Jack-in-the-Box

## Plot

Toopy and Binoo chase an escaping Jack-in-the-box into his box.

## Synopsis

The episode begins with Binoo playing with Mr. Slinky. Toopy walks in and tells Binoo that he has found something. The toy that Toopy found was a jack-in-the-box. After turning the handle, Jack pops out of the box, which startles Binoo. Toopy reassures Binoo that the toy is safe, and he tells him what it is. Toopy asks Binoo if he wants another demonstration of the toy, and Binoo nods. Toopy puts Jack back in his box and tries to demo the toy again, but this time the music does not play when he turns the crank, and Jack doesn't come out of his box. Jack also appears to have disappeared.

Suddenly, they hear the music from Jack's box coming from behind the couch. Jack pops out from behind it, but then he quickly disappears again. After seeing Jack pop out from behind the couch, Toopy decides that he and Binoo will have to chase after Jack if they want to get him back in his box. They hear the music again in a different tone near the plant, and they see Jack pop out of it before they can catch him. This again with a boot near the front door, a box of Loopy-Doopy Os on the table and a bucket of building blocks. Finally, Jack disappears into the bucket, they hear the closet door close. Toopy decides that they should sneak up on Jack and trap him in his box.

After sneaking up to the closet and quickly running inside, Toopy emerges from the closet, thinking that he has trapped Jack in his box, but after seeing Jack still standing in the closet, he realizes that he has trapped Binoo in Jack's box. After checking Jack's box, they realize that he's gone. Jack decides to jump back into his box, and Toopy follows him. After jumping into Jack's box, they're surrounded by even more jack-in-the-boxes. They decide to test multiple boxes until they find Binoo.

Jack opens a purple box with yellow suns covering it, but they only find a sunflower. Toopy opens a blue box with clouds, but it only has a duck in it. Toopy then opens a purple box with a wavy pattern on it, but it only has a fish in it. After that, Jack opens a red box with pink spots, but it only has a hand holding a peanut butter sandwich. Finally, Toopy opens a green box with yellow stars on it, but it only has a starfish in it. At this point, Toopy has opened all the boxes, but he has not found Binoo.

However, Jack finds one more box that they haven't opened. This box is purple with a rainbow on one side and a sun on the other. Inside the box, is a hippopotamus with a bird in its mouth. The bird lays an egg on the hippo's head. Toopy catches the egg as it rolls off of the hippo's head, and Binoo breaks out of the egg. Upon finding Binoo, Toopy wonders where Jack is, but as he's speaking, the music from Jack's box starts playing again, and the tile below them catapults them back to their couch, where they see Jack pop out of his box again. The episode ends with waving to the viewer.

## Characters/Personas/Creatures

- Toopy

- Binoo

## Toys

- Mr. Slinky

- Jack

- Connectable Bricks

- Sunflower-in-the-box

- Duck-in-the-box

- Fish-in-the-box

- Sandwich-in-the-box

- Starfish-in-the-box

- Hippo-in-the-box

- Hippo-in-the-box's Bird

- Box-in-the-floor

## Outfits

Toopy:

- Regular Shirt

Binoo:

- Nothing

## Locations

- Toopy and Binoo’s House

- Inside Jack’s Box

## Trivia

- Although Mr. Slinky first appears in this episode, he is not mentioned by name

- Toopy’s Winter Garments can be seen in the closet

- This episode is the only instance where Toopy acknowledges the boot that always sits near the front door.

## Gallery

Title Card\*Spring Noises\*"Oh Binoo, look what I found, \*Chuckles\*""See Binoo, it's a jack-in-the-box.""There he is!""He's in the boot. Oh, we was in the boot?"\*Surprised Music\*"Oh Binoo!"\*Smooching\*"It's a hippopotamus!""Binoo! Here you are!"