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Transcript: Bright Bright Bugs
[Cheerful music plays]
A stone path over grassy hills leads to a small town where a windmill’s sail slowly turns.
Singers sing, HERE COMES DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie, a yellow donkey with purple hair and a purple tail, walks out of the windmill.
She says, HEE HAW!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie walks through a flower garden where a giant flower stem grows.
A singer sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE,
SHE LOVES SURPRISE
WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM,
SHE TRIES AND TRIES.
Donkey Hodie rides the growing stem.
People sing, LET'S GO
DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie jumps off the flower stem.
The singer sings, IF SHE FAILS,
SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK.
Donkey Hodie bounces off a drum near Grampy Hodie and over a green Duck.
The singer sings, COME ON DUCK DUCK,
GIVE A QUACK.
Duck Duck, the green duck says, KAY, KAY! QUACK!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The singer sings, SHE PLAYS WITH BOB DOG,
THEY HAVE A BALL
T'S FUN FOR THEM,
IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
Donkey Hodie and Bob Dog, an orange dog, bounce on balls. Donkey Hodie bounces off her ball.
Bob Dog says, BOW WOW!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The singer sings, JUST FOR FUN,
SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP
WITH PURPLE PANDA
IN HIS SPACESHIP.
Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda travel through space in a spaceship.
Purple Panda says, HEYO!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The singer sings, A HEE AND A HAW
AND A HAW AND A HEE
SOMEPLACE ELSE
IS THE PLACE TO BE.
Donkey Hodie’s friends sing, WITH OUR PAL
DONKEY HODIE!
Title, Donkey Hodie.
Created by Adam Rudman and David Rudman. Developed by Ellen Doherty. Inspired by the work of Fred Rogers.
Donkey Hodie says, HEE HAW!
[Bright music plays]
Donkey Hodie reads the episode title, BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS.
[Gentle music plays]
[Crickets]
At night, Purple Panda, also known as Panda, and Donkey Hodie, also known as Donkey, sit outside a tent in the woods. Panda sits on a hallow log and Donkey sits on a rock with a lantern between them.
Panda says, AH, WILDERNESS.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
NATURE.
I'M SO GLAD WE WENT
CAMPING TODAY, DONKEY.
[Panda chuckling]
[Donkey sighing]
Donkey says, IT'S SO RELAXING.
JUST LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS
OF THE YODEL BIRDS.
A bird yodels, YODEL-LAY-HEE-HOO!
Penguins waddle across the campsite.
They say, SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT!
Panda says, OH, AND WATCHING
THE PENGUINS PLAY.
The penguins say, SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT!
Donkey adds, AND SEEING
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
LIGHT UP THE SKY!
Panda says, THE… WHAT-WHAT BUGS?
Donkey says, THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
AH, GRAMPY HODIE TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT UM!
THEY'RE TEENSY LITTLE BUGS
THAT LIGHT UP
IN ALL DIFFERENT COLORS.
Panda gasps, EVEN PURPLE?
Donkey says, YEAH, EVEN PURPLE!
AND… AND, THEY FLY AROUND,
LIGHTING UP THE SKY
LIKE…LIKE STARS
UNTIL THE WHOLE SKY ISN'T
JUST BRIGHT, IT'S BRIGHT-BRIGHT.
Panda says, WOW-WOW!
Donkeys says, I KNOW! I KNOW!
Panda says, UH... WHERE ARE THEY?
Donkey says, THEY'RE...
She looks to the sky.
She says, NOT HERE!
Panda says, OH.
Donkey says, YET.
THEY'RE NOT HERE, YET.
THEY LIVE IN THESE WOODS,
BUT GRAMPY SAYS
THAT THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT
IF THEY HEAR THEIR
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUG SONG.
Panda says, OHHHH!
WELL THEN, I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR THE SOOTHING SOUNDS
OF ONE SINGING PANDA.
He stands up.
[Panda clearing his throat]
Panda sings, HEY-O BUGS,
A BUGGIES, BUGGIES,
BUGGIES COME OOOOOUUUT!
COME OUT, COME OUT,
HEY-OOOOOO!
Donkey walks up to Panda.
Panda says, DIDN'T WORK.
Donkey shakes her head.
She says, NO, PANDA.
IT HAS TO BE THEIR SPECIAL
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUG SONG.
