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Transcript: Nikhil and Jay and the Grown-Up Jobs
Nikhil and Jay
Descriptive Transcript
[Energetic music plays, door creaks, boing]
DESCRIPTION: In an animation, the front door of a townhouse opens, and Nikhil smiles. He has short brown hair and brown eyes and wears a red hooded sweater. Inside the house, his little brother, Jay, also has short brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a purple shirt with blue-green trim.
NIKHIL: Hi, I'm Nikhil.
JAY: And I'm Jay!
[Map rustles, boings, plane whooshes, Appa shouts, Amma laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil pulls down a map showing a small boat in the water off the coast of South India. Amma’s face appears. She has chin-length brown hair with a yellow bow. A plane flies to England, and Appa’s face appears. He has short brown hair and a beard. A heart-shaped outline surrounds them. Amma dances, and Appa holds a cat-shaped mug.
[Song] Here's a little story about where our family's from. It starts in South India with Amma, our mom. She caught a plane to England and met our dad, Appa. She loves to dance, and he makes the best cuppa. Oh. And then we came along. Oh. And this is our song.
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents.
[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.
JAY: Nikhil likes...
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil peers through binoculars.
NIKHIL: Missions! Jay likes...
[Boings, energetic music continues]
DESCRIPTION: Jay bounces with his arms in the air.
JAY: Being loud!
[Chimes, coins rattle, rocket ship whooshes]
DESCRIPTION: They high-five and daydream about riding coins on a carrom board. In outer space, they peer through the window of a rocket ship.
[Song] We both love to dream. We can shoot a carrom pocket. Yeah, or blast off in a rocket. We make the greatest team.
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay fist-bump.
[Needle scratches a record, slide whistle]
NIKHIL: Wait.
JAY: What?
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay hold a picture of their grandparents, Ammamma and Thatha. Ammamma has short black hair and wears a yellow shirt and a blue saree. Thatha has short white hair and wears a yellow jacket, a white shirt, and eyeglasses on a chain around his neck.
NIKHIL: There's Ammamma and Thatha.
[Jim and Nana exclaim]
DESCRIPTION: Jim and Nana stand behind Nikhil and Jay. Jim has short brown hair and holds a tray of food. He wears a green shirt and brown pants. Nana holds her lollipop traffic sign turned red.
JAY: And Jim and Nana.
NIKHIL: And don't forget Max the cat.
[Max meows, crash, slide whistles]
DESCRIPTION: Max, an orange tabby cat, licks her paw, then lunges forward. Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents, Nana, Jim, and Max.
[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.
[Door slams, Nikhil and Jay giggle]
[Title] Nikhil and Jay.
[Episode Title] Nikhil and Jay and the Grown-Up Jobs.
[Opening Credits] B.B.C. Based on the books by Chitra Soundar. Series Director, Jamie Teehan. Director, Nandita Jain. Written by Becky Overton.
[Crayons clatter, mellow music plays, paper rustles, squeaking]
DESCRIPTION: In his bedroom, Nikhil drops crayons and a cup full of markers on a table. At the end of the table, Raju stands on a box. Nikhil kneels at the other end of the table and sets a sheet of paper on the table. He reaches across the table and adjusts Raju.
NIKHIL: Nice and steady, Raju.
[Nikhil sighs contentedly, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil picks up a crayon, then drops it when Jay appears with both arms raised.
JAY: Whoo-whoo!
[Nikhil gasps]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins in a circle around the table.
JAY: I'm a spinning planet, Nikhil! Look!
[Light music plays, thump, Nikhil sighs, thump, slide whistles, Jay giggles]
DESCRIPTION: Raju falls off the box, and Nikhil puts it back in place.
NIKHIL: Great, Jay. But can you spin over there away from Raju?
[Thump, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay knocks Raju off the box.
JAY: Zoom!
NIKHIL: Aw!
[Slide whistle, thump]
DESCRIPTION: Jay picks Raju up and lays the toy on the box.
JAY: Whoops! Sorry!
[Nikhil mumbles, crayon scratches, squeak]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil draws Raju. Jay looks at the drawing, then puts his left arm around Nikhil.
JAY: Ooh! Cool drawing! Can I join in?
NIKHIL: Actually, it's a portrait, and you're too young…
[Jay exclaims]
NIKHIL: For real-life painting. Remember what happened last time?
JAY: Hmm.
[Upbeat music plays, Nikhil gasps, Jay giggles]
DESCRIPTION: In a black-and-white flashback, Nikhil looks at his portraits of Raju on a table. Each one has a red moustache. Jay stands nearby, holding a paintbrush tipped with red paint. The flashback ends.
JAY: Oops.
[Jay giggles, slide whistle, upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay lets go of Nikhil and spins.
JAY: Okay! I'll spin to see what Amma and Appa are doing. Whoosh!
[Thump, squeak, Nikhil sighs, Amma grunts]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins across the room, knocking Raju off the box. In her shed, Amma looks at pink fabric tangled in her sewing machine.
AMMA: You're supposed to sew my clothes, not chew them up!
[Boing]
DESCRIPTION: Amma tugs on the fabric, and Jay pops up on the other side of the table.
JAY: Hey!
[Dramatic music notes play, Amma screams, chuckles]
AMMA: Hi, Jay.
[Slide whistle, light music notes play]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and spins.
JAY: Amma, want to spin with me?
