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Think Like A Bee

Think like a Bee is a song in Elinor Wonders Why that appears in the episode Colorful and Tasty and is sung by Elinor Rabbit, Olive Elephant, and Ari Bat.

## Lyrics

Bzz! Bzz! Bzz! Think like a bee! Bees find flowers so cleverly!

Bzz! Bzz! Bzz! Think like a bee! Let's make our table so bright to see!

Bzz! Bzz! Bzz! We can tell. Bees find flowers by following their smell.

Bzz! Bzz! Bzz! Think like a bee. Now our table is easy to see!
A Change of Art

"**A Change of Art**" is the first segment of the twenty-eighth episode of *Elinor Wonders Why*.

## Plot

Elinor and her class are painting outdoors with the town's enthusiastic art teacher, Mr. Lion, when they run out of paint. A flabbergasted Mr. Lion apologizes, but soon the kids begin to experiment with natural items they find, and discover nature is full of colors you can use to paint: grass paints green and you can use strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries to paint your canvas. The kids happily finish their paintings, and when they're all done, Elinor proudly shows off her picture, which shows her true love of nature.

Interstitial: Señor Tapir sings about Dr Sada Mire.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Mr. Lion
* Goat twins
* Sally Beaver
* Javier Moose
* Tito

### Interstitial

* Señor Tapir
* Koa
* Sada Mire

## Trivia

* Mr. Lion resembles real-world painter Bob Ross, and even alludes to to *The Joy of Painting*, a television series hosted by the late artist.
* Tito's painting is based on *Whistler's Mother*.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Beatriz

* Adult
* Young

**Beatriz** is an inventor introduced in A Wonderful Journey. She is a long-time friend of Ranger Rabbit, who was once her babysitter, and had only seen Elinor when she was just a baby.

## Personality

Beatriz shares many personality traits with Elinor, as she enjoys exploring, making observations, and she invents things using Nature as inspiration. She is also friendly and enthusiastic like Ari, eager to make observations, and like Olive, draws her findings in a notebook. Beatriz is possibly of Spanish descent, as she sometimes uses Spanish in her sentences.

## Appearance

### Body

Beatriz has brown fur, which is darker on her hands and feet, with her tail having dark rings. Her hair is brown and poofy. She has a long snout and rounded, slightly pointed ears.

Minus the height, Beatriz looked much like her adult self as a kid. Her hair was shorter in the back, however.

### Clothes

Beatriz wears a dull grayish-brown coat over a blue shirt, with long khaki pants. She also wears a light blue scarf around her neck and a khaki hat. She usually carries around a rectangular backpack, which is highly advanced with metallic compartments to store her inventions and supplies, and even a long, robotic arm that automatically pulls items out of it.

As a kid, Beatriz wore a yellow coat over a red shirt with a flower on it, and blue pants.

## Gallery

* *Click here to view Beatriz's gallery.*

## Trivia

* Beatriz's model was used to visualize Marie Curie in Comic 99.
* Beatriz is the second character so far to have two different voice actors, one for talking and one for singing. The first was Hazel.
* She was originally named Bianca, as seen in the PBS Pressroom document.
* Beatriz being Spanish is supported by coatis being native to South and Central America, where Spanish is widely spoken.
	+ In addition, Beatriz's tail is ringed, pointing to her possibly being a South American coati in specific.

**Real World Scientists / Inventors:**Alexandra Horowitz • André Green • Cai Lun • Eiji Nakatsu • George de Mistral • Irene Pepperberg • Jacques Cousteau • Juan Guayasamin • Karen Washington • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand • Lydia Bourouiba • Marie Curie • Mary Anning • Richard Hill • Roseli Ocampo • Sada Mire • The Urquharts • Ynes Mexia
Butterfly Party

"**Butterfly Party**" is the first segment of the thirty-second episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

It’s Olive’s mom’s birthday, and Olive wants to organize something really special for her: a garden party with REAL butterflies. But, how can they get butterflies to come to the party? The kids set off to observe butterflies and figure out that they like certain kinds of flowers, and not others. Mz. Mole offers to let them transplant some butterfly-friendly plants from her garden to Olive's, and it works! Before long, Olive’s backyard is fluttering with butterflies, just in time for Olive’s mom to enjoy her birthday party.

