✦ New cast · Round 5

Chedda Cheery

Broad orange cheese wedge with three rounded holes, cream rind stripe and tiny mint feet; pretend food character.

TeachesSeparating a want from an urgent demand

EpisodeThe Extra Decoration

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“A want can wait!”

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The script.

Chedda wants a second giant paper bow for an already-decorated playroom chair. Chedda asks once and accepts that the extra supplies are not available today. The existing bow is so large it almost becomes the chair's umbrella.

0–6s

I want another bow. Wanting it does not make it an emergency.

Chedda wants a second giant paper bow for an already-decorated playroom chair.

6–16s

May I have another? Not today? Okay. I can enjoy this one.

Chedda asks once and accepts that the extra supplies are not available today.

16–25s

This bow is already doing two jobs.

The existing bow is so large it almost becomes the chair's umbrella.

25–30s

A want can wait!

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

More episodes.

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

separating a want from an urgent demandI Want It NOWPash and Chedda both want the swing right now, and Chedda helps them wait.With Chedda Cheery, Pash Fruit · tap for the script

0-6s Pash and Chedda run to the swing; someone's on it.
Pash: I want the swing NOW!
6-16s Chedda's holes widen as she thinks.
Chedda: Is it a want or an emergency? A want can wait.
16-25s They wait, counting slowly.
Pash: One... two... three... it's my turn! Chedda: Then mine!
25-30s Pash swings high; Chedda waits, then swings so high a bird lands on her cheese wedge.
Chedda: A want can wait! Pash: Bird friend!

“A want can wait!”

making a waiting promise realisticSnack Can WaitChedda wants a snack before dinner, and Iggy helps her make a clear wait plan.With Chedda Cheery, Iggy Icecube · tap for the script

0-6s Chedda stands at the fridge.
Chedda: I want a snack! Now, now, now!
6-16s Iggy waddles over.
Iggy: Is it a want or a need? Say the next clear step. Dinner in ten minutes?
16-25s Chedda nods and sets a timer.
Chedda: Ten minutes. A want can wait!
25-30s The timer dings; Chedda gets a cracker, and Iggy slides by wearing a tiny napkin bib.
Iggy: Say the next clear step! Chedda: Cracker time!

“A want can wait!”

reducing too many optionsToo Many ChoicesChedda can't decide which game to play, and Yola helps make the choice smaller.With Chedda Cheery, Yola Yo · tap for the script

0-6s Chedda stares at a huge pile of games.
Chedda: I want to play them all! Right now! Which one?
6-16s Yola rolls over.
Yola: Too many makes it hard. Make the choice smaller! Pick two.
16-25s Chedda picks two, then one.
Chedda: Okay. This one! A want can wait for the others.
25-30s They play; Chedda wins, and her holes light up like stars. Yola spins in celebration.
Yola: Make the choice smaller! Chedda: Winner!

“Make the choice smaller!”

noticing a basic need during playWater Break!Chedda is so busy playing she forgets she needs a drink, and Loopy reminds her to check her body.With Chedda Cheery, Loopy Clip · tap for the script

0-6s Chedda plays tag, red-faced and thirsty.
Chedda: More tag! More tag! I never want to stop!
6-16s Loopy clips her arm gently.
Loopy: Chedda, you look hot and tired. Check what your body needs!
16-25s Chedda stops and breathes.
Chedda: Oh! I'm so thirsty. Water first.
25-30s She drinks; Loopy drinks too, and the water makes his clip squeak. They both laugh.
Loopy: Check what your body needs! Chedda: Squeaky clip!

“Check what your body needs!”

patience and waitingBelt HurryChedda wants a new taekwondo belt immediately, and Ty helps her see wanting can wait.With Chedda Cheery, TY · tap for the script

0-6s Chedda bounces in class.
Chedda: I want my yellow belt TODAY! Right now, please!
6-16s Ty smiles calmly.
Ty: Belts come from practice. A want can wait.
16-25s Chedda practices one move slowly.
Chedda: Okay. Today, I practice one move. Belt comes later.
25-30s Chedda practices; Ty ties a pretend yellow ribbon around her cheese. It's a snack belt!
Ty: A want can wait! Chedda: Ha! Look, a snack belt!

