Fishing

Donkey Hodie and Cousin Hodie head to Grampy's house for game day and play 'Grampy's Guppies,' a fishing game where you take turns catching guppies. Cousin is new and keeps missing, reeling in a radio and windows instead, while Donkey grows frustrated waiting for his turn. Grampy helps Donkey see that learning something new takes time, and Donkey starts cheering Cousin on instead. Cousin finally catches a guppy, and the cousins keep happily playing together.

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For 3-year-olds

Three-year-olds start to follow what happens next. Fishing works well here because it has a clear shape: get ready, wait, something happens. A child this age can hold that sequence in mind and feel the small tension of waiting. Choose a story where the waiting is shown rather than skipped, and where nobody is frightened or upset for long, so the quiet stretches feel safe instead of empty.

S01 E12

Little Bear

Fishing with Father Bear

Little Bear and Father Bear set out early to catch the biggest fish in the lake. They pack a picnic, row out in a boat, and Father Bear teaches Little Bear to be his first mate, showing him how to row and cast a line. While they wait, they talk about life at sea, share cookies and imagine what they might catch. They reel in only a small fish, and the day ends with the two of them playing and splashing together in the water.

S01 E06

Little Bear

Gone Fishing

Little Bear wants to catch a fish so Mother Bear can make fish soup, just like Father Bear would. He fishes by the pond, meets Owl, and lands a small real fish, then the two pretend to sail a big boat on the ocean where they imagine reeling in a halibut, an octopus, and even a whale. When his real fish seems to go missing, it turns up on his fishing rod. The family shares the soup together and Father Bear tells Little Bear he is a real fisherman, just like him.

S13 E01

Curious George

Camp George

recommended age co-watching from 3

When Marco misses summer camp after catching a cold, George decides to recreate the whole experience on the apartment building's roof. He remembers each activity Marco described, shops and gathers materials, and builds a camp with horseback riding, tetherball and a fishing pond. Marco arrives to a surprise camp, catches a pretend fish, and gets to sleep over by the campfire. Even the grumpy dog Hundley and the doorman join in by the end of the night.

S01 E02

Dinosaur Train

Tiny Loves Fish

Stimulating

recommended age co-watching from 3

In this episode of Dinosaur Train, Tiny the Pteranodon declares how much she loves fish, so Mom and the children board the train and travel to the water to go fishing. Along the way they dive for fish and meet other creatures that eat them, learning how different animals catch their food. The story plays out across a river canyon and open water in the prehistoric world. It closes with a live-action paleontologist explaining real facts about Pteranodons before the credits roll.

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For 4-year-olds

By four, children have their own opinions about how things should go, and fishing offers something rarer: an activity where you cannot rush the outcome. Watch for stories where a child tries, misses, and tries again without an adult fixing it immediately. Four-year-olds also notice fairness and feelings, so how the characters handle disappointment, or share what they caught, tends to stick with them more than the fish.

S01 E12

The Berenstain Bears

A Week at Grandma's

When Mama and Papa Bear leave for a week-long second honeymoon at Grizzly Mountain Lodge, Brother and Sister Bear stay with Gran and Gramps, sure the week will be dull. Instead the grandparents fill the days with harmonica and yo-yo lessons, building ships in bottles, harvesting honey, fishing, a barbecue, and dancing. The story cuts between the cubs' happy week and the parents' trip, where Papa keeps meeting small mishaps. The family reunites at the end, with the cubs asking to visit Gran and Gramps again and everyone planning a family vacation.

S02 E23

The Berenstain Bears

Trouble with Money

Brother and Sister Bear want expensive Bear Air jackets, so they set up lemonade stands, rake leaves and dream up scheme after scheme to earn the money themselves. As the profits pile up, they grow too busy to play, charging even Papa for help and pushing away friends like Lizzy, Millie and Cousin Fred. Papa points out that the friends now feel like customers, and the cubs realise what they have lost. They open bank accounts, give to the animal shelter, buy cheaper jackets and throw a party for their friends.

