Jump, Flat, Squeeze

**Jump, Flat, Squeeze** is the 13th episode of the second season in the series *A Little Curious,* and the 37th to be produced. It aired on March 27, 2000. It focuses on the subjects of the words jump, flat, and squeeze.

## Segments

### Jump Rope (CGI)

Doris teaches Mary Jane and Lacey a new jump rope song, and begins to sing it while Lacey jumps. She trips right when Doris says "B", so B is the first letter of her "sweetheart's" name. Mary Jane teases her that Bob is her boyfriend, when it's then her turn. Mary Jane makes it all the way to "L", and then Lacey teases her that Little Cup is her sweetheart. It's then her turn, and she makes it all the way to "P". Mary Jane teases her, and even Plush licks Lacey. Doris comments that puppy love always made her heart jump.

### A Little Reality

In this segment, kids jump on haystacks and over pits to make to the other side.

### Flat Dough (Watercolor)

Pad teaches Bob, Plush, and Mr. String how to make flat crust pizza, and sings how the dough should be flat while flattening the dough with Pencil. Little Cup asks if he can pour the sauce and sprinkle the cheese, but Pad spots a lump on the dough, which is actually Pencil. After the song sung is finished, Mr. String's dough that he tosses in the air lands on Pencil and squishes him. Pad comments how perfectly flat String's dough is, and Pencil comes out saying he is "flat" as well, laughing.

### A Little Reality

In this segment, kids dressed in construction worker uniforms build a tower of colorful steel barrels by lifting them into place without dropping them, a steamroller comes and flattens the steel barrels and the kids clean up the mess.

### Flat is Where it's At (Stop Motion)

Pad sings about how she is a pad and how flat she is.

### Squeeze from the Bottom (Cel)

Little Cup is at the sink ready to brush his teeth, and Mr. String reminds him to squeeze from the bottom of the toothpaste tube. He squeezes it as hard as he can but the toothpaste won't come out. Little Cup reminds him that the cap is still on, so when Mr. String removes it, the toothpaste all comes squirting out on him. He states that Little Cup should floss instead.

### A Little Reality

In this segment, girls are seen squeezing water balloons until they pop, getting them wet all over.

### Song: Bob (Stop Motion)

The Bob song "Follow the Bouncing Bob" is played.

### High Jump (Version 2) (CGI)

Pad, Pencil, Mr. String, and Bob are on a sports field getting ready for a high jump, with Doris announcing. Bob, Pad, and Mr. String all jump, with Mr. String being the highest.

### A Little Reality

Horses are seen jumping over poles with kids on their backs.

### Song: Mr. String (CGI)

The Mr. String song "He's Jumpy!" is played.

### Squeeze a Little Music (CGI)

Mary Jane and Lacey are playing a board game, and Mary Jane wins. Lacey wants to play another game, but Mary Jane says there's nothing else to play because they played everything. Mr. Shoe hops up and pulls out a squeeze box under the couch, and he plays a part of the song *Put Your Arms Around Me Honey* by Judy Garland. Lacey asks to play another song, and he plays the A Little Curious theme song right when the short ends.

### A Little Reality

In this segment, two men play accordions.

### Song: Doris (CGI)

The Doris song "Swing Doris Swing" is played.

### Flat Stones (Cel)

Doris and Plush are at a pond that she used to skip stones at. She shows Plush the necessities to skip a flat stone on the water, and when he throws it, it skips all across the pond.

### Squeeze Band (Flash)

Bob, Plush, Little Cup, Mr. String, Pad, Pencil, and Mary Jane and Lacey all contribute to a band that mostly consists of objects that make sounds when squeezed.