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Transcript: Spyke the Cadet
Kangaroo Beach
Descriptive Transcript
DESCRIPTION: Fish, whales, and turtles swim through a coral reef. Inside a seaside treehouse are junior lifeguard cadets Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Frizzy, who all wear red and blue surf shirts. Pounce is a joey kangaroo, Frizzy is a koala, Gemma is a platypus, and Neville is a wombat. The cadets leap from their cubbies and jump down the treehouse slide to the beach.
[Text reads] “The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Screen Australia present”.
SINGERS: Over the ocean and over the reef
[Opening credits] “In association with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation and Screenwest and Lotterywest”. “A Cheeky Little Media production”.
SINGERS: There's a sunny little place called Kangaroo Beach
[Credits continue] “Created by Tim Bain, Series Producer Patrick Egerton, Producer Celine Goetz, Script Editor Sam Carroll, Art Director Darren Keating, Series Director Steve Moltzen.”
SINGERS: Frizzy, Gemma, Neville and Pounce. Can dance in the club, so come on, let's bounce! Good friends surfing, swimming, learning
NEVILLE: Aaargh!
DESCRIPTION: Neville runs to the end of the dock and blows his whistle.
[Whistle blows]
DESCRIPTION: Bondi and Sandy– two adult, kangaroo lifeguards– drive a rescue speedboat into the ocean. Bondi and Sandy are both wearing red and blue surf shirts. Underwater, Frizzy is in a submarine with Big Trev, an adult kangaroo who wears a red and blue surf shirt.
SINGERS: Bondi, Sandy, Big Trev too. Training with the very best lifeguard crew.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Bondi and Sandy rescue an otter with a helicopter, the lifeguards drive boats across the water, the junior lifeguards surf the waves, and the whole Kangaroo Beach lifeguard team gathers on the beach. A wave sweeps away the team.
SINGERS: Staying safe, being brave, run away and make a save. We're here all summer, it just gets funner. Let's hop down to
[Title] “Kangaroo Beach”.
SINGERS: Kangaroo Beach!
DESCRIPTION: Neville reads the title aloud.
[Episode title] “Spyke the Cadet”.
[Credits continue] “Written by Charlotte Rose Hamlyn. Episodic Director Tanya Bystrova”.
NEVILLE: Spyke the Cadet.
DESCRIPTION: In the woods, a young hedgehog, Spyke, rolls around outside of a cave. Her Aunt Bev steps out of the cave next to her. Spyke wears a gray-and-red lifeguard cadet shirt.
SPYKE: Whoo-hoo! Ha! Whoo!
AUNTIE BEV: Oh, Spyke, your first day as a cadet. I'm so proud.
SPYKE: Let's hope this bush kid can do beach kid too.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rolls into a ball.
AUNTIE BEV: You'll be great. Just remember to listen.
SPYKE: Huh? Oh. Listen. Yep. Got it.
[Auntie Bev laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Auntie Bev and Spyke arrive at Kangaroo Beach.
SPYKE: We're here. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! Gotta go. Bye, Auntie Bev.
AUNTIE BEV: Have fun, Spyke!
DESCRIPTION: In a montage down on the beach, Spyke sees Gheerkinn, a European river otter, who is holding a surfboard. Spyke plays catch with a beachball, looks at a sandcastle, and picks up a sunhat with a crab inside. Spyke looks into the ocean, where a school of fish swims.
[Playful, upbeat music]
SPYKE: Wow! Ha-ha! Yeah! Whoa! What's this do? What's that? And who's under that hat? A crab - how cool! Do fish really go to school?
DESCRIPTION: Spyke joins Sandy on a jet ski and drives through the ocean. On the beach, she looks up at Bondi. Spyke runs around the lifeguard treehouse, puts on sunscreen, and plays on the beach.
SPYKE: I want one! So tall. I can't wait to do it all! Slip sloppin' on the hot sand. Beach birds singing in a bird band. So much fun under the sun! I can't wait to do it all!
[Montage and playful music end]
DESCRIPTION: Frizzy runs up to Spyke. They perform a secret handshake.
FRIZZY: Hey, Spyke!
SPYKE: Frizzy!
