(Music playing)

A colourful landscape is filled with trees and flowers. A path in a village leads to a windmill. A door in the windmill opens and Donkey Hodie comes out. She is a yellow donkey puppet with a mane of purple hair.

Singing, HERE COMES DONKEY HODIE. HEE HAW! DONKEY HODIE SHE LOVES ADVENTURE, SHE LOVES SURPRISE. WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, SHE TRIES AND TRIES. LET'S GO DONKEY HODIE. IF SHE FAILS, SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK. COME ON DUCK DUCK, GIVE A QUACK, KAY KAY.

Duck Duck says, QUACK!

Singing, DONKEY HODIE. WHEN SHE PLAYS WITH BOB DOG, THEY HAVE A BALL IT'S FUN FOR THEM, IT'S FUN FOR ALL.

Bob Dog says, BOW WOW!

Singing, DONKEY HODIE. JUST FOR FUN, SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP WITH PURPLE PANDA IN HIS SPACESHIP.

Purple Panda says, HEYO!

Singing, DONKEY HODIE! A HEE AND A HAW AND A HAW AND A HEE SOMEPLACE ELSE IS THE PLACE TO BE WITH OUR PAL DONKEY HODIE! HEE HAW! TODAY IS THE DAY! OH YEAH, TODAY IS THE DAY DONKEY HODIE!

Donkey Hodie sings, HEE HAW!

A title reads: Donkey Hodie

A title over green hills reads: The Golden Crunchdoodles.

Donkey Hodie says, THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES.

The top half of a wooden door opens. Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda look outside.

(Birds chirping)

Clouds part.

(Gasping)

Donkey Hodie says, THE RAIN STOPPED!

Purple Panda says, TIME TO PLAY OUTSIDE! HEY-O!

(Laughing)

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!

Panda says, OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO TODAY, DONKEY?

Donkey Hodie stops and stares up.

Panda asks, UH, DONKEY?

Donkey Hodie says, PANDA, ARE YOU SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING?

Panda says, HUH?

A gold-coloured rainbow arches across the sky.

Both say, A GOLDEN RAINBOW!

Panda says, NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE.

Donkey Hodie says, THEY ONLY SHOW UP IN SOMEPLACE ELSE ON VERY SPECIAL DAYS.

Panda says, OH, I KNEW TODAY FELT SPECIAL.

Donkey Hodie says, AND DO YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ELSE, SOMETHING SO HEE-HAWESOME ABOUT GOLDEN RAINBOWS?

Panda says, UH, YES. YES, I DO.

Donkey Hodie says, I HEARD THAT AT THE END OF EVERY GOLDEN RAINBOW...

Panda asks, YEAH?

Donkey Hodie says,...IS A BOWL OF GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES.

(Both gasping)

Panda asks, YOU MEAN THE MOST DELICIOUSLY GOLDEN CRISPY CRUNCHIEST CEREAL OF ALL TIME...

Donkey Hodie nods and says, UH-HUH.

Panda asks, ...IS AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW?

Donkey Hodie says, UH-HUH!

Panda asks, IS IT TRUE?

Donkey Hodie says, IS IT TRUE? IS IT TRUE?! WELL, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT SURE WOULD BE FUN TO FIND OUT.

Panda says, UH, YEAH, IT WOULD. LET'S GO AND SEE.

Donkey Hodie says, WE, DONKEY HODIE...

Panda says, AND PURPLE PANDA.

Donkey Hodie says, ...WILL GO ON A SUPER FUN QUEST...

Panda cries, TO THE END OF THE RAINBOW!

Both say, TO THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES!

Both sing, DOO DOO-DOO DOO!

Donkey and Panda walk under the rainbow.

Donkey Hodie says, JUST GOT TO KEEP FOLLOWING THE RAINBOW ABOVE US UNTIL THE END.

Panda says, OH, I CAN'T WAIT TILL WE GET THERE.

Donkey Hodie says, MM-HMM.

Panda asks, BUT WHAT IF THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES AREN'T THERE? I'LL BE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED.

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH, ME TOO. OH, BUT WHAT IF THEY ARE THERE, PANDA? WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'LL TASTE LIKE?

Panda says, OH, LIKE -- LIKE GOLDEN HAPPY YUMMINESS.

Donkey Hodie says, OR LIKE GOLDEN YUMMY HAPPINESS.

Panda says, MAYBE BOTH.

Panda stops.

