Episode 26 WHOOPS I MISSED THE BUS

Gather round, folks, gather round.

The big red whoops-mobile is ready to blast off

and you have got a ticket to ride.

So hold on tight, expect the unexpected,

it's Whoops I Missed The Bus.

Someone's been having fun this week.

Anyone for some backstage action? This is actually really cool from me

because this is the first time I'm seeing my character model.

And what is all this about?

Look, I told you, go round back, go round back!

They've watched, they've deliberated

and they're ready to offer their verdict on this week's CBBC.

It is our resident vloggers Laura and Myles.

Five, six, seven...

I'm just trying to work out how many hours of CBBC I've watched this week. I think ten.

I'm going to say ten. I can't go any more than ten,

I only have ten fingers.

Maths, counting. Whoops I Missed The Bus.

First to take centre stage this week

and shed some light on the latest dramas from Eldon and the gang,

it's our very own twinkle toes Laura.

It's time for internationals,

it's time for internationals to begin.

Internationals.

We are just so excited

and cannot wait to be officially registered for internationals.

Hang on a second, when someone makes a statement like that,

something's bound to go wrong.

Your team's not listed. Erm, I think you should check again. Yeah.

I knew it, it was all going too smoothly.

But with any major disaster, there's just one thing to do - fix it.

I'm starting to panic. Or panic.

While Ms Kate and Giselle are panicking in the arena,

Eldon, James and West have got stuck

in the middle of the Everglades surrounded

by deadly man-eating alligators but, pfft, no big deal, right?

We're in the middle of the Everglades with alligators

and nothing to protect ourselves.

Perfect(!)

Well, at least West has a lot of questions about alligators to

think about whilst he's stuck on that boat.

I've got a million questions about alligators.

A million seems a little excessive, doesn't it?

I mean, really. How many questions are there about alligators?

You've got, one, how many teeth do they have? Two, what do they eat?

Three...

Has there ever been an alligator called Eldon?

Has there ever been an alligator called Laura?

Has there ever been an alligator called...

Meanwhile, among the alligator and internationals chaos,

Phoebe does something a little more calming.

I really hope that Richelle and Skylar's duet

has the energy that we need to cleanse the team.

OK, I'm going to be honest, I'm not sure I'm convinced

by cleansing any sort of space with a duet but it can't hurt, right?

I'm considering auditioning to be part of A-Troupe after that.

I mean, who wouldn't want to dance all day,

take part in competitions and...be surrounded by alligators?

We're going to be eaten by alligators.

This is probably the worst day of my life.

On second thought, I'm happy just staying here

and practising my cleansing dance.

Om...

Oh, she does witter on, that one. But so do you lot.

However, difference is, you've only got 15 seconds to get it all out

and you'd best be quick about it. Take it away.

I love The Next Step because, well, I'm a self-taught dancer

and it has shown me all these cool, crazy moves

that I never thought I could do.

Because of The Next Step, I'm now learning to do them

and, well, thank you, Next Step, for helping me learn who I am.

Well done.

My favourite programme on CBBC is Scream Street

because it makes you scream and my favourite character is the werewolf.

Brilliant, another.

My favourite CBBC show is Operation Ouch

because they do lots of wacky experiments.

I like it when they go out to see somebody who has hurt themselves.

I like it when they go and see some nurses help somebody in A

I think Chris and Xand are very funny. Cracking, next.

Hi, I'm Eleanor, and I love Hank Zipzer.

My favourite character is Emily because she's so weird.

I'm Evie, I love The Next Step because it's so fun

and I love dancing.

You're amazing, you lot, honestly.

And if you want to join them,

just record a 15 second minivlog

about your favourite CBBC show and

send it in via the Whoops web page.

You could see yourself on your very

own telly box next weekend.

Imagine it.

Now how long does it take to make an episode of the spooky new

CBBC comedy Scream Street?

I've no idea, I was hoping you'd tell me.

But if you don't know the answer, then we'll watch this.

Scream Street follows the story of Luke Watson,

a regular teen who also happens to be a werewolf.

So Scream Street is a stop-frame animation series

and that means we use actual models to create the animation.

So we've got seven animators at the moment and this is Hannah,

she's one of them.

