Asking permission

Miffy invites her friend Aggie for a sleepover, and Aggie arrives with a hand-drawn gift and a teddy bear that looks almost identical to Miffy's. After a family dinner the two bunnies go to bed, but Aggie cannot fall asleep because she is holding the wrong bear. Together they realise that each teddy has its own smell, swap the bears back, and both fall peacefully asleep. The episode closes with end-card prompts to subscribe and watch another video.

S01 E05

Tractor Ted

Glorious Grass

Tractor Ted, an animated green tractor, takes the viewer through a day of silage-making on a real farm with Farmer Tom and his helper Les. Together they check that the grass is ready, cut it with a mower, rake it into rows, and use a forage harvester to chop it and blow it into trailers, which are driven back and stored in the silage clamp to feed the cows in winter. Along the way the children play hide and seek in the tall grass, Merlin the pony decides he would share his grass after all, and Ted helps squash the heap down. The episode ends back at the farmhouse with Ted noting that he now knows how silage is made.

S01 E01

Lu & The Bally Bunch

Fruit Caboose

Lu, a gentle caterpillar, invites a group of small bug friends to build together with blocks before heading to the fruit caboose for a snack. When Dean takes a bite of the pear Lou wanted, the two argue, and Lu helps them name their feelings and agree to cut the pear so both get a fair share. The friends then share an orange and finish with a group wiggle-and-flap dance. The episode closes on the credits.

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For 3-year-olds

By three, a child can hold the question in mind before acting, though not reliably. This is the age of testing what happens when you ask and what happens when you do not. Series that suit this stage give room for the whole exchange, including the disappointment of a no and what the child does next. Watch for stories where friends negotiate with each other, not just with grown-ups, and where asking leads somewhere better than grabbing would have.

S01 E05

Paprika

The Tidy-Up

Twins Stan and Olivia realise their playroom is too messy to enjoy, so they set out to tidy it. They try one method, grouping toys by type, then a fussy method that mixes them up, before agreeing to sort every book, car and stuffed toy into red, blue and yellow teams. When their multicolored Leonardo toy fits no team, their friend Puff shares a piece of rainbow to make a multicolored team. The room ends clean and the twins go back to playing.

S01 E02

Alma's Way

Alma the Artist

Alma notices the painted murals around her Bronx neighborhood and suggests decorating the blank gate on Mr. Huda's store. When her friends talk over each other with ideas about spaceships, cowboys, and basketball players, Alma stops to think and proposes that everyone sketch a design for Mr. Huda to choose. He picks Alma's view from her window, and as Andre keeps adding space chinchillas, polka dots, and hippos, Alma learns to speak up and ask him to check with her first. The finished mural includes all the friends, and a neighbor asks Andre to paint the next one.

S01 E10

Work It Out Wombats

Make It Snow

recommended age co-watching from 3

Three wombat siblings, Zadie, Malik and Zeke, want to play in snow, so after getting a small snow globe from Mr. E's Everything Emporium they set out to build a giant one. They borrow a greenhouse for the see-through top and a pool for the base, then test yarn, marshmallows and ping pong balls to find something that floats like snow. When each material fails, they keep adjusting until white tissue paper confetti finally swirls just right. The episode ends with the whole group, and a friend's stuffy birthday party, playing inside the finished snow globe, followed by closing credits and channel branding.

S01 E14

Peppa Pig

Flying a Kite

Peppa, her brother George and their parents go to the park to fly a kite on a sunny day. The children run to launch it but learn it needs wind, and once the wind picks up Daddy Pig flies it, only to get it caught in a tree. He climbs out to retrieve it and everyone ends up covered in mud. The episode closes with the whole family jumping up and down in muddy puddles.

S01 E15

Alma's Way

Alma Cools Off

On a sweltering summer day in her Bronx neighborhood, Alma and her friends cool off with a game of water tag. When Howard tells little Junior he is too little to play, Junior is left out and upset, so Alma comforts him and includes him in follow-the-leader. Later Alma faces her own choice about whether to exclude Howard, and she stops to think it through before deciding to tell Howard honestly how she feels. Howard apologizes to Junior, and the episode ends with everyone, big and small, playing water tag together.

S01 E13

Jessica's Big Little World

The Secret Invention

Jessica notices her older brother Craig gathering household items for a secret project and is desperate to find out what it is. He reveals the Balloon Mobile 5000, a toy car he built, then leaves her to watch it, warning her not to touch. Jessica touches it anyway, it breaks, and she rebuilds it using Craig's drawing before confessing the truth. Craig forgives her, and together they build an improved version using her idea to add a straw.

S01 E04

Peppa Pig

Polly Parrot

Peppa and her family visit Granny and Grandpa Pig, who reveal a new pet parrot named Polly. After the children guess at the surprise and sit down for tea with chocolate cake, they hurry off to play with Polly, discovering that she repeats whatever she hears. Peppa and George pretend to be parrots and teach Polly to say 'I'm a noisy parrot'. The episode ends with Polly repeating the cheeky phrase back to Granny, who responds with a surprised 'Oh my word!'.

S01 E19

Jessica's Big Little World

Mystery Toy

Jessica and her friends Myra, Stanley, and Felix find a mysterious green disc on the playground and take turns imagining it as a pizza pan, a tour bus wheel, a super shield, and a sled. Jessica's Daddy joins the play and reminds them to give the toy back if its owner appears. When a girl arrives looking for her lost 'Hexa Whirl,' the children return it right away. It turns out to be a flying disc, and everyone ends the day playing catch together.

S01 E04

Sago Mini Friends

Fintastic Adventure

Harvey the dog joins his friend Fins on a long walk to a waterfall, where Fins plans his biggest ever dive. Along the way Harvey keeps stopping to notice nature, and after some exploring they miss the only cable car to the falls. They decide to return an acorn dropped by Nutmeg the squirrel, and in thanks she flies them to the waterfall in her plane. Fins finally makes his big dive, and the friends sing about being thankful.

S01 E07

Peppa Pig

Mummy Pig at Work