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Transcript: The Chicken or the Ball
White text in a blue square reads, “MiC.” A woman’s face looks to the right of logo towards text that reads, “Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo.”
Text reads, “Studio Bozzetto and Sardine Productions present...”
The Game Catchers skip on the points of a star. Pigi, a teal bird, wears a black and white striped shirt. Nina is a grey unicorn with a rainbow-striped horn and pink hair. She wears a lilac skirt. Boxy is an open box who wears light blue shorts. Kate, who has one large eye, wears her red hair in pigtails. She wears a red dress with a blue belt. Dino, a red dinosaur who skips on two feet, wears blue pants with a yellow waistband. Pigi, Dino, Kate and Nina play leapfrog. Boxy bounces by on a large green ball. The Game Catchers each fly a spaceship.
Text reads, “A series created by Andrea Bozzetto. Branko Rakic. Corrado Colleoni.” “In collaboration with Rai Ragazzi.” Executive Producers: Pietro Pinetti, Ghislain Cyr.” “Music by Roberto Frattini.”
[Cheerful music plays]
The Game Catchers sing, WE LOVE GAMES
PLAYING IS OUR MISSION,
TO FIND GAMES WE'RE ON AN EXPEDITION.
The Game Catchers sing, WE'RE TRAVELLING
AROUND THE UNIVERSE,
IN SEARCH OF FRIENDS AND FUN.
COLLECTING GAMES TO SHARE
WITH EVERYONE.
WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS.
Voices sing, CATCHERS.
The Game Catchers sing, THAT'S RIGHT
WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS.
The voices sing, CATCHERS.
The Game Catchers sing, YEAH!
The Game Catchers run into their headquarters and startle Mr. Moustache. Mr. Moustache wears a blue suit with a red bowtie. His long blue moustache is darker at the pointed ends. Mr. Moustache has four arms and wears large round eyeglasses. He sits on a stool in front of a computer built into a large claw machine. The top of the machine has a claw hanging over small light blue game spheres. Text reads, “Directors: Andrea Bozzetto, Branko Rakic.”
The Game Catchers shout, GOOD MORNING!
Mr. Moustache says, OH!
GOOD MORNING!
[He chuckles]
Logo: The Game Catchers. The Game Catchers logo features text over a yellow circle with a yellow ring around it. The word “The” is purple with a white outline. The word “Game” is blue with a white outline. The word “Catchers” is dark pink with a white outline. A pink star and purple star are to the left of the text. Green, orange and red stars are to the right of the text.
[Whooshing, chiming]
Text reads, “The Chicken or the Ball.” “Written by Valentina Mazzola.”
A voice reads, ‘THE CHICKEN OR THE BALL!’
A planet features lush green grass and blue water. Green, pink, yellow and orange trees grow on the surface of the world. The Game Catchers headquarters is located at the top of the planet.
[Playful music plays]
The Game Catchers watch Mr. Moustache. He stands with his hands on his hips then turns towards his computer.
Mr. Moustache says, HMM, LET'S TRY.
MAYBE HERE.
[Beeping, typing]
A small red bug pushes a red ball past Dino.
[Squeaking]
Dino says, UH? HM...
[Straining, bug sighs, beeping, typing, whirring]
Mr. Moustache says, NOT THERE, MAYBE HERE.
OR HERE!
[Pigi coos]
Mr. Moustache says, YES, PIGGIO,
I CAN FEEL IT. I'M GETTING CLOSER.
Nina, Kate and Boxy ask, HAVE YOU
FOUND A PLANET WITH GAME TRACES?
[Whirring, beeping]
Mr. Moustache says, AH, THAT'S THE ONE!
LOOK AT THIS PLANET.
BUT HEY, WHAT'S THIS?
On the computer screen, a gleaming green-blue circle is almost hidden by pink circles surrounding it.
Boxy, Nina and Kate say, OH...
[Cooing, Kate giggles]
Kate says, NO, PIGI.