Interstitial: Senor Tapir sings about Andrey Green.

## Characters

### Major

* Olive Elephant
* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Olive's Mom
* Ms. Mole

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The Snow Must Go On

**SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/**The Snow Must Go On** • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Elinor's Nest

## Elinor's Nest

### Director

Wes Bryant

**Elinor's Nest** is the first segment of the 2nd episode of Season 2 of *Elinor Wonders Why*.

## Characters

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • **Elinor's Nest**/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Jacques Cousteau

**Jacques Cousteau** is a real-life figure represented as an animal character in Senor Tapir's song in The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse's interstitial. He is depicted as a sea otter.

*see also: Wikipedia:Jacques Cousteau*

**Real World Scientists / Inventors:**Alexandra Horowitz • André Green • Cai Lun • Eiji Nakatsu • George de Mistral • Irene Pepperberg • **Jacques Cousteau** • Juan Guayasamin • Karen Washington • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand • Lydia Bourouiba • Marie Curie • Mary Anning • Richard Hill • Roseli Ocampo • Sada Mire • The Urquharts • Ynes Mexia
علا المكتشفة الصغيرة

**علا المكتشفة الصغيرة** (English text: **Ola the Little Explorer**) is the Arabic dub of Elinor Wonders Why that premiered on Spacetoon in the United Arab Emirates in January 2024.

## Trivia

* Originally it was going to air on E-Junior but it's canceled.
* This is the second language dub where Elinor's name is changed, the first time was Ilona ja luonnon ihmeet.
Elinor Wonders Why Wiki

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**Welcome to Elinor Wonders Why Wiki**, a wiki dedicated to the animated series Elinor Wonders Why, editing since its creation in 1 July 2020.
Elinor Wonders Why is an animated series created by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson. It premiered on **PBS Kids** on September 7, 2020.
Fans and anyone interested in the series are welcome to contribute and help this wiki grow!
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 The stories in ELINOR WONDERS WHY center around Elinor and her friends Ari, a funny and imaginative bat, and Olive, a perceptive and warm elephant. As kids explore Animal Town, they will meet all kinds of interesting, funny, and quirky characters, each with something to teach us about respecting others, the importance of diversity, caring for the environment, and working together to solve problems.
In each episode, Elinor models the foundational practices of science inquiry and engineering design -- including her amazing powers of observation and willingness to ask questions and investigate. When she encounters something she doesn’t understand, like why birds have feathers or how tiny ants build massive anthills, she just can’t let it go until she figures it out. And in discovering the answers, Elinor often learns something about nature’s ingenious inventions and how they can connect to ideas in our designed world, and what it takes to live in a community.

ELINOR WONDERS WHY encourages children and parents to ask their own questions and experience the joy of discovery and understanding together.

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Echo Location

"**Echo Location**" is the first segment of the thirtieth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

On a camping trip, the kids discover that Ari is really good at playing Marco Polo. Even without saying "Marco," a blindfolded Ari can easily figure out where Olive and Elinor are. How does he do it? They get a clue when they learn about echoing voices from a cliff face and understand that bats make a special noise only a few animals can hear that helps them know what's around them.

## Characters

### Major

* Ari Bat
* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Mr. Bat
* Mrs. Bat
* Miri Bat

### Interstitial

* Ms. Mole

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Circus Tricks

**SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • **Circus Tricks**/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Alejandro Possum

**Alejandro Possum** is a young possum boy in Elinor's class. He is introduced in The Town Picnic, where he is very hungry and struggles to get ketchup out of a bottle. Alejandro is shown to be proficient at skating, as displayed in his minor appearance in Baby Steps.

## Appearance

### Body

Alejandro has slightly gray fur, with dark fur on his hands and feet. He has gray fur, or possibly hair, on his head. Alejandro also has a short, pink tail that he can hang from, briefly shown in Thinking About Blinking.

