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Opens on a view of a campsite. Various trucks are hanging out wearing ranger hats. Gus and another car ride a canoe. Joe and Stripes go fishing.
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Stripes
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Rawwr! Hahaha!
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Darington and Ferris haul a canoe. Zeg picks up a log.
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Zeg
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Zeg! Hehehehe!
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Joe and Gus relax by the fire. Starla and Darington play Tug of War.
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Gus
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Right?
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Joe
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Yeah!
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Blaze
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(in distance) Woohoo!
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Blaze comes from out of nowhere, AJ in tow.
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Blaze
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Hang on! (jumps a hill) Woohoo!
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AJ
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Woohoo!
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Blaze spins around the flagpole, raising the flag as he lands.
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Blaze and AJ
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(saluting, singing:) Truck Rangers!
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) Hi, I'm Blaze. And that's my best friend, AJ.
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AJ
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(shows his red sash) Check it out - we're Truck Rangers.
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Blaze
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When you're a Truck Ranger, you get to wear special hats, (puts a ranger hat on) and do cool stuff in the woods... (He leaps over two cars in a canoe) Like row boats...
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Canoe riders
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Cool!
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Blaze
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And roast marshmallows.
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He hands out marshmallows to Joe and Gus at the fire.
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Gus
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Now that's s'more like it! Ha! (high tires Joe)
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Blaze
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We even get to sleep in tents.
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Yellow Truck Ranger
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(grunts, trying to hoist a tent)
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Blaze
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Here, I'll help you. (hoists tent)
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Yellow Truck Ranger
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Thank you, Ranger Blaze!
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Gabby is onstage, blowing a "Reveille" call into a bugle as the Truck Rangers join.
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AJ
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(gasps) Look!
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Gabby
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Gather round, Truck Rangers!
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AJ
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That's our friend, Gabby. She's the Truck Rangers' troop leader.
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Blaze joins the other trucks.
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Gabby
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Okay, Truck Rangers. I hope you're ready, because I have a big surprise.
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Stripes
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What is it, Gabby?
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Gabby
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Today's the day you get to earn... (pulls a lever) Super...Ranger...badges!
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Three badges rise out of the stage.
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Truck Rangers
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(indistinct "ooh"s and "aw"s)
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Darington
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I want one of those!
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Zeg
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Zeg, too!
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Starla
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How do we get 'em, Gabby?
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Gabby
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(walks to the first badge) Well, this first one is a Super Frog Finding badge. To earn it, you've got to search a deep, dark cave and find a croaking cave frog.
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Truck Rangers
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Oooooooh!
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Gabby
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(shows the second badge) This is a Super Mountain Climbing badge. And you can only get it by climbing the tallest mountain in the forest.
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Truck Rangers
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Wow!
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Gabby
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(shows the third badge) And finally, the most special badge of them all: the Super Bravery badge.
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Truck Rangers
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Oooooooh!
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Blaze
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Whoa! How do we earn that one?
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Gabby
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I can only give this badge to a Ranger who does something really, really brave.
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Truck Rangers
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(Indistinct chatter)
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Starla
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I wanna try and get me that Mountain Climbin' Badge.
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Stripes
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Ooh! I want the Frog Finding Badge!
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Gabby
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So Blaze, which badge are you gonna try and get?
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Blaze
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Hmm, I don't know. They're all so cool. Maybe...I can earn all of them!
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Gabby
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Wow. That's gonna be tough, Blaze. But if anyone can do it, you can.
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Blaze
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Aw, thanks, Gabby.
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Crusher peeks out from behind a tent.
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Crusher
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(snickers mischievously)
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Pickle
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(joins him) Hey there, Ranger Crusher. You seem happy about something.
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Crusher
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Oh I am, Ranger Pickle. I just thought a plan to earn all those Super Ranger Badges!
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Pickle
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Is your plan to work hard and earn them?