AMMA: Uh, not now, Chellam.
JAY: Oh.
AMMA: I'm in the middle of an annoying grown-up job.
[Tapping, ding]
AMMA: You go and spin with, uh, Appa.
[Light music notes play, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins toward the door.
JAY: Okay, yay!
[Amma sighs]
DESCRIPTION: Amma narrows her eyes and looks at the clothing on the machine.
AMMA: Right you. You're messing with the wrong woman.
[Amma grunts, fabric creaks, snap, crashing, Amma sighs, slide whistle, upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Amma pulls on the fabric and leans backwards. It slips from her hands, and she falls. Amma stands. In the kitchen, Appa tosses a banana from his left hand to his right, then puts it into a small pot.
APPA SINGS: An Appa lunch.
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins into the room.
JAY: Whoosh!
[Slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Appa rolls a green apple down his left arm, across his shoulders, and onto his elbow.
APPA SINGS: Full of crunch.
[Slide whistle, tap]
DESCRIPTION: Jay stands and knocks Appa’s elbow, sending the apple into the pot.
JAY: Zoom!
[Appa exclaims, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay jumps and spins beside Appa.
JAY: Appa! Appa! Spin with me!
APPA: Not now, Jay! I've got a big day down at the allotment with Mr. Awan.
[The music stops, slide whistle, light music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins.
JAY: Big day? I love big days!
[The music stops, Appa chuckles, squeaking]
DESCRIPTION: Appa pats Jay’s head.
APPA: No. You won't enjoy it. We're doing grown-up jobs. And you're not quite a grown-up.
[Jay sighs, light music notes play]
JAY: What is a grown-up job?
[Appa chuckles, light music notes play]
APPA: You'll find out when you're a grown-up.
[The music stops]
JAY: Oh.
DESCRIPTION: Appa picks up his cat cup.
APPA: Can't work without me upper cuppa.
[Jay sighs, thump, Max purrs]
DESCRIPTION: Shoulders slumped, Jay walks to the dining room table. He sits, puts his face on the table, and pets Max with his right hand.
JAY: I need to be a grown-up!
[Chiming, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Jay imagines standing in a forest as his legs lengthen, making him taller than the nearby trees.
JAY: Whoa!
[Jay gasps, lively music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and walks. Whiskers grow on Jay’s chin.
JAY: Huh? Ah!
DESCRIPTION: A thick black beard and moustache appear on Jay’s face.
JAY: Wow! Ooh! Itchy.
[Bird chirps, plopping, Jay gasps]
DESCRIPTION: A purple bird drops a wide-brimmed straw hat on Jay’s head.
JAY: Yeah!
[Chiming]
DESCRIPTION: The daydream ends. In his bedroom, Jay wears a wide-brimmed straw hat and purple high-heel shoes.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: Good day, small child.
[Slide whistle, the music stops]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil peers around Raju.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: I'm a grown-up-ah!
[Slide whistle, thump, Nikhil laughs, hat creaks]
DESCRIPTION: Jay slips on a blue toy car and falls face-first onto a green beanbag chair. Jay stands and pushes the brim of his hat up as it slips.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: It's not funny, young man! You shouldn't leave toys on the floor.
DESCRIPTION: Jay crosses his arms.
NIKHIL: But they're your toys.
[Ding, wobbling]
DESCRIPTION: Jay opens one eye. He shakes his head, then steadies his hat. At the table, Nikhil smiles at him.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: That's no way to speak to a grown-up.
NIKHIL: Eh?
[Wand clatters, wobbling, slide whistle, light music plays, thump]
DESCRIPTION: Jay trips over a wand, stumbles forward, and falls.
JAY: Whoa!
[Jay groans, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay adjusts his hat.
[Whooshing, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay kicks off his high heels and tosses the hat away.
JAY: I'm trying to be a grown-up so I can go to Appa's big day at the allotment.
[Bright music notes play, ding, Nikhil gasps]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil smiles.
NIKHIL: I know a very grown-up thing you could do.
JAY: Really?
[The music stops]
NIKHIL: You could bring me a snack.
[Jay gasps happily]
NIKHIL: Just like Appa does.
[Upbeat music plays]
JAY: Yes!
[Nikhil giggles, slide whistle, crayon taps, boing]
DESCRIPTION: Jay runs from the room, and Nikhil winks at his portrait of Raju. He picks up the red crayon and draws. Jay returns with an onion on a plate.
[The music stops]
JAY: Zoom! Here's your snack!
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil arches his left eyebrow and takes the plate.
NIKHIL: Hmm. Thanks.
[Bright music notes play]
JAY: Yes! I'm a man! Old Man Jay!
[Jay sighs, soft music plays]
JAY: Can you tell Appa I'm a grown-up now so I can go with him to the allotment? Please!
[Chiming]
DESCRIPTION: Jay looks at Nikhil with big, shiny eyes and Nikhil smiles.
NIKHIL: Yeah.
[Mellow music plays, spoon clinks]
DESCRIPTION: In the kitchen, Appa stirs his tea in his cat cup.
APPA: Ah! Lovely jubbly.
[Slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil pops up beside Appa at the counter, holding Raju.
NIKHIL: Appa!
[Appa screams]
NIKHIL: Big news! Jay is... a grown-up!
[Boing, wobbling]
DESCRIPTION: Jay peeks through the doorway, and Appa wobbles.
