O.B.X.

AUSTRALIA (REWRITE)
By
Ryan Allison

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THE FOLLOWING SCRIPT HAS BEEN PERFORMED LIVE AT JUST UNDER
100 PRESCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE MINNEAPOLIS/SAINT PAUL, MN
MARKET.

I HAVE WRITTEN ROUGH DRAFTS FOR THREE ADDITIONAL EPISODES,

AND HAVE ELEVEN MORE STRUCTURED OUT.

I BELIEVE THIS HAS LEGS AS A TELEVISION SERIES, CHILDREN’S

BOOK SERIES, AND VIDEO GAMING SERIES.

TO VIEW A SAMPLE OF AUDIENCE REACTION PLEASE SEARCH "OUTBACK

JACK’S AUSTRALIAN PUPPET ADVENTURE" ON YOUTUBE.COM

EXT. AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK - DAY

FADE IN:
OUTBACK XACK an explorer in his late-twenties to early
thirties wearing a bushman’s shirt, tattered cargo shorts,
and hiking boots addresses the camera in his extremely
energetic fashion.
OUTBACK XACK
G’day mates! My name’s Outback Xack
with an "X" ’cause "X" can make the
"Z" sound too! I’m an explorer from
the Land Down Under and today I’m
going on an adventure in my home
country, Australia. Would you like
to be my sidekick?...You don’t
sound very excited. Do you want to
go exploring with me?...
Covering his ear, he cringes while being blasted backwards
by the apparent sound from the responding audience.

OUTBACK XACK
Wow, I think I heard you that time!
First we need to practice our
adventure skills. We need to
practice climbing, swimming, and
marching on our bums! Will you all
practice those things with me?...
Blasted backwards by sound, he covers his ears again.
OUTBACK XACK
Ha, ha! Wow! You sure can be loud!
First lets practice the most
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OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

important skill of all, marching on
our bums! Everyone ready!...Bonzer!
One, two, three, follow me! One!
Two! Three! Four!
He remains seated on the ground, while alternating kicking
each foot into the air.

INSERT MARCHING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

OUTBACK XACK
One! Two! Three! Four! One! Two!
Three! Four! Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left! We’re marching to the
Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! We’re marching to
the Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left!...Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left!

END MUSIC:
OUTBACK XACK
Ok! Great job marching explorers!
Now let’s practice our climbing
skills. Everyone ready? O.k!
He reaches up with his left arm, followed by his right.
INSERT CLIMBING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

OUTBACK XACK
Reach up high! Towards the sky!
Then grab ahold! Then grab
ahold! And now we pull! And now we
pull! Not that slow! Not that slow!
No time to rest! No time to rest!
Don’t step on the nest!
END MUSIC:
He stops.

OUTBACK XACK
Great job climbing explorers! Now
lets practice our swimming skills,
and remember explorers -rule number
one of exploring the water is that
there always be a big explorer
-ehem adult -near by!
INSERT SWIMMING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
First reach straight out! First
reach straight out! Then pull back
in! Then pull back in! Now we can
swim! Now we can swim! First reach
way out! First reach way out! Then
pull back in! Then pull back in!
Now we can swim! Now we can swim!
END MUSIC:

OUTBACK XACK
Great job swimming sidekicks! You
are all going to make great
explorers? Say, how would all of
you like to see one of the largest
rocks in the world, Ayers Rock?
O.k. Great! In order to do that we
need to march to the Great Outback
of Australia.
Xack points into the distance.

OUTBACK XACK
Let’s march on our bums to Ayers
Rock!
He begins the actions for the marching song.

INSERT MARCHING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

OUTBACK XACK
One. Two. Three. Four. One. Two.
Three. Four. Left. Left. Left.
Right. Left. We’re marching to the
Outback, we’re gonna bring
something back! We’re marching to
the Outback, we’re gonna bring
something back! Left, left, left,
right, left. Keep on marching
explorers! I see Ayers Rock
approaching! Left. Left. Left.
Right. Left.

EXT. AYERS ROCK - DAY

Xack stops marching.

OUTBACK XACK
O.k., lets stop here at Ayers Rock.
Everyone say Ayers Rock on the
count of three. One. Two. Three.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

Ayers Rock! Lets try that one more
time. Let’s all say Ayers Rock, on
the count of three. One. Two.
Three. Ayers Rock! Spot on mates!
Ayers Rock is one of the largest
mountains in all of Australia!
He freezes.
OUTBACK XACK
(Whispering)
Shh! Does anyone hear that?
Xack looks around.
OUTBACK XACK
I think its coming from behind
Ayers Rock! I’m scared. Should I
look behind Ayers Rock?
He tiptoes up to Ayers Rock, peaks behind the rock, then
flinches back towards the camera.
OUTBACK XACK
(Whispering)
Yikes! There’s something back
there. Should I look again?... O.k!