So, Hannah, how does stop-frame animation actually work?

Basically, you've got a puppet, a camera and a computer

and you move your puppet frame by frame

and then the camera takes a picture and you put it on a computer,

which plays it back and you do this again and again and again

until you've got the whole animation.

So how long does it take to film an entire episode?

We have seven animators at the moment and we normally produce

nine seconds each a day,

so it takes about 11 days to produce a whole episode.

This is actually really cool for me

because this is the first time I'm seeing my character model.

I think we look pretty similar, actually, don't you?

So every location you see in Scream Street is a handmade set

in a studio like this.

And the detail that goes into all of it is absolutely incredible.

If you look at this table here,

we've got like a perfect little teapot and some scrolls

and an abacus.

We've used 1,700 props in the first 15 episodes alone in Scream Street.

And so this fella is Otto, he's the horrible mayor of Scream Street.

Always trying to come up with some evil, moneymaking scheme.

But until the animators work their magic,

these guys are just lifeless lumps.

Don't call me a lifeless lump, you freak!

This is getting really freaky.

There are some weird things going on around here.

But, then again, this is Scream Street,

where strange things happen.

I'm Debra Stephenson, I play Bella Negative, Eefa,

lots and lots of characters.

I am John Thomson, I play Otto Snear,

Dr Skully, Allston Negative

and we're about to record an episode called Lovestruck.

Come this way.

You never listen to me. What did you just say?

The last time you tried DIY,

you opened a portal to the underland in the bathroom.

I think I can change a simple washer on the blood tap without

having to call a plumber.

You distracted me. So now it's my fault? Ugh!

Hss!

LAUGHTER

Technobabble is hosted by a virtual vlogger called The Vlogster.

First of all, is that what happens to all vloggers in the end?

Do they just turn into robots?

This was inevitable, really,

I always thought I'd end up being a floating robotic host of a TV show.

Marcus gets sent out on a technology trek to find out how coffee can

power the future, which sounds interesting.

I'm more concerned with how The Vlogster can

see into Marcus's room and wake him up.

Wake-up! What?

Oh, Vlogster.

I was having a well good dream. Trust you to ruin it.

Is The Vlogster everywhere? Does that extend to every vlogger?

What can he see? Can he see me now?

My phone's over there, can he hear me?

Just in case, and I don't want him waking me up,

Technobabble is a great show and The Vlogster is probably

one of the best people on CBBC, even though he's not people, is he?

He's a robot. Probably one of the best robots, though, on CBBC.

You're the only robot... Oh, and Eve. ..on CBBC, top two.

Here's the message.

Will we ever be able to record our dreams?

I don't think I'd want to record my dreams and where would they go?

I'd need so many shelves for them. I'm a dreamer.

I'd forget which ones were which and I'd design covers for them all.

The one where the big rabbit made me fly,

the time I grew wings and then cried, the time I forgot my maths

homework and then the teacher turned into a shark and then I cried.

A consistent theme in a lot of them, crying.

I wouldn't have enough space for all those dreams.

That's a sad sentence. Don't be recording them.

The Vlogster's already in my room waking me up,

we don't need him in here as well. My favourite phrase

of the week this week, this week, comes from Cherry on Technobabble.

Hey, guys, aren't phones great?

They are, and that's my favourite phrase of the week this week,

this week. Talking about favourites...

I think Cherry's my new favourite.

I've always liked a lady named after a fruit.

And, thinking about it, so do I.

Oh, no, this is it. This is how it happens, isn't it?

Brilliant, good, there we go.

I mean, I agree, it's always good to be named after a fruit.

But I can't imagine someone calling their daughter banana.

Blah-blah! Ba-ba-ba-ba.

I just want to see if someone can animate

The Vlogster's face like that.

I was catching up with Hank Zipzer the other day

and all I could think of whilst I was watching it

was how I didn't have a cool name like that.

Hank Zipzer.

Zipzer.

Hi, Lisa. Oh, it's not Lisa any more, I got a cool new nickname.

Barbara.

Barbara? Barbara. Bar-ba-ra.

But there's always that one person that has to ruin it

and call you by your real name.

Henry Zipzer!

Henry Zipzer!

