ETHAN THE BUILDER Episode 1 – “The Beginning”

That’s a beautiful origin story for your YouTube series Ethan the Builder — emotional, funny, and full of life. Let me polish and format it like a Series Episode 1 script-style narration so it’s ready for storytelling, animation, or voiceover use.

🧱 ETHAN THE BUILDER

Episode 1 – “The Beginning”

Release Date: June 21, 1980

🎬 Scene 1 – A Special Delivery

Location: Manchester, England – June 21, 1980

A hospital room, intense yet joyful.

Rose Briggs (in labor): "Honey... I think it's about to come."

Richard Briggs (panicked): "Wait! Let me take you to the doctor!"

[Cut to hospital]

After four long hours...

Doctor (smiling): "Congratulations!"

Rose (holding the baby): "He's beautiful..."

Richard: "What should we name him?"

Rose (softly): "Ethan."

Richard (smiling): "Ethan… what a beautiful name."

🎬 Scene 2 – Baby Steps and First Words

Year: 1982 – Living room

Ethan, now 2, wobbles and takes his first steps.

Rose: "Richard! Ethan just took his first steps!"

Richard (teary): "What a child..."

Rose (smiling): "Indeed."

Year: 1983 – Ethan’s 3rd birthday

Ethan speaks his first word: “Dada.”

Richard (beaming): "He said 'Dada'! I’m his first word!"

Rose: "Stop bragging, Richard!"

🎬 Scene 3 – Becoming a Big Brother

Year: 1988 – Ethan is 8

Ethan: "Daddy, what’s your next project? A plane?"

Richard: "Not now son… your mom's going into labor tomorrow."

Rose (screaming from the other room): "Honey, you're wrong! It’s today!"

Richard: "Oh no—"

[Cut to hospital]

Hours later, they return home with a baby girl.

Ethan: "She’s beautiful."

Richard: "I know."

Ethan: "What’s her name?"

Rose: "Emily."

Ethan: "Good name. A good name for a builder!"

They laugh together.

🎬 Scene 4 – A Furry Friend

Two months later, Ethan feels lonely.

Rose: "We got you something, Ethan."

Ethan (gasps): "A cat!"

Rose: "Say hello to your new friend."

Ethan: "I’m going to call you... Blueprint!"

Narration: “From that day on, Ethan called his cat 'Blueprints'—because one blueprint was never enough.”

🎬 Scene 5 – Love at BuilderCon

Year: 2009 – Ethan is 29

At a builder convention, Ethan meets someone...

Ethan (nervous): "Hi."

Claire: "Hi."

Emily (now 21, teasing): "Bro, take your shot!"

Ethan: "My name’s Ethan… what’s yours?"

Claire: "Claire. Let’s be friends—you seem nice."

Ethan (grinning): "Ooooo..."

Emily hits him playfully.

Later, Ethan tells Blueprints:

Ethan: "Blueprints, I met the most amazing lady today."

🎬 Scene 6 – The Proposal & New Life Begins

A few months later...

Ethan kneels in a café.

Ethan: "Claire, will you marry me?"

Claire: "Yes!"

They kiss.

Two weeks later, at their wedding:

Claire: "Ethan... I’m pregnant."

Ethan: "Best year of my life."

🎬 Scene 7 – The Birth of Ethan the Builder

Year: 2010

Ethan, now 30, sits with his best friend Aiden.

Aiden: "Mate, your builds are amazing. Put them online. There’s this site—YouTube."

Ethan: "Huh?"

Aiden: "Gimme your phone."

Aiden creates his channel.

Username: Ethan the Builder

Bio: “I’m new here, so if I mess up, don’t blame me, mate.”

Profile Pic: Ethan in builder gear

Banner: Wedding photo with Claire

Aiden: "All set. And hey, how’s that baby doing?"

Ethan: "Everything’s doing well, mate."

🎬 Scene 8 – The First Video

Ethan heads to the forest for one week.

He records on his phone:

Ethan: "Hi mate. I live in Manchester. Today, I’ll build a house… with no tools, no help, only nature."

He uses tree bark, sharp stones, and vines.

Builds walls. A door. Carves windows. A wooden bed.

He ends the video:

Ethan: "This is the end of my first video. See you, mate!"

He edits the video (struggling), names it:

“Building a House With No Resources”

Uploads it: 23 views, 5 likes, 3 comments

Ethan (smiling at the screen): “Not bad for day one.”

Returns home.

Ethan: "Claire, I’m back!"

Claire: "How was it?"

Ethan: "Hard... but worth it."

💬 TO BE CONTINUED...

🧱 “From a baby in Manchester to a builder with dreams — Ethan’s journey had just begun.”

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