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Transcript: Hector the Horse
Mr. Hugo’s Little Library: Hector the Horse
Descriptive Transcript
[Logo] “t.v.o kids original.”
DESCRIPTION: The animated multicoloured logo bounces onto a white background. The word "kids" has an eye in the orange letter "d" and a smile in the lime green letter "s".
CHILD: Weeeeee
[Children giggling]
[Light music]
DESCRIPTION: In live-action, in Mr. Hugo’s Little Library, colourful books line curved bookshelves. The whimsical library is decorated with blue walls, a pink chandelier, a red-and-blue desk, lamps, and reading nooks.
[Soft piano music]
DESCRIPTION: In the dimly lit space, the pink chandelier and L.E.D. “Ask Me Anything” question mark sign click on and shine brightly.
[Sparkling chime]
[Cuckoo clock chiming]
DESCRIPTION: A pink and blue-feathered cuckoo bird bursts out of its pink clock, and the library lights up.
[Rooster crowing]
[Bright music]
DESCRIPTION: A door in the large desk opens, and Mr. Hugo, the Little Library’s librarian, slides out on a bed wearing pink and blue striped pyjamas. Mr. Hugo has dark brown curly hair and a bushy brown mustache twisted and waxed at each end, and he wears makeup with rosy cheeks. Mr. Hugo jumps to his feet as a pink rhinestone mug slides across the desk.
MR. HUGO: Thank you, Library.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo drinks from the mug and looks around the library.
[Sparkling chime]
MR. HUGO: Morning, Dewey! What's the happy...
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo looks back at the empty desk.
MR. HUGO: …haps? Right, cocoon.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo points toward a cocoon on the tree by the double door.
[Door creaking]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo turns toward the doors as they open partway and then close. Lights above the door flicker.
[Bell chiming]
[Door closing]
MR. HUGO: I know, Library, we're opening to the public today. I'll get onto it when I'm ready.
[Bright music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo sets his mug on the desk. He spreads his arms, and his pyjamas fly off, revealing his red suit, pink-and-blue-checked shirt, mustard-yellow vest, and green bow tie.
MR. HUGO: I'm not quite ready.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo takes another drink from his mug.
[Mr. Hugo sighs]
[Sparkling chimes]
DESCRIPTION: A soft light shines inside Dewey’s cocoon.
[Upbeat music]
[Logo] “A T.V.N.Z Original”.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo reads to his friends: Georgie, Tia, and Arlo. Georgie has dark blond hair and wears a black cardigan and red barrettes. Tia wears her brown hair in pigtails and a purple sweater. Arlo has dark brown, braided hair with blue beads on the ends and wears an orange suit jacket.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Do you like big adventures?
SINGERS [chorus]: Yeah!
DESCRIPTION: Georgie, Tia, and Arlo hang out in the library with Mr. Hugo. The library’s bookshelves move around on their own. In various stories, drag queens dress like witches, astronauts, mermaids, circus ringmasters, magicians, and dancing princesses.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Do you like mysteries?
SINGERS [chorus]: Uh-huh!
MR. HUGO [singing]: What about space and mermaids?
SINGERS [chorus]: Yeah!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Well, that sounds good to me! Do you like whacky factoids?
SINGERS [chorus]: Yeah!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Do you like fairytales?
SINGERS [chorus]: Uh-huh!
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo takes a book from a bookshelf, revealing Dewey.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Are you fond of crypto-zoological Epistemology?
[Music pauses]
DESCRIPTION: The drag queen ensemble, plus Georgie, Tia, Arlo, and Dewey, glance around with confused looks.
SINGERS [chorus]: Uh... What's what? What, huh?
[Music resumes]
MR. HUGO [singing]: Well, you can find whatever you like at Mister...
SINGERS [chorus]: Mister!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Hugo's
SINGERS [chorus]: Hugo's!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Little library.
[Title]: “Mr. Hugo’s Little Library”.
[Opening sequence ends]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo dusts the pink chandelier with a feathered duster.
[Sparkling chimes]
DESCRIPTION: The chandelier shakes.
MR. HUGO: Oh, stop giggling, Library. You are too old to be ticklish.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo grins and tickles the chandelier with his duster.
[Enchanting music]
DESCRIPTION: Georgie, Arlo and Tia ride down the slide next to the door into the library.
GEORGIE: This is so exciting!
