A yellow fish with large green fins swims in bright blue water.

It says,
BLOOP, BLOOP, BLOOP,
BLOOP, BLOOP

A brown monkey with beige hair bounces up and down.

It says,
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH

A zebra runs while a pink and yellow snake slithers with a knot tied in its body and an elephant sings out of its trunk. The eyes on the feathers of a peacock blink. A pig holds a white umbrella.

The Animanimals march one by one across the orange ground. The pig sits on the elephant’s back.

The Anianimals sing,
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS

A large cloud shakes. The other Animanimals look surprised.

The cloud sings,
ANIMANIMALS

The Animanimals say, HUH?

A sheep pokes its head and legs out of its fluffy white wool.

The sheep sings,
ANIMANIMALS

The rest of the Animanimals smile.

They sing,
ANIMANIMALS

(Trumpeting)

The Animanimals sing,
ANIMANIMALS

The pig floats down to the ground with its umbrella.

The title reads, “Animanimals. By Julia Cocker”.

(Meowing)

The episode title reads, “Centipede”.

A red centipede with rosy pink cheeks puts on matching yellow wristbands and headband.

(Speaks gibberish)

(Grunting)

The centipede does stretches.

(Snoring)

The centipede says, HUH?

The rest of the centipede’s body sleeps.

(Groans)

The centipede looks angry. He wakes up the rest of its body.

(Speaks gibberish)

(All grunting)

The centipede’s long body and many legs do lunges in unison.

(Snoring)

The back part of the centipede continues to sleep.

(All grunting)

The centipede picks up a blue sack and tries to take a step forward.

(Groans)

The rest of the centipede’s body does not move.

(Growls)

One by one the circular parts of the centipede’s body hop into the air.

(Speaks gibberish)

The centipede runs.

(All grunting)

(Cheering)

Outside, the centipede runs past a table where a lion, tiger, and gazelle cheer.

(Grunting)

(Speaks gibberish)

The centipede waves to the animals at the table as it passes. It meets with a worm and a ladybug.

(Speaks gibberish)

The centipede waves to the insects.

The centipede says,
AH!
AHA!

The ladybug puts on its running shoes.

The centipede reaches into his blue sack and pulls out its shoes. The centipede lays out the shoes as it walks.

The insects say, UH…OH!

(Laughs)

The centipede stops and tosses the sack on the floor. Its front legs step into a pair of shoes.

(Growls)

One by one, the other legs step into the shoes.

(Speaks gibberish)

(Snoring)

The back end of the centipede sleeps again.

(Speaks gibberish)

(Whistle blows)

The centipede says, OH?

The ladybug and the earthworm line up at a starting line.

(Whistle blows)

The ladybug and the earthworm start a race.

(Yells)

The centipede runs backward as it hurries to the starting line. The back end of it picks up its shoes.

(Panting)

The centipede catches up to the ladybug and the worm.

The centipede says, WHOA!

The back end of the centipede tries to put on its shoes.

(Panting)

(Grunting)

The back end of the centipede trips and the centipede falls.

(Panting)

The ladybug and the worm run past the fallen centipede.

They say, WHOA!

(Both panting)

(All groaning)

The centipede stands up.

The worm and the ladybug run past the cheering lion, tiger, and gazelle.

The centipede pumps its fist.

It says, HMM?

(Sighs)

The centipede runs backward toward the finish line.

(Grunts)

The centipede catches up to the worm and the ladybug.
(Cheering)

The centipede trips. It lands face-first on the track. Its long body stands up straight in front of the lion, tiger, and gazelle.

The centipede says, HMM.

It falls backward.

(Panting)

(Grunting)

The ladybug and the worm continue the race.

The centipede says, OOH.

(All groaning)

(Whimpers)

The tiger picks up the centipede and places it on the track.

The centipede says, HUH?

(Groans)

The centipede smiles and gets ready to run. The back end of the centipede does not get its shoes on in time.

The centipede runs backward toward the finish line.

It says, OH?

(Speaks gibberish)

(Yells)

The back end of the centipede trips again. The centipede flips backward onto the track.

It says, WHOA!

(All grunting)

(Panting)

The head of the centipede crosses the finish line before the ladybug and the worm.

The centipede says, WHOA!

(All screaming)

The centipede sees that it has won the race.

It says, OH?

(Air horn blasts)

(Cheering)

The centipede jumps up and down.

(Both cheering)

The ladybug and the worm cheer.

The Lion, tiger, and gazelle cheer.

(All laughing)

The centipede, worm, and ladybug stand on a podium. The centipede wears a gold medal.

(Cheers)

Credits read, “Producer: Thomas Meyer-Hermann. Design: Julia Ocker, Kiana Naghshineh. Script & Direction: Julia Ocker. Animatic: Nora Marie Back. Story Advisor: Andreas Hykade. Copyright Studio Film Board. Kika / ARD & ZDF - SWR 2022”.