SPYKE/ FRIZZY: Oh. Uh. Mhm. Yep. Huh-uh. Oh, uh, ooh. Yeah! Uh. Huh. Mhm. Yeah! Ow!
DESCRIPTION: Just then, the lifeguard alarm sounds. Bondi speaks over the loudspeaker.
[Alarm blares]
BONDI [loudspeaker]: Cadets to the patrol room.
FRIZZY: That's us!
SPYKE: Oh, yeah!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke and Frizzy run off. In the patrol room, Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Frizzy sit on a bench in front of Sandy. Spyke stands next to Sandy at the front of the room.
SANDY: How about a big beachy welcome for our newest cadet, Spyke!
[All cheer]
DESCRIPTION: Spyke bows.
SPYKE: Thank you. Thank you.
SANDY: Right. Take a seat.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke smiles and rolls to various seats between the other cadets.
SPYKE: This seat? This seat? Or this one?
[Cadets laugh]
SANDY: Now, we know you can't wait to jump into the water, Spyke.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke puts on some goggles and stands on the bench. She takes a dive position.
SPYKE: I'm ready.
SANDY: But first, we need to cover some water safety basics.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke sits back down.
SPYKE: Oh.
SANDY: Spyke knows all about lakes and rivers, but what will she have to look out for in the ocean?
DESCRIPTION: The cadets raise their hands.
NEVILLE: Waves?
FRIZZY: Changing conditions?
POUNCE: Rips.
SPYKE: I didn't know you could rip water.
SANDY: Don't you worry. We'll explain everything.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy turns from the cadets to look at the screen behind her. Spyke becomes distracted by looking out the window.
SANDY: OK, so in between the waves, you'll see a calm, flat section...
DESCRIPTION: Spyke leaves the bench and watches the beach outside the window. A helicopter hovers above the ocean, someone eats ice cream, and dolphins jump through the waves.
[Helicopter hovers]
SANDY: ..of water where the waves don't break. Can you see that? Well, that's a rip.
SPYKE: Whoa! Helicopter! Yum! Ice cream. Wow! Those dolphins.
SANDY: And that's everything you need to know. Got that, Spyke?
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rushes back to the bench.
SPYKE: Err, yep. Loud and clear. Let's go!
DESCRIPTION: All the cadets run towards the exit. Spyke runs in the opposite direction.
OTHERS: Hooray! Awesome!
SANDY: Uh, Spyke? Wrong way.
SPYKE: Uh... Just testing. I knew that.
DESCRIPTION: Later that day, the cadets are lined up on the beach. A ‘finish line’ is set up down the beach.
GEMMA: If someone's in trouble on the other side of the beach, a cadet must be able to get there quickly.
BIG TREV: On your marks. Get set.
[Blows whistle]
DESCRIPTION: The cadets run down the beach. Spyke curls into a ball and quickly rolls down the beach, but on her way to the finish line, she bumps into a cooler, hits a beachgoer in the stomach, and bounces off a flagpost.
SPYKE: I win! Last one to the end of the beach is a stinky bush toilet.
[Cadets laugh]
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rolls down the beach. She hits Gheerkinn’s surfboard and sends him spinning.
GHEERKINN: Agh! Oh!
DESCRIPTION: Later that day, Big Trev and the cadets line up in front of the pool.
SPYKE: Whoa! You've got a billabong? Just like in the bush.
POUNCE: A cadet must be able to swim the length of a swimming pool before they swim in the ocean.
SPYKE: Billa-bombs away!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke cannonballs into the pool and splashes everyone.
ALL: Spyke!
BIG TREV: Oh! No bombing in the pool, Spyke.
DESCRIPTION: The cadets look up to find Spyke standing on the other side of the pool, holding many pool noodles in her arms.
SPYKE: Who's Spyke? I'm a billabong monster! Rah!
DESCRIPTION: A little while later, Frizzy pretends to be drowning in the ocean.
FRIZZY: Help! I'm in trouble! The trouble-iest, double-iest trouble!
NEVILLE: A cadet must know how to rescue someone from the water. First, throw them something that floats.
DESCRIPTION: Neville points to an inflatable tube.
SPYKE: Never fear. Spyke's here! Yes!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke curls into a ball and jumps into the ocean. She lands next to Frizzy and smiles.
