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02x05 - Grow/Shrink + Fast/Slow + Excited/Calm

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Dr. Seuss's Red Fish, Blue Fish". Aired: September 8, 2025.*
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The adventures of an odd couple of two fish friends as they explore opposite concepts.

02x05 - Grow/Shrink + Fast/Slow + Excited/Calm

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[laughs]

Whoo!

Oh! Uh…

[giggles]

Hey, hey!

- Oh, yeah!
- Oh, yeah!

Red Fish, Blue Fish

Ha-ha!

[groans and spits]

[sputters]

[both laugh]

- [humming]
- Mmm!

Aha! Ah!

[blows]

Grow!

[both chuckle]

Huh? Oh!

Whoa!

{\an8}[air deflates]

{\an8}- Whoa!
- Whoa!

{\an8}[yelling]

{\an8}Shrink!

{\an8}[both laugh]

[water bubbling]

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
were well on their way

to visit their friend,
the inventor, today.

- Ah.
- [doorbell rings]

{\an8}[both groaning]

Aw! Hey!

- [laughing]
- [barks]

- Ah!
- [gasps]

Oh, hello!

Ha-ha!

[humming]

[both gasp]

Ha-ha!

Hi!

[humming]

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
couldn't wait to take a peek

at all the inventions
which looked quite unique.

Ooh.

- Oh?
- Eh?

Mm-hmm.

[both gasp]

Oh!

Oh?

Hmm?

[machine sputtering]

- Wow!
- Wow!

- [barks]
- Whoa!

Oh!

{\an8}Oh?

{\an8}Mmm!

{\an8}[narrator] The inventor told his pals
they won't believe their eyes.

This machine takes
an object and changes its size!

Grow!

Ha-ha!

Ooh!

Ah!

- [inventor] Ahem!
- Uh?

Ah!

[pressing buttons]

Ah!

Shrink!

Oh! Ha-ha-ha!

- Aw!
- Aw!

[chuckles]

- [alarm blaring]
- Huh!

Ah!

[sputtering]

[narrator] The donut machine
was going berserk.

The inventor said to wait in here
while he did some work.

- Bye!
- Bye!

- Oh!
- [sniffing]

Ha-ha!

[barks]

Grow!

[gasps] Grow!

Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Uh-huh!

Ha-ha-ha!

[barking]

- Mm-hmm!
- Huh?

[screams]

- Huh?
- No, no, no!

Aw! Hmph!

- [whimpers]
- Ah!

Ah!

[barks and pants]

No!

Ah!

{\an8}Huh? Shrink!

{\an8}Hmm!

{\an8}Ah, phew!

{\an8}Grow!

{\an8}Huh?

{\an8}[chuckles]

[gasps]

Mm! Shrink!

Mm! Grow!

- [Blue Fish] Shrink!
- [Red Fish] Grow!

{\an8}- Shrink!
- Grow!

{\an8}Huh?

{\an8}[powering up]

{\an8}Uh…

Whoa!

- Huh?
- Oh!

[slurps]

[laughs]

Whoa!

{\an8}[in deep voice] Hey!

{\an8}- [inventor] Ha-ha!
- Oh!

{\an8}[grunting]

Huh?

Hmm!

[whimpers]

[gasps]

Mm-hmm.

- Huh?
- Uh-huh!

[grunting]

[grunting]

- Hi!
- Hmm?

[laughs]

[hums]

- Hmm.
- [straining]

- Huh?
- [laughs nervously]

- Hmm.
- [yells]

- [whimpers]
- Hmm.

[grunting]

- [barks]
- [laughs]

Oh, yeah! Bye!

Phew!

Ah!

[all laugh]

Shrink?

[barks]

[panting]

[powering up]

- [in normal voice] Whee!
- Ha-ha-ha!

[barking]

- Ha-ha-ha!
- Ah!

Huh?

Shrink?

[both scream]

[tiny scream]

[sniffing]

Huh?

- Whoa!
- Whoa!

[both whimpering]

Hmm!

[inhales]

Ew! Ah!

[both straining]

[dog whimpering]

Achoo!

[both scream]

- [yelling]
- [whimpering]

[panting]

He-hey!