Panda says, OHHH!
UH, WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
Donkey stomps her hoof to a steady beat.
She says, IT'S GOTTA HAVE DRUMS, SO THEY
KNOW TO FLAP THEIR WINGS.
She pretends to play a guitar.
She adds, AND IT'S GOTTA HAVE GUITAR,
SO THEY KNOW
TO SHINE THEIR LIGHTS.
[Guitar music plays]
Donkey says, AND IT'S GOTTA HAVE WORDS,
SO THEY KNOW...
She lowers her arms.
She says, I DON'T KNOW
WHY IT HAS TO HAVE WORDS.
MAYBE THE WORDS ARE JUST FOR US.
IT'S FUN TO SING!
Panda says, IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
[Panda chuckling]
Panda says, LET'S TRY TO PLAY IT!
Donkey cheers, HEE-HAW!
LET'S GET OUR INSTRUMENTS!
She and Panda hurry into their tent.
Panda says, HMMM. I KNOW THEY'RE IN HERE
SOMEWHERE...
[Rustling]
Donkey says, I THINK THEY MIGHT BE
OVER HERE, PANDA.
Panda says, OH, FOUND MY DRUM!
[Drumming]
Donkey says, OH, FOUND MY GUITAR!
[Guitar strumming]
Panda cheers, HEY-O!
[Donkey giggling]
Donkey says, C'MON, LET'S GO SING THE SONG
FOR THE BRIGHT-RIGHT BUGS!
Panda says, OKAY!
[Donkey giggling]
Panda grunts, OH!
Donkey yelps, AHHHH!
[Crashing]
Donkey says, UH OH!
She leaves the tent with a broken guitar. Panda follows with a broken drum.
Donkey and Panda say, WE BROKE OUR INSTRUMENTS!
Panda says, NOW, WHAT DO WE DO?
WITHOUT MY DRUM,
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
WON'T KNOW
HOW TO FLAP THEIR WINGS.
Donkey says, AND WITHOUT MY GUITAR,
THEY WON'T KNOW TO
SHINE THEIR LIGHTS!
[Panda gasping]
Panda says, NOW WE'LL NEVER SEE
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
Donkey says, WAIT! WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO PLAY OUR SONG
AND SEE THOSE BUGS!
I KNOW WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT.
WHO'S WITH ME!
Panda raises his paw.
He says, ME!
He raises his other paw.
He says, AND ME!
Donkey raises her hoof.
She says, AND ME TOO!
ALRIGHT! LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO!
Donkey and Panda look at their broken instruments.
Panda says, HMMM.
WELL.
OUR INSTRUMENTS
ARE IN TINY PIECES.
Donkey says, THEY SURE ARE.
Panda says, SO, WHAT IF WE JUST PLAYED
TINY PIECES OF MUSIC?
Donkey says, YEAH!
EVEN IF WE ONLY PLAYED
A LITTLE BIT OF DRUM
AND A LITTLE BIT OF GUITAR,
I BET WE COULD PROBABLY GET ONE
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUG TO COME OUT!
Panda says, LET'S TRY IT!
Donkey says, OKAY.
[Donkey clearing her throat]
Donkey announces, BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS,
THIS IS FOR YOU!
Panda counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
He and Donkey try and play their instruments.
[Scraping]
[Rattling]
Panda says, DOESN'T REALLY SOUND
LIKE A DRUM ANYMORE.
Donkey says, OR A GUITAR.
LET'S TRY AGAIN!
Panda says, OKAY.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
He bangs his broken drum. Donkey strums her broken guitar.
[Scraping]
[Rattling]
Donkey says, UH... FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT?
[Scraping]
[Rattling]
Donkey and Panda groan, HMPH.
Panda says, THIS ISN'T WORKING.
Donkey says, NO, IT'S NOT.
IT WAS A GOOD TRY.
WE JUST NEED TO TRY
SOMETHING ELSE.
Penguins say, SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT!
They scurry up to Panda and Donkey.
Donkey says, OH, THE PENGUINS!
MAYBE THEY HAVE
A GUITAR AND DRUM!?
Panda says, PENGUINS! HI!
UH,
DO YOU HAVE ANY INSTRUMENTS
WE CAN BORROW?
The penguins say, UM... HMM...
