(whirring and beeps)
- Hoobledoop, Tiddlypeeps.
I'm Hubba Hubba, talking
to you from Hoobland,
and I'm about to send
four of my favorite Hoobs
down to Earth to find
out all about you
for my great Hoobapedia.
Here they come.
(magical music)
♪ You know who the Hoobs are. ♪
♪ Iver, Groove, And Tula. ♪
♪ We're Hoobs! ♪
♪ And they're ready to go. ♪
- Wahey!
♪ Now the wheels are turning, ♪
♪ We can all get learning ♪
♪ All the things
we want to know ♪
- Yahey!
♪ Hubba Hubba's in Hoobland ♪
♪ And Roma's
somewhere far away. ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh. ♪
♪ The Motorettes are singing ♪
♪ We keep the
engines spinning. ♪
♪ Hoob-Hoob-hooray! ♪
♪ The Hoobmobile is
coming your way. ♪
- Oh, here we come!
Wahey!
- Ah!
♪ The Hoobs are here,
so what do you say? ♪
- [All] Hoobs!
- That's no good,
that's short fat.
That's no good,
that's long and fat.
Ah, this is perfect. (laughs)
It's long and thin.
There we go, perfect.
(gasps)
(laughs)
And these Hooby pins.
They're long and thin too.
- Groove, have you seen
my jar of Hooby pins?
- Hooby pins?
- Yes, you know,
they're long and thin.
I've just found this material
and I want to make a costume.
- Erm...
No, no, I don't think so, no.
- What's the in there, Groove?
- Oh, just my latest collection.
- What of?
- Odds and ends, nothing really.
- Oh Groove, this bath
chain, it'll be Hoobaceous
for your new collection
of long, thin things.
- Oh yeah, that's
terrific, Iver, thank you.
- So it's a collection of
long thin things, is it?
And Hooby pins
are long and thin.
Groove, give be that box.
- Oh, now Tula.
- Oh no!
They're all my Hooby pins,
and they're all muddled
up with everything.
- Oh, I'm sorry, Tula.
I'll get them back for you.
- No, stop, stop!
Groove, stop.
Hooby pins are not only long
and thin, they're sharp.
- I need them out of the box
so I can work on my collection
- And I need them out of the box
so I can work my costume.
- Well I'm sorry, but
you're can't dive in there
with there with your Hooby paws.
You know why, don't you?
- [Together] It's dangerous.
- Exactly.
You might get pricked, sticking
your paw in, willy nilly,
is not the best way
to pick up Hooby pins
when they're scattered about
among lots of long thin things.
- Oh, you're right Iver.
Since you so sensible,
what is the best way
to pick up Hooby pins?
(echoing Hubba Hubba)
Groove, that's the
question for Hoob News.
- Yeah.
(Tula huffs)
- Oh, Tula, don't be mad at me.
- What is the best way
to pick up Hooby pins?
That's a Hooble-dooble-duper
question.
You don't want to
get pricked, do you?
- Oh no, Hubba Hubba, we don't.
- I'll email a Roma
and see what she can find
out about picking things up.
In the meantime, let's see
what I can find on Hoobnet.
(laughs)
Now here are things that
pick things up, Hoobs.
There are picking up
trucks there, you see,
and cranes, aren't
they Hoobaceous.
Picking up great big heavy
things, and quickly too.
Putting big things down,
and picking big things up.
(Hoobs gasp and mutter)
Oh look, those
are long and thin,
but they're a bit big
aren't they, Groove.
- A bit big, Hubba Hubba.
- We're only seeing very
big things being picked up.
I don't know if any of these
would be any use to
you in Hoobmobile.
(Tula sighs)
- Oh, Groove, no.
You can't sort
your collection out
until we've picked
out all the pins.
- Well I'm sorry, Iver, but we
couldn't use a crane can we?
We'd never fit in
the Hoobmobile.
- No, there has to be
another way of doing it.
- Well, yes, but what?
(operatic anthem music)
♪ Oh what, oh what, oh what ♪
♪ Oh what? ♪
♪ Oh what, oh what, oh what ♪
♪ Oh what, oh what, oh what? ♪
♪ What, what, what? ♪
- At the moment,
I've no idea what.
(laughing)
- Tickle, tickle.
- Stop it Groove.
- Drop the box, Iver.
- You are not getting into this
box until it's free of pins.
(laughing)
- I'm surprised
that you've got time
for the tickling games, Hoobs.
- It's Groove, Hubba Hubba.
He wants to sort out
his long thin collection
and I won't let him until
we've got all the pins out.
- Then you'll have to hurry.
