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A transcript of the "Asparagus!" episode.

Please note that because the characters talk in very simple sentences, the dialogue isn't grammatically correct and may be hard to understand without visuals.

Scene 1: The dinner bell

[Oobi is in the living room, playing with his toy car.]

  • Oobi: Vroom! Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
  • Oobi: Hmm?
  • Grampu: Dinnertime.
  • Oobi: Yeah!
  • Grampu: Ring bell.
  • Oobi: [gasps] Oh, hi. Dinnertime. Oobi ring bell. [laughs]

[Oobi rings the dinner bell.]

  • Oobi: Hey, Oobi ring; you ring. You, ring!
  • Oobi and Voices: [all] Ring, ring, ring, ring!
  • Oobi: Yeah, Oobi ring! You ring!
  • Voices: [all] Ring, ring, ring, ring!
  • Uma: Dinnertiiiime!

[Uma runs to the kitchen and tramples Oobi. He gets back up.]

  • Oobi: [laughs] Dinnertime.

Scene 2: Dinnertime

[In the kitchen, Grampu has prepared plates of food for the kids.]

  • Uma: Dinnertime!
  • Oobi: Dinnertime!
  • Grampu: [proudly] Dinnertime.
  • Uma: Oh, dinner?
  • Grampu: Uh-huh.
  • Uma: Whoa.

[The camera pans to show their dinner: chicken, potatoes, and asparagus.]

  • Grampu: Chicken...
  • Uma: [gasps]
  • Oobi and Uma: [together] Mmm!
  • Grampu: Mashed potatoes...
  • Oobi and Uma: [together] Mmm!
  • Grampu: Asparagus.
  • Oobi: Mmm!
  • Uma: Huh?! Uh, Oobi? Aspa...aspa...
  • Oobi: Asparagus. A-spa-ra-gus.
  • Uma: Mmm...
  • Oobi: A-spa...
  • Uma: A-spa...
  • Oobi: Ra-gus.
  • Uma: Ra-gus.
  • Oobi: A-spa-ra-gus.
  • Uma: A-spa-ra-gus.
  • Oobi: Yeah!
  • Uma: Asparagus. Yeah!
  • Grampu: Good, Uma! Now, Uma eat asparagus.
  • Uma: [shaking her head "no"] Mm-mm. Now, Uma say "asparagus." Asparagus! Asparagus! A-spa-ra-gus! Asparagus, asparagus. Asparagus, aspara...

Scene 3: After dinner

[The scene cuts to Oobi and Uma after dinner. Their plates are mostly empty.]

  • Grampu: Chicken?
  • Oobi and Uma: Good!
  • Grampu: Potatoes?
  • Oobi and Uma: Good!
  • Grampu: Asparagus?
  • Oobi: Good.
  • Grampu: Uma? Asparagus?
  • Uma: Asparagus...new.
  • Grampu: Oh. Try.
  • Uma: Mm-mm.
  • Oobi: Uma, why? Asparagus good.
  • Uma: Asparagus new.
  • Grampu: Oh, Uma?
  • Uma: Hmm?
  • Grampu: Look!

[Grampu holds the asparagus up and pretends it's a train.]

  • Grampu: Chugga chugga choo-choo! See? Train!
  • Oobi and Uma: [laughing, together] Chugga chugga choo-choo!
  • Oobi: Hey! You, train. [laughs]
  • Oobi and Voices: Chugga chugga choo-choo! Chugga chugga choo-choo!
  • Oobi: Yeah.
  • Grampu: Station open?
  • Oobi: Station open!
  • Grampu: Chugga chugga, chugga chugga, chugga chugga.

[Grampu brings the "train" of asparagus to Oobi. Oobi bites off a chunk.]

  • Grampu: Good! Uma?
  • Uma: Hmm?
  • Grampu: Station open?
  • Uma: Mm-mm. [softly] Station closed.
  • Grampu: Oh....
  • Oobi: Um, Uma, look! Tree.

[Oobi props the asparagus up to look like a tree.]

  • Uma: Oh, tree. Pretty.
  • Oobi: Oobi eat tree. [eats it] Ah. Uma eat tree?
  • Uma: [negatively] Mm-mm. Uma plant tree.

[Uma plants her asparagus in the leftover mashed potatoes.]

  • Uma: Ah, pretty.
  • Grampu: Hmm...hmm...oh! Uma, magic?
  • Uma: Magic!
  • Grampu: Hocus pocus....

[Grampu quickly eats some asparagus.]

  • Grampu: [dramatically] Asparagus, gone!
  • Oobi and Uma: [both laugh] Magic!
  • Uma: Uma magic. Uma magic! [spookily] Hocus pocus...hocus pocus...

[Uma waves her palm above the asparagus. Oobi and Grampu think she will finally give in and try it.]

  • Uma: Uma gone. [runs off]
  • Grampu: [both sigh]

Scene 4: One last try

[The scene cuts to Grampu cleaning up the kitchen. The only thing left is Uma's untouched asparagus.]

  • Oobi: Um, Uma. Uma.
  • Uma: Hmm?
  • Oobi: Uma, asparagus good! Try.
  • Uma: Uh-uh. No try.
  • Oobi: Uma?
  • Uma: Hmm?
  • Oobi: Asparagus look.
  • Uma: Look.
  • Oobi: Touch.
  • Uma: Touch. Ooh!
  • Oobi: Taste. [smacks lips] Mmm.
  • Uma: Uh-uh.
  • Oobi: Ooh, kiss. Mwah!
  • Uma: [laughs] Oobi silly.
  • Uma: [laughs] Uma kiss.

[She kisses the asparagus and gets a small taste.]

