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, DINO: MUM FOR ONE DAY!

Written by Pascale Bilodeau.

[Gentle music plays]

In the game machine room at Game Catchers headquarters, Pigi looks through a camera’s view finder at Mr. Moustache and the other Game Catchers.

[Camera clicking]

[Pigi cooing]

Mr. Moustache and the other Game Catchers say, READY!

Pigi clicks a button on the camera and runs over to the others.

[Camera beeping]

[Pigi cooing urgently]

Pigi stumbles on a toy car.

[Pigi cooing franticly]

[Banging]

[Yelping]

[Camera flashing]

A picture shows Pigi and the others falling over.

[Laughing]

Mr. Moustache says, IT'S REALLY A FUNNY PICTURE,
PIGI!

[Mr. Moustache chuckling]

[Beeping]

Mr. Moustache says, OH, THE GAME MACHINE
MUST HAVE FOUND A PLANET
WITH GAME TRACES!

The game machine computer shows a planet with film reels as trees and buildings that look like cameras.

[Laughing]

[Clicking]

[Camera flashing]

Dino says, OH! THIS NOISE SOUNDS
LIKE OUR CAMERA!

Kate says, CHILDREN LAUGHING!

Mr. Moustache says, THESE ARE DEFINITELY
GAME TRACES!
GAME CATCHERS, 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.

[Engine whirring]

Beaver-like creatures fly by in a log ship, then the light turns green.

[Beaver kids laughing]

[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 film reel tree planet and land their ships among film reel trees.

[Soft music plays]

The Game Catchers say, WOW!

[Pigi cooing]

The Game Catchers explore the planet.

They say, OH!

They approach three camera-like one eyed creatures, one that is pink, one that is blue, and one that is green.

The blue camera creature says, WELCOME TO OUR PLANET!
I'M FLASH AND THIS IS
FOCUS AND ZOOM.
WHO ARE YOU?

Nina says, WE'RE THE GAME CATCHERS.

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

Kate and Pigi say, …TO LEARN...

[Pigi cooing]

[Dino laughing]

Dino cheers, NEW GAMES!

Green camera Focus smiles and takes a picture of Dino.

[Focus chuckling]

[Camera flashing]

[Dino gasping]

Dino’s eyes turn red.

He says, OH, OH!

Focus says, OH, SORRY.
HERE, WHEN WE GET EXCITED,
WE TAKE PICTURES!

He prints a picture of Dino smiling.

Nina says, THAT IS SO CUTE!
WE LOVE PHOTOS!

Kate says, AND WE LIKE GAMES TOO!
WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE GAME?

Focus says, PING PONG RELAY!
WANT TO PLAY WITH US?

The Game Catchers cheer, YEAH!

[Pigi cooing]

Pink camera Zoom says, TO PLAY, WE NEED STRAWS
AND PING PONG BALLS!

[Upbeat music plays]

Zoom continues, THEN, WE MAKE TWO TEAMS
AND DRAW TWO LINES
THAT WILL SERVE AS A START
AND A FINISH LINE!

A start and finish line are drawn on the ground. Kate stands with a ping pong ball at the starting line with her team, Pigi, Zoom and Dino, each holding a straw. Boxy and his team, Nina, Flash and Focus, stand in a line beside them with their own ping pong ball.

Zoom says, THEN, IT BEGINS!
THE FIRST PLAYERS OF EACH TEAM
MUST BLOW ON THE BALL
WITH A STRAW
AND COMPLETE THE ENTIRE COURSE.

Kate and Boxy blow through their straws, blowing their ping pong balls toward the finish line.

Zoom continues, WHEN THE PLAYER REACHES
THE FINISH LINE,
THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE BALL
AND RUN BACK
AT THE STARTING LINE,
PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT PLAYER
WHO WILL HAVE TO DO
THE SAME THING.

Boxy and Kate bring their ping pong balls back to their teammates, Nina and Pigi. Nina blows her ping pong ball past the finish line. She and Pigi grabs their balls and run back to the starting line.

[Pigi cooing]

Nina drops her ping pong ball in front of Flash. Flash and Zoom blow their ping pong balls toward the finish line.

[Blowing]

Focus cheers, COME ON, FLASH!

Dino cheers, GO, ZOOM!

Flash and Zoom cross the finish line. They grab their ping pong balls and run back to the start, placing the balls on the ground for Focus and Dino.

Zoom explains, THE TEAM THAT FINISHES
THE ROUND FIRST
WITH ALL THE PLAYERS WINS!

Focus crosses the finish line with his ping pong ball ahead of Dino.

He cheers, YEAH!

His teammates cheer, WE WON! HURRAY!

Boxy says, LET'S PLAY AGAIN!
READY. STEADY...

Dino says, HEY, LOOK WHAT I FOUND!

He stands beside a large orange ball.

He says, WOW! IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
IT'LL BE MY LUCKY BALL!

In Dino’s hands, the ball starts to crack.

Dino says, HUH?

The ball, an egg, fully cracks, revealing a blue, baby platypus-like creature with a button on their head and a pink beak.

The beaked baby says, MAMA?

Dino says, HUH?