SQUIBBIT?
Panda says, OH, UM...
SQUIBBIT. SQUIBBIT. SQUIBBIT?
The penguins say, SQUIBBIT!
They leave.
[Donkey and Panda gasping]
Donkey and Panda quietly say, HAVE INSTRUMENTS!
The penguins return, playing horns and an accordion.
[Horn and accordion music plays]
Panda says, BUT NOT A DRUM
OR A GUITAR THOUGH.
UH.
[Horn and accordion music continues]
Donkey and Panda look up at the night sky that remains dark as the penguins continue playing their instruments.
Donkey says, THANKS ANYWAY, PENGUINS.
The penguins stop playing.
They loudly say, SQUIBBIT!
They leave with their instruments.
[Panda sighing]
Panda says, SO, STILL NO
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS.
Donkey says, AND THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
REALLY NEED TO HEAR DRUMS,
SO THEY KNOW
TO FLAP THEIR WINGS.
Panda says, YEAH, AND THEY HAVE TO HEAR
THE GUITAR,
SO THEY KNOW TO SHINE
THEIR LIGHTS TOO.
Donkey nods.
[Panda sighing]
Panda asks, WHAT DO WE DO?
Donkey says, MAYBE? MAYBE WE NEED TO THINK
OF ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE
THE GUITAR AND DRUM SOUNDS?
Panda says, HMM.
[Panda gasping]
Panda says, HEY-O!
I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING!
He puts down his broken drum.
He says, I CAN MAKE A DRUM SOUND!
LISTEN TO THIS.
BOOM, KA! BOOM-BOOM, KA! BOOM!
Donkey puts down her broken guitar.
She says, HEY YEAH!
AND I CAN MAKE A GUITAR SOUND!
BIIIIRRRRR!
[Donkey giggling]
Panda says, OKAY!
[Panda imitating drum playing]
[Donkey imitating guitar playing]
Panda and Donkey look up at the night sky.
[Panda sighing]
Panda says, STILL DIDN'T WORK,
NO BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
Donkey groans, OH, WE'VE TRIED EVERYTHING,
AND WE STILL HAVEN'T
SOLVED OUR PROBLEM.
OH, THIS REALLY BUGS ME!
IT BUGS ME IN MY TUMMY!
IT BUGS ME IN MY EARS!
IT EVEN BUGS ME DOWN
TO MY CUTE LITTLE HOOVESIES!
GRR!
She shakes her hoof angrily. Panda nods.
He says, OH, I KNOW
HOW YOU FEEL, DONKEY.
Donkey says, YOU DO?
Panda says, YEAH.
LOOK AT THIS...
He shakes his paw angrily.
He growls, GRR!
Donkey says, HEY, WELL THAT'S HOW I FEEL!
SO FRUSTRATED! HMPH!
Panda says, BUT, DONKEY, YOU'RE ALWAYS
TELLING US TO TRY AGAIN
WHEN THINGS DON'T GO OUR WAY.
SO MAYBE, WE JUST NEED
TO KEEP TRYING,
AND WE'LL FIND A WAY
TO SEE THOSE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
Donkey says, YEAH.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT PANDA.
IT'S NOT THAT
WE HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT ,
IT'S THAT WE HAVEN'T
FIGURED IT OUT YET.
WE CAN TOTALLY DO THIS!
Panda says, THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
Donkey says, I, DONKEY HODIE,
WILL TRY AGAIN!
WE JUST NEED ANOTHER IDEA.
HMM.
LET'S GO SIT BY THE LANTERN.
She and Panda sit down by the lantern outside their tent.
[Log thumping]
Donkey giggles, HEE-HEE-HEE-HAW!
WHAT WAS THAT SOUND?
Panda says, WHA?
OH, THAT WAS JUST ME
WHEN I WAS SITTING DOWN
ON THIS HOLLOW LOG.
LISTEN.
He adjusts his seat on the log.
[Log thumping]
Panda bounces on the log.
[Log thumping continues]
Panda says, HEY! THAT KIND OF SOUNDS
LIKE MY DRUM.
Donkey says, HA, YEAH!
[Donkey and Panda giggling]
[Donkey and Panda sighing]
A gust of wind blows through the nearby reeds.
