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02x08 - Lions vs. Unicorns/Four and Twenty Blackbirds

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Rhyme Time Town". Aired: June 19, 2020 – June 15, 2021.*
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Reimagines classic nursery rhymes from the viewpoints of two preschoolers, Daisy the puppy and Cole the kitten.

02x08 - Lions vs. Unicorns/Four and Twenty Blackbirds

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[horn toots]

[crickets chirping]

[playful music plays]

♪ Hey, hey, what's the day? ♪

♪ Everybody, let's go play ♪

♪ Let's go to Rhyme Time Town ♪

♪ So many, so many friends to see ♪

♪ I can't wait till you're here with me ♪

♪ Daisy's coming and Cole is, too ♪

♪ Come on, let's go to Rhyme Time ♪

♪ Everybody, let's go to Rhyme Time ♪

♪ Come on, let's go to Rhyme Time Town ♪

♪ Come on, let's go to Rhyme Time Town ♪

[narrator] "Lions vs. Unicorns."

[Daisy grunting]

-Here, Humpty. This goes right on top.
-[grunts]

Whoa! [grunts]

[giggles] All good.

Our fort looks great.
Now we need to add a crest.

Crest? What's that?

It's a picture of something amazing

that knights put on their forts
and shields and flags.

What should ours be?

Can it be an amazing animal?

Like a guinea pig!

No, a squirrel.

No, a meerkat. [gasps]

No... a unicorn!

Great idea!

We'll be the Order of the Unicorns.

And this is our fort,
the best in all the land.

[Cole chuckles] I don't think so.

Our fort's the best.

-And we're the Order of the...
-Hedgehogs!

Uh, I was thinking Lions.

That's a bit more, you know, fierce.

[roars]

[scoffs] Okay.

Hedgehogs can be fierce, too, though.

Just saying.

[Cole] Order of the Lions.

The best fort for the best knights
in Rhyme Time Town.

Lions! Lions! Lions!

Come on, Mary Mary, join in.

Lions.

Unicorns! Unicorns!

-[chanting] Lions!
-[chanting] Unicorns!

Hey, I know.

Let's have a contest
to decide who's really the best.

Best at what?
What do knights even do?

Lots of cool things,
like, uh... rescuing people.

And galloping around on horses
really fast.

-Giddy up!
-[all giggling]

And they find dragons.

[roars]

[all giggling]

Okay, let's draw straws.

Longest one gets to choose
the first challenge.

Yes! The Unicorns choose.

Bring on challenge number one.

♪ The Lions and the Unicorns
Both want to be the best ♪

♪ The Lions and the Unicorns
Will have a great contest ♪

♪ We'll rescue people, find a dragon
Gallop up and down ♪

♪ To find who are the mightiest knights
In Rhyme Time Town ♪

[all] Hurray! [giggling]

Okay, so the challenge is Rescue Clucky.

Without dropping
your knightly bouncy ball,

you have to get past all the obstacles.

Drop the ba*ls in the bucket.

Then one of us climbs up to rescue Clucky.

Knights, ready?

Knights, set?

[all] Knights, go!

[both grunting]

[giggling]

[both panting]

-[Cole] Whoa!
-[panting continues]

[giggling]

[Daisy] Whee!

-Ooh!
-Uh... [gasps, grunts]

Come on, Humpty, you can do it!

Let's go, Mary Mary!

[grunting]

[grunting]

[gasps] Oh!

[grunting]

Help! I'm stuck!

[giggles, grunts]

[grunts, pants]

We have to hurry, Mary Mary.

[Humpty panting]

-Yes!
-They're catching up.

Come on, Humpty! You've gotta go faster!

Okay! [panting]

It's hard with this ball and... Whoa!

Oh, no! The ball!

We can't finish the race.

[pants, giggles]

-We rescued Clucky.
-[squeaks]

That's one point for our team.

