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Transcript: What A Pickle
[Upbeat music plays, birds sing]
Paths lead to houses in a small village on a grassy hill. Four sails on a windmill rotate slowly.
Singers sing, HERE COMES DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie, a yellow donkey with a purple mane and long eyelashes, exits the windmill through a doorway.
Donkey says, HEE-HAW!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
A person sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE, SHE LOVES SURPRISE. WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, SHE TRIES AND TRIES.
[Slide whistle]
The singers sing, LET'S GO, DONKEY HODIE.
The person sings, IF SHE FAILS, SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK. COME ON, DUCK DUCK, GIVE A QUACK.
In front of Grampy Hodie’s cabin, Donkey jumps onto a drum and bounces off. Grampy Hodie watches her bounce up in front of Duck Duck in the sky.
[Slide whistle]
Duck Duck, a green duck, quacks, KEE-KEE! QUACK!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
In Bob Dog’s front yard, Donkey and Bob Dog, a brown dog, ride on top of bouncing balls.
[Boings]
The person sings, PLAYS WITH BOB DOG, THEY HAVE A BALL. IT'S FUN FOR THEM, IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
Donkey bounces off her ball and lands in front of Purple Panda’s spaceship.
[Boinging, slide whistle]
Bob Dog barks, BOW-WOW!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
In outer space, Donkey and Purple Panda ride in the spaceship.
[Whoosh]
The person sings, JUST FOR FUN, SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP. WITH PURPLE PANDA IN A SPACESHIP.
Purple Panda says, HEY-O!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
Text reads, Created by Adam Rudman and David Rudman. Developed by Ellen Doherty. Inspired by the work of Fred Rogers. Title: Donkey Hodie.
[Slide whistle]
The person sings, HEE AND A HAW AND A HAW AND A HEE. SOMEPLACE ELSE IS THE PLACE TO BE.
The singers sing, WITH OUR PAL, DONKEY HODIE.
[Slide whistle]
Donkey says, HEE-HAW!
Episode title: What a Pickle.
[Soothing music plays]
A red bird flies past the blazing sun.
Panda says, SPIN-A-ROO...
[Wobbling]
Panda and Donkey both wear hats with propellers on top. They both spin on the grass.
Panda and Donkey say, SPIN-A-ROO!
[Giggling]
Donkey says, I'M GOING TO PIN-A-ROONIE TAG YOU!
Panda says, OH, NO, SPIN-A-ROONIE. YOU WON'T!
[Giggling, chiming]
Purple sparkles fill the air, and Duck Duck appears. She wears a top hat, a cape, and a moustache. Duck Duck holds a star-tipped wand in her hand.
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY! DONKEY AND PANDA. AND ASSORTED SOMEPLACE ELSE NEIGHBOURS.
Panda and Donkey say, THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK?
[Eerie music plays]
Duck Duck says, YES, YES! IT IS I. THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK. HERE TO PERFORM AN AMAZING MAGIC TRICK!
[Slide whistle, birds chirping]
Panda and Donkey say, WE LOVE AMAZING MAGIC TRICKS!
Duck Duck says, THEN PREPARED TO BE AMAZED!
Donkey asks, ARE YOU PREPARED TO BE AMAZED?
Panda replies, OF COURSE I AM. AREN'T YOU?
Donkey says, HMM. NOT YET.
[Donkey inhaling, babbling]
Donkey wiggles.
Donkey says, OKAY! NOW I AM PREPARED TO BE AMAZED.
[Giggling]
Duck Duck says, GOOD. BECAUSE IT IS TIME FOR MY NEWEST TRICK. TIME TO MAKE A PICKLE APPEAR!
[Gasping]
Panda says, PICKLE.
Duck Duck says, YEP, YEP, A PICKLE. OKAY, HERE WE GO. ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE...A PICKLEY PICKLE! YEAH!
[Chiming, trumpet music plays]
Everyone looks around. Elsewhere in the snow, a penguin plays a trumpet. The instrument turns into a large pickle.
[Music stops]
The penguin says, SQUIBBIT?
[Gentle music plays]
On the grass, Duck Duck, Panda, and Donkey look at the ground.
Duck Duck says, UH, NO PICKLE. HMM. THE MAGICIAN NEVER REVEALS HER SECRETS. BUT AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE, THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE TRICK.
Donkey says, HMM. TRY AGAIN.
Duck Duck says, OH. KAY-KAY. ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE...A PICKLEY PICKLE! YEAH!
