✦ New cast · Round 1

Lula Ladle

Lavender soup ladle with a round bowl face, tall curved handle rising behind, short yellow legs.

TeachesChoosing a manageable commitment

EpisodeOne Scoop of Jobs

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“One job can be enough!”

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The script.

Lula carries three empty pretend serving trays that wobble like hats. Lula sets the trays down and tells an unnamed host which one job they can do. Lula proudly transports one tray holding a single tiny pea prop.

0–6s

I said yes to three jobs. My trays are having a traffic jam.

Lula carries three empty pretend serving trays that wobble like hats.

6–16s

I can carry one tray. Can someone else take the other two?

Lula sets the trays down and tells an unnamed host which one job they can do.

16–25s

Important pea delivery coming through.

Lula proudly transports one tray holding a single tiny pea prop.

25–30s

One job can be enough!

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

More episodes.

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

choosing a manageable jobJust the NapkinsBibi tries to carry everything for the picnic, and Lula helps her pick one job.With Lula Ladle, Bibi Backpack · tap for the script

0-6s Picnic day. Bibi is stuffed with plates, cups, blankets and balls. She wobbles.
Bibi: I will carry everything! All of it! Every single thing!
6-16s Lula holds out her ladle to steady her.
Lula: Everything is a lot. What is one job you can do well?
16-25s Bibi unpacks most things into the wagon and keeps one stack.
Bibi: Napkins. Just the napkins. Phew, I can breathe.
25-30s A breeze blows the napkins up. Bibi zips open and catches every one. Lula scoops the last with her ladle.
Lula: One job can be enough!

“One job can be enough!”

picking one beginning from many ideasTen Cakes, One StartWhimsy has ten pretend cake ideas at once, and Lula helps her choose where to start.With Lula Ladle, Whimsy Whisk · tap for the script

0-6s Whimsy spins in the toy kitchen, ideas flying out.
Whimsy: Rainbow cake! Moon cake! A cake with legs! Ten cakes!
6-16s Whimsy freezes, overwhelmed.
Whimsy: Too many. Now I can not start any of them.
16-25s Lula ladles the ideas into a pretend pot, one scoop at a time.
Lula: Choose one beginning. The others can wait in the pot.
25-30s Whimsy picks the cake with legs. They finish it and it does a pretend dance across the table. Lula taps the pot: nine more for later.
Whimsy: Choose one beginning!

“Choose one beginning!”

noticing when to restCafe Closed for NapLula serves pretend soup all morning and droops, and Winnie reminds her rest is part of the plan.With Lula Ladle, Winnie Watercan · tap for the script

0-6s Lula runs a pretend soup cafe, serving fast. Her handle sags lower and lower.
Lula: More soup! More soup! Ohh, my handle is so floppy.
6-16s Winnie waters a plant and notices.
Winnie: You look tired. Rest belongs in the plan too.
16-25s Lula flips a sign on her counter. She sits down and breathes.
Lula: Cafe closed for a little while. Ladle resting.
25-30s Lula naps in her own soup pot like a bathtub. Winnie gently waters the sign until a little leaf sprouts on it.
Winnie: Rest belongs in the plan!

“Rest belongs in the plan!”

including someone's access need in a planLower the TableLula sets up a tea party table too high for Chaya, so they change the setup together.With Lula Ladle, Chaya Chair · tap for the script

0-6s Lula sets a pretty table on a high bench. Chaya scoots up and can not reach.
Chaya: I can not reach the cups up there.
6-16s Lula looks at the table, then at Chaya.
Lula: The table is the problem, not you. Let's change the setup.
16-25s They move the party to a low blanket on the grass.
Chaya: Now I can reach! Lula: Now everyone can.
25-30s Lula pours pretend soup for everyone. The high bench sits empty, and a bird lands on it like it is waiting to be served.
Chaya: Change the setup, include the person!

“Change the setup, include the person!”

finding a fair way to chooseWho Scoops First?Pash and Lula both want to scoop first, so Raffi helps them agree on a fair way to decide.With Lula Ladle, Raffi Rake, Pash Fruit · tap for the script

0-6s One pot of pretend soup. Pash leaps forward.
Pash: Me first! Lula: But it is my ladle!
6-16s Raffi steps between them with his tines up.
Raffi: Let's agree how to decide first. Rock, paper, scissors?
16-25s They both nod and play. Pash wins.
Lula: Okay. That was fair. I am a little disappointed, though. Pash: You go next!
25-30s Pash scoops so excitedly the pretend soup splashes onto Raffi, who rakes it into a tiny smiley face.
Raffi: Agree how to decide!

“Agree how to decide!”

