Mo The Dumping Ground: I'm...

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The My Life In Care videos are about to receive their world premiere

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Don't miss these personal takes on what life is really like

in Ashdene Ridge.

And next up, it's Mo.

'I'm Mo Michaels.

'I've lived here at the Dumping Ground for a few years now.

'And when you think about it...

'When you think about it,

'I'm the person here with the most friends by a mile.'

Mo, with the most friends!? I don't think so.

I think we all know who's got the most friends here.

Me, obviously.

'So, yeah. There's Tee.' Night, everyone. Especially Tee.

And Harry - he's great. And Tyler.

'Bailey and I have always got on pretty well too.' Ow.

-'Most of the time.'

-You're missing someone.

-Someone beginning with an F.

-'And of course, I mustn't forget Finn.'

What?

-Nothing.

-'So, there's those five.'

You're meant to say six.

'But when you're adding all of my crawly creature mates that

'takes my number of real friends up into the thousands.'

Are you OK?

-Mo?

-Shush.

Do you want to come for ice cream?

Ants.

Oh. Well,

if you mean those kinds "friends", then you're welcome to them.

Disgusting.

Mike, Gina. Look what Mo did.

It's a theme park treasure trail for ants.

Those better not be my baby books...

'Creepy, crawly, weird-looking.

'Bring it on. There are no insects that I don't like.

'Not that everyone sees things the same way...'

-My box - it's empty.

-All right, and which box is that?

The one that Floss left in the hallway.

That's why I'm always telling you to pick your stuff up

-and not leave it lying around.

-Please, Mike.

You have to help me look for it. It's really important.

Why? What's inside?

DISTANT SCREAM

-Tee, just get rid of it.

-Carmen, I'm trying.

-What is it?

A stick insect or something...

Get that away from me. That is rank...

'It's mad, isn't it? How some people just don't understand

'how great these guys are?'

What is it? What's going on?

-Mike, they're everywhere.

-What are you talking about?

Horrible, little stick insects. Please get it away from me, Tee.

They're not stick insects.

-It's a locust.

-A locust.

What did I tell you about going into people's rooms?

Of course, it's not just all about those cute, tiny critters.

Even though they are irresistible.

Because let me tell you, I love all animals.

And I suppose you could say that's my thing.

Nature.

'If you made me name my favourite creature we've had here,

'it would be tough.

'There have been some awesome ones, like the needletail.

HE MAKES COOING SOUND

'Having such a rare bird in our garden was really exciting.'

You're in charge of taking clear photos.

The bird society needs that to be able to make this an official

sighting, so you got to be ready at all times.

'Although, to be fair,

'the needletail turned out not to exactly what it seemed.

What's going on?

He wants to know if we were flying planes yesterday.

-And she threw one...

-Wait, wait, wait.

Are you telling me that the bird that stopped

Floss from getting into the garden all day is the glider?

And she was the one that left it there?

-Yeah.

-This is brilliant. I can't wait to tell her this.

Mo.

'Oh, yeah.

'There was even a magic bird here once.

'It hatched while I was asleep.'

-My magic egg, it hatched.

-Magic doesn't exist.

Mo thinks he's discovered the next dodo.

'At least, I think it was magic. It was certainly invisible.'

You haven't told him yet?

Ladies and gentlemen.

Mo's magic bird

will now perform tricks for your delectation.

Music maestro... FAIRGROUND MUSIC PLAYS

Whoa! How does he do that?

That's amazing.

I don't get it.

'But if you made me choose just one creature as my favourite,

'I would have to say Rocky the snake.

'He was the business.'

-I had a little intruder in my office earlier.

-Rocky.

Yeah, someone left the lid off his cage

and not for the first time.

Hang on, I thought his name was Mike?

-We changed it.

-Because Mike wasn't tough enough.

-Yeah.

He's safe now though, isn't he?

Yeah, but how far could he have gone?

I only agreed to let you keep him

because you all promised

that you would take turns looking after him.

And yet who is it

that has to clean out his enclosure every month?

Muggins, here.

-But he's so boring.

-No, he's not.

All he does is lie in his cage all day.

It's because he's thinking.

Fancy saying something like that about somebody who's

actually in the room. Unbelievable.

'Anyway, this called for something special to show everyone

'they were wrong about Rocky.'

Rocky is now going to perform the most mind boggling stunt you

have ever seen.

-After three.

-Do we have to do this?

-Yeah.

-ALL:

-One, two, three...

Jump, Rocky, jump.

THE OTHERS SNIGGER

You're going to have to try another stunt, Mo.

Don't encourage him.

'Shame that we never had the chance to get the snake show

'absolutely perfect. It never got past the work in progress stage

'because Rocky went to live with Sid the snake.'

Let's not talk about Rocky any more.

It's too sad.

How about something happier?

I know.

A lot of people say I'm good at making stuff and...

I suppose they've got a point. I mean, I build loads of stuff.

You name it, I've made it.

CHILDREN CHEER

'Like the best scarecrow ever.

'Although Frank and Tee did help a bit with that one.'