[Zapping]
Everyone looks around.
Duck Duck says, HMM. UH...
[Grampy Hodie humming, chiming]
In his cabin, Grampy reads a book. It transforms into a large pickle.
Grampy says, HUH? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BOOK?
On the grass, Panda says, HMM. THERE'S STILL NO PICKLE.
Duck Duck says, HUH. THIS IS DEFINITELY UNUSUAL. AH, COME ON, AMAZING DUCK DUCK. YOU CAN DO THIS. ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE!
[Zapping]
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Harriet humming, hammer tapping]
Elsewhere, Harriet hammers on a machine. Her hammer turns into a large pickle.
Harriet asks, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
On the grass, Donkey, Panda, and Duck Duck look on the ground.
Donkey says, STILL NO PICKLE.
Panda says, YEAH, ANYWHERE.
Duck Duck says, YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT. EVERYTHING IS FINE.
[Groaning, chiming, upbeat music plays]
Duck Duck says, ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE! ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE! ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE! YEAH!
[Zapping, birds singing, rapid footsteps tapping, chiming]
Turtle Lou runs carrying a package. It turns into a large pickle.
Turtle Lou says, HUH? WHAT?
[Chiming, birds chirping, upbeat music plays]
Panda’s purple spaceship turns into a giant pickle.
Duck Duck says, WHAT-WHAT? OH, WHY ISN'T MY TRICK WORKING? I DON'T SEE ANY PICKLES!
Grampy says, UH, ANYONE KNOW WHY MY BOOK WAS REPLACED BY A PICKLE?
Duck Duck says, WHAT-WHAT?
Harriet says, MM-HMM, AND MY HAMMER.
Turtle Lou says, AND MY SPEEDY DELIVERY.
The penguin says, SQUIBBIT.
Panda says, HMM.
[Gasping]
Panda says, AND MY SPACESHIP!
[Slide whistle]
Panda says, OH... I DON'T THINK I CAN FLY THAT PICKLE TO OUTER SPACE. I MEAN, I'M WILLING TO TRY, BUT IT'S A PICKLE.
[Happy music plays]
Duck Duck says, KAY-KAY, HAVE NO FEAR. DO NOT WORRY. I, THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK, WILL SOLVE THIS PICKLE PROBLEM. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS REVERSE THE PICKLE TRICK BY REVERSING THE MAGIC WORDS AND WAVING MY WAND.
[Happy sighing, exclaiming]
Turtle Lou says, SUCH A RELIEF.
[Duck Duck gulping, slide whistle]
Duck Duck’s wand is a pickle.
Duck Duck says, UH-OH.
Donkey says, UH... WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WAND?
Duck Duck says, WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT TURNED INTO A PICKLE!
[Gasping]
Panda asks WILL IT STILL WORK?
[Tense music plays]
Duck Duck says, WELL, I DON'T KNOW. LET ME SEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. ABRA-CA-BEE. THESE PICKLEY PICKLES...LET US NOT SEE! YEAH!
Harriet says, HMM.
[Birds chirping]
Grampy says, UH...LOOKS LIKE WE STILL HAVE PICKLES INSTEAD OF OUR BOOKS AND HAMMERS AND THINGS.
Duck Duck says, OH. UH, KAY-KAY. I THINK I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I, UH, I THINK I NEED THE MAGIC WAND TO REVERSE THE PICKLE TRICK.
Harriet says, HMM?
Turtle Lou asks, WILL I STILL BE ABLE TO MAKE MY SPEEDY DELIVERIES?
[Harriet gasping, upbeat music plays, slide whistle]
Harriet asks, OR FINISH BUILDING MY INVENTION?
Grampy asks, OR READ MY BOOK?
Panda asks, OR GO TO OUTER SPACE?
The penguin asks, SQUIBBIT?
[Birds chirping]
Duck Duck says, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. I WILL GET ALL YOUR THINGS BACK, I PROMISE. THIS IS A MAGICIAN'S PROBLEM AND I, A MAGICIAN, WILL SOLVE IT. YEAH. I'M SURE I MUST HAVE AN EXTRA WAND.
[Rustling, upbeat music plays]
At home, Duck Duck searches in a basket.
Duck Duck says, LET'S SEE. I'VE GOT MAGIC CARDS, I'VE GOT THE RABBIT IN THE HAT. GOT THE NEVER-ENDING HANDKERCHIEF. HMM. COME ON, WHO DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTRA WAND, WHICH I NEED, AN EXTRA WAND. I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA WAND!