-Yay, Lions!
-Yes! [chuckles] Whoo-hoo!

We'll definitely win the next challenge.

Definitely.

What is the next challenge?

It's our turn to choose, and it's, uh...

Um, heh...

Horse-jumping, which the Order
of the Lions are gonna win, too.

Horse-jumping, which the Order
of the Lions are gonna win, too.

Sure about that?

Come on, we've got costumes to make.

[all giggling] Neigh!

-Neigh!
-Giddy up!

Right, so we have to clear the jump.

If you knock over a jump, you're out.

Whichever team gets to the end first
is the winner.

My horse is the best jumper
in the kingdom.

The Unicorns are so gonna win
this challenge.

[both] Knights, ready? Knights, set?

Knights, go!

[panting]

[panting, giggling]

[pants, grunts]

[grunts]

[Daisy] Come on, Humpty,
we've gotta win this one.

[Cole] Let's go, Mary Mary!

-[grunts] Yes!
-Wow, they're really fast.

[pants]

Looks like the Lions are gonna win again.

Sorry, Unicorns.

[grunts] Whoa!

[grunting]

-[Humpty chuckles]
-[sighs]

-Neigh!
-Whoo! Ha, ha!

It's one point each. We're tied.

Yeah! Whoo!

[chuckles] What was that you said
about the Lions winning?

You only won 'cause we tripped.

Whoever wins the next challenge
wins the whole contest.

Yes!

What's the next challenge again?

[both] Finding a dragon.

That's what I said.

Is it a real dragon?

[scoffs] Of course not.

Oh, is it, though?

You'll see!

-[Jaime yawns]
-[yelps]

Hi, Jaime.
That noise you made is perfect.

Uh, perfect for what?

We're having a knight's contest
and we need a dragon.

How's Jaime gonna help us find a dragon?

Oh, I get it.

[whispers] ...Jamie... dragon.

♪ The Lions and the Unicorns
Both want to be the best ♪

♪ The Lions and the Unicorns
Will have a great contest ♪

♪ We'll rescue people, find a dragon
Gallop up and down ♪

♪ To find who are the mightiest knights
In Rhyme Time Town ♪

[soft roar]

Wow! You look fabulous, Jaime,
just like a real dragon. [chuckles]

Dragon Jaime is gonna go away and hide.

The first team to find her
wins the contest.

Here I go. Ya me voy.

[roars, horn toots]

[all] One, two, three, four, five, six...

[both] Seven, eight, nine, ten!

Knights, ready? Knights, set?
Knights, go!

[panting]

I think Dragon Jaime went this way.
Come on, Humpty. [pants]

[Jaime roars]

-This way, Mary Mary.
-[pants]

Hey!

We're looking over here.

So are we.

[Daisy] You still won't find the dragon
before the Order of the Unicorns does.

[Cole] Yeah, we will.

The Order of the Lions is the best.

Uh, Daisy? Cole?

You might want to look over there.

[Jaime roars]

-[panting]
-[both sigh]

Come on, Mary Mary.
We have to find the dragon first.

No way. The Order of the Unicorns
are finding this dragon.

-[faint] Right, Humpty?
-What did they say?

[panting]

[both panting] Whoa! Whoa!

-[Daisy] Whoa!
-[Mary Mary yelps]

I don't think I like
playing knights anymore.

Me either. It's not fun.

Want to come play at my house?

But what about
the Order of the Unicorns?

Yeah, and the Order of the Lions?

You can play if you like.
We don't want to.

We want to have fun.

Yeah, not just argue
and try to win all the time.

I guess we did kind of forget to have fun.

Sorry, Daisy.

Yeah, me, too.

Sorry, Cole.

So, what happens to the Lions
and the Unicorns now?

I have an idea.

Hey, guys, wait up!

We're still not playing.

I know. We're really sorry.

We wanna have fun playing, too,
so let's not be Lions or Unicorns.

Let's be one team together.