[Spyke laughs]
[Neville gasps]
NEVILLE: What did you do that for?
SPYKE: To save Frizzy.
POUNCE: You should never jump in to save anyone without throwing them something that floats.
SPYKE: But I float, so I threw myself in.
BIG TREV: Great gumnuts.
[Cadets cheer and laugh]
DESCRIPTION: Later that day, the cadets paddle rescue boards out into the ocean. On the beach, Sandy demonstrates how to paddle a rescue board to Spyke, who isn’t paying attention.
SANDY: OK. Left, right, left, right. And that's how you paddle a rescue board. Got that, Spyke?
SPYKE: Uh, yep. Got it.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke takes the board and tries to paddle out to sea. Over and over again, she is swept back by the waves.
[Spyke panting]
SPYKE: Ah!
[Spyke panting]
SPYKE: Oh, no!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke lies on the shoreline and frowns.
SPYKE: Maybe I'm not cut out for this.
SANDY: OK, why don't you sit down for a bit and see how the others do it?
SPYKE: Yeah, sure. Great idea. I love sitting.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy turns away to watch the other cadets. Spyke looks out into the ocean and sees a couple of dolphins jumping through the water.
[Spyke gasps]
SPYKE: Dolphins! And there's calm water with no waves.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke picks up her rescue board and paddles it out towards the dolphins. Sandy turns back around.
[Sandy gasps]
SANDY: Huh? Whoa, whoa. Spyke, you're paddling into a rip!
DESCRIPTION: Sandy speaks into her walkie.
SANDY [walkie]: Uh, Bondi, Bondi, this is Sandy. Our new cadet's in a spot of trouble.
BONDI [walkie]: Yep. I've got my eyes on it.
DESCRIPTION: Deep into the ocean, Spyke looks around.
SPYKE: Where'd the dolphins go? Uh-oh. Where did I go? I'm so far out. How did that happen? Help, help!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke falls off her rescue board and into the water. The cadets rush towards her.
SPYKE: Help!
BONDI: Sound the alarm.
SANDY: On it like a seagull on a chip.
[Action music]
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, the lifeguards suit up for rescue. Lifeguards put on life jackets, fasten their radios, and carry medical gear. A helicopter, a speedboat, a submarine, and a buggy all race into action. Frizzy, Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Spyke spring into action poses.
[Action montage ends]
DESCRIPTION: Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Frizzy paddle towards Spyke.
SPYKE: Help! Help!
NEVILLE: You're OK. Just stay calm and float.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke grabs hold of Gemma’s board.
GEMMA: We're here, Spyke.
DESCRIPTION: On a jetski, Sandy drives up from behind and pulls Spyke on board.
SANDY: And...gotcha.
DESCRIPTION: The cadets gather with Sandy on shore. Spyke sits in the sand.
SANDY: A-plus for enthusiasm. But what happened out there?
SPYKE: I don't know. I saw dolphins and paddled into the calm, flat bit of water with no waves.
FRIZZY: That's called a rip. Remember? Sandy was talking about them this morning.
SPYKE: Oops, sorry. It was just a bit tricky to listen. I was just so excited to get out there and do all the fun stuff.
SANDY: I know it's fun to jump right in, but if you don't know much about water safety, you can end up in trouble.
SPYKE: You're right. When I chucked my board, I freaked out and was all like…
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rolls around and pretends to scream.
[Spyke shrieks]
[The cadets laugh]
GEMMA: That's why we learned water safety, because the more we know, the more fun we can have.
SPYKE: But I'll never learn everything now. I'm way behind you.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke sits back down in the sand and looks out into the ocean.
[Spyke sighs]
SPYKE: I'm no beach kid. Maybe I should call Auntie Bev to take me back to the bush.
FRIZZY: But you can't go now. You just need to, um...
POUNCE: Join my beginners water safety class. It's about to start. Follow me.
SPYKE: Oh, OK.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke follows Pounce to the lifeguard treehouse.
[laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Inside the patrol room, four other children join Spyke and Pounce. Philippa, a penguin, Sammy, a galah bird, Dougie, a wombat, and Wei, a panda. Spyke sits with them on the bench, and Pounce stands at the front of the room.