[Groaning]
Duck Duck says, OH, DUCK DUCK. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? THERE'S SO MANY PICKLES AND NO EXTRA WAND...
[Groaning, sighing]
Duck Duck sits on a rock.
Donkey asks, DUCK DUCK, ARE YOU OKAY?
Duck Duck says, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! I'M NOT KAY-KAY. I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA WAND, AND THERE ARE ALL THESE PICKLES, AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!
Donkey says, WELL, THIS FRIEND IS HERE TO HELP. I, DONKEY HODIE, WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT YOUR PICKLE PROBLEM.
[Duck Duck sighing]
Duck Duck says, THANKS, DONKEY. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN BE EASIER TO SOLVE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE DOING IT WITH A FRIEND.
Donkey says, OH, THAT IS SO TRUE, DUCK DUCK!
[Disco music plays]
Donkey sings, THIS FRIEND IS AT YOUR SIDE TO HELP YOU. I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A HAND. WE'RE HERE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND…
Duck Duck says, INDEED.
Donkey sings, SOMETIMES SOMETHING IS EASY AND YOU GET IT.
Duck Duck sings, SOMETIMES SOMETHING IS HARD TO FIGURE OUT.
Donkey sings, THAT'S WHEN IT'S GOOD TO GET TOGETHER. A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND…
Both say, INDEED.
Both sing, AT YOUR SIDE TO PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU'RE DOWN. ON YOUR SIDE WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE AROUND. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER. TWO HEADS TOGETHER MAKE IT BETTER.
Duck Duck sings, OKAY, I THINK THAT WE CAN DO THIS.
Both sing, A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.
[Music ends]
Duck Duck says, YEAH! WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE THIS 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER. YEAH!
Donkey says, THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
Duck Duck says, BUT HOW?
[Serious music plays]
Donkey says, HMM. WE NEED TO THINK, DONKEY AND DUCK DUCK, THINK.
Duck Duck says, I'M THINKING. I'M THINKING.
Both say, HMM...
Donkey says, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER I NEED HELP SOLVING A PROBLEM, I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU TO FIND THE PERFECT SOLUTION IN ONE OF YOUR...
[Upbeat music plays, gasping]
Donkey remembers Duck Duck reading her books.
Donkey says, DUCK DUCK!
Duck Duck says, WHAT-WHAT?
Donkey says, THAT'S IT! WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO TO HELP ME SOLVE MY PROBLEMS?
Duck Duck says, WELL, LET'S SEE. I USUALLY START WITH ONE OF MY BOOKS.
[Gasping]
Duck Duck says, MY BOOKS!
[Slide whistle]
Duck Duck runs away and returns with a book.
Duck Duck says, YEAH! I WAS SO UPSET AND CONFUSED BY ALL THE PICKLES THAT I DIDN'T THINK TO LOOK IN MY MAGIC BOOK! THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
Donkey asks, WELL, WHAT DOES IT SAY?
Duck Duck replies, WELL, LET'S SEE. "WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR MAGIC WAND TURNS INTO A PICKLE."
Donkey says, WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY YOUR PROBLEM.
[Upbeat music plays]
Duck Duck says, WOW, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK! KAY-KAY. THERE ARE THREE STEPS TO TURN YOUR WAND BACK INTO A WAND FROM BEING A PICKLE. ONE, PICK A SPARKLY DANDELION. TWO, SET PICKLE IN SUNLIGHT. THREE, BLOW THE SPARKLY DANDELION SEEDS ONTO THE PICKLE.
[Exhaling]
Duck Duck says, DONKEY, THIS IS A LOT!
Donkey says, WELL, WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.
Duck Duck says, YEAH, YEAH! LET'S GO FIND A SPARKLY DANDELION. YEAH!
[Chiming, birds chirping]
In a field, dandelions sparkle.
Both say, OOH! SPARKLY DANDELIONS!
Duck Duck says, KAY-KAY, SO, NOW WE JUST FOLLOW THE STEPS TO TURN THE PICKLE BACK INTO A WAND. STEP ONE, PICK THE SPARKLING DANDELION. LET'S SEE. UH...OH! THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
Duck Duck picks a dandelion.
Donkey asks, OKAY, NOW WHAT?
Duck Duck says, UH, NEXT, WE NEED TO PUT THE PICKLE IN SUNLIGHT.
Donkey says, OH, THAT SHOULD BE EASY.
