01x12 - The Fastest Fetcher/Bobbly Ball

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♪ Here comes Donkey Hodie ♪

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♪ Donkey Hodie ♪

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♪ If she fails, she'll bounce right back ♪

♪ Come on Duck Duck, give a quack ♪

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♪ Donkey Hodie ♪

♪ When she plays with Bob Dog, they have a ball ♪

♪ It's fun for them, it's fun for all ♪

Bow wow!

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♪ With Purple Panda in his space ship ♪

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♪ A hee and a haw and a haw and a hee ♪

♪ Someplace Else is the place to be ♪

♪ With our pal Donkey Hodie! ♪

Hee haw!

Ah ha!

And here's Donkey Hodie...

Winding up...

She throws the ball...

Up, up and away!

Donkey Hodie goes in for the catch...

Will she catch it?

Close!

-Somebody drop a ball? -I did, Bob Dog!

I was practicing my catching!

I love to play catch.

It makes me feel...

Hee-hawesome!

I'm just not very good at the catching part yet.

Oh, well, uh, here, catch!

Whoops!

Bow wow! I'll fetch it for ya!

You're a really fast fetcher, Bob Dog!

Yeah, I know!

I'm the fastest!

And being the fastest makes me feel all...

Bow-wowie!

Well then, Bob Dog...

How would you like to play

"Who's the Fastest Fetcher?"

With me!

Your friend and reptile host, Gameshow Gator!

[howls]

I'd love to play, Mr. Gator!

Yeah, your games are always so much fun!

Yes, now let's bring out our next contestant.

And here he is...

Turtle-Lou!

A turtle! Turtles are slow!

You're definitely gonna win, Bob Dog!

Yup! I'm the fastest fetcher! Mmm hmm!

Oh, hello there!

Hi!

I am just so excited to be here!

I love to fetch, don't you?

Yes I do!

But I gotta tell you, Turtle-Lou,

I'm really, really fast!

Well, this will be fun!

Are you ready to play "Who's the Fastest Fetcher?"

Yup!

I am ready when you are,

Mr. Gameshow Gator!

Bow Wow am I!

Here are the rules: I'm going to throw this ball.

Whoever fetches it first, wins!

Oooh! Oooh! Throw the ball! Throw the ball!

♪ Oh, who's the fastest fetcher? ♪

♪ Oh, who can it be?

♪ Let's get fetchin' And soon we'll see! ♪

-Fetch! -[howls]

I can't wait to fetch--

Huh?

That was fast!

But... But I didn't even get to fetch yet!

Oh no! You didn't?

Oh, I'm sorry, Bob Dog!

You missed out on all the fun!

I'm sure we can play again.

I'm game! [laughs]

You'll be the fastest fetcher this time, Bob Dog.

Believe it!

Yes, indeedy! Fetching is my middle name!

Well, actually it's Jim.

♪ Oh, who's the fastest fetcher? ♪

♪ Oh, who can it be?

♪ Let's get fetchin' And soon we'll see! ♪

Fetch!

Huh?

Gee, that was fun!

But I was just about to fetch the ball!

Oh! And you almost had it, too!

You're a really fast fetcher, Bob Dog!

But not fast enough!

Turtle-Lou, you are the fastest fetcher!

You mean I lost?

Again?

AUDIENCE: Aww.

We can play some more!

But... But...

I'm not fast enough!

[howls]

Bob Dog! Bob Dog! Wait!

Bob Dog?

Hey, Bob Dog?

Oh! Hey!

Bob Dog!

Are you okay?

[howls]

You sound sad.

I am sad!

And disappointed, too!

I lost!

I'm not the fastest fetcher!

[howls]

But... But...

You're still a really fast fetcher, Bob Dog!

But I want to be the fastest!

Being fastest makes me feel all bow-wowie...

[howls]

Hey!

Hey, Bob Dog, hey, how about we play

another game of catch?

That might cheer you up!

I'll try to catch the ball and if I miss,

you can fetch it.

Ha!

Ooops!

Fetch, Bob Dog!

I can't!

I'm giving up fetching.

Giving it up?

If I can't be the fastest fetcher,

then why fetch at all?

Because you love to fetch, Bob Dog.

But I wanna be the fastest!

There's gotta be something else I would love to do

and be the best at, so it gives me

that bow-wowie feeling.

But how will I ever find it?

