Isadora Moon: Moon Mansion Mystery

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DESCRIPTION: At night, the stars and full moon shine above the Moon family mansion. Isadora Moon, a young half-vampire, half-fairy girl with long black hair, pointy ears, pink bat wings and vampire fangs, wears a light purple cardigan over a light pink dress with black stars.

[Upbeat music plays]

SINGER: Isadora Moon, the one and only, here I go. I'm totally unique and extra-starry.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora spins and waves her star wand.

SINGER: Waving my wand, flying fearlessly, yeah, it's your girl, Isadora.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora’s fairy mom, Cordelia, and vampire dad, Bartholomew, join Isadora. Cordelia has long, wavy pink hair, pointy ears and green fairy wings. She wears a flower crown and a green cardigan over a pink dress. Bartholomew has short black hair and wears a black-and-purple cape with a striped grey suit vest.

SINGER: A little bit of both. Half a vampire, half a fairy.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora flies over her neighbourhood with Pink Rabbit, a pink rabbit plushie come to life.

SINGER: Ready for a new, exciting journey!

DESCRIPTION: Isadora dives into the ocean. Text reads, “Written by Matt Baker. Theme Song by Helen Park.”

SINGER: Sparkly and extraordinary.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora swims underwater as a mermaid and transforms into a black cat. Text reads, “Series Director William Gordon. Showrunner Deborah Thorpe.”

SINGER: Yeah, that's me, Isadora, watch me be.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora flies around the show title and waves her wand. Text reads, “Isadora Moon. Based on the Isadora Moon books and characters by Harriet Muncaster.”

[Gentle, cheerful music plays]

[Episode title] Moon Mansion Mystery.

DESCRIPTION: At the Vampire Moon Mansion, Cordelia lands her flying car as the sun begins to set. Isadora flies out of the car ahead of Oliver.

ISADORA: Whoo! We're here!

DESCRIPTION: Isadora lands by the double doors at the main entrance. Oliver, Bartholomew, and Cordelia follow.

BARTHOLOMEW: So, Oliver, how was your first trip in a flying car, hm?

OLIVER: Well, I've definitely never driven over a rainbow before.

CORDELIA: Oh, I thought you'd enjoy the scenic route.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora rings the doorbell.

[Witch cackling, bell ringing]

[Oliver chuckling nervously]

[Door creaking]

DESCRIPTION: The doors open, and Isadora’s grandparents and cousin Omari step out.

GRANDPA: Isadora!

ISADORA: Granny! Grandpa! Omari! This is Oliver.

OLVIER: Hi.

DESCRIPTION: Granny rushes over to Oliver and pinches his cheeks.

GRANNY: Thrilled to meet you, Oliver.

OLIVER: Uh...

GRANDPA: Oh, well, not as thrilled as I am!

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa shakes Oliver’s hand, and Oliver stumbles.

[Isadora giggling]

[Omari chuckling]

OMARI: You get used to them.

GRANDPA: I was hoping to introduce you to Rutger, but, um, he's probably snoozing somewhere.

[Grandpa chuckling]

GRANDPA: Like he is most of the time.

[Grandpa laughing]

ISADORA WHISPERING: Rutger is a bat.

OLIVER: Uh...

ISADORA: Where's Amma?

OMARI: Oh, she was really looking forward to seeing you, but she got dragged to... Transylvanian tap dancing with Mum and Dad.

CORDELIA: Speaking of dancing, we'd better get to the vampire ball!

BARTHOLOMEW: Make sure you behave.

ISADORA: We will.

BARTHOLOMEW: Oh, I was talking to your grandparents.

[Oliver and Isadora giggling]

GRANNY: Oh!

[Granny laughing]

BARTHOLEMEW: Bye.

DESCRIPTION: Cordelia and Bartholomew leave in the flying car.

GRANDPA: Come in, come in. Welcome to the Moon family mansion. Home to three generations of Moons...

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa and Granny step into the house with Omari. Isadora glances at Oliver. Grandpa pokes his head outside.

