WOW WOW WUBBZY!

“DAIZY'S PURPLE THUMB”

Second Draft 5/14/08

Frederick Stroppel

FADE IN:

EXT. DAIZY’S HOUSE - GARDEN

ON DAIZY’S GARDEN - which is lush and beautiful. DAIZY

putters around with a trowel, wearing a sun hat, as
WUBBZY watches.

DAIZY
La la la la la...

WUBBZY
Wow, Daizy- you sure are a whiz at
growing flowers!

DAIZY
That’s because I have a green
thumb, Wubbzy.

WUBBZY
A green thumb?
(looks at her hand)
Umm - it looks just like the rest
of your fingers.

DAIZY
<giggles> Silly - having a green
thumb just means that you’re
really good at making gardens
grow.

WUBBZY
Oh.

As Daizy disappears into her garden, MAYOR WHOOZLE

enters.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Wow wow, Mayor Whoozle! What
brings you here?

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Hello, Wubbzy. I was looking for
your friend Daizy...

Daizy pops her head out from among the flowers.

(CONTINUED)
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DAIZY
Here I am!

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Ah.
(clears his throat)
Daizy, the city of Wuzzleburg
really needs someone to take care
of its Community Garden, and I’ve
chosen you for the job.

DAIZY
Me? Really?

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Yes indeed. Here’s your official
“Community Gardener” badge.

He hands her a badge with the insignia “COMMUNITY

GARDENER”

DAIZY
Gee, thanks!

Daizy pins the badge on her lapel.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
The opening of the garden is set
for tomorrow morning.

DAIZY
Tomorrow? No problem! I’ll start
right away!

CUT TO:

EXT. COMMUNITY GARDEN

The community garden is bare, with rocks and weeds

dotting the empty lot.

DAIZY
Well, here’s the community garden.

WUBBZY
Wow, this looks like a big job. Do
you need any help, Daizy?

DAIZY
No thanks, Wubbzy. I can do it
all by myself - just me and my
green thumb.

WUBBZY
Okay - I’ll see you tomorrow!
(CONTINUED)
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As Wubbzy heads off, Daizy rolls up her sleeves and gets

to work.

QUICK MONTAGE of Daizy planting, watering, hoeing, etc.

DAIZY
La la la la la...

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. COMMUNITY GARDEN - NEXT DAY

WIDE ON - A BIG CROWD is gathered before the garden,

which is hidden by a big curtain. Wubbzy, Daizy, WIDGET
and WALDEN are waiting excitedly.

WALDEN
I can’t wait to see your garden,
Daizy.

WIDGET
Yeah, I’ll bet it’s cool-amundo!

DAIZY
Well, I planted lots of pretty
flowers, and tasty vegetables,
and...

WUBBZY
Doodleberries? I love
doodleberries!

DAIZY
Yes, Doodleberries, too. I
planted all kinds of things, so by
now it should be a beautiful
garden.

WALDEN
I believe it’s time for the
unveiling!

A HUSH falls over the crowd as Mayor Whoozle takes the

stage.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Ladies and gentleman...It gives me
great pleasure to present: the
Wuzzleburg Community Garden!

<FANFARE> as Mayor Whoozle pulls the rope, and the

curtain sweeps away, unveiling the garden...

(CONTINUED)
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CROWD
Oooo...!

THE GARDEN - is empty; nothing has grown at all!

CROWD (CONT'D)
(disappointed)
Ohhhh.

WIDGET
Jeepers, nothing grew in the
garden at all!

WALDEN
There’s no flowers...No
vegetables...

WUBBZY
And no doodleberries!

WALDEN
What happened, Daizy?

DAIZY
Gee, I don’t know...

She spreads her arms out in a dismayed shrug. Wubbzy

suddenly notices:

WUBBZY
Daizy, look! - Your thumb has
turned purple!

DAIZY
<GASP!>

Sure enough, Daizy’s thumb is bright purple.

WIDGET
The Wubbster’s right. That’s the
purplest thumb I’ve ever seen.

DAIZY
Lavender lollipops! No wonder I
can’t grow anything. I’ve lost my
green thumb!

WALDEN
Hmm - I think you should see
Doctor Flooey right away!

They take Daizy away to---

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INT. DOCTOR FLOOEY’S OFFICE

DOCTOR FLOOEY is just finishing examining Daizy with his

stethoscope.

DOCTOR FLOOEY
Everything seems fine, Daizy; I
can’t find a thing wrong with you.
Except that kooky purple thumb.

