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| - [Note: All lines marked with two asterisks (**) are delivered by someone over the radio rather than onscreen.] Narrator: Big Jake was very happy for Snuffy. The little Skywriter was having his first visit to Pangabula Island, so he can see the island's famous Sparkleberry Tree. Snuffy: Jay Jay and Tracy told me so much about the Sparkleberry Tree—I can't wait to see it for myself. (Cut to Big Jake.) Big Jake: Oh, I wish I could see it with you too, Snuffy, but...I have to make an important delivery here on the island. You kids can visit it on your own. (Widen to frame Snuffy.) Well, I wanna hear all about it when I get back, Snuffy. Snuffy: Okay, Big Jake, bye! [Continuity error: The above scene contradicts earlier episodes as Snuffy has visited Pangabula Island before.] Narrator: So, Big Jake took off to make his nearby delivery, and Snuffy went to find Jay Jay and Tracy. Narrator: Snuffy flew back to the island as fast as his little wings could take him. Snuffy: Oh, I see Tracy and Jay Jay! They're over there, by that huge tree! (gasps) Could that be the Sparkleberry Tree? I think it is! Oh, boy! Snuffy: Hi, Tracy. Hi, Jay Jay. Is this it? Is this the Sparkleberry Tree? Jay Jay, Tracy: Yeah. It is. Snuffy: Gee, it's so...so... (Close-up of the tree; he continues o.s.) Um...you know, i-i-it's really kinda...unsparkly. (Back to the trio; he turns toward them.) Hey, were you guys pulling my prop about those sparkling berries? Tracy: No way. (Close-up.) They used to glitter like little stars! Snuffy: Well, then, um...we must be standing near the wrong tree. (Overhead shot; Jay Jay moans.) Jay Jay: Sorry, Snuffy, this is the one and only Sparkleberry Tree. Tracy: Something's wrong. The tree looks sick. Maybe we'd better figure out why. Narrator: The three planes searched carefully for clues, to find out why the Sparkleberry Tree isn't sparkly anymore. Tracy: I don't see anything strange around the bottom, and I don't see anything funny near the top, either. Jay Jay: Sure is strange. I wonder what's wrong? Tracy: Let's radio Brenda, maybe she'll know what to do. Jay Jay: Good idea. Jay Jay: This is Jay Jay calling Brenda. ** Jay Jay: Come in, Brenda. Brenda: Oh, hey, Jay Jay! How's the trip going? How's Pangabula Island? ** Jay Jay: Hi, Brenda. Jay Jay: We're here, but...the Sparkleberry Tree looks awful sick, and we can't figure out why. ** Jay Jay: The branches are all droopy. ** Tracy: And the berries aren't sparkly. ** Snuffy: It's really, really sad. Brenda: Gosh, that sounds awful. I wonder what's wrong with the Sparkleberry Tree? (pauses) Wait a minute. I remember reading, that plants need three things to keep them healthy: good soil, which is basically the dirt that plants live in, and most importantly, lots of sunlight and water. ** Brenda: Why don't you guys look for these three things? The more information we can gather, the better we can figure all this out. Jay Jay: Okay. ** Brenda: Brenda Blue, over and out. Tracy: Brenda's right. Let's go see what we can find out. Jay Jay: (from o.s.) Yeah! (Cut to him.) Maybe the Sparkleberry Tree needs sunlight, water and good soil, too. Let's split up and look all over the Pangabula Island to check on those three things. Snuffy: Okay, let's get goin'. Narrator: Jay Jay flew low over the trees of Pangabula Island, searching for clues. But hard as he looked, he couldn't find a thing. Jay Jay: Let's see. Brenda said plants need sunlight. But all these trees are getting lots of sunshine. Jay Jay: The Sparkleberry Tree's getting a bunch of sun, too. (Close-up of the tree; he continues o.s.) So...that's not the problem. Narrator: Jay Jay: Don't worry. We won't let'cha down, pal. (to himself) I just hope Tracy has better luck solving this mystery than I did. Tracy: Let's see. There's plenty of dirt here, and that's just what Brenda said was perfect for plants. (She goes over to a palm tree.) Maybe there's not enough dirt around the tree. Narrator: Tracy decided to fly back to see if this was the problem. Jay Jay: Hi, Tracy. Tracy: Hi, Jay Jay. Did you find out anything about the tree? Jay Jay: Oh, I checked and double-checked. The Sparkleberry Tree's getting plenty of sunlight, so...that's not why it's sick. What about you? Did you find anything? Tracy: I'll let you know in just a minute. Tracy: Huh. The dirt by the Sparkleberry Tree is just like the dirt on the rest of Pangabula Island. I don't get it. What's hurting this poor tree? Tracy: Oh no! Now the Sparkleberry Tree's losing its leaves! (Jay Jay joins her.) Jay Jay: Oh, this is awful! I hope Snuffy's found out what's wrong. Narrator: Snuffy: Hey, what's that? Snuffy: Hey, it