A scene from the original opening theme
Oobi ran for 100 individual episodes over three seasons. The first season was a series of simple two-minute shorts that aired during commercial breaks on Noggin and Nickelodeon . For the second and third seasons, the show became a longer series with each episode spanning about 13 minutes. In addition to the main episodes, a few original bumpers were filmed with the Oobi characters.
This page is a list of episodes in the series.
Season 1 (shorts)
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1: "Slide! "
Oobi rides down a slide with Uma at the playground.
2: "Follow the Leader! "
The kids play "follow the leader," but Uma does all of the moves backward.
3: "Pretend Catch! "
Oobi and Kako play a game of catch with an imaginary ball.
4: "Peekaboo! "
The kids play peekaboo, and they let the viewers join in by covering and uncovering the camera.
5: "Tag! "
Uma feels left out when Oobi and Kako play tag without her.
6: "Dance! "
Each of the kids takes a turn dancing to a different genre of music.
7: "Share Pretzels! "
Oobi shares his pretzels with Uma and Kako, who end up eating them all.
8: "Watermelon! "
Uma finds a giant watermelon in the kitchen and tries to eat it.
9: "Soup! "
Uma's soup is too hot, so Oobi and Kako help blow on it until it's cold.
10: "Hot Dog and Ketchup! "
Kako helps out when Oobi has trouble squeezing ketchup out of its bottle.
11: "Empty and Full! "
Oobi and Uma drink orange juice out of a tiny cup and a huge pitcher.
12: "Popcorn! "
Oobi and Kako pretend to be popcorn by "popping" up and down.
13: "Worm! "
Uma is scared of a worm in the garden, so Kako helps her get over her fear.
14: "Apple Picking! "
Oobi, Uma, and Kako use teamwork to reach an apple at the local orchard.
15: "Pretend Wind! "
Oobi and Kako pretend to be the wind by blowing on each other.
16: "Dig! "
Oobi and Uma dig in the garden.
17: "Hide and Seek! "
Oobi hides behind a sunflower during a game of hide and seek.
18: "Nature! "
Uma asks Grampu what nature means, so he shows her flowers, trees, and birds.
19: "Music! "
Uma wants to join Oobi and Kako when they make music with a soup can and a bottle.
20: "Guitar! "
Oobi and Kako use teamwork to play a guitar.
21: "Bongo Drums! "
Grampu plays a beat on a pair of bongo drums, and Uma tries to play along.
22: "Quiet Read! "
Oobi tries to read a book, but Uma's loud music interrupts him.
23: "Clap Hands! "
Oobi and Uma try to clap their hands together.
24: "Painting! "
Uma poses for Oobi while he uses finger paints to draw a portrait of her.
25: "Macaroni Jewelry! "
Oobi, Uma, and Kako put on a fashion show with jewelry made from macaroni.
26: "Paint Shapes! "
Oobi and Kako use sponges to paint different shapes.
27: "Pinch Pot! "
Oobi helps Uma make a pinch pot out of clay.
28: "Drawing Game! "
Grampu and Oobi play a charades-style drawing game.
29: "Neighborhood Art! "
Oobi makes a model of a neighborhood, and he gives Uma a tour of each building.
30: "Toothpaste! "
Oobi and Kako try to figure out how to open a tube of toothpaste.
31: "Wet and Dry! "
Grampu dries Uma off after her bath, and then she splashes Grampu and dries him off.
32: "Bubble Bath! "
Oobi and Kako take a bubble bath, and they use bubbles to pretend to be different creatures.
33: "Feelings! "
Oobi acts out different emotions in the mirror.
34: "Cake! "
Grampu makes cake for Oobi and Kako, but they need to wash their hands before they can eat it.
35: "Flush! "
Uma thinks the sound of a toilet flushing is hilarious, so she and Grampu imitate it.
36: "On & Off! "
Oobi and Kako play with a water sprinkler that turns on and off.
37: "Prince Oobi! "
Uma builds a sand castle and names Oobi the prince of the castle.
38: "Bubbles! "
After Oobi and Uma blow bubbles, Kako tries to take a bath in their bubble soap.
39: "Tea! "
Oobi and Uma sing "I'm a Little Teapot" after forgetting a teapot for their tea party.
40: "Ice Cream! "
Oobi shares his ice cream with Uma.
41: "Water Games! "
Oobi and Kako play pretend at the pool.
42: "Guess! "
Kako tries to guess what kind of animal Oobi has found.
43: "Bird! "
Uma tries to get a canary to sing with her.
44: "Cat! "
Oobi and Kako play with a cat, and Grampu wants to join.
45: "Puppy! "
Oobi pretends to be a puppy.
46: "Animal Cookies! "
Oobi and Kako imitate the animals on their box of animal cookies.
47: "Itsy Bitsy Spider! "
Oobi and Kako sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and pretend to be spiders.
48: "Toys! "
Uma is bored, so Oobi cheers her up by pretending to chase her toy rabbit with a toy lizard.
Season 2
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1: "Camp Out! "
Grampu and the kids camp out in the backyard.
2: "Uma Swing! "
Oobi helps Uma regain her confidence after she falls off the swing at the playground.
3: "Uma Bathroom! "
Uma doesn't want to take a bath after playing in the mud outside.
4: "Dance Class! "
Oobi and Uma sign up for a dance class, but they have trouble mastering their new dance routine.
5: "Kako's Puppy! "
Oobi thinks Kako's new puppy is adorable, but when he volunteers to "puppy-sit" for a day, he learns that pets are a huge responsibility.
6: "Uma's Birthday! "
Uma feels left out when her own birthday party becomes more about the games and less about her.
