TV AD ADAPTED FROM CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S BOOK, BOTTERSNIKES AND GUMBLES WRITTEN BY SA WAKEFIELD. THE HILARIOUS ANIMATED STORIES ABOUT THE EVIL BOTTERSNIKES AND THEIR ATTEMPTS TO ENSLAVE THE INNOCENT GUMBLES IN THEIR HOME IN THE DRY AUSTRALIAN BUSH.
THE BOTTERSNIKES LIVE IN RUBBISH DUMPS. THE WEATHERSNIKE IS THE WEATHERMAN AND LIVES UNDER AN OLD BATHTUB. THE GUMBLES LOVE TO PADDLE IN PONDS THOUGH CAN’T ACTUALLY SWIM. THEY ARE HOPELESS WHEN THEY GO ALL GIGGLY.
PURPOSE: HEALTH EDUCATION AD WITH FUN/SUPERHERO ELEMENT TO ENCOURAGE LITTLE PEOPLE TO EAT AND ENJOY BREAKFAST.
VIEWING TIME: EARLY MORNING IN KIDS PROGRAM
CHARACTERS: THREE SOCK PUPPETS. HERO, WILLIGUMBLE , THE BOTTERSNIKE KING AND WEATHERSNIKE.
PROPS: BACKGROUND RUBBISH TIP ILLUSTRATION. CUTOUTS OF WILLIGUMBLE’S FRIENDS, FROG, SPINY ANTEATER AND OWL. UPTURNED BATHTUB.
1. BACKDROP ILLUSTRATION – RUBBISH TIP AUSTRALIAN BUSH. CUTOUTS – FROG, SPINY ANTEATER, OWL.
ENTER WILLIGUMBLE.
WILLIGUMBLE
(looking at friends)
The Bottersnike King is having a Birthday party tomorrow but there won’t be any King’s Party work for you. The King won’t be having a Birthday. You’ll see.
(whispers to each)
ALL LEAVE STAGE.
(Willigumble had ‘set up’ the weathersnike by putting a soot parcel on his bathtub, thrown water at the seaweed until wet and limp, and dug up his shadow stick and dragged it away).
2. BACKDROP ILLUSTRATION – RUBBISH TIP AUSTRALIAN BUSH. UPTURNED BATHTUB.
ENTER BOTTERSNIKE KING. BANGS ON UPTURNED BATHTUB.
BOTTERSNIKE KING
Wake up, Weathersnike.
WEATHERSNIKE CRAWLS OUT FROM UNDER BATHTUB.
WEATHERSNIKE
Soot down my chimney.
(looks around) Seaweed wet.
Tut, bad sign.
Ants.
Tut, tut. Worse and worse.
Can’t find my shadow stick.
Tut, tut, tut.
Rained hard in the night. Tut, tut, tut tut!
BOTTERSNIKE KING
Tell us if it’s going to stay fine!
WEATHERSNIKE
The signs are so bad I shouldn’t be surprised it was raining already.
OFF SCREEN FROGS CROAK. OWL CRIES ‘TOO WET TO WHOO’.
WEATHERSNIKE
More bad signs. Tut, tut, tut, tut.
I’ve never know it more likely to rain in my whole forecasting career. I’m going in before I shrink.
GOES BACK UNDER BATHTUB.
BOTTERSNIKE KING
My Birthday will be postponed until the weather improves.
WADDLES OFF SCREEN.
3. BACKDROP ILLUSTRATION – RUBBISH TIP AUSTRALIAN BUSH. CUTOUTS – FROG, SPINY ANTEATER, OWL.
ENTER WILLIGUMBLE.
WILLIGUMBLE
Hurray! (claps hands and looks at friends)
We can now have our SUPER BREAKFAST!
(looks at audience)
Are you SUPERHEROS ready to join us?
THE BOTTERSNIKES LIVE IN RUBBISH DUMPS. THE WEATHERSNIKE IS THE WEATHERMAN AND LIVES UNDER AN OLD BATHTUB. THE GUMBLES LOVE TO PADDLE IN PONDS THOUGH CAN’T ACTUALLY SWIM. THEY ARE HOPELESS WHEN THEY GO ALL GIGGLY.
PURPOSE: HEALTH EDUCATION AD WITH FUN/SUPERHERO ELEMENT TO ENCOURAGE LITTLE PEOPLE TO EAT AND ENJOY BREAKFAST.
VIEWING TIME: EARLY MORNING IN KIDS PROGRAM
CHARACTERS: THREE SOCK PUPPETS. HERO, WILLIGUMBLE , THE BOTTERSNIKE KING AND WEATHERSNIKE.
PROPS: BACKGROUND RUBBISH TIP ILLUSTRATION. CUTOUTS OF WILLIGUMBLE’S FRIENDS, FROG, SPINY ANTEATER AND OWL. UPTURNED BATHTUB.
1. BACKDROP ILLUSTRATION – RUBBISH TIP AUSTRALIAN BUSH. CUTOUTS – FROG, SPINY ANTEATER, OWL.
ENTER WILLIGUMBLE.
WILLIGUMBLE
(looking at friends)
The Bottersnike King is having a Birthday party tomorrow but there won’t be any King’s Party work for you. The King won’t be having a Birthday. You’ll see.
(whispers to each)
ALL LEAVE STAGE.
(Willigumble had ‘set up’ the weathersnike by putting a soot parcel on his bathtub, thrown water at the seaweed until wet and limp, and dug up his shadow stick and dragged it away).
2. BACKDROP ILLUSTRATION – RUBBISH TIP AUSTRALIAN BUSH. UPTURNED BATHTUB.
ENTER BOTTERSNIKE KING. BANGS ON UPTURNED BATHTUB.
BOTTERSNIKE KING
Wake up, Weathersnike.
WEATHERSNIKE CRAWLS OUT FROM UNDER BATHTUB.
WEATHERSNIKE
Soot down my chimney.
(looks around) Seaweed wet.
Tut, bad sign.
Ants.
Tut, tut. Worse and worse.
Can’t find my shadow stick.
Tut, tut, tut.
Rained hard in the night. Tut, tut, tut tut!
BOTTERSNIKE KING
Tell us if it’s going to stay fine!
WEATHERSNIKE
The signs are so bad I shouldn’t be surprised it was raining already.
OFF SCREEN FROGS CROAK. OWL CRIES ‘TOO WET TO WHOO’.
WEATHERSNIKE
More bad signs. Tut, tut, tut, tut.
I’ve never know it more likely to rain in my whole forecasting career. I’m going in before I shrink.
GOES BACK UNDER BATHTUB.
BOTTERSNIKE KING
My Birthday will be postponed until the weather improves.
WADDLES OFF SCREEN.
3. BACKDROP ILLUSTRATION – RUBBISH TIP AUSTRALIAN BUSH. CUTOUTS – FROG, SPINY ANTEATER, OWL.
ENTER WILLIGUMBLE.
WILLIGUMBLE
Hurray! (claps hands and looks at friends)
We can now have our SUPER BREAKFAST!
(looks at audience)
Are you SUPERHEROS ready to join us?