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Transcript: The Big Swim
Colourful fish and sea turtles swim in bright blue water.
Text reads, “Screen Australia and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation present” “A Cheeky Little Media production.” “Created by Tim Bain.” “Series Producer: Patrick Egerton.”
[Rock music plays]
Voices sing, OVER THE OCEAN AND
OVER THE REEF,
THERE'S A SUNNY LITTLE PLACE
CALLED KANGAROO BEACH.
Frizzy, Gemma, Neville and Pounce leap off their beds. Frizzy is a young blue koala, Gemma is a pink platypus, Neville is a hairy-nosed albino wombat with a pink nose, and Pounce is a young yellow and orange kangaroo. They ride down a slide.
[Boing, slide whistles]
The voices sing, FRIZZY, GEMMA,
NEVILLE AND POUNCE,
CADETS IN THE CLUB
SO COME ON LET'S BOUNCE .
GOOD FRIENDS SURFING
SWIMMING, LEARNING.
[Screaming, whistle blows, splash]
Bondi, an orange kangaroo lifeguard, drives a boat. Sandy, a pink kangaroo lifeguard, stands beside him. Big Trev, a yellow wombat, pilots a small submarine.
The voices sing, BONDI, SANDY, BIG TREV, TOO,
TRAINING WITH THE VERY BEST
LIFEGUARD CREW.
STAYING SAFE, BEING BRAVE,
RIDE A WAVE, MAKE A SAVE.
WE'RE HERE ALL SUMMER,
IT JUST GETS FUN-ER.
LET'S HOP DOWN TO
KANGAROO BEACH.
[Water splashes]
White text beside a logo reads, “Kangaroo Beach.” The logo features an orange three-part circle around a white silhouette of a swimmer.
Blue text on sand beneath the Kangaroo Beach logo reads, “The Big Swim.” White text beneath that reads, “Written by Lorin Clarke.”
A voice reads, “THE BIG SWIM.”
Gemma, Neville, Pounce and Frizzy sleep in their room.
[Sandy imitates a fanfare]
Sandy speaks through a speaker, RISE
AND SHINE, SLEEPYHEADS!
[Upbeat music plays]
Gemma says, YES!
[Neville sighs]
Neville rolls so his back faces the room.
Gemma says, I'VE WAITED FOR
THIS MY WHOLE LIFE!
Pounce says, OH, THIS IS GOING
TO BE AWESOME!
[Frizzy cheers]
Neville asks, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Pounce says, BATTLE OF THE
BOARDS, NEVILLE! TODAY IS
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Frizzy, Pounce and Neville chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Neville asks, SO, IS IT A SPORTS THING?
Gemma says, IT'S THE ULTIMATE
TEST OF SWIM FITNESS!
Frizzy says, IT'S THE ULTIMATE
WAY TO GET SUPER FAMOUS.
Pounce says, YUP, IT'S A SPORTS THING.
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Pounce jumps on a slide.
[Pounce cheers]
Gemma and Frizzy chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
[They giggle]
Frizzy and Gemma slide down the slide.
Frizzy cheers, WOO-HOO!
Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Bondi says, AH, YOU BETCHA!
READY FOR ACTION?
[Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy cheer]
Neville slides into the room.
[Grunting]
Bondi says, AS YOU KNOW, THE GOAL
IS TO SWIM FORTY LAPS AS A TEAM
TO EARN THIS RESCUE BOARD FOR
THE CLUB.
Bondi holds up a poster. The poster features a yellow and black board with a red tip and a red and white lightning pattern across the middle.
Neville says, WAIT, THE AIM IS
TO SWIM FORTY LAPS?
Pounce says, FORTY? PLEASE.
I PERSONALLY AM GOING
TO SWIM A BILLION.
Gemma says, I'M AIMING FOR A SQUILLION.
MAYBE A SQUILL AND A HALF? TWO SQUILL.
Neville repeats, TWO SQUILL?
Sandy says, OKAY, OKAY.
IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.
YOU'RE SWIMMING FOR THE TEAM.
SO, WHETHER IT'S THREE OR SIX
OR, SURE, A SQUILLION LAPS, DO
YOUR BEST, BUT MAKE SURE YOU
KNOW YOUR OWN LIMITS.