[Wind gusting, gentle music plays]
Duck Duck says, YEAH! UH-OH.
[Gasping]
Clyde the cloud blocks the sun.
Donkey says, OH, IT'S CLYDE! CLYDE IS BLOCKING THE SUN!
Duck Duck says, UH, CLYDE?
Clyde says, OH, HI, THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK.
Duck Duck says, HEY-HEY.
Clyde says, HI, DONKEY.
Duck Duck says, UH, CLYDE, COULD YOU PLEASE MOVE A LITTLE BIT? YOU'RE SORT OF BLOCKING THE SUN AND WE NEED SOME SUNLIGHT.
Clyde says, OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT! HERE YOU GO.
[Chiming]
Donkey says, THANK YOU!
[Gasping]
Donkey and Duck Duck say, SUNLIGHT!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
Donkey and Duck Duck say, THANKS, CLYDE!
Duck Duck says, KAY-KAY.
[Tapping, birds singing]
Duck Duck puts the pickle on a rock.
Donkey says, STEP TWO, THE PICKLE IS IN THE SUNLIGHT.
Duck Duck says, YEAH! AND THE FINAL STEP IS BLOWING THE SPARKLY SEEDS ON THE PICKLE!
[Inhaling, blowing, gentle music plays, chiming]
Duck Duck blows seeds on the pickle and transforms back into the wand.
Donkey says, IT WORKED!
Duck Duck says, MY MAGIC WAND! IT'S BACK! WE DID IT! YEAH!
Donkey says, HEE-HAW! TIME TO REVERSE THE PICKLE TRICK.
[Upbeat music plays]
Duck Duck says, YEP-YEP. TIME TO MAKE THESE PICKLES DISAPPEAR AND MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE REAPPEAR.
[Whooshing, popping]
On the grass, Duck Duck waves her wand.
Duck Duck says, ABRA-CA-BICKLE. ABRA-CA-BEE. THESE PICKLEY PICKLES, LET US NOT SEE! YEAH!
On the snow, the penguin looks down at the pickle. It transforms back into the trumpet.
The penguin says, SQUIBBIT.
[Trumpet fanfare plays]
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Chiming]
In his cabin, Grampy sits in his chair and looks at the pickle, which transforms back into his book.
Grampy says, HMM. HEY!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Grampy muttering]
[Harriet sighing sadly, chiming, upbeat music plays]
By the machine, Harriet stares at her pickle. It transforms into the hammer.
Harriet says, OOH!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
Harriet says, THANK YOU!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Harriet humming, hammer tapping]
Turtle Lou looks down at his pickle.
He says, OH DEAR.
[Chiming]
The pickle transforms back into the package.
Turtle Lou says, OH! AH!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
Turtle Lou says, SPEEDY DELIVERY!
[Slide whistle]
Turtle Lou runs with the package.
[Chiming, upbeat music plays, Panda gasping]
The giant pickle transforms back into the spaceship.
Panda says, HEY-O!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Panda sighing happily]
Duck Duck walks to Donkey.
[Birds singing]
Duck Duck says, OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME, DONKEY. IT SURE WAS EASIER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY PAL BY MY SIDE.
Donkey asks, AWW, WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
[Giggling, happy music notes play]
Duck Duck says, HEY-HEY, I HAVE ONE MORE TRICK TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU.
[Donkey gasping]
Donkey says, OOH!
[Duck Duck clearing throat]
Duck Duck says, ALA-CA-ZEE. ALA-CA-ZOWER. LET US SEE A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER! YEAH!
[Chiming, popping, upbeat music plays]
A bouquet appears in Donkey’s hand.
Donkey says, OH! OH! DUCK DUCK! OH, THANK YOU!
Duck Duck says, AWW. YOU'RE WELCOME, DONKEY.
Donkey says, AWW.
[Giggling]
Duck Duck says, YEAH.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits. Executive Producers: Ellen Doherty, Adam Rudman, David Rudman. Directed by David Rudman. Written by Adam Rudman. Starring: Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, David Rudman, Peter Linz. Donkey Hodie. Copyright 2024. The Fred Rogers Company. All rights reserved. Logo: Spiffy Pictures.
[Clink]
Logo: Fred Rogers Productions.
[Daniel Tiger giggles]
Logo: Nine Story Media Group.
Paths lead to houses in a small village on a grassy hill. Four sails on a windmill rotate slowly.
Singers sing, HERE COMES DONKEY HODIE.
Donkey Hodie, a yellow donkey with a purple mane and long eyelashes, exits the windmill through a doorway.
