Christmas Special Copycats

-Right, Mark, have we got the tinsel?

-Check!

-Brilliant.

What about Christmas jumpers?

Eh...no, but I saw one of the contestants wearing one.

Perfect. Fake snow?

-We'll just stick special effects on.

-Brilliant idea.

What about the random bit before the show starts

where the presenters are explaining that it's a Christmas show?

-It's probably this bit, isn't it?

-Oh, yeah, that's this bit, innit?

-Brilliant. We're all set.

-Shall we just eat mince pies?

-That sounds like a wonderful idea.

-Brilliant.

MUSIC STARTS

Can you hear that? They're starting without us!

Quick, quick, quick.

'Hurry up, boys, you can't miss the Copycats Christmas Special!

'In the nick of time, here are your hosts, Sam and Mark.'

-We made it.

-BOTH:

-Hello!

And merry Christmas!

THEY SQUEAL

Welcome to Copycats, the game show where copying is good.

-You know what else is good? Christmas!

-Yeah!

So you know what we did?

We decided to throw a special Copycats Christmas party.

It's not just a normal show with some tinsel. No!

No, it's definitely not.

You know the thing I love most about Christmas?

It's giving a special present to the special people in my life.

Thanks, mate, shouldn't have. Thanks.

Not you, I wasn't talking about you. This year I've bought you pants.

-Again?!

-Mate, you need them. You need them. I've seen yours.

I'm talking about something only our two teams

have the hope of finding in their Christmas stockings,

and that is the Copycats Trophy!

AUDIENCE: Ooh!

Oh, that is a cracking present. What are we waiting for?

I reckon we should meet today's teams.

-Let's do it.

-All right!

All right, over here we've got Ava's team. You all right?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

-Merry Christmas.

-Merry Christmas!

Ah, it's such a nice time of year.

-Ava, you're team captain.

-Yes.

So would you like to introduce the gang, please?

Well, I'm Ava, the team captain.

This is my little brother, Alex.

Behind Alex is my two drama and dance teachers,

Lauren and Marion.

Then, this is my dad, Paul.

This is my best friend, Elsa.

Lovely. It is lovely to have you all here.

Are you excited for Christmas?

Yeah!

More importantly, are you excited for Copycats?

-Yeah!

-Oh, yeah!

So, Ava, who do you think is going to shine in your team today?

I think we're all going to do really well, hopefully,

but I think Elsa, she's got skills in all of them, definitely.

Oh, really? Have you got skills to pay the bills?

We'll see.

All right. Well, the best of luck. It's going to be a great show.

Give it up for Ava's team, everyone!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Over here, we've got Kyra's team. Merry Christmas!

-ALL:

-Merry Christmas!

Guys, before we go any further, you could have made an effort. Wow!

You look fantastic. Kyra, team captain.

Do you want to introduce the rest of the gang, please?

I'm Kyra, the team captain.

This is Faye, our fitness coach.

This is Theo, my step brother.

This is Kyle, my cousin.

This is Mia, my ballet teacher.

This is Lara, my best friend.

Are you looking forward to any specific game in particular?

Yeah, I think we're looking forward to the Mime, because we've got Kyle.

Oh, Kyle, they're bigging you up for the miming. Are you a good actor?

-Oh, the pressure, the pressure!

-The pressure!

Well, the best of luck. Merry Christmas.

It's Kyra's team.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Kyle looks like he's ripped.

-I know, he looks like he works out, man.

-He does, he does.

It looks like our teams are ready to show off their artistic,

dramatic and musical copying talents

to try and win as many points as possible.

Not forgetting that they can win even more points

when they take on the Copycats Challenge.

Now, we need to figure out which team is going to go first.

Now, normally we toss a coin,

but as it's Christmas,

let's decide with a pull of a good old Christmas cracker.

-Come on, captains. Come over here.

-Come over here. OK, ready?

After three. One, two, three.

-Oh!

-Oh!

I think that means that Kyra's team are going first.

Let's play Copycats!

CHEERING

Well, I cannot wait to see Kyra's team display their artistic talents

with the aptly named Quick On The Draw.