“A want can wait!”

Guest appearances

checking whether someone wants moreAnother Tickle?Sasha tickles Chedda and keeps going, until she remembers to check.With Sasha Shaker, Chedda Cheery · tap for the script

0-6s Sasha tickles Chedda, who asked for one tickle. Chedda giggles.
Chedda: Hee hee hee! That tickles!
6-16s Sasha keeps tickling. Chedda squirms away.
Chedda: Okay, okay, OKAY! That is enough now!
16-25s Sasha stops right away.
Sasha: Oops. Do you want another tickle, or are you done? Chedda: Done, please. Thank you for asking.
25-30s Sasha steps back. Chedda catches her breath, then asks to play hide and seek. Sasha hides inside a lunchbox. Chedda finds her instantly.
Sasha: Ask before another!

“Ask before another!”

waiting when you really want somethingThe Bubble Wand ListPash wants the bubble wand right now, so Chedda helps her put her name on a turn list.With Pash Fruit, Chedda Cheery · tap for the script

0-6s Chedda blows bubbles. Pash reaches with both hands, nearly toppling.
Pash: I need the bubble wand! Need, need, need!
6-16s Chedda points to a chalk list on the path.
Chedda: A want can wait. Write your name. You are next.
16-25s Pash writes PASH in giant letters, then blows pretend bubbles while waiting.
Pash: Pretend bubble! Pretend bubble! These are pretty good.
25-30s Chedda hands over the wand. Pash blows one huge bubble that settles over Chedda's cheese hole like a window.
Chedda: Nice wait! / Pash: Next was worth it!

“A want can wait!”

letting go of perfect fairnessPretend Pizza SlicesChedda worries the pretend pizza slices are not exactly equal, and Kora helps her let it go.With Kora Kitchenscale, Chedda Cheery · tap for the script

0-6s Chedda stares at clay pizza slices.
Chedda: Yours is bigger! It is not fair!
6-16s Kora checks.
Kora: They are close. Fair is not always perfect. Close enough to eat.
16-25s Chedda breathes.
Chedda: A want can wait. I want fun more than perfect.
25-30s They pretend to eat. Chedda pretends her slice is so cheesy it stretches to the ceiling.
Kora: Cheesy! / Chedda: Fun beats perfect! / Kora: Cheese tower!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

separating a want from a demandPizza Friday FeelingsChedda wants pizza right now, and Gilda helps turn the demand into a wish plus a choice.With Gilda Globule, Chedda Cheery · tap for the script

0-6s Chedda stomps around the lunch table.
Chedda: Pizza! Pizza now!
6-16s Gilda points at the lunch: sandwiches.
Gilda: Today is sandwich day. Chedda: But I want it now! Gilda: Hmm, let me think.
16-25s Chedda sighs.
Chedda: A want can wait. Gilda: Wish for pizza Friday. Choose today's sandwich.
25-30s Gilda cuts Chedda's sandwich into a pizza-shaped triangle. Chedda gasps happily.
Chedda: Pizza-ish! Gilda: Wish, then choose today! Chedda: Yum.

“A want can wait!”

waiting after a heads-upSnack After PuzzleChedda wants snack now, and Hattie's heads-up helps her see it can wait.With Hattie Honeydipper, Chedda Cheery · tap for the script

0-6s Puzzle on the floor. Chedda bounces.
Chedda Cheery: Snack! Snack now! / Hattie Honeydipper: Heads-up: snack after we finish the puzzle.
6-16s Chedda takes a breath.
Chedda Cheery: That's a want, not an emergency. I can wait.
16-25s They fit the last pieces.
Hattie Honeydipper: Three pieces left. / Chedda Cheery: Two... one... the last piece is a cheese!
25-30s The finished puzzle is a picture of snacks. Real snack arrives.
Hattie Honeydipper: Snack time! / Chedda Cheery: A want can wait... and then munch!

“A want can wait!”

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!”

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