Xack peeks behind the rock again, then pulls his head back
in laughter.
OUTBACK XACK
(Whispering)
Ha, ha! It’s just my friend
Kangaroo Lou! He’s sleeping.
He takes another peak, then draws back towards the camera in
more laughter.

OUTBACK XACK
Ha, ha! Kangaroo Lou is dreaming.
Again, he looks behind Ayers Rock, then back to the camera.
OUTBACK XACK
He’s dreaming about hopping. Ha ha!
Kangaroo Lou is funny! Wake up
Kangaroo Lou, its Outback Xack and
my explorer friends.

Xack stares behind Ayers Rock, then turns back to the

camera.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Explorers unite! I think Kangaroo
Lou is in deep sleep, that’s when
you have dreams. On the count of
three let’s wake him up. On the
count of three let’s all say, wake
up Kangaroo Lou! One! Two! Three!
Wake up Kangaroo Lou!
He looks behind Ayers Rock again.

OUTBACK XACK
He’s stirring about. Kangaroo Lou,
its Outback Xack and some explorer
friends. Well come on out. It’s
o.k. buddy, its just us.(to camera)
He’s being shy.(to Kangaroo Lou)
What’s that? Oh.(to camera) He’s
scared. On the count of three let’s
say, don’t be afraid, we’re your
friends. One. Two. Three. Don’t be
afraid, we’re you’re friends!

Kangaroo Lou pokes his head out from behind the rock and
flinches.
KANGAROO LOU
Uh? Ahh!

Lou jerks back behind the rock.

OUTBACK XACK
Don’t be scared mate! We’re your
friends. Come on out.

Bashfully, Kangaroo Lou comes out from behind Ayers Rock. He

speaks three times faster than Xack in a raspy voice.
KANGAROO LOU
I’m sorry I shouldn’t have gotten
scared. I’m not so special am I?
Lou drops his head. Xack addresses the camera.
OUTBACK XACK
Did you all hear that?...Kangaroo
Lou thinks he’s not special. Is
Kangaroo Lou special?... Yes he is!
(to Lou) Kangaroo Lou, you’re super
special times two! Why are you
blue?

(CONTINUED)
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KANGAROO LOU
I was playing with my new boomerang
earlier today, when I threw it far
far away, and it didn’t return to
my dismay, and I don’t have time to
look today, because I have a
hopping lesson with Instructor
Sloppaway!
OUTBACK XACK
Crikey! Did you all hear that?
Kangaroo Lou threw his new
boomerang far far away, and it
didn’t return to his dismay. Hmm.
Wait a minute! Sidekicks, how would
all of you like to help me, help
Kangaroo Lou find his new
boomerang?... O.k. great! Kangaroo
Lou, I have an idea that might help
you! We’d like to help you find
your new boomerang!
KANGAROO LOU
Hip hip hooray!
Kangaroo Lou jumps for joy.
KANGAROO LOU
My boomerang flew over Ayers rock,
and into the Eucalyptus tree that
had three big brown branches bent
like a knee!
Lou points to the left.

OUTBACK XACK
Did you all hear that mates? Which
way did the boomerang go?...Spot on
mates!

He points into the distance.

OUTBACK XACK
The boomerang flew over Ayers Rock
and into the Eucalyptus tree that
had three big brown branches bent
like a knee.
KANGAROO LOU
Thanks for helping me! I gotta get
going to my hopping lesson.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Wait! Kangaroo Lou what did your
boomerang look like?
KANGAROO LOU
It was purple with gold polka dots!
Gotta go!
OUTBACK XACK
We gotta go too if we want to find
the boomerang before the sun goes
dow- Wait a minute! Do you know
what a boomerang looks like? It
looks like one of my favorite
letters in the alphabet. Its a
v-ery v-ery cool letter. That’s
right its the letter V. This is my
own boomerang.
He produces a WHITE BOOMERANG.
OUTBACK XACK
Do you know how a boomerang works?
Spot on mates! You throw it way out
into the sky...
He throws the boomerang, watches it soar, and catches it
upon return.

OUTBACK XACK
...and it comes right back to you.
You don’t even need a friend to
catch it and throw it back like a
ball. Which way did Kangaroo Lou’s
Boomerang go?
Xack looks at Ayers Rock.
OUTBACK XACK
That’s right explorers it went over
Ayers Rock and if we are here, and
we need to go that way, what do you
think we need to do to get
there?...
The Marching Song begins.

INSERT MARCHING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS

OUTBACK XACK
That’s right explorers march! Left,
left, left, right, left. We’re
marching to the Outback! We’re
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

gonna bring something back! We’re
marching to the Outback! We’re
gonna bring something back! Left,
left, left, right, left.

