(music plays)

A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."

A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.

The book opens and a picture of a TV studio appears with the name of today’s tale: "Just the Facts!"

At the studio, an assistant says STANDING BY, EVERYBODY.

The director says ALRIGHT.
EVERYONE, STAND BY.
WE ARE LIVE ON THE AIR IN...

They both say THREE, TWO...

Director says ONE.

The announcer says TUMBLETOWN VOTES.
AN ELECTION SPECIAL.

The host says WELCOME TO TUMBLETOWN VOTES.
IT'S ELECTION TIME AND TWO
CANDIDATES WANT YOUR VOTE.
OUR CURRENT MAYOR AND A NEW
CHALLENGER, LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
SAL!

Mayor says HELLO, HELLO, MY
CARROT!

Host says I'LL BE ASKING THEM QUESTIONS
ON VARIOUS ISSUES SO YOU, THE
VIEWER, CAN DECIDE WHO DESERVES
YOUR VOTE.
MY FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT WILL
YOU DO TO IMPROVE TUMBLETOWN?

Mayor says I PROMISE TO BUILD A
NEW HIGHWAY, A NEW SKATING RINK
AND ADD RIDES TO TUMBLETOWN PARK
WHERE THE CHILDREN CAN PLAY.

Sal says AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
DO THAT?

Mayor says PLEASE, CAN I FINISH?

Sal says YOU ARE GOING TO RAISE
THE SEED TAX, THAT'S HOW!

Host says MISTER SAL, YOU'LL GET YOUR
TURN.

Sal says SEED TAX!

Mayor says CAN I FINISH?
[Chattering]

Mayor says CAN I FINISH?

Sal says WOULD YOU STOP SNIFFING
ME?

Backstage, Tumbleweed says WOW, THIS IS
GOING TO BE A CLOSE RACE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, LOUIS?

Louis, a brown rodent, says UH, I WISH THEY DIDN'T
PICK A RED CURTAIN.

Tumbleweed laughs and says YEAH.
AND WHY DOES THE MAYOR USE A
FUNNY STRAW IN HIS WATER GLASS?
I MEAN, WHO DOES THAT?

Louis says AND DON'T YOU FIND SAL
YELLS A LOT?

Tumbleweed says OH YEAH!
[Laughing]
HE IS VERY LOUD.

Mayor says I PROMISE TO INCREASE
INFRASTRUCTURE.

Sal says WELL THEN I PROMISE TO
DECREASE INFRASTRUCTURE.

Tumbleweed says I BETTER GET ALL
THIS IN MY ARTICLE.
[Music playing]

Tumbleweed takes the boat and sings WRITE ABOUT THE
ELECTION

In his car, he sings WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN ELECTION
IF YOU VOTE
LOOK OUT, A GOAT
AH!
[Music playing]

At the Gazette, Tumbleweed says WOW, THERE'S SO
MANY IMPORTANT FACTS.
I'M BARELY GONNA GET THIS
FINISHED ON TIME AND PRINT!
I SURE HOPE THE EDITOR LIKES IT.

(music plays)

He puts his article in the Editor’s box.

Tumbleweed says HEY, EVER TRIED
SUNFLOWER SEEDS WITH MUSTARD?

Mike is a pale gray rodent.

Mike says NO.

Tumbleweed says OH, WELL WHAT
ABOUT MUSTARD SEED?

Mike says HUH, NAH.

Chief says TUMBLEWEED, MAY I HAVE
A WORD IN MY OFFICE, PLEASE?

Tumbleweed says YOU GOT IT,
CHIEF.

Mike says THAT'S NEVER GOOD.

Tumbleweed says OH, WAY TO JINX
ME, MIKE.

Mike laughs.

Tumbleweed says HEY CHIEF!

Chief says TUMBLEWEED, IT'S ABOUT
THIS ARTICLE.

Tumbleweed says DID YOU LOVE IT?
I FEEL IT WAS IN-DEPTH.

Chief says BUT IF BY IN-DEPTH YOU
MEAN LONG, THEN I AGREE.

Tumbleweed says WHA?

Chief says TUMBLEWEED, YOU
MENTIONED EVERYTHING IN YOUR
ARTICLE.
THE COLOUR OF THE CURTAINS, THE
MAYOR'S TWISTY STRAW, THE STICKY
FLOOR!

Tumbleweed says OH, DON'T EVEN
GET ME STARTED ABOUT THE BUFFET.

Chief says TUMBLEWEED, THE
IMPORTANT THING AT THIS DEBATE
IS WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAID!

Tumbleweed says YES, I COVERED
THAT.
THE MAYOR WANTS TO BUILD
HIGHWAYS AND SKATING RINKS AND
SAL WANTS TO CUT TAXES.

Chief says AND THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THE COLOUR OF THE CURTAINS IS
NOT.
THE FACT THAT SAL IS LOUD AND
SWEATY IS NOT.
STICK TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND
DON'T CLUTTER THE PAGE WITH
THINGS THAT AREN'T.

Tumbleweed says YOU GOT IT,
CHIEF.

At his desk, he says THERE WE GO, FINISHED AND PRINT
AND I EARNED THIS.
[Munching]
[Music playing]

A black rodent reads the paper and says WOW, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME
DEBATE.
I LIKE THAT THE MAYOR WANTS TO
BUILD NEW HIGHWAYS.

Twiggy says SAL SAYS HE'LL CUT
TAXES.
I LIKE THAT.

Brent says NO, PEOPLE, CHILDREN ARE THE
FUTURE.
TEACH THEM WELL!

A rodent says CHINCHILLA!

Mabel says MORE MONEY FOR
FARMERS?
I LIKE THAT.

On his boat, Captain says HMM, AS USUAL, NOTHING FOR
THE SEA CAPTAIN, HMM!

Buffy says OH, GREAT ARTICLE,
TUMBLEWEED.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY REALLY
KNOW THE ISSUES NOW.

Tumbleweed says THANKS, BUFFY.
IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO
WINS."

An edition of the Gazette appears with the title "Mayor Wins by a Whisker. Sal claims he ‘Never wanted the job anyway’."

Tumbleweed says HMM, MAYOR WINS BY A WHISKER
WHICH IS STRANGE 'CAUSE I
THOUGHT HE'D WIN BY MORE THAN A
WHISKER.
LIKE, LIKE A PAW
OR, OR A NOSE OR MAYBE, I DON'T
KNOW, LIKE A TAIL.

The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.

The TVO Kids logo appears.