The sun shines on a colourful stone path in a field filled with yellow and red wildflowers. A windmill stands in the middle of a small town surrounded by rolling hills. The windmill rotates in a gentle breeze. Donkey Hodie, a yellow donkey with a purple mohawk, walks out of the windmill.

Kids sing,
HERE COMES DONKEY HODIE
HEE-HAW!
DONKEY HODIE
SHE LOVES ADVENTURE,
SHE LOVES SURPRISE
WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM,
SHE TRIES AND TRIES
LET'S GO
DONKEY HODIE
IF SHE FAILS,
SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK
COME ON DUCK DUCK,
GIVE A QUACK

Duck Duck says, KI KI, QUACK!

The song continues,
DONKEY HODIE
SHE PLAYS WITH BOB DOG,
THEY HAVE A BALL
IT'S FUN FOR THEM,
IT'S FUN FOR ALL

Bob Dog says,
BOW WOW!

The song continues,
DONKEY HODIE
JUST FOR FUN,
SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP
WITH PURPLE PANDA
IN A SPACESHIP

Purple Panda says, HEYO!

The song continues,
DONKEY HODIE
A HEE AND A HAW
AND A HAW AND A HEE
SOMEPLACE ELSE
IS THE PLACE TO BE
WITH OUR PAL
DONKEY HODIE!

Donkey Hodie says, HEE-HAW!

Text reads, Donkey Hodie

Text reads, “Royal Sandcastle Builders”

The sun shines down on Donkey and Panda as they sit on towels at a beach. Palm trees grow tall around them. A colourful beach ball, a shovel, and a bucket lay on the beach.

Donkey shouts, IT'S TIME FOR FUN!

Panda shouts, IT'S TIME FOR SUN!

They both shout,
IT'S TIME FOR A DAY AT THE BEACH!

Donkey adds, HAHA!

Panda says,
AH!
SO, DO WE HAVE EVERYTHING
WE NEED, DONKEY?

Donkey replies,
LET'S FIND OUT, PANDA!
BEACH BALL!

Panda says,
UH, BEACH BUCKET
AND SHOVEL!

Donkey adds, BEACH BONGOS!

She lifts up a set of red and green bongos.

Panda asks, BEACH BONGOS?

Donkey plays the bongos.

She says,
OH YEAH!
I NEVER GO TO THE BEACH
WITHOUT MY BONGOS.

[Giggles]

Panda states,
GOT MY SUNTAN LOTION ON
AND WE'RE ALL READY
FOR THE BEACH! HEY-O!

[Giggles]

[A trumpet sounds]

A man with a large white beard wears a gold crown and a striped blue and white shirt. He walks across the beach to Donkey and Panda.

The man says,
AH! GOOD MORROW,
SOMEPLACE ELSE BEACH!
MMM. OH!

Donkey and Panda shout,
KING FRIDAY!

King Friday responds,
GREETINGS,
DONKEY HODIE!
SALUTATIONS,
PURPLE PANDA!

Panda replies, HI!

Donkey asks,
YOU WANNA PLAY
BEACHBALL CATCH WITH US?

King Friday answers,
OH! THANK YOU FOR
THE OFFER, DONKEY HODIE...
BUT I HAVE COME TO
BUILD A SANDCASTLE!

Donkey and Panda respond,
OOH! WE LOVE SANDCASTLES!

King Friday states,
WELL, I'M SURE YOU WILL LOVE
THE ONE I AM PLANNING TO BUILD,
FOR IT IS
A ROYAL SANDCASTLE!

Donkey and Panda gasp.

They say,
WE LOVE ROYAL SANDCASTLES!

King Friday replies,
YES! YES!
IT SHALL LOOK EXACTLY
LIKE MY ROYAL CASTLE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OF MAKE-BELIEVE!

Donkey says,
OH, THAT'S SOUNDS
HEE-HAWESEOME!

Panda adds,
YEAH! GOOD LUCK,
KING FRIDAY!

King Friday replies, THANK YOU!