Why didn't you start
up the Hoobmobile,
and go and see some Tiddlypeeps.
- Hooby-groovy idea, Hubba Hubba
Tula, you go, and
Iver, you drive.
- Ah, yes.
Oh, no you don't.
I'm guarding the box.
It's for your own good, Groove.
Well you don't want
to get pricked.
- (sighs) Come on, Groove,
looks like you're driving.
- Okay.
(gentle music)
Seat belt?
(click)
- Seat belt.
- We're off to see
that Tiddlypeeps.
- Yeah.
(tinkling bells)
♪ We're off to see
the tiddly peeps ♪
♪ On the road we go ♪
♪ We're off to see
the tiddly peeps ♪
♪ They're small, they're
fun, they know. ♪
♪ The tiddly peeps,
the tiddly peeps ♪
♪ Help us find things out. ♪
♪ They give us clues,
they tell us news, ♪
♪ That's what
they're all about. ♪
♪ It what they're all,
it's what they're all, ♪
♪ It's what they're all about. ♪
♪ The tiddly peeps,
the tiddly peeps ♪
♪ If we need to know. ♪
♪ Who, what, where,
why, when, and how ♪
♪ Well ask them, of we go. ♪
♪ We're off to see
the tiddly peeps ♪
♪ On the road we go. ♪
♪ We're off to see
the tiddly peeps ♪
♪ They're small, they're fun, ♪
♪ They know. ♪
- Hoobledoop, Tiddlypeep.
- Hoobledoop, Tula.
- I am so glad I found you.
What's your name?
- I'm Tamara.
- Tamara, what are you doing?
- I'm picking up litter.
- You're picking things up.
That's exactly what
I need to find out.
What is litter anyway?
- Well, it's rubbish that
gets left on the ground
instead of put in a bin.
Ah, that grabber thing you're
using is Hoobly-groobly.
- Would you like to have a go?
- Yes, please.
- A grabber.
Grabber.
Oh look.
- I see.
You squeezed it at this end,
and it grabs the
rubbish at this end.
It's a bit like fingers.
- That's right.
- So why aren't you
using your fingers?
- Well, litter can be
dirty, or dangerous.
- Or sharp?
- Could be, yes.
- Oh, Iver, Groove.
- Yes?
- We can use one
of these grabbers
to pick up sharp things.
Order one from
Hoobnet right away.
- Will do.
- Thank you so much, Tamara.
Better go now, but
keep up the good work.
Hooble-toodle-do!
- Hooble-toodle-do!
(orchestral music)
- Right, the little grabber
will be here in no time at all.
- And not a moment too soon.
And then I can start
making my costume.
(electronic whizzing noise)
It's here, I'll get it.
- Ah, stop it!
You're just being silly
now, aren't you, Groove?
- (sighs) Oh, Iver, me silly?
As if.
- Here it is.
Here it is, stand back, stand
back, stand back please.
Here we go.
- Now be careful, Tula.
Mind your Hooby paws.
(gentle music)
- Oh, Hooby-bother.
- Oh, here you are,
Tula, let me try.
(gentle music)
Oh, no.
- You know what the
problem is, don't you?
The Hooby pins are too small.
- And they're not soft,
like paper and material.
They're made of metal
so they're slippery.
Soft things are easier to grab.
(Hubba alert)
- Oh, that litter grabber,
looks, Hoobaceous.
There are all sorts of things
I could grab with that.
- Yeah, but not Hooby
pins, Hubba Hubba.
Never mind.
I'm gonna put it in my
collection of long thin things.
- Ah, Groove.
- When I'm allowed to.
- Oh, good idea, Groove.
Now I found a story on Hoobnet
that might give
you another idea.
All is not lost on the
picking up front, Hoobs.
Take a look at this.
(gentle piano music)
- [Narrator] Gloria globetrotter
was traveling the world.
She went to Africa for
breakfast, India for lunch,
and now she had arrived
in China for dinner.
- Hi
I'm Gloria globetrotter,
and I've come for dinner.
What sort of food you eat here?
- [Narrator] She asked a farmer.
- All sorts.
- [Narrator] He replied.
- But especially rice.
We grow it here in
these paddy fields.
You can try some if you like.
- Sounds delicious.
- [Narrator] Said Gloria,
who loved to try new food.
- Mm.
It looks delicious.
- [Narrator] She said.
- It smells delicious.
Now let's see how
delicious it tastes.
May I have a spoon?
- Ah.
- [Narrator] Said the farmer.
- We don't use spoons
to eat our rice.
We use these, chopsticks.
- Chopsticks?
