04x03 - Step by Step

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[theme song]

♪ Hello Everybody! ♪

♪ Welcome to Woodland Valley! ♪

♪ -Coming through!
-Oh, it's you. ♪

♪ All kind of folks
to meet here! ♪

♪ Come get
something sweet here! ♪

♪ -Lots to do!
-Hyrants too! ♪

♪ And our house is blue! ♪

♪ We have lots of class here! ♪

♪ Stop by when you pass here ♪

♪ Underwater swimming ♪

♪ That's is just beginning ♪

♪ -Woo-hoo-hoo!
-Moonlight too! ♪

♪ Plus our house is blue! ♪

♪ Welcome, welcome, welcome
To the Big Blue House! ♪

♪ Welcome, welcome, welcome
To the Big Blue House! ♪

♪ -Door is open
-Come on in! ♪

♪ -Now you're here!
-So, let's... ♪

♪ Begin! ♪

Hi there!

[deep breaths]

It's so good to see you again.

You know, I thought
I saw you coming up the path.

Well, come on in.

You're just in time.

Today's going to be a terrific
day here in the Big Blue House.

Did you know that Tutter
is going to Mouse School

for the first time this year?

So his new teacher,
Miss Maxwell,

is coming by to meet him.

Sort of a 'meet and greet.'

And for the occasion,
I'm baking a--

humph?

Wait a second.

What's that smell?

It smells like [sniff] toast
with blueberry jam and butter.

[sniff]

Hm?

[snif]

[gasps] It's you!

Oooh, tell me, did you
have toast with blueberry jam

and butter this
morning for breakfast?

[sniff]

Or maybe you just smell
this good all the time.

[chuckles]

Well come on! You can help me
get started on the cake.

Now then, everything we need
to bake the cake is right here.

Including the cookbook.

I use a cookbook
to follow each step.

That's how I make the cake.

Now, let's see.
Step one: Pour in sugar.

-Hi, Bear!
-Ahhh!

-Hi, Treelo.
-Whatcha doin', Bear?

Well, making a cake
for Tutter's teacher.

Teacher?

What a teacher, Bear?

Oh. Good question.

Hey,
do you know what a teacher is?

Teacher.

Well, a teacher is someone
who helps you to learn!

Schools have lots of teachers,
like Miss Maxwell.

Hey! [chuckles]

But, anyone
who shows you something

that you didn't know before...

that's a teacher.

In fact,
if you show someone something

they didn't know
how to do before,

then you're a teacher too!

Treelo teacher? [gasp]

That mean Treelo
have cake, Bear, mmmm.

Yes, Treelo. I mean no.
I mean, not yet.

You see I've just started.
The cake isn't even done yet.

-I have to follow each step.
-Each step.

Hey! I have an idea.

If you watch me, I'll teach you.

Oh!

Bear teacher too!

Well thank you,
Treelo, that's very nice of you.

Now then.
Step one... I pour in sugar.

Okay! Now, Bear!

Now can Treelo have some, Bear?

No, no, no, no, Treelo, not yet.

You see, we still have
to follow some more steps.

Oh!

Step. Step. Step.
Now can Treelo?

-Huh? Huh? Huh?
-[chuckles]

No not yet Treelo.

Now we have to break four eggs.

TUTTER: Mph!
-Ahh!

What was that?

TUTTER: Mrrrgh!

Bear, look!

Huh?

How did this pineapple--

TUTTER [muffled]: Mmmumph!

Bear? Pineapple alive.

Uh, alive?
I don't think so, Treelo.

Ahh!

Oh! Hi, Bear! Hi, Treelo!

Tutter, what are you doing?

Well, I wanted to do
something nice for my teacher

when she comes, Bear,
so I thought I'd give her this.

You know, 'a pineapple
for the teacher.' [chuckles]

Ah, don't you mean an
apple for the teacher, Tutter?

Well sure, Bear, sure.
But this is better.

Cause it's a pineapple.

Pine plus apple.

So it's more.
And more is better, right?

More is better right?

TUTTER [mocking]:
More is better, right?

Well, I think
in this case Tutter,

more might be a little too much.

Well, I really want to do
something special for her, Bear.

Uhm.

Well, Tutter, I'm just about
to bake a cake for Miss Maxwell

so tell you what.

How 'bout we put your
pineapple in with my cake

and we make a pineapple
upside down cake?

What a great idea, Bear!