Pounce says, YEAH, AS WE SMASH
BONDI'S RECORD, AM I RIGHT, GUYS?
Bondi says, WELL, STEADY ON THERE.
Gemma cheers, YEAH!
Neville says, WAIT, WE'RE TRYING
TO BEAT A RECORD?
Sandy says, NO, NO, LOOK.
THE RECORD ISN'T THE POINT OF
THIS SWIM.
Pounce says, BACK WHEN BONDI WAS
A CADET, HIS TEAM WAS STRUGGLING,
BUT BONDI CAME THROUGH FOR THEM.
HE WAS UNSTOPPABLE.
THEY WON TWO BOARDS!
I WISH I'D SEEN IT.
Sandy says, YES, BUT, CADETS, WE'RE
NOT TRYING TO BE HEROES, OKAY?
JUST DO OUR BEST AND TRY TO
ENJOY IT.
Bondi says, THAT'S RIGHT, CADETS,
NO NEED TO SMASH ANY RECORDS.
Bondi whispers to Sandy, ESPECIALLY MINE.
Bondi tells the cadets, ENJOY YOURSELVES.
Sandy says, NOW, REMEMBER, NEV,
IT'S A TEAM EVENT. YOU'RE NOT ON
YOUR OWN. JUST RELAX, HAVE FUN,
AND GO AT YOUR OWN PACE.
YOU READY? I'LL BE WATCHING.
Pounce says, AS IF WE'RE NOT GOING
TO HAVE FUN. BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
[Water sloshes]
Soon, the cadets step out of colourful booths on the sand.
Pounce says, I CAN'T WAIT
TO BEAT BONDI'S RECORD.
Gemma says, I CAN'T WAIT
TO SWIM SUPER FAST.
Frizzy says, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
THE CROWD.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
FORWARD TO, NEVILLE?
Neville says, THE, UM, BIT WHERE IT ENDS.
Frizzy says, HEY, NEVILLE,
YOU'RE NOT SCARED, ARE YOU?
[Gulls cry]
Neville says, ME?
NO WAY, EXCEPT FOR THE BIT WHERE
I HAVE TO SWIM WITHOUT SINKING
TO THE BOTTOM, LETTING ALL MY
FRIENDS DOWN, AND EMBARRASSING
MYSELF IN FRONT OF A HUGE CROWD.
[Neville groans]
Pounce groans, WHEN HE SAYS IT LIKE THAT.
Frizzy says, JUST BREAK IT DOWN INTO
SMALLER BITS AND TRY AND HAVE
FUN WITH IT.
[Waves slosh]
Neville says, I DON'T FEEL LIKE HAVING
FUN RIGHT NOW.
Frizzy says, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Frizzy grabs Neville’s arm and yanks him behind her.
Neville says, WHOA!
[Water sloshes]
Gemma says, OKAY, SO, SWIMMING
IS JUST LIKE DIGGING, NEVILLE.
YOU'RE THE BEST DIGGER AROUND.
Neville says, ME?!
Gemma says, JUST DIG UNDERWATER,
WOMBAT STYLE.
Pounce says, IT'S ALSO GOOD TO COUNT
YOUR STROKES.
ONE, TWO, THREE, BREATHE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, BREATHE.
Frizzy says, NOW WE DO... THE WATUSI!
Frizzy and Gemma dance.
[Rock music plays]
Neville asks, WHAT'S THIS TEACHING ME?
Frizzy says, NOTHING, IT'S JUST AMAZING!
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!
Neville says, DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE!
The cadets say, DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE!
Frizzy says, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, WATUSI!
[Giggling, water splashes]
Later, a crowd gathers at one end of a swimming pool. At the other end, the cadets stand spaced out. A blue, brown and white bird stands on the counter of an ice cream truck. The bird holds a microphone.
[Upbeat music plays]
The bird, an announcer says, WELCOME TO THE
EVENT OF THE SEASON, THE SWIM OF
THE YEAR, WHERE HEROES ARE MADE.
YOU ALL KNOW IT AND YOU ALL LOVE
IT. IT'S…
Gherkinn shouts, TUESDAY!