APPA: Oh? Okay. I guess this means no wibbly, wobbly jelly for him tonight then?
[Jay gasps, dramatic music notes play]
JAY: No! It means!
[Jay clears his throat]
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: Old Man Jay can come to the allotment with you.
[Ding]
APPA: Aw, Jay. I mean, Old Man Jay, you won't enjoy it. We're just gonna be moving and lifting and moving and lifting and moving and lifting.
[Appa groans, bright music notes play]
JAY: I can do that!
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Appa smile at each other.
APPA AND NIKHIL: Hmm.
[Nikhil gasps, tense music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay carries a stack of three boxes into the kitchen.
JAY: Where do you want your boxes? Over here? Over there? Lovely jubbly.
[Thump, upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay puts the boxes on the floor beside Appa and bows.
JAY: Old Man Jay, mover and lifter, ready to help!
[Soft music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Appa wipes tears from his eyes.
APPA: Wow!
[Appa sniffles, chiming, Jay gasps]
APPA: I never thought I'd find moving boxes so, well... moving.
[The music stops, boys giggle, fists thump]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay fist bump.
JAY: Yay! So, can I come?
APPA: Trust me. You'll be much happier playing at home or helping Nikhil with his drawing.
[Nikhil sighs]
NIKHIL: It's a portrait.
[Jay groans, soft music plays]
JAY: I've tried dressing like a grown-up, getting a snack like a grown-up, and moving boxes like a grown-up. But I'm never going to be a grown-up ever, ever, ever!
NIKHIL: And I'm never going to finish your portrait, Raju.
[Nikhil sighs]
NIKHIL: How can I help Jay grow up?
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Nikhil peers over bushes in a forest.
NIKHIL: Huh?
[Gasps]
DESCRIPTION: A green baby dinosaur runs and falls on the grass.
BABY DINOSAUR: Ooh! Roar!
[Adult dinosaur vocalizes]
DESCRIPTION: A larger dinosaur arrives and the two smile at each other.
NIKHIL: Whoa! How does a baby dinosaur become a big, grown-up dinosaur?
BABY DINOSAUR: Ooh!
DESCRIPTION: The baby dinosaur follows the adult dinosaur, and Nikhil watches from behind the bushes.
[Adult dinosaur roars]
BABY DINOSAUR: Oh! Roar!
[Nikhil gasps, rustling, munching, slide whistle, pop]
DESCRIPTION: The adult dinosaur eats a mango from a tree, and the baby dinosaur eats a mango from a lower branch and grows.
BABY DINOSAUR: Oh!
[Roaring, mangos thump, pop]
DESCRIPTION: The adult dinosaur roars and mangos fall off the tree. The baby dinosaur roars and grows into an adult. Nikhil watches with shiny eyes.
NIKHIL: Wow!
[The music stops]
DESCRIPTION: The daydream ends. In the kitchen, Nikhil smiles at Jay.
NIKHIL: Actually, we need to watch grown-ups doing grown-up things so you can copy them and be grown-up too.
[Jay gasps, jump boings]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and jumps.
JAY: Yes! Great idea!
[Upbeat music plays]
NIKHIL: Mission Grown-Up Watching is...
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil raises his left fist into the air, Jay stands on the ceiling and smiles, and Raju sits, jaws open.
NIKHIL: Go, go, go!
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay peer through the doorway to the dining room as Appa packs his cat cup into a green bag.
APPA: Hmm. Ah.
[Appa hums]
DESCRIPTION: Appa struts across the room and returns with a water bottle. In the doorway, Nikhil speaks into a small recorder.
NIKHIL: Day one of grown-up watch. Appa is still packing his bag.
DESCRIPTION: Appa throws a small red lunch bag into the air. He catches it, then dances as he packs his bag.
APPA SINGS: Yeah! An Appa lunch. Filled with crunch.
[Whooshing, electric guitar riff plays, Appa imitates an electric guitar]
DESCRIPTION: Appa plays his litter picker like an electric guitar. He slides on his knees across the room.
[Crashing, Appa shouts]
NIKHIL AND JAY: Hmm.
[Slide whistles, upbeat music continues, fabric creaks, Amma growls, grunts]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay glance at each other, then pull their heads out of the doorway. In her shed, Amma tugs on the tangled pink fabric as Nikhil and Jay watch through the window.
NIKHIL: What is this wild grown-up fighting with?
[Amma groans]
DESCRIPTION: Amma crosses her arms and turns her back to the sewing machine.
AMMA: You are not my friend anymore. I'm not playing with you!
[Ringing, Amma gasps]
DESCRIPTION: Amma searches under fabric scattered on the table.
AMMA: Jaldi, jaldi! Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?
[Whooshing, ringing]
DESCRIPTION: Amma throws fabric over her shoulders. She moves the fabric off her tablet, and Ammamma appears on the screen.
AMMAMMA: Huh? Banu? Yeh Maa. No need to shout.
DESCRIPTION: Amma picks up the tablet.
AMMA: I'm not shouting!
AMMAMMA: Let's calm down, okay?
AMMA SHOUTS: I am calm!
[Amma growls, sighs, the music stops]
DESCRIPTION: Outside, Nikhil speaks into the recorder.
NIKHIL: Actually, grown-ups are strange.
[Jay giggles]
JAY: Yep!
