✦ New cast · Round 5

Wally Walnut

Two-lobed tan walnut with soft sculpted ridges, mint bow tie and small plum shoes.

TeachesCommunicating when words are hard to find

EpisodeThe Picture Request

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“Pictures can carry words!”

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The script.

Wally wants to describe a missing toy but cannot find the right words. Wally draws a simple picture and points to its unusual long ears. The helper finds a toy rabbit with one sock over its ear.

0–6s

The word is stuck. I know what it looks like, though.

Wally wants to describe a missing toy but cannot find the right words.

6–16s

I can show you with a drawing. Can you help me find this?

Wally draws a simple picture and points to its unusual long ears.

16–25s

The sock was confusing the description.

The helper finds a toy rabbit with one sock over its ear.

25–30s

Pictures can carry words!

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

More episodes.

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

drawing when words won't comeThe Hop ThingWally can't name the game he wants to play, so he draws it for Saffy.With Wally Walnut, Saffy Sponge · tap for the script

0-6s Playground. Wally points at the ground and struggles to explain.
Wally Walnut: I want to play... um... the hop... thing. / Saffy Sponge: Can you say it again?
6-16s Wally grabs a piece of chalk.
Wally Walnut: Hop... squares... ugh. I'll draw it! Pictures can carry words.
16-25s Wally draws numbered squares. Saffy's pores pop open with recognition.
Saffy Sponge: Squares with numbers! Hopscotch! / Wally Walnut: Yes! That!
25-30s They hop. Saffy lands with a squish, Wally with a clonk. Both giggle.
Saffy Sponge: Hop! Squish! / Wally Walnut: Hop! Clonk! Pictures can carry words!

“Pictures can carry words!”

naming a feeling with a picturePoint To ItWally has a big feeling and no words, so Maddy offers feeling pictures to point at.With Wally Walnut, Maddy Moonball · tap for the script

0-6s Wally puffs up beside a fallen block tower, cheeks tight.
Maddy Moonball: Wally, you look puffy. What's the feeling? / Wally Walnut: It's... it's...
6-16s Maddy holds up a chart of feeling faces.
Maddy Moonball: Want to point at a picture? / Wally Walnut: That one. Frustrated.
16-25s Wally deflates a little, shoulders dropping.
Wally Walnut: My tower fell. / Maddy Moonball: Name it, tame it! Want help rebuilding?
25-30s They rebuild together, even taller. Wally adds the top block.
Wally Walnut: Taller tower! Pictures can carry words!

“Name it, tame it, game it.”

saying goodbye with a drawingGoodbye PictureSuki is moving and Wally can't find goodbye words, so he draws them.With Wally Walnut, Suki Suitcase · tap for the script

0-6s Suki's lid is open, half packed. Wally fidgets by the door.
Suki Suitcase: I'm moving tomorrow. / Wally Walnut: I... want to say... um...
6-16s Wally holds up a box of crayons.
Wally Walnut: Words are stuck. Can I draw it? / Suki Suitcase: Of course.
16-25s Wally draws two friends, a little house, and a phone with a heart.
Wally Walnut: Us. Your new house. A phone. / Suki Suitcase: We'll call!
25-30s Suki tucks the drawing into her lid pocket and clicks it shut, smiling.
Suki Suitcase: Goodbye can include a plan! / Wally Walnut: Pictures can carry words!

“Goodbye can include a plan!”

asking for quiet with a pictureEar And Tiny DotThe room is too loud for Wally to talk, so he shows Noise a picture card.With Wally Walnut, Noise · tap for the script

0-6s Playroom. Noise crashes pots. Wally covers his ears and tries to talk.
Noise: BOOM BAM CLANG! / Wally Walnut: Um... could... the... ugh, too loud to think.
6-16s Wally draws a quick card: an ear and a tiny dot.
Wally Walnut: Pictures can carry words. Here: a picture of an ear and a tiny dot.
16-25s Noise studies the card, head tilted.
Noise: Ear... tiny dot... quieter? / Wally Walnut: Yes! Thank you!
25-30s Noise taps very softly. Wally sways along, happy.
Noise: Tiny bam. Tiny clang. / Wally Walnut: Perfect tiny band!

“Pictures can carry words!”

proving something is yours by drawingWalnut PilotZippy finds a drawing and Wally can't say it's his, so he draws a match.With Wally Walnut, Zippy Ziptag · tap for the script

0-6s Hallway. Zippy holds up a lost drawing face-down.
Zippy Ziptag: Found a drawing! Whose? / Wally Walnut: Mine! It's...
6-16s Zippy waits kindly, not peeking.
Zippy Ziptag: Can you show me? / Wally Walnut: I'll draw it!
16-25s Wally draws fast. Zippy flips the found drawing: they match.
Wally Walnut: A rocket with a walnut pilot! / Zippy Ziptag: It matches! Same rocket!
25-30s Zippy hands it back. Wally holds both rockets up like twins.
Zippy Ziptag: Returned! / Wally Walnut: Pictures can carry words, and rockets!

