✦ New cast · Round 2

Penny Pinecone

Tall russet pinecone with rounded layered scales, one crooked lime bow and tiny cream boots.

TeachesExplaining a need without blame

EpisodeThe Wobbly Worktable

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“Say what would help!”

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The script.

Penny's paper shapes wobble when a helper drums fingers on their shared toy table. Penny points to the moving paper and asks for a change calmly. The helper taps their own knees; Penny's final shape sits still like a proud hat.

0–6s

My shapes keep dancing. I am trying to line them up.

Penny's paper shapes wobble when a helper drums fingers on their shared toy table.

6–16s

Could you tap somewhere else while I finish this row?

Penny points to the moving paper and asks for a change calmly.

16–25s

Thank you. The triangle has retired from dancing.

The helper taps their own knees; Penny's final shape sits still like a proud hat.

25–30s

Say what would help!

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

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Penny Pinecone, plus 2 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

explaining a need without blameShh-JingleTansy jingles loudly while Penny reads, and Penny says what she needs instead of blaming.With Penny Pinecone, Tansy Tambourine · tap for the script

0-6s Penny reads quietly. Tansy jingles and jangles right beside her.
Tansy: Jingle jangle jingle! Jingle jangle jingle!
6-16s Penny almost yells. She stops and breathes.
Penny: Tansy, I am reading. It would help me if it were quieter here.
16-25s Tansy nods.
Tansy: Oh! Sure. I will find the right sound space.
25-30s Tansy jingles happily outside. Penny reads. When her chapter ends, Penny does a tiny jingle dance with her scales.
Penny: Say what would help!

“Say what would help!”

asking for something back without blameThe Borrowed BowClippy borrowed Penny's bow and forgot to return it, and Penny asks for it kindly.With Penny Pinecone, Clippy Clover · tap for the script

0-6s Penny looks everywhere for her lime bow. She spots it clipped on Clippy.
Penny: Hey! That is my bow!
6-16s Penny breathes and tries again, softer.
Penny: I would like my bow back, please. It helps me feel like me.
16-25s Clippy gasps.
Clippy: I totally forgot! Here you go. Thanks for letting me borrow it.
25-30s Penny puts on her bow. Clippy clips a leaf on himself instead, just as fancy. They strike a matching pose.
Clippy: Borrow, enjoy, return!

“Borrow, enjoy, return!”

leaving room for a different explanationMaybe Another ReasonPenny thinks someone took her snack, and Rilla helps her think of other reasons.With Penny Pinecone, Rilla Roller · tap for the script

0-6s Penny's snack bag is missing from the bench.
Penny: Someone took my snack! That is so mean!
6-16s Rilla rolls up.
Rilla: Maybe. Or maybe there is another reason. Let's look.
16-25s They look around. The snack bag is stuck to Rilla's own fluffy roller.
Rilla: Oh! It stuck to me when I rolled by! Sorry, Penny!
25-30s Penny laughs and peels it off. Rilla rolls a lap to check for more and picks up a leaf, a sticker, and a sock.
Rilla: Leave room for another reason!

“Leave room for another reason!”

separating now from maybeTomorrow's TripWorry Noodle has nine hundred what-ifs about tomorrow's trip, and Penny helps him check what is happening now.With Penny Pinecone, Worry Noodle · tap for the script

0-6s Worry Noodle wiggles in circles.
Worry Noodle: What if the bus is late? What if it rains? What if...
6-16s Penny holds out an apple and speaks calmly.
Penny: Is it happening now?
16-25s Worry Noodle looks around.
Worry Noodle: Now we are... eating apples on a bench. Penny: Yes. That is now.
25-30s Worry Noodle takes a big crunchy bite. Penny asks again. He says now is crunchy. They crunch together.
Worry Noodle: Is it happening now?

“Is it happening now?”

sharing credit accuratelyName the HelperCaptain Calm thanks Penny for the cleanup, but Dusty did half, so Penny names him too.With Penny Pinecone, Dusty Dustpan, Captain Calm · tap for the script

0-6s Penny and Dusty sweep up leaves together. Captain Calm rolls by.
Captain Calm: Wow. Great job, Penny. You cleaned all this?
6-16s Penny smiles, then sees Dusty holding the full dustpan.
Penny: I helped. Dusty helped too. We did it together.
16-25s Dusty stands taller.
Dusty: Thanks for saying that, Penny! Captain Calm: Great job, both of you.
25-30s They both take a bow. Dusty bows too deep and spills the leaves. They laugh and sweep it all up again.
Penny: Name the helping hands!

“Name the helping hands!”

Guest appearances

checking before assuming ownershipWhose Mitten?Zippy finds a mitten in the park and wants to keep it, but checks for its person first.With Zippy Ziptag, Penny Pinecone · tap for the script

0-6s Zippy spots a lime-green mitten on a bench.
Zippy: Ooh, a mitten! Finders keepers!
6-16s Zippy stops and looks at it closer.
Zippy: Wait. Found means find its person. Someone might be missing it.
16-25s Penny Pinecone runs up, looking at her bare hand.
Penny: My mitten! I've been looking everywhere. Thank you!
25-30s Penny puts it on, but it's on upside down; Zippy flips it right, and Penny waves with a big mitten wave.
Penny: You found my person. I mean, my mitten! Zippy: Found means find its person!

“Found means find its person!”

trying a neutral explanationLeft EarlyPenny leaves a playdate early and Rilla first guesses the worst, then hears Penny explain what she needs.With Rilla Roller, Penny Pinecone · tap for the script

0-6s Penny puts on her boots in the middle of play.
Rilla: She is leaving. She must think I am boring.
6-16s Rilla stops and tries another reason.
Rilla: Or maybe something else. Penny, everything okay?
16-25s Penny smiles sleepily.
Penny: I am tired. It would help to play again tomorrow.
25-30s Rilla rolls a soft pillow path to the door. Penny yawns so big her scales fluff up.
Penny: Thanks! / Rilla: Tomorrow it is!

“Say what would help!”

Round 2 crew.

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