Episode 8 Copycats

Welcome to Copycats with your hosts, Sam and Mark.

Today's Copycats are Beth's team from Shropshire

and Connor's team from Edinburgh.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

Good audience!

Welcome to Copycats, where copying is good.

Can I stop you there, Mark? I have got some very exciting news.

-We need to broaden our horizons.

-OK.

I sold our story to Hollywood - they're making Copycats: The Movie!

CHEERING

-You're kidding!

-I'm not. You know Indiana Jones?

-I love that.

It's nothing like that.

It's about the struggle to win the ultimate prize - the Copycats trophy.

-Who's playing us then?

-The two biggest names on the planet -

-the Chuckle Brothers.

-What?!

You having a laugh?

-"To me, to you"? Paul and Barry Chuckle?

-Yeah.

-I thought you'd be pleased.

-Pleased? I'm over the moon! I love 'em!

Yay!

-Shall we meet today's teams?

-Please! To me, to you.

Let's do it!

APPLAUSE

-Beth, team captain, how are you doing?

-Fine, thanks.

-Are you excited to be here?

-Very.

-You look excited.

-Team, are you all right?

-ALL: YEAH!

-Oh, yeah!

We're going to take a look at your audition tape.

This is the reason you are on Copycats. It'll be so embarrassing!

Superman!

HE PLAYS "WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE" ON HIS CHEEKS

CHEERING

Best of luck. It's Beth's team, everybody.

CHEERING

High five, Connor. Yeah! Little flick at the end, I like that.

-Everybody all right?

-ALL: Yes!

You were looking at Beth's team's audition tape, going,

"They look silly. We don't on ours." Let's see.

# I stand on a pedestal The public watch and cheer... #

Oh, aye!

I've got hidden talents that are really well hidden.

CHEERING

Give it up for Connor's team, everybody. Good times.

Our teams are ready to start copying.

The teams will take it turn

to copy pictures, actions and displays of musical genius.

Each team will take turns to face the Copycats Challenge later on.

We tossed a coin - Connor's team play first. Let's play Copycats.

I hope you've been brushing up on your artistic skills

because it's time for Quick On The Draw.

I've got three cards, you're going to pick one.

You'll have ten seconds to draw whatever is on that card

for Connor and so on down the line.

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

but you lose ten points for every incorrect answer.

-Perfect pictures get perfect points. Are you ready?

-Yes!

All right, good luck to you. Let's close the doors.

-We've got blue, yellow and pink. What would you like?

-Pink.

-Right.

-Thank you.

The answer will appear on screen, so look away....now.

-Maria, are you happy?

-Yep.

Ready, steady, draw. Open the door.

OK...Not yet, Connor.

You've got loads of time.

You have a lot of time there.

Chose not to use it.

If you know what it is, try and add more detail.

You've got more time to use if you want it.

OK, your turn.

You started off so well. Finally, ten seconds, come on.

Stop drawing.

I cannot stress this enough.

You need to put as much detail in as possible, else it ends up like that.

For 50 points, any idea what Ruthie has drawn there?

-An alien?

-It does, with a spring in its head, but it's not.

Let's open the door. For 40 points, what are we looking for?

-I think it's a clown's hat.

-It does, doesn't it?

It's not, I'm afraid. Let's open the door for 30 points.

Um...a mountain, or something?

-MARK LAUGHS

-It's wrong. Let's open the door.

-For 20 points?

-It's not a snail drawn funnily?

It's not, I'm afraid. For the minimum of ten points, what is that?

Is it a candle?

-It is...

-A coat hanger.

-A coat hanger, I'm afraid.

-APPLAUSE

-It does look like a coat hanger.

Connor's team gets 0 points, but give them a round of applause.

APPLAUSE

OK, Duncan, pick a card. Yellow or blue?

-The blue one.

-Blue for the team.

-OK.

-Reckon you can draw that?

-I'll give it a bash.

-Best of luck, Duncan, you've got ten seconds.

Ready, steady, draw.

Nice. Becky, your turn.

Good copying. Andy, your turn.

Ten seconds is not a long time.

OK, Ellie, go for it.

All right, John, go for it.

Time's up. Stop drawing.

Good copying. It looks pretty similar but Emily, for 50 points,

any idea of the answer we're looking for?

-Is it a snail?

-It's not a snail. Does look like a snail, though.

-John?

-Er, lollipop?

I see where you're going. It's not a lollipop though.

-Ellie, what do you think the answer is?

-A hurricane.

Interesting. It's not, sadly. Andy, you're looking a bit...

-Is it a coiled spring?

-It's not.

We're playing for the minimum of ten points. Beth?

Is it a big door knob?

