Colourful fish and sea turtles swim in bright blue water.

Text reads, “Screen Australia and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation present” “A Cheeky Little Media production.” “Created by Tim Bain.” “Series Producer: Patrick Egerton.”

[Rock music plays]

Voices sing, OVER THE OCEAN AND
OVER THE REEF,
THERE'S A SUNNY LITTLE PLACE
CALLED KANGAROO BEACH.

Frizzy, Gemma, Neville and Pounce leap off their beds. Frizzy is a young blue koala, Gemma is a pink platypus, Neville is a hairy-nosed albino wombat with a pink nose, and Pounce is a young yellow and orange kangaroo. They ride down a slide.

[Boing, slide whistles]

The voices sing, FRIZZY, GEMMA,
NEVILLE AND POUNCE,
CADETS IN THE CLUB
SO COME ON LET'S BOUNCE .

GOOD FRIENDS SURFING
SWIMMING, LEARNING.

[Screaming, whistle blows, splash]

Bondi, an orange kangaroo lifeguard, drives a boat. Sandy, a pink kangaroo lifeguard, stands beside him. Big Trev, a yellow wombat, pilots a small submarine.

The voices sing, BONDI, SANDY, BIG TREV, TOO,
TRAINING WITH THE VERY BEST
LIFEGUARD CREW.

STAYING SAFE, BEING BRAVE,
RIDE A WAVE, MAKE A SAVE.

WE'RE HERE ALL SUMMER,
IT JUST GETS FUN-ER.

LET'S HOP DOWN TO
KANGAROO BEACH.

[Water splashes]

White text beside a logo reads, “Kangaroo Beach.” The logo features an orange three-part circle around a white silhouette of a swimmer.

Blue text on sand beneath the Kangaroo Beach logo reads, “Trash Pets.” White text beneath that reads, “Written by Charlotte Rose Hamlyn.”

A voice reads, “TRASH PETS.”

[Splashing]

Sand stands on the beach in front of Gemma, Pounce, Neville and Frizzy. Each of the cadets has a green bin beside them.

[Upbeat music plays]

Sandy asks, OKAY, CADETS, WHO'S READY
FOR BEACH CLEAN-UP DAY?

Frizzy moves the red lid on her green bin up and down as she speaks.

Frizzy says in a deep voice, I AM, AND I'M
SO HUNGRY FOR TASTY TRASH, YUM!

[Gemma giggles]

Gemma moves the white lid on her green bin up and down as she speaks.

Gemma says in a posh voice, ME TOO, EXCEPT
I LIKE RECYCLABLE STUFF
LIKE PAPER, BOTTLES, AND CANS.

Pounce moves the green lid on his green bin up and down as he speaks.

Pounce says, AND I WANT COMPOST,
LIKE OLD STINKY FOOD AND PLANTS.
NOM-NOM-NOM!

Neville says, TRASH? UGH!

[Sandy chuckles]

Sandy says, ALRIGHT THEN,
LET'S FILL UP THESE HUNGRY BINS.

Frizzy and Pounce drop items in their bins.

[Thumping]

Neville grumbles, THIS STUFF IS
SO DIRTY AND ICKY.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP?

Bondi calls down from the headquarters,
BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY
ON A DIRTY, ICKY BEACH.

[Splashing, upbeat music plays]

Later, Sandy and Neville stand on a motorboat. A purple can floats in the water.

Sandy says, SEE, BY CLEARING
RUBBISH FROM THE BEACH, WE KEEP
IT OUT OF THE WATER.

[Splash]

A purple and white dolphin says, YEAH, I LIVE HERE.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF I
DUMPED TRASH IN YOUR HOUSE?

[Splashing]

A shark surfaces and says, YEAH!

[Dolphin gasps]

The dolphin says, SHARK!

[Splashing]

The shark says, A SHARK?! WHERE?!
OH, WAIT, I'M THE SHARK, AREN'T I?

[Laughing]

The shark says, SILLY ME.

[Splashing, rustling]

On the beach, a small turtle struggles with its flippers in the handles of a plastic bag.