ARLO: Big day!
TIA: Huge!
MR. HUGO: I have butterflies in my tummy. Oh, strike that. I have pterodactyls in my tummy!
TIA: I wish I had pterodactyls in my tummy. They sound way better than butterflies.
MR. HUGO: I'm a teeny tiny, itty-bitty bit nervous.
GEORGIE: Not excited?
MR. HUGO: Mm-mm.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo shakes his head.
ARLO: My coach says nerves and excitement kind of feel the same. Maybe you're excited?
MR. HUGO: I don't think it's that.
GEORGIE: Your library is so amazing, Mr. Hugo. People are gonna love it.
ARLO: Anything we can do to help?
MR. HUGO: Actually, there is one thing.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo hands out badges that are stacks of books.
MR. HUGO: I hereby present you with honorary assistant librarian badges!
GEORGIE: Wow.
TIA: Whoa.
ARLO: Does it come with pay?
MR. HUGO: Honorary volunteer assistant librarian badges!
ARLO: It's still pretty cool, I guess. Everything's going to be so different after today.
MR. HUGO: Well, not everything.
GEORGIE: Yeah, but lots of things.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo frowns and furrows his brow.
MR. HUGO: Hm...
TIA: You don't look so good, Mr. Hugo.
MR. HUGO: Mm... My library's about to open, my best friend's in a cocoon. I'm not sure I'm ready for things to be different.
GEORGIE: Come on, what could possibly go –
MR. HUGO: Don't finish that sentence!
[Sparkling chimes]
DESCRIPTION: Dewey’s cocoon sparkles.
TIA: Did you see that?
ARLO: What?
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo knits his brow and turns toward the cocoon.
TIA: Nothing. Forget it. What were we talking about?
MR. HUGO: Nothing. Forget it!
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks away. Georgie, Arlo and Tia all share a look.
[Bright music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks between bookcases, dusting as he goes. Georgie follows.
GEORGIE: I can't wait to start work as an honorary assistant librarian, Mr. Hugo.
DESCRIPTION: Arlo puts a book on a shelf and furrows his brow.
ARLO: An honorary volunteer assistant librarian.
GEORGIE: We'll get to meet new people, and learn new skills, and read new books. What's not to love?
MR. HUGO: Hm. You make a good point, Georgie.
ARLO: Although it is the end of an era.
MR. HUGO: That is true.
ARLO: And it can feel super scary when you don't know what the future holds.
MR. HUGO: Hm. That's also a good point, Arlo.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo picks up books from around the library. Georgie and Arlo follow him to the desk, where they meet Tia.
TIA: It's like starting a new book, Mr. Hugo. You hope it's going to be as good as the last one, but you have no way of knowing for sure.
MR. HUGO: I think we should all stop making good points. I wish Dewey was here.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks over to the cocoon.
MR. HUGO: Dewey, my friend, what do I do?
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: A book with a horse on the cover slides off a shelf and sparkles.
MR. HUGO: Yes! Great idea, Library.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo tosses his gathered books and duster over his shoulder.
[Crashing]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo grabs the book from the bookcase.
MR. HUGO: Let's read! Even if it takes all day and cuts into our grand opening time, meaning we need to put it off for another day, or week, or month, or even year, let's do it!
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo, Georgie, and Arlo walk toward the large reading nook. Tia starts to follow, then pauses.
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: Tia looks toward Dewey’s cocoon and frowns. The cocoon sparkles.
TIA: Did you see that?
DESCRIPTION: In the reading nook, Arlo and Georgie sit on either side of Mr. Hook.
[Indistinct chatter]
DESCRIPTION: Tia shrugs and joins her friends.
MR. HUGO: Me paanui taatou, let's read together. For as long as needed. This book is called, "The Tale of Hector the Horse" by Jean Ra.
[Enchanting music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo opens the book and is transported to a magical, storybook world where he is dressed as a wizard with long, wavy hair and a thick, sparkly beard.
MR. HUGO: Deep in a faraway forest...
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo spins off a stage made of different coloured tiles surrounded by cardboard trees with sparkly leaves hanging between them. Mr. Hugo spins over to a golden podium and reads the book.
MR. HUGO: ...lived a horse named Hector. Well, I say horse...
[Horse snorting]
DESCRIPTION: Hector trots in wearing a beige trench coat. Hector has long, wavy white hair and wears sparkly rainbow make-up, a large hat, and big, sparkly silver boots.
