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Transcript: Best Friends Day
[Upbeat music plays]
Paths lead to houses in a small village on a grassy hill. Four turbines on a windmill rotate slowly.
Voices sing, HERE COMES
DONKEY HODIE.
A yellow donkey with a brown mane and long eyelashes exits the windmill through a doorway.
Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
A voice sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE,
SHE LOVES SURPRISE.
WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM,
SHE TRIES AND TRIES.
The voices sing, LET'S GO, DONKEY HODIE.
The single voice sings, IF SHE FAILS,
SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK.
COME ON, DUCK DUCK,
GIVE A QUACK
Duck Duck, a green duck, quacks, KEE-KEE! QUACK!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The voice sings, PLAYS WITH BOB DOG,
THEY HAVE A BALL.
IT'S FUN FOR THEM,
IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
[Slide whistle]
Bob Dog, a brown dog, barks, BOW-WOW!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
[Whoosh]
The voice sings, JUST FOR FUN,
SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP.
WITH PURPLE PANDA,
IN A SPACESHIP.
Purple Panda says, HEY-O!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
Text reads, “Developed by Ellen Doherty.” “Inspired by the work of Fred Rogers.” “Donkey Hodie.”
[Slide whistle]
The voice sings, HEE AND A HAW
AND A HAW AND A HEE.
SOMEPLACE ELSE IS THE PLACE
TO BE.
WITH OUR PAL DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!
Text reads, “Best Friends Day.”
Donkey announces, IT'S BEST FRIENDS DAY!
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey and Purple Panda run towards each other on a colourful cobblestone path.
Donkey shouts, IT'S BEST
FRIENDS DAY!
Panda shouts, IT'S
BEST FRIENDS DAY!
Donkey and Panda run into each other and fall down.
[Boing]
Panda says, UNH! UNH!
[Donkey laughs]
Donkey says, PANDA!
Panda says, DONKEY!
Panda and Donkey hug.
Donkey says, AWW. YOU
KNOW WHAT TODAY IS!
Donkey jumps up and down excitedly.
[Boing]
Panda says, BEST FRIENDS DAY!
Donkey says, YEAH! AND
BECAUSE WE'RE BEST FRIENDS...
Panda says, WE'RE GONNA SPEND
THIS SPECIAL DAY TOGETHER.
Donkey says, HEE-HAWESOME!
Panda says, HEY-O!
SO...WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO FOR BEST FRIENDS DAY?
Donkey says, WELL, I WAS THINKING
WE COULD HAVE A BEST FRIENDS
CONCERT AT MY HOUSE AND PLAY
INSTRUMENTS AND SING SONGS
ABOUT BEING BEST FRIENDS!
Panda says, OHH! THAT'S A GOOD
IDEA. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS
THINKING THAT WE COULD GO
TO MY HOUSE AND BUILD A BEST
FRIENDS FORT.
Donkey asks, A FORT?
Panda says, YEAH. IN MY ROOM.
WE CAN PLAY AND DO
FORT STUFF.
Donkey asks, FORT STUFF?
Panda says, YEAH, LIKE BUILD
A FORT WITH BLANKETS AND
PILLOWS AND CHAIRS AND DO
INSIDE STUFF LIKE A
PICNIC LUNCH.
[Panda gasps]
Panda says, TAKE A NAP.
Donkey says, UH, BUT -- BUT IF
WE GO TO MY HOUSE AND DO
A CONCERT, THEN -- THEN I CAN
PLAY THE GUITAR AND YOU CAN
PLAY THE DRUMS!
OH, WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN?
[Slide whistle]
Panda says, WELL... BUILDING
A FORT'S FUN, TOO,
ESPECIALLY THE BUILDING PART.
[Slide whistle]
Donkey says, BUT...I'VE ALREADY
PUT UP MY CONCERT LIGHTS, SO...
[Slide whistle]
Panda says, WELL, BUT I'VE
ALREADY TAKEN OUT ALL MY
BIG BLANKETS.
[Slide whistle]
Donkey says, WELL, I --
[Ding]
Donkey says, HEY. I HAVE
AN IDEA.
LET'S FLIP A ROCK TO DECIDE.
ROUGH SIDE OR SMOOTH SIDE.
YOU PICK THE SIDE YOU WANT.
Panda says, UH, SMOOTH SIDE.
Donkey says, ALL RIGHT. SO IF
IT LANDS SMOOTH SIDE UP,
WE'LL BUILD A FORT AT
YOUR HOUSE.