The announcer says, UH, YEAH, IT'S TUESDAY,
BUT IT'S ALSO…
The crowd chants, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
The announcer says, YOU GOT IT,
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS.
THE CADETS MUST SWIM A TOTAL OF
FORTY LAPS TO WIN THE BOARD FOR
THE CLUB.
GHERKINN, WHAT'S THE MOOD POOLSIDE?
Gherkinn holds a microphone. He walks to Neville.
Gherkinn says, I WILL ASK THIS SMALL
TEDDY BEAR.
SMALL TEDDY BEAR, HOW ARE YOU
FEELING WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE
WAITING TO SEE YOU SWIM SO FAST
AND SO FAR?
Neville says, I, UH, UM...
Gherkinn says, RIGHT, FERDINAND,
I CAN CONFIRM HE IS SO EXCITED
HE'S LOST FOR WORDS.
Frizzy grabs Gherkinn’s microphone.
She says, I WAS BORN FOR THIS DAY.
IT ALL STARTED IN A SMALL TOWN OF…
Gherkinn grabs the microphone.
Gherkinn says, OOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE ABOUT TO START.
The crowd chants, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS.
[Applause]
Frizzy says, GREAT CROWD.
Gemma says, GREAT WEATHER FOR IT.
Pounce says, GREAT DAY TO SMASH
THAT RECORD.
Neville grumbles, THIS IS GOING
TO BE A DISASTER.
Big Trev says, ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET.
The cadets jump into the pool and swim.
[Whistle blows, splashing, crowd cheers]
Ferdinand, the announcer, says, HUH, IT'S BEEN
A GREAT START, GHERKINN.
LOOK AT GEMMA AND POUNCE GO!
Gherkinn says, YAH, NO KIDDING,
THE DUCK AND THE BUNNY LOOK
LIKE THEY'RE BREAKING SOME KIND
OF SPEED LIMIT.
[Crowd cheers, splashing]
Ferdinand says, GHERKINN,
THIS IS AMAZING.
IT REMINDS ME OF A YOUNG BONDI
AND HIS TWO BOARD RECORD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Gherkinn says, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK, HONESTLY.
I'M LOOKING AT A KOALA
SWIMMING BACKSTROKE.
The crowd cheers, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS.
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Bondi says, WE TOLD THEM TO GO
AT THEIR OWN PACE, BUT THAT'S
A LITTLE TOO PACEY.
Sandy says, NEVILLE'S DOING NICELY.
Neville says, DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE.
DIG, DIG.
Sandy shouts, ATTA BOY, NEVILLE!
[Crowd cheers]
Neville says, DIG, DIG, DIG.
Frizzy asks, IS IT TIME FOR ME
TO TALK TO THE FANS?
WELL, OKAY THEN.
Frizzy climbs out of the swimming pool.
Gherkinn asks, WELL, DON'T YOU
WANT TO KEEP IN WITH THE SWIMMING?
Frizzy looks up at a score board. She has seven laps, Pounce and Gemma have nine laps each and Neville has five laps, for a total of thirty laps.
Frizzy says, I'VE DONE SEVEN LAPS,
SO NOW I WANT TO SHOUT IT OUT!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
[Rock music plays]
The crowd chants, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Ferdinand says, POUNCE IS GOING HARD.
SOME WOULD SAY TOO HARD.
WHOA, LOOK OUT, HERE COMES A
CHALLENGE FOR THE LEAD.
Gemma says, EXCUSE ME, ROO!
PLATYPUS COMING THROUGH.
Pounce struggles in the water.
[Pounce pants, whimpers, splashing]
Gemma says, POUNCE, ARE YOU HURT?
Pounce says, HELP!
Gemma says, OKAY, CADET TO THE RESCUE.
[Alarm blares, exciting music plays, clicking, beeping, helicopter blades whirr, engine hums, whooshing]
[Rock music plays]
Gherkinn says, OH, I THINK THE
LITTLE BUNNY IS IN TROUBLE.
[Panting]
Sandy says, HE SWAM TOO HARD.
[Grunting]
Big Trev throws a life ring to Gemma.
