✦ New cast · Round 4

Tully Telescope

Short lavender toy telescope with a huge cream eyepiece, coral tripod legs and gold star freckles.

TeachesRecognizing a long-term goal

EpisodeThe Faraway Finish

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“Today's part still counts!”

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The script.

Tully looks at a long paper reading trail with many empty spaces. Tully marks today's one completed space and leaves the rest for future days. Tully decorates the single mark with a miniature paper telescope.

0–6s

I want the whole trail finished today. That is a very long today.

Tully looks at a long paper reading trail with many empty spaces.

6–16s

I can see today's part without pretending the whole job is done.

Tully marks today's one completed space and leaves the rest for future days.

16–25s

A tiny lookout for tomorrow.

Tully decorates the single mark with a miniature paper telescope.

25–30s

Today's part still counts!

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

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Tully Telescope, plus 6 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

breaking a big goal into today's partOne Wall FortTully wants a star-fort by summer, and Skipper helps him plan just today's part.With Tully Telescope, Skipper Skiff · tap for the script

0-6s Backyard. Tully holds a big drawing of a fort.
Tully Telescope: Goal: a star-fort by summer! / Skipper Skiff: Today?
6-16s Skipper unfolds his sail like a notepad.
Tully Telescope: Not all today. Today's part: one wall. / Skipper Skiff: Say it. Plan it.
16-25s One cardboard wall stands. Skipper ticks it on the plan.
Tully Telescope: Wall done! Window tomorrow. / Skipper Skiff: Marked!
25-30s Tully peeks over the single wall at the sky, totally pleased.
Tully Telescope: One wall... nice view! / Skipper Skiff: Today's part still counts!

“Today's part still counts!”

noticing small progress toward a big goalOne Tiny TweetTully wants to whistle a whole song, and Notey helps him notice his first tweet.With Tully Telescope, Notey Nook · tap for the script

0-6s Porch. Tully puckers. Only air comes out.
Tully Telescope: I want to whistle a whole song. I can only... pfff. / Notey Nook: Hmm.
6-16s Notey hops beside him.
Notey Nook: Yesterday, no sound. Today, a tiny tweet? Notice your next little step.
16-25s Tully tries. A small tweet! A bird lands nearby.
Tully Telescope: Tweet! I did a tweet! / Notey Nook: One note closer.
25-30s The bird tweets back. Tully tweets again. A duet.
Tully Telescope: Tweet, tweet! / Notey Nook: Today's part still counts!

“Notice your next little step!”

focusing on today's step toward a far goalZoom InLittle Belt feels a black belt is too far away, so Tully helps him zoom in on today.With Tully Telescope, Little Belt · tap for the script

0-6s Dojo. Little Belt stares at a black belt on the wall.
Little Belt: I want a black belt. It's so far! / Tully Telescope: Let's zoom in.
6-16s Tully looks through his eyepiece, close up.
Tully Telescope: Far away: black belt. Close up: today. What's today's part?
16-25s Little Belt ties his belt neatly, then kicks.
Little Belt: Tie my belt neat, and three good kicks. / Tully Telescope: Zooming in!
25-30s Three crisp kicks. Tully's star freckles twinkle.
Little Belt: Neat knot! Three kicks! / Tully Telescope: Today's part still counts!

“Today's part still counts!”

making a promise you can keepCloudy Night PlanTully promises to show Iggy Saturn, but clouds roll in, so they make a realistic next step.With Tully Telescope, Iggy Icecube · tap for the script

0-6s Night. Clouds cover the sky. Tully is excited anyway.
Tully Telescope: Tonight I'll show you Saturn! / Iggy Icecube: It's cloudy, though.
6-16s Iggy taps his earmuffs, thinking.
Iggy Icecube: Maybe say the next clear step? / Tully Telescope: Next clear night, we look.
16-25s Inside, Tully practices focusing on a ringed lamp.
Tully Telescope: Tonight: practice on the lamp! / Iggy Icecube: Blurry... clear!
25-30s Through the eyepiece, the lampshade looks just like Saturn's rings. Iggy gasps.
Iggy Icecube: The lamp has rings? / Tully Telescope: Today's part still counts!

“Say the next clear step!”

respecting a friend's pace on the way to a goalHilltop PaceTully races toward a hilltop stargazing spot, then slows to Pea's pace.With Tully Telescope, Pea Poddle · tap for the script

0-6s Hill path at dusk. Tully hurries. Pea walks slowly.
Tully Telescope: Goal: hilltop stargazing! Hurry! / Pea Poddle: My little peas walk slower.
6-16s Tully stops and waits.
Pea Poddle: Different pace, same respect. / Tully Telescope: Then we go at your pace.
16-25s They rest at a halfway rock and look back.
Tully Telescope: Halfway! / Pea Poddle: Look how far we got! / Tully Telescope: Rest stop.
25-30s They reach the top just as the first star appears.
Pea Poddle: Top! / Tully Telescope: Stars! Every slow step counted!

