Glippy’s Gone

**Glippy’s Gone** is the fourth episode of the first season of The Limmies. Its featured song is Where In the Universe Is Glippy?.

## Synopsis

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy take Glippy to Playworld for a surprise on her 8th birthday. Mazella came up with the idea, because she loves parties and hasn’t been to Playworld since she was a kid, hungry for nostalgia. Later, Glippy goes missing, and the others can't find her.

## Transcript

[Opening shot of Knockback Hill Communications Site]

[Cuts to Glippy’s bedroom]

[Glippy’s alarm clock rings]

Glippy: \*yawns\* \*climbs out of bed\* \*walks outside\* \*walks to the kitchen\* \*switches the light on\*

[The kitchen has been decorated for the party. A pile of presents is on the table.]

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy: SURPRISE!

Mazella: \*blows a party horn\* Happy birthday, Glippy!

Glippy: Transmitting towers! Thanks, guys! You’ve even got bunting of the solar system up!

Mazella: I knew you’d love it! Want to open your presents?

Glippy: You bet I do! Thanks! \*opens a present\* Woah, an Encyclopaedia of the Universe? Thanks! \*opens another present\* And a telescope! That’s out of this world! No pun intended. \*unwraps another present\* Oh. A Defenders of the Limmaverse movie. ... Thanks.

Frapfel: They’re the ones you like, right, Sparjy?

Sparjy: Yep. Hope you like it, Glips! I’m gonna go skateboard. \*skateboards outside\*

Glippy: I’m just saying, the science in those movies is preposterous.

[Close-up of the kitchen clock, which switches from 9:01 to 9:06 to show a timeskip]

Frapfel: Did you like all your presents, Glippy?

Glippy: Yeah! Thanks!

Mazella: Anytime. We’re gonna take you somewhere fun for your last surprise.

Glippy: Oh boy!

Sparjy: \*comes in\* ‘Sup, dudes? We about to head off?

Mazella: You’re just in time. Let’s get on board Honsby!

[Cuts to Honsby’s cabin while he is moving]

Glippy (eyes closed): So it’s not the science museum, or the observatory, or the library. Is it even in Limmalong?

Mazella: Yep!

Glippy: Don’t tell me it’s the roller rink...

Mazella: Transmitting towers, Glippy! It’s your birthday, not mine!

Honsby: \*drives under the North Limmalong Mall to the underground car park\*

[Cuts to the mall interior, at the entrance to Playworld]

[Glippy has opened her eyes]

Mazella: Okay, Glippy. Here we are!

Glippy (disappointed, trying to be polite): Oh. It’s a play centre. Looks... fun!

Mazella: Yeah, Playworld! Went here all the time when I was a kid! Been before?

Glippy: Don't think so, but I guess I'll try it.

Mazella: \*roller skates to the counter\* Hey, Sminkles!

Sminkles: Mazella! How are ya? How’s the band?

Mazella: Oh, we’re good, how about you?

Sminkles: I’m good.

Mazella: It’s Glippy’s birthday today!

Sminkles: Oh, well, happy birthday, Glippy! How old do you turn?

Glippy: Eight.

Sminkles: That is fun! Do you just want to stay for an hour?

Glippy: Oh, um...

Mazella: You want two hours?

Glippy: One hour’s fine. Can we go to the observatory afterwards, please?

Mazella: Sure.

Sminkles: Here’s your wristband.

Glippy: \*holds her wrist out\*

Sminkles: \*puts the wristband on Glippy’s arm\*

Mazella: Will I need one too to come on with her?

Sminkles: Och, no, you’re fine!

Mazella: Sweet! Come on, Glippy! \*roller skates to a table\* \*takes her roller skates off\* \*runs to the bottom of the playground\* This is gonna be so much fun! I haven’t been here since I was a kid!

Glippy: Coming! \*runs towards her\*

Mazella: Frapfel, Sparjy, you mind the table. Me and Glippy are gonna have some fun!

