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At the Axle City Garage, Blaze is inside playing with a ball and has a racket attached to his back end. Gabby stands on some boxes and acts as the announcer.
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Gabby
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Blaze takes the ball! He bounces it...he bumps it...he hits it and...it's in the goal!
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The ball goes through a diamond-shaped goal.
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Blaze and Gabby
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Whoo-hoo!/Yeah! (high tire)
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) Hey, I'm Blaze. And I'm playing a game called Truckball. It's a special sport just for Monster Machines like me.
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Gabby
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To score a point, you have to hit the ball through that hole. Go for it, Blaze! Just like we practiced.
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Blaze
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Do you wanna see me shoot the ball through that hole?
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Viewer responds with an excited remark, like "Yeah."
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Blaze
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Okay! Here I go!
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Blaze bounces the ball and whacks it into the goal.
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Gabby
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Nice shot!
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AJ enters, catching the ball.
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Blaze
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Hey, look! It's AJ!
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AJ
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Blaze! Gabby! Come quick, you guys! You've gotta see what's happening at the Monster Dome.
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Blaze
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Let's go check it out!
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AJ boards Blaze and Gabby gets on her ATV; both enter the Monster Dome and see a sports court set up.
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Blaze
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Wow! It's a giant Truckball court!
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Bump Bumperman
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Hellooooo Monster Machines! And welcome to the Truckball Tournament!
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Joe and Gus
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(indistinct cheering and whooping)
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Bump
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It's almost time for the big game, all we need are two teams ready to play!
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Blaze
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Ooh, me! I wanna play!
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He drives onto the field, but a referee stops him.
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Referee
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Whoa, whoawhoa. Hang on there, buddy. How many trucks are on your team?
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Blaze
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My team? Oh, well...it's just me.
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Referee
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Oh, I'm sorry, but you can't play unless you have a team. And to be a team, you need to have four trucks.
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Crusher's horn sounds; he enters the field with three other trucks, one in particular being Rudy.
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Crusher
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Ha-ha! Too bad, Blaze! I guess you can't play in the Truckball Tournament like me and my team!
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Blaze
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Crusher? You have a Truckball team?!?
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Crusher
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I sure do! See? I've got four trucks on my team: one, two, three, and me! Ha-ha-ha-ha! (snickers and drives off)
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Rudy
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(mumbles incoherently)
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Crusher
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(sings:) Oh, yeah! I get to play Truckball, but Blaze ca-an't! 'Cause he doesn't have a team, team, team -- (slips on the ball) WHOAAAAA!!! WHOA! (falls)
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Blaze returns to the pits looking very sad.
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Blaze
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Aww...I can't believe I don't get to play Truckball.
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Gabby
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I'm sorry, Blaze. I know how much you wanted to play.
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AJ
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Yeah. If you just had a few more trucks, you could have a great team.
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Blaze
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Hey, you're right! That's what I'm gonna do! I'm gonna ask some of my monster truck friends to be on a team with me!
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Gabby
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Yeah! Once you have four trucks, you can play in the tournament against Crusher's team!
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Blaze
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AJ, gimmie some speed! Let's go find my Truckball team!
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Blaze sets off; travel song starts.
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Blaze
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Come on, let's hit the road Get ready, here we go (Here we go!) One, two, three, Let's Blaze! Let's Blaze!
Come on and follow me (AJ: Woo-hoo!) G-g-give me some speed (Yeah!) One, two, three, Let's Blaze! Let's Blaze!
One, two, three and four Kick the petal to the floor Seven, eight, let's Blaze!
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Song ends. On a nearby ranch, Starla feeds a group of pigs at a trough.
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Starla
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Whoo-hoo! Whoo! Whoo-hoo-hoo! Ha-ha!
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Blaze comes by, AJ dismounts and perches on a fence.
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Blaze
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Starla!
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Starla
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Hey! Howdy, boys! How y'all doin'?
