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DEREK THE DREAMER

Logline

“A 12 year old boy with a huge imagination and ability to dream up just about anything, takes you into his dreams for a thrilling and exciting adventure each time.”

Summary Of Show

~Derek Sanders is known for his original and fun dreams. He is the ultimate dreamer and when he purchases a dream catcher he sees his dreams are all changing and suddenly have purpose to them. He has a job to fix something in each destination he has dreamed himself away too. Along side him are his three dream friends of his named Scotch, Caption Obvious and Dream Queen. They are all out to solve the problems together. In each episode the characters seem to change physical appearance but their personalities and voices remain the same. They are something similar to Dora The Explorer's talking backpack. Once the problem is solved everyone transforms back into them selves and Derek usually wakes up.

Characters

Derek Sanders

~He's the kid everyone knows but doesn't talk to. Derek isn't very social at school and keeps to himself. Once you get to know him, you can find that his personality is outgoing and fun. You've just got to give him a chance to open up to you. In his original dreams, you could find him dreaming about the same topics like baseball, and girls. Especially a certain girl named Rachel, which he has had a crush on from when he started liking girls. He believes that buying that dream catcher was the best thing he has ever bought. It brought him to Scotch, Caption Obvious and Dream Queen.

Scotch

~Squared glasses, blue jeans and flippy blonde hair. Scotch is just a normal character. His brains are his only true power. His brain could match a computer because he knows just about anything on every subject. He is the smarter one of the bunch and the strongest. His muscles seem small but are opposite of that. He could lift any weight if he had to. Bronze and brains, something he doesn't like having. He hates that people expect that from him. But he doesn't show it, he likes to keep his thoughts to himself. In his left jean pocket you can find an endless supply of sour patch kids.

Caption Obvious

~His physical appearance is nothing special. But definitely something that you can't miss. His overall image is 'a wanna be super hero', his orange cape, blue spandex pants and polka dot gloves are his most prized possession. His freaky eye brow movements and outbursts are what makes him so memorable. He's out to help people and is doing anything but that. Caption Obvious tends to make situations worst then better. His every move can be guessed before he does it, which makes him Caption Obvious. He's the dumbest of the dumb. His body is very short and tiny with no tone or muscles at all.

Dream Queen

~With a crown, silk gown and wave technique mastered. Dream Queen is a true queen or so she thinks she is. With a name with queen in it, you would think she was royalty but she's not. Just a very bubbly, happy girl and a dream to some day be a queen in her own kingdom with knights in shiny armor, flowerbeds miles long and friendly forest creatures to greet her at her bedroom window. Her deep blue eyes and killer eyelashes are her key to looking so beautiful. With her wavy golden brown, she has to ability to whip it and make whatever she wants appear in front of her.

Setting

~The setting in each of the episodes is different in every episode. You can find that Derek dreams himself and his friends away to places like space, where the sky may appear dark from planet earth but when is space is very bright and almost like daylight. A farm, fills with smelly farm animals, mutty grounds and tons of chores to be done. Under the sea, with wide open water and millions of creatures you have to see to believe are real. A movie set, with various cameras, props galore and talented actors. You can find all four of them in a different setting each time.

Storyline For The Season

Episode 1 – 'A Dream World' In the season opener, Derek buys a dream catcher and suddenly starts having dreams that are meaningful and have purpose. He meets three of the coolest people named Scotch, Caption Obvious and Dream Queen in a place called Perfect Town. Three friends who have been waiting for Derek most of their lives. It's all of their responsibility to solve the problems in each of the destinations they have been dreamt to.

Episode 2 – 'Stars, rockets and planets' Derek dreams of going to space and is surprised to find that Scotch, Caption Obvious and Dream Queen are there as well. But not as themselves completely. Scotch is a mini rocket, Caption Obvious is a meter and Dream Queen is a star. Derek just appears to be in a space suit but now all four of them have to find out why they are in space. They soon figure out that the planets are in the wrong order and have to some how put them in the correct order.

Episode 3 – 'Chores, crops and cows' He wakes up in a old creaky bed and looks outside to find out that he has dreamt himself onto a farm. But he can't seem to find his dream friends. He begins to walk to downstairs and hears the calls of Caption Obvious, who appears to be a broom. A broom with tiny little eyes, mouth and nose. Curious about where his other two friends may be, Derek grabs the broom and heads out to the barn to find Dream Queen as a cow and Caption Obvious a chicken. There problem is to fix the barn door, so the animals can't open the door by themselves and escape anymore.

