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A transcript of the "Pretend Circus!" 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: Pretending to be elephants

[In Oobi's room, Oobi, Kako, and Uma are pretending to be elephants.]

  • Oobi: Oh, hi.
  • Uma: Hi.
  • Oobi: Oobi, Uma, Kako elephants.
  • Uma: Mm-hmm.
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: [trumpeting]
  • Uma: [gasps] You elephant. You, elephant.
  • Oobi, Uma, Kako, and Voices: [trumpeting]
  • Kako: Kako love circus. [points at the ringmaster at the circus poster] Ringmaster. Ladies, gentlemen!
  • Oobi: Oobi love circus. [points at the acrobats at the circus poster] Acrobats. [imitates drum] Ta-da!
  • Uma: Uma love circus. [points at the elephant at the circus poster] Elephants! [trumpets, gasps] Oobi, Uma, Kako go circus?
  • Oobi: Oobi ask Grampu.
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: Grampu!

Scene 2: No circus

  • Grampu: Oobi?
  • Oobi: Grampu? Oobi, Uma, Kako go circus?
  • Grampu: Oh. Oh, um, no. Circus far. Sorry. One day. [leaves]
  • Oobi: [sadly] No circus.

[Kako gets an idea.]

  • Kako: Yes circus!
  • Uma: Huh?
  • Kako: Pretend circus.
  • Oobi: Pretend circus?
  • Kako: Mm-hmm. Circus ring.

[Kako brings a hula hoop, imagining it as a circus ring.]

  • Oobi: Oh, circus ring.
  • Uma: Circus ring!

[Kako descends the hoop. He, Uma, and Oobi are now in the imaginary circus!]

Scene 3: Pretend circus

  • Oobi and Uma: Circus!
  • Kako: Pretend circus. Kako ringmaster.
  • Oobi and Uma: Ooh.
  • Kako: Welcome! Ladies, gentlemen! Acrobats!
  • Oobi: Oh. Oobi, Uma acrobats.
  • Uma: Acrobats?
  • Oobi: Mm-hmm. Acrobats. Uh, jump around.
  • Uma: Oh!
  • Oobi and Uma: [they jump around] Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump.
  • Oobi: Flip!
  • Oobi and Uma: [flip themselves] Flip, flip, flip.
  • Uma: Oobi.

'[Oobi stacks his fingers on top of Uma's palm.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Hey!
  • Oobi: Uma.

[Uma stacks her fingers on top of Oobi's palm.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Yay!
  • Oobi: Uma? Up.
  • Uma: Uma up!

[Oobi and Uma stack up on each other, they almost lose their balance, but remain perfectly still.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Ta-da! Yay!
  • Oobi: Uma, bow.
  • Uma: Oh.
  • Oobi and Uma: [bowing] Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
  • Oobi: Oh. Oobi, Uma bow. You bow. You, bow.
  • Oobi, Uma, and Voices: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
  • Oobi: Good bow.
  • Kako: Ah. Huh? Huh? Pretend circus. Ladies, gentlemen! Elephant!

[Uma is now dressed up as an elephant.]

  • Uma: Uma elephant. Uma elephant! [makes trumpeting noise, giggles]
  • Kako: Ah, elephant.
  • Uma: Mm-hmm.
  • Kako: Elephant?
  • Uma: Yeah?
  • Kako: Lunch.
  • Uma: Elephant lunch!

[Oobi comes in, dressed up as a peanut.]

  • Oobi: Elephant lunch? [gasps] Oobi peanut! Uh-oh.

[Uma and Oobi laugh while chasing each other.]

  • Kako: Hey, pretend circus. Ladies, gentlemen! Clown!
  • Oobi and Uma: [they stop chasing each other] Clown?

[Grampu is dressed as a clown.]

  • Grampu: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!

[Grampu holds a blue ball.]

  • Oobi: Oh. Clown juggle.
  • Uma: [gasps] Ooh.

[Grampu juggles the ball.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Yay!

[Grampu juggles again.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Yay!

[Now, Grampu balances the ball with his red nose.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Yay!
  • Grampu: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!
  • Oobi and Uma: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!

[Next, Grampu balances a flower.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Yay!