Wow, Miss Maxwell's
gonna love that!

Ha ha! Oh boy, oh boy! Oh!

Thank you, Bear.

-You're welcome, Tutter.
-Bye.

Now, the next step...

breaking four eggs.

TUTTER [very loud]: Bear!

Yes, Tutter.

Listen, since you're here

maybe you guys could
help me decide something.

-Um… Sure.
-Okay.

I want to look nice
when I meet Miss Maxwell,

so which is better.

This tie
with the tiny slices of swiss

or...

Or? But Tutter, I thought
that was a really nice... tie.

TUTTER: Tada!

This one with the little hunks
of cheddar?

I dunno. Too cheesy?

Gee Tutter,
I'rn sure either one will...

Yeah, you're right.
What ann I worried about?

I'll look great no
matter which tie I wear.

-Yeah, Tutt--
-Well, listen, Bear,

I'd love to stay and chat,
but I've got to go.

I have to do some cleaning
up for Miss Maxwell.

-Ha ha! See ya!
-Okay.

Well okay, Tutter,
see you later.

Wow! Tutter's very excited
about meeting his teacher.

Bear!

-Bake cake!
-Oh sure, Treelo.

Let's get started... again.

[laugh]

Hi. I'm Tutter.

Pleased to meet you,
Miss Maxwell.

Nah. Too casual.

'Hello. I'm Tutter.
Very pleased to meet you.'

Nah, too formal.

[suavely] The name's
Mouse, Tutter the--

Hey, Tutter! What are you doing?

Oh, hi, guys.

Well, I was just making
sure everything looks nice

for my teacher, Miss Maxwell.

She's coming over
later to meet me.

Hey. Meeting your teacher.

Cool.

Yeah. You must be really...

Really... Smart.

[proudly] Well, you know...

Smart?

What do you mean smart?
Why would I have to be smart?

Well you know.

You have to know stuff
to go to school, don'tcha?

Know stuff?

Like what kind of stuff?

Well, I heard that you
do a lot of reading in school.

Reading?

Really?

Yeah, and don't forget writing.

Writing?

Sure, and you know, math.

Oh yeah.
And don't they have pop quizzes?

Oh yeah. Pop quizzes.
I think you're right.

What's a [gulp] pop quiz?

Oh! It's a surprise,
but it's a test.

-A test?
-Uh hunh.

Hey Pop! Why don't
they call them Pip quizzes?

Just doesn't have
the same ring to it.

Oh no!

Here I was worried about
what to wear and how to talk,

when I've got to think
about reading and writing

and math and....

Oh! Excuse me! I gotta go!

Watch out! Hot soup!

Boy, he was sure in a hurry.

Yeah. He's such a busy
little mouse, isn't he?

Huh?

Guys, guys.

Uhm, do any of you happen
to know what's up with Tutter?

[indistinct chatter]

What do you mean?

Well, he came rushing
into the kitchen

just as I was pouring
the flour into the... bowl.

Tell you what!

Does anyone feel like
going to the general store?

It seems I'm... out of flour.

We love the store!

Let's go!

I can ride my bike!

Hey, you wanna come with us
to the general store?

Well, come on.

Jeremiah Tortoise has
just about everything we need

at the Woodland
Valley General Store.

Oh, here we are.

Hey, Jeremiah!

Oh, hello, Bear.

Hello, everyone.

Why, what can I do for ya today?

Well Jeremiah,
I was baking a cake

and well I ran out of flour.

Ran out? Huh!

Looks more like you ran into it,
if you ask me.

Oh, hello, Bear.

Hello, everyone.

What can I do for you today?

Baking flour.

Oh! Well, come on in,
Bear, I'll lix ya right up.

-Thanks, Jeremiah.
-No problem.

Guys, I'll be right back.

Ya know,
we been meaning to tell you...

Cool bike, Ojo.

[laughs] Thanks.

Excellent choice of color.

Oh yeah.
Can't go wrong with yellow!

It's such a happy shade.

Ah, I thought so, too.

But what are those?

What?

Never seen anything
like those before.

What do you mean?
Those are my training wheels.

Oh wait.

Those are for when you're still
learning how to ride, right?

Oh yeah, for when you're
a little bear and stuffs.

That's cool...

Wait a minute...
I'm not a little Bear!

No, of course not... that's
not what we meant... etc...

Okay, I got what I need.

Ready to go? Ah... guys?

