**Hypnotic Hi-jinks at Littlest Pet Shop**

**Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own** – *Episode Title: "Trip’s Tricky Hypno-Pranks!"* **TEASER** [Scene: Littlest Pet Street, morning. The group is gathered at the park fountain. Trip Hamston is reading a "Mind Over Matter Magic" book beside a swirly, suspiciously cheap hypno-wheel.] **Trip:** (grinning) Just wait, guys. Today’s going to be hypnotically awesome. **Bev:** (jetting in on her shell) Hypnotic? Like, we’ll all learn to juggle salads with our minds? **Trip:** Uh, sure, something like that. (waggles eyebrows at camera) **Jade:** What’s that spinny thing? **Trip:** Oh, nothing, just... the gateway to *fun*. **Roxie:** (suspicious) Trip, no weird stuff today, okay? **Trip:** Would I ever do anything weird? (Cut to Trip’s devilish smile.) **THEME SONG** ---- ACT 1 **[Scene: Pet Plaza]** Trip whips out his hypno-wheel, spinning it in front of Jade. **Trip:** Wanna see something cool, Jade? Just look at this... **Jade:** (shrugging, stares at wheel) **Trip:** You are very relaxed... like the most relaxed, loyal pet. When I snap my fingers, you’ll believe you’re a dog. *Snap!* Jade immediately drops to all fours, panting and wagging her imaginary tail. **Jade:** Ruff-ruff! Who wants belly rubs? **Roxie:** (laughing awkwardly) Okay, this is pretty funny, but—Jade? You okay? **Jade:** (sits, cocks head) Bow-wow! Take me on a walkie? **Trip:** (suppresses giggle) Classic! Roxie turns to Trip, concerned, but Trip already has his eye on her. **Trip:** Hey, Roxie, do you wanna help me play fetch with Jade? **Roxie:** (smiling, says): Sure, I’ll—(suddenly freezes in place) **Bev:** Uh, Roxie? Bug in your fur? **Trip:** Whoops, she’s fine! (to Edie and Bev) Think fast! He swings the wheel before Edie and Bev, giggles. **Trip:** When you wake up, you’ll think you’re each other! (snaps) **Edie:** (flapping like a turtle, in Bev’s voice) What do you think of my shell art? Is it dramatic enough? **Bev:** (striking dramatic pose, in Edie’s voice) Darling, the shell is your stage! You simply *must* swirl! *Quincy strolls over, eating a sandwich.* **Quincy:** Whatcha up to? **Trip:** (spins the wheel, quick) Quincy, you’re the world’s most adventurous goat! Go wild! **Quincy:** Time to climb the library shelves and leap into a… cactus pond! Cowabunga! **Trip:** (laughs uncontrollably) Meanwhile, Roxie is still frozen in place. **Bev-as-Edie:** Roxie? Roxie, darling? Jade runs up, sniffs Bev-as-Edie's face. **Jade:** (licking) Good dog! Wanna play? Ruff! **Edie-as-Bev:** Did anyone else wake up feeling… *above* water today? ---- ACT 2 **[Scene: Littlest Pet Shop Café - Chaos Erupts]** Roxie is carried into the café, still frozen. Quincy can be heard mooing from atop the chandelier. **Quincy:** I’m an *adventurer!* Bring on the banana peels! **Mister Yut: (exasperated)** Not the banana peels again, Quincy! Jade “Doggy” Catkin chases her own tail. Bev and Edie, in swapped personalities, are mistaking shells for feather boas and feathered hats for turtle domes. **Jade:** Where’s my bone? Jade want bone! This catches Roxie’s attention. *Trip, in a fit of laughter, shouts:* **Trip:** Roxie, fetch! Roxie freezes again, dropping the tray she was holding. **Bev:** Roxie’s frozen! She must have a software bug. Edie: (flicking her own tail) Or maybe her dramatic timing is better than mine today. **Trip:** (wipes tear) Oh—this is gold! The others start to cotton on to Trip's mischief. **Jade:** (sniffs Trip’s ankle suspiciously, notices the wheel) Hey… that looks like a dog’s favorite chew toy! Edie-as-Bev:** Wait—are you hypnotizing us? **Trip:** No, but…wait—yes. The group collectively dog-piles (cat-piles?) Trip, grabbing the hypno-wheel. Bev-as-Edie:** Okay, time to get our (in dramatic whisper) *revenge*. ---- ACT 3 The tables are turned. Edie spins the wheel in front of Trip. **Edie:** Trip, when you hear “paws in the air,” you’ll dance the chicken dance! **Trip:** Not happening, I can’t be—(Edie shouts:) **Edie:** PAWS IN THE AIR! Trip immediately starts flapping and wiggling around, squawking dramatically. **Jade:** (chanting, dog-style) Paws in the air! Paws in the air! **Trip:** Bawk-bawk! (clucks and bounces) Bev and Jade work together to un-hypnotize everyone. **Bev:** Jade, you’re a cat! Edie, you’re a bird! Roxie… (whispers) Tennis ball. Roxie shakes her head and unfroze. **Roxie:** Whoa—what just happened? Did someone say “fetch”? … Uh-oh. She freezes, but Jade shouts, **Jade:** Tennis ball! She’s free again. **Quincy:** (sighs) No more leaping from chandeliers, please. The group gathers around Trip, now embarrassed. **Roxie:** Maybe it’s time to retire the hypno-pranking, Trip. **Jade:** (purrs) Otherwise, we’re gonna have to paws-in-the-air you every day. **Trip:** (sputters) Okay, okay! No more tricks… for now. **Bev:** Agreed. But next time, can I be the hypnotist? **Edie:** Tour de Hypnotic Drama! I love it! They all laugh together—except Trip, who’s still wiggling his arms. Roxie waves a toy. **Roxie:** Hey Trip... paws in the air! Trip: “Bawk-bawk!” **GROUP LAUGHTER** **END**