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It's in the Bag

## Stats

**It's in the Bag** is the 67th episode of the series *Esme & Roy* that was released exclusively on HBO Max on June 25, 2020. Its sister episode is *Are We There Yet?*.

## Summary

Esme and Roy are going shopping. One last thing on their list is meatballs. Roy wants to get lots of them, but Esme tells him just one jar. He has to choose what kind to get and gets spicy meatballs after listening to his stomach. The MonsterCase alerts them to watch Hugo today.

When they get there, Hugo is excited because he is going to Simon's house for a sleepover. While his father leaves to take Fig swimming, he asks Esme and Roy to help him pack, also telling him to pack the things he really needs as he's just going one night. Hugo gets the things he is going to pack, which is a lot of toys and knick knacks not essential.

Esme gives him a little bag to pack for his sleepover, sure that Hugo would see that all that stuff is worthless anyway. However, he packs everything up in the little bag perfectly. Esme then has an idea and decides to put on a game show. Esme asks him a question if he needs to bring a rubber chicken, and Hugo says yes, because Simon will crack up if he needs to laugh. Then she asks if he needs to bring a giant foam hand, which he says yes to. They still tell him that they can't bring everything and to only get the necessities such as PJs, but Hugo starts having a Monster Meltdown. Esme gives him her hugging pillow and he feels better, though he asks if he can bring it.

Reminded of Roy's meatball choosing at the store, Esme asks Hugo if he would like to go shopping at the "sleepover store" and get everything needed for his sleepover on a list. They then create a store and a list. The first thing he needs is a pillow, and Esme shows them to him. Because he needs to choose one, Hugo selects a pillow with a cloud on it. He also gets a fish pair of pajamas and the last thing he needs is a special toy. It is hard to choose, so Esme suggests to think of the toy that makes him the happiest. Hugo gets his favorite Mr. Bear. Roy checks him out and Hugo is all packed up. After watching Hugo, Roy wonders if he made the right choice of his meatballs. They burn his mouth, but he still thinks they're good regardless.

## Songs

* It's Good to Know it's There
* Hugging Pillow
King March

## Stats

**King March** is the 17th episode of the series *Animated Tales of the World* that aired on February 5, 2002.

## Summary

Once a long time ago, lived a king named March. His old barber, Avion, had passed away which made him even sadder than normal. Now, he only lived with his servant, Owain. Owain tells him to stop moping around as they have to prepare for the spring ceremony, where King March must place his crown at the feet of a mare horse. King March has been putting it off for years, and he is told that if he keeps delaying it, the kingdom will face famine and ruins but March says that it didn't happen last year. Though, in the meantime, Owain insists that they find a new barber.

There is a barber named Guto who trims the hair of a magician. A trait of Guto is that he can't keep a secret, so he whispers something into the magician's ear. After he finishes, Owain comes to the barber and asks for him to trim the hair of March tomorrow, which his wife agrees is something good for Guto to do. He gets to the castle somewhat late and behind closed door, March takes off his crown and shows Guto hidden horse ears. March wants Guto to keep this as secret as possible, so he agrees. In fact, the magician tells him to tell the secret to the Earth and bury it into the ground, which he does and feels better.

But the magician shows Guto that the crops and plants are beginning to die, which means that King March have his ceremony. Guto goes over to him and he still refuses to have it due to the mishap with his ears, but then March gets an idea to use a fake crown. He requests one to be made which results in the last pieces of gold in the kingdom to be taken away, causing the poor people to be mad at him. He also asks Guto to get a piper. He finds one and the piper agrees to come to the ceremony, and makes a new pipe using grass in the area where Guto buried his secret. So, when the piper plays the music, "King March has horse's ears" spills into the notes. March is enraged at the piper, Guto, and the magician, but when he takes off his crown, nobody laughs, as they only see a king that needs his people rather than funny ears. March learns that his ears aren't so bad, and asks the fake crown to be melted for the people. Thanks to him, the crops are healthier and life is happier.
Fair Is Foul & Fouls Are Fair

## Stats

**Fair Is Foul & Fouls Are Fair** is the 24th episode of the series *The Worst Witch* that aired on January 20, 2000.

## Summary

The girls are getting bored and restless, and they can't wait for the term to end. Ethel decides it would be a funny joke to cast a spell on Mildred and her friends to make them cause a ruckus in class. Miss Hardbroom complains about their inattentiveness at the next staff meeting, and Miss Drill suggests that they start a basketball team as an extracurricular activity. So, willing or not, the second years are brought outside and informed that they're a basketball team. "I have no problem with team work, as long as I'm not on the same team as them," Ethel complains.

Alas, everyone's on the same team and they retreat to the great hall to practice. For once, Mildred's not the worst. Ethel couldn't bounce a basketball to save her life, (Ethel: What do you lot think you're laughing at? Drusilla: They're laughing at you, Ethel) and everyone has a good chuckle at her until she magics the ball and shows them all up. At that point, Miss Drill makes strict rules about not using magic in basketball games. She arranges a friendly match with the Hevversham Hevvies from her previous school. Mr. Blossom is given the job of turning the Great Hall into a basketball court, which he does with enthusiasm.

