Baby Black Panther: The Tiny King — Episode One: The Tiny Protector

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“### Baby Black Panther: The Tiny King A 15-minute 3D animated superhero comedy • Episode 1: The Tiny Protector  The concept: A five-year-old Black boy with incredible strength and a secret identity lives in a mixed neighborhood alongside Black families and families from different countries. At home, he is a playful little boy who still seeks the comfort of breastfeeding from his mother. At school, he is a tiny superhero who secretly protects his friends, family, and teachers. His superhero team has the feel of a big international team-up adventure, with original characters, unique powers, funny personalities, and exciting teamwork. ### Meet the heroes  Baby Panther — The Tiny King Age: 5 Super strength, short bursts of super-speed, powerful jumps, and a purple energy shield. He is brave but still learning to control his strength. His biggest weakness is that he gets distracted by snacks.  Snowbolt Age: 7 A white neighbor with ice powers. Clever, calm, and the team's planner. She can create slippery ice patches and small protective ice walls.  Thunder Boy Age: 6 A Black neighbor who creates controlled sparks and pulses of electricity. Funny and energetic, he sometimes makes his own hair stand straight up.  Shadow Spark Age: 7 A South Asian neighbor who can turn invisible for short periods. She is quiet, observant, and brilliant at finding clues. ### Complete 15-minute screenplay Animation format: 3D cartoon • Dialogue-driven • Comedy, action and family adventure ### Scene 1 — The Little Boy Who Wouldn't Wake Up 0:00–2:00 • Family home • Morning  \[Opening music plays. The camera moves across a peaceful neighborhood filled with families heading to work and school.\] NARRATOR: In Harmony Heights, people from different backgrounds live together, help one another, and occasionally argue over whose football is the best. But nobody knows that the smallest house on Maple Street hides the neighborhood's biggest secret. MUM: Baby Panther! Wake up! It's time for school! BABY PANTHER: Five more minutes, Mummy. MUM: You said that five minutes ago. BABY PANTHER: That was yesterday's five minutes. His father, DAD, enters carrying a school uniform. DAD: Young man, are you going to school today or should we register your pillow? Baby Panther springs out of bed. His feet touch the floor, and he accidentally jumps straight through a pile of pillows, landing neatly in his school trousers. DAD: How did you put on your trousers before touching the floor? BABY PANTHER: Practice, Daddy. DAD: I need that practice. At breakfast, Baby Panther eats three pancakes, two bananas, and a bowl of cereal. MUM: Where does all that food go? BABY PANTHER: Into my future, Mummy. His mother laughs and hugs him. At bedtime, he sometimes still seeks breastfeeding for comfort, a private family habit his parents consider part of his babyish need for reassurance. The subject is kept within the family, while his neighbors have occasionally noticed that he still behaves like a much younger child. DAD: Remember, little man. B”