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Transcript: Big Top Bo
[Rock music plays]
In an animation, Bo pushes levers and buttons on a controller in the Swop Shop Headquarters. He wears a green hat over his curly, short brown hair. Mojo, a blue vehicle, swaps from an airplane to a firetruck to a bulldozer with a crane on the back. They then swap to a truck with a wrecking ball and spin in a circle.
Singers sing, JET TOP, FIRE TOP, DOZER TOP, DIG IT UP. CRANE WITH A WRECKING BALL YOU KNOW THEY'LL ANSWER ANY CALL. JUMPER TOP, MONSTER TOP, TURN IT ON, SWOP IT UP. MOJO AND BO TO THE SWOP SHOP, LET'S GO.
The headquarters garage door opens, and Bo drives Mojo to the road.
Singers sing, MOJO. SWOPTOP. SWOP YOUR TOP, AND LET'S GO. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT ALL RIGHT.
On the road, Mojo swaps between different types of vehicles.
Singers sing, MOJO. SWOPTOP. SWOP YOUR TOP, AND LET'S GO. IT'S YOU AND ME; WE'RE OUTTA SIGHT.
Mojo zooms on the water. On the road, they drive with a ramp to a dump bed lowered, and scooter riders slide into the back of the truck. In a forest, Bo stands on a cherry picker and lifts a pig from a tree. Mojo swaps to a helicopter and a monster truck.
Singers sing, BOAT TOP, DUMPER TOP, RACE IT FAST, REV IT UP. CHERRY PICKER, OH-SO TALL. YOU KNOW THEY'LL ANSWER ANY CALL. CHOPPER TOP, MONSTER TOP, TURN IT ON, REV IT UP. MOJO AND BO TO THE RESCUE. LET'S GO! MOJO SWOPTOPS. SWOP YOUR TOP, AND LET'S GO.
Title: “Mojo Swoptops.”
Episode title: “Big Top Bo.”
Written by Angela Salt. Directed by Dominic Minns.
[Birds chirping, upbeat music plays]
In the Swop Shop Headquarters, Mojo looks at a poster of Tao juggling a top hat, a book, a shoe and balls.
Mojo says, WHOA. TAO'S TAO-TASTIC CIRCUS.
[Whooshing]
Bo juggles four balls.
Bo asks, DO YOU THINK I COULD JUGGLE LIKE HIM? I'VE BEEN PRACTISING.
Mojo replies, I DON'T JUST THINK YOU CAN.
Mojo opens the door and knocks three cans to Bo, and he juggles them with the ball.
Mojo continues, I THINK YOU CAN-CAN-CAN!
Bo says, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! AM I DOING IT?
Mojo says, YES. YOU'RE DOING IT.
[Alarm blaring, exclaiming, thumping, cans clattering, whirring]
Bo startles and falls, and the balls and cans land on him. He gets up, walks to a control panel, and pushes a button. On a large computer screen, Tao stands inside a circus tent with a tightrope behind him.
Bo says, OH, TAO. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU.
Tao says, TAO-TASTIC! THEN HOW'D YOU LIKE TO HELP ME WITH MY AMAZING CIRCUS? I NEED A LADDER TO GET ME UP TO THE TIGHTROPE.
Mojo says, OH. WELL, WE CAN DEFINITELY HELP WITH THAT.
Tao says, PERFECTO. AND I NEED YOU TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM PRESTON ON THE WAY: A CANNON FOR MY BIG FINALE.
[Dramatic music notes play, Bo gasping]
Bo says, OOH! THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD WE'D EVER WANT TO DO MORE.
Mojo says, WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
[Beeping, chiming, whirring, upbeat music plays]
Bo pushes a button. An opening in the ceiling closes, and Bo picks up his controller. He and Mojo look at the large computer screen.
Bo says, OKAY. WHICH TOP TO SWOP FOR THE BIG TOP?
[Whooshing, beeping]
An image of Mojo wearing the chopper top appears on the computer screen.
Mojo asks, WHAT ABOUT THE CHOPPER TOP? WE CAN FLY TAO UP ONTO THE TIGHTROPE.
Bo replies, TAO DID SAY HE WANTS A LADDER.
[Whooshing, beeping]
On the computer screen, an image of Mojo wearing the monster top appears.
Mojo asks, THEN MAYBE THE MONSTER TOP? WE CAN CARRY THE LADDER IN THAT. WE CAN CARRY 10 LADDERS IN THAT.
Bo asks, BUT WHY CARRY A LADDER WHEN WE'VE ALREADY GOT ONE?
[Beeping, both gasping]
Bo pushes a button on his controller, and he and Mojo look at the computer screen.
Both say, IT'S TIME TO SWOP THAT TOP!
