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Flippa Flipper
Single lime-green swim flipper with broad webbed foot silhouette, lilac face strap, short arms.
TeachesFlexibility
EpisodeThe Curvy Stage
PersonalityA committed straight-line dancer whose best discoveries happen when plans bend.
Catchphrase“New plan, same me!”
The script.
Flippa’s straight-line dance meets a puddle-shaped stage.
0–6s
Flippa: My dance goes straight, straight, straight! Why is this stage shaped like a wiggly pancake?
Flippa unveils a floor mat shaped like a curving puddle.
6–14sFlippa: That plan does not fit here. I can change the dance without throwing away the fun.
Flippa tries the first tiny step, then stops at the edge.
14–24sFlippa: Side step, little swoop, magnificent flipper wiggle! Look, my feet have invented a noodle dance.
Flippa follows the mat’s curve with a silly sideways shuffle.
24–30sFlippa: New plan, same me!
Flippa bows toward their own broad foot.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Flippa Flipper, plus 1 guest appearance with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
making a new planPool ClosedThe pool is closed for cleaning, so Flippa and Winnie make a splashy new plan.With Flippa Flipper, Winnie Watercan · tap for the script
- 0-6s Pool gate. A sign shows a mop and bucket. Flippa slumps.
Flippa Flipper: Closed? But I wanted to swim today! - 6-16s Flippa flaps once, then thinks. Winnie tilts her spout.
Winnie Watercan: I can sprinkle you! / Flippa Flipper: A sprinkle swim? Okay, new plan! - 16-25s On the lawn, Winnie sprinkles gently while Flippa does flipper laps through the drops.
Flippa Flipper: Stroke, stroke, splash! / Winnie Watercan: Best lap ever! - 25-30s Flippa stops, soaked and grinning. A tiny rainbow arcs over her head.
Flippa Flipper: Look! My own rainbow pool! New plan, same me!
“New plan, same me!”
switching plans when something runs outThe Purple SkyPali has no blue paint left, so Flippa paints a new kind of sky.With Flippa Flipper, Pali Palette · tap for the script
- 0-6s Easel. Flippa reaches for blue. Pali shows an empty blue spot.
Pali Palette: Uh oh. Blue is all gone, Flippa. - 6-16s Flippa frowns at her blank sky.
Flippa Flipper: But skies are always blue. / Pali Palette: I have purple and orange. - 16-25s Flippa swishes purple across the top and orange along the bottom.
Flippa Flipper: New plan. A sunset sky! / Pali Palette: Ooh, so pretty! - 25-30s She steps back. The orange blob looks just like a smiling flipper. Pali laughs.
Pali Palette: It is you, Flippa! / Flippa Flipper: New plan, same me!
“New plan, same me!”
agreeing to change a gameFlop TagFlippa wants a race but Nellie wants tag, so they agree on a brand new game together.With Flippa Flipper, Nellie Knight · tap for the script
- 0-6s Yard. Flippa crouches at a chalk line. Nellie holds up a toy flag.
Flippa Flipper: Want to race to the fence? / Nellie Knight: Hmm. I want tag. - 6-16s They look at each other. Nellie taps her chin.
Nellie Knight: What if we mix them? Tag, but only by flopping. / Flippa Flipper: Deal! - 16-25s They shake hands, then flop-flop across the grass, tagging and missing.
Nellie Knight: Flop! Flop! / Flippa Flipper: Missed me! Try again! - 25-30s Both flop into the same leaf pile and tag each other at once. Leaves rain down.
Flippa Flipper: Double tag! New plan, same me!
“New plan, same me!”
adjusting to a delayI Spy at the Bus StopThe bus is running late, so Flippa and Hugo turn the waiting into a game.With Flippa Flipper, Hugo Hourglass · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bus stop. A sign blinks LATE. Flippa stomps her webbed foot.
Flippa Flipper: Late? But we planned to be early! - 6-16s Hugo flips himself over. Sand trickles.
Hugo Hourglass: About ten more minutes. Want a waiting plan? / Flippa Flipper: Yes. New plan. - 16-25s They play I Spy, pointing at clouds and signs.
Flippa Flipper: I spy something green. / Hugo Hourglass: Is it you? It is you! - 25-30s The bus rolls up. Its honk sounds like a duck. They both quack back.
Flippa Flipper: Quack, quack! New plan, same me!
“New plan, same me!”
being flexible about a roleThe Wave PartFlippa wanted to be the fish in the play, but that part is taken, so she tries being the wave.With Flippa Flipper, Coralie Crown · tap for the script
- 0-6s Stage. Coralie holds a list. Flippa bounces in.
Flippa Flipper: I want to be the fish! / Coralie Crown: The fish part is taken. - 6-16s Flippa droops, then sees the blue streamers.
Coralie Crown: Could you be the wave? / Flippa Flipper: Hmm. Okay. New plan. - 16-25s On stage, Flippa swooshes the streamers. Swoosh, swoosh.
Coralie Crown: Bigger wave! / Flippa Flipper: Biggest wave! - 25-30s Flippa's wave whooshes Coralie's crown into the air. It lands on Flippa's head. They both laugh.
Flippa Flipper: Queen Wave! New plan, same me!
“New plan, same me!”
Guest appearances
disagreeing about favoritesBlue Versus YellowQuibble and Lenny pick different colors for the fort flag and stay pals.With Quibble Quill, Lenny Lemonwedge, Flippa Flipper · tap for the script
- 0-6s Fort. Quibble holds a blue cloth. Lenny holds yellow.
Quibble Quill: Blue is the best color! / Lenny Lemonwedge: No, yellow is the best! - 6-16s They stop, then laugh.
Quibble Quill: We like different colors. That is okay. / Lenny Lemonwedge: True. Still friends. - 16-25s Flippa Flipper flops in with a string. They tie both colors together.
Flippa Flipper: New plan: use both! / Quibble Quill: Half blue. / Lenny Lemonwedge: Half yellow. - 25-30s The wind blows the flag. Blue and yellow swirl, and it looks green.
Lenny Lemonwedge: Surprise green! / Quibble Quill: Different picks, still pals!
“Different picks, still pals!”
First 20 crew.
The other characters from the first new wave. Swipe to meet them.