He digs a hole in the sand with his hands. Sand flies into the air.

Donkey turns to Panda.

She says, NOW LET'S PLAY!

Panda responds, YEAH!

Panda carries the beach ball away from Donkey.

Donkey states,
OKAY, PANDA! I'M OPEN, BUD!

King Friday says,
UH OH!

Donkey shouts,
OH NO, KING FRIDAY!

The beach ball hits Donkey in the stomach. She and Panda rush over to King Friday. He is buried up to his neck in the sand.

Donkey asks,
KING FRIDAY, WHAT HAPPENED?

King Friday replies,
I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
I WAS DIGGING A HOLE
AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW,
I WAS LIKE THIS.

Donkey and Panda turn to each other.

Donkey responds, UH...

[Grunting]

Donkey and Panda pull King Friday out of the sand. King Friday shakes the sand out of his beard.

He says, ROYAL GROAN!

Panda asks,
WHAT'S WRONG NOW,
KING FRIDAY?

King Friday responds,
OH! I WANT TO BUILD
MY ROYAL SANDCASTLE SO BADLY,
BUT IT'S NOT GOING
THE WAY I WANT
AND I FEEL SO VERY,
VERY FRUSTRATED!

Donkey replies,
I'M SORRY YOU'RE
FEELING SO FRUSTRATED,
KING FRIDAY.

King Friday says,
WELL, IT'S OKAY!
FOR I KNOW A WAY
TO MAKE MYSELF FEEL BETTER.
IT IS TIME FOR
THE ROYAL RUNAROUND!

King Friday runs in circles in front of Donkey and Panda.

Donkey asks,
HOW DOES DOING
THE ROYAL RUNAROUND
HELP YOU FEEL BETTER?

King Friday answers,
WHEN I JOG IN SMALL
CIRCLES IT HELPS ME
GET RID OF ALL THOSE
FRUSTRATED FEELINGS
I HAVE INSIDE
AND CALM DOWN.
AHH! THERE WE GO!
NOW I FEEL
REFRESHED!
MY MIND IS CLEAR!
MY BODY ISN'T AS TENSE!
AND I'M READY
TO BUILD AGAIN!

Donkey and Panda shout,
HOORAY FOR
THE ROYAL RUNAROUND!
GOOD LUCK, KING FRIDAY!

King Friday digs another hole.

He replies, THANK YOU!

Panda says,
HERE COMES
THE BEACHBALL, DONKEY!

Donkey responds,
I'M READY THIS TIME!

King Friday says, UH OH!

Donkey shouts,
OH NO, KING FRIDAY!

The beach ball hits Donkey in the stomach again. She and Panda rush over to King Friday. He is buried up to his neck in the sand again.

King Friday says,
WOULDN'T YOU KNOW,
IT HAPPENED AGAIN!

Panda and Donkey nod to one another.

[Grunting]

Donkey and Panda pull King Friday out of the sand. King Friday shakes the sand out of his beard.

King Friday says,
ROYAL GROAN!

Donkey responds,
SOUND LIKE YOU'RE
GETTING FRUSTRATED AGAIN.

King Friday replies
YOU'RE CORRECT!

Panda asks,
OH! DOES THIS MEAN...

King Friday interrupts,
YES! YES!
IT'S TIME ONCE AGAIN
FOR THE ROYAL RUNAROUND!

King Friday runs in circles in front of Donkey and Panda.

Panda states,
WOW! HE'S REALLY GOOD
AT THE ROYAL RUNAROUND!

Donkey adds, HE SURE IS!

King Friday returns to Donkey and Panda.

He says,
AH! THERE WE GO!
NOW I FEEL BETTER.
WELL, THAT'S IT FOR ME.
I'LL BE GOING NOW.

Donkey asks,
WHAT? GOING?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR
ROYAL SANDCASTLE?

King Friday shakes his head.

