♪ ♪
♪ ♪
♪ When there's a problem,
what do we say? ♪
♪ Work it out, work it out,
work it out wombats! ♪
♪ Where there's a will,
there's always a way ♪
♪ Work it out, work it out,
work it out wombats! ♪
♪ We've got ideas for days ♪
♪ Solve problems lots of ways ♪
♪ I love it when we play ♪
♪ All together ♪
♪ Hey, I'm Zadie,
bring on the problems ♪
♪ Try some different things
till we solve them ♪
♪ I'm Malik, we'll work it out,
just wait ♪
♪ We make some plans,
then we build and create ♪
♪ I'm Zeke, here's Snout,
we like to explore ♪
♪ Let's go do it,
one, two, three, four ♪
♪ Help's never far away,
that's for sure ♪
♪ Work it out, work it out,
work it out wombats! ♪
♪ Come join the fun, get ready,
let's go! ♪
♪ Work it out, work it out,
work it out wombats! ♪
♪ Work it out, work it out,
work it out wombats! ♪
♪ ♪
Yeah!
ZEKE:
"Helper for the Day."
♪ ♪
Busy, busy, busy,
sure could use a break.
Wonder what's on TV.
It'sThe Zeke and Snout Show,
starring Zeke and Snout.
MR. E:
Hello, Super? It's Mr. E!
Zeke-- Zeke!
I need to talk to Mr. E!
(chuckles)
Hi, Mr. E.
Help!
There's too much to do in
the Everything Emporium.
I can't handle it by myself!
Calm down, Mr. E.
I hear that you need help.
Hmm, I think I could get you a
Helper for the Day.
MR. E:
Yes, thank you, thank you.
Can I be Helper for the Day?
Please, please, please?
It's a really big job, Zeke.
I can do it,
I'm this manys old.
And I know how to push buttons
on a cash register.
And hand out balloons
to shoppers.
(in serious voice):
Welcome to the Everything
Emporium,
where we have everything.
You sound just like Mr. E.
It'll be so fun!
Can I? Please?
All right, my little squish.
You can be Mr. E's
Helper for the Day.
Whoo-hoo!
Found a helper for you, Mr. E.
But I think you should
know who it is.
(bell jingles, door opens)
Thanks, I gotta go,
I have a customer.
Welcome to
the Everything Emporium,
where we have everything.
I'm not a customer,
Mr. E.
I'm your Helper for the Day!
(stammers):
But this is a very big job!
I can do it!
I'm this manys old.
And when I'm this manys,
I want to be a store
owner just like you.
Like me?
Aw, all right.
Come on, I'll show you
what I need you to do.
Do I get a fun job,
like pushing buttons
on the cash register?
Oh, that is a fun job.
(scatting)
Ka-ching!
(laughs)
No, no.
That's not the job I have
in mind for you.
Oh, oh, is it a fun job like
handing out balloons?
Welcome to the Everything
Emporium,
where we have everything.
Zeke, you're a natural.
The way you gave me this
whimsical inflatable
was spot on.
But no,
that's not the job for you.
Your job is to take things out
of boxes
and put them on shelves
where they belong.
But, but that's no fun.
Oh, but it is.
Figuring out what goes
where in the emporium
is the definition of fun.
Everyone thinks you just open
boxes
and throw things on the shelves,
but no.
I have a system.
BOTH:
Whee!
Before things go onto shelves,
they have to be sorted into
categories.
Categories?
Mm-hmm.
Categories are
a set of items that go together
because they are the same in
some way.
For example, peaches, oranges,
and apples go together,
because they're all fruit.
So, the category is...?
Hm...
Fruit!
Yes!
♪ ♪
Let's take a peek
at one of the things
you get to sort
and categorize.
Spoons!
Spoons go with forks and knives.
It's important to get it right,
Zeke.
Because if an item doesn't get
put in the correct place,
shoppers won't be able
to find it,
and then they will think
the emporium
doesn't have everything,
but we do have everything,
'cause it's
the Everything Emporium!
Don't be upset, Mr. E.
Here, hold Snout.
I don't need to hold...
Oh.
(chuckles):
It's so soft.
It's so cuddly.
Ah, thank you, Zeke.
I am soothed.
(bell jingles)
(gasps)
BOTH:
A customer!
Welcome to the
Everything Emporium,
where we have everything.
Thank you, Mr. E and-- Zeke?
Zeke is my Helper
for the Day.
Ready to get to work?
