01x03 - The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse/The Town Picnic

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Elinor Wonders Why". Aired: September 7, 2020 – present.*
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The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.
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01x03 - The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse/The Town Picnic

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[♪♪♪]

♪ ELINOR: Wherever I go,

♪ I see things that
I want to know. ♪

♪ Wherever I am, ♪

♪ I find things that
I want to understand. ♪

♪ Go and explore,
listen and see, ♪

♪ just follow your
curiosity. ♪

♪ ALL: Elinor wonders why! ♪

♪ ELINOR: Why do birds sing
and how do they fly? ♪

♪ ALL: Elinor wonders why! ♪

♪ ELINOR: Why do ants march
and where do they hide? ♪

♪ There's so much
to learn, ♪

♪ wherever you turn, ♪

♪ just listen and see, ♪

♪ and follow your
curiosity. ♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ ALL: Elinor wonders why! ♪

♪ ELINOR: Ask a question,
what will you find? ♪

♪ ALL: Elinor Wonders Why! ♪

♪ ELINOR: Just listen and see,
come and wonder with me. ♪

[♪♪♪]

ELINOR: "The Amazing
Expandable Clubhouse"

[birds chirping]

[♪♪♪]

ARI: [laughs]

KIDS: [laughter]

ELINOR: Sally, I'm so glad
you're joining our club!

ELINOR: Ready?

ELINOR: An Explorer is brave!
OLIVE: An Explorer is brave!

SALLY: An Explorer is brave!

ELINOR: An Explorer is kind!
OLIVE: An Explorer is kind!

SALLY: An Explorer is kind.

ELINOR: An Explorer is curious!
OLIVE: An Explorer is curious!

SALLY: An Explorer is curious!

ARI: Oooooh.

ELINOR / OLIVE: Who knows
what we'll find!!!

[Clubhouse door closes]

ARI: Sorry I'm late,
Explorers!

ELINOR: Hi, Explorer Ari!

We've just been welcoming the
newest member of our Club,

Explorer Sally Beaver!

ARI: A new member!
Awesome!

Welcome Explorer Sally!

SALLY: [giggle]

Thanks for letting me be
a part of the Exploring Club.

ELINOR: Of course!

Anyone can join the
Exploring Club!

OLIVE: Yeah, all you have to do
is love exploring.

ARI: Our number one
rule is...

ELINOR / OLIVE / ARI:
Exploring is for everyone!

ELINOR: Hey!

ARI: Whoops, sorry!

OLIVE: I guess there's less
room in the clubhouse...

now that we have...

OLIVE: [mumbling]

Four members!

ELINOR: Okay, Explorers!

Let's go outside and
start exploring!

ARI: Wait!

I have something
we can explore...

inside the Clubhouse!

ELINOR: Really?

What is it,
Explorer Ari?

ARI: Ta-Dah!

ELINOR: Snails!

ARI: Meet Norma and Lou-Lou.

OLIVE: Ooooh...
SALLY: Whoa...

ARI: I named them
after my Aunties.

ARI: They look
just like them.

ALL: [giggles]

ELINOR: Wow, look at
their little antennae.

ARI: Yup, there they go...

still going...

OLIVE: They sure don't
move very fast.

ARI: [gasp] Wait a minute,
I have a great idea!

Norma and Lou-Lou can be our
Exploring Club mascots!

ELINOR: Ooooh

OLIVE: Cool!

SALLY: What's a mac-sot?

ARI: [giggles] Mascot!
It's like a pet...

for the whole club!!

SALLY: Oh, I love pets.

OLIVE: And Norma and Lou-Lou
will make perfect club mascots!

They don't take up much room!

ELINOR: Okay! Now that
we have mascots,

it's time to go exploring!

OLIVE: Wait,
Explorer Elinor!

We have one more
thing to do.

ELINOR: [sigh]

OLIVE: Clean the Clubhouse!

ELINOR: Oh, right!

Thank you
Explorer Olive.

Our Clubhouse gives
us shelter...

and a place to plan
our adventures.

So Explorers must take care of
the Clubhouse before they...

explore!

[♪♪♪]

ELINOR: Okay!

We cleaned up the Clubhouse,
we have mascots, and now...

It's finally time
to go exploring!

KOA: Oops!
Sup, Elinor!

What you guys doing?