### Clothing

Alejandro wears a blue sweater with its bottom half being a lighter blue, and maroon pants. He also wears a backwards cyan cap.

## Trivia

* In his brief cameo in The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse, the bottom half of Alejandro's sweater is red instead of blue.

**Real World Scientists / Inventors:**Alexandra Horowitz • André Green • Cai Lun • Eiji Nakatsu • George de Mistral • Irene Pepperberg • Jacques Cousteau • Juan Guayasamin • Karen Washington • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand • Lydia Bourouiba • Marie Curie • Mary Anning • Richard Hill • Roseli Ocampo • Sada Mire • The Urquharts • Ynes Mexia
Robin

**Robin** is a toy robin owned by Ari. Ari claims that Robin is his favorite toy. Robin's body is blue with an orange chest and a yellow beak. He also appears to have shiny eyes. In Bath Time, due to Ari's refusal to take baths, both he and Robin get extremely dirty.

## Gallery

Slightly dirtyDirtyVery DirtyRobin being tossed down by Ari in Ari's Lucky Shirt
## Trivia

* Ari and Robin may allude to superheroes Batman and Robin. This is reinforced by Ari calling Robin "Super Robin" when he was playing with him at the beginning of *Bath Time*.
The Band of Explorers

**The Band of Explorers** is the second segment of the thirty-fifth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

Elinor and the Exploring Club decide to go on a musical exploring march in the forest with all their instruments so they can play a loud song for all the animals and creatures to hear. But, while they march and play, they realize one thing is missing during their walk -- the animals and creatures! The club discovers that their loud music is keeping the animals and creatures away, so they decide to keep quiet and enjoy the sounds of nature.

## Characters

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat
* Sally Beaver
* Tito

## Trivia

* The episode was originally called "Band of Explorers", omitting "The" from it in the PBS Pressroom document.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Going With The Tide

**SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • **Going With The Tide**/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The Seed of an Idea (picture book)

***The Seed of an Idea*** is a *Elinor Wonders Why* picture book release published on September 5, 2023, along with *The Mystery of the Zigzag Plant*. It is published by Kids Can Press. It is an adaptation of the story by the same name.

## Publisher's summary

*Elinor and her friends solve a “sticky” mystery in this picture book based on the PBS KIDS series. Elinor is fascinated by the strap on Ari's cool new watch. It makes a skrrrrtch sound when he opens it, and then he can just press it closed again. “The two parts stick together like tape, but they aren't sticky!” Elinor says. How does it work? She just has to figure it out! With the help of Ari and Olive, Elinor decides to investigate which other things the material on the watch strap sticks to - the rug, a sweater - and which it doesn't - everything else, it seems. Then, while they're searching outside, some spiky seeds get stuck on Ari's sweater. Elinor discovers they make the same sound as the watch strap when she pulls them off. Could the seeds be a clue to unraveling the mystery? Based on the Daytime Emmy-nominated PBS KIDS series Elinor Wonders Why from creators Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson, this picture book is an excellent choice for wannabe inventors and curious junior scientists alike. It highlights how nature has given humans some great ideas, as the characters learn how Velcro works and how it was invented. The back matter includes fun facts about other inventions inspired by nature, a key vocabulary word and a simple activity to explore further. A thoroughly entertaining read, this book also works for lessons on structures and inventions and their connections to nature, as well as on the characteristics of living things.*
We Love Camping!

**We Love Camping!** is a PBS Kids compilation DVD featuring Elinor Wonders Why.

## Episodes included

* Light The Way
* Rest is Best

## Trivia

* This DVD also features *Work It Out Wombats!*, another Pipeline Studios production from PBS Kids.
* This DVD doesn't have A Wonderful Journey in it. If it did, it would extend the DVD by one hour.
Ynes Mexia

**Ynés Enriquetta Julietta Mexía** was a Mexican-American botanist known for her collection of novel plant specimens from areas of Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. She appears in a song by Señor Tapir sung after Backyard Soup and Big Trees.