EXT. FOREST - DAY

He stops in front of FIVE EUCALYPTUS TREES whose branches
vary in number from one to five from left to right.

OUTBACK XACK
Alright mates these must be the
Eucalyptus trees Kangaroo Lou was
talking about. Which Eucalyptus
tree has three big brown branches
bent like a knee? Let’s count the
branches to find out.
He points and counts out loud, beginning with the tree on
the left and moving to the right.

OUTBACK XACK
One. That tree has one big branch.
(moving on to the next tree) One,
two. That tree has two big
branches. One, two, three. That
tree has three big brown branches
bent like a knee! That must be the
tree! Do you see a boomerang?...
Look to your left!
Shading his eyes, he looks left.

OUTBACK XACK
Look up in the tree!
He looks up.

OUTBACK XACK
Look to your right!
He looks right.
OUTBACK XACK
Don’t look at the sun silly, you’ll
lose your sight! Hm, I don’t see a
purple polka dotted boomerang
anywhere. I don’t know if we’ll
ever find the boomerang.

He drops his head towards the ground.

(CONTINUED)
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INSERT SFX: Leaves rustle.

OUTBACK XACK
Shhh! Does anyone hear that?.
With his index finger over his mouth he looks around.

OUTBACK XACK
Wait a minute! This looks just like
the Eucalyptus tree that my friend
Paula the Koala likes to hang out
in. Lets all say Eucalyptus tree on
the count of three. One. Two.
Three. Eucalyptus tree! Maybe if we
find my friend Paula the Koala
she’ll be able to help us find the
boomerang.

INSERT SFX: Leaves rustle for two seconds.

He freezes then searches back and forth.
OUTBACK XACK
Paula the Koala is that you I hear?
INSERT SFX: Leaves rustle for three seconds.
OUTBACK XACK
Paula! Paula! Is that you?...
Paula?... It sounds like she’s in
trouble! Paula where are you!
He looks around frantically then freezes and gasps while
staring at a large fallen log whose thickness is the height
of Xack’s hip.

OUTBACK XACK
It looks like Paula is stuck under
this log!
He scurries behind the fallen log, bends over and can’t
quite get his arms around the log.
OUTBACK XACK
Remember mates always lift with
your legs not your back! Ok, I’m
going to try to lift this log off
of Paula! Stay back mates! This is
far too dangerous for young
explorers.
He tries to lift the log.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Uh!

The log doesn’t budge.

OUTBACK XACK
Hold on Paula! I’m going to lift
this log!

He squats and tries to lift the log again, this time Xack
flutters his lips while exhaling, creating a farting sound.
OUTBACK XACK
Oh wow mates! This log is really
heavy! Hold on Paula!

Xack attempts another lift, producing another farting sound

from his lips.
A Koala bear emerges from the Eucalyptus tree above Xack. He
is oblivious to the koala’s presence and doesn’t budge the
log.
Snickering quietly from above, the koala watches Xack
struggle.
OUTBACK XACK
Ok, mates! One more try and I
should have it! Uhhhh!
Red in the face, he lets out a huge farting sound while
exhaling from his mouth, and falls over.

The log moves a couple inches. Xack scrambles to look for

Paula under the log. The Koala snickers and shakes his head.
OUTBACK XACK
Crikey Mates! I moved the log but
Paula wasn’t under there!
The koala snickers.
OUTBACK XACK
I don’t know if we’ll ever find
Paula or the boomerang.
He slumps, then responds to the apparent prodding of the
audience to look up.
OUTBACK XACK
What’s that mates?... Over there?
Xack points off to the left, and observes the area.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
There’s nothing over there... Did
you mean over there?
Shading his eyes, he points to the right.

OUTBACK XACK
Oh I’m sorry, you mean behind me?
He spins to look behind himself.

OUTBACK XACK
Up? Up?
Xack looks straight up, avoiding seeing the Koala almost
directly above him. He rotates and is startled at the sight
of the koala, jumping and shrieking in soprano.

OUTBACK XACK
Crikey!
Covering his heart, he breathes heavily, then chuckles.

OUTBACK XACK
Ha, ha! It’s just my friend Paula
the Koala. Does everyone remember
why we are out here?... That’s
right, we’re looking for the purple
polka dotted boomerang. Wait a
minute! I’ve got an idea! Let’s all
ask Paula if she’s seen the
boomerang. On the count of four
let’s all say, have you seen the
boomerang? Ready? One. Two. Three.
Four. Have you seen the boomerang?
Paula speaks in a snobbish helium voice.
PAULA THE KOALA
My name is Paula the Koala and I
only speak to other koala’s! Humph!
Paula crosses her arms in smug fashion.
OUTBACK XACK
Crikey mates! That wasn’t very nice
was it?...It sounds like Paula is
cranky. Wait a minute! Who did
Paula say she’ll speak to?...That’s
right! Other koalas! Maybe if we
practice our climbing skills for
Paula, she’ll know we are friends
of the koalas and help us out! Does
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

everyone remember their climbing
skills?...O.k. great! On the count
of three let’s all show our
climbing skills to Paula!