ARI: Oh, hi, Koa!

We're having a meeting of
the Exploring Club!

Wanna join?

KOA: Oooh, Sure!

TITO: Can I join too?

OLIVE: Sure, Tito,
come on in!

The Exploring Club
is for everyone!

ELINOR: That's the
Explorers Way!

[♪♪♪]

ELINOR: [sigh]

TITO: Cool.
KOA: Oooh, cool snails.

ARI: They're our
Club mascots!

ELINOR: [sigh]

And they're the only
ones who have done...

any exploring today.

OLIVE: We'll all go exploring,

right after we teach Koa and
Tito the Exploring Club Pledge.

TITO: [giggle]

ELINOR: Okay, everybody!!
Repeat after me!

An Explorer is brave!

ALL: An Explorer is brave!!

CAMILLA: Explorer??
Did you say Explorer?

I love exploring!

ARI: Then join our club!

CAMILLA: Don't mind
if I do!

ARI: Whoa.
ELINOR: Whoa.
SALLY: Whoa.

CAMILLA: Sorry, it's
kinda tight in here.

ELINOR: Hoookey, let's
start the club pledge...

GOAT TWINS: Any room for us?

OLIVE: The Exploring Club
is for everybody!

GOAT TWINS: [laughter]

ELINOR: Hey!
ARI: Whoa!

ELINOR: Okay, time
to start the...

SALLY: Watch it!

OLIVE: Whoops, I
dropped my crayon!

OLIVE: Sorry!

ALL: [laughter]
Whoa... Sorry.

OLIVE: Got it!

[chewing sounds]

KOA: Huh?

KOA: [with mouth full]
Anybody want some crackers?

ARI: I'll have some
ELINOR: Sure!

OLIVE: Pass them over!!

ELINOR: Okay, Explorers, let's
get this pledge started...

so we can all go
exploring!

An explorer is...

ARI: Wait!

Has anybody seen
Norma and Lou-Lou?!

They were just here
a second ago.

ELINOR: Nope
OLIVE: Sorry!

SALLY: They're not
over here.

ARI: Norma!! Lou-Lou!!

Normaaaa!!

Lou-Lou!!!!!!!

CAMILLA: Oh no, where are they?
SALLY: Helloo??

OLIVE: Where are you?
SALLY: We looked everywhere!

ALL: [struggle noises]
ARI: Wha-oh!

ALL: [laughing]
Whooaaww, Whooaaww,

TITO: [laughs]

ARI: [laughs]

TITO: That was cool!

GOAT TWINS: [giggle]
Oh my!

OLIVE: I think we have a
Clubhouse problem.

ELINOR: Yeah!

The club got bigger, but the
Clubhouse stayed the same size!

ARI: [laughs]

Hmm...
Norma! Lou-Lou!

Where are yooouu?

OLIVE: What are we
going to do?

GOATS TWINS: [giggling]

ELINOR: Hmmm...

OLIVE: I wonder if we
should get a bigger box?

ELINOR: That would work...

ELINOR: But what if more
kids join the club?

We'll have to get a whole new,
even bigger Clubhouse!

OLIVE: Hmm..

What if we get another box
and keep this one too?

Then we can have two
Clubhouses?

ELINOR: That could work.

ELINOR: But then, we
wouldn't all be together.

OLIVE: You're right,
Elinor...

Explorers are a team,
we need to stick together.

ELINOR: Yeah!

Hmmm...

GOAT TWINS: [laughing]

ARI: Norma! Lou-Lou!
Where are yooouuuu?

ARI: There you are!

[giggles]
Silly snails.

ARI: It's a good thing you had
those shells to protect you...

when we rolled down
the hill.

Like you have your
own little clubhouses,

just like we do!

ELINOR: Did you say
Norma and Lou-Lou...

have their own
clubhouse?

ARI: Kind of!

See, Norma has a little
tiny clubhouse on her back

and Lou-Lou, who's bigger,
has a bigger clubhouse.

ARI: I guess when
Norma grows up,

she'll need a bigger
shell too.

But, I wonder how she'll
get a bigger shell?

ELINOR: Hmmm...

ELINOR: That is so interesting!

We need more
observations!

[♪♪♪]

SALLY: [giggling]

ALL: [laughter]

ELINOR: Let's take
a closer look.