*see also: Wikipedia:Ynes Mexia*

**Real World Scientists / Inventors:**Alexandra Horowitz • André Green • Cai Lun • Eiji Nakatsu • George de Mistral • Irene Pepperberg • Jacques Cousteau • Juan Guayasamin • Karen Washington • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand • Lydia Bourouiba • Marie Curie • Mary Anning • Richard Hill • Roseli Ocampo • Sada Mire • The Urquharts • **Ynes Mexia**
Bubble House

**Bubble House** is the first segment of the thirteenth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

A spittle bug inspires Elinor and her friends to build a bubble house.

## Plot

The kids find a spittle bug, which is a bug that lives in bubbles. They watch it building itself a bubble house, and it inspires the kids to build one of their very own. They try to make one big bubble, but it’s a lot harder than they thought, and the bubbles keep popping. After observing the spittle bug a bit more closely, they realize it uses its body like a straw to blow lots of small bubbles, so the kids imitate the spittle bug by blowing lots and lots of little bubbles in a pile, and it works. Their very own bubble house!

Interstitial: Ms. Mole's class is having a popcorn party, where the teacher reads about underwater beetles.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Ranger Rabbit
* Goat twins
* Platypus

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The Feelings Song

The **Feelings Song** is, as its name describes, a song about feelings featured in No Need to Shout. It is performed by Elinor, Ari and Olive. Elinor also sings this song solo, and Ari and Olive sing it while Elinor's voice is lost in the same episode.

## Lyrics

### Trio Version

**Ari/Olive:** If you feel...

**Elinor:** Glad!

**Ari/Olive:** Let me know you're glad,

And we'll be glad together.

If you feel...

**Elinor:** Sad!

**Ari/Olive:** Let me know you're sad,

And I'll try and make it better.

If you feel...

**Elinor:** Silly!

**Ari/Olive:** Let me know you're silly,

**All:** And we'll laugh and giggle together!

**Olive:** So always let your feelings out,

**Ari:** Smile or frown or giggle or shout,

**Elinor:** 'Cause I can be a friend for real...

**All:** If I know just how you feel!

If I know just how you feeeeeeel!

### Solo Version

**Elinor:** If you feel glad,

Let me know you're glad,

And we'll be glad together!

If you feel sad,

Let me know you're sad,

And I'll try and make it better!

If you feel silly,

Let me know you're silly,

And we'll laugh and giggle together!

So always let your feelings out,

A smile, or a frown, or a giggle and shout!

'Cause I can be a friend for real,

If I know just how you feel!

If I know just how you feel!
Speedy Swimming

"**Speedy Swimming**" is the first segment of the twenty-fourth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

After looking at how animals such as ducks swim with their webbed feet, Elinor and her friends have a great idea.

## Plot

The kids go to the local lake for a nice swim and discover that many animals can swim really fast. Elinor then notices something interesting -- ducks, along with other animals that swim, like frogs and turtles, have webbed feet. The three little scientists discover that webbed feet help these creatures get around easier in the water, which makes them swim faster. The kids are inspired by this discovery and use flippers to swim fast all over the lake!

Interstitial: Señor Tapir sings a song about the scientist Mary Anning.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Ranger Rabbit
* Mr. Rabbit

#### Interstitial

* Señor Tapir
* Mary Anning
* Koa
* Silas
* Mr. Hippo (cameo)
* Bodie Hippo (cameo)
* Mr. Dog (cameo)
* Tito (cameo)
* Ms. Llama (cameo)

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The Nose Knows

**SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/**The Nose Knows** • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Theme Song

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The **Theme Song** is the main theme song to Elinor Wonders Why. It is sung at the beginning of every episode, and is performed by Elinor, along with backup singers (off screen.)

## Lyrics

* **Elinor**: Wherever I go,
* I see things that I want to know
* Wherever I am,
* I find things I want to understand
* Go and explore,
* Listen and see,
* Just follow your curiosity!
* **Chorus**: Elinor Wonders Why!
* **Elinor**: Why do birds sing and how do they fly?
* **Chorus**: Elinor Wonders Why!
* **Elinor**: Why do ants march and where do they hide?
* There's so much to learn
* Wherever you turn
* Just listen and see
* And follow your curiosity
* **Chorus**: Elinor Wonders Why!
* **Elinor**: Ask a question, what will you find?
* **Chorus**: Elinor Wonders Why!
* **Elinor**: Just listen and see, come and wonder with me!