INSERT CLIMBING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

OUTBACK XACK
Reach up high! Towards the sky!
Then grab ahold! Then grab
ahold! And now we pull! And now we
pull! Not that slow! Not that slow!
No time to rest! No time to rest!
Don’t step on the nest!
END MUSIC:

PAULA THE KOALA

I’m sorry! With climbing skills
like that, you clearly are friends
of the koalas! The boomerang flew
right through my tree, and towards
the four humped sand dune, by the
sea!
Paula points to the left.
OUTBACK XACK
Yikes! Did you all hear that? Which
way did the boomerang go? Out
towards the, beach. Yikes!
Xack physically shutters into silence. He looks left then
right nervously.
OUTBACK XACK
Beach. Beaches mean water! I’m
afraid of water!

Paula chuckles from above.

PAULA THE KOALA
He. He. He. An explorer that is
afraid of water!

Xack shutters then shakes it out and stands tall.

OUTBACK XACK
Sh! Sh! Sh! I don’t like that word.
I don’t like wat--

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PAULA THE KOALA

-Have you ever gone in the water?
OUTBACK XACK
No, but--

PAULA THE KOALA

-Then how do you know you don’t
like it silly? Ha! Ha! I have to
go! Nature calls!

She climbs into a HOLE in the tree.

OUTBACK XACK
Wait! Paula!
He looks for her momentarily, then at the ground.

OUTBACK XACK
She’s gone. Well at least the
boomerang landed next to the water
on the beach! So if we are right
here by the Eucalyptus tree, and we
need to get over there, how do you
think we are going to get there?
INSERT MARCHING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS
OUTBACK XACK
That’s right mates! Marching! Does
everyone remember how to march on
their bums?...O.k. great! One! Two!
Three! Four! One! Two! Three! Four!
Left! Left! Left! Right! Right!
Left! We’re marching to the
Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! We’re marching to
the Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left! Ok!

EXT. AUSTRALIAN BEACH - DAY

Xack stops in front of three sand dunes, each with humps
varying from three to five.

OUTBACK XACK
Let’s stop here on the beach and
have a look around. Do you remember
what we are looking for?...That’s
right a purple polka-dotted
boomerang on a four-humped sand
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

dune. Do you see a four-humped sand
dune? Let’s count the number of
humps on each dune, to find out.

Gesturing at the dune farthest to the left, he counts.

OUTBACK XACK
One. Two. Three. That dune has
three humps!

He moves on to the dune on the right.

OUTBACK XACK
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. That
dune has five humps!

OUTBACK XACK
One. Two. Three. Four. That dune
has four humps! That must be where
the boomerang is! Let’s look on top
of that dune.

ON TOP OF THE FOUR HUMPED SAND DUNE

OUTBACK XACK
Let’s all look way to the left!
Xack shields his eyes while looking to the left.

OUTBACK XACK
I don’t see anything. Let’s all
look way to the right.

He looks right.
OUTBACK XACK
Don’t look at the sun silly! You’ll
lose your sight! Crikey mates! I
don’t see anything. Hm. I wonder if
the boomerang flew out of Kangaroo
Lou’s hand, over the Eucalyptus
tree that Paula the Koala was in,
landed on this dune, and got buried
beneath the sand. Let’s all dig
down deep in the sand and see if we
can find Kangaroo Lou’s boomerang!
I’m going to dig right here!
Xack begins digging in the sand.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Come on sidekicks! Keep on digging!
We might even find some treasure!
Show me how fast you can dig!

Biting his tongue, he continues to dig vigorously,

OUTBACK XACK
Yikes!
He leaps back from the hole shrieking in soprano, then
address the camera.
OUTBACK XACK
(Whispering)
There’s something down there mates.

Xack slowly approaches the hole, then one hand at a time

reaches down into the hole and cautiously begins to dig. He
jumps back, but then re-approaches, and digs in very nervous
fashion.
OUTBACK XACK
Ah!
Screaming in soprano, he jumps back, then calms himself
quickly while covering his heart.
OUTBACK XACK
(Whispering)
Whatever it is, it’s right near the
surface!
Gently he dusts away sand in the hole, then slumps in
disappointment.
OUTBACK XACK
Oh, it was just a pop can. Hm. I
don’t think we’ll ever find the
boomerang. I’m sorry I drug you all
the way out here mates. Let’s rest
for a moment and then head back to
tell Kangaroo Lou we failed.
Xack plops down in the sand facing away from the hole he
dug. A soda can pops out of the hole, followed by a SEA
TURTLE who emerges just to the surface. The turtle looks
around slowly.
OUTBACK XACK
Shhhh! Does anyone hear that?
What’s that mates? It sounds like
one of my animal friends is near
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

by! Does anyone see
anything?...What’s that?... A
turtle?... Behind me?