Miss Hardbroom is in an absolutely delighted mood, since her students are more attentive. The other school team arrives on a bus. They're huge, organised, uniformed, and they all yell "hello" in military fashion. Miss Hardbroom automatically takes a liking to their coach (a nasty, no-nonsense drill sergent who only plays to win) who informs Miss Drill that she has no intention of going easy on her fledgling team. The Hevvies, however, led by the imperious Miss Pike, are tough and ruthless and during the basketball game, walk all over Cackle's Academy. With the other school's coach reffing, the bigger girls are rather rough and aggressive. All the teachers and most of the school are watching the humiliation of their team. At half time the witches go into a huddle without Miss Drill and decide to use magic as pay back.

The game takes an "enchanting" turnaround once spells and invisibility potions are introduced. Once Drill figures out what's going on she calls a time out. With the score tied, she forbids the use of magic from then on, and Mildred's team devises a new strategy. At the last second, who should get the ball but Mildred Hubble? She takes a shot and it rolls around the rim until the very last instant, when it falls in the basket. Everyone's delighted, and Mildred, Enid and Ethel watch the other team drive away while balancing basketballs on the tips of their fingers triumphantly.
Guppy Training Day

## Stats

**Guppy Training Day** is an episode of *Pinky Dinky Doo*, which aired on May 10, 2006. The Great Big Fancy Word in this episode is "gigantic".

## Summary

Pinky can't wait to go swimming in Daffinee's gigantic swimming pool, however, Tyler is still sitting on his bed and not ready yet. Tyler says that he doesn't feel like swimming, although it's because Daffinee's pool is bigger than the pool at Smackdab Park. This gives Pinky a story idea about fish. So the trio goes to the Story Box.

It starts when Pinky goes to the pet store to get her own fish. She even had a picture of the fish she wanted, a goldfish with green goggles, and she finds the exact one whose name happens to be Specs. Pinky takes him to the cashier where she announces that Pinky was the one millionth customer, and because of that she wins a prize which is a gigantic aquarium. Pinky and Specs run to Pinky's home where a helicopter delivers the giant aquarium to the roof. Specs is happy to go swimming in it, but when he jumps into the water he automatically hops back into his little fishbowl. He says that the water in the aquarium was too wet, but Pinky mentions that he's a fish and wetness isn't a problem for him. She knew something was wrong, so she thinks of ways to make him feel welcome in his new home: she puts a welcome mat inside, a gigantic jungle gym, and then a plate of cookies. The cookies make him jump into the aquarium but he only swims in it for a second.

Specs says that he much prefers his little fishbowl home as he doesn't like all the water, shocking Pinky. Pinky however, attempts to help him become used to lots of water so he will be ready to swim in his big aquarium. First they start off in the kitchen where Pinky puts him into a little aquarium. After that, Specs goes into the bathtub, and he realizes it wasn't so bad as he thought it would be, as there's tons of room to swim around. Next they go outside to the lake in Smackdab Park, and after swimming there, Specs is ready to swim in his new aquarium. Except when they get there he opts out quickly, stating that he is a failure of a fish.

It's time for Pinky to think big. She decides to go swim with Specs in the aquarium so he doesn't have to be there alone, and the two swim around and play together. Pinky also says that she would do the same for Tyler when they go to the gigantic pool.

## Games

* Great Big Fancy Word Game
* What Came First?
Green Fingers and Thumbs

## Stats

**Green Fingers and Thumbs** is the 25th episode of the series *The Worst Witch* that aired on January 27, 2000.

## Summary

Mildred's chances of passing the upcoming potion exam look slim; she is trying to study for it in the greenhouse with Mr.. Blossom (even Blossom knows his potions better than her), while he feeds his plants tea leaves. Meanwhile, Mr. Blossom's chances of winning the local gardening competition are sabotaged by his rival, Terry Root. Root has persuaded Miss Cackle (with a certain amount of blackmail concerning the girls' behavior in the village) to allow the gardening competition to take place in the Academy Courtyard. Terry Root then sneaks out to the greenhouse, and has an altercation with Mr.. Blossom about who's going to win the marrow growing contest.

Later on, Mildred and her friends are practicing for their test, but the only way she can remember the ingredients is to sing them, but Miss Hardbroom tells them to be quiet and informs them that they can't practice any extra curricular magic. Ethel gets an idea and sneaks out to the greenhouse with Drusilla. She pours a sticky potion on the ground and they watch as the farmer comes back and drains one of Mr.. Blossom's marrows. Unfortunately, his feet get stuck and he smashes everything in sight before running away.

Mildred and Maud come bounding out the front door of the academy to see what the noise is. They are quickly followed by Miss Hardbroom, who accuses them of causing the disruption. She tells them to go back inside, but Mildred's feet are cleaved to the ground. After freeing her, Miss Hardbroom follows the trail of slimy potion into the greenhouse and demands to see everyone who's been helping Mr.. Blossom the next morning. Mildred and Maud are assigned to clean up the greenhouse, and while they're at it they find one marrow untouched and decide a growing potion will help Mr. Blossom win the competition. Ethel and Drusilla overhear and get another brilliant idea.

Miss Hardbroom informs the class that one student must go and help with the award presentation and naturally chooses Ethel. Ethel passes the duty on to Mildred to the collective "What?"s of everyone involved. While Miss Drill and Mildred are inside the tent housing the competition, Ethel and Drusilla sneak about and pump a growing potion into Mr.. Blossom's marrow, which causes it to explode. Miss Hardbroom catches them before they can get away, and proceeds into the tent where a food fight had broken out between Mr.. Blossom and Terry Root. After they leave, Mildred apologizes to Miss Hardbroom straight away about the trouble she caused (believing that it was her potion with caused the marrow to explode). Miss Hardbroom tells her about Ethel and Drusilla and suggests that she study for the exam. Mildred gives herself a pep talk and prepares to write the exam. When she turns it over she sees that Miss Hardbroom (who has pointedly looked away) has chosen the make a plant growing potion for the exam.
Jam Schedule (2010-July 2011)

This is a Jam Schedule that first appeared from March 17, 2010 to July 2011.