[Rock music plays, tires screeching, whirring, clicking]
Bo pushes buttons on the controller, mechanical arms remove Mojo’s tires, and then close a panel concealing a fire extinguisher. Bo jumps into Mojo and fastens his seatbelt. The garage door opens, and Mojo drives out with a fire top.
Bo and Mojo shout, FIRE TOP!
[Tires screeching, gentle music plays, birds chirping, Mojo’s engine rumbling]
Bo and Mojo drive down the street. Later, they arrive at the circus, towing the cannon on a trailer behind them.
Bo says, WHOA. WHAT A BIG TOP.
Mojo says, HEY. I JUST FIGURED OUT WHY THEY CALL IT THAT.
Tao says in the big ring, WELCOME TO TAO'S ASTOUNDING CIRCUS.
Bo says, ONE CANNON, AS ORDERED.
[Engine rumbling, clanking]
Mojo stops in the centre of the ring.
Tao says, WICKED. THANKS, MOJO, AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME BORROW IT, PRESTON, MY DUDE.
[Clanking]
Preston readies the cannon.
Preston says, ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S A CHANCE TO FIRE MY CANNON.
[Majestic music notes play]
Preston leans against the gleaming cannon.
Bo asks, YOU'RE GOING TO USE IT NOW?
Tao says, GOT TO TRY IT OUT BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS…
[Creaking, popping]
Tao wiggles into the cannon and turns around so his head pokes out.
Tao continues, his voice echoing, TO MAKE SURE I CAN GET INTO THE NET.
Tao says, THAT'S A LONG SHOT.
[Whooshing, chiming, creaking, whooshing]
Tao points to a net over the entrance to the big top tent. A golden finial on top of a post gleams.
Bo says, CRIKEY. THAT SEEMS A BIT RISKY.
NOT AT ALL, AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW THE CORRECT FIVE-STEP SYSTEM. NOW, THE FIRST STEP IS TO TAKE PROPER AIM.
[Tao grunting]
Tao shouts, FIRE!
[Preston shouting, exploding, slide whistle, majestic music plays]
Preston startles and pulls a rope. Tao flies across the ring with one arm in front of him.
Tao cheers, WOO-HOO!
Everyone says, WHOA!
[Smacking, the music stops, thumping, Mojo’s engine whirring]
Tao misses the net. He hits the side of the big top and goes through the tent. Everyone runs outside, where Tao lies face down on the ground.
Bo says, THAT WAS AMAZING.
[Popping, serious music plays]
Tao lifts his face out of the dirt.
Tao says, LUCKILY, THE GROUND BROKE MY FALL.
[Thumping]
Tao’s face falls back into the dirt.
Mojo asks, UH, ARE YOU OKAY, TAO?
Tao shakes his head without lifting it from the ground.
Tao says, muffled, NO.
Preston says, AS I WAS SAYING, THE FIRST STEP IS TO TAKE PROPER AIM.
[Circus music plays, background chattering
At night, townspeople enter the big top beneath the stars and sit on bleachers inside. Bo pokes his head through an opening in the stage curtains and closes the curtains. He turns to Tao, who has a cast on one of his legs and uses a wheelchair.
Bo says, OKAY, TAO. IT'S ALMOST CIRCUS TIME.
Tao says, BUT I'VE HURT MY LEG. GUESS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL THE SHOW.
Mojo says, BUT YOU CAN'T JUST LET YOUR CIRCUS FRIENDS DOWN.
Bo says, YEAH. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET UP THERE AND JUST DO THAT FOR YOU.
[Circus music continues]
Mojo says, BUT WHO COULD THAT BE? WELL, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEONE WHO'S YOUR NUMBER ONE FAN, HAS POSTERS OF YOUR CIRCUS STUFF EVERYWHERE, AND SPENDS AGES PRACTISING THEIR JUGG—WAIT, WAIT! BO COULD DO IT.
[Chiming]
Mo wiggles their mirrors.
Mojo repeats, BO COULD DO IT.
[Tapping]
Bo presses his hands against his chest and flutters his eyelashes.
Bo says, WHO, ME?
[Creaking]
Tao turns towards Bo.
Tao says, WHOA, BO-BRO. THAT'S VERY KIND, BUT I MEAN, KEEPING THAT CROWD ENTERTAINED IS TOUGH, AND SOME OF THOSE TRICKS ARE DANGEROUS. ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU COULD DO—
Bo says, I'LL DO IT!
[Party horns tooting, circus music plays]
Confetti falls. Later, a spotlight shines on Tao as he speaks into a microphone in the ring.
Tao says, LADIES AND GENTLE DUDES, WELCOME TO TAO'S ASTOUNDING CIRCUS!
[Cheering, applause]
Tao says, FOR OUR FIRST INCREDIBLE ACT, IT'S THE AMAZING JUGGLING BO!
[Cheering, applause]
Bo runs into the ring wearing a red clown nose. He smiles and bows.