Big Trev says, HERE YOU GO, GEMMA.
[Panting, splashing]
Gemma says, I'M GOING TO PUT MY ARMS
UNDER YOUR ARMS AND TOW YOU,
OKAY? I NEED YOU TO STAY CALM
AND FLOAT.
[Pounce whimpers, splashing]
Gemma says, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY, OKAY?
[Crowd gasps]
Gemma says, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
COME ON, STEADY.
[Panting]
Frizzy says, GOOD JOB, GEMMA!
KEEP IT UP, POUNCE!
Gemma helps pounce out of the pool.
Gemma says, I'VE GOT YOU,
I'VE GOT YOU. ALRIGHT?
STAY STILL.
Frizzy says, AH, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S OKAY.
Gherkinn speaks into his microphones, AH, HE IS OKAY!
Frizzy grabs the microphone and speaks into it.
Frizzy says, WHAT AN EFFORT, HEY?
WHAT A RESCUE! LET'S HEAR IT FOR
POUNCE AND GEMMA.
[Crowd cheers]
Frizzy says, POUNCE AND GEMMA!
HOW'S HE LOOKING, SANDY?
Sandy says, HE'LL BE FINE.
NOW, IS ANYBODY COUNTING?
Frizzy asks, COUNTING WHAT?
Sandy asks, HOW MANY LAPS
NEVILLE HAS SWUM!
[Upbeat music plays, crowd cheers]
Frizzy says, OH, MY STARFISH, NEVILLE'S
STILL SWIMMING, AND HE'S SWUM
TWELVE LAPS!
The scoreboard shows a total of thirty-nine laps.
The crowd chants, NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE!
Sandy says, NO RUSH, BUDDY.
PACE YOURSELF!
[Splashing]
Crowd chants, NEVILLE, NEVILLE!
Ferdinand says, LOOK AT HIM!
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE LIKES OF
THIS SINCE BONDI'S FAMOUS SWIM.
Gherkinn says, I LOVE THIS LITTLE NOMBAT.
Ferdinand corrects WOMBAT.
Gherkinn says, NOMBAT, WOMBAT,
HE'S ABOUT TWO ARM-LEGS FROM
WINNING THAT BOARD!
The cadets and crowd chants, NEVILLE, NEVILLE,
NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE!
Neville finishes the fortieth lap and looks at the scoreboard. Frizzy runs to him.
Frizzy says, YOU DID IT, NEVILLE,
WE WON THE BOARD!
[Crowd cheers, upbeat music continues]
Neville says, WHAT? WOW!
Ferdinand says WOW!
THAT BATTLE HAD EVERYTHING.
A DRAMATIC RESCUE,
A HEROIC UNDERDOG.
Gherkinn says, A HANDSOME OTTER.
Sandy says, GREAT JOB, NEV.
GOING AT YOUR OWN PACE AND
KNOWING YOUR LIMITS IS THE KEY
TO NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE IN
THE WATER.
Gemma says, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE LIKE NEVILLE.
Neville says, ALL I DID WAS FOLLOW
YOUR ADVICE. DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE!
[Ferdinand laughs]
Ferdinand and Gherkinn each carry a prize board.
Ferdinand says SO AMAZING.
YOU CADETS DESERVE TWO BOARDS
FOR THAT SWIM.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE CADETS!
[Everyone cheers]
A voice in the crowd says, OH, YEAH!
Neville says, OH, THIS IS THE
GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
Gherkinn says, I LOVE TUESDAYS.
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, WE'RE HERE ALL SUMMER
IT JUST GETS FUN-ER,
LET'S HOP DOWN TO
KANGAROO BEACH.
End credits roll.
Cast:
Pounce: Harriet Hynes.
Frizzy: Eliza Hynes.
Gemma: Millie Egerton.
Neville: Jerra Wright-Smith
Sandy: Kitty Flanagan.
Bondi: Matthew Hardie.
Big Trev: Rupert Degas.
Ferdinand: Matthew Hardie.
Gherkinn: Rupert Degas.
Developed with the assistance of Australian Children’s Television Foundation.
A Cheeky Little Production.”
