Great Aunt Loretta's Dream Date Grandpa In My Pocket

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Come down, Grandpa!

Ha-ha!

Grandpa!

'Josh had gone surfing with friends so I was playing with Grandpa.

'We'd got out all Jason's old animal puppets.'

Look out, Jason, it's a crocodile!

-Snap, snap, snap, snap!

-Ah!

# Brussels sprouts and pilchards in brine... #

'Just then, we heard a horrible noise coming up the stairs.'

# ..He might be a true love of mine... #

'It was Great Aunt Loretta, Grandpa's sister.'

You're in a good mood today.

I've made a new friend at Miss Smiley's Cafe.

A very dishy gentleman from Australia.

Australia?

His name's Vincent.

He's staying with Bob on his boat and, listen to this,

he's invited me on a date.

Date? What sort of a date?

A dream date!

Afternoon tea on the Boomerang.

'Yes, this was the day we found out all about...'

Where's my deodorant?

Oh!

He invited you too, Grandpa,

but I said you were having one of your little lie downs.

-Oh, you did?

-So I said I'd bring Elsie.

And I've made some Green Gloop and a sardine-and-strawberry trifle.

You can't turn up empty-handed, can you?

Come on, Elsie, get your life jacket on.

We'll be going in Queenie.

# La-da-di-la... #

Green Gloop and sardine-and-strawberry trifle?

Poor Vincent.

Poor Elsie!

You're not thinking about going along too, are you?

Cos you've missed the boat.

Well, that's all right, I shall be going by plane.

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'When Grandpa shrinks, he gets up to all sorts of mischief.

'He runs about so fast nobody can catch him.

'He goes "zoom-zoom" in the car

'and "chuff-chuff-chuff" in the Sunnysands train.

'But today, he was taking the plane.'

-Call me if you need any help.

-Thanks, I will!

Wa-hey!

'While we were on our way to Bob's boat, the Boomerang,

'Uncle Vincent was in the bathroom getting ready for our visit.

-'Bob was not looking very happy.'

-Coo-ee!

-# ...Waltzing Matilda with me... #

-It's only me!

Here, take this.

Make sure the sardines don't fall off.

-I didn't know you were coming over, Loretta.

-Oh, yes.

Your uncle has invited me for afternoon tea.

-Where is he?

-Oh, he's in the...

-# ..Waltzing Matilda with me... #

-Oh, in the...

'Great Aunt Loretta never says "toilet" out loud,

'cos she thinks it's rude.'

Vincent, guess who's here!

-'Yes, this was Uncle Vincent.'

-Loretta, you made it!

I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Oo-hoo-hoo!

Come, this is my great-niece Elsie.

Pleased to meet you, Els.

-I've made you a strawberry and sardine trifle.

-Bonza!

I'll make us beetroot-and-custard sangers.

Oh, bonza!

-What's a sanger?

-It's what you good people call a sandwich.

Come on, Loretta, you can help me slap on the margarine.

'Luckily, Grandpa was on his way.

'He landed on the deck of the Boomerang.

'So Uncle Vincent and Great Aunt Loretta

'were making sangers

'and I was playing snap with Bob

'when suddenly I saw Grandpa.

'He was running along a rope!'

Snap!

Ha! You missed that one.

'I was really pleased to see him.'

It's a bit tricky having Uncle Vincent stay.

He's taken over my boat,

he cooks disgusting food

and he snores like a wallaby.

I don't want to be unfriendly but I wish he'd go back to Australia.

GRANDPA: Oh, dear, poor Bob!

I've never been to Australia. Sounds bonza!

It is, Loretta.

Hot weather, great music, fantastic beaches.

There's just one thing that I can't stand about Australia.

Really? What's that?

Crocodiles!

They scare the living daylights out of me.

Snap, snap, snap!

That's why I'm never going back.

What? You're never going back to Australia?

No, I'm going to live in Sunnysands for ever.

That's the best news I've heard all year!

Exactly whereabouts in Sunnysands?

Well, here on this boat, of course. With you, mate.

Excuse me, I...

I need some fresh air.

Oo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

We must celebrate!

Open up the Green Gloop.

'Grandpa found a better hiding place.

'He wanted to talk to me.'

I'd come to help Uncle Vincent

but the person who really needs help is Bob.

-I've got to do something.

-Like what?

