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Transcript: Tater Buddies
(Music playing)
A colourful landscape shows trees and flowers. A path in a village leads to a windmill. A door in the windmill opens and Donkey Hodie comes out. She is a yellow donkey puppet with a mane of purple hair.
Singing, 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.
Kay says, KAY KAY, QUACK!
Singing, DONKEY HODIE WHEN SHE PLAYS WITH BOB DOG, THEY HAVE A BALL IT'S FUN FOR THEM, IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
Bob Dog says, BOW WOW!
Singing, DONKEY HODIE JUST FOR FUN, SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP WITH PURPLE PANDA IN HIS SPACESHIP.
Purple Panda says, HEYO!
Singing, 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! HEE HAW! TODAY IS THE DAY! OH YEAH, TODAY IS THE DAY DONKEY HODIE!
Donkey Hodie sings, HEE HAW!
A title reads: Donkey Hodie
Text over a blue sky reads: Tater Buddies
Donkey Hodie narrates, TATER BUDDIES
(Birdsong)
Purple Panda walks outside. He is a tall panda with purple fur. He walks over to Harriet, a cow with purple hair and a polka dot blouse.
Harriet says, OOH, HELLO, THERE, PURPLE PANDA!
Purple Panda says, HI!
Harriet asks, WHERE ARE YOU GOIN' ON THIS SPLENDID DAY?
Panda says, OH, I'M GOING TO A TATER BUDDY PARTY AT DONKEY'S!
Harriet says, OH!
Panda says, WHERE EVERYBODY BRINGS THEIR TATER BUDDY. OH, THIS IS MY TATER BUDDY. HIS NAME IS PERCIVAL.
Panda holds a potato wearing a purple party hat.
Harriet says, OOH, THAT IS THE CUTEST POTATO I'VE EVER SEEN. HELLO, THERE, PERCIVAL. MAY I WALK WITH YOU TOWARDS THE WINDMILL?
Panda holds the potato to his ear.
Panda says, PERCIVAL SAYS HE WOULD BE DELIGHTED, HARRIET.
Harriet says, THAT IS A CHARMIN' POTATO!
They walk together.
Harriet humming, MMM-MMM-MMM-MMM
Donkey Hodie stands outside the windmill. It is decorated with streamers and balloons. Donkey Hodie looks upset.
(Groans)
Harriet says, WOW!
Panda says, LOOK AT THIS PLACE, PERCIVAL! YOU AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE THE GREATEST TIME EVER!
Harriet says, OOH, PANDA, LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH DONKEY. SHE'S LOOKING DOWN AND HOLDING HER HEAD. THOSE ARE BOTH SIGNS SOMEONE'S FEELING BAD. I THINK SHE MIGHT NEED HELP.
Panda says, BUT DONKEY'S SO STRONG AND BRAVE. I DON'T THINK SHE NEEDS HELP.
Harriet says, MM. EVEN THE BRAVE AND STRONG NEED HELP SOMETIMES. DONKEY? HEY, THERE DONKEY HODIE. IS, UH, SOMETHING WRONG?
Donkey Hodie says, YES, HARRIET, THERE IS. I LOST MY TATER BUDDY.
Panda says, OH.NOT PETUNIA!
Donkey Hodie says, YES, YES, PETUNIA. OH, MY POOR TATER BUDDY IS MISSING!
Harriet says, WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY, DONKEY HODIE. I WILL HELP YOU WITH...
Harriet zips away. She comes back holding a device.
Harriet says, ...MY PATENTED POTATO FINDER.
(Music playing)
Harriet waves the potato finder around.
(Buzzing)
Harriet says, OH! OOH, THERE IS A POTATO AROUND HERE. MM-HMM.
(Beeping)
Harriet says, MM-HMM.
(Beeping speeds up)
Harriet says, OOH! THERE IT IS.
(Gasps)
Donkey Hodie cries, PETUNIA! OH! OH, YOU FOUND HER!
Harriet says, MM.
Donkey Hodie says, THANK YOU, HARRIET ELIZABETH COW!
Harriet says, WELL, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. NOW YOU ENJOY YOUR TATER BUDDY PARTY.
Donkey Hodie says, OH, I WILL. I WILL! THANK YOU!
Panda shouts, HEY-O!
Donkey Hodie says, HA HA! OKAY! PANDA, YOU READY FOR THE TATER BUDDY PARTY CHEER?
Panda says, YOU BET I AM!
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie and Panda chanting, IT'S TIME TO PARTY. COME ON, LET'S GO. YEAH! BRING ALONG YOUR BUDDY WHO'S A POTATO! YEAH!