7: "Asparagus! "
Uma refuses to try asparagus, so Oobi and Grampu go to drastic measures and perform a magic show to get her to taste it.
8: "Haircut! "
When Oobi wakes up with a wild patch of hair on his head, he goes to the barber for his first haircut.
9: "Grampu Day! "
The kids make up their own holiday to celebrate Grampu.
10: "Make Pizza! "
The kids are a little too eager to help Grampu make their favorite food, pizza, and end up doing everything the wrong way.
11: "Showtime! "
Oobi and Kako want to put on a puppet show by themselves, but they discover that they need Uma's help.
12: "Oobi's Car! "
When Uma accidentally breaks Oobi's favorite toy car, she tries to repair it herself.
13: "Garden Day! "
Grampu introduces the kids to his favorite pastime, gardening, but they find it boring to wait for their plants to grow.
14: "Piano Lesson! "
Grampu falls in love with Oobi's piano teacher, Inka, when she comes to visit.
15: "Uma Chicken! "
Uma takes a farm animal game too far and convinces herself that she is a real chicken.
16: "Sleepover! "
Uma misses Oobi when he leaves to spend the night at Kako's house.
17: "Play Ball! "
When Kako becomes frustrated with a game of tee-ball, Oobi helps show him the basics of the game.
18: "Build Fort! "
Oobi and Kako build forts out of blocks and get into a heated argument over whose is better.
19: "Petting Zoo! "
Oobi and Kako pretend to be cowboys when they visit the petting zoo and ride a horse.
20: "New Friend! "
Oobi is nervous to play with Frieda, a foot puppet, because she looks different from him.
21: "Uma Sick "
Oobi and Kako try to make Uma feel better when she comes down with a cold.
22: "Playdate! "
Kako gets jealous when Oobi obsesses over his new pet turtle and forgets about a playdate they planned.
23: "Make Art! "
The kids want to make their own artwork, but Oobi has trouble coming up with an idea.
24: "Rainy Day! "
Oobi and Kako reluctantly join Uma on her search for a rainbow when the rain spoils their plans.
25: "Pretend Circus! "
The kids put on their own imaginary circus when they find out they can't visit a real one.
26: "Make Music! "
Oobi, Uma, and Kako form their own band and turn kitchen tools into instruments.
Season 3
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1: "Video! "
Tired of Oobi and Uma rewatching the same movie, Grampu teaches them how to make a home video.
2: "Grown-Up! "
The kids pretend to be grown-up firefighters, musicians, and businesspeople.
3: "Shopping! "
Oobi and Kako fool around at Bella's grocery store and accidentally ruin her fruit displays.
4: "Uma Dreams! "
Uma has been having a nightmare about a living tree and a mysterious animal, so Grampu helps her learn to lucid dream and face her fears.
5: "Chopsticks! "
Grampu takes Oobi and Uma out for dinner at a Chinese restaurant. There, Uma tries to figure out how to use chopsticks.
6: "Clean Up! "
Oobi can't play outside until he's finished cleaning his room. Bored without him, Uma and Kako help out and sing a song to make the job less dull.
7: "Kako Dinner! "
When Oobi has dinner with Kako and Papu, he learns about their family's different customs.
8: "Sign Language! "
Oobi and Kako meet a deaf girl at the park. Determined to befriend her, they learn some sign language.
9: "Halloween! "
Kako is terrified of Halloween, so Oobi and Uma take him trick-or-treating and show him that it is all pretend.
10: "Checkup! "
Oobi is nervous for his first check-up at the doctor's office, but the doctor's calm and helpful demeanor helps put him at ease.
11: "Uma Trip! "
Uma wants to travel the world, but it's too expensive. Oobi, Kako, and Grampu decide to bring her on a pretend trip throughout the house.
12: "Frieda Friend! "
Oobi is devastated to find out that Frieda has a new friend who seems like a better match for her.
13: "Neighborhood! "
Oobi and Kako take Uma on a tour of their mini neighborhood, made of boxes and paint.
14: "Uma Preschool! "
Uma doesn't want to leave Grampu on her first day of preschool, but ends up having a good time when she meets a new friend.
15: "Theater! "
The kids perform a musical version of "Little Red Riding Hood" in the park.
16: "Baby! "
Oobi learns how to take care of a baby when he meets a new mother and her newborn daughter.
17: "Chez Oobi! "
Oobi and Kako turn the house into a French-style restaurant for Grampu and Inka's date.
18: "Valentine! "
On Valentine's Day, Oobi and Uma follow a trail of paper hearts to find their mystery valentine.
19: "Parade! "
Uma wants to lead a parade through town, so she gets Oobi and Kako to dress up as a walking float and a one-man band.
20: "Babysitter! "
Oobi and Uma have a new babysitter. Uma doesn't like him at first, but his jokes and songs eventually win her over.
21: "Recital! "
Oobi is excited to perform at a piano recital for Inka, but he messes up and doesn't know what to do.
22: "Dinosaur! "
Oobi writes a story about a dinosaur named Umasaurus, who gets lost in the forest and teams up with two other dinosaurs to find her way home.
23: "Nature Walk! "
Exhausted by the bustling sounds of the city, Grampu takes Oobi and Uma on a nature walk at the state park.
24: "Sing! "
Oobi and Kako join Maestru's singing group, but their obsession with a loud song called "Yo To Ho" annoys him.
25: "Fishing! "
Grampu takes Oobi fishing at the pier. When Oobi catches a fish, he feels bad for it and convinces Grampu to set it free.
26: "Superheroes! "
The kids dress up as superheroes and help save Mrs. Johnson's cat when she gets stuck in a tree.
Bumpers