[Mazella and Glippy climb into the playground]

[Cuts to inside the playground]

Mazella: You ready for some fun? \*grins\*

Glippy: You know what? Yes. Yes I am.

Mazella: Great! \*hugs her\*

[Mazella crawls across a bridge, followed by Glippy]

[Cuts to the slides]

Mazella (going down slide): Woohoo!

Glippy: \*slides down beside her\* Weeeee!

[Cuts to the ball pit]

Mazella: \*jumps out\* Hahaah!

Glippy: \*giggles\*

[Cuts to the top of the playground]

Glippy: Hey, Mazella, I’m getting hungry. You want to get some lunch from the kiosk?

Mazella: Aren’t you having fun?

Glippy: You never know if they’ll have strawberry milkshakes...

Mazella: Strawberry milkshakes? Come on! \*grabs Glippy by the arm and excitedly drags her to the slide, as she trails through the air\*

Mazella (still holding Glippy): \*drags her down the slide\*

[A soft play climber is at the bottom of the slide]

Mazella: \*jumps onto it\* \*jumps straight across the room and into her roller skates, somersaulting in the process\* So, who's ready for lunch? You coming, Glippy?

Glippy (still standing at the bottom of the slide): Coming!

Later...

[The Limmies are all eating their lunch]

Glippy: \*finishes her salad\* \*finishes her water\* Oh, that was good. Thanks!

Mazella: Anytime. \*finishes her milkshake\* Oh no!

Frapfel, Glippy and Sparjy: What?

Mazella: I must have left the cake on Honsby! Back soon! \*roller skates away\*

Frapfel: Well, Glippy, you gonna go play or what?

Glippy: Oh. Sure.

[Cuts to the bottom of the playground, where Glippy is standing with an awkward facial expression]

Sparjy: \*walks up\* 'Sup, Glips? What's shakin'?

Glippy (whispering in Sparjy's ear): Uh, Sparjy?

Sparjy (whispering): Yeah?

Glippy (whispering): Okay, please, whatever you do, don’t tell Mazella.

Sparjy (whispering): Right.

Glippy (whispering): I’m glad they brought me here, I really am, but where am I supposed to read my new Encyclopaedia of the Universe in quiet?

Sparjy (whispering): Hmm... \*sees some earmuffs in a lost and found box\* I’ve got it! Wait here.

[Cuts to the lost and found box]

Sparjy (hand only shown): \*grabs the earmuffs\*

[Cuts to the table, where Frapfel is reading newspaper]

Sparjy: Hey, Frapfel.

Frapfel: Howdy, Sparjy.

Sparjy: \*points to the exit\* What’s that?

Sparjy: \*takes Glippy’s Encyclopaedia from her birthday bag\* \*runs away\*

Frapfel: All I see’s a toy store, Sparjy. Sparjy? Eh... \*gets back to his newspaper\*

[Cuts to the bottom of the playground]

Sparjy: \*hands Glippy the earmuffs\* Right, Glippy. Put these on, and go find a hiding place. I’ll follow you. \*hands her the book\*

Glippy: Okay.

Sparjy: Want me to come get you when Mazella gets the cake?

Glippy: Tell her I don’t mind waiting until we go to the observatory. Also, please remind me to put these earmuffs back in the box. \*puts the earmuffs on\* \*climbs into the playground\*

Sparjy: \*follows her\*

[Cuts to a bridge inside the playground]

[Cuts to a corner]

Glippy: \*gives Sparjy a ‘thumbs up’ with her tentacle’

Sparjy (whispering): Right. See you at the bottom.

[Cuts to the top of the slide, where Sparjy is]

Mazella (offscreen): Glippy? Glippy? Do you want some cake?

Sparjy: Huh? \*goes down the slide\*

[Mazella is standing at the bottom, holding Glippy’s cake in a box]

Mazella: Sparjy, have you seen Glippy?

Sparjy (lying): Well, we were just playin’, then I lost her.

Mazella: But I’ve just gotten her cake!