[Rustling]
Panda says, HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
Donkey says, I THINK IT WAS THE WIND,
BLOWING THROUGH THOSE REEDS.
[Rustling]
Panda says, YEP! THAT'S THE WIND!
Donkey says, IT KIND OF SOUNDS
LIKE MY GUITAR.
Panda says, OHHH.
He bounces against the hallow log.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, OKAY.
HMM. NEW IDEA.
DRUM. DRUM.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, DRUM. DRUM?
Donkey says to herself, THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK.
[Rustling]
Donkey looks at the reeds behind her.
She says, HEE-HAW! I'VE GOT IT!
Panda says, YOU DO!?
Donkey says, YEAH!
THAT LOG SOUNDS LIKE YOUR DRUM!
Panda bounces on the log.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, SURE DOES!
He bounces on the log.
[Panda giggling]
Donkey says, AND THESE REEDS BLOWING IN
THE WIND SOUND LIKE MY GUITAR!
Panda says, SURE DO!
Donkey says, HEY!
HEY, WHAT IF WE USE THESE REEDS
AND…AND THAT LOG TO PLAY A SONG
FOR THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS?
[Panda gasping]
Panda says, YEAH!
DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD WORK?
Donkey says, WE CAN DEFINITELY TRY!
C'MON!
Panda pushes his log next to the reeds.
[Panda grunting]
Panda bangs the log.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, IT REALLY DOES SOUND LIKE
A DRUM, DOESN'T IT?
Donkey nods.
[Panda chuckling]
Panda plays a beat on the log.
[Log thumping]
[Donkey gasping]
Donkey says, HEE-HEE-HAW-ESOME!
HA-HA!
NOW WHAT ABOUT THESE REEDS?
HMM.
She strums the reeds.
[Strumming]
[Donkey gasping]
Donkey plays the reeds like guitar chords.
She says, HA! SOUNDS LIKE A GUITAR!
She plays the reeds.
[Strumming]
[Donkey humming]
[Donkey giggling]
Behind the hills in the distance, tiny, bright, sparkly bugs appear.
Donkey says, WHOAAAA!
IT IS WORKING, PANDA!
FOLLOW MY LEAD!
Panda says, YOU GOT IT, DONKEY!
He plays the log while Donkey plays the reeds.
[Upbeat rock music plays]
Donkey sings, LISTEN AS WE PLAY AND SING.
HEAR THE DRUM SOUND
AND FLAP YOUR WINGS.
COME ON BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS,
IT'S TIME TO FLY!
Panda sings, FLIT AND FLY,
IT FEELS SO FINE.
HEAR THE GUITAR
AND START TO SHINE.
COME ON BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS,
LIGHT UP THE SKY!
Bright-Bright bugs of different colors flutter closer to Donkey and Panda.
Together, Donkey and Panda sing, IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT NIGHT!
The Bright-Bright bugs fill the night sky, sparkling in the darkness. Donkey and Panda gaze up at the bugs.
Together they sing, IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT-NIGHT!
The penguins appear with their instruments.
[Horn and accordion music plays]
Donkey cheers, WE DID IT, PANDA!
WE GOT THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
TO COME OUT!
Panda cheers, YEAH, THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL!
Donkey says, I'M REALLY PROUD OF US.
THINGS WEREN'T GOING OUR WAY...
Panda says, BUT WE KEPT TRYING!
Donkey says, AND WE DIDN'T GIVE UP!
AND LOOK!
She and Panda admire the bugs in the sky.
They say, BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!!!
Panda says, HEY-O!
Donkey says, HEE-HAWESOME!
Together, Donkey and Panda sing, IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT-NIGHT!
IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT-NIGHT!
Donkey and Panda continue playing their log and reed instruments along with the penguins as the Bright-Bright bugs fly around them.
[Bright music plays]
End credits.
Executive Producers Ellen Doherty, Adam Rudman, and David Rudman.
Directed by David Rudman.
Written by Liz Hara.
Starring Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero.
Donkey Hodie.
Copyright 2023 The Fred Rogers Company.
All rights reserved.
Logos: Spiffy Pictures.
Fred Rogers Productions.
[Giggling]
Logo: 9 Story Media Group.
A stone path over grassy hills leads to a small town where a windmill’s sail slowly turns.
Singers sing, HERE COMES DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie, a yellow donkey with purple hair and a purple tail, walks out of the windmill.
