Hey Story Pirates Podcast listeners, Lee here.
Today we have a very special bonus episode for you, featuring a new story written by not one, not two, but over a hundred different kids in our Creator Club.
And get this, it's about the business of show, I mean show business, you know movies.
Possibly the weirdest movie you've ever heard about.
Coming up after a few words for the grown -ups.
I love Story Pirates.
I'm very different from everybody.
Confusion is the step for curiosity.
Okay that's a really funny idea we have to send that in.
I just get some joy when I hear other people giggling.
I believe all the things in that story.
Human beings are just able to create.
This is only Pirates.
Alright everybody here's what's up.
For the fourth time this year we invited our premium Creator Club members to join me and Peter on a Zoom to write a story together.
Over a hundred different kids from all around the world showed up and together we wrote an incredible story about the movie business including a famous movie director, actors who changed their names, stunning twists, and everything else.
Today you're going to hear it.
And PS grown -ups, we're doing this whole thing again in the next year.
So if you would like to get your kids involved for our January session, we're going to write a brand new story together and then adapt it for the podcast just like in today's episode.
Information on how to join us is in the episode description for today's episode.
So grown -ups check it out and join us.
And now without further ado we present to you by the Story Pirates Creator Club to swoothey or not to swoothey.
Welcome back to Food Entertainment this evening.
I'm your host, Tangerine.
A Tangerine. Tonight we look into the incredible career of movie director, Mailer -Lift.
In this world of talking foods, no one believed that the king of food horror movies could be a really long ferret.
But Mailer -Lift proved everyone wrong by producing some of the greatest horror movies about food being eaten of our time, including Mr.
Mac N Cheese. No, please!
What are you going to do with that spoon?
Oh, Mr. Mac N Cheese, don't you know?
It's lunchtime? No!
Or Camp Barbie the carrot.
Look, someone has left a healthy snack for Santa!
I'm not a snack, I'm Camp Barbie.
I'm Camp... Mmm. Yum.
Or Watson the sad strawberry.
Watson, why are you sitting in the middle of that bowl all by yourself?
I wasn't always alone.
This used to be a fruit salad.
Why? Wow, you are sad.
And of course, Mailer's most famous film of all, Famous Walrus in a Hot Tub.
Bring more food to my hot tub, please.
Also, could I get an autograph?
Terrifying stuff. So, what's next for Mailer -Lift?
Some say he's begun casting for his next film.
We wonder which lucky food actor will be the star of his next movie.
Me! It'll be me, Swoothy, the incredibly jacked banana.
Oh, Swoothy, who are you kidding?
No one wants to cast a one foot tall banana with luscious long hair and a goatee who once lifted the entire planet Mars just for fun.
I'm too niche! I should just stay here under this rock forever.
Though I am a little bit curious about what kind of actor Mailer is looking for.
It wouldn't hurt to check!
Okay, let me go on to my banana pewter.
Acting Rolls .biz. Ah, here it is.
Mailer -Lift casting notice.
Ooh, it's a video! I'll click it!
Hello, actors. It's me, Mailer -Lift.
For my next untitled film, I'm seeking a one foot tall banana with luscious long hair and a goatee who once lifted a planet for fun.
What? That's literally me!
I'm perfect for this part!
The only catch is that they cannot be named Swoothy.
But I am named Swoothy!
Oh, why, Mailer? Why?
I'll tell you why. The last Swoothy I worked with was too high maintenance, a real diva, and I have no reason to believe that a different Swoothy would be any different.
Good luck? Oh, Swoothy.
Why aren't thou, Swoothy?
Wait a second. I have an easy solution to this problem.
I'll change my name to the name change place.
Next! Yes, that's me.
Welcome to the name change place.
Why, thank you very much, PickleBob.
How did you know my name?
What gave me away? Is it that I'm a literal pickle with a top hat, or was it my green pickle cat?
Meow. No, it was your name tag.
Oh, I see. Sorry if I'm a little testy today.
You see, this morning the coffee machine in the break room got turned into a sandwich.
And you know how that is.
I do not. Naturally, my boss, Baron Van Hamburger.
Your boss is a hamburger?
No, he's a bowling ball.
Right. He blames me for the coffee machine.
And as punishment, he's given me the extra task of washing the break room with a toothbrush and paste.
