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The first season of Oobi was a series of two-minute shorts. These shorts played during commercial breaks on Noggin. They were shown daily from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, Noggin ordered a second season that turned Oobi into a long-form show.

The shorts were much simpler than the later episodes. Each one was set in only one location, and the four main characters (Oobi, Uma, Kako, and Grampu) were the only puppets who ever appeared. Unlike the long-form episodes, Uma and Kako didn't wear any accessories in the shorts.

A playlist of this season can be watched here (three episodes are currently missing).

List[]

Image Title / story
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.

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