Text reads, “Screen Australia and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation present” “A Cheeky Little Media production.” “Created by Tim Bain.” “Series Producer: Patrick Egerton.”
[Rock music plays]
Voices sing, OVER THE OCEAN AND
OVER THE REEF,
THERE'S A SUNNY LITTLE PLACE
CALLED KANGAROO BEACH.
Frizzy, Gemma, Neville and Pounce leap off their beds. Frizzy is a young blue koala, Gemma is a pink platypus, Neville is a hairy-nosed albino wombat with a pink nose, and Pounce is a young yellow and orange kangaroo. They ride down a slide.
[Boing, slide whistles]
The voices sing, FRIZZY, GEMMA,
NEVILLE AND POUNCE,
CADETS IN THE CLUB
SO COME ON LET'S BOUNCE .
GOOD FRIENDS SURFING
SWIMMING, LEARNING.
[Screaming, whistle blows, splash]
Bondi, an orange kangaroo lifeguard, drives a boat. Sandy, a pink kangaroo lifeguard, stands beside him. Big Trev, a yellow wombat, pilots a small submarine.
The voices sing, BONDI, SANDY, BIG TREV, TOO,
TRAINING WITH THE VERY BEST
LIFEGUARD CREW.
STAYING SAFE, BEING BRAVE,
RIDE A WAVE, MAKE A SAVE.
WE'RE HERE ALL SUMMER,
IT JUST GETS FUN-ER.
LET'S HOP DOWN TO
KANGAROO BEACH.
[Water splashes]
White text beside a logo reads, “Kangaroo Beach.” The logo features an orange three-part circle around a white silhouette of a swimmer.
Blue text on sand beneath the Kangaroo Beach logo reads, “The Big Swim.” White text beneath that reads, “Written by Lorin Clarke.”
A voice reads, “THE BIG SWIM.”
Gemma, Neville, Pounce and Frizzy sleep in their room.
[Sandy imitates a fanfare]
Sandy speaks through a speaker, RISE
AND SHINE, SLEEPYHEADS!
[Upbeat music plays]
Gemma says, YES!
[Neville sighs]
Neville rolls so his back faces the room.
Gemma says, I'VE WAITED FOR
THIS MY WHOLE LIFE!
Pounce says, OH, THIS IS GOING
TO BE AWESOME!
[Frizzy cheers]
Neville asks, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Pounce says, BATTLE OF THE
BOARDS, NEVILLE! TODAY IS
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Frizzy, Pounce and Neville chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Neville asks, SO, IS IT A SPORTS THING?
Gemma says, IT'S THE ULTIMATE
TEST OF SWIM FITNESS!
Frizzy says, IT'S THE ULTIMATE
WAY TO GET SUPER FAMOUS.
Pounce says, YUP, IT'S A SPORTS THING.
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Pounce jumps on a slide.
[Pounce cheers]
Gemma and Frizzy chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
[They giggle]
Frizzy and Gemma slide down the slide.
Frizzy cheers, WOO-HOO!
Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Bondi says, AH, YOU BETCHA!
READY FOR ACTION?
[Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy cheer]
Neville slides into the room.
[Grunting]
Bondi says, AS YOU KNOW, THE GOAL
IS TO SWIM FORTY LAPS AS A TEAM
TO EARN THIS RESCUE BOARD FOR
THE CLUB.
Bondi holds up a poster. The poster features a yellow and black board with a red tip and a red and white lightning pattern across the middle.
Neville says, WAIT, THE AIM IS
TO SWIM FORTY LAPS?
Pounce says, FORTY? PLEASE.
I PERSONALLY AM GOING
TO SWIM A BILLION.
Gemma says, I'M AIMING FOR A SQUILLION.
MAYBE A SQUILL AND A HALF? TWO SQUILL.
Neville repeats, TWO SQUILL?
Sandy says, OKAY, OKAY.
IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.
YOU'RE SWIMMING FOR THE TEAM.
SO, WHETHER IT'S THREE OR SIX
OR, SURE, A SQUILLION LAPS, DO
YOUR BEST, BUT MAKE SURE YOU
KNOW YOUR OWN LIMITS.