IF IT LANDS ROUGH SIDE UP,
WE'LL DO A CONCERT AT
MY HOUSE.
YOU READY?
Panda says, READY.
Donkey throws the rock up in the air.
Donkey says, ALLEY-OOP!
[Slide whistle, boing]
Donkey says, YES! ROUGH SIDE!
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, OKAY.
Donkey says, OH, COME ON,
PANDA. IT'LL BE FUN.
Donkey holds a guitar while Panda sits behind a drum set.
Donkey says, NEIGHBORS,
AMAZING RADISH, STUFFED
ANIMALS! GET READY TO
CELEBRATE BEST FRIENDS
DAY WITH DONKEY HODIE
AND...PURPLE PANDA!
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
[Rock music plays on guitar]
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Donkey says, HMM? PANDA!
Panda asks, HUH?
Donkey says, YOU'RE
NOT PLAYING.
Panda says, AH. SORRY.
THOSE PILLOWS OVER THERE
JUST REMIND ME OF MY
PILLOWS AT HOME AND
HOW THEY WOULD MAKE
A SPIFFY FORT WALL!
Donkey says, BUT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DRUM AND
SING WITH ME.
Panda says, OH. SORRY. I KNOW,
DONKEY. BUT I JUST CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT THE FORT.
Donkey says, LET'S TRY AGAIN, OKAY?
Panda says, O-OKAY. OKAY.
Donkey says, ALL RIGHT!
GET READY TO CELEBRATE
THIS BEST FRIENDS DAY!
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
[Donkey plays rock music on her guitar]
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS...
Panda hides behind pillows stacked on his drums.
[Panda giggles]
Donkey says, PANDA.
Panda says, OH! OH, I'M SORRY,
DONKEY! IT'S JUST THAT I REALLY
WANT TO BUILD A FORT!
Donkey says, OKAY. LET'S GO
TO YOUR HOUSE AND BUILD
UP A FORT.
Panda says, OKAY!
[Whoosh]
Blankets shift as Panda pokes his head out.
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey says,...HERE.
Panda says, LET'S SEE. UH -- OH!
PUT ONE PILLOW HERE.
[Grunts]
Panda says, OKAY!
IS THIS NOT THE BEST
BEST FRIENDS FORT
YOU'VE EVER SEEN, DONKEY?
[Donkey imitates a guitar]
Panda asks, DONKEY?
[Donkey imitates a guitar]
Panda says, UH, YOU'RE NOT BUILDING.
Donkey asks, WHAT? OH.
OH, YEAH. I, UH -- I WAS JUST
THINKING ABOUT OUR SONG.
Panda says, BUT WE STILL NEED
TO FINISH BUILDING OUR FORT!
Donkey says, OH. RIGHT.
[Panda grunts]
Panda asks, HEY, DONKEY, CAN
YOU PASS ME THE PURPLE
PILLOW RIGHT THERE?
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE WITH
ONE ANOTHER.
Panda says, DONKEY!
Donkey says, AW, I'M SORRY,
PANDA, BUT I REALLY WANT
TO DO OUR CONCERT.
Panda says, WELL, AND I REALLY
WANT TO BUILD OUR FORT.
Donkey says, WELL, MAYBE WE
SHOULD BOTH DO WHAT WE
WANT TO DO.
Panda sadly says, OH. WELL...
MAYBE WE SHOULD.
Donkey says, WELL, THEN...
I'M GOING HOME FOR THE
CONCERT. HAPPY BEST
FRIENDS DAY.
Panda says, HAPPY BEST FRIENDS
DAY TO YOU, TOO, DONKEY.
Panda looks down.
[Whoosh]
Donkey stands in her room.
Donkey says, GET READY TO
CELEBRATE BEST FRIENDS
DAY WITH ME, DONKEY HODIE.
AND... AND ME.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
[Rock music plays on guitar]
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
IT'S NEVER ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER.
Donkey stops playing.
Donkey says, AT LEAST IT'S
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER.
Donkey picks up Amazing Radish.
Donkey makes a high-pitched voice,
ARE YOU AND PANDA STILL FRIENDS?
Donkey say, WHAT?! WELL, OF
COURSE, PANDA AND I ARE STILL
FRIENDS! I THINK.
[Whoosh]
Panda sits in his fort.
Panda says, THIS IS GONNA BE
THE BEST BEST FRIENDS
FORT EVER!
DONKEY'S GONNA LOVE IT!
The fort falls on Panda.
[Giggling, boing]
Panda says, OH!
BUT I COULD REALLY USE
HER HELP.
