(music plays)

TVO Kids, Apartment 11 productions and Discovery Kids original. Produced in collaboration with "Cirque du Soleil images."

Phoenix says HI.
WE'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR A LONG
TIME AND ARE ALWAYS WATCHED BY A
PRO COACH SO PLEASE DON'T TRY
ANY OF THE MOVES YOU SEE US DO.
NOW, ENJOY THE SHOW.

The kids from Big Top Academy join a Hangout meeting.

Nick says HEY.
WHO DO YOU GUYS
THINK MS. MARTEL PICKED
TO BE THE NEW EDITOR?

April says I DON'T KNOW BUT
I DO NOT LIKE
THIS.

Ella says YOU'LL LIKE IT IF IT'S YOU.

April says I WOULD BE A GREAT CHOICE BUT
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO VOTE ON THE
NEW EDITOR.

P IT'S TRUE BUT THAT
WAS ALSO BEFORE WE
NEARLY LOST OUR
SCHOOL.
MS. MARTEL PROBABLY JUST DOESN'T
WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES.

Max says I FOR ONE WELCOME
OUR NEW EDITOR.
YOU KNOW,
EPECIALLY IF IT'S ME.

Miss Martel joins the meeting and says GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
I KNOW YOU'RE ALL ANXIOUS TO
LEARN WHO I'VE CHOSEN TO BE THE
NEW EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO...

A new kid says HEY EVERYONE.

The new kid is in his early teens and has short light brown hair. He wears a light blue suit, white shirt, and striped bow tie.

Nick says SORRY, BUT WHO
ARE YOU?

April says HE DOESN'T
EVEN GO HERE.
HE'S FROM ROYAL
CIRCUS ACADEMY.

Elliott says NICE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN APRIL.
EVERYONE ELSE, I'M ELLIOTT R AND
I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU.

Miss Martel says I RECRUITED ELLIOTT TO HELP US
MOVE FORWARD AFTER SOME OF THE
UNFORTUNATE INCIDENTS WE'VE HAD.
HE'S THE EDITOR OF
RCA'S STUDENT PAPER.
IT'S BEEN A
SMASHING SUCCESS.

Rosa says HOW WILL HE DO A
BETTER JOB THAN US WHEN
HE DOESN'T EVEN GO TO
THIS SCHOOL?

Q GREAT QUESTION ROSA.
I DO MY RESEARCH.
I'VE WATCHED EVERY EDITION OF
THE BULLETIN AND I'M EXCITED TO
HELP MAKE IT BETTER THAN EVER.

Miss Martel says ELLIOTT R AND I HAVE
SOME I'S TO DOT AND
T'S TO CROSS.
TOODLES FOR NOW.

Ella says HE SEEMS NICE.

April says HE HAD LOTS OF
FRIENDS AT RCA.
MAYBE WORKING WITH HIM
WON'T BE SO BAD.

Axel says IT LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE NO CHOICE.

Max says NO.
HE'S A LIAR,
HE'S A SNAKE.
HE'S GOT A
HIDDEN AGENDA.

Nick says WHOA.
MAX, WHERE'S THIS
COMING FROM?

Max says HE'S MY COUSIN.

Everyone looks surprised.

The instrumental theme song plays as the opening credits roll.

The BTA kids appear doing all kinds of acrobatic and at-home activities.

Nicholas is in his mid-teens, with short curly brown hair.

Max is in his mid-teens, with short light brown hair.

April is in her mid-teens, with long straight blond hair.

Phoenix is in her mid-teens, with long straight brown hair.

Rosa is in her mid-teens, with long straight brown hair.

Ella is in her early teens, with long straight black hair.

Celeste is in her mid-teens, with long wavy brown hair.

Axel is in his mid-teens, with short blond hair.

The name of the show appears on an illustration of a circus top. It reads "Big Top Academy. School's Out Edition."

A caption reads "Produced in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil Images."

The Big Top Academy Bulletin logo appears.

A caption reads "Now a message from the headmaster!"

Miss Martel says HI ALL.

As she spins an acrobatic ring, she says IT'S YOUR HEADMASTER MS. MARTEL
HERE.
I WANT TO UPDATE OUR WONDERFUL
BULLETIN AUDIENCE ABOUT THE
LATEST GOINGS ON.
IT'S BEEN A REAL ROLLER COASTER
AROUND HERE LATELY AND SOMETIMES
IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE GOING IN
CIRCLES.
WOO.

She gets inside the ring and starts spinning. She says BY ADDING A NEW MEMBER TO OUR
TEAM WE'RE SAYING GOODBYE TO THE
ICKY FEELINGS OF THE PAST AND
SPINNING TO A BRAND NEW FUTURE.
WE'RE ALL PART OF THE SAME
CIRCUS CIRCLE SO WHY NOT WORK
TOGETHER?
BUT DON'T WORRY.
I'M STILL IN CONTROL OF
EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON BIG TOP
BULLETIN.
I'LL KEEP IT ROLLING ALONG AND
RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
THAT'S A MS. MARTEL GUARANTEE.
BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
PROGRAMMING.

