Episode 39 Copycats

'Welcome to Copycats,

'with your hosts, Sam and Mark.

'And today's Copycats are,

'Martin's team from West Yorkshire,

'and Meghan's team from Liverpool.'

APPLAUSE

Hello.

Hello.

And welcome to Copycats,

the only game show on TV where we say copying is good.

In fact, it could win you the ultimate money-can't-buy prize.

Yes, we spent a whole two-and-a-half minutes creating

the boingiest, springiest, bendiest, sparkliest,

-wobbliest, bounciest, shiniest, flexiblist...is that a word?

-Who cares?

Who cares, man? ..prize in game show history.

It is, of course, the Copycats Trophy.

CHEERING

Oh, yes!

And only a privileged few get the chance to compete for it.

-Shall we meet the chosen ones, Mark?

-Let's.

-Let's do it.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Martin, plant it right there, how are you doing?

-Really well.

-Good.

-Team, are you all right?

-Yes!

Yes. Tell me where you guys are from.

-Yorkshire!

-Yorkshire! In your face!

We're going to get to know you lovely Yorkshire people a little bit better,

-because we are going to take a look at your audition tape.

-Oh, no!

This is the reason you guys are on Copycats, let's take a look.

It's Jasper Carrot.

I look a bit like John Cleese.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Excellent.

Good luck, guys. It's Martin's team, everybody.

He's good, but over here we've got Meghan's team.

Come on, give me five.

How is everybody else, good?

-Yes.

-You look petrified, I don't mind saying.

And you should be, because you have seen Martin's team's audition.

We are about to see yours.

Look, Meghan is going, "Don't show it!"

We are going to, because this is Copycats.

# The sun has got his hat on Hip-hip-hip-hip hooray. #

Why did the hedgehog cross the road?

I don't know.

Neither do I, I've forgotten!

# P-p-p-poker face P-p-poker face. #

CHEERING

Got some movers there. Give it up for Meghan's team.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It looks like our teams are ready to start copying.

As with every game on Copycats

the teams take turns to copy pictures, actions,

and displays of musical genius.

To get as many points as possible, each team will take turns

to face the Copycats Challenge later on.

We tossed a coin before the show,

which told us that Martin's team are going to play first.

-Get it?

-Got it.

-Good. Let's play Copycats.

Martin's team, I hope you've been brushing up on your artistic skills

because it is time to play Quick On The Draw.

Robin, I have three cards,

choose one, and you have 10 seconds

to draw whatever is on that card to the person next to you,

Martin, and so on down the line.

There is a maximum of 50 points

to be won in this round, but as we pass it back down the line

you will lose 10 of those points for every incorrect answer.

-Copycats, are you ready?

-Woo!

In that case, let's close the doors.

OK, pick a card, yellow, blue, or pink.

The blue one.

-Take a look.

-OK.

-That was quick. Do you reckon you can draw that?

-Yes.

Good. Best of luck, Robin.

You have got 10 seconds, Ready, steady, draw.

Very good drawing. Martin, your turn.

Good copying, Rachel, go for it.

Take a good look, Anya, it is going to be your turn very soon.

Not bad at all.

Helen is nodding her head.

Time is up. OK, very good. Very good copying. Very good.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Good drawing, good copying, Alanis, for a maximum of 50 points,

what is the answer we are looking for?

Is it by any chance a light bulb?

It is!

Oh, yes. Excellent stuff. Fantastic start, guys.

You get yourselves 50 points.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, Amii, I have got two cards here, a yellow or a pink,

which are you going for?

-Pink to match my hair.

-Going for pink? Lovely hair.

Oh!

-Oh! I think that is a good, "Oh!"

-I think so.

-Fantastic.

-Hope so!

-All right, well, good luck to you.

Ready, steady, draw! Open the door.

OK, Meghan,

just think about it.

Meghan is smiling away. That is a good sign.

OK, Meghan, off you go, come on.

Oh...

Oh.