I, Donkey Hodie,

will help you find something else

you love to do.

Okay, but it's gotta be something I'm the best at!

Yeah! So, I get that bow-wowie feeling!

Okay...

Think, Donkey Hodie, think.

How about scuba diving?

No, I don't like to get my paws wet.

Uhhh... there's bubble blowing...

basket weaving umm-- bowling.

Bowling? Hey! What's bowling?

Oh, it's the most fun game! You're going to love it!

Come on, Bob Dog! I'll show you!

[sighs]

Okay, now watch me, Bob Dog.

I'll show you how to bowl.

Boy oh boy oh boy...

Okay, now this is a bowling ball.

A bowling ball! Bow wow!

And those down there, those are the bowling pins.

Mmm okay.

Now, I just roll the ball down the lane.

Oh no! It's going to knock over those pins!

Um. Wait. Uh.

Did you see that?

I got the bowling ball before it even touched those pins!

I love bowling!

And I'm the best bowler!

Bow-wowie!

You're not supposed to fetch the ball.

You're supposed to knock the pins down with it.

Really? How come?

Because that's how you bowl.

But that doesn't sound like fun.

Sorry, Donkey Hodie. I don't think bowling is for me.

I need to find something else I love to do.

You love fetching, Bob Dog!

And you're really good at it.

Yes, but I wasn't the fastest fetcher.

And if I can't be the best then why fetch at all!

Well, don't worry, Bob Dog.

We will find something that you love.

Something I'm the best at...

So I get that Bow-wowie feeling!

Think, Donkey Hodie, think!

Maybe we should try something

that doesn't have a ball in it like...

Knitting?

What's knitting?

This is knitting.

I'm knitting a purple nose warmer for Panda.

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

I thought you said there were no balls in knitting.

Oh, oh... that? That's just a ball of yarn.

It's not the kind of ball you fetch.

Mmm mmm.

Yeah, but it's really big.

And round.

And purple!

Now watch me, Bob Dog.

First, I hold the knitting needles like so and... Oh!

I'll get it!

Oh!

Hey! I love knitting!

And look how fast I can knit!

I'm the best knitter ever!

Bow-wowie!

Uh, Bob Dog, that's not knitting.

That's uh...

Fetching.

We haven't even started knitting yet.

Really?

Yeah. Here...

You put the needle in like this...

Then you loop the yarn around...

And pull it through.

You try.

Okay, uh, let's see here.

I, uh, put the needle in like this...

And I loop it around...

And I pull it through...

There! I did it!

Uh, now what about this ball of yarn?

Oh, we just keep knitting until we use it all up.

But...

But then the ball will be gone?

Forever?

Well, yeah but that's kind of...

[howls]

Oh, the poor ball!

You know what?

Knitting is definitely not for me!

I'll never find something I love

and can be the very best at!

I give up!

Bob Dog! Wait!

Oh!

[grunting efforts]

[whimpers]

Bob Dog? Hey, Bob Dog!

Please don't give up, pal.

I'm sure we can find something you love to do.

Something you'll love just as much

as I love playing catch.

Something that gives me that bow-wowie feeling?

The bow-wowiest!

Bob Dog! Did you see that? I caught the ball!

Hee-hawesome!

Whoo-ooops!

I'm sorry, Donkey Hodie, I don't fetch any more.

That's okay. I'll fetch it!

Hmm?

[stammers]

Hey, Donkey?

Uh, look under the bushes!

Or in the tall grass!

[sniffs]

Hmm. I can smell the ball from here!

I can't find it, Bob Dog. Will you fetch it?

I wish I could, really, but...

But I can't.

I'm not the best fetcher, remember?

But I'm not the best catcher

and I still play catch...

Because it's fun.

You don't have to be the best at something.

You can just do it

because you love to do it.

♪ I love to catch I could catch all day. ♪

♪ Oooo ohh!

♪ When I miss the ball Well, that's okay ♪

♪ I keep on catching anyway

♪ It's what I love to do

♪ Yeah!

♪ Do what you love and love what you do♪

♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling Will come over you. ♪

♪ Oh yeah!

♪ Do what you love And love what you do ♪

♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling Will come over you. ♪

Okay, I'll fetch the ball for you, Donkey Hodie.

Just this once. So, you can play catch.

Okay! Here you go!

Thanks, Bob Dog!