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Crusher
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Nope! I'm gonna get those badges by cheating! (Laughs until he bumps into the flagpole; falls as the flag lands on his head) Ohhhh... (Blows flag out of face)
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Gabby
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Okay, Truck Rangers! Go out there and earn those badges!
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Truck Rangers
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(Cheer and hurry on their way)
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AJ
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We'd better hurry if we're gonna earn all three Super Ranger badges.
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Blaze
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Hey, I know! Let's use Blazing Speed!
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The Blazing Speed jets deploy and fire up.
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) To give me Blazing Speed, say "Leeeeet's Blaze!".
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Blaze and AJ
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Leeeeet's Blaze!
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Blaze
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(unleashes Blazing Speed and zooms off) Woohoo!
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AJ
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Yeah!
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Blaze drives through the forest; travel song starts.
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Blaze
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Come on, let's go We're ready to roll
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AJ
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Full speed ahead Ready, get set...
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Chorus
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GO!
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Blaze and AJ
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Time for adventure (Let's go) Faster and faster (Let's go) Pedal to the medal (Let's go) We can be the heroes (Let's go)
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Chorus
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Come on, let's go!
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Song ends. Blaze continues on.
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Blaze
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All right! Time to earn some Super Ranger badges!
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AJ shows the badges on Blaze's control panel.
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AJ
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This first badge is a Super Frog Finding badge. But to earn it, we have to spot a croaking cave frog, the hardest frog to find in the whole world!
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Stripes
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(offscreen) Ribbit? Ribbit, ribbit?
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AJ
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Hang on, Blaze. I hear something.
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A bush rustles; Stripes' back end sticks out on either side.
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Stripes
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Ribbit, ribbit?! Where are you?!
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Blaze
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(giggles) That's not a croaking cave frog!
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Stripes
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(comes out of the bush) Ribbit?!
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Blaze
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(giggles) It's our friend, Stripes!
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Stripes
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Oh, hi, guys! I've been looking all over for that croaking cave frog, but...I can't find him anywhere.
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Blaze
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Hey, don't worry. We'll help you look.
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AJ
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Yeah! We can find him together!
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Stripes
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All right!
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Croaking is heard.
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Blaze and AJ
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(gasp)
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Blaze
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I hear his croaking!
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AJ
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Me too!
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More croaking.
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Stripes
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If only we could figure out where the sound is coming from.
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AJ
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I think I know a way. Switching to Visor View. (activates visor) Visor, show us sound waves.
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More croaking; a green sound wave ripples to Blaze.
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AJ
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(to the viewer:) See those wavy lines? Those are sound waves. (listens for croaking again)
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Blaze
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Yeah! Whenever something makes a sound, it sends out an invisible wave. And when that wave touches your ear... (listens for the croaking) You hear the sound.
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Stripes
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(sees the croaking sound wave) Whoa! I can see the frog's croaking sound! (listens again) And it's coming from that cave!
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The croaking is coming from a dark cave in a ridge.
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Blaze
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The croaking cave frog must be inside. Come on!
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They enter; before them stands two tunnels, one yellow and one blue.
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Stripes
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Hmm, I wonder which way we go now.
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AJ
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(to the viewer:) We have to keep following the frog's sound waves.
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Cut to the tunnels.
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AJ
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When you hear his croaking, look for a sound wave.
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The croaking comes from the blue tunnel.
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Blaze
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Which tunnel did the sound wave come from?
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Viewer responds.
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Blaze
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That blue tunnel!
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Stripes
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The croaking cave frog is this way!
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They go through.
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Blaze
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Whoo-hoo!
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AJ
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Yeah!
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Blaze
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Yeah-heh!
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Three more tunnels lay ahead - one white, one green, one purple.
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Stripes
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Check it out, more tunnels.
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AJ
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(to the viewer:) Help us figure out which way to go. Look for the sound wave.
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The croaking comes from the green tunnel.
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Blaze
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Which tunnel did the sound wave come from?
