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Why Is It So Windy Today?

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A curious girl named Jessy and her purple sea monster friend Nessie set out to discover why it is so windy today after Nessie's red ribbon blows away. They ask talking trees, racing leaves and a cloud family, then reason that walking into the wind will lead them to its source. They find a giant pink balloon whose sneezing is causing all the wind, and they tie off his loose end with the ribbon to stop it. The wind calms, the balloon feels better, and Nessie ends up with an even nicer purple ribbon.

Where Can We Find Quiet?

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Jessy, a girl who plays ukulele, wants to write a new song for her concert but cannot find anywhere quiet enough to think. With her friend Nessie she searches the town, trying a library, a hilltop, a secret spot and finally a room full of bottled sounds. Along the way they learn that to hear quiet you have to be quiet yourself. Jessy finishes her song and performs it at the concert while her friends cheer.

How Can I Help You So You're Not Afraid of Thunder and Lightning?

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A girl named Jessy and her best friend Nessie, a purple sea monster, are getting ready for a town race when Nessie becomes frightened by thunder and lightning and keeps running off to hide. Jessy uses her curiosity to try one idea after another, ducking his head, covering his ears, then facing the noise, until they discover the thunder and lightning is really cloud horses racing in the sky. Once Nessie understands what is happening, his fear fades. He joins the race and crosses the finish line first.

Why Is the Moon Out During the Day?

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Jessy, a girl with glasses, and Nessie, a purple monster in pyjamas, disagree about whether it is day or night when Nessie spots the moon in a daytime sky and wants her bedtime story. Curious about why the moon and sun are out together, they call up to the moon, try an observatory telescope, and are lifted into the sky by their friend Hugh G. They discover the moon and sun are best friends playing hide-and-seek, which is why both can appear at once. As the sky finally darkens, Jessy begins Nessie's bedtime story about the moon.

How Can We Make Fog Go Away?

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Jessy, a girl in an orange jacket, and Nessy, a purple sea monster, lose their ball in thick fog during a park football game. Curious about where the fog comes from, they try blowing it away and asking friends for help before following a smell high into the clouds. There they find a giant named Eugene cooling a pot of soup, whose steam is making the fog. After everyone helps cool the soup, the fog lifts, the ball turns up over the goal line, and Nessy learns he scored.

How Do We Cheer Our Friends Up?

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A live-action girl, Jessy, and her sea monster friend, Nessie, discover that the Dotlets have lost their colours because they feel sad. Across a playground and a beach, the pair try silly faces, playing, hula hooping, reading, and building sandcastles to cheer each friend up, asking others like Mike, Hazel, and Muriel for ideas along the way. One by one the Dotlets regain their colour, and the last is helped by a 'happy mist' and a big hug. The episode ends with a song and a question to the viewer about what they are curious about.

How Do Airplanes Stay Up in the Sky?

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Jessy, a girl in an orange jacket, and Nessy, a purple creature, pack for a trip to granny's house and set out to answer how aeroplanes stay up in the sky. They fly kites with friends, ride a Ferris wheel to look for planes and meet Squiggles, who folds paper aeroplanes. Along the way Jessy gives away her extra things so her suitcase will close. The episode ends with a playful answer that planes 'have legs' and the two boarding a plane to granny's.

Where Could Squiggles' Blankie Have Gone?

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Jessie, a girl with glasses, and her best friend Nessie, a purple sea monster, discover that their friend Squiggles has lost her beloved cuddly blankie. They comfort her and set out to help, making a missing poster and testing replacements that are warm, soft and smell of cinnamon before ruling each one out. Their search leads through the town and up to a fluffy farm in the clouds where cuddly toys go to rest. There they find Blanky playing with the other blankets, and Squiggles is reunited with it.

Where Else Can We Find Echoes?

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Nessy, a purple monster, and his friend Jessy spend the morning waiting for Great Granny Grandmonster to arrive by train for Great Grandmonster's Day. To pass the time, Nessy becomes curious about echoes and the two search a train station, a park and a hilltop before following the sound to a hidden valley full of echoes. Along the way they buy presents, gather flowers and help each other with a heavy wagon. The episode ends with the relative arriving to enjoy the valley and the pile of gifts.

How Do You Get the Hiccups?

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In this episode, Nessie the monster magician keeps getting the hiccups whenever he tries a magic trick, so he and his best friend Jessy set out to learn how you get hiccups and how you get rid of them. They ask friends around their colourful town, including Knock, Muriel the narwhal and the trees Birch and Hazel, and test cures like rolling around, holding your breath and a friendly scare. In the end a shared giggle fest turns out to both cause and cure the hiccups. Nessie finishes his big magic show and everyone celebrates with a hiccup party.

How Do You Stop an Itch?

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At a seaside 'Tea by the Sea' party, Hula Mike gets an itch he cannot stop, and friends Jessy and Nessy treat it as a curiosity to solve. They try scratching, ignoring and distracting him with drums, bagpipes and magic, then climb up Huge Ian to find the itch itself. The itch turns out to be a character named Lionel who travels the world teaching everyone to dance. The story ends with the friends dancing together and coaxing Huge Ian to join in.