SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 4
Mags Magnifier
Large peach magnifying-glass ring with clear center, mint handle body and purple mittens.
TeachesSeparating intention from impact
EpisodeThe Helpful Splash
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Explain the effect!”
The script.
Mags sees a helper accidentally splash pretend paper raindrops onto a drawing while watering toy flowers. Mags explains what happened without calling the helper mean. Mags lifts one paper drop from a drawn hat like a tiny umbrella.
0–6s
You meant to help the flowers. My drawing got covered, and I am upset.
Mags sees a helper accidentally splash pretend paper raindrops onto a drawing while watering toy flowers.
6–16sPlease keep the paper rain over the flower tray.
Mags explains what happened without calling the helper mean.
16–25sThis hat requested dry weather.
Mags lifts one paper drop from a drawn hat like a tiny umbrella.
25–30sExplain the effect!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Mags Magnifier, plus 3 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
separating intention from impactToo CloseMags zooms in close on Puffa's stitches and startles her, then explains and apologizes.With Mags Magnifier, Puffa Pincushion · tap for the script
- 0-6s Mags leans right up to Puffa's face, lens huge.
Mags: Ooh! Look at those cool stitches! - 6-16s Puffa jumps back.
Puffa: Whoa! That was way too close! - 16-25s Mags pauses.
Mags: I meant to look at the stitches. But it felt too close to you. I am sorry. - 25-30s Puffa nods. Mags looks from a step away. Puffa points to her favorite stitch, a tiny heart. They both smile.
Mags: Explain the effect!
“Explain the effect!”
separating what you know from guessesThe Crumb TrailMags finds crumbs and guesses who ate the cookie, and Sprig helps him stick to what he knows.With Mags Magnifier, Sprig Sproutpot · tap for the script
- 0-6s Crumbs on the table. The cookie plate is empty.
Mags: Someone ate the cookie! I bet it was Sprig! - 6-16s Sprig shakes his little leaves.
Sprig: What do you actually know? - 16-25s Mags looks closer with his lens.
Mags: I know there are crumbs. And an empty plate. That is all. - 25-30s They follow the crumbs. The trail leads to Mags. A crumb is stuck to his own handle. Mags laughs so hard he wobbles.
Sprig: Say what you know!
“Say what you know!”
checking a memory without arguingWhose Turn?Mags and Brock remember different turns on the swing, so they check the turn chart together.With Mags Magnifier, Brock Broccoli · tap for the script
- 0-6s Mags reaches for the swing.
Mags: My turn! Brock: No, it is my turn! - 6-16s They both glare and hold the chain.
Brock: Wait. Arguing will take all day. Let's check the record together. - 16-25s They look at the turn chart on the wall.
Mags: Oh. You are right. It is your turn. I remembered wrong. - 25-30s Brock swings. Mags waits next. Brock swings so high his fluffy top flops like hair. Mags laughs.
Brock: Check the record together!
“Check the record together!”
separating wishing from expectingInside SnowGilda wishes for snow inside the house, and Mags helps her turn a wish into a choice for today.With Mags Magnifier, Gilda Globule · tap for the script
- 0-6s Gilda shakes herself and watches her little snow swirl.
Gilda: I wish it would snow inside the whole house! - 6-16s Mags looks at the ceiling, then at Gilda.
Mags: That is a fun wish. What can we choose to do today? - 16-25s Gilda thinks.
Gilda: Wish, then choose today. Let's make paper snow! - 25-30s They cut paper snowflakes and toss them up. Gilda giggles as they fall. One lands right on Mags's lens.
Gilda: Wish, then choose today!
“Wish, then choose today!”
letting goThe Lost MarbleMags searches and searches for a lost marble, and Rubb helps him let it go for today.With Mags Magnifier, RUBB · tap for the script
- 0-6s Mags searches under every cushion for his marble.
Mags: Where is it? I have to find my blue marble! - 6-16s Mags keeps searching. He is getting tired and cranky.
Mags: I can not stop looking. I can not. - 16-25s Rubb sits beside him.
Rubb: Sometimes we let it go for now. It might show up later. - 25-30s Mags sighs, relaxes, and plops on the couch. The marble rolls out from under it and taps his foot. They both laugh.
Rubb: Let it go. It might come back!
“Let it go for now.”
Guest appearances
finishing without perfectingZoom OutMags zooms in on every tiny flaw, and Bristle learns to step back and see the whole thing.With Bristle Brushby, Mags Magnifier · tap for the script
- 0-6s Mags looks at Bristle's painting through his lens.
Mags: Ooh, there is a tiny smudge right here! - 6-16s Bristle panics.
Bristle: I have to fix it! I have to fix everything! - 16-25s Mags steps back.
Mags: Wait. Zoom out with me. From far away, it looks great. - 25-30s Bristle steps back. The painting is beautiful. He decides it is done. Mags zooms in on the smudge again, and it looks like a ladybug.
Bristle: Useful can be finished!
“Useful can be finished!”
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!”
separating intention from impactThe Triple Flip MishapPancake's flip experiment puffs flour onto Mags's lens, and Pancake learns that not meaning it still means fixing it.With Professor Pancake, Mags Magnifier · tap for the script
- 0-6s Pretend kitchen. Pancake flips himself; a puff of flour lands on Mags's lens.
Professor Pancake: Watch my triple flip! / Mags Magnifier: Ack! Flour on my lens! - 6-16s Pancake waves his floppy arms. Mags squints through white dust.
Professor Pancake: I didn't mean it! / Mags Magnifier: I know. I just can't see. - 16-25s Pancake gently wipes the lens with a cloth, then moves his flip spot far from the table.
Professor Pancake: Then I'll wipe it, and flip over there. / Mags Magnifier: Thanks. - 25-30s Mags watches, lens sparkling. Pancake flips and lands with a soft flop.
Mags Magnifier: Crystal clear! / Professor Pancake: Careful flips, best flips!
“Explain the effect!”
Round 4 crew.
The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.
