Logo: Direzione Generale, Cinema e AudioVisivo.

[Cheerful music plays]

The Game Catcher friends: cardboard box Boxy, one-eyed alien Kate, red dinosaur Dino, green pigeon Pigi, and unicorn Nina skip around a star.

They sing, WE LOVE GAMES,
PLAYING IS OUR MISSION.
TO FIND GAMES,
WE'RE ON AN EXPEDITION.

Studio Bozzetto and Sardine Productions present, a series created by Andrea Bozzetto, Brank Rakic, Corrado Colleoni in collaboration with Rai Ragazzi.

The Game Catchers sing, WE'RE TRAVELLING AROUND
THE UNIVERSE
IN SEARCH OF FRIENDS
AND FUN.

In space, they fly around a planet in their ships.

The Game Catchers sing, COLLECTING GAMES TO SHARE
WITH EVERYONE.
WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS,
CATCHERS,
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS,
CATCHERS.
YEAH!

They return to headquarters and meet multi-armed blue haired Mr. Moustache.

They cheer, GOOD MORNING!

Startled, Mr. Moustache jumps out of his seat.

He says, OH! GOOD MORNING!

[Mr. Moustache chuckling]

Title, The Game Catchers.

A Game Catcher reads the episode title.

They say, A SPECIAL CAVE.

Written by Demetrio Bargellini.

[Dramatic music plays]

[Thumping]

At Game Catchers headquarters, a robot stomps toward a block building.

[Stomping]

The Game Catchers say, OH NO! IT'S COMING!

They cover their eyes.

[Pigi cooing]

The robot reaches the block building and falls over. Kate picks up the robot, a toy.

[Laughing]

Mr. Moustache says, GAME CATCHERS, COME QUICKLY.
I THINK I'VE FOUND
A GAME PLANET!

A colourful planet with balls of wool is shown on the sphere machine computer.

[Laughing]

[Mr. Moustache chuckling]

Mr. Moustache says, LAUGHING CHILDREN!
A DEFINITE GAME TRACE!
READY TO GO?

The Game Catchers cheer, YEAH!
THERE'S A NEW GAME TO CATCH!
GO!

They fly out of headquarters in their ships.

[Upbeat music plays]

The Game Catchers sing, LET'S TAKE OFF
EXPLORING,
THROUGH SPACE OUR SHIP
IS SOARING,
AS WE SEARCH FOR GAMES
AND NEW FRIENDS.

[Tires screeching]

[Music stops]

The Game Catchers stop at a red light.

[Whirring]

A one eyed octopus-like creature flies by as if it were a hot air balloon, carrying another creature in a basket, then the light turns green.

[Upbeat music continues]

The Game Catchers sing, WE DO LOVE EXPLORING,
WE NEVER FIND IT BORING,
TOURING GALAXIES
WITHOUT ENDS!

They fly through space.

They sing, OUR UNIVERSE IS
FULL OF GAMES AND FUN!

[Pigi cooing]

The Game Catchers sing, FOR EVERYONE

[Pigi cooing]

The Game Catchers cheer, WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS!

On the colourful wool planet, they ride a slide down a cone of wool.

They cheer, YEAH!

[Laughing]

The Game Catchers slide across the ground to three wool, bug-like creatures.

The blue wool creature says, HI!
WHO ARE YOU?

Nine says, OH, HI! WE'RE
THE GAME CATCHERS...

Boxy says, AND WE GO FROM PLANET
TO PLANET...

Kate says, TO LEARN...

[Pigi cooing]

Tangled in wool, Dino says, NEW GAMES!

He tries to free himself.

[Dino grunting]

The green wool creature says, WE LOVE PLAYING GAMES TOO!
OUR FAVOURITE IS
THE HANDKERCHIEF GAME!

[Boxy gasping]

Boxy asks, CAN YOU SHOW US
HOW TO PLAY?

The blue wool creature says, WE'D LOVE TO, BUT TO PLAY,
WE NEED A HANDKERCHIEF,
AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR ONE SINCE YESTERDAY!

