Intergenerational bonding

Miffy and the Birthday Cake

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Mother Bunny wakes Miffy and asks her to borrow chocolate, butter and flour from Auntie Alice for Father Bunny's birthday cake. On the way, Miffy meets Poppy Pig and Barbara Bear, who each mention their own ingredients, and by the time she returns home she has brought back vanilla, cream and sugar instead. Mother Bunny gently reassures her and turns the mix-up into birthday ice cream, which the family then enjoys together at dinner.

Forever Castle

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On a sunny beach, two children named Sonia and their sibling build what they call the biggest sandcastle they have ever made, only for the waves to keep washing it away. They try one idea after another, digging a moat, raising a wall, even asking their dad to lie down as a barrier, and finally the whole family helps move the castle. When a wave takes it anyway, their grandmother reminds them that as long as there is sand they can always build a new one. The episode closes with the family planning an even bigger castle and an upbeat adventure song.

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.

Posting a Letter

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A young boy named Eddie is guided through a school task to write and post a letter, and he chooses to write to his Grandpa. A friendly voice walks him step by step through choosing a recipient, writing and drawing, preparing the envelope with a stamp, and dropping it in the post box. The letter's journey by postal worker, sorting warehouse and truck is shown before a reply arrives from Grandpa. Eddie reads the warm response and says he is ready to write and post a letter himself.

Broken Ducky

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A young girl named Sonia has a new toy ducky that will not move, and she is convinced it is broken. Her brother Mel, her uncle, her parents and her visiting granny each try to help, testing whether it swims, flies or needs winding, in a sunlit family home by the sea. The family realizes the ducky simply cannot run like a real duck, and they find new ways to include it in their play. The episode closes with everyone playing together and a short song.

Cousin Hodie's Rainy Day

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Donkey Hodie and her visiting cousin plan a day of outdoor games, but rain cancels everything and the cousin feels let down. Donkey Hodie introduces a 'rainstorm brainstorm' and together they find rainy-day fun: splashing in puddles, smelling flowers, sharing a snack with Purple Panda, and reading a story with Grampy about a magical rainbow tree. When the rain keeps them from seeing the real rainbow, the friends make their own friend rainbow out of friends in every color. The rain finally stops, the rainbow tree bursts into color, and the cousins celebrate their day together.

Sam's Campout

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Friends gather for an overnight campout in Sam's backyard, complete with a tent, sleeping bags and a pretend campfire. When it gets dark and unfamiliar animal sounds start, Sam feels too nervous to sleep outside. His friends form a plan to bring comforting items from his room, play shadow puppets, and his grandpa shares that he was once nervous too, before returning Sam's stuffed bear. Sam ends the night feeling brave and ready to sleep under the stars.

Grampy's Guppies

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Donkey Hodie and Cousin Hodie head to Grampy's house for game day and play 'Grampy's Guppies,' a fishing game where you take turns catching guppies. Cousin is new and keeps missing, reeling in a radio and windows instead, while Donkey grows frustrated waiting for his turn. Grampy helps Donkey see that learning something new takes time, and Donkey starts cheering Cousin on instead. Cousin finally catches a guppy, and the cousins keep happily playing together.

Fly the Nest

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In a spring meadow, Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare watch three bluebird eggs hatch in a nearby tree. Over several visits, the hare helps name the chicks Dewberry, Marigold, and Hyacinth, plays games with them, and cheers them on as they learn to fly. The grown birds eventually leave the nest, and Bluebird settles onto a fresh clutch of eggs. The episode ends with Little Nutbrown Hare and his father sharing a tender exchange about how much they love each other.

Practice Makes Purple

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In a bright city park, the purple dinosaur Barney and his friends Mel, David and Vivi spend the day playing soccer. Vivi decides she wants to quit because she thinks she is not good at it, so Barney invents a string of games, chasing pretend sharks, passing a bursting potato and aiming at a dragon, that are really soccer practice in disguise. When he reveals the trick, Vivi realizes she has been improving all along and happily gives soccer another try. Her grandmother Nona arrives, praises her skills, and the episode closes with a group dance and song.

BBQ

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In this Bluey episode, Bandit fires up the backyard BBQ while the cousins gather and the adults try to relax. When salad is requested, Bingo is put in charge and ends up collecting a real green pepper, then yellow and red flowers as Muffin asks for each colour. Her attempt to make mud 'salad dressing' with the garden hose floods part of the yard before things settle. The family sits down together to eat sausages and Bingo's colourful flower salads.

