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The Syrup Tree

**The Syrup Tree** is the second segment of the thirteenth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor and her friends help Farmer Bear make maple syrup.

## Plot

The kids are helping Farmer Bear as she makes her famous maple syrup by collecting tree sap and boiling it until it’s syrupy, then pouring it into bottles. There’s one problem though, there's a lot of bottles to fill and she only has one ladle. Inspired by how tree sap delivers nutrients to the entire tree, Elinor and her friends make the perfect delivery system that resembles branches on a tree that distributes the syrup to multiple bottles. Time for some pancakes!

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Ranger Rabbit
* Mrs. Beaver
* Sally Beaver
* Goat twins
* Javier
* Mr. Dog
* Bodie
* Ms. Llama
* Ashley
* Koa
* Mrs. Hippo
* Mr. Hippo
* Deputy Mouse
* Deputy Giraffe
* Tito
* Medhi
* Farmer Bear
* Rollie
* Mr. Rabbit
* Mr. Cat
* Seku
* Silas
* 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
Plant Day

**Plant Day** is a day dedicated to discovering and observing or even dressing up as a different kind of plant, something you can do any day. On the titular day, Ms. Mole assigns a specific plant to a participating student, and they're required to take care of them for a week. After a week's time, the participants tell the class what they learned about their plant after taking care of it. It occurs and is the main focus of the episode *The Pokey Plant*. In said episode, it's shown that Elinor is given a cactus, Ari is given an ivy, Olive is given a red poinsettia, and Koa is given a fern.
The Paper Trail

**The Paper Trail** is the first segment of the fourteenth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor and her friends need to find more paper for their storybook.

## Plot

The kids are making a storybook when they run out of paper, so they decide to get more from the store. Unfortunately, the store is out of paper too, so the kids wonder: where can they get more? This question brings them to Mr. Beaver’s paper mill, where they learn that paper comes from trees, and the trees come from– a tree farm! After learning all the steps and how nature plays a significant role in making paper, the kids realize that it’s important not to waste it. This inspires them to finish their story by drawing on the back of their old paper.

Interstitial: Señor Tapir sings They Say An Inventor Named Cai Lun to Elinor and Ari.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Ranger Rabbit
* Mr. Hippo
* Mr. Beaver
* Farmer Bear

### Interstitial

* Señor Tapir
* Cai Lun

 **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
Rocky the Rock

"**Rocky the Rock**" is the second segment of the twenty-ninth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

Ari spots a funny looking rock with a smile on it and decides to make it his new friend, Rocky. When it’s time for a snack, Ari notices that Rocky doesn't eat anything, which makes him worried. How will Ari take care of his friend Rocky? Enlisting the help of his friends, they wonder, are rocks alive? They make observations about what living things do and compare them to what Rocky does, which sparks a lively class debate. The kids decide that rocks are not alive, but that they can still be friends with nature.

## Characters

### Major

* Ari Bat
* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Tito
* Camilla
* Silas
* Alejandro Possum
* Koa
* Medhi
* Goat twins
* Ms. Mole
* Seku
* Sally Beaver
* Ashley

 **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
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Siggy Squirrel

**Sigmund Squirrel** (**Siggy** for short) is a young squirrel character in *Elinor Wonders Why*. He is introduced in Elinor's Circus, where he claims to have just moved to Animal Town.

## Personality

Siggy is very energetic and enthusiastic, willing to cheer on Elinor, Ari and Olive while they were having difficulties practicing their circus acts.

## Appearance

### Body

Siggy is a squirrel with gray fur, which is slightly lighter on the top of his head, and a big, bushy tail that he uses to help with balancing himself. He also has short, rounded buck teeth.

### Clothing

Siggy wears a tan shirt with a peanut on it and orange shorts.

## Trivia

* Siggy says he learned how to tie knots in "Squirrel Scouts", paralleling real-life scouts.
* It is currently unknown how many little brothers Siggy has exactly.
* Siggy is the first character that has recently moved in to Animal Town from somewhere else, the second being Gael.
* Siggy's original name was "Philbert", according to leaked character descriptions.
	+ Also as part of his original character, Siggy/Philbert was supposed to "upspeak", which makes everything he says sound like a question.