## Trivia

* **Animation Errors:** Near the very end of the song, Ari's right ear and left leg disappears for a single frame. While this isn't seen in the official PBS Kids video for the theme song (as the clubhouse and logo segments are not shown), the error appears in the full episodes on Youtube.
	+ During the theme song for The Science of Staying Warm, the leaf falling transition doesn’t seem to finish. Instead of the leaves naturally falling off screen, it instead cuts off early and abruptly. The error appears in the full episode on Youtube.
* In 2021, American composer Piano Kingdom covered this song for their "PBS KIDS Piano Renditions" album.
* A screenshot of Elinor from the winter scene is used as the show's icon on the TVOKids website homepage.
* The animatic version of the theme song replaces the ice sliding section with a similar one with all three sledding down a hill, similar to *The Science of Staying Warm*.
	+ It also features a different take of the song. The lyrics are sung slightly differently, and Elinor sang with the chorus as well.

## Gallery

Elinor observing a butterflyAn animation error. Ari is on the right, missing an earThe Science of Staying Warm intro where the leaves falling transition doesn’t finish
## International versions

Elinor Wonders Why - Theme Song! - PBS KIDSElinor Wonders Why - Intro (Hebrew)Elinor Wonders Why - Intro (Swedish)Elinor Wonders Why - Persian OpeningElinor Wonders Why (Ilona ja luonnon ihmeet) - Intro (Finnish)Elinor Wonders Why (Elinor, a Curiosa) - Intro (Brazilian Portuguese)Intro Las Preguntas de Elinor Español Latino (video rescatado de @NS32004Of)Elinor Wonders Why Theme Song -PAL Tone-In Kenya, the show is watched in English and is PAL toned.
The Tomato Drop

**The Tomato Drop** is the first segment of the sixth episode in airing order, and fifth in production order of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor, Ari and Olive enter the tomato drop contest at the Animal Town Tomato Festival.

## Plot

Elinor, Ari and Olive are having a fun day at the Animal Town Tomato Festival, but the day is about to get even better as they enter the ‘tomato drop’ contest. After their first two tomatoes smash into goop when they hit the ground, the kids have to figure out a better way to drop their tomatoes. This is when Elinor notices other things falling softly in nature, like the fall leaves or feathers from birds. Using those things as inspiration, Elinor and friends quickly cobble together a tomato parachute, with a scarf as the chute. Sure enough, when Elinor drops their tomato chute, it falls slowly and lands intact. YAY!

Interstitial: Señor Tapir sings about the world's first parachute featuring Louis-Sébastien Lenormand.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Koa
* Alejandro Possum
* Ashley
* Mr. Hippo
* Mrs. Hippo
* Señor Tapir
* Platypus
* Ms. Llama
* Sally Beaver
* Ranger Rabbit
* Farmer Bear
* Medhi
* Lamb 1
* Lamb sisters
* Tito
* Camilla
* Seku
* Mr. Tomato
* Mr. Horse

## Trivia

* **Animation Error:** When Elinor, Ari and Olive start to run off to find dandelion fluff, Elinor's hair "swoop" flips to the other side.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The Fright Stuff

**SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • **The Fright Stuff**/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
One of These Goats

**One of these Goats** is the second segment of the tenth episode in airing order and ninth in production order of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

The substitute teacher has trouble telling the Goat twins apart.