It's the Bot that Counts

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Doug, a robot boy, and his human friend Emma set out to cheer up Doug's grandmother Nana after she has to cancel her visit. Treating it like a secret-agent mission, they make a handmade card in four steps: turning old newspaper into fresh paper, writing a loving message, decorating it with a daisy and a painted starry sky, and travelling to the farm to deliver it. A goat grabs and chews the card along the way, but they bring it anyway. Nana is touched by the effort and tells them she feels loved and cared for.

Grannies

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Bluey and Bingo dress up as grannies Janet and Rita and play out a world of shopping for beans and driving to the shops. They fall into an argument over whether grannies can do the floss dance, and video-call their Nana to settle it. When Bluey is proven right, Bingo stops playing, so Mum asks whether Bluey would rather be right or keep her sister in the game. Bluey teaches Nana the floss so Bingo can be right too, and the sisters happily return to their granny game.

Forgotten Fuzzy

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Little Llama packs a big bag and goes for his longest sleepover yet at Grandma and Grandpa's house. After a day of picking vegetables, cooking, riding the tractor and stargazing, he realizes he left his stuffed Fuzzy Llama at home and cannot imagine sleeping without him. His grandparents comfort him, and Grandpa offers Little Linty Llama, the very toy he slept with as a boy. The next morning Little Llama reunites with Mama and Fuzzy, proud that he stayed the whole time and made a new friend.

Project Radish-A-Pult

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In Doozer Creek, a gust of wind knocks a heavy branch onto the only bridge, blocking the delivery of radishes needed to keep building a wind turbine. The Pod Squad, Spike, Molly, Daisy Wheel and Flex, ask Professor Gimbal and Doozer Dad for advice and decide to build a machine that flings radishes across the ravine. Their first launch sends the radishes too far, so they set up a large pillow on the other side to catch them. With the radishes delivered, construction continues and the squad recaps how they solved it before the closing song.

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!

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Llama gets ready for the annual Fast Forward Derby Race and worries that his plain scooter cannot compete with his friends' upgraded rides. With Grandpa, he digs out and restores an old scooter that once won the same race decades ago. On race day the course brings bumps and mishaps, and Llama does not win, ending in a tie between Nelly and her baby brother. Mama and Grandpa remind him the race was about having fun and spending time together, and the family heads home for more pancakes.

The Whale Episode

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Sid wants to know how to measure a giant blue whale with the small ruler his dad gave him. He carries the question through breakfast, a classroom survey and a lab session where Teacher Susie shows the class how to measure using shoes, blocks and their own bodies, a method called non-standard measurement. After a story from grandma and helping his dad measure wood for a toy whale, Sid invents a 'whale ruler' of identical toy whales lined up to count. The episode closes with Sid reminding viewers to keep asking questions.

Paint on the Mail

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Siblings Phoebe and Jay live in an apartment building called Tobsy Towers with their dad and grandma. When wet paint smears the addresses on two packages, the family delivers them by reading the leftover clues, floor numbers, apartment letters, and wayfinding signs, meeting several neighbors along the way. They reach the right doors, make new friends, and learn that a kind neighbor named Mr. Gurley never gets any mail. The episode ends with the children hand-delivering him a gift that blends their two favorite games.

Trick Shot

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Phoebe and Jay spend the day at the basketball court where their dad, Pete, and Cousin Craig face off in a trick-shot game called Topsy Shotsy. Phoebe coaches Craig and Jay coaches Dad, while Grandma referees and teaches the children to keep score by counting up points on the scoreboard. After a long losing streak, Dad finally wins with Jay's invented 'Topsy surprise' shot. Everyone celebrates and the two players congratulate each other with a 'Good game.'

A Week at Grandma's

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When Mama and Papa Bear leave for a week-long second honeymoon at Grizzly Mountain Lodge, Brother and Sister Bear stay with Gran and Gramps, sure the week will be dull. Instead the grandparents fill the days with harmonica and yo-yo lessons, building ships in bottles, harvesting honey, fishing, a barbecue, and dancing. The story cuts between the cubs' happy week and the parents' trip, where Papa keeps meeting small mishaps. The family reunites at the end, with the cubs asking to visit Gran and Gramps again and everyone planning a family vacation.

The Sleeping Moon

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Three siblings and their panda neighbor Stillwater set up a backyard party to watch a lunar eclipse. Just as the moon starts to darken, clouds roll in and hide the best part, leaving the children disappointed. Stillwater helps them talk about how the letdown feels and tells a story about a woman named Antonia and a songbird that visits her garden and then flies away for good. The children realize the evening was still worth it, hand out the moon pops, and close the night with shadow puppets and a song.