Episode 4 – 'Corals, sand and no fish' Derek is under water and breathing out of a breathing tank and flapping his flippers to keep from sinking. He's in the ocean and Dream Queen seems to be a mermaid, Scotch is a sea turtle and an approaching is a shark, who is soon revealed to be Caption Obvious. Swimming around together they all notice that there are no fish to be seen and figure that is there mission. To find where all the fish are and put them where they should be.

Episode 5 – 'Flashy lights, peace signs and wacky hair' Derek has dreamt them into a disco era. And since he was never around in 80's, the dream appears half right for he can only dream what his parents have told him about the dances. Finding his friends, is quite difficult but when he does, Dream Queen is the shining disco ball in the room, Caption Obvious is a record and Scotch is a pair of bell bottoms that someone has left behind. There situation in this era is to encourage the people who tend to sit or stand out while everyone dances to go out and dance like everyone else.

Episode 6 -'Toppings, flour and rolling pins' All four of them have ended up at a Pizza Place. Derek is there delivery boy, with a license to drive. He finds Caption Obvious as a ball of dough, Scotch as a random pepperoni on the floor and Dream Queen as an un-used roller pin. Grabbing the guys and going to make a delivery they find it was a prank caller who order the pizza and gave a fake address. This has been happening a lot and the Pizza Place is losing money. They try and find the person behind it and stop them from order pizzas.

Episode 7-'Dinosaurs, cavemen and fire' Derek has dreamt them way, way back. They are in the stone age, where dinosaurs exist and cave men walk around. Derek is a cave man himself, he can barely speak english and every time he tries talking, only a mumble comes out. He discovers that Dream Queen is a cave woman, Scotch is a flame on a stick and Caption Obvious is a rock. There mission is to help the local cave people in building a home to guard them from the disastrous dinosaurs who attack them and to teach them how to make a fire to stay warm.

Episode 8-'Books, computers and comfy chairs' Derek has dreamt them to one of his favourite places to be. The library, a building full of free books and comforable chairs. Realizing he is in the there, he quickly begins his search for his friends. Finding Scotch as a library card, Dream Queen a child storybook and Caption Obvious as a 

Episode 9 -'Rolling balls and striking pins' They have been dreamt into a bowling alley. It doesn't take Derek long to find Caption Obvious where he puts on his bowling shoes and finds him as his left shoe. Scotch is a bowling ball and a popular one at that. A shiny lime green ball that is the ball everyone wants to roll. It takes awhile to pry him from the kids at the bowling alley but he finally does. He sees that Dream Queen is a un-used alley. She won't be much use or be able to come with the guys as they search for the problem and soon find that a kid near by is sitting out and hiding in the corner. They convince him, that not everyone is good at everything and he should try bowling anyway.

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Episode 11 -'Cameras, lights, action' They are at the making of a movie. Derek wears the director's cap and shortly finds out that everyone is at him for answers. Handing the cap over to the coffee guy, he slips away to take a breather and finds Scotch as a curtain prop, Caption Obvious as a old film cassette and Dream Queen in a near by garbage can as a half eaten donut. What they have to succeed in doing is to help Lenny the donut guy show his real skills in acting to everyone in the studio.

Episode 12 -'Sweaty kids, soccer moms and water bottles' They're at a local soccer game. Derek knows most of the people there and has never really dreamt of the real world he's living in. He finds Scotch as a dirty soccer ball, Dream Queen a leaky water bottle and Caption Obvious as a whistle. The one soccer teams seems to be cheating and they have to stop them and teach them to play fair.

Episode 13-'A Bad Dream' Derek begins dreaming and can't see to find Scotch, Caption Obvious or Dream Queen.

Target Audience

~The target audience is for a younger generation. The show was designed to keep young kids into it and interested. It teaches them the difference between right and wrong. How that helping is good for you and is a good skill to have throughout life. The lovable and fun characters are great to watch and follow along with. Their witting personalities and different body give great originality to the show. The show is rated 'g' for everyone.

How To Beat The Competition

~In the tv world, cartoons aren't very popular. They aren't award winning shows but they can be winners in a child's eyes. The mood/style given off in the show is very happy and fun. At the ending of each show you can see yourself with a smile on your face. The tv show name may not be very appealing or original. But the show itself is- a boy with dreams, original enough. What gives it's originality is the characters. Their lovable personalities stay the same but their physical appearance changes for each episode. Giving it a new look on the character every episode. And the setting in each episode is different and interesting. Some shows are based all in one place or a few places. In Derek's dream world, it's different every time. A new destination, exciting place to see every time. One of the things you can also find with this show is that it's simple. Four dream best friends set out to solve the problems of others. It's a show that is easy to follow and doesn't go all over the place.