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A transcript of the "Video!" 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: Obsessed with the Video

[In the living room, Oobi and Uma are watching a video on the television.]

  • Oobi: Oh, hi. Oobi, Uma watch video.
  • Uma: [mesmerized] Video... good.
  • Oobi: Mm.
  • Grampu: Hi, Oobi. Hi, Uma.
  • Oobi and Uma: [both in a trance] Hello, Grampu...
  • Grampu: Oh, Oobi, Uma watch video. Heh. How many times?
  • Oobi: 17.
  • Uma: Today.
  • Grampu: [sighs] Oobi, Uma... video enough.

[Grampu turns off the television, which startles Oobi and Uma.]

  • Oobi and Uma: [both sputtering]
  • Oobi: Grampu!
  • Uma: Why?!
  • Grampu: Oobi, Uma like video?
  • Oobi and Uma: Yes.
  • Grampu: Good. Today Oobi, Uma make video.
  • Oobi and Uma: Make video?
  • Oobi: How?

Scene 2: Grampu's video camera

[Grampu walks over to his video camera, which is set up on a tripod stand.]

  • Grampu: Eh? Use video camera, make video.
  • Oobi and Uma: Ooh.
  • Grampu: First point video camera.
  • Oobi and Uma: Ooh. Oh.
  • Grampu: Push button. Shoot video.
  • Oobi: Oh.
  • Grampu: Then use computer. Edit video. Then use television, watch video.
  • Oobi: Oh! Uh, shoot video. Edit video. Watch video. Oobi make video!
  • Uma: Uma too!
  • Grampu: Lovely! Come, make video! Outside.
  • Oobi: Wow. Oobi, Uma make video.
  • Uma: Who knew?
  • Oobi: Yeah.
  • Uma: Hm, yeah.

Scene 3: Filming the video

  • Grampu: Grampu press button. Video camera start.
  • Oobi: Ooh, fancy.
  • Uma: Yet simple.
  • Grampu: Now Oobi, Uma talk.
  • Oobi: Um, talk? Say what?
  • Grampu: Anything.
  • Oobi: Oh, um. [clears throat] Greetings. Oobi. Boy. Um, boo-boo.

[Oobi turns around to show a bandage on his back.]

  • Oobi: Uma turn.
  • Uma: Hm? Oh. Hello. Uma here. Uma bald. See? Pretty. Hm, hm, hm, hm.
  • Oobi: Uh, Uma, little sister.
  • Uma: Yes, and growing.
  • Oobi: [laughing]
  • Grampu: Oobi, Uma very good.
  • Uma: Grampu, watch video now?
  • Grampu: Oh, well, no, not yet, Uma. Video not finished.
  • Oobi: Oh, Grampu, Grampu, point camera there.
  • Uma: Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Oobi motions to the family's garden gnome, Fritz. Grampu moves the video camera to film Fritz.]

  • Grampu: [laughs]
  • Oobi: Garden gnome.
  • Uma: Mm-hmm. Fritz.
  • Oobi: Gnome, short.
  • Uma: Sweet. [kisses the gnome]
  • Uma: Oh, Grampu, bring camera. There, see?
  • Oobi: Oh, Kako, Kako.

Scene 4: Kako joins the cast

[Across the street, Kako is bouncing a red rubber ball with white polka-dots on it.]

Oobi and Uma: Kako! Kako! Kako!

  • Oobi: [to the viewers] Oh, Oobi call Kako. You call Kako. Ready? You, call Kako.
  • Voice #1: Kako!
  • Voice #2: Kako, over here.
  • Kako: Oh!
  • Oobi and Uma: Kako!
  • Kako: Hi, Oobi. Hi, Uma. Ooh, hi, Grampu. Oobi make video?
  • Oobi: Uh-huh.
  • Kako: Cool.
  • Oobi: Oh, oh, Kako, Kako, secret handshake, for video!
  • Kako: Secret handshake.

[Oobi and Kako do their secret handshake.]

  • Oobi and Kako: Whoo! [laughing]
  • Kako: Uh, Oobi.
  • Oobi: Mm?
  • Kako: Secret handshake? Secret no more.
  • Oobi: Oh. Hm. Famous handshake!
  • Kako: Ah, famous handshake!
  • Oobi and Kako: Whoo!
  • Oobi:' Yeah.
  • Grampu: Very good.
  • Uma: Grampu, Grampu! Watch video now?
  • Grampu: Well, not yet, Uma. Video not finished. Watch video later.
  • Kako: Oh.
  • Uma: O.K.
  • Kako: Kako come back, watch video. Bye.
  • Oobi: Bye.
  • Uma: Bye. Grampu, watch video now?
  • Grampu: Um, oh, not yet, Uma. First say, "The end."
  • Uma: Oh. The end.
  • Oobi: Video over. Adiós!

[Grampu stops recording the video.]

  • Grampu: [laughs] Very good. Oh, now Oobi, Uma, Grampu edit video.
  • Oobi and Uma: Yay! Edit video!

[Oobi and Uma turn to each other, confused.]

  • Oobi and Uma: Edit video?
  • Grampu: Yes, oh, Grampu show. Inside.
  • Oobi: Oh, O.K., inside.
  • Uma: Yeah.

Scene 5: Editing the video

  • Grampu: Now edit video.
  • Oobi and Uma: Edit?
  • Grampu: Mm-hmm, edit. Video, pictures. Put together on computer.
  • Oobi: Oh.
  • Uma: Ooh.
  • Grampu: First, Grampu camera plug in.

[Grampu plugs the camera into the computer.]