Norma's shell gets bigger by
going around in a swirly shape.

ELINOR: It goes around
one, two times.

ELINOR: But Lou-Lou's
shell goes around one,

two, three, four times.

That's a lot more.

OLIVE: One,

two,

three,

four.

OLIVE: The snail
shell winds around,

starting small and getting
bigger with each swirl.

ELINOR: I think
you're right!

When Lou-Lou was a baby, she was
probably little just like Norma.

Then as she got bigger Lou-Lou
added swirls to her shell...

to make it bigger too.

ARI: Whoa, that is so cool!

ELINOR: [gasp]

And that gives me an idea to
solve our Clubhouse problem!

We'll add on to
our Clubhouse...

just like Norma and Lou-Lou
add on to their shells.

OLIVE: Yeah.
ARI: Yeah.

ALL: [singing]
♪ Room for everyone! ♪

♪ Room for everyone! ♪

♪ Everyone is welcome, 'cause
there's room for everyone! ♪

Elinor: ♪ We have a
lot of friends, ♪

Olive: ♪ And a club that's
really fun, ♪

ARI: ♪ We have an
awesome Clubhouse... ♪

ELINOR: ♪ But we need
a bigger one! ♪

OLIVE: ♪ We'll add more
walls and windows. ♪

ARI: ♪ Like snails,
we'll get it done. ♪

ELINOR: ♪ Our Club keeps
growing bigger, we need...♪

ALL: ♪ Room for everyone! ♪

♪ Room for everyone! ♪

♪ Room for everyone! ♪

♪ We love to be Explorers cause
there's room for everyone!! ♪

OLIVE: I think we've
got everything...

except the door
on the roof!

KOA: One roof door...

Done!

ELINOR: Now that's a Clubhouse
for everyone!

There's space for all
of us to fit inside,

and if we get even
more members...

OLIVE: We have lots of extra
stuff to build with...

to make the Clubhouse
even bigger.

OLIVE: Well, now we can
finally go exploring...

like you wanted, Elinor!

ELINOR: That's ok.

Norma and Lou-Lou showed us how
to add space to our clubhouse,

just like they added
space to their shells.

So we did learn
something from Nature.

And that's what
exploring is all about!

ARI: Wait! Has anyone see
Norma and Lou-Lou!!??

ELINOR / OLIVE: [laughter]

ARI: Don't tell me.

They're on my shoulder
again, aren't they?

I knew that.

OLIVE: Here ya go
Norma and Lou-Lou.

ELINOR: Explorers,
are you ready?

ARI: Oh yeah!
ALL: Ready!!!

ALL: An Explorer is brave.

An Explorer is kind!!

An Explorer is curious!!!

Who knows what
we'll find!!

ALL: [laughter]

SENOR TAPIR: Who knows
what an explorer does?

ELINOR: [gasp]l An explorer
follows their curiosity!

SALLY BEAVER: An explorer
is brave.

SENOR TAPIR:
You're both right!

Explorers go to lots of very
interesting places,

like deep into the ocean.

SENOR TAPIR: [singing]
♪ When something you see, ♪

♪ tickles your curiosity. ♪

♪ When you have to
know more. ♪

♪ And questions pull you
out the door? Let's go! ♪

♪ Let's Explore! ♪

SENOR TAPIR: ♪ There was a young
man named Jacques Cousteau, ♪

♪ who wanted to know
what nobody knows. ♪

♪ Young Jacques loved
to swim in the sea ♪

♪ So he followed
his curiosity. ♪

♪ He wondered if anything
lived far below... ♪

♪ But that's a place
that's hard to go. ♪

♪ So, he had an idea to
breathe under water. ♪

♪ So he could explore
deeper and farther. ♪

♪ Jacques found all sorts
of life down deep! ♪

♪ Fish and plants and
coral reefs. ♪

♪ An explorer now,
swimming under the sea. ♪

♪ He shared what he saw
with you and me. ♪

♪ When something you see,
tickles your curiosity. ♪

♪ When you have to
know more. ♪

♪ And questions pull you out
the door? Let's go! ♪

♪ Let's Explore! ♪

KIDS: [cheering]

[♪♪♪]

[bee buzzing]

ELINOR: "The Town Picnic"

ELINOR: [giggle]

[bee buzzing]

Hmm...

