Monkey Business

I Can Swim

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Noah, a young boy with a tiny mouse perched on his head, and a red-haired girl in swim goggles spend this segment in the water learning to swim. A bouncy song walks through the steps one by one: float like a boat, point your feet and kick, paddle your arms, and blow bubbles like a fish. The Spanish phrase 'puedo nadar' (I can swim) appears on screen and in the refrain throughout. By the end the children put all the steps together and celebrate being able to swim.

Noah Tries To Keep His Cool

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Noah spends a hot day at the pool with his friend Coco, but he keeps avoiding the water. He tries an umbrella and then a snow machine to cool down, and the snow machine buries him instead. When asked what is wrong, Noah admits he never learned to swim because he was always traveling with his parents, and a friend points out he has a whole year with his abuela to learn. Noah then seeks out a swimming instructor who speaks only Spanish, and after some miming and persistence he manages to ask for lessons.

Noah Rides the Waves

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Noah turns up for a swimming class but a language barrier means he is misunderstood and ends up towed behind a boat on water skis instead. Panicking because he cannot swim, he talks himself through the Spanish for 'I can't swim', working from 'puedo nadar' to 'no puedo nadar', and finally rides the waves to cheers from the other children. A short companion segment then follows a small mouse in a separate, more textured cartoon style. The episode ends on celebration and the mouse's playful antics.

Cowboys and Librarians

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Noah reads a Spanish picture book to his pet mouse Coco, then realises the book is an overdue library loan and the library is about to close. He hails a taxi, but the Spanish-speaking driver mishears him and drops him at a ranch full of horses. Noah decides to ride a horse back into the city, learning to handle it along the way. He reaches the library just in time, returns the book, and picks up the Spanish word 'biblioteca'.

Daring Young Man

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Noah visits a circus with his small companion Coco. When Coco wants popcorn, Noah works out the request and orders it from a Spanish-speaking vendor, picking up words like 'palomitas de maíz' (popcorn) along the way. After getting briefly lost looking for the seats, Noah ends up high on the trapeze. The act finishes with cheering, a grateful 'Thank you, Noah' and a shower of popcorn.

I Say Tomato

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Noah sets out to help his grandmother, who keeps asking for the 'periodico', the newspaper. A mix-up and a stretch of imagination turn an ordinary errand into a giant tomato that rolls and chases him through the city park and streets. His small pet mouse, pequeño, comes along for the ride. In the end the tomato bursts, leaving them both splattered in red, and they discover they have landed in the local newspaper.

Hop, Look, and Listen

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Noah puts on a magic show and wants to pull a rabbit from his top hat, so he asks his friend Coco how to say rabbit in Spanish. Coco offers several wrong words, and a grasshopper, a frog and then a kangaroo appear instead. Noah chases the bouncing kangaroo through the neighborhood and, with a pogo stick from Senora Martinez, finally catches it. Coco then gives him the right word, 'conejo', and Noah thanks her.

Hammer Away

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Noah, an English-speaking boy in a Spanish-speaking neighborhood, greets señor Carpintero and is asked to fetch his hammer, his 'martillo'. Trying to help, Noah sets off a chain of mishaps, toppling apples, balloons and a wolf and apologizing each time, before counting to ten to settle himself. He finally returns the hammer to the grateful carpenter, who thanks him. The episode closes with a friendly dog appearing on the street and a surprised 'Whoa!' from Noah.

A Whale Tale

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Noah, a young boy, is sent by his abuela to help their neighbor señor Rodríguez, who is tired and needs his shop swept. As Noah pieces together the Spanish words for the task, he imagines a giant whale rising from the sea during a boat adventure. Back in the shop, Noah and señor Rodríguez sweep together and the older man thanks him. The episode closes with a short song about sweeping, 'Barrer, barrer, me gusta barrer'.

Down the Drain

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Noah falls down a street drain into a fantastical green underground world, where he meets Coco, a chihuahua who keeps shouting 'mi pelota' (my ball) in Spanish. Noah struggles to understand, at one point mistaking a crocodile for the ball, before realizing the crocodile is 'enfermo' (sick) and 'necesita un doctor' (needs a doctor). He helps get a doctor and the lost ball is found. The episode ends with Coco thanking the helper, saying 'gracias'.

Goodbye Kitty

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Noah's pet kitty slips away, so he sets off through his Spanish-speaking neighborhood to find it, greeting neighbors as he goes. During the search he mistakes a grumpy lion for his kitty, and his friend Coco sets him straight. Noah helps the lion by pulling a thorn from its paw, then is reunited with his real kitty. Spanish words for animals and greetings run through the whole adventure.

Not Milk

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Noah lives with his grandmother, who speaks to him in Spanish. She asks him to go and fetch milk, 'leche', but Noah mixes up the word and sets off on a confused search around the house and neighbourhood. Along the way the errand gets tangled with a bull, 'toro', and a short comedic chase. By the end Noah brings the milk back and thanks his grandmother, just as the bull turns up at her door.

Out on a Limb

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Noah, a young boy, spends the episode stuck out on a tree limb in his leafy backyard, handling one small situation after another. Helpful characters pass him a banana and an apple, and each object is named first in Spanish and then English, from 'manzana' (apple) to 'pajaro' (bird). A sudden rainstorm interrupts him before the weather clears. The episode ends with Noah spotting a blue bird in its nest and a closing card that names Spanish as what the series teaches.