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, WHAT DO YOU
THINK, SUPER PORCUPINE?
WHY DOESN'T DONKEY SEE
HOW FUN THIS FORT IS?
Super Porcupine shakes its head.
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, SOME BEST
FRIENDS DAY THIS IS.
[Whoosh]
[Donkey sighs, unhappy music plays]
Donkey says, I DON'T GET IT.
IT'S JUST DOING THE CONCERT
AT MY HOUSE WITH LIGHTS
AND INSTRUMENTS IS SO MUCH
MORE FUN THAN BUILDING
PANDA'S FORT.
IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
I CAN DO SO THAT PANDA
SEES IT MY WAY.
THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK!
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY,
DONKEY! WHAT'S UP?
Donkey sadly says, OH. NOT
MUCH, DUCK DUCK.
Duck Duck asks, WHAT?
WHY YA SO SAD? TODAY'S
BEST FRIENDS DAY! HEY, HEY!
Donkey says, I KNOW.
[Birds chirp]
Duck Duck says, HM.
SINCE YOU AND PANDA
ARE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS,
I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU'D
BE HANGING OUT.
Donkey says, OH, WE ARE! I MEAN...
WE WERE. I WANT TO DO
A BEST FRIENDS CONCERT,
AND PANDA WANTS TO BUILD
A BEST FRIENDS FORT, AND
WE'RE BOTH KIND OF SAD
THAT WE CAN'T AGREE.
Duck Duck says, HM. THOSE
BOTH SOUND LIKE PRETTY
GOOD IDEAS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN BEST
FRIENDS DISAGREE SOMETIMES.
YOU'LL WORK IT OUT.
WELL, GOT TO RUN. I'M
SPENDING BEST FRIENDS DAY
WITH MY GOOD FRIEND, BOB DOG.
Donkey asks, OH, WHAT ARE
YOU GONNA DO?
Duck Duck says, WE'RE
READING BOOKS ABOUT BALLS.
Donkey says, AH!
Duck Duck says, YEAH, I WANTED
TO READ, AND BOB DOG WANTED
TO PLAY WITH BALLS, SO WE'RE
DOING SOMETHING WITH BOTH.
PRETTY GREAT COMPROMISE
WE WORKED OUT, HUH? BYE!
Donkey says, HMM...
[Whoosh]
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, WHY DON'T
YOU WANT TO BUILD A
FORT, DONKEY?
[Slide whistle]
Panda, pretending to be Donkey, says, HEE-HAW!
'CAUSE I WANT TO DO
A CONCERT!
[Whoosh, Panda groans]
Panda says, BUT I WANT TO
BUILD A FORT.
[Slide whistle]
Panda, pretending to be Donkey, says, AW,
BUT, PANDA, PAL, A CONCERT
IS MUCH MORE FUN. AND I'M
SAD YOU DON'T AGREE.
Harriett wears a polka dot dress. She wears her pink hair short.
Harriett asks, WHO ARE YOU
TALKING TO, PURPLE PANDA?
Panda says, OH, HI, HARRIETT.
Harriett says, UH-HUH.
Panda explains, I WAS JUST
TALKING TO DONKEY.
Harriett says, WHA-- WHERE?
Panda says, WELL, NOT REALLY
DONKEY, BUT ME BEING
DONKEY. 'CAUSE WE DON'T
AGREE ON HOW TO SPEND
BEST FRIENDS DAY...
AND I'M SAD.
Harriett says, SORRY, PANDA.
YOU KNOW, I'M SPENDING A DAY
WITH GRAMPY, AND WE'RE GONNA
MAKE A NEW INVENTION.
A WALKING WALKING STICK.
Panda repeats, A WALKING
WALKING STICK?
Harriet says, OH, YES. A WALKING
STICK THAT CAN WALK ON ITS OWN.
YOU SEE, GRAMPY WANTED TO TAKE
A WALK, AND I WANTED TO INVENT,
SO WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH
IDEAS. IT'S CALLED A COMPROMISE.
MM-HMM.
Panda says, OHH! NEAT!
[Birds sing]
Harriet says, MM-HMM.
HAPPY BEST FRIENDS DAY!
TOODLE-OO!
Panda says, UH, BYE, HARRIETT. HUH.
[Whoosh]
Donkey paces.
Donkey says, HUH. DUCK DUCK
WAS RIGHT. FRIENDS CAN DISAGREE
ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO...
Panda says, AND STILL
BE FRIENDS.
