“Would, you, BELIEVE IT!” screamed the newest Blue Peter presenter Konnie after the day she was coronated as the next Blue Peter presenter. She was talking to Mabel, the Blue Peter dog, who was cute because of her different coloured eyes. “My first show was absolutely bonkers! I met the presenters and oh my god, I can’t wait to see what life is like at Children’s BBC.” But then, her face fell. “Ooh,” she sighed, “I think they’re all not real.”
“Or are we?” said a voice right next to her. Konnie turned around and gasped in shock. There, right in front of her, was Otis the Aardvark! “Otis? Oh wow, you are real!” gasped Konnie. “Real as can ever be,” laughed Otis, “Now, why are you in the normal BBC studio? Is Blue Peter aimed for adults now?” “No,” replied Konnie, “I’m just excited about meeting new people. I just…don’t know where to start yet.” “Well come with me,” said Otis, “I want to show you the Children’s BBC studios!”
Without a moment’s thought, Otis took Konnie’s hand and led her along the corridor to a bright yellow door marked ‘Children’s BBC’. Mabel followed. When Otis opened the door, Konnie’s jaw dropped. There in front of her was a whole black and yellow set with various Children’s BBC characters playing and having fun. “Hello, everyone!” called Otis, “I would like you to meet Konnie!” “Hi Konnie!” everyone called. “Konnie, would you care to introduce yourself to everyone?”
At once, Konnie didn’t feel one bit shy. First, she introduced herself to the Teletubbies - Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po - and their vacuum nursemaid Noo Noo. She loved when Po did karate moves as a way of expressing her excitement, and Tinky Winky’s simple attitude made her laugh. She then went on to say hello to Postman Pat and his cat Jess. Since Jess spoke in low meows, Pat offered Konnie the chance to stroke Jess’ fluffy fur. “And don’t you know her fur will be straight should Jess be revived for TV?” asked Pat. “Mmmmmm…maybe,” said Konnie.
Next, she introduced herself to Fireman Sam. She questioned him whether everyone in his town, Pontypandy, sounded Welsh or not. “Some of us do,” said Sam, “I think maybe Penny’s the only one who comes from London.” “Then does Norman come from the depths of Hell?” asked Konnie. This sent everyone laughing, before Konnie went on to introduce himself to Pingu. Because of seasons 3 and 4, Pingu had to communicate through sign language, as he was the only hope of teaching deaf children how to communicate with loved ones. Konnie, surprisingly enough, knew BSL all too well. Pingu was taught BSL the moment season 3 of his show premiered.
But the moment she introduced herself to Noddy and Tessie Bear, two things happened: first, Mabel knocked Noddy to the ground and licked his face, causing Tessie to giggle. “Why are your eyes all weird?” asked Noddy. “Don’t worry, Noddy, she has heterochromia so her eyes are coloured-”
“WOAH!”
SMACK!
“Hahahahahahahahahaha!”
And that was final. Martha Monkey’s banana peel had sent Konnie to hospital.
When Konnie woke up in the hospital, she had no idea of where she is, yet she somehow had bandages around her head. She groaned for a little bit and asked “What happened? What happened to me? WHERE AM I?!” But there was no response. Until Otis arrived with a bunch of flowers and tried comically to place them into a vase, which brightened Konnie’s mood a little.
“I see you’re a little tied up with amnesia at the moment…or at least, that’s what the doctor told me.” explained Otis. “Is it permanent?” “No, it’s supposed to last a whole week. They told me that on Monday, your brain will clear and you will have a fresh mind again.” “Oh my god, thanks very much, Otis,” Konnie said, feeling much better already. However, poor Konnie didn’t remember anything about the next Blue Peter show. It was too much for her. She thought she knew everything about Blue Peter. Now it just bled from her mind like a knowledge-filled ooze. Konnie put her hands over her face and began to cry. “Don’t worry, my friend, we can plan it out together!”
Konnie and Otis spent the entirety of Konnie’s hospital stay talking about plans for Blue Peter, which Konnie had to write down on a piece of paper in case she forgot.
And by the time they removed the bandages on Monday, Konnie’s amnesia was fully gone. When she returned to the studio, Mr Plod had to scold Martha Monkey for using her stock of bananas to play such a horrid trick. Meanwhile, Konnie was waiting for her next Blue Peter show.
“Cheer me on, will you, Otis?” she asked as Otis left the control room. Otis nodded, but not before Martha Monkey ran in with a banana, which she gave to Konnie out of kindness. “Thanks,” said Konnie, taking the banana out of its peel and throwing it onto the floor.
Ah-aaaaaaaaaaaah, we know what’s going to happen to Martha Monkey next, don’t we?
SLIP!
“OUCH!”
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