Oh... OK, Katy. Use up all the time. It might make a difference.

Come on, Claire. Come on, you can do this.

Stop drawing, please.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, Luke, what is the answer that we are looking for?

Is it an ice cream?

It is not what we are looking for, I'm afraid.

-OK, let's open the door for 40 points.

-Is it a diamond?

Again, not what we have got on the card.

OK, Katy is looking scared.

-Is it a ring?

-Not what we're looking for Katy, I'm afraid.

Let's open the doors. OK, Jay?

I thought it was an ice cream.

It is not, I'm afraid. OK, let's open the doors.

-Now Amii did...

-I got it good, then I shouldn't have done that bit.

-Shh!

I think I might know what it is.

-You might know?

-A carrot?

It is a carrot!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

That does mean, Meghan, you're off the mark,

you get yourselves 10 points, well done.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, are Martin's team switched on?

Have Meghan's team not been getting their five a day? Carrots,

carrots, carrots, carrots, carrots.

Let's find out the scores. Mr D, what could they be?

'Well, Mark, after Quick On The Draw

'Martin's team have 50 points,

'and Meghan's team have 10 points.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All right, the next round will test our team's skill,

nerve and determination.

Yes, the game just got serious. This is the Copycats Challenge.

Martin's team, you won the toss before the show.

You will be the first to attempt at the challenge.

Meghan's team, so you don't get a sneaky preview of the challenge,

we'll send you away, see you in a bit.

-No offence.

-Bye!

-Bye.

-APPLAUSE

-I feel bad when we do that.

-Don't feel bad, they'll be back.

OK, Martin, as captain you select

three people to take part in the Copycats Challenge,

but before you do that, let's find out what's in store.

Mr D, tell us, please.

'The Bounce. You will be shown five shapes and must attempt to copy them

'by bouncing on the trampoline.

'To score, you must take off and land in the central square.

'10 points will be awarded for every successful shape.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, Rachel, are you ready to spring into action?

-Oh, ready as I'll ever be.

-Beautiful. 3, 2, 1, bounce.

-Yes!

-'Very optimistic, Rachel.

'How is she going to get on with the first shape?

'Get those arms high enough,

'come on, they have to be higher than that to score.

'Second shape.

'Try that one. Yes, good.

'Now we are scoring. Third shape.

'Yes, look at that! Brilliant.

'Very good effort.

'And the fourth shape. Oh, come on.

'Falling all over the place on the trampoline.

'Fifth shape.

'Get those arms right again, come on.

'You have got to bounce really high enough.

'Good start though, by Rachel.

'Now it is team captain Martin.

'On to the trampoline,

'how is he going to get on? First shape.

'There it is. Interpret that. Well done.

'And the next one.

'Come on, you have got to bounce.

'It is a trampoline, bounce.

'On the third shape now.

'Oh, not a bad try,

'but they have to be straight out,

'those arms and legs.

'Onto the fourth shape. Oh, come on.

'Make sure arms and legs are in the right place.

'Fifth shape, try that.

'Come on, try again. Up, up, up. Yes, good.

'Well done, Martin.

'Anya is next.

'How will she get on? How would you be at this?

'Here we go, first shape.

'Yes, very good. And the second shape.

'Wow!

'Pretty well spot on.

'Brilliant, and the third shape. Yes.

'Now onto the fourth shape.

'Get those legs right on this one. Come on.

'OK, onto the next one.

'Bend the knees, good advice there.

'The fifth shape, come on, try it,

'stay in the box!

'Oh, good try though.'

Excellent work. Good bouncing.

We'll count your bounces then

add them to your total after the music round.

Meghan's team still need to face the Copycats Challenge.

The points from the challenges could make all the difference,

because a dream ticket to the Ball Room is at stake.

Well done, Martin's team.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All right. Welcome back, Meghan's team.

Now, you didn't do too well on Quick On The Draw last round.

-But are you any good at miming, Meghan?