Kyle, I've got three cards in my hand.

You're going to pick one of these cards.

You're then going to have ten seconds to draw

whatever is on that card for the player next to you,

and then so on and so on down the line.

There's a maximum of 50 points to be won in this round,

but as we pass it back down the line,

you will lose ten points for every incorrect answer.

-Do you all understand?

-ALL: Yes.

Fantastic. The best of luck. Copycats, are you ready?

Yes!

In that case, let's close the doors.

Ooh, Kyle. OK, we have got blue, pink or green.

-Which one would you like, mate?

-Ooh, I'll go for green.

OK, have a look at that.

KYLE CHUCKLES

Do you think you can draw that?

Pffft.

Well, let's hope that means yes.

OK, ready, steady, draw.

Off you go, mate.

OK, Kyra, your turn.

OK, Lara, your turn. Try and copy.

Theo, your turn, mate.

Faye, your turn.

OK, stop drawing.

Erm... I don't know about this one, actually.

For a maximum of 50 points,

Mia, any idea what Faye was drawing there?

A walking stick.

It's a very, very good guess, but, unfortunately,

it's not the answer that I've got on the card.

Let's open the doors for 40 points.

A hockey stick.

It's not a hockey stick.

-Let's open the door for 30 points. Theo?

-A sleigh?

It's not a sleigh. I'm sorry. We've got to be so specific.

Let's open the door. Lara?

A shooting star?

It's not a shooting star. Kyra?

Is it a sledge?

Yeah!

I'm so sorry, we have to be so, so specific,

but well done, you're off the mark.

You've got yourself ten points. Well done.

-CHEERING

-Well done.

Right, Elsa, we've got two cards left.

Blue or pink, which one would you like?

-Blue, please.

-Take a look.

-You reckon you could draw that?

-Yeah.

-Awesome.

You have got ten seconds.

The best of luck. Ready, steady, draw.

Marion, your turn.

Ava, your turn.

Alex.

Paul, your turn.

Time is up.

Right, stop drawing.

For a maximum of 50 points, Lauren, what's the answer we're looking for?

Is it a candy cane?

Yay!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Oh, nice work, guys.

Great start to the show. You get yourselves the full 50 points!

CHEERING

So, after that festive Quick On The Draw,

are Kyra's team on a slippery slope

or did Ava's team give a sweet performance?

Let's look at the scores. Mr D, merry Christmas, what could they be?

'Merry Christmas to you too, boys.

'After Quick On The Draw, Ava's team have 50 points

'and Kyra's team have ten points.'

The next round is guaranteed to be tough for our teams.

If they want to win the points,

they'll have to handle the pressure of the Christmas Copycats Challenge.

Because Kyra's team won the cracker pull,

they are first to face the challenge.

Ava's team, to be fair and so that you don't get a sneaky peek

of any points that will be unwrapped...

Ha-ha, Christmas fun. ..go and have a mince pie, will you?

-See you later.

-Bye.

Put your feet up, read a magazine, do whatever you do at Christmas.

Unwrap your presents and stuff.

Kyra, as team captain, you now need to select two people

to face the awesome Copycats Challenge,

with a Christmas twist, of course.

But before you take your pick, let's find out what the challenge is.

Mr D, what could it be?

'The Towers.

'Two players must stack six cubes of different colours and sizings

'by copying the order shown on the screen.

'Cubes must be stacked in the building zones,

'and 30 points are scored

'for every tower that stays standing for two seconds.

'Good luck.'

CHEERING

OK, Santa's little helpers, it's Towers time.

-Kyra, Kyle, you're about to play. Are you ready?

-Yeah!

Oh, you look ready. In three, two, one, go.

'Yeah, they do look ready.

'From Kyra's team stacking our Christmas presents,

'our Christmas cubes, are Kyra herself, team captain,

'and cousin Kyle, that is.

'They're sorting out the presents,

'aiming to copy the order of colours

'you can see on the screen behind them.

'Doing well, following the advice from the rest of the team.

'Almost there.

