The Mysterious Ticking Noise

The Mysterious Ticking Noise

What is that mysterious ticking noise?

Artist:

Cinema Rocketry

Released:

March 23, 2007

Length:

2:06

Link:

YouTube
MP3

Cast:

Neil (Harry, Ron, Hermione, Voldemort, Snape, Dumbledore)

Crew:

Emmy, Alora and Julie on puppets

Snape hears a strange ticking sound. Love ensues.

This video is Neil’s most viewed short film to date, and possibly most viewed creation on the net, with well over 60 million views on YouTube as of June 20, 2009. This even tops The Ultimate Showdown’s views on Newgrounds.

Transcript

(Stage appears, curtain opens, theme music plays)
(The Potter Puppet Pals sign pops up and goes back down. “The Mysterious Ticking Noise” sign comes up. Camera zooms in. It goes back down as the constant mysterious ticking noise in the background starts.)
Snape: What is that mysterious ticking noise?
Snape (mumbling): Not over here, not over there…
(Stops and looks to his left and right)
Snape: Kinda…catchy.
(Continues bobbing, and now starts talking to a beat)
Snape: Snape, Snape, Severus Snape. Snape, Snape, Severus Snape.
Dumbledore: (pops up) Dumbledore!
Snape: Snape, Snape, Severus Snape.
Dumbledore: (pops up) Dumbledore!
(Loop continues again, and then Ron pops up)
Ron: (as Snape is talking) Ron, Ron, Ron WEASLEY!
(his loop continues as such, and after another, Hermione pops up)
Hermione: Hermione, Hermione!
(Others loop)
Hermione: Hermione! Hermione, Hermione.
(Harry pops up while Hermione joins the loop)
Harry: Harry Potter, Harry Potter, UH! Harry Potter, Harry Potter, yeah!
(Others loop)
Harry: Harry Potter, Harry Potter, UH! Harry Potter, Harry Potter, that’s me!
(Looping stops)
(Back and forth, progressively faster)
Harry: Harry!
Snape: Snape!
Harry: Harry!
Snape: Snape!
Harry: Harry!
Snape: Snape!
Harry: Harry!
Snape: Snape!
Harry: Harry!
Snape: Snape!
Harry: Harry!
Snape: Snape!
Harry: Harry!
Snape: Snape!
Dumbledore: (naked) DUMBLEDORE!
Hermione: Her…mione!
(Looping begins again, but Harry has a different loop)
Harry: Harry Potter, I’m Harry Potter.
(Others loop)
Harry: Harry Potter, Harry Harry Potter.
(Looping stops)
All: Singin’ a song, all day long at HOOOOG…WAAARTS!
Ron: I found the source of the ticking! It’s a pipe bomb!
Harry and Hermione: Yayyyy!
(Dumbledore and Snape look at each other)
(Ticking stops, a huge, fake looking explosion happens. Chunks of puppet flesh fall.)
(Voldemort pops up)
Voldemort: Muhuhuhahahaha!
(Voldemort starts tapping his wand on the stage)
Voldemort: (To the tune of The Chordettes’ song Lollipop) Voldemort, Voldemort, ooh Voldy Voldy Voldy Voldemort!
(“The End” sign comes up, curtains close most of the way, then some hand pop out the middle and pull them all the way shut)

Trivia

• The tune of this song (with Tony drumming) was sung at Lemonic Demonade 2007 by Neil and various audience members. (MP3)