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Lens McCracken

***Lens McCracken*** is a mystery-solving picture-zoom puzzle segment seen on *Crashbox*.

## Lens McCracken

"Standby for Lens McCracken!" (camera shutters)

## Synopsis

Photographer Lens McCracken (voiced by S. Scott Bullock) will present a case and show three pictures taken during the event. However, Lens is both incompetent and near-sighted, and his camera's lens is broken, resulting in his photos being zoomed in much too close. The goal is to guess the 3 items in the pictures. Lens will give subtle hints as he shows you the pictures.

Eventually, Lens will put the photos into a photo-enhancing machine called *The Solutionator*, which will produce a non-zoomed image of the item.

Afterwards, Lens will describe an absurd description of the case involving the three items.

## Segments & Appearances

1. The Case of the Hawaiian Luau Party Disaster! (Crashbox 4, Crashbox 37); Scrap Metal
2. The Case of the Mayor's Missing Wife ...Case! (Crashbox 7); Scrap Metal
3. The Case of the Cracked Teapot Case! (Crashbox 8); Scrap Metal
4. The Case of the Dead Fishes ...Case! (Crashbox 9; Radio
5. The Case of the Missing Chihuahua that... Went Missing. (Crashbox 10, Crashbox 38); Radio
6. The Case of the Dead House Plant Case! (Crashbox 12); Arcade
7. The Case of the Stray Alaskan Husky! (Crashbox 13); Arcade
8. The Case of the Hijacked Diamonds Case! (Crashbox 15, Crashbox 28); Scrap Metal
9. The Case of the Stolen Cow! (Crashbox 18); Scrap Metal
10. The Case of the Missing Dentures Case! (Crashbox 23, Crashbox 34); Scrap Metal
11. The Case of the Missing Pond! (Crashbox 24); Scrap Metal
12. The Case of the Terrible Tasting Pizza! (Crashbox 26); Radio

## Trivia

* In total, 12 segments were produced for Season 1, 4 of which being reused for Season 2A.
* This is the only game segment to be featured in Season 2A, but not in 2B.
* While the segment uses 2D cels and Live-Action photos, it is edited completely digitally.
* Lens McCracken is one of the only two non-rewind games (the other being Radio Scramble) to be the first game played in any episodes. It was the first game played in Episodes 7 and 8.
* While the segments are mostly rendered in 30fps, segments 3, 5, 6, and 12 were all (partially) rendered in 60fps.
	+ "The Case of the Missing Chihuahua that... Went Missing." is the only segment to be entirely edited in 60fps.
* Len's line, "Can you feel the excitement?! Neither can I." is used in both Segments 10 and 11.
* Crashbox 15 reveals that Lens McCracken believes the Chia Pet is the world's greatest invention.
* The music in this segment was also used in SpongeBob SquarePants and a Noggin bumper.
* The segment shares a similar theme with another *Crashbox* segment, Mugshots, with both segments revolving around detectives solving cases.
Crashbox 20

The 20th episode of the series *Crashbox* which aired on March 27, 1999.

**Bold** indicates the answer to the question.

### Mugshots

In this segment, Verity interviews a gang called The Felonious Four where three of them robbed a toll booth.

1. "Lug Nut" Muldoon: He was having singing lessons, such as singing the Star-Spangled Banner by *Betsy Ross.* **(Guilty: Francis Scott Key wrote the anthem)**
2. Sammy "Six-Toes" Bixby: He was in Alaska taking pictures of Mount Rushmore. **(Guilty: Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota)**
3. Scooter Hayes: He entered a dance contest with his girlfriend, and they did the Rumba, the Twist, and the Lambada. **(Not guilty)**
4. Larry Coolridge "the Lump": He got food stuck in his food pipe, the asparagus, and got rushed to the hospital. **(Guilty: The esophagus is the food pipe)**

### Sketch Pad

A fire was blazing in an apartment building, with firemen all around the scene. A cat was stuck in the building, so a fireman climbed the ladder to pull her down, but the fire burned the ladder and they fell to the ground, however, neither were hurt.

**The cat was on the first floor.**

### Psycho Math

#### **Question #1**

1. The number of musicians in a quartet (4)
2. Add to the number of people in jury (12)
3. Divide by the sides of an octagon (8)

**Equals 2.**

#### *Question #2*

1. Pounds in a ton (2000)
2. Add to the number of lenses in a monocle (1)
3. Subtract the noses on your face (1)

**Equals 2000.**

#### *Question #3*

1. Nickels in a 50 cent piece (10)
2. Subtract the kid characters in *The Brady Bunch* (6)
3. Add to the points in a football touchdown (6)

**Equals 10.**

### Game System Overload

When the game systems go out, the flashlight bot hits an emergency button open with a hammer.

### Haunted House Party

*The mystery guest clue:*

* Physicist who made scientific theories, such as the theory of relativity.

**The mystery guest is Albert Einstein.**

### Ten 2nds

1. Once upon a time
2. Broken heart
3. Touchdown
4. Look before you leap

### Wordshake

1. See and crate = **Secret**
2. Purr and pill = **Purple**
3. N, E, and mall = **Animal**
4. Ski, knee, and deep = **Skinny dip**

## Trivia

* This is the only Sketch Pad segment in Season 1 to not be repeated.
* Greg Eagles makes a cameo appearance as Sammy Six-Toes.
Kick Like a Girl

After two undefeated seasons against girls' soccer teams their age and older, Utah's Mighty Cheetahs are about to take on a new challenge: boys. Cheetahs coach Jenny Mackenzie chronicles the adventures of these third-grade underdogs as they set out to prove their game skills and overcome the skepticism of opponents and parents in the inspiring family documentary KICK LIKE A GIRL.