6am A Little Curious

6:30am I Spy

7am Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

7:30am Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

8am Harold and the Purple Crayon

8:30am I Spy

9am A Little Curious

9:30am HBO Storybook Musicals/Kindergarten (Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun)

10am Crashbox

10:30am Crashbox

11am Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child
Front, Back, Side

**Front, Back, Side** is the sixth episode of the first season in the series *A Little Curious*, the sixth in total, and the eighth to be produced. It aired on March 8, 1999. It focuses on subjects of the words front, back, and side.

## Segments

### The Front of the Line (Cel)

Lacey, Mary Jane, Plush, Bob, and Little Cup are waiting in line for ice cream. Little Cup gets upset because he's at the back of the line, but Bob tells him to be patient. Eventually he gets to the front of the line and gets a strawberry ice cream cone from Mr. String.

### The Back of the Book (CGI)

Bob wants Mop to read him a story, so she reads him "The Princess Goes to the Ball". She begins to read it, but then Bob interrupts and wants to look at the front of the book. So she shows him it and then she gets back to the story, but then Bob wants to see the back, so Mop shows him it as well. Bob says that's his favorite part, and so does Mop.

### Go Outside (Cel)

It's a nice day outside, but Lacey doesn't want go to out because she's too busy watching a show on TV.

### Go Inside (Cel)

Mary Jane and Lacey don't want to go back inside, even though it's dark.

### Sidekick (CGI)

Little Cup and Bob are on the playground playing cowboys, Bob tells him he'll be his sidekick, but Little Cup worries he'll kick his side. Bob explains a sidekick is just a faithful companion and at the heroes side. The two hop around, but Little Cup turns around and hops home because he doesn't want his side kicked. Bob says he'll never kick his best friend and then decides that he'll be the sidekick and Cup can be the hero. He changes his mind about going home and the two walk off into the sunset.

### Turning Sides (Cel)

Doris, dressed up in a sergeant outfit, does a roll call with Bob, Plush, Mr. String, and Pad and Pencil, then has the characters show their left, back, right, and front sides.

## A Little Reality

* Kids walk on and across the sidewalk.
* Two girls play with each other side by side.

## Trivia

* As confirmed through the Library of Congress, this episode is the eight to be produced.
* This episode was banned from reruns in late 2004 due to the cover of "Both Sides Now".

## References

https://lostmediaarchive.fandom.com/wiki/A\_Little\_Curious\_(partially\_found\_HBO\_series;\_1999-2000)?commentId
Empty, Full, Pop

**Empty, Full, Pop** is the fourteenth episode of the first season in the series *A Little Curious*, and the fourteenth in total. It aired on May 3, 1999. It focuses on subjects of the words empty, full, and pop.

## Segments

### Empty Stomach

A hungry Plush looks for things to eat around the house.

### Don't Pop, Bubble (Live Action/CGI blend)

Bob blows a bubble which causes him to follow it all around a live-action environment, such as streams, fields, and a playground. Eventually, it pops, which makes Bob feel sad, until another bubble comes floating by that he chases again.

### A Little Reality

This segment features kids popping bubble wrap.

### Pop Goes the Weasel (CGI)

Plush finds a jack-in-the-box and winds it up. Eventually, Bob and Mr. String surprise him from the jack-in-the-box.

### Lollipop (Stop Motion)

Mary Jane and Lacey go into a candy store and fall in love with the lollipops. They sing a cover of the song "Lollipop" by the Chordettes.

### A Little Reality

This segment features kids visit a candy store and eat lollipops.

### Open a Soda Pop (Cel)

Plush spots a soda bottle on a table, so he tries his hardest to get it open while a chorus sings in the background. Eventually, he gets it open and it erupts, causing a mess on the floor but half of it lands in his mouth, so Mop cleans it all up.

### Song: Charlotte and Vendetta (CGI)

The Charlotte and Vendetta song "Best Friends" is played.

## Trivia

* Almost every one of the segments seen in the episodes are lost, with the exception of Don't Pop, Bubble and parts of Pop Goes The Weasel.
* This episode was removed from reruns in 2004 due to the cover of “Lollipop”.

## References

https://lostmediaarchive.fandom.com/wiki/A\_Little\_Curious\_(partially\_found\_HBO\_series;\_1999-2000)?commentId
Freewheelin' Fun

## Stats

**Freewheelin' Fun** is the 26th episode of the series *I Spy* that aired on January 25, 2003. It's sister episode is *A Campfire Night Light*. The Super Challenger in this episode are two books.

## Summary

Spyler and CeCe are woken up by car noises outside. They go out, and see Wheeler and other trucks together, as well as Mumble who is on top of Wheeler. The trucks want to have a truck jamboree, a word that CeCe pronounces wrong, with parades and races, but they don't know what they need to have one. Duck drives by and lists the things Spyler and CeCe has to find now: a black and white flag, a pail in the sand, two triangle blocks, and a red rubber band.