DAIZY
What am I going to do? I won’t be
able to grow anything ever again.

WIDGET
Don’t give up, Daizy. I can fix
this, no problemo!

CUT TO:

EXT. COMMUNITY GARDEN

Widget stand proudly beside her new machine, resembling a

mini-tractor with several arms.

WIDGET
Tada! Introducing the Perfect
Planter 3000! With this baby you
can plant a whole garden in no
time. Let me show you.

Widget holds a remote with a joystick, and operates it.

As one arm digs a hole, the other grabs a small plant and
<plops> it into the hole, and the third arm waters it.

WIDGET (CONT'D)
See? It’s easy. Try it.

Widget hands the joystick to Daizy.

DAIZY
Like this?

Daizy tries to pull the joystick, but it won’t budge.

DAIZY (CONT'D)
Hmm - it’s stuck.

WIDGET
Well, be careful, don’t pull it
too hard...

Daizy yanks on the joystick and <snaps> it in two.

The Machine starts <whirring> ominously.

(CONTINUED)
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WIDGET (CONT'D)
Uh-oh...

The machine springs into action, but instead of grabbing

a plant, it grabs --- Walden!

WALDEN
Great Blooming Begonias!

The machine digs a hole, and <plops> Walden into it,

waist-deep. Then it waters his head <splash!>.

WALDEN (CONT'D)
<Glug glug!>

Now the machine grabs Widget -

WIDGET
Whoaaa!

- digs a hole <plop>, and plants her, watering her head

<splash>.

WIDGET (CONT'D)
(soggy)
That wasn’t supposed to happen.

The Machine starts reaching for Wubbzy and Daizy.

WUBBZY
Run!!!

Daizy and Wubbzy run away as the Perfect Planter follows

after them. They split off in different directions, and
the Planter keeps going straight.

The Perfect Planter rolls right over a cliff, and We HEAR

an O.S. <CRASH>

Wubbzy and Daizy walk over to Widget and Walden,

“planted” in the ground, and help them get free.

DAIZY
Thanks for trying, Widget, but I
told you - without my green thumb,
I can’t grow anything.

WALDEN
Don’t give up, Daizy. I believe I
know how to solve this problem.

INT. WIDGET’S LABORATORY

Walden drops the huge book on the laboratory table

<wham!>, and dust flies up.
(CONTINUED)
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WALDEN
My Book of Fancy Formulas includes
a special Growing Formula that
will give you back your gardening
talent.

Walden turns the pages.

WALDEN (CONT'D)
Let’s see now - Growing Formula,
Growing Formula...Ah, here it is.

Walden studies the page carefully, and starts mixing test

tubes and potions.

WALDEN (CONT'D)
Now drink this, Daizy.

DAIZY
Okay - I hope it works.

Daizy drinks the formula, and waits. Suddenly she throws

her head back and -

DAIZY (CONT'D)
<CROWS>

WUBBZY
I don’t think that’s a Growing
Formula; I think it’s a Crowing
Formula.

DAIZY
<crows again>

WUBBZY
You may be right, Wubbzy.

Walden checks the book.

WALDEN
Ah, I get it now.

Walden mixes a new potion, and hands it to Daizy.

WALDEN (CONT'D)
Try this, Daizy.

Daizy drinks the potion. Suddenly she puckers her lips

and starts blowing, and a POWERFUL WIND comes out of her
mouth. Walden is blown over and somersaults away.

WUBBZY
Nope, I think that’s a Blowing
Formula.

(CONTINUED)
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Walden staggers back to the book, fighting the wind. He

quickly mixes a formula and hands it to Daizy.

WALDEN
How about this...?

Daizy drinks the formula. After a moment, her legs rev

up, and she starts running all over the room <zoom>.

DAIZY
Whoaaaa....!

WUBBZY
And I think that’s a Go-Go-Going
Formula.

They watch as Daizy <zooms> past them, back and forth, a

few times, and up and down the walls.

WALDEN
I’d better mix a Slowing Formula.

Walden quickly mixes a drink, and holds it out for Daizy.

She grabs it as she runs by, and drinks it. She slowly
winds down, and finally comes to a stop, collapsing on
the floor.

WIDGET
Well, that worked, anyway.

Walden starts flipping through the pages again, but Daizy

stops him.

DAIZY
(out of breath)
Thanks for trying, Walden, but
I’ve still got this purple thumb.
And without my green thumb, I
can’t grow anything.

Daizy walks off sadly. Wubbzy follows.