[Whoosh]
DESCRIPTION: In the living room, Appa picks his bag up off a coffee table.
APPA: Bye! I'm heading off.
[Boing]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay arrive, and Appa startles. Jay wears the hat and the high heels.
APPA: Oh! You two should come with a bell.
NIKHIL: Appa! Don't go yet!
[Upbeat music plays]
JAY: Check out my grown-up walk.
[Jay laughs, heels squeak, ding, Nikhil giggles]
DESCRIPTION: Jay struts across the room and Nikhil gives him a thumbs up.
APPA: Sorry, Jay.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: Old Man Jay to you.
APPA: Sorry! Sorry! Old Man Jay.
[Appa chuckles, heels squeak]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and struts back and forth by Appa.
APPA: But grown-ups don't walk like that.
[Amma laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Amma arrives, carrying the tablet with Ammamma on the screen.
AMMA: You walk like that when you think nobody is looking.
[Appa chuckles]
JAY: And I can talk like a grown-up, too.
[Jay clears his throat, the music stops]
JAY SHOUTS: I'm not playing with you! Amma!
[Dramatic music notes play]
JAY SHOUTS: I am calm!
AMMA: Huh?
[Amma laughs]
AMMA: Grown-ups don't talk like that.
[Ammamma laughs]
AMMAMMA: You talk like that now.
[Gasp, Jay loudly imitates an electric guitar]
DESCRIPTION: Jay holds the litter picker over his head, then slides across the carpet on his knees.
JAY SHOUTS: Jaldi! Jaldi!
[Whooshing, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Amma and Appa watch wide-eyed as Jay waves his arms. They both flinch away as Jay throws cushions off the sofa.
JAY SHOUTS: Where is it? Ah!
[Ammamma chuckles, the music stops]
JAY: What do you think?
DESCRIPTION: Appa and Amma stare at each other over Jay’s head.
[Amma chuckles]
AMMA: I think that maybe we need to start acting more grown-up.
[Appa, Amma, and Ammamma laugh]
DESCRIPTION: Appa wipes his eye.
APPA: Not half.
[Upbeat music notes play]
JAY: Old Man Jay can teach you while we're having a big grown-up day down at the allotment. Please, can I come?
DESCRIPTION: Appa scratches his head.
APPA: Um.
[Chiming, light music notes play]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles at Appa and looks at him with big, shiny eyes.
JAY: Please!
[Slide whistles]
DESCRIPTION: Appa pats the top of Jay’s hat.
APPA: Ah, go on then. How can I go without my little grown-up helper?
NIKHIL AND JAY: Yes!
[Upbeat music plays, whoosh, Jay groans, whimpers]
DESCRIPTION: Later, at the allotment, Jay’s cheeks are green as he holds his breath. He plugs his nose as green vapour rises from a pile of feces. Nearby, Appa holds the handles of a wheelbarrow, and Mr. Awan holds two buckets.
APPA: Right, Old Man Jay. It's time to get those grown-up hands dirty.
DESCRIPTION: Appa gives Jay a shovel.
JAY: It smells like p-p-p-poo!
MR. AWAN: Yep!
[Mr. Awan chuckles, Jay groans]
MR. AWAN: From a horse.
DESCRIPTION: Jay drops the shovel.
JAY: What! Grown-up jobs are stinky! Ooey!
[Mr. Awan and Appa laugh, the music stops, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay plugs his nose. Later, at home, Nikhil holds his finished portrait of Raju standing in a field.
AMMA: Super drawing, Nikhil.
[Nikhil mm-hmms]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil shakes his head.
NIKHIL: Portrait.
[Amma chuckles, gasps]
APPA: We're back!
[Amma groans, Max meows]
DESCRIPTION: Green vapour drifts from Appa and Jay as Max, Amma, and Nikhil wave their hands in front of their noses.
AMMA: Oh, yes. I can smell that.
[Amma giggles]
AMMA: How did it go, Old Man Jay?
JAY: I've decided that grown-up jobs are for grown-ups. Being the youngest is much better!
[Upbeat music plays, slide whistle]
JAY: Who wants to spin?
DESCRIPTION: Everyone spins.
AMMA: Wahoo!
APPA: Ah, yes.
[Max meows, family laughs, Max meows]
DESCRIPTION: Max jumps from the sofa to a carrom board on the coffee table. She walks in circles.
APPA: Ah, that's the stuff.
[Crashing, pieces clatter, Max meows, Amma gasps]
DESCRIPTION: The carrom board and pieces fall on the floor, and everyone stops spinning.
[Upbeat music plays]
[End Credits] Cast: Nikhil, Shiv Senthilkumar. Jay, Sai Ganesh Nadesan. Amma, Charithra Chandran. Appa, Ben Harris. Nana, Janine Duvitski. Jim, Mark Benton. Ammamma, Janaki Sabesh. Mr. Awan, Tez Ilyas. Max, Harriet Carmichael. Executive Producer, Chitra Soundar. Produced with Funding from Northern Ireland Screen. Produced with Funding from Cake (trademarked). Copyright Paper Bananas Limited 2024. Copyright Nik and Jay Series One Limited 2024.
[Logos] King Banana, Paper Owl Films, for B.B.C., Albert Certified Production.
