SMARTROT
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Bopbin
Spool of coral thread, broad wooden top and base, loose thread bowtie, springy teal legs.
TeachesWaiting
EpisodeThe Waiting Wiggle
PersonalityAn energetic spool who can stay in line without pretending to enjoy every second.
Catchphrase“Wait, wiggle, here I am!”
The script.
Bopbin gives impatient feet a quiet counting game while waiting for a slide.
0–6s
Bopbin: My turn is taking forever. My feet have already written three complaints and a musical.
Bopbin waits behind a floor marker near a small toy slide.
6–14sBopbin: I can wait here and give my wiggles a small job. Tap one foot, then the other.
Bopbin stays behind the marker and looks down at their feet.
14–24sBopbin: One, two, three, four. Quietest marching band in town! I still want my turn. Now I have something to do.
Bopbin makes four quiet taps, hands held like a tiny conductor.
24–31sBopbin: Wait, wiggle, here I am!
The puppet ahead finishes; Bopbin looks up.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Bopbin, plus 1 guest appearance with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
waiting for something to be readyFreezer CountBopbin wants his juice pop right now, and Iggy gives him a clear next step for waiting.With Bopbin, Iggy Icecube · tap for the script
- 0-6s Kitchen. Bopbin bounces in front of the freezer.
Bopbin: Is it frozen? Is it frozen now? - 6-16s Iggy holds up a small timer.
Iggy Icecube: Not yet. When this beeps, it is ready. / Bopbin: Okay. Wait mode. - 16-25s Bopbin wiggles his springy teal legs, side to side, counting.
Bopbin: Wait, wiggle. Wait, wiggle. - 25-30s Beep! He opens the freezer. The pop is shaped like a spool with a little bowtie.
Bopbin: It is me! Wait, wiggle, here I am!
“Wait, wiggle, here I am!”
waiting in lineFountain LineBopbin wants a drink right away, but there is a line, and Chedda helps him wait.With Bopbin, Chedda Cheery · tap for the script
- 0-6s Water fountain. A line of three. Bopbin hops at the back.
Bopbin: I need water now! Right now! - 6-16s Chedda turns around.
Chedda Cheery: Is it a want or an emergency? / Bopbin: A want. A big want. - 16-25s Bopbin wiggles while the line moves. One, two, his turn.
Chedda Cheery: You waited so well! / Bopbin: Wiggle, wiggle, my turn! - 25-30s Bopbin takes a sip. The water bounces off his wooden top and sprinkles Chedda. Both laugh.
Bopbin: Oops, sharing! Wait, wiggle, here I am!
“Wait, wiggle, here I am!”
waiting for something slowSeed WigglesBopbin planted a seed and wants it to grow right now, so Dodie helps him wait.With Bopbin, Dodie Dice · tap for the script
- 0-6s Garden pot. Bopbin stares at the dirt.
Bopbin: Grow! Grow now! Please, seed? - 6-16s Dodie rolls up.
Dodie Dice: We do not know when. We wait to see. / Bopbin: Waiting is wiggly. - 16-25s Each day, Bopbin does a wiggle dance by the pot. Day one, day two, day three.
Bopbin: Wiggle! Wiggle! Wiggle! / Dodie Dice: Still waiting. Nice wiggles! - 25-30s On day four, a tiny sprout pops up and wiggles back.
Dodie Dice: It learned your dance! / Bopbin: Wait, wiggle, here I am!
“Wait, wiggle, here I am!”
using a rhythm to waitCookie Tick-TockThe cookies need ten more minutes, so Mettie gives Bopbin a beat to wiggle to while waiting.With Bopbin, Mettie Metronome · tap for the script
- 0-6s Kitchen. Cookies bake in the oven. Bopbin presses on the window.
Bopbin: Are they done? Are they done now? - 6-16s Mettie starts ticking.
Mettie Metronome: Ten more minutes. Wiggle to my beat. / Bopbin: Tick, wiggle! - 16-25s Bopbin wiggles to the beat. Tick, wiggle, tock, wiggle.
Mettie Metronome: Slower now. Nice and easy. / Bopbin: Tick... wiggle... tock... - 25-30s Ding! The cookies are done. Each one has a little wiggle shape on top.
Bopbin: Look, wiggle cookies! Wait, wiggle, here I am!
“Wait, wiggle, here I am!”
waiting patiently before classWaiting BowBopbin is eager to start class, and Master Glow shows him how to wait with a calm bow.With Bopbin, Master Glow · tap for the script
- 0-6s Class mat. Bopbin bounces in place. Master Glow sits quietly.
Bopbin: When do we start? Now? Now? Now? - 6-16s Master Glow bows slowly.
Master Glow: Waiting is practice too. Bow and breathe. / Bopbin: Okay. I will try. - 16-25s Bopbin bows. His thread bowtie dangles. He holds still. One breath. Two.
Master Glow: Good waiting, Bopbin. / Bopbin: I am still! Mostly! - 25-30s Class begins. Bopbin bounces up so happily he boings across the mat.
Master Glow: Ready, begin! / Bopbin: Wait, wiggle, here I am!
“Wait, wiggle, here I am!”
Guest appearances
choosing turns fairlyWho Slides FirstRolo and Raffi both reach the slide at once, so they pick a fair way to choose who goes first.With Rolo Ribbon, Raffi Rake, Bopbin · tap for the script
- 0-6s Slide ladder. Rolo and Raffi arrive at exactly the same time.
Rolo Ribbon: Me first! / Raffi Rake: No, me first! - 6-16s They stop. Raffi holds up a fist.
Raffi Rake: Rock, paper, scissors? / Rolo Ribbon: Fair! One, two, three, go! - 16-25s Raffi wins. Rolo takes a breath and steps aside. Bopbin bounces into line behind him.
Rolo Ribbon: You go. I am next. / Bopbin: And I am after you! - 25-30s Raffi slides down. Rolo spins down after him and lands curled around Raffi's handle like a bow. Bopbin boings down last.
Raffi Rake: A present! / Bopbin: My turn! / Rolo Ribbon: Your turn gets a turn!
“Your turn gets a turn!”
First 20 crew.
The other characters from the first new wave. Swipe to meet them.