Panda says, WHOO!
Duck Duck, a green duck, hurries over.
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY, TATER BUDDY PARTY PEEPS. SAY HELLO TO MY TATER BUDDY, PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE.
Duck Duck holds a potato with a red hat and a pointy nose.
Donkey Hodie and Panda say, HI, PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE.
Duck Duck says in a funny voice, "HELLO!"
Donkey Hodie asks, WOULD YOU AND PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE LIKE TO DANCE?
Duck Duck says, OH, YEAH! PIPPY LOVES TO DANCE. DON'T YOU, PIPPY? HER FAVOURITE DANCE IS THE TATER BUDDY POLKA.
Donkey Hodie says, THEN WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? EVERY POTATO POLKA! WHOO-HOO!
(Polka music playing)
Donkey Hodie and the others dance.
Duck Duck says, HUH!
Duck Duck walks away, staring down.
(Groaning)
Donkey Hodie says, HEY, PANDA, I THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH DUCK DUCK.
Panda asks, HOW CAN ANYTHING BE WRONG WHEN WE'RE DOING THE TATER BUDDY POLKA?
Donkey Hodie says, SHE STOPPED DANCING. YEAH, SHE'S LOOKING DOWN AND HOLDING HER HEAD. IF SOMETHING'S WRONG, I WANT TO HELP.
(Groaning)
Donkey Hodie says, HEY, DUCK DUCK?
Duck Duck says, WHAT WHAT?
Donkey Hodie asks, IS SOMETHING WRONG?
Duck Duck says, YEAH, SOMETHING'S WRONG! PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE LOST HER POINTY LITTLE NOSE.
Panda says, OH, NO.
Duck Duck says, OH, YES. AND SHE REALLY NEEDS HER POINTY SCHNOZ.
Donkey Hodie says, WELL, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL SAD ANYMORE, SO I, DONKEY HODIE, WILL BE A HELPING FRIEND.
Panda asks, BUT -- BUT HOW CAN YOU HELP, DONKEY?
Donkey Hodie says, I'M NOT SURE. THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK. HOW CAN WE FIX PIPPY POINT SCHNOZZLE'S NOSE? HMM. WAIT! I KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.
Duck Duck says, HMM?
Donkey Hodie says, WE CAN FIND A NEW NOSE FOR PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE.
Duck Duck says, WHAT WHAT? A-A-A NEW NOSE?
Donkey Hodie says, YEAH. COME ON. WE CAN FIND A HEE-HAWESOME NEW NOSE TO REPLACE PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE'S NOSE.
Duck Duck says, OH. KAY-KAY.
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie bends down and picks a tomato.
Donkey Hodie says, OH! WHAT ABOUT THIS TOMATO?
Duck Duck says, UH, WELL, YOU SEE, THAT IS NOT VERY POINTY -- AT ALL.
Donkey Hodie says, HMM. HEY! I KNOW SOMETHING THAT'S POINTY.
(Whoosh)
Donkey Hodie runs off and runs back.
Donkey Hodie says, THIS ICE CREAM CONE!
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY, THIS IS PERFECTION! PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE HAS A NEW POINTY NOSE! WHOO-HOO!
(Cheering)
Panda shouts, HEY-O!
Donkey Hodie cries, HEE-HAWESOME!
Duck Duck says, COME ON, PIPPY. LET'S DO THAT TATER BUDDY POLKA! POLKA TIME!
(Polka music playing)
Everyone dances while holding their potatoes.
Duck Duck says, AW, THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HELP -- UH, WHAT'S THAT, PIPPY? OH. PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE WANTS TO GO TRY OUT HER NEW POINTY SCHNOZ. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER! COME ON, PIPPY.
(Giggles)
Duck Duck hurries away.
Panda says, WOW, DONKEY. YOU DID EXACTLY WHAT HARRIET DID BEFORE. YOU NOTICED THAT DUCK DUCK HAD A PROBLEM WITHOUT HER EVEN TELLING YOU.
Donkey Hodie says, AH.
Panda says, YOU HELPED HER FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, DONKEY.
Panda says, WOW. THAT'S LIKE A -- LIKE A SUPERPOWER.
(Chuckles)
Donkey Hodie says, OH, IT'S NOT A SUPERPOWER. ANYONE CAN DO IT.
Panda says, EVEN ME?
Donkey Hodie says, OF COURSE.