Donkey says, HEE-HAW!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
A person sings, SHE LOVES ADVENTURE, SHE LOVES SURPRISE. WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, SHE TRIES AND TRIES.
[Slide whistle]
The singers sing, LET'S GO, DONKEY HODIE.
The person sings, IF SHE FAILS, SHE'LL BOUNCE RIGHT BACK. COME ON, DUCK DUCK, GIVE A QUACK.
In front of Grampy Hodie’s cabin, Donkey jumps onto a drum and bounces off. Grampy Hodie watches her bounce up in front of Duck Duck in the sky.
[Slide whistle]
Duck Duck, a green duck, quacks, KEE-KEE! QUACK!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
In Bob Dog’s front yard, Donkey and Bob Dog, a brown dog, ride on top of bouncing balls.
[Boings]
The person sings, PLAYS WITH BOB DOG, THEY HAVE A BALL. IT'S FUN FOR THEM, IT'S FUN FOR ALL.
Donkey bounces off her ball and lands in front of Purple Panda’s spaceship.
[Boinging, slide whistle]
Bob Dog barks, BOW-WOW!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
In outer space, Donkey and Purple Panda ride in the spaceship.
[Whoosh]
The person sings, JUST FOR FUN, SHE'LL TAKE A TRIP. WITH PURPLE PANDA IN A SPACESHIP.
Purple Panda says, HEY-O!
The singers sing, DONKEY HODIE.
Text reads, Created by Adam Rudman and David Rudman. Developed by Ellen Doherty. Inspired by the work of Fred Rogers. Title: Donkey Hodie.
[Slide whistle]
The person sings, HEE AND A HAW AND A HAW AND A HEE. SOMEPLACE ELSE IS THE PLACE TO BE.
The singers sing, WITH OUR PAL, DONKEY HODIE.
[Slide whistle]
Donkey says, HEE-HAW!
Episode title: What a Pickle.
[Soothing music plays]
A red bird flies past the blazing sun.
Panda says, SPIN-A-ROO...
[Wobbling]
Panda and Donkey both wear hats with propellers on top. They both spin on the grass.
Panda and Donkey say, SPIN-A-ROO!
[Giggling]
Donkey says, I'M GOING TO PIN-A-ROONIE TAG YOU!
Panda says, OH, NO, SPIN-A-ROONIE. YOU WON'T!
[Giggling, chiming]
Purple sparkles fill the air, and Duck Duck appears. She wears a top hat, a cape, and a moustache. Duck Duck holds a star-tipped wand in her hand.
Duck Duck says, HEY, HEY! DONKEY AND PANDA. AND ASSORTED SOMEPLACE ELSE NEIGHBOURS.
Panda and Donkey say, THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK?
[Eerie music plays]
Duck Duck says, YES, YES! IT IS I. THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK. HERE TO PERFORM AN AMAZING MAGIC TRICK!
[Slide whistle, birds chirping]
Panda and Donkey say, WE LOVE AMAZING MAGIC TRICKS!
Duck Duck says, THEN PREPARED TO BE AMAZED!
Donkey asks, ARE YOU PREPARED TO BE AMAZED?
Panda replies, OF COURSE I AM. AREN'T YOU?
Donkey says, HMM. NOT YET.
[Donkey inhaling, babbling]
Donkey wiggles.
Donkey says, OKAY! NOW I AM PREPARED TO BE AMAZED.
[Giggling]
Duck Duck says, GOOD. BECAUSE IT IS TIME FOR MY NEWEST TRICK. TIME TO MAKE A PICKLE APPEAR!
[Gasping]
Panda says, PICKLE.
Duck Duck says, YEP, YEP, A PICKLE. OKAY, HERE WE GO. ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE...A PICKLEY PICKLE! YEAH!
[Chiming, trumpet music plays]
Everyone looks around. Elsewhere in the snow, a penguin plays a trumpet. The instrument turns into a large pickle.
[Music stops]
The penguin says, SQUIBBIT?
[Gentle music plays]
On the grass, Duck Duck, Panda, and Donkey look at the ground.
Duck Duck says, UH, NO PICKLE. HMM. THE MAGICIAN NEVER REVEALS HER SECRETS. BUT AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE, THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE TRICK.
Donkey says, HMM. TRY AGAIN.
Duck Duck says, OH. KAY-KAY. ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE...A PICKLEY PICKLE! YEAH!
[Zapping]
Everyone looks around.
