Oobi: Sing!

A transcript of "Sing!", an episode of Oobi.

Scene 1: Yo-tow-ho!
 [ Oobi and Kako are in the living room with a radio.]


 * Oobi: Radio. Oobi, Kako, listen.

[The radio plays light orchestral music, followed by a woman singing operatically.]


 * Oobi and Kako: [imitating the music] Yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho! Yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho!


 * Oobi: Oh! Oobi, Kako "yo-tow-ho." You "yo-tow-ho." Ready? You "yo-tow-ho!"


 * Oobi, Kako, and Voices: [together] Yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho! Yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho! Yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho!


 * Grampu: [walks in with mail] Oobi, Kako, love singing.


 * Oobi and Kako: Yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho! [both laughing] Ooh.


 * Oobi: Mail.


 * Oobi and Kako: Mail-yo-ho, mail-yo-ho! Mail-ho, mail-ho!


 * Grampu: Oh. Mm. Oh, uh, community center.


 * Oobi and Kako: Community center?


 * Grampu: Mm-hmm. [pointing to brochure] Basketball team.


 * Oobi and Kako: Ehhh.


 * Grampu: Um, ooh, painting class.


 * Oobi and Kako: Ehhh.


 * Grampu: Um, ooh, singing group.


 * Oobi and Kako: Ooooooh.


 * Grampu: Oh, singing group, all ages.


 * Oobi: Ah. Oobi, Kako, join singing group?


 * Kako: Yeah?


 * Grampu: Yes! Oobi, Kako, join singing group. Community center.


 * Oobi and Kako: Singing group! Yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho, yo-tow-ho!

Scene 2: Meeting Maestru
[The boys and Grampu arrive at the community center and walk around.]


 * Grampu: Oobi, Kako? Community center.


 * Oobi and Kako: Ooh. Oh. [both laugh]


 * Oobi: Hey, look. Look, oh.


 * Kako: Ah.


 * Oobi: Oh, look, singers!

 [ Maestru plays a light chord on his piano.]


 * Maestru: Ma, me, mi, mo, mu.


 * Ray: [clears throat]


 * Ray and Mimi: [both off-key] Ma, me, mi, mo, mu-hhh.


 * Maestru: No, no, no, no, no! Not... [imitating their off-key singing] Mu-hhh. Muuuu! Like a big cow. Mmmmuuuuu. Muuuuu.


 * Ray and Mimi: [together] Muuuu! Muuuu!


 * Maestru: Excelente! Very good. Very good.


 * Grampu: [clears throat] Hello.


 * Maestru: Hello.


 * Grampu: Uh, Grampu.


 * Maestru: Uh, Maestru.


 * Grampu: Oh, well, hello there, Maestru.


 * Grampu: Oobi, Kako, join singing group?


 * Kako: Yes, um, Oobi, Kako, join singing group! [clears throat]


 * Oobi and Kako: [loudly] Yo-tow-ho-ah!


 * Maestru: [sarcastically] Charming. [shakes head] Uh, Oobi, Kako, welcome.


 * Oobi and Kako: Ah!


 * Maestru: Uh, Mimi. Uh, Ray.


 * Oobi and Kako: Hi!


 * Ray and Mimi: [hoarsely] Hi.


 * Grampu: Okay, uh, well, Grampu leave now. Come back... one hour?


 * Maestru: Mm, yeah.


 * Oobi: Bye, Grampu.


 * Grampu: Bye. Oh, uh, Oobi, Kako, Maestru, listen.


 * Oobi: Mm-hmm.


 * Kako: Okay!


 * Maestru: [clears throat] Singers! Come.

Scene 3: The performance room
[Maestru brings the kids to the performance room, where he has set up music stands for everyone.]


 * Maestru: First song, "Row Row Row Boat."


 * Kako: Oh, "Row Row Row Boat!" Um, um, Kako know!


 * Maestru: Mm-hmm, very good. "Row Row Row Boat," round.


 * Oobi: Round?


 * Maestru: Mm-hmm, round. Maestru point... Ray, Mimi sing. Maestru point... Oobi, Kako sing. Okay?


 * Oobi: Yeah.


 * Kako: Okay.


 * Maestru: Singers, ready?

[Ray nods his head, and his glasses fall down.]


 * Maestru: [whispers] Ray.


 * Ray: Hmm?


 * Maestru: Glasses.


 * Ray: Ah. Heh. [adjusts glasses]


 * Maestru: Good. One, two, ready, sing.


 * Ray and Mimi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily-- ♪


 * Oobi and Kako: [at the same time] Yo-tow-ho-oh! Yo-tow-ho-oh!


 * Maestru: Stop, stop, stop! No, no, no, no, no. Oobi, Kako, Maestru point... Oobi, Kako sing "Row Row Row Boat." Okay?


 * Oobi and Kako: Ohhhhhhh.


 * Kako: Okay.


 * Maestru: [sighs sharply] One, two, ready, sing.


 * Ray and Mimi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily-- ♪


 * Oobi and Kako: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Yo-tow-ho-oh! Yo-tow-ho-oh! ♪


 * Maestru: Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! Stop, stop. No excelente. No very good.


 * Ray: No...


 * Kako: Maestru?


 * Maestru: Hmm?


 * Kako: Perfecto?


 * Maestru: No perfecto.


 * Kako: Oh.