Nina says, HE'S SO CUTE!

Kate says, HE THINKS YOU'RE HIS MOM!

Dino says, WHAT?

He puts baby down.

He says, BUT WE DON'T LOOK
ANYTHING LIKE EACH OTHER!

The baby says, MAMA!

He steps out of the egg shell, revealing a pink, platypus-like tail.

[Baby giggling]

The baby sits on Dino’s head.

Dino says, OH!
HOW CAN I PLAY WITH
THIS BABY ON MY HEAD?

Flash walks over.

[Camera flashing]

[Flash chuckling]

Flash prints a picture of Dino and the baby.

Nina says, WE NEED TO GO FIND
THE REAL MOM!
SHE MUST BE LOOKING
FOR HER BABY!

Kate says, GOOD IDEA, NINA!

The Game Catchers and their new friends walk around with the baby on Dino’s head. The baby holds his belly.

[Baby screaming]

Dino says, OH!

The baby points to his mouth.

[Baby sobbing]

Kate says, I THINK IT'S HUNGRY.

Dino says, MAYBE HE'S A BIT LIKE ME.
I'M ALWAYS HUNGRY TOO!

[Laughing]

Boxy says, HEY, LOOK WHAT I GOT HERE!

He pulls out an apple.

He says, A YUMMY APPLE
JUST FOR YOU!

The baby eagerly nibbles on the apple.

[Munching]

The baby frowns.

He says, MMM? YUCK!

He drops the apple.

[Baby squealing]

The baby climbs off Dino and starts to walk away.

Dino says, HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

The baby pulls a piece of film off a reel on a tree. Sitting on the ground, he eagerly eats the film.

[Slurping]

[Baby sighing]

[Pigi cooing]

The group runs over to the baby.

Kate says, HE EATS FILM!
LET'S GIVE HIM MORE!

Pigi pulls another piece of film down from the tree.

[Pigi cooing]

The baby eats the film.

[Baby sighing]

Everyone says, AWW!

[Baby giggling]

The baby walks away.

Dino says, HEY! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
DON'T RUN!

He chases after the baby.

He says, YOU'LL GET HURT!

[Baby giggling]

Dino dives toward the baby, catching him. Lying on the ground, Dino looks up at a pink beaked adult platypus-like creature with a button on their head.

He says, UH OH.

He stands up with the baby and looks at the pink beaked creature.

[Beaked creature gasping]

The beaked creature says, OH!

The baby says, MAMA!

The baby’s mother, the beaked creature, takes the baby from Dino.

She says, OH!

[Mother sighing happily]

The baby climbs up his mother and sits on her head. The baby gazes down at Dino, who smiles softly.

Dino says, OH! BYE-BYE, BABY!
DON'T FORGET TO EAT
AND STAY WARM!

The baby and mother wave to Dino.

[Mother softly laughing]

The mother leaves with her baby. Dino waves as they walk away.

[Dino sighing]

Dino looks back at his friends.

He asks, ARE WE GOING TO PLAY?

Everyone cheers, YEAH!

[Upbeat music plays]

During a round of Ping Pong Relay, Pigi blows through a straw, blowing his ping pong across the ground. The ball falls in a hole.

[Pigi cooing]

Pigi looks at the hole thoughtfully. An insect pops out and throws the ball, then glares at Pigi.

[Insect grumbling angrily]

[Pigi cooing]

Nina and Dino race side by side.

The others cheer, YEAH, YOU GOT THIS.
LET’S GO!

[Cheering]

Nina and Dino sweat.

The others cheer, GO, GO!

Nina and Dino cross the finish line with their ping pong balls.

Dino cheers, YEAH! WE WON!
HOORAY!

[Laughing]

Later, Boxy says, THANKS FOR PLAYING WITH US!

Zoom says, HERE'S A SOUVENIR FOR YOU!

She gives Dino the picture of him with the platypus-like baby.

Dino says, OH! I WILL MISS HIM!

The others say, AWW!

[Dino laughing]

[Cheerful music plays]

The Game Catchers return to headquarters on their planet.

Dino says, THE BABY PLATYPUS ALIEN
THOUGHT I WAS HIS MOM!

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

Dino adds, AND HE ATE FILM!

Nina says, PING PONG RELAY WAS FUN!
WE HAD TO BLOW PING PONG
BALLS WITH A STRAW!

Kate says, TO WIN THE GAME,
WE HAD TO BE VERY QUICK!

[Mr. Moustache chuckling]

Mr. Moustache says, WHAT A DAY!
AND WHAT A GREAT GAME!

He glances at the game machine.

He says, OH! HERE COMES THE GAME SPHERE!

[Whirring]

The claw game-like machine fills a sphere with a pink light and memories of the Ping Pong Relay game.

[Triumphant music plays]

Later, Pigi sets the timer on the camera.

[Camera beeping]

[Pigi cooing]

In the archive room, Pigi joins Mr. Moustache and the other Game Catchers.

Mr. Moustache says, OH, ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL GAME
FOR THE COLLECTION!

Everyone one poses and a picture is taken.

[Camera flashing]

Everyone cheers, YEAH!

[Cheerful music plays]

End credits.

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