J:: Isaac, Taylor and Zac welcome to Live and Kicking!
(ZAC Jumps from his little area onto Jamie)
J: Argh! (Catches Zac) No Stage diving on this show!
Z: WHY NOT?
J: I don’t know where that came from? Is this yours? (Gives something to ZAC)
T: Is this yours?
J: Oh well it would have to be mine!
J: Now listen there are thousands of people who want to give you a call and want to have a chat so fellas? Phone number take it away!!!
I: The phone number is a ....
T: 1...1...1
I: 4...er..
J: 0181....
T: Play the Jingle!!
J: oh forget it play the jingle! I thought we went through this!!!!
Z: It was 0..1..
I: 0181..the 0
mitch: They weren’t very good were they??
J: 0181 811 8181.
Z: 8..4..
J: Right we’ll try it again
I: Right there’s a 1. (Spend a while thinking about the number is...)
J: Now it’s time to be lifted to Cloud nine with Zoe. (Hanson all look around dreamily)
Zoe: Yes all of the girls have gone weak at the knees Let’s welcome those brothers...Zac, Isaac and Taylor Hanson!
I: Ladies and Gentlemen our sister ZOE!!!OH SORRY she’s not really our sister.
Zoe: Sister? I’m more like your mother! Ok let’s go on...
I: She’s really our older sister....oh She’s not that old!!!
Zoe: Thank you! You know people have started to call me Grandma around here! Ok let’s go straight to line one. Who’s the lucky lass on line one.
Caller: Hi it’s Gemma!
Zoe: Hi Gemma. Is it true you have about 60 of your friends staying over?
Caller: Yep!
Zoe: Well do they want to say hello?
Caller: Hi...HIIIIIIIIIIII( Screams)
T: Are you sure that’s 60??
Zoe: Anyway you’re through to the boys what’s your question?
Caller: hi hanson... Has your family relationship changed since you’ve become famous?
I: No...
T: Not at all no..
I: We’re the same people we were you know a long time ago...
T: Weird, Goofy and you know...
Z: And stooopid!
I: yeah crazy....
Zoe: Often do you get to see your other brothers and sisters?
I: We see them quite a bit...
T: A lot of the times they travel with us, and usually we travel in a big group but if it’s, like, a short trip then we just travel alone.
Z: It’s weird!! We’re talking on the TV on the phone?
I: This is weird!
Z: It doesn’t quite make sense!
I: This is awkward!
Zoe: It’s awkward? I’m sorry! Well thanks for calling Gemma!!
Z: BUHBYEEEEEEEEEEE!!
Zoe: Ok Matty you’ve got a question?
(Girl in crowd): Out of all the things you’ve seen what’s been your best experience so far?
I: ooooh!
T: I don’t know that’s hard!...Being on Live and Kicking!!
I: THE BEST! So cool!
T: EVER!
I: Umm..the thing is there are so many different cultures so many different countries it’s hard to...
T: People say what’s your favourite country what’s your favourite thing you’ve done but it’s impossible to say because since MMMbop and everything happened I guess you could say we’ve done..we’ve travelled around the world and seen so many things I mean it’s just been CRAZY!
I: It’s all a blur in your mind You don’t remember anything!
T: Like what’s today? I have no idea..
Z: Today is....
Zoe: Saturday!
Z: Nope..it’s
I: Monday!
Z: NO!!!
Zoe: Let’s go back to the phones..who’s on line 2?
Caller: Hi it’s Mandy! Hi Hanson!
Z: HELLO!!!
Caller: Do you think any of your brothers and sisters will join the band in the near future??
I: um...I would actually be Suprised!
T: A LOT of people ask that I think that really you want them to do what they want to do. You want them to do..You we do it because we love music but if they..You want them to do the same thing. (um...)
I: Yeah so if- I guess they do want to join our band. You know.
T: We’ll see what happens.
I: If it’s something they want to do well see what happens!
Zoe:What instruments would they play ..you know backing...?
Z: Drum, Bass, you know I think they might like do TUBA and clarinet!
I: Trombone....Sorry...(does a Louie Armstrong impression) We could do like a Louie Armstrong..we could play..
Zoe: That’s a very good Louie Armstrong
I: (Still doing Louie)Ah ha!
Z: BYEEE!!!
Zoe: Ah Chloe!
Chloe: um I enjoy going to school to see my friends. Do you think you’ve lost out on the opportunity to make friends cause you didn’t go to school!?
I:...WE DON’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS!!!!
T: YOU KNOW!! Wait why am I talking to the phone?
Z: (drops his phone)
I: HELLO? IS THERE A FRIEND ON THIS LINE?
Z: hello? WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?
T: HELLO? FRIENDS HOT LINE? I’d like to Phone friends hot line. I NEED A FRIEND NOW! ((*LOL*))
ZOE: Do You have a tutor or someone who teaches you....Your Dad teaches you?
T: Our parents teache us..
I: Yeah..
Z: opps! I BROKE THE PHONE!!!
I: Yeah we have plenty of friends! And things like that...
Zoe: Do you have to do exams?
I: Stuff like that....
T: ...You know this is like politics...She just asked us a question and we didn’t answer it!
Zoe: I know! Huh hah! What’s that all about? Anyway we’ve got a great competition and ZAC’S GOING TO show us.....you did a lovely demonstration earlier on!
Z: We have aaaaaaa.....
I: Lovely....: What is it?
Z: Sweater!
Zoe: and what else have you got?
Z: We’ve also got (chucks the sweater into in the bin in front of the camera) A MIDDLE OF NOWHERE CD....And...
T: Wait....you can’t throw that! Wait you can’t break it!
Z: (THROWS IT ANYWAY) and we have...
I: Snowed in CD.
Z: Snowed in
Zoe starts talking but Zac isn’t shutting up! And Zac is still throwing things around.
Zoe: I’ll just let him carry on..And what’s the question Isaac!!!
Mitch: No wonder they don’t have any friends...
I: OK..The question is.....
Mitch: Too noisy..
I: I’m talking on the phone..yes uh the question is WHAT IS OUR COLLECTIVE AGE?
ZOE: Thank you very much HANSON!!
Z: I’m sorry I broke your phone!
Mitch: Zoe before you go on can I just congratulate you for doing the whole interview with a spoldge of marmalade on you right cheek!!
Everyone: UUURGH!!!