## References

1. ↑ Siggy's surname is known thanks to a post from the official *Elinor Wonders Why* social media accounts. https://twitter.com/ElinorWonders/status/1426933875175944195 "...Learn more about Siggy Squirrel and his navigational skills..."

**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
The Lizard Lounge

**The Lizard Lounge** is the first segment of the seventh episode in airing order, and sixth in production order of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor and her friends come up with a plan when lizards get in the way of Mrs. Beaver's new park bench.

## Plot

Ranger Rabbit takes the kids out on a walk, where they first note the heat of the sun and the coolness of the shade of a tree. Soon, they hear Mrs. Beaver stressing out about a building project a short distance away. When asked what the problem is, Mrs. Beaver explains that there are lizards on a rock where she and her team were supposed to build a bench on that exact spot. After troubleshooting trying to get rid of the lizards, Elinor, Ari and Olive get to thinking. With a little observation, Elinor and her friends realize that lizards like the rock because it's in the sun, and the lizards need a warm place to rest because they’re cold blooded. So, the kids make a new cozy spot in the sun for their lizard friends. Eventually, the lizards move and Mrs. Beaver is able to build the bench.

Interstitial: Nature is full of surprises in Ms. Mole's class, when Ms. Mole reads a story about lizard tail surprises.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant
* Ranger Rabbit
* Mrs. Beaver

### Minor

* Mrs. Hippo
* Mr. Buffalo

#### Interstitial

* Ms. Mole
* Tito

 **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 Science of Staying Warm

"**The Science of Staying Warm**" is the first segment of the fourth episode of *Elinor Wonders Why* in airing order, and third in production order.

## Synopsis

Elinor, Olive and Ari get ready to go out and play in the snow.

## Plot

It’s a wintery Saturday morning and Elinor, Olive and Ari are getting ready to go out and play in the snow with other kids, but Olive wonders why she has to wear so many winter clothes. This catches Elinor’s curiosity, so she observes that some kids have thick fur (like her) and others (like Olive) don’t. At the same time, she sees that the kids with thick fur don’t need coats, and the ones without thick fur need thicker coats. They conclude that fur must help animals stay warm. Now that Olive understands, she’s excited to put on her winter stuff and have fun in the snow!

Interstitial: On a cold wintery day, Miss Mole's class learns about how Polar bears stay warm.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Olive's Mom
* Bodie
* Goat twins
* Sally Beaver
* Rollie
* Javier
* Deputy Mouse (cameo)
* Ranger Rabbit (cameo)

#### 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
Mrs. Hippo

**Mrs. Hippo** is a minor character who appears stretching in the park at the start of These Sneezes. When Olive's trumpeting sneeze causes leaves from a nearby tree to fall on her, Ari apologizes to her by name on behalf of Olive. Has a bigger role in Litterbug.

## Appearance

### Body

She is a grey hippo with a single black hair on his head.

## Gallery

**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
Owl Girl

"**Owl Girl**" is the second segment of the first episode of *Elinor Wonders Why* in airing order and second in production order.

## Synopsis

An owl inspires Elinor's costume for Costume Day.

## Plot

Elinor isn't sure what she's going to be for Costume Day, but it has to be something INTERESTING. That night, Elinor is awakened by a strange “Whooo!” sound coming from outside, so she and her mom go out to investigate. While looking for the source of the strange sound, Elinor is surprised at how many things are happening outside at night while she sleeps. Suddenly, they hear the sound again and look up to see an owl soaring in the sky, which inspires Elinor to figure out exactly what she wants to be for the costume parade.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Ranger Rabbit
* Mr. Rabbit
* Mr. Raccoon
* Javier Moose
* Rollie
* Goat twins
* Ms. Mole

## Trivia

* In real life, rabbits are owl's prey. Seeing as Elinor and her family are humanoid in appearance, owls in the *Elinor Wonders Why* universe are not predators to rabbits.