Gemma explains, WORST OF ALL,
MARINE ANIMALS CAN GET TANGLED
IN PLASTIC OR MISTAKE IT FOR FOOD
AND BECOME SICK.

Neville says, OH, NO, I WOULDN'T WANT
TO HURT ANY POOR ANIMALS.

I PROMISE TO HELP KEEP THE BEACH
NICE AND CLEAN.

Frizzy says, EXCUSE ME, NEVILLE.

Frizzy digs in the green bin with the white lid, throwing garbage back on the beach.

[Grunting, clanging]

Pounce asks, FRIZZY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

Frizzy says, RECYCLING!
IT'S TIME FOR A...

Frizzy drops supplies on a table. Pounce, Gemma and Neville look at her.

[Clatter]

Frizzy says, ...CRAFTERNOON!

Neville asks, WHAT'S A CRAFTYNOON?

[Upbeat music plays]

Frizzy says, IT'S LIKE A REGULAR
AFTERNOON, BUT CRAFTY.

WE CAN USE THIS RECYCLING TO
MAKE ANYTHING WE IMAGINE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE MY
FAVOURITE ANIMAL, ME!

Frizzy holds up a blue jug.

Pounce says, AWESOME!


Gemma says, I THINK I'LL MAKE
A CHRISTMAS ISLAND RED CRAB.

Frizzy asks, WHAT ABOUT YOU, NEVILLE?

Neville pops bubble wrap.

Neville says, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I LIKE THIS.

[Popping]

The cadets assemble their crafts.

[Snipping, tape rips, glue squirts, banging]

A voice says, AWESOME!

[Cadets cheer]

Later, Sandy hops into towards the cadets.

Sandy says, HO-HO!

The cadets proudly hold their crafts.

Frizzy says, SANDI, LOOK WHAT WE MADE!
TRASH PETS!

Sandy says, WELL, THERE ARE TWO WORDS
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HEAR TOGETHER.

Pounce says, MINE'S A BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN.

[Chuckling]

Pounce says, GET IT?

Sandy says, LOVE YOUR WORK.

Neville says, MINE'S CALLED POPPY.

[Bubble wrap pops]

Sandy says, GREAT WORK, CADETS,
WHAT A CREATIVE AND, CAN I SAY,
SLIGHTLY SMELLY WAY TO RECYCLE.

Frizzy says, THANKS.
COME ON, TRASH PETS, WALKIES.

[Cadets laugh]

The cadets pull their trash pets on string across sand.

[Upbeat music plays]
Gherkinn, an otter, says, UH.

Beach goers spin Big Trev in a circle as they run past him.

[Big Trev grunts, gasping]

Gherkinn says, OH, MY GOODNESS, HOW CUTE!

Wei, a panda, asks, WHAT ARE THEY?

Gemma says, THEY ARE TRASH PETS.

Philippa, a penguin, says, TRASHY CRABBY!

Wei asks, CAN I PET IT?

Pounce says, YES, HE'S VERY FRIENDLY.

Wei pets Pounce’s bottle-nosed dolphin. Big Trev reaches towards the crab trash pet and it snaps at him.

[Giggling, snapping]

Big Trev says, GREAT GUMNUTS!

Gherkinn says, WOWIE, I WANT A TRASH TO PET.

[Splashing]

The sky over the beach darkens and stars twinkle.

[Crickets chirp]

The next morning, Gemma sits on her bed.

[Yawning, clicking tongue, more yawning, upbeat music plays]

Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy run towards a slide.

Pounce asks, COMING, NEVILLE?

Neville says, JUST A MINUTE.

Gemma asks, NEVILLE, DO YOU REALLY NEED
TO TAKE POPPY OUT FOR OUR
MORNING SWIM?

Neville says, I DON'T WANT HER
TO GET LONELY.

[Laughing, water splashes, footsteps crunch on sand]

Later, the cadets walk on the beach.

Frizzy exclaims, WHOA, LOOK!
ARE THOSE…

Philippa balances a fish craft on her head.

[Philippa grunts]

The cadets say, TRASH PETS!

[Giggling, wind blows]

Gherkinn pulls four craft dogs behind him on strings. The wind lifts one into the air.