HECTOR: Hello, it's me, Hector, and I am definitely a horse.
[Horse whinnying]
HECTOR: Not a unicorn.
MR. HUGO: Hector worked very hard to look like the other horses.
HECTOR: Note how my beige coat is almost exactly the same as that of a horse.
MR. HUGO: And worked very hard to be the perfect horse.
DESCRIPTION: Hector trots around a tree stump.
[Horse hooves clicking]
HECTOR: See how I "horse" around with my friends?
MR. HUGO: And worked very hard to sound like the other horses.
HECTOR: Neigh?
MR. HUGO: But it was becoming, well, very difficult.
[Hector exhaling]
MR. HUGO: One day, his friend Dawn the Fawn was in a bit of a pickle.
DESCRIPTION: Dawn the Fawn walks onto the stage with a pair of sneakers with pink and yellow goo on the soles.
DAWN: Hey, Hector the Horse. I'm in a bit of a pickle. I accidentally stepped in stinky dragon dung and ruined my shoes for athletics day at school.
HECTOR: Here, borrow my boots, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Hector takes off his sparkly silver boots and hands them to Dawn.
[Bright music]
DAWN: Thanks, Hector. You're a legend.
HECTOR: And also definitely a horse. Good luck with your race!
MR. HUGO: Moments later, Trixie the Pixie was in a spot of bother.
DESCRIPTION: Trixie the Pixie walks over to Hugo with her fingers in her pointy ears.
TRIXIE: Kia ora, Hector the Horse. I'm in a spot of bother. I'm going to a concert later, but sometimes I find the music a bit too loud. But I still want to go and hang out with my pixie pals.
HECTOR: Here, borrow my hat to cover your ears, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Hector takes off his hat and puts it on Trixie.
TRIXIE: Thanks, Hector! You're so kind.
HECTOR: Us horses always are.
DESCRIPTION: Trixie looks at Hector, who looks up at the sparkly silver unicorn horn on his head.
HECTOR: Oh, this isn't a unicorn horn, it's a... It's a horse horn!
DESCRIPTION: Trixie gazes at Hector’s horn and smiles.
HECTOR: It's a thing. Enjoy your concert!
DESCRIPTION: Hector pushes Trixie away. In the library…
ARLO: I don't think Hector is a horse.
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: In the tree, Dewey’s cocoon spins and sparkles. Tia jumps to her feet.
TIA: Did you guys see that? Dewey's cocoon definitely moved that time!
GEORGIE: I saw it too!
ARLO: Well, it's not moving now.
DESCRIPTION: Arlo knits his brow.
ARLO: Or now.
DESCRIPTION: Back in the storybook…
MR. HUGO: Just then, Naomi the Gnome wandered by. In a bit of a predicament.
DESCRIPTION: Naomi the Gnome shivers beside Hector.
NAOMI: Brr... Hi, Hector the Horse. I'm in a bit of a predicament. I'm freezing, but I have all this gardening to do for the community flower show tomorrow.
HECTOR: Here, borrow my jacket, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Hector takes off his trench coat and puts it around Naomi.
NAOMI: Thanks, Hector.
DESCRIPTION: Hector is left with his rainbow tail exposed. Dawn the Fawn and Trixie the Pixie join Naomi and Hector.
[Enchanting music]
TRIXIE: Wow!
DAWN: Yeah, wow!
HECTOR: Look away, I'm hideous.
NAOMI: Hector! You're a beautiful unicorn!
TRIXIE: I love, love, love unicorns!
DAWN: You're still our friend, Hector, on the inside! What's not to love?!
DESCRIPTION: Hector smiles.
[Upbeat music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo dances with Hector, Trixie, Dawn and Naomi on the storybook stage. The coloured tiles change colours as they dance.
HECTOR [singing]: I can't hide who I am, I'm bursting at the seams, my colours flying out, blue, yellows, pinks and greens. I may not be the old me, I'm becoming something new, yeah. I've been this way all along; now my light is shining through! Every ending is a new beginning; if I change, I know that I will still be me.
DESCRIPTION: Hector and his friends spin.
HECTOR [singing]: I might not know just where I'm heading, but I am who I am, who I am meant to be.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo takes centre stage.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Now I don't need to be afraid, I'll give the world a chance. I know some adore me, exactly as I am.
