Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Dance Party SCRIPT – AS OF JULY 2002 THIS SCRIPT REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF THE ENTERTAINMENT STORE AT ALL TIMES. PRODUCTION MANAGER – Brendan Lee 9421 8999, 0418 270 799 TRACK 1 (runs through Intro and Hey it’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur Show)
SONG: Mrs Bingle’s Theme (instrumental) (Recorded Announcement) Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, are you ready? I’m sorry I didn’t quite hear that, are you ready? OOOOOOOKKKKKK then, it’s time for some fun, song and dance, let’s hear a big clap, for The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Show! SONG: Hey It’s The Dorothy the Dinosaur Show” (Host A and B get the show rolling. When the words “you might see Dorothy” are sung, out comes our green spotted hero! At the end of the song there is dialogue.) SONG: Hey! It’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur Show Come on everyone lets clap your hands Wiggle your fingers it’s time to dance Hey! It’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur Show!
There’ll be time to point and do the twist Hot Potato it goes like this Hey! It’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur Show! You might see Henry the Octopus doing his eight leg tentacle dance And there’s Captain Feathersword – dancing in his pirate pants. Come on everyone lets clap your hands Wiggle your fingers it’s time to dance Hey! It’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur Show! You might see Wags the Dancing Dog ruff, ruff, ruff Ruff, Ruff, Ruff, Ruff And there’s someone else to see
You might see – Dorothy! Come on everyone, come join the fun Dorothy’s dance has just begun Hey! It’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur Hey! We’re the Dorothy the Dinosaur Come join the Dorothy the Dinosaur Show!
Host A:
TRACK 2 Dorothy:
“How about a great big clap for Dorothy”
”Hee hee hee hee (laugh) thank you everybody, and.. hello everyone, hello over there. You know, I’m really glad you could all be here for my big dance party. We’re going to shake, dance and have lots of fun! Oh, by the way, have you met my friends?
Host A:
I’m (name)
Host B:
And I’m (name)
TRACK 3 Dorothy:
Host B:
TRACK 4 Dorothy:
Host A:
Well now we have all met each other, let’s have a dance together. Maybe we might meet some more of our friends! You mean like Henry the Octopus?
Yes, and Captain Feathersword. There seems to be someone I am forgetting. I wonder who it is?….aaaaah (listening to the audience) Is it Wags the Dog, Dorothy?
TRACK 5 (runs straight into Dorothy’s Dance Party) Dorothy: That’s it, Wags the wonderful dog. Well thank you everyone for helping me remember my friends. Right now, let’s have a dance party. You are all invited! SONG: Dorothy’s Dance Party All the cast enter, according to the relevant verse of the song. At the end of the song the cast strike an appropriate Saturday Night Fever type pose! The mini disc is paused! SONG : Dorothy’s Dance Party “It’s my dance party, and you’re all invited”
CHORUS It’s a dance party (Let’s dance) Dorothy’s dance party Everyone’s invited so come on to Dorothy’s dance party (Come on everybody) We’re gonna shake we’re gonna shout We’re jumping in and out and turning around Everyone’s invited to this dinosaur party (“Let’s dance”) Henry the Octopus (“Hi everybody”) is doing his tentacle dance Wags the Dog and Captain Feathersword are gonna be there “Who ho ho. Hello me hearties” CHORUS Dorothy the Dinosaur is singing “Romp bomp-a-chomp” at the door Henry and Wags and Captain Feathersword They’re gonna be there “Oh I’ll be there at the party” CHORUS
What about that, Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog ,Dorothy the Dinosaur and of course Captain Feathersword the friendly pirate! (Characters exit to thunderous applause!) Host B:
Host A:
Well, as our special friends leave the stage it’s time to sing a song together. We need everybody’s help. Let’s sing Rock A Bye Your Bear
TRACK 6 SONG: Rock-A-Bye Your Bear Everybody clap (clap) (clap) (clap) Everybody sing, La la la la la Bow to your partner Then you turn around Hands in the air Rock-a-bye your bear Bear’s now asleep, Sh! Sh! Sh! Bear’s now asleep, Sh! Sh! Sh! (repeat)
Host B:
Give yourself a clap, you sang that so well, but all this singing and dancing is making me hungry.