Pounce says, YEAH, AS WE SMASH
BONDI'S RECORD, AM I RIGHT, GUYS?
Bondi says, WELL, STEADY ON THERE.
Gemma cheers, YEAH!
Neville says, WAIT, WE'RE TRYING
TO BEAT A RECORD?
Sandy says, NO, NO, LOOK.
THE RECORD ISN'T THE POINT OF
THIS SWIM.
Pounce says, BACK WHEN BONDI WAS
A CADET, HIS TEAM WAS STRUGGLING,
BUT BONDI CAME THROUGH FOR THEM.
HE WAS UNSTOPPABLE.
THEY WON TWO BOARDS!
I WISH I'D SEEN IT.
Sandy says, YES, BUT, CADETS, WE'RE
NOT TRYING TO BE HEROES, OKAY?
JUST DO OUR BEST AND TRY TO
ENJOY IT.
Bondi says, THAT'S RIGHT, CADETS,
NO NEED TO SMASH ANY RECORDS.
Bondi whispers to Sandy, ESPECIALLY MINE.
Bondi tells the cadets, ENJOY YOURSELVES.
Sandy says, NOW, REMEMBER, NEV,
IT'S A TEAM EVENT. YOU'RE NOT ON
YOUR OWN. JUST RELAX, HAVE FUN,
AND GO AT YOUR OWN PACE.
YOU READY? I'LL BE WATCHING.
Pounce says, AS IF WE'RE NOT GOING
TO HAVE FUN. BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy chant, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
[Water sloshes]
Soon, the cadets step out of colourful booths on the sand.
Pounce says, I CAN'T WAIT
TO BEAT BONDI'S RECORD.
Gemma says, I CAN'T WAIT
TO SWIM SUPER FAST.
Frizzy says, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
THE CROWD.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
FORWARD TO, NEVILLE?
Neville says, THE, UM, BIT WHERE IT ENDS.
Frizzy says, HEY, NEVILLE,
YOU'RE NOT SCARED, ARE YOU?
[Gulls cry]
Neville says, ME?
NO WAY, EXCEPT FOR THE BIT WHERE
I HAVE TO SWIM WITHOUT SINKING
TO THE BOTTOM, LETTING ALL MY
FRIENDS DOWN, AND EMBARRASSING
MYSELF IN FRONT OF A HUGE CROWD.
[Neville groans]
Pounce groans, WHEN HE SAYS IT LIKE THAT.
Frizzy says, JUST BREAK IT DOWN INTO
SMALLER BITS AND TRY AND HAVE
FUN WITH IT.
[Waves slosh]
Neville says, I DON'T FEEL LIKE HAVING
FUN RIGHT NOW.
Frizzy says, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Frizzy grabs Neville’s arm and yanks him behind her.
Neville says, WHOA!
[Water sloshes]
Gemma says, OKAY, SO, SWIMMING
IS JUST LIKE DIGGING, NEVILLE.
YOU'RE THE BEST DIGGER AROUND.
Neville says, ME?!
Gemma says, JUST DIG UNDERWATER,
WOMBAT STYLE.
Pounce says, IT'S ALSO GOOD TO COUNT
YOUR STROKES.
ONE, TWO, THREE, BREATHE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, BREATHE.
Frizzy says, NOW WE DO... THE WATUSI!
Frizzy and Gemma dance.
[Rock music plays]
Neville asks, WHAT'S THIS TEACHING ME?
Frizzy says, NOTHING, IT'S JUST AMAZING!
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!
Neville says, DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE!
The cadets say, DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE!
Frizzy says, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, WATUSI!
[Giggling, water splashes]
Later, a crowd gathers at one end of a swimming pool. At the other end, the cadets stand spaced out. A blue, brown and white bird stands on the counter of an ice cream truck. The bird holds a microphone.
[Upbeat music plays]
The bird, an announcer says, WELCOME TO THE
EVENT OF THE SEASON, THE SWIM OF
THE YEAR, WHERE HEROES ARE MADE.
YOU ALL KNOW IT AND YOU ALL LOVE
IT. IT'S…
Gherkinn shouts, TUESDAY!