Panda cries, WHOA!

A tall stone wall is in front of them.

Donkey Hodie says, OOH! A WALL? MAYBE WE CAN GET AROUND IT.

Panda says, UH...HMM. NOT THAT WAY.

Panda turns. The wall runs into the distance.

Donkey Hodie looks in the other direction. The wall keeps going.

Donkey Hodie says, NOT THAT WAY, EITHER.

Panda says, OH, NO. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? IF WE CAN'T GET PAST THIS WALL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TURN AROUND. AND THEN WE'LL NEVER KNOW IF THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES ARE AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

Donkey Hodie says, WE'RE NOT GIVING UP, PANDA. WE CAN FIND A WAY PAST THIS WALL. THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK. HMM. WE CAN'T GO AROUND IT.

Panda says, AND WE CAN'T GO THROUGH IT.

Donkey Hodie says, BUT MAYBE WE CAN GO OVER IT! COME ON, PANDA. TIME TO CLIMB.

(Music playing)

Donkey and Panda walk up to the wall. Donkey studies it.

Donkey Hodie says, MM-HMM.

Panda starts climbing.

(Grunting)

Donkey climbs, bracing her hooves on the stones.

Donkey Hodie says, ALRIGHT. ALMOST AT THE TOP.

Panda cries, WHOO-HOO!

Panda slips and holds on.

Panda says, OHH!

Donkey and Panda are at the top of the wall.

Donkey Hodie says, WHOA.

Panda says, HEY. WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

(Tinkling)

Golden musical notes fall from the rainbow.

Donkey Hodie says, AH! I THINK IT'S COMING FROM THE GOLDEN RAINBOW.

Panda asks, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE GOLDEN RAINBOW MADE SUCH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC?

Donkey Hodie says, NO. WE MIGHT BE THE FIRST TO EVER HEAR IT.

Panda says, WOW.

(Gentle music plays)

Panda and Donkey smile as the notes fall around them.

Donkey Hodie says, AH, WELL, WE BETTER GET MOVING. WE ARE ON A QUEST TO THE END OF THE RAINBOW!

Panda says, TO THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES!

Both sing, DOO DOO-DOO DOO!

Donkey jumps.

Donkey Hodie says, HAH!

(Music playing)

Donkey and Panda walk.

Donkey Hodie says, MAYBE THEY TASTE MORE LIKE CRUNCHY GOLDEN LOVELINESS.

Panda says, OH, I'M THINKING THEY TASTE MORE LIKE CRUNCHY, LOVELY GOLDENNESS.

Donkey Hodie says, CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT. THERE'S NO STOPPING US NOW!

A path leads to a gate with an arch over it.

Panda says, OH, WHAT IS THIS?

Donkey Hodie says, IT LOOKS LIKE A NO-PASSING GATE.

Panda asks, BUT WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? IF WE CAN'T GET PAST, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO TURN AROUND. THEN WE'LL NEVER KNOW IF THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES ARE AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

Donkey Hodie says, WE CAN'T GIVE UP YET, PURPLE PANDA, MY PAL. THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY PAST THIS GATE.

A voice says, THERE SURE IS A WAY! IT'S TIME TO PLAY "THE MIDDLE OF THE GOLDEN RAINBOW GAME"!

An alligator with purple hair and red bowtie jumps out in front of the gate.

(Applause)

The alligator says, MM-HMM! UH-HUH! HELLO, DONKEY HODIE AND PURPLE PANDA.

Panda says, IT'S GAMESHOW GATOR!

Donkey Hodie says, HI, GATOR! WHAT'S GOING ON?

Gator says, WELL, YOU BOTH ARE THE NEW CONTESTANTS FOR THE "MIDDLE OF THE GOLDEN RAINBOW GAME."

(Both gasp)

Two red buzzers wheel out in front of Panda and Donkey.

Donkey Hodie asks, WE GET TO PLAY A GAME?

Panda asks, OH, WHAT DO WE WIN? WHAT DO WE WIN?

Gator says, IF YOU WIN, THE GATE GOES UP, AND YOU GET TO CONTINUE TO THE END OF THE GOLDEN RAINBOW.

Donkey Hodie says, OH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

Panda says, YEAH. HOW DO WE PLAY?

Gator says, I WILL ASK YOU A QUESTION. ANSWER IT CORRECTLY, AND THE GATE WILL OPEN. MM-HMM.

(Cheering)

Gator asks, OKAY, ARE YOU READY?