IT LOOKS TO ME MORE LIKE
A DONUT.
Dino leans over the bug and ball. His hands rest on his hips.
Dino repeats, A DONUT?
Boxy asks, ISN'T IT A HAT?
Dino repeats, HAT?
Nina says, OH, IT'S A BALL!
Dino repeats, A BALL?
OH, IT'S A BALL, BUT...
Dino pokes his finger into the ball beside the bug.
[Squishing]
Dino says, URGH! IT'S GROSS!
Mr. Moustache, Boxy, Nina and Kate ask, WHAT?
Dino notices the green-blue ball on the screen.
Dino says, WHA-- YOU MEAN THAT BALL?
[Everyone laughs]
The bug asks, WHAT?
Mr. Moustache says, GAME CATCHERS,
WE'VE DEFINITELY FOUND
A PLANET WITH GAME TRACES.
READY TO GO?
Nina, Boxy, Kate and Dino cheer, YEAH!
[Pigi coos]
Soon, the Game Catchers stand in a tube.
Nina, Boxy, Dino and Kate say, THERE'S A
NEW GAME TO CATCH, GO!
They fly up the tube and emerge from the headquarters in their individual spaceships.
[Rhythmic music plays]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino sing, LET'S TAKE
OFF EXPLORING,
THROUGH SPACE OUR SHIP
IS SOARING.
AS WE SEARCH FOR GAMES
AND NEW FRIENDS.
The Game Catchers stop their spaceships at a red traffic light. They wait frowning three-eyed alien to drive its spaceship full of smiling worms past. The light turns green.
[Tires screech, motor whirs, whirring]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino sing, WE DO LOVE EXPLORING,
WE NEVER FIND IT BORING.
TOURING GALAXIES AND PLANETS,
OUR UNIVERSE'S FULL OF GAMES
AND FUN.
[Pigi coos]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino sing, FOR EVERYONE.
[Pigi coos]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino shout, WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS!
The Game Catchers fly their spaceships towards a light green planet with tall pink-topped trees on the surface. Nina’s spaceship lowers and bounces on clouds. The other Game Catchers bounce on clouds behind her.
[Cheerful music plays]
Nina says, HA! WE'RE ALMOST THERE!
JUST A FEW MORE CLOUDS.
[Boings, laughter, exclamations]
Soon, the Game Catchers jump high in the air on the surface of the planet.
Kate shouts, LOOK HOW HIGH I CAN JUMP!
[Laughter, exclamations, boings]
Three rabbit-like alien children watch the Game Catchers.
An indigo rabbit says, HI, I'M PALO.
A light blue rabbit says, I'M PEELO.
A brown rabbit says, AND I'M GUSTAVO.
Boxy, Dino, Kate and Nina say, HELLO!
[Pigi coos]
Nina says, WE ARE THE GAME CATCHERS.
Boxy says, AND WE GO FROM PLANET
TO PLANET...
Kate says, TO LEARN...
[Pigi coos]
Dino stands on his head.
Kate, Nina and Boxy say, DINO!
Dino says, OH? NEW GAMES!
The rabbit children say, OH...
Gustavo says, WE LIKE TO PLAY
"ROCK BALL"!
[Upbeat music plays]
Dino says, THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A FUN GAME. CAN WE PLAY?
Peelo says, WE'D LOVE TO, BUT OUR BALL
ENDED UP IN THAT TREE.
AND WE CAN'T GET IT.
An orange ball with white polka dots is nestled in a nest with two eggs.
Palo says, WE TRIED EVERYTHING.
BUT THE DOTTY DOTS DON'T WANT
TO GIVE IT BACK.
Palo, Peelo and Gustavo’s ears droop.
Dino, Kate, Boxy and Nina ask, THE DOTTY DOTS?
Two small round birds, one red with a yellow chest and the other one dark blue with a yellow chest, land on a branch beside the nest. Nina jumps up and down.