Duck Duck says, HMM. UH...
[Grampy Hodie humming, chiming]
In his cabin, Grampy reads a book. It transforms into a large pickle.
Grampy says, HUH? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BOOK?
On the grass, Panda says, HMM. THERE'S STILL NO PICKLE.
Duck Duck says, HUH. THIS IS DEFINITELY UNUSUAL. AH, COME ON, AMAZING DUCK DUCK. YOU CAN DO THIS. ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE!
[Zapping]
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Harriet humming, hammer tapping]
Elsewhere, Harriet hammers on a machine. Her hammer turns into a large pickle.
Harriet asks, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
On the grass, Donkey, Panda, and Duck Duck look on the ground.
Donkey says, STILL NO PICKLE.
Panda says, YEAH, ANYWHERE.
Duck Duck says, YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT. EVERYTHING IS FINE.
[Groaning, chiming, upbeat music plays]
Duck Duck says, ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE! ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE! ABRA-CA-BEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. LET US SEE A PICKLEY PICKLE! YEAH!
[Zapping, birds singing, rapid footsteps tapping, chiming]
Turtle Lou runs carrying a package. It turns into a large pickle.
Turtle Lou says, HUH? WHAT?
[Chiming, birds chirping, upbeat music plays]
Panda’s purple spaceship turns into a giant pickle.
Duck Duck says, WHAT-WHAT? OH, WHY ISN'T MY TRICK WORKING? I DON'T SEE ANY PICKLES!
Grampy says, UH, ANYONE KNOW WHY MY BOOK WAS REPLACED BY A PICKLE?
Duck Duck says, WHAT-WHAT?
Harriet says, MM-HMM, AND MY HAMMER.
Turtle Lou says, AND MY SPEEDY DELIVERY.
The penguin says, SQUIBBIT.
Panda says, HMM.
[Gasping]
Panda says, AND MY SPACESHIP!
[Slide whistle]
Panda says, OH... I DON'T THINK I CAN FLY THAT PICKLE TO OUTER SPACE. I MEAN, I'M WILLING TO TRY, BUT IT'S A PICKLE.
[Happy music plays]
Duck Duck says, KAY-KAY, HAVE NO FEAR. DO NOT WORRY. I, THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK, WILL SOLVE THIS PICKLE PROBLEM. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS REVERSE THE PICKLE TRICK BY REVERSING THE MAGIC WORDS AND WAVING MY WAND.
[Happy sighing, exclaiming]
Turtle Lou says, SUCH A RELIEF.
[Duck Duck gulping, slide whistle]
Duck Duck’s wand is a pickle.
Duck Duck says, UH-OH.
Donkey says, UH... WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WAND?
Duck Duck says, WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT TURNED INTO A PICKLE!
[Gasping]
Panda asks WILL IT STILL WORK?
[Tense music plays]
Duck Duck says, WELL, I DON'T KNOW. LET ME SEE. ABRA-CA-BICKLE. ABRA-CA-BEE. THESE PICKLEY PICKLES...LET US NOT SEE! YEAH!
Harriet says, HMM.
[Birds chirping]
Grampy says, UH...LOOKS LIKE WE STILL HAVE PICKLES INSTEAD OF OUR BOOKS AND HAMMERS AND THINGS.
Duck Duck says, OH. UH, KAY-KAY. I THINK I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I, UH, I THINK I NEED THE MAGIC WAND TO REVERSE THE PICKLE TRICK.
Harriet says, HMM?
Turtle Lou asks, WILL I STILL BE ABLE TO MAKE MY SPEEDY DELIVERIES?
[Harriet gasping, upbeat music plays, slide whistle]
Harriet asks, OR FINISH BUILDING MY INVENTION?
Grampy asks, OR READ MY BOOK?
Panda asks, OR GO TO OUTER SPACE?
The penguin asks, SQUIBBIT?
[Birds chirping]
Duck Duck says, NO, NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. I WILL GET ALL YOUR THINGS BACK, I PROMISE. THIS IS A MAGICIAN'S PROBLEM AND I, A MAGICIAN, WILL SOLVE IT. YEAH. I'M SURE I MUST HAVE AN EXTRA WAND.
[Rustling, upbeat music plays]
At home, Duck Duck searches in a basket.
Duck Duck says, LET'S SEE. I'VE GOT MAGIC CARDS, I'VE GOT THE RABBIT IN THE HAT. GOT THE NEVER-ENDING HANDKERCHIEF. HMM. COME ON, WHO DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTRA WAND, WHICH I NEED, AN EXTRA WAND. I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA WAND!
