[Inspirational music plays]

Fruit and vegetable dinosaurs roam the land.

A narrator says, IT'S THE LATE CRUNCHIEST PERIOD, WHEN THE WORLD WAS DOMINATED BY THE JUICIEST AND FRESHEST CREATURES EVER TO RULE THE PLANET.

Screen Australia and The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Present: A Cheeky Little Media Production.

The narrator says, THE MIGHTY VEGESAURS.

Tricarrotops Ginger stands on a cliff with Pea-Rexes Minty, Wasabi and Split.

Title: Vegesaurs. Created by Gary Eck and Nick O’Sullivan.

[Bright, gentle music plays]

Ginger walks through Vegesaur Valley with Minty, Wasabi and Split on her horns. She looks around at the lush green plants around her.

Ginger says, I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE SOMETHING...

She pauses in a small clearing.

Ginger looks GREEN!

Minty, Wasabi and Split look around.

Minty says, HMM. UH...

Minty scratches their chin.

[Minty gasping]

Minty points to themselves.

Minty says, ME, ME, ME?

Ginger says, NOPE. NICE TRY.

Minty looks behind them and says, UH-OH.

Ginger looks over her shoulder. A herd of Cucumberdiles walk toward the small clearing.

[Cucumberdiles growling]

Ginger says, THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT THE GREEN I WAS THINKING OF. HIDE!

She runs away with Minty, Wasabi and Split.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split yelping]

[Cucumberdiles grunting]

The narrator says, WHEN TRAVELLING BETWEEN BODIES OF WATER, CUCUMBERDILES MUST MOVE QUICKLY TO PREVENT DRYING OUT.

[Ginger gasping]

Ginger jumps behind a bush. The Cucumberdiles continue through the clearing.

[Cucumberdiles grunting]

The Cucumberdiles pass Ginger. Ginger peaks out from behind the bush with Minty, Wasabi and Split on her head.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split chittering]

Ginger jumps over the bush.

She says, PHEW!

[Minty, Wasabi and Split sighing in relief]

Ginger says, OKAY, WHERE WERE WE?

Minty, Wasabi and Split jump off Ginger.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split grunting]

Ginger says, I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE SOMETHING...

She looks around and spots a baby Cucumberdile gazing up at her.

[Ginger yelping]

Ginger says, STAY BACK!

The narrator says, ADULT CUCUMBERDILES ARE ONE OF THE VALLEY'S APEX PREDATORS.

Minty, Wasabi and Split glare at the baby Cucmberdile.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split growling]

The narrator says, THE TOOTHLESS BABY CUKE, HOWEVER, IS MUCH LESS OF A THREAT.

The baby Cucumberdile walks closer to Ginger, Minty, Wasabi and Split.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split chittering]

[Ginger giggling]

Ginger says, OH, YOU WON'T BITE. I THINK YOUR FAMILY WENT THAT WAY.

She points toward the herd of Cucumberdiles with her snout.

[Baby Cucumberdile grunting]

The baby Cucumberdile walks into a rock.

[Baby Cucumberdile whimpering]

The narrator says, OUT OF THE WATER, CUCUMBERDILES' EYES DRY UP, CAUSING THEIR VISION TO GO BLURRY.

The baby Cucumberdile runs into a bush.

Ginger says, WE'LL HELP YOU GET TO THE LAKE. HERE. HOP ON.

She runs toward the baby Cucumberdile and lies down.

[Baby Cucumberdile grunting]

The baby Cucumberdile walks past Ginger.

[Chomping]

[Sucking]

Ginger says, HUH?

She looks over her shoulder at the baby Cucumberdile sucking on her foot.

The narrator says, THIS BABY CUKE IS TEETHING. SUCKING HELPS SOOTHE ITS GUMS.

Ginger says, AH...

[Ginger giggling nervously]

Ginger says, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT, BUT OKAY.

On a sandy beach, Ginger drags the baby Cucumberdile along behind her.

[Baby Cucumberdile sucking]

Minty, Wasabi and Split follow Ginger and the baby Cucumberdile.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split laughing]

Ginger looks back at the baby Cucumberdile.

She says, I CAN'T FEEL MY TOES ANYMORE. OFF YOU GET.

Ginger gently shakes her foot.

[Baby Cucumberdile sucking]

Ginger shakes the baby Cucumberdile off her foot.

[Ginger grunting]

The baby Cucumberdile slides across the sand toward Minty, Wasabi and Split. Minty, Wasabi and Split jump.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split yelping]

Minty says, HEYA.

The baby Cucumberdile stares at Minty, Wasabi and Split.

Wasabi says, WHOA.

The baby Cucumberdile sniffs Wasabi.

[Baby Cucumberdile sniffing]

[Wasabi whimpering]

Wasabi says, HMM.

Ginger says, AWW!

[Ginger giggling]

Ginger says, I THINK IT LIKES YOU, WASABI!

[Wasabi chittering happily]

The baby Cucumberdile sucks Wasabi into its mouth.

[Slurping]

[Muffled yelping]

[Minty and Split gasping]

Ginger says, OH, NO.

Wasabi pries the baby Cucumberdile’s mouth open and jumps out.

[Wasabi grunting]

[Wasabi giggling nervously]

Wasabi starts to crawl away. The baby Cucumberdile sucks Wasabi’s hand into its mouth. Minty and Split run over and pull on Wasabi’s arms.

[Minty and Split straining]

Minty and Split lose their grip and stumble.

[Minty and Split grunting]

[Wasabi whimpering]

Ginger walks over and says, OPEN.