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Viewer responds.
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Blaze
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The green tunnel!
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They go through.
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AJ
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Yeah!
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Blaze
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Whoohoohoohoo! WHOOOOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!!
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Stripes
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Rawwr! Whoo-hoo!
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They approach four more tunnels - one white, one yellow, one purple, one blue.
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Stripes
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Look, more tunnels!
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AJ
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(to the viewer:) Watch for the frog's sound wave.
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The croaking comes from the purple tunnel.
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Blaze
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Which tunnel did the sound wave come from?
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Viewer responds.
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Blaze
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The purple tunnel, yeah!
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AJ
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This way!
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They go through and arrive at a pond.
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Stripes
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Hey, look! A pond with lily pads! (gasps) Wait a second...this must be the croaking cave frog's home!
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Zoom in on the pond.
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AJ
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Where's the croaking cave frog?
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The frog pops out of the water; viewer responds, and he hops onto a rock.
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AJ
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Yeah! There he is!
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The frog croaks.
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Stripes
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We found him!
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The frog croaks and hops over to them.
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Blaze and Stripes
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(laugh)
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Stripes
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Hey, guys! I think the croaking cave frog wants us to play with him!
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Blaze
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(giggles) Okay, little froggy, lead the way!
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Blaze and Stripes follow after the frog; STEM song starts.
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Blaze and AJ
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There's an invisible wave
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Blaze
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(Sound waves)
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Blaze and AJ
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When something makes a sound And when that wave touches your ear
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Blaze
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(Sound waves)
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Blaze and AJ
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Well, that's when you hear the sound
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Blaze
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(Sound waves)
A soft sound has an amplitude that's small
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AJ
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A loud sound has an amplitude that's tall (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
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Blaze and AJ
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There's an invisible wave
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Blaze
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(Sound waves)
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Blaze and AJ
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When something makes a sound And when that wave touches your ear
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Blaze
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(Sound waves)
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Blaze and AJ
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Well, that's when you hear the sound
So-ound wa-a-aves!
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Song ends.
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Blaze, AJ and Stripes
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(laugh)
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The frog croaks; Gabby's bugle sounds, and she comes riding over on her motorbike.
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AJ
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Look! It's Troop Leader Gabby!
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Gabby
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Hello, Truck Rangers.
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Blaze, AJ and Stripes
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(saluting, singing:) Truck Rangers!
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The frog salutes and croaks the same melody.
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Gabby
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Congratulations! For finding the croaking cave frog, you've earned three Super Frog Finding badges! (gives each of them a badge) One for Blaze...
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Blaze
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All right!
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Gabby
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One for Stripes...
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Stripes
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Whoa!
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Gabby
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And one for you, AJ.
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AJ
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Thanks, Gabby!
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The frog croaks "bye-bye".
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Blaze
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So long, croaking cave frog. We've gotta go so we can earn more ranger badges. (the frog hugs him; he giggles)
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Gabby
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Goodbye!
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Stripes
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See ya, croaking cave frog!
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They leave and the frog hops back into the cave. Crusher and Pickle drive up.
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Pickle
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Okay, Crusher! Time to earn a Super Frog Finding badge! Whaddya say?
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Crusher
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Nah...too much work. I've got a better idea. Let's get the badge by...cheating!
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He deploys some sort of catching gadget.
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Crusher
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(giggles) I'm gonna catch the croaking cave frog with this Animal Grabber.
(singing:) I'm gonna catch a little frog, You can't hide from me, me, me!
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The machine reaches into the cave and grabs an animal.
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Crusher
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Ha ha ha! It worked!
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Pickle
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Huh. That sure is a strange frog. I mean...it's got a black tail, and-and-and a white stripe, and... (sniffs; retreats) It smells kind of funny.
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Crusher
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Wait...that doesn't sound like a frog. That sounds like...
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The animal pops out; it's a skunk.