[Groaning]
Duck Duck says, OH, DUCK DUCK. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? THERE'S SO MANY PICKLES AND NO EXTRA WAND...
[Groaning, sighing]
Duck Duck sits on a rock.
Donkey asks, DUCK DUCK, ARE YOU OKAY?
Duck Duck says, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! I'M NOT KAY-KAY. I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA WAND, AND THERE ARE ALL THESE PICKLES, AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!
Donkey says, WELL, THIS FRIEND IS HERE TO HELP. I, DONKEY HODIE, WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT YOUR PICKLE PROBLEM.
[Duck Duck sighing]
Duck Duck says, THANKS, DONKEY. I KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN BE EASIER TO SOLVE A PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE DOING IT WITH A FRIEND.
Donkey says, OH, THAT IS SO TRUE, DUCK DUCK!
[Disco music plays]
Donkey sings, THIS FRIEND IS AT YOUR SIDE TO HELP YOU. I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A HAND. WE'RE HERE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND…
Duck Duck says, INDEED.
Donkey sings, SOMETIMES SOMETHING IS EASY AND YOU GET IT.
Duck Duck sings, SOMETIMES SOMETHING IS HARD TO FIGURE OUT.
Donkey sings, THAT'S WHEN IT'S GOOD TO GET TOGETHER. A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND…
Both say, INDEED.
Both sing, AT YOUR SIDE TO PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU'RE DOWN. ON YOUR SIDE WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE AROUND. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER. TWO HEADS TOGETHER MAKE IT BETTER.
Duck Duck sings, OKAY, I THINK THAT WE CAN DO THIS.
Both sing, A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.
[Music ends]
Duck Duck says, YEAH! WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE THIS 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER. YEAH!
Donkey says, THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
Duck Duck says, BUT HOW?
[Serious music plays]
Donkey says, HMM. WE NEED TO THINK, DONKEY AND DUCK DUCK, THINK.
Duck Duck says, I'M THINKING. I'M THINKING.
Both say, HMM...
Donkey says, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER I NEED HELP SOLVING A PROBLEM, I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU TO FIND THE PERFECT SOLUTION IN ONE OF YOUR...
[Upbeat music plays, gasping]
Donkey remembers Duck Duck reading her books.
Donkey says, DUCK DUCK!
Duck Duck says, WHAT-WHAT?
Donkey says, THAT'S IT! WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO TO HELP ME SOLVE MY PROBLEMS?
Duck Duck says, WELL, LET'S SEE. I USUALLY START WITH ONE OF MY BOOKS.
[Gasping]
Duck Duck says, MY BOOKS!
[Slide whistle]
Duck Duck runs away and returns with a book.
Duck Duck says, YEAH! I WAS SO UPSET AND CONFUSED BY ALL THE PICKLES THAT I DIDN'T THINK TO LOOK IN MY MAGIC BOOK! THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
Donkey asks, WELL, WHAT DOES IT SAY?
Duck Duck replies, WELL, LET'S SEE. "WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR MAGIC WAND TURNS INTO A PICKLE."
Donkey says, WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY YOUR PROBLEM.
[Upbeat music plays]
Duck Duck says, WOW, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK! KAY-KAY. THERE ARE THREE STEPS TO TURN YOUR WAND BACK INTO A WAND FROM BEING A PICKLE. ONE, PICK A SPARKLY DANDELION. TWO, SET PICKLE IN SUNLIGHT. THREE, BLOW THE SPARKLY DANDELION SEEDS ONTO THE PICKLE.
[Exhaling]
Duck Duck says, DONKEY, THIS IS A LOT!
Donkey says, WELL, WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.
Duck Duck says, YEAH, YEAH! LET'S GO FIND A SPARKLY DANDELION. YEAH!
[Chiming, birds chirping]
In a field, dandelions sparkle.
Both say, OOH! SPARKLY DANDELIONS!
Duck Duck says, KAY-KAY, SO, NOW WE JUST FOLLOW THE STEPS TO TURN THE PICKLE BACK INTO A WAND. STEP ONE, PICK THE SPARKLING DANDELION. LET'S SEE. UH...OH! THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
Duck Duck picks a dandelion.
Donkey asks, OKAY, NOW WHAT?
Duck Duck says, UH, NEXT, WE NEED TO PUT THE PICKLE IN SUNLIGHT.