He spins around, looking just barely the wrong direction.

OUTBACK XACK
Behind me!
Xack spins around again, catching the turtle in the corner
of his eye. Startled, he shrieks and leaps.
OUTBACK XACK
Crikey Mates!
MYRTLE THE SEA TURTLE
Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!
Chuckling, he covers his heart and tries to catch his
breath.
OUTBACK XACK
Oh ha, ha! It’s just my friend
Myrtle the Sea Turtle. Hey, let’s
ask Myrtle if he’s seen the
boomerang. On the count of three
let’s say, have you seen the
boomerang? O.k. One. Two. Three.
Have you seen the boomerang?
Myrtle throws his head in the air.
MYRTLE THE SEA TURTLE
Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!
Myrtle yanks his head into his shell. Xack looks around
confused.
OUTBACK XACK
(Politely)
Hm. Maybe Myrtle didn’t hear us.
Let’s ask him again, but this time
a little louder. One. Two. Three.
Have you seen the boomerang?

Myrtle pokes his head out and throws it up in the air.

MYRTLE THE SEA TURTLE
Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!
Myrtle yanks his head into his shell.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Hm. I think Myrtle is having
trouble understanding us. Wait a
minute!

Xack taps a finger over his lips, pacing back and forth.
OUTBACK XACK
Do turtles move quickly or
slowly?...That’s right slowly. So
do you think they eat ice cream
quickly or slowly?... Yeah slowly.
I think we need to speak in slooow
tuuurtle laaangauge fooor Myyyrtle
to understand us. Lets all say,
haaave yooou seeen theee
booomerang? On the count of three.
One! Two! Three! Haaave yooou seeen
theee booomerang?
MYRTLE THE SEA TURTLE
Guuuuup! Thaaaaaat waaaaaaay!
Siixth Buuoy! Guuuuup!

OUTBACK XACK
Thank-
Myrtle pulls his head into his shell, then disappears into
the hole. Xack peers into the hole.

OUTBACK XACK
-you. He’s gone, but he told us he
saw the boomerang! That’s great
news! We might just find this
boomerang! Which way did he say it
went?...
Xack looks mortified.
OUTBACK XACK
No, no, no. Not that way! You mean
it really fle- fle- flew out
towards the se- se- s-, gulp! I
can’t say it! I’m scared of the se-
se- se- water. AH! I said i--

Myrtle pops out of the hole.

MYRTLE THE SEA TURTLE
-Booo!

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Ahhh! Oh, its you. Why did you
leave so--

MYRTLE THE SEA TURTLE

-Sooometimes we have to faaace our
feeears in order to grooow. Guuup!
Myrtle yanks his head into his shell, then disappears down
the hole in the sand.
OUTBACK XACK
Face our fears in order to grow?
Hm. He’s right! Sidekicks! We have
to swim out to sea if we want to
find Kangaroo Lou’s boomerang! O.k.
mates the first thing and most
important thing you need whenever
swimming is an adult! Now, what
else do we need to help us float in
the water?...Did someone say arm
floaties? That’s right! Everyone
pull out your floaties!
Xack whips a floatie out his pocket.
OUTBACK XACK
Now let’s blow them up!
He begins blowing the floatie up, it reaches capacity, he
keeps pushing air into the swollen floatie, it POPS in his
face.

OUTBACK XACK
Yikes! Let’s try that again.
He inflates the first floatie, then the second and rapidly
slaps them over his arms.

OUTBACK XACK
O.k. we’ve got an adult, we’ve got
floaties. Is there anything else we
might need before going into the
ocean?... Did you say an air tank?
Ok. Everyone pull out your air
tanks!
He produces an air tank and places it next to himself.
OUTBACK XACK
Now release the pressure valve!
He twists the valve releasing high pressure air that blasts
him in the face, knocking him on his butt.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Crikey mates! Take it easy on
those! Now put your tank on your
back!

Xack grabs the tank by the neck and swings it from in front
of himself, up over his head, and whacks himself in the
back. PING! He falls on his face.
OUTBACK XACK
Crikey! That really hurt mates!
Phew! Whooooey! Alright, is there
anything out there that we might be
afraid of?...Did you say sharks?
O.k. everyone pull out your can of
super magical shark repellent
spray. On the count of three cover
yourself with super magical shark
repellent spray. One! Two! Three!
He fieriously covers himself with the can of spray shark
repellent.

OUTBACK XACK
Alright mates, lets step out into
the ocean.