Descriptive Transcript
[Energetic music plays, door creaks, boing]
DESCRIPTION: In an animation, the front door of a townhouse opens, and Nikhil smiles. He has short brown hair and brown eyes and wears a red hooded sweater. Inside the house, his little brother, Jay, also has short brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a purple shirt with blue-green trim.
NIKHIL: Hi, I'm Nikhil.
JAY: And I'm Jay!
[Map rustles, boings, plane whooshes, Appa shouts, Amma laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil pulls down a map showing a small boat in the water off the coast of South India. Amma’s face appears. She has chin-length brown hair with a yellow bow. A plane flies to England, and Appa’s face appears. He has short brown hair and a beard. A heart-shaped outline surrounds them. Amma dances, and Appa holds a cat-shaped mug.
[Song] Here's a little story about where our family's from. It starts in South India with Amma, our mom. She caught a plane to England and met our dad, Appa. She loves to dance, and he makes the best cuppa. Oh. And then we came along. Oh. And this is our song.
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents.
[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.
JAY: Nikhil likes...
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil peers through binoculars.
NIKHIL: Missions! Jay likes...
[Boings, energetic music continues]
DESCRIPTION: Jay bounces with his arms in the air.
JAY: Being loud!
[Chimes, coins rattle, rocket ship whooshes]
DESCRIPTION: They high-five and daydream about riding coins on a carrom board. In outer space, they peer through the window of a rocket ship.
[Song] We both love to dream. We can shoot a carrom pocket. Yeah, or blast off in a rocket. We make the greatest team.
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay fist-bump.
[Needle scratches a record, slide whistle]
NIKHIL: Wait.
JAY: What?
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay hold a picture of their grandparents, Ammamma and Thatha. Ammamma has short black hair and wears a yellow shirt and a blue saree. Thatha has short white hair and wears a yellow jacket, a white shirt, and eyeglasses on a chain around his neck.
NIKHIL: There's Ammamma and Thatha.
[Jim and Nana exclaim]
DESCRIPTION: Jim and Nana stand behind Nikhil and Jay. Jim has short brown hair and holds a tray of food. He wears a green shirt and brown pants. Nana holds her lollipop traffic sign turned red.
JAY: And Jim and Nana.
NIKHIL: And don't forget Max the cat.
[Max meows, crash, slide whistles]
DESCRIPTION: Max, an orange tabby cat, licks her paw, then lunges forward. Nikhil and Jay dance with their parents, Nana, Jim, and Max.
[Song] Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay. Oh-oh, Nikhil and Jay.
[Door slams, Nikhil and Jay giggle]
[Title] Nikhil and Jay.
[Episode Title] Nikhil and Jay and the Grown-Up Jobs.
[Opening Credits] B.B.C. Based on the books by Chitra Soundar. Series Director, Jamie Teehan. Director, Nandita Jain. Written by Becky Overton.
[Crayons clatter, mellow music plays, paper rustles, squeaking]
DESCRIPTION: In his bedroom, Nikhil drops crayons and a cup full of markers on a table. At the end of the table, Raju stands on a box. Nikhil kneels at the other end of the table and sets a sheet of paper on the table. He reaches across the table and adjusts Raju.
NIKHIL: Nice and steady, Raju.
[Nikhil sighs contentedly, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil picks up a crayon, then drops it when Jay appears with both arms raised.
JAY: Whoo-whoo!
[Nikhil gasps]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins in a circle around the table.
JAY: I'm a spinning planet, Nikhil! Look!
[Light music plays, thump, Nikhil sighs, thump, slide whistles, Jay giggles]
DESCRIPTION: Raju falls off the box, and Nikhil puts it back in place.
NIKHIL: Great, Jay. But can you spin over there away from Raju?
[Thump, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay knocks Raju off the box.
JAY: Zoom!
NIKHIL: Aw!
[Slide whistle, thump]
DESCRIPTION: Jay picks Raju up and lays the toy on the box.
JAY: Whoops! Sorry!
[Nikhil mumbles, crayon scratches, squeak]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil draws Raju. Jay looks at the drawing, then puts his left arm around Nikhil.
JAY: Ooh! Cool drawing! Can I join in?
NIKHIL: Actually, it's a portrait, and you're too young…
[Jay exclaims]
NIKHIL: For real-life painting. Remember what happened last time?
JAY: Hmm.
[Upbeat music plays, Nikhil gasps, Jay giggles]
DESCRIPTION: In a black-and-white flashback, Nikhil looks at his portraits of Raju on a table. Each one has a red moustache. Jay stands nearby, holding a paintbrush tipped with red paint. The flashback ends.
JAY: Oops.
[Jay giggles, slide whistle, upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay lets go of Nikhil and spins.
JAY: Okay! I'll spin to see what Amma and Appa are doing. Whoosh!
[Thump, squeak, Nikhil sighs, Amma grunts]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins across the room, knocking Raju off the box. In her shed, Amma looks at pink fabric tangled in her sewing machine.
AMMA: You're supposed to sew my clothes, not chew them up!
[Boing]
DESCRIPTION: Amma tugs on the fabric, and Jay pops up on the other side of the table.
JAY: Hey!
[Dramatic music notes play, Amma screams, chuckles]
AMMA: Hi, Jay.
[Slide whistle, light music notes play]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and spins.
JAY: Amma, want to spin with me?
AMMA: Uh, not now, Chellam.
JAY: Oh.
AMMA: I'm in the middle of an annoying grown-up job.
