I.B.F.F Diaries '97 - Pig's Present [The Conker Tree]

This time on I.B.F.F Diaries '97:
Kipper and Tiger try to get the neighbour's cat down from the conker tree, but Arnold knew a clever way down. Based on 'The Conker Tree'.
TO BE CONTINUED....
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KKeGD4U42zMEZ5QOtiJBg4Gvtg2cLFLRHCqeoLfPzm4/edit

Toybox Spooky

Today at ASDA I got a Toybox magazine for the first time in two months - and its theme this month was Halloween, which can only mean one thing: Scream Street's back! Last Halloween, I went absolutely crazy when I saw Luke and Resus on the cover of last year's Toybox Spooky, but everytime Toybox Spooky comes out from now on, I want to embrace the luxury of living in Scream Street.

My Little Pony Adventures

Here's this short, simple little test animation for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which at the time of production was going to be named 'My Little Pony Adventures' and featured Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash figuring out whether it's going to rain or not. I'm glad they put it on Youtube the day the series finale aired, because it's a great chance for viewers to look back on where it started. I found it adorable too!

Scream Street Thought Of The Day - The Beast Within

I love having dreams about life in the jungle, especially ones where I share in a feral life with Luke, Resus and Cleo. In our dreams, we were raised altogether naked (except Cleo, who wears bandages) and as siblings, and these types of dreams are so peaceful and natural that these dreams mix the qualities of Tarzan and the Garden Of Eden. Every dream is soothing and comfortable. One dream involves us going out of the jungle and onto an empty, golden beach where we swim in the sea, lie amongst the waves and roll down sand dunes. We happen to embrace the ways of the jungle like people like Marina Chapman and John Ssebunya, and another dream focuses on a hot day in the jungle, where we lie in the cool shade of a tree and splash about in the lake. There's another dream where we stand on the rocky shore near the jungle during cold, stormy weather and feel the violent waves gently wash up onto the shore and over the rockpools and especially us - this dream was majestic and full of balance, although when I imagined my dream, I imagined it ended with me, Luke, Resus and Cleo feeling cold, and our eagle friend taking us back to the safety and warmth of her soft nest. One majestic dream involved us flying on the back of our eagle friend. She threw me up into the air and caught me with her claws - this dream was almost like the flying scene in The Rescuers Down Under - and tickled me before we flew down towards the river far below. She let me go and I skidded across the water, causing a flock of tropical birds to fly everywhere and for me to lose my balance, but the eagle luckily catches me by holding me up with her beak, until we came to a huge waterfall that lead to the lake far below. I leapt majestically off the edge of the waterfall and fell towards the lake. Luke, Resus and Cleo leapt off the eagle's back when they saw me, and we all dived into the cool, inviting lake far below. We splashed each other and relaxed in the water whilst our eagle friend kept a watchful eye. Whilst I was imagining what the hot day dream would be like, I imagined that we'd shower under a waterfall and lie in the river, letting it carry us and allowing us to relax, mainly me and Resus, who'd fall from the trees into the river, sometimes on top of me, which we would laugh it off. Finally, another dream showed us swimming in the sea in the rain before the eagle came and brought us back to her nest. Here, I placed my hand in her wing, proving that humans, freaks and animals' hearts are exactly the same, and that we're all different inside. These dreams mean me time for not only me, but for Luke, Resus and Cleo as well, if they'd like to escape a hard day in the life on the street. Remember, you can take the freaks out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the freaks.

The Deep & Tarzan: An Excellent Combo

The Deep episode airing today is 'Siren's Song' and has a flashback sequence where Ant, half-naked and swimming in the water, first meets Jeffrey, his best friend and pet fish. It always reminds me of the trailer for Disney's Tarzan, where the gorilla says 'That one hurt 'em' after Tarzan splash lands into the lake.

I.B.F.F Diaries '97: The Visitor

I used to love watching 'The Visitor', a Kipper VHS tape from my childhood. I've turned this video into a book in the I.B.F.F Diaries series, retelling 'The Visitor', 'The Umbrella', 'The Seaside', 'Nothing Ever Happens' and 'The Rainbow Puddle' from the point of view of Kipper as he writes in his diary. This includes scenes never seen in these episodes, such as the magic frog casting a spell, Kipper's Uncle Fido and never-before-heard dialogue.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RT5v0mFDF6t-UvmUE7EHBgrZEnHlfB-h1IcwuUL3220/edit