KICK LIKE A GIRL is one of three presentations from HBO Family debuting May 28 on HBO. The others are Jay Rosenblatt's "**Beginning Filmmaking**" (5:30-6:00 p.m.), about an award-winning filmmaker's efforts to teach his four-year-old daughter his craft, and Amy Schatz's "**Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression**" (6:30-7:00 p.m.), showing what it was like to "group up" during the Great Depression. The feature film "**Kit Kittredge: An American Girl**" will be seen immediately following the three documentaries at 7:00 p.m.

Find out more about KICK LIKE A GIRL here:

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/kicklikeagirl/index.html
Don't Bug Me

## Stats

**Don't Bug Me** is the 58th episode of the series *Esme & Roy* that was released exclusively on HBO Max on June 25, 2020. Its sister episode is *The Book Bind*.

## Summary

Roy pretends to be a teacher to Esme and stuffed animals, doing an addition problem with meatballs that more or less turns into subtraction when he eats them all. The MonsterCase shows them that they are watching Sid and Lucy.

Sid and Lucy are at the park for a picnic with the Monster Sitters while their mother is out. Sid and Lucy bring out their card game that has safari animals on the cards, and safari trucks on the back. They play and they must find a match with the cards, and if they don't, they need to get a card from the deck. Roy asks if they have any ladybugs because there is one on the card, which in reality is a real ladybug. Sid is startled by it because he doesn't like bugs.

They move their game and continue on. When Sid jumps, he sees a moving butterfly and freaks out. They move, but no matter what Sid sees bugs everywhere. Esme tells him that it's okay to not like bugs, but if he learns about them he'll appreciate them more. Dressed in bug costumes, Esme, Roy, and Lucy put on a show explaining what some bugs do. Sid is still scared by the bugs and wants to go home, having a Monster Meltdown until Esme calms him down.

Sid wants to go home but Lucy really wants to stay and play. Roy comments that they'll never know who will win the safari game, which gives Esme an idea for a bug safari. Sid is slightly on board, but asks if they can make a truck too. They turn a wagon into a safari truck and look out for bugs with binoculars. Sid sees a ladybug and butterfly and is impressed, especially when Roy tells him facts about them. Lucy sees a butterfly and wants to get a closer look. Esme goes with Sid and he really loves the butterfly, then realizes how cool bugs really are. He tells this to his mom when she gets back and they begin another round of the card game.

## Songs

* Bugs Are Fascinating
* Belly Breathing
Game Plan

## Stats

**Game Plan** is the 13th episode of the series *Esme & Roy* that aired on September 29, 2018. Its sister episode is *A Way to Play*.

## Summary

Roy shows Esme the new game he made, "Royopoly". He shows her how to play and because she spun the wheel and it landed on yellow, anyone named Roy gets bonus points, and so does when he lands on red too. Suddenly, The MonsterCase calls for the Monster Sitters, as today they need to watch Tillie.

Mr. Plink is off to work, and he tells Esme and Roy that Tillie needs to get ready to go to Camp Monsterdale. Roy brings up that he went to Camp Monsterdale when he was little too. He was the meatball eating champ and also remembers the song, which they both sing. First they get Tillie breakfast, and Roy makes Monstercakes. But she would rather play around than sit and eat. They then see Tillie behind the shower curtain, but first they play with her and wonder where she is.

Tillie needs to comb her fur, but first, she makes Roy look pretty. Then she wants to have a tea party, and while Esme gets distracted by scones, she tells Esme they still have to get ready. Tillie still plays around, and Esme and Roy see the campers arriving by the bus stop. Tillie really wants to continue playing, and starts having a Monster Meltdown. Esme tells her it'll be okay, and to take a deep breath & repeat the phrase: "Gotta get ready for camp." But the, Tillie finds her favourite book and would rather read instead. Esme brings up his Royopoly game again which gives Esme a monster idea to make getting ready a game. They set up tiles and Esme explains that if she gets 10 points, she wins. Tillie spins the wheel and gets red. She hops into the kitchen where the red tile is and Roy, dressed up as a king, tells her that if she eats her breakfast she will get three points. So she does. Tillie hops up to the green tile in the bathroom and Esme is dressed up as a queen. Because she combs her hair, Esme awards her two more points. Down in the living room, Tillie gets her backpack ready and gets five more points. Now that she has 8, she must get on the bus to get 10 total. Back at Esme and Roy's house, they play Roy's board game. He lands on a space that Esme had made, and she says anyone named Esme wins five million points.

## Songs

* Camp Monsterdale
* Self Talk
In the Dark!

## Stats

**In the Dark!** is an episode of *Pinky Dinky Doo*, which aired on September 12, 2008. The Great Big Fancy Word in this episode is "reluctant".

## Summary

At breakfast time, Daddy happily announces to Pinky and Tyler that they will be taken to go see the new Moo Moo Miggy Monsters movie. Pinky is excited, but Tyler quickly runs away from the table. Pinky sees what is up as Moo Moo Miggy Monsters is Tyler's favorite, and he says that he is reluctant to go because he finds the movie theater to be scary because it's loud and dark. This gives Pinky a story idea about popcorn. So the gang goes to the Story Box.