Panda asks, WELL, HOW DO I DO IT? HOW CAN I NOTICE WHEN A FRIEND NEEDS HELP?
Donkey Hodie says, WELL, I'LL TELL YOU.
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodi singing, TO BE A HELPING FRIEND, YES, TO BE A HELPING FRIEND THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU CAN DO AND I WILL SHARE THOSE THINGS WITH YOU. NUMBER ONE IS PAY ATTENTION, PAY REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION. IS SHE ACTING A CERTAIN WAY? IS SHE FROWNING, IS SHE SLUMPING? IS SHE CRYING, IS SHE GRUMPING? HOW DOES HE SEEM TODAY?
Donkey Hodie shakes.
Panda says, I'M PAYING ATTENTION, AND I NOTICE THAT YOU'RE SHAKING.
Donkey Hodie UH-HUH.
Panda says, WHICH MEANS YOU NEED HELP. OR MAYBE YOU'RE JUST COLD? OH, I DON'T KNOW. UH, WHAT DO I DO IF I'M NOT SURE?
Donkey Hodie singing, PAY ATTENTION, AND THERE'S NO DOUBT. IF YOUR FRIEND IS IN TROUBLE, THEN YOU'LL FIND OUT. IS SHE SIGHING, IS SHE STOMPING? IS SHE QUIVERING OR CLOMPING? IS SHE'S LETTING OUT A SCREAM OR SHOUT?
(Sighs)
Panda says, YOU'RE SIGHING.
Donkey Hodie asks, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?
Donkey Hodie says, I THINK YOU DEFINITELY NEED HELP. SO WHAT DO I DO? WHAT'S THE SECOND THING I NEED TO DO TO BE A HELPING FRIEND?
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie singing, NUMBER TWO -- YOU NEED TO THINK THE PROBLEM OVER IN YOUR MIND. PUT YOURSELF IN HER POSITION AND YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO HELP, A WAY TO CARE. YOU'LL FEEL SO GOOD WHEN HELP IS SHARED AND YOU'RE HELPING A FRIEND WHO'S KIND.
Panda singing, I'LL BE HELPING FRIEND, YES, I'LL BE A HELPING FRIEND. I'LL PAY ATTENTION, AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT THE HELPING FRIEND IS ME WHAT A HELPING FRIEND I'LL B-E-E-E-E!
Donkey Hodie says, YEAH.
Panda says, OKAY, DONKEY! I'M GOING TO PAY ATTENTION AND THINK SO I CAN HELP MY FRIENDS WHEN THEY NEED HELP.
Bob Dog walks over, holding a potato in a cowboy hat. Bob Dog is a dog with orange fur and a large black nose.
Bob Dog asks, ARE PETEY AND I IN TIME FOR THE TATER BUDDY PAR-TAY?
Donkey Hodie says, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S TIME FOR THE TATER BUDDY PARTY GAME TATER BUDDY SAYS.
Bob Dog says, OOH! THAT'S PETEY'S FAVOURITE!
Donkey Hodie says, GREAT! LET'S PLAY. TATER BUDDY SAYS, "JUMP UP AND DOWN."
(Chuckles)
Bob Dog and Donkey Hodie jump up and down.
Donkey Hodie and Bob Dog says, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP. JUMP, JUMP, JUMP.
Bob Dog says, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY.
Panda watches.
Donkey Hodie says, UH, HEY, PANDA?
Panda says, I'M GOING TO SIT THIS ONE OUT IN CASE ANYONE NEEDS HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, OKAY. TATER BUDDY SAYS, "LOOK DOWN TO THE GROUND."
Panda whispers, LOOK, PERCIVAL, BOB DOG'S LOOKING DOWN AT THE GROUND. I WONDER IF HE'S FEELING BAD AND NEEDS HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, TATER BUDDY SAYS, "PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEAD."
Panda says, BOB DOG'S HOLDING HIS HEAD. HE MUST FEEL BAD.
Donkey Hodie says, TATER BUDDY SAYS, "SAY, 'AH.'"
Bob Dog says, AHHH.
Panda says, AND NOW BOB DOG IS SIGHING, PERCIVAL. HE MIGHT NEED HELP.
Bob Dog says, AHHHHH.
Donkey Hodie says, TATER BUDDY SAYS, "STOP MAKING SOUND."
Panda rushes over.
Panda says, BOB DOG...
Bob Dog says, HMM?
Panda says, ...WHAT'S WRONG?
Bob Dog says, UH, NOTHING, PANDA.
Panda says, BUT YOU WERE LOOKING DOWN AND HOLDING YOUR HEAD AND CRYING OUT.