He replies,
I DON'T THINK I'LL
BE ABLE TO BUILD IT.
YOU SEE, I DON'T
ACTUALLY KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT BUILDING SANDCASTLES
AND I'M AFRAID
IF I KEEP TRYING
I'LL JUST KEEP
FEELING FRUSTRATED!
SO, TA-TA...

Donkey responds,
OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT,
KING FRIDAY,
WE KNOW A BIT ABOUT
BUILDING SANDCASTLES.

King Friday asks,
YOU DO?
WOULD YOU HELP
ME BUILD ONE?

Donkey replies,
YEAH! I, DONKEY HODIE...

Panda adds,
AND I, PURPLE PANDA...

Donkey and Panda shout,
WILL HELP YOU
BUILD YOUR SANDCASTLE!

King Friday says,
WONDERFUL!
WE THREE WILL BE
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS.

Donkey adds,
OH AND NOT JUST ANY
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS,
WE THREE WILL BE…

[Clears throat]

Donkey states,
ROYAL SANDCASTLE BUILDERS!

King Friday, Donkey, and Panda shout,
HUZZAH!

King Friday, Donkey, and Panda sing,
WE ARE THE ROYAL
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS,
WE BUILD CASTLES
OUT OF SAND.
I WANT TO BUILD MY CASTLE,
AND WE WANT
TO LEND A HAND.
GET THE SHOVEL,
GET THE BUCKET,
WE ARE FEELING THRILLED,
'CAUSE WE ARE THE ROYAL
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS,
NOW IT'S TIME
TO BUILD!

Donkey holds a bucket full of sand.

She says,
YOU SEE, KING FRIDAY,
A BUCKET IS REALLY HELPFUL
FOR MAKING SANDCASTLES.

Panda adds,
YEAH!
IT HELPS THE SAND
MAKE A SHAPE.

King Friday responds,
HMM.
HOW INGENIOUS!

Donkey lays the bucket upside-down on the beach. It flattens on the beach.

King Friday asks,
HMM. IS THAT THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO COME OUT?

Donkey answers,
NO. BUT THAT'S OKAY,
I'LL JUST TRY AGAIN.
FILL...PAT… FLIP...
AND LIFT!

The bucket of sand flattens out again.

Donkey says,
OKAY! ONE MORE TIME!
FILL... PAT... FLIP...
LIFT!

Donkey shouts, GRR!

Panda asks,
WHAT'S WRONG, DONKEY?

Donkey replies,
NOW I'M FRUSTRATED!
GRR!

King Friday states,
THEN I THINK YOU MAY
NEED SOMETHING
TO HELP YOU FEEL BETTER.

Donkey asks,
YOU MEAN LIKE
THE ROYAL RUNAROUND?

King Friday answers,
POSSIBLY.
IT ALWAYS WORKS FOR ME.

Donkey says,
OK. I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.
IT'S TIME FOR
THE ROYAL RUNAROUND!

[Grunting]

Donkey runs in circles on the beach. She runs back to King Friday and Panda.

Panda asks,
SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL,
DONKEY?

Donkey responds,
ALL THAT RUNNING
MADE ME TIRED!
AND LOOK...
STILL FRUSTRATED.

King Friday states,
HMM. WELL, THE ROYAL RUNAROUND
DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE.
DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE
DIFFERENT WAYS OF CALMING DOWN
WHEN THEY FEEL
FRUSTRATED.

Donkey says,
MAYBE I JUST NEED TO FIND
A WAY THAT WORKS FOR ME.

Panda asks, HMM. LIKE WHAT?

Donkey responds,
MMM.
THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK.
HMM...
WHOA!

Donkey trips on the sand.

She says,
I GOT IT!
MY BEACH BONGOS!
I ALWAYS FEEL SO GREAT
WHEN I PLAY 'EM!
I'M GONNA TRY AND PLAY AWAY
THOSE FRUSTRATED FEELINGS
ON MY BEACH BONGOS!

Panda replies,
GREAT IDEA, DONKEY!

Donkey plays the bongos on her beach towel. She has a big smile.

