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| - Notes: All lines marked with one asterisk (*) are delivered as a voiceover. WD=wavering dissolve. Narrator: It was a sunny, summer morning in Tarrytown Valley. (Establishing shot.) It was a perfect day for a sky parade. Narrator: Every year at the beginning of summer, the airport had its Summer Sky Parade, and every year— (Cut to the sky; Oscar leads the line partially into view.) —Old Oscar led all the other planes. It was something he'd done since the very beginning of E.Z. Airlines. Oscar: Alright, everybody! Let's make this practice run look good! We have the real parade later today, and all of Tarrytown will be watching us! (Jay Jay and Tracy line up next to him.) Jay Jay: (chuckles) It'll knock everybody's socks off if I throw in a good spin roll! (He does said move.) Tracy: And I can follow that up with a big loop-de-loop! Big Jake: Hey Savannah, that does look like fun. Why don't we try that, too? Savannah: Big Jake, you know I can't resist showing off! (Back to Oscar.) Oscar: Alright, everybody! Count off, please! One! Jay Jay: Two! Tracy: Three! Snuffy: Four! Big Jake: Five! Savannah: Six! Oscar: Find your spot Herky: R-R-RIGHT HERE Oscar: Ready or not? Jay Jay: READY Oscar: Once a year Tracy: OH BOY Oscar: We're here Tracy: WITH JOY Oscar: To show 'em what we've got Oscar: We're on parade Others: WE'RE ON PARADE Oscar: A sky parade Others: A SKY PARADE All: A Tarrytown spectacular with all the friends we've made Oscar: Fantastic sights Others: FANTASTIC SIGHTS Oscar: And dizzying heights Others: AND DIZZYING HEIGHTS All: In the Tarrytown Sky Parade Oscar: Our nose is up Others: (raising heads high) OUR NOSE IS UP Oscar: Our wings are down Others: (leaning sharply to the left) OUR WINGS ARE DOWN (They straighten themselves and sway back and forth.) All: You can hear the people cheering us all around the town Oscar: WE HEAR THEM SAY Others: WE HEAR THEM SAY Oscar: HIP HIP HOORAY Others: HIP HIP HOORAY (Now they start to swoop upward o.s., one by one.) All: In the Tarrytown Sky, because we love to fly We're in the Tarrytown Sky Parade Oscar: How are we lookin'? E.Z.: (thumbs up) Doin' great, Oscar! Brenda: You sure do! You always lead a fantastic parade! Jay Jay: Tracy, I hope I get to be in front of the line someday. Tracy: Me too, Jay Jay. (Herky hovers up next to Jay Jay.) Herky: Hey, guys! Just how do ya get to be in the fr-r-ront of the line? Jay Jay: Well...I guess you um...uh...gee. I don't really know, Herk. (Herky hovers back to his original position.) Tracy: Me neither. Narrator: The young planes thought about that question all the way through the parade practice. Narrator: And later when practice was over— (Jay Jay, Tracy and Big Jake come into the scene.) —Jay Jay and Tracy decided to find out the answer. Jay Jay: Um, Big Jake? Why does Oscar get to be in front of the sky parade line, every single year? Narrator: Jay Jay and Tracy didn't know that Oscar had come back from town and heard everything the young planes were saying. Jay Jay: I mean, why don't we each get a turn every year leading the parade? Tracy: Yeah. Letting us each get a turn would be the fair thing to do. Oscar: Hmph. So those youngsters wanna be in front of the parade, huh? Well... (Weak chuckle.) I guess I don't have to do it every time. I'll talk to E.Z. about it and...see what can be done. Big Jake: Now hold on, you two, and listen. You're too young to know this, but...there are good reasons why Oscar leads the parade every year. (Cut to the jet planes; he continues o.s.) Let me tell you how it all got started. * Big Jake: A long time ago, when E.Z. Airlines was just getting started, E.Z. O'Malley had only one plane: Oscar. * Jay Jay: Wow! * Big Jake: And Oscar was really busy back then, but he did everything. Young OO: Phew! Big Jake: But there was one thing he did that no one will ever forget. Tracy: What was that, Big Jake? Big Jake: It was the thing that made Oscar a hero in Tarrytown. It happened during the worst storm in Tarrytown's history. * Big Jake: It was on one windy, fall day. Because of the cold windy weather, a lot of people in Tarrytown had gotten sick and the...town doctor ran out of medicine. Young OO: (shivering) Well, spin my prop, it sure is cold. * Big Jake: Because of the high winds, the roads were closed, the train was shut down, and everyone turned to Oscar. (He taxis onto the road.) He was the only one who could get that medicine and bring it back to Tarrytown. E.Z.: I don't know, Oscar. This chilly wind may be too strong for you to fly. Young OO: I can do it, E.Z. By gum, I know I can. You just watch me. * Big Jake: So, Oscar took off into the cold, powerful wind. * Big Jake: He had to fly over the mountains to Klondike Falls where he could pick up the medicine, but he could barely see. (Extreme close-up of his eyes, blinking rapidly.) The icy, cold wind was stinging his