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| - Narrator: Jay Jay, Herky and Tracy loved going to the drive-in. Narrator: Because there, they could watch movies outside, under the stars. Movies always seemed better at the drive-in— (Close-up of the screen.) —they looked like they've been pasted across the sky, like a big dream everyone could share. Jay Jay: Gee you guys, that was just way too cool! Herky: I wanna see it again! Tracy: We've already seen it three times, Herky. I think the drive-in's closing. Jay Jay: (gasps) Hey, I know what we can do now! Brenda has a dinosaur book at home, maybe she'll read it to us. Tracy, Herky: Yay!! (Herky's rotor spins.) Jay Jay: Last one there's a dinosaur egg! Jay Jay: (from o.s.) Look at me! (He flies into view, roaring.) I'm King of the Dinosaurs! Tracy: I'm the one with a big head like a hammer and wings like a bat! (giggles) The one that flies. Herky: I'm the one with thr-r-ree hor-r-rns! Herky: Gosh, it's gettin' kinda late, guys. Maybe we should r-r-read Br-r-renda's dinosaur-r-r book tomor-r-row. Tracy: You know what would be even better? Jay Jay, Herky: What? Tracy: Seeing a real dinosaur. Jay Jay: Hey, why not? Instead of reading a book about dinosaurs, let's go on a real dinosaur hunt! Tracy: Cool! Herky: You can count me in too, guys! Jay Jay: Okay. We'll get up bright and early, and catch the biggest dinosaur of all! Narrator: The kids were so excited by Jay Jay's plan, they could hardly sleep that night. Narrator: The next morning, Tracy and Jay Jay got up at dawn. (They exit one by one.) When they rolled out of the hangar, they were greeted by Big Jake. Big Jake: Oh, good morning, kids. What are you doing up so early? Jay Jay: We saw the coolest movie about dinosaurs last night, and now, we wanna learn all we can about 'em. Tracy: We pretended like we were dinosaurs, too, and I was the one with a big head like a hammer. Big Jake: Oh now, that would be a Pterodactyl, Tracy. Big Jake: (voiceover) Their heads were hammer-shaped to help steer when they flew, kinda like our jets. Jay Jay: Well, how about the dinosaur I pretended to be? He had teeny-tiny legs and a giant tail. Big Jake: (voiceover) You picked the king of the dinosaurs, Jay Jay: the Tyrannosaurus Rex. He was a big fella. (Dissolve back to him.) Bigger than me. Tracy: (from o.s.) Do you know where— (Cut to her.) —dinosaurs live, Big Jake? Big Jake: Hmm...well, one place you can find what remains of them is in the desert. (The jet planes; he continues o.s.) We know dinosaurs live there because... (Back to him.) That's where some of their bones have been found. Jay Jay: That's awesome, Big Jake! (To Tracy) We'd better go wake up Herky. Tracy: Yeah, wait 'til he finds out we're flying to the desert! Big Jake: Hmm, uh...wonder what they're up to. Narrator: Herky, Tracy and Jay Jay flew out to the desert. They stayed very low to the ground, searching for any clues that might lead them to a dinosaur. Jay Jay: I'm so excited, you guys! Jay Jay: We're hunting for a dinosaur, don't know if we'll find one Tracy: But if we do, I beg of you, please make it a kind one Herky: Yeah!! Jay Jay: Big Jake says the desert is the place they like to roam Herky: Well, I just hope that Br-r-renda Blue has r-r-room for-r-r one at home Jay Jay: 'Cause he's gonna have a long neck Herky: And shar-r-rp claws (Jay Jay does a very big somersault, and Tracy flies close to the screen to let her mouth drop open.) Jay Jay: He's gonna have a big tail Tracy: He's gonna have huge jaws Herky: And when he gets hungr-r-ry, he'll begin to r-r-roar-r-r (roars) Jay Jay: But have no fear, what we have here is a friendly dinosaur Herky: Are you sur-r-re, Jay Jay? Jay Jay: Sure, I'm sure! Jay Jay: And when we find a dinosaur, here's what we're gonna do We'll be the very first on earth to start a Dino Zoo Herky: Do we have to? Tracy: People will see something they have never seen before Herky: Really? What? Jay Jay: A place where they come face to face with a real, live dinosaur Jay Jay: And he's gonna have a long neck Herky: And shar-r-rp claws Jay Jay: He's gonna have a big tail Tracy: He's gonna have huge jaws Herky: And when he gets hungr-r-ry, he'll begin to r-r-roar-r-r (roars) Jay Jay: The sign will read, "Please do not feed our friendly dinosaur" Narrator: Jay Jay, Herky and Tracy searched all day, hoping to catch even a glimpse of one of the dinosaurs Big Jake had described. Tracy: (singy-songy) Hello, dinosaurs? Come out, come out, wherever you are! Narrator: Suddenly, Jay Jay spotted something on the ground below him— (Close-up of him.) —something he knew would cheer his friends up. Jay Jay: Tracy, Herky, look at that! Jay Jay: (from o.s.) Dinosaur footprints! (Cut to