SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 5
Bristle Brushby
Short rounded paintbrush with soft teal bristles, coral ferrule face, cream handle body and purple boots; dry toy brush.
TeachesFinishing without perfecting every detail
EpisodeThe Never-Finished Dots
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Useful can be finished!”
The script.
Bristle keeps adjusting tiny dots on a pretend party sign. Bristle checks whether the sign clearly points to the party, then sets the brush down. One tiny dot wears an accidentally oversized paper bow.
0–6s
I could fix these dots forever. The sign already does its job.
Bristle keeps adjusting tiny dots on a pretend party sign.
6–16sPeople can find the party. I can call this finished.
Bristle checks whether the sign clearly points to the party, then sets the brush down.
16–25sEven the fancy dot is done.
One tiny dot wears an accidentally oversized paper bow.
25–30sUseful can be finished!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Bristle Brushby, plus 3 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
finishing without perfectingErase, Erase, EraseBristle keeps erasing his painting line, and Etta helps him finish.With Bristle Brushby, Etta Eraser · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bristle paints a line. Then he asks Etta to erase it.
Bristle: Not right! Erase it, Etta! - 6-16s Etta erases. Bristle paints. Etta erases again.
Bristle: Still not right! Again! It has to be perfect! - 16-25s Etta stops.
Etta: My eraser is getting tiny. Useful can be finished. And talk like a helpful friend. - 25-30s Bristle paints one more line and stops. The painting is done, and it looks great. Etta claps with her tiny eraser hands.
Bristle: Useful can be finished!
“Useful can be finished!”
returning after a distractionLost PlaceBristle gets distracted while painting, and Bex helps him find his place.With Bristle Brushby, Bex Bookmark · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bristle paints a garden. A bird flies by.
Bristle: Ooh, a bird! A red one! - 6-16s He looks back at his painting.
Bristle: Where was I? Which flower was I painting? - 16-25s Bex slides next to the canvas.
Bex: Find your place, then return! You were on the last flower. - 25-30s Bristle finishes the flower. Then he adds the red bird. Bex says it is the best part.
Bex: Find your place, then return!
“Find your place, then return!”
finishing without perfectingZoom OutMags zooms in on every tiny flaw, and Bristle learns to step back and see the whole thing.With Bristle Brushby, Mags Magnifier · tap for the script
- 0-6s Mags looks at Bristle's painting through his lens.
Mags: Ooh, there is a tiny smudge right here! - 6-16s Bristle panics.
Bristle: I have to fix it! I have to fix everything! - 16-25s Mags steps back.
Mags: Wait. Zoom out with me. From far away, it looks great. - 25-30s Bristle steps back. The painting is beautiful. He decides it is done. Mags zooms in on the smudge again, and it looks like a ladybug.
Bristle: Useful can be finished!
“Useful can be finished!”
apologizing and repairingPaint OverBristle accidentally paints over Cranklin's drawing and helps fix it.With Bristle Brushby, Cranklin Crayon · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bristle paints fast. Oops, he paints over Cranklin's line.
Cranklin: Hey! You painted over my rocket! - 6-16s Bristle stops.
Bristle: Oh no. Sorry, Cranklin. I did it. - 16-25s Bristle offers.
Bristle: I will help you fix it. Cranklin: Okay. Just the fix, not the whole rocket. - 25-30s They fix it together. The paint smear becomes rocket smoke. Cranklin decides it is even better now.
Cranklin: Sorry. I did it. I will fix it.
“Sorry. I did it. I will fix it.”
checking whether help is wantedOffer, Don't Take OverBristle wants to fix Kiki's painting, and Lumi helps him ask first.With Bristle Brushby, Kiki Kite, Lumi Lantern · tap for the script
- 0-6s Kiki paints a sky. Bristle reaches in.
Bristle: Let me fix that cloud for you! - 6-16s Lumi stops him gently.
Lumi: Offer, do not take over. Ask first. - 16-25s Bristle asks.
Bristle: Kiki, do you want help with your painting? Kiki: No thanks. I like it this way. - 25-30s Bristle nods. Kiki finishes her sky, full of tiny kites. Bristle loves it more than his own version.
Lumi: Offer, do not take over!
“Offer, do not take over!”
Guest appearances
finishing without perfecting every detailGood Enough PaintingBristle keeps fixing tiny details in a painting, and Colly helps her know it's done.With Colly Colander, Bristle Brushby · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bristle dabs and dabs at one tiny spot.
Bristle: It's not perfect yet. One more dab... one more... - 6-16s Colly peeks over.
Colly: Bristle, look at the whole thing. Does it do what you wanted? - 16-25s Bristle steps back and looks.
Bristle: Yes! It's a happy sun. Useful can be finished! - 25-30s Bristle hangs it up; the sun painting is so bright Colly wears her holes like sunglasses.
Bristle: Useful can be finished! Colly: Bright!
“Useful can be finished!”
using kinder self-talkBad Painter, Good PainterEtta calls herself a bad painter until Bristle asks what she would say to a friend.With Etta Eraser, Bristle Brushby · tap for the script
- 0-6s Etta stares at a lumpy sun painting.
Etta: My sun is lumpy. I am a bad painter. - 6-16s Bristle puts down his brush.
Bristle: If I painted it, what would you tell me? - 16-25s Etta thinks.
Etta: I would say: you tried something new. The sun looks happy. - 25-30s Etta turns her own words toward herself, paints a smile on the lumpy sun, and it looks like it is laughing.
Bristle: Finished! / Etta: Talk like a helpful friend!
“Talk like a helpful friend!”
asking what kind of help a friend wantsIdeas Or CompanyLumi starts giving painting tips Bristle never asked for, then checks whether Bristle wants ideas or just company.With Lumi Lantern, Bristle Brushby · tap for the script
- 0-6s Easel. Bristle paints a sky. Lumi leans in close, pointing.
Lumi Lantern: Ooh, your sky needs more blue, and... / Bristle Brushby: Hmm. - 6-16s Lumi notices Bristle's bristles stiffen, and steps back.
Lumi Lantern: Wait. Do you want ideas, or just company? / Bristle Brushby: Just company. - 16-25s Lumi sits quietly, cozy, not saying a word.
Lumi Lantern: Then I'll sit quietly. Like a lantern! / Bristle Brushby: Perfect. - 25-30s Bristle turns the easel. The painting is of Lumi, sitting quietly.
Bristle Brushby: Done! It's you! / Lumi Lantern: Offer, do not take over!
“Offer, do not take over!”
pausing a painting at cleanup timeDrying RackCleanup time comes mid-painting, so Patch parks her picture on the drying rack.With Patch Petal, Bristle Brushby · tap for the script
- 0-6s Art room. Patch paints a garden. Bristle holds the cleanup bell.
Bristle Brushby: Cleanup time, everybody! Brushes in the cup! - 6-16s Patch's petals droop.
Patch Petal: But my flowers have no stems! / Bristle Brushby: It can rest on the rack. - 16-25s Patch slides the painting onto the drying rack.
Patch Petal: Stems later. I will remember. - 25-30s Next day. Patch adds stems. Bristle points: a small paint fly has walked across it, leaving cute footprints.
Patch Petal: Tiny visitors! Park the plan. Come back later!
“Park the plan. Come back later!”
Round 5 crew.
The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.