-We can be...
-The Order of the Lionicorns.

Yeah! Good name, Mary Mary.

I know. [chuckles]

Come on, Lionicorns.
Let's find that dragon.

[all] Whoo! Yeah!

[all giggling]

[Humpty] Look! There!

Let's go!

[all] Found you, Dragon Jaime!

[roars]

You sure did. Well done.

Bien hecho.

Yay, we all won!

The Order of the Lionicorns is the best.

Which is the best fort, though?

[gasps]

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Way ahead of you.

-Knights, ready?
-Knights, set?

[all] Knights, go!

♪ The Lions and the Unicorns
Wanted to be the best ♪

♪ The Lions and the Unicorns
Then had a great contest ♪

♪ But we found out it's way more fun
Playing all together ♪

♪ The Order of the Lionicorns
The best knights ever ♪

[roars]

[narrator] "Four and Twenty Blackbirds."

Search and Rescue Squad,
ready for action?

Sure thing, Commander Cole.
Are you getting any calls for help?

[imitates plane engine revving]

Not yet, Captain Daisy.
Let's keep searching.

Look, Commander Cole!
Four and Twenty Blackbirds Rescue Squad.

Ooh!

[panting, grunting]

I wonder what they're up to.

[Daisy] Oh, look! There's the base.

They're getting ready to fly a mission.

[bell ringing]

Uh-oh. That kite's blowing away.

I don't think so. Look!

Four and Twenty Blackbirds,
search and rescue.

♪ Sing a song of rescue
Soaring way up high ♪

♪ Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Take to the sky ♪

♪ Gliding and a-swooping
Flapping mighty wings ♪

♪ Searching and a-rescuing
Whenever someone rings ♪

[cawing]

"Whenever someone rings."

[gasps] I get it! If you need help,
you ring the bell.

And the Four and Twenty Blackbirds come.

That's awesome.

Four and Twenty, rescue complete.

Excuse me,
why did you let go of your kite?

Good morning.

I'm the wing commander.

This is our practice kite.

We use it to practice flying rescues.

We're a search and rescue squad, too.

Is that so?

Uh-huh, and we need to do
lots of rescue practicing.

[gasps] Could we borrow your kite?

Please?

Hmm...

Okay.

We don't need it right now.

I am happy to lend the kite
to fellow search and rescuers.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

But it's an important piece of our kit,
so please be careful with it.

We'll need it back when we return.

Don't worry, we will!
Won't we, Commander Cole?

Mm-hmm. We promise.

All right, then.
Good luck with your practice.

Four and Twenty, a-ten-hut!

Let's fly!

[chirping]

This is gonna be great!

Let's practice rescuing the kite.

-Ready, Commander Cole?
-Yes!

[both giggling]

Search and rescue!

[grunts] Yeah! Got it!

Rescue mission complete.

Let's do another one.

♪ Sing a song of rescue
Soaring way up high ♪

♪ Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Take to the sky ♪

♪ Gliding and a-swooping
Flapping mighty wings ♪

♪ Searching and a-rescuing
Whenever someone rings ♪

-[gasps] Oh, no!
-Oh, no!

[Daisy] The kite!

We promised the wing commander
we'd be careful with it.

We've gotta get it back.

We will. We're a search
and rescue squad, remember?

Good thinking.

-Let's start searching.
-Okay.

Um, how are we gonna do that?

We can't fly high up like the Blackbirds.

No. [gasps] But we can climb.
Come on!

Can you see it?

No, no, no...

Yes! There it is!

It's heading for Mary Mary's garden.

Yeah! That's the search.

Now let's rescue.

[Mary Mary] Mm...

Oh, hello. Is that your kite?

It's the Four and Twenty Blackbirds'
practice kite.

We borrowed it...
but we kind of let it go.

And we promised to be careful with it,
so we've gotta catch it.

Never gonna happen.
It's too twirly. You'll need help.

