Welcome to Cozy Cove/Transcript

This article contains the full transcript of Welcome to Cozy Cove.

English Transcript (Translated from Norwegian)
(At Cozy Cove’s harbour. The buildings are relaxing and Smacky is sleeping while Crane is sorting through the crates.)


 * Crane: Oh no! This can’t be true!

(Crane presents a crate to the buildings)


 * Crane (cont’d): Just look at this.


 * Jovile: Looks like an ordinary crate.


 * Crane: It arrived last week. I put it aside and sorted out some barrels of diesel and here it still is. It just doesn’t make sense.


 * Sentimentale: You better open it, it might be a rush order.


 * Joviale: We’d better see who it’s for, first.


 * Crane: Let’s have a look…

(She reads the label)


 * Crane (cont’d): (reading) “To Everyone in Cozy Cove”.


 * Sentimentale: Me too?

(Naughty sighes. Crane opens the crate and gets out a note.)


 * Crane: (reading) “Dear Everyone in Cozy Cove. The National Rescue Society is stationing Elias in Cozy Cove. It is a great honour to be a base for a rescue boat, and we expect you to receive him according. Elias is expected to arrive the first Thursday in July, in the evening. Respectfully yours, The National Rescue Society.”

(The building are excited)


 * Jovile: Imagine that, we’re getting our own rescue boat.

(Crane begins sulking)


 * Sentimentale: What’s wrong Crane?


 * Crane: The first Thursday in July. That’s today!


 * Jovile: That’s great. He could turn up any minute now.


 * Crane: It’s not great. We’re supposed to “receive him accordingly.”, only we haven't done a thing.


 * Sentimentale: What does it mean to “receive someone accordingly”?

(Crane and the buildings begin chatting as Trawler pulls in alongside Crane and Fishmonger’s quay.)


 * Trawler: Craney. I need this catch unloaded. My decks are overflowing.

(No one hears him)


 * Trawler: Would you get this fish off me before they start growing moss?!


 * Crane: I apologise Trawler. It’s good to see someone around here is working.


 * Sentimentale: A rescue boat is coming to Cozy Cove today. he’s going to live here.


 * Trawler: And why hasn't anyone told me about this?


 * Fishmonger: Relax, we just found out ourselves.


 * Crane: We haven’t had time to organise a decent welcome, either.


 * Trawler: A decent welcome? Don’t worry. Just leave it to good old Trawler.

(Fishmonger is unconvinced while Crane makes an extremely pleased grim. Trawler looks to the sleeping Smacky and takes his fishing net)


 * Jovile: What do you need Smacky’s net for?


 * Trawler: I’m going to decorate the fjord.

(Trawler leaves the harbour)


 * Sentimentale: Isn’t that nice of Trawler?


 * Jovile: Well, I’m not so sure.


 * Crane: Why not? I may ask.


 * Jovile: You know what Trawler’s like. Let’s wake Smacky up, he can see what Trawler’s up to. Smacky. Smacky! Give us a hand, Craney.


 * Crane: All right.

(She grabs hold of Smacky’s crane arm and shakes him)


 * Crane: Smacky! SMACKY!

(Smacky wakes up)


 * Jovile: Go see what Trawler is up to.


 * Sentimentale: He took you’re net.


 * Smacky: He’ll bring it back.


 * Crane: Go check on Trawler. This instant!

(Smacky goes around the corner from the harbour to find Trawler making each end of net hang on a hillside and dangle in the water.)


 * Smacky: What are you doing, Trawler?


 * Trawler: What I’m doing? I’m going to give that rescue boat a welcome he’ll never forget!


 * Smacky: What rescue boat?


 * Trawler: Right… I expect you’ve been asleep, snoring the morning away.


 * Smacky: You can’t leave the net like that. Someone might get their propeller stuck in it.


 * Trawler: That was sorta the point. (chuckles) A net in the propeller is just the thing for a spunky rescue boat.


 * Smacky: Weren’t you supposed to welcome him?

(Trawler drags Smacky away.)


 * Trawler: Come on, let’s hide.

(Out of sea, Elias is on his way to the harbour)


 * Elias: Those must be the Cozy Cliffs. It can’t be far from here.

(Cruiser pulls up alongside side him.)


 * Cruiser: Hello son. So you’re out cruising as well, are you?


 * Elias: I don’t know about cruising. I’m heading for Cozy Cove. Is this the right way?


 * Cruiser: You bet! (makes him jump) Want to race?


 * Elias: Okay.

(Elias leaves first, but a crackling Cruiser is revealed to be much faster. After a biff, Cruiser leaves, Elias, whose annoyed, behind. Trawler and Smacky are hiding behind a rock when Trawler sees Cruiser. He rushes to the trap.)


 * Trawler: Hey! Stop, you plastic tub, you!

(Cruiser speeds over the trap and takes it with him. One of the ends snaps off the branch and lands tightly on Trawler)


 * Trawler: Oh no!

(He is strangled as a runaway Cruiser makes circles. Finally, Cruiser stops, tied up to Trawler)


 * Trawler: Switch off your engine, you klutz!


 * Cruiser: Well, if it isn’t Trawler.


 * Trawler: What kind of nonsense is this?!


 * Cruiser: It’s hardly my fault.

(Elias tows the two boats to the shipyard where Goliath resigns fixing boats)


 * Trawler: That’s ridiculous!


 * Cruiser: What kind of a moron would string up a net like that?


 * Goliath: And here I thought I’ve seen it all… What are you up to at this hour? Trawler, Cruiser and… (smiles at the unidentified rescue boat)


 * Elias: Elias. I’m Cozy Cove’s new rescue boat.


 * Goliath: Well I’ll be darned. I’m Goliath.

(he lifts Trawler and Cruiser into the two drydocks.)


 * Goliath: They’ll be in good hands, Elias.


 * Elias: Good, that means I can finally head over to Cozy Cove.

(Elias arrives at the harbour. He is excited, but the ridients are awfully quiet)


 * Elias: Hello. I’m Elias, Cozy Cove’s new rescue boat.

(No one replies. Crane and Fishmonger look at each other gloomily)


 * Elias: This is Cozy Cove. Isn’t it?


 * Frekke: (to Sentimentale) Say something!


 * Sentimentale: Eh… Yes.


 * Smacky: I just want to say, welcome to Cozy Cove, Elias.


 * Everyone Else: Welcome to Cozy Cove, Elias.

(They smile, but after that, they return to frowning and looking at each other)


 * Elias: Don’t I get some sort of welcome party?


 * Crane: I’m sorry this didn’t turn out like you expected, but you see, the crate-

(cuts to nighttime and Crane is still talking. Smacky has gone back to sleep.)


 * Crane: We didn’t open it until today, which was a bit late. We really wanted to… Anyway, that’s why there is no party for you. I’m sorry Elias.


 * Elias: It’s all right. I’m so tired, all I want to do is get some sleep.

(Elias moors at an empty quayside.)


 * Sentimentale: (singing) When the sun slowly sets into the sea behind Big Blinky. And the wind lays itself to rest and the waves lap the shore. Go to sleep, my little friend. Sleep peacefully and deep. Because in this harbour of ours we will make sure that everyone’s safe and sound… 

(at that point, Elias is fast asleep)