“Pictures can carry words!”

Guest appearances

including a quieter ideaThe Quiet DrawingMoxie keeps calling out game ideas, so Kiki makes space for Wally's quieter drawn idea.With Kiki Kite, Moxie Megaphone, Wally Walnut · tap for the script

0-6s Planning a game. Moxie pops up again and again.
Moxie: TAG! TAG AGAIN! SUPER LOUD TAG! TAG FOREVER!
6-16s Wally holds up a small drawing, but nobody sees.
Kiki: Wait, everybody. Wally has an idea too. Look here.
16-25s Everyone leans in. Wally's drawing shows a kite parade.
Kiki: A kite parade! Moxie: Ooh. That is even better than tag.
25-30s They march in a parade. Moxie leads with a quiet waving flag instead of shouting. Wally walks proudly holding his drawing.
Kiki: Ideas can arrive quietly!

“Ideas can arrive quietly!”

communicating when words are hard to findWords Are HardWally can't find the words to say what he wants, so Milo helps him send a picture message.With Milo Mailbox, Wally Walnut · tap for the script

0-6s Wally points and stammers, frustrated.
Wally: I want... the... um... the thing! The words are stuck!
6-16s Milo opens his door and hands him paper.
Milo: Want to draw it? Pictures can carry words!
16-25s Wally draws a big swing and holds it up.
Milo: Oh! The swing! Let's go swing together. Wally: Yes! That one!
25-30s They swing side by side; Wally draws another picture mid-air of a cloud wearing sunglasses.
Wally: Pictures can carry words! Milo: Cool cloud!

“Pictures can carry words!”

helping when words are hardPicture WordsWally cannot find his words, so Mettie waits and he draws instead.With Mettie Metronome, Wally Walnut · tap for the script

0-6s Wally tries to talk. Words stick.
Wally: I... I... um... The flying thing.
6-16s Mettie waits, steady.
Mettie: Take your time. I am listening. No rush at all.
16-25s Wally draws a picture of a kite.
Wally: Kite! / Mettie: Pictures can carry words! / Wally: I want to fly it!
25-30s Wally draws Mettie as a kite. Mettie flaps her arms like she is flying.
Wally: You fly! / Mettie: Leave room for listening! / Wally: Flap, flap!

“Pictures can carry words!”

planning so everyone can communicatePicture Words PicnicWally uses picture cards, so Chaya makes the picnic plan with pictures too.With Chaya Chair, Wally Walnut · tap for the script

0-6s Friends shout picnic ideas. Wally holds up a picture card of a sandwich.
Chaya: Wally has an idea! Wally: Sandwich.
6-16s Chaya pulls out more cards.
Chaya: Let us all use pictures for the plan. Chaya: Pick your favorite. Wally: Yes.
16-25s Everyone picks a card. Sandwich. Kite. Nap.
Wally: Pictures can carry words! Chaya: Easy! Wally: Kite!
25-30s Chaya draws a chair on a card and holds it up. Everyone sits at once.
Chaya: Change the setup, include the person! Wally: Ha!

“Pictures can carry words!”

waiting while a friend finds their wordsWorth The WaitWally needs extra time to find his words, and Shelby listens without finishing his sentence for him.With Shelby Scallop, Wally Walnut · tap for the script

0-6s Beach. Wally holds something behind his back, words getting stuck.
Wally Walnut: I found a... um... a...
6-16s Shelby sits, ridges relaxed, nodding.
Shelby Scallop: Take your time. I'm listening. No rush.
16-25s Wally grins as the word arrives.
Wally Walnut: A... shiny... SHELL! Like you! / Shelby Scallop: Tell me more?
25-30s Wally shows a tiny pink scallop shell, which winks at Shelby like a little cousin.
Wally Walnut: It's pink and swirly! / Shelby Scallop: Let the ending arrive! Worth the wait!

“Let the ending arrive!”

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!”

giving someone time to shareRoom to Say ItWally is trying to share his idea, and Clack makes room by waiting and offering a crayon.With Clack Cashew, Wally Walnut · tap for the script

0-6s Circle time. Wally opens his mouth, but the words get stuck. Others start talking over him.
Wally Walnut: I want... um... the thing...
6-16s Clack raises a hand.
Clack Cashew: Wait, everybody. Wally is sharing. Take your time, Wally. / Wally Walnut: Thanks, Clack.
16-25s Clack slides over a crayon. Wally draws a big round thing with wheels.
Clack Cashew: Want to draw it? Is it a bus? / Wally Walnut: A walnut bus!
25-30s Everyone pretends to ride the walnut bus, bouncing in their seats. Wally honks.
Wally Walnut: Beep beep! / Clack Cashew: Make a little room!

“Make a little room!”

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