Logo: B.B.C. An illustration shows a little girl with black hair holding a stuffed toy panda and an older woman with grey hair.

A singer sings, JOJO AND GRAN GRAN.

[Uplifting music plays]

In an animated world, a door opens, revealing a woman with tightly braided black hair and a man with short black hair, a neatly trimmed beard, and glasses. The man and woman smile.

The singer sings, TAKE MY HAND
AND COME WITH ME.

JoJo runs outside with Panda and takes Gran Gran’s hand.

The singer sings, ON A JOURNEY THROUGH
OUR STREETS.

JoJo and Gran Gran walk down a city sidewalk. They wave to a bearded man, Ned, walking his small dog Monty.

The singer sings WE'LL SAY HELLO TO
EVERYBODY THAT WE MEET.

Ned waves before Monty pulls him away. On a rainy day, JoJo and Gran Gran wear raincoats and carry umbrellas.

The singer sings, THROUGH THE YEAR,
AS SEASONS CHANGE,
EXPLORING EVERY DAY,
WE TAKE OUR TIME
TO STOP AND PLAY.

JoJo and Gran Gran jump in puddles. On a sunny day, they walk into a park. A red double-decker bus passes by the park.

The singer sings, AND WHEN THE SPRINGTIME
BLOSSOM
TURNS TO SUMMER SUN,
JOJO LIKES TO GET OUTSIDE,
GRAN GRAN ALWAYS
MAKES IT FUN!

On another day, JoJo and Gran Gran roll down a grassy hill. In the fall, JoJo throws leaves in the air.

The singer sings, WHEN THE AUTUMN RAINFALL
TURNS TO WINTER SNOW,
I KNOW A SPECIAL PLACE,
A PLACE WHERE WE CAN GO.

In the winter a black-haired man with a neatly trimmed beard, Jarrod, makes a snowman. He waves as JoJo and Gran Gran walk by in their winter coats. In the Spring, Gran Gran’s grey-haired neighbour, Cynthia, waters the flowers in her front garden. JoJo and Gran Gran wave on their way to Gran Gran’s house.

The singer sings, TAKE MY HAND,
WE'RE HEADING HOME
WITH JOJO AND GRAN GRAN.

JoJo and Gran Gran walk to Gran Gran’s front door. The title reads JoJo and Gran Gran.

JoJo eagerly says, It’s Time to Invent.

Black text in the sky reads, Written by Jess Parker.

[Gentle music plays, birds sing]

Gran Gran narrates, IT WAS A SPRING
DAY, THE BLOSSOM WAS ON THE
TREES, THE SUN WAS SHINING, AND
JOJO AND GRAN GRAN, THAT'S ME,
WERE PUTTING A PICTURE UP ON
THE FRIDGE.

In Gran Gran’s kitchen, JoJo and Gran Gran stand in front of the refrigerator. Gran Gran puts a drawing of Panda in a rocket ship on the refrigerator and holds it in place with a round magnet.

Gran Gran says, HERE--

JoJo says, HM.

Gran Gran moves the drawing.

Gran Gran asks, OR HERE?

JoJo says, HUH. UH, I THINK THERE, GRAN GRAN.

JoJo shouts, ROCKET PANDA!

[Gran Gran chuckles]

JoJo asks, GRAN GRAN, HOW DO YOU GET MY
PICTURE TO STAY ON THE FRIDGE?
IS IT GLUE?

Gran Gran says, OH, GLUE WOULD BE A BIT STICKY.
SO, I USE MY FRIDGE MAGNETS.

JoJo says, AH.

Gran Gran lifts a magnet and puts it back on the refrigerator.

[Tap]

Gran Gran says, YOU SEE, MAGNETIC METALS ARE
ATTRACTED TO MAGNETS WITH NO MESS.

JoJo says, WOW, THAT'S BETTER THAN GLUE, PANDA.

[Upbeat music plays]

In the living room, Gran Gran and JoJo kneel around a small pool with rubber ducks floating in the water. They each hold a fishing rod with a hook at the end of the line. Each duck has a ring on its head.

[JoJo grunts, sighs]

Gran Gran says, OOH, OOH, NEARLY, NEARLY.

JoJo catches a duck.

[Click]

JoJo says, YES!

Gran Gran says, YAY!

JoJo asks, DID YOU MAKE THIS GAME, GRAN GRAN?

[Gran Gran laughs]

Gran Gran says, NO, JOJO. SOMEBODY INVENTED IT.

JoJo asks, WHAT DOES "INVENTED" MEAN?

Gran Gran says, WELL, INVENTED IS WHEN
SOMEONE HAS A NEW IDEA FOR
SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL.

JoJo says, THIS HOOKY BIT IS VERY USEFUL.