WUBBZY
Don’t give up, Daizy. We can work
on the garden together - maybe my
thumb is green.

DAIZY
But it’s really not your job,
Wubbzy.

WUBBZY
That’s okay - it’ll be fun!
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EXT. COMMUNITY GARDEN

Wubbzy has all the gardening tools and hoses laid out by
the garden. Daizy is giving him advice.

DAIZY
Now when you’re planting a garden,
Wubbzy, you have to take your time
and do everything in just the
right order...

WUBBZY
Don’t worry, Daizy, I have my own
super-fast system. Watch!

Wubbzy sets about gardening; in a QUICK MONTAGE, we see -

Wubbzy runs across the field pulling a set of rakes tied

together, so that he tills the entire field at once.

Wubbzy, with two coffee cans tied to his feet, bounces

across the field, digging holes for the plants.

Wubbzy rolls by on his Tooter-Scooter, with a Roller

attached to the back, flattening out the ground.

With a hose in each hand, Wubbzy bounces upon his tail

and spins around and around, back and forth, like a
sprinkler, watering the field.

THEN Wubbzy returns to Daizy, dusting off his hands.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
See? I’m finished, in no time at
all.

DAIZY
Uh, Wubbzy...Did you forget
something?

WUBBZY
What?

Daizy points to the wheelbarrow full of SEEDS.

DAIZY
The seeds?

WUBBZY
Oops. I never planted them.
(scratches his head)
I guess I’d better start all over
again...

(CONTINUED)
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DAIZY
Never mind, Wubbzy - it’s not your
job. I’m supposed to be the
Community Gardener. But since I
can’t grow anything, I give up.
(takes off her badge)
Can you please take this badge
back to Mayor Whoozle?

WUBBZY
Okay - if that’s what you want...

Wubbzy takes the badge, and then notices with surprise -

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Hey, look - now I have a purple
thumb, too!

Sure enough, his thumb is bright purple.

DAIZY
Lavender lollipops! How did that
happen?

WUBBZY
It must have come from the ink on
your “Community Gardener” badge.

DAIZY
You mean this is just plain old
ink?

Daizy turns on a garden faucet and washes her thumb under

it. The purple ink immediately washes right off.

DAIZY (CONT'D)
(delighted)
You’re right, Wubbzy - my thumb’s
back to normal!
(puzzled)
But wait a minute - if I always
had a green thumb, how come my
garden didn’t grow?

WUBBZY
Good question, Daizy.

Wubbzy checks the garden soil.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
And I think I know the answer!

He points to ANIMAL TRACKS in the garden soil.

DAIZY
Footprints!
(CONTINUED)
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WUBBZY
And they look an awful lot like
beaver tracks! Come on, let’s go.

They follow the tracks down to ---

EXT. BEAVER POND

At the Beaver Pond, the BEAVERS have decorated their

lodge and dam with all kinds of beautiful flowers, while
they loll about munching on big juicy vegetables.

WUBBZY
Look!

DAIZY
So that’s what happened to my
garden.

WUBBZY
Yup - the beavers snuck in last
night and stole all the flowers
and the vegetables---

Wubbzy spots one Beaver popping doodleberries into his

mouth.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
<gasps> And the doodleberries!

Daizy shakes an admonishing finger at the beavers.

DAIZY
You naughty beavers!

The Beavers look over, shrug, and <giggle>.

WUBBZY
So it looks like you still know
how to grow a great garden, Daizy.

DAIZY
And that’s what I’m gonna do - in
fact, I’m gonna grow the biggest
garden Wuzzleburg has ever seen!

WUBBZY
Don’t forget your badge!

Wubbzy hands Daizy the Gardener badge, and she proudly

pins it on.

DISSOLVE TO:
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EXT. COMMUNITY GARDEN

THE GARDEN - as promised, it’s bigger and more beautiful

than ever. An admiring CROWD strolls through the
garden, impressed by Daizy’s work.

MAYOR WHOOZLE
Thank you, Daizy. You’ve given
Wuzzleburg a beautiful garden!

DAIZY
You’re welcome, Mayor Whoozle.
(to Wubbzy)
I sure am glad to have my green
thumb back!

Wubbzy looks down at his own hands, and notices ---

WUBBZY
Hey! Now both of my hands are
purple! What does that mean?

Daizy giggles, and points to the empty doodleberry bush

beside him.

DAIZY
<giggles> It means you've been
eating too many doodleberries!

WUBBZY
<giggles>

AND WE:

IRIS OUT.