SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 3
Tater Totter
Lumpy golden potato with three tiny eye freckles, one purple sprout curl and bright red boots.
TeachesUnderstanding fair support
EpisodeThe Different Stools
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Ask what helps everyone join!”
The script.
Tater sees one helper using a stool to reach a craft display while another does not. Tater checks whether everyone can reach rather than counting identical objects. Tater puts a toy giraffe beside the low display without a stool.
0–6s
You got a stool and I did not. Wait, you needed help reaching.
Tater sees one helper using a stool to reach a craft display while another does not.
6–16sFair can mean getting the help each person needs.
Tater checks whether everyone can reach rather than counting identical objects.
16–25sThe giraffe brought its own height.
Tater puts a toy giraffe beside the low display without a stool.
25–30sAsk what helps everyone join!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Tater Totter, plus 5 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
understanding that fair means everyone gets what helpsThe Step StoolTater uses a step stool to reach the sink, and Pea thinks it is unfair until they talk.With Tater Totter, Pea Poddle · tap for the script
- 0-6s Tater stands on a stool at the sink. Pea walks up.
Pea: Hey! Why do you get a stool? That is not fair! - 6-16s Tater explains calmly.
Tater: I am shorter than the sink. The stool helps me reach. - 16-25s Pea thinks.
Pea: Oh. So fair means getting what helps. Tater: Yes! What would help you join? - 25-30s Pea says she needs nothing; she can reach. Then she tries the stool just for fun and is suddenly taller than everyone. Both giggle.
Tater: Ask what helps everyone join!
“Ask what helps everyone join!”
helping without making it a contestHelp Without Keeping ScoreTater keeps counting how many blocks he cleaned up, and Kora shows him helping is not a race.With Tater Totter, Kora Kitchenscale · tap for the script
- 0-6s Cleanup time. Tater tosses blocks in the bin.
Tater: Ten blocks! I picked up more than Kora! I am winning! - 6-16s Kora tilts her round dial.
Kora: Hmm. Is cleaning up a contest, Tater? - 16-25s Tater pauses.
Tater: Hmm. Maybe not. Kora: Let's help without a scoreboard. - 25-30s They clean together without counting. The room is clean in no time. Kora's dial spins and stops on a giant smiley face.
Kora: Help without a scoreboard!
“Help without a scoreboard!”
returning attention after a distractionWhere Was I?Tater gets distracted by a butterfly while reading, and Bex helps him find his place.With Tater Totter, Bex Bookmark · tap for the script
- 0-6s Tater reads a picture book. A butterfly flutters past the window.
Tater: Ooh! Look at that butterfly! So many colors! - 6-16s The butterfly leaves. Tater stares at the book, lost.
Tater: Uh oh. Where was I? All the pages look the same. - 16-25s Bex slides between two pages.
Bex: Right here! Find your place, then return. - 25-30s Tater reads on. The very next page is all about butterflies. Tater gasps. Bex winks.
Bex: Find your place, then return!
“Find your place, then return!”
naming a nervous feelingSprout ShiverTater's sprout curls tight before a show, and Maddy helps him name the feeling.With Tater Totter, Maddy Moonball · tap for the script
- 0-6s Backstage before the show. Tater's sprout curls up tight.
Tater: My sprout feels funny and twisty. - 6-16s Maddy starts to swell up too.
Maddy: Me too! Let's name it. What is the feeling? - 16-25s Tater thinks.
Tater: Nervous. I am nervous. Maddy: Me too! Name it, tame it! - 25-30s Tater's sprout uncurls. Maddy shrinks back to normal size. They walk on stage and wave. Tater's sprout waves too.
Maddy: Name it, tame it, game it!
“Name it, tame it, game it.”
noticing when a joke stops being funPotato Head JokeBelle keeps making potato jokes until Tater stops laughing, and Belle notices and stops.With Tater Totter, Belle Pepper · tap for the script
- 0-6s Belle giggles and points.
Belle: Hey, Mister Mashed! Hash Brown! French Fry Face! - 6-16s Tater laughs at first, then stops. His face falls.
Tater: Okay. That is enough jokes now. It stopped being funny for me. - 16-25s Belle notices his face.
Belle: Oh. You stopped laughing. I will stop. Sorry, Tater. - 25-30s Tater grins and tells one silly joke about himself, his choice. Belle laughs. They high-five so hard Belle's stem curl boings.
Belle: Notice. Check. Stop.