HECTOR [singing]: Everybody sees my glitter, my twinkle and my spark. I don't need to hide myself or what lives in my heart!
EVERYONE [singing]: Every ending is a new beginning. If I change, I know that I will still be me. I might not know just where I'm heading, but I am who I am, who I am meant to be.
DESCRIPTION: In the library, Mr. Hugop dances with Georgie, Arlo and Tia wearing a sparkly champagne-coloured suit with a matching floral vest, shirt and green bow tie.
[Enchanting music]
DESCRIPTION: Hugo returns to his seat in the reading nook, and the Hector the Horse book falls into his hands. Georgie, Arlo and Tia join Mr. Hugo.
MR. HUGO: I'm a little sad the story's over. But I'm excited to read a new one.
GEORGIE: And a perfect time for a new suit. Looks great, Mr. Hugo.
ARLO AND TIA: Yeah!
TIA: Hey, librarians?
ARLO: Maybe we could talk about pay rises for your new volunteers?
DESCRIPTION: Tia walks toward the tree.
TIA: Hey, honorary assistant librarians?
MR. HUGO [whispering]: Shh, I think Tia's trying to say something.
TIA: Hey, honorary volunteer assistant librarians!
DESCRIPTION: Tia points toward the cocoon. Mr. Hugo, Georgie and Arlo follow her gaze, then get up from their seats and join her.
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: A warm light shines softly on the four friends as they watch Dewey emerge from his cocoon.
[Dewey grunting]
DEWEY: Ah...
DESCRIPTION: Dewey swings in the cocoon.
[Mr. Hugo gasps]
EVERYONE: Wow!
[Popping]
DESCRIPTION: Dewey flies beside the tree as a moth.
GEORGIE: Dewey's a book moth.
TIA: Hi, Dewey.
[Dewey, in gibberish]: Hi, Tia!
ARLO: What did he say?
MR. HUGO AND TIA: He said, "Hi, Tia."
GEORGIE: You can understand him now?
TIA: Yeah?
MR. HUGO: Look at you, Dewey! You can reach books on the high up shelves now!
[Excited gibberish]
MR. HUGO: You're a little different to your old ID photo. But change looks good on you, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo hugs Dewey.
GEORGIE: Does this mean you're opening your library today, Mr. Hugo?
DESCRIPTION: Georgie, Arlo and Tia look at Mr. Hugo. Arlo crosses his fingers. Mr. Hugo straightens his bow tie and nods.
MR. HUGO: I think it's time.
[Dewey gasps]
ARLO [whisper]: Yes!
DESCRIPTION: Dewey nuzzles Mr. Hugo.
[Dewey purring]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks up to the front doors. He glances back at Georgie, Arlo, Tia and Dewey, who nod. Mr. Hugo opens the doors, and a large crowd of patrons walks in.
[Bright music]
[Overlapping chatter]
PATRON: Hi!
[Dewey, excited gibberish]
[Overlapping chatter]
[Rhythmic music]
[End Credits] Executive Producers: Gary Scott, Victoria Spackman, Ken Faier, Richard McConnell. Created by: George Fowler, Nathan Mudge, Mary Baker. Producers: Sam Wilton, Marlene Schmidt. Creative Producer: Cheryl Hassen. Associate Producer: Nathan Mudge. Director and Associate Producer: Caroline Bell-Booth. Lead Writer: Amanda Alison. Cast: Mr. Hugo, George Fowler. Dewey, Rebekah Head. Georgie, Roxy Hyde. Arlo, Jacob Slaughter. Tia, Hannah Ellis. Various: Jthan Morgan, Robin, Aunty T, Olivia, Slay, Eric Rich, Joshua Hughes. Produced in Association with Knowledge: kids. tvoKids. T.V.N.Z. R.N.Z. Produced with the financial support of Irirangi Te Motu N.Z On Air Tamariki. New Zealand Film Commission Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga. Shaw Rocket Fund (fuelling creativity), Canada Media Fund. Ontario Creates. Funded by the Government of Canada. Telefilm Canada. C.M.P.A., Canadian Media Producers Association. Writers Guild of Canada. Logos: Epic Story Media (it’s gonna be epic!). Gibson Group. A New Zealand - Canada Co-Production. Copyright 2026 Little Library Productions NZ Ltd. and Little Library Productions CA Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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[Logo] “t.v.o kids original.”