## Plot

Substitute Teacher Mr. Hamster wants to learn everyone's names, but he has trouble telling the Goat twins apart, so Elinor, Ari and Olive decide to help him. This is tricky, because the Goat Twins look so much alike, especially today, when they’ve decided to wear the same color dress. After observing them closely and studying each Goat’s characteristics, the kids realize that even though the Goats are very similar, there are many small ways to tell them apart if only you take a closer look.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Goat Twins
* Koa
* Sally Beaver
* Platypus
* Rollie
* Javier
* Camilla
* Tito
* Seku
* Ashley
* Alejandro Possum
* Medhi
* Mr. Hamster

## Trivia

* It is never actually explained why Ms. Mole was away that day or why the kids even had a substitute teacher in the first place.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
They Say An Inventor Named Cai Lun

**They Say An Inventor Named Cai Lun** (better know as **Sometimes the Best Ideas Can Be Found**) is a song played in The Paper Trail's interstitial.

## Lyrics

**Señor Tapir:**

*Long, long ago, and far, far away,*

*People didn't have paper like we use today.*

*People would write on plants and sticks,*

*But it was rough, and kind of thick.*

*They say an inventor named Cai Lun,*

*Wanted to write on something smooth.*

*Sometimes the best ideas can be found,*

*When you go outside and search around.*

*Lun was some wasps make a nest,*

*By chewing up plants and getting them wet.*

*When the next dried, it was very smooth,*

*Was this an idea he could use?*

*He chopped some plants and poured water in,*

*Squeezed it, dried it, to make paper, smooth and thin.*

*Sometimes the best ideas can be found,*

*When you go outside and search around.*
The Moment of Tooth

**SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/**The Moment of Tooth** • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The Little Drummer

**The Little Drummer** is the first segment of the thirty-sixth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

The kids investigate a mysterious drumming sound.

## Plot

Ari is showing off his new drum moves to Elinor and Olive when Ari’s mother asks him to be quieter, because Miri is taking a nap. Ari puts a blanket inside his drum to make it quiet, but after Ari stops drumming, the drumming sounds continue and Miri keeps waking up and crying. The kids soon realize it’s a woodpecker outside, pecking on the mailbox. They decide to put a blanket inside the mailbox to make it quiet, which makes the woodpecker fly off to find a better drumming spot. Ari's sister can finally take a nap, until the woodpecker starts pecking again.

## Characters

### Main

* Ari Bat
* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Miri Bat
* Mrs. Bat
* Mr. Pig

## Trivia

* This episode has a similar intro to Elinor's Circus. Both episodes start with a daydream that takes place in a stadium before the character is woken up.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse

"**The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse**" is the first segment of the third episode of *Elinor Wonders Why.*

## Synopsis

Elinor, Olive and Ari have to figure out how to expand their clubhouse to fit all the new members of The Explorer's Club.

## Plot

Elinor, Olive and Ari are happy to welcome new members to The Explorer's Club, but as more and more kids join, a big problem arises: their clubhouse isn't big enough to fit all the new Explorers! When the entire Clubhouse rolls down the hill, Elinor and her friends need to find a solution. After observing their snail friends, Norma and Lulu, they realize that a snail’s shell expands as it grows, which gives them the idea to EXPAND their Clubhouse, adding new sections to make it nice and spacious for all to play!

Interstitial: Señor Tapir sings about Jacques Cousteau's exploration under the sea.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Sally Beaver
* Koa
* Tito
* Camilla
* Goat twins
* Norma Snail
* Lulu Snail
* Javier Moose (cameo)
* Ashley (cameo)
* Alejandro Possum (cameo)
* Medhi (cameo)
* Miro (cameo)

#### Interstitial

* Señor Tapir
* Jacques Cousteau

## Trivia

* Although the PBS TV guide refers to it as "The Explorer's Club", what the kids actually call it in dialogue is the Exploring Club.
* The episode is often listed after *The Town Picnic*, but this episode actually comes before it whenever they air together.
* Javier, Ashley, Alejandro, Mehdi, and the Platypus only appear in Elinor's thought bubble.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Story Time

**Story Time** is one of the two segment topics for interstitials between episodes.

## Synopsis

Ms. Mole has a story to read about nature and life to Elinor and friends, featuring scenes within the story.

