A child says, WHEE!

[Child giggles, upbeat music plays, pop]

T.V.O. Kids and Apartment Eleven Productions and Imagine Create, Original. T.V.O. Kids presents. Produced by Tracey Mack, Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan. Music by Jessie Farrell.

Frankie, a light brown guinea pig, stands on the grass in front and looks up at Harry. A white guinea pig waits at a market stall. In a classroom, Harry, Frankie, Clover, and Skip sit facing their teacher, Miss Whiskers.

[Cheerful music plays]

A singer sings, HOW DO YOU DO? IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU IN OUR HAPPY PLACE. OH, OH, IN OUR HAPPY PLACE.

Title: “Happy Place.”

[Happy country music plays]

In a garden, a bumblebee flies away from a pink flower.

A narrator says, IN HAPPY PLACE, HAVING MANNERS CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT. SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SMILE AND SAYING HELLO CAN REALLY MAKE SOMEONE'S DAY.

A black and white cat, Jellybean, crosses a bridge over a stream. Frankie, Ginger, and Harry sit together.

Ginger says, HELLO, FRANKIE.

Franki says, HELLO, GINGER.

Mr. Radish says, HELLO THERE.

Harry says, WHY HELLO.

The narrator says, IN THE SAME WAY, IGNORING SOMEONE AND NOT SAYING HELLO.

A guinea pig says, HELLO.

[Crickets chirping]

The narrator says, CAN BE REALLY UPSETTING.

In the school, Miss Whiskers sits on her cushion beside her “I love my teacher” mug.

Miss Whiskers says, HELLO STUDENTS. GOOD MORNING.

[Students giggling]

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

Miss Whiskers asks, HELLO. DOES ANYONE HEAR ME? MY GOODNESS.

Harry says, YOU SHOULD SEE THE NEW MAGIC TRICK I'M WORKING ON. I PULL A RABBIT OUT OF MY HAT. POOF!

Skip asks, WOW. HOW DO YOU DO THAT, HARRY?

[Harry chuckling]

Harry says, A MAGICIAN NEVER REVEALS HIS SECRETS.

Clover says, OOH, THAT SOUNDS TRICKY.

Miss Whiskers says, HELLO, STUDENTS. HELLO. OH, THIS IS NOT A NICE FEELING.

Frankie asks, WHAT'S NOT A NICE FEELING, MISS WHISKERS?

Miss Whiskers says, I KEEP SAYING HELLO AND NOBODY IS RESPONDING. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THAT FEELS?

Frankie says, OH, NO, THAT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING.

Clover asks, IS MISS WHISKERS UPSET?

Harry asks, WHAT'S GOING ON?

Skip asks, ARE WE IN TROUBLE?

Ginger asks, OH, NO. WHAT DID WE DO?

Miss Whiskers says, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU DID. IT'S WHAT YOU DIDN'T DO.

Ginger asks, WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHAT DIDN'T WE DO?

Miss Whiskers says, NOT ONE OF YOU ACKNOWLEDGED ME WHEN I CAME INTO THE ROOM, AND NO ONE RESPONDED WHEN I SAID HELLO.

Harry says, I SAW YOU COME IN, BUT I WAS DISTRACTED.

Frankie says, I CAN IMAGINE YOU FELT SAD, MISS WHISKERS.

Skip says, YOU MUST HAVE FELT LIKE YOU WEREN'T WELCOME HERE. I DON'T LIKE THAT FEELING.

Clover says, RIGHT. YOU FEEL INVISIBLE.

Ginger says, AND MAYBE EVEN DISRESPECTED.

[Upbeat country music plays]

Miss Whiskers says, GOOD OBSERVATION, STUDENTS. LET'S LOOK AT IT ANOTHER WAY. HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL WHEN SOMEONE ACKNOWLEDGES YOU WHEN YOU ARRIVE AND SAYS HELLO.

Harry says, THAT FEELS GOOD.

Clover says, IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

Skip says, IT FEELS AMAZING.

Miss Whiskers says, RIGHT. A SMALL GESTURE LIKE THIS CAN HELP OTHERS FEEL WELCOME.

Harry says, I'M SORRY WE IGNORED YOU, MISS WHISKERS.

Skip says, YEAH. ME TOO.

Miss Whiskers says, IT'S OKAY, EVERYONE. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD LESSON FOR ALL OF US. A SIMPLE HELLO CAN GO A LONG WAY.

The narrator says, AND SO THE GUINEA PIGS LEARNED A LITTLE LESSON IN THE POWER OF THE WORD, HELLO. AND THEY TOOK THAT WITH THEM OUT INTO HAPPY PLACE.

In a field, Ginger says, HELLO, MAYOR RUFUS.

On a picnic table, Mayor Rufus says, OH. HELLO THERE.

Skip says, HELLO, MR. THATCHER.

[Bleating]

Mr. Thatcher says, WHY, HELLO.

Clover says, HELLO, MR. RADISH.

Mr. Radish says, BONJOUR, CLOVER.

Clover says, BONJOUR?

Mr. Radish says, IN FRENCH, THEY SAY BONJOUR.

Clover says, WELL, THEN BONJOUR, MR. RADISH.

Miss Whiskers says, YOU SHOULD TRY IT. YOU MIGHT JUST NOTICE SAYING HELLO IN HAPPY PLACE WILL PROBABLY MAKE YOU FEEL HAPPY TOO.

[Horse nickering]

The horse says, HOWDY.

[Clucking]

A black and white bird says, HELLO. GOOD DAY.

[Upbeat music plays]

End Credits. Executive Producer, T.V.O. Kirsten Hurd. Executive Producers: Tracey Mack, Eric Hogan, Tara Hungerford. Music Produced by Jessie Farrell, Allan Rodger. Written and directed by Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan. Cast (alphabetical by role): Waylon Williams, Beau. Eloise Williams, Bella. Elizabeth Irving, Clover. Paris Hogan, Frankie. Noelle Pion, Ginger / Martha. Tareek Talati, Harry. Aaron Parnell, Mayor Rufus / Mr. Thatcher. Marcie Nestman, Miss Manners. Aimee Ayotte, Miss Whiskers / Jellybean. Kai Rudell, Mr. Radish / Hickory. Aaron Moy, Skip. Special Thanks to: Our adorable guinea pig cast, Rabbitats, Brittany Kells, Mikaela Mack-Iancu, Michael and Darlene Mack, our family and friends. Copyright 2024 Happy Penny Productions, Incorporated. All rights reserved.