Sparjy: Oh, she doesn’t mind waiting ‘till we go to the observatory!

Mazella: I hope she’s not lost, though!

Sparjy: Lost? Mazella, she’s sev... eight years old and knows the periodic table! You think she’ll get lost?

Mazella: She doesn’t even think she’s been here before!

Sparjy: Oh, uh...

Mazella: I’ll go put the cake on the table and take my shoes off. Then we’ll go look for her.

[Cuts inside the playground]

[Mazella has taken her roller skates off]

Mazella: \*crawls into view\*

Sparjy (worried): \*follows her\*

Jimmy: Woah, The Limmies, my favourite band! I’m Jimmy, I’m you’re biggest fan! Where are Frapfel and Glippy?

Sparjy: Well, Frapfel’s minding the table, and as for Glippy, the question is, how well do YOU play drums?

Jimmy: B—B—But where is she?

Mazella: Sparjy last saw her somewhere in this playground and we’re looking for her.

Jimmy: Well, this is an easy place to get lost. I lost some earmuffs here once. Anyway, let's see if we can find Glippy. GLIPPY?

Sparjy: We'll have to split up.

Mazella: Good idea.

Jimmy: You're my favourite band, can't I ask any questions first?

Sparjy: Sure!

Jimmy: So, uh, do you two... like each other at all?

Mazella: Oh, we’re just friends.

Jimmy: But don’t you think Sparjy’s so manly?

Mazella: Yeah. That’s exactly why I WOULDN’T date him.

Jimmy: Okay, let’s start looking. GLIPPY?

[Cuts to one part of the playground]

Mazella: GLIPPY?

[Cuts to another part of the playground]

Jimmy: GLIPPY?

[Cuts to the bridge that leads to where Glippy is hiding]

[Sparjy is sitting there, guarding it]

Jimmy: \*runs into view\*

Sparjy: She’s not here. She’s SUPER scared of this bridge.

[Cuts to another part of the playground]

Jimmy: Any luck, Mazella?

Mazella: Not so far.

Jimmy: Glippy always seemed so sensible. Why would she do this?

Mazella: I don’t know, but it’s her birthday, so I am NOT gonna get angry at her.

Jimmy: Yeah, save that for tomorrow.

Mazella: Let’s try calling out together. One, two, three.

Mazella and Jimmy: GLIPPY?

[Cuts to the ball pit]

Mazella: \*rises out of the ball pit\* GLIPPY?

[Cuts to another part of the playground]

Jimmy: You haven’t seen Glippy from The Limmies around here, have you?

Background character (male bunny child): Oh my gosh, yes, actually! She’s the blonde girl, right?

Jimmy: \*sighs\*

[Cuts to another part of the playground]

Mazella: You haven't seen Glippy, have you?

Background character (female frog child): Oh, yeah.

Mazella: Where?

Background character (female frog child): At your concert last week!

Mazella: She's gone missing in this playground!

Background character (female frog child): Oh, that's why you're in here!

[Cuts to the bridge]

Sparjy: What did I tell you last time, kid? She's not across this bridge because she's scared of it!

Jimmy: Then why are you still here?

Sparjy: Well, uh...

Jimmy: \*squeezes past him onto the bridge\* \*runs across\*

Sparjy: \*crawls after him\* Come back right now, or I'm banning you from our concerts!

Jimmy: Let's see what Glippy thinks first! \*runs around the corner\*

Sparjy: Well, she's not there!

[Cuts to Glippy's hiding spot]

Jimmy: Glippy!

Glippy: \*looks up from her book\* \*waves\*

Jimmy: So that’s why you couldn’t hear us! You had earmuffs on!

Glippy: \*takes the earmuffs off and puts them on the back of her neck\* \*puts a dog ear in the book\* \*closes it\* \*puts it down\*

Jimmy: I’m Jimmy. Mazella and I...

Sparjy: \*crawls into view\* And me!

Jimmy: ...have been looking everywhere for you!

