# Oobi

Oobi (2000–2005) is an American children's television series that was made for the Noggin channel. The first season (made up of shorts that were 1-2 minutes long) premiered in 2000. The second season (made up of longer episodes) premiered on April 7, 2003 and ended in 2004. The third and final season premiered on September 6, 2004 and ended on February 11, 2005. The series was produced by Little Airplane Productions and Noggin Originals. Oobi was on the Noggin app from 2015 until 2020, and Paramount+ from 2021 until 2024.

## Opening theme song

* Oobi's like me. Oobi's like you. Oobi's got a lot of big things that he's gonna do. Uma's his sis. He's big, she's small. Kako is his very best friend, Grampu loves them all. Oh, Oobi! Oobi, Oobi, Oobi, Oobi, Oobi! He's got a lot to see, he's got a lot to do. And he's always with you!
** John Montagna, Oobi Theme Song.

## Ending theme song

* Oobi's like me. Oobi's like you. Oobi's got a lot of big things that he's gonna do. Uma's his sis. He's big, she's small. Kako is his very best friend, Grampu loves them all. Oh, Oobi! Oobi, Oobi, Oobi, Oobi, Oobi! He's got a lot to see, he's got a lot to do. And he's always with you!
** John Montagna, Oobi Theme Song.

## Season 1 (shorts)
### Dance!

    Grampu: Oobi?
    Oobi: Oh. Oobi dance, you dance.
    [Grampu hits play on the music (steel drum, bass guitar, rhythm guitar and cowbell) and Oobi does a dance move.]
    Oobi: Oobi dance, you dance.
    [Oobi continues dancing. Kako, Uma, and Grampu watch him. Grampu then stops the music. Oobi joins the others.]
    Grampu: Uma?
    Uma: Oh. Uma dance, you dance!
    [Grampu turns on the music (piano, drums, and bass guitar) and Uma dances.]
    Uma: Uma dance, you dance.
    [Uma continues to dance until Grampu turns off the music. Uma sighs, joins the others and Grampu chuckle.]
    Grampu: Kako.
    Kako: Huh? Oh! [to viewers] Kako dance, you dance.
    [Kako sings his own music and dances. This confuses everyone else.]
    Grampu: Kako?
    [Grampu points to the radio.]
    Kako: Heh? Oh.

### Animal Cookies!

    Kako: Oobi? Pick.
    Oobi: Oh.
    [Oobi reaches into the box, and takes out a pig cookie.]
    Kako: Pig?
    Oobi: Mm-hm.
    Kako: Pig!
    [Kako starts acting like a pig by oinking constantly, and eats all of the animal cookies, including the cookie Oobi was holding. Oobi gets annoyed over what Kako did.]
    Oobi: Pig.
    Kako: [burp] Oops.

## Season 2
### Camp Out!

    [first lines]
    Oobi, Uma, and Kako: [together] Camp out! Camp out! Camp out! Camp out! Camp out!
    Oobi: Tent?
    Uma: Tent?
    Kako: Tent? Oh, tent.
    Uma: Ooh. Hmm-hmm. Tent. Hmm-hmm-hmm.
    Oobi: Yeah, ha-ha. Hey, you tent.
    Kako: Oh, you. Tent.
    Voice #1: [girl] A tent.
    Voice #2: [boy] I made a tent.
    Oobi: Yeah, you tent!

### Kako's Puppy!

    [Oobi and Grampu are outside in the yard. Kako walks up to them with his pet puppy.]
    Kako: Oobi.
    Oobi: Hmm? [gasps] Puppy! Puppy. Puppy, puppy, puppy!
    Kako: Oobi...
    Oobi: Hi, puppy.
    Kako: Oobi...
    Oobi: Puppy, puppy, puppy.
    Kako: Oobi!
    Oobi: Kako!
    Kako: Hi.
    Oobi: Hi, puppy. Puppy, bark. Puppy, bark! [the puppy doesn't bark] Puppy, no bark!

### Make Pizza!

    [Grampu takes the pizza out of the oven.]
    Grampu: Pizza ready.
    Oobi, Uma, and Kako: [together] Yay! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!
    [Oobi, Uma, and Kako are shown eating the pizza.]

### Showtime!

    Uma: Ooh, Uma help. Uma glue. [humming]
    [Uma douses Oobi and Kako with glue, sticking their mouths together.]
    Oobi: Uh, Uma, good...
    Oobi and Kako: Uma, Uma! Uma, Uma! [straining]
    Oobi: Ugh!
    Kako: Stuck.
    Uma: Uma done.

