The Giant of Nod

The Giant of Nod
Season:	1
Production code:	7a
Broadcast number:	7a
	Written by:
	Cliff Ruby; Elana Lesser
	Broadcast Information
	PBS Kids Premiere:
	September 21, 1999
	Paired with
	"The Big Sleepover"

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The Giant of Nod is the first segment of the seventh episode of the first season of Dragon Tales. In this episode, Zak and Wheezie are about to become musical idols.

Summary[]

Zak and Wheezie practice for tonight's concert hosted by Quetzal at Singing Springs, however they bicker over various songs they wanted to play and disturb the nap of a twelve-inch creature known eponymously as "The Giant of Nod", that trapp them in a tree trunk, so it's up to them to save the gang so they can make it to the concert.

Plot[]

TBA

Cast[]

Transcript[]

The Giant of Nod (transcript)

Memorable Quotes[]

Zak: Thank you. Thank you, one and all.
Wheezie: (bored yawning)
Emmy: Okay, your turn, Wheezie.
Wheezie: WHOA! Get ready to wiggle and jiggle!
(music with rap beat starts playing)
Wheezie: (rapping): I'm a singin' dragon and Wheezie is my name! Come on everyone and play my singin' game! Ah, ooh ooh ah, ooh ooh!

Home Video release[]

N/A

Goofs[]

When Max and Emmy fight over the firefighter's hat, a splotch of white paint can be seen behind Max for a split second.
When the series was made available for Amazon Prime, it is titled Giant of Not.
Among belongings Ord scoops out trying to look for a snack while the gang are trapped, is a #1 pool ball. The mistake is that the outer part is green. In billiards, that number ball is yellow, while it is the 6 ball and the stripe on the 14 ball that are green.

Notes and Trivia[]

This episode marked:

Zak and Wheezie sing the lullaby "Rock-a-Bye Baby". Wheezie's version is strong and loud while it is then Zak's version is gentle and soft (each on their own style).
Some of the scenes with the music notes are would use for the show’s opening intro.
During Zak and Wheezie's discussion, it's revealed that Wheezie is the older twin because her head hatched from the egg three seconds before Zak's when they came into the world.
The first time someone other than Ord had their dragon badge glow. In this case, it's Zak and Wheezie.
The third episode where the dragons call the children to Dragon Land, the first two being "Knot a Problem" and "Zak's Song" but the second where any of the dragons hold the glowing scale as they wait, the first one, once again, being "Knot a Problem".
"Rock-a-Bye Baby" is Zak and Wheezie's duet.

v • e • d Dragon Tales Episodes

Season 1

To Fly With Dragons • The Forest of Darkness • To Kingdom Come • Goodbye Little Caterpoozle • Knot a Problem • Ord's Unhappy Birthday • Tails You Lose • Calling Dr. Zak • Pigment of Your Imagination • Zak's Song • Snow Dragons • The Fury Is Out On This One • The Giant of Nod • The Big Sleepover • A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words • The Talent Pool • Emmy's Dream House • Dragon Sails • Eggs Over Easy • A Liking To Biking • Sky Pirates • Four Little Pigs • Zak and the Beanstalk • A Feat On Her Feet • Not Separated At Birth • A Kite For Quetzal • Dragon Drop • Cassie Loves A Parade • A Cool School • Max's Comic Adventure • It Happened One Nightmare • Staying Within The Lines • Follow The Dots • A Smashing Success • Quibbling Siblings • Wheezie's Hairball • A Tall Tale • Stormy Weather • Blowin' In The Wind • No Hitter • Do Not Pass Gnome • Treasure Hunt • The Jumping Bean Express • Get Offa My Cloud • Backwards To Forwards • Sounds Like Trouble • The Greatest Show In Dragon Land • Prepare According To Instructions • Wheezie's Last Laugh • Frog Prints • Crash Landings • The Big Cake Mix-Up • Quetzal's Magic Pop-Up Book • My Way Or Snow Way • Sand Castle Hassle • True Blue Friend • Zak Takes A Dive • Under The Weather • My Emmy Or Bust • Light My Firebreath • Follow The Leader • Max And The Magic Carpet • Rope Trick • Baby Troubles • Small Time • Roller Coaster Dragon • Up, Up And Away • Wild Time • Bad Share Day • Whole Lotta Maracas Goin' On • Ord Sees The Light • The Ugly Dragling • Out With The Garbage • Lights, Camera, Dragons • Bully For You • The Great White Cloud Whale • To Do or Not to Do • Much Ado About Nodlings • Don't Bug Me! • Over And Over

Season 2

Lucky Stone • The Mefirst Wizard • Cassie Catches Up • Very Berry • Finders Keepers • Remember The Pillow Fort • Big Funky Cloud • Copy Cat • One Big Wish • Breaking Up Is Hard To Do • A New Friend • Have No Fear • Cassie, The Green-Eyed Dragon • Something's Missing • A Crown For Princess Kidoodle • Three's A Crowd • Knuck Knuck, Who's Where? • Just Desserts • Dragonberry Drought • A Snowman For All Seasons • I Believe In Me • Bye Bye Baby Birdie • Back To The Storybook • Dragon Scouts • The Serpent's Trail • Head Over Heels • Sticky Situation • Green Thumbs • Teasing Is Not Pleasing • Team Work • On Thin Ice • The Shape of Things To Come • Hide And Can't Seek • The Art of Patience • So Long Solo • Hands Together • Sneezy Does It • Try It You'll Like It • Just For Laughs • Give Zak A Hand • Make No Mistake • The Balancing Act • Room For Change • The Sorrow And The Party • The Grudge Won't Budge • Putting The Fun In Fun Houses • Puzzlewood • Let's Dance • Just the Two of Us • Cowboy Max

Season 3

To Fly With A New Friend • Rise And Bloom • Super Snow Day • Musical Scales • Hand In Hand • Sky Soccer • Making It Fun • Itching For A Cure • The Big Race • Lucky Stone • Max Loves A Train • A New Friend • El Dia del Maestro • Finn's Blankie • Let's Dance • Express Yourself • A Snowman For All Seasons • Prince For A Day • So Long Solo • The Balancing Act • A Small Victory • Feliz Cumpleaños, Enrique • On Thin Ice • Teasing Is Not Pleasing • Down The Drain • All That Glitters • Dragonberry Drought • A Crown For Princess Kidoodle • Play It And Say It • Moving On • Head Over Heels • All Together Now • Team Work • Making It Fun • The Sorrow And The Party • Itching For A Cure • Cassie Catches Up • Sad Little Star • Try It You'll Like It • The Big Race • Bye Bye Baby Birdie • Sky Soccer • Room For Change • Rise And Bloom • Dragon Scouts • Musical Scales • Something's Missing • Green Thumbs • Hand In Hand • Cassie, The Green-Eyed Dragon • Hello, Ms. Tipps • Super Snow Day • Make No Mistake • Finders Keepers • A Storybook Ending • Flip Flop • Just For Laughs