Henry Zipzer!

Well, luckily for Henry, I mean Hank,

it's almost time for school holidays.

Oh, bliss. No homework, no teachers and lots and lots of lie-ins.

ALARM BLARES

Well, after he gets through just one last day

but, come on, that's just eight hours, what could possibly go wrong?

I'm not giving anyone a reason to put me in detention. Not today.

Well, I'm not sure, it's you.

Get me out, get me out, get me out!

In this episode, Hank has a mystery card.

What is that thing?

This is what I spent all night doing. But who's it for?

Who's it for? That's what I said.

I'll give you three guesses.

Well, it won't be for Ms Adolf, it isn't for Frankie, could it be...

me?

If McKelty's egg hits the card, it will be completely ruined.

I can't let that happen.

Zipzer!

Oh, poor Hank, today is not going well.

The entire term hasn't gone well.

Return to detention immediately.

Pull it.

That sounded big.

Come back here, you despicable child!

Hank Zipzer!

Oh, Hank, I feel for you, buddy, but as you made me a card,

I made you one too and got you some treats

just to make you feel better about being in trouble.

Thank you for the card. It was, erm...

..touching.

Ewww...

That is a bad last day. Who am I going to give this card to now?

At least it's better than Ms Adolf.

Oh, thank you very much, Mrs, nice vlogging. Yes.

Have you ever wondered what your pets are really thinking?

Well, ponder no more, me little chickadee, it's time for...

Oh, look, that man on the telly's looking at that man on the telly,

look at that man on the telly. And we're looking at him on the telly.

Look at him on the telly!

With our telly. Oh, my head hurts.

Quick, hold me closer to the telly. There we are.

My favourite episode, Rocket And The Attack Of The Giant Gerbil.

Ha-ha! Fear me, fear me!

Oh, I do love a good bit of CBBC in the afternoon...

Excuse me, are you filming me?

Yes, I'm talking to you, I'm furious. One moment.

Right, now, where was I?

Something about being angry or something, I can't quite...

Oh, a shoe!

Oh, yes, yes, wait, what?

I'm popping to the kitchen, do you want owt?

No, I'm fine, dear, thanks.

Hey, do you mind? You're in me way.

Can't you go any faster?

I'm trying to watch Hank Zipzer.

Get out of it. Go round back.

Look, I told you, go round back, go round back!

Does your pet enjoy CBBC?

Reckon they'd look good on the telly?

Then upload a 20-second clip

of them watching a CBBC show

and they might feature on

Whoops next week.

All the info is on the Whoops web page,

so take a look, why don't you?

What you thinking, pet?

Right, we've hand-picked some of the week's finest moments from CBBC

and vacuum-packed them into a beautiful

package of joy just for you.

I've got a spell. Wow.

It's no big deal, common garden love spell,

makes the target fall in love with the first person they see.

Where are your folks? Inside arguing, as usual.

Well, come on, then. (Holding hands, holding hands!)

Oh, I don't believe it, we just can't afford rent rises like that.

Oh, come here, you big beautiful man!

Wow, it worked. Thanks, Luella.

Hey, kids, having fun?

Dad? But if you're out here, then who's in there with Mum?

Ah! Get her away from me.

Oh, come back, my lovely lump of love.

Bye, Dad.

Nice.

# The bake is rising in my oven, yeah

# Don't open the door else it'll go flat

# Don't open the door else it'll go flat

# In the oven is where it is

# And if I take it out too early it will sink. #

Oh, he's a lyrical genius!

Whoo!

Stick with us, kid, you'll be a star.

I like their song, they're quite good.

Well, Tom is.

I don't know about Sam and Mark.

Let's do it. Time to bring out the firepower.

Go one, put the arm down.

Oh, oh! Yes, yes! Yes!

Nice, nice.

Set it on fire. Come on, Cleavestuff.

Save yourself.

Ha-ha! What a result. Finally.

And, with a tiny bit of cheating, Cleavestuff wins.

This robot is genius.

All good things must come to an end

but you can watch all of this again, and more,

on the CBBC iPlayer and website.

Now, let's face it, I've missed that bus again, I know,

but my private chariot awaits, so I'm out of here.

Giddy-up, horsey.