'Then, there was the mind reading protector helmet.

'That was 100% me.

'But there's something that's even better than making stuff.'

I couldn't get it to work the last time I had it out.

And away you go.

'And that's fixing things.

'People are way too quick to chuck stuff out,

'when all it needs is a bit of looking after.

'Like that camcorder that time.'

And the results can be amazing,

once you've got old stuff working again.

Do you think your social worker listens to you?

-What's so smart about that?

-Yeah, deep.

They've got to stick around long enough to listen.

I reckon they only listen for stuff they want to talk about.

Yeah, I mean if you want to tell them that something is wrong,

they're just like, "Oh, OK. Whatever. Bye."

Unless you've done something wrong.

-I've really enjoyed filming today.

-That's great, Mo.

-'Yeah, the results can be really amazing.'

-What's that?

-It's my film.

-You're what?

Sorry, Mo, but I've just got to see this.

'Do you think your social worker listens to you?

'What's so smart about that?

-'Yeah, deep.

-'I reckon they only listen

-'to stuff they want to talk about.'

-Yeah.

'When you want to tell them something's wrong

'they're just like,

'"Oh, OK. Whatever. I don't really care."

-'Today on Cooking With Care Kids.'

-Oh, my God.

-It looks rank.'

'Are you going to eat that?'

CHILDREN GROAN AND LAUGH

'I think that's why I get annoyed

'when there's stuff that Mo's magical repairs can't fix.'

Like Talkabot.

How am I supposed to build it,

when half of the connectors are missing?!

I'll never get it to work.

You know, I didn't have to buy it for you.

-I thought it might actually cheer you up.

-Well, it didn't.

-I don't know why I bothered.

-Nor do I.

I didn't ask you to, so just leave me alone.

'I don't know what it was about that robot that got to me.

-'I really don't.'

-What was that?

Mo.

Leave me alone.

What's going on?

Can you leave me alone, please?

I don't want to talk and I'm not coming out.

Anyway, what's next?

Right...

Um...

Don't get me wrong, I love being with all my friends.

Even the human ones are great.

But there are just some days when I want to be by myself.

Mo.

-Mo, where are you?

-Mo.

-There he is.

-Leave me alone.

You can't hide forever.

'Because living with so many people 24/7

'can sometimes get a bit much.'

The bath's supposed to be private.

Should have locked the door then, shouldn't you?

'And when something hasn't gone right.

'Like when I couldn't properly fix Talkabot that time,

'I know that the best thing is to spend some time by myself.'

What was it that he was so angry about?

His robot.

I need to get into that room at some point to it sort out.

WHISPERED: It's probably best not to rush him.

Hi, Mo.

Why don't you come out when you're ready to talk to us, yeah?

'It wasn't that I was just fed up about the robot,

'I was really worried about my mum too.'

-ROBOT:

-How can I help you?

She's having an operation.

I mean, I know it's because she's so old

but I just got a bit scared.

-ROBOT:

-How can I help you?

Tell her she's going to be OK.

-ROBOT:

-Today will be a good day.

My mum had one of those.

'It's complicated, isn't it?

'The real me needs to get a way a bit,

but not too far, just in case.

Mo.

Mo, I've got some lunch for you.

Mo?

Come here, kid.

Is Talkabot OK?

My stuff. How to explain?

Well, I don't really have my stuff. I have something much better.

I have my treasure.

Treasure. 'And my treasure is very, very important to me.'

Hi, do you want to help me with my treasure?

Not right now.

Everybody says that.

'I can't remember a time when I didn't have treasure.'

-Mo, what are you doing?

-Looking for treasure.

'But trouble is,

'some people don't get

why I love having all my treasure around me.

'I guess, it kind of makes me feel safe

'because the world outside is bonkers.

'So if you have all your stuff, knowing where everything is,

-'then the least that something.'

-Come on, stop.

'But then, mad stuff happens.

'Like went two strangers turned up that time

'I was visiting my dad in hospital.

Are you Anthony?

Yeah, but they call me Mo.

Peter.

That's Anthony.

Hang on, now. Are you relatives?

He's my dad.

No, no, no. He's my dad.

My name is Peter.

And this is Caroline.

We're your parents.

No...

you're lying.

'This was one situation

'where all the treasure in the world couldn't

'help me.

'But then I got to know Peter and Caroline,

'or should I say, my real mum and dad, a bit better.'

We're really glad you came. Aren't we?

Yeah.

What are they?

Oh, they're my treasures.

'I get it that life is complicated.'

And you can't keep it all in order,

like you can with your treasures,

but sometimes even the totally bonkers world

can make complete sense.

I find my treasure everywhere,

ants in jam jars, shiny stones in the mud,

And empty yoghurt pots with strawberries on them,

but not raspberries because raspberries

are not treasure, because you get bits stuck in your teeth.

I always knew there was a reason why I love my treasure,

and now I understand why.

Yep, treasure is the best.

So, I'm off to find some more now.

And I bet I can find someone to help me.

Guys, any takers?