Changes: Uma Swing!

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"Uma Swing!" is an episode of Oobi from season one.

Summary

Oobi helps Uma get used to the playground and teaches her how to swing on the swings. Uma falls when she gets on too fast and is afraid to try again, but Oobi helps her to be more careful and soon Uma is swinging all by herself. — Nickelodeon (source)

Plot

Oobi and Uma are at the playground. Oobi asks Uma if she wants to play on the seesaw, but Uma would rather spend the day on the swings. Before she swings, Oobi shows her how to swing carefully. Uma gets impatient and ignores what Oobi says. She tries to swing as fast as she can and falls off. She starts to cry as Grampu rushes over and comforts her. Uma feels better, but she's developed a fear of the swing set.

Oobi asks Uma if she wants to try again, but she says no. Oobi tries to calm her down by playing on the slide, making sure that she doesn't hurt herself again. They slide down together at first. Then, they take turns sliding alone. On his turn, Oobi decides to twirl around and falls off. He doesn't get hurt, but this reminds him that it's very important to be careful. Oobi asks Uma if she has the courage to try swinging again. She tells him that she'll try, this time listening to Oobi's advice.

Uma swings carefully and is astonished to be swinging all by herself. She calls Kako and Grampu to watch. After she finishes swinging, Oobi plays a counting game with the other characters. Uma wants to play another game and suggests giving each other piggyback rides. Everyone piggybacks on top of each other, but they lose their balance and fall down, laughing. The episode ends.

Characters

Oobi (played by Tim Lagasse)
Uma (played by Stephanie D'Abruzzo)
Kako (played by Noel MacNeal)
Grampu (played by Tyler Bunch)

Gallery

Scenes

Production photos

Video

File:Oobi - Uma Swing!

Trivia

International air dates:
- In Australia, this episode premiered on ABC Kids on February 9, 2005. (source)
- In China, it premiered on SMG on May 2, 2005. (source)
- In Poland, it premiered on Nickelodeon Poland on July 19, 2009. (source)
In 2012, this episode's plot was adapted into "Swing," an episode of the Iranian spin-off Oobi: Dasdasi. This was notably the only time Dasdasi remade an episode of the original American show.
A few of the early shorts ("Prince Oobi!", "Peekaboo!", and "Slide!") also took place at a playground. This episode uses a completely different set for the playground - it's much bigger and brighter.
During the scenes where Oobi and Uma are using the slide, there are cuts between takes, likely because the puppeteers couldn't easily slide their arms down.
Two scenes from this episode are featured in the opening theme for season one: Uma watching Oobi on the swing, and Oobi and Uma riding the slide.
According to a press release, "Swing!" was the original title for this episode.
According to a showreel video for Little Airplane Productions, this episode was filmed on January 18, 2003.