'Stand clear.

'Tower has to stand for two seconds.

'It did. Let's make a second tower now, shall we?

'They move the pile of presents across the other building zone.'

Yellow, yellow.

'Fetch the others, you're going to need those.

'Don't leave them over there.

'This is where you need to have got the balance right from early on.

'If you haven't, the tower will be unsteady.

'That's the last thing we want.

'It has to stay standing for two seconds.'

-It's too far over.

-'Good advice from Theo.

'There we are. Get the balance right and it should work.

'It does.

'This is very fast. Let's try for a third tower now.

'Best to get all the presents within easy reach.

'Get them all together,

'and then making the tower doesn't take so long, you see?

'This is going really well. 25 seconds.

'They're almost there.

'One or two to fetch from the other side.

'Has this worked?

'Yes, it does. Wow!

'12 seconds left.

'Go for one more, does no harm.

'But sort yourselves out, you two.

'Quickly as you can.

-'Oh, time's up.'

-KLAXON BLARES

Oh, so close! So close. Come on over, guys. Well done.

Congratulations.

We'll add those points from the challenge to the total

after the third and final round.

Remember, Ava's team still have to play,

and the scores from the Copycats Challenge

can make all the difference

in deciding which team goes to the Ball Room.

Let's hear it one more time for Kyra's team. Well done.

Welcome back to the game, Ava's team. Let's play Mime Time.

Marion, there are three cards here.

You are going to have ten seconds to mime whatever is on that card

to the player next to you, which is team captain, Ava.

Ava will then pass it on to Lauren, and so on and so on down the line.

Now, remember, in this round, you need to be as silent as a mouse

if you want Santa to bring you the points for Christmas.

OK, so silent performances. Copycats, are you ready?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

Awesome. In that case, let's close the doors.

Right, Marion, we've got blue, green or pink.

-Green.

-Take a look.

-Reckon you can mime that?

-I think so.

Awesome. You've got ten seconds.

The best of luck. Ready, steady, mime.

Ava, your turn.

Lauren, your turn.

All right. Paul.

Elsa, your turn.

Time is up! Stop miming.

Right, come on, I've got a good feeling about this one.

Alex, for 50 points, what's the answer we're looking for?

Snowball fight?

Yes!

Nice work, guys, that's what we need. Well done.

At the end of Mime Time, you get yourselves the full 50 points!

CHEERING

Lovely Mia, I've got pink or blue, which one would you like?

I'm going to go for pink.

OK.

-OK, do you reckon you can do it?

-Yes.

Well, the best of luck.

Ready, steady, mime. Off you go.

OK, Theo, your turn.

OK, Faye, your turn.

Your turn, Lara.

OK, Kyra, your turn.

OK, stop miming.

I have to say, well done - fantastic all the way down the line.

But, for a maximum of 50 points,

Kyle, what are we looking for, buddy?

I'm going to go for wrapping the present.

Yeah!

Brilliant, you get the maximum 50 points. Merry Christmas!

So after Mime Time, will Ava's team be having a Snowball Room fight,

or will Kyra's team have this all wrapped up?

It's time to check out those scores. Mr D, what could they be?

'Well, Sam, after a festive Mime Time,

'Ava's team have 100 points

and Kyra's team have 60 points.

Wait!

Things are getting serious again now,

because it's time for Ava's team

to take on the Christmas Copycats Challenge.

Ava's team, are you ready to try and add some Christmas cheer

-to your overall score? ALL:

-Yes!

-Beautiful.

-Fantastic.

Kyra's team, so that you don't get a sneaky peak of the challenge,

we're going to send you off. Go and munch on them selection boxes.

-Go on. Off you go.

-Ooh, lovely.

-See you later.

-Bye!

-Bye-bye.

Right, Ava, as team captain,

you have to select two people to take on this

Christmas Copycats Challenge, but before you do that,

I'm sure you'll want to see what it is.

Mr D, what could it be?

'The Towers.

'Once again, two players must stack six cubes

'of different colours and sizes by copying the order on the screen.