POUNCE: OK, Philippa.
PHILIPPA: Yay.
POUNCE: Sammy.
SAMMY: Here.
POUNCE: Dougie.
DOUGIE: Present.
POUNCE: Wei.
WEI: Present.
POUNCE: Spyke.
SPYKE: I love presents!
[Children laugh]
POUNCE: So, some of you may have taken this basic safety class before.
WEI: Four times!
DOUGIE: Seven.
SAMMY: 63.
POUNCE: Don't worry. This time you'll get it. It's easy peasy.
DESCRIPTION: Pounce turns from the group and looks at the screen, where illustrations appear of swimmers in trouble. Behind Pounce’s back, Spyke stands up and mimes the illustrations in front of the other children. From the other side of the room, Sandy watches Spyke.
POUNCE: Jumping into the water without looking for dangers.
[Children laugh]
POUNCE: Tiring yourself out by swimming against a rip.
[Children laugh]
POUNCE: Panicking.
[Spyke shrieking]
POUNCE: What are you doing?
SPYKE: Oh, sorry. I thought they were instructions.
POUNCE: No, those are things not to do.
SPYKE: Oh. Whoops.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy calls Spyke over to her.
SANDY: Hey, Spyke! About the comedy routine… I think it's helping you learn. And you're not the only one.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy gestures to the other children, who are miming Spyke’s jokes.
[Children laughing]
SANDY: I've got an idea.
SPYKE: Mm?
DESCRIPTION: A little while later, Neville, Gemma, Frizzy, and Pounce help Spyke perform a theatre routine in front of Philippa, Sammy, Dougie, and Wei. The cadets hold up two blue cardboard pieces and move them like waves.
SPYKE: G'day, gang!
[Children giggling]
SPYKE: I think I'll go for a swim in this calm bit of water with no waves.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke hops between the theatre waves and pretends to start drowning.
SPYKE: Oh, no! It's pulling me away from the beach. Ah! Ah! Ah!
[Laughter]
SPYKE: Why is it doing that?
SAMMY: It's a rip.
DOUGIE: Don't swim against it.
WEI: Stay calm. Float!
PHILIPPA: Call helpies!
POUNCE: Correct. You all just passed basic water safety training. How exciting!
[All cheer]
SANDY: And to celebrate, we've got a special surprise for you all.
SPYKE: Oh, wow!
[All exclaim]
DESCRIPTION: A little while later, Sandy, the cadets, and the other children all gather by the river.
SANDY: Our friends Shelley and Darren wanted to congratulate you.
DESCRIPTION: Two dolphins jump through the water.
[All exclaim]
SPYKE: Best day ever!
DESCRIPTION: The cadets each take a friend on their rescue board, and they paddle into the river.
EVERYONE: Yay! Whoa-ho! Whoo!
SPYKE: I knew it! This bush kid IS a beach kid.
[Laughter]
DESCRIPTION: Everyone paddles over to the dolphins.
[Dolphin squeaks]
GEMMA: I'll show you how to say hello.
[Gemma mimics dolphin squeaks]
[The dolphin squeaks]
SPYKE: Let me try.
[Spyke squeaks off-puttingly]
DESCRIPTION: The dolphin turns around and splashes Spyke in the face with her tail.
SPYKE: Hey! What was that for? You just called her a flaming fish face.
[Laughter]
[Kangaroo Beach Theme music]
SINGERS: We're here all summer, it just gets funner! Let's hop down to…Kangaroo Beach!
[End Credits] “Cast. Gemma: Millie Egerton, Pounce: Blake Stevens, Neville: Issac Trainer, Frizzy: Kiki Wales, Sandy: Kitty Flanagan, Bondi: Matthew Hardie, Georgie: Kate Murphy, Narelle: Sylvie van Dijk. Voice Director: Kate Murphy, Dialogue Recording: We Love Jam Studios & XB Studios. Animation by Infinite Studios. Production Funding from the Australian Government & Screen Australia. Financed with the assistance of and distributed by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. Produced in Western Australia with the assistance of Screenwest and Lotterywest. Post Production and Animation Produced in New South Wales, Australia, with the Assistance of The New South Wales Government".