DESCRIPTION: The animated multicoloured logo bounces onto a white background. The word "kids" has an eye in the orange letter "d" and a smile in the lime green letter "s".
CHILD: Weeeeee
[Children giggling]
[Light music]
DESCRIPTION: In live-action, in Mr. Hugo’s Little Library, colourful books line curved bookshelves. The whimsical library is decorated with blue walls, a pink chandelier, a red-and-blue desk, lamps, and reading nooks.
[Soft piano music]
DESCRIPTION: In the dimly lit space, the pink chandelier and L.E.D. “Ask Me Anything” question mark sign click on and shine brightly.
[Sparkling chime]
[Cuckoo clock chiming]
DESCRIPTION: A pink and blue-feathered cuckoo bird bursts out of its pink clock, and the library lights up.
[Rooster crowing]
[Bright music]
DESCRIPTION: A door in the large desk opens, and Mr. Hugo, the Little Library’s librarian, slides out on a bed wearing pink and blue striped pyjamas. Mr. Hugo has dark brown curly hair and a bushy brown mustache twisted and waxed at each end, and he wears makeup with rosy cheeks. Mr. Hugo jumps to his feet as a pink rhinestone mug slides across the desk.
MR. HUGO: Thank you, Library.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo drinks from the mug and looks around the library.
[Sparkling chime]
MR. HUGO: Morning, Dewey! What's the happy...
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo looks back at the empty desk.
MR. HUGO: …haps? Right, cocoon.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo points toward a cocoon on the tree by the double door.
[Door creaking]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo turns toward the doors as they open partway and then close. Lights above the door flicker.
[Bell chiming]
[Door closing]
MR. HUGO: I know, Library, we're opening to the public today. I'll get onto it when I'm ready.
[Bright music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo sets his mug on the desk. He spreads his arms, and his pyjamas fly off, revealing his red suit, pink-and-blue-checked shirt, mustard-yellow vest, and green bow tie.
MR. HUGO: I'm not quite ready.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo takes another drink from his mug.
[Mr. Hugo sighs]
[Sparkling chimes]
DESCRIPTION: A soft light shines inside Dewey’s cocoon.
[Upbeat music]
[Logo] “A T.V.N.Z Original”.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo reads to his friends: Georgie, Tia, and Arlo. Georgie has dark blond hair and wears a black cardigan and red barrettes. Tia wears her brown hair in pigtails and a purple sweater. Arlo has dark brown, braided hair with blue beads on the ends and wears an orange suit jacket.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Do you like big adventures?
SINGERS [chorus]: Yeah!
DESCRIPTION: Georgie, Tia, and Arlo hang out in the library with Mr. Hugo. The library’s bookshelves move around on their own. In various stories, drag queens dress like witches, astronauts, mermaids, circus ringmasters, magicians, and dancing princesses.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Do you like mysteries?
SINGERS [chorus]: Uh-huh!
MR. HUGO [singing]: What about space and mermaids?
SINGERS [chorus]: Yeah!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Well, that sounds good to me! Do you like whacky factoids?
SINGERS [chorus]: Yeah!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Do you like fairytales?
SINGERS [chorus]: Uh-huh!
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo takes a book from a bookshelf, revealing Dewey.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Are you fond of crypto-zoological Epistemology?
[Music pauses]
DESCRIPTION: The drag queen ensemble, plus Georgie, Tia, Arlo, and Dewey, glance around with confused looks.
SINGERS [chorus]: Uh... What's what? What, huh?
[Music resumes]
MR. HUGO [singing]: Well, you can find whatever you like at Mister...
SINGERS [chorus]: Mister!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Hugo's
SINGERS [chorus]: Hugo's!
MR. HUGO [singing]: Little library.
[Title]: “Mr. Hugo’s Little Library”.
[Opening sequence ends]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo dusts the pink chandelier with a feathered duster.
[Sparkling chimes]
DESCRIPTION: The chandelier shakes.
MR. HUGO: Oh, stop giggling, Library. You are too old to be ticklish.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo grins and tickles the chandelier with his duster.
[Enchanting music]
DESCRIPTION: Georgie, Arlo and Tia ride down the slide next to the door into the library.
GEORGIE: This is so exciting!
ARLO: Big day!
TIA: Huge!
MR. HUGO: I have butterflies in my tummy. Oh, strike that. I have pterodactyls in my tummy!
