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| - Narrator: When it comes to noise— (Head-on view of him.) —nobody can make more of it than Revvin' Evan. Narrator: And he sure was making a lot of noise one sunny morning at Tarrytown Airport. Jay Jay: Hey, what's all that racket about? Herky: It sounds like R-r-revvin' Evan. Tracy: It is Revvin' Evan! Let's go find out what's up! Jay Jay: Hey Evan, slow down. Evan: Huh? Huh? Oh. Hi, everybody. Snuffy: Why are you using your siren and flashing your lights? Evan: Because, I'm excited! (His light stops flashing.) Herky: About what? Evan: You're looking at the new Tarrytown Fire Engine! Tracy: Huh? What happened to Fire Engine Fred? I thought he was the Tarrytown Fire Engine. Evan: Oh, he went to Bayville to get a new paint job, and he personally chose me to replace him 'til he gets back day after tomorrow. Snuffy: Wow. I bet being a fire engine is a big job. Evan: Ya got that right, Snuffy. Snuffy: I bet it's the biggest job ever! Evan: Uh-huh. Snuffy: Great! Um...what exactly does a fire engine do? Evan: Wha—you mean you don't know what a fire engine does?! Snuffy: Uh...nope. Evan: Snuffy, being a fire engine's the most important job ever. See, imagine there's a fire. Snuffy: Okay, I'm imagining there's a fire. Evan: (voiceover) Well, the first thing that happens, is the fire alarm goes off.Snuffy: Okay, the alarm goes off. Evan: (voiceover) Right. Then the fire engine has to radio other fire departments for help. Evan: Roger 2-Niner-5, we have a code red alert! (chuckles) That's fire engine talk for "we need help putting out a fire". Evan: (voiceover) Next, the fire engine has to rev up his engines at top speed.Snuffy: (voiceover) Uh-huh. (Evan's light begins to flash.)Evan: (voiceover) Then, he has to turn on his flashing lights.Snuffy: (voiceover) Flashing lights, got it.Evan: (voiceover) Then, he's gotta turn his siren on really LOUD! (His siren sounds.)Snuffy: (voiceover) Siren on loud! Got it!Evan: (voiceover) Then—and then—and then— (He rushes down the runway.) —race like crazy to the fire! Snuffy: Woohoo...I'm racing! Evan: Then, when he gets to the fire, he has to put it out with water from his water hose. Watch this! Evan: See? This water puts out the fire and keeps everybody safe. Evan: And I aim to be one of the very best fire engines ever. Snuffy: Jeepers, it sounds like fun! Can I help? Tracy: Ooh, I wanna help, too! Jay Jay: Yeah, me too. Herky: Whoa, me too! Evan: Well, I don't know... (pauses) Hey...hey, wait a minute! Of course, you can help! You can all be my fire fighting team, and I can be your team leader. Tracy: Wow! A real fire fighting team? Jay Jay: What do we need to do? Evan: First, I have to train you, then you'll be ready for any fire emergency. Are you ready? Other four: Ready! Evan: Well then, let's get started! Evan: It's a dream come true, a wish long overdue To be the leader of a fire fighting crew * Evan: Who gets the call and takes off like a shot? Other four: The fire fighting crew, that's who (They stop just next to the observation tower.) * Evan: Who keeps the cool when things are getting hot? Other four: The fire fighting crew, that's who [That's right.] (Here comes his hose, and it sprays its water over the firefighters-in-training as they eye it.) * Evan: Who turns the hose on just the right spot? * Who knows the proper things to do? Evan: When something is the matter that requires who can ladder All five: It's the fire fighting crew, that's who * Evan: When smoke is in the air, who's the team you wanna see? (His teammates come forward, and he uses his hose to put the fire out.) Other four: The fire fighting crew, that's who (Cut to an orange cat stuck on a branch of a tree; it licks its paw before a ladder comes into view.) * Evan: Who is well-equipped to help a kitten down a tree? (Pull back, Evan is using the ladder to help the cat down; his teammates come forward to spectate.) Other four: The fire fighting crew, that's who * Evan: Who's got the wheels and is hot on the heels * Of any emergency? Jay Jay: When someone is in trouble, who will be there on the double? (The rest of the kids join him.) All five: It's the fire fighting crew, that's who Evan: And who can we depend to protect and to depend? (His teammates fly in from either side, one by one; as they enter, they sing their word and hold it out, the next a little higher as if they were a barbershop quartet.) Jay Jay: Me Herky: Me Tracy: Me Snuffy: Me All five: We're the fire fighting crew Tracy: Revvin' Evan, we're with you All five: We're the fire fighting crew, that's who Narrator: For the rest of the day, Revvin' Evan trained his new firefighting team. Narrator: He trained them so much, that they were still at it well into the night. Narrator: You see, nobody had the heart to tell Revvin' Evan he was making them really tired. They knew how much it meant to him to be the best fire fighting team there could be. Evan: Company, halt! Evan: Well, that was a good start, troops. Now it's time to move on to part two of our team training! Other four: Part two?! Evan: Yup. BEDTIME! Evan: Okay, now everybody get inside and bunk down for the night. NIGHTY-NIGHT, TROOPS! Jay Jay: Nighty-night, Revvin' Evan. Tracy: Sleep tight, Revvin' Evan. (Herky goes off.) Snuffy: Don't let the... (yawns) ...bedbugs bite, Revvin'. Herky: X'cuse me. Narrator: Evan was feeling mighty good about all the work he and his friends had been doing. (He takes a breath.) And as he breathed in the crisp night air, suddenly, he smelled something. Evan: (sniffs) Hey...what's that funny smell? (sniffs again) It smells like... (gasps) Smoke! And where there's smoke, there's... Evan: FIRE!!! Evan: FIRRRRE! FIRRRRE! FIRRRRE!!! Narrator: So, Revvin' raced off to call the fire station. Narrator: He started the alarm and then he went to wake up his team. Evan: (from outside) Hey! Everybody! (Cut to him.) Wake up! Fire! Fire! Fire!! Evan: (from outside) Wake up! (Back to him.) There's a fire! (driving around) I smell smoke! Hey, hey, fire! Narrator: Try as he might, there was nothing he could do to wake up his tired team. Narrator: So that's the story of Fire Engine Evan, and how his friends help make him one of the best fire engines, Tarrytown ever had.
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