Mojo says, YOU CAN DO IT, BO.
[Clunking, balls clattering, drum roll plays]
Mojo knocks a pail of balls towards Bo, and they fall around him. He catches two and balances on his foot. Bo straightens and juggles the three balls.
Bo whispers, OKAY, BO. YOU'VE GOT THIS.
[Bo exclaiming]
Bo juggles the three balls.
Bo says, HA-HA-HA!
Bo whispers, UH, I DON'T THINK THE CROWD ARE VERY IMPRESSED.
Off-stage, Tao says, OH. UM, TRY THIS, BO.
[Whooshing, drum roll plays]
Tao blows into a beachball.
Bo says, OKAY. FOR MY NEXT TRICK, A BEACH BALL.
[Thunking, Bo exclaiming]
The beachball hits Bo’s head. He juggles it and the three balls.
In the audience, Dot says, OOH, WOW.
[Applause, circus music plays]
Mojo says, THAT'S RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BO CAN JUGGLE ANYTHING. IN FACT, WHO HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT BO TO JUGGLE?
Jackson asks, HOW ABOUT A PIG?
[Jackson grunting, Felix squealing, cymbal crashing]
Jackson throws Felix the pig to Bo, and Bo juggles him.
Bo shouts, WHOA.
Mojo shouts, I LOVE IT.
Audience members say, OH.
Dot shouts, JUGGLE ME!
Dot runs to Bo and leaps into the circle of moving balls and Felix. Bo grits his teeth.
Dot cheers, WOO-HOO. WOO-HOO!
[Whooshing, Bo shouting]
Bo staggers to the side. The beach ball falls and rolls away.
Bo says, WHOA, WHOA.
[Bo shouting, audience cheering, applause]
Bo steps onto the beach ball and runs on top of it as he juggles.
Tao says, FANTASTIC. DO YOU NEED ANY HELP, MATE?
Bo says, UH, NO WAY, TAO. I'VE GOT THIS.
[Whooshing, Bo shouting, slide whistle, grunting, thumping, squeaking, oinking, cymbals crashing]
The beach ball rolls backwards and hits a small ball. The balls, Dot, and Felix fly up into the air. Bo falls on the beach ball, bounces, and does a somersault, landing on his back on the ground. The balls land on the ground, Felix lands on the end of a teeter-totter, and Dot lands sitting on Bo's stomach.
Bo says, UGH.
Dot says, OOH.
[Music flourish plays]
Tao, Dot, and Mojo say, TA-DA!
[Applause]
Dot runs back to her seat.
Dot says, HEE-HEE!
[Circus music plays]
Confetti falls. Tao speaks into a microphone in the ring.
Tao says, DID YOU LIKE THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? WELL, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET. LOOK UP IF YOU DARE, AND WATCH AS THE INCREDIBLE BO CROSSES THE INCREDIBLY HIGH AND SCARY WIRE OF DANGER.
[Audience gasping, tense music plays]
Mojo lifts Bo to the tightrope using the fire top ladder.
Bo says, THAT'S RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT'S INCREDIBLY HIGH AND SCA—
[Bo gasping]
Bo looks down and clings to a post.
Mojo shouts, SEE? IT'S NOT THAT HIGH OR SCARY.
[Drum roll plays, whooshing, tightrope creaking]
Bo lets go of the post. He takes out a balancing pole and steps onto the tightrope.
Bo whispers, I'VE GOT THIS. I'VE GOT THIS.
[Gasping]
Bo walks unsteadily forward.
Bo whispers, I'VE GOT THIS. I'VE GOT THIS, THIS, THIS--
[Boinging]
Bo falls and lands, straddling the rope. He bounces and bounces towards the top of the tent.
Bo says, THIS! WOO-HOO!
[Audience gasping, Bo shouting, slide whistle, thumping, tapping]
Mojo extends the ladder, and Bo lands at the top and bounces down each step on his bottom.
Bo says, I DON'T GOT THIS. I DON'T GOT THIS. I DON'T GOT THIS. THIS, THIS. NO, NO.
[Slide whistle, Felix snorting]
Bo bounces off the ladder and lands on one end of the teeter-totter. The other end lifts, and Felix flies up to the tightrope platform.
Bo grunts, UGH.
[Triumphant music plays, audience cheering, applause, circus music plays, cannon wheels squeaking]
Confetti falls. Behind the closed curtains, Bo rubs his bottom. Behind him, Preston pushes the cannon to the ring.
Bo says, OKAY. ONE MORE ACT TO GO. IT'S THE BIG FINISH, AND I'M READY FOR IT.
Mojo asks, BUT BO, ARE YOU REALLY SURE YOU'RE READY TO GET SHOT OUT OF A CANNON?
[Bo laughing nervously]
Bo says, ABSOLUTELY. TAO'S CIRCUS NEEDS TO GO OUT WITH A BANG.
