SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 3
Roly Pin
Short smooth wooden rolling pin with mint handles, peach face and two plum boots; no cooking action.
TeachesLetting a helper use a different method
EpisodeThe Other Folding Way
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Different methods deserve a look!”
The script.
Roly starts correcting a helper who folds paper napkins differently. Roly pauses and watches the helper finish without taking over. The finished napkin resembles a little rabbit with one extremely long ear.
0–6s
That is not my folding way. But it might still work.
Roly starts correcting a helper who folds paper napkins differently.
6–16sShow me how your way ends. I can be curious.
Roly pauses and watches the helper finish without taking over.
16–25sThat rabbit hears tomorrow.
The finished napkin resembles a little rabbit with one extremely long ear.
25–30sDifferent methods deserve a look!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Roly Pin, plus 3 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
letting a helper try their own wayFluffy Then FlatRoly wants Whimsy to flatten play-dough his way, but Whimsy's whisking idea turns out to help.With Roly Pin, Whimsy Whisk · tap for the script
- 0-6s Play-dough table. Roly rolls flat. Whimsy starts whisking instead.
Roly Pin: Flatten it like me! Roll, roll! / Whimsy Whisk: I'm whisking instead! - 6-16s Roly opens his mouth to object, then stops and watches.
Roly Pin: That's not how... wait. Different methods deserve a look. - 16-25s Whimsy's dough is swirly and fluffy. Roly gets an idea.
Whimsy Whisk: See? Swirly-fluffy! / Roly Pin: Huh. Then I roll it smooth? - 25-30s They combine: a fluffy, smooth pretend pie with whisk swirls on top.
Roly Pin: Fluffy, then flat! / Whimsy Whisk: Team method! Best pretend pie ever!
“Different methods deserve a look!”
trying a friend's careful methodMeasured FortRoly wants to squish pillows into a fort, but gives Tilda's measuring method a chance.With Roly Pin, Tilda Tapemeasure · tap for the script
- 0-6s Living room. Roly pushes a pile of pillows. Tilda unrolls her tape.
Roly Pin: Fort time! Just squish the pillows in! / Tilda Tapemeasure: Can I measure first? - 6-16s Roly taps his boot, then shrugs.
Roly Pin: Measuring's slow... but okay. Different methods deserve a look. - 16-25s Tilda measures; each pillow slides perfectly into place.
Tilda Tapemeasure: This pillow fits there. That one, here. / Roly Pin: It's standing! - 25-30s Roly rolls in under the roof. The fort holds.
Roly Pin: Measured fort! / Tilda Tapemeasure: Check the fit first! / Roly Pin: And then squish in!
“Check the fit first!”
accepting help done a new wayA Roly PocketBibi offers to tidy Roly's toys her pocket way, and Roly gives it a look.With Roly Pin, Bibi Backpack · tap for the script
- 0-6s Messy toy corner. Bibi opens all her pockets.
Bibi Backpack: Let me help! Pockets for everything! / Roly Pin: I just roll it. - 6-16s Roly looks at the mess, then at Bibi.
Roly Pin: Hmm. Different methods deserve a look. Show me. - 16-25s Bibi sorts toys into pockets. Roly finds his toy car right away.
Bibi Backpack: Blocks here. Cars there. / Roly Pin: I can find stuff! - 25-30s One long pocket left. Roly slides in and fits perfectly, just his handles poking out.
Bibi Backpack: One pocket left! / Roly Pin: A Roly pocket! Different methods deserve a look!
“Different methods deserve a look!”
letting a friend explain their own wayThe Drawing TrackWally can't find the words to explain a train track, so Roly lets him draw it instead.With Roly Pin, Wally Walnut · tap for the script
- 0-6s Toy train pieces scattered. Roly asks; Wally's words get stuck.
Roly Pin: How do we build the track? / Wally Walnut: Um... words are stuck. - 6-16s Wally holds up a crayon. Roly nods.