Bob Dog says, OH, I WAS JUST DOING WHATEVER THE TATER BUDDY SAID TO DO FOR THE GAME.
Donkey Hodie says, AND YOU WERE HEE-HAWESOME AT IT, BOB DOG. SO GOOD THAT YOU WIN... THE TATER BUDDY PRIZE!
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie gives Bob Dog a gold star.
Bob Dog says, A BADGE FOR PETEY. BOW-WOW! COME ON, PETEY. LET'S GO HOME AND TRY IT ON.
Panda says, WELL, I GUESS I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT NOTICING WHEN A FRIEND NEEDS HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, OH, THAT'S NOT TRUE, PANDA. YOU NOTICED ALL THE SIGNS SOMEONE NEEDED HELP.
Panda says, YEAH, BUT BOB DOG WAS JUST PLAYING A GAME. HE DIDN'T REALLY NEED HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, NO, BUT THAT WAS GREAT PRACTICE FOR WHEN A FRIEND NEEDS HELP IN REAL LIFE.
Panda says, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WAS, WASN'T IT?
Donkey Hodie says, YEAH. YEAH, IT WAS. JUST KEEP AT IT. IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S HAVE A TATER BUDDY PARTY SNACK.
Donkey Hodie walks away.
Panday says, YEAH. OH, WAIT. NO POTATO CHIPS. UH, PERCIVAL'S ALLERGIC.
(Chuckles)
(Groaning)
Panda looks around.
Panda says, DO YOU HEAR THAT, PERCIVAL? SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY'S SAD. LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
(Groaning)
Stanley, a large green dragon, walks back and forth.
Panda says, PERCIVAL, STANLEY'S PACING BACK AND FORTH AND MAKING SAD SOUNDS.
(Groaning continues)
Panda says, I THINK HE NEEDS A HELPING FRIEND. AND THAT HELPING FRIEND IS ME. COME ON.
Panda hurries to Stanley.
Panda says, HI, STANLEY. HI.
(Stanley sighs)
Panda asks, IS ANYTHING WRONG?
Stanley says, OH, SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG. I WAS INVITED TO THE TATER BUDDY PARTY TODAY, BUT ALAS, I HAVE NO TATER BUDDIES TO BRING TO SAID PARTY.
Panda says, AW, DON'T WORRY, STANLEY. I AM HELPING FRIEND. I'LL THINK OF A WAY TO HELP SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. UH, LET ME THINK. UH...
(Gasps)
Panda says, OH, I KNOW. UH, WE CAN GET SOME POTATO SEEDS AND PLANT THEM AND THEN GROW A POTATO TO BE YOUR BUDDY.
Stanley says, OH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD TAKE A LOT OF TIME, AND THE PARTY IS TODAY. OH, NO!
Panda says, OH, YEAH. DON'T WORRY. THIS HELPING FRIEND IS NOT GIVING UP. I'LL KEEP THINKING.
(Gasps)
Panda says, I KNOW! I HAVE A SOLUTION.
(Stanley gasps)
Stanley asks, WHAT IS IT? WHAT, WHAT?
Panda says, WE CAN BOTH SHARE MY TATER BUDDY, PERCIVAL.
Stanley says, YOU WOULD DO THAT?
Panda says, WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE.
Stanley says, YOU REALLY ARE A TRUE FRIEND.
Panda hands his potato to Stanley. Donkey Hodie is by a bowl of pretzels.
Panda cries, DONKEY, I DID IT! I PAID ATTENTION, AND THEN I NOTICED THAT STANLEY NEEDED MY HELP, AND THEN I THOUGHT THROUGH A WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'M HELPING A FRIEND.
Stanley says, YOU SURE ARE, PANDA.
Donkey Hodie says, YOU'RE ALWAYS A HELPING FRIEND TO ME. THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION. EVERY POTATO POLKA!
Panda shouts, HEY-O!
(Stanley laughs)
(Polka music playing)
Everyone dances.
(Music playing)
End credits read: Executive Producers Ellen Doherty
Adam Rudman
David Rudman
Directed by David Rudman
Written by Joey Mazzarino
Starring: Hayley Jenkins
Frankie Cordero
Stephanie D’Arbruzzo
David Rudman
Donkey Hodie copyright 2021 The Fred Rogers Company. All rights reserved.
Logos read: Spiffy Pictures
Fred Rogers Productions
9 Story Media Group
A colourful landscape shows trees and flowers. A path in a village leads to a windmill. A door in the windmill opens and Donkey Hodie comes out. She is a yellow donkey puppet with a mane of purple hair.