Their first location is in the sand castle, where the four Silly Knights are driving around a hole, but they stop after CeCe tells a joke which they find funny. Spyler notices the blankets on the horses, one of them being black and white like the flag they need. They take it and then search for the pail in the sand outside, which is right where they expect it to be. Wheeler comes to take the objects home.

After that, they head to the park in town where CeCe uses her nose to sniff around some green things, and ends up sniffing the triangle blocks. The two search for the final object, the rubber band. They walk to the movie theater where CeCe smells popcorn, so she charges inside but the rubber band fence just pushes her back every time she tries to enter. After they obtain the rubber band, the jamboree begins. First, two cars drive and jump off the triangle blocks to see who can jump the farthest, then there's a race around a circular track which ends in a pile up, and finally, Wheeler has to push a large pail over the line for a prize, which he does.
Knight Rider

## Stats

**Knight Rider** is the 96th episode of the series *Esme & Roy* that was released exclusively on HBO Max on February 4, 2021. Its sister episode is *Sofishticated Taste*.

## Summary

Esme & Roy go on a bike ride with Tillie, but when Tillie falls off her bike, the monster-sitters have to help her pluck up the courage to get back on her bike & get back home in time for dinner.
I Want to Be

***I Want to Be*** was an animated interstitial series produced by *Kristin Harris Design* and aired on HBO Family's preschool block *Jam*. It's unknown when it first aired but it's presumed that it aired in 2001, much like another segment produced by the same person, And Now You Know. It most likely ran until 2016, after HBO Kids began.

## Synopsis

A kid tells what they would like to be when they grow up, and what they will do as part of their job.

## Episodes

1. A chef
2. An marine biologist
3. A dentist
4. A plumber
5. An astronaut
6. An artist
Eat It or Wear It?

**Eat It or Wear It?** is a game from *Pinky Dinky Doo*.

## Featured In

* "Where Are My Shoes?"
* "Pinky and the Grumpy Alligator"
* "Tyler Dinky Doo's Big Boo!"
* "Come Home, Little Guinea Pig"
* "Pinky and the Super Spaghetti Knot"
* "Try It, You'll Like It...Pretty Much"
* "Pinky and the Ice Cream Babies"
* "In the Dark!"
* "Kooky Cook-Off!"
* "Always Ask First!"
* "Puppy-Go-Seek"
* "Pop the Corn"
* "Lord of the Pies"
* "Squeedorp Grand"
* "Pinky's Happy Doo Year"
* "Pinky's Silliest Story"
Ellipsanime

**Ellipsanime** (formerly known as **Le Studio Ellipse**, **Ellipse Programme** and **Ellipse Animation**) is a French animation studio that produces television programs. It was founded in 1987. In February 2000 it merged with Expand SA; Expand sold the company to Dargaud in 2003 and it became Ellipsanime in 2004. In 2014, Ellipsanime bought the assets of Moonscoop SA.

Ellipse has worked with many other animation companies, with one good example being the Canadian animation firm Nelvana Limited. There early collaboration goes back to television animated adaptation of the My Pet Monster franchise in 1987. The first official collaboration was in 1989 following the release of Nelvana and Ellipse's co-production, the Babar Movie in 1989. They then worked on the Babar animated series from 1989 to 1991. In 1991, Ellipse produced Doug, Nickelodeon's first original animated series, and produced in association with Jumbo Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Nelvana has since co-produced on Ellipse's series from 1991 to 1996. Such examples Nelvana-Ellipse shows from the company would be, *Babar*, *The Adventures of Tintin* and *Blazing Dragons*. Ellipse (now Ellipsanime) is now a property of Dargaud, Inc..

## Work on HBO Family

* Babar (1989-1991) (co-production with Nelvana and The Clifford Ross Company)
* The Adventures of Tintin (1991-1992) (co-production with Nelvana)
* The Neverending Story (1995-1996) (co-production with CineVox Entertainment and Nelvana)
Happy to be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Did you know that nobody else in the world is just like you? So what if you look, move or speak different from others? The joy of it is that we all do! So what if your hair isn't straight? Be happy to be nappy! No matter who or what we are - big, little, black, white, a boy or a girl - we're all special and unique. This HBO family special reminds us that it's important to be accepting of all people... especially yourself.

**Featured Books**

HAPPY TO BE NAPPY

by bell hooks

illustrated by Chris Raschka

narrated by Mary J. Blige

DOG EARED

by Amanda Harvey

narrated by Isaac Mizrahi

IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT

by Todd Parr

narrated by Harvey Fierstein

SUSAN LAUGHS

by Jeanne Willis

illustrated by Tony Ross

narrated by Melanie Griffith

MADLENKA

by Peter Sis

narrated by Mikhail Baryshnikov

MARGARET AND MARGARITA

by Lynn Reiser

narrated by Rita Moreno
Jammin' Animals

***Jammin' Animals*** was a interstitial series of shorts that aired on HBO Family, as well on *Jam* during commercial breaks. This segment first aired in 2000, with reruns airing until 2016.

## Plot

The show featured an African narrator telling folklores of different animals followed by a song about the animal in the folklore (via a montage of animal footage).

## Episodes

* “Why the Giraffe Has a Long Neck”
* “Why the Bear Has a Short Tail”
* “How the Eagles Learned to Fish"
* “How the Monkeys Made the Trees”
* “Why Wolves Howl at the Moon”
* “How the Skunks Got Their Stink”
* “How the Octopus Got It’s Legs”
* “How the Elephant Got It’s Trunk”
* “How the Lion Got His Mane”
* "How the Shark Got its Tail"
* "How the Humuhumu Nukanunu Got Its Name"
* "Why Sea Turtle Carries His Shell"

## Trivia

* This segment's name is based on Jam's name, even though the block first began a year after this segment.
Fast, Slow, Spin

**Fast, Slow, Spin** is the 16th episode of the first season in the series *A Little Curious,* and is the 16th in total. It aired on May 17, 1999. It focuses on subjects of the words fast, slow, and spin.