[Tapping, ding]
AMMA: You go and spin with, uh, Appa.
[Light music notes play, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins toward the door.
JAY: Okay, yay!
[Amma sighs]
DESCRIPTION: Amma narrows her eyes and looks at the clothing on the machine.
AMMA: Right you. You're messing with the wrong woman.
[Amma grunts, fabric creaks, snap, crashing, Amma sighs, slide whistle, upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Amma pulls on the fabric and leans backwards. It slips from her hands, and she falls. Amma stands. In the kitchen, Appa tosses a banana from his left hand to his right, then puts it into a small pot.
APPA SINGS: An Appa lunch.
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins into the room.
JAY: Whoosh!
[Slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Appa rolls a green apple down his left arm, across his shoulders, and onto his elbow.
APPA SINGS: Full of crunch.
[Slide whistle, tap]
DESCRIPTION: Jay stands and knocks Appa’s elbow, sending the apple into the pot.
JAY: Zoom!
[Appa exclaims, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay jumps and spins beside Appa.
JAY: Appa! Appa! Spin with me!
APPA: Not now, Jay! I've got a big day down at the allotment with Mr. Awan.
[The music stops, slide whistle, light music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay spins.
JAY: Big day? I love big days!
[The music stops, Appa chuckles, squeaking]
DESCRIPTION: Appa pats Jay’s head.
APPA: No. You won't enjoy it. We're doing grown-up jobs. And you're not quite a grown-up.
[Jay sighs, light music notes play]
JAY: What is a grown-up job?
[Appa chuckles, light music notes play]
APPA: You'll find out when you're a grown-up.
[The music stops]
JAY: Oh.
DESCRIPTION: Appa picks up his cat cup.
APPA: Can't work without me upper cuppa.
[Jay sighs, thump, Max purrs]
DESCRIPTION: Shoulders slumped, Jay walks to the dining room table. He sits, puts his face on the table, and pets Max with his right hand.
JAY: I need to be a grown-up!
[Chiming, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Jay imagines standing in a forest as his legs lengthen, making him taller than the nearby trees.
JAY: Whoa!
[Jay gasps, lively music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and walks. Whiskers grow on Jay’s chin.
JAY: Huh? Ah!
DESCRIPTION: A thick black beard and moustache appear on Jay’s face.
JAY: Wow! Ooh! Itchy.
[Bird chirps, plopping, Jay gasps]
DESCRIPTION: A purple bird drops a wide-brimmed straw hat on Jay’s head.
JAY: Yeah!
[Chiming]
DESCRIPTION: The daydream ends. In his bedroom, Jay wears a wide-brimmed straw hat and purple high-heel shoes.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: Good day, small child.
[Slide whistle, the music stops]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil peers around Raju.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: I'm a grown-up-ah!
[Slide whistle, thump, Nikhil laughs, hat creaks]
DESCRIPTION: Jay slips on a blue toy car and falls face-first onto a green beanbag chair. Jay stands and pushes the brim of his hat up as it slips.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: It's not funny, young man! You shouldn't leave toys on the floor.
DESCRIPTION: Jay crosses his arms.
NIKHIL: But they're your toys.
[Ding, wobbling]
DESCRIPTION: Jay opens one eye. He shakes his head, then steadies his hat. At the table, Nikhil smiles at him.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: That's no way to speak to a grown-up.
NIKHIL: Eh?
[Wand clatters, wobbling, slide whistle, light music plays, thump]
DESCRIPTION: Jay trips over a wand, stumbles forward, and falls.
JAY: Whoa!
[Jay groans, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay adjusts his hat.
[Whooshing, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay kicks off his high heels and tosses the hat away.
JAY: I'm trying to be a grown-up so I can go to Appa's big day at the allotment.
[Bright music notes play, ding, Nikhil gasps]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil smiles.
NIKHIL: I know a very grown-up thing you could do.
JAY: Really?
[The music stops]
NIKHIL: You could bring me a snack.
[Jay gasps happily]
NIKHIL: Just like Appa does.
[Upbeat music plays]
JAY: Yes!
[Nikhil giggles, slide whistle, crayon taps, boing]
DESCRIPTION: Jay runs from the room, and Nikhil winks at his portrait of Raju. He picks up the red crayon and draws. Jay returns with an onion on a plate.
[The music stops]
JAY: Zoom! Here's your snack!
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil arches his left eyebrow and takes the plate.
NIKHIL: Hmm. Thanks.
[Bright music notes play]
JAY: Yes! I'm a man! Old Man Jay!
[Jay sighs, soft music plays]
JAY: Can you tell Appa I'm a grown-up now so I can go with him to the allotment? Please!
[Chiming]
DESCRIPTION: Jay looks at Nikhil with big, shiny eyes and Nikhil smiles.
NIKHIL: Yeah.
[Mellow music plays, spoon clinks]
DESCRIPTION: In the kitchen, Appa stirs his tea in his cat cup.
APPA: Ah! Lovely jubbly.
[Slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil pops up beside Appa at the counter, holding Raju.
NIKHIL: Appa!
[Appa screams]
NIKHIL: Big news! Jay is... a grown-up!
[Boing, wobbling]
DESCRIPTION: Jay peeks through the doorway, and Appa wobbles.
APPA: Oh? Okay. I guess this means no wibbly, wobbly jelly for him tonight then?