It's not a big door knob. Duncan, do you want to tell everybody?

-It was a paperclip.

-A paperclip.

-Ohhhh!

-Ohhhh!

That was a good drawing.

Sadly, at the end of Quick On The Draw, you get no points.

But it was very entertaining. APPLAUSE

Have Connor's team been left HANGING?

-Oh, good one, cos it was a coat hanger.

-Thank you.

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

Well, Sam, after Quick On The Draw,

Beth's team have no points

and Connor's team also have no points.

All right! The next round tests skill, nerve and determination.

The game just got serious, because this is the Copycats Challenge.

Connor's team won the toss so they will go first.

Beth's team, we're going to send you off, only for a little bit.

Off you go, Beth's team.

See you later!

Now, Connor, as team captain,

you need to select three people to face the awesome, and it is awesome,

Copycats challenge. But before you do,

let's find out what's in store. Over to you, Mr D.

The Target. Holes illuminate in sequences of three.

Players must copy the sequence by throwing a ball through each hole

in the order they were displayed.

Ten points will be awarded for every successful throw.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

All right, Connor. Good luck to you, mate. You ready?

He's already got the ball!

Three, two, one, throw! Come on!

We're off and running. Connor is the team captain,

and he's concentrating on this.

He has three goes. No luck that time round.

Next up is Harris. How's Harris going to get on?

Very near to that small hole. Two big holes to go.

He's through that one, and the one at the end?

Yes, he's done that as well. Excellent.

Well done. And the next one. It's Robbie.

Very close, Robbie.

Small hole there. Not far off.

And the big hole there?

Oh! Never mind.

So it's Connor. Back with Connor. He's now gauging this.

How's he getting on? Ooh!

Very near. Just fell short. Concern there from Connor's mum.

There we go, we're through. This is Harris.

Harris is good at this.

Well done, Harris. Far end? Ooh, not quite. Robbie next.

Robbie's very close each time.

And close again.

And that one... Yes, he's through! Excellent. So we've got five.

Back with team captain Connor.

Come on, Connor! You can do this!

Ha-ha-ha! Harris.

Come on, Harris. We need some points from you.

Yes! Excellent.

And at the far end there? Not quite. And now it's Robbie.

Robbie gets close. Oh! That's a shame.

Then the next one, ah! And at the end there...

All small holes this time. Never mind.

Back with Connor.

You've got ten seconds! Come on, Connor! Race through these. Oh!

Right, now Harris.

Come on, Harris. Score some points, Harris,

in the seconds remaining. Oh!

Come on, guys, up here.

That was really good.

-You worked well as a team there. Happy with that, Connor?

-Yeah.

-"Yeah, yeah..."

-Well, don't worry about it.

OK. Only the shots on target count, and we'll add those challenge points

to your total after the music round.

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

Remember, points from the Challenges could make the difference,

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

SMASHING AND CHEERING

Oh, yeah! Let's play Mime Time.

Beth, I've got three cards. You'll pick one.

You'll then have ten seconds to mime whatever's on it

to the person next to you, Andy, and so on.

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

Copycats, are you ready?

ALL: Yeah!

Then let's close the doors.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, three cards. Yellow, pink, or blue?

The pink one. Take a look.

OK.

-Reckon you can mime that?

-I'll try.

-Nice one.

We like a trier here on Copycats, we love a trier.

OK, the best of luck. Ready, steady, mime!

Can't get much better than that. Andy, your turn.

OK, Ellie. Go for it.

John's nodding his head. Here we go.

All right. Emily, go for it.

OK, time's up.

Duncan, for 50 points, what's the answer?

Horse riding?

Oh, no! It's not horse riding,

which means we're playing for 40. Emily?

-Is it a kangaroo?

-Yes!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, guys. At the end of Mime Time, you get 40 points.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Connor, I've got two cards, yellow or blue. Which would you like?

-Blue.

Blue. Have a look at that.

-Good.

-Yeah, got that?

-Yeah.

-All right, mate.

Best of luck to you. Ready, steady, mime!

Open the door.

OK, close up. All right.

OK, Harris. You've got ten seconds, remember.

Silent performances.

OK.

Keep watching, Robbie.

All right. Great copying.

Stop miming! OK.

APPLAUSE

Very good copying down the line, but for a maximum of 50 points,

any idea what Robbie was miming there?

Hammering?

It wasn't hammering. OK.

Let's open the door. What are we looking for for 40 points, Robbie?

-Building?

-No, mate, unfortunately.

It is a very good guess, but it's not what we've got on the card.

-30 points?

-Hanging a picture?

It's hanging a picture! Get in there! Well done. Brilliant.

APPLAUSE

It does mean, Connor's team, a very healthy 30 points for you.