'30 points are scored for every tower

'that stays standing for two seconds.'

Yes, it's Towers time.

Team captain, Ava, I see that you've chosen Paul and Elsa

to take on this challenge. Are you confident in their ability?

-Yes.

-Awesome. The best of luck. We're all rooting for you.

In three, two, one, go!

'And there is the pile of Christmas presents. Looking lovely, isn't it?

'Building as many towers as they can, Elsa, Ava's friend,

'and Paul, Ava's dad.

'They have to rearrange those presents,

'copying the order of colours you can see on the screen.

'Trouble is the presents are all different sizes.

'That's worked, though. Brilliant.

'We're off to a good start.

'On we go.'

AVA'S TEAM SHOUTS ADVICE

'Some wise words coming from the rest of the team,

'who bring help from the side.

'That's allowed.

'A very large orange one is going to be near the top. Look.

'It's tricky. Get the balance right and it can work. Excellent.

'Tower number three. Gosh, so fast.

'Each carried a number of presents across to the building zone.

'That saves time, that does.

'Picking up the others now. Look at this. Very good work.

'Still 35 seconds left. Yes!

'Three already. Try for a fourth one, then, come on.'

This is great. Come on.

'30 seconds on the clock. Quickly as you can.

'Look where the orange one is now.

'Here we go.

'Get the balance absolutely right. Stand clear for two seconds.'

Step back, step back.

'Yes! One more. Come on, let's try for it.

'Ten seconds left.

'Worth a go.

'Come on, get yourselves organised, you two.

'There goes that orange one.

'Almost there. But not quite.'

-KLAXON BLARES

-'That won't count.'

It's such a shame. Come on over, guys. Come on over.

We'll add those challenge points to your total

after the third and final round,

and find out which of our teams have earned their place

in the Copycats Ball Room to try and win the ultimate Christmas gift -

the Copycats trophy!

Let's hear it for Ava's team, everyone.

CHEERING

Welcome back, Kyra's team. Let's play Read My Lips.

Team, all you have to do is sing a top tune down the line

for each other to copy.

Simple. Except you'll be wearing headphones.

So even though you have to sing out loud, you can only work out

what your team-mate is singing by watching their lips move.

There are 50 points up for grabs in this round,

but, as always, you will lose ten points

for every incorrect answer coming back down the line.

But I've got a good feeling about this,

especially with this dreamboat in the first booth. All right?

Could everyone except for Kyle please put their headphones on now?

Our Copycats look ready. Let's close the doors.

All right, Kyle, I have got pink, green or blue.

Which one would you like?

-I'm going to go for the first one this time.

-OK, have a look at that.

Do you know that song?

Yeah. Yeah.

We are going to play it in the studio

so you can get it into your head.

Have a listen.

# Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day

# When the kids start singing and the band... #

Brilliant song. Remember, no actions. Ready, steady, sing.

Off you go.

# Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day... #

Uh. Ah.

# Where the bells are ringing and the chicken begins... #

OK, Faye.

# Well, I wish it could be Christmas every day... #

# Well, I wish it could be... #

OK, Kyra.

# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day

# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day... #

OK, Lara.

# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day

# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day... #

OK, Mia, OK.

# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day

# Oh, I wish it could be Christmas every day... #

Yay! Give them a round of applause. That was brilliant.

OK, headphones off, please, everyone. Oh, that was brilliant.

OK, the best of luck.

For 50 points, it was brilliant all the way down the line.

Theo, what's the song?

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day?

Yeah!

MUSIC: I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday by Wizzard

Can I just say what a wonderful bunch of singers you are?

With some exceptions.

Well done. You get the maximum 50 points.

CHEERING

Right, the team captain in the first booth. Here we go.

We've got two cards left - blue or green?

-Blue.

-Take a look.

-Do you know that song?

-Yeah.

-Good.

Well, we're going to play it into the studio as well,

so have a good listen. Here we go.

# I just want you for my own

# More than you could ever know

# Make my wish come true

# All I want for... #

Beauty, it's a beauty.

OK, the best of luck, Ava. You've got ten seconds.