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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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+"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is an episode of ''[[Oobi (TV series)|Oobi]]'' from [[Season 1|season one]].
-{{Heading|Characters}}
+{{Heading|Summary}}
+''[[Oobi]] helps [[Uma]] get used to the playground and teaches her how to swing on the swings. Uma falls when she gets on too fast and is afraid to try again, but Oobi helps her to be more careful and soon Uma is swinging all by herself.''
-*[[Oobi]]
+— [http://web.archive.org/web/20160207075829/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/nick%20jr/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=Oobi%20Release.pdf&ItemID=28&ListName=Press%20Releases Nickelodeon (source)]
-*[[Uma]]
-*[[Kako]]
-*[[Grampu]]
-*[[Humans]] <small>(interview segments only)</small>
-{{Heading|Official Synopsis}}
-''Oobi helps Uma get used to the playground and teaches her how to swing on the swings. Uma falls when she gets on too fast and is afraid to try again, but Oobi helps her to be more careful and soon Uma is swinging all by herself.''
-— [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/noggin-introduces-oobi---the-friend-whos-always-with-you-74763932.html PR Newswire]
 {{Heading|Plot}}
-Oobi and Uma are at the playground. Oobi asks Uma if she wants to play on the seesaw, but Uma would rather spend the day on the swings. Before she swings, Oobi demonstrates how to swing carefully. Uma grows impatient and ignores what Oobi says. She attempts to swing as fast as she can, causing her to fall off. She begins to cry as Grampu rushes over and comforts her. Uma feels better, but has developed a fear of the swing set.
+Oobi and Uma are at the playground. Oobi asks Uma if she wants to play on the seesaw, but Uma would rather spend the day on the swings. Before she swings, Oobi shows her how to swing carefully. Uma gets impatient and ignores what Oobi says. She tries to swing as fast as she can and falls off. She starts to cry as [[Grampu]] rushes over and comforts her. Uma feels better, but she's developed a fear of the swing set.
-Oobi asks Uma if she wants to try again and she declines. Oobi tries to calm her down by playing on the slide, making sure that she does not injure herself again. They slide down together at first. They take turns sliding later on. On his turn, however, Oobi decides to twirl around and falls off prematurely. This serves as a reminder to him that it is very important to be careful at the playground. Oobi asks Uma if she has the courage to try swinging again. She tells him that she will try, this time listening to Oobi's advice.
+Oobi asks Uma if she wants to try again, but she says no. Oobi tries to calm her down by playing on the slide, making sure that she doesn't hurt herself again. They slide down together at first. Then, they take turns sliding alone. On his turn, Oobi decides to twirl around and falls off. He doesn't get hurt, but this reminds him that it's very important to be careful. Oobi asks Uma if she has the courage to try swinging again. She tells him that she'll try, this time listening to Oobi's advice.
-Uma swings carefully and is astonished to be swinging by herself. She calls Kako and Grampu to watch. After they swing, Oobi plays a counting game with the other characters. Uma wants to play another game and suggests giving each other piggyback rides. The four puppets piggyback on top of each other and fall down shortly afterwards, laughing. The episode ends.
+Uma swings carefully and is astonished to be swinging all by herself. She calls [[Kako]] and Grampu to watch. After she finishes swinging, Oobi plays a [[List of game segments|counting game]] with the other characters. Uma wants to play another game and suggests giving each other piggyback rides. Everyone piggybacks on top of each other, but they lose their balance and fall down, laughing. The episode ends.
-{{Heading|Cast}}
+{{Heading|Characters}}
+*[[Oobi]] <small>(played by [[Tim Lagasse]])</small>
-*[[Tim Lagasse]] as [[Oobi]]
+*[[Uma]] <small>(played by [[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]])</small>
-*[[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]] as [[Uma]]
+*[[Kako]] <small>(played by [[Noel MacNeal]])</small>
-*[[Noel MacNeal]] as [[Kako]]
+*[[Grampu]] <small>(played by [[Tyler Bunch]])</small>
-*[[Tyler Bunch]] as [[Grampu]]
-{{Heading|Trivia}}
+{{Heading|Gallery}}
+===Scenes===
-*The short "[[Slide!]]" also takes place at the playground.
+<gallery position="center" spacing="small" bordercolor="transparent" captiontextcolor="#000000" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
-*According to a [http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/nick%20jr/Press%20Releases/Oobi%20Release.pdf press release,] "Swing!" was the original title for this episode.
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-opening.png|"Oh, hi! Playground."
-*During the scenes where Oobi and Uma are using the slide, there are obvious cuts between takes, as Uma is seen from one angle screaming at one pitch, and then after a cut at a different angle, she is screaming at an obviously higher pitch. Also somewhat related, a single clip of the kids saying "One, two, three!" is repeated several times during the episode, therefore showing the show's obviously low budget during the start of production.
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-swing-set.png|The swing set
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Oobi-joins-Uma.png|Oobi joining Uma
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Uma-watching-Oobi.png|Uma watching Oobi on the swing
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Uma-crying.png|Uma crying
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Grampu-comforting-Uma.png|Grampu comforting Uma
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Uma-scolding-the-swing.png|"Bad swing! Bad swing!"
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-slide.png|The slide
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Uma-sliding.png|Uma sliding
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Oobi-on-the-slide.png|Oobi on the slide
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Oobi-talking.png|"Uma swing? Oobi help Uma."
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Oobi-pushing-Uma.png|Oobi pushing Uma
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Kako-visits.png|Kako visiting
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Oobi-watching-Uma.png|Oobi watching Uma
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-interview.png|Interview segment
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-Oobi-close-up.png|Close-up of Oobi
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-counting-on-Grampu.png|Counting on Grampu
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-ending.png|Group piggyback ride
+</gallery>
+===Production photos===
+<gallery position="center" spacing="small" bordercolor="transparent" captiontextcolor="#000000" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+Oobi-Uma-Swing-production-clapboard.png|A clapperboard from the day the episode was filmed (1/18/2003).
+Little-Airplane-Oobi-Uma-Swing-clapperboard.jpg|The clapperboard on display at the [[Little Airplane Productions|Little Airplane Studio]].
+</gallery>
 {{Heading|Video}}
 [[File:Oobi - Uma Swing!|thumb|center|335 px]]
-{{episodes}}
+{{Heading|Trivia}}
+*International air dates:
+**In Australia, this episode premiered on [[ABC Kids]] on February 9, 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181108212851/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200502/programs/ZY7134A002D9.htm (source)]
+**In China, it premiered on [[SMG]] on May 2, 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190719031616/https://sh.eastday.com/eastday/shnews/node42337/node42446/node59776/userobject1ai1066768.html (source)]
+**In Poland, it premiered on [[Nickelodeon Poland]] on July 19, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090926215329/http://miastodzieci.pl:80/wydarzenia/1:/26804:raczusie-nowa-bajka-dla-dzieci (source)]
+*In 2012, this episode's plot was adapted into "Swing," an episode of the Iranian spin-off ''[[Oobi: Dasdasi]]''. This was notably the only time ''Dasdasi'' remade an episode of the original American show.
+*A few of the early shorts ("[[Prince Oobi!]]", "[[Peekaboo!]]", and "[[Slide!]]") also took place at a playground. This episode uses a completely different set for the playground - it's much bigger and brighter.
+*During the scenes where Oobi and Uma are using the slide, there are cuts between takes, likely because the puppeteers couldn't easily slide their arms down.
+*Two scenes from this episode are featured in the [[Oobi Theme Song|opening theme]] for season one: Uma watching Oobi on the swing, and Oobi and Uma riding the slide.
+*According to a [http://web.archive.org/web/20160207075829/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/nick%20jr/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=Oobi%20Release.pdf&ItemID=28&ListName=Press%20Releases press release,] "Swing!" was the original title for this episode.
+*According to a [https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi340571673 showreel video] for [[Little Airplane Productions]], this episode was filmed on January 18, 2003.
+{{Episodes}}
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+[[Category:Season 1]]