Donkey Hodie says, MM-HMM.

Gator says, OKAY. PLEASE NAME EVERYTHING YOU LIKE ABOUT THE GOLDEN RAINBOW.

Donkey Hodie says, AH!

Donkey hits her buzzer.

(Bell dinging)

Gator says, DONKEY HODIE.

Donkey Hodie says, I LIKE HOW BEAUTIFUL THE GOLDEN RAINBOW IS AND ALSO HOW WE ARE GOING TO SEE IF THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES ARE AT THE END.

(Applause)

Panda says, OH!

Panda presses his buzzer.

(Bell dinging)

Gator says, PURPLE PANDA.

Panda says, UM, I LIKE THAT WE NEVER KNEW THAT THE GOLDEN RAINBOW MADE MUSIC AND THAT THERE WAS A GAME IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Panda hits the buzzer again.

(Bell dinging)

Gator asks, FINAL ANSWERS?

Both say, FINAL ANSWERS.

Gator says, THOSE ARE GREAT ANSWERS! YOU WIN!

(Dinging)

(Cheering)

(Gator laughing)

The gate lifts.

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!

Panda shouts, HEY-O!

Gator says, THANKS FOR PLAYING THE "MIDDLE OF THE GOLDEN RAINBOW GAME"!

Donkey Hodie says, THANKS, GATOR.

Panda waves and says, SEE YA!

Gator says, BYE!

(Cheering)

Panda and Donkey walk past the gate.

Donkey Hodie says, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY FUN THINGS WE'VE SEEN AND DONE ON OUR QUEST.

Panda says, MM-HMM. AND WE'RE NOT EVEN DONE QUESTING.

Donkey Hodie says, GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES, HERE WE COME!

Both singing, DOO DOO-DOO DOO!

(Music playing)

A golden light shines on Donkey and Panda as they walk.

Panda says, MAYBE THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES TASTE LIKE SUPER NUTTY DELICIOUSNESS.

Donkey Hodie says, OH, YEAH, OR MAYBE THEY TASTE LIKE SUPER DELICIOUS NUTTINESS.

Panda says, OHHH, I'M SO EXCITED! I CAN...ALMOST TASTE THEM.

Panda shield his eyes with one paw.

Donkey Hodie says, AND WE MUST BE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END BECAUSE THIS GOLDEN RAINBOW IS GETTING REALLY, REALLY BRIGHT.

Panda says, YEAH, IT'S GETTING SO BRIGHT, I CAN BARELY SEE.

Donkey Hodie says, MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST CLOSE OUR EYES.

Panda says, OH, OKAY.

Panda and Donkey shut their eyes.

(Panda inhales)

They try to feel their way forward and bump into each other.

Both cry, OH!

(Thud)

Donkey stands up with her eyes open.

Donkey Hodie says, OKAY, THAT DIDN'T WORK.

Panda asks, OH, DONKEY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW? WE'LL HAVE TO TURN BACK, AND THEN WE'LL NEVER KNOW IF THERE ARE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

Donkey Hodie says, PANDA, WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO GIVE UP NOW. HMM. I KNOW! WE JUST NEED SOME SUNGLASSES!

Donkey and Panda wear sunglasses. They nod.

Both say, WHOA.

Donkey Hodie says, WOW. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE.

Panda says, YEAH. WHO KNEW THE GOLDEN RAINBOW HAD ALL THESE LIGHT BURSTS? IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE LIGHT IS DANCING.

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH! THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE DANCING.

(Music playing)

Donkey Hodie singing, I'VE GOT A BRIGHT IDEA.

Panda singing, I THINK THE TIME IS RIGHT.

Donkey Hodie singing, WE'RE GONNA DO A DANCE IN ALL THIS GOLDEN LIGHT.

Panda says, FIRST OUR HANDS GO.

Panda and Donkey raise their hands.

Voice singing, WHOA-OH OH OH, OH, OH.

Donkey Hodie singing, THEN OUR HIPS GO!

They sway their hips.

Voice singing, WHOA-OH OH OH, OH, OH!

Panda singing, THEN OUR FEET GO.

Panda stops his feet.

Both singing, 'CAUSE WE'RE DANCING UNDER THE GOLDEN RAINBOW. WHOA, OH-OH-OH, WHOA-OH, WHOA-OH. DANCING UNDER THE GOLDEN RAINBOW. WHOA, OH-OH-OH, WHOA OH OH OH!

