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02x04 - Hard/Easy + Build/Destroy + Appear/Disappear

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.

02x04 - Hard/Easy + Build/Destroy + Appear/Disappear

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- [uplifting theme music playing]
- [exclaims, cheers]

Oh! Uh…

[chuckles]

Hey, hey!

- Oh, yeah!
- Oh, yeah!

[choir] ♪ Red Fish, Blue Fish

- [music ends]
- Ah-ah!

- Oh!
- [spits]

[giggling]

{\an8}- [giggles]
- Ah!

{\an8}- [grunts]
- Oh!

[grunts]

[exclaims]

{\an8}- [grunts]
- [gasps] Ooh!

{\an8}- Oh!
- [sighs]

Hard!

Aha!

Huh?

[hums happily]

- Eh?
- [giggles] Easy!

[laughter]

[vocalizing]

[narrator] Blue swam along,
singing a tune,

excited to have some fun this afternoon.

- [cackles]
- [giggles]

Aah.

Yeah!

Easy!

- Uh-uh-uh!
- Oh?

[exclaiming]

[sighs]

Hard! [giggles]

[whimpers]

[narrator] Blue said they'd finish
if it took them all day.

But something nearby was headed their way.

[wind blowing]

[orchestral adventurous music plays]

- [music stops]
- [hums happily]

Huh? Achoo!

[music resumes]

- Oh!
- [giggles]

- Aha!
- [exclaims]

Oh!

[exclaims] Ooh!

Hm?

[cracking]

[gentle music playing]

Ooh!

- [gasps]
- [grunts]

Oh! Aw!

- Aw!
- [giggles]

[high-pitched calling]

Mama!

[exclaims]

Mama?

- Oh, uh-uh.
- [grunts]

Mama?

Huh?

Mama?

Uh-uh-uh!

Mama!

[coughs] Uh…

- Oh.
- Oh!

[narrator] Red took out binoculars
and tried to stay calm.

They needed to find the baby turtle's mom.

- h*-h*!
- Oh?

- Ah!
- [exclaims]

Whoop! [laughs]

[narrator] Red and Blue wouldn't stop
and they wouldn't rest

until they returned the baby to its nest.

[exclaims]

- [grunts]
- Eh…

[grunts]

- [sighs]
- Hmm.

- Hmm.
- [exclaims, grunts]

[both grunting]

Hard! [grunts]

[grunt]

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
didn't know what to do.

The kelp was too thick
for them to get through.

Mama! [gasps]

Hmm.

Mm-hmm!

[narrator] Blue Fish thought
of a way they could help.

[gasps, chuckles]

[narrator] They could roll like a ball
through the kelp.

Ha-ha-ha!

[grunts, exhales]

- [playful music playing]
- [grunts]

Ha-ha!

Woo-hoo!

He-he-hey!

- [cheering]
- [chuckling]

Woo-hoo!

- Easy!
- Wee!

Huh?

[screams]

- Aha!
- Oh. Ha ha ha!

Oh!

Aw. Mmm.

- [cooing]
- [laughing]

Ah-ah.

[all laughing]

[vocalizing happily]

- Mm?
- Oh!

Uh, hi!

[grunts, growls]

[adventurous music playing]

- [both exclaim fearfully]
- [grunts]

- Wee!
- [exclaim]

Wee! Woah! Ha ha!

[scream]

[giggles]

[both gasp]

- [exclaims]
- [grunts]

- [grunts]
- [exclaims]

- [exclaims]
- [grunts]

[grunting]

Hard.

- [gasps]
- [grunts]

[gasp]

[giggles]

- Hmm.
- [grunts]

- Aha!
- Uh…

[narrator] Red Fish
found sticks piled up in a mound.

They could use them like stilts
to walk on the ground.

- [exclaims happily]
- [grunts]

[grunting]

[dramatic music playing]

Easy!

- [gasps]
- Uh…

[gasping, grunting]

[growling]

- [both exclaiming]
- Oh!