[Jay gasps, dramatic music notes play]
JAY: No! It means!
[Jay clears his throat]
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: Old Man Jay can come to the allotment with you.
[Ding]
APPA: Aw, Jay. I mean, Old Man Jay, you won't enjoy it. We're just gonna be moving and lifting and moving and lifting and moving and lifting.
[Appa groans, bright music notes play]
JAY: I can do that!
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Appa smile at each other.
APPA AND NIKHIL: Hmm.
[Nikhil gasps, tense music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay carries a stack of three boxes into the kitchen.
JAY: Where do you want your boxes? Over here? Over there? Lovely jubbly.
[Thump, upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Jay puts the boxes on the floor beside Appa and bows.
JAY: Old Man Jay, mover and lifter, ready to help!
[Soft music plays]
DESCRIPTION: Appa wipes tears from his eyes.
APPA: Wow!
[Appa sniffles, chiming, Jay gasps]
APPA: I never thought I'd find moving boxes so, well... moving.
[The music stops, boys giggle, fists thump]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay fist bump.
JAY: Yay! So, can I come?
APPA: Trust me. You'll be much happier playing at home or helping Nikhil with his drawing.
[Nikhil sighs]
NIKHIL: It's a portrait.
[Jay groans, soft music plays]
JAY: I've tried dressing like a grown-up, getting a snack like a grown-up, and moving boxes like a grown-up. But I'm never going to be a grown-up ever, ever, ever!
NIKHIL: And I'm never going to finish your portrait, Raju.
[Nikhil sighs]
NIKHIL: How can I help Jay grow up?
[Upbeat music plays]
DESCRIPTION: In a daydream, Nikhil peers over bushes in a forest.
NIKHIL: Huh?
[Gasps]
DESCRIPTION: A green baby dinosaur runs and falls on the grass.
BABY DINOSAUR: Ooh! Roar!
[Adult dinosaur vocalizes]
DESCRIPTION: A larger dinosaur arrives and the two smile at each other.
NIKHIL: Whoa! How does a baby dinosaur become a big, grown-up dinosaur?
BABY DINOSAUR: Ooh!
DESCRIPTION: The baby dinosaur follows the adult dinosaur, and Nikhil watches from behind the bushes.
[Adult dinosaur roars]
BABY DINOSAUR: Oh! Roar!
[Nikhil gasps, rustling, munching, slide whistle, pop]
DESCRIPTION: The adult dinosaur eats a mango from a tree, and the baby dinosaur eats a mango from a lower branch and grows.
BABY DINOSAUR: Oh!
[Roaring, mangos thump, pop]
DESCRIPTION: The adult dinosaur roars and mangos fall off the tree. The baby dinosaur roars and grows into an adult. Nikhil watches with shiny eyes.
NIKHIL: Wow!
[The music stops]
DESCRIPTION: The daydream ends. In the kitchen, Nikhil smiles at Jay.
NIKHIL: Actually, we need to watch grown-ups doing grown-up things so you can copy them and be grown-up too.
[Jay gasps, jump boings]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and jumps.
JAY: Yes! Great idea!
[Upbeat music plays]
NIKHIL: Mission Grown-Up Watching is...
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil raises his left fist into the air, Jay stands on the ceiling and smiles, and Raju sits, jaws open.
NIKHIL: Go, go, go!
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay peer through the doorway to the dining room as Appa packs his cat cup into a green bag.
APPA: Hmm. Ah.
[Appa hums]
DESCRIPTION: Appa struts across the room and returns with a water bottle. In the doorway, Nikhil speaks into a small recorder.
NIKHIL: Day one of grown-up watch. Appa is still packing his bag.
DESCRIPTION: Appa throws a small red lunch bag into the air. He catches it, then dances as he packs his bag.
APPA SINGS: Yeah! An Appa lunch. Filled with crunch.
[Whooshing, electric guitar riff plays, Appa imitates an electric guitar]
DESCRIPTION: Appa plays his litter picker like an electric guitar. He slides on his knees across the room.
[Crashing, Appa shouts]
NIKHIL AND JAY: Hmm.
[Slide whistles, upbeat music continues, fabric creaks, Amma growls, grunts]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay glance at each other, then pull their heads out of the doorway. In her shed, Amma tugs on the tangled pink fabric as Nikhil and Jay watch through the window.
NIKHIL: What is this wild grown-up fighting with?
[Amma groans]
DESCRIPTION: Amma crosses her arms and turns her back to the sewing machine.
AMMA: You are not my friend anymore. I'm not playing with you!
[Ringing, Amma gasps]
DESCRIPTION: Amma searches under fabric scattered on the table.
AMMA: Jaldi, jaldi! Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?
[Whooshing, ringing]
DESCRIPTION: Amma throws fabric over her shoulders. She moves the fabric off her tablet, and Ammamma appears on the screen.
AMMAMMA: Huh? Banu? Yeh Maa. No need to shout.
DESCRIPTION: Amma picks up the tablet.
AMMA: I'm not shouting!
AMMAMMA: Let's calm down, okay?
AMMA SHOUTS: I am calm!
[Amma growls, sighs, the music stops]
DESCRIPTION: Outside, Nikhil speaks into the recorder.
NIKHIL: Actually, grown-ups are strange.
[Jay giggles]
JAY: Yep!
[Whoosh]
DESCRIPTION: In the living room, Appa picks his bag up off a coffee table.