Ah!

- Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
- Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

[both scream]

{\an8}[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
thought of something clever.

They could get big
if they pull the "grow" lever.

Ah!

- Oh! Uh…
- Hmm!

- Oh! Aha!
- Oh!

Oh! Wee-hee!

Ha-ha!

Huh? Oh, yeah!

[grunts]

[both gasp]

- Ah!
- Uh-huh!

[both grunt]

Uh-huh!

- Aha!
- Aha!

Huh?

- Huh?
- Huh?

Whoa!

Whoa!

Uh…

[both whimpering]

Hmm?

Woo-hoo!

{\an8}[lively music playing]

Yahoo!

Huh?

- Hyah!
- [powering down]

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
were in for a surprise.

All of these objects
were now the wrong size.

[both scream]

- [whimpering]
- Uh…

[gasps] Aha!

[grunting]

Shrink!

Huh? Ah! Shrink!

Ah-ha-ha-ha!

Grow!

[grunting]

[giggles]

- Shrink!
- Hyah!

Uh, yeah-hey!

- [steam hissing]
- [grunting]

Mm-hmm.

Ha-ha!

Oh.

Ha!

Whew.

- [dog barks]
- Huh?

Oh?

[barking and panting]

Ah!

- Shrink!
- Shrink!

[barking]

- [panting]
- [chuckles]

[narrator] The inventor came back
from leaving them on their own.

But his donut looked bigger,
he could tell it had grown.

Oh.

[laughs nervously]

Hmm!

[humming]

[chuckles] Grow!

Huh? Whoa!

[narrator] The donut grew
and grew and grew a whole bunch.

[all cheer]

They were all thrilled
and ate it for lunch.

[giggling]

Mm-mm-mm!

Ha-ha!

Ha-ha!

[upbeat music playing]

[water bubbling]

Woo-hoo-hoo!

Ha-ha!

Fast!

Woo-hoo!

Mm-hmm.

[slide squeaking]

Slow!

[narrator] Deep in the ocean
and down by the sand,

Red and Blue
were watching their favorite band.

[both chuckling]

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-na

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-na

Oh, yeah!

Hey!

Fast!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Whoo!

Hmm.

Slow!

Yeah!

Ah.

Mm-hmm!

♪ Oh

♪ Na-na, na-na-na

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-na

{\an8}Yeah!

{\an8}[both laugh]

{\an8}[narrator] The band's concert was tonight,
and what do you know?

Red Fish and Blue Fish
had tickets to the show.

- Ooh! Ha-ha!
- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

- [car horn honks]
- Whoa!

- Hi!
- Hi!

- Ah?
- Ooh!

[laughing]

[narrator] The driver started dancing
and causing a commotion.

They were going to see
the best band in the ocean.

- Oh!
- Whoa!

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

- [honks horn]
- Oh!

[chuckles]

- ♪ Oh ♪
- [laughs]

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

Fast!

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

Ha-ha!

Woo-hoo!

♪ Na-na ♪

Whoa!

[groans] Huh?

Huh? Hmm!

[gasps]

[car horns blaring]

- [stammering]
- Huh?

Ah!

- [bicycle horn honks]
- Hmm!

Hmm!

- Huh?
- Huh?

[narrator] Red and Blue
watched fans heading to the show.

They would never make it
while they're moving so…

Slow!

Hmm!

Hmm!

- Huh?
- Oh?

[narrator] Blue Fish watched
a hot-air balloon go by.

Maybe they could go fast
if they flew in the sky.

[gasps]

- Ah?
- Yeah!

Whoo! Bye!

Bye-bye!

- [humming]
- Mm-hmm!

Oh! Ha!

- Oh!
- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

- Oh! Ha-ha! Whee!
- Woo-hoo!

[hot air hissing]

[car horns blaring]

- Woo-hoo!
- Ha-ha!

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

[narrator] All the cars zipped inside.
It just wasn't fair.

[screams]

Now Red and Blue were stuck in the air.

[sighs]

Slow!

- Oh!
- Huh?

- He-hey! Woo-hoo!
- Ah!

[Red Fish] Fast!

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

Red Fish and Blue Fish were having a ball.