Descriptive Transcript
DESCRIPTION: Fish, whales, and turtles swim through a coral reef. Inside a seaside treehouse are junior lifeguard cadets Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Frizzy, who all wear red and blue surf shirts. Pounce is a joey kangaroo, Frizzy is a koala, Gemma is a platypus, and Neville is a wombat. The cadets leap from their cubbies and jump down the treehouse slide to the beach.
[Text reads] “The Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Screen Australia present”.
SINGERS: Over the ocean and over the reef
[Opening credits] “In association with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation and Screenwest and Lotterywest”. “A Cheeky Little Media production”.
SINGERS: There's a sunny little place called Kangaroo Beach
[Credits continue] “Created by Tim Bain, Series Producer Patrick Egerton, Producer Celine Goetz, Script Editor Sam Carroll, Art Director Darren Keating, Series Director Steve Moltzen.”
SINGERS: Frizzy, Gemma, Neville and Pounce. Can dance in the club, so come on, let's bounce! Good friends surfing, swimming, learning
NEVILLE: Aaargh!
DESCRIPTION: Neville runs to the end of the dock and blows his whistle.
[Whistle blows]
DESCRIPTION: Bondi and Sandy– two adult, kangaroo lifeguards– drive a rescue speedboat into the ocean. Bondi and Sandy are both wearing red and blue surf shirts. Underwater, Frizzy is in a submarine with Big Trev, an adult kangaroo who wears a red and blue surf shirt.
SINGERS: Bondi, Sandy, Big Trev too. Training with the very best lifeguard crew.
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, Bondi and Sandy rescue an otter with a helicopter, the lifeguards drive boats across the water, the junior lifeguards surf the waves, and the whole Kangaroo Beach lifeguard team gathers on the beach. A wave sweeps away the team.
SINGERS: Staying safe, being brave, run away and make a save. We're here all summer, it just gets funner. Let's hop down to
[Title] “Kangaroo Beach”.
SINGERS: Kangaroo Beach!
DESCRIPTION: Neville reads the title aloud.
[Episode title] “Spyke the Cadet”.
[Credits continue] “Written by Charlotte Rose Hamlyn. Episodic Director Tanya Bystrova”.
NEVILLE: Spyke the Cadet.
DESCRIPTION: In the woods, a young hedgehog, Spyke, rolls around outside of a cave. Her Aunt Bev steps out of the cave next to her. Spyke wears a gray-and-red lifeguard cadet shirt.
SPYKE: Whoo-hoo! Ha! Whoo!
AUNTIE BEV: Oh, Spyke, your first day as a cadet. I'm so proud.
SPYKE: Let's hope this bush kid can do beach kid too.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rolls into a ball.
AUNTIE BEV: You'll be great. Just remember to listen.
SPYKE: Huh? Oh. Listen. Yep. Got it.
[Auntie Bev laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Auntie Bev and Spyke arrive at Kangaroo Beach.
SPYKE: We're here. Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! Gotta go. Bye, Auntie Bev.
AUNTIE BEV: Have fun, Spyke!
DESCRIPTION: In a montage down on the beach, Spyke sees Gheerkinn, a European river otter, who is holding a surfboard. Spyke plays catch with a beachball, looks at a sandcastle, and picks up a sunhat with a crab inside. Spyke looks into the ocean, where a school of fish swims.
[Playful, upbeat music]
SPYKE: Wow! Ha-ha! Yeah! Whoa! What's this do? What's that? And who's under that hat? A crab - how cool! Do fish really go to school?
DESCRIPTION: Spyke joins Sandy on a jet ski and drives through the ocean. On the beach, she looks up at Bondi. Spyke runs around the lifeguard treehouse, puts on sunscreen, and plays on the beach.
SPYKE: I want one! So tall. I can't wait to do it all! Slip sloppin' on the hot sand. Beach birds singing in a bird band. So much fun under the sun! I can't wait to do it all!
[Montage and playful music end]
DESCRIPTION: Frizzy runs up to Spyke. They perform a secret handshake.
FRIZZY: Hey, Spyke!
SPYKE: Frizzy!
SPYKE/ FRIZZY: Oh. Uh. Mhm. Yep. Huh-uh. Oh, uh, ooh. Yeah! Uh. Huh. Mhm. Yeah! Ow!