[sniff]

Mmmm.

Well, the cable is all-ready.

Now I just have to
flip it upside down.

That's the 'upside down'
part of the cake.

Yeah! Cake!
Flip it, Bear. Flip it!

Okay, Treelo. Okay, but you see,

we have to be kind of quiet

otherwise the cake might
fall apart while I do it.

[whispers] Okay.
Treelo be quiet, Bear.

Okay.

Here goes.

One, two...

Bear! Bear!

I need a wrench thingie. Okay?

Well, okay Ojo. Here's a wrench.

Well here's one in
my Bearcraft toolkit.

-Thanks, Bear!
-Well, Ojo,

what do you need a-- Ojo?

Flip it! Flip it!

I wonder Ojo needs a wrench for?

-Bear!
-Huh?

-Flip it! Flip it!
-Oh! Right. The cake.

Okay. Here we go...

One, two...

Bear!

Cake broke, Bear.

Yeah uhm.

Let's go see what
Tutter's up to.

So, Tutter. What's going on...?

Where's Tutter, Bear?

And what's with all the books?

TUTTER [muffled]: Bear!

Books alive, Bear?

I don't think so, Treelo.
Let's see here.

-Tutter!
-Oh!

There you are! Thank goodness.

I thought I'd never
get out of there!

Tutter, what are you
doing with all these books?

What am I doing?

What am I doing?

I'm studying,
that's what I'm doing! Bear.

-Studying?
-Yeah!

See, I have to learn reading
and writing and everything

before Miss Maxwell gets here.

I've got to know it all!

But I have a problem.

Oh. What is it?

I don't know any of it!

I can't even read one single
word in all of these books!

Bear, how can
I learn how to read

when I can't read
to learn how to read?

-Oh, it's a conundrum!
-Now Tutter, Tutter, Tutter.

Come here. Come here. Come here.

Now, breathe in...
breathe out...

Now Tutter, I think you're
a bit confused about all this.

-Huh?
-Yeah, you see...

You don't have to know every...

[doorbell rings]

Oh no! It's her!
It's Miss Maxwell!

Tutter, you stay
right here, okay,

and I'll go answer the door.

Okay, Bear. I guess.

Hello? Uhm.

That's strange,

I could've sworn that
I heard the doorbell ring.

MISS MAXWELL: Hello up there!
Down here!

Oh!

I'm down here!

Hi, Miss Maxwell!

It's Miss Maxwell.
Tutter's new teacher.

Hi, Bear.

Hi, everyone.

Miss Maxwell,

Tutter's really been looking
forward to meeting you.

Well, I've been looking forward
to meeting him too, Bear.

But, I think
he's a little nervous.

Really?

Well, I'm sure that once
we talk he'll feel a lot better.

Oh good.

-Well, come on in.
-Oh, thank you.

Tutter, uhm, Tutter.

This is Miss Maxwell.

[tiny voice] Hi.

Hi, Tutter.
I'm very pleased to meet you.

Say, I like your tie.

What's on it?

[freaking out] It's cheddar!

Little hunks of cheddar!

Did I get that one right?
Did I? Huh?

Get it right?
I don't understand--

Listen,

I don't know how to read or
write or do any of that stuff.

There! I said it!

So you can just
skip the pop quiz

and just give me a big fat F!

But Tutter,

you don't have to know how to
read or write to go to school.

I mean it, I--

What? Really?

No.

You're going
to be coming to school

to learn how to do those things.

You don't have to know
it all before you even start.

I don't?

I don't, Bear?

Nope. You've got lots of time.

But there's so much to know.
How will l ever learn it all?

Well, at Mouse School

we have a few rules
about thinking and learning.

[gulp] Rules?

♪ When a mouse first enters
the hallowed halls of school ♪

♪ I don't expect that he should
know pythagoras's rule, ♪

♪ Or a pronoun from an adverb,
or the way that flowers grow; ♪

♪ But there is that
one important rule ♪

♪ That ev'ry mouse
should know... ♪

[gulps]