Bow wow...

Bow wow...

Bow Wowie!

Donkey Hodie!

I'm getting that bow-wowie feeling!

Kinda like when you fetched the bowling ball...

Yeah, and the ball of yarn.

Donkey Hodie, maybe it's just fetching

that gives me that bow-wowwie feeling!

I don't have to be the fastest

or the best fetcher!

You're right!

♪ I love to fetch I could fetch all day ♪

♪ Ooh ohh!

♪ And if I'm not the fastest Well, that's okay ♪

♪ I keep on fetching anyway

♪ It's what I love to do!

♪ Bow wow!

♪ Do what you love And love what you do ♪

♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling Will come over you! ♪

♪ Yeah!

♪ Do what you love and love what you do♪

♪ And a hee-hawesome feeling,

♪ A bowwowie feeling,

♪ Will come over you!

You want to play fetch, Bob Dog?

Yeah!

[humming]

Uh! Hmm. What's this?

[gasps]

Hey-o!

Wow. It's finally here!

From my Uncle Panda, all the way from Planet Purple!

Woo-hoo!

Was that you woo-hooing, Purple Panda?

Uh yeah! That was me.

Woo-hoo! See?

Woo-hoo!

Well, what are you woo-hooing about?

This!

My Uncle Panda gave it to me.

I present to you...

Bobbly Ball!

BOTH: Woo-hoo!

Ha ha ha!

It's everyone's favorite game on Planet Purple!

It's so much fun!

Come on, let's play.

Woo-hoo!

Okay, so to recap, this is the Bobbly Ball.

Bobbly Ball, this is Donkey.

Hi!

Oh, I can't wait to play! How do we play?

I've never played it before, but from what I know,

the way that you play Bobbly Ball is...

To catch the ball in your net.

That's it?

Yep. Oh!

You want me to go over the rules again?

Oh no, I think I have it.

You just catch the ball in the net?

That's the game?

Oh no. That's not all.

Big surprises happen when you catch the ball!

Big surprises? What big surprises?

That's the best part!

Something different happens every time!

Hee-haw!

One time for my mama, there were laser lights!

Another time for cousin Philbert,

giant pinwheels!

I gotta see what surprise there is for me!

Donkey power swing!

Aw.

[grunting efforts]

Double aw!

Ahh!

Double ahh!

So strange.

I never saw my Uncle Panda miss two times in a row!

Nothing's going to stop me from seeing a surprise!

I, Donkey Hodie,

will catch that Bobbly Ball!

Me too!

[grunting efforts]

Hiya!

[grunting efforts]

Come on!

[tired grunting efforts]

[panting]

I think catching the Bobbly Ball

is harder than it looks...

Oh no.

Does this mean that we'll never catch it

and see the surprise?

No way, we will catch the Bobbly Ball

and see the surprise!

But how?

We haven't even done it once yet!

Hmm. Think, Donkey Hodie, think...

Hmm.

Hey!

It's a note from Uncle Panda.

It says, "Hi my purple nephew!

Enjoy playing Bobbly Ball

but just know that it's hard..."

Uh, yeah. We know.

"...And that the key to catching the Bobbly Ball

while it moves is really watching it

and keeping your eye on the ball."

Hmm. Okay.

Once we learn how to really watch the Bobbly Ball,

we're bound to catch the Bobbly Ball!

We need to practice watching it while it bobbles!

[gasps]

Practice... That makes sense.

I practice dancing every day,

and every day I get better at it.

See?

So, let's practice keeping our eyes on the Bobbly Ball!

Kay.

I'm watching the ball.

Me too!

Still watching!

Me too!

I gotta say, practicing watching the Bobbly Ball

is kinda boring.

Yeah, but it's important.

Just wish it was more fun...

Yeah, where is it?

Oh! It's over there!

Oh! Let's keep watching it!

Ah ha! Huh?

Ah ha!

[laughs]

Oh, here it comes.

Ahh! [laughs]

Ooo! Whoa!

Yeah! That was fun!

Hee-haw, sure was!

We turned practice into fun!

Hey-o, and it really helped us

get better at watching the ball!

Which is right there!

Know what this means?

Time to catch the Bobbly Ball...

Look Out, surprise, here we come!

After you, good sir!

Oh no, no, after you, I insist!

Okay!

Mmmm... Ha!

Argh!