DESCRIPTION: Just then, the lifeguard alarm sounds. Bondi speaks over the loudspeaker.
[Alarm blares]
BONDI [loudspeaker]: Cadets to the patrol room.
FRIZZY: That's us!
SPYKE: Oh, yeah!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke and Frizzy run off. In the patrol room, Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Frizzy sit on a bench in front of Sandy. Spyke stands next to Sandy at the front of the room.
SANDY: How about a big beachy welcome for our newest cadet, Spyke!
[All cheer]
DESCRIPTION: Spyke bows.
SPYKE: Thank you. Thank you.
SANDY: Right. Take a seat.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke smiles and rolls to various seats between the other cadets.
SPYKE: This seat? This seat? Or this one?
[Cadets laugh]
SANDY: Now, we know you can't wait to jump into the water, Spyke.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke puts on some goggles and stands on the bench. She takes a dive position.
SPYKE: I'm ready.
SANDY: But first, we need to cover some water safety basics.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke sits back down.
SPYKE: Oh.
SANDY: Spyke knows all about lakes and rivers, but what will she have to look out for in the ocean?
DESCRIPTION: The cadets raise their hands.
NEVILLE: Waves?
FRIZZY: Changing conditions?
POUNCE: Rips.
SPYKE: I didn't know you could rip water.
SANDY: Don't you worry. We'll explain everything.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy turns from the cadets to look at the screen behind her. Spyke becomes distracted by looking out the window.
SANDY: OK, so in between the waves, you'll see a calm, flat section...
DESCRIPTION: Spyke leaves the bench and watches the beach outside the window. A helicopter hovers above the ocean, someone eats ice cream, and dolphins jump through the waves.
[Helicopter hovers]
SANDY: ..of water where the waves don't break. Can you see that? Well, that's a rip.
SPYKE: Whoa! Helicopter! Yum! Ice cream. Wow! Those dolphins.
SANDY: And that's everything you need to know. Got that, Spyke?
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rushes back to the bench.
SPYKE: Err, yep. Loud and clear. Let's go!
DESCRIPTION: All the cadets run towards the exit. Spyke runs in the opposite direction.
OTHERS: Hooray! Awesome!
SANDY: Uh, Spyke? Wrong way.
SPYKE: Uh... Just testing. I knew that.
DESCRIPTION: Later that day, the cadets are lined up on the beach. A ‘finish line’ is set up down the beach.
GEMMA: If someone's in trouble on the other side of the beach, a cadet must be able to get there quickly.
BIG TREV: On your marks. Get set.
[Blows whistle]
DESCRIPTION: The cadets run down the beach. Spyke curls into a ball and quickly rolls down the beach, but on her way to the finish line, she bumps into a cooler, hits a beachgoer in the stomach, and bounces off a flagpost.
SPYKE: I win! Last one to the end of the beach is a stinky bush toilet.
[Cadets laugh]
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rolls down the beach. She hits Gheerkinn’s surfboard and sends him spinning.
GHEERKINN: Agh! Oh!
DESCRIPTION: Later that day, Big Trev and the cadets line up in front of the pool.
SPYKE: Whoa! You've got a billabong? Just like in the bush.
POUNCE: A cadet must be able to swim the length of a swimming pool before they swim in the ocean.
SPYKE: Billa-bombs away!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke cannonballs into the pool and splashes everyone.
ALL: Spyke!
BIG TREV: Oh! No bombing in the pool, Spyke.
DESCRIPTION: The cadets look up to find Spyke standing on the other side of the pool, holding many pool noodles in her arms.
SPYKE: Who's Spyke? I'm a billabong monster! Rah!
DESCRIPTION: A little while later, Frizzy pretends to be drowning in the ocean.
FRIZZY: Help! I'm in trouble! The trouble-iest, double-iest trouble!
NEVILLE: A cadet must know how to rescue someone from the water. First, throw them something that floats.
DESCRIPTION: Neville points to an inflatable tube.
SPYKE: Never fear. Spyke's here! Yes!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke curls into a ball and jumps into the ocean. She lands next to Frizzy and smiles.
[Spyke laughs]
[Neville gasps]
NEVILLE: What did you do that for?
SPYKE: To save Frizzy.