Tracy.) Tracy: I can't believe my eyes! A dinosaur's been hiding out at the airport the whole time! Jay Jay: Wow. I wonder what kind of dinosaur footprints they are? Tracy: There's only one way to find out. Narrator: Jay Jay, Tracy and Herky followed the mysterious tracks over to the hangars. Jay Jay: I know! Let's look around and find that dinosaur. Herky: (a bit nervous) Okay, but...what if the dinosaur-r-r finds us befor-r-re we find him? Jay Jay: Well, I guess we could...shake its hand and say hi? Herky: Jay Jay, how do ya shake hands with a dinosaur-r-r?! Jay Jay: Very carefully. Narrator: Jay Jay quietly looked around one of the hangar walls. Then, suddenly, something strange right rounding the corner up ahead caught his eye. Jay Jay: What's that?! (scoots forward) Could it be a dinosaur?! Narrator: Jay Jay wasn't the only one who spotted something strange. Herky: (spots something) Hey, who's that up ther-r-re?! Herky: That looks like a dinosaur-r-r wing!! (pauses) Hey, Mr-r-r. Dinosaur-r-r, come back! Narrator: Like Jay Jay and Herky, Tracy was about to have an amazing sighting of her own. Tracy: (spots something) Hey, wait up! Tracy: I don't believe it! (comes forward) That's a dinosaur tail, he's huge! (stops) Hey, he's huge. Why am I following him? Jay Jay: Tracy, am I glad to see you. I saw a dinosaur? Tracy: Me too! We'd better find Herky fast! Herky: Jay Jay, I thought you wer-r-re the dinosaur-r-r! (Tracy joins.) Tracy: Herky! Jay Jay! (Herky screams.) It's just me, guys. I think the dinosaur's very close by, but we'll never find him looking here on the ground. Jay Jay: We'll find him from the air for sure. Let's go! Narrator: Jay Jay, Tracy and Herky climbed high above the airport, but all they saw from the air were the same set of footprints. Jay Jay: (from o.s.) They're the same dinosaur tracks, but no dinosaur. (Back to them on the start of the next line.) Herky: (a bit downhearted) Aww, maybe we should just forget about it. Jay Jay: (same manner) Yeah...it is starting to get late. And it's time to get ready for bed. Come on, guys. Narrator: So, Jay Jay, Tracy and Herky sadly gave up their dinosaur hunt. Narrator: Jay Jay was the last to return to his hangar, and when he did— (Jay Jay slinks into view, wings wilted.) —he found Big Jake waiting to tuck him in. Big Jake: Tracy and Herky were so tuckered out, they're...already asleep. You must've had a pretty big day. Jay Jay: (with disdain) Yeah, I guess. Big Jake: Oh, why the long face? Jay Jay: (groans) Big Jake, we searched over the desert for dinosaurs, but we didn't find a single one. Then when we got home, we saw their tracks on the runway— (he turns in the direction of the taxiway.) —but we still couldn't find the big guys that made 'em! Big Jake: Well, uh...I hate to disappoint you, but those footprints you saw aren't really footprints at all—they're holes I dug for the new runway lights. Jay Jay: What!? Really!? Big Jake: (from o.s.) Jay Jay... (Cut to frame him.) All the dinosaurs died off millions of years ago. Jay Jay: They did? Then we wasted all that time? Big Jake: Well, just because they aren't around anymore doesn't mean that you don't wanna learn about them. Jay Jay: Oh no, Big Jake. I really like learning about dinosaurs. Big Jake: Well, then. Learning about them is a way to keep them alive. Don'tcha think? Jay Jay: Gosh, Big Jake! (His wings raise, and he smiles.) You're right! Big Jake: I'll teach you something very special about dinosaurs, Jay Jay. Some of them are still with us today, in another form. See, in order to survive, they learn how to fly, just like you kids. (Close-up of Jay Jay, who gasps.) It took them millions of years of trying— (Back to him.) —but their bodies changed until they got really good at flying. We call this kind of change "evolve". Some dinosaurs evolved and became birds. So you see, dinosaurs are all around you. In a way. Narrator: Well, this was news indeed. Some dinosaurs had changed over time into birds. Narrator: The next morning, Jay Jay told Herky and Tracy everything he'd learned about the dinosaurs. Herky: So you mean, some bir-r-rds are the gr-r-reat, gr-r-reat, gr-r-randchildr-r-ren of dinosaur-r-rs? Jay Jay: Yup. Tracy: Wow. I'm glad we had our dinosaur hunt, because look what we found out. Jay Jay: (chuckles) Yeah. This was fun, huh? Narrator: Tracy and Herky agreed. They decided to spend the rest of the day watching the dinosaurs' great, great, great grandchildren— (They regroup and do various flying tricks.) —nesting in the trees around Tarrytown Airport: birds. Because thanks to Big Jake, the young planes knew that learning about dinosaurs was the best way to keep them alive after all.
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