[exclaims]

[both grunting in fear]

- [grunting]
- [music continues]

[screaming]

- [gasps, screams]
- Oh!

- Phew!
- Wee!

Huh? He-he-hey! Aw!

- [fart noise]
- Oh! [laughs]

Ah!

[both] Oh!

- He-hey!
- Oh!

[humming happily]

Mama!

Uh-huh!

[narrator] They hurried toward the nest
with the turtle on top,

when they suddenly came
to a very steep drop.

[tense music plays]

[gasping in fear]

Mama!

[exclaiming, sobbing]

Aw.

- [grunts]
- Oh?

Mm? Huh?

[grunting]

- [screams, grunts]
- Easy!

- Oh!
- Ha-ha-ha!

- Uh, huh?
- Huh?

[turtle grunts]

[screaming]

[keeps screaming]

[wobbles]

- Huh?
- Huh?

[grunting]

[grunting fearfully]

[scream]

{\an8}- Huh?
- Hi!

{\an8}Oh? Hi!

[joyful ethereal music plays]

Huh?

[laughing]

Ooh!

Ha-ha-ha! Yeah!

- Ha-ha!
- Wee!

[grunting, screaming]

Wee!

[grunts]

Hee-hee! Ha-ha!

[grunts]

Huh?

[both grunt and laugh]

[grunting]

Huh? Ah!

Easy! Ha ha!

- Boing, boing!
- Woo-hoo-hoo!

Easy!

[laugh happily]

Woo-hoo!

- Easy!
- Easy!

[hums happily]

Ah!

Huh?

[gasps]

Wee!

Eh?

Mama!

- Ha-ha-ha!
- [gasps]

[exclaims happily]

[narrator] The baby was home
and back in its nest.

And all the turtles thought
Red and Blue were the best.

- [both grunt]
- [laughs]

Hard!

[all laughing]

[music ends]

[hums happily]

Hey!

- Build!
- Woo-hoo!

- Oh.
- Huh?

[both gasp]

- [gasps]
- Destroy!

Huh?

Aw!

[laughing]

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
were feeling their best

as they went to compete
in a sandcastle contest.

- Mm-hmm.
- Uh-uh.

- [exclaims]
- [gasps]

- [sighs]
- Uh-huh.

- [exclaims]
- [grunt]

[squeaks]

- [laughter]
- [both] Huh?

[cackling darkly]

- [grunting]
- [whistle blows]

[both] Oh!

- [grunts]
- [chuckles]

- Oh?
- Hmm!

[narrator] The judge told them all
the best castle would win.

[gasp]

[narrator] Now it was time
for the contest to begin.

Yeah!

Hmm?

[gasps]

- Hmm!
- Hmm.

[exclaiming]

[humming]

h* h*!

[both grunt]

He he!

[raspberry]

- Aw!
- Aw!

- [humming]
- [clanking]

[hums, exclaims]

[grunting]

- Ha-ha!
- Ha-ha!

[screams]

[grunts]

Hoo-hoo!

[hums happily]

Ah!

- [grunts]
- Oh!

He he!

[gasps]

[triumphant music plays]

Ah!

[music stops]

[grunt in disappointment]

Ah!

[grunts]

[narrator] The starfish saw the judge
sleeping in the heat,

and knew this was their chance
to sneak away and cheat.

[laugh]

- Mm-hmm.
- La la la la.

- Hmm?
- Huh?

[menacing laugh]

- [tense music plays]
- Destroy!

- Oh!
- Hmm?

[both exclaim]

- [cackling darkly]
- [both] Huh?

[sinister laugh]

Huh?

[scream]

[grunts in fear]

Uh-huh.

Ha-ha!

[gasps, grunts]

Ha-ha!

- [grunting]
- [exclaims]

[grunting]

[exclaims]

[grunts]

Hoo-hoo!

[both exclaim]

Oh!

Whoa!

[exclaims, grunts]

[both exclaim]

- Ah!
- Ah!

[narrator] The starfish stormed off
to plan a new attack.

[gasp]

[narrator] But Red and Blue would be ready
when they came back.