  • Oobi: Ooh. Plug in.
  • Uma: Plug in back.
  • Grampu: Now, uh, Uma, press button. Turn computer on.
  • Uma: Oh, Uma press. Mm.

[Uma presses the start button on the computer. The screen turns on and shows a frame of Uma from the video.]

  • Oobi and Uma: [gasp]
  • Oobi: Uma on computer!
  • Uma: Wow.
  • Grampu: Oobi, press button.
  • Oobi: Oobi press.

[Oobi presses another button. A frame of Oobi pops up on the computer screen.]

  • Uma: Oh, Oobi handsome.
  • Oobi: [embarrassed] Uma!
  • Grampu: Now, pictures together. With music.

[Grampu puts the video clips together and adds music on the computer. The scene cuts to a close-up of the computer screen.]

  • Oobi: [on computer] Greetings. Oobi. Boy. Um, boo-boo.
  • Grampu: [off screen, on computer] Uma turn.
  • Uma: [on computer] Hm? Oh. Hello. Uma here.

[The scene cuts back to Oobi, Uma, and Grampu looking at the computer.]

  • Oobi: Grampu genius!
  • Uma: Watch video now?
  • Grampu: Almost, Uma. First edit more. Oobi, Uma help Grampu?
  • Oobi: Oobi help Grampu.
  • Uma: Uma help Grampu.
  • Grampu: Lovely. All right, so, Uma. Press button.
  • Uma: Button.
  • Grampu: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. Now, Oobi, press button.
  • Oobi: Button.
  • Grampu: Good, good!

Scene 6: Interviews

[An interview segment plays.]

  • Girl #1: I like making videos of myself, because I like to, like, dance around in the music videos I make.

[Next, Kako interviews a boy named Charlie, who has his own video camera.]

  • Kako: Hey, Charlie.
  • Charlie: Hey.
  • Kako: Video camera.
  • Charlie: Yep!
  • Kako: Charlie like video?
  • Charlie: Yeah.
  • Kako: Why?
  • Charlie: Well, we're working on a website. We have to put some videos on with a computer thing that lets us put videos on.
  • Kako: Wow. Cool. Charlie good. Thank you. Kako ready for close-up.
  • Charlie: Yeah, close-up?
  • Kako: Yes.

[Charlie points his video camera at Kako.]

  • Charlie: O.K. So I'll put it in close-up...
  • Kako: Catch eyes.
  • Charlie: And record. Good, that's close up.
  • Kako: Kako born star. Hello, fans.
  • Girl #2: When I do a video, first I like to watch it, and then I like to draw and write about it.
  • Girl #3: The best part of making a video is when I get to see the silly things that I did.

Scene 7: The finished video

  • Grampu: O.K., Uma, press button.
  • Uma: Press button.
  • Grampu: Good! All done.
  • Uma: Ooh, watch video now?
  • Grampu: Mm-hmm. Watch video now.
  • Oobi and Uma: Watch video!

[The doorbell rings.]

  • Uma: Oh, door.
  • Oobi: Hm.

[Kako is at the door, dressed in sunglasses.]

  • Kako: Kako, movie star, arrive.
  • Oobi and Uma: [laughing]
  • Oobi: Kako watch video?
  • Kako: Yeah!
  • Uma: Come on.
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: [all humming]

[The kids walk over to Grampu, who is plugging the video camera into the television.]

  • Oobi: Ooh.
  • Uma: Look. Wow.
  • Grampu: Oobi, Uma, Kako, get good seats.

[The kids gather around the television to watch the video. They see that Grampu has put popcorn out for them.]

  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: Popcorn!
  • Grampu: And now, Grampu present: video! By Oobi, Uma, Grampu.
  • Kako: [clears throat]
  • Grampu: And Kako. [whispering] Sorry.
  • Kako: Thank you.
  • Oobi: Oh, Oobi so excited.
  • Uma: Shh, video starting.

[The finished video is shown on the television.]

  • Oobi: [on the television] Greetings. Oobi. Boy. Um, boo-boo.
  • Uma: [on the television] Hello. Uma here. Uma bald. See? Pretty. Hm, hm, hm.
  • Oobi: Uh, Uma, little sister.
  • Uma: Yes, and growing.
  • Oobi: Garden gnome.
  • Uma: Mm-hmm. Fritz.
  • Oobi: Gnome, short.
  • Uma: Sweet. [kisses]
  • Oobi: Famous handshake.
  • Kako: [on the television] Oh, famous handshake.
  • Oobi and Kako: Whoo!
  • Uma: The end.
  • Oobi: Video over. Adiós!

[The video ends. The scene cuts back to the kids in front of the television.]

  • Kako: Aww!
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: Yay!
  • Uma: Oh, wow.
  • Oobi: Wow. Video great!
  • Uma: Video nice.
  • Kako: Kako movie star.
  • Grampu: Lovely. Ooh, watch video again?
  • Oobi, Uma, and Kako: Yeah!
  • Grampu: O.K., Grampu rewind tape.
  • Oobi: Um, Grampu?
  • Grampu: Hm?
  • Oobi: Make video, good idea.
  • Kako: Perfecto.
  • Uma: Yeah, Uma love video. Thank you.
  • Kako: Thank you.
  • Oobi: Thank you.
  • Grampu: Ooh, Grampu glad.

[The kids hug Grampu.]

  • Grampu: Oh, oh, O.K. Watch video again.
  • Oobi and Kako: Yeah!
  • Uma: More popcorn.
  • Oobi: Yeah, yeah.

[Oobi looks to the viewers and waves goodbye.]

  • Oobi: Oobi, you friends. Bye.
  • Voice #3: [girl] Bye-bye, Oobi. Bye.
  • Voices: [laughing]

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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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