01x37 - Tricky Tricky Taiko Drum/Toy Swap Flop

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♪ I'm Malik, we'll work it out, just wait ♪

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♪ I'm Zeke, here's Snout, we like to explore ♪

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ZEKE: "Tricky, Tricky Taiko Drum."

Kick the ball, Zeke.

[grunts] Did I make it in?

Yep. Just not into the goal.

[Kit grunts] Hi, Kat.

Hey, Kit. Where are you going with that barrel?

[panting] To the Creation Station.

We're thinking Leiko could use it for an art project.

But at this rate, it will take us all day to get it there.

And we've got beans to take care of.

We can take the barrel to the Creation Station for you.

Thanks!Thanks!

LEIKO: Let's see, Let's see.

"Baking for Beginners," "Banjo Band Basics"...

[wombats panting] A barrel barreling

through the Creation Station.[shouts]

It's gonna crash into our handmade bowls.

Oh, no!

Phew.

[grunts]

Hel-lo Leiko.

[laughs]

We brought this barrel

all the way up from the Sow'n'Grow garden.

Kat and Kit thought you could use it.

They were right.

This barrel would make a great art project.

Or...

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We could use it to make music.

If we turn the barrel into a taiko...

ALL: A what?

Taiko. They are traditional drums from the country of Japan.

When I was just a wee little joey,

my grandma took me to a matsuri,

a Japanese festival

where really big taiko were being played.

[music playing on phone]

Hear that sound repeating over and over?

[drum beating]

[music stops] That's a taiko drum pattern,

and it makes me want to dance.

Ooh! Ooh! [chuckling: Yes, Zadie?

Could you teach us how to play the taiko drum?

Sure. But, first, you'll need to find some things

to make your own drums.

Ooh, ooh, I want the barrel.

You got it, Zeke.

Come on, Zadie.

Let's go find our own drums.

[grunting]

MALIK: Hi, Mr. E.

Do you need a hand?

No. I've got it. [screams]

[clattering]

Hey, that sounds just like a drum.

Mr. E, are you done with this bottle?

Can I have it?

I am, indeed, done.

Mmm.

Smells like strawberry.

It tastes great on a snow cone.

Come back for a free sample.

I will. Thanks, Mr. E.

[exclaims]

[groans]

Bean feeding time!

Oh, no!

We're out of bean food.

[squeals]

Um, help?

I'll get you out.

[squeals] Uh-oh.

KAT: Let's rock the bucket to tip it over.

KAT: Ay-ay-ay.

Drum, drum, drum...

What can I use for a drum?

[bucket rings, Kit screams] Huh?

Sorry. I didn't know you were in there.

[bucket rings out]

That bucket would make an awesome taiko drum.

Can I use it?

It's all yours.

Thank you very much.

[Zeke giggling]

ZADIE and MALIK: We found our drums.

Wow...

and they're such different shapes and sizes!

Taiko drums are really neat

because you can make two different sounds

depending on where and how you hit them.

You can hit here, in the middle. [low, deep drumbeat]

Or you can knock the side like this. [light tap]

You can play lots of fun patterns

using these two sounds. Listen.

[drum makes sound like bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

Okay, now you try.

Ready, and...

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, click, bum, click, click]

[bum, click, bum, click, click]

Aw, I made a mistake.

That's okay, Zeke.

Let's try again.

Ready, and...

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[Leiko cheers, drumming continues]

Sounds great.

Oh, you're making me want to dance.

[drumming continues]

[drumming stops]

Hey, oh!

Duffy's been wanting to do small lunch concerts

at the Eat'n'Greet Café.

Would you want to...

Yes! We would love to perform.

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, click-click, click, bum, click-click, click]

[Snout squeaks]

Uh, Snout doesn't think we're ready for the show

because we keep forgetting the drum pattern.

LEIKO: You'll remember it.

All you need is a little more practice.

[bum, bum, click, bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

That's it, Zeke. You got it.

Let's decorate our drums with paint and stuff.

Yeah.

ZEKE: No, thanks.

I want to go practice more

so I don't forget.

Come on, Snout.

Oh, no!

Snout!

[groans] Snout!

Come back!

[panting]

ZEKE: Snout, are you there?

[shouts]

[Snout squeaks]

Sorry, Quique.

[chuckles] No hay problema.

So, what's the big barrel for?

I'm playing in a taiko drum show later.

You should come listen.

Wow, really?

I would love to hear you play.

[bum, bum, click, bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum]

[washing machine whirs]

[knocking tub in rhythm]

[ding, click-click-click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, click-click-click]

[Zeke matches washing machine's rhythm]

Muy bueno.