Glippy: Oh, Sparjy. I thought you were gonna come get me when it was time to go home.

Jimmy: You mean you’ve been hiding here?

Glippy: Well, you see, Mazella seemed really excited to be here, so I didn’t want to tell her that I’d really rather be reading this.

Jimmy: I’m sure she’ll understand. MAZELLA! I’VE FOUND GLIPPY!

Mazella (offscreen): \*gasps\* Coming!

Glippy: No, don’t!

[Mazella can be heard crawling and climbing down offscreen]

Mazella: \*crawls into screen\* Glippy! Now, it’s your birthday, so I’m not gonna her angry at you, but... \*looks at the earmuffs\* Wait. Where’d you get those earmuffs?

Glippy: Sparjy got them out of the lost and found box for me.

Jimmy: Wait, I lost that exact same pair of earmuffs here one winter! Sparjy!

Sparjy: I just wanted her to be able to read her new book in peace!

Mazella: You wanted to read your new book, Glippy? Why didn’t you tell me?

Glippy: You were so excited to be here, I didn’t want to stop you having fun!

Mazella: That’s very thoughtful, Glippy. \*starts hugging her\* I hadn’t been here since I was a kid, and I had a great time! \*stops hugging her\* But I’m sorry I was so selfish. Also, please. Think before you ever follow anyone else’s plans, especially Sparjy’s.

Sparjy: Sorry.

Mazella: That’s okay. Anyway, Sparjy says you don’t mind having your cake at the observatory, do you?

Glippy: Not at all! There’s probably not time to have it here anyway.

Mazella: What is the time, anyway?

Background character (male clock child) (saying 11:57): \*points to his face\* Uh, this is.

Glippy: Three to twelve? \*looks at her wristband\* We’ve gotta get down in three minutes! There’s probably still time for a slide race, though...

Mazella and Jimmy: A slide race?

Sparjy: I don’t know, man, the slide’s for babies.

Jimmy: You’re just scared you’re gonna lose.

At a table...

[Jimmy’s mother is sitting down]

[Jimmy’s earmuffs are around his neck]

Jimmy: \*runs into view\* You’ll never guess who I met up there!

Jimmy’s mother (joking): The Limmies?

[Mazella, Glippy and Sparjy walk into view]

Jimmy’s mother: Oh... Oh my!

Jimmy: Well, all except Frapfel.

Frapfel [sitting at his table]: \*waves\* Howdy! \*walks to the others\*

Jimmy: Woah! Also, I got my earmuffs back!

Mazella: It’s Glippy’s birthday today!

Glippy: Can we have my cake at the observatory, please?

Frapfel: Sure can do!

Mazella (to Jimmy and his mother): You two wanna meet us there?

Jimmy’s mother: How does that sound, Jimmyster?

Jimmy: Oh, yes please!

Later, at the observatory...

[Opening shot of the observatory]

[Cuts to a view through the telescope]

Glippy (offscreen): Look, Jimmy, there’s the Radioturo constellation! It’s called that because it looks just like a radio tower!

[Lines appear between the stars to reveal the shape]

Jimmy (offscreen): Woah, you’re right!

Mazella (offscreen): And Glippy, I can see Wokka Dokka - your home planet!

[Cuts to a view of Glippy and Jimmy standing at the telescope]

Glippy: \*turns her head away from the telescope\*

[Cuts to a bird’s eye view of Glippy’s cake, shaped like Wokka Dokka]

Glippy (offscreen): Woah!

[Cuts to a full shot of Frapfel, Glippy, Mazella, Sparjy and Jimmy all sitting at the table]

Mazella: Happy Birthday, Glippy!

Mazella (whispering): Hey!

[Frapfel, Glippy, Sparjy and Jimmy look at her]

Mazella (whispering): I think I’ve thought of what our next song’s going to be!

A few days later at the Limmalong Theatre...

[The Limmies are on stage]

[Glippy is obscured by a curtain]

[The wall behind them has been decorated with hanging props of Wokka Dokka, a rocket and some stars]

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Ohhhhh,...