Nuh-uh. Cole is an excellent
rescue pouncer.

[pants, grunts] Ha, ha!

Gotcha!

I was wrong. Nice pounce.

Thanks!

And back to me being right again.

Water. Ugh.

I'm on it.

[giggling]

Almost...

got it.

[grunts]

[giggling]

[giggles]

Oh, no, look at the kite!

[Cole] We have to get it back.

The Four and Twenty will be really upset
if it gets lost for good.

Ah, yes. It's funny, really,
because they'd be the perfect helpers.

You're right!

We've gotta tell the Blackbirds
we lost their kite.

Uh-huh. How do we get them back?

Like this.

♪ Searching and a-rescuing
Whenever someone rings ♪

Good idea! We need to ring the bell.

Let's go, Commander Cole.

Bye, Mary Mary.

[cawing]

[bell ringing]

[cawing]

Four and Twenty Blackbirds
at your service.

-Where is the emergency?
-It's here. It's us.

We're really sorry.
We accidentally lost your practice kite.

We tried searching and rescuing,
and we found it.

But we couldn't rescue it.

Well, thank you for calling us.

And asking for help
was the right thing to do.

Don't worry. It was an accident.

We'll all work together
to find it and bring it back.

[both] Thank you, Wing Commander.

Okay, here's the plan.

The Four and Twenty can search in the sky,

but we need a ground squad
to search down here.

Are you two up to the job?

[both] Yes!

Very well. Good luck, recruits.

Four and Twenty Blackbirds Aerial Unit
and Ground Squad, a-ten-hut!

Let's fly!

And run!

[chirping, cawing]

♪ Sing a song of rescue
Soaring way up high ♪

♪ Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Take to the sky ♪

♪ Gliding and a-swooping
Flapping mighty wings ♪

♪ Searching and a-rescuing
Whenever someone rings ♪

[gasps] We found it!
Good searching, Captain Daisy.

[clanging]

Oh, what's that?

[clanging continues]

It's okay, Hickory, we're here to help.

We're the Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Ground Squad.

[cawing]

Ground Squad
to Four and Twenty Ariel Unit,

we found the kite.

Good job, Ground Squad.
What's the report?

The kite has blown inside Hickory's tower.

And the string is tangled up in his cogs.

It's making him go boing.

[clanging]

We'll take it from here.
Special Ops, with me.

[squawking]

[laughs] Oh!

[laughs]

It's no good.

We're only making things worse.

Special Ops, fall back.

Oh, no, is the kite still trapped?

Please tell me that you can get it out.

Hmm. We Blackbirds are great
at fast-flying aerial rescue missions,

but our wings and beaks aren't right
for tangled-up kite rescues like this.

Let's think this through.

You're super good at untangling things
with your claws.

Uh-huh. And you're great
at grabbing things with your teeth.

Are you up to the task, recruits?

-Yes!
-We are.

Well, then, good luck.

A-ten-hut!

It's so windy. Do you think
you can untangle the string?

Yeah, but you have to hold onto the kite,
or it'll blow away when I'm done.

It's really tangly.

You can do it, Commander Cole.

Oh! I know!

Yes!

[gasps] Cole, hold on tight.

[grunts]

Ready? I almost have the string out.

Now for the final tangle.

[gasps] Done!

[laughs]

Oh, thank you.
I feel much better now. [sighs]

Ground Squad, you were great.

We couldn't have done it without you.

-Cheep cheep.
-[all] Hooray!

How would you like to be

the Four and Twenty's
official ground squad from now on?

We might need to call you in to help
on more search and rescue missions.

What do you say?

[both] Yes, please!

Four and Twenty, let's fly!

♪ Sing a song of rescue
Soaring way up high ♪

♪ Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Take to the sky ♪

♪ Gliding and a-swooping
Flapping mighty wings ♪

♪ Searching and a-rescuing
Whenever someone rings ♪

[theme music playing]