APPA: Bye! I'm heading off.
[Boing]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil and Jay arrive, and Appa startles. Jay wears the hat and the high heels.
APPA: Oh! You two should come with a bell.
NIKHIL: Appa! Don't go yet!
[Upbeat music plays]
JAY: Check out my grown-up walk.
[Jay laughs, heels squeak, ding, Nikhil giggles]
DESCRIPTION: Jay struts across the room and Nikhil gives him a thumbs up.
APPA: Sorry, Jay.
JAY, IN A LOW VOICE: Old Man Jay to you.
APPA: Sorry! Sorry! Old Man Jay.
[Appa chuckles, heels squeak]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles and struts back and forth by Appa.
APPA: But grown-ups don't walk like that.
[Amma laughs]
DESCRIPTION: Amma arrives, carrying the tablet with Ammamma on the screen.
AMMA: You walk like that when you think nobody is looking.
[Appa chuckles]
JAY: And I can talk like a grown-up, too.
[Jay clears his throat, the music stops]
JAY SHOUTS: I'm not playing with you! Amma!
[Dramatic music notes play]
JAY SHOUTS: I am calm!
AMMA: Huh?
[Amma laughs]
AMMA: Grown-ups don't talk like that.
[Ammamma laughs]
AMMAMMA: You talk like that now.
[Gasp, Jay loudly imitates an electric guitar]
DESCRIPTION: Jay holds the litter picker over his head, then slides across the carpet on his knees.
JAY SHOUTS: Jaldi! Jaldi!
[Whooshing, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Amma and Appa watch wide-eyed as Jay waves his arms. They both flinch away as Jay throws cushions off the sofa.
JAY SHOUTS: Where is it? Ah!
[Ammamma chuckles, the music stops]
JAY: What do you think?
DESCRIPTION: Appa and Amma stare at each other over Jay’s head.
[Amma chuckles]
AMMA: I think that maybe we need to start acting more grown-up.
[Appa, Amma, and Ammamma laugh]
DESCRIPTION: Appa wipes his eye.
APPA: Not half.
[Upbeat music notes play]
JAY: Old Man Jay can teach you while we're having a big grown-up day down at the allotment. Please, can I come?
DESCRIPTION: Appa scratches his head.
APPA: Um.
[Chiming, light music notes play]
DESCRIPTION: Jay smiles at Appa and looks at him with big, shiny eyes.
JAY: Please!
[Slide whistles]
DESCRIPTION: Appa pats the top of Jay’s hat.
APPA: Ah, go on then. How can I go without my little grown-up helper?
NIKHIL AND JAY: Yes!
[Upbeat music plays, whoosh, Jay groans, whimpers]
DESCRIPTION: Later, at the allotment, Jay’s cheeks are green as he holds his breath. He plugs his nose as green vapour rises from a pile of feces. Nearby, Appa holds the handles of a wheelbarrow, and Mr. Awan holds two buckets.
APPA: Right, Old Man Jay. It's time to get those grown-up hands dirty.
DESCRIPTION: Appa gives Jay a shovel.
JAY: It smells like p-p-p-poo!
MR. AWAN: Yep!
[Mr. Awan chuckles, Jay groans]
MR. AWAN: From a horse.
DESCRIPTION: Jay drops the shovel.
JAY: What! Grown-up jobs are stinky! Ooey!
[Mr. Awan and Appa laugh, the music stops, slide whistle]
DESCRIPTION: Jay plugs his nose. Later, at home, Nikhil holds his finished portrait of Raju standing in a field.
AMMA: Super drawing, Nikhil.
[Nikhil mm-hmms]
DESCRIPTION: Nikhil shakes his head.
NIKHIL: Portrait.
[Amma chuckles, gasps]
APPA: We're back!
[Amma groans, Max meows]
DESCRIPTION: Green vapour drifts from Appa and Jay as Max, Amma, and Nikhil wave their hands in front of their noses.
AMMA: Oh, yes. I can smell that.
[Amma giggles]
AMMA: How did it go, Old Man Jay?
JAY: I've decided that grown-up jobs are for grown-ups. Being the youngest is much better!
[Upbeat music plays, slide whistle]
JAY: Who wants to spin?
DESCRIPTION: Everyone spins.
AMMA: Wahoo!
APPA: Ah, yes.
[Max meows, family laughs, Max meows]
DESCRIPTION: Max jumps from the sofa to a carrom board on the coffee table. She walks in circles.
APPA: Ah, that's the stuff.
[Crashing, pieces clatter, Max meows, Amma gasps]
DESCRIPTION: The carrom board and pieces fall on the floor, and everyone stops spinning.
[Upbeat music plays]
[End Credits] Cast: Nikhil, Shiv Senthilkumar. Jay, Sai Ganesh Nadesan. Amma, Charithra Chandran. Appa, Ben Harris. Nana, Janine Duvitski. Jim, Mark Benton. Ammamma, Janaki Sabesh. Mr. Awan, Tez Ilyas. Max, Harriet Carmichael. Executive Producer, Chitra Soundar. Produced with Funding from Northern Ireland Screen. Produced with Funding from Cake (trademarked). Copyright Paper Bananas Limited 2024. Copyright Nik and Jay Series One Limited 2024.
[Logos] King Banana, Paper Owl Films, for B.B.C., Albert Certified Production.
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