I.B.F.F Diaries '97: Snowy Day - Kipper Is Unwell

This time on I.B.F.F Diaries:
Poor Kipper has paint splodges all over his face which make him look unwell. Will his friends see that he's not well at all?
TO BE CONTINUED....
https://docs.google.com/document/d/112t5_EuVp6fQsuhLXrn9HwY09N9lHS_8cP_Gqbw9YPU/edit

Some Updates/Odd Squad Vs. Scream Street

There's no Scream Street Thoughts Of The Day next week due to Odd Squad taking Scream Street's place and the surrounding plague of odd problems that'll plague without Scream Street. Hold tight, because on the 29th and 30th of October and the 1st of November, there'll be more thoughts surrounding the residents' views on games, softness and nature, and guess what? As well as loads of surprises airing on CBBC like the one and only Jody In Wonderland, TWO Scream Street episodes will air on CBBC on the 30th of October, so I'll stay tuned on Halloween week to see these and other fun surprises as I'm doing what I like best - blogging and writing!

Scream Street Thought Of The Day - The Uninvited

As the nephew of Sir Otto Sneer, Dixon has no shame on being dumb and clueless, like most assistants do. He has the same personality as in the books, and he is as childish and stupid as Scream Street fans thought he would be, in fact he is not as much of an evil villain as you thought he would be, in fact he is just a softie with a big heart. Like in this episode for instance, he cleared the Watsons' house of Poltergeists. If he were to be one of the protagonists of the series, he would help Luke, Resus and Cleo when there would be a problem. No one would bother sending the idiotic Dixon to a rehabilitation center, because there isn't one in Scream Street. And by the way, judging by the loud, happy sounds in the Watsons' house when Dixon sees the party going on, I guess Luke, Resus, Cleo and Luella feel happier spending the night together. If I were there and Dixon were there, then the party would be complete. Dixon sees everything with enthusiasm unlike his uncle, who has a stern attitude and demands money and power. Everything that explains his appearance: green hair, ratty skin and a purple suit - tell us that no one in Scream Street is as clueless and stupid as Dixon, who you might challenge in a dare to jump off the roof of one of the buildings in Scream Street and into a bucket of water. I can see it now: the kids of Scream Street gathered round chanting "Dix-on! Dix-on! Dix-on!" whilst Dixon stands on the roof of Sir Otto Sneer's mansion cowering in fear, but I encourage him, then he shapeshifts into a mouse and dives into the bucket of water, emerging all wet as Dixon again. In 'The Uninvited', you can tell Dixon has a softer side because he joined forces with Luke and his friends - the good guys - so he might become one of them. Luella and Dixon might be part of the gang - me, Luke, Resus and Cleo - due to how he helped everyone in 'The Uninvited' and how he joined the party by vacuuming up Poltergeists for everyone. But don't tell Sir Otto Sneer about how Dixon is turning into one of the gang because of me...and I mean it! DON'T TELL HIM!

I.B.F.F Diaries '97: The Little Ghost - The Little Ghost

Kipper is invited to a Halloween party, but on the night before it he has a chance encounter with a little ghost who desperately wants to earn his Scare-Someone's-Trousers-Off badge.
TO BE CONTINUED...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aGdE9RtUXxcB_ZMuWT1QREYini8Vdl3dzKodMZsJtrU/edit

Sky's Kids' Pick Of The Day - The Next Step

Who knew some of the episodes of The Next Step were named after famous pop songs?

Scream Street Thought Of The Day - Cry Wolf

Body and soul is part of mindfulness, which means you have to respect your body from anger or disease or blood pressure. This goes to the residents of Scream Street, too, they see the softness in taking care of their bodies too, whether they have skin or not, and Luke, Resus and Cleo do the same too, in a comforting and loving way. Whenever Luke transforms into a werewolf, the dense werewolf fur protects him from deadly heat or moist, slimy substances, and when he's not a werewolf, he tries to keep in touch with his body and soul as hard as possible. Resus is fond of a part of his body that covers it in its entirety - his skin - which is why he applies cream and takes a nice warm bath before he goes to bed. Right now, in this episode, Sir Otto Sneer is having elevenses, which means all the cake, biscuits and pastries will not be good for his body at all, and would rather make him fat. He never gets in touch with his body and soul at all, and never eats well. Cleo's body is entirely covered with bandages, so when she takes a bath, she cleans her bandage-covered body - literally. A body can get extremely ticklish, and so it goes for two parts of it - the tummy and feet. If you tickle Luke's tummy after pulling his shirt up and then tickle Resus' feet after taking his shoes and socks off, and finally tickles both Cleo's tummy and feet, you'll know which parts of my three favourite residents from Scream Street are prone to touch, as the body can be very sensitive from the moment we are born. We all have this little thing called DNA (yes, I'm talking to you, Resus) which means we inherit what our parents get the moment they were born, but genetic quirks make Resus different from other vampires. He wears fake fangs, he cannot fly and whatever he asks from his magic cape, he gets something completely different. Cleo has the power to stay immortal because she is both young and 4,000 year's old. As for Luke, he was discriminated in the normal world because he was born with a werewolf gene, according to one of Scream Street's three taglines. Scream Street is not just about horror, it's about body image, and Luke, Resus and Cleo are the only ones who'll show us just that.

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