Bongo Drums!

Template:Infobox short "Bongo Drums!" is one of the Oobi shorts.

Plot

Grampu plays a pair of bongo drums as Uma walks on screen. She marvels at the tune Grampu plays on the bongos and asks if she can play. Grampu lets her take a turn and plays a rhythm for her to repeat. She can't seem to get the hang of it and instead of playing a beat, she just slaps the drum with her palm and lies there.

Grampu shows her the rhythm again, but she can still only figure out how to slap the drum. He decides to show her again, and she makes a nice rhythm, this time patting the bongo and making the same tune as Grampu. Uma and Grampu invite the viewers to clap along to the beat as the episode ends.

Characters

Uma (played by Stephanie D'Abruzzo)
Grampu (played by Tyler Bunch)

Gallery

Video

File:Oobi Short - Bongo Drums! (Remaster)

Trivia

In Canada, this short premiered on TVOntario on April 24, 2004. (source)
This is one of the few shorts where Oobi does not appear.
The rhythm that Grampu plays is "Shave and a Haircut", a musical cue and knocking pattern that dates back to the late 1800s.

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Season 1 (shorts)	"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!"