POUNCE: You should never jump in to save anyone without throwing them something that floats.
SPYKE: But I float, so I threw myself in.
BIG TREV: Great gumnuts.
[Cadets cheer and laugh]
DESCRIPTION: Later that day, the cadets paddle rescue boards out into the ocean. On the beach, Sandy demonstrates how to paddle a rescue board to Spyke, who isn’t paying attention.
SANDY: OK. Left, right, left, right. And that's how you paddle a rescue board. Got that, Spyke?
SPYKE: Uh, yep. Got it.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke takes the board and tries to paddle out to sea. Over and over again, she is swept back by the waves.
[Spyke panting]
SPYKE: Ah!
[Spyke panting]
SPYKE: Oh, no!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke lies on the shoreline and frowns.
SPYKE: Maybe I'm not cut out for this.
SANDY: OK, why don't you sit down for a bit and see how the others do it?
SPYKE: Yeah, sure. Great idea. I love sitting.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy turns away to watch the other cadets. Spyke looks out into the ocean and sees a couple of dolphins jumping through the water.
[Spyke gasps]
SPYKE: Dolphins! And there's calm water with no waves.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke picks up her rescue board and paddles it out towards the dolphins. Sandy turns back around.
[Sandy gasps]
SANDY: Huh? Whoa, whoa. Spyke, you're paddling into a rip!
DESCRIPTION: Sandy speaks into her walkie.
SANDY [walkie]: Uh, Bondi, Bondi, this is Sandy. Our new cadet's in a spot of trouble.
BONDI [walkie]: Yep. I've got my eyes on it.
DESCRIPTION: Deep into the ocean, Spyke looks around.
SPYKE: Where'd the dolphins go? Uh-oh. Where did I go? I'm so far out. How did that happen? Help, help!
DESCRIPTION: Spyke falls off her rescue board and into the water. The cadets rush towards her.
SPYKE: Help!
BONDI: Sound the alarm.
SANDY: On it like a seagull on a chip.
[Action music]
DESCRIPTION: In a montage, the lifeguards suit up for rescue. Lifeguards put on life jackets, fasten their radios, and carry medical gear. A helicopter, a speedboat, a submarine, and a buggy all race into action. Frizzy, Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Spyke spring into action poses.
[Action montage ends]
DESCRIPTION: Pounce, Gemma, Neville, and Frizzy paddle towards Spyke.
SPYKE: Help! Help!
NEVILLE: You're OK. Just stay calm and float.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke grabs hold of Gemma’s board.
GEMMA: We're here, Spyke.
DESCRIPTION: On a jetski, Sandy drives up from behind and pulls Spyke on board.
SANDY: And...gotcha.
DESCRIPTION: The cadets gather with Sandy on shore. Spyke sits in the sand.
SANDY: A-plus for enthusiasm. But what happened out there?
SPYKE: I don't know. I saw dolphins and paddled into the calm, flat bit of water with no waves.
FRIZZY: That's called a rip. Remember? Sandy was talking about them this morning.
SPYKE: Oops, sorry. It was just a bit tricky to listen. I was just so excited to get out there and do all the fun stuff.
SANDY: I know it's fun to jump right in, but if you don't know much about water safety, you can end up in trouble.
SPYKE: You're right. When I chucked my board, I freaked out and was all like…
DESCRIPTION: Spyke rolls around and pretends to scream.
[Spyke shrieks]
[The cadets laugh]
GEMMA: That's why we learned water safety, because the more we know, the more fun we can have.
SPYKE: But I'll never learn everything now. I'm way behind you.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke sits back down in the sand and looks out into the ocean.
[Spyke sighs]
SPYKE: I'm no beach kid. Maybe I should call Auntie Bev to take me back to the bush.
FRIZZY: But you can't go now. You just need to, um...
POUNCE: Join my beginners water safety class. It's about to start. Follow me.
SPYKE: Oh, OK.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke follows Pounce to the lifeguard treehouse.
[laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Inside the patrol room, four other children join Spyke and Pounce. Philippa, a penguin, Sammy, a galah bird, Dougie, a wombat, and Wei, a panda. Spyke sits with them on the bench, and Pounce stands at the front of the room.
