Rubbery and Bottle Wottle save Christmas

Christmas is saved!

Rubbery and Bottle Wottle Save Christmas is the third video of the Ricky's Angels series.

## Synopsis

It is two weeks before Christmas, and Jade is disappointed when her parcel containing material to make her new cat plush hasn't come, and sees there is no tracking update. Saddened at Jade's disappointment Rubbery and Bottle Wottle make a plan to go to Swansea and collect Jade's parcel themselves. The following morning at 6am, Rubbery opens the kitchen door and lets Bottle Wottle out of the cupboard. They then wait for Jade's stepdad to go to work, so they can hide in the boot of his car. When Jade's stepdad goes to the garage, Rubbery and Bottle Wottle get out. They then make their way to the station. At the station, they notice that the post train is arriving soon. At that moment, Thomas the Tank Engine pulls into the station, and Rubbery and Bottle Wottle get into one of the carriages. At the station in Swansea, Rubbery and Bottle Wottle notice an Evri van on it's way to the depot, and climb inside. At the depot, Rubbery and Bottle go through an open door, and spot Jade's parcel. They get back in the delivery van, get into the Swansea train to Llanelli, then take a shortcut home. 20 minutes later, they arrive back at Jade's house, and leave the parcel in the porch. The momentarily wonder how to get in, however realize that Jade's stepdad didn't shut the front door properly! Bottle Wottle is shown getting back into the cupboard. Two hours later, Jade opens the front door, and is delighted when she sees her material has arrived. She is also confused as to why the tracking hasn't been updated. Rubbery and Bottle Wottle look at each other, knowing exactly why! 10 days later, Jade has finished her toy cat, and they all had a wonderful Christmas!

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Jade
* Rubbery
* Bottle Wottle

### Guest Cast

* Jade's Mum (voice)
* Jade's Stepdad (legs only)
* Thomas the Tank Engine
* Daniella (the toy cat)

## References

* Thomas the Tank - Thomas the Tank Engine pulls into the station. He also says "I want fish!", which is a reference to a YouTube parody video named "Thomas Eats Fish!".
* EastEnders - Jade's Mum is credited as Jean Slater, a character from EastEnders. This is a reference to a joke made by Jade that her mum reminds her of Jean.
* Postman Pat - The postal workers (although none appear) are credited as Postman Pat, Patman Post, Postman Prat, Postman Tap, Pastman Pot and Dave. These are all parodies of Postman Pat in YouTube Poops on YouTube. Rubbery is also credited as Jess the cat.

## Trivia

* This video was based on real life events, where Jade ordered material at the end of November to make her toy cat, which didn't turn up. Ironically, Jade realized that she had better material, and made the toy cat anyway, which was mostly finished before Christmas! The missing parcel turned up in early January 2023.
* Jade tested positive for Covid-19 on the day the video premiered on YouTube.
* Jade wanted Rubbery to walk quicker, with Bottle Wottle sliding along the ground every few paces behind, however she couldn't work out how to animate this easily.

## Goofs

* The audio in the intro and outro is slightly distorted. This is due to the vocal removal off the recording (see below)
* Earlier on in the video, on the stairs, Bottle Wottle's button is the wrong colour, a darker green. This is corrected in the scenes where Rubbery lets it out of the cupboard to the end of the video, the button it is now the same colour as the rest of Bottle Wottle.
* Jade's stepdad is clearly Q's drawing reused.
* Jade's stepdad's car looks more like a spaceship than a car.
* When Thomas pulls into the station, there is a gap in the space between the two platforms.
* When Rubbery and Bottle get out in Swansea, they walk backwards down the platform.
* Also, the Evri logo on the van is backwards.
* Also, Rubbery and Bottle Wottle are as tall as the van!
* How would a cat and a water bottle be able to carry a large parcel with them?
* In the credits, postal workers are credited, despite none appearing.

## Music Used

* Unknown festive piece - This was a piece of music Jade heard on a Christmas advert in the run up to Christmas, which she recorded and used as she thought it fitted well with the feel of the video! Used during intro and outro.
* *Jingle Bells* - a free to use composition by an unknown artist. Used throughout the video.