Panda and Donkey dance.

Panda singing, THE RAIN HAS COME AND GONE.

Donkey Hodie singing, AND NOW THE SUN IS OUT.

Panda singing, UNDER THE RAINBOW'S ARC IS WHERE WE TWIST AND SHOUT.

Both sing, WHOO!

Donkey Hodie singing, FIRST OUR HANDS GO.

Voice singing, WHOA-OH OH OH, OH, OH.

Panda says, THEN OUR HIPS GO.

Voice singing, WHOA-OH OH OH, OH, OH.

Donkey Hodie singing, NOW OUR FEET GO.

Both singing, 'CAUSE WE'RE DANCING UNDER THE GOLDEN RAINBOW. WHOA, OH-OH-OH, WHOA, OH OH OH. DANCING UNDER THE GOLDEN RAINBOW, WHOA, OH-OH-OH. WHOA OH OH OH.

They dance.

(Soft music playing)

Donkey and Panda stand on the path.

Panda says, OH, HEY, LOOK, DONKEY! WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

Donkey Hodie says, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING TO THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

Panda says, TO THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES!

Both sing, DOO DOO-DOO DOO!

(Laughing)

They run forward. The golden rainbow ends on the path ahead.

(Gasping)

Donkey Hodie cries, WE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE GOLDEN RAINBOW!

Panda shouts, HEY-O! NOW LET'S FIND THOSE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES.

They look around the rainbow.

Donkey Hodie asks, NOW. WHERE ARE THEY? HMM.

Panda says, NOPE. NOT BACK HERE.

Donkey Hodie says, UH... HMM.

Panda says, UM...

Donkey Hodie says, UH...HUH.

Panda says, HMM.

They circle the rainbow.

Donkey Hodie says, NOW, THOSE CRUNCHDOODLES GOT TO BE AROUND HERE. UM, MAYBE THEY'RE AT...

Panda says, UM...HMM.

They walk around a bush.

Donkey Hodie asks, DO YOU SEE THEM, PANDA?

Panda says, HMM, NO. DO YOU, DONKEY?

Donkey Hodie says, NO. I GUESS IT LOOKS LIKE THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES AREN'T HERE.

(Sighing)

Panda says, I FEEL...I FEEL LOTS OF SAD DISAPPOINTMENT.

Donkey Hodie says, AND I FEEL LOTS OF DISAPPOINTED SADNESS.

(Both sigh)

Donkey Hodie says, I WAS REALLY HOPING TO FIND THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL WE WENT THROUGH TO GET HERE.

Panda says, WHAT A BAD DAY. THE WALL, THE GATE, THE BRIGHTNESS.

(Donkey gasps)

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH. THE WALL, THE GATE, THE BRIGHTNESS.

Panda says, I JUST SAID THAT.

Donkey Hodie says, I KNOW. BUT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WALL?

A cloud appears showing Panda and Donkey on top of the wall.

Panda says, OH, YEAH! WE HEARD THE GOLDEN RAINBOW'S BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.

Donkey Hodie asks, AND AT THE GATE?

The cloud shows Panda and Donkey with Gator.

Gator says, YOU WIN!

Panda says, WE PLAYED THE "MIDDLE OF THE GOLDEN RAINBOW GAME."

The cloud disappears.

Donkey Hodie says, YEAH, AND THEN WHEN WE GOT TO THE REALLY BRIGHT PART AND WE SANG?

Panda says, OH, AND WE DANCED?

Donkey Hodie says, AND DID THIS.

Donkey dances.

(Laughs)

Donkey Hodie says, AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS MUCH FUN IF WE HADN'T GONE LOOKING FOR THE GOLDEN CRUNCHDOODLES.

Panda shouts, HEY-O!

Donkey Hodie says, HEY. HEY, PANDA.

Panda says, HI.

Donkey Hodie says, LET'S KEEP HAVING FUN AND DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN ON THE WAY BACK!

(Gasps)

Panda says, TO THE BEGINNING OF THE RAINBOW.

Both sing, DOO DOO-DOO DOO!

(Laughing)

Donkey and Panda run.

(Music playing)

End credits read: Executive Producers Ellen Doherty
Adam Rudman
David Rudman

Directed by David Rudman
Written by Liz Hara

Starring: Hayley Jenkins
Frankie Cordero
Joey Mazzarino

Donkey Hodie copyright 2021 The Fred Rogers Company.

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