The announcer says, UH, YEAH, IT'S TUESDAY,
BUT IT'S ALSO…
The crowd chants, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
The announcer says, YOU GOT IT,
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS.
THE CADETS MUST SWIM A TOTAL OF
FORTY LAPS TO WIN THE BOARD FOR
THE CLUB.
GHERKINN, WHAT'S THE MOOD POOLSIDE?
Gherkinn holds a microphone. He walks to Neville.
Gherkinn says, I WILL ASK THIS SMALL
TEDDY BEAR.
SMALL TEDDY BEAR, HOW ARE YOU
FEELING WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE
WAITING TO SEE YOU SWIM SO FAST
AND SO FAR?
Neville says, I, UH, UM...
Gherkinn says, RIGHT, FERDINAND,
I CAN CONFIRM HE IS SO EXCITED
HE'S LOST FOR WORDS.
Frizzy grabs Gherkinn’s microphone.
She says, I WAS BORN FOR THIS DAY.
IT ALL STARTED IN A SMALL TOWN OF…
Gherkinn grabs the microphone.
Gherkinn says, OOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE ABOUT TO START.
The crowd chants, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS.
[Applause]
Frizzy says, GREAT CROWD.
Gemma says, GREAT WEATHER FOR IT.
Pounce says, GREAT DAY TO SMASH
THAT RECORD.
Neville grumbles, THIS IS GOING
TO BE A DISASTER.
Big Trev says, ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET.
The cadets jump into the pool and swim.
[Whistle blows, splashing, crowd cheers]
Ferdinand, the announcer, says, HUH, IT'S BEEN
A GREAT START, GHERKINN.
LOOK AT GEMMA AND POUNCE GO!
Gherkinn says, YAH, NO KIDDING,
THE DUCK AND THE BUNNY LOOK
LIKE THEY'RE BREAKING SOME KIND
OF SPEED LIMIT.
[Crowd cheers, splashing]
Ferdinand says, GHERKINN,
THIS IS AMAZING.
IT REMINDS ME OF A YOUNG BONDI
AND HIS TWO BOARD RECORD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Gherkinn says, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK, HONESTLY.
I'M LOOKING AT A KOALA
SWIMMING BACKSTROKE.
The crowd cheers, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS.
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Bondi says, WE TOLD THEM TO GO
AT THEIR OWN PACE, BUT THAT'S
A LITTLE TOO PACEY.
Sandy says, NEVILLE'S DOING NICELY.
Neville says, DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE.
DIG, DIG.
Sandy shouts, ATTA BOY, NEVILLE!
[Crowd cheers]
Neville says, DIG, DIG, DIG.
Frizzy asks, IS IT TIME FOR ME
TO TALK TO THE FANS?
WELL, OKAY THEN.
Frizzy climbs out of the swimming pool.
Gherkinn asks, WELL, DON'T YOU
WANT TO KEEP IN WITH THE SWIMMING?
Frizzy looks up at a score board. She has seven laps, Pounce and Gemma have nine laps each and Neville has five laps, for a total of thirty laps.
Frizzy says, I'VE DONE SEVEN LAPS,
SO NOW I WANT TO SHOUT IT OUT!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
[Rock music plays]
The crowd chants, BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
BATTLE OF THE BOARDS!
Ferdinand says, POUNCE IS GOING HARD.
SOME WOULD SAY TOO HARD.
WHOA, LOOK OUT, HERE COMES A
CHALLENGE FOR THE LEAD.
Gemma says, EXCUSE ME, ROO!
PLATYPUS COMING THROUGH.
Pounce struggles in the water.
[Pounce pants, whimpers, splashing]
Gemma says, POUNCE, ARE YOU HURT?
Pounce says, HELP!
Gemma says, OKAY, CADET TO THE RESCUE.
[Alarm blares, exciting music plays, clicking, beeping, helicopter blades whirr, engine hums, whooshing]
[Rock music plays]
Gherkinn says, OH, I THINK THE
LITTLE BUNNY IS IN TROUBLE.
[Panting]
Sandy says, HE SWAM TOO HARD.
[Grunting]
Big Trev throws a life ring to Gemma.
Big Trev says, HERE YOU GO, GEMMA.