Host A:
Hungry? Well Host B,here is a song about three different types of food
Host B:
I would be happy with one type of food. Okay Host A, what food are you serving up today in the form of a song? Some fruit salad maybe, or how about some soup? I love soup?
Host A:
On the menu today, are some hot potatoes!
Host B:
I love them, and so does captain Feathersword. What else?
Host A:
Next on the menu is cold spaghetti!
Host B:
Yuuuuuuuummmmm!
Host A:
And for dessert, I thought some mashed bananna!
Host B:
C’mon everyone, let’s sing the song. I am getting really hungry!
TRACK 7 SONG: Hot Potato Song starts, during the song Captain Feathersword enters and starts his famous feathersword antics. Behind the two merry hosts, he tickles. They react with appropriately blank faces! The fun comes to a stop at the end of the song. Hot potato, hot potato Hot potato, hot potato Hot potato, hot potato, potato potato, potato Cold Spaghetti, cold spaghetti, (cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti) Cold Spaghetti, cold spaghetti, (cold spaghetti, cold spaghetti) Cold Spaghetti, cold spaghetti, (spaghetti) Spaghetti, (spaghetti) spaghetti, spaghetti spaghetti Chorus Ooh wiggy wiggy wiggy, ooh wiggy wiggy wiggy Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that food. Ooh wiggy wiggy wiggly, ooh wiggy wiggy wiggy Gimme that, gimme that food. Mashed banana, mashed banana, (mashed banana, mashed banana) Mashed banana, mashed banana, (mashed banana, mashed banana) Mashed banana, mashed banana, (banana) Banana, (banana), banana, (banana), banana, banana, banana Chorus
Host A:
You know during that song I felt someone tickling me.
(To audience) Was anybody tickling us? Host B:
They are saying it was Captain Feathersword, up to his old tickling tricks!
Host A:
(To audience) But where is the captain now?
The audience kindly inform the unknowing host that the aforementioned Captain is onstage right behind them!) Oooh,you think the captain is behind us? Host A: Looks at the sea-farer who is standing as still as a statue Host B:
(Laughing) That’s not the Captain, that’s a statue of a ..????? (Describe on the day)
Captain Feathersword moves Host A:
Wait a minute, statues are not supposed to move, and that one well, it just did. It just did!!!
CFS: (Can’t contain himself any longer) Who ho, me hearties the children were right. It’s just me, Captain Feathersword the friendly pirate Host A:
Lets all say Ahoy there Captain Feathersword – “Ahoy there captain Feathersword”
CFS: Me hearties did you like my statue? Host A:
A great statue captain. (to audience ) Can you be a statue? Let’s all be statues
TRACK 8 SONG: Everbody Is Clever Refrain Clap your hands and twirl everybody Clap your hands and twirl everybody Clap your hands and twirl everybody Put your hands on your head Point to something that’s red Put your hands on your shoe Point to something that’s blue Chorus Everybody is clever Can we stand as still as a statue Then we move and we shake about Can turn around and shout, Hey! Refrain
Put your hands in the air Shake your hands while they’re there Put your hands on your chin Then we make a big grin Chorus Refrain Wave your arms up and down Make a face like a clown Put your hands on your cheek Leave them there for ten weeks
Stamp your feet on the floor Then we make a loud roar Give your knee one soft tap Lets all give a big clap
CFS:
(As he leaves) Give yourself a pirate clap me hearties. Woo hoo, you are all very clever! Woo hoo!!
HOST A: now its time to do Dorothys favourite dance the Romp Bomp A Stomp HOST B: come on everybody lets sing and dance together and maybe Dorothy might come and join us.
