✦ New cast · Round 2

Raffi Rake

Small turquoise toy garden rake with five broad rounded tines, coral handle face and yellow feet.

TeachesFinding a fair way to choose

EpisodeThe Game Tie

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“Agree how to decide!”

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The script.

Raffi and a helper point to two equally wanted pretend games. Raffi offers two picture cards face down; both agree to a random first choice. The chosen card is upside down; Raffi tilts their whole head to inspect it.

0–6s

We each picked a game. Arguing louder will not choose one fairly.

Raffi and a helper point to two equally wanted pretend games.

6–16s

Shall we pick a card for which goes first?

Raffi offers two picture cards face down; both agree to a random first choice.

16–25s

The game begins with neck gymnastics.

The chosen card is upside down; Raffi tilts their whole head to inspect it.

25–30s

Agree how to decide!

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

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Raffi Rake, plus 4 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

finding a fair way to chooseRock, Paper, RakeRaffi and Nellie both want to choose the game, so they agree on a fair way to decide.With Raffi Rake, Nellie Knight · tap for the script

0-6s Raffi and Nellie stand nose to nose.
Raffi: Tag! / Nellie: Chess! / Raffi: Tag is faster! / Nellie: Chess is smarter!
6-16s Raffi holds up his tines.
Raffi: Agree how to decide. Rock paper scissors? / Nellie: Deal!
16-25s They shake hands on it, then play.
Nellie: Rock, paper, scissors! / Raffi: I made... a rake. / Nellie: Rakes are not a move!
25-30s Raffi's five tines make a funny "rake" hand that is not a real move. They laugh and try again.
Nellie: Paper wins! / Raffi: Fair and square!

“Agree how to decide!”

fair choosing that includes quiet ideasTeam Name BasketRaffi and Kiki shout team names while quiet Tessa has one too, so they put all ideas in a basket.With Raffi Rake, Kiki Kite, Tessa Teabag · tap for the script

0-6s Kiki and Raffi shout names. Tessa holds a tiny paper.
Kiki: Sky Team! / Raffi: Leaf Team! / Tessa: Um...
6-16s Raffi notices Tessa.
Raffi: Wait. Let us agree how to decide. Every name goes in the basket. Yours too, Tessa.
16-25s They drop the papers in. Kiki pulls one out.
Kiki: Teacup Team! / Raffi: A quiet idea won!
25-30s Tessa smiles. Raffi and Kiki try to do a teacup pose and fall over in a pile.
Tessa: Thank you. / Raffi: Fair choosing for all! / Kiki: Ideas can arrive quietly!

“Ideas can arrive quietly!”

agreeing on a chance decisionDodie DecidesRaffi and a friend cannot decide who rakes the big pile first, so Dodie offers a fair roll.With Raffi Rake, Dodie Dice · tap for the script

0-6s Raffi points at a huge leaf pile.
Raffi: I want to jump first! / Dodie: Me too! Biggest pile ever!
6-16s Raffi thinks.
Raffi: Agree how to decide. Highest roll goes first?
16-25s Dodie rolls himself: four. Raffi rolls Dodie: two.
Dodie: Four wins! / Raffi: Fair is fair. You go first.
25-30s Dodie jumps in the pile and vanishes. Only his coral dots peek out. Raffi rakes him out gently.
Raffi: Found you! / Dodie: My turn rocked! / Raffi: Agree, then jump!

“Agree how to decide!”

fairness without a contestPiles Are Not PointsRaffi worries his leaf pile is smaller than Kora's, then realizes helping is not a contest.With Raffi Rake, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script

0-6s Two leaf piles. Raffi measures with his eyes.
Raffi: Your pile is bigger. You are winning. I am losing.
6-16s Kora tilts her round dial.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard. The yard needs both. / Raffi: Huh.
16-25s Raffi nods and pushes his pile into hers.
Raffi: One big pile. Fair for jumping. Ready?
25-30s They jump in together. Leaves stick all over Kora's dial like a clock with salad.
Kora: Leaf time! / Raffi: Best non-contest ever! / Kora: It is leaf o'clock!

“Help without a scoreboard!”

deciding fairly who goes firstWho Leads Warm-Up?Raffi and Whit both want to lead warm-up, so they agree to take turns by day.With Raffi Rake, WHIT · tap for the script

0-6s Raffi and Whit both step to the front of the mat.
Raffi: I lead! / Whit: I lead! / Whit: I asked first!
6-16s Raffi pauses.
Raffi: Agree how to decide. I lead today, you lead tomorrow? Fair and simple.
16-25s Whit nods and bows.
Whit: Fair plan. Lead well! / Raffi: Thanks, Whit!
25-30s Raffi leads jumping jacks, but his rake tines catch his own feet and he flops. Whit helps him up, laughing.
Whit: Tomorrow I lead jumping! / Raffi: Deal! / Raffi: Fair is fun!