Gran Gran says, YES, JOJO, AND PEOPLE INVENT
ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

JoJo asks, REALLY?

Gran Gran picks up her orange tablet and sits on the sofa. JoJo climbs up and sits beside her. On the tablet screen, Gran Gran shows a drawing of a woman with bobbed black hair. Beside are two drawings of hairbrushes.

[Upbeat music plays softly]

Gran Gran says, LOOK, THIS IS LYDA D NEWMAN. CAN YOU GUESS WHAT SHE INVENTED?

JoJo says, HM, IS IT THE HAIRBRUSH?

Gran Gran says, YES, THAT'S RIGHT!

[JoJo laughs]

Gran Gran says, WELL, IT ISN'T A BIG, FANCY
MACHINE, BUT IMAGINE HOW TRICKY
LIFE WOULD BE WITHOUT IT.

[Both laugh]

In live-action, a girl and boy sit in a room with a white vase of purple and white flowers. The girl has tightly braided black hair and wears a pink cardigan. The boy has straight black hair with long bangs and wears a mustard yellow and dark blue sweater with a hood.

[Upbeat music plays]

The boy with bangs says, INVENTING MEANS MAKING
SOMETHING NEW IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

A young child with tightly braided dark brown hair stands on a patio.

The brown-haired child says,
IF I INVENTED A MACHINE, IT
WOULD BE A BEST FRIEND BOT.

The black-haired girl says,
A GLOVE PHONE, BECAUSE IF--
BECAUSE YOU GET TO CALL SOMEBODY
AT THE SAME TIME WHEN YOU'RE
WEARING YOUR GL--

SO, IF YOU'RE COLD BUT YOU ALSO
WANT TO CALL SOMEBODY, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO STICK YOUR HAND IN YOUR
POCKET, YOU JUST HAVE TO DO
THIS, AND THEN YOU CAN CALL SOMEBODY.

In a room with a playhouse, a young girl and a young boy sit side by side. The girl has long brown hair. She wears a yellow T-shirt. The boy has tousled brown hair and wears a grey T-shirt.

The brown-haired girl says, CHOCOLATE WALL.

Sitting outside by a brick wall, a blond-haired boy wears a white shirt.

The blond-haired boy says,
I WOULD INVENT AN ICE CREAM
MACHINE, BECAUSE I LOVE EATING
ICE CREAM.

The tousled-haired boy asks, WHAT IS A CHOCOLATE WALL?

The brown-haired girl says, IT'S A REALLY...
IT'S A BIG, GINORMOUS BAR OF
CHOCOLATE SHAPED AS A WALL.

The tousle-haired boy says, THAT'S NOT AN INVENTION.

The brown-haired girl says, IT IS, YOU MAKE OUT OF A
THOUSAND CHOCOLATE BARS.

The tousle-haired boy says, OH.

[The brown-haired girl chuckles]

Back in Gran Gran’s living room, Gran Gran sits on the sofa with JoJo. JoJo swipes on the tablet, and a drawing of a man with short black hair appears. Beside the man are drawings of traffic lights.

[Gentle music plays]

JoJo asks, WHAT DID THIS PERSON INVENT?

Gran Gran says, AH, THIS IS GARRETT MORGAN,
HE INVENTED ONE OF THE FIRST
TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

[JoJo gasps]

JoJo says, THERE ARE TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN
YOUR ROAD, GRAN GRAN.
CAN WE GO AND SEE THEM?

Gran Gran says, YES, WE'LL SEE THEM ON THE
WAY TO THE PARK.

JoJo says, YES!

Gran Gran says, RIGHT, LET'S GO. WHERE'S MY FRONT DOOR KEY? AH.

JoJo says, UH...FOUND IT!

A keychain with a photograph of Gran Gran and JoJo hangs over the side of the top of a bookcase. JoJo walks to the bookcase and jumps up and down, reaching towards the keychain. JoJo knocks the keychain off the bookcase, and the key falls behind the sofa.

[Grunts, jingling]

JoJo says, OH, NO! UH, GRAN GRAN...

[Whooshing, upbeat music plays]

Gran Gran and JoJo look over the back of the sofa at the keychain and key on the floor.

JoJo asks, CAN WE REACH IT?

Gran Gran reaches for the key.

Gran Gran says, ALMOST.

[Grunting]

Gran Gran says I THINK WE NEED SOMETHING A BIT LONGER. UM...

Gran Gran looks around the living room. A unicorn stick horse lies on a puzzle box.

Gran Gran says, AH-HA! LET'S TRY THIS.

[Gran Gran grunts]

The end of the stick nudges the key chain and key.

[Jingle]

Gran Gran says, OH!

JoJo says, OH.

Gran Gran says, WE MIGHT HAVE TO SEE IF CYNTHIA'S HOME. THE SOFA'S TOO HEAVY TO MOVE ON MY OWN.