EXT. OCEAN SURFACE - DAY

Xack stands in chest high water.
OUTBACK XACK
Sidekick, do you remember their
swimming skills?... Are you ready
to conquer these waves!...It’s go
time!
INSERT SWIMMING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

OUTBACK XACK
First reach straight out! First
reach straight out! Then pull back
in! Then pull back in! Now we can
swim! Now we can swim! First reach
way out! First reach way out! Then
pull back in! Then pull back in!
Now we can swim! Now we can swim!
END MUSIC:
He swims past a BUOY marked "1".

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Explorer that is a buoy! Myrtle the
Sea Turtle said the boomerang flew
to the sixth buoy! Let’s count the
buoys while we swim! One buoy! Keep
on swimming mates!
Another BUOY passes.
OUTBACK XACK
Two buoys! Just a bit further.

The third BUOY goes by.

OUTBACK XACK
Three buoys! Keep a keen eye open
for the boomerang while we are
swimming. Lets all look way over
there!
He looks to his left.
OUTBACK XACK
I don’t see anything. Lets look to
the right!
He looks right.
OUTBACK XACK
Don’t look at the sun silly, you’ll
lose your sight! I don’t see
anything! Keep on swimming
explorers! First reach way out!
First reach way o- Uhhhhhhh!

Xack points toward the sky in terror.

OUTBACK XACK
That is the biggest wave I’ve ever
seen! Swim to the top of the wave
explorers!
He swims fast up the tremendous wave as it carries a BUOY
high into the air.
OUTBACK XACK
Four buoys! Now, body-surf down the
back side!
Xack extends his arms and surfs down the backside of the
wave. A BUOY marked "5" passes.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Five buoys!
The water gently places him next to the sixth BUOY.
OUTBACK XACK
Spot on body-surfing mates! Wow,
you are true adventurers! Crikey
that wave carried us right next to
the sixth buoy and over the Great
Barrier Reef. Let’s have a look
around! Let’s look way to the left!
He looks left.
OUTBACK XACK
Let’s look way to the right!

He looks right.
OUTBACK XACK
Don’t look at the sun silly, you’ll
lose your sight! Hm. I don’t see
anything. Wait a minute! I wonder
if the purple polka dotted
boomerang left Kangaroo Lou’s hand,
flew over the Eucalyptus tree where
Paula the Koala lives, over the
beach where we met Myrtle the Sea
Turtle, landed on top on the water
and then sank down below!
Xack gasps and looks terrified. Then takes a deep breath and
puffs his chest out.

OUTBACK XACK
Sidekick! I think we’re going to
have to dive down deep! Do you
remember how to dive down deep?

He suggestively nods yes.

OUTBACK XACK
No you don’t, because I have taught
you yet silly! We’re gonna go up!

Xack claps his hands together above his head to get into
diving position.
OUTBACK XACK
And on the count of three we’re
gonna dive down deep and when you
dive down deep you have to make
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

your diving down deep voice like
thi-i-i-
He vigorously shakes his head back and forth causing his
cheeks to slap back and forth like a skydiver falling.
OUTBACK XACK
is-s-s-s.
b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b--b-b-b-b-b-b-b!
Ready! We’re gonna go up! And! One!
Two! Three! Dive! Down! Deep!
Xack dives under water.

EXT. UNDER THE OCEAN SURFACE - DAY

Xack speaks in his underwater voice, choppy and bubbly.

OUTBACK XACK
Keep on swimming mates! I see the
Great Barrier Reef approaching!

He stops swimming.
OUTBACK XACK
Alright sidekick, focus. Let’s
looks for the boomerang! Let’s look
way to the left! Let’s look way to
the right! Don’t look at the sun
silly, you’ll lose your sight! Does
anyone one see anything? Remember
to speak in your underwater
voice... I don’t see anything
either. I don’t know if we’ll ever
find the boomerang. Wait a minute!
It’s the Great Barrier Reef just
below us! Let’s all say Great
Barrier Reef on the count of three!
One! Two! Three! Great Barrier
Reef! The Great Barrier Reef is the
largest living thing on the planet!
I wonder if the boomerang sank down
and settled there. Let’s swim down
to the Great Barrier Reef really
slowly and cautiously because we
don’t want to damage the reef.
An ALARM SOUNDS just as Xack begins swimming downward.

(CONTINUED)
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OUTBACK XACK
Crikey mate that means we only have
five minutes of air left in our
tanks! Swim faster! Show me how
fast you can swim explorer!
Xack does the swimming sequence in hyper speed.
OUTBACK XACK
First reach way out! First reach
way out! Then pull back in! Then
pull back in! Now we can swim! Now
we can swim!

EXT. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF - DAY

The lush Great Barrier Reef extends in front of Outback
Xack. A small cave on the reef near Xack achieves visual
prominence.