She says, HEE HAW!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie walks through a flower garden where a giant flower stem grows.
A singer sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE,
SHE LOVES SURPRISE
WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM,
SHE TRIES AND TRIES.
Donkey Hodie rides the growing stem.
People sing, LET'S GO
DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie jumps off the flower stem.
The singer sings, IF SHE FAILS,
SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK.
Donkey Hodie bounces off a drum near Grampy Hodie and over a green Duck.
The singer sings, COME ON DUCK DUCK,
GIVE A QUACK.
Duck Duck, the green duck says, KAY, KAY! QUACK!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The singer sings, SHE PLAYS WITH BOB DOG,
THEY HAVE A BALL
T'S FUN FOR THEM,
IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
Donkey Hodie and Bob Dog, an orange dog, bounce on balls. Donkey Hodie bounces off her ball.
Bob Dog says, BOW WOW!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The singer sings, JUST FOR FUN,
SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP
WITH PURPLE PANDA
IN HIS SPACESHIP.
Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda travel through space in a spaceship.
Purple Panda says, HEYO!
Singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The singer sings, A HEE AND A HAW
AND A HAW AND A HEE
SOMEPLACE ELSE
IS THE PLACE TO BE.
Donkey Hodie’s friends sing, WITH OUR PAL
DONKEY HODIE!
Title, Donkey Hodie.
Created by Adam Rudman and David Rudman. Developed by Ellen Doherty. Inspired by the work of Fred Rogers.
Donkey Hodie says, HEE HAW!
[Bright music plays]
Donkey Hodie reads the episode title, BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS.
[Gentle music plays]
[Crickets]
At night, Purple Panda, also known as Panda, and Donkey Hodie, also known as Donkey, sit outside a tent in the woods. Panda sits on a hallow log and Donkey sits on a rock with a lantern between them.
Panda says, AH, WILDERNESS.
THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
NATURE.
I'M SO GLAD WE WENT
CAMPING TODAY, DONKEY.
[Panda chuckling]
[Donkey sighing]
Donkey says, IT'S SO RELAXING.
JUST LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS
OF THE YODEL BIRDS.
A bird yodels, YODEL-LAY-HEE-HOO!
Penguins waddle across the campsite.
They say, SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT!
Panda says, OH, AND WATCHING
THE PENGUINS PLAY.
The penguins say, SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT!
Donkey adds, AND SEEING
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
LIGHT UP THE SKY!
Panda says, THE… WHAT-WHAT BUGS?
Donkey says, THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
AH, GRAMPY HODIE TOLD ME
ALL ABOUT UM!
THEY'RE TEENSY LITTLE BUGS
THAT LIGHT UP
IN ALL DIFFERENT COLORS.
Panda gasps, EVEN PURPLE?
Donkey says, YEAH, EVEN PURPLE!
AND… AND, THEY FLY AROUND,
LIGHTING UP THE SKY
LIKE…LIKE STARS
UNTIL THE WHOLE SKY ISN'T
JUST BRIGHT, IT'S BRIGHT-BRIGHT.
Panda says, WOW-WOW!
Donkeys says, I KNOW! I KNOW!
Panda says, UH... WHERE ARE THEY?
Donkey says, THEY'RE...
She looks to the sky.
She says, NOT HERE!
Panda says, OH.
Donkey says, YET.
THEY'RE NOT HERE, YET.
THEY LIVE IN THESE WOODS,
BUT GRAMPY SAYS
THAT THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT
IF THEY HEAR THEIR
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUG SONG.
Panda says, OHHHH!
WELL THEN, I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR THE SOOTHING SOUNDS
OF ONE SINGING PANDA.
He stands up.
[Panda clearing his throat]
Panda sings, HEY-O BUGS,
A BUGGIES, BUGGIES,
BUGGIES COME OOOOOUUUT!
COME OUT, COME OUT,
HEY-OOOOOO!
Donkey walks up to Panda.
Panda says, DIDN'T WORK.
Donkey shakes her head.
She says, NO, PANDA.
IT HAS TO BE THEIR SPECIAL
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUG SONG.
Panda says, OHHH!
UH, WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL?
Donkey stomps her hoof to a steady beat.
