SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 3
Foldo Froglet
Green origami frog with obvious folded paper planes, gold paper belly and tiny lavender paper feet; no realistic animal skin.
TeachesAsking for usable feedback
EpisodeThe Helpful Detail
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Ask for one useful detail!”
The script.
Foldo holds a paper ramp that sends a toy ball sideways. Foldo asks a helper to point to one specific part of the ramp. The helper points to a folded corner; Foldo straightens it and salutes the ball.
0–6s
You said it needs changing. Which part should I look at first?
Foldo holds a paper ramp that sends a toy ball sideways.
6–16sShow me one specific thing I could adjust, please.
Foldo asks a helper to point to one specific part of the ramp.
16–25sYour roundness may proceed.
The helper points to a folded corner; Foldo straightens it and salutes the ball.
25–30sAsk for one useful detail!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Foldo Froglet, plus 2 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
asking for usable feedbackOne Useful DetailFoldo asks if his jump is good, gets a vague answer, and learns to ask for one useful detail.With Foldo Froglet, Professor Pancake · tap for the script
- 0-6s Foldo hops off a pillow and lands with a flop.
Foldo: Professor, was that a good jump? - 6-16s Professor Pancake flops a shrug.
Professor Pancake: Hmm. It was okay, I suppose. - 16-25s Foldo thinks.
Foldo: Okay does not help me. What is one thing I can change? Professor Pancake: Bend your knees more. - 25-30s Foldo bends low and jumps so high he lands on Professor Pancake's head like a paper hat. The Professor flips with joy.
Foldo: Ask for one useful detail!
“Ask for one useful detail!”
choosing which feedback to useFeedback StrainerFoldo gets lots of opinions on his paper boat, and Colly helps him keep only the helpful one.With Foldo Froglet, Colly Colander · tap for the script
- 0-6s Foldo shows his paper boat. Colly and three friends shout ideas.
Foldo: My boat keeps tipping over. Colly: Make it red! Make it fly! Make it a dragon! - 6-16s Foldo's paper crinkles.
Foldo: Too many ideas! Which one do I use? - 16-25s Colly holds out her holey bowl.
Colly: Let's strain them. Which idea helps you fix the tipping? - 25-30s Foldo keeps one: fold the corners up. The boat floats perfectly. The other ideas drip out of Colly's holes like water.
Colly: Helpful feedback helps you act!
“Helpful feedback helps you act!”
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!”
listening without rushing a storyLet the Ending ArriveShelby tells a slow story, and Foldo learns to wait for the ending instead of jumping in.With Foldo Froglet, Shelby Scallop · tap for the script
- 0-6s Shelby begins a story, very slowly.
Shelby: Once... there was... a big... wave... - 6-16s Foldo hops impatiently.
Foldo: And it crashed! The end! Next story! - 16-25s Shelby pauses.
Shelby: That is not the ending. Can I finish? Foldo: Okay. I will wait. Sorry. - 25-30s Foldo waits. The ending: the wave tickled a paper frog. Foldo laughs so hard he unfolds a little. The story was about him.
Shelby: Let the ending arrive!
“Let the ending arrive!”
knowing bad luck is not your faultWind WinsFoldo loses a paper boat race because of a gust, and Avi helps him see it was chance.With Foldo Froglet, Avi Avocado · tap for the script
- 0-6s Paper boat race in a puddle. Foldo's boat leads. A gust pushes it backward.
Foldo: Oh no! My boat was winning! Now I lost! - 6-16s Foldo droops.
Foldo: I must be bad at boats. - 16-25s Avi pats him with a soft hand.
Avi: That was the wind, not you. Chance is not your worth. - 25-30s Foldo races again. This time the gust pushes his boat right over the finish. He bows to the wind. Avi laughs.
Avi: Chance is not your worth!
“Chance is not your worth!”
Guest appearances
choosing which feedback to useFeedback StrainerFoldo asks for feedback on his origami, and Colly strains out what helps and lets the rest go.With Colly Colander, Foldo Froglet · tap for the script
- 0-6s Foldo shows his folded paper boat.
Foldo: What do you think? Ask for one useful detail! - 6-16s Friends call out lots of ideas.
Friend voices: Make it purple! Make it fly! Make the corners sharper! - 16-25s Colly lets most ideas slip through her holes.
Colly: Sharper corners helps you act. Keep that one! - 25-30s Foldo folds sharper corners; the boat floats perfectly in a puddle, and a leaf hitches a ride.
Colly: Helpful feedback helps you act! Foldo: Leaf passenger!
“Helpful feedback helps you act!”
kind self-talk and asking for helpThe Frog Will Not HopEtta's paper frog will not hop, so instead of putting herself down, she asks Foldo for one useful detail.With Etta Eraser, Foldo Froglet · tap for the script
- 0-6s Etta pushes her paper frog. It flops.
Etta: Useless frog. Useless me. It just flops. - 6-16s Etta stops and tries again.
Etta: No. Helpful friend voice. Foldo, what is one tip? - 16-25s Foldo points at the back fold.
Foldo: Make this fold smaller. That is the one that pushes. / Foldo: Happy to help. - 25-30s Etta refolds. Her frog hops once, twice, and lands right on her own head. Foldo applauds.
Foldo: It hopped! / Etta: Right where I needed it!
“Ask for one useful detail!”
asking for a useful tipThe Tippy TowerBumble's block tower keeps tipping, so he asks Foldo for one useful tip and tries it.With Bumble Button, Foldo Froglet · tap for the script
- 0-6s Floor. Bumble stacks tiny blocks on top of a big one. Clatter! Down they go again.
Bumble Button: Third time! It keeps falling! - 6-16s Bumble turns to Foldo, who is folding paper nearby.
Bumble Button: Foldo, what is one thing I could change? / Foldo Froglet: Big blocks on the bottom. - 16-25s Bumble restacks, biggest first. The tower stands tall and steady.
Bumble Button: It stands! It really stands! / Foldo Froglet: Nice building, Bumble! - 25-30s Bumble carefully sits on the very top like a turquoise hat. The tower holds. He waves.
Bumble Button: Ta-da! Button on top! Help makes room for hooray!
“Help makes room for hooray!”
trying again with one changePaper Plane FlopWobble's paper plane keeps nosediving, so Foldo gives one tip and he tries again.With Wobble Wafflecone, Foldo Froglet · tap for the script
- 0-6s Hallway. Wobble throws a paper plane. It flops straight down.
Wobble Wafflecone: Flop. Flop again. Hmm. - 6-16s Foldo hops over.
Wobble Wafflecone: What is one thing I could fix? / Foldo Froglet: Fold the wings a bit flatter. - 16-25s Wobble folds carefully and throws.
Wobble Wafflecone: Tiny try! Here goes! / Foldo Froglet: Look, it is flying! - 25-30s The plane loops around and lands neatly on Wobble's tilted cone tip.
Wobble Wafflecone: Perfect landing pad! Tiny try, still a try!
“Tiny try, still a try!”
Round 3 crew.
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