✦ New cast · Round 5

Kora Kitchenscale

Toy cream kitchen scale with a big coral round dial, mint platform and four short purple feet; no numbers or food weighing.

TeachesKnowing fairness is not always a contest

EpisodeThe Helping Points

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“Help without a scoreboard!”

Read the script All 100 new friends

The script.

Kora tries to award imaginary points for every helpful act at a pretend picnic. Kora puts the score card away and asks what the group still needs. Kora carries one napkin as if it were a royal carpet.

0–6s

I was keeping score of kindness. Now helping feels like a race.

Kora tries to award imaginary points for every helpful act at a pretend picnic.

6–16s

What would help us finish this lovely picnic together?

Kora puts the score card away and asks what the group still needs.

16–25s

No points. Excellent napkin transportation.

Kora carries one napkin as if it were a royal carpet.

25–30s

Help without a scoreboard!

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

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Kora Kitchenscale, plus 6 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

fairness without a contestWho Swept More?Kora and Dusty clean up and start counting who did more, until they remember it is not a race.With Kora Kitchenscale, Dusty Dustpan · tap for the script

0-6s They sweep crumbs.
Dusty: I got more! / Kora: No, I did! I counted!
6-16s Kora stops.
Kora: Wait. Help without a scoreboard. The floor is clean. Look how shiny.
16-25s Dusty nods.
Dusty: Name the helping hands. You and me. / Kora: Yes!
25-30s They both point at each other at the same time and knock into each other, laughing.
Kora: Team! / Dusty: Help without a scoreboard! / Dusty: Shiny team!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

understanding fair supportStep Stool HelpTater needs a step stool to reach the art shelf, and Kora sees fair means everyone can join.With Kora Kitchenscale, Tater Totter · tap for the script

0-6s Tater stretches toward a high shelf.
Tater: I cannot reach the glue. It is way up there.
6-16s Kora brings a stool.
Kora: Here. Ask what helps everyone join. Everyone needs different help.
16-25s A friend whispers it is not fair Tater gets a stool.
Kora: Fair means everyone can reach. You can ask for help too.
25-30s Tater climbs and grabs the glue. He accidentally glues his sprout curl into a funny swirl.
Tater: Fancy hair! / Kora: Fair support!

“Ask what helps everyone join!”

helping without keeping scoreHelping PointsBongo keeps a score of helping, and Kora shows helping is not a game.With Kora Kitchenscale, Bongo Bean · tap for the script

0-6s Bongo counts.
Bongo: I helped five times! You helped three!
6-16s Kora tilts her dial.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard. Helping is not a game.
16-25s Bongo thinks.
Bongo: Then what is it? / Kora: It is being kind.
25-30s Bongo helps carry a box without counting. He drums happily on it instead.
Bongo: Kind drum! / Kora: Help without a scoreboard!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

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!”

helping without a contestMat Stacking TeamKora and Ty stack practice mats and almost turn it into a race, until they remember teamwork.With Kora Kitchenscale, TY · tap for the script

0-6s They grab mats.
Ty: I stack faster! / Kora: No, I do! Watch me go!
6-16s Kora pauses.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard. Stacking is not a race. / Ty: Okay. Together.
16-25s They stack together, one mat each.
Ty: Teamwork stack. / Kora: Taller together. / Ty: One, two, three!
25-30s The stack is so tall it wobbles; they hold it steady and look up, giggling.
Ty: Whoa! / Kora: Help without a scoreboard! / Ty: Steady, steady!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

Guest appearances

helping without making it a contestHelp Without Keeping ScoreTater keeps counting how many blocks he cleaned up, and Kora shows him helping is not a race.With Tater Totter, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script

0-6s Cleanup time. Tater tosses blocks in the bin.
Tater: Ten blocks! I picked up more than Kora! I am winning!
6-16s Kora tilts her round dial.
Kora: Hmm. Is cleaning up a contest, Tater?
16-25s Tater pauses.
Tater: Hmm. Maybe not. Kora: Let's help without a scoreboard.
25-30s They clean together without counting. The room is clean in no time. Kora's dial spins and stops on a giant smiley face.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

respecting unfamiliar family traditionsDifferent DinnersKora's family eats soup for breakfast, which surprises Gilly, so she asks instead of saying ew.With Gilly Garlic, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script

0-6s Kora shows a picture of her breakfast: a big bowl of soup.
Kora: My family has soup for breakfast! Every single morning!
6-16s Gilly almost says ew, then stops.
Gilly: Hmm, that's new for me. What kind of soup?
16-25s Kora's dial spins happily.
Kora: Warm noodle soup! It's my grandma's favorite.
25-30s Gilly asks to try it someday; Kora draws her a picture bowl with a garlic bulb floating in it.
Gilly: Can I try it someday? Curious, not critical! Kora: And extra garlic!

“Curious, not critical!”

knowing fairness is not always a contestNo ScoreboardBongo keeps score of who helps more during cleanup, and Kora helps him just help.With Bongo Bean, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script

0-6s Bongo and Kora clean the playroom; Bongo counts loudly.
Bongo: I picked up ten! You only did eight!
6-16s Kora spins her dial.
Kora: Cleaning isn't a race. Help without a scoreboard! Let's just help.
16-25s Bongo nods and they clean together, humming.
Bongo: Okay. No counting. Just tidy together. That's actually way more fun.
25-30s They finish; the room sparkles. Bongo drums a happy finish beat on the clean floor.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard! Bongo: Clean beats!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

fairness without a contestPiles Are Not PointsRaffi worries his leaf pile is smaller than Kora's, then realizes helping is not a contest.With Raffi Rake, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script

0-6s Two leaf piles. Raffi measures with his eyes.
Raffi: Your pile is bigger. You are winning. I am losing.
6-16s Kora tilts her round dial.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard. The yard needs both. / Raffi: Huh.
16-25s Raffi nods and pushes his pile into hers.
Raffi: One big pile. Fair for jumping. Ready?
25-30s They jump in together. Leaves stick all over Kora's dial like a clock with salad.
Kora: Leaf time! / Raffi: Best non-contest ever! / Kora: It is leaf o'clock!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

receiving help without owingNo Owing ScoreKora helps Suri carry her pouch, and Suri worries she owes her, until Kora explains helping is not a scoreboard.With Suri Starfish, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script

0-6s Suri's waist pouch spills shells. Kora helps gather them.
Kora: Here you go. Got them all.
6-16s Suri frets.
Suri: Now I owe you three helps. Or four! Or ten!
16-25s Kora laughs.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard. Thanks is enough. We are friends, not a bank.
25-30s Suri gives a big thank-you wave. Kora's dial accidentally spins like she is laughing.
Suri: Thank you! / Kora: Zero owed! / Suri: Zero!

“Thanks can be a wave!”

helping without keeping scoreNo ScoreboardDusty tries to win at helping by counting piles, and Kora shows him helping is not a contest.With Dusty Dustpan, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script

0-6s Clean floor. Dusty holds up a tally sheet.
Dusty Dustpan: Nine piles for me, seven for you! I win! / Kora Kitchenscale: Hmm.
6-16s Kora's dial spins to a smiley face.
Kora Kitchenscale: Helping isn't a contest. The floor's clean because of both.
16-25s Dusty thinks, then grins.
Dusty Dustpan: True. You found the marble! / Kora Kitchenscale: You got corners.
25-30s Dusty folds his tally sheet into a paper hat and offers it. Kora nods yes and wears it proudly.
Dusty Dustpan: Name the helping hands! / Kora Kitchenscale: No scoreboard! / Dusty Dustpan: Just shine!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

Round 5 crew.

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