-Yes. A bit.

Now I have three cards for you to choose from.

Pick one of those cards.

You are then going to have 10 seconds to mime whatever

is on that card for the player next to you, Jay.

Then so on down the line.

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

so if you think you know the answer,

try and add a bit more detail as it goes down the line.

Are you ready?

Yes!

In that case, let's close the doors.

All right, sweetheart.

We have got blue, yellow, and pink.

Which one would you like?

-Yellow, please.

-Yellow.

Have a look at that for me.

OK.

-Yeah?

-I think I know.

-You think you know?

-I know what to do.

Fantastic, good luck to you, Meghan.

Ready, steady, mime. Open the door.

OK, Jay.

He's only copying what he saw...

OK, Claire, good luck.

All right, Luke, final 10 seconds for you.

Amii, keep watching, get as much detail as you possibly can.

OK, stop miming, please.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It's a tricky one.

For 50 points, Amii, any idea what Luke was miming there?

-Was he shooting an arrow?

-A bow and arrow?

It's not what we're looking for, I'm afraid.

-For 40 points, what are we looking for?

-Shooting a gun?

It is not what we are looking for.

OK, for 30 points, Claire.

Shooting a water balloon.

You're all on the right track, but it is not what we are looking for.

OK. For 20 points.

Throwing a ball.

Throwing a ball?

It's not what we're looking for, I'm afraid. Come on, guys.

-Playing tennis.

-Playing tennis?

Meghan, bless you. What actually were you doing?

Firing a catapult.

Firing a catapult! Ah! But unfortunately, Meghan,

that does mean that you get zero points,

but give them a round of applause, anyway.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All right, pick a card.

The pink one. Take a good look.

-Reckon you can mime that?

-Yes.

-Nice one.

All right, mate, the best of luck. You have got 10 seconds.

Ready, steady, mime.

OK, Rachel is nodding her head.

Good copying.

All right, Anya, your turn.

OK, Helen's looking a little confused.

All right, Alanis, your turn.

OK, time's up. OK.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Robin, for a maximum of 50 points, what's the answer?

I think she was chopping wood.

We need to be a bit more specific, it's not chopping wood,

which means we're playing for 40 points.

Alanis, what do you reckon?

Was she chopping wood with an axe?

Oh, no, I can't give you that, OK. Kind of similar answers.

Helen, 30 points.

-Was it chopping down a tree?

-It was! Yay!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, you get yourselves 30 points.

All right, after Mime Time, have Meghan's team

catapulted themselves into the final?

-And was that a

-saw

-performance from Martin's team? Scores, Mr D.

'OK. Well, Sam, after Mime Time, Martin's team have 80 points,

'and Meghan's team still have 10 points.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, it's time to get serious once again,

because Meghan's team are about to face the Copycats Challenge.

Earlier in the show, Martin's team

got a pile of points in their Challenge,

but did they do enough? Only time will tell.

Meghan's team, it's your chance to add some points to your score.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah!

You look ready! I like that!

Martin's team, it's time to say goodbye for a bit,

-but we'll see you later. Off you go.

-Bye!

-Bye!

Remember, the results of the challenge will be revealed

at the end of the Music Round, when the extra points

may determine which team goes to the Ball Room.

Meghan, as team captain,

you need to select three people to face the Challenge.

But before that, let's look at what's in store for you.

Mr D, what could it be?

'The Bounce. As before, you'll be shown five shapes,

'and must copy them by bouncing on the trampoline.

'To score, you must take off and land in the central square.

'Ten points will be awarded for every successful shape.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Are you ready to spring into action?

-Yes.

-All right, brilliant.

In that case, three, two, one, bounce!

'Off we go. Here's the first one.

'Meghan, the captain, straight away - good. Excellent.

'Onto the second shape. Got that one as well.

'Superb. Next, third shape. And that one! Wow, doing these very quickly.

'Fourth shape now, come on.

'Legs in the right place, stay in the box.

