Transcript of "Checkup!"
A transcript of the "Checkup! " 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: Breakfast
[Oobi is in the kitchen, eating a brand of cereal called "Toasty Chunks" for breakfast.]
Oobi: [munching] Oh, hi. Oobi breakfast. Toasty Chunks.
[He sings a "Toasty Chunks" jingle in the style of old cereal commercials.]
Oobi: [nervously] Oobi see doctor? Oobi sick?
Grampu: Oh, well, no, Oobi. Oobi not sick. Oobi checkup.
Grampu: Mm-hmm. Uh, Dr. Rose, Oobi talk. Dr. Rose check Oobi. Oobi stay healthy.
Oobi: Oh, uh, Dr. Rose nice?
Grampu: Oh, heh! Dr. Rose nice.
[Oobi takes another bite of his cereal. It's gotten cold and soggy.]
Oobi: Uh, Toasty Chunks... soggy chunks.
Oobi and Grampu: [both laughing]
Scene 2: In the waiting room
[In the next scene, Oobi and Grampu arrive in Dr. Rose's waiting room.]
Oobi: Oh, uh, Grampu, doctor's office?
Grampu: Oh, no, Oobi. Uh, waiting room. Wait for doctor.
Oobi: Oh, waiting room. Wait for doctor. Oh, toys!
[Oobi points to a table of toys.]
Grampu: Oh, yes, Oobi, toys.
Oobi: Uh, Grampu, Oobi play?
Grampu: [laughing] Oobi play.
Oobi: Ooh, Grampu, look! Beads.
[Oobi plays with a bead maze toy. A boy named Chauncy leaves Dr. Rose's office and walks into the waiting room.]
Chauncy: Ooh, bye-bye, Dr. Rose.
Dr. Rose: [off screen] Goodbye, Chauncy.
Chauncy: Oh, yeah. Dr. Rose nice. [sniffles] Mm.
[Chauncy sees his mom motioning for him to leave.]
Grampu: Oh, Dr. Rose! Hello.
Dr. Rose: Hello, Grampu. Hi, Oobi.
Oobi: Hi, Dr. Rose. Oh, Oobi. Beads.
[He shows Dr. Rose how he's arranged the beads on the toy.]
Dr. Rose: Wonderful! Oobi beads expert.
Dr. Rose: Oobi, follow Dr. Rose?
Oobi: Oh, um, Grampu come too?
Dr. Rose: Grampu come too.
Scene 3: Dr. Rose's office
[Oobi and Grampu follow Dr. Rose into her office. It is a blue room with sea creature decorations on the walls.]
Dr. Rose: Yes, doctor's office. Oobi like?
Dr. Rose: Oh, Dr. Rose glad. Now Oobi checkup. Keep Oobi healthy. First talk, okay?
Dr. Rose: Oobi feel good?
Dr. Rose: Wonderful. Oobi eat breakfast?
Oobi: Mm-hmm. Oobi drink juice; Oobi drink milk; Oobi eat banana; Oobi eat Toasty Chunks.
Dr. Rose: [confused] Toasty Chunks?
Grampu: Cereal. [shrugs] Healthy.
Dr. Rose: Very good! Oobi, favorite foods?
Oobi: Mm, Oobi like spaghetti, vegetables, uh, rice, uh... ooh, pizza! Mm, oh, cake.
Dr. Rose: Good. Mm, pizza, cake, yummy...
Dr. Rose: Oobi brother, sister?
Oobi: Mm-hmm, Oobi sister, Uma . Silly.
Dr. Rose: Oobi, Dr. Rose brother. Silly.
Oobi and Dr. Rose: [laughing]
Dr. Rose: Oobi brush teeth?
Oobi: Yes, brush teeth. Up, down, side, side. [imitates spitting] Ppuh, Oobi spit. Puh!
Grampu: [laughing] Eh, kids!
Scene 4: Interview #1
[An interview segment plays. Uma is pretending to be a doctor.]
Uma: Uma play doctor. Dr. Uma.
Uma and Elijah: [both] Aaah...
Uma: Ooh. Elijah healthy. Close mouth. Uma good doctor.
Scene 5: Examination
[Back in the doctor's office, Dr. Rose has finished asking Oobi questions.]
Dr. Rose: Now, Oobi questions for Dr. Rose?
Oobi: Mm, yes. Uh, Oobi question. One day, tall like Grampu?
Dr. Rose: Yes. One day, Oobi tall like Grampu. More questions?
Oobi: Uh, yes. [gets nervous] Um, today shot?
