(Happy music playing)

An animated city is by a river.

A title appears on a green hill. Text reads: TVOkids and ABC presents Big Words, Small Stories

Children say, BIG WORDS, SMALL STORIES.

Text reads: Totally Talented. Written by Lorin Clarke

Poppy says, TOTALLY TALENTED

(Music playing)

Poppy walks along a sidewalk. She has black hair in a long braid, with a green headband. She wears a blue dress with a green stripe. Chaz, her dog, walks beside her. He wears a red shirt.

Poppy says, HEY CHAZ, WHAT ARE THOSE KIDS SIGNING UP FOR? ELEPHANT RIDES? A ROCKET TO THE MOON?

A red-haired woman says, IT'S A TALENT COMPETITION TONIGHT!

Poppy says, LET'S DO IT!

Chaz says, CAN MY TALENT BE READING BOOKS?

Poppy says, YOU CAN TAP DANCE LIKE ALWAYS! WHAT CAN I DO? SING OPERA? DO MAGIC TRICKS? YODEL?

(Poppy yodelling)

(Ground rumbling)

Chaz says, I CAN BLOW BUBBLES.

Chaz blows bubbles through a wand.

Poppy says, WHOA!

Chaz says, WHAT? EVERYONE LIKES BUBBLES.

Betty rides by on a unicycle. She has blonde hair in a ponytail and muscular arms. She balances a violin on her head and holds a chair with a small dog.

Betty says, HI POPPY! HI CHAZ! JUST PRACTICING MY ACT FOR THE TALENT SHOW.

Chaz says, NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE BUBBLES NOW.

Poppy watches Betty go back and forth.

Poppy says, THAT'S... THAT'S... ASTOUNDING!

Sprinklers appear and cry, ASTOUNDING!

Red text reads: Astounding

The Sprinkle Fairy flies in, holding a wand with a gold star on the end.

Sprinkle Fairy says, ASTOUNDING MEANS SUPER SURPRISING. YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU SEE STRONGWOMAN AND YOU GO 'WHOAAA!'

Poppy asks, SPRINKLE FAIRY, DO YOU THINK WE CAN BE ASTOUNDING?

Sprinkle Fairy says, WELL, YOU WON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY! I USED TO BE ASTOUNDING AT WAND-TWIRLING BACK IN THE DAY.

Sprinkle Fairy twirl her wand. She tosses it in the air and catches it.

Sprinkle Fairy says, YEP. STILL ASTOUNDING! TOODLES!

Sprinkle Fairy flies away.

Betty does a handstand on the unicycle.

Poppy says, YOU REALLY ARE ASTOUNDING!

Betty says, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY - PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

Chaz says, UH-OH. WE MIGHT NEED TO PLAN SOMETHING.

Poppy says, WE DO NEED TO PLAN SOMETHING!

Poppy runs off. Chaz follows her.

Chaz calls, POPPY?!

Poppy looks at a book in a library.

Poppy says, WE COULD LEARN KARATE. HA-YAH!

Chaz says, WE COULD... MAKE OURSELVES INVISIBLE?

Poppy says, HMM... DO YOU THINK WE COULD TAME A TIGER IN 20 MINUTES? I HAVE SO MANY ASTOUNDING IDEAS. ACROBATICS, BALLOON ANIMALS, DANCING. LET'S GO HOME AND PRACTICE!

Poppy sits near a pile of books.

Poppy says, FINISHED! I EVEN READ THE BOOK ABOUT HOW TO BLOW THE BEST BUBBLES! NOW TO PUT EVERYTHING WE READ INTO A TALENT SHOW ACT. EASY PEASY!

Ben looks out from behind a red curtain at an audience full of people. Baby Massimo crawls near him.

Ben says, POPPY! CHAZ! OH, WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? UH, I'M GUESSING... HMM... TAP DANCE?

Poppy says, WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE THAN THAT!

Betty rides in on the unicycle. She juggles.

Chaz says, UH, HI. HOW'S YOUR ACT COMING ALONG?

(Excited exhale)

Betty says, STILL PRACTICING!

Chaz says, THAT'S ASTOUNDING.

Red text reads: Astounding

Chaz whispers, I'M NOT SURE OURS IS GOOD ENOUGH.

Delilah says, YOU'RE ON IN 10! GO WELL, DARLINGS!

(Applause)

Poppy says, OH, I HAVE BUTTERFLIES IN MY TUMMY.

Chaz says, MY BUTTERFLIES HAVE BUTTERFLIES IN THEIR TUMMIES!

Delilah stands onstage.

Delilah says, WELCOME TO COLOSSUS' CREATIVE! FIRST UP, BETTY THE STRONGWOMAN!

(Applause)

Betty rides the unicycle onstage, with a dog on her head and juggling.

Chaz says, WE'D BETTER GET DRESSED!

Poppy opens a bag. She puts a black beret on Chaz. He wears a tutu, a red nose, a blue vest and fairy wings.

Poppy asks, SO, HOW DO I LOOK?

She is wearing the same outfit as Chaz.

Chaz says, ASTOUNDING.

Red text reads: Astounding

Chaz says, NOW LET'S PRACTICE.

Poppy says, IS IT SHUFFLE-SHUFFLE WIGGLE-SHIFT, CARTWHEEL, JUGGLE, TOWER, TA-DAH?

Chaz says, NO! IT'S SHUFFLE-SHUFFLE, SHIFT, WIGGLE... WAIT. WHEN'S THE LIFT?

(Audience cheering and clapping)

Betty plays a violin while balancing on a chair that is on the unicycle.

Poppy says, WELL DONE!

Massimo crawls onstage.

Delilah says, OH! NOW WHO IS THIS?

(Massimo babbling)

Ben says, MASSIMO?! H-H-HOW DID YOU GET OU—

Delilah asks, AND WHAT IS YOUR TALENT, MY FAVOURITE NEW TEENY TINY FRIEND?

(Hiccupping)

(Cheering)

Delilah says, NOW THAT WAS ASTOUNDING!

Ben says, THAT'S MY BOY! HE TAKES AFTER ME.

Betty says, SOMETIMES IT'S THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT ARE ASTOUNDING.

Poppy says, I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR ACT.

Chaz says, CHANGE IT? WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND EASY PEASY.

(Upbeat music)

Chaz is in a spotlight. He dances while Poppy roller skates on the stage. She blows bubbles as she skates.

(Cheering)

Poppy says, WE DID IT! IT WAS ALMOST ASTOUNDING. SO MUCH FUN THOUGH!

(Bubbles popping)

Delilah says, AND THE WINNER IS HICCUP BABY!

(Distressed cry)

Chaz blows bubbles. Massimo looks at the bubbles and smiles.

Poppy says, LOOK, CHAZ! HE'S ASTOUNDED.

Chaz says, EVERYONE LOVES BUBBLES!

(Bubbles popping)

(Music playing)

Credits read: Produced in Association with tvokids.
Executive Producer TVOkids Marney Malabar
Production Executive TVOkids Kirsten Hurd

Produced with the Association of The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Executive Producer ABC Jan Stradling

Copyright 2021 Big Jump Productions Inc., Moody Street Kids Pty Ltd. and Telegael