“Different pace, same respect!”

Guest appearances

working toward a long-term goalGarden SomedayCobbie wants a giant garden right now, and Tully helps him see today's part still counts.With Cobbie Corn, Tully Telescope · tap for the script

0-6s Cobbie plants one seed in a little pot.
Cobbie: I want a giant garden right now! Grow, seed!
6-16s Tully looks far away through her eyepiece.
Tully: Big gardens take time. Today's part still counts.
16-25s Cobbie waters the seed carefully.
Cobbie: One seed today. One more tomorrow. Tully: That is how gardens start.
25-30s Days later, a tiny sprout pokes up. Cobbie gasps. Tully zooms all the way in and gasps too.
Tully: Today's part still counts!

“Today's part still counts!”

asking a word and learning togetherConstella-What?Tully talks about constellations, Bowie asks what it means, and they both find one together.With Bowie Farfalle, Tully Telescope · tap for the script

0-6s Night sky. Tully points up.
Tully: Look at that constellation! It is so sparkly.
6-16s Bowie squints.
Bowie: Constella-what? New word? Ask about it!
16-25s Tully adjusts her eyepiece.
Tully: Stars that make a picture. Like a dot-to-dot. / Bowie: Let me try!
25-30s Bowie points to three stars. Tully looks: they make a perfect bow-tie shape.
Tully: Constellation Bowie! / Bowie: My shape is in the sky! / Bowie: Whoa!

“New word? Ask about it!”

sharing a dream clearlyBig Dream, Slow WordsTully excitedly describes her space dream too fast, and Mettie helps her slow it down.With Mettie Metronome, Tully Telescope · tap for the script

0-6s Tully bounces.
Tully: I want to go to the moon and build a house there!
6-16s Mettie ticks gently.
Mettie: Leave room for listening. Slow beat. Tell it slowly.
16-25s Tully slows.
Tully: Moon. House. Telescope. Today: read about moons.
25-30s Tully reads. Mettie wears a paper moon hat. Tully laughs so hard her tripod wobbles.
Mettie: Moon friend! / Tully: Today's part counts! / Tully: Moon hat!

“Today's part still counts!”

distinguishing wishing from expectingWish Upon a SnowballGilda wishes for snow on a sunny day, then chooses a fun thing for today.With Gilda Globule, Tully Telescope · tap for the script

0-6s Bright sun everywhere. Gilda presses her glass to the window.
Gilda: I wish it would snow today!
6-16s Tully peeks through his telescope at the sky.
Tully: No clouds. Snow is a winter goal.
16-25s Gilda thinks, then wiggles her base.
Gilda: Wish, then choose today. Today I choose a shake!
25-30s She shakes herself. Snow swirls inside her. Tully watches it through his eyepiece.
Tully: Snow day, tiny size! Gilda: Wish, then choose today!

“Wish, then choose today!”

not guessing the end of someone's storyThe Moving StarShelby keeps guessing the end of Tully's star story, then lets the real ending arrive.With Shelby Scallop, Tully Telescope · tap for the script

0-6s Porch at night. Tully tells a story, eyepiece glowing.
Tully Telescope: I saw a moving star... / Shelby Scallop: A rocket! A comet!
6-16s Shelby closes her shell lips and nods.
Shelby Scallop: Oops. Go on. / Tully Telescope: It went slow...
16-25s Tully leans in for the big moment.
Tully Telescope: Then it stopped. Right on my lens. It was...
25-30s A ladybug crawls out of Tully's eyepiece and waves.
Tully Telescope: A ladybug! / Shelby Scallop: I never would've guessed! Let the ending arrive!

“Let the ending arrive!”

admitting you do not knowThe Blinking StarTully asks Bino to name a blinking star, and Bino says he doesn't know, so they watch together.With Bino Blink, Tully Telescope · tap for the script

0-6s Backyard at night. Tully points up.
Tully Telescope: Bino, what's that blinking star called? / Bino Blink: Uh... it's the, um...
6-16s Bino lowers his lenses and shrugs.
Bino Blink: Honestly? I don't know. Not knowing is a starting place!
16-25s They watch side by side, lenses up.
Tully Telescope: Let's watch it together. / Bino Blink: It's... moving... and blinking red.
25-30s It's a plane. Bino and Tully wave at the sky.
Bino Blink: It's an airplane! / Tully Telescope: Waving hello to the pilot!

“Not knowing is a starting place!”

Round 4 crew.

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