OUTBACK XACK
Lets stop here mate and have a look
around! Do you see anything that
might help us?... Spot on mate!
That’s a cave on the side of the
Great Barrier Reef. I wonder if the
boomerang sank down below and went
into this cave?... Explorer, I’m
going to go into that cave and see
if the boomerang is in there. You
stay out here and keep an eye out
for any sharks or treasure! Wish me
luck!
He disappears into the cave.
OUTBACK XACK (O.S.)
(Echoing)
Hello? Hello? Is anyone in here?
Yikes!
Xack bolts out of the cave.

OUTBACK XACK
(Whispering terrified)
There’s something purple in the
cave! But it’s right next to a
sleeping shark.

Xack slumps over over next to the cave.

The alarm SOUNDS again.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 24.

OUTBACK XACK
...And we’ve only got two minutes
of air left! There’s no way we’re
finding th--

A BOOMING VOICE shoots out from the cave.

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)
-Uh. Ehem. Huh. Who woke me up from
my nap?

OUTBACK XACK
(Shouting into the cave)
I’m so sorry for waking you. It’s
me Outback Xack the explorer from
the Land Down Under. Who are you?

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)

I’m Mark the Shark, keeper of the
coral! Why were you in my cave?
Xack meanders into the cave while speaking.

OUTBACK XACK (O.S.)

Well you see Mark, my friend and I
are trying to find a purple polka
dotted boomerang. Can you help u--

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)

-Not until I eat!
OUTBACK XACK (O.S.)
Yikeys crikeys I’m out of-

Xack bolts out of the cave.

OUTBACK XACK
-here! We’re not finding the purple
boomer-

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)

(Echoing)
-I’m a friendly shark! I don’t eat
people, but my friends do. Did you
say purple?

OUTBACK XACK
Oh phew! Yes, purple.
He approaches the cave.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 25.

OUTBACK XACK
Does that mean you’ll help us?
MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)
Of course.

OUTBACK XACK
Well the boomerang was purple and
polk-
INSERT SFX: A CLICK followed by a DIAL TONE.

OUTBACK XACK
Mark what are you doing? Why are
you pick up the phone Mark? You’re
not calling your shark friends are
you Mark? You’re not calling your
hungry shark frie--
INSERT SFX: PHONE BUTTONS BEING PRESSED.
MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)
(Merrily singing to himself)
-Five five five eight eight eight
eight! Pizza pie delivery is really
great! Yes one large vegetarian
pizza please! Got it, four Sand
Dollars!

A phone CLICKS back on to the hook O.S.

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)
Want some pizza Xack?
OUTBACK XACK
(speech speeding up)
Crikey as much as I’d love to I’ve
got about thirty seconds of air
left!

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)

Oh! Well something flew into my
cave earlier today and woke me up
from my nap and I wasn’t happy
about it! Wait outside!

Xack rushes out of the cave.

OUTBACK XACK
No problem Mark! Did you hear that
mate!... Something flew into his
cave earlier today! Mates we may
have found the boomerang!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 26.

Xack checks his tank gauge.

OUTBACK XACK
Yikey! Crikey! One minute of air
left! Please hurry Mark!

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)

(Dorkily singing)
Let’s see here. Where did I put
that thing? Hm. Hm. Hm.

OUTBACK XACK
It’s purple and polka dotted
remember!
Xack looks at his gauge.

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)

(Singing)
Bumbly bum bum. Bop! That’s right
here it is!

A door bell RINGS.

MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)
Oop pizza’s here!
OUTBACK XACK
Mark please!
Xack looks at his gauge.
MARK THE SHARK (O.S.)
Not to worry here I come!

OUTBACK XACK
Now mates don’t be scared of Mark
the Shark, he’s frie- frie- frie-
Mark pokes his body halfway out of the cave behind Xack.
Mark the Shark is the length of Outback Xack’s forearm. He
holds a purple polka dotted frisbee in his mouth. Mark’s
voice goes up two octaves without the acoustic boost of the
cave.
OUTBACK XACK
-friendl-l-l-l-l-l--
MARK THE SHARK
-Get a load of this guy.

Xack jumps, then spins around to see a not so menacing Mark

nod at Xack. Xack chuckles to himself.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 27.

MARK THE SHARK

Welp, there ya go!
Mark spits the frisbee out in front of Xack.
OUTBACK XACK
Thank you! Uh, Mark? You’re not
huge at all.
MARK THE SHARK
He. He. I know, I just cast a
really big shadow inside my cave.
The ALARM SOUNDS again.
OUTBACK XACK
Yikey Crikey! We’ve got to get to
the surface mates! Everyone take
one last deep breath and hold it!
Let’s go! Everyone say bye Mark the
Shark!... Now swim for it!
INSERT SWIMMING SONG 2X SPEED WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

OUTBACK XACK
First reach straight out! First
reach straight out! Then pull back
in! Then pull back in! Now we can
swim! Now we can swim! First reach
way out! First reach way out! Then
pull back in! Then pull back in!
Now we can swim! Now we can swim!
END MUSIC:

EXT. OCEAN SURFACE - DUSK

Xack bursts through the surface and takes a huge breath.