## Segments

### Fast Ball (Cel)

Plush is on a baseball field and spins his arm around to get ready to throw Bob, with the narrator narrating.

### Fast Eater (CGI)

Mop pours Plush a bowl of dog food, and he comes in and eats it really fast. She pours another bowl, but quickly picks it up and tells him not to eat too fast or he'll get a tummyache, and informs him to eat it slowly to savor the taste of the food, and he agrees. But when she puts it down, he eats it all fast again. Mop says the chat went nowhere fast.

### The Fastest Boy Alive (Cel)

Jeffy does a genius plan to make him run faster.

### Slow Ball (Cel)

A sequel on Fast Ball, this time Plush throws Bob in very slow motion.

### You're Too Slow! (CGI)

Bob, Little Cup, Mr. String, and Plush race to the sandbox, and whoever gets there last is a rotten egg. This worries Mr. String and he hurries, but everybody passes him and he loses and becomes a smelly rotten egg, that he states will last a long time.

### Slow and Steady Wins the Race (Cel)

Bob, Mary Jane, Little Cup, and Lacey are running in a race, but Mary Jane complains that she's so slow and can't be fast. Pad and Pencil tell her the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, and how the tortoise challenged the hare to a race and won when the hare took a nap. Pencil asks if she understands the moral of the story, and she says "you snooze, you lose" and runs off.

### Put a Spin on It (Cel)

In the third short of the Plush baseball series, this time he twists himself and spins around, throwing Bob in a spinning motion as well.

### Spinning Girls (CGI)

Charlotte and Vendetta spin around with a song.

### A Little Reality

This segment features kids are spinning in the autumn.

### Fast Food (Cardboard Cutouts)

The Shoe Family drive in the car and see an amusement park and then go to a fast food restaurant.

### Spin the Tail on the Donkey (CGI)

Mop tells Bob, Plush, and Little Cup they're playing pin the tail on the donkey. Bob goes first and spins around with a blindfold and the donkey tail, but he pins it on the chair. Plush goes next, but he pins it on himself. Little Cup goes last, and he pins it exactly on the donkey's behind. Bob wonders how he did it, and he says he peeked.

### Fast Car (Live Action/Puppetry)

A puppet of Plush is poking out of a car window and enjoying the fast car ride, with a chorus singing.

### Spinning Top (CGI)

Mr. String says a top is the greatest toy in the world because it takes a string to make it spin. He makes it spin around, and then it tangles onto him and he spins around with the top as well.

### A Little Reality

In this segment, a girl plays with a top that's spinning.
Great Big Fancy Word Game

**Great Big Fancy Word Game** is a game from *Pinky Dinky Doo*.

## Featured In

* "The Horn and Antler Club"
* "Pinky Dinky Doo and the Missing Dinosaurs"
* "Pinky Dinky Doo and the Pizza Artist"
* "Tyler's Tall O'Meter"
* "Dragon Needs a Sippy Cup"
* "Tyler Dinky Doo and the Legend of Twigfoot"
* "Tyler's Neat-o Tuxedo"
* "Pinky Dinky Duplicate"
* "Guppy Training Day"
* "Mr. Guinea Pig, Superstar"
* "Think Pink"
* "Stinky Pinky Doo!"
* "Loch Mess Lobster"
* "Great Big Bean Festival"
* "The Pinky-riffic Hat"
* "What's Bugging Tyler"
* "Mr. Guinea Pig's Museum"
* "Pinky and the Duck"
Kindergarten

***Kindergarten*** is a live action documentary miniseries that first aired on August 26, 2001, which was the day that *HBO Family's Jam* was introduced that aired the series. The show ended on September 7, 2001. Despite its very short-lived run, the show still aired of the rest of Jam's lifespan until it ended in January 2016, when it was rebranded into *HBO Kids*. The show still airs on that block.

## Synopsis

This unscripted documentary series follows the students in Miss Johnson's kindergarten class at Upper Nyack Elementary School in New York, and give the "behind-the-scenes" look of what goes on in a typical kindergarten day. The series was filmed during the 1999-2000 school year.

## Cast

### Adult characters

(Played as themselves):

* Miss Jennifer Vaz Johnson - Main Teacher
* Mrs. Mary Ann Matheson - Assistant Teacher to Miss Johnson
* Mr. Buzz Ostrowsky - Principal
* Lara's Mom
* Amanda's Mom
* Santa Claus

### Children students

* Aaron
* Amanda
* Anna
* Anna Belle
* Benjamin
* Carly
* Christopher
* Conor
* Dana
* Jillian
* Joelle
* Jonas
* Julia
* Julian
* Karimah
* Lara
* Lauren
* Matthew
* Nat
* Nicola
* Quincy
* Tyeese
* William

## Trivia

* This was the first original show to be made for Jam.
* A series *exactly* like Kindergarten was made for the *Magnet* block, titled Freshman Year.
* The entire series was released on VHS. Furthermore, a CD containing some songs from the was also released.
* The theme song was performed by Bobby McFerrin, who is well-known for singing "Don't Worry, Be Happy", with cellist Yo-Yo Ma providing the music.
* In honor of the series' 20th anniversary, on October 3, 2021 half of the class plus Miss Johnson herself (who now works in a middle school) reunited at Upper Nyack.
Great Big Bean Festival

## Stats

**Great Big Bean Festival** is an episode of *Pinky Dinky Doo*, which aired on September 16, 2009. The Great Big Fancy Word in this episode is "colossal".