looks like this trash is right in the middle of the water here. (Close-up of the trash on the end of this.) Hmm, I wonder if this water is supposed to run by the Sparkleberry Tree. (Pull back to frame him.) Maybe the Sparkleberry Tree is just thirsty—'cause this water isn't reaching it. Narrator: Snuffy began to follow the dried up water trail to see if it ran next to the Sparkleberry Tree. Narrator: Snuffy saw that the water trail led him right back to the Sparkleberry Tree— (Pull back to frame Jay Jay and Tracy.) —and his waiting friends. Snuffy had solved the mystery. Snuffy: Guess what, guys! I went to Pangabula Stream and found this water trail that led me right back here. I bet the Sparkleberry Tree used to drink from it, but it can't anymore. Jay Jay: But why not? Snuffy: 'Cause some trash is in the stream so it can't reach all the way to the Sparkleberry Tree. Tracy: Jay Jay's talking on the radio to Brenda. Did you hear Snuffy, Brenda? ** Brenda: I sure did, good work, Snuffy! Brenda: The stream of water that feeds the Sparkleberry Tree is so filled up with trash, that the sparkleberries can't drink any of it. And without water, even a sparkleberry can lose its sparkle and get sick. Poor tree, it must really be thirsty. ** Snuffy: Brenda? Snuffy: I didn't know trees can be thirsty. Whenever I'm thirsty, you and Big Jake and Savannah and Oscar always take care of me, and give me water. But you're all grownups, I don't know what a little plane like me can do to take care of a big tree. (Widen to frame the tree on the end of this.) ** Brenda: But there is something that you can do, Snuffy. Snuffy: Really? I'm not to little to help such a big tree? Brenda: No, you're just the right size. All you have to do is remove the trash from the stream. Once the trash is gone, the water will be free to run down the water trail and reach the Sparkleberry Tree again. See? Then it won't be thirsty anymore. Snuffy: Is that all? Then, let's do it! Jay Jay: Yeah! Let's go! Tracy: Yay! Narrator: Jay Jay and Tracy followed Snuffy along the stream until they reached the pile of trash. Jay Jay: Yuck! (Close-up of the trash; he continues o.s.) Look at all that paper and stuff! Snuffy: (from o.s.) It's all messy! (Cut to Tracy.) Tracy: How will we move it? (Overhead shot of the trio.) Narrator: The little planes thought long and hard. Narrator: Jay Jay thought so hard, his jets began to spin. (Extreme close-up of one jet.) Faster, and faster they spun, until it gave him a great idea. Jay Jay: Hey, guys, I know what we can do. (Cut to the trash; he continues o.s.) We can blow the trash over to the side of the stream, onto the sand! (Cut to frame all of them.) Snuffy: Yeah! Tracy: Okay, let's do it! Jay Jay: That tree'll look great in no time, guys! Tracy: Yeah! All: Clean it up Let's clean it up Jay Jay: Oh, come on guys, we found the key Snuffy: To help the Sparkleberry Tree Tracy: She's been saying "I've had enough!" Snuffy: And doesn't like this yucky stuff All: Let's clean it up Let's clean it up Tracy: I can go faster, how 'bout you? Jay Jay: Sure, crank it up a notch or two All: Let's clean it up Let's clean it up All: All creation needs a hand Tracy: With all the trees Jay Jay: And streams Snuffy: And plants Tracy: Oh, think of how pretty everything'll be Snuffy: For you and me, and the berry tree Jay Jay: And when everybody helps, it's kind of fun Tracy: Hey! Snuffy: We did it! All: WE'RE DONE! All: We cleaned it up Snuffy: (from o.s.) We did it! Jay Jay: Yeah, look at the water! (Pull back to frame them.) All: YAY!!! Snuffy: Hey guys, maybe we could radio Herky to hover over and take the trash away for us. Tracy: Good idea. And we can tell everyone here on the island to look out for the litterbugs who put trash in the water, so this won't happen ever again. Jay Jay: All right! We gotta make sure our friend, the Sparkleberry Tree gets plenty of water to drink. Let's go see how he's doing. Tracy: Okay, come on! [Continuity error: The tree was referred to as a female in the song, but Jay Jay refers to it as a male here.] Narrator: When Snuffy, Jay Jay and Tracy returned to the Sparkleberry Tree, they saw a very different sight. All: Ooh!/Ahh! Jay Jay: Look at the tree! Snuffy: (from o.s.) It's not sad-looking anymore! Narrator: Yes, the Sparkleberry Tree was beautiful once again. (Cut to Tracy on the end of this.) Tracy: (from o.s.) I gotta hand it to you, Snuff. You solved the mystery and made the Sparkleberry Tree feel better again. Snuffy: (chuckles) Thanks. And you were right too, guys. The Sparkleberry Tree is as neat as you said it would be. I'm so glad we can make it feel better.
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