OUTBACK XACK
Yikey crikey! It’s getting dark
fast! Wait a minute!
He looks at the frisbee.

OUTBACK XACK
This isn’t a boomerang. But it is
purple and polka dotted. Humph? Do
you know what this is?...Did you
say a frisbee? Spot on mate!
Crikey! I wonder if Kangaroo Lou
was confused earlier today? Have
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 28.

OUTBACK XACK (cont’d)

you ever been confused?... Yeah me
too. I think Kangaroo Lou bought
this at the toy store and raced
home so excited to play with his
new frisbee that he didn’t even
realize that it isn’t a boomerang.
Its a frisbee and you have to have
a friend to catch it and throw it
back to you. That would explain why
when Kangaroo Lou threw the
"boomerang" earlier today, it
didn’t return to his dismay. We
have to get back to Kangaroo Lou
fast to find out if we’ve found his
missing frisbee!

He looks around.
OUTBACK XACK
The tide must have carried us in,
because the beach is right here.
Climb out of the water mate!

EXT. AUSTRALIAN BEACH - DUSK

Xack drags himself up onto the beach next to Myrtle the Sea
Turtle.

MYRTLE THE SEA TURTLE

(Slow speech.)
Hello.

OUTBACK XACK
Hello and sorry Myrtle, but we’ve
got to run! Explorers lets get
across this beach!
Xack begins marching across the beach.

INSERT MARCHING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:

OUTBACK XACK
One! Two! Three! Four! One! Two!
Three! Four! Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left! We’re marching to the
Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! We’re marching to
the Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left!...Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 29.

END MUSIC:
OUTBACK XACK
Keep marching explorer! I see the
Eucalyptus tree approaching!

EXT. FOREST EUCALYPTUS TREE - DUSK

Xack marches past the Eucalyptus tree as Paula the Koala
pops out.

PAULA THE KOALA

Hey! There are those excellent
climbers! Wait a minute! That’s a
frisbee!

Xack smiles while marching past.

OUTBACK XACK
No time to explain Paula, sorry!
Keep marching explorers I see Ayers
Rock approaching! Just push it a
little further!
INSERT MARCHING SONG WITH XACK’S ACTIONS:
OUTBACK XACK
One! Two! Three! Four! One! Two!
Three! Four! Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left! We’re marching to the
Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! We’re marching to
the Outback! We’re gonna bring
something back! Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left!...Left! Left! Left!
Right! Left!
END MUSIC:

EXT. AYERS ROCK - DUSK

Holding the frisbee, Xack stops marching next to Ayers Rock.
OUTBACK XACK
Phew! we made it. Hello! Hello!
Kangaroo Lou? Crikey! Does anyone
see Kangaroo Lou?...
Kangaroo Lou emerges behind Xack.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 30.

KANGAROO LOU
Here I- Oh boy! Oh boy! Bonzer job
mates! My boomerang!

OUTBACK XACK
Ha! Ha! Kangaroo Lou, this isn’t a
boomerang. This is a frisbee! It
doesn’t come back to you when you
throw it. You have to have a friend
to catch it and throw it back to
you. Here you go.
He hands Kangaroo Lou the frisbee.
KANGAROO LOU
Oh. Woopsies! I must have been too
excited to play when I left the toy
store that I didn’t even realize
that I was confused!
Xack nods in agreement.

KANGAROO LOU
Thank you so much for helping me
Outback Xack and explorers in
training! Well I’m off to find a
friend to play catch with.

OUTBACK XACK
Good luck Kangaroo Lou!
He waves as Kangaroo Lou hops off into the sunset.

OUTBACK XACK
Sidekicks you were of great help
today! You are great explorers and
fast learners! Maybe you can help
me again some d--

INSERT SFX: Sonic boom followed by a rush of air then a

bang.
Xack spots a streak of light in the sky headed straight for
him.

OUTBACK XACK
Duck!
The object clears his head and strikes the ground a few feet
from him. Wild-eyed he looks at the camera, then slowly
approaches the steaming crater.
He siletly gestures to stay back as he leans over to peer
into the crater.

(CONTINUED)
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A pitted GREY ROCK WITH A NOTE TIED TO IT rests at the

bottom of the crater.
Xack retrieves the rock.
OUTBACK XACK
It’s a moon rock with a note tied
to it!
Quickly he unwraps the note, folds it open and reads.

OUTBACK XACK
Please help me. I lost my spaceship
on the moon.
He looks at the camera.

OUTBACK XACK
Crikey mate! I need a sidekick!
FADE OUT: