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, ON THE HUNT FOR BOONLOONS!

Written by Allision Whalen.

[Gentle music plays]

In the Game Catchers headquarters archive room, the Game Catchers watch a pink, one eyed, bunny like creature hop around.

Nina says, OH, SHE SURE IS SPRINGY!
SIT, EFFIE!

Effie, the creature, hops over Nina.

[Nina gasping]

Effie hops around the room.

[Nina gasping]

Nina frowns at Effie.

Dino says, I'LL TRY! LAY DOWN, EFFIE!

[Effie laughing]

Spinning her long ears, Effie flies around the room.

[Gasping]

Effie flies past a row of game spheres.

[Effie giggling]

Kate says, COME ON, EFFIE! COME HERE!

She ducks as Effie flies by, then on Pigi’s head.

[Pigi cooing]

Kate says, AWW!
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAIN HER!

Effie leaps off Pigi’s head.

Kate says, OH!

Effie leaps off Dino’s head.

Dino says, OH!

Effie lands in Boxy.

[Rustling]

[Boxy groaning]

Effie hops around the room.

[Boxy gasping]

Mr. Moustache walks into the room.

He says, CHILDREN!

He looks at Effie.

He says, EFFIE, SIT.

Effie sits and hangs her tongue out like a dog.

[Effie panting]

The Game Catchers say, WOW!

Mr. Moustache says, LET'S NOT WASTE TIME!
I FOUND A PLANET
WITH GAME TRACES!
COME ON!

He leaves the room. The Game Catchers look at Effie in shock. In the game machine room, they watch Mr. Moustache work on the game machine computer. The computer shows creatures running around a desert-like world.

[Laughing]

Kate says, THERE ARE KIDS!

Mr. Moustache says, AND WHERE THERE ARE KIDS,
THERE ARE GAMES!
READY TO GO GAME CATCHERS?

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.

[Engine whirring]

A candlestick creature flies by on a candlestick holder ship, 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!

They fly to the desert planet, land their ships and explore.

[Soft music plays]

[Pigi cooing]

One of the Game Catchers says, WOW!

Nina says, HEY, LOOK!

She spots three camel-like creatures each a different shade of blue.

The Game Catchers say, WOW!

[Pigi cooing]

Nina says, THEY ARE SO CUTE!

[Camel creatures braying]

Three alligator-like creatures jump out from behind a palm tree. One is green, one is blue, and one is red.

They all say, HI!

The Game Catchers run over and say, HI!

The blue alligator creature says, I'M BOP AND THIS IS JOP
AND SNOP.
WHO ARE YOU?

Nina says, WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS.

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

Kate says, ...TO LEARN...

[Pigi cooing]

Dino scratches one of the camel creatures.

[Dino giggling]

Dino says, OH!

The camel creature licks Dino with its long tongue, lifting Dino off his feet.

[Dino laughing]

The other Game Catchers say, DINO!

Dino says, OH! NEW GAMES!

[Camel creature braying loudly]

Bop says, HOW NICE!
OUR FAVORITE GAME IS
"CRUSH THE BALLOON"!

Kate eagerly asks, SHALL WE PLAY?

Bop says, YES, BUT FIRST,
WE NEED SOME BALLOONS!

Boxy asks, WHERE DO WE FIND THEM?

Jop says, EASY! THE BOONLOONS
TAKE CARE OF IT.
JUST FEED THEM THIS FRUIT.

He holds up a blue peach shaped fruit. One of the camel-like creatures, a Boonloon raises their head and sniffs the air.

[Sniffing]

The Boonloon creature runs up to Jop.

Boxy and Nina say, OH!

The Boonloon eats the blue fruit and blows a bubble, a balloon.

The Game Catchers say, WOW!

Nina says, OH, IT'S A SUPER
CUTE BALLOON!

The balloon floats down onto Nina’s horn and pops.

[Popping]

Nina says, SORRY.

[Bop, Jop and Snop laughing]

Bop says, DON'T WORRY.
FOR OUR GAME, YOU HAVE TO BURST
BALLOONS, BUT WITH YOUR FEET!

The Game Catchers say, WOW! THAT'S SOUNDS FUN!

[Pigi cooing]

Snop says, AND NOW, WE NEED
SOME MORE BALLOONS!

The Game Catchers cheer, YEAH!

Jop says, OH NO, WHERE HAVE ALL
THE BOONLOONS GONE?

He looks around the now empty beach.

Bop says, MAYBE THEY WENT TO THE OASIS.

Kate says, THEY'VE GONE TO THE OASIS
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT?

[Dino gasping]

Dino says, THE DESERT?
OH, IS IT DANGEROUS?

Jop says, OF COURSE NOT!
WE ALWAYS GO THERE!
DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH US?

Kate, Pigi, Nina and Boxy cheer, YEAH!

[Pigi cooing]

Dino nervously says, UH, YES!

He smiles awkwardly.

He says, OH...

The Game Catchers follow their new friends.

Boxy says, DON'T WORRY, DINO.
WE'LL BE WITH YOU!