Singing, 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.
Kay says, KAY KAY, QUACK!
Singing, DONKEY HODIE WHEN SHE PLAYS WITH BOB DOG, THEY HAVE A BALL IT'S FUN FOR THEM, IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
Bob Dog says, BOW WOW!
Singing, DONKEY HODIE JUST FOR FUN, SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP WITH PURPLE PANDA IN HIS SPACESHIP.
Purple Panda says, HEYO!
Singing, 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! HEE HAW! TODAY IS THE DAY! OH YEAH, TODAY IS THE DAY DONKEY HODIE!
Donkey Hodie sings, HEE HAW!
A title reads: Donkey Hodie
Text over a blue sky reads: Tater Buddies
Donkey Hodie narrates, TATER BUDDIES
(Birdsong)
Purple Panda walks outside. He is a tall panda with purple fur. He walks over to Harriet, a cow with purple hair and a polka dot blouse.
Harriet says, OOH, HELLO, THERE, PURPLE PANDA!
Purple Panda says, HI!
Harriet asks, WHERE ARE YOU GOIN' ON THIS SPLENDID DAY?
Panda says, OH, I'M GOING TO A TATER BUDDY PARTY AT DONKEY'S!
Harriet says, OH!
Panda says, WHERE EVERYBODY BRINGS THEIR TATER BUDDY. OH, THIS IS MY TATER BUDDY. HIS NAME IS PERCIVAL.
Panda holds a potato wearing a purple party hat.
Harriet says, OOH, THAT IS THE CUTEST POTATO I'VE EVER SEEN. HELLO, THERE, PERCIVAL. MAY I WALK WITH YOU TOWARDS THE WINDMILL?
Panda holds the potato to his ear.
Panda says, PERCIVAL SAYS HE WOULD BE DELIGHTED, HARRIET.
Harriet says, THAT IS A CHARMIN' POTATO!
They walk together.
Harriet humming, MMM-MMM-MMM-MMM
Donkey Hodie stands outside the windmill. It is decorated with streamers and balloons. Donkey Hodie looks upset.
(Groans)
Harriet says, WOW!
Panda says, LOOK AT THIS PLACE, PERCIVAL! YOU AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE THE GREATEST TIME EVER!
Harriet says, OOH, PANDA, LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH DONKEY. SHE'S LOOKING DOWN AND HOLDING HER HEAD. THOSE ARE BOTH SIGNS SOMEONE'S FEELING BAD. I THINK SHE MIGHT NEED HELP.
Panda says, BUT DONKEY'S SO STRONG AND BRAVE. I DON'T THINK SHE NEEDS HELP.
Harriet says, MM. EVEN THE BRAVE AND STRONG NEED HELP SOMETIMES. DONKEY? HEY, THERE DONKEY HODIE. IS, UH, SOMETHING WRONG?
Donkey Hodie says, YES, HARRIET, THERE IS. I LOST MY TATER BUDDY.
Panda says, OH.NOT PETUNIA!
Donkey Hodie says, YES, YES, PETUNIA. OH, MY POOR TATER BUDDY IS MISSING!
Harriet says, WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY, DONKEY HODIE. I WILL HELP YOU WITH...
Harriet zips away. She comes back holding a device.
Harriet says, ...MY PATENTED POTATO FINDER.
(Music playing)
Harriet waves the potato finder around.
(Buzzing)
Harriet says, OH! OOH, THERE IS A POTATO AROUND HERE. MM-HMM.
(Beeping)
Harriet says, MM-HMM.
(Beeping speeds up)
Harriet says, OOH! THERE IT IS.
(Gasps)
Donkey Hodie cries, PETUNIA! OH! OH, YOU FOUND HER!
Harriet says, MM.
Donkey Hodie says, THANK YOU, HARRIET ELIZABETH COW!
Harriet says, WELL, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. NOW YOU ENJOY YOUR TATER BUDDY PARTY.
Donkey Hodie says, OH, I WILL. I WILL! THANK YOU!
Panda shouts, HEY-O!
Donkey Hodie says, HA HA! OKAY! PANDA, YOU READY FOR THE TATER BUDDY PARTY CHEER?
Panda says, YOU BET I AM!
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie and Panda chanting, IT'S TIME TO PARTY. COME ON, LET'S GO. YEAH! BRING ALONG YOUR BUDDY WHO'S A POTATO! YEAH!
Panda says, WHOO!