In animation, a picture of Max with a ladybug on his head appears with the caption "What bugs me right now."

Maxwell sits in the studio wearing a suit.

A caption reads "Breaking news. Maxwell Rayne. Anchor.!¿."

Max says HELLO AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER
EDITION OF WHAT BUGS ME RIGHT
NOW.
APOLOGIES TO OUR HEADMASTER BUT
MY PLANNED SEGMENT ABOUT
GAZPACHO HAS BEEN THROWN OUT THE
WINDOW.
I STILL FIRMLY BELIEVE SOUP
SHOULD BE HOT BUT THERE IS A
MORE URGENT MATTER AT HAND.
SO WHAT BUGS ME RIGHT NOW IS
MORE OF A WHO.
MY COUSIN ELLIOTT OR AS HE LIKES
TO CALL HIMSELF "ELLIOTT R."
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HIM FROM
THIS.

A clip shows an acrobatic routine with Max, Elliott, and another girl.

Max says MAGNETS HAVE NORTH AND SOUTH
POLES.
IF TWO MAGNETS FACE EACH OTHER
WITH OPPOSITE POLES THEY'RE
PULLED TOGETHER.
THAT'S CALLED ATTRACTION.
PERHAPS YOU WERE UNDER THE
IMPRESSION THAT ELLIOTT AND I
ARE CLOSE.
YOU'D BE WRONG.
IF WE WERE I WOULDN'T HAVE JUST
TOTALLY GOTTEN BLINDSIDED.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE WAS UP FOR
THE EDITOR JOB.
WHY WOULD I WHEN A,
HE DOESN'T EVEN GO TO BIG TOP
ACADEMY AND B,
HE'S BEEN VISITING ALMOST EVERY
WEEK DURING THE BREAK AND HE
HASN'T SAID A WORD.
SOME COUSIN HE IS.

The audience says BOO!

Max says I PREFER TO KEEP FAMILY MATTERS
QUIET BUT I FIGURE IF HE DOESN'T
TELL ME THINGS IN PRIVATE THEN I
CAN TELL HIM I THINK HE STINKS
RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW IN THE
BULLETIN.
EDIT THIS ELLIOTT R.

The audience says BOO.

Max says OH AND BY THE WAY THE R STANDS
FOR RAYNE.
THAT'S AN EXCLUSIVE SCOOP FROM
ME TO YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'M MAXWELL RAYNE AND THIS HAS
BEEN WHAT BUGS ME RIGHT NOW.
HAVE A PLEASANT EVENING OR
WHATEVER.
I DON'T CARE.
(TRUMPET SOUND)
(COMPUTER SOUNDS)

Max and Elliott join in a Hangouts meeting.

Elliot says WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?

Max says HEY CUZ.
HOW'S THE FIRST DAY GOING?

Elliot says I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO SCREEN THE
SEGMENTS IN THIS EDITION BUT MS.
MARTEL SAID YOU WERE GONNA DO
SOME KIND OF SOUP RANT.

Max says PLANS CHANGED LIKE
THEY CLEARLY
DID FOR YOU.
WHEN WERE YOU GONNA TELL ME
ABOUT THIS?

Elliot says I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
UNTIL IT WAS FOR SURE.

Max says YOU REALLY WANT
TO DO THIS?
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN
GOING ON AROUND HERE.

Elliot says I SAW THE EDITION OF
THE BULLETIN WHEN YOU
REPORTED YOUR
SCHOOL WAS GONE.
NO WONDER MS. MARTEL CALLED ME
IN TO HELP.

Max says DID MS. MARTEL TELL
YOU ABOUT HER SISTER AND
EVERYTHING SHE
DID TO US AND HOW
WE SAVED THE SCHOOL FROM
HER AND WE'RE BEING
PUNISHED?

Elliot says I... SHE DIDN'T USE QUITE THOSE
WORDS BUT SHE WANTS TO LEAVE
THOSE MISTAKES IN THE PAST.
ISN'T THAT A GOOD THING.

Max says NO, BECAUSE YOU'RE ON HER SIDE.
ANY OF US DESERVE
TO BE THE EDITOR OF
THE BULLETIN MORE THAN
YOU.

Elliot says I'M THE EDITOR, YEAH,
BUT I ALSO WANT TO
BE YOUR FRIEND.

Max says DREAM ON.
NONE OF US ARE EVER
GONNA BE
YOUR FRIEND.

A caption reads "Introducing Elliott R."

At the gym, Elliot says HI.
I'M ELLIOTT R AND I WANT TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT WHY I'M HERE.
SOME OF YOU ARE WONDERING HOW I
COULD BE THE EDITOR OF THE
BULLETIN WHEN I'M NOT EVEN A
STUDENT HERE AT BIG TOP ACADEMY.
SO, I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING
THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THE
SCHOOL AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT BUT
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.

