(bell ringing)
(tweeting)
♪ Say hey say hi say how do you do ♪
♪ To a fine young zebra by the name of Zou ♪
♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪
(whistling) ♪ Meet Mom and Dad Nanna too ♪
♪ Grandma Grandpa All of you ♪
♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪
(whistling)
♪ I've got a friend in you ♪
♪ I've got a friend in Zou ♪
♪ I've got a friend in you ♪
♪ I've got a friend in Zou ♪
(laughter)
- Oh!
(chuckling)
Ah.
(whispering) There.
- Hmm.
- Wow!
(laughter)
- Oh!
Oh.
(laughter)
- Grandpa! Grandma!
Guess who got top marks for their school essay!
(laughing)
- Let me see.
Um, was it, uh...? Hmm.
- Me! We had to write about our "ideal day."
(tweeting)
- Well done, Bizou.
(Zou giggling)
Mm. It looks very good!
(Zou laughing)
- So did you write about a particular day, or did you make something up?
- I made it all up.
- Excellent!
So why don't we try to have just that very day?
(tweeting)
- Oh, yes! Let's do it tomorrow!
- And so... what are you going to do?
- Oh! My word! Heh. That is a lot of things.
- I know! So... could you help me?
(chuckling)
- Uh...
- Um... Okay, let's do it.
- Yeah!
(tweeting)
(chuckling)
The first thing I'd like to do for my ideal day is to make a jam roll.
Even better than the one in my essay.
- Oh, what fun!
Right. So now we add two cups of flour.
- Hmm.
- Shouldn't that be four cups?
- Um... let's put in three?
(alarmed tweeting)
(sneezing)
- You'll have to stir it a bit faster, Zou, or your mix will be all lumpy.
- Hmm.
- Like this. See?
(grunting)
- No!
No. You have to stir slowly so the mix doesn't get too runny.
- Hmm. Um...
Like this?
- Hmm.
- Hmm.
- Hmm.
- Nearly ready.
Next, you need to pop the mix in the oven for minutes.
- Uh, minutes.
(tweeting)
- Hmm.
(laughing) Will minutes be alright?
(both): Hmm.
Mm
-hmm.
(sniffing)
- Mm! It's smelling good.
(tweeting)
- Now we spread the jam while the dough cools.
- And then you can roll it.
- Okay.
(Zou giggling) This is fun!
It's like painting!
(tweeting)
- Ahem
-hem
-hem!
- There we go!
- Right. The dough's cooled.
- So now you can roll it, Bizou.
- Yeah!
Oh, no! It's too dry!
- Oh! Still, it tastes nice. That's what counts.
- But I was supposed to make the ideal jam roll!
It's all gone wrong.
- Oh.
- Hmm.
- Don't worry. We'll call it a... a jam flatty.
(sighing)
- Tell you what, Zou. Let's try again.
- I can't! I've got to go and do DIY with Grandpa.
(grunting)
- Hmm.
(exclamations)
(laughter)
- Grandpa!
- Hmm.
- Can we make a glider, like I said in my essay?
- I've got to finish this first. Do you want to help me?
- Um... alright.
- Now, then, you hold these two together while I screw this in.
- Okay.
(grunting)
Ah... this is harder than it looks.
Grandpa? What are you making?
- Aha
-ha
-ha! It's a surprise!
(chuckling)
Hold onto these while I go and get some screws.
- Got them, Grandpa. Hmm.
Uh, I suppose I'm helping, but I'm not doing much.
(tweeting)
- Right, Zou. Ready for our fishing trip?
You know, like in your essay.
- Um... uh, I'm helping Grandpa at the moment, Dad.
- Off you go, Zou. I can manage on my own now.
You've helped with the tricky bit.
- Okay. Maybe we can make the glider later? Come on, Poc!
We're going to see all sorts of fish and octopuses and starfish!
(tweeting)
- Have fun!
(Zou laughing)
(sighing) We've been here ages and we haven't caught a thing!
- Shhh. You'll scare the fish away.
- There aren't any fish to scare.
- Never mind. At least we're having a good time together.
It doesn't matter how many fish we catch.
- But in my essay, we'd already caught three crabs,
five fish, two starfish and an octopus.
We haven't caught anything yet, Dad.
(tweeting)
- Hmm.
(Zou laughing) There's something down there!
- Hmm.
Careful. You don't want to scare it off.
(gasping)
- Hmm.
Oh.
- Oh.
- Hmm.
Not quite what we were hoping for.
- Hmm. My Ideal Day essay doesn't say anything about soggy old caps.
And I thought we were going to have my ideal day, just like in my essay.
- Well, Zou, even the best plans don't always run the way you want them to.
- No.
- For your day to be really ideal, you need to take it as it comes.
- Mm.
Oh!
- Zou? Want to play with us?
- Oh, yeah! We need someone to spin the rope!
- Well, it's just... I've got things to do.
- Forget about your essay for a minute and, as I said,
take things as they come.
- But I'm no good at skipping.
- Why don't you give it a go? It might take your mind off that essay of yours.
(Zou chuckling)
(tweeting)
- Okay.
Coming!
(grunting)
(chuckling)
Okay, what are we supposed to do?
- Here. You take this end and spin the rope with me.
(panting)
(laughing)
(exclaiming)
(Zou laughing)
(grunting) Wow!
Pretty good!
(tweeting)
(laughter)
- Want a go?
- Um... alright.
Hmm.
(grunting)
(Zou exclaiming)
- Come on, Zou!
- Try some moves!
(tweeting)
- Okay, Poc.
Here goes.
(grunting)
(laughter)
(exclaiming)
(laughter)
- Hey, hey! Yeah! Good one, Zou.
(Zinnia laughing)
- Oh, Zou, that's great!
- Hey.
Skipping's more fun than it looks!
(laughter)
(tweeting)
- Bye, Zou.
- Bye!
(groaning)
- Ah.
- Oh!
Wow! So that's what you were making.
- That's right.
(tweeting) Care to try it out?
- Oh, yes, please!
(grunting and laughing)
This is great!
There's plenty of room for the whole family.
- Exactly. And that's why I made it so big.
- Now what are you two up to?
- I'm testing Grandpa's swinging chair!
- Oh, good idea.
Mind if I join you?
(creaking)
(laughter) Oh! Ooh!
Oh!
(laughter)
Hoo
-hoo
-hoo! What fun!
(laughter)
- Oh. It's very comfortable.
(Dad laughing)
- Ah. Oh! Ah, that's what I needed.
A nice sit
-down after our fishing trip.
- So, Bizou, how was your ideal day?
- Well... it didn't turn out
quite the way I expected.
- But you still had a nice day, I hope.
- Oh, yeah. In fact, it was better than my essay.
- Really?
- I did things that I hadn't planned at all. It was great!
- So your ideal day is a day full of surprises?
- Not quite.
An ideal day spent with family and friends.
(laughing)
- Oh, that is so sweet.
(Zou giggling)
Mwah!
(tweeting)
(laughter)
- And I always have nice surprises with you.
(laughter)
03x41 - Zou and the ideal day
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Zou is about the day-to-day life and adventures of a young anthropomorphic zebra, Zou (Bizou), and his family and friends.
Zou is about the day-to-day life and adventures of a young anthropomorphic zebra, Zou (Bizou), and his family and friends.