[Wasabi chittering]

[Cucumberdile sucking]

Ginger says, OPEN!

[Wasabi chittering]

Wasabi glances at the baby Cucumberdile.

Ginger says, UH, WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE FOR IT TO SUCK ON.

She looks around. Split backs away.

[Split whimpering]

[Minty gasping]

[Minty chittering excitedly]

Minty runs and plucks a flower off a nearby plant.

[Minty panting]

Minty shows the baby Cucumberdile the flower and glances at Split.

Split says, UH-HUH.

Split grabs Wasabi’s claws. Minty holds the flower close to the baby Cucumberdile, and Split pulls on Wasabi.

[Wasabi yelping]

The baby Cucumberdile sniffs the air.

[Sniffing]

Split pulls Wasabi free from the baby Cucumberdile, and they stumble toward Split and Ginger.

[Split and Wasabi grunting]

Ginger says, NOW!

Minty puts the flower in the baby Cucumberdile’s mouth, and the baby Cucumberdile sucks on it like a soother. Minty breaks off the stem.

Ginger says, WELL DONE.

[Baby Cucumberdile sucking]

The baby Cucumberdile scurries past Ginger, Minty, Wasabi and Split.

[Ginger, Minty, Wasabi and Split chittering]

Ginger looks to her right.

She says, THERE'S YOUR HERD, OVER THERE!

Ginger looks back and spots the baby Cucumberdile walking toward a brown, four-legged Cucumberdile-like Vegesaur.

Ginger says, STOP!

[Wasabi gasping]

Ginger says, THAT'S NOT ONE OF YOU!

She runs after the baby Cucumberdile with Ginger, Minty, Wasabi and Split.

The narrator says, THE LONGER THE CUCUMBERDILES ARE OUT OF THE WATER, THE BLURRIER THEIR EYESIGHT BECOMES.

Ginger warns, LOOK OUT!

The baby Cucumberdile bumps into the four-legged Vegesaur and drops the flower.

[Baby Cucumberdile grumbling]

The narrator says, THE TERRITORIAL POTATODONS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT PERSONAL SPACE.

The Potatodon, the four-legged Vegesaur, raises one of its front feet. The baby Cucumberdile sucks on two of the Potatodons claws.

[Potatodon chattering]

[Baby Cucumberdile sucking]

Ginger says, OOPSIE! SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT THINKS YOU'RE A DUMMY.

[Potatodon grumbling]

[Ginger laughing nervously]

Ginger says, NOT THAT KIND OF DUMMY!

[Potatodon grunting]

The Potatodon shakes the baby Cucumberdile off its claws. The baby Cucumberdile soars through the air.

Ginger says, GO LONG!

She follows the baby Cucumberdile with Minty, Wasabi and Split.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split panting]

[Minty, Wasabi and Split chittering]

Ginger, Minty, Wasabi and Split look up toward the baby Cucumberdile.

[Splatting]

Minty, Wasabi and Split close their eyes and cringe. They open their eyes and look toward Ginger.

Ginger says, GOTCHA.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split chittering]

The baby Cucumberdile hangs off Ginger’s snout.

Her voice nasally, Ginger says, MINTY, I THINK I'M GONNA NEED ANOTHER FLOWER.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split laughing]

By the lake, the baby Cucumberdile sucks on a flower. Ginger nudges the baby Cucumberdile toward the water. Minty, Wasabi and Split ride on Ginger’s horns. The herd of Cucumberdiles rests in the water close to shore.

[Cucumberdiles snoring]

Ginger says, OFF YOU GO.

She gives the baby Cucumberdile another nudge toward the water. The baby Cucumberdile scurries toward the lake. Ginger jumps behind a bush. She peeks around the leaves. Minty, Wasabi and Split run out beside her.

[Cucumberdiles snoring]

[Ginger gasping]

The baby Cucumberdile runs past the sleeping Cucumberdiles.

[Cucumberdiles snoring]

Ginger quietly says, TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND!

[Minty, Wasabi and Split chittering quietly]

[Wasabi whistling loudly]

At the water's edge, the baby Cucumberdile pauses and looks back toward Ginger, Minty, Wasabi and Split. The baby Cucumberdile drops its flower in the water and swims toward the herd. The baby Cucumberdile nuzzles one of the Cucumberdiles.

[Cucumberdiles grunting]

Ginger says, AWW!

[Minty, Wasabi and Split chittering]

Ginger says, I GUESS THEY AREN'T ALL THAT SCARY.

Minty, Wasabi and Split climb onto Ginger’s horns. Ginger steps out from behind the bush as a Cucumberdile walks across the beach toward her.

[Cucumberdile growling]

[Minty, Wasabi and Split gasping]

Ginger says, I TAKE THAT BACK.

She turns around and says, LET'S GO.

Ginger runs away with Minty, Wasabi and Split.

[Minty, Wasabi and Split laughing]

The Cucumberdile continues across the sand.

[Cucumberdile grunting]

The Cucumberdile bumps into a rock and scowls.

[Cucumberdile grunting]

[Inspirational music plays]

End credits. Voice of Ginger - Mikayla Ayers. Voice of Narrator - Colin Cassidy. Voice of the Vegesaurs - Rupert Degas, Aimee Horne, Evelia Eck, Kate Murphy, Asmara Feik. Written by Sylvie van Dijk. Production funding from the Australian Government, Screen Australia. Logos: A Cheeky Little Production. Studio 100. A.B.C. France T.V. Copyright 2023 Cheeky Little Media P.T.Y. L.T.D.s and Australian Broadcasting Corporation.