TIA: I wish I had pterodactyls in my tummy. They sound way better than butterflies.
MR. HUGO: I'm a teeny tiny, itty-bitty bit nervous.
GEORGIE: Not excited?
MR. HUGO: Mm-mm.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo shakes his head.
ARLO: My coach says nerves and excitement kind of feel the same. Maybe you're excited?
MR. HUGO: I don't think it's that.
GEORGIE: Your library is so amazing, Mr. Hugo. People are gonna love it.
ARLO: Anything we can do to help?
MR. HUGO: Actually, there is one thing.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo hands out badges that are stacks of books.
MR. HUGO: I hereby present you with honorary assistant librarian badges!
GEORGIE: Wow.
TIA: Whoa.
ARLO: Does it come with pay?
MR. HUGO: Honorary volunteer assistant librarian badges!
ARLO: It's still pretty cool, I guess. Everything's going to be so different after today.
MR. HUGO: Well, not everything.
GEORGIE: Yeah, but lots of things.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo frowns and furrows his brow.
MR. HUGO: Hm...
TIA: You don't look so good, Mr. Hugo.
MR. HUGO: Mm... My library's about to open, my best friend's in a cocoon. I'm not sure I'm ready for things to be different.
GEORGIE: Come on, what could possibly go –
MR. HUGO: Don't finish that sentence!
[Sparkling chimes]
DESCRIPTION: Dewey’s cocoon sparkles.
TIA: Did you see that?
ARLO: What?
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo knits his brow and turns toward the cocoon.
TIA: Nothing. Forget it. What were we talking about?
MR. HUGO: Nothing. Forget it!
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks away. Georgie, Arlo and Tia all share a look.
[Bright music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks between bookcases, dusting as he goes. Georgie follows.
GEORGIE: I can't wait to start work as an honorary assistant librarian, Mr. Hugo.
DESCRIPTION: Arlo puts a book on a shelf and furrows his brow.
ARLO: An honorary volunteer assistant librarian.
GEORGIE: We'll get to meet new people, and learn new skills, and read new books. What's not to love?
MR. HUGO: Hm. You make a good point, Georgie.
ARLO: Although it is the end of an era.
MR. HUGO: That is true.
ARLO: And it can feel super scary when you don't know what the future holds.
MR. HUGO: Hm. That's also a good point, Arlo.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo picks up books from around the library. Georgie and Arlo follow him to the desk, where they meet Tia.
TIA: It's like starting a new book, Mr. Hugo. You hope it's going to be as good as the last one, but you have no way of knowing for sure.
MR. HUGO: I think we should all stop making good points. I wish Dewey was here.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks over to the cocoon.
MR. HUGO: Dewey, my friend, what do I do?
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: A book with a horse on the cover slides off a shelf and sparkles.
MR. HUGO: Yes! Great idea, Library.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo tosses his gathered books and duster over his shoulder.
[Crashing]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo grabs the book from the bookcase.
MR. HUGO: Let's read! Even if it takes all day and cuts into our grand opening time, meaning we need to put it off for another day, or week, or month, or even year, let's do it!
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo, Georgie, and Arlo walk toward the large reading nook. Tia starts to follow, then pauses.
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: Tia looks toward Dewey’s cocoon and frowns. The cocoon sparkles.
TIA: Did you see that?
DESCRIPTION: In the reading nook, Arlo and Georgie sit on either side of Mr. Hook.
[Indistinct chatter]
DESCRIPTION: Tia shrugs and joins her friends.
MR. HUGO: Me paanui taatou, let's read together. For as long as needed. This book is called, "The Tale of Hector the Horse" by Jean Ra.
[Enchanting music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo opens the book and is transported to a magical, storybook world where he is dressed as a wizard with long, wavy hair and a thick, sparkly beard.
MR. HUGO: Deep in a faraway forest...
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo spins off a stage made of different coloured tiles surrounded by cardboard trees with sparkly leaves hanging between them. Mr. Hugo spins over to a golden podium and reads the book.
MR. HUGO: ...lived a horse named Hector. Well, I say horse...
[Horse snorting]
DESCRIPTION: Hector trots in wearing a beige trench coat. Hector has long, wavy white hair and wears sparkly rainbow make-up, a large hat, and big, sparkly silver boots.
HECTOR: Hello, it's me, Hector, and I am definitely a horse.