[Panting, splashing]
Gemma says, I'M GOING TO PUT MY ARMS
UNDER YOUR ARMS AND TOW YOU,
OKAY? I NEED YOU TO STAY CALM
AND FLOAT.
[Pounce whimpers, splashing]
Gemma says, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY, OKAY?
[Crowd gasps]
Gemma says, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
COME ON, STEADY.
[Panting]
Frizzy says, GOOD JOB, GEMMA!
KEEP IT UP, POUNCE!
Gemma helps pounce out of the pool.
Gemma says, I'VE GOT YOU,
I'VE GOT YOU. ALRIGHT?
STAY STILL.
Frizzy says, AH, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S OKAY.
Gherkinn speaks into his microphones, AH, HE IS OKAY!
Frizzy grabs the microphone and speaks into it.
Frizzy says, WHAT AN EFFORT, HEY?
WHAT A RESCUE! LET'S HEAR IT FOR
POUNCE AND GEMMA.
[Crowd cheers]
Frizzy says, POUNCE AND GEMMA!
HOW'S HE LOOKING, SANDY?
Sandy says, HE'LL BE FINE.
NOW, IS ANYBODY COUNTING?
Frizzy asks, COUNTING WHAT?
Sandy asks, HOW MANY LAPS
NEVILLE HAS SWUM!
[Upbeat music plays, crowd cheers]
Frizzy says, OH, MY STARFISH, NEVILLE'S
STILL SWIMMING, AND HE'S SWUM
TWELVE LAPS!
The scoreboard shows a total of thirty-nine laps.
The crowd chants, NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE!
Sandy says, NO RUSH, BUDDY.
PACE YOURSELF!
[Splashing]
Crowd chants, NEVILLE, NEVILLE!
Ferdinand says, LOOK AT HIM!
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE LIKES OF
THIS SINCE BONDI'S FAMOUS SWIM.
Gherkinn says, I LOVE THIS LITTLE NOMBAT.
Ferdinand corrects WOMBAT.
Gherkinn says, NOMBAT, WOMBAT,
HE'S ABOUT TWO ARM-LEGS FROM
WINNING THAT BOARD!
The cadets and crowd chants, NEVILLE, NEVILLE,
NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE, NEVILLE!
Neville finishes the fortieth lap and looks at the scoreboard. Frizzy runs to him.
Frizzy says, YOU DID IT, NEVILLE,
WE WON THE BOARD!
[Crowd cheers, upbeat music continues]
Neville says, WHAT? WOW!
Ferdinand says WOW!
THAT BATTLE HAD EVERYTHING.
A DRAMATIC RESCUE,
A HEROIC UNDERDOG.
Gherkinn says, A HANDSOME OTTER.
Sandy says, GREAT JOB, NEV.
GOING AT YOUR OWN PACE AND
KNOWING YOUR LIMITS IS THE KEY
TO NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE IN
THE WATER.
Gemma says, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE LIKE NEVILLE.
Neville says, ALL I DID WAS FOLLOW
YOUR ADVICE. DIG, DIG, DIG, BREATHE!
[Ferdinand laughs]
Ferdinand and Gherkinn each carry a prize board.
Ferdinand says SO AMAZING.
YOU CADETS DESERVE TWO BOARDS
FOR THAT SWIM.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE CADETS!
[Everyone cheers]
A voice in the crowd says, OH, YEAH!
Neville says, OH, THIS IS THE
GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
Gherkinn says, I LOVE TUESDAYS.
[Upbeat music plays]
Voices sing, WE'RE HERE ALL SUMMER
IT JUST GETS FUN-ER,
LET'S HOP DOWN TO
KANGAROO BEACH.
End credits roll.
Cast:
Pounce: Harriet Hynes.
Frizzy: Eliza Hynes.
Gemma: Millie Egerton.
Neville: Jerra Wright-Smith
Sandy: Kitty Flanagan.
Bondi: Matthew Hardie.
Big Trev: Rupert Degas.
Ferdinand: Matthew Hardie.
Gherkinn: Rupert Degas.
Developed with the assistance of Australian Children’s Television Foundation.
A Cheeky Little Production.”
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