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AJ
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Hey, Starla. Guess what? Blaze is putting together a Truckball team!
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Starla
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A Truckball team?!? Shoo-whee! I love Truckball!
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She gets out a ball and shows her skills.
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Blaze and AJ
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Whoa!/Oh!
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Blaze
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If I can get four players, my team can play in the Truckball tournament. So whaddya say, will you be on my team?
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Starla
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Yee-haw! I'd love to be on your team!
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Blaze and AJ
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All right!/Yeah!
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Starla
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(high tires Blaze) Didja hear that, piggies? I'm gon' play Truckball! (gasps in shock)
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The pigs are gone; the barn gate is ajar.
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Starla
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Pigs? Where'd ya go?
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They are running away into the cornfield.
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AJ
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Oh, no! The fence was open, and the pigs got out!
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Starla
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Silly pigs! Get on back here! (chases after them, lasso in wheel)
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Blaze
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Don't worry, Starla! I'll help you catch 'em!
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He gets a lasso and catches up to her.
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Starla
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All righty, now. There's eight pigs we gotta catch. You ready?
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Blaze
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Ready!
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Starla
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YEE-HAW!
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Both speed forward until they catch up to the pigs; they launch their lassos at them.
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Starla
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Lookee here, I caught three pigs!
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Blaze
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And I got four. (to the viewer:) Let's count how many we caught alltogether. Count with me.
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One by one the pigs light up.
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Blaze
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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Seven pigs!
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Starla
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Come along, piggies!
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They guide them back to the pigpen and Blaze closes the gate.
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AJ
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All right! (to the viewer, draws math problem:) Eight pigs ran away, and we caught seven of them. That means there's only this many left. What number is this?
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Viewer responds "1."
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AJ
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1, yeah! There's only one pig left to find!
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Blaze
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Come on, let's go find that last pig!
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They search the farm.
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Starla
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Piggie!
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Blaze
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Pig!
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Starla
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Well, bust my bumpers! That last little pig must be hidin'!
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Blaze
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(to the viewer:) Where is the pig?!
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It is under the scarecrow's hat; viewer responds.
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Blaze
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There he is! In the scarecrow!
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The pig jumps off and snuggles him.
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Blaze
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(giggles) Come on, little guy. Let's get you back where you belong.
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He leads the pig back to the pigpen; AJ closes the gate.
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AJ
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Great job everyone, that's the last pig!
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Starla
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Hey, now I can come and play Truckball with y'all!
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Blaze
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Well, here, you're gonna need this.
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He produces a Truckball racket and attaches it to her back.
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Starla
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Well, I'll be, it's ma' very own racket!
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A pig tosses them the ball and they practice for a bit.
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Starla
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Whoo-hoo!
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Blaze
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Nice!
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Starla
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Whoop!
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Blaze
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Whoo!
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AJ
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This is great, Blaze; now you have two trucks on your team.
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Blaze
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Right, but our team needs four trucks to play in the tournament. So we've gotta hurry and find two more trucks.
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AJ boards Blaze.
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Starla
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Well, come on, then! Let's go find us some more teammates! Yee-haw!
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They leave the farm. Back at the Monster Dome, Crusher's team is practicing as Pickle cheers them on with pom poms in his wheels.
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Pickle
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Ha-ha-ha-ha! All right! Hit it! Whack it! Pass that ball! Yay, team! Way to practice! Way...to practice! Way, way...to practice!
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He comes upon Crusher who isn't practicing and looking at himself in a mirror.
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Pickle
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Uh, Crusher? Everybody's practicing except for you. Sooooo...you...should practice! You, you...should practice!
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Crusher
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(giggles) Oh, Pickle, I don't need to practice! (holds the ball) Watch, I can play Truckball with my eyes closed!
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He shuts his eyes and practices, only to slip up and send the ball bouncing everywhere.