Now they'd get to the concert
in no time at all.

- Hey!
- Ha-ha!

- Huh?
- Ha-ha!

[Red Fish scatting]

Uh…

- Huh?
- Um…

Hmm?

[both scream]

[whimpering]

[Red Fish] Whoa!

Hmph!

[chattering]

[Red Fish] Yeah! Woo-hoo! Oh, yeah!

[laughing]

- Oh!
- Huh?

Peep?

Aw!

[blows raspberry]

- Hmph!
- [both gasp]

[inhales sharply]

- Ah!
- No, no, no, no!

[both scream]

- Whoa!
- Whoa!

- Fast!
- Fast!

[humming]

Huh? Oh!

Oh!

- [gasps] Yay!
- Woo-hoo!

[both scream]

[billboard creaking]

[both groaning]

Huh?

[whimpering]

Huh?

- Phew!
- Phew!

Ah!

- Ooh!
- Hmm?

[sighs] Hmm!

- [music laying faintly]
- Huh?

Ah!

[narrator] Blue Fish panicked
when the music began to play.

The concert was starting.
They had to leave right away.

Aha!

- [grunts]
- Uh…

[chuckles nervously]

[power tools whirring and hammering]

[yelps]

Phew!

Whoa! Oh!

Mm-hmm-hmm!

Ta-da!

[gasps]

[narrator] Red built a rocket
that would zoom with a blast.

It could take them
to the concert really, really fast.

[chatters]

Hmm!

[grunts]

Hmm.

- Oh!
- [engine powering up]

- Huh?
- Uh…

[both screaming]

- Fast!
- Fast!

[all] Ah! Hmph!

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
were going too fast.

♪ Na-na-na ♪

- ♪ Oh ♪
- [audience cheers]

[narrator] They zoomed toward
the concert and blasted right past.

- [alarm buzzing]
- [both gasp]

- Oh!
- Oh!

Ah!

- Huh?
- Huh?

[both scream]

Huh?

[grunts]

Huh? Oh!

Slow!

[chuckles]

Phew!

[both sigh]

Hmm.

Mm.

- Oh!
- Oh!

[both sob]

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
let their tears flow.

Now they'd never make it
in time for the show.

♪ Oh

- Huh?
- Huh?

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh

[both gasp]

[giddy laughter]

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-- ♪

Huh?

- [excited chatter]
- [music stops]

- Oh.
- [crowd gasps]

[lone cough]

Hmm!

[chuckles]

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh

♪ Na-na, na-na-na ♪

♪ Oh

[narrator] Nothing turned out
like they had planned.

But now Red and Blue
got to dance with the band.

- Yay!
- Yay!

[water bubbles]

Ah, calm!

- Woo-hoo!
- Huh? Whoa!

Excited!

- [quacks]
- Oh?

[both laugh]

[audience cheering]

[gasps]

[narrator] Red and Blue
were wide-eyed and grinning.

They came to see a game show,
and it was beginning.

Uh-huh!

- [giggling]
- Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

Ooh!

Uh-huh!

Oh, scusi!

Ahem!

Thank you! Hmm!

Ha-ha!

Oh, yeah!

[audience] Ooh!

[audience chattering]

- [laughing]
- [audience cheers]

Whoa! Whoa!

[narrator] The host was looking
for contestants to play

all of the games in the game show today.

Yeah-ha-ha-ha!

Excited!

Woo-hoo-hoo! He-hey!

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

[both tittering]

Woo-hoo! Ha-ha!

[narrator] The host shook their hands
and asked them their names,

and told Red and Blue
they would play three games.

Woo-hoo-hoo!

But that wasn't all.
There's more news they would like.

If they win all three games,
they'd win a brand-new bike.

[audience gasps]

- Oh!
- Oh!

Whoa!

Hoo-hoo!

Huh? Huh?

Oh.

Huh? [giggles]

Huh? Oh!

Whee!

He-hey! Ha!

[laughing]

Oh-h*-h*!

Aha!

[narrator] Game number one
was a race down a track.

[audience] Ooh!

Red and Blue had to finish
without letting the egg crack.

- Ha-ha!
- Oh!

{\an8}Oh? Oh-- Ooh-- Ah!

