>> Rachel: Welcome back … we’ve reached the FINALE of Chompers: The Musical!  Make sure to listen for the bells (SFX BELL) that tell you when to switch your brushing … and make sure you’re not brushing too hard!

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Brush! 

>> NARRATOR: Dani has returned to school after her dentist appointment.  And she can’t WAIT to tell her friends all about it.

[SFX SCHOOL BELL]

>> MR CHIPPER: … and that’s the bell, so we’ll continue our lesson after recess.  

[KIDS EXCITEMENT PACKING UP AND HEADING OUT]

>> MR CHIPPER: Ok kids, line up, Penny, you’re the line leader, then Gertie, then Dani, then Dutch, then Piper, then Ziggy, then Miko … [trailing off]

>> PENNY

Dani! You did it! 

>> GERTIE

Did you get a sticker?

>> DANI

Yep! 

>> DUTCH

What about the x-ray vision part? Can you read minds now?

>> DANI

No … x-rays are just like pictures. And I didn’t even get one - they don’t do that every time. 

>> GERTIE

Uh Dani? … Look! What do I do?

>> DANI

Wow! You lost a tooth, too! 

WELCOME TO THE CLUB, 

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP, 

YOU LOST A TOOTH

your imagination

Could Make up a creation

That's nothing like the truth

Cause now I know

How this thing goes

Here's what I learned

I KNOW YOU CAN BE BRAVE

ALL THAT YOU NEED

BEGINS IN YOUR HEART

DON’T FEAR THE UNKNOWN

AND YOU CAN START 

LOOK FOR YOUR FRIENDS

AND YOUR FAMILY AND THEN

YOU CAN FIND COURAGE TIL THE END

TRUST YOURSELF AND YOU MIGHT FIND

THERE’S NOTHING STRONGER THAN WHAT’S INSIDE

>> DUTCH

But Dani, what happened at your big kid checkup? 

>> GERTIE

Yeah, tell us! 

>> DANI

Actually, it wasn’t any different than a regular check up! 

>> PENNY

So… no turkey, huh? 

>> DANI

No, but they had this awesome tool called… a saliva ejector!!

>> FRIENDS

COOL!!!

>> DANI

TRYING NEW THINGS 

CAN BE STRANGE

BUT IF YOU 

TAKE YOUR FEARS

AND REARRANGE THEM

LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW

OR A DREAM DENTIST OR A FISH

>> FRIENDS

What?

>> DANI

Nevermind

THEY CAN HELP YOU BE BRAVE, TODAY

NO MATTER HOW SMALL

YOU MIGHT FEEL

YOU CAN FACE THE WORLD

LIKE IT’S NO BIG DEAL

SO LET YOURSELF TRY

YOU’LL FIND YOU CAN RELY

ON YOURSELF, FRIENDS AND FAMILY 

I LEARNED THAT 

COURAGE COMES FROM DEEP INSIDE

AND GROWS FROM EXPERIENCES TRIED. 

SO LET SCARED FEELINGS COME AND GO

LEARNING FROM THEM HELPS YOU GROW

SO WE CAN BE BRAVE

WE CAN BE STRONG

WE’LL SING IT PROUDLY

HEAR OUR SONG

WE KNOW WE WILL BE BRAVE

AND IT STARTS TODAY

YOU CAN BE

YOU CAN BE

BRAVE

>> Narrator: Thanks for listening to Chompers the Musical - now all that’s left to do is ...

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Chompers: The Musical was written by Marcus Bagala, Megan Bagala, Jasmine Romero and Rachel Ward. Dani was played by Megan Bagala.  Dani’s brother Charlie was played by Bobby Lord. Dani’s mom Lucy was played by Jasmine Romero. Dani’s friends Penny, Gertie and Dutch were played by Alice Kors, Renita Jablonski and Peter Leonard. Mr. Chipper was played by Jonathon Roberts.  The DENT-ist was played by Gabe Lozado. Wendy Zukerman is the singing talking fish. And I’m Rachel Ward … also known as the Dentist.

Our editor is Renita Jablonski.  Music supervision by Liz Fulton. Mastering by Bobby Lord.  Production by Mathilde Urfalino. Additional editing by Nabeel Chollampat and Meryl Horn.  The Chompers theme is by Haley Shaw.

The Chompers: The Musical band is Jonathon Roberts on piano, Aaron Drescher on drums, Peter Leonard on bass, Christine Chen on cello and Marcus Bagala on guitar and electric piano.

And thanks to Sarah Abdurrahman, Matthew Boll, Chad Chenail, Hannah Cope, Eric Eddings, James Green, Jen Hahn, Jessie Harte, Chris Neary, Nazanin Rafsanjani, Talia Rochmann, Mimi O’Donnell, Zac Schmidt, and Wilson Standish.