Ready to do
my categories.
I'd like to exchange these
clown shoes for something else.
Bought them 'cause they looked
kind of fun,
but they're so big, I keep
tripping on them.
(gasps):
You're unhappy with your
purchase?
What? How?
That never happens.
An unhappy customer
is a blot on my record,
a stain on my reputation,
a splotch on my standing
in the community!
(sobs)
Don't be upset, Mr. E.
Here, hold Snout.
Oh, ooh!
(giggles)
Ah, thank you, Zeke.
I am soothed.
What may I offer you in
exchange for the clown shoes?
I don't know, something fun.
Fun, hm.
This way, please.
DUFFY:
Whoo-hoo!
Remember, Snout, Mr. E said that
"categories are a set of items
that go together
because they are the same in
some way."
Ooh, ice cream!
Hmm,
well, you gotta have a spoon
to eat ice cream.
So these spoons go with
ice cream.
Hm, Snout,
remember our paws got so cold
from holding that bowl of ice
cream, so we put our mittens on?
Spoons, mittens, ice
cream.
Category: things for
eating ice cream.
Paper clips aren't just for
clipping papers together.
They're fun!
(paper clips rattling)
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
What else ya got?
(sighs)
DUFFY:
Hooray!
(calling):
Mr. E, where do sponges go?
Guess he didn't hear me.
That's okay.
We'll work it out, Snout.
Oh, milk.
Know how sometimes milk gets
spilled at snack time,
and I gotta sponge it up?
Milk and sponges go together.
Because you need a sponge when
you spill your milk.
Toy cars.
I always play with
a toy at snack time.
Milk, sponges, toy cars.
Category: things for snack time.
Laundry hampers are fun.
(giggles):
Where's Mr. E?
Here I am!
Duffy?
Here I am!
(yells)
What else ya got?
Where do toothpaste
and toothbrushes go?
Marvelous work, Zeke.
I love seeing
those empty boxes.
Thanks, boss!
(gasps):
I'm a very good
Helper for the Day.
And you're my
Helper for the Day, Snout.
We brush our teeth before bed,
so toothpaste and toothbrushes
go with pajamas.
Storybooks.
We read to each other every
night.
Toothpaste, toothbrushes,
pajamas, and storybooks.
Category: bedtime things.
Just got a shipment
of spoons in.
Spoons are fun!
Huh?
I see forks, I see butter
knives, but where are the...
Zeke?
Yes.
Where are the spoons?
Spoons?
This way, please.
Ice cream, spoons,
and mittens.
Category: things for eating
ice cream.
No, no.
No, no, no, no, no!
What do mittens have to do with
ice cream?
Well, mittens keep
your hands warm
when you hold
cold ice cream.
No one will be able to find
anything
if things are sorted like this.
(moans, groans)
My hands also get cold
when I hold a bowl of ice cream.
So I'll exchange the clown shoes
for a pair of mittens.
You will?
And I'll take a carton of
ice cream, please.
You're buying ice cream, too.
And throw in some spoons.
And spoons?
Gotta have spoons when you eat
ice cream, right, Zeke?
(chuckles)
Zeke put ice cream, spoons, and
mittens together,
and Duffy's getting all three.
I'll do the cash register, Zeke!
(moans)
(bell jingles,
door opens)
(gasps)
Welcome to the Everything
Emporium,
where we have everything.
I'm Mr. E's Helper for the Day.
Hey, Helper for the Day,
can you help me?
I need milk.
Milk? This way, please.
I came in to buy milk,
not toy cars or sponges.
But when I saw those things
put together,
I decided I should get
all three, for snack time.
(bell jingles, door opens)
Ooh!
Welcome to the Everything
Emporium,
where we have everything.
I'm Mr. E's Helper for the Day.
Hello, Helper,
I need toothpaste.
Toothpaste? This way, please.
(register drawer closes)
Mittens, spoons, ice cream?
Sponges, toys, milk?
It makes no sense!
But my customers are happy,
so I am happy.
What a surprise seeing
toothpaste, toothbrushes,
pajamas, and storybooks
in the same place next
to each other.
I said to myself, "Ellie, those
things go together
and would be perfect for my
bedtime routine."
(cash register rings)
You were right, Mr. E.
(register drawer closes)
It was fun sorting things
into categories.
You did a splendid job being my
Helper for the Day, Zeke.
Thanks, Mr. E!
What's "splendid"?
It's you.
Turns out there are
different ways
to sort and categorize things.