GRANDPA: ...and a bat.

DESCRIPTION: Oliver gazes up at the large mansion, then follows Isadora to the door.

OLIVER: You were right, your grandparents seem like lots of fun.

[Snarling and rumbling]

DESCRIPTION: Oliver and Isadora frown.

OLIVER: But that doesn't.

ISADORA: Um, I'm sure it's nothing. It probably happens all the time.

DESCRIPTION: Granna pokes her head outside.

GRANNY: Well, I've never heard that before. Hm. Lemonade anyone?

DESCRIPTION: Isadora follows Granny inside. Oliver looks over his shoulder, then follows. Inside, he gazes around the grand entryway. The entryway features a dual staircase, photos on the walls and candlestick chandeliers with decorative bats.

OLVIER: Whoa. This place is amazing!

GRANDPA: Why, thank you. Although it hasn't been in the family for too long, just a thousand years or so.

[Snarling and rumbling]

[Oliver gasping]

DESCRIPTION: Oliver jumps. Isadora, Omari and Grandpa frown.

OMARI: And, Grandpa, in all that time, did anyone ever hear a mysterious, monstrous noise?

GRANDPA: Not that I recall.

OLIVER: Monstrous? Like... maybe there's a... monster monstrous?

OMARI: There's only one way to find out.

ISADORA: Well, let's search the mansion for clues!

OLIVER: Search the mansion? Where would we start? There are 38 rooms.

ISADORA: How did you –

OLVIER: I, uh, counted the windows when we were outside.

GRANDPA: Oh, impressive observation skills, Oliver!

OLIVER: Thank you.

GRANDPA: Although there are actually 39 rooms, if you include the cellar. Ooh! If you are going on a good old-fashioned monster hunt, I've got just the thing to help.

OLIVER: Uh...

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa, Isadora and Omari fly away.

OLVIER: A monster hunt sounds great and everything but, um, a board game would be pretty exciting too.

[Snarling and rumbling]

DESCRIPTION: Oliver looks around and finds himself alone.

OLVIER: Uh!

DESCRIPTION: Oliver runs out of the entryway into a study with a pipe organ. By the door, Grandpa pulls a scroll out of a desk.

[Oliver screaming]

GRANDPA: A-ha! I knew it was here somewhere! The original drawings for the mansion!

DESCRIPTION: Isadora unrolls the mansion drawings. In the drawings, blue lines connect fireplaces across the mansion to chimneys.

[Isadora gasping]

OMARI: Hey, that's my room.

ISADORA: What are all those tube-y bits?

OLIVER: Fireplaces. It looks like there's one in every room.

GRANDPA: Ah, observant as ever, Oliver. We need all those fireplaces to stay warm in winter. Our capes are stylish, but they are... not very cozy. Brr.

[Oliver, Isadora and Omari giggling]

GRANNY: Lemonade? Uh, freshly squeezed.

DESCRIPTION: Granny walks in and sets a tray with glasses and a jug of lemonade on the coffee table.

ISADORA: Ooh, yes!

OMARI: Granny's lemonade is the best.

DESCRIPTION: Oliver, Isador, and Omari sip lemonade through straws.

[Slurping]

OLIVER: Wow! That really is lemony!

DESCRIPTION: Oliver leans back and onto the pipe organ keys.

[Organ playing]

OLIVER YELPING: Ah!

ISADORA: Don't worry, it's just Grandpa's pipe organ.

GRANDPA: What's that, Isadora? You'd like to me to play my pipe organ?

[Granny sighing]

GRANNY: Any excuse.

DESCRIPTION: Granny puts on headphones.

[Isadora giggling]

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa walks over to the pipe organ. Isadora sits on a couch with Oliver. Omari leans against the couch armrest.

GRANDPA: A most intriguing instrument, the pipe organ. Air whizzes through the pipes to make a beautiful tune!

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa takes a seat at the pipe organ and begins playing.

[Organ music plays]

OMARI: Kind of beautiful.

