SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 3
Bino Blink
Chunky navy binoculars with two unequal round lenses, coral bridge face and mustard feet.
TeachesSaying you do not know
EpisodeThe Expert Guess
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Not knowing is a starting place!”
The script.
Bino is asked which imaginary bird made a funny recorded toy sound. Bino says so and suggests looking at the toy's picture guide together. The guide shows a rubber duck wearing a detective hat.
0–6s
I want to sound clever, but I do not actually know.
Bino is asked which imaginary bird made a funny recorded toy sound.
6–16sLet's check the guide instead of making my guess a fact.
Bino says so and suggests looking at the toy's picture guide together.
16–25sA highly suspicious duck expert.
The guide shows a rubber duck wearing a detective hat.
25–30sNot knowing is a starting place!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Bino Blink, plus 5 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
admitting you do not knowThe Blinking StarTully asks Bino to name a blinking star, and Bino says he doesn't know, so they watch together.With Bino Blink, Tully Telescope · tap for the script
- 0-6s Backyard at night. Tully points up.
Tully Telescope: Bino, what's that blinking star called? / Bino Blink: Uh... it's the, um... - 6-16s Bino lowers his lenses and shrugs.
Bino Blink: Honestly? I don't know. Not knowing is a starting place! - 16-25s They watch side by side, lenses up.
Tully Telescope: Let's watch it together. / Bino Blink: It's... moving... and blinking red. - 25-30s It's a plane. Bino and Tully wave at the sky.
Bino Blink: It's an airplane! / Tully Telescope: Waving hello to the pilot!
“Not knowing is a starting place!”
asking about a new wordWhat's MigrateBowie asks what migrate means, and Bino stops pretending to know so they can ask Captain Calm.With Bino Blink, Bowie Farfalle, Captain Calm · tap for the script
- 0-6s Classroom. A bird poster. Bowie asks. Bino puffs up.
Bowie Farfalle: What does migrate mean? / Bino Blink: It's... um... - 6-16s Bino shrugs; Bowie raises a hand.
Bino Blink: I don't know. Let's ask! / Bowie Farfalle: New word? Ask about it! - 16-25s Captain Calm traces a path across a map.
Captain Calm: It means traveling far when seasons change. / Bino Blink: A big trip! - 25-30s Bowie and Bino flap across the room together to the snack table.
Bowie Farfalle: Let's migrate... to the snack table! / Bino Blink: Not knowing got us there!
“New word? Ask about it!”
asking for directions instead of guessingAsk Before WanderingAt the big library, Bino pretends he knows where the dinosaur books are, then admits it and asks.With Bino Blink, Cleo Compass · tap for the script
- 0-6s Huge library. Bino marches confidently. Cleo's pointer spins.
Cleo Compass: Where are the dinosaur books? / Bino Blink: This way! I think. Maybe. - 6-16s Bino stops at a dead-end wall.
Bino Blink: Okay, truth: I don't know. / Cleo Compass: Then let's ask before wandering. - 16-25s They ask at the desk. The librarian points upstairs.
Cleo Compass: Excuse me, dinosaur books? / Bino Blink: She's pointing upstairs! - 25-30s A whole shelf of dinosaur books. Bino peers at a dino cover, and it looks like it's peering back.
Bino Blink: Roar! Found them! / Cleo Compass: Not knowing is a starting place!
“Not knowing is a starting place!”
saying what you know instead of guessingThe Wiggly BushA bush wiggles and Bino starts guessing, until Sprig helps him say only what he knows.With Bino Blink, Sprig Sproutpot, Pomma Pom · tap for the script
- 0-6s Garden. A bush shakes. Bino zooms in, curious and jumpy.
Bino Blink: That bush is wiggling! It's a... a... / Sprig Sproutpot: What do you know? - 6-16s Bino lowers his lenses and takes a breath.
Bino Blink: I don't know what it is. I know it's wiggling and fuzzy. - 16-25s Sprig gently calls out. Mint yarn pops up.
Sprig Sproutpot: Hello, bush? / Pomma Pom: It's me! Hide and seek! - 25-30s Pomma rolls out covered in leaves like a tiny hedge. Bino laughs.
Bino Blink: Not knowing found Pomma! / Sprig Sproutpot: Say what you know!