Tao says, LISTEN, BO-BRO. YOU'VE DONE GREAT AND YOU'VE BEEN REALLY BRAVE. BUT THERE'S A TIME FOR BEING BRAVE, AND THERE'S A TIME TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
Mojo says, YEAH, BO-BRO.
Bo says, OKAY, TAO. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS CIRCUS STUFF IS HARD. I MIGHT NEED A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE BEFORE I'M READY FOR THE CANNON.
Tao says, THAT'S A GOOD DECISION, MATE. NOW, YOU WAIT HERE--
[Whooshing, tense music plays]
In the audience, Jackson shouts, FELIX! SOMEBODY SAVE MY PIG.
[Audience gasping, Felix squealing]
Felix stands on the tightrope platform. Bo leads Mojo and Tao to the ring, and they look up.
Tao and Mojo shout, FELIX!
[Tapping]
Felix walks to the edge of the platform and looks at the tightrope.
Mojo says, DON'T DO IT, PIG.
[Drum roll playing, snorting]
Felix walks halfway across the tightrope and stops.
Jackson shouts, HELP! PLEASE. PIGS CAN'T FLY. WELL, AS FAR AS I KNOW.
[Tense music plays, tires screeching]
Mojo says, I'LL GET HIM. GRAB THE LADDER, FELIX.
[Felix squealing, whirring]
Mojo extends the ladder, and Felix swings away from it on the rope.
Mojo says, I DON'T THINK FELIX LIKES LADDERS. I'M GOING FOR A HOT SWOP.
Bo says, GO, MOJO!
[Engine humming, tense music continues, thumping, audience gasping]
Mojo drives out of the big top. On the tightrope, Felix sways. He loses his balance and falls, grabbing the tightrope with his front hooves.
Tao says, I DON'T THINK THERE'S TIME FOR A HOT SWOP.
Beside the cannon, Bo says, WHAT WE NEED IS A BIG FINALE.
[Rustling]
Felix catches a helmet.
Tao says, MATE, ARE YOU SURE?
[Boinging, squeaking]
Bo puts on the helmet and peers into the cannon. He wiggles into it.
Bo says, LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A PIG TO CATCH.
Preston says, NOW, AS YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE FIRST STEP IS TO TAKE PROPER--
Bo shouts, FIRE, PRESTON!
[Preston shouting, exploding]
Preston startles and pulls the rope. Bo flies towards the tightrope.
Bo shouts, HA-HA.
[Boinging, audience gasping, tense music plays, slide whistle, Bo laughing]
Felix lets go of the rope and falls. Bo catches Felix, and they fly up near the tent's top.
Bo says, UH--
[Felix snorting, Bo screaming, creaking, rustling, Bo screaming, energetic music plays]
Bo and Felix fall and land on the tightrope. They bounce and fly back up through the tent's top.
[Whooshing, tense music plays]
Mojo arrives with an airplane top and swoops towards Bo and Felix.
Mojo shouts, I'M COMING, BO!
[Bo screaming, whimpering, Felix squealing, dramatic music plays]
Bo and Felix fall back through the tears in the big top, and Mojo chases them. Mojo swoops, and Bo and Felix land on the flight deck.
Bo says, WHOA! HA-HA. GOOD TIMING, MOJO.
Mojo says, WELL, I WOULDN'T MISS YOUR BIG FINALE.
[Gasping, cheering, applause, tires screeching, triumphant music plays]
Mojo swoops low over the bleachers. They land in the ring by Tao.
Tao says, THAT'S RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. TODAY, IT'S NOT TAO'S ASTOUNDING CIRCUS. IT'S BO'S BRILLIANT BIG TOP!
[Upbeat music plays]
Singers sing, MOJO. SWOPTOPS. MOJO. SWOPTOPS. MOJO. SWOPTOPS.
End credits. Series Director: Dominic Minns. Episodic Director: Oliver Brown. Head Writer: Doug Sinclair. Cast: Mojo, Rosa Brass; Bo, Sammy Cosgrove; Animals, Jim Johnson; Betty, Lu Corfield; Bryan, John Wark; Cap’n Gail, Sandra Dickinson; Didi, Lucy Montgomery; Dot, Elodie Lippiatt; Fabio, Giovanni Noto; Filo, Lucian Moabi; Jackson, Inel Tomlinson; Lot, Evangeline Menezes; Mayor Sunita, Anjili Mohindra; Nan, Rachel Atkins; Nori, Laura Checkley; Preston, Paul Litchfield; Tao, Christopher Chung; Ted, Keith Wickham; Tot, Camilla Birkett. Logos: Mojo Swoptops, Blue Zoo, Tararaboom. A Blue Zoo Production in association with Tararaboom for B.B.C. Copyright 2024 Blue Mojo Rights Limited. All Rights Reserved.