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Crusher
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A STINKY SKUNK! Oh, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew! P-U! (runs away)
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The skunk squeaks slyly; Blaze and AJ are continuing on.
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Blaze
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Okay, we've got one badge, but I wanna earn all three. (stops) Hey AJ, what's next?
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AJ
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(opens control panel) Next is a Super Mountain Climbing badge. To earn it, we've gotta climb the tallest mountain in the forest.
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) Help me look for the tallest mountain.
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Pans up to a variety of distant mountains.
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Blaze
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Which mountain is the tallest?
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Viewer responds; tallest mountain lights up.
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Blaze
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Yeah, that's the mountain we've gotta climb! AJ, gimmie some speed!
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Blaze heads up to the mountain; Starla is climbing it.
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Starla
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Yahoo! Ha ha!
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AJ
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Hey, that's our friend, Starla.
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Blaze
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She's trying to get the Super Mountain Climbing Badge, too.
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Starla
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(jumps to the next rock) YEE-HAW!!!
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AJ
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Great climbing, Starla!
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Blaze
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Yeah, you go, cowgirl!
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Starla
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Thanks, fellers! I'm almost at the top! (jumps to the next rock) Yah! (stumbles) Bust my bumpers! This rock sure is smaaaaaaaall!!! (she dangles over the ledge)
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AJ
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Uh-oh! Starla's in trouble!
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Blaze
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She slipped off because that rock was too small! We've gotta get up there and save her, but we need to be careful and only climb on rocks that are big enough.
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AJ
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Switching to Visor View.
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He deploys his visor; cut to interface.
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AJ
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That rock is 8 meters long.
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Blaze
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And I'm 4 meters. Will I fit on that rock?
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Viewer responds "Yes."
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Blaze
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Yeah! 8 meters is bigger than 4! Hang on, AJ! E-YAH! (jumps off a ramp onto the rock) All right! Plenty of room!
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Starla
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Whoa-oh! (grunts) I'm not sure how much longer I can hang on!
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) Quick, let's look for another rock that's bigger than 4 meters so I can climb higher.
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Cut to interface.
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Blaze
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That rock up there is 2 meters, and I'm 4 meters. Will I fit on that rock?
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Viewer responds "No."
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Blaze
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No, it's too small.
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AJ
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Try another rock, Blaze!
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Blaze
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This rock is 6 meters. Will I fit on this rock?
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Viewer responds "Yes."
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Blaze
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Yes! (grunts and jumps to the next rock)
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AJ
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Yeah!
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Blaze
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Whoo-hoo!
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Starla
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Hurry, y'all! I'm sliiiippiiiiin'!!
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) Quick, we have to get higher.
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Cut to interface.
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AJ
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That rock up there is 3 meters, and Blaze is 4. Will Blaze fit?
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Viewer responds "No."
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AJ
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No, it's not long enough.
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Blaze
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Hurry, let's measure somewhere else. This rock is 5 meters. Will I fit on this rock?
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Viewer responds "Yes."
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Blaze
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Yes! AJ, gimmie some speed! (grunts and jumps to the next rock)
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Starla
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yippee ki- (falls) -whoa!!
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Blaze catches Starla with his tow hook, flinging her safely to the top.
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Starla
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Yee-haw! You saved me! Now it's my turn to help you! Here, grab onto my lasso!
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She lowers her lasso down to Blaze; he holds it and she pulls him up.
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Blaze
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Whoo!
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AJ
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Whoo-hoo! Yeah!
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Starla
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Blaze, AJ, check us out! We're on top of the mountain!
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They give each other a three-way high tire.
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Blaze
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All right!
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AJ
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Good work, Truck Rangers!
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Gabby's bugle sounds; she climbs up to the top.
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Gabby
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Phew!
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Blaze
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It's Troop Leader Gabby!
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Gabby
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Hello, Truck Rangers.
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Blaze, AJ and Starla
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(saluting, singing:) Truck Rangers!
