Ned the Pilot The Koala Brothers

# If you're in trouble Need someone to help you out

# There's no need to whistle No need to shout

# Hey, hey, hey, hey Help is on its way

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# Call the Koala Brothers Call the Koala Brothers

# Help is on its way! #

In the outback, if you hear a sound like this...

MIMICS AEROPLANE

..you'll know it's Ned, the little wombat...coming in to land!

More than anything in the world, Ned wanted to be a pilot,

just like Frank!

George the postman was away for a few days,

so Frank and Buster were delivering the post.

Whoa! Look out, Ned.

Sorry, Frank. Brmmm...

Hi, Ned.

Hi, Buster. Can I help deliver the post?

Sure, Ned. He can help, can't he, Frank?

Yeah. You can help me load up.

I was thinking I could fly the plane...

Fly the plane!?

You can't just fly a plane, Ned.

Buster's right. It takes a lot of hard work and practice.

I'm sure I can learn. Please!

Oh, please!

Well, all right. I'll get the book.

Now...where is it?

TOOTS HORN

Aha! Here it is.

There you go. Everything you need to know about flying.

You'll have to read it if you want to be a pilot.

-All right.

-I think we'd better get going, Frank.

Good idea, Buster. We've got a lot of post to deliver.

-Get the gate, Ned!

-Oh, sorry. I'm getting the gate, Frank!

Now, Ned was ready to learn how to be a pilot.

Ned didn't know flying was so complicated.

Cooee!

-Hi, Ned.

-Hello, Mitzi.

Oh, can't reach. What you reading?

It's a book on flying. I want to be a pilot.

But it's a bit hard to read.

I don't know why you need such a big book to learn how to fly.

It can't be THAT hard. I mean, what can you bump into in the sky?

You're right, Mitzi. Flying must be easy.

Yeah.

It's the landing bit that's tricky.

Landing?

Landing...landing?

Have you seen Ned?

Nah.

He's inside with that big book.

Ned really wants to be a pilot, doesn't he, Frank?

Hmm. But we really need him to help us take off.

I can help! I can work the bats!

Well, we could do with an extra pair of hands.

Thanks, Mitzi.

As Frank and Buster were about to take off,

Mitzi tried to do Ned's job.

Left a bit, Frank!

-LEFT!

-But it all went a bit wrong!

- Watch me! - Whooooah!

-Mitzi!

-What's up?

You forgot to open the gate, Mitzi!

I only said I'd do the bats!

Don't worry, Mitzi.

I'll get the gate!

Buster...aren't you supposed to be in the plane too?

Yes...YES! FRANK!

FRANK! WAIT! FRAAAANK!

NED?!

-What you doing now, Ned?

-I'm going to practise landing.

You mean you're gonna jump off the veranda?

With the help of my wings. Chocks away!

-CRASH!

-NO!

I told ya landing was tricky.

Are you OK, Ned?

I think so.

If you want to learn how to land, why don't you read Frank's book?

I tried. But I can't read it.

It's full of really big words.

Maybe I'm just not ready to be a pilot, Buster.

These things take time, Ned.

Frank'll be back soon.

-He'll think of something.

-Oh...

Ha-ha!

My dear Frank. How are you?

Fine, Archie. I've got a parcel for you.

Aha!

Ho-ho! It's my new running shoes! Ha-ha!

Same as the old ones but with a bit more vroom!

Ha-ha! Thank you, Frankie old chap. So how are things at the homestead?

Ned's got it into his head he wants to be a pilot.

Oh! Good for Mr Ned, I must say.

Ha-ha-ha! He's jolly brave!

-What do you mean?

-Well...

He wants to be a pilot,

and he's never been in a plane before, has he?

No...no, he hasn't...

Then Frank had an idea.

Why not take Ned up in the plane,

to show him what being a pilot was really like?

Right, Ned. We'll go through this one last time.

I'll be sitting here in the front.

You'll be sitting here in the back.

-Hiya! What's happening?

-Frank's gonna let Ned fly the plane.

Awwww! You're kidding! Ned's gonna fly the plane?

No, no, no. I'm just taking Ned up for a trip to see if he likes it.

Are you gonna do anything exciting, Frank?

Like...one of those spinny things?

You mean a loop the loop?

Yeah, where you go round and round and round, then you fly upside down?

Fly upside down?!

Don't worry, Ned.

You'll just be going for a gentle ride, that's all.

Right! Let's get going!

You DO still want to fly, don't you?

Good luck, Ned!

NED SCREAMS

When Frank saw that Ned wasn't enjoying his flight,

he turned back for home.

But by the time Frank had landed, Ned was worn out.

Wow, Ned! You're so brave!

He doesn't look too good.

I don't feel very well.

Oh. You'll feel better next time.

Next time?!

Yes. You've gotta go in the plane lots if you wanna be a pilot.

WHAT? No! It was so scary, and I can't read the book.

I'm sorry, Frank, I don't think I'll ever become...a REAL pilot.

Don't give up, Ned.

Come on, I'll teach you.

What? You'll help me?

Help me to read it?

Sure! But it'll take a lot of hard work.

I know, Frank. But I really want to do it.

Hey, Frank, can I borrow your book too?

Sure, Mitzi. Er, do you want to be a pilot too?

No, I just need to water the hanging basket!

Later, the Koala Brothers had one more parcel to deliver.

That's the last one, Frank.

Get the gate, Ned!

I'm getting the gate, Frank!

Buckle up, Buster!

Buckled up!

Ned knew it was going to be hard to become a pilot,

and he'd need all the help he could get.

Oh, they've left one behind.

"To Pilot Ned...

"Love, Frank and Buster."

Oh.

Goggles!

Proper flying goggles! Wow!

Thanks, Frank! Thanks, Buster!

-Ha ha!

-Ned realised, with the Koala Brothers' help,

he COULD become a pilot someday.

Maybe even the best pilot in all the outback!

Subtitles by Chris Boyd BBC Broadcast 2004

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