 **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
Zig Zag Plant

"**Zig Zag Plant**" is the first segment of the twenty-first episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

A mystery is afoot at Elinor's school when one of the class plants grows in an unusual shape. Instead of growing straight up like the other plants, this plant is growing in a zigzag pattern. Elinor and her friends investigate what could have happened to this plant to make it grow like that. After learning that most plants always grow up towards the sky, the kids piece together the clues and discover that this plant spent some time on its side, and then some time right side up, resulting in the zig-zag pattern! The kids love the shape of this plant, and name it "the Zig Zag Plant."

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Camilla
* Seku
* Goat Twins
* Sally Beaver
* Koa
* Javier Moose
* Miro
* Medhi
* Ms. Mole

## Trivia

* The events of this story were adapted as a picture book, published on September 5, 2023.

## Gallery

 **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 Dirt Builds Up

The Dirt Builds Up is a song that is from the episode Bath Time and is sung by Elinor Rabbit, Olive Elephant, and Ari Bat when Ari decides to finally take a bath.

## Lyrics

**Elinor:** \*singing\* When you run and sweat and play...

**Olive:** The dirt builds up, the dirt builds up.

**Elinor:** \*singing\* You get grimy every day.

**Olive:** Cause the dirt builds up, the dirt builds up.

**Elinor:** \*singing\* You get itchy and you smell...

**Olive:** When the dirt builds up, the dirt builds up.

**Elinor:** \*singing\* Keeping clean means feeling well.

**Olive:** Since the dirt builds up, the dirt builds up.

**Ari:** So maybe... \*singing\* When you start to clean yourself... the dirt comes off, the dirt comes off. And it's better for your health.

**All:** \*singing\* When the dirt comes off, the dirt comes off. The dirt... comes... off...
Special Places

"**Special Places**" is the second segment of the fifth episode in airing order, and fourth in production order of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Ari can't remember where he left his favorite ball.

## Plot

When Ari can't find his favorite ball, he and his friends retrace his footsteps, where they observe a bird with eggs in her nest, then find Mr. Dog burying a toy. Mr. Dog explains he loves to put things away, which is why he buries them and keeps them safe in their "special place." At that moment, Ari suddenly remembers where he left his ball. Elinor and Olive help him find a "special place" to keep it, AFTER they finish playing, of course!

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

## Trivia

* During the second song sequence, the same teddy bear that Ashley has for show and tell in Bath Time is among the toys that Ari puts away.
	+ A possible explanation is that the teddy bear is not one-of-a-kind, possibly being a brand name toy that both Ari and Ashley happen to own.

 **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
Richard Hill

**Richard Hill** is a scientist featured in the interstitial following Feed the Birds.

He's depicted as a rabbit like Elinor, but with downward "lop" ears instead of ones that point straight up.

**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
Making Paper

**Making Paper** is Farmer Bear's song about paper in The Paper Trail.

## Lyrics

**Farmer Bear**

*You're on the trail of paper,*

*and this is what you've found:*

*it all starts when a tiny tree is*

*planted in the ground.*

*The tree grows tall and mighty*

*until we bring it down,*

*and then we make some nice wood*

*and take it into town.*

*The wood goes to a factory*

*to grind and mix and blend.*

*Who ever knew that paper would*

*come out the other end?*

*The paper travels to a store.*

*From there we take it home.*

*Oh, every piece of paper has*

*a story of its own!*
Rollie

**Rollie** is a character briefly featured in *The Science of Staying Warm*. Elinor refers to him, along with Javier and Bodie as "our friends" when speaking to Olive.

The closed captions also tell his name in *Elinor Stops the Squish*, when he shouts "heads up" from off-screen, and then when he arrives and apologizes to the turtle. His name is used soon after by Olive. Later when he arrives at school in front of Sally they're both greeted by name by Ms. Mole.

## Appearance

### Body

His skin is a dull yellow, with his shell being slightly darker.

### Clothing

Underneath his shell, Rollie wears a purple shirt with purple pants.