## Summary

Tyler is trying to stuff a soccer ball in his backpack. It was the 100th day of school, and Pinky remembers that on her 100th day of school she had to bring 100 things to class, although Tyler's not so sure that 100 soccer balls could fit in his little bag. Colossal means extremely large. This gives Pinky a story idea about beans. So the trio goes to the Story Box.

The story begins with the Dinky Doo family driving in their car, driving to the Great Big Bean Festival on the hill of big beans. Mr. Guinea Pig even brought a moose statue made of black-eyed peas that he finds colossal. Tyler mentions that it's not really colossal, but Pinky says it is to the little Mr. Guinea Pig. While driving Daddy sees a sign on the road advertising the biggest toothbrush, so they visit the colossal toothbrush and take a picture with it.

Afterwards, they go back on the road, driving so far that Tyler dozes off. Mr. Guinea Pig also worries about getting to the festival in time. But Daddy sees a sign for the colossal cactus car, so the family makes another pit stop to see it. Finally, they drive more until they reach the colossal hill of beans, but there's no festival that the Dinky Doos can see. They have to do something fast for Mr. Guinea Pig to enter his moose statue in time before it's too late.

It's time for Pinky to think big. As she floats around, she finds the festival at the top of the mountain. The family races up to the top and to their disappointment, this Great Big Bean Festival was designed very small. Mr. Guinea Pig isn't disappointed, as he thinks his statue is still colossal. Matter of fact it was, as they meet jolly little singing beans who show the family to the activities in store. Mr. Guinea Pig also wins first place, having the most colossal statue and the story ends. Tyler decides to bring in a much smaller item, like beans.

## Games

* Great Big Fancy Word Game
* What's the Name of My Story?
Elephant Express

## Stats

**Elephant Express** is the 18th episode of the series *Babar* that aired on September 17, 1989.

## Summary

One day at the palace, one of the windows is smashed and Cornelius thinks that Alexander broke it since he is in front of it. Flora says that she broke it, and then Pom says that he broke it, Cornelius is suddenly confused. Babar says he will talk to the children about this. When Babar asks the children what happened they all say they didn't break the window, so Babar tells them a story that might just help.

Back in his younger days as a King, Celesteville had just commissioned a new railway, this will help bring medicine, supplies, and knowledge from different lands. While they are celebrating, Pompadour comes in the room with some bad news. Lord Rataxes has set up a roadblock on the Expresses current route, Babar says that the land is not in Rhinoland, but Pompadour tells Babar that Rataxes just claimed it earlier today, Arthur and Zephir are sad about this which means Babar won't get another place in the history books. Babar has an idea to reroute the line through another part of the jungle, so the train is going ahead as planned. Meanwhile, Rataxes is pleased to hear that his roadblock was a success but Basil comes in and tells Rataxes that Babar is making a detour. Angry, Rataxes says that the detour will give Babar another place in the history books, so he and Basil decide to go and stop the train from going on as planned.

While building the tracks, Babar, Cornelius and Pompadour are discussing the new route. Babar realizes that the route through Gorilla Gorge will have the train run through Pleasant Valley. The two ask Babar what is wrong with that route, he says it's fine. At the end of the work day, Zephir asks why Babar looks so glum, Babar tells Zephir about the new route, Babar says that Pleasant Valley is a special place, it was where he was born and where he lived before his mother died. Celeste and Arthur come into the car and tell Babar not only how much that place means to them but all the fun they had as well. Arthur even mentions the Polomoche, a horrible monster their mothers told them about when they were little, it has been said to roam Pleasant Valley. Zephir says that the Polomoche is just a ridiculous story, and that it does not scare him, yet the train whistle does. Zephir asks why he cannot speak up about the route, Celeste says that it's because he is King and that building the tracks through there cannot take away their memories.

## Trivia

* When Rataxes is first seen holding a doll of Babar, his hand is the same color as the doll's outfit.
* Footage from *Babar's First Step* is reused.
Harold and the Purple Crayon

***Harold and the Purple Crayon*** is an animated children's television series that first aired on HBO Family on December 1, 2001. It was based on the books by Crockett Johnson, and features narration by Sharon Stone and featuring Connor Matheus as the voice of Harold. The songs heard throughout the show were written and sung by Van Dyke Parks. The series aired until July 2011 on Jam. The series was also released on home video, such as DVD and VHS.

## Synopsis

Each night, Harold finds himself too restless to sleep. Eager to explore the world beyond his bedroom, Harold grabs a purple crayon and begins to draw. Each stroke seems to unleash his vivid imagination as his fantasy world and characters come to life. Everything Harold does is narrated by the narrator, as none of the characters seem to speak but Harold says a few words on an occasional basis.