In an animation, Bo pushes levers and buttons on a controller in the Swop Shop Headquarters. He wears a green hat over his curly, short brown hair. Mojo, a blue vehicle, swaps from an airplane to a firetruck to a bulldozer with a crane on the back. They then swap to a truck with a wrecking ball and spin in a circle.
Singers sing, JET TOP, FIRE TOP, DOZER TOP, DIG IT UP. CRANE WITH A WRECKING BALL YOU KNOW THEY'LL ANSWER ANY CALL. JUMPER TOP, MONSTER TOP, TURN IT ON, SWOP IT UP. MOJO AND BO TO THE SWOP SHOP, LET'S GO.
The headquarters garage door opens, and Bo drives Mojo to the road.
Singers sing, MOJO. SWOPTOP. SWOP YOUR TOP, AND LET'S GO. TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT ALL RIGHT.
On the road, Mojo swaps between different types of vehicles.
Singers sing, MOJO. SWOPTOP. SWOP YOUR TOP, AND LET'S GO. IT'S YOU AND ME; WE'RE OUTTA SIGHT.
Mojo zooms on the water. On the road, they drive with a ramp to a dump bed lowered, and scooter riders slide into the back of the truck. In a forest, Bo stands on a cherry picker and lifts a pig from a tree. Mojo swaps to a helicopter and a monster truck.
Singers sing, BOAT TOP, DUMPER TOP, RACE IT FAST, REV IT UP. CHERRY PICKER, OH-SO TALL. YOU KNOW THEY'LL ANSWER ANY CALL. CHOPPER TOP, MONSTER TOP, TURN IT ON, REV IT UP. MOJO AND BO TO THE RESCUE. LET'S GO! MOJO SWOPTOPS. SWOP YOUR TOP, AND LET'S GO.
Title: “Mojo Swoptops.”
Episode title: “Big Top Bo.”
Written by Angela Salt. Directed by Dominic Minns.
[Birds chirping, upbeat music plays]
In the Swop Shop Headquarters, Mojo looks at a poster of Tao juggling a top hat, a book, a shoe and balls.
Mojo says, WHOA. TAO'S TAO-TASTIC CIRCUS.
[Whooshing]
Bo juggles four balls.
Bo asks, DO YOU THINK I COULD JUGGLE LIKE HIM? I'VE BEEN PRACTISING.
Mojo replies, I DON'T JUST THINK YOU CAN.
Mojo opens the door and knocks three cans to Bo, and he juggles them with the ball.
Mojo continues, I THINK YOU CAN-CAN-CAN!
Bo says, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! AM I DOING IT?
Mojo says, YES. YOU'RE DOING IT.
[Alarm blaring, exclaiming, thumping, cans clattering, whirring]
Bo startles and falls, and the balls and cans land on him. He gets up, walks to a control panel, and pushes a button. On a large computer screen, Tao stands inside a circus tent with a tightrope behind him.
Bo says, OH, TAO. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU.
Tao says, TAO-TASTIC! THEN HOW'D YOU LIKE TO HELP ME WITH MY AMAZING CIRCUS? I NEED A LADDER TO GET ME UP TO THE TIGHTROPE.
Mojo says, OH. WELL, WE CAN DEFINITELY HELP WITH THAT.
Tao says, PERFECTO. AND I NEED YOU TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM PRESTON ON THE WAY: A CANNON FOR MY BIG FINALE.
[Dramatic music notes play, Bo gasping]
Bo says, OOH! THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS WORLD WE'D EVER WANT TO DO MORE.
Mojo says, WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
[Beeping, chiming, whirring, upbeat music plays]
Bo pushes a button. An opening in the ceiling closes, and Bo picks up his controller. He and Mojo look at the large computer screen.
Bo says, OKAY. WHICH TOP TO SWOP FOR THE BIG TOP?
[Whooshing, beeping]
An image of Mojo wearing the chopper top appears on the computer screen.
Mojo asks, WHAT ABOUT THE CHOPPER TOP? WE CAN FLY TAO UP ONTO THE TIGHTROPE.
Bo replies, TAO DID SAY HE WANTS A LADDER.
[Whooshing, beeping]
On the computer screen, an image of Mojo wearing the monster top appears.
Mojo asks, THEN MAYBE THE MONSTER TOP? WE CAN CARRY THE LADDER IN THAT. WE CAN CARRY 10 LADDERS IN THAT.
Bo asks, BUT WHY CARRY A LADDER WHEN WE'VE ALREADY GOT ONE?
[Beeping, both gasping]
Bo pushes a button on his controller, and he and Mojo look at the computer screen.
Both say, IT'S TIME TO SWOP THAT TOP!
