Mr. Worry (Cartoon)/Transcript

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UK Dub

(The episode begins on a rainy day. The camera is zoomed in on rain water dripping from the roof of Mr. Worry's house. The camera then zooms out from the drip to show Mr. Worry in the frame. Mr. Worry looks at the viewers)

Narrator: Poor Mr. Worry.

(The camera stops zooming out and Mr. Worry looks at the dripping water)

Narrator: Whatever happened, he worried about it.

(Thunder crashes and lightning flashes across the screen. After the lightning, the camera zooms in on Mr. Worry. Mr. Worry looks at his roof)

Narrator: If it rained, he worried that his roof was going to leak.

(The scene transitions to Mr. Worry looking at his flowers on a nice day)

Narrator: If it didn't rain,

(The camera zooms out)

Narrator: He worried that all the plants,

(Three of the four flowers in the garden flop to the ground)

Narrator: In his garden were going to die.

(The camera cuts over to the sun as it rises above the grassy hills)

Narrator: When he set off shopping,

(The camera zooms out towards the bottom right of the screen until Mr. Worry is in the frame. Mr. Worry is shown walking down the lane carrying a shopping basket)

Narrator: He worried that the shops would be shut when he got there.

(The scene transitions to the center of town)

Narrator: And when the shops weren't shut when he got there, he worried that he was spending too much money shopping.

(The scene cuts to Mr. Worry walking down the lane with his shopping. Mr. Worry is shown walking to the left of the screen while he looks behind himself)

Narrator: When he got home with his shopping, he worried,

(The camera zooms in towards Mr. Worry's basket)

Narrator: That he left something behind or that something had fallen out of his basket on the way home.

(The camera stops zooming in. Then the camera cuts to a close-up of Mr. Worry)

Narrator: And when he got home,

(The camera zooms out to show Mr. Worry sitting on a wooden stool)

Narrator: And discovered that he hadn't left something behind,

(The camera stops zooming out and Mr. Worry is shown holding his hands together)

Narrator: And that nothing had fallen out of his basket on the way home,

(Mr. Worry puts his left hand on his head)

Narrator: He worried that he bought too much,

(Mr. Worry puts his hands together)

Narrator: And then he worried about where to put it all.

(Mr. Worry stretches out his right arm before putting his hands together again)

Narrator: Life was just one long worry,

(Mr. Worry puts his left hand on his head)

Narrator: For poor Mr. Worry.

(The scene transitions to Mr. Worry walking down the road to the left)

Birds (offscreen): (chirping)

Narrator: One day, he went for a walk.

(The camera follows Mr. Worry as soon as he entered the frame)

Narrator: We was worried that,

(The camera moves in closer to Mr. Worry)

Narrator: That he might walk too far and not be able to get home. But, on the other hand, he was worried that if he didn't walk far enough he wouldn't get enough exercise.

(The camera zooms back out)

Narrator: He hurried along worrying. Or, as you could say,

(The camera zooms back in)

Narrator: He worried along hurrying.

(The camera cuts over to Mr. Bump walking down the same road to the right. The camera zooms out to show that Mr. Bump and Mr. Worry were about to encounter each other)

Narrator: He met Mr. Bump.

(Upon reaching Mr. Worry (who was no longer walking), Mr. Bump stops walking and the camera stops zooming out)

Mr. Worry: Hey! I'm very worried about you.

Narrator: He said.

(The camera zooms in towards Mr. Bump but Mr. Worry is still in the frame)

Mr. Bump: Why's that?

Narrator: Asked Mr. Bump.

(The camera zooms out to show Mr. Bump and Mr. Worry in the frame)

Mr. Worry: I'm worried that...one of these days, you might hurt yourself.

Narrator: He said.

(The camera zooms out slightly)

Mr. Bump: Don't you worry ahead about that!!

Narrator: Replied Mr. Bump.

(Mr. Bump trips over his own two feet and tumbles out of the frame to the right)

Narrator: And went off.

Mr. Bump (offscreen): Ooh!

Narrator: Tripping over,

(Mr. Worry resumes his walk and the camera follows him to the left)

Narrator: His own feet. Mr. Worry went on.

(The camera cuts over to Mr. Noisy as he walks down the same path but walking to the right. The camera zooms out to show Mr. Worry in Mr. Noisy's way. Mr. Worry has stopped walking)

Narrator: He met Mr. Noisy.

(Mr. Noisy stops in front of Mr. Worry and the camera stops zooming out once both of them are in the frame)

Mr. Worry: Hey! I'm very worried about you.

Narrator: He said.

Mr. Noisy: Why's that?!

Narrator: Asked Mr. Noisy.

Mr. Worry: Well,

(The camera zooms in on Mr. Worry)

Mr. Worry: I'm worried, that you might lose your voice.

