A yellow fish with large green fins swims in bright blue water.

It says,
BLOOP, BLOOP, BLOOP,
BLOOP, BLOOP

A brown monkey with beige hair bounces up and down.

It says,
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH

A zebra runs while a pink and yellow snake slithers with a knot tied in its body and an elephant sings out of its trunk. The eyes on the feathers of a peacock blink. A pig holds a white umbrella.

The Animanimals march one by one across the orange ground. The pig sits on the elephant’s back.

The Anianimals sing,
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS
ANIMANIMALS

A large cloud shakes. The other Animanimals look surprised.

The cloud sings,
ANIMANIMALS

The Animanimals say, HUH?

A sheep pokes its head and legs out of its fluffy white wool.

The sheep sings,
ANIMANIMALS

The rest of the Animanimals smile.

They sing,
ANIMANIMALS

(Trumpeting)

The Animanimals sing,
ANIMANIMALS

The pig floats down to the ground with its umbrella.

The title reads, “Animanimals. By Julia Cocker”.

(Meowing)

The episode title reads, “Puffer fish”.

(Growling)

A large green fish swims through dark green water. Its sharp teeth can be seen through its frown.

(Chomping)

A large grey fish chomps as it sneaks up on a smaller grey fish.

(Growling)

A purple fish looks angry as it swims through the water.

(Growling)

A shark swims through the water.

(Growling)

Bubbles float up as a grey eel swims past the shark. A small purple fish swims past the eel.

(Humming)

On the ocean floor, a small yellow puffer fish makes a sand castle with a shovel.

(Chuckling)

The large purple fish grins while it moves through the water.

(Humming)

The puffer fish continues to build the castle. It notices the large purple fish.

The puffer fish gasps, HUH?

(Chuckling)

(Gasping)

The puffer fish drops its shovel and blows up to a larger size.

(Whimpering)

The puffer fish looks angry while it watches the purple fish swim closer.

The purple fish says, AH!

It swims away from the puffer fish quickly.

(Growling)

The puffer fish deflates and goes back to its normal size.

It says,
HUH? AH!
PHEW!

(Humming)

The puffer fish picks up its shovel and continues to build the sand castle.

It says, HUH?

(Growling)

The shark swims close to the puffer fish.

(Whimpering)

The puffer fish looks nervous.

(Growling)

(Gasping)

The puffer fish grows back into its large size. The shark sees it and swims away quickly, looking scared.

The puffer fish deflates.

(Chuckling)

The puffer fish picks up the shovel again and builds the castle.

(Humming)

(Gasping)

A large orange fish swims toward the puffer fish.

(Growling)

The puffer fish expands again and scares the orange fish.

The orange fish says, OH!

(Whimpering)

The orange fish puffs itself up to a bigger size than the puffer fish.

(Gasps)

The yellow puffer fish grows even bigger.

The orange puffer fish says, OH!

(Gasps)

The orange puffer fish grows even bigger.

The yellow puffer fish says, OH!

(Gasps)

The yellow puffer fish grows even bigger.

The orange puffer fish says, HM?

(Gasps)

The orange puffer fish grows even bigger.

The yellow puffer fish says, HM?

(Gasps)

The yellow puffer fish grows even bigger.

(Gasping)

The orange puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The yellow puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The orange puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The yellow puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The orange puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The yellow puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The orange puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The yellow puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The orange puffer fish grows bigger.

(Gasping)

The yellow puffer fish grows bigger.

(Whimpering)

The puffer fishes fill the water with their enormous blown-up bodies. They look at one another.

The orange puffer fish says,
HUH?
OH!

Its lips quiver. Suddenly, the orange puffer fish deflates.

The yellow puffer fish deflates.

The puffer fishes say, OH!

(Both chuckling)

The yellow puffer fish picks up its shovel and bucket.

(Both humming)

The two puffer fishes build the sand castle.

(Growling)

All of the angry fishes surround the puffer fishes.

The puffer fish say, HUH?

(Both whimpering)

The puffer fishes look scared.

The large purple fish deflates.

The orange puffer fish says, HM?

The yellow puffer fish says, HUH?

The orange puffer fish turns to the purple puffer fish and waves.

It says, HI!

The purple puffer fish swims toward the sand castle. The rest of the angry fishes deflate.

The yellow puffer fish says, OH!

(All chuckling)

The puffer fishes help each other build the sand castle.

(All humming)

Credits read, “Producer: Thomas Meyer-Hermann. Design: Julia Ocker, Kiana Naghshineh. Script & Direction: Julia Ocker. Animatic: Nora Marie Back. Story Advisor: Andreas Hykade. Copyright Studio Film Board. Kika / ARD & ZDF - SWR 2022”.