WOW! WOW! WUBBZY!

“The Flower Day Parade”

First Draft 1/02/08

by Suzanne Collins

FADE IN:

EXT. WUBB CLUB - DAY

OPEN ON WUBBZY -- who sits amidst a pile of flowers making a

beautiful wreath of Rosie Posies.

WUBBZY
Wow, wow, everybody! Today is the
first day of spring, so I’m getting
ready for the Flower Day Parade!

Wubbzy pops the wreath on his head and marches around.

WUBBZY
That’s where everybody in
Wuzzleburg dresses up like flowers
and marches through the town
playing music and stuff.

Wubbzy spots a pair of gardening shovels and picks them up by

the handles.

WUBBZY
And Mayor Whoozle leads the whole
parade walking on a pair of stilts.
Kinda like this.

Wubbzy demonstrates by improvising with the pair of gardening

shovels (and he’s a pretty good stilt-walker).

WUBBZY
It’s going to be the best parade
ever! I better get going, I don’t
want to miss a thing!

Wubbzy hops off the shovels and runs off.

EXT. WUZZLEBURG - PARADE AREA - DAY

The street is filled with people preparing to participate in

the parade. Wubbzy bounces past WALDEN, who is carrying his
Hoopty Horn under his arm.
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WUBBZY
Wow, wow, Walden! What are you
doing in the parade?

WALDEN
Hello, Wubbzy. I’m going to play
my Hoopty Horn in the band.

Walden gives a <BLATT> with his horn.

WUBBZY
That’s a great idea!

Wubbzy bounces on, and passes -

WIDGET, who sits on a giant bicycle-like contraption that has

pipe organ tubes.

WUBBZY
Wow wow, Widget! What are you
doing in the parade?

WIDGET
Howdy, Wubbzy. I’m going to ride my
Petunia Pedaler 3000. I invented
it special for the parade.

WUBBZY
Really? Does it do anything
flowery?

WIDGET
You betcha! Watch!

As Widget pedals around Wubbzy, flowers begin to pop out of

the pipe organ tubes, raining down on everyone.

WUBBZY
Wow! That’s super-cool!

Wubbzy bounces on, and passes -

DAIZY, who’s dressed as a big sunflower.

WUBBZY
Wow wow, Daizy! What are you doing
in the parade?

DAIZY
Hi, Wubbzy. Look! I’m this
year’s Miss Sunny Fun Flower! I get
to ride on the Big Flowery Float!
(MORE)
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DAIZY (cont'd)
(unable to contain
herself)
Wheeeee!

Daizy spins around, flapping her petals in excitement.

WUBBZY
Wow! You sure are lucky!

Now MAYOR WHOOZLE approaches, carrying a clipboard.

WUBBZY
And look - here comes Mayor
Whoozle!

MAYOR WHOOZLE
(making notes on his
clipboard)
Balloons, check!...Clowns,
check!...

Just then a bunch of MONKEYS riding unicycles goes by.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Unicycling monkeys, check!
(turns to Wubbzy)
And what about you, Wubbzy? What
are you going to do in the parade?

WUBBZY
Gee, Mayor Whoozle, I don’t really
know yet.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Well, you better decide soon. It’s
almost parade time.
(checks his watch)
I better practice walking on my
stilts. I can’t lead the parade
without them!

Mayor Whoozle hops up on his stilts and begins to walk

around.

Wubbzy looks around at everyone busily preparing.

WUBBZY
Gee, everybody’s got something to
do in the parade but me. There
must be something I can do!
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EXT. STREET - BAND AREA - DAY

Wubbzy hops over to the band area where musicians are tuning
up. He goes over to Walden who’s polishing his Hoopty Horn.

WUBBZY
Hi, Walden! I’m looking for
something to do in the parade.
Maybe I can play an instrument like
you!

WALDEN
I don’t know, Wubbzy - not everyone
is good at music. But you can give
it a try. There are some extra
instruments over here.

Walden points to a pile of strange-looking musical

instruments. Wubbzy runs over excitedly.

WALDEN
How about a Happy Harp?

Walden pulls out a Happy Harp, a large harp with multi-

colored strings.

WUBBZY
A Happy Harp! Yeah, that’s for me!

Wubbzy begins to play with his hands and tail, making a nice
<melody>.

WUBBZY
Hey, this is easy!

He starts getting cocky, and playing recklessly.

ON WALDEN - watching with concern.

WALDEN
Careful, Wubbzy, you’re playing too
fast...

WE HEAR an O.S. <TWANG!>

PAN TO WUBBZY - completely entangled in the strings, trapped

like a fly in a web.

WUBBZY
You know what? This Happy Harp is
not making me too happy.

Walden pulls the strings apart, and Wubbzy <plops> out.

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Now Walden points out a big Gong.

WALDEN
Well - we’ve also got a Goofy Gong.

WUBBZY
A Goofy Gong! Cool!

Wubbzy takes up the mallet and hits the gong. The gong
<booms> so loud that Wubbzy starts to vibrate, from his arms
and legs right up to his head, where a puffball of hair pops
out <poof!>

WUBBZY
This Goofy Gong is too g-g-g-goofy!