[Happy music plays]
Donkey says, SO THERE MUST
BE A WAY THAT I CAN BE HAPPY
AND PANDA CAN BE HAPPY, TOO,
SO WE CAN BOTH DO WHAT
WE LIKE!
Panda says, COMPROMISE. THAT'S
WHAT HARRIETT SAID. WAIT.
[Donkey gasps, ding]
Donkey says, THAT'S IT!
I, DONKEY HODIE,
WILL COMPROMISE!
Panda says, YEAH! WE CAN DO
SOME OF MY IDEA AND SOME
OF DONKEY'S.
Donkey says, WE CAN PUT ON
THE BEST FRIENDS CONCERT
INSIDE THE BEST FRIENDS FORT!
Panda says, WE BOTH HAVE TO
GIVE UP SOMETHING...
Donkey says, AND BOTH GET
SOMETHING WE WANT.
Donkey and Panda say, THAT'S
WHAT A COMPROMISE IS!
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey says, HERE I COME, PANDA!
Panda says, HERE I COME, DONKEY!
Donkey and Panda run on the colourful path. They run into each other.
[Boing]
Donkey and Panda say, UNH! UNH!
[Donkey laughs]
Donkey says, OHH.
PANDA, I KNOW HOW TO
SOLVE OUR PROBLEM!
Panda says, YEAH, YEAH,
ME TOO, DONKEY.
Donkey says, YEAH, WE'LL USE
PART OF YOUR IDEA AND PART
OF MY IDEA.
Panda says, YEAH, AND THEN
WE'LL COMBINE THE TWO IDEAS
INTO ONE BRAND-NEW IDEA AND...
[Chimes]
Donkey and Panda say, COMPROMISE!
Donkey says, HEE-HAW!
Panda says, HEY-O!
[Whoosh]
Donkey and Panda pull on a purple blanket.
Donkey says, ONE, TWO...
Donkey and Panda carry a drum set.
[Grunting, laughing, humming]
Donkey stands on Panda’s shoulders as she hangs lights.
Donkey says, A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT.
Panda says, OKAY.
[Grunting]
Donkey says, UH-HUH.
Panda puts Super Porcupine in the stuffy audience. Donkey puts Amazing Radish beside the Porcupine and pats the Radish on the head.
Panda says, MM-HMM.
Donkey says, THERE YOU GO.
Donkey and Panda stand side by side as they look at their fort.
Donkey says, AH.
Panda says, AH. THE BEST
BEST FRIENDS FORT EVER
IS FINISHED!
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey says, LET THE BEST
FRIENDS CONCERT BEGIN!
NEIGHBORS, AMAZING RADISH,
SUPER PORCUPINE, AND ALL
YOU STUFFED ANIMALS!
WELCOME TO THE BEST
FRIENDS FORT AND YOUR
FIRST-EVER BEST FRIENDS
CONCERT! ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR!
[Rock music plays]
Donkey and Panda sing, FRIENDS
CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
IT'S NEVER ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
Donkey sings, BUT FRIENDS
CAN DISAGREE.
Panda sings, JUST LIKE YOU
AND ME.
Donkey sings, AND WHEN
A PROBLEM DOES ARISE.
Panda sings, WE CAN ALWAYS
They both sing, COM-PRO-MISE.
Donkey says, EVERYBODY SING.
Donkey and Panda sing, FRIENDS
CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Donkey sings, IT'S NEVER ONLY
MY WAY.
Panda sings, OR EVER ONLY
MY WAY.
Donkey and Panda sing, 'CAUSE
FRIENDS FIND THE BEST WAY,
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES
A FRIEND A FRIEND. YEAH!
Donkey says, HA HA! THANK
YOU! THANK YOU FOR COMING
TO THE BEST FRIENDS CONCERT!
Panda says, YEAH, AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO
BEST FRIENDS FORT!
Donkey says, AND THANK YOU,
BEST FRIEND.
Panda says, NO. THANK YOU,
BEST FRIEND.
Donkey says, NO, NO, NO.
THANK YOU, BEST FRIEND!
[Chuckling]
Panda says, NO. THANK YOU.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits roll.
“Executive Producers:
Ellen Doherty.
Adam Rudman.
David Rudman.
Directed by: David Rudman.
Written by: George Arthur Bloom.
Starring:
Haley Jenkins.
Frankie Cordero.
Stephanie D’Abruzzo.
Spiffy Pictures.”
[Clink]
“Fred Rogers Productions.”
[Daniel Tiger giggles]
“Nine Story Media Group.”
Paths lead to houses in a small village on a grassy hill. Four turbines on a windmill rotate slowly.
