(music plays)

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

Axel says 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 narrator says PREVIOUSLY.

Elliott says MY SOURCES TELL ME
THERE'S SOME
SORT OF SECRET BOOK.

Axel says NO!

Elliott enters the secret room virtually.

The computer voice says WARNING. ERROR. ERROR.

(COMPUTER SOUNDS)

Elliott and Nick join a meeting.

Elliott says SORRY I'M LATE.
MY COMPUTER'S FRIED AND
MAX IS BEING WEIRD ABOUT
LETTING ME
BORROW HIS LAPTOP.
WHAT WERE YOU
LISTENING TO?

Nick says UH, JUST SOMETHING
I'M WORKING ON.

Elliott says RIGHT.
MY SOURCES TOLD ME
YOU'RE INTO MUSIC AND BY
SOURCES, I MEAN, I
WATCHED YOUR EDITION
OF THE BULLETIN.
ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

Nick says THANKS MAN.
I'M STOKED TO BE
WORKING WITH
YOU TODAY.

Elliott says GREAT.
SO, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR THE
GRAND FINALE?
YOU'RE A LEADER AROUND HERE SO
I'M SURE EVERYONE WILL BE
WATCHING.

Nick says WELL, I WAS THINKING, I HAVEN'T
DONE A NICK'S TRICKS IN AWHILE.
BASKETBALL.
SLIGHT OF HAND.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Elliott says NICK'S TRICKS.
AWESOME.
BUT WHAT ABOUT
YOUR MUSIC?
DJ NICK IS ALWAYS A
CROWD PLEASER.

Nick says MY NEW STUFF ISN'T
QUITE READY
TO SHARE YET.

Elliott says I GET IT.
ALL ARTISTS DOUBT THEIR WORK BUT
IT JUST TAKES ONE PERSON TO SAY
YOU'RE READY.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO
TAKE GUITAR LESSONS FROM
MC MOLLUSC BEFORE
THEY BLEW UP.

Nick says MC MOLLUSC.
WOW.

Elliott says YEAH.
WHO KNOWS?
IF THEY LIKE YOUR STUFF YOU
COULD BE PERFORMING FOR
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
OR YOUR MUSIC JUST
SITS ON A DIGITAL CLOUD
FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE.
UP TO YOU.

Nick says OKAY, FINE.
I'LL SEND YOU A LINK
TO MY DEMO.
I WOULD APPRECIATE
SOME FEEDBACK BUT
THIS IS FOR YOUR EARS ONLY
OKAY?

Elliott says GOTCHA.
SEE YOU AT SHOWTIME.

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."

In his clown costume, Axel says THIS PERFORMANCE IS DEDICATED TO
JACQUES LAROQUE.
CONSIDER THIS MY AUDITION FOR
YOUR NEW SHOW.

The Big Top Academy Bulletin logo appears.

A caption reads "Aerials with Lumpo."

Axel does his routine as Lumpo the clown. He clumsily tries to get up on the trampoline but keeps falling off. He finally gets on and start jumping and blowing kisses.

(BLOWING KISSES)

A sign reads "Applause."

(CRICKETS)

The audience keeps quiet.

Now he does another jumping routine and pretends to get stuck on the trampoline.

He says BYE JACQUES LAROQUE.
HOPE YOU LIKED IT.
(COMPUTER SOUNDS)

Now Phoenix and Nick join a meeting.

Phoenix says HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
HAVING FUN WITH MINI MAX?

Nick says YES AND NO.
I SENT HIM A DEMO
AND TOLD HIM NOT TO
SHARE IT AND THEN HE
SHARED IT.

Phoenix says WHOA.
WHAT A BREECH OF CONFIDENCE.
I'D BE SO MAD.

Nick says AND I WAS UNTIL I GOT AN OFFER
FROM MC MOLLUSC.

Phoenix says YOU'RE JOKING ME.

Nick says LOOK, GOT A CALL FROM
THE MOLLUSC AND THEY
WANT ME TO JOIN
THEIR WORLD TOUR.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE
SLUG-FEST.

Phoenix says MC MOLLUSC, AKA, THE SNAIL-STER.
I LOVED THAT ONE TRACK.
UNFORTUNATE INVERTEBRATE.

She taps her hands on the car and moves her head.

Nick says PHOENIX!
FOCUS, PLEASE.
LOOK, THERE'S
MORE TO THE STORY.
IF I DO THEIR TOUR,
I DON'T KNOW WHEN
I'LL BE BACK.

Phoenix says SO, YOU'LL HAVE TO
LEAVE BTA AND
THE BULLETIN?

Nick says TONIGHT.

Phoenix says TONIGHT?
YOU DON'T EVEN GET
A CHANCE TO
SAY GOODBYE?

Nick says I BARELY GET TO DO
MY GRAND FINALE AND
THE PLANE LEAVES AT 7.