[Horse whinnying]
HECTOR: Not a unicorn.
MR. HUGO: Hector worked very hard to look like the other horses.
HECTOR: Note how my beige coat is almost exactly the same as that of a horse.
MR. HUGO: And worked very hard to be the perfect horse.
DESCRIPTION: Hector trots around a tree stump.
[Horse hooves clicking]
HECTOR: See how I "horse" around with my friends?
MR. HUGO: And worked very hard to sound like the other horses.
HECTOR: Neigh?
MR. HUGO: But it was becoming, well, very difficult.
[Hector exhaling]
MR. HUGO: One day, his friend Dawn the Fawn was in a bit of a pickle.
DESCRIPTION: Dawn the Fawn walks onto the stage with a pair of sneakers with pink and yellow goo on the soles.
DAWN: Hey, Hector the Horse. I'm in a bit of a pickle. I accidentally stepped in stinky dragon dung and ruined my shoes for athletics day at school.
HECTOR: Here, borrow my boots, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Hector takes off his sparkly silver boots and hands them to Dawn.
[Bright music]
DAWN: Thanks, Hector. You're a legend.
HECTOR: And also definitely a horse. Good luck with your race!
MR. HUGO: Moments later, Trixie the Pixie was in a spot of bother.
DESCRIPTION: Trixie the Pixie walks over to Hugo with her fingers in her pointy ears.
TRIXIE: Kia ora, Hector the Horse. I'm in a spot of bother. I'm going to a concert later, but sometimes I find the music a bit too loud. But I still want to go and hang out with my pixie pals.
HECTOR: Here, borrow my hat to cover your ears, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Hector takes off his hat and puts it on Trixie.
TRIXIE: Thanks, Hector! You're so kind.
HECTOR: Us horses always are.
DESCRIPTION: Trixie looks at Hector, who looks up at the sparkly silver unicorn horn on his head.
HECTOR: Oh, this isn't a unicorn horn, it's a... It's a horse horn!
DESCRIPTION: Trixie gazes at Hector’s horn and smiles.
HECTOR: It's a thing. Enjoy your concert!
DESCRIPTION: Hector pushes Trixie away. In the library…
ARLO: I don't think Hector is a horse.
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: In the tree, Dewey’s cocoon spins and sparkles. Tia jumps to her feet.
TIA: Did you guys see that? Dewey's cocoon definitely moved that time!
GEORGIE: I saw it too!
ARLO: Well, it's not moving now.
DESCRIPTION: Arlo knits his brow.
ARLO: Or now.
DESCRIPTION: Back in the storybook…
MR. HUGO: Just then, Naomi the Gnome wandered by. In a bit of a predicament.
DESCRIPTION: Naomi the Gnome shivers beside Hector.
NAOMI: Brr... Hi, Hector the Horse. I'm in a bit of a predicament. I'm freezing, but I have all this gardening to do for the community flower show tomorrow.
HECTOR: Here, borrow my jacket, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Hector takes off his trench coat and puts it around Naomi.
NAOMI: Thanks, Hector.
DESCRIPTION: Hector is left with his rainbow tail exposed. Dawn the Fawn and Trixie the Pixie join Naomi and Hector.
[Enchanting music]
TRIXIE: Wow!
DAWN: Yeah, wow!
HECTOR: Look away, I'm hideous.
NAOMI: Hector! You're a beautiful unicorn!
TRIXIE: I love, love, love unicorns!
DAWN: You're still our friend, Hector, on the inside! What's not to love?!
DESCRIPTION: Hector smiles.
[Upbeat music]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo dances with Hector, Trixie, Dawn and Naomi on the storybook stage. The coloured tiles change colours as they dance.
HECTOR [singing]: I can't hide who I am, I'm bursting at the seams, my colours flying out, blue, yellows, pinks and greens. I may not be the old me, I'm becoming something new, yeah. I've been this way all along; now my light is shining through! Every ending is a new beginning; if I change, I know that I will still be me.
DESCRIPTION: Hector and his friends spin.
HECTOR [singing]: I might not know just where I'm heading, but I am who I am, who I am meant to be.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo takes centre stage.
MR. HUGO [singing]: Now I don't need to be afraid, I'll give the world a chance. I know some adore me, exactly as I am.
HECTOR [singing]: Everybody sees my glitter, my twinkle and my spark. I don't need to hide myself or what lives in my heart!