## Episodes with this segment

* Hiding in Plain Sight
* The Science of Staying Warm
* The House That Ants Built
* The Lizard Lounge
* Leave It to Ari
* Wind in the Web
* Bubble House
* Make Music Naturally
* Follow That Roly Poly
* Water You Doing?
* Zig Zag Plant
* Frozen Fish
* To Bee or Not to Bee
* Follow Your Nose
* The Unsinkable Lynx
* Echo Location
* Olive's Library
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Thinking About Blinking

"**Thinking About Blinking**" is the second segment of the eighteenth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

The kids set out to learn everything they can about blinking when Ari is crowned the blinking champion at school.

## Plot

Ari is crowned the blinking champion after winning a bunch of intense staring contests at school. As Elinor and Olive try not to blink themselves, Elinor wonders, "why do we need to blink?" The kids then set out to learn everything there is to know about blinking. After a little help from Mz. Mole and observing a fish with no eyelids, the kids learn that most animals blink automatically to help keep their eyes wet and safe.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Camilla
* Koa
* Goat Twins
* Ashley
* Alejandro Possum
* Platypus
* Ms. Mole

## Trivia

* This was the final episode to premiere in 2020.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
The House That Ants Built

"**The House That Ants Built**" is the first segment of the fifth episode in airing order, and fourth in production order of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor and her friends each have their own ideas about how to build a couch cushion castle.

## Plot

Elinor and her friends are trying to make an awesome couch cushion castle, but they each have their own ideas of how to build it. When they can't seem to share materials, it looks like all hope is lost, until Elinor notices ants walking by her windowsill. Fascinated, the kids follow the ants and notice them co-operating with each other to build the perfect nest. Now they know just what to do. The kids go back inside and now that they’re working together, the castle-building is much smoother. They can even move the biggest pillow – together!

Interstitial: Miss Mole's class learns about ant families.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

#### Interstitial

* Ms. Mole
* Tito
* Seku
* Medhi

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Pirate Treasure

"**Pirate Treasure**" is the second segment of the twenty-second episode of *Elinor Wonders Why*.

## Synopsis

While the kids are playing pirates, Ari realizes he forgot where he hid the treasure.

## Plot

While the kids are playing pirates in search of treasure, pirate Ari realizes that he forgot where he hid their treasure. But, no worries, because the kids are pirates, and pirates always figure it out. Unfortunately, it's not that simple, and they can't even draw a map, because Ari can’t remember exactly how to get to the treasure. Luckily, their friend Siggy helps them out by teaching the kids about landmarks and how to use them to find your way. So, the mighty pirates finally find their loot. Arrrr!

## Characters

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant
* Siggy Squirrel

## Trivia

* The hill with the tree overlooking Animal Town is also featured at the end of the show's intro.
* The PBS Pressroom document originally called for a squirrel named "Philbert" to accompany the trio. This was Siggy's original name early in development.
	+ Funnily enough, the document's section for Elinor's Circus calls for Siggy proper. Perhaps *Pirate Treasure*'s episode description was written first and was not properly updated to reflect his name change.

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
Roseli Ocampo

**Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann** (commonly known as Roseli Ocampo) is a desert explorer. She is a flying squirrel who was seen in Burrowing Owl Girl's interstitial segment.

**Real World Scientists / Inventors:**Alexandra Horowitz • André Green • Cai Lun • Eiji Nakatsu • George de Mistral • Irene Pepperberg • Jacques Cousteau • Juan Guayasamin • Karen Washington • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand • Lydia Bourouiba • Marie Curie • Mary Anning • Richard Hill • **Roseli Ocampo** • Sada Mire • The Urquharts • Ynes Mexia
Ranger Rabbit

* Current
* Young

**Ranger Rabbit** (aka **Mrs. Rabbit**) is Elinor’s mother and Mr. Rabbit's wife.

She is a ranger like her title implies. Her first name hasn’t been revealed, and she lives with Mr. Rabbit and their daughter Elinor.

She has two deputies working with her: Deputy Mouse and Deputy Giraffe. Along with her co-workers, Ranger works at the Ranger Station.