Duck Duck, a green duck, hurries over.
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY, TATER BUDDY PARTY PEEPS. SAY HELLO TO MY TATER BUDDY, PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE.
Duck Duck holds a potato with a red hat and a pointy nose.
Donkey Hodie and Panda say, HI, PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE.
Duck Duck says in a funny voice, "HELLO!"
Donkey Hodie asks, WOULD YOU AND PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE LIKE TO DANCE?
Duck Duck says, OH, YEAH! PIPPY LOVES TO DANCE. DON'T YOU, PIPPY? HER FAVOURITE DANCE IS THE TATER BUDDY POLKA.
Donkey Hodie says, THEN WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? EVERY POTATO POLKA! WHOO-HOO!
(Polka music playing)
Donkey Hodie and the others dance.
Duck Duck says, HUH!
Duck Duck walks away, staring down.
(Groaning)
Donkey Hodie says, HEY, PANDA, I THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH DUCK DUCK.
Panda asks, HOW CAN ANYTHING BE WRONG WHEN WE'RE DOING THE TATER BUDDY POLKA?
Donkey Hodie says, SHE STOPPED DANCING. YEAH, SHE'S LOOKING DOWN AND HOLDING HER HEAD. IF SOMETHING'S WRONG, I WANT TO HELP.
(Groaning)
Donkey Hodie says, HEY, DUCK DUCK?
Duck Duck says, WHAT WHAT?
Donkey Hodie asks, IS SOMETHING WRONG?
Duck Duck says, YEAH, SOMETHING'S WRONG! PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE LOST HER POINTY LITTLE NOSE.
Panda says, OH, NO.
Duck Duck says, OH, YES. AND SHE REALLY NEEDS HER POINTY SCHNOZ.
Donkey Hodie says, WELL, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL SAD ANYMORE, SO I, DONKEY HODIE, WILL BE A HELPING FRIEND.
Panda asks, BUT -- BUT HOW CAN YOU HELP, DONKEY?
Donkey Hodie says, I'M NOT SURE. THINK, DONKEY HODIE, THINK. HOW CAN WE FIX PIPPY POINT SCHNOZZLE'S NOSE? HMM. WAIT! I KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.
Duck Duck says, HMM?
Donkey Hodie says, WE CAN FIND A NEW NOSE FOR PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE.
Duck Duck says, WHAT WHAT? A-A-A NEW NOSE?
Donkey Hodie says, YEAH. COME ON. WE CAN FIND A HEE-HAWESOME NEW NOSE TO REPLACE PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE'S NOSE.
Duck Duck says, OH. KAY-KAY.
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie bends down and picks a tomato.
Donkey Hodie says, OH! WHAT ABOUT THIS TOMATO?
Duck Duck says, UH, WELL, YOU SEE, THAT IS NOT VERY POINTY -- AT ALL.
Donkey Hodie says, HMM. HEY! I KNOW SOMETHING THAT'S POINTY.
(Whoosh)
Donkey Hodie runs off and runs back.
Donkey Hodie says, THIS ICE CREAM CONE!
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY, THIS IS PERFECTION! PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE HAS A NEW POINTY NOSE! WHOO-HOO!
(Cheering)
Panda shouts, HEY-O!
Donkey Hodie cries, HEE-HAWESOME!
Duck Duck says, COME ON, PIPPY. LET'S DO THAT TATER BUDDY POLKA! POLKA TIME!
(Polka music playing)
Everyone dances while holding their potatoes.
Duck Duck says, AW, THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HELP -- UH, WHAT'S THAT, PIPPY? OH. PIPPY POINTY SCHNOZZLE WANTS TO GO TRY OUT HER NEW POINTY SCHNOZ. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER! COME ON, PIPPY.
(Giggles)
Duck Duck hurries away.
Panda says, WOW, DONKEY. YOU DID EXACTLY WHAT HARRIET DID BEFORE. YOU NOTICED THAT DUCK DUCK HAD A PROBLEM WITHOUT HER EVEN TELLING YOU.
Donkey Hodie says, AH.
Panda says, YOU HELPED HER FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, DONKEY.
Panda says, WOW. THAT'S LIKE A -- LIKE A SUPERPOWER.
(Chuckles)
Donkey Hodie says, OH, IT'S NOT A SUPERPOWER. ANYONE CAN DO IT.
Panda says, EVEN ME?
Donkey Hodie says, OF COURSE.
Panda asks, WELL, HOW DO I DO IT? HOW CAN I NOTICE WHEN A FRIEND NEEDS HELP?