[Rock music plays, tires screeching, whirring, clicking]
Bo pushes buttons on the controller, mechanical arms remove Mojo’s tires, and then close a panel concealing a fire extinguisher. Bo jumps into Mojo and fastens his seatbelt. The garage door opens, and Mojo drives out with a fire top.
Bo and Mojo shout, FIRE TOP!
[Tires screeching, gentle music plays, birds chirping, Mojo’s engine rumbling]
Bo and Mojo drive down the street. Later, they arrive at the circus, towing the cannon on a trailer behind them.
Bo says, WHOA. WHAT A BIG TOP.
Mojo says, HEY. I JUST FIGURED OUT WHY THEY CALL IT THAT.
Tao says in the big ring, WELCOME TO TAO'S ASTOUNDING CIRCUS.
Bo says, ONE CANNON, AS ORDERED.
[Engine rumbling, clanking]
Mojo stops in the centre of the ring.
Tao says, WICKED. THANKS, MOJO, AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME BORROW IT, PRESTON, MY DUDE.
[Clanking]
Preston readies the cannon.
Preston says, ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S A CHANCE TO FIRE MY CANNON.
[Majestic music notes play]
Preston leans against the gleaming cannon.
Bo asks, YOU'RE GOING TO USE IT NOW?
Tao says, GOT TO TRY IT OUT BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS…
[Creaking, popping]
Tao wiggles into the cannon and turns around so his head pokes out.
Tao continues, his voice echoing, TO MAKE SURE I CAN GET INTO THE NET.
Tao says, THAT'S A LONG SHOT.
[Whooshing, chiming, creaking, whooshing]
Tao points to a net over the entrance to the big top tent. A golden finial on top of a post gleams.
Bo says, CRIKEY. THAT SEEMS A BIT RISKY.
NOT AT ALL, AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW THE CORRECT FIVE-STEP SYSTEM. NOW, THE FIRST STEP IS TO TAKE PROPER AIM.
[Tao grunting]
Tao shouts, FIRE!
[Preston shouting, exploding, slide whistle, majestic music plays]
Preston startles and pulls a rope. Tao flies across the ring with one arm in front of him.
Tao cheers, WOO-HOO!
Everyone says, WHOA!
[Smacking, the music stops, thumping, Mojo’s engine whirring]
Tao misses the net. He hits the side of the big top and goes through the tent. Everyone runs outside, where Tao lies face down on the ground.
Bo says, THAT WAS AMAZING.
[Popping, serious music plays]
Tao lifts his face out of the dirt.
Tao says, LUCKILY, THE GROUND BROKE MY FALL.
[Thumping]
Tao’s face falls back into the dirt.
Mojo asks, UH, ARE YOU OKAY, TAO?
Tao shakes his head without lifting it from the ground.
Tao says, muffled, NO.
Preston says, AS I WAS SAYING, THE FIRST STEP IS TO TAKE PROPER AIM.
[Circus music plays, background chattering
At night, townspeople enter the big top beneath the stars and sit on bleachers inside. Bo pokes his head through an opening in the stage curtains and closes the curtains. He turns to Tao, who has a cast on one of his legs and uses a wheelchair.
Bo says, OKAY, TAO. IT'S ALMOST CIRCUS TIME.
Tao says, BUT I'VE HURT MY LEG. GUESS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CANCEL THE SHOW.
Mojo says, BUT YOU CAN'T JUST LET YOUR CIRCUS FRIENDS DOWN.
Bo says, YEAH. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET UP THERE AND JUST DO THAT FOR YOU.
[Circus music continues]
Mojo says, BUT WHO COULD THAT BE? WELL, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMEONE WHO'S YOUR NUMBER ONE FAN, HAS POSTERS OF YOUR CIRCUS STUFF EVERYWHERE, AND SPENDS AGES PRACTISING THEIR JUGG—WAIT, WAIT! BO COULD DO IT.
[Chiming]
Mo wiggles their mirrors.
Mojo repeats, BO COULD DO IT.
[Tapping]
Bo presses his hands against his chest and flutters his eyelashes.
Bo says, WHO, ME?
[Creaking]
Tao turns towards Bo.
Tao says, WHOA, BO-BRO. THAT'S VERY KIND, BUT I MEAN, KEEPING THAT CROWD ENTERTAINED IS TOUGH, AND SOME OF THOSE TRICKS ARE DANGEROUS. ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU COULD DO—
Bo says, I'LL DO IT!
[Party horns tooting, circus music plays]
Confetti falls. Later, a spotlight shines on Tao as he speaks into a microphone in the ring.
Tao says, LADIES AND GENTLE DUDES, WELCOME TO TAO'S ASTOUNDING CIRCUS!
[Cheering, applause]
Tao says, FOR OUR FIRST INCREDIBLE ACT, IT'S THE AMAZING JUGGLING BO!
[Cheering, applause]
Bo runs into the ring wearing a red clown nose. He smiles and bows.