Dr. Rose: Yes, Oobi. Today shot. Important. Stay healthy.
Dr. Rose: Good, now, examination.
Dr. Rose: Mm-hmm. Examination. Dr. Rose check Oobi's body.
Dr. Rose: Mm-hmm. First, scale. Dr. Rose weigh Oobi.
[Oobi stands on the scale.]
Dr. Rose: Up, good! Oh, Oobi big boy.
Dr. Rose: Now, Dr. Rose measure Oobi.
Dr. Rose: Ohh, Oobi tall.
Dr. Rose: Down. Oobi, hop.
Oobi: [laughs] Uh-huh. Oobi hop good! Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop!
[Oobi hops up and down, laughing. He does it for so long that Dr. Rose has to ask him to stop.]
Oobi: Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop!
Dr. Rose: Oobi good hopper.
Dr. Rose: Now, to table. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
[Oobi walks over to the check-up table. Behind it is a wall of supplies.]
Dr. Rose: Oobi, stethoscope.
Dr. Rose: Steth-o-scope. Listen, heart.
Oobi: Stethoscope. Listen, heart!
Dr. Rose: Oobi, now, breathe in.
Dr. Rose: Like birthday candles.
Dr. Rose: Wonderful, Oobi! Now tummy.
Dr. Rose: Yes. Good! Now check eyes.
[Dr. Rose brings an otoscope out.]
Oobi: Ooh. Wonderful, Oobi. Now nose, good. Now ears.
[Dr. Rose checks one of Oobi's "ears" and waves to Grampu on the other side.]
Dr. Rose: Turn. Good! Wonderful. Now check throat.
Dr. Rose: Oobi, say, "Ahhhh."
Oobi and Grampu: [both] Ahhhh.
Dr. Rose: Good, wonderful.
Dr. Rose: Now Dr. Rose check Oobi all over.
Dr. Rose: Mm-hmm. Now turn. Yeah. Wonderful! Oobi healthy boy.
Oobi: [proudly] Oobi know.
Dr. Rose: Oobi, now, shot.
Oobi: [alarmed] Shot? But... Oobi healthy boy!
Dr. Rose: Oobi, shot important. Stay healthy.
Grampu: Oobi...shot. Stay healthy.
[Dr. Rose brings out a pink noisemaker toy and gives it to Oobi.]
Dr. Rose: Oobi, look. Noisemaker.
Dr. Rose: Yes. Grampu, count "One, two, three." Oobi blow, shot over.
Oobi: Oobi blow, shot over?
Dr. Rose: Oobi blow, shot over.
Grampu: Mm-mm. [clears throat] One...two...three.
[Dr. Rose gives Oobi the shot while he blows the noisemaker.]
Dr. Rose: Shot over. Oobi brave boy!
Oobi: Yeah! Oobi brave boy!
Grampu: Oobi good boy. Grampu very proud.
[Grampu gives Oobi a hug.]
Oobi and Grampu: [laughing]
Scene 6: Interview #2
[Another interview segment plays.]
Uma: Examine Uma. Take something from Uma's head?
Uma and Olivia: [giggling]
Uma: What else Dr. Olivia do today for Uma?
[Olivia checks Uma's "ears."]
Uma: Oh, ears. Uma's ears good?
[Uma acts like she can't hear.]
Uma: Uma's ears not so good. [laughs] Uma playing. What else Olivia do, Dr. Olivia? Dr. Olivia's tools...
Olivia: [pulls out a syringe] Shot.
Uma: Oh, shot. Hope it doesn't hurt. Hope it doesn't hurt. Hope it doesn't hurt!
Uma: That didn't hurt! Dr. Olivia good doctor.
Scene 7: Leaving the office
[Oobi and Grampu leave Dr. Rose's office. They are back in the waiting room.]
Grampu: Thank you, Dr. Rose.
Dr. Rose: Welcome. Goodbye, Grampu!
Oobi: Bye. Um, Dr. Rose hug Oobi?
Dr. Rose: [laughs] Dr. Rose hug Oobi.
Oobi: Oobi like Dr. Rose.
Dr. Rose: Dr. Rose like Oobi.
[Oobi finds Moppie and her dad in the waiting room.]
Moppie: [shyly] Hi. [whispering] Psst. Um, Dr. Rose nice?
Oobi: Dr. Rose nice. No worries.
Moppie: Uh, whew! [sighs]
Oobi: [imitating Grampu] Kids. Heh!
Oobi: [to the viewers] Oh, Oobi, you, friends! Bye.
Voice #1: [girl] Bye-bye, Oobi. Bye!
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