POUNCE: OK, Philippa.
PHILIPPA: Yay.
POUNCE: Sammy.
SAMMY: Here.
POUNCE: Dougie.
DOUGIE: Present.
POUNCE: Wei.
WEI: Present.
POUNCE: Spyke.
SPYKE: I love presents!
[Children laugh]
POUNCE: So, some of you may have taken this basic safety class before.
WEI: Four times!
DOUGIE: Seven.
SAMMY: 63.
POUNCE: Don't worry. This time you'll get it. It's easy peasy.
DESCRIPTION: Pounce turns from the group and looks at the screen, where illustrations appear of swimmers in trouble. Behind Pounce’s back, Spyke stands up and mimes the illustrations in front of the other children. From the other side of the room, Sandy watches Spyke.
POUNCE: Jumping into the water without looking for dangers.
[Children laugh]
POUNCE: Tiring yourself out by swimming against a rip.
[Children laugh]
POUNCE: Panicking.
[Spyke shrieking]
POUNCE: What are you doing?
SPYKE: Oh, sorry. I thought they were instructions.
POUNCE: No, those are things not to do.
SPYKE: Oh. Whoops.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy calls Spyke over to her.
SANDY: Hey, Spyke! About the comedy routine… I think it's helping you learn. And you're not the only one.
DESCRIPTION: Sandy gestures to the other children, who are miming Spyke’s jokes.
[Children laughing]
SANDY: I've got an idea.
SPYKE: Mm?
DESCRIPTION: A little while later, Neville, Gemma, Frizzy, and Pounce help Spyke perform a theatre routine in front of Philippa, Sammy, Dougie, and Wei. The cadets hold up two blue cardboard pieces and move them like waves.
SPYKE: G'day, gang!
[Children giggling]
SPYKE: I think I'll go for a swim in this calm bit of water with no waves.
DESCRIPTION: Spyke hops between the theatre waves and pretends to start drowning.
SPYKE: Oh, no! It's pulling me away from the beach. Ah! Ah! Ah!
[Laughter]
SPYKE: Why is it doing that?
SAMMY: It's a rip.
DOUGIE: Don't swim against it.
WEI: Stay calm. Float!
PHILIPPA: Call helpies!
POUNCE: Correct. You all just passed basic water safety training. How exciting!
[All cheer]
SANDY: And to celebrate, we've got a special surprise for you all.
SPYKE: Oh, wow!
[All exclaim]
DESCRIPTION: A little while later, Sandy, the cadets, and the other children all gather by the river.
SANDY: Our friends Shelley and Darren wanted to congratulate you.
DESCRIPTION: Two dolphins jump through the water.
[All exclaim]
SPYKE: Best day ever!
DESCRIPTION: The cadets each take a friend on their rescue board, and they paddle into the river.
EVERYONE: Yay! Whoa-ho! Whoo!
SPYKE: I knew it! This bush kid IS a beach kid.
[Laughter]
DESCRIPTION: Everyone paddles over to the dolphins.
[Dolphin squeaks]
GEMMA: I'll show you how to say hello.
[Gemma mimics dolphin squeaks]
[The dolphin squeaks]
SPYKE: Let me try.
[Spyke squeaks off-puttingly]
DESCRIPTION: The dolphin turns around and splashes Spyke in the face with her tail.
SPYKE: Hey! What was that for? You just called her a flaming fish face.
[Laughter]
[Kangaroo Beach Theme music]
SINGERS: We're here all summer, it just gets funner! Let's hop down to…Kangaroo Beach!
[End Credits] “Cast. Gemma: Millie Egerton, Pounce: Blake Stevens, Neville: Issac Trainer, Frizzy: Kiki Wales, Sandy: Kitty Flanagan, Bondi: Matthew Hardie, Georgie: Kate Murphy, Narelle: Sylvie van Dijk. Voice Director: Kate Murphy, Dialogue Recording: We Love Jam Studios & XB Studios. Animation by Infinite Studios. Production Funding from the Australian Government & Screen Australia. Financed with the assistance of and distributed by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation. Produced in Western Australia with the assistance of Screenwest and Lotterywest. Post Production and Animation Produced in New South Wales, Australia, with the Assistance of The New South Wales Government".
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