TRACK 9 SONG : Romp Bomp A Stomp Well you push your arms up in the air from side to side Then the next thing you do is sing Romp Bomp A Chomp (Romp Bomp A Chomp) Then you stamp your feet and we’re doing the Romp Bomp A Stomp (Dorothy enters ) Romp Bomp A Stomp (Romp Bomp A Stomp) Romp Bomp A Chomp(Romp Bomp A Chomp) Romp Bomp A Stomp (Romp Bomp A Stomp) Romp Bomp A Chomp(Romp Bomp A Chomp) Well it’s Dorothy’s dance and we’re doing the Romp Bomp A Stomp Repeat (all cast enter to join in on second verse)
Host B:
How about a big clap for Dorothy the Dinosaur
TRACK 10 (runs through to SING WITH ME) Dorothy: That was fun dancing everybody, but now it’s time to sing. I would love it if everyone helped me to sing my favourite song. Sing with me everyone! Track 10 cont… (after 8 bars of La la la, begin to fade music over 3bars) SONG: Sing with Me Everybody on stage during this song, at the last chorus “la la la’s” host A and B leave the stage for a much needed “siesta” backstage, at the end of the song. Sing with me, sing with me to this pretty little melody Sing with me, sing with me, sing along with Dorothy Sing with me, sing with me to this pretty little melody Sing with me, sing with me, sing along with Dorothy We will sing every note Every note that you wrote We will sing along with our friend Dorothy We will sing along with Dorothy this dinosaur melody Dance with me, dance with me to this pretty little melody Dance with me, dance with me, dance along with Dorothy Dance with me, dance with me to this pretty little melody Dance with me, dance with me, dance along with Dorothy We will dance along with you Because we like what you do We will shake and wiggle, jiggle, jump and hop We will dance along ‘till Dorothy the Dinosaur says to stop La la la. La la la. La la la-la la la la La la la. La la la. La la-la-la la la la La la la. La la la. La la-la-la la la la Hee hee hee. This is fun!
La la la. La la la. You said it Dorothy. This is fun La la la. La la la. La la-la-la la la la Fade to end
CFS:
Give yourself a big pirate clap me hearties, what great singers ye be!
TRACK 11 (runs through all character dialogue) Dorothy, that was fun dancing and singing. You know there are Henry: all kinds of dances, but, it’s your Dance Party. What dance would you like to do? Track 11 cont… Dorothy: Well I would usually say the Romp Bomp a Stomp, but I am feeling like a gentle dance right now, so why don’t we all do some ballet? Track 11 cont… Woof,woof,woof! Wags: Track 11 cont… Wags loves ballet Henry: Track 11 cont… Dorothy: OK, well first positions. Now demi plie up and down, up and down. Everyone stretch and warm up. Captain, try and do the splits. TRACK 12 is Cpt. Doing Splits SFX Captain tries and falls to sound effect
Track 13 (runs through to Wally’s Dream Ballet and more Dot Dialogue) Dorothy: Alright, I think everyone is loose now. Oh, I need your help too everyone. Right lets dance the ballet! Track 13 cont… SONG: Wallys’ Dream music (INSTRUMENTAL) The friendly characters perform their dream ballet, ends with just Dorothy on stage, she bows and then to applause (both taped and real). Track 13 cont… Dorothy: (tearily) That was just beautiful. I am so happy I could cry. Bye everyone, I will be back soon. Bye(exits)
Our hardworking hosts enter. Host B is wearing a doctor’s outfit Host B:
Hi everybody, I’m doctor (Name). I’ve just been looking after some jumping joeys who weren’t very careful. Do you like jumping?
Host A:
C’mon let’s all jump together. But be careful!
TRACK 14 SONG: 5 little Joeys Five little Joeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head We called up the doctor, the doctor said “No more Joeys jumping on the bed” Four little Joeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head We called up the doctor, the doctor said “No more Joeys jumping on the bed” Three little Joeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head We called up the doctor, the doctor said “No more Joeys jumping on the bed” Two little Joeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head We called up the doctor, the doctor said “No more Joeys jumping on the bed” One little Joey jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head We called up the doctor, the doctor said “No more Joeys jumping on the bed” One silly doctor jumping on the bed He fell off and bumped his head
He called up the Joeys, the Joeys said “No silly doctor’s jumping on the bed”
Host A:
Give yourself a jumping clap everybody!”
