Laurie's Big Song

Laurie's Big Song Airdate February 4, 2007 (Noggin) Season 2 Episode 4 (production order) 11 (airing order) Previous Jack's Big Oops! (production order) Jack's Super Swell Sing-Along (airing order) Next Spunky the Alien (production order) Mel's Bath Day (Noggin airing order) Snow Day (if going by the Nickelodeon airing order) Laurie's Big Song is the eleventh episode of Jack's Big Music Show from season two, and the fourth episode in production order. Cast Jack Mary Mel Laurie Berkner Birds Sheep Monkeys Leon Thomas III and his band The Schwartzman Quartet Comic Book Heroes Purple People Eater Elephant Summary Laurie calls to say she will be in the neighborhood and would love to stop by and sing a special song with Jack, Mary and Mel! They have an important task to perform first, find a sheep, a bird, and elephant that Laurie needs in order for her to perform her new song correctly. A sheep, a bird, an elephant, and lots of monkeys arrive at the clubhouse! Plot "Get on the Train" is sung by Jack, Mary, and Mel. Mel's video call on his marvelous music machine rings. Laurie Berkner calls, saying she is in the neighborhood and would love to sing a song with Jack, Mary, and Mel. The three need to find a bird, a sheep, and an elephant for the song. Mel turns the machine on to play the first music video, "Duck 4" by Leon Thomas III. After the song ends, we see that back at the clubhouse, Jack and Mary are struggling to find the animals. Mel walks by with his marvelous music machine, which has been turned into an animal-caller thingy. He uses his new invention to call a bird. It succeeds. Bird sounds come from the machine, and a bird flies on the window. Jack and Mary ask the bird if she wants to sing with Laurie Berkner. The bird tweets as she agrees. Mel then calls a sheep, which also proves to be a success. Sheep sounds are made from the machine, and a sheep enters the door. Jack and Mary ask the sheep if he wants to sing, and he bleats as he agrees. Mel then calls an elephant, but monkey sounds are made instead, summoning four monkeys. Mel's animal-caller thingy is broken. The Schwartzman Quartet arrives and sings "You Can't Call an Elephant without an Elephant Call", which doesn't really help them. After they leave, Jack, Mary and Mel realize they need to think fast because Laurie Berkner will be there soon. As a distraction, Mel turns the machine on to play the second music video, "Purple People Eater" by the Comic Book Heroes. After the song ends, Jack finds instruments in Mel's music trunk that sound like different animals. First, he plays a kazoo, which is not right, then a tin whistle, which is not right either, and finally a trumpet, which is just right. The trumpet sounds just like an elephant. Jack plays the trumpet, summoning an elephant. Jack, Mary, and Mel ask the elephant if he would like to sing with Laurie Berkner. The elephant trumpets as he agrees. Jack, Mary, and Mel have summoned all of the animals that Laurie needs for her song. Laurie Berkner arrives in the clubhouse just in time for her song. She sings "A Little Bitty Rhythm" with the summoned animals and Jack, Mary, and Mel too. They sing the goodbye song. Transcript Laurie's Big Song transcript Songs Get on the Train You Can't Call an Elephant without an Elephant Call A Little Bitty Rhythm Music Videos Duck 4 Purple People Eater Sounds Tweet tweet (correct) Baa (correct) Ooh ooh ah ah (incorrect, but a trumpet will work to make it sound right) Instruments for a silly elephant Kazoo (incorrect) Tin whistle (incorrect) Trumpet (correct) Trivia This is the last episode to focus on a bird. This is the last appearance of any puppets who are not Jack, Mel, Mary, or the Schwartzman Quartet. Jack does not say "See you next time!" in this episode. This is the only episode where both music videos feature performers who are minors (kids/teens). Leon Thomas III, who performed the song Duck 4 is the Seasons 2-3 singing voice of Tyrone in another Nick Jr. show The Backyardigans and would later be starring as Andre Harris in the Nickelodeon teen sitcom Victorious. He is the second actor from The Backyardigans to appear on Jack's Big Music Show, the first one is Jamia Simone Nash, who performed the song B-O-N-G-O in Baby Bongo Bird. This is one of the 2 episodes where Laurie Berkner visits the clubhouse, rather than appearing in the music machine. The other episode is Super Swell Sing-Along. Laurie Berkner appears without her backup band. Gallery Jack going to the clubhouse. Leon Thomas singing Duck 4 You Can't Call an Elephant without an Elephant Call Purple People Eater A Little Biddy Rhythm Animal Caller on the fritz. Clubhouse shown at the end. Notes Baton Twirling Lessons Jack's mom warns him they have to leave soon for baton twirling lessons. Navigation Jack's Big Music Show Season 2 Leonard the Country Squirrel | Snow Day | Jack's Big Oops! | Laurie's Big Song | Spunky the Alien | Jack's Big Orchestra | Groundhog Day | Jack and the Beanstalk | Jack Bunny | Phil the Coo-Coo Bird | Scat Cat | Mel's Bath Day | Super Swell Sing-Along