“Say what you know!”
saying I don't know yetSeven Crumbs Plus FiveToast asks Bino for a math answer, Bino stops guessing, and they count it out together.With Bino Blink, Focus Toast · tap for the script
- 0-6s Homework table. Toast holds a worksheet. Bino guesses fast.
Focus Toast: Bino, what's seven plus five? / Bino Blink: Uh... twelve? Thirteen? Fourteen? - 6-16s Bino stops himself and sets down crumbs.
Bino Blink: Real answer: I don't know yet. Let's count it out. - 16-25s They count crumbs together, slowly.
Focus Toast: Seven crumbs... plus five crumbs... / Bino Blink: Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve! - 25-30s Toast writes twelve. Bino's lenses go wide.
Focus Toast: Twelve! / Bino Blink: My first guess! Not knowing is a starting place!
“Not knowing is a starting place!”
Guest appearances
saying you do not knowStarry McTwinkleBino asks Nori which star is which, and Nori bravely says she does not know.With Nori Nightlight, Bino Blink · tap for the script
- 0-6s Night on the hill. Bino peers through his lenses and points up.
Bino: Nori, you know everything about lights. What is that star called? - 6-16s Nori glows nervously. She almost makes something up, then stops.
Nori: I... do not know. - 16-25s Bino brightens.
Bino: Me neither! Not knowing is a starting place. We can check the star book tomorrow. - 25-30s For tonight they give it a pretend name. The star twinkles as if it likes it. Nori twinkles back.
Nori: Goodnight, Starry McTwinkle!
“Not knowing is a starting place!”
saying you do not knowMystery Toy CarZippy finds a toy car and doesn't know whose it is, so Bino helps him say so and ask around.With Zippy Ziptag, Bino Blink, Kiki Kite · tap for the script
- 0-6s Zippy finds a blue toy car under the slide.
Zippy: Whose car is this? Bino, is it yours? - 6-16s Bino peers through his lenses.
Bino: I don't know. Not knowing is a starting place! - 16-25s They walk around asking friends.
Zippy: Excuse me, did anyone lose a blue car? - 25-30s Kiki Kite flutters down: it is hers! Zippy hands it over, and the car rolls straight back to Zippy like it wants a friend.
Bino: Not knowing is a starting place! Zippy: Found means find its person!
“Found means find its person!”
leaving room for another reasonNo Wave BackBino does not wave back and Rilla thinks he is mad, until Sprig helps her list what she actually knows.With Rilla Roller, Sprig Sproutpot, Bino Blink · tap for the script
- 0-6s Rilla waves at Bino. Bino does not wave back.
Rilla: He is mad at me. I know it. - 6-16s Sprig wiggles her two leaves.
Sprig: Say what you know. What do you see? - 16-25s Rilla squints.
Rilla: I know he did not wave. Maybe he did not see me. - 25-30s Bino turns: his lenses are pointed at a bird. He waves so hard he spins around.
Bino: Rilla! Hi! / Rilla: Leave room for another reason!
“Leave room for another reason!”
checking before spreading a scary storyShed SqueakerBino hears a squeak in the shed and says there is a monster, but Pali suggests looking together.With Pali Palette, Bino Blink · tap for the script
- 0-6s Squeak, squeak from the shed. Bino's lenses widen.
Bino: A monster! Tell everyone! Something is squeaking! - 6-16s Pali steadies him.
Pali: Unsure? Do not spread it. Let us check. Maybe it is something small. - 16-25s They peek in with a flashlight.
Bino: It is... a wheelbarrow wheel. / Pali: Not a monster! - 25-30s Pali spins the wheel: squeak. Bino squeaks back. They squeak a duet.
Bino: Monster song! / Pali: Checked first! / Pali: Squeak, squeak!
“Unsure? Do not spread it!”
saying you do not knowNot Knowing NorthCleo's pointer spins wildly and she learns it is okay to say she does not know.With Cleo Compass, Bino Blink · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bino peers around a big new park. Cleo's pointer spins and spins.
Bino: Which way to the swings, Cleo? - 6-16s Cleo's face turns pink.
Cleo: I should know. I am a compass. - 16-25s Bino lowers his lenses.
Bino: Not knowing is a starting place. Cleo: Okay. I do not know. Let us ask. - 25-30s A friend points the way. Cleo's pointer finally settles toward the swings.
Cleo: Ask before wandering!
“Not knowing is a starting place!”
Round 3 crew.
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