WOW WOW WUBBZY!

LIGHTS, CAMERA, WUBBZY!

First Draft August 4 2008

Frederick Stroppel

FADE IN:

EXT. MOVIE STUDIO

The arches of Wuzzlewood Studios, leading into the studio

grounds. WUBBZY, DAIZY, WALDEN and WIDGET are walking
through the arches into the studio.

In the foreground, JANN STARL pops in and faces the

CAMERA:

JANN STARL
This is Jann Starl, and today
we’re at Wuzzlewood Studios, where
Wubbzy and his friends are going
to see how movies are made!

ON WUBBZY AND FRIENDS - as they walk through the studio

grounds.

WUBBZY
Wow, a real movie studio! What a
cool place!

Walden points to a poster on the building:

WALDEN
This is where they made my
favorite movie, “Journey to the
Center of the Moon!”

WIDGET
(points out another
poster)
And my favorite: “Mrs. Bloozey
Builds Her Dream House.”

DAIZY
(another poster)
And my favorite: “Tiptoe Through
the Tulips.”

WUBBZY
And now the Wubb Girlz are making
their very first film here.
They’re gonna be big movie stars!
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Wubbzy stops and ponders, as -

A THOUGHT BUBBLE emerges over his head - in the bubble WE

SEE Wubbzy stepping out of a limo, wearing sunglasses, as
crowds cheer.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Gee, I wish I could be a movie
star!

Walden spots a poster with the Wubb Girlz against a

studio building.

WALDEN
(points)
Look - I believe that’s where the
Wubb Girlz are shooting their
movie.

WUBBZY
Let’s go!

Wubbzy and his friends walk up to the door.

INT. STUDIO

As they enter, the STUDIO GUARD is standing by the door.

WUBBZY
Wow wow! I’m Wubbzy, and these are
my friends, and we’re here to
watch the Wubb Girlz make a movie.

STUDIO GUARD
Hello, Wubbzy!
(checks her watch)
The Wubb Girlz are in make-up
right now, but if you like, I can
give you a tour of the studio
while you’re waiting.

ALL FOUR
Cool!

STUDIO GUARD
Step this way...

The Studio Guard leads Wubbzy and the gang off.

INT. COSTUME ROOM

The Studio Guard brings them into the Costume Room, which
is stocked ceiling to floor with costumes of all kinds.

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STUDIO GUARD
This is the Costume Room.

Wubbzy looks in wonder at all the costumes.

WUBBZY
Wow - check out all these
costumes! You could pretend to be
anything in here.

DAIZY (O.S.)
Wubbzy - look at me!

Wubbzy looks over and sees -

DAIZY wearing a princess gown and tiara.

DAIZY (CONT'D)
I’m a princess!

WALDEN - is wearing a white smock and a fright wig.

WALDEN
And I’m a mad scientist!

WIDGET - is wearing a Viking costume.

WIDGET
And I’m a Viking!

BACK ON WUBBZY - dressed in a railroad engineer outfit.

WUBBZY
And I’m an engineer. Choo choo!
<giggles>

INT. SET-BUILDING WORKSHOP

The Studio Guard brings Wubbzy and company into the

workshop. Carpenters and designers are busy <hammering>
and <drilling>

STUDIO GUARD
This is where we build all the
sets.

DAIZY
Golly!

Walden points out the different sets that are being

built.

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WALDEN
Very impressive. There’s a
medieval castle...and there’s an
Egyptian pyramid...and there’s
a...Widget?

ON WIDGET - on a scaffold, hammering away on a set with

the other carpenters. She stops as she sees her friends
watching.

WIDGET
Sorry, guys - I just couldn’t
resist.

Widget flips the hammer aside and climbs down from the
scaffold.

INT. FAKE MONSTER ROOM

The Studio Guard leads them into a dark room.

STUDIO GUARD
And this is where we keep all our
movie monsters!

The Studio Guard flips on the light, and suddenly Wubbzy

and his friends find themselves surrounded by Scary
Monsters - Frankensteins, vampires, werewolves, etc.

WUBBZY
Yikes!

STUDIO GUARD
Don’t worry, they’re all fake.

DAIZY
Lavender Lollipops - they look so
real.

Wubbzy points to a huge UGLY MONSTER.

WUBBZY
<giggles> Except this one. You
can tell that’s fake.

THE UGLY MONSTER suddenly snaps to life.

UGLY MONSTER
I beg your pardon?

Wubbzy and his pals react in horror and run away.

ALL
YAAHHH!
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INT. PROP ROOM

The Studio Guard brings them into the Prop Room.

STUDIO GUARD
And this is our Prop Room, where
you can find almost anything you
want.

WUBBZY
Wow!