This story features Sir Guinea Pig the Brave Explorer. Sir Guinea Pig is about to take off with a ship to go find the Magic Corn of Popping for Queen Daffinee Toilette, who gives him a brave explorer hat. He sails off with his friends as the crew onboard, and eventually they stop at an island where Sir Guinea Pig is sure the Magic Corn of Popping should be on. However, as night falls, Sir Guinea Pig turns around and seems to look nervous, then he says it's "time for him to be brave under his bed" and goes inside the ship.

Pinky tries talking him into coming out again, but he says he's too busy exploring under the bed and is sure that he'll find the Magic Corn of Popping in there. The crew who previously sang about Sir Guinea Pig's bravery starts to sing about how he's not so brave after all, making him come out and say that he is too brave, although he's just feeling reluctant. He hops up and reminds them all the brave deeds he has done, such as finding honey on an island inhabited by bees, taming wild bear dandelions on a "wildflower" mountain, and finding his kitten's mittens, which make the crew's singing change to how brave he is after all. Sir Guinea Pig starts to cry, for if he doesn't find the Magic Corn of Popping for the Queen, his hat will be taken away.

Pinky is sure this won't happen, and starts to think big. Her big idea is that everyone can go with Sir Guinea Pig together, holding each other's hands also while wearing hats with lights on them. Everyone steps onto the loud and dark island, and follow a smell to a hut. Sir Guinea Pig bravely knocks on the hut's door and a parrot greets them, opening the door of the hut which is completely filled with popcorn. Everyone, including Sir Guinea Pig, takes a sample of the Magic Corn of Popping, and that's the end of the story. Tyler realizes that the movies isn't scary at all, especially when Pinky and Mr. Guinea Pig are by his side.

## Games

* Eat It or Wear It?
* What Was My Big Idea?
House Guest Blues

## Stats

**House Guest Blues** is the 92nd episode of the series *The Little Lulu Show* that aired on December 14, 1998. It's sister episodes are *The Curse of the Thingamajig* and *The Monster Hunt*.

## Synopsis

On a dark and stormy night, Tubby shows up at Lulu's house with his briefcase and goldfish. Mrs. Moppet tells Lulu and her dad that because Tubby's parents had to leave town so suddenly, Tubby has to stay with them for the weekend, much to the dismay of both of them. But she states that they all have to make sacrifices. She shows Tubby to his room, which is actually Lulu's bed. Because of this, Lulu has to sleep in the living room on a cot bed, which more or less gives her pain.

The next morning, the Moppets wake up to Tubby making pancakes in the kitchen, and also making a mess. Mrs. Moppet is dismayed by it, but Mr. Moppet reminds her of the sacrifice quote she said, and also admires how delicious the pancakes are. Later that day, Mr. Moppet informs Lulu that he is going to the hardware store to get the stuff he needs for the thing he's working on in the basement. When Lulu tries to find Tubby, he hears him downstairs at the table, telling that he cut off the legs off of Mr. Moppet's coffee table, which was actually supposed to be his stool.

The two quickly glue the cut off leg pieces back together, and it is good as new. When Mr. Moppet comes back though and sits on it, it falls apart. Mrs. Moppet comes running down and he tells her that Tubby ruined his project. Lulu reminds him of the "we all have to make sacrifices for our house guest" quote, however. Tubby eventually leaves, and apologizes for the trouble he caused and wonders how he can make it up, giving Mr. Moppet an idea. They drop Lulu off Tubby's house, and she already insists on taking his bed.
I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Dosen't Have Me

Produced in association with the Tourette Syndrome Association, "I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me" is an insightful new family documentary that takes a candid look at the lives of several American children growing up with Tourette Syndrome. In every school in this country, it's likely that at least one child has Tourette's, a neurological condition characterized by repetitive, involuntary vocal and motor tics that persist over time. Many parents and educators don't recognize the symptoms, and often the disorder goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. In this 30-minute documentary, over a dozen children ages 6-13 are interviewed about what it is like to grow up with Tourette Syndrome, what measures they are taking to control it, and the challenges they face in their efforts to be accepted into the social mainstream as a "normal" kid.

The Tourette Syndrome Association - Founded in 1972 in Bayside, New York, TSA is a major national health-related organization with 35 U. S. Chapters, 300 support groups, and International Contacts around the world. Their mission is to identify the cause of, find the cure for and control the effects of Tourette Syndrome. TSA offers resources and referrals to help people and their families cope with the problems that occur with TS, raise public awareness, and counter media stereotypes about TS. TSA also provides essential TS information to educators and families to optimize teaching and learning, and tries to end stigma and promote acceptance regarding TS in school settings.

For more information, visit The Tourette Syndrome Association website

http://www.tsa-usa.org/
Grandmonster's Day

## Stats

**Grandmonster's Day** is the 37th episode of the series *Esme & Roy* that aired on March 9, 2019. Its sister episode is *Monster Bash Surprise*.

## Summary

Roy is writing a poetic card for Grandmonster's Day, a day where monsters celebrate their grandparents. He is having trouble ending his poem. Esme says he needs something that rhymes with "blue", which what she says is what he writes down. The MonsterCase says they need to watch Simon.