(The camera cuts over to Mr. Noisy)

Mr. Noisy: Don't you worry ahead about that!!

(The camera zooms back out)

Narrator: Said Mr. Noisy.

(Mr. Noisy walks to the right)

Narrator: And went off. CLUMP, CLUMP, CLUMP, CLUMP, CLUMP, CLUMP, CLUMP, CLUMP, CLUMP.

(Mr. Noisy walks out of the frame. The camera zooms in on Mr. Worry. Mr. Worry continues on his walk and the camera follows him to the left)

Narrator: Mr. Worry went on.

(The camera zooms out. Mr. Worry stops walking)

Narrator: He met,

(Mr. Greedy walks into the frame towards the right)

Narrator: Mr. Greedy.

Mr. Worry: Hey!

(Mr. Greedy stops in front of Mr. Worry)

Mr. Worry: I'm very worried about you.

Narrator: He said.

(The camera cuts over to Mr. Greedy)

Mr. Greedy: Oh, why's that?

Narrator: Asked Mr. Greedy.

(The camera cuts over to Mr. Worry)

Mr. Worry: Well, I'm worried that you might eat to much and...and be sick!

(The camera zooms out to show Mr. Worry and Mr. Greedy in the same frame)

Narrator: Exclaimed Mr. Worry.

Mr. Greedy: Me?!

Narrator: Replied Mr. Greedy.

Mr. Greedy: Eat too much!? (chuckles)

(The camera zooms in on Mr. Greedy then stops)

Mr. Greedy: Impossible.

(Mr. Greedy walks to the right)

Narrator: And he went off,

(Mr. Greedy walks out of the frame)

Narrator: For lunch.

(The camera zooms out. Mr. Worry continues on his walk and the camera follows him to the left)

Narrator: Mr. Worry went on.

(Mr. Worry continues walking)

Narrator: He met a wizard.

(The camera zooms in on Mr. Worry as he stops walking. A wizard walks into the frame towards the right. Upon reaching Mr. Worry, the wizard stops in his tracks and the camera zooms out to show both of them in the same frame)

Wizard: Hello.

Narrator: Said the wizard.

(The camera zooms in towards the wizard)

Wizard: Who are you?

(The camera zooms out to show Mr. Worry and the Wizard together in the frame)

Mr. Worry: I'm Mr. Worry.

Wizard: And you look it.

Narrator: Commented the wizard.

(The camera zooms in towards the wizard)

Wizard: I'll tell you what.

Narrator: He went on, for he was a helpful sort of a wizard.

Wizard: Why don't you go home and write down every single thing that you're worried about, and I'll make sure that none of these things ever happen.

(The camera zooms out to show Mr. Worry and the Wizard together in the frame)

Wizard: Then you won't have anything to worry about, would you?

(Mr. Worry smiles)

Narrator: Mr. Worry smiled.

(The camera zooms in on Mr. Worry)

Narrator: It was the first time he smiled in a long time.

...

Narrator: And then he went to bed,

Owl (offscreen): (hoots)

Narrator: And had the best night sleep he had in years.

(The camera cuts to Mr. Worry happily asleep in bed)

Mr. Worry: (snoring)

...

(The camera zooms in on the Wizard. The Wizard turns to the right and starts leaving)

Narrator: And off he went.

(The Wizard turns back to Mr. Worry)

The Wizard: Nothing to worry about now!

Narrator: He called over his shoulder.

The Wizard: Nothing at all!

...

(The camera cuts to a daily calendar that said it was the third of the month. It was also a Monday. The 3 was orange with black diagonal stripes)

Narrator: On Monday,

(The camera cuts to a daily calendar that said it was the fourth of the month. It was also a Tuesday. The 4 was creamed coloured)

Narrator: Tuesday,

(The camera cuts to a daily calendar that said it was the fifth of the month. It was also a Wednesday. The 5 was in red and green horizontal stripes)

Narrator: Wednesday,

(The camera cuts to a daily calendar that said it was the sixth of the month. It was also a Thursday. The 6 was orange)

Narrator: Thursday,

(The camera cuts to a daily calendar that said it was the seventh of the month. It was also a Friday. The 7 was covered in light blue and dark blue diagonal stripes)

Narrator: Friday,

(The camera cuts to a daily calendar that said it was the eighth of the month. It was also a Saturday. The 8 was creamed coloured)

Narrator: Saturday,

(The camera cuts to a daily calendar that said it was the ninth of the month. It was also a Sunday. The 9 was orange with black diagonal stripes)

Narrator: And Sunday,

(The camera cuts to a worry-free Mr. Worry)

Narrator: Mr. Worry didn't have a care in the world.

...

Mr. Worry: I'm worried, because I don't have anything to worry about!

...

(Mr. Worry is shown walking home worrying about having nothing to worry about. Mr. Worry walks to the right of the screen and out of the frame. The episode ends here)