SMARTROT
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Pogo Pebble
Low oval lavender river pebble with pale mineral stripe, long mustard socklike legs, no shell.
TeachesSelf-comparison
EpisodeThe Low-Down Shuffle
PersonalityA self-conscious pebble with a gift for inventing dances nobody else would think of.
Catchphrase“My way has wiggle!”
The script.
Pogo stops copying a tall dancer and invents a low-down shuffle.
0–6s
Pogo: Their dance is all swoops and giant steps. Mine looks like a potato finding its slippers.
Pogo watches a tall puppet dancer and tries an oversized step.
6–14sPogo: I do not need the same moves. What feels fun for my own body?
Pogo stops copying and looks at their own feet.
14–24sPogo: Small shuffle, little bounce, very important toe wiggle. Wait. I like this dance! The slippers have become the whole show.
Pogo invents a low, slow sideways shuffle.
24–31sPogo: My way has wiggle!
The puppet cheers without copying or correcting.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Pogo Pebble, plus 1 guest appearance with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
not comparing your dancingDance My WayMara is a great dancer and Pogo worries his dancing is worse, until he finds his own moves.With Pogo Pebble, Mara Maraca · tap for the script
- 0-6s Dance class. Mara shakes and spins perfectly. Pogo watches, legs tangled.
Pogo Pebble: She is way better than me. My legs tangle. - 6-16s Mara stops.
Mara Maraca: Show me your move! / Pogo Pebble: Mine is just a wobble. - 16-25s Pogo does a wobble-hop with his long mustard legs.
Mara Maraca: That is so cool! / Pogo Pebble: Really? You like it? - 25-30s Mara copies the wobble-hop. Soon everyone in class is doing it.
Mara Maraca: Everybody, the Pogo! / Pogo Pebble: My way has wiggle!
“My way has wiggle!”
not comparing speedSlow FinishPea finishes the race slower than Pogo, and Pogo learns both paces count.With Pogo Pebble, Pea Poddle · tap for the script
- 0-6s Field. Pogo crosses the finish first, bouncing.
Pogo Pebble: I am fastest! Pea is slow. - 6-16s Pea reaches the line, smiling.
Pea Poddle: I liked looking at flowers. / Pogo Pebble: Oh. You saw flowers? - 16-25s Pogo thinks.
Pogo Pebble: Different paces. Both okay. / Pea Poddle: Different pace, same respect! - 25-30s Pea hands Pogo a dandelion. He blows it, and seeds float over them like tiny parachutes.
Pogo Pebble: Slow is pretty! My way has wiggle!
“My way has wiggle!”
appreciating your own workTwo DrawingsPogo thinks Juno's drawing is better, and Juno shows him that his drawing has its own charm.With Pogo Pebble, Jelly Juno · tap for the script
- 0-6s Art table. Juno draws a detailed castle. Pogo draws a squiggly dog.
Pogo Pebble: Your castle is better than my dog. - 6-16s Juno looks over.
Jelly Juno: Your dog looks so happy. / Pogo Pebble: But his legs are too long. - 16-25s Juno laughs gently.
Jelly Juno: Like yours! / Pogo Pebble: Ha! He is a Pogo dog. - 25-30s Pogo adds mustard socks to the dog. It looks just like him. Juno giggles.
Pogo Pebble: Ha! A twin! My way has wiggle!
“My way has wiggle!”
accepting a compliment instead of comparingThe Heart PuddleChester compliments Pogo's jump, and Pogo practices letting the kind word land.With Pogo Pebble, Chester Chestnut · tap for the script
- 0-6s Park. Pogo jumps over a puddle.
Chester Chestnut: Great jump, Pogo! So high! - 6-16s Pogo shrugs.
Pogo Pebble: Not as good as the big kids. / Chester Chestnut: Try just saying thanks. - 16-25s Pogo takes a breath.
Pogo Pebble: Thanks, Chester. That feels nice. / Chester Chestnut: See? Now it landed! - 25-30s Pogo jumps again and lands with a tiny splash that leaves a heart-shaped puddle print.
Pogo Pebble: Look, a heart jump! My way has wiggle!
“My way has wiggle!”
focusing on your own wayJump Rope RhythmSpinny and Kento jump rope fast, and Pogo finds his own way to jump.With Pogo Pebble, Spinny Pinwheel, Kento Keywind · tap for the script
- 0-6s Playground. Spinny and Kento jump fast. Pogo trips on the rope.
Pogo Pebble: They are faster than me. I am bad. - 6-16s Kento stops.
Kento Keywind: Choose your part. What do you like? / Pogo Pebble: I like big, slow jumps. - 16-25s Spinny swings the rope slow. Pogo does giant floaty jumps.
Spinny Pinwheel: Boing! Boing! Big jump! / Kento Keywind: So floaty! - 25-30s On the last jump, Pogo hangs in the air so long Spinny spins under him twice.
Pogo Pebble: Wow, moon jump! My way has wiggle!
“My way has wiggle!”
Guest appearances
being glad for a friend and wishing tooGlad and WishingMara wins the art ribbon and Fizz feels glad for her and a little wishful too.With Fizz Fig, Mara Maraca, Pogo Pebble · tap for the script
- 0-6s Art show. A blue ribbon is pinned on Mara's picture. Mara shakes happily.
Mara Maraca: I won! I won the blue ribbon! - 6-16s Fizz smiles, then looks at her own picture.
Fizz Fig: I am glad for you. And I wish I won too. - 16-25s Mara nods.
Mara Maraca: Both make sense, Fizz. / Pogo Pebble: I feel wishy sometimes too. - 25-30s Mara shakes a celebration rhythm. Fizz joins with leaf-ear flaps, and Pogo wobble-hops beside them. All three dance.
Fizz Fig: Party dance! Two feelings fit!
“Two feelings fit!”
First 20 crew.
The other characters from the first new wave. Swipe to meet them.