[Happy music plays softly, Dotty Dots chirp, Nina gasps, boings]
Nina says, OH! THEY ARE SO CUTE!
Gustavo says, YES, BUT THEY'RE
VERY STUBBORN.
Peelo says, THEY THINK IT'S ONE
OF THEIR EGGS.
Dino, Kate, Boxy and Nina say, WE CAN
HELP YOU GET YOUR BALL!
[Pigi coos]
Peelo, Palo and Gustavo say, WOW, THANKS!
Soon, Boxy jumps from branch to branch up the tree.
[Energetic music plays]
Boxy says, HUP, HUP!
He takes a box out of his open box and pours a pile of pellets on a branch.
[Rustling, rattling]
Boxy says, THIS DOTTY DOT FOOD
SHOULD LEAD THEM AWAY FROM
THE NEST.
[Dotty Dots chirp, pecking, whooshing]
Boxy says, GOT IT!
Boxy picks up the ball. The Dotty Dots return and peck on his sides. He drops the ball back into the nest.
[Bonk]
Boxy says, OH, THEY ARE SOFT
BUT VERY ANNOYING.
Soon, Pigi stands on the branch and looks at the Dotty Dots in their nest.
[Pigi coos]
The Dotty Dots jump out and face Pigi.
[Dotty Dots blow raspberries, Pigi coos, energetic music continues]
Dino reaches up into the nest and picks up a light blue egg.
[Tapping, whoosh, slide whistle]
Dino says, OH-OH, BUT THIS IS AN--
The egg hatches and a yellow Dotty Dot chick looks at Dino.
[Chirp]
Kate shouts, IT'S AN EGG, IT ISN'T A BALL.
PUT IT BACK INTO THE NEST!
Dino puts the chick in the cracked egg back into the nest. The chick chirps at its parents.
[Rustling, chick chirps, Pigi coos]
The second egg hatches and a chick hops out. The first chick pecks at the ball. The second chick bounces on top of it.
[Chirping, boings, pecking]
Pigi flies down to the ground.
[Flapping]
Dino, Kate, Boxy, Nina, Peelo, Palo and Gustavo say, OH...
The ball falls to the ground.
[Boing]
The Game Catchers and the rabbit children say, THANK YOU!
[Happy chirping]
Dino, Kate, Boxy, Nina, Peelo, Palo and Gustavo say, BYE!
AND NOW, WE CAN PLAY!
[Pigi coos]
Peelo stands with the ball under their arm.
[Energetic music plays]
Peelo says, "ROCK BALL" IS A VERY
EASY GAME.
YOU SPLIT INTO TWO TEAMS,
ONE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
AND YOU TAKE TURNS
THROWING THE BALL.
The children split into two teams. The first team has Peelo, Boxy, Pigi and Nina. The second team has Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate. Peelo throws the ball to Kate. She catches it and throws it to Boxy. It hits Boxy’s face.
[Whooshing, thump, groans]
Peelo continues, BUT YOU
MUSTN'T DROP THE BALL.
Boxy catches the falling ball and throws it to Dino. Dino falls and the ball bounces off of his nose.
[Bonk, panicked grunts]
Peelo says, IF YOU DO, YOU GET THE FIRST
LETTER OF THE WORD "ROCK".
Both teams stand grouped together. Above each team of four are four empty boxes. An orange ball with yellow spots falls into an empty box over Palo’s head.
Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate say, R!
[Buzzing, energetic music continues]
Dino yells, YAH!
Dino hurls the ball at Pigi.
[Whoosh, cooing, thumping, energetic music continues]
[Pigi catches the ball then drops it.
Peelo, Boxy and Nina sadly say, R...
A ball falls into an empty box above their heads.
[Buzzing]
Pigi throws the ball to Gustavo. The ball bounces off of Gustavo’s eye.
[Whoosh, cooing, thump]
Gustavo protests, NO! OH, FOUL BALL.