## Trivia

* It was main series' art director Michael Sporn's (who also did primary work on *HBO Storybook Musicals)* idea to hire Van Dyke Parks to write the series' songs.
* This series, as well as *I Spy*, was one of the last acquired shows to air Jam. While it wasn't technically acquired, HBO never actually owned the rights to Sony's series despite it being produced for them. Both of the aforementioned shows were taken off in July 2011.
* This wasn't the first time Harold was animated. In 1969, a short animated adaptation of the original book was made by Weston Woods. The very first episode of this show is also an extended adaptation of the book as well. Many years later, they're working on an upcoming animated/live-action hybrid film.
A Bolt from the Blue

## Stats

**A Bolt from the Blue** is the 13th episode of the series *The Worst Witch* that aired on January 28, 1999.

## Summary

It is nearly the end of the year for the student witches, and Mildred's incantations still don't seem to work as well as intended. During an end of term spells game, Mildred messes up and causes a burst of pollen to fall on Miss Cackle, who gets hay fever and leaves to seek treatment. Mildred checks her marks and sees that she's barely passed all of her subjects, and gets told off by Miss Hardbroom, who's on her way to the staff room. Upon arriving, she finds that the other teachers haven given Miss Cackle what they assume to be a remedy potion, but which is in fact a mislabeled experiment of Miss Hardbroom's. After playing pass the blame for a bit, they decide to wait and see what happens.

Eventually, Miss Cackle falls asleep, and the other teachers decide to see how she is in the morning. Late that night a bolt of lightning comes in Mildred's window, but she wakes up a few seconds too late to see it disappear into the school. The next morning, The other teachers make no mention of the mishap, even when Miss Cackle's behavior takes a turn for the malicious, especially towards Mildred. Despite her over enthusiasm for term reports, Miss Cackle seems perfectly normal. That is, until she can't remember what she was teaching her spell class.

Instead of the spells game, she decides to teach them puffification. Mildred causes a little misshap, and is told to stand on her desk, as Miss Cackle hollers at the class and stumbles into things. By this time, Miss Bat has told Miss Hardbroom the good news, and the teachers are peering in the window, having heard the shrieking. Drusilla and Ethel decide to puffify the desk that Mildred's standing on, and she falls on top of Miss Cackle. She is promptly dragged out of the room, with Miss Hardbroom helplessly following behind, uncharacteristically trying to sooth tempers. Miss Cackle announces to the staff that she is going to expel Mildred, which is a shocking fate, even for the worst witch.

Later that night Maud and Enid come to see Mildred and Enid reveals that she saw Miss Cackle wearing round glasses and waving a lantern. They quickly deduce that Agatha Cackle is impersonating their headmistress. Being glad to help, Ethel does some research and finds out about a clause that would allow the evil witch to take over the school. The girls track down the real Miss Cackle to the store cupboard in which Mildred and Enid were once trapped, and rescue her. Luckily, Agatha had gloated about her whole plan, and Miss Cackle is able to impersonate her long enough to catch Agatha's two wicked cronies, Bindweed and Coldstone and foil it. Unfortunately, Agatha isn't one to be foiled and as she's about to zap people, Mildred puffifies her, for which she earns a raise in her final grade from C-- to A+.
Icky Pop

## Stats

**Icky Pop** is the 31st episode of the series *Esme & Roy* that aired on February 16, 2019. Its sister episode is *Dream Submarine*.

## Summary

Esme waters the flowers in the garden, when the hose stops working because Roy stepped on it. Though, he is unaware of that until he gets up and looks in it and the water splashes on him. The MonsterCase then announces that they are watching Tillie today.

When they get to her house, Tillie can't wait to see them. Mr. Plink is dressed up because he has a ticket to go see his favourite rock band Stink Floyd at a concert, as he loves rock music and so does Tillie. First, Tillie says she wants to play with bubbles. The MonsterCase gives them a container of bubbles that the three blow out of, creating unusual shapes. Tillie spills the bubbles by accident, upsetting her. However, Esme gives Tillie her favorite bear, Gertie. Tillie throws her around until she splats in the mud.

With no bubbles and no Gertie, Tillie thinks she is not having a good day. Roy suggests it is snack time, so they go inside the kitchen for a Slimesicle. Except, there aren't any left. Esme checks Tillie and says she has "ickies", when everything is going wrong as she is having an icky day. Roy then says that picture parties make him feel better. Esme and Roy draw what makes them happy, and so does Tillie, but they just make her want to cry. Esme brings up that yoga helps her with her ickies. Tillie tries a tree pose, and a dog, but she isn't any of those. She can't even be a meatball pose like Roy. Tillie has enough of her ickies and has a Monster Meltdown. Esme calms her and teaches her to say "Everything will be okay, ickies will go away!".

Seeing Tillie playing the drums on the table, Esme has the idea to "rock" her ickies away. Tillie is on board and they all create a concert stage with cardboard instruments and play rock music. Her ickies end up going away. Back at their headquarters, Roy still rocks out, and ends up rolling too when he steps on a rug.

## Songs

* Self Talk
* Bye Bye Ickies

## Trivia

* "Stink Floyd" is a reference to the band *Pink Floyd*.
* The title of the episode alludes to musician *Iggy Pop.*
Everything Comes to Those Who Wait

## Stats

**Everything Comes to Those Who Wait** is the 24th episode of the series *The Adventures of Paddington Bear* that aired on October 18, 1997. Its sister episodes are *Paddington Gets a Raise* and *Bonhomme Paddington*.

## Summary

Paddington sings "Hark the Harold Angels Sing" to a neighbor, but his bad singing gets him slammed on. Jonathan and Judy along with Paddington himself are singing Christmas carols to collect money for a Christmas party, and split apart to collect even more money. Paddington hasn't had no luck, but they are sure it will change. He goes to another house where people are chatting and laughing, but before he can sing, Mrs. Smith-Chomley takes him in.