JoJo says, WE NEED TO INVENT A BIG SOFA MOVING MACHINE.

Gran Gran says, MM.

[She gasps]

Gran Gran says, MM-HM!
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A GRAN
GRAN PLAN.

[Triumphant music plays]

Gran Gran says, I DON'T THINK
WE'VE GOT TIME TO INVENT A
SOFA MOVING MACHINE,
BUT WE CAN INVENT SOMETHING
SMALLER.

[JoJo squeals]

Gran Gran picks up a fishing rod. JoJo holds the stick horse. They tie the two together with string.

[Upbeat music plays]

Gran Gran says, BRILLIANT.
PANDA AND DINOSAURS, WE PRESENT
TO YOU A BRAND NEW INVENTION.
JOJO AND GRAN GRAN'S KEY COLLECTOR!

Panda falls over.

[Whooshing]

JoJo and Gran Gran peer over the back of the sofa.

Gran Gran says, RIGHT, LET'S TRY AGAIN.

[Upbeat music plays, JoJo gasps, Gran Gran grunts, jingle]

Gran Gran waves the key collector over the key chain and key. The hook dangles just above the key ring on the keychain.

JoJo says, ALMOST, GRAN GRAN.
NEARLY THERE!

Gran Gran says, OOH!

JoJo says, YOU'VE ALMOST GOT IT, GRAN
GRAN. YES, YES! NO.

In the kitchen, JoJo and Gran Gran sit at the table. The key collector lies on the table in front of them.

JoJo says, HM, JOJO AND GRAN GRAN'S KEY
COLLECTOR DOESN'T WORK.

Gran Gran says, WELL, INVENTIONS DON'T
ALWAYS WORK AT FIRST.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO THINK OF
WAYS TO MAKE THEM BETTER.

JoJo says, HM, MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE LOTS
OF HOOKS, OR COVER THE HOOK WITH GLUE.
HM, THAT MIGHT BE A BIT STICKY.

[Gran Gran gasps, upbeat music plays]

Gran Gran says, JOJO, WE DON'T NEED SOMETHING
TO STICK TO THE KEY, WE NEED
SOMETHING TO ATTRACT IT!

Gran Gran takes a blue star-shaped fridge magnet off the refrigerator.

[JoJo gasps]

JoJo says, THE FRIDGE MAGNET!

JoJo puts the magnet on the hook.

In the living room, JoJo announces,
PANDA AND DINOSAURS, WE PRESENT
TO YOU AN EVEN BETTER INVENTION
THAN LAST TIME.

Gran Gran says, JOJO AND GRAN GRAN'S
MAGNETIC KEY COLLECTOR.

A toy tyrannosaurus rex tips over.

[Squeaking]

JoJo and Gran Gran peer over the back of the sofa. Gran Gran reaches down with the key collector.

[Gran Gran grunts, upbeat music plays]

JoJo says, OVER THIS WAY!

[Gran Gran grunts]

JoJo says, UH, NO, NO, NO. SO CLOSE! THE OTHER WAY!

The magnet sticks to the key.

[JoJo gasps]

JoJo says, THAT'S IT, GRAN GRAN!

Gran Gran lifts the key.

[Gran Gran sighs]

JoJo says, WE DID IT! WE GOT THE KEY!

Gran Gran says, AH, WHAT A GREAT INVENTION.
NOW WE HAVE MY KEY BACK, WE CAN
FINALLY GO TO THE PARK.

[JoJo squeals]

In live-action, the black-haired girl runs outside through open doors. She carries two orange cushions. The boy with long bangs walks behind her and holds a bin. They put the cushions and bin on a blanket on the grass. Stacks of boxes, stuffed toys, pillows and more cushions are arranged around the edges of the blanket.

[Upbeat music plays]

The black-haired girl narrates,
WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD A
REALLY BIG TOWER AS TALL AS MY MUMMY.
WE NEED LOTS OF THINGS TO MAKE IT.

Back inside the house, the black-haired girl asks,
MUMMY, CAN WE HAVE SOME STUFF
FOR OUR TOWER, PLEASE?

Her mom replies, OH, YES, SURE.

Her mom gives her cartons.

The black-haired girl says, THANK YOU.

Her mom says, AND YOU CAN HAVE IT.

Mom gives empty jugs to the boy with long bangs.

The boy with bangs says, THANK YOU.

Mom says, HOPE YOU HAVE FUN.

[Cheering]

The two children run outside to their tower-building supplies.

The black-haired girl says,
MAYBE WE SHOULD USE THESE BIG
ITEMS FIRST, AND THEN THE SMALL ITEMS.

LET'S PUT THIS UPSIDE DOWN
LIKE THAT.

The children stack boxes on two pillows.

The black-haired girl says, AND PILLOWS!