Mmm... Ha!

Ah!

Double agh!

What happened?

I practiced watching the Bobbly Ball

and I got better at it!

So why can't I catch it?

Aww, Panda, I know you're frustrated...

Well, yeah, I am frustrated!

And you know what else I am?

I'm a Purple Panda who doesn't want to play

Bobbly Ball anymore.

Hey, there's still more on the back of the note

from Uncle Panda.

Um.

"And it took me a long time to learn how to keep my eye

on the Bobbly Ball and swing my net

the right way to catch it."

There's a right way to swing the net?

"The right way to swing is nice and slow,

swoop high to low!"

Nice and slow, swoop high to low?

Yeah, we haven't been swinging nice and slow,

or high to low!

Time for some practicing, swinging the right way!

Yeah!

I want to see that big Bobbly Ball surprise!

We gotta swing the net nice and slow,

swoop high to low...

Nice and slow, swoop high to low?

I think we're getting it,

but we definitely need some more practice.

Yeah. I just wish that practicing was more fun.

Yeah.

Hey, remember we made it fun to practice watching the ball?

Maybe we can make it fun to practice swinging too!

Yeah! Yeah!

Maybe we could do something else that's fun

while we practice our swinging.

Hey, yeah!

Okay, uh, let's think of something fun!

Hmm.

Like drawing!

Uh... Well I don't know if I could draw

and practice swinging at the same time.

Good point.

Eating pizza is fun!

Yeah, it is fun,

but believe me it's hard to eat pizza

and swing at the same time.

Ah, yeah, right.

And singing is fun, but you definitely

can't sing and swing a net at the same time.

Oh, sure you can!

I'll show you!

♪ Nice and slow, swoop the net high to low! ♪

Panda, that's a great song!

Oh thanks!

Do it again and I'll join ya!

Oh! Okay! Ready?

-Mmm hmm! -Okay!

Two... Three... Four...

♪ Nice and slow, swoop the net high to low! ♪

Oh yeah! That felt better!

Singing helped!

Yeah! It's a fun way to practice!

I love this!

This song does make practicing more fun,

but you know what it needs?

-What? -Music!

♪ Nice and slow, swoop the net high to low! ♪

♪ Nice and slow,

♪ Swoop the net high to low! ♪

-Yeah! -We're getting it!

Hey, Grampy always says, if you can do something

three times in a row, then you're improving!

Let's do it!

♪ Nice and slow, swoop the net high to low! ♪

One!

♪ Nice and slow, swoop the net high to low! ♪

Two!

♪ Nice and slow, swoop the net high to low! ♪

Three!

-Yeah! -Aww, yeah!

We did it, Panda!

We practiced swinging the right way!

Yeah!

And we practiced watching the Bobbly Ball!

I just know I can catch that Bobbly Ball now!

Watching the ball...

Nice and slow,

swoop the net

from high to low...

♪ Hooray for you, Donkey Hodie! ♪

What a surprise! Hee-hawesome!

I caught it.

Oh, I'm so glad that we kept practicing!

I love this game!

Your turn, Panda!

Okay.

Watching the ball...

Nice and slow,

swoop the net high to low...

Ladies and gentlemen!

Uncle Panda!

♪ I'm proud of you, I'm proud of you ♪

♪ I hope that you're as proud as I am ♪

♪ Proud of you, I'm proud of you ♪

♪ I hope that you are proud of you too! ♪

Wow! Uncle Panda!

Hey-o!

[giggles]

What a big surprise!

Uh, hey, Donkey, it's my Uncle Panda!

He's here!

Hiya Uncle Panda!

So, played your first game of Bobbly Ball, did ya?

-Yeah! -We sure did!

Tricky game to learn, huh?

Ohhhh, yeah, it was so hard to learn to watch the ball

and then swing the net the right way.

But we did it!

We had to practice a lot.

But we came up with some fun ways to practice.

You did? Do tell!

I could use a bit of fun in my practicing.

Ohhh, then you're going to love our special practice

song and dance!

Mmm hmm!

You sing and dance while you practice?

Mmm hmm!

Whoa, it sounds like so much fun!

Oh, please teach me, will you?

-Oh, sure, okay. -Oh, you got it!

Okay, um, it goes like this.

Two, three, four...

♪ Nice and slow, swoop the net high to low! ♪

♪

[giggles]