The way you did it,
customers found everything they
needed and more.
You got any other boxes
you want me to unpack?
Nope, I have another job for
you.
You may push the buttons on the
cash register
for the rest of the day.
And you can hold Snout
for the rest of the day!
(chortles)
Boop, boop, boop, beep, boop,
ka-ching!
SUPER:
Squishes, have you finished
cleaning your room yet?
♪ When there's a mess to clean ♪
♪ But don't know where
to start ♪
ALL:
♪ You can break it down ♪
MALIK:
♪ And do it part by part ♪
ALL:
♪ If you feel overwhelmed ♪
ZEKE:
♪ Just think it through,
don't frown ♪
ZADIE:
♪ Come up with a plan ♪
ALL:
♪ To break it down ♪
♪ ♪
♪ We'll break up the job
and each take a part ♪
♪ Divide it up ♪
MALIK:
♪ We'll get to work
and soon enough ♪
♪ We'll see the floor again ♪
MALIK:
♪ I'll pick up the clothes ♪
♪ I'll take on the toys ♪
♪ And I'll clean up
the books ♪
♪ A big job can be broken down ♪
♪ No matter how hard it looks ♪
ALL:
♪ When there's a mess to clean ♪
ZADIE:
♪ But don't know where
to start ♪
ALL:
♪ You can break it down ♪
MALIK:
♪ And do it part by part ♪
ALL:
♪ If you feel overwhelmed ♪
ZEKE:
♪ Just think it through,
don't frown ♪
ZADIE:
♪ Come up with a plan ♪
ALL:
♪ To break it down ♪
♪ ♪
ZADIE:
♪ Search high ♪
ZEKE:
♪ And low ♪
MALIK:
♪ And away we go ♪
ALL:
♪ Part by part ♪
♪ Right from the start ♪
♪ All clean before you know ♪
♪ When there's a mess to clean ♪
ZADIE: ♪ But don't know where
to start ♪
ALL: ♪ You can break it down ♪
MALIK:
♪ And do it part by part ♪
ALL: ♪ If you feel overwhelmed ♪
ZEKE: ♪ Just think it through,
don't frown ♪
ZADIE: ♪ Come up with a plan ♪
ALL: ♪ To break it down ♪
♪ ♪
MALIK:
"Racecar Wombats."
(humming)
(exhales):
Phew!
♪ ♪
(hammering)
I think we did it.
ZEKE:
Yup, we did it!
Our racecar looks perfect.
We're ready for the
first-ever Treeborhood Derby.
Let's head to the race.
Vroom,
vroom!
Taking the lead,
it's Malik, Zadie, and Zeke.
(grunts)
Let's try that again.
(all gasp)
The car's too big!
ZADIE:
The door's too small.
Oh, no.
Hm...
Maybe if we turn the car on
its side, it will fit?
(grunt)
Oh, no.
Hm, let me see.
(grunting):
Maybe it will fit... this way!
(groans)
This doesn't look good.
(car thudding)
(groans)
(exhales heavily):
No matter which way we try,
the car is too big to fit
through the door.
But we worked so hard.
We have to race.
(sighs)
(sighs)
There's only one thing
to do.
(exhales):
Make the doorway bigger.
Stand back, I got this.
(grunts)
(grunts):
Hm.
(grunts)
Mmm...
(groans):
I got this.
(yelping)
Nope, I don't got this.
SUPER:
Good morning,
Treeborhood Derby racers.
Put your finishing
touches on your cars
and bring them down to the
starting line.
(gasps)
How do we fix this?
Hm, thinking positions.
Think, think, think,
think, think, think--
whoa! Oof.
I have a plan.
What if we put a rocket
on our race car,
and then fly out of that
window,
over the moon,
and head to the race?
Blast off!
I like the way you think,
little brother.
This window is definitely
bigger than the door.
But where are we going
to find a big enough rocket?
Easy, we'll make one.
Great idea to use the leftover
party poppers, Zeke.
Hopefully, the power from the
poppers will be strong enough
to blast the car right
out the window.
One, two, three...
Blast off!
That was a big nope.
SUPER:
Attention, the race will
begin in eight minutes.
We're running out of time.
We need to fix this again,
and quick.
How do we do that?
We tried to get through the
door,
but the doorway was too
small and the car was too big.
Then we tried to make the
doorway bigger,
but we couldn't.
And the window is bigger,
but we couldn't get the rocket
to work.