She says, IT'S GOTTA HAVE DRUMS, SO THEY
KNOW TO FLAP THEIR WINGS.
She pretends to play a guitar.
She adds, AND IT'S GOTTA HAVE GUITAR,
SO THEY KNOW
TO SHINE THEIR LIGHTS.
[Guitar music plays]
Donkey says, AND IT'S GOTTA HAVE WORDS,
SO THEY KNOW...
She lowers her arms.
She says, I DON'T KNOW
WHY IT HAS TO HAVE WORDS.
MAYBE THE WORDS ARE JUST FOR US.
IT'S FUN TO SING!
Panda says, IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
[Panda chuckling]
Panda says, LET'S TRY TO PLAY IT!
Donkey cheers, HEE-HAW!
LET'S GET OUR INSTRUMENTS!
She and Panda hurry into their tent.
Panda says, HMMM. I KNOW THEY'RE IN HERE
SOMEWHERE...
[Rustling]
Donkey says, I THINK THEY MIGHT BE
OVER HERE, PANDA.
Panda says, OH, FOUND MY DRUM!
[Drumming]
Donkey says, OH, FOUND MY GUITAR!
[Guitar strumming]
Panda cheers, HEY-O!
[Donkey giggling]
Donkey says, C'MON, LET'S GO SING THE SONG
FOR THE BRIGHT-RIGHT BUGS!
Panda says, OKAY!
[Donkey giggling]
Panda grunts, OH!
Donkey yelps, AHHHH!
[Crashing]
Donkey says, UH OH!
She leaves the tent with a broken guitar. Panda follows with a broken drum.
Donkey and Panda say, WE BROKE OUR INSTRUMENTS!
Panda says, NOW, WHAT DO WE DO?
WITHOUT MY DRUM,
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
WON'T KNOW
HOW TO FLAP THEIR WINGS.
Donkey says, AND WITHOUT MY GUITAR,
THEY WON'T KNOW TO
SHINE THEIR LIGHTS!
[Panda gasping]
Panda says, NOW WE'LL NEVER SEE
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
Donkey says, WAIT! WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO PLAY OUR SONG
AND SEE THOSE BUGS!
I KNOW WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT.
WHO'S WITH ME!
Panda raises his paw.
He says, ME!
He raises his other paw.
He says, AND ME!
Donkey raises her hoof.
She says, AND ME TOO!
ALRIGHT! LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO!
Donkey and Panda look at their broken instruments.
Panda says, HMMM.
WELL.
OUR INSTRUMENTS
ARE IN TINY PIECES.
Donkey says, THEY SURE ARE.
Panda says, SO, WHAT IF WE JUST PLAYED
TINY PIECES OF MUSIC?
Donkey says, YEAH!
EVEN IF WE ONLY PLAYED
A LITTLE BIT OF DRUM
AND A LITTLE BIT OF GUITAR,
I BET WE COULD PROBABLY GET ONE
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUG TO COME OUT!
Panda says, LET'S TRY IT!
Donkey says, OKAY.
[Donkey clearing her throat]
Donkey announces, BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS,
THIS IS FOR YOU!
Panda counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
He and Donkey try and play their instruments.
[Scraping]
[Rattling]
Panda says, DOESN'T REALLY SOUND
LIKE A DRUM ANYMORE.
Donkey says, OR A GUITAR.
LET'S TRY AGAIN!
Panda says, OKAY.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
He bangs his broken drum. Donkey strums her broken guitar.
[Scraping]
[Rattling]
Donkey says, UH... FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT?
[Scraping]
[Rattling]
Donkey and Panda groan, HMPH.
Panda says, THIS ISN'T WORKING.
Donkey says, NO, IT'S NOT.
IT WAS A GOOD TRY.
WE JUST NEED TO TRY
SOMETHING ELSE.
Penguins say, SQUIBBIT! SQUIBBIT!
They scurry up to Panda and Donkey.
Donkey says, OH, THE PENGUINS!
MAYBE THEY HAVE
A GUITAR AND DRUM!?
Panda says, PENGUINS! HI!
UH,
DO YOU HAVE ANY INSTRUMENTS
WE CAN BORROW?
The penguins say, UM... HMM...
SQUIBBIT?
Panda says, OH, UM...
SQUIBBIT. SQUIBBIT. SQUIBBIT?