 * Ray and Mimi: No.


 * Maestru: Singing group, break. Oobi, Kako, Maestru...talk.


 * Kako: Ooh, talk, ah!

Scene 4: Break time

 * Maestru: Oobi, Kako.


 * Oobi and Kako: Yes?


 * Maestru: Singing group, everyone, same song, always.


 * Kako: Yo-tow-ho?


 * Maestru: No. "Row Row Row Boat." No yo-tow-ho.


 * Oobi: But, uh--


 * Maestru: No "but." Kako, Oobi, singing group, same song, always. Now, listen. Ray! Mimi!


 * Ray and Mimi: Yes, Maestru?


 * Maestru: Sing "Row Row Row Boat." Ready?

''[They nod their heads. Mimi flips her hair over her face.]''


 * Maestru: Mimi?


 * Mimi: Hmm?


 * Maestru: Hair.


 * Mimi: Oh. [spits and fixes hair]


 * Maestru: Good. One, two, ready, sing.


 * Ray: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. ♪


 * Mimi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. ♪


 * Oobi and Kako: Ooooooh.


 * Maestru: Very good. See? Sing round, beautiful.


 * Kako: Yeah, beautiful.


 * Maestru: Oobi, Kako, practice, okay?


 * Oobi and Kako: Okay.


 * Maestru: One, two, ready, sing.


 * Oobi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. ♪


 * Kako: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. ♪

Scene 5: Interview #1
[They continue to practice as the scene switches to an interview segment.]


 * Uma: Grace sing with Uma?


 * Grace: Yeah!


 * Uma: Yeah? Sing loud with Uma?


 * Grace: La-la-la!


 * Uma: La-la-la.


 * Grace: La-la-la!


 * Uma: La-la-la. [laughing] La-la-la.


 * Grace: La-la-la.


 * Uma: Grace sing soft?


 * Grace: [softly] La-la-la.


 * Uma: [softly] La-la-la.


 * Grace: La-la-la.


 * Uma: La-la-la.


 * Grace: La-la-la.


 * Uma: La-la-la.


 * Grace: La-la-la.


 * Uma: Grace sing silly?


 * Grace: [laughs]


 * Uma: Silly with Uma?


 * Uma and Grace: ♪ La-la-la-la. La-la-la-la. La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la... la-la la-la-la-la-la-la. ♪


 * Uma: [giggles]

Scene 6: Interview #2

 * Azha: Yah!


 * Kako: Hi, Azha.


 * Azha: [holding up her own Oobi puppet] Hi.


 * Kako: Who this?


 * Azha: [as Baby] Baby!


 * Kako: Hi, Baby.


 * Azha: [as Baby] Hi.


 * Kako: Can Baby sing song? How about Itsy Bitsy Spider?


 * Azha: [as Baby] Sure!


 * Kako: Yay!


 * Kako and Azha: [both] Itsy bitsy spider went up waterspout.


 * Azha: [as Baby] Whee!


 * Kako and Azha: Down came rain, washed spider out. Out came sun, dried up all rain. Itsy bitsy spider up spout again.


 * Azha: [as Baby] Whee!


 * Kako: Whee! You good.


 * Azha: [as Baby] Thank you.


 * Kako: Thank you!


 * Kako and Azha: Thank you, thank you.


 * Kako: Take a bow!


 * Azha: Oh, no, thank you.


 * Kako: Oh, no, thank you.

Scene 7: Singing a round
[The scene cuts back to Oobi and Kako, still practicing.]


 * Oobi and Kako: [x2] ♪ Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. ♪


 * Maestru: Very good! Now, everyone, sing together. Ready? One, two, ready, sing.


 * Ray and Mimi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. ♪


 * Oobi and Kako: [swaying] ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. ♪


 * Maestru: Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! Oobi sway. Kako sway.


 * Kako: Um... Maestru?


 * Maestru: Mm-hmm.


 * Kako: Sway bad?


 * Maestru: No, sway good. Sway very good!


 * Kako: Whew!


 * Oobi: Not us.


 * Kako: Yeah...


 * Maestru: Everyone, sing! Sway! Like Oobi, Kako.


 * Kako: Yeah!


 * Maestru: One, two, ready, go.


 * Ray and Mimi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. ♪


 * Oobi and Kako: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. ♪

[Grampu returns as the kids sing.]


 * Maestru: Excelente! Bravo!


 * Grampu: Lovely, lovely! Oh, uh, Grampu, Maestru clap?


 * Maestru: Ah, yes, clap! For singers.


 * Grampu and Maestru: [clapping]


 * Grampu: Heh heh! Good. Oh, uh, Grampu, Maestru clap. You clap. Ready? You clap.


 * Voice #1: [boy] Yay, whoo-hoo!


 * Voice #2: [girl] I'm clapping, whoo-hoo!


 * Voice #1: [boy] I'm clapping.


 * Grampu: [chuckling] You clap good.


 * Maestru: Oobi, Kako, singing group, singers!


 * Oobi and Kako: Ooh, singing group, singers!


 * Grampu: Oh, Grampu proud.


 * Oobi: Daww!


 * Ray: Next week?


 * Mimi: See you?


 * Oobi: Next week!


 * Kako: See ya.


 * Oobi: Yeah. Oobi, you, friends! Bye.


 * Voice #1: [girl] Bye-bye, Oobi. Bye.


 * Voices: [laughing]