Jogging Tempo

Jogging Tempo is an episode of The Musical World of Mr. Zoink.

Plot
Mr. Zoink greets everyone and tells everyone he‘s jogging. He spots the Octos and invites them to jog with him. He says “not too fast and not too slow, it’s the perfect speed for jogging tempo.” But the speed gets faster and they stop jogging. Baboom appears and he joins in, but the tempo gets slower this time. The Bops appear and make a great rhythm. That’s when Zoink starts to sing “The Right Tempo”.

Hoot appears in the back while Zoink songs and then Zoink asks himself what is the right tempo for a water break.

Transcript
Mr. Zoink: Hey, morning y’all.

I’m just out for my zoinka-zoinka-Zoink keep-fit job today. I love listening to all the sounds around me and finding my groove.

(rhythmically) Not too fast and not too slow, it’s the perfect speed for a-jogging tempo.

(Octos making sounds)

Hey, Octos, why don’t you join me for a zoinka-zoinka jog?

Really, well, not too fast and not too slow, that’s the perfect speed for a jogging tempo.

Zoink! Zoink! Zoink! Zoink!

Guys. Guys.

(in high-pitched voice) Guys! Our tempo is getting faster.

Oh, now, it's really, really fast!

We gotta slow down, hold on!

(in regular voice) Okay, what happened there?

I think that we were going too fast, and that tempo was too fast to jog to. Let's try it again.

Hey, Baboom, wanna join in this time?

Baboom: Bo, beep! Bo, beep!

Mr. Zoink: Sounds great! Not too fast and not too slow— I’m loving it!

Zoink! Zoink! Zoink!

(Octos making harmonic sounds)

Baboom: Bo, beep! Bo, beep!

Mr. Zoink: Guys, we’re getting slower.

Our tempo is slowing down.

(in low-pitched voice) This tempo is too slow to jog to.

Okay, guys. First we were going too fast, and then we were going too slow.

What we got to do is hit the right tempo. Hmm, how do we do that all together?

(Bops playing rhythm)

Hey, I know!

Let’s follow the Bops!

Listen to that beat? That’s a good tempo.

These guys know how to keep the beat steady.

(singing) We went too fast.

Then we went too slow.

Let’s follow the Bops for the right tempo.

They can set the beat.

(Hoot trumpeting)

That’s what they know.

That’s all we need for the right tempo.

Zoinka-zoinka-zoink.

Zoink-zoink-zoink.

Wow, the Bops sure know how to keep the tempo just right.

Now, what’s the right tempo for a water break?

Whew.

Characters starring
• Mr. Zoink

• Octos

• Baboom

• Bops

• Hoot