Music plays as Elliott does a gymnastics routine on the floor and trampoline.

Elliot says I CAN BRING A LOT TO BIG TOP
ACADEMY AND I KNOW MORE THAN YOU
MIGHT THINK.
I KNOW IT'S HISTORY BECAUSE I'M
A PART OF IT.
I'M A RAYNE.
MY UNCLE WAS ONCE THE HEADMASTER
AND MY COUSIN IS A CURRENT
STUDENT.
SO I RESPECT BIG TOP
ACADEMY'S PAST AND I'M HERE TO
HELP GUIDE IT TO A BRIGHTER
FUTURE.
AS EDITOR I'LL GIVE THE BULLETIN
EVERYTHING I HAVE.
I HOPE YOU'LL GIVE ME A CHANCE.
THIS IS ELLIOTT RAYNE SIGNING
OFF.
(COMPUTER SOUNDS)

Now the BTA kids join a meeting.

Max says WHAT DO YOU GUYS
THINK ABOUT
WHAT ELLIOTT SAID?

Rosa says WELL, HE'S A GREAT CIRCUS
ARTIST.

April says AND HE OWNED UP TO EVERYTHING
INCLUDING BEING A RAYNE.

Ella says YEAH.
I THINK HE MIGHT ACTUALLY
BE ABLE TO HELP US.

Nick says IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
MAX?

Max says IT WASN'T BAD AS FAR
AS LONG BORING SPEECHES
GO BUT I'M NOT
CONVINCED.

Miss Martel pops up and says GREAT EDITION EVERYONE.
EVERYTHING'S IN TIP TOP SHAPE
AGAIN.

Elliott pops up and says UMM, MS. MARTEL?

Miss Martel says YES MR. EDITOR IN CHIEF?

Elliott says I WAS THINKING,
THE BULLETIN IS SUPPOSED TO BE
BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS.
SO WHY ARE YOU THE
ONE DECIDING
WHAT GOES IN?

Miss Martel says I...I...I HAD
NO CHOICE.
THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.

Elliott says BUT NOTHING THAT
HAPPENED WAS
THEIR FAULT.
THESE GUYS WORKED SO HARD ON THE
BULLETIN.
THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO MAKE
IT WHAT THEY WANT IT TO BE.
DON'T YOU THINK?

Miss Martel says YES, BUT I STILL EXPECT YOU TO
SUPERVISE EACH EDITION AND I
NEED YOU TO CLEAN UP SOME OF THE
MESSIER BITS OF THE BTA
HISTORICAL ARCHIVES.

Max says ARCHIVES?

Elliott says WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THAT LATER.
AND I'LL SUPERVISE BUT I WANT TO
GIVE EVERYONE ANOTHER CHANCE TO
GUEST EDIT AN EDITION.

April claps and says YES.

Elliott says SO WE ALL GET A SAY ON WHAT THE
BULLET SHOULD BE.

Miss Martel says YOU DRIVE A HARD
BARGAIN ELLIOTT R.

Elliott says IT'S ELLIOTT.
ELLIOTT RAYNE.
(CHEERING)

Miss Martel leaves the meeting.

The kids cheer and clap.

(SINGING)

Ella shakes her shoulders and says MMM, MM, MM, MM...
YOU DID IT.

Celeste says I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GOT THE
BULLETIN BACK FROM MS. MARTEL.

Elliott says MY COUSIN MADE A GOOD POINT.
I WANT US ALL TO BE ON THE SAME
SIDE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'M THE
EDITOR, THE BULLETIN IS FOR YOU.

Max says FOR US.

Elliott says DOES THIS MEAN
WE'RE GOOD?

Max says NOW THAT YOU'RE
DROPPING THAT WHOLE
PRETENTIOUS "R" THING,
POSSIBLY.

Elliott says THAT'S A WRAP.
GREAT WORK EVERYONE.

Max says HEY, BEFORE YOU GO.
WHAT DID MS. MARTEL
MEAN ABOUT
THE ARCHIVES?

Elliott says OH, JUST CLEANING
UP SOME OLD
FILES.
I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT LATER
BUT FIRST THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
I FORGOT TO MENTION.

He grabs a suitcase and says I'M MOVING INTO YOUR HOUSE FOR
THE REST OF THE BREAK.

Max says WHAT?

Elliott says YOUR MOM
DIDN'T TELL YOU?
I GUESS IT'S
BREAKING NEWS.

Max says MOM!

He leaves the meeting.

Once alone, Elliott says NOW, TIME TO FIND OUT IF MY
SOURCES ARE CORRECT.
HOW DO I ACCESS THIS SECRET
ROOM?

The theme song plays as the end credits roll.