[Theme music]

As theme music plays, Polkaroo, a tall green creature with floppy ears wearing a yellow shirt with coloured polka dots, spins around, surrounded by coloured circles. Objects turn into shapes and numbers. Polkaroo waves.

Title: Polkaroo Counts!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

[Child laughing]

[Music plays]

Malik, a boy with curly hair wearing a puffy brown jacket, walks in front of laundry hanging on a line.

A narrator says, LAUNDRY DAY WITH
POLKAROO LOOKS LIKE FUN, MALIK!
BUT WHERE IS
POLKAROO?!

Polkaroo hides behind a sheet and says, POLKAROO-OO!
POLKAROO!

Malik points and says, SEE YOU!
FOUND YOU POLKAROO!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO! POLKAROO?

Polkaroo steps from behind the sheet and says, POLKAROO!

[Sad trombone plays]

Malik touches Polkaroo and says, TAG YOU'RE IT!

Polkaroo runs after Malik and says, POLKAROO! POLKAROO!

The narrator says, POLKAROO!
WATCH WHERE YOU'RE...GOING.

[Boing]

Polkaroo knocks over a laundry basket.

Malik says, IT'S OK, POLKAROO.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO...

The narrator says, YOU'LL HAVE MORE
ROOM TO PLAY
WHEN THE LAUNDRY'S
PUT AWAY!
LOOK AT ALL THOSE
SOCKS!

Polkaroo looks down at pairs of socks on a stump and says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, HOW MANY ARE THERE?
SHOULD WE COUNT THEM?

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

Malik says, LET'S COUNT THEM!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, SURE!

Polkaroo points at the socks and says, POLKAROO!

[Drum music]

The narrator counts, ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE, SIX.

The narrator pauses and says, PHEWFF, KEEP GOING!

[Drum music]

Polkaroo points at the socks and says, POLKAROO!

The narrator counts, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE,
TEN SOCKS!
WOW, THAT TOOK A
WHILE, DIDN'T IT?

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

Malik says, LET'S COUNT BY TWOS,
POLKAROO! IT'S WAY FASTER.

Polkaroo asks, POLKAROO?

The narrator says, SKIP
COUNTING! GREAT IDEA!

[Drum music]

Malik points at the socks and counts, TWO, FOUR, SIX,
EIGHT, TEN!
YOU TRY, POLKAROO. IT'S
REALLY EASY!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

The narrator says, COUNTING BY TWOS IS
FASTER THAN COUNTING EACH ONE.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO.

[Marching music]

Polkaroo drops socks into the basket.

The narrator says, TWO.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO.

Polkaroo drops socks into the basket.

The narrator says, FOUR.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO.

Polkaroo drops socks into the basket.

The narrator says, SIX.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO.

Polkaroo drops socks into the basket.

The narrator says, EIGHT.

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

Polkaroo drops socks into the basket.

The narrator says, TEN SOCKS!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO!

[Chimes ring]

[Cheering]

The narrator says, GREAT JOB, MALIK AND
POLKAROO! WHAT A TEAM!

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO! POLKAROO!
POLKAROO...

The narrator says, NOW THAT THE
LAUNDRY'S CLEANED UP, IT'S TIME
TO PLAY!

[Cheerful music plays]

Polkaroo says, POLKAROO, POLKAROO,
POLKAROO!

Polkaroo and Malik play tag.

[Harp music]

Polka dots float by.

The narrator says, POLKAROO AND MALIK
USED SKIP COUNTING...
...TO COUNT THE SOCKS FASTER!

[Theme music]

End credits: Produced by GAPC Entertainment. In association with TVO Kids.

Copyright GAPC Entertainment Inc. 2021.