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Where Could Squiggles' Blankie Have Gone?

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Jessy & Nessy: Where Could Squiggles' Blankie Have Gone? | Good, co-watching from age 2

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Good · Co-watching from age 2. Jessie, a girl with glasses, and her best friend Nessie, a purple sea monster, discover that their friend Squiggles has lost her...

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Good · Co-watching from age 2. Jessie, a girl with glasses, and her best friend Nessie, a purple sea monster, discover that their friend Squiggles has lost her...

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Jessy & Nessy: Where Could Squiggles' Blankie Have Gone? | Good, co-watching from age 2

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This program is well-balanced. It remains mostly easy to follow and process. It is a good fit for the recommended age. The pacing is fast. Images follow each other quickly, leaving little time to pause and take in what is happening. The sound is clearly present and regularly draws attention. The visuals are calm and well-organized.
One clear question drives the whole episode: where did Squiggles' blankie go. Events follow in a logical chain, from noticing Squiggles is upset, to searching, making a poster, trying replacements, and finally reaching the fluffy farm where the blankie turns up. New information arrives at a manageable rate for this age, with each new character adding one idea at a time. Actions lead to sensible consequences, such as the poster blowing away and the search continuing.
Squiggles is sad about her lost comfort object, and the feeling is handled softly with lines like 'I'm sorry to hear that, Squiggles' and steady reassurance from Jessie and Nessie. Characters stay kind and supportive throughout, with no mocking or teasing, and everyone works to make Squiggles feel better. The sadness carries across much of the story before it lands on a warm resolution when the blankie is found and cuddled. Emotional shifts are gradual, so the child is never caught off guard.
The characters think out loud about what made the blankie special, deciding it was warm, soft and smelled of cinnamon, then test each idea against a hula-hooper and a cinnamon bun before ruling them out. Jessie, Nessie and Squiggles drive the search themselves and keep adjusting when an attempt does not work. The solution unfolds in several recognisable steps rather than a single lucky find. This gives a child a clear model of trying, checking and trying again.
Language is mostly clear and concrete, built around words a young child can picture such as warm, soft, cuddly and missing. Sentences are short and functional, carrying real information about the search and Squiggles' feelings, with only light expressive fillers like 'oh wow'. Repeated phrases such as 'warm and soft and smells of cinnamon' reinforce meaning rather than filling space. A few bigger words like curiosity recur but are tied to a clear on-screen action.
The emotional heart is very recognisable, a child losing a treasured comfort object and the friends who help, and comforting a sad friend is something a child can carry into real life. Much of the world, though, is pure fantasy: a purple sea monster, talking mop-like creatures, a giant snail and a farm in the clouds where blankets go on holiday. That imaginative frame limits how directly the activities transfer to everyday play for a child of this age. Making a lost poster and searching for a missing item are the clearest real-world links.

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This score shows how inclusively the series portrays diverse people, families and cultures. Scale: Limited → Varied → Rich → Inclusive.
This episode follows Jessy, a live-action girl with dark curly hair, her purple creature friend Nessy and a doodled companion as they help Squiggles track down a lost blanket. Almost everyone in the world is an invented creature, so recognisable human variety (different families, ages or backgrounds) stays thin, with Jessy the one recurring person. Where the cast does shine is in how it shares the work: Jessy leads the search while Nessy, Muriel the baker, Mike the hula-hooper and the cloud dwellers each pitch in, and feelings are spread freely rather than tied to any one type of character.
This score shows whether the series stays close to everyday reality or leans into fantasy. Scale: Fantasy → Mixed reality → Realistic.
This episode takes a feeling every young child knows, losing a favourite comfort object, and builds a whole imagined world around it. Jessy, a girl, and her sea monster friend Nessy search for Squiggles' lost blankie and discover it went to a cloud realm called the Fluffy Farm, where cuddly things rest, get washed and play before going home. There is no villain and no fright anywhere, just a warm search that ends with the blankie found. The world is more make-believe than a child this age usually meets, but the emotional core stays grounded and easy to relate to.
This score shows how enjoyable the series is for parents watching along. Scale: Tedious → Tolerable → Pleasant → Enjoyable.
The craft here is the standout: a distinctive mixed-media look that blends a real girl, a soft felt-textured purple sea monster, a hand-drawn scribble friend, and a dreamy pastel cloud world, all put together with care. The story holds up too, as a lost cuddly blanket sends everyone on a hunt through funny substitutes before a gentle twist reveals where blankies really go. Voices are warm and the sound stays calm, so it is easy to have in the room. The humor leans young, so a watching adult gets charm and inventiveness more than jokes aimed their way.

Sadness

Squiggles is visibly upset and crying about her lost comfort object for much of the episode.

Separation

The story centers on a young character separated from a treasured comfort blanket.

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.

Season 1

12 episodes

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E01 Story A

Jessy & Nessy

Why Is It So Windy Today?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E01 Story B

Jessy & Nessy

Where Can We Find Quiet?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E02 Story A

Jessy & Nessy

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

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E02 Story B

Jessy & Nessy

Why Is the Moon Out During the Day?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E03 Story A

Jessy & Nessy

How Did My Hair Get Like This?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

On park picnic day, Jessy wakes to find her curly hair gone straight and no longer looking like herself. With her best friend Nessy, a purple sea creature, she investigates ways to change it back, trying the playground swings and rolling down a grassy hill. They work out that the tiny Dottie creatures altered her hair while she slept, so Jessy asks them to change it back for the group photo. The episode ends with the friends posing for the park picnic picture and a quiet bedtime.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E03 Story B

Jessy & Nessy

How Can We Make Fog Go Away?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E04 Story A

Jessy & Nessy

How Do We Cheer Our Friends Up?

Stimulating
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E04 Story B

Jessy & Nessy

How Do Airplanes Stay Up in the Sky?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E05 Story A

Jessy & Nessy

Where Could Squiggles' Blankie Have Gone?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E05 Story B

Jessy & Nessy

Where Else Can We Find Echoes?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E06 Story A

Jessy & Nessy

How Do You Get the Hiccups?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

Jessy & Nessy
S01 E06 Story B

Jessy & Nessy

How Do You Stop an Itch?

Balanced
recommended age Unlock co-watching from 2

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.

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