Oooh.

RANGER RABBIT: C'mon Elinor!

ELINOR: Coming mom!

ELINOR: I just love
the Town Picnic.

ELINOR: What should we
do first, Mom?

KIDS: [laughter]

RANGER RABBIT: I don't
know, Elinor. Let's see...

[gasp] Ooh, we can do
wood-carving with Mrs. Beaver.

ELINOR: Awesome!

RANGER RABBIT: Or...

Mr. Horse is giving
everyone hayrides.

Mr. HORSE: [effort sounds]

[panting]

ELINOR: Oh, yeah!

RANGER RABBIT: Or we
could watch Mr. Cat..

at the dunking booth.

MR. CAT: [teeth chatter]

[bell sound]

[water splash]
MR.CAR: Meooww!

ELINOR: [gasp] Woo hoo!

OLIVE: Elinor!

ELINOR: Huh?

OLIVE: [giggle]
Over here!

ELINOR: Look, it's
Olive and Ari!

RANGER RABBIT:
Go ahead, honey.

I have to talk to
Deputy Mouse.

ELINOR: Hi, Ari!
Hi, Olive!

Whatcha doing?

OLIVE: Ari is waiting
in line for ketchup.

ELINOR: Ketchup?

ARI: Not just any ketchup...

I'm waiting in line for Mrs.
Gorilla's super special,

World Famous,
awesome ketchup!

OLIVE: It's his favorite.

ARI: Uhhh, it's
everyone's favorite!

That's why you have to
get in line early.

I can't wait to put it
on my sandwich!

ELINOR: Oooh...
Sounds yummy.

I want to try it.

Can I join you?

OLIVE: Of course!

ELINOR: [humming]

ELINOR: Ummm...

we're not moving.

OLIVE: I know!

ARI: We've been
here forever!

Even that snail is moving
faster than we are!

ELINOR: [sigh]...

ELINOR: [gasp] Oh...

[bee buzzing]

Ooohh.

[stomach growling]

ARI: Oh, I hope the
line moves soon,

I'm getting hungry!

I heard that Mrs. Gorilla
has a new recipe this year.

It's supposed to be even
better than last year's!

OLIVE: Well, I hope it's
worth all this waiting...

Right, Elinor?

OLIVE: Elinor?

Elinor?

[bee buzzing]

RANGER RABBIT: Hey Elinor.

ELINOR: [gasp] Hi mom,
I'm following a beeeee!

[bee buzzing]

ELINOR: Hmmm?

[bee buzzing]

Ooooooohhh!

[♪♪♪]

[bees buzzing]

[♪♪♪]

ELINOR: Oh!

OLIVE: Elinor!
Where are you?

[effort sounds]

ELINOR: Olive! Ari!
Stop!!!

OLIVE: Uh oh.

[bees buzzing]

ELINOR: Don't... Move.

You are about to
get honeyed.

ARI: Aah!
OLIVE: Aaaah!

ELINOR: Wow.

ELINOR: That's...

so...

Interesting!

The honey is
sooooo goopy!

OLIVE: I can't... see!

ARI: It moves so slooowwly...

ELINOR: I wonder why.

ARI: Yeah...

ELINOR: I saw the bee get the
juice from the flower,

but that juice was
really watery!

How do the bees turn
something so runny...

into something so goopy?

ARI: Hmmm...
Maybe they cook it!

Like soup!

ELINOR: Yeah! Or maybe
they squeeeeze it!

OLIVE: Wait, I just saw
this in my Nature book!

OLIVE: It says here that
bees get the nectar...

that's the juice
from the flower,

and then they bring it
back to the bee hive.

ARI: Whoa!
That's cool.

OLIVE: Then the bees use
their wings to fan it,

and that takes out
some of the water...

that's inside of
the flower juice.

OLIVE: The bees turn
the juice into honey...

because it lasts longer
and takes up less space.

ELINOR: Ohhh...

so taking the water out is
what makes honey goopy!

ARI: That is awesome!
ELINOR / OLIVE: [giggling]

ALL: [giggling]

ELINOR: Hmm, let's look more
closely at these goopy things!

We need more observations!