S01 E03

Kid-E-Cats

A Pic Nic

recommended age co-watching from 3

Three kitten siblings, Cookie, Pudding, and Candy, drive into the woods with their parents for a family picnic. When they realise the basket of food was left behind, they brainstorm wild ideas (a rocket trip home, a pizza delivery) before settling on practical alternatives: fishing in the pond, gathering wood, and foraging mushrooms with the help of Pudding's fungus guide. After making fire by rubbing sticks together, the family eats cooked mushrooms and the berries Mommy secretly picked, ending the day around a forest fire together.

S01 E17

Bluey

Calypso

At Calypso's kindergarten, Bluey and her classmates spend a play session inventing a small town: a fish and chip shop that keeps running out of fish, a home for a gnome, cushion forts, and rooms for rent. Calypso, the teacher, moves among the children, gently guiding their games with questions and reminders to be patient. Indy needs money to rent a room, so she takes a job as Bluey's waitress, while the terriers protect the gnome village from being trampled. The episode ends with a child fishing from a pretend boat as Calypso hints there is someone she would like the fisherman to meet.

S02 E14

Puffin Rock

Oona's Fishing Trip

On a windy day on Puffin Rock, young puffin Una joins her Papa on her first big fishing trip while Mama rests an injured wing at the burrow. Baba, the baby brother, is given the job of caring for Mama and quietly tidies the bedding and makes her a blanket. Una learns to take deep breaths and dive, escapes some seaweed, loses a fish to a seagull, then brings home her own catch. The family ends the day together sharing a fish supper.

S01 E04

64 Zoo Lane

The Story of Snowbert the Polar Bear

Lucy of 64 Zoo Lane is sent to bed, but climbs out to hear a bedtime story from her animal neighbours. The shy bear Boris tells the tale of Snowbert, a lonely polar bear who lives near the North Pole and one day befriends Sidney the seal through a hole in the ice. After a long, frozen midwinter separation, Sidney keeps his promise and returns in spring with friends to play. Lucy thanks Boris and heads back to her warm bed as the closing song plays.

S01 E01

Goldie & Bear

The Birthday Chair

When Goldie realizes she forgot to get Bear a birthday present, she sets out to make the perfect gift by fixing the old chair she once broke. Her repair fails, so she turns to the three little pigs, who build three chairs that all fall apart, and even a grabbed apple does not work out. Feeling she has nothing to give, Goldie finally shows Bear the mended chair itself. Bear is overjoyed that his favorite chair is fixed, and the friends celebrate with cake.

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For 5-year-olds

Five-year-olds want to know how things actually work. Where does the fish live, what does it eat, why does it bite this and not that. Fishing shows at this age can carry real knowledge about water, weather and animals without turning into a lesson. Look for stories where a character asks a question, gathers information, and reaches an answer, and where the natural world is treated as something to understand and respect rather than to conquer.

S03 E09

Molly of Denali

A Song for Lola

Molly helps her friend create a special song to honor her grandmother, Lola Miranda, who is returning to their Alaskan village from the Philippines. Following an Alaska Native tradition explained by Grandpa Nat, the children secretly gather family stories, then worry the funny ones are not serious enough for a gifted song. They learn that a song should match the person it honors, so a cheerful Lola deserves a cheerful song. At the welcome-back dinner they perform it, and Lola calls it the best gift she has ever received.

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For 6-year-olds

At six, a child can hold a bigger picture: that fish belong to a system of rivers, seasons and people who depend on them. This is the age where catch-and-release, respect for animals, or knowledge passed down within a family lands as a genuine idea rather than a rule. Look for stories with a little more complexity, where the child character carries real responsibility and where the information is accurate enough to answer the follow-up questions that will come afterwards.

S01 E05

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

I Am George Washington

Xavier, Yadina, and Brad use a secret museum to travel back to 1743 Virginia, where Yadina hopes a young George Washington can teach her to be a good leader for her troop hike. Watching George guide his group politely, helpfully, and with encouragement, and after a few mistakes with her whistle and an upside-down map, Yadina learns that a leader takes care of their team. Back home she confidently leads her friends to build a mini Mount Rushmore. The episode closes with a short segment about a character racing in the Wright brothers' first airplane.

S01 E01

Wild Kratts

Mom of a Croc