[Honking sound.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Aww. [laughter]
  • Grampu: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!
  • Uma: [giggling] Clown silly.
  • Oobi: Yeah.
  • Grampu: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa...

[A whipped cream pie is placed on the table.]

  • Oobi: Uh-oh, pie.
  • Grampu: Mmm!

[Grampu nearly loses the pie's balance to the right, the left, and at the camera. He places the pie down. He, Uma, and Oobi sigh with relief.]

  • Grampu: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oop-- [his face lands on the pie] Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!
  • Oobi and Uma: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!
  • Kako: [laughs] Pretend circus! Ladies, gentlemen! Good night!

[The kids bow.]

  • Grampu: [off-screen] Oobi! Uma! Kako! Lunch!

[Kako ascends the hoop, sending him, Oobi, and Uma back to Oobi's room.]

Scene 4: The circus was amazing

  • Oobi and Uma: Wow!
  • Kako: [throws hoop away] Pretend circus.
  • Oobi: Amazing.
  • Uma: Ama-- ama-- ama-- ama--
  • Oobi: Amazing.
  • Uma: Amazing!
  • Oobi: Yeah.
  • Grampu: [off-screen] Lunch!
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: Lunch!

[The scene cuts to the kitchen.]

Scene 5: Lunchtime

  • Oobi: Oobi hungry.
  • Kako: Kako hungry.
  • Uma: Uma hungry.
  • Grampu: Lunch. Peanut butter sandwiches. Milk. And... pie.
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: Pie? Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!
  • Grampu: Oopa-doo?

[The kids laugh.]

  • Oobi: [gasps] Oobi, Kako, Uma "oopa-doo". You "oopa-doo". You, "oopa-doo".
  • Oobi, Uma, Kako, and Voices: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!
  • Oobi: Yeah! You "oopa-doo"!
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!

[An interview segment begins.]

Scene 6: Interviews

  • Uma: Circus. Uma love elephant. [makes trumpeting noise] You love?
  • Boy #1: I like the circus because I like getting, um, surprises.
  • Girl #3: I like clowns because they wear makeup and they wear a silly red nose. And it's nice to see them because sometimes you don't always get to see them.
  • Girl #4: When we got to the circus, we saw all the acrobats and stuff. Um, and also, we got the thing.
  • Girl #5: I like the circus because they have popcorn there.

[Another girl plays with her toy.]

  • Boy #2: I like circus because I like to see the elephants perform.

[Another boy imitates elephant.]

  • Girl #6: My favorite part of the circus is the lion jumps in the hoop.
  • Boy #3: Rawr, rawr, rawr.
  • Girl #7: When I went to the circus, I saw juggles.
  • Girl #1: I like clowns because their noses go "womp womp".
  • Uma: Circus amazing!

[The segments end. It cuts back to Oobi's room. A boombox is placed behind Oobi and Uma.]

Scene 7: Game segment

  • Kako: Ladies, gentlemen! Game.
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: [singing] Game, game. Game, game. Game, game. Game, game. Game!
  • Kako: Stop-go game.
  • Oobi and Uma: Stop-go game!
  • Kako: Yes. Kako play music. Uma dance. Oobi dance. You dance. You, dance. Ready?
  • Uma: Mm-hmm.
  • Kako: [starts the music] Go. You go. You, go.
  • Voices: [laughing]
  • Voice #1: That's silly.
  • Kako: [stops the music] Stop. You, stop. [chuckles]
  • Uma: Again!
  • Oobi: Yeah, again.
  • Uma: Mm-hmm.
  • Kako: [starts music] Go. You go. You, go.
  • Voice #2: That's funny.
  • Voice #3: Oobi, you're silly.
  • Kako: [stops music] Stop. You, stop. [chuckles] Game over!
  • Oobi and Uma: Game over.

[Grampu comes in, dressed as a clown.]

  • Grampu: Grampu play? [clears throat] Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!

[The kids laugh.]

  • Uma: Grampu silly!
  • Kids: Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo! Oopa-doo!
  • Kako: Oopa-doo!
  • Oobi: Oobi, you, friends. Bye.
  • Voice #1: [girl] Bye-bye, Oobi. Bye!
  • Voice #2: [boy] Bye, Oobi.
  • Oobi: Oopa-doo!

Navigation

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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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