Felix wears a blue hoodie over a striped shirt in front of a building with text that reads, tvokids presents.

Felix asks, IS THERE A DOCTOR
IN THE HOUSE?

In a window of the building, Annie wears a pink dress.

Annie says, YES AND HE'S A MOUSE.

In a window above Annie, Dr. Cheddar wears a stethoscope. He waves.

A narrator says, YOU’LL FEEL BETTER WITH DR. CHEDDAR.

Text on the building reads, Dr. Cheddar.

[Soft, bright music plays]

In his office, at night, Dr. Cheddar works at his desk.

[Dr. Cheddar yawning]

Dr. Cheddar says, OH MY.
JUST A FEW MORE NOTES, AND…

[Ringing]

Dr. Cheddar seems startled.

He says, WHO COULD THAT BE
AT THIS LATE HOUR?

He answers a video call on his tablet. On the other end of the call, Felix is in his bedroom wearing pyjamas.

Dr. Cheddar says, FELIX! SHOULDN'T YOU BE IN BED?

Felix says, THAT'S THE PROBLEM, DR. C.
I, I JUST CAN'T FALL ASLEEP.
I'VE TRIED, AND I'VE
TRIED, AND I'VE TRIED,
BUT I'M JUST NOT SLEEPY.

Dr. Cheddar says, I HAVE A FEW TIPS THAT
JUST MIGHT HAVE YOU SNORING
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

[Dr. Cheddar chuckling]

Felix says, I'LL TRY ANYTHING.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE
TO STAY AWAKE, FOREVER.

Dr. Cheddar says, OH, WE CAN'T HAVE THAT FELIX.
SLEEPING IS A VERY IMPORTANT
PART OF OUR DAILY ROUTINE.

Felix nods.

Dr. Cheddar says, LET'S GIVE SOME OF THESE
TIPS A TRY, SHALL WE?

Felix says, OKAY.

He looks determined.

Dr. Cheddar says, SOMETIMES, IF YOUR
TUMMY IS RUMBLY AT NIGHT,
DRINKING A GLASS OF
WARM MILK BEFORE BED,
CAN HELP FILL YOU UP,
AND MAKE YOU DROWSY.

In his kitchen, Felix finishes a glass of milk.

He says, AH! DELICIOUS!

He looks at his glass.

He says, BUT, I'M STILL NOT SLEEPY.

Dr. Cheddar says, READING A BOOK IS A
GREAT WAY TO GIVE YOUR EYES
ONE FINAL WORKOUT
BEFORE BEDTIME.

On the couch, Felix reads from a book with a picture of a wizard hat on the cover.

Felix says, AND A BOY WIZARD CAST A
SPELL, AND SAVED THE KINGDOM.

He lowers his book.

He says, HUH. GREAT.
BUT I'M STILL NOT TIRED.

Dr. Cheddar says, IF ALL ELSE FAILS, JUST
IMAGINE YOURSELF COUNTING SHEEP,
UNTIL YOU DRIFT
OFF TO DREAMLAND.

[Dr. Cheddar chuckling]

[Sheep bleating]

In bed, Felix cuddles his stuffed elephant.

He counts, 78.
79.

[Felix sighing]

Felix says, I LOST MY COUNT.
I'M GOTTA START AGAIN.
1, 2…

[Sheep bleating]

Felix sits up in bed.

[Felix grunting]

Felix says, COUNTING SHEEP IS HARD WHEN
YOU'RE NOT REALLY THERE.

He lies back down in bed.

Dr. Cheddar says, THERE'S STILL ONE
THING WE HAVEN'T TRIED.
WHY, WHEN I WAS A YOUNG
PUP JUST LIKE YOU,
MY DADDY USED TO
SING ME LULLABIES TO
HELP ME FALL ASLEEP.

Dr. Cheddar asks, DO YOU WANT ME TO TRY
SINGING ONE TO YOU?

Felix says, IT'S WORTH A SHOT.

[Dr. Cheddar chuckling]

Felix lies in bed.

He says, START SINGING.

[Gentle music plays]

Dr. Cheddar sings, LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN,
COUNT SOME SHEEP.
CLOSE YOUR EYES,
AND GO TO SLEEP.
WHEN TOMORROW COMES,
YOU'LL BE YOUR BEST.
BUT ONLY IF YOU
GET SOME REST.

Felix snuggles into his pillow.

[Felix softly snoring]

Dr. Cheddar quietly says, OOH, THAT LULLABY
WORKS EVERY TIME.
THIS IS DR. CHEDDAR,
HOPING YOU FEEL BETTER
ABOUT FALLING ASLEEP.
AND IF IT'S YOUR BEDTIME,
I WISH YOU A GOOD NIGHT.

[Dr. Cheddar chuckling]

[Soft music plays]

Felix, Dr. Cheddar and Annie watch fireworks go off in the sky at night.

They say, WOAH!

Dr. Cheddar says, WOW, LOVELY.

Ontario Creates. tvokids. Canada Media Fund. Canada, The Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit.

Production Executive, TVOkids Agustin Guevara.

Created and Produced by Frank Meschkuleit and Dina Meschkuleit.

Copyright 2023 Dr. Cheddar Productions Inc.