Sky's Kids' Top Pick - Topsy & Tim

Scream Street Thought Of The Day - Monsters Of Rock

A friendship with Luke, Resus and Cleo is one of the best things I could wish for - ever since 2018, I have embraced my autism thanks to the residents of the street, and the three main characters who inhabit it, who have become my best friends after a little getting used to at first. Although I hang out with Luke, Resus and Cleo in my imagination, today I'm thinking about adding Luella into the mix. If you're going on a car ride with Luke, Resus and Cleo as your passengers, you ignore Luella after a few stops, you take the wheel and joke around as you drive, Luella keeps waiting for you at every toilet and food stop. The fifth time you make a stop, Luella is STILL waiting for you. Here's the conversation you'd have with Luella:
LUELLA: OMG, this is the last time, can you at least let me into your taxi cab? I need a lift.
RESUS: (whispering into my ear) I think this is because of me.
ME: Right, Resus. (to Luella) Hey, uh, can you let Resus move over?
LUELLA: Finally!
ME: And about time, too, you have been waiting for at least four stops, and we've only stopped about four times for food and a toilet break so....fancy a ride in my digs, Luella?
ALL FOUR: Yeah!
ME: Then let's go!
This is how you'd except Luella into your ride. Even though I love Luke, Resus and Cleo, I love Luella, too, so the car ride scenario is how you'd accept Luella into the gang. So whatever you're doing whether you're going out or staying in, friendship is the best medicine, a cure for loneliness. Whenever I see 'Monsters Of Rock', I feel Luella feels left out of our antics and has the rights to join us - anyone can join a gang whether they feel discriminated by others or not. Luke, Resus, Cleo and Luella are the best friends any CBBC viewer could have, and since 2015 Scream Street has embraced the true meaning of friendship-themed shows, and so has Strange Hill High. Both shows have three main characters, which happen to be my favourites, but with Scream Street, I feel Luella should really become a member of the gang. It's okay, Luella, there's always a second chance.

A Father's Lullaby

For some reason, Fisher Price and Nick Lachey's album 'A Father's Lullaby' always reminds me of CBBC, and soon I'm going to do my own version of one of the songs, 'Once Upon A Time', about the CBBC characters who never gave up on their dreams.

An Exhaustingly Hot Day

Even though it's not Summer yet, embrace the joys of it with this short I.B.F.F story, based on the If You Give A Mouse A Cookie episode 'Keeping Cool' (although during the ice cream scene I really wanted Mouse to have cookies-and-cream flavour ice cream, as his favourite food is cookies). Expect lots of water, ice cream trees and games of freeze tag as we beat the heat our way. If you're going to read it in August, make sure you've prepared for it by reading this, as it's a great way to get you into the perfect weather for going to the beach.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sJLkUVenT_x0ZjqxpvFTZioT1JzsCnRhs8JA9RxZQH8/edit

Sky's Kids' Top Pick - Alvinnnn!!! & The Chipmunks

Sky - Kids' Favourites - October 2019 [2]

• Descendants 3
• Peppa Pig
• Paw Patrol
• Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
• Find Me In Paris
• Henry Danger
• The Thundermans
• Hey Duggee
• Marvel's Spider Man
• The Amazing World Of Gumball
• Hunter Street
• Victorious
• Horrible Histories
• Apple & Onion
• Bunk'd
• Teen Titans Go
• Morph
• Operation Ouch
• Spongebob Squarepants
• PJ Masks

Scream Street Thought Of The Day - Trick Or Shriek

My mum and I used to not give a damn about Halloween. Every time there'd be trick-or-treaters roaming the streets we'd shut off the lights and go to bed early to avoid any candy being stolen. But because of CBBC's Scream Street, that all changed. Now Halloween is a time for not just sweets, dressing up and trick-or-treating, but friendship and hanging out with your best mates, even if your best mates happen to be a werewolf, a vampire and a mummy living in a street full of monsters. If you're watching CBBC, it wouldn't be Halloween without Scream Street. Luke, Resus and Cleo are my best friends, and they've changed the face of Halloween on CBBC, and in the entire world, forever. Halloween is now a time for telling a friend how much you care about them and how much they mean to you and the whole entire world. I'd tell Luke how much I love him, and the differences we share in our anger - my anger because I have autistic meltdowns, and his anger that turns him into a werewolf. I'd tell Resus that there's no need to fear on Halloween, 'cause the only monsters I'm afraid of is ones from trippy psychedelic visions you have when you take drugs. I'd tell Cleo that however she sees her dad, she'll always see me as the best friend ever. In fact, with them around, Halloween is almost like Valentines' day. Top tip for Halloween: if you want to show your friend you really care on Halloween, send them an orange or black Halloween card telling him or her how much you mean to him or her. If I watched Scream Street in Halloween in 2016, I'd send CBBC three heart shaped orange-and-black sugar paper cards for Luke, Resus, and Cleo telling them how much I love them and how much I appreciate them as my best friends in the whole entire world. This month, instead of hide from trick or treaters, I'm going to write cards to Luke, Resus and Cleo wishing them a happy Halloween and telling them how much I love them as a friend, and how much they've changed my life since I first saw them last year. In fact, Luke, Resus and Cleo are the new faces of Halloween on CBBC, in fact they prove that Halloween is not about stuffing your face with candy until you're sick, but it's about spending time with your friends and sharing in cuddly moments like a huge, monstrous, snuggly group hug with your best friends. These three make a healthier Halloween, as you can occasionally eat sugar and you have to eat other stuff as well, like grains and fruits. Halloween will never, from now on, be the same without Luke, Resus and Cleo. If you want to see any more Halloween stuff from them and their CBBC friends, click the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/curations/cbbc-halloween