## Quotes

* Nice and hard!
* Gotta roll!

**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
Speed Racer

**Speed Racer** is the first segment of the tenth episode in airing order and ninth in production order of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor and her friends try to make their race car go faster by changing its shape.

## Plot

Elinor has a need for speed and wants to make her racecar go faster! So, she and her friends observe birds and fish and come to realize that they are both very fast, because of the shape of their bodies, tails and wings. The kids then decide the best way to make their race car go faster is by changing its shape. They make the car more aerodynamic by building it the same shape as a bird or fish. Ready, set…. gooooo!

Interstitial: Señor Tapir sings about Eiji Nakatsu.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Mr. Rabbit
* Camilla

#### Interstitial

* Señor Tapir
* Sally Beaver
* Koa
* Javier Moose
* Eiji Nakatsu

## Etymology

* The episode title is the same as the title of the western English dub of the 1967 anime series *Mach GoGoGo* starring Gō Mifune
* While naming the car, Mr. Rabbit suggests the Batmobile, a vehicle in Batman. Previous PBS cartoons to reference Batman include Arthur, whose "Dark Bunny" is a parody of him.

 **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 Sunny Summer Song

**The Sunny Summer Song** is an upbeat summer themed song sung in A Moth Mystery. In this song, Señor Tapir leads Elinor, Olive, and Ari in being welcome to sing a sunny summer song.

## Lyrics

*We're here to sing a sunny summer song.*

*A sunny summer song, a summer sing along.*

*We're here to sing a sunny summer song,*

*To celebrate the summer sunshine.*

*We jump real high, we flap and fly,*

*We try to touch the sky, and now you know why.*

*We're here to sing a sunny summer song,*

*To celebrate the summer sunshine!*
Turtle Crossing

"**Turtle Crossing**" is the second segment of the twenty-fifth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

The three kids see a cute turtle while on the park's newest bike path.

## Plot

Elinor, Olive and Ari are having a blast riding their bikes along the park's brand-new dirt bike-path. Suddenly, they must slam on the brakes: a sweet little turtle is trying to cross the path to get to a small pond on the other side. The kids learn all about how turtles' eggs are laid on land and the babies must make it back to the water when they hatch. The problem is, the dirt bike path is right in the turtles' way. After some careful thinking, the kids work together to move their new bike path around the turtle crossing and save the day!

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Koa
* Ashley
* Javier Moose
* Mr. Cat
* Olive's Mom
* Mrs. Hippo
* Silas
* Goat twins
* Floating eyebrows kid
* Deputy Mouse
* Mr. Hippo
* Platypus
* Ms. Mole
* Ranger Rabbit
* Mrs. Beaver
* Mr. Buffalo
Strawberry Jam

"**Strawberry Jam**" is the second segment of the twenty-fourth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

During a weekend at camp, Mr. Rabbit dives right in for a very special birthday surprise.

## Plot

It’s Elinor’s Dad’s birthday and he’s in great spirits, because they are doing his favorite thing – going camping. But, when Elinor and Olive plan the perfect camping breakfast, they realize they’re out of strawberry jam, which he loves. What are they going to do?! The two kids set out to find some strawberries and learn how to tell which strawberries are ripe and ready to be eaten and which are not. The two girls then use the ripe strawberries to make the perfect birthday breakfast for Elinor’s Dad.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Mr. Rabbit
* Ranger Rabbit

## Gallery

 **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
TVOKids

TVOKids (short for TVOntarioKids) is the brand for most of the children's programming aired by TVOntario (TVO) in Canada. It was launched on April 1, 1994 and runs from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily. The brand also operates two 24-hour online live streams, one which features regular TVOkids programming (which is simulcast from broadcast television during operating hours), and another dedicated to its original series PAW Patrol episodes. These channels are targeted at preschoolers and elementary school ages from 2 to 11. It is the secondary Canadian network for *Elinor Wonders Why*.
The 2020s

Here is a list of things that happened from January 1, 2020 to the present.

## 2020

* The first season of *Elinor Wonders Why* was released.
* The episodes Hiding in Plain Sight through Thinking About Blinking were released.