Wally Walnut: Can I draw it? / Roly Pin: Different methods deserve a look. Sure! - 16-25s Wally draws loops and a bridge. Roly's eyes light up.
Wally Walnut: Loop here. Bridge there. / Roly Pin: Oh, I see it now! - 25-30s The finished track matches the drawing. A toy train zips around and over the bridge.
Roly Pin: Choo-choo! A drawing train track! / Wally Walnut: Pictures can carry words!
“Pictures can carry words!”
trying a new way to do something you already doTwo Ways To StretchRoly stretches by rolling, and WHIT invites him to try a slow-reach stretch.With Roly Pin, WHIT · tap for the script
- 0-6s Warm-up time. Roly rolls back and forth on the mat.
Roly Pin: I stretch by rolling! / WHIT: Try my way? Slow reach. - 6-16s Roly pauses, unsure, then nods.
Roly Pin: Slow? Hmm. Different methods deserve a look. - 16-25s WHIT reaches slowly; Roly copies and his handles touch his boots.
WHIT: Reach... hold... breathe. / Roly Pin: Whoa, my handles touched my toes! - 25-30s WHIT tries Roly's rolling stretch and rolls gently off the edge of the soft mat, laughing.
WHIT: Your turn. Show me rolling! / Roly Pin: Roll, roll! Two methods, one happy pin!
“Different methods deserve a look!”
Guest appearances
letting someone use a different methodRoly's WaySasha wants Roly to make playdough shapes her way, but Roly's way works too.With Sasha Shaker, Roly Pin · tap for the script
- 0-6s Roly rolls playdough flat and smooth.
Sasha: No, no! You are supposed to roll it into balls! - 6-16s Roly keeps rolling.
Roly: Can I try my way first? Then look? - 16-25s Sasha watches. Roly cuts the flat dough into a perfect star.
Sasha: Oh! That works too. I did not know that. - 25-30s Sasha tries Roly's way. Roly tries Sasha's way. They stack a star on top of a ball. A playdough snowman with a star hat.
Roly: Different methods deserve a look!
“Different methods deserve a look!”
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
- 0-6s Pella stares at a huge puzzle pile.
Pella: Roly, can you help me? There are so many pieces. - 6-16s Roly starts rolling pieces into lines by color.
Roly: I'm sorting by colors. Pella: But I usually do edges first! - 16-25s Pella pauses and watches.
Pella: Hmm. Different methods deserve a look. Color lines are fast! - 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!”
trying a texture in your own wayThe Dough PrintRoly rolls dough his way, and Mitts finds a different way to try it.With Mitts Mallow, Roly Pin · tap for the script
- 0-6s Roly rolls play dough flat. Mitts hangs back.
Roly: Want to roll too? - 6-16s Mitts looks at the sticky dough.
Mitts: Rolling feels like too much. Can I try my way? - 16-25s Roly steps aside. Mitts presses his mitt gently on top of the dough.
Roly: Different methods deserve a look! Mitts: Thank you. Roly: Go for it. - 25-30s He lifts up. A perfect quilted diamond pattern is printed in the dough.
Mitts: Curiosity can take its time! Roly: Wow!
“Curiosity can take its time!”
pausing and trying a different wayFlat DoughTumble's dough keeps sticking, so he pauses his paws and lets Roly show another way.With Tumble Thimble, Roly Pin · tap for the script
- 0-6s Play table. Tumble smushes dough with his feet. It sticks everywhere.
Tumble Thimble: Sticky! Sticky! It will not go flat! - 6-16s He stops and breathes.
Tumble Thimble: Pause the paws. Breathe. / Roly Pin: Want to see my way? It is rolly. - 16-25s Roly rolls back and forth over the dough. It flattens smooth.
Tumble Thimble: Ooh. A different way works! / Roly Pin: Now you try it. - 25-30s Tumble rolls too, then flips the flat dough onto his head like a giant pancake hat.
Tumble Thimble: Ta-da, pancake hat! Pause the paws!
“Pause the paws!”
Round 3 crew.
The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.
