SMARTROT
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Tumble Thimble
Silver sewing thimble with dimpled dome, round pink nose, squat orange feet, no needles.
TeachesFrustration
EpisodeThe Tower Hat
PersonalityA determined builder whose hands need a pause before the next attempt.
Catchphrase“Pause the paws!”
The script.
Tumble’s block tower collapses onto their own silly hat.
0–6s
Tumble: My tower fell again! I feel so frustrated. Also, apparently, the blocks have decided to sleep in my hat.
A foam tower tips into a floppy hat lying on the rug.
6–14sTumble: I can stop my hands before I throw anything. The blocks can wait a moment.
Tumble puts both hands on their own knees and pauses.
14–24sTumble: Now I will try one wide block first. Excuse me, blocks. The hat hotel is closing for the afternoon.
Tumble lifts one block out of the hat and begins with a wider base.
24–31sTumble: Pause the paws!
Tumble gives the stable first block a proud nod.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Tumble Thimble, plus 2 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
pausing when frustratedUpside-Down PieceTumble's puzzle piece will not fit, so he pauses his paws and Pipkin helps him look again.With Tumble Thimble, Pipkin Peanut · tap for the script
- 0-6s Puzzle mat. Tumble shoves a piece into a gap. It will not go.
Tumble Thimble: Fit! Fit! Why will you not fit? - 6-16s He lifts his little feet and stops.
Tumble Thimble: Pause the paws. Breathe. / Pipkin Peanut: Ready to look again? - 16-25s Pipkin points. Tumble turns the piece around.
Pipkin Peanut: Try turning it this way. / Tumble Thimble: Oh! I see it now! - 25-30s Click! The piece fits. It shows a picture of a thimble wearing sunglasses.
Tumble Thimble: Ha! It was me all along! Pause the paws!
“Pause the paws!”
calming frustration with kind wordsSmudge Into RainTumble's drawing smudges, so he pauses, uses kinder words, and Etta helps him turn it into a cloud.With Tumble Thimble, Etta Eraser · tap for the script
- 0-6s Drawing desk. Tumble draws a sun. His hand slides. Big gray smudge.
Tumble Thimble: Ugh! I ruin everything! - 6-16s Etta hops over.
Etta Eraser: Talk like a helpful friend. / Tumble Thimble: Pause the paws. One smudge is okay. - 16-25s Tumble looks at the smudge and tilts his head.
Tumble Thimble: It looks like a cloud. / Etta Eraser: Make it rain? - 25-30s Tumble adds tiny raindrops. Etta erases a little rainbow shape out of the gray.
Etta Eraser: A rainbow! / Tumble Thimble: My smudge got happy! Pause the paws!
“Pause the paws!”
noticing frustration before actingTower RumbleTumble's tower falls and he wants to kick the blocks, but he pauses with Zuzu first.With Tumble Thimble, Zuzu Boomcloud · tap for the script
- 0-6s Block corner. Tumble's tower crashes. He stomps, about to kick a block.
Tumble Thimble: Grrr! My tower! I want to kick it! - 6-16s Zuzu rumbles softly beside him.
Zuzu Boomcloud: Thunder is a signal, not a steering wheel. / Tumble Thimble: Pause the paws. Big breath. - 16-25s They breathe together. Tumble picks up one block.
Tumble Thimble: I will build it shorter this time. / Zuzu Boomcloud: Good plan. - 25-30s Short tower stands. Zuzu rumbles happily and a tiny cloud puff sits on top like a cap.
Zuzu Boomcloud: Rumble yay! / Tumble Thimble: Cloud hat! Pause the paws!
“Pause the paws!”
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!”
pausing instead of forcingThe Tiny BoxTumble tries to squeeze his toy into a too-small box, then pauses and checks the fit with Tilda.With Tumble Thimble, Tilda Tapemeasure · tap for the script
- 0-6s Toy shelf. Tumble pushes a big toy truck into a small box. It bulges.
Tumble Thimble: Get in! Get in! Why will you not fit? - 6-16s Tilda stretches her tape.
Tilda Tapemeasure: Pause. Let us check the fit. / Tumble Thimble: Pause the paws. - 16-25s Tilda measures. The truck is way longer.
Tilda Tapemeasure: Truck too big. Box too small. / Tumble Thimble: Bigger box! - 25-30s Tumble finds a big box. The truck fits. Then Tumble climbs in too and honks.
Tumble Thimble: Beep beep! I fit too! Pause the paws!
“Pause the paws!”
Guest appearances
feeling disappointed, then starting againThe Early SneezeDottie's long domino line falls early from a sneeze, and she lets herself feel it before starting fresh.With Dottie Domino, Tumble Thimble · tap for the script
- 0-6s Living room. A long line of little dominoes curls across the floor. Tumble sniffles nearby.
Dottie Domino: Almost done! Just one more. - 6-16s Achoo! Tumble sneezes. Click-click-click, the whole line falls early. Dottie's spots droop.
Dottie Domino: Aww. That was my long line. / Tumble Thimble: Oops. Sorry! - 16-25s Dottie takes a slow breath and nods. She picks up a domino.
Dottie Domino: I am sad for a minute. Okay. Want to build again? - 25-30s They rebuild in a tiny circle. Tumble taps it on purpose; it falls in a perfect swirl.
Dottie Domino: A swirl! Aww first. Next next!
“Aww first. Next next!”
trying again after a mistakeMissed CatchWobble misses the ball and wants to quit, and Cora reminds him one miss is just one moment.With Wobble Wafflecone, Cora Cork, Tumble Thimble · tap for the script
- 0-6s Yard. Cora tosses a ball. It bonks off Wobble's cone.
Wobble Wafflecone: Bonk. I am bad at catching. - 6-16s Cora bobs over. Tumble Thimble, watching from the grass, gives a thumbs-up.
Cora Cork: One miss is one moment. Want to go again? / Tumble Thimble: Pause, breathe, then try! - 16-25s Cora tosses slowly. Wobble holds out his base and tips.
Cora Cork: Here it comes! Nice and slow! / Wobble Wafflecone: Ready! - 25-30s The ball lands right inside his upturned cone, plop. He is now an ice cream cone.
Cora Cork: Yum! / Wobble Wafflecone: Ball flavor! Tiny try, still a try!
“Tiny try, still a try!”
First 20 crew.
The other characters from the first new wave. Swipe to meet them.