Inside he gets taken to a kitchen, and is given ten dollars beforehand. A chef dresses him up nicely and gives him bowls of soups that he has to deliver to the dinner table. The guests aren't so pleased when Paddington gets his furry paws in the soup, resulting in hair to get in one of them. Paddington tries again and delivers. In the kitchen, the chef is angered that he has to keep waiting and waiting for things and walks off, having Paddington no choice but to cook.

First Paddington serves rubbery steaks and hard carrots. Mrs Smith-Chomley insists he cooks a Baked Alaska dessert and it needs to be perfect, or else she'll take Paddington's Christmas money back. With some smoke, Paddington cooks the baked "elastic" dessert and serves it, getting laughs from everyone. He decides to use his flashlight to signal Jonathan and Judy for help, Back at the Browns house they all laugh back at the story and decide to make Baked Alaska a la marmalade. Aunt Lucy is given a recipe as well, which makes her comment that Paddington's recipes always start the same way: "First, you take one large pot of marmalade..."
Home Run Fun

## Stats

**Home Run Fun** is the 15th episode of the series *I Spy* that aired on January 5, 2003. It's sister episode is *A Race in a High Flying Place*. The Super Challenger in this episode are four peanuts.

## Summary

It is the first day of the Chaseball Baseball season, and Spyler and CeCe are ready to play, and so are the other dominoes and numbers outside. Spyler and CeCe however, don't have a baseball hat nor a baseball bat. They tell Duck their predicament, so she gives them hints on the things they need to find: a butterfly net, two wooden bats, four bottle caps, and two blue hats.

The duo takes the I Spy Express to the cave mountain. CeCe questions what are the rules to play Chaseball Baseball, but Spyler says the only rule is that there are no rules, and you make up your own. Such as, if Spyler hits the ball, he'll have to hop to first base on one foot. They head into the cave to find their stuff, and find the butterfly net, after CeCe confuses it for a tennis racket and accidentally knocks the net over, making it catch Spyler. Next they hunt for the two baseball bats, which are deliberately hanging on the ceiling next to an actual bat. Spyler shouts for Wheeler to take the two things away, and they continue on to the beach.

At the sand castle, they look around until the Silly Knights come up arguing to each other about who's the tallest, despite all being the same height. Spyler notices that their shields are actually bottle caps, so CeCe asks to take them, and they drop them. Finally, they go look for the hats. They stand in front of a drawbridge that opens when CeCe tells a joke, and they hear a whistle. However, the drawbridge closes when they look towards it. They walk off, and hear the whistle again as the bridge opens, but it closes when they get there. Spyler and CeCe get an idea and pretend to walk away when despite being in place, which makes the door open. They hear an announcement for the baseball game to begin.

They go to the playing area where Spyler and CeCe come up with their rules, running around the bases while holding your nose and saying the alphabet before you can catch the ball, respectively. CeCe runs all the way to the sand castle to catch the ball with the net, while quickly saying the letters. They also ask the Silly Knights if they want to play, which they agree to.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

## Stats

**Guess Who's Coming to Dinner** is the 33rd episode of the series *Rainbow Fish* that aired on April 29, 2000. It's sister episode is *It's a Wonderful Fish*.

## Synopsis

Aqua comes in with bags of groceries, in which Rainbow digs into to find snacks. Rainbow looks through the grocery bags for the Neptune chocolate bars (Neptune candy bars) and Coral Crunchies. When he finds that Aqua didn't buy any, Aqua says she has pointed out that someone needs to cut down with the junk food (cut sugar) --including the Neptune chocolate bars and Coral crunchies-- for nutritious food such as seaweed crackers. At the market, she tells him how she ran into Mrs. Chips, Rainbow's teacher, and invites her over to dinner Friday night as she's making a barnacle loaf. This causes Rainbow to worry, and imagines Mrs. Chips showing up as a teacher scolding his every wrong move and asking him question, but Sea Filly tells him that she's not showing up as her teacher-self. He even worries during class and imagines Mrs. Chips asking him how many plankton beans will he have after eating 17 out of 60, causing him to yell "26 beans" and making the class laugh.

After Mrs. Chips reminds him about the dinner, Chomper and Stingo overhear it and tease Rainbow outside. He is determined to stop the dinner from happening, so he tells his mother that the class has a test on Friday and Mrs. Chips will need the night to grade it so she isn't rushed the next day and makes a mistake on grading, but Aqua tells him that she would most likely be cautious on grading it. He then tries to lie to Chips herself and fakes a stomachache, telling her a story that some fish ate Aqua's cooking and their tails fell off and their fins turned purple and swollen, but she just laughs.

When the dinner happens, Mrs. Chips tells Rainbow to not worry about homework or talk about anything related to school tonight, and admires the barnacle loaf. She tells her plans for the weekend about her nephew giving her a rematch of Galloping Clams, Rainbow's favorite video game. After dinner, Aqua brings out her dessert (plankton berry pie) and gives Rainbow a piece with whipped cream. Mrs. Chips brings up Rainbow's sweet tooth (though he is supposed to "cut down with the junk food"), but tells him she also has one as well. At the end, Rainbow realizes how fun it was and even forgot she was his teacher. Chips tells him about a surprised math test and says she's just joking, making everyone laugh. However, Rainbow still asks if she's serious.