ANOKA MEADOWS

Creator: Ernie Johnson
Age rating: Everyone
An animated feature about ten-year old Chase's dream. His dream takes his family on a covered wagon trip to California to find gold, during the California gold rush. Along the way, however, one of the wagons finds Anoka Meadows and The Enchanted Forest.
Project collaboration: Open
Full synopsis
Synopsis: Anoka Meadows is an animated feature. Gerrin, pronounced Jerrin, was a real boy who died before his 5th birthday, and is portrayiyed in this screenplay by the character Gerrin. The screenplay is dedicated to Gerrin and the family who loved him so.

Ten year old Chase is an average pre-teen boy, who does whatever it takes to get out of doing his chores. On one of his trips to the hayloft, he has a dream. In this dream his family lives in the mountain of North Carolina and they are about to embark on a covered wagon trip to California to become rich by finding gold.

Papa A.J. and Nana Jen's covered wagon takes a different route to California and end up finding Anoka Meadows and The Enchanted Forest

Anoka Meadows is protected by Anoka The Oak tree, who keeps an eye out on the walnut groves.

In The Enchanted Forest, Queen Isabella rules. Princess Lorona, her daughter, is endowed with magical powers, but they can only be used inside the Enchanted Forest. Princess Loronna can leave the Enchanted Forest, but her powers are usless outside.

When Papa A.J. and Nana Jen get settled in, at Anoka Meadows, it's up to Barney the Bear and Princess Lorona to help them want to stay. Using her magical powers, from The Enchanted Forest, Princess Lorona instantly builds a cabin, barn, and more.

Young Gerrin is deter,ined to find the mother lode of gold. His closest friends, Big Bear and Bear-Bear, his teddies, told him he'd find gold in bear caves. The first morning after they slept in the new cabin, Gerrin takes off into the forest, with his teddies, in search for gold in bear caves. Barney the Bear, using magic from the enchanted forest, ses to it that young Gerrin is not disappointed.

Once in the forest, Gerrin is under the protection of Princess Lorona, who allows Gerrin the freedom to be inquisitive and find the mother lode of gold. Barney also keeps an eye on the young lad.

By the time Princess Lorona brings Gerrin to The Enchanted Forest City, most of his family is already there. Only Dan and Harmony's wagon is still making it's way to the Enchanted Forest.

Once Dan and the rest of them make it to The Enchanted Forest, Queen Isabeel seeks Dan and Harmony's presence in her quarters. A wedding is in order, and the Queen allows Harmony to have it the way she wants it.

Oncde the wedding is over, Queen Isabella welcomes all the famileis to the area and builds a town, instantly, with cabins for them to stay in.

Back in reality, Papa A. J. goes looking for Chase, who was supposed to be milking the cows, and finds him in the hayloft asleep.

With the dream broken, and Chase wanting to get back to it, when he finally does so, it's not quite the same dream, with an unexpected ending.

Latest Work

  • Script 1 - Ernie's Original Draft
    12/20/10
    Creative Notes:
    Anoka Meadows is an animated feature. It's about one boy's dream to take his family on a covered wagon adventure to the west coast and California during the height of the California gold rush. Talking animals is always fun and they can be as amusing as humans, and are so in this funny tale about Anoka Meadows.
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