He scoops out all the tools in his arms
Cricket: Hey, Dad! I got the tool you wanted!
He takes the wrench
Bill: Uh...thanks, Cricket. Now, pay attention kids. Water heaters can be tricky things.
He starts fixing the water heater
Bill: Of course this thing is hot, so you gotta be real...
He struggles to tighten the bolt on the water heater
He groaning
Cricket: SPEAK UP, DAD! I CAN'T HEAR YA!
He drops the wrench
Bill: ACK! Whoa!!!
He accidentally puts his hand on the water heater pipes, burning them
Bill: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!
He stumbles backward
Bill: Whoa...oh!
He falls into a pile of boxes, scattering them; he sits up
Cricket: Oh my gosh, Dad!
He chuckles
Bill: Don't worry, Cricket. I'm fine!
Pull back; he and Tilly Green and Baraka are looking at one of the boxes which spilled out some keepsakes from the past
Cricket: Nah, I was talkin' about this!
Close-up on "this"; a picture of Bill around Cricket's age dressed in gymnast's attire and doing a big leap
Cricket: Dad, is this you?!
He takes the picture
He chuckles
Bill: Yup.
Bill: I did gymnastics as a kid! They used to call me "Backflip Bill". Boy, that sure was fun...
Tilly: "Bill's Power Ballad Mix"?
Cut to Tilly holding a cassette tape
Tilly: This'll spice up my mornin' routine.
Cricket: This stuff is great!
He takes out the red sweatband from the picture and stretches it
Cricket: How come you keep it all hidden down here?
Bill: Well, I...was really lookin' forward to my first big competition.
He doubtfully
Bill: But I ended up not competin'.
Baraka: Wow, Bill.
Cut to Baraka holding a ribbon
Baraka: That is so sad.
Cricket: What happened?
A bit pensive
Bill: It's not important, that stuff's all in the past.
He puts the stuff away
Bill: It was just a silly childhood dream. But I'll...always wonder what woulda happened if I had gone through with it.
He losing focus
Bill: Maybe I coulda placed... or even won...
He snaps back
Bill: AGH! I've moved on.
He walks out
Cricket: Doesn't sound like he's moved on to me.
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Baraka and Big City Greens Season 1
AdventureAfter losing his farm in the country town of Smalton, Bill Green and his two children Cricket and Tilly and his Tarkatan friend and uncle Alan Green aka Baraka, move in with his grandmother Alice Green (Gramma), who lives on a small farm in the midd...