“Agree how to decide!”

Guest appearances

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!”

asking before displaying someone's pictureCan I Hang It Up?Clippy wants to clip Raffi's drawing on the clubhouse wall, and Inky reminds him to ask first.With Clippy Clover, Inky Inkwell, Raffi Rake · tap for the script

0-6s Clippy grabs Raffi's drawing, ready to clip it to the wall.
Clippy: This is so good, everyone should see it!
6-16s Inky Inkwell waddles over.
Inky: Ask before you display! It's Raffi's picture.
16-25s Clippy turns to Raffi.
Clippy: Raffi, can I hang your rake drawing up? Raffi: Yes! But give it back Friday.
25-30s Clippy hangs it proudly; on Friday he unclips it and hands it back, with a clover sticker on the corner.
Inky: Ask before you display! Clippy: Borrow, enjoy, return!

“Ask before you display!”

checking a memory without arguingWhose Turn Was It?Brock and Dodie both remember it's their turn, so they check the record together.With Brock Broccoli, Dodie Dice, Raffi Rake · tap for the script

0-6s Brock and Dodie both grab the dice cup.
Brock: My turn! I'm sure! Dodie: No, MY turn! I remember!
6-16s Raffi points to the turn chart on the wall.
Raffi: Agree how to decide! We wrote turns down.
16-25s They look at the chart together.
Brock: It says Dodie. Okay, my memory mixed up. Check the record together!
25-30s Dodie rolls and gets a six; she jumps so high her dots spin. Brock cheers.
Dodie: Six! Brock: Check the record together!

“Check the record together!”

slowing down to askZooming the Wrong WayTurbo zooms off in a new garden and Cleo gets them to stop and ask Raffi.With Cleo Compass, Turbo Turtlebug, Raffi Rake · tap for the script

0-6s In a new garden, Turbo zooms off on his skates. Cleo hurries after him.
Turbo: The pond is this way! Probably!
6-16s Turbo circles the same bush three times. Cleo stops.
Cleo: Slow down. Ask before wandering. Turbo: Same bush again!
16-25s They roll up to Raffi.
Cleo: Which way to the pond? Raffi: Follow the stepping stones. Raffi: Go slow.
25-30s Turbo follows the stones slowly and arrives at the pond first.
Turbo and Cleo: Ask before wandering! Turbo: Slow and first!

“Ask before wandering!”

choosing turns fairlyWho Slides FirstRolo and Raffi both reach the slide at once, so they pick a fair way to choose who goes first.With Rolo Ribbon, Raffi Rake, Bopbin · tap for the script

0-6s Slide ladder. Rolo and Raffi arrive at exactly the same time.
Rolo Ribbon: Me first! / Raffi Rake: No, me first!
6-16s They stop. Raffi holds up a fist.
Raffi Rake: Rock, paper, scissors? / Rolo Ribbon: Fair! One, two, three, go!
16-25s Raffi wins. Rolo takes a breath and steps aside. Bopbin bounces into line behind him.
Rolo Ribbon: You go. I am next. / Bopbin: And I am after you!
25-30s Raffi slides down. Rolo spins down after him and lands curled around Raffi's handle like a bow. Bopbin boings down last.
Raffi Rake: A present! / Bopbin: My turn! / Rolo Ribbon: Your turn gets a turn!

“Your turn gets a turn!”

choosing fairly when you disagreeMovie Night PickQuibble wants a space movie and Raffi wants an ocean movie, so they agree how to decide.With Quibble Quill, Raffi Rake · tap for the script

0-6s Living room. Quibble holds a space movie. Raffi holds an ocean one.
Quibble Quill: Space movie! / Raffi Rake: Ocean movie!
6-16s Raffi raises a hand.
Raffi Rake: Let us agree how to decide. Coin flip? / Quibble Quill: Okay. That is fair.
16-25s Flip. Ocean wins.
Quibble Quill: Aw. Okay. Space next time? / Raffi Rake: Deal. Space next time.
25-30s The ocean movie starts with a whale floating in space. They both gasp.
Raffi Rake: Look, a space whale! / Quibble Quill: Different picks, still pals!

“Different picks, still pals!”

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