Max's Music

(The scene begins with Max playing with his toolbox fixing the chair.)

Ruby: Thanks for fixing the chair, Max.

[Ruby brings the chair to the living room]

Ruby: Valerie and Louise are coming over to our bunny scout concert. We are going to be doing the Ruby's red hot trio. And we're going to play the farmer in the dell. (plays farmer in the dell theme) Ta-da!

Max: Play!

[Max plays the piano really hard making Ruby cover her ears]

Ruby: That's not how you play the piano, Max.

(Then the doorbell rings)

Ruby: Oh, good. They're here.

(Ruby opens the door for them)

Valerie & Louise: Hello, Ruby.

Ruby: Hello, Valerie. Hello, Louise. Are you ready to practice?

Louise: I've got my violin right here.

Valerie: And I've got my recorder. Would you like to see it? (Max nods his head as Valerie opens the case to show it) It is so amazing. Isn't it. See? I blow at this end, and music comes out at that end.

(As Valerie plays the recorder, Max bothers her)

Max: Play!

Ruby: There's only one recorder, Max.

Louise: And only one violin.

[Louise opens her case and gets out a violin]

Ruby: You don't have a musical instrument, Max, so you can't play music.

[As they shrug, Max decides to get tools]

Max: Play!

[Max gets a hammer]

Ruby: Introducing Ruby's red hot trio. Featuring Ruby on piano. (plays piano)

Louise: Louise on violin. (plays violin)

Valerie: And Valerie on recorder.

[Before she could play it, Max hammers the note holder]

Max: Play.

Ruby: It's Ruby's red hot trio, Max. That means three musicians, not four.

Louise: Four is a quartet.

Valerie: And the quintet is five.

Max: Play. (hammers the note holder)

Ruby: Stop making noise, Max. We're making music. Tools do not make music. I'm sorry you can't play music without us, but we could use a helper.

Louise: Yes, every musician needs a helper.

Ruby: You can start by carrying the musical instruments offstage please. Thank you, Max. Now we can practice.

Louise: Why don't we practice our solos first, that way we'll be able to start our music.

Ruby: That's a great idea. I've been practicing my solos all day. (plays piano)

Valerie: It's no wonder you're the band leader.

Louise: I've been practicing too. (plays violin)

Ruby: Bravo!

Louise: Thank you, thank you.

[Max then finds the driller.]

Ruby: It's time for your solo, Valerie.

Valerie: I'm a bit nervous. I was still trying to remember this on musicians.

Louise: You can do it, Valerie.

[Valerie then plays baa baa black sheep]

Valerie: I did it!

Louise: You've played baa baa black sheep beautifully, Valerie.

Ruby: Only, we're practicing the farmer in the dell in the bunny scout concert.

Valerie: Oops! Heh, heh, wrong music.

[As Valerie starts to play, they her a vibrating sound and cover their ears]

Louise: What's that noise?!

Valerie: It's not me.

[They then hurried to find out what that noise is. It was Max using a driller.]

Max: Play!

Ruby: Please stop making noise, Max. [Ruby shrugs to the others] You can't make music but you can help. Here, why don't you go out and put up this picture for us. Thank you, Max. Now we can practice.

[Max then puts tape on the picture when Mr. Huffington arrives.

Mr. Huffington: Hi, Max. That was an amazing farmer in the dell concert I see. (Max nods his head) I'm really looking forward for you to hearing it. The only way better than being in the concert band is being in the concert band.

Ruby: OK, red hot trio.

[As they played, Max goes back in and drops the paper]

Valerie: What's that noise?!

Ruby: Now that were playing together, it's more difficult.

Louise: How are we going to get ready for the bunny scout concert.

[Max gets a mallet and plays whack a mole]

Ruby: I'll tap my foot in time to the beat. You can both follow me. One and two and three.

[Suddenly they made another mistake]

Louise: We sound awful!

Ruby: Why are you watching your foot Valerie?

Valerie: I've tried, but I can't watch my foot and play at the same time. I need to look at my fingers.

Ruby: We've just got to try again until we get it right.

[As they played, Max plays whack a mole.]

Ruby: Max! What are you doing?

Valerie: Wait! I think it's working. Do that again, Max.

[Max plays it again]

Louise: Ah, it IS working.

Ruby: That's it. Keep going, Max. (they played then stopped) That was perfect. We'll have to change it to Ruby's red hot quartet, featuring Ruby on piano,

Louise: Louise on violin,

Valerie: Valerie on recorder,

All: And Max on whack a mole!

Max: Music.

[They played music as the episode comes to an end.]