I'm loving this washing machine beat, Zeke.

Boom cha-cha-cha.

Washing machine?

But I'm supposed to be playing the taiko pattern.

How does it go again, Snout?

[Snout squeaks, Zeke sighs]

The washing machine sound made me forget.

I got to go learn the taiko pattern again!

Bye, Quique.

I forgot the taiko drum pattern.

I need help.

Whoa...

Your taiko drums look really nice.

Thanks, Zeke.

Here, I can play the drum pattern for you again.

[bum, bum, click]

[click, bum, click, bum, click, click, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

Okay, I got it now.

Come on, Snout.

Let's go practice some more.

[Snout squeaks]

With my new snow cone maker...

[machine whirs]

...you can make fluffy snow, crunchy snow,

or my personal favorite...

ZEKE: Oh, not again!

Snout, come back!

[both scream]

[gasps]

ZEKE:Oops.

Sorry, Mr. E.

Maybe some music will make you feel better.

Want to hear my taiko drum?

[sighs] I suppose.

I do enjoy a good beat from time to time.

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[snow cone machine starts]

[click-click-click beep] [bum, bum-bum]

[Zeke synchronizing with machine: click-click-click bum]

[click-click-click, bum]

[click-click-click, bum, [click-click-click, bum]

[pattern continues]

Not bad.

You sound just like my snow cone maker.

Hey! That wasn't the taiko drum pattern.

The snow cone maker made me forget.

Again!

[groans]

[sighs]

What's wrong, Zeke?

[sighs] It happened again!

I forgot the taiko pattern.

That's okay.

Hey, if we play it together,

that might help you remember it.

[bum, bum, click, bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click] You got it.

[bum, bum, click]

Yay!

Snout, this time, I'm gonna practice somewhere quiet.

So no other sound pattern will mess me up.

Snout, come back with the barrel.

[exclaiming]

[teeth chattering, shivering]

Sorry.

[tap-tap-tap-tap]

[tap-tap-tap-tap]

Hey Squish, what's up with that barrel?

It's my taiko drum.

We're playing a concert at the Eat'n'Greet.

But it's really hard to remember the pattern.

Can I hear it?

Uh-huh. It goes like this:

[bum, bum, click, bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[tap-tap-tap-tap]

[tap-tap-tap-tap]

[tap-tap-tap-tap] [bum, bum, click]

[click-click-click-click] [tap-tap-tap-tap]

[synchronized tapping and beating continues]

Aw, no, no, no!

See?

Now the hammer sound made me forget the pattern.

I know you can work it out, Zeke.

Keep practicing.

Aw, Zeke,

did you forget the taiko drum pattern again?

I keep messing up, over and over again

because I keep hearing so many other sound patterns

in the Treeborhood!

Other sound patterns?

Uh-huh, like the washing machine pattern...

[bum, click-click-click bum, click-click-click]

...and the snow cone pattern...

[click-click-click, bum, click-click-click, bum]

...and the hammer pattern!

[click-click-click-click, click-click-click-click]

MALIK: Whoa, Zeke.

You learned lots of patterns.

I did?

All you need to do is remember

the taiko drum pattern

to play along with us.

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

Good. Now let's go a little faster.

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click, bum, bum, click]

Sounds like our taiko drummers are ready.

♪ It's showtime! ♪

Instead of using your hands to play your drum,

I'll give you some sticks you can use.

Thank you all for coming.

Now, introducing the Treeborhood Taiko Drummers!

[applause]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

[bum, bum, click]

Now, let's play the snow cone pattern.

[click-click-click, bum]

[audience clapping and stomping to the beat]

[clapping and drumming continues]

And the washing machine pattern.

[bum, click-click-click, bum, click-click-click]

ZEKE: All together, everyone.

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ALL: ♪ The day is over ♪

♪ Night is on its way ♪

♪ High in the sky ♪

♪ JunJun looks down ♪

[yawns] ♪ On our sleepy Treeborhood town ♪

Magandang gabi,my friends.

Good night.

ALL: ♪ Sleep tight ♪

♪ The day is over ♪

♪ Night is on its way ♪

♪ High in the sky ♪

♪ Louisa looks down on our sleepy Treeborhood town ♪

[quietly]: Did you not know that it's late?

I'm kind of already in bed.

I had three stories and water.

I'll see you tomorrow.

♪ Sleep tight ♪

♪ The day is over ♪

♪ Night is on its way ♪

♪ High in the sky ♪

♪ Mr. E looks down ♪

[yawns] ♪ On our sleepy Treeborhood town ♪

Who's making that noise?

