Transcript: Electric Car Show
(music plays)
A blue background with a beige hamster reading a book in the middle appears on screen with a caption that reads "Tumbleweed Presents."
Now a blue book with an animated clip of a city at night and a title that reads "Tumbletown Reads" appears on screen. The animation passes a library and stops at the Tumbletown Gazette.
The book opens and Tumbleweed says TODAY?S TALE:
THE SUPER COOL
TUMBLETOWN ELECTRIC
CAR SHOW.
Now walks around the car show and Tumbleweed says THE TUMBLETOWN
ELECTRIC CAR SHOW.
LOOK AT ALL THE FANCY NEW MODELS
OF ELECTRIC CARS.
OH THAT ONE, AND THERE'S THAT
OTHER ONE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT THIS IN AN
ARTICLE FOR THE TUMBLETOWN
GAZETTE.
THAT'S GREAT.
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA!
AHH!
[Music playing]
Now Tumbleweed drives his car and says DO DU DO DO
DOOOOO DO DU DO DO DOOOOO
A brown rat says HEY FRIEND.
Tumbleweed continues driving and says DO DU DO DO DO
DO DU DO DO DO HUBA!
[Chattering]
Tumbleweed walks in the office and drops a story in the editor?s box and says HEY GUYS I JUST
WROTE THE BEST STORY EVER!
A mouse says KEEP IT DOWN.
Tumbleweed says BEST STORY EVER
PRINTING OUT!
BEST STORY EVER IN THE EDITORS
IN BOX!
HA HA BEST STORY EVER!
[Wind blowing]
Tumbleweed says SO DID I TELL YOU
THAT I WROTE THE BEST STORY
EVER...
A gray mouse says AH YEAH.
Tumbleweed says IT'S LIKE THE
BEST STORY EVER.
The gray mouse says YOU MENTIONED IT.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED MAY I SPEAK
WITH YOU PLEASE?
Tumbleweed says CHIEF PROBABLY
WANTS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MY
STORY.
YOU KNOW IT'S THE BEST STORY
EVER, DID I MENTION THAT?
The gray mouse says A COUPLE OF TIMES.
Tumbleweed walks into the office and the Chief says TUMBLEWEED.
Tumbleweed says HEY CHIEF, HOW'S
IT GOING?
Chief says ADEQUATELY, LISTEN
IT'S ABOUT YOUR STORY ON THE
ELECTRIC CAR SHOW.
Tumbleweed says OH YEAH, IT'S
REALLY GOOD ISN'T IT?
DID YOU LIKE IT?
Chief says EH, WELL LET ME READ
IT BACK TO ME AND YOU TELL ME.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, I'LL JUST
EAT THIS RING.
Chief says EW.
[Clears throat]
THIS YEAR'S ELECTRIC CAR SHOW
WAS REALLY COOL.
LOTS OF COOL CARS IN COOL
COLOURS WERE ON DISPLAY.
Tumbleweed says BEST STORY EVER.
Chief says I SAW COOL TRUCKS,
AND COOL SPORTS CARS WITH
COOL STRIPES AND ON AND ON
AND COOL COOL AIR-CONDITIONING
THAT KEPT ME COOL.
OH, TUMBLEWEED DO YOU SEE WHAT'S
WRONG WITH YOUR STORY?
DO YOU?
Tumbleweed says OH YEAH I FORGOT
TO MENTION THE CAFETERIA.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
[Record scratching]
Chief says NO TUMBLEWEED THE
PROBLEM IS YOU'RE USING ONE
WORD TO DESCRIBE EVERYTHING!
Tumbleweed says WHAT, IS?
Chief says NO!
COOL!
TUMBLEWEED IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO
SAY SOMETHING IS COOL, YOU NEED
TO DESCRIBE IT.
LET'S START AT THE TOP.
Tumbleweed says OKAY.
Chief says WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ALL
THE CARS, HOW DID YOU FEEL?
Tumbleweed says OH I WAS REALLY
IMPRESSED!
Chief says GREAT, THIS YEARS
ELECTRIC CAR SHOW WAS
IMPRESSIVE.
Chief says NOW WHAT MADE THESE
CARS SO SPECIAL?
[Bubbles popping]
Tumbleweed says WELL THESE CARS
LOOK REALLY FUTURISTIC AND THE
THE COLOURS WERE REALLY BRIGHT.
Chief says LOTS OF FUTURISTIC
LOOKING CARS IN BRIGHT COLOURS
WERE ON DISPLAY.
DO YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING WITH
THIS?
DO YOU?
Tumbleweed says OH I GET IT, SO
IF I WANT TO DESCRIBE THINGS
BETTER THAN I NEED TO USE MORE
THAN JUST ONE WORD BASICALLY?
Chief says EXACTLY.