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Crusher's Teammates
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(shriek)
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Pickle
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LOOK OUUUUT!!!!
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It knocks over a rack of balls which crash on top of Crusher.
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Crusher
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Ow!...Eek!...Ow!
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Pickle
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Well, that play still needs a little work.
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Blaze and Starla drive until they come to a prehistoric cave; inside, Zeg is about to eat a really big sandwich.
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Zeg
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Mmm! Time to eat! ZEEEEEEG!
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He stomps on the ground, sending all the condiments flying as they land in his mouth.
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Zeg
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Ah!
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Blaze's horn sounds; he and Starla enter.
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Blaze
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Hey, Zeg!
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Starla
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Howdy, partner!
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Zeg
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Blaze! AJ! Starla! Zeg so happy to see you! (hugs Blaze)
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Blaze
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(grunts) Oh, we're happy to see you too, big fella! We came to ask if you wanna play on our Truckball team!
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Zeg
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Ooh, Truckball? (jumps) Yay! Zeg love Truckball! (jumps again) Zeg play Truckball! (jumps yet again)
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His jumping causes the ground to shake and rocks to fall off the shelves; on the last, a big rock begins to fall.
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AJ
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Everybody look out!
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Blaze, AJ and Starla
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WHOA!!!
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The rock falls and dust briefly floods the room.
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Zeg
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That close. Friends okay?
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Blaze
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I'm alright.
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AJ
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Me too. (gets off)
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Starla
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Same here.
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Zeg
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Phew, Zeg glad. Now, Zeg play Truckball! (starts to move but can't) Hey, Zeg not moving.
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His tail is stuck under the big rock, which fell there.
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AJ
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Uh-oh. Zeg, your tail is stuck under that rock!
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Zeg
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Oh, no! Zeg can't play Truckball with tail stuck!
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Blaze
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Don't worry, Zeg, we'll help you!
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He and Starla try to move the rock but it's too heavy for them to lift.
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Starla
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Bust my bumpers! This rock is too heavy! We can't lift it!
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Blaze
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Hmm. (to the viewer:) To lift a rock this big, we're gonna need a lever.
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Zeg
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Lever? What that?
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AJ
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A lever makes it easy to lift heavy things. See? Just a little push on this side, and you can lift something big on that side.
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Blaze
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Come on, let's build one. We can use this pole to make the lever arm.
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AJ
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And this block can go underneath to make the fulcrum.
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Blaze
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(sets it up) Now, help us push down on this side to lift the rock off of Zeg's tail. On the count of three, say "Push."
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Blaze and Starla
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One...two...three...push!!
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They push the lever which successfully lifts the rock, freeing Zeg.
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Blaze
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Yes!
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AJ
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All right!
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Starla
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It worked!
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Zeg
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Yay! Lever lift rock off of Zeg's tail! Thank you, lever! (kisses it)
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Blaze
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(giggles) Now you can be on our Truckball team, Zeg!
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He gives Zeg his racket.
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Zeg
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Hee-hee-hee-hee! Oh, goodie!
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They practice for a while.
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Blaze, Starla and Zeg
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(various cheers and laughter)
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AJ
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(to the viewer:) This is great! Now, Blaze's team has three trucks! But to play in the tournament, a team has to have four trucks.
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Zoom in on the team.
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AJ
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How many more trucks do they need?
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Viewer responds "One."
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AJ
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One, yeah! Just one more!
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Blaze
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Come on, gang! (helps AJ on) Let's go find our last teammate!
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Starla
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Yee-haw!
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Zeg
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Whoo-hoo!
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They leave the cave and return to town; STEM song starts.
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AJ
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L-l-lever L-l-lever
If you can't get something off the ground (Hey!) Levers, they don't mess around With a fulcrum and a lever arm (Ho!) Lifting things won't be hard
A lever, it's so clever Lift things like they're light as a feather Whoa, ooh-whoa, whoa, ooh-whoa L-l-l-l-lever
When you push one side down The other side goes up
A lever, it's so clever Lift things like they're light as a feather Whoa, ooh-whoa, whoa, ooh-whoa L-l-l-l-lever
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Song ends; at the park, Darington is doing tricks.