“Notice. Check. Stop.”
Guest appearances
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
- 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. - 6-16s Tater Totter looks around and finds a step stool.
Tater: Ask what helps everyone join! Does a step help? - 16-25s Pella climbs up and fits her piece.
Pella: Yes! Now I can reach. Thanks, Tater. - 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!”
refusing to join teasingLumpy Is LovelySomeone giggles at Tater's lumps, and Pomelo chooses not to laugh and stands beside him.With Pomelo Pomegranate, Tater Totter, Bongo Bean · tap for the script
- 0-6s Tater walks by. Bongo starts to giggle and drum.
Bongo: Ha! He is so lumpy! - 6-16s Pomelo stands next to Tater.
Pomelo: I am not laughing. Lumps are fine. That joke stops here. - 16-25s Tater smiles.
Tater: Thanks. My lumps help me roll down hills. / Bongo: Sorry, Tater. - 25-30s Tater rolls down a grassy hill. Pomelo rolls too and comes out with grass on her crown.
Tater: Grass crown! / Pomelo: Kindness can change the moment! / Bongo: Can I roll too?
“Kindness can change the moment!”
understanding fair supportStep Stool HelpTater needs a step stool to reach the art shelf, and Kora sees fair means everyone can join.With Kora Kitchenscale, Tater Totter · tap for the script
- 0-6s Tater stretches toward a high shelf.
Tater: I cannot reach the glue. It is way up there. - 6-16s Kora brings a stool.
Kora: Here. Ask what helps everyone join. Everyone needs different help. - 16-25s A friend whispers it is not fair Tater gets a stool.
Kora: Fair means everyone can reach. You can ask for help too. - 25-30s Tater climbs and grabs the glue. He accidentally glues his sprout curl into a funny swirl.
Tater: Fancy hair! / Kora: Fair support!
“Ask what helps everyone join!”
including an access need in a planThe Too-High ShelfTater cannot reach the art shelf, so Chaya helps move the art down.With Chaya Chair, Tater Totter · tap for the script
- 0-6s Tater stretches on tiptoes. The paint is on a high shelf.
Tater: I cannot reach! - 6-16s Chaya looks at the shelf, then at the low table.
Chaya: What if the art lives down here? Tater: Yes, please! - 16-25s They move the paints to the low table together.
Tater: Ask what helps everyone join! Chaya: Now everyone reaches. Tater: I can reach! - 25-30s Tater paints a giant potato with a tiny crown.
Chaya: Change the setup, include the person! Tater: King potato!
“Change the setup, include the person!”
not joining in on unkind laughterLumpy BallBelle almost laughs at Tater's sprout, notices he is not laughing, and Pomelo helps change the moment.With Belle Pepper, Pomelo Pomegranate, Tater Totter · tap for the script
- 0-6s Playground. Belle starts to giggle at Tater's curly sprout. Pomelo nudges her.
Belle Pepper: Ha! Tater's sprout looks like... / Pomelo Pomegranate: Look at his face. - 6-16s Tater looks down. Belle's grin fades.
Belle Pepper: Oh. He's not laughing. Notice. Check. Stop. - 16-25s Pomelo holds up a ball and offers it.
Pomelo Pomegranate: Tater, want to play catch? / Tater Totter: Yes! I've got lumpy-ball rules! - 25-30s The ball bounces wildly every which way. All three laugh, together this time.
Belle Pepper: Lumpy ball bounces funny! / Tater Totter: Now we're all laughing together!
“Notice. Check. Stop.”
changing a setup so everyone fitsMove the BoxA big box blocks Chaya from the art table, so Clack and Tater move it so she can join.With Clack Cashew, Chaya Chair, Tater Totter · tap for the script
- 0-6s Art room. A big box sits by the table. Chaya rolls up and stops.
Chaya Chair: I cannot get close to the table. - 6-16s Clack looks at the box, then at Tater.
Clack Cashew: Let us move this box. / Tater Totter: Good idea. Push! - 16-25s They push the box away. Chaya rolls right up to the paper.
Chaya Chair: Perfect. Now I can paint too. Thanks! / Clack Cashew: You are welcome! - 25-30s Inside the moved box, they find a whole bag of glitter crayons. Everyone gasps.
Tater Totter: Treasure! / Clack Cashew: Yay! Make a little room!
“Make a little room!”
Round 3 crew.
The other characters from this round. Swipe to meet them.
