Independence

Up a Tree

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In this episode, George decides he wants his own home in a tree and sets out to build a treehouse near the country house. He sketches a plan, tests materials, and gathers wood and nails from neighbours, working through problems with the floor, walls and roof largely on his own. When the Man with the Yellow Hat and the neighbours realise George borrowed a wall and nails without asking, George has to take the house apart and give everything back. He then rebuilds it properly and finally gets to make his own house rules.

Small Uncle's Big Bath

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Jessica discovers that her beloved plush toy, Small Uncle, has gotten dirty from all their play, and her mother says he is too filthy to snuggle at bedtime. Insisting she is a big kid, Jessica takes charge and washes him at the kitchen sink, working through five clear steps: undressing, testing the water, soaping, rinsing and drying. Along the way the toy jokes and squirms, but Jessica keeps him on track. In the end Mommy declares Small Uncle clean, and Jessica snuggles him to sleep after promising to take better care of all her toys.

Little Bear's Shadow

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Little Bear comes home wanting someone to play with, but his friends are all busy and Father is painting the house. Out in the forest and by the pond he discovers his own shadow and spends the day treating it as a new friend, climbing trees, playing hide-and-seek, and sitting with Frog. He brings the shadow home for dinner and asks for it to stay over. The day ends as Mother tucks him into bed and he says good night to his shadow.

Little Bear Goes to the Moon

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Little Bear wakes up and decides to fly to the moon like a bird, wearing a paper-bag space helmet. After telling a doubtful but affectionate Mother Bear, he climbs a tree, jumps, and imagines he has landed on a moon that looks exactly like his own forest and home. He explores, finds 'moon food' and meets a mother bear who plays along with his adventure. The story ends back at home, where Mother Bear gives him lunch and settles him down for a nap.

Best Buggy Blues

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Caillou's All Alone

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After the opening song and a storyteller introduction, Caillou tries to find someone to play with. Mommy is counting and asks him to leave her alone after he accidentally spills her papers, daddy is fixing the washing machine when it erupts in bubbles, and grandma is putting baby Rosie down for a nap. Caillou tries to engage his cat Gilbert in the garden, checks back on mommy, and finally ends up playing happily on his own with a teddy bear. Mommy finds him there and is reassured that he is fine.

Bedtime Routine

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Jessica, a young girl, decides she wants to do her whole bedtime routine, put on her bonnet, brush her teeth and use the potty, all by herself like her big brother Bernard. She keeps forgetting steps, gets frustrated, and finally asks Bernard for help, who suggests she come up with a strategy. She invents a memory song and manages all three steps in order, though she leaves a splashy mess to clean up. The story takes place at home with her mother and two brothers.

The Big Kid Playground

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Jessica decides she is ready to leave the little kid playground and take on the big kid playground by herself, while her dad watches from a bench with snacks. She meets Stanley, a boy who plays at being a superhero, and he shows her the slides, jumping mushrooms and wiggly bridge, though she keeps slipping and falling. After nearly giving up, she remembers her dad's words about trying, then climbs up to rescue Stanley when he gets stuck too high. She ends proud of herself and asks to come back tomorrow to keep practicing.

Ruby's Piano Practice

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Ruby settles in to practise her piano piece, reading sheet music and keeping time with a metronome, while her younger brother Max busies himself with his own plans, including making a sandwich in the kitchen and playing with a favourite red toy. The two rabbits move between the living room, the kitchen and the hallway of their home, with a brief moment outdoors. Their small differences play out gently as Ruby keeps returning to her practice. The episode closes with the siblings together.

Curious Birdious

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Do, an owl who cannot fly, is woken by a banging, popping beat coming from the top of his tree and decides he has to find out what is making it. He turns down offers from his friends Re and Mi to fly up and look, builds a catapult and then a rope lift in his workshop, and tests both. When the lift leaves him stuck on a branch, he asks his friends for help and they carry him the rest of the way. At the top he finds Conga and Bongo building a treetop roller coaster, and everyone joins in to finish it.

This Calls for Courage

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Pinecone, a young warrior, sets out on her first solo mission with her pony to gather wild vegetables, refusing the Help Me Horn her dad offers so she can prove her independence. After getting lost, the pair tumble into an underground burrow where a large troll named Lichen seems ready to eat them, but he turns out to be lonely and kind, hiding away out of shame for needing help himself. Pinecone realises she should have called for help sooner, and the troll's booming bellow finally summons her dad, mom, and Lichen's own friends. Everyone reunites safely and heads off to share a salad, with the troll rejoining his community.

Family Photo

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Jessica, a young girl, learns her family is heading to her grandparents' house for their yearly family photo and is asked to pick a special outfit. With help from her imaginary alter-ego Big Jessica, she tries on a dress, a soccer uniform, a monster costume, and a bunny suit, but each one is rejected as too tight, too sporty, or hiding her face. Noticing that nobody in the family likes their dressed-up clothes, she suggests everyone wear what they truly want. The family agrees, sings together, and poses for the photo just as they are.

The Secret Code

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Paprika and her friends invent a secret code so they can get into their playhouse, but one friend forgets it and refuses every offer to be told, set on remembering it herself. While she keeps guessing, she misses out on painting, a ball game and a puppet show happening inside. In the end she asks for help, only to find that no one else remembers the code either. The group lets the mix-up go and moves on together to a show about finding Moo Moo.

Sleepover

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Jessica packs for an overnight stay at Grandma and Granddad's house but leaves her favorite toy, Small Uncle, at home. Across the day she plays hide and seek, dances, visits the garden, and makes a jiggly dessert with her grandparents. At bedtime she cannot sleep and cries because she misses her toy, until Grandma sits with her and helps her remember the fun she had. The next day Jessica returns home and happily reunites with Small Uncle to tell him all about it.

Mystery of the Magic Horses

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Dora and her friends volunteer at Rancho Urbano, a city farm where children come to meet animals, and meet Dulce, the only horse on the farm. When Dulce's charm necklace starts glowing, Dora follows her onto a raft that drifts through an enchanted mist to an island where six horses have been hidden since horse bandits tried to steal them. Dora, Naya and Marco outrun the bandits, navigate a cave, free Dulce from seaweed and get every horse onto the raft. The horses are returned to Farmer Ana Maria, and now there are enough for all the children waiting to ride.

Rainy Day

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On a rainy day at a small farm, a young girl named Jill sets out to keep her animals safe and dry. She rescues two sheep that wandered through a hole in the fence, coaxes mischievous goats out of the family kitchen, and frees a duck stuck in the mud, with help from her dog Tucker and her little sister Jackie. When a leak appears in the roof, her parents let all the animals shelter indoors for the night. The episode ends with every animal tucked up warm and the family together.

Dog Decider

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Craig cannot make even simple decisions, so his friends lead him to the Fredites, a group of kids who let a dog named Fred choose for them by sniffing between two options. Craig grows dependent on Fred until the dog is accidentally driven off in a couple's moving van. Along the way Craig comforts a heartbroken young man and hears his friends' own stories about hard choices. In the end he realizes that everyone should make their own decisions and walks away from the group with his friends.