Simon's grandmother Grammy is leaving to go to her acting class, but they agree to celebrate Grandmonster's Day together when she gets back. Simon can't wait to show Grammy his present - which he doesn't have ready yet. Esme agrees to help him find a present. Simon finds a recipe for Swoozle Streusel, so Esme gets out chef hats and they all get the ingredients ready. But to make things special, Simon adds extra things despite it not being in the recipe. When they put in the oven, it makes strange noises and it even looks strange and inflated. Roy tries to dig into it but the streusel deflates like a balloon and flies away.

Esme suggests to Simon they can make something else. Roy suggests that he should make something artsy for her because of his passion for sculpting. They give him a large bucket of clay, but Simon needs lots of it. He creates a large statue of Grammy with endless buckets from The MonsterCase, and it looks amazing. When Simon adds a racket for Grammy to hold, the statue wobbles. Roy gets it as it caves in and they are sure they can fix it, but Willy runs a hole through it and the statue falls. Simon starts having a Monster Meltdown, sad that everything he makes gets ruined.

Esme gets him to calm down, but he still doesn't know what to do for his lovable Grammy. He says that if there were an award for being the best grandma, she'd win it, which gives Esme an idea. She plans that they can put on an award show just for Grammy, and Simon loves it. They construct a stage and even a walkway. When Grammy walks in the door Roy greets her, and gives her something to wear. The lights go out and Simon sings a song, giving her trophies regarding the things she does best for Simon. Grammy says a few words and thanks both Esme and Roy but especially her grandson. She is able to get the flying streusel that Willy chases around, winning herself an aware for the best streusel catcher. When the two Monster Sitters get back to their home, Roy awards Esme with the best Monster Sitter trophy, something she is honored to share with Roy.

## Songs

* Belly Breathing
* It's Gotta Be Grammy
A Rhyme Just in Time

## Stats

**A Rhyme Just in Time** is the 33rd episode of the series *I Spy* that aired on July 20, 2003. It's sister episode is *A Toe-Tapping Talent Show*. The Super Challenger in this episode are two rubber band balls.

## Synopsis

CeCe attempts to do something fast as she can in front of a row of pigs, and that's throwing a ball in the air, catching it on her tail and spinning it, then she tosses it again, twirls, and catches the ball on her back. Spyler also does a trick and spins a green crayon around, tosses it in the air, then catches it with his eyes closed and one foot in the air. The pigs themselves do something fast, and stack on top of each other. CeCe gets an idea of a game where everyone can do things as fast as they can, and before they can do that, Duck says they need to find: a red checker, a purple sock, a silver key, and a ticking clock.

The two head into town and to a row of parked cars. When they hear a car honk after CeCe tells a joke, Spyler says that there's something funny about the green car, which has the red checker on it's back. The checker would be delighted to join the fast game. Next they ask a bird beside the water if it has seen a sock, but it just says other words that rhyme such as rock, it eventually says to check the dock, where the purple sock is sure enough there, on top of a boat. Wheeler is called upon to drive the two found objects home.

To find the metal silver key, their next location is the silver metal planet. They ask an astronaut if he has seen the key, which he has but won't tell them where it is until CeCe says another joke after hearing her previous one. She makes a joke about a "turkey" which makes the astronaut chuckle, and then he tells the key location, which is right next to him. Finally, they seek the clock that ticks, and after that they go back to start their game. Spyler and CeCe aren't sure how to use the stuff, so CeCe plans everything out.

She tells the pigs to set the clock for one minute, while Spyler starts in the green square and hops to the green circle on one foot, while he twirls his crayon. One pig goes around four blocks whilst bouncing the key on her head, the Domino General hops over the dominoes in the sock, and CeCe pushes the checker to the finish line, but before she can cross it, she has to rhyme a word that Duck says, which happens to be words that rhyme with "clock". CeCe manages to rhyme just before the time runs out. Everybody sets up to do it over again.
How Tortoise Won Respect

## Stats

**How Tortoise Won Respect** is the 22nd episode of the series *Animated Tales of the World* that aired on February 14, 2002.

## Summary

In a lovely paradise far from humans, lived animals that created a garden for fish and insects and many others. The animals worked hard, but also messed around such as a jackal named Jackalasi, who is eating marula fruit from a tree along with two other pals, a hare named Nogwaja and a flamingo. A tortoise named Fudukazi reminds them about the rule they have, never to touch the color yellow and black branch that they are at by a rock. But the three continue having fun and mess with the branch, until the rock turns out to be a giant tortoise monster, with the branch being its horn, named Gongqongqo. It grabs Jackalasi and the hare and the flamingo run off to alert the lion king, Bubesi.

Gongqongqo spits out Jackalasi who is frazzled. Bubesi steps out and talks to Gongqongqo, but because he is bigger than Bubesi, Bubesi tells everyone to go inside a cave to get away from Gongqongqo. Inside he says that they have no choice but to evacuate the garden, but Fudukazi says they can't leave it as they all worked so hard. Nogwaja has an idea and suggests they can use the garden against him, and asks if anyone is a weaver of words, which Jackalasi claims could be him.