Panda asks,
HOW DID THAT FEEL, DONKEY?

Donkey answers,
OH, I FEEL CALM!
AND RELAXED!
I DON'T FEEL
FRUSTRATED ANYMORE!
AND LOOK,
STEADY AS A ROCK.

King Friday states,
THEN THE ROYAL
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS
CAN KEEP BUILDING!

King Friday, Donkey, and Panda shout,
HUZZAH!

King Friday, Donkey, and Panda sing,
WE ARE THE ROYAL
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS,
AND THINGS DIDN'T
GO OUR WAY.
WE TRIED TO
BUILD A CASTLE,
BUT GOT FRUSTRATED TODAY.
SO WE FOUND A WAY TO
CHANGE THAT FEELING,
YES WE ARE QUITE SKILLED.

King Friday sings,
I RAN IN CIRCLES
AND I FEEL MUCH BETTER!

Donkey sings,
I PLAYED THE BONGOS
AND I FEEL MUCH BETTER!

King Friday, Donkey, and Panda sing,
NOW WE'RE READY TO BUILD!

Donkey holds an empty bucket.

She says,
COME ON, LET'S FILL UP
THIS BUCKET WITH SAND.

Panda replies,
WAIT, DONKEY,
MAYBE IF WE ADD WATER
TO THE SAND,
IT WOULD MAKE IT
MORE STICKY
SO IT COULD
STAY TOGETHER.

Donkey responds,
HEE-HAWESOME IDEA!

King Friday adds,
HMM... YOU MAKE A VERY FINE
ROYAL SANDCASTLE BUILDER,
PURPLE PANDA.

Panda says,
HA HA!
THANK YOU, KING FRIDAY!
HEY-O!

Donkey states,
WE'LL FILL THE BUCKET WITH SAND!

King Friday replies,
YES, INDEEDY!

Panda adds,
AND I WILL ADD SOME WATER!

Panda pours water into the bucket filled with sand.

Panda says,
NOW LET'S SEE HOW WE DID.

Panda places the bucket upside-down on the beach. The sand falls apart in clumps.

King Friday responds,
OH DEAR!
WHAT HAPPENED?

Panda replies,
UH, MAYBE I DIDN'T
ADD ENOUGH WATER.
UH, LET'S TRY AGAIN!

Donkey fills the bucket.

She says,
HERE'S THE SAND!

Panda adds,
AND HERE'S
SOME MORE WATER!

Panda waters the bucket of sand.

He states,
NOW IT SHOULD WORK!

The sand crumbles into clumps again.

Panda responds,
MMM!
I THINK I'M
FRUSTRATED NOW!

Donkey replies,
LOOKS LIKE YOU
MIGHT NEED A WAY
TO MAKE YOURSELF
FEEL BETTER.

King Friday asks,
MMM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY
THE ROYAL RUNAROUND?

Panda nods.

He says,
OKAY.
IT'S TIME FOR
THE ROYAL RUNAROUND!

[Panting]

Panda runs in circles on the beach.

He states,
IT'S NOT WORKING!
I KEEP SLIPPING
IN THE SAND
AND IT'S MAKING ME
MORE FRUSTRATED.

Panda runs to Donkey and King Friday.

Panda adds,
I GUESS I CAN'T
BE A ROYAL SANDCASTLE
BUILDER TODAY.


Donkey replies,
OF COURSE YOU CAN.
YOU JUST NEED TO
FIND A DIFFERENT WAY
TO MAKE YOURSELF
FEEL BETTER.
WANT TO TRY MY
BEACH BONGOS?

Panda plays Donkey’s bongos on his beach towel.

Panda states,
OH NO!
IT'S NOT WORKING!
I STILL FEEL
FRUSTRATED!

[Grunts]

He returns to Donkey and King Friday.

Panda says,
I GUESS
I'LL HAVE TO QUIT.
I'M SORRY
I COULDN'T HELP YOU
WITH YOUR SANDCASTLE,
KING FRIDAY!