## 2021

* The episodes Butterfly Babies through Nature Walk were released.
* The first *Elinor Wonders Why* comic was released.

## 2022

* The remainder of season 1 was released.
* A Wonderful Journey premiered.
* *Elinor Wonders Why* started its indefinite hiatus.

## 2023

* The second season of *Elinor Wonders Why* was announced.

## 2024

* The second season of *Elinor Wonders Why* will be released.
These Sneezes

**These Sneezes** is the first segment of the sixteenth episode of *Elinor Wonders Why*.

## Synopsis

Olive's sneeze startles the kids when they are playing in the forest, prompting Elinor to learn about what causes sneezes in the first place.

## Plot

While the kids are playing in the forest, Olive lets out a giant AAAA-CHOO. This startles the kids and makes Elinor curious about why we sneeze in the first place? After visiting the library, they learn that sneezes are caused by small irritants such as dust and pollen that get into your nose. They also figure out that Olive's trunk is getting irritated by flower pollen.

Interstitial: Señor Tapir sings about Lydia Bourouiba.

## Characters

### Major

* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant
* Elinor Rabbit

### Minor

* Floating eyebrows kid
* Deputy Giraffe
* Goat twins
* Ms. Hippo
* Mr. Antelope

### Interstitial

* Lydia Bourouiba
* Señor Tapir
* Jim Elephant
* Rose Elephant
* Deputy Mouse
* Bodie Hippo

## Trivia

* **Animation Error:** When Mr. Antelope is greeting Elinor, Ari and Olive at the library, his foot pokes through the bottom of the desk he's standing behind for a split second.
* This episode is the second to have an alteration made to the title reading at the beginning of the episode, as Elinor sneezes in-between words. The first episode was No Need to Shout.

 **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
Slime Time

## Slime Time

### Director

Wes Bryant

**Slime Time** is the second segment of the tenth 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
Pond Life

* Actual
* Alternative

*See also Backyard Life, a very similar game.*

**Pond Life** is the third *Elinor Wonders Why* game on the PBS Kids website and Games app. It is a creativity game that lets the player create their own pond and add various creatures and plants to them with the help of Elinor, Ari and Olive. Pond Life was the third game to be released.

## Gameplay

The player is given choices of what kind of feature to add to the pond, starting from the very bottom and progressing to above the water. Once a full habitat is made, the player can create up to two more, making a total of three ponds.

## Gallery

The logo for the gameElinor, Ari and Olive on the title screen
## Trivia

* The game's title screen uses an instrumental version of Hide and Seek featured in Hiding in Plain Sight. This instrumental is also occasionally used throughout the actual show as background music.
Sally Beaver

**Sally Beaver** is a student, classmate and fellow explorer of Elinor's introduced in The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse. Likely due to her teeth, Sally speaks with a lisp. Her mother is introduced in The Tomato Drop and she is greeted by name by Ms. Mole when arriving at school behind Rollie Armadillo in Elinor Stops the Squish.

## Appearance

### Body

Sally has light-brown fur, a dark-brown tail and a black nose. She also has large buck teeth.

### Clothing

Sally wears a purple dress with a white collar, and thin, round glasses. While in school, she's shown to have two different kinds of bags, a green purse and a dark pink-ish backpack.

## Gallery

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

**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
Watch the Birdy

* Actual
* Alternative

**Watch the Birdy** is the sixth *Elinor Wonders Why* online game released to the PBS Kids website. It is a bird observing adventure.

## Gameplay

The player controls Elinor and is tasked with looking for and observing the many different kinds of birds. When clicking/tapping on a bird, the player is shown what it looks like, what it eats, its babies, its song, etc. depending on where and when they find the birds. The player is rewarded with badges for certain things done, such as finding every single bird type, finding egg types, and much more.

## Trivia

* This game is the second to feature only a single character, that being Elinor. Others are Backyard Life with Olive, and Ari's Wonderful Ideas with Ari.
	+ It's also the first to feature Elinor. The second game to do so is Soup's Up!.
Wind in the Web

**Wind in the Web** is the first segment of the twelfth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor and her friends help Mr. Raccoon with his bakery sign.