Nina says, HA, IT'S MINE, IT'S MINE!
The ball falls on Nina’s horn and pops.
[Pop, ball hisses, splat]
Nina says, OH, OOPS, SORRY...
Peelo, Boxy and Nina sadly say, O.
[Buzzing, energetic music continues]
Soon, Nina smiles and holds the ball with two green band-aids covering the tear. She throws it to Palo who throws it to Boxy. He throws it to Kate and she trips over a rock. The ball bounces on grass behind her.
[Whooshing, boing, Kate grunts]
Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate sadly say, O!
A ball falls into an empty box above them.
[Buzzing]
Kate shouts, SPINNING BALL!
[Whooshing]
The ball spins in the air. Peelo gets dizzy watching the ball and sits down. The ball bounces on their head.
[Ding, boing, energetic music continues]
Pello says, OH!
Peelo, Boxy and Nina say, C.
A ball falls into an empty box above them.
[Buzzing]
Peelo throws the ball.
[Whoosh]
Peelo says, AH!
Palo catches the ball between their ears and throws the ball to Boxy. The ball lands in Boxy’s open box top. A bear stuffy bounces out and falls into Boxy’s hands.
[Thump, squeak]
Peelo, Boxy and Nina sadly say, K.
A ball falls into the last empty box above them.
[Buzzing]
They say, ROCK. WE LOST.
Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate cheer, OH OH! WE WON!
Peelo, Boxy, Nina, Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate say,
IT WAS A WONDERFUL GAME!
[Pigi coos cheerfully]
[Chiming]
Later, Gustavo says, SEE YOU SOON.
Nina says, THANK YOU!
Peelo, Boxy, Nina, Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate say, BYE!
[Giggling, cheerful music plays]
The Game Catchers fly back to their headquarters.
[Chiming, laughter, cooing]
In the headquarters, Pigi throws a blue ball with white polka dots to Kate.
[Soft thump, cheerful music plays]
Kate says, AND THEN,
WE PLAYED "ROCK BALL"!
She throws the ball to Boxy.
Boxy says, THERE WERE THREE EGGS,
BUT ONE WAS A BALL.
He throws the ball to Nina.
Nina says, OH YES, SO CUTE!
Nina throws the ball to Dino.
Dino says, IF THE BALL DROPS,
YOU GET A LETTER.
AND THE FIRST ONE WHO GETS
THE WORD "ROCK" LOSES.
[Mr. Moustache laughs]
Mr. Moustache says, WONDERFUL GAME!
VERY FUNNY.
EXACTLY WHAT OUR COLLECTION
WAS MISSING.
HERE COMES THE GAME SPHERE.
The grabber picks up a game sphere. It fills with pale blue light. In a flashback, the Game Catchers play the game with the Palo, Peelo and Gustavo. The game sphere rolls out of the machine.
[Beeping, whirring, triumphant music plays]
Boxy, Kate, Nina and Dino say, OH!
[Pigi coos]
Mr. Moustache puts the game sphere on a shelf in his game archive. It hits another sphere and three game spheres wobble.
[Rattling]
Everyone watches wide-eyed. The game spheres stop moving.
They say, OH...AH!
[Mr. Moustache laughs, upbeat music plays]
Mr. Moustache says, ALL'S WELL
THAT ENDS WELL.
GAME CATCHERS, YOU CAUGHT
ANOTHER AMAZING GAME.
The Game Catchers cheer, YEAH!
[Playful music plays]
End Credits:
Studio Bozzetto and Co.:
Executive Producer: Pietro Pinetti.
Written by Valentina Mazzola.
Sardine Productions:
Executive Producer: Ghislain Cyr.
Original Music and Songs by: Roberto Frattini.
Voices: Richard Dumont, Wyatt Bowen, Lucinda Davis, Angela Galuppo.
Logo: MiC. Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo.
Logo: Studio Bozzetto and Co.