Voices sing, HERE COMES
DONKEY HODIE.
A yellow donkey with a brown mane and long eyelashes exits the windmill through a doorway.
Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
A voice sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE,
SHE LOVES SURPRISE.
WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM,
SHE TRIES AND TRIES.
The voices sing, LET'S GO, DONKEY HODIE.
The single voice sings, IF SHE FAILS,
SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK.
COME ON, DUCK DUCK,
GIVE A QUACK
Duck Duck, a green duck, quacks, KEE-KEE! QUACK!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
The voice sings, PLAYS WITH BOB DOG,
THEY HAVE A BALL.
IT'S FUN FOR THEM,
IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
[Slide whistle]
Bob Dog, a brown dog, barks, BOW-WOW!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
[Whoosh]
The voice sings, JUST FOR FUN,
SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP.
WITH PURPLE PANDA,
IN A SPACESHIP.
Purple Panda says, HEY-O!
Voices sing, DONKEY HODIE.
Text reads, “Developed by Ellen Doherty.” “Inspired by the work of Fred Rogers.” “Donkey Hodie.”
[Slide whistle]
The voice sings, HEE AND A HAW
AND A HAW AND A HEE.
SOMEPLACE ELSE IS THE PLACE
TO BE.
WITH OUR PAL DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!
Text reads, “Best Friends Day.”
Donkey announces, IT'S BEST FRIENDS DAY!
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey and Purple Panda run towards each other on a colourful cobblestone path.
Donkey shouts, IT'S BEST
FRIENDS DAY!
Panda shouts, IT'S
BEST FRIENDS DAY!
Donkey and Panda run into each other and fall down.
[Boing]
Panda says, UNH! UNH!
[Donkey laughs]
Donkey says, PANDA!
Panda says, DONKEY!
Panda and Donkey hug.
Donkey says, AWW. YOU
KNOW WHAT TODAY IS!
Donkey jumps up and down excitedly.
[Boing]
Panda says, BEST FRIENDS DAY!
Donkey says, YEAH! AND
BECAUSE WE'RE BEST FRIENDS...
Panda says, WE'RE GONNA SPEND
THIS SPECIAL DAY TOGETHER.
Donkey says, HEE-HAWESOME!
Panda says, HEY-O!
SO...WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO FOR BEST FRIENDS DAY?
Donkey says, WELL, I WAS THINKING
WE COULD HAVE A BEST FRIENDS
CONCERT AT MY HOUSE AND PLAY
INSTRUMENTS AND SING SONGS
ABOUT BEING BEST FRIENDS!
Panda says, OHH! THAT'S A GOOD
IDEA. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WAS
THINKING THAT WE COULD GO
TO MY HOUSE AND BUILD A BEST
FRIENDS FORT.
Donkey asks, A FORT?
Panda says, YEAH. IN MY ROOM.
WE CAN PLAY AND DO
FORT STUFF.
Donkey asks, FORT STUFF?
Panda says, YEAH, LIKE BUILD
A FORT WITH BLANKETS AND
PILLOWS AND CHAIRS AND DO
INSIDE STUFF LIKE A
PICNIC LUNCH.
[Panda gasps]
Panda says, TAKE A NAP.
Donkey says, UH, BUT -- BUT IF
WE GO TO MY HOUSE AND DO
A CONCERT, THEN -- THEN I CAN
PLAY THE GUITAR AND YOU CAN
PLAY THE DRUMS!
OH, WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN?
[Slide whistle]
Panda says, WELL... BUILDING
A FORT'S FUN, TOO,
ESPECIALLY THE BUILDING PART.
[Slide whistle]
Donkey says, BUT...I'VE ALREADY
PUT UP MY CONCERT LIGHTS, SO...
[Slide whistle]
Panda says, WELL, BUT I'VE
ALREADY TAKEN OUT ALL MY
BIG BLANKETS.
[Slide whistle]
Donkey says, WELL, I --
[Ding]
Donkey says, HEY. I HAVE
AN IDEA.
LET'S FLIP A ROCK TO DECIDE.
ROUGH SIDE OR SMOOTH SIDE.
YOU PICK THE SIDE YOU WANT.
Panda says, UH, SMOOTH SIDE.
Donkey says, ALL RIGHT. SO IF
IT LANDS SMOOTH SIDE UP,
WE'LL BUILD A FORT AT
YOUR HOUSE.
IF IT LANDS ROUGH SIDE UP,
WE'LL DO A CONCERT AT
MY HOUSE.
YOU READY?
Panda says, READY.