Donkey Hodie says, WELL, I'LL TELL YOU.
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodi singing, TO BE A HELPING FRIEND, YES, TO BE A HELPING FRIEND THERE ARE TWO THINGS YOU CAN DO AND I WILL SHARE THOSE THINGS WITH YOU. NUMBER ONE IS PAY ATTENTION, PAY REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION. IS SHE ACTING A CERTAIN WAY? IS SHE FROWNING, IS SHE SLUMPING? IS SHE CRYING, IS SHE GRUMPING? HOW DOES HE SEEM TODAY?
Donkey Hodie shakes.
Panda says, I'M PAYING ATTENTION, AND I NOTICE THAT YOU'RE SHAKING.
Donkey Hodie UH-HUH.
Panda says, WHICH MEANS YOU NEED HELP. OR MAYBE YOU'RE JUST COLD? OH, I DON'T KNOW. UH, WHAT DO I DO IF I'M NOT SURE?
Donkey Hodie singing, PAY ATTENTION, AND THERE'S NO DOUBT. IF YOUR FRIEND IS IN TROUBLE, THEN YOU'LL FIND OUT. IS SHE SIGHING, IS SHE STOMPING? IS SHE QUIVERING OR CLOMPING? IS SHE'S LETTING OUT A SCREAM OR SHOUT?
(Sighs)
Panda says, YOU'RE SIGHING.
Donkey Hodie asks, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?
Donkey Hodie says, I THINK YOU DEFINITELY NEED HELP. SO WHAT DO I DO? WHAT'S THE SECOND THING I NEED TO DO TO BE A HELPING FRIEND?
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie singing, NUMBER TWO -- YOU NEED TO THINK THE PROBLEM OVER IN YOUR MIND. PUT YOURSELF IN HER POSITION AND YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO HELP, A WAY TO CARE. YOU'LL FEEL SO GOOD WHEN HELP IS SHARED AND YOU'RE HELPING A FRIEND WHO'S KIND.
Panda singing, I'LL BE HELPING FRIEND, YES, I'LL BE A HELPING FRIEND. I'LL PAY ATTENTION, AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT THE HELPING FRIEND IS ME WHAT A HELPING FRIEND I'LL B-E-E-E-E!
Donkey Hodie says, YEAH.
Panda says, OKAY, DONKEY! I'M GOING TO PAY ATTENTION AND THINK SO I CAN HELP MY FRIENDS WHEN THEY NEED HELP.
Bob Dog walks over, holding a potato in a cowboy hat. Bob Dog is a dog with orange fur and a large black nose.
Bob Dog asks, ARE PETEY AND I IN TIME FOR THE TATER BUDDY PAR-TAY?
Donkey Hodie says, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S TIME FOR THE TATER BUDDY PARTY GAME TATER BUDDY SAYS.
Bob Dog says, OOH! THAT'S PETEY'S FAVOURITE!
Donkey Hodie says, GREAT! LET'S PLAY. TATER BUDDY SAYS, "JUMP UP AND DOWN."
(Chuckles)
Bob Dog and Donkey Hodie jump up and down.
Donkey Hodie and Bob Dog says, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP, JUMP. JUMP, JUMP, JUMP.
Bob Dog says, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY, BOUNCY.
Panda watches.
Donkey Hodie says, UH, HEY, PANDA?
Panda says, I'M GOING TO SIT THIS ONE OUT IN CASE ANYONE NEEDS HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, OKAY. TATER BUDDY SAYS, "LOOK DOWN TO THE GROUND."
Panda whispers, LOOK, PERCIVAL, BOB DOG'S LOOKING DOWN AT THE GROUND. I WONDER IF HE'S FEELING BAD AND NEEDS HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, TATER BUDDY SAYS, "PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEAD."
Panda says, BOB DOG'S HOLDING HIS HEAD. HE MUST FEEL BAD.
Donkey Hodie says, TATER BUDDY SAYS, "SAY, 'AH.'"
Bob Dog says, AHHH.
Panda says, AND NOW BOB DOG IS SIGHING, PERCIVAL. HE MIGHT NEED HELP.
Bob Dog says, AHHHHH.
Donkey Hodie says, TATER BUDDY SAYS, "STOP MAKING SOUND."
Panda rushes over.
Panda says, BOB DOG...
Bob Dog says, HMM?
Panda says, ...WHAT'S WRONG?
Bob Dog says, UH, NOTHING, PANDA.