eyes. Young OO: (between grunts) I-I gotta...keep...moving! (He continues on.) * Big Jake: And after flying through what seemed like a long, long time... Young OO: (grunts, sighs) My propeller's colder than an ice cube, but...I've...got to...keep...going... (He spots something.) Hey! There it is, Klondike Falls! I made it! YEEEE-HAW! * Big Jake: Back at Tarrytown Airport, E.Z. wondered if Oscar had made it safely to Klondike Falls. (The phone rings; E.Z. answers it.) E.Z.: Hello? Young OO: (on phone) E.Z., it's Oscar. E.Z.: Hi! Young OO: (on phone) I'm digging up that medicine, and then I'm heading home. Just thought I'd call first because I didn't want you to worry. E.Z.: That's great, Oscar. Listen, you have a safe trip back, and I'll see you real soon! Young OO: (on phone) Okay, goodbye! E.Z.: Bye-bye! (He hangs up.) * Big Jake: And E.Z. was happy that Oscar had made it to Klondike Falls. * Big Jake: But he also knew that since it was so windy, the trip back would be hard. And he was right. Young OO: I gotta...get the...medicine...back to Tarrytown! Oh, my...prop's gonna freeze if I don't find my way home soon. (Extreme close-up of his eyes, blinking rapidly as before.) I can't see with the wind stinging my eyes like this! I'm gonna have to close 'em! * Big Jake: Back home, E.Z. was getting worried all over again. How would Oscar land? Young OO: (from above) Help, E.Z.! The wind is in my eyes, I-I can't see my way to land! E.Z.: (gasps) Oh my! * Big Jake: This was very bad. But suddenly, E.Z. had an idea. E.Z.: (over speaker) Calling Oscar! Calling Oscar! (Cut to Young OO, eyes still closed.) Follow my voice on end! Young OO: Well, all right!! * Big Jake: And so, Oscar listened to E.Z. O'Malley's voice over the airport's speakers, as E.Z. guided him in to a safe landing. * Big Jake: Oscar brought the medicine back. * Big Jake: That next summer, the city presented a special flag to Oscar, and held the first Summer Sky Parade in his honor. Big Jake: So, that's why Oscar still leads the sky parade to this very day. Jay Jay: Gee whiz. No wonder Oscar's a real hero. Tracy: Yeah. We didn't know this stuff before. Honest, Big Jake. Big Jake: (Chuckle.) I know, Tracy. That's why I just told ya. Savannah: (from o.s.) Big Jake! (She approaches them.) Guess what I just heard! Oscar was talkin' to E.Z. O'Malley, and he said he wants one of the younger planes to lead the parade this year. Big Jake: (bewildered) What? Savannah: (from o.s.) Well, that's what he said. (Cut to her.) And you know Oscar, he won't change his mind. Big Jake: Let's go talk to him. (His propellers spin.) Savannah: (backing up) I'm right behind ya! Tracy: Oh, no! Oscar must've heard us saying we wanted to lead the parade. Jay Jay: He must think we don't want him to do it anymore. (Pause.) Hey, I think I just figured out a way to have Oscar lead the parade, and turn this into the most special sky parade ever! Come on! Narrator: Later, when it was time for the big parade, Old Oscar was at the end of the line. Oscar: Well, I-I'll just stay in back and let the youngsters take over. Yeah. Narrator: Little did he know that Jay Jay had a plan, and that all the other planes were in on it. (Cut to the front of the line.) Jay Jay: Ready, everybody? Others: Ready! (Long shot.) Jay Jay: GO! Oscar: What in tarnation is going on here?!? (They regroup.) Huh? Oh, what am I doing in the lead? Jay Jay: Oscar, we want you to be in front. (He and Tracy fly up to either side.) Oscar: (gasps) You want me to lead the parade? Tracy: (giggles) We sure do. We're proud of you and what you did for Tarrytown. Jay Jay: We also have a big surprise, just for you! Jay Jay: It's the flag you carried in the very first sky parade. Herky: Yeah, we found it and fixed it up for-r-r ya! (giggles) Do ya like it? Oscar: Oh, I think it's the most beautiful thing I ever did see. Thanks. (calling to below) And thank you, too! Brenda, E.Z.: You're welcome! E.Z.: Oh, wow! Narrator: Old Oscar proudly went on to lead the parade over Tarrytown. Narrator: And it was the best sky parade the planes have ever had. Oscar: We're on parade Others: WE'RE ON PARADE Oscar: A sky parade Others: A SKY PARADE All: A Tarrytown spectacular with all the friends we've made Oscar: Fantastic sights Others: FANTASTIC SIGHTS Oscar: And dizzying heights Others: AND DIZZYING HEIGHTS All: In the Tarrytown Sky Parade Oscar: Our nose is up Others: (raising heads high) OUR NOSE IS UP Oscar: Our wings are down Others: (leaning sharply to the left) OUR WINGS ARE DOWN (They straighten themselves and sway back and forth.) All: You can hear the people cheering us all around the town Oscar: WE HEAR THEM SAY Others: WE HEAR THEM SAY Oscar: HIP HIP HOORAY Others: HIP HIP HOORAY (Now they start to swoop upward o.s., one by one.) All: In the Tarrytown Sky, because we love to fly We're in the Tarrytown Sky Parade
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