A child says, WHEE!

T.V.O. Kids and Apartment Eleven Productions and Imagine Create, Original.

[Child giggles, upbeat music plays, pop]

Text reads, “T.V.O. Kids presents. Produced by Tracey Mack, Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan. Music by Jessie Farrell.”

Harry, a shaggy black and white guinea pig, stands in a gazebo. Frankie, a light brown guinea pig, stands on the grass in front and looks up at Harry. A white guinea pig waits at a market stall. In a classroom, four guinea pigs sit facing a teacher.

[Cheerful music plays]

A singer sings, HOW DO YOU DO? IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU IN OUR HAPPY PLACE. OH, OH, IN OUR HAPPY PLACE.

Title: Happy Place.

The sky is misty above a three-storey red schoolhouse. Frankie, Harry, Clover, and Skip sit at desks in a classroom. A teacher, a black, grey and white guinea pig, sits at a desk in front of the class.

[Bell ringing, children laughing, upbeat country music plays]

A narrator says, IT'S AN EXCITING DAY AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE. TODAY IS SHOW AND TELL. IT'S A CHANCE FOR THE STUDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND MAYBE EVEN LEARN ABOUT THEMSELVES.

The teacher says, GOOD MORNING, STUDENTS. TAKE A MOMENT TO SETTLE IN AND GET YOURSELVES READY FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS.

Clover says, I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

Frankie says, DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL BE GREAT.

Skip says, OH, I CAN'T WAIT. THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.

Harry says, UH, I DON'T FEEL PREPARED.

The teacher asks, WHO'D LIKE TO GO FIRST?

[Needle scratching record, music stops, crickets chirping, Harry whistling]

Skip says, I'LL GO FIRST.

Harry says, PHEW.

The teacher says, OKAY, SKIP. YOU MAY BEGIN.

Skip has a toy black and red train steam engine on his desk.

[Rock music plays]

Skip says, HI. I'M SKIP. I BROUGHT MY TRAIN. I MAKE MODEL TRAINS. UH, PLAY WITH THEM, STUDY THEM. AND ONE DAY, I HOPE TO BE A TRAIN ENGINEER.

Skip imagines sitting at the front of a train wearing a black top hat.

[Train whistle blaring, engine motor rattling]

Skip says, THE END. THANK YOU.

[Upbeat music plays]

The teacher says, THANK YOU, SKIP. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Clover has a soccer ball on her desk.

Clover says, I LIKE YOUR TRAINS. I HOPE ONE DAY I CAN RIDE ON A TRAIN. OKAY. CAN I GO NEXT?

The teacher says, YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD, CLOVER.

Clover says, HELLO, I'M CLOVER. I LOVE SOCCER, I PLAY ON A TEAM. I PRACTICE EVERY DAY. THIS IS MY NEW SOCCER BALL I GOT FOR MY BIRTHDAY. I'M A FORWARD, WHICH MEANS I SCORE GOALS.

A photograph shows Clover running behind a soccer ball in a stadium filled with fans.

[Crowd cheering]

Frankie asks, WHEN'S YOUR NEXT GAME?

The teacher says, GREAT QUESTION, FRANKIE.

Clover says, TOMORROW AT 4:00 P.M. AT THE PARK.

Frankie says, I'LL BE THERE. OKAY. CAN I GO NEXT?

The teacher says, GO AHEAD, FRANKIE.

Frankie nibbles a pink dahlia on her desk.

[Munching]

Frankie says, HI, I'M FRANKIE, AND TODAY I BROUGHT SOMETHING I GREW IN MY GARDEN. I LOVE TO GROW DAHLIAS. I'M ESPECIALLY FOND OF THIS PINK COLOR.

[Harry snoring]

Harry says, BORING.

Frankie says, THEY'RE ALSO A TASTY TREAT.

[Munching]

Harry says, TASTY OR NOT, I REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT FLOWERS.

Frankie says, WELL, I LIKE THEM.

Harry says, AND I DON'T.

The teacher says, HARRY, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN DAHLIAS. IT TOOK COURAGE FOR FRANKIE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.

[Harry groaning]

The teacher says, NOW. HARRY, I BELIEVE IT'S YOUR TURN,

[Harry gasping, crickets chirping]

The teacher says, HARRY. IT'S YOUR TURN FOR SHOW AND TELL.

Harry says, UH OH.

Skip says, HARRY, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

Frankie says, HARRY?

[Trumpet plays wah wah wah]

[Upbeat music plays]

Harry says, OH, NO. I JUST REALIZED I FORGOT MY BAG OF MAGIC TRICKS. I'M SORRY, EVERYONE, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY MAGIC TRICKS TO SHARE.

[Bell ringing]

The teacher says, WELL, HARRY, YOU'RE IN LUCK. WE'RE OUT OF TIME FOR TODAY.

Harry says, PHEW!

The teacher says, PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR MAGIC TRICKS TOMORROW, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THEN.

Harry says, WAIT. I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE. SKIP, I LIKE YOUR TRAIN. I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL. CLOVER, I THINK I'D ENJOY WATCHING YOUR SOCCER GAME. AND FRANKIE, I THINK YOU'RE A VERY GOOD PRESENTER AND I LIKE THAT YOU'RE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT DAHLIAS.

Frankie says, THANKS, HARRY. I APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS.

The narrator says, TODAY HARRY FOUND OUT THAT KIND WORDS GO A LONG WAY. AND AN OPEN MIND CAN LEAD TO NEW DISCOVERIES.

In the schoolyard, Harry sits at a picnic table and eats a dahlia.

Harry says, I HAVE TO SAY, FRANKIE WAS RIGHT. THESE DAHLIAS ARE DELICIOUS.

[Munching, birds chirping]

[Upbeat music plays]

End Credits. Executive Producer, T.V.O. Kirsten Hurd. Executive Producers, Tracey Mack, Eric Hogan, Tara Hungerford. Music Produced by Jessie Farrell, Allan Rodger. Written and directed by Tara Hungerford, Eric Hogan. Cast (alphabetical by role): Elizabeth Irving, Clover. Paris Hogan, Frankie. Noelle Pion, Ginger. Tareek Talati, Harry. Aaron Parnell, Mayor Rufus, Mr. Thatcher. Marcie Nestman, Miss Manners. Aimee Ayotte, Miss Whiskers, Jellybean. Kai Rudell, Mr. Radish. Aaron Moy, Skip. Special Thanks to: Our adorable guinea pig cast, Rabbitats, Brittany Kells, Mikaela Mack-Iancu, Michael and Darlene Mack, our family and friends. Copyright 2024 Happy Penny Productions, Incorporated. All rights reserved.