Logo: Sardine Productions.
Text reads, “Studio Bozzetto and Sardine Productions present...”
The Game Catchers skip on the points of a star. Pigi, a teal bird, wears a black and white striped shirt. Nina is a grey unicorn with a rainbow-striped horn and pink hair. She wears a lilac skirt. Boxy is an open box who wears light blue shorts. Kate, who has one large eye, wears her red hair in pigtails. She wears a red dress with a blue belt. Dino, a red dinosaur who skips on two feet, wears blue pants with a yellow waistband. Pigi, Dino, Kate and Nina play leapfrog. Boxy bounces by on a large green ball. The Game Catchers each fly a spaceship.
Text reads, “A series created by Andrea Bozzetto. Branko Rakic. Corrado Colleoni.” “In collaboration with Rai Ragazzi.” Executive Producers: Pietro Pinetti, Ghislain Cyr.” “Music by Roberto Frattini.”
[Cheerful music plays]
The Game Catchers sing, WE LOVE GAMES
PLAYING IS OUR MISSION,
TO FIND GAMES WE'RE ON AN EXPEDITION.
The Game Catchers sing, WE'RE TRAVELLING
AROUND THE UNIVERSE,
IN SEARCH OF FRIENDS AND FUN.
COLLECTING GAMES TO SHARE
WITH EVERYONE.
WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS.
Voices sing, CATCHERS.
The Game Catchers sing, THAT'S RIGHT
WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS.
The voices sing, CATCHERS.
The Game Catchers sing, YEAH!
The Game Catchers run into their headquarters and startle Mr. Moustache. Mr. Moustache wears a blue suit with a red bowtie. His long blue moustache is darker at the pointed ends. Mr. Moustache has four arms and wears large round eyeglasses. He sits on a stool in front of a computer built into a large claw machine. The top of the machine has a claw hanging over small light blue game spheres. Text reads, “Directors: Andrea Bozzetto, Branko Rakic.”
The Game Catchers shout, GOOD MORNING!
Mr. Moustache says, OH!
GOOD MORNING!
[He chuckles]
Logo: The Game Catchers. The Game Catchers logo features text over a yellow circle with a yellow ring around it. The word “The” is purple with a white outline. The word “Game” is blue with a white outline. The word “Catchers” is dark pink with a white outline. A pink star and purple star are to the left of the text. Green, orange and red stars are to the right of the text.
[Whooshing, chiming]
Text reads, “The Chicken or the Ball.” “Written by Valentina Mazzola.”
A voice reads, ‘THE CHICKEN OR THE BALL!’
A planet features lush green grass and blue water. Green, pink, yellow and orange trees grow on the surface of the world. The Game Catchers headquarters is located at the top of the planet.
[Playful music plays]
The Game Catchers watch Mr. Moustache. He stands with his hands on his hips then turns towards his computer.
Mr. Moustache says, HMM, LET'S TRY.
MAYBE HERE.
[Beeping, typing]
A small red bug pushes a red ball past Dino.
[Squeaking]
Dino says, UH? HM...
[Straining, bug sighs, beeping, typing, whirring]
Mr. Moustache says, NOT THERE, MAYBE HERE.
OR HERE!
[Pigi coos]
Mr. Moustache says, YES, PIGGIO,
I CAN FEEL IT. I'M GETTING CLOSER.
Nina, Kate and Boxy ask, HAVE YOU
FOUND A PLANET WITH GAME TRACES?
[Whirring, beeping]
Mr. Moustache says, AH, THAT'S THE ONE!
LOOK AT THIS PLANET.
BUT HEY, WHAT'S THIS?
On the computer screen, a gleaming green-blue circle is almost hidden by pink circles surrounding it.
Boxy, Nina and Kate say, OH...
[Cooing, Kate giggles]
Kate says, NO, PIGI.
IT LOOKS TO ME MORE LIKE
A DONUT.
