✦ New cast · Round 3

Bowie Farfalle

Large pale-gold bow-tie pasta shape with ridged wings, coral center face and navy shoes.

TeachesAsking what a word means

EpisodeThe Enormous Word

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“New word? Ask about it!”

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The script.

Bowie sees a helper point to a picture labeled only by an unfamiliar spoken word. Bowie asks for a plain explanation and a visible example. The helper holds an enormous paper bow beside Bowie's tiny one.

0–6s

You said enormous. I do not know that word yet.

Bowie sees a helper point to a picture labeled only by an unfamiliar spoken word.

6–16s

What does it mean? Very big? Can you show me?

Bowie asks for a plain explanation and a visible example.

16–25s

That bow needs its own chair.

The helper holds an enormous paper bow beside Bowie's tiny one.

25–30s

New word? Ask about it!

Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Bowie Farfalle, plus 3 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

asking what a word meansHippo-Thesis?Professor Pancake says a big word and Bowie is brave enough to ask what it means.With Bowie Farfalle, Professor Pancake · tap for the script

0-6s Professor Pancake points at two cups.
Professor: My hypothesis is this cup will float.
6-16s Bowie scratches his wing.
Bowie: A hippo-thesis? New word? Ask about it! Is there a hippo?
16-25s Bowie raises his hand.
Bowie: What is a hypothesis? / Professor: A smart guess. / Bowie: Oh! A guess!
25-30s Bowie guesses the cup will float. It floats. He spins in a happy noodle dance.
Bowie: My hippo was right! / Professor: Hypothesis! / Professor: Wonderful asking!

“New word? Ask about it!”

asking about an unfamiliar word with respectGilly's Family WordGilly uses a family word for a special dish, and Bowie asks about it with curiosity.With Bowie Farfalle, Gilly Garlic · tap for the script

0-6s Gilly opens a lunch box.
Gilly: My family calls this our lucky soup.
6-16s Bowie tilts his head.
Bowie: Lucky soup? What does that mean?
16-25s Gilly smiles.
Gilly: We eat it on new year. Wish for a good year.
25-30s Bowie closes his eyes tight and makes a wish so big his wings flap. Gilly laughs.
Bowie: I wished for more soup words! / Gilly: Curious, not critical!

“New word? Ask about it!”

asking about a new word in classCharyeot!Little Belt says a taekwondo word Bowie has never heard, so he asks.With Bowie Farfalle, Little Belt · tap for the script

0-6s Little Belt stands straight.
Little Belt: Charyeot! Everyone ready!
6-16s Bowie wobbles in confusion.
Bowie: Cha-what? New word? Ask about it! What does that mean? Is it a sneeze?
16-25s Little Belt shows him.
Little Belt: It means attention. Stand tall, hands at sides. / Bowie: Like a tall noodle?
25-30s Bowie stands so straight his bow-tie wings stick out like a perfect pasta. Little Belt claps.
Bowie: Charyeot! / Little Belt: Perfect pasta posture! / Bowie: Asking helps!

“New word? Ask about it!”

asking instead of pretending to knowLaminated DoughCrispin uses a baking word and Bowie almost pretends to know, then decides to ask.With Bowie Farfalle, Crispin Crescent · tap for the script

0-6s Crispin rolls dough proudly.
Crispin: Croissants are laminated dough.
6-16s Bowie nods too fast.
Bowie: Oh, yes, like a sticker? Wait. New word? Ask about it!
16-25s Crispin folds the dough.
Crispin: It means many thin layers folded together. Butter and dough, fold, fold, fold.
25-30s Bowie folds his wings back and forth, trying to laminate himself. He becomes a wrinkly bow.
Crispin: Pasta pastry! / Bowie: Asking is tastier! / Crispin: Ha!

“New word? Ask about it!”

asking a word and learning togetherConstella-What?Tully talks about constellations, Bowie asks what it means, and they both find one together.With Bowie Farfalle, Tully Telescope · tap for the script

0-6s Night sky. Tully points up.
Tully: Look at that constellation! It is so sparkly.
6-16s Bowie squints.
Bowie: Constella-what? New word? Ask about it!
16-25s Tully adjusts her eyepiece.
Tully: Stars that make a picture. Like a dot-to-dot. / Bowie: Let me try!
25-30s Bowie points to three stars. Tully looks: they make a perfect bow-tie shape.
Tully: Constellation Bowie! / Bowie: My shape is in the sky! / Bowie: Whoa!

“New word? Ask about it!”

Guest appearances

asking what a word meansWhat Is a Crease?Foldo uses a new word while teaching, and Bowie bravely asks what it means.With Foldo Froglet, Bowie Farfalle · tap for the script

0-6s Foldo teaches folding at a little table.
Foldo: Now make a sharp crease, right here.
6-16s Bowie scratches his head. Everyone else nods along.
Bowie: Hmm. I do not know that word. Should I just pretend?
16-25s Bowie raises his hand instead.
Bowie: What does crease mean? Foldo: Great question! It is a pressed line. Like this!
25-30s Bowie folds a perfect crease. Then he notices his own bow-tie wings have creases too. He flaps them proudly.
Bowie: New word? Ask about it!

“New word? Ask about it!”

noticing when a nickname stops being funnyBow-WowBelle keeps calling Bowie Bow-wow, notices his wings droop, and stops.With Belle Pepper, Bowie Farfalle · tap for the script

0-6s Recess. Belle barks a silly nickname. Bowie laughs a little, then less.
Belle Pepper: Bowie Bow-wow! Woof woof! Bow-wow! / Bowie Farfalle: Heh... hmm.
6-16s Belle sees his pasta wings droop.
Belle Pepper: Notice. His wings drooped. Check. Is this still funny? / Bowie Farfalle: Not anymore.
16-25s Belle nods right away.
Belle Pepper: Then I stop. Sorry, Bowie. / Bowie Farfalle: Thanks. Want a pasta joke?
25-30s Bowie flaps his wings like a bow tie. Both crack up.
Bowie Farfalle: I'm bow-tied in giggles! / Belle Pepper: Both laughing!

“Notice. Check. Stop.”

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!”

Round 3 crew.

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