### Oobi's Car!

    [Uma puts the toy car on a big, blue block. She has a red toy wrench and red and yellow toy pliers.]
    Uma: Uma fix car. Tools. Uma fix car.
    [Uma tries to put the wheel back on with the pliers, but she just makes it worse. The door falls off. The car slides off the block and the hood falls off.]
    Uma: [gasps] Door, tire! Oh, no! Oh, car broken. Fix... fix. Fix car. Um, fix. Fix car- Oobi car mess! Oh. [whimpering]
    [Oobi hums as he enters the living room where he meets up with a worried Uma.]
    Oobi: Uh, Uma? Oobi car?
    Uma: Oh! Oh, Oobi car? [thinks] Uh, red car?
    Oobi: Uh-huh! [concerned] Uh, Uma? Oobi car...
    [Uma gestures Oobi to his toy car, which is now a wreck. He gasps in horror, and begins to stammer.]
    Oobi: D-Door...?! T-Tire...?! Red... Car... OOBI'S?!?
    Uma: No squeak.
    Oobi: [sputters] ...UMA!!! OOBI CAR!!!! [sputters] ....BROKEN!!! [whimpers]
    Uma: [tries to calm Oobi down] But, Oobi... Oobi--
    Oobi: [outraged] OOBI, ANGRY, UMA! ANGRY, ANGRY, ANGRY! [grunt]
    [Both Oobi and Uma whimper, with Oobi being upset over his car being broken and Uma being upset over Oobi yelling at her, when Grampu enters the room with his toolbox.]
    Grampu: Oobi, Uma, problem?
    Oobi: G-GRAMPU!!! OOBI CAR!!!! UMA PLAY, NOT... CAREFUL... BROKEN!!! [slowly] ANGRY. [grunt]
    Uma: [sad] Uma sorry.
    [Grampu pats Oobi's head.]
    Grampu: Oobi, Grampu understand. Car broken. Oobi angry.
    Oobi: [shakes head] Angry.

### Uma Chicken!

    [Oobi and Kako walk into the kitchen. Grampu sets out some sandwiches for them.]
    Grampu: Ah, Oobi, Kako, lunch.
    Oobi and Kako: [together] Thanks!
    Uma: [still clucking like a chicken]
    Grampu: Uma?
    Uma: Bawk bawk! Bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk.
    Oobi: Uma?
    Uma: Bawk.
    Oobi: Game over. Lunch.
    Uma: Bawk!
    Grampu: Uma chicken?
    Uma: Mm-hmm.

### Petting Zoo!

[Oobi, Kako, and Grampu are riding the horse.]
    Oobi: Kako okay?
    Kako: Yeah. Oobi okay?
    Oobi: Yeah.
    Kako: Oh.
    Oobi: Oobi, Kako ride.
    Kako: Yeah. Oobi, Kako ride 'em cowboy! Yeehaw!
    Oobi: [laughs] Yeehaw!
    Kako: Yeehaw!
    Oobi: [laughs] Oh. Kako, Oobi "yeehaw!" You "yeehaw!" You "yeehaw!"
    Oobi, Kako, and Voices: Yeehaw! Yeehaw! Yeehaw!
    Oobi: Good "yeehaw."
    Oobi, Kako, and Grampu: Yeehaw! Yeehaw!

### Rainy Day!

[Uma, Kako, and Oobi are out in the rain, searching for the rainbow.]
    Uma: [singing] Rain, rain, rain. Rain, rain, rain.
    Oobi and Kako: [singing flatly] Rain, rain, rain. Rain, rain, rain.
    Uma: Uma find rainbow. Rainbow? Rainbow? [gasps] Oobi, Kako! Uma find! Uma find!
    Oobi: Uma find rainbow?
    Uma: Uh-uh. Uma find raindrops. Look! Drop, drop. Drop, drop, drop.
    Oobi: Um, uh. Uh, nice, Uma.
    Kako: [not so amazed] Whoo-hoo.
    Uma: Uma catch raindrops. [she catches raindrops with her mouth] Drop. Drop. Drop. Drop.
    Oobi and Kako: [they shrug and do what Uma does] Drop. Drop. Drop. Drop. Drop.
    Uma: [gasps] Uma, Oobi, Kako catch raindrops. You catch raindrops.
    Oobi: Yeah, you catch raindrops.
    Uma, Kako, Oobi, and Voices: Drop, drop, drop. Drop, drop, drop.
    Uma: Good. You catch raindrops. Mm-hmm.

### Pretend Circus!

    Oobi: Oh, hi.
    Uma: Hi.
    Oobi: Oobi, Uma, Kako elephant.
    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!

### Make Music!

    Uma: Uma's idea.
    Oobi and Uma: Kako!

## Season 3
### Video!

    [Oobi and Uma are watching TV, appearing to be entranced.]
    Oobi: Oh. Hi. Oobi, Uma, watch video.
    Uma: Video... good.
    [Grampu enters the scene.]
    Grampu: Hi, Oobi! Hi, Uma.
    Oobi and Uma: [monotonous] Hello, Grampu.
    Grampu: Oh, Oobi, Uma, watch video. How many times?
    Oobi: 17.
    [Grampu smiles as he nods.]
    Uma: Today.
    [Grampu is shocked to hear this, and tries to get the kids' attention.]
    Grampu: Oobi? Uma? [he eventually gets fed up] Video, enough. [shuts the TV off]

### Checkup!

    Dr. Rose: Grampu? Oobi?
    Grampu: Oh, Dr. Rose! Hello.
    Dr. Rose: Hello, Grampu. Hi, Oobi.
    Oobi: Hi, Dr. Rose. Oh, Oobi. Beads.
    [He shows Dr. Rose how he's arranged the beads on the toy.]
    Dr. Rose: Wonderful! Oobi beads expert.
    Grampu: Yes.
    Dr. Rose: Oobi, follow Dr. Rose?
    Oobi: Oh, um, Grampu come too?
    Dr. Rose: Grampu come too.
    Grampu: Okay.