Under the bright sun, the Game Catchers continue their journey with Bop, Jop and Snop. Nina wears sunglasses. Kate uses an umbrella. Boxy uses a battery powered fan. Dino sweats.

[Dino panting]

Dino wails, OH, IT'S SO HOT
AND WE ARE LOST!

He dramatically drops to his knees.

He wails, OH, WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO GO BACK!

[Pigi cooing]

Pigi points behind him. Dino looks past Pigi at their nearby starting point.

He says, OH! OOPS. WE JUST LEFT.

[Cheerful music plays]

The group continues their journey with Dino in the lead. Sand is blown in Dino’s face.

Dino wails, OH, SANDSTORM!
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

He runs away.

Boxy says, HUH?

Dino lies on the ground behind Pigi.

[Nina giggling]

Nina says, IT'S NOT A SANDSTORM!
IT'S JUST THIS LITTLE GUY!

She points to an insect digging in the sand.

[Dino laughing awkwardly]

Dino says, OOPS.

Later, he leads the group across the sand.

[Water rushing]

Dino yelps, WHAT'S THAT NOISE?

[Dino gasping]

Dino wails, A RIVER!

Water rushes down a river.

Dino says, AND NOW, HOW DO WE CROSS IT?

Boxy hops over the tiny river.

He says, LIKE THIS!

Dino says, OOPS!

[Dino giggling]

The others easily follow Boxy and Dino over the river. Later, Pigi and Kate sweat. Pigi points ahead.

[Pigi cooing]

Kate cheers, IT'S THE OASIS!

Boonloons rest beside a large boulder on the grassy oasis.

Everyone says, WOW!

Boxy says, HERE ARE THE BOONLOONS!

Balloons lie on the grass around the Boonloons as they munch on the blue balloon making fruits.

[Munching]

One of the Boonloons blows a balloon.

Snop says, LET'S GET THE BALLOONS!

The others cheer, YEAH!

[Upbeat music plays]

Everyone holds a Boonloon balloon.

They all say, WOW!

Bop says, NOW, TO PLAY THE GAME,
EVERY PLAYER HAS TO TIE
A BALLOON TO THEIR ANKLE.
EACH PLAYER HAS TO TRY
TO POP THE OTHER'S BALLOONS
WITH THEIR FEET, WHILE TRYING
NOT TO POP THEIR OWN!

The group runs around with their balloons tied to their ankles.

[Laughing]

Bop says, IF THEIR BALLOON IS POPPED...

Boxy steps on Snop’s balloon, popping it.

He says, GOTCHA!

Bop continues, ...THEY'RE OUT.

Snop smiles as she walks away. Dino and Jop narrow their eyes at each other. Kate sneaks up behind Dino while Nina sneaks up behind Jop. Kate and Nina pop Dino and Jop’s balloons.

[Kate and Nina giggling]

Dino and Jop look shocked as Kate and Nina run away, and frown.

[Kate and Bop giggling]

Kate runs up behind Bop and pops her balloon.

She cheers, YEAH!

Pigi runs up behind Kate and pops her balloon.

[Pigi cooing cheerfully]

Nina runs up behind Pigi and pops his balloon.

She cheers, OH! I WON!

Everyone cheers, HURRAY!
LET'S PLAY AGAIN!

Dino slides across the grass toward Jop. Jop leaps over Dino, then lands on Dino’s balloon, popping it.

[Jop chucking]

Nina slides toward Jop, popping his balloon with her horn.

[Nina giggling]

Smiling, Jop says, THAT DOESN'T COUNT!

Later, Nina chases Kate. Kate turns around and stretches her arms out wide.

She shouts, BOO!

[Nina gasping]

Kate pops Nina’s balloon.

She cheers, YEAH!

One of the Boonloons pops Kate’s balloon.

Kate says, OH!

The Boonloon smiles.

[Boonloon laughing]

[Everyone laughing]

[Cheerful music plays]

The Game Catchers return to headquarters on their planet.

Dino says, WE PLAYED
"CRUSH THE BALLOONS"!

In the game machine room, the Game Catchers watch Mr. Moustache work on the game machine computer.

Nina says, EVERYONE HAD A BALLOON
ON THEIR ANKLE
AND WE HAD TO TRY TO POP THEM
WITH OUR FEET!

Boxy says, BUT NINA KEPT USING HER HORN,
AND THAT DIDN'T COUNT!

[Mr. Moustache chuckling]

Mr. Moustache says, WHAT FUN!

He glances at the game machine.

He says, INCOMING GAME SPHERE!

The claw game-like machine fills a sphere with a yellow light and memories of the Crush the Balloon game.

[Triumphant music plays]

In the archive room, Effie pushes the sphere beside another on a shelf, then hops down.

The Game Catchers say, WHOA!

Boxy says, YOU TRAINED HER!
NOW, I'LL TRY. EFFIE, COME HERE!

Effie hops over to him.

Boxy says, AH!

Effie hops away.

Boxy says, OH?

Effie hops out of the room.

[Boxy groaning]

[Laughing]

[Cheerful music plays]

End credits.

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