Setup: While practicing for his dreaded first piano recital, Sam discovers a gateway to another world beneath the keys of his piano. Changing into his secret identity as PAJAMA SAM, our hero decides to investigate the matter. After being sucked into the piano like a spaghetti noodle, Pajama Sam plummets down a dark tunnel and is deposited in a strange new world.
Insert:
Opening Credits “Pajama Sam in You’ll Forget Your Fears If You Open Your Ears”.
Scene – Music Town – Grandstand
Condition: Pajama Sam arrives in Music Town for the first time.
We see a close up of Sam as his eyes widen and a look of amazement washes over his face as he says ...
pajama sam
Holy Macaroni!
The camera rotates around Sam’s head so that we now see what he was looking at ... roads made of lines of music, giant musical notes growing out of a surreal landscape, and walking, talking musical instruments.
Tommy Tuba
(off screen)
‘Scuse me, but would ya mind getting out of my head?
Pajama sam
Huh?
CAMERA PANS BACK and we see that Sam has landed, bottom-first, in the bell of a walking tuba named (appropriately) Tommy Tuba. Mr. Tuba talks like Frank Sinatra.
PAJAMa SAM
Oh... Sorry!
Sam wiggles but he is stuck.
pajama sam
I think I’m stuck.
tommy tuba
Huh boy! Hold on...
Tommy Tuba puffs up his cheeks, squeezes his eyes shut and lets loose with all he’s got. We hear a tuba blow and a champagne cork pop as Sam is shot out of the Tuba and lands on his keister. Tommy has an exhausted but greatly relieved smile on his shiny brass face.
tommy tuba
Whew! That’s better.
(looking at Sam)
Say, you’re a kooky looking instrument! What do they call you?
pajama sam
Pajama Sam, but I’m not a ...
Tommy tuba
Tommy Tuba. Pleased to meet you.
(shakes Sam’s hand)
Pajama Sam, eh? Never heard of one of them before. What kinda sound you make?
Pajama sam
Sound?
Tommy tuba
Yeah, you know, like Terrence Trumpet over there goes “Bee-bop-bee-bop!”, and Freddy Fluglehorn goes “Bow-wow-wow!”, and I go ... “POOOOOOOOOOT!” So what do you do?
pajama sam
Gee ... I don’t know.
tommy tuba
Hmmmm... one of ‘dem amnesia cases, eh? Let Tommy take at look at ya.
(examines Sam)
Well, you sure ain’t brass, and I don’t see no strings on ya. I don’t think you’re a woodwind. Maybe percussion...
pajama sam
‘Scuse me Mr.Tuba, I hate to interrupt you, but where the heck am I?
TOMmY TUBA
Boy, you really are mixed up, ain’t ya? This is Music Town of course! And you’re just in time for the Music Town Music Festival. That is, if we had any musicians.
pajama sam
What do you mean? This place is full of walking musical instruments!
tommy tuba
Well sure, but none of ‘em want to get up on stage and perform. You see, there’s been an outbreak of stage fright in this town and nobody wants to play music in front of anyone anymore. It looks like we’re gonna have to cancel the festival.
pajama sam
Gosh, there’s gotta be somebody in this town who isn’t afraid to perform!
tommy tuba
Well if there is, I’d sure like to meet ‘em! It’ll break ol’ Tommy’s heart if there ain’t no festival this year.
pajama sam
Don’t you worry Mr. Tuba, I’ll take care of this performer problem for you!
tommy tuba
You will?
pajama sam
Sure! After all, solving problems is what Pajama Sam does best!
tommy tuba
Wow! That’s great! You’ve made me one happy tuba!
(let’s out a big “POOOOOOOOT”!)
Now let’s see, I got a list here somewhere...
(reaches inside of horn)
Ah yes, here it is.
Tommy Tuba hands the list to Pajama Sam. We see the list has pictures of five musical instruments on it.
tommy tuba
Now according to my list, we need a bass, a sax, a guitar, some drums, and a keyboard for the show. It won’t be easy, but maybe you can convince ‘em to to get on stage. Heck, if you get all these instruments to play at our festival, I might even hop up there and play a tune myself! Hee-hee-hee!
PAJAMA SAM
Leave everything to me, Mr. Tuba!
Pajama Sam puts list in his cape pocket.
Scene – Music Town – Grandstand
Condition: click on Tommy
Tuba without having ever left the Grandstand scene.
- 1 –
pajama sam
Do you know anyone who might want to play in the festival?
tommy tuba
I wish! I’ve asked every instrument in this whole town and none of them will perform. Too shy, I guess. Maybe you’ll have better luck convincing ‘em!
- 2 –
pajama sam
Why don’t you perform, Mr. Tuba?
tommy tuba
Me? Ha-ha! No, I’m too old for that sort of stuff, kiddo!
pajama sam
No you’re not! I bet you can still play!
tommy tuba
Well, maybe if you got some other instruments up there first, I might be coaxed outta retirement.
- 3 & C –
tommy tuba
(tuba sound) POOOOOOOT!
pajama sam
Gesundheit!
Scene – Music Town – Grandstand
Condition: click on Pajama Sam without having ever left the Grandstand scene.
- 1 –
pajama sam
Let’s see... I need to find a bass, a sax, a guitar, some drums, and a keyboard. Whew! That’s a whole lotta instruments!
- 2 –
pajama sam
I guess I can’t blame ‘em for having stage fright. I sure don’t want to get up in front of all those people at my piano recital!
- 3 & C –
pajama sam
I’d better get going if I’m going to save this music festival!