Phoenix says YOU ALREADY BOOKED A FLIGHT?
SO, YOU'VE DECIDED?
YOU'RE GOING?

Nick says I MEAN I HAVE TO.
RIGHT?
I MEAN, THIS IS A
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY.

Phoenix says IT IS.
AND EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE
MY BEST FRIEND AND I'LL
MISS YOU SO MUCH,
YOU SHOULD GO.
YOU GOT TO GO.

Nick says REALLY?
I MEAN, IN ALL HONESTLY, I SORT
OF HOPED YOU'D TALK ME OUT OF
IT.

Phoenix says LIKE YOU SAID.
ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
THIS PLACE HAS ALWAYS
BEEN ABOUT
FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS.
THE BULLETIN WON'T
BE THE SAME
WITHOUT YOU NICK.

Nick says THANKS PHOENIX.

Phoenix says SAY HI TO MC MOLLUSC
FOR ME.

In a clip, Nick says WHEN WE STARTED WORKING ON THE
BIG TOP BULLETIN THE IDEA WAS
SIMPLE.
WHEN IT WAS YOUR TURN TO BE
GUEST EDITOR YOU GOT THE GRAND
FINALE.
IT HAD TO BE GREAT.
YOU HAD TO GIVE IT YOUR ALL.
IT HAD TO BE YOUR SIGNATURE
SMASH THAT WOULD BRING DOWN THE
HOUSE BUT WE NEVER THOUGHT THAT
GRAND FINALE MEANT, GOODBYE.

Music plays as clips from Nick's memorable performances.

Nick says I THOUGHT I WAS BORN TO BE A
CIRCUS ARTIST BUT STUFF HAPPENS.
PEOPLE CHANGE AND DREAMS CHANGE.

He plays his keyboards and says MMM.
MMM.

Nick says I'LL NEVER FORGET MY TIME AT BIG
TOP ACADEMY.
I'LL ALWAYS LOVE THE CIRCUS BUT
I GOT TO BE TRUE TO MYSELF.
SO EVEN THOUGH THIS IS MY FINAL
GRAND FINALE IN THE BULLETIN
I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE IN SPIRIT.
SEE YOU DOWN THE ROAD.

(COMPUTER SOUNDS)

Now the kids join in a meeting.

Phoenix says HE CALLED ME FROM THE AIRPORT.

Rosa says HOW DID HE SOUND?

Phoenix says HE WAS SAD TO LEAVE US BUT HE
WAS PSYCHED.

Axel says WHO WOULDN'T BE?
YOU CAN'T PASS UP
A CHANCE LIKE
THAT.

April says I CAN'T BELIEVE
NICK IS GONE.
I MEAN, HE WAS BTA.

Ella says OUR FEARLESS LEADER.

Max says I'M GONNA MISS HIM.
HEY, I WONDER IF MC MOLLUSC
NEEDS A VIOLIN PLAYER?

Elliott says I CHECKED AND NO.
GREAT EDITION EVERYONE.
BY THE WAY, AXEL, I GOT A THUMBS
UP EMOJI FROM JACQUES LAROQUE
ABOUT YOUR VIDEO.

Axel says WOW.
AFTER WHAT YOU DID FOR NICK,
MAYBE THIS REALLY IS THE YEAR OF
LUMPO.
I GOT A MYSTERIOUS BOX IN THE
MAIL TODAY.
MAYBE IT'S FROM
MONSIEUR LAROQUE?

Ella says OOH.
WHAT'S IN IT?

Rosa says DO AN UNBOXING
VIDEO FOR US.

April says DO IT.

They all chant and say DO IT!

Axel says I'LL DO IT, I'LL DO IT, OKAY.
WELCOME TO MY FIRST UNBOXING
VIDEO.
BEHOLD, THE BOX.
IT WAS DELIVERED RIGHT TO MY
DOOR.
NO RETURN ADDRESS?
ADDS TO THE MYSTERY.
THIS BOX, IT COULD CONTAIN
ANYTHING.
A CAR.
A DINOSAUR.
THOSE NEW CLOWN SHOES I'VE BEEN
EYEING.
TIME TO DIVE IN.
3, 2, 1.

As he struggles to open the box, a caption reads "One moment please."

He says 3, 2, 1. A PIE?
HUH?
IS THERE A HIDDEN MEANING?
HMM?
WELL, CLOWNS LOVE PIES.
PIE FIGHTS ARE CLASSIC.
OH.
THIS COULD BE JACQUES LAROQUE
SAYING CONGRATS.
THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR LUMPO.

He finds an envelope with a note that says "DO NOT DELETE."

He takes out a chrysanthemum and says WHAT IS THIS?
A FLOWER?
NOT JUST ANY FLOWER.
A CHRYSANTHEMUM.
WHO SENT THIS?

He drops the flower back in the box.

The theme song plays as the end credits roll.