Well, if I can remind Uncle Vincent of how wonderful Australia is,

-maybe he'll start getting homesick.

-I get it.

If he feels homesick, he'll go back home!

You're so clever.

Elsie, come on. Come and have your sanger.

'I had to leave Grandpa to get on with his plan.

'He ran over to the little heating stove,

'he sat on the tap

'and turned it up really, really high.'

Oh, beetroot and custard...yum!

Don't nibble, Elsie, you're not a rabbit.

'And soon, the boat felt really hot.'

Ooh!

Is it me or is it hot in here all of a sudden?

Oh, I'm sweating all over!

Good job I put on all that deodorant.

It is hot but I love it. The hotter the better!

Reminds me of Australia.

Does it make you want to go home?

Oh, for sure, Els.

But I can't go back, see, cos of the crocodiles.

Snap, snap, snap.

Oh, bother, I'd forgotten about the crocodiles.

Have some trifle.

That'll take your mind off them.

'Grandpa had another plan now.'

'He ran over to the record player and started pointing.

'He wanted me to play some music.'

Can I play some music?

Help yourself, Els.

Oh, yum, this trifle is bonza.

Let's hope this does it!

WALTZING MATILDA PLAYS

Waltzing Matilda?

That's my favourite Aussie song!

# Waltzing Matilda

# Waltzing Matilda

# You'll... #

Oh, my beloved Oz. It brings tears to my eyes!

Does it make you want to go home?

Oh, too right it does.

That's enough, Elsie. Switch it off.

I'd be on the next plane if it wasn't for them crocodiles.

Snap, snap, snap.

Snap, snap, snap.

'Grandpa had another plan.'

Of course!

-'But he needed my help.'

-Elsie!

I want you to call Jason.

I'm sure Bob won't mind if you borrow his phone.

'And so I called Jason.'

OK. Well, if that's what Grandpa wants.

I'll see you in a bit.

'Jason picked up the crocodile puppet

'and rowed to Sunnysands Harbour as fast as he could.

'Now we were all playing snap.

'Great Aunt Loretta and Vincent were cheating,

'so I was really pleased when Jason came in.'

-Snap!

-Oh...

-Hi, everyone.

-Jason!

-I'm here to say hello.

-Welcome, welcome. Come and join us.

'While nobody was looking, I took out the crocodile puppet

'and put it on the floor for Grandpa.'

'Grandpa got inside the crocodile

'and then he started doing this...'

Snap, snap, snap.

-Snap, snap, snap!

-Ah! It's a crocodile!

Snap, snap, snap!

Get rid of it, Jason. Get rid of it!

'So Jason picked up the crocodile and pretended to get rid of it.'

-Oh!

-Oh!

-A-a-a-a-ah!

'Uncle Vincent was so scared he went to hide in the bathroom.

'Jason put the crocodile down.'

Well, that seemed to do the trick.

-I'll be off, then.

-See you back at the mill, Grandpa.

'Grandpa jumped up the steps and went off to find the plane.'

It's OK, you can come out now. The crocodile's gone!

Thanks, mate. Good job you were on the spot.

Right, I'm getting out of here.

Vincent, stop making such a fuss. It was only a baby one.

'Then Bob came back from his walk.'

What's going on? Are you leaving?

Too right I am.

This place is swarming with crocodiles.

Nah, there's no crocs in Sunnysands!

There was one on the boat just now, going, "Snap, snap, snap."

If I'm going to get attacked by crocodiles,

I might as well go back to Australia.

Oh, right! Yeah, maybe you should, Uncle Vincent.

I mean, you do love the place.

Here, I'll help you pack.

Come on, Elsie. Come on, Jason.

Time we went.

'Grandpa flew home as fast as he could.

'He jumped out of the plane,

'took off his shrinking cap

'and came back to his normal size.

'We came home, too.'

-Did the plan work?

-Of course!

Vincent's gone back to Australia and Bob's got his boat back.

Teamwork, I call it.

-ALL:

-Teamwork!

What a disaster!

Oh, it's a good job you didn't come, Grandpa.

You'd have only made things worse.

So the dream date didn't work out?

Nightmare date, more like.

I've gone right off that Vincent - not my type at all.

We've got nothing in common.

And he made such a fuss about a tiny baby crocodile.

Even the little ones can be very scary.

Snap, snap, snap!

Don't you start!

INAUDIBLE

Teamwork!