Well done.

-Ah!

-So after Mime Time,

are Beth's team going down under, you flaming galah?

And was Connor's team's performance a work of art?

We're going to find out those scores. Mr D, what could they be?

Well, Mark, after Mime Time, Beth's team have 40 points,

and Connor's team have 30 points.

-Very close.

-Yeah.

It's time to get serious once again, because Beth's team

are about to face the Copycats Challenge.

Earlier, Connor's team built up a pile of points in their Challenge,

but did they do enough? Only time will tell. Now, Beth's team,

it's your chance to add some crucial points to your overall score.

Connor's team, time to leave, but don't worry, you will be back.

See you!

Remember, the results of the Challenge will be revealed

at the end of the music round, when the extra points

may determine which team wins their tickets to the Ball Room.

Beth, as captain, you need to select three people to take part.

Before you do that, let's see what that challenge is. Mr D, tell us.

The Target. As before,

holes illuminate in sequences of three.

Players must copy the sequence by throwing a ball

through each hole in the order displayed.

Ten points will be awarded for every successful throw.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Are you ready to aim?

-Yeah.

-Beautiful.

In three, two, one,

-throw!

-'Now, the holes are illuminating

'in exactly the same sequence as before for Connor's team.

'Beth to start, Beth is the team captain.

'Doesn't score there. Next hole.

'Come on. Ooh! Very near. Very, very near.

'And finally, last hole, tiny one at the bottom there.

'Doesn't make that either. Ooh, come on.

'Right, next it's Ellie. Come on, Ellie.

'Doesn't make that one. Second hole.

'Quite a large one. There we are! Excellent. We're through.

'And doesn't make the last one. Never mind.

'Duncan next. Ooh, Duncan's throwing quite hard!

'Second one? No, no luck there.

'And the third one? Huge hole, but no luck for Duncan.

'Back to Beth. Come on, Beth.

'Very near. Tries the second, and the third.

'Ooh! Not quite. Never mind.

'Ellie. You got one first time round.

'And you've got another one. Excellent. Well done.

'Doesn't quite make the last one. It's Duncan now.

'Throwing hard again,

'but not getting them through the holes.

'Tiny one at the end. Oh! Never mind. Back to Beth.

'Come on, Beth. You can do this.

'Very near.

'Second hole. Never mind. Quite high, there.

'And this time. Ooh, yes, well done! We've got three.

'Right. On we go. There's Ellie. Come on, Ellie.

'You're good at this!

'You can do this!

'Oh, well, not to worry. Now it's Duncan's turn.

'He will throw them hard. And quickly, of course!

'Only got a few seconds left. Oh, come on, Beth!'

Come on over.

There is only more round

before we add those challenge points to your total.

We do like to keep you guessing.

I'm going to get this right at the camera.

-No!

-Oh, a miss!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Welcome back, Connor's team, this is the Music Round. Janice,

all you need to do is pick a well-known tune

and then recreate that tune on the kazoo, like so.

PLAYS KAZOO

Like that. Harris, you have to listen very carefully

to what Janice plays and then recreate that

down the line and so on and so on. There is a maximum of 50 points

up for grabs. Perfect playing means points.

Could everybody, except for Janice, please put their headphones on

so you do not hear what song is being selected?

Thank you. All right, the Copycats are ready. Let's close the doors.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

OK, Janice. I've got three cards here. I've got a blue one,

a yellow one and a pink one. What would you like?

Yellow. Have a look at that.

Yeah? Yeah? Kind of.

It doesn't matter if you are struggling,

cos we're going to play it into the studio right now.

MUSIC: "James Bond Theme"

Watch out, Daniel Craig. Oh! Roger Moore is my favourite. All right,

good luck to you, Janice.

Ready, steady, play! Open the door!

REPEATS TUNE CORRECTLY

Brilliant. OK.

PLAYS TUNE WITH SOME WRONG NOTES

OK.

PLAYS RANDOM TUNE

REPEATS RANDOM TUNE

Ah, yeah.

Ah, yeah.

Amazing.

REPEATS RANDOM TUNE

MARK HUMS ALONG

Stop playing! It's a great tune.

OK, Connor, for a maximum of 50 points,

any idea what Maria was playing there?

-Walking On Sunshine?

-Great song, but it's not, I'm afraid.

For 40 points, Maria, what was Robbie playing?

Sunny Side Up?

It's not that, I'm afraid. Let's open the door. Robbie,

-30 points up for grabs.

-Put Some New Shoes On?

Paolo Nutini fans in the house tonight!

It's not, I'm afraid. OK, open the doors. 20 points.

-Parachute?