(sadly):
If we can't get our car
outside,
we're gonna miss the race.
I'm sorry, Zeke.
(boys gasp)
(drum pounding)
Everyone is going to the race.
That's it!
That's how we fix this.
Uh, how?
If we can't bring our race car
to the race,
we can bring the race to us.
(pops loudly)
MR. E:
Huh?
ZADIE:
Attention, racers.
We've got an
exciting plan for the race.
Come inside so we can show you.
Yeah!
We can't get our car through
the door
because the door's too
small, and our car's too big.
So, we decided to have the race
in here.
Um...
You want us to race in your
living room?
All around this furniture?
Yep, watch.
First,
we go around the couch...
(grunts)
Okay,
forget that.
We'll go around the coffee
table.
(gasps):
Okay, that won't work.
We'll go into the kitchen.
(objects crashing,
clattering)
Ugh, forget that, too.
MALIK:
Face it, Zadie.
There's not enough room
for the race.
Huh!
Too bad your plan
didn't work.
I always wanted to race my car
in a living room, too.
Snout did, too.
(sighs):
Thanks, everyone.
You better head to the real
starting line.
Why don't you ride with us?
I bet we could all squeeze in
our car.
Wait, what?
Thanks, Ellie,
but it's okay, you go ahead.
We'll come watch
and cheer you on.
Whew!
Uh, I mean,
we'll see you soon.
We'll see you down
at the track.
(gasps)
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Snout said it's not fair.
We spent all this time making
our car for nothing.
Sorry, Snout.
(sighs):
Let's go cheer our friends on.
Now our car's falling to pieces!
We'll never fix this!
Wait a minute.
Maybe we...
(gasps):
What if we...
That's it!
BOTH: What's it?
Before we put together our
racecar,
we brought all the pieces inside
and everything fit through the
door.
♪ ♪
Easy-peasy.
Yup.
(all laughing)
MALIK:
But when we put all the
pieces together,
the car couldn't fit through the
door anymore.
It was too big.
So here's my plan.
If we take the racecar apart,
we can bring all the pieces
through the door.
ZADIE:
And then we can put our
racecar back together outside.
♪ ♪
ZADIE: Yeah, we got this.
ZEKE: Yes!
Snout loves that idea.
Well, then, what
are we waiting for?
Let's work it out, wombats!
ALL:
Yes!
♪ ♪
(grunts)
Yeah.
♪ ♪
(boys grunt)
♪ ♪
(grunts)
Thank you!
ZEKE:
Yeah.
We're done.
Yes!
ALL:
We worked it out!
SUPER:
There you are.
ALL:
Grandma Super!
I was worried you weren't going
to make it to the race on time,
so I came to check on you.
Nice job building your racecar,
my little squishes.
Okay, okay, okay.
We built our car inside,
but then it wouldn't
fit out the door.
So we tried making the
doorway bigger,
but couldn't.
Then we tried
to blast it out the window,
but our rocket
didn't work.
And the room is too small
to have a race inside.
MALIK:
So we took the car apart
and then put it back together
outside.
(chuckling):
Wow!
I'm mighty proud of how
you kept trying new ideas
and worked it out, wombats.
Get ready, everyone.
The Treeborhood Derby will be
starting shortly.
(kids cheering)
To the race!
(grunting)
♪ ♪
(gasps):
Yay!
You made it.
It's about time.
Uh, rather,
you came
at the very perfect time.
Yay!
After I wave the flag,
you'll race through the course.
You'll race down the hill,
past the barrels,
through the tunnel of balloons,
around the bend,
past the mud puddle,
and down the homestretch.
The first car to cross the
finish line
wins the prize:
a cake from the Eat'n'Greet
Cafe.
(all cheering)
Racers!
Ready, set, go!
(cheering)
♪ ♪
Whoo-hoo!
(laughs)
(Zeke cheers, Malik yelps)
ZADIE:
Yeah!
♪ ♪
ALL:
Whoa!
♪ ♪
(yelping)
(all cheer, laughing)
SUPER:
A tie means cake
for everyone!
(all laugh and cheer)
♪ ♪
01x12 - Helper For the Day/Racecar Wombats
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Series follows Malik, Zadie, and Zeke, creative marsupial siblings who live with their grandmother in her treehouse apartment complex, known as the Treeborhood.
Series follows Malik, Zadie, and Zeke, creative marsupial siblings who live with their grandmother in her treehouse apartment complex, known as the Treeborhood.