Ready, steady, sing.

# Make my wish come true

# All I want for Christmas is you. #

Nice. Marion, your turn.

# All I want for Christmas is you, baby

# All I want for Christmas... #

Elsa.

# All I want for Christmas is you

# Baby

# All I want for Christmas is you. #

Lauren.

# All I want for Christmas is you

# All I want for Christmas is you

# All I want... #

OK, Alex.

# All I want for Christmas is you

# All I want for Christmas is you

# All I want for Christmas... #

Time's up. Nice.

OK, headphones off, everyone.

Beautiful stuff. Paul, for 50 points, what do you think it is?

All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey.

Yay!

MUSIC: All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey

Oh!

Guys! That is absolutely amazing.

You have got yourselves a full house -

50 points in every cubical round.

It's a Christmas miracle!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

'So, after three rounds,

'Ava's team have 150 points

'and Kyra's team have 110 points.'

So it's time to reveal the scores from the

Christmas Copycats Challenge.

Which team stacked up the most presents and which team will

be starring in the Ball Room?

-In today's challenge, one team scored 90 points!

-Very good.

-A respectable score right there.

-Very good, very good.

One team scored 120 points.

CHEERING

We've added those scores to each team's total.

The team going through to the Copycats Ball Room

and playing for the trophy is...

HEARTBEATS

Ava's team!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Which means we have to say goodbye to one of my favourite teams

of all time. It's Kyra's team. Have you had a good time?

-ALL:

-Yeah.

You've been absolutely wonderful. Give it up one more time.

Thank you for playing Copycats. Kyra's team, everyone.

-Happy Christmas, guys.

-Merry Christmas.

See you later.

I love those guys.

Ava's team, congratulations!

You have played a fantastic game so far.

Are you ready for one final Copycats Challenge?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

Awesome. It's time to play The Christmas Ball Room!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Now there is only one thing that stands between you

and the lovely tinsel-coloured fabulousness of the Copycats trophy.

AUDIENCE: Ooh!

All you have to do to win it is beat the Ball Room.

Before we open the Christmas doors and let you into Christmas,

let's take a look at how you win Christmas.

'The Ball Room.

'Players must collect 20 blue balls and deposit them in the

'scoring cylinder before the time runs out.

'Any other coloured balls collected will be deducted from the total.

'Good luck!'

-Good luck, team. Are you ready? ALL:

-Yeah!

-Awesome!

-In three, two, one...

-BOTH:

-Blast the balls!

'And we're off!

'Oh, look, Lauren's caught one already. Brilliant.

'So, representing Ava's team in the Ball Room are Lauren, Ava and Alex.

'Come on, Ava, come on, Alex.

'Quickly as you can.

'In total, we need 20 of these blue balls in the scoring cylinder

'before the klaxon sounds.

'Come on.

'There is, look, an orange one in there. We don't need that.

'That will be deducted from the total, guys.

'Focus on the blue ones.

'Time is running out.

'A matter now of just ten seconds left.

'Quickly as you can. As many of the blue balls into the cylinder.

'There's another one going in.

'And another. But will it be enough?

-'Time to find out.'

-KLAXON BLARES

CHEERING

I'll tell you something - that looked EastEnders dog. Well 'ard.

Ask your mums and dads. Right, the balls have been counted.

The result has been checked and verified.

You needed 20 blue balls to win this trophy.

I can reveal that you collected...

HEARTBEATS

..14 blue balls.

Oh, no!

-Commiserations.

-I can't believe it.

Take back my turkey, Tiny Tim. Christmas is cancelled.

But, do you know what? Do you know what?

Because it's the season of perpetual hope, and it's Christmas,

-we're going to give...

-No.

-..you some Copycats T-shirts.

Is that all right?

Have you had a good time?

-ALL:

-Yes!

Give it up one more time for Ava's team. They've been brilliant.

-Fantastic.

-Let's wrap this bad boy up, ready for next Christmas.

All right, Grinch. Merry Christmas, everyone.

-We'll see you next time on Copycats.

-BOTH:

-Bye!