The First Take

The First Take
Season:	Shorts
Production code:	N/A
Broadcast number:	1
Written by:	ND Stevenson Todd Casey
Storyboards by:	Mark Ackland Ben Balistreri
Directed by:	Dave Thomas
Disney XD US Premiere:	July 20, 2015

"The First Take" is the first short in the Wander Over Yonder shorts. In this short, Lord Hater tries to destroy Wander on live television.

Plot Overview

Lord Hater interrupts a TV broadcast to once again declare himself "the Greatest in the Galaxy", and is about to destroy Wander. Wander sees that they are being broadcast live and decides to give some shout-outs to a few friends, while Hater, on the other hand, tries to cut the headmission.

Transcript

For a full transcript of The First Take, click here.

Gallery

The image gallery for The First Take may be viewed here.

Production information

• According to Dave Thomas in the comments page of the YouTube version of this short, this short was one of four animated at Mercury Filmworks, before the move to Boulder Media.

International Premieres

• January 3, 2016 (Disney Channel Israel)

Trivia

• When Wander proclaims that he and Lord Hater are pals, Lord Hater then says that they are not pals and that he has been trying to stop him for a year and a half, which refers to the length of the show so far, thus breaking the fourth wall.
• Fifth time Hater proclaims himself as "Number One Superstar!" ("The Greatest", "The Picnic", "The Prisoner", "The Buddies")
• Hater once again claims he is the "Greatest in the Galaxy!" ("The Greatest", "The Funk")

Continuity

• Wander gives shout-outs to Sylvia, Prince Cashmere ("The Troll"), Westley ("The Little Guy"), the Binglebops ("The Greatest"), and Beeza ("The Ball").

Cast

• Jack McBrayer as Wander
• Keith Ferguson as Lord Hater

References

Previous: None

Shorts

Next: "The Smile"

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