- Ha!
- Ha-ha!

- Uh?
- Mm.

[narrator] Red and Blue guarded
the castle with a wall.

They made it nice and big
so their castle wouldn't fall.

- Oh, yeah!
- Woo-hoo!

- Oh! Ah-ah.
- [chuckles]

[both] Build!

Hmm!

[gasps]

Hmm!

[snoring]

[cackling]

Destroy!

[both scream]

[exclaim in fear]

[narrator] The wall had worked.
The wall had stayed strong.

- [all gasp]
- [moans]

[narrator] But the starfish
wouldn't be gone for too long.

- [sighs]
- Phew!

[cackling]

[both] Huh?

[cackling]

[sinister laugh]

Destroy!

Huh?

[sinister laugh]

Mm-hmm!

- Mm-hmm!
- Mm!

- [muffled drilling]
- [exclaim]

[grunt]

[gasps, grunts, screams]

Phew!

Phew. [screams]

[grunting]

[gasps]

[grunts, gasps]

[sighs]

[screams]

[exclaims in fear]

[sinister chuckle]

[grunts in effort]

[chuckling darkly]

[chuckles]

Huh?

Hmm.

- [tense music plays]
- Oh.

[screaming]

- [grunts]
- [laughing]

[grunting]

[gasps]

- He-hey!
- Ha-ha! Oh!

[chuckles]

Ah!

[cheering]

Ooh! Ha-ha!

Ha-ha!

- Yeah! Ha-ha!
- Hm-hmm.

[both grunt in fear]

- Huh?
- Huh?

[cackling darkly]

Destroy!

[narrator] Their wall was breaking.
Red and Blue gave a yelp.

[both] Yelp! [grunt fearfully]

[narrator] Then Red Fish started building
a machine that could help.

[triumphant sting]

Hey! Aha.

- Huh?
- [exclaims]

[Red Fish] Hi!

[gasp]

[bubbles]

[playful music plays]

[laugh]

Mm. Hm-mm.

- [Red Fish] La la.
- [loud shots]

- [objects clank]
- [snores]

Ha-ha! [blows raspberry]

[gasp]

[both scream]

[grunting]

[Blue Fish] Phew!

[grunting]

[gasps]

[both grunt in fear, scream]

[screams, grunts]

- Huh?
- Huh?

- [sighs]
- Phew!

- [cackling]
- [exclaims]

[cackling darkly]

Destroy!

- [grunts]
- Ha-ha!

Oh! Ah! Ha-ha!

[gasp, scream]

[grunt]

- [sighs]
- [grunts]

Oh?

[gasps, grunts]

- [exclaims]
- [grunts]

[narrator] The starfish had lost.
There was just one thing to do.

[grunting]

{\an8}[narrator] Give the trophy to the winners.
To Red and to Blue.

Whoopee!

[moans]

- [laughs]
- Huh?

- Woo-hoo!
- Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Woo-hoo!

- Ha-ha!
- Ha ha ha!

Appear!

Oh! [sniffles]

- Oh!
- Oh?

- [buzzing]
- [screams]

- Disappear!
- [gasps]

- Woo-hoo!
- Phew!

- Ha-ha!
- Ha-ha!

[crowd cheering]

[playful music playing]

- Ha-ha!
- Ha-ha-ha!

[cheering]

[narrator] Red and Blue stood on stage
and were ready to go.

Tonight they were doing a big magic show.

[grunts jokingly]

Appear!

Uh?

Ooh!

[both grunting playfully]

Ah. La-la-la.

Disappear!

He-hey!

Woo-hoo!

Yeah!

- Ha!
- Hoo-hoo-hoo! Yeah!

Huh?

- [cheering]
- [clears throat]

Huh?

Appear!

Aw!

[triumphant music plays]

[cooing]

Disappear!

[cheers happily]

Bye-bye!

[gasping]

[cheering]

[grunt cheerfully]

Huh?

- [chuckles]
- Yay!

Uh? [laughs timidly]

[chuckles] Appear! Appear! Appear!

