SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 4
Fifi Funnel
Broad coral toy funnel with a wide cone face, short teal spout legs and gold arms.
TeachesKeeping two-step directions manageable
EpisodeThe Basket Shuffle
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“A few steps at a time!”
The script.
Fifi tries to remember several playroom cleanup directions at once. Fifi asks the helper to give the first two steps and points to matching picture cards. Fifi finds one scarf wearing a block like a hat.
0–6s
My instructions fell out of my head like pretend spaghetti.
Fifi tries to remember several playroom cleanup directions at once.
6–16sFirst the blocks, then the scarves. Please tell me the rest after that.
Fifi asks the helper to give the first two steps and points to matching picture cards.
16–25sSomeone started without the instructions.
Fifi finds one scarf wearing a block like a hat.
25–30sA few steps at a time!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Fifi Funnel, plus 4 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
keeping directions manageableHomework PourFocus Toast is buried in directions until Fifi pours them in a few steps at a time.With Fifi Funnel, Focus Toast · tap for the script
- 0-6s Focus Toast stares at a long page of homework steps. His crust trembles.
Focus Toast: Read, color, cut, glue, count, write! - 6-16s Fifi tips her wide top toward him.
Fifi: Too much at once. Pour in a little. - 16-25s Fifi gives two steps.
Fifi: First color. Then cut. Focus Toast: Two steps. I can do two. - 25-30s Focus Toast finishes and holds up a perfect paper star.
Fifi: A few steps at a time!
“A few steps at a time!”
following steps without rushingGumdrop Gets GoingGogo rushes past every step, so Fifi slows the directions down to two.With Fifi Funnel, Gogo Gumdrop · tap for the script
- 0-6s Fifi starts the directions. Gogo zooms off already.
Fifi: First get your coat. Gogo: Got it! Going! Fifi: Wait! - 6-16s Gogo is outside with no shoes and no coat.
Gogo: Wait. What were the steps? Fifi: Oh, Gogo. - 16-25s Fifi gives two steps.
Fifi: Coat, then shoes. Gogo: Coat. Shoes. Got it. Fifi: Yes! - 25-30s Gogo zooms out fully dressed. Fifi waves her spout.
Fifi: A few steps at a time! Gogo: Done!
“A few steps at a time!”
using short simple stepsShort Words SandwichFifi's pretend sandwich recipe is too long until Captain Calm shows short words.With Fifi Funnel, Captain Calm · tap for the script
- 0-6s Fifi explains a pretend sandwich recipe. It goes on and on.
Fifi: First the bread then the spread then the lettuce then the- - 6-16s Captain Calm raises a hand.
Captain Calm: Short words. Two steps. Fifi: Two? - 16-25s Fifi tries again.
Fifi: Bread. Spread. Captain Calm: Good. Next two? Fifi: Lettuce. Cheese. - 25-30s They build a tall pretend sandwich. It tips over onto Captain Calm.
Fifi: A few steps at a time! Captain Calm: Oof.
“A few steps at a time!”
remembering steps and body needsShoes Then SnackLoopy forgets the steps while playing, and Fifi helps with two and a body check.With Fifi Funnel, Loopy Clip · tap for the script
- 0-6s Loopy plays so hard he forgets the plan.
Loopy: What was I doing? - 6-16s Fifi pours in two steps.
Fifi: Shoes off, then snack. Loopy: Shoes off, then snack. - 16-25s Loopy's tummy rumbles loudly.
Loopy: Check what your body needs! My body says snack. Fifi: Shoes first. - 25-30s Loopy tosses his shoes and lands right at the snack table.
Fifi: A few steps at a time! Loopy: Yum!
“A few steps at a time!”
giving and checking a short planFunnel and CupsFifi gives directions to the group, and Elo checks every cup heard them.With Fifi Funnel, Elo Eggcarton · tap for the script
- 0-6s Fifi stands in front of the group.
Fifi: Two steps. Wash hands. Then line up. - 6-16s Elo opens her lid. One cup looks empty.
Elo: Check who missed the message! - 16-25s Fifi repeats for that friend, slowly.
Fifi: Wash hands. Then line up. Elo: Everyone heard? - 25-30s Everyone washes and lines up in a perfect row.
Fifi: A few steps at a time! Elo: Check who missed the message!
“A few steps at a time!”
Guest appearances
keeping directions manageableTwo Steps at a TimeFifi gives Pipkin five directions at once, so they break them into small steps.With Pipkin Peanut, Fifi Funnel · tap for the script
- 0-6s Fifi talks very fast.
Fifi: Get the bucket, fill it, carry it, pour it, then wash it! - 6-16s Pipkin looks confused.
Pipkin: Wait. That was too many steps. I only heard bucket. - 16-25s Fifi slows down.
Fifi: A few steps at a time. Get the bucket and fill it. Pipkin: Got it! - 25-30s Pipkin fills the bucket. Then pours it into Fifi. The water swirls through and waters a plant. Fifi cheers.
Fifi: A few steps at a time!
“A few steps at a time!”
checking before assuming ownershipLost and Found BoxZippy, Fifi and Cobbie make a lost-and-found box so found things can get back to their owners.With Zippy Ziptag, Fifi Funnel, Cobbie Corn · tap for the script
- 0-6s Zippy holds a pile of found things: a scarf, a ball, a sock.
Zippy: So many found things! Where do they go? - 6-16s Fifi Funnel sets up two steps.
Fifi: A few steps at a time! Step one, a box. Step two, a sign. - 16-25s Cobbie draws a picture sign; friends come and find their things.
Cobbie: Look, the scarf found its person! - 25-30s Everyone gets their things back; Cobbie gives a tiny quiet cheer, and the last sock wiggles out on its own.
Cobbie: Joy can be quiet! Zippy: Found means find its person!
“Found means find its person!”
breaking a big list into small stepsOne Shoe at a TimeBibi stuffs the whole morning list into her pockets at once until Fifi funnels it down to one step.With Bibi Backpack, Fifi Funnel · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bibi spins, reading a giant list: shoes, coat, lunch, teeth, hat.
Bibi: Too many things! My zipper is screaming! - 6-16s Fifi sets her wide funnel on Bibi's top.
Fifi: A few steps at a time. What is step one? - 16-25s Bibi unpacks everything except one card that says SHOES.
Bibi: Step one: put on shoes. Just one. Phew. - 25-30s Bibi looks down. She is already wearing four shoes. Fifi giggles.
Fifi: Step one was done! / Bibi: Too done! / Fifi: Step two: take three off!
“A few steps at a time!”
asking for directions againThree-Step SplashFifi gives fast cleanup steps and Saffy asks again, so they go one at a time.With Saffy Sponge, Fifi Funnel · tap for the script
- 0-6s Fifi rattles off directions super fast.
Fifi: Wipe-rinse-squeeze-stack-done! - 6-16s Saffy stands frozen with a wet face.
Saffy: Can you say that again, slower? Saffy: I only heard splash. - 16-25s Fifi takes a breath.
Fifi: A few steps at a time. First, wipe. Then, squeeze. Saffy: Wipe. Got it. - 25-30s Saffy wipes, then squeezes water through Fifi into a plant pot.
Saffy: Not heard? Ask again! Fifi: Drink up, little plant!
“Not heard? Ask again!”
Round 4 crew.
The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.