Wow, well, that's tough, I guess.
Anyway, I'm here to change my name to anything but Swoothy.
Did you hear what I said about cleaning the break room?
I don't have time to change your name.
But please, if I don't change my name before this audition, I'm going to miss my big break.
Oh, okay. Fine, I'll help you.
Yes. But you'll have to do something for me first.
But isn't it your job to change people's names when they ask?
Do you want my help or not?
Yes, yes, sorry, whatever you need.
I'll do it. No questions asked.
All right. I need you to throw a football 100 yards while standing in a pool of hot lava located 100 miles away.
What? That'll take 100 days to get there.
Why? Hey, that's two questions.
All right, I'll do it.
Here I go. So Swoothy's mighty journey of 100 days begins.
And all the way that jacked banana does many, many, many, many things.
Such as ride a unicorn and get braces, eat a taco, opens up a magic book.
He meets a pony, eats an apple named Sam.
Escapes 10 humans, falls into a lake of crocodiles.
A monkey eats him, then spits him out.
He farts, skis down a mountain of mac and cheese.
And then aliens come from outer space and drop a time machine right in front of him, which he totally ignores.
Then squirrels attack his banana fields and he made it.
Yeah. Wow, that was an intense 100 days.
I still have bits of Sam caught in my braces.
I can help with that.
Not now magic book.
Sorry. Here I am at the pool of lava that was foretold.
Boy, I do not look forward to standing in that.
I can help with that.
Not now magic book.
Sorry. Good thing I put on my lava sunscreen, my lava armor, underwear, potato pants in this magic laundry basket.
Here I go, into the lava.
Okay. Now to throw this football 100 yards.
Here I go. Smoothie let's go, you can do it.
Smoothie let's go, yes you can throw it.
Smoothie let's go, yeah.
Did I do it? Was that 100 yards?
Let's go check. Quiet magic book.
Sorry. But yes, let's go check.
I can see the 100 yard line and there's the football.
It's right on the 99 .99999999999 yard line?
No! I failed so I'll never be an actor.
Unless? What the heck are you?
You look like a zombie but a dog?
Well that's because I'm a zombie dog and no one said that a zombie dog carrying the football over the 100 yard line is cheating.
Did they? I guess not.
I'm not sure though if that logic really traps - Here I go!
Smoothie you did it.
You threw the ball 100 yards.
Not now magic. Wait what?
Did I? What? Where's that slow clap coming from?
Well, well, well. Smoothie you've done it.
Pickle Bob. And who I can only assume is your boss Baron Von Hamburger.
I'm a bowling ball.
You're here? Yes, we've been following you the whole time.
But wasn't the whole point that you were too busy to - You can now change your name.
Oh thank goodness. I'd like to change my name to Anything But Smoothie.
What name do you want?
No that is what I want.
Anything But Smoothie.
Oh gotcha. Okay. Magic book make it so.
Okay. I can feel it.
My name. It's Anything But Smoothie.
Huh? What's happening?
Walls are falling down all around us.
We're not in a lava field at all.
This is a - Movie set?
Mailer Lift. What are you doing here?
I'm here filming the greatest movie of my ferret career.
Where? What's the movie?
Why don't you see? It's you.
This is the movie. And cut.
You were filming me?
For the last 100 days, yes.
And you taught me something.
Your name may be Swoothie.
Well technically now it's Anything But Swoothie.
Yeah whatever. The point is that you're now my favorite actor.
And I plan to use you in all my movies from here on out.
Wow. This is a dream come true.
Stick with me, Banana.
I'm going to make you a star.
And that concludes this screening of Too Swoothie or Not Too Swoothie.
Now Swoothie and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Yes, over here. Tangerine from Food Entertainment this evening.
Swoothie, what was the most surprising part of this whole process?
Well, frankly I was surprised that Mailer made a movie that wasn't a food being eaten based horror movie.
But didn't you eat that apple named Sam during the montage?
You saw that? We all did.
It was in the movie.
What have I done? The end.
Magic book! Sorry. We'll be back after a few words for the grownups.
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That's it for today's bonus episode.
Grown Ups, don't forget to check out the show notes for today's episode to find out how your kids can join us for our next Create a Story session in January.
We'll be back later this week with another new episode!
Until then, stay creative and stay kind.
Bye!