Mojo says, YOU CAN DO IT, BO.
[Clunking, balls clattering, drum roll plays]
Mojo knocks a pail of balls towards Bo, and they fall around him. He catches two and balances on his foot. Bo straightens and juggles the three balls.
Bo whispers, OKAY, BO. YOU'VE GOT THIS.
[Bo exclaiming]
Bo juggles the three balls.
Bo says, HA-HA-HA!
Bo whispers, UH, I DON'T THINK THE CROWD ARE VERY IMPRESSED.
Off-stage, Tao says, OH. UM, TRY THIS, BO.
[Whooshing, drum roll plays]
Tao blows into a beachball.
Bo says, OKAY. FOR MY NEXT TRICK, A BEACH BALL.
[Thunking, Bo exclaiming]
The beachball hits Bo’s head. He juggles it and the three balls.
In the audience, Dot says, OOH, WOW.
[Applause, circus music plays]
Mojo says, THAT'S RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BO CAN JUGGLE ANYTHING. IN FACT, WHO HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT BO TO JUGGLE?
Jackson asks, HOW ABOUT A PIG?
[Jackson grunting, Felix squealing, cymbal crashing]
Jackson throws Felix the pig to Bo, and Bo juggles him.
Bo shouts, WHOA.
Mojo shouts, I LOVE IT.
Audience members say, OH.
Dot shouts, JUGGLE ME!
Dot runs to Bo and leaps into the circle of moving balls and Felix. Bo grits his teeth.
Dot cheers, WOO-HOO. WOO-HOO!
[Whooshing, Bo shouting]
Bo staggers to the side. The beach ball falls and rolls away.
Bo says, WHOA, WHOA.
[Bo shouting, audience cheering, applause]
Bo steps onto the beach ball and runs on top of it as he juggles.
Tao says, FANTASTIC. DO YOU NEED ANY HELP, MATE?
Bo says, UH, NO WAY, TAO. I'VE GOT THIS.
[Whooshing, Bo shouting, slide whistle, grunting, thumping, squeaking, oinking, cymbals crashing]
The beach ball rolls backwards and hits a small ball. The balls, Dot, and Felix fly up into the air. Bo falls on the beach ball, bounces, and does a somersault, landing on his back on the ground. The balls land on the ground, Felix lands on the end of a teeter-totter, and Dot lands sitting on Bo's stomach.
Bo says, UGH.
Dot says, OOH.
[Music flourish plays]
Tao, Dot, and Mojo say, TA-DA!
[Applause]
Dot runs back to her seat.
Dot says, HEE-HEE!
[Circus music plays]
Confetti falls. Tao speaks into a microphone in the ring.
Tao says, DID YOU LIKE THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? WELL, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET. LOOK UP IF YOU DARE, AND WATCH AS THE INCREDIBLE BO CROSSES THE INCREDIBLY HIGH AND SCARY WIRE OF DANGER.
[Audience gasping, tense music plays]
Mojo lifts Bo to the tightrope using the fire top ladder.
Bo says, THAT'S RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT'S INCREDIBLY HIGH AND SCA—
[Bo gasping]
Bo looks down and clings to a post.
Mojo shouts, SEE? IT'S NOT THAT HIGH OR SCARY.
[Drum roll plays, whooshing, tightrope creaking]
Bo lets go of the post. He takes out a balancing pole and steps onto the tightrope.
Bo whispers, I'VE GOT THIS. I'VE GOT THIS.
[Gasping]
Bo walks unsteadily forward.
Bo whispers, I'VE GOT THIS. I'VE GOT THIS, THIS, THIS--
[Boinging]
Bo falls and lands, straddling the rope. He bounces and bounces towards the top of the tent.
Bo says, THIS! WOO-HOO!
[Audience gasping, Bo shouting, slide whistle, thumping, tapping]
Mojo extends the ladder, and Bo lands at the top and bounces down each step on his bottom.
Bo says, I DON'T GOT THIS. I DON'T GOT THIS. I DON'T GOT THIS. THIS, THIS. NO, NO.
[Slide whistle, Felix snorting]
Bo bounces off the ladder and lands on one end of the teeter-totter. The other end lifts, and Felix flies up to the tightrope platform.
Bo grunts, UGH.
[Triumphant music plays, audience cheering, applause, circus music plays, cannon wheels squeaking]
Confetti falls. Behind the closed curtains, Bo rubs his bottom. Behind him, Preston pushes the cannon to the ring.
Bo says, OKAY. ONE MORE ACT TO GO. IT'S THE BIG FINISH, AND I'M READY FOR IT.
Mojo asks, BUT BO, ARE YOU REALLY SURE YOU'RE READY TO GET SHOT OUT OF A CANNON?
[Bo laughing nervously]
Bo says, ABSOLUTELY. TAO'S CIRCUS NEEDS TO GO OUT WITH A BANG.