[Oliver and Isadora giggling]

[Snarling and rumbling]

[Oliver, Isadora and Omari gasping]

GRANDPA: Very strange. I must've hit the wrong note.

[Isadora giggling]

ISADORA: No, Grandpa, it was the monster! Let's go!

DESCRIPTION: Isadora takes Oliver’s lemonade glass. She sets it on the table with her own and grabs the mansion drawings. In the entryway, she checks the drawings.

ISADORA: Okay, we'll tick off the rooms on the map one by one.

OMARI: Great idea. That way we're sure to find, well, uh, whatever it is.

[Omari and Isadora giggling]

OLIVER: But, uh, I don't know if I want to find it.

ISADORA: Oh, well, we don't have to go on a monster hunt if you don't want to.

OLIVER: It's just... what if we really do find a monster? I'm not sure I want to meet one of those.

ISADORA: When I first came to school, had you ever met a half-fairy half-vampire before?

OLIVER: Well, I, uh... no.

OMARI: Before tonight, had you ever met a whole family of vampires?

OLIVER: Um, not a whole family. But you're all really nice.

ISADORA: How do you know the monster isn't nice too? We won't know unless we meet it and find out.

OLIVER: Oh, I, uh, hadn't thought of it like that before.

OMARI: And anyway, there's nothing to worry about while I'm around. As the eldest, I'm not afraid of anything.

[Clock chiming]

[Omri yelping]

OMARI GROANING: Ooh.

[Oliver and Isadora giggling]

OLIVER: Okay. I can't believe I'm saying this, but… let's go find a monster!

DESCRIPTION: Isadora checks the mansion drawings, using them as a map. In the study, Granny reads a book. Grandpa flicks his cape over the pipe organ bench and takes a seat before playing.

GRANDPA: Ah.

[Pipe organ music plays]

DESCRIPTION: In the entryway, Omari points to the mansion map. On an upper floor, Oliver and Isadora hide behind the map as Omari looks inside one of the rooms. Omari closes the door and shakes his head. On the map, an X marks one of the fireplaces. Isadora points to another fireplace.

[Pipe organ music continues]

DESCRIPTION: Oliver, Isadora and Omari run around the mansion, checking the many different rooms. Isadora walks out onto a balcony and looks around. In the entryway, Isadora and Oliver look under a table with a flower vase of roses. Oliver shakes his head.

[Oliver and Isadora laughing]

DESCRIPTION: On another floor, Isadora opens a door. Omari pops out with his arms raised

OMARI SHOUTING: Ahh!

DESCRIPTION: Oliver and Isadora frown. Omari frowns and closes the door.

[Isadora giggling]

[Pipe organ music continues]

DESCRIPTION: In the study, Granny lies asleep against the couch.

[Granny snoring]

DESCRIPTION: On a balcony, Oliver looks under a plant pot. Isadora checks the map, and Oliver points to an unmarked fireplace. Inside, Omari opens a door. Oliver jumps out with his arms raised.

OLIVER SHOUTING: Ahh!

OMARI YELPING: Ahh!

DESCRIPTION: Omari jumps and flies away.

[Oliver and Isadora laughing]

DESCRIPTION: In the entryway, Oliver, Isadora and Omari check the map and frown. They return to the study, and Grandpa stops playing the pipe organ.

GRANDPA: Uh-oh. I'm sensing the hunt, uh, didn't go to plan?

ISADORA: We've checked the whole mansion and found nothing.

[Snarling and rumbling]

DESCRIPTION: Oliver, Isadora, Omari and Grandpa glance toward the ceiling.

[Isadora sighing]

ISADORA: We've got to find out what's making that noise.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora glances toward Granny and unrolls the map.

ISADORA: You can't wear ear protectors all the time.

GRANNY: Hm? Oh, I wasn't wearing them because of the monster, dear.

DESCRIPTION: Granny takes off her headphones. Grandpa frowns.

[Oliver and Isadora giggling]

GRANNY: Why don't I make another batch of lemonade? That should raise our spirits!

DESCRIPTION: Granny leaves with the empty lemonade jug.