[The Limmies start playing their their instruments]

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Where in the universe is Glippy?

Where could she possibly have gone?

And it’s getting really strange and kinda trippy

How the search goes on and on and on!

[Cuts to earlier footage of the table at Playworld]

Mazella (singing, narrating): It all began at Playworld - thought she’d like some cake!

Mazella: \*roller skates away\*

[Mazella and Sparjy rise up from the bottom of the screen]

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Like some cake!

Mazella (singing): \*holds up a strawberry milkshake\* Because I'd finished up my strawberry milkshake! \*puts the milkshake down\*

Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Milkshake!

[Cuts to footage of Mazella talking to Sparjy at the bottom of the slide]

Mazella (singing, narrating): But when I called her name, I got a bad surprise!

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing, narrating): A bad surprise!

[Cuts back to the theatre]

Mazella (singing): She didn’t answer, so I grabbed a couple guys

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): A couple guys!

Mazella (singing): Those guys were Sparjy and a super fan named Jimmy!

[Cuts to Jimmy in the audience, who looks amazed]

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Fan named Jimmy!

[Cuts back to the theatre]

Sparjy (singing): I bet he's got more smarts in him than I've got in me!

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): I've got in me!

[Cuts to the earlier montage of Mazella and Jimmy looking for Glippy]

Mazella (singing, narrating): We really wished our voices would reverberate!

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing, narrating): Reverberate!

[Cuts back to the stage]

Mazella (singing): \*lifts one leg up\* And it took twice as long with neither roller skate!

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Roller skate!

Mazella: \*puts it back down\*

[Cuts to space for an ‘imagination’ sequence]

[Mazella, Sparjy and Frapfel are in spacesuits and flying in the rope-attached rocket prop, flying past the star props]

Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Where in the universe is Glippy?

Where could she possibly have gone?

And it’s getting really strange and kinda trippy

How the search goes on and on and on!

[Cuts back to the stage]

Sparjy (singing): I must confess that, when I said I’d look, I lied.

Mazella (singing): Yeah, he lied.

[Cuts to earlier footage of Sparjy guarding the bridge]

Sparjy (singing, narrating): ‘Cause I was guarding just the spot she chose to hide.

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing, narrating): Chose to hide!

Mazella (singing, narrating): But Jimmy didn't fall for spunky Sparjy’s bluffs!

Jimmy: \*squeezes past him onto the bridge\* \*runs across\*

Sparjy: \*crawls after him\*

Jimmy: \*runs around the corner\*

Mazella and Sparjy (singing, narrating): Sparjy’s bluffs!

[Glippy can now be seen]

Mazella (singing, narrating): It turned out Glippy couldn’t hear through her earmuffs!

Frapfel, Mazella and Sparjy (singing, narrating): Her earmuffs!

[Cuts to Glippy giving the earmuffs back to Jimmy]

Glippy (singing, narrating): Well, they weren’t mine, it turned out they belonged to Jimmy!

Frapfel, Glippy, Mazella and Sparjy (singing, narrating): Belonged to Jimmy!

[Cuts back to the theatre]

[The curtain is drawn to reveal Glippy]

Glippy (singing): I gave them back to him, and now he's good friends with me!

Frapfel, Glippy, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Good friends with me!

Glippy (singing): And if you think we’re at the ending of the story,...

Frapfel, Glippy, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): Of the story!

[Cuts to outside the observatory]

[Only Glippy is present]

Glippy (singing): That wasn’t till we were at the observatory!

Frapfel, Glippy, Mazella and Sparjy (singing, narrating): Observatory!

[Cuts back to the theatre]

Mazella (singing) : I’m really glad that we found Glippy!

Glippy (singing): I’m really sorry I was gone!

And I’m sorry it got strange and kinda trippy

Frapfel, Glippy, Mazella and Sparjy (singing): How the search went on and on and on!

Glippy (singing): Oh yeah!

[The crowd cheers]