Panda says, BUT YOU WERE LOOKING DOWN AND HOLDING YOUR HEAD AND CRYING OUT.
Bob Dog says, OH, I WAS JUST DOING WHATEVER THE TATER BUDDY SAID TO DO FOR THE GAME.
Donkey Hodie says, AND YOU WERE HEE-HAWESOME AT IT, BOB DOG. SO GOOD THAT YOU WIN... THE TATER BUDDY PRIZE!
(Music playing)
Donkey Hodie gives Bob Dog a gold star.
Bob Dog says, A BADGE FOR PETEY. BOW-WOW! COME ON, PETEY. LET'S GO HOME AND TRY IT ON.
Panda says, WELL, I GUESS I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT NOTICING WHEN A FRIEND NEEDS HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, OH, THAT'S NOT TRUE, PANDA. YOU NOTICED ALL THE SIGNS SOMEONE NEEDED HELP.
Panda says, YEAH, BUT BOB DOG WAS JUST PLAYING A GAME. HE DIDN'T REALLY NEED HELP.
Donkey Hodie says, NO, BUT THAT WAS GREAT PRACTICE FOR WHEN A FRIEND NEEDS HELP IN REAL LIFE.
Panda says, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT WAS, WASN'T IT?
Donkey Hodie says, YEAH. YEAH, IT WAS. JUST KEEP AT IT. IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S HAVE A TATER BUDDY PARTY SNACK.
Donkey Hodie walks away.
Panday says, YEAH. OH, WAIT. NO POTATO CHIPS. UH, PERCIVAL'S ALLERGIC.
(Chuckles)
(Groaning)
Panda looks around.
Panda says, DO YOU HEAR THAT, PERCIVAL? SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY'S SAD. LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
(Groaning)
Stanley, a large green dragon, walks back and forth.
Panda says, PERCIVAL, STANLEY'S PACING BACK AND FORTH AND MAKING SAD SOUNDS.
(Groaning continues)
Panda says, I THINK HE NEEDS A HELPING FRIEND. AND THAT HELPING FRIEND IS ME. COME ON.
Panda hurries to Stanley.
Panda says, HI, STANLEY. HI.
(Stanley sighs)
Panda asks, IS ANYTHING WRONG?
Stanley says, OH, SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG. I WAS INVITED TO THE TATER BUDDY PARTY TODAY, BUT ALAS, I HAVE NO TATER BUDDIES TO BRING TO SAID PARTY.
Panda says, AW, DON'T WORRY, STANLEY. I AM HELPING FRIEND. I'LL THINK OF A WAY TO HELP SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. UH, LET ME THINK. UH...
(Gasps)
Panda says, OH, I KNOW. UH, WE CAN GET SOME POTATO SEEDS AND PLANT THEM AND THEN GROW A POTATO TO BE YOUR BUDDY.
Stanley says, OH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD TAKE A LOT OF TIME, AND THE PARTY IS TODAY. OH, NO!
Panda says, OH, YEAH. DON'T WORRY. THIS HELPING FRIEND IS NOT GIVING UP. I'LL KEEP THINKING.
(Gasps)
Panda says, I KNOW! I HAVE A SOLUTION.
(Stanley gasps)
Stanley asks, WHAT IS IT? WHAT, WHAT?
Panda says, WE CAN BOTH SHARE MY TATER BUDDY, PERCIVAL.
Stanley says, YOU WOULD DO THAT?
Panda says, WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE.
Stanley says, YOU REALLY ARE A TRUE FRIEND.
Panda hands his potato to Stanley. Donkey Hodie is by a bowl of pretzels.
Panda cries, DONKEY, I DID IT! I PAID ATTENTION, AND THEN I NOTICED THAT STANLEY NEEDED MY HELP, AND THEN I THOUGHT THROUGH A WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I'M HELPING A FRIEND.
Stanley says, YOU SURE ARE, PANDA.
Donkey Hodie says, YOU'RE ALWAYS A HELPING FRIEND TO ME. THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION. EVERY POTATO POLKA!
Panda shouts, HEY-O!
(Stanley laughs)
(Polka music playing)
Everyone dances.
(Music playing)
End credits read: Executive Producers Ellen Doherty
Adam Rudman
David Rudman
Directed by David Rudman
Written by Joey Mazzarino
Starring: Hayley Jenkins
Frankie Cordero
Stephanie D’Arbruzzo
David Rudman
Donkey Hodie copyright 2021 The Fred Rogers Company. All rights reserved.
Logos read: Spiffy Pictures
Fred Rogers Productions
9 Story Media Group
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