Fruit Juice Frenzy

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Twins Phoebe and Jay take three dollars from Grandma Annie to buy three juices at Mr. Aguilar's cart outside their apartment building, including a special pineapple, strawberry and mango blend just for Grandma. Along the way they help build the cart's menu and learn the fruit flavours, then hit one setback after another as a thirsty Dad drinks Grandma's juice, the strawberry sells out, and Cousin Craig spills the replacement. With more flavours and even the cups gone, Phoebe invents a mango-cucumber juice served inside a hollowed-out pineapple. Grandma loves the new drink, and the children name it the 'Phoebe and Jay's Special.'

Four Wheels & Flies

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In this first episode of Trash Truck, a young boy named Hank decides to help his best friend, a giant green garbage truck, fulfil his dream of flying. With his animal friends Walter the bear, Donny and others, Hank tries homemade wings, paper-folding tips from grandpa at the airport and lessons about lift from his teacher Miss Mona. After several failed attempts and a moment of sadness, the truck finally rises into the evening sky, and Hank returns home to his parents at sunset.

Photo

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On a countryside farm, sisters Jill and Jackie prepare their animals for a special farm family photo before baby Josh falls asleep. Jill works through one small hitch after another, leading wandering goats with carrots, cleaning dusty chickens and making the pony Pickle a straw bow so she feels included. The whole household, animals and all, finally gathers for the picture, and the family tells Jill she brought everyone together. The episode closes with a gentle goodbye as two sheep leave for the fields and grandfather Jamma announces he is moving in.

Monster in the Garden

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Craig and his siblings spend a weekend at their grandparents' house, where granddad's vegetable garden is being mysteriously eaten. Craig teams up with granddad to build a fence and set traps, imagining the culprit is a shapeshifting monster. After each plan fails, he patiently watches the garden at night and discovers the real thief is a deer slipping through a hole in the fence. Grandma, a city councilwoman, calls to have the fence holes patched, and the mystery is solved.

Happy Birthday, Qyah!

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Molly and her best friend Tui set out to answer one question: how old is their Alaska Native village of Qyah, really? After Molly's dad finds a cave revealed by an earthquake, the two join archaeologists Nina and Olin to investigate signs that ancestors once sheltered there. They uncover a painted pictograph that matches an oral origin story, get briefly trapped by an aftershock before climbing out, and help carbon-date the find. The episode ends with a new museum exhibit, a corrected town website, and the news that people have lived in the area for at least 13,000 years.

Do the Doxie

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Pretzel, a dad dachshund, takes his five pups to visit their grandmother Nana while Mom is at work. They discover that Nana's exercise class is closed, so the pups set out to find another way for Nana and her neighbourhood friends to move their bodies. After trying gardening and a tea party, they land on a dance party. The episode ends with everyone, including Mom, dancing the Doxie together.

Zou Leaves Home

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Zou, a young zebra, is told off by his mum for being too noisy as he plays a monster game in his bedroom, so he announces he is leaving home. He says goodbye in turn to grandma, who shares a lipstick keepsake, and to grandpa, who lends him an old rucksack, a compass and a torch and helps bake chocolate chip cookies with mum. On the way out he meets his best friend Elzee, who offers to help tidy the messy bedroom that started the trouble, and Zou heads back. The episode closes with the family sharing dinner and Zou saying he is glad he stayed.

Flickerwing Butterflies

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Eureka, a young inventor, and her mom set out on a daylong hike to Big Echo Cave to watch the flickerwing butterflies hatch at sunset, just as mom once did with Nana. Along the way their plans keep going wrong: the sap bursts everywhere, hungry creatures eat their picnic, and a runaway bag tumbles them back down the hill in the rain. When they finally reach the cave, the butterflies have already hatched and flown off. Mom reframes the trip as its own wonderful adventure, and Eureka makes her own flicker wings from paper and sunlight before they head home to tell the story.

Bot on the Farm

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Doug, a robot child, and his friend Emma visit Doug's grandmothers' farm, sure they already know everything about farming from a book and from plugging in. They set out to collect blueberries, apples and milk for a celebration pie, but each task goes wrong until the grandparents show them the tricks that only come from experience. The children learn that some things are learned only by doing, and everyone shares the finished apple blueberry pie. It closes with Doug adding what he learned to a new farming book, leaving blank pages for more.