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Gabby
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That was very impressive climbing! And since you've all made it to the top of this mountain, you've earned...Super Mountain Climbing badges! (gives one to Starla) Congratulations! (gives one to Blaze and AJ)
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Starla
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Yee-haw! We did it!
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Blaze and AJ
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Whoo-hoo-hoo!/Yeah!
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Blaze
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All right!
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AJ
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So, now that we've climbed this mountain, how are we supposed to get down?
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Starla
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Shoot, that's easy. Just do what I do. (lassos a rock and tosses a rope down) This-a way, Truck Rangers! Yee-haw!
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Blaze
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Here we go...!!
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Gabby
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Whoo-hoo!
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AJ
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Yeah!
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They climb down the mountain safely on the rope. Crusher and Pickle are coming up the road.
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Pickle
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Okay, Ranger Crusher. You ready to start climbing?
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Crusher
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Nah, I know a much easier way to earn a Super Mountain Climbing badge. (deploys a mechanical trampoline and snickers) With this machine, I can launch myself right to the top!
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Pickle
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But, Crusher, isn't that cheating?
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Crusher
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You bet it is! (activates machine; springs upward) Whee...!!! (grabs the top edge and giggles) I'm almost there! Nothing can stop me from getting to the top, now! (giggles) I just -- (sniffs something awful) Yeech!! Something up here really stinks.
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It is the skunk from before.
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Crusher
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(gasps) THE STINKY SKUNK!! Oh, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew! P-U! (lets go of the ledge) Uh-oh. (drops down and screams; lands in a bush)
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Pickle
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Well, that was fast.
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Crusher
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(spits leaves out of his mouth) Oh...it's not fair, Pickle! I keep cheating and cheating, but it hasn't gotten me any Super Ranger badges! (sobs)
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Pickle holds out a tissue for Crusher to blow his nose into; they return to the camp.
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Pickle
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Oh, cheer up, Crusher. There's gotta be some badge you could earn.
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Crusher
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(sniffs) Well, there is one badge I was hoping to get... (sees the Super Bravery badge onstage) The Super Bravery Badge.
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Pickle
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The Super Bravery badge? But eh...Crusher, that's the hardest badge to earn!
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Crusher
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Earn? Psssh. I'm not gonna earn it...I'm gonna steal it! With this... (deploys a mechanical bear robot) My Robo-Bear!
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Pickle
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Oh, this can't be good.
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Crusher
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(chuckles) Don't worry, Pickle. The Robo-Bear will do anything I say...as long as I say it with music!
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He takes out an accordion and begins playing a song; it emits a blue sound wave which reaches the bear.
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Crusher
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Hey, Robo-Bear! Listen to this!
(sings:) Robo-Bear, Robo-Bear One, two, three Steal that badge And give it to me
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The bear begins to march in the direction of the stage; the Truck Rangers are scared.
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Truck Ranger
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A bear!
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Various Truck Rangers
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Ahhhh!!! (run away)
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Zeg
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Bear!
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Starla
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Let's get outta here! (she and another Truck Ranger run away)
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Blaze
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Gaskets! Crusher made a Robo-Bear to steal the Super Bravery badge!
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Crusher
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The Robo-Bear does Whatever I say When I make music The bear will obey
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The bear steals the badge and begins walking back to Crusher.
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Blaze
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To stop the bear, we need to make music that's louder than Crusher's. That'll make the bear listen to us, instead.
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He reaches for an electric guitar and begins playing it as it emits an orange sound wave; it is small and quiet, and doesn't extend far enough to the bear.
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Blaze
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Uh-oh. This electric guitar is not as loud as Crusher's accordion.
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AJ
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I know something that can make our guitar louder: an amplifier. Amplifiers take sounds and make them super loud.
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) Come on, let's build one!
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Transformation interface appears.
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Blaze
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First, we need a patch cord. It carries music from the guitar to the amplifier. To make the patch cord, say "Patch cord." Patch cord!