Jackalasi goes out and tells Gongqongqo that they shouldn't eat them and they'll be his servants, and will prepare a feast for him. They do and give him plenty of fruits to eat. Eventually though, his eyes get funny and he starts wandering, until he sees an elephant and prepares to eat it, but the elephant trips him and all the animals tie him in vines. Soon, the animals were glad of his defeat, but Fudukazi still had some worries. But she has a plan, and asks for a bee's assistance. A few weeks went by and the garden returned to peace, until the summer rain came and freed Gongqongqo from the vines. That's when Fudukazi puts her plan in motion, she insults Gongqongqo which makes him put her in his mouth, so the bees that were hiding in her shell go down and create big sores around ihs body. He collapses in the water and inexplictably turns into a rock. Following Fudukazi's great plan, she is won the most respected animal in the garden, after Bubesi the king.
Jammie

Jammie was the former mascot of HBO Family’s Jam block. He was a preschool-aged anthro jelly, who liked to play along with live-action kids in fields. From 2001 until 2009, he was made with traditional animation, but in 2009, he got an update and was transitioned to computer animation. He left in 2016 after 15 years due to the HBO Kids rebrand.

## Gallery

Jammie brushing his teeth in a 2D bumper.Jammie in a 3D bumper, peeking out of holes.A 3D bumper with Jammie playing in colorful paint puddles.Jammie playing a trumpet in a marching band with kids.Jammie doing somersaults with kids in another bumper.Jammie dressed up as a superhero in a recycling bumper.Jammie in a circus bumper, who comes out of a limousine after some circus performers spell "JAM" wrong.Jammie in a bumper from the original Jam era. In this bumper, he is able to transform into a baseball bat to splash himself on some bread.Jammie with the kids from the 2001-09 era.Jammie from the 2001-09 era.An 2D bumper featuring Jammie doing an parade, which causes the world to be colorful.A 3D bumper of Jammie watering a plant, only for it to grow into an tree.
Great Big Nature

## Stats

**Great Big Nature** is an episode of *Pinky Dinky Doo*, which aired in 2016 on HBO Kids. The Great Big Fancy Word in this episode is "adventure".

## Summary

Tyler is watching his favorite Moo Moo Miggy Monsters show on television. Pinky tells him that their parents want to take them to the park, but Tyler is too intrigued by the TV set. Pinky wants him to go on an adventure, but Tyler says his legs must be asleep. However, he gets up the couch when Pinky thinks about making up a story in the Story Box.

The story starts when Pinky is gluing macaroni on her picture frame holding a picture of Mr. Guinea Pig, when Daffinee and Nicholas come to her with a map to a place no one has ever explored before, asking if she wants to go on an adventure, but Pinky is more intrigued in watching the glue dry on her picture, however, she decides to get up and go as it may just be fun. The gang of three wander in the great big nature, where they spot a purple gravy pond with a purple gopher. He shows them how to swim across.

Next on their adventure, they meet a tree with gum on its head, as well as gum on its hands. He puts gum on their hands and gets them to rub their hands together, getting the gum off their hands. After that, they see a large mountain so Pinky, Daffinee, and Nicolas scale the mountain which is decked out in clouds, and they meet a Cloudy Clown who shows them how to clog dance when they are all covered in clouds. As their adventure continues, Nicholas asks what time it is. It is five o'clock, and Daffinee and Nicholas start worrying that they will be late for dinner, and it will take a long time to go back home.

Pinky thinks big and tells them that they can do everything they just did but at super speed. So they meet the Cloudy Clown and perform the clog dance, give a high five to Mr. Gum Tree, and swim to the other side in the purple gravy, going right back where they started and concluding the story. Tyler wants to go to the park after this, excited about what adventure they will go on.

## Games

* What's the Name of My Story?
* Was This a Setting?
Goings on at Number 32

## Stats

**Goings on at Number 32** is the 75th episode of the series *The Adventures of Paddington Bear* that aired on December 19, 1998. Its sister episodes are *Paddington in Touch* and *Paddington at the Dead Sea*.

## Summary

Aunt Lucy has came to London, and The Browns have taken her around to see all the sights in a London taxi. The Browns are exhausted and get back to their house, but Paddington and Lucy walk to get a present for Mr. Brown in honor of his good care of Paddington.

For his new boat, they look around in the store. Paddington uses a fishing rod and takes the shopworker's hair by mistake. Lucy shows Paddington a good present, a rubber inflatable boat. The shopworker shows them the things that boat has in store, and shows them that the entire boat comes in a little bag that they can easily get out of a store. Lucy sees a lever, which is an "open sea" lever. The boat lifts up and they start rocking around. Afterwards, Lucy feels seasick on the bus, so Paddington digs around in the bag, and accidentally inflates the big boat.

They have to get off the bus, but fortunately, they get to ride the boat in the river over the bridge. Strangely, because a rescue team got a distress signal, they find the two bears and rescue them. They are taken to Mr. Brown whose office is right on the river. Aunt Lucy pulls a plug on the boat causing it to fly and deflate, and it flies on top of the rescue boat. Mr. Brown says that a gift wasn't really necessary, but because Aunt Lucy was leaving that night, she wanted to give him a gift to thank him for caregiving Paddington. Later that night, Mrs. Bird reads a letter saying that Paddington left with Aunt Lucy at the airport and was going back to Peru. They get sad, but Paddington comes back and says he would never do that, particularly because he's too young to go in Aunt Lucy's retirement home.
Crashbox 46

The 46th episode of the series *Crashbox* which aired on March 11, 2000. It was also the 20th episode of Season 2, and the 22nd to be produced.