The penguins say, SQUIBBIT!
They leave.
[Donkey and Panda gasping]
Donkey and Panda quietly say, HAVE INSTRUMENTS!
The penguins return, playing horns and an accordion.
[Horn and accordion music plays]
Panda says, BUT NOT A DRUM
OR A GUITAR THOUGH.
UH.
[Horn and accordion music continues]
Donkey and Panda look up at the night sky that remains dark as the penguins continue playing their instruments.
Donkey says, THANKS ANYWAY, PENGUINS.
The penguins stop playing.
They loudly say, SQUIBBIT!
They leave with their instruments.
[Panda sighing]
Panda says, SO, STILL NO
BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS.
Donkey says, AND THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
REALLY NEED TO HEAR DRUMS,
SO THEY KNOW
TO FLAP THEIR WINGS.
Panda says, YEAH, AND THEY HAVE TO HEAR
THE GUITAR,
SO THEY KNOW TO SHINE
THEIR LIGHTS TOO.
Donkey nods.
[Panda sighing]
Panda asks, WHAT DO WE DO?
Donkey says, MAYBE? MAYBE WE NEED TO THINK
OF ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE
THE GUITAR AND DRUM SOUNDS?
Panda says, HMM.
[Panda gasping]
Panda says, HEY-O!
I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING!
He puts down his broken drum.
He says, I CAN MAKE A DRUM SOUND!
LISTEN TO THIS.
BOOM, KA! BOOM-BOOM, KA! BOOM!
Donkey puts down her broken guitar.
She says, HEY YEAH!
AND I CAN MAKE A GUITAR SOUND!
BIIIIRRRRR!
[Donkey giggling]
Panda says, OKAY!
[Panda imitating drum playing]
[Donkey imitating guitar playing]
Panda and Donkey look up at the night sky.
[Panda sighing]
Panda says, STILL DIDN'T WORK,
NO BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
Donkey groans, OH, WE'VE TRIED EVERYTHING,
AND WE STILL HAVEN'T
SOLVED OUR PROBLEM.
OH, THIS REALLY BUGS ME!
IT BUGS ME IN MY TUMMY!
IT BUGS ME IN MY EARS!
IT EVEN BUGS ME DOWN
TO MY CUTE LITTLE HOOVESIES!
GRR!
She shakes her hoof angrily. Panda nods.
He says, OH, I KNOW
HOW YOU FEEL, DONKEY.
Donkey says, YOU DO?
Panda says, YEAH.
LOOK AT THIS...
He shakes his paw angrily.
He growls, GRR!
Donkey says, HEY, WELL THAT'S HOW I FEEL!
SO FRUSTRATED! HMPH!
Panda says, BUT, DONKEY, YOU'RE ALWAYS
TELLING US TO TRY AGAIN
WHEN THINGS DON'T GO OUR WAY.
SO MAYBE, WE JUST NEED
TO KEEP TRYING,
AND WE'LL FIND A WAY
TO SEE THOSE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!
Donkey says, YEAH.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT PANDA.
IT'S NOT THAT
WE HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT ,
IT'S THAT WE HAVEN'T
FIGURED IT OUT YET.
WE CAN TOTALLY DO THIS!
Panda says, THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
Donkey says, I, DONKEY HODIE,
WILL TRY AGAIN!
WE JUST NEED ANOTHER IDEA.
HMM.
LET'S GO SIT BY THE LANTERN.
She and Panda sit down by the lantern outside their tent.
[Log thumping]
Donkey giggles, HEE-HEE-HEE-HAW!
WHAT WAS THAT SOUND?
Panda says, WHA?
OH, THAT WAS JUST ME
WHEN I WAS SITTING DOWN
ON THIS HOLLOW LOG.
LISTEN.
He adjusts his seat on the log.
[Log thumping]
Panda bounces on the log.
[Log thumping continues]
Panda says, HEY! THAT KIND OF SOUNDS
LIKE MY DRUM.
Donkey says, HA, YEAH!
[Donkey and Panda giggling]
[Donkey and Panda sighing]
A gust of wind blows through the nearby reeds.
[Rustling]
Panda says, HEY, WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
Donkey says, I THINK IT WAS THE WIND,
BLOWING THROUGH THOSE REEDS.
[Rustling]
Panda says, YEP! THAT'S THE WIND!