[♪♪♪]

ALL: [singing]
♪ Some things are goopy, ♪

♪ others runny and soupy! ♪

♪ Goopy things move really
slow, ♪

♪ Runny things really go! ♪

♪ All around us we can see. ♪

♪ Things are goopy or watery. ♪

♪ In the stream or
in the tree. ♪

♪ Interesting for you and me! ♪

♪ Some things are goopy, ♪

♪ others runny and soupy! ♪

♪ Goopy things move
really slow, ♪

♪ Runny things really gooooo! ♪

ELINOR: Oh no!
OLIVE: Ah!

ARI: [jump effort]

ELINOR: Ari!

OLIVE: Are you ok!?
You saved me!

ARI: My mom always
says I'm really...

[slurping sound]
...sweet.

ALL: [laughs]

ARI: [laughs]

OLIVE: How are we going to get
all this goopy honey off you?

ELINOR: It's so gooey.

ELINOR: Hmm, I wonder...

if taking the water out makes
the honey goopy and slow...

then maybe putting water back
in will make it runnier and...

less goopy?

OLIVE: I know.
We need water!

ARI: [giggles]

ELINOR: [gasp] Taking water
out made the honey goopy,

and adding water back
in made it runnier!

ARI: Ah-ha
ELINOR / OLIVE: Hey!

ARI: Sorry!

[stomach growling]

ARI: Uh guys...

I'm glad we figured
that out,

but, can we go back
to my sandwich,

please?

OLIVE: The line
hasn't moved?

ARI: No one has gotten
their ketchup??

ELINOR: Hmmm...
I wonder why?

Let's find out!

MRS. GORILLA: Nobody
appreciates quality!

ALEJANDRO POSSUM:
But I'm hungry!

ELINOR: Mom,
what's going on?

RANGER RABBIT:
Oh hi, Elinor.

Well, Mrs. Gorilla made
her delicious ketchup,

but it's so goopy it
takes a long time...

to come out of the bottle!

ALEJANDRO POSSUM: I've
been here all day...

and my arm is
getting tired!

MRS. GORILLA:
It's worth the wait!

Fine eating takes time!

If it isn't goopy,
it isn't good!

RANGER RABBIT: I'm sure
there's something we can do.

ARI: It seems, we have a
saucy situation!

ARI: Can I try?

[effort sounds]

ARI: Huh?

OLIVE: Here, let me.

[shaking sound]

OLIVE: Whooooa...aaaa..

Whoaaaaa...

Whoooa...aaaa..

Whooooooaaa....

ELINOR: Hmm...

Ari, Olive...

I wonder if we can solve the
ketchup problem in the same way

we solved the honey
problem...

OLIVE: You mean..?

ARI: Add water to it!

ELINOR: Yeah!

May we try changing
something...

in your ketchup,
Mrs. Gorilla?

MRS. GORILLA: Hmm,

I have been working on this
recipe for a long time,

to make it delicious!

[sigh]

But I'd be willing
to let you try.

ELINOR: Yes!
Thanks Mrs. Gorilla.

I can't wait to show you
what we've learned.

[grunt]

Ok, let's try mixing in some
water to make it runnier...

MRS. GORILLA: hmm..

ELINOR: Just a tiny bit
of water to start!

ELINOR: Hmm.
It's still too goopy.

Let's try a little
bit more...

MRS. GORILLA: Hmph.

ARI: Can I try?

ARI: Awesome, now the ketchup
can drip down faster!

ALEJANDRO POSSUM:
[chewing sounds]

ALEJANDRO POSSUM:
It's delicious!

MRS. GORILLA: Hmmph,
let me try that.

MRS. GORILLA: Hmm?

It... it tastes
even better now!

ALL: [cheer] [laughter]

RANGER RABBIT: Phew!

[♪♪♪]

ELINOR: [singing]
♪ Some things are goopy, ♪

♪ Others runny and
soupy! ♪

♪ If it's goopy and
really slow, ♪

♪ Just add water to
make it go! ♪

[♪♪♪]

ARI: May I please have some
Elinor?

ELINOR: Sure Ari.

OLIVE: I'm next!

ARI: Mmm!

Elinor, I'm glad you used
your powers of observation...

to do goop.

ARI: Oops,
I mean "good."

KIDS: [laughter]

ELINOR: [giggle] Thanks Ari,
we all figured it out.

KIDS: [laughter]

ELINOR: Come on,
let's go!

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]
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