- [Narrator] Gloria put one
chopstick in her left hand,
and the other chopstick
in her right hand.
She tried to eat the rice,
but she couldn't pick
up a single grain.
- No, no, no.
- [Narrator] Said the farmer.
- You put both chopsticks
in the same hand.
- [Narrator] And he showed
her how it was done.
In a few minutes, the farmer
had eaten his bowl of rice.
But Gloria hadn't managed
to have a single mouth full.
- Oh dear.
- I'm sure it tastes delicious.
- [Narrator] She said.
- But I'm too hungry to
learn how to use chopsticks.
I think I'll go and have
dinner in Australia instead.
Bye.
- Right, I'll order some
chopsticks straight away.
- Good idea.
If they can pick
up grains of rice,
I bet they can
pick up Hooby pins.
- Eh, ow!
Groove, stop it.
I am not moving from this box
however much or
grab me with your,
Ah, ow!
Stop it.
(Groove laughs)
- The chopsticks
are on their way.
It won't be long now
before you can sort out your
long thin things, Groove,
and I can make my costume.
(rocking piano music)
♪ We've got to pick,
pick, pick, pick, ♪
♪ Pick up the pins. ♪
♪ Nobody wins till we
pick up the pins. ♪
♪ You have to finish that task ♪
♪ Before another begins. ♪
♪ We got to pick,
pick, pick, pick, ♪
♪ Pick, pick up pins. ♪
♪ These pins will
stop me sorting, ♪
♪ My long thin collection out ♪
♪ All my long thin
things that tickle ♪
♪ Will be long thin
things that prickle. ♪
♪ This is quite a problem,
a problem involving ♪
♪ A great big Hooby
heap of solving. ♪
♪ I just hope when
the chopsticks come, ♪
♪ I can get my costume done. ♪
♪ I do so hate to
moan and carp, ♪
♪ But this box is full
of pins so sharp. ♪
♪ They might hurt
and make you sore ♪
♪ And you don't want a
break in your Hooby paw. ♪
♪ No, you don't want a
break in your Hooby paw. ♪
♪ So let's all hope
that Hubba sends ♪
♪ Just a thing to make amends. ♪
♪ Let's keep up
our Hooby chins, ♪
♪ While we wait to
pick up the pins. ♪
♪ We got to pick,
pick, pick, pick, ♪
♪ Pick up the pins. ♪
♪ Nobody wins till
we pick up the pen ♪
♪ You have to finish that task ♪
♪ Before another begins. ♪
♪ We've got to pick,
pick, pick, pick, ♪
♪ Pick up the pins. ♪
- Oh, Yes,
♪ We got to pick,
pick, pick, pick, ♪
♪ Pick up the pins. ♪
(electronic whizzing noise)
- Chopsticks!
- Oh yes.
No you don't.
No, Groove, no.
- Go on, give us a go.
- No, I won't.
- Please.
- And don't you even think
about diving into this box.
- They're here!
They're here!
Right, I hope I can
remember how to hold them
- That's it.
Now try picking up a Hooby pin.
This one there, Tula.
Oh, oh,
Hooby-blow,
I can't do it.
- It's because we've got
great big furry Hooby paws.
We need little fingers
like the peeps have got.
- Oh, and now I've
dropped them in the box.
- You don't have to worry about
that, Tula, they're perfect.
- Perfect, for what?
♪ What, oh what, ♪
♪ What, ♪
♪ Oh what, oh what? ♪
- For Grooves collection of
long thin things, that's what.
- Exactly,
I just need to be able to
get to my collection now.
(Roma alert)
- Ah, that's Roma.
Maybe she'll have
the answer, Groove.
And then your
collection's all yours.
- Hooble-doop, Hoobs.
- [Together] -
Hooble-doop, Roma.
- Hubba Hubba tells me you're
trying to pick something up.
Well, I've been here all day
trying to pick up a fish.
- Pick up a fish?
Why would you want to do that?
- Well, I'm not
entirely sure, Iver.
But the peeps seem
to like doing it.
And this is what they use.
It's called a fishing rod.
- How do you use it to
pick things up, Roma?
- Oh, it's ever so clever Tula.
There's a big hook on
the end of this line,
which is attached to
this long things stick
- Did she say long thing stick?
- Yes, she did, Groove.
Now pay attention.
- All you do is throw
the hook into the water
and wait for a fish to bite.
- How long do you
have to wait, Roma?
- I have no idea, Iver.
But I have been here
rather a long time already.
As a matter of fact, Hoobs.
I'm getting quite bored.
- You're not going
to give up, are you?
- Oh, no, Tula.
