In animation, a bird, a dog, a cat, and a robot slide down a xylophone slide.

Ping is a yellow bird, Pong is a brown dog with blue ears and Matilda is a black cat.

Ping sings a song that says WE'RE PLAYING A SONG
WITH MATILDA AND PONG
COME MR. PRICKLES
AND SING ALONG

Mister Prickles, a porcupine, waters the flowers in a garden.

The friends float in soap bubbles and musical notes.

Ping sings MUSIC'S IN EVERY
WORD AND SOUND
UP AND DOWN AND ALL AROUND

They fall on a drum.

Ping sings HI I'M PING AND THIS IS PONG
WITH OUR FRIENDS WE'LL
ROCK THIS SONG

The name of the show reads "Ping and friends."

The name of the episode reads "Marching band."

Pong says LISTEN! THAT'S A
MARCHING BAND!

Trix-06 says MARCHING BAND!

Ping says OH! I JUST LOVE BRASS
INSTRUMENTS! THEY HAVE
SUCH A HAPPY SOUND!

Pong says I LOVE THE PERCUSSION!
THE DRUM LINE! WITH ALL THAT...RAT-A-TAT-A-TAT-A-TAT!

A marching band of sheep approach.

Pong says NOW THAT WE'RE UP CLOSE,
THIS MARCHING BAND DOESN'T
SOUND RIGHT.

Ping says OR LOOK RIGHT! OH NO!

Pong says WATCH OUT!

The sheep all fall to the ground.

[BAAA]
Ping says ARE YOU GUYS ALRIGHT?
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]
[BAAA]

Ping and Pong say A MARCHING BAND
PERFORMANCE?

Pong says OF COURSE! WE'D
LOVE TO HELP YOU!

Ping says WE LOVE MARCHING BANDS!
[BAAA]

Pong says ALL WE NEED TO DO IS GET THE
DRUM LINES PLAYING IN TIME...
THE SNARE DRUM,
THE TOM-TOMS,
AND THE BASS DRUM
AND CRASHY CYMBAL! THEN
THE BAND WILL SOUND GREAT!

Ping says NO, I DISAGREE. I THINK
THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRASS
AND WOODWIND SECTION.
THE PICCOLO,
TRUMPET,
THE TROMBONE
AND THE SOUSAPHONE!
ONCE THE MELODY IS SWEETY-TWEETY
THE BAND WILL BE MARCHING
TOGETHER AND SOUNDING PERFECT!

Pong says NO, BUT IT'S BECAUSE THE DRUM
LINE IS OFF. THEY NEED TO...RATTA-TATTAT...
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says YOU'LL SEE, ONCE WE GET
THE DRUMS WORKING TOGETHER
IN TIME. THE DRUMS ARE
SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.

Pong plays the drums and Ping plays the flute.

Ping says THE BRASS IS ALWAYS GOING
TO BE MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE DRUMMING. IT
KEEPS THE MUSIC TOGETHER.

[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says IT WILL ALL WORK TOGETHER WHEN
WE GET THE DRUMMING WORKING.

Ping says I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
THAT WHEN THE BRASS AND
WOODWINDS ARE WORKING THEN,
IT WILL ALL WORK TOGETHER.

Pong says OKAY, HOW ABOUT I'LL TAKE
THE DRUMMERS, AND YOU TAKE
THE BRASS? THEN WE'LL MEET BACK
HERE IN AN HOUR.

Ping says AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT I'M
RIGHT ABOUT THE BRASS.
[LAUGHS]

Pong says NO, YOU'LL SEE I'M RIGHT.
THE BAND IS GOING TO SOUND
GREAT AFTER THE DRUMMERS
GET IT ALL TOGETHER.

Ping says THE BAND IS GOING TO SOUND
GREAT...BUT AFTER THE BRASS IS
ALL TOGETHER.
YOU'LL SEE. IN AN HOUR.

Pong says NO, NO, YOU'LL
SEE! COME ON DRUMMERS!

Ping says BRASS PLAYERS!
WE'LL SHOW THEM!

Pong says IT'S OKAY BUT IT COULD
SOUND, UM, BETTER...?
[BAAA]

Pong says NO, NO SNACKS, WE JUST STARTED!
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says NO, WE DON'T NEED THE BRASS,
WE JUST NEED TO PLAY...LOUDER!
PUT YOUR RATA-TAT-TAT
ARMS INTO IT!

Meanwhile, the brass group practice.

Ping says HMMM. IT'S PRETTY GOOD BUT
IT DOESN'T QUITE SOUND RIGHT.
WE DON'T SOUND LIKE A REAL
MARCHING BAND YET.
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Ping says NO, WE DON"T NEED THE DRUMS.
WE JUST NEED TO PLAY IT
WITH MORE...UM...UMF!
DON'T WORRY, WE'LL
FIGURE THIS OUT.
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says WE'RE GETTING BETTER, BUT...
I KNOW! AMARCHING BAND SHOULD
MARCH! OKAY! FORWARD! MARCH!
HEY! HEY! STOP! OKAY, STOP!
IT'S STILL NOT, UM, HEY...
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
THE BRASS SECTION! OH, NO!
I WAS WRONG!? PING WAS RIGHT!
OH, NO. THIS IS EMBARRASSING.
I CAN'T TELL HER SHE WAS RIGHT.
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Pong says I CAN TELL HER? BUT, BUT...
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

Ping says THAT'S GREAT! OKAY!
NOW, MARCH!
STOP!
WE'RE MARCHING QUITE WELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DON'T
SOUND MORE...

Ping says THAT'S THE SOUND WE NEED. IT'S
THE DRUMS. OH OH, I THINK
I WAS WRONG. IT SOUNDS LIKE PONG
WAS WRIGHT. SHEESH. WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE AND ASK IF
WE CAN PLAY WITH THE DRUMMERS.
WELL, IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN
SOUND LIKE A REAL MARCHING BAND.

They both say YOU WERE RIGHT!
WE NEED THE DRUMS! THE HORNS!

Pong says I'M SORRY!

Ping says NO, I'M SORRY!
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]
[BAAA]

Ping says I WAS BEING REALLY STUBBORN.

Pong says YEAH, ME TOO.
BUT I THINK I KNOW NOW...

Pong says THAT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
AND PLAY TOGETHER!
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]

They both say THANKS FOR
ALL YOUR HELP, TRIX-06!
[ELECTRONIC SOUNDS]
[WHISTLE]

Ping says READY?

Pong says LET'S DO IT!

They sing a song that says HEY LET'S GO
DRUMMING TOGETHER
EVERYTHING IS BETTER
WHEN WE ALL PLAY TOGETHER!

Music plays as the end credits roll.

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