Gherkinn says, NO, NO!
STAY GHERKY-POO! STAY!
BAD DOGGY BAG, BAD!

[Grunting]

The dog craft hits Big Trev’s nose.

[Rustle]

Frizzy asks, HEY, WHO DOES
THIS BELONG TO?

Philippa says, FISHY FREE!

Philippa drops her fish craft in the water.

[Splash, laughing]

Gemma shouts, PHILIPPA, NO!
NOT IN THE WATER!

Frizzy says, WE'VE CREATED A MONSTER.

Neville says, A TRASH MONSTER!

Sandy stops a dune buggy in front of Neville and Frizzy.

Sandy says, CADETS, CAN WE HAVE
A WORD, PLEASE?

[Splashing]

Sandy says, OKAY, CADETS, WE'VE GOT
A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

I'VE ALREADY PULLED THREE OF
THESE FROM THE WATER TODAY.

IF BEACH GOERS CAN'T BE
RESPONSIBLE TRASH PET OWNERS,
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE
THEM AT HOME.

Neville says, DON'T WORRY, SANDI,
WE'LL FIX THIS.

WON'T WE, POPPY?

[Pop]

Neville says, SHE SAYS YES.

[Footsteps crunch in sand]

Gemma speaks into a megaphone,
ATTENTION, EVERYONE, PLEASE
RECYCLE YOUR TRASH PETS.
THEY'RE NOW BANNED FROM
THE BEACH.

[Groaning]

A voice grumbles, COME ON.

Gherkinn says, GOODBYE, GHERKY-POO,
GHERKINSKY, GHERKULES,
GHERKLETTE, UND... BOB.

[Rustling]

Gemma says, NOW THE BEACH IS TAKEN
CARE OF, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL
RECYCLE OUR OWN TRASH PETS
TO BE EXTRA SAFE.

Gemma, Pounce and Frizzy throw their trash pets in the recycling bin.

[Rustling, solemn music plays]

Neville asks, RECYCLE POPPY? NEVER!
FRIENDS DON'T THROW AWAY
THEIR FRIENDS.

Frizzy says, COME ON, NEVILLE,
SHE'S NOT EVEN REAL.

Neville says, DON'T LISTEN TO HER, POPPY.

Frizzy says, IT'S ALL RIGHT, NEV, SHE'S
JUST GOING ON AN EXCITING ADVENTURE
TO THE RECYCLING CENTRE.

[Neville whimpers]

Neville says, MM.

Neville says, NO, NO!

[Neville whimpers]

Neville says, LEAVE POPPY ALONE!

[Wind blows]

Poppy blows out of Neville’s hands.

Neville shouts, POPPY!

The cadets say, POPPY. UH-OH.
POPPY, OH NO! UH-OH.

Neville shouts, NO, NO, NO, NO!
OH, NO! POPPY, OH NO!
POPPY COME BACK! NO!

Poppy blows past a dock and over the water.

[Wind blows, rustling]

The cadets say, UH-OH.

Neville says, WE HAVE TO SAVE POPPY!

Pounce says, CADETS TO THE RESCUE!

[Water splashes]

Later, Frizzy stands on a paddle board.

She shouts, POPPY, WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M SORRY I SAID YOU SHOULD GO
IN THE TRASH.

Neville shouts, POPPY, POPPY!

The purple and white dolphin asks,
HEY, CADETS, WHAT'S WITH ALL
THE SHOUTING?

[Water sloshes]

Neville asks, SHELLEY, HAVE YOU SEEN MY
FRIEND POPPY?

SHE'S ABOUT THIS BIG WITH A BIG
BUBBLY HEAD AND JELLYFISH LEGS.

Shelley, the dolphin, says, BUBBLY HEAD, JELLY LEGS,
I'M ON IT.

Shelley dives into the water.

[Upbeat music plays, chuckling, splashing, gasp]

Shelley asks, POPPY, IS THAT YOU?

Shelley pulls on Poppy’s rope.

[Grunting]

Shelley says, COME ON, LITTLE DUDE.

[Grunting]

Shelley spins and the rope tangles around her.