## Games

**Bold** indicates the answer to the question.

### Haunted House Party

*The mystery guest clue:*

* Wears a toga and was an emperor, a friend of Mark Anthony, and a salad and July was named after him

**The mystery guest is Julius Caesar.**

### Mugshots

In this segment, Verity interviews some out of work actors from Hollywood, three of whom have been stealing scenes and ruining material.

1. Montgomery Cleft: He was at an exclusive beach, with sand imported from deserts such as the Gobi, the Everglades, and the Sahara. **(Guilty: The Everglades is a swamp)**
2. B.B. McGraw: He was at two birthday parties, and he threw a $10 dollar bill in the air and shot Thomas Jefferson right between the eyes. **(Guilty: Alexander Hamilton is on the $10 bill)**
3. Lollipop Greene: She was giving a book report on the Wright Brothers, the first people to fly solo across the Atlantic. **(Guilty: The Wright Brothers never flew across the Atlantic)**
4. Sir Percival St. John: He mentions how he’s performed on some of the world's greatest stages, including Greenland, the biggest island in the world. **(Not guilty)**

### Eddie Bull

*Animal clues:*

* Can go months without eating
* Native to arctic regions
* They love to eat seals
* In a group, they're referred to as a stealth and are the same color as their environment

**The answer is the polar bear.**

### Think Tank

1. A safe, a smile, and an egg **(Crack)**
2. A telephone, a highway, and an actor **(Lines)**

### Cafeteria segment

In the cafeteria, the chefs give a bot some "Bolts Wellington", when he slips and the itty metal bits of it transform into a UFO. The bot quickly bites into it, and then spits it out to a nearby monitor.

### Psycho Math

#### **Question #1**

1. The hours in a day (24)
2. Add to the legs on a grasshopper (6)
3. Divide to the number of books in a trilogy (3)

**Equals 10.**

#### *Question #2*

1. The number of points to win a ping pong game (21)
2. Add to the yards in a first down in football (10)
3. Subtract the suns in our solar system (1)

**Equals 30.**

#### *Question #3*

1. The number of words a picture is worth (1000)
2. Subtract the meters in a kilometer (1000)
3. Subtract the number of women that have been U.S. presidents (0)

**Equals 0.**

### Radio Scramble

1. Lunahigg = **Laughing**
2. Kram Crumige = **Mark McGuire**
3. Gagunale = **Language**

### Riddlesnake

The more you take, the more you leave behind

**Footsteps**

## Trivia

* Julius Caesar's "Toga!" chant is a reference to *National Lampoon's Animal House.*
* Montgomery Cleft is named after actor Montgomery Clift.
Eviction Notice

## Stats

**Eviction Notice** is the 47th episode of the series *Rainbow Fish* that aired on November 4, 2000. It's sister episode is *The Vacation*.

## Synopsis

Rainbow and Blue leave the movie theater talking about a film they've seen about a ghost. They run into a mime fish and get scared and hide behind the ship in Shipwreck Park, where they meet Sea Filly, who has a pie to give to Max and Minnie Mollusk, the latter of whom was her piano teacher. When she gets there, she finds out that the old couple is moving from their home, which was given an eviction notice by Phineas T. Gronch, a developer who wants to build a shopping mall over their land. She tries to explain this to Rainbow and Blue, who tell her that it's not a big deal and they can't do anything about it.

Later, when the two are at Wanda's, two construction men measure the diner because Phineas wants to buy it for an office building for his proposed mall. Rainbow and Blue realize that this is serious and meet up with Sea Filly. The three friends go over to Phineas' office building and trick a security guard to enter without an appointment. They persuade Phineas to build the mall in another bay that would be perfect, but Phineas does calculations and says it would be a bit more expensive and shows the three his plans to tear down half of Neptune Bay. Sea Filly comes up with an idea, and later that night, the three dress up as ghosts and haunt Phineas in bed.

However, the plan doesn't really work, especially given that he thought it was a dream. The next day, demolition trucks park by the Mollusk Refillas and Phineas comes out to talk. While talking, he sees Rupert the mime fish and thinks he is a ghost. Spooked, he decides to call off his entire mall plan, and Rupert chases him.
Hyperion Pictures

**Hyperion Pictures** (also known as **Hyperion Films** or **Hyperion Studios** or **Hyperion Animation**) is an American film production company founded by Thomas L. Wilhite, who had previously been the head of motion picture and television produced for and owned by The Walt Disney Company, and writer/director Willard Carroll. The company produces both live-action and animated productions such as *The Brave Little Toaster* and *The Runestone*.

## Programs on HBO Family

* Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995-2000)
Howdy Paddington

## Stats

**Howdy Paddington** is the 20th episode of the series *The Adventures of Paddington Bear* that aired on September 27, 1997. Its sister episodes are *Paddington at the Wheel* and *A Shopping Expedition*.

## Summary

Paddington and Mr. Gruber visit the Barbie Ranch in Montana for more research. Paddington studies a steer which is a dangerous risk. One grouchy man, Billy Bob, kicks Paddington out and ends up getting dragged away by the steer. Mr. Gruber tells Paddington that when he was his age, he always dreamed of being a cowboy, but the trail boss can help.