I'm not the kind of
Hoob gives up easily.
But I am the kind of Hoob,
who might just have a little
nap while I'm waiting.
You don't mind, do you?
- Oh, no, no.
- No, no.
- Well, I suppose not.
- Right, I'll just
put this down.
Oh!
- What's the matter, Roma?
Hooby-galooby, I think I
may have caught something.
- [Together] Oh, hip-hip-hooray!
- It's ever so heavy.
- I don't think I can
hold on much longer
- You can do, Roma.
- I, oh, I, ahhh!
(splash)
- Roma, where are you?
- Oh, Hooby-galooby,
It looks like I've just been
picked up by an enormous fish.
This is Roma Hoob
reporting for Hoob news.
Hooble-toodle, ow!
Oi, fish, stop nibbling.
- [Together] Hooble-toodle-do!
- Do you think a
fishing rod might work?
- Well, it's worth a try.
I'll order one from Hoobnet.
- There's no need Tula Hoob.
I've got one in my collection
of wooden things with
hooks and strings.
Course, now think about it
it'll go just as well in my--
- Collection of long
thin things, yes.
- You've got it, Iver.
Why didn't you have a go?
- Hmm?
Oh, okay.
- Don't get too close.
Mind those Hooby paws of yours.
- Yes, all right,
Groove, I know.
Now I'm going to dangle
the line into the water.
Well, the box of
long thin things.
Just like that, there we go.
I'm going to lift it up, now.
Let's see if I've
caught a Hooby pin.
Oh, no, I haven't.
- This isn't going
to work either.
The Hooby pins are straight,
so there's nothing to
hook the hook onto.
- Oh, this is hopeless.
We'll never answer the
question in time for Hoob news.
- And I'll never
make my costume.
- And I'll never get too
sort out my collection.
- Groove, will you please stop
going on and on about
your collection?
(Hubba alert)
- Oh, here's Hubba Hubba.
- Oh, what a Hooble-dooble-duper
rod you've got that, Iver.
- Oh, thank you, Hubba Hubba.
I'm not having any luck
picking up Hooby pins with it.
- Oh dear.
Well, you'd better go
back to the Tiddlypeeps.
And this time, perhaps
you should mention
that it's Hooby pins
you're trying to pick
- We will, I'll drive.
- And Groove will go.
- Oh, I want to stay here.
- No, Groove, you've got to
come and see the Tiddlypeeps.
Come on.
- Oh, she's got a grip on her.
(orchestral music)
♪ We're off to see
the Tiddlypeeps ♪
♪ On the road we go. ♪
♪ We're off to see
the Tiddlypeeps ♪
♪ They're smart, they're
fun, they know. ♪
♪ The Tiddlypeeps,
the Tiddlypeeps ♪
♪ Help us find things out. ♪
♪ They give us clues,
they tell us news, ♪
♪ That's what
they're all about. ♪
♪ We're off to see
the Tiddlypeeps ♪
♪ On the road we go! ♪
♪ We're off to see
the Tiddlypeeps ♪
♪ They're smart, they're
fun, they know. ♪
- Hooble-doop, Tiddlypeep.
- Hooble-doop, Groove.
- Look at all this stuff?
What are you up to?
- I'm testing if I can pick
these objects up with a magnet.
- Pick them up?
Picking up is what I
need to find out about.
What's a magnet?
- This is.
See if you can pick
these things up with it.
- Oh right, okay.
Erm, let's try it on the apple.
No, it won't pick up an apple.
Let's try the paper.
No, won't pick up paper either.
- Try these metal paper clips.
- Paper clips.
(gasps)
Look at that, yeah, it works.
How Hooby-groovy is that?
How does it work?
- Because the paperclips
are made of metal
they stick to the magnet.
- So magnets can pick up
things that are made of metal.
- Most metal things, yeah.
- Hooby-galooby.
I wonder if a magnet
can pick up Hooby pins.
They're made of metal.
- Yes.
- Why don't you try it out?
- That is a Hooby-groovy idea.
- Tula, Iver, order a magnet
from Hoobnet right away.
- All right.
- Thank you so
much, Tiddlypeep..
I'm gonna get back to
the Hoobmobile right now
and see if magnets will work.
Hooble-toodle-do.
- Hooble-toodle-do.
(orchestral music)
Oh, Tula,
how Hoobaceous is that?
- Has the magnet arrived, hey?
- Yes, Groove.
- Oh, how Hooby-groovy is that?
- Now we just need to
see if our Hooby pins
are made of the
right kind of metal
to be picked up by a magnet.
- All right, here we go.