Tumbleweed says AH!
Chief says THAT IS WHAT GOOD
WRITERS DO!
Tumbleweed says OKAY, OKAY SECOND
DRAFT COMING UP.
[Crickets chirping]
Later that night alone in the office, Tumbleweed sits at his desk and says OKAY I NEED TO
COME UP WITH MORE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE THE CAR SHOW.
OKAY I NEED TO THINK BACK TO
WHAT IT WAS LIKE SO I CAN
DESCRIBE IT.
OKAY THINK TUMBLEWEED, THINK
BACK.
THINK BACK, WHAT WERE THE
PICK-UP TRUCKS LIKE?
UMM...
[Bubbles popping]
Tumbleweed says WELL THEY WERE
SPORTIER THAN USUAL.
[Bubble popping]
Tumbleweed says AND THE SPORTS
CARS HAD TINTED WINDSHIELDS AND
AHHH, BUBBLED HEADLIGHTS AND A
GOLD RACING STRIPE SHAPED LIKE
LIGHTENING BOLTS.
AH, I GET IT, SO I DESCRIBE ALL
THAT STUFF AND HA HA...
[Engine starting]
The next day several rodents read Tumbleweed?s article.
A black and white guinea pig says A SPORTY PICK-UP, I'D LOVE
ONE OF THOSE.
[Music playing]
A white guinea pig says I'D LOVE TO GET A TINTED
WINDSHIELD THERE BUDDY.
[Music playing]
Another guinea pig says OH I'VE IMAGINED MY SHIP WITH
THE GOLD RACING STRIPES.
A brown guinea pig says I'VE GOT TO CHECK OUT THAT
CAFETERIA.
The black mouse says GREAT ARTICLE TUMBLEWEED, I
REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS THERE.
Tumbleweed says THANKS MAME, I
GUESS THAT MEANS I'M A GOOD
WRITER.
All says YAY!
Tumbleweed says CAUSE I WROTE THE
BEST STORY EVER!
The rodents say HUH?
WELL...
Tumbleweed says WELL WHAT DO YOU
GUYS THINK, BEST STORY EVER?
They all say WELL AH, NAH.
Tumbleweed says BEST IS IT IN THE
TOP TEN?
They all say WELL... I WOULDN'T
REALLY...
Tumbleweed says IT'S GOOD ENOUGH
FOR ME.
The TVO Kids logo appears.
A blue background with a beige hamster reading a book in the middle appears on screen with a caption that reads "Tumbleweed Presents."
Now a blue book with an animated clip of a city at night and a title that reads "Tumbletown Reads" appears on screen. The animation passes a library and stops at the Tumbletown Gazette.
The book opens and Tumbleweed says TODAY?S TALE:
THE SUPER COOL
TUMBLETOWN ELECTRIC
CAR SHOW.
Now walks around the car show and Tumbleweed says THE TUMBLETOWN
ELECTRIC CAR SHOW.
LOOK AT ALL THE FANCY NEW MODELS
OF ELECTRIC CARS.
OH THAT ONE, AND THERE'S THAT
OTHER ONE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT THIS IN AN
ARTICLE FOR THE TUMBLETOWN
GAZETTE.
THAT'S GREAT.
Chinchilla says CHINCHILLA!
AHH!
[Music playing]
Now Tumbleweed drives his car and says DO DU DO DO
DOOOOO DO DU DO DO DOOOOO
A brown rat says HEY FRIEND.
Tumbleweed continues driving and says DO DU DO DO DO
DO DU DO DO DO HUBA!
[Chattering]
Tumbleweed walks in the office and drops a story in the editor?s box and says HEY GUYS I JUST
WROTE THE BEST STORY EVER!
A mouse says KEEP IT DOWN.
Tumbleweed says BEST STORY EVER
PRINTING OUT!
BEST STORY EVER IN THE EDITORS
IN BOX!
HA HA BEST STORY EVER!
[Wind blowing]
Tumbleweed says SO DID I TELL YOU
THAT I WROTE THE BEST STORY
EVER...
A gray mouse says AH YEAH.
Tumbleweed says IT'S LIKE THE
BEST STORY EVER.
The gray mouse says YOU MENTIONED IT.
Chief says TUMBLEWEED MAY I SPEAK
WITH YOU PLEASE?
Tumbleweed says CHIEF PROBABLY
WANTS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MY
STORY.
YOU KNOW IT'S THE BEST STORY
EVER, DID I MENTION THAT?
The gray mouse says A COUPLE OF TIMES.
Tumbleweed walks into the office and the Chief says TUMBLEWEED.
Tumbleweed says HEY CHIEF, HOW'S
IT GOING?
Chief says ADEQUATELY, LISTEN
IT'S ABOUT YOUR STORY ON THE
ELECTRIC CAR SHOW.