GRANDPA: Ooh, and I'll play another tune, as everyone enjoys it. Hm? Although I do wish Rutger was here.

[Grandpa gasping]

GRANDPA: Oh, he loves the pipe organ more than anyone. I wonder where he's got to.

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa plays the pipe organ.

[Pipe organ music plays]

DESCRIPTION: Isadora studies the map. Oliver looks around the room. His gaze moves from the pipe organ to the map.

OLIVER: Huh. All those fireplaces make the mansion look like one giant pipe organ.

DESCRIPTION: Isadora glances at the pipe organ.

[Isadora gasping]

ISADORA: Wait. That's it!

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa stops playing. He frowns and looks back at Isadora.

OMARI: Yes, that's it! Um, what's it?

ISADORA: I think I know where the monster is. Although it's not really a monster at all. Come on!

OLIVER: But we checked every room.

ISADORA: Not every room. There are 39 if you include...

OLVIER AND ISADORA: The cellar!

DESCRIPTION: Oliver, Isadora, and Omari rush out of the room as Granny walks in with a fresh jug of lemonade.

GRANNY: Ooh!

GRANDPA: Hey! Wait for us!

DESCRIPTION: Isadora flies behind Omari and Oliver as they run into the cellar. They spread out and look around.

[Isadora giggling]

ISADORA: There's your monster.

DESCRIPTION: In a fireplace, Rutger sleeps upside down.

[Rutger snoring]

[Rumbling]

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa and Granny step into the cellar.

[Grandpa gasping]

GRANDPA: Rutger! So that's where you've been snoozing.

DESCRIPTION: Rutger wakes and stretches his wings.

[Rutger yawning]

GRANDPA: But, Isadora, how did you know?

ISADORA: It was when Oliver said the map of the mansion looked like a giant pipe organ.

OLVIER: All the fireplaces act like pipes. They can carry a tune.

[Oliver giggling]

OLIVER: Or a roar all over the mansion.

GRANNY: But Rutger doesn't roar.

ISADORA: No. But he definitely snores.

[Rutger snoring]

[Rumbling]

EVERYONE: Whoa!

GRANNY: Oh, Rutger.

[Granny laughing]

OMARI: Pretty clever, Isadora. Although I was just about to figure it out myself, of course.

ISADORA: I couldn't have solved it without Oliver.

GRANNY: Oh, yes. You three make quite the team. You will have to visit more regularly.

DESCRIPTION: Granny pinches Oliver’s cheek, and he smiles.

ISADORA: You will come again, won't you?

OLVIER: Monsters, lemonade, and a snoring bat? You won't be able to stop me.

GRANDPA: Come on, let's leave Rutger in peace and quiet. Huh?

[Rutger snoring]

[Rumbling]

DESCRIPTION: Oliver, Isadora and Omari follow Granny and Grandpa out of the cellar to the entryway.

GRANDPA: It's a pity because I was hoping to play you my favourite four-hour pipe organ fugue.

GRANNY WHISPERING: Run. Save yourselves before he changes his mind!

DESCRIPTION: Grandpa frowns.

[Oliver, Isadora and Omari giggling]

DESCRIPTION: Oliver, Isadora and Omari run and fly off.

GRANDPA LAUGHING: How rude!

[Grandpa and Grany laughing]

[Upbeat music plays]

[Title] Isadora Moon.

SINGER: A little bit of both, mighty vampire, magic fairy, ready for a new, exciting journey! Sparkly, extraordinary.

[End credits] Senior Creative Producer Kevin Snoad. Episodic Director Ed Olive. With the voice talents of Jessica Brown Findlay as Cordelia Moon. Shayla McCormack as Isadora Moon. Rasmus Hardiker as Bartholomew Moon. With Manasseh Mapira as Oliver, Elliott Olanipekun as Omari. Additional voices by Rasmus Hardiker, Teresa Gallagher.

The singer sings, Yeah, that's me, Isadora, watch me be.

[Credits] A Kelebek Media Production. Copyright Kelebek Media Limited. 2024.