Guest appearances

separating intention from impactDidn't Mean ItMilo's joke hurts Lula's feelings even though he didn't mean it, and Mags helps him explain the effect and repair.With Milo Mailbox, Mags Magnifier, Lula Ladle · tap for the script

0-6s Milo jokes as Lula stirs pretend soup.
Milo: Your soup looks like puddle water! Ha!
6-16s Lula's bowl face falls; Mags zooms in with her lens.
Mags: You meant it as a joke. But look at Lula. Explain the effect!
16-25s Milo looks closely.
Milo: My joke made you feel bad. Sorry. Kinder sentence: your soup looks swirly!
25-30s Lula serves pretend soup; Milo pretends to sip and his flag flips up like he's saying delicious.
Lula: One job can be enough! Milo: Try the kinder sentence!

“Try the kinder sentence!”

choosing a manageable commitmentToo Many JobsLula says yes to every job for the garden day, and Tilda and Winnie help her check what fits.With Tilda Tapemeasure, Lula Ladle, Winnie Watercan · tap for the script

0-6s Lula raises her handle for every job on the garden list.
Lula: Watering! Digging! Painting signs! Me, me, me!
6-16s Tilda measures the list with her tape; it's way too long.
Tilda: Let's check the fit first. What fits one ladle?
16-25s Lula picks one job; Winnie offers to rest-break together.
Lula: One job can be enough! I'll scoop the dirt. Winnie: And we rest at snack time.
25-30s Lula scoops dirt happily; at snack time Winnie waters her by accident, and Lula laughs that she's growing.
Winnie: Rest belongs in the plan! Tilda: Check the fit first!

“One job can be enough!”

revisiting a commitmentToo Many JobsRudi said yes to too many jobs and talks with Lula about changing his plan.With Rudi Radish, Lula Ladle · tap for the script

0-6s Rudi juggles: watering, sweeping, feeding fish.
Rudi: I said I would do all three!
6-16s Lula stirs the air.
Lula: One job can be enough. Want to talk about it?
16-25s Rudi breathes.
Rudi: Can I just do watering? / Lula: Agreed. I will sweep.
25-30s Rudi waters a plant so carefully it grows a tiny flower on his own leaf.
Lula: Look! / Rudi: One job, done right!

“One job can be enough!”

choosing one manageable jobOne Job YoCleanup has too many jobs, and Lula helps Yola pick just one.With Yola Yo, Lula Ladle · tap for the script

0-6s Cleanup time. Yola rolls between toys, blocks, crayons, and cups.
Yola: Which do I do? All of them?
6-16s Lula scoops up some blocks.
Lula: One job can be enough! Yola: Okay.
16-25s Yola picks just crayons.
Yola: Make the choice smaller. Crayons only. Lula: Great pick.
25-30s Yola stacks every crayon into a perfect rainbow line. Lula claps her handle.
Lula: One job can be enough! Yola: Make the choice smaller! Yola: Done!

“One job can be enough!”

choosing a job you can actually finishThe Whole GardenWinnie promised to water the entire garden alone, and Lula helps her pick one row and share the rest.With Winnie Watercan, Lula Ladle · tap for the script

0-6s Huge garden. Winnie stares at endless rows, already panting.
Winnie Watercan: I said I'd water the whole garden! I'm tired already!
6-16s Lula taps the tomato row with her ladle.
Lula Ladle: One job can be enough. Which row matters most?
16-25s Winnie waters tomatoes; Lula scoops water onto the peas.
Winnie Watercan: Tomatoes! You take peas? / Lula Ladle: Ladle-ful!
25-30s Done early. Both lie in the shade. Winnie's spout snores a little.
Winnie Watercan: Done, with time to nap! / Lula Ladle: Rest belongs in the plan!

“One job can be enough!”

asking for help with something hardThe Stuck JarBumble cannot open the paint jar, so he asks Lula for help instead of struggling alone.With Bumble Button, Lula Ladle · tap for the script

0-6s Art table. Bumble squeezes a paint jar with his tiny mittens. His thread eyebrows strain.
Bumble Button: Come on, lid! Open up! Pretty please?
6-16s He slumps, then waddles over to Lula.
Bumble Button: Lula, can you help me open this? / Lula Ladle: Sure! Hold the bottom.
16-25s Lula hooks her ladle on the lid. They twist together.
Lula Ladle: One, two, three! / Bumble Button: It is moving!
25-30s Pop! Four blue paint dots splat onto the paper, matching Bumble's four holes. They cheer.
Lula Ladle: Matching dots! / Bumble Button: A button picture! Help makes room for hooray!

“Help makes room for hooray!”

Round 1 crew.

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