EVERYONE [singing]: Every ending is a new beginning. If I change, I know that I will still be me. I might not know just where I'm heading, but I am who I am, who I am meant to be.
DESCRIPTION: In the library, Mr. Hugop dances with Georgie, Arlo and Tia wearing a sparkly champagne-coloured suit with a matching floral vest, shirt and green bow tie.
[Enchanting music]
DESCRIPTION: Hugo returns to his seat in the reading nook, and the Hector the Horse book falls into his hands. Georgie, Arlo and Tia join Mr. Hugo.
MR. HUGO: I'm a little sad the story's over. But I'm excited to read a new one.
GEORGIE: And a perfect time for a new suit. Looks great, Mr. Hugo.
ARLO AND TIA: Yeah!
TIA: Hey, librarians?
ARLO: Maybe we could talk about pay rises for your new volunteers?
DESCRIPTION: Tia walks toward the tree.
TIA: Hey, honorary assistant librarians?
MR. HUGO [whispering]: Shh, I think Tia's trying to say something.
TIA: Hey, honorary volunteer assistant librarians!
DESCRIPTION: Tia points toward the cocoon. Mr. Hugo, Georgie and Arlo follow her gaze, then get up from their seats and join her.
[Sparkling chime]
DESCRIPTION: A warm light shines softly on the four friends as they watch Dewey emerge from his cocoon.
[Dewey grunting]
DEWEY: Ah...
DESCRIPTION: Dewey swings in the cocoon.
[Mr. Hugo gasps]
EVERYONE: Wow!
[Popping]
DESCRIPTION: Dewey flies beside the tree as a moth.
GEORGIE: Dewey's a book moth.
TIA: Hi, Dewey.
[Dewey, in gibberish]: Hi, Tia!
ARLO: What did he say?
MR. HUGO AND TIA: He said, "Hi, Tia."
GEORGIE: You can understand him now?
TIA: Yeah?
MR. HUGO: Look at you, Dewey! You can reach books on the high up shelves now!
[Excited gibberish]
MR. HUGO: You're a little different to your old ID photo. But change looks good on you, my friend.
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo hugs Dewey.
GEORGIE: Does this mean you're opening your library today, Mr. Hugo?
DESCRIPTION: Georgie, Arlo and Tia look at Mr. Hugo. Arlo crosses his fingers. Mr. Hugo straightens his bow tie and nods.
MR. HUGO: I think it's time.
[Dewey gasps]
ARLO [whisper]: Yes!
DESCRIPTION: Dewey nuzzles Mr. Hugo.
[Dewey purring]
DESCRIPTION: Mr. Hugo walks up to the front doors. He glances back at Georgie, Arlo, Tia and Dewey, who nod. Mr. Hugo opens the doors, and a large crowd of patrons walks in.
[Bright music]
[Overlapping chatter]
PATRON: Hi!
[Dewey, excited gibberish]
[Overlapping chatter]
[Rhythmic music]
[End Credits] Executive Producers: Gary Scott, Victoria Spackman, Ken Faier, Richard McConnell. Created by: George Fowler, Nathan Mudge, Mary Baker. Producers: Sam Wilton, Marlene Schmidt. Creative Producer: Cheryl Hassen. Associate Producer: Nathan Mudge. Director and Associate Producer: Caroline Bell-Booth. Lead Writer: Amanda Alison. Cast: Mr. Hugo, George Fowler. Dewey, Rebekah Head. Georgie, Roxy Hyde. Arlo, Jacob Slaughter. Tia, Hannah Ellis. Various: Jthan Morgan, Robin, Aunty T, Olivia, Slay, Eric Rich, Joshua Hughes. Produced in Association with Knowledge: kids. tvoKids. T.V.N.Z. R.N.Z. Produced with the financial support of Irirangi Te Motu N.Z On Air Tamariki. New Zealand Film Commission Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga. Shaw Rocket Fund (fuelling creativity), Canada Media Fund. Ontario Creates. Funded by the Government of Canada. Telefilm Canada. C.M.P.A., Canadian Media Producers Association. Writers Guild of Canada. Logos: Epic Story Media (it’s gonna be epic!). Gibson Group. A New Zealand - Canada Co-Production. Copyright 2026 Little Library Productions NZ Ltd. and Little Library Productions CA Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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