Tumbleweed says OH YEAH, IT'S
REALLY GOOD ISN'T IT?
DID YOU LIKE IT?
Chief says EH, WELL LET ME READ
IT BACK TO ME AND YOU TELL ME.
Tumbleweed says OKAY, I'LL JUST
EAT THIS RING.
Chief says EW.
[Clears throat]
THIS YEAR'S ELECTRIC CAR SHOW
WAS REALLY COOL.
LOTS OF COOL CARS IN COOL
COLOURS WERE ON DISPLAY.
Tumbleweed says BEST STORY EVER.
Chief says I SAW COOL TRUCKS,
AND COOL SPORTS CARS WITH
COOL STRIPES AND ON AND ON
AND COOL COOL AIR-CONDITIONING
THAT KEPT ME COOL.
OH, TUMBLEWEED DO YOU SEE WHAT'S
WRONG WITH YOUR STORY?
DO YOU?
Tumbleweed says OH YEAH I FORGOT
TO MENTION THE CAFETERIA.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
[Record scratching]
Chief says NO TUMBLEWEED THE
PROBLEM IS YOU'RE USING ONE
WORD TO DESCRIBE EVERYTHING!
Tumbleweed says WHAT, IS?
Chief says NO!
COOL!
TUMBLEWEED IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO
SAY SOMETHING IS COOL, YOU NEED
TO DESCRIBE IT.
LET'S START AT THE TOP.
Tumbleweed says OKAY.
Chief says WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ALL
THE CARS, HOW DID YOU FEEL?
Tumbleweed says OH I WAS REALLY
IMPRESSED!
Chief says GREAT, THIS YEARS
ELECTRIC CAR SHOW WAS
IMPRESSIVE.
Chief says NOW WHAT MADE THESE
CARS SO SPECIAL?
[Bubbles popping]
Tumbleweed says WELL THESE CARS
LOOK REALLY FUTURISTIC AND THE
THE COLOURS WERE REALLY BRIGHT.
Chief says LOTS OF FUTURISTIC
LOOKING CARS IN BRIGHT COLOURS
WERE ON DISPLAY.
DO YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING WITH
THIS?
DO YOU?
Tumbleweed says OH I GET IT, SO
IF I WANT TO DESCRIBE THINGS
BETTER THAN I NEED TO USE MORE
THAN JUST ONE WORD BASICALLY?
Chief says EXACTLY.
Tumbleweed says AH!
Chief says THAT IS WHAT GOOD
WRITERS DO!
Tumbleweed says OKAY, OKAY SECOND
DRAFT COMING UP.
[Crickets chirping]
Later that night alone in the office, Tumbleweed sits at his desk and says OKAY I NEED TO
COME UP WITH MORE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE THE CAR SHOW.
OKAY I NEED TO THINK BACK TO
WHAT IT WAS LIKE SO I CAN
DESCRIBE IT.
OKAY THINK TUMBLEWEED, THINK
BACK.
THINK BACK, WHAT WERE THE
PICK-UP TRUCKS LIKE?
UMM...
[Bubbles popping]
Tumbleweed says WELL THEY WERE
SPORTIER THAN USUAL.
[Bubble popping]
Tumbleweed says AND THE SPORTS
CARS HAD TINTED WINDSHIELDS AND
AHHH, BUBBLED HEADLIGHTS AND A
GOLD RACING STRIPE SHAPED LIKE
LIGHTENING BOLTS.
AH, I GET IT, SO I DESCRIBE ALL
THAT STUFF AND HA HA...
[Engine starting]
The next day several rodents read Tumbleweed?s article.
A black and white guinea pig says A SPORTY PICK-UP, I'D LOVE
ONE OF THOSE.
[Music playing]
A white guinea pig says I'D LOVE TO GET A TINTED
WINDSHIELD THERE BUDDY.
[Music playing]
Another guinea pig says OH I'VE IMAGINED MY SHIP WITH
THE GOLD RACING STRIPES.
A brown guinea pig says I'VE GOT TO CHECK OUT THAT
CAFETERIA.
The black mouse says GREAT ARTICLE TUMBLEWEED, I
REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS THERE.
Tumbleweed says THANKS MAME, I
GUESS THAT MEANS I'M A GOOD
WRITER.
All says YAY!
Tumbleweed says CAUSE I WROTE THE
BEST STORY EVER!
The rodents say HUH?
WELL...
Tumbleweed says WELL WHAT DO YOU
GUYS THINK, BEST STORY EVER?
They all say WELL AH, NAH.
Tumbleweed says BEST IS IT IN THE
TOP TEN?
They all say WELL... I WOULDN'T
REALLY...
Tumbleweed says IT'S GOOD ENOUGH
FOR ME.
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