Donkey throws the rock up in the air.
Donkey says, ALLEY-OOP!
[Slide whistle, boing]
Donkey says, YES! ROUGH SIDE!
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, OKAY.
Donkey says, OH, COME ON,
PANDA. IT'LL BE FUN.
Donkey holds a guitar while Panda sits behind a drum set.
Donkey says, NEIGHBORS,
AMAZING RADISH, STUFFED
ANIMALS! GET READY TO
CELEBRATE BEST FRIENDS
DAY WITH DONKEY HODIE
AND...PURPLE PANDA!
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
[Rock music plays on guitar]
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Donkey says, HMM? PANDA!
Panda asks, HUH?
Donkey says, YOU'RE
NOT PLAYING.
Panda says, AH. SORRY.
THOSE PILLOWS OVER THERE
JUST REMIND ME OF MY
PILLOWS AT HOME AND
HOW THEY WOULD MAKE
A SPIFFY FORT WALL!
Donkey says, BUT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DRUM AND
SING WITH ME.
Panda says, OH. SORRY. I KNOW,
DONKEY. BUT I JUST CAN'T STOP
THINKING ABOUT THE FORT.
Donkey says, LET'S TRY AGAIN, OKAY?
Panda says, O-OKAY. OKAY.
Donkey says, ALL RIGHT!
GET READY TO CELEBRATE
THIS BEST FRIENDS DAY!
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
[Donkey plays rock music on her guitar]
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS...
Panda hides behind pillows stacked on his drums.
[Panda giggles]
Donkey says, PANDA.
Panda says, OH! OH, I'M SORRY,
DONKEY! IT'S JUST THAT I REALLY
WANT TO BUILD A FORT!
Donkey says, OKAY. LET'S GO
TO YOUR HOUSE AND BUILD
UP A FORT.
Panda says, OKAY!
[Whoosh]
Blankets shift as Panda pokes his head out.
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey says,...HERE.
Panda says, LET'S SEE. UH -- OH!
PUT ONE PILLOW HERE.
[Grunts]
Panda says, OKAY!
IS THIS NOT THE BEST
BEST FRIENDS FORT
YOU'VE EVER SEEN, DONKEY?
[Donkey imitates a guitar]
Panda asks, DONKEY?
[Donkey imitates a guitar]
Panda says, UH, YOU'RE NOT BUILDING.
Donkey asks, WHAT? OH.
OH, YEAH. I, UH -- I WAS JUST
THINKING ABOUT OUR SONG.
Panda says, BUT WE STILL NEED
TO FINISH BUILDING OUR FORT!
Donkey says, OH. RIGHT.
[Panda grunts]
Panda asks, HEY, DONKEY, CAN
YOU PASS ME THE PURPLE
PILLOW RIGHT THERE?
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE WITH
ONE ANOTHER.
Panda says, DONKEY!
Donkey says, AW, I'M SORRY,
PANDA, BUT I REALLY WANT
TO DO OUR CONCERT.
Panda says, WELL, AND I REALLY
WANT TO BUILD OUR FORT.
Donkey says, WELL, MAYBE WE
SHOULD BOTH DO WHAT WE
WANT TO DO.
Panda sadly says, OH. WELL...
MAYBE WE SHOULD.
Donkey says, WELL, THEN...
I'M GOING HOME FOR THE
CONCERT. HAPPY BEST
FRIENDS DAY.
Panda says, HAPPY BEST FRIENDS
DAY TO YOU, TOO, DONKEY.
Panda looks down.
[Whoosh]
Donkey stands in her room.
Donkey says, GET READY TO
CELEBRATE BEST FRIENDS
DAY WITH ME, DONKEY HODIE.
AND... AND ME.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
[Rock music plays on guitar]
Donkey sings, FRIENDS CARE
ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
IT'S NEVER ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER.
Donkey stops playing.
Donkey says, AT LEAST IT'S
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER.
Donkey picks up Amazing Radish.
Donkey makes a high-pitched voice,
ARE YOU AND PANDA STILL FRIENDS?
Donkey say, WHAT?! WELL, OF
COURSE, PANDA AND I ARE STILL
FRIENDS! I THINK.
[Whoosh]
Panda sits in his fort.
Panda says, THIS IS GONNA BE
THE BEST BEST FRIENDS
FORT EVER!
DONKEY'S GONNA LOVE IT!
The fort falls on Panda.
[Giggling, boing]
Panda says, OH!
BUT I COULD REALLY USE
HER HELP.
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, WHAT DO YOU
THINK, SUPER PORCUPINE?