Dino leans over the bug and ball. His hands rest on his hips.
Dino repeats, A DONUT?
Boxy asks, ISN'T IT A HAT?
Dino repeats, HAT?
Nina says, OH, IT'S A BALL!
Dino repeats, A BALL?
OH, IT'S A BALL, BUT...
Dino pokes his finger into the ball beside the bug.
[Squishing]
Dino says, URGH! IT'S GROSS!
Mr. Moustache, Boxy, Nina and Kate ask, WHAT?
Dino notices the green-blue ball on the screen.
Dino says, WHA-- YOU MEAN THAT BALL?
[Everyone laughs]
The bug asks, WHAT?
Mr. Moustache says, GAME CATCHERS,
WE'VE DEFINITELY FOUND
A PLANET WITH GAME TRACES.
READY TO GO?
Nina, Boxy, Kate and Dino cheer, YEAH!
[Pigi coos]
Soon, the Game Catchers stand in a tube.
Nina, Boxy, Dino and Kate say, THERE'S A
NEW GAME TO CATCH, GO!
They fly up the tube and emerge from the headquarters in their individual spaceships.
[Rhythmic music plays]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino sing, LET'S TAKE
OFF EXPLORING,
THROUGH SPACE OUR SHIP
IS SOARING.
AS WE SEARCH FOR GAMES
AND NEW FRIENDS.
The Game Catchers stop their spaceships at a red traffic light. They wait frowning three-eyed alien to drive its spaceship full of smiling worms past. The light turns green.
[Tires screech, motor whirs, whirring]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino sing, WE DO LOVE EXPLORING,
WE NEVER FIND IT BORING.
TOURING GALAXIES AND PLANETS,
OUR UNIVERSE'S FULL OF GAMES
AND FUN.
[Pigi coos]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino sing, FOR EVERYONE.
[Pigi coos]
Boxy, Nina, Kate and Dino shout, WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS!
The Game Catchers fly their spaceships towards a light green planet with tall pink-topped trees on the surface. Nina’s spaceship lowers and bounces on clouds. The other Game Catchers bounce on clouds behind her.
[Cheerful music plays]
Nina says, HA! WE'RE ALMOST THERE!
JUST A FEW MORE CLOUDS.
[Boings, laughter, exclamations]
Soon, the Game Catchers jump high in the air on the surface of the planet.
Kate shouts, LOOK HOW HIGH I CAN JUMP!
[Laughter, exclamations, boings]
Three rabbit-like alien children watch the Game Catchers.
An indigo rabbit says, HI, I'M PALO.
A light blue rabbit says, I'M PEELO.
A brown rabbit says, AND I'M GUSTAVO.
Boxy, Dino, Kate and Nina say, HELLO!
[Pigi coos]
Nina says, WE ARE THE GAME CATCHERS.
Boxy says, AND WE GO FROM PLANET
TO PLANET...
Kate says, TO LEARN...
[Pigi coos]
Dino stands on his head.
Kate, Nina and Boxy say, DINO!
Dino says, OH? NEW GAMES!
The rabbit children say, OH...
Gustavo says, WE LIKE TO PLAY
"ROCK BALL"!
[Upbeat music plays]
Dino says, THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A FUN GAME. CAN WE PLAY?
Peelo says, WE'D LOVE TO, BUT OUR BALL
ENDED UP IN THAT TREE.
AND WE CAN'T GET IT.
An orange ball with white polka dots is nestled in a nest with two eggs.
Palo says, WE TRIED EVERYTHING.
BUT THE DOTTY DOTS DON'T WANT
TO GIVE IT BACK.
Palo, Peelo and Gustavo’s ears droop.
Dino, Kate, Boxy and Nina ask, THE DOTTY DOTS?
Two small round birds, one red with a yellow chest and the other one dark blue with a yellow chest, land on a branch beside the nest. Nina jumps up and down.