'And the last one. Yes!

'Good. Good start for Meghan.

'How's Jay going to get on? Rolls onto the trampoline. First of all...

'Come on. Star shape, yes, good!

'Onto the second shape. Little bit trickier, that one. Yeah, good.

'Well done. Third shape.

'Ooh, now, how's he going to do this one? Come on, try again.

'Run out of time. Next one, fourth shape.

'Keep your arms right, that's it. Almost. Almost!

'Not quite. And the final one. Ooh, very nearly!

'Try again.

'Ooh! Well, that's a good effort. Well done, Jay.

'Now, Katy.

'Let's try the first one.

'"Ah, no!" she says. Careful, stay in the box,

'whatever you do. Onto the second one. Try this one. Yes!

'That's better. Third shape. Ooh, yes!

-'Very good. Onto the fourth shape.'

-Aah!

'Er, not that way, other way! Ooh, not to worry. Fifth shape.

'Last one, here we go. Try again.

Ooh, very nearly, very nearly.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-All right. Did you enjoy that?

-Yeah.

-You all seem a bit out of breath!

Jay enjoyed it, I can tell.

There's only one more round before we add those points to your total.

Ooh, we do like to keep you guys guessing. Well done!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Welcome back, Martin's team. You all right?

-Yeah.

-Beautiful.

This is the Music Round. Rachel, you have to pick a well-known tune

and play it to the person next to you

using the Copycats kazoo, like this.

HE PLAYS A FANFARE

Beautiful.

Anya, you need to listen to the tune very carefully,

because you're going to be the one passing it down the line.

There's a maximum of 50 points to be won, so everybody except Rachel

please put your headphones on so you don't hear the song.

Our Copycats are ready. Close the doors!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-OK, pick a tune, yellow, pink or blue.

-It's got to be pink.

Take a look.

-Do you know that song?

-Oh, a tiny bit.

Don't worry, we are going to play it into the studio. Let's hear it.

# At first when I see you cry

# Yeah, it makes me smile

# Yeah, it makes me smile... #

Oh, yeah, the beautiful Lily Allen. OK, pick up your kazoo.

-Have you got that in your head?

-Yes, just about.

Good luck, Rachel. Ten seconds. Ready, steady, play!

SHE PLAYS THE TUNE

Very good, dancing as well.

SHE PLAYS A DIFFERENT MELODY

Helen, your turn.

SHE PLAYS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TUNE

Alanis, your turn.

SHE PLAYS ANOTHER TUNE

LAUGHTER

All right, Robin, your turn.

HE PLAYS ANOTHER TUNE

Time's up! OK! Aww!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-OK, Martin, for 50 points, what's the answer?

-Is it Winter Wonderland?

It's not. Playing for 40 points.

Robin, what do you think the answer is?

Norwegian Wood by the Beatles.

Cracking song, but it is not Norwegian Wood.

We're playing for 30 points. Alanis?

Sounded like the EastEnders theme.

It wasn't the EastEnders theme tune,

which means we're playing for 20 points. Helen, any idea?

-I Wanna Be Like You?

-It's not, sadly,

-which means we're playing for ten points.

-Hungry Like The Wolf?

Hungry Like The Wolf? It's not, sadly. Tell everyone what it was.

-Lily Allen, Smile.

-Let's hear it.

# At first when I see you cry

# Yeah, it makes me smile... #

Martin, yeah, you rock it out there! Go on, brother! Yeah! All right.

Sadly, then, that means you get no points,

but give them some applause anyway. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Jay, I've got yellow or blue.

-Yellow.

-Have a look at that.

I don't know that.

It's all right, we're going to play it into the studio now.

# Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother

# You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive

# Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'

# And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive

# Ah, ha, ha, ha Stayin' alive, stayin' alive... #

Good luck to you, Jay. I'm rooting for you, mate. Ready, steady, play.

Open the door!

HE BLOWS

HE PLAYS DISJOINTED NOTES

Oh, OK.

