The Porch Boogie/A Very Monstrous Game Show (feat. Christy Carlson Romano)

The Story Pirates track down Nimene, who has become a top fashion designer for an eccentric mathematician (Christy Carlson Romano). Featuring two new stories: “Porch Boogie,” a song about porches that detach from their houses and start a dance party, written by Elias, a 4 year old from Washington, and “A Very Monstrous Game Show,” a story about the only game show where contestants genetically engineer terrifying monsters to win the Golden Gross Thing, by an 11 year old from Utah named Charlie.

Scroll down for the original stories behind the episode!

Illustration by Camila Franklin

The Porch Boogie

by Elias, age 4, Washington

There was a Porch Party where all the house porches were dancing. There was a magic notebook that had made all the porches start to dance. But there was a problem the porches were getting really tired they couldnt stop dancing. A giant had bonked the notebook with his head and broken it. A builder was supposed to work on one of the houses but he couldnt get into it because the porch was part of the dance party. So the builder decided to fix it. He fixed it with super glue and all the porches stopped dancing. All the porches went to sleep and everyone was able to move back into their houses.

Our adaptation of “The Porch Boogie” was written and produced by Jack Mitchell

A Very Monstrous Game Show

by Charlie, age 11, Utah

Game show host : Welcome back to the Monstrous game show! The only game show where contestants genetically engineer terrifying monsters to win....... The golden gross thing. Still have no idea what it is. We haven't had a winner yet because the monsters end up eating the contestants. And the hosts. I'm literally the thirty-first host on the show. Anyway, let's meet todays five contestants!

First, hailing from the Isle of the Monkeyfrogs, it's.... Beans Finklenose!!

Beans: Hello, or as they say on my island.... Ooh-ooh-Ribbit!

Game show host: what brings you to Monstrous game show?

Beans: Well, growing up on the Isle of the monkeyfrogs, I have experience with

mutated creatures, so, when I first heard of this show, I was all, ooh, I could win this thing. So here I am.

Game show host: Up next, hailing from the country: Schoolcafeteriasurlylunchladyland, It's Marge Whatisinthatsoup

Marge: Let's get cooking.

Game show host: So Marge, why are you here?

Marge: I'm a cafeteria lunch lady, and because half of what I make turns to life and tries to eat my students, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to win this.

Game show host: Next up, from the town of Mechanimacani, It's Chuck Greasesock!

Chuck: I got no clever greetings. Just tough, rough, mechanic stuff.

Game show host: Chuck, why did you decide to come here?

Chuck: I'm a mechanic, and I build monster trucks. I bet, if i just make a truck, and pour some toxic waste on it, I'll have a decent monster.

Game show host: next up, from the island of mauritus, it's....... Bob the guy who totally isn't a living dodo in a robot suit and a trenchcoat.

Bob the dodo: Squak-I mean- Hi, I'm a normal human guy!

Game show host: Bob, why are you a contestant.

Bob: Totally not because I'm an evil genius dodo who is using the equipment on this show to create a monster to take over the world.

Game show host: Okay..... anyway, on to our last cotestant, from Normalville, it's... Avery boringdesk.

Avery: Hi?

Game show host: Avery, I must ask, why are you standing here with me?

Avery: I was trying to order a pizza, but I clicked the wrong website link.

I still haven't gotten that pizza.

Game show host: Alright contestants, you know the drill, go to your genetical engineering labs and create your fiends! While you make your monsters, It's time for a commercial break!

Commercial music plays.

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Commercial music ends.

Gameshow host: Aand, we're back! Our contestants have created their monsters, and first up, It's Beans.

Beans: Well I have created a monster I call, Monkeyfrogzilla! Like a monkeyfrog, but bigger, with spikes and atomic breath!

Monkeyfrogzilla: GRRRROOOOOAAR. Croak. Ooh-ooh!

Gameshow host: Wow! Impressive. Next up, It's Marge.

Marge: All right, so this big boy I call: Greaselump. He's a big blob, made out of Pizza, Salad, Nacho's , and more!

Greaselump: MMMMM...Greaselump Hungry! NUMNUMNUMNUM!

Gameshow host: Somehow cute in an ugly kind of way. Next, It's Chuck!

chuck: I made an actual MONSTER truck. headlights for eyes, a tow truck tow for a tail, and little horns on the top.

Monster truck: (Engine noises)

Game show host: Simply monstrous. Bob? your up.

Bob the dodo: I created: Dodosaurus rex. Like a t.rex, but with feathers and a beak.

Dodosaurus rex: Swqraaarrkk!!!!

Game show host: Most impressive! All right, last of all is Avery.

Avery: Okay, so it was really hard, but I finally created Fluffball. A big, fuzzy ball with arms and legs, and a big smiley face.

Fluffball: HUGS!!! Want hugs!!!!

Game show host: You could fall asleep in that fur! That's everyones monster, so now, the judges will decide!

(Judges muttering.)

Game show host: And the winner is...... Marge!!!! Marge, come collect the Golden gross thing! Marge? Marge?

Greaselump: Me Eat Lady! Yummy!!!

Game show host: Uh-oh.

Greaselump: The End!

Roll Call Stories

Every Grandma & Grandpa Lives in Boston

by Ellie, age 7, Maryland

Every grandma and grandpa lives in Boston but 2 still lived in New York City. Then a superhero named Leah got them and said it’s ok, you’re going to Boston to be with all the other grandparents. She took their things and put them in a new house in Boston. So all the grandparents had a party. Meanwhile a family in Ohio was driving to New York City to visit their grandparents. When they got there they weren’t in their home. They were in Boston. So then the family had to drive to Boston to be reunited with their grandparents.

The Story Story

by Arlo, age 11, Australia

Gewy Gew

by Willow, age 9, Alabama