King Friday responds,
WAIT, PURPLE PANDA.
YOU ARE A ROYAL
SANDCASTLE BUILDER
AND A ROYAL SANDCASTLE BUILDER
NEVER GIVES UP!

Donkey shakes her head.

Panda replies,
BUT I FEEL FRUSTRATED
AND NOTHING IS HELPING.

King Friday states,
YOU JUST NEED TO FIND
A WAY TO FEEL BETTER
THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

Panda responds,
HMM...
ONE THAT WORKS FOR ME.
WELL, I AM A MELLOW
SORT OF FELLOW,
MAYBE I NEED
A MORE MELLOW WAY
TO FEEL BETTER
WHEN I'M FRUSTRATED.

Donkey asks, LIKE WHAT?

Panda replies,
LIKE UH...
THE SAND-A-PANDA!

Donkey responds,
WHAT IS
THE SAND-A-PANDA?

Panda states,
THIS IS THE SAND-A-PANDA!

He falls on his back and makes angels in the sand. Panda has a big smile.

Donkey asks,
HOW DO YOU FEEL, PANDA?

Panda stands up.

He answers,
WELL… I FEEL CALM...

[Laughs]

Panda adds,
AND HAPPY...
AND REALLY,
REALLY RELAXED.
AND I DON'T FEEL
FRUSTRATED AT ALL ANYMORE!

King Friday says,
MMMM. SPLENDID JOB,
PURPLE PANDA!

Panda replies,
THANK YOU!
LET'S BUILD
THAT SANDCASTLE!

King Friday, Donkey, and Panda shout,
HUZZAH!

King Friday, Donkey, and Panda sing,
WE ARE THE ROYAL
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS,
AND THINGS
DIDN'T GO OUR WAY.
WE TRIED TO
BUILD A CASTLE,
BUT GOT FRUSTRATED TODAY.
SO WE FOUND A WAY TO
CHANGE THAT FEELING,
YES WE ARE QUITE SKILLED.
I RAN IN CIRCLES
AND I FEEL MUCH BETTER!
I PLAYED THE BONGOS
AND I FEEL MUCH BETTER!
I SAND-A-PANDA'D
AND I FEEL MUCH BETTER!
NOW WE'RE READY TO BUILD!

Donkey, Panda, and King Friday say,
FILL...
PAT...
MORE WATER...
FLIP AND LIFT.

The sandpile stays in place.

Donkey, Panda, and King Friday shout,
OHHH. IT WORKED!
HUZZAH!

King Friday adds,
LET'S KEEP BUILDING,
ROYAL SANDCASTLE BUILDERS!

Donkey, Panda, and King Friday build a tall sandcastle. Seashells decorate the walls.

Donkey says,
OKAY, ROYAL SANDCASTLE BUILDERS,
LET'S SEE HOW WE DID.

Panda adds,
OOOOH!
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE
YOUR CASTLE, KING FRIDAY!

King Friday replies,
IT JUST NEEDS
ONE MORE THING!

King Friday sticks a yellow flag in the top of the sandcastle.

Panda says, WOW!

Donkey adds,
WE DID IT,
ROYAL SANDCASTLE BUILDERS!
WE MADE OURSELVES
FEEL BETTER
AND WE BUILT
THE SANDCASTLE!

Donkey, Panda, and King Friday shout,
HUZZAH!

Donkey, Panda, and King Friday sing,
YES, WE ARE THE ROYAL
SANDCASTLE BUILDERS!
AND NOW OUR
CASTLE'S WHOLE
WE CAN MAKE OURSELVES
FEEL BETTER
AND WE HAVE
REACHED OUR GOAL!

[All cheer]

King Friday says, WE DID IT!

Text reads, “Executive Producers - Ellen Doherty, Adam Rudman, David Rudman. Directed by David Rudman. Written by Joey Mazzarino. Starring Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero, Matt Vogel”

Text continues, “Spiffy Pictures. Fred Rogers Productions”

[A child laughs]

Text reads, “9 Story Media Group”