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Darington
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YEAH-HA-HA-HA-HA! Ha-ha! All right! Whoo-hoo! (sings:) DARINGTOOOOOOOON!!!!! WHOO! (hits the ground hard) Oh...oh...ugh...
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Blaze, Zeg and Starla approach him.
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Blaze
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(giggles) Hey, Darington!
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Darington
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Hiya, gang! Whoo-hoo, what's goin' on?
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Starla
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We're wonderin' if you wanna play on our Truckball team!
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Blaze
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Whaddya say, Darington? Do you wanna join our team? (hands him a racket)
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Darington
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Ha-ha, you bet I do! (puts it on)
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Starla and Zeg
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Whoo-hoo!/Yay-hey-hey!
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The teammates practice.
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AJ
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You did it, Blaze! With Darington on your team, you have four players!
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Blaze
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Yeah! Now we can go back and play in the Truckball Tournament! Come on, team! Follow me!
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He starts leading them down the streets.
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Zeg
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Truckball! Truckball!
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Starla
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Yee-haw!
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Zeg
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Yeah!
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Darington
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To victory!
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At the Monster Dome, Crusher is trying to keep up with his teammates.
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Crusher
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Aww... (pants) Timeout...timeout... (sighs) I need some water...
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He goes over to a drinking fountain and turns it on.
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Pickle
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Hey, Crusherrrrr!!!!! (shakes his pom poms at him)
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The water sprays him in the face.
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Pickle
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Great news! Blaze got a bunch of friends to be on his team, and now he can play Truckball against your team!
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Crusher
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WHAT?! (the water sprays him in the face again) Oh... I can't let Blaze play in the tourrnament! THAT GUY ALWAYS WINS!
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Pickle
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Aww, well...all you can do is try your best.
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Crusher
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Or...I can cheat! (snickers evilly)
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His chassis bag opens.
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Crusher
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They'll never get past my...
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Junk flies out of the bag and out of the Monster Dome, reaching the park and assembling into strange plant bulbs.
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Crusher
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Robo-beanstalks!
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The bulbs start sprouting just as Blaze's team comes forward.
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Darington
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Huh. I wonder what these strange plants are. (it sprouts underneath him) WHOAAAAA!!!
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The bulbs sprout under Zeg and Starla.
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Starla and Zeg
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(shriek)
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Now the bulbs sprout before Blaze.
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Blaze
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WHOA! (dodges them)
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AJ
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Uh-oh. Those look like...robo-beanstalks!
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Blaze
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Crusher must be trying to stop us from playing in the tournament!
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Darington
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Blaze, AJ, w-w-we can't get down!
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Zeg
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Zeg up high!
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Blaze
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Don't worry, team! We'll find a way to save you!
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AJ gets off.
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AJ
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Hmm...we're gonna need a giant saw to cut down those beanstalks. And I know a machine that has a giant saw: a feller buncher! They can cut down huge trees!
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Blaze
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Good thinking, AJ! (to the viewer:) Let's build the parts and turn me into a feller buncher!
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Transformation interface appears.
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Blaze
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First, we need a boom arm that's strong enough to lift the beanstalks. To make a boom arm, say "Boom arm." Boom arm!
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Boom arm materializes.
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Blaze
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Great! Now we need a grapple that can grab onto the beanstalks. To make one, say "Grapple." Grapple!
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Grapple materializes.
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Blaze
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All right! Now all we need is that giant circular saw. To make the circular saw, say "Circular saw." Circular saw!
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Circular saw materializes.
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Blaze
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Oh, yeah! I'm a Feller Buncher Mmmmmonster Machine!!