SHE PLAYS DISJOINTED NOTES

SHE BEGINS TO LAUGH

Amazing(!)

SHE PLAYS A DIFFERENT MELODY

Yeah! All right.

HE PLAYS A RHYTHMIC TUNE

Brilliant tune. Go on!

SHE REPEATS THE PREVIOUS TUNE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Meghan, for a maximum of 50 points, what was Amii playing?

Just Dance?

It's not Just Dance.

-Let's open the door. For 40 points?

-Night Fever?

SHE GIGGLES

It's not right, I'm afraid.

-MARK LAUGHS

-OK, Luke,

-any idea what we are looking for, for 30 points?

-Jingle Bells?

It's not Jingle Bells.

-OK, let's open the door. Any idea what Katy was playing?

-Macarena?

It's not the Mac-a-ra-na-na-rena. Let's open the door. For ten points?

Oh, poor old Jay!

-Broken Heels?!

-Broken...Broken Heels by Alexandra Burke.

-It's not, I'm afraid. What was it, Jay?

-Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees.

-Let's have a listen.

-# ..whether you're a mother

# You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive... #

Unfortunately, that does mean that Meghan's team get zero points.

Give them applause. That was entertaining.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Very entertaining indeed.

'OK, so after three rounds, Martin's team have 80 points

'and Meghan's team have ten points.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All right. Martin's team are in the lead at the moment,

but we still have to reveal the scores from the Copycats Challenge.

Which team beat the Bounce?

Which team have a golden ticket to the Copycats Ball Room?

-Mark, over to you.

-Golden ticket!

The wait is over. I can reveal that one team got 70 points.

I can also reveal that one team got 80 points in the Bounce.

Which means the team going through to the Copycats Ball Room

and playing for the trophy is...

It's Martin's team!

THEY CHEER

Commiserations, Meghan's team. Brilliant having you,

you enjoyed yourselves?

-Yeah, it was great.

-Wicked. Meghan's team, everyone.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, team, you've made it this far,

and now it's time to compete for the fabulous, limited edition,

lovely, shiny thing that is the Copycats trophy.

-AUDIENCE:

-Ooh!

-It's so shiny.

-It is.

-OK, here is the Ball Room. Ooh, yeah.

-Martin, who have you chosen?

-Erm, Anya, my mum and Alanis.

-Excellent.

Well, before we open the doors,

let's look at what you have to do to get your hands on this!

'The Ball Room. Players are each assigned a colour.

'They must catch 12 of their colour

'and put them in the scoring cylinders before the time runs out.

-'Good luck.'

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

If you're ready? In three, two, one...

BOTH: Blast the balls!

'It's Anya catching blue balls, Alanis, yellow,

'and, Ball Room fans, it's Helen catching the red balls.

'You've got to do this as quickly as you can. There goes a red one.

'And another one! Excellent.

'Good work by Helen, Martin's mum. How are the others doing?

'Not too badly.

'You've got to move fast.

'Catching these in the air, remember.

'You can't pick them up from the floor, that is not allowed.

'Come on, quickly!

'Quickly as you can. Good work on the yellows, look at that.

'Alanis is doing well, and as soon as she's finished her 12

'she can help the others.

'Quickly as you can, guys! 20 seconds left.

'We're OK on the yellow ones. Stop. Now, collect just the blue ones.

'You've got enough red and enough yellow. Quickly as you can, come on!

'Blue, just blue! We're all shouting at you! Blue!

'Come on, time's running out. We're almost there, one more. Yes!'

KLAXON BLARES AND APPLAUSE

I'm being told, I'm being told...

-You did it on the buzzer!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Get in there!

-Which means...

-Martin, there you go, take the trophy and hold it high!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Sorry to break up the party, but I've got some bad news.

-I don't want to hear it. I know what's coming.

-End of show, innit?

ALL: Aww!

But we'll be back, though!

CHEERING

See you next time on Copycats! Bye!

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