### Neighborhood!

    Kako: Ah. There. Neighborhood finished!
    Oobi: Mm.
    Kako: Ahh.
    Oobi: Ha-ha.
    Uma: (She arrives.) Oh, wow!
    Oobi: Neighborhood.
    Kako: Mm-hmm.
    Uma: Neighbor--neighbor--
    Oobi and Kako: Neigh-bor-hood.
    Uma: Neigh-bor-hood!
    Oobi: Good, Uma.

### Baby!

    Sheila: Uh-oh. Sophie hungry. Oobi help?
    Oobi: Help?
    Sheila: Yes.
    Oobi: How?
    Sheila: Bag, bottle.
    [Oobi looks through Sheila's bag and finds a bottle.]
    Sheila: Mm-hmm. Yeah.
    [Sheila gives the bottle to Sophie, and she quickly starts to drink it.]
    Oobi: Oh. Grampu, look! Mouth moving. Sophie drinking.
    Grampu: Yes. Sophie hungry...
    Sheila: Oobi? Feed?
    Oobi: Oobi feed?
    Sheila: Yes!

### Sing!

    [Maestru brings the kids to the performance room, where he has set up music stands for everyone.]
    Maestru: First song, "Row, Row, Row Boat."
    Kako: Oh, "Row, Row, Row Boat!" Um, um, Kako know!
    Maestru: Mm-hmm, very good. "Row, Row, Row Boat," round.
    Oobi: Round?
    Maestru: Mm-hmm, round. Maestru point... Ray, Mimi sing. Maestru point... Oobi, Kako sing. Okay?
    Oobi: Yeah.
    Kako: Okay.
    Maestru: Singers, ready?
    [Ray nods his head, and his glasses fall down.]
    Maestru: [whispers] Ray.
    Ray: Hmm?
    Maestru: Glasses.
    Ray: Ah. Heh. [adjusts glasses]
    Maestru: Good. One, two, ready, sing.
    Ray and Mimi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily-- ♪
    [Oobi and Kako sing Yo-To-Ho and asks Maestru to stop singing.]
    Oobi and Kako: ♪ Yo-to-ho-oh! Yo-to-ho-oh! ♪
    Maestru: Stop, stop, stop! No, no, no, no, no. Oobi, Kako, Maestru point... Oobi, Kako sing "Row Row Row Boat." Okay?
    Oobi and Kako: Ohhhhhhh. Okay.
    Maestru: [sighs sharply] One, two, ready, sing.
    Ray and Mimi: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life but dream. Row, row--♪
    Oobi and Kako: ♪ Row, row, row boat gently down stream. ♪
    [Oobi and Kako sing Yo-To-Ho again and asks Maestru to stop singing.]
    Oobi and Kako: ♪ Yo-to-ho-oh! Yo-to-ho-oh! ♪
    Maestru: Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! Stop, stop. No excelente. No very good.
    Ray: No.
    Kako: Maestru?
    Maestru: Hmm?
    Kako: Perfecto?
    Maestru: No perfecto.
    Kako: Oh.
    Ray and Mimi: No.
    Maestru: Singing group, break. Oobi, Kako, Maestru...talk.
    Kako: Ooh, talk, ah!
    Maestru: Oobi, Kako.
    Oobi and Kako: Yes?
    Maestru: Singing group, everyone, same song, always.
    Kako: Yo-to-ho?
    Maestru: No. "Row Row Row Boat." No yo-to-ho.
    Oobi: But, uh--
    Maestru: No "but."

### Fishing!

    Oobi: Grampu! Grampu!
    Grampu: Yes, Oobi?
    Oobi: Tonight, special dinner.
    Grampu: Special dinner?
    Oobi: Yes, fish.
    Grampu: Fish? Oobi, fish back in water. Remember?
    Oobi: Oobi remember. Tonight... tuna fish!
    Grampu: Yes, tonight special dinner! Oobi, Grampu, tuna fish.

### Superheroes!

    Oobi: Super Oobi!
    Kako: Kako-Man!
    Uma: Booma!
    Oobi: Hello, little girl. Problem?
    Little Girl: Mm-hmm. Juice. Straw. No go.
    Oobi: Superheroes save day for real!
    Grampu: [laughing] Save day! Grampu very proud. Superheroes, hug?
    Kids: Superheroes, hug! Shoop!
    [The kids and Grampu share a hug.]
    Oobi: Oobi, you, friends. Bye!
    Voice #1: [girl] Bye-bye, Oobi, bye.
    Voice #2: [boy] Bye, Oobi!
    [final lines]

## Cast

* Tim Lagasse - Oobi
* Stephanie D'Abruzzo - Uma
* Noel MacNeal - Kako
* Tyler Bunch - Grampu

## External links

* Oobi quotes at the Internet Movie Database