Tao says, LISTEN, BO-BRO. YOU'VE DONE GREAT AND YOU'VE BEEN REALLY BRAVE. BUT THERE'S A TIME FOR BEING BRAVE, AND THERE'S A TIME TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
Mojo says, YEAH, BO-BRO.
Bo says, OKAY, TAO. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS CIRCUS STUFF IS HARD. I MIGHT NEED A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE BEFORE I'M READY FOR THE CANNON.
Tao says, THAT'S A GOOD DECISION, MATE. NOW, YOU WAIT HERE--
[Whooshing, tense music plays]
In the audience, Jackson shouts, FELIX! SOMEBODY SAVE MY PIG.
[Audience gasping, Felix squealing]
Felix stands on the tightrope platform. Bo leads Mojo and Tao to the ring, and they look up.
Tao and Mojo shout, FELIX!
[Tapping]
Felix walks to the edge of the platform and looks at the tightrope.
Mojo says, DON'T DO IT, PIG.
[Drum roll playing, snorting]
Felix walks halfway across the tightrope and stops.
Jackson shouts, HELP! PLEASE. PIGS CAN'T FLY. WELL, AS FAR AS I KNOW.
[Tense music plays, tires screeching]
Mojo says, I'LL GET HIM. GRAB THE LADDER, FELIX.
[Felix squealing, whirring]
Mojo extends the ladder, and Felix swings away from it on the rope.
Mojo says, I DON'T THINK FELIX LIKES LADDERS. I'M GOING FOR A HOT SWOP.
Bo says, GO, MOJO!
[Engine humming, tense music continues, thumping, audience gasping]
Mojo drives out of the big top. On the tightrope, Felix sways. He loses his balance and falls, grabbing the tightrope with his front hooves.
Tao says, I DON'T THINK THERE'S TIME FOR A HOT SWOP.
Beside the cannon, Bo says, WHAT WE NEED IS A BIG FINALE.
[Rustling]
Felix catches a helmet.
Tao says, MATE, ARE YOU SURE?
[Boinging, squeaking]
Bo puts on the helmet and peers into the cannon. He wiggles into it.
Bo says, LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A PIG TO CATCH.
Preston says, NOW, AS YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE FIRST STEP IS TO TAKE PROPER--
Bo shouts, FIRE, PRESTON!
[Preston shouting, exploding]
Preston startles and pulls the rope. Bo flies towards the tightrope.
Bo shouts, HA-HA.
[Boinging, audience gasping, tense music plays, slide whistle, Bo laughing]
Felix lets go of the rope and falls. Bo catches Felix, and they fly up near the tent's top.
Bo says, UH--
[Felix snorting, Bo screaming, creaking, rustling, Bo screaming, energetic music plays]
Bo and Felix fall and land on the tightrope. They bounce and fly back up through the tent's top.
[Whooshing, tense music plays]
Mojo arrives with an airplane top and swoops towards Bo and Felix.
Mojo shouts, I'M COMING, BO!
[Bo screaming, whimpering, Felix squealing, dramatic music plays]
Bo and Felix fall back through the tears in the big top, and Mojo chases them. Mojo swoops, and Bo and Felix land on the flight deck.
Bo says, WHOA! HA-HA. GOOD TIMING, MOJO.
Mojo says, WELL, I WOULDN'T MISS YOUR BIG FINALE.
[Gasping, cheering, applause, tires screeching, triumphant music plays]
Mojo swoops low over the bleachers. They land in the ring by Tao.
Tao says, THAT'S RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. TODAY, IT'S NOT TAO'S ASTOUNDING CIRCUS. IT'S BO'S BRILLIANT BIG TOP!
[Upbeat music plays]
Singers sing, MOJO. SWOPTOPS. MOJO. SWOPTOPS. MOJO. SWOPTOPS.
End credits. Series Director: Dominic Minns. Episodic Director: Oliver Brown. Head Writer: Doug Sinclair. Cast: Mojo, Rosa Brass; Bo, Sammy Cosgrove; Animals, Jim Johnson; Betty, Lu Corfield; Bryan, John Wark; Cap’n Gail, Sandra Dickinson; Didi, Lucy Montgomery; Dot, Elodie Lippiatt; Fabio, Giovanni Noto; Filo, Lucian Moabi; Jackson, Inel Tomlinson; Lot, Evangeline Menezes; Mayor Sunita, Anjili Mohindra; Nan, Rachel Atkins; Nori, Laura Checkley; Preston, Paul Litchfield; Tao, Christopher Chung; Ted, Keith Wickham; Tot, Camilla Birkett. Logos: Mojo Swoptops, Blue Zoo, Tararaboom. A Blue Zoo Production in association with Tararaboom for B.B.C. Copyright 2024 Blue Mojo Rights Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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