Donkey says, IT KIND OF SOUNDS
LIKE MY GUITAR.
Panda says, OHHH.
He bounces against the hallow log.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, OKAY.
HMM. NEW IDEA.
DRUM. DRUM.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, DRUM. DRUM?
Donkey says to herself, THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK.
[Rustling]
Donkey looks at the reeds behind her.
She says, HEE-HAW! I'VE GOT IT!
Panda says, YOU DO!?
Donkey says, YEAH!
THAT LOG SOUNDS LIKE YOUR DRUM!
Panda bounces on the log.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, SURE DOES!
He bounces on the log.
[Panda giggling]
Donkey says, AND THESE REEDS BLOWING IN
THE WIND SOUND LIKE MY GUITAR!
Panda says, SURE DO!
Donkey says, HEY!
HEY, WHAT IF WE USE THESE REEDS
AND…AND THAT LOG TO PLAY A SONG
FOR THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS?
[Panda gasping]
Panda says, YEAH!
DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD WORK?
Donkey says, WE CAN DEFINITELY TRY!
C'MON!
Panda pushes his log next to the reeds.
[Panda grunting]
Panda bangs the log.
[Log thumping]
Panda says, IT REALLY DOES SOUND LIKE
A DRUM, DOESN'T IT?
Donkey nods.
[Panda chuckling]
Panda plays a beat on the log.
[Log thumping]
[Donkey gasping]
Donkey says, HEE-HEE-HAW-ESOME!
HA-HA!
NOW WHAT ABOUT THESE REEDS?
HMM.
She strums the reeds.
[Strumming]
[Donkey gasping]
Donkey plays the reeds like guitar chords.
She says, HA! SOUNDS LIKE A GUITAR!
She plays the reeds.
[Strumming]
[Donkey humming]
[Donkey giggling]
Behind the hills in the distance, tiny, bright, sparkly bugs appear.
Donkey says, WHOAAAA!
IT IS WORKING, PANDA!
FOLLOW MY LEAD!
Panda says, YOU GOT IT, DONKEY!
He plays the log while Donkey plays the reeds.
[Upbeat rock music plays]
Donkey sings, LISTEN AS WE PLAY AND SING.
HEAR THE DRUM SOUND
AND FLAP YOUR WINGS.
COME ON BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS,
IT'S TIME TO FLY!
Panda sings, FLIT AND FLY,
IT FEELS SO FINE.
HEAR THE GUITAR
AND START TO SHINE.
COME ON BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS,
LIGHT UP THE SKY!
Bright-Bright bugs of different colors flutter closer to Donkey and Panda.
Together, Donkey and Panda sing, IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT NIGHT!
The Bright-Bright bugs fill the night sky, sparkling in the darkness. Donkey and Panda gaze up at the bugs.
Together they sing, IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT-NIGHT!
The penguins appear with their instruments.
[Horn and accordion music plays]
Donkey cheers, WE DID IT, PANDA!
WE GOT THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS
TO COME OUT!
Panda cheers, YEAH, THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL!
Donkey says, I'M REALLY PROUD OF US.
THINGS WEREN'T GOING OUR WAY...
Panda says, BUT WE KEPT TRYING!
Donkey says, AND WE DIDN'T GIVE UP!
AND LOOK!
She and Panda admire the bugs in the sky.
They say, BRIGHT-BRIGHT BUGS!!!
Panda says, HEY-O!
Donkey says, HEE-HAWESOME!
Together, Donkey and Panda sing, IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT-NIGHT!
IT'S SUCH A SIGHT-SIGHT!
DANCING WITH
THE BRIGHT-BRIGHT
BUGS SHINING LIGHT-LIGHT!
HAVING FUN TONIGHT-NIGHT!
Donkey and Panda continue playing their log and reed instruments along with the penguins as the Bright-Bright bugs fly around them.
[Bright music plays]
End credits.
Executive Producers Ellen Doherty, Adam Rudman, and David Rudman.
Directed by David Rudman.
Written by Liz Hara.
Starring Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero.
Donkey Hodie.
Copyright 2023 The Fred Rogers Company.
All rights reserved.
Logos: Spiffy Pictures.
Fred Rogers Productions.
[Giggling]
Logo: 9 Story Media Group.
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