♪ Take it step by step ♪

♪ And you can go
a long, long way ♪

♪ You can do it all
but not all in one day ♪

♪ Break it up in small amounts ♪

♪ 'Cause you can move
mountains ounce by ounce ♪

♪ And pound by pound you could
make the world go round ♪

♪ If you take it
step by step by step ♪

♪ You could be
a great explorer ♪

♪ You could even reach
the moon ♪

♪ But you have to flap
your wings before you fly ♪

♪ Put your rocket ship
together ♪

♪ Take it step by step
and soon ♪

♪ You'll take a giant leap
for all mousekind! ♪

♪ Step by step ♪

♪ School's gonna be fun
to do I'll ♪

♪ Step by step ♪

♪ I can even teach
my friends, too! ♪

♪ Then I'll be the principal,
then the mayor ♪

♪ Then the world's
first mouse school ♪

♪ Pro-basketball player! ♪

♪ -Step by step
-I can do it! ♪

♪ -Step by step
-I can do it! ♪

♪ Step by step by step ♪

♪ You too! You can do it... ♪

♪ Step by step by step! ♪

You're going to do just fine,
Tutter.

In fact, you've already learned
something very important.

I have? What?

You've learned that
all you need to bring

on the first day
of school is yourself.

Hey, cool! I can do that!

Boy I feel a whole
lot better now.

Wow, thank you, Miss Maxwell.

Oh, and thank you, too Bear.

You're welcome, Tutter.

PIP/POP: Alright Ojo!

Go for it!

Sounds like something's
going on outside.

I better go check it out.

We'll come too!
Want to, Miss Maxwell?

Sure, Tutter.

-Come on.
-Yeah!

Okay. One... two...

That's it Ojo, you're doing it!
Go, Ojo go!

Guys, what's going on?

Ojo took her training
wheels off her bike.

And she's going
to ride without them!

Oh! [groans]

Ojo!

Ojo, are you okay?

I'm fine, Bear. I guess.
I think I am.

She's ooo-kaaaay.

I thought I could do it.
I thought I could...

That I could ride
without my training wheels.

But [sniffle] I can't!

Oh, Ojo it's okay.

You only just started
riding your bicycle.

It just may be a little
too soon, that's all.

But I want to know how now!

Hey, Ojo, just because
you couldn't do it this time

doesn't mean that
you won't learn.

-It doesn't?
-Of course not.

No, see, learning doesn't
happen all at once.

Right, Miss Maxwell?

That's right, Tutter.

Yeah, see.

Well...
I guess that I could try again.

When I'm ready.

Oh, that's the spirit, Ojo.

Alright, Ojo!

So, Miss Maxwell, I'd love
to offer you something to eat.

But, see,
I was making this cake...

Anybody want some Pineapple
upside down crumb cake?

Pineapple upside down
crumb cake?!

What a great idea, Treelo.

Well, it's snack time!

Yeah!

Ah! There she is.

Hello, Luna.

Hello, Bear.

How was your day
in the Big Blue House?

Oh, it was great, Luna.

Tutter's teacher
came over to meet him.

Oh! Isn't that exciting?

Yeah, she's wonderful.

And today she taught Tutter

that he doesn't have
to know everything

before he starts school.

He can learn...

Step by step.

[giggling]

That's right.

Oh!

And Ojo tried riding her bicycle
without her training wheels

and took a bit of a fall,
but she's fine.

My.

Tutter heading off to school.
Ojo riding a bike.

Yeah, they're learning
so many new things.

[sigh together]

You know, Bear,

from up here I can
see all the little ones

and they're learning
and changing every minute

it's all part of growing up.

It reminds me of you
when you were a little bear.

[chuckles]

You were so curious...

and if I remember...

you were a bit nervous
to meet your teacher too...

Yeah, I remember that, too.
[chuckles]

-Say, Luna?
-Hmm?

Will you sing the goodbye
song with me before you go?

I'd love to.

♪ -Hey, this was really fun
-We hope you liked it, too ♪

♪ Seems like we've just begun ♪

♪ When suddenly we're through ♪

♪ Goodbye, goodbye
Good friends, goodbye ♪

♪ 'Cause now it's time to go ♪

♪ But, hey, I say
well, that's ok ♪

♪ Cause we'll see you very soon
I know ♪

♪ Very soon, I know ♪

♪ Goodbye, goodbye
good friends, goodbye ♪

♪ And tomorrow just like today ♪

♪ The moon, the bear
And the big blue house ♪

♪ Will be waiting for you
to come and play ♪

♪ to come and play ♪

♪ to come and play ♪

Oh, I almost forgot,

thanks for visiting
the Big Blue House today.

And come back tomorrow.

Maybe I'll learn
something new from you.

See you soon.