Pella Puzzlebit, SmartRot character art: Chunky lavender jigsaw piece with one tall rounded tab, three soft sockets, peach cheeks and teal shoes.
✦ New cast · Round 3

Pella Puzzlebit

Chunky lavender jigsaw piece with one tall rounded tab, three soft sockets, peach cheeks and teal shoes.

TeachesSeeking support after repeated exclusion
EpisodeThe Always-No Game
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“You can ask for support!”

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Pella Puzzlebit, plus 1 guest appearance with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

seeking support after repeated exclusionLeft Out AgainPella keeps getting left out of the block game, so she asks Captain Calm for help.With Pella Puzzlebit, Captain Calm · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Kids build a big block city; Pella offers a block and gets passed over again.
    Pella: That's three times they said no. I feel left out.
  2. 6-16s Pella spots Captain Calm and walks over.
    Pella: Captain, can you help? I keep getting left out.
  3. 16-25s Captain Calm nods and walks over with her, short and steady.
    Captain: Let's ask together. City needs a park. Pella, you build it?
  4. 25-30s Pella builds a park in the middle; all the block people use it as a bus stop.
    Pella: You can ask for support! Captain: Short words. Good job.

“You can ask for support!”

understanding fair supportDifferent PiecesPella needs a step to reach the puzzle table and Tater learns fair means everyone gets what helps them join.With Pella Puzzlebit, Tater Totter · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Friends work on a big puzzle on a high table; Pella can't reach.
    Pella: I can't reach. I want to help too.
  2. 6-16s Tater Totter looks around and finds a step stool.
    Tater: Ask what helps everyone join! Does a step help?
  3. 16-25s Pella climbs up and fits her piece.
    Pella: Yes! Now I can reach. Thanks, Tater.
  4. 25-30s Pella fits the final piece, and it turns out the puzzle is a picture of a giant potato.
    Tater: It's me! Ask what helps everyone join! Pella: Potato power!

“Ask what helps everyone join!”

including a quieter ideaThe Quiet IdeaPella has a quiet idea for the game that no one hears, so Kiki and Coralie help make room for it.With Pella Puzzlebit, Kiki Kite, Coralie Crown · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Friends shout game ideas loudly; Pella whispers hers.
    Pella: Um... what about a treasure hunt?
  2. 6-16s Nobody hears; Kiki notices and waves her tail.
    Kiki: Wait, Pella had an idea! Ideas can arrive quietly!
  3. 16-25s Pella says it again, a little louder.
    Pella: A treasure hunt! Coralie: Ooh! I'll hide the treasure. Small roles make things work!
  4. 25-30s They hunt and find the treasure: Coralie herself, hiding in a laundry basket wearing a sock.
    Kiki: Ideas can arrive quietly! Pella: Found the treasure!

“Ideas can arrive quietly!”

seeking support from a friendGlo Sits With PellaPella feels left out at recess and asks Glo to help her find a game.With Pella Puzzlebit, GLO · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Pella stands alone by the fence at recess.
    Pella: Nobody picked me again. That feels lonely.
  2. 6-16s Glo floats over, glowing warmly.
    Glo: You look lonely. Want help finding a game?
  3. 16-25s Pella nods; they walk together to a jump-rope group.
    Pella: Can we both join? Glo: We can turn the rope!
  4. 25-30s Pella and Glo turn the rope; the jumpers clap, and the rope gets so tangled it ties itself into a bow.
    Pella: You can ask for support! Glo: Bow rope!

“You can ask for support!”

letting a helper use a different methodRoly's WayPella asks Roly to help sort her puzzle pieces, and Roly uses a different method that works.With Pella Puzzlebit, Roly Pin · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Pella stares at a huge puzzle pile.
    Pella: Roly, can you help me? There are so many pieces.
  2. 6-16s Roly starts rolling pieces into lines by color.
    Roly: I'm sorting by colors. Pella: But I usually do edges first!
  3. 16-25s Pella pauses and watches.
    Pella: Hmm. Different methods deserve a look. Color lines are fast!
  4. 25-30s They finish the puzzle; Roly rolls the last piece in and it lands perfectly, like a goal.
    Roly: Different methods deserve a look! Pella: And goal!

“Different methods deserve a look!”

Guest appearances

pausing excitement for othersPuzzle Pieces EverywhereAddie bursts into the puzzle table in excitement and scatters Pella's pieces.With Addie Accordion, Pella Puzzlebit · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Addie zooms in. Puzzle pieces fly up like popcorn.
    Addie: PLAY TIME! WHAT ARE WE DOING? Puzzle party!
  2. 6-16s Pella blinks, missing her pieces.
    Pella: My puzzle! I need it calm. Pieces everywhere.
  3. 16-25s Addie squeezes her bellows tight and helps gather pieces quietly.
    Addie: Big joy, thoughtful space. Can I help? I will be gentle.
  4. 25-30s They finish. Addie lets out the tiniest happy hum. The last piece is Pella herself, clicking into place.
    Pella: Done! / Addie: Joy, but soft! / Addie: Click! / Pella: Thanks for helping.

“Big joy, thoughtful space!”

including someone who was left outThe Missing PiecePella keeps getting left out of the puzzle table, so Clack makes room and asks her to join.With Clack Cashew, Pella Puzzlebit · tap for the script
  1. 0-6s Puzzle table, all chairs full. Pella watches from the side again.
    Pella Puzzlebit: Nobody saves me a spot.
  2. 6-16s Clack notices and drags a stool over.
    Clack Cashew: Pella, want to join? There is room here. / Pella Puzzlebit: Yes, please.
  3. 16-25s They work together. One hole in the middle stays empty.
    Clack Cashew: Oh no, we are missing one piece! / Pella Puzzlebit: Hmm. Where could it be?
  4. 25-30s Pella peeks at her own pocket. The missing piece was stuck to her the whole time. Click!
    Pella Puzzlebit: It was me! / Clack Cashew: Make a little room!

“Make a little room!”