  • Uma: Oobi, Uma taste! Asparagus good. Uma like asparagus!
  • Oobi: [laughs] Oobi glad.
  • Uma: Asparagus, yum! Oh! Yum. You yum. You yum!
  • Oobi, Uma, and Voices: [all] Yum! Yum!
  • Grampu: Uma! Dessert?

[Grampu brings out a plate of fruit.]

  • Uma: Uh-uh. Uma asparagus!
  • Grampu: Uma, asparagus! [nudges Oobi happily]

Scene 5: Interviews

[The interview segments start. Kako is eating pretzels.]

  • Kako: Mmm, mmm. Kako like pretzels. You like?
  • Kid #1: I like peas because they're sweet, and I like corn 'cause it's also sweet, and I like broccoli 'cause they're like little trees.
  • Kid #2: I like to try apple... and mango.
  • Kid #3: I like carrots because they're orange.
  • Kako: Hey, Zoe.
  • Zoe: Hi!
  • Kako: Hi.
  • Zoe: Kako, want to try some of my carrots?
  • Kako: Oh, yes. Um, carrots good?
  • Zoe: Yeah.
  • Kako: Really?
  • Zoe: Really.
  • Kako: [tries some] Carrots good. Mmm! Bon appetit.

[Kako wolfs down the bowl of carrots, throwing some of them across the room.]

  • Kako: Ah. Where carrots? Carrots gone. Wait...

[He brings another full bowl of carrots.]

  • Kako: Carrots good.

Scene 6: Game segment

  • Oobi: Uma, dessert!
  • Uma: Dessert.
  • Oobi: Grapes.
  • Uma: Mmm!
  • Oobi: Apple.
  • Uma: Ah!
  • Oobi: Banana.
  • Uma: Ooh!
  • Oobi: Oobi game.
  • Oobi and Uma: [together] Game game, game game. Game game, game game. Game!

Remember game.

  • Oobi: Remember game! Grapes, apple, banana. Grapes, apple, banana. Uma?

[He motions for Uma to look away while he hides one of the fruits.]

  • Uma: Hmm? Oh.
  • Oobi: Uma?
  • Uma: Oh. Ah. Grapes, apple. Hmm...remember. Grapes. Apple. Hmm...oh! You remember?
  • Voice #1: [boy] Banana.
  • Voice #2: [girl] A banana.
  • Uma: Yeah, banana. Banana!
  • Oobi: Banana. Good! Grapes, apple, banana.
  • Uma: [to the viewers] Thanks. Again! You play.
  • Oobi: Again.
  • Oobi and Uma: [together] Grapes, apple, banana.
  • Uma: Uma hide fruit?
  • Oobi: Uma hide fruit. Wait.
  • Uma: Ready!
  • Oobi: Ooh.
  • Uma: You remember? Grapes. Banana.
  • Voice #1: [boy] Apple.
  • Voice #2: [girl] It's the apple.
  • Voice #3: [girl] Apple.
  • Oobi: Apple! You remember.

[He looks down and notices that the apple has been eaten, leaving only the core.]

  • Uma: [humming]
  • Oobi: Uma?
  • Uma: [hiccups]
  • Oobi and Uma: [both laugh]
  • Oobi: Remember game over. Oobi, you, friends! Bye.
  • Voice #1: [girl] Bye-bye, Oobi.
  • Voice #2: [boy] Bye, Oobi.

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Season 1 "Slide!" • "Follow the Leader!" • "Pretend Catch!" • "Peekaboo!" • "Tag!" • "Dance!" • "Share Pretzels!" • "Watermelon!" • "Soup!" • "Hot Dog and Ketchup!" • "Empty and Full!" • "Popcorn!" • "Worm!" • "Apple Picking!" • "Pretend Wind!" • "Dig!" • "Hide and Seek!" • "Nature!" • "Music!" • "Guitar!" • "Bongo Drums!" • "Quiet Read!" • "Clap Hands!" • "Painting!" • "Macaroni Jewelry!" • "Paint Shapes!" • "Pinch Pot!" • "Drawing Game!" • "Neighborhood Art!" • "Toothpaste!" • "Wet and Dry!" • "Bubble Bath!" • "Feelings!" • "Cake!" • "Flush!" • "On & Off!" • "Prince Oobi!" • "Bubbles!" • "Tea!" • "Ice Cream!" • "Water Games!" • "Guess!" • "Bird!" • "Cat!" • "Puppy!" • "Animal Cookies!" • "Itsy Bitsy Spider!" • "Toys!"
Season 2 "Camp Out!" • "Uma Swing!" • "Uma Bathroom!" • "Dance Class!" • "Kako's Puppy!" • "Uma's Birthday!" • "Asparagus!" • "Haircut!" • "Grampu Day!" • "Make Pizza!" • "Showtime!" • "Oobi's Car!" • "Garden Day!" • "Piano Lesson!" • "Uma Chicken!" • "Sleepover!" • "Play Ball!" • "Build Fort!" • "Petting Zoo!" • "New Friend!" • "Uma Sick" • "Playdate!" • "Make Art!" • "Rainy Day!" • "Pretend Circus!" • "Make Music!"
Season 3 "Video!" • "Grown-Up!" • "Shopping!" • "Uma Dreams!" • "Chopsticks!" • "Clean Up!" • "Kako Dinner!" • "Sign Language!" • "Halloween!" • "Checkup!" • "Uma Trip!" • "Frieda Friend!" • "Neighborhood!" • "Uma Preschool!" • "Theater!" • "Baby!" • "Chez Oobi!" • "Valentine!" • "Parade!" • "Babysitter!" • "Recital!" • "Dinosaur!" • "Nature Walk!" • "Sing!" • "Fishing!" • "Superheroes!"
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