{\an8}[chuckles]

Uh…

Whoa. Whoa!

[grunts]

Okay!

{\an8}Whoa!

[laughing]

- [horn blares]
- Ah!

Excited!

Woo-hoo!

- Whoa!
- [laughing]

Whoa! Oh!

Oh!

[inhales sharply]

Calm!

h*-h*-h*! Yeah!

Calm. Calm.

Calm.

[stammering]

{\an8}[screams]

{\an8}Ah!

[humming]

Hmm?

Ah!

[loud crash]

{\an8}- [groaning]
- [audience gasps]

{\an8}- [sputtering]
- [both gasp]

{\an8}- Hoo-hoo! Yeah!
- Ha-ha!

- [audience cheers]
- Oh!

[narrator] They had won the first game.
Well done, Red and Blue.

- [laughing] Woo-hoo!
- Woo-hoo! Ha-ha!

Now it was time for game number two.

h*-h*-h*!

Ha!

- Ta-da!
- Oh!

A water balloon toss was about to begin.

{\an8}They had to catch it without popping
if they wanted to win.

- Oh!
- Oh!

- Ha-ha-ha! Hey!
- Mm-hmm!

- Huh?
- Oh, hey!

Mm-hmm!

[all gasp]

Huh? Whoa!

[chuckles]

Uh… Whoa!

Uh… Whoa!

[Blue Fish screaming]

- [whimpering]
- Whoa!

[audience gasps]

Uh…

Yeesh!

[whimpering]

Ah! Ha-ha! Hey!

[inhales deeply]

Calm.

Hmph!

[drumroll]

Ah!

[stammers]

Huh?

- Hmm.
- [ticking]

Mm-hmm!

[snoring]

[alarm rings]

Oh!

[laughing] Oh, yeah!

Whoa!

[all gasp]

[tweets]

[grunting]

- Ta-da!
- [audience cheers]

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

[alarm dings]

Hey!

- [laughing]
- Woo-hoo!

Oh!

[both laughing]

[narrator] Red and Blue won two games.

They were happy as could be.

But now it was time for game number three.

[all gasp]

But Red Fish and Blue Fish hadn't won yet.

They needed to get the ball
through the basketball net.

Hey!

Whoa!

- Ah!
- Ah-ah-ah.

[grunts]

Huh?

- Huh?
- Huh?

[majestic music playing]

Oh, yeah!

- [horn blares]
- Ah!

- Whoa!
- Huh? Hmm!

[excited chattering]

Ha-ha-ha!

Oh!

[inhales deeply]

Calm.

[inhales]

Hmm.

[grunting]

- He-hey!
- Mm-hmm!

Whoa!

[grunts]

[jovial music playing]

Ah!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

[screaming]

Oh! Whoa!

Huh?

- Woo-hoo! Ha-ha!
- Ha-ha!

Oh!

[whimpering]

- Oh!
- h*-h*! Huh?

Oh!

[whimpers]

[inhales deeply]

Calm!

Yeah! Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Oh! Whoa!

Huh?

Oh! Ha-ha!

- [Blue Fish] Whoa!
- [Red Fish] He-he-hey!

Whoa!

Ah!

Oh! He-hey!

[gasps]

[suspenseful music playing]

[inhales deeply]

Calm.

[both grunt]

[both gasp]

[tense music playing]

[stammering]

[all gasp]

[fanfare playing]

[horns blowing]

[alarms ding]

[all cheer]

Woo-hoo-hoo! Excited! Yeah-ha!

- Whoa!
- Whoa!

Ta-da!

[excited chatter]

[audience] Ooh!

h*-h*-h*-h*!

[chomping]

Mm-mm-mm!

[tweeting]

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
won the games fair and square,

so they took their new prize
and rode through the air.

[audience cheers]

Woo-hoo!

- Hmm.
- Hmm.

- Huh?
- Huh?

- Ha-ha!
- Yeah!

Huh?

Oh!

- [quacking]
- [all laughing]

[humming]

Whoo!

[panting]

Ooh! Oh, hi!

Hi!

[laughs]

- Huh? Ah!
- Ah!

Oh.

[sighs]

[upbeat jazzy music playing]