Host B enters with Wags the Dancing K9 Host B:
Great to see you again Wags. Hey Wags, (Pointing to audience) someone is waving to you. Look Wags, someone else is too! Lets all wave to Wags the Dog!
TRACK 15 SONG: Wave to Wags Well he’s big with lots of fur He’s got a great big bark that you might have heard Hey everybody wave to Wags, wave to Wags the Dog He wags his tail, he kicks his legs Yes he loves that bacon and he loves those eggs Hey everybody wave to Wags, wave to Wags the Dog Refrain Why don’t you scratch a bit Wags Bark a bit Wags Dance around Wags like we know that you can do He loves to dig, he loves to run He sometimes sleeps in the midday sun Hey everybody wave to Wags, wave to Wags the Dog Refrain Repeat verse 1 Wags what a great dancer you are!! Well I’m sure you need a Host B: doggy nap after all that dancing Wags, so lets wave goodbye to Wags Wags:
Woof (Exits)
Host A:
And say hi to Henry the Octopus (roll song)
TRACK 16 SONG: Move Your Arms Like Henry Move your arms like Henry Move your arms like Henry Move your arms around And around and around and around like Henry Shake your hands like Henry Shake your hands like Henry Shake your hands around And around and around and around like Henry Henry waves to you Henry waves to me He’s got so many hands he’s waving all the time Move your arms like Henry Move your arms like Henry Move your arms around And around and around and around like Henry Henry waves to you Henry waves to me He’s got so many hands he’s waving all the time Move your arms like Henry Move your arms like Henry Move your arms around And around and around and around like Henry TRACK 17 (runs through to Baby Baluga) Well now that we have done my favourite dance, here’s a song I Henry: would love everyone to help us with. It’s all about my friend, the little baby whale, Baby Baluga
Track 17 cont… SONG: Baby Baluga Baby Baluga in the deep blue sea Swims so wild and swims so free Heaven above and sea below You’re just a little white whale on the go Baby Baluga, Baby Baluga Is the water warm, is your mother home with you so happy Way down yonder where the dolphins play Where you dive and splash all day Waves roll in and the waves roll out See the water spurtin’ out of your spout Baby Baluga, Baby Baluga Sing your little song, sing for all your friends we like to hear you When it’s dark and you’re home and fed Curled up snug in your water bed Moon is shinning and the stars are out Goodnight little whale, goodnight Baby baluga, Baby Baluga With tomorrow’s sun, another day’s begun, you’ll soon be waking Repeat verse 1 [Henry exits during last verse. CFS enters] Oh me hearties, I love that song about little baby Baluga (CFS trips and falls as he says this) TRACK 18 (SFX) CFS:
Host A
Captain are you alright?
CFS:
oh yes im just fine, how about now we all do a pirate dance together.
HOST A:
sounds great Captain ! come on everyone lets all sing and dance with the Captain.
TRACK 19 SONG : Captain Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)
Captain Feathersword fell asleep on his pirate ship Then he woke up on a farm (Oh my goodness me!) With roosters and ducks singing this song Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack doodley-doo
So now every day when he talks this is what he says Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo He also does the farmyard dance And you can do it too Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack doodley-doo Well is he a rooster or a pirate? Well I just don’t know Ahoy there Ahoy there Ahoy cock-a-doodley-there He also does the farmyard dance And you can do it too Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo
Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack doodley-doo Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack doodley-doo Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack doodley-doo
CFS: well done me hearties ,give yourselves a big pirate clap. Ooh keep clapping everybody it makes me dance
(Host B runs off to get pom poms) HOSTA: we love your dancing Captain,lets all dance with Captain Feathersword.