Wubbzy peeks into various boxes.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Look at all this cool stuff -
pirate hats - and laser swords -
and cowboy lassoes...!

The STudio Guard’s Beeper goes off <beep-beep!>

STUDIO GUARD
Okay, it’s time for the Wubb Girlz
to shoot their big scene!

DAIZY
Ooo - let’s go!

Daizy, Walden and Widget follow the Studio Guard out.

But Wubbzy is still looking at the props. He peeks into
an overhead box.

WUBBZY
I wonder what’s in this box...?

A KICKETY-KICK BALL drops out.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Wow! A kickety-kick ball! I
haven’t played kickety-kick ball
in such a long time...!

Wubbzy starts playing with the ball, bouncing it from

knee to knee soccer-style. Suddenly, another Kickety-
kick ball drops out of the box.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Hey, another ball! Now I can
juggle them!

Wubbzy starts juggling the two kickety-kick balls. Now a

third ball bounces out of the box.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Another ball!

(CONTINUED)
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Wubbzy adds it to the mix, juggling three balls. But

then another ball rolls out, and another, and another.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Uh-oh...Too many kickety-kick
balls...!

Wubbzy tries to stop the avalanche of kickety-kick balls.

INT. ON THE SET

The WUBB GIRLZ are on the set, filming a scene. They are
singing a song:

WUBB GIRLZ
(sing)
Oooooo...!

Suddenly the DIRECTOR, carrying a megaphone, stops the

filming.

DIRECTOR
Cut! Cut!

SPARKLE
What’s the matter, Helmut?

DIRECTOR
I don’t know - this scene just
isn’t working. Something’s
missing.

As he scratches his head, CAMERA PANS to Widget, Walden

and Daizy, watching from the sidelines.

WALDEN
Speaking of missing, where’s
Wubbzy?

WIDGET
Jeepers, the last time I saw him
was in the Prop Room.

DAIZY
I’ll go look.

Daizy goes back to the Prop Room to find him.

INT. PROP ROOM DOOR

As Daizy opens the door, a stream of kickety-kick balls

rolls out. Wubbzy is carried out in the wave of balls,
and lands on the floor.

(CONTINUED)
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DAIZY
Wubbzy - what happened?

WUBBZY
I was playing with one kickety-
kick ball, and then...
(looks)
Uh-oh!

HIS POV: The Kickety-kick balls are bouncing towards the

movie set.

Wubbzy jumps up and rushes after the balls.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Hey, come back here!

INT. MOVIE SET

The movie is about to start shooting again.

DIRECTOR
(in megaphone)
Okay, let’s try it again. Lights,
camera, action!

The Wubb Girlz start singing again.

WUBB GIRLZ
(sing)
Oooooo...!

Suddenly a kickety-kick ball bounces right in front of

them. Wubbzy enters frame, leaps and grabs the kickety-
kick ball in mid-flight, and bounces along with the ball.

WUBBZY
Whoaaa...!

WUBB GIRLZ
Wubbzy?

DIRECTOR
Cut! Cut!

ANGLE ON WUBBZY - as more kickety-kick balls bounce

around the set, he tries to chase them down. In the
process, he knocks over a bank of lights <crash!>,
crashes into the sets, and finally gets tangled in the
camera cables. As the smoke clears and the last few
kickety-kick balls dribble to a stop, Daizy approaches.

DAIZY
Wubbzy, look what you did!

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Wubbzy looks around the set, and sees that it’s a total
shambles. All the crew members are glaring at him.

WUBBZY
Uh...Sorry, everybody.

Wubbzy smiles sheepishly. Now the Director approaches,

and throws down his megaphone. He looks like he’s angry,
but instead -

DIRECTOR
(delighted)
That’s it! That’s what we’re
missing! This kid is a natural!

WUBBZY
I am?

DIRECTOR
Wubbzy, I want you to be in my
movie.

WUBBZY
Me? In a movie?

DIRECTOR
That’s what I said. How would you
like to be a BIG STAR?

WUBBZY
A big star? I sure would!

As Wubbzy thinks about it, WE SEE -

A THOUGHT BUBBLE - where Wubbzy dreams again about being

a star. We See a MONTAGE of images:

- A MAGAZINE STAND, with every magazine showing Wubbzy’s

face on the cover.

- Wubbzy in a convertible, driving past a huge BILLBOARD

with his face plastered on it, and letters screaming
“WUBBZY!”

- Wubbzy at a swimming pool, wearing sunglasses and

sipping a fancy drink from a twisty swirly straw.

- At the OSCAR CEREMONY, Jann Starl is onstage opening an

envelope.

JANN STARL
And the winner for Best Actor is -
Wubbzy!

Wubbzy bounds up on stage.

(CONTINUED)
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WUBBZY
Wow wow wow!