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Blaze transforms; AJ gets aboard.
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AJ
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C'mon, Blaze! We've got some chopping to do!
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Blaze cuts down the first beanstalk, then the second one which has Starla stranded.
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Starla
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Yee-haw! (jumps off)
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Now Blaze cuts off the beanstalk that holds Zeg captive.
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Zeg
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Zeeeeeeeeg!!!! (jumps off and laughs)
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Blaze cuts down three more.
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AJ
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There's only one beanstalk left, and Darington's on top.
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Blaze cuts that beanstalk down.
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Darington
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(singing:) DARINGTOOOOOOOON!!!!! (jumps off) Ta-da!!
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Blaze turns back to normal and the team regroups.
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Darington
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Heehee, yeah, Blaze!
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Starla
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Whoo-hoo!
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Zeg
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Blaze save us!
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Revving is heard; Gabby comes over on her ATV.
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AJ
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Look, it's Gabby!
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Gabby
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Blaze, there you are! You and your team have gotta hurry back -- the Truckball Tournament is about to start!
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Darington
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Uh-oh! If we don't get there soon, we won't get to play Truckball!
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Blaze
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Don't worry, team! I'll get us there in time!
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His spoiler pops up and the Blazing Speed engine deploys and fires up.
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AJ
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Yeah! We can use Blazing Speed and go super fast!
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Blaze
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To give me Blazing Speed, say "Leeeet's Blaze!"
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Blaze and AJ
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Leeeeet's Blaaaze!!!
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Blaze sets off at top speed and his teammates follow.
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Starla, Darington and Zeg
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(various cheering)
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At the Monster Dome, the tournament is about to start. Gus and Joe are eating hot dogs.
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Joe
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Dude, I am so pumped! This is gonna be awesome!!
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Gus
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(giggles) Yeah, super awesome! (munch; high tires Joe)
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Bump takes his place on the court.
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Bump
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Ladies and gentletrucks! It's time for Truckball!!!
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Audience cheers; Crusher grabs the microphone.
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Crusher
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Uh...sorry, but my team is the only team here, so...we win!! (giggles loudlly) We win, we win!
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Blaze's horn sounds; he, Gabby and his teammates enter the court.
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Blaze
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You're not the only team anymore!
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Bump
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Blaze and his team made it! Unbelievable!
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Crusher
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Blaze and his team made it?!? Unbelievable!
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Blaze's team gathers around Gabby as AJ gets off Blaze.
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Gabby
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Okay, guys. When you're out there, I want you to remember the most important thing.
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Zeg
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What that, Gabby?
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Gabby
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Work together and play like a team!
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Starla
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Waaaahoo!
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Darington
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Let's do it!
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Zeg
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Yeah!
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Blaze
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Go, team!
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The tournament begins; both teams drive into their starting positions. The referee holds the ball.
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Referee
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Okay, teams! Let's play some Truckball!
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He blows the whistle and throws the ball high; Blaze takes it.
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Crusher
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Ohhhh...!!!
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Blaze dribbles the ball past Crusher's teammates.
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Bump
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Ha-ha! Check out those moves!
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He whacks the ball through the goal.
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Bump
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SCORE! A point for Team Blaze!
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AJ
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All right!
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Gabby
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Yeah!
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One of Crusher's teammates dribbles the ball; he passes it to the next teammate, who whacks it into the goal.
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Bump
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Another score! Point for Team Crusher!
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Crusher
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(giggles; the ball hits him in the head) Oof!
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Pickle
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That's alright, that's okay! You'll do better next time, yaaaaay!
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Blaze dribbles the ball and passes it to Starla, who passes it to Zeg, who passes it to Darington.
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Darington
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(singing:) DARINGTOOOOOOOON!!!!!
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He scores another goal.
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Bump
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GOOOOAAAAAL!!!
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Joe and Gus
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(whooping and cheering)
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Now Rudy has the ball.
