN' JARED, SUPER-SKILLED CYNTHIA AND...

Everyone says, JUMPIN' JOJO!

Jaxon says, YOU WERE AMAZING, JOJO. WE SHOULD PLAY AGAIN SOON.

Jared picks up JoJo.

(JoJo laughing)

(Cheering)

Ezra says, WELL, DONE!

It is nighttime. Three children wear blue soccer uniforms.

A child says, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

Another child says, FOOTBALL IS A SPORT WE PLAY IN A TEAM.

The first child says, THIS IS THE COACH, DAN. HE'S GOING TO HELP US.

Dan has short brown hair. He wears glasses and a jacket. Dan says, RIGHT, OKAY, GUYS, TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE LOOK AT DRIBBLING, OKAY?
COUPLE OF SKILLS IN THERE. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO PASSING STRAIGHT AFTERWARDS AND WE'RE GONNA FINISH WITH A BIG GAME AT THE END. GO AND GET A BALL EACH, QUICK AS YOU CAN.

Children run off, dressed in blue and orange vests.

Dan says, OKAY, START DRIBBLING! OFF WE GO, START DRIBBLING. GOOD.

A girl dribbles a yellow ball. A boy dribbles the ball. Children run past each other while dribbling balls.

A child says, WE'RE PRACTICING OUR PASSING.

Dan says, GREAT PASS, JAMES.

A boy in an orange vest runs past a girl in a blue vest.

Dan says, FINISH! OH!

Dan looks at a child and says, SO, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A STEP.

The child says, PRACTICING OUR FOOTBALL SKILLS TAKES TIME, BUT IT HELPS US GET BETTER.

Another child says, NOW, WE'RE PRACTICING SCORING GOALS.

Dan says, GOOD. GO SCORE, GO SCORE! GOOD, EVIE, WELL DONE.

Evie kicks the ball into the goal.

Dan says, GOOD FINISH, EVIE. WELL DONE.

The child says, NOW, IT'S TIME TO PLAY A MATCH.

The other child says, WHEN DAN BLOWS THE WHISTLE...

(Whistle blowing)

The child says, ...THE GAME BEGINS.

Dan says, YOU CAN MOVE NOW.

Children in blue vests play against children in orange vests. An orange ball is kicked into a goal.

Dan says OH, CORDELIA, WELL DONE.

The child says, THE ORANGE TEAM HAVE SCORED. IT'S ONE-NIL. BUT THERE IS STILL TIME TO WIN.

Dan says, GOOD BOY, FINN, WELL DONE. GREAT TACKLE.

Cordelia runs with the ball.

Dan says, GOOD, CORDELIA. YEAH, WELL DONE!

Cordelia kicks the ball into the goal.

The child says, YES, WE'VE SCORED. IT'S ONE-ALL.

Dan says, GOOD, GO ON, FINN. GOOD BOY.

Finn passes the ball.

(Whistle blowing)

The other child says, THE MATCH IS OVER. IT'S A DRAW.

Dan says, SHAKE HANDS, EVERYONE.

The children shake hands.

The child says, WE LOVED PLAYING FOOTBALL.

Gran Gran is in her backyard in front of a small goal. JoJo kicks a soccer ball past her.

JoJo says, YES! I THINK FOOTBALL IS MY NEW FAVOURITE GAME, GRAN GRAN.

Gran Gran says, I THINK I'M BETTER AT BEING THE REFEREE.

(JoJo laughing)

JoJo hugs Gran Gran and says, I LOVE YOU, GRAN GRAN.

Gran Gran says, I LOVE YOU TOO, JOJO.

(Theme music plays)

As the end credits roll, JoJo and Gran Gran walk through town and play in the park as the seasons change.

End Credits: JoJo, Taiya Samuel. Gran Gran, Cathy Tyson. Additional voices: Sean Connolly, Teresa Gallagher, Ashley Joseph, Inel Tomlinson, Cooper Turner. Based on Characters Created by Laura Henry-Allain.

Logo: JoJo and Gran Gran.

Series Producer Tom Cousins. Producer Charlotte Bushell. Logos: CBeebies. BBC. BBC Children’s Productions. Copyright Children’s Productions Ltd. 2020

Distributed by BBC Studios.