## Plot

Elinor and her friends volunteer to help Mr. Raccoon put up a sign for his bakery, but the sign keeps blowing away in the fall breeze. After Elinor observes a spider in its web and how the wind doesn’t seem to affect it at all, she learns things that are wide will catch the wind, but if they have lots of holes like a spider’s web, they will not. They try this new idea on their sign and cut holes in it, and it works. Problem solved, and just in time for all the folks to notice the sign and buy Mr. Raccoon's yummy baked treats!

Interstitial: Ms. Mole talks about balloons spiders or also known as ballooning.

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Señor Tapir
* Rollie
* Mr. Cat
* Bodie Hippo
* Mr. Hippo
* Koa
* Mr. Raccoon
* Silas
* Mr. Dog
* Mr. Horse
* Deputy Giraffe
* Deputy Mouse
* Mrs. Hippo
* Goat twins
* Ashley
* Javier Moose
* Tito
* Floating eyebrows kid

## Trivia

* The following food revealings took place:
	+ Olive loves pretzels.
	+ Ari loves bagels.
	+ Mr. Raccoon also likes bagels.
	+ Ari likes every baked good.
	+ Elinor loves cheese.

 **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
Seku

* Current Design
* Pilot Design

**Seku** is a background character. He has made frequent background appearances, comparable to Miro, and like them, Seku has not yet made a proper debut in any episode. He is a member of Elinor's class.

## Appearance

### Body

Seku, unlike other characters (though alike Ms. Mole), he has eyebrows which float above his head instead of being part of his face. He also has giant white eyes which project out of his head, whereas most other characters just have tiny black lines drawn on their fur for eyes. He appears to have a small curly tail that fades to black.

### Clothing

He wears a backwards blue cap, blue shorts, a green t-shirt, and blue shoes.

#### Redesign

Seku is given a redesign in later episodes. This design gives him eyes like the rest of the cast (black dot eyes on his fur), black glasses, a darker blue cap, and darker hair coming out from said cap. His nose is smaller, and his ears are the same color as the rest of his fur. His shorts have a different design, he is now barefoot, and his tail is straight instead of curled, and no longer fades to black. Instead, his tail is separated by a black line and the end is dark brown.

**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
Silas Cheetah

**Silas** is a male cheetah that first appeared in the Season 1 episode, "Look What I Can Do."

## Personality

With what little is shown of him, Silas seems kind and friendly like his fellow classmates.

## Appearance

### Body

Silas has light brown fur with dark spots over his body, with six spots in a pattern on his face. His hair is filled in with black scribble-like lines, somewhat like Elinor's hair.

### Clothing

Silas wears a blue shirt with white and black stripes on the sleeves, black shorts with a blue and white stripe, and a blue wristband with a large black stripe with a smaller white stripe on his left arm.

## Physical Traits

As proven in "Look What I Can Do", Silas runs *very* fast, beating his classmates in a speed test by a large margin thanks to his long legs and cheetah physique.

## Trivia

* He shares his name with a character from another PBS Kids show titled *Let's Go Luna*, from the episode "Me and My Elephant".

**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
Some Things Are Goopy

**Some Things Are Goopy** is the song for **The Town Picnic**. It is sung by **Elinor**, **Ari**, and **Olive**.

## Production information

### Sung by

**Elinor**
**Ari**
**Olive**

### Episode

**The Town Picnic**

**All**: Somethings are goopy
Others runny and soupy
Goopy things move really slow
Runny things really go
All around us we can see
Things are goopy or watery
In the stream
Or in the tree
Interesting
For you and me
Somethings are goopy
Others runny and soupy
Goopy things move really slow
Runny things really gooo!

## Trivia

* Ari's flying animation from the scene where the trio first sing "Runny things really go" is reused in **Elinor Stops the Squish**.
* This is the first Eliwhy song to feature a reprise.
Señor Tapir

**Señor Tapir** is one of the recurring characters in *Elinor Wonders Why.* He is a traveling musician that sings about real life figures who are represented as animals during the interstitial segments between episodes, such as Cai Lun and Jacques Cousteau.