WHY DOESN'T DONKEY SEE
HOW FUN THIS FORT IS?
Super Porcupine shakes its head.
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, SOME BEST
FRIENDS DAY THIS IS.
[Whoosh]
[Donkey sighs, unhappy music plays]
Donkey says, I DON'T GET IT.
IT'S JUST DOING THE CONCERT
AT MY HOUSE WITH LIGHTS
AND INSTRUMENTS IS SO MUCH
MORE FUN THAN BUILDING
PANDA'S FORT.
IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
I CAN DO SO THAT PANDA
SEES IT MY WAY.
THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK!
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY,
DONKEY! WHAT'S UP?
Donkey sadly says, OH. NOT
MUCH, DUCK DUCK.
Duck Duck asks, WHAT?
WHY YA SO SAD? TODAY'S
BEST FRIENDS DAY! HEY, HEY!
Donkey says, I KNOW.
[Birds chirp]
Duck Duck says, HM.
SINCE YOU AND PANDA
ARE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS,
I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU'D
BE HANGING OUT.
Donkey says, OH, WE ARE! I MEAN...
WE WERE. I WANT TO DO
A BEST FRIENDS CONCERT,
AND PANDA WANTS TO BUILD
A BEST FRIENDS FORT, AND
WE'RE BOTH KIND OF SAD
THAT WE CAN'T AGREE.
Duck Duck says, HM. THOSE
BOTH SOUND LIKE PRETTY
GOOD IDEAS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN BEST
FRIENDS DISAGREE SOMETIMES.
YOU'LL WORK IT OUT.
WELL, GOT TO RUN. I'M
SPENDING BEST FRIENDS DAY
WITH MY GOOD FRIEND, BOB DOG.
Donkey asks, OH, WHAT ARE
YOU GONNA DO?
Duck Duck says, WE'RE
READING BOOKS ABOUT BALLS.
Donkey says, AH!
Duck Duck says, YEAH, I WANTED
TO READ, AND BOB DOG WANTED
TO PLAY WITH BALLS, SO WE'RE
DOING SOMETHING WITH BOTH.
PRETTY GREAT COMPROMISE
WE WORKED OUT, HUH? BYE!
Donkey says, HMM...
[Whoosh]
[Panda sighs]
Panda says, WHY DON'T
YOU WANT TO BUILD A
FORT, DONKEY?
[Slide whistle]
Panda, pretending to be Donkey, says, HEE-HAW!
'CAUSE I WANT TO DO
A CONCERT!
[Whoosh, Panda groans]
Panda says, BUT I WANT TO
BUILD A FORT.
[Slide whistle]
Panda, pretending to be Donkey, says, AW,
BUT, PANDA, PAL, A CONCERT
IS MUCH MORE FUN. AND I'M
SAD YOU DON'T AGREE.
Harriett wears a polka dot dress. She wears her pink hair short.
Harriett asks, WHO ARE YOU
TALKING TO, PURPLE PANDA?
Panda says, OH, HI, HARRIETT.
Harriett says, UH-HUH.
Panda explains, I WAS JUST
TALKING TO DONKEY.
Harriett says, WHA-- WHERE?
Panda says, WELL, NOT REALLY
DONKEY, BUT ME BEING
DONKEY. 'CAUSE WE DON'T
AGREE ON HOW TO SPEND
BEST FRIENDS DAY...
AND I'M SAD.
Harriett says, SORRY, PANDA.
YOU KNOW, I'M SPENDING A DAY
WITH GRAMPY, AND WE'RE GONNA
MAKE A NEW INVENTION.
A WALKING WALKING STICK.
Panda repeats, A WALKING
WALKING STICK?
Harriet says, OH, YES. A WALKING
STICK THAT CAN WALK ON ITS OWN.
YOU SEE, GRAMPY WANTED TO TAKE
A WALK, AND I WANTED TO INVENT,
SO WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH
IDEAS. IT'S CALLED A COMPROMISE.
MM-HMM.
Panda says, OHH! NEAT!
[Birds sing]
Harriet says, MM-HMM.
HAPPY BEST FRIENDS DAY!
TOODLE-OO!
Panda says, UH, BYE, HARRIETT. HUH.
[Whoosh]
Donkey paces.
Donkey says, HUH. DUCK DUCK
WAS RIGHT. FRIENDS CAN DISAGREE
ON WHAT THEY WANT TO DO...
Panda says, AND STILL
BE FRIENDS.