## Personality

Ranger Rabbit is known for her hard work as a park ranger in Animal Town along with all the other rangers, but she is also a very caring, tender, mindful, and patient mother/wife. Being a mom, she makes sure Elinor doesn't wander off, and that she is safe where she is. She also helps her answer questions about almost anything by giving her tools for exploring, even when she is woken up by a question. Ranger Rabbit has a wholesome and loving relationship with her husband as well as her daughter, too.

## Appearance

### Body

Like the rest of the Rabbit family, Ranger has white fur and black hair filled in with scribbles. Her hair is shoulder-length and wavy. Ranger's tail is the fluffiest out of the immediate Rabbit family. Also, her ears are not filled in with pink like Elinor's or Mr. Rabbit's and instead are pure white.

In her younger years, Ranger's hair was shorter and less wavy, and the back was held in a ponytail.

### Clothing

While on duty, Ranger wears a khaki uniform and hat with a few green and gold parts as well (i.e. the belt, arm patch, and hat). In colder weather, she also adds a green scarf with the same pentagonal emblem on her hat to her outfit.

On other occasions, Ranger wears more casual clothing. She wears a light green shirt under an open denim jacket with long, dull blue pants. Ranger also wears two necklaces with this outfit.

At night, Ranger wears plain light blue pajamas.

When she was younger, Ranger wore a light blue shirt and an olive green vest, with blue shorts. She also had a light blue hair tie to hold her ponytail.

## Gallery

Ranger in her casual outfit.Ranger in her pajamas.Ranger in her swimsuit."Hi Mom, can we get some more paper from the drawer?"Ranger hears Elinor calling her about the paper being ran out.Ranger shows her trophy to Elinor, Olive, and Ari.Everyone began to leave the lake, until Ranger sees the flippers that Elinor have left.Ranger discovers that Elinor have left the flippers on the ground.
## References

1. ↑ The closed captions and end credits always use "Ranger Rabbit", as does everyone with the exception of Ari, who calls her Mrs. Rabbit primarily in The Lizard Lounge and The Syrup Tree.

**Real World Scientists / Inventors:**Alexandra Horowitz • André Green • Cai Lun • Eiji Nakatsu • George de Mistral • Irene Pepperberg • Jacques Cousteau • Juan Guayasamin • Karen Washington • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand • Lydia Bourouiba • Marie Curie • Mary Anning • Richard Hill • Roseli Ocampo • Sada Mire • The Urquharts • Ynes Mexia
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Olive Gets the Big Picture

## Olive Gets the Big Picture

### Director

Wes Bryant

**Olive Gets the Big Picture** is the second segment of the twelfth episode of Season 2 of *Elinor Wonders Why*.

## Characters

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/**Olive Gets the Big Picture** • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain
To Bee or Not to Bee

"**To Bee or Not to Bee**" (stylized "**To Bee Or Not To Bee**" in title card) is the first segment of the twenty-fifth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

Elinor, Ari, Olive and Koa are having a picnic in the forest, when all of a sudden, a few honey bees come over to check out the kids’ food. A nervous Koa gets antsy and starts swatting at the bees because he’s afraid of them. This gives Elinor an idea to help her friend get over his fear of bees. After some very careful bee observations, the kids conclude that bees are tiny and a lot more afraid of us than we are of them. They also realize that instead of swatting at bees, you should stay calm and steady when a bee is around, and you are a lot less likely to get stung.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat
* Koa

### Minor

#### Interstitial

* Ms. Mole
* Elinor's cousin (mentioned only)

## Trivia

* The episode's title is a pseudo twist on the phrase "to be or not to be".

 **SEASON 2**  The Violin Lesson/Flying High • Elinor's Nest/Foody Fuel • Spice Is Nice/Ari's Muscles • Teacher's Day/The Nose Knows • Clean Captain/The Moment of Tooth • Just Mist/Crayon Quest • Junior Ranger Elinor/Big Brother • Flower Power/The Snow Must Go On • The Fright Stuff/Doug The Mold • Going With The Tide/Slime Time • A Little Help/Elinor's Meadow • Tasty Rainbow/Olive Gets the Big Picture • Circus Tricks/??? • ???/??? • Adventure in Moose Mountain