## Personality

Señor Tapir is very courteous to those around him. He enjoys playing the acoustic guitar, and is primarily seen playing for the children, and even for a small concert in Make Music Naturally.

## Appearance

### Clothing

He wears a white shirt with a green tie and brown pants. His hat is a slightly lighter brown than his pants, and has a green stripe.

## Trivia

* His voice actor, Juan Chioran, also voices Ramon Molina from the PBS Kids show *Arthur* and he also announced that season 2 of *Elinor Wonders Why* is in production in 2023.

## Gallery

* *Click here to view Señor Tapir's gallery.*

**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
Teacher's Day

Elinor Gives The Mole a Teacher Day

 **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
Underground Soup

"**Underground Soup**" is the first segment of the thirty-third episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

Ari and Olive visit Elinor, hoping she'll come out and play, but Elinor has hurt her foot and has to stay in bed for the afternoon. So, her friends decide to make her favorite snack, Backyard Soup! With Mr. Rabbit's approval, they go off to gather the vegetables from the garden, but many of the veggies they need seem to be missing. After investigating, they discover that the vegetables they're looking for are root vegetables, which means they're underground. They pluck and pull vegetables and make Elinor her favorite soup, changing the name to "Underground Soup!”

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

## Trivia

* This episode takes place after Backyard Soup.
* Despite having witnessed Elinor picking carrots and radishes in *Backyard Soup*, Ari somehow forgets that information in this episode.

 **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
Level 9

## Percentage Markers

The 10% marker is on a model.

The 20% marker is on the side of the floor.

The 30% marker is on a wall.

The 40% marker is on the side of the path.

The 50% marker is on a laptop.

The 60% marker is on a model right before the drop part.

The 70% marker is on a model in the pizza part.

The 80% marker is on a slope (its the straight side)

The 90% marker is on the side of the path.
That's So Interesting!

## Videos

ELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- Why Do Caterpillars Turn Into Butterflies?ELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- How Do Cheetahs Run So Fast?ELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- Why Do Bats Like to Hang Upside Down?ELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- Why Do Leaves Change Colors? - PBS KIDSELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- Can a Fly Get Dizzy?ELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- Why are Flowers Different Colors?ELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- Do Animals Get the Hiccups?ELINOR WONDERS WHY - That's So Interesting- Why Do Moths Have Different Patterns on Their Wings?
Level 7

## Percentage Markers

The 10% marker is on a building corner.

The 20% marker is on the side of the floor.

The 30% marker is on the other wall, invisible if you go straight.

The 40% marker is on a wall.

The 50% marker is on a wall after the fire part.

The 60% marker is on one of 2 pressure plates (no one of them causes harm)

The 70% marker is on a wall.

The 80% marker is on the start of the red part.

The 90% marker is on a smoke cloud.

The 100% marker is on a block at the ~~well,~~ end.
Level 6

## Percentage Markers

The 10% mark is on the side of the path.

The 20% mark is on a wall.

The 30% mark is on a wall but on the outside of it.

The 40% mark is on the beginning of the laptop part, on the first laptop.

The 50% mark is near the ending of the laptop part.

The 60% mark is on the corner of a building.

The 70% mark is on the side of the path, at the end of the narrow part.

The 80% mark is on a model.

The 90% mark is on the side of the path.

## Strategy

At 85 to 87%, 66 to 70% and the path at 26% with the crystals, be careful. because these paths are narrow.

## Trivia

This is the first level to have a different sky color and to have fog, albeit little fog.
The 2010s

Here is a list of things that happened from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019.

## 2014

* The first *Elinor Wonders Why* concept art was made.

## 2017

* *Elinor Wonders Why* started production.

## 2018

* *Elinor Wonders Why* was announced at PBS Kids.

