Pixie Air sketch - Mercorabilia

A follow-on from last month's Neverland sketch - this time with Tinkerbell as the star.

Tinkerbell: Hello everyone and welcome aboard Pixie Air Flight No. 1. We’re so thrilled you’ve chosen to fly with us today on our trip to Neverland. Now if you’ll just bear with us and we’ll be on our way soon.

Passenger A: Fantastic this – a mystery tour to a far off land. And we didn’t have to pay a penny.

Passenger B: I still say there’s got to be a catch.

Passenger A: What do you mean?

Passenger B: Well, for starters why haven’t we heard of this company before?

Passenger A: Because they’re new. Not been in the skies long. All the staff have tons of flying experience though. It said so on their website – a magical experience for all.

Tinkerbell (VO): Ok everyone – the plane’s been topped with pixie dust so all that is required now is some very happy thoughts and then off we go.

Passenger B: What was all that about?

Passenger A: No idea. Maybe pixie dust is a new type of fuel they use. Like an eco-friendly petrol.

Tinkerbell (VO): Oh dear. I’m afraid we’re still having a bit of trouble getting going. Could I ask everyone to please concentrate very hard on their happy thoughts and I’m sure we’ll soon be off.

Passenger A: Did I hear that right? They want us to get this thing going? I knew there was a catch.

Passenger B: What was all that about? Happy thoughts. What does that mean?

Passenger A: Excuse me, miss.

Tinkerbell: Yes.

Passenger A: I just wanted to ask – that last announcement about happy thoughts…

Tinkerbell: Yes, I hope you’re concentrating on yours. You see we rely on your happy thoughts to make the plane fly.

Passenger B: Well, what a load of rubbish. How on earth is that supposed to work?

Tinkerbell: Oh, now that’s hardly the attitude we need, is it?

Passenger A: So you’re telling me that if we all together think of very happy thoughts that this plane will take off?

Tinkerbell: Of course.

Passenger B: And what if we can’t?

Tinkerbell: Then it won’t

Passenger A: Oh, well. Might as well give it a go, I suppose.

<straining sounds>

<sound of something heavy moving>

Passenger A: What was that?

Tinkerbell: Oh, very good. We nearly had it then.

Passenger A: My goodness - it really works!

Tinkerbell: Of course it does. Now go on – try again.

Passenger A: Ok.

<straining sounds>

<sound of an airplane engine starting up and then a metallic judder as the plane begins to shake until eventually there is a collective reaction from the passengers as the plane lifts off>

Tinkerbell: Oh, well done everyone! We’re up.

Passenger A: Oh, at last. Does that mean we can stop thinking happy thoughts?

Tinkerbell: Well, not really. You see it’s happy thought that power the aeroplane.

Passenger A: So what happens if we stop thinking happy thoughts.

Tinkerbell: Um.

<sound of an airplane engine stuttering>

Passenger A: I see. Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts.

Passenger B: Just how long is this flight?

Tinkerbell: Oh, not long – we should be there by morning.

Passenger A: Morning?!?

Passenger B: I told you there was a catch.

Passenger A: Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts.

Passenger B: Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts. Happythoughts.