- Ah!
- [Together] Hoob-Hoob-hooray!
- You know, this
magnet has got to be
the most Hooby-groovy
thing I've ever seen.
Now I can sort out my
collection of long thin things.
- And I can make my costume.
- Not now you can't,
it's time for Hoob news.
- Don't forget my collection.
- Now where's my material?
- I'm bringing everything.
(upbeat music, Can-can)
♪ Tootall's gone and fallen
over, yes, she's fallen over. ♪
♪ What are we to do? ♪
♪ We'll have to pick her up. ♪
♪ But how can we do that, when
she has gone down, splat? ♪
♪ Poor Tootall,
what are we to do? ♪
♪ We could always use a crane. ♪
♪ Yes, we could use a crane
to get her up again. ♪
♪ The trouble is ♪
♪ We haven't got one down
here in the engine. ♪
♪ Down her in the engine,
we don't have a crane. ♪
♪ Or maybe we could
use a magnetic ♪
♪ We could use a magnet,
that'll be the thing ♪
♪ To get her up again. ♪
♪ Then Motorettes
can do the Can-can ♪
♪ We can do the Can-can ♪
♪ We can dance and sing. ♪
♪ Oh, Motorettes can do the
Can-can while we sing. ♪
♪ Yes, Motorettes can do
the Can-can while we sing. ♪
♪ Yes, while, we sing ♪
♪ Yes, while we sing ♪
♪ Yes, while we sing ♪
♪ Yes, while we sing ♪
♪ (Hubba alert) ♪
- Right, Hoobs.
Are you ready to
give me your news
for my great Hoobapedia?
- [Together] We are Hubba Hubba.
- Then take it away.
- Hooble-dop-whoop, to
all you Hoobs out there.
Welcome to Hoob news, the news
show for Hoobs everywhere.
I'm Iver.
- I'm Tula.
- And I'm Groove
- And today, we've been
asking the question.
- What is the best way
to pick up Hooby pins?
- [Iver] First, we
saw some pictures
of machines that pick things up.
- [Groove] But they
were far too big
to get inside the Hoobmobile.
- [Tula] Then the
Tiddlypeep showed me
how they picked up litter
with litter grabbers.
- [Iver] The Hooby
pins were too small
and slippery for
the litter grabbers.
But then we saw Hoobaceous
story about chopsticks,
- [Tula] But we
discovered that chopsticks
just weren't made for
big furry Hooby paws.
- [Groove] Then Roma told
us all about fishing rods,
- [Tula] But the Hooby
pins were too straight
and the fishing hook had
nothing to hook into.
- [Groove] So I went to
see some more Tiddlypeeps,
and they showed me a magnet,
that will pick up most
things made of metals.
- [Tula] And since our Hooby
pins are made of metal,
we decided to try it out.
And it worked.
- So the best way to
pick up Hooby pins
without getting pricked is,
- [Together] With a magnet.
- Well, well, what an
amazing discovery, Hoobs.
Do you know, I'm going
to do a whole section
in my great Hoobapedia
just about magnets.
- [Together] Hoob-Hoob-hooray!
- So it's thanks once again
to Iver, Tula, Groove,
and Roma, for giving
Hoobs everywhere
a little peep into
the world of peeps.
Now it's time I picked
myself up now and left.
So have a nice day
and Hooble-toodle-do.
- [Together] Hooble-toodle-do.
- Right, now I can get on
with making my costume.
- What sort of costume
is it going to be, Tula?
- Well, I'm not sure.
I've got these long lengths
of orange and green material.
- I know, you can be a carrot.
- [Tula and Iver] A carrot?
- Yeah, that would be
Hooby-groovy, Tula.
- Why, Groove?
- Because a carrot would be
perfect for my collection of,
- [Together] Long thin things.
(laughing)
♪ Hubba Hubba's in Hoobland ♪
♪ And Roma's
somewhere far away. ♪
♪ Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! ♪
♪ The Motorettes are singing ♪
♪ We keep the engine spinning. ♪
♪ Hoob-Hoob-hooray! ♪
♪ The Hoobmobile is
coming your way ♪
- Oh, here we come.
Wahey!
♪ The Hoobs are here,
so what do you say? ♪
♪ Hoobs! ♪
03x43 - Picking Up
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It stars five creatures called Hoobs (Hubba Hubba, Iver, Groove, Tula, and Roma) from the fictional Hoobland, and their interactions with Earth and the human race.
It stars five creatures called Hoobs (Hubba Hubba, Iver, Groove, Tula, and Roma) from the fictional Hoobland, and their interactions with Earth and the human race.