[Happy music plays softly, Dotty Dots chirp, Nina gasps, boings]
Nina says, OH! THEY ARE SO CUTE!
Gustavo says, YES, BUT THEY'RE
VERY STUBBORN.
Peelo says, THEY THINK IT'S ONE
OF THEIR EGGS.
Dino, Kate, Boxy and Nina say, WE CAN
HELP YOU GET YOUR BALL!
[Pigi coos]
Peelo, Palo and Gustavo say, WOW, THANKS!
Soon, Boxy jumps from branch to branch up the tree.
[Energetic music plays]
Boxy says, HUP, HUP!
He takes a box out of his open box and pours a pile of pellets on a branch.
[Rustling, rattling]
Boxy says, THIS DOTTY DOT FOOD
SHOULD LEAD THEM AWAY FROM
THE NEST.
[Dotty Dots chirp, pecking, whooshing]
Boxy says, GOT IT!
Boxy picks up the ball. The Dotty Dots return and peck on his sides. He drops the ball back into the nest.
[Bonk]
Boxy says, OH, THEY ARE SOFT
BUT VERY ANNOYING.
Soon, Pigi stands on the branch and looks at the Dotty Dots in their nest.
[Pigi coos]
The Dotty Dots jump out and face Pigi.
[Dotty Dots blow raspberries, Pigi coos, energetic music continues]
Dino reaches up into the nest and picks up a light blue egg.
[Tapping, whoosh, slide whistle]
Dino says, OH-OH, BUT THIS IS AN--
The egg hatches and a yellow Dotty Dot chick looks at Dino.
[Chirp]
Kate shouts, IT'S AN EGG, IT ISN'T A BALL.
PUT IT BACK INTO THE NEST!
Dino puts the chick in the cracked egg back into the nest. The chick chirps at its parents.
[Rustling, chick chirps, Pigi coos]
The second egg hatches and a chick hops out. The first chick pecks at the ball. The second chick bounces on top of it.
[Chirping, boings, pecking]
Pigi flies down to the ground.
[Flapping]
Dino, Kate, Boxy, Nina, Peelo, Palo and Gustavo say, OH...
The ball falls to the ground.
[Boing]
The Game Catchers and the rabbit children say, THANK YOU!
[Happy chirping]
Dino, Kate, Boxy, Nina, Peelo, Palo and Gustavo say, BYE!
AND NOW, WE CAN PLAY!
[Pigi coos]
Peelo stands with the ball under their arm.
[Energetic music plays]
Peelo says, "ROCK BALL" IS A VERY
EASY GAME.
YOU SPLIT INTO TWO TEAMS,
ONE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER
AND YOU TAKE TURNS
THROWING THE BALL.
The children split into two teams. The first team has Peelo, Boxy, Pigi and Nina. The second team has Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate. Peelo throws the ball to Kate. She catches it and throws it to Boxy. It hits Boxy’s face.
[Whooshing, thump, groans]
Peelo continues, BUT YOU
MUSTN'T DROP THE BALL.
Boxy catches the falling ball and throws it to Dino. Dino falls and the ball bounces off of his nose.
[Bonk, panicked grunts]
Peelo says, IF YOU DO, YOU GET THE FIRST
LETTER OF THE WORD "ROCK".
Both teams stand grouped together. Above each team of four are four empty boxes. An orange ball with yellow spots falls into an empty box over Palo’s head.
Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate say, R!
[Buzzing, energetic music continues]
Dino yells, YAH!
Dino hurls the ball at Pigi.
[Whoosh, cooing, thumping, energetic music continues]
[Pigi catches the ball then drops it.
Peelo, Boxy and Nina sadly say, R...
A ball falls into an empty box above their heads.
[Buzzing]
Pigi throws the ball to Gustavo. The ball bounces off of Gustavo’s eye.
[Whoosh, cooing, thump]
Gustavo protests, NO! OH, FOUL BALL.
Nina says, HA, IT'S MINE, IT'S MINE!