The girl boss Lauretta introduces her to them. She dresses up as cowboys and Paddington's job is to protect her herd. Paddington rides a horse which is a bumpy ride for him, but he gets the hang of it. Paddington tells Mr. Gruber his secret: marmalade. Paddington and Mr. Gruber then have a race. Billy Bob tries to snatch Lauretta's herd, but a steer catches him and dumps him in a tub of water.

The next thing Paddington and Mr. Gruber is taught is roping cattle. Paddington ropes some barrels and exposes Billy Bob who is hiding. That night, Billy Bob tries once again and Paddington takes duty of branding the herd. The next morning the herd is gone. The three giddy up to the water and find the herd after all, which Paddington marked with marmalade. Billy Bob is caught and Paddington is thanked.
Lisa

**Lisa** is an interstitial series created by Magnus Carlsson (of *The Three Friends and Jerry* fame). It was aired on HBO Family during the Jam block. The series originated from Sweden and was first introduced in 1998, and most likely ran until a year later. It was made by Happy Life Animation and TMO-Loonland (now known as "Studio 100"). A English-language dub, produced by HiT Entertainment in the United Kingdom, was created and aired on *Nick Jr.* on their British feed, as well as *ABC* in Australia*.* On HBO Family, in the U.S., it started airing most likely in 2001, until late 2007.

## Synopsis

Each episode follows the title character, whose name is Lisa, a five-year-old girl who narrates each story, and her own point of view of the particular event occurring around her. Being the narrator, she is the only character who speaks in full sentences, or mostly talks at all, as most of the assorted characters make mumbling sounds whenever they speak (in a manner similar to the adults who speak in the *Peanuts* series)

## Episodes

1. Lisa at the Shopping Centre
2. Holger with the Big Ears
3. Lisa at the Dentist
4. Lisa Goes on a Picnic
5. Lisa Paints the Bathroom
6. Lisa's Space Adventure
7. Scared of Loll
8. Lisa Gets a Babysitter
9. The Davidsons
10. The Dinner Party
11. The Fancy Dress Party
12. Waving Club
13. What Am I Going to Be When I Grow Up
14. The Painter

## Trivia

* Most of the English-dubbed episodes were released on VHS, titled as "Lisa's Space Adventure". *The Painter*, however, is excluded.
* The original version narrated the stories in third person, but in the English-dubbed version, had added with Lisa narrating it herself in first person.
Frog Legs

## Stats

**Frog Legs** is the 35th episode of the series *The Little Lulu Show* that aired on May 18, 1996. It's sister episodes are *The Case of the Missing Wig* and *A Wrong Move*.

## Synopsis

Lulu and Tubby walk up a restaurant where people are exiting and complimenting how they only pay a dollar. Lulu pulls out a dollar, and they enter the fancy restaurant. A waiter sits them down and Tubby asks to give them what people are raving on about, which are frog legs. This makes Tubby and Lulu bolt out the restaurant. Lulu rants how people actually pay to eat the legs of a frog, which gives both of them an idea.

The two head up to the frog pond where they will catch frogs that the restaurant will pay them, that they can pay in return because Tubby stole the rolls. Lulu hopes they don't remember he scared the frogs off with rocks, and the minute they arrive to the water they hop in the water. Lulu decides to chase them and Tubby catches one and puts it in a box, but it escapes anyway with the cover of the hat box, which was Lulu's mother's. Tubby leads her to a raft his pals made to recover it, which works for a brief moment until it sinks in the water. Lulu gets the cover and gives up, but she sees a handful of frogs in the box chewing on the rolls. They catch them and bring it to the restaurant.

They meet with the waiter and tell him that they brought frogs and open the box, making all of them jump all over the place and wreak havoc, scaring everybody out the restaurant. They are demanded to clean up the frogs, with a frog being a nickel. After that, they decide to let the frogs go, but they find another restaurant that serves frog legs, so they go into the restaurant to unleash them there.
It's a Frog's Life

## Stats

**It's a Frog's Life** is the 16th episode of the series *The Worst Witch* that aired on November 18, 1999.

## Summary

Ethel thinks it's Mildred's fault that Sybil is always following her around, so when Mildred insults Ethel's family during a lesson of broomstick flying, Ethel vows to get her own back. When Tabby falls off Mildred's broomstick, she is sent to her room with strict orders to make sure that the cat learns to properly sit on the broomstick. Frustrated, Mildred decides to take a nap, and when she awakes, she discovers that she's been turned into a frog. She escapes to find help but instead, Miss Hardbroom scoops her up and puts her in her handbag, and heads for the potion lab. Enid and Maud are wondering where she's gotten to, and Enid thinks that maybe Mildred ran away again, after Miss Hardbroom telling her off that morning. Miss Hardbroom puts Mildred (who is convinced that her potion teacher was the one to turn her into a frog) in a glass jar, from which she desperately tries to get Maud's attention.

Eventually she makes so much noise that Miss Hardbroom tells Maud to put her in the cupboard. Mildred jumps out of Maud's hand and leaps into an invisibility potion while the class frantically tries to catch her. She hides out under a table until the class leaves, with Miss Hardbroom saying "rather intelligent... for a frog." Mildred makes her way down the corridor again, becoming partly visible as she goes. When she passes by Miss Drill, Miss Cackle and Miss Hardbroom, Miss Drill notices the frogs head hopping around and the three run after her. In the process they destroy Miss Bat's plants, and chase Mildred out of the school.