JANN STARL
Here you go, Wubbzy...

As Wubbzy reaches for the Oscar -

The Thought Bubble <pops>, as we hear the DIRECTOR’s

voice fading in -

DIRECTOR
Here you go, Wubbzy.

Wubbzy snaps back to reality, and sees that the Director

is handing him a big yellow STAR costume.

WUBBZY
Huh? What’s this?

DIRECTOR
Your costume. I told you, you’re
gonna be a star.

WUBBZY
You mean, I’m playing an actual
Star in the sky?

DIRECTOR
Of course - what else?
(talks through
megaphone)
Okay, let’s go for another take.
Places everybody!

As the crew bustles around, Wubbzy disappointedly

shuffles off with the costume.

INT. SET

The Wubb Girlz are back in place, ready to perform.

DIRECTOR
Is everybody ready? Is my star in
place?

OVER TO WUBBZY - in his star costume, suspended from a

cable as he is cranked up over the set with a winch
<crank-crank>

WUBBZY
Almost...

Wubbzy finally jerks to a stop -

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WUBBZY (CONT'D)
Oof!

- and dangles in the air.

DIRECTOR
Okay - lights, camera - Action!

The Wubb Girlz start singing their song.

WUBB GIRLZ
Ooooooo...!

And now it’s Wubbzy’s turn -

WUBBZY
(unenthusiastic)
Wow wow.

DIRECTOR
(through megaphone)
A little more energy, Wubbzy!

WUBBZY
Wow wow!

WUBB GIRLZ
Ooooooo!

WUBBZY
Wow wow!

DIRECTOR
Cut! Print it!

As CREWMEMBERS clear the set, Wubbzy is slowly lowered to

the ground <crank-crank>. His friends gather around him.

WIDGET
You did a great job, little buddy!

WALDEN
Yes yes yes - very illuminating
performance!

DAIZY
You were a super star!

WUBBZY
(bummed)
Yeah, thanks...

Wubbzy steps out of the star costume and walks away in a

funk. His friends look after him in bewilderment.

DISSOLVE TO:
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EXT. MOVIE THEATER

KLIEG LIGHTS are criss-crossing the sky, as the gala

world premiere of the Wubb Girlz movie is underway. Jann
Starl announces to CAMERA:

JANN STARL
Hello, everyone, I’m Jann Starl,
and we’re here at the premiere of
the new Wubb Girlz movie, Wubb
Girlz Forever, and all the stars
are out to enjoy the snow!

INT. THEATER LOBBY

Wubbzy is sitting in the lobby alone. The muffled

<SOUNDS> of the Wubb Girlz singing can be heard O.S.
beyond the theater door. Daizy comes out of the theater.

DAIZY
Come on, Wubbzy, you’re missing
the movie!

WUBBZY
That’s okay. I don’t want to see
it.

DAIZY
Why not?

Now Widget and Walden come out of the theater.

WIDGET
Hurry, Wubbster. They’re showing
your big scene!

WALDEN
Yes indeed - you don’t want to
miss this!

WUBBZY
(shrugs)
It’s no big deal. I have such a
small part, who’s gonna even
notice me, anyway?

Walden holds open the theater door. We hear the audience

inside buzzing with excitement.

AUDIENCE (O.S.)
All right, Wubbzy!/ Yeah, Wubbzy!/
Way to shine, Wubbzy!...

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WALDEN
Well, it sounds like someone
noticed you.

WUBBZY
Huh?

Wubbzy, amazed, wanders into the theater.

INT. THEATER

Wubbzy walks into the theater, where everyone is

cheering. He looks at the screen.

ON SCREEN: Wubbzy is in his star outfit, spinning and

somersaulting as he sings:

WUBBZY
(on screen)
“Wow wow! Wow wow! Wow wow!”

IN AUDIENCE - everyone claps along. One AUDIENCE MEMBER

jumps up:

AUDIENCE MEMBER
Go, Wubbzy!

And the rest of the audience <cheers> along.

WUBBZY
Wow...!

EXT. MOVIE THEATER

Wubbzy walks out of the theater, and the crowd is still

cheering, as flashbulbs <Pop!>

CROWD
Wubbzy! - Wubbzy! - Wubbzy!

DAIZY
See, Wubbzy, what’d we tell you?

WUBBZY
Wow - now I really am a star!

As Wubbzy waves to the crowd, suddenly a kickety-kick

ball bounces past. Wubbzy immediately forgets the crowd
as he focuses in on the ball.

WUBBZY (CONT'D)
A Kickety-kick ball!!!

(CONTINUED)
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Wubbzy rushes off after the ball. His friends watch him
go, shaking their heads.

WALDEN
But he’s still the same old
Wubbzy!

ALL
<laugh>

AS WE:

FADE OUT