The ball falls on Nina’s horn and pops.
[Pop, ball hisses, splat]
Nina says, OH, OOPS, SORRY...
Peelo, Boxy and Nina sadly say, O.
[Buzzing, energetic music continues]
Soon, Nina smiles and holds the ball with two green band-aids covering the tear. She throws it to Palo who throws it to Boxy. He throws it to Kate and she trips over a rock. The ball bounces on grass behind her.
[Whooshing, boing, Kate grunts]
Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate sadly say, O!
A ball falls into an empty box above them.
[Buzzing]
Kate shouts, SPINNING BALL!
[Whooshing]
The ball spins in the air. Peelo gets dizzy watching the ball and sits down. The ball bounces on their head.
[Ding, boing, energetic music continues]
Pello says, OH!
Peelo, Boxy and Nina say, C.
A ball falls into an empty box above them.
[Buzzing]
Peelo throws the ball.
[Whoosh]
Peelo says, AH!
Palo catches the ball between their ears and throws the ball to Boxy. The ball lands in Boxy’s open box top. A bear stuffy bounces out and falls into Boxy’s hands.
[Thump, squeak]
Peelo, Boxy and Nina sadly say, K.
A ball falls into the last empty box above them.
[Buzzing]
They say, ROCK. WE LOST.
Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate cheer, OH OH! WE WON!
Peelo, Boxy, Nina, Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate say,
IT WAS A WONDERFUL GAME!
[Pigi coos cheerfully]
[Chiming]
Later, Gustavo says, SEE YOU SOON.
Nina says, THANK YOU!
Peelo, Boxy, Nina, Palo, Dino, Gustavo and Kate say, BYE!
[Giggling, cheerful music plays]
The Game Catchers fly back to their headquarters.
[Chiming, laughter, cooing]
In the headquarters, Pigi throws a blue ball with white polka dots to Kate.
[Soft thump, cheerful music plays]
Kate says, AND THEN,
WE PLAYED "ROCK BALL"!
She throws the ball to Boxy.
Boxy says, THERE WERE THREE EGGS,
BUT ONE WAS A BALL.
He throws the ball to Nina.
Nina says, OH YES, SO CUTE!
Nina throws the ball to Dino.
Dino says, IF THE BALL DROPS,
YOU GET A LETTER.
AND THE FIRST ONE WHO GETS
THE WORD "ROCK" LOSES.
[Mr. Moustache laughs]
Mr. Moustache says, WONDERFUL GAME!
VERY FUNNY.
EXACTLY WHAT OUR COLLECTION
WAS MISSING.
HERE COMES THE GAME SPHERE.
The grabber picks up a game sphere. It fills with pale blue light. In a flashback, the Game Catchers play the game with the Palo, Peelo and Gustavo. The game sphere rolls out of the machine.
[Beeping, whirring, triumphant music plays]
Boxy, Kate, Nina and Dino say, OH!
[Pigi coos]
Mr. Moustache puts the game sphere on a shelf in his game archive. It hits another sphere and three game spheres wobble.
[Rattling]
Everyone watches wide-eyed. The game spheres stop moving.
They say, OH...AH!
[Mr. Moustache laughs, upbeat music plays]
Mr. Moustache says, ALL'S WELL
THAT ENDS WELL.
GAME CATCHERS, YOU CAUGHT
ANOTHER AMAZING GAME.
The Game Catchers cheer, YEAH!
[Playful music plays]
End Credits:
Studio Bozzetto and Co.:
Executive Producer: Pietro Pinetti.
Written by Valentina Mazzola.
Sardine Productions:
Executive Producer: Ghislain Cyr.
Original Music and Songs by: Roberto Frattini.
Voices: Richard Dumont, Wyatt Bowen, Lucinda Davis, Angela Galuppo.
Logo: MiC. Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo.
Logo: Studio Bozzetto and Co.
Logo: Sardine Productions.
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