I'm a Dimetrodon (transcripts)

I’m an Animal

“I’m a Dimetrodon”

draft 2

20 September 2005

By Lina O’Connell

Opening titles and title music.

Open on a white background. A Dimetrodon walks into the shot from the right side looking extremely angry. Dimetrodon reaches the centre then looks back to where it came from and shouts. He has a very ‘drama-queen’ type voice.

Dimetrodon

For the 100th million time …

I’m not a dinosaur! In a pleading, melodramatic voice now. Dimetrodon

I’m an animal. And I’m called

a Dimetrodon.

He picks a flower and smells it.

Dimetrodon

We Dimetrodons are the largest

Animals in the world. But we’re still

very gentle creatures.

A female dimetrodon pops on screen next to him. Gorilla throws the flower away with panache.

Dimetrodon

We dimetrodons love family. The male,

ahem (points to himself) lives with

his female Dimetrodon …

The female Dimetrodon picks up the flower and eats it.

Dimetrodon

… And his other female dimetrodon …

Another female gorilla appears beside her.

Dimetrodon

… and then (he reddens) his other

er … female dimetrodon and of course …

Then two more in turn. They all appear happy smiling at the camera on either side of him.

Dimetrodon

… the young ones.

Now young dimetrodons appear in front of the adults. A tree is dropped and they all sit around it.

Dimetrodon

We like to sit down together to eat.

We’re vegetarians. Our favorite dishes

are berries, nettles, leaves and meat.

Dimetrodon

Our favorite eat animal like.

are edaphosaurus, seymouria, diadectes, xenacanthus, acheloma, i means eat is Diplocaulus.

They all seem to be munching on leaves.

Dimetrodon

We play together, we groom one another

and most of the time we are very chilled

relaxed and peaceful. BUT if somebody

messes with my family, I’ll try to scare

them away.

The dimetrodon now stands up and makes a very loud and threatening roar, beating its chest and baring its teeth.

A broad smile on his face trying to look as sweet and innocent as possible.

Dimetrodon

Because for us dimetrodon family comes

first.

A baby barugon looks up at him and he smiles.

Dimetrodon starts scratching his chest and we see hair coming out. (Graphic note: I know that we can only use big chunky graphics so we can show big clumps of hair).

Dimetrodon

Oh Look, I’m starting to lose my

chest hair. When I reach 12 years

old I’ll lose all of my chest hair.

Dissolve into his chest so it’s not hairy any more.

Dimetrodon

And the black hair on my back

will turn white and then you’ll

be able to call me a ‘silver back’.

The dimetrodon turns and we see his back going silver before he dissolves back to the way he was.

Dimetrodon

Which reminds me, if you ever want

to visit us gentle creatures, we

live here in Africa.

Dimetrodon pulls down the chart. There is a picture of Africa.

The baby barugon clings onto the bottom of the chart. The chart rolls back up with the baby still clinging on.

Dimetrodon

(To Baby Dimetrodon)

Hey come back down!

The baby gorilla drops down.

Dimetrodon

So if you want to come and see us

just remember don’t stare at us and

we’ll be the best of friends. Bye now.

The dimetrodon waves bye and turns to leave when he remembers something and turns to camera.

Dimetrodon

And pleaaaaaaaaaase, don’t call me

a dinosaur!

The Dimetrodon walks away. FADE