[Happy music plays]
Donkey says, SO THERE MUST
BE A WAY THAT I CAN BE HAPPY
AND PANDA CAN BE HAPPY, TOO,
SO WE CAN BOTH DO WHAT
WE LIKE!
Panda says, COMPROMISE. THAT'S
WHAT HARRIETT SAID. WAIT.
[Donkey gasps, ding]
Donkey says, THAT'S IT!
I, DONKEY HODIE,
WILL COMPROMISE!
Panda says, YEAH! WE CAN DO
SOME OF MY IDEA AND SOME
OF DONKEY'S.
Donkey says, WE CAN PUT ON
THE BEST FRIENDS CONCERT
INSIDE THE BEST FRIENDS FORT!
Panda says, WE BOTH HAVE TO
GIVE UP SOMETHING...
Donkey says, AND BOTH GET
SOMETHING WE WANT.
Donkey and Panda say, THAT'S
WHAT A COMPROMISE IS!
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey says, HERE I COME, PANDA!
Panda says, HERE I COME, DONKEY!
Donkey and Panda run on the colourful path. They run into each other.
[Boing]
Donkey and Panda say, UNH! UNH!
[Donkey laughs]
Donkey says, OHH.
PANDA, I KNOW HOW TO
SOLVE OUR PROBLEM!
Panda says, YEAH, YEAH,
ME TOO, DONKEY.
Donkey says, YEAH, WE'LL USE
PART OF YOUR IDEA AND PART
OF MY IDEA.
Panda says, YEAH, AND THEN
WE'LL COMBINE THE TWO IDEAS
INTO ONE BRAND-NEW IDEA AND...
[Chimes]
Donkey and Panda say, COMPROMISE!
Donkey says, HEE-HAW!
Panda says, HEY-O!
[Whoosh]
Donkey and Panda pull on a purple blanket.
Donkey says, ONE, TWO...
Donkey and Panda carry a drum set.
[Grunting, laughing, humming]
Donkey stands on Panda’s shoulders as she hangs lights.
Donkey says, A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT.
Panda says, OKAY.
[Grunting]
Donkey says, UH-HUH.
Panda puts Super Porcupine in the stuffy audience. Donkey puts Amazing Radish beside the Porcupine and pats the Radish on the head.
Panda says, MM-HMM.
Donkey says, THERE YOU GO.
Donkey and Panda stand side by side as they look at their fort.
Donkey says, AH.
Panda says, AH. THE BEST
BEST FRIENDS FORT EVER
IS FINISHED!
[Upbeat music plays]
Donkey says, LET THE BEST
FRIENDS CONCERT BEGIN!
NEIGHBORS, AMAZING RADISH,
SUPER PORCUPINE, AND ALL
YOU STUFFED ANIMALS!
WELCOME TO THE BEST
FRIENDS FORT AND YOUR
FIRST-EVER BEST FRIENDS
CONCERT! ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR!
[Rock music plays]
Donkey and Panda sing, FRIENDS
CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
IT'S NEVER ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
Donkey sings, BUT FRIENDS
CAN DISAGREE.
Panda sings, JUST LIKE YOU
AND ME.
Donkey sings, AND WHEN
A PROBLEM DOES ARISE.
Panda sings, WE CAN ALWAYS
They both sing, COM-PRO-MISE.
Donkey says, EVERYBODY SING.
Donkey and Panda sing, FRIENDS
CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER,
FRIENDS SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Donkey sings, IT'S NEVER ONLY
MY WAY.
Panda sings, OR EVER ONLY
MY WAY.
Donkey and Panda sing, 'CAUSE
FRIENDS FIND THE BEST WAY,
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES
A FRIEND A FRIEND. YEAH!
Donkey says, HA HA! THANK
YOU! THANK YOU FOR COMING
TO THE BEST FRIENDS CONCERT!
Panda says, YEAH, AND THANK
YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO
BEST FRIENDS FORT!
Donkey says, AND THANK YOU,
BEST FRIEND.
Panda says, NO. THANK YOU,
BEST FRIEND.
Donkey says, NO, NO, NO.
THANK YOU, BEST FRIEND!
[Chuckling]
Panda says, NO. THANK YOU.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits roll.
“Executive Producers:
Ellen Doherty.
Adam Rudman.
David Rudman.
Directed by: David Rudman.
Written by: George Arthur Bloom.
Starring:
Haley Jenkins.
Frankie Cordero.
Stephanie D’Abruzzo.
Spiffy Pictures.”
[Clink]
“Fred Rogers Productions.”
[Daniel Tiger giggles]
“Nine Story Media Group.”
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