- [crowd clamor]
- [playful music plays]

- Mm-hmm!
- Mm-hmm!

Hey!

{\an8}- [grunts]
- La-la. La-la-la.

Wee!

Ta-da!

[crowd cheering]

[grunting cheerfully]

[grunts, screams]

[crowd laughs]

[vocalizes, gasps]

Disappear! Disappear! Disappear!

- [applause]
- Hmm?

Oh!

[cheering]

Oh!

[giggles]

[grunting]

Uh?

[narrator] Red Fish looked up
and saw something new.

Everyone in the crowd
was cheering for Blue.

Mmm…

Oh! Ah.

[narrator] But Blue helped their friend,
and what do you know?

- Oh!
- [exclaims]

[narrator] Red Fish
was ready to go on with the show.

[both] Hmm-mm. [grunt]

- Ha-ha!
- Ha-ha!

[gasp]

[drumroll]

Disappear!

[tense music crescendos]

[laughing]

Appear!

[crowd gasp]

- Ta-da!
- Ha-ha!

[cheering]

- [playful music plays]
- Ah-ah.

[vocalizes]

Hey!

- Huh?
- [audience cheering]

Ha-ha!

[cheering]

[cheers]

Hi!

[grunting, screams]

[squeaks]

[gasp]

Disappear!

[music stops]

[exclaim]

Huh?

Blue! Blue! Blue!

Huh? Oh! [chuckles]

Uh? [grunts]

[exclaims]

- [crowd] Blue, Blue…
- Hmm.

Ha-ha!

[narrator] Red couldn't believe it.
More cheering for Blue.

Huh?

[narrator] Now Red Fish was jealous
and wanted cheers too.

Mmm.

Hmm-mm.

Aha!

- Ha-ha-ha!
- Huh?

Ha-ha!

Appear! Appear! Appear!

[gasp]

Red! Red! Red!

- Um…
- Appear!

- Hey!
- Appear!

Uh?

Hey!

Appear!

Hey!

Oh!

Disappear! Disappear! Disappear!

Appear!

- Red! Red! Red!
- [crowd] Red! Red! Red!

Oh! Disappear!

Red! Red! Red! Red! Red! Red!

Disappear!

[grunting]

[grunting, screaming]

[sighs]

- [crowd laughing]
- [grunts]

Huh?

[laughing]

[moans]

Hmm!

[grunts, snickers]

- Appear!
- [crowd gasps]

- [gasps]
- [exclaims]

[screaming, grunting]

Appear!

[grunts]

[crowd cheering, laughing]

- [grunts proudly]
- [coughs]

Red! Red! Red!

[narrator] The crowd cheered for Red.
Blue had to respond.

The only thing to do
was take away Red's wand.

Oh! Disappear!

Ha ha ha! Whoa! Ooh!

Disappear! Disappear! Disappear!

[exclaims] Huh? He-hey!

Ha-ha! Hey!

[grunting]

[grunting]

Ohh! Disappear!

[laughs]

[gasp]

[squeaks]

[narrator] Blue Fish was shocked.
Their heart pounded in fear.

Blue made their best friend disappear.

[crying out loudly]

[crying]

[narrator] Blue noticed Red's wand
and picked it up quick.

Blue needed to do one last magic trick.

Appear!

[both gasp]

Huh? Huh? [laughs]

Oh! Ha-ha! [laughs]

Aw!

- Huh?
- Huh?

[crowd cheering]

[both laugh happily]

Uh… Sorry.

Sorry.

[narrator] Red Fish and Blue Fish
held fins and smiled.

[both] Ta-da!

[narrator] The friends took a bow,
and the crowd went wild.

[cheering]

[both] Hmm.

Huh?

Ha-ha!

Huh?

Oh!

- Quack, quack.
- [laughing]

[uplifting playful end theme playing]

[hums, cheers]

[grunts, exhales]

[gasps] Oh, hi!

Hi! [laughs]

- Huh? Ah!
- Ah!

Oh.

[music ends]