The blue wool creature says, BUT WE CAN'T FIND IT,
IT'S A REAL MYSTERY!

Kate says, I'M SURE YOU MUST HAVE
A HANDKERCHIEF!

Boxy says, OF COURSE!
SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE.

He pulls out a sock.

Kate says, OH!

Boxy says, HMM...

Later, he adds a rubber duck to a pile of his things, which include a briefcase and a cactus plant.

Boxy says, OH, NO! NO HANDKERCHIEFS AT ALL!

[Pigi cooing]

Kate says, GOOD IDEA!
IF WE ALL LOOK TOGETHER,
MAYBE WE CAN FIND
AT LEAST ONE!

Everyone cheers, YEAH!

[Gentle music plays]

The Game Catchers and their new wool friends search through trees and balls of wool.

Nina yelps, WHOA!

She falls in a hole.

She says, HEY! LOOK, I'VE FOUND A PIECE
OF HANDKERCHIEF!

She holds a small piece of fabric.

Boxy says, AH, LET'S SEE IT!

He takes a close look at the fabric.

He says, HMM...

[Pigi cooing]

Pigi points to the hole, which is a giant chicken-like footprint.

[Dramatic music plays]

Kate says, THEY'RE FOOTPRINTS!

Dino says, OH!
THEY GO THAT WAY!
LET'S FOLLOW THEM!

The friends follow the giant footprints.

They cheer, YEAH!

[Laughing]

The friends reach a nest of sleeping chick creatures.

They say, WHOA!

The pink wool friend says, IT'S A JUMBOCHICKEN NEST!
THE MOM HAS TAKEN
THE HANDKERCHIEFS
TO COVER HER GREAT BIG CHICKS!

Nina says, BUT WE CAN'T RIP UP THE COVER.
IT'S KEEPING THE LITTLE ONES
ALL SNUG AND WARM!

The green wool friend says, NO...

[Sighing]

The green wool friend continues, BUT THEN, WE CAN'T PLAY!

A handkerchief floats past Kate.

Kate says, OH!
HEY, LOOK! A HANDKERCHIEF!

The handkerchief floats away onto a wool cone tree.

Boxy says, OH, OH, NO!
HOW CAN WE GET
ALL THE WAY UP THERE?

Kate says, LET'S TRY!

She stretches her arms up the tall wool cone.

Kate grunts, I... CAN'T... DO IT!

Nina stands on Dino.

[Dino groaning]

Dino says, I CAN'T EITHER!

Standing on Nina, Kate starts to lose her balance.

She says, HEY!

[Kate yelping]

Kate falls.

[Thudding]

[Grunting]

Small balls of wool fall off the cone tree. Lying on the ground, Kate, Dino, and Nina watch them roll away.

Dino gets up and says, I'VE GOT AN IDEA!

He jumps up and down.

[Dino laughing]

A small ball of wool falls off the wool cone tree.

Dino says, IT'S WORKING!
OH! LET'S ALL JUMP TOGETHER!

The friends all cheer, YEAH!

They jump up and down together.

They say, JUMP HARDER!

[Thudding]

More balls of wool fall off the wool cone tree.

Nina says, WE'RE SO STRONG!

The ground shakes.

[Thudding]

The friends cheer, WHOO-HOO!

The green wool friend says, IT'S THE JUMBOCHICKEN!
SHE'S HELPING US!

The Jumbochicken, a giant purple chicken creature, jumps with the friends, shaking the ground.

[Thudding]

The handkerchief on the wool tree falls off and floats down to the friends.

The friends cheer, HOORAY!

[Dino laughing]

Dino picks up the handkerchief.

He cheers, YIPEE!

Everyone cays, THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

[Jumbochicken clucking]

[Laughing]

The green wool friend says, NOW, WE CAN PLAY
THE HANDKERCHIEF GAME!

Everyone cheers, YEAH!

The blue wool friend explains, THE RULES ARE EASY.
FIRST, THE PLAYERS
SIT IN A CIRCLE.
WHOEVER IS "IT"
REMAINS STANDING,
OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE
AND WALKS AROUND
THE OTHER PLAYERS
WITH THE HANDKERCHIEF,
SINGING THE NURSERY RHYME.