The boy with bangs says, YEAH, PILLOWS.

They put a pillow on top of the boxes and then add another box.

The black-haired girl says THIS IS HUGE.

The boy with bangs says, OH.

[Grunting]

The boy with bangs says, AH.

The black-haired girl says, OH, NO, NO!
THE TOWER IS FALLING DOWN.

The boy with bangs says, WE NEED TO START AGAIN.

The black-haired girl narrates,
THE CUSHIONS ARE TOO SOFT AND WOBBLY.

She says, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE PUT THIS ONE AT THE
BOTTOM?

The black-haired girl tips over the bin and places it on the blanket.

The black-haired girl narrates,
WE NEED IT STRONG AT THE BOTTOM.

She says, TRY THIS ONE. AND THEN...

The boy with long bangs says, WE GET ALL OF THE BIGGER
BOXES AND THEN BUILD ALL THE WAY
TO THE SMALLEST.

The black-haired girl says, YEAH!

The boy with bangs puts a box on top of a box.

He says, I'LL PUT MINE LIKE THIS AND THEN...
THEN PUT THE STUFF RIGHT THERE.

They stack boxes.

[Grunting]

The boy with bangs asks, IS IT AS BIG AS MUM?

The black-haired girl says,
I DON'T THINK SO, BUT I THINK
I'VE GOT AN IDEA TO KNOW HOW.

She shouts, MUM!

Mom walks into the backyard.

Mom says, OH, I CAN SEE YOU GUYS HAVE
BEEN BUSY. WHAT IS IT?

The black-haired girl narrates,
LET'S CHECK IF THE TOWER IS
AS TALL AS MUMMY.

[Upbeat music continues]

Mom says, OH, LET'S SEE.

The boy with bangs stretches and puts a cushion on the boxes.

The black-haired girl narrates,
NOT QUITE, WE'RE GOING TO
NEED A FEW MORE THINGS.

The black-haired says, ONE MORE CUSHION.

Mom stands beside the tower.

The black-haired girl narrates, THE TOWER IS NOW AS TALL AS MUMMY.

[Children cheer]

The black-haired girl narrates, YAY, WE DID IT.

The tower wobbles. Mom walks away from the tower.

The boy with bangs says I GOT AN IDEA. DO YOU WANNA PUSH IT DOWN?

The black-haired girl says, YES!

Mom watches as the two children push the tower over.

[Grunting]

Mom cheers, YES.

Everyone dances.

[Cheering]

The black-haired girl narrates, WE HAD SO MUCH FUN BUILDING A TOWER.

At the park, Gran Gran and JoJo sit at a table in front of a food stand. They look at Gran Gran’s orange tablet showing a photograph of them. In the photograph, they stand in front of a traffic light and smile. JoJo holds a hairbrush, and Gran Gran holds the key collector.

[Chatter, birds chirp]

JoJo says, I LIKE INVENTING, GRAN GRAN.

Gran Gran says, HM.

JoJo swipes to the picture of Lyda D. Newman.

JoJo says, WE'RE LIKE LYDA D. NEWMAN.

[Gran Gran chuckles]

Gran Gran says, I WONDER WHAT LYDA
WOULD MAKE OF THE JOJO AND
GRAN GRAN KEY COLLECTOR.

JoJo asks, DID IT TAKE LOTS OF GO'S TO
GET THE HAIR BRUSH RIGHT?

Gran Gran says, WELL, I'M SURE IT DID.
TRYING TO IMPROVE SOMETHING IS
PART OF THE FUN OF INVENTING.

JoJo says, I'D LIKE TO INVENT A MACHINE
THAT MAKES BISCUITS.

JOJO'S BISCUIT BAKER!

[Gran Gran laughs, gentle music plays]

Gran Gran says, OH, I LIKE THE SOUND
OF THAT INVENTION.

[JoJo giggles]

JoJo stands and walks to Gran Gran. Gran Gran picks JoJo up, puts her on her lap, and hugs her. They both smile.

JoJo says, I LOVE YOU, GRAN GRAN.

Gran Gran says, OH, I LOVE YOU TOO, JOJO.

[Gentle, uplifting music plays]

End credits: JoJo, Taiya Samuel. Gran Gran, Cathy Tyson. Music by Jess Peach, Jamie Salisbury, Ellie Wyatt. Theme sung by Sharlene Hector. Based on Characters Created by and Associate Producer Laura Henry-Allain. Executive Producers: Tony Reed, Ros Attille. Series Producer Tom Cousins. Series Director Ben Halliwell. Logo: JoJo & Gran Gran. Produced in association with A.P. Productions. B.B.C. Studios Kids and Family Productions for B.B.C. C Beebies. Copyright B.B.C. 2023. Distributed by B.B.C. Studios.