I'm trying to sleep, can't you see?

ALL: Sorry, Mr. E.

♪ Sleep tight ♪

♪ The day is over, night is on its way ♪

♪ High in the sky ♪

♪ Super looks down on our sleepy ♪

♪ Treeborhood town ♪

SUPER: ♪ Close your eyes ♪

♪ Turn out the light ♪

♪ Sleep tight

Good night, darling squishes.

MALIK: "Toy Swap Flop"

Be patient, toys.

A customer will come by soon.

I hope.

Because all this waiting is boring.

[Wombats giggling]

And Zadie zooms out ahead.

Hello!

Welcome to "Louisa's Toy Swap."

What's a toy swap?

I'm glad you asked.

I'm tired of playing with these toys,

and I want to play with new toys.

So, I'm going to give a lucky customer one of my toys,

and they're going to give me one of their toys in return.

A toy swap.

To keep forever?

Not forever.

Just seven days.

MALIK: Oh.

A yo-yo.

I've never seen one like this before.

That's a special yo-yo.

When it goes up and down,

it's supposed to light up and play a song.

But it's broken.

Now, the yo-yo just goes down and won't come back up.

[yo-yo playing song]

[gasps] You fixed it.

Oh...

Toy blocks.

Don't you already have a bunch of blocks at home?

Yeah, but I need more to finish building a tower

for Snout to sit on.

He likes to look out the window.

Woah. A toy blimp.

Oh, yeah, that's a good one.

I used to play with that blimp all the time,

but my arm got too tired holding it up and flying it around.

If you see something you like,

remember, you got to loan me one of your toys

to borrow one of mine.

Let's go home and grab some toys to swap.

Race you.

Okay. What you got to swap?

My marble collection.

Hmm.

Marbles make a good swap.

Here's the yo-yo.

Zadie, whatcha got to swap?

It's a finger puppet I made of Mr. E.

[imitating Mr. E.]: I'd like very much for you to accept me

as a toy swap for the blimp.

You got yourself a swap.

[gasps]

A rainbow clothespin?

Zeke, this is amazing.

It would be my honor to play with this for a week.

You really are my best bud.

Thanks for swapping toys with us, Louisa.

It was fun.

No, no, no, thank you.

Just remember, make sure you swap back the toys in one week.

That's seven days.

[roars] I gotcha.

Now it's your turn to be the monster, Beets.

[yo-yo song playing] Hey, Zadie, we're going over to Louisa's

to return the toys we swapped with her.

Huh? It's been seven days already?

Yep. See the calendar?

I made sure to have a plan

to know when we have to swap our toys back.

I'll get Louisa's blimp and come with you.

But... [sighs] ...where is that blimp?

Maybe it's in my hammock.

You know, it's kind of a long walk to Louisa's. [yo-yo song playing]

Maybe we should bring a snack for the road?

In case we get hungry?

That's not a bad idea.

It's not here.

Malik, Zeke, do you know where Louisa's blimp is?

Uh, I don't know.

Maybe it's in there somewhere.

Let's go get our snack, Malik. [song continues playing]

In here?

Oh, no.

Where could it be? Where could it be?

Ready to go, Zadie? [song continues playing]

I, um... [clears throat]

I, uh... [clears throat]

...just remembered I can't go right now.

I have to, uh... wash my umbrella.

Yeah. [chuckles weakly]

Okay. We're going to Louisa's.

Remember to give her back her blimp today.

Where could that blimp be?

Uh, not here.

[pogo stick bouncing]

Mm-mm.

Not up here, either.

Oh, no. What if I lost Louisa's toy blimp?

[groans]

ZEKE: Hey, Zadie! Good news.

We don't have to walk over to Louisa's.

Phew.

Because she's here!

Oh, no. Louisa's here?

But I don't know where her blimp is.

I can't let her see me.

[toy squeaks]

Zadie.

Ready to swap back?

Huh? Where did she go?

Zadie!

Uh, who are you?

[clears throat, deep voice]: I'm Zadie's new friend,

Dempsey Doodles. Nice to meet ya.

Nice to meet you, too, Dempsey Doodles.

Do you know where Zadie went?

I have no idea.

She said something about an umbrella.

Well, if you see her,

can you remind her to return my toy blimp today, please?

I'm sure she wants her puppet back.

Sure, sure, will do.

Anyways, got to run.

You won't see me ever again.

Ta-ta.

Why can't I remember where I put that toy blimp?

If Louisa finds out I lost it,

she might be so sad she might never stop crying.

[Louisa sobbing]

I feel so bad, it's giving me a tummy ache.