The green wool friend stands by the others who sit in a circle.

They sing, TURN HANKY, TURN AROUND.
IF YOU FALL
DON'T MAKE A SOUND.
TURN HANKY, TURN AROUND
MAYBE ONE DAY
YOU WILL BE FOUND…
BEHIND YOU!

The green wool friend drops the handkerchief beside Boxy.

The blue wool friend explains, THE PLAYER WHO GETS
THE HANDKERCHIEF
HAS TO PICK IT UP
AND CHASE AFTER
THE PLAYER WHO IS "IT"
AND TAG HER BEFORE
SHE RUNS AROUND THE CIRCLE.
IF SHE MANAGES TO SIT
IN HER PLACE,
SHE'S SAFE.

Boxy tags the green wool friend before she can sit in his place.

Boxy says, GOTCHA!

The blue wool friend continues, OTHERWISE, SHE WILL BE IT.

The green wool friend takes back the handkerchief.

She sings, TURN HANKY, TURN AROUND.
IF YOU FALL
DON'T MAKE A SOUND.

The other friends are shown with the handkerchief.

They all sing, TURN HANKY, TURN AROUND
MAYBE ONE DAY
YOU WILL BE FOUND!

During a round of the Handkerchief game, the pink wool friend drops the handkerchief beside Dino.

She says, BEHIND YOU!

Dino says, OH!

The pink wool friend runs away.

[Laughing]

Dino grabs the handkerchief.

He says, SUPER FAST RUN!!

Before Dino can run away, the pink wool friend takes his spot beside Nina.

She says, I'M SAFE!

[Laughing]

Dino says, AW, SHUCKS!

Pigi walks around the circle with the handkerchief.

[Pigi cooing Handkerchief rhyme]

A bug flies behind Pigi.

[Buzzing]

Pigi swats at the bug.

[Pigi cooing angrily]

The handkerchief slips out of his hand as he swats at the bug, and it lands beside Boxy.

Boxy says, HEY! IT'S THE HANDKERCHIEF!

[Pigi cooing]

Pigi looks at his empty hands.

[Pigi cooing]

Boxy tags Pigi.

He says, GOTCHA!

[Pigi cooing]

[Laughing]

Next, Nina sings, TURN HANKY, TURN AROUND.
IF YOU FALL
DON'T MAKE A SOUND.
TURN HANKY, TURN AROUND,
MAYBE ONE DAY
YOU WILL BE FOUND
BEHIND YOU...

She turns toward Boxy.

She says, OR YOU? OR YOU?

She looks at Kate.

She says, OH, I CAN'T DECIDE!

[Nina squealing loudly]

[Laughing]

[Cheerful music plays]

The Game Catchers return to headquarters on their planet. In the sphere machine room, Mr. Moustache works on the computer.

Dino says, OH! IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLANET,
WITH BALLS OF WOOL EVERYWHERE!

Kate says, AND THE GAME WAS SUPER-FUN!
IT'S CALLED
THE HANDKERCHIEF GAME!

[Mr. Moustache chuckling]

Mr. Moustache says, VERY INTERESTING INDEED.
OH, AND HERE COMES
THE GAME SPHERE!

The claw game-like sphere machine fills a sphere with a purple light and memories of the Handkerchief game. The sphere pops out of the machine like a gumball onto a stand.

[Inspirational music plays]

Boxy cheers, YAY!

In the archive room, he sings, TURN HANKY, TURN AROUND.
IF YOU FALL
DON'T MAKE A SOUND.

Boxy puts the sphere on a shelf among others.

[Boxy giggling]

Mr. Moustache says, CONGRATULATIONS,
GAME CATCHERS!
ANOTHER WONDERFUL GAME
FOR OUR COLLECTION!

The Game Catchers cheer, YEAH!

[Cheerful music plays]

End credits.

Logos: Direzione Generale, Cinema e AudioVisivo.
Studio Bozzetto & Co.
Sardine Productions.