TRACK 20 SONG: Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy Captain Feathersword’s sailing on the ocean waves (whoa-ho-ho!) The boat’s getting rocked but the Captain’s happy and brave (ho ho ho!) And from every wharf and pier You can hear everybody cheer Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! (ho ho ho!) The wind it blew and the rain fell on the boat Oh our friendly pirate ship is barely staying afloat
And from every wharf and pier You can hear the crowd all cheer Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! See Captain Feathersword, he’s scrubbing all the decks See him hoist the sail and climb the mast (whoa look out!) Watch him dance in his pirate pants “Wibbly, wobbly, woah-hey, now I’m going to dance all day” Now the sun is shining and the boat’s back on its course Captain Feathersword says, “It feels like I’m riding a horse” And from every wharf and pier You can hear the crowd all cheer Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain go! (Ahoy there!) Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! (Ahoy there me hearties!) [Song involves everyone except our hero Dorothy! At the ending of the song, all of the characters leave the stage cheering on that blaggard Captain Feathersword. Dorothy enters, a solitary figure, happy, yet with a certain melancholy that comes from knowing that the end of the show is near!] TRACK 21 (runs through to Wiggly Medly) Dorothy: Well everyone I hope you have had fun at my dance party today. Have you had fun??(Pause) I hope so! Everybody, you know, I was thinking - would you like to have one more big dance with me? (Pause) Well, that’s great. I’ll tell you what, why don’t we all sing and dance together? Hey, maybe the good Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog and our singing friends will join us! C’mon everybody, lets rock this place! WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
TRACK 21 cont… SONG: Wiggly Medley The whole cast join Dorothy on stage for a little beauty of a number. They sweat, they sway, they shake (And that’s just in the wings!). Weeeee, lets dance everybody Dorothy, Dorothy, would you like to dance with me? I’d love to (spoken by Dorothy) Dorothy, Dorothy, would you like to dance with me? Well first you take your hands and you put them on your hips (this is fun) You sway from side to side and you let you back bone slip Fruit salad yummy yummy Fruit salad yummy yummy Fruit salad yummy yummy Yummy yummy yummy yummy fruit salad How about some hot potato? Hot potato Hot Potato (Hot potato Hot potato) Hot potato Hot Potato (Hot potato Hot potato) Hot potato Hot Potato (potato) potato (potato) potato potato potato Ooh wiggy wiggly wiggy, ooh wiggy wiggy wiggy Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that food. Ooh wiggy wiggy wiggly, ooh wiggy wiggy wiggy Gimme that, gimme that. Can you point your fingers and do the twist? Can you point your fingers and do the twist? Well we’re gonna go up, then go down get back up and turn around Can you point your fingers and do the twist? It’s a Pirate party (ahoy me hearties) On the good ship Feathersword Ahoy there me hearties, it’s my Pirate party Everybody welcome aboard It’s a Pirate party (ahoy there me hearties) On the good ship Feathersword Ahoy there me hearties
It’s my Pirate party (ooh hoh) Everybody welcome aboard Everybody clap, everybody sing (la la la la) Bow to your partner, then you turn around (yippee) Hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear Hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear Hands in the air, rock-a-bye your bear Bear’s now asleep, shh shh shh Bear’s now asleep, shh shh shh Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack quack quack Cock-a-doodle-doo Quack quack quack doodly-doo
TRACK 22 (dialogue runs straight through to kick line) Dorothy: (without puffing) My friends, give yourselves a big clap for all the wonderful dancing! I have had so much fun. Thank you for making my dance party a real ROMP BOMP A STOMP Thank you Dorothy Host A & B: Dorothy: We hope to see you again. Until then, let’s wave goodbye to each other Everyone: BYE etc TRACK 22 cont… SONG: Kick Line Well Goodbye everyone it’s time to go We hope you’ve had fun at the Dorothy Show Hey It’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur, Hey we’re the Dorothy the Dinosaur (Puppets sing) Hey It’s the Dorothy the Dinosaur Show. BYE BYE, CLOSE CURTAIN!!! PLAY OFF MUSIC IS TRACK 23, START STRAIGHT AFTER KICKLINE