Walden scratches his head.

WALDEN
Well, I don’t know what else you
can play...

Wubbzy spots a Wacky-whistle on the table.

WUBBZY
Hey, look! It’s a Wacky-whistle!

Wubbzy picks it up.

WUBBZY
Wow! This will be easy. All I have
to do is blow into it!

WALDEN
(tries to warn him)
Uh - Wubbzy...

Wubbzy blows into the whistle, and sends out a loud, shrill
blast <THWEEP!> Then another <THWEEP!> Then two more
<THWEEP!><THWEEP!>. The noise is so sharp and piercing, the
OTHER MUSICIANS stop playing and cover their ears. The noise
<pops> a nearby CLOWN’S balloons. It blows the flowers right
off a marcher’s costume, leaving him in his long underwear.

Walden taps Wubbzy on the shoulder.

WALDEN
Wubbzy - stop!
(Wubbzy stops)
You know what? That Wacky-whistle
is just too wacky.

Wubbzy looks around, and sees the destruction.

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WUBBZY
Wow wow wow. Did I do that?

WALDEN
Don’t worry, we can fix it. But
maybe you ought to find something
else to do in the parade.

WUBBZY
Maybe you’re right.

EXT. PARK - THINGS-ON-WHEELS-AREA - DAY

Wubbzy heads over to the Things-On-Wheels area, where people

are riding everything from flower-decorated bicycles to
strollers to skateboards.

He finds Widget, who’s loading her Petunia Pedaler 3000 pipes

with flowers.

WUBBZY
Hey, Widget! I’m looking for
something to do in the parade.

WIDGET
Well, why don’t you ride a Thing-on-
Wheels? There’s a whole bunch to
choose from.

WUBBZY
Great idea!

Wubbzy hurries over to a collection of Things-on-Wheels. He

finds a Bike with an enormous front wheel and a high seat.
As he climbs up into the seat, his feet dangle far above the
pedals.

WUBBZY
Hmm - my legs are too short for
this...

Wubbzy hops off and finds a teeny-tiny bike. As he sits on

it, his knees are up past his eyes.

WUBBZY
And my legs are too long for this!

As he gets off the bike, a cross chipmunk steps up and hops

on the teeny-tiny bike and pedals away, <chattering>
grumpily.

WUBBZY
Sorry.
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Then Wubbzy spots a unicycle.

WUBBZY
Hey, look! A unicycle! I can
definitely ride this -

As he speaks, the UNICYCLING MONKEYS pedal past.

WUBBZY
- it’s so easy even a monkey can do
it.

Confident, Wubbzy mounts the unicycle and for a moment he

actually seems to be getting it. But as he gains speed, he
loses control and goes careening wildly around.

WUBBZY
Whooooa! Where are the brakes on
this thing?!!

Wubbzy knocks over the cotton candy machine, scatters the

flower flag squad, and finally crashes into--

EXT. FLOAT AREA - DAY

--a big FLOWER FLOAT, sending flowers flying everywhere, and

the float-riders jumping to safety.

Widget helps Wubbzy out of the mass of petals.

WIDGET
Are you okay, little buddy?

WUBBZY
I think so.
(noticing destruction)
Wow wow wow. Did I do that?

WIDGET
Don’t worry, we can fix it. But
maybe you ought to find something
else to do in the parade.

WUBBZY
Maybe you’re right.

Wubbzy spots Daizy, still in her sunflower outfit, practicing

waving on the big float. Wubbzy waves back.

WUBBZY
Hi, Daizy! Nice waving!
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DAIZY
Thanks, Wubbzy! What are you
doing?

WUBBZY
Oh, I’m still looking for something
to do in the parade. Gee, I wish I
could ride up there on the float
with you.

DAIZY
I wish you could, too, but it’s all
filled up. But lots of people
carry things around the float, like
flowers, and flags, and balloons--

WUBBZY
That’s it! I’ll carry a balloon!

Daizy offers him a little pink Rosie Posie balloon.

DAIZY
Here’s a pretty pink rosie-posie
one.

WUBBZY
I want a bigger one!

Daizy offers him a bigger yellow tulip balloon.

DAIZY
Yellow’s a nice color for you.

WUBBZY
Bigger, bigger! Like - that one!

Wubbzy points to the biggest one of all, a giant orange

helium marigold. He runs over and grabs the rope.

WUBBZY
Wow! This will be easy! All I
have to do is hold on to it!

Wubbzy begins to proudly march around.

WUBBZY
Now I can be in the parade!

Wubbzy doesn’t realize that the ground is retreating from his

feet. Up, up, and away he goes.

WUBBZY
Yes, sir. Things are really
looking up--
(MORE)
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WUBBZY (cont'd)
(glances down)
--up--
(starting to panic)
--up--
(clinging to rope)
What am I doing up here! Help!!!

DAIZY
Lavender lollipops! Hang on,
Wubbzy!

As Wubbzy holds on tight, everyone chases after him.