Mildred is greatly relieved when she manages to escape to the safety of the school pond. There she meets another frog - a wizard who has been enchanted so long ago that he can't even remember his own name. He was turned into a frog by an angry classmate many years before, and he can only be turned back by a wizard. Mildred promises to get help as soon as she's restored to her old self. She returns to her room to find Enid and Maud there with Tabby. After a few minutes they figure out that Ethel turned Mildred into a frog, and barge into her room. Ethel pleads with them not to tell Miss Hardbroom until morning and changes Mildred back, and Mildred discovers it wasn't Miss Hardbroom that turned her into a frog.

Miss Hardbroom chooses that moment to burst in the door, demanding to know where Mildred has been all day. Mildred explains how Ethel turned her into a frog, but Miss Hardbroom doesn't believe it. Then Mildred remembers being in her bag, and tells Miss Hardbroom precisely what she has in it (a handkerchief, a bottle of wide awake potion, and a notebook with an elastic band around it). Mildred returns to her room and looks out the window, making another promise to Mr. Algernon that he'll have tea and crumpets again.
King Solomon and the Bee

## Stats

**King Solomon and the Bee** is the 24th episode of the series *Animated Tales of the World* that aired on February 20, 2002.

## Summary

Some bird children discuss what they will be when they grow up, until their mother silents them because King Solomon will be walking nearby for his morning walk. He can understand animals. King Solomon spots the birds, and gets a message from the bird messenger saying that the queen will be arriving by boat any day. He decides to commence their preparations and gathers ostriches, peacocks, and chameleons to do various things to practice pleasing the queen when she arrives.

That night, as King Solomon snoozes, a bee enters the room and stings him on the nose. The next morning he is outraged and requests every single bee in the kingdom to come to his castle at once. He asks for the bee that stung him on the nose to stand up, so one of them do and admits in his hand that she, the bee, mistook his nose for a lovely flower. King Solomon is amazed by that. The bee says she will help with his kingdom one day, which makes King Solomon laugh even harder that he forgives the bee.

Afterwards, King Solomon's court is now in session. A widow comes in and asks to punish the thief who took her food, which happens to be the wind. Her story starts one day as she is wheeling three bags of grains to make flour. On her way she gives a bag to a crying boy who is very hungry, and also a poor man. When she gets to her home her last bag gets swept away by the wind in a storm. At that moment, The Queen of Sheba comes and tells that on her way, a storm disrupted their sailing on the water and there was a hole in their ship, that was magically covered by the same grain bag. King Solomon is impressed, and says to The Queen that she will give the woman a bag of pearls. The next day, The Queen gets ready for King Solomon's test of wisdom: he must pick the real flower out of seven fakes, something no one has succeeded at. King Solomon is very hesitant choosing which one, until the bee from earlier makes her way to what is the real flower. The Queen is shocked that King Solomon passed the test. He thanks the bee.
HBO4Kids.com

The homepage for the website.

**HBO4Kids.com** was a website that first released in January 1999. It was the original website for HBO Family.

## History

### 1999

In December 1998, the website was first previewed. Then, in January 1999, it was officially released. In February of that year, promos were aired to promote the site. In October, the background was changed to orange to celebrate Halloween.

### 2000

Eariler that year, the website was heavily updated with new background and more added mini-sites like *30 by 30: Kid Flicks*.

In October, the site had an temporary mini-site promoting the election special of Booth in the Back.

### 2001

Earlier that year, the site's everything was removed, in favor of HBOMagnet.com which they've moved there. Despite this, the site still stayed until August when Magnet was introduced. The site was gotten rid of, and HBOMagnet.com eventually replaced it, leading all links of it being redirected to the other site.

## Design

The homepage's initial design was an purple background with an HBO4Kids "mines" graphic. Between it are the sections (see below). An graphic at the top shows something like contests, new stuff, and more. The background was changed in 2000 to purplish-blue, and to orange to represent Halloween in October 1999.

## Sections

In the homepage of the website, it includes mini-sites for it that are seen in-between the HBO4Kids "mines" graphic that look like simplistic circles with graphics within it that are (referred) from the show/segment. More sections were added in 2000.

These includes:

* Crashbox (Shockwave games/1999)
* Ask Kate and Dylan (1999)
* Wuzup (1999)
* 30 by 30: Kid Flicks (Tip and tricks/2000)
* Aww Man! (1999)
* Wacky Wu (1999)
* Booth in the Back (1999)
* DIY (1999)
* Time Warp 7 (1999)
* HBO Shows (includes shows that aired on HBO Family)

## Trivia

* Crashbox promoted the website at the end after the credits of every episode to play Crashbox games. It's still left intact in reruns as of 2022, even if the site had shutdown.
* When 30 by 30 done an film festival called *Kids Flicks Online* in 2000, the site was mainly promoted in commercial breaks, telling viewers to sent their films to email in the mini-site of the show, if they want to see it on TV.
* *Crashbox*, *30 by 30: Kid Flicks*, *A Little Curious*, *Babar*, *Dear America*, *Booth in the Back*, and *The Adventures of Paddington Bear* are the only shows that have aired on HBO Family, to have mini-sites on this website. The rest were only web-exclusive.

## Gallery

### Promos

HBO 4 Kids - HBO4Kids.com Commercial (1999)