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Patch cord materializes.
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Blaze
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Great! Now we need speakers. Speakers blast out sound waves so that you can hear the music. To build the speakers, say "Speakers." Speakers!
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Speakers materialize.
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Blaze
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Last, we need a volume knob. When you turn the volume knob, it makes the sound waves get bigger, and the music louder. To make the volume knob, say "Volume knob." Volume knob!
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Volume knob materializes.
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Blaze
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That's it! I'm an Amplifier Mmmmmmonster Machine!!
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Blaze transforms.
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Blaze
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Time to rock!
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He begins playing a loud and lively melody on the guitar; the speakers on the amplifier radiate out an orange sound wave that stretches out wide enough to the bear, and it stops and turns to face him before he starts to sing.
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Blaze
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Stop bear, stop Listen to my song Put the badge back Where it belo-o-ongs
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The bear walks in Blaze's direction.
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Pickle
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Oh-ho! Wow! Look at that, Crusher! Blaze's music is even louder than yours!
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Crusher
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WHAT?!? Well, let's see him play louder than this!
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He resumes playing the accordion which makes the bear turn around.
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Crusher
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Don't listen, bear My music's louder
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Blaze
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No way, Crusher I've got amplified power
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They continue playing music for several seconds, causing the bear to turn around repeatedly. It stays in the middle until it gets closer to Crusher.
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AJ
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(to the viewer:) Come on! We've gotta help Blaze make the loudest music yet! The amplifier volume is at 4. But, we can make it go up to 11 and get super loud. Count to 11 with me. Start at 4.
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The volume knob starts turning, increasing the guitar's volume.
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AJ
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4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11!
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Now the amplifier is at its loudest; Blaze launches himself into a wild solo which makes the bear turn back the other way ignoring Crusher altogether.
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Crusher
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(giggles; gasps) NO!!
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The song ends; the crowd cheers as the bear puts the badge back on its post.
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Blaze
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Yeah-heh! We rocked! (strums a riff)
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Crusher
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(struggles to make music but his accordion breaks; he slinks to the ground) Oh...
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Blaze's friends gather round.
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Starla
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Shoo-wee! You did it, Blaze!
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Zeg
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Blaze stopped bear!
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AJ
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You were so brave!
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Blaze
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Thanks, everyone. I'm just glad the Super Bravery badge is back where it belongs.
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Gabby
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(walks onstage) Actually...the Super Bravery badge belongs somewhere else now.
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Darington and Starla
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Huh?/Wha...?
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Gabby
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(hops onto Blaze's tire) Ranger Blaze, you were super brave standing up to that Robo-Bear. And for that, you deserve this. (gives Blaze the badge)
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Truck Rangers
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Wow!
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AJ
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You did it, Blaze! You earned the Super Bravery badge!
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Blaze
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(gasps) I got all three badges!
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Darington, Starla, Zeg, Stripes and AJ
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(cheering)
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Gabby
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Truck Rangers, it's time to celebrate!
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Blaze begins playing another song; all the Truck Rangers start dancing, even the bear.
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Joe
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Oh-ho, yeah, Blaze! Dude, you rock! (eats marshmallow)
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Gus
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Totally!
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Only Crusher is not dancing.
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Pickle
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Hey Crusher, heh, aren't you gonna dance?
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Crusher
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(slinks away and groans) I don't feel like dancing, I'm too tired. (sighs) I'm just gonna lay down here and take a rest. (lies against a rock)
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Snoring is heard.
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Pickle
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Uh...Crusher? Heh...um, eh...small problem. I think someone else is already napping there?
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Crusher
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Pfft, oh yeah? Who?
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It's the skunk; it pops out of the log and stinks Crusher.
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Crusher
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THE STINKY SKUNK!!! Agh! Pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew, pew! (runs away)
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The skunk giggles; iris out on it, episode ends.
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