Maybe if I hide somewhere, Louisa won't find me.

And if she doesn't find me, she won't know I lost her toy.

Hmm, where could I hide?

[gasps]

[sighs] If I had made a plan

to help me keep track of the toy blimp,

none of this would have happened.

[sighs]

ZADIE [echoey]: It's so lonely in here.

Huh?

Zadie, is that you in there?

What are you doing in there, Zadie?

I don't know.

I just, mmm... [groans]

My tummy.

Maybe I can help.

Is there something bothering you?

You can talk to me about it.

[sighs] Okay.

I borrowed a toy from Louisa,

but I lost it.

Now she's going to be really sad.

So, I hid in here.

Oh, what am I going to do, Ellie?

Oh... Well, first we can try taking some deep breaths.

That always helps me calm down.

Here, I'll do them with you.

In... [both inhale]

...out... [both exhale]

...in... [both inhale]

...out... [both exhale]

Feeling any better? Uh-huh.

I can understand why you're so upset about losing Louisa's toy.

You don't want to disappoint your friend.

But hiding isn't going to solve the problem.

But what can I do?

What do you think you should do?

I should just tell Louisa what happened.

It wouldn't be fair not to let her know

what happened to her toy blimp.

I think that's a wonderful idea.

Also, if you don't want to lose something,

it's good to have a plan to keep track of it,

like keeping it in the same place when you aren't using it.

That way, you won't have to go searching for it.

I always keep things I don't want to lose in my backpack.

Thank you, Ellie.

I'm going to go talk to Louisa now.

I'm proud of you, Zadie.

Okay, Zadie, you've got this.

No problem.

In... [inhales]

...out... [exhales]

Oh, there you are.

Do you know someone named Dempsey Doodles?

He said he was a friend of yours.

[rapidly]: Louisa, I'm really sorry, but I lost your toy blimp.

[moans][gasps]

You did?

I didn't have a plan

to help me keep track of it.

So, now I don't know where it is, and I can't return it.

I should have planned to always keep it in the same place

when I wasn't playing with it.

And I should have kept track of it when I needed to return it.

It's okay, Zadie.

I understand.

You do? You mean you're not sad?

Well, I am a little sad,

but I know you didn't do it on purpose.

It was an accident.

I know that because I lose track of stuff all the time.

Who knows, maybe my toy blimp will turn up.

Until then, you can just hold on to my puppet.

So, who is Dempsey Doodles?

Uh... [laughs weakly]

Hmm.

Oh.

ZADIE: Guess what happened today, Gramma Super?

I lost Louisa's toy blimp.

But when I went to tell her, she forgave me.

And now I feel a lot better.

I never want to lose something special again.

Next time I borrow a toy, I'm going to make a plan.

I'm going to do what Malik did,

and keep track of when I have to return it.

And I'll do what Ellie did,

and make sure to keep it

in the same place the whole time.

And you can also make a plan to keep your room neat and tidy

so you don't lose things in all the clutter.

I just hope no other kid ever has to lose something special,

like I did.

I have an idea.

What if you share how important it is to make a plan

with everyone in the Treeborhood,

so nobody has to go through the same thing you did?

That's a great idea.

I know, I'll make a video.

I can talk about everything I learned today

about making a plan.

I'm going to start making the video right now.

Thanks Gramma Super.

Hi, everyone. Zadie here.

I just went through something hard today.

I lost something very important,

something I borrowed from a friend.

That's why I'm making this video.

Here's a plan for how you can make sure

not to lose something, like I did today.

Here are three tips.

Tip one: When you borrow something,

it's important to keep track of it

when you have to return it.

Calendars are super handy for this.

Malik puts a big circle

on his calendar to show when he has to return something,

and x's out the days as they pass.

Tip two is to make sure your room is clean.

Gramma Super says, when your room is messy,

it's easy to lose things in the mess.

See? All cleaned up.

Now, it's easier to find things.

And tip three:

Make a plan to always keep things

that you don't want to lose in the same place.

That's what Ellie told me.

If you always keep things in the same spot,

you always know where to find them.

For example,

you can keep things in your dress... er...

It was in my dresser all along.

Well, that's all I have for today.

If you make a plan to follow these three tips,

it'll help you not lose things.

I'll see you later.

I've got a toy blimp to return.

Hey, Louisa, look what I found.

My toy blimp. Yay!

Here's your Mr. E finger puppet.

Now that I returned it, can I do another toy swap?

Sorry, but my toy swap business is officially closed.

But... we can still play together.

Want to play airplanes?

You're on.

[laughing, making airplane sounds]

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