Shelley says, HM, OH! NOT COOL!
HELP! HELP! HELP!

On the surface of the water, Neville says, SHELLEY'S STUCK!

Gemma says, OH, NO, DOLPHINS CAN
ONLY HOLD THEIR BREATH FOR UP
TO TEN MINUTES. SHE'LL NEED TO
COME UP FOR AIR SOON.

Neville takes out a walkie-talkie.

[Crackling]

Neville says, HELP, DOLPHIN IN DISTRESS!

On the beach, Bondi and Sandy say, HUH?
ROOS TO THE RESCUE!

The cadets, Bondi and Sandy prepare their rescue equipment.

[Alarm blares, exciting music plays, clicking, beeping, helicopter blades whirr, engine hums, whooshing]

Sandy and Bondi ride jet skis to Gemma and Neville.

[Water sloshes]

Gemma says, UH, SHE'S DOWN THERE,
CAUGHT UP IN A TRASH PET.

Neville says, THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

Sandy speaks into a walkie-talkie, READY, TREV?
WE'RE GOING UNDER.

Big Trev pilots a submarine. Pounce and Frizzy ride with him.

Big Trev says, ROGER THAT, LIFEGUARDS.

[Shelley groans]

Frizzy says, THERE'S SHELLEY, LIGHT HER UP!

Lights on the submarine shine on Shelley. Bondi and Sandy swim to her and untangle the rope. Shelley swims up and breaches the surface. She flips high in the air.

[Clicking, chirp, beeping, splashing cheering, upbeat music plays]

Gemma says, YES, SHELLEY!

Neville says, GO, SHELLEY!

[Chirping]

Neville says, I'M SORRY FOR PUTTING
YOU IN DANGER, SHELLEY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

Shelley says, TOTALLY FINE, BUT I CAN'T SAY
THE SAME THING FOR YOUR BUDDY.

[Sad music plays]

Bondi surfaces holding tangled Poppy.

[Splash, gasp]

Neville says, POPPY!

[Neville cries, splashing]

Later, the lifeguards and cadets stand by the water under the headquarters.

Bondi says, MM, GOOD WORK SPOTTING
SHELLEY SO QUICKLY, CADETS.

Sandy says, AND NOW YOU'VE SEEN
FIRSTHAND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO KEEP TRASH OUT OF THE OCEAN.

[Rustling, solemn music plays]

Neville says, I'M SORRY, POPPY, YOU HAVE
TO GO ON THAT EXCITING JOURNEY TO
THE RECYCLING NOW.

Frizzy says, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, NEVILLE.

Neville says, THANKS, FRIZZY.

That night, stars twinkle in the dark sky over the headquarters. Neville glumly walks in a hallway.

[Water splashes, crickets chirp]

[Sigh]

Pounce, Gemma and Frizzy lie on their beds smiling.

[Drape slides open]

Poppy hangs over Neville’s bed.

Neville exclaims, POPPY!

Pounce says, SHE MAY NOT BE AN
OUTDOOR PET.

Frizzy says, BUT SHE'S THE PERFECT
INDOOR PET.

Neville says, THANKS, EVERYONE.
THIS IS THE BEST.

GOODNIGHT, FRIZZY.

Gemma says, GOODNIGHT, POUNCE.

Pounce says, GOODNIGHT, GEMMA.

Everyone says, GOODNIGHT, POPPY.

[Popping, laughing]

[Upbeat music plays]

Voices sing, WE'RE HERE ALL SUMMER
IT JUST GETS FUN-ER,
LET'S HOP DOWN TO
KANGAROO BEACH.

End credits roll.

“Cast:
Pounce: Harriet Hynes.
Frizzy: Eliza Hynes.
Gemma: Millie Egerton.
Neville: Jerra Wright-Smith
Sandy: Kitty Flanagan.
Bondi: Matthew Hardie.
Big Trev: Rupert Degas.

Gherkinn: Rupert Degas.
Philippa: Sebastian Bain.
Charlene: Michelle Doake.
Shelley: Kate Murphy.
Wei: Skye Wright-Smith.

Developed with the assistance of Australian Children’s Television Foundation.

A Cheeky Little Production.”