EXT. STREET

The balloon carries Wubbzy right down the street, where he

blasts right through an overhanging banner of flowers, and he
winds up bedecked with roses.

WUBBZY
Wow!

Then he goes through another banner of daffodils, taking some

along with him.

WUBBZY
Wow!

Then he goes through some daisies and begins to resemble a

flower arrangement.

WUBBZY
Wow! I’m turning into a flower
float all by myself!

Then the balloon hits a street lamp and <POPS>.

WUBBZY
Whoaaaa!

Wubbzy lands with a <splash> in the town fountain.

Daizy helps Wubbzy out of the water.

DAIZY
Are you okay, Wubbzy?

WUBBZY
I think so.

Wubbzy looks back down the street, where the flower banners
are dangling and shredded.
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WUBBZY
(noticing destruction)
Wow wow wow. Did I do that?

DAIZY
Don’t worry. We can fix it. But
maybe you ought to find something
else to do in the parade.

WUBBZY
Maybe you’re right.

EXT. PARADE AREA - DAY

Wubbzy returns to the parade area, and looks around at all

the activities. HE SEES - Jugglers, juggling bouquets;
Trainers riding flower-bedecked elephants; Ballet dancers
dressed as flowers doing pirouettes and splits...

WUBBZY
(to self)
Hmmm. Maybe I could...or how
about...or should I...?
(discouraged)
Oh, I give up! There’s nothing I
can do in this parade!

Wubbzy sits down on the curb, depressed. But then he

notices...

HUGGY, BUGGY and EARL carrying folding chairs along the

street.

WUBBZY
Wow wow, guys! Where are you
going?

HUGGY
To watch the parade, Wubbzy! It’s
going to be loads of fun!

And it suddenly hits Wubbzy.

WUBBZY
Hey! That’s right! Somebody has
to watch the parade, too. So why
not me?
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EXT. PARADE ROUTE - DAY

Wubbzy carries a folding chair to the street, and settles

down to watch the parade. Mayor Whoozle, walking by on his
stilts, gives Wubbzy a nod of approval.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Good spot, Wubbzy. You’ll be able
to see everything from here.

But just then, a bunch of unicycling monkeys, eating bananas,

rides by. Mayor Whoozle totters as they zip past him.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Whoops!

He helicopters his arms, and stays upright.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
<chuckles> Ha ha. Almost lost my
balance there...

But he doesn’t notice that the Monkeys are tossing banana

peels in their wake. As Mayor Whoozle takes a step, he slips
right on a banana peel.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Whoooa!

The mayor <crashes> into a cart of flowers as his stilts go

flying into the air.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Ooof!

Kooky Kid pops into the scene...

KOOKY KID
Kooky!

...then moves on. A crowd, including Walden, Widget and

Daizy, gather around to help.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
It’s okay--

He’s cut off by a burst of his own hysterical laughter.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
<hysterical laughter, then> I’m
all right--

Another bout of laughter seizes him.

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MAYOR WHOOZLE
<hysterical laughter, then> Or
maybe I’m not...!

The mayor rolls from side to side, incapacitated by mirth.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
<hysterical laughter>

WALDEN
Great blooming begonias! Mayor
Whoozle has sprained his funny
bone! He can’t lead the parade
like that.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
You’ll have to--<giggles>--find
somebody else--<wheezes>...to take
my place...! <hysterical laughter>

DAIZY
But who could replace you, Mayor
Whoozle? It would have to be
someone really special.

WIDGET
Someone who isn’t already in the
parade.

WALDEN
And most important, someone who can
walk on stilts. Someone like--

Now Wubbzy walks up, on the stilts, and hops off.

WUBBZY
Here are your stilts, Mayor
Whoozle.

WALDEN/WIDGET/DAIZY
(together)
---Wubbzy!

WUBBZY
What?

WALDEN
Wubbzy, we need you to lead the
parade!

WUBBZY
Me! Really? I get to lead the
parade? Wow, wow, WOW!!!
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He bounces up on the stilts.

WUBBZY
Everybody ready?

ALL
<cheer>

WUBBZY
Then let the Flower Day Parade
begin!

The band begins to PLAY as Wubbzy kicks off the parade in

high style.

EXT. STREETS OF WUZZLEBURG - DAY

We see the parade as it makes it’s way through Wuzzleburg.

Walden plays his heart out on his Hoopty Horn, Widget showers
the crowd with flowers, Daizy waves to the masses (as does
the mayor from his cart of flowers when he isn’t laughing too
hard), and Wubbzy proudly struts along on his stilts leading
the best parade ever!

CLOSE ON WUBBZY - as he turns to CAMERA:

WUBBZY
(to camera)
I guess there’s something I can do
after all! <giggles>

Suddenly Wubbzy drops OUT OF FRAME:

WUBBZY
Whoaa!!

WE HEAR an O.S. <CRASH>, and then a moment later a MONKEY

pops up on the stilts, eating a banana.

MONKEY
Ooo-ooo! Eee-eee!

AND WE:

IRIS OUT.

THE END