-Parachute by Cheryl Cole. No.

-OK, come on.

-Was it...

Pencil Full Of Lead by Paolo Nutini?

We're going through all the back catalogue here!

But it's not, I'm afraid. Janice, what was it?

-It's was the James Bond theme.

-It was brilliant.

Let's have a listen.

MUSIC: "James Bond Theme"

Unfortunately, at the end of the Music Round,

Connor's team get no points. Give them a round of applause.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-OK, Andy, blue or pink?

-I'll take the pink one.

-Take a look.

-Do you know that song? Oh, no!

-I have never heard of it.

Don't worry, we're going to play it into the studio.

Get the melody in your head.

MUSIC: "Push The Button" by Sugababes

# You better push the button and let me know

# Before I get the wrong idea and go... #

-Do you remember that song?

-Vaguely.

-OK. Best of luck.

-Thanks.

Ten seconds. Ready, steady, play.

REPEATS SONG CORRECTLY

Very good, very good!

REPEATS SONG

PLAYS SOME RANDOM NOTES

OK.

PLAYS RANDOM TUNE

Emily, go.

NO NOTES SOUND

PLAYS RANDOM HIGH NOTES

Duncan!

NO NOTES SOUND

STRANGULATED NOTES

Time's up! OK.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Oh, dear. Beth, any idea, for 50 points? What's the answer?

-Dancing Queen?

-It's not Dancing Queen. We're playing for 40 points.

-Duncan, what do you think it is?

-Erm... ABBA, Super Trouper?

It's not ABBA. OK, playing for 30 points.

-Erm, is it Halo?

-Halo? Oh, great song.

It's not, sadly, which means we're playing for 20 points.

What we looking for?

Was it Pink and...erm...

I don't know, a Pink song? Is it a Pink song?

I'll put you out your misery, it's not a Pink song.

Right, let's play for ten points. Come on.

-Was it Push The Button?

-Yeah!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Congratulations.

-Thanks very much.

You get yourselves 10 points! Woo!

'Right, so after three rounds, Beth's team have 50 points,

'and Connor's team have 30 points.'

OK, there are only 20 points between the teams,

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

Which team have a VIP pass to the Copycats Ball Room?

Sam, over to you, mate.

I can reveal that one team got 30 points.

-I can also reveal that one team got 60 points in the target.

-Oh.

Which means the team going through to the Copycats Ball Room

and playing for the trophy is...

..Connor's team!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done. Commiserations, Beth's team. Have you enjoyed yourselves?

-Yeah.

-Absolutely brilliant.

-Thank you very much.

Give it up for Beth's team.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well done, Connor's team, you've made it this far

and it's now time to compete for the fabulous money-can't-buy,

limited edition, lovely,

shiny springy thing that is the Copycats trophy.

Here is the Ball Room. Now, Connor, who have you chosen

-to take part in the final game?

-Harris and Robbie.

-With yourself?

-Yeah.

-Of course.

-Of course. Obviously.

-Before we open the doors,

let's take a look at what you have to do to win this. Bendy.

'The Ball Room.

'Players are each assigned a colour. They must catch 12 of their colour

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

'Good luck.'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Three, two, one... ALL: Blast the balls!

'They did well in the Copycats Challenge earlier.

'It's the same team. Connor is catching the blue balls,

'Harris is collecting yellow, and Robbie red.

'12 of each colour in the scoring cylinders, please.

'No picking up from the floor - we're testing your catching skills.

'Come on! You can do this! But you haven't got long, remember.

'So, there's Harris, doing his best

'to catch as many balls as he can.

'Let's see how many are in the cylinders. In this game,

'that is what counts. Connor is doing well with the blues.

'Not far behind him, Robbie on the red, and Harris with yellow

'lagging behind slightly. Come on, guys, catch as many as you can.

'Blue doing very well. Excellent work, Connor.

'Still slightly ahead of the two other guys.

'Once Connor has got his 12, he can help Harris and Robbie

'collect their balls as well. Only ten seconds left.

'Come on! You can do this!

'No good kicking them.

'There we are. I think Connor has done it, but the others...ooh...'

KLAXON BLARES

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Oh, no!

-Connor's team!

You chased balls, Robbie was putting them on the top,

it seems amazing,

-but you didn't quite do it, unfortunately.

-That means

you don't get your hands on this bad boy.

We'll have to get it under lock and key.

-Indeed.

-But we are going to give you some Copycats T-shirts.

Is that all right? CHEERING

-Connor's happy with that. I've got some bad news.

-What?

-It's only the end of the show, innit?

-Aw.

-BOTH: Don't worry!

-We're coming back.

-We'll see you next time on Copycats!

-BOTH: Bye!

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