[Bright music plays]

A child cheers, WHEE!

Text reads, “t.v.o. kids and Imagine Create Original.”

[Giggling]

[Cheerful music plays]

In a small animal town, Frankie, a light brown guinea pig, visits Harry, a shaggy black and white guinea pig, in the town gazebo. At a market, Clover, a grey and white guinea pig, stands behind a vegetable stall. Text reads, “T.V.O. kids Presents. Produced by Tracey Mack, Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan.”
A singer sings, HOW DO YOU DO? IT'S NICE TO SEE. IN OUR HAPPY PLACE.
At school, Frankie, Harry, Clover and Skip, a small brown guinea pig, sit at their desks facing Miss Whiskers, their black, white and grey guinea pig teacher. Guinea pigs Bella and Beau lie outside their house. “Text reads, Music by Jessie Farrell. Created by Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan.”
The singer sings, OH, OH, IN OUR HAPPY PLACE.
Title: Happy Place.

[Light, cheerful music plays]

On a patch of grass, Harry joins Frankie.

A narrator says, THE GUINEA PIGS OF HAPPY PLACE LIKE TO TALK AND SHARE STORIES. BUT SOMETIMES SHARING STORIES CAN TURN TO GOSSIP. AND GOSSIP CAN BE HURTFUL.

Clover and Ginger lie on Ginger’s bed.

Clover says, HEY, SISTER, HOW DID YOUR BASKETBALL GAME GO TODAY?

Ginger says, WE PLAYED HARD, BUT WE LOST.

Clover says, I HEARD. SOMEONE ON THE OTHER TEAM TOLD SOMEONE ELSE WHO TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE A SORE LOSER.

Ginger says, WHAT?

Clover says, YEAH. THEY SAID YOU WERE CRYING AND THAT YOU'RE RUDE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T CHEER OR SHAKE HANDS WITH THE WINNING TEAM AFTER THE GAME, AND THAT YOU ALWAYS CRY WHEN YOU LOSE.

Ginger says, THAT'S NOT TRUE!

Clover says, I DIDN'T THINK SO.

Ginger says, I WAS CRYING BECAUSE I HURT MY FOOT, AND I DIDN'T CHEER AND SHAKE HANDS WITH THE OTHER TEAM BECAUSE I COULD BARELY STAND UP I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN.

Clover says, I KNEW IT WASN'T TRUE. I TOLD THEM THAT YOU WERE NOT A SORE LOSER.

Ginger says, IT'S GOSSIP, AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT HURTS MY FEELINGS.

Clover says, IT UPSETS ME TOO. IT'S NOT FAIR.

[School bell ringing]

At school, Frankie, Harry, Clover and Skip sit at their desks facing Miss Whiskers.

Miss Whiskers says, TODAY I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT GOSSIP. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT GOSSIP MEANS?

Skip says, I DO! IT'S WHEN SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU AND IT'S NOT TRUE. AND IT CAN BE MEAN.

Miss Whiskers says, YES, THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT. GOSSIP CAN BE LIKE A BIG JAR OF GLITTER.

Frankie asks, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MISS WHISKERS? HOW CAN GOSSIP BE LIKE GLITTER?

Miss Whiskers says, WELL, IF YOU SPILL GLITTER, IT SPREADS EVERYWHERE.

Frankie says, THAT'S TRUE. GLITTER CAN BE SO MESSY.

Miss Whiskers says, YES, THAT'S RIGHT, FRANKIE. JUST LIKE GOSSIP.

Harry says, OH, I GET IT. GOSSIP DOESN'T SPARKLE LIKE GLITTER, BUT IT SPREADS FAST AND MAKES A MESS.

Miss Whiskers says, SO TRUE. AND OFTEN THE STORIES CHANGE A LITTLE EVERY TIME THEY'RE TOLD.

Clover says, I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND, MISS WHISKERS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THE STORY CHANGES?

Miss Whiskers says, LET'S PLAY A GAME CALLED BROKEN TELEPHONE. THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW A STORY CHANGES EVERY TIME IT'S TOLD.

Skip asks, A GAME! FUN. CAN I GO FIRST?

Miss Whiskers says, YES. SKIP, YOU COME UP WITH A SILLY SENTENCE AND THEN WHISPER IT TO THE STUDENT BESIDE YOU. THEN THEY'LL WHISPER WHAT THEY HEAR TO THEIR NEIGHBOR. KEEP GOING UNTIL I SAY STOP.

Skip says, OKAY. GOT IT. HEY, CLOVER!

He quietly says, I'M WEARING TWO DIFFERENT COLORED SOCKS TODAY.

Clover quietly says, SKIP WEARS DIRTY SOCKS EVERY DAY.

Frankie quietly says, SKIP ONLY WEARS GRANDMA'S SOCKS.

Harry quietly says, SKIP'S GRANDMA WERE SMELLY SOCKS.

Beau quietly says, SKIPS, GRANDMA IS SMELLY.

Miss Whiskers says, OKAY, BELLA, YOU'RE THE LAST ON THE TELEPHONE, SO YOU GET TO SAY THE MESSAGE OUT LOUD.

Bella says, SKIP IS SMELLY AND SO IS HIS GRANDMA.

Skip says, WHAT?!

Frankie asks, WHAT DID YOU SAY IN THE FIRST PLACE, SKIP?

Skip says, I SAID, I'M WEARING TWO DIFFERENT COLORED SOCKS TODAY.

[Students laughing]

Miss Whiskers says, DO YOU SEE, THE GAME BROKEN TELEPHONE DEMONSTRATES THAT WHEN GOSSIP SPREADS EVEN A LITTLE, THE STORY CAN CHANGE A LOT.

Skip says, BUT BROKEN TELEPHONE IS FUN! IT'S FUN TO SPREAD JUICY STORIES AND EVEN MAKE THEM MORE INTERESTING WITH YOUR OWN IDEAS.

Miss Whiskers says, SURE, BUT GOSSIPING ABOUT OTHERS CAN HURT THEIR FEELINGS.

Clover says, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL, MISS WHISKERS. THANK YOU.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME CLEAR UP SOME GOSSIP ABOUT MY SISTER.

The narrator says, AND SO MISS WHISKERS HELPED GINGER WRITE A LETTER TO THE BASKETBALL TEAM EXPLAINING WHY SHE WAS ACTUALLY CRYING. AND THE GUINEA PIGS LEARNED THAT GOSSIP IS USUALLY UNTRUE AND OFTEN HURTFUL, AND THEY ALL PROMISE TO DO THEIR BEST TO AVOID STARTING AND SPREADING GOSSIP.

[Jaunty, upbeat music plays]

End Credits. Executive Producer, T.V.O., Kirsten Hurd. Production Executive, T.V.O., Caroline Voitovici. Written and directed by Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan. Cast (alphabetical, by role): Waylon Williams, Beau. Eloise Williams, Bella. Charlotte Ray, Cassidy. Elizabeth Irving, Clover. Paris Hogan, Frankie. Noelle Pion, Ginger. Tareek Talati, Harry. Haron Parnell, Mayor Rufus/Mr. Thatcher. Marcie Nestman, Miss Manners. Aimee Ayotte, Miss Whiskers, Jellybean. Kai Rudell, Mr. Radish/Hickory. Aaron Moy, Skip. Animal action monitored and certified by Movie Animals Protected. Produced in Association with T.V.O. kids. Produced by Imagine Create. Copyright 2024 Happy Penny Productions, Incorporated. All rights reserved.