Donkey says, OH, THAT SHOULD BE EASY.
[Wind gusting, gentle music plays]
Duck Duck says, YEAH! UH-OH.
[Gasping]
Clyde the cloud blocks the sun.
Donkey says, OH, IT'S CLYDE! CLYDE IS BLOCKING THE SUN!
Duck Duck says, UH, CLYDE?
Clyde says, OH, HI, THE AMAZING DUCK DUCK.
Duck Duck says, HEY-HEY.
Clyde says, HI, DONKEY.
Duck Duck says, UH, CLYDE, COULD YOU PLEASE MOVE A LITTLE BIT? YOU'RE SORT OF BLOCKING THE SUN AND WE NEED SOME SUNLIGHT.
Clyde says, OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT! HERE YOU GO.
[Chiming]
Donkey says, THANK YOU!
[Gasping]
Donkey and Duck Duck say, SUNLIGHT!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
Donkey and Duck Duck say, THANKS, CLYDE!
Duck Duck says, KAY-KAY.
[Tapping, birds singing]
Duck Duck puts the pickle on a rock.
Donkey says, STEP TWO, THE PICKLE IS IN THE SUNLIGHT.
Duck Duck says, YEAH! AND THE FINAL STEP IS BLOWING THE SPARKLY SEEDS ON THE PICKLE!
[Inhaling, blowing, gentle music plays, chiming]
Duck Duck blows seeds on the pickle and transforms back into the wand.
Donkey says, IT WORKED!
Duck Duck says, MY MAGIC WAND! IT'S BACK! WE DID IT! YEAH!
Donkey says, HEE-HAW! TIME TO REVERSE THE PICKLE TRICK.
[Upbeat music plays]
Duck Duck says, YEP-YEP. TIME TO MAKE THESE PICKLES DISAPPEAR AND MAKE EVERYTHING ELSE REAPPEAR.
[Whooshing, popping]
On the grass, Duck Duck waves her wand.
Duck Duck says, ABRA-CA-BICKLE. ABRA-CA-BEE. THESE PICKLEY PICKLES, LET US NOT SEE! YEAH!
On the snow, the penguin looks down at the pickle. It transforms back into the trumpet.
The penguin says, SQUIBBIT.
[Trumpet fanfare plays]
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Chiming]
In his cabin, Grampy sits in his chair and looks at the pickle, which transforms back into his book.
Grampy says, HMM. HEY!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Grampy muttering]
[Harriet sighing sadly, chiming, upbeat music plays]
By the machine, Harriet stares at her pickle. It transforms into the hammer.
Harriet says, OOH!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
Harriet says, THANK YOU!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Harriet humming, hammer tapping]
Turtle Lou looks down at his pickle.
He says, OH DEAR.
[Chiming]
The pickle transforms back into the package.
Turtle Lou says, OH! AH!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
Turtle Lou says, SPEEDY DELIVERY!
[Slide whistle]
Turtle Lou runs with the package.
[Chiming, upbeat music plays, Panda gasping]
The giant pickle transforms back into the spaceship.
Panda says, HEY-O!
Duck Duck says, YEAH!
[Panda sighing happily]
Duck Duck walks to Donkey.
[Birds singing]
Duck Duck says, OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME, DONKEY. IT SURE WAS EASIER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH MY PAL BY MY SIDE.
Donkey asks, AWW, WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
[Giggling, happy music notes play]
Duck Duck says, HEY-HEY, I HAVE ONE MORE TRICK TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU.
[Donkey gasping]
Donkey says, OOH!
[Duck Duck clearing throat]
Duck Duck says, ALA-CA-ZEE. ALA-CA-ZOWER. LET US SEE A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER! YEAH!
[Chiming, popping, upbeat music plays]
A bouquet appears in Donkey’s hand.
Donkey says, OH! OH! DUCK DUCK! OH, THANK YOU!
Duck Duck says, AWW. YOU'RE WELCOME, DONKEY.
Donkey says, AWW.
[Giggling]
Duck Duck says, YEAH.
[Upbeat music plays]
End credits. Executive Producers: Ellen Doherty, Adam Rudman, David Rudman. Directed by David Rudman. Written by Adam Rudman. Starring: Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, David Rudman, Peter Linz. Donkey Hodie. Copyright 2024. The Fred Rogers Company. All rights reserved. Logo: Spiffy Pictures.
[Clink]
Logo: Fred Rogers Productions.
[Daniel Tiger giggles]
Logo: Nine Story Media Group.
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