## 2019

* *Elinor Wonders Why* confirmed its release date to be September 7, 2020.
The Mystery of the Zigzag Plant

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

## Publisher's summary

*Elinor and her friends become plant detectives in this* Elinor Wonders Why *picture book for young children. Elinor and Olive check on their class plants before they leave school for the weekend. The plants have sprouted since they were planted as seeds. Now they're one crayon tall! The friends are pleased with their progress. But when Elinor and Olive get back to school on Monday, they discover that one of the plants has grown in a zigzag - up, then to the side, then up again. Their teacher, Ms. Mole, told them most plants only grow up, toward the sun. So, what could have happened to this one? Young children will have their curiosity piqued and their science knowledge expanded in this* Elinor Wonders Why *picture book, based on the Daytime Emmy-nominated PBS KIDS series of the same name created by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson. By asking questions, making observations and drawing conclusions, lovable characters Elinor, Olive and Ari figure out that the pot was knocked over just before the weekend, so the plant had to change direction to keep growing up - mystery solved! Extra plant facts, a key vocabulary word and a simple activity in the back matter broaden the content. This entertaining read doubles as a resource for early life science explorations of growth and changes in plants, the needs of living things and the characteristics of living things.*

## External link

* *The Mystery of the Zigzag Plant* on Amazon
The Unsinkable Lynx

"**The Unsinkable Lynx**" is the first segment of the twenty-ninth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Plot

It’s a very snowy day and Elinor, Ari and Olive meet a new friend, Gael the lynx, who has just moved to Animal Town. The kids decide to play some fun SNOW TAG, and it quickly becomes clear that Gael is a master at the game. He moves impossibly fast in the snow. How does he do it? After some careful observations, the kids discover that Gael’s paws are much wider than theirs, which helps him walk on top of the snow instead of sinking down into it. This discovery inspires the kids to make their own wide snowshoes!

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant
* Gael Lynx

### Minor

* Silas
* Koa

### 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
Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away

"**Rain, Rain Don't Go Away**" is the second segment of the seventeenth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor, Ari and Olive learn how rain is helpful to plants and animals.

## Plot

Elinor, Ari and Olive are in the park playing when their fun is cut short, because it starts to rain. This makes Elinor wonder, "why does it need to rain?" The kids soon observe lots of ways the rain is helpful to plants and animals: it helps snails stay slimy, fills up bird baths, keeps frog ponds full, and keeps the grass green. Now the kids know that a rain shower is very useful to nature. Also, rain makes the best thing ever for kids – PUDDLES to jump in!

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Ari Bat
* Olive Elephant

### Minor

* Mrs. Bat

 **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 Pokey Plant

**The Pokey Plant** is the second segment of the twelfth episode of Elinor Wonders Why.

## Synopsis

Elinor is excited for Plant Day at school -- until she gets a cactus to bring home.

## Plot

It’s Plant Day at school and Elinor is super excited to get a beautiful plant to take home. When she gets a cactus, she's a little disappointed at first, but after some careful observations, she and her friends learn lots of cool things about it, like how it grows in the desert, how it doesn’t need much water and how the spikes keep it safe. Elinor decides her cactus is the coolest plant ever!

## Characters

### Major

* Elinor Rabbit
* Olive Elephant
* Ari Bat

### Minor

* Ms. Mole
* Goat twins
* Sally Beaver
* Koa
* Miro
* Medhi
* Camilla
* Javier
* Seku
* Ranger Rabbit
* Mr. Rabbit

## Trivia

* **Animation Error:** In the scene immediately after Olive accidentally pokes the cactus, Ari's eyes disappear completely instead of blinking. This occurs twice in quick succession within said scene.

 **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
Level 2

## Percentage Markers

The 10% mark is on a purple slope.

The 20% mark is on a slope in the end of the turbine part.

The 30% mark is on a wall.

The 40% mark is on a model.

The 50% mark is on a tree.

The 60% mark is sitting 5 taps before the turbine checkpoint.

The 70% mark is in a hole in a wall.

The 80% mark is on a wall after the U-Turn.

The 90% mark is above a checkpoint before the falling part.