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Cheer Up Donkey

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Sarah and Duck are looking after Donkey in the back garden while Scarf Lady is at the shops, and Donkey appears sad. Sarah tries a carrot, music on her tuber and a trip to the bread shop, but nothing changes his face. They visit the library, find a book about donkeys and learn that donkeys naturally look sad even when they are happy. After a walk in the park, Duck reveals he was upset because Sarah had buried his bread for him, and Scarf Lady returns to collect a contented Donkey.

Shoe Shopping

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A young boy named Eddie is told he needs new trainers because his old ones are worn out and his feet have grown. A warm off-screen narrator walks him through the whole trip to the shoe shop, from waiting in a short queue and having his feet measured to choosing, trying on, and paying for a pair. Along the way small hurdles come up, like disliking having his feet touched and the shark shoes being out of stock, and each is talked through calmly. The episode ends with Eddie deciding on the dinosaur shoes and feeling ready to go.

Astronaut Amrita

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The Helpsters, a team of puppets who run a problem-solving help shop, are asked by astronaut Amrita to deliver a birthday present to her friend Pete before she launches to the moon. They make a plan with four jobs, find out that Pete lives in a red house near the park, read a map, and give step-by-step directions to reach his door. Along the way they travel through a real city and ask neighbours for help. When they arrive, Pete opens the box to find a party, and the group celebrates completing their plan.

Alma's Rescue Repair

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Alma, a girl from the Bronx, watches her Papi head off to rescue a squirrel and decides to start her own service, 'Alma's Rescue Repair.' She fixes a friend's wind-blown music stand and a neighbour's tomato tower, but hauling her tools back and forth is tiring and they keep falling off her wagon. After seeing how Mr. Ramirez keeps all his tools in his shoe shop, Alma sets up her repair service at home so people come to her. The episode ends with her helping again from her organised home base.

Rita Reader

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Rita Reader visits the helpsters Cody, Scatter and Heart because she dropped her favourite book in the bath and never learned how it ends. The team makes a three-part plan, goes to a large public library, and with a librarian's help sorts books by make-believe versus real, then by space theme, then by the cactus, lasso and balloon on the cover. They find a fresh copy of 'Sunny Rodeo Space Cowboy' and read the finale, in which Sunny throws a second lasso to catch the cactus and save the balloon planet. The episode closes with the group singing softly in the library about high fives and handshakes.

The Potato Stand

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Donkey Hodie and Purple Panda set up a potato stand in the puppet world of Someplace Else to share Donkey's home-grown potatoes with the neighbours. They try a potato call, a song and a disco dance, but every neighbour already has potatoes and complains about the long job of washing, drying and sorting them. The friends change their plan and use Grampy's potato washer-dryer-sorter-dumper machine to do that chore for everyone instead. The neighbours are grateful, and Donkey ends the day feeling potato proud, just like Grampy.

Musical Mabels

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Cody and the Helpsters, monsters who love to solve problems, run a shop where a band called the Mabels arrives in a panic after a black hole swallows their instruments before a concert. The Helpsters make a plan, work out what each member plays, and build a washtub bass and bucket drums from everyday objects. When the singer loses his voice, a young fan named Scatter overcomes his nerves and sings in his place. The episode ends with the whole group performing together at the concert.

Barbara Birdwatcher

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Barbara, a birdwatcher, visits the Helpsters' help shop because she has seen every bird except the yellow warbler. The team makes a three-part plan: learn the bird's call, find where it lives, and call it to them. They practise the call, read that the bird lives near trees, grass and water, and take a walking tour until they find a real park with all three. Waiting quietly behind a bush, they call out and spot the warbler, completing Barbara's list, then celebrate with a song about the difference a plan makes.

Fire Drill

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Siblings Phoebe and Jay, with their dad, grandmother, a young friend named Lupe and Fire Inspector Josie, learn about fire safety in their apartment building, Topsy Towers. They find safety tools, learn what exit signs and the emergency exit are for, and build a family fire safety plan with three steps: stop, exit, and wait at a meeting place. When Lupe is frightened by the loud alarm, a grandmother teaches a calming breathing trick. The family practices the drill, completes all three steps, and receives Safety Squad badges.

Volunteer Bot

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Doug, a curious robot boy, and his friend Emma set out to volunteer at a run-down library that needs a full makeover. Every time they try to help directly, from scrubbing spilled grape jelly to sorting books, the job proves too big, so they call in MopBot and Doug's dad to do the parts they cannot. By the end the library is restored, and the volunteers thank Doug and Emma for bringing everyone together. Doug learns that asking others for help is itself a way to make a difference.

Curious George and the Trash

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The Man with the Yellow Hat sends his hat to be cleaned so he can look his best for a driver's license photo, then leaves George to throw out the trash. George mistakes the freshly cleaned hat for garbage and sends it down the chute, then chases the garbage truck across the city to get it back. Along the way he learns how trash, recycling and landfills work, and finally finds the hat at the landfill where a chef has claimed it. The hat is returned in time, and the Man takes his photo with George's help.

The Magnetic Crane

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A load of metal beams spills across the highway in Car City and traffic comes to a complete standstill. Ethan and the other trucks call in Carl the Super Truck, who returns to his base and is fitted with a magnetic crane arm. Back at the highway he sweeps the magnet over the road, accidentally lifting Deen along with the metal before switching it off and trying again more carefully. The collected metal goes into Ethan's dump bed and the cars start moving again.