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Rudy
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(mumbles; tosses ball)
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Starla tries to catch it but it bounces off Crusher again.
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Crusher
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Yipe!
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It flies through the goal.
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Pickle
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Ouch! Ooh! I'm sure that's what you meant to do!
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Now Starla runs with her lasso.
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Starla
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Yip, yip!
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She lassos the ball just before Crusher's team scores.
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Starla
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YEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAW! (passes the ball to Zeg)
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Zeg
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ZEEEEEEEG!
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Another score for Blaze's team.
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Bump
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What a game! Every time one team scores, the other team scores right back!
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Another score for Crusher's team.
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The ball bounces off Crusher yet again; the referee blows his whistle.
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Referee
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Timeout!
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Both teams regroup.
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Bump
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Wow! It's a tie game! Whichever team scores the next point wins!
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Blaze
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Come on, team, we can do this! We just have to work together and score one more point!
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They do a team wheel-stack.
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Blaze, Starla, Zeg and Darington
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Goooooo, team!
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Now Crusher gathers up his team.
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Crusher
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Okay guys, listen up. There's only one way we're gonna beat Blaze's team.
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Pickle
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With teamwork?
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Crusher
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Nooooo. With cheating! (snickers) I've got the perfect thing to mess up Blaze's team: a can of super slippery oil!
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Both teams get back in their positions.
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Referee
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Play ball!
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Blaze
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Good luck, Crusher!
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Crusher
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Hee hee hee hee, I'm not gonna need luck!
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The referee throws the ball upward and Blaze jumps to catch; Crusher spills the oil making Blaze slip up.
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Blaze
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(yells indistinctly)
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AJ and Gabby
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(gasp)
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All of Blaze's team is slipping.
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Blaze, Starla, Zeg and Darington
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(indistinct screaming)
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Blaze drops the ball.
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Blaze
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Lugnuts! The ball slipped away!
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Crusher
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Hee hee hee hee! (gets the ball) Now's my chance to win!
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He starts dribbling across the court.
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Gabby
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Oh, no!
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AJ
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Hurry, Blaze! Crusher is about to score the last point!
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Blaze gets out of the oil and passes Crusher's teammates. Crusher reaches the goal.
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Crusher
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Hee hee hee! I'm about to win!
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Blaze speeds and grabs the ball just before it scores.
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Blaze
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Oh, yeah!
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Crusher
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WHAT?!?
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Blaze
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Starla, catch! (whacks it to her)
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Starla
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Your turn, Darington! (whacks it to him)
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Darington
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Over to you, Zeg! (jumps and whacks it to him)
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Zeg
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Zeeeeeeg!
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He jumps and hits it over to Blaze, who hops off a hill and whacks the ball through the goal.
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Bump
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GOOOOAAAAAL! Blaze's team wins! Blaze's team wins!!
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The team regroups.
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Blaze, Starla, Zeg and Darington
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(cheering)
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Darington
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What a game!
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Starla
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We won, y'all!
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AJ and Gabby run over.
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Gabby
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Way to go, you guys!
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AJ
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We knew you could do it!
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Blaze
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It was a great game, everyone! We make an awesome team!
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They do another wheel stack.
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Zeg, Starla and Darington
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah!/Yeeeee-haw!/Yeah, yeah!
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Crusher is upset he lost.
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Crusher
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(sobs loudly) I LOST!
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Pickle
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Oh, there, there, Crusher. You can't win 'em all.
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Crusher
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(sniffs) Oh, yeah? Well, next time I'm totally gonna win! (drives off with the ball) Those guys are gonna be like, "Oh, no!" (continues under)
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Pickle
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Uh...Crusher, be careful! Remember that oil from before?
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He slips on the oil he spilled and never got cleaned up.
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Crusher
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(screams)
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He knocks over the ball rack, and the balls hit him on the head one by one. Iris out on Crusher; episode ends.
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